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tHE NEWS-DEMOCRAT. PADUCAH. THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1923. TEN IS ization of 1801, which was in TOBACCO NETS Ingleside, Center of Grain Production Named For the Late Oscar Turner BEST ROADS If WEST KENTUCKY HAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT i i Oscar's three churches though the Christian church is also an important factor in the community life. The Rev.

A. M. Bennett, of La Center is pastor of the Methodist church; the Rev. J. R.

Taylor is pastor of the Missionary Baptist church and- the Revl Dr. Taylor is pastor of the1 Christian church. The- Modern Woodmen pf America have the only lodge in Oscar. Its officers are: J. R.

Ray, consul A. J. Flood, adviser; A. K. Edwards, J.

H. Boyd, clerk; A. Ross, escort; M. Childress, sentry. Besides the Moore store, there is one general store operated by J.

R. Boyd and M. A. Dance and a grocery owned by Arthur Edwards. Oscar's only garage is operated by M.

A. Dance and blacksmith shops are run by J. B. Winn and J. R.

Ray. Families residing in or immediately adjacent to Oscar are: R. J. King, Rev. T.

Hogg, Mrs. B. C. Berry, J. P.

Wray, A. D. Moore, J. R. Boyd, M.

A. Dance, A. K. Edwards, Urey Dodson, Miss Lou Hatcher (the county's assessor) Miss Ruth Kuykendall, S. H.

Abell, S. E. Abcll, A. Rust, R. M.

Green, J. O. Hampton, II. Denton, W. H.

Peyton, Leslie Nicholson, J. R. Ray, W. H. Griffin, R.

H. Christian, Ed Shaw, J. B. Winn, A. J.

Flood, C. H. Oliver, Percy Dodson, E. W. Walker, J.

T. Hunt, H. Whitesides, A. Ross, Roy Childress and W. L.

Childress. That's What Ballard Claims and People Who Use Them Agree Ballard may lay claim one and it is a distinct one and that is the, superiority of her pub. lie roads over those of any other west Kentucky county. Salesmen and others who have occasion to travel by automobile will testify that no other county in the First district can successfully contra dict this claim. Ballard folk are proud of them and to hear county officials and the people generally, talk on the subject, one would judge that the county's good roads program has only been started.

County Judge Ben Morris states that there are from 375 to 400 miles of public roads in the county. Of this 175 to, 180 miles have been graveled. Seventy miles were improved with the uyu bond issue, voted In 1916 and be it -said to' the credit of -Ballard county officials, most of these" roads are still in good condition. "We are 'building twenty-five miles of good in 1923," declared Judge Morris, "and we plan to do, even more in 1924 with about one-fourth of the revenue that McCracken county has," There are good roads leading from Kevil to Barlow; from Barlow to Wickliffe; from Wickliffe to Blandville; from the McCracken county line to Blandville; from the McCracken line to Wickliffe, Hinkleville road) from Barlow to Mounds Ferry; Hinkle ville to La Center. These are only a few of Ballard's graveled pike's but they bear the county's heaviest traffic.

L. E. Carter is the county's efficient road engineer. BALLARD SHIPPED $100,000 WORTH CREAM IN 1922 More than $100,000 worth of cream was shipped out of Ballard county last year and C. A.

Myers, of Bandana, who is in close touch with this particular phase of Ballard's development, says that 1923 will see even more outside money from the county through dairy products. More than 200 cream separators are in on Ballard farms. By this means, cream is extracted from the milk and the skimmed milk is-then used to fatten hogs. Much of Ballard's cream goes to Paducah, but a large part of it goes to more distant points. YOUNG MEN RUN BANDANA STORE Bandana has.

two live merchants in E. R. Burnley and K. H. Fin-ley, who are the proprietors of the Bandana Mercantile company, successor to G.

