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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Official Call For Republican
Mass Convention

In pursuance Of the establish.
ed custom, and in accordance
with the party law, and by the d.
rection of the 9TH congressional
district committee. lam instruct.
ed to call mass convention to
be held at the Court house at
Stanton, KY, at 2 p. m. Saturday
Feb. 2Sth, 1920. 1t will be the
purpose of this convention TO
elect delegates to the district
convention TO be held at La.
Grange, KY, at 80 p. m. Tues
day, March End, 1920. and to the
State convention to be held In
the city of Louisville, Kv.. at p.
m. Wednesday, March 3rd, 1920
AT the same time this county
convention is held there will be
elected new members to compose
the Republican county commit
tee in the manner prescribed in
rule 2 of the rules and regula-
tions of the Republican organiza.
tion of Kentucky.
The form of voting for the Sc
lection of delegates and a new
county committee will be viva
voce unless otherwise directed by
the county committee.
There shall te elected to the
district and State convention as
stated in the foregoing, one del
egate for each one hundred votes
or fraction thereof amounting TO
fifty or over east for the leading
republican candidate for elector
IN each counry at the Presidep-
tial election in 1915.
The Republican electors of this
county and all other electors
without regard to past political
affliction who believe in the prin.
ciples of the Republican party
and endorse ITS policies. are cor.
daily invited to unite under this
call in the selection of delegates
to tins convention.
l.. p. Keith
Chairman Powell county Repub.
lican Committee.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Has Bad Attack Of Pneumonia

Mr.. aud Mrs. John w. Mize, of
Vaughn's Mill, have been Motif
ed by Telegram and letter Of.the
serious illness ot their daughter,
Mrs. Geo. b. Wiseman, at Ak.
ron, Ohio. A letter later rrceIv-
ed cunvevs the good news that
she is some better, though not
yet out of danger She rs suffer.
ing with double pneumonia fol.
lowing an attack of fin.
The letter announcing the i'll.
ness was mailed after the dis
patch of fhe telegram hut. as
usual. when kilograms are sent
over the Western Union, the let.
ter arrived first. Persons tele-
graphing CLAW CITY people had
better write letter unless they
use Postal Wires. We have
known death messages 10 he de.
laved a week when sent to Clay
CIty persons over the Western
Nuion lines.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

Beautiful Irish melodies will
be a feature of the program to
be given here on the Lyceum
course Monday evening Feb. 10Th
by the Colleens Company, who
are artists of exceptional ability.
The folk sofgs and ballads of
old Erin possess a plaintive sweet
ness which makes them a univer-
sal favorite. The presentation
of the songs of Ireland by the
Colleens will be distinct event.
The Colleens' program is as va.
ried as it is delightful. A Sal
vation Army sketch and an at
tractive playlet find an appropri.
ate. place in the entertainment
while selections from the stand.
ard operas are striking feature.
The entire program, both from
the vocal and instrumental al stand.
point. is presented in finished
ana artistic manner.
Four young ladies comprise
the t.ompany
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

The lumber sheds and planning
mill of the Day Lumber Il Coal
Company are to be torn down,
taken ont and sold, according to
conclusion reached at meeting
OF the stockholders in this city
Tuesday. The sheds are damag.
ing for the want of repairs, and
the machinery has become obso.
lete. The prevailing high prices
of lumber and steel will cause
this property to yield handsome
returns when sold even as Junk
and scrap lumber. Bot it is not
likely that this will be done, since
there is some very valuable ma
terial in this property
Prior to 1907, when this COM
panv concluded active operation
of the planning mill, this plant
was virtually the life of Clay
CITY. II gave employment to
hundreds of men and marketed
millions of feet Of lumber II is
TO be regretted that this plant
must be dismantled and sold, but
the bulk of timber in these parts
is gone. aud what has happened
to this plant will occur. sooner or
later, tn every other large lum.
Der establishment in this section.
Ofcourse the small portable mill
will be ever with us, as there will
be an everlasting growth of tim.
Der on our lands that will grow
nothing else. This will he ia work
pu from time to time. but the vlr-
Gin forest Is practically gone. And
very sad 'hought il. how much
better off Is our country for its
having gone?
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Sam T. Carr Enters the Oil Game

Sam T. Carr last week bought
the entire holdings of the South.
ern Producing Company on Big
Sinking in Lee county. This prop.
erty consists of one new Star
Drilling rig, lot of casing, tub.
ing, oil tanks and etc., besides
their leases. The price paid was
$1,000. Mr.. Carr went to Big
Sinking Monday morning to take
charge.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
DR.. ]. w. lshmael Passes Away

