The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1897-06-17
WEBSTER COUNTY NEWS.
Interesting Items from Dixon,
BlackfOrd, Poole, Lisman
and Shelton.
A BIG REVIVAL AT POOLE
Interesting Comparison of Farm
Product Prices as Applied
TO Webster.
WEBSTER COUNTY DEPARTMEsT
Conducted by DAVID BROWNING,
DIXON. Ky.
DIXON

DlAON.
Mr.. / D. Palmer, of Providence, was
in town Monday on his way 10 Sebree.
Uncle Benjamin Shelton. was here
Monday.
Republicans of Webster county now is
the time to help the paper that will help
you.
Now let us have a National Democrat
TO beat "Sam Shack"
Dr. E N Rice and wife worshiped at
Shiloh Sunday
George Russell. of Providence, accom-
panied his sister, Miss Mabel home last
Sunday,
Bob Wallace and Miss Sallie Marshal
and Mr.. Bane Moore and Miss Hunt, all
Of Clay, spent Sunday here.
Several old soldiers of this place con-
template attending the reunion of the Eek
Confederates at Nashville on the 22nd
inst
L. c. Lisman and wife and Misa Inez
Duncan returned from the Nashville Ex-
position last Sunday Mr. Lisman and
wife will begin housekeeping soon in the
house formerly occupied by DIR. r. L.
Hardwick.
Benjamin Watson and family, Of the
country visited at w E Bourlands Sun
day.
l. d. Blackwell of Hearin was in town
Monday and reports a fine wheat crop in
his vicinity.
The trustees of the Dixon High school
met last week and agreed upon a faculty
for the ensuing year as follows: Principal,
S. Hicks; Grammar Grade. John c, Bailey;
intermediate. Miss Emma Cobb; Primary,
Miss Della Fugate
Mr. Toy Allen was tried here Saturday
on charge of breach of the peace, and fined
sac.
Three more postoffice appointments were
made for this county last week: William
Muir at Clay; Albert Browning, at Provi-
dence, and A. A. AshbY. at Belcourt
c. c. Owens, of the Madsonville Hus-
tier spent several days with friends and
relatives here last week.
Mr.. A. ], Vaughn, the huslling agent
for the Mccormick harvesting machine
was here Monday.
L. L. Taylor. of Providence was in
town Monday
Thomas Jackson. Chairman Of the Ma
tonal Democratic Committee of this coun-
ty was here Monday
Mrs. George Heron. of near town. is
quite i'll this week
Attorneys Benjamin Skinner and L. b.
Henry attended court at Clay Monday
Yes, Brother Collins. there is a Be still
buzzng around Dixon, and its sting is
fatal to the Popocrats.
Misses Mamie and Vera Baker, Of this
place attended church at Shiloh Sunday
Miss Dixie Jackson and her mother left
Yesterday for Eureka Springs to spend
the summer.
Mr.. Oliver McEuen and family visited
in Poole Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Rose Browning is visiting in Wana-
maker this week.
BY comparing the market report OF
June IL. 1896, with that OF June ID. 1897.
an encouraging and interesting fact is
shown. There is an improvement on the
products of the farm that is sufficient to
justify the claim that the confidence.
brought by the election OF Mckinley on
gold standard platform. is a reality and is
beginning to affect the prosperity of the
country The gain on the price of wheat
since June IL, 1896, is 40 per cent; on
corn 20 per cent on cattle % per cent;
on hogs 10 per cent; on wool 10 per cent;
on sheep IL per cent. This shows a
healthy and substantial increase on the
price of the farm products OF this county
and as the party now in power has not
yet passed any measures that would af.r
feet the prices of this in this country, then
we can safely attribute the gain to conf
dence.
The same reports show an increase on
many other products OF the farm but those
given above are sufficient to show the up
ward tendency and when the new tariff
law is passed aud goes into effect, there will
undoubtedly. be still an increase over the
present prices, as the history of the tariff
legislation shows that every time we have
gone from a revenue tariff to a protective
tariff. we had an increase Of prosperity and
better prices
Also another article taken from the mar
ket reports Of the above dates shows the
fallacy of the free silver arguments last
year, that of bar silver, which on June ID.
one year ago was quoted at 08 cents per
ounce, and now at 59A cents per ounce.
1t will be remembered that their stock ar
gument was, that because silver bullion
had decreased in value, all farm products
had decreased at the same rate But since
the election silver has continued to de-
cline and all farm products 10 increase in
in price. this fact alone, proves beyond
any question The falsitY of The free silver
theory.
LlSMAN.
The farmers Of Lisman are through
setting tobacco.
L. b. Nichols and ]. ID. Jenkins made
business trip 20 Union county Mon
day.