k THE INTERIOR JOURNAL tis VOL XXXiV STANFORD KY FRIDAY MARCH 2 1906NO 1 Obituary of Mr J W James CRAW ORCHARD KY Fru 27On February 25th near tho Hombro hour of midnight the noblo and generous spirit of J W James the noblest man that ever lived in all the tide of Time took iU flight from his elegant home to a far more iplcndod mansion in the skiesHo I was not yet 45 and no man not even his lamented father tho lato G W James will be so sadly missed by tho poor and humble Ho has had i many work hands in his service andI when any servant or exservant ho always gave him appropriate at his own expense When somo burialI black woman nick and out of provisions both would bo sent at his I own expense in his own wagon On one occasion a poor destitute man William Kldd with a withered I arm passing his place of business with an empty meal sack on his shoulder I and a coffeesack in which ho had three hens tho only property he had tn the I world stopped in tot warm Willie said what have you there 11111 a ixasorn No How arc possoms I Mighty scarce How are times with you Mighty hard I have in my I coffee aaek my only three hens Tho 11am somo meal and coffee look here at this paper and ace what your hens are worth in the market G8 cents a piece Take them back home to lay you somo I eggs and take this dollar to buy you- r I gome coffee and meat and take your i meal sack up to my miller and tell him to fill it as full of meal as ho can tlo It He gave more to preachers churches Sunday schools Christmas trees and to feed rind clothe tho poor than any other man in Lincoln county Alas how sad that one who had so often fed tho hungry should die hungry hlnuclfbecauso he could not cat Ills donations to churches Sunday schools and to charity amounted annually to tho hundreds Frank Brooks said on the train today Tho death of Will James is the break- ing up of the noblest family that ever lived In Lincoln county Ills placo hero can never be supplied His Fo- rtuna ¬ was ample his cash capital in the thousand and his pockets always full to meet tho demands of tho borrower and tho beggar How much better this than millions to libraries for ostenta ¬ tion only which do not benefit tho xxjr people I never saw such universal sorrow t expressed in all ranks of life At his burying were tho proud aristrocrats and tho poor tenant working men and their wives and their little children shivering in tho snow At Stanford Monday morning much grief was ox ¬ pressed by such men as Cicero Roy noalda County Clerk George II Cooper nnd the editor of the INTERIOR JOUR ¬ NAL nil of whom had hail business re ¬ lotions with him Ho was fur some time clerk in the J H Owsloy bank at Stanford and was V n devoted friend of this venerable financier whose confidence he enjoyed Ho was educated at Georgetown Col ¬ lege and though not gifted with the divine infiatus of lofty oratory yet in a debate I n that college when no doubt he was competing with the George town or Lexington bar ho took tho prize in discussing whether or not cir ¬ cumstantial evidence should bo admit ¬ ted in tho courts Ills side of tho de ¬ bate was the nfllrmativo Ho was n fluent talker no excellent penman nnd an accurate and rapid accountant Ho was the fond Idol of his mother and his relatives male and female loved him to idolatry Ills aunt Mrs M V Sig Icr adored him us her own darlihg kWillie Deceased was twlco married I Ills first wife wits Mattie Owsley Evans daughter of tho lato George W Evans and his present wife was Mar ¬ garet daughter of tho noble old Scotch ¬ man tho lato John Buchanan Ills wives were both most excellent women of the first families and his laslwifo is noted for her domestic qualities Like the great Washington the deceased left no children but all tho poor of this 1 community will ever regard him as a father brother and friend Ills grand old father G W Jnmes and devoted mother Lizzie P James preceded him I to the tomb somo years ago Ho leaves u most devoted wife to mourn his un ¬ t timely death His sisters Mrs Louan na Holdam of Stanford Mrs Scott of Somerset and Mrs Berta Morris of Crab Orchard arc broken hearted with grief fresh wounds no time can heal nnd he loft male and female relatives and friends who will never cease to mourn for him who never gave cause to mourn before Ho was in many qualities the grandest man that ever moved In tho truck or time Bravo and j noble gallant and true I ills poor little niece Sue Beth James and nephew George Andrew James dual orphans whoso father gave his life in service as a soldier In tho far away Philippines came up from Stanford to mingle their tears over the gravy of the dear depart s I cd All relatives and friends who areI good enough will meet him again