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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
Mrs. ]. ]. Barns
Called By Death

Mrs. Sue Barns, wife of DR. j
J. Barns. died at the family resi-
dence November 27th, after a
short illness from kidney trouble.
Funeral services were held from
the Baptist church Saturday
morning at eleven 0 clock, Rev.
W. Ill. Rym4r conducting the
services, increment following in
the Bapti-t cemerry,
Mrs. Barns before her marriage
was Miss Sue Hancock, daughter
of the late Capt. VI. H. Hancock,
and is survived by her husband,
one sister, MIS-. Huse CIemmer OF
Texas, one brother. Harrison
Hancock, one half sister, Mrs
John +. Clenmer of this city,
and one half brother, John Thur
man of Bradley county, besides a
number of other relatives.
Mrs, Barns v as a member of the |
Baptist church, having joincd the
church about thirty years ago.
The News joins in exten'line
sympathy to the bereavcd husband
and relatives None save those
who have gone through the same
trouble can truly Sympathizc with
one who has lost a dear com
panlon.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
CARD OF THANKS
Editor News:

Editor News:
want to thank you for tire gen
erous way in which you have ad.
vertised me in your paper.
thank you, Bro. Clemmer anC
Prof, Brewer, for splendid way il
which entertained. | am sorry
that | could not give you a better
lecture. After a twenty-s
years absence, | am glad to re-
turn to find new Bentcn-new
schools and up to- date-new
Bank-new paper and everything
necessary to make you a happy
and useful people.
| have charge of the BRYAN
School of Shorthand in Atlanta. |
can give this course i'll person or
by mail,
| shall be glad to correspond
with any who may be interested.
| trust that this generation may
present to the next generation
even greater Benton.
| trust that your readers may
De thankful during this Thanks
giving for all of the good things
he Lord hath given them and for
III of the things that He has kept I
way from them.
Yours very truly,
Ihos. L. Bryan
Atlanta Ga.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
NOTICE

hereby give notice that | am
not responsible for all the ac-
counts of firm Witt & Bishop re-
Gently dissolved. There has new
er been a final settlement Of the
firm and until final settlement Is
MADE ! VIII not assume deBtsrsof.
old firm.
This Nov, %, 1919.
g. w. Bishop
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
BIRTHS

Born to Mr., and Mrs. ], w.
Whitmire Friday, November %,
girl.
Born TO Mr. and Mrs. John 7.
Bishop spndayi>aiS,,41tt,,33llEb.esF q,
.ss,ltloyY .sssbqtSWe - - II
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04

stick Z he gets It & cnms up me
with it in his Jaws & say ginmy
it & he does. ma got mad today.
She cum in & sed pa That dog
has ate | of my pies. Pa sed
well that's 2 bad but | think he
will be all rite he is a tuff dog.
Thursday-ma sed | am pritty
decent here of lately, l am ? &
hat issent all | intend to keep
IN continueing. Is more shopping
LAYS till Crisnas.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
A LETTER TO
SANTA CLAUS
Dear old Santa Claus:

Dear Old Santa Claus:
| want a sky-rocket and a
desk, and a pencil and a tablet,
and some games, and a tie. and an
electric train and jus. what you
think little boys ought to have. A
cowboy suit and some candy and
nuts.
George Davis Norton.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
TWO FARMS SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION

The Bates and Matlock farms
were sold at public auction Satur-
day. The Matlock farm brought
$4,000, and the Bates farm S2100.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04

- - 80 " AAAA tAANS~
coriecwhs l749 majority over
Williams i'll the district.
The vote as returned from the
counties and printed in the Times
shows thA Williams carried six
counties and Moon eight (James
the 18th county not voting).
Grundy is credited to M. Will
llams by 8 votes while Moon
carried it as corrected by s votes,
50 Moon carried and Williams 5
OF the IA counties voting. This is
not very important matter but
we had as well have the truth as
not. The tabulated vote as print
ed in the Times when the returns
from the primary came in is as
follows:
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
CARD OF THANKS

l desire i'll my feeble way to
try TO express my thanks to all
the ncighbors AMI friends who so
kindly administered to ous during
the sickness and death of my be-
loved wife May the richest bless
ings of heaven abide with you
all.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
Anna Rose Sunday.

