Licking Valley courier., 1918-11-21

FrankfOrt.-It Is possible that near
y a hundred per cent change in text
books used in the public and high
schools may be made by the State
Text Book Commission, which will be
appointed in January by Gov. Stanley,
although State Superintendent V. o.
Gilbert does not believe it will be nee
essary.
Maysvllle-A woman who gave the
name of Mary Haire was taken from
q. K o. fast train No. here in very
precariOus condition, and for several
hours doctors worked with her before
she was revived sufficiently to talk.
She said she was on her way to Co
o., and took the wrong train
at Cincinnati and became sick.
Danville.-Lemuel Leonard had sew.
eral sheep killed at the Jackson farm
The dogs in some sections are attack
ing hogs and calves. Cook and Cooley,
north Of Perryvllle, discovered two
dogs making raid on their hogs One
Of the hogs was badly lacerated before
the ours were frightened away An
other party had a calf injured by
dogs.
Maysville.-C. Gorham, who came
from Louisville to work on the dam,
committed suicide by drowning He
jumped into the river and pushed
away plank that was thrown to him
and sank He inquired the time from
a watc1TRn spdsthen remarked At was
time 70 go, and made the leap TO his
death. The body has not been recov-
cred.
Lexington.-Prof. A. NJ. Miller, head
of the Department of Geology of the
University of Kentucky, has been ask
ed to render service to the government
in the capacity Of valuation geologist
He will make valuation report of all
the oil properties of Kentucky and
Tennessee. He left for Pttsburg,
where he will receive Federal instruc-
tions.
Somerset.-Mrs Andy Patterson,
who was residing with her son, Tom
Patterson, in this city. received fatal
burns, when she attempted tn start Il
fire with what she thought was kero-
sene, hut proved to he gasoline Dr.
Beard was called, but her burns we're
found to be so serious that no hope
was entertained for her recovery and
she died.
Somerset.-F. J. Wagner, who was
taken from u train load of soldiers
which passed through here en- route
to camp In Alabama, was admitted
to the hospital In Il deliriouS condi
tiOn. After medical attention he was
released and placed In charge Of ~
officer. His mind seemed to be i'm
paired and he was conveyed to Lake
land asylum.
WincheSter.-Suit for n mandatOr,
injunction against the Kentucky Util
/, ily Company was brought by the cit!
Of Winchester to compel the compan!
to turn on street lights. WincheSte
has been In darkness for u week pas
because the city refused to pay tn,
tompany's last bill, alleging that |
was an overcharge. Then the com
pany retaliated by turning oil tn
I lights.
4 LeXington.-AIiss Gladys NJ. Wi
liamS, Of Lexington, has received
letter from Private Virgil Il. Geralt
Of the one hundred and seventh L. !
Infantry, now In France, In which h
says that he saw where Germans Gu
up humans and made soup of then
" They had large pots or kettles and
big block to cut them upon, and Gu
,, them all To pieces and boiled thei
u dead, he stated.
-, Princeton.-Rescued from bein
burned to death In II fire that Il,
S;royed his parents home ut Fredonl,
near here, Leonard l.owery, l6 year
, old, died from exposure aud shock, +,
sultlng from being removed from tn
II
Lowery, who was III with infueng,
Is In u precarlous condition. lom
, Lowery also had been III, but was b,
" l!eved to be recovering.
Cynthlana. Hon. Ed G. Day, of III
: lena, Mont, formerly Of this count
!, has been appointed by President WI
:, sam as L, :, District Attorney for ii
State Of Montana, aud the appou
!, mcnt has been confirmed by the So
ate.
. Richm0nd.-F. NJ. Silver received
Y telegram that his youngest son, Eme
,' son Eugene, was dead at Brownsvlll
Tex lie was just Is years old, ha
: . Ing enlisted before becoming Is. /
" Is survived by his parents, one slst
and u brother, who IL In France.