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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
Relic of the Lucy Walker Found
Near New Albany.
Carpenters Chest Lost in Explosion
Over Half Century Ago Was
Intact.
TREASURER Is STILL LOST

A heavy cedar chest, bound with
iron and bearing on one end the in
sciption, Lucy Walker" was found
by some boys while picking up coal on
bar below New Albany. The chest
was of the sort used by steam boat car
pentsrs, and the discovery Of the in
soription on it revealed the fact that
it once figured in a river horror nearly
60 years ago.
The Lucy Walker was fine steamer
OF the old days. On the night Of Octo.
Der 25, 1914, she pulled out from New
Albany with q big crowd Of passen-
gers bound for New Orleans. The cap
tain was warned that the boiler was
defective, but he left port, saying that
he would start the trip if ne blew the
boat up.
HIS words were prophetic. The boat
had scarcely gotten under wsy when
the boilers let go with terrific noise.
The boat was landed in flames, but
the disaster cost rs presons their lives
aud injured q score of others.
Captain Joe Fowler well remem bers
the terrible disaster, and states that
no Paducahans figured in 1t. OF the
dead there were eight unidentified.
and their bodies now lie in Fairview
cemetery near New Albany in un-
mark ed graves.
Among the survivors was girl babe
not old enough to tell her name or
parentsge. She was adopted ty Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Loughmiller Of New
Albany, who reared her as their own.
She is still living in New Albany hav-
ing since married and reared family.
In the Office of the boat was safe
containing $40, 900 in gold. No trace
of this treasure has ever been found in
the three score intervening years, and
for the last four decades or more no
search has been made for it. Prior to
that time every summer during the
low water season, bands of New AL
bany men made practice of dragging
the river for many miles below the
scene of the explosion, but no trace of
the safe was ever found. With the
discovery Of the chest, interest in the
Lucy Walker has again revived about
New Albany and it is expected thet
active search will be made for tie
treasure.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
THE HANDBOOK
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN EDI-
TON Is OUT.

The Republican campaign hand
book, which has been in the hands Of
the printer for the past several days.
will be ready for distribution today.
The book, which covers about sew
enty pages, is complete and compre-
hensive statement of the leading issues
of the campaign. 1t gives a brief
synopsis of Governor Beck hams par
co record and Of his loose management
of the public institutions of the state
The school book que stion, Beokham g
eligibility, reports from the auditors
Office and numerous other issues are
treated in the handbook.
1t is not the intention of the Repub.
lican managers to make general dis.
tribution of the book, but to use il
chiefly as guide to the Republican
orators. The book is not of the argu
mentstiye sort, but is brief synopsis
of facts and figures.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
TO GRAND JURY.
BOYD. WHO WAS CAUGHT HERE.
GIVES BOND.

A Cadiz, Ky, dispatch says of TUT
ner BoYd, tho young man arrested by
Patrol Driver John Austin few days
ago
Marvin Baker snd Turner Boyd,
about IS years Of age, went to Blue
Spring church and broke mp the meet
ing, ending by oursipg the preacher
and members Of the congregation.
They were arrested, but their friends
came to their recsue, and made tae
officers turn them loose. They left
that night, but the marshal Of Cadiz
received information from the authori-
ties at Paducah. stating that they had
Boyd there in custody. He was
brought here and permitted to give
bail to await the action of the grand
jury"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
1850 PUPILS
Are Enrolled in the Public
Schools.
t Is a Large Increase Over Last
Year.

