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The Adair County news., 1919-01-29
ADAIR COUNTY, AS A POLITICAL
DIVISION OF THE STATE.

pointed out by Rife, as the point
where the line, between Lincoln
and Jefferson and later between
Lincoln and Nelson, approaches
Green river, and which point
Montgomery, at that time, stat
ed was the correct point, Forbes
and Montgomery surveyed and
marked the line between Lincoln
and Green counties, following
the course of south 45 degree
East, to it's intersection with the
line between Kentucky and
North Carolina, now Tennessee.
In the year, 1884, Nelson coun-
ty was created out of the south
ern portion of Jefferson, and
that portion of Adair, which lies
upon the north side of Green
river, became a portion of Mel
son county, and so remained, IN
til the creation of Green county,
in the year 1872. The original
entries and surveys of much Of
the lands in Adair county, which
lie upon the north side Of the
Green, are to be found in the
surveyors office of Nelson coun-
ty. The writer does not call to
memory any tract of land in that
portion of the county, which was
entered or surveyed for a patent,
during the period, wherein it
was a portion of Jefferson coun-
ty. There was a tract Of seven
hundred acres of land, near the
village of Knifey, which was
entered and surveyed, in the
year, 1876, in the name of John
Humber, the record of which is
found in the office of the survey
or of Nelson county. A portion
of this tract of land is the farm,
which lies upon the east side of
Casey's creek, a short distance
south of Knifey, and is now
(1919 owned by w. l. Ingram.
The portion of the county,
which lies to the south of Greer
river, was a part of the territory
reserved by various enactments
of the Virginia House of Bur
gesses, for bounty lands for the
soldiers of Virginia, who served
in the war of the Revolution
One of these acts became a Law
in the year, 1779, though i
seems, that resolution, to TIT
same effect, had been adopted
previous to this time. The ter
ritorg, thus reserved, began a
the head waters of Green river
and ran thence to the Cumber
land mountains, and with tn,
Cumberland mountains to tn,
North Carolina line, and with
to the Tennessee river, and will
it to the Ohio river, and with
to the mouth of the Green river
and up the Green river to it
source. 1t turned out that tn
greater part of.this territory wa
the territory of the state G
North Carolina, but the act {
the Virginia assembly, affecte
: all that portion of it which We
in the state of Kentucky. In ii
year, 1779, the Virginia legisl
ture enacted a statute. whic
forbid the acquiring of any lant
The Adair County news., 1919-01-29

W NdCduG anu uIldppIOpIldtcu
lands, under the penalty of for
feiting all the locators personal
property, and authorized the
governor of Virginia, TO remove
all persons, who became settlers
upon the lands, after the first
day of January, IT'S, by military
force, if necessary. By other
statutes, a land office was Great
ed and the register of it was au-
thorized to issue a warrant to
each of the officers and soldiers,
which entitled them to enter and
have surveyed, and to obtain
patent for certain quantities of
lands. A colonel was entitled,
in this way, to acquire five thou
sand acres;;a lieutenant colonel,
four thousand and five hundred
acres; a major, four thousand
acres; a captain, three thousand
acres; a subaltern commissioned
officer. two thousand acres; a
non commissioned officer, four
hundred acres; and a private,
two hundred acres. The gov
ernor was authorized to appoint
surveyors to survey the lands
for the soldiers. By the act of
the legislature, by which the
state of Virginia gave her con-
sent to the creation of the state
of Kentucky, the rights of the
former soldiers, who had made
entries upon the lands, were
preserved, and the state of Ken
lucky kept the covenant, faith
fully. The law prescribed the
fees for the surveyors, who sur
veyed the lands for the soldiers,
to be paid in tobacco, and fixed
the number of pounds of tobacco
for each particular service of the
surveyor. For doing all the ser,
vice required in making survey,
marking the boundary and MAX
ing out a plat and certificate for
two hundred acres of land, the
fees allowed, were two hundred
and fifty pounds of tobacco,
but, the soldier could discharge
the debt, by paying in money, at
the rate of twelve shillings ana
five pence for each one hundred
pounds of tobacco. Numerous
tracts of land in Adair county,
on the south side of Green river,
were acquired under the terms
Of these statutes. The village of
Elroy, is situated upon the lands.
which were granted to John
Strobe, in the year, 1786, as q
bounty, on account of his ser.
vices as a soldier of the Revolu.
ton. The original patent tt
Strobe, is written upon sheer
skin and is, now, in the posses
sion of the widow of the late R.
P. Breeding. The grants Of
land, to the soldiers of the Rev.
olution and their assignees, are
in common parlance, denominat
ed military" grants, and the
lines of such surveys are called
military" lines. The lines Of
these surveys are, in nearly ev
cry instance, ten per centun
greater in length than the patenr
says they are. The earlies
corners into the county, to thu
} south side of Green river, tool
possession of the lands, anC
dwelt upon them, because, the!
| found none to dispute their rights
The Adair County news., 1919-01-29

