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COLUMBIA, ADAIR- COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 1913.
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Bonds and School Districts.
Editor News:
I will write youj good paper a few
lines before all the candidates get in
their announcements. I fear there
will be no room then. Sure there are
a lot of candidates but what do they
stand for? Are they in favor of issu
ing bonds to make our county roads
and to consolidate our school districts
against the will of the people? I
want to say to you, Mr. Candidate,
that I will not vote for any man in
favor of issuing bonds or consolidating
our school districts against the will
and wishes of a majority of the voters
of our county, and patrons of our
schools. If my vote is my own, have
I not the right to do as I please with
it? Others can do as they please, but
I will not vote for a sub-district trus.
tee unless I know absolutely how he
stands on these questions. Voters of
Adair county, Kentucky, what do you
say? Now is the time to speak. Let
us hear from you. Are j'ou willing
for .the majority to rule.
R. B. Reeves.
Notice to Trustees.
An effort is being made by State
Supt. Hamlett to get an exact census
of the pupil children in every county.
In addition to the usual census blanks
a census pad must be filled by every
parent and this pad filed in my office.
If the exact age of child is not known
the parent must decide at the best of
his or her knowledge the date uf birth
A census of all illiterate children be
tween the ages of ten and twenty
must also be made. Trustees read
carefully the instructions given on
census blanks and be governed ac
cordingly. I will not accept these Jre
ports unless they are correct.
Pearl Hindman, Supt.
Russell & Co's. Opening.
We venture the assertion that no
store looked handsomer on the eve of
Easter than that of Russell & Co.,
this place.
The show windows were especially
attractive, and on the interior, a
glance was sufficient to convince visi
tors that artists had been at work.
There were more fine dress'patterns,
shoes, in fact every thing worn by
ladies and gentlemen on exhibition
than ever before at any one store have
at this season of the year.
Thursday and Friday were the open
ing days, no effort being made to sell
goods, an invitation to the people to
come and see what was in stock.
During the two days the store was
swarmed with sightseers, the result
of their visits to come later.
Notice.
In the matter of W. L. Gadberry,
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of W. L. Gadberry,
of Sparksville, in the county of Adair,
and district aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
23th day of March, A. D., 1913, at 10
o'clock, a. m., there will be a meet
ing of the creditors of the above
named bankrupt at Lebanon, Ky., in
the office of Ben Spalding in said dis
trict, to examine and pass upon the
final report and account of the trustee
herein, which was filed in the office of
the undersigned at Lebanon, Ky., in
said district, on the 28th day of March
1913, and shows SO on hand for dis
tribution, and to transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
Dated March 17 1913.
Ben Spalding,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
There will be plent of elbow room
at the annual meeting of the Kentucky
Educational Association which will
be held in the City of Louisville on
April 30, May 1, 2 and 3. It is expect
ed that at least 5,000 teachers will be
present. The Association has been
growing in popularity, more teachers
have been attending, and greater in
terest has been manifested each year
for the past eight years, until it lias
become a difficult matter to entertain
the Association in the smaller towns
of the State. Many teachers have re
mained away because suitable accom
modations could not always be se
cured. By going to Louisville all
teachers who desire to attend cau ob
trin suitable accommodations.
Mrs. L. L. Eubank is the agent for
the Spirella made to measure Corset,
the most comfortable and the most
durable that is manufactured. She
has sold them by the score and every
lady who has worn one speaks of the
Spirella in the highest terms. Mrs.
Eubank will call at your homes or you
canseeherat her residence. Wait
and let her explain the advantages of
this popular corset. i9-3t.
The Fiscal Court of Adair county
-will convene next Tuesday. ,
Hattie Garnett Murreil Coles.
The intelligence of the death of
Mrs. Hattie G. Coles, wife of Mr. J.
S. Coles, reached this place last Tues
day night, her death having occurred
at her late home, Grayville, 111., Sun
day, the 16th inst. Her relatives and
friends here were not apprised of her
illness and her death was a shock and
a surprise to them. She was a native
of Columbia and was a daughter of
Joseph B. and Margaret Murreil, and
was a niece of Mr. J. E. Murreil, this
city. She was reared in this place,
and when a young girl she confessed
her faith in Christ, united with the
Baptist Church and lived a godly
woman until the final dissolution.
