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THE CLAY CITY SI. 00 a Year in Advnnci Wt are'hcre to help Clay City, the SiirronnJing Country and Ourselves. .1. R. Ibirnhcr, I'litihSV. VOL. XV1T. CLAY CITY. KY., THURSDAY SEPTEMBER jv )j. NO. .7 TIME 8. Trees Selected, H. F. Hillennieyer nnd Prof, llnrris Garnian, of Lexington. Imve reported t lie select ion mid allotment of trees to be planted on the State Capitol grounds on .Novembpr J!i by the different "onnties of Kentucky. If each nullity should adopt their sugges tions, Kention, will have a com plete arboretum as a beauty back ground for the new Capitol. The counties are not required to select the trees as suggested by Mr. Ili'llenineyer and Prof. Garman, and should any couuty select some other tree it is desired that the committee immediately notify either Mr. Hillenineyer or Prof. Garman, in order that the tree seected may be located on the grounds so that its foliage will blend with the trees nearest to it When all the counties have made their selection Mr.. Hillen ineyer will, at his own expeuse, furnish and have planted on the grounds one of each species of native Kentucky tiees not repre sented by the counties, so that Kentucky's arboretum will be a mong the most complete of any in the United States. The trees suggested for Powell county are yellow pine and white pine. It is expected that a large gath ering from all the counties in Kentucky will be had on the HtatejJupitoJ grouuds on plant-, nig day. Langley Decides at Last. John Langley has set at rest the conjecture as to whom he will follow in the campaign this fall by announcing in his opening speech at Paintsville, Tuesday that while he hud started out with the Progressives he had been nominated by the Kepubli cans an! would standvby the Tuft administration. New Spring Millinery received from the city which combines the newest styles and lowest prices. v SHOES AT FIRST COST. $500 worth of Shoes have been marked down to firs! cos! in order to get room for new goods coming in. In this sale will also be included a lot of HATS and CAPS. Here's your opportunity to ave some money. First come, first served. SHIMFESSEL'S. . Conference Closes. The Ninety-second annual Con Ceionce of the Methodist Kpisco pal Church, South closed a most successful meeting of six days session at' Danville Monday. Of 'he various appointments we note that the Hev. I. T. Spen cer is the new pastor of the church in this city; Bro. Fryman now with us goes to Frenchbtirg; the Kov.-W. P. Fryman who was with us last year goes to Ir vine; the He v. Ilobt. N. Bush, a former pastor here, is transferred to the Western Virginia Confer ence, and the Hev. Goo. I). Pren tiss, another former pastor of the church in tins eifv, noes to Hughes Chapel in t lie district. 1' I p raiikfort Reduced Rates to Barbecue. The Lexington A Eastern Rail way will apply one fare plus 25 cents for round trip to Lexington for the Barbecue and Burgoo Thursday, September P.llh, 11)12. Preparations will be made to en tertain 40000 people. Governor Marshall, Champ Clark and Sen ator Gore, the blind orator, will be the principal speakers. Great, parade and J'J bands. Largest crowd that has ever been in Lex ington is looked for. Tickets will be sold September 18th and 10th, return limit September 20th. - ;- '-New -Popr.it Irvine. M Hon. Grant E. Lilly, of Iiich uioihI, has purchased a new printing plant and will start a newspaper in his old home town Irvine. Mr. Lillv together with his brother, Judge W. II. Lilly ran the Estill Eagle at Irvine some twenty years ago. We are glad to see Bro. Lilly re-enter the newspaper field and are glad to learn that lie will return to Es till, the native heath of the editor of the Times as well a Mr. Lilly. gra Example for Powell. All evidence of tho increasing desire for good roads is presented in the movement in Bockcastlo county for a vote on a bond issue of $100,000 fdif, highway improve ment. $ The men who circulated the petitions for the election had an ticipated Boinj dilliculty in get ting the required number of sign ers. On tht contrary the voters signed freelyand even enthusi astically,and iriless than twenty four hours after the canvass for names was begiin more than twice the requisite number of signers had been secured. When the can vassers got together and conipar- I v it iiincp I iir I 'AViiiiu lliai wui Ul 1 . more man ouu spiers to wnoin t lie petitions had ben presented only seven had refund to sign and on ly three had declared unqualified ly that they wpuld vote against the bond issueTThe biggest tax payers in the Ciunty signed with as much alacrity as did some of those who paj&insignilicant a- mounts in taxenror those who pay nothing at all.' In tho face-cJfijo pronounced a sentiment for'whd improvement the County C t promptly or .i . .i i i C ot'ieo i ne eject- and on Satur- day, October ext. the voters will have opp pity to accept or reject the p'rj isition. If out- ward indicatl couvit for any- Lthing the. Jbou wilL.bp in uoreed-by: jotfrty and Itockcastle county will step well up to. the fron,t iu the good roads processjfou.' .5 Rockcastle rcounjty some tune ago built a few.in0es or turnpike by private subscription. It was so much of a relieffoom nuidholes and limestone boulders that the people hailed it with acclaim and immediately began calling for more of the sameort. They be lieve a bond issuebf $100,000 will help the county incalculably and will not hurt anybody. They ..... f (i.,.. 