The Adair County news.. (Columbia, Kentucky) 1907-04-03 [p...
Transcript of The Adair County news.. (Columbia, Kentucky) 1907-04-03 [p...
r8 THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS COLUMBIA KY APRIL 3 1907
WITH OUR CORRESPONDENTSt
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Hi Weeks Happenings News Important or Otherwise as Report-
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By Our Corps of Correspondentsi
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GRADYVILLE
We had a good shower of rainlast Friday
Sam Thomas of Gadberrywas in our midst last Thursday
J A Diddle spent several daysof last week at Greensburg-
W W Yates was in Edmontonlast Wednesday
Mr Z M Staples of Colum¬
bia spent a day visiting relativeshere last week
Mrs J D Walker of Colum¬
bia was the guest of Mrs J ADiddle last week
Mrs B E Rowe and MissRowe were visitors at Mrs J JHunters last Thursday
Mr Leaper Yates of Edmonton spent a few days of lastweek visiting relatives at thisplace
Our old people say they dontremember of experiencing aMarch like the one just closed
Rev G Y Wilson has just re-
turned¬
from Albany where heclosed a very interesting seriesbf meetingsI
Mr C 0 Moss made a busness trip to Portland one day
last weekIi
Mr Geo D Vance one of theprosperous farmers of the Cool I
Spring community was with uslastFridayiWe are glad to note that Rev I
J Vi Sexton and his estimablewife are now citizens of ourtown I
Mr Robert 0 Keltner one ofour industrious citizens has re-
cently¬
made some improvementson his property at this place I
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Messrs C L Keltner and j
Thomas Gowen of the Weedj
community attended prayerI
services at this place Wednesday
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L C Hindman was in thePrices Creek community one
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day last week looking after catItte1
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JJiMiss Mollie Flowers and Katie j
Russell students of the L WITtS of Columbia spent J
in urcityMr Geo H Nell after spend I
frig several days with his family I
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at this place returned home lastWednesdayMrs I
Gupton of EastI
Fork spent a few days visitingrelatives in this community lastweek
James Wilmore Willie B Hun-
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and Paul Wilson students of I
Columbia spent last Saturdayand Sunday at their homes in ourcity
Mr Willie Hill one of our efficient merchants f spent lastSunday afternoon at Bliss
Iand Mrs S A Taylor andtheir son Samuel attended thefuneral services of Mr Motgomery at Ozark last Thursdayv Messrs Will Sharp and family
r3XA Gradyand family and JoYates and family who left herethe first of the year for McGre¬
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gor Texas are well pleased withthe Lpne Star State and are allthrough planting a large crop ofcorn Success to you is the wish
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of your Kentucky friends +
Mr S A Harper handed yourreporter a letter to read that hhad just received from his son
i Mont who has been enjoying asoldier life for many years andIstated that he had good healthbut was very much disappointedvisitis Kentucky
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during the month of March onaccount of having extra work todo but would be sure to come inJuly Mont has been stationedat San Francisco for a longtime
I His many friends in Gradyvillewill be glad to see him
Our town was full up of peoplelast Saturday attending the auction sale of Mr J J Hunter Agreat many articles sold lowerthan their cash value while others brought more This is the
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case at all auctions the peoplewill buy
Mrs Millie Hill has just return¬
ed from the Louisville marketwhere she spent several dayslooking after millinery and willbe ready to meet her customerswith a full line of uptodategoods in a few days
Mrs J A Diddle is receivingthis week new machinery frombeginning to end for his rollermill at this place When thismachinery is put into serviceand with the experience of an ex-
perienced miller our town willhave a mill that will make asgood flour as any in the Stateand the patrons of this millshould appreciate the great convenience it will be to one and allSuccess to Mr Diddle
We are just in receipt of a let¬
ter from our old friend MartinRoach formerly of this community but for the last few yearsof McGregor Texas statingthat his health is good and he isaccumulating some of this-
i worlds goods We all know IaIathing we ever heard of Martin
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beingthebLord has forgiven him for thatwhich is leaving the Democraticwaspartyworsethe Republican TheImatter you requested the ¬
Ier to see after will be attendedI
to in due season and I will as-
sure you everything will come up
endallWe are glad to note that MrsW C Hill of our city and Mrs
Mattie Dulin of Edmonton haveformed a partnership and willopen up a dressmaking establish¬
ment in this place at once It isthe very thing we need Suc¬
cess to you ladies
GLENSFORK
Many of our farmers have beencompelled to stop breaking cornground on account of the dryweather I
M E Blair and wife and Law¬
rence Wilkinson and wife attend ¬
ed the exposition at Louisvillelast week
Several of our young folks at¬
tended the singing at SmithsChapel Sunday
Mrs Ed Gifford is recoveringfrom a severe attack of pneumo-nia
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feverThe social at Louis Morgans
Saturday night was well attend ¬
ed and highly enjoyed by all pre ¬
sentMarried on the 26th Miss Mil ¬
lie Grider to Mr Joda SamuelsThe bride is the youngest daught ¬
er of Mr M B Grider and is avery estimable young lady Thegroom is an industrious youngfarmer and a gentleman in thefullest sense of the term
Henry Hudson bought a smalltract of land on the west side of
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Glensfork from Louis Morganand will erect a dwelling
PELLHAMi
Miss Tennie Young and broth-er
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Luther visited Miss MyrtleSquires Saturday evening
Dave Bridgwater was here lastweek looking for stock
