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tuffs U, ;j j & ", --vX- 'r THE " ' ' r V PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY IN THE YEAR. VOLUME XLI I PARIS, BOURBON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31,' 1922. A I II 2 ' .. vx NEWS H H iifsV H H H. V H.BflBBr v-sssVH BISSMl H Bl Bm BlBSS' SBeBSHlT Bfl SSm" SHBBtSSm bi ' " IV BVkfl "VsYsl MEMORIAL FUND COMMITTEE. The Memorial Fund Committee, of which James M. Caldwell, is chairman, held a social meeting in the Circuit Court room in the court house, in joint session with the trustees recently appointed by the Bourbon Fiscal Court, the Paris Board of Council and Bourbon Post, American Legion. A report of the finances was read and explained by John M. Brennan, and a list of the delinquent pledges was divided among the members of the committee, witb instructions to collect all the pledges by Saturday. Arrangement was made for the Me morial Fund Committee to retain control of the Memorial Building, at the corner of Broadway and High, until it has been entirely "paid for and is free from indebtedness of any nature whatever. The Board of Trustees, acting upon the advice of a member from the Memorial Fund Committee and a member from Bourbon Post, American Legion, will arrange a program for Armistice Day, to ded icate the building, Miss Lucy Blythe Simms will represent the Me morial Fund Committee, and Harold F. Harris, secretary of 'the Paris Commercial Club, will represent the American Legion, on the program committee for the Armistice Day exercises. Members of the Board of Trustees are: Mrs. Allie Smith Dickson, of North Middletown, Mrs. James Mc Clure, N. Ford Brent, Jos. W. Davis, Clifton Arnsparger, and Mrs. W. 0. Hinton. DON'T FAIL TO REGISTER TO DAY To-day and to-morrow are extra registration days for those who were out of the city, or were sick or de tained at home by reason of illness of some member of the family, on the regular registration day. Don't fail to register to-day or to-morrow. This is essential. Every vote will count in the election, even if there is a dearth of opposition. Registra tion books will open in the County Clerk's office from six a. m. to nine p. m. It should be borne in mind by the voters of Paris who are entitled to register onjthese special registra tion days that this registration not only Qualifies them to vote in the November election, but also to vote in the State primary next August, as there will be no further registra tion before that time. "THE PRIDE FINE CQATS ON- 4 SPECIAL SALE The idea of purchasing Winter Coats at the start of the Fall at post season prices is responsible for our unusual1 sale of Goats Our sale exceeded our expectations and tire hope the public ' is as pleased as we are SO AGAIN WE LOVELY COATS 300 of Them at Post-Season Prices: Don't wait until gone buy now if&& JjfeoRPOKMll DEPARTMENT STORE PARIS, KENTUCKY aJ-v ''"" CITY COUNCIL PBOCCEDINGS At the recent meeting of the Board- of Council, held in the Coun cil Chamber of the City Hall, it was decided that all violators of the city ordinances should be tried in the fu ture by Police Judge Earnest Mar tin, in the police court, instead of in the County Court, as has been the custom heretofore. Mayor E. B. January presided at the meeting. The .following Coun cilmen were present: Doyle, Ken ney, Santen, Skillman, Henry and Speakes, and City Attorney C. A. McMillan. The sum of $250. was appropriat ed by the city toward the purchase of an automobile for the use of Mrs. Harriet Minaker, Visiting Nurse for the Bourbon County Health and "Welfare League. An ordinance per taining to the testing of cows for tuberculin, which was passed several weeks ago, was amended so as to allow veterinarians who are not graduates but have the proper cre dentials, to make those tests. An order was made to refund Philip Hopkins the sum of $5.00 as the unexpired part of a city license. A complaint was made by George W. Stuart of an unfair assessment of his property on Mt. Airy and the matter was referred to the Griev ance Committee, to be reported at the next meeting. After considerable , discussion a majority of the CouncilmeiL. voted that John M. Stuart be granted a permit to hold a dance once a week from now on until May, 1923, with out paying an additional license over what he paid this year. The vote on the proposition stod four for and two against. The Council approved a sugges tion that