About the time she was grown her
family of brothers and sisters removed
to Campbellsville and later they took
up their residence in Middlesboro. At
the latter place she met and became
acquainted with Mr. J. S. Coles, of
Grayville, 111., and they were sub
sequently married, going to the hus
band's home.
Last June Mr. and Mrs. Coles and
their two children, Murreil and Jessie
visited Mrs. Coles relatives in this
place, and the indications pointed to
a very happy family.
About six weeks ago Mrs. Coles be
came the mother of the third child, a
daughter, and perhaps the result of
this birth brought on the death of the
mother.
Mrs. Coles was thirty-seven years
old, and besides her husband, she
leaves three children, three brothers
and three sisters. May God comfort
them in this time of great sorrow.
The funeral services were held at
Grayville last Tuesday afternoon and
were attended by a large number of
sympathizing relatives and friends.
COMMISSIONER'S SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY.
James Garnett &c, Plffs. ")
vs
C. R. Payne &c, Dfts
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R. Young, Plff. f
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C. R. Payne &c, Df t. J
By virtue of a Judgment and Order
of Sale of Adair Circuit Court, ren
dered at the January term thereof,
1913, in the above causes for the sum of
8488.01 and $91.15 and the further sum
o f 3698.93 and 346.20 costs
herein, I shall proceed to offer for sale
at the court-house door in Columbia,
Ky., to the highest bidder, at public
auction, on Monday, the 7th day of
April, 1913, at one o'clock p. m., or
thereabout (being county court) upon a
credit of six months, the following de
scribed property, to-wit: A certain 40
foot strip of land extending from the
turnpike in Columbia, Ky., to the
Stanford road will first be sold, and
proceeds applied to the payment ot said
Garnett's debt. And then I will sell
9 1-10 acres of land situated in the
town of Columbia, and adjoins said 40
foot strip on the North side, both being
same lands conveyed to C. R. Payne by
Mary M. Garnett &c, by deed dates
September the 11th, 1906, for the pay
ment of the remainder of said Garnett's
and said Youngs debt, but there is re
served from the sale the portions of
said tract conveyed to John Sandusky,
Solomon McKinley, S. P. Overstreet,
S. D. Barbee, J. S. Bleeding, J. II.
Pelley, Charlie Sandusky, Mrs. Pricilla
Dohoney, John Parsons, Sam Barbee,
and Charles Herriford, Reference is
made to the Judgment and order of sale
for boundaries of all tracts and por
tions of same heirs mentioned. Or
sufficient thereof to produce the sums
of money so ordered to be made. For
the purchase price, the purchaser, with
approved surety or securities, must ex
ecute bond bearing legal interest from
day of sale until paid, and having the
force and effect of a judgment Bid
ders will be prepared to comply prompt
ly with these terms
W. A. Coffey, Master Commissioner.
Special Term Casey Circuit Court.
We are informed that an order was
entered at the March term of Casey
Circuit Court, calling a special term
of said court to convene on May 13th
for the trial of ordinary. civil actions.
A Jury will be summoned and impan
eled, the term will probably last three
or four days. Judge J, C Carter will
preside.
Prof. T. J. Coates, Rural School
Supervisor of the State, was in Colum
bia last Saturday and met the County
School Superintendent and other
members of the county Board of Edu
cation. He discussed the rural school
problems and the Board considers he
gave it some valuable information.
Mr. L. A. Taylor and Mr. E. G. Cop
page, of Campbellsville, contractors,
were here last Monday, figuring with
Mr. Walker Bryant for a brick residence.
THIEVE AT WORK.
Press Miller's Store Broken Into,
Money and Goods Taken, No
Clue.
Some time during Monday night or
early Tuesday morning, Press Miller's
grocery store on the north side of the
square was entered by a thief or thieves
and money and goods stolen. It is not
known how much cash was in the
money drawer. Monday's sales had
uot been taken out and there were
a lot of checks and a pocket-book con
taining cash belonging to Mr. A. A.
Miller.
Entrance to the store was perfect
ed by prizing open the grate on the
outside. This done it was easy to
reach the door leading from the store
room to the cellar, which was knocked
open and the main room entered The
money drawer was wrenched from its
place and the cash and checks taken.
Mr. Press Miller is not at home and
there is no way of telling how much
the thieves got.
Whoever it is has been making ef
forts to enter stores for several weeks.
An effort will be made to run down
the perpetrators.
1 have several sample Shoes and
Slippers that I can save you money on.
Frank Sinclair.
Sunday Services.
