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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20
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A Pining.
] long to go up to the Wisconsin lakes
Where "muskies" are ripe
Away from the muck of the graft stirring
Where 'muskies' are ripe!
Al times would sit in a broad .bottomed
And cast for the fish where the pond lilies
float,
Becalnied Off the bank where the porcu-
pines gloat!
Where "muskies'' are ripe!
Far OF from the citys shop-worn plati-
~ tudes,
Where ''muskies" are ripe,
l long for the life of the lakes attitudes
Where 'muskies' are ripe!
In comfort and peace would wipe off the
map
The worries of town that are always on
tap
And dream to the tune of the waves and
their slap!
Where "muskies" are ripe!
Oh. joy! to forget all the bills that fall
due
While "muskies' are ripe,
To fish on for weeks under skies that are
blue
Where "muskies'' are ripe;
To read and to smoke and to troll for
s. a whale
AS long as an Abraham Lincoln split
rail-
His weight forty pounds from his nose to
his tall
Where :muskies" are ripe!
The world and its fame and the crowns of
renown,
While "muskies" are ripe.
/ Can go plumb to scat l detest the old
sg..a. town.. e.s,,
When "muskies'' are ripe
Hooray! for the sport of the Wisconsin
lakes!
Hooray: for the line that the muskallonge
takes!
TIooray! for the grub that the woodman's
wife bakes
Where "muskies" are ripe!
Hooray-Ah, but hold! 1 forget Pm in
town
While ''rnuslsies" are ripe;
Tied fast to desk in q skyscraper
brown
While "muskies" are ripe!
The city's mad din and the city's hot heat
Enyelop me here from my crown to my
feet!
sksddoo! to the dreams Of a vacation
sweet
Where .'muskies'' are ripe!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20
put the stick" when you come in
with your best girl and give him the
wink.
As the ice melts we are confronted
with that other vital question: Have
you bought your winter coal YETI"
No? Not yet?

VACATION TIME.
Little bites Of skeeters,'"
Little stings of beea, y
Little bugs that hungle,
Natty little feas,
Wdod.hcks, chigg0es. sand-fiies
Make q fellow climb
oh, the glad vacation,
Good old summer time!'
Vote for
"UNCLE BY"
on
The Christmas Present Ticket.
Full Stocking for Everybody.
Climb Up
On the Boom Wagon and BE Happy
Cake Three Times Day
And Four Nights Out Week for
Married Men.
Do 1t Now!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20

That man lives longest who is rich
and has lot of poor relatives waiting
for him to die.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20
Famous strike Breakers.

Q. A. FossE, Sehley, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20
Raq.Weed and Roses.

Remember the vacation Money will
buy YOU q nice winter evercoat.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16

"IIet us all make an honest eff
fort for a greater and grander
Paducah, let us rise above SOL
did, contemplate politics and
work unitedly for the good of
our home, this Cinderella town
of Kentucky towns. Then, so
surely as she found recognition
in the stony, when the Fairy
wand of Civic Pride and Patri-
otism has touched her, will the
Prince of Commerce find that
the golden slipper just fits the
foot of Paducah, and she will
yet lead the dance of progress
before the ball is over, clean
and radiant, with the glow OF
health born of sanitatiOn."-D
ID. G. Murrell, at Commercial
club meeting last night.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
Attached Gypsy Outiit.

Leander. alias mike" Smith, a
horse trading gypsy who was fined
IS ard costs for beating a small ne
gro boy who, he claimed had been
given to him, was visited Dy o9lcers
again yesterday but this time Il was
not for criminal but civil serstce.
Smith and his band Of gypsieS Sc
cured the professional 4ervices of Or
@. l.. Shelton, OF Lone Oak. end the
bill amounted to $40. They did not
pay II and DIR. Shelton learning that
they were preparing to puH stakes
and leave. took out an attachment in
Mag.s trate Bieich's court. The sc v
ice was secured yesterday afternoon
and the full amount and costs paid.
The attachment was then dismissed
and the aypsies allowed TO mo'a on.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
MadisOnville Murderer Was Not
Executed in The Court Room.
He Shot Another Negro and Was
Convicted at Two Different
Trials.
HE DIED WITHOUT A TREMOR