each member of the police force be provided for the winter with new overcoats and shoes. An additional electrician was ordered appointed at the fire department. SOME SHOOTING The Bourbon Gun Club will hold its last shoot of the season Wednes day afternoon, Nov. 1, and it will sure be "some shooting." A large crowd wilf be out, all trying to win one of the eight trophies that .are now on display in the Sweet Shop window. As this is a 100-target race, added bird handicap, all shoot ers must be on the ground and en tered by 2:30 to shoot for trophies. Shooters arriving after that time will be allowed -to shoot, but not for vthe trophies. Visitors welcome. ROXIE DAVIS, Secretary. : OF PARIS" i SAY- half the season ms :k s :1 2& THE GRIDIRON FIELD SATURDAY'S RESULTS St. 'Xavier's School, 7; Paris .High School, 0. Flemingsburg High, 14; Ashland High, 0 Nicholasville, 12; Richmond, 7. Kentucky University, 7; Sewanee,' '0. Centre, 32; Louisville, 7. Sewanee Freshmen. 7; Centre 0. Eastern State Normal, 6; Cumber land College, 0. Chattanooga, 40; Transylvania 6. Georgetown, 0; Morris Harvey, 0. Louisville Manuel, 26; St. Xavier fHigh, (Cincinnati) 20. The - North Middletown High 'School football team defeated the second team from the Mt. Sterling High School, at North Middletown, Saturday afternoon by a score of 37 to 0. Cynthiana High School defeated the Millersburg Military Institute in a one-sided game, by the score of 39 to-0, on Cynthiana grounds. One of the largest crowds of the season witnessed the football gajne at Hancock Field Saturday after noon between the St. Xaviers Col lege team, of Louisville, and the Paris High School team, which was called promptly at 2:15 o'clock. The game was fought to a finish by both squads, the St. Xaviers team making a touchdown in the final quarter, making the score 7 to 0 in favor of the visitors. The Louisville boK showed speed in their plays, for the most part long forward passes. Paris manifested a stronger punch in line plays and short bucks off tackle. Time of quarters. 12 min utes; referee, W. G. Nash, (George own' College;) umpire, Arnsparger, (Centre College) ; head linesman, Thos. Link (Kentucky University.) Substitutes: For Paris, McCarty for Williams, Turner for McCann, "Young" Taylor for Turner, Christ man for "Young" Taylor; for St. Xavier, Schwak for Hallahan. The Paris team was minus the support of two good men, Nash and Dalzelle, whose presence would have contrib uted very materially toward gaining a victory over the Fall City boys. A large number of former Parisians 'residing in Louisville made the day a "homecoming" to see the game and the old town. - . NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS. ON ACCOUNT OF THIS DROUTH OUR WATER SUPPLY MAY BE SO REDUCED AS TO NECSSITATE A LIMITED SERVICE TO CONSUM ERS. WILL ASK ALL TO ECONO MIZE IN USE OF WATER, ESPE CIALLY THROUGH HOSE. PARIS WATER COMPANY. (oct31-nov 3) o DR. MARSHALL HEAD OF STATE CHIROPRACTORS Dr. Lillard T. Marshall, of Lex ington, was elected president ot iiue Kentucky.. Association of Chiroprac tors at the closing session of its an nual convention in the Phoenix Hotel, at Lexington, Saturday. The next convention of the association will be on the last Friday and Sat urday in October, 1923in Lexing ton. After the close of the morning ses- J sion luncheon was served in the din ing room. At 1:30 the meeting was reopened and the final business of the convention discussed. Upon calling the roll it was found that over 100 delegates were present. The other officers elected for the coming year are as follows: Dr. W. H. Dunn, Louisville, vice-president; Dr. F. C. Huber, Louisville, secre tary; Dr. Homer Marshall. Frank fort, treasurer. The board of direc tors will be composed of the follow- ine: Doctors J. H. Durham. Cieii Fowler, J. A. Ohlson, J. R. Garr. all of Louisville, and S. P. Mohney, of pariS. Dr. Marshall said that the meet- ine- was a great success and ex - pressed a desire that the next con vention will be as well attended. TAXPAYERS NOTICE TO AVOID ERRORS AND MIS UNDERSTANDINGS' WE WILL NOT PAY TAXES FOR OUR CUS TOMERS UNLESS SPECIALLY IN STRUCTED TO DO SO. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, FARMERS & TRADERS BANK. PEOPLES - DEPOSIT BANK AND TRUST CO., BOURBON -AGRICULTURAL BAtiK & TRUST CO. oct 6-to dec 1) PROMPT SETTLEMENT Louis Wollstein, secretary of the inea-noa. donnrtmont nf Rftthbone Tfleo tc of P.. Paris, vesterday oi,i tut Mnrv TTArHmrtnn 2.