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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-24
BY Hopkinsville Knights at
the Pythian Grand
Lodge.
UNIFORM RANK BEST.
Captured First Honors in the
Competitive Drill and
1915 in Cash.

Hopkinsville boys captured the
lions share of winnings at Lexing-
ton this week.
The drills of the Uniform Rank
were held at the grounds of the
Home Monday and prizes awarded
as follows:
Companies with not less than Is
men, Evergreen No. q, Hopkins
Vile, first prize, $3.50; Guiding Star
No. 2, Dayton, second prize; Blue
grass No. %, Versailles, third prize;
Lexington, No. %, fourth prize.
Company coming longest distance,
Evergreen No. 81, Hopkinsville, SIS.
MLargest company, Company No. A,
Covington, So men.
Commander showing best military
ability, Capt. John Swift, Dayton,
first; Capt. C. H. Tandy, Hopkins
vile, second. gold medal.
OTHER PRIZES WON.
Subordinate lodge showing largest
number of members in parade, Jes-
samine No. 10, Nicholasville, first;
Phantom, No. Is, Lexington, Sec
ond; Wilmore No. 81, third.
Tallest sir knight, G. S. Rasch,
Company 9, Covington, 6 feet, 81
inches.
Shortest sir knight, Joseph Thomp-
son, Maysville, 5 feet II inches.
Lightest sir knight, Vernon Will
Hams, No. 9, Covington.
Temple Of Pythian Sisters having
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-24
To The Public.

| have examined N. Stadleman's
slaughter house, and find it up to all
requirements of the Board of Health,
For cleanliness andconvenience it has
not been excelled.
j. B. Jackson, Sec.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-24
Pay Your Taxes.

City taxes are now due. Pay and
save penalty.
II. T. HURT. Collector.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-24
DIRECTORS ELECTED.

R. M. Hunter, of Nicholasville,
and L. H. Davis. of Hopkinsville,
were reelected members of the
board of control of the Widows and
Orphans Home.
The Hopkinsvile delegation were
due to return last night.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-24

largest number of members at home
dedication, Carlarth A. Temple No.
7, Dayton.
Lean mans race won by Paul
Wynn, Hopkinsville; fat mans race,
A. Schild, Dayton; sack race, G. F.
Doehling, Covington.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Another feature of the executive
session was the comforting of the
Grand Lodge degrees ON l61 past
chancellors Of the subordinate
lodges.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-09-24

Rev. Coleman Hamlett. of Virgin
"a, who has been visiting his brother,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
May Take A Hand.

The night riders of Kentucky, Il
they carry out their threats to deraiI
Illinois Central trains in Western
Kentucky, may give the Federal Gov
ernment grounds for interfering
and sending troops to the scene or
the lawlessness.
IF the so-called night riders inter-
fere with the operation of trains ear
rying the malls the general Govern
rent would certainly be in a posi-
tion to assert its authority and in-
terfere." said an official Of the Post
office Department recently. "Mr-
Cleveland sent troops to quell the
railway riots of Chicago on the ground
that the mails were being interfered
with. have no idea as to what
the President is thinking, OF what
he would do in case the operation Of
mail trains were obstructed in Ken
lucky, but ! am sure there would b
ground for Federal Interference.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
PENSIONERS.
-Four thousand Wait Because Of
Vouchers Being Made Out
Improperly, -.

