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THE ADAIR GOUHH NEWS
Published Every Wednesday
- BY THE
Adair County News Company
(Incorporated.)
CHAS. S. HARRIS. EDITOR,
Sfflilf FS SETTLEMENT 1916,
, I Bill
Democratic newspaper devoted to the interest
of the City of Columbia and the people of Adair
and adjoining counties.
Entered at the Colombia Post-office as second
class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR
WED. SEPT. 5, 1917
Democratic T icket.
For County Judge,
V7. G. ELLIS
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For County Attorney,
GORDON MONTGOMERY.
For Sheriff,
CLYDE CRENSHAW.
For County Clerk,
ALBERT A. MILLER.
For Jailer,
- C. G. JEFFRIES.
For Assessor,
P.P. DUNBAR.
For School Superintendent,
NOAH LOY.
To the Farmers of KentucKy.
A statement and settlement of the accounts of S. H. Mitchell, Sheriff of
Adair County, Kentucky, of the collections and disbursements of the Thirty
(30c) Cents ad valorem, and the ($1 25) poll tax levied by the Adair Fircal
Court at its April Term, 1916, for the payment of the current expenses of
Adair County for the year 1916, and the 20c road tax.
At the regular October term of the Adair Fiscal Court 1916, I was ap
pointed by said court, as its Commissioner to settle with S. H. Mitchell,. Sher
iff of Adair county) Ky., his accounts of collections and disbursements made by
him of the taxes levied by said court at its April term 1916, to be collected
and paid to the creditors of said county by said Sheriff during the said year,
and .incompliance with said order of appointment, I did examine said
sheriff's books to ascertain the amount of taxes that remained uncollected on
the llrst day of Dec. 1916, that I might charge him with the additional 6 per
cent., penalty which is added by law, to all taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st
day of December of said fiscal year. And during the month of February and
March 1917, 1 did make said settlement with the said Sheriff as follows:
I first charged said sheriff with 3,700 polls listed by the assessor for tax
ation for the year 1916 at $1.25 each.
I then charged him with 45 polls listed by the County Clerk for taxation
for said year, 1916, at $1.25 each .
I then charged said Sheriff with an ad valorem tax of 30c on each $100.
worth of 82,770,139 property listed by the assessor, supervised, equalized and
certified, for taxes for the General Fund, and 20c on each $100 worth thereof
for the Road Fund.
I then charged said Sheriff with an ad valorem of 30c on each 3100, worth
of $51,347 property listed by the County Court Clerk, for General Fund, and
20c on each $100 thereof, for Road Fund.
I then charged him with the Franchise tax on the varipus corporations
doing business and listed in Adair county.
I then charged said Sheriff with 6 per cent., penalty on till taxes uncol
lected on the 1st day of Dec, 1916, which made hia debits as follows, towit: '
DEBITS.
Gen. Fund R. Fund
The Agricultural Department
at Washington, D. C, is calling
upon the Commissioners of Agri
culture and other agricultural
forces throughout the- United
States, earnestly pleading with
them to use their influence to
ward increasing the acreage of
wheat sown this Fall; and .since
it is most imperative that Ken
tucky should increase her 1917
acreage sown, 1 beg of each land
owner in this Commonwealth to
see that his Fall sowing is in
creased fully 25 per cent, in ac
reage. Not only is this appeal
made to the farmer in the nature
of a "war appeal" and a patriot
ic effort, but it is a duty each
farmer owes to his own house
hold to produce an adequate sup
ply of the necessity of life for
the sustenance of that family,
and under the existing war con
dition, his obligations toward
helping feed our Allies should be
just as paramout and just as ea
gerly performed as is the debt
and duty he owes to his own
family. Kentucky for the past
few years has been producing
annually around eight million
bushels of wheat, and it is esti
mated that ten million bushels of
wheat are consumed each year
by the people of this Common
wealth. Therefore, in order to
do our "mite" during this seri
ous crises, I beg of the Ken
tucky people to decrease' the sup
ply of wheat usually consumed
at least two million bushels, and
to the farmers of this State to
do their utmost in producing
twelve million bushels in 1918,
which will give our magnificent
amount of four million bushels,
and which is nothing more than
we should do for those brave
warriors who are to-day fighting
the battle for the world's free
dom. Do not let the high price
of seed wheat influence or pre
vent you from sowing an in
creased acreage, nor doubt not
for a minute but that the grow
ing of wheat tvill be a profitable
as well as a patriotic effort, even
if the war were to close to-morrow.
