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Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

ToBAcco REPORT. - EXPRESSLY
FOR The OUTLOOK BY j. S. PHELPS
Il Co., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
isville, Ky, March 90. 1S97.-We
have to report another week of large
sales and receipts, with great deal
of the tobacco offering in soft,
heavy order. The buyers have not
discounted the better grades on
this account, but they have made
decided difference between good
and bad order in the low grades.
All slooth heavy bodied leaf and
lugs from $3.50 to $l2 have been
active and strong at last weeks
figures. The bright fyings, trashes
and lugs where the color is clear
and decided seem to US few bids
higher this week than they were
last. The thin, dingy, colored crops
and all real common grades and
badly worm-eaten tobacco have
been very dull and heavy, and We
think they sold a few bids lower
than they did last week. We want
to again urge our friends to pay
more attention to the order of their
low grades. A great deal of this
tobacco is taken by people who
want to leave it in the hogsheads
until next fall, and for the past
few weeks the condition of a great
Heal of it has been so very bad that
they were afraid to risk it through
he sweat, ami several buyers who
want this tobacco are com lied to
stand by and sec it sell -uin-
lously low prices when they .orld
willingly give more money it
if the order would allow II q,
hold it with confidence. Th {
oitsSiobacco i;rat :,as AppeareI. .ur-
ing the week, that was in drrysweet
ord was taken at pric IN edly
b. han ruled a moh.. The
sal h, said of all br av-
ings - shes. The a
grades W. rk or in bad
tion contin 20 sell very low
Total sales since Jan. l.. -. Az, ,99S
I" to same date go. As, ,SSS
Sales for the week ... .5,l34
Sales to same date '96.... 1859
Receipts since Jan. l to date 35, ,S56
Receipts to same date '96. SO, ,44O
Receipts for the week. 3, Az
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

VALUABLE AND INTERESTING HIS
ToRY.-The Mt. Sterling Gazette is
publishing a history of the Twen-
ty-fourth Regiment of Volunteer
Infantry, written by Col. John
Smith Hurt, its commanding Off
Ger at the latter part of the Civil
War. The history is especially in
teresting to Bath county people
Col. Hurt was a resident of this
town at the breaking out of the
war and for many years afterwatd.
Some of the companies and also
other regimental officers were from
Bath. 1t is a valuable contribution
to local history.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25
Farm Prices OF Live Stock.
IU. S. Department OF Agricultural

III. -. department OF
HoRsEs.-The decline in the price
If horses which began in 1894 con-
.inued during the past year, but
vas less in amount than during 1895
and very much less than during
1894 or 1893. 1t began to check
production several years ago, the
number of horses having diminish
ed by about ii per cent in the last
four years, and this decrease in the
supply is in turn retarding the fall
in prices. For animals of superior
breed, however, including good
roadsters and powerful draft horses,
there is still u fair demand. Among
the causes assigned by correspond
ents for the unprecented depression
now prevailing are the displace-
ment Of horsepower by mechanical
motors, especially on street-car
lines, and the reduced demand for
livery horses occasioned by the fast
increasing use of the bicycle, to
both of which an Importance quite
out of proportion to their real ef-
fects, is frequently attached. An
influx of horses from the States
farther west is cited by correspond
ents in the Southern and Central
States, and the general depression
in business by correspondents over
the whole country, while some SIM
ply say that the cause is the same
that has affected the prices of farm
products in general.
In truth, the fall in the price of
horses is exceptionally heavy, and
some cause not universally oper-
ative is needed to explain it. May
not this be found in the rapid null
tiplication of horses for many
years in the vast grazing regions
opened up by the construction Of
transcontinental railroads, where
animals could be produced at a
nominal cost for subsistence; in
the gradual overstocking Of the
ranges, which in the mean
time are diminished in extent by
the progress of agricultural settle
ment, and in the consequent fore
ing of the surplus into the market
That the effect on horses is greater
than on cattle and sheep is due to
the suitability of the latter for
food and the wider market afforded
by their easy expectation in the
form of meat. or the total increase
in horses in the United States be-
tween 1877 and lS93-the year of
maximum number-62.3 per cent
occurred in what may be roughly
designated as the grazing region,
that west of the ninety-fifth merid-
ian, comprising the Dakotas, Ne
baska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
and westward. This fact alone
shows how large a factor the pro-
duction of horses on free Govern
ment pasturage has been in creating
u surplus supply and depressing
prices.
While unrestrained multiplied.
ton, on the one side, has been fill.
ing the ranges, the progress of set
tlement, on the other, has been re.
ducing their extent arr pacity
by withdrawing SO of theil
choice portions for cultural
uses. This is illus;ra,t, by the
increase since 1888 (u.sr., -, ,OOO,.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

