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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-04-06
Mrs. BOhannan
Explains School Tax
EDITOR CLAY CITY TINES,
Dear Sir:

EDITOR CLAY CITY TINES,
Dear Sir:
In a recent issue of Better
Farms and Roads, the editor of
that paper said IN connection
with statements made by Gene
mics of the bond issue" that
at is very, easy to make any kind of
statement, but very hard to prove some
of them"
Without discussing the merits
nf the bond Issue, although | am
in favor of good roads, the Gene
mics of the bond issue" had the
same reason, no doubt, to max Q
their statements, because they
were unenlightened and did not
care to be on that subject, as has
Mr.. Burgher to make the state
ments at the close of this, and
another, article in same issue.
In articles mentioned he says:
ID "It is possible to cut our school
tax in two and still leave SO ,000.0o per
year Y"
(2) Better a little more economic
al with school money, cut down the
school tax oeepts and in this way
make it easier to pay our road tax,
which is surely coming"
| feel that it is my duty as well
as a pleasure to reply to the
statements relative to the school
tax and schools and will take up
the tax question first and will
deal only with facts and figures
as shown by the public records,
TO which Mr.. Burgher had access
and which he should have con-
suited before publishing a state
ment that can not be verified at
all by the records. The facts are
that the entire amount of school
tax, both property and poll, 60
ing to the public school fund, aft
er the sheriff turns in his delin-
quent list, will be in round num-
bers about $4,000, owing to
the amount of delinquents. The
Board of Education has expend.
ed this amount as follows:
Applied ON old Indebtedness,
GnntInnnH ~ nnnn-3
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Fiscal Court order

Owing to the fact that num-
Der of people of the county are
not sure of what disposition will
be made of the funds secured
from the sale of the road bonds,
we print herewith, the order of
the Fiscal Court as it appears on
the Clerks minute book. This
shows that the money will be
equally divided, one half to be
spent east of Stanton and one.
half west, and that no one place
viii be favored.
Powell County Fiscal Court, Special
Term, Held at the Gourt-house, This
2sth day of Feb. 1916.
Present, Hon.:
A T. Knox, Judge,
J. A. Sewell, Justice;
G. s. Spurlock, !" ~
Chas. WEIGH, n"
CA. Means,
G.. b. Caudell, F"
and the following business was trans
acted:
Resolution and Order Powell County
Fiscal Court On motion of Squire J,
y. Sewell, seconded by Squire Chas.
WEIGH. the following is passed by the
Powell County FIJI Il Court, las follows:
Be- il resolved, That the publicinter-
est demands the Improvements and
construction of public ads on all the
count seat roads, hereinafter describe
ed, on the most direct and practical
routes; and it is the sense Of this Court
that said roads be improved under
State aid and State supervision during
1915
Application is hereby made e., the
Commissioner of Public Roads for
county proportion of the State Road
Fund to be apportioned to Powell
county, for the Improvement of said
roads. 1t appears that the Fiscal
Court OF Powell county had for the
purspse of constructing roads and
bridges in 1915. exclusive of the fund
received from the State rs Powell
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STANTON.
(By p GDerthick.)

