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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
FISCAL COURT GIVES
PUBLIC ROAD FIGURES
Table Published Today Shows Where
and How Road Money Was
Spent During 1918.

You are interested in your roads.
There Is complete report of the eN-
penditure Of the Mason county road
funds for 1918 published in the Pub
lie Ledger today. II Is a very long
report but shows where your money
went. Read It 1t carefully and If you
have anything to suggest you are
urged to advise the Fiscal Court. They
don't know 1t alltbGt we feel they are
trying to secure the most for our
money. They, no doubt, have made
some mistakes due to the fact that
they are human beings and they might
not have attained the results that they
desired due to lack of sufficient and
reliable help.
This year they are better equipped;
have yard full of good bridge lumber
and good lot of machinery, transpor-
tation facilities but they will have to
.ut out some of the work about Sep
tember 18th, unless more money is
available.
If you have confidence in your pres
ent management, allow them more
money by voting for the Tax.
How many citizens would willingly
60 back to the old mud roads, that
were replaced by turnpikes, that ad-
joining land owners dug deep in their
pockets for pay for?
That is the direction in which We
are drifting and unless a 20c tax is
voted now when everyone is able to
pay it it will be necessary to vote 40
to rs cents tax few years hence to
reconstruct the roadway adjacent to
your property. Your pike funds are
not enough to keep the pixies from 60
ing back, and to go back means mud
roads, poor school facilities, depres-
sion in land values and worst of all,
to be a back number among the other
counties of the state.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
COL. SAM WILSON
TO DELIVER ANNUAL
MEMORIAL ADDRESS
Lexington Army Officer Agrees to De.
liver Memorial Day Address at
BeechwOOd Park-Arrange-.
ments Are Made.

Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Will
son, prominent Lexington lawyer and
soldier, only recently returned from
France where he saw much service
during the world war, has agreed to
deliver the annual Memorial address
at Beechwood Park here this year on
the afternoon of May 80. This an
nouncement was made this afternoon
by officers of the Mason County Sol
diers and Sailors Association and will
be very good news to the people of
Mason county.
Lieut.. Col. Wilson is one of the best
speakers in the state of Kentucky and
one of the states biggest and best
men. Only this week he announced
that he would not make the race for
the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor of the state although his friends
in all parts were urging that he get
into the fight.
The announcement that Col. Wilson
will be the speaker assures all that
the big Memorial will be a big sue
cess but at meeting to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday after-
noon at o'clock of all the officers and
precinct chairmen of the Soldiers and
Sailors Association, the program will
be worked out more in detail The
Boys Band will be asked to make
music and there will be other speak
ers.
The soldiers of the Civil War will
take part in the Memorial as well as
the soldiers of the world war and a
great big day is being planned. Every
one in Mason county should make ar
rangements to spend Memorial Day in
Maysville this year.
A special committee of soldiers and
sailors will ask the local merchants tc
decorate their places of business spe-
cially for the day and to close their
places Of business the afternoon of
May 30 from to o'clock.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
POLICE CHIEF TO
DISTRIBUTE NOTICES
ON CLEANUP drive
Mayor Russell's Proclamation on
Cleanup Week Is Followed BY
Notices Issued by Chief Ort
Asking All to Cooperate.

Chief of Police Harry A. Ort today
issued a notice to the people of Mays.
vile calling attention to the proclama-
tion issued yesterday by Mayor Thom-
as NJ. Russell designating next week
as the beginning of Cleanup week.
The Chief calls upon everyone in every
section of the city to observe the week
by cleaning up their premises. These
notices will be distributed Saturday.
AS last year the city will collect the
refuse gathered in the cleanup cam
paign free of charge to the people but
they must observe the collection per-
iods. Collections will begin in the
First Ward on Monday and move East
ward through the city collecting in
one ward each day and closing with
the Sixth ward on Saturday. There
will be no back trips and folks must
have their refuse ready for the city
wagons on the day assigned for their
ward
The campaign this year is under the
direction Of the Settlement Club and
prizes are being offered for the best
yard and garden in each ward. These
prizes will be 81 and Miss Mildred
Rains is the Judge. For the largest
pile of rubbish in each ward there will
be prize Of 81 each offered and Miss
Annie NJ. Casey is Judge.
The Cleanup campaign this year
should be bigger success than it was
last and if all will cooperate the old
town will be really cleaned up.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
Big RIVER WARNING
RECEIVED AT THE DAM
Local Government Men Warned by
District FOrecaster That Ohio VIII
Again Be as High II Not High.
er Than Few Weeks Ago.

