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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
WARMER THAN LAST YEAR,

--4A- rear ago last Supday this sea
ton of the State was swept by biz
card that was one of the forrest in
years and that did considerable dem
age throughout the county. Many
farmers killed their hogs thinking
that winter had set in, but cftcr the
storm cleared away there wJ5 ne
more cold weather until al,aost
Christmas, and hundreds Of pAind,
of meat was ruined. Large numbers
of turkeys that were killed for the
Thanksgiving markets in tle East
wcr> also spoiled owing to the Mill
weather, and were seized by the Gov
ernmen. as being unfit Cor food, tire
by causing heavy loss to The shippers.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Association To Aid
Farmers Of State
Rural Credit Association Has En-.
dOrSement of Prominent Men
and Mary Farmers Join.

The KY, Rural Credit Association
Gov. JAS. b. McCreary as its Presi-
dent has just opened offices in Lex
ington. and farmers throughout the
State are being invited to become
members. This is the first organiza
tion Of the kind in the United States.
though the plan upon which it was
founded has been in successful OPP
GRAFTON in Europe for 147 years.
The plan of the organization j.
cooperative and under it money Is
borrowed on land becomes a perma b.
nent investment. It's plan is the
amortization plan. which lessons TIE
burdens of the debtor and increases
the security of the loan. For in
stance. if farmer borrowS from the
Kentucky Rural Credit Association
(Of which he must be member be
fore he can borrow say the sum Of
$1,000 for a period Of 20 years. he
will pay annually $50, and at the
end a. the 20 years he will owe moth
ing. He ha, however. the privilege
of ii-chareimg his entire ALLEGATION 1T
any time after five years, if he should
desire. Under the present system of
farm loans the farmer oftens pays
far in excess Of 81 per cent and in
some instances as high as p per
interest, commissions. recordingf lc,~
etc. and in the end he still owes the
The association will be Of much
benefit to farmers. and several from
this city have ,ignifcd their mten-
tion o. joining.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Cattle DESTROYED
AT Stock Y ards
Many Prize Cattle Are DESTROYED al
Chicago, Owing to Spread !.
of Disease.

The outbreak Of Foot and Mouth
disease which occurred last weak It
the Chicago Stock Yards has caused
the destruction of many fine Sattle
at that place. The disease broke
ont quite suddenly and unexpectedly,
and many animals worth thousands
of dollars 10 their owner, have been
ordered killed in order to prevent the
'urther spread of the dread disease.
Several Kentucky men will lose hpdv-
ily by this order. they having had
animals at the great Dairy Show
The Stock Yards at Chicago, Kan.
>a~ City and many other places have
been ordered closed in order to allow
Il thorough funigation of the prem;S-
o.. This was the first time in aver
forty years that the Chicago Stock
Yards had been closed, and the MIR
ketS for cattle are very quiet a
result, The packing houses will all
close down for ten days.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Game Warden Is
On The Outlook
Those Accustomed to Breaking Game
Laws Had Better Be Careful
This Year.

Mr.. J. ID. Greed, County Game War
den for Powell county was in town a
few days ago, and dropped into The
Times Office to renew his subscription
for another year. Mr.. Greed said
that the outlook for both birds and
rabbits this year was the best for a
number of years, and that they We're
being carefully protected against
game ho2s in order that the rppiy.
OF them should not be diminished
too much. All over the State game
wardens have been more active than
usual this year, and Executive Agent.
j. Quincy Ward, of the Fish and
Game Commission, has devoted all
his time to the protection of the fish
and game of the State. The result is
that there is mNdh larger supply of
small game than for some years past.
In Powell county a few breaches
Of the la whave been reported, and
one arrest was made last week. 1t
is expected that some others will be
made as soon as the guilty parties
have ben located. In past years it
has been the Gus tom of various hunt
ers from other counties to cone
here and fish and hunt everywhere
without rgard to the law either rs to
season OF to tresspassing, but this
is being lfrowncd upon by farmers
who neither want their game OF thcir
stock destroyed, and a large number
have posted their places to pro-
hibit hunters tresspassing.
Special attention will be given
those who hunt without license,
and who trespaSs on the property of
others without permission, and war
den Greed will be right on the job
when it comes to landing these Of
Tenders where they belong.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Former Postmistress
Married At Irvine


