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j VOLUME XII t COLUMBIA ADAIR COUNTY KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY MAY 12 1909 NUMBER 27

i It iI Field Day

i As Is the custom annually thej Field Day exercises cam off at

the LindseyWilson campus lastSaturday afternoon Quite anumber ofpeople gathered and

IaWere highly entertained for sev-

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hours During the exercisesthe Columbia Brass Band dis¬

1coursed delightful music The<wing program was carried

cuffBroad jump running hat by

Dr Cartwrightj won by Mont M

II Murrell distance 19 ft 9 inL Second shingle shampoo shave

wand shine by G W Lowe wonby Mont Richards 19 ft 8 in

Shot put stick pinby Coffeyand Cravens won by JLeonHurt distance 46 ft

Half Hammer fancy vest byI T A Murrell won by Tom Judd

distance 39 ft 11 in Secondstick pin by Goff Bros won by

Murrell 39 ft 2 intjMont yd dash any age stick pinbyJ W Flowers won by RomieJudd time 10 threefifths sec

F Second box of candy byG B

Smith won by Mont Richards10 four fifths sec

100 yd dash 16 and underwatch fo byb E L Sinclair

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Co wori by Taylor Kasey time12 sec

220 yd dash razor by Adair1 I County News won by Tom JuddU traie 25 sec Second box of can ¬

J dy by Reed Miller won byMont Richards 25t sec

iI 4100 yd dash 12 and under

knife by T R Stults won byEdgar Harris time 14threefifths sec Second stick pin SN Hancock woa by Clarence

c A Bruise time 14fourfifths secPole Vault pair shoes by Rus ¬

sell Co won by Fred Rain-water height 9 ft 5 in Second

r watch fob by Neilson Mosswon by Edgar Harda way height

L F>gft 9 in-

Onehalf milerun fancy vest

I by Jack Young won by FredRainwater time 2 mini 9threefifths sec L Second knife byNeilson Moss won by TomJudd

Onejimle run hat by Gov

1IHindman won by Fred Rain¬

water 6 inin6 sec Second setof military brushes by X JT

I Page won by Isaac StoryHigh jump Hat by Coffey

P tteson won by Tom JuddI height 5 ft Second box of can ¬

dy by W H Wilson won byMont Murrell height 4 ft 11 in

Girls Relay Race photos by JI W Coy won by Tags time60sec Second box of candy

Gowdy Co worJby O F

Race watch fob by Diwon by Mont v Murrell

19twofifths sec Secondracket by Jeffries Sons

Mont Richard 19threesecraces

gold belt buckle byDrug Co won by Lutta

Second box of candy byBros won by Alma

Relay Race pennantby Frogge Literary Society

3 min 5 secrace 22 rifle by Dr Dun

won by Fred Rain waterIyd Run set of millitary

by M Cravens WQlbyIIvM Richards time 1 min 2Second box of candy by J

won by W L Stearv

ersauJt race gold scarfM R Gabbert won by

Juddy Second knife by Jwon by Fred Rant

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Race pair slippers by HSons won by Wm

Second shingle shamee and shine by G T

avo won by John Goff

gold medal offered Tby Rev

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A R Kasey to the winner of thehighest number of points waswonby Tom Judd

The town council has set Maythe 14th for a cleanup day andwill arrange for the garbage tobe taken from your premises ifyou will place the same in Bar¬

rels or boxes convenient to beemptied into a wagon Everyone ought to welcome the moveand show the council that suchaction is appreciated It is theproper course to pursue and wetrust the council will arrange fora like removal every week or pro ¬

bably every two weeks will doA day n every week or everytwo weeks could be set for suchwork and would be a gr at helpto the people and but a slight ex¬

pense to the town Gentlemenof the council takethis proposi ¬

tion up and measure its merits

On the 5th Sunday i n thismonth all the members of theMethodist Church and all otherswho are in sympathy with thatorganization are requested tokring wellfilled baskets to themorning services After the dis¬

course the congregation will re¬

pair to the LindseyWilson Hilland take dinner on the groundIn the afternoon a discourse willbe delivered This promises tobe an enjoyable affair and theinvitation does not exclude anyperson who desires to take part

