Mountain advocate., 1919-03-21

ton Of Colorado. THIS land Is unim.
proved but will grow winter wheat,
corn, etc. Near mining camps which
offer excellent markets. Fred Bur
man, Advocate Office, Bsrbourvile,
Kentucky.
VIM. Mcneil of Swan Lake, one
OF our soldier boys with the eth.
Regt. U. s. Infantry and later with
the Development Battalion. was here
with his Dad Tuesday buying sup
plies. He entered Fort Thomas and
was transferred to Camp Zachary
Taylor, being discharged from there
Dec. IS.
County Superintendent of Schools
nemphill met the trustees of educa-
Cion, division 8, Fork Sinking Creek
on the 18th and elected as chairman
Noah Mills, secretary Gus Walker.
These are live wires and will see that
the children OF that neighborhood
nave the best schooling that 1t is
possible to give them.
Union College has bought the
Judge s. b. Dishman property on
College Street and Johnson Lane.
The property includes the cottage
now occupied by Bob Shupe. Judge
Dishman set a very reasonable price
on the property and also donated
100000 to the building fund. That
is good citizenship.
8. Detherage, of Swan Lake, was a
caller at the Advocate Office Tuesday
and reports the singing school under
Lewis Lawson as making fine pro-
gress. Rain is preventing the farm
ers from doing much, blowing. Wa
ter was over the wagon hubs in pla-
ces and the condition of the road on
the north side of the river is bad.
We are in receipt of letter from
Mrs. c. H. Baker of New York daugh-
ter of Captain VIM. Mcdaniel. ex-
pressing her pleasure in getting the
Advocate from my Old Kentucky
Home" Send the Advocate to your
own loved ones. They will appreci-
ate news from the old home town
with its hallowed associations of
days gone by.
Private John T. Hunter, formerly
of Wellsburg, W. Va, arrived in
Barbourville March Sth. on a visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Hun
ter. Private Hunter was over seas
for eight months and put in some G.
leven months in the service with the
317th Inf. SOth d. ision. He thinks
so we'll of our city that he has about
decided to stay here.
PARROT Branch, OF Big Richland,
Knox Co., and now occupied in
clerical capacity in the Office of the
Director of Purchase, Storage and
Traffic, War Department, Washing
ton, writes that he cannot get along
without the Advocate which keeps
him informed as to what is going on
at home and in the surrounding
neighborhood.
We are in receipt of letter from
Mrs. j. II. Moon, dated Newcomb,
Tenn. In reference to changing the
address of the Advocate. Mrs. Moon
says they are happily located at their
new home and their many friends
here will wish them every good for
tune. Mr.. Moon has business rela-
tons with Kitchen Miller & Co., who
are In the lumber business.
The new refrigerator has arrived
at the Cole & Hughes store and is
being Bet up. The refrigerator cost
$4,000 and is model of its kind
Unfortunately, the glass plate. which
covered the counter was broken and
will have to be replaced. While
Charlie was steering the contraption
past the street car, he collided with
one of the windows and that set him
back $3.50. Life is jest one blamed
thing after another anyway,
T. H. Funson, G. B. Mcknight VIM
Melton and w, ]. Bays we're here
from down the river Tuesday and all
lifted up theirvoices and spoke pro-
nouncedly in favor of good roads
Since the State is to put up SS. %
and the Federal government $500
for each $l,0O the county puts up
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