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IJ VOL xxxi HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9 1909
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UTH CHRISTIAN
t + ON VERGE OF
OPEN REVOLT
Sixty Association Farmers
Meet and Formulate an
Ultimatum
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DETERMINED TO SELL
Mass Meeting at Court House
I Next Saturday to Act On
f Swings Answer
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About sixty farmers met Saturday
r afternoon at Longview School House
In South Christian to discuss the to
bacco situation and to have an ex
pression of opinion from each as to
the present status of affairs and as
to how best to sell the 1908 crop of
tobacco All of the farmers were
members of the Planters Protective
Association and the meeting was or
ganized by the selection of R L
Nichols district committeeman as
chairman and Dr J P Bell secreta
ry The following authorized state
ment of the proceedings is given
The consensus of opinion was tnat
a formal demand be made of Mr
Felix G Ewing to permit the sale of
this crop loose through the associa
tion at once An immediate an
swer is to be demanded Other
counties have been permitted by
him to sell andwe feel that the U
bas from these counties together
vlthe tobacco from loose floor
sales will delay us in the sale of our
crops to such an extent that we can
not afford to prize it and let it go
through this slow and expensive
channel
The meeting adjourned to meet in
Hopkinsville Saturday Feb 13 at 1
p mooA committee was appointed
to meet at Thompsonville yesterday
to draft resolutions in accordance
with the action taken and another
district meeting will be held tomor
row to ratify the work of the com
mittee and then the formal demand
will be presented to Mr Ewing
This will be not later than Thursday
and the meeting in Hopkinsville Sat
urday will be influenced largely by
Mr Ewings answer All farmers
are requested to meet with us and
assist in affecting the loose sale of
the 1908 crop through the associa
tion
The resolutions will be in the form
of a demand not a mere petition
and the further statement is made
mader
with or without Mr Ewings per
mission The farmers in the meet
ing at Longview represented 2000
000 pounds of the finest types of to
bacco grown in Christian county
BUSINESS METHODS
The sales of the association tobac
co of the 1907 crop since January 1
have nearly all been at ruinous
hi Several hundred hogsheads
of Hopkinsville tobacco have been
sold at an average of 575 gross to
bacco graded a year ago at from 7
to 12 One of these hogsheads sold
for John C Thurmond of Gracey
last week formerly graded at 10
netted him only 812 Mr Thur
mond is one of the best farmers in
the county who was forced into the
association after his plantbeds had
been partially destroyed He is one
of many farmers all over the county
who have the same bitter complaint
of the ruinous business methods of
the Springfield crowd
Just what course will be pursued
when Mr Ewing refuses to cut out
the prizing and sampling charges
as he is almost certain to do re
mains to be seen but one thing is
certain he has to deal with men who
mean business One break of this
kind in the ranks and the association
will be smashed into smithereens in
Christian county and the break is at
hand unless Mr Ewing adopts busi
ness methods in handling the busi
ness of men who know that the time
to sell tobacco is when there is a
market for it at profitable prices
The farmers are not speculators
but growers of tobacco and some of
them now have On hand two crops
and are ready to begin burning
plantbeds for a third Patience has
ceased to be a virtue and many of
them are determined to sell
In the Owen county case of tobac
co sold in Cincinnati it was decided
that the Crecilius bill does not affect
tobacco sold in another state and it
is to be hoped that the decision of
Mr Ewing on this momentous ques
tion will not drive tobacco that be
longs on the Hopkinsville market to
the markets of other states
BUYERS AT DRESDEN
Fuller Bros have decided to buy
tobacco at Dresden Tenn this sea
son This will prove a great con
venience to growers saving them a
very long haul to Martin and Paris
SALES AT PADUCAH
Paducah Ky1 Feb 6The plant
ers Protective Association sold 12 5
hogsheads of dark tobaqcb to W B
Kernedy a local broker today
Bohmers loose leaf warehouse sold
25000 pounds at 8 to 850
RESIGNS POSITION
With J H Anderson Co
And Goes to Nashville
Miss Berta Hiser who has bee n
with J H Anderson Co as
stenographer for the past three
years has resigned her position and
accepted a similar but more lucra
tive position with Weatherly Arm
stead McKennie Co a wholesale
dry goods firm of Nashville She
left yesterday and will enter upon
her duties immediately Her many
friends regret her departure from
our midst but are glad of her
successHOPKINSVILLE
HOPKINSVILLE MAN
Awarded First Prize at Poul
try Show
I At the Black Patch Poultry Show
held at Springfield Tenn last week >
C M Hill of this city was awarded
first prize on White Plymouth Rocks
C B Holman of Trenton was
awarded two prizes one on Barred
Plymouth Rocks first pen and the
other on second pen The meeting
was one of the most successful held
in Middle Tennessee far many years
TeasleyWhite
E B Teasley of Nortonville and
Miss Mary Lou White of Crofton
were married Sunday at the home
of the bride The ceremony was
performed by the Rev P P Glad
dish
Fine AnimaL
Mr S A Reeves sold a horse to
Mr Monroe Dalton Saturday for
275 cash
FIRSTNATIONAL BANK
f l4IRSTNATION
HOPKlNSVILLE KENTUCKY
t 3 UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
Only National Bank In This Community
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t Capital I 7660000
Surplus 2500000
StockholdersJLiability 7500000
HAS REGULAR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
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Three Per Cent Interest Paid on tavlngsand Time Deposits
DepositsI
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YOUNG ORATORS
TO COMPETE
For Honor Of Representing
Hopkinsville High
School
MADISONVILLE FEB 19
Contest At Tabernacle Next
Thursday Evening
At 8 OClock
Ah oratorical contest with three
contestants will be held by High
School boys Thursday night at 8
