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The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-02
A Delightful Chautauqua

The refined, cultural and educa-
ional Chautauqua held last Friday,
Saturday and Monday in the High
school auditorium was a delight to
hose who heard the speaking and
music. The leading lecture was given
" DR.. Fred G. Coan, who lad been in
PERSIA, on "How the Turks Have Kill
ID the Armenian Christians at the In
litigation of the German A~utocracy."
t was horrible to relate. On Sunday
%tfternoon he spoke on the d~cpravity
If the Mohamedans' religion which is
low backed by the murdcrous German
political policy.
Meddie o. Hamilton, the Superin-
,endent, very graciously gave fine
ectures.
1t is regretted that the patronage
lid not meet the expenses, and Il at
g%u&rantors were not procured for
lext year. Penns Grove greatly
reeds such high class entertainments.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-02

The infant son of Clyde Griffith
died Saturday, October 20, at 581
Third Avenue, Carney Point. The
funeral was held on Tuesday. Inter
ment being made in Emmanuel Gem
etery.
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-11-02
MATTE j. BRADLEY

infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Bradley, 482 First Avenue,
Carney Point, died October "a, 1917.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Curtis--Bleyins.

Last Monday Afternoon, at 2:3O
O'Clock, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. NJ Cur
tbs, Miss Vada, their attractive
daughter, was given IN marriage
to Mr.. Ell BlevIns, of Irvine.
Only few OF their intimate
friends were present, the cere-
mony being performed by Squire
Charles Welch in his genial and
manner.
The happy young couple left
the following day on the Z am.
train for irvine, where the groom
holds good position IN the oil
field. They wal! reside at lr-
vine.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Invests in Blue-Grass Land

John Ashley, of Powell county,
who has made fortune OUT of
discovery of oil on nis farm, was
in Winchester Tuesday. While
here he bought the old Jack Lisle
farm of 374 acres, on the Paris
pike, from Clay Owen and Dick
Sousley for s75.0OO,-S per
acre.
Judge Stevenson and +. H..
Haggard sold to John Ashley 80
acres, across the. road from the
374-acre tract, formerly owned
by Ernest Bean, for $lS,000.-
Winchester Courier, Apr 9th.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Buys Farms in Clark

John M. Ashley, of Powell.co.,
who bought the Lisle and Bean
farms on the Paris pike in Clark
county for 500, 900, will take pos
session Jan. 1st, 1918, and will
move here with his family.
The famous Ashley tract, which
he owns in Powell, has been leas.
ed to Pat ). White, of Oklaho.
ma, on a royalty basis, and when
the capacity of the pipe line is
sufficiently increased to take care
of the production, Mr.. Ashley,s
income will reach 500 month.
ly. AT the present time 1t is sew
eral thousand dollars. Licking
ton Herald.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Mrs. Lyle Dies in Missouri

Mrs. Louise Lyle, 70 years old,
wife of NJ. V. Lyle, died last
week in Kansas City, Mo-, after
lingering illness of two years.
Mrs. Lyle moved to Kansas City
from this county thirty.seven
years ago and has all this time
lived there. She is survived by
her husband and five sons and
four daughters. At her burial,
the active pail bearers were all
Kentuckians well known to our
rea 1ers, as follows-Joe Vaughn,
Walter Shimfessel, Hamilton Ly.
lie, DR.. G. q. Hall, VIM. Hall and
o. J Fredricks.
Mrs. Lyle was a daughter of
Matt Stewart, and sister to Mrs.
John w. Vaughn, now of Phoenix,
Arizona.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
A Patriotic Liquor Man

Col. K. II. Taylor,jrNthe noted,
Frankfort distiler, has closed
down his distllleiy and will NOT
operate the same this season that
the grain necessary to make
whiskey may be used to feed the
people while engaged in war.
Thus we see one form of destuct.
i've work superseded by another.
If every ulstillery in the land
could be closed and these forces
used to prosecute the war and
help to produce food stuff, the
war will have accomplished one
great blessing to this land.
But are all of them as loyal as
Col. Taylor?
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
If You Eat, Work!

