Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1888 — THE TOLLIVER WAR. [ARTICLE]

THE TOLLIVER WAR.

Peace Reigns in Morehead, Ky,, the Seat of the Feud in Whioh Twentytwo Men Were Slain. [Lexington (Ky.) special.] Morehead, Ky., has been prominent before the public during the last three years because of the bloodshed and reign of terror in Rowan County and her capital. A great change has come over Morehead, and now, instead of the crack of the deathdealing Winchester, can be heard the hum of industry and the scenes of peace. It was six months ago when Craig Tolliver and three of his men were slain by the law and order men of Rowan County, and today Morehead is not like the same place. Confidence has been restored, and the population of the place has increased nntil there is not a vacant house in the town. Those who took part in the fight against Tolliver and his gang on June 22 do not appear to gloat over their victory in the least, and treat Tolliver’s friends and sympathizers with the utmost consideration. In fact, there seems to be little desire on the part of anybody to renew the feud which has, in three short years, been the cause of twenty men losing their lives. The widow of Bud Tolliver has made some threats against Boone Logan, it is true, but that young man doesn’t seem to care much for them. The “fighting - ' Tollivers all live in Elliott County, but occasionally come down to Morehead. While there they behave themselves, and do not try to run the town as they formerly did. The twenty men who have been killed since the Martin-Tolliver feud began in August, 1884, lie buried in several counties and in many different graveyards.