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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
The Opening Of Stanton College.

Stanton College will open for
the coming years work on the
first Monday of September. All
pupils are requested to be on
hand that morning for enroll
ment and to get the list of books
needed. Bring promotion certifi.
Gates or grade cards for previous
year.
There will be no recitations
during the first week, but that
time will be allowed all students
to procure what new books they
need, so that all may be ready
for earnest work by the begin.
ming of the next week.
AS has been announced hereto
fore, all pupils will be received
in Stanton College schools on the
same conditions as has been the
case formerly. We shall be glad
to meet all who may wish to
avail themselves of the opportun-
ity that is offered by the Board
having this school in charge.
Owing to the present arrange
ment of the train schedule,
doubtless many will wish to Sc.
cure room and board at the dor.
mitory. Those wishing to have
such accommodations will kindly
make their applications early, as
our room is very limited.
A Bible and Missionary Con-
ference will be held during the
first week of September. Every
body is invited to attend the ses-
sions of this conference.
John @. Hanley, President.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
NO. 81
Town Board Meets.

The City Board of Trustees
met in regular session at the
school house Friday night. The
bills for overhauling and Improv.
ing the school property were al.
lowed, amounting to Sl75. A
concrete walk was ordered con.
structed, running from the build
ing 20 the street. The collection
of all taxes due the city was dis
cussed, and a committee of two
was appointed by the Chairman
to confer with the Marshal and
look after this business. 1t is the
intention of the Board of Trus-
tees to use all moneys to the best
advantage, and it is hoped that
all owing taxes Will pay up at
once and avoid trouble.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
Kirk Gets Nominated.

Judge Andrew Kirk gained the
Republican nomination for APP
pellate Judge in Saturdays pri-
mary. This nomination was gen.
orally predicted, and it is claim
ed will give the Democratic NOM
inee a showing, as Judge Kirk is
very unpopular with many of the
common people.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
Local BrevitieS
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. g. Cason have
located at Dayton, o.

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. 6. Cason have
located at Dayton, o.
Geo. w. Anderson, Jr., of Mt.
Sterling, was in the city this
week.
M. 2. Mcclure left Monday for
Rosslyn, where he will spend the
week.
Mr.. F. G. Conlee will 90 to
Lexington today for an Oper-
alton.
The blackberry crop which has
been most propitious one, has
about gone.
Kelly Mcclure, of Jackson, is
spending a few days with his
brother, w. T. Mcclure.
Miss Ethel Johnson visited her
sister, Mrs. Q. F. Tomlinson, at
NADIA, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Elder Crow visited her
sister, Mrs. Bob Henry near Win.
chester four days this week.
Jim Stewart of Lee county,
spent several days with Curt
Bowman in the county last week.
Misses Lille and Ruth Burgher
are In Clark county visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. W. T. Bunch.
We are pleased to report that
Ed. ID. II, Matherly, whose ill.
ness was noted last week, is some
better.
Miss Ruth Tut spent several
days with her sister, Mrs. Leo
Abel In Lexington the week
passed.
James FInney and John. w.
Swope, of Side View, visited rel.
atives on Hardwick's Greek over
Saturday.
Mesdames Sam Carr, Gee. GRAY.
EFT, and Charlie Clark, are visit
their sister, Mrs. o. b. Nelson at
Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Bradley,
of Williamsburg, are visiting
friends and relatives IN the city
and county.
Ben Mastin continues at low
stage, but still he is holding his
own and hopes are held out for
him to yet get up.
Dog days are on us aud they |
are bringing plenty of rain. A |
most favorable forecast-40 days
seasonable weather.
Mrs. A. p. Johnson and daugh-
ter, Miss Lula, are visiting the
formers sister, Mrs. John Shear
Or, and other relatives at Draw
fordsville and Greencastle, Ind.
In our last weeks issue we
stated that an OIL rig was located
On the farm of Edward Rose.
We meant to say Edwin Rose;
whose farm it really is located on.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
Low Yield in Wheat.

Wheat is very disappointing in
yield in Central Kentucky. Mill.
ers are paying sl.30 per bushel
for the cereal. Flour has adj
vanced 20 cents per hundred and
indications are that it will go
much higher.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10

James j. Curry has been ap-
pointed Police Judge of Clay
City to succeed M. p. O'Mara,
resigned. Judge Curry is a man
that will make good in this place.
Gov. Stanley hit a universally
popular chord when he made this
appointment.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
Lennie Crow Goes to Winchester.

