Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 16:57:19 -0400 From: Geneva McKinney Subject: NEWS: The Jackson Times, 27 Jan 1911, Breathitt Co ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ THE JACKSON TIMES BREATHITT COUNTY JACKSON, KENTUCKY VOL.1 Ryland Musick, Editor. The Jackson Printing Company Publishers Friday January 27, 1911 $1.00 a year Cash Published for the People now on Earth and printed for them every Friday. No. 16 EXCERPTS SEWING CIRCLE The Sewing Circle was entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. J. B. McLin those present were, Mrs. A. H. Patton, Mrs. W. H. Ronan, Mrs. O. H. Swango, Mrs. Sam Jett, Mrs. Chas. Sewell, Mrs. M. P. Davis, Mrs. R. C. Graves, Mrs. M. T. Back, Mrs. J. B. McLin. Dainty refreshments were served . The absent members were Mrs. J. H. Hammonds, who was spending the day in Beattyville, Mrs. June Jett in Lexington ,and Mrs. F. H. Riffle entertaining a beautiful new daughter at home. J. B. McLIN APPOINTED POSTMASTER. J. B. McLin, of this city, has been notified of his appointment as postmaster of Jackson. The position pays $1,200 a year and is rather a good thing to have. Mr. McLin is one of the bulwarks of the Republican party in Breathitt county and his appointment has been expected for some time. We hope that he will make a good record in the office as a good postmaster, with a new and up-to- date office. AS OFTEN AS THE NEWSPAPERS WANT A GOOD STORY. Reportsd say Jake Noble has been arrested again. How many more times will he be captured?. --Estill Herald. REALLY? It seems to be bad Jake Noble of bad old Jackson of bad old Breathitt of the bad old mountains of bad old Kentucky.----Hazel Green Herald. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ronan visited the family of J. H. Stricklin, at Aden, several days this week. ROOFING When you need Roofing of any kind, don't fail see my line and get my prices. MAGNET BRAND METAL ROOFING. HARRY P. STEVENS P.O. BOX 9 Jackson,Ky. TELEPHONE CONTRACTOR Building Lines Installing Telephones Repairing Switchboards All Kinds of Electrical Work JOHN L. HADLEY. WHAT THE OTHERS SAY O H POLLARD The candidacy of our fellow townsman, Judge O. H. Pollard, is meeting with State wide endorsement. We are offering to the Democrats of the State a man worthy of the honor and with the ability to ably dicharge the duties of the office of Attorney General.-Breathitt County News(Republican) IRRESISTIBLE-IRREPRESSIBLE. Judge O. H. Pollard, of Jackson, has announceed his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the office of Attorney General of Kentucky. Judge Pollard is a native of Henry county and is a lawyer of exceptional ability. He is a member of the Kentucky State Bar Association. Last year he was Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias.-Carrolton News. It is not a very delectable task to bring to book the authorities about such a matter; but it is a crying shame the way toilet rooms at the court house are being taken care of! A self-respecting hog would hold its nose and flee from it. Yet this addition to the court house cost taxpayers more than six hundred dollars, and the county pays the jailer, or did for awhile, an extra salary of twelve dollars and a half plunks per month for neglecting this. I would suggest to the Fiscal Court that they thoroughly renovate and repair this place, then select the biggest prisoner in the jail and make a 'trusty" of him, arm him with a well tested base ball bat and discretionary powers to use it on the bipeds who haven't sufficient sense of decency to use this room rightly. Gentlemen of the Fiscal Court, do something to remedy this, or tear it down and remove it. AND THAT reminds me, Quite a number of the dollars of the people's money has been worse than wasted in a vain effort to make a court house out of an inadequate shell. Breathitt is a rich county and its riches will be multiplied in the next few years. The revenues of the county are ample, and I believe that a big majority of the taxpayers would be glad to see the old fourteenth century court house removed and a modern, creditable building erected. The cry of those in power is that the people would groan under the burden. Apply the pruning knife to some of the things that now deplete the treasury. Funeral services over the body of the Rev. Wiliam A. Whitsitt were held on January 22, at Richmond,Ky., where the noted Kentuckian passed away. Dr. Whitsitt died at Richmond where he had been professor of moral philosophy for the past ten years, after a short illness. He was 69 and had held many posts of honor and dignity in the Baptist Church during his lifetime. #5