Licking Valley courier., 1922-09-28


in few hours following the accident.
He leaves wife and family at Pot
ter's Fork.
Frankfort-The deficit in the gen.
eral fund of the state treasury has
been reduced $67, $3.50 since Septem-
ber l, 1t was stated by State Treas
urer James A. Wallace. On Septem-
Der 1, the general fund was overdrawn
$3569l2, and the overdraft was $780,
167.59.' State finance officials esti-
mate that the Overdraft should COM
pletely disappear.
Paducah-Seeking to collect fifty
dollars from the county in payment
for services rendered in the conviction
Of an alleged vlOlatOr Of the prohibit
tlon law, Jack Nelson, city detective,
has filed suit in McCracken Circuit
Court against the county. A bill for
fifty dollars was presented to the coun-
ty by Mr.. Nelson, but the Fiscal
Court refused to allow the amount
specified.
Frankfort-All of the public instl-
tutlons in Franklin County were
found to be in good condition and well
in the report Of the Franklin County
grand jury made to Judge Sam Hurst
here. The jury returned thirty indict-
ments most of which were not made
public because of the fact that defen-
dants have not been apprehended.
The jury recommended that the patrol
system of repairing county highways
be adopted by the Fiscal Court.
GlasgOw-Hamp West, merchant at
StOvall Crossing, shot and wounded
Lon Pursley, wealthy farmer of the
same section, here. The men were
driving in the southern part Of town
when the shooting took place. West
claims they were in an argument and
he thought Pursley was going to shoot
him. Pursley claims that there had
been no trouble and that he did not
know West,was mad until he shot him.
The bullet struck Pursley in the
breast.
Hopkinsville-Th district game
warden has been here for several days
and has begun to round up men who
are charged with violation of the game
laws. Already two prominent citizens
have been fined $50 each and costs
for hunting without license. 1t IS
understood that the game warden has
fifty more other names, most of which
are hunting without license, but some
f.. exceeding the bag limit and few
for hunting out of season.
Murray-AIurray, victor in the con-
test, for the location Of the new Wes-
tern Normal School, feels that 1t has
been, in a sense, misrepresented in a
large section of the public press. The
reason is that the many advantages
which this city offers were not dwelt
on, nor was the fact stressed that Muir
ray satisfies the recommendation of
the commission that smaller city
is preferable for the location Of a
normal school than large one.
Loulsville-The Sinking Fund Com
mission made public figures on tax
collections from the Kentucky Jockey
Club, showing that the organization
has paid the city little less than
$4,000 for the privilege the club ex-
ercises In operating parl-mutuel ma
chimes during the spring and fall meet
lngs. Cash collected by the Sinking
Fund Commission from all sources
for the spring and fall meetings
amounted to $29,475, which includes
licenses on pari.mutuel machines, joe
keys and trainers.
Lexlngton-Forty Nelson County
farmers accompanied by County Agent
G. l.. Hill, recently Joined In an auto
mobile tour which took them to the
College of Agriculture farm at Lexing
ton and other points of interest In the
bluegrass section. After inspecting
the various lines of work being car
rled on at the college farm, the Wis
ltors continued their trip to promln
nent farms in that section. Sixty
farm boys from Campbell County
headed by County Agent ii. f. Link
joined the Nelson County party a
Lexington.
Frankfort-Immediate abandonment
of Plcadome High School, In Fayett'
County, and placing of public schools
of the county within legal reach o
all pupils by some means or other, Il
urged upon \Supt. George Baker ant
the Fayette County Board of Educa
tlon by State Supt. George COlvin IL
a letter made public here. The pupil,
Of Plcadome should attend The LeXing
ton city High School, the superlnten
dent believes. The Fayetie situation
grew out of the sale of trucks b!
which the county In recent year
transported children to the consoll
dated schools. This, according to Thu
superintendent, has left some chlldrel
beyond legal reach Of the schools.
Frankfort-Word has been received
here of the death in Cleveland Q
william Force Cromwell, 26, who wa
injured In an auto accident there
Cromwell was a son Of William Crom
well, who was clerk Of the Kentuck,
Senate many years.
' Whltesburg-Perry County's Flsca
, Court has called for an election L
| vote on road bonds in the sum o
: 100000, for good roao work in tn
county, and 1t is expected that the Is
sue will carry. SO far, Perry Count
| has no modern roads.