Lennie Grow, for some time
past L. & N. agent at Stanton,
has been promoted to the Win
chester Office and will shortly
move there to take charge. We
regret the loss of Lennie's citi-
zenship but are glad to learn that
he is making good.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
Marriage.

Mr.. Marcus Potts, youngest son
of d. ID. Potts, and Miss Nettie
Thomas, daughter of Robt. Thorn
as, were married at the home of
the BRIDES parents, August 9Th
in the presence ofquite number
of relatives and friends. Elder
A. Easter Officiated.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
Baby Dies.

The infant child of John Snow
den, Jr., died at the home of its
grandmother, Mrs. Belle Watson
Thursday. Burial at Powell's
Valley Friday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
STANTON.
(By P. o. Derthick.)

JdChoOu W uIo WOTh.
Alvin Morton, of Levee, is her,
attending the Chautauqua
Mr.. Hert, of Towards Creel
in Breathitt county, is here tax
ing in the Chautauqua
MIR. Ance Norton had the mis-
fortune to have his fine COW kill
ed by the train Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will French, OF
Levee, are here visiting relatives
and attending the Chautauqua.
ID. r Clark returned Tuesday
from several days visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Irvie Conlee at
Richmond.
Miss Lillian Hadden, of Lex
lngton, is here visiting Miss Mar
garet Lyle and attending the
Chautauqua.
Robt. Conlee and wife, Robt.
Even and wife, Robt. Black burn
and wife attended the meeting
at Clay City Sunday.
Clifton CLANCY was in Win
chester Friday on business and
was accompanied by jeff Martin
who went to see the doctor.
Ralph and Esther Derickson,
OF Cincinnati, are visiting the
Dericksons of Stanton and vicin-
ity, and attending the Chau-
tauqua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Jackson and
baby, of Louisville, arrived Mon
day for a visit to home folks and
friends and to attend the Chau,
tauqua.
Misses Mary Martin, Rhett
Even, Messrs. Geo. Derickson
and Will Even attended a box
supper at the Levee last Satur-
day night.
Misses Elizabeth and Gertrude
Morton and Mary Vance of Lex
ington, are visiting Mrs. Marga-
ret Vance and taking in the
Chautauqua.
Mrs. j. w. Thomas, of Jackson
willie, Florida arrived Monday
for visit with her parents, Major
Blackburn and wife, and to at
tend the Chautauqua.
Glenmore Daniels arrived from
Iowa Saturday night and is visit
ing his father, Henry Daniels.
His wife has been here sometime.
They will soon move to the farm
on Gait creek.
Among those who have visited
j. S. Even and family the past
week are Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Lyle, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 5. Oldham,
of Winchester, and Mrs. James
Holman and Bessie Curry of
Bowen.
We all regret to know that
Lennie Grove has been transfer
red to Winchester this week and
Mr.. Marshall will take his place.
Lennie has made us one of the
very best agents we have ever
had here and we are glad of his
promotion, though it means
distinct loss to our town.
Prof. Fred Mutchler and Mr..
Collins of the State Experiment
Station at Lexington were the
speakers at our Chautauqua Mon.
lay morning. 1t was splendid
that they gave, telling
III 6a1Tar n1aTbO1s ~ % rn,Too- 80
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10

