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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
WITH A PICK
NEGRO LABORER STRIKES An
OTHER IN TRENCH.
Will Blacl<man Unconscious With
His Skull acknowledgements
II at Large.

With his skull crushed by a blow
with a pick VIII Blackman, colored.
lies at the point of death at his home
on Plunkett Hill, a few squares
from where he was attacked this
afternoon by Henry Reynolds, an
other negro. 1t is said he will die.
Reynolds came down into the Is
foot ditch where sewer trench IN
district, No. 2, is being excavated.
He wanted to use Blackman's tools.
and abused the latter. who resented
it. Reynolds secured pick. used in
digging, and struck Blackman in the
head. His skull was crushed. Rey-
nolds is at large.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
MEMORIAL
SERVICES FOR THE LATE
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Will BE Held Tomorrow Afternoon
at broadway Methodist Church
The Program.

At the memorial exercises in hon
or of the memory of Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy will give the following
progrSn at the Broadway Methodist
church tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock:
Hymn-54G, How Firm Foun-
dalton.
Prayer.
Scripture Reading.
Solo-Miss Scott.
Character Sketch-Mrs. r. w.
Mckinney state president U. D. G.
Address-Col. II. j. Barber.
Quartette.
Address-Dr. T. J. Newell.
Hymn-475, Nearer My God to
Thee.
Benedictlon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
stranger sleeps on Porch.

When william Gibson opened his
front door at 2 o'clock this morning
to investigate a noise. he found his
front porch had been converted into
a bed by a stranger who was lost in
dreamland. Gibson resides in a
small frame house situated between
the two railroad crossings on Ten
nessee street. He telephoned the po-
lice. but the stranger disappeared.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

freely In curing any kind of forage
And II can do lot of damage to al
falfa. II should be gotten under
cover Immediately after curing and
those animals which chew the cud
will be injured II they Craze on the
uncut fields. It is a splendid food
for hogs and horses. Especially is II
good for breeding hogs. Cattle fed
on alfalfa took the first prizes al
Chicago and St. Louis.
Mr.. Coburn gave figures on the
prices obtained for alfalfa. One field
of ten acres in one season returned
$1,1S4. That was for the seed straw
and all. He closed by commencing
particularly booklet issued by Com
missioner Vreeland on the subject oi
alfalfa.
Friday Afternoon.
Three lectures were given Friday
, afternoon. They were all interesting
and highly instructive.
Prof. @. I. Christie, of Lafayette
Ind, spoke on seed Corn Selection. y
and gave his audience many new
ideas. He said that the yield to the
acre In Kentucky Is too low for corn,
and that the profits of the crop ran
little over the cost of production.
Our farmers should get seed corn
adapted TO their soils and as a means
of ascertalning that fact, he suggest
ed that each county have an expert
ment tract on which the different
varieties grown In the county could
be tested and the one best suited TO
that soil. found.
Prof. Christie had several charts
to illustrate his talk. They were
enlarged photographs OF the whole
ears OF corn, of split ears of grains
and growing stalks AS a means of
finding the value OF the seed. he said
few from an ear of corn could be
terminated. That would show the
quality OF the bushel. He said q
perfect ear of corn was nearly the
same size at both ends. and that the
grains in the middle Of the ear would
produce the largest and best ears.
Seed corn should be shelled by hand
and the few grains on the tip and
butt should not be used. Before
putting the seed in the planter the
deep grains should be separated from
the shallow grains, which would
make the planter work better and
the crop more uniform. In Smelling
the corn, II would be easy to separ-
ate the different size of grains.
Prof. w. l. Goss, of the Washing
ton department. spoke next and had
seed Adulteraton" as his subject.
Just as Professor Allen in the morn
ing showed the dangers and fraud of
adulteration in food stuffs so dill
Professor Goss Show the dangers and
frauds Of seed adulteration He said
there were three kinds of adulter-
ants used They are. crushed quartz
poor seed are mixed with the good
seed. and totally different seeds but
which look alike. are mixed and sold
for the pure article. He said we get
enormous quantities from Europe
an da large per centum OF European
seeds are adulterated with the worst
kinds OF weed seeds Also that the
stringent seed laws of Europe re-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
FIND LOST GIRL IN VOLTS DEN
Child Unframed After Two Days Alb
sence--Plays with "Doggies."

