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The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-12
Secretary Baker Urges Letters :,
 With 's7ome- touch" For fhe Boys
WAR oEsAa-m SNr
 WAs4tNoroa
E dear ar. rosdick.

E fosdfck
 eyes srs upon soldiers overseas today not called helping to rehablttats of making shared shall es . permanent
 This that hay a11 with and tsir homecoming will ss In Thy will entities vi either the tho activities eouraeenent perhaps left homs in order o maintain that f1nsnsss of has earned for respect.
 believe that among Inf lnsnoss may be focused this object, 1s that which th nothers, fathsrs, seas to themselves shae in seeing that both here end abroad shall constantly upheld.
 Cordially yours,
 '-------~-----oe~~--~
 Newton D.
 Ssoetay Of War; Er. Raymond B. Fo.diot
 Chairman Commission Training Camp Activities.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-12
FAITH JUSTIFIED
 BY EVENTS.

. I do not believe that drastic 1
 s force need be applied to main !
 tain economic distribution and !
 F sane use of supplies by the l s great majority of American peo- 1
 . pie, and I have learned a deep 1 F and abiding faith in the intelli- l
 s gence of the average American l . business man, whose aid we an 1 . ticlpate and depend on to reme- l s dy the evils developed by the l
 F war-Herbert Hoover, August 1 10, 1917. . l
The Carlisle independent., 1918-12-12

Sand, gravel, crushed rock, cement, Time.-The Arkmo Lum' Der Go. 5O'tf
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
ROUTE NO. 4 DISCONTINUED.

1t looks like somebody had camou-
flaged the patrons of rural route No.
4, from the Hartford postofIice. II
appears that somebody more inter-
ested in having rural route start
from McHenry than in the personal
convenience of the patrons of route
4, from Hartford, carried a petition
to the patrons of the route. and ad-
vised them they would get better
service by having the Hartford route
discontinued and getting their mail
from a route out of McHenry. Upon
this information, il is alleged. prac-
tically all of the patrons of the route
signed the petition, and the change
was made. effective last Friday. Now
it develops that their daily and coun-
ty papers will all be a day later in
delivery, and the same condition will
apply to much of their letter mail
This incident should be an added
warning to people not to sign petit
lions unless they are fully aware of
just what the petition means.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
SENATORIAL DECENCY.

The seating of Frank Rives, Demo-
crat from the Hopkins district, and
Or. j. l.. Early, Republican, OF the
Daviess-McLean district, by the State
Senate Tuesday was about the most
decent action Kentucky Legisla-
ture has done in recent years when
a question of politics was involved.
The two contests were based upon
the same point OF law. Hamby's
majority over Rives at the November
election was los votes, but Handy
was at the time holding the Office of
and under the laws OF
the State not entitled to be legally
voted for for another Office. McFar-
land received majority of 925 votes
over DR.. Early, but he was at the
time holding the Office OF Superin-
tendent OF Schools, and was likewise
to be voted for for an
other ONCE. The Senate followed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
A REMARKABLE LAWSUIT.

Perhaps the greatest number OF
people that ever Joined in a lawsuit
in the Ohio Circuit Court are parties
to suit for division and sale Of the
real estate of Alec Davis, deceased.
There are forty-two plaintiffs to the
suit, and fifty-five defendants, with
the further mention OF the heirs of
Sarah Raley, the names and ad-
dresses of whom were unknown. The
land involved is about 125 acres Of
not especially valuable real estate
lying out in the Adahurg country.
II seems that one Alec Davis died
without leaving direct defendants,
and the collateral branch OF the fam
lily are making an effort to distribute
the estate among themselves. Ac-
cording to the petition filed some OF
the heirs claim only a 1924 interest,
and many other claims are for scarce
ly larger amounts. Estimating the
value OF the land at $50 an acre the
smallest interest would be only worth
S2.70.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
THE ASSESSMENT TANGLE.

Never before in the county's his
tory has such a tangle in the assess
ment of property for taxation oc-
Cured. With the close of the year,
the proper time for the completion
of the work, very little had been
done, and the county court, by the
advice of the State Tax Commission
er, took over the supervision of the
work. but allowed Assessor Hines
to assist in the completion OF it,
Matters moved smoothly until in the
last week when the County Judge
called upon Mr.. Hines to turn In the
remainder of the work in his hands,
which he refused to do. Then the
Judge called the State Tax Com
missioner who sent Hines telegram
ordering him to turn in the remain
ing schedules, which he finally did.
Now the county court clerk will find
1t difficult to get the recapitulation
sheet ready for the meeting Of the
board OF supervisors which meets
the second Monday in March. After
the recapitulation sheet is complet-
ed IL must go to Frankfort for ap-
prevail before being submitted to the
board of supervisors.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
BEDS FOR THE BOYS.