shall we not strive to do so 7 Rev 0M Huey made most beauti- ful ¬ and appropriate remarks at tho res ¬ idence to tho largo crowd assembled there which at first fanned the flames of grief in talking of tho noblo dead and cruel Death till It was almost ur bearable but at the close with his soft enpressions and beautiful language he assuaged our grief to soft soothing sacred billows of sorrow which wo hope will softly slumber there forever departWho There is rio union hero of hearts But that union has an end Farewell dear Willie we leave thee With the newfallen snow for a wind- ing sheet And cold bleak winter for a bier And every clod beneath tho mourners feet- Moistened with a tear FONTAINE P BOIUIITT OTTENHEIM Some of our old citizens are predict ¬ ing a fruit famine this year Andy Adams lit preparing to move back to his cottage on Main street John Harris has bought the homo place of his brother George Harris forim Miss Rebecca Mulllns who has been on a vacation will resume her school at this place Tuesday- G M Dalian who has been in this section for a few days on business has returned to his homo in Somerset much to the regret of his old friends Mr R G Collier formerly of near hero has notified us that he wants to see more Ottenhelm news and as ho is such a clover gentleman we will have to respond Matthew Johnson had his first auc ¬ tioneer experience Wednesday crying Cicero Lays sale Mack IIas his friends call him did right well every ¬ thing bringing good prices Joseph Katca whose sale was last Saturday is preparing to start to New Albany Ind In a wagon which he has constructed for the journey It resem ¬ bles a thresher cook wagon Mrs Myrtle Manuel who has been quite ill with ft complication of troubles doesnt seem to improve Mrs Calvin Pitman of Indiana is visiting friends and relatives In this section HUBBLE Mrs Win Wilder is on the sick list T C Rankin lost a mulo which was Icing broken G A Swinebrsad sold a pair of black mules for 35 The bright little son of Mrs Walter Mulkcy died last Wednesday and was buried in Lancaster cemetery She has the sympathy of the entire community in her bereavement Leo Rankin sold his hogs to Danville parties at Clc L P Weaver sold his hogs to Lancaster dealers nt file R G Bratton has 90 cattle to which he Is fowling fodder at 15c per shock In tho absence of the pastor Prof J E Mannix of lancaster conducted services at tho Methodist church last Sunday Eld Tinder will fill his ap K> ntmcnt nt the Christian church Sun ¬ day afternoon- E B Miller has received a letter from his son Frank who has been clerk ¬ ing in a largo dry goods store at Leba ¬ non Ind stating that ho has resigned his position and has accepted one with a wholosae shoe house which gives him a salary of 60 per month and ex ¬ penses J W Eubunks remains in a critical condition Mrs J P Buckley of Kingman 0 is at his bedside Mrs Sink has returned to her home in Lexington after a visit to her parents Mr and Mrs Alex Carman n filleted With Rhoumati 1 I wits anil am yet alHIcted with rheumatism says Mr J C Uliyne editor of tho Herald Ailcilngtun Inv dlaiCforrltory but thanks to Chum lx rlulnn Pain Halm am able onco tnoro to attend to business It is the best of liniments If troubled with rheumatism give Palo Bulm a trial end you are certain to lay more than pleased with the prompt relief which It affords Ono application relieves till pain For sale by Dr W NI Craig tho populist druggist at Stan ¬ orb K y- Through tho efforts of William S Miller a prominent local real estate nan and an of Lancaster tho former Kentuckians of have organized a Kentucky Club and- re preparing to send a delegation to Louisville homecoming Week- June 13 to 1- 7Clears the Complexion Orlno Lnxitlvo Fruit Syrup stimu ¬ lated and thoroughly clenses tho sys ¬ tem and cleats tho complexion of plm pies und blotches It Is tho best laxa tivq for women and children as It Is mild and pleasant anti dons not gripe or sicken Orlno Is much superior to plllg aperient waters and all ordinary cathartics as It does not irritate tho stomach and bowels Pennys Drug- Store NEWS NOTES Uloomingsburlfo of Roanoke Va dropped dead Lexington has increased saloon licenses from 75 to 150 and 25 or more of tho 151 barrooms there willclose At Sharpsburg Frank Hart aged 10 was stabbed In tho back and seriously wounded by Milford Arnold aged 12 Plans are being made for the biggest ball over given in Kentucky to be lick In the Armory in Louisville during Homecoming Week Six men wore killed and 12 so badly injured that most of them are exectcd to die by an explosion in Little Cahaba mine No2 at Piper Ala As the result of tho explosion of a gasoline lamp at tho county jail in Lawton Oklahoma