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43d YEAR.
HARTFORD, KY:, WEDNESDAY, JUNIMS, 1917.
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$100,000 FIRE AT FORDSVILLE ' '
" " EARLY MONDAY MORNING
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Practically livery Business House In the Little
City Destroyed
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Supposed to Have Started In AnxOil Room.
The business portion of
ruins. Fire, about 3:00 o'clock
ly starting hi the oil room of the Wilson Company, swept
the entire business portion of that city, leaving only a few
business houses standing, entailing a loss of something like
a 100,000, with about 40 per cent, insurance. - One resi-
dence, that of David Howard, was also destroyed.,
The file was first discovered by Dec
DeKaVen, wlto i3 employed as night
watchman by the L., H. & St. L. Rail
load Co.. who wave the alarm and in
a short time the entire town turned
out a'nd did heroic woik in Way of
helping carrv out the stock of goods
in the immediate buildings.
The fire which originatd in the oil
room of Wilson's store, soon destroy
ed this three-story building and cross
ed the street, next setting on,fiic the
two-story building of A. Shapero,
'And in a shoit time all the buildings
fronting on Main street were a burn
ing mass.
Wilson's store was owned by Ollic
"Wilson & Co.. and carried a large
stock of general merchandise, totally
destroyed. On same side of street
was Miller Bros, of Owensboro, which
was aio burned, together with Wes
terfield's 5 and 10c store. A Shapero
occupied a two-story frame building
find carried a general stock, which
was also .destroyed.
The Bank of Fordsville was burned.
- Dr. DeWecse's drug store was next
burned entailing a heavy loss.
The, dental office occupied.by Dr. S.
"M. McKenney, was totally destroyed.
f jof
Next destroyed was the up
-grocery of S. K. Allen. Thence to the
.meat market of Clarence Shown.
Roby Bro.'s bakery was burned.
Also the office and drug store of Dr.
Denton.
The Smith Hotel was reduced "to
ashes, as was the two-story building
occupied hy Albert Beatty.
David Howard's two-story, resi
dence, also Ihe-restaurant and two
story dwelling of J. T. WhiUinghill.
The barter shop of Cody Stewart was
destroyed, but he saved a few tools.
And last, but nqt least, was the old
land-mark Saddlery shop and Ma
sonic Hall owned by J. T. Smith,
which has stood for so many years.
Below is a rough estimate of loss
and insured propeity:
Property Destroyed, the Value
' and Insurance. '
- Value
- Wilson store f $25,000
A. Shapero' '. 7,000
Bank of Fordsville 3,000
DeWeese drug store 5,000
McKenney's denial office. 500
Allen's grocery 3,000
Showan's butcher shop... 1,500
Quisenbcrry's grocery ... 1,500
Smith's saddlery shop.... 6,500
Roby Bro.'s baker shop,. 1,500
JDenton's office and diug .
store 1,000
Whittinghill's grocery and
confectionery 2,000
Smith's hotel 3,500
.Beatty's store . , 1,500
Fuqua & Walker's store. . 500
Howard's residence 1,500
Miller Bro.'s poultry house 1,000
Westerner's 10-cenfr store 2.00Q
Damagj' to goods removed
from stores ond placed
in street t 1,000
Total damage ..,,,..$68,500
The Insurance.
Wilson brothers ..' $8,000
DcWceso 600
David Howard ... v 500
-A. Shapero "600
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Total Insurance , . . . . .-0,C00
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SOOUSSIAN WOMEN
JOIN "FIGHTING REGIMENT"
. Petrograd, June 10 (via London
Juno 11). The propaganda in favor
of a "women's fighting regiment" has
made considerable progress. Eight
hundred volunteers have already en
listed, among whom, it is Teported, is
Fordsville is today lying is
Monday morning, supposed
the wife of the War Minister. A. P.
Kerensky.
Madame SchabanofF, president of
the Pan-Russian Women's League,
declares herself in favor of the plan.
She says it is the only means to fire
the courage and devotion of the men.
Ensign Mile. Butchkareff. the oiigi
nator of the plan, who lias been dec
orated with both the medal and cros3
of St. George for courage inthe field,
has miairelcd with those who aided
her in the organization of the regi
ment and Has left Petrograd for the
front because the others leiected her
demand for spartan discipline, with
punishment of execution- for the
smallest breach of discipline, if thrice
repeated. ,
The corps will be formed without
Ensign Butchkareff on a basis of vol
untary discipline.-'- i
DEATH OF MRS. LEE.
