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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

The House Tuesday passed the
Philippine tariff Bill by a vote ofs'25S
to II. The Democratic substitute
was defeated by vote of 231 to 106.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

Col. Cuthbert Bullitt, of Louisville,
celebrated his 96th birthday Tues
day. He believes he is the oldest
man in Kentucky. He is in full pos
session Of all his faculties.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18
Comes to Crofton.

Prof. John D. Cart, who has been
teaching school this season at St.
Charles, has moved to Crofton and
will have charge of the schools there
in the future. Prof. Cart is a teach
er of much ability and the people of
Crofton are fortunate in securing
his services. Hustler.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18
Local Leaflets.

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Horses are not being frightened
nowadays by automobiles. as the
autos seem to have been withdrawn
from use.
The false front has been removed
from the City Bank, revealing a
cherry front of beautiful design and
workmanship.
AS the time pieces Of the city are
pretty generally regulated by the
town clock, an effort will be made
to have the regulator regulated.
Frank o. Wilson, the clever and
popular salesman for H. c. McGehee
at Gracey, has been appointed a
Notary Public by Gov. Beckham.
The new bank, at Main and Ninth
streets, is to have marble counters,
which is something in the way of an
innovation here.
It's no trouble to tell a policeman
now, since they are wearing helmits
and stripes down their pant legs,
which looks so much more "cityied."
1t may be said that a road will be
built from the l. c. to the L. & N.
depots just as positively as the sun
will rise tomorrow.
Spring dress goods are being dis
played in the dry goods show win
dows. We haven't had much winter
so far, and this looks little antici-
pating.
Mr.. Frank Hoge is recovering
from his illness and hopes to be down
town in few days. He has had
pleurisy and has been from his
place of business several weeks.
Our people have had readings,
slight of hand performances, draw
ing etc., this winter, and are now
hungry for music and they will get
it tomorrow highland of the fnests
The Louisville papers are boasting
of that city's large per centage Of
Improvements over cities Of approx
mate size in the Union. We would
like to size up Hopkinsville with
other cities of our class in Kentucky.
1t is said there will be two or three
pretty new cottages built on West
Nineteenth street in the early spring.
This is one of the prettiest streets in
town, and especially so right now as
it was not torn up by the sewerage
workers.
Mr.. John Ferguson has gone to
Henderson to accept the responsible
position of foreman of the Journal
office there. His family will join
him the first of next week. Mr..
Ferguson is a good boy and good
printer, and will no doubt make the
Journal a valuable man.
Rev. M. F. Ham is to start about
the first of February to the Holy
Land. Mr.. Hams health has not
been good for some time and he
wants to visit Palestine and familiar
ize himself with different historic
points and stand on the ground
where Christ stood. His friends
here wish him safe trip and restor-
Grafton to health.
The City Bank will move back into
it's old stand, which has been made
new, in a few days and it is said the
Bank of Hopkinsville will at once
vacate its building, moving into the
one the City Bank has been occupy
ing temporarily, and work will be-
gin right away on the bank building
and when the repairs are completed
no banking institution in the State
will have any handsomer quarters
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

The disappearance of Mr.. Smith is
causing some talk in Hopkinsyille,
but as facts come to light many of
his friends believe he was. justified
and beg the public to withhold
opinion,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

Many of the colored people are
warm advocates of the Rives Bill,
prohibiting Sunday excursions. 1t
is backed by the moral and religious
elements among the colored citizens,
which embraces all of the better
classes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

VIM Van. Dalsen will be hanged
at Louisville tomorrow for the muir
der of Fanny Porter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

Representative Stanley has intro
duced bill appropriating $4,000
for a public building at Madisonville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

VIM. R. Speck has been appointed
postmaster at Bowling Green.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18

Monday-The Two jolly Tramps,
Tuesday-The Midnight Express,
Wednesday, Octoroon,
Thursday-The Dash for Liberty,
Friday-W Woman Against Woman,
Saturday-James Boys in Missouri,
Saturday Mat.-The Little Mother.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18
The Weather.

