Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-15

Vanceburg.-Bruce Richmond, rs
years old, and Pierce Hall, 81, both
married, killed each other in pistol
duel at Smoky Valley, small village
near here. Witnesses Of the shooting
state that Richmond fired the first
shot.
uisville-Delegate to the Tenth
International Purity Congress conven-
ed here and were welcomed to Louis
Vile by Mayor John H. Buschmeyer
and Chairman Fred Gernert Of the To-
cal committee. Response was made
by Rey. T. Albert Moore, of Toronto.
Lexington-Three hundred oil men
from all parts of the state held a big
meeting here to boost the oil opera
tions throughout Kentucky. Local
business firms united in giving din
ner to the oil men, and Edwin P. Nor
row, of Somerset, was the principal
speaker.
Covington.-Assistan United States
District Attorney Charles Finnell, Of
this city, says the Federal authorities
will not make an investigation into
the kidnapping and whipping of Her
bert s. Bigelow at Newport recently,
claiming Kentucky officers should han.
die the case.
Glasgow.-The we'll recently drilled
in on the Rousseau farm, five miles
south of town, has been given pump
ing test and will do ten barrels. An.
other we'll has been located on this
lease and will be drilled at once. Op-
GRAFTON all over the county has taken
on new life.
Lexington.-Dr. B. l.. Wyatt, former
director Of the Fayette County Tuber'
culosis Sanatorium, who resigned his
Office to go to France to install hospi
tails for tubercular soldiers, has wired
local officers of the State Tuberculo
sis Society that he is now in Paris
directing that work.
Wood G. Dunlap, Repuh
lican, announced that he will go before
the County Board of Election Commis
sioners with a request that the returns
from Deweese No. Precinct not b,
counted on the ground that fradulen
votes were cast there against him II
numbers sufficient to elect him.
Owensboro.-The Green River Lea
Tobacco Company was organized II
Owensboro with a capital stock o
100000. The new concern owns twt
large warehouses in Owensboro ant
is now installing a drying plant. Buck
ner and Tuck are among the best
known tobacco people in Kentucky.
Louisville.-A cure for Potts dis
ease, commonly called "hunchback,
consisting of surgical operation ii
the early stages of the affection, wa
detailed for the benefit of 300 phys
clan attending a meeting of the Ker
lucky State Medical Association. Dl
Russell H. Hibbs, of New York, wa
the speaker.
Louisville.-A ringing patriotic a
dress was delivered by Governor Star
ley at the session of the Kentuck
! State Medical Association here. Coz
J ernor Stanley aroused high pitch G
patriotic fervor by his words. d.
scribing at length the condition {
America In comparison with the nj
tions allied with her in war.
: Camp Zachary Taylor.-The hear
: Of 5000 Illinois soldiers were touche
when Governor Frank o. Lowden, I
Illinois, looking down into their face
told them it would be Infinitely be
ter to sleep in soldiers grave on
foreign battlefield, If that soldier hi
died in holy cause, than 1t will |
: for any Of us to survive this war
that war goes against u.s."
; Paris.-The mill dam across Ston
Creek at the Paris Milling plant is b
=. ing repaired by a force of workmC
furnished Jointly by the Paris Wat
Company and the Louisville & Mas
: vile Railroad Company, A section
the dam was washed out some mont
, ago and the entire structure seem,
likely to be destroyed with the fir
heavy rain, endangering the Paris "
ter supply.
Q Guthrie.-Fire from unknown orig
(; destroyed the handsome home OF H.
0 McMurray, together with the great
r part of its contents. The loss is es
mated at $4,000, only half covered
: insurance.
!, Glasgow,-The November term
8 the Barren circuit court was conven
I, here with Judge d, A. McCandless p
Q siding. There is heavy docket. T
It trial of Louis Pace, charged with I
killing OF Policeman r. T. Thurm,
T. T. in September, 1914, will be heard 4
Inc the term.