The Ohio river Is again going to
overflow the bottoms according to in
formation received Thursday evening
by government engineers at Dam 80
Just east Of the city in warning Is
sued by the district forecaster and
preparations are now underway at the
dam to get everything out Of the way
of the coming river.
Rains have been almost constant In
the Pittsburg district for the past
week or more and this has swollen all
of the Ohio's tributaries in that district
SO that the streams are pouring out
large volumns of water all along the
line.
Government men here today stated
that they were not fearing anything
like a food but they we're Of the opin-
ion that from the dope" they were
able to get from the river news Of the
up-river district and from the official
reports of the government forecaster
that we would have river just as
large If not larger than weshad few
weeks ago.
This means that lowlands will be
again overfowed in this district and
means that the bottom gardeners will
again have their gardens covered and
seeds likely ruined. The bottom gard
ners have had much trouble this year
and instead of being the earliest to
town with their truck will be among
the latest.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
OFFICIAL GARBAGE ORDI.
NANCE WILL BE TESTED

Sherman Presley, county man who
collects garbage about the city which
he hauls to his farm and feeds to hogs,
has been arrested on a warrant pro-
cured by Lee johnson, official City
Garbage Collector. The warrant
charges that Presley is hauling gar
bage within the city without city IL
cense. This is the first arrest made
under the new city garbage ordinance
and will be a test of that law which
will be watched with much interest.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
LIGHT CONTRACT
IS Being DRAWN BY
EXPERTS TODAY
Proposed New Gas and Electric Con.
tract VIII Be Presented to COun-
ell Committee For First Time
Meeting to BE Held
Tonight.

A very interesting meeting OF the
Gas and Electric committee of the city
council was held Thursday night at
the committee room at the Council
Chamber when again the matter of the
new contract with the Maysville Gas
Company for gas and electricity for
another year was discussed.
The Maysville Gas Company's offic-
ials had made arrangements for ex-
perts to meet with the city councirs
committee and Mr.. A. e. Suker, of the
General Electric Company, an electric
expert, and Mr.. A. L. Johnson, of the
Electric Railway Equipment Company,
whose firm will likely supply the me-
tai poles to be erected instead of wood
en- ones, were present and addressed
the committee.
After discussing the various details
of the contract, the committee thought
best to get the matter in some com
plete form and asked the Gas Com
pany's officials to prepare the contract
in writing and another meeting of the
committee will be held tonight to go
over the contract and make its recon-
mendations to council. After the con-
tract is drawn today by the corpora
tion's attorneys, 1t will be submitted
to Chairman Dodson, Of the Council
matte committee, and will then be gone
over carefully with City Attorney DAILY
before It is presented to the commit
tee tonight.
It is more than likely that as soon
as the committee has acted on the con-
tract there will be special meeting
of city council to take some action on
the contract, however, it is expected
that all details will be ironed out per-
fectly by the committee before it is
preented to council so that there will
be no delay in Its adoption.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
INVITED TO CININNATI
CHARTER CENTENNIAL

Cincinnati will celebrate the centen-
ial of the signing of the city's charter
by holding a big festival and masque
at the Zoo Gardens on May 81 and 2S
and today Mayor Thomas NJ. Russell
received pressing invitation from the
managing committee to be present AS
the city Of Cincinnati's early history
is so closely bound up with that of
Maysville and Mason county the COM
mittee urges Mayor Russell's attend
ance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
COMPLETING PLANS FOR
MEMORIAL SERVICE

Plans. for the big memorial service
at the Washington High School on
next Sunday are now being completed.
This promises to be one of the most
interesting services held In Mason
county since the great war and II is
expected that there will be a very
large number Of people from all Sec
tions Of the county In attendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
VERNE SWAIN LEAVES
ON FIRST LOCAL TRIP

The new excursion steamer Verne
Swain leaves the local wharf this'even-
ing on her first trip out of Maysville
and 1t is expected that there will be a
good sized crowd Of local people
aboard when the steamer leaves. The
boat arrived here in time for a num-
Der of local people to go aboard and
make thorough inspection of the new
steamer. She is a beauty and is man.
ned by a fine lot Of gentlemen.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER
IN CENTRAL LOBBY

