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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
A GOLD MEDAL OFFERED
FOR BEST COMPOSITION
On Repair and Maintenance OF
Earth ROads-Is Worth
Trying For.

A gold medal to the school boy
or girl between the ages of 10 and
Is who writes the best composition
not to exceed 500 words on the re-
pair and maintenance of earth
roads, is to be awarded by Logan
Waller Page, Director, Office of Pub
lie Roads, Pnited States Department
of Agriculture, Washington, y. c.
All compositions must be submitted
to Mr.. Page before May Is, 1913,
and the medal will be awarded as
soon thereafter as the compositions
can be graded The composition
may be based on knowledge gained
from books or other sources, but no
quotations should be made.
After many years experience in
dealing with the public road situa-
tion of the country, it is Mr.. Pages
belief that ignorance on the sub
ject of repair and maintenance of
roads is as much the cause of their
bad condition as any other one fac
tor. 1t is expected that the compe-
tition will bring about q. better wa-
derstanding of the subject of repair
and maintenance in the rural dis
tricts.
Many children living in the rural
districts have experienced the dis
advantages of roads made fmpassa-
BILE through a lack of proper main
tenance and it is expected that their
interest in the competition will
stimulate greater interest among
the parents. Bad roads have pre-
vented many children from obtain
ing proper education and have
even prevented doctors from reach
ing the side of rural patients in
time to save their lives.
Any child between the ages men,
toned. attending a country school,
may compete. Only one side of the
paper must be written on; each
page should be numbered; the name.
age and address of the writer, and
the location of the school which he
or she is attending must be plainly
written at the top of the first page.
No further information can be OBJ
tanned from the Office of Public
Roads. This announcement should
be plain to everyone, and all child
rem will thus start on a basis of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
Quarterly Conference April 10th.

The Quarterly Conference of the
Methodist Church. South. will be
held Saturday afternoon at Goshen
church. Preaching services will be
held that day at o'clock p. m. and
just after preaching the business of
the conference will be taken care
OF. All the stewards are requested
to be present with their reports.
There Will also be preaching at
Goshen church Sunday. April goth.
by the Presiding Elder, Bro. Thomp-
son.
There will be preaching at Hart
ford Sunday also, the regular morn
ing and evening services. SO If you
don't care to go to Goshen. come
out to the regular service.
w. f. SAVILLE, Pastor.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
MINERS FAMILIES ON
VERGE OE STARVATION

Spottsville, Ky, April IAN
appeal for assistance from the Gov
eminent was contained in a letter
sent by the unemployed miners to
Congressman A. o. Stanley to-day.
Forty or fifty miners and their fam
lilies are facing starvation as result
of the flooding OF the mines at this
place, which will throw them out of
work at least for several months.
For two weeks before the water
reached high flood stage the
mines suspended work because of
lack of orders. Now that the mines
are filed with water, and with the
company store. the only place where
they can secure credit. closed, the
miners are in dire straits. Most of
them find 1t impossible to obtain
credit at any of the other stores in
the city.
Captain Naylor. in charge OF the
Government relief headquarters at
Evansville, will also be asked to
aid the miners until they can Sc
cure work. The coal business gen
orally is dull at present.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
BABY BOY WAS FOUND
IN BASKET ON PORCH
Waiting For a New Mother
Surprise For a Madison.
vile Woman.

