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Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
DR.. DAVIDSON DEAD
Had Been a Sufferer from tuberculosis
and the End Came Last
Friday Afternoon,
IHTERMEHT TOOK PLACE At UNION

DIR. }. Anthony Davidson, son Of
MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Davidson, OF
Union neighborhood, died Friday
afternoon, Feb. Is, at two o'clock.
He was victim of tuberculosis
and had been i'll for more than two
years. He was student of the
Louisville Medical College, from
which he graduated July, 1905 when
he contracted a cold which settled on
his lungs.
He was born June 10, 1873 near
Union. He professed faith in Christ
and joined Union church on October
10. 1890. He came to Marion to
live and therefore moved his mem
bership to this church, March, 1896,
and was a member of it at the time
of his death.
Anthony Davidson was a young
man of splendid character. He was
always pleasant and won many
friends wherever he went.
tie was elected county assessor in
November, 1905, but on account Of
his delicate health he was not able
to do his work.
Besides his father and mother, he
leaves four sisters, Mrs. c. b.
Stevens and Mrs. G. b. Taylor, of
this city; Mrs. T. j.. Davidson, Of
Corydon; and Mrs. Dave Carter, of
Levias, and three brothers, 7. G.
Davidson, of this city, W. B. and
w. T. Davidson, of Levias.
The funeral services were held at
Union church Sunday, Feb. II, at
twelve o'clock, conducted by Rev.
f. b. Blackburn. The interment
was at Union cemetery. The pail
bearers were Messrs. W. A Black
burn, Z. +. Weldon, Carl Hender-
son, }. F. Flanary, A. H. Travis
c. c. Taylor.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
eessseseseesssssesssseese,
Bits of By-Play.

The Thaw murder trial is on in
New York. AS trial of interest
with dramatic scenes it is far ahead
of anything before the courts of this
country since the trial of Garfield s
assassin, or the trial of Mrs. Surrat
in Chicago, both twenty odd years
ago. Harry X. Thaw's father was a
Pittsburg millionaire. He also was
a member of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church in good standing AID
was liberal giver to his church
first and then to other charities. In
the winter of 1923 Mr.. Thaw made
handsome donation to a Cumber-
land Presbyterian college located in
Waynesburg, Pa, through the solie-
itatlon and efforts of Rev. P. H.
Crider, who visited him in his home
in Pittsburg. Rev. p. H. Crider
was . son of William Order, who
lived the last years Of his life and
died at the second farm east of Trib-
une. Foster Order, of Tolu, aud
Bradley Order, of Marion, were also
sons of William Crider.
A beggar woman was asking aims
on Main street. She had trunk in
soak at the depot, so she said, and
her one purpose was to "get that
trunk out" Her statements we're q
triAe clouded. Her face was also
clouded with dirt). She talked with
an eagerness born of an innate de-
sire to get hold Of the coin. An in
surance agent with a business move
on him approached rapidly and her
auditors said, Here comes the man
you ought to strike. He is the
Christian preacher and his one mis-
sion in life is to help the needy"
AS he hove to the beggar woman
nailed him. 1t was Cam Wallace.
She poured out again her never end
ing tale of woe and when she fnash-
ed Cam said, "Now let me tell you
something. 1t Is true | am pastor
OF little flock down here, but the
flock is small and my salary Is small
We have an organization in our
church for charity and one Of our
iron bound rules is that we are not
allowed to give cent to anything
outside of this organization, or rath-
er without the consent of this organ
ization, and therefore, my dear
woman, it will be impossible for me
under these circumstances and
weighted down by these rules and
regulations, to subscribe anything
in monetary way to this charity,
which l see is most worthy, until l
could call together the board of d.
rectors of my church and place the
matter before them under the usual
order of business and in regular ses-
sion, and my dear woman" The
beggar woman dropped Cam like
hot potato and moved off muttering
something about having never heard
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21

was only elected Cor four years; ain t
you going to run 'agin" next
tiI1e2"
The aforesaid ex-hardware man,
Record Rounder. insurance man and
associate editor, showed out the dol
lar and as he pushed it across the
table to Uncle Jimmie, said with q
deep sigh:
II guess that they will run me-
until my new coal stove arrives.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21

