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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1907
Page
8
On Saturday March 16 a public sale featuring a nine year old mare and another mare a two year old filly thirteen 60 pound shoats four sows two spring wagons one buck board surrey and harness a milk cow a yearling heifer 800 boards 150 posts a huckster wagon and other stock in the listing with no clear buyer terms or location given.
Sale to commence at 10 o clock a m auction of odds and ends in calicoes shoes hats caps shirts clothing and many useful articles to be sold by W T Wells and Bro Willisburg Kentucky. Also local notices on sickness and recent sales including farm parcels and livestock with names and figures.
Miss Maggie Montgomery is on the sick list. Mrs. Matt Inman spent several days in Harrodsburg. Misses Zora and Judith Montgomery visited Miss Sarah Shields. Tom Coulter spent Sunday with J. M. Montgomery. Susie and Bertha Edgerton visited Misa Palestine Reed. Ernest Showmaker of Willisburg stayed with Mr. J. M. Montgomery. Jim Pat Brewer spent Sunday with Mr. John Leachman. Mrs. J. M. Shields visited her daughter Mrs. Lade Coulter. Erastus Perkins spent Saturday night nearby. J. M. Montgomery spent Monday with friends near Mt. Zion.
Between 9 30 p m yesterday and noon today a bilious attack causing nausea and sick headache was lost as a result of finding at Haydon and Rear ee 8 . gure for bilousness malaria and jaun ice.
A speaker lauds Red Bird as the premier breeder in the state, citing high sale prices for his colts and confirming the horse as a registered standard bred saddle and breeding animal. He urges collective effort to elevate patronage by 1907, noting the horse’s speed, style, run, and action for saddle or harness use.
The renowned harness horse Sun Shine defeats Glen Brook, famed for 165 blue ribbons from 185 ring entries. Sun Shine also beats Rex Arbuckle, winner of the blue ribbon at the Lexington State Fair.
The notice promotes Bill Goebel as a top breeder in the county. It invites readers to watch for his bills and advertising soon and locates him at the Fair Ground Stables in Springfield Kentucky.
Mrs Eliza Carney and children of near Willisburg visited her mother Mrs Sarah Gray. Mrs W B Barlow and daughter Texie returned from Mackville after an extended visit. Miss Tayie Goodlet and Bessye Drury were in Springfield last Friday. Mr Albert Shehan and niece Della Virgin dined with J H Gray. Mr P B Prather was here on business. Johnnie Smothers on the sick list. Hallis Hickerson of Mackville spoke of J R Gray a brood mare.
Price 160 dollars. Solomon Kay of Hillsboro was here Saturday on business. Willie Vandike is sick with measles at J A Tucker’s home near Fredricksburg. Lena Crow spends the week with her aunt Mrs Hopie Cheatham at Litsey. Clyde Goatley of Valley Hill and Hubert Virgin of Maud visited Pine Grove Sunday afternoon. Emma, nine, daughter of Derry Hardesty of California, died Sunday evening from pneumonia and whooping cough. J C Rayne, editor of the Herald at Addington, Indian Territory, suffers rheumatism but praises Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for quick relief and recommends it. For sale by reliable dealers in the Blue Grass.
A garbled retail price list shows varied items from Bacom Hamm and dried apples to turkeys and tallow. It quotes per pound or per barrel rates for staples like grain, lime, potatoes, onions, salt, vinegar, and mill products, reflecting a broad market snapshot with unclear spellings and inconsistent figures.
Richmond resident A. D. Williams of 107 West Main Street urges weak lung sufferers to try Dr King s New Discovery. He calls it the sole remedy that fully met the Proprietor s claim and says it saves more lives than any other throat and lung medicine. It cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis whooping cough croup quinsy hoarseness and more. Guaranteed at Haydon Robertson s drug store 150e and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Local free column lists numerous farm for sale ads and requests. Names and addresses from Springfield Lebanon and surrounding areas show goods including eggs ducks, turkeys, mules, sheep, corn, seed oats, and breeding stock. Also mentions Chamberlain tablets free sample at Red Cross Drug Store and various livestock inquiries.
Property notices list several farms near Springfield Mackville and Nelson county. Entries include No 56 with 265 acres 3 miles from Springfield priced 40 per acre, No 57 163 acres near Mackville priced 31, No 59 133 acres near Springfield priced 20, No 60 339 acres with brick dwelling and 100 acres tobacco land price 15000, No 61 125 acres near Springfield priced price per acre , No 63 180 acres in Nelson County 50 per acre, No 14 121 acres near Springfield with 50 acres tobacco land priced 25 per acre, No 65 170 acres near Springfield priced 42.50 per acre, No 66 156 acres near Springfield priced 50 per acre, No 67 2007 miles from Springfield with 20 acres bottom land and tobacco land priced 35 per acre.
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