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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
Postmaster lightfoot
Receives Commentator.

Postmaster Lightfoot is receiving
CONNIE ndation for the notice to the eff
feet that no loafng will be allowed in
the postoffice. The lobby has been
used at all hours in the day by loafers,
who were in the way of those attending
to postal business. Postmaster Light
foot trys untireingly to keep the Office
clean and safe tor the health of the
people, and every step he takes for the
welfare of the public is appreciated.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS MONDAY
At Hardinsburg Democratic
Speakers Heard BY a Large
Crowd of Men and Women.
COURT HOUSE WAS CROWDED

Circuit Court opened in Hardinsburg
Monday with large crowd of people
in attendance. Judge Layman and
Commonwealth Attorney Henry De
Haven Norman were at their posts and
opened court promptly at 9o'clock.
The grand jury was impaunelled and
instructed by Judge Layman. The
business of the court proceeded until
noon. Then the candidates for the va
ricus State offices were given the court
room to address the people in the in
terest of their claims for the Demo
cratic nominations in the August pri-
mary.
The court house was packed 10 over
flowing with enthusiastic hearers, and
among them a goodly number of
women.
The speakers were the Hon. Ed, ],
McDermott and the Hon, J. W. New
man, candidates for Governor; Matt T.
Cohen for Commissioner of Agriculture;
Barksdale Hamlet, Gabe Likins and
Chas. w. Milliken, candidates for Sec
rotary of State.
The speakers had marked attention
throughout and were literally applaud
ed 1t was Democratic speaking and
a Democratic crowd, and everybody
went. home feeling better for having
been present. AS 10 how the voters
would line up in the primary no man
| could tell.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
Bio Crowd at the Show.

Evidently no hard times in and
around Cloverport among the show boat
lovers. They were all out to see Emer-
sons show Saturday night and the large
sale of tickets pleased the manager so,
he paid his advertising bill with de-
light Many came from Tobins,
Stephens and the other ports near by.
A number motored from the county seat.
The Cotton Blossom next.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
Short

DR.. Willis q. Short, of Durant, Okla,
and Miss Fannie {. Green, Of Louis.
vile, were married recently in Ft>
Worth, Texas, at the residence of Mrs.
Mary Mcdaniel, a relative OF the bride
The ceremony was performed by E. NJ.
Waits, pastor of the Christian church,
at Fl. Worth. DR.. Short is at present
State Drug Inspector for Oklahoma,
and is a brother Of Mrs. J. 7. Miller, of
Hartford. Hartford Herald.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12

w. r. Parks, son of DR.. S. p. Parks
and Mrs. Parks. OF Irvington, was
graduated in the Louisville College of
Pharmacy yesterday. The young man
is receiving many congratulations on
his graduation and the ability he has
attained.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
Booster Band and a
Candy Man Aboard.

. The Nashville Booster train has
aboard band and candy man. There
is promise of hearing some good
music and getting a stick of candy thi
morning.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
Fifth Years Service.

The Rev. Haynes has returned home
from the colored Methodist Conference
and was returned to his church here
for the fifth year. He has lots Of re-
ligion and energy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-05-12
100000 Fire.

Pleasureville, KY. had a 100000 fire
Monday night. The fire originated In
Milin's livery stable and twenty horses
were killed. No tire-fghting facilities
In the town.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Anthracite Coal in Yuma.

Constable Al E. Purtell and Bert S..
Calvert chauffeur of the county auto
mobile, are In line to become bloated
aristocrats and members of the mil
lionaire's club, if their expectations
are realized. Purtell and Calvert mad
trip into the country about II miles
! from Yuma last week in the county
car on official business and while be-
ing detained in attempting to dig the
car out of a sand pile on the Randall
ranch, the two men ran onto a rich
vein Of anthracite COAL
An enormous vein of the black dia-
mOnd variety, the men say has been
uncovered They brought a sample
/ Of a bolck of the coal weighing in
the neighborhood of about 400 pounds
back to the city with them and plac-
fed it in the parlors of the Old Plan
tation Soft Drink emporium, where it
can be seen by interested persons. A
stock company is to be formed and
no one but the intimate friends Of
the two fortunate gentlemen will be
sold the stock. They say they will not
accept Mexican currency or Confeder-
ate money for the stock and moth
lg but the long green of Uncle Sam
will let any one in on the ground
floor. In the meantime expert metal
lurgists and assayers are working on
| the sample brought in with the ex-
pectancy of reporting a big find and
also Messrs. Purtell and Calvert still
,ondescend to speak to their acquain-
tances.-Sun.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Mining Revival at Swansea.

