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Evening journal., 1906-11-07
Deaths
Henry S. Kent.
Mary A. Lswis.
Jesse V. Massey.
John e. Phillips.
Charles L. Sparks.
Anna M. Stidham-

sTIDHAM-1n this city. on Novemoe
T. 1906, Anna M Stidham.
Relatives and friends are invited t.
attend the funeral services at NO. lU
Gnpin avenue. on Friday afternoon a.
o'clock Interment at wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery.
LEWIs-At Tarantum, Pa, on Novem-
ber 5. 1906, Mary A. Burns, wife O.
Howard II. Lewis, aged p years.
Relatives ana friends are respectfully
invited TO attend the funeral service
al the residence Of her brother-in-law
Frank Lewis. No. Si4 Kirkwood street
on Friday afternoon, november 9th, a.
? o'clock. Interment Lombardy GENE
terry.
PHILLIPS-In this city, on the 5th In
slant. John e. Phillips aged 6S years
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from tn
residence of his son. John II. Phillips
No. 5O7 South Harrison street, o.
Thursday afternoon. November 8, at g.
O'Clock. Interment at Silverbrooi
Cemetery.
sPARKs-In this city. on November &
1906 Charles e. Sparks, in his 79tl
year
Funeral services win be held at tho
residence Of his son. Charles e. Sparks
Jr.. Riverview. on Thursday morning
November s. at 1890 o'clock. Intermen
private at Wilmington and Brandywin,
Cemetery.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS.

Oil Trough, Sept. 24.-Two
years ago J. L. Outlaw cut cot
tonwood pole and set it in the
ground in his yard, post fashion to
hang a dinner bell on. 1t took
root and grew and now has limbs
on top of it fifteen or twenty feet
long.
r. NJ. Davidson has bought a
nice residence lot in town from
w. 7. Jones and will build soon.
j. NJ. Nichols of Rosie spent
Sunday here visiting his brother,
w. A. Nichols and family.
Mrs. n. A. York and daughter,
of jamestown are visiting rela-
tives here this week.
Hands are scarce in our commu-
nifty and there is great demand
Tor COTTON plcKerS.
The Oil Trough Gin Company
has ginned SO bales of cotton up
to date.
w. O. Moore has bought anoth-
er lot and will do some more build
ing.
The work on +. NJ. Pridmore' 5
store building is progressing nice
ly.
r. NJ. Davidson went to Bates
vile on business Saturday.
Capt. r. r. Reeves expects tc
move to town next year.
A. +. Byard went to Newark or
business Saturday.
j. t. Taylor sold cotton at New
ark Saturday.
d. J. Williamson is very sick
this week.
Alex Ship is on the sick lis'
this week.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
NEGRO KILLED AT JACkSONpORT
Fifteen-Year-Old Negro Girl Shot.
Down By Another Negro
Saturday Night

Jacksonport, Sept. "a. Ben
Page, middle aged negro, shot
and killed fifteen -year-old girl
of his own race, named Mary Page
but no kin to him, at the house of
the girls grandfather here Satur-
day night. The killing aroused
much Indignation and the testi-
mony at the inquest was that it
was unprovoked. John Grubbs
heard the shot fired and captured
the negro before he had time to
escape. Sheriff Simmons was at
once notified and came up from
Newport for the prisoner, who
was at once taken to Newport for
safe keeping. An inquest was
held before Justice of the Peace
Robinson Sunday morning, and
the verdict of the jury was that
Mary Page came to her death by
gunshot wound at the hands of
Ben Page.
The evidence was that Page
was sitting on her lap and eight
or ten other negroes were present.
Page, who had been drinking. had
an argument with some one of the
party. He suddenly pulled pis-
toll and, without warming, shot the
girl through the back part of the
head, producing almost instantan-
eous death.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
A NICE HOME FOR SALE

We have one of the incest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at bargain. Two story
eight room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for S. per
month each. Also fine garden and
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements
CRAIG & MOORE
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
SALADO SAYINGS

Salado, Sept. 25.-Rev. James
Purcelly filled his regular appoint
ment at the Baptist church Satur-
day and Sunday and twenty mem
bers were added to the Baptist
church. OF that number seven
teen were baptized Sunday in
Spring creek near Mt. Zion.
Mr.. Robert Clark and Miss En-
ma Meachem were quietly married
Sunday morning at the home of j /.
W. Scott, among large crowd of
friends and relatives, They are
deserving young people.
Andy Wheeler returned home
Monday from Hot Springs where
he has been for the past twenty
days.
Sam Wheeler end Henry Egne,
visited friends and relatives in Oil
Trough Saturday and Sunday.
Homer Smith and w. I'll. Cat
ling have made 735 gallons of fine
molasses this year.
Clarence Taylor is erecting a
nice residence in the north part OF
town.
Burt Wright of Sulphur Rock
was in town Tuesday on business
Sheriff j. A. lancaster visite {
friends and relatives Mere Sunday
There are a few cases of scarlet
fever in this vicinity.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28