KILLED IN A RUNAwAY.-A dis
patch to the Courier-Journal says
in substance: "David Raidy, a
turnpike lsborer living with his
relative, Miss Mollie Laughlin, OF
Sharpsburg, was killed on the North
Middletown and Mt. Sterling pike.
He had climbed on a loaded wagon
20 take q ride. In going down hill
the team ran of. Raidy fell and
was crushed by the wheels. He was
aged about IS years, was q bachel-
or. and had saved up about SIC, ,OOC
out Of his earnings"
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

four feet together, fastened his fore
pair Of claws in the dogs hide to
get good purchase and then
Strengthened out his hind legs, the
claws of which were like the blades
of small pocket-knife. There
was "A deep cash, from stem to stern
on the under part of the dog, for
each cat claw. The cat was re-
peating faster than one could spit
with his mouth puckered when the
dog announced that he had thous-
ands more than enough. The sig
nails of distress and injured feel
ings were really ludicrous. The
dog retired as far from the cat as
he could get and turned his head
from the cause of his misery.
Every time he turned his head to-
ward the eat the cat would spat
him. The dog got in such a po-
sition that the cat could jump over
him and the cat found great amuse-
ment in playing leap frog over the
dog, giving him dig occasionally
as he passed over. So ended the
fight. Another fight will be pulled
off there next Saturday.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Congressman Pugh leaves the
selection of all candidates for fourth
class postmasterships in the 9th
district to the Republican county
committees, except reserving that
of the Vanceburg Office to be named
by himself.
The Garrard County Fiscal
Court has offered $4,000 reward
for the arrest and conviction of the
toll-gate destroyers, at the rate of
$500 for the first conviction and
$500 for each succeeding conviction
until the 10000 is exhausted.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25
STATE NEWS.

-LOulSvllle nGu dig Dencn
show of dogs last week.
AT BryantsvIlle, Garrard Co.,
Mark Jennings shot Geo. Mukes
five times.
Raiders destroyed six toll-gates
in Garrard, the home county of
Gov. Bradley.
Report has it that Gov. Bradley
is thinking of going to Cincinnati
to live when he resigns.
The barn Of j. W. Miller'o. :
fifteen mules of Henry Miller's,
Marion county, burned.
John G. Carlisle and fam
will come back to Covington -
reside within about two month
WIN. Halls daughter, Ni--
Julia, drowned herself in ~
pond near Qris' Mills, lee cou-
The toll-gate raiders are CO.
tinuing the destruction of toll-gst
in Fleming Co. with impuni'-
far.
Judge W. w. Cleary, as "a
years, died at Covington. II was
a prominent attorney and p.-
clan.
-Chas. Bush, Of upper Breat. ..t
county, was bushwhacked and bad
ly shot while making slaves in the
woods.
AT Benton, Miss Ida Jones
killed a son of Deputy Sheriff VIM.
Rudolph with a didn't-know-it-was-
loaded pistol.
Gov. Bradley is reported to
have said to friend that he in
tended to resign as soon as the
Legislature adjourned.
The most of the II National
Democrats in the General Assembly
will vote for Geo. NJ. Davie, of Lou
isville, for U. S. Senator.
Lee Biggerstaff, of Richmond,
and ex- Mayor Adam Baum's daugh-
ter, Miss Macie, of Mt. Sterling,
were welded at Winchester.
Scott Jackson's body was ere
mated at Cincinnati. Relatives
took charge Of Walling's body to
be buried at Mt. Carmel, Ind.
The postoffice at Campton,
Wolfe Co., for the second time in
six months, was robbed last week.
The robbers secured $2S in stamps
and SIS in stamped envelopes.
AT Scottsville, John Miller, a
married man, was held over to Cir
cult Court on a charge of assault
ing Dilla Henderson, the fourteen
year-old daughter of neig
-Lafe Brooks was taken back
from the Lexington Jail to West
Liberty to be again tried for killing
Gus Mckenzie. He received a
death sentence in his former trial.
Representative w. A. Baird, of
Daviess Co., elected as a gold Dem
ocrat, says he will act with the Re-
publicans until the time comes
when the National Democrats have
a chance to win. He declared his
intention to vote for Hunter fol
Senator.
The Frankfort penitentiary in.
vestigation has developed that two
female convicts, who have been in
prison some years, each gave birth
to child recently. One of the
women is white; the other, colored
Four other convicts are said to bt
In a way to become mothers, soon
Judge Scott decided a move
case at Nicholasville this week. We
mentioned last week that a mar
from that city had bought horse
warranted sound, at Richmond anG
gave his check for it. The holder
of the check had 1t cashed at 8
Richmond bank. The horse proved
to be unsound and the signer OF
the check stopped it's payment by
his home bank. The Richmond
bank brought suit and Judge Scot
decided that the man could no
stop the payment Of the check af
ter it had passed into the hands o
of an innocent purchaser.-Win
chester Democrat.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

