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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-09-20
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-09-20

FREE slLVeF TICKET
For Congress:
) MES Il. KEATOf.
RE SILVER COUNTT TICKET
Councilman 9Th Council District.
JAsPER :. SoULEl
Representative 18th District.
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Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
StepStOne.

Henry Wills. Of Salt Lick, is here
looking for location.
Robt. Nixon and wife, of Owings-
vile, were here Sunday eve.
Miss Eva Campbell is visiting
Miss BERTHE Hall at Olympia.
Miss Myrtle Stout has returned
from Virginia, where she had been
visiting since last July.
Misses Winnie and Lillian Alex
ander have returned from a pro,
tracted visit to the Misses Durham
in Lockland.
J. II. Illlman, the popular sales
man of the W. G.. White Drug Co
of Richmond, spent Sunday witt
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Harper ana
Mrs. Cabe Ratliif, of Prickly Ash
were the gnests of W. C. Harper
land wife Sunday.
j. NJ. Campbell has moved int,
the house vacated by j. r. Conner
the latter having moved into the
Joe Conner farm, east of here.
Misses Sudie and Estelle Stout
will leave shortly for trip to Vir
ginia, where they are going for thu
benefit of the latter's health, which
is in a very critical condition.
J. W. Montjoy and>J. T. Barnes
returned from Louisville Thursday
where they had been to sell theil
tobacco crops. The former realizet
8 cents, and the latter 6 cents
" John Alexander, Sr, left Monday
flor Louisville, for the purpose Of
| having n surgical operation per.
formed on bimselfN DIR. Clark, Of
Towards Mill, accompanied him.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03

The Goebel Election bill, after
its passage Ivy the Ky. Senate, was
made a Democratic party measure
by the caucus and passed the House
by 81 10 ~ last Saturday. State
Chairman Major L. Z. Johnston,
who has conducted the party cam
paigns for the past twr years, and
il a silver man of original and I'M
faltering devotion, pronounced it a
revolutionary measure, labored t.
defeat il, and said Democratic
members were not caucus bound Ia
support il. He thinks it totally
I'M Democratic and an extremely
vicious bill. EN- Congressman VIM
j. Stone. a candidate for the nom,
ination for Governor, denounces
the bill. The bill went To the Gov
ernor Monday. lie will hold il
the full limit allowed by law, will
then veto il and send II back to the
General Assembly Thursday of next
week. Senator Bronston says hf
will filibust-r and speak out the re-
naming days of the session rather
than allow il to pass. There will be
a battle royal between Goebel and
Bronston.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
After "a long and yeXatious worry

| After IA long and vexatious worry
over free turnpikes it is understood
the McIntyre's Ferry T. Z. Co. will
turn over to the Fiscal Court of
Bath Co. said road; not without
some misgivings of the business of
it, nor that might makes right. But
the insincerity of those so loudly
clamoring for free turnpikcs in re
| fusing to give their stock, 1t II
not what men say that proves their
sincerity, but what they do. Now,
| the directors Of this road with one
exception have agreed to give their
stock, which is doing the most that
men can who honestly believe that
free roads mean bad roads; but
they did it to stop this everlasting
howl from some good people, some
bad people, some who never ride
over them nor never will until they
are hauled over them to their last
resting place at the expense of the
county. This thing brings to my
mind the free silver craze in the
Democratic party: for free silver
in the party, but failed to pass
such a law when in power. But the
harvest is past and the summer is
ended. Promises do not go down
worth a cent with the people any
more and let the man for free
turnpikes practice what he preach.
es, and the people vote as they pray
and see that men whose only pol
itics is greed and avarice and the
desire to fill an office fail to get
there.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03

GEN. NELSON A. MILES, com.
mander of the L. 5. Army, is hard
ly prepared for war with Spain. He
hasn't yet got that uniform that
will rival the gaudy military togs
of Allie Ed Guelph Coburg, Will
liamty Trinity Hohenzollern and
Nick Romanotf. Nor has ne had
the rank of Lieutenant General
conferred upon him yet. Nels is
too previous. Let him outgeneral
the Done, and a grateful nation
will be proud to make him Lieu
tenant General, Captain General.
Colonel General, General General,
GeneralIssimo, High = m uck ity-
muck, or whatever other titled dig
nifty he wants, and will provide him
a be braided, be- buttoned, be- plum
ed .gilded and hand painted uniform
that will make sick with despairing
envy those doughty boudoir war
riors the Prince of All the Waleses,
the Kaiser of All the Germnnys and
the Gear of All the Russias. Until
then Nels must console himself
with the philosophic reflection that
fine feathers don't necessarily de-
note fine birds.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
Hn Editors TPodbIes
tExchange.l

