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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07
Insurance Companies Are Re-
Sisting The Night Rider
Losses.
COMES UP THURSDAY
1t The Riot Clause Does Not
Hold, Insurance Compan-
les Will Quit.

A trial of a civil suit will be begun
at Princeton, Caldwell county, on
Thursday Of next week, that will de.
determine whether fire insurance
companies doing business in Ken
lucky will cancel all their policies on
leaf tobacco in the State, or whether
they will continue to carry this line
of business. The suit grows out of
the burning OF a tobacco factory in
Princeton in Dec 1907.
The property is said to have been
burned by night riders, and the In
perial Tobacco Company, which is a
subsidiary corporation of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company, lost $4,000
worth of leaf tobacco in the fire.
Twelve of fifteen insurance compan-
panles which carried the risk resist
ed the payment of the money on the
ground that they should not be
forced to pay where the property
was destroyed by the depredations
OF mobs, or in riots or instructions.
Circuit Judge Fleming Gordon will
try the case, Representatives of
all the insurance companies say
that the real result of the suit will
be that if they are forced to pay for
the factory burned at Princeton, il
Will mean that they will be forced
to pay for every pound of tobacco
burned by the night riders in any
part OF the State. Therefore many
OF them say that a decision adverse
to them will force them to cancel
their policies on every pound of to-
bacco in the Commonwealth. A
Representative Of one company said
that the premiums on this class of
business alone would reduce the
revenue of his company 100000 a
year.
Ward Headly, of Princeton, one of
the most prominent attorneys in
Western Kentucky, will be one of
the attorneys for the insurance COM
panies, and is in the city to-day to
confer with his associate counsel
Louisville Times.
Judge Malcolm Yeaman, of Hen
derson, is attorney for the Imperial
Tobacco Co., and was expected to
make a carefully prepared argu-
ment on the question yesterday on
motion to demur. Some of the
lawyers of this city, who have SINH
ar cases here, went to Princeton to
hear Judge Yeaman. The question
IS one that has never been passed
upon by the Kentucky Courts and
great interest is being taken in the
coming decision.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07

At midnight there were 161 bodies
in the morgue, of which 131 have
been identified and thirty still
unknown. Possiblysothers may be
found in the ruins, as at least thir-
teen children are still missing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07

Cleveland, o., March 4.--Death, In
one of its most horrible forms, claim
ed between one hundred and sixty
and one hundred and seventy school
children of the North Collinwood
school in the village Of Colllnwood,
an Eastern suburb today, where the
school building catching fire from a
defective fue in the basement was
4 z-gutted in the space of a half hour.
The building being inadequately
protected by fire escapes. the chill
dren were unable to make their way
to the lower floor in time to escape
the flames as they shot up from the
basement and cut off egress.
Starting about $50 o'clock in the
<basement from an overheated fur
Fhace, the flames gained great head
way before their presence was not
ed. A fire drill was inaugurated at
once and those in the rooms on the
lower floors quickly moved out of
the building. But when the panic
stricken little ones in the upper
rooms attempted to make their way
to the stairway the jam of uncon-
trolled, fear-stricken children grew
until but few were able to extri-
cate themselves, and they persisted
almost within reach of safety.
300 IN THE BUILDING.
Various and unconfrmed state
ments were made as to the cause OF
the fire, and also that the doors OF
the building had been locked at the
front entrance, while but one door
of the rear floor was unfastened.
Janitor Fritz Herter, himself who
was bereaved of three children, says
the doors were open according to
custom. At any rate the congestion
of fleeing children in the hallway
below effectually barred the way,
and the little ones went to their
death totally unable to avoid the
flames. Within three hours after
the start of the fire it burned itself |
out and the work of recovering the
bodies began. Approximately three
hundred children attended the
school. which had nine rooms.
TEACHER MEETS DEATH.
Miss Catherine Weller, one of the
nine teachers, lost her life in vain
effort to march out all the pupils of
her class, and lead them to safety.
She died in the crush at the rear
door.
Miss Fisk, another teacher, was
taken out alive but cannot live.
The fire swept away nearly all re-
semblance of human features in the
majority of instances.
Distracted parents soon began to
gather and work of the identification
of blackened and mangled bodies
began. In the temporary morgue,
in the Lake Shore shop, the scenes
became four-fold in the intensity of
human suffering as the fathers,
mothers, brothers and sisters passed
up and down the lines formed by
4 hundred and sixty corpses. To
facilitate identification the bodies
were numbered as soon as they were
received at the morgue.
FIRST IDENTIFICATION.
The first Identification was made !
by the mother of Hels and Tommy
Thompson, aged six and nine years, :
respectively. The heads and arms !
had been burned from both bodies,
but the mother recognized the shoes 7
on their feet. And so the disheart-
ening work went on, accentuated
now and then by piercing shrek or !
q plaintive moan, as a loved one was
by clothing or by tokens,
such as a ring or a necklace.
NEARLY RESCUED.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07
School Building Burned,

