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The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Miners Lamp Ienites Gas in
Unused Portion Of Workings
and Terrific Explosion Fol.
lows...Fire in Illinois Mine

Drakesboro, Ky, Feb. 2. (Specia. }
-Thirty-three dead, two missing aud
a half dozen injured. one fatally.
Explosion of the mine of the Elk Val
ley Coal company at Browder, near
here. yesterday about noon. The
names CT only few of the dead have
yet been learned. as the bodies of the
victims are so mutllated that recogni-
ton is practically impossible. IL may
be some hours before their identities
are established.
The dead included Roy Bennett.
Max EngliSh. Matthew Lloyd, WIZ
Richardson. Judge Allen. William
Whitaker. John Richardson. E. e.
Cornett. - Cornett. Alex Williams
Charles Williams. Edgar Mitchell, j.
ID. Steele, Charles whitney, James
Whitney, T. II. Kelly and 1S negroes
In addition to these, Pete Kelly,
mine foreman, is missing and It is not
known whether he is still III the mine
or whether he made his escape. One
unknown man is missing. Five or
six men are injured A man Of the
name of Jesse Jennigan. white, Is the
only one injured who is believed to
be fatally hurt.
The explosion occurred Yesterday
before noon and was supposed to be
caused by a miner going into an UNI
used portion of the mine where gas
had accumulated. His miners lamp
Is believed to have set on fire the gas,
causing an explosion Of such force
as to cause the immediate death of
all those working in the eastern wing
of the mine.
About so men were in the work
iDgs when the explosion occurred. A
number of them succeeded i'm making
their escape to safety. but nearly 40
miners were thrown to the earth by
the shock and before they could make
another effort to escape hey were
either smothered or burned by the
flames. which followed.
Most OF the men are from Ohio,
Mclean, Logan and Muhlenburg
counties.
AS soon as II was safe to begin
with the rescue work, miners were
sent down in relays. under direction
of J. Abercrombie, mine foreman,
and C. Reynolds, the mine superin-
tendent.
In the immediate vicinity of the
explosion ten men had been work
ing.
The pit mouth presents a pitiful
scene today. with the shrieking
wives and children of the dead and
missing miners crowded about walt
ing reports from the rescuers.
The mine is on the O. and N. divis
ion of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. between Drakesboro and
Browder station.
AS the mine is difficult of access,
the rescue work Is necessarily slow
and danger of cave-ins and more ex-
plosons add further hazard to the
work
The Browder coal mine was for
merly owned by the w. A. Wickliffe
Coal company. but recently passed
into the hands of the Elk Valley
Coal Mining company, in which con-
cern a number of Memphis and 9TH
er Tennessee capitalists are inter-
ested.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Funerals This Afternoon

The funeral OF Mrs. Frances Smith
l.angstan was held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the residence. 500
Broadway. the Rev. D. c. Wright
pastor OF the Grace Episcopal
church. officiating. The following
were pallbearers: Hon. Charles X.
Wheeler. and Messrs. 5 A. Fowler
Lawrence Dallam, NJ. y. Nash, Mus
coe Burnett and w. f. Bradshaw,
Jr.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
School Trustee Resigns

school Trustee John Niehaus has
sent IN his resignation to the schoo'
board. He was one OF the holdover
members Of the board. His inability
to attend meetings because of his
business was the reason for his res
ignation. The resignation will be
accepted at the next meeting of the
board. and a successor elected.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Animal Retired in October
and Never Came Out
Until Today.
II is Now Playing Around
the Yard.
NO SUNSHINE OR SHADOWS

An early spring is predicted by
the Paducah groundhog. This OBJ
scryation is not made by watchinl
the clouds for a possible ray of sun
shine: but by watching the ground
hog. II came out of It's hole for the
nrst time today since October, and
is playing on the porch. u
This Ia a true story. f.l
Captain Mason Smith, OF the tow
boat Russell Lord. brought a ground
hog, about eighteen months old. back
from the Tennessee river. and fixed
n house for the animal at his home,
s22 Fountain avenue. This was in
the fall.
Captain Mason dug hole for the
grounding and lined IL with paper
TO make II snug and warm In oc-
tober the ground hog retired for the
winter and never came out until to-
day. The family watched Its habits
closely just from curiosity.
The ground hog came out today
and has been playing around since
morning.
Those who believe In ground hog
prophecies. considering the severity
OF the winter and the oontlnued cod,
ind much encouragement in these
observations. The sun rose this
morning behind a haze OF c,ordi
that completely overcast the sky
Just before noon there were indioa-
tions OF elearing weather. but short
ly after noon u commenced raining
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
FOR MEN MUST WORK
AND WOMEN MUST WEI P