The jacksonville Hustler of Fri
day says:
Returning home at an early hour
Thursday morning after spending
the night with a neighbor, Mrs.
Claude Sisk, South Seminary street,
saw basket on her front porch,
| and installing it for groceries sent
out by her husband, met with some
surprise when the lid was lifted to
find healthy baby boy about five
or six weeks old. The baby was ev-
identity left there by some unknown
person during the night. who be-
lieved Mrs. Sisk would make an
ideal mother for the child.
Mr.. Sisk, who is carpenter,
had been out of the city for several
days at work. and his wife and
small child had been spending the
nights with neighbors. Thursday
morning her son saw the basket on
the porch of their home, the old
McCulley place, and FASTENED back
to tell his mother that father had
come home :, Mrs. Sisk went home
and upon making an investigation
of the basket, found the infant,
which had been left there some
time during the night. Neighbour
were notified and the child taken
into the home.
The baby appears to he i've or
six weeks old. 1t was neatly dress
ed, and very coy bed had been
made for it in the basket, an oil
cloth having been wrapped around
it to keep the night air out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sisk, it is under
stood, have not decided whether
they will adopt the child or not,
but at any rate the party who left
it there found good home for the
infant for the time being. Where
the child came from is a mystery
that VIII probably never be known,
but many believe that it was
brought here from the country or
one of the nearby cities.
Sheriff Stanley is at work on the
case and it is barely possible he
may learn something of the parent
age of the child. The outcome of
his Investigations will be awaited
with interest.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
WORDS OF APPRECIATION
FROM CAPTAIN DeWEESE,
Louisville, Ky, April IL. 1913

Louisville, Ky, April IL. 1913.
Mr.. Heber Matthews, Hartford.
KY, Dear Mr.. Matthew'S appre-
ciate the editorial compliment you
paid the officers and men of Com
pany ii in your last weeks Herald
Not every one understands the OBJ
stacles that are to be met and over
come in keeping up a military or
ganization in small town like
Hartford. Ii could not be done
without the friendly aid of the 10.
cal papers. This we have always
had. feel sure that a pretty large
per cent of our people are either in
different or unfriendly to our or
ganization. You have never beer
In this class. but on the contrary
have always given us substantial
and valuable aid. feel that this
assistance at least de-
serves an expression of gratitude.
Believe me most sincerely.
j. M. DeWEESE.
Capt. Com. Co. H.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
A PLAN TO PAY DOCTOR
FOR KEEPING YOU WELL
Hartford, KY, April IA, 1918.

Hartford, KY, April IA, 1913.
At the regular meeting of the
Ohio County Medical Society held
in Hartford, April Sd, the following
preamble and resolution was Offer
ed and after some discussion, it was
ordered published in, the Herald
and Republican, so that it might be
considered by the entire profession
and the public before being finally
acted upon by the Society at the
next regular meeting in Beaver
Dam on Thursday, May 1, 1913, at
l D. m.
Inasmuch as the National, State
and county governments, with the
press and every worthy medical
man, are striving to prevent dis
ease, and with considerable success,
without, however. the medical man
being compensated in financial
way for services rendered, and fur
Their, we give great deal of advice,
personally and over the telephone,
that is appreciated. but not ordinar-
lily charged for. On the other hand,
many attempt to treat themselves
rather than consult their physician,
either through fear of his charges
or imposition upon his time and
knowledge. Now believing that
there should be the closest and
most intimate cooperation between
the doctor and patron. to the mutu-
al advantage of both, We offer the
following resolution:
That any physician may offer his
Office advice and telephone consul
tation to those of his patrons who
prefer 1t and their immediate fami-
ly, for $1.00 per month or $1,000
a year, payable in advance, the SER
vice to include minor surgery in Of
flee but not to include medicines,
surgical dressings nor appliances,
the doctors agreeing in any given
locality to render free service for
each other when the patrons ply
stefan is out of town, &c. This will
entitle the patron to have a sani-
tary inspection of his premises at
least once year and be advised as
to drainage. heating. ventilation,
water supply. or any advice to pro-
tect family from sickness. OF
course this is not to affect charges
for visits to patients. major sur
gerry or when general anesthetic
Is used.
We hope this may be start to-
ward an ideal relationship and the
Society courts your free discussion
Of this matter with your family
physician. Respectfully,
b. F. TICHENOR,
E. w. FORD.
Committee.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16

Hite, Habit; Arthur Hite, Louis
Vile, and Floyd Hite, Habit, sisters
and brothers, also survive her.
She was member of the Baptist
faith, having Joined the Baptist
church at Habit in 1889.
The remains were borne to Phil
pot Friday morning on the I. C.
train and taken to the Habit Bap-
fist church where the funeral SER
vices were held, conducted by Rev.
Lewis, of Fordsville, at 10 O'Clock.
The interment was in the church
burying ground.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
$1,000 FOR POODLE DOG;
81 FOR BABY, IN BOSTON

