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Terms 100 Per Year in Advance BARBOURVILLE KENTUCKY FRIDAY AUGUST 7 1908 Fifth Year Vol5 No 26

JJCOUNTY COMMITEEi

I Held Interesting Meeting

1and Filled VacancieswII

Selected Names to Present t

Stote Election Commissioners os Countv Election-

CommissionerJ

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fyV this city last Saturday norningv at a few minutes past

oclock the meeting was calleto order by J A Gilliam Chair-man and the roll call showed all

kthe members presentThe first business was the elec

1 tion of two new members on-

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fill the vacancy in East Corbinprecint caused by the resignation of T A Gilliam who hadbeen elected Chairman of the

Committee The othertCounty a committeeman from

Brush creek precinct re-

v cently createdThe names of T T Blain and

Thos G Mitchell were present-ed> to fill the vacancy at EastCorbin andupon a vote beingotesh1 In the Brush creek precinct i

George Ricket and Ad OwensIjf were nominated Owens receivp red 8 vote and Rickets so Mitch

L ell and Owens were elected asthe new members of the CountyCommittee

Irhe next order of business wasIh the selection of five RepublicanstV whose names should be sent tom the State Election Board from

f which to select one as a memberof the County Board of Election

Jf CommissionersMr John W Slusher present

ed a list of five composed of JID Tuggle R M Stansberry ScVfr ed five as follows AJ Croley ii a J W Parker D W Clark T

i D Tinsley and John MillsA substitute was offered by

Steve Gilliam to select fivei x names from the two lists this

was voted down then the list a s< presented by Slusher was vote d

Iupon and defeated a vote

i 12 to 4 Thou the list as presentt ed by W B Dir nay was voted

upon and elected by a vote of 11Ito 2

This was quite a surprise topartyvcontiol of the party aflairs but a

rtheytcont art The Committee anjourned to

imeet again on the first Saturdayin September when they will fix

fthe time for holding time county

It primnryIR All candidates are invited to

be hereon that date and will begiven a hearing as to their wishatofof the majority of the candi

IPdatesBf Before the adjournment W

B Disney offered a resolutionf> which was adopted and whichtl

admits Wm Beard and Clayv Patton two colored citizens ofr counly to membership in the

n County Committee with fullpower to vote and act upon any

P and all subjects the same as anymember of the County Commit

t tee This was objected to by5 Judge T Ti Wyatt who is not a n

4 member of Committee but theCommittee adopted the resoletion over his protest and the two-

colored members now have thosame voice in thecommittee that

f° spy other meniber has

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A Visit to Moss Rock Coo I

Mines

WITH AiOLoaiKS TO TUitNi

In company with the handsomeeditor of this paper we tookaSundayowethe railroad route and walkedover the long trestle and if thespirit of Benj Franklin the idolof all printers will forgive uswe will never walk itagain Ev-

ery minute seemed an age andexpecting every second to see atrain hove in sight our 2 Panamal hat raised away up on ourpreparedthe waters of Richland some 80feet below but we landedsafelyat Moss Rock and were warmly greeted by Capt Geo Taylorthe affable foreman of the MossRock mines who regaled us wthu drink uf cold water and a goodcigar we started on our trip intothe mine Lighting his minerslamp the Captain saysuComeon boys and in we went Aftorgoing in about one hundredfeet we stopped to examine thework of those who had been before us The mine is laidoft intorooms and are numbered oneman to a room The mine hassplendid ventilation and thecomlort and safety of his men isCapt Taylors special pride anddelight A minature railroad ex-

tends the entire distance throughthe mine from the mouth to thetail we reckon on the otherside of the mountain a distance-of nearly a thousand feet Ponycars hauled by Tobe as smart-s mule as ever Mnd dared to beis loaded and hauled out to thetipple where it is loadedandshipped to the four ways of theearth as Moss Rock coal rankswith the best coal known to themarket and being free from sul-

phur it finds a ready sale and iscontiually being called for

twentysixGem coal that was ever placed-on the market

Oapt Taylor is a miner of longexperience compatively a youngnan he has 29 years experience

in the mining business Wespent an Jiour or two in minejfother sights that we will long re-

member To those who havenever been in a coal mine weIwould say go in once but wear ablackshirt and leave your Punama huts on the outside