W. Barlow. Messrs. Burnley and Finley, energetic young men with a vision, bought the Barlow stock in July, 1922 and have since increased the business to a great extent, force up to 1851, the senior justice of the peace at the send of every two years became- sheriff of the county and consequently there was a vacancy in the office of the justice of the peace in the county every two years. The vacancy was filled by the county court recommending to-the governor two persons, one of whom thegovernor was required to appoint.

The sheriffs who succeeded John Crice before the new constitution went into effect as I recollect them, were Mat AVaters, Thomas James and Willis White. The justices of the peace who succeeded the first justices named above were Noah Turk, Tom Mc- Christian, Tip Bemls and Reeson G. Puntneyi There may have been others under the old constitution whom I have forgotten. I could give the names of a number of citizens who resided in Ballard at the time of its organization. I of course will not at tempt to enumerate all the names that I remember.

I however, name some of ths most familiar names' of that eqrly period which come.to me. The Terrell's, Garners, Hawes, Webbs, Lovelaces, Millers, Coffees, Reeves, Watsons, Sullivans, Unsells, Stovalls, Tharps, Thomases, Georges, Halls, Tlughes, Scarborough, Vallanding-hams, Edwards, Ather-tons. 'But must forbear. I would like to give the names of all those I ca recollect who were residents of Ballard county, but it would take up too much time and space. The earliest resident members of the Ballard county bar were Herome -Lewis, the first county attorney, who, as above, left in lass than a year, and went to Texas; Charles S.

Marshall, who lived in Ballard until 1868 and lived in Paducah from 1868 to 1898 and now lives in Missoula, Montana, Oscar Steirman, who left Ballard and went to Louis-yille about 1846 or 1847; R. W. Cole, who was also Methodist preacher and did not remain in Ballard many years, O. H. P.

Mil ler, who was from Vermont and died in Blandville of cholera in 1849; Judge J. M. Bigger, who came to Blandville in 1844 or 1845, as did also John W. Crock ett; Bigger and Crockett both moved to Paducah and are dead; Oscar Turne, who was afterward commonwealth's attorney for the First judicial district of Kentucky atid represented the First congressional district in three congresses, was admitted to the bar in Ballard, in 1846 or 1847; Samuel H. Jenkins, afterwards county judge and a prominent citizen of Ballard county until his death.

If there were any other resident lawyers in Ballard prior to 1851 the have escaped my memory. Of course lawyers form the neighboring counties attended the Ballard courts occasionally, some of them quite regularly. Among the reg ular attendants during the first five or six years I can name E. T. 3ullock, J.

B. Husbands, Wm. Al len, Wm. Husbands, Judge James C.tmpbcll, Richard Mayes, W. R.

Bradley, Lupian Anderson, Matthew Markland, all dead except Anderson. The early doctors that I recol lect were A. N. Thompson, Dr. George W.

Bond, Dr. A. W. Val-landingham, who afterward mov ed to Frankfort and there died; r. George Stovall, who moved from Blandville and died there Dr J.

M. Flint These were the early Blandville doctors: Dr. Jonathan D. T. J.

Jenkins in the north and Dr. T. J. Jenkins in the north ern part of the county; Drs. Reed ONE LIILLIOI! Ballard Farmers Will Grow In Excess of Pounds In 1922 Next to Graves county, Ballard is probably the greatest, tobacco producing county in the first congressional district, and the farmers of Ballard have achieved this record in snite of a greater diver sification of crops than ever be fore.

It is estimated that upwards of 6,000,000 pounds of dark tobacco' and approximately 2,000,000 pounds of burley were grown on Ballard farms in 1922. At least three million pounds were received at tha association warehouse in La Center, which was managed by T. Graham. i Figured on an average of $13 per hundred pounds, Ballard's 1-922 crop notted the growers, or will when final "have been received at Kasfl 1,000.000, Robert HilL of La Centeri( is campaign chairman for the as. sociation and has proven, to be a most capable executive.