how to make our soil more pro-
ductive through right treatment
and cultivation. They will pro.
vide Powell county with a farm
demonstrators If the county will
make provisions for part sala nv
and we trust that she will. 1t
will mean a tremendous forward
step for the county to have a man
who will 60 over the farms of the
county and show the farmers how
to grow more and better crops.
Prof. Mutchler told of how one
old farmer said no one could learn
him anything about farming. He
knew all there was to be known.
But his boy put in an acre of corn
alongside of his fathers corn and
tended it Under the supervision
of the farm demonstrators. The
father raised % bushels to an "a
ere while the boy raised 1902.
The champion boy corn raiser
raised 232 bushels of corn to an
acre under government supervis-
ion. If we are to supply our
markets in America with food in
the coming generations we have
to farm by better methods than
we are now using.
President Henry Barker, of In
iversity of Kentucky, gave what
was said by many to be the great
est address ever given in Stanton,
Tuesday morning at the Chautau-
qua. The writer has heard many
fine orators and speakers in diff
ferent states, but he never heard
a greater address and a more
timely one. The pity is that ev-
cry man, woman and child in
Powell county could not have
heard it. 1t was a marvellous and
masterful address and held the
audience spell bound for two
hours and they clamored for
more. Every teacher in the
county was expected to be at
that meeting, but only a few
were there. Scores of people
said 1t was worth the price of the
whole Chautauqua and it was.
The writer wishes to give out the
cream of his address though he
can not do it justice in his own
language. His address was on
He told Kentucky's
into the Union and of the
splendid Anglo. Saxon blood of
her people, of the great men and
women she had produced, of the
great Kentuckians she had given
to other states aud to the world,
as Lincoln, Champ Clark, Under
wood, and scores of others. To-
day Kentucky is not producing
On our own soil the intellectual
giants that we once did, but we
are producing the finest whIskey
the world ever saw. This fine
Kentucky whiskey makes the fin
est criminals, the best murderers
he most poverty stricken homes,
he raggedest children, the heart
aches aud sorrows and degrade
ion. Kentucky is noted for her
inc race horses, the finest the
world has ever seen. She is not
I'd for her fine tobacco, no other
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10
It's Girl.

DR.. Martin reports the annex
of a little miss to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Adams, Monday,
August 7th- Hoyt.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-08-10

Continued on Last Pagel
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21

Percy Lichteaberger, one of the
rural mail carriers, has just pur-
chased Baby Saxon car for use on
the mail circuit
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21
CUT Their WAY
OUT Of CITY JAIL
Mn lsttalil VI /.
Prisoners Who Were to Answer to
Charge of Drunkenness
81. Escape From the City
&ssfL B E'a
H.tF n
SMALL METAL saw WAS USED
Chief Of Police Arrested Them in vi.
cinity Of Illinois Central
Stock Yards.
SMALL METAL saw WAS USED
From Saturdays Daily:
NIL Il y. = =

FL from saturdays Daily:
This morning at the usual hour of
court, Justice Tucker turned in his
swivel chair to behold only three
empty seats, wherein he was to have
beheld the forms of three penitents
who we're to have spent the night in
phe city jail soldering up"
He beheld empty seats because the
birds had flown. In plain words,
they had sawed their way through
to liberty some time during the
night with small metal saw. Late
yesterday afternoon, five DRINKS
We're brought before Justice Tucker,
in various stages-of intoxication--
Oba Schuyler, skinny" Turpin,
George Mafflt, George Rowe and a
man called shorty Maffit and
Rowe each had their hearings yester-
day afternoon and were fined $14.S5
apiece, in lieu of which, they were
to spend their time in the Jail or at
work for the city working out their
fines. The other three were too in
toxicated to answer to any charge
whatsoever and We're placed in the
city Jail until this morning.
Along about 10 o'clock or later
last night, City Manager Vollmer
in his Office in the city hall heard a
peculiar noise from below, but attri-
buted it to natural causes and left
the building at his wonted time. How
long the saving operation took, is
not known, but this morning the first
arrivals at the Jail found two iron
bars of the basement windows sawn
across and bent over to admitN Of
speedy departure and Investigating
further, found the two locks on the
two cells also sawn off, Maffits and
Rowe were too soundly asleep to take
advantage of their chance for escape,
and while not altogether sleeping
the sleep of the Just, were deeply
enough under the influence of liquor
and sleep to miss out on the exodus.
All the men are ditchers and sew
eral have been up before the justice
before for drunkenness. Their story
is something along this line: They
were all wandering aimlessly about
in the vicinity of the Illinois Cen
trail stockyards yesterday afternoon
when along came a philanthropist.
He had ample refreshments for all,
which he donated free of charge, the
only requirement being that he be
allowed to take the sixth round at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21
MANY EVER-BEAR|NG
STRAWBERRIES \ HERE
Strawberry Men Declare Crop is Lit.
tie Winter Killed Except
in Places.

