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The Adair County news., 1913-10-22
Commissioners Sale.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT

ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY.
Sarah A. Miller Plff.
VS.
Samuel K. Miller, &c } DeftS
By virtue of Judgment and order
of sale of Adair Circuit Court, rem
dered at the Sept. term, thereof, 1913,
in the above cause, shall proceed to
offer for sale at the Courthouse door
in Columbia, KY, to the highest, bid
der, at Public auction, on Monday,
the 3rd day of Nov, 1913, at one O'Clock
p. M, or thereabout, (being county
court,) upon credit of six and twelve
months, equal installments, the follow
ing described property, to-wit: A
certain tract CT land situated in Adair
county, KY, on the waters of CrocuS
creek, and on the Columbia and Cleels-
boro road, and contains 365 acres more
or less About 1876 acres of land is on
the east side of said Columbia and
Greensboro road, and about 100 acres
on the west side of same, less about
IL acres in the woods claimed by w.
Bloyd, land the. title to said II acres
will not be warranteed.) Said land
will first be offerd in two tracts as
divided by said road, and then all
together, and the bid or bids accepted
from which the most money can be
realized. This land is fully described
in the Judgment, and order of sale,
which is Of record on page fl order
book No. If in the Office of the Clerk
of the Adair Circuit Court, reference
is here made to said record. The
shares of the proceeds of the sale of
this land belonging to infants, will re-
main lein on said land, with 6 per
cent. interest thereon, until such in
fantS arrive at the age of 81 years or
Guardians qualified for them as re-
Quired by law.
/ For the purchase price, the pur-
chaser, with approved surety or Sc
curitieS, must execute bond, bearing
legal interest from the day of sale I'M
til paid, and having the force and eff
feet of Judgment. Bidders will be
prepared to comply promptly with
these terms
W. A. COffey, Master Commissioner.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22
Commissioners Sale.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT

ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY,
c. +. Keene, Plff.
VS.
F. S. Wooten &c DTS.
By virtue of Judgment and order
of sale of Adair circuit court, render
ed at the September term, thereof,
1913, in the above cause, for the sum
of one hundred and fifty-one and 10
! 100 dollars, with the interest at the
rate of 6 per cent, per an
mum from the 10th daS of February,
1913, until paid, and S41 and 4O-1OO
costs herein, l shall proceed to offer
for sale at the court house door in Co.
lumbia, KY, to the highest bidder, at
| public auction on Monday, the 3rd day
of Nov, 1913, at one o'clock p. M, or
there about (being county COURT upon
a credit of 6 months, the following de-
Scribed property, to-wit: A certain
tract of land situated in Adair coun.
ty, KY, on the waters of Buffers Fork
of RuSsell's creek, containing 234 acres
more or less, and is the same land con-
veyed by T. S. Wooten to Thomas
James, by deed recorded in deed book
No, q, page 80, of the Adair county
clerks office, to which reference is
made for complete description.
For the purchase price, the pur-
chaser, with approved surety or secu-
rites, must execute bond, bearing le-
gal interest from the day of sale I'M
til 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.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22

Next Fridry and Saturday are the
days set apart by the Governor to work
the public roads, and if every body
will obey the call, it will demonstrate
the worth of united action. Especial
ly ought the people in this county to
respond without single absentee, for
our roads need the work, and we all
need the determination and enthusi-
asm that may be born from this move
ment. Our roads are bad because we
are Indifferent and neglectful, and
have low estimate of the worth of
roads. Every man ought to be on the
roads next Friday and Saturday.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22
For Sale.

For the purpose Of engage
ing in other business, we
offer for sale our mail, pas
Senger and express line and
all the equipment. We
have the only cars that
have ever made a success
Of carrying mail, passen-
gers ETC., over this pike.
The cars are in as good
shape as when new. We
will give full particulars
TO any one interested.
We want to sell, and will
sell very reasonable. For
full particulars come and
see us.
Yours truly
w. r. MYERS & son.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22

Having decided to quit farming /
am offering for sale the old Caldwell
farm situated miles South of Camp
bellsville on the Columbia pike. This
farm has pike frontage of mile,
contains 40S acres, and is in a fine
state of cultivation. There are about
300 acres of tillable ground, mostly in
grass and the remainder is pasture and
timber land. This farm is splendidly
watered, having II live springs and a
creek flowing through it for the dis
lance of about mile Has a hand
some dwelling house with III rooms, 2
excellent tenant houses, | cabin, 3
barns, 3 cribs, ! granary, tool and
wagon shed, stock scales and all other
necessary outbuildings. Some of the
finest tobacco land in this section Of
the State is on this farm. This place
is in a splendid neighborhood, being
one mile from school. post office, store
and blacksmith shop, and having 3
churches of different denominations
within 3 miles. The growing crop and
a complete set of first-class farm inn
Elements can also be purchased.
Terms easy. Address:
Fl. R. Caldwell,
AID. Aft. Burdick, KY.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22
Additional Locals.
Brick for Sale.

