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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-27
Died IN her ARMS
TRAGEDY IN WHICH AN ACTRESS
KNOWN HERE TAKES PART.

Miss Louise Henry, who was sou.
brette in the English Stock Company
the early part Of the season last year
at the Kentucky and who has many
friends in Paducah, was one of the
principals in tragedy in st. Louis in
which her sweetheart was killed. The
Globe. Democrat says:
THE loss Of a woman's hat from a
train ION the scenic railway at West
End Heights caused the death OF
George Kyler, an employee at the
Heights who was passenger on the
same train.
when the gripmAn slowed mp his
train for the apparent purpose of recoy
ering the hat, Kyier stepped off. He
was Immediately struck by train on
another track and suffered injuries
from which he died.
After dressing his wounds, DR..
Lutz turned Kyler over to Miss Lou.
Use Henry's care. Miss Henry is q
character sketch artist, at present fill.
ing an engagement ut the heights.
Kyler died in her arms. He was IN
conscious until few minutes before
the end came, and talked with Nil
Henry.
"several times. he asked Miss Hen
~ about his mother. He was anxious
to see her, he said. Before the mo-
Their could be notified Of the accident,
however, Kyler was dead. ="
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-27

Mrs. Edward Rawls and sister, Miss
Edwards, have gone on o visit to Sc.
Louis.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-27
new OPERATOR
ARRIVES TO TAKE POSITION AT
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.

Mr.. J. G. Faulkner, of Louisville,
arrived this morning to succeed Mr.
$. II. Heilbronner as operator at tine
Postal Telegraph company. The latter
returns to Henderson, KY, his home,
to accept a position. Mr.. Faulkner
comes highly recommended as an
operator.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-27
PHYSICIAN AND DRUGGISTS.

Ford & Sturgeon. q prominent drug
firm at Rocky Hill Station, KY,
writes "wo were requested by DR.. @.
b. snigley to send.for Herbine for the
benefit Of our customers. We ordered
three dozen in December. and we are
glad to say Herbine has given such
great satisfaction that we have dupli-
Gated this order three times, and to.
day We gave your salesman another
order. We beg to say DIR. q. b. snig-
ley takes pleasure in recommending
Herbine." 300 bottle at Dubois,
Kolb q 90.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-27
TOBACCO NOTES
THE PRICE WILL PROBABLY
SOON GO DOWN.

Nearly all Of our local tobacco men
are In Paducah today, says the May
field Messenger Of yesterday.
There are only about 1900 hogs
heads here now but Paducah still has
over 5000. II is expected that oil of
the tobacco on both markets will be
sold before the season ends but that
the prices will still decline until the
last years crop is disposed of.
The big buyers however think that
the prices have reached the bottom.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-27

boy whose business look after goats night
began fall gathered them together lead them home
number shegoat alone refused obey his CALL
ledge of rock nbbng the heritage that there The
patience and taking threw
all his force The struck of the horns of the
the middle The boy terrified what he had
anger himself his
begged her say nothing about the mishap alleging that
his the we'll "Tush replied
goat lct my tongue be silent horn tell the tale
its
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COUNTY ROADS-It will be u
month and over yet before the travel
ing of the county roads is completed.
Horses are now at work on the Alton
Heights road and on the seven miles
OF new road near st. Johns. the lat
ter to be finished next week.
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FREE TRIPS TO ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR.
ALL EXPENSES OF THE I20 MOST POPULAR SCHOOL
TEACHERS IN THE STATE PAID

School children and pakzn1r
generally invited to voee -
determine the most popaAE
in every county. Votes eru
cents each, ten cast at oar
time. All money over AZ
above trip expenses Of teasis-
ers to go Into erection u flr
Kentucky Building at the HH-
position. Every voter tnDs
given the satisfaction Il
knowing a worthy cause as1
important object have hs1
aided. at the same tinsr .
favorite teacher has received
recognition. Contest e0-
Quoted under auspices Il
Educational Exhibit Co..
mittee of Kentucky Exhskie
Association, the organixattun
formed to raise $ioo,ooo fn .
Kentucky Building and sd
display of the States gHD-
ducts and resources at TT
Fair, the Legislature hava1R
failed to make an approSnis-
ton. Every educator In tn
State, whether teacher In 20
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JOINT DEBATE ANNOUNCED.

