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pr imuiln VOLUME XXII COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918. NUMBER 8 AMir Sfeuta Personals. Mrs. M. D.

Baker is reported better. Mrs. Bettie Atkins was quite sick several days of last week. Mr. Bert Epperson was in the Louisville marker last week.

Mr. Walker Bryant made a business trip to Louisville last week. Miss Sallie E. Murphey, of Phil, is visiting relatives in Colnmbia. Miss Mary Lucy Lowe, who teaches at Auburn, is at home for the holidays.

Mr. W. A. Coffey made a professional trip to CampbeUsvllle last Wednesday. Miss Minnie Ingram, who teaches in Pendleton county, reached home last Wednesday.

Mr. S. A. Russell, of Lebanon, was here last week, in the insurance business. Mr.

Robert Baker and Miss Myrtle Morgan, of Amandaville, were here a few days ago. Mr. W. P. Paynter, Inspector of roads, who lives at Somerset, was here a few days ago.

Mr. Jas. Arvin conveyed the remains of Bradford Holt from Camp-bellsville to Esto. Mrs. M.

E. Durham, mother of P. EL Durham, is lying at the point of death in Taylor county. Mr. Ernest Harris left with Mr.

R. K. Young and family for Mississippi. He expects to be absent two weeks. Mr.

Cleve Garrison, a discharged soldier, who was stationed at Camp Knox, returned home Sunday night. Mr. J. P. Caylor, who has been in Milford, 111., for three years, reached his old home, Tora, this county, last week.

Henry Tupman and W. E. Squires, who have been in the army, have received their discharges and are now at home. Mr. H.

A. Moss, a well-known stave dealer, of Louisville, was here a few days ago, en route to Gradyville and Sparksville. Mr. D. E.

Hatcher, the well-known shoe salesman, canvassed Adair county last week, and spent Sunday in Columbia. Mr. C. S. Harris left last Wednesday, on a business trip to South West "Virginia.

Hewill visit Mississipyi before returning home. Mrs W. A. Coffey, who was called to Ashley, 111., some weeks ago, on account of the death of a brother, returned home last Friday night. Misses Nellie and Pearl Waggener, Springfield, attended the fnneral and burial of their grandmother, Mrs.

Eliazbeth Thomas, at Milltown. Miss Ann Lizzie Walker accompanl-edher son-in-law, and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Smith, to Van Lear, where she will remain seveaal weeks. Miss Ruth Stapp, who has been teaching at Falmouth, recurned home last week.

Her brother, Mr. Albert Stapp, has also returned from the army. Mr. C. C.

Bates, of Jamestown, was here Sunday night, en route home, having received word that his wife and children were sick. He had been on a trip from home. Mr. and Mrs. R.

Waggener, oj Springfield, came down and attended the funeral and burial of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, who was the mother of Mrs. Waggener. Mr. Robert Todd, who attended the officers Training school at Camp Taylor, was commissioned Second Lieutenant and discharged, reaching Columbia last week.

Mr. E. H. Pearce, Black-veil, an oil speculator, came in the first of last week and will remain here for some time. He expects to start another, well while here.

Mr. M. Cravens has been given a leave of absence, as a Stamp Deputy in the 5th district, for an indefinite time. He will go to Louisville this fr week to consult a surgeon. Mrs.

B. S. Chewning, who has been an invaled for several months, is now confined to her bed. She is receiving close attention, and her many friends would be glad to see her gaining strength. Mrs.

J. H. Goff, was dangerously ill with pnenmonia, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Hunn, last week. We are glad to report that she is better at this writing. Mr. Hunn and several other members of his family have been sick, but they are all atout well. Ltwls, son of Mr.

and Su- News of the death on the battlefield of France, of James H. Kinnaird, 25, has reached his father, S. L. Kinnaird. The official notification from Washington said that the young soldier was killed in action, 12.

After enlisting in the army at Jefferson Barracks, 15, 1916, young Kinnaird was sent to Douglas Arizona, then to Nogales, Arizona, from where he left for Franca with Gen. Pershing's A. E. F. He saw much of the heavy fighting the American Forces have been engaged in for several months.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Kinnaird, two sisters, Mrs.

James Men-zies, Columbia, Ky Miss Annie Kin- naid, and one brother, E. B. Kinnaird of Red Lick. Headsquarters 18th France, Mr. Stewart L.

Kinnaird. Red Lick, My Dear Son: It becomes my painful duty as the immediate commanding officer of your son, Private James H. Kinnaird, Hq. 18th Infantry, to notify you of his death in action, Sept. 12, 1918.

