The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-28
General News

The coal mining industry in Eastern
Kentucky is reported as on the up grade
The Court of Appeals has held valid
the $4,000 bond iss1e voted by Dawson
Springs.
1t is expected that within year,
Frankfort will be having natural gas at
so cents the 1000 feet.
Col. R. S. Brown we'll known rail
road man died at his home in Louisville
of uraemic poisoning.
Postmaster Burlson says that the
railroads overcharge the Government
for carrying the mails.
John C. Duffy, of Hopkinsville has
announced his candidacy for Attorney
General on the Democratic ticket.
J. P. Morgan has accepted the place
as treasurer of the Church Pension
Fund of the Protestant Episcopal
Church.
President Wilson is planning to make
his delayed trip to the San Francisco
Exposition as soon as foreign affairs
permit.
The nations at war have lost to the
present $3.50, 900 men and have spent
IS. 400, OOO 600, during the first six
months.
Col Theodore Roosevelt testified
Wednesday in his own behalf in the
suit of Barnes against himself. He was
IN the stand five hours
The fortune left by Col. w. r. Nell
son, the Kansas City editor who died
recently, is to be used for the benefit
of the public.
The Kentucky Educational Associa-
ton held memorial in tribute OF James
Lane Allen, one of Kentucky's greatest
authors and scholars.
The German Government has report
ed that it will pay in full for the sink
ing of the American ship William P.
Frye and for its cargo.
Joseph Bailey, an ex senator of Texas
is the chief counsel Tor the Riggs
National Bank in its suit against the
Secretary of the Treasury William Nc
Adoo.
Grandma Garfield, as she is known
was elected Mayor of Warren, Illinois
last week She is "a years old. She
has been a milliner and suffragette for
80 years.
AS Jess Willard the new heavy
heavy weight champion journeyed to
New York, throngs of people gathered
at each village along the road to greet
him.
Forest fires have been raging in many
parts of Kentucky. On Sunday night
fire broke out in the forests near
Somerset and destroyed quite bit of
valuable timber.
Congressman A o. Stanley has
opened headquarters at the Gait House
in Louisville. His secretary is Will s.
Kaltenbacker. He will begin his cam
paign at Frankfort May L
Mr.. William G. VanMeter died at
Middlesboro last week, aged so. His
remains were brought to Clark county
for interment. Rev. J. B. Logan con-
Quoted the funeral services.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has stated
the Rockefeller Foundations were
ready to contribute 80, 900 to the relief
of unemployed and distressed among
the Colorado mining district.
Mrs. William Cumming Story, of New
York, was reelected President of the
General d. A r. and Mrs. William II
Thompson, Of Lexington, was elected
Vice President, at the meeting in Wash
ington last week.
Judge O'Rear and Governor Beckham
were greeted by one of the larges
crowds that ever assem- bled at politi-
cal speaking at Paducah where these
two gentlemen stood jointly on the
stump and declared for statewide prohi-
bition.
The governing board of the New York
Stock Exchange recommended the
abolition of the minimum price on Sc
curities. it being considered that danger
of the European liquidation of Ameri
can stocks had passed. On Wednesday
the exchange was more active than l,
had been since its closing last July.
S. S. Rails of Sharpsburg, sold the
past week the black Jack, King YeIber.
ton. 16 hands high, to James Rails, Of
Millersburg, for $3.50, Mr.. Rails al
so sold a black jack to James Hutsell
of Montgomery county, for $3.50. Hou'
ston Lane. of Bath county bought Of
Mr.. Rails pair of draft mares for 1925,
and the Percheon stallion, Hero, wa:
sold by Mr.. Rails to Stone s. Riggs Of
Morefield for $780,
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