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Dont forget your cashas these are cash

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BEST ii CALICOES I

5 Cants

> For the next 30 daysI wil sell allLio cent articles at 7 cts

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Vu aIoo v 7Q cts1 50 u

V iioMENS

Suits worth 1600 now 1300K Suits worth JXoo now I2OO

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6s04SuitsI YOUTHS 4

Suits worth 550 now 400I CHILDRENS

Suits from 80 cents to 2

Boys Corduroy pants weref50 cuts now 39 cents

Prices on Shoes the same asother goods Come whilethey last

i Dont forget the Cash iSKIRTS F

A lot of Ladies Skirts werej 3 to qnow 1150 to >

> 25b >

a great bargain>

lot of IvinoliuniGarpet andhugs

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1 JOHNSONO K STORE Mt Vernon Ky

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MT VERNONS GROWTHINDUSTRIES ETCi

The steady growth and generalimprovement in the town of MtVernon has been quite noticeableduring the past two or three years j

Substantial business houses have i

been erected-

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gOO number of new dwellings I

have hen added and others under j

construction and more contem

platednewflouring mill will beready

Willigrindugh grade product

The largest stone crusher plantin Kentucky is being installedatSparda near town limits whichwill give emplbyment to frorn 125to 156 men regularly

Population doubled since iqooProhibition reignsFounded 1810Two artesian wells of 1000 feet

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in depth capable of furnishingwater for several manufacturers

An abundance of finest nearlyice cold water in wells and numer ¬

ous springs including the notedSpout Spring which furnishes

a supply for county buildings waterworks with thousands of gallonsdaily rippling away on its journeyto the sea

Well drained and typhoid feverrarely appears

Most healthful community in thestate according to U S census

reportAtelephone system Tocal

and long distance giving serviceNorth East South and West

Good railroad telegraphandexpress facilities

Fine soda fountain for the thirstywith only one drawback winkingat the clerk doesent put any morestrength or add any spikes tothe foam holders

Many families have moved totown to secure the advantages ofBrown Memorial the public andprivate schools i

In the professions are dt ffsdentists lawyers professorsteachers operators and trained

nursesInthe trades etc mercantile

all lines jewelers shop drugstores millinery stores hotel andboarding houses restaurantsbutcher shop blacksmiths andwagonmakers machinists painterspaperhangers vehicle and ma ¬

chinery dealers coal grain andice dealers liverv stables andundertakers Two banks in the

townAnold established lime kiln

that ships products the year aroundThe home of the most extensive

stone and sand ballast contractorsouth of the Ohio and whose out ¬

put is mostly produced fromRockcastle material and labor andwhose monthly pay rolls foot upinto thousands i

A splendid local weekly news ¬

paper with a good circulation andthe best equipped and most up todate printing office in south easternKentucky which does a big run ofhome work as well as greatquantities i of job work orders fromsurrounding counties as far east asVirginia and Tennessee and outinto central portion of this stateFine calendar work is one ofSIGNALS specialties-

A mile of new pavements andsidewalks have been made withinpast two years

Low town taxesFive tears exemption from town

taxes to new manufacturing enterprizes locating within its limits

Polic records show it to be thequietest and most peaceful town ofits population in the state

The merchants business andprofessional men have long sincethrown aside trade jealousy andanything that smacks of unfairnessin business rivalry and rub rightup along side of the golden ruleand are always glad to lend a helping hand to a weaker brother intrade at the time he most needs it

In amusements the town has agood baseball team

Some of the contemplated publicimprovements laid out macadamiz ¬

ing Williams stieet also Popularstreet to intersect with proposedturnpike from Spar la to townlimits extension of turnpikes tolimits on North South East andWest concrete pavements forvarious sidewalks on main and

Jother streets r

Prospects for alarge number ofdwellings to be erected this year

The Masons are talking of sell ¬

ing their present lodge rooms anderecting a three story brick businessoffice and lodge room buildingsomewhere dn Main street

The Odd Fellows are contem ¬

plating the erection ofa brickbuilding the first floor for storesand the other stories for offices andlodge rooms

Secret orders have a largemembership The masons havethe following strong lodges BlueLodge Royal Arch Chapter andCouncil Both Masons and OddFellows are increasing theirmembership much faster than for

yearsThreedenominations have

church buildings the ChristianBaptist and Presbyterian Two

SundayschoolsVegetablesfarm products in

abundance at reasonable ratesTwo printing officesA saw and plaining millMuch lumber staves etc is yet

being shipped-Is now the leading wheat market

of the countyA good summer resortCoolest place in the mountains

Catches all the wandering

breezesIsII feet above sea level

Employment for all workersThe loafers organizations andclubs have surrendered theircharter disbanded and gone towork or fled to high timber

Main street has many fine shade

treesSpleudidbuilding stone within

town limits iOceans of fine commercial sand

within a mile of townFine timber within easy reach

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THINKS IT SAVED His LIrELester M Nelson of Naples

Name says in a recent letter Ihave used Dr Kings Ndw Did ¬

coverv many years for coughs andcolds und I think it life1 have found it a reliable rfliedyfor throat and lung complatuts andwould no more be without a bottlethan I would be without food Fornearly forty years New Discoveryhas stood at the head of throat andlung remedies As a preventativeof pneumonia and a healer of weaklungs it has no epual Sold underguarantee at Chas C Davis drugstore Soc and i Trial bottlefree