For Kentucky: Thursday prabable
showers. Warmer.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-19

The hog packing plant at Delta is
about to start up and II they miss any
OF those fellows that spit all over the
sidewalk they'll know where to look
Tor them. e. J. Downs In Montrose
Empire.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-19
Local and Personal

Writing paper by the quire. box or
pound at Peoples Pharmacy.
Schuttler and Studebaker wagons just
received. HUNT & Co.
D. P. Cook is here from Salida look
ing after his numerous business inter-
ests.
Assistant Cashier and Mrs. Chiles
have gone to Denver for ten days
vacation outing.
Mrs. &. B. Wilson came from Denver
Sunday and will be here a number of
days looking after business interests.
DR.. and Mrs. |. Hunter are attending
|. o. o. F. Grand lodge at Florence.
They will visit Denver before returning
to Delta.
Fred W. Halboner, one of the sub
stantial citizens of Grand Junction, has
been in Delta this week looking up
land deals, as he says, for other parties.
WESTERN PROSPECT Coal delivered
for s3 90 per ton by the load. Best coal
for the price. KuHNLEY & IsENsEE.
IT, Colorado Phone Red 564.
S. H. Kirkbride, pastor of the First
NJ. E. church in Pueblo is in Delta this
week greeting numerous friends and
acauaintances. MIR. Kirkbride was for
merly presiding elder in this district.
The Elite Comedy Co., an all Star
aggregation of fun makers in roper
toire of reigning successes. Two and a
half hours of clean, wholesome fun and
laughter. At the Opera House one
Monday Oct. 22d. Popular pric-
es- 25. 35 and SO cents.
Mrs. w. H. Dominy, of North Delta,
would be glad to meet local people who
are members of her religious faith and
known as the "Church of God of the
Abrahamic Faith" She has been told
that several reside in Delta and vicinity
aud would be pleased to have any such
call at her home.
E, M. Gets has a letter from Paul
Wilson in which he reports personal
knowledge of number of intending
investors in Delta county real estate
as a recult of this county's exhibit at
the state fair. While from time to
time we will hear of instances where
in our display proved profitable, yet
we will never know the full value
of the effort. It pays to advertise and
to display goods and Delta county will
never lose by such Investments.
The INDEPENDENT is reliably informed
that the article published last week re-
lative to sugar factory in Delta and
consequent building of a railroad to the
Surface Creek country, provided they
will furnish a substantial acreage of
beets, met with much interest and con-
siderable favor in that country. One
Delta business man was kind enough to
come in and say that we were on the
right track and commended the move
ment. There will be more about this
later on.
J. E. Hillman's new building will
stand on gold foundation-in spots.
The early part of this week, while work.
men were digging tile drain around
the side walls, several shovels full of
black sand exposed pieces Of free gold
as large as pin head. The discovery
did not occasion wild excitement We
are so accustomed to having everything
from gold to crab apples, here in Delta,
that we pay little attention when some
one picks up nugget on the street.
The Delta independent., 1906-10-19

The Morey place on Garnet mesa has
been bought by s. Vance. The new
owner"is building an addition to the
house and will improve the place by
putting the land to orchard and alfalfa.
Mr.. Vance formerl, lived In Denver,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK AND FLAMES ALMOST DESTROY SAN FRANCISCO
The Terrible Fate the
Appalling

San Francisco, Apr 18. This city was
practically wrecked by an earthquake
at $40 Pacific time) this morning.
The shock lasted three minutes, thous-
ands of people were killed and injured.
The terror and excitement is indie
scribable. Most people were sleeping.
and rushed into the streets undressed.
Buildings swayed and crashed, burying
their occupants.
Added to the horror of the falling
buildings, fire broke out, and in an
amazingly short time swept the terri
tory for two miles, consuming blocks
of business houses, newspaper offices,
churches and hotels.
BY the latest information the build
ing of The California Examiner and
The Chronicle, the Merchants Ex-
change, Palace and Valencia hotels and
other large structures were destroyed
by fire. Everything south of Market
street from Eighth street to the water
front, and north of Market street,
from Sansome to Broadway is gone.
The Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph buildings are completely
wrecked.
To check the spread of the flames a
number of buildings are being de-
stroycd by dynamite. Practically all
the wholesale district is burned and the
flames are spreading to the Hayes
Valley district, the residence portion of
San Francisco.
The city hall, seven-million dollar
structure, collapsed soon after the
shock.
The latest report from police head
quarters shows the entire district, sur
rounded by Vallejo, Howard, East and
Sansome streets, embracing practically
the entire Wholesale distaict in San
Francisco, has been swept by fire.
The district bounded by Market,
Eighth and Folsom streets, have been
devastated. In the latter district is
included most of the city's finest and
most substantial buildings. The area
covered by the flames to the present
time is about eight square miles. Very
little water is available and the blow
ing up of buildings by dynamite is the
only way of checking the flames. Most
of the buildings untouched BY flames
had been greatly damaged by earth
quake shocks. The pecuniary loss at
TINS hour "a p. m., Pacific time) is
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
"YOUNG MEMS SUNDAY"
A Series of Religious Services Held by
Y. M. c. A. Workers.

