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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
Sure to IndiCt.

Commemorative Attorney, Hon.
G. W. Nesbitt informs us that all OF
those engaged in the Blair lynching,
will, without doubt, be indicted at the
April term of the Montgomery Circuit
Court. He says they are well known
by everybody and that every move
the instigators made, both before and
after the hanging, can be infinitely
traced. Owing to the factional feel
ing that ran so high during the term
of court just closed, it was impossible
to secur indictments against all of the
participants.-Bath County Banner. -
The foreman of the Montgomery
County grand jury informs us that
Mr.. G. w. Nesbitt was before thai
body six, several times, but signally
tailed to know so much as he seems
now to know. Mr.. Nesbitt is either
misquoted or he was talking too much
with his mouth.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
PUBLIC
OF LAND !
As Executor of VIM. StOfer,
Will Sell on
SATURDAY, MARCH End, 1895

His two farms, one of which is
situated on Grassy Lick, adjoining the
lands of j. d. Gay, j. Ii. Mason and
others and containing about 21S acres.
The other farm is situated on the Mt.
Sterling and Winchester turnpike, OPP
posite the tollgate, next to Mt. Sterl
ing and containing about 66 acres
The first named farm is susceptible
of division into three tracts: One of
ITO; one of90, and one of Is acres, and
will be SO sold if desired. On this
farm there is fully 100 acres of good
tobacco ground and a new tobacco
barn, besides dwelling and all other
improvements, and is well watered.
The &C acre farm has tenant house
and large tobacco barn, and is very
desirable on account of its location.
The Grassy Lick farm will be sold
at 10 o'clock a. m. on the premises,
and the other farm at 2 o'clock p. M,
on the same day, on the premises.
Terms easy and made known on day
IF sale.
SILAS STOFER.
Executor of VIM. SToFER.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
An Eloquent O.. Charge.

The Bath County Banner quotes
from Judge Cooper's charge to the
Bath County Grand Jury after the
following:
HE (Judge Cooper said he wa.
fresh from scenes calculated to sicken
and disgust every true lover ofjustice
His exact words were, "Both grand
and petit juries have always faithfully
discharged every duty, l wish ]
could say as much for some others.
cannot say as much for the county OF
Montgomery. have but one star by
which / am guided and that is as
judy" of the 22nd Judicial district, to
see to it that there is strict enforce
ment of the law. There is more crime
in Mt. Sterling than all the rest of the
district combined, simply from the
fact that juries have failed to do their
duty, and officers disregard their
oaths. l am proud to say this is not,
nor has ever been, the case in Bath
where all these tribunals have invar-
IDLY done their duty. Your Common
wealth's Attorney, Mr.. Nesbitt, has al
all times been able, efficient and fear
less. In that county l will summon
grand jury upon grand jury until
such officers as fail to do their sworn
duty shall be indicted, either for NAL
feasance, misfeasance OF nonfeasance.
These are plain words, but 1 am a
plain man. l have no concealments
and by the Eternal, I intend to see
hat the laws are enforced as long as l |
am Judge"
Judge Cooper appointed j. w. |
Henry, Nick Hadden and Dan Hurst
ury Commissioners for Montgomery |
COUNTY. They have doubtless drawn
he juries and we will see If they
lave been able to make any improve
nent for his nonor over the last ones.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26

In delivering himself of his Sc
we're castigatiOn of Montgomery
county before Bath county grand
jury, we think that Judge Cooper
committed an almost objectionable
sin against his own manliness,
against the dignity of the Court
over which he presides and against
the community in which he lives.
Mt. Sterling isn't little Eden.
She is very bad town, if you
please, but only about so bad as
other places Of her size. There is
wide spread distaste among the
better class Of our people to doing
jury duty. 1t is not by any means
an uncommon thing to hear men
making their excuses to the Court
and asking for his permission to
dodge jury duty. We leave it to
His Honor to say if they do not
generally secure the permission
asked for. We too often have, Just
as it happens elsewhere, too many
professional jurymen in the jury
box. There is great deal too
much lawlessness in our midst.
The mob spirits certainly needs
severe check, for it is unquestion-
ably very rife here. But for all
this there is very large majority
of good, law-abidlng, order-loving
people in our midst who want to
see the Courts upheld and the law
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26

