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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-08
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT.
R Young, Plff
against
w E Means &c Deft.
and
James Garrett, Plff on Petition
against
W. E Means &c
Order of Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale of the
Adair Circuit Court, rendered at the
Sept. term thereof, 1911, and a futher
order at the January term, 1912, in the
above causes, for the sums of 500 and
interest thereon, from Sept. 9th, 1909,
to the day of sale and $4,000 costs
therein to R. Young and the futher sum
of S. to James Garrett. and $500
costs therein / shall proceed to offer
for sale at the Court house door IN Col
umbia, KY. to the highest bidder at
public auction on Monday, the Goth day
of May, 1912, at one o'clock p. m. or
there about, it being the first day of
Circuit Court, upon a credit of six
months, the following described proper
ty towit.
A certain tract or parcel of land lying
and situated in Adair County, KY, on
the waters of Harrods Creek, and
bounded as follows towit on the North
by the lands of William Gibbons and
Anderson Branham, on the East by the
lands of Nose Stewart, on the South
( by the lands of r. I. Baker and on the
lWest by the lands of William Glib
bon's.
For the purchase price the purchaser
with approved surity or securities must
Iexecute Bond bearing legal intrest
from day of sale until paid and having
the force and effect of a judgment.
Bidders will be prepared to comply
: promptly with these terms.
w. A. Coffey Master Commissioner,
Adair Circuit Court.
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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-08
Personal

MRS. john Lee WALKER 10 rePOII0u
better.
DR.. w. j. Flowers has returned from
visit to Monticello.
Mr.. Henry Mullinix, has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mr.. j. B Coffey was in Lexington
day or two of last week.
Mr.. E. G. Wellington, Clementsville
was here day or two of last week.
Mr. w. L. Wilson and wife, Cane
Valley, spent last Sunday in Columbia
Mrs. John D. Lowe was taken quite
i'll last Thursday, but has greatly i'm
proved.
Mr.. Jas. Alcorn, brother of Mrs. A.
HUM, is spending a week or two in
Columbia.
Mr.. ]. Q. Alexander. and Mr.. w. R.
Lyon, well-known travelling men, were
here last week.
Mrs. Coy E. Dudgeon and children,
Campbellsville, visited relatives in Col
umbia last week.
DIR. H. B. Simpson and Mr.. G. w.
Dillon, Breeding. were here the first
of the week.
Mrs. Mary ). McClain, who was
quite sick several days of last week,
has greatly improved,
Mrs. Nj. E. Marcum, who has been a
victim of Rheumatism for the past
three months, is improving.
Miss Ulster Royse, of Garlin, and
Miss Lillian Bryant, Neatsburg, visited
the News ofie last Friday.
Mr.. John Mcfarland, a prominent citi-
zen of Rownea, spent Saturday night
and part of Sunday in Columbia.
Mr.. Dan 7. Curd, popular salesman
for j. NJ. Robinson, Norton and Co.,
visi ted merchants in Adair county last
week.
Mrs. James Garrett has returned to
Frankfort. Her brother, Mr.. Paul
Varderman, accompanied her to Camp
belIsvihe.
Mr.. John Gupton, of Green county,
is lying very low. HIS daughter, Mrs.
J. P. Beard, this city, left for his bed
side this rnorninoh
Mr.. Clarence Jackman, who has beer
in Louisville and other points for the
past two months, returned home last
Thursday night.
Mrs. Sam Lewis left Friday after
noon for Elizabethtown where she viii
visit her daughter, Mrs. Leo Baldauf,
for several weeks.
Rev. j. +. Black and wife, OF
Hatcher, were in town Friday, en- route
home from visit to Mrs. Blacks par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Haynes,
Montpelier
Mr.. w. B. Patteson, who has beer
doing special revenue service, locates
at Bardstown, returned home last
Thursday, and will be off duty for q
while.
DR.. W. G. Keene, of Burkesville,
who was Mrs. John Lee Walkers ply.
stefan before her marriage. came tt
Columbia last Thursday to see Mrs
John Lee Walker and to consult with
DR.. c. NJ. Russell, who is attending
her.
Miss Mabel Atkins will leave this
morning for point in Texas where she
will teach music She is talented and {
young lady of excellent character, anc
there is not doubt but she will max,
good. We trust that her stay in Texa
will be both pleasant snd profitable.
Mr.. Owsley Ritchey and wife
Burkesville, arrived in Columbia las
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Ritche,
returned home Saturday, but his wifi
will remain week or ten days wit
her sister-in. law, Mrs. John Lee Walk
er, who has been quite i'll, but who i
better at this writing.
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Nat Brown.


