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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
GRASSY CREEK.

Farmers are practically done
planting corn.
The drouth has been broken
by the continued showers.
The largest acreage of corn and
other grain ever known in this
county has been planted this year:
Last Saturday and Sunday was
the regular meeting at Grassy
Lick church. Elder 7. H. Tes-
terman preached a wonderful
sermon to an immense audience,
after which the church celebrat-
ed the death, suffering and hu-
mility Of Christ by partaking Of
the bread and wine and washing
the saints feet. Quite a num-
Der participated in this most SOL
emn service.
Born, recently, TO the wife Of
Western Peyton, a boy-the
ninth one.
Arvel Williams and Misses
Nina and Olive Abbott, of More
head, are visiting relatives here.
Ed. w. l.. Gevedon has gone
to Richmond to fill his appoint
ment.
John M. Lykins has been APP
pointed Supervisor Of Schools for
Morgan county for this year.
j. M. Nickel has purchased
Western Peyton's ties and lum-
Der.
Sam Wilson, Of Hazel Green,
the celebrated painter, has just
completed the painting of Maggie
McClure's house.
suppose there will be no oc-
casion for grumbling about bad
roads in our section Of the coun-
try for awhile, us our overseer
has taken our section of road in
hand and with about three OF
four hands spent two or three
hours working on a mud hole
near our church, and they made
it passable on horseback. SO we
need not fret or worry about
! roads any more for the time be.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
viii File This Week.

Senator Chas. D. Arnett left
last week for Ashland and other
eastern points in the interest of
his race for the democratic NOM
nation for Secretary of State.
He will also go to Frankfort
while away and file his petition
to get his name on the August
primary ballot.
Charley is in the race to stay
and to win and it behooves his
friends to get actively behind his
candidacy and boost his claims
on every occasion. The success
of a local man for Secretary of
State is of more moment to US
than the success or failure of the
candidates for governor, and oul
politicians will make a serious
mistake if the allow their zeal
for some Gubernatorial candi.
date to overshadow this fact.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
School Closes,

The West Liberty Graded and
High School closed its 1914-15
term Saturday evening. The ex~
ercises and entertainments
throughout the week were well
attended and the greatest interest
manifested, but the feature Of
the weeks exercises was the
commencement play entitled
THE Professor" given Satur-
day evening. A stranger, or one
who was not informed, could not
have told by the size of the
audiences, which nights were
free and which ones an admission
was charged. In fact the pay
nights drew larger crowds than
the free nights. The High
School graduates were Miss
Virgie Smith and Messrs. Herbert
C. Maxey and Willie }. Oakley.
The class address was delivered
by Ed. w. S. irwin, Of Jackson.
Those graduating from the
eighth grade were Misses Pearl
Howard, Dewey Swango and
Stella Blair. Messrs Willie Smith
Pleny Walsh and Collier Rose.
The class address was delivered
by Judge A. N. Cisco.
On a whole the commencement
was one Of the most successful
ever held in West Liberty.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
MALONE.

Planting is about over now
and people are blowing and hoe
ing.
The writer celebrated his 26th
birthday last Thursday, the Goth,
but there wasn't as much snow
as there was on his 9th birthday
twenty-one years ago.
Lee Congleton is loading out
quite a lot of slaves at Wells
station.
Miss Ida Barker, a belle of Ma
lone, is spending a few days at
Jackson and Natural Bridge.
Mrs. l.. A. Music and sons
have just returned from an eX-
tended visit at Greear.
Mrs. William Stacy is reported
no better.
Mrs. D. N. Haney is reported
sick this week.
Miss Maggie, daughter Of w.
M. Kemplin Of Caney, is suffer
ing seriously from an epileptic
stroke.
The building of the new school
house at Sycamore Grove is now
in progress.
George E. Nickel, of this
place, and Miss Lillian Stamper,
Of Camel City, were quietly mar
ried at the home of the brides
brother, W. T. Stamper, Thurs
day evening, May Goth, Rev. L..
A. Music officiating.
Boys, did you know that just
now is the greatest period in the
Courier's life and a good time to
become a reader? Just borrow
your neighbours paper Che will
lend it to you when he has read
it), scan its columns and get the
news, then send your name and
address and $1,00 to the editor -
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Plain Speaking.