Last Sunday was q busy day with the
church-going people of Laurens. AS
announced last week the day was to be
known as "Young Mems Sunday" AS
was also stated representatives of that
great organization, the Young Mems
Christian Association, had charge of
the Church services for the day.
simultaneously Sunday morning the
Rev. G. c. Huntington of Charlotte,
preached at the First Methodist Church,
Mr.. A. c. Bridgman, also of Charlotte,
delivered an address at the First Pres
byteran Church and Prof. B. E. Geer
of Furman University made an inter
esting talk to a large congregation at
the First Baptist Church.
AT four O'Clock in the afternoon Mr..
Bridgman addressed a large audience
composed of boys and men at the
Methodist Church.
AT night a union service was held at
the Presbyterian Church in which all
the visitors participated.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.


Mr.. e. w. Martin is building an az
80 100 to his stables.
The special term of Common Pleas
Court convenes Monday.
The Odd Fellows will gather in Lau-
rens Saturday evening.
The city and township Democratic
Clubs of the county meet Saturday.
Mr.. r. f. Fleming attended the
Greenwood Music Festival last week.
Many farmers have finished planting
cotton seed and others will get through
this week.
Mr.. Hugh Workman Hill has gone tc
Senaca to accept the position If clerk
at the Oconee Inn.
Mr.. w. p. Caine, cashier Of The Bank
of Laurens, spent day or SO in Ander-
son during the past week.
The Laurens Dispensary election
contest will come up for hearing to-
morrow before Judge Hydrick in Co
lumbia
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. II. Dunlap and Mrs.
Robt. B. Bell were among the Laurens
people who visited Greenwood during
the Music Festival.
Work of constructing the new steel
bridge over Little river at the East
Main street crossing is progressing
rapidly this week.
Mr.. l.. G. Bale attended the annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge, knights
of Honor, in Columbia last Wednesday,
Mr.. Bale was appointed on one of the
important committees of the Grand
Lodge.
The repainting of the expansive
store fronts of j. F.. Minter & Bro,
S. M. e. E. II. Wilkes & Co., and
o. b. Simmons Company adds much to
the attractiveness of these handsome
buildings.
The many friends in this county of
Mr.. Hiram Mahaffey, native of Lau-
rens, who has resided at Tcxarkana,
Tex, for many years will be pleased to
know that he is recovering from d re
cent severe attack of illness
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
LITTLE BOY MEETS
DEATH BY DROWNING
Luther Franks, Son of MIR. R. j. Franks,
Was Drowned Friday Night in Re-
seryOir of Laurens Oil Mill.

Luther Franks, the seven year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Franks Of
the Laurens Mills, was drowned in the
reservoir of the Laurens Oil Mill early
last Friday night. His body was re-
covered about half past eight O'Clock
and the doctors stated that he had been
dead nearly an hour.
The unfortunate lad, together with
two other boys of about the same age,
seems to have been playing around the
reservoir when he ventured to swing out
on the conveying pipe which projects out
over and only few feet above the
water. Being unable to get back the
little fellow lost his grip, fell and i'm
mediately sank in water between five
and six feet in depth. 1t is not known
whether he ever rose as his little COM
panions ran away and were so fright
ened that they did not give the alarm
for some time afterwards.
The burial services took place Satur-
day afternoon at Rocky Springs Church,
a few miles east of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franks and all the be-
reaved ones have the sympathy of all.
The deceased was the youngest child of
a family of several children, among
them Mr.. Geo. N. Franks, foreman of
the card room at the Laurens mills.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
OUR SPECIAL NOTICES.