Six- thousahd five hundred acrci were signed up in the assoslationj last year by about 1,200 members. THREE CHURCHES MINISTER TO BLANDVILLE CITIZENS Blandville is proud of the twej churches Christian and Baptist 4 which minister to the spiritual needs of her people. The Bap tist church has a membership of about 90 while the Christian con gregation numbers about 45. The F.ev. A.

Kelly Taylor has just accepted a call to the 'Bap tist church and last week was con ducting a revival there. The Rev, J. P. Bornwasscd, formerly pastor of the Tenth Street Christian church, will conduct a meeting at the Blandville Christian church, beginning September 30th. The official board of the Baptist church is composed of Dca.

cons, Robert Johnson, D. J. Leigh, Edgar L. Thompson and F. M.

Melton. Officers of the Christian church are J. S. Gilbert, Harry M. Bean and H.

J. Watson, elders; M. R. Bean, B. Crouch and W.

H. Thomas, deacons. and Willey at Milburn. There were probably others in the county who I do not recall. AH of these are dead.

The young ladies who were belles in Ballard before 1850 were Misses Bettie and Susan Thomas, Misses Annie Aggy Young, Miss Scarborough, Miss Vallandiagham Misses Foree, the Misses Hawthorn, the Misses Roberts, the Misses Moore, Miss Ewell, the Misses utter, Miss Grundy, the Misses Corbett In looking back over all whose names I have mentioned how few are now living. Every one of the doctors named above have been dead for years. Of tha lawyers named all are dead but Lucinn Anderson and Charles S. Marshall. Of all those named above as tha early officers of Ballard, not one is living.

Of all those who were young girls in 1812, how few are left I can name very few who were grown men in Ballard in 1842 who are now living. T. J. Juett, Levi Weaver, Thos. Valland-ingham.

I have no doubt there are others but I do not know them. It makes one melancholy to think how few of them are left, who were our associates and and friends fifty years ago. w- Woodmen's lodge and Jack Cooper is clerk. Ingleside has two-room grade school with an enrollment of about sovehty-five pupils. Mrs.

Maude Hook and Miss Edna Hawkins constitute the capable faculty. Lon-nie Grief is the school trustee. Churches Are United The people of Ingleside hold, religious services in Burnley hall, which is also tjie meeting 'place of tha town's two lodges. The Methodists, Baptists, Christians and Cumberland Presbyterians have aft interdenominational Sunday school service every Sunday and only last week closed a united protracted meeting which netted a large number of additions. The Rev.

E. S. Hicks, a Cumberland Presbyterian' preacher from Fulton Kentucky, preaches every two weeks. Officers of the consolidated Sunday school are: Mrs. Lillian Jones, superintendent; Walter M.

Elrod, assistant superintendent; Rupert Walters, secretary-treasurer; teachersCharles Lindsey, Mrs. L. S. Turner, Mrs. W.

T. O'Donnelly, Mrs. Walter Elrod, Mrs. Maud Fletcherr Families residing in and around Ingleside are: Lonnie Grief, Willis Grief, Mrs. Mollie Lindsey, John DuncanK H.

G. Grief, Walter M. Elrod, Bill Maupin, Fred Lindsey, Will Fletcher, F. D. Colvin, F.

M. Byrd and Jones. at that first election by the county court was between Thos. S. Terrell a nephew of the Thos.

S. Terrell who was one of the justices, and H. G. Black. Black was elected.

Thos. Terrell, I think, is still living in Paducah. He has been since that first defeat sheriff of Ballard county, representative of the county in the legislature, member of the city council of Paducah a number of terms and always a very highly respected and prosperous citizen of either Ballard or McCracken county. II. G.

Black continued to be surveyor until the constitution of 1850 went into effect, and I believe was elected county surveyor several times under that constitution. The contest for constable of the Milburn district was between Andrew Warden and Thomas North, Tom North was elected. I remember that Andy Warden made quite a lengthy speech to the justices in his own behalf. It was the first time I had ever seen him. I was struck with the flu ency and grace of his elocution.

