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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
JOE D. BRASHEAR
DIES SUDDENLY
At Home In Louisville Il Had Been
Buyer For The American To.
baccO Company Here
Many Years.
INTERMENT AT STEPHENSPORT.

Joe D. Brashear died last Wednes-
day night at his home in the St. James
apartments, St. James Court, Louis
vile, after a very brief illness.
Mr.. Brashear had been complaining
fer sometime and his condition grew
critical while he was in this city two
weeks ago. Mrs. Brashear became un-
easy and came from Louisville Satur-
day night week ago to see him. Last
Tuesday morning decision was made to
take him to the city, although he was
reluctant about going.
Mr.. Brashear was sixty-seven years
of age and was born in Stephensport,
which he fondly referred to as his old
home, Notwithstanding, his business
life had always been spent in other
places.
Over ten years he was connected With
the American Tobacco Company tor
which he was buyer at this place. He
was also associated with them at
Greensboro, where he lived a number of
years.
Not only a prominent business man,
but a most charitable man was Mr..
Brashear. He was extremely kind and
good to the poor in a quiet way. He
will be missed by them and by the to-
pacco growers of this section, who had
great confidence in him.
Besides his wife, who was Miss Anne
Scott, he is survived by one daughter,
Miss Gense Brashear, of Louisville, and
one son, Peter Brashear, of New York.
The remains were brought to Steph-
ensport for interment Friday. Short
services were conducted by the Rev.
Winchell. Mrs. Brashear was too i'll to
accompany the remains from Louisville.
Among those, beside the son and dau-
ghter, who attended the interment
were: DR.. and Mrs. r. L. Newsom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Newsom, Mrs.
Shelby Conrad, Henry Duncan, of Clo-
verport; r. K. Smith, of New York;
Mr.. Iglehart and James Jabine, of
Greensboro.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
SWEET VOICES.
Brought Out in The Cantata.-
Preparation For Christmas
Progressing.

'Immanuel' is under fair headwav
by the singers of this city. Thursday
night, Mr.. A. H. Murray took charge of
the directoring which his son, L. A.
Murray, has had in hand since the be-
ginning of the work. In comparison
with other music that has been given
here, one could not say, taking the
cantata as a whole, that it is more beau
tiful than. David" but there are sew.
eral parts of Emmanuel" very rich in
deed
A very pleasant feature in the task
that the music students have under
taken is the bringing out of new ma
terial. Some rare voices that have not
been heard many times publicly, will
bring glorious surprises the next even
ing after Christmas.
For instance, Miss Margaret Burns
voice. She has never sung before out
side the Methodist and League choirs,
The sweetness of her voice has just re-
Gently dawned upon many.
There should be a word coined for
the voice of Mrs. Proctor Keith-what
to say about it, one can not think, but
a clear idea can be gotten when it is
said, she seems to sing with her whole
soul. During her contralto solo, one
could hear a pin drop; that speaks a
good deal for her in the midst of that
noisy bunch of twenty-four youngsters.
Others who have voices of much
promise are: Harold Murray, Misses
Fronnie Dean, Susette Sawyer, Mildred
Babbage and Edith Plank.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
ROBERT PIERCE
Secretary To Mr.. Rogers Of
Illinois Central At New
Orleans just Eighteen
Years Of Age.

An appointment out of the ordinary
was the one thrust upon Robert Pierce
last week by the Illinois Central Rail-
way Co. He has been made private
secretary to Mr. Rogers. Engineer
of the Illinois Central at New
Orleans. Mr.. Pierce leaves today to
accept the position.
1t doesn't seem any time since Rob
Pierce swept out the depot in this city,
in fact, it has been but a short while,
for the capable young man is but
eighteen years of age now. When he
was little chap he delivered papers for
the News Office and was one, If not the
best boy, that ever worked for Mr..
Babbage. The fact that 'the child
hood shows the man as the morning
shows the day" is verified in the case
of Robert Pierce.
For the last two years he has been
in the chief engineers Office of the L.
H. & st. L., and all during his career
he has shown remarkable ability for
railroad work.
The News sincerely trusts that his
good fortune will be stable and lead to
greater things in the railroad world.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Tomorrow.

