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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

The little folks met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Neat on Sunday,
April 18th, and joined Mr.. Meats
children for an Easter egg hunt, and all
had a very delightful time. There
were about dozen eggs hidden, and
about Is children went hunting in ear
nest. Come again children, we were
glad to have you. Those present were;
Misses Minnie Ingram, Letitia PAUL.
Cary Feese, Callie Feese, Nell Han
cock, Frances Reed, Corinne Breeding,
Louise Frazier, Pearl Waggener, Mar
shall PAUL, Pearl Cave, Temperance
Wolford; Masters William Thompson,
Clifford Wolford, Willie Wolford. Hen
ry Hancock, Earnest Waggener, All, I
Eubank, John d. Lowe. Jr.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

To the members of the Columbia
Baptist church: You recall that accord
ing to our new system of Missionary
contributions, this is the quarter for
Foreign missions, and that we shall
not have another service before the
quarter closes. The committee has
sought to put an envelope for making
the contribution in the hands of every
member. The envelopes brought in
thus far show very liberal contribu-
ton, but there are at least seventy
five whose envelopes have not yet been
sent in. Will you kindly hand yours
with the contribution to R. H. Durham,
Chairman of the committee, or to the
pastor, by the 25th. of the month.
d. H. Howerton, Pastor.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
From Leslie Chapman.
Barlow, Fla, April II, II

DdTlOW, ldsy APAh - II
Editor News
| have been in Florida about six
weeks, and wish to say to my Adair
county friends that | am well satisfied,
and perfectly delighted with the eli
mate. 1t is not scorching hot here, as
had been told before coming. 1t new
er gets any warmer here than 1T does IN
Kentucky. Barlow is go feet above
sea level, ard we get a cool breeze
night and day from the coast The
population is about $500. We have
electric lights. water works, and al
other eonveniences for town of its
size. landed here March the LIST. and
went to work the same day. l am
book-keeper and salesman in a grocery
store. We are doing a good business,
enough to keep four men employed
have not seen Sam White but once
since | have been here. We are not
close enough to visit very often, but
hear from him often. certainly would
like to see some of my Columbia
friends. but not bad enough to make
{ the trip They told me when l left
that the water would soon get bad, but
it has not yet. and the ice is just as
cold here as airy where. Oranges,
grape fruit, flowers and pretty lakes
are as common here as the piano con-
test was in Columbia before | left. l
don't know what | will look at first
now when / get my News. as the con-
test is over would have liked to
have been in the store on the last week
of the contest, for / know it was inter
esting.
Well | will close, hoping to be in Co
/ lumbia some day, as that is home.
Yours Sincerely,
Leslie Chapman.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
Virgil Harmon Drowned.

Last Saturday afternoon. about one
hour by sun, Virgil Harmon, young
farmer. son of W. D. Harmon, lost
his life in Russell s creek, at the Hughes
ford, between Columbia and Midtown.
He was in company with another young
man, both riding one mule. The creek
was flush but they thought it could be
forded. They soon got into swimming
water and Harmon was drowned. Up tc
noon monday the body had not beer
found. -Later, body found about 20(
yards below the ford.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
A Complaint.

l have not received my paper this
week, and l don't get it much more
than half of the time Why is it that
Twins Store people can not get the
Adair County News. like your paper,
but it seems like we can not get it I'M
til it is week old, or may be we don't
get it at all. | find that it has already
come to the other office in this part.
hope'the pest masters will be more
careful in handling the mail, if they
are to blame.
M. w. Cooper, P. M,
Twins Store. KY.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
A Bit Of Local history.

1t is known to very few people in
Adair county that there is citizen who
resides in the Glensfork precinct. six
miles from Columbia, who belongs to a
very distinguished family, Mr.. Thomas
o. Letcher, who is nephew of Gov.
Robert P. Letcher, who was the Chief
Executive of Kentucky from 1910 to
1874. Mr.. Thomas o. Letcher, of
whom we write, was born in Elizabeth
town, Hardin county, in 1912, his par
ents being Thomas HI. and Sarah
Letcher. When the subject of this
notice was six years old his parents re-
moved from Elizabethtown to Barren
county settling in the eastern portion
of that county, now Metcalfe. Here he
remained until the Civil war broke out.
Going into the army he became mem
Der of the 21st Kentucky, commanded
by Colonel Dudley, serving two and a
half years, when he was discharged on
account of disabilities. He is now in
his SEVENTEEN year, ard has been a
resident of Adair county since 1872
He has wife and three children living,
and he is also caring for five grand
children. His uncle Robert, who was
Governor of Kentucky, was born ir
Goochland county. Va, his parent.
immigrating to Garrard county, KY
Mr. Letcher is now going on crutche'
on account of rheumatism. He is /;
man of honor and highly respected.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

