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VOLUMF XVII
COLUMBIA, ADAIR COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1913.
NUMBER 4
A SAD MESSAGE
Thanksgiving.
Bazaar
The Robber Caught.
Quite an Honor.
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i Mrs. Cecil Hurt, Wife of Mr. L. C.
Hurt, Dies in Louisville Buried
Near Columbia.
MANY FRIENDS ATTENDED THE FUNERAL
Possessing a most friendly disposi
tion, and a kind word for every body
she met, made Cecil Shreves Ilurt, the
beloved wife of Claud Hurt, one of Co
lumbia's most, popular young women.
She was a friend to everybody'and
everybody was her friend, hence her
death brought great sorrow to her
home town.
The end came in St. Anthony IIos
pital, Louisville, last Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, where, a few weeks be
fore, she had submitted to an opera
tion. Her husband, relatives and
friends had but little hope after she
went under the knife, as her decline
was very perceptible from day to day
until the final dissolution. Her hus
band was with her almost constantly
after she went to the hospital, and for
several weeks before her demise her
brother, Mr. Sam Shreves, and her
cousin, Miss Amanda Butler, were
daily present, and many friends called
to make inquiry.
If the writer remembers correctly
the deceased was born in Taylor coun
ts', and a short time after the death of
her mother, who was a Miss Johnston,
before her marriage, a sister of Mrs.
Josh Butler, who liveSliear Columbia,
she came to the home of the latter to
live, and was loved and tenderly cared
for as one of the family until her mar
riage to Mr. L. C. Hurt, which oc
curred about fifteen years ago.
After their union the couple went to
house-keeping in the husband's resi
dence on Greensburg street, this place.
Mrs. nurt took, much pleasure in en
tertaining her friends; every one who
visited her were made to feel perfect
ly happy her pleasant disposition
bringing sunshine to those who were
in her presence.
While she and her husband owned a
comfortable home in this place, for
the past several years they lived in
Louisville, and for a time conducted a
boarding house, the wife looking after
the guests, the husband, the most of
the time, being a collector for a sew
ing machine company, but later con
nected with the city street car com
pany. -
The remains reached here Saturday
afternoon, many friends calling to
take the last look of the one they
dearly loved in life.
The interment was in the Butler
graveyard Sunday afternoon, a large
circle of relatives and friends being
present. There were many beautiful
floral deigns.
The religious exercises were con
ducted by her pastor, Eld. Z T. Wil
liams, who paid a high tribute to the
life and character of this beloved
young woman, whose stay upon earth
was thirty-seven years, and from girl
hood doing all the gocd she could.
This paper is in sympathy with all
those who so keenly feel the loss.
Valuable Property for Sale
Cane Valley.
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A dwelling house and necessary out
buildings. Also a double 2 story frame
store house, new and up-to-date.
Known as S. G. Banks Corner. Also
blacksmith shop in rear with opening
to front. For further particulars call
on, write or 'phone,
John Eubank,
Cane Valley, Ky.
The Graded School' boys, who went
to Monticello to engage the Graded
School team of that city in a basket
ball contest, returned Sunday night.
They spoke in the highest terms of
Monticello, their cordial treatment by
the entire town, and gave that place
credit for having the best school team
in the State. It was an inspiration to
see the Wayne county boys, play. In
fact, the Columbia aggregation was
beaten quickly and so decisively that
it did not know it was in the contest,
the score being 46 to 4 in favor of the
Monticello boys. A return game will
be played in this place Thursday,
Thanksgiving.
KTillio Vnnrp. n hnr nhnnf -io1in
npars old, who got so badly mangled
by being caught on the shaft at
Smith's roller mill, ten days ago, is
slowly recovering. Both of his legs
Iwere broken, one of them in three dif-
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lereuu piaues.
Eev. O- P. Bush, pastor of the Bap
tist Church, will preach at the Pres-
oyterian church next Sunday.
Rev. I. M. Grimsley closed an in
vesting singing school at Conover
Ichool house on the 23rd.
Lippincott, speaking of Thanksgiv
ing says:
Thanksgiving is the day when every
one says he is thankful, and wants to
eat turkey to prove it. If you haven't
anything else to be thankful for, you
are not a turkey.
Thanksgiving day was first observed
py the Pilgrims, who were thankful
that thev had five grains, of corn
apiece. In these extravagaut times a
man wouldn't be thankful if he had
ten grains of corn which shows con
clusively that we are prosperous.