Thursday, November the twenty
fifth is the day set a part by presi-
dent of the United States, this year
for a day of thanks. He issues a
yearly proclamation telling us the
day to observe.
1t is generally on the last Thursday
in November. We have a great deal
for which to be thankful. We should
be thankful for our health and our
many good things we have to eat, also
the many pleasures we have. We
should be thankful to go to school
with our lessons well prepared; and
our good teacher which hears us re-
cite.
So you see l could name quite a
number of things for which we should
be thankful, Beatrice Noble.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
SWEEPING
INJUNCTION.
Federal Fiscal Court AT st. Louis
Makes Permanent Restrain
ing Order Against The
Standard Oil Company.
GREAT BATTLE ON BIG TRUST.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 20.-A decision
in favor of the Government in the suit
in the Federal Fiscal Court here to dis
solve the Standard Oil Company. of
New Jersey, was handed down today,
thus making permanent the injunction
against the company, which restraints
the holding company's continual con-
troll of its subsidiary corporation and
from reorganizing in such a manner
that the conspiracy would be perpetual
ed.
The action was one in equity brought
under the provisions of the Sherman
antitrust law, and the decision declared
the control through the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey of more than
one hundred concerns engaged in the
refining and marketing of oil as being
in restraint of trade.
The decision is sweeping, the Gov
eminent being sustained in nearly
every point.
The order of the court in regard to
the Standard Oil Company does not
take effect for thirty days. Judge Ad-
ans handed down the decision. The
opinion was unanimous as a decree and
was signed by all of them and was
written by Judge Sanborn.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
JAMES CRAWFORD
DIES HORRIBLY.
Splendid Young Man Victim of a
Railroad Accident-Funeral
at StephenspOrt.
KILLED AT NEWPORT, ARK.

James Crawford, son of Mrs. Belle
Crawford, died November IS, at New
port, Ark, where he was hurt in a
railroad accident, particulars of which
have not been received.
The remains were brought to his
mothers home at Stephensport Sunday
morning, and the funeral and interment
took place Monday afternoon. The Rev.
Hoskins IN conducted the services.
Besides a mother, he is survived by
one brother and one sister, Mrs. Harvey
English. The deceased was thirty-four
years of age.
Mr.. Crawford's death was great
shock to his family and deepest sym
patty the News extends to them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Magic Healer Shows
Remarkable Work.

There is something strangely wonder
full about the recovery of Chas. Pate,
who has been an invalid for seven
years. Mr.. Pate, for quite a few
months, has been treated by DIR. Mas
terson, magic healer of Troy, Ind.
The rheumatic pains have left the
patient entirely and he is we'll enough
to sit up in bed. He is now spending
his time embroidering pillow cases.
DIR. Masterson is a woman from the
old country where she received diplo-
ma TO practice her profession. She
uses no medicine and relies wholly up
on mental powers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Settle Estate

Heirs of Thos. Dooley, deceased, of
Webster, met at West Point last week
and had final settlement with the adj
ministrator of his estate. They were:
z. I. Dooley of Bewleyville; D. H.
Dooley, e. F. Dooley, Mrs. Susan M.
Currie of Big Spring; Mrs. NJ. Haynes
of Richardson Londing.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
EPLEY
Leaves ClOyerpOrt-- Many Friends
Are SOrry To See Him And
Family Go.

Jas. c. Epley, who for three or four
years has had charge of the Cumber-
land Telephone exchange in this city
and Hawesvllle, has resigned his posi-
ton to accept one with Regain Grocery
Company, of Evansville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Epley and little sons
Friedrich and James Gilmour, are great,
ly liked in Cloverport. Their friends
and the business men regret to see Mr..
and Mrs. Epley leave here.
Mr.. Brooks, of Dawson Springs, has
arrived to take charge of the office.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Thankful For Sunshine.

