The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-28
General News

Some new oil wells have been struck
In the vicinity of Somerset, KY.
An estimate of the German and Aus
trians losses places it at ], 350,0OO men.
The Prussian government is attempt
ing to float new war loan of 81, 800, O00,
900.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt declares
that 200 more men are needed for the
navy at once.
Secretary McAdoo has announced that
the Regional Banks will be open by the
10th of November.
There are more than 1000, 600 soldiers
engaged in the clash between the armies
now on Poland soil.
The celebrated u s. Steel Trust case
is up for discussion in the United States
Court at Philadelphia.
The Masonic Grand Lodge has voted
controlled by that body in Louisville.
Congressman Stanley will deliver a
number of speeches in Kentucky this
week on the political issues of the day.
The Clayton Antitrust bill has been
completed and signed by the President.
The bill has been approved by the Chi
cago Association of Commerce.
The Roman Catholic church has asked
the aid of the United States to stop the
outrages against their churches in Mex
leo. They cite long list of outrages.
The resignation of DR.. limit, as Pres
ident of Central University, has been
accepted. At the end of the year DR..
HinitJ will begin his duties as President
of Washington and Jefferson College.
John Helton, of Montgomery county,
is 90 years of age and is still hearty and
in good spirits. He does not use glasses,
does not eat supper and retires every
day at $50 p. m.
J. B. Coleman, the full back at Centre
College at Danville, KY, who sustained
fractured skull in the game played
with Vanderbilt last Monday week, is
lying at the point of death, and no hope
is entertained for his recovery.
Representative Johnson's plan pro-
viding for the enlargement of the Capt.
toll grounds passed the House without a
dissenting vote. 1t is said that the res
olution represents a saving of 5000, 0OU
to the Federal government.
Representative Gardner has presented
a resolution asking the House to inves-
tigate the condition of the United States
in reference to its preparedness for war.
He contends that we are wholly unpre-
pared.
The Indiana Federation of Women's
Clubs, which has been in session in Ev-
ansville, has named the officers for the
ensuing year. On account of the heavy
social duties of Mrs. Ralston, wife of the
Governor, she has resigned from the Of
fee OF first vice-president.
reunion of old Confederates at the
Confederate Home at Pewee Valley was
held Oct. 10th. Gen. w. B. HaIdeman
was reelected Commander of the Ken
lucky Division. The meeting was well
attended by the Daughters of the Con-
federacy NJ. F. Enright, of this city,
attended the meeting.
After search of two weeks in the
mountains of Montana for John d. Cray
craft, prominent Clark county farmer.
all hopes have beeu abandoned that the
missing man will be found. The search
ing parties believe that the body will
not be found until spring, if death has
overtaken Mr.. Craycraft, because of the
heavy SHOWS, which would hide it from
sight.
The State Sunday School workers held
an interesting meeting at Lexington,
KY. Worker w. ]. Vaughn filed re-
port in which is the following interesting
Eight years ago made
careful study of the entire mountain
section of the State, and found five coun-
ties in one block, with population of
more than $4,000 and only LOGO in Sun
day school. In eighteen counties there
were IT'S Sunday schools, or one to thirty
eight square miles The same counties
now have $50 schools, or one to nineteen
square miles, aud the enrolment is four
fold greater The Sunday school is grow
ing and the opposition is yielding to the