Mrs. Clays Farm Brings Over 200 At Auction
Real estate agent L P Evans of Richmond sold Mrs Mary Harris Clays farm near Harris Flat six miles south of Richmond in three tracts totaling 573 acres at average prices above 200 per acre. Tract 1 142.62 acres to John C Stone 245 25 per acre. Tract 2 200 acres to W F Moody 250 10. Tract 3 229.87 acres to John W Herndon ? acres. Prominent buyers from six counties attended. The farm part of Blythewood once owned by Major John D Harris. Col Bolivar Bond was auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Evans
Richmond
Mary Harris Clay
Paris
John C. Stone
Lexington
W.F. Moody
Kingston
Madison County
John W. Herndon
Berea
Evans
Col
Bolivar Bond
Madison Democrats Head to Louisville Convention
A large Madison county delegation travels to Louisville Wednesday to attend the Democratic State platform convention starting Thursday noon. Each county gets a delegate for every 50 votes cast for Wilson in 1916, with Madison selecting 66 delegates last Saturday. Hotels report full reservations, possibly limiting attendance. The State Bankers’ Association also meets in Falls City at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Louisville
Democratic State Platform
Wilson
Madison
State Bankers’ Association
Falls City
Remember the Goodloe Sale at Farm on Sept 4
A newspaper notice urges attendance at the Goodloe Sale on Thursday September 4. The event features livestock farming implements and land offered personally by the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodloe
John McBride Will Probated In County Court
The will of John McBride was offered for probate in the county court Monday and ordered probated. He leaves his property to his wife for life and at her death equals shares to his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McBride
Disturbs Religious Worship Charge In County School House
A warrant sworn in Madison Quarterly court by Eugene McCuddy charges Lee Hackworth with disturbing religious worship at the McCord school house during a Sunday school session, causing its dismissal by the superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Quarterly Court
Eugene McCuddy
Lee Hackworth
McCord
Peace terms handed to Austrian plenipotentiaries
Bulletin revised text of Austria's peace terms and allied reply to Austrian counter proposals were handed to Austrian plenipotentiaries. A letter reiterating Serbia's ultimatum, deemed unacceptable, had precipitated the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Austria
Serbia
Market Summary: Fat Heifers Steady in Cincinnati Cattle Steady in Louisville
Fat heifers sold 10c to 1l higher in Cincinnati while steers ranged lower than last week. In Louisville cattle were slow at about 250 head with tops around 15 dollars, hogs steady with 400 head noted, and sheep 300 head steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Louisville
Experts Propose Permanent Rail Legislation To Curb Strikes
The Interstate Commerce Sub-Committee plans a permanent railroad bill authorizing private ownership and operation under strict government control. It would prohibit strikes and lockouts of railroad workers and was submitted to the Senate. A tentative bill similar to the Cummins plan has been referred to the full committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Senate
Interstate Commerce Sub-Committee
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senator Robinson Pushes Rail Strike Law in Senate
Arkansas Senator Robinson urged a law to prohibit strikes or lockouts of railroad employees to protect the public during transportation. He said Congress must act to safeguard public interests as the Senate debated the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Washington
Tioops
Robinson
Senate
Congress
Girl Assaulted Near Georgetown on Indian Creek Pike
Bloodhounds track a man who assaulted Ella Vance a 16 year old girl found bound and gagged near her home on Indian Creek pike 13 miles from Georgetown. She was en route to school when discovered by a passerby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Georgetown
Ella Vance
Henry Vance
Indian Creek Pike
Cotton Crop Forecasts in Washington Drought Impact
The Department of Agriculture forecast a cotton crop of 11,230,000 bales in Washington, down from 12,040,532 bales last year. The report notes a decline attributed to weather conditions affecting yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Madison county teachers hold second meeting in court room
