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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
SCOTT JONES
Nominated by Republican Com.
mittee at Last Minute For
City Assessor.

Monday was the last day any
one could get his name on the
November ballots and to the SUR
prise of everybody, Mr.. w. Scott
Jones, a local insurance man, filed
with County Court Clerk A. A.
Hazelrigg, a certificate of nomina-
tion from the Republican Commit
tee, asking that his name be
placed under the Log Cabin
against the regular Democratic
nominee, Mr.. w. T. Fitzpatrick,
Jr., for the Office of City Assessor
1t has been generally under
stood for weeks that no one would
have any chance to win over the
splendid ticket nominated by the
Democratic party and that this
ticket would have no opposition.
The oction of Mr.. Jones, in the
afternoon of the last day, was
therefore a surprise to members of
both parties and further surprise
was occasioned when it was dis
covered that Mr.. Jones registered
at the recent registration, as a
Democrat and voted ballot No.
165 in the primary in which Mr..
Fitzpatrick was nominated.
The primary was fairly con-
Quoted and Mr.. Fitzpatrick was
nominated by a good majority.
Why Mr.. Jones does not feel in
honor bound to support the nom
inee, we are unable to understand
and we are anxious to see on what
grounds he will ask the support OF
the Republican party, to which
party he so recently denied any
allegiance.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Miss Grimes Becomes Bride

Miss Mabel Edward Grimes,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. g. w.
Grimes, proprietors of the Bau-
mont Hotel, was united in marri-
age last Wednesday to Mr.. Robert
Lee Norton, a prosperous farmer
of Nicholas county.
Miss Grimes, who recently
moved here with her parents from
Carlisle, is not well known here.
but is quite popular in Nicholas,
where she has host of admiring
friends, who will be interested to
learn of her wedding.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Loses fine Horse.

Messrs. Marion and Walter
Bridges sustained a great loss last
Wednesday in the sudden death of
the fine young show stallion, King
of Montgomery. The horse was sick
only short time. He had been
shown during the past summer by
Shropshire & Matlack, of Win
chester, and had been consistent
winner. He was valued at s., 900.
The many friends of these popular
young horsemen will regret to
learn of their loss.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Lovely oldham.

Mr.. Joel Oldham and Miss Ida
Lovely were united in marriage at
the residence of Rev. Reynolds,
in this city. last Wednesday. Mr..
Oldham is a prosperous young
farmer of the Camargo neighbor-
hood. His bride is a daughter of
Mr.. Noah Lovely, of this county,
and is said to be favorlte in her
neighborhood.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Fell Under Train.

While attempting to board a
train in this city, Alex Hogge, of
Menefee county, fell under the
train and the wheels cut the heel
from his shoes, decorating his foot
and toes badly, although it cannot
be determined as yet whether any
bones are broken. The foot is
badly swollen and is causing
the sufferer intense pa n I.
His escape from more serious in
Jury was a narrow one.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Horse Injuries Man.

Mr.. Will Mccormick, an EN-
ployee of the Upton & Anderson
blacksmith shop, was painfully in
jured last week while attempting
to shoe a vicious horse, which
knocked him down ana paved his
left arm severely. Mr.. McCor-
mick is able to be out, although
his arm is still in "a rather serious
condition.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Delivers ShrcdderS.

Prewitt & Howell, the well
known hardware firm, delivered
several corn shredders to our
farmers last Saturday. This en-
terprising firm has made several
car load deliveries of farmers i'm
elements this season.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Engagement Announced.

Mrs. Thomas johnson has an
nounced the engagement of her
Youngest daughter, Miss Susette
Johnson, to Mr.. B. Frank Perry,
the marriage to take place in the
early winter.
Miss johnson is one of Mt.
Sterling's most popular young
ladies and a social favorite, and be-
ing a member of one of the oldest
families in the State makes the
announcement of wide spread in
terest.
Mr.. Perry, who has only been
resident of Mt. Sterling for few
years, having moved here from
Owingsville, Ky, is assistant
cashier of the Exchange Bank, is
young man of sterling worth and
integrity and is most deservedly
popular. He has the happy fac
ulty of making a friend of every
one with whom he comes in con-
tact.
Greenwade has brains, spare
ribs, souce, pure pork sausage
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Crops and Live Stock.

