Shooting Affray Between City Marshal and Bailey Brothers
A serious shooting affray occurred Saturday night at about 9 oclock in Springfield as City Marshal Grace pursued John and Thomas Bailey from Harrodsburg. John Bailey was wounded twice, in the arm and shoulder, and the horse driven by Grace was killed by gunfire. James Purdom accompanied the Baileys, who were intoxicated and noisy, and fled toward Lebanon Pike before Grace opened fire after being fired upon. Bailey and Grace were both engaged in the confrontation, with no fatal injury reported.
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Grace
John
Thomas Bailey
John Bailey
Texas
Springfield
Harrodsburg
James Purdom
Bailey
Walton Hotel
Baileys
Lebanon
Purdom
Ben Simms
Marshal Grace
Ben F. Simms
Lancaster Will Case Reversed by Court Ruling
Judge Barker writes that the Nelson Circuit court judgment in the will contest of R. B. Lancaster against S. P. Lancaster’s estate is reversed and remanded for further proceedings. The 1902 will, challenged for lack of capacity and undue influence, devised the 840 acre home farm to Celia Mudd and the remainder to St. Monica’s Catholic School for colored people at Bardstown.
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Barker
Nelson Circuit Court
R. B. Lancaster
S. P. Lancaster
Celia Mudd
St. Monicas
Local social notes from Loretto area
McIntire reports guests from Loretto and Elizabethtown visiting relatives here last weekend. Lula Kimball of Elizabethtown visited sister C M Brengle and other kin. Medley of Loretto and sister from Kansas visited R P Blandford. Laura Wheatley returned from Louisville trip. J B Alvey returned home to Fulton after short visit here and in Loretto. Lassie and Mary Rose Fields visited Mrs Frank Willet. T F Kidwell and family attended a Gethsemane cementery event. Edna Edelen and Fields sisters plus Mrs Ballard attended Loretto commencement. Flora Keene returned from Louisville visit.
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J. H. Adams
Lorette
Lula Kimball
Elizabethtown
C. M. Brengle
Joseph Medley
Loretto
Walker
Kansas
R. P. Blandford
Laura Wheatley
Louisville
J. B. Alvey
Fulton, Ky
Lassie
Mary Rose Fields
Frank Willet
T. F. Kidwell
Gethsemane
Edna Edelen
T. E. Ballard
Lortto
Flora Keene
Died in Kansas family note on resignation unclear
Fragmentary obituary note from Kansas mentions a death and a vague reference to family thoughts on resignation.
Notable Local Accidents and Legal News Highlighted
A west end resident Mrs Frede Cloyd suffers a serious eye injury when a hoe handle struck her while at work. concern grows over potential blindness. S S Robinson of Cincinnati Southern gains 2500 damages after a gauge explosion. A federal ruling reduced an earlier 5000 award, a decision now affirmed by the Supreme Court. The Mercer County Teachers Institute meets July 17 at Harrodsburg Academy, with an additional institute for colored teachers starting July 3. Manuel Steele and Phillip Sallee fished Chaplin area, hauling about fifty pounds, and Steele visited an elderly brother-in-law in Washington county. A mule died after being struck by lightning while near a fence. J C James reported a horse death valued at 135 dollars. Mrs. George Campbell, wife of a New Mexico resident, killed her five children and herself.
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Frede Cloyd
West End
Manuel Steele
Phillip Thompson Sallee
Mr. Steele
Washington County
Barn Blaze Kills Judge Rives's Stock and Corn
Fire destroyed Judge H W Rives's barn about 24 miles from town on Thursday night. Sam Walton on the farm spotted the blaze at 1130 PM but the roof collapsed before rescue efforts. Loss includes two young mares bought for 280 dollars, a four year old male valued at 150 dollars, 100 bushels of corn, new clover hay and other articles totaling about 900 dollars with insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Palton
H. W. Rives
Sam. Walton
Hin Loos
Illness and social notes from Hillsboro area
Miss Graham VanArsdale remains very ill. Rev. J A Sims and daughter Edith visited J S Leachman’s family. Mrs Sallie Gregory and Susie Moore returned from Boyle county. Erastus Trent James and Nat Thompson of Pleasant Grove attended church at Hillsboro. E M Leachman was in Black Kentucky. James Murphy of Lincoln county visits Miss Katie Ballard. Mrs Ed Burch, ill, is convalescent. Will Merritt’s colt died after injury on barbed wire. Johnnie Walls and family visited Mrs John Armstrong. Harvey Leachman attended Allan Sutton’s party on Long Lick. Mrs A L Litsey and daughter Frances visited Mrs Julia.
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Graham VanArsdale
J. A. Sims
Edith
J. S. Leachman
Sallie Gregory
Susie Moore
Boyle County
Erastus Trent
James
Nat. Thompson
Pleasant Grove
Hillsboro
E. M. Leachman
Black, Ky
James Murphy
Lincoln County
Katie Ballard
Ed. Burch
Will Merritt
Johnnie Walls
John Armstrong
Harvey Leachman
Allan Sutton
Long Lick
A. L. Litsey
Charming
Frances
Julia
Mail Order Buying Sermon From The Sun Editor
The Sun urges readers to favor home merchants over mail order houses. It argues editors give genuine, community‑minded advice and warns against sending money abroad. It stresses keeping spending in town to boost local prosperity and warns mail‑order firms exploit customers.
Death of Miss VanArsdale Two Weeks Ill With Typhoid
Miss Graham VanArsdale died at her parents home in Litsey neighborhood this morning around 4 o clock after a two week illness from typhoid fever. She was twenty and valued in Pleasant Grove Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held tomorrow with interment in the cemetery there. She was sister to Mrs James and Mrs Hugh Noe and well known in Springfield society.
