1 I tt Published Every k > Friday FridaytnuuiI ternSI i u I J T1 X 7 AI P 0StA arwySa OdarlY < r Established 1887 VOLUME XXI MT VERNON ROCKCASTLE COUNTY KY FRIDAY SEPT 11 1908 NUMBER 50 I AI AIK I 4AND TALKS LOUD I Dont forget your cash as these are cash prices pricesBEST BEST CALICOES i 5 Gents I For the next 30 days I wil sell allr H 10 cent rtaicles at lets 2S cc c igcts YT 50B < < 3Qcts 3QctsI 4 tr 50 c iio t MENS Y > Suits worth i6oo now 1300 I Suits worth 1500 now 1200 1 Suits worth 1200 now qoof k j Suits worth 800 now 650 5 Suits worth 750 now 550 tr trI Suits worth55o now 4oo4 J CHILDRENS f I Suits from 80 cents to 2 iBoys Corduroy pants were i 1D Prices on Shoes the same asj other goods Come while i they last j 1 Dont forget the Cash SKIRTS 4 i H A lot of Ladies Skirts were otPJrS PJrS j i t > y y 7 la great bargain 1 I A lot of LinoliumCarpet and Rugs f COME NOW I GTJOHNSON Q K STORE Mt Vernon Ky tQ GtO OIO 3 A STATE MAKES APPEAL FOR AID Northeastern Minnesota Hard Hit by Forest Fires CHISHOLM IN FLAMES PATH Prosperous City of the Mesaba Range Encompassed by Raging Forest Fires Is Powerless to Protect Itself and Inhabitants Are Compelled to Flee Leaving Their All to the De vouring Flames Several Mining Towns and Thousands of Acres of Rich Agricultural Region Are Like wise DevastatedGovernor Johnson Appeals for Aid After destroying the town of Chis holm in northeastern Minnesota on the Mesaba range and burning over thou sands of acres In St Louis Carleton and Itasca counties In Minnesota and the northern portion of Douglass coun ty Wisconsin the many forest fires which have been raging in these dis tricts have been checked and if the wind does not spring up again it is not likely that further damage will be greatWhen When the strong wind which had driven the flames before it in many timbered and agricultural districts subsided the thousands of homeless people were given a chance to take stock of their belongings and prepare to replace the many burned farms and settlements and the once flourishing town of Chisholm sixtyfive miles north of Duluth The subsiding of the wind enabled the inhabitants of Buhl and Nashwauk to save those towns Several build ings at the edge of Nashwauk were burned but by valiant allnight work the 1000 miners and citizens prevent ed the flames from sweeping over the village The town was entirely sur round d by a wall of fire and its es cape from obliteration was remarka ble There is little timber adjacent to Buhl and although forest fires com pletely surrounded the village the 600 Inhabitants had only to extinguish the incipient blazes started by falling Osraiida to protect the Village Chlshoim presents a schene of ruin and desolation Blackened piles of oharred wond little heaps of gray ashes stirred by the fitful breeze scorched g nt skeletons of brick and mortar comprise what was one of the most flourishing towns in the great Mesaba iron range The only remaining buildings are the new 125000 high school the grade school the Catholic church the Italian church and a dozen dwellings in the southernmost parts of the town The damage to property Is estimated at 1000000 and to personal property at throequarters of a million dollars Hibbing five miles west of Chis holm afforded accommodations to about 4000 refugees from Chisholm The Duluth Mesaba Northern started a car of tents from Duluth for Hibbing on receipt of a message from Mayor Weirick W A McGonagle vice president and general manager of the road said he would rush tents and supplies if necessary to Ribbing as fast as needed and a white city has sprung up on the environs of Hibbing Foodstuffs will not be needed as the merchants have large supplies and an order from Duluth has been placed for what is desired THOUSANDS HOMELESS Nevada Mining Town of Rawhide Swept by Flames fI Rawhide Nev Sept 9Three thou sand people homeless a score or more injured and property loss of over 750 000 is the result of a disastrous fire which started in the Rawhide Drug companys building Fanned by a gale the fire swept rapidly south and east to Balloon avenue and up Rawhide av enue to within fifty yards of the Peo ples hospital Over a ton arid a half of dynamite was used in demolishing buildings which in a measure stayed the flames progress The volunteer fire depart ment and 500 miners worked hero ically but on account of the inflam mable construction of the buildings they were swept away like