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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
Came to Town and Surren-
dered When Notified of
Indictment.
ALIBI AS DEFENSE;
Several Local Men Became
His BoDdsmen, Including
Jailer Johnson.

Geo. B. Powell, the man indicted
by the grand jury charged with be-
ing in the mob Dec. 7, came to town
Thursday and executed a $1,000
bond with the following signers:
M. w. Barnes, T. j. Tate, N. o.
King, H. c. Myers, S. T. Henderson,
G. L. Rogers, j. T. Walker and w.
w. Johnson.
His defense will be an alibi on the
night Of the raid.
The accused is 45 years old and is
a well-to-do farmer of the Fruit Hill
neighborhood. He has family con-
sisting Of a wife and five children.
He owns a farm of 500 acres.
Mr.. Powell's kinsman, Rev. T. T,
Powell, is member of the county
executive committee of the tobacco
association.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
WARREN COUNTY MAN
Loses Barn and Tobacco Crop
BY Fire Day Before De-
livery.

Bowling Green, KY, Jan. S.-A
large tobacco barn belonging to
Stonewall j. Cox, WHO lives in the
Galloway's Mill neighborhood. was
destroyed by fire Monday night. Mr..
Cox's crop of tobacco, which had
been sold to E. L. Hendrick. of this
city, and which he intended to de-
liver today, was burned with the
barn. Besides this several head Of
stock in the barn at the time also
persisted. The tobacco alone is said
to have been worth between 5000
and $500. Mr.. Cox had only $500
insurance on the barn and contents.
1t is not known how the fire started,
but it is supposed to have been the
work of incendiaries.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
A Dozen or More Workmen
Quite Busy on North
Main.
RIVER is SPAWNED
New Bridge May Be Opened
Up For Traffic In
A Month.

The steel bridge over the river on
North Main is being put up rapidly.
Almost dozen men are at work on
it and the span has already been
made. The frame work supporting
the entire structure will not be tax
en- down until all the different parts
are put together. City Engineer
McClaid said yesterday, with good
weather conditions, the steel frame
work will all be in position by Mon.
day or Tuesday night. He said that
the time as to when the entire bridge
will be ready for service cannot be
foretold. After the frame work is
finished the work of putting in the
concrete floors will begin. Both the
drive and foot way floors are to be
Of concrete. Pedestrians will be
allowed the use of the footways a
week after the concrete work is
done, but the driveway cannot be
opened for three weeks after the
concrete floor is put down, as it will
take at least that long for the work
to settle and solidify.
The people on the North side Of
the bridge have been very patient
since the old bridge was torn down
last fall. Though they had to coon
it" over the temporary crossing for
over three months, they are very
much elated that they are to have
bridge that is wide enough for the
passage of vehicles without causing
people afoot to have to wait for a
chance to get over. The driveway
will be 20 feet in width. The foot
ways on both sides will be 5 feet in
width and will be separated from the
driveway by iron ratings.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
STEVENSON PROCTOR
Christian County Boy VIII
Marry at Auburn.

Announcement is made of the APP
preaching marriage of Mr.. r. l..
Stevenson, formerly of this county,
and Miss Ida May Proctor, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Proc
tor, of Auburn, the wedding to take
place at the home of the bride Jan.
%. Mr.. Stevenson was reared near
Bennettstown and has been in the
employ of the L. & N. railroad
company for several years. He is
now agent for the company at Au-
burn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
Retiring Mayor Gets Cane.

Paducah, KY, Jan. Mayor D.
A. Yeiser, who stepped down and
out to make room for James Peter
son Smith, the first Republican may
or the city has ever had, was pre-
sented with fine walking cane by
the police department as evidence of
their appreciation of the former
fair treatment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
WHAT WE
SHOULD DO.
Suggestions For Action BY
the People For the Year
1908.
w Ho WILL S START?
Somebody Should Get a Move
On Themselves At
Once.

