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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
LOAN OFFICE, JUDGE REED DECIDES AND
FINES MANAGER OF ODD BUSINESS

colofed witnesses yesterday IN an ef-
fort 20 establish his sale" OF goods
Instead OF loaning money. Ills
method OF doing business provok Cd
laughter. and on hrst glance every
broke" person In the city might De
a patron OF his With profit 70 him
self. but 1t wac the after effect that
proved hard for the customer.
Egan had too small rooms and one
was utilized az an ONCE while the
SECOND was stored with a stock OF
goods, consisting OF small number
of shirt waists, skirts. blankets and
other articles. when customer
was IN the need OF s. or any small
amount. she, for the majority OF Wit
nessss we're negro women. would 20
to Egans Office.
There she would announce the fact
and would receive Eve dollars IN
money and a shirt waist, The atfor.
reys for the commonwealth sought 4"
SLOW that In the majority OF cases
The goods were not delivered until
after the original debt was paid. but
the memory OF some Of the Witnesses
was faulty. After the customer had
received the money and the goods a
.ong series Of return payments was
begun. and according to statements
a debt OF s. and a shirt waist usual
ly meant the payment OF at least
$40.
After hearing the evidence Judge
Reed sad he could consider Il moth
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

FOR ALDERMEN. f. Ford. grain
dealer; FINS Lack, manufacturer; c
NJ Riker, manager West kentuckS
Coal company; Joseph Exall, commits
sion merchant
COUNCILAIEN-Firs ward. Henry
Gallman. grocer; Second ward, John
McCandless, river man; Third ward
Fred Hassman, commission broker
Fourth ward. August Budde. carpen-
ter; Fifth ward, George l. Barrett
furniture dealer; Sixth ward. John
Wacker. cooper Oong term), r. $.
Barnett, grocer (short term).
SCHOOL TRUSTEES-First ward. II.
u. Lindsey, medicine manufacturer
Second ward. j. X. Ferguson, manu-
facturer: Third ward, s. I. Hubbard,
tobacco manufacturer; Fourth ward. J.
1. Manner. jeweler dong term), and
+. r. Baker. insurance agent (short
term); Fifth ward, Christian Kolb.
butcher dong term. William Flowers,
baggage agent (short terln); Sixth
ward. W. n. Simmons, cooper.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION.

'The question OF consolidating ru-
raj schools is being agitated in Ms
souri, and IL expected to come before
the legislature of that state this win
ter.
ASIDE from the question of the
decreasing number OF persons of
school age II is evident that Missouri
has too many school districts. A
great many of the counties have as
many as 100 districts. and the num-
Der should be reduced advantageous
ly by consolidation. The existing
law permits consolidation under GER
tain circumstances. but there is no
provision for the transportation of
pupils. Means of carrying the chill
dren to and from school would be
absolutely necessary in the event of
consolidation in country districts.
zone good school ls better than
half dozen weak ones. and the mer-
ger plan II carried out in Missouri
would result certainly I'm more eff
cient schools and probably in saving
a ogod deal of money that Is now ex-
pended to small purpose in poorly
populated districts. Consolidation has
proven its value in Indiana and in
other states, and it should be the pol
icy in every state where there are
struggling country schools with
sparse attendance"
This editorial from the Courier
Journal. recalls McCracken county's
foolish experiment, by which the
school in populous suburb of Padu- |
cab was closed and the children
bundled OF to a distant district The
result, while a blow to consolidation. |
was Indirectly beneficial: for the
people Of the suburb promptly held (
an election and voted to tax them I
selves TO support a good graded !
school Consolidation has proven
successful wherever IL has been given
a fair trial; but the school policy in
McCracken county has proven on a
par with the road policy, which con
structed gravel roads at a great cost
and then permitted them to deterior-
NV Nhl4t utW ones were being |
built.
Little rural schools, which have
few pupils and remain open only
three or four months should be com
b'ned and kept open twice as long
That Is rational; just as closing up a
suburban school and sending the
farther into the country TO
school was not To have contracted /
with the city TO pay the tuition of
county pupils, who wished TO enter
the city High school. with its labora-
tory. its corps Of teachers and the
use OF the public library, would be
rational and economical: Just as ,
Spending thousands OF dollars on a
High school in one corner of the
county, with no equipment, a small h
'orce of teachers and an immoderate
expense, was not rational.
It's pity our county school boards
ant manage affairs in a business
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