Gov. Stanley says: "The call
to arms in the Old World is not
more imperative than the call to
labor in this, and he who takes
his place IN the furrOw is render
ing a service as essential as that
Of his brother abroad in the
trenches. No acre of arabic land
should lie fallOw and no man ca.
pable of tilling it should be found
idle. The time is here when all
must either 60 to work or go to
war, and they who refuse to do
either deserve the condemna.
tion of PATRIOTS"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Delegate to the State Camp

DR.. VIM. Q. Martin left Mon.
day for Dawson Springs, KY, to
attend the regular triennlal meet
ing of the State Camp of Modern
Woodmen of America, which be.
gan there yesterday. He repre-.
sents Powell county in the 9th
District of Ky. Returning, he
will stop over at Louisville and
attend the meeting of Railway
Surgeons, of whom he is one.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
II Sure Would!

Wouldn't 1t be IA good plan to
round up the loafers and make
them enlist before drafting into
service men who are at work? ?
There are hundreds of idle men
who could be forced into some
thing. Then, again, if they
should be winged in battle, it
would not be SO hard as to give
up a man worth while.-Danville
Messenger.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
County Agent Lectures

County Agricultural Agent, IL,
ii. Harrison, was in Clay City
Friday and gave a lecture to the
schoo. children in the afternoon
and to the Commercial Club in
the evening. His talks at both
places were very pointed and well
received. Mr.. Harrison lis IN a
position TO do much good, and il
is ouroplnion that he will do So
with the proper co, cooperation OF
the farmers Of the county.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
DR.. ]. Wilson Dead

DIR. Jerry Wilson died at More
head last week, aged GA years.
DIR. Wilson is the father of Mrs,
K, b. McGlone, and married a
Miss Berry, of this county. He
taught school in this county about
As years ago, and is remembered
by a number of the older citizens
and some of the younger ones,
then children, who went to school
TO him.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Just From the South

F. b. Russell, who has large
stave mills in Alabama, Missis.
sippi and Arkansas, has just re.
turned from the South. He has
closed down all his mills for the
crop season, nrging all of his
hands to cultivate some form of
crop He says the people of the
South, who have heretofore been
raising three or four acres of cot
ton To one nf food stuffS, have
reversed this order aud this time
are planting three or four acres
of food stuff 10 one of cotton.
He left Tuesday for the oil
field at Furnace, where he has a
fine production with much more
territory to develop.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
To Banquet Railroad Officials

The Winchester Devenupment
Association will entertain l.. d.
n. Railroad officials al an early
day-possibly May llth. Ii has
come 10 us by leading member
of he Association mat "A petition
from our people asking the ufii-
cials, at that time, for change
In the schedule of trains in the
afternoon, passing through Clay
City, would be Il matter heartily
supported by the Association, as
ii realizes the Inconvenience to
our people III having to use the
present late evening trains in
coming home.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
New Pipe Line Station at Bowen

The Cumberland Pipe Line
Company is installing new
pumping station at Filson ia
transport the oil from the various
producing leases in tins county.
This means that the large pro.
duction here is regarded sufficient
10 justify the Company to 30 Ia
this expense, and the develop.
ment goes steadily on. The Pow
ell field has, consequently, a very
bright future before il.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03

family inro the DIR. Lemming
property, next TO Fred Black.
burn. Mr.. Harmon has his work
out in the oil fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Atkinson
we've in Lexington this past week
on businss trip. Mrs. Atkinson
and daughter, Nancy, also shop
ed there over Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Grove has arriv-
ed from Knoxville, Tenn. and
she and her husband are house
keeping again. Richard is clerk
ing in Hardwick d Co. store.
Miss Alice Childs was in Win
chester Friday having an ulcer
ated tooth looked after. The
tooth had been filed but was
giving her much trouble and suf-
fering.
School at the Stanton Graded
School is out. Miss Mia Knox,
who was one Of the teachers, has
joined the Red Cross call for
nurses and is waiting a call from
Uncle Sam for duty.
Ruth. Naples of Irvine was
here this past week visiting his
sister, Mrs. Butler Barnes. He
says he is making all kinds of
money in Irvine, and that busi-
uess is booming there.
Harry Melroy, wife and baby,
Continued on Last Page)
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
Fails to Pass Examination

Arler Crabtree went to Lex.
ington last week to enlist in the
army or navy, but failed TO pass
the rigid examination, so return.
ed to recuperate up and enter In.
to a system of self development
in hopes of being able t9 pass the
examination later.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
To Our Farmers
NV Dear Farmer Friends =


