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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
Ohio County's Summer Resort.

Ohio county's well known and
popular summer and health resort,
Sulphur Springs, will be open for
guests on and after Saturday, June
2, 1906. Under the management of
Mr.. T. C. Bean Sulphur Springs
has attained first rank as a summer
resort. The management spares
neither time, trouble nor means to
make the stay of all guests pleasant.
The hotel and grounds have been
improved from year to year and are
now first-class in every respect. If
it is recreation, health or pleasure
you are seeking, you should spend
few weeks at the Sulphur Springs.
Terms reasonable. 45t8
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
FIRST GUEST
To Arrive at Louisville for
Home Coming is Miss
Hardin.

louisville, KY, June 12.-Miss
Louise Lee Hardin, of Denver, the
sid Who suggested Homecoming.
arrived at the Tenth-street station
yesterday.
She was met at the depot by a
delegation representing the Com
mercial club and escorted to the
home of her relatives, where she will
remain during the week. She ar
rived over the Monon from her
home in Denver. Miss Hardin will
be decorated with a handsome gold
medal Wednesday morning for hav-
ing suggested the event.
The history of the suggestion of
home coming is familiar, but on the
eve of the great Week" it will
bear repetition. Miss Hardin had re-
turned from Denver to visit rela-
tives and so pleasant was her visit
that she called up the Commercial
club. and, introducing herself to
Robert Hughes. suggested that
some event be prepared which dis
tinguished Kentuckians could be in
vited to see. After a brief CONVEX
sation, Mr.. Hughes suggested that
she reduce her suggestion to writ
ing, which she did upon returning to
Denver. The directors of the Com
mercial club adopted the suggestion,
amending it only to invite all wan
dering Kentuckians, regardless of
whether or not they had distinguish
ed themselves. This latter plan
met Miss Hardin's hearty approval
and Kentucky home coming is its
direct result.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
IN GREEN RIVER
Was Roy Cobb Drowned Last
Sunday Afternoon
While Bathing.

Robert Cobb, aged IA years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cobb. of
Webster county, was drowned in
Green river at Wrightsburg at 2
o'clock on SUNDAY afternoon
The Cobb boy, with several other
boys, had gone To the river for the
purpose of bathing. After young
Cobb had prepared himself to go
into the river he walked down to the
waters edge. and turning himself
around. backed into the water. say
ing he was going to baptize himself.
The banks are very steep at that
place and he soon backed into very
deep water and went down and was
not seen any more by any of the
crowd with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb are among the
best and most influential people of
Webster and are almost stricken
with grief.
1t is thought by some people as
there is a great deal Of drift and
brush on the bottom of the river at
Wrightsburg. that the boy caught
under a bush under the water,
which was the cause Of him not COM
ing up after he-wnr down the 7first
time
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
General Baptist Association,
Richmond, XIV.

On account of the General Asso-
ciatien of Kentucky Baptists the
Southern Railway will sell excursion
tickets from stations on its lines in
Kentucky to Richmond on June "a
and % with final return limit of July
5th. 1906 at rate of one fare plus rs
cents for the round trip. The South
ern Railway has two trains daily for
Richmond in connection with the l..
& A. R. R. from Versailles. 1t is ex-
pected that all the Baptist Delega-
cation will leave Louisville at $3.50
p. m. June 26th, reaching Richmond
at sos p. m. same date.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
IN Fifteen DAYS
Work on New Railroad to Begin
Must be Completed In
Eighteen Months.

As forecasted in last weeks Re-
PUBLICAN one of the bids for the
construction of the Hartford Madi-
sonville & Eastern Railroad submit
ted on the 4th inst has been accept
ed by the promoters of the road and
in probably less than fifteen days ac-
tual work of construction will begin.
Walton, Wilson, Rhoades & Co.,
of Knoxville. Tenn, are the success
full bidders the contract having been
awarded to them last Saturday in
stead of to c. d. Smith. of Memphis,
Tenn, who we suggested last week
as probably being the company to
whom the contract would be award
ed.
The contracting firm will have as
ISOLATED with them Mr.. j. w. Borch-
es, an expert in railroad building.
The company is amply provided for
the work, which is their speciality.
They have $50 good teams and a
number of steam shovels, and vari-
Gus other paraphernalia for railroad
building. The contracting firm
agrees to have the work done in Is
months, butthey will probably COM
pete it sooner as is their custom. 1t
is intended to begin work at both
ends and in the middle.
The new road, as heretofore stated
will run through Hopkins Mullen
berg and Ohio counties, via Hart
ford, connecting with with the L.,
H land st. L. railroad and be will sixty
miles in length. 1t will develop a
section of the green river country as
as fertile and productive as any land
in the State, heretofore inaccessible
to railroad facilities. 1t will also be
the cause of the immediate develop
ment of many thousands of acres of
most valuable coal lands in the state
the road as surveyed having been 10;
Gated over caal bearing section long
recognized as being superior to any
other in the State. Besides these
things the people of this section of
the State will he brought immediate
contact with Louisville as a trading
point, which fact alone is very i'm
portant consideration.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
New Premiums for Street Fair.

