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VOLUME XVIII
COLUMBIA, AIAR COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WEDNSDAY, FEBRUARY, 3, 1915.
NUMBER 14
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An Attempted Holdup.
Last Tuesday af tternoon while Mr.
Sam Lewis, a produce dealer of. this
place, was en route from Campbells
ville to Columbia, a negro man at
tempted to hold him up, on the pike,
near the railroad crossing. Mr. Lewis
was in his wagon, driving in an ordi
nary gait, when the negro stepped in
front of his team, catching the bridle
of one of the horses. Mr. Lewis de
manded to know what he wanted, and
was told to alight from the wagon and
give up. This demand was refused,
but the assailant persisted in his en
treaties for Mr. Lewis to alight from
his wagon. Finally the darkey goc
close enough for Mr. Lewis to strike
him across the face with his whip.
The horses were then turned loose
and Mr. Lewis escaped. Other par
ties came along about this time,
among the number Mr. Reed Cald
well, and evidently he wa3 attacked
by the same negro, who tried to stop
him. When Mr. Caldwell met Mr.
Lewis he asked "What is the matter
with that negro, he tried to hold me
up?" Mr. Lewis then related his ex
perience with him, and it was decided
to call officer, Owen Gaines, who
came ot from Campbellsville, car
ried negro to town and delivered him
to the jailer. The negro was drunk
and attempted to make his assaults
with rocks. Mr. Lewis did not have
a revolver nor any othei weapon. The
assailant will evidently be brought to
justice.
A Fable and Not a Fabie.
Big Show at parlor Circle Thursday-Night.
One of the features at the Parlof
Circle, next Thursday night, will be
an "Odd-Fellows reel, showing the
home and its inmates at Lexington,
and every thing else of interest con
nected with the home. The pictures
will let the public know the grand
work in which Kentucky Odd-Fellows
are engaged the rearing and ed
ucating the children of deceased mem
bers and also caring for their widows.
It will be a show well worth the price
and every body should attend. Be
siees the Odd-Fellows reel the regular
show will be given, and if necessary
the second show will be put on. It is
hoped that a large number will wit
ness this entertainment which prom
ises to be of special interest. The
music will be up-to-date, piano, cor
net and violin.
The first show will begin at 6:30
o'clock promptly, and the second show
will be immediately following.
Post-office to Change Hands.
Once upon a time there was a wise
father who had a son, John, who lived
near him. the son had an intelligent,
sensible wife, bright, promising chil
dren, and owned a good, but very
much neglected farm.
The father called the son to him
one day and said, "John, I have been
looking over.your farm1 and premises,
and I discover thatjthey are not what
they should be. You are not deriving
either the pleasure or profit from
them that you should Your fencing
is down, and in decay; your fields are
overgrown with sage and sassafras
bushes, " your out houses are not
sufficient to protect your stock; your
dwelling needs a new roof and other
repairs. I regret tJ see this condition
of $hings, and it ought Hot to be so.
I have concluded to help you, if you
'will help yourself. 1 tell you what I
will do if you will go to work and re
pair your dwelling, put up necessary
out buildings; renew your fences,
grub out your fields, and sow them
down in clover and timothy and red
top, I will pay half of the expense.
In other words I will put a dollar on
every dollar you will advance in im
proving your farm.
Think about it, son, and let me
know what you will do about it, for if
you do not act, I will give it to some
other member of the family."
John went home and told his wife
what his father had said.- John seem
ed to be hesitating halting between
two opinions. His wife looked at him
with wide open eyes, aud said; "John,
you know" whenever it rains we have
to put buckets and pans around to
keep the house from flooding?"
"Yes."
"You know how we stuff rags and
pillows in the windows to keep out
the cold?"
"Yes."
"You know how the front door
swags and that the door steps are so
rickety ana rotten that they are in
safe for us or the children."
"Yes."
"You know how some of the cows
stand around the lot in winter with
out shelter with icicles Ivanging to
their sides?"
"Yes."
'You know how ragged the fields
are becoming, and that they would
iurnisn an abundance of grazing in
summer and forage for winter if they
were only put in proper condition?",-
"Yes"
"You are able to do . all your father
asks of you, ar'nt you?"
