Licking Valley courier., 1917-03-29
KENTUCKY NEWS
An Epitor1e of Most Important
Events Transpiring i'm the State

@ Events Transpir
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Louisville.-The Board OF Trade was
in charge Of the reception given the
First Kentucky Regiment, which re-
Gently arrived home from the border.
Frankfort.-Round table discussion
of the thyroid gland was the principal
subject given attention at the regular
monthly meeting Of the County Med
ical Society.
Franklin.-The grand jury, in re.
=. mort to Judge John S. Rhea, praised
the condition of the county's aims.
house and other public institutions.
A total OF 2S indictments was returned.
Frankfort.-Captain Frank L. Ripy,
of Lawrenceburg, was appointed lieu
tenant colonel of the Second Regiment
of the Kentucky National Guard by
President Wilson. He succeeds Lieu
tenant Colonel John II. Webb, of
Whitesburg. Lieutenant Colonel Webb
resigned
LeXington.-While trying to catch
train for Cincinnati Holman Hoover
and Robert Gullett, seventeen.year.old
boys, were arrested by local detectives,
the former on warrant charging theft
of money from his employer and the
latter on charge of carrying conceal
ed weapons.
Frankfort-Assistant Secretary of
State James A. Scott returned from
Pike county in the role of Deputy
Sheriff, having in custody Mousie Rob-
insOn, who killed her husband in
mining camp in Pike county and was
sentenced to serve eight to twenty
one years in the reformatory He
turned her eyer to Warden Phythian
Columbia.-The Adair Fiscal Court,
after an all-day session, considering
propositions for road work, finally de.
cided to extend the fund for work on
the Columbia and jamestown road, the
citizens on that road having cOntribut
ed $4,000. The county tax and state
aid will make $4,000 or $4,000 to be
expended on this road.
Whitesburg.-Large freight yards
!: will CONSTRUCTED in. a few weeks at
the mouth Of colly Creek, three miles
from Whitesburg, by the L. & N. rail.
road in order to increase the tonnage
in the coal fields of Kentucky, It is re.
ported. Double tracks will be con.
structed from Whitesburg to the coal
fields, sixteen miles distant.
HendersOn.-The Royal Neighbors
Of America, in annual session here,
elected Mrs. Sid Douthitt, of Newcas.
tie, state oracle; Mrs. Lula Linton,
Fulton, vice oracle; Mrs. Mary Pill
kinston, Elizabethtown, state recorder,
Mrs. Lizzie Carter, Mayfield, and Mrs.
Amanda Smith, Somerset, were chosen
delegates to the Supreme Camp at
Buffalo. Louisville was chosen for the
state camp next year.
Bowling Green.-George w. Motley
one of the substantial citizens of War
ren county, is the proud possessor
among other relics, of pair of saddle
pockets made by his grandfather
Isaac Goodnight, said to have been the
first white male child born in Ken
tucky The pockets" were made by
Mr. Goodnight during the latter years
Of his life, and are still in good state
of preservation.
Lexington.-When l.. c. Bowen re
turned to Lexington after a day tryinl
to run down might Riders" who are
suspected of having attempted the de
struction of the dollhouse at a bridge
across the Licking river, on the roaC
between Flemingsburg and Mt. Ster
ling, he said his bloodhounds traile(
to a point where two saddle horse!
and horse hitched to buggy wer,
tied to fence on a road leading dowI
stream about u mile from the bridge
Whitesburg.- interests of tn
Harlan county field are getting read.
to construct u branch railroad a feed
er of the Louisville & Nashville road
from Kilday to Seagrayes Creek, a dis
tance of eight miles, which will opel
a rich, undevelopod field containing
thousands of acres. This property cal
ries at least three workable seams, In
cluding the main Harlan seam, whicl
is seven feet thick and has coal of
fire quality.
Lexlngton.-A suit to compel tn
Kentucky Traction and Terminal Con
pany to issue to the students of Han
ilton College the same reduced fare
that are granted to students of tn
University of Kentucky, state norma
schools, public and parochial schools
under the anti.pass law, has been file
here by J. l.. Tarlton. The compan
contends that under the law 1t has n
authority to accord reduced rates I
Hamilton College students.
Harlan.-The postoflice here was eI
tered by yeggs, who dynamited tn
safe and obtained S75 in cash an
stamps worth 500 No clew has bee
found which in any way indicates VIII
was responsible for the robbery.
H0r Ginsville.-The Rev. Bane
Butler, 30 years old, died of tube