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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

It's between Doll and Tumer-nhis
Grocery store-~ill be open satur'
day. H. " sSs
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twenty-five rides FOR SOC. That 4
the price on Communication books. Ap
ply AZ the Street Car Office Or from
conductors. 4-600
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08
PERSONALS
J. Q. McI1II.n ! hers dom nsltoa

y. q. Mcclellan y here from nsltoa
Ca.
Miss Helen Woods xas quite slcl
yesterday.
Cruz Duran VAS IN the city yesterda'
from Rociada.
Miss Nellie Mcclellan Of Durant
Miss, is lii Las VEGAS. !
lose Ramirez u Rociana was In Tho
city yesterday on business.
Con peming % Belen was In The
city yesterday and Today. ;
Romando Gonzales Is in the city 10
day from his home AT Morn.
Miss Rachel q. Ward Of Los Anse
les I'm q visitor I'm Las Vegas.
Mrs. Carl Hnf,asn 81 Aihuquerasa
Is In the city for a few days.
Arsa.Eiler and George Hoban ass
sfsitors In the city from Ottawa. Cal
ais.
Mr.. and Mrs ", II. Fisher arrived
In the city last night from Springfield
Ohio. s#@"@ *%%
Eugenio Nova. the wen known mer
chant Of Ribera Is in the city tods,
on business g
Mrs. Lorenzo Lopez. WIN has beer
very M with pneumonia. Il considers
bly, improved.
Mrs. j. II. Duncan or Chatham. Ont
accompanied BY her son. has arris
cd In Las veEas. y
b. T. Mills Of this city spent Sunday
at Ration on business. returning home
Monday morning.
Mi. and Mrs. D. q. Adamy OF st
Pal, MINI. accompanied by thei
son, arrived In Las Vegas last night
Miss Bessie Adams and Miss Rsr
tina Clay are In Las Vegas. having
arrived this morning from San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. James H. Woods Of Chicago Il
visiting at the home OF her daught
ter. Mrs. George A. Fleming, on Fifth
street.
Earl Norton who has been employ
ed at the Optic once, has resigned
his position. on account Of heayy
school work.
]. d. W. veeder. senior member oil
the firm Of veeder q veeder. left fol-
Oklahoma, where he will spend sew
eral weeks on business.
! Mrs. H. ]. Mueller and child left tn
city, yesterday for q visit will
relatives IN st. Louis. She will b.
gone for three or four months.
A card from r. J. Gehring reports
that his mother Is slightly improved
She Is upwards of seventy years Of
age and has been very III with pneu
monia. " $751;.
REV. L. W. Jacobs. the Lutheran
minister returned to- his home at Ra
ton yesterday afternoon On No. 10 at
ter holding his regular services In
this city Sunday.
Special Oficer w. L. Paris Of the
Santa re returned TO this city Sunday
evening from Ration, where he made
y short visit with his brother, Q. o
Paris. foreman Of the shops az that
place.
Alfonso sena. Charles Trembiey and
- Simpkins went hunting Sunday
down on the Sapello and at the lakes
Euoo. Tno Aiu~a. and pora forfrfunft
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Turner Is killing beef that topped
the Kansas City market 64s
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Maebsrh wstsr q ~ sraAs -
skosA taks b ~ sprssg q - ysar.
Orders Did q P R0ehisL 60
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wASTED-Tvo press feed-
J srs: also boy % iearn- The
} Opk Co s-<eo
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

Patty - Bridge Street - Spouting,
ro0fiin, etc. Orders solicited. $50
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08
FoR SALE.

8 room residence. absolutely mod
ern and In fine condition. 80 n. lot,
barn, garden. etc, possession. al be
given Immediately.
Also. another 8 room residence on
car line. nsdera except as to heat.
Both the above are bargains.
The Investment 4 Agency corp'n.
6Ss
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

I Gehrings Ii headquarters for gar.
den hose and lawn mowers. 4-10s
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Street car tickets. ~ ridee Tor s0c.
Ask the conductors. 46ee
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Furnished ropm for rent SIS Main
street So
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You IRE sure Of ! pleasant shave 4
Gregory'a $50
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sHAWHAN WHlskGv !
On sale NJ tho Cory Bar, Opsra Bar,
ANNEX. Lobby. Optimo and River.
side Bar. 3
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

Ice cream served at sfmpkins
Bros. Ella
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See c. o. BIS, the grocer. Satur.
sday, May IL. between Doll and Turn
a. 5-sl
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

For Bargains In Furnitude see John
sen & Son, next ~Rosenwald's, Plaza.
sec
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

