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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
For Great Success of Young
Mems Christian ASSO-
citation.
ATTENDANCE is INCREASING.
Donations of Many Articles
Very LIBERAL More Are
Needed.

1t is exceedingly gratifying to the
older citizens to see the young men
and older boys of Hopkinsville avail
ing themselves of the advantages
offered them by the opening of the
rooms of the Y. M. C. A. building.
There is really but one deep regret
among the older people, and that is
that the opening was delayed so
many long years, before so many of
the boys of the city had become
habitues of places not calculated to
lift them in the scale of morality and
young manhood.
Now that they have a place to
spend their idle hours, with an en-
vironment that tends altogether to
build them up in every way, the need
of the rooms has already become
more manifest and the watchword is
everybody help the young men who
are to be the future controllers of
city affairs and make our citizenship
what it may be.
The attendance continues to in
crease each day and other attractions
besides cozy room and light liter&-
ture are being added. There is much
yet needed more substantial than
congratulations, and our citizens are
replying to the call. 1t won't be
many weeks before the young men
will have the advantages of many
volume of wholesome literature, a.
number of books having already been
sent in. Chairs, tables, games and
many other things are still needed.
James H. Skarry, the Ninth street
jeweler, has given a splendid time
piece, Major Yost large table, T.
l.. Metcalfe gave and put in two box
ball alleys. There is plenty of writ
ing material on hand for awhile, and
Rev. G. H. H. Branch, who is tenn
porarily in charge, has sent letters
to the pastors to have their church
papers put on the tables. One thing
should be encouraged by everybody
interested in the welfare of young
men, and that is the holding of re-
hgious services, especially on Sunday
afternoons. In the Y. M. C. A. rooms
of the world hi ndreds of young men
are reached and unite wit h the
churches that could not have been
won any other way.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
CORES ENEMIES
PUT TO ROUTE
Federal Government Likely to
IndiCt The Whole Bunch
For Conspiracy.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Feb. 90
The Federal Department of Justice
is expected to take action in a short
time in connection with the alleged
conspiracy of Oklahoma politician
against Senator Gore. as charged by
Gore in the $50 900 damage suit Of
Mrs. Minnie Bond, decided in favor
of the S nator Wednesday. This
was the statement of one of Cores
attorneys today, after the Senator
had declined TO discuss the jury's
verdict.
Operatives from the Department
of Justice were here throughout the
trial and detectives employed by the
Senator worked with them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
STATE INVESTIGATOR
Was Here This Week Looking
Into Condition Of COun-
try Schools.

Prof. F c. Button was in the city
Wednesday and spent the day look
ing into the condition of the rural
schools of the county. Prof Buttons
duties are to visit the different coun.
ties and ascertain how the county
board of education are discharging
their duties. 1t is expected that
this county's board of education will
be marked high up in the list Of
counties who have progressive men
looking after the children's greatest
interest.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
TOBACCO
MARKET
UnfavOrable Weather Cut Down
Receipts But Prices Re-
manned Firm.
HIGHEST FIGURE WAS $13.75.
North Christian Crops EStab,
liShed Record of The
Week.

This may be considered the middle
of the tobacco season and prices have
ruled a shade in advance of those of
last week. The deliveries, however,
were lessened considerably by the
very unfavorable weather conditions.
But the loose floors have large stocks
on hand and general activity pre-
vailed. Probably there has been a
slight increase in the bulk of most
desirable grades. Farmers are slight
ly nervous as farming operations will
have to receive their almost undivid-
ed attention after the ground hog
weather has passed, and they always
dread the uncertainties of the wealth
er during March.
The Northern part of the county
comes to the front, having made the
record for the week. J. N.Sisk's leaf
brought $l3.75 per hundred on the
loose floor of M. H. Tandy & Co,
Butler & Jackson's star sale WI
made for another North Christian
farmer, F. B. Wagner, near Bluff
Spring, receiving $12 for his best
leaf and $10.75 for his next best.
Below we give Inspector Aber
nathy's report for the weeks trans
actions:
Unsold stock Jan. 90, 1914. 900 Hhds.
Receipts for week. 800. 90 Hhds.
Receipts for yesr.......... POI Hhds
Sales for week .......... 10 Hhds.
Sales for year ........... 1913 Hhds.
LOOSE FLOORS
Sa 'es for week. .........4 63 255 Lbs.
Sa' es for season. .... 5625 020 Lbs.
Market active and higher.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
SPROUSE STORES
Quilted BY FIRE
Big Dry Goods and Clothing Establishment on Ninth Street Near
L. & N. Depot, Suffers by Early Morning Fire.
DAMAGES ESTIMATED AT $40, 900

