The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-30
As Record at McCracken Coun.
ty Court House Attests and
Judge Can Tell.
Recruiting Increases Since
Better Pay is Promised.
POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS

June Is stun popular as a month
for marriages. as shown by the rec
ord ia the county clerks Office at the
court house. where "a licenses were
Issued IN the month ending today or
this number County Judge Liehtfoot
performed nearly half of the cere-
monies In his Office. There were run
away couples. opponents and con
vontlonal marriages. ranging from
the simplicity OF the court house and
hotel parlor ceremony, to the elabor-
ate church weddings.
For the first six months Of 1908 a
total Of l76 marriage lcenses have
been issued here. An astonishingly
large number of the licenses are is
sued to Illinois couples. more, per-
haps than go from Kentucky to Me
tropolis.
Divorce suits were not filed In large
numbers In June. az the records in
the circuit clerks Office show only
hve couples are seeking a separation
Enlistmcnts.
Enlstments at the local recruiting
station for the last six months totaled
-. aud Sergeant Blake attributes
the good showing TO the Increased pay
and to the fact that depressed indus
trial conditions made the army an
attractive prospect to many men
There were 251 applicants.
This statement shows that less than
30 per cent OF the applicants for en-
llstment In the army are accepted
hut all were not rejected for physical
disability Many were too young or
too short, or were married. Strict
attention is being paid To the regula-
lions about recruits, aud as q result
high class OF men are entering the
service. Captain W. l.. Reed was IN
the city today and accepted W. A.
Cash. Of Golcouda. H.. who re-en-
lists Ia the army after several months
In private life. lie decided that the
army career was the one for him and
will go 10 the coast artillery at TT
Monroe. Va
one applicant accepted by Sergeant
Blake yesterday was physically well
qualified, but failed TO show up this
morning to be sworn In. Cases Ike
This arise frequently and are ascribed
20 the fact that the applicant was
married and when he was asked to
give references IN HE home town. con
cluded that the jig WIS up for him.
captain Reed Informed Sergeant
Bake that he must go To 81 Louis
soon TO have his picture taken and
thumb marks registered at jefferson
barracks. Sergeant Blake and other
men on detached service did not have
this done when the rost OF the army
did Photographs and thumb marks
are used to Identity soldiers on the
field of battle. or when they dlsap-
pear or desert
Police Report.
June has been quiet month with
the police department, and few folon-
les have dotted the docket. During
The month to noon the police had
made so arrests, with breach Of the
peace warrants leadng the race by a
length. The cops pulled 81 persons
for lighting or raising a disturbance.
The arrests were: Breach of peace,
81. breach OF ordinance. 4. drunk
Is; malicious cutting, /: house
breaking, 3; fugitive, >. suspect, 1;
lettering. 3; crazy, mooching, T.;
concealed weapons, 3; obtaining
money by false pretenses o. petit
lrceny, 3; immortality. :: selling
liquor without license, > grand lar
ceny, 4 using insulting language ..
malicious shooting. T. non-support
I: false swearing. / drunk and dis
orderly. converting money of an
other to own use. ?
Fire Department.
June has been a quiet month with
the fire department as there have been
only ~ runs with not over $500 loss
al any blaze The biggest fire was
June when the stable at the Sher-
rill nome. Fountain avenue and JEFF
forson street, burned, but by good
work OF the department was checked
before the handsome residence caught
fire. The insurance on the buildings
will far exceed the loss although II
has not been figured out. June has
always been quiet month for the
fire fighters, and this June was no
exception.
Building Permits.
Building operations In Paducah last
month involved $3.50, according TO
the estimates or permits issued. They
follow:
Ed Grief, frame building on Ken
lucky avenue between Fourteenth aud