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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
LENARD ELDER
Dies at The Age of Seventy-nine
Years Leaves Large Family
Funeral Held Monday.

At ten o'clock Sunday morning after
weeks illness Lenard Elder, we'll
known and aged citizen, quietly passed
from life at the home OF his son
Andrew Elder, on Main Street, in
Hardinsburg. He had been a life long
farmer, and had done considerable
carpentering. Born June l9 1891,
about five miles from Hardinsburg, on
the Stephensport road, he had spent
his life at and near his birth place.
He married Josephine Elizabeth Jar~.
Doe, who died in 1890, since which
time he has made his home with his
children. These surviving children are
Mrs. Rachel A. DeJarnett; John A. OF
Brazil, Ind: Mrs. 5. T. May of Lewis
port: Andrew of Hardinsburg; and
Robert of Hopkinsville The remains
were laid to rest in st. Romuoild's
cemetery at o'clock Monday morn
ing. The deceased was a devout
Catholic, a man whom religion was
exemplilied in his daily life, a good
kind father, and wthal a
man of the sort to give character and
regulations to community. He
leaves his impression upon those
whom his life touched.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16

house is burning up"
Colin Miller ran up a tree, like a
squirrel, with bucket of water.
After the danger was over one woman
found all of her pitchers and wash
bowls in her garden.
Mrs. Henry Pate said Mr.. Pate was
always behind on every occasion but he
certainly got cat hop on him when
that fire was cried. His daughter said,
"They ought to have fire every morn
ing to make Daddy get upl'
Mr.. FRASER, the tailor and cleaner,
who worked so hard, carried a machine
around with one hand until some one
told him to put it down.
GOT A BIG SLICE BACK.
One young woman fully realized for
the first time that bread cast upon the
waters will some day come back. Last
week she met certain man, who in a
way had displeased her and she did not
want to speak to him, but she dropped
the feeling of anguish and decided it
would not hurt her to be kind enough
to speak and she did. When the fire
broke out her home was threatened and
she saw her big slice of kindness float
ing back to her, for this man was the
first to offer his assistance in saving her
home. This was the best bread she
ever tasted. And there was a good
deal of this kind of food scattered over
old Cloverport Monday morning.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
DIRECTORS
Of Breckenridge County Fair
EleCted-C. Vic Robertson
Chosen PreSident-Judge
KincheIOe Secretary.

The Directors of the Breckenridge
Fair Company met Saturday and elect
ed G. Vic Robertson, President; Chas.
III. Drury, Vice President; Morris b.
Kincheloe, Secretary, and the Bank of
Hardinsburg and Trust company,
Treasurer for the ensuing year The
Secretary was instructed to learn the
time Of the Grayson, Hardin and Ohio
county fairs so that ours could be
placed at such time as to complete
the circuit of four, thus making it
convenient and less expensive for
exhibitors to reach the four after start
ing into the exhibiting business,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Chelf Still OH The Bench
This Morning.

Evidently through some oversight at
Frankfort the commission of Special
Judge John Hasweil, who was appoint
ed 90 complete the present term owing
to Judge Chelfs illness, has failed to
arrive and Judge Chelf opened court
this morning and may he compelled to
remain on the bench until the belated
PAPER from Frankf fort arrives.
Judge Haswell is from Hardinsburg
and is one OF the finest gentleman in
Kentucky, combining an attractive and
winning personality with good know
ledge of the law. which makes him
popular both as Judge and as a man.
Elizabethtown News.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
AShCraft's Sale a Success.

Albert Ashcraft's sale Thursday was
a gran success aud we'll attended.
Everything sold high especially hogs.
Mr.. Ashcratt closed out his farm
and stock to take charge Of
the Irvington Produce Co.'S business at
West Point. He is fine business man
and good hustler and will no doubt
make good in that line of business as
he has done in farming. Some of the
prices sow aud pigs $27. SOW and
6 pigs S5S. SOW and 10 pigs $50. 3
shoats S25. so. 81 ewes and ~ lambs
brought 1850. Jersey COW and calf
$3.50. Corn 20 cents per bushel.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
J. RIELEY POLK
SUCCUMBS.
Death Results From A Peculiar
Accident Died Friday Night
At His Home In TObinS.
port.
FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY. ,

