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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-16

Chicago, April 16. - Hurricanes
and blizzards scourged the middle
west early today, taking heavy toll
of life and spreading m sery and
destruction over a wide area. The
worst storm in years swept into the
Mississippi valley from West Texas,
lashing the states from Texas to the
Great Lakes. Communication and
transportation were direupted. The
southwestern portion of Arkansas
and eastern Texas were the hardest
hit. A tornado which swept that
district killed probably forty persons,
mostly negroes, and caused hundreds
Of thousands of dollars property dam
age. A heavy gale was reported ov-
er practically the entire Mississippi
valley. A sixty mile gale in the low
er valley swept down trees, telephone
poles and some frame buildings. 1t
was accompanied by heavy rainfall
in the northern states rain turning
10 sleet and snow. Railroad trains
were stalled in many places all over
Southern Wisconsin and Northern
illinois. Today there was more than
eight inches of heavy sticky snow. A
gale swept Lake Michigan that kept
boats at anchor in harbors The coast
guard, was unable to reach craft in
harbor 10 determine if any boats were
damaged. Minnesota apparently es-
capped any damage from the storm.
While cold wind was blowing last
night and today there was bright
sunshine. Fear was expressed for
fruit crops in regions hit hardest
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-16

Hope, Ark, April 16.-Thirty-sev-
en- persons were killed and fifty in
jured in Hampstead county alone as
result of the tornado which swept
southwestern Arkansas, according to
best available reports. Fallen trees
and telegraph poles broke wire COM
munication and blocked railroads.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-16
Destructive
STORMSPREVA|L
BLIZZARDS A Nd HURRICANES
SCOURGE THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY

Chicago, April 16.-The latest re-
port is that the total dead in the
storm is sixty-forty-nine in Arkan-
sas ad eleven in Texas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-16

Washington, April 16.-The senate
confirmed the nominations of George
Harvey and Myron Herrick as am
bassadors to London and Paris.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-04-16

Chicago, April 16.-Wheat advanc-
ed two and one-half cents on Chicago
board trade today due to crop dam
abe as result of storm.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
MILLIONS SPENT IN VIENNA
Money So Plentiful in Austria Ameri-
cans Are Outbid for Objets
dart.

Vienna, Austria.-The astounding
amount Of ready money circulating in
Austria was illustrated by the recently
concluded sale of the rare furnishings
Of Klessheim palace, one Of the resi-
dences of the Archduke Ludwig Vic
tor. 1t netted many million crowns
and the newspapers say the purchasers
were virtually all newly rich Viennese.
Many professional collectors and
buyers from France, Great Britain
and the United States came here for
the sale but declared they could not
compete with native bidders, who ran
prices up into millions as nOnchalant-
ly as if bidding in hundreds. Dollars,
pounds and francs, they said, were
out of the running. Several rare GObe-
Inns brought from 100000 to 100000
crowns each.
The Vienna Derby just run was an
other illustration Of the money pleni-
tude. About 10000 persons attended,
and the receipts of the betting machines
alone was 100000 crowns.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK JUDGING
CONTEST

One OF the important and inter-
estlng events of State Fair week will
bye the Boys and Girls Livestock
Judging Contest, for which prizes
totaling $500 have been offered by
the Louisville Livestock Exchange.
InlS is to be an annual event.
The winner of the State Fair contest
each year will represent the State
in the Junior Judging contests which
will be held at the International
Livestock Exhibition.
So far thirty counties have indi-
Gated that they will be represented
at Louisville, and others will be
heard from before the State Fair
opens.
In the preliminary contests the
boys and girls have shown not only
great interest but remarkable abiI-
ity, and the educational value of
the enterprise has been widely rec
ognized, and the work which is be-
ing done in this direction is bound
to prove highly beneficial to the
future of the farming interests Of
the State.
The directors of the State Fair and
the men in control of the Louisville
Livestock Exchange are to be highly
commended for their efforts to pro-
mote interest among the bows and
girls in this great industry.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
ANNUAL REUNION OF THE
SHROPSHIRE FAMILY

