The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-02-09
Junction City

Grafton II. Preston has purchased
the Neal property.
Born, Feb. Bird, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Kimberlain of the Shannon farm a
fine baby girl.
Mrs. W B. Surber has gone to At
lanta, Ga, with Grandpa Joseph
Surber to visit the family of Mr..
James Surber.
Mr.. John Magee, our school trus-
tee, has gotten repairs for four of
the schoolhouse stoves and j. W. Be-
ling and w. T. Kelley put them in so
that we were well prepared for this
last cold spell of zero weather.
The blizzard of Sunday afternoon
when the mercury fell from 32 to
above zero and the snow storm so
severe that the Christian church Off
GERS, who were to make the house to
house visitation to the members of
that church, were unable to do so.
This work will be done at later
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Blaine,
Mrs r. r. Rosel and Thomas Blan-
kenship, and Mr.. and Mrs. Price re-
turned Monday from Marion, ILL.,.
where they accompanied the remains
of T. J. Blankenship last week.
Mrs. Lee Harmon has been confin-
ed in the Danville hopital, the past
week by serious operation.
Miss Elsie Alstott completed her
Cove Spring school last Friday and
has returned to her home here. She
intends to go the Normal before
teaching again.
Misses Ruth and Elizabeth Lingle,
of Grecnsburg, were the guests Sat
urday and Sunday of Misses Margu-
eritc and Lillian keane. They are two
of the five teachers in the Greensburg
High School and are both making
good.
Mike Bodner, who is in the Danville
hospital is improving.
Thomas Cosby, VINO has been i'll
of blood poison the past two weeks
is improving fast.
James Hammer came home from
Lockland, o., few days ago, as he
! was injured in the fall of a scaffold,
i'm the auto works there.
The remains of Miss Matte DOss,
of Louisville, were brought here Sun
day for interment in the Junction
City cemetery. She was the daughter
of Sam Doss, formerly town marshal
of our little city.
Rudolph r. Rosel, who has been
sick the past week, is able to take
his place again as head clerk for F. 7.
Burke.
Miss Gladys Tucker spent from
Friday until Monday, as the guest
of Miss Gertrude Richardson at
Brumfeld
T. s. Isbell, of Shelby City Roller
Mills went to Somerset late last
week to purchase a car load of wheat.
A letter was received last week
from Paul Rogers, who belongs to
Co. G.. First Tennessee, National
Guards at Eagle Pass, Tex. He says
he is well. but does not know when
he will be mustered out.
On Wednesday night about 8 o.
clock the cry Of fire was heard over
the telephone from Shelby City, say
ing that the Shelby City Roller Mills
were on fire Fortunately Chas. Pow
ell and Porter Hammer happened to
see the blaze inside the mill in time to
break in and put out the fire. Irwin
Isbell the owner and Fleece Ewing,
were at home in Junction City and
did not arrive till the fire as put out.
Damage was small and due to the
prompt action of the good neighbors.
w. f. tombstone came home from
llncNllle SATURDAY 10 move Ills ldilll-
" and that of Mr.. Gastineau to Pine
vile. We are sorry to lose such good
people.
Mrs. James d. Shelby was called
home from here Wednesday on ac-
count of the serious illness of her
daughter, Miss Sarah, who was strik-
en- with appendicitis.
Marshall d. McCollum will shortly
20 to Cleveland, O., to engage in
business.
Thurmond Helm, one of Danville's
finest young men was here from Fri
day until Monday with his friend 5.
Burke. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marcus Helm.
w. A. Reynold was taken sick
Tuesday and his son Robert D., had
to stop school to take his placn ut
the store.
| Miss Mayme Wilkinson was the
guest of Louisville friends from FRI
day until Monday.
Rev. Ernest Ford will! preach at
the Christian church Sunday and
Sunday night.
Postmaster S. W. Burke, Ju ige
Louis Kriener, City trustees l.. T.
Rankin, f. R. Galbreath and other
prominent business men went to
Frankfort Wednesday to try to Sc
cure a respectable passenger depot
| for Junction City.