The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-12-08
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EIIzabethtown and Hardin County.

4 hChC NAbCnNAuM NoeaN
Mr. Ben Clarkson and sister, Miss
Lille Clarkson, Of Big spnrg', are here
visiting friends
Nearly every body in Elizabethtown
who is able, has taken water except some
OF the councilmen.
Carl b., thu three-year-old son OF Mr..
James Lewis died last Thursday morning
with the measles.
Mr.. John Scott, OF Sonora, and Miss
Elvira Thompson, OF Knob Lick, Met
calfe county, were married last week at
the residence Of the brides mother.
Prof ]. @ Cardwell, who formerly
taught at Vine Grove, is negotiating to
establish high scho d at L-itchfeld In
connection with the public school.
Jesse l.. Talbot, this county, will read
a paper at the meeting Of the Kentucky
State Horticultural Society at Jefferson
town, Dec 9TH and Sth on the subject Of
handling fruits.
Typhoid fever has been prevailing in
the vicinity of Pitts Point for some time
and there has been a number OF deaths.
| Mr.. Robt. 7. Woodbridge lost two sons
with the disease, Dave, grown yourg
man, and Robert, about eight years OF
age.
Mr.. J Helm Marriott OF this county,
is on the program to read paper at the
Kentucky Swine Breeders Association
which meets in Louisville Dc. l4th and
10th. His subject is "What Pigs Should
the Breeder sell for Breeding Purposes"
Fourteen new telephones have been
put in and judging by the way people
are using the telephones they must be
z eat convenience and a pleasure and
considering the small amount charged
for the rent OF them everyone ought to
have one II we can have the conyen-
fences OF city, why let's have them.
Sheriff Taber sent a check to the State
Auditor Wednesday for $l2, 900, the full
amount of the State tax for Hardin coun-
ty. This is Mr.. Tabar's last settlement
with the State as he goes out of the
Sherif's flee Jan. L. In the four years
he has held the Office he has never failed
to settle in full with the State on the
first day Of December.
Prospective candidates for Attorney
General are numerous The following
well-known lawyers have been mention.
Judge Craddock, OF Russelville; Chapeze
Wathen, Of Greensboro Geo. Fulton, Of
Bardstown, Frank Peak, of LAGRANGE !;
Chas. Bronston, Of Lexington and Judge
Robt. Breckenridge, OF Danyille.
The "boys" down in the valley are
having good deal OF fun Just now at the
expense Of Rod Warfield He is feeding
about 1000 head Of Georgia cattle and
they say they have had to rustic 30 hard
for living down South that they can
climb like cats Rod put them in lot
with a straw rick and the next morning
he was astonished to find sixteen OF them
on tho top of the rick sitting down on
their lunches, and making noises very
much like wild cats.
1t is practically settled that Hon. D.
II. Smith will have no opposition in his
party for reelection to Congress. Hon.
ID. X, Murray who would have been his
most formidable competitor has decided
that it has been a universal custom to
endorse a Congressman with second
term, that Mr.. Smith is entitled to this
courtesy SO be will not be a candidate
this time.
Rev. j. NJ. Bruce has rendered his
resignation as pastor OF the Baptist
church in EIizabethtown to take effect
Jan. l, to accept an editorial position on
the new Baptist paper, the Argus The
church here aud the community as well
regrets to give up Mr.. Bruce, as he is
generally beloved and universally re-
spected. He is one OF the best scholars
in the Baptist church aud his breadth Of
thought aud charity OF opinion eminent.
ly 6t him for the editorial tripod OF a
church paper.
The Hardin county farmers are always
up to snuff and they haye bought this
year about $4,000 worth OF cotton seed
meal aud hulls to iatten cattle on. This
is probably more than all the rest OF the
State buys, because the Hardin county
farmers always lead the procession and
he has caught on TO something that the
other farmers OF the State have yet to
learn, TO wit; cotton seed meal dollar for
dollar will put up 80 pounds to steer in
80 days while corn can't make over 80
Every feeder who uses cotton seed meal
gains from the same investment for feed
as Ia corn, so pounds per month on each
steer. The rest Of the farmers in the
state will catch on after awhile.
There is no lorgr any question that
some OF the large l)uring mills are adult
Grating their dur by putting in it con-
siderable portion o. corn meal, and there
by making handsome profit. This il
unfair TO the consumer and also will in
time effect the price Of wheat. Tue
Kentucky Legislature should pass Al
act requiring mills who put sal In
their fl)ur to so brand their barrels.
Hon. T. R. McI3eath, the popular Cir
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