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uovalr muitain k NEW Stmi!S: VOLUME lit No. 47 BARBOURVILLE, KY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921 ONE DOLLAR AND PIPTY CENTS A YEAR IN ADVANCE a: mm &i" MINTON SHOW HOUSES AT DOWLINQ QREEN Rowling Green Is tho County Seat ot Warrcir County with o ponutatlon of 10i)00, being h great schooltown. Warren County Is it beautiful farm ing country and twonty-thrco years ago It was noted for Its beautiful saddle horses wliero tho breeders had hope sales. On account of the decllno of tbo usefulness of the horse and the Introduction of the automobile, theso dealers liavo turn ed their attention to other lines of stock raising. Sterling Nlckols and his father, who Is now ninety-four years old and has shown horses continuously for seventy-flvo years, commencing at the age' of fifteen and stopping at ninety, still handle a few fine horses there. Our saddle mares did splen didly at this "Fair, Sary Kathleen (Luclle) winning first placo In tho combined harness and saddle stake. Gladys and Verda won their share of first and seconds In nil rings shown. This Pair Association has beauti ful grounds, a one-half mile race track equal to the State Fair track and the grand stand will Boat 10, 000 people. They have all necessary buildings and equipment und have one of the best fairs In Western Kentucky. T. W. MINTON. PRESBYTERIAN LADIES AH) The Presbyterian Ladles Aid met with Mrs. J. I. Mitchell Septei-be-9th. After the Bible study and busi ness session, Mrs. W. T. Mitchell, on behalf of the ladles of the Aid, ex pressed their regret at losing such a vsluablo member as Mrs. W. D. MIn ton who is leaving town to go to her new field of work. After a pleasant social hour the Aid adjourned to meet with Mrs. R. W. Cole September 30. TRIAL OF MANCHESTER BOYS POSTPONED According to the Harlan Enter prise the trial ot Jim and Pitt Stiv ers, Ted Marcum and John Burchell has been postponed until tho Janu ary term ot court. Bond In each case was set at $15,000. They are accused of the killing of tho chief of police Bill Holcomb, Deputy Cold iron and another man at Lynch last July. METHODIST CHURCH In the absence of the pastor, tho services Sunday at tl A.M. and 7:30 P.M. will be In charge of Rev. S. P. Franklin. Sunday School at 9:45 and Epworth League at G:30. RECITAL There will be an Expression and Dramatic Art Recital by Miss Hazel Oliver, Director of Expression at the Baptist Institute, Monday evening, at 7:30 o'clock Miss Mattlo Tra bue will assist at tho piano and Prof. C. E. Bunnell on the cornet. The public Is cordially invited. One young man killed another at a dance In Clay County Saturday night. ARE YOU SATISFIED? One m cut wiltcr lias said that solf-satlsfuctlou marks Inability or uiiulllluguc.vi to go farther a hIii of stupid vanity or dull Intelligence. And it's truth Men aio expected to move, forward, to crow, to pi-ojticss, to prosper. If jou arc Mitl.slled, you stop. We should all try to move ahead, to t;et ahead, to always bo up and doing. Ours is that nort of a bank. We want more cus otmiTK. Wo want more business. Wo want to render a greater senlce to thin community. Wo want you for rutsoiner. That's why we Invito you to do business with this reliable bank. Honor Roll Bank We pay 8 ul all taxes mi Certificates of Detxxslte. FIRST NATIONAL BANK UARBOURVILLE, KENTUCKY CAPITAL PAID IN FULL fBO.000.00 SURPLUS FUND 900,000.00 CONGRATULATING THEMSELVES There Is general congratulation among the citizens over the good work done at Haven Sunday. The concensus of Opinion Is that we have 'a man as Sheriff who Is absolutely 'unafr.tld and that he has chosen as deputies men who will either follow h'm tnywhere or will go where they pre ient and do what thoy ara sent to do, Sheriff Walkor Is tho bulest man :n the County aM hl biiAlness lt K-ieli as to Commend Itself to each right thinking man, namely, that of cleaning up moonshlnlng and boot legging, the worst curse against which we have to stand, t Knox County hus a man In its Sheriff. MINTON SHOW HORSES AT THK STATE FAIR Our special Interest In the Stute Fair exhibition was for "Sara Kath leen," she being entered In tbe Louis villo Old Inn $2, COO Stake for tho best five-salted Saddle Marcs In the United States, Tuesday night, Sept. 13th. She was tho only Kentucky owned entry, all tho others being shown by millionaires from Okla homa, California, Pennsylvania, etc. When tho crowd realized this they commenced cheering "Sara Kath leen" und went wild when sho was given third place In this big stake, this being her first show at the State Fair. Sho made a wonderful