To meet the demands of increasing
traffic due to improved conditions in
the Swansea mining district, appli-
cation was filed Saturday with the
corporation commission by the Ari
zona and Swansea railroad company
for permission to issue gold bonds to
the amount of $4,000 Hearing of
the application has been set for
May 22, says the Republican.
The Arizona and Swansea, which
operates a mining road from Bouse
to Swansea, II miles distant, has for
some time been imperative, work at
the various mines having been sus-
pended. Recently, however, the mine
have been roepened, and develop
ment has again begun. The company
is now handling six cars of ore every
other day, and expects soon to al
most double this amount Funds,
the application states, are badly
needed to make repairs on the road,
as we'll as to meet obligations of
the company.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
SHOULD RAISE SNAKES.

Every farmer and every poultry
raiser should keep a few snakes as a
protection to his crops and poultry,
says Allen S. Williams, secretary of
the International Herpetological So
ciety, in statement just issued
Williams is traveller and a lecturer,
and snakes are his hobby. He has
collected reptiles in every part of the
western hemisphere. ''The idea is
Williams says. Rats and
and other rodents destroy crops and
are the natural enemies of domestic
fowls. Snakes are the natural en-
emies Of rodents. Keep a few snakes
to Kill Off the young rodents and in
time your crops and chickens will be
safe. To the cereal crops alone in
the United States rodents cause an
annual loss of $1OO,0OO,OOO. If snakes
had even half chance the loss to
farmers and poultry raisers would be
reduced to practically nothing There
are a dozen varieties which could &C
complish the work and are non-poi-
sonous."
Mr.. Williams argument seems quite
sound. The snake is a repulsive
creature and there is a natural
antipathy existing between him and
man which is hard to overcome.
Yet there is no reason why snakes
should not prove help to mankind
and be tolerated, provided, however,
like the dog, they are kept in their
place. In their proper place they
may be all right and prove a bless
ing. Get 'em in your boots" and
they're all wrong-"helIs pop'n"
AS the bibacious cowboy put it,
But now that prohibition has come to
Arizona there is little danger from
that source provided we effectively
abolish "boot-legging.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Gem mission Cannot Act.

On the ground that it had no juris-
diction to compel the return to this
state of the books of the limbo King
Mining and Milling company, the cor
poration commission last week denied
the application of A. A. Crosby OF
Parker, secretary of the company for
a general investigation of it's affairs
The application, which was directed
at Fl. J Toner, president oft he com
pany and a number of the directors,
failed to showthat any of the stock
was being sold in the state of Ari
zona, or that the concern could be
classed as a domestic company, and
the commission decided that it had
no power or authority in the matter.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Electric Chair for Rats.

novel device for electrocuting rata
was rigged up recently by the crew OF
the railroad station at Fort Wayne.
Ind. Not long ago rats entered thu
basement Of the new station through
the coal chute and gave trouble until
the station men got together and con
structed an electric chair especially
designed for rats. The chair" con-
sists of an iron plate with a steel
spike suspended above it, both the
plate and spike being connected to
the two wires of an electric circuit
With the spike baited with a piece of
cheese, the rodents which venture up
the plate and reach upward complete
an electrical circuit through their
bodies and thus become their own
executioners. Electrical World.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
THE SCHOOL
OF MINES
WORK AT SCHOOL OF
MINES. STATE UNIVERSITY is
PLANNING EXTENSIONS OF
. FIELD INVESTIGATION.

