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j"5e ,? jS"-; "h?- " V v - Are RECEIVING Daily New Shipments From New York In Suits, DRESSES. C0S: TUMES AND Coats. -f?- fk -- I We Ladies - In addition to what we have alreapy shown we- will have on display Forty New Numbers THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Of This Week Only. showing the Very Latest productions of the season. A look will" convince you that when it comes to style, quality, workmanship and prices. We can be excelled by none. We cordially invite you to inspect our line. Remember the days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of THIS WEEK. H. TheCentral Record incorporated. Issued Weekly. $1.00 a year. GREEN CLAY WALKER. Editor. .Entered at tbe Post Office in Lancaster, Kj, as Second-Class Mail Matter. Member Kentucky Press Association and Eighth District Publishers League. Lancaster, Ky., April 5, 1912. Rates For Political Announcements For Precinct and City Offices $ 5.00 or County Offices 10.00 For State and District Offices 15.00 For Calls, per line 10 For Cards, per line .10 For all publications in the inter est of individuals or expres sion of individual views, per line - 10 Obituaries, per line 05 ANNOUNCEMENTS For Commonwealth Attorney. We are authorized to announce Emmet Puryear as a candidate for Common wealth attorney, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Fer County Judge. We are authorized to announce Clay ton A. Arnold as a candidate for Coun .ty Judge of Garrard County subject to the action of the democratic party. We are- authorized to announce James A." Beazley as a candidate for County Judge of Garrard county, sub ject to the action of the Democratic party. For Sheriff. We are authorized to announce C. A. Robinson as a candidate or Sheriff of Garrard County, subject to the action of the Democratic party. We are authorized " to announce Ashby Arnold as a candidate for sheriff of Garrard county, subject to the ac tion of tiie democratic party. We are authorized to announce W. L. Lawson for sheriff of Garrard county, subject to the action of the democratic party. Fer Assessor. We are authorized to announce Dave C. Sanders as a candidate for Assessor of Garrard county subject to the ac tion of the democratic party. We are authorized to announce Mr. E. B. Ray as a candidate for the Nomi nation of Assessor of Garrard County, subject to the action of the -democratic party. We are authorized to announce J. B. Collier as a candidate for the nomina tion for assessor of Garrard county, subject-to the action of the democratic party. We are authorized to announce W. L. Huffman for a candidate for assess or of Garrard county subject to the action ,of tbe -Democratic party. Fftr.Sckel Superiateaiart. We are authorized to announce Miss Jennie Higgins as a candidate for School Superintendent for Garrard county, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Fer Jailer. . . We are authorized to announce Jack Adams as a candidate, for Jailer of Gar rard county, subject to the action of the Democratic party. We are authorized to announce Dave Ross as a candidate for-,Jailer of Gar rard countysubjrfct to. tie, action of the Democratic party. T. LOGAN, For Magistrate. We. are authorized to announce iohn N. White as a candidate for Magistrate, in the first district of Gar rard county, subject to the action of the demecratic party. We are authorized to announce WaltonE. Moss as a candidate for Mag istrate in the first district of Garrard County, subject to the actitfn of the democratic partv. We are authorized to announce Ship ton H. Estes as a candidate for Mag strate, in the first district of Garrard county, subject to the action of the democratic party. We are authorized to announce Charles C. Becker as a candidate for Magistrate in the second district of Garrard county, subject to the action of the democratic party. We are authorized Jto announce Tay lor T. Burdett as a candidate for Mag istrate in the second district -of Gar rard county, subject .to the action of the democratic party. The "Call of Spring" is upon us and the burden of the cry is "Cleanliness." Cleanliness for healths sake, cleanliness for beauty's sake and because cleanli ness is next to Godliness. There . is ample room for the labors of those who would clean up in Lancaster, the alleys of the city have emerged from the winter in the worst possible condition, and are demanding immediate attention the removal of the winters accumulation of garbage, which with the advent of warm weather will become a putrefy ing, disease-breeding mass, a menace to the health of the community, as well as an eye sore to those who are com pelled to use them. And the good work should not be con fined to the alleys, the streets should come in for their share and every individual should see that their premises are put in a sanitary condition, that the winter's accumlation is removed and burned and