tinder The business portion of Rawhide is a mass of ruins ruinsYoung Young Boys Horrid Confession Luisa Ky Sept 9Alonzo Kelly fifteen years of age has made a con fession to the sheriff and prosecuting attorney implicating John Sprouz in the burning of the home of Charles Cooper in Lawrence county near this place two small children were burn ed to death Mr Cooper will probably die and Mrs Cooper and another child were disfigured for life as the result of the act of incendiarism which Was committed on the night of Aug 20 Sprouz who is a man of middle age was removed from the county for safe keeping some days ago a mob form lag soon after be was arrested as a suspect Young Kelly credits Sprouz with the leadership in the crime which was the eutgrowUi of a neigh borhood quarrel OXR T t E3 IA I earat earatat I at A The Kind You hate Always Bought I k NEWS OF KENTUCKY Terstey Told Information Concerning Matters of Current Interest to Kentuckians THE STATE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Here Are Found Accurately Detailed the Happenings of the Largest Im port Which Are Attracting Atten tlon ThrourhrjJt Kentucky Murray Ky Sept 9 Mistaking liter for a night rider John Franklin Dal ton residing on the Tennessee river shot and killed his bride They heard prowlers and got up to investigate Dalton told her to go hack to bed and he went into the yard She stepped out the back door just as he reached a shadow at the side of the house He fired the bullet crashing through her brainCANTRILL CANTRILL FOR CONGRESS Head of Kentucky Society of Equity Named in Ashland District Lexington Ky Sept 9James Campbell Cantrill of Georgetown was I nominated by the Democrats of the Seventh congressional district to suc I ceed W P Kimball of Fayette county I the present incumbent who was also a candidate for renomination A bolt ing convention of 34yof the 104 dele gates participating nominated Frank Johnson of Franklin county after of fering the nomination to Kimball who declined It saying he had always been regular in his party allegiance and did not desire to undo the record of a life time Cantrill is president of the Kentucky Society of Equity is a farmer and an ardent advocate of the poolers of to bacco in the white burley district The Seventh is the famous old AShland district represented In years gone by by such eminent men as Henry Clay and W C P Breckenridge NEW LAW INVOKED Kentucky Tobacco Buyers Find Them selves in Trouble LexingtonKy Sept 9 Promoters of the Equity Society are making trou ble for violators of the antiselling to bacco agreement in Kentucky In Owen county Florian Gray sold a haf interest in his crop of tobacco which the Burley Tobacco Society claims is pooled He an < Vt his brother GroVer were arrested and held over to the grand jury The purchasers of the to bacco T T Vallandingham and Lan drum Fortner were arraigned on n charge of buying the pooled tobacco They too were held to the grand jury It is the first instance in Kentucky where the new Creselius law has been Invoked against buyers Vallanding ham and Fortner claim that they did not know the tobacco was pooled Moonshiners Arrested Frankfort Ky Sept 9United States Marshal VV M Mays has ar rived here with five moonshiners to await the action of the federal court Marshal Mays told of the destruction of three of the most notorious illicit stills In the Kentucky mountains In formation connecting seventeen others with the sale of the Illicit brew was secured which will result in Indict ments Marshal Mays says that sev eral among these are young girls who openly sold moonshine whisky on the roadside on their way to school Kentucky Mob Disappointed Louisa Ky Sept 9A mob of 200 persons some of them masked visited the county jail here at night demand ing John Sprouse accused of burning the residence and two children of Charles Cooper at Cherokee several days ago Anticipating a call from a mob the sheriff had a few hours be fore transferred the prisoner to Cat lettsburg The members of the mob were permitted to search the jail to verify the jailers statement Meeting of Stockholders Louisville Sept gAt a meeting ol the Henderson railroad stockholders the following officers and directors were elected Directors Attilla Cox Milton H Smith W L Mapother J H Ellis Harry VeIssinger Otto Maix I W Marshall Bullltt Oscar Fenley and Jqhn L Helm president Attilla Cox Vice president W L Mapqther sec retary Ridgley Carne