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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-08-09
TUT & REED
Offer the following Property for
Sale:
REAL ESTATE
DEALERS
FARM LAND

40 acres of good lime stone land,
we'll watered, good dwelling and out
on public road, and IN good
Price $4,000, one
half cash, the balance on easy terms
This farm lies six miles S. E. of Co.
lumbia, KY.
TIMBER LAND
80 acres timer land white oak tim
Der cut off. Price for timber $500,
land $500. Can sell timber without
land if purchaser wants it. Lies
miles east of Columbia, Ky.
FARM
$50 acles of lime stone land, good
dwelling and outbuildings, well water
ed and very desirable place for home.
Lies miles N. W. of Columbia, KY,
on public:road. Price $500.
FARM
156 acres located fl miles N. W. Co
lumbia, KY, Good dwelling, two good
barns and other outbuildings, we'll
watered, in good state of cultivation,
about 20 acres in timber, all good land
and desirable home. Price $500.
TOWN PROPERTY
Nine room two story dwelling and
lot, situated on one of the best resi-
dence streets in Columbia, near the
square, barn and out buildings. A
very desirable home. A bargain.
Price on application.
lis Acres of good land in a good
neighborhood. good buildings on pub
lie road, about miles south of Column
bia Price 81, 800. (Bargain)
40 Acres lime stone land, very good
buildings, desirable place to live, Al
miles south of Columbia. Price 81, 600
House and Lot: House with six
rooms, good out buildings, good water
and other conveniences, just out of
town limits. Price $3.50.
House with rooms just oct of town,
two shops, all buildings good, compar-
lively new.HPrice 81, 300. Nd
farm: so acres on White Oak creek
II miles N. W. Plumpoint, one half
timber balance in cultivation, II acres
in bottom, buildings tOlerable good,
good orchard and spring. Price s7OO.
40 Acres of land unimproved Cheap
residence) lying 81 miles N. W. of Co.
lumbia. Price $4,000.
30 Acres land, good new residence, 2
good springs, good we'll. Price s7OO.
81 miles N. w. of Columbia.
$500 for house and lot near the pub
lie square, good garden, good well,
barn &c. Desirable place and is worth
the money asked.
$1,000 for 5S4 acres of land lying 2
miles S. W. of the town of Columbia,
near the Glasgow road, new room
box house, good barn, good well in
yard % acres in meadow, 25 acres in
cultivation, balance in timber.
cash the balance on time to suit pur-
chaser
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
G0VERNM NMEilT AFTER
 KETCHIKEN MEN
duncan Empirel

JUNEAU. Aus lg - The United States government has filed suit in the District Court against large number of looators oa the tide lands in front of KetchiSau for eiectmens and asking for 8 permanent restrain iug Or3er 10 prevent any location Of the ground in rhe future.
 The complaint recltes that the flats og the Tetchikan Creek in front of a certain section of Ehe tbvn was rc- served by the Sa ere.ary. of the In terior as a place for the use of the Indians in landing their canoes and boats. but that the defendants to the sui, had entered on the lands and have erected substantial structures thereby depriving the Indisns and the general public ot the use of the lands also obstFuesing the nayiga- ble waters Of the United States
 The defendants named in the suit are the EotChIkan Power Company, George F. Rounsenfell FIdalgo Island Packing Company. Fred Grimes. Gil bert Mann. A. T. Leed. Al Baren. A. j. Inman. Walker Thomas Pete Shov- land. John R Heesman. Alaska Pack CTS. Association, aEatt Barkovich. Nick Zafsr. George Brown and William Forse-
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
CAPT. VIC. DEBRELL
 HOnE FROM WEST
,cOntinued from page II