I cannot believe that the
farmers of this State fully real
ize the seriousness of the situa
tion, and I therefore call upon
them and assure them that ev
ery pulsation of the heart true
American citizen is throbbing,
and most crying aloud for a
greater increased production of
this stanle product. Mr. Farm
er, wont you please do your part?
Mat S. Cohen,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
S. L. Schultz, the Jeader of the
;mob at East St. Louis against the
negroes of that place, plead guil
ty, and was given a term in the
penitentiary.
To;3700 polls listed by Assessor at $1.25
each
To 45 polls listed by Co. Clerk $1.25 each
To ad valorem tax of 30c on each 8100
worth of $2,770,139 property listed by
the Assessor, supervised, equalized and
certified for taxes, General Fund
To an ad valorem tax of 20con"each $100
worth of $2,770,139 property listed, su-
pervised, equalized and certified for tax
es, Road Fund
To ad valorem tax of 30c on each $100 worth
of $51,347 of property listed by the
County Clerk, for Gen Fund
To ad valorem tax of 20c on each $100
worth of $51,347 of the property listed
by the county clerk1 for R. Fund
To 30c on each $100 worth cf $58,562 of the
property of the Bank of Columbia as a
franchise tax for Gen. Fund
To 20c on each $100 worth, of the said
property of the Bank of Columbia, as
a franchise tax for Road Fund
To 30c on each $100 worth of $46,080 of the
property of the First National Bank,
as certified by the Auditor for a fran
chise tax, Gen. Fund
To 20c on each $100 worth of $46,080 of the
property of the First National Bank,
as certified by the Auditor for a fran
chise tax for Road Fund
To 30c on each $100 worth of $15,991 of the
property of the Grady vllle State Bank
as certified by the Auditor for a fran
chise tax for Gen. Fund
To 20c on each $100 worth of $15,991 of the
property of the said Gradyville State
Bank, as ceitifiedby the Auditor, for
a f ronchise tax for R. Fund
To 30c on each 8100 worth of $17,160 of the
property of the Farmer's Bank of Ca
sey Creek, as certified by the Auditor
for franchise taS for Gen. Fund
To 20c on each 8100 of the property of the
saidFarmerfe Bank of $17,160 as certi
fied, as franchise tax for R. Fund
To 30c on each $100 worth of the $1,734
property of the Columbia Telephone
Go., as certified by the Auditor as a
franchise tax for Gen. Fund
To 20c on each $100. worth of the $1,734
property as franchise tax, Road Fund
To 30c on each $100 worth of the $34 of
property of the Cumberland Telephone
Co., certified by the Auditor as a fran
chise tax for General purposes.
To 20c on each $100 worth of the 834 of
property of the said Cumberland Tel
ephone Co., franchise tax for R. Fund
To 30c on each $100 worth of the $495 of
property of the Columbia Lighting Co.
certified for franchise tax, Gen. Fund
To 20c on each $100 worth of the $495 of
property of the said Columbia Light
ing Co., as franchise tax for R. Fund
To 0 per cent., penalty on $419 28 of un
collected taxes of the General Fund,
on the 1st day of Dec, 1916
To 6 per cent., penalty on $267.01 of uncol
lected taxes on Road Fund ("other lev
ies") on the 1st day Dec. 1916
To 6 per cent., penalty on $1,023.75 in poll
tax uncollected on Dec, 1, 1916
$4,625 00
56 25
8,310 42
5,540 28
15404'
102 69
175 69
117 12
138 24 I
92 16
47 97
31 92
51 48
34 32
20
3 47
12
08
1 49
99
25 16
6143
$13652 49
17 02
85939 05
CREDITS.