Boston. April 12.-An active
traffic in babies at prices ranging
from 81 up is carried on in Boston
according to Mrs. Charlotte Smith,
social worker of this city. who APP
peared before the Legislative Com
mittee on Public Health to-day In
support of bill requiring the reg
istration OF midwiyes.
Mrs. Smith declared that she had
bought infants, and knew where
more could be purchased at any
time.
"The idol of the home in the
Back Bay" she said. sis a poodle
dog. They run from s1OO to ST.
900, while babies are being sold at
from 80 to $40. depending upon
whether they are blondes or bru-
nettes.'
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
DEATH WOUND RECEIVED
BY GIRL IN STRANGE WAY

Somerset, KY. April IA pc
culiar tragedy occurred near Pub
lie. in the eastern part of this coun-
ty, when Miss Cora Whitaker, a
young woman. aged about twenty
years, was killed while in the COM
pany of two young men, Roscoe
Price and Willard Arnold, who say
they do not know whether she shot
herself accidentally or committed
suicide. The shot was fired from
Arnold's revolver, and entered her
side. Death followed shortly.
Arnold and Price had gone walk
ing some distance from the girls
home with her and both say that
Arnold had given her his pistol and
that she was twirling it around on
her fingers when it was discharged,
and that the shot entered her side,
but say they do not know whether
she Intentionally pulled the trigger
while the muzzle of the revolver
was ranging toward her side. or
whether she accidentally touched
the trigger, causing the discharge.
The boys left the girl lying in
the field and went to the home of
her father and told him of the
tragedy. but before they got back
with her father to the place where
she was lying, she was dead.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
Teachers Selected.

At a meeting of the trustees OF
Hartford Graded School District No.
l, the following teachers were
elected for the scholastic years.
1913-1914, viz:
Principal, II. T.. Brown; Vice
Principal, Raymer Tinsley; Assist
ant Principal, A. +. Ellis; Seventh
and Eighth Grades, w. F. Ander-
son; Fifth and Sixth Grades. Mrs.
Ney Foster; Third and Fourth
Grades, Miss Hattie Glenn; First
and Second Grades. Miss Mary
Marks.
The salaries of the teachers per
month, were fixed as follows: Prin-
cipal, $40; Vice Principal, $40:
Assistant Principal, $50; Seventh
and Eighth Grades, $780, Fifth and
Sixth Grades, $50; Third and
Fourth Grades. $45: First and Sec
ond Grades. S45, which is a total of
$3.50 per month or 1890 for the
nine months.
The following well known citi-
zens of Hartford constitute the
Board of Trustees pf Hartford
Graded School District No. l, viz.
DR.. ]. W Taylor, DR.. Z. b. Pendle
ton. w. Fl. ';arnes, ]. D Duke and
w. S. Tinsley.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
NOW, WHAT is THE MATTER
WITH THE CAT, ANYWAY?

Grand Junction. Col. April a.
Joseph Harrison, rancher, was
awakened by the doctor at 4 o'clock
this morning to rock his newborn
twin boys to sleep.
When he went out to the barn to
do his early chores he stumbled
over newborn calf. and just at
ter sunrise his blooded brood SOW
gave birth to litter of six pigs.
Not to be outdone. a setting hen
Matched out eleven little chicks and
a pigeon Matched out two squads.
Harrison says he is going to
shoot the family cat.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
Rare Treat For Teachers.

II there Is a teacher who has not
been attending the annual meetings
OF the Kentucky Educational Asso-
citation. now is a good time to be-
gin. Louisville is the place and APP
ril 80, May 1, 2. and 3 is the time
OF the next meeting. The addresses
and discussions will interest and
benefit YOU. The subjects for dis
cnssion are important and the
speakers are qualified to speak with
authority. The acquaintances you
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
NEW PLAN FOR
HANDLING CROP
Adopted BY Home Ware
house Company.
EACH GRADE TO Be HANDLED
Separately, Thus Facilitating
Delivery-TO Be Pooled
AS Heretofore.
MIR. l.. y. ROBERTSON RESIGNS

