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VOLUMF XVI COLUMBIA, ADAIR COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY NOV. 27, 1912. NUMBER 4 . . r - iPp -IMtf gmmtp Sftoj-; r A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. John N. Conover Loses His Barn, .. Fourteen Head of Stock, Corn, Wheat, Etc. LOSS FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. Last Sunday morning, aboufc 2 o'clock, the large stock barn, owned by Mr. John X. Conover, who lives a short distance from Columbia, was consumbed by fire. There were four teen head of mules and horses, one cow and one hog, corn, wheat, hay, one buggy, farming impldments burn ed. The loss is estimated to be about four thousand dollars, no insurance. The fire was first discovered by Mr. Conover, but it was in such headway the barn could not be reached to turn out the stock. This fire should be a warning to persons who do not carry insurance. Don't Let the Light of Your Life Go out. Don't let the light of your life go out Though the flame seems burning low, .rust trim up the wick and add more oil And brighter the light will glow. Don't let the light of your life go out When dark clouds obscure the sun, They sono will lift and reveal the rift Or will pass off one by one. Don't let the light of your life go out Though afflictions do arise: There's never a pain that hides no gain For the man who only tries. Don't let the light of your life go out With its song a minor strain, Jog it along and the major tone Will blend with the music again. Don't let the light of your life go out: There's never a cup of rue So bitter to sup but in the cup Is a measure of sweetness too. Don't let the light of your life go out When the tempests do arise. Just trim up 'the wick and add more oil, There's a way for the man who tries. Robert Lee Campbell. The Largest Log Known here. The largest log that ever went out of Adair county was hauled to Camp bellsville last week by J. N. Atwell, Vester Deal and John Young. The tree was cut on a farm owned by one of the Tupman boys, lying on Green river. The cut hauled weighed 2i,0S:. pounds and contained 22.02S feet of lumber. It was hauled by twelve horsas, hooked to an old Hickory wa gon bought by Mr. Atwell from the -Buclmnan Lyon Company. Campbells ville. The cut belonged to Mr. Whit ney, the well-known lumber man. The ream and its load was a great at traction, as it entered Campbellsville and aiso to many people wiiile en route. Popular Vote by States. Wilson Roosevelt Taft. Alabama 08.500 16,000 8,350 Arizona 16,405 11,335 4,755 Arkanses 92,200 37,550 30.400 California 332,045 332,345 3,085 Colorado 105,000 78,000 75,000 Connecticut 73,601 33,440 07,258 Delaware 21,000 13,000 12,000 Florida 3S,000 7,000 8,000 Georgia 102,405 28,752 9,970 Idaho 28,000 38,000 43.000 Illinois 400,387 451,381 266,120 IndiOna 232000 145,000 132,000 Iowa 231,S55 210,831 155,748 Kansas 115.000 103,000 00,000 Kentucky 191,467 93,030 93,13S Louisiana 60,000 13,750 4,000 Maine 50,946 48,3S7 2G,504 Maryland 112,122 57,079 54,043 Massachusetts 170,995 140,152 133,255 Michigan '210,099 250,000 190,000 Minnesota 99,375 118,805 01,894 Mississippi 05,000 5,000 3,000 Missouri 351,938 145.2SS 215,986 Montana 41,920 22,610 27,700 Nebraska 109,000 7,400 58,000 Nevada 8,854 0,112 3,705 K. Hampshire 34,804 19,812 33,105 New Jersey 168,000 133,00j 110,000 New Mexico 27,000 22,000 15,000 New York 048,060 381,500 477,274 N. Carolina 150,000 50,000 35,000 North Dakota 35,000 27,500 25,000 Ohio 446,700 253,564 312,600 Oklahoma 120,000 90,000 Oregon 24,480 22,020 22,490 Pennsylvania 407,447 443, 70S 315,145 Rhode Island 30,299 16,488 27,755 S. Carolina 00,000 1,200 3,000 South Dakota 55,000 00,000 Tennessee 121,000 78,500 58,000 Texas 220,000 47,500 35,000 Utah 35,000 13,000 40,000 Vermont 15,397 22,323 23,247 Virginia 78,681 18,070 21,131 Washington 94,130 120,205 75,145 W. Virginia 111,849 72,945 55,114 Wisconsin 213,500 35,000 173,500 Wyoming 10,200 3,000 16,000 Totals 0,510,829 4,270,892 3,731,0S9 Debs, Socialist presidential nomi nee, received 748,083 votes, and Cha fin, Prohibitionist nominee, received 282,321 votes in the whole country. Wilson's vote in the electoral col lege is 413: Roosevelt 90, and Taft S. Since putting the above in type, California, has dropped in the Wilson column. Resolutions. Whereas, in the death of our sister, Mrs. Sallie Reed, the Aid Society of the Christian Church, has lost a faith ful member. Whereas: The church has lost a loyal devoted member, who was