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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
The. FergusOn-Palmer Company
Will Remain Here.
Have Just Closed n Contract That
Will Keep Their Mill Busy for
Five Years.
BOUGHT 5000 ACRES OF LAND

1t has been reported in some cir
Giles for several days that the Fergu-
son-Palmer Co., owners of the big
lumber mills, on South Third street,
contemplated moving their plant to
Memphis, and The Sun in making an
investigation today finds that the re-
port is untrue. On the other hand,
the company has made a contract
which will keep their mills in opera
ton, night and day, for five years.
The company has been on a trade
for two tracts of land, one in Ten
nessee and the other in Arkansas.
and have closed for the Tennessee
tract. II consists of 5000 acres of
very heavily timbered lands, the
timber being oak. ash, and cotton
wood, and is located near Ripley,
Tenn.
II the company had bought the Ar
kansas land it would have put up an
additional plant at Memphis, which
probably led to the rumor current
that the local plant would be remov-
ed but the timber from the tract
bought will all be brought to Padu-
cab.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
TWO AFTER 1T.
The City May Rent Out the Old Hos
pitaI Building.

Mayor Yeiser has two applications
for the rental of the old city hospit-
al, and will probably rent 1t out this
week. VIM. Byrd wants to rent half
of 1t, and Mr.. Sledd wants to rent
the other half.
The mayor has been trying to sell
the property, offering 1t for $4,000,
which he thinks is very low price.
but the best offer he has had is So
500 and he turned it down. 1t will
be leased only from month to month
as the mayor thinks he may find a
purchaser for 1t at any time and
wants to be in the position to give
possession at once in event of sale.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

Rogersville, KY, March 6.-Last
night a crowd of horsemen from
Jackson and Clay counties en- route
home from attending court. engaged
in a pistol duel, and more than a
hundred shots were fired. Charles
Crawford of Jackson county, was
shot through the body and will die.
Sam Fortune, of Clay county, was
shot through both legs, and his horse
was killed under him. Edmund Muir
ray, of Clay county. who it is claim
ed shot Crawford, escaped.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
VIII Perform No More Ceremonies.

Cloverport. KY. March 6.-Coun-
ty Judge Henry Norman of Breck-
inridge county. &c years old, married
his first and last couple last Thurs
day. Today he issued a notice to the
effect that he would perform no
more marriage ceremonies, notwith-
standing his legal right to do so.
Judge Norman holds that the mar
riage ceremony is too sacred to be
performed in a public Office before
a curious and unlimited crowd.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Committees Appointed by the
Hoo HOOs Last Evening.
A Number of Candidates Expected to
Travel the Rocky Road in This
Popular Organization.
BIG BANQUET TO BE GIVEN.

"A meeting of local Hoo Hoos was
held at the Office of the Faust Lum-
Der company in the Fraternity build
ing last night, and committees were
appointed to arrange for the big an
nual concentration of the order to
be held in Paducah on Saturday,
March 18th. A confederation is
simply an initiation or installation,
and only one a year is held in any
particular place.
The committees to arrange for the
Paducah meeting are:
Banquet: Earl Palmer, ]. T. Dom
ovan. c. II. Sheriff.. and George
Phillips.
Entertainment: Luke Russell. Z.
l.. Faust, and A. j. Decker.
Hall: AL. Foreman. Will Scott and
John Ferguson.
Membership: J. W. Riglesberger.
]. NJ. Clements, Ed. Voolfolk and
II. S. Wells.
The Hoo Hoos is an organization
of lumbermen, those allied with the
lumber industries, and editors of pa
pers devoted to the lumber interests.
Usually there are from a dozen Ia
thirty candidates. A black cat is the
emblem of the order. The dues are
s9.99 a year, and everything runs
III 9's.
After the work, which will begin
at 8 p. m. in whatever hall is secured
q big banquet Will be given.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

The 12-year-old son of Ed. Nor
San the blacksmith, of South Fifth
street, was paved" by a horse this
morning. The boy had gone into the
stall when the horse began paving
and caught him over the right eye.
The injury is painful but not serious.
Edwin, the 5-year-old son of "A.
c. Hargrove. manager of the Pru-
dental Insurance Co., while playing
today, fell and broke his left arm.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
GUN CLUB GROUNDS.
Will BE Put i'm Good Condition by
Traction Co.