The most destructive fire for three
years or more occurred yesterday
morning, the alarm being turned in
at 1890. Itwas found that the double
stores of the o. G. Sprouse Co. were
rapidly burning. Glenn Thacker, con-
nected with the block department of
the L. & NJ, and a negro boy who
works in a livery stable nearby NAM
ed Albert Means, discovered the fire
about the same time. They at once
turned in an alarm by goi g
to the station. AS the depart
ment had to run but one square,
they were almost instantly on
the spot. facing a fight n t
tested their capacity to the fullest.
But they went at it with will and
fought like heroes. finally subduing
the flames and saving the building
with a slight loss. The immense
stock of dry goods in both rooms
is practically a total loss to the
Sprouse Co., as most of the stock
not burned was ruined by smoke and
water.
Mr.. o. G. Sprouse, who had been
in Springfield on business for sever
al days, arrived on the $50 train yes
terjay morning. bow the fire orig
mated is not known. One theory
is that it started at the CASH
ier's desk in the arch connecting tbs
two rooms and. another that il
started about a stove. This, how
ever, is all guess work, as the fire
had gained too much Roadway wher
Mr.. Thacker and the negro boy dis.
covered it to tell where it began.
1t is impossible to approximate the
loss sustained by the Sprouse Co
One of the statesmen said that the
stock was very large, the company
having already received part of the
purchases for spring.
The store rooms are part of the
Cook Building and the d mage to the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

building will run well up into the
hundreds, if not reaching a thousand
dollars.
The fire department did one of the
finest pieces of work it has been call.
ed to do for years. The heat was SC
intense when they reached the build.
ing that the steel ceilings were red
hot and the upper glass in front had
cracked and fallen out, the desk and
everything near it, inc uding files
and many other papers of value were
destroyed, and this will, to some ex.
tent, prevent anything like arriving
at the accurate estimate of the
Sprouse company's loss. The most
available data would be the compa-
ny's last inventory, which may be
found.
The adjusters of the insurance
companies interested will be here as
soon as possible and everything will
remain in their mixed-up condition
until they arrive.
The Sprouse Co. is one of the lead
ing mercantile establishment of the
city. Col. o. G. Sprouse, the heaC
of the company, came here from
Springfield about two years ago anC
last year moved his hcadquar ers t.
this city though maintaining brancl
store in Springfield. He has built vi
a tremendous business. which is still
rapidly increasing The loss will b,
very heavy and the interruption il
business at a time when he has on ;
big reduction sale will be a serious
blow, as the sale was in full progress
The loss as near as can be approx.
mated on the stockis anywhere from
SIS, 200 to $25, 900. This is fully COW
cred by insurance policies aggregat.
ing $4,000
The loss on the building is fully
covered by insurance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
An Old Timer.

Church Hill Grange. if not the old
est, is close to being he Oldest grange
in the state. 1t is 40 years old. hav-
ing been organized December End,
1873. with 80 members. The sur
vivors. 10 in number. were young men
but 40 years have put them in THE
old mems class" but some OF them
DO not like to be reminded Of IL. II
i useless @ say that all Of them be.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

QUESTION
Will Be Settled At a Meeting
of Farmers Here To-
day.
100 MORE COWS WANTED.
Several Other Cities Offer In
ducementS To Peter
Fox Sons Co.

A meeting will be held today at
100 p. m in the offices of the Hop
kinsville Business Mems Association
by the farmers of Christian county
regarding the establishment of a
creamery in this city.
To date only 400 of the necessary
500 cows have been pledged and to-
day must settle the proposition.
Elkton, Princeton, Madisonville,
KY, and Springfield, Tenn, are Of
fering the Peter Fox Sons Co. large
inducements to come to their respec-
tive cities to erect plant, but a
desperate effort will be made to have
the plant located here.
! The Peter Fox Sons Co. have made
a very liberal offer to the farmers.
They only ask that they be assured
of receiving butter fat from 500
cows, in order to start the plant sue
cessfully. They do not ask any bonus
of the farmers or business men.
The erection of this creamery will
mean an expenditure of about $l5,-
600. 1t is to be sanitary and up-to-
date in every respect.
A large meeting is expected today
and It is the duty of every farmer to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
BUCK PLACE.
Purchased as A Parsonage For
The First Baptist
Church.

