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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
4
We thank endorsers of last week’s editorial on county government. Adoption of the plan does not abolish the Magistrate’s office but shifts duties to a three member board and the County Judge. Our stance isn’t a rebuke of Fiscal Court members. elector support is urged in the next county officer election.
An exam for clerk and carrier will be held at the post office in this city on October 5 1912. Age 18 to 45. Married women barred unless divorced or separated and supporting themselves. eligible as clerks. Applicants must be physically sound. men at least 5 ft 4 in and 125 lb without outerwear. Apply to Eurord R Boone Secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners Mt Sterling Ky. See Extra Good boys suits Punch Graves Co.
Maine returned to the Republican column as Wm. T. Haines defeated F. W. Plaisted for governor. Republicans also regained one or two Congressmen previously lost. Best home killed steaks and roasts at Vanarsdell's.
On a farm in Montgomery county lived Tom Grubbs who died last Thursday after a long life. A blue grass farmer of means in his later years, he was a man of modesty and character. Col Mott Ayres recalls a valuable citizen of Mt. Sterling and Montgomery county.
Person offers day boarding at the Games property on West Main Street with special lunches on short notice. Contact Mrs. John W. White at phone number 457. Also notes get lunch goods for picnics and outings at Vanarsdell's.
Tickets on sale September 7 to 14 with final limit September 16. See local agent for full information. J. C. Bram A G P A St Louis Mo.
Mitchell Sullivan and Emmett Guilfoile received Montgomery County scholarships to State University and have begun their college careers. Fresh oysters are received daily and served in any style by H. M. Ringo.
S. E. Kelly & Co. 121f advertises fair handling of country produce with promise of fair treatment and courteous service.
The sheriff announces taxes are due and that unpaid property will be advertised for sale to protect bondsmen. Past practice avoided sale, but now all overdue taxes will trigger public sale notices. Taxpayers urged to settle promptly with Sheriff W. F. Crooks of Montgomery County.
A grey coat was seen on Owingsville pike between Mose Lewis' gate and the city limits. Return to the office. For meat line inquiries call 100 at Greenwade's.
A collection of short ads and notices includes a good condition spring wagon, a solid walnut wardrobe, a restaurant reopening, committee service and parade remarks, cakes priced at 10 15 and 20 cents, and New Home Grown corn at Van Arsdell's today.
A call to vote Montgomery County dry on September 30 outlines alcohol's harm to health and mind, its impact on work and safety, and the heredity risks. It cites insurers and employers restricting drinkers, urges动 voters to oppose alcohol to curb crime and misery in a local option campaign led by the Montgomery County Local Option League.
The Omaha News argues Kansas Prohibition lowers crime and illiteracy, boosts bank deposits from 70 million to 190 million, and reduces prison and poorhouse use. It credits ten years of enforcement, noting county opt‑out trends and Montgomery County Local Option League backing.
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