Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1922-03-09

IOuiSville-MrS. Minnie Fecht, 81
Years old. whose skull was fractured
police say. by her son, Joseph, - years
old. who. il is alleged. beat her with
a Ratchet while she lay asleep, died
after surviving the injuries several
days.
Louisville-In Judge Gordon's court
a jury awarded Fred Reigel a verdict
of ST.. He sued Samuel Stitz and
viii Sheehan for $685., alleging that
Stitz'S automobile. driven by Sheehan,
ran into and damaged his car on DC
tOber 81 on Portland avenue.
Hickman News has been received
here Of anOrher tentative increase in
the cOunty's taxes, amounting to
| S45O,OOO. made by the state tax com
mission at Frankfort. This commits
sion raises the taxes in this county
every year. making a raise last year
of about $4,000.
LeXinStm-DateS for the state con-
ventiOn Of the Travellers Protective
| Association which will be held here,
were announced by Charles F. Darna-
by, head Of Post F. The dates chosen
are May I and :. More than 300 del
| egateS. representing eighteen posts
turnout the state, will attend the con-
| ference.
Frankfort-A new trial was ordered
by the Appellate Court in the case Of
/ Ben VI. Osborne against Florence
| HOltzclaw, appealed from the Scott
| Circuit Court. in which Mrs. HOltz-
| claw had obtained Judgment for
| $1,000 damages for personal injuries
| following an auto collision on the
| turnpike between Georgetown and
Lexington. The court holds that err
roneous Instructions were given in
this case.
FrankfOrt-Adjt. Gen. Jackson Nor
| ris was notified by the War Depart
ment that the Kentucky National
| Guard will attend training camp at
Camp Knox during August. The 13Sth
| Field Artillery. Louisville, will be in
| camp from July Both to August 13
and the 10th Infantry. 3Sth Military
Police Company, 3Sth Tank Company,
/ Il -
and 54th Machine Gun SquadrOns
from August Is to %.
Louisville destroyed a shed
of the plant Of the Continental Car
! Company of America. incorporated,
4721 Park boulevard, Highland Park.
| causing damage estimated at 5000.
| The origin OF the blaze could not be
determined. The destroyed shed, a
une-stOry building Of frame cOnStruc-
ton. is isolated from the main plant
and contained miscellaneous equip
ment and a few automobile bodies
valued at $50 each. They were
burned
Whitesburg.-The Consolidation Coal
Company, operating IN the ElkhOrn
field of this country, recently acquired
more than 10000 acres of coal lands
in Buchanan and Russell Counties, Vir-
| ginia, and 1000 acres in Eastern Ken
lucky, comprising The Carter Com
| pany's interests. it was learned here.
Development Of much of the properties
are to be undertaken this year, it WAS
announced. A part of the coal lands
in both States are already under de-
velOpment, but extensions are prom
Used.
LOr .. Chester Err.- -, was
shO' lmOst -'t1i- killaI by
j ,n.. 80. nesr Fl,,,c. or, in re-
, ..c so,s.Jn of the e. .nty. Smith
surrendered and was brought 10 jail
here. There were no witnesses to
the killing, but Smith states that
Jones came TO his home and attacked
him without cause. Smith lived alone
in a small barn that he had cOnvcrte
into living quarters. Several years
dEO ne WIS lIitu mere On n 'uud'N
charge and committed to the Lakeland
Asylum, but remained only a short
time.
! Mad.SOnville-W. W. Crick, former
county Judge: ]. V. Poole. former road
engineer. and eight former members
| of the Fiscal Court we're indicted in
Circuit Court here on charges Of ir-
regularities in the expenditure Of
county road funds. Poole also is in
dicted for employing his sons and SON
in-law in county road work in viola
ton of the law. The members of the
Fiscal Court indicted are: |. ]. Tuck
er, II. B. Gross. u. l.. Lamb. b. l..
Gordon, h. +. LafOOne, VI. l.. Clayton,
Lonnie Morrow and S. II. MOseley.
Investigation of the receipts and ex-
| penditures of the State Board of
Health was asked in a joint resolution
offered by Senator Frank Daugherty,
Democrat. The investigating commit
tee is to be composed of senator's and
representatives, and il will have the
power to investigate all records and
employ such as it deems necessary.
/ Senator Daugherty, explaining the
the present State Board of Health was
implied, but that he merely thought
| the senators and representatives would