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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
RanChman Tortured.

Vergara was shot twice through
the head and once through the neck,
his skull was crushed as by a blow
from a rifle butt. and the charred
fingers of the left hand indicated
that he had been tortured before be-
ing put to death.
Identification was made by the
dead mans son and by numerous
friends, many of whom were in the
party of nine, led by the state border
patrol, which made the grim jour-
ney to the Hidalgo cemetery during
the early morning hours.
The body was brought into the
United States at a point As miles
northeast of Laredo, opposite Hidal-
go and near the Vergara ranch.
American Consul Garrett of Neuvo
Laredo, deputy sheriffs and other
authorities were waiting to receive
it, and pending the arrival of an
undertaken from Laredo, an armed
force stood guard over the body.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
PLANNING
BIG PLANT
Ellis Ice & Coal Company May
Erect a $4,000 Ad.
ditiOn.

The Ellis Ice & Coal Company, who
own a fifty-ton capacity ice plant,
have announced they will make ad-
ditions to their plant that will posi-
bly, cost $4,000. The company will
erect a large cold storage plant COW
ering half square on a lot adjOin-
ing their present plant. In addition
to renting storage to anybody who
wants it they will buy butter, eggs,
poultry, fruits and vegetables for
the city markets. A well equipped
slaughterhouse will be an adjunct
and all the poultry will be killed and
dressed before shipping.
The work of installing the boilers
necessary to operate the new plant
has already been begun and the cree
ton of the cold storage plant will be-
gin soon and be ready for the fall
poultry trade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
GRINDING
BUT SLOWLY
Only Minor Matters Are Set Fol
Trial During This
Week.

But little has been done in Circuit
Court since last report.
The second case of Mrs. Josephine
Davis against the city, was tried
Saturday and a verdict returned for
the city. Mrs. Davis sought to hold
the city responsible for the overflow
of her property, which lies on the
river bank.
The case of Bobbye Moore VS.. the
Tennessee Central Railroad Co., was
then taken up and was tried yes
terday. The woman sued for being
put off a train at Fidelia. The other
juries were dismissed until today.
The case of Tom West VS.. the City
is set for today. Mr.. West drove
his buggy into a rope across Main
street that formed a barricade
around the house of M. G. Forbes
during a case of critical illness, and
broke his buggy. A lighted lantern
had been placed on the rope.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
Sent Home.

Frankfort KY. March 9.-The state
prison commission Friday paroled rs
children. ranging in ages from nine to
IL years. from the house Of reform.
and will send them back to the coun-
ties whence they came. Chairman
O'Sulliyan said that. carrying out
the opinion of the commission. that
the house of reform is not a proper
place TO send little children, the CON-
mission will return them to their
homes as fast as they are sent there,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
THREE MEETINGS
OF The Council Held, Last One
Last Night.

The City Council held a called SEES
sion Thursday night to audit accounts
and the regular session Friday night,
which latter session was adjourned
till last night, at which it was ex-
pected that Manager Fitch, of the
Kentucky Public Service Co., would
appear to discuss a new electric light
contract for street lights. The old
contract for about $500 expired
Nov. l6.
A committee from the Business
Mems Association appeared Friday
night and asked that the sprinkling
contract of last year be renewed and
a temporary arrangement was made
to start the sprinkler this week.
Only routine matters were attend
ed TO.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
That is Left Of The Session
Of the General AS
Sembly.
LOCAL BILLS in DANGER
Piled up In a Mass Of 900.
Other Measures at Mercy
of Rules Committee.