their sur roundings placed in a condition to ward off disease during the coming heated season. Lancaster in the past has been peculiarly free from disease, no epi demics ever having thrived within her borders, a few scattering cases of ty phoid here and there, but they cannot be avoided. We should now exert our very best efforts to maintain this praise worthy state of affairs. This can best be done by beginning early in the sea son to look after our sanitary conditions and seeing to it that nothing is left in proximity to your supply of drinking water which would tend to .contaminate it, aad that your premises are placed in such condition as to preclude the possibility of lurking germs of disease. The U. S. Senate on Friday rejected the Sherwood "dollar-a-day" pension bill by a vote of 21 to 46 and then en acted the Smoot general age and pen sion law by a vote of 56 to 16. The latter measure will increase the pension roll by ?20,000,000 for-tho next five years. The bill requires beneficiaries to have served ninety days and provid es pensions of from $13. to $30. per month. The bill now goes to the House for conference, and then faces the pos sibility of a presidential vote. Incomplete returns from Wisconsin's first Prsferencial Primary election in dicates that United States Senator Robert M. LaFollette carried the state over Theodore Roosevelt and President Taft on the republican ticket and that Gov. Woodrow Wilson defeated Champ Clark and all other contenders on the democratic ticket. The Danville Messenger suggests that in its rounds of the state the Ag ricultural Train should advise the peo ple agaist the sowing of wild oats and the raising of hades. We think it probable that the Messenger is expect ing entirely too much of these well meaning people. Governor McCreary will surrender the reins of government during the month, of July to iieu't. Gov. Mc Dermott and will be out of the -state during that month and perhaps longer. Mrs. Swaffield Dies. Mrs. Robert H. Swaffield, wife of the well known and popular salesman who travels for the Globe Tailoring Co. of Cincinnati, and who frequently ac companied her husband on his semi annual trips to this place, died in a Louisville hospital recently. Mrs. Swaffield has been seriously ill for a long while, and her 'death wa3 not a surprise, though it is a source of grief to many friends here. Mr. W. S. Ferguson Here. The many friends of Mr. William S. Ferguson are delighted to once again have him with us. Mr. Ferguson came last Friday,, it being the first time he has been able to be here in over a year. He has been ill and confined to a hospi tal in Covington during the greater part of that period, several operations having been performed upon him from time to time. However, Mr. Ferguson is greatly improved and he thinks well on the road to complete recovery. Hog Cholera. The raisers of hogs in this county surely seems to be playing, in hard luck Until within the last month hogs have not been commanding very good prices, and now that they are beginning to play up around the $8.00 mark once more, a scourge of cholera is sweeping the county. Many of our farmers have sustained severe losses from this dis ease, and others are compelled to vac cinate as a matter precaution, and this of itself is a matter of no small expense. Crop Conditions. Circumstances seems to have combin ed to deter the farmer from getting a start with his Spring work, Winter lingered in the lap of Spring, and once the cold weather broke up, it began to rain, and with the exception of a day now and then until this week, the farmers has had scant opportunity to do any plowing or other of his Spring work. Very- few tobacco beds have been sown, no oats sown, very little plowing done and altogether farm work is backward, and with the coming of suitable weather, you are going to see the busiest lot of.farmers ever seen in the county. Tobacco Warehouse Closes. The tobacco warehouse operated by Chas. A. Speith and Co. of Louisville closed the season last Thursday, and their local manager Mr. William Speith left on Saturday for his home in Louis ville. This firm bought'this year 875 000 pounds of tobacco, "nearly 900 hogs heads, which they shipped to theXouis yille breaks. Theic purchase averaged 12J cents per pound, they being the first buyers in the county to pay that price for a ciop this season. The Messrs Speith are clever gentlemen, and we hope to have them with us another sea son. Other Things We Need Worse. The Lancaster correspondent to the Lexington Herald bemoans tire fact that the Agricultural train in its jaunt through Kentucky omitted Lancaster from its itinerary. They did this, but they could not visit every town in the state, and it was because of our pecu liar railroad situation that we were missed, situated as we are had they come here, they would perhaps have had to miss some point more in need of their instructions than the farmers ot