Geo Cundiff of Mt Pleasantwas here recently buying stock
There will be a singing atHutchinson school house thefourth Sunday evening Everybody come and bring Windowsof Heaven and Crown AfterCrossArthur
Robinson and familyhave removed to Parson Kansaswhere they will reside
Preaching at Hutchinson schoolhouse the fourth Sunday morn ¬
ing at 11 oclockA singing at Mr Frank Shep ¬
herds last Saturday evening wasvery much enjosed
W F Squires was visiting hisfamily here Sunday
FONT HILL
Messrs J F Shaw and E GAtkins commercial travelerswere here Tuesday night
Mr Luther Brockman has ac-
cepted¬
a position as timber in¬
spector for the Columbia Single ¬
tree Co at this placeMr J 0 Jarboe foreman of
Columbia Singletree Co is heresuperintending the erection ofshop and other buildings for thatcompany Machinery will be in ¬
stalled as soon as buildings arecompletedMr
Barns spent Thursdaynight with Mr and Mrs Herschel Dunbar
J H Smith Co are buyingandshipping large quantities ofeggs and poultry
John Rexroat has beenIMrs for a few daysMr J 0 Jarboe has bought
and is having delivered at thisplace a large quantity of timberto be used in building houses forjhands and other necessary build ¬
ing for the factory that is goingIhereMr
Merkely and familyleft last Saturday to be at thebedside of his brother who wasrsick and has since died at Campbellsville
GARBER OKLA
Perhaps a few lines from thispart of the fair land would be ofinterest to some one I am aregular reader of the News andassure you that it is a welcomevisitor however I would like tohear from Knifley and CaseyCreek at more frequent intervalsAm sure if you could get SteveKnifley to correspond we wouldget all the news
We are experiencing some verywarm weather for this season ofthe year last week the thermom-eter
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registering 94 degrees in the
shadeWheatand oats were never bet-
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and fruit trees are loaded totheir utmost capacity Hun¬
dreds of acres of corn have beenplanted and gardens are lookingfine The Old Mexico fever hasstruck our community and sev ¬
eral of my neighbors have gonebut this Kentuckian will nevergo
I would like to say a fewwords for Enid the coming cityof Oklahoma with her wholesalehouses factories mills churchesschools railroads street cars andCpaved streets A Christion Uni-
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building is being erectedfor which Enid gave over onehundred thousand dollars
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We Have AIOFEmpire Superior and The Farmers Black Hawk CornDrills with blade disc or wheel Globe Fertilizers FieldSeeds Farm Wagons Buggies Saddles and Harness lightand
heavyWekeep a complete line of Shelf and Heavy Hard¬
ware Mill Supplies and nearly euery thing needed on thefarm Give us a call
Wm F Jeffries SonsColumbia Kentucky
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GOOD EYESIGHTijIs one thing everybody is looking for and if your eyes are diseased now is the time tohave them attended to You cannot afford to neglect as important a thing as youreyes I am permanently located at Columbia and wiil guarantee every piece of mywork If you need anything drop me a postal card and I will call uponyouit I am the only Licensed Optician in Adair County
Would be glad to do your work and guaranteeSatisfactihnSAM
HANCOCKYYYYy YYYYfYiY YYYYfYY YYrYYYYYIY7
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MACHINE SHOPOpened up by experienced Machinist
Repairs Promptly and Correctly Made onEngines Boilers and all Machinery Shop well equipped
A C SURREY CAMPBELLSVILE KYlf 1UIIr
Democrats carried Oklahoma soI will close with best wishes tothe News and its many readers
R S GOODE4
Dudley Bros bought of variousparties 9 young cattle at 8 to 16 perhead also 7 hogs at 6 centsGlensforkCor
REPORT0iMade to the Comptroller of the
Currency of the Conditfon
THE FIRST NATIONALOFi
BANK
No 6769ftT GOLUMBIfl IN TttE STflTE Of j
KENTUCKY fiT HIE GLOSE OF BUS ¬ j
INESS MGtt 22 1907IRESOURCES I
Loans and discounts yG5 845 821
Overdrafts secured anded unsecurI
U S Bonds to securecirculation 25 000 00Bonds securities etc 34 863 45Banking hams furniture and
futures 3 000 CO
Due from approved reserveagents 39 390 18
231NotesLawful money reserved in banks
viz Specie 9 3000Legaltender notesO 000 00 9 320 00
Redemption fund with U STreasurer 5 per cent of cir ¬
culation 125000
Total 183 759 70
LIABILITIESI
Capital stock paid inn 25000 00 tSurplusfund i 300000
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Undivided profits less expensesand taxes paid 301218
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National Bank notes outstanding 25000 00
Due to other National Banks 91 39
Individual deposits subject tocheck 127 G5C 13
183 759 70
STATE CF KENTUCKYss
COUNTY OF ADAIR JI John O Russell President of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that the abovestatement is true to the best of my knowledge
belief JOHH O RUSSEL ProsSubscribed and sworn to before me this 29th
day of Mch 1907
WM A COEFEYN P A CCommission Expires January 22 1908
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Cerol1imoI
Black jack white points about15 hands high 6 years old Goodength good head and ears hea-
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bone and the best of feet Thisjack is an excellent breeder hiscolts onbmarket last fall Fee SO to in¬
sure a living colt
IfHGULAND PEACOCK AND
FAYETTE ARTIST
Two very handsome and royal-ly
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bred young stallions will servea limited number of mares at
S125Oinsure living colt You seldomsee two colts with more finishorwith better breeding They arestrictly highclass in ever partic-ular
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When in Columbia call atour barn and see this stock
In all cases when mare is tradedsold removed from the neighbor¬
hood or bred to other stock ourmoney becomes due and must bepaid at once Mares fed or graz ¬
ed at reasonable rates
YOUNG COFFEY
Mr Bruno Merkely purchased a nice2 yearold colt from Wm Owen price185Font Hill Cor
000Wm Francis bought a mule ffom Al
len Walker Monday for 155 t I t< >
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