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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20
4 PECULIAR SUICIDE.
Young Nan Blows HIS Brains Out
With A Shot Gun.

There was a very peculiar case of
so called suicide at Bobtown last
Sunday night, Sept. 10Th. Bob
town is the classical name of few
hamlets on Cheat River above 81.
lou There is a saw-mill and some
new people had moved IN TO work
on 1t and in the woods around il.
Among them a man named Elan
Devers. who married a Turner from
up about Browns Mill. This family
boarded some of the hands, among
them a young fellow about twenty
years OF age named Robert Bernard
from Swanton, Md. His father
had also worked there but went
home recently and wanted the boy
TO go with him and It would have
been much better If he had done so.
II seems that Devcrs was Jealous of
his wife and last Sunday evening,
about nine o'clock claimed to catch
Bernard with his arm around ner.
He raised a racket about it and
got his lantern and said he was going
over to neighbors to stay all night
and told the young fellow that ne
must be gone when he returned in
the morning, There were two other
men boarding in the house and
Devers called them down and ex-
planned matters TO them. They
laughed at him about il and he
left the house at the same time Bern
ard went up to Bill Atcheson's an
other nearby residence and borrow
ed his shot gun with one shell that
had been loaded with buck shot,
telling Atcheson that he wanted to
kill pole cat that was after the
chickens down at his boarding place
and that he would bring it right
back, as the man wanted to 90
squirrel hunting early next morning.
In few minutes the report of the
gun was heard, and as Bernard did
not return Atcheson went down
after his gun and found Devers and
his wife out at the hen-house and
Bernard lying there with the whole
top of his head blown off instantly
killed. He was in his bare-feet and
the evidence seemed to show that
he had placed the gun on the ground
and rested his forehead over the
muzzle and discharged it by pulling
the trigger with his toe. His brains
had been scattered all around and
the top of the skull never was found
Devers had not gone to Feltons,
but returned IN a few minutes.
There was no poleca, after the
chickens at all and simply an excuse
Of the young man to get the gun.
The body of the suicide was left
lying there till five O'Clock mex,
evening when the undertaken from
here +. T. Carroll was sen; for and
took charge and prepared the body
for burial. The boys father was
notified and arrived and took the
remains to Swanton Tuesday for
burial. On Monday a Coroner's
Jury was sworn in by A. Sraley
Shaw of Terra Alta and after
al investigation rendered a verde,
Of suicide, although there was NO
good grounds for the commission OF
such rash act, and It seems TO have
been peculiar case all around. DIR.
J. NJ King, Prosecuting Attorney
{. {. Pierce aud Sheriff Schaeffer
from here were all down to investi.
gate the matter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20
OUT OF SIGHT ,
Was "fhe Greatest Show on Earth NJ
Fairmon, Last Thursday

Inc 'OteAlCSt snow on Earth
was tout Of sight" at Fairmont last
Thursday. In o'he- words, the
show did not cxhibitat all, after be
ing well advertised and drawing a
crowd Of twenty thousand people,
according 10 the estimate Of The
Times. The show exhibited at Con
nellsville, Pa, the day before and
arrived at Fairmont in good time,
but when they tried 10 get on TO the
show grounds, they literally stuck
in the mud" The place was on
some new addition owned by some
development company and new
made ground that had been plowed,
scraped and filed in. The first
heavy wagon 10 pull in almost dis
appeared, and il took fifteen horses
10 get it out There had been two
or three of the hardest rains tina,
ever struck this country just before
show day, and it rained all that
day, so that it was impossible to ex
hibit on that ground, and the adj
vance agent that arranged for it
ought to be fired at once The
show people offered fabulous prices
for another ground, but could not
get place to show and had to call
1t off and load up and pull out for
Clarksburg, where they pulled off
an exhib all right next day.
Fairmont ought never have an
other show, and if they do, we hope
no one from this section will 90 to
it. After getting crowd like shat
there, who came from fifty miles
around and paid full fare on the
railroads to get there, after excur-
sion rates being advertised, and
then not providing a place for the
show to exhibit on, is deserving Of
the severest censure, and we shall
do all we can to keep anyone from
this section from ever going there
again to any show. The show peo-
pie were not TO blame, as they lost
heavily, their expenses being the
same, whether they showed or not,
and with both exhibitions, side
shows, concerts, etc, probably lost
Sac, 600 on the misdeal. The city
also lost, as many people were so
angry that they left on the next
train. when they found out the state
Of affairs. The sports remained and
got drunk TO console themselves,
which was about all they could do,
and there never was so much dis
order and fighting in the town be-
fore as there was that night. Several
shooting scrapes and one man re-
ported killed-the lock up full with
thirty-one prisoners. If the town
can stand all that, decent and re.
spectacle people cannot. There
was quite a crowd from Kingwood
who went via The NJ & K. to Nor
gantown, and expected surely 20 get
reduced rates from there, but il was
all full fare, and the trans from
Morgantown we're jammed with the
crowd and there was disappoint-
ment enough over this and the con
dition of the weather, and then
when there was no show, it was the
limit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Capt. Frank p. Rease, of Beling-
ton, is the Democratic nominee for
the Legislature in Barbour county,
and is an able man and should be
elected by big vote We need
such men in the Legislature, and
need them badly.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Fair Japan will not be missed at
the jamestown Exposition for the
Chrysanthemum Empire will be
there with her usual complete and
beautiful exhibit of arts and crafts.
Many new features are promised
for Jamestown's big birthday party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Women will be important factor
in the upbuilding of the jamestown
Exposition: The organizations es-
pecially active in the work are the
Colonial Danes, Daughters of the
American Revolution and Daughters
of the Confederacy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