Menominee. Mich, Oct. 2O.-After
being lost for two days, 4-year-old
Margaret Schweitzock, daughter of a
wealthy farmer. was found unframed
in a VOLTS den playing with a litter
of wolf pups. She seemed perfectly
contented The child scolded her
rescuers for soaring away the nice lit
tie "doggies" with which she had
been playing She said that she had
not been cod or hungry. as she had
picked up some nuts.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
SHOT IN THE HEAD
BY TOWN MARSHAL
DR.. A. ID. Purdy, of Kuttawa,
Probably Will Die.
Officer Was Serving Warrants, When
He Claims DIR. Purdy Threat
ened Him.
PURDY FOUGHT WITH JUDGE

AS the result of a chain of circum-
stances following a fine in the police
court at Kuttawa, DR.. A. u. Purdy,
one of the best known physicians in
this section. is lying at his home in
that town with bullet wound in his
brain. and Marshal w. II. McCollum.
who has more than one victim to the
cerdit of his aim, is his assailant
The shooting took place yesterday
afternoon about O'Clock in front of
the hotel, when Marshal McCollum
went to arrest DR.. Purdy for assault
ing d. B. Green, judge of the police
court The bullet from McCollum's
revolver entered DR.. Purdy's fore
head and came out his skull about
three inches away. Surgeons operat-
ed on the wound, but the result is
still in doubt.
Marshal McCollum claims that DR..
Purdy made a threatening gesture
when told he was under arrest.
DR.. Purdy was fined short time
ago in Judge Green's court ard re-
scented the action. 1t is claimed he
threatened personal satisfaction, and
he met Judge Green for the first
time yesterday afternoo vb Tmcmc
time yesterday after the court epi-
sode. An alteration ensued and DR..
Purdy struck Judge Green in the
face. cutting his nose.
A warrant was sworn out for DR..
Purdy and placed in the hands of
Immediately to serve il about TWEEN
ty minutes after the fight, and met
DR.. Purdy in front of the hotel. He
placed his hand on DR.. Purdy's
shoulder and told the doctor he was
under arrest. Then, McCollum said.
DR.. Purdy made a motion toward his
hip pocket and, thinking his life
was in danger, he drew his own re-
volver and fred, the muzzle of the
gun being close to the victims head.
Marshal Purdy killed Louis Blu
ford, negro desperate from Padu-
cab who broke jail about three years
ago.
DR.. Purdy is the father of Arch X.
Purdy. bookkeeper FOR Abram l..
Well G. Co.
DR.. ]. G. Brooks who went down
at 1920 o'clock this morning to oper-
ate. returned at $3.50 o'clock.
81 took out several shattered bits
of bone and one piece Of the bullet
which had Clipped off and curled up
like a filing from a steel lathe" DIR.
Brooks said. 1.-THE brain oozed out
of the wound. / dressed the wound
carefully and left the patient in a
semi-conscious condition. He rec
ognized me when / left"
McCoIlum's Record.
McCollum besides killing Louis
Buford shot and killed a woman and
daughter years ago. The woman
shot at him from her house when he
started to serve papers on her. He
returned the fire and killed her.
Some time later the daughter sent
for McCollum to make friends. with
] him. She asked for conference In
the cemetery over the grave of her
mother. McCollum went. The wo-
man lay in hiding and when nearly
upon her place of concealment she
stepped out. pointed a piston at the
policeman and shot. McCollum pull
ed his pistol and killed her.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
NEW OYSTERS
LOCAL SUPPLY QUICKLY En-
HAUSTED.
Retail Dealers Anticipate Trouble in
Meeting Demand All This
Winter.

The press dispatches stating that
the oyster crop this year would be
short, are true SO far as the local
dealers know. The last cold snap we
had. gave an impulse to the demand
for oysters that quickly exhausted
the supply on hand and efforts to re-
plenish from the wholesalers were all
but fruitless. AS soon as the full
winter demand sets in the local deal
ers expect difficulty in keeping sup
piled. As yet there is no change in
prices over last year.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
New York Central Fined.