Al-tho his death seems painful to us, and far more to you, yet we realize that his death was only one of those who have so willingly sacrificed life and all that they held dear in order to uphold America's fight for freedom and Liberty. He was killed by a machine gun bullet, while advancing in the attack that has shown for more than anything else the kind of soldiers the men of America have proven them-themselvesto be. His comrades deeply regret his loss and join with me in extending their heartfelt smpathy to you in your bereavement and yet they congratulate you in having a son who in the face of death so nobly did his duty. Very truly yours, M. Rice, 1st.

Lieut, 18th Infantry, Commanding. Still a Young Man. On last Saturday the 14th, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Cheatham, entertained at their home in honor of the 71st birthday of Mr.

J. H. Young, the father of Mrs. Cheatham, an elegant dinner was served, the menu consisted of a large Turkey and all the good things the market affords. The guests present were Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Young, Mr. and Mrs.

W.A, Coffey, Mr. G. H. Nell, Mrs. Jennie Coffey, Mrs.

Ellen B. Wheat, Eizy and Jack Young. While Mr. Young has passed his three score and ten, it doesn't mean that he is an old man, he is still apparently in the prime of his life, and extensive farmer and trader, active in all that tends to build up and make the community better, He has always been the friend and associate of younger man many of whom still call him Jim. May there be many years of useful and happy life yet in store for him.

Public Sale. Thursday, Dec. 19, 1918, Garlin.Ky., One pair coming 4 year old mules, 15 hands, one 3 year old milch cow, one nice calf, fourteen head shoats, 50 to 60 lbs. each, Three head young ewes thirty barrels of corn, 100 shocks top fodder, Farm wagon and all Farming tools. Household and kitchen furniture, many other articles.

7-2t Walter Chapman Garlin, Kentucky. Noted Prisoners Paroled. Henry E. Youtsey and Curt Jett were paroled from tne State Prison at Frankfort last week. Youtsey was convicted eighteen years ago for complicity in the assassination of Gov.

Wm. Geobel. Jett was sent up on two convictions for murder. Jett will enter the ministry. Andrew J.

Nelson, of Fairplay, Is reported killed in France. Wounded In France. D. E. Bell, son of Mrs Sallie F.

Bell has been reported slightly woun-ed in the trenches in Northern France, Oct. 3. Nothing more has been heard, but his condition is is not reported to be serious. Mrs Sam Lewis, who has been in the Motor-Transfer Service, located at Indianapolis, returned home last Tuesday night, having received his discharge. While he was glad to get home, he says that he met with no hardships while in the service, that he was furnished with the best of clothing, and that his pay was good and the edibiw choice.

Metcalfe County Bty Makes preme Sacrifice. JUDGE H. SKETCH OF JUDGE HERSCHEL CLAY BAKER. (By James Garnett.) "The end" were unwelcome words in the "Sketches of Adair County by H. C.

Baker." The News never had a more interesting feature than this very valuable contribution which Judge Baker made to its readers. The modesty of this spendid gentleman forbid his writing the missing chapter without which no history ol Adair county would be complete. Herschel Clay Baker was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky, on the 16th day of December 1841. He was the son of E. C.

Baker and Sarah M. Baker, (nee Alexander.) Both of his parents died while Herschel was a youth. He came to Columbia in 1855 to make his home with his Uncle, Judge T. T. Alexander.

After finishing the course in the Male Female High School, he entered Center College at Danville, from which institution he graduated with the class of 1862. He rturned to Columbia where he began the study of law under his Uncle, Judge Alexander, and was admitted to the Bar in 1863. He devoted himself to the practice of his chosen profession in Adair and adjoining counties until 1876, when he moved to Louisville where he continued the practice of law for tnree years He could not resist the siren call of his native section and in 1879 returned to Columbia where he has since lived an active and influential member of society. It has been my privilege to know Judge Baker intimately for more than twenty-five years. At the forum he was a courteous adversary, a loyal and earnest advocate; on the Bench he was kind and considerate, firm and courageous He loves a good story and is an interesting conversationalist.

He stands four-square to every wind on all moral questions He is an advocate of progressive public education and contributes to all movement which tend towards the upbuilding of-the social and moral welfare of the community. He is universally regarded a high class gentleman and is a fine Christian character. He is and for many years has been a ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church. He has had a long, active and useful career, and is still actively engaged in the practice of his profession and takes keen interest in ail public questions In politics he has been honored by both political parties. He represented Adair County in the Lower House of the Kentucky Legislature; was County Attorney of Adair County, and was Judge of the 29th Judicial District for a period of six years.

