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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
INQUISIYION BEGINS
Justice Barber Summoned Wit
nesses i'm Ballot Cases.
Nothing Given Out But Evidence Be-
lieved to have been found.

An inquisition was begun this after.
noon before Justice r J. Barber to
develop if possible who printed the
ballots alleged to have been used in
stuffing the boxes in Marshall county
after the recent Democratic primary
1t has been claimed that they were
printed mere, and any magistrate, where
st is believed such offenses have been
committed, has a right to summon
witnesses and hear evidence for the
purpose Of issuing warrants
Il was stated this afternoon that ev.
idance had been developed, but could
not be given out at present, and that
it was believed the authorities are on
hot trail and will find who printed
the ballots No warrants have yet
been issued.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
THE WEATHER.
Fair weather tonight. Saturday
fair and slightly warmer.
LOCAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS

The last time bids were opened for
the brick streets and concrete side
walk improvements a few days ago
there was only one bid considered.
Why other bids were withdrawn at
the last moment is a matter that is
left to conjecture, but IL ia said that
other bidders concluded it was a cut
and-dried affair. aud withdrew their
bids. At any rate, after the one bid
submitted WIS selected without ascer.
tanning how much cheaper some one
else might be willing to do the work,
the successful bidder came in last
night and refused to sign the contract
unless so netting like 81, 900 extra is
paid him. Whatever may be the facts
S.pse case, the city should advertise
W;ly bids and see if the work can
FoyIe cheaper. The bid Of the con
actor IN this case may have been the
cheapest possible, but there is no GER
tainfy that it is.
Paducah has suffered enough already
rom brick street gratis. The present
cards have been fooling along for
months on this street proposition, and
pally after advertising for bids two
oneree times, the last time they nc
, opted she only BID submitted.
~. This bid may have been the cheapest
M you'd have secured, but how
NJ .e positively determined under
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
PRESENTED TODAY.
Solicitor WOrten Preparing the
Street Improvement Contract
Contractor Terrell Not Ready to Say
Whether He will Sign 1t or Not.

City Solicitor Worten has been en-
gagged today in drawing up contract
| to submit to Contractor K. O. Terrell
to sign. According to the instruc-
tions of the council, it is to embody
the bid made by Mr.. Terrell several
days ago for constructing the brick
streets ana concrete sidewalks, and IL
Mr.. Terrell refuses to sign it his $500
forfeit will be retained by the city and
Mayor Yeiser will at once advertise
for new bids.
Mr.. Terrell stated this afternoon
that he could not say what he would
do until he has seen the contract. He
stated to a reporter that in the con-
tract submitted yesterday no allow.
ance was made for extra work and for
this reason he declined TO sign it. He
said he bid on the Improvement sup
posing that it was understood that the
excavations would come in as extra
work for extra pay, and bid 3s cents
for this extra work.
He said that the courts decided in
the suit on the Broadway improve
ment that excavations were extras
That he today withdrew the charge of
ton oapta Co. ax,.a oon.ra,a ,yoriv on1
says he will charge nothing for that.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For governor-Col. Morris B. Bel
KNAPP of Louisville.
For lieutenant Rovernor-J. B. Will
holt of Boyd county. -I.. ....
For tressurer-John A. Black Of
Barborrville. .....s
For auditor-George W. Welsh OF
Danville.
For attorney general-Judge W. NJ.
Beokner of Winchester.
For secretary Of state-J. O. Speight
of Graves county.
For superintendent of schools-Liv-
ingston Mccartney of Henderson.
For commissioners of agriculture
George Baker OF Muhlenberg county.
For clerk of court OF sppeals-J.
A. Newman of Monroe county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