always in her place at the prayer-meetings and all church services, whenever able to attend such services. Whereas: ITer family has given up a loving wife, mother, daugher and aister, in which relations she was faith ful until death. Be it resolved, that the Aid Society recognize her faithfulness and readi ness to answer the call to enter eterni ty, because of preparation she had made in health and strenght for such a moment; having lived an earnest christian life in her daily atrairs. Be it also resolved: That while we miss her in our gatherings of the society and the services of God's i house, we sorrow not as those who i have no hope and in love we bow unto j the Heavenly Father, who has taken! her to Himself, who doeth all things' ii. t .1... mi Ill l ! wen; iiuu uiiiu we buy xny win uv done. Be it furthea resolved; That we extend to her bereaved family our sincerest sympathy artel point them, for comfort and hope, to her God and Father and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the book of records of the society; a copy be given the bereaved family and a copy be published in the Adair County News. Respectfully submitted. Mrs J. Mont gomery Mrs. B. E. Rowe Mrs. Z. T. Williams Honor Roll. firsTgradk The Honor Roll for the first grade did not appear in list for second school month. For this reason some names will appear twice. SECOXD 3IONT1I Virgie nawkins. Nancy Miller. Nell Smith. Perry Summers. Tram) Moxr-n Mary Bell. v Margret Patteson. Nell Smith. Helen Strange. Virgie Hawkins. Willard Browning. Owen Davis. Allen Frankuin. Perry Summers. FOURTH OUADE Estelle Denny. Elmer Moss. . Eva Walker. Nellie Simms. Francis Strange. Edith Cooper. FIFTH GRADE Martha Grissom. Road Building. The Greensburg Loose Leaf Market. No Fees for Sheriffs From School Tax. Russell County Death. Mr. Joseph W. Jackman, who was sevonty-eight years old, died at his Htte home, near Creelsboro, last Thurs day. He had been afllicted with drop sy for sometime. A few days before his death he walked to his barn, and while there he made a misstep and fell, which hastened his death. He was buried Friday at the Jack mau graveyard, near Denmark. This paper understands, from en-1 ijuiij, liii.il many Muuma 111 lu.ui. county use only from seventy-five to one hundred pounds of fertilizer to the acre for corn. A few nights ago we overheard some farmers, at the nancock Hotel, who live in Western Kentucky, diactiasing corn growing telling how many barrels were grown, to the acre in their section, which was fully double the yield here. "How is J it done?'' some one asked. "By using j fertilizers.' Our farmers in Western ' r Kentucky use two hundred pounds to ' the acre, and if it was done4iere you , Suit probably will be instituted against county Sheriffs who have been taking 'fees out o'f school taxes collected by them. Inspectors have roported to the Department of Educa tion that this practice is not uncom mon and Superintendent Barksdale llamlett believes several thousands of dollars can be recovered for the use of the State school fund. The sherilT is entitled to 10 per cent, of the first $.3,000 lie collects and 1 per cent.of Che i Falls balance; but the Court of Appeals has J hel d that none of this may come oil" the school tax, which must be turned I in intact, and the Sheriff must take ' his fee out of the county 'funds. It is , reported that in some counties the i ! school fund is being made the "goaf" ; and the Sheriffs are taking all of the; first 10 per cent, out of it, the county I fund nrotitinsr thereby. , i Tearing will A great many farmers of Adair county are interested in the Loose Leaf Tobacco House which has been established at Greensburg, and which had its first public sale Thursday of last week. There were buyers present from Louisville and from other .points in Kentucky, and during the day the , house presented a lively scene, bidd ing being spirited. There were buyers for every geade of tobacco, hence there is no doubt but there will be demand for every quality of the weed shipped to thisiouse. ' Adair, Russell, Taylor, Larue, Met calfe and Green counties were all rep resented at the sale, and about 75,000 pounds of tobacco were sold at prices ranging from $3.40 to $10.75. This sale demonstrates that at all future Sales there will be a full corps of buyers, including the American Tobbacco Comuany, exporters, differ ent manufactures and SDeculators. It was freely admitted by tobacco men from Louisville that the Greensburg market was fully up to that of the