Manager John Blocker, Of the
Paducah Traction Co., went out this
afternoon with several members Of
the Paducah Gun club to look ovef
the grounds preparatory to making
necessary repairs.
The gun club has given several
famous tournaments here and the
grounds have been a source of great
pride. 1t has been suggested that
improvements be made, and the trae-
ton company is willing to do all 1t
can.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
A Compromise Probable.

Berlin. Mar. 6.-The Morgen Post
says it learns from a diplomatic
source that Emperor William not on
ly intends to conclude a compromise
regarding Morocco, entirely satisfac-
tory to France, but also desires to
grange a meeting between himself
and Brest Falliery of France, at Mar
settles during the emperor's forth
coming cruise in the Mediterranean.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Suits Filed Today.

Two suits were filed in circuit
court this afternoon by Attorney Eg-
ester, colored.
Fannie Cobb filed suit against
Will Cobb for divorce on the grounds
of abandonment. They married in
1901 and separated in 1904.
Ida Watts filed suit against Moses
Watts for divorce on the grounds OF
abandonment. They married in 1893
and separated in 1900.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

J. w. Edwards, of Tennessee St..
age SO years, was taken to Hopkins
Vile last night by the family physi-
clan, DR.. b. T. Hall. He was yester-
day adjudged insane by jury, but
the trial was simply a matter of form
Edwards agreeing to go. He has been
respondent and brooding for months
until his mind was affected.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

Mr.. Joseph l.. Friedman, OF the
Palmer House company. this after
noon received a telegram from Chi
cago stating that Mr.. Frank Murphy
would arrive in Paducah between the
18th and goth of March to take
charge of the Palmer House. Mr..
Murphy was here last week, and af-
ter making a complete investigation
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

Boston, March 6.-An anarchistic
plot to destroy the Hoosac tunnel.
and docks and other corporation
property was discovered today, and
put in the hands of the police. A
letter was written to an official of
the company saying that at meet
ing OF Italians 1t was planned to
burn the property.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Americans Lose Valuable Conces-
si,,s,s

st. Petersburg Mar. ct is stat
ed that the concession of American
syndicate, headed by Jno. ID. Rookie
Teller, which was obtained through
Premier Wits influence for build
ing highly important railway be-
tween Chita and Taskend. through
a rich and largely undeveloped ter
ritory. has been by the cars com
mand Withdrawn.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
TOBACCO BILL PASSED.
Substitute for the James Bill Goes
Through the House.

Washington. March 6.-The house
this afternoon unanimously passed
the bin removing the G cent tax on
leaf tobacco. The bill was a substi-
tute for the James bill to the same
effect.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
One Berlin Paper Thinks War
is Imminent.
Another Assures Compromise In
the Moroccan Case, by the
Kaiser.
AMERICANS LOSE CONCESSION.

Berlin, Mar 6.-The Frankfurter
Ieitung, an influential paper, at
times having an official inspiration.
states today that in government cir
Giles the international situation is
regarded as crucial, and Europe to-
day is as near a war as last summer
when Germany was on the verge OF
a conflict with France and England.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Money From Increased Saloon
License Will Support.
viii Cost &t,OOO.OOO-Plot to De-
stroy Hoosac Tunnel Discover
ed by officials.
LORD BARRINGTON'S LUCK

Chicago. March Chicago is to
have a thousand more policemen at
once. The city council last night in
creased the saloon license from Ave
hundred to thousand dollars and
the money will be used to increase
the police force. A thousand men
cost a million dollars year. IL the
number of saloons falls to five thous-
and. which is not expected, the in
crease in license will more than pay
for the additional policemen.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

Mt. Vernon, Ky, Mar. 6.-The
bank of Mt. Vernon caused the ar
Test of Miss Flora Pace. a student
at Berea college, and Miss Lulu
Whitney. OF Livingston, on a charge
of cashing checks raised from siA
TO sixty dollars, Miss Pace gave bond
and Miss Whitney, is in charge of the
taller.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

ANTI POOL ROOM BILL
Is Mysteriously Missing-Said to BE
Stolen.