Monday night about nifty Of the
drafted boys will be In Hartford
ready to answer the call to Camp
Taylor Tuesday morning. The citi-
zens Of the town will undertake to
provide homes for the boys for their
last night in the old home town.
Mrs. s. o. Keown is chairman OF the
entertainment committee. and asks
those who can take care Of some OF
the boys to give her advice notice
Of how many they can care for. This
is the last little personal service you
can do for these boys before they
leave for the bloody field OF q for
eign war to fight for the freedom
of our homes. Let US make their
last night a pleasant one, and let
them carry it away as a last happy
memory of the folks back homo.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
WITH THE RED CROSS.

The Red Cross movement in Hart
ford is being pushed with energy ant
enthusiasm, and much useful, work
is being done.
The American Red Cross is a vol.
unteer army, with twenty-five mil
lion members banded together for
unselfish service to the American sol
diers in the camps and trenches.
No Red Cross supplies are sold
to soldiers. They are donated as a
gift OF love and duty.
The overhead expenses of the Red
Cross is mere trifie, and nobody
but the soldiers profit by its work.
Three million surgical dressings
are now being supplied to the army
hospitals. Five million are needed.
Get in line, and help.
Local Chapter will keep headquar-
tiers open Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays.
The Red Cross ladies will give
benefit dinner in the basement of
the Methodist church Circuit Court
day, March 4.
Twenty-Five bed shirts completed,
and sewing progressing nicely, but
additional help will be gratefully ap-
preciated.
The following ladies deserve hon
or mention for work done at Red
Cross headquarters: Mesdames.
Rowan Holbrook, C. E. Smith, Will
Bean. T. l.. Griffin, Sam Barnett, ].
B. Wilson, ]. R. Pirtle, Marvin Bean,
Henry Carson, John Duke, U. S. Car
son, A. w. Logan, Owen Hunter, C.
VI. Barnett, and Misses Lefty Marks,
Ruth Riley, Florence Logan.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
THE BOLSHEVIKI WAY.

The Bolshevik Position is "some-
thing new under the sun" in national
life. We will not sign a treaty with
you and we won't fight you" is their
declaration to Germany. The Boil
sheviki, which is now directing, what
ever directing is being given to the
Russian government, is an organiza-
ton OF workingmen, and 1t relies for
security for the position taken upon
the fact assumed that the working
classes in Germany will not allow
their government to overturn the
government Of fellow working men
in Russia. 1t will be interesting to
see il this high notion of fellow-inter-
est will be justified by'events.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
FARM LANDS.

Ohio county farm lands are selling
more freely than ever before in the
county,s history. Little farms and
big farms alike are selling every day.
The renter of last year is the land
owner of this. The recent establish
ment OF a system OF turnpikes and
the high price Of farm products are
responsible for this unusual activity
In land sales.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
NO FLOUR ON SALE

We are advised that a number OF
country stores have no -four on sale
The groceryman must buy from the
mills other breadstuffs fifty-fifty
with flour, and in the farming CON-
munities where the people have Their
own meal ground the grocers can not
find sale for the meal, and are una
BILE to buy flour for this reason. The
authorities have worked out a plan
by which the grocer can file with the
mills certificates from the farmers as
to their meal supplies, and in that
way correct the difficulty.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
ENTIRE FAMILY IN ALMsHOUSE

Justus Matthews. his wife and -four
children, ranging in age from -four
to thirteen years, were committed to
the Almshouse few days ago. They
come from the Rosine country. Mat
thews has always been a sort OF
ne'er-do-well sort OF character, but
recently he has become almost to-
tally blind. and having no means Of
support, there was nothing else to
do but go to the poor house. Mat
thews has a brother, who has been
nearly blind from infancy, In the
The children will prob
ably be sent to the state childrens'
home. where they can be cared for
and educated.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
sURRENDERs TO COURT

