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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
A Large Crowd Of Buyers
And Spectators Were
There.
GOOD PRICES RULED.
Offering Yesterday Was of
Poor Quality But Sold
AT Good Prices.

The first sale of the new crop of
tobacco on the loose floor by M. H.
Tandy & Co., took place at their
warehouse yesterday morning. The
sale of "a lots was made in less than
an hour. There was something like
one hundred buyers and spectators
present to see how the seasons bust
ness started offand bidding was spir-
tied.
The first lot sold brought $685.
and the highest figure was $11.10.
There were not more than half a
dozen lots Of good tobacco offered,
as will be seen from the figures
given below, and good tobacco
brought good prices. The first re.
ceipts at the loose floor warehouse
are generally of a poor quality.
Lugs ranged from $3.50 to $3.50
The opening prices are considered
high, leaf ranging from 5000 tC
$1,000. The American Tobecco Co.
the Imperial Co., the American
Snuff Co. and P. E. West & Co. were
the principal buyers.
Tandy & Co. expect to have F.;
much better lotof tobacco at thei
next sale and say to their customer
and friends that they will give tn
most careful attention to all consign
ments of tobacco made to them ant
are satisfied that they can get bet
ter price for their tobacco, no mat
ter what the grade, than the farmer
can obtain at the barn as the loose
floor gives the farmer the advantage
of concentrated competition.
Following is full account of the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
Find They Seem To Have
The Figures to Back
Their Claims
REPUBLICANS WIN ALL
Lassing Had a Close Call
And McChord Was De-
feated.

Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. g.
The efforts of some of the minor
candidates on the Democratic ticket
to claim their election seems useless
as it is certain that the entire Repub-
lican ticket has gone though and that
it will run, if any only several thOus-
and behind the leaders.
The complete returns from those
counties which have reported show
that there is little difference between
the leaders and the others on the
tickets, with the exception of Mr..
McChord and Judge Lassing. Though
the former at this time appears to
have been defeated in his contest for
Railroad Commissioner by Judge
Tarlton, the majority is not yet GER
tain and the official returns may
make some change. Mr.. TarltOn,
however claims that he is undoubted-
ly elected and gives figures which
show him to have a good majority.
Mr.. McChord has not given up hope.
That Judge Lassing was elected
Judge of the Court of Appeals is as
sured and his majority will be nearly
| 900.
1t is not yet possible to say wha
will be the makeup of the next Leg
islation, for while the Democrat
claim to have a majority Of between
ten and twelve on the joint ballot
the Republicans declare that they
will have the best of it in the House
and that they will be able by com
bination with the anti-Beckham force
among the Democrats either to send
a Republican to the United States
Senate or to block the election OF
the Governor. This theBeckham men
deny. They declare the House will
be from one to five Democratic and
with the Democratic hold-over Sen
ators they will have enough votes tC
land their man a winner.
The efforts on the part of those
opposed to the Governor within hi:
own party will, it is claimed by hil
friends, fall fat and unless the anti:
show more strength. than they have
in the past it is likely that the next
Senator will be Gov. geckham.
With returns from every county
in the State, Col. Albert Scott, of
the Republican Campaign Committee
says Wilson's majority will be over
1900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
Still Counting.

John B. Chiffon, Sheriff David
Smith and ]. M. Startling. election
commissioners for this county, be.
gan counting the vote for State of
ficers yesterday morning. They will
get through today. They took up
the State vote first, and yesterday
had gotten through with the
county. They still have to take up
the city vote as well as the other in
corporated towns in the county. OF
course the vote connot be tabulated
until the commissioners get through
with their work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
WAIVED TRIAL
Before Acting Judge Parker
and Held Over.