If YOU need brick call or phone Up
ton Order, near Craycraft, KY. Hard
brIck 81 per hundred, Soft brick 60
and 50 cents per hundred.
49-4t Au'
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22
Personals.

I66l.
DR.. w. j. Flowers and wife and
Mrs. Mamie Flowers were shopping
n Louisville last week.
Mrs. L. G. Davidson was called to
LIBERTY last week on account of the
serious illness of her mother.
Mr.. n. B. Miller, special pension
examiner, is here and out in the
county for three weeks visit. He
and his family will soon leave Spring
Held, Mo-, for Buffalo, New York, as
another notice will tell.
Mr.. H. G. FeeSe has returned from
Louisville.
Mrs. H. COnnecke and son, Ber-
mingham, Ala, are visiting the for
merS sister, Mrs. Lou W. Atkins.
Miss Lille Van Cleave. of Watson,
visited her relatives in Columbia last
week, Mrs. Mary T. Harvey being her
aunt.
Mir. ]. a. Sanders, Hatcher, was
here a few days ago, representing
dealers in pianos.
Mrs. Brack Massie has been in ratn-
er delicate health for several weeks.
Mr.. w. r. and Alvin Lyon were
here Thursday.
Mr.. r. E. Boykin. Dallas, Texas,
was here a few days ago.
Mr.. Hugh Nee came over from
Campbellsville Thursday.
Mr.. J. III. Turk and wife, of Barren
county visited their aunt, Mrs. Sara
Bradshaw, last week.
Mr.. G. r. Reed represented COlum.
bia Lodge No. 23O, L. o. o. F., in the
Grand Lodge which convened at Pu-
ducah, last week.
Mr.. Jas. c. Feese and his son, Guy,
visited the formers grand daughter,
Miss Ruba Jones, at Pellyton, the lat
ter part of last week.
Mr.. Clarence A. Hodges, of Ruskin,
Fla, has been i'm Columbia for week
or two, looking after his interest in
Adair county.
SIR. B. C. White and wife, of BOgard,
Mo-, who spent two weeks in this
county, visiting relatives and friends,
started home the latter part of last
week stopping few days in Camp
bellsville.
Mr.. C. S. Harris returned from
South West Virginia last Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Caldwell and Mrs. Emily
Burton visited at Cane Valley recent
ly.
Mr.. II. n. Miller is not yet able to
look after his business.
DR.. Menzie and family went on
visit to Mr.. and Mrs S. L. Kinnaird'S
in Metcalf county. Mrs. MenZie will
remain at her parents home for a
week or tVo. DR.. Menzie and son,
Thomas, returned in day or two
Mr.. G. T. Rogers was here from
Greensburg Saturday.
MIR. A. c. Hill called to see our hard
ware merchants the latter part of
last week.
Mr.. o. o. Anderson, Monticello, was
here last Saturday.
Mr.. NJ. J. Lafon, Harrodsburg, was
here few days ago.
DR.. T. A. Smith has returned from
a visit to Louisville, Danville, and Mt.
Vernon.
Mr.. W. II. Gill was in Louisville a
day or two last week
Miss leila Pelley, who is teaching
in the Graded School at GreenSburg,
visited home folks here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. Jo Russell spent from Friday
until Monday with his family here.
Mr.. NJ. r. Hall, of Russell county,
was in our city on business Saturday.
He is teaching near the Springs.
Mr.. James C.. Policy was in Camp
bellsyille Sunday.
MI. III. T. Baker is attending the
Knoxville Tenn, Exposition, this
week.
Mrs. Geo. Coffey is improving from
a recent attack of chills.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22
GradyviiIe.

