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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-14
"correapondenee oerms."

People who have a habit Of biting
the tip of the penholder are quite
Hgely to become infected from what
pny acians rather aptiy call "corre-
spondcuce germs"
That :he penhOlder, such as most Of
rs frequently use Ia hotels, post Of
fees banks and other public writing
rooms may be as deadly a carrier OF
disease germs as the roller towel and
pubic drinking cups, is the belief Of
nedi~ai authorities toaey.
The next time you use one Of thee
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-14

her door and listened In the little up
per hall. Harriet, her head in towel
her face carefully cold-creamed. had
gone to bed; but KS light, as usual,
was shining over the transom Sid
ney tiptOed to the door
az. :"
Almost Immediately he opened the
door
May come in and talk to your"
He turned. took a quick survey of
the room, and held the door wide. Sid
ney came in and sat down by the fire.
I've been thinking things over" she
said at seems to me I'd better not
go back"
He had left the door carefully open.
Men are always more conventional
than women.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-14

public penholders you viii notice, II
you examine Ii carefully. that the
wooden handle is covered wi;h little
dents. These dents are the lmprints
Of the teeth Of persons who have used
the pen before you; add as the mouth
is the fayorite port Of entry OF disease,
each dent is usually full Of microbes.
To expose yourself 70 sickness and
death. therefore. all you need do is
t. bite or the penholder Every time
you do this, you take into your mouth
the germs which scores of other per
sons have left by similar bites.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-14
Blue Laws"

Blue laws is q term that was applied
70 certain early statutes Of puritan.
zeal nature passed In Connecticut. The
name is now frequently applied to re
strlctiYe statutes that prevent Sunday
activity.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-14

What DO you think is the real
secret about X. LeMoyne7 Why
has he given up his promising
career? What does Carlotta
Harrison know about him that
is damaging? Some interesting
developments will be recorded
in the next instaIIment.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
o o D o o o o o o Q o o o o o
q COURT DIRECTORY. O
Q O o o q . Q o o o o Q Q o n
CIRCUIT COURT.

CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge-R. w. Slack, Owensboro.
Attorney-C. e. Smith, Hartford.
C1erk-A. c. Porter, Hartford.
Master COmmissiOner-Ott G. Mar
tin, Hartford.
Trustee Jury sEpnd-Cal p. Keown,
Hartford.
list Monday in March-12 days
Com'th. and Civil.
LIST Monday in Maya days-Civil
LIST Monday in July-12 days
Com'th. and Civil.
Sd Monday in September-12 days
Civil.
4th Monday in November-12 days
-Com'th. and Civil.
COUNTY COURT.
Meets first Monday in each month.
Judge-John b. Wilson
Attorney-A. d. Kirk
Clerk--W. c. Blankenship
Sheriff-S. o. Keown
Superintendcnt-OZn Shuts
Jailer-W. p. Midkiff
AssessOr-C. G. Hines
SurveyOr-C. s. Monkey
CorOner-Dr. A. B. Riley
FISCAL COURT.
Meets Tuesday after first Monday
in, January, April and October.
list Magisterial District-Ed Shown,
Hartford, Route
I'd Magisterial District - Winson
Smith, Select
Sd Magisterial District-W. S. Dean,
Dundee
4th Magisterial District IS. w.
Leach, Beaver Dam, Route 3
9Th Magisterial Districts. L. Full
kerson, Rockport
9th Magisterial DistriCt-R. c. Itch
enor, Centertown
9TH Magisterial District-B. F. Rice.
Fordsville.
9Th Magisterial District-Ben w.
Taylor, Hartford. Route
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
BELIEVES sLAYERS
OF KEET BABY FOUND
County Prosecutor Declares Piersol
Has Made Admissions That
Implicate Others.

st. Louis. June Give have OBJ
tanned admissions from Claude Pier
sol that confirm my belief that we
have the kidnapers and murderers of
Baby LLOYD Keet now in custody"
was the announcement made today
by Paul M. O'Dea. County Prosecu-
tor from Springfield, Mo-. after he
and Chief of Detectives Allender had
questioned Piersol, Cletus Adams and
Dick Carter for more than four
hours.
Piersol, who is in Jail here. today
sent word to Allehder that he had
something he wanted to get off his
chest" and the questioning resulted.
He had heard of the arrest of Carter
and that he was in Jail here.
O'Dea said that Piorsol did not
make confession. but had made
statements which. if true. are very
damaging to other persons not now
publicity connected witt, the case.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
ENGINEERS TO BUILD UP.