--------
DR.. J. f. Lemnsibg was in Mt. Ster-
ling Monday Of this week.
d. r. Clark made bushes. trip to
Jackson last week
Mrs Bette Harawick has been sick
for several days bat is able to be out
again.
Sheriff II. T. Deriekson and Jailer J.
Martin took the Bryant boys to Frank
fort reformhtory last week
Jas. Even has bought new m over
and harrow and N Preparing for the
spring work.
Mr.. and Mrs Ollie Jones, of. Mt.
Sterling, arrived here Saturday for a
visit with the Iattef,s sister, Mrs Sarah
Hardwick, and left Tuesduy for home.
Rev. o. J. Young filled his appoint
ment Mt the Chrisfian church Sunday
He will preach every first and third
Sunday in futHres
Mrs. Myrtice CoHIee, of near Rich
mond. arrived, last week for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. r.
Clark She was accompanied by her
three children
1
Miss Mary l.ylesis reported to be
.d.ngere,isls sieis' o. levine sed her mo-
ther. Mrs. Kate Lyle was sent for.
Word has come that Mary is slightly
better.
Mrs. Lucy Jackson, who has been
visiting her son in Louisville for a,
month, arrived home Monday. She
says that they have all been sick at her
sons and delayed her coming home
for two weeks.
DR.. Breeze, who left for Blooming
ton, ILL.,, last week to. see his daughter,
has been very sick while there. Word
comes that he is not expected to live
and has not been able to talk since ar
irving there.
d. r. Clark has the posts all set for
his new wire fence that is to be put up
along the street that leads to the de-
pot. The wire has been ordered and
the fence will be much needed inn
proyement. r@
Charley Grove says il is awfully lone
some at home now with all the other.
young Crowlels gone to make their
own nests. Who would have thought
a year ago that three Of the boys
would be married by this timn? Time
does perform wonders. ~''
Guy Grove, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jes-
sc Grove. aud Miss Nora Martin,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs James Mar
tin, were quietly married at the home
of the bride last Friday morning by
Rev. j. @. Hanley. Tbey left on the
noon train fora short wedding "Trip to
Lexington and, other points. Our con-
go with the happy couple.
Junior Higgins, who has been at
tending school here, left Monday for
his home in Magoffin county. He will.
enter Valparaiso University in Indiana
next month The writer attended this
school for two years aud il is fine one.
They have an enrolment of over 5000
students year, 10 being one Of the
largest schools in Che country.
II these is any place where this is
read that needs help ID Sunday
school, or II you do. not have a Sunday
school, or il you need Sunday school
literature, il you viii send word TO the
writer he viii be glad 20 help you out.
In the past ten years he mas organized
over 1870 Sunday schools. besides help
ing over 200 Others. No matter what
county you live ia write and see what
cau' be done for you
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Said bonds, il issued, to bear interest
at rate not to exceed five per centum
per annum, with coupons attached,
payable semi-annually, bonds to be in
denominations of not less than one
hundred nor more than five hundred
dollars each, to run not less than five
nor more than thirty years, redeem.
able within that time at the pleasure of
the Fiscal Court, and to be sold at not
less than par value and accrued inter-
est.
Witness my hand this 2lst day of Feb
ruary 1916.
II. T. DERICKSON,
Sheriff of Powell County.
Kentucky
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

You will take notice that on the 9TH
day of February, 1915. the County
Court of Powell County, Kentucky,
upon petition, ordered and directed an
election to be held in each and every
voting precinct in said county and
state, between the hours of 6 II. m. and
4 p. m, on Monday, the Tenth day of
April, 1915, at the regular voting places
therein, by the officers of the regular
November election, at which time and
places there will be submitted to the
legally qualified voters of said pre-
cincts in said county, the following
question, in the following substance
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and form, to wit :

Are you in favor of }
issuing Forty rhouD
sand Dollars G40,-)
00O) in bonds, for }
the purpose of
building roads and }
bridges in Powell }
county Kentucky? }
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NOTICE.
Of


Commonwealth of Kentucky
Powell County
In the matter of petition of r. G..
Hall and l49 and more others:
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Continued on page 3
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1t is further Ordered. by this-C Court:
That under any and all conditions, one
half of the Improvements of the roads
in the county shall be made east of
Stanton and one-half west of Stanton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
SENATORS URGED TO
AVOID A BLUNDER

Washington, D. c., July 22.-When
Senator MARITIME today again pressed
his resolution to have President Will
son urge stay of execution for Sir
Roger Easement. Chairman Stone of
the foreign relations committee told
the senate Ambassador Page had in
formed the state department the Brit.
ish would resent any such representa-
tons. Senator Stone again opposed
Senator Marines resolution.
For the United States to make Of
fetal representations would do more
harm than good" said Senator Stone
"If Great Britain is disposed to ex-
tend clemency to Easement it will do
it on it's own motion rather than have
it said that clemency was shown at the
request of foreign government. To
pass this resolution would be an inter
national blunder."
Mrs Agnes Newman, sister of Sir
Roger, sat in the senate gallery dur
ing the discussion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
NENCH|NA RULER
FACES REAL TASK
DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT
REVEALS AMBITIONS OF MILL
.-. a., ,TARY LEADERS,