The Fulton county citizen who
casts his vote against the good
roads bonds in the election of
May p votes for this county to
give away $2,50 annually to 9TH
er counties that are progressive,
rather than keep it at home and
receive 81, 500 more annually
from other counties to help us
build good roads. That is bust
ness with a whoop, isn't it?
Where do you stand?-Fulton
Leader.
Morgan county is also donating
81, 800 each year to help the pro-
gressive counties build good
roads, and yet we have citizens
who prefer to keep on giving the
money to other counties rather
that issue bonds and keep the
81, 300 year and get double that
amount from the State.
Peculiar reasoning, isn't it?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
CROCKETT.

Farmers here are about done
planting corn.
j. b. Hutchinson made q bust
ness trip to Sandy Hook last
week.
w. d. O'Neal, of Louisa, can
didate for the democratic nomi-
nation for Circuit Judge, was
here mixing with the voters last
week.
Robert Day, Of Alice, visited
his sister, Mrs. W. r, Fannin,
Sunday.
Quite a crowd of our young
people attended church at
Straight creek Sunday.
i. d. Maggard, Of Relief, pass
ed through our place the 10Th en-
route from London, where he
had been attending u. S. Court,
r. G, Barker was visiting j. II.
Hutchinson Sunday.
MOUNTAIN Boy.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
ANSWERED in PART.

Since our last issue we have
had numerous inquiries concern
ing the 400, 900 acres Of land ly-
ing in this and adjoining counties
which was conveyed in Septem-
Der, 1912. We can only answer
in part. The conveyance was
made by deed bearing date Sept.
80, 1912, by Jay Strickland and
Leah Strickland, his wife, of the
Burrough Of Manhattan, City of
New York, to the Continental
Coal, Land & Timber Co., of the
same place. The deed is record
ed in deed book 80 at page 300.
1t is a public record. Any one
desiring to see it can do so by
calling at the County Clerks Of
flee.
AS to who is or are)responsible
for this, and perhaps other SINH.
lar deals, we are unable to an.
swer. However, one fact stands
out in bold relief, viz: Some To-
cal person or persons; someone
who is on the ground floor, so tt
speak, and well acquainted with
those old wild cat" titles has
had a hand in the transactions
and has furnished the informa
ton which made them possible
Someone in Morgan county, O
who is remarkably well acquaint
ed with conditions in the county
is guilty of assisting in a pre-
arranged and well organized at
tempt to rob our people of thei
homes. While the whole trut
is not known, it will yet out
The light will eventually be turn
ed on. The people are entitle
to know who are their enemie
and who are their friends.
Will the people who are inter
ested cooperate? If they will
won't take long to smoke tn
rascals out.
Turn on the light
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
LITERATURE.
81 v. r. SEBASTIAN.

