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VOL 1 NO 89 J > > WINCHESTER KY TUESDAY JANUARY 261909 11 2 CENTS A COPY II CENTS A WEE I
TRADE BRISK
TON COURT DAY
Largest Crowd in Years About 1200
Head of Cattle on the
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Monday was county court day and
the crowd that was in town was pro
nounced by all to be the biggest that
has been seen here on court day for
some years The crowd at the stock
yards hiring the morning hours was
also unusually large and the buying
was brisk
Trading at the Shippers and Far
mers Stock Yards court day was
exceptionally brisk and practically
all the stock offered was sold
c J12O Cattle on the Market
There was about 1200 head of cat
4t tle on the market and of this number
about 200 were sold at very satis
factory prices The prices on feed
cattle ranged from 3 4 to 4cents
which is considered extra good for
this time of the year There was
about 2Q milch cows on the market
and they were all sold at prices rang
ing from 35 to 65 Among the real
J good sales that were reported was
the sale of 51 yearling cattle by G
W Holsten to different parties for
15 per head
Good Quality and Good Prices
There was an unusually large num
her of horses and mules an the
downtown market and they were re
ported as being ofan extra gpod
quality and brought good prices The
crowd that was in town was said by
all to be the largest seen here en
court day for sQme time
Some of the Sales
The following are some of the
sales
Joe Filder sold 3 steers 5001bs
at 334 cents 6 light steers at 340
a lot of 880lb heifers at4 cents
and a good cow at 3 cents
M B Jones bought 33 steers SOO
Ths at 44 cent
WH Hodgioh JJb g1iV20 srsi
700lbs at 41h cents
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Jones R Brandenburg bought a
carload of steers weighing from 400
to 1000 lbs at 414 cents
M Lykin sold 3 steers SOOlbs ti
4 4 cents <
G M Haulcy sold 51 steers loflv
Ibs at 1iieach
George Lewis bought 4 cows at 3 >
cents
centsJ
J H Noble sold 32cows at 3
cents 7 small tefcrsatllflT each and
f U lot of small heifers at 16
W E Little soldScows and heif
rs at 362V 20 yearling steers
600lbs at 450 and bought 20
steers 750tbs at 425
Mr Legerof Knox county sold 7
steers 680lbs at 4 + r 9 cents
Charlie Rose sold 50 mixed cattle
at 44 cents
There was a large number of
Jimules on the market most of them
fI good quality Tie demands ° was
briskat advancing prices v
Thq following are specimen prices
ttt N P Gay sold a fouryearold mar
T mule to A Renickfor 200 Se also
sold a pair of 15hand mare mules for
< 350
350W H Hod ljdsold a pair of mar
mules to Lexington party f or425
and these were afterwards sold again
at a profit
Jas Oliver sold to Joe Downing a
nice mare 1nu141h hands high for
d200
200Cal
Cal Crawford sold one pair for
X500 another for400
Jas Eades sold a mare mule for
200a
200J
J E Brandenburg solda small
horse mule for 136
Dallas Powell sold a small two
yearold mule for 95 and a five
yearold mule for 140 7
SMALL BLAZE AT
HOME OF HENRY BAKER
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Fire Depart ant Responds to Call
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Morning
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t early Tuesday morning to the resi
deuce of Henry Baker oh Wood ord
avenue to extinguish a small blaze
in the roof of his house caused by a
defective flue The loss was small
covered by insurance
ACCEPTED CALL
Elder Thomas Knox > of this city 1
has accepted call to the Bald Hill
Christian TV jf t1irchin Nicholas v county
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COLLEGE BEATS
TOWN TEAM
Third of Indoor Ball Series Results
in Score of 19 to 17 For
Collegians
Monday night the thirt t the < series c
ries of indoorbaseball games be veen
the college nine and the Winchester
Reds was played before a good aud
ience and resulted in a win for the
collegians by a score of 19 tol7
The Reds started off with a big lead
in the first inning but thecollege boys
caught up in the third and held the
lead until time was calledvat t le ox
i piration of the hour agreed upon as
I the time limit the score gQing back
to the fifth inning
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The feature of the game wad the
spectacular work of Prof Dalgety
who officiated in the box for the win
ners He pitcheda remarkable game
hit like a fiend and his fielding was a
revelation In the third inning he
practically retired the opposing side
maki g r two putouts and an assist
Caldwell Crockett and Cannon also
played sensational bull though it is
hard to pick out any particular stars
as the teams last night were excep
tionally will balanced i
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For the Reds Campbell pit hcd
steadily and fielded his position nice
ly Berry and Crane also deserve
special mention The team asa
whole played up to their standard
and it was simply a case of the best
teain won as has been the case in thfe
