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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
WATER DAMAGE
AT THE PADUCAH SADDLE COM
PANY.
Blaze Discovered In the Nick Of Time
Little Loss 10 Company.

When Mr.. John Deeg. Of the Pa
ducah Saddle company. 2O2 and 2O4
Kentucky avenue opened up at GAS
o'clock this morning and sent a boy
upstairs to build a fire in the stove.
the boy came running down and said
The building was afire.
An alarm was turned in and Chief
Wood and his men soon arrived. Of
ficer Cross was close behind them.
and made an investigation while the
blaze. which had gained little head
way. was being extinguished.
The back door OF the upstairs Of
The hundIng nearest the river. was
vide open The fire started in the
northeast corner OF the building
nearest Third street. under a bench
In some cotton goods and other in
fiammable stun. There was no fire
about the building. no electric wire
nearer than across the room. where
1t was still intact, and no lamp Of any
description nearby. The fire could
not have been burning long, and was
easily extinguished.
Mr.. Kulps theory is that some
tramp crawled on the roof Of the ba-
kerry next door. which was recently
Quilted by fire, opened the rear win
dow of his shop and went in for a
place to sleep. This would be easily
done, as there was no fastening on
the window. The place the fire start
ed is about the only one in the shop
that would make a good bed. and Mr.
Kulp thinks that the tramp. or who
ever II was. got up about 6 O'Clock
and lit a match to see his way out,
and left a spark. A man passing on
his way to market about 6 o'clock
remembered seeing the light about
that time, and had no idea that II
was a fire.
Yesterday an employe Of the shop
went upstairs while Mr.. Kulp and a
man from New York we're downstairs
talking, and came back and said the
door was open. II was again fasten-
ed but was found open again this
morning, indicating that the same
person who slipped in last night oc-
cupied the improvlsed bed the night
before. and while he got in the win
dow, It was easier to unbolt the door
and go out that way.
Mr.. Kulp states that his loss Is
trivial. and most of it is from water.
The shop was running again this
morning as If nothing had happened.
The building is owned by Mr.. Wal
lace Well. and the damage to the
building from water will be more
than to the stock OF goods.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
TOWNE RETURNED
TO HIS FIST WIFE
Claims His Mind Was a Blank
as to. Her.
Mystery Of the Disappearance of
Marshall County Man Has just
Been Solved.
NO BIGAMY PROSECUTION YET.

The mystery of what became of
Philo B. Towne. of Marshall county,
near Benton, has been solved. The
story of his sudden disappearance
was published in the Sun several
days ago. He applied for a pension
and a pension agent ascertained that
a wife was drawing a pension then
on him at Toledo, Ohio. He married
a Miss Josie Washburn. of near Ham
let. Marshall county. several years
ago. and II was supposed by some
that he feared prosecution for biga-
my.
1t develops. however, that he came
to Paducah and spent the night with
his brother-in-law. Mr.. John Bryant,
master car builder of the NJ. c. 4 St.
L. railroad here, and said he was go
ing back to Ohio. He remembered
the company he was In during the
war, but forgot his family. accord
ing TO his story.
Dispatches from Toledo. Ohio,
state that he has arrived there and is
back with his first family. The dis
patch says:
Toledo. O.-Philo B. Towne, for
merly living at williston. o.. has re-
Joined his wife at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Sargent, OF this
city. He has another wife and some
children in Kentucky. Twenty-one
years ago the family lived at Willis
ton. Towne lost his money in bus
mess venture, and after receiving
some serious injuries in an accident
bis mind became somewhat affected,
md one day he disappeared. No
,ce was ever secured of him until
o applied Tor a pension from Ben
TON. Ky. 10 was learned that Mrs
Margaret Towne. OF this city, had
been drawing a pension for many
years on account pf her husband s
supposed death. This led TO the re-
union His daughter says that her
father wandered an over The coun-
try. finally railing in love with and
marrying girl in The bluegrass
state. lie is a member of the old
Fourteenth Ohio regiment. He has
no recollection of his daughters. and
could not recall them even from the
photographs. His mind for years
seems to have been a blank insofar
as the occurrences OF his early life
were concerned. He promises to live
with his first wife, but what will be
done regarding the other is a seri-
Gus problem. He has another daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. Atkinson. living here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

lions"
After considerable wranglihg. cyi-
dence was-heard One deputy sheriff
testified that he had allowed two Of
the jurors to talk TO their sons, but
he was present and the conversatlo n
had no connection with the ease.
Another deputy admitted that he had
allowed another juror to talk to his
wife. who was in a carriage near the
court house as the jury was being es-
corted to dinner
Juror McCarty. was introduced aud
said he was called in the first rial,
but was serving on another jury and
was excused. He admitted being m
intimate friend OF one Of the Jurors
in the first trial. but denied ever dis
cussing the case with him.
The motion was then continued
over until Wednesday. II a new
trial is refused an appeal will De
taken.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
LOTTERY TICKETS.
Get Rich Quick Scheme is Being
Tried on Suckers.