Emlis Farmer, who has been q
fugitive from justice. under a for
feited bond, for several months. came
In and surrendered himself to the
court. Farmer was arrested about
year ago on a charge OF hog stealing
and executed bond for his appear
ance In court. Later he decided to
avoid trial by flight. and his recent
whereabouts have been unknown 70
his bondsmen as well as to the court.
IL appears that Farmers mother had
mortgaged her farm to secure her
sons bondsmeen. and when the
bondsmen were about to get an or
der OF sale for It. the young man
came in and surrendered to the court.
He will probably remain In jail until
the March term OF circuit court. The
ofrense with which Farmer Is charg-
ed was committed. Il Is alleged, In
the Adaburg community.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22

IL appears the elder Hicks spent
much of his time with and his money
ON the pretty widow. The boy seems
to have been very much at the wild
ow's home too, but II is not stated
whether his relations with her was
of a guilty character. Here the stor-
les of young Hicks and the widows
relatives begin disagreement. Hicks
alleges that he discovered his faith
er had given the widow checks for
considerable amounts, and the other
people say Hicks had forged his faith
er's name to the checks and was US
ing the widow to get them cashed.
Young Hicks has made a confession
to hiring negro to kill the woman,
alleging he did so out of considera-
tion for his mother who was heart
broken over the affair, details of
which had come to her, and because
the woman was wasting his fathers
money. The theory OF the common
wealth will be that young Hicks COM
mitted the crime with his own hand.
II appears from all the facts report
ed that all of the parties belonged
to that free and easy element that
too often breed tragedies. The elder
Hicks accompanied by the Sparks
Woman spent some time in Ohio coun-
~ last fall, and are well known by
many Hartford citizens.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
CLOVERPORT HAS
SPECTACULAR fire
Standard Oil Co. Loses
Plant With 1900 Gal
Ions of Oil.

Clovsrport, Ky, Feb. 1S.-Firt
OF unknown origin, which started al
6:25 this morning entirely destroyed
the plant Of the Standard Oil compa.
ny OF Kentucky at this place. The
fire was rather spectacular in charac-
ter, as H. 900 gallons of oil and gas
oline burning made a brilliant and
fierce blaze. The head of the gas
oline tank blew out and the flames ex-
tended fully ESQ feet in the air. In
addition to the two large tanks, sew
era smaller ones were destroyed, and
the office, books and small build
ings.
w. H. Kerr, the superintendent,
formerly of Leitchfield, who took
charge February 1, discovered the
fire and fought II with an extinguish-
er with no effect. The l.. H. and st.
l.. force from the shops did splendid
service and prevented the spread
of the fire, which besides the Stand
ard Oil company's property only
burned some fencing, telegraph
poles and cross ties.
The fire started in the wagon
shed, and as Mr.. Kerr does not
smoke, its origin is mystery. The
only property of the Standard Oil
saved was the horses and
harness. The loss is estimated to
be about $4,000.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
THE COUNTY DEBT.

According to the treasurer's report
the Indebtedness of the county is
about seventy thousand dollars.
While these figures look large, they
are not necessarily alarming. Eighty
per cent of the worlds business, pub
lie, corporate and private is done on
borrowed capital. Indebtedness is
not necessarily an evidence of bad
business. 1t is to be judged solely
by the investment. In the case OF
the county's present Indebtedness, it
has been invested largely in turnpikes
which will be county asset for many
years to come.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
40 BOYS GO TO
CAMP TAYLOR
Ohio County's Last Incre.
ment of National Army
Called. 1
TO ENTRAIN TUESDAY
Will Go via Owensboro Over
L. & N. And L. H. &
St. L. Ry.