The greatest mistake a teacher
IAN make is to fail to emplant in
the minds OF his pupils a desire
for good literature. There is no
doubt that we would have a
greater Kentucky if her teachers
would encourage their pupils to
read the works of such men as
Longfellow, Burns, Poe, Bryant
and Riley instead of the cheap
modern fiction. Many of the
books published and sold in this
country are injurious to the
minds of the growing children.
There are many people who
have the wrong conception of an
education. They seem to think
that is that if their son or daugh-
ter can learn four or five humid
red definitions and a few rules in
arithmetic that he or she has all
the culture they need. lam sor-
ry we have so many teachers to
whom the above mentioned poets
mean nothing more than a name.
Then how can we expect their
pupils to make the thoughts Of
these great men their thoughts,
or model their lives after those
who have attained to such great
distinction?
Webster was asked what was the
greatest thought that ever enter.
ed his mind The said it was his duty
to his God and his fellowman,
This should be our greatest ain
in life, and if we fail to weigh
we'll these subjects our lives will
likely be a failure.
Is the success of our nation al
, together measured by the mum
Der Of acres under tillage, or o.
the bushels of wheat exported
No, the real value of a nation
o must be weighed in scales NOR
delicate than the balance o
trade.
The measure of a nations tru
success is the amount it has con
tributed to the thought, the nor
= al energy, the intellecuul happi
ness, the spiritual hope and con
ISOLATION of mankind.
, But we are compelled to ute
? words Of remonstrance agains
r the spirit of materialiSm that
now abroad in the land, tending
to stife those generous intellect
: ual aspirations which are bes
calculated to make people trul.
, happy and great.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Same Conditions Prevail Here.

Jeptha, KY, May "a, 1915.
Editor Courier:
In last weeks issue of the Cou.
rier l see where a citizen writing
from Eel says that there is
determination on the part of the
democrats to elect a new man for
Commonwealth Attorney this
year. The same state of feeling
is prevalent here, and seems to
be widespread throughout the
county. We have waited vainly
for a suppression of the illegal
sale of liquor by the present off
Gals, and we have decided that
new deal all over in our Circuit
Court is the only way to get the
law enforced.
Practically all Of the democrats
of this locality are openly express
ing themselves for George w
Castle. We know Mr.. Castle as
a man of determination and fear
lessness and one who would not
use his office to pander to the
lawless element. With him ir
office we would not see the liquor
men practically secure license tc
sell in a local option county by
simply paying a few fines and
having the other indictments
against them dismissed. W.
want a man for Commonwealth,
Attorney who will prosecute al
offenders vigorously and who viii.
not compromise with the violators
of the liquor laws. A decided
majority of the democrats il
this part of the county are fol
Castle.
1t is currently talked here that
there was a deal between Waugh
and Redwine, though | do not
know whether or not it is true,
that Redwine was to resign as
Judge after the election and LEI
Waugh be appointed, as a con.
sideration of Waugh's quitting
the race for Judge and running
for Attorney. We know, how
ever, that he did quit the race
for Judge and become a candi.
date for Attorney, and the whole
thing has too much Of the odol
a "Nigger in a Woodpile" to suit
the democrats of this county.
A YOUNG DEMOCRAT.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

There is an aerial machine far
more economical of energy than
the best aeroplane invented, and
that is the bird known as the gol-
den plover. This bird, according
to Department Bulletin No. 1876
on Bird Migration" can fly
400 miles without a stop, max
ing the trip in not quite 4S hours
and using only two ounces of fu-
ell in the shape Of body fat. A
thousand-pound aeroplane. if as
economical of fuel, would con-
sumo in a 20-mile fight not the
gallon of gasoline required by
the best machines but only a sim
gle pint. The fact that the screw
propeller of the aeroplane has nc
lost motion, while the to-and-frc
motion of the birds wings APP
pears to be an uneconomical way
of applying power makes the
fact regarding fuel seem even
more strange.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Printing The News.

