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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-11-07
CITY COUNCIL N
REGULAR SESSION

The regular monthly meeting Oh
the City Coancil was held Monday
night 10 the city hail. over tls
American Gale.
The roll call showed oil mem bers
OF ,he council present, with Mayor
Beas!sy presiding.
The minutes u the previous
meeting wess read aud dopssd
The reports oi the City Treasurer.
Recorder and Marshal we're made
aud approved. City Treasurer. Il.
l.. P-nieeo-t. al the conclusion ni
shis report asked the privilege oi
F.asing a lev rems.ss in regard 10
Nm, .5,ss sefallsisin sa4s has been made
tHtAgh the columns Vi the Demo.
cfaa rsative 10 the eitys annual
ststtsas Y, not being regular ~ TO
the prstssts oi some Of ,be funds,
II. txp1~sd tina, be bad nothing
to DO WITH ssS pto-rate. AZ this Was
dome by tM.sotd~s and Marshal
before the mSprs was turned over
TO him snd all N tNsd vas % give
each fund credit sAA the amount
turned over to'hFm wv Aav' Recorder
and Marshal and il sSD>tund had
too much or too little ts-Av credit.
for the year. he dds v Ana be
should be held ~spona So Tor
something he bad nothing Y do
wlth.
Recorder Thompson contenfss !
that the slatemsn, vas nst regular
and should he corrected az il was
mtsls att,ng to th- public. as,.it
showed some OF the funds with
more money than they were entitled
10 while others did not have what
belonged To them.
Owing 10 some criticism being
made, Mayor BessIey suggested
that he be authorized 10 appoint a
committee 10 have the boaks ot all
city officials audited Tor the pas,
year aud the council and otiiciais
concurrrd in the suggestion and
the following committee. Ii. I. Y.
Miller. Geo. Davidson aud 4, {.
Hughes. vas appointed 10 employ
all auditor and have the books
thoroughly audited.
W. II Adcock was employed ~
city electrician alta salary OF $50
per month.
Marshal Sheley's salary was
placed at $50 per month and he
10 to continue reading the water
and Tight meters each moath.
Recorder II. G. Thompson. who
wss At The October meeting elected
collector VI water and light bills.
now has charge of these accounts
ard can be iound in the city Office
over the American Cafe.
q. {. Redden vac elected alder,
man in the fourth ward 10 Oil the
vacancy created by q. T. Collier
having moved out OF his ward,
Mayo, Bssslsy made = few 70
marks 10 regard 10 the power plant
in whish he saia thai he wanted
the aldermen and all citisrns oi the
town so begin planning some way
whereby the city could secure
enough money 10 erect n new power
hnnss and install new machinery and
that in bis opinion the power
house should be erected close la
the railroad IN order to do Away
With the coal haul expense. He
said the time had come whsu
something mast Do dNns and ,plans
to ths, end should be made
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-11-07

There will be- an all.dsv teachers
meeting held a. Charlotte, ssiat.
dsy Noy ~ Al teachers ~ thu
raanpiy. asr ufs.d 70 be present,
A program ~ hsias prepared aud
will be announced late,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-11-07

aTRAYEn-Yem old red steer
With soms white ou hips and should.
er. nssk split IN right ear Libtrsl
reward iea, infosm alton ~ 10 his
where sboats
II. G. Bruce. Dlckson, X !
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-11-07

WANTED Sai~.msu ,o solicit
orders Tor iubrirs,ing o,Is. Rtsssss
and paints. Salary OF Com m lesion.
Adarvs. THE LENNOA OIL 4
PAINT co. Cleveland. q
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-11-07

FOR SALk-Pnt sDd bagEy
fos ,urthes iniornstion apply a.
This office.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
BREWERS GET FREE REIN
BY JUDGES ACTION

New York, May 27.-Federal
Judge Mayer today signed three in
functions, identical in form, restrain
ing the United States District At
torney and the acting Collector of In
ternal Revenue of the New York dis
trNt from inter-beer"
The injunctions granted last week
and operative throughout the country
to prevent Government action against
manufacturers of beer of ~ per
cent, alcoholic content, enjoin the
Federal officials from enforcing
against the defendants or their en-
ployes provisions of the emergency
prohibition act, as it relates to the
beer industry. The injunction, ac-
cOrding to Judge Mayors order. will
stand pending judicial determination
of the brewers contention that beer
of the strength indicated is not in
toxicating.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
DOG TAGS NOW GOING
AT FIFTEEN DOLLARS