TUCSON, May lit is announced
by Prof Charles F. Willis that the
next year in the college of mines
pain which will put it far beyond the
standing Of any school of mines in
the United States. The work cannot
be duplicated by any other school Of
mines, inasmuch as the location Of
Tucson with respect to mining, metal
lurgical and geological practices can
not be equaled.
During the senior year the field will
be used very extensively as a labo-
ratOry. The students in the senior
class will devote three days of each
week to study and theory and the
balance Of the week to practice, but
the practice will not be the ordinary
laboratory methods, but will be in the
field
Cyaniding may be practically stud
led at Tombstone, Pearce and Wick
enburg; smelling may be observed at
Douglas and Hayden; mining meth
DDS may be found in variety at Bis
bee, Tombstone, Pearce, Ray and
many other places. Ore dressing is
practiced at Hayden, Golbe and
Miami; flotation and copper teaching
may be studied in many places, and
geology may be studied in hundred
places in as many varieties within
100 miles of Tucson.
This method will allow the study
Of theory with an observation of the
practical methods of operating 1t
will not only give the student a bet
ter insight into the industry which he
is choosing for his profession, but it
will allow him to live the atmosphere
o. the mining industry, to broaden
himself by the observation of many
types OF prcatcies and give him the
opportunity to become acquainted
with the men actively engaged in the
industry 1t is firmly believed that
this feature will place the college of
mines Of the university of Arizona in
the United States.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
CAN'T BE DONEA

PHOENIX, May 16.-Sam Acosta
is free man, as far as any bootleg
sing imprisonments go. He was
freed on a writ of habeas corpus,
sued out in his behalf by his attor-
neys, Derry & Clark, who pursued
the case through a supreme court
pleading and then took it up in the
regular order of business on an order
returning the hearing to the Pinal
county court.
Judge Baughn rendered a verdict
favorable to the prisoner. who plead
ed that he could not be imprisoned
III the state penietntiary on a misde-
meanor, so specifi ed by the constitu-
tional amendment defining the offense
and fixing the penalty.
The text in the Gherna case was
literally quoted in the hearing.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
THEIR GRAVES BEING DUG.

FLORENCE, May 16.-In spite of
predictions that he will resign rather
than carry out the sentence of death
a week from next Thursday, Robrt
B. Sims, superintendent of the state
prison here, is already making prep
aratiOns for the executions. A new
rope for the trap has been ordered
by telegraph to replace the old one
which has not been used for several
years.
force of men was assigned yes
terday to the gruesome task of dig
ging the graves of the five Mexicans
who are to be executed May %, and
cut as rapidly as possible. Whether
the five men will all meet death on
one large scaffold erected in the pris-
on yard, or whether the executions
will take place one at time inside
the death chamber has not yet been
announced.
Under the statutes the warden is
required to invite the presence of
twelve reputable citizens to witness
an execution, and undre this provi-
sion, it is pointed out, he may re-
quire sixty of the most prominent
men in the state to attend the
hangings.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Collins Real Estate Company.

The undersigned announces that he
has perfected arrangements to buy
and sell Parker real estate and per-
sonal property, and would be pleased
to list your holdings. Will also han
die insurance, and any business en-
trusted to us will receive prompt at
tention. We represent some of the
in the East J. F. COLLINS,
General Manager
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Magnussen Acquitted.

The jury which had the fate OF
Heinrich Magnussen under considera
ton, reported to Judge Baxter, at 10
o'clock Sunday morning that they
had agreed upon a verdict.
Clerk Hugo Farmer was notified
and came to the court house. The
defendant was also apprised that a
verdict had been reached and with
his attorney, W. F. Timmons, was in
court when the verdict was read,
which was to the effect that the de-
fendant was not guilty.
1t is said that in several ballots the
jury stood seven to five for acquittal
and it was not until Sunday morning
that the jury finally came to an
agreement.
Sheriff Greenleaf is not undaunted
at the result of the trial and with the
satisfaction that he has done his
full duty in the case, is still alert for
the apprehension of parties engag ed
in the nefarious practices of steal
ing horses and cattle.
Sheriff Mel Greenleaf expressed the
opinion that he would not let up I'M
til every cattle and horse thief in
Yuma county was behind the bars.
Some sensational developments are
expected as the result of the grand
jury's activities which will COM
mence soon.-Sun
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
One Hundred Tons of Ore Daily.