The article in last weeks issue Of
this paper, in reference to Lad and
My. Candidate, calls to mind another
stove wood story, recently rslated
by this same Lad but with an estire.
ly different candidate.
In Uncle Davy Woods last sue.
cessfal race for County Court Clerk,
his opponent, then an ex-hardware
man, later engaged in the fire insar-
auce business, and still later a
"Rccord Rcunder," and at present
an associate editor Of the Press
RECORD, was making the rounds Of
this county in an effot to Gust Uncle
Davy frsm the Office he had held so
long. One certain morning this dis
ting uishsd geA<leman of the fOrego-
ing appe!latioas, had arranged With
this self same Lad to make a tour
with HIM over what he termed the
Britts settlement. When this, Mr..
Candidate, aud Lad had reached q
point near. h. B. Gregory farm they
met Uncle Jimmie Brown On his way
to. Marion with load Of stove weed
that would have just about, filed an
ordinary wheelharrow.
Mr.. Candidate addressed Uncle
Jimmie sonnet hing hike this:
"HellO, Uncbe Jimmie.
"Howdy, Mr.. Candidate
"Unols Jimmie that is, certainly a
fine load of wosd; is it sald?"
"Sure."
"Whst is it wcrth?"
Fifty. CENTS" responded Uncle
Jimmie.
"Why, my dear siIs don's You
know that you can't afford to- haul
such load Of wood as that to. town
and sell it fer nifty cents? Why,
the very idea, here is a. dollar and 1t
is we'll worth that; just, put it off At
my lot.
In about ten days, the election
came off and Uncle Daxy was elected
for another term of four years. The
following week Uncle Jimmie drove
into town with another load of wood
like unto the first, looked up his
good friend and wood customer and
SAID George, l have another load of
wood, can you use it?
George inquired what 1t was worth.
"Oh, just dollar, George, just
dollar.
"Gee whiz, man, | can buy all the
wood l want from Sherman Clark for
Fifty cents load. ="
Uncle Jimmie, almost stunned by
the abrupt answer, could hardly be-
lieve it came from his recent good
friend and wood customer, absolutely
silent for few seconds and appar-
emily in deep study, finally in
quired:
George, hear that Uncle Davy
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
THURSDAY, FEB. 2l, 1907.
Sensible Step.

The Crittenden Press and Critten.
den Record have consolidated. 1t
49,. l sensible step. Marion has nc
need of more than one paper and ex-
perience has demonstrated it will not
support two, Notwithstanding no
paper is published in Crittenden
county except at Marion. The in
terests Of Marion, the interests of
Crittenden county and the interests
of the publishers will be better pro-
NOTED by one representative paper
than by two, three or half dozen
papers constantly struggling for an
existence. -MOrganfield Sun.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
Child Badly Burned

Last Wednesday the little two
year old daughter of Louis Sliger
was seriously, but not fatally, burn
ed. Her mother also was burned
severely in an endeavor to put out
the flames which enveloped the little
one. The baby was playing with
her doll in front of the fire, when
suddenly the dolls clothes caught
fire and spread in an instant to the
little girl. Had her mother not
been near at hand she would have
undoubtedly burned to death.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
Storm Party

Friday evening, Feb. 18th, a
party of girls and boys stormed Miss
Marion Clement, and as usual these
young people had delightful time.
Several games were played, and nice
refreshments were served. Those
present were: Maude Flanary, Ka-
tie Yates, Madaline jenkins, Anna
Elgin, Mamie Rochester, Jessie
Croft. Orlin Moore, Joe Walker,
Robert Jenkins, Emmett Clifton,
Foster Brown, Homer Moore.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21

Last Friday was hangman's day in
Kentucky, four persons being swung
into eternity, at Russellville Guy
Lyon and Polk Fletcher for brutally
assaulting Mary Gladder, a German
girl, in May 1905. Lyon attempted
suicide, by cutting vein in his
wrist. at Barbourville, Jesse Fitz
gerald was hanged for the murder OF
Mrs. Robert Broughton, at Eddyville,
Ben Huffaker, convict, paid the
penalty for the murder of fellow
convict named Shirley. Huffaker is
a negro and was serving a life SEN
tence for the murder of his wife.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
0ratorical Contest

Be on hand Friday night for the
annual Oratorical Contest. The
contestants have very able speeches
this year, and the Marion Silver
Band has been engaged to furnish
the music
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-21
Farm hr Sale.