The sixth annual reunion of the
descendants of James Harvey Shrop-
shire and Maria Louise Harcourt.
met last Sunday, August z, at the
ancestral home near Leesburg, in
Bourbon county, which is now the
home of Walter Henderson Shrop-
shire. These reunions bring to-
gether annually relatives who are
scattered in many States. 1t has
been the custom for several years to
meet in the morning for worship at
the Leesburg Christian Church, of
which James Harvey Shropshire was
an elder for many years. On these
occasions the sermon has been
preached by Rev. Newton Shrop-
shire, of Clintonville. He was I'M
able to be present this year, and the
special services were not held.
A substantial dinner was spread on
tables beneath the giant oak trees
in the yard. 1t is a remarkable fact
that no meeting during the entire
six years has been married by rain.
After the dinner a business session
was held, presided over by the pres
ident, Jas. H. Shropshire, of Harri-
son county. The historian, Mrs.
John L. Waits, of Harrison county,
presented some additional facts con-
corning the early life of the ances-
tors. Mrs. Waits was requested to
have the historical data she had
gathered prepared, for publication
and to have it printed in book form
During the last year there were two
deaths, Mrs. J. Gano Shropshire, Of
Georgetown, and Isaac Shropshire, of
Cynthiana.
The officers of the Association are:
President, James H. Shropshire,
Harrison county; secretary, Mrs.
Bullitt McCoun, Frankfort; treas
urer, Mrs. Walter Henderson Shrop-
shire, of Bourbon county; historian,
Mrs. John l.. Waits, of Harrison
county.
The following Bourbon county
descendants attended the reunion:
Mrs. William O. Shropshire, Paris,
representing the first generation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey L. Shropshire,
Mrs. Annabelle Wallace, Mrs. Wal
ter Henderson Shropshire, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garlic Wilmoth, representing
the second generation; Myra and
Mary Wilmoth, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Garlic Wilmoth, Paris, repre-.
senting the third generation.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
is HERMIT 80 YEARS
Man Visits City for First Time
and Sees First Woman.
Swift Change Comes and He lmme-
diately Sheds His Whiskers and
Buys Store Clothes.

Omaha.-Tracy ellis, older than
Brigham Young when he took his
third wife, has just let his eyes first
see q woman. He also has had his
first remembered view of a railroad
train, street car a daily newspaper
and a fiction magazine.
Upon seeing a woman for the first
time, ellis visited barber shop and
had his long hair cut and his face
shaved
ellis is thirty-three years old. He
was born in Chicago. His mother was
an actress and his father disciple
of Moody and Sankey. But for third
of a century father and son, their
Bible open to the chapter which tells
of John the Baptist dwelling in the
wilderness, have lived alone on a west
ern Nebraska ranch 40 miles from
railroad, with no stranger stopping
within it's fence posts.
George Willis, the father, died re-
Gently, two years short of the four
score and ten which he believed that
had been promised to him. Tracy, the
son, buried the body on the ranch and
went on with his farm work. Today
he came to Omaha on his pioneer jour-
ney with load of cattle.
According to the young mans tale,
the older ellis traficked, with his
neighboring farmers only on their
property and never On his own, for
fear his sons ears should pick up
hints of civilization. The father fed
to the West with his son to save him
from the dancing, singing actresses
in Chicago's old Haymarket theater.
"a devil turks on every city street
corner, father taught me-" Tracy ellis
said today. "He told me the sad story
Of my mother and warned me to avoid
all sinful men,"
With the money from the sale Of his
cattle ellis changed his home made
garments for a suit of store clothes.
He also bought a safety razor, tube
of tooth paste and two silk neckties.
He is willing to admit that one glimpse
of the city has demoralized him. In
his plans for the future, which in
clude continued residence on his
secluded farm, he mentions a wife and
course in agriculture.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
BANKS NOTIFIED TO LOOK FOR
SWINDLER.

Paris merchants and financial in
situations have been warned that an
elusive crook, who operates under
various names, is at liberty again.
and has entered the fields in which
his former activities made him
feared. During the past three years,
this man, who so far has evaded
the police, has swindled twenty-five
member banks of the American
Bankers Association, and one non
member bank out of more than S43,-
600, according to the warnings sent
out by the Association.
This man moves to a new city,
and opens an account with from two
to eight banks, according to local
ity, and then proceeds to "kite"
them, says the warning. When he
has gained the confidence of various
banks, and has a fairly substantial
sum deposited in one of them, he
secures from that institution a GER
titled check for almost the total of
his deposit funds. He then draws
three or four checks for the same
amount, upon which he FORCES certi-
fed stamps. Armed with. these
checks he visits other banks where
he has opened accounts, and thus
far has succeeded in getting them
cashed. He also works along mer-
camille lines, and victimizes mer-
chants by liberal purchases, which
he pays for with checks, which are
afterward returned IN. G."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
SIXTY TERRAPINS IN MERCER
DRANK SPRING DRY

