The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-05-05
In Kentucky
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

CONGRESSMAN n. ". OldillCy
speaks at Paint Lick this after
moor at two o'clock.
Over 100000 has been spent
by the Government in building
locks and dams in rivers of Ken
lucky.
w. R. Humphrey, of Lexing-
ton, KY, has been elected Grand
Regent in the order of the Royal
Arcanum.
Mrs. H. c. Howe has been ap-
pointed Postmaster at Valley
View upon the recommendation
of Hon. Harvey Helm.
Jackson is to have a new post
office building and plans are now
being prepared for the same.
The contract will be awarded for
it in June.
State Senator Joseph BosWorth,
of Middlesboro, has announced
his decision to make the race
against Mr.. Powers for Congress
in the Eleventh district.
Kentucky tobacco growers will
be affected by the bill placing
tax on coupons given away with
manufactured tobacco, according
to Kentucky's representatives,
The cattle market at Mt. Ster-
ling last week had about 1900
head. They sold from prices
ranging from seven to ten cents.
Ohio parties were large purchas-
erS.
It appears that Louisville is
sure to get a branch reserve bank
in the opinion of Representative
Sherley, who recently held a con-
ference with Secretary McAdoo
on the subject.
Governor McCreary has ap-
pointed State Senator Sailing
Marshal, of Henderson, and form
er Representative Jno Holland of
Shelbyville as Commissioners of
the Panama Pacific Exposition.
Governor McCreary spoke at
Bedford one day last week in the
interest of his candidacy for the
United States Senatorship. A!
large crowd greeted him, includ-
ing a large number of Confeder-
ate veterans and women,
In an address before the Ken
lucky Federation of Women'S
Clubs; Miss Hazel Cornell, Of
Louisville, appealed forredoubled
efforts in the fight on the litter
acy and declared clubwomen
would elevate Kentucky to third
rank among states.
After II years in prison, Gallie
Wright a Bell county negro wom-
an has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor at the instance of Judge w.
c. Hall who prosecuted her. She
handed a knife to her lover, who
was in an alteration with anoth-
er negro whom he killed.
On account of the strong public
feeling alleged to have been arous-
ed against the accused, chiefly
through the fundamentally of
the Woman'S Protective ASsoci-
alton, the cases against Bryan
Ballard and Mrs. Elizabeth Steele
of Lexington, was continued to
June 9Th.
Mrs. Ed Bitterton, Jr., was at
tackled one day last week by a
young negro, at her home at the
end of the Mcdowell Speedway,
in Lexington. She fought him
bravely until she reached the
door. A bird dog came to her
rescue and chased the negro ir
the woods at Ashland, the home
stead of Henry Clay.
Upon the recommendation o.
Lieut.. Gullion, commandant O.
the institution, the Board of Trus
tees of the State University ha:
authorized the introduction of (
special four years military course
leading to the degree of bachelo
of science in the military art. Thu
new course will be installed at tn,
opening of the fall term.
After prolonged illness Mrs
Mary R. Patterson, of Lancaster
died Sunday afternoon. In he
early life she was a student o
Berea College. She married MI
Geo. M. Patterson, Agent at tn,
L. &. N. Depot at Lancaster, VIII,
with one daughter, survive hel
Mrs. Patterson WAS much love