Garrard. We are not in very sore need of instructions as to proper methods for farming just at.present; we hold the championship in quality of the to bacco raised in the state, and we are just as well up in the acreage of that crop as most counties; we are furnish ing seed corn to counties where the Agricultural train stopped to instruct them how to raise that corn; we are sending experts to neighboring states to instruct them as to the proper method of handling hemp, and above all we have soil second to none in the land in productiyeness, so we have but small use for instructors along agricultural lines. What we do need and need badly is someone to come here and establish home markets for the farm produc tions which we so well know how to raise. LAN Everywhere But Lancaster. The promoters of the Loose Leaf To bacco Market in Lancaster are not meeting with the encouragement which we would like to see them have, and unless the tide changes in the tnear future we very much fear the scheme will be a failure. This would prove very detrimental to Lancaster and Garrard connty, and the people should not allow it to fall through, everyone, who is able should take stock to such amount as his means will permit and thus insure a home market 'for home productions. A like scheme is being promoted in Nicholasville with splendid prospects for success, stock selling at $50. per share with $6,000 or $7,000 already sub scribed. They face the same problem as we, that of securing buyers, and surely if Jessamine can secure buyers, Garrard can. Come in farmers and take a hand in the erection of a home market and when your next crop is ready for mar ket, you will not be compelled to ex pose yourself and your teams to a drive of from ten to fort miles in all kinds of weather in order to market the- re sults of your seasons labors. Millinery Openings. Saturday was "Opening day" with the millinery stores of the city, all the prettiest creations direct from Paris and all other places where any claim is made to the setting bf fashion, were on exhibition, and the beauty of the dis plays was only outrivaled by the beauty ofthe customers. The streets were crowded all day with the ladies of the town and county, and the stores were crowded to their utmost capacity. At Miss Rella Arnold's, Mrs. Ada Kin naird's and R. S. Brown's extra sales ladies were on duty to look after the eager visitors and to display the latest and loveliest thing in Easter offerings in the head gear line. The Joseph Mer cantile Co. R. Hv Batson and H. T. Logan were also giving openings and displaying ladies ready-to-wear suits and everything in the way of ladies wearing apparel so dear to the femin ine mind. The Joseph Mercantile Co. were conducting things on a metropoli tan scale, having an orchestra to dis pense sweet music for the edification of their customers as they inspected their wares. After viewing the splendid dfspiay of merchandise peculiar to the wants of the ladies, we truly wondered why it ever became necessary for a Lancaster lady to go away from home to secure anything she might desire for her per sonal adornment. SATURDAY A BIG DAY. Graded School Election and Republican Convention. The citizens of the Graded Sohool District have been busy since the trus tees called the election to submit to vote the issueing of twenty-nine thous and dollars of five percent bonds to ob tain funds necessary to provide ade quate buildings for the "Graded School district. So far as we can learn it is generally agreed that the district is badly in need of more room and better quarters and there seems to be a grow ing sentiment that a now building is necessary and that it will take the a mount of money called for by the trus tees ta accomplish the end. that is de sired. We expect a very large vote to be cast and that the bonds will carry. In addition to the large crowd brought to town by the school question, if the day be favorable, the republican con vention called for one o'clock Saturday afternoon will be the most largely at tended and 'most interesting held Jn this city for many years. The Taft people have been busy enthusing their friends in the re-election of the Pres ident, and they know how to accom plish their purpose, and their people will be on hand. The followers of Col. Roosevelt seem to have caught the spirit of their leader and are fighting every inch of the ground and are on thuiastic in their claims of sucess. The fight is a big one between the 'factions of our republican brethren and the con testseems to be close and we are not able to predict which 'side will score the victory. Shanks. Mr. Samuel Hamilton Shands aged 76 years, one of Lincoln county's most substantial and highly respected citi zens died at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. C. E. Tate on last Monday. Mr. Shanks was stricken while at one of the Stanford banks over a month ago and never recovered. He is survived by three children. Mrs. Thomas S. Rice, Mrs. C. E. Tate and Hon. W. H. Shanks. Mrs. Farris Better. The many friends of that revered old lady, "Aunt Liza" Farris will be glad to know that her condition is some what improved, and while the greater part of the body is bound tightly by paralysis, yet the mental faculties are in perfect condition, and she is able to recognize and talk to her friends. While there is but slight hope of her complete restoration to health, yet she may as an invalid be spared for some time, happy and cheerful despite the weight of years and the hand of afflic tion rest so heavily upon her. Jas. F. Holdam Succeeds Col. Swope. 