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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
MAYOR DAVIDSON RESIGNS.
Hands In Resignation Al Council Meeting
Last Monday Night.

No little surprise and regret was
created at the meeting Of the city
council last Monday night when Mayor
Davidson handed in his resignation to
be accepted at once. Without except
ion Mr.. Davidson has made one of the
best Mayors the city of Lancaster has
ever had and his friends regret that he
telt that such step had to be taken.
He stated that his main reason for re-
signing was that much of the duties of
the Police Judge was devolving upon
him and the result was that it was
materially interfering with his private
business. 1t is to be hoped that things
may be adjusted so that these impor-
tant duties may be lifted from the
shoulders of the Mayor and in such
case, there is possibility that he may
be reelected tonight at the adjourned
meeting of the council. The city can
III afford to lose so valuable man as
Mr.. Davidson at its head and the Rec
ord hopes that adjustments can be
made and Mr.. Davidson reelected to-
night
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
MOVES TO LANCASTER.

DR.. M. S. Hatfield. who has been as
ISOLATED with his brother. DIR. A. A.
Hatfield, in the dental profession in
this city, has decided to locate in Lam
caster, He has rented rooms over the
Garrard Bank & Trust Co. and resi-
dence from Mr.. J. W. Elmore, and will
move to Lancaster in the next few days.
DR.. Hatfield has made a number Of
good friends in Danvile. He is a good
dentist and his work has proven
satisfactory in every way. DR.. A. A..
Hatfield, who has been practicing in
Danvile for about five years. will con-
tinue his practice at his present stand.
-Danville Messenger.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
YOUNG ARTIST.

Master Mars Swinebroad. handsome
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Swinebroad.
has developed remarkable talent as a
cartoonist and those who have seen his
recent drawings would never take them
TO be the work of AN amateur Should
his talents along this line be developed,
some day he is liable to make Doc"
Sutton sit up and take notice.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
The PEOPLE DEMAND A
GOOD ROAD SUPERVISOR,
CARRARD ROADS need INTELLIGENT
THOUGHT AND WORK.

The position of Road Engineer in this
county draws an annual salary Of One
Thousand Dollars (slOO0.). The job
comes by appointment and there are no
incidental expenses, such as making q
race for the ordinary office. to secure
1t. The pay equals to three and one
third dollars per day for three hundred
working days. If any one doubts that
oar turnpikes need the three hundred
days service of a good energetic, prac.
teal business man, let him ride over
the roads of the County. To those who
are making constant complaint and who
are every day reminded as they travel,
that our turnpikes are turning to mud
roads, let it be remembered that this
condition is brought about by neglect
and incompetent management since our
turnpikes have been free, and the blame
does not lie upon any single administra-
ton. But the present administration
must meet the conditions at this time.
The failure of the past is just now be-
ing developed and Judge Arnold is per-
haps getting far more criticism than he
deserves. But there is remedy and
it is up to him to take advantage of it.
The mistakes of the past must he cor
rected. The road engineer that he Is
about to appoint should be competent
man and suitable Tor the position. IL
he fails in the selection he must bear
the responsibility. 1t is his duty to the
public to find and appoint man who is
not only competent, but who has the
energy and determination to put the
roads in condition. This can not be
done by any man who expects to sit in
an office in Lancaster and talk politics
and discuss the issues of the day and
draw his per diem. 1t will tale some
intelligent work on the part of the road
engineer and his full time to make any
showing.
Frolh the complaint We have heard
we do not believe the people of the
county will longer tolerate the neglect
in our road system and those who are
now in charge would do well to under
stand the impotence along this line
And Judge Arnold ought to have this
in mind and what is expected OF him
when he names Mr.. Bogie's successor.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
sign YOUR NAME.

