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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

The superintendent Is. no sanitary
Inspector, and 10 is not his duty to
make sanitary inspections. lie is
ready and willing to do all in his
power to obtain the best possible
conditions, and to report, and recti-
fy as far as possible, anything that
goes wrong when he knows It. II
nothing is reported to him, however,
as was the case in this instance, h.
can take no steps to rectify II, as he
cannot know what is going on by
intuition. SO far as we have been
able TO learn he has never posed as
an authority on plumbing, santa
ton and such things. and as inspec-
lions of such things are not in line
with his duty; we believe he should
be spared unjust criticism. In every
annual report he has made to the
board of education, he has called
attention in general way to the
almost criminal lack of modern SAM.
tation at the school buildings. The
principal reason his warnings have
not been needed, is that good sani-
tation cannot be obtained with what
former school boards have left at
the various school buildings as a leg
acy of their Indifference and incom-
potency. and the present school
board has not, and cannot get, enough
money to make the necessary chang
es.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

The stock and fixtures in the No.
2 store of James Vlaholeas, the
Greek, at 404 Broadway, were sold
on two distress warrants this morn
ing by Constable A, c. Shelton, and
the goods will be delivered and col
lected for this afternoon.
vlaholeas had the stock and fix
lures of this store between Second
and Third street on Broadway but
had to leave the building and seek
other quarters. He rented the build
ing at 404 owned ~ Max b. Nahm,
Cecil Reed, acting as agent, and II
is alleged failed to pay the rent two
months in succession. the rent
amounting to SIS month.
The warrants were taken out in
Justice Young's court and II was dis
covered that another mortgage 9TH
er than that held byANanfh, had been
given, to man NAMED Clark. and
the sale will be referred to circuit
court. it exceeding $500.
The stock and fixtures brough.
something in the neighborhood of
$500 which will more than cover
the debt for rent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
WITH ARMY REVOLVER.
Assistant Surgeon Mt Fort McPher-
son Blows His Brains Out.

Atlanta. Ca, Sept. 25.-Capt. G..
NJ. C. Godfrey. assistant surgeon in
the United States army stationed at
Fort Mcpherson. committed suicide
late Saturday night by shooting him
self through the brain with an army
revolver al his residence at the post
Capt. Godfrey was a son of Col. f.,
s. Godfrey, commander of the Ninth
United States Cavalry. stationed az
Fort Riley. Kans. He was 35 years
old and graduate of West Point.
He came to Fort Mcpherson from
Washington three months ago. He
is survived by his wife and a small
son. The cause of the deed is not
known, but is attributed by his broth
er officers at the post TO temporary
mental alteration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

Today Attorney A. Y. Martin filed
with Referee in Bankruptcy Il. w.
Bagby a petition asking for resale
of the property of the Paducah Wag-
on Works Co.. at Washington and
Second street.
The sale of the property. the result
of bankruptcy, was made several
weeks ago. Mr.. Roy Mckinney buy
ing the property for $4,000 Tor T..
G. Farris. The requirement of the
sale was not complied with, the pur-
chaser failing to pay over the pur-
chase money, and the petition follow
ed.
The sale will, of course, have to
be readvertissd and It Will be ten
days or more after the filing OF the
petition before the sale will be held.
The property was appraised at So
600 and is valuable piece OF prop
erty for manufacturing location.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
IN THE COURTS


Saturday night c. E. Rushing. q
conductor on the South Sixth line Of
the Paducah City Railway company,
was assaulted aboard his car, three
passengers refusing to pay their
fare.
An investigation by the police re-
suited I'm the arrest of Edward Bull
ger, Edgar Yarbro and Claude Eng
lish. The case was tried by Judge
ID. l.. Sanders in police court this
morning and the former and latter
fined $40 and costs and the Yarbro
boy dismissed.
Claude English and Horace Eng
fish, who had a difficulty with 81
Green, were arraigned for a breach
of the peace, and the former fined
IS and costs and the latter contin-
ued. w
Allen Knuckles, colored, was
caught stealing dollar from l.. G..
Perry's cash drawer in his saloon at
Seventh and Jackson streets, and
held over for petty larceny.
Other cases were: VIII Blanks,
colored. drunkenness. s and costs;
Walter Rowark, white, breach of the
peace. dismissed w. II. Futrell and
Matte Smallmans white. immorali-
ty. continued; Joseph Hester, color
ed, petty larceny, continued; George
Diggs, colored, beating his wife. $50
and costs and recognized in the sum
of 5000 for his good behavior; e.
Conklin, white, obtaining money by
false pretenses, continued. He is al
legged to have sold stolen over
coat, the property of Ed Loftin; Fin
Hamilton and Doiiie Harvey. white.
breach of the peace. dismissed; Lace
Edwards and Frank Yeltema, white.
breach of the peace, continued.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Fined $50 and Costs.