Said Mitchell then showed me the various receipts ot the County Treas
urer for money paid over to him on the general fund and the road fund for
the year 1916, also the list of the releases of property and polls, made by the
Court, for property listed twice, and wrongfully listed and where no exemp
tions had been allowed to housekeepers, and I therefore gave him credit by
said treasurer receipts and by the taxes on the property so released on the
funds where said credits belonged and herewith file said receipts and the
Hats of property so released, and marked same as vouchers properly marked
for identification, as follows, to-wit: '
By Treasurer's receipt No. 1. Oct. 2, 1910,
By Treasurer's receipt No. 2, Oct. 2, 1916,
By Treasurer's receipt No. 3, Nov. 11 1916,
By Treasurer's receipt No. 4, Nov. 11, 1916,
By Treasurer's receipt U o. 5, Jan. 4, 1917,
By Treasurer's receipt 2To. 6, Jan. 4, 1917,
I was then shown the list of $7,512 of prop
erty released by the court as above
mentioned, which list is herewith-filed -as
a voucher, I therefore gave said
Sheriff credit by 30c ad valorem tax on
each 8100 thereof, on G. Fund
I also gave said Sheriff credit by 20c ad va-1
lorem taxes on each 8100 of said re
lease of 87,512 on Road Fund,
Gen, Fund
$ 1,310 99
2,277 85
6,661,22
R. Fund
8 600 65
1,064 33
3,555 51
22 54
Lindsey-Wilson Training School
A SafeJJPlace toIPut Boys and Girls
TERMCOPENS SEPT. 3, 1917.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Boys and Girls are under our personal
care at all times.
The teachers are well qualified and have
previously been successful.
New Brick Dormitories, Electric Lights,
Water Works, Bath and Steam Heat.
Healthful and Beautiful Location.
Ten acre campus, good athletic field, ten
nis courts, basket ball floor, track, etc.
6.
7.
Thorough courses. Our Students
credit in any school in the State.
get
Good moral and religious-influences but
not secterian.
COURSES: High School; Normal; Intermediate; Primary; Book-keeping;
Expression; Music, Vocal and Instrumental,
Address,
P. Gk CHANDLER,
COLTJCBIA., KIT.
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I was then shown a list of 56 County Polls
released by the Court. I therefore
gave said Sheriff credit by that many
polls at 81.25 each,,on Gen. Fund , '70 00
I find from the releases of property by the
Court that $7,057, thereof was releas
ed after Dec. 1. 1916, and I therefore
gave the said Sheriff credit back by 6
percent, penalty on 30c ad valorem tax
on each $100 of that amount 1 27
I also gave said Sheriff credit by 6 per cent
penalty back on- a 20c ad valoaem tax
on each $100 of Bald $7,057 on R. Fund
I also find that 27 of the County Polls
that were released by the court were
released after the 1st day of Dec, I
therefore gave said Sheriff credit by 6
per cent, penalty back on said Poll Tax
$33 75 . 2 07
Totat Cr. for releases on Gen. Fund $121 94
Total Cr. for releases on R. Fund $33 25
I then deducted this $121 91 of releases
from the total debits of the Gen. Fund
of $13,652 49, leaving the General Fund
Debits, 813,530 55
I then deducted from the total debits of
the Road Fund of $5,939 05, the re
lease of $33 25, leaving the Road Fund
debits. $5,905 80
For collecting the General Fund of $13,-
530 55 1 gave the said sheriff credit by . ? -
10 per cent, on the first 85,000, which is 500-00
This leaves $8652 49 of the Gen. Fund, up
on which I gave the said sheriff 4 per
cent, for collecting same, which is 346 08
I then gave said sheriff credit by 4 per cent '
on $5905,80, Road Fund, for collecting
same
I then gave said sheriff credit by 4 per cent
on 87,254 30, School Fund, for collect-
lecting same, which is 290 17 -
Said Sheriff, Mitchell, then paid your Com.
missioner herein, for making the set
tlements, for which I here give him
credit, , , 25 oo
?11,406 69
RECAPITULATION GENERAL FUND.