Dear Friend:-As Thanksgiving
Day is so near here, have been
thinking of the number of things l
have to be thankful for, best and first
of all is loving father and mother,
and that | am healthy so 1 can enjoy
the summer sunshine, and winter
SHOWS and that | can go to good
school and have splendid teacher.
Your Friend, Jennie Ruth Matheny
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Judge MOOrman In Frankfort.

Judge Henry DeHaven Norman,
who is being doomed by his friends for
the vacancy that will occur on the State
Board of Control the first of the year,
was a caller at the Governors Office.
Col. Albert Scott, of the board, was
also on hand, but nothing was given out
as to what encouragement Judge Moor
man received from the Governor. -
Courier Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Thankful That He's Boy.

| thank God that l am a boy, and
hat / have brothers and sisters. If |
Fere the only child, would be spoil
ID, and | thank God am not spoil
ID and that have a good father and
Mother, who never do anything
Eorse to me than make me mind the
|aby and go to school. am thankful
hat l have a school to go to, and that
have never had to suffer the effects
Il playing "hookey". age-11-
Bernard Lewis.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Prize Letter.

Dear Editor:--I am going to write
a nd tell YOU what 1 am thankful for 1
I'M thankful for my parents who take
so much care of me. And | am also
tina nkful for my good health. 1 am
most thankful that God gives a day to
give thanks. 1 am thankful for my
school and My little school friends and
INV teacher who is so good and kind. 1
|guess will close. Yours sincerely.
Helen Douglass Miller.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
For A Home.

Dear Editor:-I am thankful that
have home and a kind Papa and
Mother to take care of me and to send
me to school. where 1 have nice.
Teachers to Teach me to read and write.
and for nice school mates. 1 am thank
full a little brother to go to school,
with me. Annie Elizabeth Allen.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24

That live in and 1 am glad that 1
have. Good hoalth and Strength to go
to Sunday School and my school on the
hill and all other things and l am
thankful for Thanksgiving Day, So
am thankful That | can play and Run
and play catch.
Rebeckah CilsseIl Simons, age o.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Thanksgiving.

am thankful for lot of things.
That am alive and have a father,
mother and sister. am thankful that
can run and play and 60 to school
every day and love my teacher dear
am thankful for Thanksgiving day
which is so v.ry near. Selma Supple.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
CLOvERPORT KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1909.
Thanksgiving Prayer.
By Wilbur D. Nesbit.

From Chicago Post.
And let them sacrifice
Lord, what have | but empty hands,
And aching feet from hopeless quests
And memories of barren lands,
And days and years of unrests.
The censor that fain would swing
Holds neither fragrant herb nor spice,
There are no frst-fruits l may bring
To heap in thankful sacrifice
Shall amid life's stubble CLEAN
To find the grain the harvest leaves,
The gaze contented and serene,
The while my neighbors count their sheaves!
There is no gold nor house, nor land
That may thank Thee it is mine;
may not measure with my hand
Thy tithing of my corn and wne
Had all these, then might kneeI
And pray with fervent, easy speech
That were an echo of my veal,
Of all that was within my reach
Still with pharisaic grace
Bow down and play the hypocrte,
And fling my prayer in Thy face
With not heartborn word in it9
Nay, not in money let me count
The worth of all that have had
Nor miserllxe tell the amount
OF what rich gifts have made me glad
Though / have tasted of defeat
Still have l left the strength to rise,
The tempter or the foe to meet
With newer courage in my eyes.
So, thus pray with empty hands
But not Lord, with an empty heart;
Though from fair houses and rich lands
My lines are ever cast apart;
Poor in all things save this: That l
Need never thank Thee for my spoil
A nd that there is no HAUNTING si0h
To break my sumber after toll
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Splendid Thanksgiving Letter
From Eva Keys.

