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1 == = = == ==wr r = ===riHerhis r Per Year in Advance BARBOURVILLE KENTUCKY FRIDAY JANUARY 5 1906 Second Year Vol 2No 47

Hon ROBERT W COLE MayorAL w w b

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I CITY coimcn

andirif° New Term

J M Rohslon and W H McDonald

V Cach Reelected Por a

tW Third TermIt t

Last Monday night was thenebular monthly meeting of thefity Council and the Mayor

H0n Robert Cole and file fol

Jfywing members of the Councilpblocti were sworn into oflice

F Gotincilmeii A W topper Gi X Lock w 1L Mitchell A L

Parker 1 H Cottengin 1 M

Wilsont p > The Mayor and all the six

members constituting the Counjjj are successful business men

jsffiof the town popular with an-

t the people and aril are men oftile highest integrity they are

Tt progressive and enterprisingandv we predict for them a splendid

Administration of the affairs of

the pityt if This being the night for the

a I election of officers for thepresfp out term first nominations were

in order for City Clerk Mr T= l Tinsley declined to be reelec

i cd whereupon Mr Win McO

1Y1r Dishman who is a young attor¬

l Hey at the local bur und n mem ¬

I icrthe of one of the first families ofj town was unanimously elect

l1 n ld for the position

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1t to w IT MCDONALD o of p

ii idr1V H McDonald was re ¬

1tf flected us Chief of Police with

t out opposition his past recordifoeing so favorable that no ono

Beared to enter the race againstThis makes the third time

> fyhe has been honored with this

t r t office and only shows the confi

t t y lence lie has Iron in the dis

Fcharjo of biB officifal dutiesS Therkc in vjhkli tho chief

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forest was centered was that ofCity Attorney Prof J M Hob

sion and Mr T D Tinsley werethe aspirants Mr Robsion won

the office by a decisive majorityHis opponent Mr Tinsley is apopular young attorney andstands high at the local barThis is the third time Mr Robsion has been elected to that po ¬

sition He has so faithfully andsatisfactorily discharged his ev-

ery¬

duty in connection with theoflice that it was almost the

I unanimous choice not only ofthe Board of Council hut of thepeople of the town as the manfor the position

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Ir l1 KOBSLON

City Attorney for the Third Term j

His name was prominentlymentioned In connection withthe Mayors race last full butthe people said he would makeour town a splendid Mayor buthe was needed in the office wherehe was

Mr Robsion is a young man offine ability He is a law grad ¬

uate of Center College nowCentral University He has builtup a lucrative practice at the lo ¬

ctrl her and is today recognizedI

as ono of tho strongest nod mostsuccessful members or the Knoxcounty bar Mr Robsion is so

Iciable and pleasant with allwhomhe meets Besides his law

thoIsecretary ¬

urer of the North Beattyville

companyIthose counties

Before engaging wholly in thepractice of law Prof Robsion wasengaged in teaching in thiscounty and for two years was in ¬

structor of the Normal depart ¬

mont of Union College His postexperience in this office makeshim especially fitted for the of¬

fice and althouglihe has iiayeri

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Bought political honors his friendslava discovered in him a maiworthy of the position nod gayhim a third term

The treasurers office was giverto Mr A N Herndon a retiringcouncilman and one who is inevery way worthy of it and winwill prove faithful andtrue

This completed the list of of-

ficers and by order of the Coun-

cil the place of meeting waschanged from the W J Caudilbuilding to that of D IT Willfours on West side of the PubluSquare where comfortable quar-

ters have been arranged for tluPolice Court and Council Chamher and where the Chief of Po-

lice has equipped cozy oflice

Irhe new administration bids

fair to accomplishconsidernbleadvancement during this termand we trust that they tray con-

tinue to work harmoniouslygether aril have the support ofthe people in making a largerand better town than we haveever yet seen of Barbourville

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Or the Barbourville Baptist Instltote

We trice great pleaiure in com-

mending¬

our teachers as special ¬

ists in their respective depatr

mentsProfLewis will have charge

of the Normal Prof Faulknerof the Intermediate and MissMabel A kiddy of tile Primarydepartments Miss Sarah Vir ¬

ginia Moore will have charge ofthe Musical departmens instru ¬

mental and vocalOur two gentlemen teachers

are well known all over thismountain region and need norecommendation upon our partbut of our two lady teachers wedo want to speak in the strong ¬

est termsBoth have been thoroughly ed¬

uca ted especially trained for

their work We guarantee firstclass work in Art mOlmtillIIanti Expressioniris Commercial and Busi ¬

ness courses English LiteraturePhysical Sciences Ethics Moraland Mental Sciences

The school has opened well andpromises to be an eminent suc-

cess

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H J GKKKNWKLL PresN 131Ve will arrange to be-

gin¬

a preparatory college courseright at the opening of schoola id invite all who wish it toc mie right on at once

MATTHEWSOWENS

At Louisville Tuesday morning oc-

curred a marriage ofinterest to BarbourvillcconsiderableIcontracting parties hdE Matthews of this toI toile Owens of Cloverport

