The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-24
WOOLBN COMPANY
DEMANDS HUNDRED
THOUSAND SKADS
Sues Mayfield Capitalist in
Federal Court Here For
For Full Amount.
Factory Moved From Capital
OF Graves TO ST. Louis.
ENJOIN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

Suit was filed this morning In the
United states district court by the
Mayheld Wooden Clothing company.
Of 81. Louis. against Va A. Usher. OF
Mayheld. The amount involved is
100000. which the clothing COM
pany asks against w. A. Usher.
IL seems that w. A. Usher, proba-
bly, the wealthlest man IN Mayheld,
purchased 1000 shares at 500 per
share and that In 1901 the Wooden
Clothing company moved 10 st. Louis
and Increased It's capital to sl.012,-
600. The wooden company claims
that Mr.. Usher has never paid for the
1000 shares for which he subscribed
and seeks TO obtain judgment OF
10000 against him.
Mr.. Usher. on the other hand. de-
clares that be bought the shares
when the company had It's house In
May field. but when Il moved TO St
Louis, increasing It's capital 20 such
n large amount. he returned the
shares to the company which he
purchased. Az Mr.. Usher is worth
considerably more than the amount
involved. the case will be hard fought
and will probably be tried at the
November term OF the United States
federal court The vital point will
be whether the company accepted the
shares when returned.
Attorneys Pearce and Davis. OF 81.
Louis. together with Flournoy and
Reed. OF Paducah. will represent the
plaintiff. while Attorneys Robbins and
Thomas. Of Mayneld, will represent
the defendant. fr
Enioin Consolidation.
Discrimination against school chill
dren In other parts Of the county Is
the basis for a suit for a mandantery
Injunction TO dissolve the county
consolidated school at Lone Oak
filed today In circuit court by Henry
Boyer. W. w. Buchanan, and G.. IA.
Trainer. residents OF Arcadia. against
the county school board: s. ]. Bill
lington, county school superintend-
ent; and w, X. Davis. Dick Watkins
and John Lilly. trustees of sub-divis-
ion. No. 2. OF school district. No. 4.
Il is alleged that the consolidating
OF the county schools in subdivisions
?. and was illegal.
The petition states that on June
3. 1903. the county school board
without law or authority made an
orerr TO consolidate the schools In
the district. and since the patrons of
the subdivisions have had no ses-
sion in their subdivision. and that
the school building have been closed
aud the furniture moved away.
Further. Il is alleged that. the board
haS entered into contract with
Harry Ross. A. Boyd and John Lilly
for the transportation OF the pupils
from the subdivisions to the con-
solidated school at Lone Oak. The
use OF money is alleged. because the
school children In other parts of the
county are Disseminated against.
The petition recites that the money
for transportation will be used from
the county levy fund and that II does
not apply TO all. although the ex-
penses is borne by all of the citizens.
II is stated that so per cent of the
children obliged to attend the school
reside a distance of two miles from
the school. so per cent reside a dis
lance OF three miles. while others
are forced to journey four and five
miles to school and the sending of
small children to school Is rendered
unsafe.
The mandatory injunction Is
asked to compel the county school
board TO establish schools in sub
divisions 2, and of school divis-
ion. No. 4. Bradshaw & Bradshaw
and T. l.. Crice are the attorneys for
the patrons.
August has been set as the date
for hearing the application for the
injunction before Judge Reed.