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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1905
Page
3
A fragmented directory page lists various church services and local offices. Names such as Walden, Pas tor, Hennessy, and Harrison appear among scattered references to court, treasurer, and county offices.
A posse with bloodhounds hunts William Shigie in Owensboro county after he killed Henry Murmer at the Latters farm as Murmer plowed. Coroner rules murder in the first degree amidboyhood excitement. Ike Rhea shot at his wife but missed. she seeks divorce and alimony and claims an inheritance from the Ogden estate in Lynchburg Virginia with a $3,000 attachment request.
Lexington Kentucky May 15 Ed Callahan and Elbert Hargis, jointly indicted with James Hargis for complicity in the murder of James Cockrill, were freed on $10,000 bail each and returned to Jackson. Bail in the Hargis cases was granted after which the matters were continued to the September term to allow the commonwealth’s appeal on trial instructions to be resolved.
Prankfort May 12 Gov Beckham declines to intervene in George Warner's death sentence for the killing of Pulaski Leeds master engineer of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Warner's defense cites blacklisting and employment refusal. He has attempted suicide and is to be hanged May 18.
William A. Sprague, driving a mail wagon between Newport and Grant's Lick, saved an elderly woman who leaped toward the shore as Philips creek rushed past. He carried her to safety with water up to his chin, struggled to keep the wagon upright, and recovered a soaked mail sack and legible letters tangled near a uprooted tree.
Sydney Snook chief deputy in Louisville customs office received word from Snyder Oklahoma that his four year old son Bryant Snook died from cyclone injuries. The telegram notes the remainder of the family are alive.
The great council of Kentucky Improved Order of Red Men meeting in Frankfort voted to establish a widows and orphans home. An annual 60 cent tax will fund the effort, with the location to be chosen by the next council. J. H. Cook of Montgomery Alabama installed the new Kentucky council officers.
Beautiful Bess from Fred Cook's stable won the Debutante Stakes for 2 year olds at Churchill Downs. The favored filly won easily by three lengths over Chiyesa as Lazell, backed from 20 to 1 to 2 to 1, took the third race with a heavy track conditions note.
Bellevue Kentucky May 15 Archdeacon Thomas W Cooks rector of St John P E church announced he would preach a three sermon series on card playing theater going and dancing and he would advocate the young people of his parish practice all three amusements
In Goshen Kentucky during a severe rainstorm Edna Bottorff and Irene Bottorff were swept away while attempting to ford a flooded stream in a buggy. Their bodies were found in the bed of a small stream near their home. The tragedy occurred Saturday as floodwaters reached five to six feet.
Natlee reports to Fort Thomas that two battalions and a band of the Fourth Infantry will sail from the Philippines on June 15 and arrive at the Kentucky post. The Ninth Company at the fort will move to Fort Sheridan when the Orient troops arrive, leaving ten companies at Fort Thomas with two companies of the Seventh already present.
The Lebanon grand jury completed a two week term returning forty two indictments for offenses including liquor to minor and to inebriate, unlawful taking, breach of the peace, gambling and perjury. The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs drew about twenty five thousand. Agile, owned by Capt S S Brown, won a muddy race in 2403 with Ram's Horn second.
The Week's Kentucky oil news centers on Wayne county with W. C. Kennedy Co reporting a fine No. 1 well on the Brial lease. Bradford Co. finished No. 9 on the AH Spann claim and calls it a 25 barrel per day producer.
Mrs Addie Maddox Dunn, wife of Ulysses Sherman Dunn principal of Latonia Public School, filed for divorce in Newport Circuit Court after leaving home last Saturday. She cited seven years of what she called silent contempt and said he never took her to amusements and preferred taking the dog on outings. She has moved in with Cincinnati relatives and cannot be located by Dunn.
In Balltown Kentucky authorities confiscated twenty six hogs after a moonshine raid. Deputy Collector W H Hays reports Pash and Bealmear bought three sows weighing 1 060 pounds for 40 11 and fifteen hogs weighing 2 400 pounds for 121. Eight shoats went to John Edelen for 28 30 weighing 465 pounds.
Louisville May 11 Agile Capt 8. S. Brown’s beautify hay colt won the Kentucky Derby by three and a half lengths on a slow track. Ams Horn finished second with hopes for Tennessee and blue grass horsemen. Layson trailed. Only three starters, one-horse race on opening day of Louisville Jockey Club spring meeting.
Elder William Bentley, a noted Christian church minister in Central Kentucky, died at his Way side home on April 24 at age 92. He served the ministry for over fifty years, continuing to answer calls for aid and counsel even after retirement despite age and disabilities.
Pleasant Grove brief notices list residents at the Lebwon Street Fair with Mr. Clifton Leachman and Alma Leachman. Visiting relatives include Mr. H. R. Thompson and wife, and Lieut. D. R. Litsey of Ft. Thomas. They mention Ed Duncan with Graham VanArsdale, Wood Young with Handley West, and horse sale by Mackville’s Howell to Bryan Parks for 90 dollars. Bruce Keene and J Brown traveled to Harrodsburg and Danville on business. Peter and Perry Mickene were present Sunday.
Last Thursday a 200 pound hog wandered into the East Tennessee telephone exchange as clerks watched. The manager led the animal down the stairs and onto the sidewalk where the hog entered the Good Samaritan drug store. The owner arrived with a rope and reclaimed his sociable property.
Mr CN McGill his wife and Miss Iila Wortham visited Mix Wortham in Hardin county last week. A fishing party caught 200 pounds of fish in two hours and the entire party landed a thousand pounds. The lake overflowed into Nolin creek turning wet ground into a fishing ground where fish were gathered like potatoes.
A Harlan Michigan merchant George L. Chubb hails Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine, claiming it cures coughs or colds faster than any other treatment. The ad urges keeping it on hand for prompt cold relief. Fire at Evansville Indiana destroys property valued at 100000 dollars.
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