ing more Than lean ofhce wiia the
swing OF the goods a. nothing mere
han a clever attempt 10 Cvaie the
license ordinance. be aalouncel q
ane OF s25. but sad he would make
e higher n EEan desired 90 take an
appeal HIS attorneys announced
ihst their c.icnt ala not dsirc an ap-
peal, and that be bad disposed OF his
onsiucst Egan. however, ln enc
phli.c tones ruii be dld roc operate
a money loan'ug agency
The commonwealth W. lopfeasnt-
a by Commonwealth Attorney Johr,
@. Loyct. CITY Attorney Arthur
Martin. County Attorney Sanders
Cay end City Solicitor James Camp
bell. Jr Eean was represented by
Attorneys Oliver a oliver.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, 81.
Clopton Realty company, Of Smith
land. to Clara w. Clopton. property
in Holland & Gresham addition. 81.
]. A. and Kate Klopton to Clara
Klopton. property in O'Bryans ad-
dition, $3.50.
L. p. Hall and c. c. Gresham,
in city, 500.
w. C. o'Byan to ]. A. Clopton.
property in city. s12O.
w. l.. and Anna Bower TO Realty
Development company. property on
Clark's river. sI76O
Realty Development company to
b. +. Thomas. of Chattanooga. Tenn.
and Luther Carson, property border
ing on Clark's river. $4,000
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

The police are on a hunt for a
burglar who uses pole and does his
work without entering houses. A
pair OF trousers belonging TO B. II.
Scott at 725 Madison street, were
lifted from the room by the thief
sometime Wednesday night. and the
police were called but found no trace
of the man.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their gentle kindness
and assistance to us in our recent
bereavement. the death OF our low
ing daughter and sister. Thresa
Lemke. Also for the many beauti-
full floral offerings.
Mrs. Dorothy Lemke and Daughter.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

Simple. wholesome. natural people.
who try to do on all occasions as
they would be done by; who are
grateful for what they have; who
think that what they can't have
would be hurtful TO them, anyway
and believe their mission in life is
to make other people happy. viii be
told by the very people they are try
ing to make happy: 81 wish | could
be as happy as you"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
Kentucky Kernels

Lexington murder results from
quarrel over 20 cents.
DR.. Perkins. Lafayette, dies from
eating decayed melon.
DIR. w. F. Scott, formerly superin-
tendent of Lakeland. dies.
Eighteen Louisville dairymen and
hotel men arrested for pure food
violations.
Mamie Hester. Roaring Springs.
Trigg Co, marries Idaho ranchman,
after reading his ad. for wife.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
NEWS OF COURTS
In Police Court.

Breach of ordnance. b. Sand
ers and Dick Hughes, fined S. each.
Drunk and disorderly-Jim
Brown, fined $25.
Petit larceny-Tom Earl, held TO
grand jury, bail 800.
Malicious shooting and wounding
with intent 10 kill--(2 counts J. C..
Crice, continued to November 3.
Adultery-Mrs. Jessie Vaughan,
fined $50; J. c. Crice, continued to
5.
Malicious shooting and wounding
Malicious shooting without wound
ing. C. Crice, continued to No
vember 5.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

We never have seen anyone with
enough faith that poison wasn't poi
son TO risk drinking it: but we have
some melancholy friends. so discour-
aged with life, that we believe their
own pessimism would take the poi
son out of prussic acid, If they'd
drink it with suicidal intent.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
STATE PRESS.
Our FelIowtownsman.

