Licking Valley courier., 1922-11-16

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was injured as he was thrown from
wagon when his team SHE'D at
passing automobile. His right leg
was broken.
Louisville Robert Burns, formerly
an employe of the Louisville Railway
Company, and charged with the mur-
der of Roy Leake, 1873 Garland ave-
nue., was held to the grand jury with.
out bond in Police Court.
Frankfort-The appeal of Robert
and Chester Bowling, convicted in the
Bell Circuit Court and sentenced to
life Imprisonment on charge of muir
der, was denied in the Court Of Ap-
peals on Motion Of T. B. McGregor, as
sistant attorney general Both men
escaped from Jail following their con-
viction and are still at large.
Henderson-Allie Thomas, indicted |
for the murder of Steve Willet, was
released on $2,500 bond. His trial
was set for January 4. Thomas, 1t Is
charged, shot and killed Willet July |
3, when the men were engaged in a
game of dice near McDonald's Land
ing on the Ohio River. He had been
in Jail since his arrest.
Lexington-The Coldstream farm,
on the Lesstown road and the home
Of Isaac Miller, on the Versailles
Pike, were scenes of attempted rob-
berries by gang Of masked men, II
became known. Shots were exchanged
with the gang by members of the
county police force at the Miller resi-
dence.
Observation-Disclosures Rabenecker,
years old, daughter Of II. w. Rabe-
necker, 1912 Stevens avenue, suffered
possible internal injuries when she
was struck at Sherwood avenue and
Bardstown road by an automobile
driven by r. v. Gutterman, 1905 Ivan
hoe court. The child was on her way
home from school when she was
struck.
Whltesburg : News from Island
Creek is to the effect that Aunt Jane
Moore, one of the oldest women in
that section, died at the home of her
son, after an extended illness. Aunt
Jane leaves a large number Of de-
scendants in Eeastern Kentucky and
Southwestern Virginia. She was born
in that section. Burial was at Island
Creek.
Bowling Green-Alrs. George Fl.
Mercer, residing near Bowling Green,
is the first woman juror to be sworn
in by Circuit Judge John II. Gillian.
The other twenty-three jurors are
men. They will sit in cases during the
civil term of the Warren Circuit Court.
Other ladies were selected, but all
asked to be excused, with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Mercer.
Irvlngton-Work on the Louisville
Paducah highway, between here and
Brandenburg, is being pushed rapidly
in order to complete this end Of the
contract by Christmas. When this
stretch is done the only bit Of bad
road between this point snd Louis
Vile will be the three miles between
Grey Hampton and Tip Top, two miles
Of which belongs to the government.
Hopkinsville-An iron safe weigh
Ing 500 pounds was stolen from the
Rex Theatre by thieves who apparent
ly drove a motor truck tn the back
door of the motion picture house,
forced entrance and removed the safe
from the front Office on Ninth Street
under the glare Of street tights. The
safe contained $3.50 belonging to the
Crescent Amusement Company, Of
Nashville, and $50 belonging to Man.
ager NJ. L. Stockley.
!, Lexington-McLean county farmers
have set the pace for those in other
) counties of the state during the last
, year In the use of acid phosphate for
improving soils and increasing crop
yields, according to r. e. Stephenson,
soils extension specialist Of the Col
I lege Of Agriculture, who recently Wis
| lted the county in the interest Of soil
improvement work being carried on in
the state. In that time, they have
, used close to forty-fve carloads Of
the material, or almost twice as much
as has been used in any previous
year in the county.
Bowling Green-FOur Wills were
probated recently in the Warren
County Court. Mrs. Minnie Erwin
gives a half Of her estate to her
= granddaughter, Thelma Hendrlck, 20
be held in trust. She gives her hus-
r band, Joe L. Erwin, 5000; First
e Presbyterian Church, $3.50; Mrs. Au-
r drey Hendrick, daughter, $1,000, and
= the remainder to her son. Mrs Lot
tie jenkins Ray, widow OF Bert Ray,
= gives $500 each to her two nephews,
Samuel Wayne and William Russell,
t Jr., and the remainder of her estate
e to her mother, Mrs. Bette Jenkins
a her brother, Tobe jenkins, and two
sisters, Mrs. Nell Ray Schroeder and
: Mrs. Elizabeth Russell. @. A. fresh
a leaves his property to his widow. Mrs
Bette Barbre gives her property to
her husband.
Maysville-Basll Dunke Scott, CO.
D suffered stroke Of apoplexy and died
: in few hours. He was deaf and
l. dumb since birth.
Frankfort-oral arguments in the
case Involving the validity Of the anti
trading stamp act, passed by the last
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