Green Bay, Wis, March GA tel
ephone dispatch from Sturgeon Bay,
says that the principal school build
ing in that city burned early to-day.
Loss $50, 900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07

Judge ] d. Shaw, Of Cadiz, has
been appointed one of the commit
tee to revise the Constitution of the
Kentucky Grand Lodge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-03-07
Fire Drill Saved Those On The First
FIoor---HorribIe Disaster.
NINE ROOMS IN THE BUILDING.
Little Ones That Were on the Other
Floors, Unable to Escape.

one of these Mrs. Clark Sprung lived.
Her little boy, Alvon, aged seven,
was pupil in the second grade.
When the fire started the mother
ran over to The school, and arrived
when the first floor was in a mass
of flames. At a window on that
floor she saw the face of her boy.
lie recogn zed her and pleaded for
help. Rushing across the street
Mrs. Sprung secured a stepladder
and placed it against the window.
Climbing up she reached for her
boy. She caught him by the hair.
1t burned off in her hands and the
lad fell back into the flames.
KILLED BY JUMPING.
Besides the children who were
killed inside the building, three lit
tie girls, Mary Ridgeway, Anna
Bolth and Gertrude Davis, were in
stantly killed by leaping from the
attic to the ground.
Miss Ethel Rose, a teacher on the
first floor of the building, whose pu-
pills were the youngest in the school.
managed to get all but three of her
charges out Of the building safely.
Two of the smaller ones she carried
in her arms.
l61 CORPSES IN MORGUE.
Tonight one hundred and sixtv-
one corpses are in the morgue at
Collinwood, six children are still
unaccounted for, and all the hospi-
tails and houses for two miles around
contained numbers of children, some
fatally and many less seriously in
Jured. All the victims number be-
tween three hundred and ten and
three hundred and twenty-five ou-
pills, and of this entire number only
about eighty are known to have left
the building unhurt.
1t will be several days before the
exact number of the killed is known, |
as the ruins may still contain other
bodies, and the list of fatalities may |
be increased by number of deaths
among the children who are now ly-
ing in the hospitals lowering between
life and death.
THIRTEEN STILL MISSING.
Atmidnight there were 161 bodies
n the morgue, Of which 131 have
oeen identified and thirty still |
unknown. Possiblysothers may be
found in the ruins, as at least thir-
.een children are still missing.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
GIRLS GOOD
POLITICIANS
Candidates in the Piano Contest
Are Proving Themselves
Very Shrewd. None
Showing Their
Hand.
Little Change in the Vote This
Week. Everybody is Work
ing Hard, However.

That the young lady candidates in
our popular voting contest are good
politicians is now being demonstrate
ed. They are managing their closing
campaign with much secrecy and
bringing their closing plans to head
with much ability. We look to see
many surprises when the judges an
nounce the final vote. On the show
ing OF the vote this week there is no
particular change in the standing of
the candidates. The girls realize
that it is the work done within the
the next few days that will determine
very largely who gots the beautiful
piano and they are going after the
votes. There are eight fine prizes
and it does not seem possible that
any candidate who from now on puts
in her whole time at the contest car
fail to win ample reward. There are
only "a days left and the first prize
the beautiful piano, can be won ir
that time. The several sections O.
the county are boosting hard for theil
respective candidates, in order to wiz
the honor of having the most popu
lar young laky in she>county.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Annual Christmas Catherine