Madisonville, Ky, March 16.-
Garth ThOmpkins, murderer of JAS.
Brame, was hanged in the Jail yard
here today. He went to his death
without a tremor.
He slept well last night and got
up and dressed himself and ate a
god breakfast this morning. Unas-
sisted by the officers, he walked from
the jail and Inspected the scaffold
lie then took his place ON the trap
door and announced that he was
ready to go. He thanked his attor-
neys and the people in general for
their efforts in trying to save his life
Sheriff jennings sprung the trap
at G:35 and the doomed mans neck
was broken. At GAG he was pro
nounoed dead.
Garth Thompkins was native of
Hopkins county and had an his life
been a terror among the negroes of
the county. His first serious trouble
was about six years ago, when he
shot and wounded negro boy and
was given a term in the penitentiary.
serving his term, he returned and
found his wife married to James
Brame. He had been in Madison
Willie but a few days when he became
intoxicated, armed himself with big
rife and went no the home of Brame
and his former wife and in cold
blood murdered Brame shooting
htm in the back with the rife.
Thompkins made his escape and
was captured about two weeks later
IN Indiana and returned to Madison
vile and placed In jan. He killed
Brame on the evening of December
"a, 1902, and was tried the first
time i'm the September term of court
cf 1908 and given death sentence
A new trial was asked for and grant
ed. He received a second trial in
September. 1904, the verdict of the
second jury being a death sentence.
An appeal was taken and the court
of S1Ipeals affirmed the decision of
the lower court.
Several petitions and letters were
sent to Gov. Beckham asking chat he
commute it to a life sentence. Thomp
kins made a profession of religion
and was baptized into the Baptist
church. He said he was prepared to
go. An the time the carpenters
were engaged in erecting the scaffold
at the rear of the jail building
Thompkins was almost continuously
singing religious hymns and Offering
prayers to his Creator
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
Awful Wreck On the Denver and Rio
Grande Near Florence, Col.
TRAINS MET ON A CURVE AND BOTH
CAUGHT FIRE AND WERE DESTROYED
Most Horrible Scenes Conceivable as the Wounded
Slowly Burned to Death.

Denver. March l6.-From forty to
fifty passengers were killed and
roasted alive after a collision be-
twen two passenger trains on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad early
this morning near Florence. durmg
fierce blizzard
The trains. one a dOuble-header.
met on a curve and immediately af-
ter the collision the wreck caught
fire.
The injured were pinioned down
and slowly roasted aAlve. while the
bodies OF those to whom death was
more merciful were consumed.
The inn act caused both engines,
the smoker and day coach to turn
over Both cars caugbt fire and but
fifteen passengers IN them were able
to escape.
News of the wreck did not reach
Denver until late this morning. and
railway officials Immediately made
Efforts to render an aid possible.
Two engineers and a fireman arc
among the dead. but how many met
their fate win probably never be
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16

known. as many, it IS believed, were
totally consumed. The scene at the
wreck after the cars began to burn
was too horrible to attempt to de-
scribe
Several were burned while piteous-
ly crying for assistance.
II WIN be impossible to get a lfs,
of the killad In the wreck until the
raslroad auditors compare reprr,s
Every person killed was prar rticai-
ly cremated and nothihg remains of
the train except the blachensd tim
bcrs and twisted rods, with hese
and there bit of human ashes.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
Telephone Meeting Tonight.

The committee on railroads tele-
graph and telephones of the two
councn boards will meet with Wheel
er. Hughes q Berry, attorneys of the
East Tennessee Telephone Co.. this
afternoon at O'Clock to see If a
compromise of the differences OF the
city and the company ON the question
OF a franchise can be made. What
will be done is problematlcal, but the
tip has been given out that the COM
pany will meet the city half way and
the matter be adjusted.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
PADUCAH DRIVING CLUB
Has Filed Articles of incorporation
In County Court.

Articles of incorporation of lko
Paducah Driving club were yesterday
filed in county court. The incorpor-
ators are Messrs. II. V. Sheriff., X.
u. Phillips. George Goodman. Ben
Weille. ]. G. Flournoy, and they each
own 10 shares. The capitalization
Is $4,000 The other stockholders
are: II. II. Noble. J. w. Keller, j. l..
Friedman, George Wallace and ID, II,
Hughes
The club will begin at once 10 ar
range for another big horse shcw
and Will give II the latter part OF
September. probably the last week
The purpose OF the club is TO siye
horse shows. fairs and other lawful
amuscments such as these.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
BACK AT HOME.
land Returned From California
To-day.

