The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-31
General News


pean war.
1t is estimated that ], 900 heads of fam
lilies in the city of Louisville are out of
employment.
The President makes the announce
ment that Congress will not be called IN
extraordinary session.
The Letcher county fiscal court voted
$4,000 for the improvement of the
county roads.
The Court of Appeals has adjourned
for its spring vacar ion. The next term
will begin April IA.
The cornerstone OF the Bourbon Y NJ.
G. A. building at Paris was laid with APP
propriale ceremonies Saturday. the 20th.
Secretary bryan denies the report that
he had agreed TO make speeches in be
half of McChesney in his race for Gov
ernor.
The last whisky in bond in Garrard is
being bottled for shipment, after which
the county.
The Belgian Commission asserts that
500, 600 people are entirely destitute
and that the relief fund has reached over
S25. OCO. 600.
Former Senator Lorimer has entered
plea of not guilty to the indictments
charging irreg ularities in the manage
ment of his banks.
Amariran aynnrtS for tho r,onth IF
February amounted to nearly $500, 000,-
900, the highest previous figure having
been $500, 100000.
Twenty-four Methodist churches in
Louisville have started revivals in that
city with the hope that they can gain l,
600 converts by Easter Sunday.
The Court of Appeals has decided that
it is not necessary for magistrate TO
have written information before issuing
warrant on charge of felony.
The Poster Advertising Co., of the
| United States and Canada, has decided
not to allow any more liquor advertise
mems on their bill boards.
The Agricultural Department has is
sued warning that too much of the
American wheat is going 10 Europe,
which endangers the home supply
The 5000, 600 shops of the L. & n. r.
e., which are located at Lexington,
will be operated by electricity furnish
ed by the Kentucky Utilities Co, at a
cost of about $1,000 year.
1
The case of State Bank Com missioner
Smith and the Board of Directors of the
George Alexander Bank at Paris with its
4 cross issues was heard by the Bourbon
! circuit c-~rl last week.
Charles Holland, who was convicted
of manslaushter at Winchester, has been
taken TO the penitentiary. He was charg-
ed with being an accessory to the killing
OF Lewis Brandenburg.
In the first skirmish at Lexington be-
tween the property-owners who have
protested against the increase in the val
uation Of their property made by the
board of equalization, the property own
ers have won.
Senator Camden is being urged TO
make the race for Governor He was
given luncheon by George Macleod at
his country home hear Versailles, there
being about 30 guests present, including
| Gov. McCreary.
The State Agricultural Department
will begin the gathering OF tobacco sta
tistics at an early date. This is brought
aoout by the controversy in Lexington
as 10 the amount OF tobacco sold by the
different houses.
A herd of cattle numbering 1875 and a
drove Of hogs which had been condemn.
ed in Louisville. were slaughtered to
prevent the spread of the foot and mouth
disease. The value of this stock is esti-
mated TO be $4,000.
| President Wilson has received letter
from some little folks in Belgium thank
ing him for The food supplies sent TO hat
distressed country. The President was
greatly touched with the letter and wrote
a letter in response.
Mrs. Sidney G. Clay, of Bourbon
county. has been granted divorce from
her husband on the grounds of cruel and
inhuman treatment. Mr.. Clay repre-
sented Bourbon county in the last Leg
islature. He made no resistance TO the
divorce.
Mrs. Jane Rutherford died at her
home in Versailles Thursday alter sew
eral months illness. Funeral services
were held in that city, after which the
body was taken TO DanvilIe and buried
by the side Of that OF her late Nhusband,
Rev. e. H. Rutherford.
The three great coal concerns in Eas-
tern Kentucky, called the Slemp-c Cam
dell- Mayo interests. have been merged