It seems evident that there is to be
another political trial in the Pow
ers case. Ii has been the custom
since the Goehel trials came up 20
make politics the prime factor in de-
Gliding the cases, and Judge Robbins
declined to give the sheriff any in
struotions IN regard to the summoning
or selection of jurors. The trial OF
Powers is to be- IN Democatic coun
ty, and If the sheriff Of the county,
who is Democrat, mas not in summon
ing the yenirc, selected men OF his
own political faith, he is probably
different from the Democratic sher-
IFS who have assisted former prosecu-
tions. In declining 10 give ths sheriff
orders not 10 summon men solely OF
the Democratic political faith, Judge
Robbins virtually consented 70 anoth
er political trial
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

for Mr.. Bryan and what he advocated.
Il will be interesting to watch Mr..
Bryan and see what he does If the
Cleveland or gold bug element of the
party, is victorious in the next nation
al convention. Will Mr.. Bryan then
follow the dictates of his conscience
and leave the party, or stay in and
submit to majority ruler
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
THAT PENDING DAMAGE SUIT

Some of our local Democratic poll
ticians, statesmen and "such like"
seem to be misleading the public, in
tentionAlly or otherwise. in regard to
the offer to compromise the suit of
Roberts & Co.. OF New York, against
the city of Psducah. = II is stated in
the papers that the suit is for the ex-
penses of man employed to refund
or assist in refunding the 800, 900
worth of bonds repudisted by the city,
but declared valid by the federal
court. One paper states that the suit
is for Mr.. Collins expenses and ser.
vices. This is a mistake. The suit
is for damages for breach of contract.
The facts are that Mr.. Coffin repre-
sented Roberts & Co., who had . con-
tract with Paducan to take up the
sl00,000 worth of bonds. After ev-
erythine hal been prepared for refund
ing them, and the New York compa-
ny had spent much money and time
preparing for it and had even con.
tracted to sell the bonds at neat pro.
fit. it alleges, the Democratic admin
istration and others who wanted
better rate of interest. brought into
play some of their political sagacity,
and the bond issue was declared illegal
by the city attorney and the city thus
had IN excuse for refusing to carry
out its contract and refund the bonds
& 90. claimed that there was
no legal excuse for the city's refusing
to refund the bonds. The city refused,
however, and the bondholders first
took the matter to the federal court,
which decided that the bonds were
legal, and consequently could have
been refunded The New York COM
pony, which had lost heavily by the
action of local ''fiDanciers, then sued
for $40. 0C0 damages for breach Of con-
tract, and this is the suit the company
offers to compromise for $4,000. Mr.
Coffin has nothing 70 do with the suit,
and has no suit against Paducah.
The company offers to compromise for
%, 900, and this is the proposition the
local boards are now wrestling with.
The $40, 900 damage suit against the
city resulted from the mismanage-
ment, lack Of foresight and ignorance
of lsw,o the Democrats then in office.
and instead Of trying to make it ap.
pear that the suit is only one for the
Expenses and services" of one man,
when it is one Of a big New York firm
against the city for an apparent unjus-
tifinble violation Of contract, the Dem
ocrats should b. thinking of some way
to get the city out of i. without hav-
ing to pay the entire amount and costs
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
STATEMENT.

DAILY AVERAGE, 2II4.
The average for last July was 1900.
This is an increase of 400 copies.
Personally appeared before me this
day Z. ]. Paxton, general manager of
The Sun, who affirms that the above
statement of the circulation of The
Sun for the month of July, 1908. is true
to the best of his knowledge and belief
PETER PURyEAR,
Notary Public McCracken County.
Aug. 3. 1908.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
fine VEHICLE.
MATTIL & EFFINGER RECEIVE
.. A WHITE AMBULANCE
r AND WAGON.

One Of the finest vehicles in Padu-
cab is that just received by Mattil &
Efiinger. 1t is combination smbu-
lance and undertakers' wagon. and is
white enamel ana very attractive. II
was in use today for the first time,
and is the first white am bulance to be
used here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
RESERVED DECISION
JUSTICE BARBER TRIED GAM
BLING GASES TO-DAY.

The cases against "Trip" Harrell
and John Croal for setting mp game
were tried before Justice r. J. Barber
this morning and the cases lasted IN.
til noon. There were many points
brought out, but the prosecution, in
the opinion Of many, could not in any
way prove that the defendants had set
up game. The defendants admitted
that they were gambling the night the
warrants charged, but disclaimed any
hand in setting up the game. Justice
Barber is reserving his decision.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
HE'S 10 YEARS OLD.