Mrs. Sallie French Lee, wife o: C.
H. Lee. cUed at 5:40 o'clock this
morning at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. W. L. Acton. 507 Boliver
street. She is TJiyvivde by her hus-
band, and four children. They are
Rufus Lee, of St. Louis; C. R. Lee,
of New Orh5ans; Mrs. B. S. Ellis, of
Hartford, and Mrs. Will Aqton, of
Owensboro; also .one brother, udge
D. H. French, of LaGrange, Ky.
The funeral services will be con
ducted from the residence Wednes
day morning at 9 o'clock with, ser
vices by Rev. Sa mP. Martin, pastor
Lof ,the Third Baptist church. The in
terment will bo in Elmwood ceme
tery. Owensboro Inquirer; June 5
JOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
O LOUISVILLE LIVE- - o
O STOCK MARKET O
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Louisville, Ky., June 12, 1917.
HOGS Receipts 3125 head. The
market ruled steady to a dime lower.
The best hogs. 1C5 pounds and Up.
15.15; 120 to 1C5 pounds. $H..10;
pigs 511.1012.35, and loughs, $13.
95 down.
CATTLE Receipts 1,139 head. The
.supply of cattle was of moderate 'vol
ume and agood active market was
rioted on all desirable kinds. The
ue3t lignt butcher, cattle sold full
steady ti strong, with medium ar.1
inferior kinds slow. Thccanner and
cutter demand was good at steady
rates. Choice milch-cows in good de
mand. Prices ranged from, $6.00 to
-11.?5.
CALVES Receipts 153 head. The
market ruled active andv steady; best
,veals, llllc; medium, 9llc;
common, '69c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts
2,743 head. The quality of the offer
Sngs was just fair and the market
,vuled 25c' higher, despite that fact.
The best lambs, $16JS.25, according
to quality; seconds, $1212.50; culls.
$812. The best fat sheep, $9.50
$D.75; bucks, $8 00 down.
WARREN NICKOLS DEAD.
Ro'ckport, Ky., Juno 11. Mr, War
ren Nickols died at 9 p. m. Friday,
Juno 8, and was buried here yester
day afternoon. He was 55 years old
,and leaves a wife and six children,
Frank, Oscar and 'Will Nickols. and
Mesdames Daisy Landrum, Lufa" Bol
ton and Victoria Davis.
Mr. Nickols has long been a re
spected citizen of this town and has
been a nembcr of the Masonic Lodno
of Rockport for several years . Ho
was also a" mambcr of the Rockport
Baptist church.,
Tho funeral services wero conduct-
ed by ReV. Mell and the Rockport
Masons. - '
Thero wero quite a number of out-
of-town folks jicro attending the fu-ncral.
J. P. PHILLIPS FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
In this Issue of The HcraV will bo
found the announcement of Mr. J. L.
Phillips, who scek3 the. Democratic
nomination for" Representative from
Ohio countv.
Mr. Phillips has been a citizen of
Ohio county several years, is an up
right, honest gentleman, fully capa
ble of filling the office he seeks, and
if honored with the nomination of his
Pin the final. Mr. Phillips will repre
sent no cliquejor special interest, and
if elected in the final will- go to
Frankfort as a representative of the
people of Ohio county."
THE $100 BOND. '
It has been carefully estimated that
the proceeds of one $100 Liberty
Loart Bond will fully clothe, arm, and
equip one American soldier. Each
purchaser of a Liberty Loan Bond for
$100 may feel that his or her money
is. doing its individual part in the
arming and equipping of one of our
country's soldiers. To some who wish
that they could actively serve their
country in the field but who have
been denied this privHegc thi3 gives
a specific, tangible nature to tan in
vestment in a Libcity Loan Bond.
DR. FRYMtRE SENTENCED
' TtfTWEMTY-OHE YEARS
Convicted of Murder of Henry
W. Schaffer in Hancock
County.
Hawesville, Ky., June 9. The jury
In the cas-1 of Dr. P.. VI. Frymire,
charged with tV murder of Henry
W. Schaefer, leturned a verdict of
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punishment at -21 vcars imprison
ment. The juiy was out only forty
five minutes.