Picking, June 20.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press).-Chinese
public opinion has been in a strangely
uniformed state since the death of
Yuan Shi Kai, the would be emperor
president
Every day it becomes clearer that
many Of the leaders of the revolution
in the south, who declared Yuan Shi
Kai's retirement was the chief end
which they sought, had personal ambi-
lions and are not giving Ii Yuan
Hung the support which might reason
ably be expected of them.
LANG Shi vi and Chow Tzu Chi, the
two members of the government who
had most to do with finances in China,
have both resigned under fire. The
former was head Of the financial coun-
Gil and director of the Bank Of Com
munications The latter was former.
ly minister of commerce and agricul-
ture but had for a short time served
as minister Of finance. Both Of these
men were close advisers of Yuan Shi
Kai and are regarded by foreigners
as two Of the ablest leaders In China.
LANG Shi vi has been severely
criticized for months and recently the
republican press has assailed him bit
terly. The board Of censors has made
an adverse report on his administra-
ton, charging misfeasance and NAL
feasance in office.
Luan Chi Jul, the premier. is charged
by the press with an unwi1lingness to
have President Ii Yuan Hung issue
a mandate restoring the old Marking
provisional constitution and reconven-
ing the national assembly provided for
by that constitution.
While bitter criticism has been di.
rected as yet to President Ii Yuan
Hung there are many rumblings in
the native press concerning his failure
to take immediate steps to eliminate
all the Yuan Shi Kai crowd from the
government and restore the republic
to the condition it was in before Yuan
Shi Kai manipulated the Marking pro-
visional constitution
Ii Yuan Hung's position Is extreme
ly difficult. He has inherited a de-
pleted treasury and a thoroughly dis
organized government. Three factions
are endeavoring to dominate Chinese
affairs. One of these Is controlled by
the Manchus Of north China; the
Yanktsze valley section is dominated
by military leaders along the Yangtzse
and the far south is dominated by
Canton leaders. All these men are
playing at cross purposes and efforts
to harmonic them are extremely diff.
ticult
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
MISSES AND JUNIORS ~-*7
-. 5s=.44s@@ SUMMER FASHIONS
SPORTS ToGs FAVORED AND EVEN THE TiN,EsT Ffs3 % *a
+12 TOT WEARS THE sTRAeH1LNED RoxPLEATED FRock
SIMPLE MILLINERY FOR SMALL MAIDS
BY.C..A.gYOIGHT

tub silks and satins, crepe de Chine,
China silk and pongee. The light col.
ored lawns, dimities and linens are
also popular for girls being fashioned
into simple frocks, MILDLY dresses and
like models. The wide stripes, so
popular for grown-up sport skirts and
suits, are also popular with the young.
er generation being fashioned into
Norfolk suits, modified Russian and
MILDLY frocks and similar loose lined
models, becoming to the growing girl.
The sports styles are popular, too.
smart little coats of silk and wool
jersey in the popular bright tones be-
ing worn over the tub dresses of lin
en-, duck, pique, and the softer cot
tons, voiles, crepes and the like.
In the shoe-top suits, also, the Poiret
twills, novelty wool mixtures, shep-
herd checks, gabardines and serges
are equally as popular as the pongees
and Shantungs. r. 49,. .,@@
Net and Taffeta Dresses for After.
sns4 ..- noona +. ~. ...@.
For party and summer afternoons
there are simple net frocks for jun
Tors and misses, trimmed very effec-
lively with lace and the simplest OF
ribbon trimmings, tucks, shocking
and ruches, narrow rutfles and shir-
rings. ...... -,.
The very tiny tot in her first short
frock, wears lawn, batiste, dotted
Swiss, crepe and fine linen. Most OF
these little dresses are fashioned into
straight hanging, box pleated dresses
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there on the skirt, and one on either
shoulder Another Frenchy little party
frock of taffeta and crepe is made
sleeveless, with a smartly f1aring ruff
fled skirt; this design, however, will
hardly appeal to American mothers al
though it is charming as a picture.
An effective simple dress for summer
Is Of plain white wolfe, trimmed with
bands of old time fagoting arranged to
form round yoke and banding the
cuffs.
ChiIdren's and Juniors Millinery Most
.- Charming ''"
. For the very small person there are
charming little fitted caps Of lace and
net, and fetching little close fitting
bonnets of pale pink and blue Georg-
cite trimmed with cluster Of tiny
flowers or a,rosette of ribbon. For the
older girls the wide brimmed Bankok
and Wen-Chows are appropriate. trim
med with touch of bright color in
wool or ribbon, or simple band OF
velvet or elastic silk banding the
crown. These sports bands with the
stripes running around or up and
down, are very becoming to the young
girl and harmonic well with plain
wash frock or dark serge or linen
suit. -.-.
Poneee Popular for Girls
Natural colored pongee, trimmed
with contrasting colors, blue, greens,
and similar shades, is well liked for
the shoe-top suits now so popular with
girls of from six to sixteen. The
blouses worn with these suits are usu-
ally fashioned of the sheer cottons,
voiles, Imarquisettes and nets, or the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25