One Hundred Tons of Ore Daily.
The company represented by Judge
Thomas and others, with Ernest Lane
as superintendent, who have leased
from the receiver the mining property
Of the bankrupt Swansea Consolidate
Mining company, have about 40 men
at work taking out ore for shipment
to the Humboldt smelter, and are
getting out an average of 100 tons
per day.
They have about 12 feet of fine
sulphide ore that will go 20 per cent
in copper
This week a 12-ton yard engine was
taken out from Parker to the mine
and will be used instead of mules as
heretofore for hauling the ore cars
from the mine to the railroad.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Error Corrected.

In calling attention, last week, to
the advertisement of the Arizona
Laundry of Phoenix, which appears
elsewhere in the paper, We inadver-
tently made a slight error, calling it
the Phoenix Laundry" Our readers
should take notice therefore and ad-
dress their bundles of clothes to be
laundered to the Arizona Laundry at
Phoenix, in order to insure their
prompt delivery.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Special Session Grand Jury.

A special session of the grand jury
day, June 1, for the purpose it is
stated of investigating some cases
OF alleged cattle stealing. Deputy
Sheriff w. G. Despair of Bouse ar
rived in Parker Wednesday for the
purpose of summoning jurors to be
in attendance at the session
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Will Move Family Here.

B. M. Fuqua, manager of the Par
ker Commercial Company's store in
this place, went to Phoenix Sunday
last for the purpose of making ar
rangements to move his family to
Parker where they will remain per-
manently in the future.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
DID YOU GET YOURS?

The Post is sending out state
ments to it's subscribers, with
the suggestion that they kindly
remit. We hate to do this, but
we need the money, and We trust
that our patrons will promptly
heed our little reminder.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Cool Weather.

For some days past the weather
has been quite cool with a few even
chilly nights. This cold spell seems
to be general and abnormally cold
weather for the season of the year
has visited many parts of the United
States.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Moved Family to Parker.

The familyo l. ]. Ray moved to
Parker this week and will reside In
the DERRICK cottage, on the corner Of
First and d streets. Mr.. Ray is a
carpenter in the employ Of the In
dian agency
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Will Reside in Parker.

j. B. Miller, the cutter in the Par
ker Meat Market, moved his fam
lily here this week from Phoenix
They will reside in the Sullivan cot
tage on the corner of c and First
streets
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Presiding Elder to Preach.

Rev. S. M. Cheek, presiding elder
will preach at the Parker Methodisq
church next Wednesday at p. M
All are welcome to hear this good
man speak.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Married in Phoenix.
Robert

Married in Phoenix.
In Phoenix on Thursday, Robert
Leedy and Miss Sylvia Martinez, two
well and favorably known young
folks OF this town were quietly mar
ried. The groom is an attache of
the Santa Fe on this division, and
is young man of excellent habits,
steady and Industrious. The bride
is the sister of our popular local
baker, D.A Martinez, and has been
resident Of this town for some time
She is handsome young lady and
has a host OF friends in this locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. LIE edy will make their
home in Parker.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
WALKED 1000 MILES

Across the American Continent to
prove that he had been cured of a
hopeless case of consumption A 32-
page illustrated booklet telling all
about it free.
CARRIE VAN GAASBEEK,
325 South Hill Street,
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Forget 1t.

orget 1t.
The linotype machine in the office of
The Post got out of whack Thursday
afternoon, before the proofs were cor
rected, Consequently if you find a
typographical error here and there in
the paper, why, just forget the
same as you do when you come to a
word the definition of which you don't
know,
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Catholic Priest at Parker.

Catholic Priest at Parker.
One of the Missionary Fathers of
immaculate Heart of Mary will arrive
at Parker to visit the Catholic fam
lilies and conduct one week services
for both English and Spanish speak
ing people
AS soon as the father be here, will
be announced in The Post in order
that all Catholics may attend the
services.
All Catholics in this vicinity are re-
quested to leave their names with Mrs.
j. F. Collins, in Parker.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
To Return to Parker.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Lightfoot and
their daughter, Mrs. J. T. Price, and
family, formerly of this place but
now Of Blythe, will return to Parker
Sunday, to remain here permanently.
Mr.. Lightfoot will engage in mining
III this vicinity.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Lectures.

Mrs. w. Dunbar has been giving a
series of lectures in the M. E. church
every Wednesday evening, and at
each meeting there was a goodly at
te ndance' Her lectures were main
ly along the lines of church work and
were very interesting and instructive.
She will lecture again next Wednes-
day evening
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
VISITING Minister.