CHAMPION WILDcAr.-Some of
the boys took the wildcat out to
Reynoldsville last Saturday to have
some sport. None of the fighting
dogs there could or would do a
thing to Lynx Rufus, and a specta-
tor from over on East Fork of Flat
Greek lowed, by blister, he had a
bulldog that could do that wildcat
effectually. That was all the boys
wanted. They sent him after his
dog, and he brought him. A place
was secured and ten cents admis-
sion was charged to see the fight.
About seventy persons dropped
their dimes and surrounded the
cage containing the cat. The owner
of the dog felt little bit scrupu-
lous about killing such a fine and
valuable wildcat. as he knew per-
fectly well that his dog would nail
he cat instantly by the throat and
lever let loose until the cat was
cad. He told the owners of the
IT that they mustn't think hard
him on account of the cats early
atb. They reassured him, saying
at the cat was paid for by the
tie receipts and it would be per.
ftly agreeable if the dog made
peditious work of the cat.
The dog was a formidable ap
ring fellow and an ugly Gus
her to tackle. He was put into
cage and was as eager as coult
He bounced on the cat ant
a throat grip the first pass
cat just curled up, put hi
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

NoTrcE to the stockholders of the
Owingsville, Bald Eagle & Sharps-
burgh Turnpike Road Co: There
will be an election held at Reynolds
VILE, Bath Co., KY, on the first day
Of April, 1897, for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing
year. MORTON HARPER, Pres.
This March 12u 1897.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

LESSONS GIVEN IN EcoNoNr.-By
buying your Saddle and Harness
goods from Joe Conroy at Mt. Ster-
ling, where you will get the very
best material and workmanship at
factory prices. A guarantee given
with each purchase. Try him.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

7 CIRCUIT CoURT.-The grand jury
adjourned Thursday. after report
ed 2S indictments as follows: shoot
ing at, 2; keeping6bawdy house,
2; gamihgse1ing to a minor, 2 /;
S,,o breach of thsfsnesI i holding and
selling without license, s; conceal
ed weapons, s; assault, l; aiding a
prisoner to esce~ I.
On "h"rsdag iI, case of the
Con ~ ala. . =; Est Zcra Trum-
DO, To- hol-e-bicsa ng and grand
larceny 1.-TWO counts), which was
transferred from the Rowan Cir
cult Court, was tried, the jury Civ
ing a verdict for one year, in each
case, in the penitentiary. He was
sentenced Saturday morning, and
was taken to the pen. Monday.
Court adjourned at noon Satur-
day.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

BARN TopAcc<ALE IN LOUIS.
vILLE.-March l7th.-2l hhds. leaf
lugs and trash at SIS, $50, 6, 2.25
to LOO.
March 1Sth.-lI hhds. leaf, lugs
and trash at $3.50, 3.95, 3.75, 2.65
to l.25.
\ March 10TH 26 hhds. leaf, lugs
and trash at $40, 9.2O, 9, $50. $50
SOS, 4.60, 4 to 2.3O. - Courier.
journal.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

EXPECT A DRoUrH LArER.-Ac-
cording to rule, a droutb is presaged
by the extraordinary rainfalls in
the first quarter of this year. In
1884 there was similar prscipita-
ton of water and series of mighty
foods. That summer and fall we're
dryer than had been known for a
long time.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