DON'T FAIL-To see our line of port
able and traction Engines. Hudgens
Bros. Laurens, S. c.. 33 If
~ ANY parties wanting a few sacks of
guano, acid and kainit to finish up
planting can get this cheap for cash.
j. III. Sullivan. 38-1t.
ENGINES.-We now carry in stock
full line of Portable and Traction En-
gines, also Threshers. Hudgens Bros.
Laurens, S. G. 33 If.
HIGHLAND GOLD-This celebrated
stallion will be stationed at my home
this season. Fee $500 with insurance.
John M. Wood, Princeton, r. f. ID. No.
2. 36-6t.
JUST bought car good meal in two
bushels sacks. This will go at bar
gain. j. II. Sullivan. 38-1t.
SAW MILLS-If you want Saw
Mill get our price before you buy.
Hudgens Bros. Laurens, S. G. 33 If
"HUMMER" u will be at Martins
stable with Hummer" the well
days through season. Fee $12. so. w. E.
Chapman, Fountain Inn, S. G. 35-4t
j have just closed deal for large
lou OF ROOu IrcSn SeCOnu pdCCeneu IlOur.
Can sell cheaper than any one. Call
and see me. j. III. Sullivan. 38-1t.
FOR SALE-One Mare, will work
anywhere, will make good farm horse.
Will sell cheap. Apply to j. A. Rodgers,
Laurens, S. G.
FOR SALE First class saddle horse,
six years old. Works O. X. in harness.
Apply to M. l.. Copeland. 38-1t
WANTED-T sell Jersey COW fresh
in milk, second calf, good COW, bargain
at $25. ID. F.. Todd, r.. F. ID. No. 1,
Laurens, S. G.. 38-1t
FOR SALE-A few bushels of Early
King Cotton Seed, so cents per bushef.
l.. G. Dorroh, Gray Court, 8. G. 38-1t
WANTED Lady or gentlemen of
fair education to travel for firm of
$3.50, 600 capital. Salary $1,072 per
year, payable weekly. Expenses ad-
vanced Address Geo. G. CLOVIS, Lau-
rens, S. G. 38-1t
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
One black Gordon Setter Dog, with yell
low feet and breast. At time of disap-
pearance, April 18th, 1906, he wore
collar with the name "W. r.. Richey"
rudely engraved on the name plate.
The finder of said dog will be reasonably
rewarded for his return to me. w. II.
Kichey, Jr., 38-lt
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
Homicide in Columbia.

William P. Little, a son of Mr.. Tom
jeff Little of this county, shot and
killed Clarence Daniels in Columbia late
Thursday night. Both men we're EN-.
ployed by the Columbia Street Car
Company and it is said there had been
bad feeling between the men. Thurs
day night the quarrel was renewed
when Daniels is said to have advanced
on Little, threatening to whip him,
whereupon Little pulled his pistol and
fired three times, killing Daniels on the
spot.
The inquest was held Friday, the jury
returning the usual verdict.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25

conservatively estimated at hundred
million dollars.
The Second Day.
San Francisco, April 19.-The mag
nitude of the calamity that has befallen
San Francisco became apparent this
morning when red sun arose above
the horizon and dissipated the pail of
darkness that hung over the stricken
districts. Looking eastward from the
heights in the central portion of the
city everything attested to the awful
havoc wrought by earthquake and
flame. Where once rose noble build
ings now stand nothing but frail walls,
tottering chimneys, heaps of twisted
iron and huge piles of brick and NOR
tar. Adding to the horror of the sit
uation was the fact that the work of
the destruction had not reached its
conclusion. In several sections the fire
was still raging with unabated vigor,
converting into smoke and ashes every
thing in the shape of combustible ma
terial, and turning into ruin structures
that had cost millions of dollars.
AT 1890 O'Clock the flames were
sweeping up Russian Hill famed by a
brisk wind.
THE MOST LAMENTABLT FEATURE
of the confiagration is the utter alb
sence of means to stay it's progress.
There is not sound pipe east of Van
Ness avenue. and of that street the
supply has been made scanty by num-
erous breaks in the continuity of the
pipes, due to the earthquake. Yet at
Van Ness avenue the fremen, though
practically exhausted from over twenty
four hours work and lack of food, de-
termined to make desperate stand.
Should the fire cross Van Ness avenue
and the wind continue its earlier direc-
tion toward the west the destruction of
San Francisco will practically be COM
plete. West of Van Ness and north of
McAllister constitute the finest part of
the metropolis. Here are located all
the finer homes of the well-to-do and
Weather classes, and if it should fall
before the conhagraton there would be
little left of the city except a few
scattering suburbs. 1t is in these lat
ter places, and especially the ones near
Ell the ocean beach, that the bulk OF the
homeless are seeking safety, although
the rush to the ferries was in the ma
ture of panic.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25

