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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
2
A collage of absurdities and curious notes from Springfield Sun snippets. Items touch on love and divorce, counterfeit bills, air travel, war scares, New York density, building heights, currency, ships, and peculiar incidents like a bear encounter and a necktie pin saving a man. The tone is jokey and era-typical, reflecting a chaotic social moment.
Municipalities with 5,000 population or more show gains in most cities this year with Maynville and Middlesboro notable. Middlesboro records the largest percentage increase, while others report varied growth across the state’s urban centers.
City Attorney Frank M. Dalley filed in Circuit Court against Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Co for back taxes on storage accounts tied to its Franklin County offices. Total claimed is 116,297 with 5 percent penalty and 8 percent interest, exceeding 130,000. City asserts same storage debt as county drought suit and seeks recovery.
An oil stove explosion in Mrs. Elizabeth Hines's flat caused a fire that damaged the Sopher building and several adjacent structures in Georgetown. The first floor housed McKinney & Baumstark department store, severely affected by water. second floor included Mrs. Hines's millinery shop and piano storage, and the Owl club room. third floor held two flats. Lair Hambrick clothing and Ehrlich & Son clothiers also suffered water damage, with total losses estimated around thirty thousand dollars.
The Rankin Coal Company has purchased seven thousand acres of coal lands along the Kentucky river. The property, first bought by Moon and Horeely at 50 cents to $1 per acre, has faced long legal disputes over price validity. Development is planned once the Lexington & Eastern railroad is completed through the county.
Fire destroyed the residence of David Saylor and that of Sonny Roth in Mt Sterling. Saylor’s loss about 2400 dollars, partly insured. Roth’s loss over 2000 dollars. Defective flues blamed for both fires.
A young man named Grider was shot and killed during a Christmas celebration in Columbia while he and his brothers, who had been drinking, fired revolvers. The incident occurred amid holiday revelry, and a Lexington Colis boy, nine years old, reportedly suffered fatal injuries from an oil spill accident during the same period.
The Louisville new city hospital commission led by Judge Arthur Peters visited Cincinnati to inspect the old hospital and the Avondale contagious group. They viewed plans for a $1,090,000 municipal hospital, met Mayor Schwab and Architect Hannaford, and were hosted at the Queen City club luncheon. Dr. C R Holmes, invited as advisory expert, discussed ventilating and heating tests and plans.
Louisville Judge James P Gregory overruled nineteen of twenty reasons for a new trial for Joseph Wendling, convict of Alma Kellner’s murder. He said Wendling had a fair trial and Wendling received life, with sixty days to appeal.
Louisville December grand jury reported to Judge Gregory noting 55 cases investigated and 48 indictments returned. It omitted coal investigations, suggesting January grand jury revisit. It urged tougher penalties for carrying concealed weapons as not severe enough and to pursue proper channels for action.
Mayor John Skain announced new officers effective January 1 including W H McCorkle as chairman of the board of public works for two years, F Paul Anderson as consulting engineer for the water works, Dr J C Carrick and F H Clark as health board members for three years, and Newton L Stout reappointed to the police and fire commission for four years.
Grayson Edward Leedy, 40, of Huntington, West Virginia, locomotive engineer and son of R B Leedy, superintendent of the E K railway, was instantly killed at Leon on the C C railway while attempting to board a moving freight train. the caboose wheels passed over his face and head. In Lexington Episcopal clergy led by Dishédo Lewis W Burton will protest to Secretary of the Navy Von Meyer against a silver service bearing Brigham Young’s likeness to be presented to the new battleship Utah. In Russellville the residence of Mrs. I P Campbell five lakes north of the city was destroyed by fire from accidental origin.
Col John R Allen said rumors that the Lexington and Interurban Railway Co would lose control of its street car system and lighting plant are unfounded. He and President John B McAfee promised soon to authorize extensive power plant roadway and rolling stock improvements with funding to be provided. The company has invested about 2 million dollars and plans to meet the challenges without a receiver.
At a special city council meeting a resolution was passed to rent the 131 fire hydrants from the water company for 40 dollars per hydrant per year under a two year contract. The water company rejects, asking 6250 dollars per hydrant per year and may tax water after December 41. Reliance Engineering Co of Cincinnati proposes a new system at 40 dollars per hydrant per year.
Dr W and Gary of the Louisville health department and Prof M Allen head of the food and dairy divisions met at the local experiment station. They canvassed dairy reports to determine which suppliers fail to meet the station's standards and may lose license to sell milk in Louisville.
Callis, year old son of J E Lunsford, died from burns after a mother left her boy and Marshall Evens with a neighbor. The boys tried to cook, poured coal oil on kindling, spilled oil on the boy’s clothes, and lit a match. A blanket was thrown over him but failed to save him.
Four men Sterling Milord Martin Chas Martin Floyd McCall and Nelse Abner surrendered to Sheriff Crooka after taking part in a shooting at Jeffersonville. They appeared before County Judge McCormick with their examining trial set for January 7. One participant Willoughby is dead from the general fight.
Kentucky and Indiana bank at West Point ordered closed by Secretary of State Ben L Bruner who accuses the bank of overloaning and holding many worthless notes. He says depositors may be able to be paid in the fall.
County Judge J. J. Yates died at 67 from Brights disease while serving his fourth term. Burglars raided ER Sparks home in Nicholasville stealing 200 dollars in diamonds. In Frankfort a lamp fell from a shelf causing a fatal burn to Mrs. Henry P. Harrod. In Louisville a fire engine access denial led to a night engineer being shot and wounded, and a nearby patrolman injured. A gasoline pipe explosion in Vine Grove sparked a blaze at the opera house. Stanford mourns Baptist leader William Shelton, a major educator, born in Smith County Tennessee in 86 years ago. Frankfort Bruner, secretary of state, traveled to Florida with Humington.
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