Licking Valley courier., 1917-05-03

thursday, MAY 3, 1917.
.eOrgetown.-Alfred Underwood,
80 years old, for many years agent for !
the Frankfort and Cincinnati railroad /,
here, died suddenly while visiting his
mother-in- law, Mrs. Belle Weaver.
Shelbyville.-To increase the eff.
cheney of the faculty and elevate the
standard of the city schools, the board
Of trustees of the Shelby graded school
announced a new classification OF
teachers.
Owensboro.-Nearly four thousand
school children and thousands of
Owensboro and Daviess county citi-
zens took part in flag raising at the
courthouse. Patriotic addresses were
delivered by Ben d. Ringo, Herman
Birkhead, Judge r. L. Lancaster and
Lavega Clements.
Frankfort.-The state will construct
he drive around the Capitol and the
boulevard down to Todd street OF
Kentucky rock asphalt this summer,
and the Federal Highways Depart
ment will send an engineer to observe
he construction and take steps to
make a test roadway OF it.
Frankfort-The sentence in the
penitentiary of from five to six years
imposed on Mrs. Molle Allen, who
was accused with her husband, Henry
Allen, of killing Maggie Allen, was
affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Un.
less pardon is given she must enter
The state prison for the term, which
Is unusually long for woman.
Mt. Vernon.-Rockcastl county resi-
dents held a patriotic meeting here.
marked by "a flag parade participated
in by hundreds of children. The coun-
| ~ banks propose to make small loans
to those needing money for seed, tools,
etc, and do all they can in legiti.
mate way to encourage big crops.
Versailles.-The Woodford county
tay levy for 1917 has been fixed at 40
cents on the 800, apportioned as fol-
lows: General expenses, including sal
aries, II cents; turnpikes. % cents;
bonded debt, 4 cents; school purposes,
cents. Property in Versailles and
Midway is exempt from the school tax,
The rate is the same as in 1916.
Paducah.-The Go-to-Sunday-schoo
Committee has set the goal for 10000
people to go to Sunday-school on May
s. This includes the city and county.
The plans include great parade oil
Saturday night, May 8, in which thou
J. sands Of children, women and mer
will participate. Patriotism will be q
part of the program as each person
will carry an American flag.
Versailles-Citizens of Woodford
county participated in a patriotic
demonstration here. A parade headed
by brass band and with citizens. fra
ternal organizations, Boy Scouts and
school children in line, preceded the
exercises held on the courthouse
square. An address by former Sena
tor ]. N. Camden, wsio is confined tC
his room by sickness, was read.
Frankfort-Through the Louisvill,
, Automobile Club steps have beer
. aiken for the participation OF Ken
ucky in relay motor car dispatcl
; arrying demonstration through whicl
. an effort will be made to establish tn
I feasibility Of automobile relay servic
/, between Washington and the Pacif
G Coast. in case OF emergency, as par
l Of a national preparedness plan.
Paducah.-At meeting OF the d
Il rectOrs OF the McCracken Count,
I Farm Loan association the applica
4 tions FOR loans and the appraisement
/. Of the farm land involved were givei
!. 10 the loan committee. which immedi
/. a,eiy will begin the appraisement o
4 the property, after which the appraise
t. Aents and applications will be sent L
. The Fa m Loan Bank in Louisville, NY
ersailles.-Former United States
,. Senator j. n. Camden is ghing to d.
90 his full part in the growing of fooC
p This year at Spring Hill Farm He Il
s putting in twenty-five acres OF pota
D. toes and an acre of onion sets, and 4
a planting a seed bed to obtain plant
4 10 set two acres OF winter cabbage
y. lie expects to plant at least ten acre
!. Of navy beans and probably som
, buckwheat.
Z Paducah.-The feature OF the ses
r. sion of the conference of the Woman
II Missionary Societies of the Methods
4 Episcopal Church South was the az
4 dress by Miss Carrie Jackson, Of A,
r lington, KY, a missionary from III
S. rea, who is home on furlough. TIL
y treasurer's report showed SN,9l9 wa
4, raised during the year and Sl5,256.S
I. went to the Council Treasury for mi
sionary work.
Is Frankfort, Ky.-A statewide orgai
e i2ation that will ramify every neigl
al horhood in Kentucky and mobilize int
~ the service of the Nation the ndu
VI tries, wealth. agricultural resource
u, manhood and womanhood OF ever
o. farm and hamlet, will be instituted b
o; Gov. Stanley, who conferred at III
" Mansion with half u hundred repr
H. sentative citizens summoned from a