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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
GOOD GAS WELL.

The we'll on the Sturdivent
farm in the lower end of town
was drilled into the oil producing
sand last Saturday and a fine
flow of gas was the result.
There had been some showing of
oil and the operator, l. N.
Phipps, intends to drill through
the sand in the hope of getting
oil. 1t is thought this we'll will
be about equal in volume and
pressure to the Morgan County
Heat, Fuel and light Company's
well on Elk Fork.
Other wells will be drilled ir
the neighborhood of the Stordi-
vent we'll in order to give the
territory a thorough test.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
To the Taxpayers
Of Morgan County:

lam candidate for the Democratic nomination for
the office of County Attorney of Morgan county, ana i
nominated and elected pledge you my word and honor
that will be in favor of and always be found fighting for
the following measures, and many other things to the in
terest of the voters and taxpayers of Morgan county
1st amin favor OF reducing poll tax so cents,
End. | amin favor of reducing property tax 20 cts,
Sd. l am in favor of placing the road and bridge
money in separate fund.- and for applying the for
no other purpose than to keep up the roads and bridges IN
the county.
4th, Lastbut not least, I am in favor of reducing
the high salaries of the county officers, and by doing
we can save the taxpayers during my term Of office the
amount of Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars, and by
doing this we will have made up the amount Of money we
lose by the reduction of the poll tax and have left on
hand three thousand three hundred dollars to be applied
on the deficit caused by the 20 cents reduction of the prop
erty tax, and this will be amply sufficient to run the
general expense of the county.
You will find me at all times fighting for the interest
of the taxpayer have been reared among you and you
have known me from infancy.
am unateaby opposed rings cques and combines and
favor Of square deal and open game believing that the
will of the peos and ought to be the supreme law and M cleo
ted County Attorney will study the wants and needs of
constituents an labor for their ultimate good
earnestly solicit your support.
HENRY G. ROSE,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Local and Personal.

Dorsa Keeton made a business
trip to Morehead this week.
Miss Leona Belle Carter is vis-
iting her brother Denny Carter
at Olive Hill.
H. 7. Dyer, who has been
confined to his room for several
days is able to be out again.
Charles Franklin and family
are visiting relatives and friends
in Salyersville and Paintsville,
j. B. Lyons, of Crockett, Wis
tied his father-in-law, T. N.
Barker the first of the week.
Arlie Mcclure, of Omer, wa
a pleasant visitor at the Couris
Office Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Jeffres- of o. Ia
homa City, is visiting relative
in town and county.
Deputy Marshall Sherma
Lewis of Pomp, was a busine.
visitor in town We Inesday,,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

Miss Mary Hovermale is very
low with typhoid fever. The
chances are very much against
her recovery.
Mrs. Frank Wilson Colfax
left last week for Morehead
where she will teach in some de-
partment of the school at that
place,
L. T. Hovermale, the Cour-
ier's forman, is laid up with
rheumatism and John Cassity of
Morehead, is Chief Mogul of the
Mechanical department of the
paper this week,
Mrs. Genoa Bomar, who has
been visiting in West Liberty for
several months, left yesterday
for Lexington where she will
visit relatives for some time, af-
ter which she will visit Kansas
City and other points in Missouri
before returning to her home in
Montgomery, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Womack,
who left here several days ago
for Louisville, are now in Ash
vile, North Carolina, and Mr.,
Womack is reported doing well.
1t is thought that after a few
weeks rest at that famous resort
he will be able to come home
and resume his work.
Steve Kash of Eel, was call
ing on our grocers this weel
and while in town had us max
some hand bills advertising tn
barbecue which will be held q
Ezel the. 10Th. inst, for tn
benefit of the church at thu
place, the church building ha,
ing recently been destroyed
fire
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

trict to the same degree as would
this school fair. 1t should be
held at different places on differ
ent years and without any eX-
pense whatever Ito the county.
1t is my opinion that the next
legislature will provide for in
dustrial training in all rural dis
tricts, if so the school fair will
be a remarkable feature in en-
couraging excellency in this
work.
Third: ram in favor or the
direct supervision of the schools
by the Superintendent as far as
the same is possible. There is
no reason why a Superintendent
should lie supinely under the
shade of some tree or sit COM
fortably on some cushioned seat
when he is paid to work. While
the schools are in session he
should not cease visiting them
and giving the teachers the
benefit of his experience. To
superintend the schools means to
have the charge and direction of
them,
Lastly. AS to the granting
certificates, | would consider
morality a qualification. M
young man should be granted a
certificate, or be allowed to held
one, if he is in the habit of be.
coming intoxicated; 'cr is other
wise guilty of immoral conduct,
Also, / favor a just and impair
tial granting of certificates. Ii
nominated and elected | expect
to serve those who are now OF
posing me and those who are
supporting me in the same JUS
way. Merit shall be my stan
! dlrd; not what have you done
for me or what can you do fol
me.
Fellow citizens of the gooC
old county of Morgan, if you d,
not know of me | invite tn,
most careful inquiry. lam no
ashamed of my record as
teacher in our county. | hav,
) spent hard earned money an,
precious time to qualify mysel
t for the Office | now seek. Wi
I you give me chance? You
$ support in the August primar
i will be appreciated.
l Yours for better schools,
4 C. E. CLARK,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