He was afteiward elected several times constable of the Milburn district, and was clerk of the circuit court and of the county couV of Ballard for the term commenc as THE WEATHER? Would You Like To Know the Hottest, Coldest and Wettest Days? Some old-timers in west Kentucky was July .23, 1910 when thiiir minds the weather conditions that have obtained in west Kentucky for the past seventy years may portder these statistics gathered from official' U. S. Weather bureau records compiled by E. Horr, of Blandville. The hottest day Sn west Kentucky was uly 23, 19(10 when the temperature was 108 degrees.

The coldest day on record in 70 years was in January, 1884, when the government thermometer at Blandville registered 18 degrees below zero." "The-second coldest was February 13, 1899 when degrees below. Here areSsome figures that dispute the- accepted theory that winter weather has become warmer in- 'the twentieth century. On' January 2, 1910. the temperature registered 4 degrees below zero; on January 7th, 1912, it went to 13.5 degrees below and on January 4, 1917, reached 2 degrees below. The wettest weather i in west Kentucky's history was 1912 when the precipitation was 60.47 innches or 'more than 5 feet.

The driest year was 1911, when. only 35.39 inches of moisture fell to the earth. Though few residents may realize it, March, 1922, was the wet-iest month west Kentucky has experienced since 1869. The rainfall was 12.68 inches. The nearest approach to this record was in May, 1875 when the rainfall was 12.58 inches.

RANDOLPH BROS. ENJOY BIG TRADE Organized In 1899 by L. H. Randolph and H. T.

Randolph, the business now known as Randolph Eros, and has grown steadily and consistently until today it is one of the'' largest institutions of its kind in Ballard county, The firm continued under the management of Randolph Bros, until 1912, when H. C. and P. D. Randolph, sons of Mr.

L. H. Randolph, became partners in the concern. Randolph Bros, deal in implements, paint, Edison talking machines, stoves, harness and operate the largest exclusive hardware store in Ballard county. The International Harvester and John Deere line of implements are handled exclusively by this concern.

Automobile tires and accessories are also a part of Randolph Bros. line. RANDOLPH MILL SUPPLIES COUNTY The fame of the Randolph Milling company's "Flavo Gold Mine" flour has spread to such an extent since 1914 when the mill first began operations, that hardly a store in Ballard county is without a stock of this Bandana mill's product. The Randolph mill has a. capacity of 25 barrels daily and has operated full time ever since it was opened.

Besides manufacturing "Flavo" flour, the mill also makes Flake" meal and "Wee-O" and "Ojoy" chicken and mixed feeds. MYERS PROSPERS IN HIS STORE Twelve years ago, Charles A. Myer opened a retail grocery in Bandana and today a visit to that thriving little town would not be complete unless the Myer Crocery company was on your itinerary. Besides doing a large retail grocery business, Mr. Myer sells drugs, is the town's postmaster and has the Ballard county agency for the famous De Laval cream separators.

Mr. Myer has sold 151 DeLaval separators in Ballard county in two years and it is his ambition to see-one of them in the home of every farmer who owns his farm.1 This Mr. Myer hopes to accomplish within the next five years. 13 CARRIERS DELIVER MAIL ON BALLARD ROUTES Thirteen carriers deliver the patrons of Ballard rural routes their mail each day, Sundays excepted. The Kevil carriers are: Richard Bugg, route 1, Edgar Stephens, route Frank R.

Wyatt, route 3, Pruitfc Powell, route J. W. Stephens, route Ernest route J. S. Pryor, route 7.

La Center carriers are IT. H. Whipple route B. Harper, route 2. Barlow carriers are Wallace Tanner, route 1 and Carl Parsons, route 2.

