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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
A. S. Of E. Notice.

On account of the inclement wealth
er the Ohio Co. Union dill not hold
its intended session as advertised
last week. so the body will be callsS1
to meet Sat. Feb. IA, at 10 O'Clock
sharp. and all poultry and wool pool
ers are urs>d to be present. The
State Secretary. s. B. Robertson, will
address the body ct one O'Clock and
everybody is invited to atterU, 1t
matters not whether you belong to
the A. S. Of +. or not, you are urged
to be present.
II you have pou.l.ry to sell you are
especially asked to be- present at
the morning session. You will be
payed for your time and trouble to
attend this meeting of the farmers.
Don't forget the date, all farmers
should be there.
S. l.. STEVENS, Pres.
HENRY M. PIRTLE, Sec.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
On The Road Question.

Centertown, KY, Feb. 10-Editor
Republican-Judge Jno. b. Wilson ant
a Kentucky State Road official spoke
here to-day on the subject of Good
Roads" The speakers urged the i'm
pOrtance of good roIls and said the
roads ought to be worked with a
split-log drag and that the farmers
arh others ought 10 do this drag
work, on the road, free Of charge.
Judge Wilson tot how much Ohio
county was in debt and that he in
tended to pay the county out OF
debt in five years and sooner II he
couln, but he gave no explanation
as TO how he was going TO pay the
debt.
Not one word dSi the speakers say
about the large salaries paid the road
officials and for work done on the
road. as compared with what the
farmer gets for his work on their
farms. After the speaking heaii
a good deal OF comment on the road
question and II appears that while
everybody here Is now, and have al
ways been, in favor OF good roads.
there are many who think that the
split-log drag work proposed on the
road, Is no good. and think the wa
ter and frecns will soften and wash
the rUld juAt the same after the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Tom Sharkey Sent to Tombs.

New York, Feb. 9.-Thomas j.
Sharkey. former heavyweight prize
fighter, was committed to the Tombs
without bail tonight for sentence on
February 16, for maintaining a dis
orderly resort in East Fourteenth
Street near Third Avenue. With him
went Andrew Osborne. who has man.
aged Sharkey's saloon for twelve
years. Three justices in the court Of
special sessions today found the two
men guilty after a trial OF q few
hours. A waiter In Sharkeys place.
accused with them. was discharged.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
No. 81

drag work as before. aitl besdies,
some of the farmers think II npe.
fair to go on the road with their
teams and work without pay when
they are being taxed to the utmost
extent, but the greatest "kick" witch
farmers and others here is against
the employment of an Unnecessary
number of men, and at big price
to loaf" anil waste time on the road
as was done in this end of the coun-
ty last year.
The general ,1emand here Is %
Let all the road work to the lowest
bidder and thereby give all chanrs
to get a JOB" and thereby make
one move towards saving the county
of expense and reducing tax. N. p.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Notice.

All persons having claims agains,
the estate of J. n. Wilson, deceased
are hereby notified to present them
properly proven TO me on or before
March Is. 1914. or they will be bar.
red. Also. all persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate by
note or otherwise will please settle
same by the above date.
MARY Z. WILSON, Admrx.
2Sti. Narrows. KY, r. r. 2.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Marrow Escape For Seth Mosley.

Seth Moseley. an Auburn Postoffice
mail carrier ON X. ID. 2, narrowly e.
capped death last Friday afternoon In
a railroad crossing accident on South
Dawson street. at the place known az
Paull,s Crossing ON the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. Moseley's wagon was Do
molished by a train but the man
and his horse ESCAPED unhurt.
Moseley was returning shortly aft
er 2 O'Clock with An empty mail pos'l
from his regular morning trip south
ward. belatsd on account OF the poor
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Americans Pay the Freight.

Secretary of the Treasury MacAdoo
shows in his estimate for the fiscal
year ending June 30 next the GUS
toms revenues will amount to about
$75.000.000 less than under the
Payne-Aldrich law for the preceding
fiscal year. Secretary MacAdoo fig
ures, however, that the Government
will receive from the income tax
almost enough to make up this loss.
This will be pleasant news for the
Americans who are paying the freight
that the foreign manufacturers and
importers may wax rich an!i sassy
at their expense.-Kittanning (Pa.)
Free Press.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
SACRAMENTO
TOBACCO SOLD
Hodge Company Buys Green
River Holdings.
Tobacco Being Graded Higher
Than Sample in Order
To Get It.