The American engineer regiments
that are to undertake the rehabilita-
ton of France have the most pleas
ant task in the entire service of the
war. The fighting forces must kill
and burn and destroy. The medical
branch must heal wounds and cover
whatever breaches it can. But the
engineers will do constructive work.
They are the builders of the future.
Their activities will not be merely
temporary as in the case of the army
engineers. They will rebuild the
ruined cities and villages and recon-
struct the public works that have
persisted before German vandalism
and the natural devastation of war.
Organized as a military department,
their labor is really that of peace.
1t is hard service but its very organ
ization suggests the peace and re-
building and renewed prosperity that
must come in the no distant future.
-[Racine Journal News.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04

gel appeared 10 him and told him to
thereafter confne himself strictly to
the truth when writing the obituary
of any departed citizen. In obedience
to this command, he dreamed that
the following obituary was printed in
his paper:
John Doe, a booze-soaked old sin
ner, cashed in his worthless checks
Tuesday night to the great joy and
delight of his family and friends. He
was born near here, but through no
fault of this community. His early
life was spent in providing food and
amusement for companions by rob-
bling hens nests and farmers orch
ards. He obtained his education at
the district school, which he attend,
ed three days before being expelled.
That he kept out Of the penitentiary
before he came of age was a Won
der of the public. Several years ago
he moved to this city and entered
the grocery business with funds pro-
vided by an indulgent father-in-law.
In this business he robbed the people
for many years putting sand in the
sugar and water in molasses, aside
from giving ten ounces to the pound.
He enjoyed the patronage of large
of persons who bought be-
fore thew knew about his methods.
His death will be genuinely regretted
by the distillers. whose plants he
tried to drink out of business. AS
christian he was a splendid barber.
His carcass was planted" but a.
having been formed by
the cider and the dog in the editors
they commenced tour of
exploration, which awoke fhe poor
editor, and he did not get to finish
his masterpiece.-Ex.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
L. O. COLEMAN WRITES OF
OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL

Fl. Leavenworth. Kansas.
The Hartford Herald,
Hartford, KY,
Dear Sir:-The Engineer Company
of Kentucky and Indiana was moved
here from Fort Harrison, June 16;
also the Engineer Company of Ohio
and West Virginia, which was at Fl.
Harrison. The Reserve Engineers
from nine army divisions are now
here getting final technical training
before the organization of the engin-
eer regiments of the National Army
in September.
There are 1,400 engineers here
learning U. S. Army methods of en-
cheering. The men in this training
group are all trained specialists in
some branch of engineering and 95
per cent. of them are University
graduates, SO it is easy to see that
they take military training quickly
and efficiently.
We have to arise here at a. M,
and retire at $3.50 p. M, and every
moment is full of study, drill and
practice. Naturally the most inter-
esting work is the practice of mill
tary engineering. We build and as
semble pontoon bridges, temporary
trestles, machine gun emplacements,
all the new types of trenches used
at present in France, lay out camps
and sanitary systems, learn the use
of explosives in practice and recon-
naissance which includes clearing
away enemy barbed wires for our
advancing infantry and the laying of
barbed wire entanglements for de-
tense of our own infantry. When we
get to France We'll have working
knowledge of conditions there.
There are no Ohio county boys in
the engineer companies but there are
a large number of Kentuckians in
the 9th and 9th Division Companies.
Even met a lad l knew back in the
old college days in Lexington. who
is here in a Minnesota company of
engineers. My squad of eight has
men in it from seven different States.
So it may happen that the man who
trains Ohio county members of the
National Army will hail from Cali
fornia while my luck will send me to
Maine or Florida.
L. o. COLEMAN,
Fl. Leavenworth, Kan,
4th Engineer Co. Training School.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
RUSS Will FIGHT
WITH ]. S. he SAYS
Peace Offers Scorned-World
Must be Made Safe,
Says ambassador.