All communications sent to this office
without the writer's name signed there
to are promptly consigned to the waste
basket IL is not necessary that the
name Of the writer be published with
the article, but the publishers of a
newspaper must know the source from
which all information comes. Another
thing. Do not hold articles YOU desire
printed until Wednesday, the day be-
fore publication. Many have to be
omitted for the reason they come to the
office too late to get them in type.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
INFORM THE EDITOR!

One of the most difficult of the edi-
tor 5 jobs is to get facts about births.
marriages and deaths. People seem to
think he ought to know these things by
intuition. II not that. the birth, mar
riage or death is of such Importance in
the immediate family that 1t is presum
ed that the edltIr will be informed by
some such wireless or just grow into
the information. Then, when the
paper comes out and no mention is made
of the event, the editor Is blamed for
not running good Newspaper or not
getting all the news. Remember there
are good many people in this county.
If the editor knew each of them by
name. besides their family history and
the chief events in the lives of every
individual, he wouldn't be am editor.
He'd be demi-god. resting his feet on
cloud and slipping ambrosia instead of
iuhabting an office chair and wondering
where the money for the next white
paper bill is coming from. We're
anxious for news for the paper. and it
won't put YOU out much to drop by the
office and notify us or telephone us
what's happening at your house.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

BY vote of 81 to 80. the House
acted favorably upon the bill to submit
the question of granting the vote to
women. at its Thursdays session. The
committee rendered an adverse report
on the bill but the House advanced the
bill by the vote named over the COM
mittee's report Representative Gooch,
of Lincoln county, voting a gainst the
woman suffrage proposition. but Repre-
sentative Kaufman. voted for them.
as did Representative Wall. of Casey.
Representative Minor. of Boyle. was
not recorded rs voting by the daily
papers.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
PULLIAM SELLS.

W. o. Mcintyre and A. w. Timoney,
who recently purchased the Harrods-
burg Democrat in Harrodsburg. on
yesterday purchased the half interest
in the Harrodsburg Herald from J. G..
Pulllam. DR.. ID. NJ. Hutton will be
editor and manager of the Herald and
Mr.. Timoney will continue as editor
and manager of the Democrat. Mr..
Pulliam's interest was purchased in
order to secure for the Democrat the
use Of the Herald linotype. Mr.. Pull
ham, who is mayor Of Harrodsburg.
will remain with the Herald as city
editor.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
Moves To Its New Quarters.

The Basin Telephone Company has
recently moved INTO its new quarters
next door to the Central Record build
ing and now have one of the most UP
to.date offices in the state. A new
switch board has been enstalled and
with an entire new metallic system, the
service that Mr.. Cornn, the popular
manager. is giving us now is about all
that the public should desire. The
management has been to an immense
expense to enstall the present system
and the public is to be congratulated
upon the enterprise this company is
putting forth to make the Lancaster
exchange one Of the best ever.
The Record office is now at work on
a new directory with about four hun
bred names and some well displayed
advertisements Of the enterprising
merchants of the city. This new direc-
tory will be out about the first of the
month.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
new STORE At BRYANTSVILLE.

Mr.. A. T. Scott. one of the cleverest
and best business men in the county,
has recently purchased the stock of
Halcomb Bros, at Brvantsvile. en-
larging the store room and adding "a
large stock of brand" new merchan-
disc to his line. This office has just
printed for him number of bills an.
nouncing some .very low prices and
other inducements he is offering for the
trade in that delightful section of the
county.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
ELSENER INFANT.

The infant daughter Of MIR. and Mrs.
Joseph A. Elsener, of 2l2 Clendenin
street, died Friday Feb. 18th, 1916.
The funeral was held Saturday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock from the Church of
the Sacred Heart. Interment was in
Mt. Olivet cemetery. Simpson was
in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Charleston w. Va. Gazette.
Mrs. Elsener is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. N. Miller OF this city and the
sympathy of their friends is extended
to the family in the loss of this loved
one.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
FIRE BELL AT WATER TOWER

A large fire bell has just arrived and
as soon as the necessary equipments
come in. il will be erected at a high
elevation under our little water tower.
The bell is so arranged now that in
case Of fire il can be rung. and is to
take the place of the one formerly used
in the court house tower. In case of
fire run to the water tower. When
erected in its final place the alarm can
be turned from exchange.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Up to the present time the Panama
Canal has cost the people of the United
States 1857. 439, 0s3.sI. Of that amount
sl4, $50, s73.30 has been devoted to
Notifications. Congress has actually
appropriated for the canal total of
494. 399. I43 O2 TO June 30. 1916.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.

