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THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS COLUMBIA KY APRIL 10 1907 1ARLY HISTORY OF ADAIR COUNTY In 1788 Col William Casey with John Butler and others left Lincoln county Ky and after traveling several days in a south ern direction came to Green river and crossing it selected a good spring on the premises once own ed by James Calison where they established a station They remained there until 1791 when Col Casey with three of his party left there and crossing Russells creek established a sta ¬ tion on the premises since owned by James L Johnston and on which his widow now lives Col Casey had four daughters and one son The names of his daughters were Margaret Jane Mollie and Ann I do not know the name of his son Col Casey at one time owned twenty one hundred and fifteen acres of land lying between and on Butlersf ork and including his station The first purchase made by Casey in eluded fifteen hundred and fifteen a cres The line between Joseph Dohoney and James L Johnston formed the northern boundry and the western boundry of this tract runs near where Shiloh meeting house stood and on between A J Stotts and Edd Stotts to a corner near where Charles Moores draw ¬ bars once was thence east cross- ing ¬ both prongs of Pettitsfork to Longb branch to the begining His second purchase contained six hundred acres lying west of the former tract extending to But lersfork and down that stream with its meanders as far as th tract extended This tract ex ¬ tends some farther north and not quite so far south as the first tract The names of those who i accompanied Col Casey to this last station were Peter Jump Philip W Wease and William WellsAfter remaining in the station about three years Jump settled the farm onced owned by Mano ih Stone but now owned by Rob sit Aliens heirs and Wease set ¬ tied the place since owned by fiiriam K Turk and where Turk run a tanyard for a number of years and Wells left and went to some of the older settlements After some years Jump and Wease sold out and went to In dUanna or Ohio In 1793 John Vo taw with all the Stotts families except John Stotts left Lincoln Jtcounty and came to Caseys and Totaw occupied Jumps cabin fo- rt years He then moved to the Turk farm Wease settled In 1797 James Gilmer and Alexander Gil ¬ mer came from Bourbon county and bought land of Col Casey on frich they lived until their death About 1798 John Stotts and his fatherinlaw William Stone with ohers came from Lincoln county and settled on Harrodsfork In 1801 Adair county was formed out of part of Green county In the winter of 1801 the town of Colum ¬ bia was located and the site was surveyed by David Syms in the spring of the year following In 1801 Benjamin Bomer was ap- pointed ¬ sheriff and at the same time James Gilmer and Daniel Trabue were appointed Justices of the peace by Gov Garard In 1801 Robert Ball of Green county built the first court house in Co umbia and Zedric Wheeler built a Trick dwelling for Squire Gilmer hesaine year and one for Alex Giln7ned- Er a ied in 113 and Squire Tra bue in 1840 il copied the foregoing narra ¬ t Colrve Won some twenty ktatwenty five years ago CoL 4 axton was a grand son of Col 4 Y r m rE m IE Im r lmmlm Im m m i BROWN m ii j EThGLE 1u rsx This celebrated Stallion will make the pres2nt season at my barn 312 miles east of Sulphur Well 3 12 miles north o7 East Fork and 2 12 13 000e j PEDIGREEBROWN EAGLE was foaled in 1902 sired by Mont Eagle he by My Own he by Artist he by King William he I ti by Washington Denmark he by the 4mile race horse Denmark he by imported Hedgefort Mont Eagles dam by Cabells Lexington he J by Gists Black Hawk Brown Eagles dam by Tuberose he by CabelFs Lexington THIS IS EXTRA GOOD BREEDING N B DESCRIPTION BROWN EAGLE is a handsome dark bay 15J hands high He is a fine individual in every respect No t horse possesses a better set of limbs he goes all the Kentucky Saddle Gaits and has plenty of knee action which is now so much in de- mand ¬ tI and commands the highest prices in the market He drives nicely and has lots of speed He is a horse of fine style and high carriage RROWN EAGLE won the following premiums during the season of 1906 At Columbia he won in SweepStake for the best Stallion Mare or Gelding At Burkes 11 viii second for saddle Stallion Mare creding at Somerset SweepStake at Monticello SweepStake at Celma Tenn he Woft SW2tpStak fir Saddle Stldrron Mart or i Gelding and for the Best Stallion 4 ycarsild and over n J I2jI c Caseys and represented this cou- nty in the State legislature in 1840 In 1850 he left this coun- ty ¬ in company with John Stotts and family Geo W Stotts Wil- liam ¬ Stotts Robert Moore and Josiah Robinson and went to Lawrence county Missouri About the same time Col Henry Moore Albert White Ben and Albert Stotts left this county and went to Lawrence county Mis- souri ¬ In 1865 Col Paxton left Missouri with all of his children except those that were married and stopped one year in Simpson j county Ky His wife being in I bad health e brought her to this j county in 1866 In January 1867 she died and in the spring follow- ing ¬ the Col with his two daught- ers went to Fanin county Texas where he lived until his death By request of some of his friends present this sketch to the Adair County News for publication MATTHew TAYLORI Rest is the great restorer reIstore not stop to think how little rest we give to our stomachs As a usual thing no part of our bodies is so generally over ¬ worked as our digestive organs A tired and overworked stomach will give signs of distress to which we payno heed until at last Dyspepsia takes hold Indigestion is just a warning and if we heed the warning we can easily avoid further consequences Kodol is a most thorough stomach relief It digests what you eat and gives the stomach I the needed rest and greatly assists in I restoring it to its normal activity and I usefulness Kodol is sold on a guaran ¬ tee relief plan It is sold here by Page Dohoney r I r e tI LJ I JJ SULPHUR VALE As it has been several months since I contributed to your pa ¬ per will send in a few items for publicationThe are taking un- ceasing ¬ advantage of this ideal spring weather Oats are all sown and a great preparation made for planting corn Mead ¬ ows and wheat are very promis ¬ ling L Poynter is logging prei I for a mill on his the near future Mr Valentine Bryant one of our best citizens is confined to his room with Grippe Mr Frank Burton merchant at McGaha furnished some fun at the home J A Breeding last Monday night with his phonc grah His music was certainly apprceiated I Miss Bertha Breeding Lr I T S student was at home last Friday and Monday j Thos Bryant Ivan Bryant and vereI LT Garrett and J W Moore merchants at Garlih arein Louis- ville this week The recent cold spell has in- ured ¬ the fruit and hindered gardening Health of the community is very good excepting a few cases of Grippe When you need a pill take a pill and be sure its an Early Riser DeWitts Little Early Risers are safe sure sat ¬ isfactory pills The pills with a reputa ¬ tion They do not gripe or sicken They are sold here by Page Dohoae i 8 rfk Fifth Avenue Hotel X JPIKE t it Refurnished Redecorated and Re modled A Firstclass Hotel at Popu O lIar Piices Convenient to Wholesale and Retail Districts Churches and r V > Theaters > FIFTH VENUE LOUISVILLE > t FIFTH AVENUE BETGREEW AND t + aLNUTS7ReE7SO > O J > Louisville D > Kentucky dfe rIilburr1Wagons A CAR LOAD JUST RECEIVED A Car Load of Buggies A Full Line of Harness also < y < FARM IHPLEHENT iU lt Corn Drills Checkers Etc I have all kinds PIEUD SEeDS all the Millet seed 1 BEST GERMAN MILLET SEED 110 PER BU JHPHELPS JAMESTOWN = KENTUCKY
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THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS COLUMBIA KY APRIL 10 1907
1ARLY HISTORY OF ADAIR COUNTY
In 1788 Col William Caseywith John Butler and others leftLincoln county Ky and aftertraveling several days in a southern direction came to Green riverand crossing it selected a goodspring on the premises once owned by James Calison where theyestablished a station
They remained there until 1791
when Col Casey with three ofhis party left there and crossingRussells creek established a sta ¬
tion on the premises since ownedby James L Johnston and onwhich his widow now lives Col
Casey had four daughters andone son The names of hisdaughters were Margaret JaneMollie and Ann I do not knowthe name of his son Col Caseyat one time owned twenty onehundred and fifteen acres of landlying between and on Butlersf orkand including his station Thefirst purchase made by Casey in
eluded fifteen hundred and fifteenacres The line between JosephDohoney and James L Johnstonformed the northern boundry andthe western boundry of this tractruns near where Shiloh meetinghouse stood and on between A JStotts and Edd Stotts to a cornernear where Charles Moores draw ¬
bars once was thence east cross-
ing¬
both prongs of Pettitsfork toLongbbranch to the begining Hissecond purchase contained sixhundred acres lying west of theformer tract extending to Butlersfork and down that streamwith its meanders as far as thtract extended This tract ex ¬
tends some farther north and notquite so far south as the firsttract The names of those who
i
accompanied Col Casey to thislast station were Peter JumpPhilip W Wease and William
WellsAfterremaining in the station
about three years Jump settledthe farm onced owned by Manoih Stone but now owned by Robsit Aliens heirs and Wease set¬
tied the place since owned byfiiriam K Turk and where Turkrun a tanyard for a number ofyears and Wells left and went tosome of the older settlementsAfter some years Jump andWease sold out and went to IndUanna or Ohio In 1793 John Votaw with all the Stotts familiesexcept John Stotts left Lincoln