Soft drinks at Gregory's.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

Pictures framed to order at 3. &
Dearths' the undertaken. 1910
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The Fszess cofIee Hours. 81
DoaxiAS. serves th< Lest coffss. sAoxs
orders. ir~ rr~2ns sn1 eAillL Ot~s
dxy and night -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

sHAWHAN WHIskGY
more liquid satisfaction
than double the quantity Of other
whisksy. and
Il keeps On tasting GOOD.
LIS
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. WANTEDLGiri to do second work.
Apply Max Nordhaus. at chas. Iifeid
"a s.s3
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-08

FOR SALE-A strictly ~irst-class
restaurant, good location, cost 5000
win sell for $500 cash. I. N. Nc.
Neace. prop, New Optic hotel. $50
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W WHIskGv
Perfect Without q Equal.
II keeps On tasting gsod-
LIS
The bee., 1906-10-25
Piano Men Injured.

Ollie Preuitt and w. IL. Hop
kins, two young men represent
ing Harling & Miller's piano
house of Evansville, were serious
ly Injured Friday afternoon in a
runaway accident at Mortons
Gap. They were driving on the
dirt road which is near the rail-
road track when a freight CON-
ing in behind them frightened
the horse which ran for several
hundred yards.
Mr.. Hopkins, who was driving,
lost control of the running horse
which ran into the fence on the
side of road tearing the bug gy
into splinters.
Mr.. Pruitt and Mr.. Hopkins
were thrown out and both re-
ceived painful injuries. Pruitt
had his left ankle broken and
Hopkins was badly scratched on
his face, neck and hands.
Medical attention was given
them at Mortons Gap and they
were taken to Madisonville Fri
day evening on the interurban.
Mr.. Pruitt was able to go to his
home in Evansville Friday night.
MIR. Hopkins remained in Mad
isonville a few days.
The bee., 1906-10-25
COURT OF APPEALS
AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
Guy Lyons, Convicted Of iieinous Crime,
Must Hang.

The Court of Appeals at
Frankfort, affirmed the judg-
ment of the Logan Circuit Court
last week, sentencing Guy LYONS,
convicted of criminal assault upon
Mary Gladder. to be hanged for
his crime. Judge Num- deliver
ed the opinion of the court. Up
on the overruling of petitions for
rehearing in this case and that
of w. r. Fletcher, another of
the condemed men, the mandates
of the court Will go from the
clerks Office to the Executive
Department and the Governor
will fix day for the execution
of both prisoners.
The death sentence of Jno.
Sacra, for the same offense, was
reversed and remanded to the
lower court for a new trial. Jim
Lyons, another party indicted
for the same crime, was given
twenty years in the penitentiary.
The bee., 1906-10-25
Christian Church.

Howard j. Brazelton returned
home Monday afternoon after an
absence of one month. During
his absence he attended the
National Convention of the
Christian Church at Buffalo and
visited Niagara Falls. Six thous-
and people attended the conven-
tion. On next Sunday morning
Mr.. Brazelton's subject will be
'"The Gathering of The Hosts''
in which he will tell of the con-
vention. At the night service
he will draw lessons from the
Falls, using as a topic "The
Rushing of Mighty Waters"
Evening service at z O'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended
to every one.
The bee., 1906-10-25
DOCTOR is KILLED
BY CITY MARSHAL.
Kuttswa Man Rssists Arrest and Is Shot
to Death by Officer.

Paducah, KY, Oct. 20.--As a
result of an alleged attempt to
resist arrest yesterday, DR.. A.
ID. Purdy, of Kuttawa, one of
the best-known practitioners in
this section, is dead. He was
shot by Town Marshal w. III.
McCollum, of Kuttawa, who was
trying to arrest him at the time
for an assault on d. b. Green,
Judge of the Police Court.
Green had fined DIR. Purdy,
and the latter swore revenge.
They met for the first time Fri
day afternoon, and DIR. Purdy
struck Judge Green's nose.
The latter swore out a war
rant, and Marshal McCollum un-
dertook to serve it in front of
the hotel. DR.. Purdy is alleged
to have made a threatening
gesture, when the Marshal fired.
DIR. Purdy fingered until this
evening. He was fifty three
years old and had a family.
The bee., 1906-10-25
THURSDAY OCTOBER s. 1906

among the citizens in proportion
to the amount of railroad taxes
paid by them, it was found that
just 8 per cent of the money
paid cut by them was refunded.
The other 90 per cent had been
lost in the deal, and Glasgow
does not want any more public
ownership of anything.
After the railroad passed into
the hands of private parties the
roadbed was improved, rolling
stock repaired, train service
more frequent, freight and pas
seDger rates equalized without
being increased, and the rail
road is paying its present owners
first-class returns on the invest.
ment.
And the town, free from the
heavy drain of its publicly.
owned railroad, has taken on
new life.
The bee., 1906-10-25
Well Known Citizen Dead.

