Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1921-01-06
KENT
NEWS IEEMS
Condensed NelDs Of Interest
From All Parts Of the State

Hill From All Parts of the STATE
LeXingtOn.-CharleS I. Stewart and
Harry S. Brewer were appointed by
the Board of Commerce directors at
their regular meeting to attend TO the
proposed conference Of Lexington
business men looking toward the CO.
| ordination OF all welfare and charit-
able activities Of the city, making only
one big campaign for funds necessary.
Frankfort.-The Cumberland Rail-
road Company was refused permls-
sion 10 disreglr! the separate coach
law on the grounds that the company
carries few colored passengers and
! that the carrying of two coaches Is a
burden under present financial condi-
tons in which It finds Itself unable TO
earn revenue sufficient TO pay its ex-
penses.
LOuisville-George l.. Martin has
| not decided whether he will plead
guilty TO any or all the 81 indictments
charging him with forgery and EN-
bezzlement Of more than $4,000
| from the German Savings Fund and
Building Association. He waived ar
raignment in Criminal Court and trials
on the different Indictments were set
for January "a, February :, 10 and
l6.
Lexington.-Beecher Smith, ii, and
Curle Smith, II, are in jail at Mckee,
! Jackson county, Ky. on the charge of
killing their father, Sam Smith, having
been held without bail for the alleged
murder at their examining trial, &C.
cOrdlng 10 a report reaching here.
| Evidence is said TO show that the lads
killed their father with n stone, but
what caused the tragedy has not been
disclosed.
Ashland.-A band OF marauders
held up c. & O. local freight train
as ii was crossing the Big Sandy
bridge between Russell and Hunting
after the train was stopped and the
contents removed. Catlettsburg police
recovered Il boxes of shoes along
the roadbed. 1t is not known whaI the
thieves obtained.
Dexington.-WillIam Holbrook, 40, of
! Hunting Greek, Breathitt county, was
brought TO st. Joseph's Hospital here,
suffering from a bullet found in his
hip. The shooting was the result of
an argument which occurred after
Watts had made several purchases at
the store owned by Holbrook. Watts,
It is said, drew HIS pistol and fred
Lsevepal shots at Holbrook, who Crap
Piled with him.
Henderson.-The lifeless body of
Joseph Hagan, so, farmer and cattle
breeder, was found hanging to a rope
In a Darn on his farm on the Spots
vile isoad. The grewsome discovery
was made by his daughter when her
father failed to return to the house for
dinner. he went to the barn at IL
o'clock to iook after some cattle. The
body was found an hour later. A
physician vas summoned. but TO no
avail.
Frankfort. The new automobile
license tax Inv passed by the Legis-
lature, maxim ~S~&pty Of the coun-
ty clerks to lobile fegistrs-
ton plates, 49, s. effect This
status provIf 5 that the county clerk
shall have cents each for issuing
the tags, but IN another law the coun-
ty clerks a. allowed per cent Of
the amount = the licenses for issuing
them. A VIII be filed to ted the
validity Of his provision.
FrankfortETh State Board Of
Charities and CORRECTIONS has appoint
ed a consultant Staff Of specialists in
regard To- diseases, which VIII visit
| the stats institutions when their serv-
ices are needed. The staff follows:
| Surgery, DIR. Irwin Abel; medicine,
DR.. Sidney Meyers; eye, DR.. S. S. Wat
kins. neurology, DIR. John Moran:
laboratory, Or. Stuart Graves; pre-
ventive medicine, DIR. Arthur McCOr-
mack urOlogy and syphllls, DIR. Geo.
II. Day
Hendersou.-Believing that the only
way the farmers can force living
prices for their tobacco, corn and
other crops is to hold produce from
the market and cut out growing to-
bacco and half the corn acreage next
year, is the view Of William Elliott,
tobacco dealer and extensive farmer.
According to Elliott, tobacco pur-
chased last year is now In storage and
at seaboard in this country awaiting
shipment abroad, and In some in