To-day we are facing a crises
and the nation must arouse her
self for a mighty struggle for lib
erty. If we have armies we must
have food and if these armies
have no food then there will be
no fighting. We have been
warned by our Government to
prepare for this present emer-
gency and when prices we're low
we made great progress but now
we must call it SAFE FARMING
and put forth every effort to
produce more and better prod.
ucts than ever before.
Thousands of men have been
taken from the farms for militia
ry service and this has cut the
food production short, so we who
are left must work more and help
conserve the food supply. The
food problem must be worked
out by those who do not go to the
field of battle. These men who
have left the field of producers
have become consumers.
Farmers must grow the same
staple crops they have always
grown but with more efficiency
and give to IT more attention
and cultivate every vacant lot
and give tenants all the land they
can cultivate To assist In thus
great struggle of defense. Peo-
pie vino live in towns should
make their vacant lots and gar.
dens produce as many vegetables
as possible.
At the present time, the high
cost of living, the high cost of
seeds, &c, has tendency 10 hold
the farmer back, but how few of
Us produce enough vegetables,
fruit,-canned or dried-fO for win.
ter use, or enough feed for our
stock. The farmer should make
a mighty struggle to produce
feed and food for his own con
sumption and then have a sur.
plus to meet the emergency that
may arise.
With the high prices we should
place ourselves into organization
for it appears that co, operation
is the keynote of the present
economical development and
thru organization we can help to
meet the problems that come
before us. Every business, no
matter ITS kind, is under organi.
zation except the farmers and to-
day the leading men over this
land of ours are pleading with
the farmers to get together, buy
together, sell together and work
with one another. We need and
must have better and more farm
ing, better roads, better schools
and churches, better social and
home conditions, and thru or.
ganized effort this can be done.
Very truly yours,
Ii. III. HARRISON,
Connty Auri AOent
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03


in the best possible way in which it
can be titled so as to produce the
most for the labor expended. We
want to be patriotic by producing
all possible with our own hands, and
We do hope that the government will
see that the products of our farms
get to the consumer with but zone
small profit" in the future for the
middleman instead of four or five
large profits as in the past. The
government owes this duty to the
farmers and consumers as much as
the farmers owe it to the govern
ment To raise enough for us all to
eat.
We are demonstrating our policy
by precept. We say "come on boys"
not "go on" as is the case with about
nine-tenths of the agitators. We
propose to produce all possible to
eat and at the same time to fight for
living price for our production,
and but living price for the other
fellow who handles and dispenses
our products.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
STANTON.
(By p. o. Derthick.)

hhC hVW OuEENs
Orie Snowden is in Irvine this
week on business.
VIM. Hardwick has bought a
fine milk COW of DR.. Knox.
Fred Black burn is having his
house covered with new roof.
Larkin Stamper was sick this
past week, but is able to be about
his business again.
Mrs. Jesse Grove, who has
been quite sick for several days,
is better at this writing.
Frank Hatton and Joe Neal
went to Lexington where both
were accepted for the army.
Everett Hall, who has been in
Middletown for several months,
has arrived in Stanton for a stay.
Mrs. Lydia Daniel and Mrs.
Kelly Fulks were in Clay City
this past week on shopping trip.
Mrs. George Stephens of near
Mt. Sterling, was visiting friends
and relatives here this past week.
Mr.. Howard, young man
from Breathitt, was here last
week in the interest of oil leases.
Robert Baker, who is working
on the W. IL |. Division, was a
visitor with his family over Sun.
day.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Miller and son,
of Furnace, visited over Sunday
with their cousin, Miss Margaret
Lyle.
Mrs. Anna Bean aud baby, of
Winchester are visiting her sis.
ter, Miss Fred Blackburn this
week.
Mrs. Congleton and her grand
daughter of Crandon, Wisconsin,
are here visiting their many rel
atives and friends.
Miss Lille Knox, who has been
teaching in St. Helens this past
year, was calling on friends IN
town this past week.
Fred Blackburn left Monday
for Louisville where he attended
A banquet to the members of the
State Fair Committee.
Goodloe Spurlock arrived Mon.
lay evening from Greenville,
Miss. for "A visit with his wife,
who was Miss Nora West.
Henry Daniel has the fine jack |
1T his barn that took the premi. |
am at the Clark County Fair last
year. 1t is sixteen hands high. |
Mrs. M. l.. Lyle, who has been
quite sick for several days, is
lble to sit up again and we trust
hat she will soon be well again.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. G.. Cowgirl re-
urned Friday to their home In
.axington aftor,a visit with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Hard.
wick.
We are informed that A. Il.
Stewart is wearing a smile on his
ace, as he sold an oil lease for
800 profit last week. Good for
\. Il.
Mrs. Lilly Barnes of Salt Lick,
Who was a former student in
stanton College, visited her par
'nts, Mr. and Mrs. James Baker,
'ver Sunday.
Mr.. Harmon has moved his
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-05-03
OUR POLICY.