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Cooper's action in making this APP
pointment in the face of what he
says of the juries, grand and petit,
of Montgomery county, that he
highly commended the action of
this particular grand jury2
We further ask if there is not a
very strong and widespread belief
in the community that there was
more than one of these factions
(that Mr.. Nesbitt speaks of as ex-
listing in the county and interrupt
ing the unearthing of the Blair
hanging by the last grand jury J,
at work to cover up its own grand
rascals, and if it is not generally
believed that the explanation of
some, of the zeal displayed in GER
tain directions can be accounted
for on this groundp We further
ask if it is not matter of common
report that money was offered to
certain parties TO procure others to
swear that certain officials of Mt.
Sterling were in the mob. We
want to know if Judge Cooper did
not, on the same occasion that he
had called the grand jury during
the past term of the Court and in
structed them to indict lying
correspondent for writing sense
less lie that nobody of even ordin-
airy common sense would for mo-
ment give credence toy instruct the
grand jury to indict the Sheriff for
not executing processes issued by.
the grand jury, and if the foreman
of the grand jury was not as
founded at such hint of the neces-
slty of such action on the grand
jury's part, because of the prompt
and efficient service it was receiv
ing at the Sheriff's hands?
Again, we want to ask if is not
a matter of common report that
Judge Cooper had been imposed |
upon in this as in other directions,
by listening too much to men not
friendly to those against whom
they were making charges?
Again, we want to ask if there
has not been widespread dissatis-
faction with the class of jury COM
that Judge Cooper has
been appointing?
Again, we want to ask if the
foreman of the grand jury before
its adjournment, did not call on
Mr.. Nesbitt, the Commonwealth
and tell him the grand
Jury desired to embOdy IN its re-
DOrt the criticism that they be-
ieved one great cause Of the wide
spread distrust of the Court among
he people of Montgomery county,
rev out of the fact that the class
If jury commissioners appointed
W Judge Cooper was not of the !
Ugh order that it should be?
Again, we want to ask if Mr..
>esbitt did tell the grand jury that q
his was out of its province and
hat they had no right to interfere :
n this matter, and if he did not so s
idicule the idea that he finally pre- d
allied upon the grand jury against f
he judgment Of some of its men, T
ers) to drop this out of the re- 4
ort? =
Again, we desire to ask if the =,
nding out Of this fact by Judge -
copper may offer any explanation "
f his TRADE against the juries of
ne county as reported from his
barge to the Bath county grand il
Try? {
Much more we might ask, but Il
ere we rest for the present. h
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
Ringing Noises.

In the ears, sometimes a roaring
buzzing sound, are caused by ca
tarrh, that exceedingly disagreea.
BILE and common disease. Loss of
smell or hearing also result from
catarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
great blood purifier, is a peculiarly
successful remedy for this disease,
which cures by purifying the
blood.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26

The fire alarm yesterday afternoon
called out the fire department. John
j. Cornelison's residence on Clay
street was found to be on fire having
caught from defective fue. Damage
slight.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Railroad Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce
John G. Wood as a candidate for Rail-
road Commissioner, for the Eastern
District of Kentucky, subject to the
action of the Republican party.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26

J b. White is headquarters for
mackerel. Call on him and get large
fat ones cheap. 2S-4t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26

Hoods Pills are the best after
dinner pills, assist digestion, pre-
vent constipation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
TO Rent.

