The Mt Sterling Advocate from Mount Sterling, Kentucky (2024)

November 19, 1902

Publication:

The Mt Sterling Advocatei

Location:

Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Issue Date:

Wednesday, November 19, 1902

Page:

3

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JI i i 1 tl CJ H4 Ul 1f f1ijJ Jr io cr fl5ir1 tir I lif lbi jI hi i I MTV STERLING ADVOCATE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER lh 1902 fi i govern her Cdurt Ii About 4 000 CAttle on the rfuirk yet quality was only fair trad 1 very bripfc and prtott a shade higher 0 than iMt Court 1050lb steers a acid t1i6l 8QOlb steers at 1 fSjjf ro fiqO yearlings at 1 for 1 the bean Bulk of Bales at 4 ora Iwjs Heifers at8 to 8jcOWs 2Ii a toSe balls 20 A good crowd present arid the rain did not seem to ettVstit trade as cattle Sold as fast as we hare ever Peen them at this place SALES Stafford kSon sold five 1100lb bulls to Sam Hodgkin of Clark at 2iu and a bunch of 000Jb heifers to Mr Riille of Bath at 2 80 01 BA Skitimore bought twenty vo6dOrlb yearlings at 4c Geo 1 Berry sold four 025lb yearlings to i same party at 4c Mr Owens sold thirtytwo 850 i Ib steers to James Scobee of Clark 8t41u Stafford Jr Son sold a bunch of I SOD Ib cows t6 Ramsey of 240r I James Sprout sold thirtylive 1000 Ib cattle to Walls Co Bourbon at 4 Sam Turley sold twentyone 900 I Ib steers to Thomas Adams qf Fay ette at 4c Bud Meyers sold fifteen 1050lb steers to Chas fileug of Bourbon Bounty at 40 AVm Anderson sold thirty one 875 Ib steers to AI Hainline at 4c 4cRaswick Raswick Co sold eight 625 IbI I yearlings to McClintock McEn tyre of Bourbon at 4c Ramsey bought eleven 050 Ib heifers of Arnett Allen at 3c John Richardson sold ten 750 Ib yearlings to Brack Jeffries at 4c Atkinson Co sold thirty one SOOlb steers to Jonas Weihl at a M9 910Thos TMOS Adams bought twelve 000 lbstrs of James Bogie at 4 Hopkins bought twelve 50 Ib yearlings of Bird Buckwalt er atl4o tJ 7 Downing bought seven 1 550lb heifers of Ed McClure at Ii lc i I John Hedges of Bourbon pur ietfs forty 900lb steers of Henry I Hepkins at 410 Siilyers fe Co sold a bunch of 500 IEr yearlings to Tribblcof Mjidisou at 4o YfJW Gay Co bought one hundred and eight 1050lb cattle of Jiio Woodford Son at 4c Price Calk sold fifteen 1100lb iJt ers to Thos Adams of Fayette 1 at 4o Crouch sold to same party ten 1050lb cattle at lc Mr Adams bought about 100 cattle in allStafford Stafford fc Son sold twenty eight 850lb steers to Jas Thompson of Bourbon at 305 Swango sold seventeen 550lb steers to McClintock Me Entyre of Bourbon at 4c HOUSES AND MULES Not a great many mules on the market and the prices asked were from 5 to 10 per head higher than last Court No large heavy mules for sale ISAhand mare mules sold at130to13515 hand mules at 100 to 120 small mules 54 at from 75 to 00 Horses about as usual the mean i day had some influence in trading 4 and very few sales made Local Inventor I Some one said necessity is tho mother of invention and this has been proven to be true In this ofllce liy Mr Charles Ratliff who impro vised a water gauge for telling how much water there is in a barrel used in running our engine The gauge works td perfection and Mr i Ratliff will have it patented Al iready i his friends who have seen this marvel see in Charlie a mill ionairo inventor in the not far dis taut future We shall not attempt a description of this little wonder rsufllco it to say that after climbing fUP and looking in the barrel you can readily tell how much water is t1 in it 1 New Enterprise I Gay Co a firm com posed of Jno Woodford Gay and Thorton and Catesby Woodford have bought the slop of i iil 11 AC th McBrayer Distillery and will feed between four and five hundred fcattle This Is a strong firm one that has interests in common with the people of Mt