crop of corn, could preempt and
acquire a right to a grant of two
hundred acres, including his i'm
provements. To accomplish this,
he was required to make proof
of the facts necessary to estab-
lish his right under the law, be-
fore commissioners appointed
for that purpose, who would is-
sue him a certificate, (which en-
titled him to have the land en-
tered and surveyed. and TO re-
ceive patent for it. If, how
ever, it appeared, that the lands
had been previously appropriate
ed under the law for the benefit
of the soldiers of the Revolution,
he was denied a certificate, but
was permitted to appropriate any
other unappropriated lands
which he could locate, instead of
the lands upon which he had
made the improvements. The
legislature of Kentucky, for the
purpose of preserving the rights
of the soldiers of the Revolution
to preempt the lands to the
south of Green river, in the
year, 1896, by a statute, enacted
at that time, appointed James
Thompson and William Croghan
to ascertain the head of Green
i river, and then to run and mark
the northeast boundary line of
the lands reserved for the boun-
ty of the soldiers, from the head
of that river to the Cumberland
mountains, which service they
performed.
Thus the title to the lands to
the south of the Green river, in
the county, are derived from two
sources, the one kind. from the
warrants issued by the register
Of the land office of Virginia to
its soldiers of the Revolution, by
virtue of the acts of the legisla-
ture of Virginia: and the other,
from the certificates granted, at
the first, by commissioners, and
afterwards by the county court,
to occupants of the lands by vir-
tue of the act of 1897, and sub
sequent acts of the legislature OF
Kentucky. In the year, 1868,
the King of Great Britain, by a
proclamation, authorized the SOL
diers of Virginia. who were en-.
gagged in the wars of Great Brit
ian, previous to that time, to ap-
propriate, as bounty, the lands
: in Kentucky, and it seems, that
at the time of the act of 1779,
many of these soldiers had new
er located the lands for which
they held warrants, but the
writer does not know of any
, grant of lands in Adair county
} by virtue of the warrants re
ceived under the terms of thi'
proclamation.
{ For the purpose of making al
Ineligible statement of the orig
inal boundaries of Adair count!
and the changes which legisla
= tive action has wrought in then
from time to time, it is necessa
f ry TO give a history of the bound
: airy lines of some other counties
/ which now have not any con
t nection with the boundaries o.
t Adair.
To be Continued.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
Gravel For the Streets.

Some of the unpaved streets in
Waverly were properly graded, fairly
good drainage was provided, the road
drag and the roller were used, then
the driveway was covered with gravel
about six inches thick and they were
dragged and rolled once more. Soon
ruts were made and then the road
drag was used again. The average
driver will testify that it pays to
treat roads that way if you cannot
do any better. Such treatment does
not make permanent roads, but it
does make roads that are good for
eleven months of the year, if not
more. Until we can have somethinS
better, let's use the gravel freely
And don't forget the drag and the
roller.-Waverly Independent Re-
publican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD.
A. L.. Sylvester Passed Away at His
Home i'm Cedar Rapids.