Steam Roller Berry, of Paducah,
has been in action again the past few
days, and has issued a manifesto to
the Democrats OF the Third senator
ial district that puts to shame any
edlct ever issued by car. 1t looks
Ike Berry would have learned les
son from the result OF the election
held in this county last fall. His de-
cision in which he upheld one of the
most nefarious outrages ever per
petrated upon the people was re-
sponsible for that result, and his at
tempt now TO force his opinions upon
the voters of the Third district will
result as disastrously If the citizen
ship of the district IS not permitted
to choose whom they will have to
serve them in the state senate Newt.
.Chr!sman, Newt. Utley and w. A.
Berry shall not steam roller the peo-
pie in the district out of their rights.
and the jackass who accepts nomi-
nation at their hands might as well
order his political gravestone and
seek some seQuestered spot where he
can lay himself down to be deyoured
by the worms Of his own flesh. The
Ledger expects to take up the edict
of Berry's and Chrisman's calamity
howl of recent date and thoroughly
diagnose them for the benefit of the
people at an early date, There is
some inside information that the pub
lie should know.-Murray Ledger
Having put Galloway county in
the Republican column, Judge w. A.
Berry. of Paducah. is now trying his
hand on the Third senatorial district.
Record.
There's a dispatch going the
rounds of the press that Mr.. David
Browning, of Paducah, wants to be
secretary of state of Kentucky. From
the information received, Mr.. Brown
ing IL a Republican, and at the next
votes as a snowfall has to survive in
election he will have about as much |
SNOW OF gettlng majority or the |
the place reserved for all Republic
ans. We have never had but two Re-
publican secretaries of state. One
was Charlie Finley, who skipped to
indiana, when he was indicted for
in the murder Of Goebel.
md the other is Dock Bruner. whom
Hou can classify yourself Mr..
Browning may be laundering for the
Juicy Office OF secretary of state, but |
ct II be here understood that Cap
tain Farley. the present state treas
irer is the last Paducah Republican |
TO hold state Office until after the
deficiencies of the present admins
tration are mercifully forgotten. Ia
az Dave.--Bowling Green Messen-
ger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
The Weather

For Kcntucky--Fair tonight with
killing frost; saturday fair with ris-
ing temperature in west la the after
noon. Temperature today; Highest,
~; lowest, 81.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
West Kentucky Industrial College
Notice,

Those to whom We gave envelopes
some time ago will be called upon
between now and Sunday night. II
is expected that your educational
spirit will be shown by what you
give. Respectfully,
WEST KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL
COLLEGE.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
In County Court.

An order was made for J. A.
Dickey president Of the Peoples Co
operative Retail and Wholesale Gro
Gerry company, to pay William Moore
5 1850 now in the hands OF the
president as back salary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

like manner. as the city school board
Is doing.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

~ IRIS ONLY HEADACHE
Why cornellauua Headache Liver pills
VIII cure that 40 cents. Guaranteed
~ all druEElftA
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

Richard Called has recovered
from his Fecoui Illness and is able to
be out
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28
Daily Thought.

have set before thee an open
door. and no man can shut it
Bible.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

Jackson, Tenn, has Bob Taylor
Club" 1t will be Bob Tailed club
about November 3.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

Mr. VIII Farrar. OF North s,y-
auth street % 30 Of malaria.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

w. NJ. Babb, Of Mound City. to L.
Z Griffith, property on Clay street,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

Nou DONrI HAVE To WAIT.
Every desc makes you feel better Lax
fnH kecna your whole iusidaa rfght
sold on the Money Rack plan every
where Price Soc
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-28

Having put Galloway county in
the Republican column, Judge w. A.
Berry. of Paducah. is now trying his
hand on the Third senatorial district.
-Cadiz Record.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11
A HORRIBLE MURDER,

A horrible murder was committed
at the convict camp, located on the
Ingefeld" tract, just below St.
Joseph, on Wednesday evening,
of last week, but which did not
come to light until Sunday evening,
when the body was discovered.
The murdered man was French
man by the name of A. C. Dejon,
who came from Opelousas. Mr.. De-
jon was employed as night guard
and had been engaged in that SER
vice for some time.
On Wednesday night he asked to
be temporarily relieved from his
post, day guard taking his place,
supposedly for an hour, and he and
negro trusty, named Isam Robin
son, left camp together. The negro
returned shortly but Mr.. Dejon
failed to put in his appearance the
entire night. Next day enquiry was
made for the missing man and
searched instituted, but no trace
could be found. The Sheriff was
notified of the incident, as fears
were entertained of foul play, due
to the fact that Mr.. DejOn was
known to have a roll of money with
him. The country was secured for
miles around in vain attempt to
find clue to the missing mans
whereabouts, and not until Sunday
did the searchers strike the trail,
when a splotch of blood was discov-
cred on the ground hear the river
with further evidence that a prob
able tragedy had been enacted.
The bank of the river was closely
observed and OH the extreme brink
more blood was found. Here the
river was dragged and the body
of the unfortunate man, remark.
ably we'll preserved, soon recov-
cred. His head was badly crushed,
the blows evidently having been
dealt from behind. No money
was found on his person.
The negro Robinson who accom-.
panied him was brought to Jail
but denies any knowledge of the
crime. However his shoes, un.
large, were found to fit
tracks about the scene where q
struggle had evidently taken place.
and he was seen to change o 500.
bill the day following the guards
disappearance.
The body of the murdered man
was inferred in the school section
evening, and his people
notified. He was about so years
Did and unmarried and was we'll
thought of by al in the camp
The negro trusty. Isam Robin.
ION, who is charged with the MUIR
Ter, is serving ten year sentence
or murder, three years of which
las already put up. HA enjoyed
he confidence of the officials and
guards in camp to such an extent
hat he was made trusty and
got frequent leaves of absence
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11