Now as to Tobe he is withoutdoubt the smartest as as well

as the wisest mule that ever boreresemblance to his illustrious

grandfather whom Col Ike Golden imported from North Carolinaduring the war robe is an hum-ble mule especially when in har-ness und when Capt Taylor sayshaw Tobe Tobe ass +t ers backheehaw und out he goes with a-

loud of black diamonds CaptTaylor and Tobo are very much

to each other infuctthey are never separated exceptwhen they are asleep

Our profound thanks are duethe Captain for his kindness tous and if Maj Sowards the oldIarchangel of this office will giveusa 24 hour vacation wo are go-

ing againPeru

Our r tn isdliug highIgrade Shoes Queen Quality for women and Crossett for menissowell known that when we announce

sale the response is immediateOur entire stock of Ladies and GentsOxford Ties must be soldat onceICome early while the assortments-are complete arid get them at yourown yet them at your own price

Herndon Tinaley

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IPotterson NominatedThe Democrats met in London

last Tuesday and nominated MrGuy Patterson ofTineville astheir candidate for Congress

congressIionnlmore conservative Democratsthat the party nominate rludgS B Dishman of this city orsome other popular man who I

would poll at least a part of Ute

PatItorsonstructed votes to nominate him< n the first ballot

Everyone knows however thatit is an empty honor as the Demociats have no more chance o

carrying the Eleventh districtthan the Republicans have in thefirst e <sf61OJrJUJJJa 3naioiijLftJLo2

CORRESPONDENCb pBy our Spoctnl News Service B

JnJEn JrlltYSPROULE

Born to Dan Cottongim andwifea fine son

Lust Friday when the mail ar-

rived here the boy started to handthe mailsack to the postmaster hishorse got scared and ran oil wrtcking the mail wagon and bruisingupthe driver considcrnbly

The death angel visited the homeof Henry Childers last Sunday andtook their baby boy aged 8 monthsold They have the sympathy of allin their bereavement

Our school is progressing nicelyunder Miss Alice Sasser

Bert Hopkins little child is on thesick list x

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Rev Houston Smith of Camp-

Ground is visiting relatives herethis week

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Saturday was school electionPleasant Mills was elected trueteeJThoscourt last week

Hon H C Faulkner will speakin this neighborhood next weekCome out and hear him

Wm Bargo a merchant att is reported very low with

feverJames Carnes teacher at Bigj

Shady passed through here SunjdayMiss

Allie Brock is in Pinevillethis week for medical Ire

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KENTUCKY STATE FAIR

Horse racing always an attractionnt a State Fair and more especiallyat an exhibition held under Southernskies will be featured more than atany previous State Fair The newhalfinile track now In process of con-

struction when completed will be oneof tbe fastest halfmile courses In thecountry and there Is every indicationfor a firstclass harness race meetingthis fall Four stake five purse andthree gentlemens road races havebeen announced In addition to thesethere will be two running races eachday so the Kentuckian who thinksthat his days visit at a fair is Incompleto without seeing n firstclass horserace will not be disappointed at thisyears State Fair Among the earlyclosing events are the Kentucky Brew-ers Association stake for 220 trotters the Louisville Retail MerchantsAssociation stake for 230 trottersand tho Louisville Commercial Clubstake for 218 pacers Stake entriesclosed July 14th purse entries closeSept 7th and entries for the cup races

12 oclock the day before the raceThe stake races will be contested

on the three In five heat plan with afiveheat limit and the purse races onthe two In three heat plan It is theultimate intention of the State Fairmanagement to build a full mile trackencircling the present halfmile coursewhich If the hopes of those In charge

the racing program are realizedwill compare favorably with the bestState Fair mile tracks in the countryand Louisville will doubtless becomeone of the most popular traininggrounds in the country