Anna Rose Sunday.
We are glad to say that Anna
Rose and Beulah Davis were out
working on the IS million Cam
paign Monday,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04

The News will be glad to print
letters from the little folfs TO
Santa laus.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
Total 694S 5l32 1850 los

Oldl Octo Olo- SoOU 1000
Moon S majority, ,692; correct
ed on full and exact return, 1,749.
Times, "Wednesday, Sept H.,
1912.
So Judge Williams did not come
near beine nominated for congress
and did not carry thirteen but
only five OF the counties Of the
district, fourteen counties voting
and one not voting in the primary
election in 1912,
CSigned) john A, MooS.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04

No paper prints it all-take the
News.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
JUDGE MOON
USES FIGURES
DISPUTES STATEMENT
PUBLISHED ON VIII.
LlAMS VOTEIN 1912
Declares That Williams
Carried Only Five Of
Counties and Moon
Nine, James not
Voting.
To the Polk County News.

10 the FOLK county News.
Tie Hamilton County Herald
in an issue of several weeks since
annopnced the candidacy of Judge
Joe ~. Williams for Congress,
and among other things said that
Moon bad carried i'll the contest
with Judge Williams for Congress
in 1912 only two counties-Ham
lltou and Grundy, and that Judge
Williams had carried the other
thirteen counties and came very
near receiving the Democratic
nomination. Since some one has
Caused this statement to be repro
duced In nearly all the newspapers
Of the Third Congressional Dis
trlct. This isnot a very material
matter but the statement is an in
,orrcet one and its repetition is
lot stfstified. The Herald was
nisinlormed as to the facts. The
ShSf :oSoga Times of September
Y Raiseh <-althe vote by coun- |
Il
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
Stats Diary

Friday Blisterses pa sent him
up our house to stay a vile < we
are hayeing a lots of fun. & sum
ftes once in a while 2. The teech-
er was a telling us all about the
tivil War today & Jake sed 2 her
My grashus you got a awful good
memry ? recoIleck all that stuff.
She blushed < give him a angry
lux,
Satutday-ma KEEP insisting tnat
| should ought wash my face
this afternoon < l KEEP delaying it
as it was cold. Then they was
lady which is ma s cistern law cum
i'll X we was not expecting her &
she kist ma < then me. Then ma
sed 2 me Now you go wash your
face The lady looked kinda funy
but sed nuthing.
Sunday-Ihis morning vile we
was a eating breakfast pa < ma &
me & Blisters the telefone rung &
sum body wanted Blisters 1t was
his pa & he told him that the
5torll or sumthing had brung him
a nice baby sister. BliSters was so
tickled He sed Don't tell ma ! want
2 supprize her then he hung up.
Monday The teecheF, was ex-
planning the word Assault & she
she sed to Pug Stevens Nov if you
vas 2 be a walking along the
street < Stats wood walk up 2 U \
( strike you what wyod that be,
pug replved s sed that wood bas@A'
unral. Pugis a mean guy.aI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06
EXCESS vERBoslTY PLUS

The Plant City Courier publishes
an article upon "pompano fish" which
is very interesting except for the fact
that l can see no earthly reason for
chucking on that word fish" to the
name. To be sure, one may talk
about "a calf COW" if he desires; he
go into ecstacies over potato veg
etabl" if he cares to; or he may tell
of a rose flower" If such be his de-
sire; but it seems like trying to be al
together too explicit Over in this
neck of the woods, the home of that
variety of fish, where we capture 'em
by the ton and sell EN- by the car
load-also by the pound to home-con'
sumers provided they have the price
we forget they are fisr, and call
them merely "pompano." That's how
ever-Thorn, in Palm Beach Post.
To which might be added:
The milk dairy" advertised in The
Sun.
The widow lady," so often spoken
of.
The practical plumber" who often
advertises.
The private family told about by
the man who never saw public fam
lily, and will not till the Bolshevik
get in power.
The boy who asks for boat oars.
And so on, and so on, to the end Of
the chapter.-Clearwater Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06

"You two stood on the porch"
How? Why, watched YOU"
Jaw, now Honey, don't say that"
"Lissen: you sure don't mean that"
What! Me not see you any more?''
mo, amt foolish, either"
well, mean business, too"
81 know l hain't got any carr
well he owes for it."
"Lisen: I'm saving up for one"
"Of course l will. Sugar"
"All right; I'll down."
"You bet: about eight tonight"
And leave it to you
If a man can do great deal
Ia writin ga lot Of slush
With such a frightful handicap!
isn't it tuff proposition?
1t certainly is, | make reply.
Yassum.
l thank you.
Thorn in Palm Beach Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06
WHAT WAS ITY

