The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-05-24
GOV. Ed BROWN WRITES UP RED HOUSE
AND VICINITY.

AND VICINITY.
Red House. a village of about
eighty inhabitants, is located on the
l. & N RAILROAD six miles from this city,
in level place. Otter Creek dividing
it into, with large commanding
hills on either side This is the largest
shipping point in the northern part of
the county supplied from strip of
country extending from Union City TO
Foxlown and nearly to the city limits
Red House received its appellation
from the red color which the owner Of
the first house had il painted, some
three score years ago. An incident
happened there several years ago. On
the death of one of the owners one of
his little children drank half a
glass of whiskey and died from the ef-
fects and they We're buried in the same
grave. So take warning, We lovers Of
the bug juice, that you do not end the
same way. This little village has two
stores, two blacksmith shops, a grist
mill. express Office and post office, also
passenger depot and good Baptist
church. The merchants are James
Powell and William Dozier, Thomas
Marshall is the miller. Horace Dozier,
who learned his trade with Mr. Mid
kiff, our efficient blacksmith of this
city, is the principal smith. One of the
principal industI les Of the place at the
proper season is the turkey slaughter
ing business. Near this place, one of
our citizens Mr.. James Smith conducts
a chicken ranch, and has several hun
dred fowls aud ships hundreds of eggs
every day. Some of the principal
farmers are Sim Turpin, VIII Cosby,
Squire Bill Williams, Squire Hugely
and Harvey Cobb, who was magis-
trate of that section for several years.
Red House Is the former home of
Boggs and Dozier, our liverymen locat-
ed on Irvine street. Near this place is
the former home of Dock Cobb and
Hon. Tevis Cobb our county attorney.
There is no school house here, but a
daughter of Squire Hugely conducts a
select school. Elihue Biggerstaff is the
railroad agent and is one of the oldest
in the county, having been constant
employ for twenty years. 1t is hard
to keep a good man down. Thomas
Karr, of this city, is a former merchant
of Red House. In a place midway be-
tween this city and that village on the
Otter Creek pike three miles from
town, lives one of Madison's most noted
men, Hon. Tiff Chenault. He is a scion
OF enc of the oldest families in the
county, has been lifelong politician,
is staunch Democrat and consistent
member of the Baptist church, and
has been honOred twice by his fellow
citizens TO a seat in the Legislature, and
Received the name Of the economist of
that body by the way in which he
looked after the things and interest of
the people. 1t is said he rode the
money box, We need a few more such
nowadays. Otter Greek upon which
this village is situated is one of the
principal creeks in the county, it re-
ceived it name from the great number
of Ottersin its water, but have long been
extinct. 1t is one of the tributaries of
the Kentucky and enters that river
near BoonesbOro. 1t rises three miles
east of Richmond, a short distance
above the reservoir. Dreaming Creek
which rises in and flows through the
city is one of tributaries TO this creek.
rhe home of Hon. Thomas Phelps
Two miles from the city, Dreaming
Greek Heights is named after this
rivulet.
Flow on winding singing little stream
To the waters Of the rushing Otter
Flow on Otter to the old Kentucky
Rush on old Kentucky to the broad Ohio
Bound on Ohio to the great Mississippi
Rage on Mississippi father of waters
Through the sunny southland
And merge your muddy waters
/ Ii Tic DAAhe uSNp VI Nnc mtNiC Bul.
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1t is well to bear in mind in feeding
hogs for market that money or feed
may be expended unnecessarily in
producing heavy weights. Generally
os late buyers discriminate against
them, SO that they bring less per pound
and after pig passes the 200 or 25C
pound mark it often costs as much tc
put on another so or 60 pounds as was
given to produce the last 100 pounds
As in the beef and mutton industry, il
is the man who succeeds in early pro-
duction that makes the most none,
ont of feeding hogs for market.
ington Observer.