New Commercial Hotel-to the
bescs6oking couple eating dinner at
the Commercial Hotel on Saturday,
the last day of the Fair, five dollars
in gold will be given.
Mr.. r. w. king, the jeweler-
closest guess as to the number of
seed in a pumpkin: First premium,
$500 shirt waist set if a lady; if a
gentleman, $500 watch fob. Second
premium: $3.50 hatpin if a lady;
if a gentleman, $3.50 pair of cuff
buttons.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
No. 4S

result Of II to 3 in favor of the Wis
itors.
The DAISY Crew." composed of
j. j. Perry, H. Miller and Homer
Ashby, are here this week. The
Daisy compound is a scientific prep
Grafton for cleaning clothes and is
having a wonderful sale.
Mrs. Maud Ashby visited her hus-
band, Homer Ashby, Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Dale Norman, of Select, is
visiting Mrs. Cyrus Taylor this week.
B. H. Hodges made a business
trip to Rosine Tuesday.
Clarence Dunn, of Cromwell, was
here Sunday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
JETT CONFESSES.
Hargis. Callahan and
Others in Assassination of
Marcum and Others.

Cynthiana, KY, June, 12.-The
confession of Curtis Jet, of which
rumors have been published for sew
eral days, was to-day given out by
Jets attorneys for publication. 1t
is a remarkable story, giving, as it
does. complete details of the murder
of James Cockril land the assassination
of James B. Marcum and throwing
some important light on the assasi-
nation of DIR. B. d. Cox.
Jett says he, John Smith and John
Abner killed James Cockrill; that
Robert Deaton went after Abner and
Smith to aid in the murder and that
Ebert Hargis. Ed Callahan, Jesse
Spencer and BIZ Britton are the men
who formed the conspiracy.
Starting out with these broad
statement he enters extensively into
details of the murder and under
skillful examination by Attorney
J. Stanley Webster, lays bare every
feature of the conspiracy and the
events before and after the murder.
He then confessed to the murder
of James B. Marcum, which, he says
was at the instance of Hargis and
Ed Callahan, declaring that the pis-
tol with which he did the shooting
was furnished him By Callahan for
the purpose. He says B. j. Even
told the truth about the killing.
Jett's statement in regard to the
assassination of DR.. Cox is a little
less sensational than his associations
in regard to the other murders. He
says he was at the Jail and heard
three shots, after which the tele-
phone rang. He went to the Alex
Hargis house and asked what the
shooting was. Jet continues the
story in these words.
IL. I.said didn't know and Unrff
Alex said. let's go down and see il
Jim or any of them are hurt; Uncle
Alex stopped at Jim's garden fence,
| guess he was afraid to run in but
was fearless and didn't care you
know. and | went to the yard, and
in the shadow of the smokehouse-
moon as bright as day lshall never
forget it-stood Ed Callahan, Jim
Hargis. Bill Britton, Jess Spicer and
Ebert Haigis with two shotguns;
saw no pistols"
Jett closes his confession by saying
that he has told the plain truth,
nothing more and nothing less.
Ae relieves Alex Hargis of any COM
plicity in the Cocokril and Marcum
murders, saying ''he is in an inno-
cent man,"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
New Military Company.

