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MT. STERLING ADVOCATE.
ITEMS, NEW AND TRUE: THOUGHTS, GENEROUS AND GENTLEMANLY
VOLUME XXIV.
MT. STERLING, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914.
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BIG REAL ESTATE
DEU CLOSED
Bigstaff Property, Including Res
idence and Several Acres of
' Ground Changes Hands.
The handsome and massive
residence and property of M93
J. M. Bigstaff, situated in this
city, has been sold to Mr. C. K.
Olham, of Lexington, who will,
at once, build streets through the porting to be signed by 295 vot
land and sell same for building ers in the city of Shelbyville
lots. This property includes asking that a "local option (?)"
several acres of land which will election be held in the three
be divided into about 44 build-, Shelby ville precincts on Septem
ing lots, which will be graded (ber 28, the same day that the
where needed and made the most . election was .asked for bv the
- desirable in this city. This prop
erty is' located in the very best
section of Mt. Sterling and we
are indeed fortunate in having a
man like Mr. Oldham fathering
the movement to build up this
end of our city, He. has been
one of Lexington's leading real
estate men for a number of years
and has done much to build up
that city and we are confident
will make a huge success out of
this property and that many
beautiful and valuable houses
will be erected on the lots. The
price paid was in the neighbor
hood of $20,000.
DOUBLE KILLING IN
PARIS MONpAY
. In an effort to arrest Ridley
- Reed, a negro, in the negro
settlement of Lyleville in the
western part of Paris, at 2:30
o'clock" ' "Monday afternoon,
Special Police Officer S. M.
Turpin was killed by Reed.
Reed was then shot and fatally
,-wounded by Chief of PoMce Fred
. .Link.
BODY OF YOUNG BARROW
ARRIVES IN- LEXINGTON
The body of David Barrow,
Jr., nineteen-year-old son of Dr.
:,David Barrow, who was drown
ed in Lake Michigan, July 14,
.,Jeft Ludington, Mich., Monday
. at noon, and arrived in Lexing
Hon Tuesday. The body was
found Sunday morning by a
.beach patrol after remaining in
"the water 13 days. Funeral scr
' vices will be held at the resi
dence of his parents Wednesday
'' afternoon.
For Sale 8 room, 2 story, new
- house with all modern conven-
iences, in desirable neighbor,
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"WETS" LOSE
' jNSHELBY
County Judge Gilbert Refuses to
Call Election Except for the
Entire County.
Saturday aftcrnon at four
o'clock Attorney Clarence O.
Barrickman, representing the sa-
loon interests of the city, filed in
the County Court a petition pur-
"drys" over the entire county.
Judge Gilbert set the hearing on
the "wets" petition for Monday
morning. In ordering the paper
to record Judge Gilbert stated
that he knew of no law under
which they could expect to
have SUch an election called.
When Court convened Mon
day morning Judge Gilbert took
up the petition for the entire
county. Attorney Barrickman
objected to the calling of the
election, but was overruled and
the election ordered to be held
on September 28, the date asked
for by the petitioners. The
Court also directed that a special
registration be held in three
She'byville on" Tuesday, Sept. 15,
for the 'purpose of enabling vot
ers not now registered to regis
ter. The- Sheriff .was directed to
take such steps as provided by
law for the opening of the polls
in the various precincts, etc.
'The "wets" petition was then
taken up. On motion of Judge
O'Rear, representing the "drys",
it was refused. Attorney Bar
rickman than prayed for an ap
peal. This too, under the law,
was denied him, and the matter
was left in identically the same
shape as if the "wets" had never
filed their petition.
The action of the "wets" was
evidently done in the hope that
they might "muddy the water"
or delay the election. Had they
succeeded in their attempt to se
cure an appeal it might have de
layed the holding of an election
on Sept. 28. This is about all
they can hope for, as the county
is certain to go "dry" by an
overwhelming majority whenev
er the opportunity is given the
people to vote on it. The Shelby
News. ,
The Advocate for Printing.
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GREAT FAIR
COMESJO CLOSE
Every Day Proved a Big Day '
Attendance Not As Large
As In Previous Years.
The Montgomery County Fair
opened last Tuesday under
the most auspicious circum
stances, and the banner week of
the organization's history was
had. Every available stall at
the grounds and a'most as many
more in nearby stables were
utiliezd to take care of the stock
that were entered in the various
rings and races last week.
Nearly every big stable in
the State was represented,
including Allie Jones, I. H.
Thurman, Edward Berry, John
Smiley, McCray Bros., Collins &
Son, William Jones, Mat Cohen,
W. G, Shropshire, Walter Rice,
Press Ray, H. B. Harp and oth
ers. Tuesday was mule day and
the greatest showing that has
perhaps been seen in Kentucky
in many a day competed for the
various premiums. Seibert's
Band, of Louisville, the same that
played for the State Fair last
year, "with a very charming sing
er, furnished the best music
that the local fair has ever had.