otbertwo games of the series
The lineup follows
Winchester K W C
Strode C Eagle
Campbell P Dalgety
Todd First Sase Henry
Berry Second Base Caldwell I
McClure Third b5s Aitkhi
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Proctor + aS Sj 1 i Stone
Crane IS Sf Crockett
Benton f v r R F t Green
Moore L F rarinon
Umpire Curny Duty
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INVITATION TO A
LOUlSVltLE BANQUET
l Heads of Houses Invite Blue Grass
1 Hosts For Spread on Jan
uary 29
ColR R Perry received the fol
lowing invitation Tuesday morning
the banquet that js fo be given by
the Louisville Heads of Houses at the
Seelbach Hotel January 29th
Louisville Heads of houses to their
Bluegrass hosts
The honor of your company IS re
quested at a banquet to be given at
the Seelbach Hotel January twenty
ninth at 730 Pm in recognition of
courtesies extended to the excurion
ists through the Bluegrass on Aug
ust 28fkto 30th Please reply
SAM P JONES Chairman
Louisville Ky
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THOSE INVITED
beo
given by the members of the fire de
partment in Mondays issue of The
News it was stated that only intimate
friends of the department were in
vited but this is not correct as only
the members and city and county offi
cials are invited
invitedr
COUNTY SCHOOL
QUESTIONS ARE HERE
Superintendent Tanner to Conduct
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Saturday
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I County School Superintendent Tan
ner has received from State Super
intenediit of Public Instruction7
Crabbe the questions for the exam
motion ot applicants for County
School diplomas The examination
will be held in Superintendent Tan
mrs office on Friday and Saturday
Ja ugly 29 and 30 Those who fail
in the January examination or who
are unable to take the examination
will lie given u second opoortunity
the second Friday and Saturday in
May
All who have Completed the com
m on school courseware eligible to take
the examination jj rI > r
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A LAWRENCE LOWELL NEW HEAD OF HARVARD
Professor Abbott Lawrence Lowell who will succeed Dr Eliot as presi
dent of Harvard university next spring is a descendant of one of the oldest
and best known families in New England The cities of Lowell and Lawrence
are named for his ancestors He was graduated from Harvard in 1877 He
has written extensively on legal ethical sociological and educational topics
MONDAY IS JONAH
DAY FOR WINCIM
Basket Ball and Broom Ball Teams
Are Beaten By the Out
side Teams s
Monday proved to be ajonal1 with
the different nthj e1 ia rgajilza q1
of the city The asks f ba l1 team oft
Kentucky Wesleyan t1ege I J as de
feated at the Auditorium Monday af
ter > oon by the High School team of
Lexington by the score of 22 to 15
This was the second ofa series of
games to be played this season and
it attracted a large and enthusiasti
crowdand promises to take well
The broom ball team known as the
Redi tvent to Richmond and were
defeated by the team of that phiCe
in what was said to be the fastest
game seen this season The score
was 1 to 0
In spite df the bad and rainy
weather that prevailed Monday night
there was a large crowd at the Audi
torium to sea the game of indoor
baseball betwefh the college and town
teams whichiniesulted in a victory
for the college team iy a narrow mar
gin the score being 19 to 18 This
was the first time the college team
has succeeded in defeating the town
team
The next attraction at the Audito
rium will be the broom ball game
Wednesday night between tHe Won
Wonders
regularAuditorium
Auditorium team
TWENTYTWO
THOUGHT DEAD
Men Entombed in Boswell Mine Are
All Believed to Have
Perished
Special to The News
Tivenr
tytwo men were entombed in the
Boswell coal mine in Somerset coun
ty following an explosion v which
filled three men The entombed men
entered the mine to investigateiand
were caught by subsequent explo
sions All are believed to be dead
Superintendent G Logan and assist
ant superintendent George Morris
are among the dead
IMPORTANT TIMBER > DEAL
Floyd Day has sold a tract of land
on Frozen Creek Breathit county to
Winterbotton Son of Grand Rapid
Michigan for 35QOO of which 30
000 was paid in cash The buyerii
pute in mills at once and begin
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF BURLEY SOCIETY
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Meets Wednesday Morning and Dis
trict Board on Thursday
I Adoption dfPiedgeV
The Executive Committee of the
> thitila Q
1 e1 4 regular t Session Wednesday
morning and continue jii session un t
tit the meeting of the District Board
which will be held TNjrdpyPr
itlent LeBus will rirrive Tuesday
f rom his home in Cynthiana and will
fee present at both meetings
Aside from the routine business
the one most important feature of
the meeting will be the final adoption
of the pledge fo ihe pooling of the
1909 crop which was passed upon