No one here was aware of Mr

Matthews intentions except per ¬

Imps his immediate relatives al-

though

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he had been here for several

lays on a visit to hom folks

The romance culminating in the

marrige was of several years dura-

tion beginning when Miss Owens

was a member of the faculty ol thrBarbourville Institute Slit is well

remembered here where she num ¬

bered her friends by her ncquaint ¬

ancesMrMatthews is one of the most

popular and successful young men

whom Barbourville lms turnedoutand the well wishes of his manyfriends go with him

Mr and Mrs Matthews will reside in Philiuleljhia where Mr Mat-

thews

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has a lucrative position asmechanical engineer

Judge Payntorvas nominatedfor the U S Senate on the firstballot and Joe Blackburn isagain on the retired list

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RED MEN

i Install Officers for the EnSuing Term

Lust Wednesday night boiiijthe regular instulltition und theofficers having previously beenelected thefolloaitigoiticerstver-inytulled

John H Hurst SachemW D Chamberlain Sr Sag-

I H Golden Jr SagCharles Davis ProphetJ M Wilson Oof II-

If L Hutton K of WW G Gray0 of W

I W 11 McDonald McchD T Wilson TrusteeCharles Davis taut D W Clarl

were selected as representativeattend the Annual Session ofthe Great Council

This Tribe has enjoyed remarkable growth and there is

never a meeting but what thereis work in some if not all of thedegrees

Besides the installation therewas work in all degrees and oneadmitted by card and three morepetitions to he acted upon at thenext meeting

We have almost reached thecentury murk alreaday

FOR SALE

Barbourville Brick stud Tile Gosplant equipped with the most mod-

ern

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uptodate machinery Trade es

tablished Great bargain Inquireof J A McDERMorr Sec Man

ja58t Barbourville Ky

1 rSMERIPPS SALt POR TAXES

I will on the 22nd day of January190G at the Courthouse door in

Barbourville Kentucky between thehours of 10 oclocka m and 4

oclock Pm sell to the highest hid ¬

der cash in hand the following prop¬

erty Onc tract of land situated onthe waters of Big Richland creek andbounded as follows On the northby the lands of C B Wilson andonthe cast by the lands of John D

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Jarvis containing six acres more orless levied on as tile property of JoeParrot and lob Hays heirs for theirState revenue and county taxes duebv said heirs for the year 1005 537and cot W W BYRLEY S K C

CHAS C BYUIKY D S

This January 3 190-

GtNomnlissioners Sale

Under a judgment of the KnoxCircuit Court rendered at the De ¬

cember Urm 1905 in the case of D

T Chestnut Plaintiff against l FKenny Dcendant fundersignedwill on Monday the 22nd day of

January 190G between the hours of10 oclock a m and 3 oclock pmat the door rf the Courthouse in

Barbourville Ky s 11 at public out-

cry¬

to the highest bidder on n creditof six month the following describedlot situated in the city of CorbinKnox c tinty Kv fronting antilimiting on Master street about 170feet and froirting Ford street about1HO feet stud being a part of thename property bought by J F Kennei from A W Erancis

Aaid property will be sold to raisethe sum of30 28 with interest fromDecember 18 1905 until paid andthe sum of 512 25 cost of this notionThe purchaser w ill he required tojive bond with good security bearill interest from date and havingtIlt force and effect of a judgmentwith a lien retained ut on sand proprtv until the purchase money isally paidW

F WESTERFIELDCommissioner KnoxCircuit Court

This January 21 9U-

GCommissioners Sale

Under a judgment of the Knox Cir-

cuit Court rendered at the Decemberterm 1905 inthe case or J Smithlays and others plaintiffs against

N J Amis hc defendants Theun ers gned will on Mondav theJ2d day of January 4 906 betweenthe h urs of 10 oclock a m and 3

oc1oclcpm at the door oftheCoufthousc in Barbourville KyBlatt public auction to the highest

firjti > i < it >

1 bidder on n credit of six months a

tract of land situated in Knox county Kyand on the waters of Pullcreek und both sides thereof whitInnd adjoins the lands of WilliamCottcngim Abijah topper and DanHacker Said land or n sufficiencythereof will he sold to raise the sunof G775 with interest from the tirstdry ol December 1898 until paidsubject to a credit of GOO paidJanuary 1 1J02 and 600 pair onthe 22d dry of September 1905also the sum of 535 5cost of this action The purchaser will bo n quiredto give bond with good securityhearing interest from date aryl hav ¬

ing the force and effect ofa judg ¬

ment with a lien retained upon saidland until the purchase money isfully paid

W F WESTERFIELDCommissioner KnoxCircuit CourtIThis January 2190G-

Commissioners Sale

Under a judgment of the KnoxCireuit Court rendered at the De ¬

comber term in the case of SusiePatton Plaintiff against JamesPatton Defendant The undersignedwill on on 1lnndnv the 22nd cia v ofJanuary 1900 between the hoursof10 oclock a m and 3 oclock p msellat public unction to the highest I

bidder on a credit ol six months anundivided onc hall interest in a tractof land in Knox county KynearArtemus

