The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-26
A Large Crowd Attended and
Prizes Were Awarded.
General Health AT Metropolis II Inn
proving and MaIarial Is Fast
Disappearing.


Metropolis, ILL.,, Sept. 2G.-The
prize winners at the baby show Civ
en- Saturday night by the Methodist
ladies are the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Richard Walden, and the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wyrick. A large crowd attended and
the judges had hard time render
ing decision. It's no joke about
Metropolis having the largest and
prettiest crop of babies to be found
in many days travel.
Elder Hall. the new pastor OF the
Christian church, was unable to fill
his pulpit Sunday. owing to illness.
He is confined to his bed with what
is thought TO be typhoid fever.
Aside from malaria and all its
attendant Ills. the health of the city
and country around Is remarkably
good. Many of the city's NJ. D.'s have
done little else than dose out chill
medicine. Tor several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Uzzel are the
proud parents OF a new boy baby.
which came to their home Sunday
night.
Miss May Bailey has returned
from two weeks visit to friends in
St. Louis.
Mrs. I. w. Falls left today for her
home In New Orleans, after spend
ing the summer here with Mrs. b.
J. Adkins and other friends. She was
accompanied as far AS Paducah by
Mrs. Adkins.
Street preachers are and have been
Tor the past two months. trying TO
teach Metropolis people the error of
their way. A new lot of material. con-
sisting of two men. a woman and
three children, arrived Sunday even
ing and are laboring earnestly to
save the town"
T. X. Anderson is taking a weeks
vacation. attending the carnival at
Paducah and will later visit friends
in other parts of Kentucky.
August Seger and wife, of Anna,
are visiting friends here. Mr.Seger
is a prominent business man.
Gus Borman has purchased from
his father, Mr.. Dick Borman. the
home place. The price paid is under
stood to be $4,000 This. with an
equipment consisting of livestock.
and farm machinery costing $4,000
additional is thought to be one of
the largest farm deals made in Mas
sac county in years.
Rev. w. +. Morris and wife lief.
today To attend the meeting of the
Southern Illinois conference of the
NJ. L. church which convenes at East
81. Louis.
James l.. Bailey. editor oi the
Morehouse. Mo-, Sun. and wife. Wis.,
tied Mr. william Foreman's family
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Lang and baby have
Returned home TO Birmingham, Ala,
after spending The summer with her
father, DR. d. o. Melton.
Mrs. Jennie Morris. of Paducah.
is visiting Mrs. Dave Yves, and other
relatives here.
Louis Quante Is home from Dan
Vile. H.. where he has been serving
as United States juror In the federal
court.
Howard Hayes is spending few
days at home prior to going to Mon
tana where he intends to so on a
ranch.
The city council held its regular
session last night. The usual wrang-
lings and dissensions were not In or
der and everything passed of smooth
! ly and peacefully. Nothing of i'm
portance was done. and aside from
the reading of two petitions--one
from the Massac County Mutual Tel
sphone company. requesting permits
sion to entar the town and operate
It's own switchboard and the other
from the business men asking that
the first petition be granted--no new
business was brought up. The petit
tons were referred to committee,
and II is quite likely that Metropolis
will soon have two telephone ex-
changes in the very near future.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give delightful enter
tainment this evening, commencing
at 7:45 o'clock. A lengthy and we'll
selected program has been arranged
and is made up OF readings, vocal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS