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VOLUME 9 COLUMBIA ADAIR COUNTY KENT 13KY WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10 1906 NUMBER 48
UNITED BRETHREN
One of the Most Successful Meet
lings in the History of the
v Conference
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The Fortysecond Annual Kentucky
Conference of United Brethren which
met in the Presbyterian Church in this
city last week was of the most success-
ful
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meetings in the history of the Con ¬
ferenceBishopT C Carter of Chattanooga
Tenn presided over the session and
despatched business in a manner that
was pleasing to all Rev I B Fisher
of Louisville was elected Secretary
The attendance of ministers and del ¬
egates was unusually large and reports
from the various churches show thatII this denomination is in a very thriving
a
condition The membership has been
largely increased the Sunday Schools
doing a great work and the church as
a whole is rapidly forging to the front
Throughout the session the pulpits
were filled by able men and some very
logical and eloquent sermons were de-
livered
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On Sunday Bishop T C Car ¬
ter filled the pulpit at the Presbyterian
Church in the forenoon and at the
Courthouse in the afternoon treating
our people to two excellent discourses-
D C W Musgrove preached at theME Church Sunday morning and Rev 1
B Fisher atthe Presbyterian church inR1 the evening
The Conference passed resolutions in
which they were very complimentary to
Columbians for the manner in which
they were entertained to the Presby¬
terian Church for the use of their
building and to the ministers of our
town who rendered every assistancepossible w
From every viewpoint the meeting
was a success and our people were de¬
lighted at having the pleasure of enter-
taining
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the body and assure them of a
hearty welcome if they should again
select Columbia as a meeting place
During a business session it was de¬
cided to erect a church here Partic ¬
ulars will be found in another column
Sunday morning W B Seymour was
ordained an elder and given a pastoratein Hancock county
Following is a list of assignments
read out by the Bishop Sunday morn ¬
ingLOUISVILLE DISTRICT-
V R GentryPresiding ElderLouisvilleI B FisherBenview CircuitW B Seymour
VictoriaDr C W Musgrove
PaducahTo be supplied
COLUMBIA DISTRICT
A Whitten Presiding ElderEdmontonJ F TurnerGlenvilleA J Melton
AlbanyW J Etherton and wifeLibertyT J Gibson
GlasgowJ B RasnerHadley Circuit Thomas HadleyConference EvangeIi sW R Lynn
and 0 B WestSunday School OrganizerC R
Dean
FAIR WARNING
It is not desirable to place accountsin the hands of a Collection Agencyneither is it desirable to have thousandsof dollars accumulating on books andnever paid Every person who takes apaper ought to pay for it and notforce a publisher to beg for the pay 1
am tired of such methods and will putout several hundred of accounts unles spaid within a short time If you owe
PromisesrI dont pay my accounts and not likely to>
square you on my booksC S HARRIS
MAKING GOOD IN CALIFORNIA
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Mr Chester Collins youngest son ofour townsman Mr Tim Collins has-
t r developed much skill in the use of car¬
penters tools within the last tw rs-
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He writes his father from OaklandCalifornia in which he states that hegets 50 cents per hour No one who isacquainted with Chester doubts his abil-
ity to make money any where he directshis energy As a boy he was everready for a job as a man he is provinghis ability hold a job
AN LOUR WITH BACH
Friday afternoon the M F Music¬
al History class entertained the entireMusical Department with An HourWith Bach r
fMiss Elizabeth Hollady had the honor
of reading the biography of the com-
poser¬
while a paper on the Interpre ¬
tation of the Works of John SebastianBach was beautifully read by MissMargaret Todd Miss Alice Walker de ¬
lighted everyone with the C Minor Fan¬
tasia so popular with all lovers of BachMr Ohlenmacher played in his usual
style two Fugues one in C Minor andone inC Major
This is the first of a series of enter-
tainmentss
Mr Ohlenmacher has plan ¬
ned for his classAll are anticipated with much pleas ¬
ure by every pupil
NEW ROLLER MILL RUNNING
I Mr J S Stapp has been quite al while in getting his Roller Mill equippe-
and adjusted to his notion but a fewdays ago he announced ready for busi ¬
ness As we understand it the StappMill is thoroughly equipped for produc ¬
ing the very best results in the way o
