tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54595989707293945562024-03-12T17:35:06.762-07:00Forgotten PassagesCrittenden County Kentucky history and genealogy.Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.comBlogger954125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-14276685671727975712024-03-11T04:27:00.000-07:002024-03-11T04:27:11.055-07:00North Main Street 1919 Fire, (post #2)<p style="text-align: justify;"> An old article found in The Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky, Wed. July 23, 1919, gives more information on the fire of July 22, 1919 that destroyed a section of Marion Business section. Since The Crittenden Press office was destroyed in this fire, it's good to have information saved in another newspaper for details that we wouldn't know. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_rA_NeKzhysz8KvdpOqW16R0zUzI1MS6w_Vjo8J-59cyQ-0dp_RiHp95Ue0pdnq_mUk99fQ6A5NeofF9nrjXnH63tvn0ecwdSLfQTrcpTx8xG34FAQjUajlt-SgMwUO5Q6f5Md2NqBGsqQYmE_yy2vfvGB5WB8eqqob-4G_aiHvAQRn1ORf4SQClqwo/s1355/1919FireJuly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1355" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_rA_NeKzhysz8KvdpOqW16R0zUzI1MS6w_Vjo8J-59cyQ-0dp_RiHp95Ue0pdnq_mUk99fQ6A5NeofF9nrjXnH63tvn0ecwdSLfQTrcpTx8xG34FAQjUajlt-SgMwUO5Q6f5Md2NqBGsqQYmE_yy2vfvGB5WB8eqqob-4G_aiHvAQRn1ORf4SQClqwo/w400-h283/1919FireJuly.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Marion, KY July 22, 1919. More than half of the business section of this own was completely destroyed by fire of unknown origin, which broke out at an early hour this morning. the loss is estimated at about $250,000. Most of the buildings were well insured.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">When discovered at 3 o'clock the fire was raging in the Crittenden Press building, owned by S. M. Jenkins, of this city. It soon spread to the Marion Bank building, which was also destroyed and then consumed the R. F. Dorr furniture store, the Haynes Drug Store, Moore's grocery store, Asher's grocery, D. O. Carnahan's dry goods store, Marion dry goods store, Chandler & Chandler's grocery store, Mayes & Mayes dry goods store, and all other buildings in the block -except the Masonic Temple.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAPXfDpA7UCn9O1eZd5uYvjxDpnanIc8Q1NC_R-k81NL97Ult5Hfr1WEmzM-_gEX5nGiJrDD_4TdF7srAM40rMdYO3jKGwAQiN3nre6mLikWejjboKYAbvYDgsEmLN_V8NAZGDA7jq0-t8T02L-i4PI0BPAVvzzv-JQ4yjL55HDgr9-h_JF9ohy2fZfs/s989/1919Firebricks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAPXfDpA7UCn9O1eZd5uYvjxDpnanIc8Q1NC_R-k81NL97Ult5Hfr1WEmzM-_gEX5nGiJrDD_4TdF7srAM40rMdYO3jKGwAQiN3nre6mLikWejjboKYAbvYDgsEmLN_V8NAZGDA7jq0-t8T02L-i4PI0BPAVvzzv-JQ4yjL55HDgr9-h_JF9ohy2fZfs/s320/1919Firebricks.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br />In all, eight two-story brick structures were absolutely gutted. <p></p><p> It is believed that the fire many had originated in the Crawford Rankin Dry cleaning establishment.</p><p>The town has no water works system and the fire was fought solely by bucket brigades, in which practically all of the men of the city worked strenuously.</p><p>The flames spread very rapidly, although there was no strong wind, and this latter fact was responsible for the saving of the business buildings that were not burned.</p><p>No lives were lost and no injuries suffered.</p><p>Although the Crittenden Press building was owned by Mr. Jenkins, the paper was recently sold to J. S. Hogard. The newspaper plant was wholly destroyed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2W_G9SP1lOnLqDBOkvrj9MguaPVK83D-RjkFToDqsoG-3scK1fOsKaP6R_MUBb-WknYGAVrax-v1XBrwy01amDVT-Dg5CE4IG3QSRuSq_g9oA4S241GB4p3dwDBTQUDtfubBGeezHUGti4FnWnqN7UmP18xg7Kuae2a3vnBefpTUuGuhR4cca0AiLJg/s708/1919FireCarlisleSt.%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="708" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2W_G9SP1lOnLqDBOkvrj9MguaPVK83D-RjkFToDqsoG-3scK1fOsKaP6R_MUBb-WknYGAVrax-v1XBrwy01amDVT-Dg5CE4IG3QSRuSq_g9oA4S241GB4p3dwDBTQUDtfubBGeezHUGti4FnWnqN7UmP18xg7Kuae2a3vnBefpTUuGuhR4cca0AiLJg/w400-h271/1919FireCarlisleSt.%20(Small).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-2767847613193753072024-02-28T13:09:00.000-08:002024-02-28T13:09:43.540-08:00The County Farm and Old Time Coal Mining in January 1897<p> These two interesting articles appearing in The Crittenden Press, January 7, 1897 107 years ago.</p><p><b>The County Farm.</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ever since the gold standard was fastened upon this country I have had a feverish desire to visit the county poor farm, as being the prospective future residence of myself and many other deluded silverites. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Early Christmas morning Lynn Phillips and I started out for a general hunt, taking the road "over the hill to the Poor House." </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The poor farm is rightly names, for as it now stands it is about the poorest specimen of a farm I ever saw, consisting principally of a 15 or 20 acre field of gullies without any fence around it, adjoining the garden on the north, and a small fenced field of beautiful yellow clay opposite the house. (This county poor farm was located at the end of W. E. Newcom Rd, off of Hwy 365)<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> I learn that the farm of some 200 acres was originally purchased by the county for $2,200; that some $500 or $600 worth of timber has been realized from it and that 150 acres were sold to Eli Nunn for $500. The land purchased by Mr. Nunn lays well, and is the only part of the farm worth shucks.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">My informant tells me that Mr. Nunn offered two mules for the remainder of the farm, including the buildings.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The dwelling is beautifully located, and appears to be in a fair state of preservation. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b>OLD TIME COAL MINING.</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Among other old time veterans of that section I met Mr. J. W. Phillips, who is still hale and hearty in the 79th year of his age, and who has been a subscriber to the Press ever since the paper started.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Phillips at one time owned a large body of land in Bells Mines. He told me that sixty years (1836) ago he hauled coal from what is now known as the Sneed tract to the old Lamb blacksmith shop and to old Salem.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The coal cost 12 1/2 cents a bushel at the mine and he was paid the same for hauling it.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mining in those days was evidently in its infancy. The dirt was first dug from the top of the coal with a pick, and the coal then cut out with an old ax and measured up in a bushel basket.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">It is needless to say the miners of "stone coal holler" never went on a strike.<br /></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-14701845784396281262024-02-19T09:13:00.000-08:002024-02-19T09:13:39.339-08:00Pioneer Lawyers in Marion<p>Attorney's
played an important role in the early day's of our county's history. From the archives of The
Crittenden Press we find some interesting history of some of the
attorney's of the times. For such a small town, Marion had several lawyers. </p><p>
</p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Champion &
Champion, Twin Lawyers</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nov. 15, 1904</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Thomas W. Champion is
one of the leading attorneys at this bar and is a member of the firm
of Champion & Champion, the twin lawyers. He was born and raised
on a farm in Livingston County, near Hampton, where his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Ben Champion, Sr. now reside.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. Champion is young,
yet his advancement in his chosen profession has been well marked,
being one of merit from the start.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> He taught school in
1899, 1900 and 1901, and attended the Bowling Green Law School where
he graduated, receiving a diploma and being admitted to the Bowling
Green bar in June 1902 under Circuit Judge Warner E. Settle, who is
now a member of the court of appeals. He at once came to Marion and
settled down, where he has since been building up a lucrative
practice.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> His practice is with his
twin brother, Joe Ben Champion, Jr., who was admitted to the bar
here. Recently, in speaking of the progress being made by these two
young men, we had occasion to say: “The young men are acquiring a
good practice and their patronage is increasing.” They are 24
years of age. The Messrs Champion are bright young gentlemen, hard
students, eloquent speakers, and will make successful lawyers.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Strange to say, while
these young men are twins, matters with which they are associated
often travel in parallel lines. Judges Settles and Nunn, under whom
they were admitted to the bar, being elected to the Court of appeals
at the same time, and it is reported that there is likely to be a
double wedding before long.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The Weddings: </b><br /></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> On November 1<sup>st</sup>,
1904 J. B. Champion, Jr., and Miss Blanche Crawford, of Tolu, were
united in marriage in Evansville at the St. George hotel.
Immediately after the ceremony was performed the bride and groom,
left for the World's Fair. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. B. Crawford, of Tolu.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> On November 15, 1904, at
the St. George Hotel in Evansville, Attorney Thomas W. Champion and
Miss Daisy Towery, were united in marriage. The bride and groom at
once left on their wedding trip to the World's Fair. The bride is
the daughter of Aaron Towery, county judge of this county.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The offices of Marion's
twin lawyers was located in the James building on E. Carlisle street.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">By 1910 both brothers had moved West to practice their profession in Ardmore, Oklahoma, with other citizens from Marion. Thomas and wife, Daisy Towery Champion are buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, in Ardmore, Ok. Thomas died in 1962 and Daisy died in 1976.<br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">Joseph B's wife, Blance Crawford Champion, died in childbirth in 1906, here in Marion and she is buried in Mapleview Cemetery close to her parents. Joe B. died in 1949 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery also.<br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"> <br /></p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-87668117254250235522024-02-08T15:28:00.000-08:002024-02-08T15:28:10.712-08:00Schools For Black Children<p> These two interesting articles came from The Crittenden Press</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jan. 4, 1894 - A colored school district has been organized south west of Marion and a house will be built on A. H. Cardin's farm. Cardin donates the land and gave half the expense of building the house. The trustees appointed by Superintendent Perry are Sam Parmer, Jno Hatcher and Wm. Braddock.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">August 12, 1897 - New School House. The new school house for colored pupils in the west end of town, near the Herod Travis brick yard, has been weather boarded and covered in, and will soon be completed. It is about twenty four by thirty-six feet in size, will be well lighted and ventilated, and will present quite a handsome appearance, having already received its first coat of paint.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In 1846, nine schools for black children were in operation.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Tolu District - 78 students</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Hughes District - 20 students</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Weston District - 22 students</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Marion District - 131 students<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Dycusburg District - 20 students<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Piney Fork District - 30 students</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lead Mines District - 24 students</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Mount Zion District - 21 students</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cardin District - 23 students</li></ul><p>In 1879-82 these locations had a school for the black students. The school and teachers were listed in old school records:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hurricane - Teacher -Bell Lindsey - 33 students</li><li>Siloam - Teacher -W. L. Clark - 28 students<br /></li><li>Mount Pleasant - Teacher -E. J. Simpson - 58 students</li><li>Marion - Teacher - G. W. Tinsley - 58 students</li><li>Green - Teacher - Louise Jackson - 43 students</li><li>Piney Fork - Teacher - Marion Thurman - 32 students</li><li>Sulphur Springs - Teacher - D. M. Boyd - 24 students</li><li>Mt. Zion - Teacher J. F. Jackson - 42 students</li><li>Ford's Ferry - Teacher A. D. Garnett - 31 students</li></ul><p>In 1926, the Marion School Board built a one-room school building for black children on North Weldon Street at the edge of town. The school, named Rosenwald, included grades one through eight.</p><p>Miss Lafie Coffied was the first teacher, and Mrs. Verna Coffield followed.</p><p>Rosenwald was closed in 1965 and the students entered Marion City Schools. <br /></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-74536840557090791742024-01-31T09:04:00.000-08:002024-01-31T09:10:43.603-08:00Some Marion News in 1936 as seen by The Evansville Courier Journal<p>Evansville Courier and
Journal, April 27, 1930</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> Three Great Men Given
to U. S. By Marion, Kentucky.</b></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Two United States
Senators, one Governor of Oklahoma, born in city.</b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b> </b>What peculiar properties
of greatness does the city of Marion hold? This little city of 2,100
inhabitants has brought fourth three men who have written their names
on the pages of United Sates history.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbz8mWgMnMmkgc3SX5ggeLGkEQBrnzJmBNeICVygC6hYgrFzAJ-xDCGggAz9qQXn8f5VEUTWcKZpE4p4soyw0DoYkh19yICUy_4YKR49qJvNINoIA6f0fbxRUa2ubeJ0h0nTAfqdh42jbXgxbtdx1CK_2oERnE3XOqVOXhPkpL8EDSvTUK6PDhtedxm4/s1706/JamesDeboeCruce.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1706" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbz8mWgMnMmkgc3SX5ggeLGkEQBrnzJmBNeICVygC6hYgrFzAJ-xDCGggAz9qQXn8f5VEUTWcKZpE4p4soyw0DoYkh19yICUy_4YKR49qJvNINoIA6f0fbxRUa2ubeJ0h0nTAfqdh42jbXgxbtdx1CK_2oERnE3XOqVOXhPkpL8EDSvTUK6PDhtedxm4/w400-h140/JamesDeboeCruce.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ollie M. James one of the
most brilliant orators and certainly one of the greatest figures in
Kentucky history, became United States senator. W. J. Deboe, also a
United States senator from Kentucky, claimed Marion as his home.
Oklahoma’s second governor, Lee Cruce, was Marion born and reared.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The homes of both Senator
James and Deboe still stand in this city directly opposite each other
at the same street intersection. The bodies of both lay in the
Marion cemetery, a towering shaft marking the resting place of Senator
James.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>CENTER OF MINING</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Marion, the county seat
of Crittenden county, lies in a section of the most scenic beauty in
western Kentucky. All about are sweeping hills that break the
monotony of the broad plain common to this section of the state. The
city was named for Gen. Francis Marion, Revolutionary war hero.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Marion is the center of a
rich mining industry, lying in the midst of one of the only two
fluorspar districts in the United States of any consequence.
Consequently Marion is the headquarters for several companies engaged
in this industry.</p>
<br />
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In four counties in the
country is most of the fluorspar produced, Crittenden and Livingston
counties in Kentucky and Pope and Hardin counties in Illinois. Among
the companies operating in the Crittenden county field are the
Franklin, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Corporation of America; the
Lafayette, a subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation; the
Holly, controlled by Cincinnati capitalists; the Eagle, under control
of Wheeling, W. Va., capitalists; the Independent, Gugenheim, and
Kentucky Flourspar companies, privately owned and developed. The
mines normally employ about 1,000 men.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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county was done under General Andrew Jackson, later president of the
United States, who operated lead mines where the fluorspar now in
being mined. Lead now is a by-product.</div>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>USED IN STEEL MAKING </b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Fluorspar, which is used
as a flux in the making of steel, and also is used by aluminum,
glass, porcelain and enamel manufactures, is found below the surface
of the earth for a depth of 200 to 700 feet. Most is found at 200
feet, although some of the Kentucky mines go to a depth of 500 feet
and one shaft in Illinois has been sunk to a depth of 700 feet. Most
of the product is used in steel making and is shipped to the larger
steel centers, such as Pittsburgh and Birmingham. The mineral brings
from $16 to $20 a ton, depending on the grade.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Marion recently completed
the paving of two and a quarter miles of streets, at a cost of
$141,000, and also installed a sanitary sewage system, at a cost of
$105,000. The water system was installed within the past two years.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The city lies on U. S.