 are served by oil engine hoists
 The ilMminant is coal oil yaporized and burned on 6 group of three man. ties, showing from revolving lens of the third order of modern make. 8 double flash every twenty seconds,
 The fog signal consists of first class sir sirens sounding a group of two
 blasts every minute from double mouthed trumpets. the blasts being four seconds long with a four second
 interval between them. The air is compressed by oil engine compress ors in storage tanks whence it is talk en to the sirens All equipment is iu
 duplicate to preclude delays in service
 due 10 possible breakdown of machin- cry.
 There will be three Keepers resi- dent at this station without famil- les, The. wireless station which has been in operation during the past con
 struction season may possibly be con tinued in operation until May next
 year. A regularly appointed licensed
 radio operator is in charge or the wireless installation.
 The station is constructed from @ special appropriation made by Con
 greSs in the sum Of S115.000. Con struction began June l, 1915. the pre-
 lilIinary surveys having been made in May of the same year It is an aid
 much desired by mariners. for all yes sels bound westward, whether from
 he inside passage or direct. must make Cape SL Elias besore proceed
 ing further.
 As supplementary aid and to mark South East Rock. lying between two and three miles of Cape St Elias a large gas lighted. whistling and submarine bell buoy has been es- tablished in about q fathoms of water ] ot the Cape The whistle and bell are actuated by the sea
 ] Capt Debren like Mr Weigle. says
 that he is glad to be home again and ] hopes that he Will be able to remain ] at his office now for sometime to clear ] Up the accumulation of work.
 In regard 10 the reported strike of l the crew, the Captain said that there wasn't much to it The department came 10 the rescue and things moved along nicely all summer. Practically all the work contemplated last winter has been completed The Kuzui is still about Prince William Sound, fin Ishing the last work Of the season and
 will return about the first part Of September.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
Dread Of Great
 Far Eastern Power

LONDON. Aug. 2S-The nation this week calls attention to the higherto little noticed clause in Premier As Ouith's speech of August I in which he referred 10 the safeguards against war as resting on the common viii ot Europe. but not of Europe alone.
 The Nation asks whether this is reply to President Wilson's speech 0f May s7 and an invitation 10 America to pursue 8 policy Of guarantes-aRe, if so. hopes that Foreign Minister Grey will expand it into reasoned exposition ot policy.
 The Nation takes the view that America wants to mediate because she fears Europe Is ruining herself. and against 8 weakened Europe she dreads the adyen, os a great far east eru power.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
WOOD PULP COMBINE

Charges hare ben fled with the department of justice a. Washington Hg Representative Clarence B. Miller of Minnesota ghas there ts a combin- atson among the manufacturers in tle Fox Rirer district os Minnesota 5o keep up the price Of wood pulp which Is -le eaiez raw material used n sls prul-ctioa q news print and o-hsT paper. Representative Miller has 5usr returned from a Jrip through Eertleas-a-n Minnesota
 The department os justice has as saEed Raprassn5atlT MiL}er his state -zaa- will bs invest5ga-e6.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
STANLEY oAkSMITH
 STARTS SOMETHING

The enterprising citizen. Stanley Oaksmith. has started something new in the way of transportation facility. He is no wrunning the Fryea. his splendid power boat to and from Had ley and way points twice 8 week This will be an advantage 10 many travel CTS that VIII be appreciated Readers ot the Progressive-Niner will ind in his announcement on this page just what they have been looking for
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
SEVERAL FISHING BOATS IN.

The large hali6uI fshi1g bat Pras- pecto- is ia from the hanks with 55.- 19a pounds os haHbu,- the result os cwe1ry-dsy rip.
 Another big steamer. the New Eng land. came i1 with -0,01o pounds The boat was ogt four weeks
 The power beat Alma is also i1- -h5s is a small boa-- compared with he others She brought iu only s.- o2s pounds
 The New England Fish Company received some -t5l fresh salmon. chums and echoes This fish ViI 6e frozen and shipped south later
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
AN EXCITING TRIP.

When the Roughrider returned Sun day evening with it's coterie of hunt CTS. while they didn't get much game, reported very interesting trip, inas- much as one of their members. Bry- ant Debar, had got lost When he was found on the beach going the wrong way, outside of the fact that he had discarded his oil skins and hunting knife he was not much the worse for the experience, except for an attack Of nervous exhaustion.-"D Walk CT. reporter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
NEWS FROM JUNEAU.

Ben Bullard, who brought some eat ,le on his ranch on the Taku river recently, Is selling butter in Juneau. His first shipment constituted Of 125 pounds
 The council of Juneau is talking of improving the water system of the city.
 A third new dock will soon take its place on the Juneau water front.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Sunday-S a. m, Holy Communion, except first Sunday In Jne mOnth.) 10 a. n. Native Sunday school; Il a. m. Morning prayer and sermon. (IIoly Communion first Sunday in month"; 12 m. Sunday school 7;30 Evening prayer and sermon; Holy Days-10:30 a. m., Holy Communion; Tuesday: s p. m., St. Johns Social Club, Guild room, Wednesday,: ? p. h., Native Womens Guild, Indian school house; Thursday: 2:30 D. m., St. Johns Guild room; 7:30 p. m., St Johns Athletic Club, Boys, Guild room; Friday: D. m, Choir rehearsal, Guild room. A sincere welcome is extended to all especially to newcomers.-Rey Harold H. Kelley, Pastor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
COBB CANDIDATE FOR
 ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL JOIN wlcKERsHAm AND RUN AS iNDEPENo-
 ENT.
tJuneau Enpire.l