The enrolment Of the local public
schools both white and oolored, is
1850 and still pupils are applying for
entrance cards.
The total white enrolment to date
Is fraction over 1900 and the oolored
enrolment is $50. This exceeds the
enrolment Of last year qnite great
deal and better results are expected
generally this year than last.
The principals will meet Friday to
consider a course in literature to be
taken up by the teachers literary So
ciety which is formed every year.
The principals met last Tuesday but
postponed action until Friday.
The heating plants at the different
schools were brought into play today
except at the Longfellow school where
the plant is still undergoing repairs.
The big electric fan which is to throw
the air into the rooms has not arrived
and this will delay the completion of
the improvements some time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
PANTRYMAN ROBBED
He WAS VISITING RELATIVES
IN CINCINNATI

The Cincinnati papers Of yesterday
gave an account of how Vim. Griiiiths
WAS assaulted and robbed by new
found acquaintance there night before
last. When found ha was badly hurt,
and his money, a watch and a $40
note were stolen. He said he was en-
ployed on the Dick Fowler, and in
quiry today revealed the fact that he
is pantryman, and has been employed
on the boat for the past three years.
His relatives live in Cincinnati and he
was granted . leave of absence about
two weeks ago to visit relatives there.
He is about go years old, and is not
badly hurt.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
IS DYING
WELL KNOWN LOUISVILLE MAN
SINKING.

Yesterdays Louisville Times says:
"Mr. Paul Il. semonin. ST.. is in a
dying Condition at his home, 2i20 Cy-
press stree. His condition is due to
paralysis and old age. He suffered q
stroke abou two years ago and q year
later suffered another. Since then his
condition has been growing gradually
worse. lie is "a years of age. DIR. j.
W. Klein told the family today that
Mr. Semonin would live only few
hours. The dying man is the father
OF Ave living children, William j.
semonin, county clerk; Mrs II. f.
Gilbert, Mrs. Il. u. Young, Miss
Mamie Semonin, principal OF the
Columbia school and Miss Jean Somo-
min. Mir. Semonin was prominently
connected for many years with Louis
willie tobacco interests, but business
revorscs caused his retirement
The above is brother Of Mrs. Zoe
Mallourc, Of Campbell street, Padu.
cab
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
TRUE BILL FOUND
INDICTMENTS AGAINST LOUIS
WILLIE NEWSPAPER MEN.

The grand jury at Smithlsnd has
found true bills against Editor Young
Allison of the Louisville Herald. ana
George Riley, the Frankfort cores
pendent. for alleged criminal libel.
The accused are expected TO come
down from Louisville today and pre-
sent themselves for the purpose OF ex-
ocuting bond, and it is probable there
will, be 10 trials of the cases at this
term.
The charge is based on publica-
tion that Supt. II. V. McChesney, of
Frankfort, while he was travelling
about the state pretending TO be look
ing after his school work, was making
speeches and campaigning. The war
rants against the newspaper men were
taken not in Livingston county, about
800 miles from Supt MoChesncy' s
present homo, in order, it is alleged,
to cause the accused as much annoy
ance as possible, and because Supt,
McChesney has pull in Livingston
county, il being his former home.
Editor Allison was in the city to-
day en- route to Smithland and Core.
spondent Riley will be down this
afternoon en- route to the same place.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
YESTERDAYS WEDDINGS
ONE COUPLE MARRY ON SOUTH
SIDE AND ANOTHER IN
METROPOLIS.

Miss Christina Booker of this city
and MIR. Alaska Y. Fortney of Central
City, were married last night at Q
O'Clock at the residence Of the bride
on South Fourth street, near Broad.
Rev. @. W. Perryman Of the First
Baptist church performed the oere-
mony.
Miss Lillian Kettler and Mr.. John
Wade Of Mechanicsburg, were married
in Metropolis yesterday afternoon.
The bride is a daughter Of Mr.. Michael
Kettler and the groom is an employe
of the Kilgore Heading factory.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
ESTERLlNE ARRESTED
MOBILE & OHIO CONDUCTOR
WANTED FOR BIGAMY
CAUGHT IN COLORADO.

Cairo, ILL.,, Spet i7.-W. X. Ester
line, the Mobile g. Ohio conductor,
who is wanted here for bigamy. has
been arrested in Colorado. Mrs. Jen-
ME Esterline, who figures as wife No.
1 In the case, employed detectives
upon her return to her home in So.
Louis and they located the missing
man and arrested him Oh train in
Colorado. He will be brought here
for trial. Mrs. Esterline the second
10 still here and will return to her
former home in Paine, o., after the
trial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
NEWS NOTES.