The trusts are doing a noble work in
remedying this evil condition.
People have various unreasonable
reasons for being thankful on Thanks
giving day. Some men are thankful
they took a wife, and some are thank
f ul they didn't take two. Bachelor
maids are thankful they are not "hor
rid bachelors," and a married woman
is always thankful that her husband
has a good wife. It is easy to be
thankful if you go about it right.
But the thing people are most thank
ful for is their money even though
they came by it honestly. The more
a man has, the more thankful he is
that it isn't less, and the less a man
has the less likely he is to be thankful
because it isn't more. Be thankful,
therefore, that you haven't too much
to be thankful for. Turkey tastes all
the better for coming but once a year.
Notice.
The Adair County Medical Society
will meet in Columbia, Ky.. on Thurs
day, December 4th, 1913. with the
following program: -
The Financial Problem,
B. J. Bowlin.
Diphtheria, "S. P. Miller.
Pneumonia, W. R. Grissom.
Puerperal Fever,
S. J. Simmons, W. F. Cartwright.
A Paper by U. L. Taylor.
The meeting will be at Dr. Cart-
wright's office, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
U. L. Taylor, Secretary,
S. P. Miller, President.
A Mistake.
A mistake was made when the town
council refused to purchase rock for
the streets at a price that would justi
fy crushing the stone and by so do
ing really forced the sale of the
cruslier. Gravel and sand make good,
but short life roads, and in the end
crushed stone is cheaper. It is our
judgment that Columbia would fare
better to use stone instead of gravel
and that it would be good business to
buy a crusher for its own use.
For Sale.
Mammoth Bronze Turkeys.
4-2t. Mrs. Rollin Hurt.
Mr. H. K. Taylor, who clerks in Mr.
Frank Sinclair's store, is responsible
for tfiis statement, which he says is
true: Just now inany turkeys and
geese are being driven to the depot
at Campbellsville, and unless the feet
of geese are protected they make
slow progress. Mr. Taylor said that
experienced poultry drivers shod their
geese before starting to the market.
The parties to whom he was talking
said they never heard of such a thing
and asked him to explain. He did so
as follows: "Before leaving with your
geese get a bucket of tar and a smooth
plank, pour the tar on the plank, Chen
pick up the geese one at a time, set
ting their feet in the tar, turn them
loose and in a "short time a thick coat
of dirt will form, and the fowls can
walk to Campbellsville before it wears
off. Without doing this the feet of
the geese get sore by the time they
travel a few miles and they have to be
taken up and hauled."
We learn that the post-office depart
ment at Washington has taken the
good roads proposition in hand, and
its action is having a good effect in
some parts of the country. It is known
that star route carriers deliver mail
along their respective routes to farm
ers. It Is reported that in one section
of the country people who failed to
get their mail promptly, made com
plaint and were notified from Wash
ingtoif that they would have to build
better roads before the star route car
riers could take the time to deliver
their mail. Better get busy in this
part of the country.
Bruce Jarbo, a boy about 17 years
old, who once lived here with, his fa
ther, thejatter at the time was run
ning a spoke factory, got killed in a
mill at McKinney, Ky., one day last
week. He got caught in a line shaft.
Save furnace coal Spring and Fall by
using Cole's Air Tight Wood Stove.
It holds the fire all night.
THANKSGIVING GAME.
Lindsey-Wilson Training School
vs. Jamestown.
At seven o'clock Thursday evening
the team of the L. W.T. S. will meet
Jamestown on the floor of the school
gymnasium. Jamestown on Saturday
won the championship of Russell coun
ty. L. W. T. S. defeated a Columbia
team Friday night, 19 to 8 The game
will be one of unusual interest. Ad
mission 20 cents. Your p'resence will
help us to win.
Mr. A. K Stone Dead.
Mr. Albert K Stone, who was a
well-known citizen, of the Fairplay
country, this county, died last Satur
day night at 11 o'clock. He was seventy-seven
years old, and his whole life
was spent in the neighborhood where
he died For many years he was a de
voted member of the Tabor Metho
dist Church, taking a great interest
in religious work. He was an honor
able citizen, a good neighbor, and will
be greatly missed, ne was a brother-in-law
of Mr. Jesse V. White, this
place, Mr. James White, of Coburg,
and Mr. Harmon White, of Fairplay.