Frankfort. KY, March 6.-The
Louisville water works bill was sign
ed by the governor. The anti pool
room bill is mysteriously missing
from the house and Simmons, of
Covington, its author, declared to
the house it had been stolen. The
speaker named a committee to in
vestigate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Mr.. Frank Murphy Will Be Here in
Short Time to Take Charge of Palmer

of the hotel and the improvements
needed, left Saturday evening for
home to make a report to the inter-
ests he represented.
The telegram received this after
noon indicates that Mr.. Murphy's
report was most favorable. and thai
the hotel deal will be consummated
at once and the new owners take
charge.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Only a Slight Difference in the Actual
Figures.
AFTER SHOWING COST WAS $62. so HE
TELLS HOW TO DO 1T FOR $17.5O
The Mayor Adds to the Length Of Time the Plant
Has Run, and to Average Of Lights Used.

public the plant
below
aldermanic
givenan n easily
the value of the plant
a
while
the commit
the the
according
quite
tee to shown s correc
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
MARRY AT METROPOLIS.
James Vlaholeas and Miss Mamie
Kelly Left For Gretna Green.

James Vlaholeas, the confectioner.
and Miss Mamie Kelly, left for Me-
tropolis, ILL.,, on the Cowling this
afternoon to be married. The groom
is well known in business circles and
the bride resides on South Fourth
street.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Coal Opcrntors Meet Today.

New York, March 6.-The anthra-
cite operators meet today to consid-
err the miners demands. and naem a
day for a joint debate with the min
ers' representatives. The joint con-
ference will probably last some time
as the operators have fortified them
selves with statistics bearing on the
eight hour day and advanced wages.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

St. Petersburg, March 6.-An i'm
perial manifesto explaining a scheme
for a reorganization of the council
of the empire and the establishment
of douna. was issued today. The
chief feature of the manifesto is a
declaration that the autocratic car
will remain supreme.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Hotel Near Mobile Burns.

Mobile, Ala, March 6.-Fire this
destroyed the Spring hotel
near here. The hotel was filled with
northern guests and many had mar
row escapes. Nearly all lost their eff
fects. Loss $4,000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Presidents Niece Operated On.

New York, March 6.-Miss Cor
inne Robinson, favorite niece Of Pre-
sident Roosevelt, is recovering from
an operation for appendicitis. None
but the members of the family knew
until this morning that the girl had
undergone an operation, which was
successful.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
TWO ACCIDENTS.
A Girl Dislocates Her Thigh, and a
Boy Breaks An Arm.

Annie Feezor, age ~, is suffering
from a broken thigh bone on the left
side. She was walking across the
room when her toe caught in the
carpet or rug and tripped her, caus-
ing the fracture in the fall.
DR.. j. S. Troutman dressed the in
jury. The girl lives on Thurman st
in the south end of the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
LIBEL BILL
II Now Dead as Door Nail-Motion
to Reconsider Defeated.

Frankfort, KY, Mar. 6.-The mo-
ton to reconsider the libel bill was
today defeated in the house ~ a vote
of 40 to 43. The bill was defeated
Saturday by one vote.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
VIII Not Marry Mrs. Palmer.

London. Mar. 6.-The Duke OF
Atholl today denied the report that
he would marry Mrs. Potter Palmer
of Chicago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

bly, received a new lease on life to-
day. The supreme court granted
motion to transfer his case to an
other court for consideration.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Local Market.