Russell Springs and Jamestown
Lodges, l. o, O. F., will celebrate the
92nd anniversary of Odd Fellows in
United States, jointly, at the court
house, in jamestown, Ky, on Sunday,
April Both, 1911. Judge Jas. Denton.
of Somerset. is billed for an address.
There will be number of local speak
ers present. Ali Odd Fellows in good
standing are cordially invited. A mag
ynifcent dinner will be spread.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
PREACHING NEXT SUNDAY.

W. H. e. Sandidge, Ebinezer.
F. j. Barger, Mt. Pleasant.
z. 7. Williams, Columbia.
]. r. CrawfOrt, Columbia.
G. W. Pangburn, Pleasant Ridge.
]. F. Black, Clear Spring.
j. Menzles, Mt. Hope.
B. M. Currie, Tabor.
T. E. Ennis, Greensburg.
w. S Dudgeon, Charity.
j. F. Roach, Harrod's Fork.
L. F. Payne. Russell Springs.
D. H. Howerton, Cane Valley.
w. B. Cave. Gradyville.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

The Lindsey-Wilson and the Graded
school baseball teams met in contest,
on the grounds of the latter, last We'd
nesday afternoon. The two schools
and many others were out to witness
the game, which terminated in favor OF
the Lindsey Wilson, l6 to 5. There was
much excitement, and at the conclusion
the victors gave the yell of their school
The best of humor permeated during
the contest. {
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

Easter services at the Methodist
church, last Sunday, were well attend
ed. The altar was beautifully decorated
and the choir rendered several appropi-
ate songs. The duet sang by Mr.. j. d.
Farris and Miss Hatcher received spe-
cial praise Rev. Curries subject for the
forenoon was the Resurrection OF
Christ" and it was strong and cOnvinc'
ing. At the evening service Rev. Currie
delivered another very helpful discourse
the Resurrection of the Body"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

Mr.. X N. Sparks, who is in the
United States Navy. writes the News
from the State of Washington He
says he has been in South America,
and expects his ship to sail again in
July, to what poin he does not'knov.
He is tired of the life of a solder, and
saws that in 1914 he will be dis
charged, starting Immediately for
Adair county. KY. He advises young
men to keep out of the army if they dc
not want to see hard time.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
Mary Meyers Winner Of Sixth
Essay Prize.

