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The Somerset Journal
The Oldest Democratic Newspaper In The Mountains of Kentucky
Somerset, Ky., Friday, October 17, 1919.
Speaking. Next Saturday at The Court House. Hon.
Samuel Wilson Will Be
Here. Hon. Samuel Wilson, a kinsman of President Woodrow
Wilson and an
orator of known ability, will speak at the Court House in
Somerset Saturday
afternoon, at 1 p.m. Mr. Wilson has been touring the
state in the interest
of the Democratic ticket and has attracted large crowds wherever
he has been.
Every voter in Pulaski county who is interested in the
coming election
should hear Mr. Wilson. He will have some interesting
things to say to the
voters of Pulaski county. Be sure and attend this speaking
and you will not
regret having been there. Tell your neighbor and friends
about it.
New Garage. The new Ford Garage is about completed and Mr.
Crawford says
that he hopes to be able to move in within the next week or
two. It is
located on South Main street in the Beecher Smith property, now
occupied by
the Somerset Garage. Mr. Crawford says that he will have
one of the most
up-to-date places in the state. Mr. Dan Andrews will be
associated with him.
He has just returned from Detroit where he has taken a
three months course
in the Ford factory.
Dr. Scott Re-Elected. Dr. D.W. Scott, pastor of the First
Christian Church,
was re-elected by the official board for another year. The
election was held
last Sunday afternoon and all the members voted to offer the
pastorate to Dr.
Scott for the coming year. This will be good news to the
members of the
church as well as the citizens of Somerset. Dr. Scott is a
most powerful
preacher. During his pastorate he has built up the church a
great deal and
has added many members. Somerset is to be congratulated
that he is to be
with us another year.
Chibethis Coming. A dispatch from Washington dated October
11th says, "V.I.
Chibethis of Somerset, Ky., who was appointed to a position in
the House of
Representatives as a part of the patronage of Congressman King
Swope and who
has hardly been here long enough to find his way around the city
left today
for Louisville where he will assist the Republican State
Committee in the
campaign. It is understood he will make a speaking tour of
the state."
Barnett A Professor. Brinkley Barnett of this city, who for
the past three
years has been with the General Electric Co., in New York City,
has been
chosen as Professor of Physics at Central University. This
is quite an honor
for our fellow townsman and his friends here are delighted to
know that he
will be close to home. He is a graduate of the Somerset
High School and the
State University.
Souvenir Edition. Mr. John Slessinger, manager of the
Somerset Bill Poster
Co., presented us this week with a copy of the War Souvenir
Edition of the
Poster, a magazine devoted to the bill posting business. It
is one of the
neatest pieces of work we have seen and is highly
appreciated. No people
gave more towards winning the war than the bill posting
concerns. They
offered their boards gratis. Mr. Slessinger kept his boards
filled nearly
all during the war.
A Nice Gift. The football team has voted Mr. J.M.
Richardson the best sport
in the city. The boys needed new sweaters very badly and
the financial
condition of the treasury would not permit the athletic
association buying
them at this time. Mr. Richardson heard about their needs
and ordered
sixteen purple and gold sweaters and presented them to the
team. Is it any
wonder the football team voted him a real fan?
Day A Candidate. Mr. Clifford Day is a candidate for
Councilman from the
Second Ward. His petition was circulated during the past
week and nearly all
the voters in this precinct signed it. Mr. Day is a popular
young man and
will make a splendid official if elected. He served on the
Council several
years ago.
A Fine Trip. Mr. J.L. Waddle has just returned from an
extended tour of the
west. While gone he visited in St. Joe., Mo., Kansas City
and other towns.
He says that he heard Woodrow Wilson speak in Kansas City and
that he was
greeted by the largest crowd he ever saw. Mr. Waddle say
many ex-Pulaskians
in the west and says they are all doing fine. In Kansas
City, he visited Mr.
Bob Hail, a former Pulaski boy.
Huge Dam Will Span The Cumberland River It Is Said.
Electric Power to be
Supplied. The following dispatch from Lexington, Ky.,
appeared in the
Courier Journal of Monday -
Lexington, Ky., Oct 12 - An enormous damn on the Cumberland
River, four
miles form Burnside, in the chasm between White Cliff Shoals and
Smith
Shoals, which would supply electric power for a wide scope of
country, has
been revived. This dam, it is stated would back up the
stream for a distance
of eighty miles, and options have been taken for many miles on
both sides of
the Cumberland on property that would be damaged by the
overflow. The source
of the power would come from a tunnel bored through one of the
big cliffs
above Meece's Ferry, where a large spillway would be built.
Electric energy
can be conveyed from this point, it is said, sufficient to
furnish light and
power to cities as large and as far distant as Louisville and
Cincinnati.
Engineers already have made plans for the dam.
City Fathers Have A Busy Session And Pass on Many Matters of
Importance to
The City. The Board of Council met in regular session
Monday evening with
all members present; a representative crowd of citizens being in
attendance.