highway 61, state highway 91, and is a point on the Illinois Central
railroad. It has daily bus service between Paducah and Evansville
and between Marion and Madisonville.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>HAS EXCELLENT SCHOOL</b></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyFkYhjIGQI6mtWgLm-zrkxLOCaVZ6JcA6cP0LMvhDUDp0SVVjg8raDLwKJw305XP3XSW3LfpxYn9HW1ZrM8cGIeC3ph-EefozTh2yEX_0yy8cU2mTiHcMStCwvzhU6-Vue4kwbILx_2HX2fBMIr0it1t4tqNIcjN0FD2yegXJKsv8f3gtX0Ed3KRcuc/s765/FohsHallPostCd%20(Small).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="765" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyFkYhjIGQI6mtWgLm-zrkxLOCaVZ6JcA6cP0LMvhDUDp0SVVjg8raDLwKJw305XP3XSW3LfpxYn9HW1ZrM8cGIeC3ph-EefozTh2yEX_0yy8cU2mTiHcMStCwvzhU6-Vue4kwbILx_2HX2fBMIr0it1t4tqNIcjN0FD2yegXJKsv8f3gtX0Ed3KRcuc/w400-h251/FohsHallPostCd%20(Small).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b> </b>Boasting an excellent
school Marion recently acquired, through the benevolence of a former
resident who has amassed great wealth, an addition to the high school
equipment. It is known as Fohs Hall, named for F. Julius Fohs, the
donor. It was constructed at a cost of $150,000 and contains a
lounge room, library, gymnasium and auditorium, and home economics
and agriculture department. There are two graded schools, one for
colored pupils. The parent-Teacher club is unusually active and each
year spends about $1,000 toward the school's improvement, by adding
books to the library, playground equipment, etc.<p></p>
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<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">An active Woman's club
has a building of its own and is a member of the Kentucky Federation
of Women's clubs. The Kiwanis club is a force for community
betterment. The Boy Scout organization is Particularly strong and a
move is on foot to acquire a Scout building.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Dairying has become one
of the leading industries in the county and much cream is shipped to
Evansville daily. Corn is widely planted. Under O. M. Shelby,
agriculture instructor at the Marion High School classes for farmers
have been conducted trice weekly recently, with an average attendance
of 70. The city has two milling companies, the Marion and the Midget
mills.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Crittenden Press,
Marion's only newspaper, has been a factor in community development
for 51 years. This newspaper in 1928 was awarded first prize by the
Kentucky Press Association as the outstanding weekly newspaper in the
state. It is edited by an able young woman, Mrs. W. P. Hogard, and
has wide circulation the county.</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-18037535305274060282024-01-24T13:21:00.000-08:002024-01-24T13:21:08.048-08:00Train Ride Through Crittenden County <p> I love the old trains, and I love Arlo Guthrie's "City of New Orleans" , so I came up with a wonderful train ride through Crittenden County. This was one of my article I used in The Crittenden Press.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeMH8J7L4Cs2AKcq6zKtNvxp1eRKsN11lWBs7a3ZAOwusj8H2q6eRVx2LLqh6Wxv5OZFgqASZA4gw965RLQN87VGmPTtZlm0IHJnrHRXPJeqAS93C8HjMnk1xhFdiyuUpkSPCDS2-WPdHztmZNnZJHXog-7p2f4oe1sQqhBwgHew0VwgieiHAP-IDooU/s553/Locomotive%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="553" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeMH8J7L4Cs2AKcq6zKtNvxp1eRKsN11lWBs7a3ZAOwusj8H2q6eRVx2LLqh6Wxv5OZFgqASZA4gw965RLQN87VGmPTtZlm0IHJnrHRXPJeqAS93C8HjMnk1xhFdiyuUpkSPCDS2-WPdHztmZNnZJHXog-7p2f4oe1sQqhBwgHew0VwgieiHAP-IDooU/s320/Locomotive%20(Small).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>A Magic Carpet Ride
Made Of Steel</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Taken from a line of a
favorite song on mine, let's take a ride on a magic carpet made of
steel. This will be a fun and historical train ride through our
beautiful Crittenden County and along the way we'll go through towns
and fields and stop at the depots along the way. The time period of
our trip will be during the early and late 1900s. Our Illinois
Central train ride will begin as it crosses the old draw bridge
between Webster and Crittenden County.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This historical bridge
has it's own unique history. The Tradewater River railroad bridge at
Blackford was a vital link for the Ohio Valley Railroad that ran from
Henderson, to Princeton, Kentucky. The first bridge to be constructed
was a Draw Bridge. It was shortly after 1886 when the Draw Bridge was
constructed. In 1914 a new 528 ft. long bridge was build by the
Illinois Central Railroad with help from the U.S. Government that
included a pedestrian walk bridge. The Illinois Central Railroad
design was an upgrade in structure. The IC wanted to run a larger and
heavier class of locomotives to pull coal trains from Union and
Webster counties to the Illinois Central Kentucky division's main
line at Princeton, Kentucky and to be able to handle the car loads of
fluorspar from Crittenden County to travel up north.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> As we exit to the
Crittenden County side of the bridge, we'll roll by the Blackford
Church Camp ground where they have a wonderful summer time camp
meeting. These meetings were started as early as 1917. People from
several states throughout the country came to the week-long meetings
of worshiping the Lord. The camp grounds, and dinning hall would be
full of folks.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The singing of my wheels
will hum them to sleep each night and my whistle call will awakening
them each morning as I announcement my return arrival at the bridge.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> We'll roll a short
distance through the beautiful country to the community of Nunn
Switch. We'll make a stop here to drop off the load of empty milk
containers I brought back from Evansville, a stop here later in the
day from a sister train from the south, will pick up milk filled
containers for their trip back to the Evansville creamery. I'll also
pick up a few passengers that are going to Marion to spend the day in
town. There are several passenger trains that run back and forth
during the day.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This little hamlet is
known through the county as having three names, Nunn Switch, Hoods,
and Gladstone, the Hood Creek school sits upon the hill not far from
the depot, named for the tumbling creek that rolls through the center
of the village, The children watch for me as I chug by each day, the
depot was named for the Samuel Nunn family, as it sits on Nunn family
land, and Gladstone for the post office located in the general store.
Nunn's switch has a blacksmith, grocery store, post office and stock
pins located near the depot. It's a central location for the area.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> We pick up our speed and
the rhythm of my wheels rumble through fields and along bluffs as we
go through the edge of the community of Mattoon. Its a busy location
as roads from different parts of the county run through the town.
Mattoon adopted it's present name in 1894. The business center,
which had led the county in the sale of farming implements during the
early 1890's, lost its tobacco stemmery and flour mill to fire in the
early 1900s. The town dwindled to only one general store. The
construction of U. S. Highway 60 through Mattoon was vital for the
village and for a time set it back on the growing path.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A short distance farther
down the rails is the little hamlet of Repton. It's a beautiful
little town situated on the I. C. railroad . It consists of two
general merchandise stores, one church, school house, blacksmith shop
and a number of dwelling houses and a post office is located here.
There is a small ticket and freight depot located here with a stock
yard near by for farmers to load their stock on train cars and send
them to the stockyard at Evansville. A few more passengers board my
train and get seated in the passenger cars as we head on towards
Marion.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> We pass through more
scenic country side and over the railroad bridge known as Harrison
Trestle that is built over Brushy creek. Winslow park is located
here. Not so many years ago, it was a rather bare, uninviting tract
of land with a few trees, a small house in the center of it, but I
see today, as I cross over the bridge, there are benches, tables, and
electric lights to make it possible for a picnic to be given there
with as much ease and convenience as a meal is served in the dining
room of one’s home.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. Virgil L. Stone, who
is responsible for the many changes and improvements which have taken
place at Winlow, has spared neither time nor money to make the park
an attractive and inviting place for picnickers and tourists. He has
also constructed some cottages for people to stay awhile if they
would like.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> From Winlow Park the
rhythm of my wheels hum along the rails until we get to the town of
Marion. The Depot here is a center of activity. I let off my
passengers from Nunn Switch and Repton, plus several business men
that loaded on in Evansville. For the visitors from Evansville and
beyond, there will be a horse and buggy waiting to take them to the
Crittenden Hotel for their stay in Marion and Crittenden County.
These are business men looking to invest in the county's rich
deposits of fluorspar and other minerals such as lead and zinc. And
there will be some salesmen included with the passengers also wanting
to peddle their goods.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> I'll unhitch a couple of
my empty loading cars at the depot and they will be filled with this
wonderful mineral called fluorspar. On a return trip the cars will
be reattached and taken to points up north for the steel mills in
some northern cities.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> On the move again we
travel past country houses, farms and fields heading toward our next
stop of Crayne. I'll roll over the railroad trestle that crosses the
A. H. Clement road. This trestle is now gone, taken down during the
last of the golden days of the train and railroads through the
county. (1999).</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Gone with it are the
days when it was a place to explore and climb on the wooden
structure, a wonderful place for young boys to spend a day.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> We roll into Crayne, or
in my earlier days, Crayneville. The Crayne depot sits by a large
lot, known as the loading yard. Piles of fluorspar and timber will
be kept here until it can be loaded in my cars. Crayne folks that
rode into Marion on an earlier train, will ride back with me and
depart at the little Crayne depot.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Crayne school is
located a short distance from the Depot and as I go by the children
out playing will be watching and waving at me as I chug by, blowing
black smoke from my smoke stack. I'm a special sight and sound and
my friendly conductor will be riding on my red caboose at the end to
wave back at the children as we pass by. A special time in those
days gone by.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> From Crayne we travel
through more beautiful rural country sides and farm lands until we
reach the next community known as Mexico and a just a short distance
is the community of Frances.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Children that live close
to the railroad tracks watch and listen for me, my conductor looks
for the children and will perhaps have some candy or gum to throw to
them. Mexico also has it's own depot, and located near by is a
train yard filled with piles of fluorspar waiting to be loaded.
This is the heart of the great mineral-fluorspar country.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The large mining company
known as Lafeyatte is located at Frances My tracks run close by the
great mill and here my cars are filled with fluorspar. It's faster
and easier to use train transportation than it was in the horse and
wagon days, or even later with dump trucks.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> I continue my journey
over the hills and through woods to exit Crittenden County into the
town of Fredonia in Caldwell County.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> ***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Enjoy my ride while you
can, for in a few short years I will be disappearing with many
memories for all that grew up with me, the sights and sounds of my
rumbling wheels on the steel tracks, my lonesome echoing whistle, my
bellowing black smoke and cinders as I neared the towns and cross
roads. I have run over and flattened many hundred of pennies and
nails to the delight of many children through my years. Perhaps you
are lucky enough to have a souvenir of these days gone by when the
locomotive was king of transportation in our county.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-39856103635349069252024-01-15T04:32:00.000-08:002024-01-15T04:32:55.898-08:00Olive Branch Band<p> I love this old story.
</p><p>This wonderful old memory of long ago was written into a story by
Mr. Thomas Marion Dean. Though times were hard and it had to be
awful living without the gas or electric heat and electric lights
that we have in our homes today, there were still fun times and many
good memories. This happy time happened back in December of 1880. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WE5tAiDf2NGlfzem5pAztex9awiPMQ2EtFew9piy3kmC8zgWgxRzcIz_FZNuGBQl38vCQxsvXMLmwkMdS6-khbGLYf9P2glTjl2Zsf9pAbdf0aF4FRNc_N4M-Zbk42Go-bb4RREZM08UCYTB6nK2wH-e6OjMA-FecPO2R4mPe28qsGtQ43Uo-dwZsbM/s1276/DeanwoodinSnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1276" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WE5tAiDf2NGlfzem5pAztex9awiPMQ2EtFew9piy3kmC8zgWgxRzcIz_FZNuGBQl38vCQxsvXMLmwkMdS6-khbGLYf9P2glTjl2Zsf9pAbdf0aF4FRNc_N4M-Zbk42Go-bb4RREZM08UCYTB6nK2wH-e6OjMA-FecPO2R4mPe28qsGtQ43Uo-dwZsbM/s320/DeanwoodinSnow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Deanwood in the snow, as it might have looked all those years ago when the Olive Branch String Band visited and played for the Dean family.<br /> <p></p>
<p> The mantel clock struck ten; the last candle in the old farmhouse
was out. The family had retired and all a sleep, except two boys who
slept up stairs, they were almost asleep.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> "Listen", said one to the other, did you
hear that? Yes, What do you think it was? It sounded like somebody
thumping on the old bass fiddle. Through the dim starlit night we
could see the 'Band' tuning up their instruments out at the gate to
give us a surprise serenade.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> At last all was ready, the 'Band' marched quietly
to the front porch and formed a half circle. Frank raised his bow as
a signal to play. As it came down across the strings the sweet notes
of Life On the Ocean Waves floated over the still night air. Joe
followed with his second. Elvah took up the chord on the banjo and
Gus lined up with the bass fiddle. They had no lights, no charts, no
director, they did not need them any more than the mockingbird does.
The music was on their minds and in their souls and somehow got out
through their fingertips.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> I said the music, yes, and the highest class of it,
with all the harmonies, melodies, rhythm that natural talent skill
and practice can add to it.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> We were so captivated by it we forgot everything
else. But down stairs, father, mother and other members of the
family dressed hastily, stirred up the log fire, lit the candle,
brought the dining room chairs into the living room. We put on our
pants and got down stairs just in time to hear our father's voice
from the hall, telling the band to come right on in.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> In a short time all were seated in a circle around
a roaring wood fire. Get out the fiddles boys, that was good and we
want more like it.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> The band took up their instruments and sounded
them; they had to be tuned again. To us boys this delay seemed
awfully long. We wanted to hear them cut loose and at last they did,
for nearly an hour they played such old timers as Arkansas Traveler,
Sewanee River, Evalena, Finny Johnson's Waltz, Pop Goes the Weasel,
Old McCormick, Lost Boy in the Wilderness, Soldiers Joy, Old Ned,
Golden Slippers, Buffalo Gal, Sallie Goodin, Old Liza Jane, Billie in
the Low Ground, Fire in the Mountain, Mouth of the Cumberland and
others.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> Then Frank said, guess we better go. Wait a minute
said Father Dean, he went out but soon returned with a feed basket of
old fashioned Geniton apples. A treat for the music he said passing
them around. Another half hour was spent telling funny stories and
eating apples, then they left, promising to come again.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> To people who lived in Crittenden County, in the
1870's- and 1880's, Frank, Gus, Elvah and Joe needed no introduction,
but for the benefit of this generation I'll say Frank Lamb, Gus
Stewart, Elvah Stewart, and Joe Stewart composed the Olive Branch
String Band. They were natural musicians to start with and they did
a lot of practice playing for gatherings of all kinds. They often
went serenading in the community at night, gathering a crowd as they
went from farmhouse to farmhouse.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> There were no Gramophones then to record this
music, no moving cameras to snap and reproduce these old time farm
house serenades on the scene. We didn't have the talkies to tell
again the funny jokes and stories told that night, we can't see again
this big old farm house, see the big family around the log fire, see
the happy faces as they munched the apples and laughed so loud at the
latest and best stories of the times, nor can we ever hear the band
again or it's equal. But we can look back through the busy years in
our memory and think over it all, and enjoy the picture in our minds,
if we can't see it on the screen.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> Mr. Thomas Marion Dean that wrote this story says
that is was based on a visit to the Uncle Matt Dean home, partly from
memory, with a little sprinkle of imagination thrown in. He and his
brother W. A. 'Sandy' Dean were the two boys in the upstairs bedroom.
The story was written in Jan. 1940. Mr. Marion Dean died Nov. 29,
1944 and is buried at Sugar Grove Cemetery.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> For some that haven't heard the name Olive Branch
before. Olive Branch was a school located about nine miles east of
Marion in a wooded area 200 yards or so off the old Shady Grove Road.
About 2 miles farther east would be the Deanwood community. The
school in turn took it's name from the Olive Branch Church that stood
near by. In the 1880's, the members of the Olive Branch Band, would
have lived in this area and attended this school.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> Today all this is left is the Olive Branch
Cemetery. The old school and church building's have long been torn
down. Today's directions to this area is from Hwy. 120 turn left
onto the Earl Hurst Rd. and then turn right on the Olive Branch Rd.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY"> Thanks to Carlos Travis for sharing this old photo
of the Dean home in the winter time of long ago.
</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-4410774926953089642024-01-08T12:41:00.000-08:002024-01-08T12:41:10.162-08:00News of 100 years ago in January 1924<p> January 1924 -
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Greetings from the
Mayor, Bebe Boswell</b>. Marion and Crittenden County have taken
many advanced steps during the past year, among which a few of the
most outstanding are the completion of the grading and draining of
the two important highways leading out from Marion, letting of
contracts for surfacing the Princeton road, the purchase of large
fluorspar holdings by the steel industry and especially in Marion,
the inauguration of 24-hour electric service, voting a $50,000 water
works bond issue and the organization of the Kiwanis Club whose sole
mission is the upbuilding of Marion and Crittenden County. I want to
thank every citizen for the progress and prosperity of 1923 and
pledge you my fullest co-operation during 1924 to even great and
better ends.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The firms of W.O. Tucker,
Furniture and Undertaking, and W. H. Franklin, Furniture and
Undertaking have consolidated, reorganized and moved their business
locations. Mr. Creed A. Taylor has purchased an interest in the
business and the new firm of the Marion Furniture and Undertaking Co,
composed of W. O. Tucker, W. H. Franklin and C. A. Taylor, will
continue business occupying the A. S. Cannan building on West
Bellville Street. Their display room will be on the first floor of
this building and the undertaking parlor the second floor. The W.
O. Tucker Co., was established twenty years ago and under Mr.
Tucker's honest dealings with the public and up to date management
the business has grown over the years. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Squire Peek Captures
Still</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Squire S. F. Peek and
Constable Vernon Patton, of Dycusburg brought to Marion Wednesday
morning a moonshine still which they turned over to the authorities
here. The still consisted of a large copper tank, and other
machinery necessary to the manufacture of moonshine liquor, including
a fourteen burner oil heater. The still was estimated to be of
capacity sufficient to turn out from 50 to 60 gallons of moonshine a
day.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The still was unloaded
Monday from the Steamer Grace Devers on the streets of Dycusburg, the
river being too high for the boat to land at the Dycusburg landing.