John Rieley Polk died Friday night
at his home at Tobinsport. His death
was the result of the serious and pecu
liar accident which befell him last Sun
day afternoon while handling his skiff
on the Ohio river bank at Tobinsport.
The skiff fell over on him and broke his
neck. 1t was reported last week that
he was paralysed, but this was not the
case, DIR. Simons said, but a more cri-
teal condition.
This was the second dangerous &C
cident that he had met, having been
rescued from drowning while crossing
a creek horse back several years ago.
Mr.. Polk was forty-two years of age
and was well-known farmer of Perry
county. He is survi> ed by his wife,
who was Miss Clara Leaf and one son,
Forrest Polk, professor of the public
school at Sharpesville, Ind. Besides
these he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Sanders and Mrs. Emma Scales, and
one brother, Robert Polk, of this city.
The funeral was held Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, conducted by the
Rev. L. S. Sanders, of Franklin, Ind.
Mr.. Polk was a member of the Method
list charch and was a good man, liked
by young and old. Beautiful flowers
were sent by kind friends and relatives
in loving remembrance for the deceas-
ed and the interment was held in the
Lamb cemetery.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
DR.. CHAS. LIGHTFOOT
Will Come To CIOverpOrt April
First To Practice Medicine.
Will Be Welcomed Here
By His Many Friends.

DR.. Chas r. Lightfoot, of Hawes-
vile, has rented the Gibson property
on First street and will move there be-
fore April the first. with his family,
consisting of his mother and aged aunt.
He will engage in the practice of his
profession, as a full partner with DIR.
F. L. Lightfoot. He comes we'll re-
commended, having practiced in Padu.
cab ten years and at Hawesville one
year. DR.. Lightfoot will buy lot as
soon as desirable one can be found.
and build handsome home and ex-
poets to make this his future home.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Mr.. MCGARY
Summoned AT His Home In HARD.
inSburg Last Week.-Mrs.
Three Score Years And
Ten.

John Simeon McGary, nearing seven
ty-four wears of age, died at his home
in Hardinsburg Thursday, March 10,
after some four years of poor health,
the crisis setting in last Thanksgiving,
since which time a gradual decline has
been sapping his life. He is survived
by his wife and nine children. Forty
five years ago he was married to Lizzie
Freeman. To them were born ten
children, one dying in infancy. The
Others are Wathen and Will, of Califor-
MIA; Philip, of Washington, Ind; Mrs.
Eli Potts and Mrs. Walter Ward, Of
Louisville; Mrs. Jas. Hook, of Hard
insburs, and the three single daugh-
ters, Mamie, Belle and Ottie. Two
brothers. Fladge and Frank, of Kirk,
and sister, Mrs. Alvy, of greensboro,
also survive him. The interment was
in St. Remuold's cemetery the day fol-
lowing his death.
Sim" McGary, as he was familiarly
known, was a carpenter, an honest man,
a Christian gentleman, devout Catho-
lie, man of whom life long neighbor
declares, "he never Intentionally or
knowingly wronged any man." Such
men live not in vain, for their lives in
fuence for good all who knew them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
New Officers.

The Ladies Aid Society have elected
for the ensuing year the following
officers; President, Mrs. Wickliffe De-
Haven; First Vice Pres, Miss Eliza
beth Skillman; Second Vice Pres,
Mrs. Shelby Conrad; Treasurer, Mrs.
d. H. Sewers; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Robert Pierce; Pianoist, Mrs.
Dillon. The Aid Society paid $500
last year to the church and have $24.27
to their credit in the bank.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
An Appeal

To Iny Friends in Breckenridge, Ham
cock, Meade Counties, KY. and Perry
County, Ind.
Over eight years l have served you
at every beck and call. Today fire
has destroyed everything for me. Do
you want me to stay among you? Shall
have to pull up and go to other fields?
1t depends on how you come to my help.
Edward Gregory.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Norman Miller.

- Word was received here of the
marriage of Miss Adelia Moorman ana
Mr.. Claude Miller that took place
Saturday afternoon in louisville. NJ.
and Mrs. Miller had planned to marry
this coming May, but he was called
immediately to Texas and they decided
to be married at once. Mrs. Miller is
the daughter of Mrs. Sallie Norman
and has host OF friends in cloverport,
her old home.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Thanks.

want to thank my many friends who
came to my assistance Monday when
so much of my property seemed doomed
to obstruction by fire, 1 love to live
among my friends who will come to
help you when you are in trouble,
again thanking each one 1 am your
friend.
F. L. Lightfoot.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
TWENTY THREE
VALUABLE STEERS.

