r 8 THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS COLUMBIA KY APRIL 3 1907 WITH OUR CORRESPONDENTS t I I < Hi Weeks Happenings News Important or Otherwise as Report- ed ¬ By Our Corps of Correspondents i F GRADYVILLE We had a good shower of rain last Friday Sam Thomas of Gadberry was in our midst last Thursday J A Diddle spent several days of last week at Greensburg- W W Yates was in Edmonton last Wednesday Mr Z M Staples of Colum ¬ bia spent a day visiting relatives here last week Mrs J D Walker of Colum ¬ bia was the guest of Mrs J A Diddle last week Mrs B E Rowe and Miss Rowe were visitors at Mrs J J Hunters last Thursday Mr Leaper Yates of Edmon ton spent a few days of last week visiting relatives at this place Our old people say they dont remember of experiencing a March like the one just closed Rev G Y Wilson has just re- turned ¬ from Albany where he closed a very interesting series bf meetingsI Mr C 0 Moss made a bus ness trip to Portland one day last weekI i Mr Geo D Vance one of the prosperous farmers of the Cool I Spring community was with us last Fridayi We are glad to note that Rev I J Vi Sexton and his estimable wife are now citizens of our town I Mr Robert 0 Keltner one of our industrious citizens has re- cently ¬ made some improvements on his property at this place I I Messrs C L Keltner and j Thomas Gowen of the Weed j community attended prayer I services at this place Wednesday nightMr I I L C Hindman was in the Prices Creek community one i day last week looking after catI tte1 i JJiMiss Mollie Flowers and Katie j Russell students of the L WI TtS of Columbia spent J in urcity Mr Geo H Nell after spend I frig several days with his family I J at this place returned home last WednesdayMrs I Gupton of East I Fork spent a few days visiting relatives in this community last week James Wilmore Willie B Hun- ter ¬ I and Paul Wilson students of I Columbia spent last Saturday and Sunday at their homes in our city Mr Willie Hill one of our ef ficient merchants f spent last Sunday afternoon at Bliss Iand Mrs S A Taylor and their son Samuel attended the funeral services of Mr Motgom ery at Ozark last Thursday v Messrs Will Sharp and family r3XA Gradyand family and Jo Yates and family who left here the first of the year for McGre ¬ I gor Texas are well pleased with the Lpne Star State and are all through planting a large crop of corn Success to you is the wish i of your Kentucky friends + Mr S A Harper handed your reporter a letter to read that h had just received from his son i Mont who has been enjoying a soldier life for many years and Istated that he had good health but was very much disappointed visitis Kentucky n il jit ii < I during the month of March on account of having extra work to do but would be sure to come in July Mont has been stationed at San Francisco for a longtime I His many friends in Gradyville will be glad to see him Our town was full up of people last Saturday attending the auc tion sale of Mr JJ Hunter A great many articles sold lower than their cash value while oth ers brought more This is the I case at all auctions the people will buy Mrs Millie Hill has just return ¬ ed from the Louisville market where she spent several days looking after millinery and will be ready to meet her customers with a full line of uptodate goods in a few days Mrs J A Diddle is receiving this week new machinery from beginning to end for his roller mill at this place When this machinery is put into service and with the experience of an ex- perienced miller our town will have a mill that will make as good flour as any in the State and the patrons of this mill should appreciate the great con venience it will be to one and all Success to Mr Diddle We are just in receipt of a let ¬ ter from our old friend Martin Roach formerly of this commu nity but for the last few years of McGregor Texas stating that his health is good and he is accumulating some of this- i worlds goods We all know I aI a thing we ever heard of Martin I being theb Lord has forgiven him for that which is leaving the Democratic wasparty worsethe Republican TheI matter you requested the ¬ Ier to see after will be attended I to in due season and I will as- sure you everything will come up endall We are glad to note that Mrs W C Hill of our city and Mrs Mattie Dulin of Edmonton have formed a partnership and will open up a dressmaking establish ¬ ment in this place at once It is the very thing we need Suc ¬ cess to you ladies GLENSFORK Many of our farmers have been compelled to stop breaking corn ground on account of the dry weather I M E Blair and wife and Law ¬ rence Wilkinson and wife attend ¬ ed the exposition at Louisville last week Several of our young folks at ¬ tended the singing at Smiths Chapel Sunday Mrs Ed Gifford is recovering from a severe attack of pneumo- nia ¬ fever The social at Louis Morgans Saturday night was well attend ¬ ed and highly enjoyed by all pre ¬ sent Married on the 26th Miss Mil ¬ lie Grider to Mr Joda Samuels The bride is the youngest daught ¬ er of Mr MB Grider and is a very estimable young lady The groom is an industrious young farmer and a gentleman in the fullest sense of the term Henry Hudson bought a small tract of land on the west side of j < f t fl f h r d Glensfork from Louis Morgan and will erect a dwelling PELLHAM i Miss Tennie Young and broth- er ¬ Luther visited Miss Myrtle Squires Saturday evening Dave Bridgwater was here last week looking for stock Geo Cundiff of Mt Pleasant was here recently buying stock There will be a singing at Hutchinson school house the fourth Sunday evening Every body come and bring Windows