Hopkinsville, Ky August Mil
lard Phelps, white, was arrested in
Clarksville, Tenn, and placed in Jail
here today on charge of horse steal.
ing. The horse was stolen from George
MoReynolds, colored, of this place,
more than . year ago. Phelps claims
he is only thirteen years old.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
GHOLSON'S COURT.
A NUMBER OF SMALL GASES
TRIED YESTERDAY Az
TERNOON.

County Attorney Eugene Graves
and Attorney Dave Gross returned last
night from Justice Gholson's court In
the county.
Louis Quarles was acquitted by a
jury on q charge Of presenting and
fiourishing or carrying concealed a
deadly weapon, and a warrant for
cruelty TO dog by shooting it was
dismissed by Attorney Graves.
A case against Jim Drane. colored,
for breach of the peace, was dis.
missed by the court.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
MARRIAGES IN LIVINGSTON.

Southland, Aug. George #.
Rexer, aged rs, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Bovins of Pope county, Ill, aged 81,
were married here. -
DIR. D. r. Kidd and Miss Lou Glenn.
ems Of Carrsville were married one
day last week.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
MARRIED AT METROPOLIS.

Metropolis, Aug. I'D. W. Over
street and Miss Nina X. Hunt OF
Brookport were married here this
morning. They are prominent young
people Of that city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
ASKS FOR DIVORCE.

Mary Laura Jones this morning
filed suit in circuit court against
Prince Albert Jones, her husband,
asking for an absolute divorce from
the bonds Of matrimony. She alleges
abandonment.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
TECHNICAL DEFECT
SMALL SUIT FILED HERE To-
DAY ON A NOTE.

l.. W. Key has filed a suit in circuit
court against W. O. Eubanks to recov-
er s164 so on a note which had been
protested. In making out the note
the initials were reversed and the bank
officials refused to pay it. The suit is
brought to correct the defect and Sc
cure the notes value.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

Mr. Bryan 1sy or two ago in a
speech denouneed those who laft,the
Democratic party in the monetary trou
bles and could not conscientiously vote
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

Deputy Circuit clerk, Miss Robbie
Hay, is making the transcript in the
case of K. O. Terrell against George
o. Hart for street improvements. An
appeal was taken In il some time AGO.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
DAILY THOUGHT.

II we carry any possession from
this world 1t is the memory of . great
love.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
COUNTY.

For representative-Earl M. Hazen,
taducah.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

|, "LAZARRE," our new serial story
is a oaisy. Starts To-Day. Read it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

READ "Lazarre," our new serial
story starting today. One Of the best
stories Of the day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07
Boston Club Claims Honor.

The Boston club, which claims to
have founded the Republican party.
and to be the Oldest dining club In
the country. recently held its 2.o00th
.naatipQ
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

BAKERS chocolate per cake zoe
at Ciark's.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-07

30 BARS good laundry soap for 26c.
Clark's, of course.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
The Judicial Ditch.

John Lindberg drove out to the
judicial ditch yesterday, and accord
ing to his way Of thinking the work
on the main ditch is not being push
ed as fast as it should be in a
year as favorable for ditching as
this. Only about 23 miles at the
lower end have been partly opened
up thus far and with all the branch
bitches completed this fall there is
bound to be trouble in the spring
without a channel being opened in
the main ditch. Mr.. Lindberg
thinks the contractor ought to let
the farmers pitch in with teams and
scrapers to open a channel from
river to the first branch at least, ia
order that that whole section Of
country shall not be flooded in the
spring. Onlya short time remains
for ditching, and whatever is done
must be done soon.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
Number II.
Returned from Long Trip.

DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Engstad have.
returned from their long and inter-
esting trip around the world.
Both feel highly repaid for the trip,
and have store of interesting
stories Of the wonderful things
they saw. Among the st*inter-
estlng experiences that, they had
were in Siberia. the vastness and
wealth OF which very few foreigners
realize. Both. however, were glad
to get home again, and mingle with
their friends in Grand Forks. Il q !:
Grand Forks Herald. i-
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
Justice Court.

ihls has been a very busy week
for J ustice Sathre Of the Municipal
Court. On Tuesday evening an as
sault and, battery case claimed his
attention. Two laborers on the
Spaulding farm, Harry Roberts and
August Swanson, had gotten into a
dispute over something. First,
words were banded back and forth
and finally the parties met between
two burrows and came to- blows.
Swanson sWore outa warrant against
Roberts, the parties appeared in
court Tuesday evening, but it not
being very clear, from the evidence,
who was the aggressor, the case
was dismissed. Wednesday morn
ing two drunks and disorderlies,
who gave their names as Hans Han
son and Mike Meley, were brought
before his honor, and fined S. and
costs. After that the case of Gott-
lieb Eggemann was disposed Of He
is a good, sturdy, hardworking far
mer, living west from Warren, but
he has one fault, and that is that he
frequently imbibes too much intoxi-
eating liquor, and when in that con-
dition, often abuses his good little
wife. This case wound up by the
husband promising to let whiskey
alone in the future, and then he will
surely have a happy home. Next
the case of Theodore Marjamaa came
up for consideration. He is a Fin
lander from Menahga, Mimi, and
has been working at threshing in
this vicinity. The charge against
him was carrying concealed weap-
ons. About $50 o'clock Tuesday
evening he and another Finlander
and few other men stood at the en-
trance to K. j. Taralseth's S store.
Presently Marjamaa, who was drunk,
pulled a revolver, threatening to
shoot, it is claimed the other Fin
lander, but he thrust the arm aside
and the bullet, instead, passed
through the wood work in the door.
Fortunately no one was hurt. Mar
shal Dady came along and arrested
|the fellow hen brought into
court yesterday forenoon the charge
Of carrying concealed weapons was
preferred against him, though a
more serious charge could have been
made had the. party who claimed to
be assailed, appeared against him.
Marjamaa was given 60 days in jail
or a fine Of $50. He went to Jail. ;.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
WarrentOn.

J.. M. Rookie returned from Neche,
N. D., last week. It is said he has
disposed Of his threshing which
was over there.
School commenced this week in.
District No. Z, with Miss Della.
Shelly, Of Argyle, as teacher.
j. M. Rookie was the victim Of a
somewhat unpleasant surprise while.
threshing last Friday. Somehow
he got on the drive belt at the en-
gine, which carried him almost to
the separator, where it dumped him
off and stood him on his head. Any
one wishing a fast ride just jump
straddle the drive belt and let her.
go Gallagher,
The ST. Hilaire Retail Lumber
Co., will give you time on your
lumber bill. See them about it.
w. IS. Day,
Manager.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Reported by G. A. Nelson, Official
AbstractOr of Marshall

=z.7 County.
George S Edgell to The England
Mtge Sec Co, WI sch, ct sw4 sec 25
156 As, $l33. 33
Bertha Odett to Milo Billings,
ne4 sci sec %, sw4 nwf sec % 158
46, $1l20: j
Milo Billings to Charles H Bill
lings, ne4 SET sec % sw4 nw} sec
23 159 46 $112O.
St. Paul M & N Ry Co to V Simp--
son, WI ned, e3 nw4, e3 sw4, WI sci
sec IS, all of sec 33 l56 45, $1,000.
Samuel ] johnson to Martin v
Evenson, ne4 sec II 157 43, $25OO.
. Helen johnson to Tilda Vestlin,
WI ne4, e2 nwf sec l8 156 As.
United States to Svend Nilsen
Hennum, lot 4 sec 2 158 49.
Hogan Anderson to Lewis Lohn,
WI sci nw4, WI ne4 nw4, ne4 ne4
nwf sec 33 156 43, $1,000.
b III Bennewitz to G M Hanson,
all of block 19 II & B add Warren,
$4O6.75.
Jenny Myrfjeld to Allene G Bay
rell, e7 nw4 sec Z 155 ~, $l240.
s Ole Calru to Theodore = Benne-
t,s 4
witz, WI nW4 sec { 155 ~, $lO5.
Allene g.. Bayrell to Theodore e
Bennewitz, e4 nw4 sec Z 155z ~,
$4,000.
Theodore i Bennewitz to John G
Bennewitz, nj set sec 36 156 48, sw4
sec % 155 48, lots 10 II l2 l3 block
2, lots / 2 block 4 Middl R Argyle
nw4 sec z 155 ~, $4,000.
st Paul NJ & M Ry Co to Edward
] Russell, lots 5 6 block 5 Sd Ry add
stephen, $l15.
United States to Arthur Cutler,
set seed 158 43, 5000.
United States to Thomas Grieye,
81 nW4 lots 4 sec a 158 43, $198. .O5.
United States to Charley Giezler,
nW4 sec 9 158 43 5000.
John Lind berg 8 Albin Young to
Esther p Flyberg, lots II & l2 block
III B add Warren,
st Paul N 8 NJ Ry Co to a j q {
! ] HATTIE berg, set sec 81 l56 81 $1,000
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
SCHOOLS IN SESSION,
enrolment Already 3OO-More
rs are Coming.