Dear Editor-I am going to write
Id tell you what / am thankful far.
am thankful that goa has given
lie life and that he has given mamma
Id my sisters health.
II am thankful that god has given
| thanksgiving So that we can cele-
tate it.
/ am also thankful that god has
wen us good school teacher.
bid good Principal 1 am yours very
|ankxul Eva Keys age. g.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Deserves Second Honor.

Dear Editor:-I am thankful that God
las made me better girl in the Past
year.
He has given me good health and has
ct me go to Sunday school every Sun
lay. 1 am also thankful for My good
choei teacher and kind Parents.
yilf close for this time. Yours sincerely
Grace Pauley.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Thankful For Much.

Dear Editor:-I will now tell you what
am thankful for. 1 am thankful for
My Mother and father and My little
sister and brother. / am also glad that
God gives day to give thanks. l am
thankful that have good school and
a sweet tender teacher guess | will
close. Yours sincerely,
Cotolena Yeager.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Meyer. of Louisville,
are at the home of Mr.. H. j. May, ST.,
for temporary stay. Mrs. Meyer Is
keeping house for her father as Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Simons have moved on
Second Street on the East side.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Louie Ditzenbaugh
Making Fine Grades.

Word has been received from Mary
vile College, of Tennessee, that Louie
Ditzenbaugh, of this city, is doing
splendid work. His general average in
all of his studies has never fallen below
90 per cent.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
A Letter Of Thanks.

/ am thankful for the blessings
God has given us in our peaceful life.
am also thankful for my home, and
my dear mother and Father that God
has spared them to be with me and /
am thankful for my kind teacher and
kind music teacher,
Kathleen Squlres.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Girls Having Pictures Made For
Christmas.

The members of the Girls club are
having their photographs made at
Brabrandt's Studio to exchange with
each other as christmas gifts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
MORE GIRLS THAN BOYS WRITE LETTERS

HELEN Miller, of this city, received the prize
offered by the News for the best written letter.
So MANY of the children failed to take pains
with their writing and dropped in neatness,
notwithstanding their sentiments were beauti
full for Thanksgiving
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
thankful For Much.

am thankful for the food l eat and
clothes wear. and the warm fer,
I've to sit by. and the cozy house.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
From Mabel.

i am glad and l am thankful that l
b Twins. Mabel Hawkins.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Most Thankful.

! am thankful for my home God has
given us. l am Thankful for my dear
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24
Our Own Thanksgiving
Celebration
By LITTLE READERS"
By Our LITTLE READERS

Helen Miller of Cloverport, Receives Prize for Best
Written Letter in Every Respect---Many
Little Thanksgiving Notes
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-11-24

continued on page eight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-02

comb, YOU know. And Minnie. for the
time being, very proud of dolly, decided
to give her a very nice, aristocrattc
name. She called her Pearline. or
course, grandpapa laughed when Min
ME told him her dolls name. and her
mamma said: "Oh. you don't want to
call her that, dear. I guess you were
thinking of the name Pauline, weren't
you?"
NO, mamma, I wasn't thinking OF
Pauline at all / named her Pearline
because it is such pretty name. And
/ want her name to stay Pearl1ne, too.
So Minnie's mamma only laughed.
just as Minnies grandpapa had done,
and dOlly's name remained Pearl1ne
And for days and days Minnie never
went anywhere without Pearline. car
rying her tenderly and proudly in her
arms. And every one whom Minnie
about Pearline, and like a loving
mother would uncover the dolls face
so that the chance acquaintance might
have a look at her. SO :.
. But after the first week the novelty
Of PearHne wore away, and Minnie be
gan to grow tired Of her. She would
90 to- play with her little friends, for
getting Pearline altogether until some
girl would ask: where is Pearline?
I haven't seen her for ever so long.
Then Minnie would tip her nose In the
bad child. I just leave her at nome
as punishment, you see."
And all the time that Minnie was
saving these naughty things about
Pearline she knew she was misrepre-
senting her dolly, for never a better
dolly lived than Pearline. And she was
such a neat little lady. too. was
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A TRAIN" SAID A YOUTH WHO HAD JOINED THE q

