The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-07-27
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eUectiVe August i.
Fred w. weitzel receiver OF the
First National Bank, Of London, was
arrested by Deputy United States Mar.
shall r. NJ Young. on the charge Of
enlightenment of funds and held to the
!, Federal grand jury at Covington under
5000 bond.
Chief of Police X. II. Reach and X
d. Rogers, both of Dawson Springs.
were shot and killed in an ARRAY in
that city. Reach fired only one shot.
which was fatal to Rogers, and VI. NJ.
Logan, also OF this city. fired the fatal
shot at Reach. The trouble began
when Constable Ferguson sought to
arrest Reach. A warrant had been
sworn out by Rogers.
After he is said to have raised a
check from 81 to SIS to defray ex.
penses Of his elopement to jefferson.
vile, Ind. with Miss Myrtle Brown,
OF Hobbs Station. John Perkins, Of
Clairmont, killed himself following his
marriage. Fear of prosecution is said
TO have caused him TO borrow shot.
gun and shoot himself through the
heart.
! An experimental farm on Is acres
OF land at the rear OF the Capitol. and
owned by the state. will be operated
by Nat S. Cohen, Commissioner OF
Agriculture. The land will be plowed
up and planted in alfalfa. A rock
quarry will be opened on the land
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to the Kentucky River. and the crush.
ed rock will be used as a fertilizer.
After having been sentenced to life
Imprisonment for the killing Of Tom
Stafford, in 1895, and after having
been a fugitive for nineteen years,
Martin Franklin. of Louisa, surren-
dered to the reformatory officials in
Frankfort. He had been a member Of
the L. S. army during all the years.
He was Immediately pardoned by Gov.
Stanley.
Kentucky was well represented at
the International Rotary convention,
held In Cincinnati. Louisville, Lex
ington. Paducah and Greensboro each
sent large delegations OF Rotarians.
The Paducah delegates made decided
hit with colored band with which
they entertained visitors from all parts
Of the country, Canada and several
foreign countries.
j. s. Eshelman, Of Ohio, Is the first
OIL man to invade Clark county and the
Bluegrass with view to prospecting
for the rich product that Just now is
being pumped out Of the ground in
two adjoining counties, Powell and
Estill. in paying quantities. Mr. Eshel-
man has Just leased 200 acres in the
southeastern part of the county and
will begin drilling as soon as a rig
can be put in place.
The city Of Winchester will, through
Congressman ]. Campbell Cantrill, in
troduce bill in Congress at once by
which 1t hopes TO secure permission
TO use the vast amount of water power
that Is going to waste over the dam
at Lock No. 10. Kentucky river, near
Winchester. at Ford. The city is nego-
tiating to purchase the Winchester
company, and will extend the mains to
tHN h'HtuNhy AhVii a NiStahNc VI eIsul
miles.
ID. T. Matlack, of the firm OF Mat |
lack & Shropshire, horsemen, of Lex !
ington, closed deal whereby he pur-
chased from Hub l.. Stevens, thor
oughbred breeder. his entire lot of
brood mares. Mr. Matlack will cross
them with his high-class saddle stall |
lions and endeavor TO produce a suit
able cavalry horse for the United |
States army. The inability TO secure I
good cavalry horses recently prompted 4.
Mr.. Matlack to try the new cross.
The appointment Of Senator u. II. !
Peake, of Trimble county, to be bust !
ness agent of the University OF Ken. /
lucky, probably will result in a third !,
vacancy in the State Senate. He said |
that while he understood the two Of |
fees are not incompatible, 1t is a ques- |
tion OF expediency and discretion. |
Senator Robertson, OF Louisville was
appointed revenue attorney and re-
signed, and Senator George G. Speer. |
missioner.
b. Il. Choate. wealthy farmer, re- |
siding near Wingo. gave bond in Mays. |
vile in the sum of $500 for his APP |
pearance August 16 to answer a charge |
of having MANNED Henry Campbell. |
who, Choate alleges. has been too |
friendly with relative. Choate, it is
road near Wingo and held him at the |
point Of a revolver, while Campbell |
chose between death and being MAIN |
ed. Campbell chose the latter course |
and submitted to the operation.
Heavy inroads have been made re- |
Gently on Kentucky insurance agents |
by outside brokers, writing in unau.
thorized companies. and field men and |
local agents OF the state are becom- |
ing stirred up. The assistance of the |
state insurance departments is being |
invoked in the fight. A recent loss has
also showed up some overhead writ |
ing, authorized companies having writ |
ten business without the knowledge |
of their local agents. Tobacco and |
cotton lines are the principal targets.
Surgeon John McMullen. of the
United States Health Service. is con.
Quoting a trachoma clinic at the Pike !
vile College at the request of the Pike
County Medical Society, members of |
which are taking part in the clinic.
The Kentucky Society for the Proven
tion of Blindness, the Kentucky State
Board of Health and the Kentucky |
State tuberculosis Commission each |
have a representative here, both TO
assist In the clinic and to seize the
opportunities offered for arousing
Pike county people TO concerted action