Copenhagen, Feb. 2.-The bodies
of 20 fishermen lost in the terrific
gales that are sweeping the Norwe-
gian coast. have already been washed
ashore and nine fishing smacks,
manned by 40 sailors, are still miss
ing and believed to have gone down.
All shipping is Interrupted. The
storm is the most severe In several
years.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Recovering From Burns.

Harry. the four-ycar-old son OF
Mrr. Bert,e Cruise. OF Pope county
H.. is ,apidlY improving from seri-
Gus burns h2receiyed over the face
and body January 10 at his home.
lie was brought to Paducah for treat
mens and little hope FOR his recovery
was held at the start. His condition
Is becoming such that he VIII be able
10 be taken home In short time.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Hoodoo Haunted Groom
Wife Insane

ter's blessing was changed to PRAYER
for the repose OF the soul of the
brides father. Ashley left Is soon
as the ceremony was over. Now. he
has sent back word that he'll never
return to his wife. He says his mar
iiage was overcast by the shadow of
death and u would be hoodoo that
would hauni him all his life.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Thirty-three Dead, 7wo Missing
and One Fatally Injured Result
of Elk Valley Mine Catastrophe
MEAT STRIKER DEAD.

, Chicago. Feb. 2.-"Meats
, too high all right. but watch me
, go to this piece of steak. this
, was the remark of Goff Peeler,
, sign painter, to four compan-
, IONS as he started to devour his
> iirst meal after vegetarian Z
. diet lasting a week. Five min Z
. yates later he was dead, having Z
. choked to death in an effort to Z
. eat too rapidly. Peeler, with Z
. his companions, had joined in Z
. mo meat" strike. and hadn't Z
tasted flesh for week. Today Z
. he could not stand deprivation Z
longer and bought the biggest Z
. steak he could find and died. Z
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Legislature Adjourns Today In
Honor Of Memory of GoebeliUn
Next Mondoy---McCreary Speaks
BLACK HAND.

. Edwardsville, ILL.,, Feb. =
, Three Italians: Louis Blonde,
. Frank sicolla and Joseph Pal
. azzolo, were today found guilty
. Of being members of the Black
. Hand society and sending
, threatening letters to l.. +.
> Lumaghi. a fellow countryman.
> They demanded $4,000, threat
> ening death. If the demand was
. refused. According to testi-
. mony submitted at the trial.
Q the motto of the society was
. money or death"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Bank Statements

Washington, Feb. 2.-The comp
iroller of the currency today issued
a call for statements of the condition
Of national banks at the close of busl
ness on Monday, January 81.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
PRINCIPAL and
INTEREST MAY BE
GIVEN HOSPITAL
City May Borrow Born nemann
Bequest and Spend In On
Riverside Ward.
Fountain Money Has Many
Conditions 10 II.
AND IT MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED

Three city executive boards will
meet this week. The board of health
viii meet tomorrow morning at 3,
the sinking fund commissioners will
meet at 1880 to take steps for the
retirement of outstanding bonds;
and the hospital board meet Friday
at 1880 to consider the acceptance
of the $4,000. divided to the River
side hospital by the late William
Bornemann. The will provides that
the money shall be invested in some
good securities and that the income
shall be used for a ward at the hos
pital. II ii is legal, the board may
decide TO propose that the city bor-
row the s2,500 and spend it in add
ing a wing or some other improve
ment to the hospital, paying six per
cent interest on the loan. the inter-
est to go to the maintenance of the
ward. In this way the hospital
would get the advantage of both
principal and interest. If possible
the loan would be made perpetual,
thus securing a safe investment for
the money.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
The Fountain Fund