as the merest toddlers are wearing
these models nowadays.
Shocking and tucks are effective
trimming and hand embroidery plays
an important part. White is most ia
vored for the very small maid, al.
though the pale pinks, blues and other
soft shades are used considerably. too.
The separate coat to wear over the
fluffy dress, is fashioned of taffeta, the
novelty checks, serge, and Bedford
cord. One Of the prettiest coats of
the season is developed in dark blue
Bedford cord with collar and cuffs of
white broadcloth, closed with large
white bone buttons. The collar and
cuffs may be made removable, thus do.
ing away with the impractical side of
the white.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25

New York, July 22--As usual,
misses juniors and tiny tots frocks
and outer garments follow the same
general lines of grown up designs.
The shop windows are gay with flower
ed muslins, voiles and dainty party
frocks of flouncings and embroidered
batistes, and even nets and itaffetas,
for fashion now DEGREES that taffeta
and the Powered summer silks are not
too grown-up for small people. One
especially pretty little frock of taffeta
and net shown in shop devoted al
most entirely to children's things, Is
trimmed with daisies, band of them
forming the girdle, cluster here and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25

by the moonshine, and seeing Carol
and Lark shivering beside her bed. j
Ssh! Sh! Hush!" whispered Lark
There's burglar in our room!"
BY this time even sound-sleeping
Fairy was awake. "Oh. there Isl" she
scoffed. ~' ri ..~'
Yes, there Isl declared Carol with
some heat, 1--WE heard him, plain as
day. He stepped into the closet, didn't
he, Lark"
He certainly did," agreed Lark.
did you see him." .n
mo, we heard him. Carol heard
him first, and she spoke, and nudged
me. Then l heard him, too He was
at our dresser, but be shot across the
room and into the closet. He closed
the door after him. He's there now
you've been dreaming" said Fairy,
lying down again. .;
I'VE don't generally dream the same
thing at the same minute" said Carol
stormily. Il tell you he's in there
And you two great big girls came
off and left poor little Connie in there
alone with burglar, did you? Well,
you are nice ones, | must say
And Prudence leaped out Of bed
and started for the door, followed by
Fairy, with the twins creeping fear
fully along in the rear.
"She was asleep" muttered Carol.
I'VE didn't want to scare her." add
ed Lark.
Prudence was careful to turn the
switch by the door, so that the room
was in full light before she entered.
The closet door was wide open. Con-
ME was soundly sleeping. There was
no one else in the room.
you see?" said Prudence sternly.
III bet he took our ruby rings" de-
clared Lark, and the twins and Fairy
ran to the dresser to look
But a sickening realization had
come home to Prudence. In the lower
hall, under the staircase, was a small
dark closet which they called the
dungeon. The dungeon door was big
and solid, and was equipped with a
heavy catch lock. In this dungeon
Prudence kept the family silverware.
and all the money she had on hand, as
1t could there be safely locked away.
But more often than not, Prudence for
got to lock it.
MT. Starr had gone to Burlington
that morning to attend special reviv-
al services for three days, and Pru-
dence had fifty whole dollars in the
house, an unwOnted sum in that par
sonage! And the dungeon was not
locked. Without a word, she slipped
softly out of the room, ran down
the stairs, making never sound in
her bare feet, and saw, somewhat to
her surprise, that the dungeon door
was open. Quickly she flung it shut,
pushed the tiny key that moved the
Catch" and was rushing up the
stairs again with never a pause for
breath.
A strange sight met her eyes in the
twins room. The twins themselves
were in each others arms, sobbing bit
terly. Fairy was still looking hurried
ly through the dresser drawers.
They are gone,'' walled Carol, "our
beautiful ruby rings that belonged to
grandmother"
Nonsense" cried Prue with ner-
vous anger, you've left them in the
bathroom, or on the kitchen shelves.
You're always leaving them some.
where over the place. Come on, and
We'll search the house just to con.
vince you"
mo, no." shrieked the twins. Lets
lock the door and get under the bed"
ITO be cOntinued)
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ploye of the Coal and Iron National
bank Of this city. !7.rr.-
Allison Dodd one of the banks vice
presidents, said this morning that dis.
covery of the embezzlement came on
June 21 The suspected employee is
said TO have been employed by the
bank for many years. An arrest is ex.
pected within. q few days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
CHAPTER x.
A Burglars Visit.

