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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Carr,ing Out nIg C1ntract.

The West Kentucky Coal Co. has
issued $4,000 900 of per cent bonds
and proposes to carry out its plans
to contract for supplying coal for gas
and steam to the Laclede Gaslighi
Co, the Union Electric Light and
Power Co.. and the United Railway
Co. of st. Louis, for which purpose II
was organized. These companies. II
is stated, now consume about $780,
600 tons of coal a year. and 1t is es-
timated that total annual consump-
ton of from 1000, 200 to 100000
tons will be reached by them in a
few years. The m.nesof West Ken
lucky Coal Co. are FIVE in number,
and include coal lands of about 23.-
coo acres in Crlttenden, Webster and
Union counties, in the vicinity of
Sturgis, Ky. Water transportation
will be used to convey the coal to ST,
Louis, a distance of 2S3 miles. and
TO other points as far as New Or
leans. The company owns and OPP
crates coal yards with storage facill-
It's at Paducah. Memphis and also
operates under lease yard at New
Orleans.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS Is APPOINTED
BY JUDGE LIGHTFOOT.
Four Are From the City and Four
From the County-Meet i'm
January.

County Judge r. T. Lightfoot this
morning appointed county tax book
supervisors for the coming year. He
selected the men after careful con
sideration, and thinks he has a very
able board.
Judge Lightfoot selected four from
the city and four from the county
taking one man from each section
of the county. The appointments are
as follows:
Messrs. Jesse Gilbert, X. j. Barb.
err, Dick Davis and j. NJ. Hart from
the city, and Neal Overstreet, Oscar
Rawllnson, Baxter Kuykendall, and
Joe Englert. of the county.
The board consists of eight mem
bers and after the assessor has COM
pleted his assessment, the books are
turned over to the board of supery-
sors, the above board. which goes
over the assessments to perfect the
assessment Some assessments are
raised and some lowered The board
meets early in January.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
wiz Fit Up New Office.

The Kentucky Glass and Queens
ware company has vacated the Nahm
building near Fourth and Broadway,
and the Paducah Traction and Light
company Will Immediately begin fit
ting il up into an Office and waiting
rooms. The Street Car company,
Light and Power company, and Gas
and Fuel company. are to have gem
eral headquarters and Offices in the
building. and nothing will be spared
to make them the handsomest and
most complete Offices in the city. The
waiting room for passengers of the
Street Car company will be as COM
plete as is possible to make Il. and
win do away withsithe necessity of
passengers with transfers standing
out in the rain or cold. or having to
seek shelter in some nearby store.
The new quarters Will be ready as
soon as the renovation and remodel
ing are complete.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

A report on Kentucky shows that
illiteracy is disappearing. We can
all help it disappear. All children
should be sent to school. There is a
law compelling it, and the law should
be enforced. In 1890 there were
116.7 illiterates to every 1000 in
habitants. In 1900 there were 74.7
to every 1000, a decrease worth
considering. The decrease can be
made larger and larger every year
by encouraging, or If. needs be COM
polling, education.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

In Memphis the people gave the
doctor who handled the quarantine a
purse of $4,000 for keeping out yell
low fever In New Orleans the people
handed the board of health notice
that its services were not wanted, for
not keeping yellow fever out, and the
board of health has resigned in a
body. 1t is all matter of sentiment,
luck, and locality The officials are
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
General business Conditions.

New York, Dec. ar. G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade says
Business conditions certainly war
ranted a day of gratitude this " ar
more than eveg before, but in many
industries It was difficult to take
time for a holiday without fall
ing further behind orders and incneas
ing the complaints OF importunate
purchases.
Crops supply the foundation OF
this cOuntry's agricultural prosperity
and the volume OF all farm products
was even greater than estimated.
Manufacturing plants make most sat
isfactory returns, despite the high
level of prices for raw materials and
inadequate transportation facilitbs.
Failures this week i'm the United
States are 2O3, against 22S last week
and 245 the corresponding week last
year.
Fal'unss in Canada number 32.
against "a last week.
Coal Goes Up at Mines.
Local coal dealers have been mott
fed that coal advanced 10 cents a ton
at the mines yesterday. No raise will
be made by the retail dealers, how
ever, II Is understood.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Building In Benton.