Mr. Charles F. Evans, who is work
ing in the interest of the Christian
Endeavor Society, was in Columbia
last Sunday and delivered two inter
esting addresses. The services were
held at the Baptist church and a large
number of young people were out to
hear him. His talks were highly ap
preciated, and the local society was
greatly stimulated.
The Epworth League gave an open
session in the Methodist church chap
el, many being present. P;of. Ivan
McDougle delivered a fine talk and
the music was delightful.
Sunday forenoon a large congrega
tion heard Rev. J. N. Crawford at the
Presbyterian church. The sermon
was of special interest.
Notice.
All persons indebted to me are re
quested to come and settle as soon as
possible. The condition of my health
requires that I close up my business.
Resp'c't.
2l-2t. Jas. T. Page.
Birthday Dinner.
Mr. W. A. Hindman, father of Miss
Pearl nindman, celebrated his seven
tieth birthday last Sunday. A mag
nificent dinner was spread and his
children invited and a delightful day
was spent. Mr. Hindman is one of
Adair best citizens, and though car
rying the weight of three score and
ten, he is hale and hearty and his
many friends trust that he may live
to celebrate many more birth days,
ne is fond of his children and his
children are devoted to him, and
though companionless, he is as happy
as a man could be under the circum
stances, nis children do not call him
"the old man," but reverently address
him as a loving father.
I have a fine brand of fertilizer, as
good as is made. Will sell cheap.
Give-nie a call
S. McKinley.
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Maj J. W. Ottley has one of the
nicest meat stands ever established in
this town. He has put in a large re
frigerator and has cut off a room and
had it screened for the purpose of
keeping nice cuts on display. It is his
intention to furnish fresh meats the
year round. Mr. Clint Smith is his
butcher.
I will pay S7.00 for 135 pound hogs
and up until the I5th of April. No
roughs nor skips.
L. W. Bennett.
Mr. Geerge E. Wilson has sold a half
interest in his store to Mr. W. n. Gill.
The inventory has been taken and the
business is now being conducted under
the firm name. Mr. Gill is a fine citi
zen and his friends will be glad to trade
with him. Mr. Wilson is known to all
his customers as a courteous business
man.
The Fiscal Court, in next month,
will convene before the County Court.
The former will meet on Tuesday,
April 1st, and the latter. Monday, the
7th...
Fob Salb: Electric light lamps.
Geo. E. Wilson.
R: L. Campbell Has His Say.
Dirigo, Ky.. March 15th, 1913..
Editor News:
It appears that the recent discuss
ion of the rgad question through the
columns of your paper has aroused
quite an interest on that subject in
this county and I have been asked by
fifty or more persons within the last
few days to express my views of that
subject. So if you will be so kind as
to allow me space I will say a few
words.
I will sayin the beginning that I am
strictly opposed to bonding the county
for any purpose whatever. Because in
the first place there is no necessity for
it at present; and secondly because
that is one of the most costly ways in
which money could be raised. For as
has been well said by other writers,
county bonds rarely ever sell at par
and then some broker must be paid
for selling diem. Thus the people are
called upon to pay a higher rate of in
terest on the money thus obtained
from the sale of bonds than could be
collected from them should they bor
row money on their individual securi
ty. And as a bond is simply a mort
gage in disguise when the county is
sues bonds every man's property is
bound for the debt. And in the few
years that I have been practicing law
and thus obtaining an insight of the
workings of the various methods of
business my observation has been that
mortgaged property never sells for its
full value, and in many instances I
have known property to decrease as
much as 50 per cent, on account of be
ing encumbered. And by the way it-is
not necessary to go to Taylor and
Green counties to get examples of the
effect of encumbering property. But
just go the records of the Adair Cir
cuit Court and you will find all of the
evidence you need. And if a private
mortgage will rob even widows and
orphans of a home, is it possible to
paint a public mortgage as black as it
really is? For a public mortgage under
the disguise of bond is ten fold more
dangerous than a private mortgage.
So never, never bond the county for
any purpose.
I do not believe there is a man in
the- county who believes in good roads
stronger than I do, but I believe we
can get them without creating a debt
that must eventually bankrupt the
county. I further believe that if the
money that is today being collected
from the people was judiciously expend
ed on the roads in less than ten years
we would have excellent roads. I be
lieve that the County Judge could
well afford to assume the duties of
Road Supervisor without any material
increase in salary. And should those
additional duties prove to be too bur
densome for that officer the County
Attorney could assist him. And while
it is a fact that neither of these officers
receive a large salary, I am sure that
they would willingly perform these ad
ditional duties without extra pay.
