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HCLCS F:PT F.iZE OF KENTUCKY PTTS ASSGCIATiC'N AS E EST EIGHT-PAGE WEEKLY IN KENTUCKY Advertising n Absolute NciFt ,ty to Every Bufcinet. T. Circulation of the Big &ndy Newt makes it the b et advertising medium. 1 The tig Sndy News will brino your advertising into more hornet for the ' same j money than any other paper i in Eastern Kentucky. t : Aut inveniam vuim, aut fucUim VrJumc XXXVI. Number 43. LOUISA, LAWRENCE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JULY 1, 1921. M. F. CONLEY and E. K. SPENCER, Publisher . i 1 r ST.'.TZ C1UDZ OIL AT SIX-YEAR LOW NEW REDUCTIONS MAKE PRICES NOW ONLY 22 PER CENT OF THOSE ON JANUARY 1. Further crude' oil price reductions announced at Pittsburgh by the prln oitiii curchuKlng UKncit Tuesday brought twnrtm't, the leading grade piodueed In Kentucky, down to 0o barrel, the lowest alnoe April 1816 w i.' ii II sold at tfuu a barrel Somerset LiuhL another Kentucky grade, was towered Suo to II. The reduction on Momereet waa 20c. Pennsylvania waa lowered 2io a bar rl to 12.2.'). Corning waa cut 20c to $1.20. Cubcll was cut 2uo lower at f l.U and Huglntirt Hundred 16a reduction to 0o. . - -.- Deflation of prict'B seems to have hit tne on producer nsraor inn any other Industry. . Around the, first of the your the two Homerst grade of oil were telling at 14.26 and I4.W a barrel, respectively, compared with 9lc and H now. In other word, pres. ent prices are only about 21 per cent or 12 per oent of what they war alx months ago. Preduetton Peereesina;.'- Opcrutyr Who had producing wella were forced to anil their OIL or else provitlu . extensive - storage facilities, while others who had started drilling new wells continued drilling In the hop that prl.ee would recover before tt.e new wells were completed. There has been a change duriiurthe laht few week, however. Statistics MimplhMl by the American Petroleum Institute show that the dally average production in the United States ha ta n decreasing recently. For the week ended June II the dally average pro duction of the country la estimated at 1.3J0.SM) barrels, compared with 1,244. K( (or the Immediately preceding week. Silence Broods Over Blair Pardon Case hrrari ntof Cuilltol Hill. ' Mystery still shrouds the Morrow-tJttJvm-Illalr pardon scandal. f jov. K. P. Morrow, asked today by a rorrtpondenl for an Interview, said: "If tt about the Blair caae, I'm t l.lVIno- about It. Glad to SC you about anything else. Bldee, I've Juat five mlnutea to catch the barge." Recalling the storm which brought loud peals of thunder from the execu tive offices when the flovernor found out he hud been Impoaed upon in ro le.mlng a crook wanted . by Federal authorities, cltltena Interested in law enforcemniit are unable to understand the sudden calm which settled thereon, following the alar chamber conference between Mr. Morrow and Maurice tlnl Vin yeetefday. . Theao ellltena point to the Gover nors provloutly profiwaed Intentions of sifting (he affair 19 the bottom and refer to the conference with the Ko publican Stale Committeeman as a "bewildering denouement." They tlnd In the Governor' brief Hiaten.cnt. on hla Interview with Mr. tlalvln, no explanation for his seem ing Inns of Intercut In the Investiga tion, nor for his action in clamping the lid on Interviews concerning the . 1 1 . 1 1 v. . V.l I . cite, in wnn n, int'j mu, v'1 ntill la intensely Interested. MRS. M. KELLEY DIE8 AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Mathiae Kelly died at her home In Louisa Thursday morning after a lingering Illness of tuberculosis. The family moved to Lou! ml last fall from I'ofumouth, Ohio., to which place they Imd gene from the Blaine section of th county some time before. A daughter died some months airo of tuberculosis also. Mrs. Kelly will be laid to rest beside the daughter In the burial ground near M. A. Hay's. The husband and tieven children sur vive. BIRTHDAY DINNER , Mr. C. C. farter celebrated his.,., birthday last Bundny with a noon day luncheon prepared by bis wife In up to dute fashion. The table fairly irroaned under Its weight of substan tia and all the delicacies of the sea nuii. It was a most enjoyable ocra: num. A "Brunswick" furnished the music for the affair. liuesta present were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Jl.irtin, together with Mftstera WII--liam Ciirter and "Bubbo" Martin' and Mrs. Hester Carter, grandmother of the host. . . ' LAWN FETE. ' The lawn fete held at the home of Minn Anna Mary Miller lust Thursday evening was a ploasunt affair and well ir,tromzed. The proceeds go to fund for the relief of the starving in ttie Near East. AT A. B. AYRES CAMP. The following enjoyed last week at the Ayrcs olimp at Ayresvllle, Mils county: Mr. and Mrs. R. U Vlnaon, ll:na Elimboth Yates, Alva Snyder, l iuily Conley and Ellen Hughes. J. ii. I'i;i;uron and Luther Atkins of Lou l! 11 and ). C. Gartln of Ashland. MARTIAL LAW FOR MINGO. M.