making highgrade mill products Thetime and money required in buildingand equipping this mill is no small mat ¬
ter and Mr Stapp is to be congratu-
lated
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on putting in such a valuable ancomplete enterprise While not insidethe corporate limits of Columbia yetit is within easy reach and will doubt ¬
less do a thrifty business from the yerystart
ELECTED ASSISTANT CASHIER
At a meeting of the Board of Direc ¬
tors of the Bank of Columbia held lastTuesday Mr Thomas A Murrell waselected AssistantCashier Mr Murrellis a young man of unusual businessqualifications and we feel that the bankcould not have made a wiser selection
For four years he served as CountyJudge of Adair county and since the ex¬
piration of his term of office he has beenvery successful in the insurance field
Mr Murrell has a host of friendsthroughout Adair and adjoining countieswho vtfll be glad to learn of his selec ¬
tion to this positionr
LAST NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Remember that all persons who havenot paid their Taxes for the year 1906
on or before Nov 1st will be reportedto the County Court Clerk as delinquent
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who will immediately issue a warrantand place with me for immediate Col ¬coli¬
to the 6 per cent penalty which is tobe collected on all Taxes unpaidonabove date This also draws 6 per centinterest in addition I trust that everyTaxpayer will heed this notice andsave the trouble and cost of this kindof collection W B Patteson Sheriff47tf
REGISTRATION
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The registration in Columbia lastTuesday gives the following figures r r
EAST COLUMBIADemocrats 54 Re I
publicans 35 Independents 4 Prohibi-tion
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WEST COLMBiA Democrates 40 Re¬
publicans 34 Independents 7 Prohibi ¬
tion 1Voters who were absent from home
on registration day or who were pre-
vented¬
from registering by illness mayregister tat the supplimented registrtiont
iFarmers Institute November 12 and13th
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NEW CHURCH
FOR COLUMBIA
The pnited Brethren Will Erect a
Modern Church Sere in
the Near Future
Sunday afternoon after an able dis¬
course at the Courthouse Bishop T G
Carter Chattenooga Tenn anneunc ¬
ed that his church had purchased lot on
Jamestown street in the Motgomery ad¬
dition for 150 and would erect a modernstructure at an early date He asked
that the citizens of Columbia donate100 toward payment for lot and in a
few minutes the entire cost price of lotwas subscribed and 120 with which tostart the building
The location for the new church is asplendid one situated on the hill over ¬
looking the city and on the only streetwhere there is no building of this kind
ENTERTAINS COLUMBIA BAND
tThisWednesday evening the young
men who compose the Columbia Bandwill be royally entertained by themanagement of the Columbia Hotel theproprietors desiring to compliment the
seasondsuppernothing will be left undone to make theoccasion enjoyable The band has beenorganized about one year and to sayitfseasonmusic for three fairs a number of pic-
nics
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etc and have given satisfactionupon every occasion Much creditthedway an unusuallyclever gentleman who has labored faith ¬
fully to bring the band to its presenthigh standard
ADRifT ON OCEAN
FOR TWO DAYS
R°
A Walford Escapes Death by
Clinging to Driftwood and
Washed Ashor
Mrs E G Atkins of this city re¬
ceived a letter from Pensacola Flalast week stating that her brother MrR A Walford who is employed at theGovernment Quarantine Station off thecoast from Pensacola had a very narrowescape from death during the recentstorm on the Gulf coast The Quarantine Island was completely submergedand for two days and one night MrWalford only escaped death by clingingto the roof and bits of dritwood until
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he was finally washed ashore MrsAlice Herman Mrs Annie Thorp andMr George Walford sisters and brotherto Mrs Atkins who reside in the sametown were fortunate in escaping with¬
out any injury to themselves or loss of
propertyJDAVENPORTS PRIVATE ZOO
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It was recently announced that HomerDavenport the cartoonist has returnedfrom abroad with the largest and finestcollection of Arabian horses ever ship-
ped
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to America There are twentyseven splendid steeds in the above col¬
lection and they represent a little sideissue to Davenports trip tb Turkey andArabia where he went to write and il=