The shipping tag indicated that the outfit was from the National
Metal Works of Paducah and was addressed to Jim Ferguson, Bulls
Pasture, Tenn. The Dycusburg officials report that no reason is
known why it should have been put off at that place.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Klan Speaker In
Address Here</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A large crowd attends
public meeting. Much interest aroused, strong appeal made in behalf
of organization. Rev. J. E. Stout, of Detroit Mich., a speaker for
the Ku Klux Klan of national reputation, addressed a crowded
courthouse Monday night in behalf of his organization.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The announcement that a
K.K.K. Speaker was coming to Marion to give an address creaded much
comment among the officials and citizens of the city, adversely and
favorable, and when the hour for the speaking came a large crowd was
on had to great the speaker.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Dr. Stout was introduced
by Mr. Archie S. Ridgeway, of Elkhart, Ind., who has been for some
time engaged in organizing Klans at Princeton and elsewhere in this
part of the state.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Dr. Stout spoke for two
hours and made a strong appeal in behalf of his organization. He
spoke for true Americanism, white supremacy, selective immigration,
the Bible in the public schools, cleaner politics and for law and
order.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> He denied that the Ku
Klux Klan was an organization of law violators, as had been
represented by its enemies, but believed in upholding the law and the
administration of justice and was in accord with the American flag.
He said it was also in accord with the Bible and that the Ku Klux
Klan was a permanent organization.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh5vLU7rRfe-DX3J8awB3UI9zq8cwchR6dw5KNJfEBsXYV_qtqFqzeN6BOtk72i27i8fXzwK0AGjQNfA-gIfk2UPO4gmC_evP39EfyPWmmtfJE7Lr0vMuCrPuCa9qH-TAxTBgLor6Ho-8IK0Yhx2C9wEXEMSVVTiBk-ysgykbFmL2Q0N1yKxhR48QX5s/s512/TobaccoJarvis2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="512" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKh5vLU7rRfe-DX3J8awB3UI9zq8cwchR6dw5KNJfEBsXYV_qtqFqzeN6BOtk72i27i8fXzwK0AGjQNfA-gIfk2UPO4gmC_evP39EfyPWmmtfJE7Lr0vMuCrPuCa9qH-TAxTBgLor6Ho-8IK0Yhx2C9wEXEMSVVTiBk-ysgykbFmL2Q0N1yKxhR48QX5s/s320/TobaccoJarvis2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Pool Deliveries now
Being Made</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Since the opening of the
doors of the Tobacco Association's ware-house here on January 2,
members of the Dark Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, despite
the unfavorable weather and the muddy roads, have been delivering
their 1923 crops of the weed at the rate of fifteen wagon loads a day
and the efficient crew of unloaders have been kept busy.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Local Manager S. T.
Dupuy reports that more than 200,000 pounds of pooled tobacco have
been delivered and that delivers have been hindered on account of
continued rains and bad roads. When a reporter visited the warehouse
near the I. C. station, he found everybody busy unloading and grading
tobacco and storing it away. There were five or six wagon loads
waiting their turn to be unloaded and a number of other loaded wagons
were coming up.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Manager Dupuy estimates
that about one fifth of the associations tobacco in the county has
been delivered. The advances paid to growers have been from one to
fifteen dollars a hundred pounds according the quality and grade of
tobacco.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18LI2AMA9zGv6KtzCfh_bxplFlPh3ubDFQeba783fdNSqEXisbg4jcuImtXtlrmf3py-JvcecchsvJ2iLKWFzXO43srO8KsWqguEa5tdoeVPH0wygny-7JOPpIVx21LUMeePNw4pE7f6hRf2umyYBa2uHqQ-AVyb1FNLbB9_mky80jmzRYEyUYZ_3CrQ/s480/BarberShopMcConnell07%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18LI2AMA9zGv6KtzCfh_bxplFlPh3ubDFQeba783fdNSqEXisbg4jcuImtXtlrmf3py-JvcecchsvJ2iLKWFzXO43srO8KsWqguEa5tdoeVPH0wygny-7JOPpIVx21LUMeePNw4pE7f6hRf2umyYBa2uHqQ-AVyb1FNLbB9_mky80jmzRYEyUYZ_3CrQ/s320/BarberShopMcConnell07%20(Small).jpg" width="173" /></a></b></div><b><br />McConnell &
Wiggins Barber Shop</b><p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Home of experienced
barbers, modern improvements and equipment, also other barber shops
in Marion, beginning January 1 will close on Saturday night at 10:00
sharp.</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-1570066924505129842023-12-30T07:03:00.000-08:002023-12-30T07:03:52.836-08:00Oak Grove School<p>Although we have no pictures of the school or students that attended school here, we have some old history of the school and how school days were in the days of yesteryear, written by Maebelle Clark Kemper back in 1986</p><p>
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Oak
Grove School was located approximately two miles west of Marion near
U. S. Highway 60. The building was a big green one room schoolhouse
with a door on the right for the boys and the left door for girls.
The school ground was shaded by a number of large oak trees – thus
the name Oak Grove. The land for the school was probably donated by
a Sullenger family.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> There
was a well near the coal house but most of the time the water was
unfit to drink. It actually rusted the bucket it was put in and
formed an oily substance on top of the water. Most of the time we
carried water from the home of Crawford Clark, Coleman Lanham or
Walter Fowler. Some children had a drinking cup, others made a cup
from a sheet of tablet paper and others used the community dipper.
The fact that germs were on it didn't enter enter their heads, in
fact most of us would not have known what a germ was.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Bathroom
facilities consisted of two outhouses. The only equipment furnished
was a Sears and Roebuck catalog if we were lucky. The boys seem to
delight in throwing rocks at the girls outhouse, even if we
threatened to tell the teacher.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> There
were no slides, swings, games, etc. to keep us amused. We played our
own version of baseball, if anyone had a ball, using a stick or a
board for a bat. We ran relays, played hide-and-seek and built leaf
houses in the fall when the trees shed their leaves. A creek
bordered the school yard and after a rain it was interesting to see
how many time we could hop from one rock to another without falling
into the creek.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Teachers
were expected to teach eight grades if there were pupils for each
grade. The hours were from 8 am. Until 3:30 or 4 p.m. With an hour
for lunch and yard duty. The teachers built the fires and swept t he
schoolhouse floor unless a willing student would do it for 10 or 15
cents a day.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The
teacher rang a bell at 8 a.m. To call students to class. They lined
up, hopefully without pushing and shoving, marched up the steps
through the hall, where coats, overshoes and lunch boxes were lrft,
and into the classroom. A big potbellied stove was in the center of
the room. Two lines of desks were arranged on each side, smaller
desks at the front and larger ones in the back that were reserved for
the older boys and girls. Nearly everyone had a seat-mate and boys
sat on the right side and girls on the left. </span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Books,
tablets and pencils were bought by the parents. Sometimes they had
to sell a few chickens to supply them. Crayons were a luxury and
were kept carefully and loaned only to very best friends. Most of
the time we didn't have a pencil sharpener and probably would have
trimmed all our pencil away just for the fun of using the crank. One
of the boys usually had a knife and was always glad to sharpen the
little girl's pencil, especially if she was cute. </span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Students
went to the front of the room toe “recite” lessons. They sat on
a long wooden “recitation” bench with the teacher sitting in the
front. One didn't look forward to this if too much time had been
spent visiting with our seat-mate.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Lunch
time was welcome, partly because there was an hour to play and partly
because we were hungry. Most of us had been up since 5 a.m. Lunches
were brought in lunch boxes or lard buckets, depending of the state
of finances at home. Food was an odd assortment, cold fried chicken,
biscuits and sausage or fried eggs, sometimes peanut butter and
crackers and occasionally the treat of an apple or piece of pie or
cake. It was a real disaster if ants got in out lunch box. In the
summer we ate outside under a tree and in winter we ate inside. Some
of the children brought a cup of sorghum molasses for desert which
created an interesting diversion if some got spilled on the desk or
seat. Lard buckets kept closed from early morning until noon created
their own special aroma when opened.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> School
Bus? We never heard of one. We walked – through dust, rain, snow
and mud. If mud was too deep in the road we went through the field.
We didn't play sick very often; at our house that meant a dose of
castor oil, no matter what the complaint.</span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> In
the fall of 1939 the school building burned and the men of the
community constructed the present building, which is smaller in size
than the older one. After the school closed addition were made to it
and it was made into a dwelling occupied by James and Erma Fowler
(1986).</span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Some
of the teachers at Oak Grove were A. E. Clark in 1891, Rose Clark,
Annie Clark, Bob Allen, Robert Corley, Kenneth Powell, Pearl Wa
ddell, Leota Sullenger, Katie Sullenger, Maude Conger Elder, Rebecca
Moore Pickens, Clessie Agee Chick, Anna Smith Collins, Regina
Postlethweight, Arrie Joyce, Grace LaRue and in 1941 Katherine
Swansey.</span></span></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Oak
Grove closed in 1958. Students bused to Marion.</span></span></p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-70613357837951258752023-12-18T09:20:00.000-08:002023-12-18T09:20:13.106-08:00Marion Named 1969 All-Kentucky City<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5utvyHBbrGgJdQN6Yx2WOKXZPzcw9c2tRWKF9z4odo-q2FVc93S-6N2tXsP1CRdOSk7Ydu_xh6h341D-AD_L7Y80DqojEVoqfFB8UVhLU7xMf3Cw-GbzvPv-nFk1ezgR9QODsQLu_8X3bOKKyKV_siNAPsKO6H_-YpBR6s9Ee8UHrmmd5wbSDve1O-eA/s950/1969AllKYCityAward.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="950" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5utvyHBbrGgJdQN6Yx2WOKXZPzcw9c2tRWKF9z4odo-q2FVc93S-6N2tXsP1CRdOSk7Ydu_xh6h341D-AD_L7Y80DqojEVoqfFB8UVhLU7xMf3Cw-GbzvPv-nFk1ezgR9QODsQLu_8X3bOKKyKV_siNAPsKO6H_-YpBR6s9Ee8UHrmmd5wbSDve1O-eA/w400-h216/1969AllKYCityAward.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Crittenden Press, Feb. 5, 1970.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Many months of hard work and achievement for Marion culminated Friday with presentation of awards recognizing the city's accomplishments. Marion and nine of nearly four-score Kentucky communities were designated All-Kentucky Cities for 1969 by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Presenting the awards was President LeRoy Miles of the Kentucky Chamber
of Commerce, assisted by Colonel Harland Sanders of Kentucky Fried
Chicken fame.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sponsored locally by the Woman's Club of Marion, the award marked the first time Marion has been selected for the honor. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mrs. George Winn served as chairman of the annual Woman's Club project with James D. Hunt acting as coordinator for the various civic organizations. Mrs. James Johnson also wrote portions of the report along with helping compile the visual aids.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After an organizational meeting in late summer, the committee began gathering information, newspaper clippings and pictures to supplement the report.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In November, the first presentation was made on a district level at Kentucky Dam Village. It was necessary for each city to have four of six possible categories judged excellent to qualify for the state competition.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Marion's report included over sixty individual projects which was described orally with the help of visual aids. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">After advancing to the state level, over fifty color slides were prepared showing the improvements and completed projects in Marion and Crittenden County. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Attending the awards luncheon from Marion were Mrs. George E. Winn, Mrs. C. L. Frazer, Mrs. William Tobin, Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mick.</p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-36504989789948612862023-12-18T09:19:00.000-08:002023-12-18T09:19:57.020-08:00Marion Installed As Member In State Chamber's Hall of Fame - 1972<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDS96B0p5QmMBahTGaKNaG2_wRROofnA1YYJJeCcGb8xFCpIO7r9wxSpfXPidNp3Z0unUcHzg6UecIbW0Dw6OQjPwedeuoHGXI9l756FYnfyrrRJowKdBZntS0qJxZX6pI5BeSp4Jp1kJ_HjGNbMml-TDBUuA5x3Qbt1x-9tbb7qTDmsXu4gydQZleDE/s1020/1972MarioninHallofFame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1020" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDS96B0p5QmMBahTGaKNaG2_wRROofnA1YYJJeCcGb8xFCpIO7r9wxSpfXPidNp3Z0unUcHzg6UecIbW0Dw6OQjPwedeuoHGXI9l756FYnfyrrRJowKdBZntS0qJxZX6pI5BeSp4Jp1kJ_HjGNbMml-TDBUuA5x3Qbt1x-9tbb7qTDmsXu4gydQZleDE/w400-h253/1972MarioninHallofFame.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Crittenden Press, May 13, 1972 <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Now, IN HALL OF FAME. this delegation was on hand in Louisville Wednesday, April 5, when Marion was officially named to the All-Kentucky City Hall of Fame by the Kentucky chamber of Commerce. To be admitted to the Hall of Fame, a city must win the title of All-Kentucky City three years out of five. Marion has won the title for three consecutive years.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Marion was one of eight communities to be installed in the Kentucky Chamber's All-Kentucky City Hall of Fame during presentations at the Executive Inn in Louisville on April 5.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The communities were cited for progress in development during a five-consecutive-year period when each community was recognized as All-Kentucky three times by the state-wide Opportunity for Progress program of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Each community was presented a plaque in recognition of the accomplishments. Marion - 1969, 1970, and 1971.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Attending the luncheon and representing Marion were: Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. William Tobin, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Winn, Mrs. Neil Guess, Mrs. Weams Croft, Miss Nelda Phelps, Mrs. C. L. Frazer, chairman of the Community Improvement Committee of the Marion Woman's Club, Mr. John Ramsey, Mr. Gordon Guess, and Mr. James D. Hunt. <br /></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-55930596575538977472023-12-09T04:29:00.000-08:002023-12-09T04:29:53.674-08:00The Perils of the New Automobiles<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6NvY08Sq3PzHzCLICwEnYGrXjNCkBTpHuyuo-rgmliI8sUEqJSZwtEDovx_i0YMRHa_Jr3RFHprn6XUNvRywpbL4yaSeZHRMO7H5bjksKpQzTU8kkCNeFSr3lP-W_T0nlb6FDV6sDMABA1zeuHlgWy6q0x3g8huWm-DcW56CPjn1xN5_CPxFZ4it37M/s700/CroftOldCar%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="700" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6NvY08Sq3PzHzCLICwEnYGrXjNCkBTpHuyuo-rgmliI8sUEqJSZwtEDovx_i0YMRHa_Jr3RFHprn6XUNvRywpbL4yaSeZHRMO7H5bjksKpQzTU8kkCNeFSr3lP-W_T0nlb6FDV6sDMABA1zeuHlgWy6q0x3g8huWm-DcW56CPjn1xN5_CPxFZ4it37M/s320/CroftOldCar%20(Small).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The late Maxine Be bout Croft of Tolu shared this wonderful vintage picture from her husband's family photos. The picture was made about 1915-1916. Seated in the sporty new touring vehicle are Nellie Croft, with daughter Roberta standing in front of her, and behind the wheel is a very young Ollie Phin Croft. It certainly goes right along with our story.<br /><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Although being exciting
and getting one to their destination faster, owning one of the new
rubber tire automobiles in the 1920's could definitely prove to be a
challenge. Many perils awaited most of the owners, and also proved a
danger for the traditional travel of the horse and buggy.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> From the archives of The
Crittenden Press we can read many of these adventures of our fellow
citizens of yesteryear. Looks like the reporter for the paper was
kept pretty busy keeping up with all the automobile news.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Oct. 19, 1911 - Narrow
escape. Sunday afternoon the horse driven by R. A. Rodgers, to this
runabout became frightened at a passing automobile and was soon
unmanageable. After rearing and plunging he fell and broke the
shafts and otherwise damaged the vehicle which was a new and handsome
one. Mr. Rodgers was accompanied by his wife and son. None of the
occupants were hurt, as they escaped by jumping out, and were only
badly frightened by their experience.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nov. 12, 1920 - Three automobiles have
been destroyed by fire in this county, all within the past week.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A Ford belonging to Fred Crayne was
burned Saturday night. Mr. Crayne was driving the car when the
machine caught fire from a short circuit.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> C. M. Dillard, of
Marion, lost a Inland truck by fire Saturday while on is way to
Rosiclare, Ill. The fire originated as above while he was driving
near Sheridan. The flames fro m the burning machine ignited the dry
leaves and the woods caught fire resulting in the burning of a fence.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A Ford car belonging to
Frank Butler caught from back fire in the carburetor while being
driven near Frances Sunday and was destroyed. All these machines
were insured.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Loses Foot In Automobile
Accident. Thursday morning of last week an automobile accident
occurred on South Main Street, in which Hally Wilcox, colored of this
city was seriously but not fatally injured.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Wilcox was riding on the
fender of T. C. Bennett's car, driven by Walter Fritts who was
driving close behind the car of Carl Henderson. As they neared the
top of the hill on South Main, the cars met Fonnie Belmear in his
“Lizzie.” The dust was so dense that the second car and Mr.