The Sunday School of St: Johns
church gathered Thursday afternoon,
December 26th in the Maccabee Hall
for their annual Christmas tree and
party After number of games in
tho spacious hall, concluding with d
test OF skill in the old-fashioned
game of archery, the tree was lighted
and the gifts were distributed. Then
the pupils seated themselves ia a
seini-circle about the tree and ate
their. luncheon by candle light *..
+ "a ten" q few more games ending
with a brilliant stellar display, the
pupils donned their coats and cloaks
formed in line, and marched out of
the hall after their frolic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03

home in Minneapolis. Mrs. Hickman
gave birth to a son on Dec. 24th. and
later took a cold which DEVELOPED
speedily into pneumonia. The funer-
al was held on Tuesday, interment
being at Mr.. Hickman's old home.
Red Wing.
Mrs. Hickman was a daughter OF
Mrs. W. J. Wilbern, of Sibley, Ia.
She was married to Mr.. Hickman
about seven years ago. They we're
residents of Worthipgton for several
years, Mr.. Hickman being engaged in
the drug business, up to about year
ago. Mrs. Hickman also taught in
the hublic schools here. The de-
ceased leaves besides her husband
and infant son, her mother, one
sister, Mrs. I. P. Fox, of Verdi, and
one brother, Harry Wilbern, of the
same place
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Lutheran Church Notes

The annual meeting of the congre
CATION will be held Tuesday, Jan. II.
and will open at 10 a. m.
The building committee will meet
Wednesday, Jan. 8, to accept the par:
sonage. All demands for material
and labor should be presented on that
day to said committee. This meeting
begins at II a. m. :.
Next week, beginning with Tues,
day, will be devoted to a week OF
prayer. Prayer meetings will be held
every evening at 1880. i. y"
Tho service Of Holy Communion
will be held on. Sunday, Jan. 12, al
1920. New members will be admit.
ted on that day: An&applicants fol
church nemb bership should notify the
pastor, or the Board Of Deacons a,
their meeting in the church annex al
g p. a. Friday evening, Jan. 10. q
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Wedding at Brewster

The pleasant home of County Com.
missioner and Mrs. J. L. McConkey
at Brewster was the scene of happy
and suspicious event on New Years
day, when their daughter, Maude
was joined in bonds of holy wedlock
to Mr.. Fred S. Bork, a merchant of
Revillo, S. D. The wedding was a
quiet affair, being only attended by
the relatives and few intimate
friends. Rev. G. B. Wilder of Wor-
thington performed the ceremony
and after the dainty wedding lun-
cheon had been disposed of the
young couple took the afternoon
train for the west. They will spend
a three months honeymoon on the
Pacific coast. .>:.>. ..~r .., :
Miss McCoDkey is one of the best
known and most popular young
ladies at Brewster. She has long
been assistant to her father, who is
postmaster of the village. The
groom is a highly esteemed and pro
gressive young business man Of Re.
yillo, S. D. # I, '... ..s..ss.. ! I. !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Stand BY Your Home Town

The following communication was
handed us by one of our prominent
farmers and stock raisers with the re-
quest that the same be published for
the benefit of those who ship their
cream to the trust creamersies, SAYS
the Murdock (Minn.) Voice.
''There are not many farmers who
ship out their cream to the 'central.'
No farmer with a particle of regard
for his own and his community's good
will ship an ounce of cream if he can
lind a home market. We haye good
enough creamery right at home, and
it pays as much for the cream as the
'centraps' plants, and for that reason
it can compete, as it turns out good
quality of .butter and finds a good
market for it.
"The home creamery has been work
ing hand in hand with the farmers
who bring good quality of cream.
They who ship cream away when it
can be delivered and used by the: home
creamery are working their own and
all other cream sellers destruction.
When they listen to the allurements
and Establishments of the central
cream agents they are undermining
the foundations of their home cream
cries and laying the foundation for
trust control of the diary business, and
when the the larger central cream
cry plants in the larger cities can kill
out the small home creameries then
the farmers can rest assured that they
will not receive as much for their but
ter fat as they do now. These are
facts. Stop and think them over"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Death Of Mrs. Robt. MorIand

