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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1911
Page
8
John A. Judy master commissioner will begin sittings in the Fitzpatrick estate case at Mt. Sterling Kentucky from August 17 to September 2 of 1911. Creditors must present proven claims within the period to the commissioner’s office.
Master Commissioner Minka sets sittings in the Montgomery Circuit Court at Mt Sterling Kentucky from August 16 to September 2 1911. Creditors of Ida C Thomas are notified to present proven claims within the period.
Curtain scrim yardage 10c per yard and dresser sewing 10c yard. Ladies vests 10c each and ladies union suits 25c. Readied as a small sale listing for the fair with bargain textiles and garments.
Our party leaves for Atlantic City August 17 with arrangements to accommodate all who want to join at a very reasonable figure. All accommodations will be the very best and the trip will be thoroughly enjoyable. For details, call at the office. Also visit The Fair Store for reduced price wallpaper.
A lady reports a lost blue serge coat along the road from Olym pian Springs to Owingsville and Mt Sterling. Finder to return it to Warren Stoner and claim a reward. For printing, call 74. Vanarsdell's offers every market item.
For sale heavy stock of rough lumber including oak pine and poplar in all dimensions. Also large quantity of chestnut oak pine and poplar shingles. Contact 2-31 W C Moore Hope Kentucky.
Public notice announces a sale of 50 pounds of lard for five dollars at Green Wade's store. The offer highlights value for cooking needs and urges customers to purchase during the promotion period.
The Huguenot driven by John Benyon wins Kalamazoo Grand Circuit 2:15 trot for $1,000 despite skepticism. Ed Geers, famed trainer, previously tamed Abbot, proving mastery over stubborn horses. Also noted, Jeremiah 2:154 sold for $10,000 and clocked 2:08, moving to Lon McDonald’s campaign stable with potential 2:16 class eligibility.
Local ad notes suits in size 18 broke and priced at 18 dollars while poultry vendor Punch and Groves touts the nicest chickens on the market and provides a phone contact.
Commissioner Rankin announces schedule for the Farmers Institute with Montgomery County at the courthouse on September 8 and 9, Rowan County in Morehead on August 29-30, Bath County in Owingsville September 5-6, Menifee County in Frenchburg September 19-20, and Clark County in Winchester September 22-23.
About two dozen toilet sets offered at factory cost at Spot Cash Grocery. Announcement claims greatest half price sale with suits priced at 15, 7.50, and 20 dollars, featuring Walsh Bros as the best makes.
Twenty five orphan children from Clay City school under Miss Lee were guests of the Association last week enjoying the fair. A charitable citizen funded their trip and the Fair Company hosted them.
Portola a Western Pacific division point with 1000 residents claims the nation’s lowest death rate. The city has no cemetery and residents say no land will be set aside for one. In eight months there has been one death, from a disease contracted before arrival.
Promised thrill at the Kentucky State Fair features two steam engines poised at opposite track ends. They race toward a head-on collision in full view of spectators as engineers leap to safety before impact. The spectacle aims to wow crowds with explosive boiler bursts and twisted metal, delivering a dramatic display of power and danger.
Kentucky State Fair management announces premiums for nursery displays in the plant and flower department. The 1911 fair introduces this new departure to promote nursery cultivation as a growing commercial and educational field. It aims to elevate the fair's status among southern exhibitions and compare with Indiana Iowa Illinois Minnesota.
The Jefferson county fiscal court will fund a permanent health building on the Kentucky State Fair grounds in Louisville. City health officer Dr. W. Ed Grant and county health officer Dr. W. B. Smock secured the appropriation after discussions with the fiscal court. The federal government will send instructors to Kentucky annually during the fair to lecture on health issues.
The Kentucky State Fair will host a prize winners parade in the pavilion on Friday at 2 PM. Prize premiums and the value of the winners highlight the event with cattle horses collies ponies sheep and hogs making a grand display around the ring. Owners take pride in their stock and it encourages future entries.
Correspondence notes Mrs Willlie Caywood and Geo Tout visiting Grant county as Mr Stanley Henry and wife spend Sunday with Mr Oscar Kendall and wife. Protracted meeting starts in Somerset. potato crop outlook poor. ball game Saturday at 2 PM pitched as the season's best. Thornton Johnson of High Top loses a fine horse and dies on return from town with shingles.
The eight year old son of Charlie Walls has typhoid fever. Mrs. T P Boothe travels to Cedar Grove to care for her ailing mother Mrs Sarah Thornton in Menefee county. R C Oldson reports 652 bushels of wheat on 37 acres, weighing 23 bushels more than expected. Henry Gaitskill sold cattle to Jas McDonald at four dollars ninety five cents per hundred. The farmers union formed at High Top and at Hedges school house Bourbon county. James Turley sold cattle to Will Greene at four cents. If no rain by print time a predicted famine looms for America. Sideview toughs defeated Mt Sterling 20 to 12 in baseball.
Dry spell continues as Grant Lee and wife of Bowen in Powell county visit relatives and attend the fair. Seth Combs reports frost on muskellon vines on the 24th. Mr Hainline remains seriously ill at home. John Witt ill near Irvine, reported from his son’s residence. Miss Lile of Stanton visits uncle E R Hall. T R Bowen returns from Illinois claiming Kentucky is good enough. Protracted meeting set to begin August 17 conducted by
The column reports drought damage to corn and tobacco, with fields ruined and some topping. It notes visits by Will F Turner of Indianapolis to relatives, plus numerous regional social calls as families travel to and from Bath Montgomery counties, Camargo, Jeffersonville, and nearby towns.
The rise of a Back Home movement to the South sparks debate in cities and towns as clubs, hotels, and rail lines discuss redirecting settlers. Railroads seek a plan to counteract the campaign, while commercial clubs push for continued southern immigration and westward settlement.
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