David Vincent, aged SO years,
died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Deberry, Thurs
day of last week after a linger-
ing illness OF typhoid fever. Six
children survive, among whom
are the daughter mentioned and
Mrs. Claud Borders. of this city.
Interment took place at Earling-
ton cemetery Friday by the side
of his wife who proceeded him
to the grave few months over
a year ago.
The bee., 1906-10-25
Better Telephone Service.

Madisonville is agitating the
question of better telephone
service for the city and Jerrold
Jonson and w. p. Vickers have
been appointed by the city
council as an investigation COM
mittee. These gentlemen have
been at work on this matter for
sometime and will make their
report to the board in December.
The bee., 1906-10-25
COURT HOLDS THAT
PRIMARY is LEGAL.
Judge Galloway Decides That Nomins.
tlon OF Senator Can be Made at Polls.

Bowling Green, KY, Oct. 20.
The case of r.. K. Jones, who
sought to enjoin the holding of
primaries for Senator and to force
voters to disclose how they vote
for Congressman, was heard by
Judge Galloway today.
After the termination of the
arguments Judge Galloway ruled
that the claim of the plaintiff In
regard TO the requirement of the
committee, that the voters dis
close the way they voted for
Congressman, was unconstitu-
tional and violation of the law.
He said this cause for action
was removed by the repeal of
said rule by the Democratic
Committee and by the promise
of defendant to give the repeal
due publicity. The court held
the contention regarding the
selection of primary officers was
not we'll taken.
He also overruled the motion
made on the grounds that the
selection of United States Sena-
tor by the people was illegal.
Petition overruled and dis
missed by the court.
The bee., 1906-10-25
Married.

Jas. Rich, of Madisonville, and
Miss Clara Johnson, of White
Plains, surprised their friends
by eloping to illinois last week
and marrying. The groom drove
from Madisonville to Norton
vile to meet his bride. They
boarded a train there and re-
turned to the brids's home Sat.
urday. The groom is a son of
Mrs. H. r. Rich, Sr., and an in
dustrious young man. The bride
is an estimabie young lady and
has numerous friends in the Sec
ton where she lived.
The bee., 1906-10-25

The storm that struck the
Methodist parsonage in Earling-
ton Monday night was very sud-
den and of great volume. 1t was
followed by a regular flood, that
is, a ''flood' of good and useful
things for housekeeping, such as:
flour, meal, ham, sugar, coffee,
potatoes, apples, beans, various
kinds of cerals, preserves, and
canned goods too numerous to
mention.
A shower of the same kind
continued unto the next day and
closed the day by dropping a
load of coal into the preachers
coal house. ALI of which show
the excellent judgment of the
good ladies who look after the
parsonage and the comfort of
the preachers family.
Rev. j. d. Fraser and family
desire thus publicity to thank
one and all who took part in this
donation and to assure the good
people of darlington that they
heartily appreciate these tokens
of good will and this cordial well
come into their midst.
The bee., 1906-10-25
New National Bank.

Morton's Bank, one of the
Oldest banking institutions in
Southwestern Kentucky, has just
recently applied for charter to
become a national bank, and
this week the charter was re-
ceived which now places this
splendid concern under Uncle
Sans supervision.
This makes the first national
bank in Hopkins county.
The bee., 1906-10-25
THE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Judge Evans Holds Federal Statute as to
Discrimination Against Unions Void.

Louisville, Ky., Oct. 23.-In
the United States District Court
today Judge Walter Evans, in
the case of the United States VS..
j. M. Scott. train dispatcher of
the Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road, on trial for alleged viola.
tion of the Erdman act, which
seeks to prevent interstate car
riers from keeping their en-
ployes out of labor unions, held
that Section 10 of the act is void,
because it is not regulation of
commerce within the meaning
of the commerce clause of the
Constitution, and, therefore, be-
yond the power of Congress to
enact. The court sustained the
demurrer to the indictment
against Scott, and discharged
him from custody. The suit was
brought In the lower court on in
structions from the Attorney
General of the United States and
an appeal taken. Scott had dis
charged an operator in the en-
ploy. of the Louisville q Nash
vile Railroad, and the Rail-
road TelegraDhers Union took
the matter 20 the courts.
The bee., 1906-10-25
CONGRESSMAN
]. {. RANSDELL
Of Louisiana. Wants More Money
for Waterways.
MEANS MUCH FOR OLD KENTUCKY.


