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COLUMBIA, KENITJCKY, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13.
YOLUME XXI
NUMBER
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Pergonals.
Mr. S. S. Offett, Georgetown,
was
here a few days ago.
Mr. M. Cravens was at home last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. L. Elkins, Versailles, was in
Columbia last Friday.
Mr. B. H. Gilpin was over from
Campbellsville last Thursday.
Mr. F. H. Durham made a business
trip to Lebanon last week.
Mr. R. B. Wilson made his regular
trip to Columbia last Friday.
Mr. U. N. Whitlock was in Louis
ville last week, selling tobacco.
Mr. Zach Turner, of Camp Shelby,
Miss., is at home on a furlough.
Mr. G. W. Whitlock made his regul
ar trip to this place last Wednesday.
Mr. John Q. Alexander made his
regular trip to Columbia last week.
Mr. J. O. Russell is spending a few
weeks in Louisville. His address is
Norton Infirmary
Mrs. V. Sullivan, of Campbellsville,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Young this week.
Miss Clarice Webb, daughter of Mr.
John A. Webb, Russell county, was
shopping in Columbia last Thursday.
Mr. Walker Bryant was in Owens
boro two days of last week, attending
a meeting of the Kentucky Lumber
Association.
Mr R. J. Lyon, of the Bachanan
Lyon Company, Campbellsville, was
here last Wednesday, in the interest
of his firm.
Mrs. Geo. W. Staples left Tuesday
mornintr for Cincinnati and other
millinery markets. She will also visit
Lexington before returning home.
Mr. J. H. Womack and his daugh
ter, Miss Tester, his son, Lucien and
wife, and son, Elbert, who visited in
the county, were here Monday, en
route to their home, Chenoa, 111.
Mr. J. Y. White walked down to
the square last Thursday, the first
time he had been out since the 15th
of November. He was feeling reason
ably well considering his affliction.
Mr W. E McCandless, who is in
business at Bo wling Green, spent the
latter part of last week with his
family here. He says he is progress
ing nicely at his new place of busi
ness. Mrs Bruce Montgomery, Mrs. Hor
ace Jeffries and Miss Mildred Walker
left for Louisville the first of the week.
Mrs. Montgomery and Miss Walker's
mission was to see their brother, Doc,
who is in Camp Zachary Taylor, the
latter to do some shopping
Mr. J. P. Gozder, editor of the
News-Journal, Campbellsville, and an
all round newspaper man, paid Colum
bia his first visit last Friday. While
here he called at the office of the
Adair County News, and the force
did its best to make him fell at home.
Mr. Ray Flowers and Mr. Geo. W.
Montgomery, who have been engaged
as salesmen m a Iaage mercantile es
tablishmen, Frederick, Okla., return
ed home last Saturday night. They
are here to answer the last call for
the army. Everybody was glad to see
them, and to observe that they were
both looking in fine health.
J. T. Redmou's sale will be Thurs
day, of this week, February 14th.
Farmers want to start their plows
but weather conditions are not favor
able. Rev. N. F. Jones, of Majsville, de
livered a very Interesting discourse at
the Baptist church last Tuesday
night.
We have received a few more pack
ages of White Burley tobacco seed.
It you want a package come at once.
Price, 50 cents.
Mr. Ernest Flowers has removed
the farm he recently purchased,
the Jamestown road, and known
the Holladay farm.
to
on
as
Mr. R-L. Faulkner received at this
place the three last days of last week
quite a lot of cobacco He Is prizing
and shipping as fast as possible.
Mrs. Laura Smith, fell on the ice
last Sunday, while visiting at the
home of her father, Mr. Wm. Young,
and was considerably hurt, but no
bones broken.
Last Thursday was the first day
that people could discard overcoats
and wraps since the 7th of December.
It now begins to look like we are go
ing to be permitted to enjoy some
pleasant weather.
I hae a thoroughbred Jersey Bull
that will serve at $1.50 at the gate.
15-tf Joe Barbee.