A record price for a dog tag was
made here Monday when Jack Evans,
of Fordsville, paid fifteen dollars for
one, in Judge Cooks court. County
clerk. Blankenship, beginning Janu-
airy the first, sold over three thousand
dog tags at one dollar apiece, but
those who neglected to buy them
from the clerk must now pay fif-
teen dollars to Judge Cook for such
failure. The officials have been
patient with the people and have CIV
en- them abundant time to procure
dog tags, but now the crusade is on,
and those who have not procured tags
for their dogs will be hailed into coun-
ty court and fined for having failed
to obey the law.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30

asks nothing of the deserter-husband
but the restoration of her freedom
The case Of Florence Tucker Tay-
lor against c. T. Taylor appears a
little more tragedical than the other
two mentioned. The Taylors we're
married in 1915, and to the unhappy
union were born two children. The
plaintiff alleges that all told the de-
PENDENT lived with her only about
five months, and that he left the state
without the forethought of making
provision for the care of herself or
children. The petition alleges the
customary cruel and inhuman treat
ment and settled aversion etc 1t
is a notable coincidence that of the
three divorce proceedings one of the
parties in each case is out of the
state.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
FORMER HOME BOY
TAKES SCHOOL HONOR

The American-Press, Lake Charles,
Louisiana, in reporting the Com
mencement exercises of the Vinto
High school, has this pleasing men,
tion of a former Ohio county boy,
Thomas Ragland, formerly of Horse
Branch.
'The Valedictorian for the class
of 1919 was Thomas Ragland, whose
school term was interrupted by the
war, but who served his short term
of service, returned to his class, and
was awarded the valedictory upon
sheer mirit, after several months
loss of time"
Young Ragland is a son of Bob
Ragland, and a grandson of M. S.
Ragland, deceased, former county
court clerk of Ohio county. Friends
of the Ragland family, and they are
numerous in Hartford and the coun-
ty, will learn with pleasure of the
boys honor.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
WEATHER AND CROPS.

Never before in the memory of the
oldest inhabitant has crop prospect in
Ohio county appeared so discourage
ing at this season of the year as it
does now The incessant rains of the
past month have made farm work al
most wholly impossible. With the
end of May less than ten per cent Of
the corn crop is planted, and were
the rains to cease now little more
than half a corn crop could be plant
ed. Tobacco planting is a little
farther advanced. but not more than
fifteen per cent of this crop has been
set. The wet weather has reduced
the possible yield of the wheat crop,
and unless weather conditions i'm
prove within the next ten days, when
the harvest will begin, this crop will
be almost total loss. Wheat heads
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
The ROADS CAMPAIGN
ON IN FULLBLAST
Misunderstanding Green
And State Line In
Project.

The long overdue good roads cam
paign Is now on in Ohio county in
full blast. The Owensboro-B Bowling
Green post road is practically a GER
tainty, and the State Line road seems
more than probable.
Engineers Wilson, of Ohio county,
Spurrier, of Daviess county and divi-
sion engineer Crozier, began a pre-
liminary survey of the Greensboro
Bowling Green route yesterday
morning. They met at Maxwell,
went over the Maxwell-Heflin route
and then doubled back the Buford-
Pleasant Ridge route. Today they
will work on through by Beaver Dam,
Cromwell and to Green river. They
are making this preliminary survey
for the purpose of reporting to the
state road commissioner a general
estimate of the most feasible route
and the probable cost of construction
Their report will be in the hands of
the state road commissioner some
time next week. after which, if their
report is approved, the federal en-
gineers will make an accurate
survey and calculate the actual cost
of the work. 1t will be upon the re-
port of the federal engineers that
the building of the road will be de-
termined upon.
The money to be raised by popular
subscription for building Ohio coun-
tvs part of this road is in sight, pro-
vided the Helm Maxwell route is
decided upon. Citizens living along
the Buford-Pleasant Ridge route have
so far raised only about six thousand
dollars. This is several thousand
less than the amount that would be
required to secure the road being
built over that route.
The State Line, or Louisville Pa
ducah road. is exciting much interest
throughout western Kentucky, and
the construction of this road seems
to be more than a probability The
Louisville Automobile Club is inter
ested in the project, and giving it
much encouragement. The building
of the great Sanitarium at Dawson
Springs adds to the probability Of
this highway. A definite location
has not been made, but a proposal
much favored is to run from Camp
Knox, to which point the road has
been already constructed from Louis
vile. to Leitchfield, thence to Falls
of Rough, or Heights Falls, through
Whitesville, greensboro,
Greenville and on through
Dawson Springs to Paducah. The
route of the State Line will depend
in some measure upon local support,
and the citizens of Horse Branch,
ROsine, McHenry and Rockport will
be given an opportunity to take up
the matter of locating the route along
the l. c. railroad through the county.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
TEACHERS EXAMINED.

