The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-01
LA CENTER, KY.
May 80.

Monday morning about $50. at orr
sister town of Lakewood, two miles
to the west, occurred a most disas.
trous fire. The general store belong.
ing to f. b. IIowle was found wrap
ped in flames The fire seems TO
have commenced near the front door
ana rapidly spread to The roar. A
clerk was sleeping in a back room
near a key of powder and a barrel CT
coal Gil He barely escaped with his
life by being awakened by those who
were first upon the scene of the con
Migration. Nothing was saved from
the general holocaust, 1t is terrible
blow to Mr.. Iowle, and there is
widespread feeling of sympathy. Ten
years ago the building was erected 1T
a cost Of nearly $4,000 We under.
stand that the owner had an insur.
ance of 81 900 on the building and
about $4,000 on his goods. The total
loss, perhaps falls little short Of
100000. OF course, there are tao
usual rumors of incendiarism. There
are evidences that the store was first
robbed of its most valuable contents
and then fired, No doubt to cover the
tracks of the robbers, 1t seems I'M
possible for the fire to have origin
ated in any other manner.
The church-going people of la Cen,
trc and Hinkieville were given a rare
treat Sunday in the preaching Of Rev
&C. Bell, Of Memphis, Tenn, a Meth
odist minister who several years ago
was on this circuit Thrice in one
dayuhe was greeted with large con
gregations. He is an evangelist of
rare power.
l.. T.. Stevens of Iovelacevile visi
ted his two sons, DR.. and Butler Ste.
yens, at this place, Sunday He was
accompanied by DR.. d. L. Burrow and
Scrap Price from the same place. We
learn that the last two gentlemen
have recently returned from the
Klondike, at which place they have
each obtained great riches.
Prof w w. Morris of Blandvlle
4 retired teacher and Christian min.
lister Of Blandyille, spent Sunday fore.
noon with us We found him cuI.
turei, refined, Christian gentleman.
Prof. T. T.. Latimer of Portland
Ore, editor of the I.iberator, organ
Of the Socialist Party of America
spoke for an hour in La Centre Sun
day morning, eypounding the teach
ings Of his party to good audience
He is a clear and forcible speaker
and held the best of attention. He
went to Oscar on a similar mission
Sunday evening. While here he was
the guest Of X. f. Meriwether, I'm
Gle Bob is the veteran Socialist of
Ballard county, and one of our very
best citizens--a friend of humanity
John Lane and family of BlandWlle
and Jesse Lane and family of Ban
dana visited their father, b. A. Lane,
OF this place Saturday night ana Sun.
day. j. A. H. Hawkins and wife of
Bandana and Miss Daisy Buchanan
Of Gage visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
also.
V. II. Garwood visited Paducah Sat
urday. lie is a fine contractor ana
builder.
Prof. c. H. Wood spent Sunday
night at Hinkleville, the guest of DR.
j. d. Rollings
Hard Simmons anal Charles Corbitt
Of Vaudeville were with us Sunday
George Scott Of WOOdville, and Bird |
Austin of Blanivlle were welcome
Sunday guests Of La Centre Bird |
used tobe one Of us.
The Ballard County Medical Associ |
alton will meet at La Centre June IA |
The La Centre Land Co. will hold an
important meeting on the same date
The Misses Zula Kinksaugh, Lillian |
and Elizabeth, spent Sunday with |
friends in Wickliffe