The British battleship Dread
naught, the most powerful engine
of war afoat, will be not the least
of Great Britain's representation at
the jamestown Exposition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

The Daughters of the American
Revolution Of every State in the
Union have taken up the work Of
making most elaborate exhibit at
the Jamestown Exposition. They
will display material representing
home life, dress, etc, Of revolution
ary times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

The Leader Of this piac. last
week called attention 20 the hunting
and shooting on sunday which las
been going on around town sight
and hearing Of the Court House and
the officers of The law The parties
are mostly Che foreigners working
along the railroad or At the mines,
and perhaps do not know any better,
or more likely dont care. The law
makes it misdemgsnor and tie
fine not less than IS FOR hunting,
shooting or csuy.ng FIRE arms on
the Sabbath.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Visitors from the Prairie States to
the jamestown Exposition will be
especially interested in the naval
display, sports and things pertain
ing to the sea. Prepared for their
special entertainment will be spect-
acles that will cause even old coas.
jewellers TO stare in amazement.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Monday night, September "a, the
George AIDES great pictorial com
edY "The County Chairman" viii
be given at Swisher's Theatre, Nor
gantown. This play has made a
great hit all over the country and
carries seveuty-Gve players. it is
produced on a scale Of spectacular
magnifcence and bristlcs with the
most brilliant wit and humor Ar.
Engagements are being made for a
special train on the ". s. *. for
that night to return 90 Kugvood
after the play and trr9 f9r The
round trip
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Representative Lttaucr who il
vii. be remembered just escaped
prosecution by The statute Of lmi.
teton route for The Army glove
cou.rac, fraud has been visiting
President Roosevelt az oyster Bay.
Reform was probablynot mentioned
ar might hurt LiiisueT feelings.
n. .ac'r talk was on evidently Tie
more practical Republican lines Of
camp Zr funds and The like.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

The Republicans are welcome to
any comfort they can get from the
election news from Maine. The
State went Republican by about
seven thousand majority, and Con
gresham Littlefeld was reelected
in the Second District by less than
a thousand majority. Every city in
the State but four went Democratic,
and, in fact, the Democrats carried
the State except for some of the
back districts, where they don't
know that the war is over yet.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

PresIaen. Roosevelt like Diopen
es with bis lantern is seeking an
honest man 90 lead The Republican
party in New York 10 is 10 be
feared bis quest will be as ensuccess.
fol as that OF The Athcniau.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

Last weeks issue Of the Philippi
Plaindealer announced that here
after it would be combined with the
Barbour Democrat, the latter paper
having purchased the Plandealer
outfit. Mr.. Granville Z. Taft, who
has had charge of the Plaindealer
the past two years, has run a clean,
bright and ably edited paper, and
we hope he will still be found in the
newspaper business somewhere.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20