Farm near HardiD, Ky. for sale.
Good land, good buildings and
cheap. Write to Collins Waller,
MOrgan6eld, KY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
Unique Among His Fellows

Today in his 10th Judge
his fellows He lives his little
ordly Missouri philosopher among many
resembles Dogenes the who a
from that worthy that his soul bitter his
is related that the Greek said
visitor Come
is invited to help himself
Upstairs the his little
body profusey
with books
filled with the volumes. There Grants
bary Sketches Popes Works."
Life Washington, Life Lincoln and thousand Others
in all of them this remarkable old History literature
philosophy,
writing himself his partake
his individuality his
His conversation phy interesting
pquancy of
life accomplishments extremely talk
but would o subject other
Judge daughter, r. Williams of this
his wife separated number
this unique is
as pretty girl a boarding
Her Portia Hawkins.
father
and of Shakespeare
together Hawk married. but a widow, n
Buffalo They regularly. This spring
Judge hearty vigorous his free of
lives mile from the line. but thinks
nothing in the most dsagreeabe
fact that his father grandfather
honorable order affiliated with church.
"There were many isms' that l couldn't decide
particular But weworn of the Bible
ON the shelves indicates that he
close study of that book
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
Weidensall Writes of Switzerland 7. M. c. A. Work

Young Mems Christian associations in Basic to
meet me in conference, Over twenty were present,
earnest, capable men. At the close of the banquet
was requested to address them. 1t was real
pleasure to do Mr. Sarasin was my interpreter.
/ presented them many of the greetings brought
with me from many parts of the earth, which were
heartily received, when l spoke to them Of the
tremendous Importance of the association work,
the fitness of the association to do the work and
of it's marvellous success wherever it has had
reasonable opportunity to undertake it. l urged
them to do all they could to put the Basic
citation work in the front rank of association eff
fort; then their work would be worthy of imita-
ton 1t a very helpful and enjoyable ban
quet and conference. | left Basic October 81.
1906, to attend the national convention of the
French associations in Nancy. France, with Mr..
r. Sarasin, at his request. This finished up my
trip in Switzerland.
Geneva is extraordinary city, charmingly
located at the end of Lake Geneva. 1t is cut in
two by the majestic River RhOne 1t rushes out
of Lake Geneva on its course to the Geneva
is a large and busy city, with population of no.
954 inhabitants. 1t is of the centeTs of con-
tinental travel IL has almost everything to make
excellence, its majestic river unexcelled by any
other its panoramic view of the Alps, including
Mt. Blanc; its splendid public buildings, univer-
Continued on Page Fourl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
Lawyer in the Wild West

years of the iawless wild
element He lawyers in
In proportion they few their
He had practice of his being
claims, ditch All
made in gold dust would
out retaining from $500 $1,000
full in this class of litigation The life full excitement
dangerous ride
and the highwamen He did deal of travelling
back circuit of hundred miles He
1t often question of who the drop"
he riding from Auburn Ore.
gold dust man met him. engaging of pleasing address,
a great liking for his society.
We were approaching the
"and thought he intended to
tent OF trees near the stream So told him tired
would stop at ranch which passing STOP
too We went in and told the good
mine He had
him He offered to trade for mine gold dust
boot told him to bring the animal couldn't get near
that broneho He would jump fore
legs About six of hold and bded him
after trouble Then they on and away he
went down the without once
The mghwaman kept with and dropped
behind The broncho thrtyhree miles without stopping
tied Elm up at haystack the he
% tired he could hardly stand slept haystack the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
County Judge in Omaha