A French convoy was attacked by
sharp shooters near Beniabbes and an
officer and thirteen men killed.
1t is announced that Mr.. Charles j..
Bonsparte will begin at once the in
vestigation of alleged frauds in the
Indian Territory.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
Truthful Statements

They are the only kinds we make.
That's why they bring and keep GUS
toners.
We keep the quality up and the
prices down. 1t won't cost you a pen.
ny to look.
AUTUMN GOODS.
A GREAT SHOWING.
There's money to be saved by TAX
ing heed of our prices.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

Charges Of immortality have been
made against Rev. W. A. Black Of
Springfield. and his indignant congre-
CATION threatens to use force If no again
attempts to hold services.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
THE RAILROADS
Supt. Renshaw to Make His In
spection Here Today.
I. @. Employe Goes After . Big
Amount Of Money Won.

Mr.. J. J. Kightlinger, the I. O.
operator who yesterday was notified
that he had drawn $50, 200 in Hon
duras lottery, will go to that place
about the Goth of this month to look
after his newly gotten wealth. He
held several one dollar tickets to the
lottery, which is government lot
terry, and was surprised to receive
notification that he had been success
full. The money has been deposited in
a bank for the claimant and Mr.. Right
linger is arranging to go after it at
once.
Mr.. william Renshaw, superintend-
ent Of machinery OF the l. O., and as
sistants. will arrive in the city this
afternoon to make an inspection Of the
local shops.
Mr.. Renshaw was due in the city
yesterday but on account Of delays by
high winds yesterday was unable to
come across the river and turned back
to make inspections in Illinois. He
will come over via Brookport this
afternoon in his private car and will
proceed south from Paducah.
Last night train No. 375 over the ].
@. road, was annulled on account Of
strong winds. The train is scheduled
to leave the depot at 6:l5 in the even
ing but could not get across the river
on account Of high winds and was an
nulled.
Mr.. Albert Walker, who went tenn
porarily insane from epilepsy in the /.
@. machine shops, where he worked,
here several days ago, has been sent
home.
Mr.. George Wiser, general foreman
for the Gulf and Ship Island road,
who is visiting in the city, is i'll at his
homo on North l2thstreet.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

DEATH OF 4 OHILD--Marie +.
Harrington, aged 81 days, died at
1404 South Fourth street , yesterday az
ternoon. The burial took place this
afternoon at Oak Grove.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

At Tifiis, Asiatic Russia, while fill
ing bombs with explosives four Ar
men ians and an American were killed
by a premature explosion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

Mr.. W. j. Harahan, assistant gen.
eral manager of the I. @ is due back
from Louisville today. He will prob
ably go south from here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

Two Socialist agitators convicted Of
insulting the American flag were SEN
fenced to six months In q Porto Rioan
jail.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

The Child of Coager play the back of his fathers
house and by chance rod Snake which turned round and BIZ
him The Child died OF the bite and the Father pursuing the Snake
aimed blow him and off of his tail The Snake
his hole and the day the Man and laid the mouth of the
hole honey meal and salt and made offers of peace thinking
enoe the Snake forth and kill him. at won't do Kissed
Snake AS long miss my TAIL and YOU your Child there
goodwill between us
O., MoRAI,nTte who has injured YOU
Tor the future.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17
Specials For Friday
and Saturday.

women's heavy vests and pants, $50
each.
Children's heavy union suits, 24c.
Boys extra heavy union suits, 47c.
Women's heavy union suits, 4Sc.
Boys extra heavy sanitary fleece
shirts and drawers, 25c. each.
Mems heavy sanitary fleece shirts
and drawers, 43c. each.
Mems 75c. extra heavy sanitary
wool fleece shirts and drawers, soc.
each.
Mems 81 Australian wool fleece
shirts and drawers. 75c. each.
Shetland floss, white, black, and col
ors, 70. a skeip.
Snow white cotton batting s 1.3c.
Armour's transparent tar soap ESQ.
a box.
Large cotton towels 90.
Linen huck towels 1Oc.
Red school house school shoes s1.25
and IL. so pair.
Boys Norfolk and double. breasted
school suits 81 to SO. IS q suit.
Boys double seat and double knee
school pants 500. a pair.
Big dress goods values at csc, 800,
43c, 400, Csc, Zoo, 500 and 97c q yard
No other house will sell you the
same goods at our low prices.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-17