The Greensboro Messenger of
Sunday says:
! Secretary l.. n. Robertson, of the
Home Warehouse Company, tender
ed his resignation to the directors
at a meeting held at the court house
Saturday morning, which Yves AZ
copied. and George NJ Taylor was
elected TO succeed him MI Rob-
ertson had been tie secretary of tie
company for a number of Yeas and
has made a faithful nnn efficient o.
ficer. It was with regret tdat his
services were dispensed with. The
meeting was an adjourned QUE for
the purpose of taking the sens of
the stockholders IF the Home Ware
house Company on the plan for SELL
ing the tobacco pooled with that as
ISOLATION.
The Home Warehouse Company
and the American Society of Equity
have been working together for the
last several years, but it was stated
on Saturday that the organizations
would operate as different institu-
tions in the future. Emison Shaw
is the president of the corporation.
The officials of this company have
handling the sales of the tobacco
than that heretofore exercised, and
a committee was appointed to in
vestigate and report at future
meeting. Two methods were offer
ed, and after careful considera-
ton the best ideas We're taken from
the two and the tobacco will be
handled in the future on that basis.
The method as adopted is as fol-
lows:
The tobacco will be pooled as
heretofore, and in the fall samples
will be made up to represent ev-
cry type and grade of the crop.
Each grade will then be sold sepa-
rately, and no grade will be deliver
ed until the whole lot is disposed
of. After the sale is made the COM
pany will then open a warehouse,
where each load of tobacco will be
brought. Such loads as are all of
one grade, that is. all leaf, all Tugs,
or all trash, and that run uniform
can be graded without
and will be taken direct
ly to the factories. thus saving the
growers some expense.
Whenever a load shall contain
more than one grade IL will be un-
loaded at the company warehouse,
and each grade placed in a separate
basket and weighed. Each basket
Will then be graded on its own mer-
Its. If the grade is unsatisfactory
to either the representative or the
buyer, or to the grower. an adjust
Ing committee will be called and
the grade fixed, just as under the
present system. After all the grades
Of load have been fixed, the sec
rotary will give the grower check
Tor his tobacco. Each basket will
De weighed TO the buyer that has
aiken that type of tobacco and it
will be ready to be removed.
Under this system the tobacco
will be constantly unloading on one
Tide of the warehouse. and as con-
family being hauled away by the
buyers on the other, so that no
treat amount of floor space will be
Necessary,
The directors of the company
we're directed to prepare the pool
ng pledges at once and to take all
ecessary steps to carry out the
Ian.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
MEASLES PROVES FATAh
TO MRS. sUDIE BARNHILL

Mrs. Sudie Barnhili wife of DR..
]. 4. Barnhill. Of Fordsville. died
T&ursday morning after short i'll
ness Of measles. She was born at
Habit in 1876 and was 81 years old.
She was lovable woman who had
many friends.
Mrs. Barnhill was married In
Jeffersonville. Ind. March rs.
1897. She is survived by her hus-
band and one son. Her mother.
Mrs. sallie Hite. and Mrs. John
Harrison, Masonville; Miss Lillian
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
FIVE CHILDREN BORN 30
A WOMAN AT ONE TIME

Ithaca, n. Y, April IA quin-
tet OF infants was born recently to
Mrs. Charles Smith. of Dandy, a
few miles south OF there. Mrs.
Smith writes her nephew. Robert
Wafer. prominent Ithaca street
railway Official, that the five are
well and healthy an the physician
expects them to live. II is said that
the birth of quintuplets has been
recorded In this country only three
times.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
In Their Stand for Pro-
gressive Principles.
NO FUSION IS THEIR SLOGAN
Announce Ten Strong Reas-
0nS For Attitude They
Are Now Taking.
No REPUTATION FOR THEM