Belmear's crashed in which the Negro was injured. He was taken to
the hospital at Paducah where his foot was amputated.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Aug. 5, 1921 - Car Runs
Away</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Thursday morning about
9:30 Elzie Moore who works at Cochran's Garage cranked a Chevrolet
car that belonged to Cochran and Co., after he had filled it was gas
and oil. The car was in gear and before Mr. Moore could get in the
car started backward down the street. It ran into a buggy belonging
to Mr. George Conditt and threw him out.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The horse became
frightened and ran away, doing considerable damage to the buggy. The
car backed into Mrs. Mary Cameron's front porch and stopped. No one
was injured.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Sept. 1, 1922 - Injured
In Auto Accident</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Wednesday morning while
Mr. J. Hicklin was motoring near the Cave-in-Rock landing he met with
a rather painful though not serious accident. The roads in that
section are nothing to brag about and while he was going along the
car ran against a stump.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> When the car wheel hit
the stump Mr. Hicklin struck the windshield of his car bruising and
cutting his face in a number of places. He drove home and had the
wounds dressed and it is reported is doing well. The car was
uninjured.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">July 28, 1923 -
Automobiles Collide</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A Star automobile,
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Willie George of Salem, and Mr. and Mrs.
Press Guess, while being driven on Bellville Street opposite the
residence of Mrs. Clara Carnahan Sunday afternoon, collided with a
Ford car driven by Sig Hopson, slightly injuring Mrs. George and
badly damaging both machines.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A buggy being to the
right of the approaching car, Hopson in trying to pass, collided with
the other car as it met the buggy.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Buggy's Beware - On last
Sunday as H. B. Hamby was driving in a buggy in the vicinity of
Haffaw Mines near Mexico, he was run into by an automobile and the
buggy wrecked. Mr. Hamby escaped with slight injuries, as also did
the horse.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The driver of the
machine was not reported.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">May 23, 1924 - Auto
Overruns Cow.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Sat. afternoon as Squire
Charles LaRue was driving a cow along the Salem Rd. near J. E.
Sullengers place, the animal was overrun by an automobile driven by
George Dowell of Tolu, dislocating the lower joint of the cow's leg.
The collision is reported to have been purely accidental or
unavoidable, the cow delaying or refusing to give the necessary right
of way until it was too late for the driver to stop his machine. Dr.
Slayden was called to set the injured limb.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Three persons were
painfuly injured Sunday when an auto driven by Mrs. Earl Stephens was
over-turned near the R. H. Enoch place on the Morganfield Road. The
car was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stephens, Misses Ada Barnes,
Jewell Dean Glore, Nellie Belt, Gladys Barnes and Messrs. J. D. Glore
and Arnold Travis. The following persons were injured in the
accident: Jewell Dean Glore - gash behind ear and bruises, Ada
Barnes, gash on right cheek, Gladys Barnes - cut across nose. Dr.
Cook dressed the wounds.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">June 20, 1924 - Two
Injured</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Lonnie James and Cecil
Sigler, young men of near Marion, were seriously injured Sunday
afternoon on the Marion and Princeton road when their automobile was
struck and run over by another car.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Sigler who was driving
and his companion were going south and overtook another car driven by
a Mr. Gilland. Sigler in passing Gilland's car swerved too quickly
in front of it and was struck and turned over.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> James suffered two
broken ribs, a cut on the chin, besides several minor cuts and
bruises. Siglers ankle was dislocated, his left arm and small bones
in his hand were broken.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> While Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Caps, who reside near Mexico, were returning home from Princeton one
day last week the automobile in which they were traveling went over a
culvert, turned turtle and threw the occupants out resulting in a
broken rib for Mrs. Capps. Dr. Cook dressed the wounds of the
injured woman and she is reported to be improving.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">July 1924 - More
Accidents</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. A. C. Babb, while
driving on N. College St. was painfully, but not seriously hurt in an
automobile accident. The rear axle of the machine struck some high
stepping stones and Mr. Babb was thrown forward on the windshield,
resulting in the loss of one tooth and being considerably bruised and
shaken up. His car was also considerably damaged.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Last Sunday as P. P.
Paris, of near town was driving on the Marion and Princeton road near
Crider, his car, a new Chevrolet, was struck by another car and badly
damaged. Mr. Paris while going South and while passing some buggies
was met by a Ford car, which is stated, was going at a high rate of
speed, which collided with his car. Mr. Paris was slightly injured
by bits of broken glass. None of the occupants of the other care was
reported injured. Both cars were damaged.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-76765350868094474772023-11-29T04:52:00.000-08:002023-11-29T04:52:02.845-08:00Clock Tower Measured Days and Years For Marion<p style="text-align: justify;"> I have made a couple of posts in the past about the old Clock and Bell Tower on the old Marion Jr. High building located on College Street, I seemed to have a fascination for the old structure and it haunts me every time I see it. I feel I must carry on its history as long as it hangs on, literally hangs on to the top of the building. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I can't help but look at it every time I am on College Street and think about the history of this once proud clock and bell tower. There is no sign now of the old clock, because its Roman numerals and arms of the clock have been lost to time, only the aging wooden tower once home to the 1895 clock is left, and with its present condition, it will soon disappear from sight.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_rUY_eR38fPru_13Ue9tD12Mm6rPe0lp-U1mtPNT6LkkVY_HxUlYM9q-VOOI69WeevnAVsA3ZrPFyoU8PBG5lXfUucFkM3oqDIQjn8ZhMWJyhCA537s7Nw0X1psIHneV9rso4gct9xXoW-_BYG0I0sNNI2hA7ZmZhp0hkTcXaJHglvSVt2yy4hNVsAA/s480/ClockTower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_rUY_eR38fPru_13Ue9tD12Mm6rPe0lp-U1mtPNT6LkkVY_HxUlYM9q-VOOI69WeevnAVsA3ZrPFyoU8PBG5lXfUucFkM3oqDIQjn8ZhMWJyhCA537s7Nw0X1psIHneV9rso4gct9xXoW-_BYG0I0sNNI2hA7ZmZhp0hkTcXaJHglvSVt2yy4hNVsAA/w278-h320/ClockTower.jpg" width="278" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's history began with the new Grade and High School building that was built in 1895. As the building was almost completed and the tower that was to be the final step in it's completion, some enterprising spirits conceived the idea of putting in a clock, and in a few days a big $600 clock and bell was installed in the tower, it will tell and toll of the time, and as it measures off the days and years of the people of Marion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDkWMW0u1TrCM_EmMmIfPu0YLjC4oMtXx9quEcP1ChQjqaUkb26lNCgvjvYJwOlvhTGpg2-NKNlRAfUZ2HOteSsvt1a9VDp614I3IT6ywtSbgfs2clOAEWLSXWOMnOeMI3A41GE6Qll9bDbFNkvQoxqjsolcuRmKb95cBTiCmsrJyadVpeGwp8mn7-5E/s423/MarionHSWPAxx%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="415" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDkWMW0u1TrCM_EmMmIfPu0YLjC4oMtXx9quEcP1ChQjqaUkb26lNCgvjvYJwOlvhTGpg2-NKNlRAfUZ2HOteSsvt1a9VDp614I3IT6ywtSbgfs2clOAEWLSXWOMnOeMI3A41GE6Qll9bDbFNkvQoxqjsolcuRmKb95cBTiCmsrJyadVpeGwp8mn7-5E/s320/MarionHSWPAxx%20(Small).jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The clock and bell tolled out the time and called the children to school each day in this building for 43 years and by then the school had become to small to hold all the students so in 1938 a new school was decided to be built. The new brick structure would be part of the work of the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The new school was completed in 1938-1940 and the first graduating class was in 1941. The clock and bell from the 1895 building was saved and placed in the new structure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The clock ticked and the bell tolled until about 1966 and it became beyond repair and some of the parts on the outside were lost and it wasn't able to rewind the time piece so it sat idle for the rest of it's life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In August of 1981 this school was closed and students transferred to the new Crittenden County Elementary School on Autumn Lane.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5G5NgozLtz3n3Nept81uukecMJWkQ_RV3Ib32-5_uwNUww58Isk3hBcZkbH0TXhGMMKLTVIOleN4IgokhyphenhyphenWye6NtbCI-JXCqzJrcqMoHROm7n7gjH2G7r_-ezITlBhhK0prPTB5oIjPAB7we-5YK1scL5zgVAdPfQIpbFqfTla-5raYOwBKJfLjYEaU/s496/ClockTower2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="455" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5G5NgozLtz3n3Nept81uukecMJWkQ_RV3Ib32-5_uwNUww58Isk3hBcZkbH0TXhGMMKLTVIOleN4IgokhyphenhyphenWye6NtbCI-JXCqzJrcqMoHROm7n7gjH2G7r_-ezITlBhhK0prPTB5oIjPAB7we-5YK1scL5zgVAdPfQIpbFqfTla-5raYOwBKJfLjYEaU/w294-h320/ClockTower2023.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Today, November 2023, only the old wooden structure that held the clock and bells has just about lost it's battle to time and looks like it will soon be gone.<br /></div><p></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-44622114419458366082023-11-20T05:28:00.000-08:002023-11-20T05:29:58.499-08:00New Deal Programs helped Crittenden County - WPA<p style="text-align: justify;"> Works Progress Administration, known as the WPA was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings, streets, bridges, roads and numerous other projects. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Marion and Crittenden County greatly benefited from this agency and the many projects done here through the years of 1935-1943.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjGihTFd_XLBNSxPlu8CMe98DzyDjPUmBk1hm6XJRXnpR0BTAY7wcKL_iIN9IoBkhL_hodOkmu1NZkjyPTmdWlOs1sCv81kSNZO2whs7ZgHKluOb0Hit6C7jHJQBNUd3oBL_5dvIO-qfFAj_aoEqPg9mmle2JIifrBDLJa3kDgfuFPm5vSotTIJWNB_k/s936/WPAElmSt..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="936" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjGihTFd_XLBNSxPlu8CMe98DzyDjPUmBk1hm6XJRXnpR0BTAY7wcKL_iIN9IoBkhL_hodOkmu1NZkjyPTmdWlOs1sCv81kSNZO2whs7ZgHKluOb0Hit6C7jHJQBNUd3oBL_5dvIO-qfFAj_aoEqPg9mmle2JIifrBDLJa3kDgfuFPm5vSotTIJWNB_k/w400-h274/WPAElmSt..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Some of the streets to be improved with cement bound macadam or cut black asphalt, which would include curbing and drainage, included: East and West Depot, East and West Elm; North and South College, East and West Carlisle, North and South Walker. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPurYrIY8OQM7XCpzKt2k94bW9_EDiw6Sc7YgSrscOCX3He3o0lQu6lftebj22aqXFFhD-nxa4sHc-8V0JIvlFkt20uuxDLtHxJYGeVIEUWwsAftKOaGEtpXWjLlMAdT6sfqPhBh6bYRBHt8gMQsk_ZCMVad9-IR0rYwIbhtH14VqOzJchTFuU1cCSiEw/s821/WPAShadyGrove&Frances.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="821" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPurYrIY8OQM7XCpzKt2k94bW9_EDiw6Sc7YgSrscOCX3He3o0lQu6lftebj22aqXFFhD-nxa4sHc-8V0JIvlFkt20uuxDLtHxJYGeVIEUWwsAftKOaGEtpXWjLlMAdT6sfqPhBh6bYRBHt8gMQsk_ZCMVad9-IR0rYwIbhtH14VqOzJchTFuU1cCSiEw/w400-h141/WPAShadyGrove&Frances.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Shady Grove and Frances Gymnasium's constructed by the WPA <br /><p></p><p> Other projects submitted
and approved were to construct recreational center at Shady Grove,
Ky, (new gymnasium) $2,027.00, Training work centers for women at
Marion, $7,782.20, to construct playground at Frances Consolidated
School, Frances, Ky., $2,269.00, (Frances also got a new gymnasium)
Construct playground at Mattoon Consolidated School grounds,
$1,5469.00. </p><p>
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Dec. 13, 1935. The rock
crusher began operation at the Alexander-Hopsons quarry, Shady Grove,
crushing rock for the use of W.P.A. in the paving and curbing of the
various streets in the city previously designated for these
improvements. The first of the rock so delivered will be placed for
use around the court Square in order that this paving and curbing may
be completed at once and after this to the other streets so named.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> In March of 1936 the
Press tells us that the work of preparing the streets around the
Court Square for paving is rapidly progressing since the moderation
of the weather. The remainder of the sewage has been completed and
preparations are now under way for the laying of the curbs.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Another important road
project that was completed in October of 1938 was the
Dycusburg-Kuttawa road. The bridge connecting Lyon and Crittenden
counties was opened last week. With the completion a direct route to
Lyon County is now open to citizens of the Dycusburg area.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheG3zoNCHMvD9VYeCs1yLXLi6D-fe0yrETOkJlwrOi17h2elqsj_b_AOtFGuj5fBlvxI98EZAqib7onXaV3d95-dAX95QnmzBNCjIVFcb-C-d57N9Y465M3CwcKbxzAHJjthQugxBbHYX7cXxTkSAVbXH46UvY_Th5JlBQ5Wsz8a46L7UZvTKF8D28kkM/s566/WPABellsMinebridge%20(Small).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="566" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheG3zoNCHMvD9VYeCs1yLXLi6D-fe0yrETOkJlwrOi17h2elqsj_b_AOtFGuj5fBlvxI98EZAqib7onXaV3d95-dAX95QnmzBNCjIVFcb-C-d57N9Y465M3CwcKbxzAHJjthQugxBbHYX7cXxTkSAVbXH46UvY_Th5JlBQ5Wsz8a46L7UZvTKF8D28kkM/s320/WPABellsMinebridge%20(Small).jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> We know they helped with the building of several bridges in the county. In 2013 the Fiscal Court authorized the replacement of the bridge on the Bells Mines Road. Prior to the demolition of this bridge it was noticed that this foundation stone indicated the WPA had constructed the original structure in 1939. The stone was removed and preserved for historical purposes. This historical stone was presented to the Crittenden County Historical Museum in Oct. 2023 to be kept and preserved.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Perhaps one of the last large projects completed by the WPA was the demolition of the old Marion Grade and High School building and replacing it with a beautiful new building in 1938. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPYmKS6IexLEMdezDv_8SprYyVkAW3S11Fo9_DFeUuvrnNRRogiprPKzZokM9s87X5tujwR6luLlY9sKQm85r4ZuBZ-V7f1orICRcUHPe9Rb9Om9IjFSMEXfKBIld9JZRNlW09IGweuXXzQqw12JlBaVdn1A0wneS0agLImEWMW4vcbwk7_1UQvjlASs/s1283/MarionHS%20New1940x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1283" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPYmKS6IexLEMdezDv_8SprYyVkAW3S11Fo9_DFeUuvrnNRRogiprPKzZokM9s87X5tujwR6luLlY9sKQm85r4ZuBZ-V7f1orICRcUHPe9Rb9Om9IjFSMEXfKBIld9JZRNlW09IGweuXXzQqw12JlBaVdn1A0wneS0agLImEWMW4vcbwk7_1UQvjlASs/w400-h255/MarionHS%20New1940x.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is why it is such a shame and disgrace for us to have let this beautiful and historical building sit and slowly fall into ruin, a ruin so bad that they say it is beyond any kind of repair now, due to the expense. <br /></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-16482066753688761442023-11-12T05:35:00.000-08:002023-11-12T05:35:18.792-08:00Early Pioneers and Early Roadways<p>
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This is an interesting
article that was written many years ago in 1931 by Rev. James F.
Price. It's a look into some of our very early history of the land
and the settlement of our county.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The early pioneers of
our Western Kentucky that later would become Crittenden County were a
most neighborly and visit-prone people right from the beginning.