and treasqrer L W Potts Hargls Trial Goes to Estill County Jackson Ky Sept 9The trial of Beech Hargis for the murder of his father Judge James Hargis will be held in Estill county Judge Adams transferring the case to that county The commrnwealth had objected to the trials taking place In Jackson as serting that a fair trial could not be had A motion for bail In behalf of Beech Hargis will be made by his at torneys Victim Only Aided Thieves Medora Ill Sept 9Stephen Day a politician hung lighted lanterns In his orchard to frighten away thieves He awoke to find he had furnished light by which they could strip the darkest corner He kicked the lan terns to pieces I Peter J Schollert a St Paul pioneer i and his wife and Lewis Christianscn a brother of Mrs Schollert are dead > at the Scholert home at St Paul as the result of accidental asphyxiation RSphyxiationI DeWitts little Early Riser are small pillr easy to take gentle and sure Sold by Chas C Davis BKODHEAD Mrs M E Wilmott and daugh ter Miss Clyde have returned from a weeks visit to Mrs G W Brooks at Willjamsburg O E Lawrence was up from Lebanon Junction and spent a portion of this week with his motherRev A J Pike is conducting a meeting at Gravel Switch Mrs Robt Hicks is im proving very rapidly over the injury she received two weeks ago We are glad to say that Charley Cox will soon be able to be out againProf Prof Allen Barnett went over to Georgetown to attend the open ing of school at that place Wednes day During his absence his father was filling his place as one of the teachers in ourschool The Dea con will be played here Tuesday night Dont fail to come On Wednesday night The Spark ling Cup will be presentedBoth plays will be worth while seeing Big time in Brodhead next week Dont fail to come on Tuesday night and Wednesday nightMr and Mrs J W Hutcheson spent Sunday in Mt Vernon with Mr and Mrs M B SalinMrs H L Tharp and son Gravelev Farris and daughter Miss Margarite visit ed Mrs N C A bright at Mt Ver non from Friday until Tuesday J Thomas Cherry and J W Hutcheson are in Cincinnati on business this weekMiss Kate Cass left Sunday for Stanford where she will enter schoo1Mrs Susie B Cherry visited Mrs J H Hil ton at Stanford from Friday until SundayMr and Mrs J F Wat son visited in the country Sunday Miss Elizabeth Pike and Bettie Hicks ate spending this week on Copper Creek with Mr and Mrs Robt HicksV C Swinford was up from Lebanon Junction last week shaking hands with old friends hereVe are proud to see I our townsman D R Belcher able to be on the streets againMrs Lillian Boreing has returned to her home in Virginia after spending several weeks in the Hiatt neigh borhood with old friends and ac quaintancesW H Anderson was down from London Sunday to see his parentsJas Francisco I wife and daughter of La Follette Tenn visited Mr and Mrs F Francisco last week H H and J E Wallin were up from Oakdale Tenn and spent several days among us last week The best ball game ever played on the home grounds was the game of last Saturday when the crack second team of Crab Orchard defeated the second team here by a score of 5 to 2Joe Carter of Gratz Ky is spending a week here with his brother Dr W F Garter II Kodol will without doubt make your stomach strong andwill almost instantly relieve you of all the symptoms of indijestion It will do this because it is made up of the natural digestive juices of the stomach so combined that it completely digests the food just as the stomach will do it so you see KoHol cant fail to help you and help vou promptly It is sold here by Chas C Davis The August statement of the London Board ot trade Shows de creases of 3277200 in imports and 35 062000 in exports DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FUNDr Send your donation no matter j how large or small to Jonas Mc Kenzie Treasurer Mt Vernon 1 and proper credit will be given and your name recorded in this list the Friday following the date of the remittance Small donations is what Mr Bryan is asking for Reported last issue32oo Cash 250 CHAMBERLAINS COUGH REMEDY ONE OF THE N BEST ON MARKET For many years Chamberlains Cough Remedy has constantly gained in favor and popularity until it is now one of the most staple medicines in use and has an enormous sale It is intended especially for acute throat and lung diseases such as coughs colds and croup and can always be depended upon It is pleasant and safe to take and is undoubtly