The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-03
River Stages.
River Forecast.

The river VIII rail- Tor the next "a
hours slowly.
Today's Arrivals.
Henry Harley from Cairo.
Bob Dudley from Evansville.
George Cowling from Metropolis
Ohio from Golconda.
Bette owen from Brookport
City of Saltillo from Tennessee.
Clyde from Waterloo, Ala.
Today's Departures.
Henry Harley for Cairo.
Bob Dudley for Evansville.
George Cowling for Metropolis.
Bette Owen for Brookport.
Ohio for Golconda.
City of Saltillo for st. Louis.
Clyde for Joppa.
River and Weather.
Heavy fogs every morning have
much to do with the fall of the river.
the evaporation in the fall of the
year being enormous. The river fell
four-tenths since Saturday morning.
registering four feet on the govern
ment gauge this morning. Weather
clear, business fair.
Pilothouse Pointers.
The Dick Fowler was brought
back to Paducah from Mound CITY
yesterday afternoon and will lay az
here during the low stage. She will
receive a new coat of paint.
The City of Saltillo is due out of
the Tennessee river this afternoon
ON her way to st. Lonis. Her cabin
is crowded with round trip tourists
and many will leave from here to
attend the centennial week festiyi-
ties in st. Louis.
Steamboat Inspectors Green ant
st. John arrived here from Nash
Vile last night and today inspected
the Pavonis, one of the Aver & Lore
Tie company's towboats.
Capt. +. Await, with the Cutawas
Ill. brought log raft from Smith
land here today for the Langstaff
Orm Manufacturing company.
The little steamer Liberty has
been moved up in the Tennessee,
river from the foot of Broadway.
With a big trip. the Clyde will ar
rive from Waterloo. Ala, this after
noon and proceed on to Joppa an
Metropolis to unload. She return
to the Tennessee Wednesday even
ing at O'Clock.
The ferryboat Bette owen is do.
ing a big business at present be
tween here and Brookport and e
owens landing, opposite Paducah.
The Royal was due to leave today
for the Tennessee river.
Engineer Johnj Goodall. of the
towboat Harvester. that sunk a,
Donaldsonville, La. over a weeh
ago, is back in Paducah. He wa
slightly injured at the time but j..
improving. Goodall was on tn,
Harvester at Caseyville mines two
years ago when the boat was free
upon by non-union miners. Goodal
was shot in the abdomen and in tn,
foot.
Capt. James F. Browinski. OF Car
rollton, KY. was in Paducah yester
day.
No exeursionists we're taken out o.
this port yesterday and river circle.
were rather quiet. The motor boa
races failed to attract large crowd
A few days ago very valuabi,
pearl was found on the Upper Cum
berland river near Burksville, Ky.
by party who sold same for $40.
but the pearl is believed to b.
worth much more. A great deal o.
interest is taken in pearl hunting on
the upper Cumberland, which is be
lieved to be rich in valuable pearls.
The Shreveport business men VIII,
are interested in the Lakes-to-the
Gulf Deep Waterways convention, tC
be held in New Orleans next month,
have planned a novel trip. says thu
New Orleans Daily States. They will.
charter a train of six coaches from
the l.. r. and N. company and pro
coed by rail from Shreveport to the
Mississippi river at Angola, La. Al
that point a special train, carrying a
dining car, will be placed on bargci
and they will float down the river
making a part of the flotilla which
will accompany President Tart TO tn,
city. Very novel, indeed, but II Is
sincerely hoped that our Shreveport
friends will arrive here at least be
fore the final adjournment of thu
big convention from its several days
session.