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Stem 5r VOLUME XXI COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 1918.- NUMBER 17 Kbm Cattttfai Personals. Claud Phelps is very sick this week with grippe. Mr. Ezra Moore, Jamestown, waa here a few days ago. Mr. "Skinner" Wesley, Jamestown, was here a few days ago. Mrs. W. C. Yates, of Campbellsville, is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Omeria Jeffries was quite sick the latter part of last week. Mr. W. E. Moroan was here, from Amandaville, a few days ago. Mrs. W. H Wilson, Campbellsville, visited here a few days ago. Mr. G. R. Reed is spending several days in Russell county this week. Mrs. Wm. Coleman, of Nashville, is visiting her relatives in the county, 'Squire JoJS. Conover left here last week, to spend ten days in Louisville. Mr. Clinton W. Foster, New York, was here the latter part of last week. Mrs. V. Sullivan, who visited here a week, has .returned to her home, in Campbellsville. Rev. H. L. Tiiompspn and wife were very much indisposed last week, being victims of lagrippe. Mr. E. L. Feese, who is employed on the Taylor County Leader, was at home the latter part of last week. Mr. Guy Stevenson, who is in Georgetown College, arrived Saturday and will be examined this week. Mr. M. C. Dehart, a native of Adair county, but now a resident of Cincin nati, was in Columbia last Thursday. Mr. Austin Loy was in Columbia last Wednesday, for the first time since he got hurt, two mouths ago. Mrs. Etta Caldwell, of Elida, New Mexico, visited at the home of Mr. G. H. Nell and Mrs. Mary Caldwell last week. Mr. John Parrish, of Amandaville, and L. D. Potts, of Whetstone, were here the middle of last week, looking for stock. Mr. Ed Rodgers, wife and daughter, Margaret, from Hillsboro, 111., are visiting Mr. W. R. Myers and Mr Tildeu Wilcoxson. Ralph Ford who has been confined for a long time with Kidney trouble is still a very sick boy. He is the young est son of S. G. Ford who lives near Dunville. Mrs. Guy Nell and her little son left Monday for an extended visit to Pen secola, Fla. Mrs. Nell's husband ac companied his wife and son as far as Louisville. Clay Smith, who has been at Van Lear, Ky , for several months, and his. brother, Roy, .who has been in Brad entown, Fla., for the past six weeks, returned home one day last week. Mr. and Mrs Geo. W.Hancock came down from Hustonville last Thursday, and this week they will leave for Potales, New Mexico, where they will reside. They both seem to be in fine health, and they will leave with the best wishes of this community Mr. C. S. Harris who has been ap pointed Chairman of the Committee to manage the next and third Liberty Loan for Adair County, is in Louis ville this week meeting with the State organization looking to the next big campaign for the new government bond issue. Dr. G. S. Dunbar, a native of Rus sell county, was here last Wednesday, en route to Cleveland, Chio, where he is engaged in a hospital. He was call ed to his old home, Rowena, on ac count of the death of his brother, which occurred at Camp Zachary Tay lor. Dr. O P. Miller, who has been prac ticing his profession ia Parson, Kan sas, returned home last week and as sisted in the examinations of young men for the army. He will not return to Kansas, as he expects to be called to the service, having been examined in Louisville. J. E. Murrell, news editor of the Adair County News is In Jamestown this week meeting with the old and new subscribers to the paper in Rus sell County, while Circuit Court is in session. The News enjoys a large and influential circulation in our sister county where Mr. Murrell is .so popu larly and favorably known. Mrs. S. G. Bird, -who lived so many years near Gadberry, this county, buc who went to Riverside, California, to make it her future home, writes that she got a fall and broke one of her arms at the wrist, also dislocated in another place. She has suffered great .pain but is getting better now. Fuel Administrator Garfield has suspended the order for heatless days. Howard Stephens, who Caney Fork, Russell county, suddenly a few weeks ago. lived on died very Born, to the wife of J. C. Holladay, Wednesday, the 13th inst., a son. Mother and infant doing well. H. J. Henson, who lives near worth, sold Sam Banks a pair of ing two-year-old mules for $350. Dul-com- Nrs. Ann White, 81 years old, a sis ter of the late Tim Bradshaw, died in the upper edge of the county last week. Carl Overstreet, of Marion county, a former student in Lindsey-Wilson, this place, was on the Tuscania, but he was saved. The Russell circuit court opend at Jamestown last Monday. Judge Carter and Mr. A A Huddleston ar rived promptly. Clarence Taylor, who lived in White City, twenty-five years old, died last Thursday morning. He was a victim of pulmonary trouble. L. E Young in the corner of the Jeffries Hotel will examine your eyes free, and fit your glasses at lowest professional charge. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shiveley, who live one mile out of town, was very sick the latter part of last, but is better at this writing. James M. Murray, who is well-known about Columbia, was adjudged a lumatic last Saturday afternoon and will be conveyed to Lakeland this week. The sale of J. T. Redmon which took place last Thursday, was largely attended. Stock and every thing else offered sold high. A lanje crowd was present. Mrs. Fannie G. Taylor, who was Miss Fannie Meader before her mar riage, born and reared in Columbia, has been reappointed postmaster at Campbellsville. For Sale A three year old horse, broken to work anywhere. 15-1 in height. A bargain. Mrs. W. W. Kirtley, Joppa, Ky. Farmers expect to put in the usual number of acres in corn, and the wheat crop is about as large as usual. There will perhaps be more acres set intcbacco in the county than ever before known. J. A. Young sold forty six head of cattle at Stanford at an average of 810 per head. Allen Walker bought, last week, from different parties in this county, thirty-five cattle at an average of S35 per head By order of the Government the poultry houses of this place, and the hucksters of the county are not al lowed to buy hens from now until the first of May They are allowed to buy eggs, turkeys, ducks Mr Lee Simth sold fifteen hundred pounds of Burley on the Campbells ville market, last Wednesday. It brought upon an average of 30 cents per pound. Mr. Smith says that the management was very courteous to him Some of this tobacco brought 41 cents Mr. A O. Baker, of Amandaville, a substantial citizen of Cumberland county, was here last Friday, talking "hog." He says there is double the money in swine over cattle, and that if farmers want to get pay for their corn they should turn their attention to raising hogs. He was accompanied to Columbia by Mr. R. Breeding, Breeding. George Hunter, who was sixty-foui years old, who lived in Columbia, died last Tuesday about the noon hour. He had been sick for several months. He was respected by 'tboth white and colored. He was buried Wednes day afternoon In the colored cemetery, the lodge of United Brothers of Friendship officiating. In health, the deceased did chores for several differ ent white families, and he will be missed not alone by his people. Mr J. O. Russell, who is in Norton Infirmary, Louisville, underwent another operation last Thursday after noon. It will be remembered that he went under the knife several months ago, but the operation did not prove a success. AS we unaersuiuu, uim iaau operation was merely to open the wound to learn why it did nob heal. It is hoped that the patient will be able to return home in a very short time. From what we can learn from "far mers no ground that is worth cultiva ting will go to waste this year. An abundant corn crop will be planted, potatoes, etc. This is a wise conclus ion. What is not consumed at home, will have a ready market. In fact, everything that a farmer raises brings good prices. Not only grow corn and potatoes, but all other kinds of vege tables, store them, and in due time the will all be in demand. Ethel Barnes, Co. A, 152 Infantry, who is located at Camp Shelby, Miss., writes that all the Kentucky boys are doing fine, and that they are all anxi ous for the time to come when they will have to cross to the other side. The 152 infantry, he says, is on the rifle range. We left the camp on Monday and it was raining. We had 9 miles, to hike, in the mud, before we reached the range. The boys were in fine spirits, en route, singing and hallooing all the way. Mr. T. R. Moss delivered a very fine address at the court-house, last Tues day night, on conservation of food. He not only impressed the necessity for it, but stated that it was patriotic to so do. He had a very large audi ence and took occasion to say some very pointed things