Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-12-15
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Sparks ~ Co., brought 80 tie makers
from Lincoln county.
The stave and lumber business at
this point still continues brisk.
Our towDsman, ID. c. Poynter, has
made application for a patent on an
improved wagon wheel.
James Houk, Sr., has purchased an
interest In the firm OF Houk & Son.
Business will be continued under the
old firm name.
George Drye, OF Lincoln, has moved
his family to this place and is looking
after Sparks 4 Co. 3 tie interests. This
company has lately purchased l.5O0
acres OF land and viii. work $50 men In
tie making.
G. w. Catching wac on Tuesdays
train from Washington. He says Catch.
ing * Smith were awarded con tracts on
Dec. 7th, for / 900 star routes. Ed Par
ker 235, Boreing Il Pearl 600, c. N.
Scoville 25, Frank Riley 20.
Fred Kruger Is In from Hyden
where he has got the new court house
and two large brick business houses
under roof. file saved a considerable
lime bill by finding black limestone
ledge which makes first class mortar,
though In the burning the stone only
yields about one third the lime as that
here does
Danville aud Stanford amt totin'
fair 10 Southern railway business.
Seems like they are attempting To make
u catspaw of Louis Landram. Who work
ed up the business, TO large extent.
and now when the chestnuts are about
roasted, they step In and want to hog
the whole thing. Rockcastle wants the
Lancaster route and we are here to tell
you we won't stand idly by and have
Louis mistreated. So there
1t appears that a majority OF our
town citizens are opposed to having
the corporation continued. They claim
that the amount OF taxes collected and
expeDded is out of proportion TO the
benefits received. several have re-
fused to pay the tax. The marshal has
levied in some instances and the cases
have been carried To the circuit court
There was never town corporation
carried on to suit everyone. The trouble
Is the people stand back and don't give
the officers fair show.
Deputy Collector Willard West was
here Thursday. Mrs. Rollie Guthrie
was visiting Mrs. Goodin at Livings-
ton. Rollie Guthrie, who has been
telegraphing at Sinks for a month, re-
turned to New Hope yesterday. SAM
Mcclure is back from a visit to his son
Hobson at Paris. The marriage OF
Miss Pearl Maret, OF San Antonio, Tex
rs, Is announced to take place ia that
city Dec. 10th. She Is a niece of James
Maret. OF this place. John Order,
Joseph Cummins and Mrs. Brandy
Hayes are here from Comet, Mo, to sc e
relatives and friends. This is Mr.. Gu
Minis first trip back since he left here
IL years ago. Mrs. Martha Schooler,
OF Paint Lick, who has been visiting
in Barbourville for some weeks, stop
ped of here Tuesday to see her daugh-
ter, Mrs. l.. b. Adams. Joe POINTER
was up from Livingston Sunday. W.
T. Brooks has administered upon the
estate of his brother j. L.. deceased
U. q. Baker, Hugh Miller, DR.. S. C
Davis. NJ. c. Miller and twenty other.
from this place attended the Inaugural.
! ton. Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence has
moved to her farm aud APPS Cummins
has moved To town. August and Will
Kruger are managing affairs In the
building line at Hyden during the alb
sence of their father. Exhibitor Mar
ct was over at Lancaster Thursday last
aud speaks highly OF his reception by
Louis Landram and Col. Hughes. 1t
S. ID. Lewis gets nice berth In the
census department at Washington
Miss Ida Thompson, of East Bernstadt
IL visiting Miss Georgia McFerron. Il
A. Welsh, manager OF Clermont quarry
Is home on visit. W. 7. and G.. w
Brooks were here Saturday. DR.. ]
NJ. Williams is 10 Louisville on visi
from San Francisco, where he had beer
located In U. $. hospital work since hi
return from Manila. Cleyer w. II
Pettus is acting agent here during tn,
sickness of J. A. Landrum, who Is i'm
proving. +. S. Albright's school close,
At Brodhead Friday, when he will as
sumo full control OF the Signal. w. C
Alexander, of Crab Orchard, who ha,
been engaged some months AT Lair, Il
at home dangerously Ill of pneumonia
Jason Wesley, OF Middleb burg, is visit
ing his brother, Thee. Wesley, tn,
druggist. Chas. II. Rice, of haywood
passed down to Livingston Tuesday
Mrs. II. II. Fish has returned from 4
two months visit TO her son, John, a
Edgeheld Junction, Tenn, telegraph
operator at that point. Merchant U
G. Baker has purchased a fifty dollar