WATERPROOF, La, March s, 10
Editor Tensas Gazette,
ST .Tosenh In

WATERPROOF, La, March 8, 10
Editor Tensas Gazette,
st. Joseph, La.
DEAR SIR:-Complying with the
request of the Louisiana State Board
of Agriculture and immigration, the
Police Jury, at its meeting Monday,
appointed committee to employ
some one to, what is termed in real
estate parlance, write up" the ad-
vantages and resources Of the par
ish. This write up will be includ-
ed in a descriptive and illustrated
booklet, to be sent out by the State
for circulation throughout immi-
grating centers and ports, wherein
the other fifty-eight parishes are de-
scribed.
This is wise move, and along
the line suggested in the spring Of
1908 by the Home-seekers' Land
Co., domiciled at this place. only
that a pamphlet of the kind now
about to be issued by the State,
throughout the north and west, has
been preceded by advertising mat
ter sent out by practically every
State in the Union, resulting in the
earlier development of their coun-
try. Even now we cannot expect
more than one fifty-ninth of the
whole attention, on an average, that
will be given the booklet, whereas
we would very naturally expect and
get the entire and undivided atten-
ton of the reader if the booklet were
devoted entirely to this parish. Be
it as it may, the unbelieving will
be convinced that advertising the
country that has long felt the need
of new. life was the proper thing to
do and valuable time has been lost.
The most important thing to do
now is to see that the description
of Tensas is not composed Of the
same old hackneyed and stereo-
typed phrases that have been used
since the exploiting of lands was
adopted in a systematic manner,
and the writer must steer clear Of
sparkling generalities and confine
himself, particularly, to specific
facts, touched up now and then
with word painting to make the
whole palatable and interesting.
I do not know the requirement.
of the Baton Rouge Board, but
would suggest that along with thi,
write up'' there be actual photo
graphs, illustrating ordinary plan
Itsti6fi scenes, iron bridges, lat6
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11

houses, growing crops, harvesting
scenes, and rice machinery in op-
Grafton. Let not too much atten-
ton be paid to pretty town scenes,
wherein are pictured a private home,
a large store, a new bank, for the
object of the State is to induce stur-
dy, thrifty farmers from the mid
die west and north, and they will
want land and would like know to
some extent how the owners of to-
day have improved them. These
pictures, true to life, will have a
more beneficial effect on this class
of immigrant than the over-drawn
and over-described photos that have
been circulated and have been, by
the experienced, abandoned. The
necessity for local advertising will
be, after awhile, a necessity-its
coming-and the parish will nc
doubt find it we'll to issue booklets,
maps and circulars for its own ac.
count. these showing the great pos.
sibilities of this particular partially
developed land. The final outcome
will be shared in, not alone by the
present land holders or merchant
or professional man-these will
merely receive their just share-but
the owner Of the future and the
resident to be will profit by the
wave of prosperity, the fore-runnel
of which will of necessity be en-
lightenment and development.
Yours very truly,
LOUISIANA LAND Co.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11

Inc barn on Mr.. f. C. Rhodes
pace on Lake st. John was burned
y lightning in the storm of Wed.
ssesoay night, several mules, about
10y hogs, a great quantity of feed
s,0ns and number of farming i'm
Esmsnts also being destroyed.
ine loss will be very heavy.
~ = literary society known as the
.ooern Culture Club has been
ssnlzed in St. Joseph and gives
p p,o%'se Of becoming very popular
~ .n oil the literarily inclined.
=, OBJECT is to promote literary
;ulsore and general intellectual
4psosement as well ms pleasant
s.s diversion to any to whom
Ssner and prevalent smusemepts
~ not be so attractive. Per.
~ the secretary will furnish n,
"''' : TOLL report next week,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11