-.rtial law has ag-'tln been declar ed by Die Governor of West Virginia 1-n r.iii.i'.o comity. The situation con tiif very hud tliere. BISHOP COLLINS DENNY j V, TO HOLD CONFERENCE , Bishop Collins Denny, of Richmond, va ia expected to preside evjr the an nual meeting of the Western Virginia I Conference of the Methodist Episcopal j Church. South, which convenes at Wil- , HamHon, August SL Bishop Denny has j been assigned to this conference Joint ly with the venerable Bishop E.R.Hsn drlx, of Klin Has City, Mo. Bishop Hen- drlx la enfeebled and la Having much of hla work to the young-r members of the episcopacy. . SCHOOL BOARD TO BE ELECTED 6ATURDAY A board of education for the Louisa graded school district will be elected on Haturday of this week, July 2. The polls will open at the court house at I a. in. and close at p. m. Four mem bers will be elected. He are Informed that the following names will appear on the ballot books: W. H. Adams, A. M. Hughes, Dr. C. B. Walters and W. W. See. TICKET SELECTED fY BOYD COUNTY DEMOCRATS Boyd county democrats in a meet ing at Catlettaburg yesterday named the following ticket to be voted upon In November: Representative, Mrs. Mary : Elliott Flannery. Catletttburg; County Judge, J. G. Rucker, Ashland; County Attorney, W. D, O'Nfial, Cat lettaburg: Hheriff, John White, 'Ash land: County Clerk, Mrs. Madge Es telle Watson, Ashland; Jailer, Tlunan Buckley, Catlettaburg, and tCoromert lr. J. A. Sparks. Ashland. VOTE 0,1 COUTITY SEAT Hi VAYIiE REMOVAL OF COURT HOUSE TO KENOVA WILL BE VOTED ON ; ' SEPTEMBER IS. ' "' A petition containing 4,801 namfes waa filed at Wayne, W. Va,, recently calling for a vote , on removing- tte county seat of Wayne county to Ke nova. v TM' mud eompuisory upon the county court to call an election end September 16 la the data fixed. Carl Wellman W. T. Wallace and W. R. Wilson algned thebond requir ed by law. Thia queation has already aroused la great deal of Interest and will result In a hot light. - Oil Operations by, the Union Company The Union Oaa & Oil company has shut down IS of the 20 rig drilling for it In the upper Blaine field. Well No. 1 on Kanford Lyons forty acres la an excellent well, making 40 barrels. This well Is south of all the other oil wells on the Union leases and waa expected to produce gas, so this extends the oil pool very considerably. No. S on D, W. Skagga ia an aver age producer. This Is on the farm on which the fn-at .four oil wells were drilled In the Blaine field. ' No. U J. C. Holbrook ia drilling. Tho second gas well has been drilled on Henry Fyff e. John tillbui; No. I on the 126 acre tract la flowing. .- Lavlsa Skaggs No. 1 m drilling. James tikaggi No. 4 has a fishing Job. Louisa Beats Paintsville Ball Team Six to One The Louisa baseball team went to Paintsville Wednesday and won a smashing victory by a. score of to 1. On Sunday the teams played at Lou isa, resulting In a 8 to 2 victory for Louisa. A detailed aecount of that game Is published on page seven. Graham Tavernor pitched for Lou isa and performed the remarkable feat of striking out 21 men. Alex Frazler caught the game In his usual good style. The Paintsville pitcher was Jasper, who pitched a brilliant game against Louisa recently. His work was good In this game also. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Jim Skeens, 24, to Lucy Meredith, 21. of Fort Gay, W. Va. , Bert Fugltt, 19, ttf Dixie Artrip, a, of Glenhayee, W. Va. Arthur Borders, 41, of Williamson, to Ora Preston, 26, of Georges creek. Cullle Flnley, 1, to Lillian Well rtiun, 19, of Wayne-co., W. Va.. W. J. Blair. 82, to Lula Hall, 20, of Lanora. A PICNIC PARTY. A pleasant affair given last Friday afternoon by Miss Bailie Qearhart and the members of her Sunday school class of Junior girls waa a picnic on the Point near Louisa. , Borne of the girls' mothers and other friends Join ed them and very much enjoyed the outing. ... DEATH GALLS CHILD. Barbara May, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Lambert passed, away Thursday morning about eleven o'clock after an illness of a few hours. She was only a month old. The body will probably be taken to lilast Fork where other children of Mr. and Mrs. Lam bert are burled. 7.000 TEACHERS ARE SUMMER SCHOOLS Krankfqrt, Ky., June 23. More than 7,000 of the J 1,000 teachers In Ken tucky are attending summer schools. State Superintendent George Colvin announced today and at no expense to the State. Reports received indicate that the Innovation, which supplants the coun ty teachers' Institute, is a success and popular. The?