Between 5000 and 1000 pension pay
ments in Kentucky, Louisville, dis
trlct, for August. win be delayed be-
cause OF errors in filling out the ap-
plIcation blanks and the new style Of
vouchers. The cause OF the mistake
which makes It necessary to return
the applications and vouchers to the
old soldiers and their widows is a
change In the style Of blank forms
used for this purpose. Uncle Sam In
an effort to simplify matters, has is
sued new blank form, which Is
sufficiently varient from, the blank
which has been discarded and superceC
ed because OF its "complexity," TO
tie up the remittances Of nearly 1900
pensioners. .u
II the nelghborhood Of 10000 pensions
are handled in the Louisville office
In charge of Maj. A. T, Wood, every
quarter The red tape in the office
takes nothing for granted, so when
nearly 1000 of this quarters applica-
tions were returned not filled out as
per inseructlons,t they have been plac-
ed aside to be mailed back. The new
applications are simpler, but nota-
ries and lawyers all over the State
have been filling out the complex
forms so long that there was whole
lot OF stumbling over the writing OF
the simpler applications.
The new applications and vouch-
ers appear simple. To fill them ont
correctly It is only necessary TO fol-
low to the letter the instructions in
plea surrounded by brackets. The
stumbling block of about $500 of
the notaries and l>yyers was the af-
4 fixing of the seal of their right to
properly swear the pensioner, A
plea bracketed footnote warns agains
allowing any part of the seal to fall
below certain line which crowds u!
lose to some reading matter Througl
wholesale disregard of this red
tape signal not to step over the lit.
tie line with the seal, pension mon
ey will be delayed longer than custo'
mary In certain parts of Kentucky
this month.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
Where Will il Stop.

The Dover News discourseth thus
ly of the newest fad:
Say, where will this sheath craze
stop. First It was sheath skirt rip
ped up the side about that far.
Then comes the sheath sleeve ripped
up the hind seam, leaving the arm
bare to the shoulder And we look
in horror for the probable appear
arce of the sheath waist and the
sheath stocking to follow. If the
men should become victims to the
sheath fad it will be a case Of his
tory repeating ITSELF" Well we re-
member when we were strictly in the
sheath fashion. We crawled through
a crack in the fence and an obsti-
nate splinter turned our blue check
skirt into sheath up and down the
back. We slid down a plank. There
was nail in it, and the blue denim
sheath pants we wore home were up
to date, The fashion was not as pop
ular then as now, and when we met
lady we backed up against the barn
until she had passed on. And when
We got home We were treated to a
few blisters which covered the open
ing made by the sheath.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
Bad Anse's Gun.

BY, the time this story reaches Hunt
iugton the "notched scored" will
have greatly increased, Among those
who know him best Devil Anse is
not half so black as he is painted
"W. H. Wagner had been told by
Devil" Anse Hatfield and others
Of the family, says the Portsmouth
Elade, that there was notched
record in his Winchester of the
number of his enemies he had shot.
Mr.. Wagner remembered the mum
Der as 80, but in taking the gun a.
Part a few days ago, for the first
time after receiving It, he found
the notched record made by Devil"
Anse inside the wooden stock, be-
tween 1t and the barrel, The num-
Der by count is AZ instead Of 80. IT
would be difficult to find another gun
in the country with such a terrible
record.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
TOrchlight.

Our town was thrown into a fever
Of excitement recently by the alarm
of fire given just after the morning
train had passed, and many of our
folks had gone to the Camp Meeting,
The fire proved to be in the house
occupied by Thomas Coburn. The
fire had gained too much headway
to save anything before assistance
could arrive, but when the bucket
brigade did arrive all hands set to
work to save adjoining buildings and
the store. Had one other building
caught fire the loss would have
been severe. The people have arose
to the relief of Mr., Coburn and he
is getting things together again.
The people here are not in the leas
backward about their wants and
necessities being made known in IN
educational way, They have organ
lN6u line oNllOOl hVlC anu ShhpiOsNN
splendid teacher and school opened
last Monday. We can not send our
children two and three miles to
school over these rugged hills. Sc
we have organized a school of our
own by paying for it.
The Louisa Coal Company now has
seven Shetland ponies, and will soor
have them pulling coal to the mouth
OF the mines, where motor power
will take 1t up and carry it to the
tipple and THENCE swing it across
the river in mid-air.
G. P, Lakins sustained quite
serious cut on the knee by the acct
dental fall Of an ak.
Miss Winnie Fitch, Of Peach Or
chard was visiting her sister, Mrs
C. D. Dean, recently.
Buckskin Bess
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
Immigrants For Kentr(ky.