Corn cutting is ABOUT over. 1h6
yield of corn is absolutely the
worst that could have been grown
and cattle men will have to buy
heavy through the brokers. While
few fields show good ears, most
of them will produce nothing but
nubbins. Another thing that is
causing much loss to the farmers
is the fact that the rainy weather
has caused the ears which have
been in the shock for some time
to rot, while the fodder is also de-
caying. and some of the farmers
have shucked out and housed their
corn before it was good and hard,
thus making an effort to save it
from total ruin. Fodder will not
be as good as was expected.
One good thing farmers have is
the excellent start that rye and
wheat, which were sown early,
have secured. In most of these
fields the grazing is now excellent
and stock can be run on them
easily until thess first of the year,
with ANYTHING like an open win
ter. Fall grass is also good and
there is abundance of stock
water on every farm.
Turkeys and chickens are es-
pecially healthy and are growing
rapidly. Men have been out
through the country looking over
the turkey crop and while they
pronounce the birds in good con-
dition, they say that the crop is
short. 1t is therefore believd that
good heavy turkeys which will be
ready early will bring from ~! to
15c per pound on foot, for Thanks
giving shipment.
Eggs are high, while butter is
scarce and nigh with good rich
milk selling at a premium.
Winter apples are good and
there seems to be quite an abund-
ance of them everywhere.
Sheep are reported in the very
best of health to start the winter,
the county being free from disease
this year. There are a number of
good docks in the county, and
this year most of the farmers and
sheep men have bred for lambs to
come late in February, as past eX
perience has demonstrated to them
that lambs coming at this time
make the best and quickest weight.
Feeding cattle are in good shape,
and the demand for them has been
the best in many years, good ones
selling at Al to Al cents, and some
extra at 5 cents. - 1t is believed
that more will be handled in this
county this winter than were han
died last winter, Notwithstanding
the fact that feed Of all kinds will
be higher.
Hay-timothy aud clover-is in
heavy demand at almost any price
asked, bringing from S22 to S25
per ton, and none of it is extra.
There is some alfalfa in the county
and all kinds of stuff has been cut
and housed to make winter feed.
There is scarcity of fat hogs
in the county and a big demand
for cattle shoats weighing from so
to 125 pounds, but there is a
world of small shoats from 30 to
40 pounds weight, which can be
bought at almost your own figure.
There has been quite lot of fat
hogs shipped to market during the
past week.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Just in-another lot of Funny
Post Cards. !" Come in and have a
laugh with us. Also fine assert
ment of Halloween cards, one
cent each. Spot Cash Grocery.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Farm for Sale.

Two hundred acres, half way
between Mt. Sterling and Owings-
vile. Two sets of improvements.
Well watered and nearly all in
grass. For information write or
see John Stofer, r. f. ID. No. /,
Mt. Sterling, Ky. 16-4t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Typewriter For Sale.

Oliver Standard Visible No. 3
Typewriter, good as new. A bar
gain if sold at once. Apply at
this office.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Box Supper a Success.

The box supper given by the
members of the Methodist church
at Grassy Lick last Saturday night
was a grandEsuccess. There were
about 80 boxes sold, netting
$3.50. The Grassy Lick people
never do things by halves.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Box Supper.

There will be a box supper a,
the Moberly schoolhouse Friday
October q, at 1880 p. m. Every.
body invited.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
taxpayers.

Your county and State taxes
are now due. Pay them before
the penalty goes on.
164t w. F. Crooks, Sheriff..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Best Outing, yd. Sic; Comfort
Calico, yd. SC; Ladies' Under
wear, 25c; Mems Uaderwea ear, S5c.
1926 The Fair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Be quick! Only three days
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
POTATOES 81 per bushel, or 25c
a peck, OF course, at
The Spot Cash Grocery.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Best steaks and rOasts at Vanars.
dell's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Honey FOR Sale.

| now have the fall honey ready
for delivery. Strained honey, 1Oc
per pound; the comb honey, 124c
per pound.
Raymond Smathers,
Sharpsburg, Ky.
Phone 66-1 rings. 16-4t
See the gold fish at The Fair.
A most beautiful and interesting
lo,,cob old orOo,,ou+
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

LADIES-You are cordially in
vited to attend free demonstra-
ton of Minute Tapioca and Minute
Gelatine at our store Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
T. X. Barnes 4 Sons.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Greenwade has brains, spare
ribs, souce, pure pork sausage
none better.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Pure pork link sausage It
Greenwade's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25
Chickens for SAFE.