Total Debits General Fund $13,652 49
Total credits General Fund $11,406 69
1
Bal. due by Sheriff Gen. Fund $ 2,245 80
RECAPITULATION ROAD FUND.
Total Debits Road Fund $5,939 05 1
Total Credits Road Fund $5,472 59
85
236 23
$5,472 59
Bal. due by Sheriff R. Fund $ 466 46
GRAND RECAPITULATION.
DEBITS
To total debits on General Fund
To total debits on Road Fund,
Total debits,
813,652.49
$ 5,939 05
CREDITS.
$19,591 54
$11,400 69
8 5,472 59
$16,879 26
By total credits on Gen. Fund
By total credits on Road Fund,
Total credits,
Debits, $19,591 54
Credits, 816,879 28,
Balance $ 2,712 28
I therefore find and so report that-S. H. Mitchell, Sheriff of Adair coun
ty, Ky., is indebted to said county in the sum balance of $2,245 80 on the
General Fund, and the sum balance of $466 46 on the Road Fund, of the rev
enues for 1916, less whatever delinquencies the court may allow him.
All of which is respectfully reported to the court.
L. O. Winfrey, Commissioner.
Camp Taylor will be completed
this week, a week ahead of time,
and will be the first cantonment
ready for the new army.
THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS $1.00
I keep on hands a full stock of
coffins, caskets, and robes. I also keep
Metallic Caskets, and Steel Boxes and
two hearses. We keep extra large
caskets Prompt service night or day.
Residence Phone 29, office phone 198.
45-1 yr J. F. Triptett,
i ' Colombia, Ky.
Storing Sweet Potatoes.
I want to thank Mr. Hillen
raeyer for his article on sweet
potatoes. The great trouble with
the most of the advice we get is
that it is out of reach of the vast
majority of us. My great grand
father used to keep 1,000 bush
els every winter by burying in
sand over the kitchen where the
negroes kept fire. A neighbor
of mine whose farm would not
sell for enough to build Dr. Bel
son's potato house keeps them
the same way. Two other neigh
bors keep them in cellars under
the living room and another used
to keep them just like we "hole"
up Irish potatoes, except that he
uses a ventilator made of six
inch boards full of inch holes
right through the middle open
ing, which was chincked with
rags in very cold weather. A
good roof over all.
In all these cases the per cent.,
of loss was very small, but no
firing, heating or other ex
pense. Essex Spurrier.
Only 1 in 30 Killed in War.
Roger Babson, the eminent
statistican of Wellesley, has
gathered the following figures
from a close study of war casual
ties: Fourteen men out of every fif
teen so far have been safe. .
Under present conditions,
where man power is being saved
no more than one in thirty is
killed.
Only one in 500 loses a limb a
chance no greater than in haz
ardous conditions at home.
Mr. Babson's conclusions are
based on the mortality figures of
the French army for the full
three years of war. Attention is
called to the fact that present
fighting is not claiming anywhere
near the number of dead record
ed for the first two yeara.
He says: Most of the wounds -sustained
in the trenches are
clean cut and of a nature that a
few weeks in a hospital makes
the subject as fit as ever. But
1300,000 French soldiers have
been discharged on account of
wounds during the three years
of the war.
"Most of the wounds received
in the trenches are on top of the
head, simply scalp wounds.
Practically speaking, a wound is
either fatal or slight, with but
few in between these extremes."
Perry Belmont has resigned as
a Navy League official declaring
that interests are being jeopard
ized by the dispute with Daniels.