docks and warehouses, but reports of
damage are conflicting.
1t is reported by those who skirted
the waterfront in a tug that all but
four docks have been burned from the
fisherman's wharf clear round to the
ferry building. This means nearly n
mile of grain sheds and wharves have
been added to the general destruction.
Fire broke out near the ferry build
ing last night, but fire tugs saved the
building today. In the section north of
Market street the ruined district is
practically bounded on the West by
Van Ness Street.
The total loss is impossible to esti-
mate accurately yet. One of the most
prominent insurance men said today:
my idea is something like 5000, COO, 600
damage done. | have heard other
insurance men make it $500, 900, 900.
1t is simply too big for human head
to figure out now"
500 Bodies Recovered.
San Francisco, April 22.-The total
up to Sunday night is 500. No COM
plete record can be had at this time as
many bodies have been buried without
permits from the coroner and the board
of health. The searchers of the coro-
ner's and the board of health depart
ments found not more than 20 bodies
today
The Associated Press representa-
tives today covered the entire area of
the burned section. The circumfer-
ence of the area of the great conha-
grafton as near as could be ascertained
by the marking Of cyclometer is 26
miles and comprises the entire bust
ness district and large section of
the residence district, all Of which was
densely populated. 1t was estimated
today by competent insurance authori-
ties that the loss will aggregate $780,
600, 600 and on this vast amount of
property the insurance companies car
red approximately SITS, 0G0,0 600 insur-
rance.
Many Marriages Effected.
San Francisco, April %. Weddings
in great number have resulted from
the recent disaster. Women driven
out of their homes and left destitute
have appealed to the men to whom
they were engaged, and immediate
marriages have beer effected.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-25
Fire Under Control.

San Francisco, April 20 San Fran
cisco's darkest hour has dawned into a
day of hope. Its time of overwhelming
disaster and peril has ended and it's fu-
ture is now a subject of general consid-
eration
The fire is practically under control
A clear sky over the Mission district
shows that there the fire has been ex-
tinguished. The spread OF the flames
toward the western addition, the best
part of the city remaining, has been
stayed and the only portion of the con-
fiagration that demands the attention
of the firemen is that extending from
the Mob hill section down to the north
western part of the water front. The
western addition danger was averted at
2.3O o'clock this morning by the use of
gun cotton, dynamite and two streams
of water. The explosives were handled
by the chief gunner of the Mare Island
navy yard, and his accomplishments
proved him to be master of his pro-
fession.
IlC WYNN OF EEBlEF.
The work of relief was started early
today. A big bakery in the saved dis
trict started its ovens and arranged to
bake $4,000 loaves of bread before
night. Thousands of people were in
line this morning before the California
street bakery. The police and military
were present in force and each person
was allowed only one loaf.
GREAT DESTITUTIoN PREVAILS
The destitution and suffering is nde-
scribable Women and children who
had comfortable homes few days ago
slept last night-if sleep came at all
on hay, on the wharves, on the sand
lots near North Beach, some of them
under the little tents made of sheeting
which poorly protected them from the
chilling ocean winds. The people in
the parks are possibly better off in the
matter of shelter, for they left their
homes better prepared. Instructions
were issued by Mayor Schmitz today to
break open every store containing pro
visions and to distribute them to the
thousands under police supervision.
The Fourth Day.
San Francisco, April 2l.--Thc fire
burned itself out this morning. Last
night the flames spread from Mob Hill
Ridge toward the big sea wall, sheds,