The following is from Tulsa, Okla,
paper. Out of six hundred pupils the
writer of the following essay was the
emily one in her grade who received a
prize:
Mary Myers, student in the eighth
grade at the North Side school, was
the winner of the sixth prize in the
contest for the best essay on the
First Flight of Old Glory" conducted
by j. w. Orr of the First National
Bank. Her essay follows:
THE FLIGHT OF OLD GLORY
Breaches there a man with soul so
dead,
Who never to himself hath said:
This is my own, my native land'''
In colonial times there, were only
thirteen colonies. They adopted them
a flag of thirteen stripes with two
crosses in the corner.
They kept this manner for long
time, but when the Revolutionary war
began they changed their flag because
the two crosses denoted allegiance to
the king.
In the early part of the Revolution
airy war there was no attempt at ma
tional flag, each colony, troop or priva-
teer pleasing itself.
Some of the famous ones as Colonel
William Washington's at Eutaw
springs, was piece of crimson dam
ask cut by his fiance from her up
holstered chair were private.
The public ones were mainly of two
sorts. One of the greater national sig
aificance was the rattlesnake type. At
irst cut into thirteen pieces with the
initial of colony on each piece and the
line 'Join or Die" They next had the
snake coiled to strike. and the line
''Dont tread on me-" Later it was
changed for the thirteen stripes anc
the snake across them.
The first time the national colors wer,
used was when the garrison at For
Stanwix made raid on the camp of St
Leger. They captured five British
fags and took them to the fort ant
raised above them rude flag made o.
scraps of blue jacket white shir
with some bits of red flannel.
The first flag in the south was sal
to be one devised by Colonel Moultri
in the ia of seventeen and seventy
nine. 1t was large blue flag with
crescent in the right upper corner an
Liberty in the center. This was tn
flag used in the defense of Fort Moul
trie and which Sergeant Jasper pickle
mp under the British fire.
Betsey Ross noted seamstress @
Philadelphia made the first real fla
of red, white and blue for Washingto
in 1879, Congress was well pleased wit
this flag and accepted 1t the 18th Q
June 1777. it was the first unfurled O
August third 1777 at Fort Schuyler
now Rome, New York.
The first battle i'm which it was use
was probably the battle of Brandywir
September the 18th, 1777.
In 1873 two stars and two strip,
were added for Kentucky and Vernon
out of it was seen that the addition of
stripe for each new state would make
very i'll proportional banner so on App
the 4, eighteen hundred and eightee
the number of stipes was reduced
thirteen in memory of the thirtee
original colonies with the provisiC
that new star should be added f,
every new state admitted. This W;
done on the 18th of July succeeding i
admission.
This flag has 1oated over maj
bloody battles, also many places
peace May it continue to wave ov
the land of the free and the home of Il
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

The Middlesburg base ball team will
meet the Lindsay Wilson aggregation at
this place next Saturday afternoon.
1t is expected that fine game will be
pulled off and every body is cordially
invited to attend.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

For RENT.-Four rooms on ground
floor in two story brick building, with
garden and large barn.
S. w. Beck.
@ st.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
Barred Plymouth Rock Fowls Ex
cIusiveIy-Esss Eggs.

Is eggs $l.oO, 100 eggs $500. l have
fine grade of fowl stock from the
noted breeders as Pope s. Pope. Louis
vile KY. Mrs. Ida II. Paxton.
lS-3m Rollingburg, Ky.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

All Odd Fellows are requested to be
at the lodge soon next Thursday night
Lots of work.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

There will be Bible Institute held at
Zion, May 9Th and 9th. Program has
been sent out.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19

The young men who will enter the
baseball team for this year should bear
in mind that it will take constant
practice 10 win. All talk and no play
will not get scores.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-04-19
Population.

The following figures are taken from
the 1910 Census Report sent out from
Washington, d. G. We give Adair
including Columbia, and several ad-
jacent counties:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

which established the South African
republic, with Paul Kruger as presi-
dent
In 1895 Cronje frustrated the Jane
son raid at Krugersdorp. At the be-
ginning of the war between the Beers
and the British In 1899 he was placed
In command Of the Boer army of the
west, the Orange Free State forces.
He directed the sieges of Mafeking
and Kimberley. After numerous and
CALLING reverses the British govern
ment sent out Field Marshal Lord
Roberts and Gen. Lord Kitchener,
with many thousands of fresh troops,
to overwhelm the hardy Beers. Cronje
and his forces were brought to bay at
point on Modder river, near Paarde-
berg, where their position was impreg-
nable to assault, but greatly exposed
to artillery fire from the surrounding
heights. After a ten days siege
Cronje's 5000 men had suffered SO
much that they could endure no more
and the Boer general was forced to
surrender February 81. the anniyer-
sary Of Majuba
The British government sent Cronje
to ST. Helena. but after the war re-
leased him. With picked force OF
his army associates he gave exhibit
tons Of Boer methods of drin and
warfare at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position Ia 1904. He owned several
thousand acres Of land and was con-
sidered one Of the wealthy men OF
South Africa.
After the war General Cronje lived
as an autocrat and a patriarch amid
his farms and his herds. respected by
many and feared by all.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