The murder was committed Juno
19, 1916, at Floral, this county. Much
excitcunent resulted, and Dr. Frymirs
was shdt before captuicd. He was
brought here, then taken to Owens
boro for safe-keeping.
Dr. Frymiie had belonged to the
Masonic order. He was expelled fiom
the Floral lodge at the instigation of, It rested in a tree top anil evident
Henry Schaefer, who was on the com- !y had been carried half a mile by the
mjttee to investigate the charges -wind. The woman was at her home
against him. .. V 'at the time the storm burst.
For about two years ho resided in .
Arkansas . Conceiving the idea that BAIZE DANIEL.
being reinstated in the lodije, would
give him prestige in his home, he Miss Lena Baize, of Beaver Dam,
pioceeded to Floral for the puipos" and Mrs. Anthony Daniel, of Hart
of inducing Henry Schaefer to use ford, surprised their many friends by
his influence to rescind tho Older ex- being united in matrimony on Sat
pelllng him. After romaining in the urday night at the bride's home onu
neighboihood from Saturday until half miles east of Beaver Dam. Res'.
Monday near noon ho met Mr. Schae- Charles Pranks performed tho ceie-
fer at Floral,-and expressed a desire
to taiK to mm. ihey retjicu to a
vacant schoolhouse. After remain
ing there about thirty minutes sev
eral pistol shots were heard. In a
few minutes Dr. Frymire came out
of the schoolhouse.
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The Magic of
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Music Is necc6sarv in war.
Thoi el
is Inspiration in the sound of th" life
and drum. Men ol notmal courage
will fight bravely when acrosT the
field of battle cone tho thrilling notes
of the fife and tho muffled "beat of
tho drum.
It was tho fife and the drum that
led our forefathers up Bunker Hill
and even the days of the late wa"
wero marked by tho encouraging rhy
thm of tho fife and drum.
At the beginning of the European
war Lord Kitchener advised against
the organization of jfife and 'drum
corps. Ho declared it was a uselej
wasto of men. and men were needed
to fight, not to play music. This
sounded odd, coming from a veteran
of many campaigns. Ho must havo
known tho important part that mujic
has played in all wars slnco the vor.v
beginning of time.
When he advised against a contin
uation of tho fife and drum cons in
the army he was met with a loud and
bitter protest, not only from tho men
In line, butyfrom the officers and the
press of England.
Rudyard Klnlinsr was tho first to
declare in print tjiat tho Idea was ab-
surd. Tho men more conservatively
AN ENJOYABLE
EVENING SPENT
Sunday, June 3, 1917. was memor
ial day at Bell's Run Enj.tist cntiich.
Ohio county, with the local lod'e of
II. W. A3. It has been their cih'ot
for many yesrs to secure a swcal'or
for that day. This yeaV Hen W. Tuy
lor had chaise of thst part of t'ie
vc-k and seemed Messrs. Rj:.n
'Holbiook, W. v .B'ovdcr aid i'to'.
Ozna Shults". A cf IKse gcntlomei
made splendid uildiefcs which we
much appreciated hy the gnat con
gregation of people who "had come
out to hear thi'ir.. To say the pord"
enjoyed tho pnen :h" nuts it mil'1,,
t'-ry were, miu l ,m oy- d. That.):-, lo
".. nart r.f Mi' dolor-, ion from
Haitford who were present whi did
not spenk, a3 w-l ' l tho cns wn
s?o'kc. 13 -'.V V ,TAYLOI.
NEW LAND IS FOUND.
New Yoik. The fret detailed
news from Donald B. McMillan, head
of the so-called Crocker Land expo
dition, announcing that he a"d hi:
companions had only enough supplies
to last them until August of th:3
year and urging that another relief
shin be sent to them, wai received
here by Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn,
president of the American Museum
of Natural History and chairman of
the Cioc';cr Land Committee.
eoor is swept half
MILE INTO TREE TOP
Vine Grove Woman Carried Long
Distance By Wind, Killed
Missing Several Days.
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Vine Grove, Ky., June 8. The
bod yof Mrs. Raymond Floweis, miss
ing since Wednesday morning, when
a cyclone bioke over the city, today
kas -found in the top of a tall tree
lAalf- a mile irom her home, where it
had been swept by the gale.
