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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
Representatives Of Capitalists
Want Option on School.
Met Committee Last Night. hut the
Trustees Were Instructed to
See Nothing Less Than
s2J,OOO.
WANT OFFICE BUILDING SITE.

A party Of eastern capitalists rep
resented In Paducah by Messrs. Chas.
X. Wheeler and w. T. Hummel, last
night submitted proposition to u
special committee appointed from
the board of education TO take an
option on the school property at
Kentucky avenue and Fifth streets
for 80 days. but on account of the
amount being insufficient the com
mittee turned II down and refused
to grant the option.
At the last regular meeting of the
school board the committee. consist
ing of Trustees Harry +. Williamson.
Il. Farley. Arch Sutherland Joe Mat
tison, Louis Peter and u. r. Davis,
was instructed not to sell the school
property at less than $4,000. and
the amount mentioned by Messrs.
Wheeler and Hummel was only $22,-
500. The committee did not feel
that II should give an option at this
figure and refused.
II is understood the capitalists
want to erect a big Office building on
the property, which is admirably To-
Gated for such a purpose. The prop
erty runs 100 feet on the Kentucky
avente side and 147 u on the Fifth
street side. making big piece of
property. a
The board WIN act on the matter
of granting the option, which still
holds, at the next meeting, but the
board members do not think the
board will agree to sell at price
lower than $4,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The Paducah police department is
to be congratulated on the excellent
work of its plain clothes men. When
they were first put to work, few ex-
pected that much could be accom-
plished by plain clothes men, but
all have been agreeably surprised.
The two detectives have done fine
work, and should be given credit for
It. Chief Collins always contended
that the city should have plain
clothes detectives, but IL was several
years before he could induce the gen.
eral council to agree with him. The
results have fully justified his every
expectation. These officers are
not easily recognized as officers, they
have as much authority as any other
police officer, have nothing to do but
work on some particular case or
cases when they are assigned, and do
not have as a side line to attend to
mile or more of beats. as the regu-
lar patrolmen must do. The plain
clothes men are well worth their cost
to the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
VERY LIBERAL
PEOPLE HAVE DONATED TO-
WARDS FUNERAL.
Already Quite u Nca, sum Has Been
Givcn-Ail Funds Are Accept
able For This Purpose.

The public has responded liberal
ly TO the appeal made yesterday In
the Sun for contributions to defray
the funeral expenses of the three lit
tie Brockweli children who were pois-
)ned by their mother Coroner Jas.
Grow. who first suggested the plan.
was handed by various persons over
SIS in short time today. and the
Sutherland Medicine company's en-
ployes started the list at the Sun Of
flee by contributing $3.50. Many
came in and left money and did not
desire their names known, and none
of those who gave Coroner Crow
money cared TO have 1t published.
Messrs. John Dye and Jack Shee-
han, of the Southside, yesterday be-
gan taking contributions, and today
have over $50. All who desire to
do so may leave money at the Sun
Office or take IT TO Coroner Grow or
the above named gentlemen.
An effort is on root to give the
children a nice funeral. probably
Sunday. All money donated in ex-
cess of the expenses will be well
spent. II is likely that all money
will be turned over to the Charity
club. and let 1t arrange fitting flu
neral '
This afternoon It was decided to
have the funeral tomorrow morning
at the Broadway Methodist church
at 10 o'clock, Burial at Oak Grove,
where the city donated lot.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The Tennessee got in this morning
from Tennessee river and is now at
Brookport. l.,
The Dick Fowler cleared on time
this morning for Cairo.
The Hopkins was today's Evans
vile packet, leaving this morning at
10 o'clock.
The Hoxie arrived from Louisville
this morning and returned this af-
ternoon.
The Sam Clark arrived from Lou
isville this morning with coal, and
will go back today or tomorrow.
The Pavonia went into Cumber-
land river this morning.
The Margaret has gone into Cum
berland river.
The I. N. Hook has gone into Cum
berland river.
Macdonald and Green. boiler and
Thull inspectors. are in the city from
Nashville.
Mr.. Dave Stone, the well known
carpenter, has accepted a position on
Prices show boat and left today
with the boat.
The Pittsburg Gazette says: "The
Joseph b. Williams started on her
long trip 60 New Orleans yesterday
afternoon. She ran yesterday TO Hog
and Crow Island, and will wait a
day there for the river to get down to
a better boating stage. The viii
liams is taking down "a coalboats,
each of them holding $4,000 bush
els of coal. They draw from ten to
ten and one-half feet of water. and
II was eonsiderd advisable to get
away and below the bad stretches In
the river between here and the is
land before the water got down any
further. This Is the largest tow ever
carried in the same number OF pack
ages.
The John A. Wood, Joe u. Will
liams and J.,B Finley so south We'd
nesday or Thursday with tows of
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

