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Number 17. Marion, Crittenden County Kentucky, Thursday Morning, Oct. 23, 1913. Volume XXXVI
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Ml ELISHA B.
f BLACKBURN DIES
Peaceful End of Life Spent In
The Master's Work Funeral
Service Tuesday.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the summons, "Well done, good
and faithful servant, come up
higher," came to Elisha Bell
Blackburn, the well-known and
pastor, who had
sed the seventy-eighth mile-
le of life, sixty-four years of
vhich had been spent in serving
his Lord, and more than fifty
years in preaching His gospel.
His illness dates back only
tHree weeks, at which time he
closed a meeting at Blackburn,
a church he organized and which
was named in his honor. Since
coming home he has never been
out, dut gradually grew worse
until the end came, heart disease
being the cause of his
death.
Rev. Blackburn is survived by
his wife, who was Miss Mary
Jane McGough, to whom he
was married Feb. 5, 1855, and
by four children, Josephine, wife
of B. M. Vinson, of Caldwell
county; Walter A., of Paducah;
Thomas, of Caldwell county;
Ana, wife of the Rev. U. G.
Hughes, of this city. Four children
preceded him to the grave:
Rushing, Rudolph, John E. and
, JTlorence.
He was born in Wilson county,
Tennessee, December 31, 1834,
and held his first -membership at
Rutland church, in that county,
at the age of 14 years He came
to Kentucky on attaining his
majority and united with the
old Livingston church, and was
ordained by that church soon
afterward. At the time of his
dsath he was pastor of Emmaus,
Walnut Grove, (which he had
served 20 years), and Sulphur
Springs churches.
He was pastor of Crooked
Creek church for 30 years, and
nas held meetings in almost
every church in tho Ohio River
Baptist Association, of which he
was a charter member. He has
had the distinction of baptising
more converts and of uniting
more couples in marriage than
any other minister of his Association.
The funeral sermon was
preached Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the First Baptist
church by Rev. M. E, Miller and
he'interment took place imme
diately afterward at the new
cemetery.
Mr. Blackburn in 1895 was
nominated by the Republicans
of this legislative district to
represent Crittenden aad Livings
tqn counties in the General
Assembly of Kentucky. The
contest was a memorable one.
Mr. Blackburn defeating his
FIRST EPISTLE
JOFMATHER
Characteristic Letter in Which The
Eminent Divine Compliments
The City of Marion.
We gladly publish the following
exhortation on water works
from Df. Arthur Mather, now of
Elkton, Ky:
"To the Editor, Record-Press:
Dear Sir:
I have read in the newspapers,
and have heard from several
sources that the good citizens of
Marion have under consideration
a proposal to turnisn tneir up-to-date
city with a complete
Waterworks System; and, as a
former citizen, and a well-wisher
of everybody in it, I would like
to commend the proposal to their
best judgement; and trust that
it will carry with unanimity
when submitted to the voters in
November next.
During my itinerancy as a
Methodist preacher in Kentucky
I have lived in two cities which
have had the never-to-be-forgotten
experience of a wholesale
fire, in both cases destroying by
far the larger portion of the
place. While it is a fact that
both of these cities rallied to the
need of the hour, and rebuilt in
a manner that was highly creditable
to them; yet it has always
seemed to me that something
was lacking somewhere, in that
so many good people should be
so ruthlessly exposed to such
danger to life and -limb to say
nothing of the loss of valuable
property, etc.
Little more than two years
ago, while attending the sessions
oi tne .Louisville uomerence, in
a neighboring city, the whole
community was aroused at midnight
to find that the principal
business block in the center of
the city was ablaze, with a wind
blowing in a direction which
easily spelt destruction to the
entire town, should the flames
become uncontrollable. Thanks,
however, to the foresight aad
wisdom of the citizens of that
town, a splendidly equipped
waterworks system, handled by
a fine volunteer brigade of fighters,
saved the city from disaster,
and limited the loss of property
to the one store in which the
fire broke out.
But, fire is not the only consideration
which ought to weigh
with the good citizens of Marion.
The very fact that water will be
available for all who desire to
have it upon their premises will
in itself be a boon, the value of
which is inestimable.
Concluded on page 8.
