The Clay City Times, 1901-12-26
The front page of 1901-12-26. 2,066 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.
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t1 No Trouble Tfcene In Miiiagliie the UqJkflT r U < 7 ffVSt Toronto 18011 rbf the 11i1Qcl Cities of tlio 1 jjvestqrh jiemis phere Hjjl1d J jn p x of Hous Houston - ton Houston Texas whjf jiist returned from 11 visit lo tcity Toronto ltas 4 uleVof the best paved streets tllor continent but the tnetlio + lJ cohdutting i the business nfl fitri 6f the city is what commends JBQJf to tlio cas casual - ual casual visitorIxo anshxnce their system of contro ling the Saloon business is abpur Jferfect There are about J5Q Ulijpns in Toronto I and that is tfiSJlnfil prescribed liy tyordininc h These saloons Jreregular JiIfpsed and the only way to obtii i license is to purchase a husiBcJss already es established - tablished established The cipnse itself is about 1300 per isear When I left Canada th6eunipf 4000 was offered a saloon nah for his li cense I dqnt kjijow whether lIe concluded to accept it rnot The saloonaare regulatedin such a manner tiuittliisy are the most orderly of places They close at 11 oclock pii all + nights except Saturday when hey close at 6 oclock Thii redone in order that the wi6rkin Oman will not spend his wee Jty wages for drink WhenLliey are closed there is np back door entrance They are shut tighter than a drums and att man who opens his saloon 1staIfas ijfbliancp to have his licensert volt Lta valua valuation - tion valuation of 4000K iienn tmrdly af afford - ford afford to run the risk The Host Healthful Place The most healthful place in the United States to live is Mari Marion - on Marion Iowa according to reports received by tlio Merino Hospital service from 1190 cities and f tf towns having a pjpulatioirpf 1 000 or over Marion has a popu population - lation population of 4102 aiul there were only six deaths inlQOO making a death rate ofther phenomenally low figures of140 per 1000 The average of the death rate in all the cities and towns was 1747 It appears from the compli complication - cation complication of tlfe Marino Hospital service that the state having the best record for Health last year was North Dakota with a death rate of only 005per 1000 popu population - lation population By far thq most health Lexington asternRy Effective October 4 201901 KAHTBonxn No2 No4 Daily ex Sun Daily ex Sun Stations Ejf AM LyXoxihgton 2lft 740 AVinchester 255 825 I L Junction 807 887 4 Clay City 840 018 41 Stanton 861 02S II Natural Bridget 20 054 I 4 Torrent < 434 10 09 BcattyvilleJunc 4156 1029 ArJnekBonMOO 1180 WESTBODNn NpiSjV No1 Daily ex Stun Daily ex Sun Stations hM AIM IN Jackson 120 025 I BfenttyviileJuno 110I 7 26 = 1t Torrent t280 744 ei Natural Bride 252 801 Stanton823825 I Clay Qlt Il83 l 887 41r T3 Junction 403 010 > 1 Winchester iViilS 023 At Lexington v vipO 1011t JE BARR QhAB SooTTfl Gent Manager Gen Pass Agt T K MoBOyajF SolTass A gt Ctrl l fi 1 > 1f 1 < t j li f > Ih i 20 i 1 > t 1 J f H Q fl I 1 > l I Ltn r sa s J 1Jot 1 t 1 c
Snow Creek tqJ J E Niblack for2T W n Vivion of Wiiichester dayslast last week lW Adams and ThbinnsViy ion went to Clay City Monday on business businessL 10 B Scholl of Clay City was here Friday shaking hands with hisold friends Miss Lucy Everman and Mr H H Vivion were the guests of Miss Maggie Wood Saturday Solomon Martin and Miss Sal ipElkin were married at Win II cheater Thursday Marion Cur Curtis - tis Curtis find Miss Mattie Martin were attendants I Piss May me Groves closed a successful school hero = last Fri Friday - i day Friday with n good entertainment 1 and a treat for the children Supt I Trncy was present and made nn I encouraging speech to the school I jMrs TTnttie Elkin hue been sick for several days 1 Miss Tfllo King returned to her home near Winchester Thursday Wo welcome the TJMEJ again after un absence of some months Mra Ann Elkin and son Walter have returned from a visit to relu tives ipl3ath county t Green v w Hpry J + < and wife who went tovlHjnois lastspring have come Mick to Old Kentucky Solomon Martin of Powell coun lynnd Miss Sallie Elkin of this place were ntarried the 12th inst v Charley Crow and wife of WVndes Millare visiting the lat ters parents Mr and Mrs JJerry StoneMoving Moving is the order of the day just now John Potts will move to I the house recently vacated by Mil ton Berryman Al DJvnrywill move into the house now occupied by John Potts Henry Devary will move into the house with his mother Died at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Wim Stone Dec 11 Willie aged 15 years During the four duys of his brief illness he suf fered intensely but God merciful mercifully - ly mercifully released him and his spirit took I flight to that bright dime where sorrow dd Rthonn Ytenter Af After - ter After services by Rev B S Burgher the body was interred in the Poor graveyard Weep not dear ones he has not lived in vain N v 1I God who gave him immortal life will raise him up again WAXTzn Several pepon8of chnrno tor and good reputation In each state J one In this county requlred to repre Benfplii established wealthy business house of adlld financial standing Sala Salary - ry Salary 11 00 weekly wjth expenses addi annul all pnynblo In cnsh etiph Wednes Wednesday - day Wednesday direct from head offices HONe and carriages turnlshcd > when necessary RefeencosTnctose selfaddressed stamped envelope Manager 810 Cax ton Building Chicegor A smile does not cost anything and is much more becpnunjj nn vyoman s face than Jowder You shplud see those Hobby Hats tSatMlIiWimam 0 rpClnyCity K3 tYifr1Melt e Melt I t i 1rK l I1J t t L iJiii YAS l yA 1 i i 1t j < U 5 tor2r Ifi I J 44 f 5r r v < < t I c