Tuesday morning forty-six Ohio
county boys will leave Hartford for
Camp Taylor, for a period of train.
ing before Being sent to the battle
front in France. This will be the
last detachment required to complete
the county's quota for the frat draft.
All the men will be white, az the
order is to send only white soldiers
now. The boys will gather in here
Monday afternoon; homes for the
night will be provided for them by
the citizens of the town, and Tuesday
morning they will leave for Camp
Taylor over the M. H. 4 e. via Ow-
ensboro.
Only forty-six men are required,
but to provide against q possibility
OF sickness. or other unavoidable &C.
cident preventing some of the mon
called being present, ffty-four men
have been ordered to report here
Monday afternoon. This detachment
will make up the full draft number
for the county, of 157 men. The men
called with their. order of liability
of service follows:
Lloyd Lavender, Herbert z. Wright.
Claudio Daugherty. Nathaniel Hud-
son, Henry Chambers, Shelby A.
Jackson, George Williams, Cecil
Rhoads, Russell Jones, Claude Shuts,
Grover M. Brown. Leonard B. B;sh.
op, Nelson Blanchard. Leslie G.
Kirby Park, BERTHE Ford, AL
tina Ralph. Barnie Baugh. Carlisle
Williams, Robert e. Chinn. Arthur
Rhoads. Clyde w. Hawkins, Everett
c. Leach, Noah Ward. Ruey F. Tay-
lor, Jesse H. Bishop. John Walrip, =
Rosel C. Park, Seth King Riley. J.
D. Ford, Clifford r. Maddox, Seth
Hardin Riley. Otis Sanders.
Remus Barnett. Archie e. Make,
BERTHE C. Bratcher, Andrew J. Bates,
owen Bolton, Robert q. Howell. C,Ar-
'nce E. Ward, Ennis Dennis. Hubert
Whittier, Bonnie Walker. Ernsat
Young, George Claxton, Nurge u.
Ferguson, Matthews H. Benton. Geo.
". Rhoads. Otis Bullock. Hiram A.
carter. Ethel T. Howard. Guy 8.
Iefiin, Stillie G. Mason.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
FROM THE ROLLER monthly.

Funny, how a woman will go RICH
on gambling for love when she know
the cards are stacked against her.
A grOuchy man may not succeed
In killing woman's love, but he
can brow beat 1t into = com atose
state.
1t was Josh Billings who said
I'm opposed TO lighting; but when
git inter fite, I'm opposed to
gittin' licked"
Man is the thing woman msrriss
after she fails at every thing else.
Man blazes the pathways OF the
world-thsn woman organizes a yIf-
frags movement and sItinguishss the
light.
The man who tells you how to
run your business seldom offers t.
finance your shop.
Husbands motto: II at first she
won't believe, lie, lie again.
The man with a clear conscience
can sleep better in a church than in
a burlesque show.
When the stock market goes down
II leaves many men stranded.
Never worry about your husbands
stenographer. The kind of a man
who would fiirt with his stenograph-
or would find another woman to
firt with anyway.
A man will spend a whole evening
roofing for the Allies at the club and |
hen come home and act just like a
'russian around the house.
Speaking of the socalled weaker
ex, II is noticeable that the wife
whose word is law never has to call
n the police.
Many a woman can be won by a
title brass who cant be bought with
old.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
THE CLAY MURDER CASE.

The murder OF the widow, JOY
Sparks, at Clay, Ky, mentioned ia this
paper last week. IL attracting coun-
try wide attention. The story runs
Jacob Hicks and his nineteen
years old son, Heber Hicks. Of
0ynthiana, who were handling farm
machinery. with acetylene lights as
. side line. came to Clay, in Webster
county. sometime last fall. The elder
Hicks, who was still under fifty, be-
came enamored OF the widow Sparks.
&c seems to have taken his son into
his confidence In the matter, and
p.sssd hin for a younger brother.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
NEWS PRINT PAPER FAMINE.

Print paper like another commodity of public
We ad
bought supply
eight this with the shipment
that shipping
this condition nothing present
all Just
doing will publication
With the
eight chief
to this action,
earliest
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
kaisers Demands For In
demnity And Lands
Acceded To.
MARCHING ON SLAVS
Teuton Soldiers Over Run
ming Russia on Wide
Front.

The Russian Bolshsvik Government
has capitulated and announced its
readiness, although protestingly, to
sign a peace compact under the hard
terms imposed by Germany.
Notwithstanding this fact. Teuton-
&c troops are advancing eastward in
to Russia over front of 400 miles,
from Riga in the north, to Lutsk. a
scant fifty miles from the East Cali
clan border on the south. Apparent
ly. thus far the operation has met
with no opposition. The north
reaches OF the Dvina River has been
crossed by the enemy; the impor-
tant railroad town of Dvinsk, from
whence the road runs northeast
ward to Petrograd and east
ward to Smolensk. has been
captured, and Lutsk, one of the
famous fortresses OF the Volhynian
triangle and forming the gateway
leading eastward to Kiev. has been
entered without the Russians at
TEN pting to stay the foe.
Protests Against Attacks.
The Official announcement OF the
sapitulation was signed by Nikolai
Lenine and Leon Trotzky on behalf
of the peoples commissaries OF Rus
sia. II protests against Germany at
lacking a country which has declared
the war at an end and which is de-
mobilizing its armies on all fronts
but under the circumstances, IL says,
the Government regards itself as
forced formally to declare its willing
ness ito sign peace upon the condi- |
lions which had been dictated by the |
delegates Of the Quadrupls Alliance
At Brest-Litovsk.
The only indication that the enemy |
will meet with hindrance comes in an
announcement by Ensign Krylenko,
the Bolshevik conmandsr-in-chief.
In his order he instructs them to re-
frain from hostilities. "If the Ger
mans refuse" he adds, then you
must offer them every possible re-
sistanse."
Aid For Ukrainians.
As yet there Is no indication from
German sources concerning full in
tentions of the invaders, but IL has
been assumed that in the north the
capture of the provinces OF Livonia
and Esthonia is contemplated and
that in the south, in Little Russia,
aid is to be lent the Ukrainians in
stemming the tide OF the Bolsheviki
against them.
Apparently, all is still chaos in
Russia, with civil war in progress at
various points and the food situa-
ton daily growing worse. SO SER
Ious has become the latter factor that
Trotzky has been appointed food con- l
Lrollsr and given unlimited powers. 9
Already he has ordered the arrest
Of spectators in foodstuffs. +
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
PIKE ROAD COSTS.