Sterling and along the valley of Hinkston Creek and we may bo sure that the offen give smell from the distillery will i from this time 9n ty a thing of the past I I For Rent I Eight elegant rooms ui table for house keeping one or two families Also have for sale twenty acres of gland at a bargain Apply to etf II CLAY MoKfiE I 1 1 1 5 4 Wyks I i 4 Btlatri MU tM ftMolurft Assooiatien Saturday Nov 1st Gilead Teachers Association day was one of the most beautiful a Kentucky autumn holds in store The treee with their frontage of purple and scarlet and gold the fields of green and brown everything indeed pleasant to the eyes was to be seen yea verily and everything good for food to be had in that hospitable neigborhood of Gilead Alu Luckless Absentees you may fail to regret not hearing those things to be desired to make ore wise in the shape of our papers and talks but that dinn rthat chicken jthose dressed eggs that salmon salad those cakes that cream prepared by such famous mistresses of the culinary art as Mrs Anderson Mrs Hisle Mrs Hainline Mr Haddenyou will probably sorrow over not having tasted all your days The school room at Locust Grove is a model in itself with its pictures of famous men and places The recitations and music by Miss Leila Ande sons pupils aided much in making the day interesting Rey Carqehans appropriate opening and closing scripture reading and prayers added also to the profit and earnestness of the occassion Among papers and talks may be mentioned His Majesty The American BoVby Miss Vealand Phases of Boy Nature by Miss A Oliver Boys may bo prosaic but are always toesaic the latter de dared She rifled a boys pockets space forbids us giving the contents She peered into a boys mind and showed us its complex wokings Jth emphasized the importance of training this mind and preparing it for future usefulness nessThe most scholarly paper given was Miss Dannie Belle Scotts on School Ethics It should be printed in full There was not a line of it that was not helpful Miss Kate Corbetts talk on Usefulness of Biography was generally appreciated She spoke of the lesson of perseverance to be taught by Columbus of power of prayer as illustrated in Washingtons life of punishment following betrayal exemplified in Benedict Arnold and of the courage and patriotism inspired by Putnam Miss Mary Olivers recitations we all enjoyed and Miss Thoops recitalof II The Trials of a District Schoolteacher elicited much ap plause On finding her father was the author we begged it for publication but have not as yet received it IIWe have saved the best wine until now was the introduction given as Prof Thos VThroop rose to tell Us liThe Effect of Coast line on Civilization None who heard doubted the fitness of the figure There was all the wines bubble and sparkle and foam as in rhyme he told of his recent experience with poisonoak and apologized for consequent personal appearance There was the richness smoothness depth of the rarer vintages in the body of his address This completed the program and by a few earnest wellchosen words of the President we were dismissed BARItE Seey We Cut Meats For the next 30 days we are going to give the people of Mt Sterling and vicinity the advantage of the following prices in fresh and cured meats We kill nothing but the best fatted cattle the market affords The prices are as follows Spring Lamb 12c Pork Chops and Steak 12io Pllre Pork Sausage 130 Sliced Ham 18c Plate Roust of Beef Go Chuck Roast of Beef lOc Choice Ribs of Beef lie Shoulder Roast of Beef lOc Neck of Beef 5Gc Choice Loin Steak l8c Choice Porterhouse Steak IS Cj CjChoice Choice Chuck Steak JOe Compound Lard 12c Swifts Leaf Lard 14c Pure Leaf Lard home mad150 Winced Ham 20o Boiled Ham 30c We carry a full line of Fancy Jrocerios also Dressed Poultry Fresh Fish Oysters Celery and