other Western Representatives,
the question of greater ap-
preparations for waterways i'm
provement is creating much en-
thusiasm in the Middle West
This enthusiasm will mean much
for Kentucky and Tennessee, and
in fact for the entire South, for
with the development of the
Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri
rivers the commerce of all states
that lie near those streams will
be given a marvellous impetus.
The announcement was made in
the capital this week that Kan
sas City business men have per-
fected plans for a line of packets
to run between that city and st.
Louis, one vessel already having
been received and two others
being on the way. 1t is be-
lieved here that the Kansas
City fleet is merely the forerun-
ner of great river squadrons that
will soon ply the waters of the
big streams. Congressman Rams
dell is pointing out that freight
can be carried by water at one
sixth the cost by rail. He is
urging the audiences he and his
colleagues are addressing, to
exert their influence toward hav-
ing Congress increase the pres
ent annual appropriation of less
than $4,000, 900 for waterway
improvements to $50, 1000, 900.
There is reason to believe, ac-
cording to students of affairs
here, that Congress cannot long
withstand d combined pressure
for this great national work, if
it is exerted steadily and per
sistently from the Middle West
and South.
Another evidence of China's
gradual emancipation from the
chains of ancient custom and
superstition that have bound her
so long, is found in the fact that
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, the
Chinese Minister, will retain his
post in spite of the fact that his
mother is dead. Chinese custom
dictates that the period of
mourning must be three years,
but an imperial decree has just
been received which permits Sir
Lang Cheng TO curtail the term
to 100 days. For that period the
Minister will not be seen social
lv or automatically, and his
work will be carried on by sub
ordinates. Hitherto Chinese Of
ficials to this country who suf-
fered losses of parents while in
office, were compelled to resign
and return home.
Munity in the navy! Munity
too, against the orders of the
President, who is Commander
in Chief This is the state of
affairs that is amusing all Wash
lngton. Evidence of direct dis
obedience of orders was found
this week when the Proceed
lngs of the Naval Institute a
quarterly published by officers
in the United States Navy, came
from the Government Printing
Office. Through page and page
Investigators went, breathlessly,
and everywhere were evidences
that the 'eRuzyelt sistemo of
spelling had been systematically
ignored. Orders were issued to
the Printing Office some time
ago by President Roosevelt to
make certain changes in list of
500 words. The naval men balk-
ed at the reforms and in baking
defied the Commander in Chief.
Whether the mutineers are to
swing at the end Of yard-arm,
be reprimanded or be treated
with cool silence, is unknown.
The White House Is holding Its
peace.
The bee., 1906-10-25
Hopkins County Medical Society Meeting.

On account of the meeting of
the Southwestern Medical As
sociation at Dawson Springs on
Oct. Both the Hopkins County
Medical Society will hold its
regular meeting then. All ply
sicians in this county or as many
as possible are requested to be
present. w. X. NIsBET, M. ID.
Pres. Hopkins CO., Med. Soc'y.
The bee., 1906-10-25
GONE HOME
Polk Laffoon, Lawyer. Exon
gresham and Ex-Confed.
crate Soldier
DIES SUDDENLY MONDAY MORNING.

