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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
4
The Advocate supports a public vote on a bond issue for better roads. Mr. T W Adams led a petition drive with qualified voters to present to Judge Senft. Outcome depends on the people’s decision and united backing for a bond financed program.
Jesse C. Booth formerly of this county sold his Bourbon county farm of about 148 acres last Saturday along with all growing crops for 475 dollars per acre, yielding a good profit on his recent purchase. Booth and his family were here on.
A fragment notes friends hoping the person will return to old Montgomery to reside. It mentions lime availability at Mt. Sterling Commission and Storage Co.
A Montgomery county bank in Kentucky filed its May 12 1920 financial statement. It lists total deposits 756590 27 loans and discounts details including capital stock surplus and undivided profits with notes on taxes and currency in circulation. The cashier J H Conner swore to the accuracy before notary Frank M Hill.
The Montgomery County Fair in Mt Sterling hosts a week of racing from July 21 to 24 with Derby Day opening events offering $500 and $200 thoroughbred races plus pacing and trotting events. Daily purses reach $350 to $400, ending with a Mt Sterling Oaks purse of $300 and a fox chase. The fair also features cattle premiums in Shorthorn and Hereford classes and beef breed sweepstakes, inviting stockmen to enter.
Cap tain Ral Parr's brown colt Paul Jones by Leaking May Florence won the forty seventh Kentucky Derby in a brass finish with Whitney Stable's Upset a close second. Jockey Tommy Rice rode the winner and the purse totaled 30375 dollars with Payoffs of 34.40 to win 12.30 to place and 6.60 show. Captain Part and trainer William W. Garth received ovations after the victory.
Emmett Blanton of Madison county, arrested in New Albany and taken to Winchester for trial on stealing a car from Fred Osborne of Clark county, is released on a $1,000 bond posted by his uncle. The vehicle was taken from Main street and recovered after a police tip. Blanton had been employed by Mason-Hanger Co. in Mt. Sterling.
Mrs C K Oldham traveling in Europe reports a wonderful trip. She attended the World W C T U Convention in London and has visited London Bruges Ambleside Edinburgh Lucerne Paris Interlaken. She expects to return home about June 1.
The grand conclave of Knight Templar of Kentucky gathers in Lexington Tuesday the 18th through Thursday with a grand review and competitive drill. A large local turnout is expected and the next annual conclave is invited to meet in this city next May.
Advertisement lists a variety of garden seeds from W.8 Lloyd and notes wool wanted with high price offered at Sullivan's Poultry Yard. L. W. Lee is mentioned in Tom Green.
Mr and Mrs J Kerns have rented property from Claude P Stephens according to the brief notice.
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