The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-02-25
NEWS NOTES

John II. West, aged SO, and we'll
known citizen of Garrard county, is
dead.
J. Pierpont Morgan was well enough
10 attend the battle of flowers at &C.
zira, Egypt.
The rual mail carries of Hardin county
have formed an organization TO advance
the cause of good roads.
Claude B. Terrill, speaker Of the
House of Representatives, is critically
i'll at his home in Milton.
Colby Jenkins. a we'll known citizen
of the Bryantsville section of Garrard,
is dead.
NJ. j. Furris, Of Danville, has bought
1925. COOS worth Of stock in an Arizona
copper mine.
Mr.. ]. w. Sallee, Of Harrodsburg,
has been elected cashier Of the Deposit
Bank at Mckinney, Lincoln county.
Railroads last week placed large or
ders for rails and equipment. adding
greatly to the vitality of the steel trade
George Hopper, Jr., Of Stanford. was
awarded the medal as the winner Of the
annual 22nd oratorical contest Of Centre
College.
An oil we'll with an initial flow OF 400
barrels daily has proved new petrol
cum area in the southern part OF Morgan
county.
Roy G. Schooler, of Garrard' county,
had the misfortune to lose a fine Jack, |
valued at 1000 He carried an insur-
ance of $500
Fire at Columbus, Ca, caused loss
approximating s1,OOO.O 900, inadequacy
Of the water supply hindering the work
of the fireman.
DIR. John F. Russell, superintendent
of the Matteawan Hospital, testified at
Gov. Suffers investigation that he had
been offered $4,000 to free Harry
Thaw.
Newt Arnold, who killed Attorney
Harry Bailey at Cynthiana over fee he |
owed him, was held without bail at his |
examining trial last week.
Eight thousand teachers are expected
to attend the convention Of the National
Educational Association which opened
IN Philadelphia yesterday.
Vanarsdall & Robinson have sold five
fine mules the past week at prices rang
ing from $500 to s275 per head. They
purchased Is head at about the same
prices.-Danville Advocate.
While their mother visited at the
house of neighbor, three small chill
dren we e burned to death at Oxley. w.
Va, when fire consumed their house.
President-elect Wilson yesterday an.
nounced that he will call an extra ses-
sion of Congress to convene April /, and
consider the tariff bills, which will be
ready by that time.
Forty-eight candidates had the rank
Of page conferred upon them at the cele-
bration of the forty-ninth anniversary OF
Phoenix Lodge. No. IS. Knights of Ply
thias, Lexington, Thursday night.
Judge Charles A. Hardin fined three
men for contempt at court at Stanford
the other day. Two caught it for ap-
plauding the utterances of witness
and one for failing TO appear in court
when summoned.
A. Ii. Patton, of jackson, chief coun
col for tho an oollad O,llohon oon..;-.
tors, has been indicted in Breathitt coun-
ty for alleged subordination OF perjury
in'the cases recently tried at Winches
ter.
President-elect Wilson is said 10 be
alarmed greatly at Representative
Fitzgerald's estimate that appropria-
tions by this Congress will exceed by
500, 600. 900 those OF any previous ses-
sion.
At their home in Louisville, Ben |
Beach, aged 10. killed Gilbert LeHue,
late an infantry sergeant and former
lawyer, who attacked him with a sword |
after assaulting four others Of the house
hold.
There will be legislative hearing al
Albany, n. ", Wednesday on eleven
bills designed to carry into effect Coy.
Suffers ideas for the reform Of the New
York Stock Exchange.
The body of Joe Shepherd, known as
Big Boy, one of the negroes accused OF
killing Deputy Sheriff Geo. N. Hart on
the streets, Winchester Nov. 24th, was
found in Red River by Mike Wills and
tenant on his farm.
Mrs f. j. Cheek. OF Danville, has ar-
ranged to furnish a room at the w, w.
Massie Memorial Hospital. in Paris, to
the name Of her father, the
late James w. Ingels, who was one OF
the pioneer and successful business men
Of Paris.
J. Norton Fitch, of Jessamine, has
been appointed by Governor McCreary
a member Of the Board of Control to fill
the vacancy caused by the appointment
Of Judge A. J. g. Wells, of Galloway
county. warden of the penitentiary at
Frankfort.
At Burgin 81. A. Burdett, town mar
shall, shot and killed John Elkin. The
father of the latter was drunk and when
the officer asked him TO take the old gen.
tleman home, John Elkin struck him
with stick. shooting bee followed,
in which Elkin was fatally wounded
and Marshal Burdett received a flesh