Licking Valley courier., 1922-12-21

farmer, was found dead with a bullet
hole through his head from thirty
eight calibre revolver. Bad health is
given as the cause Of his death. s
Franklln-Mose NJ. Wall, wealthy
stockman and farmer, was shot and
killed at his home ten miles northeast |
IF Franklin, by Nat Munday, Jr., who
had been horse trader for Walls
for years. /
Fiankfort-Artlcles of incorporation |
Of the Loretto Bank, OF Marion Coun-
ty, capitalized at $4,000 were APPROX
ed by State Banking Commissioners |
James P. Lewis. The corpoEators are
r., 3. Cambron, N. %. Blair, F. N.
Blair and j. E. Beckett. i
Franklin-Nat Munday, Jr., who was
held on charge 70 manslaughter of
Nose NJ. Wall, in Logan County Court,
gave bond in the sum of $4,000. Later
was arrested in this county
and taken to Russellyille, and placed
In Jail on Z charge of murder.
Hopklnsville-Th position of office
manager for the headquarters here
OF the Dark Tobacco Growers Pro-
tective Association, has been filed by
the appointment by the executive COM
mttee of S. s. Stltt, Of Henderson,
expert accountant, and connected with
various lines Of business there.
Frankfort - Gabe Wharton, Of
Springfield, today was appointed a
member of the State Efficiency Com
mission created by the 1922 session
of the General Assembly. The appoint
ment was made by Governor Morrow
TO fill the vacancy created when John
W. Barr, Jr., of Louisville declined to
serve.
Fort Thomas Charles B. Truesdell,
80, state representative from Campbell
County, was expected to recover from
injuries sustained when he was struck
by a switch engine at the railroad
station here. Truesdell, who received
a fractured skull and multiple bruises,
was struck while standing on the
tracks waiting for passenger train,
1t was said.
Lexington-Mrs. Thomas McGraw,
25, of Somerset, was brought to a hos
pltal here from Nicholasville for
treatment of a self-lnhlcted 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 birdshOt.
Frankfort-The State Board of Elec-
tlon Commissioners named five Demo-
cratic county election commissioners
and one Republican to fill vacancies.
They follow: II. II. Meredith, Allen
County; Robert A. Duncan, Grayson
County; H. II. Hansborough Hart
County; d. W. Gatlln, Hopkins Coun-
ty, and Doyle Willis, Muhlenberg
County, Democrats, and d. w. Gaddie,
Larue County, Republican.
Louisvllle-Mrs. Irva Carman and
her S-year-old son, James Arthur Car
man, were rescued by firemen and
members of the salvage corps wher
fire broke out IN The poolroom OF
Morris Lavltz, 731 West Market street
Mrs. Carman and her son were asleeT
on the third floor of the building
when the fire, believed to have beer
caused by a smouldering cigarette
started. The damage to the building
was $500.
Henderson-The body of mai
found floating in the Ohio river her,
on September 81, has been ldentlae,
as that OF william Keith from a knlf
and two rings taken from the body
Thomas Hall and Guy Bond told Cor
oner Crawley that the articles be
longed to Keith, Bond said that Kelt
had worked for him during the summe
and when last seen he had about $l0(
He believes that Keith was murdere
for his money and thrown into tn
river.
Whltesburg-Through compromise
the jury in the case of Curtis Ger
returned a verdict giving him twent!
one years in the penltentiary. Ger
expected heavier sentence an
laughed heartily when the jury r,
turned a verdict of twenty-one year
He killed William Smith, farmer,
the southern section of this count
ever a year ago. Gent boasts of th
number of daring escapades since !
came to the clutches Of the law
August.
Frankfort-If a special session
!, TIC IOkloAubult 10 NuiANh W pNNNAh'
d Morrow 1t will. be for, the purpo'
: of repeating the act providing for Il
0 establishment Of two new norm
e schools instead OF for the purpoi
' Of relocating the schools, This a
s nOuncement was made by Govern,
a Morrow following a conference he he
e with Attorney General Charles /. Da'
e son, State Auditor ]. ]. Craig al
}, Superintendent OF Public Instructl'
e George Colvin regarding the norm
}. school situation.
e Danvllle-Mltchell Meal, 20,
t Oneida. Tenn, was held up, robbed
l. $27 and shot and killed about "
n miles south Of here by three negro'
l. who placed his body across the ra
OF the Southern Railway, apparent
with the expectation that a passl
Ir train would obllterate evidence Of I