The funeral services were held Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock, conducted
by his pastor, Rev. J. SChandler, and
the interment was in the Stone grave
yard. Many friends paid their last respects
to this good man. It is reported at
this office that the deceased was a vic
tim of Bright's disease.
Will Remove to Indiana.
Mr. S. D. Barbee pujchased a farm
containing sixty-four acres, near New
Albany, last week and in about ten
days he will remoye, with his family
to it. Mr. Barbee says he certainly
got a bargain. On the farm is a nice
dwelling containing eight rooms, all
necessary out-buildings, including
barns. All the rooms of the dwelling
are nicely carpeted, and in the trans
fer Mr. Barbee gets two head of horses,
three fine hogs, sixty shocks of corn,
five vehicles, buereries. a surrev and a
wagon, a big lot of hay and a number
of other articles. The consideration
for the entire outfit, S3,000. The rea
son this property was sold so cheap,
the owner recently lost his wife.
REPORT OFTH.E CONDITION
OF THE
GRADYVILLE STATE
ANK,
Doing Business at
Gradyville County
Town of
of Adair
State of Kentucky.
At the Close of Business on
the 14th day of Nov., 1913.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured
34 105 93
1 297 30
Stocks, Bonds and other Securities
Due from Banks 7 370 01
Cash on hand 2 425 79
Banking House Furniture and
Fixtures 2 917 C9
Total $ 43 11C SO
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in, in
Cash..... 15 000 00
Surplus Funds 54 59
Undivided Profits, less expenses
and taxes paid 1 100 86
Deposits Subject to check 31 961 35
Unpaid Dividends
48 116 80
STATE OF KENTUCKY
County of Adair i Set.
We J. A. Diddle andC. 0.-&I0S3 President and
Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to the
best of our knowledge and belief.
J. A. Diddle, President.
C. O. Moss. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this J20th
day of Nov., 1913.
My commission expires January 22, 1910.
Geo, E. Nell Notary Public
M. Yilmorev
Strong Hill
Directors.
Through the efforts of
Ollie James, Mr. M. L. Mitchell's pep
sioh has been increased to thirty dol
lars per month. Attorney General
James Garuett, through Mr. Mitchell
furnished Senator James with the
facts. The application had beeniy
ing at Washington for several years,
and seemingly the department had
lost sight of it.
With weather conditions favorable,
the brick work on the new Baptist
church will be completed this week
and in a fevweeks thereafter it will
be closed in.
Persons writing to this office asking
thajj their address be changed, must
state their former address. Keep
I this in mind. '
The Ladies of the Baptist Church
have been hard at work for several
months getting ready for the Bazaar
which will be open to the public on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Before you get your grocery bill
filled for Thanksgiving dinner, visit
our grocery counter on which you will
find dressed turkeys, fresh butter and
"eggs, cakes and pies.
At the Bazaar you will find a very
attractive Japanese booth in which
will be many beautiful baud painted
Japanese pictures, post cards, place
cards, calendars, book marks, also
much attractive embroidered linen
work done by our fellow neighbors.
There will be an abundance of hand
work done by home talent which will
be very useful as well as beautiful.
After visiting all of these counters
and doing your Christmas shopping do
not forget to refrest yourself at the
lunch counter where you will be
served with hot chocolate and coffee,
sandwiches and candies.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
FARMERS BANK
Doing Business at Casey's
Creek, County of Rdair,
State of Kentucky,
At the Close of Business on
the 14th Day of Nov., 1 91 3.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts io $18 40
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 123 25
Due from Banks G 0S1 83
Cash on hand 2 290 81
Checks and other cash items
Banking House, Furniture,and
Fixtures 2 3G0 00
Other Real Estate
Total $33 00129
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in, in
cash $15 000 00
Surplus Fund 1 200 00
Undivided Profits, less expenses and
taxes paid 518 35
Deposits subject to check 21 2S3 94
Total $38 004 29
STATE OF KENTUCKY
County of Adair i Set
We JIc C. Goodoand J. C. Nichols,President
and Cashier of. the above named Bank, do solemn
ly swear that the above statement is true to the
best of 'our knowledge and belief.
Mc C. Goode, President.
.T. C. Nichols, cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th
day of Nov., 1913
My commission expires the 19th, day of Feb.
1916.