N' mere crying babies and Vol always
gei a GOOD nights rest when YOU give them
Dr. Fshfneys Tcething Syrup
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-09-20
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. r.
$50 MILEAGE TICKETS

i0 addition % The INTERCHANGEABLE ONE
iHpU5AND.MfLE TICKETS sold 40 rat, N eco
I-H With refund n go. Enc BALTIMORE AND
OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY have placed on
.o another form ~ ONE-THOUsASD MILE
I.hEI .oId Of go. good over al thc lines cast
Of 'n' Ohio River ALEC over The philadelphia and
teai.r2 ard Central Railroad Of New Jersey
" 'r Thee tickets are good Tor ono or
NOR. ur~,ns for one year from date of .sJc
nnd "i' be accepted Tor passage on aU trains.
G W. BASSETT
u. So MARTIN.
Manager Taaerrgor Traffic
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
FORGERY CASE
MAY DEVELOP FROM CHARGES
AGAINST COLORED PRO-
FESSOR.
Woman Denies Signing Charge
Against Prof. T.. W. Benton, of
Lincoln School.

The public school authorities be-
lieve that a solution has been found
to troublesome problem. Several
years ago one Prof. George Washing
ton Tanner was a principal in the
colored schools here. He had various
kinds OF trouble. and finally the
schools severed connection with him,
and he went elsewhere. Recently he
returned to Paducah. and It is alleg-
ed began for some reason trying to
annoy Prof. +. w. Benton, his sue
cessor. who for several years has
been a principal at the Lincoln color
ed school Recently charges said to
have been prepared by Tanner were
fled in the board OF education
against Prof Benton. alleging that
he, Benton, had numerically beaten
child. Prof. Benton was exonerated
by the board.
The mother of the child apparently
signed the complaint, but il is now
alleged that Prof. Benton has an afli-
davit that she did not sign It and
that her name was signed to it with
out authority. and that the person
who signed II committed forgery.
Last night at the board of educa-
ton meeting, Prof. Benton asked the
board for permission to use the pa
pers filed against him by Tanner. in
court, and II is understood that a
prosecution will be instituted against
Tanner for alleged forgery. The
board granted the necessary permits
sion to Prof. Benton to use the pa
pers, and developments are expected
at once.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
CIVIL SERVICE.
Many Important Examinations Are to
Bo Held Soon.

The civil service commission an
uounces that an examination VIII be
held at Louisville. Lexington and
Paducah. on January 81. 10 secure
eliglbles from which 10 make oertih-
cation TO fiji a vacancy in the position
Of ink chemist and Ink maker at =
salary OF $4,000 per year. In the bu-
reau OF engraving and printing. and
in any other vacancies that may oc-
cur Ia any branch OF the service re-
qulring similar qualifications. The
person appointed to this position VIII
be superintendent OF the Ink making
division OF the bureau of engraving
and printing. and as such, will have
charge OF the ink making machinery
and of the employees forming the OPP
orative force OF that division. II is
therefore necessary that he should
have sufficient executive ability to
properly direct this work. lie shoula
have a knowledge OF chemistry. espo-
cially of pigments, oils, and varnish-
os. which should include a knowl-
edge of their constituents and meth
DDS of manufacture. in order that he
may detect adulterants and impur-
tiles which result from imperfect
manufacture. lie should be able to
prepare formulate for all kinds of
printing inks. so as to match any de-
sired color with due regard for per-
manency of color and the avoidencc
Of the use of materials chemically in
compatible.
On the same date an examination
will be held at the same places to Sc
cure eliglbles from which to I'LL va
cancy in the position of laboratory as
sistant qualified in practical optics
and skilled in such work as glass
grinding and lens making, at a salary
of $1,000 per year in the bureau of
standards. All applicants must be
graduates from colleges or technical
schools, and the age limit is from
90 to 80 years.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
Bent Her Double.

81 knew no one. for four weeks,
when | was sick with typhoid and
kidney trouble" writes Mrs. Annie
Hunter. of Pittsburg, Pa, land when
got better, although / had one of
the best doctors | could get. was
bent double. and had to rest my
hands on my knees when | walked.
From this terrible affection | was
rescued by Electric Bitters, which re-
stored my health and strength, and
now / can walk as straight as ever.
They are simply wonderful" Guar
anteed to cure stomach, liver and
kidney disorders; at w. b. McPher-
sons Drug Store; price soc.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
Gun Club Organized.