ial race in this district and one
Of them is, if rumor be true,
that there will be an immense
corruption fund" turned loose
in this county between now and
the primary to try to defeat
Charley Amett for the nomina-
ton. 1t will not be used in this
county alone of course, but in
every county in the district,
but | wish to speak more espe-
cially of this, my home county,
If these reports be true and the
whiskey people are furnishing
money to try to return Mr.. Hogg
to the Senate the people of the
county ought to. be aroused to
such a pitch of indignation that
they would hold mass meeting in
every school house in the county
to protest against this thing and
to urge their neighbors to vote
against the man who would at
tempt to buy us body and soul,
and that with money furnished
him by saloon men and the
wholesale whiskey dealers who
wear diamonds and ride in au-
tomobiles bought and paid for
with money that ought to have
been spent for food and clothes
for derendent women and helple' S
children. say that this is an
insult and an outrage if it be
true, and where there is so much
smoke there is bound to be a lit
tie fire, so the old saying goes,
The idea of the whiskey men
from the cities sending money
to Morgan. County to buy votes
= and elect a man frie ndly to theil
- interests is enough to make
every law abiding and peace
y loving citizen in the county rise
up in arms as it were and do ev.
erything in their power to nomi.
nate and elect Charley Arnett
State Senator from this district.
Brethren, let us stand to-
gether, fight together and vote
together for our homes and oul
!, friends, our schools and ouI
churches, and for the welfare o
our boys and girls.
adv. DEMOCRAT,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Young Flnancler.

Joe Parkman, aged thirteen, and his
younger brother, Tom, aged eight
were going to the savings bank to
deposit so cents which Joe's uncle had
given him for passing with honors
into the high school. Joe put his
bank book and his money on the desk
The man said that nothing less than
81 could be deposited. Tom said:
Joe, l know what to do. Draw out
81 from the bank and deposit $3.50
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
CALLED HOME.

R. B, Cole and family, who
have been visiting here for sew
eral weeks, left today for their
home at Enid Oklahoma. Mr.,
Cole had intended to make his
visit longer but received a letter
from Alton Mercantile Company,
for which he works, asking him
to come home at once, as they
needed his services very badly.
He was loath to leave so soon as
ne hal to for ego several contem-
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

The first great rule Is that we must
do something-that life must have a
purpose and an aim-that work should
be not merely occasional and spas.
modic, but steady and continuous
Pleasure is jewel which will only
retain Its lustre when it is in set
ting of work; and vacant life Is one
of the worst of pains, though the is
lands Of leisure that stud crowded
well-occupied life may be among the
things to which we look back with the
greatest delight.-Lecky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Cars Brutal Amusement.

On feast days the life of the czal
of the seventeenth century was en-
livened with such amusements as g
battle to the death between a well
baited bear and a spearman, in which
it is said, frequently the man lost his
life. In the event Of successful is
sue the spearman was rewarded by
being taken to the royal cellar, where
he was allowed to drink to his ca
pacity.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
COURTESY Ia Love of Man.

OVutSSJ TO E0VE Ut WdII'
Courtesy. This is love In society,
love in relation to etiquette. Love
doth not behave itself unseemly." Po-
likeness has been defined as love in
trifies. Courtesy is said to be love in
little things. And the one secret of
politeness is to love. Love cannot
behave itself unseemly.-Henry Drum
mond.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Where the Calculator Scores.