JUNEAU. Aug lS-A petition. re ouesting ]. H. Cobb to become can aidate for Att0rney-General was fled with C3erk of the Court l. W. Bell this morning, and thus Mir. Cobb. the pres ent Territorial Counsel becomes an independent candidate for election io succeed himself. II is understood that his campaign for reelection will be managed through the same organ, jaagioa that has charge of Delegate James wtckersham's campaign for ye election, and that these two. Wicker sham and Cobb, now become ticket in opposition tc the Democratic ticket of Suizer and Grisby and the Repuhli- can ticket. which has no candidate for Delegate 10 Congress but which bears the name of George D. Schofeld for Attorney-General
 Bolts His Own Party. .
 It has been an open secret for sey- e-sl weeks that NIT. Cobb has been seriously considering bolJing from the Democratic party and joining forces with Wfckersham He was very much peeyed because he failed to secure the Democratic nomina- Ioa for reelection. and has been severely arraignins the Democratic convention and organization in con ve-sations with many people.
 MT Cobb was an active aspiran5 for the Democratic nom nation for A1Jorney-General and was a member of the recent Democratic Territorial convention. However. when 1t be- came known that Senator Charles A- Suizer would accept the nomina- ton for Delegate to Congress. for mer Mayor George B. Crisby. Lae progressive. able. and popular Demo cratic lawyer of Nome. who had been urged by the Democrats of the Second Division for the nomination for Delegate 10 Congress withdrew from the race. Hugh McNein. who had been endorsed by Nome Demo erats fer Attorney-GeneraI. also with drew from the contest for that of- nee and the Nome Democrats launched the candidacy of Mr. Grigs- 5y Tor Agtoraey-CeneraL The dele gates from the Third and Fourth Di- Yisions. zn caucuses held within thair divisions, endorsed the action e! the Nome Democrats, and pledged their support 10 MT Grisby. The First Division delegates. getting the head of the ticket for their section. could ask for no more and gave their votes. also, to the man from Nome whose ability. progressive len deEcies and integrity were recoE- nized as of the highest order
 Starts Gumshoe War.
 Then 3Ir CQbb. who las always been friendly 10 Wickersham. began Q gumsh0e war against what he characterized the "gang-conroIledr Democratic convention. and the friends Of Delegate Wickerslam started petitions asking for his nom- iaatioa in circulation NIT. Cobb said ar hrst that he was in ID sense a candidate for the office but if the people wanted his services and elect ed him that he would serve
 A few days ago, 10 a repl esentative e The Empire. he admitted that he Vogld be 8 candidate.
 Mr Cobb has nor yer announced that he will suDport Delegate Wick ersaan. but he has been attacking Senator Suizer He admitted the ozher day that the Wicker sham sup porters are behind his candidacy, and lha, he would receive their sup port
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
looAl NorIcg I'd MARINERs.

Alaska Chatham Strait - Point Augusta Light, reported showing a single flash instead of a double flash every six seconds Will be adjusted as soon as practicable.
 Entrance to Cook Inlet East Gnu gaoh Light reported extinguished August IS, was relighted on August T. 1916.
 Ky direction of the Commissioner of Lighthouses. w C. DlBREIL,
 Lighthouse Inspector
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Low Mass at S:G0 a. m; High Mass at 10:30 a. m; Sunday School at 2:S0 D. m.; Sunday Vespers at 7:30 p. m.; Week Day Mass at s a. m.-Rev Paul P. Kerns, Pastor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
Some Doings At The
 Town of Anchorage
(Anohorage Timesl

(Anchorage Timesl
 ANCHORAGE. Aus. 12 The Alas kaa Engineering Commission have un- der advisement the building of la resi- ! dences in the city of Anchorage for the occupancy of their employees. Plans are being drawn up now and bids will be called for shortly and the construction started just as soon as practicable These residences will be erected on blocks l516-17 and q, and the material is on hand so there will De no delay from this source.
 The contract to build the seven dwellings, on Block l9. as advertised la The Daily Times by the Alaskan Engineering Commission, was let yes lerday afternoon to w. L. Balch. The contract price calls for six houses at $5ia0o and enc at S67&00; work will commence just as soon as the clearing $ finished and the material is on the ground.
 The bids ou the estimates for the steam heating contracts for the of ice building, store house. mess hall aud fo'w bunk houses for the Alaskan engineering Commission will be opened tomowoS
 Under the terms of the tenders sub mitted to bidders. the work is to be
 rst-clsss in all particulars. The let aug Of these contracts will mean the employ ment os a number Of skilled mechanics
 The grading work started on the hospital site this morning and this work Win be pushed to a rapid com. pletion. The new government hospi- tai will be erected on block T and will be At ay I10 feet. three-story frame building. with 50 beds. h addition. two res aidences will be erected for the deetors and two for the attendants and the actual construction will be s5arted as soon as the site is cleared.
 Glass forks have been invented for handling pickles to avoid imparting a metallic taste to them.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
FIRST M. 2. CHURCH.