This fine combined saddle and harness
stallion will make the present season
at my stable II miles south of Midtown
at $40 to insure living colt He is a
grand son of old Nat Brown and out of
an English draft mare. He is unexcell-
ed in disposition, being, so kind and
gentle that any lady or child can ride
or drive him with perfect safety If
you want to breedto the best don't
fail to see this horse.
AT the same place will stand Jack
Chinn, one of the best known Jacks in
Adair county. Fee $500
]. c. Browning.
% ct
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AnnOu cementS TO [. W. 7. 5
C0mmenCeme Mt.

Field Day-Friday, May the 10th.
Junior Recital Monday, May 18th.
Piano Recital-Tbursday evening,
May 10th.
Musical-Friday evening, May 18th.
An Evening of Plays-Saturday even
ing, May 18th.
Commencement Sermon Sunday,
May 10th.
Graduating Exercises-Monday, May
10Th
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q. p. SMYTHE
for
FIRE INSURANCE
and
REAL ESTATE
Quarterly. Meetings

Quarterl meetings will be he'd at
Thurlow. Mt. Lebanon, Saturday and
Sunday May and 3.
Greensburg, May ) and 6
Greensburg Circuit. TayIor's Chapel.
May 18th and 18th.
MannsvilIe, Mt. Zion, 18th and 18th
of May.
Campbellsville Station. Campbells-
vile, 18th and 10Th Of May.
Campbellsville Circuit. MilIer's Char:
el, May 22nd.
Gradyville. Pleasant Ridge. Nav oath
Cane Valley. Clear Spring, May 18th
and 18th.
Columbia, 26th and 9th of May
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-08

The 25th anniversary of our
company was celebrated by
erecting the most modern safe
factory in the world. Wide
awake men who received Our
special selling inducement,
rendered Unnecessary to double
our output. We are spending
many thousands of dollars en-
Iarging our sales organization.
but to learn all particulars. it
will cost you emily the price CT
q postal card.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-08

Now is the time to have your Rubber
tires put on. l have fresh rubber,
made this year, prices lower than ever
and am prepared to paint Buggies, also
call and get prices and see my work.
DIST s. F. Eubank.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-08

For SALE-One good work horse
Cali at News office.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-08
why NOT MAKE S200.oo A MONTH That's
almost $40. 90 a Dav

Selling Victor Safes and fire-proof boxes
to merchants, doctors, lawyers, dentists and
Well-to-do farmers, all of whom realize the need
OF safe, but do not know how easy is to own
one. Statesmen declare our proposition one of
the best, clean-cut money making opportuni-
ties ever received. Without previous exDeri-
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Our handsomely illustrate 2cO-page catalog
VIII ena bic you TO present the lbiect to Gus
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
CHOOSE BOOKS
Text Book Commission VIII
Meet Early in May.
Large List From Which SeIec-
ton Can Be Made.