Mr., Thao Currey recently purchased
a strip in the rear of his store room,
of Mr. W. 7. West and in adding quite
al addition to his grocery. lie will
Immediately enstal large refrigerator
and with the other improvements he
will have one of the modern stores of
the city.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
HOUSE SALE.

The sale Of the personal property of
Mr. Hunter House is advertised in this
issue Of the Record. by sale managers
Hughes and Swinebroad The sale is
to take place Wednesday February 23rd
at his home on the Danyile pike. Mr..
House and his family expect to move
West.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

According to one woman the girl who
does not wear all of the sailor hats and
all of the pink and rose colored gowns
that she can pile on while she is young,
it going TO spend the years Of middle
ard old age in vain regrets.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
CITY CLUB" MEETING.

There will be an important meeting
Of the "Citv Club" tonight. Every
member is urged to be present as BUSH
ness that will be Of interest to all will
be brought up.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
PICTURE SHOW

To start promptly at o'clock Friday
night on account Of the lecture by Bro.
Clere at School at s o'clock. Don't
fail to see the second episode of GRAFT
on this night. Two shows.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

The Ladies Of the Baptist church,
will serve court day dinner at the store
room vacated by Dickerson q Carrier.
Come, eat and help. The Ladies.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Lincoln Prize Seed Corn yields enor-
mously in corn and silage. For sale
only by Hudson, Hughes & Farnau.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

New crop clover, timothy. orchard
grass and KY, Blue Grass seed now in.
We handle only the highest test seeds.
Hudson, Hughes e. Farnau.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Car load Of Northern seed oats. Thes,
oats are bright and high test.
Hudson, Hughes q Farnau.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Automobile Batteries. Tire Pumps,
Tire Gauges. at Stormes. 2t
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

The Womans Club will give recep-
ton at their club room the 22nd.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
PREACHING AT ANTIOCH.

Rev. Shock, of Lexington will preach
at the Antioch church next Sunday
morning. The public cordially invited.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Car load Of fine Southern Cow pea,
just received.
Hudson. Hughes & Farnau.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Try our self rising flour. Saves time
and labor Hudson, Hughes & Farnau
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

The Kentucky Legislature passed
one good bill-Bill Allen.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Engraved Wedding. and Calling Cards
At Stormes. II.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Flowers for all occasions at Stormes,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Princess Buns, cents a dozen at
W. Il. Balls.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17

Try Fleischman's Yeast. w. y. Ball.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-17
Hand Us That 5.

Old papers for sale at this office.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28