Benton, Ky. Dec. 2.-Jno. G. Low,
ett's new two-story brick will be
completed in a few days; he Will Or
oupy the upper story as law Office
and T. r. Barnes viii move his, stock
OF goods into the first story
The brick work is completed on
McGregor's big three-story brick, and
1t win be completed by the hast OF
December, and occupied by tHs first
of January by McGregon & Morgan.
The wallis OF the new postoffice
building are competed, and 1t is a
beauty. II is built OF concrete iblocl1s
and has the Appearances of stone.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Tobacco Reports.

The report of Tobacco Inspector
Ed r. Miller for the week is:
Receipts week IT hogsheads.
Receipts year GOES hogsheads.
Offerings year 527O hogsheads.
Pr. samplings week 3 hogsheads.
Sales week 121 hogsheads.
Sales year 559S hogsheads.
This year:
Receipts for month SO hogsheads.
Receipts for year 6O23 hogsheads.
Sales for month 1852 hogsheads.
Sales for year 559S hogsheads.
Shipments for month 211 hogs
heads
Shipments for year $500 hogs
heads.
Stock on sale 449 hogsheads.
Stock sold rs .hogsheads.
Stock on hand 524 hogsheads.
Last year: .t
Receipts for month Isl hogsheads.
Receipts for year S66S hogsheads.
Sales for month 1872 hogsheads.
Sales for year 1918 hogsheads.
Shipments for month 4S7 hogs
heads.
Shipments for year 1882 hogs
heads.
Stock on sale 551 hogsheads.
Stock sod G22 hogsheads.
Stock on hand 1883 hogsheads.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
WEEKS NEWS in THE
BUSINESS WORLD

Clearngs for week, ....So65,S3 4
Same week last year. $50. 6s4,S31
business has been brisk du ing the
past weak, especially with the whole
salers. and the apparent failing OF
OF bank o,earifigs resulted from
Thanksgiving Day. which was a hoa-
day, and came a week later this year
than last.
Many people are already doing
their Christmas shopping to avoid
tha rush later on, and the comins
week will see much more activity In
retail trade.
The wholesale whiskey trade Is
enormous, much of II being with Ten
nesse. towns. The orders in ALI the
houses are coming Sin rapidly, and
are being handled in prompt, bust
ness-like way.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Theft at a Wagon Yard.

Someone stole lap robe and cows
hide from the iseman wagon yard
this morning. The lap robe is still
missing hut the hide was found In
the rear of the stable where II has
been thrown by the thief. II weighed
80 pounds and It Is thought was TOO
heavy for the thief, to lug about. The
theft was reported to rhe police who
are at work on the case.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
GREATER PADUcAH.

There is a chance to boom Padu
cab. and to double our population
within the next eight or ten years
This you will admit is greatly to be
desired. Every day you have al
opportunity to do something great OF
small that will aid to the bringing
about of this increase in our home
city. No man or woman in Paducan
is without opportunities to do some
thing towards booming Paducah.
Let us all remember this, and at
every opportunity, morning, noon and
night, boom Paducah.
Don't put on long face and look
as though you had lost your last
friend on earth and everything were
going wrong. Hold up your head
smilingly and look and work for
great things for the town. Destroy
the little hammer. if gifted in its use,
and speak well of Paducah, the town
in which you make your home and
living When you come in contact
with a stranger or those from the
outside world, tell them that this is
the greatest town in the country for
its size, and that you are helping to
make it great. Don't discourage
them by speaking i'll of your home
city. If there is anything that does
not particularly appeal to the stran-
gers eye, like for instance poor sew
erage or sanitary conditions, dirty
and filthy cutters, lack of proper
drainage. old and dilapidated build
ings, like our city hall, If he finds
fault with other conditions and asks
TO see our parke and boulevards,
point out to him the great progress
we are making in the building of
streets, the steady improvement in
sanitary conditions, and tell him that
the new park and city hall are COM
ing along and that our good people
mean to have all these things In the
very near future. Don't engage in
abusing everyone and everything
around you; lead the visitor TO be-
lieve he has found a place where the
great majority of the people are good
and that the people are trying to lead
others not so good, so that IT can be
said eventually and truly that every
one in dear old Paducah is good;
that such thing as a knocker in Pa
ducah does not exist We should be
able to realize the fact that If We
help the town, we help ourselves.
Let us get so thoroughly imbued with
this idea of speaking in the highest
terms of Paducah, its citizens and
everything concerning the public
good that It will not be safe for any
one to traduce the fair name of Padu-
cab in our presence. II Is easy to be
good citizen and follow this course.
II you will follow these suggestions
soon you will have your friends and
acquaintance talking and thinking
as you do. and doing some good work
for Paducah. On every oceaSlon let
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