NOTICE

In the case of Enos J. Fomlin-
son VS. Iron Mountain Railway,
(No. 529) the clerk of the supreme
court has, as we believe, very ar
bitrarily refused to remit to this
Office, or the sheriff, the funds
which the railway company paid
to hlm as costs for witnesses, and
says that each witness will have to
deposit in his Office a certificate
and he will then pay them by
check.
We think that his actions are
very unjust and not in accordance
with law or custom but very likely
we cannot prevent his doing so,
therefore | wish to advise every
witness in this case to send his GER
tificate to 2. ID. English, Clerk.
Little Rock, Ark, with instruc-
ton to send you check for same.
Ii you have lost your certificate
or never received one, write me
and | shall take pleasure in fur
nishing you the same without cost,
and will assist you in any other
way possible. CUL. L. PEARcE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
WEEKS D0INGS AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the Metropolis OF White
River Township.

Sulphur Rock, Sept. 25.-The
public high school opened Monday
with 101 pupils in attendance.
Prof. Sidney Pickens is principal,
Prof. j. K. Rawlings first assist
ant and Miss Matte Wood second
assistant. We now have one of the
best school buildings in the county
and with this able corps of instruc-
tors, we expect to have a school of
which any community might we'll
feel proud.
w. FL. Saffel and Miss Alberta
Watson were married at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. An
derson Thursday, the goth, Squire
Anderson officiating.
Prof. W. I. Jernigan closed a
very successful school at Hazel
Grove Friday and will be at home
for few weeks. He will teach
this winter at Cord.
Rev. and Mrs. c. +. Hively are
spending the week at Iuka, their
old home, where Rev. Hively is
conducting a meeting.
Mrs. Julia Moss of Texas came
In Monday to visit her sister. Mrs.
Wash Wilson, and other relatives.
Ed Martin has sold his mercan-
tile business to Frank Smith who
will take charge next Monday.
Prof. Will Jernigan left Tues
day for Fayetteville where he will
enter the State University.
Will Jernigan and sister, Miss
Vela, of Charlotte, visited friends
aud relatives here Sunday.
Hon. w. S. Wright of Bates
vile spent Sunday here with home
folks.
j. P Sink went TO Newport Sat
urday and returned Monday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Bolivar
East, last week, fine boy.
L. r Moore of Newark was Wis
ting here Sunday.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
Newark independence Friday September

at Cominto, was killed a mile
west of that place yesterday,
and man named Rogers was
probably fatally wounned as the
result of a desperate duel at close
quarters. Rogers is said to have
been jealous of Martin S attentions
to Mrs. Rogers, and he is said to
have found him in her company
yesterday.
Rogers usey a knife and Martin
a pistol. Rogers was shot twice,
one ball entering the chest and
passing entirely through the body,
the other entering his left side.
The shots did not stop him, how
ever, and Martin was killed in the
fight. An examination of his body
showed that his throat was cut,
that being the mortal wound, and
there were several bad cuts in the
body. Martin is dead and Rogers
is not expected to recover.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
DIRECTORS NOT LIABLE

The directors of the defunct
Bank of Newport cannot be held
liable for the losses of depositors,
on the ground that they failed to
require the officers of that bank
to make the financial statement to
the county clerk and secretary of
state as required by law Such is
the effect of decision handed
down Monday morning by Judge
T. ID. Fulkerson in the jackson
ciroAit court when he sustained
the motion and demurrer filed by
counsel for the directors to strike
out paragraph No. | of Senator
Clarke's complaint in the suits of
S. Heinemann and w. r. O'NeaI.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
ENCOURAGING PROSPECT