at the meeting of the Union Society
in Louisville January 21 The pledge
is somewhat different from the one
under which the 19067 crops were
pooled The conditions of the pledge
under which the pooling of the 1909
crop will be done wilL probably be
given out at the meeting
INFORMAL MEETING
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AT THE COURT HOUSE
Citizens Invited to Confer Tuesday
l < < Night With President
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There will be an informal confer
ence of citizens with President Frost
of Berea held in the county court
room at the court house Tuesday
night at 7 30 oclock with reference
to the Industrial School for colored
people The meeting is open to ev
eryone who is interested in this
movement and a large attendance is
desired The following is the com7
mittee on themeeting J M Benton >
RR Perry D T MatlackC H
Bowen and WM Beckner
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A GOOD PLOY
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The following tel5amwas receiv
ed this morning by Mr Dipelli from
the manager of the opera house at
Paris Ky
Flaming Arrow GompanY play d
here last night fosa good house
Performance good1 White Eagle
worth the price of admissioh Advise
people of Winchester to go7
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WE WELCOME THEM
The family pf Mr JR M Mills
foreman of theE 1g1 b dasUng Co
arrived Saturday from Cleveland
Oluoi to make VlJllc1ltheuhome
For tke present tejijfclar msa
kouse on Way Jiet i
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UP in MINE
Were Investigating Unsatisfactory
ConditionsGas Explo
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Pittsburg Jan 26TJiile Superin
tendent J G Logan and a party of
miners were investigating conditions
which had been unsatisfactory in the
coal mine of the Merchants Coal I
company at Boswell Somerset coun
ty a gas explosion occurred which
has already cost the life of one man
and may result in the death of a
dozen more
Because of the anticipated trouble
the night shift was not permitted to
enter the mine and thus the lives of
many men were spared <
Superintendent Logan accompa
nied by Mine Boss George Morris
Pit Boss John Cole and 11 foreigners
had begun an investigation and were
nearly a mile back in the mine when
the explosion occurred Such was its
force that a 10ton motor was turned
upside down The mine caved in asM
the passage way was completely
blocked with 10 men back of the ob
struction Three foreigners badly
burned found their way out
CARTER IS PERSISTENT
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Brings Postal Bank Bill Up In Senate
Senatee
Washington Jan 26The postal
savings bank and the omnibus claims
bill were before the senate for discus
sion and amendment but no substan
tial progress was made on either
measure tAn amendment was made
to the postal bill limiting to 500 thet
amount of the deposits of any one
person and fixing the rate of interest
to be paid at 2 per cent with the un
derstanding that the amendment
would be subject to further change
by the senate
Senator Carter in charge of the
measure announced that he Would
keep it before the senate on every
opportunity until it was disposed of
Senator Heybum of Idaho yin an ex
etended speech opposed the passage of
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Prepares Penitentiary Measure
Columbus Or Jan 26To Senator
Alsdorf has been allotted the task of
preparing the bill providing for the
remodeling of the Ohio penitentiary
along the lines suggested by Former
Governor Harris and Governor Har
mon An appropriation > rof 150000
fwill be requested The shops aban
doned by the operation of the Wertz
law will be remodel i and used in
nas
the manufacture of auch articles as
can be used in other state institu
tions
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MtMBERSe
Governor Harmons Appointees on
Agricultural Board Take Hold
Columbus 0 Jan 26 In order
that Jacob F Beidler of Lake county
a Republican and Jesse F Cross of
Fayette county a Democrat might
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participate in the reorganization of
the state board of agriculture today
Governor Harmon removed two mem
bens of the board L P Bailey of Be
mont county and H M Brown of
Highland County both Republicans
and made the appointments of
Messrs Beidler and Cross made last
week to take effect Feb 1 effective
i at once
Bristow Made Senator
Topeka Kan Jan 26Today both
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houses of the Kansas legislature met j
in Joint session and eleqted Joseph
L Bristow of Salina United States i
j senator to succeed Chester I Long
for a sixyear term beginning March
4 next
WRECKEDs
Several Employes Hurt When Gas
Explodes In Basement
Columbus Neb Jan 26rAn ex
plosion of gas in the basement of the
Thurston hotel badly wrecked the
building and seriously injured J L
Hunter the cook and Mrs ltrater
