Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-11
Lexington Company of Second
Regiment to BE Composed
of Irish-Americans.
Louisville Firm Contracts for
the Labor of All Unem-
plOyed COnvicts.
A.O.H. OF LOUISVILLE INCORPORATED

FRANKFORT, KY. March 10.-The
Democratic State Central Committee at
Lexington fixed the date of the State
Democratic Convention for June q and
the place Louisville. Lexington, backed
by Senator Goebel, made hard fight,
but lost by a close margin. Hon. Ollie
James was elected to fill the vacancy on
the committee caused by the resignation
of Senator Goebel
The Board of Prison Commissioners
met Tuesday night and awarded the con-
tract to the Albin Company of Louisville,
for the labor of all unemployed convicts
at the Frankfort and Eddyville peniten-
tiaries at forty cents per day for each
man. The lease will include the labor of
80 to $50 convicts, and will put to work
every able-bodied man in the two prisons
for the first time i'll years. This is the
same rate at which convicts leased by the
Martin Company are leased under the big
chair contract lease. The Albin Company
will work the convicts in the manufacture
of furniture. The monthly accounts
were approved and routine business at
tended to. The permanent election of a
deputy warden was postponed until the
next meeting.
Chief Clerk ]. L. Scott, of the Board of
Equalization, says that the board will
probably begin to hear counties on assess
ments by March IA. This is about two
weeks earlier tnan the boards expected to
hear the counties.
The Covington Cuvier Hunting and
Fishing Club, of Kenton county, filed
articles of incorporation with the Secre-
tary of State today. The object of the
cor poration is to protect and increase the
game and fish Of the State. DR.. f. S.
Stuart and Fl. A. Whitney, ineorporators.
The Court of Appeals has affirmed the
judgment of the lower court in the case
of R. Monarch VS.. +. A. Carter. The
suit was brought to recover 81, 900 salary,
alleged to be due as salesman. The lower
court gave judgment for $1,000, subject
to credit of 81 200.
Representative Campbell Cantrell, OF
Georgetown, came down Tuesday, in
company with Hon. Robert Hern, oil
Georgetown. Mr.. Hern is an original
Owen county man and a sterling Demo
crat. He is an applicant for the Deputy
Wardenship. 1t will be remembered that
Ed Booth, of Lawrenceburg, was tempo
rarily elected Deputy Warden until the
meeting Tuesday.
The wife of Mr.. +. ]. Lutkemier, of the
firm of Gobbe & Lutkemier, died in this
city last Thursday morning. Mrs
Lutkemier was good pious Christian
lady, beloved by her friends whom
she counted by the score, and hel
many relatives who surrounded her bed
side when she passed away. Her sor
rowing friends and relatives extend tC
the bereaved husband and little son theil
sincere sympathy. May her soul rest IL
peace.
Division 1, A. o. H. badges arrived las
week, and every member is requested t.
attend the meeting next Tuesday night
and secure one for St. Patrick's Day
The badges are very handsome and much
admired.
Miss Mayme Mcnamara and brother
D. ]. Mcnamara, spent Sunday with rela
tives in this city.
Miss Mamie Newman, of Lexington
and Miss Mae Sullivan, of Lafayette
Ind, are the guests of relatives in this
city.
The reorganization of the Second Regi
ment, Kentucky State Guards, is pro
crossing nicely, and within the next few
days eleven companies will have beer
mustered into service by Mastering Off
Ger Captain Bernard Graham, of this city
Captain Graham, since he has been APP
pointed mastering officer by Governor
Bradley, has mustered in the following
companies: Frankfort, Capt. Graham
Pewee Valley, Capt. Mathews; Lexing
ington, two companies, Capt. {. c. Cal
houn and Capt. Fred Wilson, command
ing; Somerset, Capt Stacks; Winchester
Capt. Ed. Houseford; Barbourville, Capt
Harron; Williamsburg, Capt. Walker
Morehead, Capt. Rose. Roger d. Will
Jams, of Lexington, will be Colonel o
the gallant Second.
State Inspector and Examiner Lester II
writing report on the investigation Of
fees of certain officers in Lexington. Mr.
Lester scales the fees in question con
siderable sum, though he has not made
public the exact figures.
The American Clothing Company o
Louisville, with capital stock of $50, 900
and the Jackpot Telephone Company o
Powell county filed articles of incorpora
ton in the Secretary of States office.
The County Board Of Directors of thu
Ancient Order of Hibernans of Louis
vile filed articles of incorporation in thu
office of Secretary of State on Saturda,
last.