The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1913-10-02
NO. 10

some OF the housewives OF Stan
ton wish that some one would raise
few tomatoes that are not con-
tracted at the canning factory.
They have tried their best to get
hold Of some tomatoes, but could
not do go. The writer begged and
pleaded and coaxed with every
passing wagon for few tomatoes,
but all turned deaf ear because
they were contracted for. Finally
one man came along whose heart
was so big and tender and overflow
ing for suffering humanity, that he
doesn't have the courage of hard
hearted man to say no. He said he
knew he was doing wrong but he
couldn't harden his heart when We
were pleading so piteously. And
we knew we were doing wrong in
beseeching so earnestly, but We
couldn't bear the thought of going
through the winter without soUe
cans filled with the tempting fruit.
We all humbly ask our most de-
serving and enterprising citizen and
owner of the canning factory, Mr..
Fuller to forgive us for these mis-
deeds and not to hold it against the
great hearted man who supplied
the tomatoes.
The past Sunday was a rally day
long to be remembered. While the
Presbyterian Sunday school was
trying to rally the fathers and moth
ers and children to the Sunday
school, the devil at the same time
was rallying his forces around his
old stamping ground, the depot.
Some people say that there is II
hell on earth and we are inclined to
believe it from what has been told
about the drinking, the-awfpl pro-
family, the fighting and the de-
bauching revelry that took place
this past Sunday around the depot
and other parts Of town. Persons
who had to pass the depot on their
way to Sunday school and church,
say that it was something awful
and that they had to listen to the
most vile oaths and witness IA
drunken fight AS Circuit Court
will soon meet, this affair of Sun
day will be aired out. 1t is about
time that such disgraceful scenes
III Stanton be stopped. and the
good people of the town ought to
look after that. There has been
great deal of talk since this disgrace
of Sunday of calling the citizens of
Stanton together at the Court House
and forming law and order league.
and then when such things arise,
let all parties concerned be taken
up We can have Just the kind of
town We want. 1t rests with the
citizens of the town. If you want
these drunken fights and terrible
profanity seen and heard over the
town. then you can have it. But if
you want law and order and qui-
ct town, then you can have that
also. 1t rests with you. And which
do You want. For my part l am
for a quiet town. My children and
your children have TO pass this de-
pot every day to school. and we
ought to see that they do not have
to hear and witnt ss so much prOfan-
ity and drunkenness as they have
in the last six months. We also
feel that il the Railroad Company
was notified of this past Sundays
affray, they would gladly cooper
ate with us in seeing that persons
could come TO the depot and wait
for train in decent environments.
The writer hates to do all the kick
ing about our town. He feels that
other citizens should Llso demand
better conditions and better sur
Surroundings for the sake of their
boys and girls. Now, fellow citi
zens, will you not join in this
movement to clean up our town and
keep it quiet and orderly. We can
do it if we want TO. One man can
not do il all alone, but We must all
work together. 1t is sad to know
that out of town of four bundled
people, that there were eighteen
drunken men on our streets Sun
day, and not saloon in town Ell
ther. There is work for us TO do,
and let us be up and doing.