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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
TELLS STORY OF HIS LIFE

A large audience assembled In
the court house Thursday night to
hear Rev. Curtis Jett, tell the story
Of his life. In simple, straight
forward, but convincing way, ne
told of the events that had played
such CONSPICUOUS parts in his life,
life. and told how he had become
converted to Christianity while a
prisoner in the Frankfort Reforma-
tory.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
BEAUTIFUL PORCH FURNITURE.
SUMMER NECESSITIES AT
BIG REDUCTION.

All our summer goods at special
prices. We can save you money on
porch furniture, oil stoves and ovens,
rugs. porch shades and all kinds of
summer goods If you will buy dur
ing July. Three large show rooms
full to select from.
E. M. WHEELER,
1-tf) Robneel Building.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
A VOTE FOR BOSWORTH WILL
MEAN MUCH TO THE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY

Vote for Henry M. Bosworth for
Auditor. He and his intimate
friends are workers at the polls at all
regular elections. The party needs
these kind of men for their nominees.
He will add strength to the ticket in
November. He is efficient in office
and will make an official the people
can depend on. (ZZ-5)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
BEAUTIFUL PORCH FURNITURE,
SUMMER NECESSITIES AT
BIG REDUCTION.

All our summer goods at special
prices. We can save you money on
porch furniture, oil stoves and
ovens, rugs, porch shades and all
kinds Of summer goods If you will
buy during July. Three large show
rooms full to select from.
E. M. WHEELER,
(1-tf) RObneel Building.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
GET EN- WHILE IT'S H0T-GENU-
NE PALM BEACH SUITS

Genuine Palm Beach Suits, IS
to $12.
Straw Hats, 81 to IS.
White Shoes, 50 to SIS.
Save money and keep cool.
L. WOLLSTEIN,
(8-tf) GIG Main Street)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
WAIST SEAM SUITS JUST IN.

A new shipment of this popular
style at prices that will surprise you
.$35 to $50.
]. w. DAVIS & co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
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The army's strength on July IA
was $4,000, Of whom $4,000 were
in the A. e. F. and $1,000 at sea en-
route to the United States. Up to
date discharges had reached the total
Of 2,946,S04, and the number sailing
from Europe since November II was
LII 1853.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22
RELIEF FOR HOUSEKEEPERS
ALL THE YEAR ROUND

Kitchen Cabinets save time and
labor.
A. F. WHEELER & CO.,
(27-tf) Opp. Court House.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22

The New Iceberg Refrigerator
saves ice. Special price at
A. F. WHEELER & CO.,
(27-tf) Opp. Court House.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22

Chester Strother, who has been a
guest of his father, Mr.. I. w. Stroth-
er, in this city, has returned to his
post at Commonwealth Pier, at Bos-
ton, Mass. He left the port on one
of the ships composing the big fleet
that has been sent on a cruise in the
Pacific.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22

COMFORT. LUXURY, HEALTH, NO
BETTER REFRIGERATOR MADE
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-22

That Kentucky is rapidly gaining
its deserving rank among the oil
producing States in the Union, is in
dictated in news that powerful Chi
cago financial interests, backed by
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional Bank crowd, are acquiring
substantial interests in companies
operating in Warren and Lee coun-
ties.
Three oil tanks of the Southern
Petroleum Company, in the Big
] Sinking district in Lee county, were
destroyed by fire when they were
struck by lightning in an electrical
storm Saturday afternoon, accord
| ing to reports reaching Lexington
Two of the tanks destroyed had ca,
pacities of 1900 gallons, while q
smaller one contained $50 barrels
One of the larger tanks was not full
reports say. Total damages viii
amount to approximately $4,000.
The pipe line runs for the week
ending July IL reported by the Cum
berland Pipe Line Company shows al
increase of 4,905.64 barrels over The
report Of the previous week. During
the week ending July II total o.
l12O.934.37 barrels was carried
through the Cumberland lines. Thu
report indicates that only 116, 028.2:
barrels were carried the week before
AS has been the case with previous
records. the Big Sinking section re
mains in the lead, producing approx
imately $4,000 barrels Of the tota
output of the week.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