show und won her place hands down. .'lucuriug third placo In this stake she was compelled to show Saturday nll'ht in the Scelbach Championship Stake of tho United States for live galted saddle horses, stallions, geld ings and maro8. She held her own and won fifth place in the Champion ship stake Saturday Ight, with a ring of wonderful show horses, from Ok lahoma and California. Sho has been entered this summer In fourteen stakes and won eleven blues, one third one fourth and one fifth. The third and fifth were in the big stakes at the State Fair. She proved herself a winner at tbe Shei byvllle Fair by being given higher places In the Louisville Stakes than the horses that beat her when she was sick at Shelbyvllle. It Is an honor to Kentucky and to Darbourvllle to keep such a wonder ful animal In the state. Sara Kath leen's winnings place her as tbe Champion flve-gnited Saddle Mare in Kentucky, the second in tbe U. S. and in the class of five of the best horses in the U. S. A. Verda did not show at the State Fair, but Gladys Gilbert won third place in a combined harness and sad dle ring and fourth place In the fine Harness Stake. T. W. MINTON. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday, September 26th: Sunday School at 9:45. Morning Service at 11 a.m. Evening Service at 7 p.m. Misses A. E. Weeks and Miss Mae ! Carter, ot Union Cortege, came in Monday from their vacations., The new trucks bought by Cole & Hughes and tho Dixie Wholesale Grocery are dandles. ALLEGED MURDERERS MOONHinNERS CAPTURED Last week Columbus Partln, who had been appointed deputy six hours previously, was shot to death from ambush at Cltenoa. Tho murderers escaped. Saturday night Sheriff B. P. Walk er, Russ Baker, Bcrnte Dlllman and Tom Phillips, of Knox County, with twelve doputles and dry officers from Plnevllle, took breakfast at Fount nt 4:30 a.m. and then walked to Haven to the home of Jerry Howling whoso two sons, Bob and Chester, are accused of killing' Partln. Ou Sunday night tho Knox County ofilcer-Jiad raided a still at the edge of fli if Tom -Jones, farm on Big Rich land. Seven operators fled and were not caught. Sheriff Walker had alroady sent out n scout and found that tho Bowl ing hoys were at home. Arriving ut the house he proceeded to post his men around the premises and ns ho did so two men Jumped off the porch and ran Into the gardon. Sheriff Walker called on them to halt and when they failed to do so, fired at them. Thoy meanwhile fired at him with high power rllles the bullets striking the earth Just below where ho stood on the railroad truck, which Is Just above the house. From the garden the men dodged into a field and hid in a clump of weeds and hushes where tho artillery ot Red Stowart and his deputies begun to find them. Answering the summons of Sheriff Wulker that they throw up their hands, they replied that their bunds were up. They wore told to come out with them up and keep them up which they did and surrendered. A search of the house revealed seven sacks of malt corn, seven bushels In all and some seven gal lons of liquor were found burled In the garden. Going up a hollow alone. Sheriff Walker encountered a man carrying a bucket of slops. It was John Barnes. Testing the slop the Sheriff' found the bucket contained liquor slops. Answering his question Barnes said the still was on the hill. How ever, altUo a force pump was found which was used for lifting water from tho creek branch, 200 to 300 yards distant, the still was not there but was located a quarter of a mile away under some bushes. The de puties found and destroyed 300 gal lons of beer which was ready to be made Into liquor and the still was destroyed and brought Into town. It was placed in front of the National Bank of John A. Black. It Is said to be one of the very best stills taken In this section. Prisoners taken on thols raid were Jerry Bowling and two sons. Bob and Chester, John Barnes and Bob Ble vlns. Another son of Bowling was not brought in as he Is already un der bond. They wero taken to Plne vllle and from there will have to go to London tor trial unless let out on bond. This raid Is said to have been the biggest dry raid pulled oft except one sent out from Chicago into Michigan. Primarily, It was for tho capture of the Bowling boys for the alleged mur der of Partln, but It had tho purposo also of breaking up tho nest of moon shiners in that section. WILL SAVE MONEY FOR CLAY' AND KNOX COUNTIES Duo to the enterprise of tho C. & M. R. R. It will bo possible to build roads )a Knox and Clay Counties much, cheaper than formerly, as the big rock crushing plant bought last