to slackers and to those who criticize the Government He said that he was an elector for Judge Hughes and made more than one hundred speeches against Presi dent Wilson, but that he was for him now and that every patriotic citizen should endorse his war measures The last quota of the Draft is called for mobilization on the 23rd prepara tory to entering immediately training in Camp Taylor Telegraphic orders and information have been received from the War Department to this ef fect by Walker Bryant of the local Draft Board. Next week we shall be able to give the names of those who have passed the examination. Thirty four men will go from Adair county in this draft. It is expected that an early order for the mobilization of Adair's quota of fifteen colored men will be made. Red Cross Notice. All persons who have joined the Red Cross for 1917 and paid their dues and who have not received their certi ficates of membership, please advise Mrs. R. F. Rowe. Gone to Washington. Mr. Hugh Sharp, of Jamestown, a very competent young man, was here last Wednesday, en route to Washing ton, D. C, having accepted a position under the Civil Service Commission. For Sale. On Monday, March 4, at the Couit house door, I will sell to the highest bidder my farm containing 65 acres, located near Gadberry, 4 miles south west of Columbia. S. G. Bird. " 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 1 hands. 15-tf I have been drafted and go to Camp he will change C. D. Cheatham, Milltown, Ky. For Sale. I have left over from my stock dry goods a lot of some 3,000 yds. of of the best grade of tobacco plant-bed canvass, which I shall offer for sale at a very low and attractive price to the farmers who are now buying. See me before you buy your canvass. T. E. Waggener. Mules Bought and Sold at Good Prices. v S. M. Burdette and John Coffey have within the past two weeks bought at fancy prices many good mules in the county. Mules ara right now in big demand among the farm ers of the county. The following farmers have recently purchased for use on their farms mules from the above dealers: Tom Dohoney, Bas com Dohoney, Robert Reed, Ernest Flowers, Robert Rowe, L. C. Blair, Herman Spurling and many others. All of these transaction were accom plished throagh advertisement in the News. Cottage for rent, W. F. Cartwright Birth and Death. Last Thursday about the noon hour there was born to the wife of Mr. Count Stults, a son. It was a very delicate child and at 8 o'clock in the evening its little life passed away. The burial took place at 2:30 in the afternoon Friday. It was the first born of the parents and much sympa thy was expressed for them, and many words of consolation given. "Shop in Your Own Home." I am now taking orders for Spring and Summer goods Having received my sample line from Michell & Church Co., Blnghamton, N. Y. I have the latest styles and colors in Silk and Cotton Foulards, Ginghams, Voils, Batiste, Pique, Shirtings, Serges, Cre tonns, Scrimes, Chambrays, plaid Suitings, Beach cloth, Tissues, Wool poplins, Wool Challie, Silk poplins, Tafiatas, Linens etc These goods may be ordered in any quanity desired. This is my forth year with this company and It is O K. If you are interested let me know and I will be glad to call and show you my line Any favor shown me will be greatly appreciated. Mrs. Geo E Wilson, Phone 71 Columbia, Ky. Don't Buv An Oil Engine Before Investigating the Fairbanks- Morse . I sell the Fairbanks Morse & Co. Engines, Repairs, and Acces sories. These Engines are the Standard of perfection in dura bility, simplicity, and service, the world over. Why go away from home to buy a cheap piece of machinery Irom ten cent Mail Or der houses, when you can get from a home dealer the best of the world's standards at the same prices? Give me a chance before leaving home again, to figure with you on a Fairbanks Morse. J. F. Patteson, Columbiy, Ky. Paid List. The following persons have sent in remittances and subscribed and paid for the News since our issue of last week: W. T. Sutton, Jonn Baker, Mrs. El lie Scott, A. W.Paxtou, Charley Pol lard, L. O Bault, Harlan Keltner, F. G. Willis, S. D. Barbee, S. A. Steven son, Mrs. Georgia P. Crenshaw, D. E. Cheatham, Mrs. S. E. Squires, Jas. M. Burton, E. L. Moss, E. R. Willis, Mrs. Myrtle Lester, R. S. Bailey, Jas. N. Murrell, Josh Todd, W S Baker, S. E. Blakeman, Mrs. Carrie E. Walk er, Inez