His identity with politics
ing the city, for he appointed
term of Judge Dickinson who had died The following
elected to the office He aeward member
deciding
the constitutional provision
1863 and in that body when mDeached
1870 He acting the
In city politics has
referred boss of the council
ward and
o a councilman from the ward
Regarding all these political extremely
81 just the DONE" he SAYS
They spending fooling things
and needed improvements"
The first he the building
the big Jackson
his thorough knowledge property in city, He had
perfect mental picture of
gained reputation also doing things
None could excel him
shrewd He estate
chiefly in the south city a permanent
ument in the foundation million dollar
he had projected The foundations embracing
than block park. People
have named it Hasca's folly justified
the folly of opimist builder,
afraid to risk enterprises
toward the upbuilding of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

great help to me in my visitation of the associa-
lions and association men in the German empire.
During this second visit to Geneva / had more
special conferences and interviews with the pres-
dent and secretaries of the worlds committee
about my future movements. A new outline OF
travel was afforded me. l left Geneva September
90 for a continued trip through Germany, Austria
and Hungary and returned to Basic, Switzerland,
October % and stayed in the home of the presl-
dent of the worlds committee. Mr.. r. Sarasin,
where l was well provided for and made one of
the family.
| visited some OF the associations and associa-
ton buildings with Mr.. Sarasin, and with others.
There Fan unusual number of independent
Citations in Basic, which scattered throughout
the entire city, and are working together quite
tremendously. 1t is not a metropolitan work
with branches but is doing a metropolitan work
in another way. These independent associations
are of long standing and coming closer to-
gether in their work they animated by the
one spirit in their work for all the young men Of
the city | think they will of themselves grow
into metropolitan work. The large number of
associations there. many well located and well
equipped buildings and rooms. and their 700
active Christian members. enable them to do an
excellent work, but they capable of doing a
much larger apd better work, and / believe they
will do it, banquet was prepared by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sarasin in their home for the presidents of all the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

far east and Italy, which had visited on my way
to Geneva.
then desired to learn of him what he wanted
me to do in my visitation of the nations of Europe
and in my conferences with their national and
local association workers. He deeply inter-
esed in all association work and specially in
terested in my world trip. He and his family did
all that could be done to make my soiourn with
them enjoyable. When left had not only his
words of counsel and advice, but his well wishes
August l. | went to Norway by way of Ber-
lin Copenhagen and Stockholm. After visiting
Norway, Sweden, Denmark Finland and Russia
/ returned direct from ST. Petersburg through
Berlin to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the meet
ing of the worlds committee Young Mems Chris
tian association September 81, 1906 l de-
lighted to attend a meeting of this committee and
an opportunity was kindly afforded me to give a
running report of my world trip of the associa-
tons and particularly of the European nations
had just visited, and my proposed visits Of all the
other European nations. All had to say seemed
10 be most heartily received and appreciated.
met in that committee meeting prominent
association men that were very helpful to me in
my subsequent trips, notably Mr.. II. Helbing, sec
rotary of the German national committee. He
cordially invited TO meet with his national
committee at its headquarters, Barmen, Germany
October and 10. 1905. This proved a very
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
Robbers Overhauled But Freed

The prospector could nothing yield He
however they would have
down the mountain and he followed
trail just he reached it, He told of the robbery they
dately organized followed
catching them before they miles
returned the and then the
catching the robbers
xiii them" he said laconically.
But Hasca thirsty presented
with their lives Such the
rather than the rule would perfectly
shoot the cold
in those days. which he
odd accident prcepice the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

~ uRING my visitation of Europe l passed
through Switzerland several times. but
stopped at two cities only for any length
of time. Geneva and Basic. l first
tered Switzerland from Italy in July through the
great Simplon tunnel. the largest tunnel in the
world At this time l stopped IN and about
Geneva for sixteen days, when made a study of
the nations of Europe with the secretaries of the
worlds committee, who treated very kindly
A trip to Europe outlined for me. but made
first section included the northern nations of Eu-
rope, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and
Russia as / desired to visit them in the warm
months of the year. Then followed the nations
southwark, finishing up with Portugal Spain and
France. During this stay in Geneva | had fire.
quent helpful conferences with the secretaries of
the worlds committee concerning the nations /
to visit, making special mention of the ma
tional committees and committees of local asso-
ciations and securing from them a list of the
names of the officers of both committees. A very
helpful route of travel by land and water was
marked out for me- During this stay l had also
a most satisfactory visit with Mr.. r. Sarasin pres
ident of the worlds committee at his own request
1t was far up in the Alps, in sight of the high,
snowy range, including the Matterhorn and Mt.
Blanc, where he and his family spending the
summer. gave him running statement of my
visitation Of the nations and associations of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