This can be attributed to many factors, not the least of which was
the dark, gloomy, largely unbroken forest which blanketed our virgin
landscape and cast uncontrollable fears of Wilderness Fever caused by
too much loneliness and isolation. Added to this was the nagging
fear of Indian trouble .</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The pioneer of original
Livingston County was that hardy breed of perpetual western movers we
term the Scotch-Irish. Even though they were relatively poor, in
most instances, they retained the overbearing family and neighbor
ties as the system was developed in the deep South. There were a few
of the planter-aristocrats who attempted to set up plantation type
farms, these were usually in the river bottoms, but these people soon
realized that this land was just not suitable for such uses, and soon
adapted themselves down to the smaller cropping method of provision
farming.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Traveling To Western
Kentucky</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Pioneers migrated to
what became Crittenden County by both the overland routes across the
Cumberland Mountains and across Kentucky or through the Cumberland
River Valley through Tennessee by wagon, foot and pack-horse, and by
the river flatboat route down the Cumberland, Ohio and Tennessee
Rivers. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> By far, the former
overland routes were mostly always taken by the home seeking, very
few of whom lived near rivers in Virginia, North and South Carolina,
and Tennessee, and fewer yet had any river boats nor navigation
skills, and since few had money to buy or build boats and rent crews
or pay passage, the river pirate and hostile Indian danger on the
rivers decided the way this county was settled, which was traveling
on land.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The overland travelers
in the virgin Kentucky and Tennessee forests always traveled in
groups as a means of protection against the ever-present larger
savaging-wild animals, such as wolves and panthers, who would follow
the pioneer's herds of cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry in packs
awaiting the opportunity to attack a straggling animal or even a
child. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> They also traveled
together for protection from possible attacks of hostile Indians or
robbery and murder by land pirates, although there was less actual
danger of Indian attacks in Kentucky, since they using the state only
as a hunting ground, and had become adjusted to sharing the game with
the white settlers.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> When the groups of
overland traveling pioneers arrived in west Kentucky they considered
the wooded rolling hill-land of what was to become Caldwell and
Eastern and Southern Crittenden County as
prime land, for the pioneers were convinced that land that would not
grow trees would grow nothing, and most of them were quite familiar
with hill-farming in their original homes in the south, thus the
first sections of original Livingston County to become settled were
its Eastern and Southeastern half. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The original permanent
settlement of what was to become Crittenden County was determined to
a great extent by the only roadway that naturally led through the
desired homestead country in a south to north direction.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Roadway known as the:
Saline Trace, Chickasaw Trail and Flynn's Ferry Road</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Geologically a natural
break, formed by parts of Camp Creek and Piney Creek in very early
times formed a basis for a North-South track or trail through the
eastern part of the County from the plains or grasslands of middle
Tennessee and southern Kentucky to the salt-licks along the Saline
River in Southern Illinois.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The first use of this
pathway was made by the great herds of buffalo and other grazing
animals that had inhabited the grasslands from time immemorial as the
route to travel to secure the supply of salt, which was necessary for
their health. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The "Saline Trace"
was built by the buffalo, which has been called the trail maker or
engineer, because of his habit of finding the route of least
resistance between salt licks and cane breaks. His trail, some 4 or
5 feet wide, was hard packed by many hoofs. Indians adopted and
followed his traces, or paths. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Before Crittenden
County was settled, the Chickasaw tribe of Tennessee sent hunting
parties into the area. One of these early camps was located in the
vicinity of Piney Fork church, near whee the present highway crosses
the creek west of the church. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Kaskaskia Tribe
representing the powerful Illinois nation, often camped on lower Camp
Creek near the site of Weston. Thus these large groups of Indians
often came into conflict over possession of hunting rights in the
land that was to become Eastern Crittenden County.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Early Crittenden County
tradition tells us that in about 1790, warriors of these tribes met
near the Piney Fork campsite, and in a running battle from there to
the river, more than 200 Indians were killed. The Chickasaws won
the battle and immediately made provisions for the spoils to be
transferred to their camp. They cleared a road along the trail for
the use of their wagons, by 1790, the Chickasaw had adopted the full
use of the white man's freight wagon. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> When early settlers
located, at what would later become Weston, the road was known at the
Chickasaw Trail, but soon in 1803 it would become know as Flynn's
Ferry Road for George Flynn who opened a ferry and established a
better road to Big Spring in Princeton.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Armstrong and
Centerville</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The land that is now
Crittenden County is a rolling plateau cut by three main north-south
running valleys which are clearly divided by high ridges between them
in its southeastern quarter which were the first sections to be
settled by the pioneers after the Centerville neighborhood had been
taken up.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Armstrong's were
among the first settlers of (what was to become) Crittenden County.
James took up 200 acres on Livingston Creek, the site of Centerville,
where he had already built a residence a few years earlier. Logan
Armstrong and Samuel Armstrong took up 200 acres on the same creek.
The three tracts were all surveyed in 1799. (There is a Kentucky
Historical Marker to mark the site of Centerville on the
Crittenden-Caldwell line on Highway 641.)</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Piney Fork Valley
was next preferred by the homesteaders. It begins as a narrow valley
in the south, near where the original Piney Creek Baptist Church was
located and is separated from the Tradewater River Valley by the Haw,
Blackburn and Piney Bluffs ridge on the east, but soon broadens to
the Twin Knobs-Wilson Hill ridge on the west. (Who would have ever
dreamed that the once historically known Twin Knobs would be no more,
and a modern highway would now be where they once stood. These knobs
were landmarks known for miles around by pilots in the air and from
travelers on the highways.)</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This valley was very
fertile to the basic pioneer crops and was well drained by both forks
of Piney Creek and watered by numerous ever flowing springs. The land
was also blanketed by a fine virgin growth of hardwood timber. These
factors made it the ideal location for successful pioneer settlement
and it became the "cradle" of Crittenden County.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> ***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As each generation dies
out, much of our past history is lost. It's nice to have these
written facts to still read and recall the very early days of our
county and it's pioneer people.
</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-56735588971581649892023-10-30T16:20:00.002-07:002023-10-30T16:20:17.827-07:00Amish Came To Crittenden County in 1997<p> Article from The Crittenden Press, July 28, 1977</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Amish buy 1,900 acres in county. Horses and buggies may become common site on county roads again when an Amish community gets settled into the Mattoon community this fall.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A group of Old Order Amish from Dover, Del., recently purchased about 1,900 acres of land near Mt. Zion church and a spokesman said half a dozen families may be moved in by the first of the year.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The community will include people who now live in Delaware, Canada and Pennsylvania.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">More families may come after it is seen how well these first are able to adapt to this area, the spokesman said.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Members of the Amish sect, have stubbornly refused to adopt most of the "conveniences" of modern living. They continue to till the land with draft animals and use horses and buggies as a primary means of transportation.</p><p>They will be engaged mainly in family farming with possibly produce for sale.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">"As long as we can make an honest living and be neighbors, then we're happy," the spokesman said.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The group had been investigating land in this area for more than a year and a half before deciding to buy the tract from Charles Wesley.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The spokesman explained other Amish in the Gutherie area and in southern Indiana had help them in spotting suitable land. He said that by getting that large an acreage, it would provide room for several families now as well as for future growth.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Last week, about 25 prospective residents were on the farm digging basements for houses, which they will return later to finish construction.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">He noted the county's fiscal court had agreed to erect hitching posts of Jockey Lot for them and that some grocery merchants had indicated they would put up hitch rails.</p><p>They hope to re-open an old county road which connect the Mt. Zion road with the Fords Ferry Road and use that less traveled highway for their trips in to town.</p><p>Agreeing that their ways and appearances --men are bearded and women wear long dresses and caps -- naturally attract attention to them, the spokesmen noted he hopes the community is not expect too much from them.</p><p>We are only human, he said. "We're not a perfect people."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6EwDTxvwsIXKjVwxfHHr1bBAwWI404YDmHPk9AmdWgave6oSvsHg2fOF_rc5jZ5M9YGvW1bOuVSua_DcEnooUcMuFCJMKW2HR8VW43-09Vn8uaTMf7dPyEYvDLmj3lK0JgV-IBIHy0N2uAnpTns-RO74Q_fS-gxA1e01-frL6JDU460cufKBYT8pClQ/s402/AmishOct11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="402" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6EwDTxvwsIXKjVwxfHHr1bBAwWI404YDmHPk9AmdWgave6oSvsHg2fOF_rc5jZ5M9YGvW1bOuVSua_DcEnooUcMuFCJMKW2HR8VW43-09Vn8uaTMf7dPyEYvDLmj3lK0JgV-IBIHy0N2uAnpTns-RO74Q_fS-gxA1e01-frL6JDU460cufKBYT8pClQ/s320/AmishOct11.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBRJEOFNlAIS1SPyCpv__4Ogtc4ZUbygKXna5bMWTwBT8dhruBOYKRpRJXzyrbDzCtswjKhaVJ8XwOPCbLmN-ggPnmPJ_ejMOCEl3-IV4BrdMJMnT9ECt-frk0BqQD0Otnn1Zva7BGGu6OM7b5hwGFmSQLRKUdUWIOiA0wKciV4eMDlRwbFZSTh4kgP4/s1344/AmishThreshingWheat4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1344" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBRJEOFNlAIS1SPyCpv__4Ogtc4ZUbygKXna5bMWTwBT8dhruBOYKRpRJXzyrbDzCtswjKhaVJ8XwOPCbLmN-ggPnmPJ_ejMOCEl3-IV4BrdMJMnT9ECt-frk0BqQD0Otnn1Zva7BGGu6OM7b5hwGFmSQLRKUdUWIOiA0wKciV4eMDlRwbFZSTh4kgP4/s320/AmishThreshingWheat4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Some Amish scenes on Mt. Zion Cemetery Road.<br />Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-40232264257406618542023-10-20T10:39:00.001-07:002023-10-20T10:39:43.381-07:00Marion Happenings in 1953 <p> An interesting article
appeared in the October 30, 1953 addition of The Crittenden Press, telling of the improvements to our town.
Reports such as this are a good way to learn of some of our past
history. Major Lewis Chipps gave this informative report.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Oct. 30, 1953</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> On account of the facts
that our tax rate was at the highest limit and couldn't be raised,
and the further fact that all expenses of our City Government, both
as to salaries and material needed were getting higher and higher it
has been most difficult to manage the City Government and keep it
within its income and at the same time to expand our services to the
citizens of our community.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Over and above meeting
the general expenses of our City Government the officers and
employees of Marion have managed to secure for the City and our
people over a period of the past few years the following needed
improvements, viz: In the Fire Department we now have an almost new
fire truck and equipment which cost approximately $7,000.00; and we
have retained the old fire truck and improved and reworked it until
it is now in excellent condition and in case of a large fire, which
we hope will not occur, the Fire Department has two fire trucks to
use.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Recently the City
purchased an up to date aluminum ladder that is long enough to reach
the highest building in Marion, and if needed can be used to rescue
people from the third floors of some of our tallest buildings, and
also to enable the firemen to reach the roofs of the tallest
buildings quickly and safely to extinguish roof fires and maybe save
buildings that otherwise might be burned. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Also a firetruck for
first aid was purchased and equipment by the City with some equipment
being donated by some of our public-spirited citizens, which will
enable the firemen to give first aid to all who many need such
services and too the Department is well equipped with sufficient
footage of new and up to date firehouse.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Department is not
only well equipped and all the equipment is paid for in full, but we
do have one of the best group of firemen that can be found in any
small town, and we do think that a good word should be said in behalf
of the young men who really get out in the thick of the fire and do
the good work of saving our property and the lives of our people
whose homes may burn.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Light Department is
constantly improving the lighting of our streets and alleys, the
light committee with the help and cooperation of Orlan Love, the
local manager of K. U, there was installed a new set of street lights
around the court Square, and now once the business men have made the
much appreciated improvements along the fronts of the stores on Main
Street, and after the County Officials together with the good ladies
of the Woman's Club have made such remarkable improvements on our
Court House, we'd say that Marion looks nicer than at any time since
we can remember.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The General Department
of our City Government, which includes our Police Department, has
been maintained at the same high level as in the past years and we
think has been improved, for the past several years the City
Government has been able to purchase and maintain a police car which
is necessary to control traffic and protect the lives of those who
use the streets both as drivers of motor vehicles and pedestrians,
and especially school children. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> And one of the best
additions that has been jointly sponsored by the City and School in
the School Boy Patrol, and when ever you see a school boy patrol be
sure and slow down and obey his signals for you may be sure that is
is a boy, maybe a little man, who is out in the heat of the sun or
the cold of the winter storm to give protection to the smaller child
who is trying to cross the street, and hoping to safely reach home.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Our water system has not
been neglected, but over the past several years much money has been
expended in expanding our system and extending our services to more
and more of our people. We have now approximately 875 customers in
our water system which has almost double during the past years. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Also the department has
purchased a pickup truck for the use of the system; has kept painted
and in up to date repair our water tank; has purchased several items
of needed equipment and in 1950 made arrangement to use the waters
from the lake in the Lake View addition whenever needed, and in 1952
dug three much needed wells out at the water plant to supplement our
supply, and too, in the same year expended several hundred dollars in
laying a line and making ready the Lucille Mines to enable the City
to use water from these mines whenever needed, and all these
additions and improvements have been paid for in full. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> In addition to the water
system a new system has been added to our undertaking, namely the
natural gas system, which is now a part of the combined water and Gas
System of Marion. We now have approximately 450 users of natural gas
and in the course of a few years we hope to double the number of
users.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJ-3qFC1meAETHyLzpfWtvTXi6FakpGghhDCQQVdnrmHeka8VCe4jR8eTN14HwXUPM5pgyykVln2XbXRqf28H1mHGKL7-D5tsgOzfWS2H9qGDNLqeXPoba2pk9tRu52ZaeOxcXxbVKO5l_LsPSgpHxCckJeFAPUqa-MdmHEwR498yu6Zjdy7PwlYNViU/s480/CourtHouse12%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJ-3qFC1meAETHyLzpfWtvTXi6FakpGghhDCQQVdnrmHeka8VCe4jR8eTN14HwXUPM5pgyykVln2XbXRqf28H1mHGKL7-D5tsgOzfWS2H9qGDNLqeXPoba2pk9tRu52ZaeOxcXxbVKO5l_LsPSgpHxCckJeFAPUqa-MdmHEwR498yu6Zjdy7PwlYNViU/w200-h200/CourtHouse12%20(Small).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The Crittenden County
Court House has had a face lifting which has lifted the spirits of
citizens of the entire county, thanks to the help of the Marion
Woman's Club.<p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The historic landmark of
Western Kentucky, located in the downtown square of Marion, was badly
in need of repair work and a coat of paint. Everyone agreed that
something should be done about the Court House, but funds were not
available and the work was delayed from year to year.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This year the Marion
Woman's Club, under the leadership of its president, Mrs. Thomas
Tucker, was determined to stop talking and start acting, and went to
work. Members spearheaded a drive to get the citizens interested in
getting something done about the painting.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The county officials
started the needed repairs on the Court House recently but lacked
funds for the painting so the Woman's Club started raising funds.
The painting project was estimated to cost $300.00 but when it was
finished it cost $439.00. </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Now that the project is
completed the entire down town of Marion has a progressive look and
merchants have joined the parade of progress by adding new store
fronts and painting their buildings.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Marion city officials at
this time included: Mayor, Lewis Chipps, City Attorney, W. J.
Postleweight, City Judge, Hugh Norris, City Clerk, Mrs. Gertrude
Brown, City Treasurer, Mrs. E. E. Mackey, Fire Chief, Lonnie
Buckalew, and Chief of Police, N. S. Hollingsworth.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-2906138471461591222023-10-12T13:29:00.000-07:002023-10-12T13:29:25.966-07:00Accidential Train Deaths<p> Several accidents
involved with the trains of long ago occurred in our county in
earlier times. From the archives of The Crittenden Press, the
victim's obituaries are interesting and sad to read. They tell of
the circumstances of the accidents.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Crittenden Press, Feb. 9,
1911 -</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Minus Bradford
Rushing.</b> Resolutions of our beloved brother, a strict member of
our noble order, the F. E. & C. U. of A., was struck by one of
the Illinois Centrals heavy engines which crushed his skull killing
him instantly.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> On Dec. 25, 1910 the
accident occurred. Bro. Rushing was born in Crittenden and was a
good law abiding citizen, he was well liked by all that knew him. He
was born January 8, 1868 and was married to Miss Alice Campbell on
May 9, 1894. To the happy couple there was five children born, of
this number one is dead and four are living. They lived close to the
community of Mexico.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> (Family information
tells us that Mr. Rushing had left his home to walk to Mexico on
Christmas Eve, after awhile when he didn't return home two of his
children went looking for him. They found him near the railroad
track where he had been hit by a train. He is buried in the Campbell
Cemetery near Mexico.)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Crittenden Press, Nov.
1922 –
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Denver Travis</b>
Killed By Train Nov. 9<sup>th.</sup> At Inquest Over Body Coroner’s
Jury Find Verdict of Accidental Death.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Denver Travis, about 23
years old, was run over and instantly killed by an I. C. North bound
freight train a short distance north of the Marion Depot Thursday
afternoon of last week. So far as is known, no one saw the
occurrence.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The body was found on
the rail road track soon after the train passed, the train leaving
the Marion station at 12:43 o'clock. The trainmen stated they knew
nothing of the occurrence and it is thought by some that the deceased
met his death by trying to board the train as it passed.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> An inquest was held over
the body by Judge E. J. Travis and County Attorney Edward D. Stone.
