The Adair County news., 1922-03-14
Do You Remember?

ity in the county? 1t was at the
time when theV held three days elec.
tions, and there we're only three vot-
ing precincts in the county, The ma
jority in the Harmony precinct was
over 500. That old flag is doubtless
stored away somewhere in the county.
1t had printed Oh it large ship with
immigrants disembarking in the
Gland of the free and the home Of
the brave..' 1t was at day when the
Know Nothing organization was in
existence, and was made a party issue.
Does any one remember what became
of that flag or where it is now?
When there was Democratic bar
becue in the bottom, on RuSSelPS
creek. above the Big Rock, and Hon.
Robert W. Woolley made the leading
speech? A platform was erect
ed on the grounds large enough TO &C
commodate dancers, and the young
lady who was the partner of Col. Nat
Gather tainted, or as some said pre-
tended to faint, and was gently laid
out on bench until she recovered?
OF another barbecue, on the pike,
near the Cheatham Bridge when GER
tain Louisville gentlemen presented
Gen. Frank Wolford with fine sad
die horse on which to make his race
for Congress? This was just after
the Eleventh district was created,
and Gen. Wolford was the first Rep
resentative?
The banquet that was given at the
Columbia Male & Female High School
soon after DR.. John L. Mckee was
made principal, and the rules of the
school were suspended so that the
boys were permitted to take their
"sweethearts" or some other girl?
The moot court that twas held in
the second story of the PAUL drug
store building? W. W. Cabell was
the Judge and Tyler Suddarth was
the principal attorney? Cabell's Law
books were Pub Docs, and it required
a wheelbarrov to roll them to the
courtroom. The Court went on fol
a number of days and a great many
cases we're tried. One day they were
trying a man named Pitman, charged
> with stealing corn from Russ Bar
} bees corDfeld. The Judge spersisteC
in calling the prisoner "Mr. Pitti
man" After the trial had been il
progress several hours, and it wa
looking dark for the accused, tn
Judge announced that he wanted t
PROFOUND few questions, and ad
dressing the prisoner, he said, "NoW
Mr.. Pittiman, want youIto tell thi
, Court whether or not you stole Rusti
:. Barbee's corn" "No sir, 1 neVe
stole corn but one time in my life, ant
e that was when 1 was in the army.
"What army we're you in, slMr. Pitt
D man?" "The Union army" cam
s the answer. "That convicts you, ant
0 1 will instruct the jury to.give you t
s two years. Here court adjourne,
!. until the next day.
e DO you'll KNOW?
d That William Montgomery, VIII
e was the father-in-laW of Col. Be
Logan, of Logan Fort, and was kille
by the Indians near the Fort abou
1850, was the great, great grand f;
ther of Mark Twain?
That William Casey married
daughter of William Montgomer
Mark Twain's great great grand fl
ther, and made the first settlement
n what is now Adair county?
That after the county was organize
- he was for many years assistant Ci
IL cult Judge, and was also one of tt
" first trustees of the town of Columb
D. and signed many of the deeds to tow
lots?
10 That he made the flrsU donation
= land in the county for church site
ut That he had the first school taugl
r. in this section Of the of the Sta
It, years before Adair county was orga
lied? The school was taught at Il
two Stations, one North and the OF