Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-05
HERNDON. KY.

HERNDoN, Ky, Apr. 81, lSS9.-Your
humble scribe hss been a reader of
the KESTUCKIAN for years. He COM
menced when IL was edited by Col.
J. NJ. Dodd. Your object has been
to give all news general and local
just as every paper should do. Your
weekly advertisement of county and
city resources is commendable. Your
object one would suppose and doubt
Is to induce immigration and capital
TO our county, for everyone induced
to come and locate will be Of benefit
TO county and city, sharing in taxes,
helping 10 consume surplus wheat,
corn, hogs, sheep, cattle and other
produce raised by the farmer, giving
them home market. Everyone
wears clothes and buys groceries,
which would be Of lenefit to your
merchants. These benefits would be
mutual, as we are dependent one
upon another. Banks would be no
good If some didn't boirow. II we
didu't need clothing merchants
would shut up shop. Newspapers
would suspend If some didn't read
and pay for them. In your issue Of
the 29.h commenting on one DR.. Fos-
ter and the prospect of his starting
an enterprise in the newspaper liue
you say: "A, the venture is to be II
strictly party organ 1t may be ex-
pected to be in thorough accord with
the bitterest partisans among the
Republican leaders," Now would 1t
not be better not to PREJUDICE the en-
terprise? Had we not better walt
until VIC see his paper and then we
can better judge him and his paper.
He or anyone else his perfect right
to advocate bis political or religious
principles, II they are honest and
do SO from convictions and in a gen.
tlemanly manner, we should accord
them the same privilege we exercise
ourselves. / know nothing about
DIR. Foster and have no special inter-
est ia him, but wish 10 SEQ him as l
do any other man, have fair play.
We should encourage all honorable
enterprises and not throw cold water
upon them. You say he 10 from
Minnesota. He might be the means
of inducing others Of his Slate to To-
cate with US. AThey would all not
probably embark in the newspaper
business. | would like to see more
of those Yankees with us, we have
plenty of room for more. 81 let's
throw the doors open 10 all and give
them all the encouragement possible.
The past winter was the mildest
for 80 years, so say the Oldest inhab-
itants.
Farmers as rule are through
planting corn, the largest acreage for
years. The wheat crop Is usually
promising for this season of the year,
but you never know what q wheat
crop is till II is put in the sack. To-
bacco plants are looking nice. The
crop will be short of last years, not
so many beds burnt. Farmers have
turned their attention more to wheat,
corn and oats.
Mr.. Ben Coleman, one Of the best
men Christian county affords, is able
to ride about. lie has been in bad
health for years, most of the time
confined to his bed.
Born to the wife of Mr.. John T
Steger, on the Goth, q fine boy. To
L. IL. Majors, girl on the 10Th. lie
has given the name he selected for
his in case it was Il boy-Ben Har-
rison-to Mr.. Steger.
The suit of Mrs. N. l. Chick
against John Smithson has been on
Esq. Davies docket for weeks. The
jury disagrees and the Esquire con-
tinues from Saturday 10 Saturday.
1t comes up at Beverley to-day. From
tho present outlook aud the determi-
nation Of the litigants the pros
pect is good for some Of your legal
fraternity to take hand at the court
house about the next term of Com
mon Pleas Court. The amount in
volved is $25 in horse swap. The
widow wants to rue the trade or get
damages to the amount of$25.
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