The jury returning a verdict of accidental death by being run over by
a railroad train.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Burial was in the James
Wheeler cemetery on Just A Mere Road.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Crittenden Press, January
1924 –
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Wyley Montgomery</b>,
65 years old, a farmer residing near Mexico, this county, was run
over and instantly killed by a south-bound passenger train about
11:20 o'clock Sunday morning Jan. 13<sup>th</sup>, between Mexico and
Fredonia.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. Montgomery, it is
reported, was walking down the railroad tracks near Livingston Tank
when the passenger train which leaves here at 11:00 rounding a curve,
came up behind him and when the alarm whistle blew, instead of
stepping off, started to run down the track and was struck by the
engine.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. Montgomery leaves a
widow and four children: Ishmere Montgomery of Arkansas; Mrs. Mona
Loftis, Mrs. John Tabor and James Montgomery, all of this county.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Funeral services were
held at Caldwell Spring Baptist Church Tuesday, Rev. U. G. Hughes
officiating. Interment at Stevenson/Stephenson cemetery on Marion
Road. (He has no stone, in an unmarked grave)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Crittenden Press June 12,
1930 –
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Guy Griffith</b> was
instantly killed Sunday, June 8<sup>th</sup>, when struck by a north
bound Illinois Central freight train, at the Bellville Street
crossing. The accident occurred about six-thirty in the evening.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Griffith, going to his
home east of Marion, drove his car directly in front of the
approaching freight in an apparent effort to beat the train to the
crossing. The victim's head was crushed on one side; and the
automobile entirely demolished.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> In the course of the
inquest testimony was introduced by G. W. Durke, engineer on the
train which struck Griffith's car; by J. D. Burgess, fireman; J. W.
Griffith, conductor, and T. B. McConnell, brakeman. All these men
stated that the train, a through freight, was running at the speed of
about twenty-five miles an hour; that the bell was ringing at the
crossing, that the whistle on the train was blown; and that the pilot
on the engine struck the rear side of the automobile.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Robert Murphy, of
Marion, testified that Mr. Griffith stopped his car when very near
the track, started it again, and when he reached the track turned
toward the Marion Milling Company building.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A number of other
witnesses were heard, all of whom gave the similar evidence.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The coroner jury,
returned the verdict: “We, the jury, find that Guy Griffith came to
his death by being struck by a freight train on the Illinois Central
Railroad at the Bellville Street crossing, and that same was an
unavoidable accident.”</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Surviving Mr. Griffith,
are eight children, his wife having died in 1922. The children are:
Lois, Preston, Thomas, Matilda, Nelle, Elizabeth, George and James.
A sister, Mrs. J. T. Hatcher, of Plicher, Oklahoma, and a brother,
Walter Griffith, of Marion, Illinois.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The body was taken to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Foster. Funeral services were held
Wednesday with burial in the Love cemetery.
</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-88349246203888517622023-10-01T13:23:00.000-07:002023-10-01T13:23:54.455-07:00Siloam School, Church, Residence<p> An interesting article that appeared in The Crittenden Press, June 3, 1982.</p><p>Siloam Methodists Disband</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm2EK1CaXWsanrYIwMh5ilTziGcNFigWNG4WVG7ZvqpmZyZ1uxxoub5N4G980_yPWugJncCGp9iFiG2F2beX0YHGrcWl_Itoi01h3P938H2X-RHy30AEOGvj-BWESXFz1ShGE6XpS6XwP2dI43JIekDzxti9vUVXV8vkFsSy0FMhtwqBj2qGrTXv6JgQ/s1196/SiloamMethodist1970s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1196" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTm2EK1CaXWsanrYIwMh5ilTziGcNFigWNG4WVG7ZvqpmZyZ1uxxoub5N4G980_yPWugJncCGp9iFiG2F2beX0YHGrcWl_Itoi01h3P938H2X-RHy30AEOGvj-BWESXFz1ShGE6XpS6XwP2dI43JIekDzxti9vUVXV8vkFsSy0FMhtwqBj2qGrTXv6JgQ/s320/SiloamMethodist1970s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Siloam United
Methodist Church building, located on Ky. 297 west of Marion, will be
auctioned Saturday, June 12, by Crittenden County Reality Co. Church
members gathered for their final services there Sunday, May 23, 1982.<p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Church trustee Bob
Wilson said the decision to close the church and merge with the Tolu
United Methodist Church was a traumatic one for the dwindling
congregation. The church has served the community for more than 140
years.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Siloam Methodist
Church was established in the early 1800's and the first deed for the
property was dated Feb. 26, 1834. The fist building was probably a
log structure located about a mile lower on Deer Creek than the
present one, which is the third one to house the congregation.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Besides the 1834 deed,
Wilson said church papers include a Bible dedicated to the church
Aug. 7, 1856, and records started in the 1850's.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">According to those
records, at one time more than 200 people attended services there.
“It was nearly the only church in the area, with churches being
“widely scattered then,”. During the early 1900s attendance
dropped off as people transferred their memberships to Marion and
other closer churches.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The present building,
was the former Siloam School, was purchased in the 1950s. It
replaced a huge weather boarded structure located a mile down the
creek from the present site.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Memories of Siloam's
past are good. As late as 1939, Wilson said he could remember the
old building being filled with people coming from around the area.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">They would come and park
their wagons and buggies outside the building. If it rained, they'd
bring in their buggy seats and lap rugs. There were many times
people got caught by the rains and had to stay overnight in the
church because they couldn't cross the creek.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Other things Wilson
remembered about the old church were the wood stoves and kerosene
lamps. There were two huge wood stoves on either side of the room.
The preacher preached with an overcoat on many a time. It wasn't
unusual for the kerosene lamps to burn down, and the preacher
continued his sermon in the dark.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Wilson added that during
his childhood, worship services were held only once a month although
Sunday School was held every week. The church was part of a circuit
then, Preaching was held there once a month with the preacher going
to either Hebron, Hurricane or Tolu Methodist churches on the other
Sundays.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Others memories
remembered by Wilson included that at one time the church was visited
by large crowds for prayer meetings. When you walked or rode your
buggy up to the service, you could hear the people singing and
praying. I've heard it told that during one dry season, the people
gather to pray for rain. Old Uncle Jimmy Wooten rode up to the
church with an umbrella in his hand. When asked what he had it for
he said he aimed to use it. He got to before he left too.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Wilson said that
although selling the church building may be sad for the nine active
members left, it would be better than seeing it continually
vandalized. He added that the church's records would be sent to the
Methodist Conference archives in Louisville.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid258XfRa4oHp8SlOG1qirngBpNZZfNkf9XI92mU7xuhFxvRLAFFfXN68dVIEv3Jp0Ujb76WwI3Q7tunA0HIREe_WKt0ajF6epC8cCAy1a-2Hf6vgemrPolGsWxRy_siHANH9Pslgm5_LIxexmmhssPtp9FHYrRo45sSo6P2xGINhv8KWH5_pqQzVY6Ho/s1360/SiloamSchool2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1360" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid258XfRa4oHp8SlOG1qirngBpNZZfNkf9XI92mU7xuhFxvRLAFFfXN68dVIEv3Jp0Ujb76WwI3Q7tunA0HIREe_WKt0ajF6epC8cCAy1a-2Hf6vgemrPolGsWxRy_siHANH9Pslgm5_LIxexmmhssPtp9FHYrRo45sSo6P2xGINhv8KWH5_pqQzVY6Ho/s320/SiloamSchool2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The historic building
that once was a community school, then a church, and today it is a residence.<p></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Picture above, made in the 1920s is when the building was the school house.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJxrTU3JDLQnxBhNMvN_RVh_XNELNZf-O2IjeUtrvou3iDs1hG9kLvDUeN1oabt0XbWrFznM6hZvzSRTduNSSPy6pk5KoRjRQaG0mmYkR_nCr3wZe37bCFPtPyflnzsfxPodr6cobGS0iwz_eW6DxHzI4PHKpgle2PqYhqo7tnmaDXMwfGo56pX9CTQU/s720/SiloamChurch%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJxrTU3JDLQnxBhNMvN_RVh_XNELNZf-O2IjeUtrvou3iDs1hG9kLvDUeN1oabt0XbWrFznM6hZvzSRTduNSSPy6pk5KoRjRQaG0mmYkR_nCr3wZe37bCFPtPyflnzsfxPodr6cobGS0iwz_eW6DxHzI4PHKpgle2PqYhqo7tnmaDXMwfGo56pX9CTQU/s320/SiloamChurch%20(Small).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This picture was made in 2007, a nice cared for home.<br /><p></p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-47333734895333722742023-09-20T05:22:00.000-07:002023-09-20T05:22:31.278-07:00Lost History and Houses at the old Dam 50 site<p style="text-align: justify;"> Our Dam 50 (now known as Riverside Park) was destroyed in Nov. 1980 because it wasn't needed anymore due to the new high lift dam at Smithland. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH7B5O3nhZiAFwkEMd4c92RcgTRS7d-eBIDogk-kX5pqf-MsqAlyjj7ajEwEgxFvajJOi7oRMyteJLV1xpJIo3s7xu8evlDSIOjAjRXODDkK-Z9mmPW98_t-CSCTifI7AUyoxDZE_TV3woh_VF7oZ82MyvXKEu4cMRwaA0J0Q7tUtEQPfGnwBnwGuCx8/s480/Dam50House2%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH7B5O3nhZiAFwkEMd4c92RcgTRS7d-eBIDogk-kX5pqf-MsqAlyjj7ajEwEgxFvajJOi7oRMyteJLV1xpJIo3s7xu8evlDSIOjAjRXODDkK-Z9mmPW98_t-CSCTifI7AUyoxDZE_TV3woh_VF7oZ82MyvXKEu4cMRwaA0J0Q7tUtEQPfGnwBnwGuCx8/s320/Dam50House2%20(Small).jpg" width="251" /></a></div>A part of the closing of the dam also meant that the Corps of Engineers would be getting rid of the beautiful brick homes of the lock and dam employees. <p></p><p>These 2-story brick homes were really pretty. Here is a picture of one of them . <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The homes would have to be torn down and removed, no one wanted to do this. </p><p style="text-align: left;">They tried to sell them through sealed bids, but only one was even bid on and it sold for $307.00, so that left the others for the COE to tear down and remove.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tdS2tUEtvXLag4BHky2hHlqtIEMBE-01VZ39N6Hd6H7zd9oONL9YlyfX2Bb5QbxS-a1f9x7uVhmdR_EnAWoQBRNG23YM88qbqUbb9qR1CLEFpYQMlVRq6OZKjD-lZYPIFXRqfccvThs_M3FwbPAzUrClge75FStdqUy6nOgx3Y0CQOEQsONMv9-n2kY/s1180/LockMastershousevandilized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1180" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tdS2tUEtvXLag4BHky2hHlqtIEMBE-01VZ39N6Hd6H7zd9oONL9YlyfX2Bb5QbxS-a1f9x7uVhmdR_EnAWoQBRNG23YM88qbqUbb9qR1CLEFpYQMlVRq6OZKjD-lZYPIFXRqfccvThs_M3FwbPAzUrClge75FStdqUy6nOgx3Y0CQOEQsONMv9-n2kY/s320/LockMastershousevandilized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">In just a short time after the employees had moved from their homes vandals arrived and destroyed much of the homes insides. Windows were broken, even the stair rails were destroyed. This as early as Dec. 1981.</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydilwDNRbs20gTGJRVEDjOPnU1NBUcVjDlVQCYu-mjH72Ziy0FFqf_X8ft6TUY3QUsfRJM75OU77Et6Jl-uptzgZL2hfZN_Cqw4OAXBWi1tlFJML6HfddTq4JGFZunZrUDErAarSKcM62N6Vs8NSdvlHdsaX6smJNvwSClWWjwPa8QUbwWontVRphEZk/s827/Houseteardown%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="827" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydilwDNRbs20gTGJRVEDjOPnU1NBUcVjDlVQCYu-mjH72Ziy0FFqf_X8ft6TUY3QUsfRJM75OU77Et6Jl-uptzgZL2hfZN_Cqw4OAXBWi1tlFJML6HfddTq4JGFZunZrUDErAarSKcM62N6Vs8NSdvlHdsaX6smJNvwSClWWjwPa8QUbwWontVRphEZk/s320/Houseteardown%20(Small).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: left;">The tear downs continued until all brick and wooden structures were either torn down or the wooden ones, to the left of the picture, were removed to a different location.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The rest of the story. In the early 1970s when the Smithland Dam project, which replaced the old wicket dam here, was being planned, the county had expressed an interest in obtaining the reservation and developing it into a park and campground.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The houses, in that early plan, would have been remodeled into vacation cottages.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Those plans fell through when Congress cut the Corps of Engineers' budget allocation for recreational projects and then county officials determined the county could not afford the long-term cost of maintenance of the property. <br /></p>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-17104467289672018482023-09-12T05:22:00.002-07:002023-09-12T05:22:55.392-07:00Old Fiddler's Contest of Yesteryear<p><b> </b></p><p><b>MUSIC BROUGHT GOOD
TIMES TO COMMUNITIES</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Fiddling contest of long ago were a popular event everyone looked forward too. It didn't matter who won, if you were lucky enough to attend one, everyone was the winner for the good times and memories to be had.<br /></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p><p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Feb. 5, 1926</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Repton Fiddler Wins Prize In
Evansville</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The first prize in the
final contest of the old-time fiddlers contest held in Evansville was
carried off by a Crittenden County man, Isaac W. Jenkins, of Repton.
The contest was held under the auspices of the Evansville Courier and
a large crowd was in attendance to hear the playing of the 15 old
time fiddlers, who each played some old air like "Turkey in the
Straw."</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. Jenkins is a
merchant at Repton and is 65 years old. For years he has been for
the old time music he knows how to make his "fiddle"
produce. The prize he won was a cash on of $20.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">April 2, 1926</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Jenkins Crittenden
County Representative</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Crittenden County will
have a representative in the inter-state old fiddlers contest to be
held in Jefferson City, Missouri, April 2. Isaac W. Jenkins,
merchant at Repton has been appointed by Governor Fields to
represent, with "Blind Joe" Mangrum of Paducah, the state
of Kentucky in a "fiddling" contest with Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. The
governors of the respective states have appointed two old fiddlers to
take part in the contest.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The contest is being
staged by radio station WOS at Jefferson City. The sixteen fiddlers
from the eight states will gather at the broadcasting station in
Missouri's capital city and there they will play the old time "tunes"
as if before an immense audience consisting of people in all parts of
the united States.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The judges in the
contest are to be those who listen in on WOS Friday night. Each
person who tunes in with that station may vote, the voting being done
by telegraph and long distance telephone. Each telegram of long
distance call will be counted as one vote for the contestant that the
message favors.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> People in this section
are boosting for Mr. Jenkins, who is an accomplished "fiddler,"
and has played at different times for various occasions over the
county. Only recently he won a prize in Evansville as being the best
of the "fiddlers" and "foot patters." Mr.
Jenkins says he is not a violin player, but a fiddler who likes to
play the old time tunes.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mr. Jenkins would like
to have all his friends who own radios tune in on WOS and wire a vote
for him on this Friday night. The telegraph offices are to remain
open until a late hour to receive messages. (<i>note: I don't know
how Mr. Jenkins did in this contest. Mr. Jenkins died March 22, 1941
and is buried in the Repton Cemetery</i>)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Feb. 8, 1928</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Jonas Rushing Best
Fiddler</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> An old fashioned
fiddlers contest will be given under the auspices of the Frances
P.T.A. at the Frances school house, Tuesday, February 5<sup>th</sup>.
Prizes offered for the first, second and third best fiddlers, and
for oldest and youngest fiddlers. There will also be a harmonica
contest with prizes including those offered for the youngest and
oldest harmonica players.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Participants are Jonas
Rushing, Franklin Mines; Elbert Brown, Crayne; Isaac W. Jenkins,
Repton, George Perkins, Frances; Elzie Frazer, Frances; Oman
Matthews, Frances and others.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The winners of this old
fashioned fiddlers contests were: Jonas Rushing, of Franklin Mines,
who was awarded first prize and Isaac W. Jenkins of Repton, second
prize. The judges were B. F. Walker, Jr., Allie Whitt and A. Hodge.
Evidently no one participated in the harmonica contest.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Mexico School house was
also a place for an old fiddlers contest. Winners here were 1<sup>st</sup>
prize was won by Jonas Rushing, 2<sup>nd</sup> prize by Elbert Brown,
3<sup>rd</sup> prize by Jim Woodall, and the best guitar player was
J. Lowry.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nov. 1930 – <b>Old
Fiddlers Contest</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The largest crowd ever
assembled in the Shady Grove High School auditorium was present last
Friday night at the Old Fiddlers Contest.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Elmo Morris was selected
as the best all-around fiddler and Miss Mary Tudor as the best woman
fiddler. First prize for string bands went to Traylor's band of
Caldwell County and Stewart's string band of this county.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nov. 20, 1936</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b> Brewer Best Fiddler</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The fiddlers' contest
held at Mattoon last Friday evening was well attended and enjoyed by
a large audience. Buck Brewer was declared to be the best fiddler,
with F. W. Hughes a close second. Many and varied were the different
types of contests beginning with sacred selections and finishing with
the selection of the best of the fiddlers.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Prize winners of the
various events and also entries were:</p>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Best Fiddler playing
some sacred selection – First, Lemand White; second, Buck Brewer;
and third, Chester Yarbough. Entries were Edd Hunt, Lemand White,
Wilburn Hall, Buck Brewer, F. S. Hughes, Chester Yarbrough, J. W.