n YOU lave. or 10 receive a pack
age by express from Indianapolis
prepaid. said package containing a
number of supposed Louisiana lot
terry tickets, together with s. tick
ct for you to keep, pass it up. 1t is
said to be a scheme to trap the in
nocent. Among the tickets comes a
personal letter. a part of which is
as follows:
1.-The trouble with the lottery bust
ness in your locality is that no one
here has drawn a prize of sufficient
value to induce other people to buy
lottery tickets.
IF some we'll known man like
yourself could draw $4,000. $780,
O0O,$1O,OOO or even $4,000. this
would stimulate the lottery business
where you live and would be the
means Of selling thousands of tickets
in your neighborhood. Now with
this idea in view, we send you fifty
one-dollar tickets in the genuine
Louisiana lottery and present to you
free of charge a five-dollar ticket
which we enclose in a small enve-
lope. We want you to sell the fifty
one-dollar tickets but keep the five
dollar ticket for yourself. Don't
sell that. Your commission for sell
ing the fifty one-dollar tickets will
be twenty-five cents for each ticket
you sell, and II you sell all Of the
fifty tickets, send us $3.50, II you
sell but twenty-five send us sfS.75
and so on. and you must also return
to us all of the unsold tickets, II any,
in the same package that you send
the money. Put all money and un-
sold tickets in the enclosed envelope,
which is addressed to our agents at
Indianapolis, Ind, seal same and
hand envelope to express agent. See
instructions sent herewith. We
hope you will sell all Of these 81
tickets, as we are anxious to have a
lot of your people interested in this
months drawing"
The Louisiana Lottery company
has been out of existence several
years, and the swindle, II allowed to
proceed. will net the promoters thou
sands of dollars. II is asserted that
several packages OF tickets with the
same confidential" letter to each
person has been sent here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
CHICKEN FIGHTERS
BIG COOKING MAIN BEING AR
RANGED FOR PADUCAH.
81 900 Side for Entire Match and
$40 for the Separate
Fighters.

An agreement has been reached
by Paducah and Craneyville sports
by which the biggest cooking main
ever pulled of in this section of the
country will be held on the 22d or
23d of December.
The Craneyville sports have some
excellent fighting cocks and Their has
lately been much rivalry between
them and Paducah sports. Several
hard fights have been pulled OF and
the Craneyville people got the better
of the locals once or twice, but the
local fighters claim we have an even
break with the Craneyville people.
The conditions of the fight are
said to be as follows: The fight is
to be a twenty-one main. $40 to each
fight. This will make a total of
s42O to be put up on the entire
main, bnt the loser win have to pay
in addition to the regular even bet a
forfeit of $1,000. It is a hard mat
ter to secure that amount of money
for a forfeit in Paducah on this class
of sports, but local sportsmen are out
trying to gather in that amount
They hardly hope TO succeed, how
ever, and are confident that the
Craneyville people will come down
considerable in their forfeit. The
Craneyville fighters say they have
the money on hand and will insist on
this amount.
The visitors will arrive on the
night of the 21st and will put the
chickens together and go to the place
for the fight. II is not
known whether the main will be
pulled of in Kentucky, Illinois or
Tennessee, but will not be far from
Paducah. Local sports are looking
forward TO the sport with much in
terest and are training their fighters
down to fine condition.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
BRIDGE MAN DIED.
Richard Brown, OF Ireland. Expires
In I. &. Hospital Here.

Richard Brown. the bridge work
er brought here last week with an
apparently broken back. died In the
Illinois Central hospital yesterday.
He is said to have only recently
come to this country from Ireland,
and struck in some manner on the
piling. but despite this seemed to be
only slightly. Injured.
He suddenly became worse. how
ever. and the doctors examined him
and found that he had either a bro
ken back or an injured spine. He
was brought TO the hospital and lin
gered for several days, apparently
becoming worse. until death relieved
him. No funeral arrangements have
been made.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

"Harry Duckwell, aged rs years.
choked to death early yesterday
morning at his home. nthe pres
ence Of his wife anc child. He cou-
tracted a slight cold few days ago
and paid but little attention to It.
Yesterday morning he wos seized
with at Of coughing which con-
tinued for some time. His wife sent
for q physician but before he could
arrive, another coughing spell came
on and Duckwell died from suffo-
cation.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Dec. 1, 1901" Billiards. Horehound
Syrup would nave saved him. 25c.
soc and 800. Sold by Dubois.
Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

We have a fi-e line of Elgin Watches
suitable for all people who wans correct
time.
You will find our stock Of watches
cssed in gold and silver, made by tn,
most skilled artists.
Let us show you Diamonds, the 6nes,
gems at unusual low prices.
Our stock Of Cot Glass ard Hand.
Painted China is complete. 1t will pay
you to Sc US before making your holi
day purchases.
waner : Va n. Jewellers,
47 Broadway N.Nt o. weiiie & Sos
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
TAKEN HOME.
Remains of BOY Killed az Fulton Dis
Inferred aud Identified.