The Green ,River-Equity associations
has disposed Of the tobacco In NC
Lean county that Is to be deliver<D u
at Sacramento to the Hodge Tobac-
co company of Henderson. The prices
are the same as sold to the other In
dependent buyers, $40 to IS for leaf
and 81 for the green aLN dirty trash.
and So for the good trash. Where
the tobacco fails to grade to the Sc
grade then 1t Is to be gradeh to "a.
The. deliveries at Sacramento be-
gan on Monday morning. and accord
ing to John Bates. grader for the as
sociation. II loads were received.
Both factories were opened this aft
ernoon, and about 40 loads had al
ready reached Sacramento to be un-
loaded. The Hodge company Is being
represented by J. r. Boyd.
The contract calls for about 500,
900 pounds and with good season
nearly all this amount can be deliv-
cred within the NEXT few days, e.
it is estimated that a.reny 100000
pounds have been received. There
have been some few kicks at Eacra-
mento over the grading, but in most
instances the trouble has been sat
isfactorily adjustSj.
It is stated that unless there Is a
season, one OF the Independent fac
tories which purchased from the
Green River-Equity association, will
be forced to close down. as 1t has
about run out Of something to work
on. Only Is loads were received OF
this factory last week, and the to-
bacco has been coming unusually
slow this week.
1t was learned that at some Of the
houses the buyers are forced to allow
the tobacco to be gTtied at higher
grade than the sample in order to t
the tobacco, otherwise the owner
will drive off in a fast trot for the
loose leaf house--OwensbOro IN
quirer.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
GOOD ROADS BILL
| PASSES THE HOUSE
Government Will Expetd $751;
100000 On Certain
Conditions.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Ths Shack
elford bill urder which the federaa
government would distribute $2s,-
100000 for good roads among var
ious states, conditioned upon q dai-
lar for dollar appropriation by each
state. was pass !. by the house totay
awaits the action of the senate.
If the bill becomes a law Ken
lucky will get based on its proporfiph
Of the total population of theUntoeA
States, $313.750; based upon III ~
tai rural population OF the Unieda
States, $5S3.7S0.
I In order to get its share Of this
money Kentucky must. in each sn-
stance, appropriate an equal amounx
and have the roads sought to be I'M
proved brought up to certain spcet
fled conditions.
Leiians. in proportion to the total
population. win get. IL the bill pass
es, $685.. $50; In proportion to rural
population, $1.016,250.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Big CHURCH GAIN
FOR YEAR 1918
Total Membership 37,280,370
For All Dsnomi-
4 nstiAss.

The 1913 statistics Of su the
churches In the United States, which
have for several years been carefully
compiled by the Rev. II. X. Carroll
IL. D.. have just been issued. DR.
Carroll was in charge Of the Govern
ment census of churches in 1880, and
Is the newly elected Associate Sec
Rotary of the Federal Council of the
Churches OF Christ in America. He
has complied his figures from denom-
national official reports. where
such were available. but where there
were no such reports the beet uenOm-
national sources have provided the
Information. In few cases where
information was refused the latest
census figures were used.
The total membership of all
churches in the United States, as
given by DR.. Carroll, Is 1890. $40.
This is an increase in membership
over 1912 Of 655,90S. The Methodist
bibles had the largest gain of the
year, The various Methodist denomi-
nations having increased their men,
bership 100000. The Methodist Epis-
copal Church. alone allowed
a gain Of l22.242. This church is the
largest Protestant denomination in
the country. having 3.4i5.76s mem
bers.
The Roman Catholic Church show
ed tho next largest gain for the
year. 2i2.50O. The baptist bodies were
next to the Catholics in growth,
their increases having been 64.60S
The Presbyterian bodies Twelve in
number) gained 45.649. The Luther
ans were fifth. with a gain of &c.
120. The Disciples of Christ OF
Christian Church were sixth, with
an increase Of ELSA.
The net gain Of the whole number
for the year was, on the average. one
aii1 eight-tenths per cent.
With respect to size of membership
the denominations. according to DR..
Carroll occupy the following order:
First, the Roman Catholic Church
with a membership OF l3,572.9Cl. Sec
ond. the sixteen Methodist bellies OF
the country. with a membership OF
7,l25,OG Third. the fifteen Baptist
bodies, numbering 5.924.662. Fourth,
the twenty zone I.uthern bodies, with
q membership of 2.SsS.72i. Fifth. the
twelve Presbyterian bodies. number
ing 2.027 .59S.
Tho membership figures OF the 9TH
er large bodies Oh Christians in the
United States are as follows: The
Disciples OF Christ. 1.5l9.36s; the
Episcopal b,tlies. 997. 407i the LATTER
Day Saints, or Mornians. $4,000; the
United Brethren. 32s.O0O; Evangelic-
al bodies. ls7.045; the Friends. 1884,
:l6; the Brethren. or Drunkards. 49,
400; six bodies OF Adventists. 49,
s22, arid the two branches OF the SAL
vation Army. 27.474.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
School Notes.