As many are expressing their views
on the advisability of issuing bonds
for the purpose of building roads, it
might interest most people to dis
cuss the kind of bond that the govern
ment advocates for counties, ETC., to
issue. We have heard much of bonds
with sinking funds to pay them off,
but there are many who object, es-
pecially to the sinking fund feature,
because of the large sum of money to
be handled by some man or men. In
the serial bond, which is the one ad
vocated by the government, there is
no sinking fund, and none is needed.
Practically as soon as issued, you be-
gin to pay them off, and the heaviest
payment IS the first one, and each year
the payments are smaller until the
debt is paid off. For instance, take
a bonded Indebtedness of 100000 to
run thirty years. The first payment
would be the interest and ten thous-
and dollars. The second payment
would be the interest on $290,000 and
ten thousand dollars, and so every
year the debt would decrease ten
thousand dollars until on the last pay
ment you would have to pay only the
interest on $4,000 and the ten thous-
and dollars and the debt would be
W1pC0 O0Ls II IL was OCSG "
make the principal larger or smaller
each year, why of course, the num-
Der of years the bonds would run
could be reduced or increased to do
that. To those who claim they want
direct tax, this ought to be salts
factory. OF course nobody who I'M
derstands it wants direct tax, for if
the County Court were to vote any
certain sum to build roads, the citi-
zens of the towns of Carthage, Cor
louisville and Brush Creek would not
have to pay. one cent to the roads;
and, as about one-fourth of the valua-
ton of the county is in these towns,
it would make it extremely hard on
the balance of the people to foot the
whole debt. These anti-bond men
have had their way for many years,
and the only time they ever mention
road improvement is when a bond is
sue is agitated; but, as for doing any
thing, they never try and don't mean
4 to. Let's build a system of roads all
over this county.
r. JELLICORSE, Elmwood, Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

county, / wish to, by this means,
submit a proposition as to the be-.
ginning and completion of such roads
throughout the county to the people
for their careful consideration.
1t is like this: Let the people of
each civil district of the county select
man to represent their district as
committeeman, making a committee
of tWenty-three (23) for the county.
Have this county committee to survey
or layout or have surveyed or laid out
the proposed road site with a speci-
fed per cent grade, measure this site,
and then, when they have ascertained
just what is wanted or needed, sub
nit their or our wants to the several
road building contractors or COM
panies OF the county that are finan-
cially responsible, for prices on build
ing such roads per mile or for the
project completed, as the committee
may requiFe-and then when best
prices are had, let it be what it may,
require of the county court by petit
ton or otherwise to submit bond is
sue to amply cover cost to the people
of the county for their ratification
or rejection. We will know the num-
Der of miles of roads to be built and
where it shall be, so it will be a
means OF aScerCalnlng just what 1t
will cost to build such roads through
out the county. Let this committee
stand as permanent throughout the
road building period that they may
accept or reject such roads as they
will be bound by contract to do and
see to it that the roads are construct
ed to the letter and at a specified
time. (This works on the old plan of no
colt no pay)
By this means we can draw a pic
ture of Smith county in mind when
she is piked and turning to another
/ page of memory we find the cost
price which is known before a stone
IS turned and l feel that when such
proposition is thrown before the peo-
pie it will be pull and tug" as to who
| gets to the ballot box first. Let the
pond issue be $500, 100000 or 81 ,00O,-
/ 10000. We have the property and
want the roads and are willing to pay
for what we get as per contract.
If anyone in the county has a pro-
! position in mind let him feel it his
duty to submit same to the people
for their consideration that it may
stem the tide of the county's progress.
Very truly yours,
I GEORGE B. MCKINNEY.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