PRENATuRE SPRrNG.-Last Satur-
day was q day more typical Of the
latter part of April than the third
week in March. 1t was a perfec,
spring day. The buds on the fruit
trees bursted and almost reached
the blooming point. 1t is feared
that frost will do damage yet.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Marriage licenses issued the pas
week: James w. Lemaster a1d
Miss Maggie Gritty; Leonard Col
lins and Miss Docia GoodpasterS
w. H. Williams and Miss Belle
Whitton.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

SoN-IS-LAw OF BATH COD. Milt
Hager, who welded Miss Ida Green,
Of Midland City, this county, was
nominated by the Democrats of the
S4th Senatorial district to succeed
the late Senator John p. Salyer.
Mr.. Hager makes his home in Ma
Ooffin Co.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

T. S. Shrout will sell you a new
Top Buggy from $45 to s75, with
twelve months guarantee. From
SIS to s25 saved on every buggy
purchased from him. Full stock on
hands now. 37-4
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Sec our stoc

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Henry Gates
took morphine, at his home, near
Craigs, Sunday night, with suicidal
intent. This is the second attempt.
DIR. Walden was called and applied
usual remedies, and at last accounts
Gates was in fair way to recovery.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Don't be put off with imitation
or JUST AS GOOD. Buy the old Reg
ular Standard Oliver Chilled. The
original chilled plow and guaran-
teed in all cases or money refund
ed. JNo. A. RAMSEY Il Co.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

State Senator John =. Salyer,
who died at West Liberty, Ky,
March Ii, 1897, held life policy
of $4,000 with :. NJ. PARCEL.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

ToBAcco SALES. M. Richart's
purchases: crop of F. NJ. Vice and
Roy Calvert, of Bethel precinct, at
&c and lc; on Flat Creek, VIM.
TOYS at sc and &c.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

John L. Vice, of Bethel, bought
of Col. L. S. Rogers last week twen-
ty 7a0-lb. heifers at &c anf shipped
them to the Cincinnati mk krket and
made a profit.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25
GENERAL NOTES.

The total value of farm animals
has fallen AZ per cent since 1896
and 1913 per cent since 1898.
Complaint Of low prices of stock
of all kinds is universal. In the
Northeastern States and some 9TH
ers, the effect of this is to discour-
age stock raising generally; but in
the South Atlantic and Gulf re-
gion there is tendency to increase
numbers because purchases are
easy. In the western cotton States,
however, the dry summer of 1896,
with consequent shortness of feed,
was discouraging. In Michigan and
Wisconsin, on the other hand, there
is abundance of feed, and increase
in stock is encouraged. Colorado
and few other States report a
tendency to replace horses with
cattle, as paying better; elsewhere
there appears to have been a ten
dency to replace working horses,
because of the exceptional cheap
ness of the latter. December was
unusually mild throughout the
South and West, and stock of all
kinds was reported almost univer-
sally in good condition.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

The CoNrEsr.-The Chairmen of
the 2lst Judicial district me. here
Friday and determined that any
candidate at the late primary con-
testing the election shall deposit
with the contest board, before the
fifth Monday after said primary,
or April 9th, the sum of five hun
dred dollars to pay the expenses of
said contest. The time limit is ac-
eording 70 the State law on the SUBJ
a- sum to be deposited is
- 80, -aad the
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Buy a Balls Hillside Plow. II
is the best Hillside Plow on the
market. Iron clad guarantee.
JNo. A. RAMSEY 4 Co.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Full stock of Oliver Chilled
Piows and Repairs, NOT BOGUS, but
genuine, at
JNo. A. RAMSEY 4 Co.'s.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

James Harper, of Cstlettsburg
formerly of Bath Co., is a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Sheriff OF Boyd county.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25
Genuine Vulcan Plow Points at
JNo. A. RAMSEY & Co.'S.