Mr.. r. Il. Sutherland, fire and po-
lice commissioner. returned today at
noon from California where he had
boon since December 18th. nnd Is
greatly improved by his visit 10 the
West
Commissioner Sutherland went
West on account OF his daughters
health, and states that she is in bet
ter health than in years Col. Suth-
erland also improved wonderfully
aud IS weighing more than he has
weighed in years.
Col. Sutherland will resume work
at the |. c. shops at once and his
many fr,ends win be glad to learn
of his improved condition.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
NINE WORKERS MEET.
The session Promises to BE One Of
Speech Making.

indianapolis, March 16.-What
promises to be a speech making con-
vention of the United Nine Workers
of America Is in session and thous-
and or more delegates assembled
when the convention was called to
order
Patrick Dolan. the Pittsburg in
surgent, was barred out of the con-
vention by the committee on creden-
tials. President Mitchell delivered a
speech yesterday in which he care
fully reviewed the situation.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
Court Ends at Mayficld.

Circuit court has ended at May
field and the jury was yesterday dis
charged. The Paducah concerns
fined heavily recently in the police
court there for alleged violation of
the local option law, have NOT yet
appealed their cases, as they have
sixty days in which to do IT, Circuit
count first considers the cases, and
an appeal will then doubtless be TAX
en- by whichever side loses TO che ap-
ellate court.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
Paducah Chautauqua Will Be Held
June 15-.24.-Will Incorporate at Once.

d. w. Coons, secretary.
W. y. Paxton, treasurer.
The chairmen of the commit.ees
will be:
Program-W. +. Paxton.
Grounds Harry Meyer.
Tents-W. p. Hummel.
Advertising-C w. Thompson.
ailroads-Charles Weille.
The date of the meeting has been
set for the week of June 1924. The
financial arrangements. the guaran-
tee has been arranged and the Chau-
tauqua is an assured fact.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16

The Paducah Chautauqua Associa-
tion will be incorporated as soon as
the papers can be drawn up, and the
organization will assume charge of
the proposed Chautauqua to be held
this summer.
The incorporators will be C. w.
Thompson, Dr. J. Il. Coleman and
Charles Weille. and the capitaliza-
tion will be 500.
The officers of the association have
been decided upon and will be:
]. s. Bleecker. president,
Ben Weille. vice president.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16

The above beautiful peroration to
a notable address on Sewerage and
Sanitation, delivered by DR.. d. G.
Murrell at the bi-weekly meeting of
the Commercial club at the city hall
last night and the first address on
the program. touched a responsive
chord in the hearts of over one hun
dred members of the club who were
in attendance, and let loose a dis
play of enthusiasm which was evil
dent throughout and at all times was
the most interesting feature of this
very interesting meeting
This is the second meeting of the
sort the club has held recently, and
they are proving an inestimable BEN
eft to the club and an assistant to It's
work. The council chambers at the
city hall were hardly large enough
for last nights meeting, and the en-
thuSiasm displayed was unbounded.
President Joseph l.. Friedman
presided over the meeting and the
program gave evidence of thought
in the selection of the subjects and
speakers.
In opening the meeting President
Friedman sounded the key note, TO
which all the addresses of the even
ing were attuned, and with VIII ell
the Commercial club work is in ac-
cord. Gentlemen" he said, lets all
pull together; unity is the thing
Should we not all agree on all sui
jects, at least let us feel and krcw
that we have but one interest--Pa-
ducah's interest"
DR.. Murrelis address on Sewesag,
and Sanitation was an abe papef.too
much so 10 be treated in brief man
ner, and The Sun therefore, will eive
1t full publicity in late.' issue that
ID its readers may have the .'epe-
fits OF a careful perusal of II.
Judge w. A. Berry was the next
speaker on the program. Not on the
regular program of the evening he
delivered. by invitation, an impromp-
tn address on Good Roads. 1t was
well received, and a suggestion con-
tanned in Il, that the club send a res
| =. ri aGlyfnO
that the county tax levy be not reduc-
ed five cents, as proposed for this
year, but left the same as last year,
and this five cents appropriated for
the extension of the building of grav-
ell roads, was adopted
"McCracken county built S5 miles
of gravel roads last year" Judge
Berry said, ''the county paying half
and the farmers along the roads the
other half, and this five cents this
year would give the county 100000
to build roads this year, and add TO
this tho same from the $4,000 the
farmer stand ever ready to pay and
| IL would have $4,000, or sufficient
funds with which to construct 90
miles of gravel road"
MI. John S. Bleecker's address on
Civic Pride set his auditors TO think
ing, and evoked great applause.
Touching on a number of most ex-
cellent points in connection with civ
ic pride. he emphasized one. that the
citizens of Paducah should get in
closer touch with their own city.and
lwhat merits aud attractions II pos
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
30 Dead and p Hurt.