Perhaps one of the best loads of cat
tie that has gone out from Hardin county
this year was sold by P. I. Stader on
the Bourbon Stock Yards Monday. The
re were % in the load and they
averaged 1900 pounds. He got
Sc, go hundred tor them thus realizing
nearly s., 900 on the lot.
Etown News,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
TO
DEDICATE CHURCH.
Sunday MOrning-Dr. E. L. War;
rem To Deliver DediCatOry
AddreSS-BeautifuI Pro.
gram Arranged for
This Occasion.
CHURCH CLEAR OF DEPT.

The Lucille Memorial Church, of
this city, will be dedicated Sunday
morning by DR.. E. L. Warren, of Louis
vile, assisted by the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Graves. The services are expect
ed to be largely attended and a
program has been arranged for the
occasion. The church has paid every
dollar it owes and stands clear Of
dept today.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Going West.

J. c. Crutcher, r. X. agent at Web
ster, had the following parties for the
West last Tuesday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wright and family, for San
Diego, Cal. Mr.. and Mrs. John Comp
ton, for Walter, Okla, Mrs. b. S. Will
son, for Ardmore, Okla, also several
men for south west Texas. Rg
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16

distant calls, besides getting inquiries
from newspapers as 20 the extent of the
fire, and several others received inquir-
ing messages from friends and rela-
tives.
MR.. MORTON'S STATEMENT
Chas. Morton came to the News
Office yesterday morning and stated
that the fire did not start from his mill,
but originated from a defective hue as
stated in the beginning of this article.
MAY REBUILD.
Mr.. Skillman and Mr.. Fisher will
possibly rebuild. Both had little in
surance The Fisher homestead was
one of the prettiest places in Clover
port and was land mark of the town
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
A. r. Fishers loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000; Orville Skillman's loss on build
ing and furniture, $500, covered by in
surance; Ed Gregory's house and
furniture, $500, insurance $500; Chas.
Morton's loss $3.50; John Carter, 800;
Lee Modes, household goods, total loss
WALKS FROM SKILLMAN.
]. c. Jarboe heard of the fire about
twelve O'Clock while on his farm at
Skillman and started at once to ride
home back. Mr.. Jarboe said it
occurred to him his barn might be burn
ed, so he left his horse and walked.
Mr.. Tarboe said, 1T didn't burn my
house. but it did my neighbors and
that's bad enough.
BEST FIRE FIGHTERS.
Otto Tague, who worked extremely
hard Monday morning, said Cloverport
had the best fire fighters he had ever
seen any place. There are a number
of men who should be given honorable
mention or thanked personally for their
diligent work in the disaster, but print
ers ink cannot do everything.
WARNED THE PEOPLE.
Week before last in an editorial The
News warned the people of fire, but
warning does no good when the nearest
fire engine is in Greensboro.
FRONT STREETPEOPLE SCARED.
The residents on Front street were
all in danger Monday morning and the
Burke, Davis and McCracken fanatics
moved all their furniture from their
homes.
THE FUNNY SIDE.
In the midst of the excitement Chas.
Jackson got good soaking. Big
hearted Henry May threw a bucket of
water on him and Jackson told him if
he threw any more on him what he
would do. May pitched another bucket
of water on him, then Jackson hung
the bucket over his head
Tom Ferry said he dealt in window
curtains during the fire. When Fish
er's home was burning, he said he
would run in the house and some one
would tell him to get out. He made
three attempts to save something for
the Fishers and got one window shade.
Then he went to the Phelps and as
soon as he stepped into the house he
said Mrs. Phelps asked him to get her
certain window shade as calmly as she
would say, "Pass me the butter please"
RED" Weatherholt stayed upin Skill
mans cupola and every five minutes
old Red would yell, "Skillman's
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Sixty-fiye Years Old.