A Printers SoliloquyUY A W BOWAHDS

IA printer sot on his knotty stoolhis head was reel and his tempergrim for the world was out ofwhack with him He had pluckedthe type till his head did swim hehad looked for type lice as Reiboldhadlfind type enough to finish his rhymsand darn the louse could he catch

Itill the kindness of Reibold put himin touch Not a song did he singbut plugged away and thoughthow can a devil with hunger slimexcept once and a while a Reiboldgrewfeyes of him gets upa voice like acherubim and with a melody madeReibold squirm After all he goesto his case resumes his task withrenewedvim his empty stomachtroubling him not hungry so muchlor grub as he is laying in wait foranother cub Then he went to theriver to drown himself but a friendtold him of an easier way to eatpic from the office till he couldnot swim then hed sink never torise agin

Some Worm Weather Salads

One of the prettiest of theluncheon or summer salads ismade by cutting the top from agreen pepper removing the seedwith a knife or a stick theyburn the skin if touched withtire fingersand filling timebasket thus made with chicken-or lobster saladsays ChristineTerhune Herrick in the AugustWomans Home Companiond Each pepper may bo placed ona lettuce leaf and crowned witha spoonful of mayonnaise An-

other salad is prepared by hoilowing a tomato and filling itwith dice or cucumber or peelinga cucumber cutting it in halflengthwise scooping out the in-

side and replacing this withof tomatoes Serve either

or cucumber on a lettuceleaf and garnish with cucumberribbons These are made byshaving the peel from theoutside of a cucumber and thenslicing this Take a sliceitshould be rather thickand with-a sharp knife cut thin in a spiralas you would pare an apple Time

shaving must be very thin as itis not long before the seedy cen-

ter is reached and only the Mesh

thegibbouswith shrimps are a satisfactorydish for a cold supper Muyon

maiso is served with this or acuI i

other sliced or diced cucumber

withicucumberof scarlet sweet pepper cut verythin make a good dish

A BOOK O-

FMYSTERY

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The VeilBY

Mary Harriott Norris

12mo Cloth 309 pages 150Order of Your Bookseller

or the Publisher

RICHARD G BADGER

Publisher Boston

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STATE FAIR PROGRAM

JSpecial Prizes

Departments

Superintendents of

The very handsome sum of 25000supplemented by special prizes amount

ling to 5000 will be offered In premlKlntuckyInewIevery department the prize money hasbeen materially Increased over pastyears and as a consequence the mostattractive and liberal classificationever presented by a fair south of theOhio river is offered to prospectiveexhibitors In the horse department-the prizes are 30 per cent greater andin the mule and jack departments 25per cent in excess of last years listand still a more liberal Increase in thepoultry and womans departments

Among the special prizes listed aretwo handsome trophies presented bythe Louisville Automobile Clubs onefor the best American carriage animal-to be judged by the standard of classification provided by the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture governingthe exhibit of carriage horses at thevarious State Fairs and Expositionsof the country and one for the bestpair of mules owned by a Kentuckyexhibitor The latter In addition to itsvalue and attractiveness is somethinghi the way of a novelty in that It Isoffered by an automobile organizationfor an animal who the world knows tobe its strongest competitor In tradeOther specials are the Highland HomeCup valued at 100 offered by JayBros of Plsgah Ky for the best andfinest saddlebred foal of 1908 theMontgomery Chief Special offered byBall Bros Versailles Ky for the fin-

est and best stallion mare or geldingany age by Montgomery Chief a tro-phy offered by the American SaddleHorse Breeders association for thebest registered stallion or mare notover three years of age and to beshown in hand a cup by PowhatanStock Farm for the finest stallionmare or gelding a 50 cup by SmyserBros of Lyndon Ky for roadsterchampionship and a trophy by JohnM Sharp of Louisville for the lightharness championship the Dr MeChord cup given by W P Hayes ofBloomfield Ky for senior herd of jackstock and American Jack BreedersAssociation Special for junior herd ofjack stock the lump sum of 500 donated by the American Shorthorn Cat-tle