There Is some doubt as TO whether
the city VII! accept the gift for the
establishment Of six public drinking
fountains in the will OF the late VIII
liam Bornemaun. who gave $4,000
on condition that the water company
provide the water without cost, while
the city must maintain a cooling de-
vice. The city has only the ID. A. r.
fountain at Fifth street and Broad
way.
The beqaess OF S2.5OO each in
trust for the Home OF the Friendless
and the Riverside hospital will be
accepted The equipping OF the siy
fountains with cooling devices or lee
would entail considerable expense
upon the city during a year.
The paragraph in the will reads;
."I hereby give and bequeath unto the
mayor Of the city of Paducah. who
shall be In once and acting at the
time OF my death, the sum of $4,000
for the purpose OF establishing six
drinking fountains at suitable places
In the city of Paducah at a cost of
$500 each upon condition that a con-
tinual supply Of water be provided
for such fountains by the water COM
pauy without cost and cooling de-
vices be maintained at the cityis ex-
pense. My hereinafter named exc
cutor is directed TO pay the sum
herein set apar; upon the establish
ment Of such fountains in accordance
with the provisions of this clause"
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02

known that more than half the vic
Tins In the mine explosion carried
life insurance in favor of relatives or
wives. The many widows and Or
phans present d sad spectacle. Fifty
two bodies 50 far have been reccv-
cred from the mine.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
A Comparison of the Circula-

tion of The Sun for Two Years
December, 1907 average .3Sl9
December, 1908 average. BIG
December, 1909 average. .6o0C
This is the largest circulation
west of Louisville.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
seekers After True knowledge.


Dickson Tenn. Feb. 2.-rhc Dick
son Grounding club composed OF a
nnrnber OF Dickson youths. has been
busy the past week locating ground
hog burrows In this locality. and In
consequence two or more members
of the club have been assigned TO
watch on grounding day. every hole.
from sunup TO sundown. and report
the results at the meeting OF the
club "Wednesday night. The object Is
70 assertion ~ there Is any truth In
the traditional groundhog day. ana
furthermore II the varmints venture
n sufficient distance from their dens.
TO capture and cage them and there
by put a auietus on their weather
msnipulauons. II Is expected that
some rather thrilling experiences
may be related. as much Of the most
determined and daring blood OF the
community is Interested.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Experts All Busy.

Washington, Feb. 2.--The officials
of the geological survey are dismay-
ed over the rapidity with which the
recent mine disasters have required
the services of the few trained men
at the surveys command for aiding
in the investigation.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
EnncrnI of Mrs. MilIs

The funeral of Mrs. Mamie Il.
Mills took place this afternoon at 3
O'Clock at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vasseur, 643 Elizabeth street,
the Rev. NJ. L. Dodd, pastor OF the
First Baptist church, officiating. The
following acted as pallbearers: Hon.
ID. A. Yeiser. and Messrs. John
Bonds, c. f. Rieke, J. Wallerstein
j. S. Smith and w. a. Lawrence.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-02
Fifty-two Bodies.

Primero, Col, Feb. at became
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FOR CIVIC UPL|FT
FORM ENTERPRISE IMPROVE
MENT LEAGUE WITH OVER
FIFTY MEMBERS.

The woman's auxiliary of the Com
mercial club met at the court house
Tuesday evening, March 29, and
formed permanent organization
under the name OF, the Enterprise
Improvement League. Constitution
and bylaws were adopted and Off
GERS elected for the ensuing year as
follows: President, Mrs. Carl Roe;
vice president, Mrs. C. M. Lock
wood; secretary, Mrs. B. B. Boyd;
treasurer, Miss Alta Davis; board
of directors, Mrs. A. F. Policy, Mrs.
w. R. Holmes, Mrs. w. H. Graves,
Mrs. Fred Falconer, and Mrs. S. l..
Burnaugh.
| The league will meet the first Mon
day evening of each month at 8
o'clock sharp, the next meeting be-
ing Monday evening, April 4, at the
old court house.
The aim of the organization as
stated in the preamble is to i'm
prove and beautify the city and to
that end the board of directors was
instructed to meet with the city
council at its next regular meeting
and ask that an order be issued for
the immediate cleanup of Main
street. 1t will also request that a
day be set apart when all res
idents and property owners will
| be required to observe the annual
spring outdoor cleanup.
| Many plans were discussed and
much interest shown. The secre-
tary reported more than so names
enrolled and number were added
at this meeting. All ladies Of the
town and vicinity are requested to
join the league. There is no mem
bership fee, only cooperation in the
work being asked of the members.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
Happy Ending Boy
And Girl Romance
schoolmates In Arkansas Married In
Enterprise After 10 Years
Separation.