Lawrence Boaz, better known SIS
Brother" Boaz, was brought here
Saturday afternoon late by Marshal
McNutt, of Mayfield. and landed In
Jail to serve a fine of $50 and costs
against him in Justice BARRIERS
court. Boaz and Kilt Williams. of
Mayfield, were charged with drawing
a pistol on VIM. Stevenson and Ed
Smith, of Paducah, last May The
Paducah men were engineer and
fireman on an |. c. train. which the
negroes took possession of for a
time. Williams has not been
caught. o. .ttEt
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
LOVE LETTERS
Kead by the Score Of Former
Paducah Girl.

Council BLUFFS, Ia, Sept. 25.-Mlss
Scythia Ferguson. formerly OF Padu-
cab AMI Bardstown, Ky, but now liv-
Ing with her brother at 1924 Wash
ington avenue, 81. Louis. who is
suing William Kennedy, wealthy
farmer, In the United States court
here for alleged breach OF promise to
wed. had los of the farmers letters
read to the jury today. A queer mix
ture of business, sentiment and food
contained in the letters caused much
amusement.
One OF the letters said: For
Christmas | want 105 kisses, 10
Kentucky minee pies. 5 blackberry
cakes. a peck OF doughnuts. a 90
pound turkey and pan OF hot bis
cults" In another letter Kennedy
wrote: How nice IL Is that you are
not going TO work this winter. You
can put your feet under mama's ta-
BILE and be nice and fat next spring.
don't want any walking skeletons
in mine"
"Ble sure and have good lne of
shoes when We marry, so you won't
have to call on me for new ones i'm
medlately," he wrote Miss Fergu-
son. and when the girl resented this
his next letter told her he would en-
ploy a shoemaker to do nothing but
make her shoes.
"A good kiss from my sweetheart
and big piece of blackberry cake Is
the only thing | like better than ba'
ked beans" was the entire contents
of one of the letters.
Kennedy and Miss Ferguson be-
came acquainted through her ans
wering an advertisement In matri-
monial paper, which Kennedy's hired
hand had inserted. signing Kennedy's
name as a Joke. Kennedy made sever
eral trips to Kentucky to see Miss
Ferguson but last year decided that
he did not want TO marry and broke
the alleged engagement. The case
viii last several days, and Kennedy
will put in evidence the letters he
received from Miss Ferguson. Ken
nedy Is so years old and Miss Fer
guson Is 35.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

The grand jury in st. Louis is in
vestigating tax dodgers. 1t is good
idea, and should be tried everywhere.
The tax dodger deserves no sympa-
thy, but often the assessor is more
TO blame than he. One of the great
est menaces to our present govern
ment Is the class of men often elect
cd to assess property for taxation.
The job is always worthy of good
material
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
MAKING 1T A POLITICAL AFFAIR.
An effort is becoming apparent to

An effort is becoming apparent TO
make the reported unsanitary condi-
ton of some of the public schools a
political matter. If the board of
education were composed of demo-
Gratis, instead of principally republic
cans, very little,cif anything. would
have been, said.
In the first place, conditions have
been grossly exaggerated. The con-
ditions found to exist we're only tenn
porary, and resulted from a defect
in plumbing, which unfortunately
was not reported by a janitor who
was new to the job and didn't know
that anything was the matter.
This plumbing In the schools is
said to be something like the heat
ing-very bad. The democratic
school boards of past years spent
thousands of dollars on plumbing and
heating plants, and it is said in near
ly every instance they got an abomin-
able job. They are responsible for
much of whatever unsanitary condi-
tions exist or may exist, because
there is no money to take out the
bad plumbing and heating plants
and put in new. Judging from the
complaints in past years the tax
payers must have had to pay dearly
for this plumbing and heating, as
both have been constant sources of
complaint, and when cold weather
arrives, there is probability that the
first thing we shall hear Of will be
the occasional closing of school be-
cause OF the bad heating facilities.
We like to see public officers get
a square deal, although il some of
them did we fear they would have to
seek greener fields and pastures new.
The schools cannot get as much un-
der the second class charter as they
did under the former charter. They
were formerly allowed as much as
fifty cents on the 500, but under
the second class charter they cannot
draw over thirty-five cents on the
hundred dollars, fifteen cents on the
uuHuitu uOlldiS ltSS imam tntg WtiC
getting before the transfer to the
second class. The reason this has
handicapped the schools is that the
transfer to the second class did not
increase the property values, and the
assessment not having increased, and
the board being limited to 35 cents
on the 500, 1t cannot get enough to
run the schools, whose expenses in
crease yearly.
The democratic boards in recent
years drew so cents on the 800 for
the schools most of the time, and
squandered it In a costly building
about half of which is not used, and
in plumbing and heating jobs which
we're responsible for subsequent con-
ditions which cause these same demo-
Gratis such virtuous spasms of indig-
nation.
AS far as blaming the superintend-
ent of the schools for any bad sani-
tation, 1t is idiotic as well as unjust.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