Faesi For Sale. About 100 acre
level land on public road 8 or 9 miles
from Columbia. 25 acres in wheat
Price, 81,650. J. F. Neat agent.
Lost Somewhere between Allen
Walker's residence and the Graded
School, Watch Bracelet. Finder re
turn to this office and receive reward.
Sam Burdette bought 18 mules last
week, from 15 to 16 hands high, one
half.mare mules He paid from S140
to $210 per head. He sold eight pair
of mules, to different parties, at from
$300 to $420 per pair.
Miss Esther Dean, who visited Miss
Liilie Judd, some weeks ago, was re
cently bereft of her father, who died
suddenly in Indiana She also had
two brothers who entered the army,
and one of them recently died.
Mays Durham, of Greensburg, who
is a grandson of Mr. H. P Willis, this
county, is in the navy and is in Cuba
He has been promoted to Corporal,
and is now on the range to qualify
for sniper, having passed the expert
rifle test.
We desire to express our sympathy
to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dunbar, of
Rowena, Russell -county, whose son,
Earl, who was a jpembet of Company
C , 336th Infantry, who died at the
base hospital, Camp Zachary Taylor,
last Thursday morning. He was a
victim of lobar pneumonia, and was
23 years old.
Have you read the February number
of the Review of Reviews? If you are
trying to keep up with current events
and have not read this number you
should send for it. The information
it contains is valuable and every read
ing person should have a copy. By
reading this periodical you get correct
information concerning the war, and
that is what most people are now in
terested in. Send for a copy 30
Irving Place, New York, N. Y.
Francis R. Caldwell, of Campbells
ville. and Carl R. Overstreet were on
the ill-fated ship, Tuscania, which
was sunk last week by a German sub
marine The last report is that one
hundred and one United States Sol
diers were lost. It is hoped that the
two Kentucky boys mentioned were
among the saved. The mother of
Francis Caldwell, before her marriage,
as Miss Annie Read, of Columbia.
Carl Overstreet was a former student
in Lindsey-Wilson school, and his
home was Bradfordsville. Later.
Frances Caldwell wfres his brother,
Reed, who linves in Campbellsville,
that he is among the saved.
For Sale.
My house and lot in Columbia and
household goods
Susie Montgomery.
Chas. Hoge HocKensmith.
Mr. C. H. Bockensmith left this
week to attend, as a delegate, the
State Convention of County Road
Engineers, at Newport, Wednesday
and Thursday. On Friday and Satur
day Mr. Hockensmith will beat Terre
Haute, Ind., as a delegate from Adair
county and Kentucky to the American
National Road Builders Association.
Died at Coburg.
Mrs. Alice Davis, who was the wife
of Mr. Hop Davis, died at Coburg,
this county, Tuesday of last week.
The deceased was about fifty years
old, a consistent member of the Meth
odest Church, and was a sister of the
late J. J. Biggp, who was well-known
about Columbia. The burial was at
Mt. Carmel and it was largely attend
ed. Buchanan Lyon Co.
Buys l Wedekind
The Buchanan Lyonk Company,
Campbellsville, a arm thafcls favora
bly known throughout thfs'sectlon of
the State, are now the proprietors of
the wholesale grocery house in their
city which has been conducted by H.
Wedekind & Co., Louisville. Mr. W.
R. Lyon, who has been a traveling
salesman for the Louisville firm, will
be in charge of the Campbellsville
house, and will make a part of his
old territory. This deal was made the
first of February, and at this, time the
JBuchanan Lyon Company ae in full
charge. We predict that they will do
an Immense business in the wholesale
grocery line throughout this part,of
Kentucky.
M. B. Turkeys.
From prize winning strain. Enor
mous bone and frame. Fine golden
bronze plumage with characteristic
white edging. Write for prices.
Miss Maggie Marrs,
15-2t Campbellsville, Ky.
.
Off to France.
Hospital Unit D. of which Mr. Ed
gar W. Reed, this place, is a member,
has perhaps sailed for France. Ah
article in last Wednesday's Times
stated that the Unit would leave Ft.