JOINT DEBATE ANNOUNCED.
Cadiz, KY, August 27-The candi
dates for circuit judge in this district,
Judge Thomas b. Cook, OF Murray,
Democrat, and Judge James Breathitt,
Of Hopkinsville. Republican, will open
their canvass in joint debate here ON
Monday. September Z.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

a business transaction with the company,
and no customer need fear mistakes, for
the plan of bookkeeping and transaction
Of business is as perfect one as the HUI
man brain can devise.
A Model Building.
The Minneapolis Gas Light company has
shown it's progressiveness and it's aggress-
iveness as WE'LL in the erection Of this
model business building, and the city Of
Minneapolis can well be proud of this
latest addition to it's beautiful building
center. The Gas Light company has
made tremendous strides in advancement
and improvement since it undertook the
task of lighting Minneapolis twenty-five
years ago. Then a little office, no larger
than one of the private offices now, was
plenty large enough for the company S
needs. Then there were but three miles
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

the only indication of the simple, yet ac-
curate, machinery by which he catches
the volatile product as II flows along, and
registers it's amount upon the little dials
provided for the man who reads the meter.
The process of changing, cleaning and
testing meters is in constant operation,
and every meter placed is in perfect con-
dition.
Passing from the meter room one enters
the engineering department, where is
found complete equipment of drafting
instruments, blue print apparatus, and all
that is required to draft carefully scaled.
In front of the engineers department.
and with big plate windows looking out
on to Seventh street is spacious apart
ment with a handsome, open fireplace
which it is the company's purpose soon to
furnish and equip as a library and direct
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

Every person in Minneapolis with an eye
for splendid architecture should visit the
Gas Light company's new building on Sew
enth street. 1t is the most perfect plant
Of the kind in the whole country-most
perfect in architectural beauty and In the
arrangement for facilitating business. The
profit in the gas business In these days or
low prices is in the 'Iittle economies" the
quick, lnethodical, unerring dispatch of
the business, and this the company has
accomplished in the new building planned
and built especially for the conduct of the
gas business
No economy has been exercised in the
building itself. Quite the contrary, but
the arrangement is such that there is
economy every side when it comes TO
time and quick, accurate service. No Gus
toner need wait a half minute to complete
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

Very few Of the many thousands who
turn the stop cock and apply the match
to a gas burner every night of their lives
know anything of the appliances and
methods, far more wonderful and enter
tanning than many exhibitions which they
pay to see, by which the consumer is sup
piled with gas, and the amount he uses
kept track Of by the company.
Down in some dark, dusty corner Of the
cellar stands the faithful automatic watch
man, silent, save from an occasional click
Of his tongue, in the performance of his
duty, and measuring every foot Of gas
burned in the bright rooms above him.
This click Of the meter is not, as might
be imagined, the chuckle of a servant Of
the company over the bill he is helping
to pile up against the consumer. 1t is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

business. On the contrary, one is in
clined to stay and chat with friends or
business associates, and this Is just what
the company planned on. It wanted hos
pitable quarters, where it's customers
could transact their business with ease,
and where these same customers could
feel welcomed and at home.
Finished In Weathered Oak.
Against the rich surface of the
weathered oak CLEAN the chandeliers of
specially designed old FURNISHED brass fin
ish. The effect is most harmonious, as, in
fact, is all the interior. All the furnishings
in the main office and in the private Of
fees are Of special design. Everything
blends perfectly and there is nothing Of the
stereotyped order in any Of the offices.
The furnishings in the private offices are
unusually attractive. The desks, tables
and chairs are beautiful in pattern and
workmanship and the floors are generous
ly strewn with richly colored oriental
rugs. "
Convenient Arrangement.
In an inspection of the building one is
specially struck with the ingenuity of the
arrangement Of the many offices. It is
a sort Of hand and glove arrangement
suited to the convenience and necessity of
those at work therein. Everything needed
by each department is at hand. Every
precaution has been taken to save steps,
and every device for the saving of time
and labor Is to be found. In the main
office where the business of the public
IS transacted, every employee whom the
patron must see is in easy reach. The four
cashiers cages, occupied on and near the
10th of the month, when the great bulk of
the gas bills are paid, are close at hand
and still SO located and separated that no
matter how many may be standing in line,
there is no unnecessary crowding nor any
interference with those who may be bent
on different business.
In the recessed window at the right of
for the use Of customers Near the
cheek counter IN a front recess of the
main lobby are the desks Of the solicit
ors and the manager of the sales depart
ment.
The secretary Of the company, one of
the officers who is in constant contact
with the public, has roomy office at the
left Of the main entrance. 1t is as private
and secluded from observation and noise
as that Of the president, but is SO ar
ranged that the secretary is readily ac-
cessible to all who wish to see him. Next
door to the secretary is the office of his
assistant, separated by hall leading to
the other private offices.
The bookkeepers. collectors and others
Of the office force whose work is in close
proximity to that of the other clerks, yet
! not SO directly concerned with the pub
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

