The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-06

Mr.. Mayeev has done with bis orchard,
others can do.
s. II. Robbins, of Ammons, vert to
Enron Friday. While there he bought
Ford.
Will Dutschke has traded his store
house and stock of goods at Ammons to
w. l. Bellou for his farm.
900
Charley Payne and son, Marvin Payne,
of Lodiburg, went to Louisville Friday.
Mr.. Payne has positou with Belknap
g. Co.
Jesse L. GARRISON, of 1rvingtop, did
some good farming last year for man
of his age. He had In 81 acres of to.
bacco that brought him 81, $50; sold
81, 900 worth of hogs in twelve months
from two sows; sold $500 worth of cat
tie, besides his wife sold 800 worth of
turkeys. Pretty good for youngster
of IA years.
Earl Bennett has sold his farm of 400
acres, near Basin Springs, to Jonas
Lyons for $4,000.
Len Taul bought the following crops
of tobacco in the McQuady neighbour
hood last week for John Akers; Charlie
Miller, rs, 900 pounds; Thomas Miller,
10000; Luther Miller, 10000; John Mil
Ter, II, 900, at $40 round. Buck Seaton,
5000 at $3.50, delivered at Hardins-
burg.
Uncle" Bert Cunningham, of Che
nault, was in Hardinsburg Saturday at
tending the County Board of School
Trustees. "Uncle" Burt is an enthus-
iastic school man, and is always ready |
and willing TO help-the good work along |
and never fails TO attend meeting. He |
says he picked up the other day on the |
river bank fue relic. 1t was an In
dian tommyhawk that weighed five
pounds iu perfect condition and the
argest he ever saw.
In speaking of his grandson, Lamar
Mr.. Cunningham said he was
n Youngstown, Ohio. owner of a Dairy |
Lunch stand and feeds 1900 people a
lay who are employed in a Zig steel
plant. Says he is doing inc and max
ng money.
John Weidman, a weather prophet of
McQuady, says we will have IS more
rosts between now and June l There
we're 40 due from February p, and that
i've have already passed.
OoO
A farmer near Eola, Missouri, has a
let of twins the like of which, says our
Dumb Animals, few persons outside of
tockmen have ever heard of They
ire twin colts, one mule and the other
horse. The explanation for such
reak of nature is very simple and
asily understood by stockmen, and yet
here are few who have ever seen such
pecimen rs in the animal line.
J. c. Warrington, of Lodiburg, was
n Hardinsburg Saturday.
l. J. Muckenfuss has big Govern
lent contract for hickory spokes. He
, delivering them to Garfield. Says he
as trouble in getting hands to get
hem out. |.
]. I. Bryant, owner of the Green Hill
oultry Farm, McQuady, writes US to
isconlnue his advertise That he
as sold all his hens and had to return !.
| 50 in checks that he could not sup
ly. See what little ad in the Brock
nridge News will do. 1t pays.
Mules we're booming at Mt. Sterling. !,
~, last week. Demand greater than
lie supply. Fifteen hand mules sold
$500 and 10 hand pairs sold at $400,
). 3 at $500 and To- hand at $3.50.
About October /. 1917, butter was
,lling in Berlin at So IS per pound, SUI
ar at Sc cents per pound, and ham and
aeon at So II per pound. This infor-
Iation was received by the U. S. Food !,
through reliable
PURGE.
Tobacco was in good demand on the o
outs, lille market last week. All grades "
ere steady with a slightly upward b
i'm. New Burley sold up to $47 50.
it'll the majority of the sales above
lie $25 mark. New dark at several of n
lie houses sold up to $40. One sale of t