McPherson, Ga., in o few daysfor
"over there," and that quite a num
ber of nurses from Louisville, and
from other points, would leave the
city that night, to take passage with
the Unit
Death of An Old Lady.
Last Wednesday night Mrs. Susan
Bryant, who was the widow of James
Clayton Bryant, died at her home, in
the Ozark section. She was 79 years
and a few months old. Many years
ago she confessed her Savior, united
with the Christian Church and lived a
consistent member untiljdeath. The
funeral services weae conducted Fri
day, at the home, many relatives and
friends being present. Eld. F. J
Barger, of this place officiatiated, and
he paid a fitting tribute to the life
and character of the deceased.
Dorothy Augusta ten.
Late in the evening lefore mid
night hour of Monday February 4. the
Baptist parsonage was gladened by a
visit from Mr. Stork, bringing to this
happy home little Dorothy Augusta.
The folks of the Baptist congregation
and all Columbia are congratulating
Bro. and Mrs. Bush on the happy
advent of this little ten pound baby
girl. Nothing cau qaake a home
sweeter nor more beautjful than a
little baby and there can b& no baby
like a baby girl (
Birthday Party.
Last Wednesday afternoon from 3 to
5 o'clock, at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs G H. Nell, Miss Allene
Nell entertained a number of her
friends in honor of her thirteenth
birthday. The hours were very pleas
antly spent in playing games. De
lightful refreshments were served.
The following were present: Miss
Carmen Belcher, Nell Smith, Mar
shall Paull, Lucile Winfrey, Frances
Russell, Margaret Patteson, Frances
Browning, Julia Phelps, Margaret Har
ris, Willie Rosenbaum, Marguerite
Bennett, Pearl Bennett, Louise Rowe,
Edra Pendleton.
Married in Quanah, Texas.
Mr. Geo. W. Montgomery, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Montgomery, this
place, was married in Quanah, Texas,
last Wednesday evening, February
6th, to Miss Vera Howard, a popular
young lady of that cityf The father
of the young lady is a director in the
First Guaranty State Bank, of Quanah,
and also owns a largeTlranch, and is
very prominent in the affairs of Harde
man county. Mrs. Montgomery has
had many advantages and has been
prominent in the social affairs of her
home town.
Mr. Montgomery who is in the next
call reached home last Saturday night
to be ready for an examination. If
he passes he will go to the army and
if he fails, he will return to Quanah,
where he will engage in business, and
he and his wife will viSit Columbia
later. George's many home friends
extend their best wishes.
Oil in Adair County.
Many thousands uf dollars worth of
oil leases have been negotiated in this
county, and the prospects for a great
oil development in the near future
looks very good. We have been con
servative about this oil business, for
fear that it might not materialize as
we have been hoping and anticipating.
But there is no doubt that Adair
county has oil and in large and paying
quantities and conditions, unless all
signs fail. We confidently expect dur-ing-the
present year startling revela
tions and developments for oil in
Adair county. From now on we ex
pect activities that willjustify a rosy
outlook In the county iqr this long
known possibility, for an era of new
prosperity and development, that our
people have not yet begun to appre
ciate, and the value of which cannot
yet b6Jestlmated.
Tax Notice.
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Last year's taxes must bepaid at
once. Please come in and pay your
taxes, before I proceed to collect them
by mandate of the law.
S. H. Mitchell,
Ex Sheriff Adair Co.
Notice Stockmen.
Ball Chief will serve mares this sea
son at $12.50 at my barn at Milltown,
Ky. Book your mares to him. Last
chance,
when I
hands
15-tf
I have been drafted and
go to Camp he wilKchange
C. D. Cheatham,
MilltowD, Ky. -
Special Notice.
we received on Friday p. m , an
enveloped with the end of the enve
lope clipped. It was mailed at ten
o'clock a. m , Feb. 7. The envelope
bore a new 3ct stamp. It was evi
dently sent to us with an enclosure of
money for renewal of subscription to
the News. There were only four oth
er letters received at the same time,
all with enclosures. Please watch close
ly our paid up list this week and advise
if your name is missing in order that
we may be able to adjust our records
according to your intentions and our
suppositions.