For the next 10 days | will sell
early Matched pure bred Barred
Plymouth Rock, so cockerels at
75c each; ) dozen pullets at SO
dozen, home price.
Mrs. Jas. Cravens.
Phone 559-k. lGtf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1911-10-25

Halloween Novelties and Post
Cards at The Fair.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
CITY'S HEALTH
CONTINUES GOOD
Despite Warm Weather Of
Few Weeks Fewer Deaths
are Recorded Here

One Of the most remarkable week
ly records on file at the Board Of
Health office since that Office was in
stituted, is the number of deaths re-
corded this week and, in fact, the past
three weeks Despite the excessive
heat Of the past few weeks the death
rate in each week was about half that
Of the corresponding periods Of last
year. This week there were 81 deaths.
reported as against so for tho cor
.responding week Of last year.
The local death rate has been az
this rate for the past three weeks. Tc
make the existing conditions more re-
markable there is but one contagious
disease in the city case Of diphtheria
There were six other cares OF this
disease and scarlet fever but the pa.
tients are well and the houses fumi
gated. but the cards have not been re-
moved from the doors.
Secretary Malcom of the depart
ment, attributes this excellent show
ing 10 the general health Of the city
and the fact that the city is now en-.
joying a pure water supply.
There were "A births this week az
compared with As in the correspond
ing period of last year and 95 mar
riages to 40 last year.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
YOUTH HAS HIS
OWN WIRELESS

Leon Lyle, of No. 400 West Sec
ond street, a clerk at the New Jer-
sey and Wilmington Ferry Com
pany's King street wharf, has INSTALL
ed a wireless in the office building Of
the company, and it is the intention
of the operator. whose age is but 16
years, 10 send and to receive mes
sages on Thursday of next week. The
youthful operator has devoted sew
eral years to the study and he has
received messages from League Is
land, and from various vessels in the
Delaware River as well as the wire
less on the DUPONT Building, when the
plant was in his home.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
AUDITOR ON
ANXIOUS BENCH
Awaits Opinion From City
Solicitor as to His Legal
Status
PROCEEDS WITH HIS
WORK As USUAL

City Auditor Charles R. Kenworthey
is awaiting an opinion from City So
licitor Hastings on his standing as
city auditor. in view of the action
taken by City Council on Thursday
night declaring null and void the de-
cision reached by the last Council
in finding former Auditor Kurtz
guilty Of charges preferred against
him and Ousting him from the Of
fee.
Mr.. Kenworthey said today that he
had spoken to several attorneys and
they were of the opinion that the ac-
tion taken by the new Council merely
exonerated Mr.. Kurtz and did not re-
move the suspension. He said thai
rather than hold up the payrolls, etc.
he would continue to do the auditors
work and expected an opinion with
in a day or two from the City Solici
tor informing him as to his STANDING
as City Auditor. He said Mr.. Hast
ings was not yet ready to be quoted.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
CHAMBERS OUT
AFTER APOLOGY
Tells Police Commission Chief
Black Did Not Ask Him
to Leave City

Mark G. Chambers, who left the city
about the time he was wanted to tes-
tify in the police investigation which
brought vindication for Chief of Police
George Black, was before the Board
of Police Commissioners in special
session this morning on a charge OF
contempt Chambers presented an af-
iidavit and made an apology to the
commissioners for his conduct and
was dismissed. In the affidavit Cham
bers attributed his going away TO drink
and says he was not influenced by
either Chief of Police Black or any of
the latter's friends to leave the city.
He told the commission that he did
not remember being summoned TO at
tend the hearings at the City Hall.
After listening to the mans state
ment and apology. President Jones ad-
vised him to stop drinking whiskey.
Chambers, who has been in custody
since he gave himself up last Thurs
day. was led back to a cell and the
commissioners, after holding q short
conference on the charge of contempt
against him and upon his affidavit.
gave the following verdict:
After a careful consideration Of
the case of Mark G. Chambers. ac-
cused of contempt in the investiga-
tion proceedings against Chief Of
Police George Black, it is unanimous
ly resolved that the case be dropped -
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
SCRIBE PUTS PAIR
ON ROAD TO JOY
PhiIadelphianS Anxious to be
Married, Found Lost With
In Reach Of Happiness