Mr.. George Wiser, general foreman
for the Gulf and Ship Island road,
who is visiting in the city, is i'll at his
homo on North l2thstreet.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

A Representative Of the Review
called at the machine ard TOOL
works of E. J. McJunkin, on
Charles street, this morning and
vas pleased to fud business In this
hustling establishment better than
ever before. In reply to an inquiry
of the Review, Mr.. McJunkin said
"Busint SIS Is so much better this
year than last that their Is no COM
parisou On Wednesday, he sold
more goods than he ever did In any
one day before since he has been In
business In the city. Only a few
days ago, he was compellsd to turn
down good order for car load Of
engines at a good price from Beau
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

The report reached the city this
morning that a case of small pox
had found Its way to Friendly,
about FIVE miles down the river.
The victim was Forest Williamson,
son of Robert Williamson, the pro-
prietor of the Friendly hotel. Mr..
Williamson b d been working for
some time In railroad Office In
Huntington. Feeling somewhat Ill,
he concluded to go home for a
short rest. He stopped over at Par
kersburg and secured some medi'
cine from a doctor there whose
name the Review has been unable
to learn. On coming home, Dr.
Eastman was called and at once
pronounced the disease small pox
The doctor at Parkersburg was
Ielephoned, and he stated that he
had thought young Williamson had
the small pox. This part of the
story seems rather strange, as 1t IS
some what Unusual for a doctor to
permit small pox patient to make
such a trip, with the possibility OF
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

Yesterday a case that attracted
considerable local attention was
concluded In the Uolted States
Court at Parkersburg 1t was
styled The National Supply company
ct 81 VS.. Hall Brother, and the
purpose of the case was to force tine
Hall Brothers into invo!entsry
bankruptcy. The issue was joined
upon the question whether or not
Hall Brothers had committed any
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20
SMALL POX
IN FRIENDLY

injecting hundreds of people and
scores of communities
Friendly Is somewhat deserted
today. More than a dozen left last
night and reports say that the peo
pie are scattering as fast as they
can get out. Mrs. A Reed and
Mrs. I D. Gold were n the city this
morning on their way to points
along the Short L ne, where their
husbands are employed in the oil
fields.
DR.. Reppert, president of the
county health board, and Major
Lowther, a member of the same,
went to Friendly at 1924 to investi-
gate the case and to take such
action as 1t might demand.
Later.
FRIENDLY. 3:3o.-Dr. E. B.
Reppert, president OF the county
board of health, has been In the
Williamson House ever since the
afternoon train arrived, and !has
made the announcement of his
examination of the small pox case
to be small pox.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20
PROMINENT
GLASS MEN
In the City to Confer With the Owners of the
Local Glass Plants.

have not vet agreed to close on the
date specified, among which are the
Sistersville concerns, the one at
New Martinsville, and the ones
along the line of the B. & o., east
of Moundsville
They came to Sistersville to Sc
cure the consent of the local people
to join the movement for the early
closing of the plants this year.
Because of the fact that they were
under a contract with the Board of
Trade of this city to run 10 months
a year, the managers of the Sisters
willie Window Glass company were
unable to accede to their request
without the concurrence to the
Board of Trade. For this reason,
special meeting of the directors
of the Board of Trade was called
for four o'clock this afternoon and
Is now In session. Whatever the
result may be, 1t Is certain that the
Board will do the best 1t can for
the interests Of our first glass fac
tory consistent with the proper re.
gard for and protection to the In
teres.s of those whose subscriptions
made this factory possible.
The Tyler Glass company will
also be represented at the m citing
now In progress, a full account of
which appear In tomorroW's Re.
view.
Whatever may be the result of
the visit of Messrs. Lewis and
Jones. they are gentlemen whom 1t
Is a pleasure to meet, thoroughly
with the glass business
In all It's branches, and the Review
to them a cordial invita-
ton to include Sistersvllle In their
itinerary whenever business or
pleasure calls them away from
home In this direction.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20
HALL BROTHERS NOT BANKRUPTS