FAIR DATES

The following is a list of Ken ¬

tucks Fair dates so far as reportedCrab Orchard July 15 3 daysStanford July 22 3 daysGeorgetown July 28 5 daysLancaster July 29 3 daysWinchester August 44 daysDanville August 5 3 daysLexington August 10 5 daysBurkesville August 114 daysBIMXpHEAD August 12 3 daysLawrenceburg Aug 18 4 daysLondon August 264 daysBarboursville August 19 3 daysSomerset September i 5 daysParis September i 5 daysMonticellp September 8 4 days

Mrs S loyce Claremont N Hwrites About a year ago I boughttwo bottle of Foleys KidneyRemedy It cured me of a severecase of kidney trouble of severalyears standing It certainly is agrand good medicine and I hearti-ly

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recommend it Sold by ChasC Davis

LAND STOCII AND CROP

FOR SALE Cedar posts anysize or length

H J MUUINSJune II3t Mt Vernon Ky

NOT i EMy yearling bullMoberly will be permitted to

serve a few cows at 100MODE CRAWFORD

June 263t Brodhead KyFOR SALEI have in my hands

for sale one good house and lot inBrodhead and six good farm adja ¬

cent to the corporate limits of thetown Those wishing to buy property should see me before purchas-ing

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I have some splendid bar¬

gains to offerW A TYREE

683tf Brodhead Ky

DeWitts Kidney and BladderPills are prompt and thorough andwill in a very short time strength-en the weakened kidneys and allaytroubles arrising from inflarnation

I of the bladder they are recom ¬byChas

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IBeing overstocked on certain lines it is

i necessary we run our stock down and inorder to do so we offer our entire stock of

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Shoes CfofMng and Motions

gAt SO Per Cent Discount

iOress Goods and Calicoes

Our entire line of Dress Goods andr Cailcoes go at a discount of

15 PER CENTa

R KRUEGER S SONMt Vernon Y l Kentucky

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PINE HILLQuite a crowd from here attended

court at Mt Vernon MondayMr and Mrs L G Falin returnedhome Saturday after a several da ysvisit with relatives at Jove an-dCorbinMr and Mrs JasMeadows of Mt Vernon spentSunday with relatives hereMrand Mrs G Mullins spentSunday in Orlando Miss NellMcFerron returned home from MtVernon MondayMiss ByrdaMcHargue was visiting at Orlandoand Wildie last weekMr PrallReed took L G Falins placewhile he was gone

Mrs Elza Langlord went toLondon Sunday to see her husbandwho is in the Infirmary thereMrs Nancy McHargue has aboutrecovered from a severe spell ofscikness Dr and Mrs Hendrenand little daughter returned totheir home at Blanche Ky Mon ¬

dayGay Johnson who had hishand hurt in a ball game someweeks ago was in Mt VernonTuesday to see a Doctor MrsTom Manuel was shopping in MtVernon Monday Dave Mullinswent back to Hazle Patch Mon ¬

day to finish hauling telephone

polesDEADMrlohnLunce of this

place died at his home Saturdayevening He had been sick someweeks with cancer of stomach andhis death was not unexpectedHe was buried Sunday evening atthis place He leaves a wife andlarge family to mourn his loss

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A GRAND FAMILY MEDICINE

It gives me pleasure to speak agood word for Electric Bitters U

writes Mr Frank Conlan of No436 Aouston Street NewIt is a grand family YorkI

dyspepsia and liverwhile for lame back and weak kidIeeys it cannot be too highly recom-mended Electric Bitters regu ¬

late the digestive functions purifythe blood and impart renewed vig ¬

or and vitality to the weak and debilifated of both sexes Sold underguarantee at Chas C Davis drugstore oc

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H Staple and Fancy Groceries 3SEE kept continually on hand at lowest prices

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lV I L DIE

We had a heavy rain Tuesday

neededMr1Granvilleplace has moved to Brush CreekDr Hugh Gibson of Richmondwas called to see Mr Jas BrownMonday who remains very poorly

Mrs Frank Coyle of Berea isspending a few days here visitingher parents Mr and Mrs WillHayes Mart Jones was in Louis ¬

yule last weekMrs LauraManus and children were visitingMrs Elbert Mason of DudleySaturday and Sunday EdithLaswell has whooping coughMrs George Johnson passedthrough here Sunday on her wayto visit her father Mr James Berry

The two Dalton children whohave been confined with typhoidfor several weeks are convalescent

Dr and Mrs W D Laswellwere called to Brush Creek Satur ¬

day on account of the death of theinfant of Mr and Mrs WilmerChestnut It died of pneumoniafeverand whooping cough com-

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Stephen Durhams children areconvalescent after a long Beige oftyphoid feverAunt Ann

I Philips was in Mt Vernon Mon ¬isIsewing machine agent was in ourtown lastweekMrs JesseProctor is on the sick listMra-nd Mrs Wm Manus were visitingat Dudley SundayMisses AnnaProctor and Ann Branaman werevisiting Mrs Lucy Reynolds ofLivingston last week

Stomache troubles are very com ¬

mon in the summer time and youshould not only be very carefulabout what you eat just now butmore than that you should be careful not to allow your stomache tobecome disordered and when thestomach goes wrong take KodoiThis is the best known preparationtodayforstomache trouble Kodol digestsall foods It is pleasant to takeIt is sold here by Chas C DavisICharles P Hawes has announcedhis candidacy for the Democraticnomination for Congress in theTenth district