Miss Phoebe Huron, expert steno-
grapher, will locate at the Central Ho-
tel as public steongrapher An at
tractive desk will be placed in the
lobby which will be used by Miss
Huron. There is no question but that
she will make a success at this popu-
lar hotel.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
CONTRACTORS HAVE
BEGUN ON BAND STAND

The location and all details for the
erection of the municipal band stand
in Market street have now been work.
ed out completely and contractors
Harding & Simons began work this
morning at getting the street ready.
They are busy now getting out the ma
terial at their planning mill in the East
end and promise to have the stand
ready for use by Decoration day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
ASKS FOR DIVORCE

In the Mason Circuit Court this af'
ternoon Foster White filed suit for di-
vorce from his wife, Rachel White. In
his petition he states that they were
married in Kentucky in 1912 and that
his wife deserted him after six months
and has since lived apart from him
He asks for a divorce from the bonds
of matrimony and for all general ant
proper relief. Attorney J. NJ. Collins
brings the suit and Attorney Charles
DAILY was named Warming Order Attor.
ney.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
PASTOR TELLS or BIG
BAPTIST CONVENTION

The prayer meeting service at the
First Baptist church Thursday even
Ing was a very interesting one. The
pastor. who had just returned from the
annual meeting Of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention at Atlanta. Ga, save q
report Of that great meeting lie Will
tell more Of the Convention n merit
SUNDAYS services.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
C. & 0. OPERATOR AT
AUGUSTA DIES SUDDENLY

Mr.. P. P. Hocter, c. & o. telegraph
operator at Augusta, died at his home
in that city Thursday night very sud-
denly. Mr.. Hocter had worked all day
Thursday and when he went to his
home at 6 o'clock became violently i'll
and died in very short time. He was
So years of age and had been in the
employment of the c. & o. railroad for
20 years. He is well known here and
is survived by his wife and three chill
dren.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
MAY TAKE SUPERVISORS
INTO NEXT WEEK

The city tax Supervisors who have
been at work equalizing the city's tax
assessment for the past ten days may
not be able to. complete all of their
work this week and may be required
to go over into next week that they
might hear the complaint of all the
people in the city who they increased.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
AT JOHANNESBURG MONDAY

Governor Black will speak at Flem-
ingsburg on next Monday-Fleming
Court Day-and it is expected that this
will attract very large crowd to the
Fleming capital for the day. Cover
nor Black will speak in interest of his
race for the Democratic nomination
for governor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
WANTS BALL GAME

Mayor Thomas NJ. Russell is in re-
ceipt of the following letter from the
manager of the Ashland ball club:
Manager Base Ball Club
Maysville, Ky.
Dear Sir:
We understand you have real base
ball club this season and we are anX-
ious to sign up for a series of games
this coming season. We have a good
club here this year and can give you
return game later in the seaon as
we are working ON Sunday ball and
are positive we can make it a go.
Please let us know If you can give
us game for Sunday, June s, at Mays
vile, KY, also state terms. We gen.
orally play for 6O-40 of the gate re-
ceipts win or lose with expenses guar
anteed, including car fare and meals
An early reply will be greatly ap-
preciated.
Yours truly,
H. l.. CARROLL, Manager.
Play House Base Ball Club.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23

In addition to sales credited above to
Germantown precinct, $l2,00O.00 worth
of bonds were sold therein and paiC
for through Bracken county banks,
and credited thereto; making total
sold by said precinct $25,550.00.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
JUDGE NEWELL RECEIVES
GERMAN HELMET

Judge c. D. Newell today received
through the mail a captured German
helmet sent him by his son, Edward X.
Newell now in Germany with a corps
of U. S. Engineers. The helmet will
be highly priced by the Judge.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
Yours truly,
II. l.. CARROLL, Manager.
Play House Base Ball Club

Maysville hasn't club as yet but
the season is advancing. We have
enough good players here to get to-
gether first class nine Why not get
up some sport for Maysville this sum-
mer?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
BACK FROM OVERSEAS

Mr.. Thomas Wilson, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, of Trinity,
Lewis county, arrived home yesterday
from France having been overseas one
year lacking thirteen days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
TEN KILLED IN BIG BLAST

