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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-21
ENTER NEW QUARTERS
Atlantic Motor Company Ready I
Occupy Business House.

Atlantic Motor company will oc-
In the course OF a few weeks.
the handsome garage and salesroom at
1887 West Broad street, the former
uptown department OF h Terminal
Motor company. The present quarters
Of the Atlantic Motor company are
INADEQUATE for their business and the
Arm is elated at the prospect Of oper-
ating In a more attractive place, with
plenty Of elbow space. a mahogany
ana tiled showroom. and an office
like q London bank"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-21

British scientists have found a
species of pygmy elephant in the
Congo of which the adult animals
grow to "A height of only five and a
hair feet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-21
Always With Us.

Some people who neither work nor
fight believe they have been drafted
into the cIass of free advice givers.-l
Tndtanapolts News.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
COUNTY ROAD PLANS.

The Fiscal court will not under
take to build any pixies this season,
but if men and teams can be pro-
cured, grading for the next seasons
pike work will be done on about FIVE
miles of road this fall. 1t will grade
the Hartford and Hardinsburg road
from the city limits to the old Mil
ton Taylor farm. Grading will al
so be done on the greensboro, road
from Alexander school house two
miles toward greensboro. The court
has made application for state aid
for the maintenance of the pixies
already in use. Under the new road
law the state WILL, upon applica-
ton of the county authorities, pay
20 per cent of the maintenance of
pixies already built.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
THE DEATH DRIVE AHEAD.

While battle shifts back FORTH shuttle cock
decision
when the drive that
wasteful
hordes from the face of the earth.
interview his
his hold
marsaed behind his then ikestrke
hunderbolt the
hourly
that shall period history for all until the volume
the allies lines fatefu hour
be The
million American soldiers behind
death.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
HARTFORD OHIO COUNTY, KY, FRIDAY JUNE IA, 1918.

pany tomorrow to consumate a deal
by which the Cumberland system in
this county may be taken over by the
Home company.
The deal as proposed contemplates
the retirement of the Cumberland
from local service, but it will main
tain a long distance connection for
the convenience of the patrons of
the Home company. If the deal goes
through the Cumberland will re-
move its local switchboard and con-
meet a long distance wire with the
Home exchange. There is not
profitable field here for two COM
panies, and the consolidation should
result in giving the public better ser
vice. Under the present arrange
ment business houses must keep both
phones, with the resulting trouble
and expense, and business people gen.
orally will greet the merger with
hearty approval.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
A WRECKED FAMILY.

One of the saddest tragedies of a
wrecked family that has recently
come to our notice has been unfold
ed serially before the county court
here within the last week. George
Ford with his wife and six children
moved from Horse Branch to Mart
wick. in Muhlenburg county, about
a year ago, where Ford went to work
in the mines. Mrs. Ford appears to
be in an advanced stage of tubercu-
losis. The Fords had boy ten and
a girl fourteen years old. These
children, according to the testimony
of their parents, have recently become
manageable, and the girl, despite
the youthfulness of her years, has
become VIGOROUSLY lewd. Warrants
of arrest have been issued in Mullen
burg county for men of mature years,
who it is alleged, kept the child in
barn for several days.
N order to escape local influence
for the girl the family Grated their
plumber to move back to Ohio County,
and came themselves to the county
last week. Friday Ford brought the
boy and girl before the Juvenile court
and asked they be declared incorrig-
ible and sent to the reform school at
Greendale. The order was entered
and the children sent to the aims
house to be CARED for until they
could be sent to Lexington. Satur-
day the boy ran away from the aims
house. In the meantime the house
hold plumber of the family had not,
for some reason been shipped, and
Saturday night Mrs. Wilson, with the
boy who had run away and four
other smaller children, applied for
quarters at the almshouse. Monday
the county Judge, disposed from the
circumstances to suspicion that Ford
had deserted his family, had Mrs.
Ford brought before him for an in
quiry. 1t was pitiful to hear the
poor woman, fast tottering to the
grave, tell the heartreaching troubles
that had come into her life, but with
il all she was loyal to her husband,
and expressed a firm conviction that
he did not mean to abandon her.
After hearing the woman's story the
court did not issue warrant against
Ford for deserving his family.
Mrs. Ford and four small children
left the almshouse Wednesday. The
girl and boy had already slipped
quietly away.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE.

