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60 Cents a Year in Advance i We are here to help Clay City the Surrounding Country and Ourselves 1 E Burgher Publisher

VOL XIIr CLAY CITY KYi THURSDAY MAY 9 1907 NO 19

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SoeSeeoeisiReduction

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la order to reduce aiy sleeksad mobs roomfrSprkag OoodiI wiH fell during March Iyen ¬

tire stock at a Great RedactionMClHdMg

ShoesDressGoods

HosieryMens > Boys Hats-TrunksSUitCasesFlourSugarj iDishesAM Kinds of Best Canned Goods i

aad other goods too numerousto mention

IICome and see the goods aad i

I wiN make the prices right

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Blinder Weatherboarding

PtcketmStairways lng1esanaStore

Two Cent Rate In KentuckyThe twocent railroad fare in

Indiana is reflecting in Kentuckywhere there is competing linesparticularly the L H St L in

i Kentucky from what are practictU competitive points for theSouthern road in Indiana andthe Henderson in Ken-

tucky The Southern made a-

twocentrafe to confoFmtottelaw recently enacted by thefndiana Legislature This compelledthe Henderson line to do the

sameThe two cent rate law inhaValso forced the 0 Oc tos similar rate from Ashland to

in competition withOHIO iinesoperating across theriver On all divisions of-

the0 0 the rate hoe been reto two and onehalf cents

pot mile

Died In New YorkCalvin S Brodhead senior

member of the firm BrodheadGarrett Co this city died inNew York of last week

nboutsixtyyeaii01done and onehalf million dollars

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something they reallyneed If it happens to be an

Overcoat Ladles Cloaku r i

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They have been marked down to COST as we in¬

tend io dose themaH out before Spring

JOur Stock of other goods is up to the standard

and we will take pleasure in supplying your needs

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disIcoverednecessarily pensive Farmerson a main road can turn a mudroad into a good macadam roadit is claimed fr an annual taxof ten cents an acre for twentyyears The state is to furnishthe engineering and the moneyto pay half the cost of buildingthe rondoThe matter will restwith the farmers

Such a provision in the Ken ¬

tucky statutes should be enactedand surely no ° farmer would ob-

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to paying ten cents an acreroad tax when it would makesuch land worth as much againafter the road is completed

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Value of Newspaper ReadingThat is a wise teacher who ac ¬

cording to the Morganfield Sun saysthat C pupils whq have access tonewspapers at home when compar ¬

ed with those who do not arebetter readers better spellers bettergrammarians better punctuatorsand read more underetnndingly andobtain practical knowledge of geog ¬

raphy in almost half the time re-

quired¬

by otbersTbe newspaperI

is decidedly an important factor in

modem life This will not be dis ¬

puted by any one who has takenthe trouble to inveta ate the matfor himself

Work to Soon CeinDr E 0 Guerrant of Wil

moreKyandoi provident of thenew orphans home in this citywas here Saturday looking aftersome business pertaining to theschool Work will soon begin onsome additional buildings to becompleted by September 1stwhen they get possession of thepresent buildings The schoolwill care for one hundred or moreorphans It will be nonsecta-rian

IJeff Davis Birthday

How many people know thatJune 8 next will be the ninetyninth anniversary of the birth ofJefferson Davis head of theSouthern Confederacy Planshave already been set on foot atmany places in the south for ob ¬

serving the centennial of hisIbirth next year Jeffersonvis was born in Kentucky as wasAbraham Lincoln

Died la Oklahoma

Mr Duane Hall died at hishomo in Blackwellj Okla lastweek aged 85 years He is sur ¬

vived by a wife formerly MissLouise Todd who has many rel ¬

atives in this county and sixchildren He is an uncle of theeditor of this paper and was amerchants at Spout Spring some

fifty years ago

Crdly BurnedFrank Daniel had an arm and

his face badly burned last weekwhile extinguishing ablaze in acyclone at the boiler house of thebig planing mill He is gettingalong very well but the burnsstill gives him much pain andhe will not be able to work forseveral days

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A big line or new ahcl upt< bate

fbatCards at the Drug Store Theyi tferejbefirst ones to ntr doc these

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Dr and Mrs B 0 Wilsonof Grayson Springs Ky wereguests of the formers sisterMrs E B McGlohe Monday andTuesday and they together withMrs McGlone are now visitinghome folks at Morehead

The exposition postage stampswhich are commemorative of thefounding of the Jamestown set ¬

tlement in 1007 have been issuedthough they are not yet on saleat the local postoffice

Prof 0 W Campbell filledhis stand at Livingston Saturdayand Sunday and at the sametime Mrs Campbell visitedfriends in the Western pert ofthe State

T L Conlee had two cows togo mad from the effect of a bitesome weeks since from an un ¬

known dog

Rain fell the greater part of

all yesterday afternoon whichwill retard farm work severaldays longer

Press Johnson of Knowltonwas transacting business in thecity Fridfiy and Saturday

Mrs W N Bush has beenvery sick for several days thisweek

Council Meeting

Last night the Clay City

Council was in regular month ¬

ly session and several impor ¬

tant measures were to have comeup but we went to press too ear¬

ly to get a report of Che pro¬

ceedings The election of teach ¬

ers was one part of the businecsscheduled Prof Campbell isan applicant for Principal ProfF P Tracy is an applicant forFirst Assistant and Mrs Wareapplies for the Second Assist ¬

ants place These are the onlyadvance applicants one for eachplace and it is quite probableall were elected

0 G Daniel Jr and wife ofVaughns Mill are rejoicingover the arrival of a new daugh ¬

ter at their home Tuesday May7th

House and Lot For SaleI offer my heuse and lot in Clay

City on Seventh ave for sale Sixgood rooms and a nice comfortablehome Will be sold at a reasonableprice For particulare write-

J ENiblackIrvine

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get a package of Elijahs Manna atthe new grocery 6 and 16 cents

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We have on Display

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New Stylish Hats

Now Ready for your Inspection if

In our Wash Goods department you will find a beautiful line of jfe

Linen Waisting and Suiting GMffonette 1

Persian Lawn India Linon Nainsook

Dimity Etc Pocketbooks Belts Combs

Collars and Cuffs Violet Talcum Powderl

Fashionable Dreesmaking in connection

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