Frankfort. KY, March 9.-The de
feat in the house by an almost unan-
imous viva voce vote, of the bill to
enlarge the powers and increase the
duties of the state board of health
was the outstanding feature, insofar
as the state-at large is concerned, of
Saturdays session of the legislature.
Representative. N. Mccormack, of
Bowling Green, former member Of
the state board of health, spoke
nearly an hour in behalf of the meas
ure.
The Clay bill, to enable Jefferson
county to adopt the commission form
of government January l, 1916,
which passed the senate Thursday
night by an overwhelming majority,
was reported in the house March Z.
Speaker Terrell referred the bill to
the committee on municipalities over
the protest of Representative Adam
SPAIN, of Louisville, who wanted il
referred to suffrage and elections, o.
which he is a member.
Over in the senate the days ses
sion was of little interest. Five bill
were passed, but none of them wa
of statewide interest.
With the Rules Committees il
charge, no bills can now be called W
without it is done with the consent
of those committees.
The two bills for which 1000 voters
of Hopkinsville petitioned are lost ir
the pile of 900 other bills. The Bos
worth commission bill has passed the
senate and is in the house with fav
orable report. The Duffy classified
ton bill has passed the house anC
has been favorably reported in the
senate. The slightest amendment
will send the bills back and at time
when they have one chance in 900 tC
pass.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
DOCK" BOYD DEAD
Native of Christian Passes Away
in Florida.

Mr.. A. F. Boyd, Familiarity known
as dock" Boyd, died at Bostwick,
Fla, March 8. He had not enjoyed
good health for several years. Mr..
Boyd was reared in this county and
lived many years on his farm few
miles Northeast of Gracey. Later
he resided in this city but moved 10
Northeast Christian. About the first
of December last he moved to Flori-
da with his son, Wilbur Boyd, and
took up his residence near Bostwich
He was about seventy years old and
a member of the Baptist church.
The interment took place at Bose
wick.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
Driskill-BOyd.

Mr.. Homer p. Driskill, of this city,
and Miss Lama M. Boyd, of Crofton,
were married one day last week,
by Rev. ]. I. Clevenger, in the
Crofton Hotel. The bride is daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs, L. Boyd, who
operate the Crofton Hotel. She is
quite a handsome and attractive
young woman. Thegroom is an EN-
ploye of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
Enter Mexico and DiSinter the
Corpse of Vergara and Bring
1t To Texas.
RANCHMAN WAS TORTURED
Fingers Burned Off Before He
Was Finally MUIR
dered.

Austin, Texas, March 8 Texas
rangers last night crossed the inter-
national border into Mexico, disin-
tered the body of Clemente YER
CARA, Texas ranchman, in the Hidal-
go cemetery, and returned it to
American soil
The official report of Captain Saun-
ders on the incident was given out
by the executive department. 1t
said, simply:
81 proceeded to Hidalgo, secured
Vergara's body, and returned it to
Laredo"
The rangers were not opposed, ac-
comprising their search without the
slightest violence, taking the body
from a grave in Hidalgo cemetery,
almost in sight of the Texas border.
The seizure was Invested of possibly
grave aspects in international COM
plications by reason of the fact that
the rangers were practically making
use of permission granted officially
by Mexican federal authorities sew
eral days ago for recovery of, the
body. This permission had been
given to United States Consul Alon-
20 Garrett. at Nuevo Laredo, but he
did not get the body, because of
what he reported as dangers attend
ing search for it in the immediate
vicinity of Hidalgo,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Rev. Samuel Daughtry. aged 10, is
the youngest pastor in Kentucky.
He announced few weeks ago that
he desired to preach and Rev. John
w. Lewis appointed him to the pas
torate of the Zion Methodist church
in Barren county. He is still a stu
dent OF Ogden College and has won
several medals for oratory. He will
enter Vanderbilt University in the
fall and retain his pastorate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Senator Reed. of Missouri. has in
troduced bill which would authorize
the creation of commission to &C.
quire for the government by pur-
chase or condemnation the home of
Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Va.
Representative Levy. of New York.
who owns the property. has declined
frequently to consider selling it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
coo w Vanderbilt. multimillion.

Geo. w. Vanderbilt. multimillion-
aire philanthropist and sportsman,
died of heart failure in Washington
Friday, aged 81. He was the found
er of the town of Biltmore, N. c.,
surrounded by vast estate of l4O,-
600 acres. He was the youngest son
of w. H. Vanderbilt and leaves only
one child, a daughter.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

One of the best clubbing PROPOSE
tons we have ever offered is to send
the Weekly Cincinnati Enquirer and
four other periodicals with the Ken
tuckian, all one year for $2.7O. Since
the Courier-Journal no longer issues
a weekly, the Enquirer is the best
paper we know of to take its place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
Escaped Alive.