DR.. j. w. Ishmael, of the firm
Ishmael a. Ishmael, of Winches.
ter, died Feb. 9th, Of pneumonia.
He was 20 years old and had
practiced medicine in Winches.
ter the past 33 years. Was one
time a parnter of DR.. M. s.
Browne, also of Winchester. He
is survived by one son only, his
wife having passed away some
time last summer.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

The Powell County Deposit
Bank has ansther one of their
splendid reports published in this
issue Of The Times. This bank, I,
under the efficient Cashiership Of
Mr. Howell, is furnishing the peo.
pie in that portion of the comfy
a safe depository and is proving
a paving investment for its stock.
holders.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Sick List

Addison Whit and Hardin
Shattuck have flu.
Mrs. Carrie Groves is recover.
Ing from an attack of fin.
Clint Rose is another victim of
flu who has had most severe at
tack. He is improving at this
time.
Mr.. I. G.. White is confined to
his room With severe attack Of
stomach trouble and flu.
Chda Mae, the little four. year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Knight, MAS taken yesterday
evening to Lexington for an op
Grafton for trouble growing out
of case If flu
Mrs. j. b. Eaton has been on
the sick lisr, aud has been unable
10 take charge of her Sunday
School class ut the Methodist
Church. II is hoped that she
will soon be out again.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
With Our Advertisers

Mrs. Williams has an impor-
tant change in her advertisement
this week; Hardwick 4 Go. are
selling a certain kind Of shoes at
a reduction; Bedford d Tuttle
arc bidding for more of our coun.
try trade. Read changes in
these advertisements and patron
ize those merchants. 1t will pay
you.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

John Rose will have sale of
personal property 1T his home on
Beech Fork Saturday. We learn
Mr.. Rose will move 10 Ohio. We
regret the lose of 80 many good
citizens. but they have been GO
ing ever since we can remem her,
and will continue to go so long ss
time lasts.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

The Sunday School at 3 b e
Christian Church is growing, the
attendance Sunday being eighty.
one. II there is anyone who is
not attending some other school,
YOU are invited 10 this church.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Lincoln's Birthday

Today is Lincoln's birthday,
one of the eventful days of this
month, the others being Ground.
hog day, the End; ST. Valentines
day, the 14fh and Washington's
birthday the 22nd.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

Claude Bowman sold q pair of
splendid young mare mules to X.
d. Conl-e. Of Montgomery coun-
ty, for $3.50 H- purchased a pair
of nice young horse mulee of u.
b. Conlee for 1886.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Personal Paragraphs

ICuiy huuiIhOus cpcu' Ouuooy
with home folks.
Shelby Martin was in town
Saturday and Sunday.
Floyd Day, of Torrent, was in
the city Tuesday on business.
Luther Loving, of Lexington,
was a business visitor here Tues.
day.
DIR. II. A. Irwin spent Tuesday
with his aunts, the Misses Logan,
at Shelbyville.
Elder j. L. Turpin, of Rice
Station, Estill county, was a Wis.
itor here Monday.
Mrs. Ray Mckinney has gone
to Carlsbad, Dry Ridge, for treat.
ment for nervousness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bunch, of
Clark county, visited relatives
and friends in the city Monday.
Mrs. Pearl Brawner, of Brod-
head Garrett Company, spent the
week end with her husband in
Lexington.
Harry Bowman and Chester
Curtis left Friday for West Vir-
ginia, where they will work in a
lumber mill.
Mrs. F. 2. Tracy and daughter,
Miss Olga, visited relatives and
friends In Lexington and Mt.
Sterling last week.
IS. K. Johnson, WIN is working
for the Ohio Oil Company at
Beattyville, spent Sunday with
his parents at this place.
Judge A. Z. johnson, q. SHIN.
fessel, w. T. Mcclure and Shell
by Martin attended the Lockett
trial at Lexington Monday.
Thomas Combs and Charlie
Holder, of Hatton Greek, were
here Tuesday on business and
were guests If }. X. Stone.
Kelly Bow man is home from
Ma ben, w. Va, where he went
soon after Christmas To work IN
a planlng mill run by Butler
Stewart.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Vernon Conlee,
of Levee, spent few days the
firsI OF he week with his uncle,
+. G. Conlee, and DR.. and Mrs.
W. &. Martin.
Mrs. Myrtle Burgher was called
Ia Middletown, OHIO, lasr week,
by the serious illness of her Sis.
ter, Mrs. Ii. q. Williams, who
has flu, but word has been re.
ceived that she is now improving.
Lewis Daughetee, of Two But
tes, Col" visited relatives in the
CIT, Monday. He left Colorado
several weeks ago and has visited
relatives in Texas aud Illinois aud
will be with relatives IN Esilll
aud Clark counties the coming
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Treadway
anu hftle daughter, Irene, "f
Torrent, have been visiting the
lat er's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. Williams. AZ Stanton,
the past week. Mr.. Williams has
MOI improved any since returning
from the Carlsbad Springs, Dry
Ridge.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12
Sells Place