Examination for certificates to
teach school was held here Friday
and Saturday of last week. Thirty
applicants appeared for examination.
OF these fifteen made first class
grades, ten second class and five fail
ed. Those making class grades
we're:
Bessie Allen, Beaver Dam, IS 6-12.
Cora Thomasson, Hartford, S5 IL
IL.
Earl Smith, Select, 90 ga.
o. N. Stewart, Beaver Dam, Sc 9-12
C. B. Shown, Beda, 90 11-12.
May Byers, Horse Branch, 80 7-12.
MARITIME Taylor, Cromwell, Sc 3-12.
Lola Westerfield, Fordsville, IS q
~.
f. F. Lilies, Renfrow, "a.
Mrs. S. o. Keown, Hartford, SO g.
II.
Louis Baker, Beaver Dam, SO 5-12.
Myrtle Calvert, Centertown, IS s.
IL.
]. w. Myers, Olaton, IS PIP.
Bessie Hazelrigg, Beaver Dam, IS.
Ethel Gillian, Narrows, Sc PIP.
Eva May Smith, Hartford, rs Alp,
Mamie Williams, Centertown, 76
Hip.
J B. Petty, FOrdsville, 76 3-12.
Margaret Tomerlin, Beaver Dam,
rs liz.
Lille Chinn, Beaver Dam, II 9-12.
Dona Fuqua, Hartford, IT.
viii Shields, Cromwell, rs.
Mrs. o. ~ Stewart, B. D., II 3-12.
Rosa Cheek, Fordsville, 10 ga.
Eva Thomasson, Hartford, II Alp.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
AUTOMOBILE WEDDING.

Stanley Gilstrap and May Miller,
both of Select, were married while
seated in an automobile, at the north
entrance to the court house, Satur-
dey evening, Judge Cook waving the
magic wand that made them one,
County clerk Blankenship and Judge
Cook have become so adept at license
issuing and nuptial knot tying that
it is scarcely necessary for an anxious
pair to stop their machine for the
execution of the ceremony. With a
little more practice they will proba-
couples sailing over the court house
in an aeroplane.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
Deep CUTS Be MADE
In APPROPRIATIONS
Big Government Expenses
And Economy Is
Imperative.

Washington, May 27.-Necessity
for sharply reducing appropriations
for government expenditures was urg-
ed upon the House today by Repre-
sentatives Tess, of Ohio, and Moore,
of Pennsylvania, Republicans. Each
declared that unless radical retrench-
ments were made the government
would have to go to the people for
another loan.
Mr.. Moore criticized the policy of
the House Appropriation Committee
in reporting out appropriation bills
which failed in the last session with
out conducting careful hearings to
determine whether reductions could
be made.
Unless our committees begin to go
into details with regard to these APP
preparations" Mr.. Moore said, 1--WE
are going to run up against trou blous
times in the Republican party, as the
Democrats ran up against troublous
times up to the moment they let go
their power.
Repeal of sections of the war reve-
nue. bill levying taxes on semi-lux-
uries might be advisable, Mr.. Moore
said, but such action would place
the country in a serious financial pre-
dicament unless appropriations for
various government activities were
cut down.
1--WE passed revenue bill that was
presumed to provide $4,000, 900 900
for the next fiscal year." he stated,
but that bill was so manipulated
that it finally provided for only $4,-
600, 900. Expenses next year
will run up to over $1,000, 900, 900.
Members of the Ways and Means
Committee say, and members of the
Appropriations Committee declare,
that according to the estimates alrea-
dy in, our appropriations next year
VIII amount to between S9,OOO,OO0,-
600 and $4,000, 100000. That will
leave deficit of $4,000, 100000.
"A large part of the money OBJ
tanned from the Victory loan was
spent before it was received" the
Ohio representative said "At the
beginning of this month there was
only S2,226,00O,OO0 left. We are
spending about $1,4OO. 0O0,O
month, so in two months this sur
plus will be gone as we'll"
Mr.. Fess urged that government
obtain the largest sums
possible from the sale of surplus war
stocks and that foreign governments
to which this country loaned money
during the war be compelled to pay
the interest on the loans promptly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
SEEKING TO SUNDER
THE TIES THAT BIND

Three petitions for sundering the
CALLING ties of matrimony have be N
recently filed in the circuit court.
Arthur Daniel prays the court to de-
cree his separation from Marian
Daniel. He alleges they were mar
ried in 1915, in California, and that
some time last year Marian pinned
for the Pacific coast atmosphere. and
HE'D herself westward, with no
promise Of returning.
Mary. Hardin Browning asks to be
released from marital bondage with
j, e. Browning. Mary says she and
J. Z. were sealed for time and eterni-
ty in March 1913, and that in June,
j. e. deserted and left the state. No
charge of cruel or inhuman treatment
is alleged in her petition, and she
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
FIGHT WITH STRANGER.