Mrs. William Collier andhe three
young children have returned to
their former home at Millersburg
after having witnessed a battle be-
tween Federals and revolutionists on
on their ranchnear Tampico, Mexico.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Great Britain has filed a complaint
that another Englishman named Sny-
dan, has been driven away from his
ranch in Chihuahua by Villas fol-
lowers and protection is asked for
him. 1t is feared that he, like Ben
ton. will be murdered.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

The income tax law bids fair to
live up to the expectations of the
administration by producing about
$50, 900, OOU annually in revenue paid
by close to 425, 600 individuals.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Mr.. Beckham will open his cam
paign for Senator March 16, at E IL
abethtown, which appears to be one
of his strongholds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

DIR. Anna Shaw is to inaugurate a
suffrage campaign in the South. She
will have no difficulty in making
suffragettes out of the colored wo-
men, but further than that she is on
a cold trail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Kenton, and these four counties as a
whole would pay into the State abom
$240,OO or 40 per cent of the total
State tax and could only take out
$4,000; but these counties have de-
elared themselves for good roads and
this amount would assist in the ex-
penditure.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

The Duncan Hotel in Nashville
went into the hands Of a receiver
last week, with liabilities of$l40,0O0
1t is one of the landmarks of Nash
vile.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Eleven sailors who took to the
boats when the steamer Tower sank
off the Jersey coast were rescued
nearly frozen, after some of them
had lost consciousness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

The Christian community in India
is relatively insignifcant-less than
one and a quarter per cent of the
whole population
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

President Wilson is evidently max
ing an unusual effort to see into the
Mexican embroglio. He visited an
occulist Saturday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Sentimentahsts are appealing to
Mrs. Wilson to rave Mrs. Wakefield,
the Connecticut husband-killer, from
execution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Appendicitis claimed a prominent
victim last week, in Geo. w. Van
derbilt, of New York.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Col. Roosevelt now has grandson
named Derby, which sounds mighty
like his hat is still in the ring.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

Prince William, the newly appoint
ed King of Albania, arrived Saturday
and was given warm welcome.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10
Editorial Comments.

A detective employed at $25 a
week, claims that Memphis is as dry
as a powder horn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

VIM. G. Conrad, Montana mill
lionaire, said to be worth $25,O00.-
600, died in Winchester. Va, Friday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

One more week of the Legislature
remains and the Rules Committees
in both Houses are in control.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-10

After your rname. renew
promptIy.iand notiniss q NUM-
Der. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions 70 BE-
paid iniadvance.
The day book., 1914-12-16

CONCERNING CHICAGO
Lewis Townsend, broker, 226 S. La
Sale, arrested on complaint of L. ].
Highland, 5756 Kenwood av Town
send says he paid money to get bonds
and got nothing. "
Will of Nicholas T. Burns, found in
mysterious death on Sheridan road
Nov. 20, filed for probation. Estate
$50, -.
Beatrice FegeIson. 16, missing from
st. Paul home, found in, Revere
House, Clark. and Austin. Stage
struck. To be sent home. p
Joseph Pattala, 111S w. 18th, hurt
in saloon fight Sunday night, dead in
County hospital. Three men held by
police.
Mary @. Kuhns Brady, michigan
wife, of State Auditor James Brady,
says she will prosecute him under
Mann act.
Edward Bragg, 46o7 w. Huron,
dead at County hospital under mys-
terious circumstances. Police seek
ing poison clews.
G. D. TaImadge, 32o E. SD, ar
rested for alleged swindle. DR.. M. L.
Smith, 22O S. State, complained of
$3.50 loss
chas r. congIeton, owner of apart
ments at 1851 Wilson av., arraigned
on charge of barring babies from
flats, discharged.
GoIdie Price, e7oo Houston av.,
fined $50 and costs for persistence
as wooer of Rose Wheeler, 9743
Commercial av. Esi
Proper use of Vagrancy law might
reduce crime 80 per cent. Fletcher
Dobyns before council crime commit
tee.
"con" man got $12 from Mary
Richter, maid at 109 w. Superior, on
promise to get sweetheart, John
Swartzman, from Bridewell.
=
The day book., 1914-12-16