In the Madison county court room at 10 a m Saturday the second meeting of the county teachers drew 40 attendees. Devotional exercises and songs opened the session with remarks on preventing epidemics in schools and the community. Illiteracy counts were noted as low among whites and district plans discussed eradication. The next gathering on Sept 27 will hear a male quartet perform Grandfather's Farm and other selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
B. F. Dizney
S. S. Myers
Adelia Fox
Dizney
Marie Quillen
Ida Tribble
J. B. Harris
Sept. Edwards
General Assembly
Paris B. Aiken
Eugene Spurlock
Charles Edwards
David Brooks
Fire destroys Catlettsburg liquor businesses and hotel
A large blaze in Catlettsburg caused an estimated 150000 in losses. The Union Liquor Company store containing about 15000 worth of whisky Stenders saloon with 10000 of whisky Pall s saloon with 1000 of liquors a pool room and the Riverview Hotel were burned to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlettsburg
Union Liquor Company
Stender’s
Pall’s
Riverview
Fresh Fish Supply Ordered for Neff's Fish & Oyster House
Break the monotony of daily meals by ordering a fresh fish supply for dinner. It’s fish season and Neff's Fish & Oyster House offers a fresh supply. Phone 431.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neff’s Fish & Oyster House
Malicious rumors in Richmond branded untrue
Reports claiming government secret service agents investigated profiteering by Richmond merchants are baseless. Officials say no warrants were issued, no suspects brought before them, and no evidence supports the rumors. Several businessmen deny ties to such investigations and offer rewards for the rumor’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Daily Register
U. S
Warfield Bennett
L. A. Burnam
Grand Jury
Mrs Bronston Rents Her Farm on Barnes Mill Pike
Mrs J C Bronston did not sell her farm on Barnes Mill pike near Silver Creek Tuesday. John Dawson offered rent of 1200 dollars a year and she rented it to Dawson for one year. The 138 acre property is productive with good crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronston
J. C. Bronston
Barnes Mill Pike
Silver Creek
John Dawson
Mr. Dawson
Big Stock Trader Purchases 200 Ewes at Local Yards
J. D. Whitehouse a Boyle county stock trader visited for court day sales and bought about 200 head of ewes at the stock yards here priced from 12 to 12.50 dollars per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Whitehouse
Boyle County
Council to press Romania for written reply to notes
The supreme council met to address Romania's failure to respond in writing to its notes. It is likely an emphatic note will be sent soon demanding an immediate reply to the council's communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Paris
Supreme Council
Italians Massacred by Albanian Clansmen Reported
Belgrade reports Italian troops suffered a massacre in attacks by Albanian clansmen. The surviving Italian soldiers moved toward Durazzo and other fortified positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Politika
Durazzo
Madison county votes again on 20 cent road tax
At the Fiscal Court meeting the court voted 7 to 1 to hold a special election on November 4 to test the 20 cent road tax. State Road Department and government funds near five million dollars are highlighted as funding prospects, urging voters to approve the measure. Tarvia has drawn attention due to slippery conditions on level roads and limited use on the two miles of pike near Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Dawson
State Road Department
Kentucky
Squire Long
Richmond
Flu Serum Now in County Health Officer Hands
Flu serum has been received and placed under the county health officer for distribution. Any doctor in the county may obtain it by calling the office of Dr. J. G. Bosley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Bosley
Selling Big Type Hogs H. C. Pieratt's Demand for Poland China Hogs
H. C. Pieratt reports strong demand for Big Type Poland China hogs. He sold a boar to Sam Ross of Richmond and others to Virgil Tudor J. W. Park of Union City and T. G. Boain of Rice's Station. He notes the hogs bring good prices and are bred to the notch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pieratt
Sam Ross
Richmond
Virgil Tudor
J. W. Park
Union City
T. G. Boain
Rice’s Station
Mr. Pieratt
High priced mule tops sale at local market
J. M. Hayden sold an extra nice horse mule for Mrs. D. A. McCord here Monday for 240 dollars. The auction indicated this was the highest priced mule of the day, while mule colts sold well except the smaller ones, with scrubs as low as 30 dollars. A for sale note added a nice harness mare from N. B. Deatherage at 2323.
