Licking Valley courier., 1922-09-28
N kentucky
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Princeton Earl Hardick, 20, died
after being struck by a passenger
train here. He had been married
three months I'll
Cynthianar-Bert Beagle and James
Sturgeon, accused of an attempt to
wreck an L. & N. passenger train,
were tried in Juvenile Court here and
acquitted. Both boys proved an alibl.
Crab 0rchard-Miss Kate Melvin,
acting temporarily as a rural mail car
rier, was injured when the horse, be-
came unmanageable and threw her
from the wagon after the shaft broke.
Covlngton-rCurtls Gent, 90, charged
with murder at Hazard, KY, was ar
rested with two companions by De-
tectives James Higgins, Mason Par
ker and John Drees as they ap-
( preached the Covlngton end of the
suspension bridge on their way to
Cincinnati.
Frankfort-Kentucky gasoline
wholesalers will be permitted to give
bond to the state and collect one cent
a gallon tax, State Tax Commission
announces. A recent order provided
that county clerks were to make the
collections. g
Hazard-County Judge Joshua A.
Smith officially called for bond is.
sue of '$500,000 for road building. A
large part of this amount would be
spent in, the construction of Perry
County's part Of the Kentcuky-Vir-
ginla Highway from Lexington to
Poundgap, Va.
. Fmnkfort--Grays0n County farmers
have used a total of twenty eight car
loads of limestone in two months In
their efforts to improve soils of the
county, according to County Agent II.
w. Scearce. They have contracted the
entire output of a quarry in an ad-
joining county.
Horse Caye-James Allen Scott,
merchant of, Center, this county, and
vice president of the First National
Bank of Horse Cave attempted sui
eide Mr.. Scott cut his throat with a
razor, in barn near his home, and Is
not expected to live.
Louisville-Hermgn Berry, 49, 1135
i; South Eighteenth street, was shot thru
the head while assisting residents in
: the vicinity of Twenty-second street
and Broadway and police of the
Seventh District in killing a dog that
had terrorized the vicinity thruout the
day.
Columbla-Hon. Sam Lewis, who
was 0usted from the chalrmanshlp OF |
the Republican Executive Committee |
OF Adair County, August Z, and who |
had appealed to the State Central |
Committee, has announced that he
will not contest the action Of the
local committee and has resigned the
Craftsmanship.
Harlan-Frank Glen attempted sui |
eide here by drinking four ounces OF |
Iodine His case in the Harlan Cir |
cult Court for the killing of Henry
Howard last March was dOcketed for
trial and it was while on his way to
the courthouse that he drank the poi |
son. Prompt medical aid soon restor-
ed him.
L0ulsville-Gambling at the State
Fair came to an abrupt halt when, on
complaint of citizens to the Board of
Public Safety, notice was given to
every concesslOnaire where paddle
wheels, games Of chance or similar
devices are operated, that arrests
would follow If the devices were con-
tinued In operation with any element
of chance.
Frankfort-J. G. Webb, a jeweler, of
Corbln, KY, and G. J. Jarvis, of Frank
fort, formerly clerk in the land re-
cord office, were indicted by the
Franklin County grand Jury on
charges Of forging land records. The
alleged forgeries involve 1900 acres
OF land in what is known as treaty
OF Tellico lands" in Northern Tennes-
see, valued at approximately $225, 900.
Louisvllle-Wllllam ]. Monahan,
suing thru Attorney James r. Parr, is
demanding $3.50 damages from the
Louisville and Interurban Railroad
Company. Monahan claims that
traction car owned by the defendant
collided with his truck at Buechel and
that he was thrown from his seat to
the ground by the impact, and sus-
talned Injuries.
Lexlngton-The modern dance, joy
riding, Improper dress, especially at
the bathing beach, legallzed gambling
and motion pictures were scored in
report of committee on "publc NOR
ais at the closing session of the one
hundred and thlrty-seventh annual
session Of the Elkhorn Baptist AS
ISOLATION, composed Of thlrty-three
churches in seven Cenrtal Kentuc-
ky counties.
Frankfort-Hlckman County farm
lands sold for an average Of $55 an
acre In 1921 as compared with S65 in
1920. The minimum In 1921 was 500