Wickliffe carriers are Tom Worthington, route 1 and Joe F.ichen, route 2. Because he wished to jshow- a small measure of appreciation of the only man Ballard county ever sent to the halls of congress, J. Wray, the town's first postmaster, named Oscar after Oscar W. Turner, whose old homestead still stands, within one mile of the place which bears his name. Oscar was settled, in .1897 by J.

P. Wray, who opened a general store, there after lestving Ingle-, side another Ballard county town, which-'he also assisted in putting on the map, Mr. Wray is still a-resident of Oscar." Located on gravel roads which lead to Barlow, La Center or Bandana, Oscar is in tljslcenter of some of the richest soil in west Kentucky. Valuable timber lands are also- within a short distance of the town, which has a 'population of sixty-six according to the last census, A. Dallas Moore is Oscar's post master.

He has made the town his home since 1899. He built the largest store in the town in 1913 andcarries' a line of grocer ies, hardware, shoes, plows, etc. Oscar a two-year high school until two years ago when it was discontinued because of small attendance. Prof. Sturgil Travis is 'principal of the graded school which succeeded it.

The school has an enrollment of about 200. Miss Joanna Rudolph, Mrs. Enda Nicholson and Miss Margaret Rutherford constitute the faculty. Three Churches In Otear The Methodists and Baptists have the largest congregations of I. C.

CAUSED KEVIL'S RISE Kevil became important as a commercial center immediately after the opening of the Illinois Central's short line. Merchants who had been engaged in business at Woodville, one mile north of Kevil in McCracken county, soon saw the possibilities of the new town and several moved within a year or two after Kevil's founding. J. R. Nuckolls built a modern brick store which still stands and which operated today as a general store.

T. Haddox was another Wood ville merchant who moved from Voodville but he has since joined his son, T. Carroll Haddox who operates a department store at La Center. The Jones Brothers, Paul and Russell, have a flourishing feed, coal and grain business. Paul Jones started in business in 1916 and later sold out to C.

L. Myers. He purchased the business'' again August 8, 1922, together with his brother. The firm also has the only undertaking business in Kevil. Hat Strong Bank Kevil has one of the best and strongest- banks in Ballard county.

It was organized in 1906 by J. R. Nuckolls, R. U. Kevil, Z.

O. Graham, Z. T. Scott, Frank Wy att, J. W.

Smith, Baxter Kuyken dall, J. A. Stapp and G. Haley. The latter was the bank's first cashier.

It started with a capital of $15,000 which remains the same today, A surplus of 000 and undivided profits of ap proximately $2,000 have been ac cumulated since that time. The bank's deposits, according to its September statement, total Much of the bank's success is due to the of its officers who are: J. W. Smith, president; W. H.

Covington, vice-president; J. N. Thomas, casnier; Miss Lovie Evans, assistant cashier. Hook Run Stora Harry S. Hook, one of Kevil's most popular young men, and a member of the town board, operates a modern dry goods and shoe store which he opened one year ago The store has a comprehensive stock of shoes, dry goods, groceries, men's furnishings, toilet preparations, etc.

T. Penn has run Kevil's only flour mill, and one of two in the county since September, 1922. "Perfection" flour and meal are manufactured. The mill has a capacity of 50 barrels, the largest hi Ballard county. M.

B. Holmes and of Pa- ducah, operate the town's only poultry house. T. A. Boyd Is Kevil's blacksmith and J.

R. Crutchef and Hook run restaurants. Warford and Lindsey have a modern KctU Hat Factory Kevil has the only of its kind in the state and possibly the nation. It is owned and operated by Charles RvCampbell, who manufactures a patented plant bed. burne Situated on the McCracken-Bal-lard county line, Ingleside is located about five miles north of Kevil in one of the greatest grain producing sections of Ballard county.

The place was settled about 30 years ago by Joe Wray, L. Reasor, Elrod and M. Burnley. v' The first. store was at Ingleside by Wray Messrs and J.