rounded In tavern by hve o6lcefA
heavily armed, who were bent upon
capturing him, and he whipped the
whole five with his fists and escaped.
The authentic stories of his exploits
would fill a large volume. He some
times had bands Of followers, and
sometimes he operated alone, and he
had phenomenal luck.
There was nothing haphazard about
his methods. He laid his plans like a
general. and followed them up. He
had his scouts and spies, and received
accurate Information when wealthy
travellers were about to set forth on
pilgrimages. Then he would ambush
them and relieve them of their val
uables with an old-school courtesy
that must have been highly gratifying
to the victims. His operations COW
cred a wide territory, and he moved
SO quickly and mysteriously that 1t
was almost impossible to locate him.
1t was characteristic Of this singu-
lar man that after every robbery he
was overwhelmed with remorse. He
would repair to some secluded spot
and sit in sackcloth and ashes, and
write poetry full Of heartbreak; and
his poetry, considering his meager ed
ucation, is surprisingly good. Several
Of his poems have been preserved,
and they are melodious and sweet.
There is not a discordant line in any
Of them.
Time and again he made up his
mind to abandon his wicked courses
and lead quiet and reputable life.
but something always interfered. Upon
one occasion, after making of haul of
$5,OOO-which was fortune In those
days-he Travelled back to the scenes
Of his boyhoOd. intent upon buying q
farm upon which he had worked as q
child. He had heard that the place
was for sale, and he was determined
TO own it, and settle down and live
happy ever after. But when he ap-
preached the farmhouse a savage dog
sprang at him from behind some
bushes. and chased him all over the
place, and bit a sample out Of his per-
son, and he was SO mad and disguised
that he left the neighborhood at once,
and resumed his old tricks.
Another time, being well loaded
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28
Wished Him Well.

John G. Zepp of the circuit court,
who Is known to his friends rs Jack"
tells one about negro funeral grafton
which he overheard:
1.-THE preacher, who was wearing
the conventional silk high hat, white
vest and Prince Albert coat. didn't be-
lieve in being stingy with his bless
ings. He began by blessing the corpse,
then he blessed the pallbearers, the
members of the family Of the dear
departed brother the mourners, the
neighbors, and everybody. in fact, he
could think Of and ended with this
eXhOrtatiOn:
AN. good Lord, be merciful and
bless Mistah Miller. the undertaken.
and may his business evan be prosper
Gus. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28
HEN FREAK BREAKS RECORD
matches chleA N and .
Hall Out.

Attracted the other day to his incu-
bator by q promising peep, peep"
Fremont Lounsbury saw emerging
from a shell q little ball Of fur with
half-chicken alongside. The whole
fowl was perfect. The half fowl had
no wings, neck or head. Otherwise It
was all a chicken should be.
Lounsbury explains the birth of the
chicken and q half In q most convinc-
Ing manner. He says that some time
ago one Of his hens was run over by
a motorcycle with a side car attached.
He did not think much Of the accident
at the time, but now recalls that the
unfortunate hen was the one that laid
the egg that produced the chicken and
a half. Therefore Lounsbury asserts
that chickens also are subject to pre-
natal influence.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28

with money and remorse, he decided
to go to Baltimore and become q mer-
chant prince. He made part of the
journey on steamboat, and was
greatly annoyed by an opulent drover,
who persisted in flashing big roll of
bills, and Boosting of his wealth. Be-
Ing full Of virtue, Hare took the drOv-
er aside and advised him to conceal
his money and do less talking. There
are thieves on board all of these
boats" said Hare. land they are look
ing for such men as you" The drover
didn't take the advice in good part.
He boosted that he was able to take
care of himself, and he'd like to see
that thief who could despoil him. Here
upon Hare lost all patience with him,
and robbed him of $500, and left the
boat. He was pursued and captured
and served eight years in the peniten-
tiary for this little joke.
r'or many years he pursued his
course with comparatively few re-
verses; and the reverses usually came
to him because he would not use fire.
arms in self-defense. He might have
| escaped capture on several occasions
had he been willing to shoot. When
ever he was in custody Hare preached
to his fellow prisoners a good deal,
trying to impress upon them the fact
that the most improbable thing in the
| world is a life of crime. 1.-The lot of
the meanest laborer in the land" said
he, "is Il thousand times more enviable
than that Of the most successful GRIM
inal."
Returning to his native state after
seventeen years Of wandering and pill
lage, Hare was greatly distressed to
find that his younger brother had
adopted a career of crime, and was
the associate of thieves and gamblers.
This hurt him more than any incident
of his career. With tears on his cheeks
he implCred and entreated the young
man to reform and be good, but in
vain. The youth had no use for the
path of virtue.
IF you must be a criminal, then"
said Joseph, come with me, SO I can
watch over and protect you" Joseph
had planned to rob the mails, so he
could get enough money to settle down
he always was going to settle down.
His brother, with other robbers, &C
companied him on this errand. They
robbed the coach, but were arrested
at Baltimore few days later. The
young man drew ten years, and 10
seph was sentenced to death. He was
executed in September, 1918, and his
last days were given over to the writ
ing of poetry and the utterance of
moral homilies. He was probably the
only great robber whose hands had
never been stained with human blood.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28