The year 1908 should be year of
development for Hopkinsville. Eve
rybody of an enterprising spirit will
agree to that. We do not believe
that the citizens of Hopkinsville will
be contented to let the year pass in
any old way-just to exist and come
out even at the end of another
twelve months.
But what are we going to do? is a
q uestion that everybody ought to
consider. 1t seems that there is no
chance of getting factories of any
kind. Does the future of Hopkins
Vile depend on getting manufac-
turers to invest their capital there?
Well, what are we going to do?
That is the question we started out
with. 1t is for the people to say
what is to be done. 1t is up to the
people to do something. A business
man remarked the other day that it
was time for the people to be about
starting up new enterprises. He
didn't name any enterprises that
ought to be put ON foot. He knows
that something ought to be inaugu-
rated and thought that it was time
for the city papers to begin arousing
the people to action.
We only wish that he had sug-
gested something as a starter while
he was expressing himself. OF
course the papers will do their part.
They always do that, but publishers
as a rule are not able to finance an
enterprise, no matter how plausible
it may be. We wish somebody
would take the trouble to let us
know what the city ought to get at
first. We stand ready to endorse
anything that is right, from building
a city park to getting up a union
meeting at the tabernacle; from
building nice entrance to River
side Cemetery to sprinkling the
principal streets; from putting a
drinking fountain on Main street to
a dog tax. Any thing that may be
best for the city.
1t strikes us that just now is a
good time for people to lend help
ing hand to the Commercial Club.
We believe the possibilities of the
organization are great, and are sat
isfed that it is open to suggestions
and ready to act when occaaion pre-
sents itself. But the club cannot
accomplish everything without the
assistance of the people. So it is
plainly obvious that what is to be
done during this year must, to a
great extent, be done by the people |
There is no doubt but that some
of our people are lacking in anima-
ton just now. They geem to have
passed into a state of des-
uetude that prevailed a quarter of
a century ago. They need a tonic.
They are ageing too fast. They
ought to get hold of the papers of
some of our neighbors occasionally,
Henderson and GAINESVILLE, for in
stance. They have their civic associ-
ations, development committees.
etc., and the people are alive as to
what's needed and what may be ac-
And they are going af-
ter everything in sight. and good
many things that are not.
We know that some of our mer-
chants, and doubtless all of them,
are anxious to see conditions more
hopeful for the new year and will
readily second any move that may
tend to start the ball rolling. But
somebody has to take the initiative,
Who will it be?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
HopkinsviIle, Ky., Jan. 10. 19O8.

In view of the fact that we have heard it rumored
that had bought tobacco pledged to the Association
pooled in the Society of Equity we deem only just to
ourselves to say to the public generally that we have not
knowingly bought pound Of tobacco pledged to the
above named organizations not nterfered with said pedg
es in any way, nor will we do so in the future.
We will say further that should unknowingly buy
any tobacco pledged to either of said organizations we
will refuse to receive same when notified by the proper
officials.
We desire to add that the above has been our consist
ent policy Early in the fall representatives of the differ
ent concerns visited Judge Fowler vice chairman of the
Association in Christian county, and informed him that it
was desire to do nothing that would interfere with
the amicabe relations existing between buyers and
the Association and gave him assurance then that
would not under any circumstances knowingly, buy any
crop of tobacco pledged to the Association.
THE IMPERIAL TOBACCO co.
BY E. R. CONWAY, Mgr.
THE AMERICAN SNUFF co.
By w. NJ HANCOCK
TANDY & FAIRLEIGH TOBACCO co.
P. E. WEST & co.
PALMER, ADAMS & co.
FIR DRYER.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
SUDDEN STOP To
INVES TIGATION
Fire Marshal Ayers Reports
Read And Pronounced
Lacking.
WITNESSEsNO NOT CALLED
Inquiry Confined to The
Cases Touched Upon by
Ayers.