Harvey S. McBrayer, of the
Ninavah precinct observed that a
large spring on his farm in Mercer
county, had ceased running and sent
his son Maxwell to clean it out. At
ter short digging, young McBrayer
began TO heave out live terrapins.
When he had finished there were
sixty terrapins and one turtle, all
full grown, in the heap. The spring
then resumed running, leaving
the question open whether the
terrapins had drank it dry or wheth-
er they had so clogged it that the
stream was diverted.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
GETS UP ONE DAY
IS down THE NEXT
Newport Woman Who Had To Live
On Milk Diet Is Now In
Splendid Health

The splendid health 1 have had
Tor the past four years 1 attribute
TO Tanlac and nothing else" said
Mrs. Jennie Williams, 141 Four
teenth and Central avenue, New
port, Ky.
Il had been suffering from stom-
ach trouble for at least four years
before 1 began taking TanIac, and
l suffered so much. after meals just
dreaded to go to the table. Often
L went as long as two days at a
time without eating morsel of
food. At last 1 was put on a milk
diet, but in spite of this and try
ing all sorts of medicines l contin-
ued to grow worse and was spending
half of my time in bed-up one Old,
and down the next.
This was my condition when ]
started taking Tanlac. Tanlac gave
me an appetite, put my stomach in
first-class condition and made me
gain twelve pounds. My nerves
quoted down and soon 1 was able
to sleep all night long without
waking once. Not only that, but it
gave me feeling of strength and
buoyancy that 1 can hardly des-
cribe. AS l said, that was four
years ago and from that time to
this 1 have felt fine I think Tan
lac is the grandest medicine man
ever made"
Tanlac is sold by leading drug
gists everywhere. (ady)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
DIAMOND BRACELET FOUND,
LAID UNTOUCHED HOURS

A $500 diamond bracelet, with
IS small diamonds and one large
one set in platinum, lay at Fourth
and Walnut - Louisville's busiest
corner, where thousands of per-
sons pass during a day-all after
noon. Mrs. ]. H. Limbird, wife Of
the president of large automobile
agency here, ceased worrying about
It, when the bracelet, which was in
sured for s1,400, was returned. A
woman, who refused to give her
name is 500 richer for returning
ne jewe4ry to its owner.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
BLAZING CROW FIRES FIELD
Bird Killed by Live Wire Falls Into
Hay Causing Loss of Several
Hundred Dollars.

Rochester. N. "a crow alightec o2
heavily charged electric wire Of the
Niagara Power company and was in
stantly killed, falling blazing mass
into field Of uncut hay belonging 10
Hobart Stahl, near Spencerport, eight
miles from here.
The field caught fire, causing q loss
of several hundred dollars, and for a
time threatened adjoining wheat fleids
whose uncut crops are estimated 20
be worth several thousands.
The SpencerpOrt Chemical company
made the three-mile run to the Stab,
place and prevented further damaRa
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
WINTER RELIEF

The squirrel and many other ami
mails provide their winter supply
during the summer months. Man in
sense acquires his disposition to
protect himself by storing I'D pro-
visions during the days of plenty.
And as the summer months pass by
the fall season approaches thought
full, philanthropic people who are en-
gagged in caring for those who are
less fortunate in many ways than
they are, are turning their atten-
ton to the impending relief work
that will be necessary in foreign
countries. Five million bushels of
grain have been asked for in con-
nection with the preliminary sur
vey in the Near East. This seems
like lot of grain, but with thous
ands of empty mouths and stomachs
to be filled it will require an i'm
mense amount of grain to go around.
Various agricultural organizations
in the country are at work endeav-
oring to secure cooperation in this
work. The actual collection of grain
will take place during September
and October of this year. Syrian
and American farmers are not per.
mitted to stay in one locality long
enough to reap harvest and so their
wants necessarily will be great.
The Near East already is beginning
to see the spectre of hunger rising
large on the horizon of the fall and
winter. 1t is none too soon to be
inaugurating the program for re-
lief. Happily it is in capable hands
and we'll under way.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
LOVE NOTE IN WRONG BOX
CALLS OUT FTREMEN

Somebody who writes sweet
scented missives on pink stationery,
addressed to young woman, drop
ped the letter into the fire alarm
box, installing it for small box
and created quite an excitement At
fire department headquarters, in
Louisville. 1t happened that the
fire box was located in the heart
of the milling district of the city,
and strong wind was blowing.
Firemen rushed to the scene but
found all quiet. Then they discov-
cred the box open. and a smile went
around when the pink letter was re-
moved. They forwarded" it to its
destination via the mail route.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
HALT FIREMEN AT BORDER
gade to Cross Line-Forced to
Watch Buildings Burn.