Sunday church service at Il a. m, and 7:30 p m. Thurs9as prayer meet. ing S:Sa D. m. Friday choir meets at p. m First and third Wednesday af ternoon at 2:30 Ladies' Aid Society," Fl. W. Kitchener, Pastor.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
AT THE REYILLA.

AT THE REVILLA ?. Grapbell. Geo F. Forrest, W, K. Martin. NJ. $. Waggoner, w. P. Wag- goner, B. P. Waggoner. Jr., H. Will jams, c. Denny.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22

Experiments haye indicated 10 Hon 6uras that i- may become aa import ant co5to1-raislng natioa.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
WANTED 20 SAILORS

TO take the ship Star Of Poland" to san Francisco, S75 a month.-Apply 10 JRO. R. Beegle.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22

Subscribe 10 the Progressive-Miner. ; cents per month.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
 Front Street. Ketchillan, Alaska. Sub. jact, Sunday. Aug. 27, Christ Jesus"
 Regular services Sunday Il a. III Wednesday evening reading and song services at s D. m. All are welcome.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
REGISTERED AT HOTELS

AT THE STEDMAN IT. DeGueldre, A. E. Harris, Chas w. Hawkesworth Joe Melhern.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22

THE CITY OF A TERRIBLE NIGHT'-A two- reel feature with King Baggot in the leading role.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-08-22
starts eurshoe War.

Mr Cobb has nor yer announced that he will support Delegate Wick ersaan. but he has been attacking Senator Suizer- He admitted the ether day that the Wicker sham sup poTters are behind his candidacy, and that he would receive their sup port
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
RUFUSHOPk|N5
IS ACQUITTED
ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH A
MINOR OFFENSE is, BY THE
JURY, FOUND INNOCENT

The trial of Rufus Hopkins "A local
attorney. on a charge OF petit larceny,
growing out of a transaction under
which the complaining witness. T.. j
l-oncgran, expected to file upon n
homestead through Il REIMBURSEMENT
occupied most of the day in the dis.
trict court on Friday, the case going
to the jury about 5 o'clock that eve
ming. II appears that Mr.. Lonegran
paid $25, expecting that this would
result in the proper homestead filing
for him. Mr.. Hopkins, however, con
tended that the understood the $2o to
be his fee for making out the papers
and putting Loncgran next to the
land upon which it was proposed to
file. Each side presented testimony in
support of these conflicting claims
the state that Hopkins simply pockctcd
money paid him TO secure the entry
and the defense that the $25 was sim.
ply the attorneys fee In the end
Loncgran did not get the land AS.
sistant County Attorney Raymond
Dockery conducted the case for the
state and e. j. Marshall represented
the defense.
The jury accepted the defendants
explanation of the transaction as the
correct one, and after being out but II
short time returned with verdict OF
not guilty.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
LOCAL BANKER
IN NEW FIELD
n. L. BILLS AND w. W. BRANT BUY
CONTROLLING INTEREST IN
BANK AT BAKER.
ASSETS NEARLY HALF A MILLION

n deal was conSummatcd last week
whereby the First National bank at
Baker. Mont. passed under the con.
troll of II. l.. Bills. president of the
Lewistown State bank. and w. w.
vey, N. D., and their associates.
Although Mr.. Bills will become
president of the Baker bank he will
not leave Lewistown, but has taken
the step purely as an investment. Mr..
Bills has made several trips to Baker
and has looked over the surrounding
country thoroughly He can see vast
possibilities in the expansion of the
county seat of Fallon county. and the
speedy development OF the surround,
ing territory.
Baker is on the main line OF the
Milwaukee railroad, 100 miles east of
Miles City. The Northern Pacific cut.
off from Mott, n. d., is surveyed into
the town, Notwithstanding only about
10 per cent of the tributary territory
is under cultivation, over 100000
bushels OF grain were marketed at
Baker this fall. In addition to being
a splendid agricultural country for the
raising of small grain and corn, nat.
ural gas has been struck and is being
piped into the city for domestic and
manufacturing purposes, and the Bak.
er boosters confidently expect that oil
will be found III paying quantities.
The First National bank was estab.
lished three years ago with capital
stock OF $4,000, and it's footings to-.
day total nearly half million dollars.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
MARRIAGES,
THANKSGIVING