The Broadway Coal Mining Com
pany has installed an up-to-date out
fit and is giving it's employees and
people surrounding Simmons. first
class moving pictures, free of charge.
The Company has announced that it
will take special pleasure in handling
any slides or pictures portraying, or
of interest to Red Cross work.
This company is the first concern
of which we are aware, that has gone
to this trouble and expense for the
of its employees and
people in its midst, and the company
deserves commentator for its enter
prise and thoughtfulness for the COM
munity.
During the summer and fall the ex-
hibition will be given in the open air.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
FISCAL COURT SESSION.

The Fiscal court was in session
here Friday and Saturday. Consid-
cradle routine business was trans
acted. Among the larger claims al
lowed we're: M. A. Reid, $50 for
roadbed on Hartford and South Car
rollton road; Ohio County Drug COM
pany, s51.91 for paint and oils for
almshouse; s. A. Bratcher, $3.50 for
serving 115S supervisors notices and
for other official work; Worth Itch
enor, $110 for fees and service as
jailer: Carson & Co., S5S0.50 for
linoleum for covering floor of court
hall; Charlie Smith, S440 for SER
vices as almshouse keeper. A large
number of claims, in small amounts,
for bridge lumber, hauling and plow-
ing on roads, were allowed.
J. w. Minor and Esquire Ben Rice,
commissioners to inspect the bridge
across Panther creek, near Reynolds,
reported adversely on receiving the
bridge. and the builders, the East St.
Louis Bridge company, was notified
of the committees action.
Owen Hunter, county treasurer,
was authorized to loan at a rate
OF less than four percent, the sinking
fund reserve.
County judge Cook and county at
torney A. ID. Kirk were appointed a
committee to repair the county's
pixies. The same committee was ap-
pointed to repair the Dundee bridge
across Rough river.
A. c. Porter and Jailer Tichenor
were appointed a committee to ex-
anime the feasibility of removing
the court house toilet to the lower
floor, and of heating the county Of
fees by steam.
The most important action of this
meeting of the court was the entry
of an order calling an election, coin
cident with the August primary, sub
hitting a road tax of 20 cents on
each 500 worth of property for ap-
prevail or rejection by the voters.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
JAILER'S son MARBLES.

Frank Tichenor, son of jailer Itch
enor and a soldier boy in the Indus
trial Camp at Indianapolis, and Miss
Lena Rivers Baird, daughter of Mr..
Hardin Baird, of near town, were
married in indianapolis Friday night.
Mr.. Tichenor and the young lady
had been sweethearts for some time,
and separated by time and distance
and bonds of service, the young peo-
pie decided to seal the bonds of mat
rimony before the young man was
called to the other side of the sea-
M. Worth Tichenor, father OF the
boy, accompanied the young lady to
Indianapolis Friday and the mar
riage was celebrated Immediately
after. their arrival. Mr.. Tichenor
was transferred to a camp in Georgia
and his wife is with his parents here.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
REVENUE AGENT HERE.

Mr.. r. B. Bradley, of jacksonville,
a federal revenue sagent was here
Tuesday, looking over the records in
the county court clerks Office for
improperly stamped deeds. The law
requires that all deeds, the consider
alton in which is more than 500
shall pay a stamp tax of fifty cents
for each $500 or fraction thereof.
The stamp tax must be paid on a
basis of the actual value of the real
estate, regardless of the considera-
ton stated in the deed. The penal
ty for failing to properly stamp a
deed is fine of 1000 and the for
fixture of the title to the land con-
veyed Mr.. Bradley says it is not
the intention of the government to
infiict punishment for derelection
of duty in failing to properly stamp
conveyances where it is apparent
the failure was due to misunder-
standing of the requirements of the
law, but he is hunting out such
failures and notifying delinquents.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
THE THRIFT STAMPS.