The editor is away from
the Office about half the
time of late, being ont
on the farm trying to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-12

thought out. I'm counting a modest,
demure young lassie who lives in
Newton. She'll help us out. Look
here, next week there's the town car
nival Instead of moping, be gay.
Hire an automobile, trim it up and
get into the night parade with my
aCCOmplce by your side. Miss BOr-
telle will be in evidence at the public
square. III arrange everything and
post you as to the details. Will you
do it,"
Think it viii work."
Just try and see."
''All right" acquiesced Victor, but
in the lost tone of a despairing NOR
tai
Meantime, a circumstance of which
Victor was totally ignorant had pro-
vided new food for the flames of Ar
lines already aroused jealousy. It
came about through ArliHe's learning
that Victor was visiting someone in
a neighbOring village three times a.
week, and had been seen driven to
and from the depot by Mrs. Delevan,
whose husband was an invalid. Ar
line was in torture. She was driven
to visit this Mrs. Delevan. Unex-
pected intelligence was the outcome.
For the lady in question received
her as she would an own daughter,
quickly CLEANED from Airline precise
" what was in her mind and told her
she had'never met Mr.. Martin except
incidentally and had driven to the
depot in the family automobile be-
cause their chauffeur was absent on
a vacation.
My dear child" she said, Mr.,
Martin is an architect, as you know,
and my husband is a contractor. He
was, taken i'll and needed someone to
look after his outside affairs, and this
Mr. NTorffn hoe hoou dOfro o. II fOy. ~T,i,,,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-12

CIOuuS III CCSIdCy5 lOI LLlC lulO1 lid
ton individually proved that Victor
Martin was as true as steel and long
ed for a reconciliation.
Il am gOing~tO tell you that Mr..
Martin has made a COnfidant Of my
husband, said Mrs. Delevan. ''I over
heard them talking about something
that will interest you, and you must
act about it just as you feel inclined" "
Forthwith, the lady proceeded to
outline the plot of Victor to arouse
her jealousy. Victor had given names,
dates, details Of the plan his friend
had suggested to him. Airline left
the DeIevan house with the happiest
CLEAN in her eyes that had been there
for many days.
The night of the carnival arrived.
Victor Martin drove his automobile
to the depot to meet a certain Miss
Dolly Brock, the fiancee Of his friend,
who was to parade herself with him
to arouse the jealousy or Airline. He
was to know her by the color of her
dress. A tall graceful young lady
alighted from the train. She was
yelled, : the hue Of her apparel &C
corded with the directions given to
Victor. He bowed cOuTteOusly and
she distantly.
"You are doing me an unusual ia
vor," was all that Victor said, as she
got into the machine, and she only
nodded.
Victor joined in the parade. Then
he several times lined the curb where
the crowds were. He did not catch
sight of Airline anywhere amidst the
throng, but of course, she was there,
he reasoned. He felt rather asham-
ed as he reflected over his paltry ex-
pedient.
81 will take YOU to the train" he
advised his silent companion as the
parade was over and past. I'VE have
an hour before the train leaves, how
ovvor oD1 Won NAV nniOU q onfr
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
IDS ANcEIEs MARKET