Messrs. Byron Williams. Cnter-
town; Chester Davis. Beda; Omar
Wallace, No Creek; Misses Msry
Caldwell, Carbonate, ILL.,; Mamie
Keown, Fordsville; and Minnie Miller.
Cromwell. have entered school re-
Gently.
A number of students will enter
next Monday.
Robert Parker Miles doliglsN q
large audience at the auditorium last
Saturday night. his subject boing
"Tallpw Dips which he treated in
a unique manner.
The Normal class is doing excep-
tionally good work this term. Much
interest being manifested BY each
member.
The History class. according 10 our
usual custom, will devote one period
per week TO the study and discus
sion OF Current Events.
Mr.. Harry Annis has four classes
In Pennmanzhip during school hours
and night class OF business men.
The following High School pupils
are on the honor Roll for the fifth
month: Geneva Brown. GoobG Grove.
Lou Rene Collins. Mazic Clark. Eli
zabeth Davidson. Ains Poser. Hin
ton Leach. Pearl Sanderfur. Gayle
Taylor. Evelyn Thomas. Berry pud-
10y Walker, Eva Butler. Evelyn Clark.
Edward Duke. lone Hadrick, Hula
King, While Lindley. Worden New
bolt. Raymond Nall, Mary Laura Pen
dleton, Norine I,arnott. Matte Duke.
Edna Elliot. CORN Flener. Eiizahe<h
Moore. Helena Miller, Luclic Pirtle.
May wbittingifiL Margaret William
son. Aaron R5ss. Arthur Minton.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
est effort to improve conditions.

est effort TO improve conditions.
From our investigation We be-
lieve the teaching of scientific farm
ing and agriculture training should
be confined to the State Agricultur-
al Experiment Station, where the
equipment is adequate arr the eff
cheney all that could be desire.i."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Owensboro Optical House.

Hartford, KY, Nov. IL have used
classes made BY II. G. Iiardwick's
Optician, Greensboro. KY, TO my en-
tire satisfaction, His house and ma
chlnery for making lenses are the
most complete in the State. and lac
employs none but experienced. work
men.
c. NJ. BARNETT.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13

Work horse for sale on tue. Call
at Hartford Mill Co., Hartford. Ky.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13

Did you know that Calomel -
Mercury, and that It's niercurious ef-
fects will ruin the systsm. ,wAkls
Grissbys Lv-ver-Lax is purely veg
etable. and can be used with or
feet safety? Ask J. H. Williams,
Hartford. Ky. 1D2y
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
Court Notes.

Comth. vs.. II. e. Pierce (four
cases) filed away.
Com'th. vs.. Bruno Frey-plea Is
guilty and fine of $50.
The grnad jury adjourned yesterday
evening after returning about 30 dn-
dictments.
#. Wade Stratton VS.. General Ac-
cident, Life and Fire Insurance Co.,
judgment for plaintiff for $40.
o. T. OBannon & Co. vs.. Ayre
G Lord Tie Co.-verdict Of jury $500
for plaintiff.
w. E. Porter, admr. VS.. Taylor
Coal Co.,-verdict of jury for plain-
tiff for $1,000.
T. Wade Stratton was sworn In ~
a practicing attorney at this bar.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13
BANK CLOSED and
| CASHIER IN JAIL
Memphis Institution Quits Bust.
ness With S7S0,000
Defaleation.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 9.--BeyOnd
the announcement of the directors
that more than three-Quarters of a
million dollars of the funds had been
Incorporated and lost in specula-
ton. no statement as yet is avail
able OF the affairs of the Mercantile
Bank of this city. which was closed
today and it's president, C. Hunter
Raine, imprisoned. charged with hav-
mig wrecked the institution.
]. L. Hutton, State Superintend-
emit of Banks. stated tonight that his
audit of the books. bad not been done
an accurate estimate Of the alleged
discrepancy was not possible. Raine,
In his cell at the county prison,
maintains silence. When arraingeh to-
day ON q warrant charging embez-
element. he entered formal plea Of
guilty and elected to so to Jail. e.
clining the proffer OF friends that
they endeavor to arrange bail. fixed
at $250,000. He was arrested at his
home, one OF the most palatial in
Memphis. shortly before noon had
within an hour had been assigncR to
cell at the county jail.
A squad of police were stationed
at the doors Of the closed bank thru
out the day. Traffic for time was
t~l<~cl,,Lt hx, <ho crowdS uh{ch rson-
gregated about the building, but no
disorder was attempted.
Raine, q man beyond middle age,
maintained his composure today, but
tonight began to show the effects OF
the ordeal. Until late hour he pac-
III his cell and spoke only in mono
syllables to his attendants.
Efforts are being made by several
of the directors to make up a fund to
repay the smaller derositors, those
having savings accounts, at least
a portion Of the amounts they hiii
in deposit in advance OF the final
adjustment OF the banks affairs.
by special arrangement We are en-
abled to offer the Womans' World,
Home Life, Green's Fruit Grower
and Farm Life. four splendid month
ly magazines. together with one
years subscription to The Republic
an. for sl.25. This holds good tor
either renewals, old subscriptions, or
10 new subscribers. You cannot al
ford to miss this bargain. n.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-02-13