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J. M. Hayden
D. A. McCord
Dove Hunters Begin Busy Season Today
County Clerk Jennings Maupin issues hunting licenses as the dove season opens. Hunters may take up to fifteen birds per day, must hunt after sunrise and before sunset, under state game law restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Maupin
Boy Injures Foot In Accidental Rifle Discharge
A boy accidentally fired a rifle while playing and sustained a painful wound to his foot. The injury is described as not serious, and he is expected to recover fully. The incident occurred last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Breck, Jr
Huns Warned to Gut Out Austria
Paris dispatch says the peace conference supreme council will send a strong note to Germany criticizing a German constitution provision for Austrian representation in the reichsrat. If not removed within a fortnight the Allies threaten further occupation of the left bank of the Rhine. The provision clashes with the Versailles treaty forbidding German influence in Austrian affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Austria
Germany
Reichrath
Rhine
Joe Boggs sworn Kentucky State Road Commissioner
Richmond's Joe S. Boggs sworn in as Kentucky State Road Commissioner by Governor Black. Kentucky road work surges with federal aid projected to reach 8 million by July as projects bloom on Midland Trail Dixie Jackson East West Highways and more across counties Jefferson Jessamine Boone Grant Graves Larue Scott Todd Trigg Warren Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe S. Boggs
Richmond
Kentucky
Frankfort
Boggs
Guv. Black
Dixie, Jackson
East and West
Nelson
Jackson
Big Sandy
Louisville
Cincinnati
Paducah
Rockcastle
Hart
Mercer
Fayette
Rowan
Carter
Boyd
Jefferson, Jessamine
Boone, Grant, Graves, Larue Scott
Todd Trigg Warren
Washington Counties
Two More Car Lines Run Hailed In Louisville Strike
Louisville reports two additional streetcar lines in service as a union strike continues. In Portland suburb a crowd attacked a car, windows were demolished and the motorman injured. Police responded to a riot call and three arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Louisville
Street Railway
Portland
Florida insurance man Tom Stewart returns to Tampa home
Up From Florida Tom Stewart, a prominent insurance man, spends vacation with his father A. W. Stewart in this county. Mr. Stewart resides in Tampa, one of Florida's five towns. He receives a warm welcome home as they reunite for the first time in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stewart
Florida
A. W. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Tampa
Sunshine State
Lost sow near Crutcher Pike in Kentucky
A black Poland China sow weighing about 250 pounds with a white face and wart on the nose strayed from a farm one mile from Crutcher Pike Newby Kentucky. It was near farrowing time. Reward offered for return or information. Contact Mrs. Charles Jenkins R. D. 1 Newby Ky 2322p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crutcher Pike
Poland
Farrow
Charles Jenkins
R. D
Newby
Presbyterian meeting and prayer schedule at Paint Lick
First Presbyterian Church reports Dr. Telford will attend a Transylvania Presbytery gathering at Paint Lick this week. There will be no prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Telford
Transylvania Presbytery
Paint Lick
Presbyterian Church
C. W. E. M. Announces Wednesday Meeting
The C. W. E. M. will hold a regular meeting in the Christian church parlor on Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Every member is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Mexicans Wound American Fliers Near Rio Grande
Captain David B. McNabb and Lieut. Johnson, American aviators, were fired on by Mexicans near Laredo Texas as they flew low toward the Rio Grande. McNabb was wounded in the head but Johnson guided the craft to the American side and both men received aid from a nearby farmhouse and a surgeon airlifted from headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
David B. McNabb
Johnson
Rio Grande
McNabb
Bootlegging Theory Shifts in Nashville Murder Case
Nashville police say J E Fenston released after arrest tied to the Robin Cooper killing. Fenston, a liquor dealer, traveled from Louisville the night of the murder and a woman, Casey Jordan, is being questioned. Officers abandon blackmail theory and implicate bootleggers. 150 quarts of whisky found with them. A local farmer reports seeing a second automobile linked to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
J. E. Fenston
Robin Cooper
Louisville
Cooper
Casey Jordan
Fenston
Fenston J
Kentucky Women Urge Suffrage at Democratic Rally
A Lexington delegation led by Laura Clay and Mrs. Dunster Gibson Foster will press the state Democratic Convention in Louisville to back the national party pledge on woman suffrage. Rumor says Gov Black favors J C W Beckham for Committee on Resolutions. Beckham opposed the suffrage amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Clay
Dunster Gibson Foster
Wm. Dowell Oldham
Anthony A. McQuade
Lexington
Louisville
Kentucky
United States
J. C. W. Beckham
James D. Black
Beckham
France Faces Toll of War in Peace Treaty Debate
Capt. Andre Tardieu told the Chamber of Deputies that France suffered 26 percent of mobilized men dead in the war. He added that 57 percent of men under 31 with colors were killed in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Andre Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
Eage
Mitchell Buys 144-Acre Versailles Road Farm for Shorthorn Cattle
S. D. Mitchell of Topeka Kansas purchased the J. C. Calhoun farm of 144 acres on the Versailles road known as the Bosworth place. He plans to use it as a shorthorn cattle farm. Mitchell formerly lived in Bourbon County and has operated a Kansas ranch for eighteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Mitchell
Topeka
Kan
J. C. Calhoun
Versailles Road
Bosworth Place
Mitch
Bourbon County
Kansas
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Johnnie McBride
Scott County
Safe and Sound
N. B
Deatherage
HUNS
Joe Boggs
Nashville
Miss Clay
France
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