aroun hem.
Brkight
them
Later Maher the crossing alternating with Brkght He
him. woong down the crossing when the in uniform his
pocketfu Of birds.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28

great desire to emulate Turpin. Shep-
herd, and the rest Of them.
He was born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, in 1850, and was the
first great American highwayman, as
he probably was the most admirable.
He was more like Robin Hood than
any gentlemen of the road of whom
there is record, for he was brave, chiv-
alrOus and generous, and If he stole
from the Opulent with one hand, he
gave to the needy with the other. One
cannot read his history without de-
plorinc the fact that he took the left
hand trail when lad; had he taken
the other, his bust might now be in
the Hall of Fame.
His first exploit was pulled off,
when he was a schoolboy. He had n
number of cronies of his own age who
had grown up on bandit literature,
and they were all eager for action.
Hare proposed that they rob an old
misery farmer who lived in the neigh
borhood, and the boys agreed. One
night they went to the farmers resi-
dence, intent on pillage and found
him seated on the front porch, in his
nightrail, the heat having driven him
from the house. The boys waited for
hours, hoping the old man would go
to bed, but he sat there as though
waiting for the end of the world. The
other boys experienced q chill in their
feet, and wanted to go home; but Hare
said he had come forth to rob, and
60 ha CT C,rfo w
to the porch, and found the farmer
was asleep. Then he entered the
house and rummaged around until he
had found $500, when he rejoined his
companions.
= All his exploits were characterized
by a similar daring. As u young man
he went to New Orleans to seek his
fortune. Upon landing there, in his
backwoOds raiment, he was ridiculed
by group of toughs. Hare walked
up to the biggest of the rowdies and
struck him in the face. Then there
was a fight that was talked about in
New Orleans for years. The big rowdy
was Bill Marshall, celebrated pugil-
ist Of the time. He was forty pounds
larger than Hare, but the country boy
whipped him to FRAGILE. Then a pub
lie fight according to ring rules was
arranged for and a tremendous crowd
witnessed the conflict. Hare again
whipped Marshall. and retired from
the ring with a comfortable roll Of
money.
Throughout his career he preferred
his fists to firearms. Often he would
depend upon natures weapons when
his life or liberty was at stake, and
whep he had deadly weapons in his
belt On one occasion he was sur
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28
Satisfactory Explanation.

He recently returned from hunt
Ing trip with fine rabbit which he
said he had bagged.
1t is to be recalled that he won .
running match last summer. This was
when he inadvertently stepped upon
the stomach OF a gentleman who had
buried himself in the sand for q sun
bath, and the man pursued him with
evident intention to violate the law
against creating n disturbance.
His friends, to whom he exhibited
the rabbit with some pride, comment
ed on the circumstance that 1t showed
no marks OF shot. Their suspicion that
it was caught with ferret was re-
moved by the explanation:
81 ran 1t down." he said.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28

the
the dirty dangerous milk
Of
worth it. and the their campaigns this
regulations
When a
officials
grade and visit their The attitude
condemnation
their sanitary conditions They look the health
Of
fter
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-07-28

Secretary Daniels was talking about
the splendid morale Of the American
navy.
Take the matter Of work." he said.
''The men work like Trojans. No
where does such an endless round Of
work go on as in our navy.
81 asked boy apprentice once II he
had any complaints to make.
"'No, SIR the boy answered. look
ing up from his work. NO. sir; no
complaints. Only it's like this. sir
they keep on making you keep on"