Two colored clubs Burkesvijleand Columbia met at this placelast Friday afternoon the Burkesville club being badly defeatedthe score at the close of theninth inning being 19 to 11 Thefame had been fairly well ad¬

vertisedand quite a number ofpeople white and colored wit¬

nessed it Perfect order pre¬

vailed the Burkesville crowdtaking their defeat philosophic-ally

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The club here will play areturn game at an early date

The News extend its sympathyto Mrs J D Lowe who wasbereft of her mother Mrs Re ¬

becca Smith Monday of lastweek The end came at Gainsboro Tenn where the deceasedhad resided for many years andwhere she was highl respectedfor her many Christian virturesThe deceased was 77 years oldand had been a faithful memberof the Christian Church sinceearly girlhoodI

The Russell Springs propertysold last Saturday for 3775The Hotel and twenty acres ofground were soldt 6 CharleyWinfrey and the Phelps Brosfor about 1800 The remainderof the boundary was divided in¬

to lots and sold to different part¬

ies the whole bringing the totalsum mentioned above

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Owing to other business en ¬

gagements Mr R 0 Mulliganwill not be in Columbia as adver¬

tised some time ago but if youwant to purchase a beautiful lotfor a residence it will pay you towrite him or call at The Newsoffice and same informationwillbe given

J C Eubank of Cane Valleythe blacksmith has just enlargedhis shop and equipped withlatest and best e marketaffords and can furnish Rubbertires frQm12 on up A com¬

plete stock of material Patron ¬

age solicted Give him a call

A letter to Mr J ffi Richardsfrom the> attending physicianAnchorage states tb tMrRichards is gettingralong i icelyand thatshe has been removedfrom

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the hospital The indications1

paint to her early recovery

Cravens fountain is now openJill kinds of Summer drinks andice cream 25it

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To the Citizens of Columbia

In order that the appearenceof our town may be improvedand the health our citizens pro ¬

t cted Friday May 14 1909 isdesignated as cleaning up day

We request every citizen andhousekeeper to have in andaround the premeses under hiscontrol cleaned All the garbagepaper cans filth andrubbishput into barrels and boxes thenhave the barrels and boxesplaced close to the street so thatthey can easily be emptied intowagons The Board of Trusteehave engaged wagons which areto go out all the streets andalleys on the evening of May14 1009 and pick up thegarbagewhich will be burned It is hopedthat all the citizens will encour ¬

cleaninglupof Adair

>county and the Board

of Trustees of the Town of Co-

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Quite an Honor

Mr Reed Shelton son of MrsGeorgia R Shelton this placewho is finishing his education atMerryville College MerryvilleTenn was elected AssistantChemist by the Faculty of theinstitution a few days ago andhis work will begin next Septemher This is quite an honor and-Re d was taken wholly by sur¬

prise as he had not an intima-tion

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that his nam was being con¬

sidered The first he knew waswhen the Faculty called him inand he received the informationIt is something for which tobeproud and we congratulateyoung Shelton believing that hewill most creditably perform theduties which will be assigned

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The Trustees of the Town ofColumbia have fixed next Fri¬

day May 14th as a town cleaningday and I think that is a movein the right direction It willnot only add to the beauty of thetown but will promote the publichea thLet no citizen fail tocomply with the requirements ofthe Town Board forit is for thegood of every one living in Co¬

lumbia U L Taylor5 V Health Officer

Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licnsesnot heretofore reported wereissued from the Adair County I

Clerks office during the monthof April

SH Wheat to Eva M McEntire

H B House to Ella Lee Glidewell

AD Streeval to Maggie Burton

J I Bottoms to Alice Janes

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I want to thank all my friendswho supported me in the lateRepublican primary for Asses ¬

sor I was defeated by Mr JM Wolford a perfect gentlemanand I will cheerfully supporthim at the November election Iam not the least sore I want tosee nim elected Very truly

