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Ernest J. Howell has been appointed
superintendent Of the Greendale Re.
form School by Governor Stanley.
Twenty thousand bushels of corn
sold on the Henderson market for s5ia
cents a bushel, the highest price paid
In FIVE years.
Charles Evans Hughes, the Repub.
lican candidate for President. will
open the Kentucky campaign at Lex
ington on Tuesday. September 5.
President Wilson will come to Ken.
lucky September 4 to accept the Lin
coin Memorial Farm on behalf OF the
government.
Senator Ollie NJ. James has prom.
ised to stump the state Of Ohio in
behalf OF the reelection Of Senator
Pomerene.
Edward Rutherford. rs years old. a
prominent farmer, and Mrs. Ida West.
so, were married in Nicholasville. This
is DR.. Rutherford's third marriage and
Mrs. Vests second.
FL Paso. Tex. has been determined
as the border destination Of the Ken.
tuNhN dS Cooh as tit
three regiments are enlisted to the
necessary strength.
George Smith. winner OF the Ken
lucky Derby, will be retired until next
year, according to information from
the Saratoga IN. " race course,
where he has been stationed.
The teacher having the best moon.
hah onh1xI ha onbnp1
year will be given a trip to Washing.
ton, d. c., as the guest Of the Ken.
lucky congressman.
With success browning the efforts of
Louisville business men in raising one
million dollars for factory fund, eff.
forts will begin at once to induce
many new Industries to come to the
Fall City.
Mrs. Mamie Saunders Cobb Tileston,
Of Louisville. sister Of Irving Cobb,
has filed suit for divorce from Edward
NJ. Tileston. a machinery salesman of
Chicago. Mrs. Tileston charges aban-
Comment
A. T. Hert. Republican National
Committeeman of the state, will be in
charge of the Western headquarters OF
the Republicans at Chicago during the
campaign and will direct the fight in
the territory west of Chicago in behalf
Of Hughes and Fairbanks.
Democratic headquarters will be
opened In Louisville August IA by Con-
gresham J. Campbell Cantrill. cam
paign chairman, and other prominent
Dor ncrata confarapna ~ perty
leaders in each county will be called
before the headquarters are opened.
Marked progress is reported on the
Dixie highway route through Eastern
Kentucky. practically every county al
ready having started work on improv.
ing their proportion Of the route.
which will be inspected by the Dixie
highway officials in October.
The Prison Commission has given
notice TO tventy-four employees Of the
Frankfort Penitentiary that their
terms Of once will expire September
!. This timely notice Is given to save
Embarrassment The board will ill
the vacancies at It's next meeting.
Two members Of the Veterinary
Board. created by act OF the last Gen
eral Assembly. have been appointed by
Governor Stanley. They are DR.. o. H.
Tim, Of Frankfort. and DR.. d. z.
Westmoreland. of Owensboro. Com
missioner Of Agriculture Mat 8. Cohen
Is chairman ex-offlcio OF the board.
The Workmen's Compensation
Board elected DR.. Milton Board. of
Il InnllyiIIn rnndfnol
Charles ]. Howes. assistant secretary.
DR.. Board. whose salary is limited by
law to $4,000. will receive no straight
salary, but will be paid for his actual
services.
Captain W. r. Bettison and Captain
Archie Miller. Of the United States
army. and DR.. X. W. English. veterin-
arian. have returned to Lexington for
the purpose of purchasing 400 more
horses needed for immediate use by
United States troopers at Tobyhanna.
Pennsylvania.
Tho State Railroad Commission has
relieved the Illinois Central Railroad
Company from the operation OF the
long and short haul clause from Proyi.
dence and other West Kentucky coal
fields, whore the railroad completes
with the Louisville Il Nashville Rail.
road to Louisville and vicinity.
While many growers have pledged
their crops to the Planters Protective
Association II It is reorganized. sever.
al counties In Western Kentucky and
West Tennessee have not responded
as literally as expected. and there is
doubt II the organization will be re.
vived. The proposition will be settled
soon.
blind man. led by woman. both
OF them inmates Of the Christian Coun-
ty poor farm, presented themselves at
the clerks Office In Hopkinsville and
asked to be issued a marriage license
The county clerk knew that the would
be bride had been married earlier In
life and had never secured a divorce,
and he refused to Issue the license.
Every motor boat on the Kentucky
River is being operated In violation Of
the federal regulations as regards the
safety appliances or their equipment,
according TO Thomas w. Sweat, spe.
ciai deputy In the office Of the collect.
or OF customs Mr. Sweat stated
thai nineteen Kentucky River boats he
inspected were violating in every way
the federal regulations. and that close
10 100 other oifenses we're found. As
result Of the violations the customs
department has assessed many fines
that will assreRate SIO 900 whan coI