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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
4
By a 165 to 12 majority, the bond issue passed Friday to fund another school building. The writer, a public school alumnus, praises the district and pledges continued civic support for future measures to improve education for the city’s boys and girls. Mr. Sterling will oversee a public school that citizens should be proud of.
The notice urges collection of delinquent taxes by forcing nonpayers to work off their debt on public roads. It cites over a thousand delinquent residents, praises county road work, notes contracts for knapped rock and bids for more, and calls for payments and turnout on election day.
The Kentucky gelding Governor Gray trailed for a mile then surged to victory by six lengths in 2 30 1 5 for 1 1/2 miles, shattering Latonia track records and nearing the world mark. Fifteen thousand spectators witnessed the performance and praise the colt as a rare talent.
The city council imposes a 75 cent per $100 property levy and a $1.50 poll tax for the 1911 fiscal year. Allocation funds include Current Expense Fund, Sewer Sinking Fund, and Floating Debt Fund. The ordinance takes effect after passage and publication. Walsh Bros advertises $5 hats at $3.75 and Vanarsdell’s offers fresh home-grown strawberries daily.
Ollie James travels Kentucky seeking opposition locked in a bank but expected to be free by election day per Elizabethown News.
A skilled blacksmith in charge at the Cockrell Shop on the Owingsville pike offers first class horse shoeing. Customers urged to bring stock for premier service at the shop run by 47-41 W. W. Stoner. Also promotes Ladies Sample Slippers priced at 3.00, 3.50 and 4.00.
"Uncle Billy" Williams the county's oldest resident died at his Pilot View home Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. He is survived by his wife and four children: William Richard Emma and Rodney. Advocate Pub. Co. Inc.
The piece promotes an eastern trip for Ashland girls highlighting visits to Washington Philadelphia and Baltimore with a return promise of letters from past participants. It urges readers to cut free vote coupons for weekly contests offers subscription lists at the Advocate office and sells shoes at Walsh Bros with a sale.
Job printing is our business, let us do yours with something new and different at the same price. Advocate Pub Co Inc invites a trial.
A small classified note offers $15 suits cut to $10 and promotes a product named COW EASE to repel flies from horses and cows, described as harmless.
Local ad offers buy sell and rent real estate and loan money. Promotes insurance execute bonds and guiding to investments. Also advertises autos including a steam shipper vehicle and urges readers not to miss them.
Reports say Oney Caywood drowned in Johnson pond on the Maysville pike Tuesday afternoon while boat fishing with a young boy. The boat sprang a leak and Caywood failed to reach assistance.
Spanish deputies enjoy privileges such as free letter franking and railway travel while in office. They must pay for refreshments in the chamber except for barley sugar, which is freely available. lady visitors receive a packet to sweeten debates.
Sealed bids due 1 p m June 15 1911 for grading and building a turnpike from Antioch Church to Walker's Crossing Montgomery County Ky. Specifications by W A DeHaven now with F M Fortune. Turnpike 162-100 miles long bids for full or half mile sections. Right to reject any bids. See Mart Wells or 47-31 for details.
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