Col. Polk Laffoon, one of the
best known men in this part of
the state, was summoned to his
long home Monday morning
about five O'Clock. Mr.. Laffoon
had been in i'll health for some
time past but his condition was
not thought to be serious and
his family and friends were not
alarmed about him. He went
TO bed Sunday evening without
complaining and early Monday
morning called to his servant to
feed the chickens. The servant
left Mr.. Laffoon sitting on the
side of the bed apparently in as
good health as usual. When he
returned, however, Mr.. Laffoon
was lying across the bed and
when the negro spoke to him he
did not answer. This alarmed
the man and he at once tried to
arouse his master but without
success. The household was at
once aroused and assistance sent
for but it was too late, the old
soldier was dead.
Mr.. Laffoon had been a resi-
dent Of Hopkins county all his
life. lie was born here on Oct.
"a, 1874, and was consequently
go years old. When a young
man he joined the Confederate
army and was made Lieutenant
of Co. l, 10th Ky. Infantry, un-
der Col. Adam johnson, who
commanded one of Morgan's
brigades. He served through
the war and was discharged at
the close with an unsullied repu-
tation and an enviable record.
After the war closed he began
the practice of law and continued
in the same until his death. In
1872 he was elected county at
torney of Hopkins county with
out opposition. In 1884 he won
the fight of his life when he de-
feated the hon. James F. Clay
for congress.
During this primary Mr.. Laf-
foon made one of the most
thorough canvasses ever made
in the Second district. His work
in congress was remarkable. He
introduced and had passed many
measures that now remain on
the statute books.
He was a power on the stump
and took part in many cam.
paigns in this sections of the
state. He was unflinching dem
ocrat and was at the command
of his party at all times.
In 1872 he was married to
Miss Hattie Parker and to their
union four childred were born,
three of whom survive. They
are Mrs. Lena Crenshaw, of this
city, Mrs. Watt Nisbet, of Mad
isonville, and Polk Laffoon, Jr., :,
of Frankfort.
Mrs. Laffoon died about fifteen
years ago and since that time he
has made his home with his
children.
The funeral took place Tues
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock from
the residence of Watt Nisbet,
and the burial was at Odd Eel
lows Cemetery. He was buried
under the auspices of the Mason
lc Lodge and his ex- Confederate
comrades.
The bee., 1906-10-25
prosram, District Convention Of c. "

The following is the program
of the District Convention of the
@. w. B. M, " which meets at the
Christian Church, Madisonville,
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock :
Song-''I gave my life for
thee"
Song-"Work for the night is
coming"
Prayer-Rev. Fowler.
Bible Lesson-Rev. Brazelton.
Words of Welcome and roll
call of auxiliaries- Mrs. Stevens.
Song-"Brlnging in the
sheaves.
Select Reading-Mrs. Brown
Ing.
Duet-Mesdames Rash and
McGary.
Report from the National
Convention.
The Centennial Fund-Mrs.
Sergeant.
Plea for Q. w. B. M. workers
Mrs. Yancy.
Social half hour.
Business period.
Benedicti0n.
The bee., 1906-10-25
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
GLASGOW RAILROAD
Kentucky Town Built Line. Ran
It Thirty Years and Lost
$3.50, 900.
THEN GAVE IT AWAY TO
GET RIO OE A COSTLY BUROEN.

William Randolp Hearst or w.
]. Bryan with their ideas of
public ownership could only see
the absolute failure of the ex-
pertinent entered upon by this
town and county, which bought
a railroad and after a 30 year
trial actually gave the property
away to keep from operating it,
they might conclude that the
way of public ownership was
not the practical success that the
theorists have planned.
This city once paid more than
$250,000 for railroad line,
operated it for many years, and
then by a vote of $50 against 82
authorized the sale of the road
to any one who would take it off
the city's hands and would pay
the small remaining debt.
In the early sixties, when the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
was built southwark and passed
within ten miles of the town,
the citizens determined to con-
struct branch road, connecting
Glasgow with the main line. The
town and precinct voted almost
unanimously oissue bonds for
the payment of the cost of con-
struction. The interest on these
bonds were to be paid by year.
ly tax on all property, but the
bonds themselves were to be
paid by the profits of the rail
road.
It Looked Good.
1t looked good and when the
first train steamed into Glasgow
there was great rejoicing.
Then the yearly grind of taxes
began. Year after year the
taxes continued. Strangers COM
ing into the town to locate in.
quired of the tax rates. When
they found these rates to
be so high they "backed out,
and the railroad tax hung AS a
milestone around the neck of the
towns prosperity.
The profits of the operation of
the railroad were thousands of
dollars less than expected, and
some years there were deficits
even. 1t was expected that with
in a few years The profits would
pay these and the road would be
free of debt.
But for thirty years these
taxes continued, until more than
$3.50, 900 had been paid, and still
the debt amounted to more than
half the original amount. The
citizens saw that the tax load
was preventing the development
of the town, and was draining
them of thousands of dollars
every year.
The directors of the road were
elective and representative citi-
zens were always chosen to the
office. These directors served
without pay, but the positions
carried with them, annual passes
on the Louisville and Nashville
and the fight at the
polls degenerated into squab-
BILE for railroad passes, without
regard to the care of the public
railroad.
But the citizens finally tired
of the everlasting railroad taxes
and the annual fight for the
passes, and they determined to
sell the road. just how sick they
were of public ownership is
shown by the vote cast In favor
of the sale, when it came to a.
test. There were 1,032 votes
cast at the election, and of these
$50 were to sell the road.
When the railroad was finally
sold and the proceeds divided