From the 9Th to the 23rd district,
from the Sth to the 18th, from the 4th
to the 10th, from the 18th to the 9Th,
comes news of the desire from the cit
liens to get one more chance to vote
on the question of bonding Smith
county for roads. Men who, hereto
fore, bitterly opposed bonds now favor
them, giving as their reason that
bonds are the only chance in sight of
getting good roads. The bad roads,
themselves, have interested the peo-
pie and demands from all sections are
being made for an election in order
to give the people a voice in the mat
ter This demand should be granted.
OF it's own accord, the County Court
can order an election giving the peo-
pie a chance to vote bonds to the
amount of 10 per cent of the assessed
valuation of the county; and there is
no reason why the Court, at its April
term, shouldn't call such an election,
and it is believed that an election will
be called. In the bill which empowers
the Court to call an election, it is pro-
vided that the county be divided into
road districts and the roads mapped
out so the people will know what they
are voting for. The bill also contains
other provisions which appear to be
as fair and equitable as could be
wished for. If the Court should de-
cline to call an election, 10 per cent
of the voters of the last gubernator-
ial race may petition the Court and
thus force them to call an election.
We feel that this is an oppOrtune
time for an election to vote on issuing
not less than $500, 900 for road pur-
poses in Smith county, and it is be-
lieved that if those favoring the pro-
ject will make their wishes known to
the Court, the election will voluntarily
be called. With very little expense
a chance to register their voice in the
matter. If it carries, all right; if it
fails, all right. It will be understood
that the law, under which the people
have heretofore voted on this question
has been repealed, and the law now
in force is a much better one, and
commends itself to the favor of peo-
pie who opposed the fomer law
1t is useless to write of the value
of good roads. The question now is
to get roads we can travel over. Oul
present roads can justly be compared
with the oX-cart, the mule car or the
wooden pillow. These things served oul
fathers in their day and generation
but progress has passed them by
An American soldier with a fiint-lOcl
rife standing before the German
would be no further behind than We
are with our roads There can be M
further patience with those who try
to retard the progress and prosperit!
of our county. We must meet the de
mand and keep pace with other cOun
ties
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

I see the Courier is advocating the
Bond issue for good roads again.
wish to call attention to two things
especially, that must be done before
the bond issue will ever carry in
Smith county. The first thing of i'm
portance is to get the people to believe
that the funds will be honestly and
judiciously expended. There has been
so much graft" and fraud" and
"embezzlement in official and higher
circles that the common people have
lost faith in the management of all
such projects.
The people have read in the "dail-
les" so much about graft" and
probing" and all such stuff that they
have almost altogether lost faith in
the scrupulously honest and judicious
management of public funds, and they
are not without some just cause for
such suspicious. One of the vital
things there of Importance is to win
the confidence of the people to believe
that the funds would be very honestly
and judiciously managed, managed
with good judgment and good sense
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

and economy.
In the second place, every locality
in the county must be made to believe
that the fair thing will be done to-
ward every part of the county. Every
district should have its pro rata part.
The fact is every district has more
use for the road in its own district
than it has for road in some other
district. For illustration, of course,
every one has use for a road to-
ward Carthage. But every one has
more use for the road in his own To-
cality then he has even for a road
toward Carthage, his county site. For
it is in his own locality in the main,
he goes to church, school, the store
and the shop.
Then, having won the confidence of
the people to faith in the honesty
and the economy, and the fairness,
and the impartiality of the manage
ment, Smith county has made a long
step toward getting good roads. Could
these things be accomplished, and the
bonds carried, every man in the coun-
ty should become "his brothers keep
err, that is there should be no advan-
tages sought one against another. The
very best men of the county, who are
known for their scrupulous honesty
and interigity, men who are free from
prejudice and lopsidedness caused
from enthusiasm for a certain project
at the expense of level-headed judg-
ment, should be chosen to the manage
ment of the funds and the road build
/ ing.
The people of Smith county are in
the main good people. They want to
do the right thing even on the road
/ question as they see it. Let not the
man who happens to be an enthusiast
for bonds trample upon the feelings
and the rights of the man who hon
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

estly does not see the bond issue to be
best. A man will resent a thing of
that kind.
The success or failure of the bond
issue in Smith county depends very
largely upon the tide as manifested
in the disposition of the people toward
each other, whether or not every man
is willing to unbosom his conscience
to his neighbor and show to him that
you want conscientiously to do the
right thing. You can never bulldoze
a man to vote for" or "against"
bonds
trust whatever Smith county does
with the bond issue, every man will
have due regard for the others feel
ing. This has not always been so on
this question.
Respectfully,
j. P. MCDONALD,
Elmwood, Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