'Because of the fact that a special term of the Lincoln Circuit Court was in session at the time of the death of Col. Josh Swope. it became necessary to appoint at once a clerk to succeed him, and Judge Chas. A. Hardin im mediately appointed Mr. James F. Holdam of Crab Orchard to the posi tion. The appointment holds good un til the November election, when a clerk must be elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Holdam at one time held the office and made a splendid clerk, and his ap pointment will meet with general satis faction in Lincoln county. A popular Appointment. . The recently passed Pension Bill granted a pension of $10. per month to the old soldiers who wore the gray, necessitated the appointment of a Pen sion Commissioner to look after the granting of pensions and distributing the funds, and Gov. McCreary has ap pointed Capt. W. J. Stone of Kuttawa to the position. Aside from being him self a survivor of the "lost cause", and having lost a leg in the service, Capt. Stone is popular with all classes all over the state, and his appointment will meet with popular approval. Capt. Stone at one. time represented the First district in Congress, was prom inently mentioned to succeed Ollie James in the lower house at Washing ton, and was at one time a sharp con tender for the democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky. "Capt. Stone will have an office in Frankfort and will draw $1200. salary, In Memoriam. After an illness of a few months death came to Cora Celia Poor wife of Robert Halcomb, March 28, 1912; She was the daughter of the late S. W. Poor and was born near Buena Vista, July 23, 1889, had been a consistent member of the M. E. Church for six years, funeral services were neia in the M. E. Church Friday afternoon, the Rev. J. W. Simpson officiating, burial in the family lot of Mt. Olivet cemetery. She is survived by. a husband, son, mother, 'four brothers and a number of other relatives most of whom reside in Garrard county. She was an upright child of God, A sister and wife who ijas kind and true; A warmer and a truer friend In Hie I never knew. And when she died her patient soul Put on its wings of love To bid farewell to earthly things And seek a home above. r Dearest "Cora Celia", how we miss! you Since from earth you passed "away And our hearts are aching sorely. As we think of you to-day. You are gone but not forgotten Never shall your memory "fade Sweetest thoughts shall ever linger A j-vimW 4-Vi mtnifn wlnA TM OVA lfll1 xxiuuuu uic giavc hucio juu mc aiu. A devoted friend, A. M. S. & B mm R j IV I J Robert L Taylor Picturesque Fipre In National Politics Died In Washing ton Hospital Following An Operation. Robert Love Taylor, "Fiddling Bob" United States Senator from Tennessee, died in a hospital in Washington on last Sunday, his death resulting from the shock incident to an operation for gall stones. Senator Taylor was a notable figure not only in his native state, but his ec centric mode of campaigning won him a reputation all over the country. Thrice governor of Tennessee, once de feating his brother for the office, he always carrisd with him a violin, on which he was an expert player, and de lighted his audiences with music as well as oratory, this won for him the sobriquet of "Fiddling Bob". Stnator Taylor was a democrat and has been in the senate since 1907, Some twenty yeare ago Mr. Taylor was one of the leading lecturers on the. American cir cuit, winning fame with his famous lecture "The Fiddle and the bow". He wa3 also widely known as the found er of the "Bob Taylor Magazine" in 1905, which publication is now known as the "TaylorTrotwood magazine. Swope. Col. Joshua D. Swope, clerk of the Lincoln circuit court, and a native of , Garrard county, died in Stanford last j-nursuay mgnc tne zacn uit, or a com plication of pulmonary diseases and heart trouble. Col. Swope had long been a sufferer from asthma, and often had severe attacts of that disease, but his death was a severe fhock and sur prise to his host oi friei-ds in Lincoln anu snrrounaing counties, lie was a member of the Baptist church and af ter funeral services by Rev. J. B. Jcnes and Rev. D. M. Walker, his re mains were placed at rest in the Stan ford cemetery. Col. Swope was 70 years of age and was born in