The new Merchants and Plan
ters Bank which opened for busi
ness last week is doing very mes
ly and Acting Cashier Hogan says
the prospect for doing a good bus,
mess is very encouraging. w.
d. Magness, t. NJ. Waldrip, H.
Z. Hawthorne, W. T. Magness,
|. G. Nuckolls, j. w. Sisk and j.
T. Tharp are the directors. The
officers are w. ID. Magness. pres
ident; w. I. Magness, vice presi-
dent, and T, M. Waldrip, cashier.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28

our friends and pupils. On last
Saturday evening about six o'clock
the grim monster death invaded
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Kellar and claimed for its victim
their youngest child, Carrie. She
was sick but few days.
Carrie was Ii years of age, just
verging into womanhood, and bid
fair to be one of the most hand
some and useful young ladies in
the community. She leaves a
father and mother, five brothers.
two sisters and many friends to
mourn her death.
She was buried at Mt. Zion
graveyard Sunday evening just
before shutdown. Funeral servi-
ces were conducted by Rev. j. H.
Mcdonnell. Just before leaving
the family residence the friends
surrounded her Iifeless body and
sang one of her favorite songs,
Thou art gone our precious dar-
ling" Her body was then convey
ed to its final resting place.
We can realize the sentiments
expressed by the poet when he
said:
Although you flourish like the
rose,
While on its branches green,
Your sparkling eyes in death must
close,
And never more be SEEM
Her friend and teacher,
B. f. CASH.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
COTTON RECEIPTS

Up to noon yesterday there h lad
been a total of fifty four bales of
cotton bought in Newark this sea-
son. Sisk, Hulsey & Haddock
have bought more than any of the
other buyers, they having bought
u bales. 1t was selling yesterday
at 81 cents.
just day later than this last
year there had been 70 bales sold
here and the price at that time was
10 cents.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
FURNITURE FOR SALE

| have nice lot of furniture,
such as bedsteads, beds, springs,
tables, dressers, etc, consisting of
the entire furnishings of the Ho-
tel Magness, which | will offer for
sale at reduced prices, and will be
at the hotel on Saturdays for the
purpose of selling the same.
Mrs. j. p. MAGNEss.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
HAGNESS MUSINGS.

Magness, Sept 26. The ware
house building committee has let
the contract for building the ware
house to the Magness Gin & Mill
Company for 81, IFS 46 to be COM
pleted by Nov. Is or sooner.
Work will begin Thursday or Fri
day.
Elder A. Douglass returned
Tuesday from Pennington in Jack
son county and reports a fine meet
ing. Twenty baptised and six or
eight restored.
Miss Lola and Ruth Boillott of
Cotter are here visiting their
grandfather, j. j. Boillott this
week.
The Magness Gin Company has
ginned 33 bales of cotton up to
this writing.
r. u. Crow and Will Gresham
went to Batesville Monday on
business.
Not very much doing at present
owing to SO much rain.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
BIG INCREASE IN ASSESSMENTS
total Assessed Value of Property
In the County is Over Six
fIilliOn Dollars.

The assessment of the personal
property of the county for this
Year, recently completed, amounts
tothe very neat total of 50, 035, 075,
according to figures published In
the Batesville Guard, not includ-
ing the railroad, telegraph and
telephone companies. This is an
Increase of SIG. $40 over last year.
BY items, the assessment is as fol-
lows: 1852 polls 1850 white and
202 colored) at 81 each; 4947 hors-
es, at S241 ,645: 1921 mules, at
S249, 230; 16,927 cattle. at $685.
400; 1912 sheep, at 1925; 24,037
hogs, at Ssh 205; 3546 wagons and
buggies, at $50, $50; $40 watches,
at So, S95; 635 pianos and organs
at S34, OBS: goods and merchandise,
1881 $40; banking property, S178,-
lao; manufactured articles, 3d.
800; moneys, notes and accounts,
S431 $50; money invested in bonds,
Sl4, 210; other stocks, 50, 800; 9th
er personal, chiefly household
goods, S267, 155.
The Improvements on real es-
tate, which alone are assessed anew
this year are valued at $40, 900,
and brings the real estate up to
50, 400, S75, and the total assess
ment, real and personal, to S., $685.
$50.
1t will be observed that the num-
Der of horses and the number of
polls assessed are about the same,
and, singularly enough, these run
close together every year. There
are fewer mules than horses, by
626, but they are assessed for ST.
6S5 more. Horses are assessed at
about $40 head, and mules at 500
head. Cattle are valued at IS a
head, sheen at Sl13 and hogs at
S1.40. Vehicles are given at S2S
each, watches at S13, and pianos
and organs at $50
The increase in personal valua-
tons and the value of improve
ments on real estate within the
last year bring the total increase
over last year up to $139, $40.
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT
The railroad assessment is as
follows: 41.17 miles of main track,
at 50, 500 a mile, 1891, lis; side
track, 1851 miles, at 81, 800 mile,
$40. OBS; rolling stock, $780, $3.50;
main line, LOS mile, ut SO, 500 a
mile, S26,6So; buildings, 81, $50.
Total, 1886, 432. The Western
Union Telegraph Company is as
sessed at S11, 400, the Pacific Ex-
press Company at 50, 22S; the Pull
man Company at 1927, and the
Telephone Company at 800.
Total S2S, 355. The total assessed
valuation of all property in the
county, for the present year,
therefore, is Sc, 100, 647.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
NOTICE

