The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-12-05

Commerce offices on the public square.
ille.-The Central Oil
Company struck fine oil well three
miles west of Tompkinsville on East
Fork Creek. II promises to be a fifty
barrel we'll. Several oil men from diff
ferent States are already here and ex-
element is high.
Olive Hill.-Corbett Rose, soldier
stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor,
who was spending a brief furlough
with relatives, was injured here when
he shot off two fingers while hunting.
He was hunting rabbits near his home
at the head of Grassy.
Fort Thomas.-The theory of sui
eide is secuted by relatives of Sergt
John Leonne, 81 years old, who was
found dead under a tree on nearby
farm. Leonne was attached to the
army Medical Corps at Fl. Thomas.
His death was caused by bullet
wound in his temple.
Calhoun-The Mclean county grand
jury returned an indictment against
Sheriff w. A. Schackelford, charging
him with the technical offense of OBJ
structing justice. The prosecution Of
the county officer grew out of the
former trial of Mans Gibson, charged
with manslaughter.
Louisville.-Wiley B. Bryan, Federal
Fuel Administrator for Kentucky, fixed
gross margin price for coal in Louis
vile as follows: Domestic coal, $3.50
ton; Industrial coal, $1.60 a ton, and
4ehracite coal, s1.90 a ton. Peddlers
r1re ordered not to charge more 35
cents for bushel of coal.
leaf floor $3.50 pounds of tobacco was
sold, leaf bringing from $14 to $3.50
and Tugs from s14 to 500. The aver
age was $1S.66. On the Simpson coun-
ty loose leaf floor 100000 pounds was
sold, leaf bringing from s14 to S25;
Tugs from s14 to SIS per hundred
pounds.
Newport.-Private George King,
charged with the murder of Police Ser
geant Kohlhoven here, July II, went
on trial before court-martial at Camp
Shelby, Hattiesburg. Miss. The trial
is being held in secret, and the find
ings of the court will not be published
until after the War Department passes
on the verdict.
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ovington.-Charging abandonment
on the part of her husband after
twenty-nine years Of married life,
Louis P. Fryer, Circuit Judge for the
district comprising Pendleton, Harris,
Nicholas and Robinson counties, is
made defendant in divorce pro-
ceeding filed in the Kenton Circuit
Court at Covington.
Georgetown.-Miss Sara Mulberry,
visiting nurse for Scott county, and
Miss Selah Baird, of Sadieville, in
the county, have been called for i'm
mediate service by the Federal Gov
eminent Both young women are
trained nurses and volunteered their
services to the Red Cross Association
upon the breaking out of the war.
Frankfort.-"Frankf Go-Getters"
have enlisted for the duration of the
war to respond to any call from the
country for local duty. Thirty-five
workers, who put over the campaign
to raise $4,000 for the Y. M. c. A.
War Fund by securing subscriptions
of $500 in three days have volun-
teered their services whenever needed.
Louisville.-Nine more Kentucky
counties were wholly or partially Or
ganized for the purpose of carrying out
the plan Of campaign in this state by
Wiley B. Bryan, Federal Fuel Admin.
istrator for Kentucky. Appointments
of fuel committees have to be made
yet in thirty counties, and this task
Mr.. Bryan expects to complete within
INC ucAI lew udyS.
Hopkinsville.-The Christian Coun.
ty Election Board met as the District
Board for the Christian Hopkins SEN
atorial District, and canvassed the re.
turns of the recent election. On the
face of the returns Lawson Handy.
Republican, received the majority, but
the election board held that his cleo.
) ton was void. as he had not resigned
as magistrate in this county prior to
the election.
Cariisle.-Miss Flossie Mae Sosby.
IL years Of age. and Mr.. Robert Lee
Harvey, 81 years Of age. both Of Mich
olas county, were married at the home
Of the brides father. James -Sosby.
near Barefoot post-ofiice. this county.
L0uisville.-It was officially an.
pQunoed by Mayor-elect George Weis-
siH,ker Smith that Ludlow F. Petty Is
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