City; there was no shipping margin. The crowd Ctho Miller. Nell Hancock. Sam Smith. Creel Beck. Stelhi Antle. Mary Winfrey. Wallace Coffey. Corine Breeding. Arthur Bradshaw. Allen Eubank. EIGHTH GRADE Virginia Coffey. Sallie Coffey. X1NTH GRADE - Rex Holladay. Clay Smith. Kate Cooper. TENTH GRADE Ruth Paull. Kate Gill. Smith Gill. ELEVENTH GRADE Leonora Lowe. Nellie Tarter. x The Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist church will serve re freshments, consisting of cakes, pies, hot chocolate, home made candy etc., at Mr. Geo. E. Wilson's store next Saturday, beginning at 9 o'clock and continuing through the day. James Griffin Dead. Tho subject of this nitice lived near the Monument, on the Campbellsville pike, and in Taylor county. The aid came to his earthly career last Wed nesday night, ne was eighty-odd years old. and from a youth up had been a good citizen, respected by all his neighbors. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in the presence of many friends. He was well known to a great many Adair county people. Mr. J. N. Coffey, County Road En gineer, has just returned from Ca sey's Creek and Pclleyton. His object in visiting these localities was to look after the public road conditions. Starting from Columbia he found the road only passible until lie reached tho section over which Mr. Hardin Cun diff is the Overseer. Mr. Coffey states that Mr. Cundiff has the road .under his charge in fine "shape. The next section of road after leaving Mr. Cun diff took him to the Plum Point, Bridge, and is in fairly good condition, but not so well worked and looked af ter as that under Mr. Cundiff. After crossing the Watson Bridge, he found a section of road in very bad condition. Tiie overseer, does not! know who he is, seems to have resting on his hoe. The next piece of road was that un der charge of Mr. Tom McDcrmont. He found this piece in fine condition, the overseer evidently being interest- j ed in bettering the condition of our public highways. Leaving Mr. McDermout he went to j Pellyton via Dunbar hill. On this hill the county spent five hundred dollars, but since that expenditure it has been neglected. There are wash- outs, making it almost impassable, j xnere is a section oi roau in tins im mediate locality that seems to have been overlooked entirely by the qver seer. Leaving this locality he went to Pellyton, and en route round the best piece of road in the county, showing that the overseer is enterprising. At Pellyton he found every body deeply interested in road building, and ready to do their part. On this side of the river, Little Cake precinct? he found the road under charge of Josh Beard, in good shape. The road under Jim McQueary he found in excellent con dition, showing Mr. McQueary to be an intelligent workera man who un derstands Iioav to use tools and to sse that they are used by men in his jur isdiction. ' He does not know who the overseer is on" the next section, on his return Report of Town Treasurer. Report of Jno. W. Flowers,Treaser er of the Town of Columbia, ot amount of funis on hand and belong-- ing to said town and amounts received, and paid out ipon orders issued by Board of Trustees of said town, from April 1st, 1912, b Oct. 1, 1912. CI EDITS. 1912 April 1, Light fo March S 75 82 April 1, Work m assessors book J. G. Eubank LOG April l, L.C. Winfrey type writing 9 pages ordinances' 90t- April I, Geo. Cofia?, .salary for March and taonev mid . t i work 45 ! April l, J.Will Walter -" loads rock April 1. TO K. (r.SllVv 71. lnirl beon of rock, cleaning n and ' 2 loads dirts May G, to Junius Picfcitt.work on culvert leadingto 1. W. T. S. May (J, To Geo. Coffey .eriees month of April audmoney paid out for work May e, To J.G. Eubank prepar ing tax receipt booc for 1912 May, G, To Columbia Ligiting Co. Lights April May G, To J. W. Walktc for . crushed rock June 3, To Geo. Coffey servce as Marshal for May June 4, Columbia Lightnng Go. June 3, E. G. hav 4t loals rock June 24,Ref und of lus. Licerie to T. A. Murrell twi3 paid by mistake July 1, Sam Lewis OS loads- o( gravel July 1, J. G. Eubank service clerk 6 months J uly 1, W. n. Wilson 79 loads gravel JnJy 1, L. C. Winfrey services asatty. 