Adair County News.
From Texas.
Tioga, Feb. 8th, 1918
The Adair County News
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j-cai uiu uauci.
You will find my check enclosed for
$3 00 to pay for your paper for the
years of 1916 '17 18. Will put me pp
to Dec. 31st, 1918. I have been tak
ing your paper ever .since it started
and don't want to miss it, for I can
not do without it. I have been in
Texas 30 years, but I don't forget my
old Kentucky friends. I am in the
Cotton, Grain and Coal business. Just
got a car of coal in this morning, and
can not weigh it up fast enough. It
makes me think of the old times in
Kentucky, about the time of our Au
gust elections in the 80's. This is the
coldest winter I have ever seen in
Texas. I see the Kentucky boys are
flocking to the O. S. flag, Old Glory.
Well, I will close, hoping you and
the paper a good year.
A H. Leftwich.
It Come Back.
Twelve years ago Mr. C. G. J effries,
proprietor of the Jeffries Hotel, this
place, was in Louisville. He met ; a
man on the streets selling a little
metal tool with which you could
stamp your name The price of the
tool was fifty cents Mr. Jeffries laid
down a half dollar and had the man
to stamp upon one side his initials,
"C. G. J " On the other side he had
placed the initials of his wife, "C. J."
He then left the half dollar with the
man He thought no more of it un
two years ago the half dollar was re
turned to him in this way: His
brother-in-law, who lives in Iowa, in
receiving change came in possession'
of the coin, and seeing the initials he.
was satisfied that "Gus" had started'
it and mailed it to him. It had been
going the rounds for ten years before
Mr. Jeffries' brother-in-lav became
the possessor of it.
COMMISSIONER'S SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY.
Robert Bailey &c, Plaintiff )
vs
Gaither Bryant &c, Deft. J
By virture of a Judgment and older
of sale of Adair Circuit Court, render
ed at the January term, thereor, 1918,
in the above cause, I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the Court-house door
in Columbia, Ky., to the highest bid
der, at Public Auction, on Monday,
the 4th day of March, 1918, at one
o'clock p. m , or thereabout (being
County Conrt), upon a credit of six
months, the following described prop
erty to wit: A certain tract of land
lying in Adair county Ky., on the
waters of Russell creek and contain
ing 166 acres more or less, it being the
same land on which W. O. Bryant re
sided at the time of his death, said
tract adjoins the lands of Robert
Bailey, John Young and others. For
more complete description
reference
is made to the judgment, pleadings
and orders of sale. For the purchase
price, the purchaser, with approved
surety or securities, must execute
Bond, bearing legal interest from the
day of sale until paid, and having the
force and effect of a Judgment. Bid
ders will be prepared to comply
promptly with these terms.
W. A.Coffey, Master Commissioner.
Paid List.
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The following persons have ses in
remittances and subscribed and paid
for the News since our issue of last
week:
Hon. R W. Keenon. Frankfort,JyM
C. E. Walker, E. B. Hendricks, Josh
Butler, Rev. R. O. Triplett, Mrs. M.
I. Ellis, O. P Dillingham, L. W.
Staples, T. B. Curry, S. A. Coomer, L.
G. McClister, Miss Dexter English, J.
A. English, W. W. Owens, Dr. R. Y.
Hindman, J. V. Conover, Y. E. Hurt,
Miss S. R. Marcum, W. B. Evans, R.
A. Epperson, O. L. Phillips, W. O.
Loy, C. P. Coomer, E. C. Coomer,
Rev. M. M. Murrell, Dr. J. N. Mur
rell, Mrs. Mary Grant, G. A. Kemp,
A. W. Trfplett, Mrs. Gertrude hur
rah, Dr. A. M. Rowe, Hattie Tiller,
J. C. Burton, U. G. Hendnckson, J.
A. Mitchell, Mrs. Lizzie Popplewell,
R. A. Corbin, H. C. Feese, Edgar
Powell, W. I. Feese, B. B. Grider. W.
