The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-02
IN OUR OWN STATE


For the first time in many months
there has been a flendish lynching
in Kentucky.
10 occurred at Henderson, where
some thirty men, unknown" as the
coroner asserts, threatened the jail
er, and an accused man who was
lodged i'm prison certain TO receive
punishment at the hands OF the law
the moment his guilt was proven,
was taken out and hanged. The
brutality and barbarity OF the act is
further shown in the fact that the
tree on which the hanging was done
was cut down for souvenirs for saw
ages who gloried in this subversion
Of law.
We trust the Governor will show
he is the governor by securing such
punishment as will bring about a
more sane and civilized state OF
feeling.
100000 Coal Company Organized
The Peerless Block Colliery Coal
Co. will be incorporated soon into
100000 concern, one OF the largest
in this section. A. A. Galliger is on
the ground and pushing the work as
rapidly as possible. The track from
the main line Of the L. & E. will
start in at Eagle Branch and 20 I'D
Main Buffalo for a mile or more TO
this large operation. ]. L. Wood
Jones is president and is also pres
ident OF a number Of coal operations
in the Pocahontas coal field OF vir-
ginia. Jarvis Collins, who was here
last week, is general manager and
treasurer-Hazard Herald.
Patriotic Rally at Newport
At the patriotic rally held in Me-
mortal Hall, Newport KY, on the
23rd ult., an unusual number Of high
officials of the several patriotic
orders participated. Addresses were
delivered by f. R. Monfort, the Com
mander-in-Chief Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic: Professor Levant
Dodge, Junior Vice Commander-in-
Chief; DR.. John NJ. Adams. Adiutant
General Of the G. A. r.: Col. A. +.
Stephens, the commander-in-chief
OF the Sons Of Veterans: and Miss
Katherine A. r. Flood the National
President Of the Daughters OF veter-
ans.
Corner Stone Laying
Many guests from Lexington,
Cynthiana. and other towns in east
ern Kentucky are to be in Berea TO
attend the exercises connected with
the laying Of the corner stone Of
Kentucky Hall next Wednesday. The
order OF exercises is shown else
where.
Roy Wilhoit Goes to South America
MIR. Wilhoit, who was a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
State Auditor this year but with
drew before the primary, will sail
in January for Argentine and Brazil
where he has accepted position
with a promotion concern Of New
York City TO he its representative in
South America. Mr.. Wilhoit was
originally from Ashland and was
employed as rate clerk for the Rail
road Commission from 1908 10 1912.
He has figured prominently in Re-
publican politics in Kentucky for a
number Of years.
Cumberland and Manchester Rail-
road to Be Completed
The contract has been let for
construction and track laying of the
Cumberland and Manchester rail-
road from Barbourville in Knox
County TO Manchester in Clay County
To the Road Construction Company
of Philadelphia and Hazelton, Pa.
The equipment has been shipped and
a large force will soon he at work
and the road is expected TO be fin
ished by the first of July. This road
will open up a very large field OF
bituminous and camel coal and will
make one billion feet Of hardwood
timber available for market, and
will be a feeder TO the l.. & N. at
Barbourvile.
Gordon's Turkey Contest.
Gordon's Turkey Contest, adver-
tised extensively in the Climax
Madisonian for the past month and
which begun Monday, November
Sth, came TO close as advertised
Tuesday November 10th. Mrs. Ef-
ile Oldham, OF Waco, captured all
three prizes of $40 in gold each, $50
in all. Her birds weighed as fol-
lows:
i2 Young Hen Turkeys. 1856 pounds.
i2 Young Tom Turkeys, 2i0
pounds.
"a Young Turkeys (i2 each, hens
and toms), 365 pounds.
The winning turkeys were MAN.
moth Bronze.
Much interest was taken by the