week by G. M. Richards, manager of tho C. &. M., while lu Georgia, is to be used to crush rock for tho uso of tho two counties as soon as the needs of tho railroad aro supplied, should thoy desire to uso it. A big quarry of lino stone has been opened up the line and, as stated, when tho two counties are ready for base rock it can be supplied lu large quantities. DETHERAGK-PARHOTT The marriage of Godfrey Parrott and Miss Alice Dethorago, daughter of Mr. und Mrs. Steve Detheruge who livo down tho river, was consummat ed by Rev. D. Edgar Allen, pastor ot tho Baptist Church, Wednesday ot last week. Tho happy couplo left to take lu the State Fair as part ot their honeymoon trip. Tbe bride is a young lady ot much charm and the groom has many friends who will wish them much Joy in their new estate. LOGAN HOSPITAL Joe Smith, who rules over the des tiny of ono ot the golf stick mach ines at the Hickory Mill, Is looking somewhat peaked, but quite hopeful following a touchdown by Dr. Logan on Joe's vermiform appendix. He who stealeth my purse steals trash, but ho who stealei i my good verm iform, stealeth that which not en rlcheth him and leaves mo bereft Indeed. W. M. Isan, of Blue Hole, was op erated on for appendicitis last week. Justice Hampton, of Little Brush Creek, underwent an operation for appendicitis Sunday. NEW BUSSIXES BLOCK IS ASSURED In a conversation with John Main it was learned that Geo. W. Tye will tear down his barn on the Public Square and will build a business houso on the present site, which Is ono ot tho very best In town. Mr. Tyo Is to bo congratulated on this public spirited move. Part of the plan for further Improvement of this portion of the Squaro Is a building to bo built by Jim Hlnkle, Walter Scott Hudson, F. W. Golden, John Main, Dr. J. E. Faulkner and J. B. Campbell. Tho building will have u 109 foot front by 127 1-2 feet, running from Wilson Court to Lib erty St., to be built of brick and very substantial. CONGRESSMAN ROBSION (MIOSES WORTHY SUBJECTS Good Roads, Education und Law and Order are subjects that are very worthy the attention and thought ot the best minds. Congressman J. M. Robslon may always be depended upon to strike tho right note along lines of a higher morality and the subjects, including good roads, are means ot acquiring it. Last week at the SeelbacH. Hotel, ho made a speech on good roads before members ot tbe Good Road3 Association of Kentucky. While there ho saw Mr. Boggs of the State Road Department, and that gentle man says he Is anxious to put tho road ih. a and get the right of way question cleared up. Mr. Robslon has also been on a speochmaklng trip thru Monroe, Cumberland, Russell and Pulaski Counties, where he spoke on good roads, education and law and order. .Ho also paid his respects lu un measured language to the liquor traffic. This Is good work and Is sure to give good results In tho strengthening ot the resolution of the people of the Mountains to scotch tho head of the liquor snake. We congratulate our people on hav ing a Congressman who dares to stand up and speak for the right on all occasions. Advocate Printing quickly done. HORSE SHOW by the Minton 5-Gaited Saddle Horses For the Benefit of the Local Red Cross and Miss Jump's Work Monday, Sept. 26th. 2.30 P. M. Union College Grounds Adults 50c. Children 25c. Sary Kathleen, champion saddle niaro of Kentucky und one ot the five champions of the United States will bu both ridden and driven. Gladys Ollheit, winner of 15 blue rlbbout, lu Ui Model, Harnoss luiul SadUlii Rings of Kentucky, will show you why she won them. Verda V., the sensational show mare, will prove her claim to be one of the highest spirited animals in Fairs this summer. Come and bee this high class Horse Show. All proceeds go to the lied Cross, under tho Red Crohn rules. Tickets ou sale at the Drue Stores and by the Club women ot town. Ribbons ou display at Herndon Drug Store, Mrs. T. J. Belcher, Sec'y. Red Cross. C. V. CONFERENCE GOES OVER THE TOP Tho Cumberland Valley Advctit Christian Conference was in session three days last week at Shlloh Church, Elder R. N. Baldwin, pastor of Lenoir, N. C, Church, was pre sent and presided over the business sosslons. All tho churches in Uio Confer ence wero represented by delegates and brought In good reports. Ono ot the Important features of the ses sion was the adopting of the For ward movement plan. Tho denomin ation has on a forward movement plan among the forty-two confer ences In America to ralto Five Mil lion dollars to send the gospel Into new territory and to strengthen tho churches already established. The Cumberland Valley Confer