Democratic opponent, Hon. Jeff
Nichols, of Livingston county,
in a Democratic strongheld.
GRAND ANNUAL
HOLIDAY OPENING!
, . Thursday Friday Saturday
NOVEMBER 6th 7th & '8th..
We will show you our largest line of presents
Everybody Welcome. Souvenirs Free.
jgyf. SPECIAL SALES DAIIiY.PLAIN PRICES ON ALL ARTICLES
&V, Watch Our Windows., Pay Us A Visit,
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WITH BLAST OF WHISTLES,
RINGING OF BELLS
Road Working Days Were Ushered
in Wednesday Morning-Willing
Response to The Call.
When the governor issued his
proclamation which wai concurred
in by our Mayor, there was
a willing response by most oi
our citizens who were on hand
with picks, shovels lions and all
manner of tools for road working
bright and early Wednesday
morning. The day dawned auspiciously
and every thing looked
bright and promising, until a
cold drizzing rain set in which
drove many of the workers in at
noon, not until much goad work
had been done, however, on all
the county roads. About sixty
as reported by Supt. W. B. Yan
dell. On the Salem road there
were over one hundred hands including
those at the Franklin
mines rock pile where thirty odd
teams reported for duty hauling
rock. The Pickering hill on the
Fords Ferry road, was put in
good condition. The same- is
true of all sections of the county,
so we are told.
! , IVIKIUIN, IS. I . Stated.
i. .uiStBmMBKaMmaalSima?.
DR. G, W. STONE
MAYOR
States His Position on Important
Measures Now Before
The People.
To the voters of Marion, Ky:
I am candidate for .Mayor, cf
Marion, and want your vote and
influence. I am for the bes't interests
of the whole people of
the city. I am for water works
because I think it best for many
reasons. We can not have a
clean healthy city without them,
and it sewerage was ever needed
it is. certainly needed in Marion,
besides it will pay thousands of
dollars to laboring people to get
installed. Besides installing,
many other industries that we
will never get until we eet water.
Vote For
TRICE BENNETT
The Farmer Candidate for County
Attorney. A gifted lawyer gradu
ate of Center College, at Danville, Ky.,
one of the best law schools in Ken
tucky, from which such eminent men
as Carlisle, Breckinridge and Proctor
Knott, graduated. He is not only cap
able but honest and sober, a
who adds honor and dignity to
Crittenden county's good name. Trice
Bennett is a gentleman in every sense
the word implies. He has a license to
practice in Kentucky courts and the
UnitedStates courts and has only to be
sworn in after the election at the Marion
Bar to be ready to look after the
county's business. Your vote and in
fluence solicited and will be
A,
SWINDLER HAS
BEENJNMASKED
His Name Was Morton Instead of
Wilson, Deserted Wife Last
August.-May Have Others.
It now turns out that John C.
Wilson is not the name of the
man who is in the Dixon jail for
separating Miss Elizabeth Shel-ton
from her farm, and that he
has a wife living in Crittenden
county, near Marion, whom he
deserted last August. When he
married the girl he went by the
name cf Marion C. Morton.
During the presbytery at Dix
on recently a delegate trom
Crittenden county saw the pris
oner and thought he recognized
mm as tne man wno nad
men worked on the Piney road There is no doubt but what the daughter of a neighbor
ter works rightly managed, will Returning
be self supporting in a short I Thomas W
time. We have as good people
as are on the earth, and why not
have a clean, healthy town while
we do live, that will not be long
at best and when we are called
we toll go if it suits us or not
andjnot one of us will take any
Concluded on page 8.
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home he told Mr.
Blackburn, father of
the deserted wife, who lost no
time in going to Dixon, where
he identified the prisioner as
Morton and completed unmasked
the fellew. Morton, who had
been in high spirits and keeping
ud a considerable air of barvado,
wilted dowD when confronted by
his father-in-law and is now
taciturn and uncommunicative.
Hi3 brother never showed up to
offer bail for him.
Morton was married to Miss
Dora Blackburn, an attractive
and well connected young
of Crittenden county, in
November,1912, and, deserted
her last August. It is rumored
that he has other wives. Providence
Enterprise.
