The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-02
HAPPENINGS FROM THROUGH.
OUT KENTUCKY CONDENSED
AND TERsELY. TOLD.
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN ON
Divers Begin Work Of Raising Steam
or Rapids, Which Sank In Harbor at
Padueah-sureisaI Dressing Proba-
bly, Saves Life Of Man.


National Bank at Frankfort, who was
chairman of the Liberty Loan cam.
paign In Franklin county, has been APP
pointed county chairman by James
b. Brown, of Louisville, director In
Kentucky for the National War Saw
ings Committee. Franklin county Is
expected to raise $4,000 during the
year, $50 per capita, through the pur-
chase Of the war savings stamps.
Divers began work to raise the
steamer Rapids, which sank in the
harbor at Paducah. They found 70.
foot hole in her larboard side. Chains
will be placed underneath the boat
and in this way the divers hope %
raise her. A telephone message re-
ceived here reported the Tennessee
river full of ice.
A surgical bandage worn by Laurel
Cobbs, II years old, son of Connie
Cobbs, of Owenton, and recently oper-
ated upon for appendicitis, probably
was the means of saving his life wheh
pistol he was examining was dis
charged, the bullet severely wuunding
him in the right side.
Coroner Digby. of Newport, reported
a verdict of death by asphyxiation
from accidental causes in the inquests
over the body of Miss Pauline Eth
eridge, II years old, of Cincinnati, who
was found dead in a rooming house
at Newport. The police of Cincinnati
had been searching for the young wom-
an, who had been reported missing.
Advices have reached Pikeville that
Moscow Belcher, accused of shooting
Nelson Matney to death, at the latters
home in Card Creek, this county, was
taken by officers near the Kentucky
Virginia state line. BelCher, accord
ing to reports, shot Matney to death
after Matney had tried to expel Belch-
er from his home.
Announcement was made at Hop
kinsvi,le that two North Christian coal
mines had been bought by the Mem
phis Gas and Electric Co., Memphis,
Tenn, a $G,000,0O0 concern.
Edward Mills, aged As, died at his
home at Winchester after drinking a
tOuuy WHICH, ne tOllDlhllleu ltSlbu DIJ'
ter. The coroner is investigating.
Burns sustained when the child's
clothes caught fire at an open crate
proved fatal for five-year-old Benjamin
Tevis, at Versailles, whose father is
soldier at Camp Shelby.
When her clothing ignited from an
open crate, Julie Riley, years old.
suffered burns which caused her death.
She resided in the country near Jack
son.
w. H. Meyer, 67 years old, and
Misses Tigert and Winans, of Bowling
Green, had narrow escapes from death
when the buggy in which they were
riding was demolished and the occu-
pants thrown a considerable distance.
One of the women received a slight
scratch, but otherwise neither one was
hurt. Meyer was bruised, but no
bones were broken.
Despite the worst weather expert
enced in this section for half cen-
fury during the month of December,
trade in mules has been good at Frank
lin. One buyer secured Is at an aver
age of s24S each, and another paid 1898
each for 16 head
Upon the opening next year at Lynch
of the coal mines of the United States
Coal & Coke Co., a subsidiary corpo'
ration of the United States Steel Cor
poration, daily output of 300 cars of
coal is predicted.
Of nh hao
been accepted for the aviation corps
and wired State Inspector and Exam
iner Nat B. Sewell his resignation from
the department. He will go either to
Florida or Texas for training. He was
formerly cashier of bank.
The Kentucky Experiment Station
has for two years been carrying on ex-
periments to determine the rate of
seeding that will give the best yield.
1t was found that on rich soil in
normal season relatively thick plant.
ing will give the highest yields. In
dry seasons thin planting gives the
best results.
G. B. Williams, well known farmer,
residing seven miles from Lexington
on the Bethel pike. reported that he
lost approximately rs pigs during the
recent zero weather. The pigs, which
were suckers, were frozen to death,
Mr.. Williams said. While they were
we'll housed and well bedded, the sows,
he says, apparently could not keep
them warm, and before he was aware
OF 1t they were badly frozen
Charles L. Daugherty, OF Bowling
Green, has been named by the board
of directors of the Confederate Home
at Pewee Valley az temporary com.
mandant during the absence of Colonel
Henry George. The latter will be gone
70 Florida for two months In search Of
rest.
Governor Stanley has appointed @.
L. Moore, of Louisville, aide-de-camp
on hts staff with the rank OF colonel.
Fire destroyed the electric light
plant at Jackson. As result the city