P. Wray, "The former, bought out his-brother five years after the store's opening and is, the, town's oldest. merchant. other store, built by "Jim Burnley is operated by F. D.

who bought Burnley out five years ago. post office department gave Ingleside 1 its name when "Wray Bros, were named postmasters in 1894, The post office was closed in 1905 when rural free delivery was established. There are five wheat and pea threshing outfits in Ingleside. This equipment threshes a big percentage of all of the wheat and peas grown in Ballard and McCracken counties. Ingleside has two lodges which boast of active memberships.

The following alfe officers of the Odd Fellows lodge: Walter M. Elrod, noble grand; Louis Grief, secretary; Ambros Wallace, vice-grand; John W. Carter, treasurer; Elbert Cooper, chaplain. Ambros Wallace is head consul of the Modern Judge Marshall's Review of Early Ballard History (Continued from "page one) shaw acted as clerk pro tempore. County court met on the fourth Monday of every month except the months in which the circuit court was held and although as some of the sessions some of the justices were absent, yet as it required a majority of all tha commission to elect, there was no election of clerk until some time in the spring of 1843, One of the north Ballard justices, Thomas S.

Terrell, voted with the south Bal lard justices for Jacob Corbett and elected him. Under that ap pointment Jacob Corbett held the office of clerk of the county court until the constitution of 1850 went into effect. The contest for county surveyor S. Hicks, of Fulton, preaches at the Presbyterian church each month and the Rev. ED Taylor of Wingo occupies the Baptist pulpit monthly.

Mrs, J. R. Taylor and Miss Carrie Lee Hoskins are teachers in Ogden's school which is located in Needmore. The school has an enrollment of about seventy-five. Ora Randolph is trustee.

Pleasant Valley lodge, Modern Woodmen of America, has a membership of 23. The officers are: C. R. Hagan, consul J. P.

Bailey, past consul; W. H. Rudy, vice consul; W. C. Titsworth, banker; C.

E. Winters, clerk. The Royal Neighbors of America have a live organization which is directed by the following officers: Miss Annie Herring, oracle; Mrs. Laura Rudolph, recorder; Mrs. Fred Raley, vice oracle; Mrs.

Maud Alexander, past oracle; Mrs. Laura Morrow, chancellor; Mrs. Maggie Titsworth, marshall; Mrs. Julian Ogden, assistant marshal; Miss Ida Rudolph, receiver. The business managers are: Mrs.

Kate Myers, Mrs Sallie Powell and Mrs. Maggie Booker. Mrs. Eliza Hopkins is inner sentinel and Mrs. Jennie Nichols, outer sentinel.

Families residing at Needmore are: R. N. Rndd, Jim Morrow, H. C. Goode, George Kyle, F.

M. Bruce, Alvin Kinsey, Gilbert Bar low, U. H. Smith, Guy Borden and Julian Elliott, Needmore, Better Known As Ogden's i i -j ''iy? f.y:-:-yA.. i f-r'v' I I FARMERS HAVE LIVE BEREAU Ballard County Farm Bureau Sponsors Many zations (Continued from page pne) sociation, which was also 'organized in 1922.

The purpose of this association is to promote a spirit of cooperation between fruit growers in the care of orchards. Apples is the crop largely affected by this organization of which B. H. Owsley, of Barlow, is president and J. B.

Ward secretary-treasurer. Also Aids Strawberry Grower Though little was said or written about it, the strawberry growers of Ballard county shipped seventy-five cars of strawberries to northern markets in 1923. Capable Officer! In Charge The success of Ballard county's farm bureau has been due to a great extent to the splendid roster of officers who are: T. R. Johnson, of Barlow, president; Robert Green, of Oscar; vice-president; T.

Roach, of Barlow, secretary; W. H. Terrell, treasurer; J. M. Bondurant, of La Center; Hays Wolfe, of Kevil; B.