6 months ( July 1, Lights for June j July 1. Alex Chewning 70 loads . gravel July 1, Geo. Coffey services as :52 9G 90 65- 4-8& 41 S 0(1 ID HI 15 65 41 75 to oiumoia, out ne carefully survey-1 marshal for June ed it, and is of the opinion that the 1 Aug. 5, Geo. Coffev servicer as overseer is a close relative to Rip Van marshal for July and mon ey paid for work Aug. 5, Lights for July Aug. ." W. T. Price fee in case town of Columbia adsS.D. Crenshaw who attended the saie and who were in Greensburg was esti mated at three thousand. ! j The sales will again open as soon as there is a general season for stnpp ing and handling. A Good Farm for Sale. All parties owing me accounts kindly call and settle early as possible, as 1 have some important obligations to meet on the first of December. liespt. Dr. Woodruff .1. Flower. iMrs. Alace Jackman Bead. Mrs. Alice Jackman. .widpw of the the late Dr. II. C. Jackman, died in an infirmary at Shelbyville, Tnd., last Monday. The remains were expected here last night, en route for her home, Creelsboro. . Fhe deceased was a fMggged Train With Shirt his shirt from his back an I Ohio man flagged a train and saved in from a wreck, but II. T.Alston, Ra ' leigh, X. C, once prevented a wreck with Electric Bitters. "I was in a 4(jrrible plight when I began to use them," he writes, "my stomach, head uaok and kidneys were all badly affect ed and my liver was in bad condition but lour bottles of Electric Bitters made me feel like a new man." A triahwill convince you of their match less ineuit for any stomach, liver Or kidney tronble. Price r0 cents at Paull Drug Co. i will on Monday, the 2nd day of I December, 1912, at the premises, sell j at public sale, to the best and highest ' bidder, the land of the late B. E. ' Philpott, which lies in Washes Eot i torn on Cumberland river in Cumber- laiuLcounty, Ky., consisting of about 2oo acres of river bottom land in cul tivationis vell watered and well adapted to grain, grass and stock raising, also about 315 acres of timber land. Terms one-half "cash and bal ance in one year. Any one wishing more information will call on or write, J. 1. Philpott, Executor. A rat, Ky. daughter of Berryman Holt, deceased, and was a first cousin of Mis. J. !'. Montgomery, this place, Mrs. Jack man liad been in the sanitarium about one week before the end came. Winkle, who it will be remembered, slept for twenty years, finding upon awaking, that his house and other effects had tumbled down. From Huberts store to the Green River Bridge the road is almost im- Aug. s, W. II. Wilsou, plowing passable. A little work would do in- and scraping on street calculable good here, and the overseer Aug. 5. Geo. Coffev, salary as should wake up. , marshal for August Mr. Coffey's conclusion is this: He Aug. .1, W. II. Wilson Imuling lounu wnere tne overseers were inter- 22 loads gravel ested in bettering the condition of ! Sept. 4, Lights for August the highways, men who understand J Sent. 2, Jim Snoars lKiulintf roau uuiiumg, (inciting, etc., good travel is the result. Where the roads have been neglected, they were almost impassable. He further states that tl.e trip to the upper end of the -coun- J April .1, Balance on hand oy iias couvinceu mm tnat tne people May 21, Cash Lfcfmse for India can have good roads if they want Herbs them. Good roads enhance the value -June 27, Check Rent by J. K of homes, heuce every farmer in Adair j Hindman county should become interested and j Aug. 6, Check by Geo Cotfay lend Mr. Coffey every assistance possi-, Sept. s. Chock by Gso. ColTor ble. gravel, plowing ate 75 79 52,9uV I OCT 27 20 i2 5a 31 CO 50 0 75 92' 23 oa 0 W ,4t7 7:.2S I O 11) 0' S SI .' 57 11 30 $1066 UHitiav would see production. a great difference in the Miss Ethel Jackman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackman, former residents of Columbia, was recently married near Tampa, Fla., to F. G. Sanford. Th9 paper from which this notice is made states that both the bride and groom are popular young people of Tampa. Ihav Ished, works safe. Will exchange her for pork will sell. ' Paul Crenshaw, Columbia, Ivy. Prof. Moss informs the Xews that the attendance at the Lindsey-Wilson this year has been very gratifying.and that the management pupils by the scote after Christmas. Arrangements have been made to take care of all who, desire to board at the dormotories, and there will be teachers sufficient to keep all the pupils busy with their books. The health of theschool has been unusually good. Mr Geo. E. Wilson, who was Louisvilielast week, brings a favorable report concering the condition of Mr. L. E Young, the Jeweler of this place who underwent an operation at St. Josephs' Infirmary two weeks ago. ! Mr. Wilson called to see Mr. Young, of the finding him very cheerful did not! young seem to be suffering in the least. The