- uvt vw w. --.. ....uc- ,j r 000. being the amount of a policy held in the order by her huabnd, ALL READY FOR THE HALLOW E'EN PROGRAM A cordial invitation - is hereby extended to all the people of Paris and Bourbon county to attend the tucky Bluegrass Seed Co-operative Community Hallowe'en entertain-' Association was held Friday after ment to be given in front of the ' noon, in the offices of the Bourbon court house to-night. All arrange-1 Agricultural Bank and Trust Com ments have been perfected for hav-!pany, in this city. An agreement ing a real good time. A program was entered into the permit grow has been arranged that will furnish ers who are members of the associ amusement for both old and young, I ation to sell two carloads of blue the grown-ups and the children I grass seed each at twenty-four cents alike. a pound. The following is the program to A considerable amount of the seed be observed to-night: , has already been sold, it was stated, Grand march begins promptly at ( but the price was not made public. 7:30 o'clock, p. m.; judging and i Members of the committee who awarding of costume prizes, $5 for attended the Paris meeting were: the mos original costume, $5 for j John W. Jones, secretary, North the moat comical costume, $5 for i Middletown- Wm. D. Mclntyfe, Mil the belt historical costume, Judges, lersburg, representing Bourbon Mrs. Wm. G. Talbott, Mrs. James j county; Thomas Brock, Wm. Ches McClure. Mrs. Harry Kerslake, Mrs. ter, representing Clark county; John F Davis; community games on the court house lawn, under direc tion of Mrs. J. C. Nickerson- and assistants; band concert; intermis sion; announcement of winners of window display contest, first prize, $15, second, $10, third $5; commu-j Misses Kittie Conroy, of Mt. Ster nity singing under direction of pro- ling; Martha Pate, of Hartford; fessional song leaders; community Margaret Lavin, of Paris, Margaret games; band concert refreshments and "good night," continuous at tractions, band concert; Zaza Alia fortune teller. . The full width of Main street in front of the court house will be roped off, and kept free from vehi- cle traffic, so that the children will j be in no danger. The first floor of the court house will be lighted and open for the convenience of those who. tit tend. Come in mask, or unmasked andiaeciarea in tne contest last year one spend an ejoyable few hours on thisjf the most popular girls at the Uni great national holiday. You will be amused and entertained. Let all cares go and attend the big Hallow e'en affair in front of the court house to-night. COURT NEWS Sheriff M. Peale Collier and Dep uty Sheriff R. M. Gilkey paid a visit Saturday afternoon" to the farm of -w TVhncrm nn the old Hill Uike near the Scott -and Bourbon county NOW DUE AND PAYABLE. CALL line They placed John J. Hill un- AND SETTLE SAME PROMPTLY der arrest on a charge of having a AT MY OFFICE AT THE PEOPLE'S moonshine still in his possession, 'DEPOSIT BANK & TRUST COM and brought him to Paris. It de- PANY. veloped that the still, one of the most complete all-copper affairs of 30-gallon capacity, was located just across the line in Scott county, though Hill resided in Bourbon j Sixty gallons of fresh mash were found beside the still. This was 'poured out, and the still and priso ner brought to the Sheriff's office. When arraigned in the County Court before County Judge George Batter-, ton, Hill confessed that he had been operating the plant for over a year, and entered a plea of guilty to the the charge. He was held to the grand jury in $500 bond, in default, of which he was sent to jail. Mike Walters, white, who gave! three members of the Paris police , force a hard fight before he would submit to arrest, was arraigned be- tore Judge Ernest Martin in Police Court and given a fine of $10 and costs and a jail sentence of thirty days. The jail sentence was after ward suspended. In assisting in the . arrest and during the struggle with Walters, Patrolman Roy Turner bus- tained a sprained back, which in capacitated him for duty for a short time. WHOSE CAR WAS IT? Residents - in the vicinity or . vicinity Fourteenth and High streets are wondering as to the identity, of the two young women whose car des- cribed a parabolic curve at an early hour yesterday morning, and landed j in a rather vrude manner against a 'telephone pole near the corner. j wrecking the car and also the pole, .The