Smokers, Attention! Try the
Engagement Ring" Cigar, at r.
I. Gaulfs grocery. PA
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

The ladies of the Methodist
Church will give the first straw
berry festival of the season.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Hogs still advance in the mar
i Is. The top price in Chicago
A.nday was $4.25, and in Cincin-
natl $4.I0.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

The first three days Of spring,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
were all that could be desired.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

Shrout has the largest stock of
Furniture and Undertaking Goods
in Bath Co., at lowest prices.
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.i2tt)c


wheat, and the same is
large areas in the KherI
other fertile southern =
INDIA.-The official
wheat sowings shows
decrease of acreage.
of l6, 100000 acres is ~,
compared with 2l.777.OO0 o.
airy L, 1895 and 26,O32, 900 on
uary y estimate
age pr .- .--v re or -. - !.
els wi . llr. favorable cir
cumst '. of 1G7, 500, 90
bushe. u quantity insufficient +
meet domestic requirements.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

I will soon be ready to do car
riage painting at lowest prices.
RoBT. CoYLE.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

off throughout the country; the
lower price of wool being the cause
most frequently adduced. Into sew
eral Rocky Mountain States, as
well as some along the Missouri,
sheep have been shipped, to be fat
tened for market. These are not
counted as permanent accessions
in this report. Considerable CON-
peciallJ hin the So l Is ., D
the newer States, solve .y.--, d
mountain lions give more trou.le.
Losses from dogs, the eight Rocky
Mountain States and Territories
being excluded, amounted in 1896
to IL per cent Of the whole number,
or little more than a quarter mil
lion sheep altogether.
SwINE.-The diminution in num-
Der has been continuous since 1892,
and has grown greater each sue
cessive year since 1898. The large
decrease in 1896, So per cent, re-
suits in the main from severe at
tacks of the cholera in Indiana and
Iowa, the latter the leading State
in swine production. Less violent
and more scattered outbreaks of
the disease were also a cause of
the lesser losses noted in all the
rest of the Central Northern region.
A general increase has taken place
in the mountain States and in the
South, excepting Louisiana, Ar
Kansas, and Texas, where the
drought-shortened corn crop ad-
versely affected the industry.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-15
Found n Hard ProbIo,,,

"A ured tramp on the Bowery was ha-
Walling the freedmen clause of +ho
haines liquor tax bill, when his atten-
ton was called to an ornate poster in
req and blue ink, on white paper. ron.
resenting with full regalia and occon-
'remehts an American soldier In tho
cavalry service and an American Il,
lantryman saluting his superior offioor
,ne latter carrying a large sword. lin.
uer the two pictures were printed tbe
conditions under which the Irnitod
states army accepts volunteers for tic
service on the frontier in tbe miIitor,,
service. The applicant must be mora
IMAM Il years of age and less Than %
lt Is essential that he be unmor,.;o1
ana elther a citizen of the United
states or an alien who has legally do
cured MS intention to become n Gift
zen. lie must enlist for five veors ana
the united States government cnnor-
ousiy agrees to pay him for his servicas
IN Held and flood $13 per month Othor
are held out. If sick he
Is given free admission to a hosnjtoI
III he dies, he is buried at the nnhIic
expense. If in the camp in which hc
IS stationed there is a library, he Is
permitted to read the books contained
IN 1t without extra cost, and If out of
MS income of S13 per month he provl.
uentiy saves a portion, the IInIted
states pays him 4 per cent. interest
Oh the amount, unless in the mean
while he deserts, in which case the
money is forfeited and he is liable 70
De imprisoned for life, or perhaps be
shot. 10 NC
Inc tired tramp was in front of ere
ofhce' on Third avenue. and
ie CALCULATED as he shambled n way.
what stumps me is that they had 70
'ass law to keep the United States
rlny from ever getting larger than
o,ooo.'-New York Journal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-15

loudly. Jim was quickly removed, but
could not be driven away while the lady
remained In the store. The clerks are
going to give Jim stuffed bird for q
christmas present.
james Bell, also resident of the
Quaker City, owns pretty maltese cat,
whose only fault Is kleptomanla.
Madge ID the cats name. While Mr..
Bel was eating his supper few even
ings ago he was startled by n funny
noise on the stairs. Running In the
direction of the racket he beheld the
thlevlng cat coming down the stairs
with his gold chain In her mouth. while
the watch was humping each step, evil
IDENTITY much to the delight of the cat.
Quickly selling his timepiece, Mr.. Bell
made lunge for the cat, but Madge
escaped. Lately the family had been,
at loss to know what Madge had done
with her kittens. Their Whereabouts
were discovered by Mr.. Bell, who
FOUND the tiny creatures cozlly nestled
IN his new silk hat.