Jesse Weatherholt was the guest Of
honor at a dinner party given last
Tuesday on the hill at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Hiram Moonnan.
Mr.. Weatherhot was sixty-fve years
of age that day. The guests were
Rev Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon, Mr. and
Mrs. Black. Mrs. Marion Weatherhot
and Mr.. Allen Black,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Beautiful Homes and Comfortable Re.
Sidences Eaten Up By Flames On
The East Side of Town..
March Winds Blew
Terrific Gale
BUCKET BRIGADE WAS
PEOPLES ONLY PROTECTION

Occurred Monday morning. Losers:
Lee Modes, John Carter, Henry l..
Mortons family, Chas. Morton, Edward
Gregory, o. T. Skillman and A. R.
Fisher.
Monday morning at 10:45 fire broke
out in the home of Henry Morton on
the East Side and burned all the
houses, with one exception, on Third
street between Front and High streets.
A high March gale was blowing from
the north and the whole town was
threatened.
The fire, it is said by some, was
caused from a defective flue and others
say it was started by a spark from
Morton S saw mill. However, Morton's
house burned first and the fire spread so
rapidly, it appeared that there was little
hope of stopping it without loss SINH
lar to that suffered nearly decade ago.
APPEAL FOR HELP.
One of the leading citizens appealed
to the Board of Public Safety Of both
Louisville and Greensboro, for assistance
in the way of fire engine. But by
1880 the wind subsidized and the men
got the flames under control.
SHOP MEN SAVE TOWN.
lust as quickly as the cry of fire was
given Master Mechanic Plank gave
orders to Foreman LATE Behen to have
the Henderson Route men go to the
rescue. The wrecker was sent to the
depot, which was close TO the fire, with
heavy water supply and buckets A
bucket brigade was then formed by the
railroad men and the citizens and this
is what saved old Cloverport from
another horrible disaster
HOUSES BADLY DAMAGED.
The fire fighters worked like Trojans
to save the homes of Leon McGavock,
Frank Payne and Chas B. SkRlman.
McGavock's house is on the lot adjoin-
ing Fishers and the other houses are
across the street. The men soaked
McGavocks house with water, but It is
said the Murray Tile Roofing is what
saved it. Payne's house was covered
with wet blankets and rugs.
RESIDENTS MOVE FURNITURE.
Fearing repetition of the catastrophe
of nine years ago, the residents on the
East Side who thought every minute
their homes would be enveloped in
flames, got together their treasures and
moved their household goods. The
streets were filled with furniture as the
furnishings of Mrs. Lucy Gregory. w.
Fl. Bowmer, DR.. Forrest Lightfoot, ID.
HI. Sewers, John d. Babbage and St.
George Hotel, were moved from their
homes. J. c. Nolte had his household
goods packed, but he and Mr.. Emel
Nolte, like others, were so busy in try
ing to save other peoples homes that
they neglected their own. Nolte Bros.
furnished barrels of salt for the fire
fighters. DIR. Lightfoot had $4,000
worth of stock and he kept close watch
on his stable.
ANNIVERSARY OF BIG FIRE.
lust nine years ago Sunday night, the
heart of Cloverport was eaten up by a
terrible conhagration and Fisher and
Skillman suffered in that fire.
OUT SIDE WORLD CONCERNED.
lust as soon as the news of the fire
Not on the wires, the outside world was
greatly concerned and anxious about
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Pastor Treats The League.

At the Epworth League Social
Thursday night Rev. Mr.. Dillon sur
prised the crowd with large box of
chocolate candy. Brother Dillon is
very fond of the young people and
shows it by his kind words and acts.
j. G. Nolte and Bro, furnished the
paper napkins for the occasion without
cost and often favor the League in
many ways.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the neghbors and
friends for their kindness during the
late illness of our husband and father.
We also extend our thanks to the
Cloverport Carpenters Union and the
Faculty and Students of the Sharps-
vile High School for their beaut full
floral offerings.
Mrs. j. r. Polk and Son.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1910-03-16
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank all our friends
and neghbors during our rec ent
bereavement.
Mrs. John A. Ross.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-04
c. D. P. LEADERS
TO OPEN FIGHT
TAFT SAID TO HAVE CONCLUDED
HIS ADMINISTRATION NEEDS
TO WAKE UP AND DEFEND
ITSELF.