All parties due me must come
in and settle by October LIST. If
not, you may expect to pay the
cost. Will be at my in Newark.
Gro. Il. CRossER.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
FRITTERS AND HONEY

Now that diamond mines have
been found in Arkansas, the honey
ponds and fritter trees must be at
the next turn of the road. AK
ansas Democrat.
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
CARRIE KELLER

1t is with extreme sadness that
we announce the death of Que of
The Newark journal., 1906-09-28
DESPERATE TEN MEET

Monticello, Sept. 26. M. w.
Martin, former deputy postmaster
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
WHISKEY CASES
AGAINST PADUCAH FIRMS At
MAyFIELD SET FOR FEB. 10.
Claimed Representatives at Mayiield
Make Their Money i'm Excess
siye Express Charges.

The cases against the Geo. ii.
Goodman CO., and Biederman Gro
Gerry 4 Baking Co, of the city, for
selling liquor in Mayfield. were this
morning continued until the 10th of
next month.
IL Is said that the plea the prose
oution will set up in the cases Is
that the I'aducah dealers have rep
Iesentatives living In Maydeld who
receive and deliver goods to custo-
mers. and that they make profi;
on the express charges made by over
charging the recipient OF goods. and
that this is the way the representa-
tives get their money. This is the
point the attorneys for the city OF
Mayfield intend to bring out, II is
said. and they claim 1t differs from
the pleas set up in cases where the
higher courts have overruled or re-
,ersed similar cases from other
towns.
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
PROMISED IMMUNITY
Were Packers BY Government, Ac-
cording To Evidence Given Today.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-In the case
against the packers for alleged con-
spiracy in restraint of trade, Charles
G. Dawes, former comptroller of the
currency, was a witness. He testi-
fed to what occurred at the meeting
at the Chicago club last April
Commissioner Garfield and the pack
ers attended the meeting. Dawes
testified and Garfield assured the
packers that they had nothing to fear
and that their disclosures to him
would be held sacredly confident
He assured them that his findings
would be made known only to the
president and not be given to the de-
partment of justice, and that moth
ing in his investigation would be
used to injure them.
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
Claimed an Agreement Exists
Contrary to Law.
The House Asks for Information and
President Roosevelt Does Like
wise.
THE COMMISSION TO MEET

Washington. Jan. 30.-What is
considered a strike at the railroads
was taken by the house yesterday in
the adoption of a resolution calling
on the president to furnish informa-
tion as to the existence of an alleged
agreement In violation of the inter-
state commerce law between the
Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio,
Norfolk and Western. Chesapeake
and Ohio, Northern Central and
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad companies.
Opposition to the resolution did
not develop until after II had been
declared adopted by the speaker. At
this point Mr.. Dalzell. of Pennsyl-
vania, moved against It with a mo-
ton to reconsider. This motion was
laid on the table, with the aid Of 81
Republican votes united with the
Democrats, It being impossible to re-
consider the resolution without
two-thirds vote in the house.
President Roosevelt has lost no
time in directing the interstate COM
meroe commission to furnish him
any information It might have in re-
gard to the existence of alleged
Pennsylvania matter concerning the
railroads.
This morning the resolution passed
by the house reached the commission
and Chairman Knapp Immediately
called a conference to discuss the
subject.
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
sheriGs Become Anxious.

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 30.-Delega-
lions of sheriffs from various sec
lions of the state are expected to APP
pear before the revenue and taxation
committees of the senate and house
his week on that portion of the new
revenue bill which they claim will
lffect materially their fees. 1t is
understood that a big howl will be
raised by these officers, but, the mem
5ers of the commission which pre-
pared the bill hold that though the
fees may appear to be cut down by
the new measure, as a matter of fact
there will be practically no difference
as the increase in revenue will more
than make up for the losses sus-
tanned in other ways. and that in ad-
dition the task of the sheriff will be
much lighter, as the bill provides
hat all taxes are to be paid in the
offices of the sheriffs, thus making
he work of collecting them much
less arduous and reducing to a large
axtent the cost of securing them.
In connection with the objections
'aised by the sheriffs to the revenue
)ill, a measure to be offered by Rep
resentative Griffin, of Allen county,
will be of considerable interest in all
parts of the state. This bill pro-
vides for amending sections of the
statutes so as to allow sheriffs in at
enhance upon circuit courts 81 per
lay, instead of So. and providing for
4 fee Of 20 cents for every summons
upon a witness in behalf of the COM
monwealth in case of felony, and
for executing summons upon grand
ind petit jurors.
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
Many Killed Near Spokane.