Last summer a boy was killed AZ
Fulton by an I. c. train. and the re-
mains were buried In the cemetery
there. Saturday an old man and a
young man arrived from Asheyille.
\. C.. had the boy dug up. and In the
presence OF morbid crowd lndenti-
fed the boy as that OF While Brown.
OF Asheville. son and brother OF the
strangers. The body was then pre-
pared for shipment and taken TO
Asheville for burial
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
THROUGH CONNECTION AND
BEST TINE.

Is now made to Washington, Balti-
more. Philadelphia, New York. east
ern cities. Richmond, Norfolk. Vir-
ginia and North Carolina points, by
Illinois Central train No. 1902. con-
Meeting in Louisville with Chesa-
peake and Ohio Ry.. leaving Louis
willie at 600 p. m. A strictly modern
train, solid vestibuled. electric light.
steam heat. dining cars, Pullman
sleepers. See that your tickets read
over the Picturesque Chesapeake and
Ohio Ry.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
Ladies' embroidered chif-
fon waists, were $500. re-
duced To $3.50.
RUDY. PHILLIPS a co.

Ladies' embroidered waists
lined throughout with silk
were 5000, reduced to 80.
See our line of 500 rugs
for Christmas.
RUDY. PHILLIPS a. 60.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Ladies' long black CO.
ney scarfs with nine tails at
$3.50.
RUDY. PHILLIPS n co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
TELEPHONE GROWTH

The Cumberland Telegraph
the number Of subscribers is as follows;
Number subscribers 17As5
Number added during month. ..f5ii
Number discontinued 25O7
month 90. ,...... ......... 500.
number OF subscribers November so.........
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Ladies' short black CO.
uey scars with six tails at
81.
RUDY. PHILLIPS a co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
See our line Of soc, 75c
500 handkerchiefs; bean
tifui qualities.
RUDY. PHILLIPS g. co.

Don't forget the little
ones. We have three In a
box. Chiidren's handker-
chiefs. Colored or white
embroidered. 25c box. y
RUDY. PHILLIPS A. CO.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12
11sss

THERE'S NO NEED TO RUN
every time the IRE bell rings II you
have your premises and stock cover
ed by Insurance.
There1l come time perhaps when
every one will come TO the conclusion
that II Is cheaper and better to buy
FIRE INSURANCE
than 10 be left without house.
store or stock.
II you have reached this wise con
oluslon let as write you a policy.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Ladies' long sable water
mink scarfs at So.
RUDY. PHILLIPS a co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Onc-haif dozen In box:
Ladies' hcmstitched en-
broidered initial handkcr-
chiefs, St.50 box.
RUDY. PHILLIPS A GO.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Infants white iianncl
shawls embroidered and
hcmstitched at Soc, 7?c and
800.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Beautiful line OF Real
Lace handkcrchiefs and
lace Tissues handkerchicfs;
handsome line.
RUDY. PHILLIPS A 60.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

Ladies' short tan coats lin
ed throughout with satin.
self and braid trimmed.
Reduced TO So, $50 and
$3.50
RUDY. PHILLIPS a. 60.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-12

ladies' outing flannel, long
kimonas, trimmed with sat
In borders at 81 10 I.T5.
Ladies' short outing flannel
skirts, hcmstitcbed and em-
hroidered at SOC.
RUDY. PHILLIPS & co.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
SUBSCRIPTION SIS PER YEAF
The Board of Control.

One Of the Important subjects
Of legislation this winter will be
the board of control. The board
has proved it's usefulness and we
believe that the people of the
state are firmly welded to the
idea of a central board for the
control of state institutions, the
only exceptions being the insti-
tutional towns which for selfsl.
reasons prefer separate boards.
THERE'S practically no divergence
of opinion, however, as to the
educational institutions; they
should be supervised by a sepa-
rate board, a state board of edu-
cation. That the university and
the normal schools are now un-
der the control of the board of
control is due simply to the fact
that their friends united with
other institutional towns to de-
feat the law. Now there is a
good deal of tluttering because it
is proposed to esta blish a state
board of education and to put the
university and normals in it's
care. The friends of these
schools should remember the
troubles they have brought upon
themselves in the past by oppos-
ing legislation calculated for the
benefit of the state at large. If
the state board of education idea
is defeated the educational in
situations will without doubt
Stay right where they are now.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
Clapp's Reelection.