Immigrants for the farms Of Ken
lucky are being gathered in New York
row by Elijah Green, immigration
Agent for Kentucky. Mr.. Green has
already secured some immigrants Of
the class desired by Kentucky farmers
and win ship them to Kentucky as
soon as the farmers who desire them
send the necessary railroaS fare.
Mr.. Green has been in New York
since Saturday He has secured quar-
ters and Is receiving the active CO.
operation of the Immigration De-
DaTtment at New York. In letter
which was received from him today
he reported progress to Mr. Rankin
and says that he has already secured
number of persons of the kind
wanted here He has had ap-
plications from 300 farmers, who want
nelp, and he will try to find the Kind
of immigrants that they want to sup
ply their needs. Mr. Green will stay
In New York for a month or longer
and will look over the immigrants at
Ellis Island, with view to sorting
them out and finding those best suit
ed to Kentucky. He writes that he
is having no trouble, and expects to
fill the demands Of the 800 farmers
who have already asked for immi-
grants.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
Dangerously Hurt.

Last Monday Wiley Literal was
very seriously hurt near the handle
factory. He was at the bottom of
a we'll, some thirty or forty feet deep,
filling bucket with earth. This
bucket was a tub made Of half a
barrel While the loaded vessel was
Icing drawn up the rope broke and
the tub struck Literal on the head.
The man had presence of mind enough
to grasp the rope, and he was drawn
to the top and a physician sent for.
An examination showed cash eight
irches long on the mans head, tear
ing away the scalp to that extent and
completely denuding the bone. The
injury would have killed a lesser and
weaker man, but Literal is a giant
in size and strength and will recover
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
County High School.

The course of study which the Ken
lucky high shoots. will use during
the ensuing year has just been pre-
pared by State Superintendent ]. G.
Crabbe and sent here.
In accordance with the provisions
CT the new county board act, which
vas passed by the recent Gentral
Assembly, each county in the State
must have a high school, and ar
rangements can be made with the
county board Of each county for each
pupil in the ounty to attend the
high school without paying for ox-
ira tuition by the State Board Of
Education. .-s H.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
RICH REWARD
FOR industrious Farmers will Be
the Corn Crop in Kentucky.

Those farmers who have been In
dlstrious and have kept down the
weeds in their corn will have as
good a crop as they have ever pro-
duced, according to NJ. C. Rankin,
Commissioner of Agriculture, who
says that the rains of last Saturday
will make one OF the biggest crops
Kentucky has known. Mr.. Rankin
says that the rain made the crop
where the fields had been properly
cultivated, but where the weeds had
been allowed to grow the rain did no
good. The rain seems to have been
general over Kentucky, and has made
the corn crop for the most of the farm
ers. Mr.. Rankin says that he has
found that many of the farmers have
hot cultivated their corn properly,
aud in many instances the corn fields
are rank with weeds.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

The Maiden MOOnshiner.

The following story came from
Sergeant, and is, In the main, possi-
bly, true. We cannot understand,
however, how the correspondent fail
ell to say that the girl is a typical
mountain maid, tall and slender, with
liquid eyes, and trained from in
fancy TO use a rifle" But the alb
scence of liquid eyes seemed no bar
TO the presence OF other and alto
Gether different liquids:
United States Marshal F. NJ
Blair and posse OF deputies Sat
Urday were put to rout by Miss Mary
Fouts. who is known as the Maid
on Moonshlner." Miss Fouts is q
rlucky moonshiner, 27 years old, Of
Beaver creek, near the border Of
Knott and Letcher counties.
The battle lasted about half an
hour, and more than sixty shots wer,
exchanged.
The posse did not retreat until
Deputy Marshal Hiram Day, one o.
their number, had been seriously
wounded.
The woman occupied an advantage
Gus position in a ravine overlooking
the public roadway, near her still
camp.
The Government authorities hay,
for a long time tried to arrest her
rhe having every time outwitted thu
officers. This is the third time sh'
has engaged them in battle.
For eight years, 1t is said, she ha
been constantly engaged in moon
shining, and is known far and wide a
the Maiden Moonshiner." sh'
fought with forty-four calibre rifle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
CANNERY.
The Louisa Canning Factory Be-
gan Work Last tuesday.
Morning