In addition to the Fair com?
pany's program a splendid car
nival was on the grounds and
offered the cleanest shows ever
seen here with a similar aggre
gation. Hippodrome races were
interspersed in the daily progranj
and excited intense interest.
The display in t.he Floral Hall was
the largest and best that Miss
Georgia Sledd, the superintend
ent, has handled. Following we
give a list of the winners in the
different rings and races :
Horse mule, under one year
John Marr, 1st ; W.' F. Saunders,
2nd.
Horse mule, under two years
S. S. Ralls, '1st and 2nd.
Horse mule, under three years
Harrison Woods, 1st; S. S.
Ralls, 2nd.
Horse mule, three years and
over Harrison, Woods, 1st and
2nd.
Mare mule, under one year old
John Marr, 1st; Frank ollins,
2nd.
Mare mule, under wtwo years
J. H. Woods, 1st and 2nd,-
Mare mule, under three years
Harrison Woods, 1st; S. S,
Ralls, 2nd.
Mare mule, three years and
over C. C. Clark, ist; Harrison
Woods, 2nd.
Horse mule, any age Harri
son Woods, ist ; S. S. Ralls, 2nd.
Mare mule, any age C. C.
Clark, ist; no second offered.
Brood mare and suckling mule
colt John Marr, ist: Hughes
Atkinson, 2nd.
Best pair matched mules-
premium $300 H. T. Letton,
ist, ?H5 ; H, T, Letton, 2nd, $70;
Hughes Atkinson, 3rd, $40; R.
M. Gilkcy, 4t.l1, $35; Frank Col
lins, 5th, $25 ; J. H. Woods, 6th,
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Five-gaited gelding under four
J. T. Collins & Son, North
Middleton.
Harness mare, under three
J. T. Collins & Son's Princess!
Lou, ist; Thurman & Peters'
Jane Arnold, 2nd.
. Five-gaitcd saddle gelding,
over four Shropshire & Mat
lack's Jack Barrymore, ist; P.!
W. Ray's Major Grey, 2nd.
New York saddle mare or'
gelding, any age Matt Cohen's
Gossipj ist; McCray Brothers'
Cloudy Girl, and, '
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GRAY RUSSELL
CUT BY NEGRO
Was in Serious Condition, But
is Now Thought to be Get-
ting Along Nicely.
Mr. Gray Russell, ' aged 25
years, son of Mrs. Lucy Russell,
of this city, and one of Mt. Ster
ling's most popular young men,
was dangerously stabbed by a
negro named Jasper Smith at
the Fair Grounds 'last Thursday
.night.
Young Russell was in com
pany with Corbctt Lyons, of
this city, and was entering the
grounds on his way to the Mid
way when a negro ran into him.
Russell called him down and the
three negroes, John Allen, Tom
Davis and Jasper Smith replied
insultingly and following him
up, later attacked him. Russell
put up a game fight, knocking
one of the negroes down put the
odds were too great against him
and had it not been for a show
man coming to his rescue it is
likely he would have been mur
dered on the spot. As it was
he was dangerously stabbed in
the breast and his right lung
was penetrated, besides receiv
ing several minor wounds. It
was feared for several days Mr.
Russell could not live but he is
how getting along nicely and
unless complications set in his
recovery seems certain.
Two of the negroes, John Al
len and Tom Davis were placed
under, arrest while Jasper Smith,
fhe negro that did the stabbing,
made good his escape and has
not yet been apprehended, al
though the police believe him to
jc in Cincinnati and are making
every effort to land him behind
the bars. The Allen 'negro was
released on a $300 bond, with
H. M. Ringo as surety while the
other negro remains in jail.
The assault was ,a. very cow
ardly one as the negro stepped
behind him and stabbed him
while he was defending himself
from the attack of the other ne
groes. It is said there were sev
eral other negroes with he three
who did the fighting.
On the night of the cutting
excitement ran high and had the
Smith negro been ' caught a
lynching would likely resulted.
11 three of the negroes should
be punished to the fullest extent
of the law for their cowardly
issault. Jasper Smith has been
in trouble before and is a fre
quent user of a knife , and is
known as a bad negro.
HEAVY RAIN FALL.
Rains, have been falling in thfs
section for the past several days
and on Sunday afternoon it was
so heavy much damage was
done, caused mostly by creeks
being flooded out of their
bounds. In some sections of the
county the rain was accompa
nied by a heavy hail, which, to
gether with a terrific wind, did
much damage to tobacco and
corn, Many valuable trees were
uprootud and other property
damaged. .
DANCE AT OIL SPRINGS
FRIDAY NIGHT
There will be a dance given at
O"' Springs Friday night, July
31st. The music will be furnish
ed by a Lexington orchestra.
Oil Springs has been very pop
ular this year and large crowds
have been spending the summer
there. Under the able manage
ment of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Huls,
th's resort is rapdly forging to
the front as a summer resort.
ODOHERTY IS
FOR BECKHAM
Great Louisville Leader says
Stain Should, be Wiped
From State.
