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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
HARGIS HENCHMAN
IS SHOT Down.
Two Men Tell Him They Are
Ready to Kill Him and Fire
Three Bullets in Body.

Jackson,Ky., Aug. 23.--Three shot.
shortly after o'clock last night
ended the life of John Abner, well
known throughout the mountains oil
Kentucky and notorious on account
of his alleged connection with the
murders of DR.. d. B. Cox, j. B. Mar
cum and Town Marshal James Cock
rell.
Abner had only come to Jackson
from his home during the afternoon
and was walking down the street to-
ward the river bridge between the
store of NJ. S. Grain and the malt
mead" stand of Govan Smith, &C.
companied by Barron Miller. one OF
his friends, when he was called to
by two men from the gate of an ad-
joining yard.
Abner started to the men leaving
Miller some twenty feet away land
when in about ten feet of the gate
he was told by the men they had
come to kill him, and they fired three
shots into Abner's body. Abner fell
into the street and died instantly.
One of the shots took effect in the
right lung and two in the left thigh.
No one was about or near the place
of the shooting except Miller and the
men who did the shooting and they
made their escape without being OBJ
served by anyone. Miller did not
recognize either of the men.
The spot is being carefully guard
ed until the bloodhounds arrive from
Lexington, they having been wired
for early this morning.
Abner had been accused of being
one of the men employed to assassi-
nate DIR. B. d. Cox, James Cokrell
and camJes B. Marcum during the
feud troubles eight years ago, but on
each trial the jury disagreed and the
charges were never pressed to con-
clusion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
WHITESVILLE.

Aug. 24.-Miss lone Ralph, Owens
boro. is visiting at Mrs. Harriet
Greers' this week.
John Kittinger and daughter, Katie,
visited friends and relatives here last
week.
George Brooks and Boyd McCarty
are sojourning in the east on a pleas
ure trip
Charlie McCarty received very Sc
we're wound on his arm by Ratchet
while repairing some trouble on a
telephone line.
DR.. |. j. Hoover, who just recently
completed an internship at the New
York Post Graduate Medical School
and Hospital, spent last Friday with
his old classmate. DR.. o. w. Edge.
Sickness is very plentiful here at
this writing, but no deaths from it so
far.
Uncle Dick" Lanham, as he was ia
military know, took his resting place
in the Catholic cemetery a few days
ago. Uncle Dick was about So years
old and one of the pioneer settlers OF
Whitesville. He had a stroke of par
alysis about two or three weeks age
and died as the result on last Wednes
day.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
FOR The BUSY READER.

Robert Hunter, author and settle
ment worker accepted the nomination
for Governor rendered him by the So
cialist party of Connecticut.
Gustave Moynier president of the in
ternational committee of the Red
Cross since the foreign foundation of
the committe in 1868. died at Geneva.
Senator Warner, of Missouri, in a
formal statement at Washington an
nounced that he would not be a candi
date for reelection. He gave i'll healt
as the reason.
DR.. ]. J. Rucer, fkor fifty -three year
professor OF mathematics at GeorSs-
town College, died there. He was
one of the most widely-known educa-
tors in the South.
DR.. w. S. Webb, former president of
Mississippi College at Clinton, Miss.
and a prominent Baptist minister,
widely known throughout the South
died at Meridian Miss.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
granted a further increase of per
cent in wages to its telegraphers, max
ing a total raise of II per cent since
the first of the year.
Members of the Ohio State Board
of Agriculture stated that they would
vote to declare off the State Eair on
account of the street car strike at
Columbus if legal means could be
found to do so.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
FAIRVIEW.

August 22.-School is progressing
nicely under the management of Miss
Bessie Lea Raley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Brown and
children, Heavrin, Randall and Aud
reg. Cool Springs. were the guests of
relatives in this community the latter
part of last week.
Messrs. George Wilson, Dyersburg,
Tenn, and Robert Lilies, Cromwell,
were the guests of Mr.. ]. r. Wilson
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Walter Myers attended the
Ohio County Teachers examination at
Hartford, Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Myers visited
Mrs. Ida Graft near Rosine. Sunday.
Miss Lucy Brown visited her sister
Mrs. Fanny Wright. Schroeder last
week.
Little Miss Eva White is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Bessie Monkey Shreve,
Ky.
Mr.. ]. R. Wilson attended the AS
ISOLATION at Central Grove, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Born to the wife of Mr.. George
Crumes, August 10Th. fine boy.
Miss Dora Taught visited Misses Eu-
nice and Maggie Wilson Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farris Jamison enter
tanned a number of friends with a
musical Friday night.
There will be preaching at this
place the first Sunday In September at
2 p. m. Everybody come.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
Finance Comm ( zee.