Then select a good public spirited citi
zen in each community to act as over
seer to direct the work of the hands
on his particular section o f road,
furnish him with plenty of good tools;
expend the eighteen hundred or more
dollars that is now being paid to the
Road Engineer and his deputies each
year in filling up mud-holes and put
ting on gravel or stone and I am sure
that the gentleman who would not
undertake to haul the twelve hundred
pounds to Fairplay the other day will
Isoon be asking for three thousand
pounds for a load. But we may em
ploy a dozen Engineers at $600 or more
per year and furnish them one thou
sand assistants to ride around at SI per
day, but we will never have good roads
until somebody goes to work to make
them. Expert advice and good Engi
neering may assist but It is going to
take muscle and will to make roads.
So let us expend some of the money
that we are now paying for advice
for work and I am sure that even
those who now favor bonds will be
more optimistic.
I have been in many sections of the
county lately and have talked with
many men but have not found a single
man outside of Columbia who favors
bonds. I have talked with practically
every candidate for a county ollice and
believe that before the Primary they
will be as a unit, opposed to bonds.
Thus I am not by myself when I op
pose the issuing of bonds. And I trust
that all good citizens will stand by me
in-opposing the creation of a debt that
would be sure to cause our property
to decrease in value; a debt that this
generation could never pay, and that
would be a burden to our children ana
the future generations.
Yours very truly,
11. L. Campbell.
1 thank my friends, one and all, for j
their many expressions of kindness and
appreciation o t ability t o return.
"There is no place like home."
- J. T. Page.
Russell County Loses a Good Citizen.
Mr. John W. Haynes, who lived in
Russell county, just over the Adair
line, and near Montpelier, died last
Thursday night after a long illness.
Russell county has no better citizen
than was the deceased, and he will
be greatly missed. He was a high
toned Christian gentleman, a devoted
husband and an affectionate farther.
He was affiictad for more than a year,
and for the past three or four months
friends had to sit up with him.
The funeral services were conduct
ed last Sunday, Elds. F. J. Barger and
Z. T. Williams officiating. There
were many sympathizing friends pres
ent. The deceased was about 70 years
old.
Friday Morning's Storm.
A heavy storni passed over this
place last Friday morning, beginning
about 1 o'clock and lasting until 3:30.
It did no serious damage. Outbuild
ings, swings and fencinglwere scatter
ed, and a number of trees were topped
Mr. John Lee Walker, who lives on
Bomar Heights, lost the greater part
of the main flue of his residence. The
brick were scattered all over his porch
and yard.
Quite a number of families became
frightened, left their homes and went
to the residences of neighbors.
Known to Many Columbians.
The intelligence of the death of
Miss Sue Hunn was received by the
Hunn family, this city, last Saturday
afternoon, the end having come at
Junction City a few minutes before
the message was sent.
During the flourishing days of the
Columbia Christian College Miss
Hunn was a pupil f romJLincoln county
in the institution and during her stay
in school here she became acquainted
with the entire town and was exceed
ingly popular with the poung people,
being the life of social functions.
Her surviving friends in Qolumbia
and all her school mates will regret to
hear of her death.
She is a sister of Mrs. A. Hunn,
this place.
School Superintendents.
County school superintendents must
make annual settlements with the
fiscal courts in this state in the fu
ture. Complying with'the request of
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hamlett, Attorney General Garnett
gave an opinion that it is the duty of
the fiscal court to set a date to settle
with the county superintendents just
as the sheriffs. Hamlett set apart
May 18 to be observedKin the public
schools of this state as Peace day. It
is to commemorate the opening Of
The Hague peace conference in 1399
Millinery Openings.
We failed to visit either Mrs. At
kins ocMrs. Staples' millinery parlors
during the opening days, last Thurs
das and Friday, but we have heard
many expressions from ladies who
visited both establishmedts. and they
were loud in their praise of the many
handsome hats on exhibition.
These two ladies are enjoying a
fine trade and they deserve the pa
tronage of the home people. They
employ artistic trimmers and there is
no good reason to leave home to pur
chase a hat.
News reached here that Mr. Wm.