coal Billy Haptonstall and Bob Boles
go to New Orleans as pilots on the
Joe u. Williams. George Clark and
Billy Smith go south as pilots on the
J. u. Finley. AL Faulkner and John
Douglass go south as pilots on the
John A. Wood and tow.
The Hoxie has gone to Paducah af-
ter a tow OF empties. Upon her re-
turn she will leave for New Orleans
with tow of coal. Charles Nadal
goes south as pilot on the Hoxie.
AS spring advances, business i'm
proves and the outlook for a season
of prosperity with the packets Is
unusually good. All are doing well
now.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
SHOULD WORK TOGETHER.

The telephone, trolley, railroad
and rural delivery have made the in
terests of the city and county very
similar. Today hundreds of resi-
dents of the county get their daily
paper and keep as closely in touch
with the events of the world as do
the city folk. They understand, or
are beginning to, that what is good
for the city is often good for the
county, and what is good for the
county is good for the city. About
eight-tenths of the taxes paid in the
county are paid by property owners
of Paducah. This, IL nothing else,
should make each strive to help the
other. The farmers of the county
should want good roads because they
use the roads more than anyone else,
and the people OF the city should de-
sire them because 1t promotes trade,
and because they are paying over
half of the county taxes, and know
that II is to their interest to have the
money well spent. The people of the
city desire to see the roads improved
permanently, because out OF the
$4,000 or $4,000 year spent in
working the dirt roads, they pay
the greater portion.
The Commercial clubs idea of or
gambling throughout the county is
therefore one that promises much
good. II will cement the city and
county into friendly cooperation for
each others good, and In helping
one. each will be helping the other
This theory has been proven In
Daviess county. where the city of
Greensboro and the county proper
are working hard for the section as
a whole. How much has been done
is thus told in the greensboro Mes
senger:
1.-THE present and the past year
have done more TO cement the city
of Greensboro and the county OF Da-
viess outside OF owensboro IMAM any
recent decade of time. This is as II
should be and the good work should
be continued, The county is a unit
and the city is in. every sense a nee
essary and important part of the
unity. II is the heart of the integral
district. The radiating good roads
are what are needed to perfect the
circulatory system between the city
and the country. They are In every
true sense the arteries connected
with the heart and carrying the en-
riohing exchange OF commerce To
every part OF the county and from
every part of the county to the city.
The physiological comparison need
not be extended TO the veins. for
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

San Francisco, Col, March 27.--
The voice of the man who would
rather be right than be president
can be heard in the land during any
political campaign. Ills name Ia
legion. In all the world wide. how
ever, there Is probably but one man
who would rather be pilot than po-
tontate; only one king who has
doffed crown for an oilskin hat and
whose fingers have released their
grip OF a scepter To grasp the spokes
of steering wheel Ills name Is
Kalaniwahlnleonkalua, and In Tia
haiti, whore he now lives. they call
him cap" for short. The story OF
the royal pilot came up on the Mari
posa.
cap" was the ruler OF the island
OF Otafu, From deep sea ON the
north TO deep sea on the south, from
western TO eastern extremity of the
little kingdom, he was monarch of
all, overload 10 a host Of chocolate
oolored subjects. and husband of all
the dusky brides he cared to claim.
lie had 1rst whack al the revenue
derived from the sale of the island Is
eocoanut palm in the land, and In
all councils, at every social function,
laniwahinleOnkalua was cit"
The pomps ana vanity of court
etiquette wearied the monarch, lie
longed To do something, According
TO Capt. Lawless,, OF the liner Mari
posa, he is now doing IL,
A few weeks ago the king of Otafu
laid down his scepter, hove HIS boil
er plate crown into the surf. kissed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