About thirteen acres of land, with
dwelling house, etc. +; fine orchard and
well watered /; near city, on the Grassy
Lick pike. Call on
t. j. BIGsTAFF.
If Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-02-26
THAT CHARGE
To the Bath County Grand
Jury.


charge to the Bath county CRANE
jury, took occasion to unbosson
himself and give to the world thu
depth of wickedness that, in hi
opinion, exists in Montgomery
county in general and Mt Sterling
in particular. This utterance OF
Judge Cooper has been sent out tc
the daily papers in order to give il
as wide an ADVERT sement as may
be. We take square issue with
Judge Cooper when he expresses
the opinion that more crime exists
in Mt. Sterling than in all the rest
Of the Twenty-second Judicial Dis
trict. We are bad enough at best,
but please do not paint us worse
than we are. Mt. Sterling is pro-
badly not better nor worse than
the towns around her. The fact
that Judge Cooper is out of joint
with the people here, is, to say the
least of it, as much his fault as
theirs; nor is it necessary to be-
lieve Judge Cooper the only law
abiding, Order-lOving man who
lives in Mt. Sterling. If Judge
Cooper has lost the confidence and
so much of the respect of the bet
ter class Of people Of Montgomery
county that he cannot induce a
panel of good men to sit on either
the grand or petit juries we are in
bad shape. The sweeping charge
of disregard Of their Oaths that he
makes against the men who have
served on juries, together with the
county officials, is grave one.
We confess we are at a loss to &C
count for this TRADE on his part
We have not wished to be a
party to advertising to the
world our discords. 1t is now our
opportunity to talk out in meetin'
a little. Judge Cooper has had his
say and should not be offended if
the people of Montgomery feel
called upon to exercise the privi-
lege of free speech lust a little
also.
First. we will ask, have the NOR
ais Of Mt. Sterling and Montgom-
cry county been sensiblv improved
since Judge Cooper took residence
among us? Again, there will no
objection be urged by the people
Of Mt. Sterling and Montgomery
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable, care
fully prepared from the best ingredients.
Is cents.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
That Freeze Down South.

A jamestown man sojourning for q
short time in Florida, the land of or
anges, writes, just before the freeze which
killed trees and everything else there
last week, as follows: "One can imagine
how beautiful it must have been before
the big freeze as it is called. Now the
poor trees stand, thousands of them,
with their leaves all curled and brown,
and heaps of fruit lying spoiled on the
ground-tangerines, lemons and erape
fruit, as we'll as oranges. The freeze was
not exaggerated, as was at first supposed;
the thermometer registered Is degrees
above, the coolest for years, and the peo-
pie, who make no preparation for winter,
suffered nearly as much as the oranges
am told that large bonfres were lighted
in the streets that cold night, and the
people, black and white, gathered about
them to keep warm. Isuppose that they
had separate fires for the blacks, as the
color line is very strongly drawn"
Wahpeton society buds have organized
q mandoline club.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
CITY AND COUNTY,

Sheriff Taylor's hotel shows about
twelve regular boarders and five or six
transients.
Judge E. G. Chase Friday appointed
VIM. Gribble permanent administrator
of the Olson estate.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church
realized about SIS from their fair and
supper Wednesday night.
Colonel Warnock has recovered from
his recent illness and is again attending
to his work at the capitol.
Northern Pacific trains are getting ad-
justed to the new time card, and are
running on the changed schedule.
The Sheridan House was the recipient
Of a neat compliment in the Bismarck
correspondence of Wednesdays Fargo
Argus.
The Northern Pacific steam heated train
made a successful trip to the coast, ar
irving at Portland only thirty-fve min
utes late.
Four DRINKS and d%isorderlies were
locked up Saturday night and Sunday
morning, and paid fines into police court
yesterday.
Prof. Hoover, of the Larimore schools,
is in the city laboring in favor of school
legislation, and his wife runs the school
in his absence.
Senator Casey is agair in the city, and
busy with the preparation of a bill, in
tended to provide for the eradication of
the Russian cactus.
Harry Gilmore, the gambler who was
bound over for an assault with a danger
u weapon, has been unable to secure
bonds, still languishes in Jail.
The report that the Northern Pacific
Express company was to be absorbed by
the American, is pronounced by express
officials as the rankest of fakes.
Elk. superintendent Eisenhuth, who is
AOW 1OCdCcu dU Olduu IOlhS, IL uOl Ill
good health. but her friends hope the
change of scene will restore her COM
pletely.
Snow on the western cattle ranges is
said to be quite deep, but stock are
doing fairly we'll, and will pull through
all right if no further and severe storms
are experienced.
A number of sleighing parties to and
from Mandan were in order on Sunday.
The weather was mild, and the sleighing
good, and was taken advantage of by
quite a number.
Minnie Mer'z, 2-year.old child of Mr..
and Mrs. George Mertz, died Wednesday
morning at 6:30. The funeral occurred
from the Methodist church Friday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
b. j. Pearson succeeds the late j. w.
Dorsey as superintendent of the Missouri
and Yellowstone divisions of the North
ern Pacific. Mr.. Pearson served under
MI. Dorsey as assistant.
The grippe has Frustrated several of
the members the past week. Postmaster
Hall, OF the senate, has been incapaci-
tated for several days, and Representa-
tive Gleason is down with it. Represen-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22