The marriage of Miss Bertha Ma
pei, of Irvine and William b. Sledd,
os Louisville and Lexington. was
oolennized Monday, Rev. Mr.. Fry
man officiating. The wedding was
very quiet and no previous an
nouncement had been made owing
to the critical illness of the brides
brother,
The bride j. the daughter of Mr..
S. VI. Maple, Mr.. Sledd is the son
of the late j. f.. Shedd, Of LeXing-
ton. lie has been located in Louis
willie for the past ten wears, holding
the position of chief mail clerk a.
the railway mail service. lie is II
graduate of Kentucky Tn iversity,
The marriage i the elimination
of pretty romance, which began
here some years ago when the bride
wss our posimLrtress. and Mr.,
Sledd was mail clerk on the l.. 4, f..
over this run. The Times joins in
extending congratulations with the
many friends of the bride through
ont the country.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Governor Issues
Annual Proclamation
Thanksgiving viii Be Celebrated
Thursday November rs,
This Year.

Governor McCreary issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation yester-
day:
1t follows:
"To the People of Kentucky:
at is proper that we should turn
at stated time in each year in
praise and thanksgiving to Almighty
God for His many blessings to the
people of Kentucky.
THE year now drawing to a close
has been CONSPICUOUS for manifesta-
tions of His kind and benefcient dis
pensations.
"While war has desolated and de-
vastated many nations. we have en-
joyed peace and prosperity, and the
divine declaration. ON earth peace,
good will toward men, has encour-
aged and made our people happy.
"Our State has had prosperity,
abundant harvests, productive indus
tries, law and order. and the glorious
heritage Of self government has been
maintained and strengthened. and
the year has brought greater de-
sire for achievement and more
abundant cause of praise and graft.
tude to God.
"Where ore. /. James b. McCreary.
Governor of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky. designate Thursday. the
twenty sixth day Of November, nine
teen hundred and fourteen, as a day
Of thanksgiving and prayer. and in
wife all the people Of Kentucky to
cease their accustomed occupations
IN that day and give thanks and
praise God for the blessings con-
ferred upon us and to humbly be-
such a continuance % His mercies'
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
SALOONS LOSE.

At Mt. Sterling the saloon men
lost their case before the conte Il
board last week. when the hoard dc.
cided to give the certificate Cor the
election to the anti-Saloou forces,
and declared that the special ell ,ctlon
held by the "Wets" to DO Illegal
and void. The saloon men will ap-
peal the ease to the Circuit Court in
January, and it is said that the CO n .
ell will raise the license to the pro.
hibitive figure of $1,000. in order To-
discourage the saloon men from
taking out their licenses at ne frst
of the year.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
H0REsE FOR THE ARMY.

An order has been placed in st,
Louis, Mo-, for $500 cavalry horses
and several hundred mules, to be used
by the French army in the war,
These horses will cost the buyers
about s750,OOO, and at least l00,-
900 more will be required for the
various armies, most of which will
he purchased in the United States
This win give a great stimulus to the
horse breeding industry, and horses
will he profitable to raise for a num-
Der Of years.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Prizes Offered For
Farm Products
One Years Subscription To The
Times viii Be Given For The
Best Ear Of Corn Brought
In This Month :.

During the past week several re-
marks have been made on the excell-
ent corn that has been grown in this
county, and several visitors from out
of town have called at the office to
see the display of corn that we have
gathered from various growers in the
county. In order to stimulate the
showing of good farm products we
will give one years subscription to
The Times as a prize for the best ear
of corn brought to this office during
the month of November. There is on
ly one str7lg to this offer, the pro-
duets shown must be grown in Powell
county. The exhibits Shown will re-
main the property of the grower, and
can be taken away any time after the
first of December. They will be judg-
ed by AIN expert from Lexington, and
absolute impartiality will be shown.
The names o,e all exhibitors, together
with the variety of the corn and any
other information of interest concern
ing them will be published in the pap
er, and it is hoped by this means to
further encourage the growing of
good corn and other crops. Already
several of our good farmers have pro-
missed to enter samples of their crops,
and the exhibition will prove of great
interest to those who enter. If the
nuniber of entries warrants it, ad-
ditional prizes will be given.
Everey farmer in the county is in
vited to bring in samples az corn for
Tins show, and also samples of any
other vegetables grown in the county.
Bring them in any tAne before the
first of December, but the sooner the
better.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12

