Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-27


ed with desertion from Company c,
Second Kentucky Regiment, now sta.
toned at Hattiesburg, Miss was ar
rested here by Detective Barnett and
taken Immediately to Ft. Thomas,
where he will be turned over to the
authorities.
Pikesville-A hung jury was the re-
suit in the second trial Of c. T. Adele,
Covington, former coal broker, charg-
ed by indictment in circuit court with
having obtained property under false
pretenses in Pike county, KY. A third
trial on the charge will be held in Feb.
ruary. Adele is held under bond.
Winchester.-Squire Samuel Purs-
ley, one. Of the county's prominent and
wealthiest farmers, was killed near
here, and his brother, John Pursley,
was perhaps fatally injured when an
automobile in which they were return
ing from Lexington was hit by fast
c. & O. freight train at Pine Grove
Station.
Springfield OF Washing
ton county are busy cutting tobacco.
They state that they have never
known more suitable season for cut.
ting and housing tobacco than that |
afforded by the weather of the last |
two weeks. The crop is almost up to
the average year in quantity and far
above the average in quality.
ourville.-Deiection from the
ranks of the striking coal miners of
the Southeastern Kentucky fields is
claimed by mine operators Of the dis
trict, who assert that the strike is
| failing in its purpose. The claim Is
made tnat unmarried men anu Miners
living on farms have been cut of from
union benefits.
Neon.-John Allphin, fireman, and
two negro passengers were killed and
about 90 other negro passengers were
injured when a freight locomotive,
running wild. crashed into Louisville
G. Nashville passenger train about one
mile west OF here. The locomotive is
believed to have been set in motion
by a negro who was seen running
away.
Hickman.-The first load of cotton
this season was just brought in. hav
ing been grown by L. B. and Henry
Everett on the X. ]. w. Ward and c.
| T. Travis farm, three miles below
| town, and brought 10 cents in the
seed This cotton was sold to the
Hickman Cotton Company, which i'm
mediately ginned 1t and shipped 1t to
Memphis.
Whitesburg.-A large number OF
good roads boosters representing a
number of mountain towns, including
Norton. Big Stone Gap and Wise in
Virginia, and jenkins, Pikeville, Jack,
son and Beattyville. met in Hazard to
discuss plans for the building of the
Norton-to.Lexington highway, from
Norton, in the heart of the Southwest.
ern Virginia coal fields.
0wensboro.-J. NJ. Vaughn filed q
petition in Davies county circuit court
here asking for the appointment OF a
receiver for the Ross.Vaughn Tobacco
Company OF 0wensboro. and the
granting OF an order restraining John
Ross, president of the company, from
disposins OF $4,000 worth OF stock
owned by Vaughn and held by Ross
as collateral on a loan.
.ouisville.-While the soldiers, al.
lowed their freedom, lounged about
the grounds or INDUCED in play. an
endless procession of automobiles filed
past Camp Taylor last Sunday. There
was much good.natured shouting be,
tween the men inside the grounds and
. passing autoists, but none were per.
mitted to enter the camp. 1t was said
that another day would be set as Wis.
lting day.
Louisville.-Construction of infantry
. rifle ranges bordering the hills be
yond Camp Taylor engaged the atten
! ton OF Major Frank Il. Lamphere
. construction quartermaster, on his ar
l rival here after a trip to Washington
! Major Lamphere brought word which
Y uuiets definitely a persistent rumol
e that the camp was to be enlarged tC
: accommodate troops from California
t Major Lamphere said there will be nj
expansion of the camp at present.
Richmond. w. A. Arbuckle, j. r
!. Curtis and Charles Curtis, large liant
/. owners in Madison county, were ar
n rested on charges Of hunting gam,
). without license. The warrants wer
Q sworn out by Deputy Game Wardel
5. w. II. Grider,
y Louisvllle.--A highly contagious dli
e ease, which has proved fatal in seN
9. eral cases, has appeared among tn
N horses at Camp Taylor. Ten horse
W have recently been stricken, and on
n death resulted Animals arriving wer
placed in quarantine.