Vienna.-Frontier restrictions were
carried to an extreme when they pre-
vented an Austrian fire brigade from
crossing the Italian border to fight a
blaze.
Some buildings on the italian side
of the Bremen Pass railway station
caught fire and the Austrian towns
bremen turned ont. Italian gendarmes
demanded their vises and having none
hey were forced to watch the ware
ouses burn. H+s 81
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
LABOR DAY AT THE BLUE
GRASS FAIR

7 Labor Day will be celebrated at
the Fair Grounds, Lexington, by all
local organizations in connection
with the Blue Grass Fair. Run
ming, trotting and mule races; horse
show, cattle, poultry, etc., and a
special concert afternoon and even
ing by the Maysville Boys Band
and the Orpheus Comedy Quartette.
One admission of so cents sees it
all.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
Notice to the Public

Due to the reconstruction of High
street, in this city, and the necessity
of tearing up our tracks, effective
as of August 8, we will abandon Cd
erations on High street.
Interurban passenger cars will leave
Fourteenth street two minutes later
than the present schedule at the
Fifth street interurban station.
Interurban freight will be receiv-
ed in box car located on the siding
at Fourteenth street.
KENTUCKY TRACTION & TER
MINAL co.
(aug8-tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
EDITORIAL FILINGS OF THIS.
THAT sEN "TOTHER
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Some men are born to be in time,
A feature that's a thriller,
While some are like this little rhyme,
Just born to be filler.
Decreased automobile casualties in
July show that it sometimes gets so
hot that there is no pleasure in
running down pedestrians.
In 1924 if fashions change as
usual, women will be assailed for
vanity, which causes them to parade
in skirts dragging on the streets;
vanity which argues a lack of mod
esty that is truly alarming. Can
any sensible person see any objec-
ton to the short skirt?
The approved way to catch the
motor speeding maniac nowadays is
TO clothe officers in civilian attire
and place them out on the road in
all sorts of vehicles. The next time
you cut in ahead of farmer in a
dilapidated car don't be too sure
that he is not a policeman with a
stop watch and an eye on your num-
Der plate.
Women's ears, we read, are to BE-
a part of the winter landscape. At
the same time a private domestic
forecaster, who never goes wrong, CT
at least never acknowledges it, warns
as to prepare for a severe, cold win
ter. That need not worry posses
sors of the ears. Those delicate or
ganisms will be kept warm enough
by, the gossip that will come their
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
The 1920 national encampment

The 1920 national encampment
voted to meet every year as long as
a single member survived. Brig. Gen.
John L. Glen, address Army and Navy
Club, Washington, D. c., claims him.
self the youngest G. A. r. member
He is thought by the G. A. r. officials
here to be seventy-One years old, hav-
ing enlisted as drummer boy at the
age of eleven years. The question of
who is the oldest member always
brings up hundreds of claimants and
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
Meteor Falls in Tennessee

Chattanooga, Tenn. A meteor
weighing between 500 and 600 pounds
fell near here. The meteor made q
swishing noise that was heard several
blocks. 1t buried itself in the ground.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
Aged Women Voters
Posted; Riot Followed

1t was only 80 in the shade
when the assessors of North
BrOokfield, Mass, posted the list
of 900 female voters in the
town, but it was estimated to
be 120 in the assessors Office
next day when it became known
each name was followed by the
age of the voter. Not satisfied
with storming the assessors of.
flee, many Of the women at.
tackled the lists with eraserr,
and some Of the lists were torn
of during the rioting. The liza
was accepted as authority coe
settling many long.standins a.
guments a. to age.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
HILL & BROWN
Contractors and Builders
Paris. Nv,

Estimates furnished on all kinds of
building work. Workmanship and
prices guaranteed right. We make
a speciality of Hardwood Flooring.
Call Cumberland Phones 722 or
S13. (july12-2mo)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12