The Finance Committee of the
American Society of Equity met at
this office Monday. four members be-
ing present. They went over the
pooling pledges at present turned in
and found that less than half the To-
Gals had sent in pledges. They are
quite we'll satisfied with the showing
however as the pledges do not close
until the first day of October. They
discussed the resolution of the re-
cent session of the County Union pro-
viding that anyone might pool his
tobacco without paying his dues if at
the time he did so he executed an
order to the chairman of the Finance
Committee directing him to retain out
of the proceeds of such persons to-
bacco the amount of his dues for
the year. This resolution met with
the unanimous approval of the COM
mittee and that are satisfied that If
the people generally understand the
purport of same a larger quantity of
tobacco will be pooled this year than
ever before. This is a move in the
right direction and the County Union
is to be commended for the liberal
ity of its action.
The committee adjourned to meet
in Hartford the first day of the
next County Unin which will be the
9TH day of October at which time
they hope to have before them for
consideration pooling pledges of ev-
ery local in the county.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
ANONYMOUS
COMMUNICATION
In Evangelists Audience
Created Great Commotion.
Is Conducting Revival at Island
and Much Excitement is
Raised Over Letter.

Island Ky, Aug, 22.-Quite a COM
motion was made here last night when
Rev II. +. Frost the sailor evangelist
of Chicago who is conducting a Sc
ries of meetings stated in the pulpit
that he had received an anonymous
Letter making many unjust accusations
against him and also against some of
the members of The Living Cross of
which Rev. Frost is author and pro-
moter. Mr.. Frost refuses to make
public the exact words of the letter
but says that there are more than
enough threatening remarks and in
situations against the character of the
minister and his associates to get the
writer into serious treble.
Rev. Frost says that he is posi-
tive that he knows the author of the
cowardly letter and is investigating
fully, and states that he will not hesi-
tate to have the guilty person pun
ished
1t is stated authoritatively by per-
sons who are in position to know that
this person has written serious
charges which would lead TO sentence
in the penitentiary if it can positive
ly be proven who did the work. Mr..
Frost wuold not give the names of the
persons whose regulations were de-
famed, saying that it would almost If
not sure lead to bloodshed. Quite an
excitement has been raised over the
matter as The Living Cross work has
been agitated here for several weeks.
The outcome is awaited with great in
terest
Rev. Frost, who will present The
Living Cross work here Sept 2 TO 9, is
making arrangements to erect large
tent to accommodate the crowds. He
first intended to use the large hall,
but has decided that it will not be
large enough. They will erect the
tabernacle large enough to seat 900
or, 1000 people and it is anticipated
that it will be well filled. The scenes
require the aid of 100 or $50 persons
to assist in the production of the
work
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
)ppie Kittinger, a fine girl.

Oppie Kittinger, fine girl.
News has reached here of the
death of Mrs. Bette Hatcher al
Centertown Monday at the home oil
her, son, Mr.. Moley Hatcher. Hell
remains was laid to rest at Ross Rip.
pie Tuesday evening.
Miss Katie Hawkins, East Hartford
was the guest of her aunts, Mesdames
j. r. Hunter and Zach Reid from
Wednesday evening until Saturday.
Several from this place attended
the association at Central Grove last
Tuesday and Wednesday. All re-
port a pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Luck and
children were the guests of Mrs. Joe
Bullock from Saturday night until
Monday.
Mr.. T. F. Balls thresher was in
or midst last week
The rain which fell Sunday even
ing was greatly needed.
Mrs. Clara Turner, of st. Louis,
who is the guest of her uncle. Sam
Morton, was the guest of Mrs. NJ.
P. Maddox Wednesday evening.
Misses Ethel Hnter, of Smallhos,
and Nettie Geiger, of Centertown are
the guests of Mrs. J. S. Trunnell, of
Utica, Ky, at this writing.
Mr.. Will Nichols, South Carrollton,
was at Smallhous Monday evening.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
Mrs. Cudahy Gets Divorce.