of Heaven and Crown After CrossArthur Robinson and family have removed to Parson Kansas where they will reside Preaching at Hutchinson school house the fourth Sunday morn ¬ ing at 11 oclock A singing at Mr Frank Shep ¬ herds last Saturday evening was very much enjosed W F Squires was visiting his family here Sunday FONT HILL Messrs J F Shaw and E G Atkins commercial travelers were here Tuesday night Mr Luther Brockman has ac- cepted ¬ a position as timber in ¬ spector for the Columbia Single ¬ tree Co at this place Mr J 0 Jarboe foreman of Columbia Singletree Co is here superintending the erection of shop and other buildings for that company Machinery will be in ¬ stalled as soon as buildings are completedMr Barns spent Thursday night with Mr and Mrs Her schel Dunbar J H Smith Co are buying andshipping large quantities of eggs and poultry John Rexroat has been IMrs for a few days Mr J 0 Jarboe has bought and is having delivered at this place a large quantity of timber to be used in building houses forj hands and other necessary build ¬ ing for the factory that is goingI hereMr Merkely and family left last Saturday to be at the bedside of his brother who was r sick and has since died at Camp bellsville GARBER OKLA Perhaps a few lines from this part of the fair land would be of interest to some one I am a regular reader of the News and assure you that it is a welcome visitor however I would like to hear from Knifley and Casey Creek at more frequent intervals Am sure if you could get Steve Knifley to correspond we would get all the news We are experiencing some very warm weather for this season of the year last week the thermom- eter ¬ registering 94 degrees in the shadeWheat and oats were never bet- ter ¬ and fruit trees are loaded to their utmost capacity Hun ¬ dreds of acres of corn have been planted and gardens are looking fine The Old Mexico fever has struck our community and sev ¬ eral of my neighbors have gone but this Kentuckian will never go I would like to say a few words for Enid the coming city of Oklahoma with her wholesale houses factories mills churches schools railroads street cars andC paved streets A Christion Uni- versity ¬ building is being erected for which Enid gave over one hundred thousand dollars Of course you all know the c- l r f We Have A IOF Empire Superior and The Farmers Black Hawk Corn Drills with blade disc or wheel Globe Fertilizers Field Seeds Farm Wagons Buggies Saddles and Harness light and heavyWe keep a complete line of Shelf and Heavy Hard ¬ ware Mill Supplies and nearly euery thing needed on the farm Give us a call Wm F Jeffries Sons Columbia Kentucky f Q GOOD EYESIGHTij Is one thing everybody is looking for and if your eyes are diseased now is the time to have them attended to You cannot afford to neglect as important a thing as your eyes I am permanently located at Columbia and wiil guarantee every piece of my work If you need anything drop me a postal card and I will call upon youi t I am the only Licensed Optician in Adair County Would be glad to do your work and guarantee SatisfactihnSAM HANCOCK YYYYy YYYYfYiY YYYYfYY YYrYYYYYIY7 r1 f MACHINE SHOP Opened up by experienced Machinist Repairs Promptly and Correctly Made on Engines Boilers and all Machinery Shop well equipped A C SURREY CAMPBELLSVILE KY lf 1UIIr Democrats carried Oklahoma so I will close with best wishes to the News and its many readers R S GOODE 4 Dudley Bros bought of various parties 9 young cattle at 8 to 16 per head also 7 hogs at 6 centsGlensfork Cor REPORT 0i Made to the Comptroller of the Currency of the Conditfon THE FIRST NATIONAL OFi BANK No 6769 ftT GOLUMBIfl IN TttE STflTE Of j KENTUCKY fiT HIE GLOSE OF BUS ¬ j INESS MGtt 22 1907I RESOURCES I Loans and discounts yG5 845 821 Overdrafts secured and ed unsecurI U S Bonds to securecirculation 25 000 00 Bonds securities etc 34 863 45 Banking hams furniture and futures 3 000 CO Due from approved reserve agents 39 390 18 231Notes Lawful money reserved in banks viz Specie 9 3000 Legaltender notesO 000 00 9 320 00 Redemption fund with U S Treasurer 5 per cent of cir ¬ culation 125000 Total 183 759 70 LIABILITIES I Capital stock paid inn 25000 00 t Surplusfund i 300000 i Undivided profits less expenses and taxes paid 301218 I National Bank notes outstanding 25000 00 Due to other National Banks 91 39 Individual deposits subject to check 127 G5C 13 183 759 70 STATE CF KENTUCKY ss COUNTY OF ADAIR J I John O Russell President of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge belief JOHH O RUSSEL Pros Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of Mch 1907 WM A COEFEYN P A C Commission Expires January 22 1908 CORRECT Attest DirectorI > J i 1 lJoT Jfd of r ji d1 nw Cerol1imoI Black jack white points about 15 hands high 6 years old Good ength good head and ears hea- vy ¬ bone and the best of feet This jack is an excellent breeder his colts onb market last fall Fee SO to in ¬ sure a living colt IfHGULAND PEACOCK AND FAYETTE ARTIST Two very handsome and royal- ly ¬ bred young stallions will serve a limited number of mares at S125O insure living colt You seldom see two colts with more finishor with better breeding They are strictly highclass in ever partic- ular ¬ When in Columbia call at our barn and see this stock In all cases when mare is traded sold removed from the neighbor ¬ hood or bred to other stock our money becomes due and must be paid at once Mares fed or graz ¬ ed at reasonable rates YOUNG COFFEY Mr Bruno Merkely purchased a nice 2 yearold colt from Wm Owen price 185Font Hill Cor 000 Wm Francis bought a mule ffom Al len Walker Monday for 155 t I t < > j z 1 ff i A