The. Louisa Canning Factory began
work for the season last Tuesday and
VIII continue as long as material lasts.
The crop in sight is not so large as
expected and not half SO large as 1t
should have been. But the factory
will can all the tomatoes brought to
It, paying cash for the goods.
Many months ago the News called
the attention of farmers to the ad-
vantage derived from raising toma-
toes and their great value as crop,
and It is too late now to say more
on that score. II is hard 10 convince
come people Of the worth OF anything
OF which they know but little and OF
which they appear to want to know
less. They utterly ignore the profit
ehle experience of others, and seem
content to raise only such stuff as
they can bring to market 10 bas-
ket or sack and swap for little cof-
fee and meat"
We believe that the day is not far
off, however, when 1t will require NOR
than one factory to care for the out
put Of tomatoes, beans and other can.
able stuff raised in this vicinity.
This word "canabe" may be a new
one, and one not gotten Up according
TO "Noah," but you know what we
mean.
The produce OF the factory has al.
ways found ready sale and good
prices The work of the present sea,
son is under the management OF Mr.
Geo, Hays, Of Columbus, Indiana, Will
no doubt be entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Hays comes highly recommend
ed, and will bring his family t.
Louisa II the work of the factory viii
Justify their coming,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
ARSON.
Two Prisoners Fire the jail...One
Inmate Nearly Suffocated.

Last Sunday night prisoners CON
fined in the Lawrence county jail
set fire to the mattresses and bed
clothes in the cell occupied by an
other inmate, thereby nearly causing
his death. The guilty parties are
Isaac Church and Carlos Rice. They
are confined on misdemeanor charges.
but if found guilty of the offence Of
which they are now charged their
chances for a long stay at the capi-
tai are good.
All day Sunday Rice aad Church.
So Jailer Burton says, had been
fighting a prisonr named Pack. To
keep them away from Park the jailer
locked him up in cell by himself
That night between nine and ten
O'Clock Burton was alarmed by the
shouts and cries Of fear made BY
some other prisoners, and on hastily
making an investigation he found
THAT Rice and Church had set fire to
the bed clothes ard mattresses In
Packs cell, and Pack was in great
Ganger of suffocation. He was speed
lily taken out and the incendiaries
were locked up.
Church and rice were charged with
arson and brought out Tuesday for
examination Some of the parties werS
rot ready, however, and further pro-
ceedings were postponed until to-
/ lay
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
IMPROVEMENT.
Work on the Dam at Saltpeter
and Also al Chapman to
Begin at Once.

Work on the dam at Saltpeter and
work on the dam at Chapman will be-
gin at once. Mr.. c. H. Wright, Sup
erintendent for the Ohio River Con-
tract Company, has been here and at
saltpeter several days, getting ready
for the work of construction. The
lock, it will be remembered, is al
ready finished, and the construction
of the dam across the river at that
point will be pushed to completion
Much machinery is already on the
ground.
Mr.. James Skene, of st. Louis, who
has the contract for building the Chr
man dam, is here and is rapidly get.
ting things in shape for an immed-
late start. Two car loads of tools ant
machinery went up to the dam site
Wednesday, and soon will be on The
ground. Mr.. Skene bought all tn,
stuff left by the company that bull
the lock.
Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Skene are vet
eran contractors and builders of dams
and the work under them will b.
done with skill and dispatch.
The construction of these dams viii
demand the work Of many men TO
many months and the pay is sure an
the wages are good. 1t will be
boon to this section,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
K G. E.

