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The Bourbon News, 1897-03-05

The front page of 1897-03-05. 691 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.

Front page text

691 words

Each block below is one column or story as the page set it. This is microfilm of 1890s newsprint, so the reading carries mistakes; nothing has been corrected, because correcting a name invents one. Blocks that read as noise rather than language were dropped whole.

Keigwm The Mercury says J I Williamson as aessignee of R C King sold at pub lio auction the store room blacksmith shop stable and small residence to W T Buckler for 2175 Mr King will probably resume business in his old stand again At the City Council meeting J A Poindexter of Cynthiana was present asking for a 10 year franchise to erect Water Works the city to bind herself to take 30 hydrants at 2000 per year The matter was passed until the nest meeting A tax of 40 cents on one hun hundred - dred hundred dollars was levied for the year 1897 Six hundred feet of new hose pur purchased - chased purchased for fire company Resolutions thanking Paris fire company and L N R R for assistance at the late fire were passed

Clark Frittjs and family have moved to Paris J D Firth has returned from Vir Virginia - ginia Virginia ana North Carolina G L Heyman has gone to New York to New York to buy Spring stock Bruce Huddleston has opened a butcher shop in the Grater building Col G W Bain will lecture in Car Carlisle - lisle Carlisle on the 18th on the Old Man and New Woman The City Store is being painted and papered and overhauled and put in first class shape before the arriyal of Spring goods Chas Reid aged forty and Miss Mary Stoll sixteen of Nicholas county eloped Wednesday to Jeffersonville

DepuHajtehals Phytian and Tucker were aStexiiigtpn Tiiesday andartested severabmore of the men recently indict indicted - ed indicted by th Federal grand jury for elec election - tion election bulldozing Chief of Police Mc Elrorwjas one of those arrested War Warrants - rants Warrants are also out for balf a dozen po policeman - liceman policeman and for Sheriff Ed T Gross and a negro preacher named Niles In all thirteen arrests are yet to be made2 Chage Time on Frankfort iv Cincinnati

ADVERTISING HATES Displays one dollar per inch for first inser aon half rates each insertion thereafter Locals or reading notices ten cents pe fine each insertion locals in black type twenty cents per line each insertion Fractions of lines count as full lines when running at line rates Obitnariss cards of thanks calls on dates resolutions of respect and matter of -like nature ten cents per line Special rates given for large advertised ments and yearly cards

Ihave arranged with Dr John Adair to take charge of my office until I am able to resume my practice Dr Adair will attend to all unfinished work and such other work as my patrols may de sirf Very respectfully 9feb 2t Dr R A Sprake - See advertisement in another column of W J Bryans new book The First Battle Send your order to Cscar Miller Hutchison Ky agent for Bour Bourbon - bon Bourbon county tf

the Miller Hughes Wedding Mr and Mrs David Judy Jr and son accompanied by Mrs Minnie Rule came down from Lexington Wednesday and are guests of relatives Frank Herbert yesterday shipped a coop of Plymouth Rocks and a bronze gobbler to Butler and a bronze gobbler to Shelby ville and coop of Pekln ducks to Winchester The will of Mrs Elizabeth Piper waB probated Monday Thos McClintock

DAYS We are doing a good business which is evidence that we are -treating the people right Pants made to order for 3 AND 4 UP We have a lot of ends for boys pants cheap for cash Dont forget we have moved to store room between C B Mitchells and Adams Express office We are agents for M N Laundry Work sent oneaday and re returned - turned returned next H S STOUT Manager

grade Alderneys J H Cprtis who lived near the old cemetery has moved to the Orr prop property - erty property on Main street Thos and Will Judy went to Cincin Cincinnati - nati Cincinnati Wednesday to buy a -stock of gro groceries - ceries groceries for the former Mat Ray and John Case of Oak Woods Fleming county were guests of relatives here Tuesday

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