June 29, 1899… The U.S. population in 1900, according to census experts, will be slightly more than 77,000,000. This would amount to a growth of about 15,000,000 since the 1890 census. The New York Journal says that if McKinley wants to be reelected president, he must end the fighting in the Philippines. The insurgent leader, Aguinaldo, has proven to be a smart and dedicated leader and appears to be too much for Gen. Otis, the American commander sent out to the Philippines by McKinley. The Powhattan Post gives us the following poem, “The fool killer mopes by his cave in the glen all the live long day and night, while his victims throng in the haunts of men and flourish and thrive in their might, The fellow who croaks at another man’s jokes, and laughs in a hilarious tone at every mistake, will simmer and bake when the fool killer garners his own. The man who talks politics out in the rain, and works for the party’s own good, who yells himself hoarse for some other man’s gain, and lets his wife split her own wood; the men who despise the man who allies himself to the wrong party’s throne, will fry in the blaze in halcyon days when the fool killer garners his own. The man who tries hard to show off his shape… the brainless, insipid galoon… who goes to a picnic and puts on a cape for a bonnet and tries to look cute, will meet a sad doom in the gathering gloom, and the world will not sigh at his moan, when he feels the kerwhack on the small of his back and the fool killer garners his own.” The State Democratic Convention began last week with the forces of Goebel and Stone winning the early contests, which gave Goebel 160 extra delegate votes. On Saturday, Gen. Hardin withdrew his name but still received 104 votes on the first ballot. Eleven ballots were taken that day with the first resulting in Goebel having 505 delegates, Stone 438, and Hardin 104. The 11th ballot stood, Stone 376-3/4, Hardin 355-1/2 and Goebel 347-3/4. Tuesday night the nomination went to Goebel on the 26th ballot. Stone dropped out on the 25th and the final ballot was 560 for Goebel and 531 for Hardin. The Clipper did not favor Goebel but immediately pledged its support. Agricultural leaders in the South say that conditions are worse today than at any time in the region’s history. The complaint is that banks charge usury, cotton’s price is too low, the railroad rates are extortionate, and that planters are under a system of peonage making them almost as helpless as the Israelites in Egypt. The view is that Bryan will certainly carry the South in 1900. Republican conventions around the state were favoring Attorney General Taylor over Auditor Stone and Mr. Pratt. Taylor was said to have 830 of the 848 delegates needed for nomination for governor. The first crop of 1899 wheat received at Cogar’s elevator came in Monday and belonged to T.M. Parrish and was number one in quality. Large quantities are being received every day now at the two local elevators. Jacob Greenbaum, who left Midway some time since, is superintending a big distillery at Exeter, Pennsylvania. Jehu Givens last week purchased a 30-acre farm near Lexington for more than $200 an acre. The farm is said to be one of the best in Fayette County, and the Givens family have already moved to the place. Three tracts of McConnell land were sold by Special Commissioner Thomas Seller last Monday. The first, of 51 acres, brought $53; the second, of 239 acres, brought $80; and the third, of 55 acres, sold for $50 an acre. Isham Railey was purchaser of all three tracts. Woodford Republicans instructed their delegates for Auditor Stone against Attorney General Taylor. Robert Cummins, 16, shot Randolph Darnell Monday at Duckers following a dispute over a wagon. Both barrels of a shotgun hit Darnell in the leg and knee, causing painful but not dangerous wounds. More than forty No. 4 shot were extracted by Dr. Sleet, with more to go. Cummins has disappeared. June 30, 1921… Midway’s baseball team this summer includes Jesse Green, Ed O’Connell, E.M. “Junior” Childers, Taylor May, Leo B. Osborne, Vina Wheeler, Brown Keith, Stanley Yeary and Dan Wise. Magistrate B.M. Hieatt has declined to seek reelection from the Midway district. A huge public sale is advertised for Saturday of all the personal property of Mrs. Addie Childers, Lexington Street, Versailles. Joseph R. Underwood moved to Midway this week to assume his duties as pharmacist at the Reid Drug Store. Charles McNay, who purchased the poolroom of Bart Graves on Tuesday, will open for business this Saturday. An aeroplane, from Harrodsburg, has located on the open pasture of Mrs. Mattie E. Wooldridge on the Shryock’s Ferry Pike. The owner has been busy making flights for passengers at $10 per flight. Hawkins and Griffey sold 30 acres on the Shryock’s Ferry Pike, part of the McClellan place, to Mrs. Ophelia B. Hoppins for $125 per acre. The farm of Mrs. Warren Eaves, near Pisgah Church and containing 43 acres, was sold by the M.C. to W.H. Railey for $8,700. A farm belonging to Dan Carpenter, containing 140 acres, was sold to J.W. Hawkins for $90 per acre. Another farm belonging to Dan Carpenter, containing 163 acres, was sold to John C. Dawson for $60 per acre.