The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-03-01

teen representatives from brokerage
concerns were present to bid on them
The customary 100000. wool crop
in the Bluegrass section promises &c
attain a value of at least 100000 this
year, due to the European war and II
the present upward tendency in the
market continues to affect the price
list, even greater returns may be ex.
pected according to the dealers esti
mates.
DR.. A. n. Barley, of Lexington, has
been invited to become a member OF
a party of scientists which will leave
New York about the last Of March, for
an expedition to the wilds of Yucatan,
for the purpose of conducting some re.
search work. Dr. Barley has the
matter under consideration and may
accept the invitation.
Counties in Kentucky which have
voted bond issues by a two-thirds vote
are: Ballard and Fayette, 100000;
Lewis and Breathitt, $150,OOO; Green
up and Knox, 100000; Bell Whitley
and Harlan, $25O,OOO Rockcastle
Scott and Laurel, 100000; Nicholas
$125,O0O; Clinton, $4,000 and Russell
and Carroll, $4,000.
Capt William Davis, for many years
one of the best known conductors on
the c. & o. railroad. walked in front
of traction car in Huntington, West
Virginia and was instantly killed. He
was well known in Maysville and a
! number of towns and cities through
which he made regular trips for many
years.
Captain Sam Boone, commissioned
officer in the First Kentucky Cavalry,
under General Wolford, of Winchester,
has gone to the Soldiers Home at
Dayton Ohio. Capt. Boone is nearly
eighty years old but is in good health.
! He is the only surviving commissioned
officer of his regiment which was re.
cruited mostly in Boyle, Lincoln,
Casey, Garrard and Pulaski Counties
The Retail Merchants of Henderson
are fighting the traction lines which
run to Evansville. ind. and which
| they claim diverts much trade to the
Hoosier city An effort will be made
| to prevent them from using the tracks
of the street car company to reach the
| city and provisions looking forward
| to this will be Incorporated in a new
| franchise to be sold this year. In
| that event, the Evansville traction
cars will be compelled to stop at the
corporation lines of the city, a mile
and half from the business section
) of Henderson.
BY dictum in the opinion of Judge
Hurt in the Court of Appeals, uphold
: ing the validity of the Fayette County
issues in thirteen counties, involving
issues of $2,S40,000, which carried by
a majority vote, but not a two-thirds
vote, probably will be validated. All
these counties have held elections
within a year Boyd voted 100000;
Mason. Pulaski and Hopkins, $500,
900; Daviess. $6OO,00o Kenton, $3.50,
600; Campbell, 100000; Oldham and
! Meade, 100000; Menifee, Trigg and
Lincoln, $4,000 and Bracken, 10000
The first steamboat to make the run
up the Big Sandy River as far as Pike
Will, within ten years, showed up in
that city a few days ago to the sur
prise of the people of the town. Dur
ing the COS, 7Os, sos and 9Os people
for hundreds of miles. obtained theil
supplies from Pikeville, boat service
being the only mode of conveyance
When the c. and o. extended its road
up the river the river service was
boats will again begin to ply the Big
Sandy in order to assist in handling
the great amount of freight and sup
plies coming into the coal fields of the
Upper Big Sandy.