five men were se- riously burned two fatally About 500 carpenters and 1000 other men Identified with the building trades went on a strike at East St Louis III to enforce demands for increased wagesIt held by a London divorce court that marriages by habit and repute contracted In tho United States must be considered legal in EnglandWilliam Macey an alleged bootleg- ger was shot and killed in Breckcn ridge county by Deputy United States Marshal Loyal Bennett Macey had been arrested and was endeavoring to escapeFollowing a conference of several leading life insurance representatives President Morton of tho Equitable announced that his society hadaccept ed tho Armstrong report and was ready to abide any legislation that might bo enactedIn cases of Judge James Hargis end others charged with the murder of James B Marcum Commonwealths Attorney Adams moved for n change of venue Pending a decision of tho court tho defendants were released on 10000 bond each Tho annual convention of the Depart- ment ¬ of Superintendence of tho Na- tional ¬ Educational Association con ¬ vened for a threedays session in the Warren Memorial Presbyterian church Louisville Tuesday morning About fifteen hundred of the bestknown edu- cators ¬ of the United States are in at ¬ tendance Circuit Judge Riddle decided to va ¬ cate the bench at Jackson in the case of James Hargis Ed Callahan and others charged with tho murder of J LL Marcum The defendants were ordered into custody of the jailer and the vacancy on the bench will bo certi ¬ fied to Gov Bcckham for tho appoint- ment ¬ of a special judge I IN MEMORIAM In loving remembrance of our dear little William Mulkey who died Feb 20 1JOC In childhood wo were together But now BO muchalone Since William our little baby tins left our happy home Oh It is so lonesome without William Wo miss him everywhere We miss him at the table When wo seo his vacant chair Ono more home left sad and lonely Ono more body laid to rest Till the final trumpet sounds And the graves give up their dead There will bo a golden crown await- ing ¬ for each faithful servantAUNT LUCY CORNS CURED Corn Exit will posi- tively ¬ remove corns in four days Tho treatment is simple and pleasant and wo absolutely guarantee to refund the money to each nnd every customer whose corns aro not promptly removed with entire satisfaction A bottle of this great preparation only costs 15 cents and nothing if a perfect cure is not speedily effected G L Penny druggist Stanford Ky We must make somo sacrifice said tho senior partner who was an Idtime financier Wo must make acrificcs or go to tho wall Tho new man In the firm rubbed his chin gloomily for n minute or more me his face brightened when the inspiration came Good he cried We will make acrillccs of our creditors It will not cost you a cent to try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and they are excellent for stomach troubles and constipation Get a free sample at Dr W N Craigs tlio popular druggist at Stanford Ky I fear that youll soonforget me faltered the young girl Why asked tho man Oh life insurance fellows have mch poor memories At MIddlesboro Isaac D Grccr and Miss Flora Foley wero joined heart and hand 0 n KINGSVILLE Miss Esther Murphy Is quite sick Thompson Evans have a new gust line engine in their planing mill A little son aged about four years of Mr and Mrs Reuben Horton died and was buried at Pleasant Point Miss Mattio Black of Floyd was the guest of Mrs Wm Lane Will Carey of tho C Sspent Sunday with his wife and son here The Q C is constantly making Im- provements here Ferguson McCartj continue with work south of the de- pot and have orders to commence work on the tunnel which is to be extensive ly repairedW of Nicholasville Vho for nearly n year has been our efficient station agent will go to Lexington soon to take a K> sition under Mr Jones the signal man A Mr Hurt will suc- ceed Mr Wolf here The VanAredall sale near hero was wellattended The VanArsdalls left Sunday for Boyle county They art clover people and will be much missed in the Pleasant Point section James Florence and a young man by the name of Patterson gave a perform- ance ¬ at Reynolds Hall Friday evening They had a poor house however having failed in all probability to sufficiently advertise beforehand There is a great deal of sickness just now and our two good doctors are kept very busy and to seriously complicate matters both are Indisposed Dr Acton being threatened with pneumonia and Dr Thompson suffering with lumbago- A L Green who is a first rate car ¬ penter will shortly begin work on the addition to the school house and will later commence the erection of a new school building at Pleasant Point where two districts have