Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1918-11-21
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LouisvlIle.-Corp. Edward George,
who was KILLED in France, was a
grandson of Colonel Henry George,
former commander of the State Con-
federate Home.
Owingsville.-The three-y ear-old boy
of Espy Whaley and wife, who live on
the banks of Slate creek, short dis
lance west of this place, strayed of
while his mother was about her af-
fairs, and walking into the water, was
drowned. The little fellow had been
dead some time when found.
Frankfort-It is possible that near
" 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.
name of Mnry Hare was taken from
c. & o. fast train No. here in a 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
lumbus, 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 Perryville, 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 Waterman and then remarked it was
time to 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 Pittsburg,
where he will receive Federal instruc-
tons.
SOmerset.-Mrs. Andy Patterson,
who was residing with her son, Tom
Patterson, in this city, received fatal
burns, when she attempted to start a
fire with what she thought was kero-
sene, but proved to be gasoline. DIR.
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 a train load of soldiers.
which passed through here en- route
TO a camp in Alabama, was admitted
to the hospital in a delirious condi-
ton. After medical attention he was
released and placed in charge Of an
officer. His mind seemed to be inn
paired and he was conveyed to Lake
land asylum.
Winchester-Suit for a mandatory
Injunction against the Kentucky Util-
ity Company was brought by the city
of Winchester to compel the company
to turn on street lights. Winchester
las been in darkness for a week past
because the city refused to pay the
company's last bill, alleging that II
Wis an overcharse. Then the COM
pany retaliated by turning off the
lights.
Lexington.-Miss Gladys NJ VIII
liams, of Lexington, has received a
letter from Private Virgil b. Gerald,
of the one hundred and seventh U. s.
Infantry, now in France, in which he
Gays that he saw where Germans cut
UP humans and made soup of them.
They had large pots or kettles and
big block to cut them upon, and cut
them all to pieces and boiled their
dead, he stated. 4
Princeton.-Rescued from being
burned to death in a fire that de-
strOyed his parents home at Fredonia,
near here, Leonard Lowery, 16 years
old, died from exposure and shock, re-
sulting from being removed from the
house, and his mother, Mrs. James
Lowery, who was i'll with influenza,
is in a precarious condition. Young
Lowery also had been i'll, but was be-
l;eved to be recovering.
CONTAMINATION. Ed c. Day, of He
lena, Mont, formerly of this county,
has been appointed by President VIII
son as U. S. District Attorney for the
State of Montana, and the appoint
ment has been confirmed by the Sem
ate.