Jenkins and Joe Rushing.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Guitar selection with
yodeling First, Virginia Wilson; second, Elmer Newcom, Entries:
Virginia Wilson, Elmer Newcom, Frances Davis, Crawford Cowens, Wilbur
Hall, Claude Cruce and Kenneth Davis.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Best family family band
– First, Hall band, second, Newcom brothers.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hawaiian guitar –
First, Claude Cruce; second, Mrs. Hall.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Breakdown – First, F.
W. Hughes; second Buck Brewer; and third, Edd Hunt. Entries: Buck
Brewer, Edd Hunt, Joe Rushing, Lemand White, F. W. Hughes, Wilburn
Hall, J. W. Jenkins and Chester Yarbrough.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> French Harp – First
Raymond Cain; second, Elden Harding; third, Elmer Newcow. Entries
other than the prize winners: Lemand White and Crawford Cowen.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Best string band –
First, Ragtown; second, Hughes; third, Hunts.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Vocal duet – First,
Raymond Cain; second , Ms. Hill and son. Entries besides winners;
Newcom brothers , Wilson sisters, Cruce and Cruce. , White and
Newcom, and Vaughan and Vaughan.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Best fiddler Playing own
selection – First Buck Brewer; second Chester Yarbough, third ,
Isaac W. Jenkins. Other entries were: Edd Hunt, Joe Rushing, Wilburn
Hall, Lemand White.</li></ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Best fiddler of the
evening – First Buck Brewer, second, F. W. Hughes.</li></ul>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Good times of long ago.
May the memories live on.
</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-49219807893592226362023-08-22T08:13:00.000-07:002023-08-22T08:13:09.251-07:00Blackford Veterans Memorial Bridge<p style="text-align: justify;"> The Tradewater River railroad bridge at Blackford was a vital link for the Ohio Valley Railroad that ran from Henderson, to Princeton, Kentucky. The bridge was the heartbeat of the small community of Blackford.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDrQMEzMpmsqWZ5SPAsdCKAtL-w3Y7A0dpMT7iPHv9y7EYpjOMMU9pkqwKvaj8Hx7MVv_OS_i5br-CAZQc3CSr5QhRFmaZ7QxQ7GUdx50eIK8YnzDMYZNin5DP_kRbmJyq8QyQZPQA7h8DFt3Bg3TlJlk4PW6MokGfRA73ej7zMsCaErRDMcWTLFZHT0/s1390/Blackforddrawbridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDrQMEzMpmsqWZ5SPAsdCKAtL-w3Y7A0dpMT7iPHv9y7EYpjOMMU9pkqwKvaj8Hx7MVv_OS_i5br-CAZQc3CSr5QhRFmaZ7QxQ7GUdx50eIK8YnzDMYZNin5DP_kRbmJyq8QyQZPQA7h8DFt3Bg3TlJlk4PW6MokGfRA73ej7zMsCaErRDMcWTLFZHT0/w360-h400/Blackforddrawbridge.jpg" width="360" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> The first bridge to be constructed was a Draw Bridge. It was shortly after 1886 when the Draw Bridge was constructed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At that time the Tradewater River was also a vital river route for small steam-boats traveling from the Ohio River at Sturgis, up the Tradewater to the little community of Fishtrap.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The hand cut stone piers of this original draw bridge are still in place today underneath the newly renovated railroad bridge.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_FQUnXw1cCYlVkqbY5Top7sbIuVx69e6Re6sRLW8W_zqZHD80pPVhsbBwmPNexHQcphjnOEU5lyc9qbacbn4KRDOt5cKClZa4sZZEf78b1wy9oRmx3d3ZUDihc5ETlhSUGZX3jeAWA9LvxVOiZkzsFrjZD_t9hrHSsECHx9sAk-AYzSp-tKxiZNBHys/s1216/BlackfordBridgeBase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="811" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_FQUnXw1cCYlVkqbY5Top7sbIuVx69e6Re6sRLW8W_zqZHD80pPVhsbBwmPNexHQcphjnOEU5lyc9qbacbn4KRDOt5cKClZa4sZZEf78b1wy9oRmx3d3ZUDihc5ETlhSUGZX3jeAWA9LvxVOiZkzsFrjZD_t9hrHSsECHx9sAk-AYzSp-tKxiZNBHys/s320/BlackfordBridgeBase.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>In 1892 the "Ohio Valley Railroad" sold the railroad line to the "Illinois Central Railroad."</p><p>In 1914 a new 528 long bridge was build by the Illinois Central Railroad with help from the U. S. Government that included a pedestrian walk bridge. The Illinois Central Railroad design was an upgrade in structure. The IC wanted to run larger and heavier classes of locomotives to pull coal trains from Union and Webster counties to the Illinois Central Kentucky division's main line at Princeton, KY. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The residents of Blackford in Webter County and the people of Crittenden County just on the west side of the river always wanted a bridge to carry wagons, and buggies across the Tradewater River. Many of the people on the Crittenden County side carried on their business in Blackford because it was much closer than Marion. Blackford was only a little over a mile from the excellent road of Hwy 60 in Crittenden County which lead to Marion. Getting to Marion required the people of Blackford to travel 20 miles out of their way, which could take as many as three days.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLiGj0QDpvu30e45j5usleev9iSCqlQGouAsvcMMZIGJy5WMlhf-Zj2tWtlyBxMVzEpZNMw-LyvVDaphEmYjr-e2ZedOAwDO-s3k9Z7l5DZzjW5SWJoTqZuonZkj2LKPc7IH3w4sxp_K0DtlFKBsVTOe7AFevsemXOAad07jr4_arlxGXBTX6iZ8-oVs/s1347/BlackfordBridgeold1999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="935" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLiGj0QDpvu30e45j5usleev9iSCqlQGouAsvcMMZIGJy5WMlhf-Zj2tWtlyBxMVzEpZNMw-LyvVDaphEmYjr-e2ZedOAwDO-s3k9Z7l5DZzjW5SWJoTqZuonZkj2LKPc7IH3w4sxp_K0DtlFKBsVTOe7AFevsemXOAad07jr4_arlxGXBTX6iZ8-oVs/w139-h200/BlackfordBridgeold1999.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>The railroad rails were removed in 1999, the wooden bridge fell in to disrepair and was closed from use. </p><p><br /></p><p>Through the efforts of Mr. Brent Witherspoon and the support of many people a new walking and one lane automobile bridge is in in place. It was built using the pier structures of the 1886 Ohio Valley Railroad bridge and the concrete piers and trestle timbers of the 1914 Illinois Central Railroad bridge. (2005). Had some problems and closed again in 2009, but reinforced and reopened in 2014. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gv_YEN37ZiLOcjohwdY-whOCHvTzZSgTlFi6x3cNqqzBqq8dyO97LgB_g60B0KqLABY2wekhgPlrUOiv7kQEv0nzOG4LsLeFsf1qaWvXeVCEBhNJ3_acXanRlC94-169C9hK5l9AEnRn-QXdXGjYe36_kx0UcZNES_sWWzw5f_Ir5AjA-JPruqPCIS0/s860/BlackfordDan&Paul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="860" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gv_YEN37ZiLOcjohwdY-whOCHvTzZSgTlFi6x3cNqqzBqq8dyO97LgB_g60B0KqLABY2wekhgPlrUOiv7kQEv0nzOG4LsLeFsf1qaWvXeVCEBhNJ3_acXanRlC94-169C9hK5l9AEnRn-QXdXGjYe36_kx0UcZNES_sWWzw5f_Ir5AjA-JPruqPCIS0/s320/BlackfordDan&Paul.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Both these fine gentleman are gone now. Their work and love for the area will be remembered.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhID2k2A-9IMqrbuy9E692HqqQApKscD5K6PbVxwnhy3V2_bbw4oE-w3W4sp1XkZ_MX__c-vWPHdUE9Hp28XRD4PU85Or6QQRwkB58RpDs4UttEL8-Va6-4VmR3IoRl1oanw5x2gf4DFGYSYwfA4DvZw3Zx5GchefFTGJzKPVMlulf4JTAZf8olnX-q52o/s814/BlackfordBridgeNationalReg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="814" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhID2k2A-9IMqrbuy9E692HqqQApKscD5K6PbVxwnhy3V2_bbw4oE-w3W4sp1XkZ_MX__c-vWPHdUE9Hp28XRD4PU85Or6QQRwkB58RpDs4UttEL8-Va6-4VmR3IoRl1oanw5x2gf4DFGYSYwfA4DvZw3Zx5GchefFTGJzKPVMlulf4JTAZf8olnX-q52o/s320/BlackfordBridgeNationalReg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-32058939863210129942023-08-14T06:31:00.000-07:002023-08-14T06:31:50.947-07:00Beer in Crittenden County in 1933<p><b> <br /></b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Prohibition in the United
States was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production,
importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from
1920 to 1933. Prohibitionists first attempted to end the trade in
alcoholic beverages during the 19th century.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The 18th Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution–which banned the manufacture, transportation
and sale of intoxicating liquors–ushered in a period in American
history known as Prohibition. Prohibition was ratified by the
states on January 16, 1919 and officially went into effect on January
17, 1920, with the passage of the Volstead Act.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Despite the new
legislation, Prohibition was difficult to enforce. The increase
of the illegal production and sale of liquor (known as
“bootlegging”), the proliferation of speakeasies (illegal
drinking spots) and the accompanying rise in gang violence and other
crimes led to waning support for Prohibition by the end of the 1920s.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> In early 1933, Congress
adopted a resolution proposing a 21st Amendment to the Constitution
that would repeal the 18th. The 21st Amendment was ratified
on December 5, 1933, ending Prohibition.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Sale of Beer Becomes
Legal</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">WASHINGTON, March 13,
1933 (UP) - President Roosevelt in a surprise move sent a message
today to Congress calling for immediate modification of the Volstead
act to permit the manufacture and sale of beer. The message follows:</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">"I recommend to the
Congress the passage of legislation for the immediate modification of
the Volstead act, in order to legalize the manufacture and sale of
beer and other beverages of such alcoholic content as is permissible
under the Constitution; and to provide through the manufacture and
sale, by substantial taxes, a proper and much needed revenue for the
government.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Beer In Kentucky</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">In the March 24, 1933
edition of the Crittenden Press. Beer will be sold in Kentucky its
sale was passed by the House on the night of April 6, 1933. A
federal tax of $5 per barrel of thirty-one gallons will be received
by the government. Thirteen other states besides Kentucky may sell
beer within fifteen days from the time the beer bill was signed.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Crittenden Press, April
7, 1933, One License to sell beer here. Only one license to retail
beer has been issued in Marion and that to Orme Drug Company
Incorporated. While some others are expected, the number will not be
large, due to the city, state and federal taxes. Orme Drug Company
expects to have beer for sale Friday. It will be trucked here from
Louisville. Whether the supply will be equal to the demand is a
matter of conjecture.</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> From the old book titled
Taxes Received 1926-1937 in the basement of the Crittenden County
Clerk's Office these names were recorded for selling retail beer.
They were owners of local eating places in Marion and on the
outskirts of town. From 1933 to 1936, when the vote was was again to
go dry. Orme Drug Company, Sullenger & Love, Gladys Cantrell,The
Snappy Tavern, Givens Cafe, J. W. Rankin, The Curve In Restaurant,
Homer J. Hughes, W. H. Crider, City Cafe, Stanley Hunt, E. B. Hunt,
Velda Stubblefield – restaurant, Ray Johnson and Carlon Howard.
(don't have names of all the locations that applied for beer license
or sold it)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>No More Beer</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The sale of beer locally
didn't set well with many citizens of the town and county, in July
1936 a petition had been filed for election on local option to go
dry. Crittenden Press, July 17, 1936. The prohibition forces of the
county have been busy during the past few days circulating a petition
for the purpose of calling an election to decide whether intoxication
liquors will legally be sold within its boundary.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The petition, containing
the names and post office addresses of 1,967 legal voters of
Crittenden County is now on file in the County Judge's office. The
date of the election has been set for Sat. Sept. 19, 1936, and will
be held in all voting precincts in the county, and is held for the
purpose of giving the voters the opportunity of deciding whether the
sale of intoxicating liquors shall be prohibited.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>They Didn't Give Up</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This election of Sept
19, 1936 was for local option by a vote of 1,705 as compared to 398
in favor of wines, liquor and beer. The totals surprised the most
ardent drys as several leaders had previously expressed themselves as
confident of victory, but not to the extent to which the final
returns showed.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> But this election was
declared void by the Court of Appeals due to not being sufficiently
advertised in advance. So in November the local Option Petition was
being re-circulated among the voters to have another election for the
vote.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Crittenden Votes Dry</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> In February 1937 –
Crittenden county voters favored local option by a vote of 1,295 to
297 in Saturday's balloting with the counting and final tabulation
being completed early that night.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The driest precinct in
the county, according to returns is that of Crayne where the cause of
prohibition was victorious by approximately 15-1. 73 voters favored
local option as compared to 5 who did not.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Of the 22 precincts in
the county Blooming Rose was the only one that returned a majority
opposed to the dry cause, the vote there being 17-10 and according to
statics that is the first time in the history of the county when this
has happened. The heaviest vote was in Marion No. 1 and in Fishtrap,
No. 20, both precincts supporting the drys by votes of 117-32 and
13-3 respectively.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Whiskey Traffic Only
Got Worse</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> During the years of
1937-1939 after the county had voted dry, the sale of illegal alcohol
beverages only got worse. In July 1939 a recommendation was written
by the Grand Jury and given to Judge E. Jeffery Travis. It read “We
the Grand Jury presiding at the last term of Court, 1939, by a
careful investigation find the violation of the whiskey traffic is
exceedingly deplorable in Crittenden county, particularly in and
about Marion, Mexico, Dycusburg and Sheridan, and that those engaged
in selling and buying are so completely organized that it is very
difficult to find sufficient evidence to indict.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>What Needs To Be Done</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Judge Travis states that
doubtless the members of the grand jury felt that they were rendering
the county's service and helping the county officers to rid the
county of the boot-legging menace by adopting this resolution. I
shall take this opportunity to suggest that if each member of the
grand jury, or any other law abiding, peace-loving citizen of the
county would constitute himself into a committee of one and do any
reasonable amount of investigating of suspicious characters in his
individual neighborhood, there would be no need for an “undercover
man” or detective.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Since January 3<sup>rd</sup>,
1948, the records show there have been twenty convictions for selling
and possessing illegal whiskey with a total of 630 days in jail and
fines amounting to $600.00. The situation is deplorable but only
recommendations, orders, criticisms or anything short of sworn
testimony does not “hit the spot.” There must be sworn testimony
before a judge can issue a warrant of arrest.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> So if you want illicit
stills, boot-leggers, drunks, crap-shooters, or other semi-outlaws in
your community just keep still and swear to nothing. If you want to
be rid of such undesirable citizens go before a magistrate, notary
public or any judge with a right to administer an oath, and make such
statements under oaths and I am sure a warrant of arrest will be
issued and the culprit be tried according to law. Are you willing to
help? Signed E. Jeffrey Travis, County Judge</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">For one reason or the
other, I don't think there were many that were willing to swear out a
warrant for these bootleggers, not many would want to be known as an
informer. Who really knows if it was for the money or for the thrill
of doing something illegal and not getting caught, but boot-legging
went on in the county for many more years. They were located all
over the county.