Hartford can now boast of a CON-
pany of State Guards.
Monday night fifty young men
were mustered into service by Cap
tian Richard McCracken. of Green
vile. They will be united to the
Bird Kentucky Infantry. The enter
prise met with opposition from the
beginning. but the persistent efforts
of those promoting it have met with
success. The company is sure to
take high rank in the service, for it
is composed of most excellent class
of young men.
The county should take sincere
pride in . ANIMATION, for, from
every p it is highly com
menda
The TO. are the commission
ed officers elected, VIZ:
James M. DeWeese. Captain;
Oscar Midkiff. lst Lieutenant;
Chester Il .@-wn. End Lieutenant.
Non-cc sic-,ed officers are:
LIST Serg.- irence Shown;
Quartermastl SCieeant, Ernest
Woodward; Duty Sergeants are as
follows: X. z. Duke, w. C. Lilies.
Oscar Flener and X. W. Tinsley.
LIST Squad-Marvin Black. Corpo-
raj; Walton Petty, Charles Black,
Seymour Bennett, Carl Anderson,
John Hamilton, Luther Smith, Frank
Hamilton.
End Squad-Willie Hinton, Corpo-
raj; Dudley Westerfeld, Roy R.
Heaverin. Herbert b. Shown, T. E.
Davidson, Elmo Jones, John Stevens,
L. P. Miles.
3rd Squad-Perry Keown, Corpo-
raj; Will Robinson. D. E. Powers,
Ney Foster. Arthur Petty. Alonzo
Sanderfur, Almon Duke.
4th Squad-Otto Martin, Corpo-
raj; Douglas Felix. Allison Barnett,
Evans Calais. Lawrence Gary, Ben
H. Bennett, Tyner westerfield.
9Th Squad-John P. Taylor, Cor
poral; Charles Collins, Van Crab
tree, Will Riley. Owen Ambrose,
John w. Taylor, Ellis Foster.
Allison Barnett and Douglas Felix,
were appointed as company musi-
clans.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
Official Notice.

All parties having just claims
against the estate of Sam Kidney
deceased, are hereby notified to pres
ent same properly proven to the un-
dersigned administrator of said de-
ceased at my Office in Hartford, KY,
on or before.the End day of July, 1906,
and all claims not presented by that
time will be forever barred. Notice
IS further given that no claims will
be paid until all are presented.
C. E. SMITH,
A1mr. of Sam Kid ney, deceased.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
GAS BELT EXCURSION.
Sunday, June 27th---Big Four
Route.

To the Indiana Gas Belt. Special
train leaves 7th st. Union Depot,
Louisville, at z o'clock a. m. Elk
tremely low round trip rates as fol-
lows: Rushville $1.50, Knightstown
$3.50, Anderson $3.50, Alexandria
$l.75, Marion $1.75.
Get tickets at City Ticket office,
259-4th Avenue and at depot.
S. j. GATES, Gen. Agt.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
needing more rain.
Will Duncan is still quite sick.
Will Stewart had a valuable hors

needing more rain.
Will Duncan is still quite sick.
Will Stewart had valuable horse
seriously injured by running against
tree while playing in the field.
Miss Halle Ford Miller has re-
turned from Maceo.
A large crowd attended the party
at Mr.. Grant Midkiff's Saturday
night.
Misses Flora and Armada Haynes,
of Owensboro, visited Mrs. Emma
Miller this week.
Miss Eta Myrl Taylor, of Hay
nesville. visited Miss Baxter Miller
from Saturday until Monday.
Mr.. Jim Chambers spent Sunday
at home.
Misses Ida Grey Bruner and sister,
Eunice, and Master Stewart Bruner
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
E. w. Lyons.
Mrs. Hattie Estes and children, of
Yelvington; Mrs. Florence Lyons
and children, of Whitesville, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Lyons last week.
Miss Lulie Jenkins and sister, of
Peilsville, visited Mrs. Grant Mid
kiff Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Bell and Mr.. McKen-
ney, Of Whitesville, visited at Mr..
Virgil Miler's Sunday afternoon.
Miss Clara Floyd, of Knoxville, is
visiting at MIR. Harden Floyd's.
Mr.. Johnnie Haynes and family at
tended church at Lyonia Sunday.
Mr.. Isaac Crow and family vi:ited
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Burdett Sunday.
Mr.. Willis Corley, wife and chill
dren, of Whitesville. visited Mr.. and
Mrs Guy Hinton Sunday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
Attention Former Citizens Of
HOPKINS County:

The citizens of Hopkins county
are preparing a celebration in hon.
or of the former residents and their
descendants and request the honor
and pleasure of your presence at
''Our Old Kentucky Home" on June
20 and 81, 1906. Come revisit old
scenes, renew old ties, mingle with
your kith and kin, and partake of
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15

Mr.. Jno. Couch, night man for the
Illinois Central, has been transfer
red to Caneyville.
Orville McKenney, of Taylor
Mines, was here Saturday on bust
ness.
The Central City ball team crossed
bats with our boys Sunday, with the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
DEM. PRIMARY CALLED.
Beckham Dictates Action of
the Committee.
Regular Election Day November
9th Time Fixed State Tick
ct to be Nominated.