Mrs. Floweis' home was destroyed
by the storm and she was reported
to be mijsing at noon Wednesday. A
searching party, which at once form
ed, scouied the' town for a clew to
the woman's whereabouts, but it was
not until the seaich had been piose-
) nutcd for twoMays that the body was
discovered
inony.1
Tho bride wore a ueautuul iignt
blue ciepe de chine ch-ess tiimmed in
silevr lace; the gioom wore a dark
suit. '
Their many friends wish them a
long and happy life.
Fife and Drum.
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reminded English military leaders of
the inadvlsability of bucIi a move,
but Kitchener had his way.
We are glad to say, however, that
Lthe fife and drum have been restored.
Men sing in. tho trenches. Tho
whistlo of bullets and the shriek of
sheila J'avo little effect in deterring
the inspiring trend of their songs.
On tho cvo of battle, as tho troops
begin to move forward, there i3. noth
ing that bo quickens tho pulse-beat or
stirs the latent courage of the weak
est man as tho distant beat of the
drum an( tho shrill notes of tho fife.
Fallen cities of Franco wero ringing
with patriotic songs even befoic the
smoko cf battle cleared.
Every warship in tho bervico of our
government is fitted with its band.
and music plays, a great part in tho
development of our r.nyal otrength.
'Jt is music that brings with it en
couragement, hopo and renewed, vi
tality. It is music in times of pcaco that
cheery, and it is music in times of war
that brinos with ft courage and inspl
ratlqn. We aro triad for the soldiers of
England that .tho fife and drum corps
have been restored. Commercial
Appeal.
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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
LEFT
Elbert Austin and Guy
and Dwellings
Storm Crosses Green
A very destructive tornado and
windstorm struck the southern part
of Ohio county last Wednesday even
ing between o and G o'clock, killing
two young men, sevcial head of
hoiscs and cattle, numbers of hogs
and blowing down and wiecking
quite a number ox farm houses, bams
and other outbuildings. ',r,
The two young men killed were Mr.
Elbert Austin, son of Mr. E. G. Aus
tin, and a young man by the name of
Draper, who was working for Mr.
Dick Simmons. The:' in company
with Mr. Simmons, at the appioach of
the stoim. had gone to the barn for
shelter, but Mr. Simmons left the
bam and went to the house,' got his
wife and childien and ?ot out of the
pathway of tho storm. Tho bam
was a complete wreck and the hfelc.fi
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Q OUR EXCHANGES. O
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Crops all tluough this legion are
looking fine, though most eveiythinj
is still backwawlin growth because
of the continued cool weather. The
rains have brought all vegetation out
and with a few days of warm sun
shine everything owuld grow lap'dly.
'About the only damage which has
been lcpoited to crops from the
stoims whic hhave passed over this
section ha3 been the flooding of low
places and most of the time this, was
not serious. Before tho lains came
the fields pverywheic had been cul
tivated perfectly and weie leaily for
moisture. The country now presents
a beautiful panorama in almost an"
diiection. Hopkinsville New Era.
' The highest price ever obtained for
beef cattle in this section of the
State was maiked bv the deliveiv o'
a load by B. S. Hamed. of Boston
to Monte Fo, of Boyle countv. Th
bunch averaged 1.495 pounds, saw
weie sold for S12.50 per hundred, oi
about 185 apiece.
Delivery was made at Boston Sat
urday morning. Bardstown Stand
awl. While in town Monday A. R. Smith,
who resides in the Penick section,
related' to a icpreentative of the En
terprise an unusual story concerning
a hen and five kittens at his home.
About a mosth ago, Mr. nu'th savs,
the hen brcamo attached to tho kit
tens and adopted them, bestowing
upon them tho ame motherly devo
tion that fhc weld a biood of her
own. Although lcpeated efforts have
been made by Mr. Smith's family to
sever tho attachment between the hen
I and kittens, they have been unavail
ing. The hon takes them unner ho"
wings and otherwise displays her af
fection for them, and the kittens seem
woll pleased with the'r "uw mother.
Mr. Smith, who is a gentleman of un
tarnished vp asity. says he never saw
anvthing ligo it before. Anyone
doubting the above story may have it
verified by calling at Mr. Smith's
home and seising for thcmselvcj.
Lebanon Unto: p. ise.
Frank Tost"!!, col., once given a
death rentence foi the murder of J. J.
Robinson, a stranger, who came hoie
to bu ya faim, died in jail Thursday.
