Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-09

asked by telegraph to obtain permits
sion for the use Of Government
dredge boat.
Farmers all over the five counties
that comprise the old Henderson
Stemming District Tobacco Association
are receiving checks for Az per cent
on their warehouse receipts for to-
bacco grown in 1912 and 1918. About
$4,000 will be paid out.
This year marks the Tooth anniver-
sary Of the organization of the Masonic
fraternity In Hepkinsville. The Ma
sons In that city are preparing to cele-
brate the event with fitting honors and
splendor, and which will no doubt at
tract some notables In the Masonic
world to Hopkinsyille on that occasion.
William Thomas Bausmith, rs years
old, one Of the most prominent G.. A.
r. veterans in Kentucky, died at New.
port after brief illness. Last week
he was appointed an aide on the staff
of Z. r. Monfort, National Commander
in-Chief. He was elected on the Press
Committee for Kentucky at the last en-
campment in Louisville
The residence Of Mrs. Maggie Smith,
residing on Guests River, east OF
Whitesburg, was burned during the abb
sence OF the mother at a neighbours
house, and caught while the 13-year-
old son was outside. BY heroic efforts
the lad saved three small children, /, 2
and years old. the home was total
| loss
Mayor Hickman. OF greensboro, has
served notice on all residents Of
Owensboro's red light district to leave
/ the city within eight days. The order
is the result Of recent trials in Police
Court when testimony was offered that
one woman was buying beer by the
car lot and having II shipped to her
resorts Fines amounting to more
! than $500 were assessed against her.
Commissioner OF Agriculture Cohen
] at Frankfort. announced that Olga
Check Ferguson, of Logan county, had
won the grand prize for the champion
ship of girls canning clubs In Ken
lucky. On one-tenth Of an acre Of land
she raised 5,944 pounds of tomatoes,
which she put into 1,076 cans, OF
which sac sold 500 eaas at proat O.
s42.47.
The good roads bureau OF the United
States Department OF Agriculture has
granted the requests OF officials Of
Christian county to send a Govern
ment expert there to make general In
spectlon OF the roads in the county and
furnish complete data for system of
macadam roads which will be built in
event the 100000 road bond issue
carries. He will begin his work on
March 6.
AT the request Of Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart. president OF the Kentucky
Illteracy Commission, the Morehead
( Woman's Club has offered prize Of
J $50 for the best moonlight school In
Rowan county during 1916. This club
: participated actively in a most sue
cessful moonlight school in Morehead
: which closed recently. In which
seventy-five men and women were en-
. rolled.
Announcement was made at Carlisle
p that the annual convention for 1916
of the Christian womans Board of Mis-
= sions and Bible Schools OF the Chris
: tian Church In the Eighth district,
composed of the counties OF Bath,
Bourbon. Clark, Montgomery. Harrison
= and Nicholas counties, will be held In
Carlisle May 10 and 90. Committees
: were named to arrange for entertain
ment Of delegates
Reports from Wolf Island. about ten
miles above Hickman, the largest
, island In the Mississippi River. are that
= the recent food did much damage. The
!. water washed great holes In the fields,
: covering some with several feet Of
!, white sand and left the uplands in bad
= shape. Belmont. Mo-. few miles
above the island. also suffered from
the ice, which swept in over the town
: and Is said TO have done great damage
" to the houses.
q Mrs. Laura o'Brien. SO years old, OF
Henderson. has been notified that she
n will receive $4,000 from the estate Of
- Robert II. 0'Brien. who died In Ire
4 land. Mrs. o'Brien has been employed
!. for twenty years as a cook and not
wlthstandins her advanced age she has
/, been at her post of duty every day
\. When notified OF her good fortune
- she was so surprised that she left her
II work In the kitchen OF boarding
house, and said she would take rest
,r the first In over twenty years.
a According TO reports, the eighl
IT counties OF Clark. Anderson, Franklin
10 woodford. Jossamine, Scott, Fayett'
and Harrison had $50 distillerie'
IS. thirty.six years ago and made 6,S00,0o'
Of gallons OF whiskey every year. This a
In half a gill dram, was iOS,20O,O0'
d. drinks or enough for over eight drink
IN for every man, woman and child in tn
United States at that time. Today TIL
ST whole United States makes only fifty
Of six drinks per head, which is only tcu
Of times what eight Ken,cuky countle
lie made thirty.six years ago.