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Newspaper

Mount Sterling Advocate

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1916

Page

8

Bank Statement from Montgomery County Kentucky 1916

The document presents a bank balance sheet with assets totaling 584041.96 including U S bonds cash and reserves and notes outstanding. It lists capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits with officers noting circulating notes and bank deposits. The affirmation is sworn by cashier C B Patterson before a notary on September 22 1916 with directors named.

State of Kentucky County of Montgomery C. B. Patterson

Silo Construction Update and Local Church News

Charley Hainline plans a new silo with Louisville men handling the job. Mrs. J L Faulkner shows improvement after illness. Bro Black preached both services Sunday. Pete Lee was choked on a peach seed and treated by Dr Reynolds, who reports him improving. A Mt Sterling crowd visited Pilot Knob on Sunday.

Bro. Black Pete Lee Henry Watson Dr. Reynolds

Early crops and travel notes from Owingsville area

Corn cutting will begin soon as crops progress. Mrs. J. H. Gillaspie, ill, can be out again. Early tobacco has cured with more color. September frost appears. Rye acreage growing. wheat likely smaller. Greene Trimble moved to Mt. Sterling. Thomas B. Hamilton now in Great Falls Montana after Oklahoma. John J. Coyle family visited Alt. Moore. Mrs. Lida Mark and Lucile return from Illinois. James and Mrs. Jones visiting Pliney Moore family. Mrs. T. J. Pendleton and Lula Hardin visiting. Automobile era seen as onn bill age. Jas. O. Spratt and wife visited Sharpsburg.

Greene Trimble A. S. Bridges Mt. Sterling Thos. B. Hamilton Oklahoma Great Falls Montana John J. Coyle Owingsville Alt. Moore Lida Mark Lucile Springfield Illinois

Nation in dry dock by 1920 Wheeler predicts national prohibition

Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League says a dry nation is assured and that a constitutional prohibition amendment will reach Congress for referral to states before 1920. He claims the ship of state will be dry docked within five years and cites eight states enacting prohibition since January affecting over 11 million people.

Wayne B. Wheeler Anti-Saloon League of America Congress Wheeler

James Andrew James Enters Montgomery County Jailer Race

James Andrew James declares intent to seek the office of Jailer of Montgomery County. He states a formal campaign announcement will follow at the proper time.

Montgomery County James Andrew James

Howard's Mill Tobacco Report and Local Trades

Fine fall weather as tobacco cure stores well with most in barn and in good condition though some frost. Local sales include Taylor Howard two mules for 300 dollars Jim Keller two mules 245 dollars Dec Carter cattle at 6.50 per hundred Wm Anderson calves 70 dollars to Thomas Fitzpatrick two calves 30 dollars Mrs Mary J Pierce calves 49 dollars L W Mallory calf 25 dollars. Visitors include Paul Keller and family from Hutchinson Station visiting Jim Keller.

Paul Keller Hutchenson Station Jim Keller Taylor Howard Dec Carter Wm. Anderson Thomas Fitzpatrick John Caustigan Mary J. Pierce L. W. Mallory Walter Carr Irvin Hedrick John Wilson Mt. Sterling

Our hat stock is the largest in the city

Punch Graves & Co advertises a large hat stock as the city’s biggest provider. The notice emphasizes breadth of selection and local presence.

Punch, Graves & Co

Where Should Financial Authority Stand in United States

A debating prompt asks farmers and businessmen to choose whether financial power rests in Wall Street offices or in the National Government in Washington. It questions where authority should be located and who should hold it.

Financial Authority United States Wall Street Washington

Family Reunion at McCormick Home

Mr and Mrs John L McCormick hosted their four sons and one daughter with families for a Sunday reunion. The gathering was described as a very happy occasion.

John L. McCormick

Hugh class buggy mare for sale

Classified notice lists a buggy mare for sale from Dr. Cc. B. Duerson with a date note December 31 indicating the listing.

Hugh Dr. Cc. B. Duerson

Local Notes and Oddities From Snagtown and Beyond

Village miscellany recounts Charley Ewell returning a quarter to the Torchlight after a church collection, farmer Al Williams boasting a one potato crop with oversized gains, and Snagtown’s post office mud hole to be removed. Reports of quinine alarms, a shooting at Pigeon Gulch graveyard, Gimlet Creek sawmill's closure, and Charley Ewell fencing to deter loafers. Mentions campaign contrasts and the pivot to the Rule of Force in politics.

Charley Ewell Church For Foreign Missions al Williams Gimlet Creek J. F. Crass

Steer Strayed to Horton Farm on Camargo Pike

Notice reports a stray steer found at James Horton’s Camargo Pike farm. Claim owner may prove property with eight dollar payment and advertisement.

James Horton Camargo Pike

School suits for boys Punch Graves and Co

Local retailer Punch Graves and Co advertises durable school suits for boys in standard sizes. The listing emphasizes affordable pricing and sturdy materials suitable for daily wear and school activities.

Punch, Graves & Co

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mt. Sterling National Bank U. S Federal Reserve Bank New York Chicago St. Louis Bank A Elizabeth Wyatt W. S. Lloyd Chas. D. Grubbs Steve Pieratt Charley Hainline Louisville J. L. Faulkner Pilot Knob Stoops J. H. Gillaspie James Jones Danville, Illinois Mrs. Jones Pliney Moore T. J. Pendleton Lula Hardin Sideview Jas. O. Spratt and Sharpsburg Norway Roumania Canada Vanarsdell’s Farmers’ Line Department Cumberland Telephone Frankfort, KY Iyles Howard’s Mill A. B. Oldham & Son Ralph Lynch Ralph Hughes Wilson
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