Mr.. Owen Hunter, chairman Of
the big thrift stamp drive to be
launched June "a, is making good
progress with the organization of his
plans for the drive. Organization
by school districts is being made, and
a chairman, with associate members,
for each school district has been ap-
pointed. Chairman Hunter ex-
poets to receive a supply of liter
AZURE at once ands will mail it i'm
mediately out to his various COM
mittees. In addition to immediate
sales of thrift stamps cards will be
furnished each adult in the county,
upon which he may pledge a weekly
or monthly purchase of stamps for
the remainder of the calendar year.
A public rally in each school district
will be held June %, at which phe-
nominal sales are expected to be
made. Get ready to do your share
toward building a collosal mountain
from a multitude of little grains of
sand.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
VOTE ON ROAD TAN.

At its sitting last week the Fiscal
court entered an order calling a
special election to be held August 3,
regular primary day, for the purpose
of registering the will of the people
in the matter of levying a 20 cents
on the 500 worth of property road
tax.
In drawing the order the court re-
moved the chief objections that have
heretofore been urged against road
tax. These objections have been that
the greater part of the money would
be spent in the neighborhood of the
county seat, and that the people
would have to work the roads and pay
a tax also. Under the order as drawn,
the tax collected in each magisterial
district will be spent in that district,
and If the tax carries the roads will
be worked wholly with the tax and
the Hand" system will be discontinu-
ed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
SERIOUS SHOOTING SCRAP.

Ernest Mayfield shot and danger
ously wounded Dennis Hoagland, on
the public highway near Pleasant
Ridge late Friday afternoon. The
story as related to us is that the
young men were returning from
Greensboro, and were well supplied
with the liquid fire that is so often
associated with shooting scrapes. 1t
Is said that after taking some final
drinks together at Pleasant Ridge
Hoagland drove on toward his home,
near Buford, and that Mayfeld had
left his pistol in Hoagland's buggy.
Overtaking Hoagland and asking for
his gun some dispute ensued, in which
il is alleged that Hoagland called
Mayfield some vile names, and that
after securing the pistol Mayheld
shot in resentment of the verbal in
suits. Hoagland was shot inthe low
er part of the stomach, but is ex-
pected to recover. Mayfelds home
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
ECLIPSE OF THE sun.

The almost total eclipse Of the
sun late Saturday afternoon was an
interesting spectacle, and attracted
much local attention. Before the
sun entered the moons shadow a
number of anxious Hartford citizens
had prepared their smoked glasses,
and we're ready to observe the first
trace of the dark disc on the. face
of the sun. The streets were lined
with people eagerly waiting a turn
at an observance of the eclipse
through the smoked glasses, which
were constantly shifting from hand to
hand. The moons shadow at one
time covered fully eight tenths of the
suns surface, and came nearer to pre-
senting total eclipse than any seen
by men living who are under fifty
years old.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
A THOUSAND men
CALLED To COLORS
Big Company Of Volunteers
To Work On Roads
Friday.

The biggest road working scheme
ever undertaken in Ohio county is
scheduled for Friday June 81. One
thousand men volunteer road hands.
will work thirty miles of road in one
day. The plan involves putting the
road in good repair from the Butler
county line, near Green river church,
to the Daviess county line at Pleasant
Ridge.
The plan was devised by citizens
here last week while the Fiscal
court was in session. Overseers
along the entire route will warn in
their hands to assist the volunteers.
Every business house in Hartford,
banks and newspapers included, will
close its doors and employers and
employees will shoulder shovels and
hoes and buckle down to days road
making. The business men of Beav-
er Dam, Cromwell and Beda will
join in the procession. Every citizen
in the county who is interested in
good roads, regardless of how far
off the line of road to be worked, he
may live, is urged to join in this
splendid public enterprise. Ever
man who can do so is urged to bring
teams, plows and scrapers, and any
surplus spades he may have for the
use of those who may not have proper
tools.
Rowan Holbrook is, chairman of the
committee on arrangements. r. b.
Martin and S. o. Keown are the other
members of the committee. The men,
bers of the committee will be glad to
have advance notice of those who will
help, and especially of those who can
furnish teams, plows, scrapers and
other tools. Bring your lunch with
you, and a little to spare for the
fellow whose wife may sleep late that
morning.
This is the biggest woodworking
enterprise ever undertaken in the
county, and if the help is fourthcom-
ing, as the committee expects it will
be, it will not only put thirty miles
of Ohio county roads in an excellent
condition of repair, but will set an ex-
ample that will be followed in other
sections of the county, and stimulate
a popular interest in road work that
will be of permanent benefit to the
county.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
BLIND MAN IN COURT.