A. l.. Sylvester, one of Decorah's
well known former residents passed
away at his home in Cedar Rapids
on April TO- He will be kindly re-
membered by many old friends here.
He was in the employ of the late J.
J. Marsh in DEBORAH some years ago.
We take the following concerning
his death from the Cedar Rapids
Gazette:
"a. l.. Sylvester, 43S Fifth avenue,
manager of the Hamilton Seed and
Coal company, for many years, an
old resident of Cedar Rapids and
man who was prominent in Masonic
circles, died at s p. m. yesterday in
his Office, at the company's building,
Second avenue and First street.
Heart failure is thought to have
caused his death. He suffered an at
tack of the heart nearly a year ago.
Arthur Lee Sylvester was born
August &c, 1855, in the state of
Maine. He came west with his par
ents when he was a boy Z years old.
The family settled in Minnesota and
Mr.. Sylvester became one of the
pioneers of that state. He later NOV
ed to DEBORAH, in Iowa, and lived
there for a time. He came to Cedar
Rapids thirty years ago and entered
the employ of the Hamilton company
as a travelling salesman. He has re-
NAMED with this company continu-
ously since that time, despite changes
in its ownership. He has been manag
er Of the company for the last
twenty years and during all his as
ISOLATION with it has given his best
efforts to making the business sue
cessful.
Mr.. Sylvester was active in all
Masonic work, being for twenty
three years secretary of Crescent
lodge No. 25, A. F. & A. M. He was
also a member of Cedar chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by his wife and
one daughter, Mrs. A. S. Reed
The funeral services will be held
| from the Second Christian church
! Sunday at p. m. The Rev. c. "
Allison will officiate, assisted by the
Crescent lodge. The body will be
taken to Leroy, Mimi, for burial +"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
IOWA AUTO LICENSE Law.
State Now Has New Law Regulat.
ing Registration of Automobiles

After a wrangle lasting more than
, two months, the state now has a new
law regulating the registration of
automobiles.
This legislation. deemed among
the most important to come up this
session, hung fire and was buffetted
back and forth between the upper
and lower house of the general as
sembly until the time came perilous-
ly close to the end of the session be-
fore a conference committee of both
houses got on the job and fairly
forced bill through.
AS the bill passed the senate yes
terday, it is something of a compro-
mise
1t provides for annual number
plates and makes the tax delinquent
after Jan. / Of each year or payable
any time during December Instead
Of applying for the license at the Of
fee of the stae automobile depart
uleuJ, dpDllCdllOH 10 uldue " inc
treasurer in the county where the
machine is purchased. Various color
ed cards are provided for each year.
These are to be exhibited thereby
permitting peace officers to tell
whether tax is properly paid.
These same cards also carry the
number of the car, factory number,
engine number and other data with
the owners signature and are reg
istered with the owners name with
the secretary of the state.
Before the car can be, sold, the
transfer must be certified to in the
Office of the secretary.
The amount of the fee is based
upon both the weight and value Of
the machine. The tax is set at 40
cents for each 100 pounds of the
weight Of the machine, and 1 per
cent of its value, the latter to be
reduced to one-half of 1 per cent
after the car has been used five
years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
Fish Disappearing From Mississippi

McGregor, Ia.-Fishermen say the
Keokuk dam has destroyed the fish
supply in the upper Mississippi.
They are appealing to the govern
ment fer help.
Many fish are migratory. 1t is
these species which the dam has af-
fected. Once migrating fish go over
the dam on their journey southwark,
they are lost to the upper river, for
the dam forms a complete barrier.
1t is suggested that fishway per-
hitting free movement Of the fish
be built at once at Keokuk. Every
organization along the river is being
asked to cooperate to force action,
Barring concession by the dam peo-
pie, federal intercession will be ask
ed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
To All Red Cross Units i'm Winnie.
shiek County.

1t has been brought to my atten-
ton that there is an effort made to
enlist Red Cross Units to work for
Iowa childrens' homes. In view OF
this, allow me once to call your at
tention to the fact that our actual
Red Cross work is far from finished.
We still have a very considerable
quota of sewing and knitting to get
out and it should be finished as soon
as possible, and please bear in mind
that our work is being done for
those, who have practically nothing
and can buy nothing.
For fear of being misunderstood
one dislikes to seem to oppose an
appeal like the one lately made by
the Home Demonstration Agent.
Still one must wonder what kind of
childrens' homes are referred to. If
they are state institutions, Iowa can
abundantly take care of them. If
they are church homes, the church
responsible should take proper care
of the inmates or close the institut-
ion, and believe, the Board of Con-
troll has something to say about that.
What / object to is, of course, not
the cause referred to, but the effort
made to use our Red Cross machinery
for purposes outside the scope of the
Red Cross.
Therefore, / earnestly appeal to
all Red Cross Units that they do not
divide their efforts, but continue the
Red Cross work until it is done,
Don't throw the burden on a few,
but let us all work togther as we
have done so we'll in the past, so that
we may retain the enviable record
we have established for ourselves
When Red Gross work is finished,
there will, doubtless, be ample OPP
portunity to assist other worthy
causes.
Signed, PAUL KOREN. Chairman,
Winneshiek County Chapter
American Red Cross.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
Elected Principal Fort Atkinson
Schools,