Parks of Richmond, and Mrs. James
Owens and daughter of Dundee, Wis
tied Mrs. A. l.. Collins Tuesday Of
this week.
Prof. Earl Sleeth and crowd of
school boys went pOssum hunting
last Friday night. There was a
sleepy bunch of boys the next day.
A still born child was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Melroy last week
and was buried in the Stanton Gene
tary. They have the sympathy of
the entire neighborhOod. Mrs. Mel
roy is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Blunt ,
Rev. Sherman Robbins was home a
few days last week and left again
for Rowan county where he is doing
evangelistic work. He made over
300 gallons Of sorgum from his place
and over 500 gallons for other peo-
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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Hunters Should Be
Careful Of Fires
Many Disastrous Forest Fires Have
Been Started by Careless
Hunters.

Although the hunting season has
not yet commenced forest fires have
been started in some of the mountain
sections by careless hunters who
have been prospecting around and
who have neglected to extinguish
their fires. The Cumberland and
Black Mountains in the western part
of the State have already suffered
heavily and much young timber mas
been destroyed.
The last Legislature passed
drastic laws to protect the forests,
but il is hard to catch the careless
ones. 1t is said that wardens are af-
ter some of these responsible 20 the
fires now burning in the eastern Sec
ton o. the State.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
DANGERS OF FROZEN
RYE AND BARLEY

The Kentucky Experiment Station
has issued bulletin calling the at
tention of farmers and stock raiser-
to the injurious effects of frozen rye
and barley when fed to stock, par
ticularly to sheep and hogs. The bull
letin recommends that all sheep and
swine he taken off of rye and barley
fields Immediately after the first
heavy frost.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Monte Fox, bhe stock buyer of
Boyle county, purchased from c. p.
Cecil. at Lancaster 66 head of export
cattle that averaged AL pounds, the
bunch being oue of the finest ever
sold in Central Kentucky. The price
was 80 ped hundred pounds, the high
est price ever paid for export cattle
in tillis section Of the State.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
.ISSUESA WARNING TOHUNTERS

The Game and Fish Commission is
sending a Special Warden into this
county with instructions to enforce
the ;game laws. The Commission
hopes this Warden will not have to
make arrests, but he and his local
deputies will actively cover the coun-
ty from this date to the end of the
season, and violaters will be punish
ed.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
Good Corn In Fayette.

Corn in Fayette county is making
an excellent Yield. James Eastin, a
prominnt farmer ON the Maysvills
pike. has field of coru that is
shocking barrel to the shock.
Another field, however, only a short
distance away rs making the general
average yield Of three and One-hale
bushels TO the shock. 4r,ssn~
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
MEAT GOES DOWN IN PRICE.

Pcef and pork have both dropped
slightly in price, owing to the demand
having slackened somewhat on ac-
count of poorer business conditions
throughout the east. PACKERS say
there j. good demand for animals
suitable for earning purposes. H.
large orders have been received from
European countries for canned meats
for the soldiers engaged in the war
there.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
HAS SOLD NEXT YEARS
WHEAT CROP

Possibly the first man in Kentucky
to contract for the sale of his next
years wheat crop is c. r. Wadling-
ton, of Trigg county, who has al
ready bargained Tor II to be deliver
ed to a Hopkinsville milling company
at threshing time next summer. lie
is to deceive $l.0j per bushel by the
terms of contract
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
DAM AT BETTYVILLE.

The Bonneville Tribune is respon-
sible for the statement that the GOV
eminent will build lock and dam in
South Fork of Ky. River at Beatty
vile. which will render that stream
navigable to Boonville.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
SENDING STOCK TO SOUTH.

AIr. Penn Taylor shipped twenty
tim ee head of fine cattle to his farm
in Mississippi this week.
George b. Nelson, Jr.. bought two
pairs of mules in Richmond for $500
He will ship them with other stock
to his recently purchased farm neal
jackson, Winchester Sun.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
BIG PRICE FOR
CLARK COUNTY FARM.