the best in the market for the purpose for byChas Chas C Davis I SPECIMSALE SPICUJSALEN HNETAfLQSIHG Corning Soon I We are going to have a great display of W ooens infl flPiece at our store on I I WEDNESDAU THURSDAY AND F1MDAY SEPTEMBER 16th 17th and 18th 1908 and want you to come and see the goods in the piece and let us take your measure for your new Fall and Winter Suit You can depend upon satisfaction if you place your order with us Come in and get posted on the latest styles you are welcome whether vou buy or not Dont forget the dates we want to show you the new styles J Fish LEADING CLOTHIER Mt Vernon Kentucky s1ttttt1t1titttt1tt1tt1tttt ttt11t1tttttt tttli1t1ttttttt1tttt I Fa P and Winter Line 1 E My Fall and Winter Line of = DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS Are now arriving also 0 E Shoes for Fall and Winter gIn these goods I have sonic great bargains to offer I J Ja STOKES On East Fork SUeggs Creek E Vernon = E P S Remember that in connection we have a opener gal blacksmith shop Wagon making and repairing a E specialty 3 UiULULULULUULULULtLULU 111111 11111111lJl11Ll1111111111111IS UiULULULULUULULULtLULUMARETBIJRG MARETBURG I The farmers think there will be I a very good corn crop in this locality the recent rain helped to make late corn and reneved the pastures Mrs M Hartz and little Lee Carson have recovered from a slight sick spellBro Karr failed to fill his appointment at the church SundayThe school under the able guidance of S E Chand ler is progressing very nicely owing to the small space of room there being about sixty in attend ance Mrs R E Reynolds has been a cripple all summer from some thing like eczema set up from a small hurt on her ankleEdgar Griffin and little son Rex stopped off from their return from St Louis to see Mr Griffins parents Sat urday and Sunday Alter a three months pleasant visit with parents here Mrs Florence Sage returned to her home in St Louis Sunday Mr Sage came to accompany his family home J J McCall and daughter Miss Grace have sufficiently recovered from an attack of Malaria to return j to business at Hazel Patch Miss Alice McCall is in Hazel Patch Miss Jalia Reynolds who is teach ing at Copper Creek visited home Saturday and SundayEdd Gentry called in Maretburg Sunday Logan McCall was with homefolks from Saturday until SundayBane Carson went to Princeton to Miss Taylors Institution There was singing at church Tuesday night which was well attended After singing Mr Lee Hal < omb of The Halcomb Co took the yonug folks to hiscanning factory wher tomatoes were being sealed for winter use They have canned 1 quite a lot ol different fruits pears peaches and apples now the bean crop will be put in tin cans the same as fruitsGeo Owens has i had his property newly papered and painted his son Fred doing the work as nicely as morejexperienced handsThe farmers are very busy uew taking care of their crops and are preparing to sow good crops of wheatDillingham Dillingham Can Co have been doing some nice canning one mile west of this place Also the Hoi comb Co have a small canning out fit and are doing some first class canning such as tomatoes pears pie peaches and standard peaches they will have some labled and ready for sale right soon S E Chandler has been adding consider ably to his old store house as the room was small and this new ad dition is being filled with new up ta to date good by The Halcomb CoMrs Reynolds is also having some new building done on her property The fencing gang have just arrived in the town to repair and build new fences along the right of way Maretburg singing choir have been invited over to Rose Hill Sunday to sing at the convention and the invitation has been accepted The Halcomb Co bough and shipped 96000 worth of black berries through the berry I season and could have bought twice the amount if they could have found sale for + hm Kodol will in a very short time enable the stomach to do the work I it should do and the work it should do is to dijest all the food you eat When the stomach cant do it Kodol does it for itand in the meantime the stamach is getting stronger and able to take up its regular natural work again Kodol digests all vou eat It makes the stomach sweet and it is pleasant to take It is sold here by Chas C Davis DavisSamuel Samuel Gompers has announced M intention of canvassing the Eighteenth congressional district ot Illinois in opposition to Speaker Cannon