Kinnaird, W. J. Harden, H. C. Hindman, Mrs. Kirby Smith, A. I. Hurt, W. T. Reece, J. H. Womack, Mrs. Arthur Meshew, P. P. Wesley, J. C. White, L. A. Neat, C. C. Hen. fro, J. B. Russell, Jo Barbee, Geo. McLean, W. G. McKinley, Mrs. Amanda Antle, James Holladay, H L Thompson, J. B. Riggins, Charley Tupman, Mrs. W. C. Murrell, L.O. Taylor, W. F- Keeton, Mrs. Will J. Haden, Mrs Wm. Coleman, R. W. Allen, Geo. F. Lyon, R. C. Pulllam, M. F. Sparks, M. H. Bernard, Mattie Garr, Mrs. Maggie Mourning, Dr. T. T. Baker, O. D. Cheatham, Charley Cole, C. D. Holland, Claud Young, W. E. Morgan, C. C. Hindman, Mrs J. W. Townsend, J. A. Diddle, H. P. Cravens, H. J. Henson, F. W. Miller, John H. Branham, Ira J. Powers, Mayme Howard, B. C. White, 'H. B Helm, Lee S. Smith, Jesse Bryant, Sylvan Banks, J. W. Burbridge, Mrs Lula Haggard, Mrs. A. L. Tutt, Mrs Elize Wilson, I. T. Hughe?, L. W. Allen, Mis3 Sallie Stewart, Evin Loy, Mrs Matiie Melsou, B. W. Penick, Sr. J. A. Williams. S. R. Williams J. H. Todd Geo. Pike, Bryant Garnett, G. N. Stone, S. L. Yance. Farmers Meetings Zion and Gradyvilie. Agriculturial Agent J. L. Miller will meet with the farmers of the Zion neighborhood Wednesday nighc and will hold a meeting of the farmers at Gradyvilie Thursday night Feb. 20 and 21 for the purpose of organiz ing permanent farmers club3. Every farmer in these neighborhoods is urg ed to be present at these meetings. Fertilizers, soy beans, and soil conser vation and making will be the topics of chief interest at these meetings. I have a thoroughbred Jersey Bull that will serve at $1.50 at the gate. 15-tf Joe Barbee. Dr. Jacobstein and Son Will be at the Jeffries Hotel. Dr. S. M. Jacobstein and his son, both well known optometrists of Louisville, are at the Jeffries Hotel for the next week or two to meet their patients, and customers. Dr. Jacobstein is well known in these parts for the general satisfac tion that his work as an optician has given. Hundreds of people of Adair County testify to his work in examin ing their eyes and fitting glasses The young Doctor associated with his father in this work, comes prepared with every new suggestion in optics. If you should fall to find either at the Jeffries Hotel on callidg leave word and ihey will reach you by personal call or telephone A Quiet Wedding. Last Friday morning between eight and nine o'clock, a very pretty but quite wedding was solemnized at the home of Rev. B. T. Watson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Miss Mil dred Walker and Mr. Clay M. Smith, this city, being the contracting par ties. This union was not a surprise to those who were on the inside, as the couple had been lovers for sometime. There were only a few Intimate friends present to witness the ceremony. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Ann Lizzie Walker, sister of Mrs. Bruce Montgomery and of Messrs. Allen, John Lee, J. W., Doc and Nat Wal ker. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Smith, this place, and he is in business at Van Lear, Ky., for which point the couple left immediat ly after the ceremony. They carried the best wishes of rela tives and many friends. Adairand Bell Counties Join Hands. Recently Prof. B W. SherriU, who is a native of Adair county, whose home was near Knifley, where he owns a farm, and Miss Mary Taylor, of Pinevllle, were happily married The groom is well and favorably known in the Eastern part of Adair where he resided until he reached his majority. He has been a very successful teacher for a number of years and for the past four years has been superintend ent of the City Schools of Pineville. He received the A. B., and A. M., degrees in the University of Indiana. The bride is reputed to be an ac complished and popular young wom an, a member of an influential family and a great favorite in Pineville. Adair county friends extends wishes. best The News Appreciated. Mr. Geo. F. Lyon, of Blandinsville, 111., writes us as follows: "Enclosed find check for two dol lars. Please apply' to my subscription to your valued paper. I have read the Adair County News for several l years and it is a welcome messenger to the home We especially enjoy the 'Sketches of Adair County.' My mother, Sarah M. Banks, was born in Adair county, February 11, 1835, and I have always loved the name, 'Kentucky,' and her people are dear to me." Mrs. Myrtie Lester, of Helm, Rus sell county, writes: "I have been a subscriber to your paper for