The payment of the usual number of current bills was authorized;
in addition
to which the bills of Kentucky Utilities Company for lights and
water to
October 1 were ordered paid. Permission was granted Citizen
Bank to remodel
the three story brick building at intersection of East Mt. Vernon
Street and
Public Square; to Bee Whitis to erect a metal sheathed garage at
his
residence on North Maple Street and to T.O. Randolph to erect a
six room
bungalow with garage and barn. Connelly and Trimble were
awarded contract
for construction of concrete curb and gutter on West Columbia
Street from
Vine to Lincoln Street at 27 cents per linear foot for curb and
at 33 cent
linear feet for 18 inch width gutter and Mayor Cruse was
authorized to enter
into contract for same.
City Council In Session Last Monday Night Passed Paving Ordinance
For Two
Streets. The City Council by a vote of 5 to 1 passed
the ordinance
requiring the property owners to pave Maple, College and East
Columbia
streets. Mr. Cox was the only member of the Council voting
against he
ordinance. Several petitions were presented for and against
the paving.
There is no question but what the streets of the city need this
improvement
but there is a difference of opinion as to how it should be
done. A great
many favor a bond issue of sufficient size to build a sewage
system and pave
the streets. The work on the new streets will not be
started until next
spring as it is too late now to do this work. It is rumored
about the city
that those opposing the ordinance will take the matter into the
courts unless
a Council is elected this fall who will favor repealing the
ordinance.
Munford Returned. Rev. Munford, pastor of the colored
Methodist Church was
returned to Somerset by the Conference which has just
closed. They were in
session here nearly a week. The people in general are glad
Rev. Munford has
been returned to this church.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. M.E. Burke is spending several days in Louisville.
Several from here will go to Danville Saturday to hear Hon. Edwin
P. Morrow.
Hon Ben V. Smith is in Louisville and western Kentucky this week
on a
business trip.
Mr. Clay Alexander left last week for Nashville, Tenn., to enter
Vanderbilt
University.
T.V. Ferrell has returned from Knoxville, Tenn., where he spent
several days
on business.
Mrs. W.L. York will leave this week for Washington, D.C., to
visit her
daughter Miss Ida York.
Judge B.J. Bethurum has been out in the State speaking this week
for the
Republican ticket.
Thad McDonald and Frank Bell of Danville, Ky., spent the weekend
with friends
in Somerset.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Murrell have returned from a motor trip to
Campbellsville
and Greenburg, Ky.
Miss Bert Roberts has returned from Stearns and Oneida, Tenn.,
where she has
been for the past week on business.
Dr. J.P.W. Brouse was taking quite ill while en route home from
Cincinnati.
He is much better at this time and will soon be out again.
Messrs R.G. Richardson, Paul Dexheimer and Jack Converse were in
Lexington
last Saturday to witness the Indiana-State football game.
Mr. J.L. Waddle has returned from a two months trip thru the
west. He
visited many places of interest while gone and says that he had a
big time
but is glad to get back to Somerset.
Mesdames B.J. Bethurum, M.C. Williams, Chas. Colyer and daughter
Niola, and
Messrs D.W. Scott, O.L. Conyers and J.R. Cook are in Cincinnati
attending the
national convention of the Christian Church.
Mrs. Mary E. Williams, C.C. Williams, and Mrs. Cleo W. Brown
motored to
Scaffold Cane Sunday to visit Mrs. Williams birth place and take
dinner with
that splendid family, Wm. Linville. This is Mrs. Williams
first visit to the
old home in 40 years. - Mt. Vernon Signal.
Mrs. Williams is the mother of Mr. M.C. Williams of this city.
Miss Margurette Cooper was at home for the weekend from
Georgetown College.
Postmaster Wiley Gilreath of Whitley City was in the city last
Saturday on
business.
Mr. G.W. Babcock of Sunbright, Tenn., is visiting his daughter
Mrs. E.B.
Mason.
Mr. C.D. Portwood of Lexington, Ky., was in the city this week
calling on the
business men.
Mrs. Elizabeth Seward has returned from Cincinnati where she has
been
spending the summer.
Mrs. W.S. Alexander has accepted a position at the Fair Store in
the Cloak
and Suit department.
Miss Kathleen Kopenhafer is back at her desk at the First
National Bank after
a two weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Williams Jr. have returned from a weeks visit
in
Louisville, Stanford and Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. John Roark of New Taswell, Tenn., is visiting in the city
and looking
after some business.
Stanley A. Waddle and W.B. Morrow who are staying in Republican
Headquarters
in Louisville are at home for a few days.
Richard Williams and wife of Somerset are spending a few days
with their
grandmother, Mrs. Mary E. Williams - Mt. Vernon Signal.
Mrs. Edwin P. Morrow will join her husband at Danville Saturday
and be with
him for a few days while he is speaking in Central Kentucky.