nesday afternoon, declining to at
tempt any investigation outside of
the Fire Marshal's testimony.
The following official report was
made:
THE grand jury desires to report
to the court that since we were en-
paneled on January 2, 1908, we have
investigated every specific case and
returned an Indictment therein which
was embraced in the call for this
term as shown by our report to the
court this morning. We have also
Investigated the cases of Herman
Richard Crenshaw and G. B. Powell,
charged with being in the raid upon
Hopkinsville December CT, 1907.
These two cases were submitted to
us by the Fire Marshal, Mr.. Ayres.
We received a list of the witnesses
from the Fire Marshal on Saturday
evening last. There was no testi-
mony or information submitted with
the said list to indicate whether
they were important or not. We
investigated that list, but felt that
we were unab.t to proceed intelligent
thy with it until we received a copy
of the testimony taken by the said
Fire Marshal in his investigation Of
the raid upon Hopkinsville, and
Hence issued no subpoenas for the
said witnesses before receiving said
testimony, and we did not receive a
copy of the testimony taken by the
Fire Marshal in any case except the
two cases of Crenshaw and Powell
until II o'clock yesterday, January
Z. Since receiving a copy of the
said testimony taken by the Fire
Marshal we have read every word of
same and same is the testi-
mony of most of the witnesses sub
mitted in the said list to US on Satur-
day.
After careful consideration and
careful reading of all said testimony,
we do not find sufficient proof in all
of it to make a charge against any
person of being member of the
mob that raided Hopkinsville, nor
do we find sufficient proof therein to
start an investigation against any
one. Feeling, therefore, that we
have fully completed the investiga-
ton of all the cases submitted to us
by the Fire Marshal, or contained
in the copy of the testimony furn-
ished us by him, and having no fur
Their information before US, we de-
sire to turn over the said testimony
to the court for reference to a future
grand jury and be discharged.
N. A. Barnett.
G. T. Yancey.
j. l.. Rodgers.
S. B. Wright.
w. H. Butler.
S. A. Miller.
j. R. Kelley.
B.P. Armstrong
P. I. Carpenter.
D. j. M'Cord.
O. A. West.
]. B. Dade.
We, the undersigned officers, say
we were present and read and heard
read all the testimony above refer
red to and kno che above statement
to be true.
DENNY P. SMITH.
Commonwealth Attorney.
JOHN c. DUFFY.
- ' County Attorney.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
Keeney-B lakeley.

Miss Audrey Blakeley and MIR.
Jack Keeney, of the Cerulean Springs
neighborhood, in Trigg county,
eloped to Metropolis. H., Jan. 9Th,
and were married. The bride is a
daughter of Thos. J. BIakeley. Mr..
Keeney has but recently moved TO
a farm pear Canton.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
ALL INDEPENDENT BUYERS
FORM AN AGREEMENT
Pledge Themselves Not to Buy any Pooled or Pledged
Tobacco Receive Same if Unknowingly
Purchased.

After held yesterday by Independent buyers
Of Honsve the suggestion of Mayor Meachm signed agree
below entered by all of the buyers city
time there that the trying
ton and Equity tobacco and the County Committee of the
pointed committee Monday Investigate This
all apprehenons this bring feeling
orally The follows:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
Meets Monday Afternoon.

The Col. John r. Green Chapter
d. A. r. will meet at Hotel Latham
next Monday at 3 d. M
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11

We, the undersigned officers, say
we were present and read and heard
read all the testimony above refer
red to and kno- che above statement
to be true.
DENNY P. SMITH.
Commemorative Attorney.
JOHN c. DUFFY.
=-==-s- County County Attorney.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-11
Marriage License

Was issued last Thursday to
Franklin E. -Barefeld to marry Miss
Rertha A Rna. z. Il. ~ IL 4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
Bossier Parish Fair.

Editor of the Bossier Banner, Benton, La
Dear Sir: Reports come from the
various parishes in the northern part OF
the State of successful Fairs, which
have reflected great credit upon their
managers, and the people in. general in
those districts. The management OF the
Bossier Fair, which will be held at Plain
Dealing from October 9th to October
30th, inclusive, have been untiring in
their efforts to make it the best ever
held in Bossier. They feel much en-
couraged at the increased interest OF the
people, and desire their cooperation.
The educational influence of the Fair
is manifest even before this third one is
held. and the value of it in this respect
is worth all the time and money it has
cost. Every one in our parish has an
interest in the success of this Fair!
What we ask is that it be an active in
terest! Send exhibits OF products cat
alogued in our Premium List! These,
we must have in order to have sue
cessful competition.
! There will be amusement and proflt
| for all. Our entrance fee is less than
that of anv other Fair in the State. We
would not charge that much if it did not
| take money to run the Fair! On the
first day all school children Will be ao-
mitted free. Come to the Fair!
/ l.. G.. BULKLEY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
Cotton at the Bossier Fair.

Editor Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Sir: / see in your last issue
call from Tom. Mayes for the farmers to
bring in their agricultural products!
This is to notify the people OF Bossler
that | will be on hand with my cotton,
King, Triumph, and Rualist. On the
last | won the medal as premium last
wear. | do not think it is as good as
the Triumph (still a fine cotton. One
hundred bolls of King weighed a pound;
100 bolls of Rualist weighed one and
half pounds; 100 hollis OF Triumph
weighed two and one-fourth pounds.
will have bale of each and 81 bolls
of each. have won nine premiums
Parish, State and National. The man
that beats me will get a good price fol
his seed. | have for years advertised
seed in the Banner; never getting more
than two advertisements before all was
sold. | sold King and Triumph seed te
Mr.. F. J. Love in the Spring. | an
afraid of him. He is a good farmer
has fresh land, and takes pains.
got on my select patches IRON Ho t.
$50 pounds seed cotton to the acre.
J. E.. ADGER.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
Teachers Institute Program.