Miss Alberta Wilkerson was a re-
cent guest of Miss Eva Parker. Shed
Parker and Henry Craighead were in
WATERFOWL Thursday. Miss Beulah
Wiufree was a recent guest of Miss
Thelma Craighead. Born on the 18th
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Craighead a
boy. Misses Eva Parker and Thel-
ma Craighead spent Saturday night
with Mrs. F. G. Baird. Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Blackburn were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Winfree. Miss Ros-
sic Winfree is visiting her sister,
Wrs. Laura Bell Gibbs. Ira Gwaltney
and family spent Friday night with
John Williams and family. S. Agee
and wife were recent guests of John
Blackburn and family. Miss Iona
Craighead visited her sister, Mrs. F.
G. Baird, recently. Miss Mamie Lou
Blackburn visited Miss Ellen Black
burn Wednesday night.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

In reading the Courier, / see that
the road bonds have the subject. This
has been a hard winter on roads.
am in favor of good roads as much as
anybody, but differ from some in the
way to get them. 1t looks now is a
bad time to vote bonds. rs our country
is in debt head over heels. Let US con-
slider things on smoother terms. The
commissioners and overseers are not
doing their duty. They let their hands
idle their time away on the roads.
They should make them work eight
hours or quit and let them pay and use
the money on the roads, raise the
price of labor on the road so if he
don't work, it will get some one who
will.
Our road down Bowling's Branch
was one of the worst roads in the
county three years ago. And we got
together and went to our commission
er and got it changed, and we met
and worked it ourselves, and / think
if more work and less talk was done,
the roads would be far better than
they are. w. ]. Robinson and son at
Lancaster have almost completed one
half mile of road at their own expense.
Newbelrs Branch did the same as our
Branch did. So you see some people
want the other fellow to do it all.
Let's get together and move one way
and move right out, get the mudholes
out of the road by hauling few loads
of rock or sand, in the place of going
some where and arguing road bonds.
We ought to have law to make
everybody work eight or ten days and
if he has a wagon and team make him
put, them on extra or make him pay
three times as much. The price not
to be less than $3.50 a day or more.
If everybody would do his duty when
he goes on the road to work, take an
interest in the up-building of roads
just as if it were our farms, our roads
would be in better shape. 1t takes
just as many days to idle our time
out as it does to work it.
w. H. WAUFORD, Hickman r. l.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20
To the people of Smith county:

To the people of Smith county:
/ think it is time fer US to wake
up to the road question. The time has
come when we must do something in
regard to our roads. / am confident
that should the government send an
Inspector over our mail routes, some
of them would be discontinued. So,
ladies and gentlemen, let's come to-
gether and work together and vote the
bond issue so we can build roads. /
have talked with lots of people in re-
gard to the matter, and they say go
ahead and have the bond proposition
put before the people just as soon as
the Court meets in April and give
them chance. There was a commit
tee appointed at the January term of
Court to draw up road law, and we
see no account of anything having
been done So it is now up to the
Court to do its duty by calling the
election in April.
FROM THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as executors of the
will of J. S. Thomas deceased, all
parties indebted to Said estate-are
hereby notified to make payment to
US at New Middleton, Tenn. ;also all
creditors must, file their claims with
US, duly sworn, to before a magis-
trate or notary public, within the
time prescribed by law, or they will
be forever barred.
This, February q, 1919. At.
ERNEST C. SMITH,
w. e. THOMAS,
Executors of the will of j. S. Thomas.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20

B. H. Dickens and HI. L. Gregory of
Pleasant Shade were among those in
Carthage Monday.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20
Defeated. Tenn.

