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The central record., 1912-11-29

Col. Clifton Rodes Anderson of Dan
vile, whose announcement for the
democratic nomination for State Sena-
tor from this district appears else
where in this issue of the Record, was
in town Monday shaking hands with
the court day crowd and telling them
of his candidacy.
Mr.. Anderson while being personally
acquainted with many of our people,
can also come very near claiming Gar
rard as his native county; his grand
father, Simeon was born and raised in
Garrard and was sent to the lower
house of the National Congress from
tn district; his father was also born
in Garrard county, but moved to Boyle
to pursue the practice of his profession
and was leading attorney at the Boyle
county bar. Mr.. Anderson himself is a
wealthy and influential citizen of Boyle
county, has long been engaged in the
milling business in Danville, and is a
director in one of her leading financial
institutions and has many other large
business interests there.
Mr.. Andersons candidacy will have
the unanimous support of his home
county of Boyle.
Mr.. Anderson is conservative bust
ness man and clever gentleman, the
kind of man IL at is needed in our
legislative halls, and it selected to
represent the district. we feel confident
would perform his duties in a manner
highly satisfactory to his constituents.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Thanksgiving, The Day You Are Celebra.
ting Not A Modern Innovation,
Dates Back To Bible Days.

Moses in the XIV chapter of Deuter-
onomy, IS, IA and 18th verses says,
Thou shalt observe the feast Of tab
ernacles seven days after thou hast
gathered in thy corn and thy wine. and
thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, and
thou and thy son and thy daughter and
thy maid servant and the Levite, and
che stranger and the fatherless and the
widow that are within thy gates"
which seems to indicate that the cele-
bration of Thanksgiving day" is not
confined to modern times, but that it
was observed as far back at least as
Moses day.
History tells US that in 1921, the year
after the landing of the Mayhower, the
sturdy pilgrims determined to have a
day of recreation and of thanksgiving
for the many mercies which had been
extended to them. The Indians were
invited to partake of their hospitality
and general feast day was proclaim
ed; the Governor sent out hunters to
provide deer and other game for the
festivities. but being unable to find any
deer. the men came back laden down
with immense fat wild turkeys, hence
the connection of the turkey with
Thanksgiving day.
The celebration of the day was for a
long time confined to the settlers, they
throwing about it such an air of SOL
emnity that the colonists did not care
to join them, but their earnest thanks
giving was so impressive that their
ideas took deep root and as the strug-
gle for independence grew the colon
lists took to the idea, and they too be,
gan to observe and give thanks for
their victories and their blessings, and
on Dec. Is, 1877, after the fall of Bur.
goyne, all joined together in a day OF
solemn thanksgiving. On October 3,
1889. George Washington issued the
first thanksgiving proclamation, there
by setting precedent which has beer
followed by every president since his
day, until Thanksgiving day. has be.
come national institution.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Obey The Law Rather Than Blame II.

The county superintendent of schools
is sending through the county notices
to many people who are failing to OBJ
serve the regulations of the compul-
sorry school law, and are failing to send
their children to school, and in many
instances we predict she will be cen
sured for taking such action. If the
matter were optional with her, she
should not be made the object of one
word of adverse critiscism: the ''com-
pulsory education law" is a good law,
it was enacted by the General Asemb-
ly of Kentucky to protect the rising
generation in their tender years, to
give them an education. which they
may not appreciats now, but will be
thankful for when they reach maturer
years. The county superintendent is in
no wise responsible for the enactment
of this law, but she is responsible for
it enforcement, and if she fails to
make every effort in her power to see
IIldL IL Is enlOICcu sic 10 uu"OIIuy VI
the Office which she occupies.
If YOUR children are not In school,
are absent from other causes than
physical disabilities, and you receive a
notice from the superintendent of
school in regard to the matter, the best
thing you can do is to'put your children
in school and save yourself trouble,
for it is sure to come; the next step
will be to take you before the county
Judge, who will surely give you a fine
for your delinquency. 1t has been done
in other counties and it will be done
here.
Every school officer in the county
from the superintendent down, district
board, sub-trustee and even teachers
are expected and required to assist in
the carrying out of the letter of this
law, and it is reasonable to expect that
they will do it, so the most sensible
thing you can do is to with hold your
censnre, put the kiddies in school and
keep them there.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Judge Emmett v. Puyear Is Sworn Into
The Office, To Which He Was Elect
ed tuesday And Assumes His
Duties AT Once.