- schools continue Ave week at the unlverslty.normal schools and some fifty centers established throughout the Stale. They are sup ported by appropriations by eounty boards and dues from the teachers. "The success" said Superintendent Colvin. "Is due to the loyalty of the teachers, enthusiasm of the institu tions and generosity of the local boards." About S.000 are attending extension schools, COO the university, 2,000 the normals and 100 to summer schools. About 700 of the 1,000 negro teachers ara atteudjng. -;i..;! THIRTY-8IX DEATHS IN i" COAL MINES , DURING MAY Charleston, W. Va. Thirty-six deaths occurred because of mine accidents In West Virginia during May, according to the suite department of mines. Eleven of the II deaths occurred In McDowell. Six persons were ; killed oytslde the mines and 30 Inside.' STATE DRY AGSNT WILL DISTRIBUTE SIXTY PLUM8 Washington, June 23. Samuel Col lins, State Prohibition . Enforcement' Agent, will have about sixty appoint ments to make it was learned here to day. Th average salary is about 12 260 a year and there are but few civil service handicaps.-" MINGO TRIALS POSTPONED. . Willlamaon, W. Va. The trial Of Sid 'Hatfield and 23 others, scheduled for tlx' July term of Circuit Court here, will bn postponed. This fact became known after council for both sides held a conference. The principals In .the case did not wish to bo involved In a long trtal during the hot months, and this wfB given as the reason for post ponerafent. WHITE TRUCKS FOR MAYO CO. ' The Mayo Oil Service Co. of Ashiand has placed an order for a fleet of White OU Tank trucks of the very latest design. Two of these are two ton trucks each, equipped with 600 gallon gasoline - tanks and one three and a half ton truck equipped with a thousand gallon tank. CHARGED WITH MOONSHINING. Willie Pauley and Sheridan Vinson were arrested on Mill creek. In Wayne county, W. Va., a few days, ago for tr.oonahlnlng. They were taken to Wayne. ANOTHER BIG GAS WELL. The Carroll gas company has drill ed In gas well No. 4 near Red Bush in Jnhnsnn-co., and It is good for more than a million cubic feet per day.-- GEARIIEART-WEBB WEDDING AT LOUISA The home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Helen Gnarheart, In Louisa, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Tuesday morning of this week when Miss Sat Um Oearheart and Mr. Oscar J. Webb were united in marrlaire. This is the culmination of a.courtRhlp extending over a dozen years or more. The ceremony took place at half af ter nine o'clock In the presence of a few relatives and friends who had gathered for the occasion, although no Invitations had been issued. The bride was most becomingly at tired In a suit of blue embroidered trlcotlne, gray blouse, with hat and gloves to match, - The Impressive ceremony was read by the Rev. J. X. Bell, pastor of the M. E. Church South, the ring service being used. Immediately after the wedding" the couple drove to the C. & O. station and left for their wedding trip which Includes a visit to Detroit and points on the Great Lakes. After their return they Willi go at once to Lackey, Ky, where a furnish ed home awaita them. Mr. Webb is a prominent and successful merchant of that place and - a member of one of the. leading families of that section. Congratulations are extended him by all. who know hl lovely bride. Since coming to Louisa several s years ago Mlisa Sallle has made friends of all with whom ahe has come in contact. She has taught In the schools here a number of years and the fact that she was given the prlncipalship of the Louisa Graded School last year with out application and after having de rided not to teach, shows her recog nised ability as a teacher, She has been as faithful in her church and as teacher of a class of girls in Sunday school. They were at the train with showers of rice and good wishes for her happiness. Mrs. Webb wan one of Louisa's most active and dependable community workers and she will be greatly miss ed here. In returning to Floyd coun ty she Is going back to the neighbor hood where shs grcrr up. From Lou isa's standpoint there Is another re grettable feature of this affair. It means the loss of Mrs. Helen Gear heart, mother of the bride, who will hereafter spend most of her time, if not all, away from Louisa. It is a real loss to a .community to have good peo ple like these to move away. STATE TROOPER , . SHOT FROx'l ALIBUSH SHOOTING TOOK PLACE NEAR TENT, COLONY AT BLACK I BERRY CITY, IT IS SAID. JVUliamson. W. Va.. June 28. Wil ' Ham