the post office. always a place for social
gatherings And the big General Store
was another place of meeting for the
country folk. Here the stockmen's wives
held weekly gatherings, exchanging neigh
borhood gossip and recipes for making
some favorite dish. Here the children sat
and ate candy and listened to their elders
conversation or wandered about the three
or four sparsely built streets to peep into
the houses of the town folks.
About II o'clock the wind raised, COM
ing from the southwest One old cow
puncher,'' standing on the steps of the
post office. raised his head and shifted the
air. a look of anxiety coming into his
face Say, / believe l git smoke on that
wind" he said turning to a bystander.
Sure, as I'm knee high to grasshopper,
there's smoke in that wind.' And he hur-
ried into the middle of the street, where
he might scent the air better.
Within few minutes a dozen men had
assembled about the door of the post
Office, and all wore anxious faces, for
the air was now heavy with smoke, and
that meant a prairie fire somewhere on
the plains-not far away.
Say. but we are lazy lot not to have
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M HQE

mercy on the prairie, while the autumn
usually brought heat and drought. SO 1t
might be truthfully said that the inhab-
itants of Pioneer City had little to be
thankful for In the way of climate and
less I'm the way of comfort. But
they were a sturdy, hopeful, honest peo-
pie. satisfied to earn a bare living by
keeping little shops in which the country
people-cattlemen and wheat raisers-
came to trade" at the end of each week.
The town boosted of branch" rail-
road. one which connected Pioneer City
with a town of some pretentions fifty
miles to the eastward. To the westward
great plains stretched on and for
hundred miles more, and here the cat
tlemen graZed their herds. To the east
ward were the farms where grain and
vegetables were grown and where nature
seemed to smile oftener than she did to
the westward. But If manure did not
smile on the prairies through frequent
rains and mild winds the good cattlemen
were sunny enough to make up for her
shortcoming. for they were a jovial and
cheerful lot. and on Saturday of each
week. when they filled the streets of
Pioneer City. the town echoed with their
laughter and innocent hilarity.
One bright Saturday in the autumn the
cattlemen oe gan arriving in town very
early. and by 10 o'clock the streets were
thronged with human life. There was
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the stray doggie had walked slyly up
beside Pearline's cab and was watching
her intently. He seemed to say: "Nev-
er mind, dolly, I know how badly you
feel about being treated SO cruelty. And
II you wish 1t I will carry you of. 1
have two dear little mattresses, and
they would be glad to take you to
their hearts and love you. They are
too poor to have fine dolls like you
unless 1 should find one for them. And
I am sure you would like to go to
them, for you seem so unhappy"
And while the doRgie seemed to say
all this the dolly seemed to be listening
to him, and to agree to all that he
said. Presently Minnie decided to take
a run about the commons. Turning to
Pearline she said: Now, you naughty
doll. 1 am going to leave you here by
yourself while I go for run through
while am away? II not-well. youth
be punished when I return
Thus admonishing Pearline. Minnie
ran off to the commons, for she had
recognized some of her friends there
romping. She soon forgot all about
Pearline in her cab beside the fountain
and stayed for an hour. playing with
her friends.
few minutes after Minnie's depart
ure from the bench the little doggie
went softly up to the dolly and took
teeth. He lifted her from the cab and
ran away into the woods with her. Soon
he was far from the fountain, and still
going on. He left the park at an I'M
frequented spot. crawling through
hedge. Strange to say, not a soul had
noticed the doggie running with a great
doll held in his teeth. And Pearline