Washington.--In another stirring
address at the capitol Ambassador
Bakhmetie9, of Russia's diplomatic
mission. gave solemn pledge that
the Russian people and army, "con-
WINGED that ~ separate peace would
mean the triumph If German auto
cracy," are prepared to fight on BE-
side American until the world has
been made safe for democracy.
The Ambassador spoke before the
Senate, and was given reception al
most as enthusiastic as that accorded
him in the House. On no previous
occasion since the war began has
senatorial reserve been cast so com
pletely aside. At the conclusion of
the address. resolution was adopt
ed by unanimous consent expressing
the Senate's qualification over the
stand of the newest democracy.
Rejects Peace Offers.
PRUSSIA rejects with indignation
any idea of separate peace" said
the envoy. Striving for a lasting
peace based on democratic. principles
established by democratic will. the
Russian people and army are rally
ing their forces around the banners
of freedom. Russian wants the
world to be safe for democracy. To
make it safe. means to have demo-
cracy rule the world"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04

KENTUCKY FAIR DATES
4

Allen-Allen County Fair Compa-
ny, ScOttsville, September 1915.
MISUNDERSTANDING Fair As
ISOLATION, Lawrenceburg, August 81
"a.
Boone-North Kentucky Fair Flor
ence, August 29-31, September 1.
Boyle-New Perryville Fair Asso-
citation, Perryville, August $40.
Bracken- Mason-Old Reliable Ger
mantown Fair, Germantown, August
1925.
Observation-Disclosures Coun-
ty Fair, Hardinsburg, July 1920.
Bullitt-Bullitt County Fair Asso-
citation, Shepherdsville, August 21-24
Campbell-Campbell County Fair
Association, Alexandria, September
5-8.
Carroll Gallatin- Owen-Tri-C County
Fair Association, Sanders. August
1918.
hristian-Pennyroyal Fair Asso-
citation, Hopkinsville, August 1881,
Sept. 1.
Fleming-Ewing Fair Company,
Ewing, August 1918.
Franklin-Capital Fair Association
Frankfort, August 14-17.
Hardin-Hardin County Fair Com
pany. Elizabethtown, August 1880.
Henderson-West Kentucky Agri-
cultural Fair Association, Henderson,
July 81. August IA.
Jefferson-J efferson County Fair,
Fern Creek, August 14-17.
Jessamine-K. of P. Fair Associa-
ton. Nicholasville, August 1-2.
Kentucky State Fair, Louisville,
September 10-15; Fount T. Kremer,
Secretary.
Knox-Knox Count, Fair Asso-
citation, Barbourville, August 1881.
Larue-Larue County Fair Asso-
citation, Hodgenville, September 4-6.
Laurel-Laurel County Fair Asso-
citation, London, August 21-24.
Lewis-Lewis County Fair Asso-
ciation. Vanceburg. August Sill.
LincolnrK. of P. Fair, Stanford,
August 22-24.
Madison-Berea Fair Association,
Berea, July 81, August 1-2.
Notwithstanding Fair Asso-
citation. Harrodsburg, July 81, Aug
ust 1-3.
Monroe-Tompkinsville Fair Asso-
citation, Tompkinsville, August 3O-31,
SeDtember 1.
Observation-Disclosures County
Fair Association, Mt. Sterling, July
1928.
Nelson-Nelson County Fair Asso-
citation. Bardstown, August 2l-31,
September 1.
Observation-Disclosures Fair Asso-
citation. Broadhead, August 1917.
Shelby-Shelby County A. and M.
Association, Shelbyville, August o.
81.
Simpson-Simpson County Fair
Association, Franklin, August 30-31,
September 1.
Spencer-Spencer County Fair As
ISOLATION, Taylorsville. August ITO.
Union-Union County Fair Asso-
citation, Uniontown, August I'll.
Warren-Warren County Fair As
ISOLATION, Bowling Green, September
So.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. County
Fair Association, Springfield, August
Sill.
Webster-Providence Agricultural
Fair Providence, July 24-2s.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
THE TERRORS OF ENGLISH.