us do that which means to protect
this citys best interest and build up
it's institutions. No one will say that
they do not want to see our city grow
in beauty, wealth and material pros
perlty. Certainly no one worthy of
being citizen. Let us then indi-
vdually and collectively impress
upon the outside world that this is
the best town in the country, a good
place to come to, a good place to live
and make living, and let us make
good our oft-boasted claim that we
are the most hospitable people, the
most law-abiding, home-loving and
progressive people in the country.
We must impress these facts upon all
newcomers, and in order to do so we
must live and be. in truth and fact,
what we claim.
All intelligent people from all
parts of the world love and appre-
ciate a beautiful and attractive city.
The most favored cities in this re-
spect are sought out by the wealth
of the country. Let everyone who
has a home in Paducah, beginning
with the first of January next, make
twelve-months' trial and use his or
her best efforts to make that home
and its surroundings as beautiful
and attractive as possible. Let every
one assist in cleaning up and in i'm
proving our city on his or her prop
erty 1t may be necessary first in
some cases to clean up your con-
science, renovate your mind and
stimulate your heart and disposition
with a love for home. and this home
city. to inspire in you a willingness
to do your whole duty in an effort to
make this city of Paducah truly the
most beautiful city in the south.
Take this matter home to yourself,
think 1t over. No one in Paducah is
doing so much for public progress
and public Improvement that they
cannot do little more. Decide ire
vocably to do your part in the COM
as suggested, and remember
that nothing along these lines will be
thrown away but will return to you
tenfold, and that you will be blessed
in your work. in your home and in
your city and surroundings.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

You are requesuo to meet at the
HAM Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
sharp for the purpose of attending
in a body ouc annual memorial ser
vices to be held at The Kentucky.
By order of the Grand Exalted Ruh.r.
WILL II. FARLEY.
Exalted Ruler.
RODNEY G. DAVIS Sec'y.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
]. c. Takes Formal Charge.

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 2.--The II
Inois Central railroad took formal
charge of the Tennessee central from.
here to Hopkinsville, Ky. yesterday
and ran its trains out from the latter
place on the schedule which has been
in force up to this time. A through
train from Chicago to Nashville will
be put in operation on Dec. 10 and
the schedule revised generally.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

The independent papers of the
state seem to favor Judge Paynter.
They say that the the Blackburn men
and organs care nothing for Black
burn and are only using him as "a
club with which to knock the ad-
ministration in the head. See this
hot one from the greensboro Inquir-
er: ''The fellows who are backing Joe
Blackburn in his fight mostly care as
little for him as If he were Pata-
gonian Indian. They have in time
past cursed and abused him and to-
day few of them have any respect for
him, notwithstanding their assevera-
tions of devotion to him and his
cause. They are using him to fight
Gov. Beckham. and they are fighting
Beckham because he refused to turn
over the state TO them. If he had con-
sented, in the spring of 1900, to al
low them to parcel out the offices
among themselves they would have
thought Beckham very fine fellow.
When they made their demands he
told them that he was governor and
was going to be governor, that he
would give them an equal show with
other people but he was not going to
hold the state while they skinned it.
They threatened him with political
destruction, but he defied them"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

The trustees of the town hall at
Elizabeth, Ind, have decided to have
wooden floor instead of a concrete
floor, which they at first ordered. On
account, of the row raised by the
young ladies, who said they couldn't
dance on a concrete, floor. wood was
finally substituted. They could proba-
bly, get good supply of material by
using the heads of the trustees.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
May Go Into business Here.