1t was during mess and the orderly
officer, glazing down the long table,
demanded If there were any COM
plants about the food.
Private Jones rose slowly and ex-
tended his cup:
taste this SIR" he said.
The officer took sip, hesitated a
moment and said scathingly:
very excellent soup, I call it,"
yes, sir, agreed Jones, But the
Corporal says it's tea, and the cook
served it as coffee, and just now, l
found a toothbrush in it, sir."-Los
Angeles Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06
BIG EGG STORY

That six dozen eggs were laid by
hens not yet six months old is hard
to believe. Yet these eggs were sold
in Arcadia Tuesday These are Eng
lish Baron strain hens and the prop
erty of E. Prouty, on Olive Place,
Joshua Creek, who vouches for the
truth of this story. He says he is
conducting a regular, honest-to-good-
hess chicken ranch and among his
poultry are some of the Rancocas
strain, selected from the Million Egg
Farm, of New Jersey. Mr.. Prouty
also owns a big citrus grove. Ar
cadia News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND
FOR POLK C0UNTY.-IN CHANCERY.--
The State Bank OF Lakeland, a Corporation,
VS.. John #. Cox Realty Company, Corpor-
alton, and TIE. Charleston Heights Corpor-
alton, Corporation.
II appearing by an afidavlt filed in the
above entitled cause that the Charleston
Heights Corporation is. nonresident cor
poration Of the State Of Florida. and resides
and has Offices and Is doing business in the
State Of South Carolina. in the City OF
Charleston, and that there Is no person re-
siding In the State OF Florida. the service
Of subpoena upon whom would bind the said
defendant.
1t is therefore ordered that the said Charles
ton Heights Corporation, a corporation, appear
and answer the Bill OF Complaint filed in the
above entitled cause at the Court House la
Barlow, Florida, on or before the Rule Day
in November, the same being the 3rd day Of
said month, A. d. 1919, otherwise the ale
cations contained in the Bill Of Complaint
will be taken as confessed by the said de-
PENDANT.
II is further ordered that this order be
published in the Lakeland Evening Telegram,
a newspaper Of general circulation, published
in Lakeland Polk County, Florida, for four
consecutive weeks from the date hereof.
Dated at Barlow, Florida this LIST day Of
october, A. d. 1919.
J. A. JOHNSON,
Clerk Circuit Court.
D. o. ROGERS,
Solicitor for Complainant 97l9
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06
One Sided Conversations


Frequently I'm forced to hear
Fragmentary telephone conversations,
Which, to be more explicit,
Means just the one sector.
What comes in on the wire
! can merely surmise-
But what goes out / hear
Unless it is sort of mumbled,
Or given in a low breath.
Sometimes the stuff start thus:
SIS that you, my sweet Sugar"
ANSWER wholly privately
Eyes, am sort Of peeved."
More answer-the same way.)
But you didn't have to 60
''To that dance with him."
But couldn't you say no."
you bet your lief you could"
but he took you home!"
81 don't know that he didn't"
"Why? Because for ten minutes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-06

Pearl-fishers on the coast of Cey-
lon find the X-rays of great service.
BY their application it is possible to
distinguish, without opening the
valuable oysters from those that are
without pears. The latter are thrown
hack into the sea.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
APPROACHING NUPTIALS

The marriage of Rev. S. p. Frank
lin, of Union College, and Miss Laura
Wilcox, teacher of music in the same
institution, will be consummated at
the Methodist Church at 10 a.
m. May 29th. Mr. Franklin will grad
uate with the A. b. degree this year.
Miss Wilcox, who is an A. B. grad
uate of Cornell College, Iowa. is the
daughter OF Rev. c. NJ. Wilcox, of
Mount Vernon, Iowa, and was form
arly a missionary to China where
Miss Wilcox was born. She is a
young lady of great charm and mus
ical ability. Mr.. Franklin is the son
OF Mr. Benjamin Franklin. of Alton
Station, Ky, and is a brother OF DR..
Franklin, president of Union ColleRg
After the wedding, the Nhg
couple will engage in evangelistic
work under the direction of Rev. E.
T. Adams, d. d. and their field of
labor will be in Indiana, Missouri,
Virginia and North Carolina, Mr..
Franklin preaching and singing and
Miss Wilcox having charge of the
piano.
Later Mr.. Franklin will enter Ohio
Wesleyan, at Delaware, Ohio, where
he will resume his studies and take
his A. M. degree.
The many friends of those young
people are invited to be present at
the marriage ceremony.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
CIVIC LEAGUE
warming Up In Fly Campaign