ence went over the top by raising Its apportionment of $4V000.00. As a result of the forward movement, all ot Kentucky will be Invaded by Evangelists for Adventlsm. Elders W F. Hcndrlx and W. W. Beach, of Lenoir, N. C, wero pre sent and did most of the preaching. Officers elected for tho year of 1321-22 were J. T. Gibson, Presi dent; W. M. Strong, Vice-President; J. H. Woolum, Secretary; J. Will Davis, Treasurer; K. F. Davis, Di rector. Tho latter two were present at the conference Friday, Saturday and Sunday. BOOTLEGGER MULE SOLD Churllu Embry, who has charge ot the Poor Farm, on Saturday came luto possession of the inula and sad dle captured at tho Fair Ground by Russ Baker. Charlie will teach It by kindness that tho real primrose path Is not that of dalliance with the liquor that lcadeth to destruction, but runs along the water wagon way. The anlmule. If we may so call It, sold for $13.25, including the saddle and with Capt. John H. Lawson as tride It, bore that pleased facial ex pression ot one who, sometlmo out lawed. Is again admitted into the 400 BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor, D. Edgar Allen, plans to discuss two subjects ot very great interest Sunday, Sept. 25th. Morning subject: "How to be Happy." Evening subject: "How to be Prosperous." Our growing Sunday School meets at 9:45 A. M. An Interesting B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 P. M. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday at 7:15 P. M. There Is a suitable place and warm welcome for Y'OU at each ' of these services. METHODIST LADIES AID The Ladles Aid of the M. E. Church mot with Mrs. J. O. Tye on Sept. 17, with twenty members in at tendance. After the business session tbe hostess served delicious cream, cake and mints. The next meeting will be with Mrs. J. D. Black, September 30th. &farc fitP. rf.. ;..-.e'l;sfcjp-ttrfZArt0)&' hevas right - Sty rt your bank account with us .today, wc. bavo nioro than 2 600 depositors. Deposits mo re than halt million dollars. The National Bank fo John A. Black FAMILY REUNION Mrs. Eliza Spttrlock had tho hap piness of n reunion of her family at Garrlch Sunday. Children, grand children nnd neighbors to tho num ber of twonty-flvo enjoyed her charm Ing hospitality. IHPTHERIA The dread dlpthcrla Invaded tho homo of General Johnson, of Eman uel, nnd took tliolr llttlo son from them. Ho was attending the Can.p boll School on Lower MIddIo Fork. He died Monday of last week and tho school was Immediately closed. Anti-toxin was sent for but too late to save tho little fellow. Wo draw attention to the fact that children with soro throats should bo Immediately taken to a doctor as tho anti-toxin. If administered In time, will absolutely savo life, according to the authority of tho State Board of Health. KNOX COUNTY HERO BURIED IN HOME SOIL . Tho Interment of tho remains of W. M. Smith, son of Mr nnd Mrs. James T. Smith, look placo at the Fnulklier Gru'eynrd. Saturday, Sept. 17th. ut 2 P.M Tho Deaton-Smlth Post, American Legion, had chargo of tho ceremonies. Deceased hwt tils life whllo fight ing the buttles or his country, fall ing In the Argonne Forest, where so many gallant men laid down their lives. To him came tho groat adven ture while In the flush of youth, when life was at its best, but he did not sacrifice in vain as history will proudly proclaim Whllo the world is still in a state of political chaos, the winsome figure of Liberty is slowly dominating the minds ot men and as a consequence ot this spent life and that of others, those who follow after will find tho world a bet ter place In which to abide. To the dead, the laurel leaves of victory. To tho living, tho blessings of their sacrifice EXHIBITION OF MINTON SADDLE HORSES In a laudable effort to ralso funds for tho nod Cross and to help con tinue tho splendid work ot Miss EQe Jump, the County Red Cross Nurse, the Minton saddlo horses, which had such great success at various Fairs held recently In Kentucky, will bo shown Monday, Sept. 20, ou Union Collego Campus. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross and admission will bo fifty cents. Turn out and see these beautiful horses and at the same time help a laudable- object. MASS .MEETING FOR NEXT MONDAY CALLED OFF Duo to tho fact that Smoky School has already got permission to usa the Court House next Monday night the Mass Meeting called to settle on a citizens ticket has been called off Mrs. George A. Smith and daugh ter Miss llculah. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Faulkner and Syd Hopper wero at Williamsburg and Jclllco Sunday. 'tSMSfe ViB I W ,t X i, wit "1fc-T