Ilustrate a series of urticles for theWomans Home Companion Daven ¬
ports great admiration for horses is
lnotgenerally known nor the fact thatzoo of wild fowl and
animals near Morris Plains New JerseyThe cartoonists firsthand impressionsof the Sultan and his people shouldmake interesting reading
1YThe Fiscal Court was in session lastweekandmoetof the time w ens
in idjustingchina The fai that
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withfheexceptionchase bloodhounds and it was knocked
sit by a majority of 2 toThe roadbuilding proposition did not come to thefront and the question of buildingbridges was carried over until the Aprilmeeting
The Fiscal Court defeated the propo-
sition¬
to buy and keep a pair of welltrained bloodhounds Mr T C Dav-idson
V
Deputy Sheriff offered to keepthe dogs without expense to the coun¬
ty While dogs are not accepted asevidence yet they would be of greatvalue in preventing crime as wellas
wcatching criminalsljfcln our judgmentit was a mistake when the propositionwas defeated
TWO COUPLES WED
Mr G P Burress and Miss Mattie
Reynolds Mr S Reigherds And
Miss Mattie Montgomery j i
REYNOLDS BURRESS
This Wednesday afternoon at 4
oclock at the residence of the bridesfather Mr J H Reynolds nearVester Miss Mattie Reynolds andMr GaP Burress will be united inmarriage The ceremony will be pronounced by Rev John Rice and will bewitnessed by only a few friends andrelatives Immediately after the cere ¬
mony the bridal party will repair to theColumbia Hotel where an elegant sup ¬
per will be servedThe bride is a handsome and accom ¬
plished daughter of Mr J H Reynoldsof Vester this county and is quitepopular in that section
Mr Burress isa native of Taylorcounty but for a number of years hasbeen engaged in the lumber business in
Adair being connected at present withthe Hugh McLean Lumber Co of Buf¬
falo N Y Pat is a young man ofsterling integrity and has made a hostof warm friends during his stay in our
communityWemany friends of this cou ¬
ple in extending congratulation andwishing them a happy and successfuljourney on lifes highway
MONTGOMERYREIGHARD
Miss Mattie Montgomery of nearColumbia and Mr Samuel Reighardof Troy Ohio will be married thisWednesday morning at nine oclock
at the residence of Mr R S Todd theRev A R Kasey officiating It is theintention of the contracting parties tohave a quiet home wedding witnessedby only relatives and friends
Miss Montgomery is a very popularyoung lady possessing a lovable dispo¬
sition a true Christian character and isindeed well fitted for the new dutiesshe will assume
Mr Reighard is in the Transfer busi ¬
ness in Ohio and comes well recom ¬
mended as a very excellent gentleman
KELVIN BUTLER KILLED
Melvin Butler who was shot by Ze
rella Schmitt in a pistol duel Monday
night in the saloon at 227 SeventeenthStreet Louisville died at the NortonInfirmary Wednesday evening at 940
oclockTheaffair came up over a remark
made by a woman who lived withSchmitts family to Butlers child
Later Schmitt and Butler met in thesaloon with the result as above stated
Butler was a native of Adair hiswife being a daughter of Jo JuddFora number of years he has made hishome in Louisville and was sent to thepenitentiary from there charged withthe mufder of John McCoy In 1891
Butler was granted a pardon and sincethai time acc rdingtothe Louisville
has neverjbeeh in any trouble
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REAL ESTATE DEALS
Mr J0 Russell Purchases the
Isenburg Property and will
l Erect a Handsome Busi¬
ness House
Mr J O Russell purchased the Isenberg corner from Messers Tutt andBeard last Monday evenng for a con ¬
sideration of 3250 It is the intentionof Mr Russell to remove the old struct-ure and erect in its place a handsomeand modern stonebuilding This is oneof the best locations in Columbia fora business house and the purchaser willerect a structure which will be an honorto the town The same party purchas-
ed¬
a lot on the northeast side of thepublic square from the Salle heirs andwillerect thereon a building to be usedas a postoffice
PURCHASED STEWART PROPERTY
Last weektr Sam H Mitchell ofBliss purchased of Miss Sallie Stewartthe farm on which she resides MrMitchell gets the entire tract except ¬
ing forty acres of woodland adjoiningW L Walkers farm paying therefor3000 We are glad to learn that this
clever gentleman and his Estimablefamily will remove to our town andpredict that Mr Mitchell will take thefront rank with our city farmers
The large livery barn and lot nearthe public square was purchased byAllen Walker Co this Tuesdaymorning from J B Barbee for 3600Mr Payne of the firm of Allen Walker