fahrenheit, making Hawk Harbor, whaling
station and factory on the Labrador coast.
Sunday evening at eight.
The whale meat for which we came to
dawk Harbor having been slowed on deck
Forward We left in company with the Roose-
@elt on Tuesday afternoon and the following
day entered the harbor at Turnfvik, our last
stop on the Labrador coast, in the midst of
thunderstorm. Turnivik is fishing station
md here Capt. Bob Bartlett said good-by to
lis father. Capt. William Bartlett, who is
,wner Of the station.
The run through Davis strait, across BAT
IN and Melville. bays. around Cape York and
into North Star bay, where we waited for the
Roosevelt. consumed nine days. during which
dine we overhauled our outfit, worked on
Jail for the whaleboat and ished for gulls that
wouldn't bite. We crossed the arctic circle
IN the twenty-eighth of July. At midnight on
the thirtieth Of July / took snapshot pho
tograph of the ship from the end Of the bow
prit.
The Roosevelt came in on the third OF
August. having stopped at Cape York to pick
p dogs and natives. and at the suggestion of
Peary we lost no time In preparing for a wal
JUS hunt. Commander Peary helped us In
very way possible-as indeed he had done
rom the start and continued to do until the
Hips separated-procuring Eskimo guides for
Is and telling us where to go and what to do
when we got there. We left the ship at three
IN the morning with three Eskimo guides
steering our power whaleboat west through
Wolstenholm sound to where Saunders island
lifts its steep, bare sides. washed on the west
by the open water OF Balm bay. In the sound
and about Saunders island congregate the old
bull walrus, while further north In the Whale
sound regions are found only the cows and
young bulls
on the eastern end Of the island one of
the Eskimo pointed to black spot on float
ing cake of ice, and as we pushed nearer the
black turned to dirty brownish yellow, soon
easily recognized as two big waIrus bulls lying
asleep on the Ice pan. The engine was stopped
and the boat drifted up quietly Two Eskimo
stood In the bow with harpoons ready, stood
next, and the others somewhere behind me.
When within about 30 feet both walrus raised
their heads. showing long white tusks and
thick necks criss-crossed with scars AS Whit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

and the line slipped out over the bow, ugnt-
ening with a jerk as he snubbed 1t on c,eat.
So we had one walrus, at any rate, hard and
fast on the business end OF the line When
he came up to breathe-for he was far from
dead fired at him again and missed, and he
ducked under The same thing happened sew
eral times. and though l did finally finish him
with a.bullet through his brain, had no idea
until then what q lot of practice it takes to
shoot accurately out of a boat when rocked
even by small waves, as was ours
The sixth Of August was calm and warm
the sun shone brightly and the innumerable
pans Of floating ice glistened under the slant
ing rays, as the Erik showed her nose into
the mouth Of Whale sound.
Just the day for walrus--no wind and
they'll be out on the ice sleeping in the sum-"
said Mat Henson, who had come aboard from
the Roosevelt to take charge of the hunt; and
Mat knew. for he had hunted walrus in Whale
sound many a time.
In half an hour several pans Of walrus had
been sighted-it was then four in the morn
ing-and two boats we're launched: Norton,
Henson, two Eskimo and myself in rowboat;
Whitney, with crew, In the launch. We
were soon busy. When an animal was killed
an oar was hoisted and the ship steamed up
to the spot and hauled the dead monster
aboard with the winch; the boat showing OF
AGAIN. W bcoTCu lOE uOrS game some OF Ino
tricks of the trade" were soon learned, for
instance: a walrus killed in the water would
sink nine times out of ten, and unless there
was harpoon in him would be lost. The
same was generally true of one shot on an
ice pan, unless killed instantly--he would
slide on into the water and sink.
Our party finally returned aboard exhaust
ed to find that about l40 walrus had been
taken.
When awoke next morning we were drop
ping anchor OF little Eskimo village named
Kangerderlooksoah, situated near the mouth
Of Inglefieid gulf. Commander Peary had
been with US aboard the Erik since leaving
North Star bay and said that he would remain
here long enough to give us a chance at the
caribou. That afternoon we pushed on In the
whaleboat, bound for the head of the gulf,
our five Eskimo companions as pleased and as
excited as children at the idea of a hunt We
worked along shore. xigzagging between low
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