pole was broken in two places and the car was rendered nors ae combat. It was stated that the two young women, whose identity is still an undetermined quantity, were cut and bruised by flying glass, but they managed to get away from the scene without anyone being the wiser as to who they were. Later on the car was called for and taken away, but everyone maintained an air of secrecy, no information being vouchsafed that would throw light on tle affair. It was not even possi ble to find out what garage, if any, the damaged car had been taken to, in spite of queries made for that that purpose. - o AGED NEGRO DEAD "Uncle" Silas Robinson, an aged colored servant in the employ of Jno. M. Clay, at Clay's Cross Roads, near PaYis. died suddenly last wee irom a Stroke OI apoplexy. Xe W V Broaching the Clay residence in com- nanv with Mrr Clay d', two srT- t w . .. i T- I... A ants wen nftw,KncM.. . u. been-a '.faithful sirramt: in. the Clay, SEED SALE AUTHORIZED AT MEETING A special meeting of the Execu tive Committee of the Central Ken- Robt. Gay, Woodford county; J. D. Marshall, Fayette county. PARIS GIRL IN POPULARITY CONTEST Cormley and. Frances Smith, of Lex ington, and Ann Hickman, of Wash ington, were declared winners in the annual popularity contest held at the University of Kentucky. Miss Conroy, who is a senior stu dent at the University and editor of the Kentuckian. the college annual received the largest number of votes 609 being cast for her, almost 200 more than were received by any other student. Miss Conroy was versity. Miss Martha Pate, who received the second highest number of votes, is a junior at the University and sponsor of the band. She was de clared last year the most popular girl in the sophomore class. CITY TAXES DUE; PAY UP NOW THE CITY TAX LISTS HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO ME FOR 'COLLECTION. YOUR TAXES ARE C. K. THOMAS, Collector. (13 tf ? FRANK & CO. LADIES' OUTFITTERS Coats That Flare and Coats That Don't Variety that's what the new coats provide, ar eertainly they are varied enough to make selec tion a source of pleasure. In styling and fabric they provide for every need, and in trimming ah, there is where they excel themselves meet ing every taste, be it gimple or elaborate. Fabrics are lovely, prices are moderate what more can one ask? KRANK&CO. LADIES' OOTFTTTERS. ' MURDERER TO BE EEECTIO- . - c CUTED j During the second week in Not vember, Elias Ridge, the negro who cruelly murdered Mrs. Georgtf Adair, formerly Miss Wellington Smith, of Paris, at her home near; Pensacola, Okla., on August 8, will pay the penalty of his crime by ba- ing electrQcuJtedi atteOklallta(V A State penitentiary. Following the murder Ridge wasf placed in the Craig county jail, an$ a mob of eight hundred men made an unsuccessful attempt to lnycli him. The attempt was fustrated an Ridge was spirited away. He mad a confession, in which he stated that the deed was planned by aa older negro, his brother-in-law. Th latter has been tried and given a life sentence in the penitentiary. These v two were the only negroes in that section of Oklahoma.- They were given 160 acres of land by the gov ernment and settled on it. The land, adjoins the Adair farm and since the murder it has been sold to neighs bors. THE PRESBYTERIAN REVIVAL Dr. Ernest Thacker,' who is to hold a two-weeks' revival meetingr at the Paris Presbyterian cburch, arrived Saturday, with his somg: leader, Prof. T. B. Roddy. The meeting began Sunday with a large attendance, the edifice being con fortably crowded with an interest ed audience. Services were held both morning and evening. Yesterday morning Dr. Thacker held services, taking for his theme, "The Conditions of Assured Succ ess," and in the evening, "The Greatest Revival I Have Ever Seen." Dr. Thacker has been in' strictly evangelistic work in the Southern Presbyteran church for the past seventeen years. Services will be held each day during the two .weeks, except on Saturdays, at 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. The community has held a series of business men's pareyer meetings during the past week in preparation, for the revival, the last one beins held Saturday afternoon, in the office of the Paris Commercial Club. NEW SEED CROPS NEW CROP MICHIGAN ROSEN RYE, TIMOTHY SEED, ALSO OHIO SEED WHEAT BRENT & CO., INC. (29-tf) i m 4. Ct J II 1 m i who died here short time fcfo. laUy -fprf manr X: -j. i-. -v -