The Paducah Gun club yesterday
afternoon held a meeting and organ
lied for the year, the following Of
ficers being elected: NHal Walters,
president; Henry Beyers. vice-presi-
dent; James Weille, secretary; Am
brose Mercer, captain; Haskell
Hughes, referee. New directors are
DR.. p. II. Stewart, James Lloyd and
w. B. Kennedy.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
LONG DRcUTH BEGINS.
1iayficld Beer Houses Close Follow
ing Appellate Court Decision.

The wholesale beer houses OF
Cook and Lemp brewery companies
which have been operating just out
side the city limits. have ceased bus
mess and the doors closed to all Gus
toners, says the Mayfield Messen-
ger.
The case is recent decision of the
court of appeals in which it decided
that none but manufacturer himself
could sell beer in a local-option dis
trict or county. In the election last
fall both precincts where the beer
houses were located voted dry,
and hence the houses are knocked
out of further business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
For Robbery and House Break
ing by State Legislature.
Senator Campbell's Bills Wanted by
the Commercial Club, Are
Introduced.
OTHER NEWS OF LEGISLATURE.

Frankfort, Ky. Jan. 10.-Bills in
PRODUCED so far indicate the determin-
ed intention of the Legislature TO
correct many evils, especially In ref.
erence to the carrying of concealed
and deadly weapons, and to the Of
lenses of larceny and robbery.
The most stringent bill so far in
troduced is one by Senator Albert II.
Charlton. of Louisville, inflicting
more rigorous penalties for robbery
and larceny crimes. His bill was
suggested by a conference he recent
ly had with Capt. Thomas Maher, of
the Louisville detective department
He increases the minimum limit for
larceny and robbery charges from
one year in the penitentiary to five
years, and the maximum limit from.
twenty-one years to fifty years.
His bill makes the crime of break
ing into a house and assaulting any
occupant crime punishable with
death or life Imprisonment. There
are only three capital crimes now on
the statute books. The only objec-
ton which will likely be offered to it
will be the probable difficulty of Sc
curing convictions under such rigor-
Gus laws.
Senator Campbell. in accordance
with the general spirit of the Com
mercial club. introduced bills au-
thorizing fiscal courts to advertise
their resources to attract immigra-
ton. This same privilege, under
another bill which he introduced, is
granted to councils of cities of the
second-class.
Senator Bennett, republican. intro
duced a bill to abolish the registra-
ton certificate, so many thousands
of which, 1t is alleged, were bought
and sold in the recent election in
Louisville.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
The Diamond Cure.

The latest news from Paris is, that
they have discovered diamond cure
for consumption. Ia you fear con
sumption or PNEUMONIA, it will, how
ever, be best for you to take that
great remedy mentioned by w. T.
McGee, of Vanleer. Tenn. I had a
cough. for fourteen years. Nothing
helped me, until | took DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds, which gave in
slant relief, and effected a perma-
nent cure" Unequalled quick cure,
for throat and Lung Troubles. At
w. II. McPherson's Drug Store; price
soc and 81. guaranteed. Trial bottle
free.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
Owns One of the Finest Apart
ment Houses in Los Angeles.
Also Has a Building in New Venice,
and is Doing Well in Cal
ifOrnia.
MANY PADUCAHANs ARE THERE