Ed Ware and Bill johnson, both
colored, charged with hog stealing
about the first Of October last. APP
peared before acting County Judge
Parker yesterday. By their attor-
neys they waived examining trial and
were permitted to give bond
for 5000 each to appear before the
grand jury at the next term of cir
cult court. Failing to make bond
they were remanded to Jail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
All Sorts of Reasons For
The Shortage of Demo
cratic Votes.
BECKHAM NOT SAFE.
With Only Six More Than
Enough Votes the Legisla-
ture May Cause Trouble

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 8.-"Whis-
key and water won't mix" is the
reason tersely assigned by many
leading Democrats here for the over
whelming defeat Of the Demo-
cratic ticket Tuesday. Asked to in
terpet this they say that while Hager
and Beckham were talking temper
ance over the State and promising
prohibition reforms, Trimble, Bos-
worth, Laffoon, Chenault and others
on the State ticket were fraterniz-
ing with the liquor element, and
some of them were making deals
with the liquor people. which had to
be denied in the next breath by the
two leaders.
The cry of machine" and the
palpable plans of the present Office
holders to perpetuate themselves in
positions in the State government is
also believed here to be one of the
strongest reasons why the people of
the State turned against the Demo-
Gratis from top to bottom. Demo
Gratis of prominence here do not
hesitate now to criticise the man.
agement Of the campaign, and the
whole scheme of attempted success
sion in Office. They say that in
stead of having the most perfect
organization ever seen in the State"
that the Democratic campaign was
badly demoralized from start to
finish, and at no time was the or
ganization anything like the pro-
portions of the one which elected
Beckham by $4,000.
Revolt Against Beckham.
The complexion of the next Legis-
lsture is giving the Democratic lead
ers here much concern. It is evil
dent that there is an incipient revolt
against Gov. Beckham, the primary
nominee for United States Senator.
Close friends of Mr.. BeckhaIn here
say that there is no doubt but that
the Democrats will have a majority
on joint ballot, but they are looking
askance at number of senators,
especially McNutt and, Charlton of
Louisville, who are known to be
decidedly opposed to anyone who is
an enemy Of the liquor cause. 1t is
here that McNutt and
Charlton as well as Chris Mueller,
who seems to be the sole Democrat
ic Representative with head above
water in the Falls City, have declared
that they will not vote for Beckham
for Senator under any state of the
case. With these powerful Demo
Gratis leading a revolt, the enemies
Of the Governor within the party
and they have grown to be legion
lately-say that deadlock can be
secured long enough to get out a
man who can ALLEVIATE the big ma
jority of Democratic members who
are pledged to Beckham.
The concensus of opinion here is
that Gov. w. o. Bradley will be the |
Republican caucus choice to oppose
Beckham. Local Republicans are
for him to man, and it is conceded |
by Democrats that he will be the
hardest man to beat that could be
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
FIRE ALARM.
Caused Department to Make
A Run Yesterday.

At 1;50 p. m. yesterday an alarm
of fire was turned in from East
Twelfth street. A negro cabin near
the Enterprise tobacco warehouse
caught on fire, but the flames,
which had gotten under pretty good
Roadway, were put out before the
department arrived, though the re-
ply was quite prompt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
Oct. 81
w as the Date

The envelope contained when
opened by Mr.. Gus Brannon
at our store-room yesterday,
Friday morning, Nov. LIST,
and entitled all holders of
cash tickets dated OCT. 21st
to their money back.
BRING IN YOUR TICKETS
and have them cashed any
time from Nov. 2, to Nov. 16,
inclusive. At the ABOVE
TIME a NOVEMBER DATE
was selected by Mr.. Louis L.
Elgin and placed with Mr..
Brannon to be opened by him
Dec. End, 1907.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
Notes.

Mathews & Co., of Louisville, have
bought the building at Third and
Liberty streets and are to use it for
rehandling tobacco on this market.
Mr.. Nat Dortch will do the buying
for the company.
The Offices of S. G. Buckner. the
Farmers Association man here, are
to be in the Bonte building on West
9Th st. iE the rear of Frankel's
store.
Will Hancock is doing the buying
for the American Snuff Co. again
this year. 1t goes without saying
that Will is ''up to snuff when he is
handling the weed,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-09
Grace-Ruddell.

A license was issued Tuesday for
the marriage of B. c. Grace and
Miss Ella Lee Ruddell, both of
North Christian
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
naSquerade Party.