oclock at the Tabernacle to select
an orator to represent the school in
the Western Kentucky contest at
Madisonville Feb 19 Bentley Rudd
Harry Caie and Summers Cooper
are the contestants
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Amusements
AmusementsH i
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i A Pair of Country Kids compa
ny numbers fifteen people and pre
sents during the play ten uptodate
specialties and musical numbers
This is said to be one of the latest
5rural plays and will be seen at Hol
lands Opera House tonight If you
are looking for two hours of real en
I tertainment and fun see the
Country Kids
PRICES 25c 32c and 50c
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Music and Mirth
It takes a word like Snap to
aptly describe the Wayne Musical
Co which will be seen in a reper
I toire of high class musical comedy
I at the Opera House for a 3 nights
t engagement commencing Thursday
I Feb 11 The opening bill for this
engagement will be The White
Hat This cleverest musical come
I dy the work of Mr Fred Wayne
I in so far as its conspicuous services
to the public is concerned has been
placed in the same class with The
Social Whirl and other similar at
tractions From the moment the
curtain rises on the first act to the
end of the play there is not a dull
moment The play is full of ginger I
spirit speed and life
MERITED PROMOTION
For Lieut Stanley Bassett 1
to Rank of Captain
Lieut J Stanley Bassett who as
First Lieutenant of Co D has been
in command of the company since
Fire
Screens
Almost
AlmostDaily
Daily
The papers contain
accounts of persons
usually children be
ino severely burned
by grates not being
properly screened
Have you neglected
to attend to your open
fire
We Have
SCREENS
W T Cooper < Co
Wholesale and Retail Grocers
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I the resignation of Capt E WClark
has been appointed by Gov Willson
to the vacancy in the office of Cap
tain He is an officer of careful
trainlrg under his father Maj E
B Ba sett and did much faithful
and satisfactory service during the
night rider troubles all over Western
Kentucky He recently stood a most
creditable examination his papers
papersbeing
is understood that Capt Bassett will
shortly leave to take up the study of
law in one of the leading law schools
BAKERDOUGLASS
Christian County Young Man
Weds Sister of The
Messrs Fort
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t Mr Frank Baker of Cairo Ill
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and Mrs Lottie Fort Douglass of
Adams Tenn were married at the
brides home Saturday afternoon
by Rev Dr Graves of Clarksville
The groom is a son of Mrs Julia Ba
ker of Julien this county and holds
a resp nsible position in the railroad
s rvice at Cairo His bride is a sis
ter of fcol Joel B Fort and Presi
dent Chas H Fort of the Planters
Brotective Association and Attorney
Attorneyb
b ncFort of Clarksville She
was educated at Bethel Female Col
lege in this city After spending a
few days in Nashville they will ar
rive today on a short visit to the
grooms mother before going to
CairoBOTH
BOTH ARMS BROKEN
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By a Fall From a Telephone
Guy Wire
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t Gus Green aged 10 son of Mr
N D Green fell from the guy wire
of a telephone pole Saturday and
both of his arms were broken one in
two ° places He was trying to slide
clown the guy wire He was able to
walk into the house and tell his
mother of the accident His injuries
Were attended to and he is getting
along very well
The Law and Order
League will meet this week
at the usual time and place
for the purpose of electing
officers and members of the
Executive Committee
C HH BRANCH
BRANCHSecretary
Secretary
NEARLY 50000
Hogsheads of Association To
bacco Sold
The following report of Auditor
Scales is from the Guthrie Planter
but is far from correct in additions
MARKET HHDS TOTAL
Clarksville 589 11590
Springfield 17 8271
Paducah 209 7918
Hopkinsville 418 5110
Guthrie 176 5209
Murray 202 3889
Mayfield 8976
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Princeton 112 1824
Russellville 180 1374
Cadiz 06 1858
Total 1901 49664
The sales are given at 680 for the
week but add up 1901 The total is
probably correct
correctBASKET
BASKET BALL
Contest Between Two Well
Matched Teams
McLean College and Bethel Col
lege Russellville basket ball teams
played at McLean gymnasium lastI
night and will play another game to I
night Game called at 8 oclock
Admission 25 cents
LAFAYETTE MERCHANT
Died Sunday Aged Forty
five Years
Mr E B Smith the Lafayette
merchant died Sunday evening of
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At Cost
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All Woolen Dress Goods
rat New York Cost
tReductions
Reductions on All
Muslin Underwear Y
Come and Get Choice
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t T M Jones
Main Street Hopkinsville Ky
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Hints to Farmers j
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Now is the time that you
k r e a 1 iz e on your seasons
work
Fk workAs
As you sell your tobacco
stock or produce place your
money on open account with
a reliable bankr
Pay your bills by checkI
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which makes the best kind
of a receipt and avoid the
I worry and danger attending
the carrying of large sums
of money
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Our offices are always atf
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mers and country friends
Bank of Hopkins vii Ie
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E B LONG President JNO B TRICE Vicepresident
W T TANDY Cashier
CITY BANK l i
Capital 6000000
Surplus 7500000
This Bank ranks among the first in the state of Ken i
tucky in proportion of surplus to capital
In Surplus there is Strengthi
We invite your account as a safe depository for
your funds Deposit your valuable papers in our
vaultsafe from fire and burglars
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Acts as Admr Exlr Trustee Guardian Agent Receiver etc
Buys and sells Real Estate and Manages Property
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