In the parlor of the Hotel Enter
prise, Tuesday evening, March 20,
the elimination of boy and girl
romance was reached when Rev. w.
P. Samms pronounced the words that
united in marriage Mr.. Arthur H,
Robinson of Wal.owa and Mrs. Del
la Wilson, recently of Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
Mr.. Robinson and his bride, then
Miss Della Johnston, were school
mates, at Fayetteville, and had not
seen each other for ten years until
Saturday, March 26, when she ar,
rived at Wallowa with her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Johnston, and her lit
tie daughter, Glennie Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson will make
their home on ranch seven miles
east of Wallowa.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
DON'T LIKE PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL PROPOSITION

Enterprise has been asked to place
a baseball club in Glass ID league
composed of Boise, Baker City, La
Grande and Enterprise. The propo
sition would call for four games
per week schedule to last about
three months, and would mean a
salaried team and big travelling ex-
penses owing to the long jumps. 1t
is not looked upon with favor by
the baseball men here and mega
tive answer will be returned.
None of the towns mentioned, ex-
cept possibly Eoise, Is large enough
to support such a team. The plan
most in favor here is a Saturday
Sunday semi-pro league to be COM
posed of two or three towns In this
valley, and the Union county towns
and possibly Baker City. The club
here is ready to join such a league.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
DEATH RECORD.

Guy Frederick Cramer, young
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Cram
er, died at the family home in this
city Wednesday morning, March 30,
at 4:15 o'clock, aged 13 years, nine
months and eight days. He had
been LII for 10 weeks suffering from
yellow jaundice that resulted from
an attack of pneumonia last win
ter. Lately he had been improving
and the day before he died was con-
siderably better, and slept we'll that
night until o'clock, when he awoke
in great pain. The last hour he
was unconscious.
Funeral will be held some time
Friday, the hour depending on the
arrival Of relatives.
The deceased was born seven
miles north of Wallowa June 22,
1896, and lived m this county all
his short life. Up to the time OF
his illness last winter, he attended
the Enterprise public schools. Be-
sides his grief-stricken parents,
seven sisters and two brothers
are left to mourn his untimely death
They are Mrs. H. w. Harris Of Wal
Iowa, Mrs. c.. NJ. Dexter Of Parma,
Ida, Mrs. Jos. Allen Of Lostire,
Myrtle Cramer of Eugene, Lawrence
Cramer of Bruno, Ida. Mrs. Mary
Bloom, Lloyd, Tressie and Fern
Cramer of this city.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
Arthur sorenson Of Newport came

Arthur Sorenson of Newport came
in Sunday to look at land in TINS
vicinity.
The Enterprise Press job depart
ment has completed a 29-page brief
for Attorneys d. w. Sheahan and
Fee & Slater in the case Of G. Il.
Elliott VS.. Wallowa County, that has
been appealed to the Supreme court.
The Enterprise job department has
completed a So page brief for At
torneys T. NJ. Dill and ]. p. Rusk
in the. case of DeVall vs.. DeVall,
appealed to the Supreme court.
Nearly everybody is using the new
booster envelopes authorized by the
Commercial club and printed by the
Enterprise Press job department.
Get in the swim; be booster for
your home town by ordering 500 or
1000 envelopes. One of them may
bring back the cost to you many fold
The fine new display windows Of
the remodeled e. M. & M. store
are now showing to their best ad-
vantage with the pretty and tasteful
displays of new spring goods. Ev-
cry window, from the grocery at the
northeast corner on River street,
clear around to the hardware at the
southwest corner on Main street,
is attractive in its trim appropriate
to the department which 1t repre-
sents and reflects credit on the ar
tist, ]. L. Browning, who designed
the displays.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
To the Citizens of Wallowa County:

1t is our purpose to handle any business
entrusted to us in such fair and liberal
manner as to make the customers rela.
ton with this bank satisfactory and
profitable. Aside from our excellent
facilities, this bank has the advantage of
large capital and substantial list of
stockholders. 1t is also a State DepOSi-
tory. If you are not a customer we
invite you to become one.
StOckgrOWeT and Farmers National Bank
Wallowa, Oregon
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30

C. e. Funk and family moved
Monday into their new home, the
former Vest property on Residence
street. L. A. jackson and family
moved the same day into the Funk
property on River street. and W.
A. Rigdon and family from the Vest
house to the Chris Bauer cottage
vacated by the Jacksons.
Mss Carol Evans OF Wallowa re-
turned home Wednesday after two
weeks visit with her sister. Mrs.
Berta Lowck.
Ladies. have you seen our line Of
blue and white Enamel Ware? W.
j. Funk & Co.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
Hasten Burglars Caught.