A young man by the name Of
Balls, from McHenry, brought be-
fore Judge Cook Wednesday charged
with violating the vagrancy act. Drs.
Pendleton and Smith examined the
young man, and on account of the
condition of his eyes, and other bod
lily troubles, pronounced him nfit to
perform physical labor Able bodied
men who are able to work and will
not work ought to be forced to do
so, but the lame and halt and blind
should not be dragged before the
court for trial.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14

The rank of ensign i'm the United
States navy has just been conferred
upon William S. Moore, of Hartford,
Ky, who since his graduation last
June from the state university at
Lexington. has been engaged in the
merchant marine volunteer service.
In this service he had license as sec
ond engineer, but two weeks ago de-
cided to farsake the merchant marine
for the navy.
The fact that he was so early COM
missioned is due to his understanding
of engineering, as he gained high hon
ors in mechanical and electrical en-
cheering at Kentucky State Universe
ty before graduating. Moore made
two trips to Europe while in the mer-
chant marine service. He is but
twenty-five years old. He is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Moore, of Hart
ford, KY. while an uncle, John T.
Moore, is cashier of the Louisville
branch of the Eighth district federal
reserve bank.-Owensboro Messen-
ger,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
JOE TAYLORS VALET.

Joe Taylor, of Hayti, is not partic-
ularly aristooratic, but when be ar
rived here Saturday afternoon, over
the NJ. II. & Z. sheriff S. A. Bratcher
met him at the depot and honored
Joe by carrying his suit case up town
for him. Perhaps Joe would have
preferred to have plodded his humb-
lie way alone to Hayti, and accepted
the courtesy of Mr.: Bratcher with
great reluctance. Joe's suit case was a
bit heavy, but his willingness to carry
It is a fair assumption. The sheriff
had gotten wind of the fact that Joe
had gone to Greensboro and would
probably return with more booze than
the law allows. and when he alighted
from the train the sheriff nabbed
him. The big black suit case con-
tanned nine quarts of what was sup
posed to be whiskey, which ives con-
fscated, and Joe was put under bond
for his appearance before the county
court to-day.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
SUEING RAILROADS..

The Federal Railroad Control act
permits damage suits to be filed
against railroad companies, but the
Director General will be paymaster
of damages awarded in the courts,
and he is authorized to exercise his
judgment in regard to the merits of
the case; i'm fact is made a review
court in such matters. 1t is the an
nounced policy of the Director Gen
eral to discourage damage suits. and
persons having damage claims against
railroad companies are urged to take
up the matter of settlement directly
with the Regional Director.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
TRAMP EVANGELISTS.

A strolling band of tramp evange-
lists struck Hartford Tuesday and
carried off a small sum in jitney col
lectpns. The troop consisted of two
men, one woman and two children.
The preaching was poor and the
singing worse, and the motley aggre-
cation attracted little attention. They
were past masters of the beggar's art,
and went from house to house with
annoying persistency. Such human
parasites, living off the public's re-
ligious instincts, should be given the
"move on" order.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
FORFEITS $500 BOND.

Jim Taylor, of Beaver Dam, who
was recently fined 500 and ten days
in Jail for having liquor in his pos
session for the purpose of sale, filed
grounds for a new trial, and went of
somewhere on a visit. Taylor was
under bond for $500 for his appear
ance when wanted by the court. The
court wanted him Tuesday, and when
he failed to appear the court ordered
his bond forfeited.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
DIR. ROGERS CORONER.

After entering the military SER
vice DR.. A. b. Riley resigned the Of
flee of Coroner of Ohio county and
DIR. f. p. Rogers, of Fordsville, was
appointed TO fill the vacancy. DIR,
Rogers is one of the county's best
known and most popular physicians,
and Judge Cook is to be congratu-
lated upon his selection of the Doctor
for the appointment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14

was in Daviess county, and the
sheriff. of that county arrested
Mayfield Friday and brought him
to Hartford where he gave bond
for his appearance before Judge Cook
to-day for examining trial.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
OHIO COUNTY MLITERATES.