The best tradition requires that
whenever lightning calculator tells
how many seconds there were in the
life of Methuselah some one must
shout: Wrong! You've muffed 1t
this time. I've figured the whole thing
out, and here are the figures" "
Whereupon the lightning calculator re-
ceives an armful Of papers, glances
at the first few sheets, looks up, grin
ming and chuckles: Just as thought
You've forgotten the leap years"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
To THE VOTERS OF MORGAN
COUNTY. GREETING:

COUNTY, GREETING:
It's now only about ten days
until the time for selecting the
nominees for the various offices,
AS is generally known | am an
aspirant for the office Of Superin-
tendent of the Public Schcol 1t
may not be possible for me 10
see every voter in the county
personally; therefore | take this
means of reaching you.
= Every man who is running for
Office ought to have some idea of
how he intends to serve the pee
pie and the people have right
to know how they are to be SER
we'd. The Office of County Super
intendent of Schools is different
from the other county offices.
Qualification and character are
essential qualities in any good
officer; but these characteristics
should be jealously guarded when
the welfare of about 5000 child
rep are at stake. A County Su-
perintendent should be elected
just as teacheris selected. All
the applicants should be consid-
cred and then the one select d
who is best qualified to fill the
position. Dear Voter, my appli-
cation for the position of Surer-
intendent of Schools is now be-
fore you. For the past year it
has been before you. Have you
Investigated my fitness for the
place? | am not asking yol TO
vote for me because my great
grandfather preached the funeral
of your great grandmother, OF
because your grandfather's ur'
Gle and my grandmothei's half
brother were brother and sisters
children. | am not asking your
vote because ! possess the quail
fication of friendliness and the
ability to give an automatic
hand shake. am not asking
you for your support because
can warm the remotest recesse'
of your heart with that bewitch'
ing influence Of a politician
smile,
lido, however, earnestly solici
your support based solely upoI
my own qualifications which /
summedup in High School an
College training coupled witt
eleven years experience as
teacher.
Here are some of the thing
for which stand:
First. am in favor of organ
izing Boys Corn Clubs over tn
county and thereby encourag
them to use the most scientifi
methods of farming and stint
late their interest in agriculture
Second. l am in favor of hole
ing annually a School Fair
which each rural district may /
represented. In my opinion i
other one thing would tend
grouse interest in a school di
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

Russia's department Of agriculture
has prepared q law prohibiting the
culture of the poppy in the trans
Baikal, Amur and Maritime provinces.
The cultivation of the plant is to be a
criminal offense, as will be also the
smoking of opium or the storing or
purchasing it, and the purchase of
utensils for smoking opium.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Even Worse Grievance.

"Your worship" said the prinoner,
you don't know how heartrending 1t
is to have a wife who can cook but
won't do it," NO" said his honor, and
then added, feelingly: THANK good
ness, man, you haven't one that can't
cook and will do It."
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
DICK YOUNG VISITS
OLD HOME.

R. A. Young of Winchester,
and s. W, Bedford, Of Lexing-
ton, representing the Security
Life Insurance Company, of
Chi:agc, were here last week
talking life insurance to the boys.
Messrs. Young and Bedford con-
template making regular visits
to this County in the future in
the interest Of their company.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
He Was.

"You are looking for a job, sup
pose," said Mrs. Tillinghast, ironical.
ly, to Tired Tatters, who was about
to speak. "You have guessed correct
ly the first time, madam" replied Tat
ters. my application for a consulate
Is on file at Washington"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

Doubleday seems to think himself
a very important person" why, he
can't even stand on a street corner
and wait for a trolley car without put
ting on as many airs as II he we're lay
ing a cornerstone"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

Evidently No Friend Of sorshum's.
"That political rival of yours is to
be congratulated, He is always In
the public eye" "Yes," replied Sen.
ator Sorghum; like a locomotive Gin.
der"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Touah for the Baby.

In one of the Cleveland schools the
girls use live baby in learning how
to bathe an infant. 1t may be good
for the girls, but we can't help feel
ing little sorry for the child.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Aue Of Conteata.

'How many times have you been ar.
rested?" asked the court. I'm sorry,
Judge" replied Plodding Pete, but
I've lost count. Dere amt anybody
offerin' prize, Is dere?"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
HENRY G. ROSE,

plated visits to friends in the
county whom he had not had
an opportunity to see.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
Temperament.

Temperament is loving man be-
cause you hate him and laughing be-
cause you are crying about it.-Judge.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

In Burmah the hours between eight
o'clock and midnight are "Loo-byo-lai.
thee.kala," or counting time.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
LONG Distance In Short Jaunt.