"Dear me-" calculated the editor
of the Ruralville Bazoo, knitting
his thoughtful brow, fretfully,
"what remarkable questions some
of our correspondents do ask, to be
sure! 1t is bad enough to be called
upon to tell how much of a snake
is body and how much is tail, and
what is the best brain food for an
aspiring young poet, and whether
il ones uncle had not been his un-
Gle, he would not have been his
aunt, and if it foretells cold winter
when the dogs bark is thickest on
the north side of the house, and il
subterfuge will answer the same.
purpose as febrifuge, and how s6'
preserve amenities so that they will
keep all winter, and how to cure q
calf that shutters so badly when he
bellows that his own mother doesn't
recognize him, and how to utilize q
job lot of surplus post-holes, and
how to make boot jack that will
actually jack a boot every time
without fail, and how to prevent
that full feeling after drinking
lavishly of hard cider, and hew
much A. and b. must use off from
given grindstone in order to blk
C. of his rightful share, and when
pockets are coming in fashion
again, and 80 forth and so ONT is
bad enough to impoverish ones
gray matter to answer such ques-
tons; bu. now comes old Constant
Reader and wants to know what q
farmer can raise and always be
sure to have Il crop"
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
ENAroR WM, GoEBEL is the

SENATOR WIN. GoEBEL is the Ar
thur Pue German of Kentucky
Nobody can deny they are the very
ablest masters of political craft in
their respective spheres, but any
body that cares for the essential
principles of Democracy may ex-
pect them to be ruthlessly disre-
garded by either when those prin-
ciples come athwart their ambition
Goebel has played recklessly for
State leadership. If he hasn't
ruined himself it will be simply be-
cause the spirit of real Democracy
is subverted in the party for good
A party that can endorse that Goe-
bel Election bill cares nothing fol-
Democratic principles. 1t creates
State board of three election
commissioners, who are to be elect.
ed by the Legislature. These three
are to appoint the county boards
Of three men each, who shall select
the officers of the election equally
from the two leading parties. The
State board, being elected by the
Legislature, is responsible to no.
body. They have it in their power
to construct q machine that can
declare any candidate they wish
elected and no power can say nay.
The machine could absolutely pre-
vent the correction of any evil ex-
cept by a revolution of arms.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
WYOMING.

John Barber, OF Fleming county,
spent Sunday with the family Of
George Petit.
W. f.. Garrard went to Salt Lick,
Olympia. Preston and Spencer last
week buying furs.
j. NJ. iIorsrman, of Owingsville,
came down Sunday to spend the
week with relatives.
4. Z. Ilonaker, of near Owings-
vile. was in this community last
week on business.
f.. ID. Anderson, W. A. Atchison
and W. 5. Estill attended Court at
Owingsville last week.
Miss Leona Phelps, of Reynolds
vile. accompanied by Henry Gray
of Bourbon county, visited the for
mcr's sister, Mrs. DO Ratliii, from
saturday until Monday.
After a most pleasant visit will
relatives here, Miss Lille Spencer
returned to her home on Roe's Run
Monday, much to the regret OF the
MANY friends and acquaintance
she made during her stay here.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
MOOrefield.

Old crop of tobacco about al
gone.
DIR. Kash will leave Tuesday fol
Louisville.
A great many tobacco beds burn
ed for the new crop.
Walter Talbot moved to Milford
Berry's farm which he has rented
for $500 cash.
Harry Stone, who has been visit
ing his father in Kansas City, il
expected home.
Avery Vice. son of Thos. Vice
cut TWO leaders in his right hand
by falling on an AK.
Miss Mag Branch left Monday
for Flemingsburg to nurse one OF
DIR. Atkins patients.
Harry Berry sold to bud" Blum
100 acres of land with little i'm
provements at $55 per acre.
bud" Blunt sold to Mr.. Wills
Fof Montgomery Co, 40 acres oil
land near Pisgah church at $i7 pei
acre.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
Salt Lick.

