The Hartford republican., 1913-12-12
They VISITED
HAWfSVILLE ALSO
Although Little Damage
Was Done There.
Diffees Were Selling Territorial
Rights When Powder
Exploded.

Hawesville, KY, Dec. 6.-sDiffee"
Is name that Is not we'll known
in Hawesville. In fact there are prob
ably many here who will say that
they never heard of the name and
Yet two men and at least one woman
of that name spent several months
bere. They lived high. They drove che
best horses in town and smoked the
best cigars. They did not have much
to say about their business while
here but they winked about it often
in knowing way that gave the i'm
preston to some that they had a.
good thing" and they knew 1t.
Whatever 1t was few began to De-
lieve that there were millions In
it," A few began to nfbble and at
least three actually bit.
Then a beautiful woman" who
posed as ian artist who was
sketching the beech woods, and the
romantic hills and the sinnous nil-
very thread of the Labelle riviere
at this point and who was boarding
at one of the most secluded private
boarding houses in Hawesville, be-
gan to be talked about as Mhe
sweetheart of the senior of the DIFF
fees.
Very soon thereafter an apparent
ly amiable good woman came here
and announced herself as the wife
of the man who was playing the sny
Lothario to the private boarding
house artist.
Very quickly there was, In ths-
language OF a local darkey, a scat
tertioan" and the senior Diffee at
once became a refugee. Soon after
the younger Diffee and his wife left
the town. The labor saving wash
ing powder" which they were explo-
iting and for the selling rights OF
which they were seeking to dispose
of territorial rights at once seemed
to become an explosive powder and
there was blow-up.
When a look about was taken It
was found that several were fully
convinced that vast amounts could
be made by buying territory and
selling the rights Of the nianuznc-
ture and sale of the washing COM
pound. Lee Brewer bought Perry
county. Ind. and County Clerk I'd.
N. Lamar, Sheriff-elect Ed. F. EVAN
and Lonnie Rich bought West Vir-
ginia. This seems to be the end OF
the buying here. Not much caAh
was parted with It Is understood,
but the danger point was reached
when the social explosion put an end
to the exploitation.
The ''powder" did the work well
that 1t was guaranteed to do and
the many local housewives who tried
1t were greatly pleased Mr.. Brewer
Is still selling it and II is giving
good satisfaction. but 1t Is said that
1t cannot be made as was represent
ed. at practically no cost. and that
there is no genuine patent at all TO
protect its formula, but rather that
the formula is an infringement Of
other patents.
With the Diffees came one Chas.
Phillips and family from Whites
Vile. an dhe is what is eft behind
Of this most promisins enterprise
Of this most promising enterprises.
lie is a good citizen. and has enter
cd into the meat business here. He
like others, was imposed upon and
Is one OF the many who are seeking
some relief through the DAVIES
county circuit court in suits docket
I'd there for trial. The suits are
against several of the best citizens
Of Whitesville. who seem to have
been orsanized into washing pow
Ter company to furnish capital to
he great advantage of the Diffees
md. apparently. to the advantage
,f no one else. In the meantime
several dozen in Hawessille are con-
,ratulatins themselves on their mar
low escape from rainbow chasing Cor
he promised bag OF gold
Remnants.
Fine Wooden Dress Goods. Silks
md all kinds of bright new mater
ais. in serviceable lengths. At strict
y bargain prices. REMNANT STORE,