Kansas City, Aug. 23.--Mrs. Jack
Cudahy filed papers in her divorce
suit against ]. p. Cudahy son of the
millionaire packer. in the circuit
court here this afternoon. Incom-
patibility of temper is alleged. The
custody of the children is asked for
Gen. John c. GOWN, of Omaha, ia
Their of Mrs. Cudahy.
Mrs. Cudahy was granted a di-
vorce ten minutes after she took the
stand. She was given alimony
amounting to one dollar.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
Baptist Church.

The regular services will be held
at the Baptist church Sunday, the
new pews having been installed dur
ing the past week. Sunday school
at O'Clock, preaching at IL. At
night Rev. d. w. White, of Louis
vile. will fill the pulpit.
The protracted meeting at Concord,
conducted by Rev. J. w. Bruner, is
progressing we'll with considerable in
tereSt
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
HENDRICK IS
A CANDIDATE
For Democratic Nomination
For Governor.
Was Democratic Nominee for
Attorney General In Last
Campaign.


of the News Democratic the formal an
nouncement of Hon. John X. Hendric
appears for the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor of Kentucky.
Col. Hendricks name has been con-
nected with the gubernatorial race
since the first alignments, but he has
issued statement after statement, ask
ing his friends not to insist upon his
making the race because of his disin-
clination to enter again the arena of
public life after having withdrawn an
devoted himself to his large law prac-
tice
So many letters, kilograms and mes
sages of urgent solicitation have
poured in upon him, however that to-
day, when a particularly heavy mail
was handed to him, the old warrior
could refuse no longer and gave in to
his fiendrs, because of their repeated
declarations that with him as the can
didate of Democracy, the battle neces-
sary to redeem the state, was airady
half won.
Col. Hendrick has an enviable record
throughout Kentucky. In the last CAM
paign he swept opposition from the
field in the primary and as a candidate
for the office of attorney general he
led the Democratic ticket by several
thousand votes. For while it looked
as If he would be saved to Democracy
from the Republican landslide.
AS twice county attorney of Livings'
ton, as state senator,as congressman
from the First district, Col. Hendrick
has had opportunity that he has made
use of in demonstrating his worth and
value to the people. He Is a man of
the broadest guage and has never
been identified with any of the faction
that have torn the state asunder. AL
though he has never identified himself
with either side In party fights Col.
Hendrick invariably has been called
upon by both sides to lend strength to
the whole ticket after party differ
ences had been adjusted.
This he has done willingly. Where
ever the weakest point was in DEM
ocracys defense, there was placed
"Old Honest john who turned the
weakened rampant into a citadel of
power and strength.
Col. Hendricks statement was short
blunt and pithy, characteristic of the
man. He said: 81 consider that
owe debt of gratitude to the DEM
ocratic party in the state of Kentucky
1t has honored me and has stood by
me when l have asked office at it's
hands. Now, that there appears every
likelihood of factional fights arising
within the party ranks and friends in
every county of the state are begging
me to make the race so that l again
might use whatever strength possess
to save the state from the misfortune
of another Republican administration,
l would be more than migrate to re-
fuse. l have deliberated long over
this question, for / know the strenu-
Gus campaign before me. can refuse
no longer. l will make the race and
make the race to win,an II the peo-
pie of Kentucky elect me governor |
shall be governor of the whole peo-
pie and the patron Of no clique nor
class"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
Custer SUICIDE
Theory ADVANCED,
Story That He Killed Himself
Rather Than be Made
Prisoner.