Washington, April 3.-The Taft ad-
Is about to defend itself
aggressiyely before the people. Con-
vinced that the public mind has been
impressed by various attacks, the
party leaders have decided to carry
the war into the enemy's country"
Taft is anxious to assume the often
siye.
The opening guns win be fired next
Saturday in Washington by the
president In person and In Chicago by
Wickersham.
Taft win speak on organization.
Wickersham's subject will be the
policies of the administration. Sena-
tor Lodge, Representative Mckinley
|of Illinois, Representative Duncan
McKlnlay, Of California, jain Hays
Hammond, president OF the National
League of Republican Clubs, and
|others, win speak with the president,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-04
WILL COST S60,000
PLANS FOR THE CAIRO & THE5ES
PASsENGED STATION MUCH
IMPROVED.
All Mill Material for Building Now
Being Turned Out BY r. v. Ian.
aan.-5o0 Cars Other Mater
al Coming.

The passenger station of the Cairo
& Thebes railroad on Washington
avenue will be the finest depot build
ing in southern Illinois. It will co I
over $C6,0o0, be uptodate in every
respect and will be architectural
very attractive. The company de-
sided sometime ago to increase the
original appropriation and give
Cairo's great terminal road the best
station building in this section
p. T. Langan mas the contract
throught the Louisville contractors
for all the mill work, and his work
men are now busily engaged turning
out the material. But a few days
will pass before men will be at
work on the superstructure. the foun-
dation having been built sometime
ago.
The switch track to the Big Tour
is nearing completion, II Is said over
500 cars Of building and track mater
ial will pass over this switch track.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-04
BIG LOCKS AT PANAMA
II All the Leaves Were Piled on One
Another Stack Would Be Over
a Mile High.

Washington, April 3.-Some idea OF
the magnitude of the great locks to
be placed in the Panama canal can
be gathered from the statement in the
canal record Just received that il all
leavesof the locks should be piled on
top Of one another, they would make
a tower a mile and one-flfth high. The
canal commission has just placed the
order for steel to be used in the con
struction Of the locks, which was the
largest order for material given since
the canal work started.
This was for $4,000 tons, out Of
which 1t is expected to construct 40
mitering gates. one set of which, at
Milanores, will be 81 feet high, re-
markable undertaking in hydraulic
engineering.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-04-04
BELIEVED THAT OTHERS Be-
SIDES RUTH WHEELER WE'RE
HIS VICTIMS.
POLICE RUN DOWN CLUE
Look up Every Girl Whose Name
Is in Directory--Wo!ter Has
Nerves Of Iron, Yet Cries
often.

New York, April. 3-Police In
epector Titus is convinced that Al!
bert Walter Wolter, indicted for the
murder of Ruth Amos Wheeler, who
visited hi apartment eeeking employ
|mcnt as stenographer, has silenced
more than one victim. The entire
taft of detectives Under Ilspector
Titus are tracing every move Of Vol
ter since he came to New York with
his mother three years ago. hVen
when he was only Is years old, evi
dence has been obtained that several
little girls complained of hia conduct
toward them to their parents.
Every girl whose meme appears in
VOTERS diary was traced.
Il believe" said Inspector Titus to-
might, IF Wolter could be induced 10
tell the truth about what he wa do.
ing during the Ia two years, that he
would give the names OF one or more
young victims Of his homicidal mania
u have seen and talked with thou
sands Of criminals, and Wolter Is the
most remarkable criminal ever cav
Has Nerve CT Iron.
although highly emotional ard
likely to break into tears at any mo
ment, he has nerves Of iron. TIE
enormity Of the killing of Ruth
| Wheeler does not impress him in any
appreciable degree, and he is conf
dent that he will be acquitted. be
, lieve that he has choked mcra than
one girl to death, and | Will not rest
until | get the proof of the Other
crimes"
Mary Schwartz, one of the girls
who visited the room of Wolter IA
t-s8yentyrtth street, was 'fornd to-day
! by detective and her te timony will
be of value in showing tlfe system
employed by Wolter to induce girls
to visit bis apartment.
Miss Schwartz sad she put an ad-
vertieement in a newspaper asking
for employment as stenographer.
and received postal card signed by
Albert Wolter, secretary
She went to his flat on Wednesday,
AMI after some talk about her eXper-
ience, Wolter said:
II Will consult my father about
hiring you, anil will give you an ans
wer if you will return here tomorrow
morning"
Miss Schwartz said that she dis
trusted Woter, and decided M to
keep the appointment for the next
lay at nine o'clock
The hour was the same that Ruth
| Wheeler went to WIolter'2 room,