The handsome Main street resi-
dence of j. w. Buck was purchased
for a parsonage by the First Baptist
Church at a business meeting held
Wednesday night. An option was
presented by committee composed
of Chas. M. Meacham, E. M. Flack,
Gus. Breathitt, d. w. Kitchen and
VIM. Kimmons and after discussion
, the Trustees were ordered to pur-
chase the property for $1,000. The
present parsonage is to be taken in
part payment at $4,000. Possession
will be given to DR.. C. M. Thompson
in April.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Mrs. {. M. Barnes Dies After
Brief Illness.

Mrs. Virginia Barnes died near
Dogwood Chapel Wednesday night
of pneumonia. Mrs. Barnes was
about sixty-five years old. She was
the wife of Mr.. E. M. Barnes, a well
known farmer, and was a lady held
in the highest esteem by large
circle of friends. She was member
of the Baptist church. Her funeral
services were held Thursday after.
noon and the interment took place
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
President BaSSett Wants SChed-
ule Arranged for Coming
Season.
s CLUB LEAGUE PROBABLE.
Harrisburg and VinCenneS
Will Not Drop Out
Maybe.

February will soon be gone and
after the SHOWS and freezes and gales
of March baseball fans will feel the
first symptoms of baseball fever ting
ling through their veins. But the
tingling should begin before that
time. Mr., r. H. Holland, of the
Moguls, wants us to call attention to
the fact that it costs money to have
league ball and those who are want
ing it must get down into their peck
cts and get ready to fork up. The
first p yment, $3.50, must be made
March LIST, just a week off.
The Paducah ws-Democrat of
Wednesday says:
While there have been reports cir
culated that Vincennes, Ind. and
Harrisburg, ILL.,, will not be in the
league this year they are from imag-
mary brains and have no facts to
substantiate them. Neither the Har-
risburg nor Vincennes associations
has stated it would not remain
in the league, therefore the presump-
ton is that they will continue their
membership. Should either associa-
ton fail to deposit the first half of
the $500 guarantee March /, a meet
ing of the league probably would be
called by President Bassett to take
some action. If either city discOn-
tinues its membership likely the 9TH
er will be dropped and the league
would continue with a six-club cir
cult. This would cause few more
games to be played in each city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
GLENN BILL
IS HUNG UP
Fate Said to Be Very Uncer-
tain in Its Present
Form.
OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
List Of The Bills introduced In
The House By Christians (
Representatives.

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 20.-The
Glenn insurance bill did not come up
in the Senate today and the bill in its
present form is dead.
These definite facts were learned
along with many rumors, some of
which appear to have some founda-
ton. State Auditor Bosworth, when
seen by a correspondent, said:
"Ihe Glenn bill will not come up
today. can say nothing else"
Something relative to this bill has
been going on outside of the floor of
the legislative chamber. and it re-
mains to be seen exactly what will
happen.
Eighty-four. of the lib fire under
writing companies doing business in
Kentucky have notified their agents
in the State not to cancel and re-
write any business for longer terms
pending the settlement of the differ
ences between the companies and the
State Rating Board as exemplifed in
the Glenn insurance bill.
Female suffrage received back
set Thursday when the Miller bill
was virtually killed
Senate Bill No. n, providing for g
Commission form of government fol-
cities of the third class, was favora-
bly, reported in the House Thursday,
along with a large number of other
bills. Eleven new House bills were
introduced, including one by Mr..
Duffy. This brings the total House
bills up to $40.
Mr.. Duffy's various bills:
H. B. 81 Act creating State text
book commission.
H. B. %. Changing time of holding
circuit court in Sd judicial Dis
trict.
H B. 90 Act to abolish fellow ser.
want law.
H. B. 30.-Act to require State Off
cials and employees to furnish
itemized statement of travelling
and incidental expenses to Aud
itor.
H. B. 31.-Defining method of pay
ing appropriations to various
State Institutions.
H. B. 32.-Providing for conveyance
of prisoners to penitentiaries
and minors to House of Reform
H. B. No. 3.-Act to enable cities of
3rd class to adopt commission
form of government.
H. B. 229.-Act to amend acts of
1912 assigning cities and towns
to class to which they belong.
H. B. 271.-Act to amend act relat-
ing to revenue and taxation.
H. B. 347.-To provide for appoint
ment of State Board of Regents
for management of Eastern and
Western Normal Schools and
Industrial Institute for colored
persons.
H. B. 46l.-To amend and. re-enact
Section $40 Ky. Statutes, relat-
ing to corporations.
H. B. 525.-To license stationery en-
gineers.
H. B. 543.-To amend constitution so
as to exempt from taxation pub
lie property, places used for re-
ligious worship, etc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

A prompt denial followed the pub
LEGATION of a report that Miss Mar
garet Wilson, the presidents eldest
daughter, was engaged to be married
to Boyd Fisher, of Kansas City, Mo.
1t is now up to the man from Mis-
souri, to show that he can make good
on a premature publication.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

1t is said the Greene insurance
bill, which has passed the House,
will be substituted for the Glenn bill
in the Senate next Tuesday, as a
compromise.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The Senate bill stopping boys or
girls under Is from smoking cigar
cites passed with only A vo tie s
against it. S.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Stopped the Train.