John Mowrey entertained a number
of friends at his home on East Mahon-
ing street, Monday evening, in honor
of his 18th birthday, at masquerade
party. Refreshments were served.
Those present we're Misses Ethel
Morrison, Mary Mcdonald, Ruth Dis
singer, Katherine Macdonald. Mary
Lewis, Emma Moser, Mary Cady. Car
rie Lunger, Emma Garnett. Katie
Grimes. Lizzie Hullihen, Mary Hard
er, Evaline Lunger, Lucy Mintzer,
Mary Lunger. Gertrude Everett, Bess
Rausch, Nell Trainor, Mae Bogart,
Lilly Lunger. Mrs. Chas. Lunger, Mrs.
Elmira Crelglow. Messrs. Mont Glib
son, John Kessler, Michael Fallon,
James Burns. John Muckelraf, John
Picken, Charlie Kear, Will Roudy,
Will Gross. Frank Ross. Robert Camp
bell Art Reese, Ed Gibson, Horace
Mourer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
Wrote Popular Hymns.

Mrs. Katharine E. Purvis, who died
in Williamsport few days ago, wrote
number of hymns, all of which were
set to music by Professor J. NJ. Black
of that city. Two hymns in particular
were exceedingly popular. They are
"When the Saints Are Marching" and
Walk Beside Me, - These two hymns
were issued in seventy-fve hymn books
and printed more than 5000, 600 times.
They were used extensively by Moody
and Sankey Others of her hymns have
been published from coast to coast in
almost every hymn book used in the
Methodist church and in many other
denominations. The two hymns men,
toned above were sung at the funeral
of the deceased on Friday afternoon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
Kept Wedding Long A Secret.

Friends of Charles E. Mericle and
Miss Zella S. Thomas, both of Jersey
town, were agreeably surprised on
Tuesday to learn that they had been
welded last May. So we'll did they
keep their secret. however, that not an
inkling of it did any one get until the
BRIDES mother happened to read let
ter from the bridegroom to the bride,
which had been in a thoughtless mo-
ment let lie on the sitting room table
OF her home. In this he called her his
wife.
The ceremony was performed at
Pottsville on May 18th, 1907. by Rev.
Dreisbach. The young couple had gone
there to spend the day, and while in
the city they decided to get married.
Then they kept it a secret intending
to do so until next spring when they
thought they would tell of it and go
to housekeeping.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. r. Thomas, and the bride
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mericle. Their many friends
wish them a happy and prosperous
journey DER life's stormy seas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
The Man Who Didn't Vote.

In some after. election reflections the
Chester Times refers TO the response
bility of the men who did not vote by
saying "We may talk about this form
of municipal government, or the other;
but the method will amount to moth
ing so long as the individual does not
exercise greater interest in his civil
duties. 1t is the man who don't vote
who is responsible for large part of
our ills. He holds the balance of pow
er, but only when he is stirred by some
overt act of officers of the government
does he seem to realize that he is
charged with the duty of transacting
public business. >
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
Mnrdar Trial Was Postnonad.

A formal motion was made by Dis
trict Attorney Cummings at court in
Sunbury Monday that the trial of
Mike Bednos for the murder of Wal
lace Naradjac be postponed until the
next term of court.
The Commonwealth will have con-
siderable difficulty in proving Bednos
guilt because its principal witness,
Anthony Naradjac, the dead man S
brother, was beheaded by a Reading
passenger train at ShamokIn ON Octo-
ber 18th.
Bednos shot his victim through the
head with a revolver he had bought
shortly before. He claims that he did
it accidentally; that he was merely
showing the other man the weapon
when it exploded in his hand
AS the lips of the two men who
knew most about the crime are for
ever sealed the story of the accused
stands unchallenged except by the cir
cumstantial facts.
Bednos is held without bail at the
county prison. He was brought into
court when the case came up Monday
morning.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
THE LATE HERBERT
CLIFTON MOYER