fruits in season Give us your order for a nice Thanksgiving Turkey All goods delivered on short no ice Your patronage and trade earnestly solicited MT STERLINO MARKET HOUSES GnEE WADE Propr 1B Mr and Mrs Young of Somerset neighborhood have rented the Elliott residence on Clay street and have taken possession We welcome these excellent people to our town I r14 17 A DO NT FORGET rTeE GREAT Closing Out Sal I WELL WELL WELL What a Slaughter Clothing Galore i Tons of It But MONEY is one thing and CLOTHING another We want the one and have plenty of the other so we are go going give up our house by January 1 1903 Therefore WE CUT SLASH and SLAUGHTER Our Entire Stock of Mens Boys and Childrens Clothing with a ferocity that will appal competition and make it an object for buyers to invest Every Dollar they can spare in Clothing Tie First Pick Is i always tie Best tl This is not a sale of oldstyle goods but a sale of SEASONABLE AND DESIRABLE GOODS and will last as lan gas the Goods will last Everything Marked in Plain Figures Be sure and secure your share of the bargains 33i Per Cent Off the Regular Price Everything Goes I Nothing Reserved I iviiTHE CLOTHIER SAM LEVY MT STERLING DETOUR GUARANTEEMoneg refunded if not as represented dUring this CLOSINGOUT SALE CASTOR IA I For infants and Children The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ofBoo Book Club The Book Club resumed work for the season Friday afternoon being most delightfully entertained by that charming hostess Miss Howell The members for the year are Misses Graves Howell Reid Harris Young Bridgeforth Gatewood Bettie OwingsTibbs and Mesdames Roger Barnes Jack Gatewood Roger Gatewood New Boarding Honse Having rented Mesdames Calk md Chinns house on North Mays ville street I will on January 1 1003 open a firstclass boarding louse Rooms furnished or unfurnished also day and transient oardorst Respectfully MISS dAItTIIA DENNIS You may never get hurt I hope you wont i but wouldnt you feel 11 great deal better to have an ac ident policy paying from 5 to 25 a week if you wore so unfortunate Rates cheerfully given by HOFFMAN 49tf Mt Sterling Ky I Tab Payers There will be a penalty of six percent added to all taxes not paid before December 1st 1902 A McCoitMiOK 172t Sheriff Oyster Supper There will be another oyster supper at the Grassy Lick Church on Thanksgiving evening November 27th at 6 oclock for benefit of the church I i Ross CUTTERS ANY CAPACITY Fodder Cutters Shredders Carriers Blowers and Horse Powers TREES I TREES I Fruit and OrimmeuUl Grnpo VinQit Small 1l1lts Ae1arague 5hlIbuud avcrything for 010bll1d 1lIw and Gllldcn Clark arsenes CLARK Proprietor Owingsville Ky 191 For Sale A thoroughbred Jersey Bull ready for service Apply to TANDY CUENAOLT 17St Mt Sterling Ky 1 Un jo Have Returned Mr and Mrs James Prewitt Young having returned from their bridal trip to Chicago have taken possession of the fine old homestead and 300acre farm the gift of the grooms parents As the groom is an excellent man and the bride an earnest arfd cultured Christian woman these young people begin their married life under favorable circ*mstances well suited to continue the helpful and ennobling career of his parents who for many years having given of their time and means to carry on the Lords work at Somerset church have moved to town iY i SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY OEE A 1JLT OEELA MT STERZIING XY XYWANTEDI WANTEDI WANTED Your scrap iron live geese old hens roosters hides furs tallow beeswax feathers and ginseng for which I will pay the highest cash price 1720t REIS CAIITORXA I roar theha Kind You Hate Always DogIII tof it ltThe The county has received a Book I typewriter It cost yS175 and cani be seen in the County Clerks IIbe II 4 I 4t i.

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