slabs OF ice. where sea pigeons foated and
little auks dove and few away as the boat ap-
preached Looking over the side one could see
their little black-aDd-white bodies shooting
the water, using their wings vigorously and
leaving trail Of bubbles behind. Several seals
were seen and, as we rounded point half an
hour later, another village appeared the pointed
huts hardly distinguishabIe at first from the
pointed rocks. native came out in a kayak
to accompany us ashore.
AT least half the population expressed a
strong desire to go with us, by getting into the
boat when we were making ready to leave,
compromise being finally effected by our taking
along two hnelooking young bucks each dressed
In new bear and sealskin suit
At seven the next morning the sun burst
through the mist and shone on the wet rocks
the WHITE Ice in the bay. and also on the glisten-
ing black head of a curious seal wallowing
about just on shore. Things were moving in
no tine The huskies crawled out from under
the boat cover and beat their fur clothing with
sticks to get out the dampness and the oil
stoves were set going in preparation for break
fast At eight we started inland, accompanied
by the Eskimo hunters. carrying rifles and
few biscuits
The first ridge rose sharply from the shore
the trail beyond leading up broad, rocky val
ley. Here we separated. my two guides turn
Ing up dry creek bed 1t was hard travelling
over the broken rock in the valleys and the
steep slants OF the ridges, and my .405 Winches-
ter got pretty heavy before we sighted the first
game, In the shape of two blue-gray caribou
bulls, feeding at the edge of rock-rimmed
pond. One Of the huskies and circied around
the down-wind side and crawled on our bellies
up to big boulder near the head of the pond
bringing both animals within range. As we
reached the boulder and peeked cautiously
around 1t the nearer caribou began to get un-
easy and started out Of the water, but pulled
up on the bank, at a range Of about 100 yards
long enough to get himself properly shot At
that distance his coat was much the same shade
of gray as the rocks on which he fell
Not long after leaving this pond we killed,
between us, Is ptarmigan with the 20 rife A
few hours later. standing on the top of a high
ridge looking across big valley with lake
at the bottom, the inland ice cap could be plain
ly seen curving down, smooth and white. sr6oth-
ering all but this narrow strip of barren land
along the coast; and at the foot OF the ridge on
the other side, standing ankle deep at the edge
Of another little pond, were two more caribou,
a bull and a cow. We dropped back Of the crest
OF the ridge and, following down ravfne fur
ther on, came out on level with the pond hid
den from the sight Of the game by a small hum
mock OF rock. By crawling to the ton of the
humnock we were able to get view of the
pond. The caribou were still there but lying
down among the stones. and SO like them in
color that they were very hard to locate without
the glasses-though only 800 yards distant, as
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

md some men. few clear headed
and resolute men to whom we in
stfnctively turn. who are never in
doubt whose discernment is always
true. who always know what to do
and who are always right / hope,
Stevey. that you win prove to be
thus endowed
But whether or not this shall prove
so. whether or not you shall discover
yourself blessed with the great gifts
OF sound common sense and a clear
vision, don't dillydally ever things.
Make I'D your mind In this power
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14
DEATH OF BoER WAR LEADER
General PIst A. cronJe, q Famous
Fighter Of South Africa, Passes
Away.

Cape Town. s. A.-Gen. Piet A.
Cronje. the great Boer soldier who
commanded the western army of the
South African republics during the re-
cent war. passed away recently. Gen.
eral Cronje was born In the Orange
Free State In 1885 and was of Hugue-
not descent. Early in life he became
prominent in civil affairs and for 20
years he was on the executive stan of
the Transvaal republic. He was q
leader in the uprising OF the Beers
against British annexation In 1880.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14
pesrIfIed Woman COO POUND.

Bellefontaine, Ozone Of the most
remarkable cases Of petrifcation ever
on record was discovered here when
the body Of Mrs. J. w. Overly, who
died is years ago. was exhumed at the
Roundhead cemetery. The body and
CONN had petrifed and were hard to
move owing to the weight reachins
nearly 900 pounds Mrs. Overly was
small woman At burial both she
and the cof1n did not weigh as much
as zoo pounds. The petrincation Il
said to be perfect
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-14

This Weighing things over. Stevey,
when rnduly prolonged not only con-
fuses as, it saps and dissipates our
very energy, literally leaves us weak
and nerveless; we not only don't
know what to do but II we did know
we'd be poverless to do It; we'd have
to wait and recuperate till our
strength came back and our head came
clear again. g
The ability to decide which some
men possess Is more or less a gift.
Most OF us are often In doubt. we
don't know ukat TO do: but you viii