Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-03-16
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453 members without the aid of an
evangelist, only the pastor doing the
work.
Parents who knowingly permit the
employment of their child in violation
of the state labor law, may not re-
cover for the death or injury Of the
child, the Court Of Appeals held in
reversing the Montgomery Circuit
Court.
The Good Roads Association Of
Daviess county will request the Bureau
Of Good Roads Of the Federal Govern
ment to send a good roads engineer
to Daviess county to give suggestions
on the building of 100000 worth Of
rock roads when the bonds for that
amount are sold.
Samuel w. Tompkins, who was left
fortune of 100000 several years ago
by his father, the late A. c. Tompklns,
Of Greensboro, is now an evangelist for
the Bowery Mission in New York City,
according to a letter received by an
Owensboro relative. Tompkins' for
tune was wasted his relatives say.
Muhlenberg county physicians re-
port splendid results from the free
trachoma clinic conducted at Green
vile by DR.. Pirkey, of Louisville, and
Dr. Bailey, of Madisonville. This Ia
the second trachoma clinic Mullen
berg county has had. 1t is estimated
that there were originally 1000 cases
In this county.
Mrs. Matte Arthur, a widow with
four small children. was sentenced to
the county Jail at Richmond, for ten
days and fined $50 on "bootlegging"
charge. After court, Police Judge
Dykes ordered destroyed twenty quarts
Of whisky and 100 bottles OF beer
which had been confscated from vari-
Gus offenders.
II efforts Of the Cumberland Natural
Gas Company to develop a paying
quantity of crude oil and gas in the
! new Indian Creek district are success
full, large gasoline refinery will be
established at Barbourville during the
! summer . The local company has
acquired a large block OF leases and
within the next few days will begin
the drilling of wells.
A number Of Confederate veterans
filed a petition in the Barren County
Court at Glasgow, asking permission to
erect a monument in the courthouse
yard at this place in memory Of the
men who enlisted in the Southern
army during the Civil War. The monu-
ment is to cost between $1,000 and
! $4,000. or this amount a large part
already has been raised
Dropping a pint Of whiskey from
his pocket on the floor of the County
Judges Office at Shelbyville, cost ]. ID.
Wyatt, of Harrisonville, a ten dollar
bill, besides the cost Of the liquor.
Judge Gilbert was out at the time, but
when he returned the odor Of the
liquor was so oGsoxious that he had
the offender bright before him and
entered the fine.s'
r. S. Lander OF Eddyville, received
letter this week from A. ]. Johnson,
! Of Irvington, ILL.,, enclosing sum OF 50.
| Mr. Johnson worked on the farm for
Mr. Lander twenty years ago for 40
cents per day. and when he quit work
ing for Mr.. Lander he owed him s1.55
and which, on account Of the small
|, ness of his salary, he was unable to
pay then.
5 Ten thousand dollars for a rescue
4, home for girls is included in provis-
ions OF the will OF Mrs. Jennie Hanson
Helm, wealthy business woman OF
d Lexington, which was filed In the
h Fayette County Court. The bulk OF an
8 estate valued at more than 100000
u, Is left to her husband. She made her
money out Of magazine agency bust
ness and in later years maintained a
u large Office In Chicago.
u The body OF Ernest Thompson. who
d was drowned near Hickman on jam
5 airy S, was found over the Missouri
state line. Thompson left home earl,
during the food stage in a skin 4
" visit a FREUD. A few days later thu
Is skin was found overturned will
r Thompson's crutch at the side. TIT
D several weeks of search for his bod.
was made. For days the water wa
frozen over, preventing search for tn
body.
Organization OF Scott county's far
It mers was effected through Fedora
IN Agent Thomas Collins by formation
le Central Farmers Club at George
town, with a membership of fifty. \
T. Armstrong was elected presden
: and Frank NJ. Thomasson, editor OF Oh
IL Georgetown News, secretary Eigl
on other clubs will be organized in var
rs Gus districts OF the county, to c.
=, operate with County Agent Hem
Pickett.
in Mayor Lackey, OF Padueah, reQues
re ed Congressman Allen W. Barley
he take up with Secretary Of State Ian
ne ing the matter OF securing safe CO
&c duct to the United States for Charl
waggoner. Paducahan. who Is