The cost Of metal roads built, or
started building last year, was $44,-
1885. or this amount the State
paid s17,3S3.1O and the county paid
$26,735.S5. Three and half miles
of pike was constructed on the Hart
ford and Centertown road at a cost
OF $21,S14.86, and four and half
miles graded, and nearly two miles
piked, on the Beaver Dam and Crom-
we'll road at a cost OF $22,SO4O9.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
ONLY SIN MORE DAYS.

Our clubbing offer with Louisville
Daily Herald, both papers one year
for 1925, expires February 2S. Only
fix more days now in which you can
take advantage OF this unusual low
rate for years reading. Send US
your order at once.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22

| anu warns the farmers to speed Ill
production.
1t is admitted now that the U-boat.
are destroying ships nearly three
times as fast as they are being built
but hope is expressed that more eff.
fective means will be found to check
their ravages.
| VIII II. Hays, of Indianapolis. was
elected chairman of the Repu blican
National Committee last week. Mr..
Hays is a young man, and was chair
man of the Indiana State Republican
committee. M
The joint probe committee of the
Kentucky Legislature recommends
that thirteen State Offices be abol-
ished, and their duties combined with
other Offices. 1t is claimed that this
action would save the State 100000
annually.
The railroad managers, now that
the government has guaranteed the
interest on their investment, are in
sisting that railroad employees should
have a raise in wages.
A bill has been passed by the State
Senate redistricting the Senatorial
districts, and it is expected to pass
the House. A bill has been introduc-
ed in the lower House to redistrict
the legislative districts, and it looks
now like, after thirty years Of the
worst possible gerrymander of dis
tricts under which any State was ever
reasonably fair distribu-
ton of the State would be made.
A Columbus, o., man. killed his
wife, daughter, sister-in-law and
mother-in-law with a Ratchet, and
hen committed suicide with pistol. |
He left written directions for his fun
sral, even selecting his pail bearers.
The Legislature is considering a
'ill to prohibit the shipment of IL
luor into dry territory, but provid-
ng for personally carrying it into
Try territory when it is intended for
personal use.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22

the law, and for once eschewed par
tisan advantage, and seated one Re-
publican and one Democrat, Meth
er of whom had received a majority
over his disqualified opponent. NJ.
L. Heavrin was attorney for DR.. Ear
iy
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22
BOILED DOWN.

The President of Cornell Univer-
sity issues warning that the Amer
lean people will be in grave danger
of starvation within another year
and warns the farmers to speed up
production.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-02-22

Funny, how a woman will go right
on gambling for love when she knows
the cards are stacked against her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-18

who said just the right thing to
me.
Little Margaret Ann has sent
you something, young SIR" Annie
continued, and she brought out a
gorgeous silver and pearl rattle.
l know my eyes frightened for l
love Margaret Ann second only
to my own baby.
YES" said Annie to me, land
she Saved her own money and
picked this out herself. She is
wild to see the baby"
Tell her to come over tomor-
row and see him." l said as
took the rattle to examine it
more closely. Much to my sur
prise as we'll as Annie's we saw
the word "Dickie" engraved upon
it.
Think Of the intuition of that
child" said Annie. She never
even asked me what you we're go
ing to call his little lordship. She
Just knew"
"Why Annie" I said, mo one
knew, for until today when I
mentioned 1t to you l have never,
spoken his name to anyone"
(To Be COntinued)