In Sweden and Norway q legal mar
rlaga at one time was not allowed
to be performed until both parties
had produced certincates stating that
they bore genuine vacclnatio0 maKlA
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
Found

On Houston avenue, new side cur
tain belonging to touring car.
Owner can have same by calling at
this Office, proving property and
paying advertising charges. (tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
For Rent

o.ore room, now occupied by Gin
Iinnatl store, is now for rent. The
pest store room and location on Main
street POSSESSION given Immediate
ly. Apply to
$3.50 ''
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12

Most Of the trouble IL produced By
thses lwho don't produce anythine
else.-Buffalo News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
For Sale.

Brand new Southern sewing ma
chine, with Davis attachment. viii
sell at bargain. Cumb. Phone 300
j. B. TARR,
'o-oli Paris, KY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12
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xwomAn 0oesn't have to be muMc1l
- 0ta }ot ~, airs ont OF q bandboxs-
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12

Genius eIazed In Age.
Goethe was more than eighty when
he wrote the second part Of Faust"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12

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Payable in Advance.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-12

Some men are born to be in time,
A feature that's a thriller,
While some are like this little rhym
Just born to be a filler.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-14
En- IN hOTIOTOSO inGeDdiO en- Detroit,
Michigan, pGItGsn SGtG liiS J nue.
p DGISOnS nayOI@ entire las ||anaS
Ell TRATADO PARA PRESERVAR LA
PAZ EN- Ell PAClFICO QUEDO FIRMA-
{ DO AVER EN- WASHINGTON


/ los Estados Unidos, Gran Bretana
Francia Y el Japon, sea ratifcado POI
ell Senado nacional.
DETROIT, Michigan, diciembre IA
-Ha ocurrido en- esta ciudad un te-
rrible suceso que ha conmovido to-
do el mundo. Ell conocido Boarding
House "Royal Oak" fue destruido an
che por un voraz incendio, en- el q
quedo e, edificio completamente redu
cido a cenizas. Sc registrar nueve
personals mayores quemadas, y cinco
mas heridas de gravedad; pero 10 que
mas ha impresionado ha sido la de-
saparicion entire las llamas de siete
ninos de corta edad. Las obras de
salvamento comenzaron en- seguida,
pero ell incremento que desde su prin-
cipio tomo el fuego hizo impossible Ii
brar de la muerte a las infelices cria-
turas.
WASHINGTON, diciembre 14.-Ha
sido firnado aver ell tratado para la
paz en- ell Pacifico, por los plenipoten-
ciarios de los Estados Unidos, Gran
Bretana, Francia Y ell Japon, que des-
des este momento forman la Cuadru-
pie Entente. La aprobacion por parte
de los Estados Unidos de este Trata-
do, ha sido seguido de un entendido
por escrito con los japoneses, en- que
Sc hace constar que un tratado ame-
ricano- -japones referente la isla de
Jap debe ser concertado, antes que
los cuatro poderes signatarios de la
Cuadruple Sc obligen a NADIA. Ell ira
tado de Jap sera firmado, pues, dentro
de algunos dias, pasados los cuales
la ratification parlamentaria lie inn
partira su efectividad. Ninguna ce-
remonia Sc realizo en- la firma del ira
ltado por ell cual Sc forma la Cuadru-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-12-14
FELIPE DERBLAY EN- Ell
STRAND"

La popular novela de Jorge Ohnet,
conocida por Felipe Derblay", "El
dueno de las fraguas', LA Ferreria
de Point Avesnes", que tantos esprit
tus. femeninos ha deleitado en- el num-
do. dentro del mundo en- gran hume
70 en- esta isla, sera proyectada en-
la pantalla del "Strand" manana jue-
yes, por la noche.
La celebre tragica italiana Pima Me-
nichelli, encarna e interpreta ell papei
de Clara de una manera verdadera-
mente maravillosa, y todos los esprit
tus delicados, que GUSTAV de esas ira
cedias de la vida tan reales no obstan-
tc parecer tan novelescas, tienen Ia
oportunidad manana jueves por la no.
che, en- el smpatico teatro STRAND
de Miramar &c deleitarsc con la re-
presentation grafca y viviente, po-
demos decir, de la magistral y num-
dialmente popular novela del celebre
autor frances.
FL "Strand" tiene separado va ur
gran n,imcro de localidades para ma
mana.