A. Lane, of Barlow; Albert Rust, of Barlow; R. L. Swope, of La Center; R. I.

Cocke, of Wickliffe and B. H. Owsley, of Barlow, directors. SENATOR FALL A BALLARDITE Other Ballard caunty high schools will have to step some to keep ahead of the Blandville school, of which Prof. E.

L. Thompson is principal. Determined that the education of their children shall not be neglected, citizens of the Blandville district recently voted a special tax of 25c on the $100 valuation and an additional poll Ux of $1 for the purpose of giving Blandville a four-year high Much interesting history at taches to the Blandville school which was erected in 1869 by private subscription and operated under the name of Blandville college. Prof. C.

Lozo Smith was dean of the college which was conducted successfully for many years. Albert D. Fall, former United States Senator from New Mexico and later a member of President Hard ing's cabinet, attended this school while it was known as Blandville college. Ten years ago, the school was deeded to the county which has since operated it as a public school. Prof.

Thompson is assisted by Miss Evelyn Wyman in the high school U. Bailey and Mrs. Jack EiacKman are tne graae teacners. There are 30 pupils enrolled in the Blandville High school and 82 in the grades, making a total of 112 members of the student THE SHOW FOR ALL, THE PEOPLE The Biggest of the Year Ballard County Fair October 33 4, La Center, Ky. AN OLD TIME FAIR With fine exhibits of agrlcul-ture, livestock, hogs, poultry, women's work, etc.

together with all the latest features. ing in the fall of 1862. He died I think some three or four years ago. At the date of the establishment of Ballard county P. Fowler was the judge of the circuit courts of the First Judicial district of Kentucky, which included Ballard county at that time.

There were three terms of the circuit court a year in each county. My rec ollection is that George W. Bar bour of Smithland, was common wealth's attorney for that district. There were two other common wealth's attorneys for the district before the constitution was changed. These were J.

B. Husbands of Paducah and Richard Mayes of Mayfield. The first term of the Ballard circuit court was held at of Jack Stovall, on Stovall creek, about a mile and a half from where Blandville now is, in July, 1842. At that term of the court Judge Fowler appointed James Walters clerk of the Ballard circuit court, James Walters resigned the circuit court clerkship about 1849 or 1850 and moved to Paducah, and J. Corbett was appointed circuit court clerk and held that office with the exception of one term of six years, which was held by Andrew Warden up to 1874.

Jerome Lewis, the first county attorney of Ballard county, resigned that office in January, 1848, and went to Texas. On the 4th Monday in February, 1843, Samuel H. Jenkins was elected county attorney and my recollection is that he held that office until the constituiori of 1850 went into effect, when on the first Monday in 1851 he was elected county judge of Ballard county. At that time Charles Wickliffe was elected county attorney, Jacob Corbett county court clerk, Thos. S.

Terrell sheriff, David Menser pailer, H. G. Black surveyor. At that time there was also elected an assessor and I coroner, but I do. not now remem- I ber their names.

Under the con Races Each Day Needmore found its place on the Ballard county map as a result of the 1884 flood which wiped out all of the nouses that had been erected on the banks of the Ohio river at what then and even now is known as Ogden's Landing. Ogden's Landing, one of the, old-icst landings on the Ohio rever 'between Evansville and Cairo, was started in 1841 and grew in importance as a distributing point for Ballard county until 1884. It was founded by Frank, Bert Hid Brown Ogden. The latter is the only survivor and he resides in Bandana. the disastrous Ohio river fisod swept away the Ogden store at the landing, the brothers re-mved to Needmore which is about 3 miles inland.

It is located on one of the best gravel roads in Ballard county about 4 miles northwest of Bandana. Needmore boasted of a post office for many years but is now on Kevil, route 4. The only store in ttie town is run by Guy Borden who bought out H. C. Averitt recently.

Mr. Averitt is now in business at Monkey's Eye Brow. A Cumberland Presbyterian church is located in the" center of the settlement, 'while the. Baptist church is only a short distance from the town. The Rev.

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