Fege Morris is suffering with two
stab wounds in his body, and his
memory is a bit hazy about how 1t
all came about. Fege moved his
all came about. Fege moved a fam
lily to greensboro Wednesday, and
while returning in a wagon from that
city engaged in an alteration on the
road, with the stab wounds mention
ed, resulting Fege's story, as re-
ported TO us, 81 that while on the
way back from Greensboro he engaged
in a fight with a stranger he met on
the road. He does not know who the
man was. or just what the trouble
was about, as he had been drinking
during the day. The wounds are not
serious.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
w. w. BROWDER WRITES
OF HIS TRIP HOME

County Farm Agent, McCracken,
has received letter from Mr.. w. w.
Browder. in which the latter recOunts
some of his experiences in an auto
mobile trip to his new home in Ala
bama. Mr.. Browder writes:
Dear Mr.. McCracken:-I was glad
to hear from you, and very much ap-
preciated your curtesy in sending me
the mail. had to remain over home
longer than l had expected, on ac-
count of the rains, and then got
stuck in the mud when two miles
from home. A man and two negro
boys took a wire and pulled me out
while l operated the machine. This
was all the trouble had outside of a
Puncture from buggy tack, which
made several holes in tire.
We travelled 433 miles on 10 gal
Ions of gasoline, oger mountain and
some very rough roads, or twenty
four miles to the gallon. What do
Yoa think of that?
Would have written you sooner
Int hove been t"ying 20 eet straight
enei a't 1t taks. me nea> ly as long
to walk over this big farm as it did
70 go over Ohio count'. and you
II ow that was going some.
This place gets preitier to me all
~. time. 1 ca: r"n il'o Mont
emery in az tV',. 'y-five minutes,
al not a hall 10 Climb. Ne are now
cutting our oats wheih are dead ripe.
r. aches are riDe ana fine. and so are
T. .Ckberries.
Remember mo - ms friends in
{ hiO county.
Very trlly yours,
w " BROW DER.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
GIRL KNOWN HERE.

Wednesdays Courier Journal car
ried an electro of Miss Elizabeth Ell
lis. of Sturgis, with mention that she
won first prize in defamation in the
Central Interscholastic contest The
paper says: Besides being a talent
ed reader and musician, Miss Ellis
made an enviable record in the Sturg-
is High School, where she was
junior, having maintained a place ON
the honor roll the entire year"
Miss Ellis is a daughter of Mr..
Charlie Ellis, formerly of Hartford,
who is now cashier of a bank at
Sturgis.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
LOCATE PART OF
Federal HIGHWAY

Dawson Springs, KY, May ga
Representatives and the county
judges of thirteen counties met here
today to locate the route of the East
and West Central highway, which is
to run from Camp Knox, near Louis
Vile, to Paducah.
1t was determined that north of
Dawson Springs, from Camp Knox to
this city, the road should run through
Hopkins, Muhlenburg, Mclean, Day.
less, Ohio, Grayson. Hardin and part
of Breckenridge counties. South of
Dawson Springs, the route from here
to Paducah, was left to Caldwell, Nc
Cracker, Livingston, Crittenden and
Lyon counties to settle among them
selves.
Friction on this part of the road
developed between Crittenden and
Lyon counties and prevented a desig-
nation of the route today. These
counties are to meet at Paducah be-
fore June Is and settle as to which
shall have the highway
The counties north OF Dawson
Springs will meet at Greensboro June
10 or IL. AT that time reports will
be submitted from all the fiscal
courts OF these counties, stating the
routes selected. At the same time
the Ohio river route convention will
be held. Rodman Wiley, commits
sioner of public highways of Kentuc-
ky, and United States representative
will be present to pass upon the pro-
posed routes.
An arm of the East and West high
way will be extended through Critten-
den county The fiscal courts are to
meet in ten days to designate the
routes.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
YOUNG MAN IN
A DOUBLE TROUBLE