W. C. Wolford, Notary Public. Adair county, Ky.
Every body will see the -game
Thursday.
Mr. R. O. KeJtner, quite an old gen
tleman, who lives in the Gradyville
country, made a narrow escape last
Friday morning. He was in a buggj',
driving a mare that he had been work
ing in single harness for four years,
and he thought she was perfectly
gentle, and was en route to Columbia.
Opposite Mr. S. IT. Mitchell's resi-
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ucul; &ll ueuuiue iiiyiimneu, im.
Keltuer thinks,, at dog, and she com
menced to run, kicking as she ran,
With difficulty Mr. Keltner got out of
the buggy and escaped from being
killed or crippled. The owner of the
mare willtrade or sell her, but he
wants the public to know of this cir
cumstance. Mr. H. D. Wilson, who was a prom
inent citizen of Greensburg, for many
years cashier of the Peoples' Bank,
died very suddenly in Louisville, the
first of last week. At the time of his
death he was President of the afore
said bank. He was about 63 years old
and a victim of pneumonia.
S. M. Burdett, our local mule dealer,
purchased about fifteen in the last
week, at from $140 to $200 per head.
He purchased an extra pair of mare
mules last Saturday. They are five
years old and 1G hands high. They
were weighed to him at 20 cents per
pound and the two tipped the beam
I at 2,500 pounds, the two bringing $500.
Drs L. F. Page and R. I. Blake-
Senatortraan, of Indianapolis, Ind., Messrs. W.
A. Coffey and E. "B. Barger were in
the Esto neighborhood, Eussell .coun
ty, hunting birds two days of last
week. They found quail scarce, the
whole layout only getting sixty.
There are six shoats on my place,
marked, crop off right ear and slit in
left. The owner can have them by
paying feed and this notice.
. T. A. Holiday.
There are three bank statements
published in the News this week. A
careful reading is asked by each in
stitution. if. you want to see a fast game of
basket ball, be at the Graded School
.grounds Thanksgiving- afternoon.
Buster Anderson a desperate color
ed man, is now in jail at Campbells
ville, charged with robbing Mr. J. A.
Dulworth's store at Camp Knox, the
robbery having occurred two weeks
ago. Anderson was suspected, and he
left the neighborhood, going to Camp
bellsville. A warrant was procured
for his arrest and placed in the hands
of jailer Peterson, who cited the dar
key, who at once took to his heels.
The jailer fired his gun at him and he
stopped. Before reaching the jail
with the prisoner the latter overpow
ered Mr. Peterson, and would have
escaped had not Joe Dulworth, who
came to the scene, and shot the negro,
not fatally: After the darkey was
landed in jail he confessed and impli
cated a white man.
HONOR ROLL.
Graded and High ichoo!.
First Grade.
Mary Elizabeth Hatcher
Frances Browning
Luciie Winfrey
Margaret Patteson
Allen Patteson
Bertram Denny
Harlan Judd
Cameron Wilson
Bertha Whited
Second Grade.
Mary Ann Bell
Anna Dohoney
Yirgie nawkins
Allene Nell
Willie Rosenbaum '
Frances Russell
Nell Smith
Henry Dohoney
Lee Cravens
Paul Finn
John Beard
Williard Browning
Joe nutchinson
Henry Sandusky
J. Frank Walker
Thjrd Grade.
Mabel Breeding
Rachel Coffey
Carrie Grissom
Marie Ingram ,
Lonas Moss
Marshall Paull
Mabel Rosenbaum
Leda Strange
Tate Finn
Foster Pickett
Fourth Grade.
Payne Garvin
Robert Gill
Virginia Smith
Mell Sinclair
Nora Rasner
Fifth Grade.
Nellie Sims
.Katie Taylor
Elmer Moss
Sixth Grade.
Corinne Breeding'
Nell Hancock
Frances Reed
Ruth Wilson
Joe Wilson
Wallace Coffey
Kinniard Rowe
Creel Beck
Seventh Grade.
Vera Taylor
Cary Jackman
Willim Thompson "
Eighth Grade.
Maude Jackman
Cary Feese
Bonnie Judd ""
Anna Eubank .
Lutitia Paull
Sarah Coffey
Shreve Davis
Margaret Lovett
Ninth Grade.
Ruth Hamilton
Creel Nell
Mary Riggins
Nannie Faulkner
Tenth Grade."