LOS ANGELES, May 3.-Prices quoted are for livestock weighed and delivered off the cars without food and water.
 Cattle-(On foot and cross weight. No. l steers weighing 900 to 1,200 pounds, 5000; bulls, s6,00@6.50; me dium. $4.50G 300; calves. light, s1050.
 Sheep-(Per head, desirable wooD. Ewes, $9.5O; sucking lambs, $1300
 Hogs-(Hard grain fed). 100 to 150 pounds s12.00@12.75: 150 to 175 pounds 12.25@12.75; 175 to 25O pounds, s12.75 @12.00: 250 to 300 pounds, $10.0O@ 10.50; $50 pounds up, s6.75@9.0O.
 Poultry-Broilers, 1S@25c; flyers, BOG; roasters, 12e; old ducks, 13c: old cocks, SC; light hens, 16c heavy hens. 22c; bullets. 1214c; turkeys. 22G27c; young ducks, 20c; young geese 1Sc. Butter-Receipts 47,210 pounds; ex- tras, 33c; firsts, 31c.
 Eggs-Receipts, 666 cases; fresh ex- tras. 32c; case count, 31c; bullets 2SHc. All sales of eggs and quotations in clude cases, flats and filters valued at 8 cents, which will make a difference of about 1 cent a dozen more in prices. Sonora wheat-$4.60 bid; S4.S5 asked Alfalfa hay-s18.00A2 2O.O0 per ton to producers, f. o. b., Los Angeles. Bright feed-Barley, S3.VU bid; , s3.071a asked.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
FINANCES AND MARKETS

NEW YORK, May 3.-(Wall Street. Constant liquidation of high grade securities accompanied the weak tone of today's stock market.
 Offerings of rails were so persistent as to convey the impression that they emanated from high financial quarters. Gross recessions of two to five points were registered by Canadian Pacific, Reading, Louisville and Nashville, Chi cago and Northwestern. New York Central and St. Paul lesser stocks fell ? to 3 points.
 Delaware and Hudson, whose future dividend status appears to be some what obscure, sustained the greatest loss of any stock in the list, declining 9h points to 106R record unap- preached in the last fifteen years. New Haven fell a point to 37R, within a fraction of the lowest price ever reach ed
 Shippings, metals, md secondary in dustrials followed 1141a and 113, clos ing at IA, net loss of 1A points. Final prices were invariably above the lowest despite the fresh selling caused by an advance in call money rates to Az per cent, the highest to date of the year. Total sales 25,000 shares.
 Foreign issues were the weakest fea- lures of the bond list Paris 6s de- clining 2A per cent. Anglo-F French 5's one per cent, and French 51a's & per cent. Total sales, par value, s5,125,0OO. On call the various United States bond issues receded fractions to a full point.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 TALKS PROSPERITY

MESA, May 4-The next Tuesday night meeting of the oIesa Commercial club will be Prosperity Night" This meeting is called for the purpose of emphasizing prosperity in the valley, a fact that many seem to have been overlooked in the midst of so much war talk. There are those in the club who believe that wrong construc- tion has been placed upon the presl- dents message pleading for avoidance of waste and increased planting of foodstuffs. A feeling seems to have been created to the effect that times are hard, or are very apt to be SO. The contrary, according to the men who proposed the clubs subject, Is the case. There are no hard times in the Salt River valley and prospects are for the most wonderful year in it's his tory. There members believe in the presidents doctrine of economy of avoiding all waste and producing everything possible in the way of crops, but they also believe that wrong i'm pression has caused needless alarm and insofar as the local situation is con- cerned, it is hoped that good will come of the meeting. A short while ago the club began the promulgation of an 'anti-alarm' doctrine, urging that while all due precaution should be talk en, that it was wrong to unduly alarm either the Americans or resident MeXi- cans with too much agitation about possible danger. There were 1000 cir culars bearing out this thought, printed in English and Spanish, scattered ir the homes of the community and it is believed that much benefit has beer derived therefrOm.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
STOCK LETTER By R. Allyn Lewis

It is evident from todays market that great many people have wakened up to the realization that we are in d serious war.
 The attitude of this country for weeks has been to ignore war condi- tions and that our part was simply putting up a little money and that was to end the matter. Wide open breaks in D. X H. has helped to unsettle the rest of the list. The market is still narrow and a few days of pronounced weakness like today will choke it on the short side when we will get an- other rally. On the strong days there is always a class of people come out with statements that a bull move has started
 Colorado Fuel is showing earnings never before shown. If the present rate is maintained it would indicate over 17 per cent earned on the stock for the fiscal year. It is worth much more than when it was selling at 66 in the last big bull movement
 The U. P. fiscal year ended Decem- Der 31 1916, earned 17.64 per cent on common, against 12.42 per cent in cal endar year 1915, according to the an nual report issued today