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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
2
A fragment notes a banter between Rattor and Proprietor at the post office in Hiramuna about class mail matters. It mentions subscription rates and cash in advance policies for in and out of town delivery. An unrelated note questions tobacco and mentions over a million pounds sold in the first week.
The Wilmore Enterprise reports a Mercer County tale from the Old Home Place of James Champion where a stone once tossed as a child has grown to about 300 pounds over a century. Elder residents in their 80s recall the rock’s small beginnings and its long tenure on the Champion project site.
Beau Woodford a junior Hereford bull owned by L Bailey set a show record last week as winner in a class for 23% Herefords. The calf sold at public auction in Chicago for 5000 with Senator Camden buying. Woodford IX sired by Col Taylor’s bull and Mercy dam, exhibited under Hereford Farms. Bailey also owns Mercy and a full brother calf of Beau Woodford.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Goins welcome a baby girl named Mary Frances. Sam Hatten Sr on sick list and Eugene Todd slight pneumonia. Mrs Jim Neeley visiting daughter Roscoe Whitaker. Sam Hatten Jr sold tobacco at 72 cents a lb. McKee Meeks and Bennett at 75 cents. Crops to be delivered at Richmond. Eugene Todd bought a new Buick. Roscoe Whitlock to Montana for ill brother Claude. Fall Science Hill school to close December 23, spring term to begin first Monday in January. Goins Brothers sold tobacco at 73 cents and to be delivered at Lexington. Miss Louisa Williams returns from Florida. Mt Pleasant entertainment raises $45.11 for orphans home.
Local notes record very cold weather this week in Buffalo. Social visits include Effie Hale and Alma Cox, Maude Hale with Dorothy Mize, and Benge relatives. Hale siblings return to school after two weeks of illness. Joe Cox returns from Panola. Hog shipment: Million and Leer send a carload to Cincinnati at 18.5 cents. cattle trades include 25 cattle to Green Clay and 30 head to H. H. Colyer.
M B Baker of Newby Kentucky announces a public auction Saturday December 20 starting at 10:00 AM at their Newby location. Items include stock of general merchandise clothing shoes dry goods groceries hardware and winter supplies. Also offered 7 shoats 125 pounds each 1 sow and pigs 1 calf 2 bay mares 9 and 8 years old 1 fat cow about 1200 pounds.
Sick bootlegger Jack Smith, convicted at the recent federal term, is freed from jail by special action of Judge Cochran after U S Commissioner Warfield Bennett relayed doctors findings of serious heart and lung illness. The remaining 60 day sentence was set aside.
Mrs Pearl Pat t, of Mendersville Kentucky, writes of relief from chronic constipation and sour stomach after using Thedford s Black-Draught laxative. She says earlier medicines worsened digestion, but Black-Draught was easy to take and left no after-effects, with her bowels normal again. The message endorses Black-Draught as gentle reliable stomach liver and bowel treatment.
Prof B F Gabby of City Schools will address the Baptist Young People gathering Sunday evening at 6 30 in the church main auditorium. Special music and an unusual talent program are planned with IF Gentry and G L Borders on the program to discuss the Standard B Y P U. Dr Green will give a brief address on Neglecting Your Gift.
Tobacco prices at Lancaster warehouse show many baskets sold across farmers led by Bastin Reynolds with 1180 pounds averaging 88 44 cents. Individual sales include Phil Brown Milton Ro Ed Naylor I V Poynter Severs Daugherty Hurt Ray Clark Tom Ray and John Ray with prices from 74 to 97 cents and weights from 35 to 860 pounds.
Ash ley Leer of Millersburg bought 304 acres in Nicholas countyfarm from J Ed Bryson and Willy Ross of Carlisle for a price up to a listed amount in Bourbon county this week.
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