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Breeders Association for prizes forShorthorn cattle and a like amountby the American Hereford Association-for prizes for the Hereford breed 125offered by the Louisville TobaccoWarehouse Company for special prizesfor tobacco and a grand silver lovingcup presented by the American Berk-shire Swine Association for the bestyoung herd of Berkshires exhibited bya Kentucky breeder and numerousspecials for farm products offered bythe Hon M C Rankin State Commis-sIoner of Agriculture

Superintendents of Departments at theKentucky State Fair

The most competent men availablehave been appointed superintendentsof the various departments R HLillard of Lawrencehurg has beenchosen superintendent for the HorseDepartment William Simmons ofShepherdsvllle for Mules John HGood of Louisville with R H YoungCharles AHeas and W C Cawthonas assistants for Poultry C HThomas and Z T McCabe for DogsSelby H Sale with William H Vetter-as assistant for Vegetables and Melons H C Lovelace of Boston withGeorge D Karsner of Lexington aftassistant for Field Seed and GrainH M Froman of Ghent Ky for To-bacco M F Johnson of Buechel Hor-ticulture R H Tacke of LexlRgtonPlants and Flowers Miss Evelyn Parter of Louisville with Miss Eva MeGrew and Miss Alice Porter as assistants for Womans Department G PRogers of Smlthlnnd and n W Nealof Versailles as assistant for FarmLIment and Prof J J Hooper of Lex-Ington for Students Judging Contest

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Wonted Live minks and liveblack polecats I will pay more forthem than you can get for the fursWhen you bring them in and say

Mountain ¬

moneyApply to

tf W M TYE

INFORMATION WANTED

Any information leading to thewhereabouts of my brother WenceWilburn I am now at work inBarbourville Kv and any informa¬

tion will be thankfully received

addressHARRISON ° WILBURNBarbourville Ky

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REDMENS BAND IWill Play for the Follow ¬ j

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Broadhead Barbourville LoiiV j

don Coal Greek Tennville Va also for Odd FelloYsfi4iat Burning Springs Ky Red41menmanage ¬

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ment of W H McDonald has 7i

grown to be one of the best bands J

in the State Mr McDonald rrIdoes nothing by halves whateerjhe undertakes he seems to makea success of as he is tireless alldiis always ready to help not onlywith the band but of his parse ¬ fj

naleflectsall churches schools f1etc and is has bees saidnot even a beggar ever left himfempty handed

iGeorge F Tinslev For Circuit 1

Clerk

In todays issue appears the an-

nouncement¬

of George F Tinsley as a candidate for the office

of Circuit Court Clerk of Knox

countyMris a Staunch Repub ¬

lican and has always taken anactive part in Republican poliItics but this is the first time hehe has ever sought the yotes ofthe people for himself

He is at present our deputySheriff under D H Williamsand has made a faithful and pro-

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official and if nominated <

and elected to the position he

now seeks we bespeak for him asplendid official in that capacity

His experience in the Court

makes him peculiarly fitted for

the position he now seeks at thehands of the voters and he places

his claims in the hands of theKnox county voters relying upon

them to give him the position he

seeks and if elected he pledges

to faithfully discharge the du ¬

ties of the office He will abideby the result as expressed at theRepublican primary whether ho

wins or loses He asks a fairconsideration of his claims

Ligthning Starts FtreLast Tuesday morning about 930

oclock during the electrical stormthe stock barn of J T Beddow on

North Main Street was struck by

lightning and set on fire and wasentirely consumed together with a

lot hay andcornThere were some harness a wa

god and a surry which were saved

by those who arrived on the sccnce

soon after the fire started No oth

er damage was dote here except tseveral telephones were burned outSeveral oj the neighbors near wheree +

the bolt struck were severely shock

ed 111H McDonald went to Pine

vine yesterday with Carlo Jones

who is charged with the killingofWill Renfro on a passenger trainsome time ago Mr Jones was shotthrough the breast the ball coming

out near the center of the back butis out going about

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DRestaurant CombinedpHOTEL Opened atlflflgS

Closing out stock at Greatly Ito Vduced Prices Give us a call vj

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