The knights Of the Golden Eagle
have been in session at Fullerton.
Greenup county, this week Among
the officers installed were: John J.
Mann, G. v. c., of Fallsburg; Georst'
W. Enyart, G. X. Of E., Cannonsburg:
George B. Carter, S, R., Louisa. The
initiated doubtless know the meaning
Of these various chunks of the al
paabet attached to these gentlemen's
rames.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

An important Industrial development
In the vicinity of Hindman, KY, as
reported in a dispatch from that city,
is about to be undertaken by o. p.
Rollins, of Jacksonville, Fla. who
owns a large area of coal lands near
llindman. 1t is stated that Mr.. Roll
Inns contemplates the development
OF his propsrty in the near futui. and
is also considefI1 THE construction
of a railroad from Jackson, KY,
UP the North fork of the Kentucky
river via Hazard and whitesburg,
through the Boone Fork and Elkhorn
coal fields
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
Died Suddenly.

Fairfax Campbell, of Racine, w
Va, died very suddenly at his home
last Monday. This was communicates
by long distance phone to his uncle
Mr.. A. M. Campbell, of this city, who
left Tuesday to attend the burial Of
his nephew. Young Mr.. Campbell Wis
tied his uncle here last winter. HI
was nineteen years old.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
. Reunion,

The 25th annual reunion of the
Garrett family will be held
at the home of Peter Garrett on
Blg Creek, near ChapMansvllle, Lo-
gan county, West Virginia, Thurdsay'
August 9th, 1908. All the members
and relatives Of the Garrett family
are earnestly requested to attend.
Buy your tickets to chapmansville
on the G. v. Branch Of the G. & 0.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

Chief Of Police f. D. Marcum, OF
Louisa, was in the city last night to
convey Wilbur Hall to Louisa. Hall
was arrested here Saturday and
lodged in Jail to await the arrival
OF the Louisa official He is wanted
by the town and county officials
for old fines and larceny. Chief Mar
cum left over the N. & w, with his
nan last night.--Catlettsburg Tri-
bune.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

The Normal, Commercial. Music
ard Common School Departments
will not open until Tuesday, Septem-
ber lst, The Eloeuion Department
will probably not open before jan
uary next. %
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

The following Lawrence county cit
liens served as jurors during the re-
cent term of the Federal Court at
Catlettsburg: Ben F. Carter. Yates
vile, Nelson Sparks, Of Martha; aad
T. R. Webb, Of Glenwood.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

The summer session closed last
Friday. This session win be a regu-
lar feature of the X. N. c. after this.
Work done in this session is counted
On amy regular course Just the same
as In other sessions.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

Prof. F. A. Epling, manager of the
Commercial Department, has Just re-
turned from Indiana where he COM
pleted a post graduate course.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

The College Department of the
kentucky Normal College will begin
its Fall Term on next Monday, Aug
ust 18th, and all who intend to
take any work in this department
this term should be present from
the beginning. The outlook is en-
oouraging for strong scientific
class this year, also for a strong
Classic class.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14
College Notes,

The High School Department Of
the X. n. c, will also open next Mon
day under the direction of Prof.
Mcclure.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

AT the School Trustee election held
at Smoky valley district somebody
carried away the ballot box "in a
joke,e and it has not yet been return
ed When the next grand jury gets
through investigating the stfair
the perpetrators Of the joke will think
they carried II too far.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

Work on the new building is
progressing satisfactorily and it
will be ready for use by November
II no unexpected delays occur. Till
the new building is ready, the sew
eral departments will occupy the
same rooms as last year, with such
additions as increased attendance
may require. The departments that
oren next Monday will all meet at
the public school building at eight
o'clock for the organization.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-08-14

w. t. Kane Is winning golden opin-
ions from all who attend the Farmers
Institutes where he is lecturer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-04-13
NEW LINE
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