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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1906
Page
4
Catalog of properties near Springfield listing acres four room dwellings barns timber water and tobacco land details. Prices range from 22.50 to 45 per acre with several house and outbuilding descriptions and proximity to pike church and school noted.
The Washington County Sunday School Association met in Willisburg on October 13 with an ideal fall day, good attendance, and a robust program led by Rev. G W Lyon and others. Officers elected include T E Wilson president, W F Grigsby vice president, and Miss Loujee Settle secretary, with executive members T J Settle R R Isham C M Bringle and J S Yankey. The event featured talks on Sunday school work and supervision, a bountiful dinner, and a social hour, praised as very successful. The report also notes tobacco damage from frost, local carpentry work, a new baby, and a rescheduled Sunday afternoon singing to Wednesday night.
A crowd from the area visited near Mackville at the Graves home on Sunday. Chestnutting locals reported a large turnout and speculation on chestnut abundance. Visits included Geo. Martin from Princeton and several Elliott relatives. The community school under Elmer Hume thrives, while Oscar Harmon and spouse move into their new home with farmer parents.
The notice warns taxpayers that 1906 taxes are due with a penalty starting November 1. After that date only county clerk issued warrants will pursue payment within ten days, adding 18 percent. Taxpayers urged to pay before November 1 to avoid extra costs.
The lecture course sale continues with best seats snapping up as demand grows. Ticket drawings happen at the Red Cross Drug Store on Thursday November 1 at 9 AM. Ex Senator Charles H Towne will speak November 13 on Our Father's Faith Shall we keep it. Towne’s past audiences praise his eloquence, presence, and patriotism. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised for wounds and burns at 25 cents.
Historical market notes list per pound prices for bacon ham lafe, butter 300, dried apples five, ducks and turkeys at various per pound rates, corn meal and flour around 2.3 and 92.60, ginseng seven, lard, lime, bran and shipstuff at one dollar, potatoes onions salt vinegar wool geese and sorghum values. Includes several garbled terms and inconsistent spellings typical of old rural commerce records.
Mrs Alexander of Cary Maine praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best remedy for keeping the liver and bowels in perfect order. The product, guaranteed by C J Haydon, druggist, costs 25 cents and promises painless purifiers that infuse new life.
Farmers advertise livestock crops and plants for sale including Barred Plymouth Rock pullets thoroughbred strains and Ginseng plants. Listings mention buyers and sellers such as Mrs R B Cregor Route 3 Lebanon and Loyd Parrot near town offering 200 bushels of Red Fhale seed wheat. Subscription notice included for The Sun at $1.00 yearly.
LaRue county offers several farm properties including 165 to 113 acres of level land six miles from a railroad town, with timber, a seven room house, outbuildings, and orchard. Another 250-acre tract features a brick house, bottom land, timber, and rural improvements. Prices and terms show active sale interest as Lincoln Park development draws attention.
Washington County Kentucky orders election at Pottsville Precinct No. 7 for the November 1906 polling day to decide if livestock may run at large on public highways. Sheriff and election officers to open polls with ballots asking yes or no on stock access. Attest Clerk and local officials sign.
P J Shannahan filed a petition with twenty legal voters of Sprde Precinct No 9 Washington Cent asking to move the November 1906 election to a ballot on whether cattle may run at large on public highways. The order directs the Sheriff and election officers to open polls and place ballots for this question.
A fragment indicates an official attestation from a Washington Court official notifying voters in Springfield Precinct No 9, Washington County that polls will be open at the next regular November election.
W A Mullican files petition with twenty voters in Springfield Precinct No 10 Washington County asking court to set election at the next November vote on whether stock shall be allowed at large on the public highway. Attest notice issues to voters that polls will be open on the next regular November day 1906 for this precinct. The funeral of Archbishop Bondy Anglican Metropolitan of all Canada held in Montreal with pomp.
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