The state text book commission will
meet the first Monday in May to Sc
lect the textbooks for the schools of
the state. The following list of books
will be presented to the commission by
the book firms of the country from
which to make selections for Kan
sas:
Speller-Rathbon's Graded speller.
Readers = Silver-Burdett; Eaton;
Crane; American Book Co.; Heath;
Wooster.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. books, and
1 and 2; CHM & Co., Smiths, books L
and 2; Sanborn & Co., Southworth q
Stone, books 1 and q; Heath & Co.,
Walsh's books. L and 2; Scott-Fores-
man & Co., Myers Revised, books l
and ?.
eography-Macmillan Co., Tarr &
McMurray's Worlds. books / and 2;
Scribner's, Kings books 1 and
Grammar-Rand, McNally, Halls books
1 and 2; Sanborn & Co., Scott-South-
worth, book 2; Allyn & Bacon, Go Ndy' 5
English gramm ar; American Book Co.,
HoenshePs Revised, books 1 and z;
Row, Peterson & Co., Robbins & Row
books l and 2.
Physiology and Hygiene-Wor1d Book
Co., Human Physiology, Ritcnie, Hy
giene and Sanitation, Ritchie- Caldwell.
Primer on Hygiene, Ritchie-Caldwel
Primer on Sanitation, Ritchie. Appleton
Krohn, books 1 and 2. Krohn- Crum-
bine, Physiology. Southern Publishing
Co, Mayberry, Books 1 and 2. CHM &
Co., The Body and Its Defense, Jewett.
Good health, Jewett. American Book
Co, Dawson, Health Lessons, Books 1
and 2. Heath & Co, Colton-advanced.
Browns, Primary.
United States History - Historical
Publishing Co., Fosters. Doub & Co.
Doub's. Eaton & Co., Burtons. Amer
lean Book Co, Scudder's. Scott, Fores-
man & Co., Davidson's.
Civics-O. P. Barnes, Greenwood's
The Desirable Citizen. o. P. Barnes,
izen, Kansas Edition. Scribner's, Our
Arnold's -. American Book Co.
Elements of Civil Government, Peter
man.
Algebra-Heath 6. Co. Wells Amer
lean Book Co. Bailey's Scribner's
Marsh. (present text.)
Physical eography-Appleton, Gil
bert & Brigham. American Book Co
Maury & Simonds. Atkinson Mentzer
& Co. Darling's Physical Geography
Manual.
Physics Scribner. Miller & Foerste
Allyn & Bacon, Carhart & Chute
Heath & Co. Coleman.
Writing-Barnes System. Ransom
erian Eaton American Book Co
Hausam's. Parker P. Simmons
bookkeeping - American Book Co
Goodyear, Marshall Co. Ellis Publish
ing Co. CThree offers)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
Determined TO Die.
GoodIander Tried Twice to Out Throat
Hanged Himself.

Goodland, Kan, April 26.-Chris Chris
Hanson, who has been living nine miles
north of Kanorado, was found dead by
his brother John Christensen when the
latter called to take him to town in ac-
cordance with arrangement made between
them the evening before. The coroner
DR.. F. A. Carmichael. was Immediately
called and found from an Investigation
that the deceased had first attempted 20
cut his throat with a pocket knife, but
the attempt was unsuccessful and again
he attempted to cut his throat by using a
razor, but again he was unsuccessful
for each time he struck the Adams apple
and did not penetrate far enough to make
a fatal wound.
He then secured a halter rope which he
tied to the rafter of his sod home and the
other end around his throat. while stand
ing on chair, after which he kicked the
chair from under him.
He was a bachelor and had been in Door
health for a long time. He was 81 years
of age. The coroner decided that an in
quest was unnecessary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
ROW IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Wichita Superintendent and Principal
Quarrel Before Students.

Wichita, Kan, April 26.-As the re-
suit of a row over the high school
lunch room here, a quarrel occurred
between George w. Kendrick. super
intendent of the schools, and I. NJ. AL
len, principal of the high school 1t
is announced that Kendrick will leave
the school department of the city at
the end of the present year. Aliens
friends are boosting him for the place
to be made vacant by Kendrick and
the board of education being behind
the principal, he will likely get the
job. The row between the two men
occurred in the presence of the high
school students.
Kendrick was a candidate for super
intendent of the Topeka schools a year
ago. He was formerly superintendent
of the Leavenworth schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

eel the contract at any time, following
the report on one or more Offices
The audit under the present ac-
countants began September 8, last
year. Their contract calls for the pay
of three men in addition to $3.50 each
subsistence for Sundays. Reports
were made by the accountants
on the offices of clerk of the district
court, county attorney, register OF
deeds, county clerk, sheriff and pro-
bate judge. The audit did not cover
the records in the office of county
treasurer, clerk of the city court, nor
the transactions of the county board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
POLICE JOTTINCS.