A mob stopped train at Herman
do, Miss, and took a negro out Of
the hands of the sheriff and lynched
him for the murder of white man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Death at State Hospital.

Thomas w. Allen. patient at the
Western State Hospital from Nc
Cracker county. died Wednesday
night. of general paralysis of the
insane. aged seventy eight years.
He had been in the institution about
six months. The body was shipped
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

Woman suffrage was killed in the
Maryland House, 60 to 81. Now let
the Kentucky House go and do like
wise.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

Rev. ]. A. Cotton, pastor of a
Methodist church near Detroit, has
been arrested charged with burning
his parsonage.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The number of suicides in Vienna
decreased about 100 in 1918 over the
previous year. The total was l, 1858,
or something more than four day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

Maxine Castillo, captured byAmer-
lean soldiers in New Mexico, will be
'interned" at Fort Bliss. That beats
being inferred" across the river.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

A man named Nose Ayers is miss
ing in Logan county. He must not
be confused with Mott Ayers, who
is hard to lose.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The Mt. Sterling Advocate office
was damaged by fire to the extent
of 81 900.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The body of Senator AyO. Bacon
was buried at Macon, Ca, Thursday,
in a driving rain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, wild
ow of the deceased novelist, died in
California, Thursday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The 1000 ear of corn has been
stolen from the Agricultural exhibit
at Dallas, Texas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The final hearing in the Thaw case
a. set for yesterday, at Concord,
N H
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

A flood warning has been sent out
from Louisville, as the Ohio river is
rapidly rising.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

Pulaski county has called special
election to vote on a $500, 900 bond
issue to build turnpikes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21
Auto Fire Truck.

The City Council of Georgetown.
KY. is considering the purchase Of
An auto 6ra truck fnr tia A., a.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

The Mardi Gras celebration began
in New Orleans Thursday.

Huerta has finished one year any
how, as president of Mexico.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-21

FOR KENrUcKY-Thurs-
yp badly rain and colder.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-01-29
Church Notes

The work Of the church has been a
difficult one during the winter on ac-
count Of the bad weather. But neigh
bors and friends we are not dead, Oh
no. nor sleeping either. We have sim
ply been storing up good things to de-
liver when the opportunity presented
itself We intend to keep the young
people busy with good work" the
coming year or make them give a diff
erent excuse then they have'baen Civ
ing in the past. We have young peo-
pies society now which will meet ev-
cry Sunday evening at 7:3o. We wish
we could have seen you all last Sunday
evening. Then the Church work will
be tended to with greater ability in
the time to come. The pastor will de-
liver his first Of a series Of sermons on
THE Divinity of Christ" Feb. lst.
These are series Of sermons with
which he claims he is wiling to NEE.
any one with. Come out next Lords
Day at 10 O'Clock. there will be good
fire and Bible School will begin on time
Chas. Z. Beans. Pastor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-01-29
- Nimble-Footed.

The preacher was a young man and
nervous, but interesting He was max.
ing an eloquent plea for the home life,
and was descanting eloquently on the
evils Of the club, telling his congre-
cation that married men in particular
should spend their evenings at home
with their wives and children.
Think, my hearers" said he, "of al
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
M.P.L tPublisherl Serial cse24
Department Of the Interior.
l.. s. Land Office at Sterling, Colorado.
january ., 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given that Micbaei
L. w. Kraxberger, Of New Raymer.
Colorado, who, On August q, 1903,
made homestead entry, No. osc24, for
North half of, Section IA. Township 7
North, Range 50 West. 6th Principal
Meridian. has filed notice Of intention
to make final three year proof, to cs-
tablish claim 10 the land above describ-
ed. before United States Commissioner,
at New Raymer, Colorado. on the 9th
day of March, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Alfred y. W. Hamburger. VI New Raymer, coip.
Richard Weskirk. OF " .
Paul Amber. Of l-l5
George Mcarhani, Of z-lg
A.f. BROWNS. Register.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-01-29
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