New York, Oct. 20.-Fines. aggre-
eating s10S.OOO, on six counts, were
imposed today upon the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad
by Judge Holt in the United States
district court on the charge Of grant
ing rebates to the American Sugar
Refining company.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Death and Destruction.

San Salvador, Oct. 20.-Tempests
have ragged necessarily for ten days
throughout the republic resulting in
great loss of life and destruction OF
cattle and crops. The Salvadorean
man of war. Izalco was lost at Aca-
1utla.
Guatemala and Honduras also havs
suffered severely. 1t is said the
losses there will amount to many
millions of dollars.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Will Abstract Titles.

Monday Police Judge L. II. Pur-
year will begin securing abstracts of
property on which city taxes are de-
linquent. in order that the solicitor
may bring suits for the recovery of
the taxes or the sale of the proper
ty. 1t will be tedious Job, the prop
erty numbering hundreds OF lots.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Trust Company Closed.

Washington. Oct. 20.-Atlanta
Banking & Trust company. of Wash
ington. was closed by the comptroll-
er of the currency today and re-
oeiver appointed. Examination shows
the concern to be insolvent. The
company is branch of the Aetna
Banking & Trust company, of Butte,
Mont.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Refuses 10 Accept.

The board of public works inspect
ed the sidewalks Sixth street from
Broadway to Jefferson street and re-
fused to accept the work on account
of so feet of defective concrete near
Oehlschlaeger's drug store. The
work was done at night II is said.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

Lexington, Oct. 20.-A negro was
found hanging to tree on the lawn
of Horace Coleman, nine miles from
Lexington this morning. The indica-
lions are that he was lynched, but
no one in the neighborhood appears
TO know him, or have any knowledge
of the crime.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Fell Down Shaft.

Chicago. Oct. 20.-Charles Steven
son, lawyer. was found dead this
morning at the foot of an elevator
shaft at 92 Washington street He
was killed by a fall through an open
door.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
DAMAGE CAUSED
BY GREAT STORM
Cuba And All West Indies
Lose Millions.
Shipping suffers Most Severely and
Loss of Life Heavy Among
Merchant Vessels.
FLORIDA COAST is VISITED
FIVE HUNDRED DEAD.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 2O.-Fivc
hundred lives lost and property
damage estimated at a million dol
lars are the result of Thursdays dis
aster..
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Renew sinking Fund Notes.

Mayor Yeiser and City Auditor
Kirkland today renewed the sinking
fund notes at per cent. interest.
The fund amounts to s2e,osc.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
Prof. Cherry Busy.

Prof. II. II. Cherry, of the Western
State Normal school at Bowling
Green, was a busy man yesterday.
lie spoke 10 the pupils of the High
school in the morning and to the
teachers at their monthly literary
meeting in the afternoon. returning
home last night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
FRESHMEN
HOLD FIRST LITERARY EXER-
CISES OF TERM.
Foot Ball Game on With Metropolis
This Afternoon-Busy Day for
Educator.

The Freshman class of the Paducah
High school held its first literary
meeting at the auditorium yesterday
afternoon and speeches, songs, in
strumental music and other pleasant
features were carried through. The
entire class was present and many
others from other grades in the
High school.
Today the Paducah and Metropo-
lis High school, teams are playing a
game Of foot ball at Wallace park,
the first of the season. The locals
are in good trim. The grounds are
in excellent condition and large
crowd is out to witness the sport.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

Mr.. Linneas Orme returned from
Fulton this morning.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
GIFT OF TONGUE.