Weed Townsend has said the
place across the river in old Clay
City that he bought from f. q.
Conlee to Coleman Hall, of Pilot,
for ".
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

Oscar Staples has moved into
his ne Wy built house on the farm
Of w. +. Barnett near this city.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1920-02-12

II you need Range, or any
kind Of stove see my line before
buying. Mrs. F. w. Williams.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-06
SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS
CONTRACT FOR BUSES

ECHO, Spet. 6.--At a meeting of
the local board of school directors,
Wednesday, the contracts for hauling
the children of this district who live
in the country We're let to Claude Sloan
and George Goodnight. Mr. Sloan
and Mr.. Goodnight each drove a
school bus last year, and practically
the same arrangement for the coming
year has been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manuel Pedro and
family who returned from California
recently, motored to Pendleton, Satur-
day to visit with relatives there.
Miss Nellie Walker. who has been
visiting Miss Ruth Gobbel for several
weeks left Friday. Miss Walker ex-
poets to attend high school at Nampa,
Idaho, this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Joes Monuse were in
Echo Saturday.
A. E. Watterburger and son, Burl
Nattenburger, We're business visitors
here from Butter Greek, Friday.
Mrs. Hiestand Moore was an Echo
visitor from Butter Greek Saturday.
Mrs. George Coppinger and son,
Hoyt, left Saturday for Seattle where
Hoyt will attend the Lincoln high
school.
Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Wattenburger
and the Misses Veda Wattenburger
and kathryn Palmer motored to Wal
la Walla, Thursday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-06

Fred Lee and w. o. Dennis were
here on business, Saturday from But.
ter Creek.
Fred Fisher is here on business from
Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Duff of Port
land are now giving religious lectures
at the Methodist. church.
Miss Adeline Mccormick and Miss
Eleanor Adsit of Portland arrived here
Sunday to visit for a few days at the
home of Miss McCormick's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Snider are the
proud parents of baby boy born Fri
day, Setember 3, at their home west of
Echo.
Mr.. and Mrs. jay DeFoe and small
son Lester, are here from Montana
visiting at the home of Mrs. DeFoe's
sister. Mrs. Fred Scherer. Mrs. DeF'oe
will be remembered as Miss Meta
Whitworth, a former Echo girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rogers and
family returned from two weeks
motor trip to Hot Lake, the latter
part of the week.
Grant Buchanan and William Nc
Carly We're among those who were in
from Butter Greek Saturday.
II N IdtseN expects to spend the
winter in California.
Mrs. NJ. Miller, who will teach the
9TH and Sth- grades this year and
her son, have arrived from Portland,
and have leased apartments in the
George building for the coming year.
Mrs. A. b. Christ of Spokane is here
to spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. T.. D.. Shive1y. AiIAa
John Nudge of Portland, formerly
of Echo, will 20 to the University of
this year with Vernon
Davis, where he and Mr.. Davis will be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-06

room mates. Jack Stanfield and
Homer Coppinger will also leave soon
to attend the University at Seattle.
Mrs. Fred Heft was the hostess for
a very delightful party given in honor
Of the 9Th birthday of her daughter,
Rernice, Thursday. The afternoon was
spent in playing games and music art
er which refreshments consisting OF
ice-cream and cake were served. Those
present were: Opal Palmer. Marian
Pelmulder, Adras Meador, Esther
Bowman, Irene Bell, Nan Cary, Lucille
George. Marian George. Gertie Bow
man. Bernice Nelson and Bcrnice
Heft.
Allen Thomson prominent farmer on
Butter Creek was here Saturday.
Miss Margaret HiAs and the Misses
Eleanor and Frances Spike will leave
in about two weeks for Corvallis where
they will attend o. A. C. Miss Hills
will be a freshman and Miss Spike
Sophomore.
rrv Uaat OPp0onian Want Ads, |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-06