will be held in Alden Bridge November
18th and 14th. The program, as fur
nished us by the Secretary of the asso-
citation, follows: s-..
/. Opening Song. 1000 to 1905.
2. Roll call-Quotation from Long
fellow. 1905 to 1915.
3. Address by Parish Superintend-
ent. 1915 to 1910.
4. Geographic Influences in American
History. 10:40 to 11:20.
Chapter w. Mr.. Levy.
Chapter v. Mr.. Hatcher.
5. Hints on Rural School Grounds.
1f:2O to 1t:4O. Miss Maude McAnn.
6. Reports of Years Plans for School
Gardens and Libraries. t1:40 to 1900.
Z. Music. 200 to 2:05.
8. Agriculture and Home Economics
in the Public Schools. Mr.. Davis. 2:O5
to $50.
9. Dynamic Factors vi, VII. Mr..
Barker. 2:30 to 2:50.
Teacher at Work-Lesson Plans. Miss
Tommie McCranie. $3.50 to $3.50.
| 10. Music. $40 to $500.
| ii. Departmental Meetings. 1920 to
400.
Primary Methods of Teaching Read
ing, Miss Bright. Number Work in
Primary Grades, Miss Sneed.
Observation-Disclosures OF Teaching
Geography, Miss Stevens. Methods of
Teaching History, Mr.. Dodson.
High School Ciyics, Superintendent
Johnston. English, Miss Stone.
IL. Adjournment.
SATURDAY.
1. Opening Exercises. 8 to 9:05.
2. Roll collaboration from Shakes
peare. 9:05 to 9:t5.
3. Geographic Influences upon Amer
lean History, vi. Miss McClintock. 9:15
to9:5O.
/ 4. School Sanitation. Mr.. Binford.
$50 to 1890.
5. Music. 1890 to 1910.
6. Department Meetings. 1910 to
1880.
! Primary-Nature Study in Primary
Grades, Miss Phelps. Model Lesson in
Reading, Miss Gardner.
Intermediate-English, Miss Lena NJ.
Brown. Model Lesson in Arithmetic,
Miss Elder.
High School-History, Miss Elston.
Literature j. M. Brown.
I. Superintendent Critique. 1850
to IL.
s. Music. 2 to 2:O5.
8. Dynamic Factors, VIII, TX. Mr..
Doyle. 2:O5 to 2:25.
Teacher at Work, III, ". Miss Sallie
Brown. 2:25 to 2:45.
10. School Gardens. Miss Gilmer,
2:t5 to $40.
IL. Music. $40 to3:20.
II. Election of officers. 3:W to 4.
Miscellaneous business.
!, Adjournment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
GoObers and Cotton.
Editor Banner, Benton. La

ii'ot fodliaef, benton, La.
Dear Sir: Having seen several art;-
cles IN print about the goober question
tor this country, write to you to try to
orlng out full discussion of the subject
by some who are in position to know
what can be done with the crop. That
they can be grown here, there is no
oooot; that we can grow fine hogs with
the crop, there is no question, and that
they make good hay has been proven.
Yet, we must know more before we can
undertake the planting very extensively.
1t is claimed that they make a good
grade OF oil. What are the uses of the
OIL, and what is the market value? Does
the value fluctuate, or can we expect a
steady demand for it? Where can we
ind mill in operation? How much oil
can be made from them per bushel?
What kind of Goober is the most valua-
bic for making oil? What is the neces-
sary machinery for the harvesting, and
what is its cost? What is the cost of
equlpping mill for the manufacture of
the Oil, and is it likely that we could
interest capital in building a plant in
this section? If so, what per cent. of
the COOLERS would it take to pay for the
manufacture of the oil?
What is the value of the goober in the
open market? What is the demand, the
kind most wanted, and where? Can we
afford to plant a crop for the market.
leaving out Of consideration the oil
proposition?
These are great many questions to
ask about thing that we have known
all our lives! Yet, it is one that, in nv
mind, can go long way toward solving
the weevil problem. II we can get SUI
ficent money out of them to justify the
growing, and can have a steady demand
for the crop, we would be in a much
better financial condition than when
raising cotton. When it is seen that
great quantities would be left in the
fields every winter for the fattening OF
hogs, and large quantities of hay saved
to fatten cattle for the winter market,
as we'll as getting money out of them to
pay our necessary expenses, the goober
will command our more serious atten-
ton. This a great improvement over
what we can do for cotton, if it can be
worked out in this way. AS cotton now
stands it is failure to all who try to
| make crop.
There is this year many, many acres
in cotton, making ten acres to the bale.
II planted in COOLERS, would have pro-
duced wonderful crops, as the Oldest and
nearest worn out hill lands here are
making them in great abundance
When one hand, with good mule, and
all tools necessary to cultivate twenty
acres of land and then end hard years
work with only two little bales of cotton
worth $50, you find the country in a bad
way. This is now no cotton country
very poor for corn, also for oats, ETC., bu,
if we can get money out Of COOLERS, as il
would appear, we certainly can grow
them in most any quantity wanted, as
have yet to see the land too poor to grow
them successfully.
| | hope that the Banner will call thu
attention of the State Agricultural Blu.
reau to these questions, so that we ma!
learn the future prospects as to crops o
COOLERS. t. N. KEouN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
School Notice.