Dowie Converts Speak in all Kinds Of
Languages.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

II Is the daily average circu-
lation OF a newspaper that the
shrewd advertiser Investigates
"high Water" days don't count.
The Suns daily average last
month was $3.50.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

Chicago. Oct. so--A gift of
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05

tell us we must have so much edu-
cation before we can vote and then
they fix it so that we can't get an
education"
On the 18th of December, l open
ed school here for colored chill
dren, there being none for many in
this section. The building in
which our school is held is frame
structure and merely inclosed with
rough lumber and strips nailed on
over the cracks. 1t is about 20x40
#. and has a rough board partition
to divide it into two rooms. l
taught from 70 TO 80 scholars who
sat on boards laid on boxes, etc.,
and l had two carpenters horses
with a couple of short boards laid
across for my table and nail key
for my seat. However, we have
got second or third hand desks and
seats in now. The school ITO en-
rollment and now l have an extra
teacher. My work is of a double
nature; superintendent of the plan
tation and teacher in the school.
We have twenty negro families
on the plantation, each renting land
for raising cotton mostly. l am
now having the blowing done for
the early corn crop which ripens in
June. Soon shall also put in the
later corn. Peach and Plum trees
are in bloom and peas, lettuce and
radishes growing in the garden.
j. w. RAWSON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05

that dairying is the most profitable
farming and they have confidence
in the cows they bring.
In conclusion let me say: to make
dairying profitable you must go at it
right. Slip-shod methods won't do
in this business. You must have
good cows and you must give them
good care all the time. Conducted
properly, dairying is a sure crop
with prompt cash returns.
GEO. B. SMITH,
r. R. No. 5, River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05
Dairy Farming.

d.
dered why the farmers of Pierce and
St. Croix counties do not give more
attention to dairying. There is no
other branch of farming that pays
so we'll, whether the farmer who
pursues this industry be the owner
or renter of the land. A good herd
of cows will return more immediate
profit in cash than the land would
produce from grain raised, while
the COWS enhance the fertility, pro-
ductiveness and value of the land
and the continual cropping with
grain will render the land poorer
with every crop harvested.
This is one of the very best of re-
gions for dairying and stock rails
ing. There is no better country for
grass. Timothy, blue grass and
clover grow here to perfection and
grow quickly. Clover is practically
a sure crep l1esfor it seldom win
er-kills or is damaged by the heav-
ing of the roots. The climate here
is, favorable for keeping milk and
butter sweet because the nights are
cool and the air is usually dry. The
water is good and flies come SO late
in the season the stock is worried a
much shorter time than further
south.
The farmer, deciding to go into
dairying, will arrange his barns in
proper shape for housing cows COM
fortably and handling them to the
best advantage. Then he will ask:
what breed of COWS is the most
profitable for the dairy business?"
Let me say right here with strong
emphasis: select the Ho1steins, for
these are the best for this purpose
in several particulars. They do not
give so rich milk as the Jerseys but
they give enough more to more than
make up for this. You must have
abundance of milk to make dairy.
ing pay we'll. You must have large
COWS if you expect profitable yea
calves. You must have large
quantity of milk to raise hogs as E
side issue with dairying. Anc
when big cow is not profitable fol
milk she will bring good price II
the market. In this kind of farm
ing the fertility taken from the sol
is returned 10 the land. In raising
grain you take off crop every year
and starve the land. In dairyine
you raise three crops in a season
and at the same time your land is
improving. You raise a crop O
butter, crop of calves and CROP
of hogs.
In the intention to conduct dai
ry farm don't forget the dairy pas
ture, for that is the main reliance
for milk, and if you have abundance
of milk you will have lots of but
ter, and good butter will bring {
good price. To this end SOW clio
yer. It makes the best pasture anc
the best hay and is best for the
/ land. Sow more clover and less
timothy. l consider it more profit
able to sow clover seed at $500 {
bushel than to SOW timothy seed a
$500 a bushe1. Clover will keer
cows, sheep and hogs in thriving
condition. If you sow only timothy
you will have a poor grade of feeC
for either cows or sheep. Sheer
fed on timothy hay alone will fal
away in flesh but fed on clover vii
come out fat in the spring.
1t is sometimes asked why farm
ers coming from the south part 0
the state bring their cows with then
| when locating on farm here. 1t i
because they know by experience
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05

WE HAVE an absolutely match
less line of the most beautiful and
Perfect Fitting Garments at the
lowest prices for which the same
values have ever been sold.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-04-05
RIVER FALLS, WIS.
STUDENTS ADMITTED AT ANY TIME.