Miss Lille Pierce is visiting her
sister in Ashland.
Mrs. w. A. Whitcomb is in Win
chester this week.
Miss Hardic, of Clark county, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Green
DIR. II. II. Lewis is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. DIR. Moore, in Ash
land.
Mrs. Addington left Thursday
for three months visit to friends
in Ohio and Indiana.
Miss EfIie Wills has returned
home, after Il two months visit in
Montgomery county.
Mrs. lIensley and her sister. Miss
Marie Barnes, of Leon, are visiting
their father, L. J. Barnes.
Plenty Of Put out the fires ant
call the dogs" taking place, for ov
cry one seems to he moving.
The supper given Saturday nigh
by the Ladies' Aid Society was {
success, both socially and iinan
rially. Everyone reports a goo'
time. Net proceeds, $3.50. Tn
ladies thank one and all for thei
kind assistance.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
East Fork of Flat Creek.

Who wants to go to Cuba to helI
the insurgents gain their freedom
Mrs. George VIM. Stewart, of In.
dian Greek. Is on the sick list this
week. She is some better at pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Risner were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ii. NJ
Butcher and their aunt Louvisa
Doggett, who is sick, Friday and
Sunday.
r. G. Bailey wants it understood
drought the columns of THE Our.
LOOK that his horse did not run of
and demolish the cart, the horse
did not even break loose. but mere
ly paved at hog and broke piece
off the splash board.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03

The only thing most visiting
European celebrities find to their
entire liking in the United States
is the almighty American dollar.
If they secure a sufficient load of
them they wait until they get back
to Europe before they open up
their batteries of hostile criticism
II the dollars fail to pour in rapid
ly enough they size up the Ameri-
can character, customs and man.
mere in few weeks and pour out
the Walls Of their wrathiul con-
tempt before they sail from New
York. From Charles Dickens down
the experience has been much the
same. Some are discreet enough
to keep a civil tongue or pen be-
cause of standing design on the
dollar. Cleo de Merode, the Paris
dancer, stayed few weeks in New
York City, but that was a sufficient
time in which to judge and utterly
condemn the American artistic SEN
sibility. Anthony Hope Hawkins,
the English author, no sooner got
back home than he began to make
game of the society female. Henry
Sienkiewicz, the Polish novelist, is
scarcely able to cOnces! his disgust
with most things American. DR..
Nansen. the Arctic explorer, CON-
plains that the people came to stare
at him instead of displaying n sci
entific interest in his lectures. One
and all, except those governed by a
discreet policy, find Americans ut
terly different from and inferior to
what their fancy painted them or
else iustifying the conceptions
formed from reading hostile criti-
cism. 1t seems that they come
prejudiced against the people and
their institutions, character and
manners or they have an expecta-
tion Of finding an impossible devel-
opment and refinement of human
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
Bethel.

Miss Carrie Arrasmith is improv-
ing little; still confined to her
bed.
s. =. Baird and wife, of Carlisle,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Cy AR,
rasmith.
A. l.. Trumbo. wife and baby ar.
rived hem S .turd ~ from Ca /
Co., after an absence of three
months.
Quarterly meeting will be held
II the Methodist Church Saturday
and Sunday, March 5th and 9th, by
the Presiding Elder, Bro. ID. Rob,
ertson.
Badger Robertson, son of Allie
Robertson, was accidentally Hurt
at the warehouse by the sweep \oi
the tobacco press INJECTING cash
in the head.
7 On Thursday evening last our
young people were royalty enter
tanned by the queen of our village
Miss FlorenceT Arrasmitb. Her
home was a scene of much enjoy
ment.
Oscar Robertson, of Fleming Co.,
commenced the spring school here
Monday, with good attendance. We
bespeak for him a liberal patronage,
as he lisa well qualified and ener-
getic young man. :
The performance of the Old
MAIDS Convention at the Christian
Church here Friday night for THO
benefit of the Church by the ladie}
of Sherburne and Bethel was witt
messed by a large and appreciativa
audience and thoroughlylenjoyed
The ladies received many compli1
ments for their skill. Proceeds
5000. I
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
Upper Prickly Ash.