NEWS OF THE DAY (
Christmas food prices to be lower
than Thanksgiving day. Turkeys of
better quality, South Water st. mer-
chants say.
Giant Christmas tree to be on ex-
hibition =, at Bohemian settlement
house, 1881 S. Racine av. Big Xmas
celebration.
George VogeI, 6241 S. Troy, ac-
cused as pickpocket, missing from
court after taking six continuances.
Bonds forfeited. -.1.
Dean Sumner presented with silver
desk by members of Forty club. Leav-
ing for Oregon.
VIM. Watterson. so, 621e Black
stone av,, probably fatally hurt by
auto truck Of John R.. Thompson Co.
Thos. Bremen, 1886 Rush, driver, held
on assault charge.
Chas. Meyers, 1912 Wabash aV., hit
by auto truck owned by VIM. E. Dee
Co., 26th and La Sale.
Joseph StrosoWski, angered at cold
supper, stabbed landlady,. Annie La
pata, 4546 S. Wood. Arrested.
Samuel Lesser, 1887 N. La Sale,
died in drug store at Oak and Clark.
Heart disease.
South Shore Country club to build
new clubhouse. Expects to save $75,-
600. on 100000 building while ma
terial is cheap.
Joseph DasteI, 1920 W.. Chicago
av, dead with broken head after fight
with chums. Thomas Manos, %, 1854
w, Chestnut, held by police.
Banqueters at Progressive club, 1o
w. Jackson blvd, routed by fire in
basement of building. Small damage.
p. Dean Smith, 1921 E. 73d, fined
SIS for fight with 'Ii'' guard who said
he carried lighted cigar on car.
Elizabeth Voight, 1923 w. 18th,
missing. Father asked police to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-12
In A Nut Shell.

President Barker, of the State
university, made some remarkable
admissions in his probe testimony,
among others tfat he would not
have accepted the presidency if he
had known the conditions existing"
He was sorry that the probe COM
mittee on its recent visit to the
university had found cigarette butts
littering the dining room and hall
ways" He agreed with the COM
mittee that professors should not
accept outside fees and salaries, but
with the fixed salaries no larger than
they are. he saw no way to remedy
this" He had IAN uphill struggle
in the last two years to correct evils
that are forty years DID," He also
defended the employment of Mrs.
Robert Stout. wife of Circuit Judge
Stout. as physical director of the
girls for two afternoons a week, at
81 500 a year on the score that "she
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-12
A Boon For Farmers.

The p anters Hardware Co. now
has machine in operation in the
rear of their store that should be
seen by every farmer. When a man
pays SO or $1O for a bushel of clover
seed he buys a very large per cent
of buckhorn, darder and plantain
seed, as well as a lot of trash and
dirt. There never has been made a
device that will take out all the un-
desirable seeds and foreign matter.
The machine at the Planters comes
so near separating the different seeds
that nobody can afford not to have
their seeds cleaned before putting in
the ground. The Planters Hard
ware Co. is charging only so cents a
bushel to do the work. The machine
is run by gasoline engine and it isso
simple that no one can fail to under
stand the principle of operation at
a glance. Very fewwords will explain
the operation. 1t is nothing more
than about a hundred feet of sail
cloth passing over so no lers. The
seeds dropping on the sail C 9th are
held there by air suction until the
seeds are turned upside down, when
they are released from the suction
and drop off to themse YES. The
buckhorn is the same weight exact y
of cover seed but has flat side and
c'ings to the cloth, while the over
seed drop off to themse YES. Other
seed and substances do the same
thing. Many farmers have watched
the operation and are satisfied as to
the true worth of the machine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-12
GETTING OUT INTO NATURE
PathetIcaIly Brief Time In Which Man
Should Prepare for Life
Hereafter.