been thrown togeth- er ¬ Miss Laura Dyes school celebrated Washingtons birthday with a very creditable entertainment Miss Dye will go to Bowling Green to attend the normal school after her term closes here which will be in n few weeks Her sister Miss Elizabeth Dye will al ¬ so take a course at Bowling Green Eld J G Livingston of Crab Orch ¬ lard fillc l his regular appointment here Sunday morning and evening preach ¬ ing excellent sermons The congrega ¬ tion in the morning was lamentably small but was better at the evening service We arc not alone in wishing Elm Livingston to redeliver his ser ¬ mon of Sunday morning nt his next ap ¬ pointment hero Kingsvillc never had a better preacher than Bro Livings ¬ tonMrs Bud Gooch and son Estill spent n low days with her sister Mrs W L McCarty at Stanford Archie Francs and family have moved back from Eu banks and arc occupying the house for ¬ merly occupied by Charles Love and family the latter having moved to Burnside Mrs Sarah Walters has rev turned horn a visit to her daughter Mrs John Yocum at Danville Mrs Walters will build a new home here soon A Favorite kembcdy for Babies Us pleasant taste and prompt cures havo made Chutnbcrluns Cough Item tidy n favorite with tho mothers of small children It quickly euros tholr coughs and colds and prevents any danger of pneumonia or other serious consequences It not only curoscroup but when given as soon as tho croupy cough appears will prevent tho attack For sale by Dr W N Craig the pop ¬ ular druggist at Stitnford Ky With trembling fingers the sorrowing father opened a small box which had just been left by the postman When the lid was removed there lay revealed a boys shoe part of a cravat n ring and a collar button Alas cried the griefstricken old man gazing on the fragments I al ¬ ways feared that Clarence couldnt stand the hazingJudge Do Not Be Imposed Upon Foley k Co Chicago originated Honey unilTnr asa throat and lung remedy and on account of tho grout merit and popularity of Foley s Honey and Tar many Imitations are olTercd for the genuine These worthless Im ¬ itations have similar sounding names Beware of them Tho genuine Foloys honey and Tar Is in a yellow package Ask for it and refuse any substitute It is the best remedy for coughs and colds Pennys Drug Store Who is your favorite character in modern American history Thomas C Platt sir And why Ho resigned an office once by honky Chief Justice Hobson unnounced that Hon JohnD Carroll of Henry county had been appointed commissioner of tho court 6f appeals under the terms of an art l by the present General Assembly Mr Carroll is one of the best knot attorneys in the State te i 6 Musical Merchandise Violins Mandolins Guitars Banjos Clarionets Flutes Picalos Fifes Ac cordeons Concertinas Harps Har monophones Music Boxes Talking Machines Edison Victor Columbia UptoDate Records A full line of all above carried also strings and supplies for all Instruments Italian violin strings a specialty Mr J B Finleyt Formerly of Rudolph Wurlitzer Co now with HUGH MURRAY t The Jeweler Danville Kentucky A Few Jars of Heinz Preserves and Ap ¬ r pie Butter At Cost I t WB HlGGlNS CASH HOUSE r STANFORD KENTUCKY a the Lincoln County national Bank Of Stanford Kcatuckgrt CAPITAL 5000000 SURPLUS 1500000 DEPOSITS January I 1906 24600000 OFFICERS = c S H SHANKS PRESIDENT W 0 WALKER ASSISTANT CASHIER- J B PAXTON VICEPRESIDENT J C BAILEY GENERAL BOOKKEEPER W M BRIGHT CASHIER J W ROCHESTER CLERK DIRECTORS L H Owsicv Stanford S II SHANK Stanford 0 W CAHTKU Tarnonrllle I W H CUMMIN Ircuchcrivllle L 0 GOOCH WaynejUurg W H TRAYIXJK Ullooru Creek It L numuE Lincuiter W 0 WAIKBH Stanford J II FosTKii Stanford W n StuaesStanford J R PAXTON Stanford Wt rtHlHiitfully solicit the meomitu of Individuals 11 rill timid Corporation flanks and Hunker mill iiroprtimml ti > furnish nil depositor such iiciommodutloiiH us uru consistent with safe blinking Modern Hnfety IHnosIt hoses In our vault for uo of our Clistoniern eei III HOME You are now planning BUILDERS your louse to build this season II Dont forget these facts about Tin Roofing FIRE I FIRE FIRE Do you know the feeling these words give a property I owner If you have a tin root there will be f 0 er cent less 1 auger of fire at your house When you think how much longer it will last it is the cheapest and best roof made Dont fail to consult me nod get prices before you decide on your roof 5 iI- I ALDRIDGE 1 a I Street Stanford Ky m atisattrtaas t aaat f j BUY YOUR Collars Hames Collar Pads Backbands Trace Chains Plow Lines Fencing Wire y Staples Ratchets Grub Toolsic from George D IHopper Stanfor a Ky Hardware Groceries Tinwaref Queensware Tiling Etc I BtaT GOODS LOWEST PRICES t 1