Mr.. X. Il. Ashbrook, who returned
few days ago from Los Angeles and
other California points, says the Pa
ducah people in California are doing
splendidly. He says Mr.. e. w. Smith
has been very successful in some in
vestments he has made, and is en-
thusiastic over the city and Calfor-
mia.
Mr.. Smith has an apartment house
on one of the most prominent cor
ncrs in Los Angeles which contains
over 500 rooms, and some of the
| apartments of three rooms and a
kitchen rent for SI35 a month. 1t
is only three blocks from the most
prominent corner in the city which
accounts for the high rental. The
building is erected on hill, and part
of the structure is seven stories high
while other parts are only two sto.
ries. Mr.. Smith also owns build
ing in New Venice, a resort Twelve
miles from Los Angeles which the
promoters are trying to make into
miniature of the Italian city. The
ground floor of the building is an
arcade owned by Mr.. Smith and man
eyed by his son, Walter. The upper
stories of the building are apart
ments for excursionists.
Mr.. Ashbrook saw Mr.. f. b. Jones,
Miss Bette Smith, daughter of Dr.
J. ID. Smith. and Ben Byng and they
all are doing well. Mr. E. F. Byng,
who was in the lumber business for
years in Paducah. is on an olive
farm in Southern California.
"A new conner to Los Angeles can
but think the people are wild or era
zy or something of that nature. said
Mr.. Ashbrook. from the prices they
ask for real estate, but if you inves-
tigate the conditions you will find
they justify It. Mr.. Smith showed
me one piece OF property that sold
last spring for Sos 600. and today is
held at $4,000. and on all sides
you will see the same thing. The
city is growing very rapidly, and has
over 100000 people. 1t is interest
ing in the extreme and is destined
for a still greater growth and i'm
provement. 1t is. as you have al
ways heard, beautiful place. You
can stay out doors every day, as the
climate is mild and the sun shining
nearly all the time" Mr. Ashbrook
left his wife out there, and says she
is doing nicely.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
AFTER A PARDON.
Former Marion Boy in Trouble in
Indian Territory.

A Washington dispatch says: For
mer Senator Deboe, of Kentucky. is
in the city to get a pardon from the
president for b. NJ. Reed. a son OF
John Reed, of Marion. Ky. Young
Reed moved to the Indian Territory
and married the daughter of a half
breed. He had quarrel with her
father over family matters and the
father-in-law was shot dead. Reed
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. He is dying of con
sumption and Mr.. Deboe has been
asked to secure a pardon for him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
PNEUMONIA IN COUNTY.
Several Cases i'm the WOodvilIe Sec
tion--Two Deaths in, One
House.

An unusually large number of
cases of pneumonia is reported from
the Woodville section of the county.
A few days ago John Coghill died
and day before yesterday r.. l.. Smith
succumbed. They were bachelors
and lived together, a sister of Mr..
Smith, Miss Noel Smith. keeping
house for them. The latter is now
dangerously i'll from the disease ana
may not recover.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
A Surprise Party.

A pleasant surprise party may be
given to your stomach and liver, by
taking a medicine which will relieve
their pain and discomfort, viz: DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They are a
most wonderful remedy, affurding
sure relief and cure, for headache,
dizziness and constipation, 25c, at
w. b. McPherson's Drug Store.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
Forced to Starye.

b. F. Leek, of Concord, KY, says;
For twenty years | suffered agonies,
with n sore on my upper lip, so pain
full, sometimes, that could not eat,
After vainly trying everything else,
| cured it. with Bucklen's Arnica
Salve" It's great for burns. cuts and
wounds. At w. b. McPherson's Drug
Store; only Csc.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 10.--The entire
yard force of the Southern Railway
which struck several days ago TO
an increase of eighty cents a day
returned to work this morning. They
we're promised an increase.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
GLASS REMOVED.
IL Had Been Embedded i'm Mrs. Win
frcy's Hand a Year.

DR.. ID. T. Stuart. and assisting
physicians. yesterday performed at
operation on Mrs. Albert Winfrey.
wife of the well.known l. c. switch
man, and removed a piece Of glass
from the left hand which had been
embedded in the flesh for more than
a year.
Mrs. Winfrey was washing win
dows at her home more than year
ago when a pane of glass was broken
and her hand cut. A silver OF glass
half an inch long, triangular form,
went into the flesh. but she did not
know IT, The wound healed but gave
her a great deal of pain and finally
began making sore again The
doctors were called In and decided
that an operation was necessary and
the glass was removed yesterday.
| CAN USE a few more good
agents and collectors. F.. .R. Bon,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
The Goyernor,s Reception.

Frankfort. Ky, Jan. 10.-Gov.
and Mrs. Beckham and the cover
nor's mother, Mrs. w. n. Beckham,
will receive at the executive man
sion. Wednesday evening, January
II. from s to ~ o'clock, in honor OF
the general assembly. Written In
yitations win not be issued, but mem
beers and officials of the general as
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-10
Substitute Mail Clerks.

Wood II. Jones, of Middletown,
KY. and John f. lsaacs of Gravel
Switch, KY, were yesterday placed
on the substitute list in the railway
mail service, and were assigned to
the Louisville district under Chief
Clerk James l.. Burt.