where held fast the crotch OF
left there, bullet mercifuly sent
through its head
acquainted with OF the
his friends being
Attorney General Wilson. later OF
decided leave there and took the
remembers interesting incidents
trip a the only occupants of the
Jacksonville where short made
the filled with
to deal with the yellow He
sending them flying out OF the stage
Then the of the
the yellow peril chung to the top and
squatted in the boot
the stopped small grizzled
seats left and the driver
wait for another stage A big miner
lift the little into his place
notrd the pioneer here" he said.
Suffer, the original dscoverer of gold in
rich but had gambed all he
had nd on on Feather river remained.
Francisco young Hascal remained there
of the hmus of
trip railroad
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
ISAAC S. HASCALL UNIQUE FIGURE IN OMAHA HISTORY


the sthmus the New York He visited
his old home left his wife when
into the far They had been married before
But he satisfied left Omaha
which he had heard much He the growing
March, hardly
find purchasing building
the northeast
Mrs Corey had been
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10
Out Among the Indians

push farther great though
with Indians and with lawless white
He transportation to- Denver and there organized
train for Oregon Dick Darling aerward of Omaha was one OF the
him this and from him he first heard
Omaha long and perlous trip from Denver across
the Laramie Part of his baggage great box
books Through all the hardship of that trip he
other trains driven such straits
that log chains and all heavy things that could
possibly with Many times the Indians attacked him
number of He tells of
with train. When he heard how
big talk" to Hascall party
they stock I'll and take them" he de-
cared.
very night his cattle. The next
morning called together 1t amused
party drilled The Iowa formed
the forward march, and went the little
reached foothills the Indians who be-
detourng
the little from their Just in time the
nell back toward the
their commander The latter shot in the
never pursue Indians in that fashion
of the Big Shoshone
Wyoming night when, the
descending noticed cloud rising several miles the north
thought smoke from Indian signal
better The morning he took several
they approached within
heard the the When it
them in all its beauty sight remember The
laundering sending twice its height
rock below the falls and distance from them stood
solitary Indian his BARE brown body cleaning In the One OF
careful pulled
into the rapids Indians
of value than that of a in those
godforsaken part of the Laramie they
most God orsaken Indian He
Hascal ordered him
grass The Indian laid his head
thereby sgnifying would have
irving there He taken
when he discovered trying
he driven into the wilderness The
which was regularly employed in escortng emgran along
Oregon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

next morning after 81 for the
Hay expensive country"
While a prospecting exciting
adventure with desperadoes He his the Bald Butte
when he met two They holes
he would give them their feed He
together They that night he
morning to look straight the
by of the The other stood by with big knife.
I'VE this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

HE SOLITARY a little house standing on the
BLUM of park commanding magnlhcent
of the Missouri river for miles to the south ana
n giving eye a sweep many square miles on
both sides of the river pioneer who settled in Omaha
1865, Hasca bold and generous heart great
dosyncac mind and original soul and sturdy
body individual of this remarkable man.
method of living different from
would not be agreeable but con-
temptation the soul blase with the worlds con-
Judge Hasca meets the visitor
suspicious does he cast upon
stranger until they them
selves otherwise visitor sit OF
the his feet the kitchen
magazines piled in true
of keg of chair bucket
he boiling in it. A curtain Is
up so Is the lower part OF the window.
unique the appointments OF the
room socks. His form
his undergament. piece of stout
his buttone Prince
Albert together for his
conformity Diogenes apollo
host of other thinkers
while their brains working out world
problems? Hascal afflicted with self
consciousness conform
afflicted with selconsciousness
But when of this for
studied his kindly he to like him and his
living but of little moment
1891, in Erie county. New York His
presidential eecor from New York
in 1S45 law with
Judge admitted Buffalo,
Y decided start out into the
where he
the of the latter
Blue later returned to
Atchison Kan, where he practced law four years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-10

SOLITARY of little house standing on inc
blum o Rvervew park. commanding magnificent
view of the Missouri miles to the south and
n giving eye a sweep many square miles on