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ADAIR COUNTY NEWS
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Adair Goarvty
Published On Wednesdays.
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BARKSDAUE HAMLBTT, EoirhR.
Democratic newspaper devoted to the Interest
of the City of Columbia nd the people of Adair
and adjoining counties.
Bntered at the Columbia Post-office as second
class mall matter
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
WifiD. JAN. 18, 1918
The political anachronism of
the Palmer Stanley bone dry
coalition augurs well for drug
gists and other dispensors of
alcoholic liquors for sacramental,
medicinal, and "spiritual" pur
poses. If we understand, cor
rectly the meaning of the pro
posed bone dry amendment,
which is a recrudescence of Dr.
Palmer's 1916 measure, the peo
ple of Kentucky will not retain
on their stomachs a dose from
either Dr. Stanley or Dr. Pal
mer that carries the insidious
joker that allows the preacher,
the druggist, and the family doc
tor to start a business in compe
tition with the boot-legger and
the undertaker.
The President wisely opposes
the creation by Congress of a
new department of munitions
with its head as a member of the
cabinet. For the successful pros
ecution of the war, he has been
already sufficiently handicapped
with barnacles and sinecures.
The President could probably do
better, and he has done the best
that-could have been done so far,
if some of the cabinet depart
ments were abolished, rather
than at the expense of efficiency,
not to mention the monetary
cost to the country, have more
useless departments and sinecure
offices created.
while the many standing com
mittees of both houses were
being composed, incident to the
beginning of the real business of
the session to-day. Senator Sel
den E. Glenn, an assistant man
ager for the administration
forces, was Baid to be rendering
valuable services, during the
temporary absence of Mr.
Brown, naming an appropriate
list of jcommittees for the House.
Mr. Harry J. Meyes, the big
Covington contractor, assumes
leadership of the House as chair
man of the rules committee and
will no doubt see to it that
things will go well for bone dry
legislation. Both houses seem
to be well organized on all ad
ministration measures, and since
it is at this time "extra dry,"
"politically" and "personally"
even to the bone, "Muram"
should be the word from Dr.
Palmer.
Hon. Lilburn, Phelps our dis
tinguished neighbor, and repres
entative from Russeli and Casey,
has consented to write an occas
sional letter to the News, from
Frankfort, giving our readers
some sidelights on the doings of
the Legislature. Senator Phelps
is a leader of the minority party.
No man in Kentucky regardless
of party affiliations is more con
scientious and effective in service
as a representative of his constituency.
Anent, the creation of new
offices and departments, let the
present Legislature of Kentucky
take warning. The people are
not entirely ignorant of the fact
that the present enormous in
debtedness of the state, that the
horny-handed tax payer must
eventually pay, was more than
60 per cent saddled upon the peo
ple by machine politicians at
Frankfort, thru the creation of
unnecessary departments and
jobs. Outside of those appro
priations for educational and
eleemosynary purposes.that have
been entirely inadeuquate for the
general good and uplift of the
Btate.the increasing deficit in the
state's treasury has been largely
due to the waste and graft inci
dent to making a new depart
ment or new office for the sole
purpose of political patronage,
that either this or that machine
might hold thru the dictation of
petty tyrants in politics the reins
of government for purposes of
revenue only.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
The Central Powers have with
drawn their "no forcible annex
ations or indemnities" peace of
fer of December 25, made during
the egotiarions with the Russi
ans at Brest-Litovsk. The offer
was conditioned upon its accept
ance by all the Powers hostile to
the Central Empires, and the
former having failed to accept it
as a whole it has become null
and void, 'the German Foreign
Minister announced at Brest
Litovsk yesterday. The failure
of Russia's allies to respond to
the invitation to participate in
the conference had resolved the
question into one of a separate
peace between Russia and the
Central Powers, it was declared
by Count Czernin, the Austro
Hungarian Minister, who origin
ally pronounced the peace terms.
proving.