</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-72930104739134545092023-08-01T04:25:00.000-07:002023-08-01T04:25:49.074-07:00Court House Business - January 1895.<p> <b>A Look Back at 19</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>
Century County Officials</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">The
Kentucky Constitution of 1850 provided for a county court, made up of
a county judge and two associates, to conduct the business of the
county and it also established a court of claims in each county,
comprised of the county judge and justices of the peace.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Several
years later, in 1890, our present day governing body was formed by
the court of claims being abolished and the county governing body was
then titled the fiscal court with the justices of the peace serving
as magistrates with a county judge presiding over the court.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Fortunate
once again for the archives of The Crittenden Press, and the
industrious Press reporter, we can meet these early leading men of
Crittenden County and even learn a little about their lives in
helping forming our county. The reporter that wrote these early
articles definitely had a way with words for his articles were always
informative and amusing.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><b>The
New Deal – Court House Matters</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">January
10, 1895. Monday was a busy day about the courthouse. It was the
day for the new officers to take charge of the ship of the county and
start her out for another year.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2li19qBkf2gyrBqu5k2Gzu9ZNVXUVBIpjdwDjNDiV03IVGbb6kaVa-eh2nCJkN0MC-4fDn2B1-bdfnEoM4nKlgvNkcIQtglbVXXJcFeOxqyONJ8Ipn-30Ez2ar27FhAd2dX7wphXhnmrwQvzbaMCNEoTNnC6FFNeRQiv9jyKgZhTsAJyTVZzIHLFInv0/s511/FranksJohnT..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="321" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2li19qBkf2gyrBqu5k2Gzu9ZNVXUVBIpjdwDjNDiV03IVGbb6kaVa-eh2nCJkN0MC-4fDn2B1-bdfnEoM4nKlgvNkcIQtglbVXXJcFeOxqyONJ8Ipn-30Ez2ar27FhAd2dX7wphXhnmrwQvzbaMCNEoTNnC6FFNeRQiv9jyKgZhTsAJyTVZzIHLFInv0/w126-h200/FranksJohnT..jpg" width="126" /></a></div><br />The
first officer to take a fresh start was the present popular and
efficient Sheriff John T. Franks. He appeared in the county clerk's
office early in the day and filed a new bond, with Albert J. Pickens,
Joel W. Guess, Harry A. Haynes and Wm. J. Deboe as sureties. (picture of Franks on left)<br /><p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Justices
of the peace came in from their respective bailiwicks at different
hours, and one by one presented themselves and their bonds at the
county clerk's office and were duly inducted into office by the
affable man at the helm.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">First
came the tall hickory for Livingston Creek, <b>John W. Mabry</b>, and with
Messrs, J. E. and J. B. Stephenson and Eld. Wm. R. Gibbs as sureties.
He was made a justice and given the power to solemnize the rites of
matrimony. His regular count will be held on the second Thursday of
March, June, September and December and the residents of the
Dycusburg district may expect an eanest, faithful discharge of duty.
</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Next
came<b> W. E. Conditt</b>, who physically might be called the Zaccheus of
the Fords Ferry district. He is a squire, safe, sound, energetic man
and those who commit in fractions upon the law, when taken before
him, will get justice just as speedily, amply and firmly as if Squire
Conditt was as tall as the Dycusburg hickory.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> He
has the right to solemnize the rite of matrimony, and will attend to
business of this kind as soon as he can commit to memory an
appropriate ceremony. His regular house of court will be held the
fourth Tuesday of the months herein before mentioned. His bondsman
is Zacy Terry.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Next
came <b>Pleasant C. Moore</b> of Hurricane. His bondsmen are B. Marble, J.
W. McConnell, G. D. Wathen, T. J. Hamilton and A. J. Bebout. He will
wear the honors gracefully but eschews any intention of typing
connubial knots. He
is a clever man and will do his duty. His courts will be held the
third Fridays.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Next
came the red elm from Claylick, <b>Thomas A. Harpending</b>. He is an old
hand at the business and in thoroughly conversant with county affairs
and statutory law. Henry Brouster, who is reading law under the
tutorship of the squire, is the bondsman. Harpending
is the nestor of the entire board. He is a good man and will
continue to do good service. He ties connubial knots to order.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> After
this the heavy weight from Butler Creek, <b>Job Postletwaite,</b> with Peter
Shewmaker, and Billy Crow backing him, came in, and put on the toga
of office. Job will keep Critenden Number 1 in order and do the
right thing. He
is a plain, honest, sensible man, and nothing can swerve him from
duty. He will hold court on the first Friday of the before named
months.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>George
F. Williams</b> will do the magisterial honors for Piney. His bondsmen
are Robert H. Kemp, J. A. Kemp, and Phillip H. Deboe. He has been a
squire and a good one too, for the past two years. He
is the most cheerful member of the board and can laugh at a fellow
while he fines him for any depredation. He has too much other
business to fool away time in typing people together for life.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> The
first to be sworn in was <b>John N. Culley</b> and he is the handsomest of
the lot. He lives nears the sparkling water of the classic
Tradewater, in the Bells Mines community, and has drawn from nature's
store house that which makes vigorous manhood.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> His
bondsmen are E. M. Lindle, Finis L. Black and Thomas J. Black. The
office is no new thing to him and justice need fear no harm while in
his keeping. His court days are the fourth Wednesdays of the
magisterial months. His office is open at all hours for hearts and
hands that want to be united in matrimony.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> The
New Jailer, Mr. <b>Ayers Hard,</b> took charge of an empty jail. The two
men who guarantee that he will do all things according to law are
John J. Bennett and John W. Mabry. His first work was putting the
court room in shape for the board of tax supervisors.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> He
was as gay as a lark all day long and went in early at night. Very
soon he is going to post a notice at the courthouse gate, warning the
cows and hogs (the four-footed ones) to keep off the grass.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Newt
J. Perrigan</b> became coroner, and his bondsmen are S. F. Snider, George
W. Corn, A. F. Franklin and J. H. Curnel. Newt
is little, but he is clever, and will perform all the functions of
his office as promptly as could be desired.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5WlLqrIind7HtnxnChdNjN-MBWsD0nUbsbszpbDRJ_Jptxp2dsLRNev3KijvWJJsmVqouF3p4qDPXcJM06yGWTqT9CCngG5NLLNRZ5J3pAZWvtCMYwaosdBprGotKc6382_RPxz5UL8PqKifsBUMzdUVEBgPEY8ZVgXboQoIYDiP2eFGGCOkADyLE8U/s1206/TravisWCM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="706" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5WlLqrIind7HtnxnChdNjN-MBWsD0nUbsbszpbDRJ_Jptxp2dsLRNev3KijvWJJsmVqouF3p4qDPXcJM06yGWTqT9CCngG5NLLNRZ5J3pAZWvtCMYwaosdBprGotKc6382_RPxz5UL8PqKifsBUMzdUVEBgPEY8ZVgXboQoIYDiP2eFGGCOkADyLE8U/w117-h200/TravisWCM.jpg" width="117" /></a></b></div><b><br />W.
C. M. “Monroe” Travis,</b> the new county attorney, is the only
county officer who is not required to give bond; he was sworn in
Monday. He will move to town, from the Bells Mines community, in the
course of a few weeks. Physically he is not a titan, but mentally he
sizes up above average.
<p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> While
he will earn bread by prosecuting the evil doer in the weekdays, he
will on Sunday urge the wicked to forsake his ways and give the
courts less work to do as he is also a Cumberland Presbyterian
minister. (County Attorney Travis only got to fill his position for
a few months, he passed away on August 30</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
of that same year, 1895. He was my great grandfather.)</span></p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufBOHKYt5OBUlEL1qJDjdWuQcbXgkrnPDgQTy1cHUDRTTq0fXytyRKbxkVAHM-fSkzZ51IvgWYpydqFT7T93sjz8UuGejIw_IlI7R0v5wJLYL4jQC6s7bR90Him2CG3YneoTJe8FFnPYPWihwkYKABgWaL6xd5eLMvenrCoUPRhQqmmH_dkswAhDeKh0/s480/FlanaryJF%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="387" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufBOHKYt5OBUlEL1qJDjdWuQcbXgkrnPDgQTy1cHUDRTTq0fXytyRKbxkVAHM-fSkzZ51IvgWYpydqFT7T93sjz8UuGejIw_IlI7R0v5wJLYL4jQC6s7bR90Him2CG3YneoTJe8FFnPYPWihwkYKABgWaL6xd5eLMvenrCoUPRhQqmmH_dkswAhDeKh0/w161-h200/FlanaryJF%20(Small).jpg" width="161" /></a></b></div><b><br />John
F. Flanary</b>, the new assessor, has long since been photographed upon
the minds of the people of Crittenden County. His bondsmen are Wm. J.
LaRue and Wm. H. Mayes.<p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> He
is not the largest man in the county nor the smallest, but he is a
capital fellow and is going to make a good officer.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">County
Clerk <b>Dave Woods</b> arranged to do business at the old stand for three
years more. His bondsmen are Henry K. Woods and Robert W. Wilson. Dave
has grown old in the service, and by the time he retires he will
probably have worn his right arm away writing and will be entitled to
a pension from the fiscal court.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEumDp4c6ll9UI2wD-GxvZrGHoWuz4yet30dSlxgOUU91t-XtTylJwQj74qNHIHZPg9t_qy-dSh_phHfTV1B0TJB0ijQ12SMNsTAb2bXNq4CLdXIb9MUC9EpZbgMYvtF-o63stFClcm8mEexghA38g9AKE-mEaBAQp_tex8QPED2xXT2X4f0Kf_1bu1w/s480/MooreJAJudge%20(Small).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="457" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEumDp4c6ll9UI2wD-GxvZrGHoWuz4yet30dSlxgOUU91t-XtTylJwQj74qNHIHZPg9t_qy-dSh_phHfTV1B0TJB0ijQ12SMNsTAb2bXNq4CLdXIb9MUC9EpZbgMYvtF-o63stFClcm8mEexghA38g9AKE-mEaBAQp_tex8QPED2xXT2X4f0Kf_1bu1w/w191-h200/MooreJAJudge%20(Small).jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br />County
Judge <b>James A. Moore</b> was re-consecrated with Circuit Clerk Haynes
officiating as high priest. His bondsmen are Joel W. Guess, Garland
Carter, B. W. Belt and Wm. Bennett Yandell.
<p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> He
seems to be a part and pinrell of the courthouse and along with Dave
Woods had as well be installed permanently. He is a good official,
pleasant and patient.</p>
Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-62949087498217865942023-07-25T05:09:00.000-07:002023-07-25T05:09:39.382-07:00Spanning Our Past - Tidbits of Interest<p> As I read the old Crittenden Presses, I find many little tidbits of interesting and fun information. Here are a few of these items.
</p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">August 8, 1941 –
<b>Centennial Window Exhibits </b>
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Crittenden County will
be 100 years old next year and appropriate window exhibits have been
planned during the present county fair. Braxton McDonald has secured
display windows of merchants for placing of relics, antiques and
articles commemorating the centennial. This is done in order to
revive interest of early days and history of the county.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Dry Goods</b> – All
articles of dry goods, including side button shoes, stiff hats
(cadys), celluloid collars, womens old fashioned hats, dresses,
coats, mens cravats, brogan shoes, hair rats, hair braids, hobble
shirts, bustle dresses, ear muffs, bed spreads, table covers. These
are to be displayed in windows of Williams & Taylor.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Furniture</b> –
Trundle beds, flax wheels, walking canes, clocks, picture frames,
whatnots, book racks, mirrors. These articles are to be displayed in
windows of Tucker & Franklin.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Hardware</b> –
Guns, pistols, coins, candle molds, cotton gins, wooden sausage
mills, bed warmers, pewter ware, grease lamps, coffee mills, saddle
bags and side saddles at Cochrans Hardware Co.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Miscellaneous</b> –
Old watches, shot pouches, bullet molds, old books and newspapers,
cataloges, school books, slates, pictures, stuffed birds and animals,
Indian relics, sea shells, old necklaces, spectacles, hat pins and
buttons, goose quill pens, clay pipes, kitchen ware, will be on
display at City Drug Co.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Fluorspar Exhibit</b>
- Marion Kiwanis is to sponsor a large fluorspar exhibit at Farmers
Bank & Trust Co.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> (As a child growing up
in the late 40's and early 50's, these large wonderful store front
windows all along Main Street were always a fascinating sight for a
young child, especially during the holidays seasons. I wish everyone
could have had a chance to see Marion as is was in those days and
enjoyed the displays that were shown in these windows.)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">August 1947 – <b>Crane
Field and Harness Races at County Fair</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Ross Crane built the big
horse barn and race track located one and one-half miles north of
Marion, on highway 60, and it was one of the best in western
Kentucky. (where the empty live-stock barn is today). The barn was
large enough to have 2 rows of stalls built, about 10 feet from the
wall, so that when the weather was bad outside they could still give
the stabled horses exercise on the inside.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> For the big three day
fair for Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1947 a horse show will be featured each of
the three nights, and trotting races will be held during the fair
under the jurisdiction of the U. S. Trotting Association. Harness
races will be a new feature in Crittenden County, since there have
never been such in this county and will be worth seeing as 75 to 100
horses of first quality are expected to participate in the races.
Six harness races are scheduled each day with races beginning at 1:30
in the afternoon.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The music for the fair
will be provided by Mrs. Peebles from Paducah on her Hammond organ.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">July 16, 1948 –
<b>Community Cannery Has Auspicious Opening</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The Marion cannery
opened the season Tuesday, July 13<sup>th</sup>, with 20 families
preserving food. Green beans, squash and beets were the principal
commodities on the opening day.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> A shipment of cans was
received recently and a supply of the different sizes and lining are
on hand now for canning any commodities that any one may have.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The local cannery has
persistently held to the same precessing fee of two cents per can of
number two or number three cans and two cents per quart for larger
sizes as when glass half gallons are used. New tin cans are
available at five and six cents each for numbers two and three.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The facilities for
derimming and reflanging the used cans are still maintained for those
desiring to use their tin cans twice or even three times when in good
condition. This is an economy worth considering for a very little
extra trouble for any who desire to take advantage of it. It has been
practiced very successfully in this cannery for several years. The
cost of processing in the used cans in three cents each which
includes the cost of a new lid, the use of the machine in
reconditioning the can, and the processing fee.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The days of operation
are Tuesday and Fridays and with the increased cost of fuel and
facilities, everyone is urged to bring the commodities in the morning
so that as many cans may be processed at the same time as possible.
The cannery program is maintained in the interest of better nutrition
and general welfare of the patrons of our community.</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWqJkABMKK1Lw-czszq4Lr5D7T0JuYf96KbmI3sve0j0b5zd_l1H62IhP3FZ21EHInjum_DmXWl5thc2zlH3r4AXl18kVPBsDU-uFsqGeU2-cxW49IJc4-3lwSV--u_1QSmcZWaSPaNBb7pporO-HgqyqFKjl0XJUmKclWsS7rP6CPDEW3GqzTbHardE/s566/MineralCase%20(x).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="566" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWqJkABMKK1Lw-czszq4Lr5D7T0JuYf96KbmI3sve0j0b5zd_l1H62IhP3FZ21EHInjum_DmXWl5thc2zlH3r4AXl18kVPBsDU-uFsqGeU2-cxW49IJc4-3lwSV--u_1QSmcZWaSPaNBb7pporO-HgqyqFKjl0XJUmKclWsS7rP6CPDEW3GqzTbHardE/s320/MineralCase%20(x).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Nov. 4, 1954 – <b>New
Mineral Case.</b><p></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Offering a new interest
to local folks as well as visitors, a new mineral display case has
recently been erected on the outside wall of the County Clerk's
office on the Courthouse Square.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Attractive and unusual
specimens of fluorspar and other minerals from this area will soon be
placed in the exhibit case. </p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> It's easy
visibility from Main Street, plus display lights to show off the
specimens at night, is expected to attract many out-of-town visitors
and call attention to our resources in this area. Mr. Ben E.
Clement is pictured standing in front of the new display.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Citizens are invited to
submit unusual or interesting specimens for the exhibit which may
include fluorspar samples, "coal plant fossils" and other
unusual specimens. Contribution will be acknowledged on an
identification card placed on each specimen displayed.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The new mineral display
case has been made possible by the Crittenden County Development
Association and by a committee formed for this purpose, consisting of
Mr. Ben E. Clement and Mayor Sylvan Clark. (This piece of past
Crittenden County History was located on the side of the old clerk's
office that was located next to the Court House. It was torn
down in 1961 with the old court house to make room for the new Court
House that was built in 1961.)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Nov.
4, 1954 </span><b>-West Kentucky Pony Sales.</b></p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> West Kentucky Pony Sales
barn just north of the Marion city limits hummed with activity
yesterday as final preparations were underway for the first day of
the spring sale. J. W. Lingang, owner estimated some 200 ponies were
already on hand early Wednesday afternoon. Lingang's sale is the
first to be held in Marion. It is housed in a spacious, attractive
barn near the city limits.
</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> The building, formerly a
racetrack barn, has undergone a complete face-lifting and more
buildings, including a snack bar, lounges and the sale ring, have
been added to it. The sale area itself contains 300 theatre-type
seats from which buyers can view ponies as they are led in.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> An open house for
residents of the Marion area was held at the barn Sunday and several
hundred people took advantage of the occasion to view the facilities.</p>
<p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> They saw miniature
stalls, identical in every way with an ordinary horse's stall except
they were scaled down to a Shetland's size. Several ponies were
already on hand, and visitors unfamiliar with the breed examined them
to see just what size they were and how they differed from other
equines. (The Lingang Pony Sales was located where the empty cattle
barn is today on Hwy. 60 East.)</p>
<p align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>
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