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XIII CLAY CITY KY THURSDAYn

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Going to save all 1cana and to this end I will Ibegin by buying at Shimfessels Large select

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We ManufactureSash Flooringdoors CeilingBlinds WeatherboardingVarandos PicketsStairways Shingles and EtcStore Fronts

us Your estimatesI Prompt ShipmentsImportance of Advertising

Fight the devil with fire Anyplansfor the protection of retailmerchant and the jobbers and themanufacturers who sell to the re ¬

tall trade must co to the very rootof the evil must meet the cataloghouse competition at every pointand on their own grounds the ad-

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field

The catalog houses are conduct ¬

lug the most comprehensive syste ¬

matic and farreaching advertisingcampaign that was ever plannedand they have been at it for yearsspending dollars where the retailand wholesale merchants havespent cents They have had thebusiness courage to put their money into publicity knowing thatthey would get it back multiplied ahundred fold They have createdthe demand for theh goods and ed¬

ucated the people to look upon themall order business asa great bless-ing

Whathas been done in an organ ¬

ized way to offset this avalanco ofmall order journals and catalogs

NothingSome of the local merchants have

advertised liberally but a muchlarger number have utterly failedtok with heroce lonThe pepplooftendo not know what-thSloaal basin his Store-

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If the retail trade is to hold itsgroundagainst the competition of

the catalog houses they must meetthem on the broad field of advertis ¬

ing and publicity as well as onfield of prices And this must bdone through the local press

In nearly every town the localpubPuhsr has stood manfully bythe interests of the community byrefusing to run mail order adver¬

tisements Further he stands readyto prosecute an aggressive campaignagainst the mall order idea Whatis necessary is concerted aetlon a-

mong the merchants and a liberaluse of the local columns to convincethe people that they can save mon-ey

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by trading at home

A E Rankin State agentChampion Bridge Company whohas built the five substantialbridges in this county sold a nicejob in Magoffin county this week

Johnny the little soir jot Mrand Mrs Jr M Kennon is not

improving nicely and Will it ishoped soon be running about aEats

Ttfr ndMrsd C JFlyn havmoved to the place of Mrs Lit-

tlepage The latter and Tamilleft Sunday for Louisville

See our llneof WalkOvers for-

m n yin Oxferiis and Slioes InTang Blacks and Patent leather

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Twelve Months Dead LineBy order of the Postoffice Department all weekly papers can no longer be

mailed as second dass matter to subscribers twelve months or more in arrearsIn complying with this new ruling we have been compelled to cut off 300names and aH subscribers from this time on will have to be promptly drop-

ped when their subscription becomes twelve months past due Please keep

yourself from under the dead line by paying one year in advance Publisher

DANGEROUSASSAULT

Marshal APJohnson Narrowly Es¬

capes berth at the Hands ofp

Drunken Men in this City Satur-day

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Eveningy 0tAff Marshal fA P Johnson wasis supper Satur¬

day eveningner Clay City Spokeoffide Dave Edge slip ¬

ped up behinSOiim and knockedhim in the spokefwhich toground as ifhp had been shotJohnson was walking along withClaude Alexander and JohnYoung and when he fell to theground thesejmen are chargedwith having mped upon John ¬

son with fisttyand a peico ofplank and be at his head almostinto a jelly jVVm Bellis andDick came up at this timeandwith drawl revolverthe menwere forcc i= t iup cm theirfoul treatment of the officer

The men fled However about that time Juno Walters Jrcame upon the scene and someway came into possession of theMarshals pistol and police badgeand went and surrendered theseto Sheriff J M Kennon whopromptly went to the scene andsoon overtook Edge and broughthim to jail and the next day theother two men together withJune Walters Jr who got theofficers pistol and badge were ar-

rested¬

and placed in Stanton jailwhere Edge hind been taken thenight before for safe keeping

Earlier in the afternoon John ¬

son had taken a pistol off of Edge0but lot him go on 100 bohd for

appearance in court later Hewas in company with these othermen and it is supposed they plot ¬

ted together to end the officers

lifeWhileMr Johnson is very ser-

iously¬

hurt Dr Smith the at ¬

tending physician does not con ¬

sider his injuries necessarily fa ¬

tal and now expects himto recov ¬

er and this is indeed gratify-ing

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to his many friendsThese men will have an exam

ining trial at Stanton May 20 atwhich time it is hoped Mr John ¬

son will be able to appear againstthem

The Democratic committee ofthe Second Congressional districthas declared A Stanleythe nominee tor Congress with ¬

olopposition This nominationis for his fourth term and three

nominatede¬

beenpraminentyspokesman fortthe tobacco growore

There is a big ffrpst scheduledfor this date Ma Hind alsoanother big frost forjitfay 29

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BIO POWER HOUSE

For Clay City If Water will DevelopSufficient Power

Michigan Capitalists Back of ProjectWill Investigate at Once

Some Michigan capitalists werehero this week investigating thewater power in view of put ¬

ting in a mammoth power houseand run the same by the waterhero They were very favorablyimpressed with the outlook andthe conditions in general Theywere imformed of the propositionof the Kentucky Union Companyto furnish the lease rights forwater for five years free Every ¬

thing looks good up to this butthey say they are afraid the vol ¬

ume of water in dry seasons willbe too small to generate the re ¬

quired power However theywill measure up the stream in afew days when they return ondcalculate the exact capacity ofehestream They left here Tugs ¬

day evening and went to Millersburg where they will likely putin a small local lighting plant

laterIfthe project goes through the

company will furnish electricityfor power Jight and heat andwill transmit same to Mt Sterl ¬

ing and Winchester With wat ¬

er as the original motive powerthese gentlemen say that elec ¬

tricity can be furnished for eith¬

er of the three purposes mention ¬

ed much cheaper than it can befurnished from any other source

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This is a chance of a life time itseems to us and every citizen ofClay City should certainly lendan encouraging hand to get theenterprise on foot

SchoolCommencement

The third annual commencementof the Stanton High School will beheld at the Court House in StantonMonday May 18 An excellentprogram is being arranged for theoccasion Music will be furnishedby the wellknown Sax tons Orches-

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of LexingtonThe following intelligent young

people will receive diplomasMary Lyle Nellie Ewen Helen

Welch Fanny Hanks Nora WestHelen French Myrtice Clark Le-na Byrne Etta Faulkner and Royden Faulkner

The school has been a success inevery particular under the manage-ment of Mrs Russell as Principalassisted by Misses Mary DuttonLina Moses and Mollie Johnson

Baccalaureate sermon will bepreached at the Christian ChurchSunday night May 17 by the RevHutchison of Pittsburg Pa Theannualalumnae banquet will be-

held at the I 0 0 F Lodge roomin Stanton Monday night May 18

Saxtons orchestra will furnish mu ¬

sic also for this occasion

State Committee MeetingThe Democratic State Execu ¬

tive 35mmittee will meet inFrankfort next Tuesday and fixtime and place for holding theDemocratic State Convention toselect delegates to attend the Na ¬

tional Convention The time andmanner of selecting district dele ¬

gates will also be provided for ntthis meeting

Our Spring Stock is now ready

for your inspection We have theLargest and most complete Stock tobe seen in the county It will pay

you to see us before making a purchase elsewhere Hardwick R Co

An Inspection-

Of Our Artistic Creations

in Millinery is requested We

would be pleased to be fa¬

vored with your presence at

OUR Opening Display IIFRIDAY and SATURDAY

April 10and 11 1908i

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