Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-09
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JOHNSON iddlesboro goes un-
der commission. government this fall
and the local paper. Three States,
suggests Bob Johnson as a suitable
man for one of the Commissioners.
Bob's Hopkinsville friends would be
glad to see him honored in his
home.
STOCKLEY-Managsr Stockley
sprang a pleasant surprise on his
Princess patrons Tuesday by pre-
senting the widely famous Civil war
story, Sam Davis, prepared and
filmed in Nashville some weeks ago.
This story dealing with the execu-
ton of the Southern patriot soldier
boy, Nov. q, 1868, by Gen. Dodge
because he refused to tell how he
obtained valuable papers in his ca
pacity as a scout. The play was
staged by local people in Nashville,
The story was in five reels and was
intensely interesting throughout. II
made a great hit in Nashville and
other southern cities.
UNDERWOOD-Thos. r. Under
wood, the promising young son of
Editor Thos. c. Underwood, will
leave the last of this week to enter
the State University at Lexington,
where the schooling he will take will
include a course in journalism.
Thomas has done local news gather
ing for the Kentuckian during the
last two summers and has developed
a genuine talent for newspaper
work, inherited from his father.
He has excelled in variety of fields
to which he was assigned. his re-
portorial work being altogether
credltable. The Kentuckian's good
wishes go with him and we risk
nothing in predicting for him a
bright future, in a profession for
the duties of which nature has fitted
him well.
PETERSON-Prof. W. S. Peter
son is greatly pleased with the out.
look for the fall session of Bethel
Female College, which opens Tues
day of next week. The college
building is going to be crowded to
overlooking with old and new pupils
and in order to make more room
Prof. Peterson has rented the house
of Mr.. Bailey Waller, on the corner
overlooking the college campus and
will move his family into it this
week, Mr.. and Mrs. Waller taking
apartments at the Pennyroyal. This
will give several additional rooms
for girls and some alterations in the
buildings have made further addi-
tions to its capacity. Prof. Peterson
has other plans for providing rooms
adjacent to the college for overflow
pupils.
CANSLER-Judge Polk Cansler,
who went to Oklahoma. eleven years
ago, has come back to Hopkinsville
"for keeps" He says he went to
establish his son, Charlie, in business
and the young man is now prosper
Gus insurance man in Enid, and the
"old man" felt that Rock Spring
yearning in his system and here he
is. His friends are delighted TO
have him come back" and he will
soon be keeping step with the pro-
gressive spirit of busy Hopkinsville.
His plans far the future have not
been announced, but the Judge
long since reached a condition where
he doesn't have to work unless he
feels like it.
CASEY-The new Agricultural
Agent for Christian county, Alex.
ander NJ; Casey. of Mason county,
has arrived and was busy yesterday
meeting the people Of the city. Mr.,
Casey is a middle aged man and
comes with both knowledge Of and
experience in the duties of the posi-
tion he is to fill,
COBB-It will interest Kentack-
ians to know that Irwin Cobb appears
in the ARAB, the fve-act Famous
Player. Mr.. Cobb is a dear friend
of Mr.. Edgar Selwin. who is the
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