Mr.. Dan Simon, after fifteen years
splendid service with the Street Car
company. yesterday retired and will
probably go into the electrical sup
ply business here. Mr.. Simon has. been
superintendent of motive power all
these years, and fully understands ev-
cry inch of track and wiring in the
city. He has made valued employe.
and resigned when tho company
changed hands, but was induced by
the new owners to remain until Dec.
4. He mas not announced his plans.
but II is understood will remain in
Paducah and go into business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Want Inspector Continued.

Chief James Wood of the Paducah
Fire department, will at the Monday
night session of the council recon-
mend that the services OF Electrical
Inspector VIM. Gilsdorf be continued
Indefinitely. The Office is one that the
city should have had years ago, and
rs the work of rewriting is not fin
lshed, and there should always be an
official to inspect new wiring and
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
TELLS BY
THEIR SLEEP

Il can tell by my little
ones sleep when a cold is
coming on" said a mother
when speaking of the advance
symptoms of colds in children.
"They toss about, are rest
less. their breathing is heavy
and there are symptoms of
night sweats. The next morn
ing | start with SCOTS Emul-
sion. The chances are that
in a day or two they are all
over it. Their rest is again
peaceful and the breathing
normal"
Here's a suggestion for
all mothers. SCOTS Emul-
sion always has been almost
magical in its action when
used as the ounce of preven-
ton. Nothing seems to over
come child weakness quite so
effectively and quickly as
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTT a RowNE 400 Pearl ST New yorr
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

the victims of luck. The Memphis
doctor didn't keep out yellow fever
any more than the New Orleans doc
tors brought it in, but luck was with
him. The New Orleans board OF
health should not be so sensitive.
Just think how often il would have
happened If Paducah's board of
health had resigned everytime the
people wanted 1t to
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
sudden Death at Metropolis.

Minnie Jane Sheldon. wife OF w.
A. sheldon. died suddenly at Meirop
oils of ptomalne poisoning. Mrs. Shell
don had been In good health. She was
the daughter of NJ J. HALEY and was
born May 10. 1878. She was married
to w. A. sheldon In June. 1899. Mr..
sheldon and four children survive
her. the youngest child being only
three weeks old.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Brnnch s.orc in Mayficld.

j. M. Jones, OF Clinton. and j.
S. Smiley, of Paducah, have been
in Mayheld this week looking after
business interests. They contemplate
locating one of their music stores in
Mayfield .-Mayfield Mirror
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02

see that 1t conforms to demands,
Chief Wood regards ii as necessary
that the inspector be continued in Of
fee Mr.. Gilsdorf was appointed for
six months, and the six months ex-
pired yesterday. He has made a pop
ular and efficient officer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Dissolution Notice.

The plumbing partnership btweeh
Mrs. A. FRANKIE and Dan Reeb is din
solved. Mrs. FRANKIE to assume all IN
abilities and collect an outstanding
accounts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
Daily Thought.

Purchase not friends with gifts;
when thou ceasest to give, such VIII
cease to love.-Fuller.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-02
A Meter
of Health

There is a quality in Royal
Baking Powder which pro-
notes digestion. This pecu-
liarity of Royal has been
noted by physicians, and
they accordingly use and
recommend it exclusively.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.. NEW yoss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Fined for Violating Smoke Law.

Two cases of alleged smoke law viola
ton We're considered in Police Court be-
fore Judge Kimball this morning. William
G. Carter. representing the building occu-
pied by Golden & Co., go Louisiana ave-
nue. northwest, was first charged with a
violation in allowing dense gray smoke to
issue from the chimney of the building for
various periods of from one to two min
utes. Mr.. Carter has not been in the Po-
lice Court since January ). He stated to
the court that he had done all in his power
to prevent violations of the law.
Except one thing" corrected his honor.
''You failed to use hard COAL
Il will modify my statement in that par
ticular.' said Mr.. Carter.
The fine imposed ON the defendant was
$40 which was paid.
Harrington Mills of the Grafton Hotel
was the second defendant up in the Police
Court this morning for violating the smoke
law. This was the first time that the Graf
ton Hotel has been found guilty of this
violation. and in accordance with the policy
in first offenses, Judge Kimball imposed
fine of $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Anniversary Celebration.