All public schools in this parish may
close on Tuesday, October 9th, for the
purpose of attending the Bossier Parish
Fair without loss Of salary of teachers
of that day. Those in the Southern part
Of the parish who cannot conveniently
attend the Parish Fair in one day may
attend one day ut the State Fair.
Jos. E. JOHNSTON,
Parish Superintendent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
The Fields Manufacturing Compan,

The Fields Manufacturing Company
will, on next Monday, begin work at It's
plant in Bossier City. About % men
men will be put to work and the number
will be increased. The Company has
extensive hardwood tracts up Red River,
from which the wood will be cut and
floated down to the plant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
Board of Health PROCEEDINGS.


BENTON, La, Oct. IA, 1908.
The Board of Health of the Parish of
Bossier met in regular session with the
following members present, to-wit: DR..
T. N. Keoun, Health Officer, and A.
Hoffpauir.
The following claims were duly audited
and ordered paid, viz: DR.. J. L. Scales,
vaccinating, S5.04; A. F. McDade & Co.,
SIS; DR.. G. A. Wise, treating small pox,
ETC., s25; DR.. B. Wise, treating small
pox, ETC., Sit; DR.. G. G. Lyon, vacci-
mating, ETC., $3.50; DR.. T. N. Keoun,
account, $8O.55; Andrew Davis, guard,
$40.
Be it resolved by this board, in open
session, That hereafter board bills for
small pox patients will not. be paid by
this board.
The following quarter salaries and per
diem and mileage were allowed:
DR.. T. N. Keoun, quarter salary, S25;
per diem, &C., S4.50-S29.50.
A. Hoffpauir, per diem, 50.
r. B. Hill, Secretary, So.
Whereupon, the Board adjourned sine
die. T. N. KEoUN,
President Board of Health.
r. B. HILL, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
Superintendent's Examination.

l am authorized by Hon. T. H. Harris,
State Superintendent of Education, to
announce that an examination of appli-
cants for eligibility to the position Of
Parish Superintendent will be held in
the Court House at Benton on October
80, 1908. Any one is eligible who die
not take the last examin alton which was
held August 29th.
Jos. E. JOHNSTON,
Parish Superintendent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
CORRESPONDENCE
Haufhton.

Miss Belle Johnston, of Benton, gave
a recital last Tuesday night.
Mr.. H. Barnacastle spent several days
at Gibsland attending the Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Moore, from the
River, visited relatives last week.
Mrs. Pennie B. Connell, who has been
Ill for several days, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Henry are visiting
their daughter in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr.. Thos. Gibson and Miss Elizabeth
Gaudy were married Sunday evening.
Mr.. J. W. Bledsoe and Miss Lettie
Britain of Sligo visited here Saturday.
Miss Kate McCaa of Shreveport, Wis
tied here last week-the home OF her
childhood.
"Uncle Holland" Lawson, one of the
old-time good darkeys, died last Friday,
aged ninety years.
LESSEE, the six-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Horton, died last Sun
day OF complicated malarial fever.
Mrs. Jane Rascoe, of Monroe, spent a
few days here last week, and is now on a
visit to her brother, Col. J. A. Snider,
at Bellevue.
Messrs. w. C. Rains, Harvey Cornell,
Trigg Hutchinson, w. C. Horton, D. A.
Horton, and J. w. Oneal, spent several
days on camp-hunt, near the prairie.
Monday, Oct. II, 1908.