Of wooden mains, used in carrying gas to
the company's patrons, at a cost Of 81 per
thousand cubic feet; now there are more
than two hundred miles Of mains,
and the price Of gas has been reduced to
$3.50 per thousand. Every year now six
times more miles of mains are laid than
was used thruout the entire system a short
twenty-five years ago. Only seventeen
years ago the office force Of the company
consisted of just two men. In the new
building there Is a force Of thirty live.
These figures give one a faint idea Of the
forceful progressiveness Of the Minneapo-
lis Gas Light company. It must be re-
niembered, too, that the company has
worked at disadvantage on account of the
big area covered by the city of Minneapo-
lis. Fifty-three square miles are now i'm
cluded in the boundaries Of Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

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lie, are to be found at the rear of the
their work is thus c1everly met, as they
are close to the great vaults, in and out
Of which they must pass many times a
day. Thus the convenience of clerks and
patrons is consulted, and at. the same
time the company's valuable time is skill
fully economical. ~
Officers Private Offices.
The private offices of the president,
vice president secretary and treasurer
are close together in the wing to the left
of the main entrance as one enters They
are partitioned from the main office and
other work rooms, and yet are readily
accessible. To the rear, Of the principal
officers apartments, convenient both to
back, are the offices of the men who come
in more direct relations with the actual
workmen. These are the superintendent
of circulation, of piping and the like.
The Basement Show Room.
In the big display room Is found one
of the neatest and largest stocks of gas
burning apparatus for heating, lighting,
cooking, etc., in the west. There are gas
ranges, gas stoves, gas. logs, Welsbach
burners in profusion. The company does
not aim to gain any revenue from this
actual cost, this being a means Of increas-
ing the list Of consumers. To demon
strate the many uses to which gas can be
put the company has set aside a portion
Of the main office for exhibition pur-
poses The main salesroom is situated
well ventilated basement.
The Stock Room.
The magnitude of the business con-
Quoted by the company can be compre-
hended upon viewing the large stock room
adjoining the exhibition room. Here are
found carloads upon carloads of all the
most modern gas appliances now on the
market, neatly arranged with a view to
convenience and economy in handling it's
contents. This room is not intended par
ticularly for exhibiting but is always open
to the inspection of visitors.
Stationery and Printing Department.
This department, completing the suite
Of rooms along the front Of the basement,
is little industry in itself and is one
of the busiest scenes about the building
This department was created especially
to facilitate the handling Of gas Bills
Here the various cards showing the rout-
ing by districts of customers are presented
regularly each morning by the book
keeper and are printed and filed, simpli-
flying the handling Of the account of the
thousands Of patrons without confusion
or mistake in names. On inspecting this
department one is impressed with the
ease and accuracy with which this
amount Of business is handled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

main office that gives one an impression
Of roonliness and perfection Of proportion.
The frescoes are Of soft yellow, with de-
signs suggested rather than drawn In
contrast there stand out the pillars, Of
flee partitions and grills, desks and chairs
in rich weathered oak and black iron.
The woodwork throughout is of service
able, imposing, weathered oak that gives
the entire interior a solid, rich impress
sion that grows stronger the more one
fingers in the spacious room. The office
furniture, desks, tables and chairs, are
all of weathered oak and of special de-
sign. There are big, weathered oak
chairs handily situated in the public
room, and the whole place is particularly
homelil5a and inviting. A customer does
not feel that he is in the way here or
that he must give way to the press of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

the great windows Of plate glass, massive
pilasters, also with the Ionic capitals.
The material is Of Columbus pressed
brick and terra Gotta Of a soft gray tint
feature of the construction new to
Minneapolis is the building up of the
great pillars of the pressed brick instead
Of stone. A skillful bit Of construction
was required here, for the pillars are not
of the same diameter from base to capt.
tails, there being a gradual narrowing in
the upper. third Of the pillars. Accord
ingly the bricks are not curved to the
same radius. 1t was necessary to have
them accurately nodded, baked and laid
to meet requirements
The portico is deep, and with it's soft,
gray walls and tiled floor, contains charm
ing effects of light and shadow. It leads
through a wide door to the beautiful
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

Of tools for putting into perfect order
these ingenious devices for the perfect
measurement of gas.
The Testing of Meters.
In the center of the room is the meter
testing apparatus, where, by a most ingen-
ious yet simple device, similar to the great
floating tank from which the gas is sent
into the mains, the meters are tried for
truthfulhess, and if found wanting, are adj
justed. Both air and gas are used in
these tests, and by most ingenious ar
rangement Of levers and pinions in each
meter, positive accurate adjustment is
easily made.
No meter is allowed to work for more
than three years without a visit to this
clinic and hospital, and those complained
Of by patrons are taken at once, if they
cannot be remedied in stu.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25
The Busy Workshop.