Judge Puryear's commission did not
arrive until Tuesday, and Immediately
upon its receipt he was sworn into
Office by Judge C. A. Hardin and at
once went about his duties as Common
wealth's Attorney for the Thirteenth
Judicial District, an office which he will
surely fill with honor and distinction to
himself and with satisfaction to toe
people who elected him.
Judge Puryear is a lawyer of no
mean ability, having long been associ=
ated with Hon. Robert Harding as a
partner in the practice of law in Dan
vile, has held several offices of trust
at the hands of the people of Boyle
county. where he is held in the highest
esteem. and it is fully believed that in
his new capacity he will win the plau-
dts of the people of the entire dis
trict.
George d. Florence, who Judge Pur-
year succeeds, will retire from the of
flee with as many friends to his credit,
earned during his short term. as any
man who ever retired from political
Office in the thirteenth district, irres-
pective of politics, the only fault that
is found with him, and the great re-
gret of his legion of friends is that he
is not a democrat. Mr.. Florence will
resume the practice of law in his ma
tive town Of Stanford,
The central record., 1912-11-29
Has Many Relatives In Ganard.

G. w. Gastineau. of Clarence. was in
town this week and while in consultation
with him he told US his mother, who is
now ninety two years old. last year
pieced twenty-four quilts. and her
health is such that she bids fair for at
least the hundred mark Mrs Gastineau.
who before marrying was Miss Susan
Barron, was born and raised in this
county. but now resides with her son
Joe Gastineau, in Woodford county
Somerset Journal
This good old lady has one son, Mr..
John c. Gastineau, as we'll as host of
grandchildren and other relatives in this
county, where she has frequently
visited.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Big Metal Shingie Business.

The Cortright Metal Roofing Comp
any, of Philadelphia, Pa. whose
advertisements of Cortright Metal
Shingles have been running regularly in
the Central Record for nearly ayear
past. advise US that 1912 will show an
immense volume of business in their
line. 1t is gratifying to carry the
advertising of so prosperous and
successful concern and to feel that
the Central Record" has had some
part in creating such success. Any of
our readers interested in roofing should
write for literature and further
particulars.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Annual Inspection Of Garrard County
Schools Shows Them To Rank High
Among The Educational
Institutions OF The
State.

County Superintendent Jennie Higgins
has just completed her annual inspection
of the forty three white and fifteen
colored schools of the county, and
found them all to in a flourishing
condition, and to be giving entire
satisfaction alike to pupils, patrons and
teachers. She found the attendance to
be very much improved, which is
probably due to a certain extent to the
recently enacted compulsory education
law" Good attendance is source of
great encouragement to the teachers
who labor diligently for the cause, and
it is very discouraging to them to have
poor per cent of the pupils in the
district in attendance, and half of those
only coming in a desultory manner,
come one day and stay at home tive.
Nearly all the schools observed Arbor
Day and thirty or forty trees were set
out at several places, besides rose
bushes, vines and shrubbery.
suppers and raised funds which they
invested in libraries, window shades,
maps, flags, and other necessary things
for the school.
A Night school was taught by Miss
Skinner at Hickman for the adults of
the district who desired to advance
educationally. This school was well
attended and the sacrifice of the teacher
was appreciated by the people she Sc
willingly serves.
Handwork including weaving, crochet
and needlework are taught at recess al
several schools. The pupils are i'm.
mensely interested and some have dis.
posed of their work at liberal prices.
thereby encouraging the spirit of in
dependence and business. Manual
training at one school is attracting
wide attention, one could hardly be-
lieye such splendid work could be done
by boys of the seventh and eighth
grades.
Trustees are interested as meyer be-
fore. They send in the Trustees visit
ing reports each month showing how
long they remained in the school, mum
ber of classes recited during theil
stay. condition of house and grounds
etc.
The state course of study as prepar
ed by State Supervisor Coates is being
used in most all schools, are graded anC
regular examinations held, thereby en-
abling pupils to pass from one school
to another without having to go ovel
work already done.
A new County High School has JUS
been completed at Paint Lick. It j.
ranked as first class high school will
an approved four year course of study
Prof.::G. L. Waterbury of Ontatire
Canada, Miss Pearl Cochran of Rich
mond, and Miss Lucretia Skinner OF
Buena Vista have been employed tt
teach at Paint Lick.
If the tax payers could see into the
schools of Garrard county they would
say as several have said recently,
''money spent in schools is a good in
vestment. 1t is a great pleasure to
know that our schools and teacher
rank foremost in the state.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Great Improvement.

