Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-26

SluGeTlng.
MI Sterling.-.Busines and profes.
sional men of this city have organized
the MT. Sterling Minute Men," with
o membership OF 50 men. 1t will be
recruited to 100 as rapidly as possible
The enthusiastic meeting was pre-
sided over by Col Webster, of Hunt.
ington.
Paducah.-Suggestions for the in.
crease and conservation of farm prod
ucts were unanimously adopted at a
large and representative meeting OF
farmers, bankers, professional and
business men from the counties of the
First Congressional District held at
the county court house.
Franklin.-County Farm Agent Kel- .
ly aided by the ministers Of Franklin, J
launched a movement here to induce
the pupils of Franklin graded and high ,
schools to grow and can vegetables /.
during vacation. Vacant lots and 9th. /
er idle ground have been promised for
the use of the students.
Central City, Ky.-The Central Coal
& Iron Co., whose stock was owned
by Shelby Gish and r. Coleman Du
Pont, has sold out the mines at this
place to a concern known as the Madi.
son Coal Corporation. The Central
Coal & Iron Co. will still operate its
mines at Echols and McHenry.
Carlisle.-An effort to increase the
raising of food products will be made
in Nicholas county. In this city ar.
rangements have already been made
to cultivate all available space. Farm
ers are announcing that they will re-
duee their intended tobacco acreage
TO raise more potatoes, corn and other
foodstuffs.
Franklin.-County Judge d. H. Hat.
ter held a court of inquiry on the
Bass farm, two miles southeast OF
Woodburn, in the hope of ascertainins
how Tobias Bailey, who was found
dead near a tenant house on the farm,
came by his death. Dr. Keen, who eX.
amined the body, gave 1t as his opinion
that death was caused from violence
Paducah.-Loose leaf tobacco deliv.
cries the past week we're but half as
large as the previous week. Since the
greater part of tobacco, bought under
contract. has been delivered loose re-.
ceipts naturally will diminish. The
loose leaf market has been less ac.
tive, the main reason for which being
that unsold stocks are becoming
small.
narbourville.-The Kentucky.Ten.
uessee petroleum fields are now filed
with operators who are after leases
for development and not to sell, as in
former days, when stock speculation
and lease-scalping prevailed to a great.
er extent than actual development. Biz
cor all over the country are ac
cuiring leases in Kentucky and Ten
ne55ee.
N,hitesburg.-A strong guard is be
ing maintained around the large cen
tral power plant Of the Consolidation
| Coal Co. at jenkins, in this county
| through which transmission lines sup
/ ply all the plants Of the Consolidation
and the Elkhorn Mining Corporation
in Boone's fork and Beaver creek
which was threatened a week ago witt
being blown up by German spies.
Fort Thomas.-BeCause the For
Thomas military trainiSg quarters ar
overcrowded with recruits. young me
who during the next several days e,
list in the army at Louisville and 9th,
parts OF Kentucky will be sent to Il
barracks at Columbus. o. Major Il.
Orton announced that more than 30,
are at Fort Thomas post. As soon
tents arrive recruits will again be r
ceived at Fort Thomas.
Lex. rston.-The question Of no
units now on duty are to he retakC
into the Federal service was settle
= with the receipt of the following q
der; THE initial muster of units
Your regiments on guard duty purs
ant to state orders p-lor to the Pres
B" dents call will he effected at the
u present stations with the minimum I
!. terierence with duties ON which q
u gagged. The initial muster OF units
= your regiment not on guard duty pr
~ suant to state orders will he etfectt
at mobilization camp, Lexington"
81 Lexington. has be-
u granted Company c. Second Regimen
~ here, to draft eighty more men pl
U visionally. The company is alreO
;" recruited up to the authorized streuc
y of seventy men, while the war streng
is l5O.
" LcNlngton.-Acting under ordC
y, from ]. Il. Dillon, radio inspector
+" the Ninth Amateur District LeXii
y TONS seven amateur wireless ope
y tors dismantled their radio statioi
v They will keep them out of comm
sion until further orders.