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10 ounces
John Robinson's circus, which is
now in Georgia, wants to winter in
Lexington. II is probable that the ar
rangement will be made.
G. W. MoGraw. a farmer of near
Hopkinsvile, proudly reports the ar
rival of twin sons at his home Nc
Graw is 67 years old and has been
the father Of eighteen children. lie
has been married three times.
Eighteen well hammered saddle
horses. the property Of s. T. HARRISON
& Co, OF Lexington, were sold at auc-
tion in New York for S3.5l5. The star
of the lot was Cozette, sixyear old
mare, which brought 1925.
John W. Vreeland. one of Kentucky's
best-known editors. owner and pub
Usher OF the Farmers Home Journal
and prominent in politics, died in
his home in Louisville of Bright's
disease.
A sentence OF ten days in Jail and
a fine Of $40 given Fred Lemon, mer-
chant Of Providence. Webster county,
in a warehouse near whose store forty
three cases of beer were found, was
affirmed by the Court Of Appeals.
Orders we're issued at FIT. Thomas,
Ky, for all the recruits stationed there
10 proceed Immediately to FL Paso,
Texas, to strengthen Kentucky regi-
ments on border duty. More than 100
men will leave on special train from
Covington this week
Mrs. Jasper Whitfield, of Hopkins
vile, returned home from the funeral
of a kinsman, she found her husbands
dead body in the stable. The top of
his head had been blown OFF and a
shotgun lay at his side. No cause for
the supposed suicide is known
Prof. Erie Boston. who has charge OF
the Augusta colored schools, is the
first teacher in Bracken county to
schools this year, the prospective pu
pills being aged negroes who can
neither read or write.
Found guilty of having prescribed
morphine and cocaine unlawfully. DR.
John Karagozlan. of Louisville, was
fined $3.50, the maximum under the
law, by jury in Criminal Court His
conviction marked the second within
year for similar offense.
In its report to Judge Charles Kerr
at Lexington, a grand jury. which had
been in session for five weeks, recon
mended that the next Legislature
make an appropriation of at least
100000 for more buildings to relieve
the crowded condition" of the Eastern
State Hospital.
President Henry s Baker announced
that the University of Kentucky au.I
thorities would institute a rigid in.
vestigation into alleged Hallowe en-
depedations OF university students and
present the result to the grand jury
with the view OF having the guilty per.
sons punished.
Former State Commissioner OF Agri.
culture ]. W. Newman has decided to
establish a nursery of pedigreed
dairy cattle and hogs at his farm on
the Dry Ridge turnpike, near Yer
SALES. lie will stock his farm with
Holstein cattle and Red Berkshire
Hogs.
The state OF Kentucky, the largest
tobacco producing area in the world
has had one Of the best years in its
history and the production will
amount to at least 463 ,624 900 pounds |
The final estimate for Kentucky last
year was 35G,400.00O pounds Thus an
increase of 107,224.0OO pounds or &c
per cent is indicated.
A female buzzard was caught a few
miles from Augusta with a sheep bell
to its neck, and it was dis
covered that this was the same bird
that was caught in a hallow tree by
two boys twenty-five years ago aftrl
he bell had been attached 70 IT'S mech
The Buzzard located in the Old hallow
tree where 1t was captured
An automobile approaching a travel
or driving "A horse on the publ, high
way, which frightens the horse, must
be stopped by the driver Of the auto
mobile. The Court of Appeals Chief
Justice Miller writing, decided this
point Of law in reversing the Carroll
Circuit Court in the case Of HUBERT
Allen Searcy against +. VI. Golden.
The l.. & y. railway has announced
hat il viii not permit any of its coal
'arrying equipment to 20 north oil
Louisville on Cincinnati. Thousandsi
II its cars are now being held by
'ther lines, which prefer to pay the
20 cents day charge rather than re
urn them and lose the profit each car
,rinRs.
A discovery that created no little
was made on the farm oil
'harles w. Embry, near Richmond
While the workmen were getting out
ock in the quarry they unearthed a
'erfect skeleton of what looked 10 De
young man about 20 years old. The
keleton was discovered IN a ledge OF
ock covered over with about eighteen
inches Of dirt.
Dissolying an injunction to prevent
n election November Z, to vote for
10000 road bonds in Bell county
Judge Thomas said road bonds may be
oted TO the amount Of . per cent. OF '
he county assessment, as IN Section ,
51A, OF the Constitution, and are
OF limited to 2 per cent. of the assess
lent Of Section 1853, which governs
the Indebtedness.