Five men charged with breaking
into the secondhand store of F.. D.
Hasten at La Grande on the night
of March IL were arrested at Nam
pa and brought to La Grande last
Friday. The SUSPECTS are tramps,
one a mere boy. Goods to the
amount of 5000 were stolen. Mr..
Hasten identified the goods found
on the prisoners as his property.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
NOTHING STOPS EASTERN
OREGON REAL ESTATE
Nrom La Grande observer.

Trom La Grande Observer.)
The Joseph line may be only a
branch road but it seems determined
not to be outdone in the matter OF
land slides by any trunk line that
ever saved II hours from Chicago
to the coast.
The road through the Elgin CAN
yon has eenb in the front rank lately
with its little slide just about as
often as there was any trouble on
the main line. 1t seems nothing
can stop the movement OF Eastern
Oregon real estate.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
eskimo wrestling.

Next to gambling the Eskimo men
like to wrestle. The usual way Of do
ing this is q test rather Of strength
than skill. The wrestlers sit down on
the floor or in any convenient place
side by side and facing In opposite
directions. say with right elbows
touching. Then they lock arms. and
each strives to straighten out the
others arm.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
Card Of Thanks.

The children OF the late L. B.
Haggerty desire to thank through
the columns of this paper the many
friends who so kindly gave their
assistance during the recent illness
and death OF their father.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30

Mrs. NJ. Larsen and daughter.
Miss Rhoda wo5d. went to Elgin
Wednesday, callei by the serious
illness OF Mrs Larsen's daughter,
Mrs. Ed Huffman.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY
COURT, MARCH TERM
Second Judicial Day.
fCop


In the matter Of granting fran
chise to the Forest Service of the
United States to construct a tele-
phone inc:
Franchise granted said Forest Ser
F, vice to construct, maintain and
operate complete electric tele-
phone system along the public
highway from city of Wallowa to
cabin on Sled Springs Station,
distance approximately of "a miles
said cabin being located in Sec.
26, Twp. NJ, R "A E.; said fran
chise to hold until otherwise or
dered by court, it being under
stood that the line shall be con-
structed in such manner as to do
as little damage as possible to
said road, and that where the
wires cross the road they shall be
placed and strung not less than
20 feet high from said road.
Court adjourned until March 10,
1910.
Third Judicial Day.
Saturday. March 10, 1910.
In the matter of receiving bids and
letting contract for the furnish
ing OF wood for the court house and
high school:
Contract awarded to w. T. Bell
of Enterprise, Oregon. as the low
est and beet bidder, he TO furnish
the court house with so cords OF
four-foot wood at $3.50 per cord,
and the county high school with
75 ricks at 81 per rick.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
Third Judicial Day.
MARRIAGE Licenses. ..

March 2s--A. H. Balm, Myrtle v
Reel.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-03-30
NEW suits Filed.

March as-e. P. Thomas VS.. H. B.
Hasten.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-08
ARLINGTON

Percy Lathrop has gone to Albany
to work.
George Cullinan was in Manchester
Wednesday
J. D. Purdy of Manchester was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. Horace Williams remains
about the same.
o. e. Adams spent Wednesday in
Mechanicville and Troy.
Mrs Mae Lathfop was in North
Bennington one day this week
NJ. and Mrs. +. NJ. Lathrop spent
Wednesday in Troy and Albany.
Dir and Mrs. Palmer of New York
City are stopping at Mrs. Clarence
Gilchrist's.
Dr. c. w. Phillips has disposed OF
his auto and has purchased horse
and buggy
Mrs. Philip Cote who has been Wis
iting friends in Hudson, n. H., has
returned nome.
Father Paquet who has been in
town for several DAYS has returned
to his home in Lyndonville.
The Village Improvement society
held its regular meeting at the home
of Mrs lone Phillips on Wednesday
Arthur A. Cook of Tacoma. Wash
ington who has been visiting at the
home of o. H. Adams has returned
Mr. and Mrs. Allard have moved
from James Thompson's residence in.
to the house owned by Mrs. Babcock
Miss Emily Baldwin who has been
visiting her father, relatives and
friends here left Thursday morning
for Los Angeles, Cal.