VIC SllSll liCdl oOlllC lllOuSllI-
less fellow say: IF | was run
ming a paper, | would print the
NEWS. | don't care who it
might hit. If they don't want to
get into the paper, let them keep
out Of trouble"
We remember one particular
instance in which a similar re-
mark was made.
We had, though the pleadings
of an old mother and a fearful
sister, killed" a good story cor
corning the escapade Of a rather
worthless, young fellow. But to
his mother and sister he was not
worthless, and they prevailed up
on US not to print the item which
would disgrace them forever.
And we did not print it.
So we were accused of coward
ice by this certain critic and were
told that we did not know how to
run a paper.
In vain we tried toexplain that
many things besides our own per-
sonal likes and dislikes entered
into our weekly labor.
1t was no use, he said, we
should print the news.
Six months later the same man
came sneaking up to our home in
the dead Of night to plead and
beg with US not to print a much
worse story in which he himself
was mixed up.
We had the story but had no
intention of printing it, for twas
one Of those things that it is best
for all concerned and for the pub
lie, to suppress.
But our critic had heard that
we knew the details and, with the
unfairness that characterized his
first utterance, at once jumped
to the conclusion that we would
chortle with JOY over a chance to
flaunt such a choice bit of gossip
in the faces of our readers.
Remembering his attitude on
the other occasion we let him
squirm a bit.
We reminded him of his former
statement and intimated that he
had at that time opened our eyes.
I'VE would publish the news.
If anyone did not want to get
into the paper, let them keep out
of trouble"
He remembered.
He admitted that he had so eX-
pressed himself.
But he was wrong, he said.
And this case was different.
Moreover, he was prominent
man-and married-and he had
u family-and all Of the same
stuff that every editor hears when
some one gets into trouble.
Well, the story was not printed.
1t never would have been.
But we feel sure that our critic
believes that the only thing that
kept it out was his prominence
and influence"
No, dear friend, about the only
element that was totally ignored
in coming to our decision was yol
vOurself.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Splendid Scheme.

We have found a way to pre-
vent our garden from bothering
other peoples chickens, and also
to prevent our chickens from
playing the "old scratch" with
other peoples gardens. 1t is
very simple. We already had a
wire fence around our chickens,
so we just put one around our
garden also, with the result that
both our garden and our chickens
stay where they belong and can
be found at their place of bust
ness any hour Of the day or night.
Dover News.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

Prof. g. W. Williams left
Saturday for a visit with relatives
in Johnson county, where he was
born and reared, after which he
will return to his home at Stith-
ton. The people of West Liberty
are loath to see Prof. Williams
and his family depart.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
County Examination.

The May examination for coun-
ty teachers certificates was held
Friday and Saturday at the High
School building by County Super
intendent Jas. w. Davis and his
examiners, Jas. P. Oney, Of
White Oak, and Willie Williams,
of Wheelersburg. Seventy-nine
applicants were examined, but
the examiners are not through
grading the papers and we can
not give the results this week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Waugh Visits County.

Hon. John M. Waugh, Common
wealths Attorney from this dis
trict and candidate to succeed
himself, was here last week look
ing after his political fences.
John is a live wire and has many
friends in this county who pre-
dict success for him in the Aug
ust primary.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

ing. guess that will suffice for
the present or until the turnpikes
are all completed, which will be
probably as late as Sept. Is, or
soon thereafter. All who want
to get their moneys worth had
better send out orders for their
automobiles.
Everybody subscribe for the
Courier and see how things are
going. FAIRPLAY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

There were a great many WISH
tors in town last week attending
Commencement whose names we
were unable to get. If their
hosts or hostesses had only called
up the printing Office and given
us their names, or sent them to
us on a slip of paper we would
have had a better local column
this week and the visitors and
their friends would have been
pleased. But they didn't do it
they think we can get the news
like the leopard finds his prey.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
DINGUS.