The Civic League would have the
life, death and funeral of the fly ex-
pressed somewhat thus, "fly, die,
bye" Brief in fact, To that end.
citizens are asked to aid in putting
the pestiferous, unclean, murderous
and altogether undesirable little nuis
ance out of existence by placing fly
traps at the back door of the house,
keeping the garbage pail covered,
the manure pile distributed and
such other measures as may sug-
gest themselves as means of send
ing the fly to flyland before he can
kill babies or scatter disease germs
among us.
Jake Denzer, the baker, states
that he has seen town kept clear
of flies by such measures, the editor
of the Advocate has done the same
and there are doubtless others who
have seen an energetic fly campaign
followed by an almost complete alb
sence of flies.
The making of lily trap is simple
and those VINO wish to see the one
made by Mrs. Grace X. Rawlings at
cost of 37cts may do SO by calling
at the Advocate Office.
Feed your dead flies to the chick
ems and make them useful in the on
ly known way they can be useful to
man.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
HINIYAR NEWS

Rev. w. p. Slusher. wholesale
merchant of Pineville, accompanied
by his wife. visited Mr.. Swanson on
Sunday.
A crowd of boys and girls spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr..
Scalf and report a fine time.
Mr.. James Warren, who lives at
Dewitt, visited his father at this
place Sunday.
Allen Warren, of Dewitt, visited
VIM. Bingham Sunday and also
looked over his farm here. He ex-
poets a big crop of fruit if the frost
did not kill il all.
Mrs. Connie Scalf. of Harlan, is
moving to Himyar and will make
her home here.
Uncle Jim Moore suffered with
tooth ache last week until John Nc
Messer used a pair of tooth forceps
relieving him of the pain and a
large sized tooth.
Mr.. Jim Gambrel visited friends
Sunday.
Berrie Warf has gone to Corbin to
be with her brother who lives at that
place.
DR.. Wml Bing ham visited his
friend DR.. ]. S. Scalf Sunday.
DR. VIM. Bingham made a busi-
ness trip to White Star, Grays and
Brush Creek last week.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
SWAN lake

Farmers are busy planting corn
this week.
Hugh Partin, who is attending
Union College. visited home folks
Saturday and Sunday.
Elijah and jim Mcneil enjoyed a
pleasant day at Dishman Springs on
Sunday.
Miss Grace Partin entertained
large crowd of boys and girls last
Sunday
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. San
ders, April 2Srd, boy, Herman.
Miss Bertha Porttn visited her
grandfather, John Elliott, at King,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Warfeld. Mrs. Mary
Linda Elliott and Mrs Mary Partin
were the guests Of Mrs. Sarah Nc
Neil Sunday evening,
A. c. Vaughn. Of BarbOurville,
made a trip to this place Wednesday
on business.
Misses Iva Jackson and Mary Nc
Neil were the guests Of Mrs. Mary
Linda Elliott Thursday evening.
Mrs. Susan Faulkner has returned
home after spending some time with
her son, w. Faulkner, of Barbour
Vile.
Mrs. Maggie Terrell was shopping
in Barbourville Saturday.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
COle-pettit

The wedding of Mr.. Claude NJ.
Cole, of this city, and Miss Ada
May Petit, of Canton, Ohio, was
solmonized at the home of the bride
Wednesday, April 3Oth.
The bride is a charming young
lady who, as the roommate of Miss
Pauline Sampson at Wheaton Col
lege, was her guest in Barbourville,
July, 1918, during which time she
made many friends here.
Her father, Consul General Petit,
died at his post of duty in Germany.
He was an appointee to this onerous
position by President Mckinley.
The groom is a native son and
besides holding the position Of
County engineer is a civil and min
ing engineer. He is now engaged in
the important task of putting thru
the asphalted National Highway.
He is very popular with the whole
citizenship and has an excellent fu-
ture before him professionally.
Their many friends will wish them
every happiness on their journey
thru life.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
IOWA PARK COMING OIL FIELD
OF NORTH TEXAS