Greensboro, KY, April I'm
line with the advice of Col Roose-
welt and former United States Sen
ator A. ]. Beverage, many times
repeated, that all true Progressives
should busy themselves continually
spreading the principles of the new
nationalism, Greensboro Moose
have issued statement of reasons
why the Progressive party should
not fuse with the Republican party.
NSeveral prominent Progressives
ofvthe Second District elaborated
in preparing the statement which is
signed by w. e. Barrett, chairman
of the Second Congressional Dis
trict Progressive Committee.
Ten Reasons Given.
The list of reasons includes
"Ffrst--Because the primary cleo
ton law provides that anyone be-
coming candidate for Office must
declare that he afi;liates with the
party under which emblem his
name is placed as the last election.
observation-disclosures the Progress
siye National and State Central
Committees both have most earn
estly advised against it.
"Third-Because the Progress
sives severed their connection with
the Republican party at'the late Re-
publican National Convention.
"Fourth-Because theRepublican
National Committee, by fraud, and
in the most fragrant and brazen
manner, stole the nomination for
President from Theodore ROOse-
welt, the peoples choice.
"Fifth-Because the people OF
this Nation do not believe in dis.
honesty i'm any form. consequently,
psepudiated the Republican party at
the November election.
'Sixth-Because the Republican
party has not indicated, by act or
deed, since 1t was discredited by |
the people, that it has i'm any way
changed it's policies.
observation-disclosures the Republic
an party in this State has not been !
reOraanized since 1t read the Pro-
gressives out of said party for re-
fIsin2 to follow the leadership of
their relentless political machine.
A"Eighth-Because fusion with
the Republican party under such
leadership, can not be of advantage
to the Progressive party; ON the
other hand, it would cause the pcO-
pie to lose confidence i'm said party
as the opponents of a new national
ism which stands for honesty In pol
itics as well as In other walks of
life.
Ne Republican party would gain
but few paltry Offices and
their emOluments, and would be
''selling our birthright for mess
Of pottage," thereby discrediting MS
with the people.
"Tenth-Isecause firm stand
Tor the teachings of the Progressive
party Is an evidence of sincerity IN
our part. and will continue to draw
that element OF citizenship to said
party who believe In cleanliness and
lair dealing for all alike"
II is understood copies of these
reasons" with explanatory letters
win be forwarded to Ed Franks.
boss" OF the remnant that is left
If the G. o. p. organization in Ow-
'nsboro and Daviess county. and to
J. S. Senator William O'Connell
who soon will retire to pri- :
ate life.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
Republicans Fail TO Fuse.
The Central City Argus says:

The Central City Argus says:
The third and probably the final
attempt of the Progressives and Re-
publicans to. fuse In Muhlenberg
county was made at .Greenville last
Saturday and resulted in the same
old fizzle. The result is that both
parties will put tickets In the field
under their own devices. The So
cialists will also put out a county
ticket. so there will be a four-cor-
nered fight for honors, with the
LAY on McDuff' spirit rampant.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16

viii make or renew will be not only
a pleasure but distinct profession
al asset. The social features of the
meeting will make you better
teacher. because a happier tearl err
all next year. A splendid program
has been arranged and a host of
enthusiastic and friendly teachers;
will be there.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
Lanfersiek to Speak.

Hon. Walter Lanferseik. State
Secretary OF the Socialist par
ty OF Kentucky, will speak at the
court house in Hartford on Mon
day. April 81, 1918. at one O'Clock
p. m. Everybody invited.
A. e. CHAPMAN. Co. Ch'm'n.
NJ. L. AMENT, Sec'y.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
O Q Q Q Q . o O 9 @ Q Q 0 9 G @ g
, MARRIAGE LICENSE. G
g Q 9 o . g Q Q O @ . O . Q C

Acie Willoughby. Baizetown, tc
Echel Embry. Baizetown.
Clyde Arnold. Arnold, to Fannie
Evans, Arnold.
T. X. Roll, McHenry. to Orpha
ID. Rowe, McHenry.
Thomas Higdon. Caneyville, to
Emma Wheeler. Hartford.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16
The Pope Improving.

Pope Plus has rallied In a won
derful manner from the serious at
tack which he suffered Sunday. The
physicians reports Monday night
stated the danger. for the present,
at least, had been passed. His
temperature was normal through
out the day.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-04-16

Representative Cary. of wiscon-
sin. has introduced . bill to create
permanent food emergency fund OF
800. 000. 900.
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