One class of officers of the law
have a great graft which they prac-
tice on the state. on all occasions. A
person charged with some grave
crime escapes, and they quietly go to
work to locate him. When they have
succeeded they have request made
of the governor to offer a reward for
the fugitive's apprehension. When
the reward Is offered they Immediate
ly go get their man, and for it gouge
the state for from $50 to 5000, and
sometimes more, for merely doing
their duty. A man was arrested here
recently who had been wanted
in Mayfield for almost a year for
killing his brother and another man.
A peculiar feature of the case is that
only a few days ago Gov. Beckham
was asked to offer a reward for him,
and did so, the amount being $500.
AS soon as the reward was offered,
Mayfield officers came here and ar
rested him.. If they didn't know it be-
fore the governor was asked to Of
fer the reward, it was certainly a
very remarkable coincidence. Such
tactics as waiting to do ones duty
until a reward is offered is little
short of robbing the taxpayers of the
state. including those who put man
in Office. In this county we have NO
such business. Our officers all do
their duty the best they can at all
times. and although they frequently
locate criminals in various ways and
places, they never scheme around
and have a reward offered before
they will make the arrest.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

Kolb a Co. against Robert Wilson,
of Mechanicsburg for $40. The ac-
count was made by DR.. J. NJ. Wilson,
of Birmingham. Marshall county,
father of Robert Wilson, and Judge
Lightfoot held that the property of
Robert Wilson left him by his father
was subject to the debt, and render
ed a judgment accordingly. Judge
d. c. Park represented Dubois. Kolb
& Co. and w. V. Eaton the defend
ant
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
One Killed and several Hurt.

Paris. ILL.,. Sept. 25.-An extra
work train on the Cairo division of
the Big Four railroad ran into the
rear end of an extra freight train at
Swango hill, five miles south of here
yesterday afternoon. Four men were
injured, one fatally. The engine of
the work train and the caboose and
ten cars of the freight train were de-
molished.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Printers Make Gaines.

indianapolis, Ind. Sept. ga
bullstln issued from the Office of the
international Typographical union to-
night shows ga subordinate unions
now work on eight hour basis, or ar
ranged to do so not later than Janu
airy l, 1906 Since September such
agreements have been signed In sixty
six cities.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Passenger Elevator.

HE claims that he built the first
passenger elevator used In this coun-
try"
"Nonsensel The Mississippi steam
boats were running and blowing up
regularly long before he was born"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Liyingston Couple Wed Here.

Dan Cooper. age 81. and Maggie
Smith. age 2G, OF Livingston county.
were married today at noon at the
New Richmond hotel, Justice II. J.
Barber officiating. They came here
this morning, procured license and
few moments later were married.
They intend returning home this
afternoon. IL was the second mar
riage OF both.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Wants Chinese Admitted.

Washington. ID. c., Sept 25.-In a
sermon on the ''So-Called Yellow
PERIL" last night, Rev. Frank NJ.
Bristol. who was President McKin-
ley's pastor, severely arra!gned the
leaders of the American factions OF
labor for their advocacy of the ex-
clusion Of oriental labor from the
United States.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

w. C. O'Brien deeds to T. l.. Phil.
lips. for 500. property in the Chamb-
lin Murry addition.
w. c. O'Brien deeds to Mrs. Will
lie Phillips. for 500, property in the
Chamblin-Murray addition to the
city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Bull Flight Riot.

Mines. France, Sept. 25.-Twelv ?
thousand spectators at a bull fight
here yesterday broke up chairs and
other seats and boxes and set fire
to barriers surrounding the arena
because the matadors refused to kill
another bull as an encore, after hav-
ing dispatched five.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

Chicago, Sept. 25.--Professor
Paul Milyoukov, until few months
ago member of the faculty-of the
University of Chicago. has been re-
leased from a Russian prison. in
which he was confined for alleged Sc
dition. According to dispatches from
st. Petersburg, no reason for his re-
lease was given.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
nischnrges IN Bankruptcy.

The following discharges in bank
ruptcy we're received today by FEEDER
al Clerk ]. II. Puryear: John j..
Bleich. city; Joseph b. Bowden, Dub
lin: Henry T. Bowden. Dublin; Thos.
F. Gibson, Mayfield; Lemon r. With
erspoon, Fulton; Joseph t. Turner.
Fulton: John F. Watson. Lola.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Theatrical Notes

Mr.. James Young. husband of Miss
Lillian Lancaster formerly Miss Flo
ra May Clark. of Paducah, will be
here next month with Louis James.
and his friends are looking forward
to his appearance with pleasurable
anticipation. Miss Lancaster is this
week playing in Philadelphia.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

Even If a republican school board
were responsible for an unsanitary
condition of the schools, affecting
8 900 children, democratic general
council is responsible for a filthy
city, affecting $4,000 people.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
In BARRIERS Court.