his assistant the woman so badly she
may not recover James OBrien a
workman who was in the basement
Was blown out of the room but is
not seriously hurt Fifteen traveling
men in the dining room escaped witn
minor injuries
dMedals For Wright Brothers
Washington Jan 26Gold medals
medalle
lewlth suitable emblems are to13e
awarded to Orville and Wilbur
Wright by congress in recognition
and appreciatidn of their great ser
vices in the advancement dt aerial
navigation and for their ability cour
age and success in navlgatijg tkd air
if the house of reprMe totlTM ap
TPot a resolution adoptwt by the
MMUttt Senator Foralcier of QTttai in
traced the weltttipir Trhlok in
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i1 I Generally Fair Toni lt
Wednesday fatr Much f oj
Change in temperature
MAINE ENTERS
HAVANA HARBOR
Coming Arouses Interest Among All
v ClassesAnchors Wear
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Havana Jan 260n the eleventh
anniversary of the arrival of the old
battleship Maine on her illfated mis
sion to Cuban waters the new Maine
with the still more modern Missis
sippi following in her wake sailed
into Havana harbor to be present at
the inauguration of General Jose Mi
guel Gomez and the new Cuban gov
ernment on Thursday next
This is the first visit of the name
sake of the wrecked warship and her
coming excited great interest not
only among Americans but among all
classes of the residents who lined
the harbor walls fror 7
tery opposite Mor
wharf off which then uatfle
ships are moored to anchorage buoys
within a few hundred yards of the
tangled mass of steel and the old
fighting top the visible remnants oC
the vessel destroyed Feb 15 1898
Occasional applause and some
cheering greeted the ships but for
the most part the Cubans looked on
silently All shipping in the harbor
stopped as the two big vessels
threaded the channel to the anchor
age buoys assigned to them by the
port authorities These buoys are the
nearest in the harbor to the wreck
of the old Maine which naturally at
tracted intense Interest on the part
of the officers and men on the f1hiPfJt
and parties from both vessels made
gat close inspection in small boats of
the visible portions of the wfeclc
The streets of Havanas downtown
section are filled with hundreds of
bluejackets on liberty Lieutenant
Commnader W T Cluverius of the
Missfssippi is a survivor of the old
Maine on which he was serving as a
midshipman at the time of the explo
sion which destroyed her Lieutenant
Compander Sumner E W Kittelle
navigator of the Mississippi is a son
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STOCK RAISERS MEET
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American National Live Stock Ass
elation Begins Sessions Today
Los Angeles Cal lab 25Que
tions of great Importance to cattle
men throughout the country especial
IjT In the wet will be dSectteoBd at
the twelfth annual convention of the
American National Live Stock racer
elation beginning ere totay aid
lasting three days Hundreds of < 2ale
gates aeotis whom ire owmefs et
some of the biggest weeterm rasclMsv
throng the streets of the city
Among the important questtowr
which will come before the convee
tion will be the proposed revision oT
meatr
hides wool and other products of U e
live stock industry
fIt is expected that the association
will adopt resolutions favoring the en
actment of laws for adequate railroad
service the furnishing of plenty t
freight cars and other problems r
transportation
Protectionf
Sacramento Cal Jan 26 fyajtluMi
C Cqghlan of San Francis c6 > ijitjrfr
duced a joint resolution in the aggiB
bly calling upon the CaliforqlaU delis =
gallon in congress to urge the estab
hIiahment in Pacific waters of a fleet
whose war strength shall be as great
as that of any other nations on1 the
Pacific
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SECURE ONE JUROR
Slow Progress Is Being Made fa
Cooper Trial at Nashville
Nashville Tenn Jan 26The nit
result of another days work in the
trial of Colonel Duncan B Cooper
Robin Cooper and John D Sharpe for
the murder of exSenator Carmack
ewas one lone juror added to the six
paneL
of 500 men reported One hundred
and twenty were examined Of three
only one qualified J H Vaughn Tie
hearing of the charges agaiagt JMTOP
Leigh will take place as soon a tk
wiiokg
will probably be Wednesday
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Will Hold Both Jebc
Fostoria 0 Jan 26 Mayor An
derson has decided to reject thest
vice of Attorney General Deataaa aad
will continue to preside over tAe flee
tinier of this city and at the saM
represent the people of this coafp ie
Blouse district at Washington
Fire Destroys PIqua Plant
Piqua 0 Jam 26 ne plant e
lithe Louis land Iron com UT
Ras destroyed > ap Sfe at a kiss off
20 < tO The j Uat was located iloiaa
the PeMsylTaiila railroad tod MIi
eager trails krt te > ee detoered asi
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