Miss Vera Bucknell, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Bucknell, Of De-
corah, has been elected principal of
the Fort Atkinson schools. Miss
Bucknell has been teaching in the
schools of Fort Atkinson for the past
year and her promotion to the
principalship comes as a recognition
Of her ability as a teacher. She is a
graduate Of the Decorah high school
and also spent two years at the
Minnesota University. Miss Buck
nell has proven an excellent teacher
and she has been advancing rapidly
in school circles since she took up
teaching, and her friends here are
pleased to hear Of her advancement.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
Christens Sell Another Farm.

Albert Christen G Son, the real
estate dealers sold the Mrs. Bertha
Mott farm seven miles north of De-
corah on the Burr Oak road to w.
H. Cameron, of Bluffton township,
The farm consists of 80 acres and
sold at $3.50 an acre. 1t is one of
the fine farms of Winneshiek county
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
Cash Paid For Liberty Bonds.

If forced to sell your Liberty
Bonds, call on II. F. Barthell. will
pay full market value and interest.
sil.I 17-4w.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
Have Your Oistern Cleaned.

/ clean cisterns without removing
the water. Leave your money with
home folks. Frank Savoy, DEBORAH.
16-2-pd.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23

The frankness with which a seven
teen-year-old girl refers to herself as
an old maid is certainly amusing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-15
Feminine Topics.

Even though not affected At once by
what is raging in Paris for the moment.
it is interesting TO read what Partisan
dictatoTs have TO say One writer tells
US that Paris fashions this year will be
strikingiv new and handsome regard
less of the high cost of living, and in
the way Of gowns tho feminine world
expects . see a re9eticn from the war
time simplicity y .'vietory'' style in
women S gowns is expected TO be much
in vogue this spring and summer and
evening gowns will be more elaborate
than they have been since the war;
Gowns viii te longer and more ornate
and brilliant eolors, profusiols of flow
ers, plenty of ribbons, frills and furbe-
lows, viii be the rage, There will be
no pronounced military style. The year
1919, it is said, viii not see the birth
of any distinctly new fashions as it.
only a transition pcriod.-Sally T.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-15
FOR WOMEN READERS.

4 piece Of velvet pasted inside heels
of shoes viii prevent wear on stockings,
TX. z. l.
In baking cake always remember
that sweet milk and baking powder 60
together and sour milk and soda
Keep silver in canton nnnel bags with
a lump OF camphor in each. It viii
keep them from furnishing. Mary L.
Never wash. rolling pin. Scrape the
dough from it. wipe with Ii towel, rub
some -four on II, and it win never
stick Mrs. D.
"a teaspoonful Of baking powder
added 10 mashed potatoes with the milk
viii make them very light. says one
experienced cook.
Linseed oil well rubbed into oilcloth
or linoleum will make It last twice as
long Wipe off well and let dry thor
oughly before using.
A good stove polish can be made by
loiling together equal parts of stove
polish and hard soap Let it boil slow
~ with enough water TO dissolve
Chocolate Merinaurs: Beat four egg
whites very stiff, add one cup of pow
dered sugar and one cup of grated con
fcetioner : chocolate, and one teaspoon.
of baking powder Drop on huttered
paper and bake in slow oven.
Orange Cookies: Cream one half cur
of butter. Add one cup of sugar, grated
rind of one orange. one egg. one-quartel
cup, of orange juice, two cups Of fiom
and four teaspoons of baking powder
Roll and cut out and dust with granu
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-15
A sermonette.