1t is a regretable fact that in Ohio
county, where free schools have been
taught for more than half century.
there are 33S persons, over six years
of age, who can neither read nor
write. BY school divisions they are
as follows: Division 1. 3s;
Div. 2,4S; Div 8, SO; Div. 4, SIS; Div
8. 2l and Div. 6, 2S; In graded
schools districts, 4 and colored 81.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
THE TELEPHONE MERGER.

After many years of operation in
Ohio county the Cumberland tel
ephone company will probably retire
from the local field. Representatives
of the company will meet with the
board of directors of the Home COM
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-06-14
BUMPER CROP
IS INDICATED
Report Of Commissioner of
Agriculture Most Optim-
istic in Years.

Frankfort. Ky, June S.-Not in
years has so optimistic crop report
been issued for June as that given
out to-day by Commissioner of Ag-
riculture Cohen, who also mentioned
the unusual acreage of small grains
as "heartening" and having good
PROSPECTS,. The extraordinary wheat
acreage is reported as 80 per cent
good.
The report follows:
Prospects for Kentucky crops are
good. One of the most heartening
things to inspire the producers in
Kentucky in their unusual efforts to-
ward large production Is the es-
pecially fine prospects ut this time
for small grains, clover, alfalfa and
some Of the other crops. Early wet
and cold weather in some sections
retarded the early planting of corn.
and owing to bad seed much replant-
ing has been necessary. An unusu-
ally large acreage Of corn was plant
ed, same being given at SO per cent,
while the condition of growing corn
Is Sc per cent.
Wheat prospects are fine. Some
rust is reported. but as a State aver
age the condition is given at 80 per
cent.
Rye condition is also excellent,
same being given at 80 per cent
Barley is a limited crop in this
State. However condition is given at
81 per cent.
Oats are showing fine, the acreage
being given at 81 per cent, while
the condition is 80 per cent.
Grasses condition Exceptional.
Condition of grasses is exceptional
New clover, 95 per cent.
Old clover. 80 per cent.
Alfalfa, SO per cent.
Bluegrass. "a per cent.
All hay is reported as giving me-
dium Yield. about 81 per cent. while
the quality is 80 per cent.
The acreage planned for navy beans
is 81 per cent, soy peans 81 per cent,
stock peas 100 per cent.
Acreage planned for Burley tobacco
Is given at 112 per cent; condition
of plants, 90; per cent set 81.
Acreage planned for dark tobacco
Is % per cent; condition of plants,
So; per cent set, a..
Unusual interest is being main
tanned in garden products. Acreage
planned is given at 1912 per cent,
while condition is 81 per cent.
Potato acreage is SO per cent; con-
dition. 93.
Fruit will be short, condition being
given as follows;
Apples, so per cent.
Peaches. 81 per cent.
Pears. 40 per cent.
Plumbs, SO per cent.
Grapes. 20 per cent.
Blackberries, Sc per cent.
In many localities a total failure
of peaches and blackberries is re-
ported.
Livestock is in a good, healthy
condition generally, same being given
at SO per cent, while poultry shows
at SO per cent.
There is universal complaint of the
extreme crisis in labor conditions and
the farmers are making almost SUI
perhuman efforts to meet the stu
alton. Quick work in registering
farm reserve help and placing same
in the needed localities is necessary to
save the coming harvest.
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FOR RENT-One furnished front room
Apply 31S East Gregory street phone
1886. 1892
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Hotel
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FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, with mod
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227 e. Gregory. AIS
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FOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms, all
modern conveniences, very reasonable
Gentlemen only. One block from Palafox
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FOR RENT-Two unfinished rooms,
modern conveniences, located at IA N.
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HIDES, WOOL, Sheep Skins,
Goat Skins, Scrap Iron, Rags,
Bones, Cotton, Rope, Metals and
all kinds of junk. Highest prices
paid by the PENSACOLA HIDE
AND METAL CO., 127 E. Zarra-
gossa ST., Phone 299.