SIeepIessness. You can't sleep in
the stillest night. if your digestion Is
bad. Take Hoods Sarsaparillav-it
strengthens the stomach and estab-
fishes that condition in which sleep
regularly comes and is sweet and re-
freshing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-06

Try East oregonian Want Ads.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Sabbath school, $3.50 a. M, Mr.
Sam Seaton, Supt. Morning worship
II a. M, theme, ''The End of the
Trail" Evening worship, 7:30 p. m.
theme, "The Powered Casket." You
are most cordially invited to worship
with us. The church with the cordial
welcome.
w. p. CHALMERS, Pastor.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
No. 4078.
The State Of Mississippi.

The State Of Mississippi.
To Hope Candy:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the County OF
jackson in said State on the THIRD
MONDAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1920,
to defend the suit in said court of Mrs.
Jennie Riley Candy, wherein you are
a defendant.
This 10th day of August, A. D. 1920.
FRED TAYLOR, Clerk.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Athens Hide Co.. Athens, Ga, largest
receivers of express shipped hides in
southeast. Salt all green hides ex-
pressed in summer. Wool, beeswaX
tallow, also bought. SIS
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Rev. VIM. Wedig, pastor of the Luth-
eran Church, left Tuesday morning
for Cullman, Ala, where he will at
tend the Gulf States Conference No
services will be held next Sunday.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

ROOMS-For light housekeeping or
furnished rooms. Apply Lindinger
House.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Mrs. Augustus Frentz and sweet lit
/ tie daughter, Augusta, of Biloxi, were
Sunday guest of Capt. and Mrs. Geo.
Frentz on Jackson Avenue.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

FOR SALE--SiX room house with
large hall, front and back porch. Near
Jegels store on Telephone Road. APP
ply Jegels store.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Christian Science Services are be-
ing held every Sunday morning at II
a. M, at the Beach school house
Everybody is welcome. 9-3-2.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Mr. Edwin Westbrook, who is now
employed as an extra operator on the
L. & N. R. r., spent the greater part
of this week at Waveland, Miss.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Mr.. lyon Schiavon, General Manager
of the International Shipbuilding Co.,
spent this week in New York on bust
neSeS.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Mr.. Dick Kahles, after a pleasant
visit to friends at the seashore, the
guest of Mr.. J. w. Frellsen, left Mon
day night for his home at New York.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Justin and Francis Courtenay, left
this week for A. & M College, where
they will be students the coming ses-
sion.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Misses Eugene Seymour and Helen
and Mayone Ferrer, returned home
Sunday from a few days visit in Mo-
bile.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Miss Odessa Bruce returned home
Sunday from a very pleasant visit
with relatives in Biloxi, Miss.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Master Alex Jackson left this week
for Marion, Ala, where he will attend
college this winter.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

PLUMBlNG-Prompt service and
reasonable rates. J. II. Pelham & Co.
Phone 20.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Mrs. J.. Artkens of New Orleans is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. A.
Woltman.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

lMlED Plain sewing by day, or
housework. Mrs. Marguerite
W. General Delivery, Pasca-
Miss.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Miss Edith Lloyd returned Sunday
from an extended visit Of several days
with her aunt in New Orleans.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

Messrs. Harry Parsley, truman
Olsen and w. McChristian, left Mon
day for Hattiesburg.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-09-17

@ SALE-Good Jersey Cow. APP
|hn J. c. Nelson.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-15
ADMIT PARTIN
BOOZE TRAFFIC