Mrs. Robert Morland passed away
last Saturday afternoon at her home
on 9umiston avenue, after a.briaf. i'll
ness OF weeks duration. The funer.
al was held on Tuesday afternoon from
the Congregational church, Rev. VIM
Fletcher conducting the service. In.
terment was made in the Worthinpton
cemetary.
The maiden name of the deceased
Margaret McMeikan. She was born
at Stranraer, Scotland in October, 1885
In October, 1868. she was married to
Robert Morland. In 1897 she came
TO Chicago to join Mr.. MorIand, who
had preceded her few years. They
moved to Worthington in 1898. and
have since resided here. Mrs. Nor
land was of a quiet, retiring disposi-
ton and made few acquaintances, but
all who had the good fortune to en-
Joy her friend ship held her in high
esteem. She leaves a husband and
only son, Robt. L. Morland, Worth
ington's leading druggist.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Mems Sunday Club
Column.
Small Boys Using Cigarettes

1t appears that small boys in our
community are obtaining and using
cigarettes aud tobacco. The facts
having been brought clearly before
the Mems Sunday Club, that organi-
zation has decided to do what it can
to remedy this condition. The Min
nesota Revised Laws Of 1905 has
section relating to this subject, Sec-
tion 1888, which reads as follows:
Livery person under. the age of
eighteen years, and every minor pu-
pill in any public road, street, alley,
park, or other lands used for public
purposes, or in any public place of
business, shall be guilty of mlsde-
meanor, and punished for each offence
by fine Of not more than ten dollars
or by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than five days; and every
person who shall furnish any cigar
cites, cigars, or tobacco in any form
10 any such minor person, or who shall
permit any such minor person to fre:S
quent any premises owned, held, or or
managed by him, for the purpose Of ::
lndulging in the use of cigarettes, ci-
gars, r.tobacco iu any form, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and pun
ished by fine of not more than fifty
dollars, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding thirty days
for each offence.
Recognizing that the use of tobacco
in any form is injurious to both the
bodies and morals of growing boys,
and that the use of cigarettes BY the
younger boys is positively ruinous to
their health, minds and morals, the
Mems Club proposes to do all in its /
power to eradicate the evil. This is isa q
commendable effort and the Club de-
serves the cooperation of all parents
and others Interested in the boys, 4 ##ss55 lid
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Sunday School Officers

The Sunday School of the Evangel
lcal Church elected the following of
hcers last Sunday, for the ensuing
year.
Pres.-W. F.. Moss
Vice Pres.-J. D. Rippberger
.Sec.--Addie Schuck
Treas.-Willie Rippberger
Organist-Katie Pfeil
Ast. Organist--Emma Moss
Librarian-Howard Rippberger
Assistant-MaxK Klow
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Y. W. c. 7. u. Organizer Coming

Miss Minnie L. Green, State Secre-
tary and organizer of the Y. w. G.
I. .. of Minnesota, willsspeak in the
Presbyterian church Tuesday evening
Jan. 7th, at 7:s0. A cordial invitation
is extended to everybody to hear her
Miss Green will also conduct a
m meeting for the ladies at 3 o'clock p.
m. at the home of Mrs. John Ramage.
Hope every lady will consider this a
special invitation to herself l.. T. j., =. I
Il =s. Signed BY the secretary, .=
s+s ~ :=z.z..z . M. J.sVail @.= d.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Woodman Officers Installed.

The new officers of the Woodmer
Camp were installed last Monday eve
ming. The Camp is now settled in its
new quarters in the Workman hall
The following is a list of the new Of
fcers:
V: C.-Geo. Wiedman
W. A.-C. G.. Erwin
Banker-Eugene Smith
Clerk-E. F. Buchan
Escort-Ed Norris
Watchman- n-Robt. Reed
Se'ttry--Fred Trunk
Manager--Frank Lvon
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Basket Ball