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A real Turk was in Columbialast week soliciting aid Heclaimed to be converted to theChristian religion and he carriedmany recommendations as to thetruthfulness of his story Hestated that he left his countryeight months ago leaving hiswife who is also a Christianthat his father mother brothersand sisters had been murderedon account of their conversionsand that he was out endearoring to raise money sufficient tobring his wife to this countryMany of our citizens contributedand he probably raised twenty ortwentyfive dollars in the townHe may be all right and he maynot but be that as it may theColumbia people were endeavor ¬

ing to help the needy and theyare satisfied with their donations

The angel of death came to thehome of our Bro W W Yateof Gradyville Ky and tookhis beloved wife Mary EYates who had been a suffererfor 13 years With true Christ-ian

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fortitude she bore her afflict¬

ions with patience She depart ¬

ed this life April 6 1909 shewas born Sept 25 1839 Shewas surrounded at her death by I

her husband and friends whodid all that mortal hand could doto relieve her suffering Shewent to sleep peaceably in thearmsof Jesus She was a trueandconsistant member of theGradyville Baptist Church

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Mr V Sullivan who has beenconnected with the ColumbiaGrocery Company and The VM Gowdy Grocery Company forseveral years making fine reputation as a salesman tenderedhis resignation the last of Apriland aQcepted a position withAltsheler Co Louisville MrSullivan is thoroughly acquaint-ed

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with the counties in this see¬

tion of the State and being anindustrious salesman popular in

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this territory there is not a doubtbut he will give entire satisfac ¬

tion The best of feeling existsbetween him and the former firmfor whom he did business

We have been asked to give nlestimate of the amount of tonage I

to and from Campbellsville to thisplace annually We understandthat a corporation in Ohio wantsthis information having in viewrailroad connection between thetwo places We have no figuresat hand and can not give any¬

thing like a correct estimate butit is immense We would beglad to publish the informationif some person will furnish it

The first strawberries to b evgathered this season so far aswe have heard were plucked byMr M L Mitchell last Sundayfrom his garden He reportsthem very fine and a full cropIt is a little Out of the ordinaryto report a heavy frost one weekand plenty of ripe strawberriesthe next but the unexpectedhappens in this part

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The Green county people willlikely complete the pike fromGreensburg to the Adair countyline by Fall If Adair countymeets them it will have to buildabout eight miles The FiscalCourt has promised aid to theamount of 5000 provided the re-

mainder¬

is raised by subscriptionWill the people take an interestin the enterprise

Rev Je P Scruggs preachedfor Rev TylerIat the PresbyteyisTn church Sunday afternoon inthe latteris absence at the dedi-

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sBervices dfSthe Y MC-A building at Versaiiles Atthe evening services Rev TylerJn turzLoccupied he pulpit jat

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The other afternoon HerbertSmith son of Mr G A Smitha boy about 17 years old return¬

ed home from the LindseyWil ¬

son a little earlier than usualHe was met by his mother whosaid Herbert change yourclothing and go down to the bot ¬

tom and help your father He isworking himself to death Her¬

bert did as he was directed butwhen he reached the bottom hefound his father and the otherhands sitting on the bank of thecreek fishing He was thor ¬

oughly disgusted and returnedhome Meeting his mother hesaid Ma dont you worry aboutpa he will take care of himself

Thirtythree new gaugers whocome under civil service wereappointed by Collector Craft ofthe Fifth district last weekThree of the appointments wereawarded to Adair Countymen namely Byron Montgom-ery

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Columbia L Y Gabbertand Frank M Gabbert CaseyCreek

Remember that Miss BetseyHancocks pupils will give amusical recital at the ChristianChurch next Friday eveningThey will be assisted by MissJulia Eubank vocalist a pupil ofMiss Martha Hancock It willbe an evening of enjoyment anda cordial invitation is extendedto every body

