The Adair County news., 1922-02-28
NUMBER 10
Do You Remember?

Columbia, on his little Jennet, Fetch
er's feet almost touching the groundg
After Hawk had hitched the Whang-s
doodles picked up the little animal,
carried it into the old courthouse and
up the steps to the cupalo. To make
the animal attractive to outsiders, a
blind was removed from the cupalo
and its head stuck out the window.
In this position the animal remained
for hours. The Whangdoodles finally
came down with the Jennet, treated
Hawk, and they were all satisfied with
the amusement the prank Afforded.
The little hatter's shop that stood
on the lot, now owned by Fl. N. Nil
ler, and fronting Grissom & Patte-
sons undertsker's shop? The halter
manufactured his hats and sold them
to the town merchants.
The first circus show that came to
Columbia after the civil war? 1t was
Dan Castillo's. 1t brought the first
velocipede to this town and it attract
ed the whole country. DR.. G.. A.
Thomas, who was a genius, could
make most anything, took all the
measurements of this machine and
when the show left he got material
and made one. 1t failed to run
smoothly and made a very disagree
able noise. One day it caused a horse
to throw lady rider. and the night
following some boys Elearned where
the doctor had it located, stole it, car
rying it back of the Baptist church
and chopped it to pieces.
Obadiah Reams, the well digger,
who made his headquarters In Colum-
bia? He was a hard drinker, and
while Mcfarland Canterberry was
Jailer, he was fined and given 50
many days i'm Jail for drunkenness.
One morning after breakfast he man
aged to get down the steps leading to
the cook room. Mrs. Canterbury
was in this room and Reams said to
her, as he walked out the door, "Good
morning, Mrs Canterberry?' "Why,
Mr. Reams, are you gone?'' "It looks
like it" With this his term of i'm
prisonment closed.
Jim Sexton, who went to the Mex
lean war? When iticlosed I've brought
10 Franklin, as boy, to this town
and taught him the shoemaker's
trade. franklin grew and reared =
large family here
The first election after the darkies
we're given the right to vote? Geo.
w. Nell, Republican, and Phil
Vaughan Democrat, were candidates
for circuit court clerk. 1t was an ex-
citing day in the county, and it was 4
yivi voce vote. Runners were riding
from precinct to precinct to get tina
vote. Vaughan had publicly an
nounced that he did NOT want a negro
ote. Ed Reynolds, who was q
Vaughan man started out of town a
fast as his horse could carry him, but
lust this side where Mr.. w. R. Myers
live, the horse fell with him. It
made him cripple for life and to 4
certain extend iDiured:his mind. He
died some ten or twelve years ago.
Nell was electedsby &c votes.
OF seeing E. P. Waggener entering
Columbia, riding Nat Brown? Can
you not see the nod of that celebrated
horse, who was the father of more sad
die animals than any other horse in
Adair county.
Can you recall seeing Fisal, the Ara
bian horse owned by DR.. Heck Owens2
No man could stay on his back. One
day colored man said he could ride
him. He was given trial, and was
thrown seven times in succession.
The brick residence that stood on
the hill just above the Garnett
Spring? 1t was owned and occupied
by a man named Caldwell and was re-
garded as one of the most desirable
homes in Columbia.
The residence that. Sinclair Stepp
, occupied? 1t was!on the hill, oppo-
site the home of Mr.. W. B. Patteson.
A portion of it was standing in 1864.
Try our BestiGradelSantOs Peaberry