Virsylia, n. NJ, August 21.-Robert
Jackson, of Costilla, Taos county,N. M
offers a starting addition to history
in the statement that Gen. George A,
Custer, the hero of Clusters massa-
ere, long believed to have been killed
and scalped by the Sioux on the bat
tlefield, was not murdered by the
Indians, but died as the result of a
gunshot wound inflicted by his own
hand, rather than be. taken prisoner
Jackson was for nine and half years
a scout and guide for the United
States soldiers, his service beginning
in 1874 and ending in 1888. Jackson
served under Gen. Otis, Gen. Reno,
Col. Bentine, Gen. Miles, Gen. Custer
and Gen. Hazen.
At the time of the battle in which
Custer met his death Jackson was SER
wing in the Sixth United States In
fantry, carrying dispatches to Gen.
Otis, then in command of the Twenty
second Infantry. Jackson was with the
first company to reach the battlefield
after the massacre and gives in de-
tail the scene as it presented itself
to him. Jackson says that an exami-
nation of Clusters body showed that
the wound which caused his death
was fired at close range, the powder
burns indicating plainly that the pis-
toll was held agant the head. Jack
son was commanded by Gen. Reno to
talk with the Indians after they had
been subdued by the United States
troops in the hopes of finding out
how Custer was killed. The Indians
told Jackson that Cen Custer was the
last man to fall in battle.
They wanted to take him alive, be-
lieving that with him as a prisoner
they could force the government to
terms. Realizing this fact, Jackson
says the Indians told him that Gus
ter placed gun to his head and fir
ed. According to Jackson the Indians
all loved Custer and called him "The
Long-Haired Chief"
Jackson is a picturesque charac-
ter and although he was in long and
dangerous service, is not receiving a
pension from the government because
he was not a regularly enlisted soldie
Friends in Taos County are interest
ing themselves, in his behalf and hop
to receive aid for him from the gov
eminent to compensate him for valu-
able services rendered.
Jackson acted as scout for Gen.
Otis when he went to the relief of
Gen Miles, then being on a detail
along the Yellowstone River. Jackson
also secuted for Gen. Miles when he
was running down Lame Deer and his
band. Jackson shot and killed Lame
Dear. scalped him and afterward gave
the scalp to Gen. Miles.
After the Indians had been driven
into Canada. Jackson acted as a guild
when Gen. Miles burned over a large
territory along the northern boundary
of the United States and drove south
the buffalo so that the Indians were
forced to surrender the following win
ter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26

bert Webster, Sampson Nix Clovis
Lynch, Jessie Hines, Walter Ford,
Mrs. John Linch, Dona Martin, Flora
Ashford.
All present reported good time
and was sorry when the time come
for going home.
MACK AND DONA.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
Closing Out Sale to Quit Business

The mammoth grocery stock of R.
c. Duff, Center street, Hartford. KY,
thrown on the market at just what it
will bring. Sale now on and contin-
ues until Saturday. August 81. 1910.
Nothing reserved. but everything must
60 regardless Of cost or former selling
price. This is your chance to buy
groceries cheap.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26
Notice..

l will pay 35c in cash per bushel
for No. l apples. Must be clear of
specks and wind falls. Not too ripe
for shipping purposes and not less
than inches in diameter.
w. Z. ELLIS.
The Produce Man,
Aft Hartford, Ky.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-08-26

Aft
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30

short OF what everyone thought 1t
ought 20 be. They made q close can-
vass OF tho city for q city directory.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30
SOAKED
IN VALLEY Of
THE PECOS
Complete ReturneS Show Dry
Spots Are Few and Far Be-
tweeni to Cement bitches of
Hope Irrigation Project,

Especial Correspondence 10 Mornin= Journal
Roswell, y. NJ. June 9S.-Durine
the past ronr DAYS mo ontiro peoos
voi,o, HAS roaotaa +,
SUM s'"'' ~
'"' '"'"'"i mat Is so paaly needed
FROM the mountain country on the
west to the Tevas plains ON he cast
and from the Belen cnt-cff on Tho
north 10 the Texas line on mo sourh
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30

NIH|ITTTN TUIFN-
ELEANOR L. QUICK.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30

IMPLIED UNFRIENDLY INDIAN
AGENT ENCOURAGED \kyAJOS

The Stacher mentioned in the fore
going letter is understood to be an
Indian agent who came to Pueblo
Bonito a year or so ago and who IT is
alleged. was unfriendly to Wetherill
from the start. It is said STACKER
came TO Pueblo Bonito to arrange for
the erection of an indian school there
and that he told the Indians to tear
down dams and fences erected by
Wctherill, on what Is alleged to have
been his own patented land. II is
claimed that Stacher poisoned the
minds of the Indians against Wether-
Ill. telling them that he had no hus~
mess there, etc. 1t Is said that Mr..
Stacher was recently removed to
Duncan McGillivray's place forty
miles west ana that McGilliYray and
the agent have been having trouble
ever since. The Jones mentioned in
the letter is said to be an assistant TO
STACKER who took the part Of Wether-
III and II is alleged was fired for
that reason BY stachcr. /.
According to Colonel Sellers the
children who are trying to save what
Is left from the d~epredations of the
Indians are twelve ten and eight years
old, respectively.
Col. Sellers Is pushing the lnvesti-
cation into the action OF the anthori-
ties Following the killing, and develop
ments are expected. The friends Of
Wethcrill Colonel sellers declared
viii leave ma stone |unturned to Sc
cure justice for the dead man and his
hnrnANnn lnmllN.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30
Of WATER
At DEM|NG
Records Broken for MoiSturei
News Notes and Personals
From the Windmill City,