McMlllion, 24, state trooper, died in, a hospital here at eight o'clock to nlgnt from a bullet wound in the back flrfl from ambush when a party of fojr troopers, of which he waa a mem ber, waa on its way from Lynn to Matewan after investigating the al leffed slugging of a non-union miner. , A detachment of twenty state troop r orij, headed by Major Wood of : the West Virginia National Guard and Capt. Brockus was hurried to the scene of the shooting which was near the. tent colony at . Blackberry ' Cky, according' to a statement made here tonight by Capt. Brockus. Bloodhounds secured from Freeburn, Ky., . were placed on the scent at a paint on the hillside where empty cartridges were found. They followed a .trail which led to a tent In Black berry City colony occupied by E. B. Lehman and T. W. Lehman, brothers, survived by three sons. Ebon, William both described by Capt. Brockus aslnd - W' too, his wife. , . non-reaidents of the state and un- His burial w.111 take plac at the old known In Williamson. The men, who were placed under arrest, acted as If thi matter were a great Joke. : Juring the forenoon word came to state police headquarters at Matewun thst a non-union' miner named Pen nington had been attacked and beaten at Lynn by strike sympathizers. , Sergeant Jennings. In command at Maiewan, sent a detachment of four men-to lr.vestlga.te. After completing their investigation the troopers started back to Matewan via the county road. , Within three hundred yards of tlur teat colony , at Blackberry City, they were fired upon from two points on the hillside about thirty yards from the road. It is 'esti mated that-fifteen or twenty shots were Bred. At the first volley McMlllion fel). The wounded trooper was placed in a passing automobile and hurried to the. hospital at Williamson. A special train was secured at Wll llnineon and Capt Brockus and his mh hurried forth in search of the guhmen. m - McMlllion was a resident of Nicholas county.. He has a brother who is an officer . in the department of public safety:' ,., - Miss Caroline Williamson and Mr. Frank Puller Wed The following from a - Memphis, Tenn, paper refers to the marriage of MiKS Williamson, who has visited here at the borne of her grandfather, R. T. Burns. The wedding occurred on June Jf.th: The First Presbyterian church was the scene of a pretty wedding of un usual Interest late Wednesday after noon whan Miss Caroline Burns Wil liamson, daughter of Rev. Dr. C. H. Willlamaon and Mrs. Williamson, be came the bride of Mr. Frank Seymour Puller, of Chicago, formerly of Stark Vine, Miss. Under the loving hands of friends of the bride, the church had been beau tifully decorated with a profusion of choice blossoms and greenery, a green and white wedding motif being effec tively carried out v Mrs. William J. Meyer rendered the nuptial music, Including among the numbers "Liebestraum," "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voiqe," and during the ceremony softly played "I , Love You" by Grieg. ' ' The ceremony took place at S o'clock the Rev. C. H. Willlamaon, Ph.D., fath er of the bride and pastor of the church, officiating. ' The bride, who was given In mar riage by ber brother, Robert, wore a beautiful draped robe of chiffon, trim med with hand-made chiffon rosea, with a short tulle veil, caught with orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. The maid of honor, Miaa Katherlne Williamson, sister of the bride, was gowned in pink French organdie, with a hat- to match and carried an arm bouquet of pink snapdragons and corn flowers. 1 Miss Josephine Dickinson, the flower g'irl, was gowned In white point d'esp'rit ever pink and carried , a basket of pink roses .with petals of the pink peony, which she scattered in the" pathway of the bride. Mr. Puller was attended by his brother, Mr. John Shepard Puller, of Stark villa, as best man, and Messrs. Eugene MoGhee, Rowland William son, James Jackson. of Tuscumbia, Ala., and AureUus Puller of Stark vine, who acted as ushers. The ceremony was followed by a smuil reception for the members of the bridal party and relatives in the home of the bride's parents, which was he prettily decorated with Shasta daisies and garden flowers. For the occasion the bride's mother 1 was gowned in white crepe do chine. J The guests had the pleasure of' viewing the many beautiful wedding ifta, after which a dainty menu was . served Mr. and Mrs. Puller will spend their honeymoon on the Northern lakes, the bride traveling in a tailored suit of tan covert cloth, with a brown hat. Early in July they will be at home to their friends at Neennh-Menaaha, Wis. - ' . KENTUCKIAN FOUND SLAIN IN TENNESSEE Knoxvllle, Tenn.,' June 