His education, judicial temperament and high sense of honor gave him the confidence of the lawyers and litigants and his record on the Bench will live as a monument to his integrity long after he has passed to his reward. His business ability has been repeatedly recognized by corporate For many years he was ceairman of the Board of Trustees of of the Male Female High School. He was President of the 4 corporation which opened the first Fair in Columbia in 1884 and for many years was President of the Bank of Colombia. His wife, Miss Dollie M. Lisle, to whom he was married in 1867 and who died in 1904, was a daughter of Thoe.

C. BAKER. W. Lisle a prominent lawyer of GreeDsburg, and a delegate from Green County to the Constitutional Convention in 1850. Six children bless ed this union, all of whom have de veloped into leaders in their respective communities and gave given evidence of their splendid parental training.

W. Lisle Baker, is cashier of the Monticello Banking Company; Tyler A. and W. R. Walker, husband of Judge Baker's secoud daughter, Nettie, constitute a leading law firm in Texas His youngest daughter, Mamie, is the wife of W.

D. Jones, who was Superintendent of Schools in Adair County and is now in the employ of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Judge Baker, his daughter, Miss Sallie, aud youngest son, Herschel T. are keeping the home fires burning in the old family residence in Columbia I remember to have suggested to Judge Baker near the close of his term as Circuit Judge, that he was the best equipped person I knew to write an accurate history of Adair County and in this conversation I said to him that I knew of no greater ser vice a person could render the county, in which he lived than to record the events which should be accurately transmitted to future generations He has performed this duty and I believe that your subscribers will unanimously agree to this verdict "Well done thou good and faithful servant In this connection I am going to take the liberty of making another suggestion which I hope will appeal to Judge Baker: Over 600 of the flower of the young manhood of Adair County have entered the service of their country. Many went with the Expeditionary Forces into the old world to help make it free, and some of them lie buried in Flauders' Field.

These young men are a part, and a most important part, of the history of Adair County. I know of no one who can more accurately write the history of Adair County's connection with the great struggle for universal freedom which recently came to a successful conclusion; and I am going to suggest that Judge Baker continue his sketches until they have included all the Adair County heroes who gave their lives upon the Altar of Liberty. Collecting The R. R. Tax.

We learn from a resident of Campbellsville that the amount Taylor county will have to pay in order that its railroad debt be settled'is $200,000, and that the taxpayers are busy paying. More than $60,000 has been paid up to this timer and that it is believed that early" in next year the county will be free of this long standing debt. Nothing could be more conducive to the building up of Campbellsville and inhancing the farm lands of Taylor county than the wiping out of this obligation. It may seem unjust, but it is on the county, and the only way to get rid of trouble of this character is to pay out The bondholders are innocent purchasers and should not suff er. Heartburn is a symptom of Take a dose of HERBINE in such cases.

The pain disappears in stantly. The bowels operate speedily and you feel fine, vigorous and cheerful. Paull Drug Co. CoiMthia, Ky. COMMISSIONER'S SALE.

ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT OF KENTUCKY. Garland Grlssom Pltff vs Louise Grissom By virtare of a Judgment and Order of Sale of Adair Circuit Court, rendered at the Nov. Term, thereof, 1918, In the above cause, I shall proceed to offer for sale at the Court-house door in Columbia, to the highest bidder, at Public Auction, on Monday the 6th day of 1918, at one o'clock p. or thereabout (being County Court), upon a credit of six months the following described property to-wit: A certain tract of land lying in Adair County, on the waters of Slate Creek, a tributary of Russell's Creek, said land lies about one Smile east of the Town of Columbia, adjoining the lands of J. N.

Murrell, Jas. T. Page andR. and known as the Dr. W.

R. Grissom farm, and contains 139 acres more or less, for more complete description reference is made to the judgment, Pleadings and order of sale. For the purchase price, the purchaser, With approved surety or securities, must execute Bond, bearing legal Interest from the day of sale un til paid, and having the force and effect of a Judgment. Bidders will be prepared to comply promptly with these terms. W.

A. Coffey, Master Commissioner. A. C. C.

COMMISSIONER'S SALE. ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT OF KENTUCKY. W. F. Cheatham Plaintiff VS Luella Cheatham Defendant By virture of a Judgment and Order of Sale of Adair Circuit Court rendered at the Nov.

