The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-08-17
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The twenty years electric light an,
power franchise for the city OF lie,
ington sold for $4,000. Nine cen
current is provided.
OF the 3.5s2 Confederate pension,
granted. 2.9i0 remain on the roll. an,
will participate In the August distri
button.
Great interest Is manifested through
out every county In the Kentucky Stat,
Fair to be held In Louisville Septem
Der 1l.l6.
The Kentucky Messenger is tn,
name OF new daily paper In Coving
ton, the first issue to come out OF
Labor Day.
Colonel Fred Gardner. the Demo
catic nominee for Governor in Mis-
souri,. Is a Kentuckian. a native o.
Hickman.
Colonel +. G. Buckner has donated
$4,000 to the city OF Greensboro Il
be used for the erection OF a tubercu
losis hospital.
A Kentucky soldier named August
Sleek. OF Lewiston. was kicked on the
head by an army mule at III paso and
killed
Positive announcement that Vic,
President Marshall will omen Ken.
tucky's Democratic campaign at Win
chester, Saturday. September o was
made In Washington
Pending a settlement through arbi
tration. difficulties between Themselves
and Western Kentucky mine operators
5000 union miners OF that distric, yot.
ed TO resume work. They have been
on strike for about three months
Experts say there are very poor
prospects for fruit I'm the state ms
year. Apples will not make one.half
crop. Peaches show a condition OF
IS per cent: pears. CO per cent and
grapes Sc per cent.
Crop reporters state that the corn
crop in the state was greatly damaged
during July by the excessive dry wea
Their. The condition OF the corn crop
is given at 30 per cent OF the average
crop.
Senator Tom Tagzart. OF Indiana
has assured boosters OF a Federal
Farm Loan Bank for Louisville, that
in the event Indiana does not seek
1t. he will be for Louisville as against
Commissioner OF Agriculture Cohen
estimates the yield OF the wheat crop
this year at nine bushels to the acre.
The Hession fly greatly damaged the
wheat in many sections and the aver.
age in some parts OF the state Is only
three bushels to the acre.
A total OF l4.903 deaths and Is. COG
births have been reported to the Blu
reau OF Vital Statistics for the first
biz months OF 1916. This does not I'm.
clude a number OF delayed certificates.
which will add considerably to these
figures.
The receiver OF the Equity Life, of
has filed suit against 2l4l
policy holders OF the company. which
vas an assessment concern. TO collect
IN assessment Of 1872 per cent 10 NEE,
Heath claims of $4,000 and other in.
iebtedness amounting to $4,000
Louisville is resorting TO extreme
Methods to capture the Federal Farm
Loan Bank. which II Is expected will
De located to serve Ohio Valley terri
DRY. Louisville has gathered pledges
rom Senators and Representatives
rom Ohio Valley States and Il is
laimed that her chances are excellent. |
The State Live Stock Sanitary Board
las revoked an order requiring cattle
destined to points in the state for any |
purpose TO be shipped in clean and
Iisinfected cars. This order in no
way effects the requirements affect
ng the shipment Of sheep and swine
nto Kentucky.
j. Kirwan vetter. Jr.. OF Louisville
) but one year old and he is a yer,
lcky child. Recently he fell head.
rst from a second-story window al
is home. The mother saw the child
all and ran down stairs. Instead oil
nding an injured child she saw him
N himself TO his feet
The widow of DR.. James Carroll. the
lartyr to the discovery that the vel
Nv fever germ Is transmitted by mos
uitoes is to receive a permanent homoI
/ Fl. Thomas (KyJ mobilization camuI
pr the Kentucky guardsmen. 1t wa
nnounced by Lieutenant Irving Lin
enberger Camp Surgeon.
The state school fund has been