Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-01-24
NEWS
CULLINGS
From Kentucky

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Whitesburg. clinics ara
billed to be held in the several differ.
ent towns of Eastern Kentucky within
the next few months.
the L. & n, No. 80, was derailed at
this place. The derailment was
caused by frozen switch failing to
respond.
Lexington.-Fi in the rear OF the
saloon and grocery owned and Operat-
ed by doc" Sartin, at the corner OF
Fifth and Campbell streets, caused a
loss of $4,000 to the building and con-
tents. The origin of the blaze is un.
known.
ancaster-County Farm Agent w.
Fl. Rogers has called a meeting of the
hemp growers of Garrard county.
Steps will be taken to market the 1917
crop and to insure the future raising
Of hemp. John Fields will be chief
speaker.
Hopkinsville.-Prof. Grover C. Koff-
man, principal Of the Hopkinsville
High School, has been appointed by
State Director Fred NJ. Sackett, of
Louisville, as Food Administrator for
Christian county, and was formally
sworn into office.
Hopkinsville.-The home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hamilton, an aged cou-
pie Of the Lafayette vicinity, was
burned and their five-months-old
grandson lost its life. Mrs. Hamilton,
the mother, attempted to save her
child, but the stairway was cut off by
the flames.
/ Bowling Green-Chief of Police T.
A. Potter arrested Dennis Harpool,
negro hotel porter, on charge OF
grand larceny. Harpool was employed
at the Potter Hotel and is charged with
stealing a diamond from the brooch
belonging to Mrs. Stuart, wife of Man
ager Stuart, of the hotel.
Frankfort.-C. F. Thomas, state In,
surance commissioner, has refused to
issue permit to the National Millers'
Insurance Company, of Chicago, to do
business in this state. The company
is seeking by mandnmus to compel
him. Thomas complains that the com.
pany's charter does not comply with
the state law.
Paris.-Following a number OF com.
plants receiver from grocery and
meat merchants that some of the
smaller dealers are keeping their
places Of business open on Sunday
Mayor January ordered the police TO
notify them, as well as others selling
groceries, that in the future the law
must be obeyed.
, Louisyille.-Two indictments charg
Ing Sheriff William Z. Ross with vol,
ing more than once at the August
primary, and with aiding in false reg
istration on october 3, we're dismissef
: On motion of Commonwealth Attorney
, Suffaker, who said that his only evi
. dence was that of the election officers
, who were practically accomplices."
Flemings Morrison ha!
surrendered to officers seeking him o:
charges OF desertion from the Unite,
) States army and of evading arrest. II,
, was taken to Fort Thomas by William
| l.. Vanarsdall, city marshal, and deliy
) cred to the military authorities. Nor
risons father and brother, who wer,
charged with resisting arrest, hay,
been released
, Frankln.-James NJ. Wright, a mer
/ chant of Franklin. was injured whel
the cook stove exploded in his res
, dence and flying pieces struck hin
: about the head and limbs. The waite
, front on the inside of the stove ha
4 frozen and the expansion caused b.
: heat was followed by the explosion
i Window panes were shattered and tn
!. furniture in the room damaged.
Fort Thomas-The Board OF Educ,
ton of Fort Thomas adopted resoll
ton to abolish the study of Germa
l. from the high school. Spanish will b
Q substituted for the 191S.l9 school yea
= and It was stated that the eliminatio