Wiley Pelfrey and wife, of
Elamton, were Sunday visitors
with II. c. and Cynthia Fergu-
son.
j. II. Wheeler made a business
trip to Ironton, o., last week.
Isaac Bolen has moved into a
house owned by Mrs. Paulina
Williams at the mouth of Coffee
creek.
Hiram Gillian, Of Nina, son
Of B. F. Gillian, of Jeptha, died
the latter part Of last week. In
terment took place Sunday.
Rufus Bolen leaves us this week
for a destination best known to
himself.
Escal Holbrook, who left here
last winter for Wisconsin, will
return in a few days.
Miss Ethel Bailey is visiting
this week in and around West
Liberty. She has been confined
at home for some time by bad
health and her many friends will
rejoice to know that she is much
better.
We are informed that, some
years ago, 7. H. Bailey and Alex
Salyer laid a warrant on a piece
of land supposed to be vacant,
and later on removed most Of the
valuable timber from it. The
parcel Of land lies near Mr.. Bal
ley's residence. Rumor also ha:
it that suit for $4,000 has beer
brought against Mr.. Bailey anC
the Salyer heirs for trespass
We failed to learn the names o
the parties that filed the suit
Our information is that Gin
Ferguson, civil engineer, with ;
number Of interested parties
tried to run the lines by paper
in the possession Of plaintiffs an,
that no trace Of the beginning o
! ending Of calls could be found.
Most Of the large boundary o
land owned by Messrs. Reb Ken
dali, Scott & Forsythe, on Pete
Cave and Bear branches, is bein!
conveyed separately to the fol
. lowing parties: Rev. A. j. VIII
liams, w. M. and w. r. Cox, an,
: H. H. Holbrook. SLAB.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Teachers Leave.

Miss Anna Mitchell, assistant
teacher in the High School, left
Monday morning for her home at
Payne's Depot, and Prof. H. G.
Wilson left the middle of the
week for Lexington where he will
spend vacation.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
II. ]. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known l.. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cOus surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents Per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Special Tern Of Circuit Court.

Circuit Court convened in
special session Thursday of last
week with Judge M. M. Redwine
on the bench. The object was
to transfer the cases of the Rop-
er-Reese Lumber Co. to the Fed
eral Court, which was done.
w. A. Duncan was appointed
trustee in bankruptcy.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Died at Clarified.

Wess Rose, who was born and
reared in this county, died at
Clarified Sunday morning after
a brief illness of fever. He was
well known and widely related
in this county and the news of
his death was received with sin
cere regret.
He leaves a wife and five child
rem.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
MONDAY, JUNE IL. 1915.

lit being day county the o'clock eabous,
Liberty
hand the following real satisfy said
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27

right now.
Welcome, Ottoman! And
thanks to the editor for printing
good articles. ! noticed in yours
of last week that a Mr.. Davis, of
Elliott, had been trying to get
you good people to believe that
the bible had lied and that there
was no hell. Don't let false
teachers deceive you lest you
meet them where the rich man
is and there have an opportunity
to tell them that they lied.
SQUARE DEAL.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
ChamberIaIn'S CGuSh Remedy
Cures Colds, Group nd whipping Cough.

After taking Dr. Miles Laxative
Tablets children ask for more candy
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-05-27
Sheriff's Sale For Taxes.

By Kentucky County Morgan
year 1914, |, o deputies, will on
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-09-01

Washington, Sept. Count Won Bernstorff,
the German ambassador instructions from Berlin,
has verbally informed Secretary Lansing that the
German government had accepted the principle that
passenger ships should be warned before attack by
submarines. s.
He will formally communicate this information
IN writing later The ambassadors conference with
Secretary Lansing lasted Is minutes He came to
Washington from New York unexpectedly last night.
Secretary Lansing, after the visit of the German
ambassador said: 1.-THE German ambassador told me
that his government would accept our declarations
regarding submarine warfare in principle. The
bassador agreed to reduce his statement to writing
which he will submit to me later in the day."
Count Won Bernstorf informed that the
United States could not accept final oral trans
mission of the German point of view. Secretary Lans
ing said he would withhold comment until the writ
ten memorandum was received.
Secretary Lansing and Count Won Bernstorff dis
cussed at length the significance of the oral statement
during their interview The acceptance of the prin-
cpe that passenger ships will not be attacked without
warning to be considered as an answer to President
ed clearly that Germany has yielded to the representa-
tons of this government respecting the safety Of
trails on the high seas, it is believed the submarine
controversy will be well under way toward anic-
able settlement
Within an hour after Won Bernstorf left the state
department, messenger from the German embassy
arrived at Secretary Lansings Office with official
communication from Count Won Bernstorff, believed
to be written statement of the German position for
which Lansing had asked.