are Coming. 4.
The new school year of the War
ren public schools began Monday
With afuH complement of teachers
and large attendance of scholars,,
all eager to tackle the work before
them. Notwithstanding the rain
nearly 800 pupils enrolled them
selves the first day, and many have
since arrived. The indications are
that the. school this year will be
llftl' much, crowded, and especially SO
IN. the High School room. When
the present school house was built,
eight years ago, many thought we
had erected altogether too large a
fbuilding, and that not in our time
would there be sufficient number Of
children to fill it, Yeti didn't take
long before we. had to make ready
the rooms in the unfinished part of
the building, and today we are face
to face with the problem of provid-
ing additional school room facilities.
& The new teachers this year are as
follows: Prof. VIM. Young, of Ash
land, Wis, who is the second assist
ant in the High School and will have
charge of the science work. He is
a graduate of Laurence University,
Appleton, Wis. Miss Elba John
son, OF Fergus Falls, has charge of
the 9TH and 9Th grades. She is a
graduate of the Moorhead Normal.
Miss Josephine Steake, of Fergus
Falls, teaches in the seventh room.
She is graduate from the Mankato
Normal school, Miss Dorothea
Somers, Of Brainerd, Mimi, who is
q graduate Of the ST. Cloud Normal,
teaches in the third room. The en-
tire faculty is as follows: Prof. VIM.
Angus, superintendent and princi-
pal; Miss Clara D. Adams, assist
ant principal; Prof. Vim. Young,
second assistant; Misses Bertha
Angus, Lois Campbell, Marie Bau-
Ter, Adelaide Mason, Elba Johnson,
Joseph phine Steake and Dorothea
|somers the eachers in the grades
AL AAsll hbe teachers are either normal
school ofor university graduates, who
have specially prepared themselves
for the teaching profession.
With the hearty cooperation of
teachers, pupils and parents there
is no reason why the school year
now begun should not be the most
successful in the history Of the
school.
Warren sheaf., 1903-09-10
Our Modern Public Schools.

Ram it in. cram it in,
Children's heads are hollow;
Slamft In. Jam it in,
Still there's more to follow; .ss { sss
J: HygieRe-and history.
Astronomy, mystery.
ALGEBRA. histology. ,ss
Latin etymology. :. SIS @ Il
Botany, geomeotry. ~ .15.
Greek and trigonometry.
Ram it in, cram it in .si<, I.
Children's heads are: hollow, =.
:Rapit in, tap it in:
What are teachers paid for? .
Bang it in. slam it in; e
What are children made fors
J Aryan philology, Il : izs,
), Ancient archaeology. IS: 81 AZ ,st ts..is
. Prosody. zoology, 80
Physics. climatology,
Calculus and mathematics,
Rhetoric and hydrostatics;
Hoax it in, coax it in,
Children's heads are hollow,
Scold it in, mould it in. u,
All that they can swallow;
Fold it In, hold it in,
Still there's more to follow.
Faces pinched, sad and pale,
Tell the same unvarying tale
Tell of moments robbed of sleep,
Meals untasted, studies deep;
Those who've passed the furnace through
With aching brow, will tell you,
How the teacher crammed it in.
Rammed it in, jammed it in.
Crunched it in punched it in,
Rubbed it in, dubbed it in,
Pressed it and carressed it in,
Raped it and slapped it in,
When their heads were hollow,
-Arthur's New Home Magazin,