J 11 To Our Delinquents If You all are aware that we have sustained aheavy loss by fire with 7 pno itiPuranoe affd no recourse but eachr If tand every one who owed us for One years or more subscription an any - y any r ttpp > a1 to pay upthntwe might e 1 rijsunio bupineps as soon ns possi ie ble At that time we had out 350 1M ItihscrlpUonnlohl and of this amount wb have collected nearly < ineeightli We know you can pay this rimnll amount arid as you have placed lIsto such inconvenience pwe have decided to place each and every account in the hnndrt of ft r pub lehe 8co1hptim agency1 that itf not paid up in ton days We Very tncnh dislike tohl1veto do this but we hl ve to raise some money and this seems to beour last roflnrt If yon want ttr hold your rcputtition and credit you hnd Ftbetter send in the small amount you owe Send Tiy check money order registered lette or two cent fltnmps if the sum is less than one dollar + Fnrln For iailc Farm of 50 acres all bottom land lit Walters Ferry 2 miles from Clay Ci ty with good dwelling tG rooms atntlyttll necessary outbuildings Cis Cistern - tern Cistern ° eonvrnientto house Will > bo sold at a bargain J W TIPTON Clay City Ky Try nor cough mixture Deer in tht world 25cent8 for 4oz Ji Lit tkepa ge t Son t 1 I nOFIS810 CARDS I yMNNMINNMNNM4MNnNNNhNNhN11WNh R A InVINf Jl D PHYSICIAN AND 6UROEON aut > OIrV KY < r Si LlTTUEPAOE M D PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON CLAY OITY r KY Dr C B DICKSONi DENTIST CLAY CITY KY
her corset laced to llIlIst notch and the intelligent i < lot who rode a bicycle nine miles in ton min minutes - utes minutes sleep on undisturbed At a repose is a doctor who took some of his on medicine There with the top of shoo box driven over his head is an old man mar married - ried married a young wife Away over there reposes the boy who went fishing on Sunday and the woman who kept strychnine in the cup cupboard - board cupboard with her powders Tho man who stood in front of a mow mowing - ing mowing machine to oilI sickle is quiet now and rests beside the brakeriihn who fed himself to a 70ton engine and over in the potters field may be seen the bleaching bones of the man who tried to whip the editor while r noly a short distance away rots another carcass which even the buzzards refuse to touch the man who got his homo paper on credit and refused to pay for it Ex i Closing Outat Cost To close out everything in Mens Clothing and Hats we will put on Bale at once our erltiro stock of Suits Odd Pants Over Coats Boys Suits and Pants Mens and Bo s sHots - Hots sHots and Mens and Boys Shoes Mrs J W Williams WilliamsCluy Clay City Ky South Carolina now raises tea I which sells for 12 per pound
fulbf the populous states howI liowI ever was Iowa the death rate I being 1117 1 Take your butter and eggs to Mrs J W Williams WilliamsClay Clay City Ky fit Sterling Pastors Meet The pastors of the various churches of Mt Sterling heldn conference and passed resolutions declaring in favor of a move movement - ment movement to better regulate the liquor traffic and urged that the number of saloons be lessened by increasing the license fee and by rigidly enforcing the law in re regard - gard regard to keeping orderly houses proper hours and Sunday closing Take a walk through a coil c try and you will pass the last resting place of a man who blew the muzzle of a gun to see if it Was loaded A little further down the slope is a crank who tried td see how close to a mov moving - ing moving train he could pass In stroll strolling - ing strolling about you will see the monu meat of the girl who tried to start a fire with kerosene and a grinss covered knoll that covers the boy that put a cob under a mules tail That tall shaft over the man who blew out the gas casts a shadow across the grave of a boy who tried to jump on a moving train Side by side the etheral creature who always laid
LOOK OUT Christmas is doming We will be lookingfor you Our buyer Mr Soper has dilligently stud died the wants of the people and especially knows what will please the Boys and Girls ns well as grownup people He will spend the last week of November in the City selecting Xmas goods only and cordial ly invite everyone to come in and inspect our Xmas goods which will Ije opened up by December 15 We will show you the nobbiest goods you ever saw in Clay City When You Come to Our Store dont fail to examine our 5c and lOc Counter We havent the space i4 to mention the many article we will show you so come and see for your yourselves - selves yourselves We will double our force during holidays and will take pleasure in showing you through the Stock Remember our General Stock Merchandise is larger and better se lected this season than ever before We can supply your wants because we keep what the people want We have just unloaded 3 Car Loads of No r Hay which we will sell at 90 cents per cwt j Clay City Lumber LumberStavpCQ StavpCQ t iI > 4 f cJ iir iiCLAM r CLAM GIWY J I Y V Jr 11 > r c riW I < J < C O StT J i < Rr1 r air r f t
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