March 10, 1919.
To the Editors, Carthage Courier
Dear Boys:-As regards the good
roads subject which is now being agi-
tated among the people of Smith
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-03-20
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
COIINTY OF JACKSON

STATEI OF TENNESSEE,
COUNTY OF JACKSON.
Craik Jackson, president of the above named bank
do soleny that the above statement true and
gives the actual condition of said bank shown by the
books on file in said bank. j. CRAIK JACKSON, Pres.
Subscribed and to before this 13 day of
March 1919 L. R. HARRIS Notary Public
Gorrect-Attest B. p. Shirley w. P. Grisham, N.
B. Myers, Directors
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-26

House and in the Senate there are who opposed
these measures heard tails afternoon from those
who these Personally two of them ia
opposed minority and the given to you gentle
zones, purpose majority and
minority in this House and in the Senate There Is one
charge cunot against those in the House ana
those the Senate of either the majority or the minority
lions are interested npbuding the stale Of
he o ma e aee %he ws
are dscuaang great issues yet feel that like and
when az you pr teal al q the ner b,h n
in territorial days OF large family and I
beaye y e true Sa have the largest
api wealth OF any state TINS great union q t ours
and judgment and enthusiasm and courage when you follow
pa f e
Of the soil the wealth that was in it and built your great
the people OF this state and Of pride the nation
hose Of YOU WHO came out built aa Isl
sides and this great capitol building Il was tribute to
Dakota at heart t know its spirit sd"
that spirit Of fair play it would be inconsistent With
that vsseS e sy pT
to little school some two and half Or three miles from
Of my axe Schools that You men built u.s. and
you Therefore there has been honest
things best for the Of North Dakota
s tn dssa 5e,s % no and n
debate them We here today to witness S the
exercise highest functions ONCE
He with stroke Of his could either veto those meas
that placed before him. sign them thereby civ
ing approval and placing them statute books
gathered here therefor to complete what
best interests of the state of North Dakota
1t is time therefor to deal in debaabe questions That
be left for the great arena of because h
those fields those prairies those hills
whore life inspiration and to men, and
know long fear God, long they act under
only dictates Of their conscience and their
judgment know that they be far from being right
want to this friends tits too early to discuss these
because it will be to before the final
judgment the things which have
done today 1t will be and perhape will be
witness either their Of their failure Your
today either be the where there final
by the Colonies it's independence and Of the
great events in history the Waterloo had relation
Napoleon that time will determine but into this you
have placed your best Judgment Those of from time
been free fair take it, discussion.
and want this for myself, because do feel
that without consulting those with whom been
ISOLATED in this House. that could speak for Them If in
the that in the trials and in the contests in the
triumphs and in the defeats that and meet the
years by as the changes that will be made in Of
these laws that have placed the statute books in
the years established that these
the best interests of all the people irrespective Of.
their class in North Dakota, shall be the first congral
late the who placed them our books -. :, 5 a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-02-26
STORY I TELLER
RUSSIA EXPERT
Proposed Investigator
Lived With Peasants
SDccial to me Tribune

n. r.. A. Special TO I'het tribune
Stockholm Feb. 26.-NOW that Lord
Northcliffe has suggested that SArthnrN
Ransome should be a member of an
allied and American commission TO go
into Russia and report sympathetical-
" on the soviet government maybe 1t
is in order to tell how Ransome came
10 be Russian correspondent for the
London Daily News. ,
RAnsome wrote three or four books
og literary criticism Then he got In
terested in childgen and kid books. He
married n Russian woman and learned
the Russian language. Then he went
to Russia and went out /amOng the
peasants and asked them to tell him
fairy stories-dr any wild, simple
stories they had heard from their
grandmothers and grandfathers. He
worked on a book Of fairy and folk
tales-all a thousand years old-bnt
never before printed. =
Then the war came. One Of his
friends was the regular correspondent
Of the London Daily News. His
friend took sick. Ransome wrote the
cables for several weeks. His friend
had to quit the job, It was urged on
Ransome. He took it.
For himself, ,Ransomc says he
formed his judgments on the Russian
revolution after talking to the peasants
and worklneD in the Russian language.
He says, II am not Bolshevik. II,
people say I am it is because they
take>n scientific Interpretation Of the
Russian masses as a personal view.
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