Judge Matt O'Dohcrty, the
distinguished Louisvilld, leader
and churchmali in the course of
a recent interview said: "I can
not bring myself to believe for
an instant that self-respecting
Democrats men who have re
gard for ordinary decency in
public affairs, or in party organi
zation or discipline, will let the
opportunity pass , unimproved
which the coming primary af
fords, to set the seal of their
condemnation on the perfidy by
which Gov. 'Beckham was de
prived of the Senatorship six
years ago, after having been reg
ularly nominated for the office
by the party he had so faithful
ly served,
"It will I am confident, never
be said of the great body of Ken
tucky Democrats that they con
doned fraud or treachery by neg
lecting the opportunity of set
ting the seal of their condemna
tion, upon it when the opportu
nity offered. In no other way,
than by the nomination of Gov.
Beckham, is it possible to effec
tually wipe out the stain on the
fair name of Kentucky, which
the conspiracy by which his de
feat was accomplished placed
upon it. Party integrity, party
organization, party discipline
and public decency alike demand
Gov Beckham's nomination and
election. Thus, and thus only,
can the wrong done to him and
to the Democratic party of Ken
tucky in his person be right-d.
"Gov. Beckham deserves well
of his fellow-citizens. He was
called to the chair of the Chief
Fxectuive of the Commonwealth
when the State was in a condi
tion bordering upon anarchy,
violence and bloodshed were
averted by the cool sense, admir
able judgment and indomitable
courage which he, although then
a very young man, brought to
the discharge of his duties as
Governor. He merits the hon
or he is now seeking. He has a
double claim to it first, because
he is eminently fitted for the of
fice; second, because, as all men
know, by the most unblushing
treachery he was deprived of
the office six years ago, after
having won by overwhelming
vote his party's nomination.
His nomination now is due alike
to him and; the Democratic
narty. Its honor and his right
are alike involved. Perfidy
should never have permanent
triumph. He will, I believe, dis
tance all his competitors in
Louisville, and there can be no
doubt that he will win by a
large maiority in the State."
Card of Thanks.
The ladies of the Baptist
church who served dinner at the
Fair grounds each day last week
desire to thank the Monarch
Milling Co., for the Crown Flour
furnished by them; the Wool
folk Coffee Co., of Lexington, for
coffee and the Heckin Spice Co.,
of Cincinnati, who kindly gave
an ample supply of Deer Head
tea. The corn used was the fam
ous Elephant brand of canned
corn and donated by he Power
Grocery Co., of Paris, Ky.
Prcwitt & Howell and H. G.
Enoch, who loaned the dishes,
and all the local grocers and oth
er friends for their donations.
The Advocate for Printing.
MR. BECKHAM
SUMNER
Says Cincinnati Enquirer Cam
den and Fields Also Have
Cinch, it says.
Sunday's issue of the great
Cincinnati Enquirer concedes
Mr. Beckham's nomination for
the long term, predicts Mr. Cam
den will easily win the short
term and Mr. Fields to be re
nominated for Congress. It's
estimates are based on the most
accurate estimates obtainable
'and in the course of its article it
says :
"The postcard canvass con
ducted by the writer during the
last two weeks indicates the
nomination of former Governor
J. C. W. Beckham for the full
term and Senator Johnson N.
Camden for the unexpired term
as United States Senator by the
Democrats of Kentucky at the
primary election to be held next
Saturday.
During the week Mr. Beckham
gave out a statment in which he
said :
"The right is won, and the
task before the Democratic party
is to prepare in a systematic
manner for the November elec
tion and make certain that Ken- ,
tucky will do her part in keeoine
a Democratic Congress behind
President Wilson.
Looking at the race bv con
gressional districts the estimates
make it appear that Beckham
will carry the F:rst. Third.
Fourth, Seventh. Eiirthh. Ninth.
Tenth and Eleventh, leaving the
Second and Fifth to Stanley,
and the Sixth to McCreary, if
the opinion as to his can-vine
Kenton and CampbeM counties
is to prevail.
General Percy Haly claims
that Louisville and Tefferson
county, which comprise-the Fifth
District will be in the Beckham
column. In that event Stanley,
it seems, will carrv only his
home district.
""Ninth Conirres.ional District
Counties Fields Hane.v Younc Haley Percy
Hath . ... TOO 125 73 23 73
Ilojd. ... 200 2fl0
Carter..... 600 75 50 200 0
KJllott. ...... .100 100 ' 50 50
T-lemlng 1200 - jn , so 25
f!reemi ... 00 150 100 100 50
Harrison. l.fOO ino iro ioo
T.nwrence 500 100 :uo 150 ioo
Lewis KM V. 50 JO 55
Mason - . TOO WO 200 200 100
Menifee - 300 so ... ;j
Montirom'y. rX t loo 100 100.
Mnrcan .. ait i.soo . 30 20i
Nicholas .. Ml nn)
Jtonan 375 3 3 5 5
Wolfe 4UI 100 ... hit 100
Totals- -11.175 2.9W 1.2M) 1.205 7X5
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