The following obituary of the late
Herbert Clifton Meyer appeared in the
Coatesville DAILY Union" of Fri
day. The kind words very beautiful
ly echo the tender sentiments that
abide in the hearts of Herbert's friends
in Danville. The article states.
Herbert Clifton Meyer departed this
life at o'clock this morning at 27l
East Chestnut street, in the Both year
of his age. He was born in Danville,
Pa, on March 3, 1878, his parents be-
ing William II. and Minnie A. Meyer.
AT the age of Is he graduated from
the Danvilll high school. He came to
Coatesville about 10 years ago and en-
tered the employ of the Lukens Iron
and Steel company as a craftsman.
By close attention to business and
hard study he made himself parti-
cularly useful man to his employers
and about years ago was advanced to
the important position of master
mechanic of all the steel plants and
mills of the Lukens company and fill
ed that position with credit to himself
and profit to those who had entrusted
him with the responsibility of looking
after their machinery.
But in the midst of his success when
the future looked very rosy and attrac-
tive to him and hope beat high in his
.;a sai.ya1 hi,,, onH
for the past seven months he has been
a great sufferer, the extent of which
only those who watched by his bedside
have any conception of. But he bore
it bravely and patiently.
For the past ten years he has made
his home with Misses Lizzie and
Emma Ford, to whom he was as a
brother. For the past three weeks his
father has been by his bedside, who
was Joined this week by his mother.
The deceased seemed to be a great
est acquaintance with him, as we'll as
of those close to his life, and when the
word went out that he had been call
ed from his life, expressions of real
regret were to be heard on every
hand.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Libbie Roth. of Danville, about IL
years ago, who died three years later,
leaving an IL month old daughter
Evelyn, who resides in Danville with
her grandmother Roth. His parents
and younger brother Leroy also sur
vive him.
Several years ago he united with the
Danville Lutheran church. He was
also member of the Masonic Lodge
of Rome, N. T., and the Royal Arc
apum of Coatesville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
"ON THE OUTSIDE
LOOKING IN"

Harry Thomas, the Milton stone cut
ter, who has been in prison at Sun
bury for the past two weeks, was re-
leased Monday. When he was brought
into the court room Judge Savige said
to him. well, Thomas, are you tired
of being in jail?"
"To tell the truth, judge replied
the prisoner a little nervously, "I'd
rather be on the outside looking in
than on the inside locking out. -
"Ill tell you what I'll do. said
the court, II won't sentence you but
every time you get intoxicated and
beat your wife you will be put in Jail
for a week to start with and an extra
week for each additional offense."
Thomas was released on condition
that he pay the cost of the bench war
rant and give So a week TO his wife.
In imposing these conditions on him
the court is trying to make a good
citizen out of him rather than punish
him for his offenses When sober,
Thomas is a stone cutter whose equal
is hard to find
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
l "WINDFALL"
FOR FARMERS

Due to the shipping of apples from
South Danville. inaugurated the pres
ent fall, the farmers of this vicinity
are realizing an enlarged source of rev.
enue from their apple crop, which
surpasses anything dreamed of in the
past. Up to Friday twenty car
loads Of apples had been shipped from
South Danville, comprising in the sg-
gregate at least 1870 bushels. Nearly
all these were picked apples, which
command price of fifty cents per
bushel. 1t will be readily seen, there
fore. that the portion of the apple crop
shipped over the Pennsy has netted the
farmers of this immediate vicinity
many thousands of dollars.
The apples shipped from South DAN
Vile were weighed on the scales of j.
H. Kase's store. Up to Friday noon
300 wagon loads had been weighed and
they were still coming in at the rate
of two or three per hour. These ap-
pies, Mr.. Kase says, were all weighed
during the last two weeks. Incident
ally, it has been learned that there are
thousands of bushels of apples still on
the trees or lying on the ground where
they1have dropped, within a radius of
few miles of South Danville. Miles
Reed of near Boyd's station has gath
cred crop of 1900 bushels, the most
of which he shipped over the Pennsy.
1t is somewhat surprising to learn
that in spite of the cold spring with
its late frosts the apple crop in this
section is one of the largest in many
years. But for the lucky circumstance
that purchasing agent happened to
turn up here the thousands of bushels
purchased and being sent to other
parts would in great part have gone
to waste and the farmers would be out
of pocket the snug sum now being
realized from shipping.
A farmer who brought load of ap-
plies in from the vicinity of Rushtown
Friday stated that between Danville
anu MS lhllh VI DhShCAS VI
choice apples are lying under the trees
and going to waste. On his own farm
there are still hundreds of bushels of
apples on the trees. Owing to the
scarcity Of help and the pressure of
other farm work he has little hopes of
being able TO gather more than small
portion of his apple crop. A continua.
tion of the present kind of weather
for week or more would enable the
farmers to turn thousands of bushels
of apples into money but should freez-
ing set in. which is likely to happen
at any time, all the apples not yet
gathered would be total loss.
The present Is the first that apples
have been shipped, at least in whole
sale way, from South Danville. AS Il
resident of the south side remarked
Friday it has proven "a windfall
to the farmers or this vicinity and has
opened their eyes as to the true value
of an orchard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
A PROMISING
CAREER CUT SHORT