A new tiial was granted through the
efforts of his attorneys, W. O. Soyara
and L. K. Wood, yawns attorneys ap
pointed by tho com t. Ho was in jail
nwa'tinu trial at the proscnt teim of
court. THopkinsville Kentuckian.
ELGIN PANKOW.
Mr. and Mrs. Geoigc W. Elgin an
nounce the .engagement of their
daughter, Miss Kathleen Elgin, to Dr.
Walter Leo Pankow. of Sioux Falls
S. D. The wedding will take place
this summer. Sunday's Gouiler
Journal. Miss Elgin is a cousin of Mr. Virgil
Elgin, of llartfowl, and is well known
to the fnmily of the editor, having oc
cupied apartments in tho snmo build
ing when the editor was living in
Louisville.
IN PATH DF STORM
Draper Killed Barns
Demolished.
River At Little Bend.
bodies of the two young men were
found sevcial hundied yawls away.
Among those losing their buildings
and otherwise sustaining moie or
less' damage were: Jack Taylor, house
and all outbuildings, S. T. Elliott,
house and barn, Shop Taylor, two
dwellings, two bams and neaily 100
head of hogs, R. C. CcCrocklin, house,
etc., Elmer Reed, dwelling and other
buildings, and numeious others sjj
taining more or les3 damage whoso
names we were unable to get.
One very peculiar and unexplaina
ble fipak of this cyclone, was tho
fact that it killed dozens of chickens,
turkeyd and geese, leaving them scat
tered all over tho surrounding coun
try and not a feather left to their
bodies, but in some manner all the
feathcis had Been lemoved.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS.
An organization known as the
Camp Fiie Girls, has recently been
oiganized in the city with the follow
ing charter members:
Misses Martha Carolyn Pate, Mary
Wan en Collins, Lot a Rogers, Xouatt
Rhoads, Gertiude Schlemmor, Marga
lct King, Rose Ethelcne Collins, Ame
lia iPrtle, Mac Mount, Sallie Shults,
Sallie Bean.
MUs Lclia Glenn has been elected
as guardian.
The primary object or purpose of
the organization i3 unknown to tho
writer, but it seemsamonK o'her
diversions they dote gieat'.y on
"HIKEING."
A few days ago they "hiked" the
complete round trip to Centcrtown
and back, a distance of something
like sixteen miles in an incredibly
short length of time, and evciy mt$n
ber claimed to enjoy the experience
immensely.
Last Monday afternoon putting a
"ban" on autos and jitners they
"hiked" to Beaver Dam. took in the
sights of our neighboring eitv. en
joyed "The Crisis" at the Barnes
Opei :iouse and then "hiked" back
home again, making better time it is
S'lid thap some autos or flying ma
chines. We understand thMr next "hike"
will be to outhnwl's Cave, some
three miles south of Mclicnry. and
then if no sciious results follow they
plan to "hike" to the Mammoth Cave,
only a vciy short distance away, (as
they say), only about 75 or 80 miles.
"Hike" on girls, don't give up, or
pet discouraged. Tho Herald congiat
ulatcs you and wishes for you un
bounded joy on your futuie "hikes,"
for what is a "little, tinsy corn or
two" or a new pair of shoe soles oc
casiotu!Iyin comparison with tho 'm
mense amount of real, pure, unadul
terated fun you aie getting from
these "hikes." In tho language of
some eminent author, we say
"Hike On!"
The following voung ladies weie
their guests and joined them on their
"hike" to Beaver Dam, Monday even
ing: 'Misses Willie Bennett. Edna
Wnrd. Vra Midkiff Mary Bean. Me
ville Rhoads, Mariam Likens. ClifTie
Felix, Louise Phipps, Elizabeth
Moore, and Matt'o Duke.
SOME PATRIOT.
Frederick Miller must take off long
pants, leave Fort Slocum. return to
Baltimore in knickeibockers and be
come Freddy again becauso it was
discovered hc,is onl yfourteon, though
five feet six inches and weighs 100
pounds.
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THE CHAMPION.
Tctry White Hammond, who was
the champion in tho Pib Club last
year. soldssix pigs for ?C0. Theio
Digs were Just two months old. Ho
brought his sow and nigs to toftn.
and returned homo with sixtv dollarj
in h's pocket .tvI the sow anil one
pig. Cadiz Recoid.
Tha flag recently presented to tho
Boy Scouts of Hartford by Hon. G. B,
Likens, has been placed over tho en
trance to the post-of Ice.
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