If an and an |. and an o and U,
With an X at the end spell Su.
And an e and Y and f spell I,
Pray what is sDeller to do?
Then if also an S and an ! and a G
And H E ID spell side.
There's nothing much left for a SPELL
er to do
But 60 commit siouxeyesighed!
-rHotel Register.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
LESTER BATTLE D,SVOTES
RED HAIR TO RED CROSS

Petersburg, Ind.-Lcster Battle, Is
years old, who has red hair, is also
an ardent supporter of the Red Cross.
To make his allegiance ocular, he en-
listed the aid of a barber and his
head was cropped closely except at
the back, where the hair was left in
the form of a cross.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
S33 CASES DECIDED.

Frankfort, Ky.-Eight hundred and
thirty-three cases were decided by
the Court of Appeals during the last
term of court extending from Sep
TENDER of last year to June this
year. Of the number 200 cases were
decided during the September term,
268 during the January term and 266
during the April term.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
STARTED EARLY.

A white leghon pullet owned by
Mrs. Chas. M. Meacham, that was
Matched February 9th, laid her first
egg June 21st, when 1876 days of age,
just Az months.-[Hopkinsville Ken
tuckian.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-07-04
AN EDITORS DREAM.

>, After supper on bologna sausage,
dill pickles and hard cider, an editor
fell asleep. and dreamed that an an
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26
PER CAPITA FIRE LOSS
 OF CITY VERY SMALL
(From Nednesday's Dailyl

Prcscott's per capita fire loss for the fiscal year ending June 30, 19l6, was exactly ? cents, according 10 a statement issued yesterday by Fire Chief Tilton This is in all probabil- ity the smallest per capita loss in any incorporated city in the United States for the corresponding period, and is exactly onc-half of the per capita loss recorded in Phoenix during the same length of time The Phoenix loss for the year was S44lS, and was so small as to lead the residents of the capital city to believe that they held the championship in the matter of fire prevention.
 According to Mr. Hilton, the fire loss in dollars and cents in Prescott for the period ending June 30, was $500, the largest single loss having been that of $500 which was occa- stoned when the manual training building of the local high school was guttcd by flames in May, 1917. When it is realized that the national per capita fire loss for the fiscal year was S2.50, 1t can readily be seen that Pres. colt IS unusually fortunate in having practically no fires of any consc- quence.
 Phoenix, which has recently spent many thousands of dollars in fitting up its central fire station, was natur- ally little chesty when it figured up its fire loss for the year and found that it was about 75 per cent lower than that of the previous twelve months. Phoenix even went so far as to claim to having had the lowest fire loss in the United States. but now that Prescott is able to show a loss of exactly one-half that of the capital town, in all probability the mantle of Phoenix greatness for fire prevention will fall to the mile-high city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26

ii not already forwarded to the coun- ty recorder of the county in which the claims in question are located.
 Powder Restrictions.
 Another matter now occaSioning considerable questioning is that with relation to powder regulations or dcrcd by the government. The federal bureau oi mines has been placed in charge of the carrying out of these regulations. State supervisors have been appointed to work with the state defense councils. and these have nam cd deputies. The regulations are de signed to prevent explosives from fall ing into the hands of enemy aliens or any persons who would be likely to convey them to such, either inten- tionally or through carelcssncss Enemy aliens may not even be trust cd with explosives to carry out work under the immediate direction of per sons who may themselves be eligible to the use of explosives. Severe pen alties of fines and imprisonment are The regulations have not been in anywise constructed so as to stop the conduct of development work, except that the latter be in any way under the authority of an enemy alien.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26
THIRTY TONS LESS OF I'll ESE COMMODITIES WE RE USED DURING MONTH OF NOVEMBER IN EATING PLACES.
t ++++++++++ ++*+ # < .
HOW THE ARIZONA +