Lewis Jacobs, of Flat Creek, was
in the neighborhood Sunday.
Miss Fenton Shrout is attending
school at Owingsville Seminary.
Mrs. S. A. Daugherty visited
friends in Owingsville last week.
Almanac Stone was at Olympia
and Salt Lick last week on bust
ness.
Mrs. Johnson. of Bethel, is visit
ing John +. Conner and wife this
week.
Nicholas Burns visited friends
at Moore's Ferry Friday and Sat
urday.
Moving seems to be the order of
the day. People are moving in cv-
cry direction.
Gay Shrout, Of Montgomery Co.,
visited his grandmother, Mrs. Nan
cy Shrout, last week.
Elder L. S. Tinsley will preach
at Harper's school house next Sun
day afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Guy Ratliff left Monday for
Catlettsburg. where he will clerk in
his uncle James Harper's saloon.
w. b. Powers and wife, of Flat
Creek, were guests of c. G. Good
paster and wife Saturday and Sun
day.
L. S. Shrout and wife, L. d.
Brother and wife, of Owingsville,
visited at Mrs. Nancy Shrout's
Sunday.
Miss Fannie Hamilton, who is
teaching school at Fassctt's school
house, was at home from Friday
until Sunday.
John T. Conner and wife and W.
j. Shrout attended the Quarterly
meeting of the NJ. +. Church, South,
at Olympia Sunday.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
CoRSWell.

Sheriff Atchison was here Friday
Mrs. Charlotte Tanning is still
poorly.
Uncle Fielding Alfrey is still
poorly.
Lewis Armstrong moved from
here to Young Klondike Monday.
Joseph Williams and wife, of
Moore's Ferry. visited relatives in
this part last week.
b. P. flaming went Sunday to
see his aunt Sallie Carey, at Carey's
Chapel, Sunday. She had her leg
amputated Friday to prevent blood
poison.
The writer was over in Oveltown
Friday. Everything is booming
there. Saw-logging, tie-making and
stave- making seem to be the order
of the day.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03

have brought blush to the cheek
of the most profane man in the
community; and, too, cigarettes
were used freely by these lads.
Profanity is bad, irrespective of
age, but When it falls from the lips
nj child VINO should yet be inno-
cent, or from the aged who should
long ago have learned the folly
thereof, il sounds doubly wicked.
Stop it and in after years you will
thank us for calling your attention
to il. Continue it and your de-
clining years will be filed with re-
greet and unhappiness. Just here we
might remark that there are older
boys, too, who sometimes comment
on ladies who chance to pass. Boys
make it habit Of talking about
girls too much, and, to help the
cause along, women will assemble
together and talk about each other,
which is ruiui,s o~- .euptrYt0,
day. One word anthne ledfy
spoken against a woman's character
often leads her to live an unhappy
life and die an old maid. If this
lie read by one who is guilty Of
such conduct We admonish such
one to stop for a moment and re-
member that your mother, your
sister is woman, and if there re-
mains one drop Of manly blood in
your veins you will desist. Manifest
a courteous, gentlemanly attention
to every lady, revenge her name,
remembering she bears that Of your
owa household. Be gentleman.
CLoDHoPPER.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
NaylOr'S Branch.

a wedding soon. Guess who.
R0llie, little son of VIM. Marley
is very sick with typhoid fever.
Miss Lou Ramey, of Upper Slate
visited Mrs. VIM. Horseman Sun.
day.
j. Il. Lathram sold to Samuel
Lathram one cow and calf for $40
also four calves for $62.
Bro. Folly, of Franklin county,
preached at MAYORS school-houss
Saturday night and Sunday.
Aunt Kitty Coyle is II years old
and her health is as good as usual
She is still able TO sit by the fire
and smoke her pipe.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
HillSbOrO.

Eugene Grain came ort from
Flemingsburg Saturday.
r. A. Gilkerson was at Ports.
mouth, Ohio, last week.
Miss Lucy Faris returned Mon.
day from a visit to Carlisle.
w. W. Denton bought the Phelps
farm one mile west of town Satur.
day for s1,525.
Miss Minnie Daugherty returned
to her home at Sherburne Wednes
day, after a visit to her aunt, Mrs
Ed Cummings.
Willie Weaver and Miss Judith
McRoberts, daughter of Thomas
McROberts, living one mile from
here, were married at Flemings
burg Thursday. They left on the
evening train for Maysviile to visi
relatives of the bride.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
South Side.