The boys and girls basket ball
teams of the High School went to
Rock Rapids Tuesday for a game
each. The boys were defeated by the
ooys> team of Rock Rapids by score
OF IL to a. The girls put up a very
plucky fight, and when time was
called the score stood II to ID. II
playing off the tie each. side. got {
basket on a foul, making the score
70 to Is. Atsthe next trial Roc!
Rapids got a basket, making the fin
al score Is to II in their favor.
The boys team will play at Rush
NOR next Saturday.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
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Men Club Column:

57At the request of a committse from
u the '8 Mems Club, the Advances will set
aside aside q column for their use. "a com.
'''lEt mlttee has been named by the club
Is e ]. edit the same, and this committee
assumes full 4 resp bility for what
ever ever appears il this column. II 4
our our und l ding that IL g to Be- de.
voted = g the spiritual moral and
Z soeiAl sl W,sl J fare .of ths X co1 munity. Z
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
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. Christmas Service.

The Sunday School of Std John's 8
church met at the usual hour last
Sunday afternoon for their annual
Christmas service The children
Joined hearth il tho service Of
praise and praye and listened ii;
tently q the brief add dress on the
Grsat Christmas Gi Gift 9slf
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
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NEW SERIAL: lRl
''La"sford Of the Three Bars" viii ii
Begin in the Next Issue !
of the Advance.

Inc Advance takes great pleasure
IN informing It's readers that next
week " we will begin publishing in Sc
rial form that delightful western ro-
nance, ''Langford of the Three Bars. %
oy Katie and Virgil D. Boyle. It will
oe rare literary treat which, you will
ENJOY and of which you will want
every llne' ~Don't miss the opening
iDssallment, which will appear next
week: Read what the Chicago Rec
ora-Herald has to say of it,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
Merchants Coupons. %, ).

The following business houses give
Voting coupons in our popular voting
contest, with cash purchases. Call
1e. for conpons, and get your friends to-
save theirs for you.
Western Imp. Co.
CLANCY 8 Mackay
Torrance e Son q
81, g. Brace u
] Blume
1illstte 8 Dsnpssy 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
We P Pay Cash

For eggs, poultry and cream. The
2 money 81 e ssituat ion doesn't worry as
bring " your produce.
= tthiae IN Oksasasry a..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03
D Death Of Mrs. Hickman

Nord was received here Monday Of
the death Of Mrs. 7. Hickman,
which osousrsd on Saturday q thor
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-03

Lie lOlloWlng Is the standing OF
the candidates at the last count:
Sadie Darling, Worthington. .3215O
Julia Fellows, Elk .32l5O
May Holland, Bigelow. 90. ....31715
Augusta Ullrich, Wcrthington .2Ol6O
Beulah Dring, Lorain. ..:l1445
Josephine Larson, Hersey.. -. .8sO5
Emma Thueson. ...... 1885
Mamie Saxon, Indian Lake. .7O7O
Ethel Bloom. Lislnore. .4O7O
Florence Webb, Worthington. .28OO
Anna Flentje, Round Lake. POTS
Efie Buick, Reading. 1886
Emma Hermann, W orthington. .4745
Emily McConky, Brewster .284O
Emma Brennon, Ellsworth. -. .745
Bessie A. Ager, Wilmont. .720
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MERCHANTS COUPONS.
New Year ! 5 I Advice: ! I: !.

Turn over that new leaf, 5.5. &.
III And paste II down tight;
4 Swear off all bad habits, u
md start the year right;
4 Gst the full JOY of living .5:55
Each day IS Il goesl
III GIG good life II giving .
And - & lairis Ross. ''.5 81
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How They Stand.

The following is the standing of
the candidates at the last count:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-16

into the gully or trough between.
The digging machine drawn by two
active horses comes along and delves
and shakes and sits the potatoes
from the soil.
The real labor comes in the pick
ing up. A man with a smart pair
of horses attached to the digger can
unearth from to 10 acres of pota-
toes in a day. This is as many as
II active men can pick up and put
in crates or barrels
AS a by-product of raising pota-
toes for food the conversion of small
potatoes into starch has become a
notable industry in ArOostook coun-
ty, where there are more than 40
starch factories. One starch man
ufacturer, who is, however, interest
ed in many factories, supplies more
than 200 tons of potato starch to
the cotton mills of New England
every year, all of it being used as
sizing for giving body to new
cloths.