Women and aged men are. really the
jay drivers of Topeka and require
more attention of the traffic squad po-
lice than any other class of drivers.
saw the officers. After several days
spent in trying to educate the people
of the city to drive on the right SHE
of the street and to turn corners pro-
perly, that accidents be averted, the
officers have succeeded to a degree.
Beside this class is the farmer who is
unused to such regulation more par
ticularly because the ordinances of the
city were not enforced and no effort
was made to enforce them until within
the last few days.
one woman was stopped on Eighth
avenue this morning who desired to
drive north on Kansas avenue. She
was driving east on Eighth avenue
and intended tC drive across and on the
east side of Kansas avenue but could
not refrain from cutting corners and
insisted that she was trying to pull
over on the right side of the streets
but it happaned that she was trying
to drive over en- the right side of KAN
sas avenue instead of the right side
of Eighth officer Wonderly, who wa
on duty took her horse and pulled it
over to the south side of Eighth ave-
nue. and forced her to drive east until
after she passed the street car cross
ing and then allowed her to turn north
on Kansas avenue. Similar occurrences
were experienced by the officers at
Sixth street.
People who live in the outskirts of
the CITY, but within the city limits,
are blowing up parts of the street and
PLANTING seeds of different characters.
The attention of Mayor J. B. Billiard
and Chief of Police Morris Jenkins
has been called to the fact by persons
who complain of such practice and
contend that they do not wish to see
the streets, in their part of the city,
devoted to gardening or farm purposes.
This is one of the many grievances
that are heard every year. The streets
are dedicated to the use of the pub
lie and no citizen is extended the
privilege of farming in the streets, no
matter h0W little the street is used
even though it is that part which ad-
Joins his premises.
The majority of complaints of this
character which have been filed this
season come from persons who live in
the extreme western part of the city
and near the insane asylum. Chief Jen-
lxins has warned a. number of wouldbe
Gardeners or farmers to deSist from the
practice and arrests will follow If these
orders are not given proper attention.
one arrest in more than 4S hours
is the total work of the police depart
ment, which appears on the record.
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Auditing of County Offices Is
Discontinued.
Make Report Today on the
Probate Judge.
NO FEES FROM THIS OFFICE
Judge Given All He Takes In,
Under Special Act.
Shows That He Makes About
$4,000 Year Net.

In a report on the office of pro-
bate judge, filed today with the coun-
ty commissioners, the special account
ants show that the fees of the office
from January 1, 1907 to August 81,
1911, aggregated $54, 24O.69, of which
$s.677-62 went to the county. Fees
earned under the r. T. Hayden ad-
ministration from January IA, 1907
to January IL, 1909, are given at
S17,551.9S, with fees in the amount of
42s, 011.09 retained by w. F. Schoch
from the date of the Hayden term to
August 81, last year. Follow
ing the report, the contract with the
accountants was cancelled.
Statutory fees paid to the office in
the time covered by the audit are Civ
en- at S45,563.O7; with $s,677.62 re-
cefved by the office from the sale of
liquor permits before this practice
was eliminated by statute: The statu-
tory fees are shown in the following
table:
From the Public Amount
From administrators, executors
certificates 0.-... 49, Il, sss 25
pT rugs aifidavits, re liquor $3.50
saie s'9 ............................. $3.50
From County Treasury
Salary r5t'1 under liquor law of 1851. 2.O76.06
Total fees $40 565.of
1t is shown by the report that the
office of probate judge has paid an
nuaIly S9,S51.46 in time covered by
the audit Under an old special law
giving to the probate judge all fees
earned, there has been no accounting
with the county treasurer by the pro-
bate judge except in the days when
the liquor permits were in force.
From this income of nearly $4,000
a year, however, the probate judge
has been required to pay his own clerk
hire, pay his own postage bills and
provide his own office supplies, such
as furniture. typewriters and other
equipment
Under Schoch's administration and in
the time under the review. these ex-
penses amounted to 4662. q, according
to the records at hand. No similar data
were at hand concerning the Hayden
administration and his expenses during
the period covered by the audit are not
shown. In discussing the report today,
Judge Schoch stated that his expense
account had not been accurately stated
and that the expenses of his office
would greatly exceed the amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
ALL over NOW.
Roosevelt Forces Will Control the
state Convention.

