The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-01-17
NEWS NOTES

Smith q Turney, OF Harrison county.
bought Of Frank Barton, OF Bourbon, six
yearling mules at 500.
Hon. Harry Schoberth and Miss Mary
Judge, prominent young people of Yer
sailles, were married Wednesday.
The Senate by a vote of Al to 21
refused to include the French ISOLATION
claims in the Omnibus Claims Bill.
Six million packages were handled by
parcel post during the first seven days
OF the operation Of the new sytem-
Vice President-elect Marshall and
Mrs. Marshall left Wednesday for Arizo
ma for vacation before the Inaugural
ton on March 4th.
Ten per cent. of Chicago fires are in
cendiary, according to the statement
made by A. A. Back. Chief Deputy
State Fire Marshal of Illinois.
Joe SANKEY'S corn crib near Scuffie
town, Henderson county, holding ten
thousand bushels of corn, was swept in
to the Ohio river by the flood.
Colman Day, the, ffteen-yaar-old son
of Russell Day, was instantly killed at
the Lee Congleton Lumber Camps at
Yellow Rock, by being thrown from a
mule.
For the first time in its history the
Tennessee Public School Officers Asso-
citation yesterday elected a woman
president.
Senators from Rocky Mountain States
sent letter to President-elect Wilson
asking him to name Western man
Secretary of the Interior.
President Barker, of State University,
has accepted the resigtion of Athteti
Director E. r. Sweetland. and has des-
ignated Prof. j. J. Tigert to act in his
stead.
Representative Helm, of Kentucky,
criticised severely the officers of the
army yesterday, charging incompetency
and jealousy and ''log-rolling" for APP
preparations.
John Spozenfeld, a prominent citizen
and business man OF Detroit, Mich died
on Q. & @. train near Burgin. He was
returning from Florida, where he had
been for his health.
Seven persons are believed to have
been killed in Hillsboro Bay, near
Tampa, Fla, when an unidentified
launch blew and sank, according to
advices from st. Petersburg.
The Democratic caucus at Nashvin
have indorsed Judge NJ. 7. Bryan, a
former Kentuckian, for the short term
Senatorship. Judge John K Shields
and B. A. Enice led in the joint ballot
for the long term.
Alton B. Parker has been selected by
the Nominating Committee as the nom
inee for president Of the New York
State Bar Association, which will hold
its annual meeting at Utica the latter
part Of January.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Gooch is the champion
butter maker of the Danvile section.
The past year she MIXED eight cows,
and after selling a large quantity of
milk and providing plenty for the fami-
ly, she made 1,SOS pounds of butter.
which she sold for S452.
The Supreme Court of Virginia re-
fused new trials for Floyd Allen and
his son, Claude S. Allen, the Hillsville
gunner. convicted of murders at Car
roll court house. Unless Gov Mann
intervenes, they will be electrocuted
today.
Creamelle Vale, a Holsten COW de-
veloped in Massachusetts, is the worlds
milk champion of all breeds, having ov-
ershadowed all previous yearly records |
by her remarkable production of 30, 653
pounds of milk. This record is further
strengthened by one of the largest but
ter productions of the breed
The town Of Bristol, Va, which for |
years has shared its postofice facilities
with Bristol, Tenn. virtually the same
town, separated only by an intangible
boundary line, will soon have a post
Office OF its own. 1t is a victory. after
years of political contention, for Repre-
sentative c. B. Slemp.
With d. F. Deaton and Govan Smith
In Jail at Winchester, and with perjury
investigation ordered by Judge Benton
at Winchester, A. F. Byrd and John NJ.
Stevenson attorneys for the prosecution
are now in Jackson securing the town
for the proof against certain alibl wit
nesses in the Callahan trial.
f. R. Sweetland. athletic director at
State University, and five students were
indicated at Lexington for the alleged
intimidation aud imrisonment of K. S.
Webb, former assistant football coach.
Mr.. Sweetland was acquitted of using
abusive language to.Mr. Webb, following
which he resigned as athletic director.
Representative Adamson, OF Georgia,
issued statement in which he de-
nounced free tools to costwise shipping
as a subsidy TO trust which needed no
protection, and violation of treaty and
national honor. and urged President
Taft to transmit a special message to
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