Found by a newspaper man wan
dering at Sixth and Market streets
looking for the Mayors office where
they we're afterwards married William
J. Wirtz, aged 21 years. and Effe G..
Mayer, aged eighteen, both from Phil
adelphia, we're guided to the place
where the ceremony was performed.
The couple obtained a marriage IL
cense at the Court House and because
of a difference in their religious be-
lief decided on q civil marriage. Wirt7
in making inquiry as to the location q
the City Hall and the Mayors office
met a newspaper man, and the latter
who has spent several years in happy
marital bliss, readily undertook the
job of seeing that the pair we're mar
ried Miss Mayer is much heavier sci
than Wirtz but the latter made up IN
height what hel missed in weight
measuring a foot more than the young
woman.
This difference, however, was made
up by the excess of happiness on ths
part of each, which was plainly evi.
dent They came to Wilmington, We'll
simply to get married, and that's all
When reminded by the newspaper mar
that IL was for a long time, the smile
on Miss Mayors face departed, bu
only for an instant. Her husbands
glance reassured her.
Mayor Howell officiated at the mar
riage and the couple returned tC
Philadelphia shortly after 10 O'Clock
Wirtz said he was manager of a gro
cery store in Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
TO INSTALL P. 0. S. Of A. OFFIcERs

Members Of Camp No. 4, P O. S. of
A.. will leave their hall, at GIL Market
street, this evening at Ills o'clock In
three large autos accompanied by sew
eral of the state officers of the order
for Grubb's Corner, where an install
lation Of officers will be held.
The staff executive committee will
be present and will make arrange
ments for the state camp meeting 10
be held at Laurel on August 2S to 80.
The staff officers are: Newton L,
Grubb, president, of Grubb Camp, No
%; Harry R. Loose, of Cheswold
Camp, No. 16, vice-president; John
w. Laburtan, Of Leipsic, No. II. mas
ter Of forms; Thomas +. Dunn, No
8, Of Dover, secretary; c. Herbert
Neutze, No 21. Wilmington, trea-
surer; past state presidents, George
w. Peters, M. H. Hills and A. f
Parsons, and district president OF
the Seventh district, Robert Douglas
of Odessa
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
DEATH OF nIRs. KOLRrs.

Mrs. Dora Kolbus. one of the old
est German residents of Wilmington,
died yesterday at 1 o'clock, at tie
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Leo
Meyer, No. East Twenty fourth
street Mrs. Kolbus celebrated her
eighty-sixth birthday on April 10. and
seemed to be in perfect health, but for
the past ten days she suffered much
pain. Her death was due to old age.
She came to this country from Ger
many fourteen years ago and made
many friends here. She is survived
by three sons and four daughters, Miss
Betty Kolbus. of New York City; Err
nest and William Kolbus, of New York
City; Mrs. Leo Meyer, and Bernard
Kolbus. of this city. The funeral will
take place from the home OF her
daughter on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment will be made in
Riverview Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15

STOKES GIRLS
Detectives Charged With
Double Crossing Misses
Graham and Conrad
TORRID NOTES FROM
SPORTS ARE MISSING
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, July 15.-That Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad, the two
prepossessing young women who have
been held for the Grand Jury for
shooting millionaire w. E. D. Stokes,
were double crossed" by a combina-
ton of city and private detectives
was the assertion made by their at
torneys.
The girls have been paid warm at
tentions by a coterie of rich New
Workers of the sporting set, and when
Stokes was shot they had in their
apartment several bundles of letters
of a decidedly torrid character. These
letters were stolen from Lillian Gra-
hams trunk along with those Stokes
had sent her.
Mystery Of Letters.
The police authorities are trying to
place responsibility for disappearance
of the letters. So far as the Stokes
letters are concerned, the story of
Private Detective Cummings that he
picked" them up behind a trunk has
been" exploded. It is believed it
will be shown that they we're turned
DNti " OlOhEo dANoAnN9 Iva a sum VI
money. What concerns the girls most,
however, is where the other letters
went
Mike" Bensund, private detective
now sought by the police, is accused
by Leslie S. Petrie. Stokes private
detective, of having offered to sell
him a bunch of letters written 70
Miss Graham by a man whose name
is withheld
It is explained that a number OF
we'll known sporting lights are very
nervous over the suggestion that theiI
letters are now in Unauthorized hands
and every effort is to be made to find
/ them to eliminate possibilities Of
/ certain domestic mix-ups
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
LOSES Is YEARS
in JUST 5 HOURS
Walters Also Swaps Name
With Coates After Being
Arrested Second Time