In this city there are perhaps
twenty-five beds Of bearing
Strawberries, large and sman. w
f. Gossard has perhaps the largest
strawberry 'patch,' which is located
in the southwest portion Of the city.
On this patch in 1914 the first her
ries were picked June Sth and the
last ones Oct. Goth. In years agone,
Strawberries were doing we'll if they
were still bearing after July 4th.
During the fall months alone OF
1915, Mr.. Gossard picked just exact
ly 700 pint boxes from one-eighth
acre of strawberries. A part of these
plants had also borne a full crop in
June.
Although this past winter was a
severe one, plants that were cover
ed, seem to have survived the cold
and are in fine condition. Some
growers report extensive winter
killing, but. this condition seems to
be confined to beds that had been
given no protection. Strawberries
are just now upon the market, but
these are in all eases dollhouse OF
southern productions
The history of the ever-bearins
strawberry is interesting. The plant
is, comparatively unknown in many
parts of the United States and only
last fall, Colorado gentleman wis
iting in the city, after lengthy dis
courses upon Colorado, vegetation,
was served with Strawberries at a
meal. He was, amazed to learn that
they had been picked here in the city
and had neither seen or heard of
them before
The first everbearing strawberry
was discovered by Samuel Cooper Of
Western New York in 1898. He
found in one of his strawberry beds
a plant of the old Bismarck variety
with eleven runner plants. 1t was
a November day, but these plants
were all full of blossom and fruit in
various stages Of development. The
plants were placed in an experiment
talNgarden and they, with their Off
spring, were found to retain the
of fall fruiting. This
variety was afterward named the
"Pan-American," which became the
original parent of all American vari-
ties of everbearing strawberries.
The Superb variety is the best
result Of Mr., Cooper's experimental
tion. 1t remained, however, for an
Iowa man, Mr.. Harlow Rockhill of
Marshall county, to bring forth the
most perfect type of ever-bearing
Mr.. Rockhill few
years ago crossed a Seeding of the
Pan-American with the Senator
Dunlap and produced the Progress
siye variety which is fast becoming
as popular in the strawberry world
as its parent, the Senator Dunlap,
and it is now generally considered
to be the most desirable variety that
has been produced.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21
COUNTY TREASUR-
Err R. HUGHES II { wins N
Opinion Of the Attorney General
Permits the Payment of 6 Per
Cent on Drainage
Warrants. 49,.
HELD AT ONLY 5 PER CENT
Decision Will Govern Other Coun-
ties-Difference in Rate Over
$1,000 Yearly. s..
HELD AT ONLY S PER CENT

| D.
| When the county examiners were
in this city checking over the books
at the court house some two weeks
ago, they discovered that County
Treasurer Hughes was paying 6 pei
cent interest upon drainage war
rants which had been stamped not
paid for lack OF funds. The exam.
iners contended that Treasurer
Hughes ought to pay only 5 pei
| cent on these warrants and the
treasurer took issue with them, cit.
ing his authority. The matter was
therefore subm tilted to the attorney
general for settlement and the lat
ter has just decided that County
Treasurer Hughes is right in lhis
contention. y
The Register and Leader Of this
morning gives the following report
of the matter from the attorney gem
erals office:
By a decision rendered by the at
|torney general, the action of the
county treasurer of Hamilton county
in paying per cent Interest on
drainage warrants stamped not
paid for lack of funds, is. held to be
legal.
The treasurer wins over the coun-
ty examiners who, in a report filed
a few days ago, held that the Ham
ilton county treasurer had made a
mistake in regard to the interest and
that not more than 5 per cent should
have been paid.
AS soon as the treasurer saw the
report he exhibited an opinion from
the attorney general which hslds
that as drainage bonds carry per
cent interest, it is proper that
drainage warrants not paid for lack
of funds may draw per cent inter
est unless the board of supervisors
fixes lower rate. This had not
been done in Hamilton county, How
ever, the attorney general held that
all other warrants shall draw only
5 per cent.
The Hamilton county treasurer is
necessarily well pleased with the
outcome of the issue, for it gives Of
fetal recognition to the fact that his
books. are in good shape. This de-
cision will govern in all counties of
the state.
The fact that the difference be-
tween 5 and per cent amounted
to more than $1,000 in one year in
Hamilton county, illustrates the i'm
portance of even slight variance
in the interest rate permitted by
law. The county accounting de-
partment has given the Hamilton
county treasurer a clean bill.
No censure will be given the
county examiners. 1t was the I'M
derstanding of the state officials
that the 5 per cent rule applied on
all warrants, before the ruling of
the department of justice.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21
SAY COFFIN WILL
CASE IS SETTLED
Reported That Mrs. Rutledge Gets
Bulk of Fathers Estate of
100000.

