The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-09-19
General News Notes

jority in British Columbia last week.
The German submarine Bremen is
expected to reach America this week.
Gallatin county sold $4,000 road
bonds at $1,225 premium to Mayer
& Co., of Cincinnati
State University, Lexington, open
ed with 908 students, the largest at
tendance in its history.
Roosevelt will probably be sent in
to Kentucky and Missouri for
speeches in favor of Hughes.
Henry Eden, 10 years old, was in
dicted in Rowan county for the
murder of his father.
Germany denies that she has seized
the entire cash in the Belgian Ma
tional Bank.
The Farmers and Merchants
Bank, of Catlettsburg, with $4,000
capital, was chartered last week.
Mrs. James Price and four chill
dren died in Lawrence county last
week from eating poisoned cabbage.
E. ]. Marshall, a Grant county
farmer, is reported to have gathered
beans a yard long from his garden.
Seven states will vote upon pro-
hibition November Z. They are Cal
ifornia, Montana, Michigan, Nebras-
ka, South Dakota, Idaho, Missouri.
Harry Garrison, negro, of Kenton
convicted of criminal assault, will
be electrocuted Nov. 18th, at Eddy
vile.
Villa, with 600 followers, attacked
Chihuahua City and was repulsed
with heavy losses. Those taken cap
tive were executed. Villa escaped.
The State Bank & Trust Company,
of Harrodsburg, has increased it's
capital stock from $4,000 to $780,
900.
w. L. Scott, aged "a, died sudden
ly on his farm in Shelby county last
week. He and his bride had just
returned from their honeymoon
spent in Colorado.
Mrs. Annie E. Howe, only sister
of President Wilson, died of peri
tonitis at New London, Conn. The
body will be taken to Columbia, S.
c., for burial
Mrs. Mousie Robinson, who was
given from 8 to Fl years in the pen
for killing her husband, John Robin
son, at Messy Bottom, Pike. county,
escaped from the Pikeville Jail
President Wilson will make his
first speech of the campaign at Shad-
ow Lawn Saturday to the business
men of New Jersey. He will discuss
the provisions of the eight-hour rail-
road law.
Nine shares of Citizens National
Bank stock, Danville, sold at public
auction there Monday at 5000. Hop
Myer was the purchaser and Mrs.
Allin, of Kentucky Woman's College
sold it.
Gen. Basil Duke, famous Confed-
crate soldier, lawyer and historian,
died in New York hospital Satur-
day morning following the amputa-
ton of his foot several days ago. The
burial was at Lexington.
Attendance records were broken
by this years state fair which
closed at Louisville Saturday night.
Exactly 118,8O7 people visited the
fair this year, 1881 more than in
any previous year.
'Bad Nose" Feltner, who played a
big role in the Hargis- Cockrell feud
in Breathitt county, was shot to
death by United States Deputy Mar
shall G. A. Sizemore at Hazard,
when he refused to go to Jail on a
charge of moonshining.
! November will see the completion
of Lock No. IA, the last of fourteen
to be built by the United States
Government to permit water-line
tapping of the rich Eastern Kentuc-
ky coal fields. The lock is located
at Heidelberg, Lee county.
J. E. McGlone, circuit clerk of
Carter county, with 6 indictments
against him for stealing $4,000 by
making out false witness claims,
pleaded guilty, gave back the money
and was Immediately pardoned by
Gov. Stanley last week. McGlone
then left for Missouri where he will
live in the future.
In breach of promise suit in
Knox circuit court Rachael fE. Mar
tin was awarded judgment against
Frank Black for $4,000. Black be-
longs to one of the prominent fami-
lies of Barbourville. The case was
holly contested. S. A. Smith, for
mer United States District Attorney
at Covington, represented the plain
tiff and Black & Owens the defend
ant.
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