To the rear Of the three rooms lust de-
scribed is located the large and commo-
dious workshop containing a twenty-five
horse power gas engine, which Is one of
the up-to-date and most recent produce
tons of the Westinghouse Engine Co.,
and does vast amount of work on a sur
prisingly- small amount Of nourishment.
Ingenuity and the science of man was GER
tainly not overlooked in the installation of
this machine, which is one of the engineer
ing triumphs of the age. The elevator, the
pneumatic tube system, and the various
machines used In pipe cutting and fitting
are supplied with power from this engine.
The ceiling of this big room is alive
with whirling shaftings that carry power
to the various machines. Miles of the
different sized pipings used by the gas
company in. extending and repairing the
many different mains and lesser conduits
throughout the city are all handled and
prepared In this room. Anything that ma
ch1nery can do to an iron pipe, from a
gun carriage on a battleship to the tubing
OF a dentists spray, can easily be accom-
plished here. The pipe department gives
employment to about fifty men, all of
whom are skilled in the many interesting
features of the system.
Next to the engine-room there is an
ingenious force pump, which forces the
water of the company's deep artesian we'll
into an immense condenser from which
the water circulates through the building.
vast amount Of this healthfu1 water Is
used, for every department has it's pri-
Vate to1let-room, completely equipped with
every modern sanitary plumbing device
and each department has it's own private
drinking fountain.
After leaving the basement, on the auto
matte freight elevator, which is one of the
smoothest running in Minneapolis, and
passing the first floor at the point where
are located the rear office departments
and big vaults, the second floor of the
building is reached. Here. close to the
elevator, to avoid long haul, is situated
the company's store
The company's Store.
The store, like the workshop, is large
mense Stock consisting of the different
sorts and sizes of apparatus and pipings
used by the working forces turnout the
city. The storekeeper's office Is located
in one of the corners, where, by COM
plete systematic requisition system, any,
thing required by any individual workman
or by crew in general is supplied These
large and small supplies include every
thing used by the company, from the tint
est screw to the biggest gas main. Next
to the storeroom on the second floor is the
department, perhaps, the most interesting
to the uninitiated, for the testing, adjust
ing and repairing of gas meters. A heavy
bench running along one side Of the big
room. at which stand number Of work
men. each equipped with complete line
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

ors' meeting room. It is at the
head of the handsome curved stair
case leading directly from the private
offices on the first floor, and will, when
finished and furnished, complete as hand
some suite of business apartments as
can be found in the country. Next to the
future library is an immense room called
the overflow bookkeepers' room. 1t is the
best example of one of the most excel
lent features Of the building, that is, the
provision for future growth.
There is ample room in every part Of
the building for the business require
ments of the gas company, and foresight
has been shown in being in readiness for
the future growth of Minneapolis, but
undoubtedly it is mere matter of time
before additions will be necessary. When
the company moved into it's recently va
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25
They Like Visitors.

The officers Of the Gas company In
vite an inspection Of their plant. Patrona
will always find a welcome and more in
teresting visit could hardly be planned.
Very few people know about the workings
of gas plant and Of its interesting de-
tails. If one could give up time enough
to pay thorough visit to this splendid
building he would be more than satisfied
that he Is getting the worth Of his money
when the monthly gas statement is taken
from the mail box.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

Gated quarters at the Masonic Temple in
1890 it was thought that there would be
plenty of room for at least twenty years.
In half that time the office rooms were
sadly cramped and interfered with tho
proper facilitation of business. The COM
pany's business is growing very rapidly
because the people now realize the econ-
omy Of gas for the purposes of heating.
lighting and cooking. No home is really
complete now without a gas range. Gas
heaters are being used in great abun-
dance. Prices have been greatly re-
duced and now gas is recognized as a
necessity in every house. =,
Low Price of Gas.
It may be of interest to note here the
generous reduction in the price of gas.
Here are some interesting figures:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25
Greek Architecture.

One mile less than the area of New York.
city before it took in the borough Of
Brooklyn. s,..4.-sss-4
Greek Architecture.
The officers of the company had
planned on building a business home Of
their own for some time. The realization
of these plans was perfected last spring
by the completion Of this splendid monu-
ment of business activity. With its great
pillars in front the building gives one an
immediate impression of the solid archi-
lecture of the Gree, S. The building in
appearance, is not unlike the classic
library that crowns the University Of Min
nesota campus. The central portico, with
well proportional pediment, Is supported
by great circular pillars with the beau
tiful voluted Ionic capitals. The wings,
with their Ionic cornices, show, between
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25

New Building on Seventh Street Greatly Admired
by Every One Who Has Visited It---Every
Arrangement for Facilitating the Com
pany's Great Business--Conveniences
at Every Hand for the Bene-
fit Of Its Patrons.
Whole Building Ingeniousy Arranged for the Quick Accurate Dis
patch of Equipped Articaly Deco
rated This Spacious Building Adds Materially
Minneapolis Business Center---Buiness Details.