Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-02-14
LANCASTER.


The mercury was 30 below zero at J.
J. Walkers Monday morning.
Some Of the sick are improving while
others are becoming affected by the
grip
w. II. Moss, a brother-in-law OF Col.
David @. Colson, received message
Sunday that the colonel was wounded
at Admission.
This morning. Monday. is the coolest
OF the season, the mercury being from
20 10 ~ below zero all over the city aud
rural districts will register below those
figures as before.
The Lancaster Hotel Company has
died articles Of incorporation and con-
tracted with Ryan. OF Lexington, for
the erection Of the building which has
been mentioned before. aud which will
justly be the pride OF our city. which
richly deserves such an Improvement
MIR. Ryan has contracted with the Lam
caster Planing Mills for 100000 feet OF
lumber, aud will begin work In time TO
finish IL by Oct. |, or before that time.
Capt. Mike Salter proposes to engage
Extensively 10 the cultivation OF corn
cobs. ~ be used for making pipes, ne
they make the best pipe on the market
A. few firm cobs are to be found the
captain proposes 10 select and plant the
corn only from firm cobs, claiming that
the same kind will grow with the corn.
He also claims that there Is germ in
the eud of the cob which, when plant.
ed, will grow cobs 10 clusters, like ba-
nanas. As such pipes are worth l0c
each, he estimates that an acre will
yield 1900 worth, at "a conservative
calculation.
Every well regulated village has a
man who Is authority on all questions, "a
kind OF an oracle. from whose decision
there Is no appeal. We have number
OF them over here, each claiming to be
more intelligent than the other. AT
present the contest for the honor lies
between Messrs. l.. Y. Leavel and Jas.
a. Burnside. For authority on events
connected with the settlement OF the
town, John NJ. Duncan and W. 5. Beaz.
ley are usually consulted. For infor-
nation about dogs, their pedigree aud
running qualities, U, ID. Simpson and
w. A. Arnold hold down the boards. AZ
horse jockeys, j. |. Hamilton and Wei.
come Clark are unsurpassed.
During the unprecedented weather
business is at tand-still, everybody
stays at home and nothing worth not.
irg has transpired for a week. on
Thursday morning the mercury general
ly registered from 20 to - below zero
but at J. J. Walkers and at the Phi
1 grimage distillery it fell 20 % below
IL has been lowering about zero evei
since, about II inches Of snow has fal
leu and IL Is the worst spell that hai
visited this section for many years, /
there was ever one as cold for AM
= length OF time. The city officials an,
A some citizens are dispensing Chart,
where IL is needed aud there are man,
who are In need OF the necessaries O
lie. a coal famine is also at hand an,
wagons will likely be sent TO your cit,
for coal.
A politician, with ordinary sagacity
can readily see that the sth Congress
sional district is asking for two man.
State offices. We have two candidate
for governor, one for auditor and on,
for attorney general. Now the conyen
tion will certainly divide the nomina
tious among the districts, 50 as To equal
lie the claims of the party rs nearly a
possible, aud II we get one nomination
we will be doing well aud should b
satisfied. IL behooves the friends o
these aspirants To get together AM
agree on the candidate who is the mos
available aud urge his claims before tn
n convention, letting all others WITHDRAW
n their claims. OF course the friends q
u each candidate will consider their ma
|. stronger than any other, but IL Is tn
"A part OF wisdom Ia settle the matter L
some way ana concentrate on one ma
!, for one Office.