23. The body of a young man mysteriously murder ed at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., has been Identified as Roy Sasser, Grays. Ky. The body was discovered in a hol low near a coal chute. There were Ave bullet boles, two through the head. He is said to have had 1300 on his person when he was killed, and rob bery is given as the motive. His cloth- ! ing had teen rifled, Identification re sulted from a slip of paper found in his trousers pocket.. , ' Sasser had been working at the mine at Lynch, Ky. His parents arrived today for the body. , Four men and one woman have been arrested as suspects, and threats of mob violence have, been made. . DEATH OF W. B. TAYLOR. Wm. B. Taylor died Thursday morn ing of this week at the home of his son, Ebon Taylor, of Yateeviile. His death occurred about I o'clock, , He had been 111 the past year and a short time ago went to the home of his son to spend his remaining days. Mr. Taylor was a good citizen and had lived in Louisa since his marriage to Mrs. Mollie Evans a few years ago. He was about 65 years old and is nomB nettr " at ten o'clock. R03IS0I1 ROAD AID DILL IS PASSED HOUSE PASSE8 KENTUCKY CON GRESSMAN'S BILL RELATING TO FEDERAL ROADS. : Washington," June 27. After forty minutes of heated debate, the House today , passed the Roblson road bill, designed particularly to keep highways Improved by '.Federal funds In good condition. ' : . ' The vote was 266 to .77. Although supported by a majority of the House Roads Committee, the bill was vigorously opposed by Chairman Thomas B. Dunn and other members, who argued that it would benefit sparsely settled Staites at the expense or populous" ones. Representative Samuel Ray burn, Democrat, Texas, declared enforcement Df the bill would "absolutely wreck the road system of Texas." Proponents contend the . measure would facilitate development of roads Jind benefit farmers eepdCially. Under the measure States would have three years in which to establish funds for maintenance of Federal aid roads. Should a State, after proper notifi cation, fall within 100 days to make specified improvements of roads, the Federal Government would undertake the work at the State's expense, and until settlement was made, no further projects for Federal aid construction in that State would be approved. The State, , instead of counties or other sub-divisions, would be the unit in alloting Federal funds, and the same method of apportionment would prevail as at present except that no state would receive less than one-half of 1 per cent of each year's allotment. This would increase the Federal con tribution for road Improvements in Delaware, Rhode Island, shire and Vermont New. Hamp- Boggs Goes to Washington To Sign Ilighway Pledges Frankfort, Ky. Joe S. Boggs. State Highway Engineer, left Monday night for Washington to sign agreements for Federal aid. All agreements to bind the 1920-1921. Federal appropriation must be signed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State Engineer before midnight June 30. As the Sec retary has before him project state ments from nearly every State In the Union, the head of the Bureau of Highways wired him that he should not risk the delay of having the Ken tucky agreements sent to Frankfort for hla signature. ' . MARCUM REUNION. : Celebrating the birthday anniver sary of Dr. F. D.' Marcum a family reunion was held at' Camden park last Friday. A large crowd, consisting of the. following, was present: Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Marcum, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Marcum, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Marcum and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mar cum, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Marcum and daughter, Nancy Jim, Mrs. Eliza beth Marcum, Misses Edith, Hermia, Bessie and Virginia Marcum, Mr. and Mrs. William Marcum, Mr. and Mrs. William Holt Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. O'Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Dana O'Neal and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hicks. Dr. Bryner, Glenn Wright Jay O'Darriel, Fred O' Neal and Miss Luella McClure of Lou isa, Ky. EASTERN STAR MEETING. A special meeting of Louise Chap ter, O. E. S., will be held at Masonic Hall In Louisa at 7:80 Friday even lng, July 1. The Grand Deputy, Mrs. Eft'ie McGuire of Ashland, will be pres ent and inspect both Louise and Blaine chapters. Officers of Blaine chapter will attend. Among visitors who are expected are Mrs. Jas. Ashworth of Ashland and Miss Bessie Collinsworth of Fallsburg. Refreshments will be served by the lailies of Louise chapter. ELECTRIC IRON