"Prue!" ~. @-.
A small hand gripped Prudence's
shoulder, and again came hoarsely
whispered:
'Prue!" -
Prudence sat up in bed with a
bounce.
What in the worlds? she began
gazing out into the room, half lighted
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-25
EMPLOYE OF BANK
UNDER SUSPICION

New York, July %. 1t became
known today that secret lnvestlga.
ton has been in progress for some
time into the embezzlement Of between
$4,000 and $4,000 by . trusted en-
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EXPLOSION INJURIES SEVEN.

Kenville, N. j., July 22.-Seven EN-,
ployes of the Hercules Powder Co.
were injured early today in an explo.
sion at the plants dry. house. 1t was
said they probably would recover.
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JEALOUS HUSBAND
. STAYS ARMY MAN

Washington, D. c., July 22.-War
department reports today from Alpine.
Tex, giving further details Of the
shooting of Lieut.. Col NJ G. Butler
by Harry J. SPANIEL, manager of an
Alpine hotel, say COL Butler was "ab'
solutely innocent of any wrong" and
whatever the cause might have been,
lit appears like cold blooded pre-
meditated murder committed by man
crazed with jealousy,
The reports says SPANIEL invited
Col. Butler to ride in his automobile
in seat beside Mrs. SPANIEL and
that SPANIEL then drove into the resi-
Dental section of Alpine and killed
both Col. Butler and Mrs. SPANIEL.
Col. Butler will be buried in Airing
ton national cemetery here Monday.
REFUSES TO TALK. ''' .-.
Ell Paso, Tex, July 22.-Harry ].
SPANIEL was held in the county jail
here in communicate today under
heavy guard. Asked why he killed his
wife and Butler, SPANIEL replied
Don't bother me. have nothing
! to say" ...-.. <. ...-.....
Jail authorities say only once did
| SPANIEL show any emotion, when he
awoke from fitful sleep, burst out
weeping and expressed wish to see
his 5-year-old daughter.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of John Hanna, Deceased. Notice is hereby given by the under signed, administrator of the estate of John Hanna, deceased, to the credit ors of and all persons having claims against said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrat- or. at rooms FPS Bank of Arizona Building, Prescott. Arizona, the same being the place for the transaction of business of said estate, in said County of Yavapai.
 LESTER RUFFNER, Administrator of the Estate of
 John Hanna, Deceased. Dated this 4th day of February. 1916.
 First pub. Feb. 9-5t (W).
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16

returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of S540. Attor- uey LeRoy Anderson who represent ed Crane appealed to the Supreme court and. it on April Q. 1915, reversed Judge Smith and ordered the case back to the local court to be retried.
 Before the case was again tried m the Superior court. Norris & Mitchell filed a petition for a rehearing before the Supreme court. After granting the rehearing the Supreme court re- versed its previous decision on Feb ruary 10. 1910. on a basis of a misap- prehe1sion in the original hearing.
 According 10 Attorney Mitchell, Franklin went to work for Crane un- der a verbal contract for a lease for five years on Cranes ranch, the profits to be divided equally. After Franklin started work disagreements arose as to what the two had origin ally agreed upon. Crane ejected Franklin from his ranch at the end of the first year and the latter started the court proceedings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
Old Midday Group
 Is Again Operating
(From Tuesdays Daily)

The Peck district again comes in for attention by the reviving of the well known Midday group of silver mines, in which lease has been giv- en by the owners, H. C. and NJ. L. Hcffleman and Frank Giroux to H. R. Noel. !. Depty and ]. Manuche, the latter assuming charge last week. This movement is quite interesting, as it again brings into prominence a silver property which was producer several years ago. The different claims adjoin and parallel the celebrat- ed old Peck bonanza. Also it is re. ported that indications of tungsten being developed, was an inducement for this trio of practical miners to SC cure lease. A camp nas been estab- lishcd and mapped out is line of quite large development. It is prob able the Midday will soon be a ship per.