Irvine, well-known in Columbia, sn
uncle of Mr. Jas. T. Page, is very sick
at the home of his son, Dr. W. T. Ir
vine, Jonesville, Ind. Mr- Irvine is
eighty-six years old and has been a
very active man all his life, ne was
born and reared near Camp Knox,
Green count', where his friends are
numerous- He writes that in all
probability he will never again be at
his old home.
Presiding Elder W. F. Hogard, left
Friday morning for Barren and Mon
roe counties where he will hold two
qnarterly meetings, the last of his sec
ond round. He will return home in
about one week and will begin his
third round. The present Confer
ence year is now half out, and by the
end of the year Rev. Hogard thinks
he will have a most gratifying report
to make to Conference at its next
session.
Mr. Walker Bryant bought, a few
days ago, from James P. Conover, a
farm containing 131 acres for 33,000.
Quite a lot of good timber is on it.
Spring hats and spring dresses were
very much in evidence last Sunday.'
The Bond Question Not an Issue.
Editor News.
Having received so many iuquiries
from different portions of the county
relative to the provisions of the law in
regard to bonds for road purposes, I
deem it my duty to make a statement
through the columns of the News,
hoping thereby to clearify the muddle
which we seem to have gotten into.
A great deal has been written and
more has been said, upon the subject,
but no one thus far, so far as I have
observed, has undertaken to inform
the people just what steps are neces
sary to be taken in order to bring
about a bond issue. I think when the
people thoroughly understand what
legal steps must be had in order to
make an issue before the people that
they will cease to have any fears that
there will be any bond issue.
The last legislature enacted a new
road law which, among other things,
provides that one hundred and fifty
legal voters of the county, who are
land owners, may petition the county
court to call an election for the pur
pose of taking the sense of the voters
of the county on the question of
whether they favor the issual
of bonds for the purpose of building
roads. Should a petition of this kind
be filed in the county court it would
be the duty of the court to enter an
order calling an election, and causing
a poll to be opened in each voting
precinct in the county, at which elec
tion all the voters of the county
would have an opportunity to vote on
the question.
This election would have to be call
ed and held at a time when no other
question would be submitted, and
would have to be held not less than
sixty days after entering the order
calling the election. Due notice
would have to be given of said elec
tion by publication in a newspaper,
and by posters posted up at four
places in each voting precinct.
At said election, and before the
proposition could be declared carried,
two-thirds of all the votes cast ab
said election wouldlhave to be cast in
favor of said bonds.
None of these steps have been taken
and none are likely to be taken, be
cause the first step is the petition,
and judging from expressions which
I have heard, the necessary number
of voters who favored the proposition,
could not be found in this county to
sign a petition.
The people in this county seem to be
unanimous in their opposition to
bonds, and they ought to be, because
a careful study of the question will
convince any one who is familiar with
the conditions in this county that a
bond issue would be a very unwise
step. Adair county is a large county
in area, and has within its borders
six hundred miles and more of public
road.
The taxable list of Adair couuty
only S2,S09,0;0.
The maximum limit of bonds, un
der the constitution, that Adair coun
ty could issue would be the sum of
$140,000. This amount would not
build seventy-five miles of good road.
Should bonds be issued a tax levy of
twenty cents on each one hundred
dollars of taxable property would have
to be levied, as is provided by law, to
pay the interest on these bonds, a
greater levy than this is not provided
for by law. The interest on this
amount of bonds at six per cent., per
annum, would be $3,100,00. The assess
able list of the county, would raise
85,600 per year. This would lack
$2,800 of raising enough each year to
pay the interest, and the debt would
become larger each year instead of
smaller.
No funds would then be available to
keep these roads in repair after they
had been built by bond issue, and the
other five hundred miles of road could
have no funds appropriated to them
at all.
I might further suggest that roads
built by bond issue with no funds to
keep them in repair, it would only be
a short while until these roads would
be in as bad condition as the rest of
the roads, and we would have on our
hands bonds but no roads.
Our only remedy on the road ques
tion is to get a road law enacted that
is suitable to conditions in this coun
try, and this has to be obtained
through the law-making body of the
State, the General assembly, no other
authority can furnish a solution of
the question; we must look to the leg
islature of the State.
Let us get over our scare about
bonds; the county Judge cannot issue
bonds; the Fiscal court cannot issue
bonds unless the people vote them; no
other officer can issue them; there are
not enough people in. Adair ,county for
them to even make it a question.
Yours Respectfully,
Gordon Montgomery.
Good baled hay for Sa'e.
Co.x Br03.'
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