The new addition to the dam at the
water works lends greatly to it's ap-
pearance, the addition is surrounded by
concrete walls symetrical in construc-
tion surmounted by iron posts at regu.
lar intervals to support fence of some
description, and a macadamized road
way will lead across between the two
concrete walls. The banks of the lake
have been scraped and cleaned ready to
receive the winter supply of water.
A neat house will cover the new filter
new concrete floor will be placed in
the old power house and the water
plant will present an altogether and
much more pleasing appearance. If
there be any funds left sitter the COM
pletion of the improvements, it will be
well to expend it in making the power
house and the grounds surrounding it
more presentable. All cities take pride
in the appearance of their water plants,
and why should not we. Most places
they are models of neatness, the ma
chinery is kept in such condition as
to not soil the clothing of the most
fastidious who visit the plant, the
buildings are neatly painted. neat walks
surround the premises, the grounds are
kept clean, free from trash, weeds and
other unsightly objects and it is a
source of pleasure to visit them. Our
water works have cost US, comparative
ly speaking, goodly sum of money,
which We are satisfied will be begrudg-
ed by no one, for there is not a person
in the city who would not give hearty
sanction to every effort to secure an
abundance of pure clear water, but at
the same time, now that it is thought
that the plant will soon be put out on a
paying basis, it would be nice to have
the plant and everything connected
with it placed in a presentable condi-
ton, in such condition as to impress
favorably not only our own citizens
who visit it, but any chance strangers
who might happen to wander in tnat
direction. Without criticizing previous
conditions, we hope that after the work
is finished and we have the unlimited
amount of pure water which We hope
to have, that some attention will be
given to the surroundings and that
when next summer ushers in lake ex-
ceeding in size by two fold the present
one, that visit to the water works
may prove an attractive half days out
ing.
The central record., 1912-11-29

The gist Of this article may not be
altogether pleasing to some of the
residents of Lancaster, it may press
upon their toes; however, if they will
eliminate the self interest in the mat
ter, look at it in the proper light, they
will see very clearly that the thoughts
conveyed herein are highly proper and
should be carried out to the letter.
The alleys of a city or town are just
as much thoroughfares as the streets
proper, though to look at the alleys of
Lancaster, a stranger would doubt the
truth of this assertion. Nevertheless
it is fact, and as such thorougfares
they are entitled to some little atten-
ton upon the part of the municipality.
The city is just as much responsible
for accidents which may occur to cit
izens in an a.leyway as if that accident
happened on one of the principal
streets, and in view of this fact alone
it behooves the city to keep these
alleyways open and safe for passersby
at all times, free from obstructions
and encumbrances and in such condi-
tion that either pedestrians or vehicles
may pass with ease and safety at all
times. The alleys of the city of Lam
caster are not by any means in such
condition, upon the contrary in the
case of some of them it is exceedingly
difficult for vehicles to pass under the
most favorable circumstances in broad
open daylight, while after night, they
are actually dangerous for pedestrians.
There are old wagons, buggies, broken
machinery and every old clap trap
imaginable, ''hauled around in the
alley" to get them out of the way,
when in fact they are being placed ir
the way, obstrurtiDg the alleys, which
are just as much thorougfares as any
of the other rights of way of the city.
The citizens of the town are primari
ly to blame for this, they are accustom,
ed to considering their alley'' as theii
back yard and utilizing it as such, anG
in many cases, very uncleanly back
yard they make of it, not only theil
broken down wagons and other discard
ed and useless articles, but oftentimes
it is made dumping ground for waste
paper and trash of all kinds, The city
is secondarily responsible for this, fol
allowing it, they should see that the
alleys are kept open, passable anC
clean, just the same as they see thai
their streets are kept in cleanly con
dition and passable at all times.
We are of the opinion that there is /;
statute upon the city statute books
which covers the keeping open Of
alleys and prohibiting the leaving o.
obstructions in them, as we'll as keep
ing them in cleanly condition. L
!. there is not such an ordinance, ther,
surely should be such one enacted a
an early date. We would respectful,
suggest that the city council give thi
: matter little attention, and now while
we are giving SO much attedtion to tn,
streets, let the alleys also come In fo,
some consideration. Our .''stree
cleaning department does not seem t.
, be overly busy, what's the matte
: with letting him give these alley way
some little care, at least;in so far a
keeping those Immediately adjoining
1.-THE public square is concerned, in 4
The central record., 1912-11-29
Ganard's Historic Tree.

Garrard county's sugar maple tree in
the State arboretum claimed more sensi
mental consideration than any other by
reason of its antecedents. 1t is a wild
ing from farm in Garrard county,
where three governors of Kentucky
lived, and under the forebares of the
sturdy sapling played in their youth.
The three are Robert P. Letcher. who
served as chief executive from 1910 to
1874; William OwsIey, who succeeded
him; and w. o. Bratley, now United
States Senator. Ky. State Journal.
The central record., 1912-11-29
0'Hearn-Flannery.