Secretary George w. Rue of Wreath
Tent, No. 1913, Independent Order of Rech-
abites, of Anacostia, has issued invitations
to all Rechabites in the District and their
friends to attend the second anniversary of
the tent, to be held tomorrow evening. The
ceremonies will take place in Haines' Hall,
Harrison street Anacosta.
One of the features of the occasion will
be speaking by two of the pastors of Ana
costa churches The citizens of that place
are said to be taking much interest in the
coming celebration. During the two years
of the existence of Wreath Tent it has done
much good in the community across the
Eastern branch of the Potomac in reclaim
ing men from the drink habit, and it is
stated that the citizens therefore propose
to give the organization a rousing send-off
on the anniversary of its second birthnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Sent to Almshouse,

George Cory, sixty-two years old, with
a thick gray beard and bald head. tot
tered into the dock of the Police Court
this morning, charged with vagrancy. When
he was put on the stand to answer cues
lions about himself he supported himself
on the rail, and answered slowly and with
apparent indifference.
DO you want to go to the almhouse 90
he was asked.
Il protest against that" he said sudden
ly awakening to the situation
Officer WILDER of the ninth precinct sta
ton told of finding the man wandering on
the street. He said he had been confined
in the Three Sisters Hospital When they
were told of his arrest, they asked to be
relieved of his care, as they said he would
not obey their orders and went away when
he pleased.
A sister of the prisoner sent a representa-
tive 10 the Police Court to say that she
was taking care of a blind sister, and
therefore was unable to care for this
brother.
Judge Kimball sent for a representative
OF the board of charities and placed the
defendant in charge, to be taken to the
almshouse
That seems to be the only place for
MIN, commented Judge Kimball, as the
feeble man shuffied his way out of court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Fine Was Twenty Dollars.

This man hit his wife on the head and
breast and kicked her, and he used some
bad language against her; 1 saw 1t my
SELF said Officer Jack of the second pre-
cinct station. the stand in Police Court
before Judge Kimball today in the case of
Charles Carter, charged with disorderly
conduct.
mo, sir. I didn't kick or hit my wife.
She is setting over there and she will tell
you that / didn't hit her." said Carter
when put on the stand Mrs. Carter took
the stand and played the loyal wife.
mo, sir. he didn't hit me. your honor"
she told the judge. He frightened me and
l thought he was going to hit me, but he
didn't hit me-" she protested.
What was the reason you were quarrel
ing in your house?" asked his honor.
I'VE don't quarrel in the house. / work
so hard that 1 don't have time to quarrel, -
was the answer.
You quarrefed on the street, then" was
asked.
What's the fine. your honor" she asked,
ignoring the question.
Twenty dollars" said his honor. And
the loyal wife. looking dolefully at her small
purse. walked out of the court room, while
her husband went back to the cells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01

About twenty of the Legion of Loyal
Women, masked and carrying baskets of
edibles, pulled Mrs. Kearny's door bell at
1860 Kenyon street last Thursday night
and made a wild rush upon her as she
opened the door. There were ghosts, Di
anas and Jonathans, and numerous other
characters. Mrs. Kearny is a past officer
of the Loyal Legion, and they had come to
give her greetings and congratulations on
her new departure out Vienna way, in
Virginia, where Mrs. kearny has bought
a farm.
Among the ladies who came to give their
departing member pleasant surprise were:
Mrs. Burnett, president; Mrs. Rose, past
president Mrs. Pomeroy, past president;
Mrs. Odell, past president, Mrs. Knapp,
vice president; Mrs Hoover, Miss Shinn,
Mrs. and Miss Penfield, Mrs. Cook, Mrs
Kelley, Mrs. Bollinger, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs
Myers, Miss Nellie Mathews and Master
Williamson Cook honorary member. Singing
and piano playing was the program of the
evening, and until the hour when ghosts
stalk and the dogs creep under the floor
the ladies held high carnival in the house
Mrs. Kearny has called her farm Maple
Grove because of large grove of NAPLES
on it. She will make the place an ideal
one.