Cedar Rapids, Ia, May 2S.-Ten per-
sons are known to have lost their lives
when a dust explosion wrecked the
starch plant of the Douglas Co. here
last night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23
X. OF p. NOTICE

Regular meeting of Limestone Lodge
No. S6 X. of p this evening at 7:30
o'clock Conference of degrees on
three candidates.
B. H. GREENLEE, K. of R.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-23

Persons desiring general repair
work done-painting and concreting-
should see HOOPS & WALLINGFORD.
PHONE 80. 17-1wk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28

All the news all the time-The
trgus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
BEAR RAID HALTED
BY BUYIEG ACTION

New York. Feb. 2S.-The break
in General Motors. on the stock
exchange, which lacked explana-
ton but bore the marks of bear
raid, was halted by an extensive
buying movement in shippiugs,
feathers, tobaccos and several Of the
more representative equipments.
General Motors retrieved more than
half its loss, related shares making
proportionate recoveries, after
which the market settled down to
comp arative dulIness. The demand
for shippings resulted in an ad-
vance of Az points for American
International corporation. Atlantic
Gulf gaining four Hide and Leath-
er, American Car. American Loco
motive. United Sugars and Pacific
Telephone comprised the other ex-
ceptionally strong issues.
Prices of Liberty bonds at 1850
a. m. today we're: 312s, $3.50; first
As. $3.50: second As, 1920; first
414s. $500; second 4Izs. $3.50; third
"A S, 1926; fourth AIS, 1892.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
Chicago Markets
Chicago livestock.

Chicago. Feb. 2S.-Hogs, re-
ceipts, $4,000; market very slow
about steady with yesterdays av-
srage; bulk of sales. II 35DI7.60
butchers, 17.40@17.7O; light, 1850
@f745; packing, 16.50@17.40:
.hrowouts, 16.00@16.5O; pigs, good
20 choice. 1400016.00.
Cattle. receipts, k 2.000H marke.
generally steady; Gamers and cut
.ers. 10c to 15c higher. Beef cattle,
good. choice and prime $500
20.00; common and medium, 1850
1850. Butcher stock, cows and
heifers, 7.65015.50; GAMERS and
cutters, 6.15@7.65. Stockers and
feeders. good, choice and prime,
11.25@15.00; inferior, common and
medium, S.25@11.25. Vaal calves.
good and choice, 16.75@f750
Sheep. receipts, 5000: market.
i5c to Csc higher Lambs, choice
and prime, 1S.90619.00; medium
and good, 17.50@1S.90; culls. 1859
D15.00. Ewes, choice and prime,
i2.75413.15; medium and good
l0.50Q12.75; culls. 5.5O@S.75.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28

-~-~~~>~~~-~~-~-~-~~--~~
ROOMS; two: modern; furnished COR
light housek eepinS: also sleeping
room. $50 FCrty-seCond street.
ROOMS: two. modern. furnished
walking distance OF town. Phone
r. 3535-k
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
CORN STRONGER AS
WEATHER IS WORSE

Chicago, Ill, Feb. Strength
developed in the corn market to-
lay owing to unfavorable weather
Advances, however, were due more
% lack of offerings than to unfay-
orable weather. Advances, how
ever were due more to lack of of
'erings than to any great buying
Many traders took a waiting atti-
tude pending some definite Off
cial announcement as to hog val
les in March. Opening quotations
which ranged from the same as yes
erday's finish to 1c higher, with
May $1.23$4 to $1.24i4, and July
t1.20 to Sl.201S were followed by
moderate setback and then an up
urn higher than before.
Oats assembled with corn After
opening unchanged Izc off with
MAY sec to 591sc, the market sagged
> little, but soon scored a substan-
ia gain.
Provisions rallied sharply from
an initial break. Brokers also as d
Eule present packers, led the buy
ing.
Nume1ous dealers who had be
lieyed that the hog price minimum.
would be removed overnight pur-
chased freely today. Blizzard con-
iitions prevailing west counted
'urther as bullish factor The
market closed firm. 12c net lower
% PIC advance with May 125ts
% 1854, and July 1919 to 1.2113
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
ST. Louis Livestock.

st. Louis. Feb. 28.-Hogs, re-
ccipts. 5000; steady; lights, 1925
%.50; pigs, 1250@16.25: mixed
aud butchers. 17.35017.S5; good.
heavy, 17.S0@17.90; bulk, 1900
l7.75.
Cattle. receipts. 1,400: steady;
native beef steers. 1I50G1S. 10:
yearling steers and heifers. 9.50D
1900; cows. 1200613 50 stockers
and feeders. 10.00013.50: calves.
7.75@16.5O.
Sheep. receipts. 300; steady;
lambs, 17.50017.9O; ewes. 10.500
llS5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
WONEN SMrGGLE R0OzE.