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 15.-Confess
ing to the part they played in trans
porting 100 cases of whisky from Chi
eagO to South Bend on June 27 laet
aud telling how the liquor disappeared
from the warehouse, where it was stored
Carl thinner, Eugene Dambacher and
John Nicholine yesterday implicated three
prominent South Bend men and two
members of the police department in
startling liquor traffic, according to a
statement made by Samuel P Schwartz,
prosecuting attorney of st. Joseph
county
thinner, Dambacher and Nicholine are
now in indianapolis awaiting trial in
the federal court on the charge of trans
porting liquor from a wet" state into
a dry" commonwealth.
According to the confessions made By
the three men 10 the prosecutor, the
liquor was purchased by them as an
Investment, and after being placed in
storage, was taken from the warehouse
by the two policemen, who saw then
place the bottled goods In the ware.
house upon its arrival in South Bena
from Chicago, and Luther, Elliot ano
barrett in turn stole the contraband
liquor from the police and sold the
whisky to several blind tigers" which
were fourishing in st. Joseph county
about that time
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-15
LIEBER IN BIG
FILM PROJECT
Local Man Helps S2O,OOO,OOO
Trust-Busting Concern.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Jan. Is
Members of the Associated First Pictures,
Inc, meeting here today, voted to in
crease the organizations capital stock
from S6,400,OOO to $20,000,O00. Robert H.
Lieber Of Indianapolis was elected a di-
rector.
The fund, it was said, will be used as
a war chest" to fight our great motion
picture corporations, alleged to be backed
by Wall street, and to plan a monopoly
Of the motion picture business. The
associated organization, according to re-
ports, plans to build and buy movie
houses in every state.
Organization Of the new corporation
was to be perfected this afternoon, when
directors chosen today were TO elect Of
fcers The four "Wall street" organiza-
lions were said to have a combined cap
ital stock of 100000 and plan to in
crease it In order to buy additional
tbeaters. The new organization, through
It's utilization with the First National
Exhibitors circuit, will have control of
productions featuring Charles Chaplin,
Mrs. Charles Chaplin mildred Harris),
Norma Talmadge, Constance Talmadge,
Anita Stewart, Marshall Neilan, Charles
Ray, Katherine Mcdonald, Henry Lehr-
man and King VidOr.
Other directors elected were II. o.
Schwalbe, Philadelphia; NJ n. Gordon,
Boston; J. G. Won HEREFORD, Seattle; ia
cob Fabian, Paterson, n. j.; Moe Mark,
New York city; J. e. Clark, Pittsburg;
E. b. Johnson San Francisco; John J.
Kumsky, Detroit; Frederick Levy, Louis
Vile, and J, J. Allen, Toronto.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-15
NONE SPARED
BY LIQUOR LAW
Judge Anderson Sentences
Rich and Poor 'ViOlatOrs'.

Men wearing diamonds and men wear
ing patches stood together in federal
court yesterday and pleaded guilty to
violating the Reed prohibition amend
ment
Charles f. Heilman, former mayor Of
EVANSVILLE once a power in southern
Indiana politics, was sentenced by Judge
Anderson. "Three hundred dollars and
COSTS" decreed the court, "for 1 do not
believe there is any evidence of sale in
this case"
John G. Meyer, who was caught with
Heilman bringing thirty gallons Of
whisky from Henderson, KY, to Evans
Vile, was fined 500 and costs.
$50 you're the man who jumped be.
hind q tree when the officers halted
your" inquired the court.
Meyer, a small man, admitted the
fact
Heilman, large and we'll dressed,
looked much out Of place in the court
room before the judges bench. along
side of other defendants, foreigners
from Gary, East Chicago and Hammond,
and others.
Henry Rufenbarger, wealthy farmer,
Continued on Page TwO.)
who lives near Muncie, Ind, told Judge
Anderson that he would not have been
caught II 1t had not been for his wife,
who deserving him. Spilled" to the Of
ffcers of his bringing seventy-fve gallons
to his farm from Illinois.
IT'S awful when a mans wife goes
back on him, amt it? said the Judge,
but seventy FIVE gallons, fifteen gallons
the first time and sixty gallons the next
time Why man. what gid you want
with that mich whisky p
Il wanted 1t TO last me the rest Of
my life. My father lived to be ninety
years old" explained Rufenbarger.
How old are yOu?" the court inter
rupted.
I'm 60"
"Humph, then seventy five gallons would
last you until you were 90, II you drank
it at the rate of about two gallons and
a half year, wouldn't 1t? How much
are you WORTH" questioned Judge An
derson.
Rufenberger finally stated he was the
owner of an eighty-acre farm, but 1t was
assessed for more than 1t was worth.
That's due to that tax law we've been
hearing about, isn't it,"
Rufenberger reluctantly admitted that
he was worth about S25, 600"
well, suppose we fine you 5000 and
costs How's THAR Is that enough Z"
asked Judge Anderson.
That's enough. I guess" replied Ruff
enbarger.
And you, Asher" indicating the man
who had told the court he had just got
out of the army and had gone with
Rufenbarger to Illinois TO get a drink
or two" You've admitted you are
guilty, too, weIl make 1t 500 and costs
in your case"