This week we publish theSheriffs settlement all but tas toroads The settlement which ap ¬

pears today will appear againnext week and the week follow¬

ing we will publish the settle ¬

ment as to roads and also theclaims allowed jit the April termof the Fiscal court

IThe Adair circuit court willbegin next Monday The docketis about up to the average Agreat many poople are expectedhere the opening day The can-

didates¬

for Circuit Judge and forCommonwealths Attorney willbe here and doubtless speak

Mrs Jeff Parsons who was adaughter of Mr A N Whitlockdied at St Mary and Elizabethfifosptal Louisville one day lastweek Her remains were broughtto Green county and interred lastaI¬

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tended the funeral

Gladys a little daughter ofMr and Mrs Henry Ingram metwith an accident Friday atnoonShe was playing with her dolland fell the dolls head break¬

ing the little girls hand catch¬

ing on the broken pieces cut¬

ting quite a gash

I have several second handbuggies almost as good as newCan please any one either insteefor rubber tire and also inprice If you need a good sub ¬

stantial buggy this is yourchance S F Eubank 273t

A base ball club from theDanville Deaf and Dumb Insti ¬

tute will be here next Saturdayto play the LindseyWilson TheSt Marys club will engage theLindseyWilson boys the Saturnday following

The examination of teacherswill take place next Friday andSaturday of this week May 14

and 15 The teachers are re-

quested¬

to report promptly atthe JL and F College

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Taecners examination to beJieMin this p1ac May 14 and 15

The board will ineetiii the feand F SighSchool >building

I Mr G P ess Eas finishedtaking the in the Gradedichoo1 district It tbra es270lijhildran in t1ie kihool

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Workmen are now laying thefoundation for the Russell block

IOtley Hobson advertis theirdrinks in the News this

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An infant child of Mr and MrsJo Baker near Sparksville diedlast Thursday

Mrs U P Walling a prominent lady of Campbellsville diedat Lebanon Monday night

There was special singing atthe Christian Church Sundayforenoon by the little folks

Last Sunday Jesse Branham ishot J A Tompkins to deathnear Albany No particulars

The best buggies made aresold by the Buchanan Lyon CoCampbellsville 27lt

Rev R L Tally filled the pul¬

pit at Methodist Church Sundaynight delivering a very gooddiscourse

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Several tobacco growers in thiscounty set out their plants Mon¬

day This is several weeks ear-lier than usual

The Messrs Bassett of thisplace are now using an automo ¬

bile The machine a handsomeone was received last week

If you want a late style and aneasy running buggy confer withthe Buchanan Lyon Co Camp ¬

bellsville 27ltMr Rollin Hurt has had his

residence repainted and other im-

provements made giving thehome a bright and attractive ap¬

pearanc

Mr V Sullivan has removedfrom Pea Ridge to BomarHeights and is occupying thecottage recently built by MrFrank Sinclair

Mr Gee Carter of JunctionCity has arrived and has takencharge of one of the tables at the w

mill of the Bassett HardwoodLumber Co

James Holladay who is a stu-dent in the LindseyWilson isnow carrying his left arm in asling He was jumping on the

I campus and fell and sprained it

What was said to be the oldesthouse in Columbia has beenrazed It was the little framformerly occupied by Bradshaw

Jones as an undertakersshop

Mrs Venia Coffey who soldher residence to Charley Herriford gave possession yesterdayMrs Coffey and daughter willfor the present board at thehotel

MrJ B Terry who was oneof Metcalfe countys best citi ¬ szens died last week He waseighty years old and had beenprominent in the affairs of thecounty

The teachers institute forAdair county will be held in Co-

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the week beginning July26 Prof J C Willis a wellknown educator will conduct the 1

exercises

The Buchanan Lyon Co Gampbellsville are agents for the McCormick mowers and bindersAdair coUnty is in their territoryand they will have an agent tocanvass the county If you wantthe best machine made write tothe Buchanan Lyon Co 7 Campbellsville Ky It

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