"Yes"
"Well, John, if you don't accept his
proposition, and accept it quick, all I
can say is, you are a blamed f, poor
business man." '
county leading from county seat to '
county seat (the work to be done un
der my direction) I will put a dollar in
for the same purpose. In other words
I will share with you equally the ex
pense ot building the roads. I, your
mother, wish you to prosper, and be
happy and respectable, and I will aid
you provided you will help yourself.
All that is necessary is for your Fis
cal court to signify its acceptance of
the terms, and make its arrangement
to join me in the work.
If you refuses to act. I will use the
money intended for for your improve
ment in some sister county of more
public spirit,
I am determined to make Kentucky
a better Kentucky, and if you will
help me I will make of you, Adair,
what you outrht to be, one of the
most beautiful and attractive daught
ers of the Commonwealth.
Daughter, take your mother's ad
vice. "Spruce up!"
Ask your Fiscal court to act with
out delay. X X
Eclipses for 1915.
There will be only two eclipses in
the year 1915, both of the sun. The
first will be an annual eclipse, Feb. 14,
invisible in the United States. The
second will be annual eclipse also,
August 10, invisible here. Two eclips
es is the least number possible in any
one year which must both be of the
sun, as will be the case this year.
All eclipses occur in series, the first
one of which will take place at one of
the poles and the last at the opposite
pole. The whole number in a series
of eclipses of the moon covern a period
of about 865 years, and in the case of
the sun about 1200 years.
Rev. Parker Jackman Gone to His
Rest.
Rev. Parker Jackman. who was born
and rearnd in Russell county, bub who
has been living in the suburbs of Co
lumbia for many years, died last Mon
day afternoon. He was about 72 yeara
old and had been in preacher in the
Baptist Church for a long time. He
was a very polite man. and was hon
orable in all his dealing3. He leaves
a wife and several children by his
first marriage. He will be greatly
missed by his people.
Marriage Licenses.
The following were issued from the
Adair county clerk's office during the
month of January:
M. E. Golden to Ida Willis.
L. A. Hitch to Vena Pike.
Otho Hadley to Jennie Harvey.
Bramlette G. Kemp to Annie Ben
nett.' Al Rogers to Elzona Rogers.
B. A'. Foster to Mars L. Simpson.
R. H. Kinnaird to Alberta Bardin.
Frank Bryant to Etta Burton.
J. R. Sexton to Pearl Roach.
Monday week circuit court will com
mence at Jamestown. A representa
tive of this paper will be on the square
the first two or three days and he
would be glad to meet all friends of
the publication. Persons who want
to renew their subscription and who
want to give orders for job-work. If
there are aspirants for office, The
News could give their candidacy gen
eral publicity, as the paper covers the
entire county of Russell.
The will of the late Frank Sinclair
was probated last Monday. The items
are as follows: That his just debts be
paid: To his three sisters, $500 each;
To his two full brothers; 3100 each:
To his half brother, 850. To his wife
31,000 and the home in which she lives;
the balance to his children. The
estate is estimated to be worth
acout $25,000. Mr. J. O. Russell is
the executor of the will.
Mr. W. A. Coffey, who has been the
postmaster at this place for two and
a half years tendered his resignation
two weeks ago, and Mr. N. T. Mercer
lias been appointed to succeed him.
Mr. Coffey was appointed under a Re
publican administration and during
the time he has been in office he has
made a faithful, courteous and very
accommodating postmaster. If there
was over a complaint by a patron of
the office it is not known to us.
Mr. Mercer is a Democrat and well
qualified for the position, and we feel
sure that he will make a faithful and
efficient official, rendering the service)
to the entire satisfaction of the pa
patrons of the office.
We will be in Columbia Friday the
5th, to by mules from i5 to 16 hands
high, 3 to 12 years old.
Sam Burdette.
Mack Miller.
Honor Roll.
The following is the honor roll for
phe Primary department Lindsey
Wilson Training School:
Grade Six.
John Ottley
Frances Stuange
Mary Shreve
Rachel Falkner.
Grade Five.