ciifi-cnnn ioin nnirn l-arl cfnfnc thnh tit is assured of L?"' "' ' '"" J1 r"' tn ...:,"" u. itsw luuuitiis mi. j.uuijlj win imvu proper use of Ids limbs, and will walk straight. This will be gratifying news to j Mr Young's relatives and friends in Adair county. Our readers will 'remember that last week we published an item telling how Miss Glads Myers, of Greens- I burg, Pa., had accidentally shot, and j killed her mother, supposing her to be in a robber. The young lady and her mother were en route to a city to pur chase, the former's wedding outfit, and the mother was killed just as she was getting into the berth occupied by the daughter Since the publication sad accident we learn that the ladies a lllanced is a nephew of Rev J.NR. Crawford, of this place. Is your husband cross? An irrita ble, fault finding disposition is often Inatn q A tonrrlarad cfrrnnirli A man e a three year old mare, blem.jw digesUols nearly always vorks and drives well, perfectly i . , ,fa . rnK ' .' jJUUU liaUUlCU. tt- IBUV iuiuij uu.o been permanently cured of stomach trouble by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by PauU-DrugCo. or Bargain in Millinery. My immense stock of ladies and childrens hats must go by Dec. 25, re gardless of cost. 1 am prepared to give you the greatest bargains ever of fered in millinery. Call and be con vinced Mrs. Geo. Staples. a.i Oct. 1, Account overdrawn ' Examined and Approved. Bruce Montgomery. Y 1U 04 t 15 uti 27 071 75 971 S14 0G 5222.73 Glasgow. The tract of timber on was this week bought by Lawrence Bros., of Tompkinsville. Tlve price was not. made known. This is said to be one of the most valuable bodies of fine timber in the section. The pur chasers are already erecting a large mill on the tract and will begin put ting the timber on the market at an early date- El.y Mitchell, of tlfisi place, has bought aline body of timber ' from the Turk Bros., of Metcalfe conn-1 ty, and will market it. Primary elections to select postmas ters is growing in favor. One has ' been called for Marion, Crettanden I county, to be held in January. Mar ! ion is Ollie James' home and it was afc famous Newman ' ,u3 suggestion the call was made. In East Fork Creok ' evely town in Kentucky, where there is tiKeiy to ne a not concesr, a. pri mary, would be the most satisfactory way to make the selection. It would give all Democrats in the jurisdiction of the post-offce an opportunity to say who they wanted, and when over there would b io room for kicking and it would also relieve the Congress man. .. A few days ago, friends and neigh bors of Mr. I. C. Thomas, Font Hill, gathered and gave him a birthday dinner, it being his seventieth birth day. The occasion was highly en joyable. His friends trust that he may live to see many more birthdays. i Next Monday will be county,! court, the last for 1912. Miss Mabel Atkins entertained a party of young people last Friday night, in honor of Miss Laura Hotf lard, of Gussellville, and Miss Molhe Flowets,- Gradvville. Refreshments ' were served and a most enjoyable j i evening spent. , i . We are requested by the postmaster at this place, Mr. W. A. Coffey, to state that tlere has been no change in the arrival and departure of mails be tween Columbia and Campbellsville. If the mail should arrive earlier than the schedule time it will be promptly opened. ' , 1 ' The members of the girls' literary j societies of the Lindsaj'-Wilson Train- i ing School entertained in the dining hall of the dormitory Friday evening with a "Tacky party." The hall was beautifully decorated with orange and white and many evergreens and the effect was very artistic but the costumes-were '.killing.'4. A delightful salad course was served and the even ing was made delightful with music and interesting contests. For Sale My farm of 121 acres, good land, 1 mJUeWest of Gadberry on Pettit's Fork. For particulars address, 1.. J. Gabbert,, Jmo1-; Gadberry Ivy. Died Near Cane Valley. Mrs. Rosie Van Hoy. the wife of Mr. Ed Van Hoy, died near Cane A'al ley last Saturday morning. She "was about twenty-eight years old, and was a daughter of Mr. Ed Squires, who died many years ago. Hej. mother, who was Miss Ellen Murrell, is also dead. She was a young woman who had many friends in the neighbor hood. Her illness was of long dura tion, being afflicted with trouble. pulmonary- Rev. J. R. Crawford will preaah ab the Presbyterian church next SunoSj night. He will also- Teach thfc Thanksgiving sermon at b'uion Thurso day 6f this week. t i v -- S .v-Uf"V