act for which they could be declared
bankrupts, and was tiled before a
jnry. The plaintiffs we're represent.
ed by Merrick & Smith, of Psrkers-
burg, NJ. D. Hanes of this city. and
J c. Boice, of Plttsburg, and the
defendents by Hunt & Staples. Of
this city. Three days were con-
sumed In the trial. and the verdict
was for the defendants. A motion
to set aside the verdict was made by
the plaintiffs, and the hearing Of
said motion set for April the 9th.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20
BUSINESS BOOMING

mont Texas because his trade here
was so great that he could not fill
the order. So great has this business
increased. that Mr.. McJunkin will
In the very near futur commence
the erection of either a large, new
and up-to-date machine shop or
will make such extensive additions
to the one now occupied that It will
be one of the largest and best equip
ped In the state.
The only difficulty now K
perleuced In this shop Is to secure
enough machinists to take care of
the large amount of work constant
ly offered. ALI of which shows
that Sistersvil'e Is still good town
TO do bu.iDess in.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

Last night two of the most prom
lnent window glass men In the
country, outside the trust, were In
he city. They were J, M. Lewis,
one of the owners of the glass plant
at Barnesville, Ohio, and promi-
nent capitalist of that city, and w.
A. Jones, secretary of the w. R.
Jones Glass company of Morgan
town, and assistant secretary OF the
Federation Window Glass company.
The mission of these gentlemen Is
to secure the consent of the Sisters
Vile factories to close their plants
and bank their fires not later than
the 18th of April. They represent
the owners and managers of facto'
ries of some four hundred pots ca
pacitY, who, on March 18TH, IN
Plttsburg, agreed to close on that
date provided three hundred more
pots would join them In the
movement. The reason for the
early closing Is found In the fact
that some two millions OF boxes of
glass are carried IN stock by the
manufacturers, and some eleven
hundred thousand more are In the
hands of jobber and the further
fact that If the production con.
tinued, the market would fall so
low that the prices would be ruin
Gus. and especially so to the small
Independent people. Believing the
situation desperate,t these gentlemen
are soliciting the cooperation OF
those independent factories which
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20
BISHOP BETTER.
Head Of Protestant Episcopal
Diocese is Much Benefited
bY Southern trip.

reformation has been received
from Florida, where the Right
Rev. Bishop George W. Peterkin
and wife are sojourntng, that the
condition of the formers health has
been very much improved. The
weather Is warm and the effe CT
upon the bishops health has been
marked. Prior 10 his departure the
bishop had been very Ill tor several
months and II was deemed best
that he should recuperate 10 the
south.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

The Virginia passed up at II
o'clock this morniug on her way to
Pittsburg. She was fifteen hours
late having been detained by fog
She had a big trip OF both freight
and p3sseuge s.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

Mr.. Apple bay and wife were at
FrieudIy yesterday They were
looking after the we'll that has just
been drilled il for Mr.. Applebay.
1, Is reported to be making So
barrels.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-20

JUST ktIUKMED
from the East where Ihave \
been three weeks buying
VgOOds for the various de- y
partments throughout our
entire store.
I'm addition to our regu.
lar line of Carpets, Dry
Goods and Ladies' Ready
Made Wear we have ad.
ded a Millinery department
on our End floor.
'shis department will be
represented by Miss Evans
an expert Nhilliner that |
comes to us very highly |
recommended. We shall i'm
this line represent some OF
the best known ready |
made Hats i'm America.
The particulars and it's
opening we shall announce
shortly
The regular line OF
silks, Dress Goods, Wash
Fabrics, Ladies' Suits,
Waists, Skirts and Car.
pets are now coming i'm
daily and all will be placed
Immediately ON sale ON
their arrival.
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