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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
8
A local vendor warns shoppers to beware of impure confections and urges Xmas buyers to choose purity and cleanliness. The store touts two solid tons of candy on display and guarantees every piece complies with the Pure Food Law. A fine Fancy Box Candy line is promoted as superior and suitable for gifting to wives or sweethearts.
A local shop highlights its commitment to courteous service and rapid assistance in daily transactions. Customers report smooth checkout and friendly staff as a core selling point.
In Georgetown Kentucky December 17 a worker Sam Mooreland was killed when a concrete block fell from the top of a new Bestline refinery building. Mrs Mooreland, watching below, was injured as the block rolled over the wall. Mooreland, 49, lived near town with his wife and several children.
Burglars entered the large Herring, Jenkins & Co. dry goods store in Georgetown Kentucky last night and fled with about $2,000 in cash and a large amount of merchandise. Bloodhounds followed the trail to the depot where authors of the theft are believed to have boarded a train.
Richmond Kentucky December 17 Mill Parks colored of Richmond met return from Winchester with five quarts of whiskey claimed not his own and money from others for liquor. Police halted him at the depot and he was jailed for taking money for whiskey in violation of local option law.
Mrs. Chas. R. West hosts a feature on the original home of Santa Claus with a schedule noting events Monday Wednesday and Friday.
Wm. Evans and wife of Pittsburg attended a relative's funeral here and returned home Wednesday evening. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Beeler on Tuesday night. Mrs. Henrietta Wills, recently operated on in Lexington, came home Tuesday night and is much improved.
Advertisement misprint listed canned goods with wrong weights and prices. The corrected lines show 3 pound can tomatoes at 74 cents, 2 pound can corn at 7 cents, 3 pound can pie peaches at 12 cents, 3 pound can peeled peaches at 12 cents, 3 pound can string beans at 8 cents, 3 pound can sweet potatoes at 8 cents, and 3 pound can canned apples at 71 cents.
In Owensboro Kentucky three indictments against T S Anderson former president of the defunct Daviess County Bank and Trust Company were postponed to December 28. Judge Birkhead refused an earlier date to avoid overlap with prosecutors tied to another bank case. Anderson, nearly eighty, seeks a trial arguing he had no wrongful intent in the bank’s collapse.
Mrs Margarette Tolson of Campton Kentucky is critically ill with typhoid fever at her home. She is the wife of Isaac Tolson a prominent local farmer and oil holder. Doctors say she is not expected to recover.
The Cincinnati Union Stockyards show livestock receipts and shipments for cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Cattle and calves move slowly with mixed price ranges. hogs are generally steady to slightly lower. sheep and lambs are mostly steady with weaker demand for lambs. Prices span from common to extra grades across cattle calves hogs and sheep.
Cattle at Chicago market steady with 6000 head. ranges include cows and heifers 1.50 to 5.00, calves 6.00 to 8.25, Westerners 3.25 to 5.50, Texans 3.40 to 4.25. Hog receipts about 32000 steady. light 4.90 to 5.60, mixed 5.15 to 5.80, heavy 5.20 to 5.80, good to choice heavy 5.40 to 5.80. pigs 3.50 to 4.80. bulk 5.35 to 5.70. Sheep receipts around 20000 weak. natives 2.50 to 4.75, Westerns 2.50 to 4.70, yearlings 4.25 to 5.00, lambs native 4.50 to 7.40, Western 4.50 to 7.40.
Chicago December 16 improved demand from millers in the Southwest boosted cash wheat, with final quotations showing gains from to 134 1e.
Morning shoppers are urged to plan ahead for the holiday rush with early purchases and gift ideas. Local merchants report steady demand as Christmas approaches, advising customers to compare prices and look for special offers.
Mrs James Bennett of Richmond Kentucky, president of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association, writes an open letter to President Roosevelt arguing for woman suffrage. She cites Franklin’s theory and notes Wyoming Utah Idaho Colorado as examples of progress, referencing liberty and equality in voting rights. Bennett notes her family ties to Cassius M Clay and Brutus J Clay.
News from West Liberty reports W. B. Lykins, attorney and Baptist preacher, has announced as a Democratic candidate for Representative in the Ninety-First Legislative district from Campton Kentucky.
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