There was no obstruction in the
pathway of the machine and the
Democratic Executive Committee.
which is controlled absolutely by
Gov. Beckham, which was in session
but few minutes yesterday after
noon when it adopted resolution
calling a primary for November 6.
election day, to nominate a candi-
date for United States Senator and
candidates for State offices. The
resolution, which was offered by
w. a. Lee, the member from the
Seventh district and seconded by Col.
Biscoe Hindman, the member from
Gthe Fifth district, was adopted with
out a dissenting vote, although Judge
K Il. Bradley. the member from the
Second district, refrained from vot-
ing. II was apparent to all that
Gov. Beckham and the machine were
in absolute control. and the action
of the committee created no sur
prise. it having been predicted in
The Herald several weeks ago.
During the day. however, there
were several surprises. the chief of
which was the action of the Second
Railroad district in postponing any
action looking toward nomination
for Railroad Commissioner until
after the State primary shield. This
was decided victory for Represen-
tative Thomas Drewry. of Louisville,
who is a candidate for the nomina-
ton. Mr.. Drewry urged the com
mittee to call convention and he
was supported by his manager, Col.
w. b, Haldeman. editor of the Lou
isvilIe Times. While it is not posi-,
lively known what action the COM
mittee will take, il is generally be-
lived that convention will be held
in the early spring.
Another surprise of the day. one
that shocked the Louisville machine,
was the announcement made by j.
Morgan Chinn, Of Mercer county,
present Clerk of the Court of APP
peales, that he would be a candidate
for Secretary of State. Until yes
terday Hubert Vreeland was the
only announced candidate for this
office and was thought to have the
support of the State administration.
Now, however. it is the opinion of
well posted politicians that Gov.
Beckham has severed for good all
relation with the Louisville organ
ization and will support the candi-
dacy of Chinn. This is taken as an
other sign that the Louisville organ
ization will support Senator Me-
Creary in his fight against Gov.
Beckham.
MACHINE SLATE.
For United States Senator c.
w. Beckham, of Nelson county.
For Governors. w. Hager, of
Boyd county.
For Lieut.. Cow. j. Gooch, of
Simpson county. or Laban Phelps,
Louisville.
For Auditor-Henry B. Hines, of
Warren county.
For Attorney General-Lilliard
Carter, of Anderson county.
For Treasurer Gayle, of
Owen county.
For Secretary of State Morgan
Chinn. of Mercer county.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
R. c. Crenshaw, Of Christian
county.
For Clerk Court Appeals-Samuel
w. Bedford, of Daviess county. or
John B. Brasher. of Hopkins county.
Wednesdays Louisville Herald.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
For Sale.

1000 first-class Oak, Ash and
Hickory trees. also 1900 Gum and
Maple on land adjacent to Rough
river three miles West from Hart
ford. Will sell timber as it stands
in tree. cut and delivered on river
or will cut into lumber. For further
particulars address this office. 46t6
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
Home Coming Week Louisville, Ky.

On account of above occasion.
round trip tickets will be sold from
Beaver Dam to Louisville. KY, for
$3.40. Tickets on sale June 10th,
18th, and 18th, also for morning
train June 18th, limited to June 23rd
f r return with extension privilege.
S. B. VANMETER, agt.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
HERBERT.

June 11.-Mr. Marian Phillips. of
Lyona, visited his niece, Mrs. R. M.
Miller, from Wednesday until Fri
day.
The farmers of this place are
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15

the good things provided for your
entertainment. at Darlington, June
20, and at jacksonville June 81.
Executive Committee,
BY c. c. GIvESs, Chrmn.,
FRANK ID. RASH, See'y.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
Teacher Wanted.

A vacancy in the position of teach
err of Primary Department in Hart
ford College will be filed Monday
evening June 18th. Applications
should he filed with the board on or
before that day. BY order of the
board. j. S. GLENN, Ch'm'n.
G. M. GROVE, Sec.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
STILL GROWING
Is Interest in Free Trip to
Mammoth Cave
Contest.

