Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20
LANCASTER.


The Lancaster Hotel Company has
Incorporated and purchased Col. w. ;.
Mlllcr's lot. The contract will soon be
let and the large hotel aud opera house
will soon matcrialize.
MIR. |. G. Rucker has moved back to
this city. MIR. Johu Eimistou is out
again. SIR. aud Mrs. II. l.. Elkio are
attending the fowl show at Louisville.
Mr.. jacob joseph has gone TO Cincin-
natl to see his mother. who l. verv III.
The supervisors are still ia session
and they are raising the assessment of
property Ia several Instances. one
farmer objected 10 having his property
raised aud said that he would like to
dispose OF IL at the assessed value. when
Col. J. NJ. Higginbotham, Que OF the
Supervisors. said that he would take
the property at that price. No trade
was made. but such oifeis are made no
more.
n. w. Harris n Co., Of Chicago, sent
| AI'eS"'tf W. ~ hihuaiFu n ufaib Wv
s3i, is1 for the turnpike bonds. They
wrote a letter to Capt. VIM. Herndon,
who waa employed by the county to as
sist MIR. owsley In that matter. saying
that the record was exceptionally com
plete and that everything was neatly
and properly done. This speaks well
TO- the attorneys and County Clerk
Duncan.
Men and nations are like dogs, they
have their day. The downfall OF our
nation Is only question of time. The
greed for territory, the disregard for
the fundamental principle OF our insti-
tutions, the heavy expense attac he'd aud
the conflicts with the Interests Of other
nations will bring an end To our great
ness as sure as reckless speculation will
bring about individual destruction. We
bad better heed the English statesman
who said: "Our colonies are as mill
stones about our necks. When they
are weak they lean upon Us and when
they are strong they leave Us.
Most of our citizens will remember
the extremely handsome pair of pistols
owned by Col. W. 5. Miller while he
resided Ia this city. which were said
10 toe the finest In the country. The
colonel showed me a letter from Maj
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, acknowledging the
tender Of those weapons, To be used by
him during his campaign In Cuba. The
letter was written from Savannah, JUS
before the generals departure, and
Col. Miller shipped the pistols TO hin
by express to Havana. When return
ed they will have a history that will
make them very valuable ana they vii
be even more highly priced.
Collector and Treasurer +. w. Har
ris, says that there are 276 pupils at
y tending the graded schools, - having
d entered since Jan. /. Everything i
: moving smoothly and general satisfac
ton IL expressed. IL is pronounced tn
largest aud best school In the country
Prof. Patterson aud his able corps o
{ teachers are praised for their efiicien
( work. IL Is strange that some few hes
, itate about paying the tax to supper
/ this institution, AS IL invites immlgra
r ton and does much for the culture an,
I enlightenment OF the community. The,
) had better pay a IL is. for nearly e'
! erybody is for the tax, and II the vote
, Is taken again the rate will be increas
ed 10 cents on the 800 as the amour
D now collected is barely sufficient to pa!
, the expenses.
The pond that was sunk on w. $. ant
II. A. Beazley's farm by musk ra
) burrowing through to Sugar creek, ha
reiilled with tepid water in which Their
are myriads of little fishes, the colo
and construction Of which seem to hav,
phrophetic significance. The larg'
: fishes are of a beautiful silver color an,
have yellow and white eye. Tn,
. smaller ones are as yellow as gold an'
/. have the same kind OF eyes. The mos
remarkable part of the whole matter
n the fact that their weights have th
4 ratio OF 10 to |. This is regarded b
y the advocates OF free silver az proc
O positive that their theory on the none
!. question is correct aud must prevail