Co informs us that his firm has madeno arrangements as to what this properoy will be used for
L B Hurt bought an unfinishedcottage and lot on Boomer Heights fromH C Wolford paying 420 Mr Hurt-
willi
complete the building in the nearfuture
Mr S D Barbee sold a lot contain ¬
ing two acres adjoining the old Triplett homestead to Mr B F Chewningfor 350
OUR UNPARALLELED OFFER
Written for the Adair County News
For the next 30 days every maidenlady claiming to be over 29 years of agesending us a correct written solution ofthe following rebus with one dollar inConfederate currency issued prior to theyear 1816 to pay for mailing and pack ¬
ing will receive by return mail securey packed and free from inspection onegenuine diamond newnothing to weararound her wrisyfIf u r a married man
Read this rebus if u canA
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Address J T JONES Montpelier Ky
FISCAL COURT ELECTIONS
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At the session of the Adair FiscalCourt held last week the followingelections were made
For poorhouse keeper Henry Janesof
BreedingForsupervisor Jo N Conover
was reelected and the salary fixed at300
Mr M Cravens was elected a mem ¬
ber of the Committee on theBoardofHealth
BIG LOSS IN CORN
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It was reported last week that anunprecedented rain on Pitman creekGreen county had caused the loss often thousand barrels of corn Waterstood for several dayaoverthe cornAs a result of the overflow an unusualdemand for hogs to turn into the wetbottoms has been created and inltii <
fway a part of it will besaved t1
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R L Snow and family moved lastFriday to BuTiside where they will re ¬
main and Bob will go into the whole¬
sale grocery business with a firm al-ready
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established at that place andFinis Baker has moved into his resi-dence
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here which was vacated by MrSnow and Mr Robert Rowe our mer-chant and postmaster has moved fromhis farm above here into the GeorgeBrockman propertyCumberland CountyNews
Mrs Mumcilla Scholl an aged andhighly respected woman of Jamestown
rdied last Wednesday October 3rd MrsScholl had been in delicate health for a
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number of years and her death was riotunexpected She was a consistent mem¬
ber of the Christian church and muchbeloved in the community where she re¬
sided Several children and quite anumber of relatives survive herfW L GRADY A
WINNER AT CELINA
Ills Peacocks and R L SmithsTwo Mares Captured Twenty
six Out of Thirty Shows
Mr W L Grady of Gradyville andR L Smith of this place returnedfrom Celina Tenn Monday wherethey had been attending the Clay coun¬
ty Fair They report an excellentshow of stock but the attendance waslight The Association will probablypull even
The Adair county men made thirty<
shows and were awarded twentysixblue ties and four seconds In a num ¬
ber of rings where they had two ormore entries they won second money
In the 75 dollar saddle stake theywon first second and third and in theroadster class won first money on Birly Dodd Mr R L Smith won thegentlemans riding ring against a field
of nine
PAID LISTv
The News Honor Roll Is Your
Name Written There
W T Irvine J V Willis Mrs S
H Pile S H Fisher GW Coffey JW Murray Ed Franklin J W Townsend John Parson Jack Morgan G A
Young W F Guy S C Mackin Con
over Bros Dr J T Jones Mrs Mary
McKinsey L L Scott Jo Leftwich
Dr D C D9nan A J Bridgwaters
John Hughes M W Wade S M
Morgan Bro Mrs J C Hutchinson
0 C Collins D B Dowell J D Eu¬
bank J E Davenport W A Biggs
J E Mitchell Gus Jeffries J H Shir¬
ley Mrs Henry Farlee Mrs W G
Conover Ethalana Turner Eld J T
Williams W Ga Smith W C Rubarts
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL REUNION
The Reunion of the Baptist Sunday
School last Sunday brought out many
of the old members who renewed theirvows for regular attendance The pro ¬
gram Consisted of songs by the school
addresses by some ot the older members
and recitations by Misses Mary D Patteson and Francis Garnett Both recit¬
ing impressive pieces in a most enter-
taining
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manner The Reunion was all
that could be expected and gave ev¬
idence of renewed interest There weretnearly 100 present fM
BERKSHIRE HOGS FOR SALE fI have only 2 Berkshire fpe now left
for sale Those asking me i to save iIthem one had better come at once fort 1
the first man gets choice lJoInS A HARRIS COLUMBIA
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