The Paducah sun., 1906-02-10
MARSHAL
WADE BROWN BEGINS.
His Active Duties MOnday---Ha
Several Things in Sight.
Has Several Troublesome Customers
TO Deal With-Last Day of
Elevator.
II WILL STOP TODAY UNTIL JULY

Deputy T. S. Marshal Wade Brown
who received his appointment to that
Office few days ago, will begin ac-
tive work Monday and intends to
make business hum for awhile.
81 have been i'll this week and un-
able to do any active outside work, "
Deputy Marshal Brown explained this
morning 81 have several summons
to serve in other counties and sever
al warrants to serve, but will not be
able to get TO the latter until have
finished with the former. | will
start out Monday morning and go in
to .Crittenden county with several
subpoenas to serve in civil actions
and will then proceed to Evansville
on business. On my return | shall
&C into Graves county after few
bootleggers against whom | have
warrants.
81 have done little outdoor wori.
since | have been here, but no,
enough to count for anything.
have two troublesome customers II
deal with and have outlined plans
for action. These men cross into
other states when they hear an Off
Ger is coming after them, making il
hard to catch them. | have devised
means TO effect their arrest and mex.
week expect to begin making busi-
2ess hum
Mr.. Brown resides in Paducah and
will arrange to keep as regular Of
fee hours as possible. His duties
are such, however, that he will be
on the jump much of the time. Ma
.or George w. Saunders, the formeg
0eputy marshal. resides in MayfieiS
and was in Paducah only when his
duties called him here. Mr.. Brown
being a resident here will be in Pa
Gucah more than his predecessor.
Last Day of the Elevator.
|. Official notice of the reduction in
the local force of government build
ing employees by laying off Hiram
E. Davis, in charge of the elevator
and Robert w. Williams, the janitor
has been received. effective today
They both retire from service to
night, and the elevator will of course
Ec closed tonight until the govern
ment orders it started again. The
reduction is made because of deficit
ia the government building appropri
alton. 1t used to be that when az
appropriation ran short the money
could be spent from some other. un
til it could be paid back out OF tn,
rext years appropriation. A new
law is now in enect, however, max
ing 1t a felony to spend over the
amount appropriated by the govern
ment. The present lay-off of gov
ernment employees, numbering about
eighty all over the country, is q
at least until July. when the new fis
cal year begins 1t is possible tn L
they will be ordered on duty agalI
after that time.
Carries Only Part of Way On Wheel
1t has been reported that one @
cur ingenious rural carriers Is carry
ing his route on a bicycle instead o
in the regulation mail wagon. but /
proves to be an error. although /
would be perfectly legal and salts
factory to the government If he did
The rural carrier is seen frequentl.
leaving the local postoffice with hi
pouch, riding a bicycle on prett.
days, but it develops he lives in Ar
cadia, aud rides there where hi
route begins, and then starts out il
his wagon IL Is likely that on pret
" days some of the rural carrie:
would use bicycles If the count
roads all along their route would en-
! able them TO travel