AfhesA 1>ts
C6antry bacon-12h
Smoked sausage-12h NC.
Sweet potatoes-5Oc per Blu.
Irish potatoes-S0c per blu.
Chickens-35c to 40c.
Eggs--15c.
Butter-20c.
Pork-6c.
Beef-2hc to 6hc.
Corn-5Oc per bu.
Hay-$10 to $1:.
Lard-10c.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

The two year old son of Mr.. Wal
ter Scott of Mechanicsburg, fell
from the porch this morning and
broke his left arm below the elbow.
The injury was dressed by DR.. j. 5.
Troutman.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

Il will be seen that there is a diff
ference OF only about $500 in the
actual cost of the light plant to the
taxpayers since II started as shown
by the mayors figures and those OF
the committee.
The mayor claims the plant has
been operated for 1 years. however,
while the committee figured II at 10
years and Q months, three months
less than the mayor.
The mayor also figures on an av-
erage Of lIS lights, and the commit
tee figured on an average OF 1871,
which makes the greatest disparity
between the two sets OF figures.
There is really no way to get at the
latter. except to go carefully over
the books. and this would not prove
II conclusively, because formerly
when the police we're required to re-
port every morning the number and
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
Harrington Not to Hang Yet.

Harrington NOT 10 Hang het.
st. Louis, March 6.-'Lord" Bar
rington, sentenced to death for the
cowardly murder of John p. Nc
Cam, a Kentucky horseman, proba-
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

The usual fortune of complaint
is to excite contempt mort than pity.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06

location of lights on their beats that
were out during the night, there were
scores of them in the course of a
week. At other times the plant would
be shut down for days while break
downs were being repaired, such as
during the sleet storm. when no
lights burned for some time.
With all the mayors investigating
and figuring. however, he was una
BILE to get below s62.5l0 as the cost
per light. And at the same meeting
he had the temerity to tell the crowd
on hand OF a company that claimed
the city could furnish the same lights
at $3.50.
The mayor did not attempt to ex-
plain why the cost of lights under
his own administration and accord
ing to his OWE figures, was sG2.5O
year each II there is any possible
way. TO get them down to $3.50.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-06
r;IE WEATHER.

Rain or snow tonight and
"Wednesday. Warmer tonight
and colder "Wednesday night.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
r II II II II.

to continue for a reasonable time I'm
less it is sooner withdrawn. What is
reasonable time depends upon the
circumstances of the case. It is a
matter for a jury to decide in a case
before 1t as to whether the acceptance
was made within a reasonable time
VI course, an offer, even although
made for definite time, may be with
drawn at any time. This is not true.
OF course, if the person to whom the
offer has been made has paid or has
agreed to pay something to have the
offer left open.
This brings up the question of CD
ton. An option has no value within
the law unless something has been
paid, or is agreed to be paid for it.
If l voluntarily offer to sell my horse
for 500 and give you week in which
to buy, l may withdraw the offer with
in the week without being liable to
damages for not keeping my promise:
but, If you have given me something.
no matter how slight, it being of some
value, or If you have agreed to give
me something or render me some SER
vice in exchange for the agreement to
hold the offer open, must do so or put
myself In danger of a suit for dam
ages. After reasonable time has
elapsed, the offer not being made for
definite time, it is not necessary fer
one making the offer to formally with
draw it, as the law will presume it to
be withdrawn. If the one Offering
wishes to withdraw before a reasona-
BILE time has elapsed, he must commu-
nicate the withdrawal by word or act
to the offeree.
There are some things that will ter
inmate an offer other than the volun-
tary act of the one Offering as, for
instance, his death or his insanity.
Offers are sometimes made to the
general public, no particular persons
being specified, as when an offer of re-
ward is made in a newspaper or by
posters. In such cases any one may
accept If he does so before the offer
is withdrawn; and in order for it to be
withdrawn the same means must be
used as was used in making it pub
lie.
In our next we shall treat of the i'm
portant subject, Contracts by Mail
and Telegraph"
Ito be Continued)
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Relics of Extinct Birds,