J. A. Diddle and son were in
horse Cave a day or so of last
week.
We ire needing rain. The
springs and wells in this section
are failing fast.
Sam Mitchell and Judge Henri
ford were in this community sew
eral days of tast week.
Mrs. Alfred Parson was taken
violently sick one day last week.
We ere glad to note at this time
she is considered better.
Messrs. c. Yates and son, of
Columbia, are putting in good
time drilling wells in this section.
Mrs. c. S. Bell, of Nell, passed
through here one day last week,
with several head of horses.
Mr.. Walter McCandless and
sou, of Columbia, spent a few
days here last week with rel
atives.
Judge N. H. Moss was in this
community day or so of last
week.
Mr.. William Compton and fam
lily are now citizens of our town.
Mr.. Compton will be on the mail
route from this place to Column
bia, in the near future.
Miss MaLie Moss, Of Columbia,
spent last Saturday night and
Sunday, visiting relatives in our
city.
DR.. S. Simmons was called to
the bedside of his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Simmons at Russell Springs
who is in a serious condition.
Glenn Keltner spending a day
or so al Jamestown, last week.
]. n. Coffey, of Columbia, was
in this community a few days
ago, surveying for J. H. Smith.
J. P. Hutcherson, of Colum-
bia, and James Burress, Of Mill
town, were in our midst last
week, buying produce at the
highest price, for eggs, especial
ly, that we ever knew of this
season of the year.
Uncle Charles Yates and his
daughter, Mrs. Ella Robertson,
spent a day or so visiting rcIa-
tives at Portland, one day last
week.
Messrs. Geo. Whitlock, S. C.
Neat, will Lyons, grocery men
of Louisville, were shaking
hands with our merchants last
week.
Nat Walker was at Green's
burg a day or two last week, de-
livering hogs to J. F. Pendleton
B. B. Jones and J. A. Diddle
sold quite a lot of cattle to the
well-known stock man, J. F.
Pendleton, of Greensburg.
Uncle Buck Cook and family
are spending week or so with
relatives and friends in Hart
county.
The children of Messrs. D. c.
Wheeler and B. B. Jones, are con-
fined at home at this time with
whooping cough.
Strong Hill is receiving a lot
of new machinery this week,
which he will attach to one of his
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22

l keep on hands a full stock Of
coA3ns and caskets, also robes;
bearses. Prompt service night or day
Phone 20.
1s1vr J. f. Triptett,
"A Columbia. Ky.
The Adair County news., 1913-10-22

For your convenience, the following dates and
places named below, will have the Tax Books at
said places Once Only and those dates the office at
Columbia must be closed as to those MagisteriaG
Districts under the law we have only one set of books
trust that every Tax Payer will take advantage
of this opportunity settle same and save
trouble and cost, both to you and myself
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-08-08

| @. B. Kidder has the contracts fol
| painting the new houses of Cass
Cannon and Hugh MoIntyre.
Miss Grace johnson is spending the
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Aamp Booher. near Weston.
The Scott q Walter machine
averaged 1000 sacks per day last week
on the Scott place, northwest of town.
| 1t is reported that Mrs. Jane Garden
has purchased the property of Geo.
W. Bradley 10 the north part of tow1.
Born. at their home in Helix. Au-
gust /, 1918, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Collins, nee Minnie Tharp. a daugh-
ter.
Gus Volmer came down from his
home at WaitsLu urg this week to look
after his farming interests in this sec-
| tion.
Mrs. II. A. Barrett, Mrs. Plamon-
don and Mise Jsssioa MoEwen motored
to Cold Spring in the mountains
Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. r. W. Vincent drove
up from Pendleton Saturday evening
and took dinner with Mr.. aud Mrs.
L. S. Vincent.
Miss Lula Banks. of Santa Rosa,
California. accompanied her aunt,
Mrs. Diokenson, home and will spend
the summer here.
Game Warden Averill and Inspect.
or Tilford. of the State game farm at
Salem, were in the city this week on
official business.
Miss Flora Booth arrived last week
from Spokane, and is taking muo b
needed vacation from her duties Of
professional nurse.
A. Mackenzie Medium made a
trip this week to bis farm near Enter
prise, Wallowa county. returning for
Sunday g church service.
Mules for Sale--Two FIVE year olds
and one three year old. This is good
stock, aud will be sold for cash or
bankable note. II. A. Street, Weston,
Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Gerking came
over from their fruit ranch near Mil
ton, and Mr.. Gerking is assisting his
brothers in their wheat harvest this
week.
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THE ZERO MARK.
Origin Of the Mathematical Symbol
That Stands For Nothing.