Experienced oil men and geolo-
gists agree that the Iowa Park field,
ten miles west of Wichita Falls,
Texas, and about the same distance
south of Burkburnett, gives indica-
tions of bearing the same or better
deep oil sand as that of the famous
Burkbenett field. In fact it is now
thought that the Fowler sands Of the
Burkbenett field extend to and be-
yond Iowa Park. There has been a
profitable shallow production from
the Iowa Park field for the past
eight years and that production is
still holding up as strong as when
first brought in. There are three
known shallow sands there. At 900
feet the sand produces about five
barrels; at 500 feet it is good for
from Is to 80 barrels, and at 40
feet there is another sand producing
from SO barrels to 100 barrels.
The oil is of high gravity, selling to
the pipe lines at $3.50 barrel.
Since the discovery of the Fowler
sand in the Burkbenett field the pipe
lines are coming into the Wichita
Falls district and are taking runs
from all the shallow fields as well as
from the deep wells of the Burk-
burnett field, so that operations in
all these fields have been greatly
stimulated, and much deeper drill
ling is now being done that will pro-
badly bring in another gusher field
in due time that will rival the great
Burkburnett field,Tand Iowa Park is
just now much in the lime light in
expectation of the deep pay being
reached here.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
WORK OF SIXTH COMMENDED
General Per,hing Praises Doushboys

Commentator of the work Of the
Sixth Division in the Argonne by Gem
eral Pershing is contained in a COM
munication recently reviewed by Gen.
eral Gordon.
In the communication General
Pershing shows that he is fully aware
of the hardships that confronted the
Sixth in the Meuse-Argonne offensive.
II is on record at his headquarters,
he says, that the men Of the Sixth,
handicapped by serious shortage of
animals, pulled their own machine
gun carts through almost impossible
roads and that the infantry made
long marches, carrying on its back,
or doing without, supplies, for which
transportation should normally be
available.
In No. 232, mention was made of
the front line units in the offensive
and praise was given them for their
work. The communication sent by
General Pershing to General Gordon
was an express means of conveying
to the men of the Sixth Division, who
were not in the front line, the appre-
citation of the Commander-in-C Chief
of the A. E. F. of the good work done
by this division as a reserve unit.
Altogether" says General Persh-
ing, "the performance of the Sixth
Division during the first eleven days
Of November, 1918, stands out as one
of the finest examples of the forti-
tude and soldiery spirit displayed by
the American soldier during the war.
at is not unjust to say that the
duties of the Sixth Division during
this period required more discipline
and soldiery determination than many
engagements with the enemy."-Wil-
liam Trent.
Mountain advocate., 1919-05-02
MARCH AND APRIL REPORT OF
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
BY Mrs. ID. X. Rawlings

BY Mrs. ID. X. Rawlings
1913 Girls attended the demon
strations.
as Demonstrations have been given.
076 miles have been travelled.
.75S Bulletins have been mailed
400 Bulletins have been distributed
in person.
66 Letters have been written.
13 Visits have been made to homes.
30 Consultations have been held.
110 Towels have been made.
rs Home demonstration caps made.
so Sample buttonholes made.
so Sample patches made.
IS Home demonstration aprons.
The demonstrations in cooking
have been how to make egg dishes,
soups, vegetable chowders, pie crust,
filling for pie, cake, whole wheat
gems, soda biscuit, baked apples,
reamed sauce, mayonnaise, tea and
coffee. salad, the homemade fireless
coooker, and roast cooked in same,
and the fly trap with instructions
In how to get rid of flies, sterlizing
jars and canning of rhubarb.
Premiums have been awarded the
Corbin Home Demonstration Club
girls for neatest made Club Apron,
cap, towel, buttonhole and patch.
The premiums were two solid silver
thimbles, pair of scissors, work bag
of silk ribbon and handmade collar,
offered by ladies of the Corbin Wo.
mans Club and the Club.
Similar premiums have been offer.
ed the girls of the BarbourvIlle
Home Demonstration Club by the
Womans Study Club.
The ladies of the Civic League,
Study Club and Tuesday Club of
Barbourville have furnished the
kitchen at the Graded School with a
stoveand table and gave a nice show
er of kitchen utensils for which they
have my unbounded thanks.
The demonstra tions have ceased at
the Corbin Graded School, owing to
the rush of Commencement exer-
cises and the neglected Chapel houl'
and we are now ready for the hand
some oil stove lent US by Mrs Right.
house to be returned to her with
the thanks of myself and the entire
Club.
The London Graded School Club
have bought their own stove and
have done excellent work in heir
sewing and cooking and their demon
strations will continue this summer.
Is girls have taken garden seed to
have gardens of their own.
The young ladies of the Normal
department of the S. B. NJ. S. Lon
don, have done excellent work and
will be able to see the result of their
work in the schools this fall.