Spokane. Wash. Jan. 30.--A col
lision on the Great Northern near
Columbia Falls last night resulted in
three deaths.
The Oriental Midland train. ives,
bound. crashed into a passenger, east
bound.
The firemen on both trains were
instantly killed.
Conductor Quinn was fatally in
jured end great number OF passen-
gers on both trains were injured.
Many coaches were piled up in a
mass OF wreckage.
The locomotives were overturned
completely and piled up many feet
from the rails.
A later report says that Fireman
Hanson and Kangiey and Express
Messenger Mursbacker we're killed
and a dozen passengers injured, none
seriously. The mail clerk is In the
hospital.
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
Proposed to Be Erected at 10th
and Broadway.
Civic Pride and Improvement Urged
I'm an Admirable Address
Last Night.
BY MRS. MUsCOE BURNETT

At the meeting of the Delphic club
at the Carnegie library, last night,
among the addresses on the program
was THE Paducah Women" deliv-
cred by Mrs. Muscoe Burnett which
created a good deal of interest and
comment.
In her address, Mrs. Burnett told
of the good work the women of Pa
ducah have done, how they founded
and have SO successfully managed
the Home of the Friendless, the
work of the women for the library,
their heroic work for the Y. NJ. C..
A., the work of the Charity club,
their interest in the Humane society.
and the Civic Government club, OF
a few years ago. How some of these
organizations had been marked sue
cesses and some signal failures.
She spoke of the influence for good
in the work the women have always
done for the city, and gave voice to
a dream" she says she has had for
some time: The erection of hand
some building on the vacant proper
ty at Tenth and Broadway formerly
occupied by the tobacco warehouses,
the building to be the home of all
the women's clubs in the city, the
center for gatherings for all kinds
of work for women. and the means
of showing the sex what they can
do by closer communion. and united
effort in any given project.
She pointed out how the women
can assist the city officials in max
ing Paducah a city fair and beauti-
full, and the necessity for their in
terest in civic movements.
Her idea met with a hearty re.
sponse from her audience and an
effort TO secure this property to car
ry out the idea advanced. is one of
the probabilities of the near future
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
Tennessee Navigation Company
Buys New Boats.
Dispatch Says They VIII BE Run in
Connection With the Chatta-
noOga.
IN TENNESSEE RIVER TRADE

Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 3O.--
The Chattanooga Packet company to-
day purchased four steamboats, and
nine barges from the Tennessee Riv-
er Navigation company, and viii
operate them on the Tennessee river
in connection with the steamer Chat
tanooga, which plies between Padu-
cab and Chattanooga, and which is
the largest boat on the river. At the
same time the city of Chattanooga
purchased the local wharf from the
Tennessee Navigation company. and
in the future it will be operated
under the control of the city. The
city paid $4,000 for the wharf.
while about s15O,00O was involved
in the purchase of the boats by the
packet company.
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30
Senator CampbeII's Bills.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 30.-Senator
Wheeler Campbell today offered three
new bills as follows:
An act authorizing Paducah and
McCracken county to increase the
salary Of the circuit judge of that
district.
An act allowing appeals in civil
cases involving 5000 and over.
An act authorizing the governor
TO appoint three delegates to meet
with delegates from other states.
to meet in national conference and
formulate uniform laws to regulate
pools and trusts.
The Croan dog tax law today pass
ed the house by a vote OF 65 to 21
The Paducah sun., 1906-01-30

London, Jan. 30.--A dispatch to
the Times from st. Petersburg says
that two nuns, who were arrested at
Tsarskoe-S -Selo, were found to have
bombs in their possession.
A dispatch from Gomel says the
city has been almost burned. For
two days there has been continuous
firing on the streets. Many persons
have been killed and wounded. The
inhabitants are fleeing.
Unsuccessful attempts have been
made at Minsk to assassinate the
governor and chief OF police.
Cossacks at Kursk knouted a
crowd of worshipers. Wholesale ar
tests continue throughout the prov
inces.