1 1:. ..1 '.. 1 11 1 u 1 ifiii 1 1 11 r j inn y .ue i ei ii-u u inn ,to give a good account of them I selves at the special election to be held 111 October. Courier- Journal. Wants New County Annulled. An endeavor is .being made to have the creation of McCrearv county enacted by the last ses siouofthe Legislature annulled j by the courts. A strong light for the retentiou of the new coun ty will be made. By a vote of the people Whitley City has been made M10 county seat over Pine Knot where the government of the county has temporarily been located since the formation of the county a few months ago. ah in 1 Off for Texas. Judge T. J. Eletclier and fam ily left Monday for Miami, Texiu to make their future home. We ! regret to lose such good people, I but the best of friends have to part. Wo wieji them nothing Shut good luck, happiness and good health in their new home. Elder Hoof, pastor of the Bap tist church at Jackson, preached a splendid sermon at the Chris tian church in this city last night. j Mrs. Amanda' Adams, of Win chester, is attending tho Baptist associotion andvisiting her son, Judge W. T. Adaius. Boys at the State Fair. Owen Patrick, of Kimbroll, .and Edition Burgher, of thiscify, ten iMomiay iiioruum tor the State Fair at Louisville. They reprcfoiit Estill and Powell coun ties respectively at the State's big show and will be members of the Boys' encampment duriim the entire fair week. The State pays all expense of the lad in making the trip and will instruct them in different lines of agri culture and in this way aim to enthuse the youths from the ru ral districts in scientific farming which includes the building and maintenance of good roads in the state. Another Kentucky Railroad. Articles of incorporation of the Big Sandy ec Kentucky Hail way Company, of Ashland, have been filed with the Secretary of State at Frankfort. The company is to build and operate thiity-one miles of track from Stall'ord Sta- tion, on the C. ec O., in Johnson, Magoflin and Breathitt counties. The capitol stock is $100,000, and the incorporators are: John T. Adams, of Columbus, U. ; T. N. Fannin, L. W. Davis and W. II. Dawkins, of Ashland, and George U. Martin, of Catlets burg. The acreage of tobacco in Pow ell count v this vear is vorv mnn II - - compared with the crops grown, in the pastYew years.' We are too far from market and that is the greatest hindrance to the profitable growing of the weed. Many of the few crops grown have been cut and housed. Dr. Martin reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Williams. 1 WALDRON & JOHNSON, & Waltersville, Ky. K3I We carry a full line of General MerchandKo and aru selling the goods to our large trade and they tell us they are Saving Money. You can do thuaine thing. If you are not already oiih of our 111 my pleased customers, couio round 'nine day and give oiir place a look through and let us price you sonic of our gopds.They willonenyoureyttoan opportunity. Send Us Your Orders over telephone, by messenger or otherwise and iT you live 1.. i rit.. ..- - . III jiUf vuy r iieur inn rum- Unreasonable Demand. The Socialists are noi.-- than possibly any other part'-, i'lic . demand $2.1100 a year si! i-v for six hours work. Von may give them thi" amount of did v ai.d they will have 110 more .it. t lie end of the year than tl-.-v ik w have But very few pei. ih will save their money reuar-lb-ss of the salary they net. The Times believes wav jir,. too low considering the prio the laborim: man inuM p.iy I'm his living, but what the Socialist demand is unreasonable .mil i making against the class of la boring honest people. We oiic knew of a boss workman who got a salary of $," 00 a day who cairn here from Pennsylvania. Anions his laborers was u youth who re ceived f)0 cents a day. When Christmas came the laws wanted to return home to spend the hol idays with his family, but didn't have the money. The youth who received 50 cents per day leam iii!; of this volunteered and loan ed his "Captain" the necessary cash to make the trip, but not neglecting to c!-arge him good interest. The boy got rich but the boss didn't. Moral Its in the man and nor the salary. Elder J. T. Turpiu will preach at Salem church day and night, beginning Thursday nightf Senjt: Z 19 and running up to Sunday night. PKUSBYTURIAN CHURCH. Services 2nd mid lib Sabbath of each mouth. Prayer Meeting", Wednesday even ings. Chas. E. Mann, Pastor. :n 11 1.. I! .1 1 n 1' r mu ucuvi-r nit! jiimii m mmm&mm 37