Funk island, off the coast of New
foundland. used to afford shelter every
year at breeding time to countless
numbers of natatory birds, among
them being the white BOBBY (sula bas-
sana). These birds have met with
the same fate as the great aux. They
are extinct. Now their eggs are great
rarifies, and would fe; h large sums
but there are none in the market.
Some specimens are on view at the
Smithsonian institution and at the
American Museum of Natural History
in New York; they range in value
from $500 to $3.50 apiece.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Ruled Through Superstition

queen Niawingi dusky central
African pc tentate, now decrepit and
discredited, is said to have been the
last ruler of Mpororo. She once Do
ssessed much influence, partly due to
superstitious fear. She claimed the
power of intercourse tn the spirit
world, ard surrounded herself with
much mystery. She lived completely
hidden in hut, from which she was
supposed never to emerge. When ap-
proac. i for any purpose, the replies
to questions were given in high.
sGueaky voice, intended to be accept.
ed as the voices of spirits.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
POPULAR TALKS ON LAW.
CONTRACTS.
What Makes a Contract?

There are two elements that are al
ways present in a contract, namely
an offer and an acceptance. If either
is lacking there is no contract. Not
every offer and acceptance makes a
contract for a breach of which an ac-
ton will lie in the courts. If, for in
stance, l offer to entertain you at lun-
cheon and l fail to appear at the time,
there is an offer and an acceptance
but no breach of contract. Therefore,
we should understand that the offer,
in order to lead up to a contract, must
be an offer of a contract, that is, some
thing intended to change the legal re-
lations of the parties; so, an offer
made in jest, If so understood, can not
lead up to a contract.
AS to how the offer must be made
no rules can be laid down. 1t may be
made orally or in the form of writing,
by signs, by advertisement, and by any
number of other ways. A mere wink
of the eye or nod of the head, as in
the case of bidding at an auction, may
constitute an offer to buy. Acceptance
too may be made in any one of many
ways, there being no formality re
quired, unless in the case of a few
classes of contracts where the statute
has provided that writing shall ap-
pear stating the terms. OF these kinds
of contracts we shall speak later.
In order to make a contract, the offer
must be accepted in the terms of the
offer If there is any variation between
the offer and the acceptance or any
conditions attending the acceptance,
a contract is not made. Contracts
made by correspondence are peculiar
ly subject to fault in this particular.
If the correspondence does not show
that the minds of the two parties have
met upon identically the same pro-
position no contract can be implied.
Offers are frequently made to be
accepted within a certain time or at
a certain place, or in certain man
ner. The acceptor in order to bind
the one making the offer must accept
in the terms of the offer to form bind
ing contract.
Difficulty sometimes arises in cases
wehre the time wherein which an Of
fer may be accepted is not stated. 1t
may be said generally that an offer
may be accepted while it continues OPP
en-; but, where there is no definite time
within which acceptance must be
made, how long has the offeree within
which to accept? The rule of law is
that an offer, once made, is presumed
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05

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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05

Wanted-District Managers to post
signs, advertise and distribute sam
pies. Salary, $500 weekly, $500 per
day for expenses. State age and
present employment. Ideal Shear Co.,
80 Randolph St., Chicago.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Expert knowledge.

Say, pop, suppose we built lock
canal?"
"Well?"
Who'd tdep the key?"
ooh. some r'ng or other
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05

The weather is getting little warm.
Cool drinks are very refreshing and
invigorating in warm weather and also
in the Springtime. Pabst beer is the
best but we have all kinds, also fine
cigars for those who like them.
REIGER & LINDLEY,
1851 w. 2nd South Street.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-03-24
The pottoface has been enlarged

The pottoffice has been enlarged,
and Is an improvement over The
old arrangement, as it gives the
officials more room to distribute
the mail. This will have to an
swer the purpose until we get an
up TO date aud commodious post
Office building, which will doubtless
be in the near future. The loca.
tion 10 IN ideal one, but the accom-
modations are too limited for our
growing town.