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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
1
Visiting Knights praised Mt Sterling and the Royal hospitality shown by citizens as the Knights Templar conclave concluded. The event featured civic appreciation and strong community events throughout the stay.
The Seventy fourth Annual Conclave of Kentucky Knights Templar closes in Maysville after a successful gathering. Delegates arrive Tuesday, reception and registration teams coordinate housing, concerts by Prof Esberger and a grand parade including American Legion, Boy Scouts, and Montgomery Commandery.
Citizens fear full bond amount triggers high interest but officials explain only the Winchester pike portion will be issued this summer. Interest would total about 3 cents per $100 of property. if all bonds issued at once, tax would rise 20 cents per $100. Officials note federal and state matching funds reduce net cost.
Mt Sterling High School baseball defeated Winchester High School 9 to 5 yesterday afternoon at the fair grounds. The Mt Sterling lineup outclassed their opponents though the locals played poorly overall.
Mr and Mrs Baird Saltzgaber and daughter Frances were severely injured in an accident between Indianapolis and Crawfordsville Indiana when their car overturned. Mrs Saltzgaber is a daughter of Mrs Anna Tipton of this city and the family is well known here.
Mt Sterling city has spent over 200000 dollars for paved streets with no county cost and now commits to its share of a 250000 dollar county road bond issue. The city contribution will be about one quarter to one fifth of the total.
J B Riddle offers excellent prunes at 9c, toilet paper at 5c, dried apples at 12c, with all vegetables and fruits in season. Staples and fancy groceries are priced correctly.
Rev. R. C. Goldsmith officiated at the Baptist church parsonage last Thursday as Nat McCarty married Miss Emma Hackney of Frenchburg.
The railroad labor board states unskilled wages will be reduced effective after July 1. The extent of the cut has not been disclosed.
Fresh fruit and vegetables plentiful at Cash Grocery for Sunday dinner. Pork chops and best steak priced at 25 cents, roasts at 18 to 20 cents, lamb 40 cents, mutton 25 cents, and veal 25 cents.
The Montgomery County High School commencement, directed by Superintendent M J Goodwin, will be held in the chapel Tuesday evening May 28 at 8 PM. The program includes Invocation, Miss Eudora Souths chorus, Dr Frank L McVey address, musical pieces, diploma presentation, and a class roll listing graduates Ida Alfred Calk Emma Robin Calk Nannie Mae Coons William Henry Cord George Jameson Dar sie Elsie Mae George Anna Laura McCrackn Robert Lee Moss.
Local manager F J Schafer has arranged a game with American Athletic Girls at Fair Grounds Park on Saturday May 28 at 3 PM. The visiting team boasts a high win rate and star players Elizabeth Fargo Anna McCann and Carrie Nation will appear in the lineup alongside strong local talent.
A special notice calls a courthouse meeting Saturday at 1 30 p m to organize opposition to a 250000 bond issue on May 28th. Organizers T B Hill E B Quisenberry F E Dean and B F Mark urge supporters to attend and lend influence to defeat the proposition.
Lester Tharp has resigned his position as manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company in this city and has been succeeded by Clyde Hockaday of Mississippi who was formerly here. Tharp has not yet decided his future business but a young man with his talents will soon enter a lucrative occupation.
A $25 reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of four mules and one horse that strayed from Mrs. R. C. Hall's farm in Stanton Kentucky on Sunday May 15. J Boone Stanton Ky. pd. A local admonition warns against prematurity in risk taking.
Advocate offers a campaign promising a secure automobile or other prize at no cost to workers. The promotion targets ambitious participants with an opportunity to win substantial rewards through spare time efforts.
The Advocate invites white candidates to enter a wide prize campaign offering two grand prizes and many district awards. New subscribers earn 30 000 extra votes with special ballots, while all entrants receive some prize or cash. District prizes include a Brunswick phonograph and a diamond ring, with a Ford Sedan or European trip as the first grand prize.
The campaign plans four periods to motivate early effort with extra bonus votes offered beyond the standard schedule. Details appear in the continued text on the last page.
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