{. 7. Evans last week sold his
Clark county home short distance
from Winchester on the Boonesboro
pike with twenty acres of land at
price reported to I've over 5000 per
acre. J. e. Williams, a Louisville
railroad man, was the purchaser.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
FAMILIES MOVE AWAY.

F. z. Newell and family moved to
Winchester this week, where they
will make their home. William Med
lock and family also moved to Mr..
former home at Little, in
Breathitt County, above jackson.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
MONTE BUYS SOME MORE.

Monte Fox. of Danvillc. buyer for
Schwartzchild & Sulzbergcr, shipped
nearly 400 head of cattle from Win
chester this week. They were bought
from Clark and Montgomery county
parties at $3.50 to $3.50 per hun
dred.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
WINCHESTER TO TRY
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

The citizens of Winchester last
week voted down II proposition to
make contract for water from Ky.
River, and will make an attempt to
have municipal ownership of the
plant, whihc is being advocated by
several citizens there.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-11-12
WINCHESTER MAN BUYS
GOOD MADISON FARM.

=. W. Fife, bought at commissions
erS sale last week the Amos Willis
farm, consisting of 1870 acres, near
Richmond, for which he paid SlOO.Oj
ner acre. Winchester sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18

1T is with a heavy heart" said
the Chancellor, that we see Eng
land ranged among our opponents,
Notwithstanding the close ties of
blood and culture between England
and Germany. The former placed
herself on the side of Russia, whose
instability and barbaric insolence
helped this war in order to humiliate
and suppress the German race by
Russian Pan-Slavism.
1--WE expect that the sense of JUS
tice of the American people will en-
abe them to comprehend our situa-
ton. We invite their opinion as to
the one-sided English representations
and ask them to examine our point
of view in an unprecedented way.
'The sympathy of the American
nation will then lie with German Gull
ture and civilization, which is fight
ing against a half-Asiatic and slightly
cultured barbarism."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18
TWO ACCIDENTS.
Miss Elizabeth Lackey Thrown
From a Buggy and COlOred
Man Hit By An Auto.

Miss. Elizabeth Lackey was thrown
from buggy Saturday afternoon in
front of Clark & Co.'S. grocery on
Main Street. The street was much
congested with traffic and two bug.
gies collided. Miss Lsckey was sit.
ting in buggy waiting for Miss Flo
rine Rivss. who had gone into the
store. when another buggy driven by
colored woman named Mcknight,
in trying to turn backed into Miss
Rives' buggy. causing the hind
wheels to leave the ground. Both
horses became frightened and the
buggy in which Miss Lackey was
sitting turned ever, throwing her
into the street. She managed to ex-
q icate herself from the top Of the
buggy as the horse ran out South
Main dragging the buggy on one
eide until II colIidsd witbs an auto
mobile and the horss broke loose
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18

from the vehicle and continued to
run as far as 18th. Street. Miss
Lackey was picked up unhurt. except
that she YVES stunned and nervous
from the excitement and scare. The
colored woman jumped out of her
buggy and her horse was quieted by
those who ran to the scene.
A few minutes later an automo-
bic driven by Miss Carrie Johnson,
while slowly making its way through
the crowded street, bumped again.
Anthony Torian. colored teamster,
who was crossing the street with a
suitcase in his hand. and Torisn was
thrown to the street as the machine
came to stop. He was not injured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18