Denver. March 1G.-Railroad OF
iiclals who arrived at the wreck
from Pueblo two hours after the dis.
aster. made as careful an inquiry as
possible and gave out the orcial ec-
innate of fifty dead and twenty-five
injured. Passengers in the sleepers
were unfnjurcd Officials say thar
both train crews overlooked their Or
ders
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16

adm inIstrab,cn of a lot Of ours"
HamiIton's appearance was totally
unexpected by the committee.
Among those who sat near as he
began his bitter arraignment Of the
New York Life trustees were the fell
lowing members of the board: Rufus
s. Weeks vice president and actuary.
T. A.. BuclSner. vice president; ID. p.
Kingley, vice president: John O. Nc
Call, secretary, aud j. II. Mcintosh.
The Paducah sun., 1906-03-16
FLANGE BROKE.
And Caused Dcrailment of Train
But No One Was Hurt.

Train 37i. due in Paducah about
IL a. m. from the ST. Louis division
of the Illinois Central, came near be
ing wrecked this morning near Car
bondale, III. A nange broke. 1t seems
and il was not discovered until the
train had gone considerable distance.
When II was finally found, the
tram was almost on so foot trestle.
No one was hurt. but the train was
delayed until p. m.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-22
NEW INDUSTRY
IN CONNECTICUT

A new industry is being started in the
town Of Union, Conn. II Is the growing
of pine trees for timber. Chaffee Bros
OF Mashapaug village had a force OF men
at work for the past week. preparing the
ground for the seed planting.
The seeds are placed in hills. there being
from three to Ave put in a hill. and the
hills are placed from five TO six feet apart
II the sprouts come up. they will be
transplanted next year, leaving but one
sprout In hill.
State Forester Hawes recently set out
several acres OF seeding pines on the state
land near Union Center. which put the
farmers in that vicinity To wondering II
IL would not be more profitable TO devote
some OF their time TO this work than
to other branches OF husbandry.
The land used for this purpose Is not
usually OF such n nature that good crops
can be raised. and II the experiment
proves successful the Uniontes have
struck bonanzo.
Lands set out 10 pines, after six years
are exempt from taxation for 20 years
I'm Connecticut and once the sprouts are
well started they require no further care
and at the rate timber has been cut In
this vicinity for the past few years the
price Is bound to be hlgh.-Hampshire
Gazette.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-22
TUESDAY, MAY ~, 1906.
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.

The News Democrat can understand readily
the misgivings expressed by few persons, and en-
couraged by those who fear its influence, regarding
the policy of this newspaper, so unlike any pre-
viously pursued in this state
Deeds more than promises beft the newspaper,
as well as the man; and in this instance the future
will give its own effective reply to the doubts of
those to whom Rhode Island newspaper that dares
to tell the truth is revelation indeed
In view however of the lying statements
industriously circulated by those who already are
feeling the power of fearless organ of the people,
1t is due the hundreds of good citizens all
the state who are daily vocing their sentiments Of
encouragement and appreciation that these plain
statements be made
The News Democrat was established a
Democratic newspaper because only through the
Democratic party in this state aided by all upright
citizens who place principle above party, exist
ing disgraceful and demoralizng conditions be re-
moved and real government of the people, for the
people and by the people be secured.
The News-Democrat was established upon a
basis of permanence secure that possessed by
any newspaper in the United States.
The mission it has to perform is enduring
one; and to its performance the News Democrat
brings not only determination and the strengthen
ing consciousness of right but the fullest measure
of ability to carry out its fixed purpose and to main
tain it's position unalterably and permanently
There are no Strings" whatever the News
Democrat. 1t is absolutely free to fight the battle
of the people for good government and civic
decency, unhampered and unrestrained.
No threats, no form of intimidation no corrupt
Ing influences, can swerve this newspaper from the
straight line of It's plain duty the people of Rhode
Island; and no opposing candidate no corporation
combination of capital-not even Standard Oil
the who serve it. has resources sufficient to
procure either the suppression the coorng of the
truth in its columnc.
There is your answer, gentlemen!
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-22
MORE NAUTICAL
THAN RATIONAL