Another Account From the
Dixon Journal ,
That the man who is alleged
to have swindled Miss Elizabeth
Sheiton out of her farm and hrr
ctsh, h married to a woman cf
near Marion, Ky., whom ho deserted
several months ago when
he ran off with another woman,
whom he is also supposed t3
have married, and that he has
already disposed of the 5675
note given to him by Noah Shel-ton,
was the information secured
this week. He was held to the
grand jury last Friday by Judge
Sutton.
J. M. McCaslin, former postmaster
of Crayne, Crittenden
county, attended the Presbytery
here last week and saw "Wilson."
He told someone that he
used to hand out mail to the man
but he was known then as
Morton and had married a Crit
tenden county girl named Miss
"Blackburn, daughter of T. V.
Blackburn.
Attorneys for Miss Shelton,
Hunt and Withers, communicated
with Mr. Blackburn He
came to Dixon this week and
visited the man at the county
jail, positively identifying him.
Mr. Blackburn said the man's
name is Marion C. Morton and
that he married his daughter.
Miss Dora, November the 12th .
1915 and abandoned on August
3rd. 1913. When he is supposed
to have run away with a woman
who lived in Marion and it is
rumored, according to Mr,
Blackburn, that he married her
in Evansville, Ind., took her to
Texas, got all the money she
had, between $250 and $300, and
deserted her there among stran
gers. He then went under the
name of John Carney. The
woman later returned to Marion.
Mr, Blackburn was instructed
to visit the woman at Marion to
see whether Morton married her,
Concluded onpage 8.
INCOME m HITS
NEW YORKHARDEST
100,000 Persons in Empire State
Are Compeled To Pay The
Federal Tax.
Washington-Approximate figures
received by tbj Treasury
Department from about half of
the collectors of internal revenue
in New York show that fully
100 QpO persons in that State will
pay to the Federal Government
a tax on incomes.
This is not more than one-fifth
of the total throughout the country,
but the amount of money
which will be collected from the
Empire State probably will bear
out the assertion made on the
floor of the Senate by Senator
Root, who contended that his
constituency would bear the
heaviest burden under the now
law.
It was said in the Treasury
Department today that only about
one half of the preliminary income
tax returns have come from
New York. Those in hand show
that about 60,000 New Yorkers
are assessable under the income
tax law. Of thinumber 57,700
have incomes rangffifrom $3, 000
a year to $25,000; 1,675 incomes
from $25,000 to $50,000; 535 incomes
from 50,000 to $100,000,
and 300 with incomes of more
than $100,000 a year.
Pennsylvania furnishes a Reasonably
conclusivev example of
the wealth of its citizenship. The
return from all collectors in that
State have been received, and
they show that 85,500 . persons
have taxable incomes cV, to
$25,000; that 4,250 hare incomes
up to 550,000: that 1,325 have
incomes up to $100,000, and that
625 have incomes exceeding
$100,000.
In some particulars Texas is
the most ambitious State with
regard to incomes in the entire
list. The collectors from that
Commonwealth report that 25,-000
have incomes of $3,000 to
$25,000 annually; that 10,000 or
more than twice as many as
Pennsylvania, have incomes up
to 550,000; that 3,000, or twice
as many as Pennsylvania, have
incomes up to $100,000. and ftiat
lOOTexans have incomes more
than $100,000.
Louisiana, another Southern
btate, has 20, 000 citizens in the
class with incomes from $3,000
to $25,000; 3,000 wiih fncomes
up to 550,000, but only five persons
with incomes up to $100, 000,
but only one with an income exceeding
5100,000.
These returns are interesting
because they show in a general
way what a great number of
persons there are in the country
with comfortable incomoa bmf
how relatively few there are
who receive more tkan 1100,000
annually. -New York Press.
Robbery At Repton.
A panel was knocked out of
the rear door Saturday night
some time, and the safe in the
store of Ed Perry at Repton was
opened bv the working of the
combination and about $600 in
money was stolen, about 60.)0
bekmgetltothpotficefudi, .
Perry b eing post master, about
$30.00 to the R. R he being
agent of the I. C, at the place
and the remainder his private
funds. Jailer Will Wallace was
called Sunday morning and left
on the eight o'clock train for the
scene with his blod hound but
the trail was lost at the railrbwT
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