The days like little girls dresse,
are gradually lergthening at boti
ends.
Born, to Reese Iagram and wife
a ten pound Republican,-"Marl
Hanna"
Some of the neighbors talk OF
muzzling their dogs. The best Wy
is to place the muzzle behind til,
ear and pull the trigger.
An Olympia silver bug says his
wife calls him an inhationist be-
cause he tries to blow hsr up" once
in a wilhelm bimetallism.
FoUND-On the public square in
NFrsnchburg a broken heart. The
bwner can have it by calling at our
bffice and paying for this notice.
Miss Winnie, the beautiful and
popular daughter of Rile Ingram,
is attending school in Owingsville.
Miss Ingram expects to soon COM
plete her education.
Miss Effie Wills, after a very
pleasant and protracted visit with
her many friends and relations near
Sideview and North Middletown,
returned home Wednesday.
Two of our most peaceable and
religious neighbors had a little set
to the other day which resulted on
ly in a few scratches, but not suf-
ficient to require the attention of
an undertaken.
WANTED-A woman of general
refinement to assist with house.
work for a short time; one who can
go home at night preferred. Apply
Immediately if not sooner to Ben
Piersall, the noted bachelor of
Young's Springs.
Newt, the popular and industri-
GUS son of Cad Ingram, and Miss
Flora Downs, one of our most
young maidens, were
married Feb. 18th by Rev. James
Without. May the sunlight of hap
piness ever illumine their pathway.
A word to our boys: Don't. The
most painful spectacle to
observe is a crowd of little boys
from the age of 10 years up to Is
loafing on the street corners, be-
proficient in that education
which is far worse than no educa-
ton learning how to swear, use
tobacco, picking up all the latest
slang phrases, forming habits and
associations that will cling to them
in after years when they will real
ize the power of habit. These re-
marks are prompted by a scene
which greeted the writer's eye in a
town only a few evenings ago. A
crowd of small boys using the
vilest oaths in a manner that would
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
Knob Lick.
The sick are all better.

The sick are all better.
Moving continues without stop
ping.
The weather continues good or
work.
I Charley Horseman moves to his
place near town the LIST of March.
Miss Lutte Qnisenberry and John
Colliver were visiting her fathers
family Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Hensley, of Leon, is
visiting her fathers family, T. j.
Barnes. She was taken very sick
after arriving there.
The Roe's Run Iron Co. will
commence shipping ore Monday.
They will run some eight or nine
trains loading at the mines and
some Is or Is hauling to Salt Lick.
4. Knob Lick can boast of having
h train running to our place. Friends
SrOwingsville, if you cannot have
a railroad, come down at the east
end of Main street any morning
between s and 9 o'clock and you
can see something from Owingsville
you never have seen: railroad
train from the hill.
7 understand that there was "a
shooting scrape Sunday eve between
Ed Hawkins. Boss Hunt and Jas.
GreyI 1t seems Hawkins fired one
shot at Hunt, expecting him to 90,
but instead of going he and Grey
opened up on Hawkins, who had
only one shot and missed with that.
He had to go, and did not stop CO.
ing as long as he was in range.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03

The ways are creased for the
launching of the battlesIIp Ken
lucky on the shortest notice. and
il may take the water without any
formality. Its nearly safe bet
that somebody will break the time
honored bottle on the bow, privately
if not publicly, in order to humoi
the superstition of sailors. On Il
rush order the Kentucky can be
made ready for war IN six month,
now, whereas if the ordinary lore,
is employed il will require abou,
eighteen months.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
Odessa.

j. I. Powers little boy is thought
to be some better for the last 2 or 8
days.
Ed Anderson, Jr., has irst-class
case of humps, but is improving
nicely.
Jno. T. Gudgell visited W. d
Darnell. on Flat Greek, the first OF
the week.
Mrs. X. +. Reeves is no better
and is very sick woman with
pneumonia and other Affections.
Mrs. John Atkinson, of stanton
spent last week with her sister
Mrs. G.. ID. Gudgell, of this com
munity.
Mrs. David Lathram, of Owen
Co, came up last week on a visit t.
her son, A. Lathram, and other
relatives in the community.
Aunt Adelaide Mitchell is about
the same, but as hercustom always
has been and still is she has nc
physician and takes no medicine.
Aunt Louvisa Doggett was thought
to be some better few days ago,
but for the last or 4 days she has
been gradually getting worse and
is very low.