Origin Of the Mathematical Symbol
That Stands For Nothing.
1t is the peculiar triumph of the
mathematicHns who constructed the
Hindu Arabic numerals that they were
led to invent symbol for nothing"
The invention arose out of the difficult
ty which was encountered when cal
culations were transferred from the
ancient abacus board and became
written operation.
On the abacus board, which may per
haps be seen still In Infants schools.
the rows of beads or counters repre-.
sented the numerals to 8, but each
counter or bead In the row above rep
resented ten times as great a value as
In the row below. Thus 59l could be
transferred from nbacus board to pa
per without difficulty, but (0b / taken
from the abacus might be 81. since the
vacant place was no longer indicated.
Accordingly mathemadcians were led
to invent character for the vacant
place. The invention of this symbol
for nothing" with the crowning. tran
scendcnt achievement In the perfection
of the decimal system and lay at the
base of all subsequent arIthmetical
progress. Among the Hindus the sym
Dol was at first dot, but 1t was soon
superseded by circle, o. Its symbol,
says Professor e. Il. Turner in mag.
azine article on the numerals. has va.
ried greatly. and its name has pedi.
gree of its own. The Hindus called It
sunya-void. In Arabic this became
sifr.
In 1902 Leonardo Fibonacci trans
lated 1t zephirum. In 1880 Maximus
Planudes called 1t tziphra. During the
fourteenth century Italian writers
shortened 1t to zenero and cenro, which
became zero, now In general use.
Meanwhile 1t has passed more nearly
in Arabic form into French as chiffre
and into English as cipher, taking on
new agnifcations-
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SOUTHERN CELEBRATIONS.
Great Assembiases In Richmond .
Hundred Years Ago.

Great AssenbIages In Richmond .
Hundred Years Ago.
The southern colonies and, after the
ratification of the constitution, the
southern states were by no means be-
hind New England In their celebra-
ton of the glorious Fourth. In the
Old Dominion Of Virginia 100 years
ago the wealthy patriotic planters,
their friends. guests and servants, an
nually assembled In great numbers In
Richmond to celebrate our nations
birthday with the best horse races OF
that period and other diversions.
DR.. Frank H., Wade Of Pittsburgh
quotes from a letter written by bis
maternal grandfather, dated Richmond,
July s, 1890:
"The variegated costumes Of a mass
Of danes and gentlemen gave the wide
balcony the appearance OF a flower
garden, and the sparkling eyes, red
cheeks and smiling lips Of the young
ladies' made the scene most enchant-
ing one. Little beauties In diamonds
and lace rode by In rich chariots, ac-
companied b. portly old fellows with
enormous rnfies. The horses were the
cream OF our Virginia racers. After
being led Up and down through the
crowd they were stripped, saddled and
mounted. The drum tapped, and on
they shot like metecrs. When the race
was won by horse bearing our new
national coIors-red. white and blue
In honor Of the occasion being Tnde-
pendcnce day. thought the people
wonid go wild with enthusiasm"
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CARTOON PRINTED IN i774.

Mass meetings were held everywhere,
and in sermons the action of the moth.
er country was denounced.
Many OF the newspapers In the colo.
nies printed crude cuts showing a rat
tlesnake cut In sections and bearing
the legend, "Join or DIE or "Unite or
Die" Some of these cartoons were
made by Paul Revere, VINO was jew
eler and engraver in Boston.
1T was this suggestive use of the rat
tlesnake during the excitement about
the stamp act which led to the adop-
ton of the snake as a design on the
earlier flags used by the colonial
troops.
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Mrs. A. M. Meldrum and children
will be home next week, after a stay
of several weeks on the farm near En-
terprise. Coralyn, the little daughter
who fell and injured her arm, is re-
covering nicely. Mrs. OIookatt. of
Pendlston. is this week visiting the
family at the farm.
A new time card went into effect
on the O-W. Sunday, which changes
the morning Spokane passenger trains 3
time of arrival In Athena to $40 a. m.
instead of TAO. the former time of ar
rival. The new train from Portland
to Salt Lake, No. 10, makes connec-
tions with No. s at Pendleton.
at the meeting. of the G. W. B. M.
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Dobson. twenty five were pres
ent. and three new members were en-
rolled. An interesting meeting was
held, and ice cream was served by the
hostess assisted ty Mrs. Smith, and
Velma King and Lillian Gerking.
DR.. Sharp hired taxi Tuesday
night t, take him to Sim Kilgore's
place near Warren Station. On the
return. the driver lost the road, the
machine broke down and the doctor
spent the night In the car while the
driver went for assistance. ending up
in Helix. Charlie Stanton drove the
doctor home.
X Attorney Watts. who with will NJ.
Peterson. defended G. W. Arnold,
charged with the murder of man
named Reabel near Umatilla three
years ago, and was convicted of mur-
der in the second degree, has received
word that Arnold is out of the peni-
tentiary on parole. Arnold received
life sentence.
The program at the Dreamland the
ater for Friday and Saturday evenings
is as follows: 1.--"Brutailty." Bio
graph. 2.-"A Struggle of Hearts. "
Lubin. 3.-"A Tenacious Lover"
Pathe. For Sunday: Ia Forest
Fire." Edison. 2.-"The Wonderful
One Horse Shay" Lubin. S.-"Sun-
day Afternoon in Rural New Eng
land" "No Place for Minister'S
Son." Edison.
" Mrs. N. @. Dickenson arrived home
Saturday evening after pleasant visit
Of two months duration at Santa Rosa.
California. She reports that her son,
Sims Dicke enson and family, have this
week moved to Tucson Arizona. where
they will remain for the coming win
ter, the climate at Santa Rosa proving
of no especial benefit to Mrs. Dicken-
son g health.
A. L. SwaggaIt clerk of the Lamar
school district. came to town Saturday
and received Waterman. Waterbury
heating and ventilating plant for the
Lamar school house. This heating
and ventilating system is one Of the
hest on the market. and it's installa-
tiou ia another mark of progress
which has long made the school in
that district success.
Sam Hutt's big auto truck was char
tered Sunday by Charles Kirk in the
transportation Of 10 head of hogs from
Weston to Milton. The hogs were
loaded at $3.50 a. m. and at 7:30 HUT
and Kirk had unloaded them and were
seated at the breakfast table in the
Milton hotel. The return trip was
made in schedule time and Charley
has been busy Tightening up loose bolts
on the wagon used as trailer.
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Press Paragraphs