1t is only a question now of the size
of the Roosevelt majority at the state
convention. He has 4S5 delegates now
35 more than the number necessary 70
control the convention. Taft has lOe
delegates and Is contested delegates
from Dickinson Eight counties elect
ing delegates since the Tuesday reports
came in have chosen rs Roosevelt dele
gates while Taft did not get one. In
fact, Smith county of the Sixth DIS
trict that had been claimed by Taft
elected a majority of Roosevelt dele
gates to the county convention. Mont
gomery, the key of the Third district
situation, has gone for Roosevelt by an
overwhelming majority. And so dlo
Wilson county of the same district.
Taft has 80 delegates from the Third
and Roosevelt AZ Chautauqua and
Neosho hold primaries Saturday and
these counties are claimed for the col
Onel by the state managers.
The dozen counties reporting from the
Sixth and Seventh districts have gone
for Roosevelt except Hamilton of the
Seventh with three delegates. OF the
S9S delegates to the state convention the
Roosevelt managers are now claiming
700 and they also claim seven out or
the eight congressional conventions.
That would mean two Taft delegates
out of the states 20.
The Roosevelt men nei0 JOlnHcdIlol
at Independence, Montgomery county,
last night, after the caucuses. The
turnout at the caucuses was the great
est in the history of the city. Mark
Tulley, state treasurer, and Charles
Scott and State Senator Overfield were
the Taft men on the ground. In Cot
feyville, the home of Charles WEIGH,
the county committee chairman, who
supported Taft resolutions at the state
committee meeting last month, Roose-
welt carried Welch's ward and the city.
Caney precinct was the only precinct
carried by Taft in the county.
Montgomery has always been a Phil
Campbell stronghold. Roosevelt fiayed
Campbell alive during his tour of the
state last week. 1t is expected that
Judge T. ]. F1annelley of Independ-
ence, the Roosevelt leader in the coun-
ty, will oppose Campbell for the con-
gressional nomination next August.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
New York Money Market

New York, April 6.-AIONEY-Monev on
call steady, 21ka2% per cent; ruling rate
"a per cent; closing bid 2H per cent: Of
fered at "a per cent. Time loans firm
60 days. 3Q3l1 per cent: 30 days, sha3I
per cent six months, 35k03Z per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper AZ to
A per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at S4s4.4O for so
day bills and at S4.87 for demand. Com
mercial bills, $4.83A-
SILVER-Mexican dollars. 4Sc.
BONDS-Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

On Saturday evening at o'clock Mr..
w A S. Bird, attorney-at-law of Topeka,
will address the United Commercial TraV-
elers in their council chamber, 1G7 East
Eight avenue, on the subject, Needed
Legislation" Mr.. Bird was severed sessions
a member of the legislature, and he has
had a great deal of experience in making
laws, securing the passage of the Kansas
food and drug law. Members from other
councils who may be in the city Saturday
evening are cordially invited to be pres
emit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26
St. Joe Live Stood nrnrket.

st. Joe, April 27.-CATTLE-Receip 500
Market steady. Steers, s6.5Ode.50: cows
and heifer5, $3.00l7.75; calves. S4.50f77OO.
HOGS-Receipts 3, 800. Market 10c higher.
Top $500; bulk of sales, s7.75d7.90.
SHEEP-Receipts 500. Market higher.
Lambs, $7.75q9.45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26


A welcome and reception was given last
evening at the First English Lutheran
church to the new pastor, Rev. Willard
the church were finely arranged for the
event, and the church council and their
ladies were in the receiving line with DR..
and Mrs. Troxell. Music was rendered
during the evening by Mrs. John Carver,
Misses Selma Foberg and Laura Young
berg, and Mrs. Leland McAfee. Short ad-
dresses of welcome were given by Rev. J.
A. Renwick on behalf of the ministers of
the city: C. c. Starr. city superintendent
of schools; L. D. Whittemore, assistant
state superintendent, and others. Rev.
A. NJ. Reitzel. in behalf of the officers
and members of the First Lutheran
church, presented the good will of the
congregation in the shape of purse of
bank notes to pay the moving expenses of
the new pastor to the home he has made
in Topeka. DR.. .Troxell responded to the
addresses and the unexpected gift with
words of fitting and happy appreciation
The county commissioners today
dered the overhauling of the electric wiz
ing in the county Jail and the purchase of
a new boiler to replace the one which has
been out of commission for several years.
The wiring in the Jail building was con-
demned some months ago. Much of the
equipment in the jail building IS either
badly worn or Impractical for use at this
time The boiler has seen 25 years active
service and was ready for the scrap heap
years ago. In addition to this the cleo
trical equipment is dangerous and needs
immediate attention. These repairs Will
cost about 1,0O0 and will be made at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

The Kansas Authors club will hold its
regular May meeting next Wednesday
evening May 1, at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. p. Morehouse, 216 West
Eighth avenue. The department of his
tory has charge of the program with WrI
E. Connelley as leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

Chester A Grover who for five years
has been with the freight auditing de-
partment of the Santa Fe has been ap-
pointed as city manager for the Germania
Life Insurance Co., the state office of
which was recently established in To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-26

Bishop J. Albert John of South Africa
will speak at the ST. Johns A NJ e
church Tuesday night Stereopticon views
will be given.