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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
An OLD FEUD R[()PENED..
The Killing of Sid Baker by William
McCollum Reopens the Baker
Howard Feud in Kentucky.
BATTLE TOOK PLACE NEAR EEEnlNA.
pol.er Is said to Have Opened the
Fight, wounding His Friend
Hump burns. With His First shot
andThen Falling MortaIIy wound
ed Before McCoIlum's Gun.

London. Ky. May Almost at the
same hour when James b. MarCum
vas shot by an assassin in the court
house Of Breathitt county. Sid Baker.
who married the sister of jim How
ard. recently convicted for the third
time of the killing of Coy. GeebcI.
was assaSsinated. and Hump Burns.
who accompanied Baker. was shot
through the arm in a thrilling en-
counter in Clay county.
The battle took place near Eneaina,
and. when the smoke of this eneoun-
ter cleared away it marked the re-
epeninr Of the Baker-Howard feud
that has long been one If tie bloody
features Of Kentucky mountain life.
News Of the killing Of Baker comes
TO London. the nearest telegraph sta
ton. in piecemeal.
Men are afraid TO be heard talking
about the tragedy. fer each elan of
the feudists has its spies ever on the
alert.
In this case the slayer is known
Vim. McCullum is his name. but he
las not been caught. and no officers
have gone in search of him. MeCol-
lum belongs 10 the Baker faction Of
Clay county. while. strangely enough,
Sid Baker was allied with the Howard
factions. The facts, as they have de-
yeloped here. are as follows:
Baker and Burns were riding along
the road on the same horse. Bak r
behind. MeGollum came in sight Ac-
cording to reports. Baker opened
hosiilities. slipped from the horse.
aud, drawing a pistol fired al McCol-
lam. The horse hal advanced and
SHED. bringing Burns directly in
range. He WAS shot in the arm Ba-
ker fired again. but missed.
BY this time McCollum had drawn
his weapon and returned the fire His
first shot WAS true. the bullet striG-
ing Baker in the abdomen. lie fell to
Tire ground and lay there mortauv
wounded. While McColium got away.
Baker was brought to town AMI given
every attention. but died within an
hour Of his arrival.
MeGollum had been summoned by the
commonwealth to testify, He was
not used, but to the bad feeling
caused by this the tragedy is attri-
buted
McCollum is man with a record.
Baker is the fourth TO fall under his
pistol. One of his victims was his
own brother. Dennis McCullom. for
killing whom William was acquitted
In Manchester few months ago. Te
also killed Chad Han and Ace Gilbert.
For the murder of the former. which
took place in Clay county, he was
tried on a change Of venue.
McCollum is not ~ years old. He
Is youth with iron nerve. an uner-
ring aim and quick trigger finger. He
seldom. If ever, wastes bullet, and
Is dead shot under any eircum-
stances. lie is a nephew Of julie
Webb, who was shot to death through
the window IF the Manchester Jail. in
which he was Il prisoner
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Miss Ida Realm was fatally shot
While talking TO her sweetheart in her
| lone at Sorrento. III.
testimony i'll the Chicago drainage
anal ease shows Chicago sewage ar.
fiVes at st. Louis ten days after start
ing.
No effort is being made to arrest
| the assassin of James Il. Marcum at
Jackson, Ky. Everybody seems to be
| afraid.
The Illinois G.. \. Il. encampment is
| ii progress at Eat st. Louis. Many
affiliated bodies are meeting stimuli
taneously.
Circuit Attorney Folk of St. Louis
has refused to accept the gift of $l5,-
600 residence offered him by st. Louis
business men.
Burt Gray and Henry Wilson, both
negroes, are TO be hanged together
on the seatfold in the Jail yard at St.
Louis Friday morning.
Continued dry weather and strong
winds have started the forest fires
again on the northern slope of the
Adirondaeks in New York.
Washington authorities are undis-
turbed over the reports of revolu-
tIon in Colombia. They have thor
ough knowledge Of the situation.
America shows that Russia's inter
probation of the position of the Alas.
Kan boundary, made in 1925, was new.
er disputed until ten years ago.
President Roosevelt spent Tuesday
IN New Mexico and left Albuquerque
with Coy. Otero to visit the grand
canyon of the Colorado in Arizona.
Police Officer Reedy, of East ST.
Louis, ILL.,, was shot and instantly
'silled, Tuesday night. by Jas Golden,
switchman, who escaped across the
river.
Frank 5. Powell arose from his bed
of death, in st. Louis, went down
town, paid the premium on his life in
sarance policy, and died six hours
later.
L. i. McAlerrick, drummer with
|. 5. Grant Post, &. \. r., drum and
fife corps. of Chicago, dropped dead
while serenading his comrades at
East st. Louis.
The School-book trust is alleged to
have sent $4,000 TO jefferson City,
Mo, TO Kill the bill changing the pres
ent law Doodle inquiry has developed
sensational matter.
The United States government
steamboat inspectors at st. Louis
have evoked the licenses of 30 marine
engineers for striking. The ease viii
be appealed.
Irish immigrants are arriving at
New York in increasing numbers, =
zoo having landed in the first four
months of the year. Most of them are
men and women.
The latest excitement in the vicini-
~ Of SheIbina. Mo, is oil \ field
about nine miles long by from one
To three miles wide, has been located
Il little northeast of Shelbna.
Diplomats at Washington who took
part in the Worlds fair dedication
exercises give st. Louis in general
high praise, but condemn the hotel
service.
Senator W. p. Sullivan, indicted for
soliciting a bride, surrendered to the
sheriff of Cole county. Mo, arranged
a 5000 bond and departed from JEFF
ferSon City. lie considered the
amount of his surety excessive.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
VIII Claim Damages.