$50 that I have got away with in three
summers. I killed ITO of them in EN-
mons county and ten in Burleigh, and
more than 100 of them we're females.
They average about seven pups at a
litter, 80, by a little figuring, the readers
of this article can see what a
big increase Of wolves has been
prevented. No trapper can afford
to catch wolves for the hide,
as it isn't worth enough. There
ought to be a bounty of So or So paid by
the state for all under three or four
months old, and S. for old ones; the
county in which they are caught to add
81 for each wolf. The counties where
wolves most abound are the newest and
most sparsely settled, and therefore are
not able to pay a big bounty; but every
dollars worth of stock saved adds to the
total wealth OF the state. There are men
in this county who have offered me from
81 to 50 per head for each wolf captured
to go to their neighborhood and hunt
wolves; but at the present prices of live
stock and wool they cannot keep this
thing up. Besides, a crusade agains t
these wolves is not of much use unless it
is general.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
Friday, February 18th.

L. G. Willis, of New Rockford, is in the
city, taking in the sights Of the session.
Senator Gregory returned yesterday
from his trip east, and is again at his
seat in the senate.
D. E. Morgan, of Devils Lake, was in
the city yesterday, looking on at the
doings of the solons.
w. A. Matson, cashier of the Northern
Pacific, at Jamestown, came in from the
east yesterday, and was looking about
the city.
Mrs. E. j. Gleason, wife of the popu-
lar representative from Stutsman, ar
rived from jamestown yesterday to visit
with her husband.
Superintendent J. G. Holland of the
Trail county schools, was up from Hills
boro yesterday, interested in educational
matters before the session.
Mrs. N. P. Rasmussen, wife of Repre-
sentative Rasmussen of Barnes county,
came in from Valley City yesterday, and
will visit her husband for a time during
the session.
Saturday, February 10th.
A. L. Osborne, of Fargo, was visiting
il the city yesterday.
j. A.. Lean, of Casselton, wa taking in
legislative sights yesterday.
I. L. Rounsevell, of Larimore, was
taking in capital city sights yesterday.
DR.. s. j. Hill was up from Fargo yes
terday, interested in the matter of con
Wet labor legislation.
H. @. Flint, of jamestown, was visit
ing in the capital city yesterday, and
greeting Jamestown friends here.
T. G. Comstock, of the Northern Pa.
cific, was up from jamestown yesterday
looking after business in tho city.
Mrs. Geo. A. Hughes went to Fargo
on the early train yesterday, to attend
her husband, who is seriously i'll there.
Deputy Marshal w. l.. Daggett and
United States District Attorney Tracy
Bangs came in yesterday to look after
some United States court matters.
Sunday. February 18th.
Attorney Q. E. Leslie was up from
Hillsboro yesterday, taking il the. sights.
Editor M. L. Ayers wal down from
Dickinson yesterday, taking in the sights
of the session. He will return today.
DR.. John Montgomery, of Walsh
county. one Of the leading physicians of
his neighborhood, and who is spoken Of
for the superlntendenoy of the state
board of health, is in the city, the
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
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Wednesday. February 18th.
Ex-G Governor Shortridge has assumed
his duties in the local land Office.
Commissioner Laughlin went down to
st. Paul on the early train this morning.
DR.. r. H. Treacy came in from Steele
yesterday, and is doing business about
the city.
Col. W. H. Robinson came in from the
east yesterday, and is looking on at the
doings of the solons.
Superintendent Stockwell, of the Walsh
county schools, came in from the east
today, and is taking in legislative sights.
Mrs. j. G. Gill, wife of Speaker Gill,
accompanied by her two sons, came in
from the east yesterday morning to visit
in the city for a time.
J. A. Delaney, of the Grafton jag cure
establishment, came in from the east
yesterday, and is looking about to see
what legislation on the subject is likely
to be enacted.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of Representative
Mcdonald, accompanied by her son,
Frank, who has been visiting in the city
for a time, returned east on the early
morning train.
Hon. James B. Clayton, of Emmons
county, came in last evening to look in
upon our lawmakers. Mr.. Clayton was
n of the members of the constitutional
convention and is one of the Oldest and
truest of old-timers.
Hon. James Mccormick, of Ramsey
county, is IN the city. He will be re-
membered as a member of the first
house of representatives and of the Sec
ond senate. While a member Of the
house he justly earned the sobriquet of
Watch Dog of Legislation" Nothing
escaped his notice. He has ever been
the friend and champion of Senator
Hansbrough.
J. F. Selby, one of the members of the
constitutional convention from Trail
county, and one of the ablest mon IN that
assembly, came in from the east yester-
day, and is looking on at the session.
And in this connection it may be re-
marked thas there are several members
of the constitutional convention here,
and they are wondering if a meeting of
the association cannot be arranged at
some time before the session closes
which will probably be done.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
An EXPLANATION.
Anent the Wolf Crop.