PHOENIX, Dec. l9-Morc than thirty tons of meats, wheat and sugar was the saving effected during the month of November by the hotels and restaurants of Arizona. The fig urcS were announced today by NJ. r. Gricr, chairman of the hotel and restaurant committee. of the food ad- ministratiOn for Arizona. They are based on answers to questionnairc which was sent out from the head quarters of the committee to all cat ing establishments in the State
 How much wheat did you save through the observance of wheatlcss day:
 How much meat did you save through the observance of mcatlcss day.
 How much sugar did you save in compliance with the suggestion to cut your normal consumption in two?"
 These were the questions asked the restaurant proprietors following a letter sent out some time ago by the committee asking every establish ment to keep a careful record of the weight of the commodities saved And while the totals do not represent the amounts now being saved as the meatlcss and wheatlcss days were but partially observed during November, the showing is sufficient to convince the most Skcptical that the patrons as well as the homogeneous of the hotels and restaurants of Arizona are doing their bit in the general con servation program.
 Timothy \. Riordan, Federal food for Arizona, expressed himself highly pleased with the first report as to the savings effected the hotel organization.
 If the general public has followed the food conservation program to the same degree of fullness as that indi- cated in these figures, the total fig ures. the total saving in Arizona foI this single month will have amount ed to several tens of thousands of dollars" he said.
 The report as compiled by MT. Grier was wired to Washington today to be used in making up a national report covering the same points. II is the intention of the food admin ton to receive these reports month ly from the various States, thereby an interesting comparison, one State with another, as well as or the gains made from month to month
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26

gers. This school now ranks fourth
 in rating in the county, having an
 average daily attendance of 23l pu,
 pills, remarkable gain in one year.
 Last Spring the school board faced the usual difficulty of caring for the
 rapid growth of pupils, which was
 happily solved by the Consolidated Arizona Smelling Co, willingly com ing forward and providing increased accommodations, two additional rooms being erected and at a rental that was decidedly reasonable. The proposed bond election for a new school building accordingly is set aside for the present. Humboldt has fine educational system and has passed out of the sphere of being classed in the rural rating. All teachers are giving cXcellcnt satisfaction, and ad- vanccd studies reflect the high train inS of scholars. This public school IS 10 give cantata on Friday night. this week, assisted by the ladies of the Red Cross society. Good talent IS to appear and the event will be the best of the year."
 Superintendent Miller also stated yesterday that when he assumed charge of the office there were many complaints registered throughout the count y, but today few are Sending in grievances. The reason is that all teachers are working toward a com mon purpose, and efficiency prevails, which is pleasing to parents and pupils. The growth of the public school has been marked by increased and one instance of many is mentioned by the above official who states that when he took over this office there were only seven teachers employed in the Crown King territory, while today there are cigh- teen.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-12-26
(F1om Fridays Daily.1

Every once in a while Yavapa
 county gets a lot of valuable publicity through the activities of Grace M
 Sparkcs, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, but the latest and per. haps the most widely read bit of press agent stuff Is the story of the world famous Vavapai county Aztec bean, which appeared under the name oi Miss Sparkes in last Sundays issue of the Los Angeles Tribune.
 The story detailed the remarkable discovery of the strange species of beans in the Montezuma cliff dwell ings in the Verde district of this county, and was embcllished with a picture of the ancient abode of the hill men. The story rccitcd the fact that the beans which had been dis covered in the cliff dwellings had been planted by local rancherS and that quite a number of them were on hand at present Miss Spsrkes gen erously offered to send a few samples of the bean to any who were inter cstcd, and 1t was through this inno, cent appearing statement that the secretary has brought copious gobs of grief upon herself and her office assistants, as every mail from the west since the date the story was printed has brought literally hun drcds of applications for some of the beans, and the office force in the C.. of C. offices is swamped.
 The bulk of mail began to come in Monday night, the train of that eve ming bringing in about fifty letters upon the subject Some of the writ CTS were scientific men who were really interested in making some ex- pcrimcnts with the beans, and many of the letters came from persons who were apparently attracted by the fact that they could obtain something for nothing, being hard-boilcd members of the ''gi'me gang. As there are only about peck of the strange beans in possession of the C. of C., Miss SparkcS IS at a loss to know how tC supply the demand unless she plants the beans on hand and asks the ap- plicants to wait until such time as a new crop is produced.
 Malcom Fraser, former secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce, and who is possessed of wonderful is credited with having the weird story of the finding of the beans. but whether Male confined himself strictly to facts is beyond the knowledge of the pres ent day secretary, but at any rate, the bean story was taken up by the daily press and copied all over the map from Coney Island to the Cliff House, and Yavapai received much publicity.
 The story improved with age, ard every so often, some resOurceful