A very pretty wedding was solem.
niZed at the home of Robert Ragland
when his daughter. Miss Margaret
Phillips. was united in marriage to
Mr.. George Williams of this city. The
wedding occurred at 10 O'Clock, in
the presence of twenty guests. Mr..
John Singer OF Missoula and Miss
Edith Trobridge assisted the young
couple, while DIR. w. A. Stevenson of
ficiated. Little Charles Ragland acted
as ring bearer. The rooms through
out were beautifully decorated with
American beauties. ferns and chry-
santhemums. The bride was gowned
in copenhagen blue dress. with a
white veil. aud carried bouquet of
American beauties. After the cere-
mony the bridal party and guests en-.
joyed IAN elaborate wedding dinner
The bride came to this city last
September from Wisconsin, and dur.
ing her short residence has won a
host of friends. The groom is inter-
ested in the Montana Hay company OF
this city and is we'll known young
man.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
INSTRUCTORS RETURN FROM the
STATE CONVENTION or TEACHERS

The Fergus county delegates to the
state convention of the State Teach.
ers' association, held last week at
Missoula. have returned home. The
party included County Superintendent
Leila Baker, Principal Cummings of
the high school, Superintendent A. A.
Frankie OF the city schools, Miss Alice
OIIara OF the Lincoln school. Miss
Petrashke OF the high school. Mr.. Bax-
ter of Coffee Creek and Mr.. Kerr OF
Stanford Mrs. Baker states that the
local teachers all enjoyed the conven.
tion very much, the addresses being
unusually fine. Misssoula maintained
its reputation for open-handed hospi-
tality.
II. a. Davee of this city, state SUI.
perintendent of public instruction, was
chosen president Of the association.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
Around theCountu
MoccASlN.

The store OF H. l.. Pfetfer was en-.
tered after late closing hours Monday
night and in the neighborhood Of $3.50
worth OF gold coins and jewelry was
stolen from punch boards.
II. A. Asllcraft, wso some time ago
purchased the old Moccasin school
house with the intention of convert.
ing it into a store building. is now
planning on remodeling it over as a
pool hall and club house, and is con
tcmplating a bowliny alley in connec-
ton. ,Sfg
Florence Panzenhagen was called to
Lewistown last Thursday by the seri-
Gus illness of her mother, who had
just underwent serious operation at
the hospita there. At last reports Mrs
Panzenhagen had rallied nicely and
her ultimate recovery is now certain
Albert Skinner Of Spring View, Neb..
is now occupying the George CORNELL
home ranch. about mile and half
northwest Of town. He arrived here
last Friday with a car if emmigrant
goods and on Saturday moved out to
their new home. his family having ar
rived day or two before. He was
Joined here the same day by his
brother, +. J.. Skinner, wife and daugh-
ter June, who came for a brief visit.
The two brothers are associated in the
purchase of the ranch, consisting of
some 400 odd acres. but the former
will have the entire management
Dispatch.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
GRASS RANGE.

Through the good work of the Par
EMIT Teacher association. Grass Range
people will be able to hear Professor
Cummings of the Fergus county high
school talk on "Co-operation" on De-
cember 8.
The old trappers of this section tell
us that we are going to have mild
winter. They put great faith in the
animal signs by watching the prepar.
ations different animals are making.
J. II. Charters returned from the
east last Saturday evening after be-
weeks. Mr.. Charters says that bust
ness is booming in the east. He visit.
ed his daughter. Naomi. who is attend.
ing school in the east.
And still the wheat comes in. 1t
is hardly safe to make an estimate
yet as it comes steadily. The cream.
cry is doing good business and the
demand for Grass Range butter con.
tinues to grow. Hank Bohks. the
butter maker sure knows his bust
ness and is 4 pretty popular fellow.
At a meeting of the Commercial
club held Tuesday evening the mat
ter OF incorporation was again con-
sidered and it was decided to take
immediate action in that direction.
W. G. Weber. J. G. Robinson and
James II. Charters were appointed a
committee to interview the business
men of the town and get their views
on the proposition. 1t is proposed to
include more territory than at the
first attempt, probably in the neigh
bOrllood of $50 acres, thereby remov.
ing the former objection on the ground
OF being too small in area.-Reaiew