The New Orleans society notes
give the following items of local in
terest in Tensas parish:
The wedding of Miss Alma Amelia
Landauer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Landauer, to Mr.. Nick Meyer,
of Newellton, La, will be May "a.
Mr.. n. Howard Clark, of st. Jo-
seph, La, was in Baton Rouge this
week on official business here.
Mr.. r. H. French is on a visit to
Memphis.
Miss Effie H. Moore is the guest
of Mrs. r. H. French this week.
Following St. Joseph notes ap-
peared in Sundays Picayune:
Mrs. B. B. Young and little
daughter paid a recent visit to Mr..
and Mrs. E. D. Coleman at Live
Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Y. Newell and
children and Miss Nell Lewis have
returned to Newellton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ratcliff have
taken possession of their new home
the Tullis house-on the square.
Miss Marion Curry, Mr.. w. S.
Latimer and Mr.. Luther Ellis were
guests at dinner of Miss Steen or
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Douglas Muir was visitor
to St. Joseph last week.
Mr.. Luther Ellis, of Memphis
was a weekend visitor to Mr.. anc
Mrs. w. J. Steen.
Mrs. VIM. c. Young of Knox
vile, Tenn, is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Henderson, aud othei
relatives in St. Joseph.
Mr.. L. Elgutter announces tn,
engagement Of his daughter, Beu
Lab, to Mr.. Edward E. Morris, tn,
wedding to take place in the earl,
'psft II November.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11
The Parish Medical Association

me Parish Medical Association
met at St. Joseph OIL Monday,
pursuant to call, and re-organized
by the election of DR.. l.. A. MUIR
dock. President; DR.. D. H. Alver-
son, Vice President, and DR. Jas.
M. Adams, Secretary and Treas
urer. A committee was appoint
ed to confer with the Police Jury
to solicit aid from that body with
which to wage effective battle
against tuberculosis. The Police
Jury acted favorably on the mat.
ter, appropriating $3.50 to be used
for this very worthy purpose. The
Association feels very much en-
couraged at this assistance and
purposes making very close in
vestigation of the disease and will
adopt whatever measures for Its
elimination as may be regarded
best in the premises.
The action on the part of the
Police Jury in responding so lib.
orally to the appeal from the As
ISOLATION cannot be other than
gratifying and will certainly win
the sanction and approval of ev.
cry thinking man and woman in
the parish, to whom the dread
disease is constant nightmare
The next meeting of the Medi.
cal Association will be held al
Newellton on the first Monday in
ADril.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11
Saturday the End DAY Of APRIL.
AD. 1910.

offer for sale at tn Court House door
o. the town of st. Joseph In this parish,
between the hours Of IL o'clock a. m,
and 4 o'clock p. m. the following de.
scribed property, situated in the Par.
ish of Tensas. State of Louisiana. and
seized In the above styled and num-
ber-d suit as property of defendant
herein, to-wit:
Lot No. () One Of Kansas planta-
tiOn, containing Al % acres Of land,
bounded on the South and Est by
Oak Grove plantation on tie West
by Asa plantation. on the North by
lot No. (2) two Of KansAs planta-
ton, belonging to A.. j Bryant, and
being In the Northeast part Of Sec
tioi II, Township Is North Range IL
EUet, conveyed to v. s. Bryant by act
Of date April, 1902. Also lot No. (9
three, situated on the North part Of
said Kansas plantation, dee led BY act
Of sale from A. J Bryant April 9Th,
1902. containing 81 2-3 acres, bounded
on the North by lands belonging to
A. j. Bryant, Sr., South by land Of A..
j. Bryant, r.. East by Oak Grove plan
tation. West by Asa plantation. being
In tho Northeast part Of Section IL,
Township 10 North, Range II East, a.
well as all horses, mules and wagons
and plOws attached to said lands.
Terms Of sale: Cash.
JOHN HUGHES, Sheriff.
ST. JOSEPH, La, February %, 1910.