Interest in our free trip to NAM
moth Cave contest still continues to
grow. One new candidate Elijah
Daniel added to the list this week
and large patches of votes for many
of the candidates have been turned
in.
All candidates are rapidly learning
how to get the votes. They collect
from their friends and get them to
vote for them. There are a few
candidates yet who do not under
stand that they are entitled to COL
lect on subscriptions and in turn re-
ceive the votes that the parties pay
ing are entitled to cast. They are
gradually catching on to this feature
of the contest and will no doubt
come in for large number of votes
next week.
Candidates from the various dis
tricts have been unusually active
and many votes have been received.
The standing Of the various candi-
dates is as follows:
- DISTRICT NO. l..
Cecil Barnard, Beaver Dam. 60
Darrell Sullenger, Hartford .24O
Robert Davis, Hartford =. 422
Ernest M. Coleman, Beaver
Dam 80
Godfrey Bean, Hartford e.. go
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Johnnie Wallace, Rosine d. 210
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Roy Crawford, Olaton. 10
Bernice Neighbors, Dundee 20
Palmer Lloyd, Narrows =. .5
Herbert Midkiff, Magyar D.. II
Elijah Daniel =. -. .23
DISTRICT NO. A.
Roy Keown. Fordsville {. 70
Pete Tilford, Fordsville -. 5
Arthur Burdett, Herbert A
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Talmage Davis, Beda "a
Jesse C. Smith, Taffy 1856
Sherman Chamberlain, Nocreek SD
DISTRICT NO. 6.
John Morton, Ceralvo. 10
Wig Morton, Smallhous so
Ben Kimmell, Ceralvo D.. q
Frank Kuykendall, Centertown A
Rowe Condit, Matanzas :. &c
DISTRICT NO. Z.
Carroll Smith, McHenry. d. 118
Roy Brown, McHenry. =. go
Orlett c. Carter, Rockport -. 8
Carl Davenport, Cool Springs a
Raymond Francis, Render :. 6
Rules governing the contest have
ben reduced to brief concise form.
They are as follows:
RULES OF CONTEST IN BRIEF.
The rules governing the contest
are very simple. Every coupon cut
from the paper properly filled out
and sent to the Office before date'of
expiration counts one vote.
Every dollar paid on subscription
whether renewal on arrears or new
subscriber counts ten votes.
You do not have to vote for the
contestant in the district in which
you live. You can vote for any one
you please.
Fill in all coupons correctly be-
fore sending them in.
If you want to send years sub
scription fill in on the coupon II as
the subscription counts for ten votes
and the coupon one.
Be sure and get the coupons in
before they expire. No expired
coupons will be counted.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-06-15
BEAVER DAM.

Aimr. Of Sam Kid ney, deceas
New-York tribune., 1906-04-14
SHOOT CASE NEAR END.
Final argument for Mormon Sena-
tor Made Before Committee.

Washington. April 1S-The final argument in
the Reed Smoot case made to-day before
the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions by A S Worthington. counsel for the Utah
Senator. For the first time since the proceed
ings We're begun. three years ago Mrs Smoot
attended the session of the committee
In opening Mr.. Worthington took up the sub
Ject Of Mr.. Smoot's qualifications to serve as a
Senator. and followed this by citing authority in
support of his contention that IL requires a two
thirds vote of the Senate to oust Mr. Smoot
Answering Mr.. Carlisle's argument that Utah
might go so far to send President Joseph F.
Smith to the Senate. Mr.. worthington said that
IL such should be the case he should be per-
mitted TO serve if he gave UP his plural wife and
hVed only with his legal wife If Smith should
1ali TO live in obedience to the laws said Mr.
"orthigton then he should be expelled Mr.
Worthington pointed out that Mr. Shoots life
had been blameless. and that he has been law
aploins In every sense of the word
IL was contended by Mr.. Worthington thar
pu"I marriages are no longer performed with
the sanction of the Mormon Church He said
'nde Otah had been ''ralxed and scraped" and the
puial marriages brought to light since the mani
ieSto would not amount to one a year, and that
these offenders were now virtually fugitives
from justice.
1dHAhs up MI Smoot's confession that he he
heved In Divine revelations. Mr. wor,bipe,on
compared this belief with services In othar
churches where Divine guidance is sought and
argued that MIR. Shoots belief IS the same as
that of followers of other creeds
Senator Knox and some other members Of the
committee asked Mr.. Worthington about the al
legged necessity OF members OF the Mormon
Church obtaining Church consent to become can
didates for public office Mr. worthington read
from the Church rule laid down In the Moses
Thatcher case. and construed this 10 mean that
IL high Church official desired To become a
candidate for public office it was necessary for
him to resign his Church office or be excused
from duties in connection with the Church posi-
ton II IL Confitcted with duties TO the public
lie argued that everything that has been
charged against the Mormon Church In the way
of activity in politics and business was known
when Utah was admitted as a state and that
one or the first Senators from Utah was Frank
j. Cannon. who was Mormon and more sub
Ject To criticism than Mr. Smoot could be and
yet no protest was made against him
Witnesses who attempted to testify concern
ing the Endowment House ceremonies were char
acterized by Mr.. WOrthington as disreputable
lie closed al ZOO O'Clock.
chairman Burrows inquired when counsel
would be ready with the printed arguments
II was disclosed that both -Messrs. Worthipgton