II read a funny story the other day
aeetitAa tug just outside the harbor
that pulled aboard an OK that was
swimming after an outgoing European
ST. amer,
II suppose the animal was making
for the Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Much More Appropriate.
Howley-T wonder why dentist
calls his Office dental parIor?
Smart don't know. Drawing
room would be more appropriate
Stray Stories.
Trade Terms.
Miss Gabble--And she accused me OF
retailing gossip about the neighbor-
Miss Sharpe--The idea!
Miss Gabble-Positively insulting.
isn't she?
Miss sharpe-Yes, for you're really
wholesaler.
Wcfl-Intended Remark.
THAT tenor gets $1,000 for every per-
formance,' said the musician. Hes
indeed a great singer"
Hes better than that" answered Mr..
Cumrox Hes a good business man"
Chicago News.
Her Last Chance.
Mr.. Courtenay (hatteringly)--I had
the blues awfully when l came here
tonight. Miss Fisher, but they are all
gone now You are as good as medi-
cine.
Miss Fishers little brother-Yes,
father himself says she'll soon he a
drug I'm the market IL she doesn't catch
some fellow soon.
All Patience Gone.
Upon my word" said the surprised
barber. II see this razor has lost it's
temper"
~ don't blame it," growled the man
in the chair with all your talking
| lost mine long ago"-Stray Stories
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-22
THE MUCK RAKE IS NEEDED.

Rev. Marion Laws gloriicaton of the man
with the MUCK rake in his Sunday at
Pawtucket needs no defence.
Not every clergyman would have dared, even
in these days of the awakening of the people, so
vigorously TO voice the demand for civic decency
as did Mr.. Law and that he did SO is but one of
the signs of the times the precursor Of uprising
of all good citizens that will in November next
overturn the tables Of the money changers in the
With the class of muck-rakers denounced by
President Roosevelt the News-Dcmocrat has no
sympathy whatever For those who do not shirk
the duty of the honest and the good citizen
but courageously expose the rottenness and cor
rupton that undermining civic virtue, the very
ciple of popular government, it has profound adj
miration.
The campaign now opening in this state is one
in which the man with the muck rake is impcra-
lively needed. His mission is high one and upon
the thoroughness of his work must depend largely
the measure of success to be attained.
The NewsDemocrat realizes the depths to
which the corroding cancer of political rottenncss
has eaten in this state and with all the resources
of an honest newspaper, seeking only the best in
terests of all the people, it will uphold the hands OF
the man with the mhck rake so long as he shall
adhere to the truth and be guided solely by that
which tends to the uplifting of the people and the
purifcaton rather than the further pollution of the
state Of Rhode Island
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-22
SHAMEFUL!

The Providence board OF canvassers has
refused TO visit the ward rooms of the
city evenings during the registration
period so as 10 make IL convenient for
voters TO register.
They should be publicly pilloried. They
are put in their ONCE at salaries OF $4,000
a year for what purpose? Ostensibly TO
register voters. Practically they are put
there TO register as few voters as pos
sible
What have the registry voters Of Provi-
dence TO say Of such high handed treat
ment7 DO they like IT,
And what does every fair men, regis
try voter or property voter, say TO Il?
II Is too we'll understood TO need saying
that the reason why the registry voters
are thus nouted Is because the ring I'm
control of the city and state govern
ments does not want the registry voters
to register. II they did IL would mean
the speedy downfall OF that rims. The
state.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-22

The Providence Tribune and Telegram, which has
inquired lately as the newspaper mouthpiece of Chief
or Police Matthews, and which considers the
vestgaton OF interest and Importance discovered
that public sentiment severely condemns the
sion OF the police commissioners.
What better proof could be afforded this than
the unfavorable opinions IL quotes f~m lips
whom the commissioners fearessly handled
and frankly showed UP in their true colors?
Standard oil and other srafters denounced Commits
sioner Garhelds report; and the whom the
convict is not enusive in audaton of their wisdom
justice.
II requires no ruthless hand to tear the
OF newspaper hypocrcy that
OF Independence" and public sentiment
while seeking TO further the OF those ways
dark and devious
The CALLED Jade usually