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journail
peming. y. A.. June 2S.-Due To
Che heavy ratn up the Silver city
draw The iatmers on tho Wamel
ditch ATE today i~rtisating their fields.
This Is tho tltst water that has been
In the Mimhres below srauldine this
year
Thos. birtrong has CLOSED out the
. Is saloon Tho building is now
rented hy Pablo Rivera who is put
ting In g. stock oil groceries.
Drew Germans neat cement-hrirk
cottage on silver avenue is just com
pieted. and ho viii now into il in n
few days.
Charley Eads was fined s. yester-.
day IN Justice nrowning's court Tor
disturbing the peace.
y NJ. Murphy aud H. G.. Tidwell
were fined Sts each Ia the justice
court for fighting.
Mrs. Bertha q. Tinslev Of Kansas
CITY Is visiting the family OF Major
James IT, Waddin. MS TinsleN is
on her MY 20 Silver city where she
viii hc present 60 the wedding of her
brother pouslas Ciow.lL oi FL paso.
with Miss ShumscSer OF silver city.
The Wedding will take place in a fc
days.
a. Wallis. from the state 90 sonora
Mexico. is here booking after hiss
varied interests MI Wallis has a
ranch up the Mimhres. and is also in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-30

home. but It was 20 sick he never got
home until after four O'Clock ana
had 70 leave the colt.
~ noon some Navalos. who had
brought the ncws. had aegum % ool-
lect around here. Joe ttc dinner
here ana held the baby. About two
o'clock Mr. Wetherill and Sheriff
Tale came and got their dinner ANA
Mr. Wetherill sent Joe back AFTER
some cattle that Mt 'ralle had had
~ leave, Then hc ANA Mr. Tale rode
ipon the meFa, AZ soon as Mr. Finn
ana Mr. olFallon got in, pesh Thlu-
kai rode to the mesa and told MIR.
Wethcriu that the Navaios had shut
Mr.. Finn, and that they were goo
lug To take him 90 gallup. Mt.
Wethorln was yory wen mounted on
a urN Norrel that he had Just got.
ana he came In a very few minutes
only to iind Mr.. Finn I'M the oftice
aud eNerythine apparently an right.
Just then Joe brought in the cattle,
and MI Finn and Mr.. Wetherill
started To- take them to the mcsa al
ian OF tiftecn minutes % six. When
snw Them ride nff there were two
az three NaNaius riding with them,
Those Navains ran ON ahead of the
cattle aud when MI Wetherill and
Mr. Finn reached the first big arroyo
crossing about half n mile west OF
here. eleven armed NuV0ios spranR
ott of the arroyo and without 4 word
began trims AZ them with the Win
chesters that they had had conoeal-
ed In the arroyo. The first shot was
fired ut Mr. Finn but missed the
SECOND killrd Mr. Wothcrill Hostine.
Taca firod a. thcn pcsh Thlnltal ran.
up aud shot him ais he laN lend Mr.
'Yetheriil was umarmed, hut Nit Finn
had hts siN-shontor and ot oourse be-
gan to use IL. Ills horse was % hair
bronco aud began hucking, whieh
circumstance probably saved his life
knowing that AIT Wcthcrill was dead
tlHt the odds were fcarfullY
against him. he turned aud raced foi
his lite up throueh thu fleld Ca the
house, radilla following him ana
shooting rs tast as he could When
Nv. Finn got opposite the MEXICAN
house two hundred Yards from home.
joe tiostinc Nazza. and Hostinc Sto's
brother rode olt and attempted t.
out him Off from tho house Joe
fired three shots at MIN behind the
with n Winchester llostiue
had IA club aud rope with which Ne
was trying to drag him from the sad
dle MI Finn kept his gun trniued
Hostiue but ala not shoot untii
as DIE reached The front ot the
blacksmith shop for hc had only two
cartridges and was afraid Co waste
fhom 80 then fired and struck Hos
.iue in the hack. making IL siight
wound AIRS Wethorin who had
seen thc racing from the hack door
ana di,ined that he mad mo- cartridges
met him lust as he jumped from the
iors, with O. ~siN-shooier aud Joe rails
20 his gun Co shoot hcr hut had uo
.n~rirhiees either Mt Finn ran
hrough the house got his Wlnehfs-
.cr and came out the door hut every
Indian bad vanished. Just then Mr.