Wouldst thou, Oh my daughter. know
the SECRET Of CHARMa For that
which the world ealleth CHARM is
more greatly To be desired than much
fine gold If thou tellest man he
hath WICKED EYES he viii take a
SECOND LOOK into thine own. no
matter if shine own In SQUINT.
POPPED OR CROSSED. Sit thou in
rapt admiration Of his ADVENTURES,
even though he hath ridden nothing
more dangerous than PAY-ENTER
nor SHOT anything more exciting
than a SPTTBALL at TEACHER IN
the days Of his YOUTH LIST thou
calmly to his AUTO BIOGRAPHY and
restrain thy SOUL in peace. 50 long
rs thou art content to be the AUDI
ENCE, So long viii he think thee
CHARMING.-R W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-15

lated sugar and bake. These should
be eaten at once as they dry up quick
j..
Cocoa Fudge: Two cups Of sugar
mixed with three heaping tablespoons
of cocoa. Add IL cup OF sour milk
and sman piece of butter. Cock ntii
il forms n soft bah III water. Flavor
with vanilla or almond extract. Beat
until il begins 10 thicken, pour into 4
pan, cool and cut in squares.
Spieed Rolls Take a piece of bread
dough and ron il out one-half inch
thick, brush the top with melted lut-
ter and cover thick with cinnamon and
fine white sugar Commence at one side
and roll il. up as for jelly cake, Their
cut it an inch thick and lay in a pan
as biscuit, close together; let rise and
bake 20 minutes in good hot oven
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-15
HINSDALE, N. H.
FRANK w. TILDEN.
Sudden Death of One of Hinsdale's
Foremost Business Men.

This town was greatly shocked
Wednesday evening. March y, when it
was learned that Frank w. Tildcn, Sc,
had died suddenly Of shock at his
home at s clock He was in good
health up 10 the very last and was
doing business with his foreman less
than half an hour before the end came.
Mr.. Tilden was proprietor OF The wide
Unknown filden foundry and one of
the town 5 foremost citizens and man
ufacturers.
Mr.. Tilden was born in Barre, VT, sc
years ago, March 81, and received his
education in the public schools in Barre.
When l6 years Of age he went to AL
bany, y. y, and learned the moulder s
trade. From there lie went TO Patter-
son, y. j., to work in the Singer Sew
ing Machine factory. On April %, 1880
he married Miss Anna Estabrook. They
started their married life in MilIers
Falls, Mass. where they stayed but =
short time, going thence to Brattle-
boro, VI, Mr. Tildcn going into the
foundry of A. X. Gregg. At the end
I of about two years he sold his inter
est to his partner and went with Her
! bert Pratt. where he learned the man
ufacture OF cigars.
At this time Charles D. Norman
was in need of a foreman for his. foun
dry in lIinsdale and was very FORUM
ate in securing the services Of Mr.
Tilden, and about four years later MIR
filden went into partnership with him
lie was instrumental in getting tn,
| Wells BROTHERS, Porter Machine Works
and other foundry business.
| In 1893 he was called to Bridgeport
Conn, 10 consult with the Springfield,
! Emery Co. 5 management in regard t.
their castings. which resulted in Mr.
Tilden taking over their foundry am
making castings for them. Later tn
Iiinsdalc business grew 50 rapidly tina
the firm was forced to ilild foundr,
in Greenfield, which was very success
ful
/ When Mr.. Merriman died Mr. Til
den sold the business to the B. B. Noye
Co, and bought the interest of Nj
Merriman at lIinsdale. From tina
time on the business kept increasing.
About ten years ago his foundf.
buildings were burned. Nothing daur
ed. within ten weeks he had set O
modern buildings erected ready to max
castings.
He was one of the most kindhearte
men and no one worthy Of assistanc
was turned away
lie was member and loyal SUI
t porter of the Universalst church an
, a member of Golden Rule lodge G
Masons, of which he was past maste
. He was very public spirited and ha
the interests of the town at heart. II
made many visits to Concord and ws
instrumental in having the New En-!
land Power Co. s buildings located
this town.
Mr. Tilden leaves his wife anu o.
daughter, Miss Winnie Tilden. also ~
sisters. Mrs Kittredee of New Yol
and Mrs. Joslyn Of Barre, Vt. also OF
niece Mrs. Moody of New York.
The funeral services were held AT i
home this Saturday afternoon at l.3
: Rev c. f. MeIntire officiating. and Il
burial took place in Pine Grove Gem
terry. where services were conducted !
the Masonic fraternity.
: The business will be carried on |
!, Mrs TiIden, with the assistance
Il the foreman, who has been OF gre
| value to Mr.. Tilden.