All kinds of hullabaloo is be-
ing raised by certain Twin City
papers over the opposition which
they declare exists to the re-
election of Senator Clapp. Every.
day they print long articles about
the dreadful plottings that they
guess the Dunn people are wick
edly indulging in and every day
they diligently delve in the
columns Of the state press for
some morsel Of opposition to the
senator which they can reprint
with awful fOrebodings. The
truth is that there is a good deal
OF opposition to Senator Clapp
and every bit Of it is right in
Hennepin county. There are
mum Der of gentlemen who think
they could serve the state much
better than has Senator Clapp
and every one of them lives in
Hennepin county. Small won
der that certain Minneapolis
papers are so anxious to direct
Senator Clapp's attention to the
country. So long as the senator
is busy in the country fighting
an imaginary foe our Minneapolis
friends can hatch their plots at
home in peace and quietness.
This is not the first time in the
worlds history that the thief
himself has been the most vocif-
erous in crying ''stop t hief."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08

The Joke of the season is the
call for a Minnesota populist con
ventlon and the real funny point
OF the joke is the fact that seven
delegates are allowed to Polk
county and three to Beltrami
county. Not a populist has
peeped in either Of these count.
les for two years and the estate
central committee" will have a
desperate time corraling these
ten delegates.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
FOR COUNTY ArToRNEY.

hereby announce to the voters of Be1trami
county that desire denomination as Coun-
ty Attorney of this county. and respectfully
solicit their support at the primaries on Sept
20 If have the honor of being their choice
again for this important Office promise in
the future as in the past to use my best eff
forts for the welfare of the county and its
taxpayers, and will do all in my power to give
an honest and economical administration, and
believe that with the added experience of the
past two years. can serve the public even
better in the future than in the past.
Respectfully yours, H. j. LOUD.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
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Wadena has money in the bank.
The prairie hen taboos popu-
larity.
The candidates days are mum
bered.
What is so rare as a warm
day in Duluth?
Pray that Indian summer, too,
may not be a myth.
Socialism travels all around
the Fergus Falls Globe alright.
A few more election reform
laws and the behest to vote early
and often will no longer be a joke.
September q is legal holiday
but most of the candidates will
take their vacation just after
wards.
Fifty-seYen candidates are
proving an EN- barrassment of
poverty to the Clearwater county
farmer.
Heron Lake plumes itself on
the big guns it will be able to fire
off September 17-Dunn, Clapp,
McCleary and divers statesmen
from abroad.
The Long Prairie Leader init
mates that although every
chicken has at least a spoonful of
brains this does not necessarily
apply to the fedgling candidate.
There is something out of joint
with the newspaper man who
has to resort to his fists for en-
phasis. Such crude warfare is
purely the perogative Of the pow
ertystricken public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
For SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS

l hereby announce myself as candidate
for the Office Of superintendent of schools of
Beltrami county subject to the decision of
primary election September 20. 1904 I have
had large experience as a teacher in the
public schools of Minnesota and South Dakota
have served as a member Of various school
boards and have for years kept in close touch
with educ atiOnal progress If nominated and
elected | pledge myself to a faithful dis
advancement of education in Beltrami
county.
d. H. CONGDON,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.

I announce my candidacy for nomination
as register of deeds of Beltrami county sub
5ect to the decision OF the republican voters
case am nominated and elected | pledge
myself to a faithful and courteous discharge
votes of ali republicans who believe that the the
office should be conducted for the publci
good. j. 0. HARRIS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,

L hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of county treasurer. subject to
the decision of the voters of Beltrami county.
at the primary election on September 20. 1904.
In the event of my being nominated and
elected | pledge myself to discharge the
duties Of the Office in a courteous manner
and respectfully solicit the support of my
party ana friends. RICHARD LEET.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
H. M. EDMUNDs.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the voters of Beltrami county:
hereby announce my candid Gcy for the
office of superintendent of schools subject to
the decision Of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
In the event of my being nominated and
elected pledge myself to faithful and
courteous discharge of the duties of the office
and respectfully solicit the support of my
party and friends.
Respectfully yours.
j. j, REGAIN.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08
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FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE.

FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE
hereby announce myself as candidate
for the Republican nomination for Judge of
Probate Of Beltrami county, and respectfully
solicit the support of the voters at the pri-
mary election Sept. 90
Having served Beltram county in that
capacity the past two years to the very best
OF my ability. promise the same careful and
Dainstaking management of that Office if re-
elected. Respectfully.
M. A. CLARK
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-08

RUSSIA is not being licked; it
is only carrying out the details of
a definitely conceived plan. Well,
a rose by any other name prob
ably smells just as sweet to the
Japanese.