English, Latin and German Courses of Four
Years. These lead up to the Diploma which
hecomes o Life State Certificate.
elementary Course OF Two Years. This leads
up to a Five Years State Certificate.
No Tuition to those who enter these with In
tention to teach in Wisconsin
Tuition by the quarter in Preparatory, $3.50;
Grammar Grades, So. 90; intermediate, az 90;
Primary, 81. 80; kindergarten is Free.
The Model Schools are MODEL and merit the
excellent patronage they have always re-
ceived.
For otherinformation address
w. j. BRIER, President.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-02
GENERAL YIELD OF
SOIL Is IMMENSE
Favorable Season Promises Farmer
Great Returns of Grain and
Other Crops.

Nature has been kind to the farmer
this year and the remainder of us may
expect to share in the bounty. Blight
ing droughts and damaging floods alike
have been unknown in this vicinity,
while the temperature, generally mild,
has not been too cool for vegetable
growth. The outlook is for one of the
best all around crops that has ever
been raised hereabouts.
Crop Correspondent Thomas Camp
bells report, forwarded to the depart
ment of agriculture today. estimates
the normal growth and vitality of corn
at 80 per cent. of oats at IS, pasture so.
Irish potatoes 100, timothy hay 60, clio
yer so. apples 60 peaches 10, grapes
100. cabbages 100, onions 80, and to-
matoes 100. The acreage of potatoes
as compared with that of last year is
estimated at 50 per cent. The quality
of clover hay is placed at IS per cent
The production of blackberries is put
at SIS per cent, and that of raspberries
at 80 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-02
PERSONAL POINTS.

E. C. Eberhart leaves tonight for a
trip to Chicago.
John M. Buckley of Chicago was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Raw Dunsmore is in Muscatine to
spend a few days with friends.
Fred w. Larson returned this morn
ing after four and half months visit
in Sweden.
Mrs. M. B. Bailey of Danville is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Payne.
Mrs. d. J. Sears and son Lyman de-
parted this morning for Oshkosh, Wis,
to spend few weeks with relatives.
DR.. E. F. Bartholomew and daughter
Mrs. X. T. Anderson left this morning
for visit to Dixon, and Mount Morris.
Illinois,
Among the passengers for st. Paul
on the steamer st. Paul today were
Mr.. and Mrs. George McMaster of Mo-
line. Mrs. c. Woodruff of this city. Mr..
and Mrs ]. l.. Oakleaf of Moline, Merle
Hirst, Anton Schager and family, Miss
Collins, H. Odenthol and Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Gardner.
The following railroad officials were
in the city yesterday: Frank NJ Cole,
general agent of the Lake Erie & West
ern, with headquarters at Peoria,
George A. Smith of Peoria, commercial
agent of the Illinois Central, M. w.
Rotchford of Peoria. supervisor of the
Illinois and Iowa car service associa-
ton, A. l.. Trowbridge of Chicago, trav-
cling freight agent of the Missouri Pa
cific railway, and w. S. Wonder of Pc
oria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-02
public Steel common 80.
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
-.L E.nI

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island. Aug. 2.-Following are
the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
ProVisic.,s and Produce.
Live Po<nry-Spring chickens, $500
to $3.5U per dozen: hens. per h., &c;
ducks, per h., 10c; turkeys, per H.,
13c; geese, per h.. lie.
Butter-Dairy, 16c to lie.
Lard-8c to loo.
Vegetables-Potatoes,n new SOC to Coo.
Eggs-Fresh. 15c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to $475; cows
and heifers, $500 to $3.50; calves. $3.50
TO $3.50.
Hogs-Mixed, 1915 to $6.25.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, SO to Sc;
lambs, $500 TO $3.50.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, SIC To 55c; oats, Acc.
Forage-Timothy hay, SIS; prairie.
sl1 to $14; clover, mixed 81 to $12;
straw, So to Sc
WOODLAND, per load S. to $3.50.
Coal-Lump, bushel. 1Sc; slack, per
bushel, 10c to 12c.