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In Elizabeihtown on October 49,
Mrs. Sarah Day, OF Olive Hill, was
found guilty Of poisoning her husband.
James A. Day, and sentenced for life.
Three fathers have been indicted in
Louisville under the new law making
neglect Of children under l6 years OF
age a felony
The Kentucky w. c. T. U. conven.
ton. in session at Lexington, reelected
Mrs. Francs 4. Beauchkamp, presi-
dent, for INC twenty.second consecu-
tive year head OF the organization.
Lexington. the largest, loose-leaf
tobacco market in the world, is to
have a big tobacco show this fall. The
dates selected for the events are No.
vember 49, "a and rs.
T. y. Jefries, Of Union county, aged
- and an old Confederate soldier, turn
cd a handspring at Hopkinsville to
demostrat, to the orphan Brigade how
young he vas.
The law requiring the registration OF
voters in jefferson county outside OF
Louisville has been held unconstitu.
tional by Judge Carroll, Of the Court
OF Appeals.
Great Britain has withdrawn regu.
lations for the importation OF cigar
tobacco which American growers have
declared would ruin their business,
authorized imports on the basis of
those ia 1919. 1914 and 1915.
Barry Renaker, Of Cynthiana, WIS
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary on charges OF employing Eneas
Williams. negro, TO burn Renabers
turkey pens and refrigerating plant TO
get insurance.
Ed. Hedges, charged with bringing
liquor into local option territory for
the purpose of selling it. tunnelled his
way through solid twofoot stone
wall under the window of the George
town Jail and escaped.
In the Lee Circuit Court judgment
of $4,000 was entered against the L.
y. in favor OF John Morgan ON the
claim that sparks from a train had
burned his residence and caused the
death Of two Of his children.
The Court OF Appeals decided that
the nomination Of VI. j. Meagher for
the State Senate in the Frankfort dis
trict was invalid because the Governor
had not issued a warrant for the cleo
ton.
The White Log Coal Company has
been organized by P.neville and Penn
sylvania operators TO operate the
mines Of the East Jellico Coal Com
pany. in Knox and Bell counties. The
property was recently sold at a forced
sale, 100000 being realized.
A woman farmer Mrs. Mary Lucas
has the distinction OF having delivered
the first load of new tobacco to the
Hopkinsville market. She lives neal
the city on the Buttermilk road. and
brought 1900 pounds of the weed tC
one of the loose floors.
Kentucky voters hereafter will be
forced 10 observe a strict party regu
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primaries at which candidates OF their
party are nominated, according to a
decision handed down by the Ken
lucky court of appeals.
A big trap shooting event. in which
some OF the best shots I'm the county
will participate, will be held in Frank,
fort on October 6, according TO an an,
nouncement made by J. Quincy Ward
executive agent OF the State Game and
Fish Commission
The death sentence imposed on
James Henry Blue By the jefferson
Criminal Court for the murder OF
Adam Oster, was affirmed by the
Appellate Court. The date of exc.
cutlon will be fixed by the Governor as
soon as the mandate Of the Appellate
Court is forwarded.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
filed in the Federal Court at Paducah
by Henry Campbell against Byrd +.
Choate. The petition allagos that the
plaintiff was mutilated by Choate at
Wingo, near Mayfeld. last July, and
as result he was ruined for life, and
his family disgraced.
A fine OF one cent and two minutes
Imprisonment in courtroom chair
was the punishment imposed ON
Michael Levin by Federal Judge Ian.
dis. Levin, who is 20 years old, had
been found guilty of falsifying con.
corning his age to obtain a postoilice
position.
Members of the Federal Farm Loan
Board, now making n tour Of the Ohio
Valley district and conducting hear.
ings for the purpose of deciding upon
a location for one of the IL branch
farm loan banks to be established un.
der provisions OF the new rural credits
act, met in Louisville and heard Ken
lucky claims
While members of the State Board
of Tax Commissioners have agreed not
10 discuss the tentative sections that
may form the new tax measure TO be
drafted within the next few days, 1t
can be stated authorltatiye'y that
among the proposals made as a means
TO increase revenue for the state is a
tax ON racing and stamp tax on beer.
Arbor day, November 10, will be
celebrated in Frankfort by exercises
ON the Capitol grounds, where Gov.
Stanley will plant tree. State Super.
intendent Gilbert and State Forester
]. Il. Barton will urge observance OF
the day all over the State in response
to proclamation which will be issued
by Gov Stanley.