William Walters. alias Albert Coates,
is a lightning change artist, so far
as name and age are concerned. Will
liam was arrested yesterday ON a
charge of being drunk and begging. In
City Court this morning he was al
lowed to go.
But the man who was As years old
according 10 police records felt
younger today and did not leaVe this
city of hospitality. He ambled along
the coast and Officer Crozier decided
to give the man another ride.
When Walters reached the house
Sergeant's desk a charge of vagrancy
was placed against him. But the mar
gave his name this time as Albert
Coates and his age as 30.
That Is getting young ar by thirteen
years in five hours.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
PLAYGROUND
ON JAIL SITE
Old New Castle Prison Of Sad
Memory to Some Now
Being Raced
AFTER DOING SERVICE
FOR FIFTY THREE YEARS

Razing Of the old Jail at New Cas-
tie. to make room for a playground,
now in progress by Truitt and Son,
marks the passing Of the New Castle
county's first prison. The Jail was
built fifty-three years ago by New
Castle county. The Jail contained
four corridors of cells in the two
story building. The Jail yard was
surrounded by a high stone wall and
the entrance to the Jail was through
the corridor of the sheritf's residence.
Until about fifteen years ago the
prisoners did not work but lived lives
of idleness. Then a stone pile law
was passed, and all short-term pris-
oners had TO break stone. This stone
was shipped 10 the various hundreds
and used in road work. Confined al
times in the Jail have been many
murderers, bank thieves and burglars
The keeping of tramps finally became
so expensive to the county that the
present workhouse was agitated and
finally built
The jail was built on ground be-
longing to the city of New Castle, and
when vacated the property reverted
to the city. The brown stone resi-
dence where the sheriff lived is now
occupied by the New Castle Club, Z
social organization The club house
will not be torn down. The site o
the present Jail building will become
a playground for the school chill
dren
The Court House building connected
with the jail is used by Company II
O. NJ ID. The big iron pillars whicl
were at the prisoners dock are still
standing. At these pillars in year
gone by horse thieves had their ear
cropped and persons convicted o
manslaughter and other serious Of
fences were branded with hot irons
Later. however, this was done ava.
with and convict jackets had to b
worn while remaining in the state
Still later a letter c in black on whit
muslin was sewed on the prisoner
coat as he left the Jail. Needless Il
say the man did not wear this dis
tinguished mark very far.
Evening journal., 1911-07-15
MOB SEEKS
OFFICIALS
One Saved After Rope Was
Placed Around His
Neck
TROUBLE GREW OUT OF THE
ILLICIT SALE OF LIQUOR
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BURNSIDE KY. July 15.-Ofhcers
early today succeeded IN spiriting
Deputy Sheriff James Ellis and John
Helton TO the Somerset jail to pro-
tect them from a mob which threat
ened TO lynch them as a result OF the
killing late yesterday of County Mag
istraie A. J. Beatty and Constable w.
H. Heath.
Ellis and Helton had been arrested
earlier in the day. Ellis on the charge
OF Illicit sale OF liquor and Helton for
minor offense They were being ar
raigned before Beatty with no one else
present, save Heath. when a sudden
fusillade OF shots was heard. Citizens
who rushed in found both Beatty and
Heath dead
Ellis and Helton were arrested
quickly but a mob quickly forming
succeeded In getting Ellis away from
the officers, placing a rope around his
neck and started to hang him 10 a treo
A better element prevailed and Ellis
was saved The two men were then
/ placed In Jail During The night an.
other mob formed and the prisoners
were spirited away. The men assert
they shot the two court officials IL
self defense.