The party at Robt. Taylors last
Monday night was largely at
tended and all reported a pleas
ant time.
Tilford Petty and wife, of
Louisville, are visiting friends
and relatives in this community.
Willie Andrew and wife have
moved to Doc Grant's property,
at this place.
Wm. Andrew sold a nice
bunch of shoats to Porter Bar
ger for 13cts.
Died, on the 3rd, an infant
child of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Strange.
Wm. Samuels and wife and
Mrs. Carrie Bolin and little son,
Byron, were visiting C. A. Walk
er's last Sunday.
Uriah Morgan, James Taylor,
H. K. Taylor and Rollin Webb
were visiting Henry Wells last
Sunday.
John Jones and wife were vis
iting the former's father, Jim
Jones, near this place last Sat
urday. Frank Strange bought of Lu
cian Blair one horse for $77.50
instead of one hog, as stated last
week.
Several from this place attend
ed Claud Miller's sale last Sat
urday at Crocus.
Elmer Sparks and wife who
have been in the west for. some
time, have returned and will lo
cate near this place, at K. Walk
up's property.
Mrs. Ada Kelsay, who has
been sick for some time, is some
better at this writing.
H. K. Taylor made a business
trip to Columbia last Thursday.
Miss Lucy Kelsay is very sick
at this writing with pneumonia.
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The Old And The New
About the first of the year, 19 1 7, I embarked in the Grocery Business in
Columbia, and the success I had is due to partiality shown me by friends. My
trade during the entire year was satisfactory, and I want to express my gratitude
for the loyalty manifested by my customers. I would be ungrateful were I to
fail to thank you.
WE'LL BE BETTER PREPARED During the year of 1918, I will
be better prepared to please you than heretofore. I propose to have on display a
larger stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and will endeavor to buy at whole
sale so as to give my customers the very best bargains.
People living out of town are cordially invited to call at my" store when in
Columbia.
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The snow drifts of Muldraugh
Hill and a 16 degree tempera
ture on our return trip from
Frankfort in a Ford, thi s week,
makes our editorial comments
necessarily brief. The Legisla-
J. B. Young sold his farm, sit
uated near this place, to C. Pow
ell for $2,200.
U. G. Collins, iof Ozark, was
at this place last Tuesday.
Lennie Wilborn, who has been
in Indiana for some time, has
returned home.
Will Jones and family have
moved to their property near
here, which he purchased of T.
L. Upton.
Mrs. Flora Sparks was visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Gladys
Strange last Tuesday.
Joe Wells and family, of Cum
berland river, have moved to his
farm near this place, which he
purchased of I. F. Andrew.
Several of the soldier boys
have come home on short fur
loughs. Among them was John
Webb and Frank Taylor, of
Camp Taylor, Louisvville, and
Clarence Taylor and Bryce Walk
er, of Camp Shelby, Miss. Ev
ery body was proud to see them
and sorry when their time came
to go back.
Mrs. L. C. Blair, who has been
ture was adjourned as usual at
this stage of its organization, j very sick for some time, is im-
A. J. Richardson is confined
with pneumonia at this writing.
J. R, Luttrell, who was thrown
from a horse some weeks ago, is
improving. We wish him a
speedy recovery.
The Red Cross. Profs. Popple
well and Barnes, were here Fri
day night and organized a Red
Cross Chapter, with a member
ship of 51.
Miss Luona Richardson left
for Rantoul, 111., a few days ago.
L. A. Hatfield, who has resid
ed near Rantoul, 111., for the
past two years, has returned to
his native land.
H. L. Wade, of Irvin's Store,
was here on business Tuesday.
Carl Rexroat and wife, of
Campbellsville, have moved in
to our midst. We wish them a
prosperous future.
Uncle Charlie Vonlinger and
wife, oj Faubush, moved to our
town last week. Uncle Charlie
as we know him, is a first-class
citizen.