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Graham VanArsdale
S. C. VanArsdale
Litsey
Ous
VanArsdale
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church
James
Hugh Noe
Springfield
Wool clip claims by local shepherds
J W Abbot of Hebron reports clipping 199 pounds of wool from seventeen sheep eight of which are three years old and nine yearlings. He believes this yield will surpass J P Vaughn's eleven pounds per sheep average noted two weeks ago.
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Anderson News
J. P. Vaughn
J. W. Abbot
Hebron
Valuable Colt Dies in Blincoe Farm Loss
Mr. Lawrence Rapier of Blincoe reports the death of a fine yearling colt found dead in the pasture. The cause is unknown. Sired by Happy Courier the colt showed promise and could trot a three minute gait with no training. Rapier valued the animal highly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Rapier
Blincoe
Happy Courier
Mr. Rapier
Washington County Business Directory Notice
Subscribers are urged to note the Washington County Business Directory printed in this issue. The publishers express hope that every business in Washington county will be represented in the directory soon.
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Washington County
For Sale Mercantile Business in Springfield
For sale. A splendid mercantile business in Springfield with an elegant trade must be sold at once. For further information apply to Mr. Gore at The Sun office.
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Springfield
Gore
Sun Office
Bids Wanted for Pikes in Four Districts
Judge Litsey's Springfield office to open bids July 8 for hauling knapping spreading and dirting rock and for gravel hauled and spread in the 4th 5th and 6th Magisterial districts. Geo. T. Clements Road Supervisor.
A Good Lecture on Yankee Doodle and Dixie
Professor J. T. C. Noe spoke at the courthouse Thursday night on the topic Yankee Doodle vs Dixie. He entertained for an hour with Hamlet themes music poetry and natural beauty. A brief musical program preceded the lecture highlighting Noe's musical ability.
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J. T. C. Noe
Court House
Noe
James Farley Strike Breaker Faces Violent Backlash
James Farley, famed strike breaker, is described as the best hated man in America. He bears numerous bullet wounds and scars from knives, clubs, pistol butts, and cobblestones after mob attacks. A Plattsburg, New York native, Farley remains calm when danger is mentioned.
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James Farley
America
Farley
Plattsburg
N.Y
Water restrictions urged by Springfield utility
Springfield Water and Electric Light Company warns the public that water is to be used only for permitted purposes. Gardens and fountains are forbidden. violations may lead to being cut off. Save water before summer and avoid exhausting the supply.
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Springfield Water and Electric Light Company
Springfield
Hundreds of Fish Survive Riotous Salt River Flood
Our Stitchton correspondent reports extreme rainfall on Rolling Fork driving Salt river floodwaters into the banks. Fish rose from the mud and surfaced to breathe while locals netted hundreds along the shore. A buffalo carp reportedly weighed twenty seven pounds with many ten to twelve pounders. The occurrence recalls a similar prior event in Salt river.
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Elizabethtown
Stitchton
Salt River
Pleasant Grove Farmers Busy Harvest Week
Pleasant Grove reports busy harvest as local farmers work fields. In nearby news, Will Jones and Erastus Trent visited Louisville last week while J S Yankey sold work mules to Keene Bros for 350 dollars. Nearby residents bought and sold livestock, visited relatives, and attended social visits in Springfield, Louisville, Danville, and Paris. A local ad urges savings and satisfaction using Red Crome Paints from Red Crome Drug Store.
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Will. Jones
Erastus Trent
Louisville
Yankey
Keene Bros
Ryan Parks
Will
Brown
Springfield
Willie Thompson, Jr
James Gregory
Ellen
Hugh Wall
S. C. VanArsdale
William Duncan
Kelly
Beata Dunes
Quiet Springfield wedding ties two local families
At 130 this afternoon at the home of the bride's parents in this city, a quiet home wedding joined the bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Boulware, cashier of the Peoples Bank, and the groom, son of Mr. A. Cunningham of Cunningham and Duncan dry goods. The couple will proceed to Oklahoma City for their future. Only immediate families attended, the bride described as an attractive young woman with many friendly ties, and the groom as a progressive local businessman. The Sun and friends extend congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Cunningham & Duncan
Springfield
the Sun
Oil Wagon as Unit in State License Case
Kentucky Court of Appeals rules peddling oil without license yields one fine per term, with renewal fines for continued offense within license year. Wags is declared the taxation unit for license taxes under state law, allowing a fine per wagon operated by Standard Oil in each county. Indictments issued across Washington and numerous counties, with fines assessed.
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Commonwealth
Henry
Anderson
Lyon
Trigg
Breckinridge
Standard Oil Company
Court of Appeals
Oil Company
Kentucky
Washington
Washington County Mammoth Cave Excursion In July
An annual trip to Mammoth Cave for Washington county is planned for a date in July. A special program of vocal and instrumental music from top local talent will accompany the excursion, described as a grand ovation from start to finish. Further date specifics and details will be announced later.
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Mammoth Cave
Washington County
A Fearful Fate in Masonville Ta Truthful Writings
A fragmentary note references Harry Colasmy and Masonville Massachusetts or Maine context, mentioning Rick and a race. The garbled text hints at distress over enduring truth and a bagless race. Unspecific names and dates limit detail but indicate a local column or opinion piece.
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Harry Colasmyt
Masonville, Ta
Rick
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Lancaster
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Harrodsburg Herald
S. S. Robinson
Cincinnati Southern
U. S. Supreme Court
Mercer County Teachers’ Institute
Harrodsburg Academy
Institute For Colored Teachers
Samuel Bailey
J. C. James
George Campbell
New Mexico
The
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Ofd
Miss VanArsdale
Kentucky Standard
Business Directory
Red Crome Drug Store
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