C. NJ. BARNETT.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-20
KAISER TAKES $4,000
RUSS, BERLIN CLAIMS
Il Is Also Reported Gar Is
Defeated in TranSCaucdSuS.

Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE war Office an.
pounces: "In the battle of the last
few days in continuation of our sue.
cesses at Wloclawek, in Russian Pc.
land, on the Vistula, thirty miles
northwest of Flock, we have made
$4,000 prisoners and captured more
than twenty machine guns"
The Russians near Koprukeui, in
Transcaucasia, lost 5000 men in
killed and wounded. The Turks took
500 Russian prisoners and captured
10000 rifles and large quantities of
ammunition. The Turks are advanc-
iDG on Batoum.
According to reports reaching here
II om Constantinople, Abbas Hilmi, the
Khedive Of Egypt, will leave the Turk
ish capital shortly to assume COM
mand Of the Turkish operations
against Egypt. He will be accom-.
panied by suite of fifty persons.
The khedive has been in Constan.
tinople since the outbreak of hostili.
ties. Dispatches from Constantinople
a month ago said the British govern.
ment had ordered him not to return
to Egypt.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-20
CANS FULL OF MOSQUITOES.
Punch Holes In Discarded Receptaeles
and Stop Malaria, Doctor Suggests.

Punch Holes In Discarded Receptacles
and Stop Malaria, Doctor Suggests.
Punch holes In the bottom of tin
cans and prevent malaria. This Is II
suggestion for the destruction Of mos
quito breeding places contained IN an
article on Mosquito Malaria" In the
New York weekly public health service
report
Mosquitoes, The report says. are the
only known agents for the transmits
sion Of malaria. DR.. Charles Wardeil.
professor of zoology in the public
health service. made a trip Of investi
CATION into the subject Of mosquitoes
and malaria through u state where
there was much malaria and found
mosquito larvae by thousands In empty
tin cans that had been thrown into
boxes or on TO trash heaps and In
which rainwater had collected The
writer points out what a simple health
measure ii would have been for II per
son who opens and empties cans to
punch u hole or two In the bottom OF
each.
Tin buckets that had contained
paint. glass bottles. kegs, barrels. wa
ter tight boxes and In one case I'm old
iron safe. door side up. all furnished
their quota Of mosquitoes to add to the
prevailing illness,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-20
Order of Public alton

State OF Michigan. The Probate Court foi
the County OF Shiawassee.
At a session of the Probate Court for sait
County held at the probate Office ia the City OF
Corunna. on Thursday. the end day of Octo
Der in the wear one thousand nine hundred
ana fourteen
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate
In the matter OF the estate OF WI liam II
Woodwork deceased
On reading and Hing the petition OF Frank
n. Rush Ms dm'nistrator praying for license
10 sell real q. ate.
IL - ordered that the 23rd day OF November
next. at ten O'clock in the forenoon, at sao
Probate ofiice. be assigned for hearing sao
pet ton.
II is further ordered that copy OF this order
be published three successive weeks previous
10 said day OF hearing in The Owosso Times a
newspaper printed and circulating in said
County OF shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
By FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-20
Order Publication.