possibilities of these two legumes,
and the farmer who has sowed few
acres Of either of these plants in all
probability will have hay for the
winter. as vel as improving his land.
Fruits are dropping off of the trees on
account of the drought conditions.
The condition of apples is given at
62 per cent, pears at 66 and peaches
at 70. Live stock conditions are
given: Horses 80 per cent, cattle 80.
hogs SO and sheep SO per cent.
Poultry asa rne is doing well. Garden
conditions are given at 81 per cent.
While rain would not do the corn
crop any good, yet it would be of
great help to the man who has sown
late maturing forage crops. There
has been but little summer blowing
done on account Of the ground be-
ing too much packed to break up in
good condition. Farmers are urged
TO SOW rye. barley or wheat as early
as possible in order to have winter
pastures. Winter or Hairy Vetch is
fast becoming IA important part of
winter pastures. This is a legumi-
nous plant and can be sown with
rye. and will make hay early in the
spring If this mixture is cut before
the rye heads.
Great care should be exercised to
prevent fires spreading in the fields.
The forests are becoming dry
enough for fire to spread rapidly if
once lighted. The water supply of
several towns has become so low
that the health authorities are warn
ing the farmers as well as the city
dweller of the danger of using wa.
ter from stsgnant wells or pools or
from low springs. Two dry seasons
in succession have rendered condi-
tons very unpromising from an ag-
ricuItuTal standpoint in Kentucky,
and just at the time when prices are
highest for live stock known in many
years. the Kentucky farmer is una
BILE to keep his farm well stocked on
account of the drought conditions.
He, however. will be well repaid who
manages to hold on to his breeding
stock under these conditions.
Very truly yours,
]. w. NEWMAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18
TOBACCO
is QUIET
Little is Doing In The Local
Weed Market This
Month.

On account Of the European war.
the tobacco men of Hopkinsville
have not been doing much business
during the past few weeks. The
only foreign buyers who have not
received orders to suspend opera
tons, are the Italian reggie and the
purchases which have been made by
them lately have all been small ones.
The reason the reggie buyers are able
to make purchases during the pres
ent crisis is owing to the number of
large store houses owned by them in
which they have ample storage room
to keep all the tobacco they purchase
until it is safe to ship;t to Italy.
During the past week the only
sales that have been made here were
six hogsheads that were bought from
the Planters Protective Association
by Tandy & Fairleigh of the Ital-
ian reggie.
The report of Inspector Alternately
for the past week shows 1861 hogs
heads that have not been sold, which
is light for this season. The sales
aggregate for the year LOIS hogs
heads on the independent market.
This does not include sales made by
the Planters Association. The re-
ceipts up to now amount to ACT
hogsheads.
Since the last rains the growing
crops are looking good and though
the crop will not be half as large as
usual the quality of the weed looks
promising.
The local dealers are not worrying
much over the outlook, but they be-
lieve a means will be found by which
it can be marketed in Europe by the
time the new crop comes in.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18
KENTUCKY CROP REPORT
AUGUST 10, 1914.

The crop report as of August lst
is the most discoursging one that
has been issued from this depart
ment for many seasons. The report
issued last month, while dismal in
many respects, had a hopeful under
tone, as seasonsble rains could then
have saved the crops more or less.
There has not been general rain in
the last month. Insufficient showers
have fallen in different localities
and conditions have deteriorated in
practically every portion of the State.
1t is now too late for the rains to do
early corn any good whatever. The
corn that was planted after June LIST
would be materis y aided by a good
rainfall, Tobacco will come out with
anything like a good rain. and the
damage has not been so serious to
the tobacco crop as to the corn crop.
Pastures have dried up and stock
water is very scarce in many places.
The lack of good drinking water RAJ
seemed to iDjure stock more than the
lack Of pasture.
Corn has dropped from condition
of 81 per cent to 65 per cent. Bur
ley Tobacco, from 65 per cent to 81
per cent. Dark tobacco from a con.
dition Of 81 per cent to 62 per cent
Clover pastures are disappearing
showing a condition Of IS per cent
Bluegrass GA per cent and Alfalfa IS
Cow peas and soy beans are resist
ing the drought better than an,
other Of the forage crops. Again
We would like to call ate ntion to th
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-18
TWO BURNED
TO DEATH
Young Girl and Physician
Meet Horrible Death At
Huntingburg.

/. Huntingburg. Ind.. Aug. 16 =
While returning from the fair at
Huntin9burg Miss Eunice Barnett,
aged II, Evansville, and DR.. L. 7.
Whaley. of Winslow, were pinned
beneath their machine when it turn
ed turtle on a curve three miles
outside of Huntingburg and proba'
bly, burned when leaking gasoline
caught fire and reduced the machine
to ashes.
The blackened and twisted ma
chine of the aut ,mobile. few char
red bones and girls hat trimmed
with fiowers were all that remained
to tell of the tragedy. The accident
ives sten by no one. and the cause
will never be known.