E. Dudley, M. L. Mitchell, E. J. Page,
Solomon- McKinley, S. A. Hatcher,
E. R. Baker, Nathan Murrell, Ella J.
Humphress, H. P. Barger, Jas. Hayes,
Junius Gadberry, W. W. Sinclair,
Nannie Grider, Rollin Johnson, Mrs
Ollie Shiveley, Elijah Melson, Clarice
Stotts, Miss Jennie Garnett, Sel Ben
nett, D. L. Vance, Emmet Goode,
Mrs. Pearlie Webb, Gordon Goode,
Mrs. M. F. Montgomery, T. A. Fer
kin, Mrs. J. H. Caldwell, J. T. Beard,
A. C. Froedge, J. W. Firkin, Henry
G. Parson, Alta Morgan, B. A. Lowe,
Mattie Powell, A. H. Leftwich, J. W.
Flowers, Lora Brockman, Belle John
ston, Mrs. Puss Williams, Doc Mc
Clure, Logan Grant, E. W. Bennett,
John Bell, Ingram Robertson, Faimie
Sallee, Wm. O. Johnson, R. H. Har
mon, J. R. Gaskin, Lewis Compton.
W. L Reece, Sallie England, L. O.
Turner, B. W. Penick, J. A. Whitney,
N. H. Moss, Dr. Wm. Blair, L. C.
Blair, Rev. O. P. Bush, Ores Barger,
G. R. Squires, G. C. Garrison, Mies
Bettie Cheek, Mrs. Kate Jehnson, A.
thur Royse, A. G. Coffey, Will Todd,
Luther V. Turner, Dr. J. J. Booker
Eld. H. B. GwinD, L. P. Williams, J
F. Patton, W. M. Wilson, G, B. Breed
ing COMMISSIONER'S SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY
Annie M. Jarvis, Statutory 1
Gdu. for Clem and Mary I
C. Jarvis and Annie f
M. Jarvis, Plaintiff
vs
Clem and Mary C. Jarvis j
Defendant j
By virture of a Judgment and order
of sale of Adair Circuit Court, render
ed ?.t the January term, thereof, 1918,
in the above cause, I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the Court-house door
In Columbia, Ky., to the highest bid
der, at Public Auction, on Monday,
the 4th day of Mch., 1918 at one
o'clock p. m., or thereabout (being
County Court,) upon a credit of six
months, the following described prop
erty to-wit: A certain tract of land
lying in Adair County Ky., near and
on the waters of Caney Fork creek,
near the town of Coburg and is the
same land conveyed to C. H. Jarvis by
John C. Dudgeon and wife by deed
dated Nov. 3, 1912, and of record in
the Adair County Court Clerk's office
in aeea hook 62 .rage 600. h or more
.complete description reference is made
to the -judgment, pleadings and order
.of sale. For the purchase price, the
purchaser, with approved surety or
securities, must execute Bond, bear
ing legal interest from the day of sale
until paid and having the force and
effect of a Judgment. Bidders will be
prepared to comply promptly with
these terms.
W. A. Coffey, Master Commissioner.
Basket Ball Games.
The basket ball team of the Baptist
school, Campbellsville, tilled an en
gagement to play the two schools here
last Friday. The first game was call
ed in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the
High School Gym. The contest prog
ressed nicely until the latter half was
reached when a dispute arose over the
dicisions of the referree whose home
is in Campbellsville. After a heated
discussion and no agreement being
reached, the visiting team left the
floor, the score standing at the time 17
to 15 in favor of the visitors
At 7 o'clock in the evening the visit
ing team met the Lindsey-Wilson ag
grigation in the Gym of the latter,
and a fast game was played to a finish
' The score stood 31 to 24 in favor of the
Lindsey-Wilson boys
Oliver Popplewell, who has success
fully coached the Lindsey-Wilson team
for the last six weeks, left Saturday
for his home at Phil and expects ' to
report for auty at uamp Taylor in a
few day.