Our readers will be panied to learn
of the death of Herbert O. Meyer, a
former resident of this city, which
took place at Coatesville Friday
morning.
The deceased was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Moyer, of Nc. 813
Fast Market street. For some eight
years past he was resident of Coates
vile, where he held the position of
master mechanic at the Lukens Iron
and Steel oompany's works. His illness
covered period of some six months.
Death was caused by internal abscesses
and his sufferings were most intense
during the entire period of illness
The end came at O'Clock Friday
morning
The deceased was aged "a years,
months and days. He was widow
er and besides his parents is survived
by brother, Leroy Meyer, and one
daughter Evelyn, ten years of age, who
resides with her grandmother, Mrs.
Anna Roth, this city.
Herbert @. Meyer grew to manhood
in Danviile. He was young maD of
exemplary character, of studious habits
and especially gifted in intellect. He
was wholly selfmade and due to close
application and a sheer determination
to succeed, without any especial ad-
vantages whatever, he advanced rapid
ly. He was a skillful draughtsman
and finally was promoted to the high
and responsible position that he filed
at the time of his death.
The deceased was a member of the
Masonic fraternity and of the Royal
Arcanum.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
Mnrdarers Ask for New Trials.

The attorneys for Henry Fisher and
Staney Marcavitch, the murderers who
were convicted at the recent term of
the Northumberland county court,
have filed reasons for new trial for
their respective clients.
Welch 81 Welch have not filed all
their reasons as yet because they Just
received their transcribed testimony.
They claim that Fishers letters to his
wife, in which he incriminated him
self, and to which his conviction was
largely due, should not been been ad-
mitted in evidence against him be-
cations between man and wife. They
claim that he should have been dis
charged because the law commands
that no prisoner shall be held without
trial after two terms have elapsed
since his incarceration. Their other
reasons will be filed after further study
of the testimony.
Attorneys Huth and McDevitt for
Marcavitch have also filed reasons,
showing wherein the court erred in
its findings during the trial.
Marcavitoh was convicted of murd-
ering Charley Yesalonius, Spring
field cobbler, by driving a hatchet in
to his brain. He attempted to implic-
ate companion named "Pimple
Face" Joe. but the evidence failed to
bear out his statements, although Joe
in his attempts to free himself from
suspicion lied SO profusely on the wit
ness stand that his testimony counted
for nothing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-14
Dutch Dish Gains Favor.

Sauer Kraut, a distinctively Ger
man dish, long tabooed by people of
other nationalities is rapidly growing
in favor throughout the State, even in
the most exclusive sections. The West
Chester Local News says. that even in
West Chester, which claims to be the
Athens of this State: Seekers for
sauer kraut are met everywhere lots
more than in days a quarter of,a
century back, when it was rude and
actually uncouth to eat sauer kraut
and peanuts. The cabbage yield pro-
mises well-and so the outlook for
filling the kraut silos to their brim is
a bright one. Germans know how to
make good kraut. Americans think
they do, but they are wide of the
mark. And so it is that the few Ger
man makers of the article in town are
being hunted up with a view to bust
ness during the winter months.