Constantinople, May THE Brit
Isl. French and Italian embassies have
notified the porte that they Will
claim damages on behalf of their re-
SpeetiYe subjects who suffered from
the outrages at Salonica.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
PRESENTED TO THE EMPEROR
Several Ladies' Among Those Who
Were Presented to Emperor
William mt Rome.

Rome, May several ladies were
presented to Emperor William
Wednesday, including Mrs. Meyes,
wife of the United States ambassa-
dor, to whom the emperor spoke
lengthily, showing his familiarity
with and interest ia American affairs.
The emperor also received Adelaide
Ristori, whom he saluted as the
Queen of Tragedy"
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
SPOTTER BELL DISCHARGED
The striking Rock Island Nachin-
lists AT Topeka. kas., Have. in Com
sequence, Resumed Work.

Topeka, kas., May 7.-Adviees re
cciyed here from Horton state that
the Rock Island company discharged
the alleged spotter, George Bell. Tues
lay night, and that the 50 striking
machinists have returned 10 work. All
IF the six hundred shopmen had
threatened to go out unless Bell was
discharged.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

Milwaukee, Wis, May THE com
mittee on arrangements for North
western Saengerbund, which will hold
lis annual festival in Milwaukee in
July, 1904, has selected Theodore
Thomas, of Chicago, as the leader of
the festival.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
OWEN A. STAFFORD is DEAD.
lie Established the Racine ,Wiso
iGNocate just Before the Out
break of the Ci,iI War.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May Owen
A. Stafford is dead at his home in this
city, aged so years. just before the
civil war he established the Racine
(Wis.) Advocate. He was a close
friend of Stephen y. Douglas during
the latter's presidential campaign.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

Alden. Arabia. May 1T is rumored
thatthe Mad Mullah recently attacked
a British column AT Galadi, Somali-
lend, and was repulseI with heavy
less. The British also suffered CON
siderable losses.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
Cherries Two Dollars Pound.

New York. May Three pounds
OF California cherries. the first CON
signment of the season. have been
sold here at auction for s. pound,
the highest price ever paid in New
York.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08

Madrid, May "a dispatch to the
Impartial from Melila. Morocco, saws
1t Is rumored there that the pretend
er has been assassinated in his camp
at Zelonan.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
A YOUNG MOTHERS LETTER.

following: ~ ''' Mss" VIC
, DeLanO Miss.
Doctor s. b. Hartman. Columbus, Ohio:
Dear feel perfectly well
Peruna ManaHn
io-ponnd BABY girl and both
20 Peruna saved 1t
can't enough ' $3.50
81 send picture s nd
&ood.she Peruna baby Ihave such
nouSe"ork and take of my baby, so
~ There three using
oid good
fLne It's so good TO give "Mr
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-05-08
Withdravs His Resignation.

