Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1897, Rockcastle Co --------------------- Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 From: DBXP64A@prodigy.com (C.L. C_R_A_W_F_O_R_D) --------------------- OCT 8, 1897 FILED FORGERIES CHARGE AGAINST A PENSION ATTORNEY OF MT. VERNON, KENTUCKY DISBARRED FROM INTERIOR DEPARTMENT PRACTICE Washington, Sept 30--Pension attorneys Sammuel B. McLean, of Pittsburg, Pa; M.M. Chase of Los Angeles CAl, and D.P. Bethuru, of Mt. Vernon, KY have been disbarred from practice before the Interior Department. The first two named are charged with demanding and receiving illegal pension fees, and Bethurum with filing forged declarations in pension cases. After Dick Williams beats Judge D.P. Bethurum he will have to seek other means for a livelihood than he has enjoyed. His occupation as pension attorney is gone, the department at Washington a dispatch says having debarred him from practice before the Interior Department because he is charge filing forged declarations in pension cases. If Dick goes on the stump and tells that on him the judge won't get enough votes to count, if the Republican voters are as honest as they ought to be. CIRCUIT COURT The case of J.H. Jarrett charged with killing of Buck Padgett was continued until next term The case of Greeley Lear charged with killing of Jack Rigsby will be called next February P.M. McRoberts acted as special judge several days during court C.W. Lester was here during court BRODHEAD Mrs M.G. Aldridge has returned from a visit to relatives in Lancaster and Maretsburg Mr and Mrs James Tate visited in the country last week Mr and Mrs D.R. Totten visited the family of J.B. Farmer last week Rev Kin Pike of Pine Hill is conducting a series of meetings at the Methodist church Miss Berda Martin passed through here Monday en route to her shcool at Gumsulphur Mr Sharp a prominent politician spoke here on the evening of the 30th Mrs Fanny Johnson of near Louisville has been the guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Burger of near this place Mrs W.G. Tharp is quite ill Mr and Mrs Josiah Mullins were guests of friends here Sunday Born to the wife of Will Adams on the morning of the 29th a fine boy christened Shirly Cronelius Frank McClary of Oak Hill is quite sick with diphtheria GOOCHLAND Rev Williams preached here Sunday last Willie Brannaman of Wildie attended church here Sunday last Frank Mullins of Withers was here with relatives last week Misses Susie and Lizzie Ballard of Cooksburg was the guest of Mrs Nora Anglin Sunday Bill Simpson, of Morrill, was here Sunday looking him up a girl Joe Tussey was here from Middle Fork. Joe is a good boy and is a Democratic candidate for matrimony Jim Gatliff accidentally shot himself last Monday wek. He will recover Misses Cora and Effie McGuire were the guests of Miss Alzie McGuire, Sunday Joe Coffey, of Wildie, visited relatives here last week Mrs John Martain entertained a party of her young friends Wednesday night. All voted a good time CONWAY Ude Powell will move to Jackson county sam Alcorn of near Bobtown, passed through here last week John Bolinger of Madison county was the guest of Wm Johnson last week Mrs Ramsey of Berea is the guest of her daughter Mrs Will Shockley this week Twenty three people spent the night with G.W. Jones last Friday night. He says they were welcome. Mr Jones is a good man and believes in having a good county government and will make his "X" that way at the November election Dr Reed has located in our own where he intends to stay ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.