SHOCK NEARLY CAUSES DEATH j The Ashland Independent says: J Miss Annabel Waugh, second - daugh ter of Judge and Mrs. J. M. Waugh. i met with a serious accident at her j home on Tuesday afternoon in which she narrowly escaped death by a shock from an electric iron. The young girl had been in the yard playing with the hose and her cloth ing was wet when she went to the basement to do some ironing. She turned on the electric current and re ceived such a shock when she touch ed the Iron that sho was thrown fettle- floor and was unable to release her hold of the iron whlsh sho was still grasping when found by her young er sister and the house maid lying un conscious on the floor. The basement floor being damp qompleited . (the circuit for the electricity. The maid, in her anxiety to go to the rescue did not think to switch off the electricity, and receiired a slight shock in removing the iron from the girl's hand. Annabel's sister called a nearby physician who found the young victim very near death from the shock and suffering from numerous severe burns on the body, arms and ankles. The Injuries were dressed and she re gained consciousness after about one hour. She passed a comfortable night, and today her only discomfort Is from the burns which may be some time in healing. Judge and Mrs. Waugh were not at home at the time of the accident but were quickly summoned. WRIT. AWARDED IN MINGO CASE . Two writs of habeas corpus arising from martial law In Mingo county have been awarded by the supreme court at Charleston. They were grant ed upon petitions of Henry Felty, a resident of Mingo county, and Steve Collins,, of Pike county. In each case. Sheriff Pinson is Instructed to appear before the supreme court with the prisoners. Both men claim they are held in Jail contrary to law. Collins said he went to Matewan, across Tug rver from h'a home to get a doctor for members of his family who were 111. While he was standing in front of the physician's nfflce he .was ordered by a state po liceman to "move on." He hesitated tho petition said, and was placed tinder - arrest immediately on a charge of un lawful assembling," contrary to Gov. Morgan's proclamation of martial law. Felty's petition said he also was arrested because he did not promptly obey a command to "move on." Wil liamson News. . . . .. . CIGARETTE CAUSES 126,000 FIRE. WarHeld, Ky., June 22. Fire which last flight destroyed the New Moore. Hotel and two residences here Is be lieved US have been caused by a cigar ette tossed carelessly into some debris at the hotel. A bucket brigade line to Tug river was formed and prevented destruction Of other buildings. The loss is estimated at 126,000. OFFERS REWARD IN KILLING. Frankfort Ky', .Juno 23. Governor Morrow today offered a reward of 250 for the arrest of Homier Patrick, al leged to have killed hla cousin. John. Patrick, in Magoffin county. June 10. PIXE COUNTY HAIi ; :iaLLSANEI8IuG?i AI.TDTIIEIII3:,;S2LF R. E. COLEMAN SHOOTS L. E. LAYNE WITHOUT WARNING OR APPARENT CAUSE. ' Plkevllle. Ky., June 29. R. E. Cole man of Raccoon, Ky., shot and killed L. E. Layne at that place yesterday and then, turning his pistol on him self, fired two shots, from which he died instantly. Layne was cradling oats 'on the hill some distance from his home when Coleman went around the hill back of him and. It is said, fired the first shot into Layne's back before he was discovered. Layne started for the bottom of the hill, running and rolling down the steep hillHWe. with Coleman close be- . hind in mad pursuit. Layne was seen to look back and at that Instant Cole man fired at close range. The shot entered the forehead and Layne fell dead. Coleman than turneil his pistol toward his own breast, but the shot glanced. His sei.-ifid aim was more ac curate and the ball crashed .through. Ho fell dead by his victim. The Coroner's inquest revealed noth ing of any previous trouble between the two men. The Coroner learned tliat Coleman had written a note to Layne's wife on the day of the kill ing, but that it had never been deliv ered. He secured this note from. Cole man's father. The note said: "At one time I thought you would become my wife. This matter has gone too far. - It may be in a day or two we will be together not to part" Coleman was a young widower. Layne-leaves a wife and two children. Louisville Times. SCARLET FEVER. Geo. Wm. McClure is recovering from scarlet fever. He went to Dela ware, O., to visit friends and while there became ill. His father. L. T. MoCIure was called there to see him. Geo. Wm. will come to Louisa aa soon as he Is able. His physicians, advise rest and quiet through the summer. He is a medical student In Cincin nati. I