Denver, Col. May Trough Rider
Sherman Bell has withdrawn his res
ignation as Acknowledgement Of the
national guard OF Colorad
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24
CHAS. WONING.

qualities of tie pair will find their
own power, aud be recognized, to
the gradual arrival at true CO.
working, such as fuliiIs the fit idea
of marriage. The legend of Eden,
the doctrine of Paul, the tyrannic
notions of Milton (which he so
hstefullv cxemplitied in his treat
ment of one of his wives these
are of the past. Woman is never
the inferior of man. Springfield
Republican.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24

4 sweeping injunction against
the Cincinnati Typographical
anon and the Trade and Labor
council was granted on the 18th
by Judge Belden. 1t forbids
every union man in the city from
taking part IN II boycott sgaint the
Repubilcan-News or any of it's adj
vertisers or patrons. and res,rains
the publication Of An unfair list
Of business houses in the labor
organ. This is the first injunction
which has gone so far rs TO regu.
late n.ws.~.-- r--Liiersi""r.
Every man has right 10 boy.
colt newspaper. Not long ago y
man stopped THr Journal because
he did not like our criticisms on
the Philippine policy. This man
did not need to read the criticisms,
and yet he stopped the paper as n
boycott, as he imagined, to lessen
its income to the amount Of Sl.0O
u year We conced- that he had
that right aud have not invoked
the courts for protection. II il
tn" province of the Legislature. and
not the courts, Ia restrain men in
the nse Of their natural rights to
boycott when they wish.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24


Lyman j. Gage. president OF the
United States Steel company. in
speaking of the American trust
magnate, says: "The American
business man seldom retires. He
prefers TO struggle on in the har-
nesr and to carry his financial
problo.ss to the ineviiahI. end,
not as a general rule from consid-
atoms OF svarice { for in no country
are the rich more generous or less
syaricious) but from the sheer JOY
of achievement and the fascination
which the conflict of business life
has for him"
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24
Should Women obey?

Miss Ethel Clement, of Rutland
objected 10 utter the word obey
IN the marriage service of III.
Protestant Episcopal church, aud
elected rather TO be married 10y a
Congregational minister, who war
not compelled by amy ritual To re-.
quire It. This woman starts
honestly on her wif-ly duties.
They must toe the same for hus
band and wife, aud no, otherwise.
The word and the ilen "ob-y" NJ
applied to the woman alone ar.
wrong. They would be no better
but just right, II II were the man
who should say obey" They
belong to mn age which phs.es M
the higher conception Of marfing.
prevails. Neither should obey,
neither should command: the hu-.
band and wife are equal partners
in the life OF the family. aud they
meet on equal terms; they are to
reason together. and in mutual
love 10 determine the course of
their hfe. The husband moy be
the stronger aud the uis.r-,h.
wife msy be the stronger the
wiser and il the union be- bssed
gu anything more pcrmanen, than
mere attraction OF sex or sorlid
business conditions, the essential
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24

The face of our candidate for
supreme Judge il in our front win
dow. Frank W Overs lis the man
who stands for equal rights for all
men without regard to wealth or
social position. From all over the
state the reports come that the
trades unions are for him: repub-
licans will vote for him, democrats
and socialists will vote for him
without regard to politics
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24

1t is reported that the Coueios
gang have decided To- cast the solid
vote of that county for Adair Wi.
son. II will be hard to overcome
that 1000 majority in any sheep
growing county in the state.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24

Judge Campbell seems to be
playing for the miners vote. He
is Just now taking great interest
in settling the strikes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24
SATURDAY, October a. 1905

Always vote your convictions
and let the consequences ~ what
they may. Such vote is never
lost: others may be.
The Monte Vista journal., 1903-10-24
MRS. .. A. BARNES

Will show you a new complete
stock Of fine cheap Millinery.
Plense cali aud -. her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

The two men met after the Service DR.. Rams
dells manner constrained; Mr. ShaW's affable.
Good morning, doctor" said the grizzled OLD
operator. 1--WE carried small piece Of paper IN my
pocket for some days in the hope Of meeting you Here
it is" And he handed check for 5000 TO the clergy
'.Why-er -I-er-I- didn't-the stock-er-go
down."
"Suref"
How is it then that
"Oh that's all right. It came out Just as ex-
pected. That's why you get the check"
"But-aheml-didu't you buy 800 shares for me?'
Eyes; but after You left 1 sold 10000 shares be-
tween Go and g. Your congregation, doctor, developed
a remarkable bullshness on Erie" He Chuckled glee-
fully 1T them that I sold the stOcki"
But Observation-Disclosures was that you said
the stock would go up"
ooh no. I never said that. I merely told you
we'd come out O. X Ana 7 guess We have" He
laughed oyOusy. It's an right doctor; these pesky
Bolvians viii be enlightened you bet"
But said the doctor with a very red face. fn-
gering the check hesitatnglys II don't know whether
to accept it not"
ooh you're not rObbng me-" the old stock gambler
assured him gayly 81 made out quite well, quite We'll
thank YOU"
'I-I-mean.' stammered the clergyman. OF don't
know whether it is right To-
Shaw frowned. "Put that check In your pocket"
he said sharply. You've earned IT,"
Copyrighted by s. s. Mcclure Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08
Chicago News)