Dollie Bryaut
Amelia Damron
Sallie Hudson.
Grade Four.
Clyde Miller.
Grade Two.,
Sanford Strange . '
Raymond Shreve. -'
An Old Citizen Dead.
Mr. C. R. Williams, familiarly called
"Doc" died at his late home, on Green
river, last Friday. He was seventy
nine years old and had been a pros
perous farmer all his life. Id his
young days he was a very active trad
er and was known to almost the en
tire county. He will be greatly missed
from the Green River section.
Mr. D. E Hatcher, Democratic can
didate for the State Senate, subject
to the August primary, publicly an
nounced his candidacy,-before a good
audience, at the court-house Monday
afternoon. He did not make a set
speech, but the principles for which
he stands, was given, pleasing hi3
Democratic hearers. Mr, Hatcher
was introduced by Mr. C S. Harris.
Some one or parties have recently
been engaged in some reprenhensible
conduct. Four or five panes of glass
in court-house, on end fronting Camp
bellsville pike, have been broken by
stones whice were thrown from the
outside. The parties who were guilty
of this conduct should be run down
and heavily fined.
Mr. Dallas Simms, a well-known
trader, who in years gone by, often
came to Columbia, died in Louisiana
a few days ago. He was a native of
Marion county, and his remains were
brought to his old home for interment.
The many friends of Dr. J. N. Page
will be sorry to learn that he met
with an accident last Friday morning
that will inall probability disable him
for a few days. He was descending
the back steps at his residence, ice
being upon them, when he slipped and
fell, receiving a considerable jar, hurt
ing him about the chest, almost pub
ting him out of commission. He is a
game man. however, and he was at
his store, waiting upon trade almost
the whole of the forenoon. There are
but few men like Nick Page. He is
as straight as a shingle, and has a
heart in him as big as his philanthro
py reaches, and he has at all times
been ready to drop a coin in the hand
extended for alms.
to us must
either with
All parties indebted
come and settle at once
cash or by note.
Gill & Waggener.
Mr. R. Mont Feese, who recently
purchased the Somerset Leader, has
enlarged the paper and has made ma
ny other improvements in the publl--cation.
Mr. Feese is an experienced
newspaper man, full of energy, and
we believe he will be successful in his
Tenture.
Mr. Jo P. Wilkerson, of Liberty,
who was known to a .-great many Co
lumbians, died at his home on the
might of the 27th nit. He was sixty
years old and a victim, of heart fcrou
iiile. He was engaged.ln,fche ,mercan
stlte business.
The good mother, Kentucky, says to
her daughter, Adair:
"Daughter, I wish to have a little
talk with you, and it is all for your
good. You are no longer an infant,
but a comely matron with a large and
an interesting family around you.
Conditions have changed very materi
ally since you were born one hundred
and thirteen years ago. Your chil
dren are not as well off as they should
be, and you are not doing as much for
them as you should do. Your roads
are worked in the same way they were
when you were a baby, and they are
no better novi, perhaps a little worse,
than thev were then. This is a re
proach to you, Adair. The world is
moving up to better things, and you
ought to move with it. Do you know
that taking into consideration, wear
and tear, on team and vehicle, it costs
as much to move a barrel of flour over
nine miles of your dirt road as to
transport that same barrel of flour
from New York to Liverpool. Do
you know that your children are pay
ing more for their mud roads than
good roads would cost them?
Have you ever considered how good
roads would aid your schools and
churches, how much more of comfort
and pleasure, and of the conveniences
of life they would bring into your
homes, and how materially all of your
interests would be promoted?
Think about these things, and in
the mean time I will tell you of a
proposition I am making to you and
all your sister counties. The contract
on my past is drawn and signed and
put to record, and all you have to do
is to accept it, and go to work.
I agree that for every dollar you
will put on the public roads of yoar
Lost.-
January 10, at the c!h,i istiun
Church or between 'the Christian
Church and Bomar Heights a ladies'
gold watch. "'Return to this office for
identification and reward.
From now until the 28th day of
February, 1915, we will . furnish The
Adair County News and the Louis
ville Daily Herald, one year each, for
$3.00.- If you want a daily paper cheap
now is the time to subscribe.