Rev Logic of Phoenix, who is en-
gagged in Indian missionary work,
occupied the pulpit in thee NJ E.
church last Sunday evening. His dis
course was very interesting and
there was a goodly attendance.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
Back to Parker.

Mrs. j. M. Risinger, who has been
in Phoenix since last April, returned
to Parker Monday, accompanied by
her little son.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22
LOCAL NEWS
PARAGRAPHS
PERSONAL AND LOCAL HAPPEN
INGs OF THE WEEK IN PARk.EH
-.
AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS. q
~
To Needles.

To Needles.
Fred Sweeny went to Needles Mon
day on Mining business.
The Parker post., 1915-05-22

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-21
Sends Shots After Man
Believed "Hatchet Fiend''

A thrilling pursuit of an intruder
believed to be Steelton's "hatchet
fend'' across back lots and the brutal
beating of another foreign woman
were the high lights in another out
break of excitement in Steelton West
Side last night.
Shortly after retiring William Fred
erick, a steel worker, who lives at
319 Francis street just a short dis
tance from the scene of the "hatchet
fiend's" attack upon Mrs. John Pat
terson, was awakened by the sound
of someone crawling upon the roof
Seizing a revolver Frederick rushed to
his bedroom window.
BY the time he had the sash raised
the intruder was Fastening out
through the backyard. Frederick fired
several shots. AS Frederick fired he
heard an exclamation of pain from the
man at whom he shot. Believing that
he had hit the intruder, Frederick
fastened down stairs. Summoning
several neighbors Frederick searched
backwards and alleys in this vicinity
but found no one.
The foreign woman who was beaten
up was Mrs. Mary Putnich. who con-
ducts a boarding house in Christian
street. Charged with the attack upon
her, Svetko Radui is in jail awaiting a
hearing before Squire Gardner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-21
sTEELToN PERSONALS

Louis Learman and family have re-
turned from a trip to Washington.
Morris Laborwitz has purchased the
upholstering establishment of D. l.
Wolfe, Is South Second street.
Mrs. Mary Trawitz and daughter
Mrs Sadie Manhead are visiting rela-
tives in Williamstown.
Harry Brashears is in Reading.
Samuel Benson has obtained a posi-
ton with the American Iron and Steel
Manufacturing Company at Leba-
non.
Miss Grace Burgner, of Orrstown
has returned to her home after visit
ing Mrs. George Pisle, 81 South Sec
ond street.
Mrs. Anna Washington has returned
to her home in Chambersburg after
visiting her sister, Mrs. George Pisle
'311 South Second street.
Miss Bernice Paxton, of 231 Myers
street, has gone on an extended visit
to friends and relatives in Chambers
burg. Hagerstown and Cumberland
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Moore, OF
Philadelphia, are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Angeline weisenford. of Read
ing, is the guest of her parents here
Miss Henrietta Porr. of North Front
street. returned yesterday from visit
to relatives in York.
Mrs. Levi Still. of South Second
street. is spending two weeks in Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City.
Chester Books is spending a few
days at Atlantic City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-21
Cymric Reaches New
York With 189 on Board
By Associated Press

New York. Aug. 81. = Passengers
and crew of the White Star liner
Cymric asserted upon their arrival
here to-day that the Cymric had been
conveyed for thirty-sfx hours after
leaving Liverpool, August II, by relays
OF British warships, FIVE in number, and
that she had not been permitted TO sail
unaccompanied until the war zone had
been left behind. Several newspapers
said the periscope OF a submarine had
been seen. but officers of the Cymric de-
clined to discuss this assertion.
The Cymric took virtually the same
course as the Arabic. which also few
the White Star flag. on the latters last
westward trip which ended Thursday
morning with her destruction by Ger
man submarine off the southern coast
of Ireland. The Cymric carried 1s9 pas
sengers, of whom los were in the steer
age
From the time of casting of till the
war zone was cleared, the passengers
said the Cymric sailed in momentary
readiness for a death blow. When
the steamer left her dock the high flag
pole recently erected at the mouth of
the Mersey, where all outgoing ves-
sells could not fail TO see it, displayed
the warning that German submarines
were lurking in nearby waters.