Mr. -Popplewell win be greatly
missed by the pupils aswell as by his
many friends out in town..
DOUBLE KILLING AT
CAMPBELLSflLtE.
Tom Turner and Dan , Hatcher
Shoot Each Other to Death
Last Saturday Nigh?,
BOTH WELL-KNOWN IN COLUMBIA.
Campbellsville was thrown into a
state of great excitement last Satur
day night, between nine and ten
o'clock, when the nsws spread over
tne city that Tom Turner and Dan
Hatcher had shot each other to death
in the Mannsville Telephone office.
People rushed to the office by the
hundreds to learn that the report was
true.
It is impossible to give a correct
statement at a distance of twenty
miles, but we give the report as we
have gathered ic from parties who
were in Campbellsville at the time the
killing occurred.
Dan Hatcher was the proprietor of
a Gent's furnishing store, opposite
the Mannsville Exchange. Tom
Turner's daughter operated the Ex
change. It is said that Hatcher was
drinking and that he went up into
the exchange, and that while there
Miss Turner became offended and call
ed her father. He came from his
home, at once, entered the exchange
and the firing commenced. It i3 a
supposition as to which one fired first,
but the revolvers of each were emp
tied. Both men were dead or dying;
when friends reached the room -and
neither one was heard to speak. ,
Turner was the Elisor for Taylor
county for several years, but jsdme
months ago he resigned the positjon.
aud at the November election herwas
elected Coroner of the county, but on
account of declining health, he re
fused to qualify. He was known to
be a quiet but a very determined man.
He was about forty four years old and
was a son of Dr. Turner, who, in his
life time, lived on the Lebanon pike,
about nine miles from Campbellsville.
He leaves a wife and five children.
Dan Hatcher was a son of Mrs. Bet
tie Hatcher, whose husband, Mr. Jun
ius Hatcher, was born and reared in
Adair county, being a son of Joshua
Hatcher, who lived four miles from
Columbia, on the Greensburg road
He was most generally in a genial
frame of mind and was liked by the
community. He vas about thirty
years old and leaves a young wife to
whom he was married adout one year
ago.
Much sorrow is felt and expressed
at Campbellsville, as both men were
popular and well connected.
The two men were buried last Mon
day in the presence of a large con
course of relatives and friends.
The verdict of the Coronet's jury
was that they died from pistol shot
wounds fired by each at the other.
Turner was shot four times and
Hatcher once. Turner fired first, and
before he died he beat Hatcher over
the head with his revolver.
Mann:-LIod.
Mr. B. S. Mann and Miss Julia E.
Lloyd two of our brightest and brain
iest young teachers of Grant and Pen
dleton counties sprang quite a sur
prise on their many friends by dis
missing their schools on Thursday p.
m , until the following Monday On
the n&xt afternoon they were driven
to Butler by the groom's brother, with
a span of thoroughbreds, where they
were united in the holy bonds of wed
lock in the parlor of the officiating
minister, Bro. Bradley. The bride,
a most lovable young lady, come3 of
one of the best families of Adair coun
ty, and was a student of the Lindsey
Wilson Normal School. She ha3
taught a good school and the patrons
are sorry to lose her.
Mr. Mann is a splendid young man,
sober, good and industrious. He is a
product of the Crittenden High
School, and has been engaged in
teaching the Vallandingham school
for the past two years. He was born
and reared on his father's farm here
and those who have .known him from
infancy say, "He is pure gold."
The bride was attired in a neat
coat suit of Midnight blue poplin,
with hat, gloves and shoes to match.
The groom wore the usual color.
After the ceremony the happy cou
ple took the train for Covington for a
short visit to the groom's uncle. They
returned to the home of the groom's
parents Saturday, where an elegant
wedding dinner awaited them They
will go to housekeeping on the farm of
Mr. Trnman Beighle at Gardnersville
about March 1.
Their many f rlend3 join, in wishing
them a happy and prosperous future.
' A Friend.
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