Lincoln. Neb.-Vomen booze
runners" have struggled large
quantities of liquor into Nebraska
and Wyoming. according to T. S.
Allen. United States district attor-
new. Several women are charged
>xitl bringing liquor into the state
II automobiles.
Federal authorities say women
Fere not suspected until reports
,howed the number of male Offend
.rs had greatly diminished.
Women got in with a number of
oads IF liquor before they were
,aught." Allen said
A novel method of smuggling
vas disclosed AT Omaha Whisky
ras shipped into that city in empty
sun shells supposed to be war
souvenirs Each shell" held a
;allon.
All the news all the tfme-The
trgus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28

BOY. to work mornings and even
ings after school. Peoples store.
3I9-321 Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
Chicago Grain.

Chicago. Feb. 28.-COrn, No. 2
yellow, 1.201.33; No. yellow. 1873
@1.30; No. yellow. ra@L27.
Oats. No. white, 1914 959c,
standard, $50 coo.
Rye. No. ,, 1.4661461a Barley.
900 9Sc.
Timothy, 100000. Clover,
nominal
Pork, nominal. Lard, 1856. Ribs,
24.50G $500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
Peoria Grain.

Peoria. Feb. 2S.-Corn. IN
changed to 11ac higher; No. !
white, 1873; No. white, 100; No
3 yellow, 1.31@1.32; No. yellow
1290I31; No. 5 yellow. 1851 C.
12712; No. 4 mixed. 12912; No J
mixed. 1869 No. mixed, 1884 ;
sample, 1872
Oats, 14c lower: standard, 594c,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
LEGAL.
Notice of Publication.

Notice of Publication.
state OF limos, Rock Island Coun-
In the Circuit Court. To the May
term, A. u. 1919. In Chancery, No.
Anna G. Peterson. complainant,
vs. s. +. BengStOn. Samuel X.
Wright. Gottlieb Hurzeler. Elmer Z.
McDole and Leonard G. Richardson,
4! a partnership doing business under
the name of McDoIe * Richardson.
Theodore G. Bleuer. James Elmer
James and A. Blanche James, John
a. Bengston Thomas Drug Com
pany. a corporation. Illinois Oil Com
pany- corporation Morris Lefstein,
Harry Smith, j. d Rankin. o. L.
Lewis, Albert Buhrman. Clarence
Pedigo, Millie Large, August Era
man, Otto Manning, Gus Bodeen.
Cnarles Tarpy, Harry McCaskrin,
and John A. Bengston, administra-
tor Of the estate of Jonn Bengston.
deceased.
AhGavit Of non-residence of 3. F.
Bengston, one of the above defend
ants, having been 6led in the clerk 5
office of Inc circuit court of said
county, notice is therefore hereby
given to the said nonresident de-
PENDANT that the complainant filed
her bill of complaint in said court,
on the chanceTy side thereof, on the
18TH day of February, 1919, and that
thereupon summons issued out Of
said court. wherein said suit is now
pending, returnable on the first Mon
ud9 IN tHe Hlonth OF May next, as Is
by law required.
Now. unless you. the said non
resident defendant above named, b.
+. Bengston, shall personally be and
appear before said circuit court on
the urst day OF the next Germ there
OF, to be holden at Rock Island. in
and for the said county, on the first
Monday in May next and plead. an
sWer OF demur TO the said complain
ants bill of complaint, The same and
the matters and things therein
charged and stated VIII be taken as
confessed, and a decree entered
against YOU according TO the prayer
UL said bin.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
ROCK Island. Ill, Feb. -. 1919.
Stafford SchOede q Stafford, COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

l hereby announce myself as a
candidate for city commissioner,
subject to approval of the electors
at primary election. March II, 1919.
l respectfully solicit your support.
OTTO +. HILDEBRANDT.