Fort Dodge, March 2O.-The COT
fin WIN contest probably will not be
tried ont in the March term OF
court. 1t is reported on reliable au-
thority the case has been settled. 1t
was said this afternoon that stip-
ulation will be on file this week set
ting forth the terms of the settle
ment.
1t is declared that Mrs. Carrie B.
Rutledge. who flied the objections to
the probating of her fathers will, is
to receive the bulk of the estate. The
other terms in the stipulation have
not been made public. The estate has
|hcen estimated to be worth $780,
600. '-.s
The case was destined to be one
of the biggest ever tried in Webster
county. One side had subpoenaes
out at the last term of court for $50
witnesses. Much of the testimony
heard in the guardianship case
would have been heard
Buena Vista college, Storm Lake,
was >benefactor to the amount OF
100000 under the will. Numerous
other small colleges were remember
ed. Many relatives in Vermont also
were remembered with incomes and
beuuests.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21
DR.. Gordon at Iowa. Falls.

Iowa Falls Citizen: Wednesday,
evening began what bids fair to be
cne OF the most successful meetings
ever carried on by the local Congre-
gational church. Dr.. J. l.. Gordon
expects to be in the city the next
two weeks preaching at that church
He came from Des Moines the fore
part of the week, closing a, series OF
meetings there Sunday with a large
gathering at which 1000 people
were present. 5
DR.. Gordon comes from Winnipeg
Canada, where he is held in high es-
TEEN by his church and the public
He spoke to large audience We'd
nesday evening, choosing for his sub
ject, ''Fools of Modern Society,"" and
those hearing the discourse realized
that there is nothing sensational
about DR.. Gordon except his topics
He brings facts before his listeners
in an exceedingly comprehensive
way and shows>.a broad knowledge
of his subjects. Heais natural ora
tor and student and is very effective
in the pulpit.
Another feature of the meetings is
the singing of Mr.. Albert E. Green
law, colored musician and compos-
er He will have charge of the sing
ing and will give four solos at every
service in addition to the regular
musical program
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-03-21
CAMPFIRE GIRLS
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
Webster City Girls Send Baby Kit to
Some Mother in European
War Zone. z.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

| Today is the fourth birthday
anniversary of the national order Of
Campfire Girls and in every town
such an order is established, the
girls are celebrating it in some man
ner. In this city the girls one week
ago placed tin boxes properly LABEL
ed, in several business places, for
free will contributions for European
babies. They received $6.05-not a
big sum-but since every little bit
helps, they sent a check for that
amount to the national headquarters
in New York City last Monday morn
ing. IL,
In addition to the check, they sent
la Baby Kit-containing everything
needful for young baby, and tuck
ed in several articles not mentioned
in the=list Of "''needfuls." Their work
has not been alone that of sending
things to Europe, for the girls have
been giving each month to general
fund and spent right in this COM
munity for the sick, the aged or some
little child. They have looked to a
few women who are familiar with
the needy Of the city to tell them
each month just where to spend
their money. One month they bought
a pretty kimona for a young girl
about their own age, who was con-
fined to the hospital for number of
weeks. Another time they bought
warm underwear for two little fell
lows who We're to begin the winter
without any. Again they bought a
warm kimona for an old lady whose
chilly old house demanded something
extra warm on cold winter mornings
and for which there was no money.
Again they supplied a need of a
worthy old couple for meat, and took
them enough to last them week or
two. Once stranger lay sick in
this city without money for the milk
and oranges needful; woman who
knew of the case but was not in q
position to aid, let the Campfire Girls
know OF it, and the delicacies were
at once forthcoming.
The local order of Campfire Girls
did not feel erich" enough to under
take to do what many of the.
branches were doing-supporting q
European orphan at So per week
but in the minds of at least some peo-
pie, they are doing work just as nee
essary and doing their home mis-
sions first, while not entirely neg
Letting the foreign ones.
AT the Campfire headquarters in
New York City today they are re-
ceiving food and clothing from all
over the country to be sent to Eur
ope to the war orphans. Many of
these little boys and girls in the
fighting countries, some of them
scarcely old enough to toddle, are
found wandering through the fields,
or lying beside the roads, half clad.
hungry and homeless. Their faith
ers have been killed or are fighting
and their mothers in many instances
are dying of starvation or have been
taken away by the soldiers.
The Webster City Campfire Girls
are not joining this time in this
gathering of clothing for the girls
and boys Of Europe, except for the
baby above mentioned, but, are doing
their widows mite" right here at
home.