Miss Florence Calvert Ogden has returned from Cincinnati where
she has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ogden, who is attending the
College of
Music.
Messrs Birch and Murphy of Louisville representing the Kentucky
Asphalt Co.,
have been in the city this week on business. These
gentlemen are furnishing
the material for the paving on Columbia street.
Burnside. News and Happening. River is on a Rise and
Steamer Leaves for a
Trip.
Evan Turpin of Georgia was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Tuttle
last week.
Mrs. Otis P. Tucker of Danville spent the weekend with her mother
Mrs. John
Fitzgerald.
A.J. Jones, T.A. Lewis, John Heath, H.K. Burgess, C.C. Smith, and
Escar Coe
were in Monticello Friday on business.
Post Officer Inspector Dick made a call on our P.O. Friday.
Mrs. T.B. Grissom and son were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Heber
Lewis at
Somerset last week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lanier of Monticello visited relatives here last
week.
Mr. Tom Marcum and son of Alpha were the guest of Mrs. J.H.
Parrigan Friday
and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman I. Taylor spent the week in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Phillippi and son were in Louisville several
days this
week.
Mrs. T.E. Bates of Monticello was the guest of her mother Mrs.
John Davis
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lanier left Sunday to make their home in Texas.
J.M. Perkins and G.C. Nunn were in Somerset Saturday on business.
Ed Prewitt of Crab Orchard, Ky., was the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
E.E. Kelsay
this weekend.
W.O. Logan is in Pittsburgh, Pa., on business.
J.M. Kerns is remodeling the Uncle Ned Roberts place on Grandview
Ave.
Joe H. Jackson is home from Point Pleasant, W.Va. Mr.
Jackson had the
misfortune to have a finger cut off by a saw.
Miss Ann Denton was in Somerset Saturday and Sunday.
Lyman J. Parrigan has returned from Ruston, La., and will be
permanently
located here.
The many friends of Dr. N.D. Stigall are glad to know he is able
to be at
home again.
B.B. Lowdenback has purchased a Maxwell Car.
T.R. Shadoan has gone to Sulligen, Ala., to work for the Ky.,
Lumber Co.
Baker Grissom is home on a visit from Erlanger, Ky.
Dr. Perry Parrigan was called to Torrent, Ky., on account of
illness.
H.T. Whitson was in town Sunday and Monday.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Hurt of Stithton, Ky., have been
receiving
cards announcing the arrival of their little daughter Helen Rowe
- Oct. 4th.
The recent rains caused the river to raise so the Steamer
"City of Burnside"
could leave port for Lee's Landing and other points in between
with good
cargo on board.
Bent.
J.W. Steele was in Somerset Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Barnett was the guest of Mrs. Barnett of this place
Monday.
Beckham Bray is able to be out again after several weeks illness.
G.C. Phelps was in Somerset Monday.
Ollie Adkins of Bloomington, Ill., is visiting his father Geo.
Adkins.
Ben Sears of Shopville was visiting here Sunday.
G.A. Phelps visited at Freeman Bray's Sunday.
Miss Alto Randall has been visiting at J.W. Steel's for the past
week.
Floyd.
W.H. Surber entertained a jolly crowd for dinner Sunday.
Singing will be held at Freedom every Saturday and Sunday night.
Emery Vanhook and family and Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Surber were
visitors at Pearl
McCrackens, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Surber visited at W.H. Warren's Monday.
Everybody invited to attend the Solders reunion next Saturday
Oct. 11th at
Buncombe.
Ova Bishop and Lawrence Mullins attended church at Eubank, Monday
night.
17 Years Ago in Somerset.
The following items were taken from the Somerset Journal of
January, 1902:
The Somerset Electric Light and Power Co. has been reorganized
with the
following officers: A.J. McCarty, President and Treasurer,
R.J. Smith,
Secretary; O.H. Waddle, W.J. Goodwin and Beecher Smith.
Among the first acts of the City Council was the election of T.Z.
Morrow Jr.,
city attorney, R.T. Welch, city collector, Joe Gibson, treasurer,
J.B.
Matthews was elected superintendent of streets with a salary of
$45.00 a
month.
School Sup't. W.H. Smith and family have moved from Burnside to
Somerset and
he has entered upon his duties.
Our popular young banker and all round good citizen, Roscoe
Tartar, was
nominated for Door Keeper of the House at the last Republican
Legislative
Caucus, but went down with Senator Deboe and all others in
defeat.
The business of Attorney Robert Waddle in Danville must be of
considerable
importance as all three of the city papers mention his presence
there and are
particular to say that he came on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Porter were called to Eminence Sunday night
last by the
sudden death of the aged father of Mrs. Porter.
A revival meeting is now going on at the Christian Church with
Rev. H.C.
Patterson of Indianapolis, conducting the services, assisted by
Miss Mora
McCormick of Jamestown, Ind., in the department of music.
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