a number of years and feel that I. can not get along without it. I am behind with my payment. En closed you will tind $2 00 to pay my subscription until 1919." Gadberry. The farmers of this neighborhood are about done gathering corn. Mr. Evan Akin and family will re move from this place next week to his new home beyond Sparksville. We are very sorry to give them up. Mrs Bettie Parson is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fannie JohLson. Mr. William Young who has been in feeble health for the past few months, is no better. Darnell Brothers bought a span of mules-from Monford Lewis for S250 Mrs. Leona Hurt sold her farm a few days ago to her brother, R. L. McClister for one thousand dollars. Mrs. Lizzie Frankum was visiting her brother, Mr. Will Jones last Tues day, Mr. Jones having recently re moved from Barren county to the Glensfork neighborhood. Alex Jones one of the best colored farmer boys of our community passed the local examination and will leave for the training camp very soon. PUBLIC SALE On Thursday Feb. 21, 1918, at 10 o'clock a. m. at the J. W. Townsend farm, Milltown, Ky., 6 fiirst-class yearling Steers. 1 two year-old black Aberdeen Bull, registered, papers furnished. 30 head of Hogs; 15 fat, ready for market, 15 first-class stockers. 100 or more barrels of good corn, and a lot of clean first-class hay. 1 Buggy, Pole, double and single Harnes. One set of lead Harness good as new, plow harness, saddles, bridles and other harness. New Section Harrow, Turning Plows, Cultivators the Walking Brown. Farming tools and implements too numerous tolmention. This is a sacrifice sale. I am called in the Draft of Feb. 23. " Help Old Glory. " ROLLIN CALDWELL. Milltown, Ky. Markets. Louisville, Feb. 4. Cattle Prime export steer3311:5012;heavy shipping 31011;50 light 33l0:heifers $6:5010; 50 fat cows $3.5010; medium $7 8.50: cutters $3:25.7;canners 35;50(g6; 25 bulls S610.50; feeders $79.50; stockers 853;75 choice milch cews 880(390; medium $60(WS0; common 840(ft60. Calves Receipts 5S head. The mar ket ruled steady; best veals SllKS'iSc: medium 9fnUc; common 6(a9c. Hogs Receipts 1.960 head. Prices ruled mostly 35c higher with the light end steady. The best hogs, 165 lbs up 316;60: 120 to 165 $16: pigs $13.35(al4.35: roughs 315 down. Sheep and Lambs Receipts 10 head no changes were noted in prices; best sheep 3910, bucks $8 down; best lanbs 316.16.50; seconds $1212 50; culls $3(59. Butter Country 32&35c lb. Eggs Fresh, case count 4042c doz; candied 45c. Poultry Because of an order of the United States Food Administration dealers cannot purchase hens or pull ets until after April 20: large young roosters are quoted at 22(323c per lb. old roosters 14(tU9clb; dveks 19(a-20c; turkeys 2126c geese 17(S20c; guineas 3Cc each Gradyvilie. Several plant beds burned in this section this week. Mrs. C. O. Moss has been on the sick list for several days. R. O. Keltner spent last Thursday in Columbia on business. Dr. James Taylor, of Edmonton, called to see us on his return from Columbia a few days ago. Col. J. N. Coffey, of Columbia, was in our midst one day last week to sur vey a town lot. Mr. Mitchell & Son, of Liletown, were in our section last week, looking alter muies. Mrs. A. C. Pulliam and David Kin naird, of Nell, were in our town one day last week looking after grass seed and farming implements. Last Thursday, the regular March wind day, the dwelling house with all of its contents of Mr. Sidney Willis, of Keltner, was burned We have not learned how the fire originated. Mr. and Mrs Sherrod Hatcher, of Columbia, spent a day or so in our city, last week, calling on their rela tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Flowers will re move to Columbia in a few days, where they will reside permanently. Herschel Sherrill spent a day or so in Green county last week, getting his mill together, preparatory for mov ing to our city where he and his part ner, Mr. Sparks, will engage in the milling business. Our farmers in this section are fin ishing up gathering their corn this week. Mrs. Nelson, the mother of Jacob Nelson, the well-known timber man of Greensburg, is in a very critical condition at thie time, due from old age and infirmities. Messrs. L. S. Smith and E. E. Nell tried the Campbellsville tobacco mar ket last week, which was very satis factory with them. :f ::-V ' 'T ' .?r -,- -- '.,-, -w t-f -v ,- tf-V - ' t - k ' JIV r ' V '