State of Michigan. To the Circuit Court for
the County OF Shawassee, In ChancerS
The owosso Savings Bank q corporation of
owossG, ich,gan. Con plainant vs.: ,.,o
L. Kline, Frances Bonner, William q. Braley.
Orrilla Braley. Richard A. Norlon Effie Kim
Q. Souie,. Ernest Schultz, Nancy A. Schultz,
Charles Weller, Charles omstock and Null
hall Erb Company. Defendants.
Suit pending in The Circuit Court for the
County Of Shiawassee, In Chancery.
Az Corunna on the 2lst day of September A.
ID. 1914.
In this cause It appearing from affdavt on
file that the defendants Leslie J. Kline and
Carrie L. Kline are not residents Ct this state
but reside at Lakeland In the State of Florida,
that said defendant Frances Bonner is not
resident OF this state but resides In the state
OF Ohio, and that said Charles p. Wilson could
not be served with subpot ma for the reason
that he could not be found in the County and
his place Of residence could rot be asce rtained.
OD motion Of Fitzpatrick & Pitrpont, COM
plainsnts solicitors, II is ordered that the said
defendants Charles p. Wilson, Leslie j. Kline,
Carrie L. Kline and Frances Bonner cause
| their appearance TO be entered herein within
five months from the date OF this order. and in
case Of their appearance or either OF them,
that they and each of the m so appearing cause
their answer to The Complainant's bill OF COM
plant to be filed and copy thereof to be
fifteen days after service upon the m OF copy
OF said bill and notice OF this order, and that
In default thereof said bill be taken as con-
fessed by said nonresident defendants.
And It Is further ordered that within twenty
days the said complainant cause q notice OF
this order TO be published IN the Owosso Times
newspaper printed, published and Giro ulat-
ing In said County and that such publication
be continued therein at least one in each week
for SIX weeks In succession. or that II cause
copy OF this order tn Dc peTst naIly served
upon said nonresident defendants. al least
twenty days bt fore the time above prescribed
for their appearance.
Dated this 2ist day of Sept, 1914.
SELDEN S. MINER.
Circuit Judge.
FITZPATRICK & PIERPONT,
Solicitors for Ton, plainant,
Business address. Owosso, Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-20

air between a French aviator In u bi
plane and German artillery posted on
the ridge commanding the city OF Sois
sons.
The aviator was ordered 10 ascend.
carrying an officer assigned TO locate
The exact position of the German guns
which IL was desired to silence. ] was
able 10 follow his every movement
through IA pair of powerful field glIsses
As | watched the air craft swing
and turn through the small clouds |
realized that the aviator was literally
playing hide aud seek with death The
shells were bursting near him, out he
was always on the alert The biplane
would suddenly surge almost directly
upward. then describe giant spiral,
then drop far down. and always the
movement came In the very nick OF
time to spoil the range Of the German
artillerymen. who were serving their
guns with remarkable precision.
The shells were constantly bursting
all about the plane. and II was only
by the exercise or all of his skill that
the pilot was able to keep his machine
unscathed. He swung far across the
German lines and discovered that the
German artillery was posted In rock
quarry. In what was practically an I'm
pregnable position. with the guns
masked and mounted so that they com
manded the entire British French pO
sitions.
The aviator. after reporting to the
commanding officer. went up again and
passed through the same ordeal. This
time. however. he was giving the range
to the French artillerymen. who had
brought up their powerful three inch
guns and posted them advantageously
Tie Germans were simply showered
with explosive shells and shrapnel un
til they were finally compelled to
slacken their fire. although they did
not abandon their position.
Oddities In the War News.
Colonel Rousset reports that the
death of so many French officers II
due to the gold lace and stripes OH
thCiI uullOI ulSs tlluhCo lhCm
good targets for the enemy.
Russian soldier. called before the
commanding officer to he publicly
praised for rescuing wounded under
fire, was discovered to be woman
She was permitted To continue serving
as a volunteer.
Society women In London 60 out on
the streets and accost every man they
meet to enlist in the war for theiI
king. When mans reply is unfavor
able to enlistment the women stick a
white feather In his hat.
A German prisoner. recaptured TWEEN
ty days after he escaped from Bor
deaux. said he had lived In the open
mir ON raw snails and raisins.
When n British raw recruit failed
to salute superior officer he was Civ
en- long lecture on military reEula
tons Then the officer said, by the
way. to what company do you belOng?"
The Wigan Coal and Iron company
sir" was the prompt response.
The kaiser carries In the pocket of
his greatcoat four leafed clover
pressed and scented, for luck. 1t was
carried by his grandfather forty four
years ago. 1t was given TO King VII
liam by little girl. and after Sedan
he restored II to her. saying II had
brought him victory. Ii WAS recently
sent the kaiser by the Countess Dehna
who had treasured 1t many years.