1t is not all loss to be driven back
to the soil, remarks the Universalist
Leader. 1t is not all gain to be even
an Adams in New England. The
burden of responsibility is great.
Family traits and traditions are
sometimes sitting to originality.
Some people are little more thar
copy plates of their forbears. There
is some comfort in venturing forth
upon the friendly road for a joust
with nature In a colored shirt with
out fearing the rebuke or frown Of
some eminently straitlaced critic of
our vulgar ways. There is something
humorous in the remembrance of the
friend who is always genial in the
club, but never sees us when in blue
jeans we are sweeping the gutter or
digging in the garden. There is a
pathetic side to the existence of those
who do not think they are really
alive unless collar and cuffs are prop
erly adjusted. Naked we came into
the world. Naked we will go out
Of it. During the little time that
we linger between these two door
ways to the infinite perhaps we shall
be wise to cultivate a little more OF
the robustness which will enable us
to live in that great out of doors
which is certain to be our eterna
abiding place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-12
Sick and COnvaleSCent.

Cheering reports continue to come
from Mrs. r. T.. Cooper, who is at
Rochester, MINI. Her condition is
steadily improving.
Mr.. ]. w. Carloss. who has been
very i'll for many weeks. is now get
ing better and is no longer in a
critical condition.
Mr.. M. B. King. of Casky. who has
been in very poor health for six
months, is this week unable to leave
his bed and is threatened with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Johnny Mills Campbell is at
Rochester. MINI. where she was ex-
pected to undergo a difficult opera.
ton Tuesday. an operation that one
of the leading surgeons of a neigh
boring city declined to perform.
Mrs. Campbell had been going about
her business as an insurance agent
as ususl INT a week ago when an ex-
animation disclosed the seriousness
of her disease. The result of her
operation is awaited with much in
terest among her many friends.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-12
SURPRISE WEDDING.
Miss Nell Thompson and MIR.
Clint Drake Married Tues
day Night.

The marriage of Miss Nell Thomp-
son and Mr.. Clint Drake, which &C.
Cured at the home of the bride on
Wa nut street, Tuesday night came
as complete surprise to the init
mate friends of the contracting par
ties. Though the union was con-
summation of an attachment lasting
four or five years, so quietly were
the arrangements conducted that
outside the officiating minister, Rev.
A. R. Kasey and four or five others,
who witnessed the ceremony, no one
was the wiser until Wednesday morn
ing. After the ceremony the bridal
couple were driven to the home of
the brides brother, R. L. Thompson,
East Thirteen h street, where they
will make their home.
The bride is one of the best known
and most popular young ladies in the
city, having been for nearly five
years saleslady at the dry goods
store of T. M. Jones She is a gen.
eral favorite with the buying public.
Mr.. Drake has been in business here
several years and has many friends
who wish him long life of welded
happiness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-02-12
BIG PREMIUMS
Will Be offered in Speed Rings
At Next Fair.

The directors of the Pennyroyal
Fair are already arranging for big
purses in the speed ring contests at
the next fair. The racing program
will be made up so as to induce own
ers of fast animals to bring their
strings of horses here and make this
part of the fair more interesting
than last year. Since the election of
directors and officers a few days
since, the directors and officers have
been putting their heads together
and it will be only a short time be.
fore many plans to make the next
fair far more attractive than ever
will be completed. Arrangem mt for
three or four purses of 81 900 each
in the racing program are reported
to be almost an assured fact, while
other purses of $500 and less can be
numbered among the certainties.
In this connection tits we'll to state
that raisers of fine horses in our
county will have chances to enter
rings that will prove the Importance
OF putting forth every effort to inn
prove the stock of Christian county.
as by confirming entries to county pro-
ducts raisers of other sections can
not come here and "clean up" every
thing in the way of premiums. While
the greatest inducements will be held
out to all horsemen, yet it is nothing
but fair that our own people should
have showing for their own mon
ey. So, all things being equal for
all men, the next fair will be still
better than the last, which eclipsed
all other county fairs in the state.