there should be. no provision for the
vitlated or worn out circulating mat.
ter.
THE freeing Of the gravel roads
cost and is still costing the city more
than the county outside of the city,
but there is no complaint over this
fact by the city people, and yet the
city has gained less by their freeing
than has the county or at least parts
of the county. The building of the
permanent rock roads will also cost
the city more, but the city, also, will
be the gaiher.
"In fact Il is ever thus, as some
economists teach, the good of one Is
the good of all. as also II may safely
be said that what is an injury to one
is an injury to all. II Is because of
these patent truths and this teaching
that the great harmony of recent
months in all of Daviess county. and
especially between the country part
of Daviess county and the city part.
is proving so gratifying and benefic-
ial.
Just now there is peace and pro-
gress and Improvement along safe
and gratifying lines and everyone
should desire to have this most salu-
tary condition to continue"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
ADAM WEIKERT DEAD.
Well Known Young Man Victim of
Pneumonia.


Adam J. weikert, aged 81, died
this morning at his home, 312 North
18th street from pneumonia. after an
illness of two weeks. He was one of
The best known young men and one
of the strongest and healthiest look
ink in the city until ne became i'll.
He drove a beer wagon for a year or
more, but had recently gone into the
saloon business ,at Tenth and Boyd
streets.
He leaves besides his parents sew
IN sisters and one brother, as fol
lows: Mrs. Il. j. Lampke, Kansas
City, Mo-; Mrs. j. Kaufman, West
Palm Beach and Misses Elizabeth,
Rose, Pauline, Eva and Phronie Wei
kert. and one brother, Mr., Rudy
Weikert, of Chicago.
No funera! arrangements will be
made until his sisters are heard
from.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
FOUND DEAD
MIR. GLEN NANCE DIED SOME.
TIME DURING THE NIGHT.
Had been III hut Was Believed TO
he Improving--Son of MIR.
NJ. Nance.

Mr.. Glenn Nance, well known
young man, was found dead this
morning about o'clock at the home
Of his brother, Mr.. ED Nance, 1914
West Broadway. Mr. Nance had been
indlsposed for few days, and yes.
terday had been at his brothers
home all day. lie wanted to como
down town last night but was per,
suaded to remain. and retired early.
lie was apparently feeling better. but
this morning when they went to
wake him for breakfast he was
found dead and had evidently been
dead for some hours. II was remem-
bered then that he was heard cough
ing about II o'clock. and II is pos
sible he burst blood vessel.
Coroner Crow held an inquest and
the verdict of the jury, which heard
the evidence. was as follows:
We. the Jurors. after being duly
sworn, find that Glen Nance came to
his death by natural causes.
(Signed)
c. c. LEE
G. w. BROwNELL.
+. NJ wEITLAUF.
A. Il. WHITE.
J. j. CLARK.
A WATTS
The deceased was about thirty
years old, and was son of Mr.. NJ.
Nance, the retired undertaken. and
was born and reared here. He was
formerly in the undertaking bust
ness with his father, but recently
went into the grocery business with
Mr.. j. T. Garretson at 18th and
Flournoy streets.
lie was a young man with many
friends. and leaves besides his par
cnts. several brothers. Messrs. Guy,
Ed. Sam and Monroe Nance. and two
sisters, Mrs. Ada Woods. of Rock Is
land ILL.,, and Miss Hattie Nance, of
Paducah.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock, burial at
Oak Grove.
The funeral will take place from
Mrs. Kettler's boarding house on
South Third street, lual .....i. E,
The remains of Mr.. Nance were
this afternoon at . o'clock remov-
I'd to the Kettler house on South
Third street and the funeral will be
held from that place tomorrow af-
ternoon at & O'Clock. Rev. w. +.
Cave will conduct the funeral SER
vices
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
KING DOFRS HIS CROWN TO BECOME PILOT