Alton Paris. a young man of the
Buford country, has gotten into bad
row for stumps. He left Jefferson
Barracks. Mo, without leave and
came home the first of the month.
Several days ago he went to visit his
cousin. Clarence Hudson, near Crom-
well, and he and young Hudson went
out buggy driving with a girl
each. As a result of the trip
Paris is in Jail charged with detain-
ing a woman, and Hudson is reported
to be a fugitive, under a similar
charge. The warrant for the arrest
of the boys was sworn out by Warren
Shields on complaint of his daughter
who was riding with Paris. The girl
with Hudson was a Miss Kitchins.
1t is reported that after Paris had
made improper proposals to Miss
Shields she and the Kitchens girl
left the young men and hid in the
woods until they had driven away.
Paris was arrested in greensboro Fri
day, and sheriff Bratcher met the
sheriff of Daviess county at the cOun-
ty line and brought the boy here.
Paris had sheriff Bratcher notify the
Captain of his company of his where
abouts and the reason of his failure
to return to HIS command.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
TRUSTEES TO MEET
TO ELECT TEACHERS

The trustees of the various school
divisions. with the exception OF divi-
sion No. 2, will meet the first Satur-
day in June to elect teachers. Divi-
sion No. 1, will meet at Barnetts
Creek; No. 8, at Dundee; No. 4. at
Rosine; No. 8, at Green Brlar and No.
6, at Centertown. On account of the
possibility of a tobacco planting sea-
son occurring on that date, division
No, 2 asked for the privilege of de-
ferring the date of it's meeting, If
found desirable. At these meetings
teachers for the various districts will
be elected and contracts entered in
tn
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
MEMORIAL SERVICE POSTPONED.

The memorial and decoration SER
vice at lakewood cemetery which was
intended to have been held by Rough
River Lodge No. ITO Knights of
Pythias at p. m. next Sunday, June
lst, has been postponed until 4 p. m,
Sunday, June 3, at which time the
graves of departed Knights will be
decorated and a memorial address
delivered Program will be publish
ed In next issue.
&c. ILER, C. c.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
Subscription $l.5O per Year
No, 48

are reported short and filling poor
at either end of the head. Fruit con-
ditions are better than was sometime
ago expected, though the poorest in
many years. The black berry bloom
indicates a bumper crop of jam fruit.
The extreme wet weather seems to be
confined to limitd trritory, of which
Ohio county appears to be the center.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30

Mrs. Nancy Jane Royal died at her
home, near Deanfield, Tuesday Of last
week. She was the widow OF John
Royal, deceased. and was rs pears
old at the time of her death.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
Killed In Action.


dead, with the manner of their
deaths, follow:
Killed In Action.
Robert Davis, Hartford
Cecil Draper, Williams Mines.
James Stone, Hartford.
James o. Durall, Rockport.
Clarence Gabbert, Sunnydale.
Matthias Higgs, Fordsville.
Malin A. Benton. Hartford,
John o. Laws, Hartford.
Eddie Lee, Narrows.
Chester Reed. Manda.
Beachamp w Willoughby, Horse
Branch.
Corbet Lake, Hartford.
Lee Keith. Horse Branch.
Died OF Wounds.
Lee Brown. Echols.
John Grove, Fordsville.
Ira b. Con, Horse Branch.
Jestus Walter Long, Sulphur
Springs.
Willie Orr. Reynolds.
Douglas Taylor, Narrows.
Died of Disease.
Samuel Alsip. Horton.
David NJ. Barnes, Prentiss.
Presley Kissinger, Echols.
Geo. Stevens, Beaver Dam.
Jesse V. Grove, Hartford.
Charlie King, Hartford.
Virgil Kiper. Baizetown.
Charles c. Main, Beaver Dam.
Way b. Malin, Beaver Dam.
Herman Morris, Hartford.
John A. Rucker, Hartford. (colD
Leslie Shields. Cromwell.
Virgil +. Stone, Hartford.
Fred 4. Tanner, Hartford.
Charles Wakeland, Rockport,
Walter a. Williams, Rosine.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30
OHIO COUNTY'S TOLL
OF LIFE DURING WAR

Thirty-five human lives was the
CHASTITY toll the world war took Of
Ohio county. OF these thirteen were
killed in action, six died of wounds
and sixteen died of disease 1t is, Of
course, possible this number may be
yet increased before our boys are all
mustered out of the service The
dead, with the manner of their
dnnfhs fnllnw.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-05-30

average speed 1880 miles an
hour.