Three years ago, when I went to the
Office for my mail the wolves used to fol-
low me home, remarks Ben Corbin, the
veteran trapper, in the Emmons county
Record. I went to work and killed
thirty nine Of them. Two years ago I
killed eighty-six. Last year I killed
forty-eight. Seven more than 1 have
shot are to be added to these, making
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22

OAoASA NO AAOAA
81 to So per head for each wolf captured
to go to their neighborhood and hunt
wolves; but at the present prices of live
stock and wool they cannot keep this
thing up. Besides, a crusade agains t
these wolves is not of much use unless it
is general.
The First Day.. .
When the Russian thistle meeting was
called to order at st. Paul, says the
Journal, Prof. Dewey was invited to
speak and gave a very graphic account
OF the rapid growth of the weed and of
the lack of state legislation against it.
FROM a map prepared by the agricul-
tural department at Washington it was
shown that the thistle had spread from
South Dakota, in 1873, where it was
brought IN in some imported flax seed,
to twenty-five states, of which eight are
in immediate danger of being ruined by
the weed. .
There was a general discussion of the
thistle by the various representatives of
the states sending delegates. They des-
canted on the marvellous growth of the
thistle, it's manner of propagation and the
rapidity with which the plant is carried
from one part of the country to another.
The plant, when fully ripe and matured.
breaks off and rolls for miles, driven by
the wind. One farmer found a thistle in
his yard which had been travelling three
days and had. covered forty.one miles.
The thistle had been known TO travel
twenty-five miles a day across the prai-
ries and keep it up. Several methods
were mentioned for discriminating the
thistle, but non SO far have proved sue
c%essful.
1t was the sentiment of the convention
that the aid Of congress and the state
Legislatures of the various states should
be asked. On motion of OK. Congressman
Wilson, of Iowa, a committee on resolu-
lions was named, as follows. Wilson,
chairman; Fisher, of Wisconsin; Stewart
of Nebraska; Brainard, OF North Dakota,
and Reeves, Of Minnesota.
On motion of Secretary Lamborn, of
Nebraska, a committee to consider bills
was named, as follows: Lamborn, chair
man; Fraser, of Wisconsin; Baker, of
Iowa; Valentine, of North Dakota, and
Jones, of Minnesota. Profs. Dewey and
Hayes and Labor Commissioner Laugh
lin, of North Dakota. were also added to
this committee. The committee on 1eso.
lutlons was instructed to prepare a
memorial to congress-. Senator Jones,
on behalf of the state, invited the con-
ventlon to accompany the house on their
visit to Red Wing today. The delegates,
while gratifed by the invitation, thought
1t best to decline and continue their
work. The convention then instructed
the committees to meet at l:3O D. M,
after which a recess was taken till 5
p. m.