Herman Ragle and wife, who
have resided near Rantoul, 111.,
for the past three years, have
returned and have located here, J
where they will make their fu
ture home. This is an excellent
family and we gladly welcome
their coming.
Milton Irvin bought a nice
pair mules, of Howard Stephens,
of Eli.
L. M. Rexroat, of Nevada,
Texas, is visiting relatives here
at this writing,
Claud Brown, of Camp Tay
lor, visited home folks last week.
He is liking army life fine.
D. Wade, of Longstreet, was
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INGF
LAM
In New Quarters.
I have removed my stock of goods from my former place of bus
iness to the Jones Building, formally occupied by T. E Wagge
ner. This is a very commodious building and will enable me to
handle a much larger stock than heretofore.
I Am Now Ready.
To meet my customers in my New Place of Busieess, and am also ready to show them one of the
Largest Stocks of Goods in Columbia. My prices are as low as goods can possibly be sold, and
I feel that I can satisfy you both in prices and in quality.
All Departments
Every department in my store is full, and I have salesmen sufficient to wait upon the trade, so if
you want good goods and at a bargain, do not fail to come in. It is a pleasure for my force to
wait upon the trade whether sales are made or not.
Mrs. Pinkie Davis
Is in charge of the Dress Department. She is a lady who is experienced in selecting dress patterns,
and she takes a delight in waiting upon the ladies.
Come in. My store is on the square, corner to Burkesville
street. I have bargains for you. If you do not accept
them, you loose.
W. I. INGRAM
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here Monday.
F. H. Austin, proprietor of
the Happy Hollow Milling Co.,
is enjoying a fine trade.
The old year with its many
pleasure, is numbered with the
past. We gladly welcome the
new. We should endeavor to
make this a profitable year. Ev
er contend for the right and
make life worth living.
Honor Roll.
Seniors.
Latitia Paull
Sara Coffey
Junior.
Cecil Dunbar
Kinnaird Rowe
Sophomore.
Stanley Cundiff
Nathan Allison.
Freshman.
Lola Maupin
Stewart Huffaker
Mary Graves McMahan.
8th Grade.
Mary Summers.
Virginia Smith.
7th Grade.
Morris Epperson.
-Rachel Coffey
Marshall Paull
Dorothy Tandy.
6th Grade.
Frances Russell
Allene Nell
Nell Smith
5th Grade.
Cecil Kearnes
Lucile Winfrey
Frances Browning.
4th Grade.
Gladys Ingram
3rd Grade.
Pauline Allen
Margaret Coffey.
2nd Grade.
Leonard Noe
Lucile Epperson
Bessie Bennett'
Emma Louise Menzies.
lsc Grade.
Earl McCandless
Marguerette Depp
Catherine Myers
Elizabeth Montgomery.
Red Cross Work in France.
Editor News:
Washington, D. C, Jan. 10 '18.
Twenty-one American Red
Cross delegates arrived in re
mote parts of France the day
before Christmas, to begin the
I Work of aiding French authori
ties to shelter six hundred repa
tries who are sent daily to strar zo
provinces, to be housed until the
German retreat makes possibla
their return home. A cablegram
Just received at Red Cross Nat
ional Headquarters, from Paris,
states that of 1,300 old men,
women and children, repatriated
daily, half finds friends and rel
atives. The other half are quar
tered in rural districts.
The American Red Cross was
requested by the French Minis
ter of the Interior to aid in re
storing the home life of the re
turned exiles. The delegates
dispatched to the new work have
been instructed to cooperate wit
the prefects and voluntary agen
cies in providing bed, bedding,
chairs, tables, and stoves to
property-less families making a
new start in life.. Food, clothing
and fuel also are supplied where
needed. The instructions to the
delegates read:
"You are messengers of Amer
ican good will, trustees of those
who have given voluntarily for
relief of distress; the manner of
doing is as important as what
we do."
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