Term, thereof 1918, in the above cause, I shall proceed to offer for sale at the Court house door in Columbia Ky, to the highest bidder, at Public Auction, on Monday the 6th day of Jan. 1919, at one o'clock p. or thereabout (being County Court, upon a credit of six-months the following described property, to-wit: A certain tract of land lying in Adair County, and bounded and described as follows: Bounded on the North by the lands of Noah Loy and the Jamestown road; on the East by the lands of Noah Loy; on the South by the lands of Noah Loy and the Jamestown road and on the West by the Jamestown road, containing two acres more or less. For the purchase price, the purchaser, with approvedjsurety or securities, must execute Bond, bearing legal interest from the day of sale until paid and having the force and efiect of a Judgment. Bidders will be pre pared to comply promptly with these terms W.

A. Coffey Master Commissioner. A. C. C.

George Johnston Wounded in Front Line Trenches. Word came on yesterday to Mr. N. M. Tutt that his nephew, Geo.

whose home is at Milltown, was wounded in engagement with the German troops on the firing line in France, about September 20. Geo. Johnston is a son of the late W. E. Johnston and went from Adair county as one of the draftees in America's army of selectmen.

The letter containing the information about bis wounds came to his sister and was dated Nov. 15. The degree of his wounds is undetermined, but his convalescent condition is reported good and satisfactory to his friends and relatives. New Store. E.

L. Sinclair have opened and are receiving a new stock of goods in the Sinclair building, formerly occupied by W. Ingram. They handle clothing, dry goods, Gent's and ladies furnishing, hats and caps. Also staple and fancy groceries.

Big lot of candy and fruits for the Christmas holidays to be sold at wholesale, The stock is new and the prices are right. Notice. Having been called to Lebanon to take charge of the Lebanon House on account of sickness, I have left the Columbia House of the Cumberland Grocery in charge of A. D. Pat-teson, and Geo.

Wilson. Lucien Bell, Pyrex Transparent Ovenware. Glass that defies heat at 7-2t Albm Murray's? Died In Taylor County. The remains of Bradford Holt, seventeen years old, a son of Mr. and Mrs.

C. C. Holt, of Esto, Russell county, reached here Jast Wednesday af ternoon about o'ciock. The end came at the home of the deceased's brother, who reside a few miles from Campbellsville, on the Lebanon pike, where he was taken seriously ill a few weeks ago, while on. his return from Stithton, to the horns of his parents.

He was a victim of pneumonia, brought on by flu. The deceased was an industrious young man, especially kind to everybody, and he had many friends in the community where he was born and reared. In this sad dispensation of Providence Mr and Mrs. Holt and the brothers and sisters have the sympathy of the people of Russell county. The interment was near Esto and was largely attended.

Did Not Get to France. Senator Robert Antle, of Rus3ell county, who started to France three weeks ago, havingaccepted a position with the Y. M. C. returned'io his home last Wednesday.

He went to New York to go into training for oversea work, and after a few days he and quite a number of others were notified that their services would not be needed hence he returned home. Senator Antle is will suited for that character of work and if the war had continued he would now be in France. Suicided in Texas. The remains of Mr. Zidney Wiliis, who was a brother of Mr.

Luther Willis, this county, suicided in Ohio and his remains were brought to Adair county, last week, and buried at Mt. Carmel. Some months ago the deceased lost-a daughter, the wife vt Mont Corbin, and later one of his sons was killed in Faance. He brooded over the deaths of his children until his reason was dethroned. He was said to have been an industrious; good citizen when at himself.

Read This. From this date until Jan. 15th we will endeavor to close the rmainder of our stock. We still have large stock of shoes, very good assortment of mens furnishings, Dry goods etc. The prices will be cut from 25 to 50 per cent lower than you can buy them elsewhere, come early and get the best.

Terms cash. Russell Co. Mail us your Spectale Repairs. We will give them our Best and Most Prompt Attention. If you have Broken Lenses, or just mail us the pieces, and we can send you a New Lens.

R. Hill, 8-3t Campbellsville, Ky. There are conveniences very neces-sarially needed about this town, and if the city board would do its duty it would accommodate many people in. Columbia and also its friends living-out of town, who are almost daily called here. It is useless to add any mora words, as this item will be readily un.

derstood. Wanted. To buy a saw mill. Will pay reasonable price for mill outfit without engine. Henry A.

Buchanan, 8-2t Burdick, Ky. Many desirable articles will ber offered at J. W. Walker's sale, next Saturday. Notice.

Service, $1.00 at the gate, my thoroughbred Duroc Jersey Boar. 7-2t Jno. Dunbar, Farm. The pike from here to the Taylor county line is said to be very much out of repair. There are many chug holes and some of them deep.

This end of the pike belongs' to Adair county acd a crew of bands should be employed to put it in good condition. Pyrex Transparent Ovenwarev Glass that defies heat at 7-2t Albin Murray's. i- A i x- -A vr i.