his brides goodbye. jumped aboard
the flagship OF his navy and padded
To Tahiti.
Vice Consul Ducarron at Papeete
h the owner of the steamship
Helene, which makes weekly trip
from Papcete to Morea and back.
Morea Is twelve miles away. The
Helene leaves Papeete at 6 "a. M.
and, although her stay at Moroa Is
brief, It is usually after 10 p. m. be-
fore she gets back. The Helene Is
something Of marine curiosity. In
class she ranks somewhere between
a teakettle and a ohurn. resembling
not a little the Cordelia Head OF
local fame. TO Vice Consul Ducar-
ron ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS applied
for a job and was appointed pilot of
the Helene at si2.90 "a month
With his kingdom he lost his
name. He is now plain Cap" Pas
sengers board the steamer by
gangway laid over her stern, and AT
the head off the plank cap" re-
oeiyes them with royal dignity.
When sailing times comes he pulls
the gangplank on board, notifies the
engineer, takes the wheel, and. with
more pride than he ever felt ON
otafu' steers the Helene out of the
harbor and keeps her nose pointing
for Morea until that port Is safely
reached The Helene carries the
French mail.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The pastor and members of Third
street Methodist church extend their
heartfelt thanks TO all of the contrib
utors and workers for their hearty co
operation in the supper Friday night,
March gath.
Proceeds taken in $4,000.
II. A. HAMBEY,
Committee.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

We offer a genuine bargain in the
way of a West End residence or in
vestment lot in one 139x165 feet to
an alley, situated on the southwest
corner OF Broadway and 21st street.
The price is only $1,000. Third cash.
Plenty of shade trees. Lot large
enough for two families.
Whittemore Real Estate Agency
Fraternity Building. Both phone:
S35.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The McCracken County Medical So
ciey will meet tomorrow night In
the office Of DR.. Horace Rivers. Drs.
Rivers and G. Il. Purcell will read
papers and the meeting will be an
interesting one. DR.. w. w. Rich
nond, a popular state official, was
expected but will likely be unable to
attend the meeting.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
RIVER NEWS

Observations taken at Z a. m
River 24.S on the government gauge
a rise of 1.5 in the last "a hours.
Weather clear and warm. Tempera-
ture 70 with south winds. Indica-
lions for rain by tomorrow.
SAUNDERS A. FOWLER,
Local Observer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

II seems about time some of the
contracts for street improvements
were let in Paducah. There is a
vast amount of work to do, the mon
ey is on hand to pay for it, and there
should be no unnecessary delay.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

1t is reported that the big game In
Colorado is already emigrating in
anticipation of the presidents visit.
The beef trust has had a longer time
than that, however, and couldn't get
away.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
OFFICE CLOSED.
Rural Delivery Crowds Out Cecil,
Three Miles From City.

The postofiice at Cecil, three miles
from the city on the Cairo road, has
been ordered discontinued effective
April rs. The rural free delivery
caused its discontinuance, that sec
ton now being served by rural deliy-
cry.
q. e. Thompson is postmaster.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

Herbert Jackson. colored, was ar
rested this afternoon for stealing
hat from GARFIELD Dunlap.
Matte Moore and Hattie Jones
colored, were arrested for vagrancy
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

Possibly Castro has been reading
about little Japan and imagining he
can turn the trick himself.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The next sheriff should be a man
well up in the three RS, especially
the 'rithmetic.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
Every dose makes you feel better. Lax-F
keeps your whole insides right. Sold on the
money back plan everywhere. Price so G, uts
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
The Weather.

Thunder storms with showers
this afternoon and tonight with cold
err tonight. Wednesday clearing and
colder.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The newspapers seem a great deal
more anxious for the war in the east
to end than the combatants.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
Daily ThOught.

DO the duty which lieth nearest to
thee. Thy second duty will already
have become clearer.-Thomas Car
lyle.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28

The man who tries to hide his re-
ligion viii soon have none that any
one could find.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-03-28
CTRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average for the Month, ......3,47S
Personally appeared before me
this day e. ]. Paxton, general mana
ger of The Sun, who affirms that the
above statement of the circulation Of
The Sun for the month Of February,
1905, is true to the best Of his
knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. %,
1908.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-07-12
hens.
THE VALLEY.