The girl in the chinchIIa furs unfastened her boa
inquired Of the girl in the opposite chair How
you getting with Archbad?'
The young with the white ostrich plume
her hat turned pale. "Oh Louise said. don't
Just when ] had forgotten it all for momentl How
Mercy cried Louise els it as bad as THAR Did
YOU have a tragic scene? Tell me about It, Did yen
him off and he seized his hat and he would
90 straight ruin he had lost you?"
Good gracious, no." objected the girl with the
ostrich plume Archibald is too serious minded for
that in fact, he a little less serious minded
he might have found some situation instead
acting he did. It's a mistake for a always
keep intellect dress parade and insist every
one salutng it sixty minutes out Of every hour.
You see, she continued, with pensve dro0p OF her
pretty lips. mama nervous and afraid Of house
breakers that we live in a regular fortified castle
window has bells and things it and the latest
appliance she had put IN is the electric doormat If
anyone steps it and stands there it rings ben IN
the upper hall. and then you know there's burglar
Then what do you do?" querled the girl in ehnGhrla
Im sure don't know" said the girl with the plume
listening for the burglar. The eoaehman has his room
was Installed that If he heard me ring the night
s.e. 3 ii ol ' t t+ Ts M MS ne mn 81. SAID
@0h I've seen now devoted he was.' commented her
friend; -, --,., ~. -.
Was is good agreSd t69 s bn with mt the Pg@s
and when he got to the door weer-contnued the dis
10 be sure" agreed the gi in the ehinehma fgTs.
ct hope YOU him hold your hand-I read today
that YOU could acquire over million germs in simple
handshake two seconds in length.
The girl with the plume blushed and looked con-
fused GAS I was saving. stood the door. Did
you ever notice what remarkably clear gray eyes Ach
bald has2 read his whole nature Ia them
''Realvl' said her friend IL must ask him to cali
so 7 find about that; it sounds interesting
Don't be flppanti Well he had just told some
really beautiful things about how touched the depths
of that life took on new aspects when no
was near me-and goodness knows what else he would
have said when-when-'
Yes. yes!
There came a yell like CamanChe from the nan.
and the most terrible figure dashed upon us, waving
a gun as big as telegraph pole The creature grabbed
poor Archibald by the naIe of the neck and simply
hurled him down the steps sreked madly OF course,
for i thought an escaped lunatic was upon us. Ihen
tha fiend gave a blOOd-curdlng yell and sunk al my
feet gggering ncoherenty. u was the faithful coach-
man IS ho Was only doing his s. worth of duty rushed
10 pick up Archibald and just then the patrol Wagon
ealIoued around the and ten policemen poured
ogt and surrounded us. Dear mama had telepnoned.'
But what
Archibald mad been standing the electric doormat
all
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

65h. why. that viii show you are making money.
Every point up. that is every unit viii mean that
your missionary fund is $500 richer"
"And-BrOther ShaW-ahemi-if it should be-ah-
less?'
What's the use o. thinking such things DR..
Ramsdel? All you have TO remember Is that I
going to make some money for YOU and that paid
65ls for the stock I bought"
You really think"
Have no fears doctor. You understand OF
course. that 1t Is well not to give matter undue
publicity"
'Of course. Of course" asserted the doctor. 81
understand" But he did not
Nothing more, doctor?"
mo; I thank you very much. Brother Shaw. T.
er-mOst sincerely hope my-ah-yOur-I should say
ah-our investment may result ln-ah-favorably for
Bolivian missionary fund. Thanks. very much"
Don't mention fl. doctor. And don't you Worry.
We win come out O. X. You'u hear from me in
week or two. Good morning"
The reverend doctor went across the street to the
Office of Of his parishioners Walter H. Cranston,
a stock broker.
1lr. CranstOn was bemoaning the appalling lack
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