Arthur Holladay
Clay Smith
Mary Breeding
Edgar Diddle
Young Todd
Lettie Dunbar v
Eleventh Grade.
Katherine Gill
Bryan Garnett
Grace Conover f
Emmett Riggins
Smith Gill
Mary Myers '
Dora Eubank
Ed Means, who run a whisky joint
near Sand Lick Spring, in Cumberland
county, just over the Adair line, and
who in a difficulty at his place with a
man named Branham, shooting him,
not dangerously, was tried afc Burkes
ville last week, the. jury giving him
two years in thepenitantiary.
Miss Irene Smith, the 10 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Talmage
Smith, of Indianapolis, and grand
daughter of Mr. W. T. McFarland, of
this city, was awarded the prize in a
contest given by the Superintendent
of the Junior League in her home,
church. She memorized one hundred
and fifty-three verses and told the
chapter and book of bible from which
they came. The little girl nearest;
Irene memorized one hundred and!
eight verses Columbia feels iustlv
proud that Irene is one of her daught
ers.
A Small Fire.
The dwelling house of Martha Page,
of color, was consumed by fire la3fc
Wednesday, just after dark. The
building was located on the Burkes
ville pike, near the colored Methodist
church. Two boys had gone up stairs
and were preparing to retire, when
the lamp was upset, setting fire to
the bed clothing and the clothing of
the smaller boy, but he was rescued
by his companion, and in a few min
utes the house was on fire, burning to
the ground in a very.short time. One
trunk was all that was saved.
Report of the Condition
of the
Bank of Cumberland
Doing Business at the
Town of Burkesville, County of
Cumberland,
State of Kentucky
at the
Close of Business on the nth day of
Nov. 1913.
resources
Loan3 and Discounts 11102103
Stocks, bonds and other securities 3 327 51
Due from Banks 59 797 05
Cash on hand it 993 IS
Bankins: House. Furniture
and Fixtures 5 000 0O
Total
UABIUTIF.S
Capital Stock piad in. in cash
Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits, less Ex
penses and taxes paid--. .
Deposits subject to check. ..
Cashier's checks outstanding
DueBank3and Trust Com
panies.. 224 IIS St
20 000 00
20 000 00
1 'l 03
179 SXl 33
2500 09
530 &2
Total.... 22111SS4
STATE OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND. S Set.
we C- W. Alexander and S. M. Youncr. I'r5u-
dent and A Cashier of the above named Bank da
solemnly swear that the above statement is true
to the best of our knowledge and belief.
C. W. Alexander. President.
S. M. Youn?, A. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tfcis 28th.
day of Nor. 1913.
My Commission expires end of next eioa.
of Kentucky Senate.
S. Saadklse. N. P.
Correct Attest:
C. W. Alexander.
S. H. Yours
W. F. Alexander.
Directed.
Killed Near Dunnville.
Sunday afternoon Levi B. Gosser,
a notorious character, who removed
from Eussell county to Casey county,
was shot and instantly killed near
Dunnville by his step-son, a 3oung
man named Phelps.
About four weeks ago Gosser abused
his wife and left home. Sunday he
undertook to visit his wife's home.
He was drunk and had upon his per
son a revolver. His srep-son, seeing
him approaching, ordered him to stop,
but he went on making threats as he
went. Youug Phelps believing that
he was intent upon doing his mother
bodily harm, fired and killed him.
Gosser had served two years in the
Frankfort penitentiary for killing his
brother, in-law.
The many friends of Mr. George W.
Montgomery,.of this place, son of
Hon. and Mrs. J. F. Montgomery, will
be glad to learn that he is now em
ployed as clerk in the post-office,
Bradentown, Fla. He will have
charge of the registry and money or
der departments. This information
comes from the Bradentown Fla.,
Journal.
Mrs. Fanuie G. Taylor, daughter
of Mr. W. I. Meader, has been ap-.
pointed postmistess at Campbellsville.
The appointment will be confirmed
at once and she will take charge of
the office about the first of next
month.
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An address delivered by Mrs. N. B.
Miller, who before her marriage, was
Miss Kate Winfrey, who was reared
and.married in Columbia, is published
elsewhere in this paper. It will be of.
interest to her many friends.
The ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will not meet as was an
nounced with MfS Triplett this week.
Further notice of the meeting will be
given later.
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