Licking Valley courier., 1922-12-14
Kentucky
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An OpIfoBss o. the most I'm |
portant! events Granspiring |
sg throughout ne state

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An OpIsosso Of the most I'm
portnnt events GranspiTinR
sgA throughout Ne state
Z Owensboro- County Attorney Wilbur
X. Miller has sworn out a warrant
against the Indian Refining Company,
charging it with pollutlng the Ohio
River. It is alleged that its oil pipe
line that crosses the Ohio river at
this point is leaking, and the escaping
oil is killing the fish in the river.
MaysVilie- Thomas P. Anderson, s5,
died here. He was an expert trainer
of show horses. His wife died two
weeks ago and his son three weeks
ago. None knew of the others deaths,
as they were all too i'll to be Informed.
He was the father of the late Lang
horn Anderson, owner Of Point. Au
View Stock Farm. Three daughters
survive him. s3 t.'
Whitesburg-The Kentucky and
West Virginia Power Company, who
few days ago completed their long
distance transmission lines into this
city from Hazard, have opened offices
in the old Whitesburg Hotel building.
Lines are also being extended on to
Mayking, Sergent and Milestone to
supply the several coal companies of
those sections. in
Lexington-Alrs Thomas McGraw,
%, of Somerset, was brought to hos
pital here from Nicholasville for
treatment Of a self-lnhicted gunshot
wound in the arm and breast. She is
thought to be seriously hurt, but may
recover. Mrs, McGraw was visiting
her mother, Mrs. Morris Dean, and
shot herself With a shotgun that had
been left loaded with blrdshot.
wensborc-Golda Swift, 6-year-old
daughter of Wayne Swift, prominent
farmer of Whlteyille vicinity, this
county, was burned to a crisp when
It's clothing caught fire from an open
crate. The mother, who had been out
in field gathering corn, discovered
the horrible sight upon her return to
the house. ~2-year-old infant was
left with Coda, but she was not hurt.
Loulsvllle-When Mrs. Ida Dorman,
3S, wife of ]. H. Dorman, a clerk in
the office of Robert II, Lucas, collec.
tor s0f Internal revenue, responded to
knock at the back door Of her resi-
dence, los East Burnett street, she
was beaten into insenslbility and
bound and gagged by two burglars,
who ransacked the house and escaped
with clothing and Jeweiiy estimated
bypqlIce tGbe worth $500.
% AFrankfort-sh sherinis in ma number of
counties are making the mistake of
assuming that 1922 act extends
their time for making .fhelr final SET
Elements one month, Assistant State
Auditor. Arthur. Doyle said A mum.
Der Of sheriffs have made inquiry
about it and he has informed them
that the. penalty for delinquent tax
: payers goes on December l and
sheriffs must settle by December 81.
Hopkinsvllle-A campaign to In
crease the membership of the Farm
q Bureau and iBterest in that organl.
zauon. and Its aims, has been put on
in Christian County. The Farm Blu.
reau here never attained the member.
ship. desired. 1t Las done fine work
in buying supplies and selling products
for its members and has thrown It's
influence behind many movements
looking to the upbuildlng of the tow
and county. s.
I Lexington-AssertIng that their con
etltutlonal rights we're being infrlnget
upon, four Lexington banks, the Fa
yette National. Bank, the Second Ma
ional Bank, the Guaranty Bank ant
Trust Company, and the Bank Of Com
merce, filed suit In the Fayette COUNTY
Circuit Court against Sheriff Powell
Bosworth, asklng, that he be restrained
from collecting taxes upon certain
property which they asserted shoulC
De exempt from taxation. " .}a'
Henderson-The body OF a smaI
found floating in the Ohio river her,
on September 81, has been identified
as that Of William Keith from a knit,
=. and two rings taken from the body
sYThomas' Hall and Guy Bond told Cor
oner Crawley that the articles be
ionged to Keith. Bond said that Keltl
X HAD worked for him during the summe
and when last seen he had about SlOO
He believes that Keith was murdere,
+, for his money and thrown into tn
river.
/, =, Hopklnsville-Sald to have been run
+ ming at high speed, an automobile car
rying five negroes coming in East Sey
entb street, hit an electric light pole
{. breaking IL In three pieces. Thi
headed the car across the street<MH
@spted unabated, and It jumped of al
ehhankment six feet high, and plnHgS
under the residence OF ]. 4. Forbes
7, the building being several feet ofeNh
,,grp4nd. One of the pillars Of tn
house was torn down and the from
( of'tiie car demolished, but none of tn
(, occupants were hurt seriously.
a
s tSlNemlngsburg Elisha Watson wa
fined $500 in Judge Clarke's eour
esand given thirty days In jail for ha,
ing and selling moVnshlne liquor.
Hazard-Four persons narrowly e,
capped instant death at Sergent, Le