Wall street deght-that Of giving straight tip" to
appreciative friends. The Bolivian missionary fund
grew even beyond the good mans optimistic expec-
tations
stock. according 10 the Doctors perusal Of the dry
financial pages had been huctuating between So and
g. On the following Tuesday. his intense surprise.
the stock table recorded. Highest 65A lowest. So
last, 62ls." On Wednesday the table read: Highest,
6ziai lowest, S., last 5S' on Thursday there
ray Of hope-the stock sold high co. and closed
59ls. But on Friday there bad break, and Erie
touched 541s. just ma points below what the Bolivian
missionary funds stock had cost And Saturday
the stock declined to SO, closing at 51h.
That Sunday the Rev. DR.. Henry Ramsdeu
preached TO the gloomiest congregation in Gotham.
Wherever he turned his gaze he met reproachful
l0Oks-accusng eyes. fun of bitterness of anger
of sadness. An exception was Mr. Silas Shaw, who
had come, he often did, 20 hear his friend DR. Rams
deli preach His eyes beamed benignantly ON the pas-
tor throughout the long sermon. He looked II he
felt. DIT Ramsdeu thought, inexplcaby contented.
Had he forgotten his pr0mise-te promise from which
benighted Bolivia expected so much2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

1T was Brother Shaw who paid. The price was
651B"
Aha" said Cranston. so the old man is bull
ish Erie. is he?"
Il do not know what you mean but / know he
told me / should read the paper every day and see
how much above 65H the price went; and that 1
would surely hear from him."
II sincerely hope you win. doctor. Let me see,
viii 500 do? Very well TN make out check for you.
Here it is. And now doctor. viii you excuse me? We
are very busy Indeed Good morning DR. Ramsdel.
call again any time you happen 10 be down this
way And he almost pushed the good out OF the
Office in his eagerness 20 be rid of him.
No sooner had the grOund-glass door closed on
the Rev. DIT. Ramsdell than Canston rushed 10 the
telephone and put ia order TO buy 1000 shares Of
Erie at the best possible price BY doing this before
he notified his friends he proved that he himself
firmly believed IN Erie; also. De bought his stock
ahead Of theirs and thereby, In all likelihood, bought
II cheaper lie then rushed into the customers room
and yelled. Hi. therei Everybody get aboard Erie!
Silas Shaw is buish Old Nick on f.. I get this
absolutely straight I've thought AN along The Old
cal was quietly picking il Up. lts his movement and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-08

Dock Grogan, who's OF Pagan don't agres
with baJher Kelly on more thin two things though
thyre III frindliest ~ inimes. am wan iv thlm Isl
Lent Father Kelly says it's good fr tn soul an Dock
GFosan ne SAYS us good fr th body Ii comes al th'
I-flsht tune Nv IN year, ne says. Whn iVrybodv has
had whittier iv stuthn thimsilves doodln' their
lhIeeryors an settn' up late night It's a kind Nv
sIhand on fr tn Chris mas holidays. We Quit atm
meat because IT'S Lent-an' we've had too much meat
we quit smoAH because 'tis Lent-an' we have a
smokers heart We quit drink because it's Lent
we quit gon' 20 tn theaytres because it's Lent-an
were sick iv tn theaytres. IL 10 wasn't fr Lent IA
March none Nv as Wud live till tn Foorth iv july
In Lent. says Father Kelly II get me CONGREGATION
back In Lent says Dock Grogeu Il lose mine
Lent says Father Kelly, brings thin nearer Hiven.
An longer away says Dock Grogan. It's hard
Wurruk fr me, but / like it, says Father Kelly It's
my vacation time says Dock Grogan. but done
care fr it, Tt makes thin think iv TIA mex wurruld'
says Father Kelly. An gives thin betther hold on
THIS says Dock Grcgan. It's reLjon' says Father
Kelly It's medicine says Dock Grogan.
so say, no medals PLACE, Pr account ~
that lump iv sugar. done me jooty an no more
Win tn divvle timpted TO put in tn lump I saids
Get thee behind me, Satan, I'm too fat now That
was ALL done what r-right because Il was
Fright an pious an a good thing fr me % do. u
don't claim no grauchOod. I don't ask fr amy ad-
miration Nv me pety. But don't look betthsr Hin
nissy2 Don't ye see Pm little thinner?"
Not an inch" said Mr.. Hennessy. 'Te'rs tbs
same hppyDotymus ye was"
We'll, well" said Mr.. Dooley. That's sthranrs.
P'raps I'm betther man afther all. How long did
ye say it was to Pathrcks dayT'
Copyright 1903, BY Robert Howard Russell.