Beginning at n stake on the north ¬

west corner of the school house lotthence south 81 east 9 poles to nstake on a line of J l1 C Davisthence north 32thcast 2G poles to n

stake thence north 7Vs west 1G

pole to a stale at the Mollie Corumrood thence withsaid road 26 polesto the beginning containing twoacres

Said lot will be sold to raise thesum of SG000with interest fromDecember 12 1905 until paid and4090 cost for tins action The pur¬

chaser will be required to give bondwith good sccurrh interestfrom date and having the force andeffect of a judgment with a lien rc ¬

tained said property until thepurchase money is fully paid

W F WESTER FILED-Commissioner KnoxCircuit Court

ibis January 2190-

GCommissioners SaleUnder judgment of the Knox Cir ¬

DecemIhersigned will nu Moiulav the 22d dryof January 1906 between the hoursof 10 oclock am and 3 oclock pm at the door of the Court house inBarbourville Ksell at public aiction to the highest bidder on a creditIcfsix months a lousy andated on tin west side ol Big Brushcreek and the public road lending upLittle Brush creek and Knox countyund hounded on the north and eastby the lands of J J Hem bree andthe public road and on the southand west by the land of RebeccaGirdner

Said property will be sold to raisethe sum of 5135 with interest fromMay 24 1904 until paid and theIsum of 534 90 cost of this nctioiThepurchaser will be required to give j

bond with good securityinterest from date and hearingIforce and effect of aa licit retained upon said propertyuntil the purchase money is fullypaid W F WESTFRFIBLDI

Commissioner KnoxCircuit Court

This January 2190-

GCommissioners SalejUnder n judgment of the

cuit Court rendered at the DecemI

her term 1905 in the case ofE Day plaintiff against M RSarahIdefendant The undersignedMonday the 22nd dry of January1906 between the hours of 10aclock a in and 3 oclock p m atthe door of the ourthouse in Oar ¬

bourville Ky sell at public ructionto te highest bjdder on a credit ofsix months the following propertytowit

One house and lot in Corbin KyBeginning on a stone lint ps cor-ner thence eastwardly with the lotformerly owned by Stephen Chest-

nut¬

177 feet tb a gum thence south ¬

wardly to the Barbourville roadhence west ward Iy with same 177feet to a stone thence northwardlyto Harps corner except the easternsuehalf ofsame which was conveyed

tin

aVtItr K Li

i5ffIJtoadjoining the first described lotBeginning at n stake in the line of =

lot aforesaid there north82 east 78 11feet to a stoke thence nearly duenorth 91 feet to an agreed corner at ja stole thence a wcsterdly courscl78 ret to a lot formerly owned hvI f

Kincaid thence south 20 east 91 feetto the beginning The said propertybeing hounded on the east by lot ofJoe Hardins on the south by theBarbourvillt road on the west bylot ol Oscar roll and being the snorelousy tort lot occupied as a homeM R Dy bISaid property will be sold tothe sum of six hundred dollarsam 5980 cost of this action The t5 j

purchaser will be required to givebond with good smiritv hearing 1interest from date aril having tlteI11InThis January 2 1906 IAssignees Sale of Land

As assignee of James A West and 111

1IonIdosale at the Courthouse door in Bar ¬

bourville the following property fOne undivided onehalf interest in a fhouse and lot at Trosper Ky con ¬

fairing about onehalf acre bounded < N-

on the east by the fcountyroad onthe north by the lands of T E 1

Williams and on the southand west b+

bt the land of J W BaysSale wilt be made upon a credit of

six month the purchaser being re-

quired¬

to give bond with approvedsecurity WM WEST

Assignee

FOR SALEFine Blue Grass farm of 9G acres k

8rootn house 2 large barns andother outbuildings plenty of water k

located onequarter ora mile frompike Price 525 per sine

Also 50 acres with good houseandoutbuildings at 1650

For particularslWtdce22Nominated for Prison Com ¬ fmissioner i

W W Byrley our retiringSherifT and Chairman of theyEleventh Congressional districtlots been nominated by the ReIpublican caucus at Frankfort forPrison Commissioner

This is quite a nice compli ¬

ment and no better man coulderbe found for the but JjI1Decided Against Howardht l-

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The Supreme Court Wednes ¬ rlay handed down on opinion inthe James Howard case in which

Iit declines to take jurisdiction W

This will mean that unless How k

ird has new evidence of offer jlmust go to the penitentiary tobegin his life term

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Promoted°+

Rev lobo Black Hudson formerlyot this place but who has been lo r 4

rated in Galveston Texas for the

Ilast two years has been called toFirst Presbyterian church of Vic-

toria Texas This is a decided com er

aliment and promotion to Mr Itudson as he is the successor of Drosephus Johnson one of tIle strong ¬

PresbteI F

oldest and strongest Presbyterian°

churches in Texas 4

Union Colleqe Opens

Union College began its winter i

term Thursday rnilrn ing with nneatly increased attendance A large

umber of new students have arived from surrounding counties and

from central Kentucky the Normallepartmcnt undergoing the greatestnsrease in attendance Several thou

sand dollars have been expended inabordtory equipment lately andhat department will receive more

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