Constable A. C. Shelton arrested
Charles Hurley, white, near Oaks Sta
ton late Saturday afternoon on
breach of the peace warrant sworS
out by J. w. Splitter. He gave bond
and. will be tried tomorrow morning
before Justice r. j. Barber.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Court Begins at Benton.

Court began today at Benton,
Judge W. NJ. Reed presiding. Today
the grand jury was impaneled, and
tomorrow the petit jury will be i'm
paneled and the trial of cases begin
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Charged with Breach of Peace.

VIII Morris, white. was arrested
this afternoon by Officers Hill and
Ferguson on a charge of using abu-
sive language towards George Ham
mers. He will be given trial tomor-
row.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Property of Deceased Liable.

County Judge Lightfoot holds in
a dscis.on Just rendered that an heir
who has been willed the property of
his father, is liable for debt that
his father contracted before his
death.
The case was suit of Dubois.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Prominent Frenchman Dead.

Paris, Sept. 25.-Godfrey Cavaig-
nae, minister of war at the time of
the beginning of the agitation over
the Dryfus case, is dead
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
DAYS DEATHS
MIR. J. NELSON FRANKLIN DIES
IN MECHANICSBURG.
MFR. Young Brindlcy, a Popular Bar
tender, ~ Victim of Con-
sumption.

Mr. j. Nelson Franklin, age 40
years. died Saturday night of con-
gestion of the bowels at his home,
226l Meyers street.
The deceased was born in Hopkins
county, KY, and came here ten years
ago from Dawson Springs and es-
tablisbed himself In the grocery bus
mess. He was a well known and
popular resident of Merchandising,
and news of his death will be receiv-
ed with much sorrow ana regret.
The deceased leaves four sons
The funeral will be conducted tomor-
row morning, interment at New
Hope cemetery in the county.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

There are S,s40.7So negroes In the
United States, but only 2,677 of At
rican birth.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
Daily Thought.

Everywhere inflife the true ques-
ton is, not what we gain, but what
we do.-Carlyle.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

The one-month-old infant of
Grant Knight, of 610 South 12th
street died this morning of summer
complaint and will be buried this
afternoon at Mt. Kenton cemetery.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

It's SO much easier to tell people
how to do things than II is TO show
them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feel better. Lar-Fos
keeps your whole 'nsides right Sold on the
money bac plank everywhere. Price 30 cts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

Please look at Mrs. Austin's new
dress.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

The three year old son of Charles
Butler died yesterday at Sympsonia,
Graves county. from Group, burial at
the family graveyard today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-25

Mr.. Young Brindley, aged 23. a
we'll known bartender. died last night
from consumption at his home or
Farley street. He had been confined
to his bed but six weeks, and was a
young man well known and we'll
liked. He was a native of Lyon
county. but had resided in Paducah
several years, making his home at
the time of his death with an aunt,
Mrs. Warfield.
He had been employed at various
saloons at different times, last being
at Bud Parkins. He was unmarried.
and leaves two brothers, James
Brindley. of Eddyville. KY. and Dick
Brindley, of Clarksville, Tenn, and
a sister, Miss Cora Brindley. of Ed
dyville. The remains will be taken to
Eddyville tomorrow for burial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-29
Six Alaskan Tours.

One of the most beautiful trips in
the world is the steamship ride
through the fjords and islands along
the beautiful Alaskan coast
Special low rates are made via
the Chicago & Northwestern Ry
from all points, and six tours from
Pacific Coast points on the superb
steamship "City of Spokane" of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Co., have
been arranged for the summer
months.
In connection with trip to the
Lewis and Clark Exposition at Port
land, this offers a most novel and in
teresung summer vacation trip.
Folders and maps, with full par
uculars regarding rates and sailing
dates, sent on receipt of &c stamp.
w. B. Kniskern, P. T. NJ Chica-
go, III.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-29

total cost will amount to near IS =
coo.
Last year Paducah shops got $2O.-
600 worth of new machinery, but
several other machines were needed,
and ordered several weeks ago. Tho
improvements which have been made
and now under course of completion,
and several which are now pending
viii make the Paducah shops appro-
priation a very large item on the
systems total expense account.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-29
Prcsbytery Ends.

Rev. w. g. Cave has returned from
Henderson, KY, whore he attended
the meeting of the Paducah Presby-
terry. Marion, KY, was chosen as the
place for the next meeting. The
Presbytery elected as its general
commissioner to attend the general
assembly Of Southern Presbyterian
churches at Fort Worth, Tex, May
rs, Mr. E. Rehkopf of Paducah,