Mrs. jackson Nelson visited in Pen.
dleton yesterday.
Miss Ethel johnson has Eeen report
ed on the sick list this week.
Charles Stanton, the Helix livery
man. was in the city Wednesday.
e. E. Koontz and M. L. Watts
spent Sunday at Bingham Springs.
Miss Lizzie Sheard is reported ill at
tha home of her parents near town.
Sheriff Till Taylor was in the city
Wednesday on short. business trip.
W. P. Littlejohn went to Bing ham
Springs Saturday for weeks outing.
George Gross and family returned
yesterday from an outing at Lehman
springs.
Miss Florence Moussu, of Pendle.
ton, ia guest Of Miss Edna Taylor
this week.
Mrs. VIM. Winship and children
visited yesterday at the Jarman home
in Weston.
Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn and daughter
Anita are visiting relatives and friends
in Pendleton.
J. v. Mitchell, affable distritu utor
of Singer sewing machines. was in the
city yesterday.
Miss. Ruby Barnhart, of White Sal
mon, WASH, is a guest this week of
Miss Laura Smith.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion JACK, August 8. 1918, at
their home in Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mre. James Bell came in
from the ranch and spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. A. Shick.
Floyd Payne has relinquished job
in the harvest field for a position in
Henry Keen's barber shop.
Miss Stella Smith is spending the
week at the home of heI grandmother,
Mrs. W. J. King near town.
Mrs. Frank Rainville of Lewiston.
accompanied by her children. is in
the city visiting relatives.
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New Land Scrip.

By special act OF Congress, nearly
1000 acres of approved Land Scrip is
now available for use in Oregon. 1t is
the best and cheapest scrip put on the
market in several years. Will 60
quickly to patent. Take any land
subject to homestead entry. Can
furnish in applications from forty
acres up. as long as il lasts. We guar
antee validity. The price will attract
you. II you need some of 1t, prompt
action is necessary. Write or wire us.
The Collins Land Company,
Helena, Montana.
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custard.

Concerning custard, or "custad." as
II was formerly called. It was com.
mon joke at civic feasts In England In
the olden time to place an enormous
custard In The middle of the table, into
which at some stage Of the proceedings
the clown Unexpectedly jumped Ben
JonsoD uses the term 'custard leap
jack" OF one who ''in tall Of sheriff's
dinner took "his almain leap into o
custards to .make my lady mayoress
5sa her sisters laugh all their hoods
over their shoulders"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-08-08
REVOLUTIONARY CARTOON.
Rattlesnake In Sections Showed Ne
cessity of Uniting.

Though the actual cenfiict caused by
Englands effort to tax the colonies
began at Boston, the troubles of that
city during the turbulent months pre-
ceeding the Revolution had the sympa-
thy of the residents of all the colonies.