Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-12
HEARD ABOUT TOWN

ling laundry, are here today with
friends and relatives.
S. A. D. Jones and others went to
Lexington today to attend the Great
Council meeting Of the Improved Or
ler of Red Men. Richmond has large
representation at the meetings which
will close on Thursday.
Ex-Sheriff Van Benton has sold his
farm on the Four Mile road to his
nephew Charley Benton. There are
about 100 acres in tract.
The district meeting of the Ordc:
If Eastern Star, has just closed at
lebanon.
Harold VanBuren, who claims to be
l multimillionaire, of Hartford, Conn,
apparently proud of the distnctionthat
5e never worked a day in his life, was
jent to the workhouse for thirty days
IN a vargrancy charge at Louisville.
The national treasury funds at
Mexico City have been confiscated by
General Obregon's troops, according
% reports issuing from the Mexican
Capital
There is a threatened breach in the
Republican party at the Chicago con-
yention according to Senator Borah,
If Utah, who says that an absolute
condemnation of the League of Ma
ions treaty will be the only means of
satisfying his crowd.
Nathan Straus New York million
lire who desires to die poor, claims
hat this is the duty of all to the
world; that his great satisfaction is
what he is able to do for the poor of
he world.
Captain Marshal Field, III, has
lied az suit for possession of his
grandfathers estate, claiming that he
S entitled to the same. This is the
shird claim filed for possession OF the
state OF the former muitimillionaire.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley at the q. S.
Pharmacist convention at Washington
stated that he was in favor of ply
;icians being legislated against in
such manner that they be unable to
write more prescriptions for whisky
han in 1915.
Mrs. Florence Eubanks, has return
I'd from New york, where she was sent
20 take a course of study, by Muncy
Brothers some few weeks ago. she re-
ports that her stay in the East was in
;ensly interesting and enjoyable.
Prof. J. Virgil Chapman, State Sup
erintendent of Rural schools, predicts
year of unusual progression in the
ural schools Of the state as areSult OF
he various educational meetings and
The new laws governing the govern
nent of the institutions.
The Lexington tourist are said to
lave been met with enthusiastic re-
:eptions at the vearious stops made
although the finish of the trip is being
effected over some rough and muddy
,oads, owing to the heavy rain of Tues
day afternoon.
The celebration of the centenary OF
he White Sulphur Catholic church at
Georgetown has come to close, there
being in attendance many of the ori-
yinal members of the church from this
md other states.
The home of Michael Stayan, Er-
anger, was raided by the police who
claim to have found "coffee still"
some mash,' a box of prunes ant
taisins. They assert that whisky
vas being made there.
Russell, the 11-year-old son of Mr.
and>Mrs. James Pearson, seriously IN
iured last week through the accident
II discharges of revolver with which
he was playing, is recovering at the
| Gibson hospital. 1t will be severa
weeks however before he will be able
| to go to the home of his parents.
Farmers of Madison county were
very busy planting corn up until nool
on Tuesday when they were driver
from their work the heavy rain
They are utilizing every hour avail
able in an effort to get their corr
planted.
1t is reported from the southern
part of Madison county that man.
chickens are falling prey to tn
willy fox land that the poultry own
ers are contemplating measures whicl
will stop the loss, which, they asser
has been considerable, recently.