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Basket Ball.
There will be a Basket Ball game at
the L, W. T. S., Gymnasium next Satur
day night, Feb., 6th, between theL.
W.T.S.andthe Danville High School.
Admission 25cts.
Greensburg Loose Leaf House.
. We will send 'the Daily Louisville
Post, Home and Farm, a 21 page War
Atlas' and the Adair County News,
the papers, all one year for S3.25. If
you want this bargain send in your
subscription'at once, as the offer is
good for only a short time.
Greensburg, Ky There was a light
run on our market this week and
prices ruled steady to higher on real
good clean Burley tobacco; while the
common and low grades, showing
black face or house burn were irreg
ular to lower. Dark tobacco has
shown considerable strength good leaf
selling up to $10. No change on lugs
buyers here have shown a willingness
to pay good prices for good clear red
suitable for manufacturing purposes,
and some recent inquires have been
made on reh?.ndling types with proper
spread in length. We believe it to
your interest to market your tobacco
with us at your earliest convenience
because this is a'very large crop of to
bacco and mainly a very common one
and all this common and low grade to
bacco, showing disease or injury is un
fit for domestic use and must be ex
ported. The ocean freight rate has
increased from $7 to $35 per hogshead
and the rail freight has now increased,
so that now it costs about $30 more
per hogshead or $3t per hundred to
freight tobacco into European ports
than it did in times of peace-
Should the war continue and the
freight rate still advance it would'
mean lower prices on low grades and
might mean total withdrawal of all
the exporters from all the markets
which would mean no prices on these
low grades at all,' yet it is equally log
ical to grant better prices would en
sue, if war ceases, just as soon as con
ditions could be adjusted.
Greensburg Loose Leaf House,
Flowers & Walker have accepted
the agency for the Glasgow Crown
Laundry, one that does first-class
work. Send your laundry to them.
13-2t
I will take orders for embroidery
for sheets, pillow cases, centerpieces
and any piece you might want.
Emma Bailey, Columbia, Ky.
Wanted.
Some nice stock hogs weighing about
120 lbs. Moss & Chandler,
Lindsey-Wilson School.
In the case of Mary Montgomery,
againtR. F. Paull, the administrator
of the estate of the late Fanny Walker,
the jury rendered a verdict, in favor
of the plaintiff, for 8315.00.
Flowers & Walker, who advertised,
last week, the Glasgow Crown Laun
dry, was a mistake. They are agents
for the Spaulding Co., Louisville, a
good one.
In the case of the Wilson heirs
against Will Holt suing for a tract of
land, Judge Carter rendered a deci
sion in favor of the latter. He also
allowed the widow a dower.
We will be in Columbia Friday the 5,
to buy mules from 15 to 16 hands high,
3 to 12 years old.
Sam Burdette.
Mack Miller.
I will buy corn at my mill at .$2.65
per barrel for corn on cob.
13-2t. J. W. Walker, Columbia.
Notice to Odd-Fellows.
Thursday night, February 4th, be
ing our regular meeting night, also
the night the moving picture reel of
our Widows and Orphans Home, we
will not meet on that night, but
will call a meeting for Thursday night
February llth, for any business that
might come before the Lodge.
T. E. Jeffries, N. G.
i J. C. Strange, Cik.
Columbia Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons will meetnext Friday night.
All Companions are invited to attend.
Mrs. Emmet.a lady eighty-four years
old, died near Knifley a few days ago.
For Sale.
Five town lots in the Mulligan ad
dition in the town of Columbia. Prices
right. Terms part cash, balance to
suit your income. Will lay down on
all or either lot house pattern at reas
onable price.
Dud Lawless, Olga, Ky.
There will be a meeting on the
County Board of Education at the Su
perintendent's office next Saturday,
Feb., 6. Tobias Huffaker, Supt.
We will be in Columbia Friday the
5tb, to buy mules from 15 to 16 hauls
high, 3 to 12 years old.
Sim Birdette. .
NactNiller. '
See the Odd Fellows reel at the' Par
lor Circle Thursday night.
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