Miss Nora Elizabeth O'Hearn and
Mr.. Walker Flannery were united in
marriage at SITS. Peters and Pauls
Catholic church in Danville, Ky. at
$50 O'Clock Monday morning, the
ceremony being performed by Rever-
end Father Osmond. The bride is the
handsome daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas O'Hearn of Marksbury and
the groom is the youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Flannery of Hyatts-
vile. and both are popular young peo-
pie. After the ceremony they drove
Immediately to the home of the grooms
parents, where they will reside for the
present.
The central record., 1912-11-29
cleanly condition.


If after getting the alleys cleaned up
and the many distractions removed,
the people whose property adjoin them,
as well as all others, be notified that
they must not again obstruct them,
must not throw garbage into them and
in all senses shall treat them as they
do the main streets, the matter of car
ing for them in the failure will be re-
duced to the minimum. Everyone
knows there is penalty attached to
blockading or throwing rubbish in the
street and if it be known that the same
law applies to the alleys, they will
soon come in for the same care as the
streets.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Rates For Political Announcements

We are authorized to announce Cliff
ton Rodes Anderson of Boyle county
as candidate for State Senator from
the Eighteenth Senatorial District,
subject to the action of the democratic
party.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Bro. Tinder A Delegate.

Gov. McCreary haa appointed Rev. F.
NJ Tinder of this place adelegate to the
Convention of the Anti Saloon Leagues
of America, which convenes in Wash
ington D. C. on December 16-17-l8 and
18th.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Gard OF Thanks.

We take this method Of extending
our heartfelt thanks to our friends and
.neighbols who aided US so willingly and
materially during the sickness and at
the death of our beloved baby.
,Pd T. T. Pollard and wife.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce w.
L. Lawson for sheriff of Garrard
county, subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce Davis
Sutton as a candidate for Magistrate
in the first Magisterial district of Gar
rard county, subject to the action of
the democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce Tay-
lor 7. Burdett as a candidate for Mag
istrate in the second district of Gar
rard county, subject to the action of
the democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29
For Magistrate.

We. are suthorizeo to announce
John N. White as a candidate for
Magistrate, in the first district of Gar
rard county. subject to the action of
the democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce
WaltonE. Moss as candidate for Mag
lstrate in the first district of Garrard
County, subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce Ship
ton H. Estes as a candidate for Mag
strate, in the first district of Garrard
county. subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29
For Assessor.

We are authorized to announce Dave
c. Sanders as candidate for Assessor
of Garrard county subject to the ac-
ton of the democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce ]. B.
Collier as candidate for the nomina-
ton for assessor of Garrard county,
subject to the action of the democratic
party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce
Logan Ison as candidate for Magis-
trate in the second district of Garrard
county, subject to the action of the
democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce
Charles c. Becker as a candidate for
Magistrate in the second district of
Garrard county. subject to the action
of the democratic partv.
The central record., 1912-11-29
Fer School SupesNtendant.

We are authorized to announce Miss
Jennie Higgins as a candidate for
School Superintendent for Garrard
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce
Ashby Arnold as candidate for sheriff
of Garrard county, subject to the &C
tion of the democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce Mr..
E. B. Ray az a candidate for the Nomi
nation of Assessor of Garrard County
subject to the action of the democratic
parIy
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For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce c. A.
Robinson as a candidate for Sheriff of
Garrard County, subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce
James A. Beazley as candidate for
County Judge of Garrard county, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The central record., 1912-11-29
For County Judge.

We are authorized to announce Clay
ton A. Arnold as a candidate for Coun.
ty Judge of Garrard County subject tc
the action Of the democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce w.
L. Huffman for candidate for assess
or Of Garrard county subject to the
action of the Densocratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorized to announce w. S.
Carrier as a candidate for sheriff of
Garrard county, subject to the action
of the Democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29

We are authorised to announce Dave
Ross as a candidate Cor Jailer of Gar
rard county, subject to the action of
the Democratic party.
The central record., 1912-11-29
For Jala.

We are authorized to announce Jack
Adams as a candidate for Jailer OF Gar
rard county, subject to the action OF
che Democratic party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-19

Speelman and his wife lived and under
this roof their first baby was born three
years ago. In November the second baby
came to the home. 1t died three weeks
ago.
At the Mileham home there was little
inclination to discuss the sorrow that has
come into the home. Mrs. Mileham is "A
cripple and can scarcely walk. Mileham
himself is 81 years old In Speelman the
aged couple had placed great confidence
In their declining years they hoped TO
live under the same roof with the grand
daughter and without want for the neces-
saries Of life. Now their hopes are shat
tered.
Last night Speelman didn't come home
and shortly before the noon hour, the
aged couple learned the truth. To these
Old people the mans financial trouble IS
as much mystery as to the officers of
the bank Speelman never talked OF his
business affairs in his home. it was said
and nothing was known concerning his
property rights or liabilities.