The glory of the hills ever about
thee. The sun touching the high
horizon line with gold in his rising,
the sky without fleck of cloud; the
air pure, cool and sweet; still, all
nature hushed, not yet awake.
The glory of the sunset. The grand
hills rising tier on tier above, shut
ing all in with a great protection
Morning noon and eve, grand earn.
ival Of richest color, enchanting the
eye. Rise up IN the morning and call
thyself blessed, that thy lines art
cast in pleasant places; lie down amid
nights shadows with the great hills
about thee; sleep peacefullyfor thou
art truly in the hollow of Gods hand
and no harm shall approach thee.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-07-12

"This artificial limb business is get
ting to be something wonderful" said
q Cleveland man. when a man can
wiggle the fingers Of an artificial hand
1t Is uncanny. Practical jokes Of terri
BILE effect are possible with the artificial
limb, and the victim is such In the true
sense Of the word. / saw man in
Denver about three weeks ago who
walked up to the hotel clerk and In a
friendly way reached across the coun-
ter to shake hands. Then he wheeled
away and left his hand In the grip Of
the clerk. The clerk Enthusiastically
tainted, although he realized, I believe.
that the hand he held was but an arti-
fetal one. The man who wore it had
devised a scheme by which he might
throw it off by pressing spring. The
delight he took in the joke ceased when
the victim collapsed" -Milwaukee Sen
tinel
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-07-12
A HEN MINE.

Locate one now. Fifteen hundred hens
scratching along the mother lode"
will yield a net profit of at least
81, 800 a year Try it on twenty-five,
in your back yard this year, keep an
account of expenses and income and
we agree to eat at least one tender
juicy fried chicken q week for year
if you find that we have overestimat.
ed the profit you will make.
Chelan county, Douglas county,
Okanogan county, the little world of
north central Washington should
ship eggs and chickens by the train
load. The climate ard ether con-
ditions are most favorable; there is
an abundance of wheat; the market
is unlimeted and the prices are good
There is no doubpt about success.
The industry is one of the greatest
in the country and can be developed
to ten times it's present size without
overcrowding. Get busy, raise more
hens
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-07-12
THE WAGES OF SIN.

He went boatriding ont he lake with
another mans wife. The boat was
found empty and adrift. The woman's
body has been recovered but the lake
still keeps the body of the nam. 1t
might not have been sin but only
folly, tho result is the same. Two
deaths, two regulations blasted, two
happy homes ruined, two families two
bear the stain and stigma. When will
men and women learn that the way
of the transgressor is hard. and that
married men and women who forget the
solemn vows and seek pleasure in
unlawful ways must inevitably pay
the penalty. not always the peralty
of bodily death but they are always
punished in some way in the loss of
business the respect of friends: the
happiness Of family. When a man or
a woman errs against the laws that
society has declared to he good, they
surely earn the wages of sin and as
surely as they have sown the see1s of
death just as surely shall they reap
them
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-07-12

Human Progress ON . Powder Cart.
1t sounds like a paradox to say that
the enemy Of Russia IL the best friend
Of the Russians. Japan makes no
bluff at fighting for the advancement
Of civilization. She is fighting for her
own life and incidentally the survival
Of the yellow race. But her victories
do not strike the Russian people. The
bureaucracy Of the empire is getting
the hard knocks.
Heretofore the bureaucracy Of Rus
STA has had its say and in a national
crisis has crowned its rule with ma
tional defeat and disgrace. Democra-
cy is now awake and cannot be ST.
fenced. The teachings of Russia's
poets, novelists and philosophers are
every day getting wider circulation.
The propaganda Of educated men and
women is carried on openly. The in
fluence of the universities and the
press is on the side Of the people.
There may be destruction and chaos
for a time. but after that will come
reconstruction and the creation Of a
new civic force which will make for
human progress.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-07-12

A number Of naval officers beg to
suggest that submarine mines be pro-
hibited, because warships should flight
In gentlemanly manner" But it Is
difficult to see any choice between a
hoist with a mine and the explosion
Of a thirteen inch shell In a ships
boiler, as has happened more than
once. In 1863 the United States war
ship Mound City had an experience of
that kind and lost more men killed
and wounded than Farragut's whole
feet lost in the famous attack on New
Orleans.