the Bryantsville section, being a member of the well known Swope family of that locality, but moved to Lincoln in his younger days and remained there. He is survived by a sister Miss Jennie Swope of Stanford and two brothers Messrs B. K. and , David Swope of this county. Col. Swope was one among the happiest disposed men we ever knew, he fairly radiated sunshine wherever he went, with a pleasant smile and a hearty handshake, he greeted and made friends with all with whom he came in con tact, and innumerable friends all over this section who knew and loved him for his splendid traits of character, will join with his relatives in their grief at his loss. Mississippi River On Rampage, All Of Its Larger Tributaries Rising And The Worst Flood In Years Being Experienced. Towns bordering on the Mississippi river in western Kentucky are ex periencing the highest water ever known and much suffering is resulting therefrom. At Hickman 1500 people driven irom tneir nomes are Jiving in the highlands back of the town without protection from the elements and ap plication has been made .to Gov. Mc Creary for provisions and tents for their relief. Near Fulton three train men were drowned in a washout; there is great suffering at Fulton, Columbus, Cairo Ills., and many other places, and the property loss already sustained amounts to over a "half million dollars. President Taft's application to Con gress for an appropriation of $500,000 for the purpose of strengtheneing the levees met with a ready response of $350,000 at once and a promise of more" if necessary. Congressman James has asked Congress for $250,000 with with to purcease food and necessaries for flood sufferers in Kentucky and other states and it will be no doubt quickly granted without a dissenting voice. Gov. McCreary has sent tents, as has the National Goverpment, to shelter the homeless in the stricken district and everything possible is being- done to reduce tne sunenng'to the mini- lmum. Will Barton Much Improved. W. B. Burton who has been con fined to his room at the Kengarlan hotel with a slight attact of pneu monia, has sufficiently recovered to l able to come down in the lobby, and within a few days, the weather per miting, will be able to be on the streets. Convention Tomorrow. The Republicans of Garrard count will on tomorrow express their choice at a Mas3 Convention as to what 1dm shall be sacrificed at the coming No vember election. The followers of both President Taft and Col. Roosevelt are expressing confidence as to the success of their favorite in the count , and it is hard to predict who will be the winner. Mrs. Estes Remains Arrive. The remains of Mrs. Ollie W. Estes, whose death occured in LaPryor Tex., an account of which appeared in last weeks Record, arrived here on last Saturday, they were taken to the home ot her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Meadows at Hyattsville, and on Sun- pay after funeral services at the house by Rev. O. P. Bush, they were placed at rest in the Lancaster cemetery. Bastin L'ces Leave Danville. Mr Bastin, representing the Bastin Telephone Company, of Lancaster, was in Danville yesterday, directing the removal of the wires and equip ment of the company from Boyle coun ty. The company will withdraw entire ly from this field. Mr Bastin stated to an Advocate reporter that so little busi ness was gotten out of this territory that it did not justify maintaining the equipment and continuing the service. Advocate. Fiscal Court. The Garrard County Fiscal Court was in session on Tuesday of this week-, and after allowing a few claims and attending to routine business, adjourn ed to meet again on next Friday the 12th inst. The court appointed Mr. Cleveland Bourne to be Supervisor of roads for the term of two years. Upon the resignation of Mr. W. G. Gooch several months since Mr. Bourne was appointed to fill out Mr. Gooch's unex pired term and until the Mgular meet ing of the Fiscal court. At The Hospital. Miss Fannie Bishop is at the Lan caster Hospital, having been threat ened with an attack of pneumonia, but her host of friends will be glad to know that it is not so serious as was first thought and she is now convales cent. Mrs. William Onstottof the county is also at the Hospital, having under gone a serious operation this week, , she too is improving and hope is en tertained for her early recoverg. Miss Darnall has been attending Mrs. M. S. Thompson aad her sister Mrs. John Anderson, both of whom have had pneumonia, they are sisters and when Mrs. Thompson became ill Her sister went to wait on her and she too was stricken with the disease, both however, we are glad to report are much better, sufficiently improved to allow the nurse to return to her duties at the hospital. During the absence of Miss Darnall, Miss Louise Terry of Paint Lick attended the patients at the hospital. Saved His Mother's lire. 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