Taking cognizance OF the various
movements Of the earth. person TAX
ing three.mlle stroll has travelled
S5,255 miles.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

Elevation and Horizon Line.
At an elevation OF 100 feet at sea
the horizon 10 q little more than ~
miles away.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24

Editor of the Courier,
West Liberty, Kyp
D ar Sir:
Since | wrote the ar
ticle which appeared in last
weeks Courier. have learned
4 few things about the Senator
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-24
FOR
STATE SENATOR

The peoples candidate who wears mott the
yoke Of cliques nor trusts. A vote for him
is a vote for the interests Of the common
people.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-10-04
NOTICE OF MEETING

The Workmen g Compensation Com
mission, recently appointed by Gov
ernor Haines to investigate and re-
port to the next Legislature a Bill
embodying the general idea OF in
dustrial insurance, will hold It's first
formal meeting in Boise, October
18th, next.
At this meeting 1t Is the desire o
the Commission to have as many rep
resentatives Of labor unions present
as possible, as well as manufacture
ers. Many questions Of Importance,
such as the kind Of a bill to be
recommended; the vexed question OF
First aid" and other items of equal
value to the workmen and employers
the State will first have to be
decided before any material profess
can be made towards drafting a bill
with the wishes Of those concerned.
1t is hoped the representatives OF
labor, manufacturers and all othes
infested will take pat in the meet
ing, at the place and hour to be
hereafter announced.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-10-04
THUMB PRINTS LONG USED BY
INDIANS

Spokane, WASH, ep. 29.-S"In Indian
Face, a full blood Spokane Indian,
who ferquents the county court house
and occasionally makes a touch"
from county officials-which he never
fails to pay back-says that police
departments were late in discovering
the use Of the finger-print, declaring
that long before the paleface came or
Bertillon ever was heard Of, Indians
in and around Spokane always signed
documents, agreements, ETC., with
their thumb print. When Frazee
negotiates a little loan at the court
house he has the lender write out
note, payable on certain date,
then he pours out a little ink on a
blotter, smears his thumb in it and
solemnly makes his thumb print on
the document in lieu Of his signature.
always can tell who sign EN- he
says. mo make a mistake. White
men and banks should do. Indians
long time sign with thumb prints be-
fore white man came. Only one
man same thumb print. No can
change 1t.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-10-04
MOUNTAIN HOME MANS LUCKY
FIND
Will Interest Readers of the Repub-

lican
Those having the misfortune to
suffer from backache, urinary disor-
ders, gravel, dropslcal swellings,
rheumatic pains, or other kidney and
bladder disorders, will read with
gratif cation this encouraging state
ment by a Mountain Home man.
d. P. Keefer, Canyon St., Mountain
Home, Idaho, says: II had a lot OF
trouble from my kidneys for years.
The kidney action was irregular and
the kidney secretions were filled
with sediment. had pains in my
back and was all run down. Doan s
Kidney Pills were just what l need
ed, helping me from the first. soon
felt so much better in every way
that l didn't need any more kidney
medicine. ! have had no kidney trou'
BILE to amount to anything during
the past two years"
For Sale by all dealers. Price b0
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-10-04
A CLASSIC
idaho

Under the above head, Judge Good
win Of Salt Lake, one Of the best
friends the Gem State has outside
her borders, pays the following COM
pliment to her in his splendid news
paper, Goodwin g Weekly:
| Our neighbors in Idaho are dispu-
ting with Utah as to the measure
Of progress. And they have reason
for it, for Idaho is swiftly becoming
one great garden. Her claim is that
she has more agricultural land and
more water to irrigate that land with
than any other state in the great
basin, and that she is putting that
land under cultivation faster than
any other state. And she Is right.
And what she produces is perfect.
It Is true that in a very few years
she will have more land under tillage
than either the great states of New
York or Pennsylvania; she will raise
more and better fruit than any east
ern state, and her mines will supply
enough gold and silver to keep per-
fectly reinforced her currency. She
will sell her products at home for
home money, in that way her crops
will be converted into imperishable
treasure.
She is keeping her schools at the
height of efficiency, her climate
makes the state a great sanitarium
which insures healthy race of men
and women and children as bless the
earth. And they are a clear-brained,
leve!-headed patriotic set of people.
Why should not Idaho hail the flu
ture joyously and with exultant
hearts turn from the triumphs of the
past to the expected triumphs of fu-
ture years" /
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-10-04
FOR SALE

Room plastsred house, lot 5ox-
100. Close in, price $4,000; $4,000
down; balance, terms.
5 room house; lots; close in;
splendid location; nicely shaded;
some bearing fruit trees; price
$145O.OO; 100000 cash; balance same
as rent.
room plastered house with city
water in house; IL lots; price, $780,
90; $4,000, cash; balance, $500
? per month.
80 acres State Land, 3h miles from
town; 40 acres fenced; 30 acres
cleared; in shallow water belt; price
$4,000 100000, cash; balance, Il
year payment at 6 per cent.
ALBERT JOHNSON & co.