Jtcounty and came to Caseys andTotaw occupied Jumps cabin fo-rt years He then moved to theTurk farm Wease settled In 1797James Gilmer and Alexander Gil¬
mer came from Bourbon countyand bought land of Col Casey onfrich they lived until their death
About 1798 John Stotts and hisfatherinlaw William Stone withohers came from Lincoln countyand settled on Harrodsfork In1801 Adair county was formedout of part of Green county In thewinter of 1801 the town of Colum ¬
bia was located and the site wassurveyed by David Syms in thespring of the year following In1801 Benjamin Bomer was ap-
pointed¬
sheriff and at the sametime James Gilmer and DanielTrabue were appointed Justicesof the peace by Gov Garard In1801 Robert Ball of Green countybuilt the first court house in Co
umbia and Zedric Wheeler built aTrick dwelling for Squire Gilmer
hesaine year and one for Alex
Giln7ned-Era ied in 113 and Squire Trabue in 1840
il copied the foregoing narra ¬
tColrveWon some twentyktatwenty five years ago CoL
4 axton was a grand son of Col
4 Y
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m rE m IE Im r lmmlm Im m mi
BROWN mii jEThGLE
1u
rsxThis celebrated Stallion will make the pres2nt season at my barn 312 miles east of Sulphur Well 3 12 miles north o7 East Fork and 2 12 13000ej PEDIGREEBROWN EAGLE was foaled in 1902 sired by Mont Eagle he by My Own he by Artist he by King William he Iti by Washington Denmark he by the 4mile race horse Denmark he by imported Hedgefort Mont Eagles dam by Cabells Lexington he Jby Gists Black Hawk Brown Eagles dam by Tuberose he by CabelFs Lexington THIS IS EXTRA GOOD BREEDING
N B DESCRIPTION BROWN EAGLE is a handsome dark bay 15J hands high He is a fine individual in every respect No
t horse possesses a better set of limbs he goes all the Kentucky Saddle Gaits and has plenty of knee action which is now so much in de-
mand¬ tIand commands the highest prices in the market He drives nicely and has lots of speed He is a horse of fine style and high carriage
RROWN EAGLE won the following premiums during the season of 1906 At Columbia he won in SweepStake for the best Stallion Mare or Gelding At Burkes 11viii second for saddle Stallion Mare creding at Somerset SweepStake at Monticello SweepStake at Celma Tenn he Woft SW2tpStak fir Saddle Stldrron Mart ori Gelding and for the Best Stallion 4 ycarsild and over
n JI2jIcCaseys and represented this cou-nty in the State legislature in1840 In 1850 he left this coun-
ty¬
in company with John Stottsand family Geo W Stotts Wil-
liam
¬
Stotts Robert Moore andJosiah Robinson and went toLawrence county MissouriAbout the same time Col HenryMoore Albert White Ben andAlbert Stotts left this county andwent to Lawrence county Mis-
souri
¬
In 1865 Col Paxton leftMissouri with all of his childrenexcept those that were marriedand stopped one year in Simpson j
county Ky His wife being in I
bad health e brought her to this j
county in 1866 In January 1867
she died and in the spring follow-
ing
¬
the Col with his two daught-
ers went to Fanin county Texaswhere he lived until his deathBy request of some of his friendspresent this sketch to the AdairCounty News for publication
MATTHewTAYLORI
Rest is the great restorer
reIstorenot stop to think how little rest we give
to our stomachs As a usual thing no
part of our bodies is so generally over ¬
worked as our digestive organs A
tired and overworked stomach will give
signs of distress to which we paynoheed until at last Dyspepsia takes hold
Indigestion is just a warning and if we
heed the warning we can easily avoid
further consequences Kodol is a mostthorough stomach relief It digestswhat you eat and gives the stomach I
the needed rest and greatly assists in I
restoring it to its normal activity and I
usefulness Kodol is sold on a guaran ¬
tee relief plan It is sold here by PageDohoney
r
Ir e
tI LJ I JJ
SULPHUR VALE
As it has been several monthssince I contributed to your pa ¬
per will send in a few items forpublicationThe
are taking un-
ceasing¬
advantage of this idealspring weather Oats are allsown and a great preparationmade for planting corn Mead¬
ows and wheat are very promis ¬
ling L Poynter is logging preiI
for a mill on histhe near future
Mr Valentine Bryant one ofour best citizens is confined tohis room with Grippe
Mr Frank Burton merchantat McGaha furnished some funat the home J A Breeding lastMonday night with his phoncgrah His music was certainlyapprceiated I
Miss Bertha Breeding LrI T S student was at home lastFriday and Monday j
Thos Bryant Ivan Bryant andvereIL T Garrett and J W Mooremerchants at Garlih arein Louis-
ville this weekThe recent cold spell has in-
ured¬
the fruit and hinderedgardening
Health of the community isvery good excepting a few casesof Grippe
When you need a pill take a pill andbe sure its an Early Riser DeWittsLittle Early Risers are safe sure sat ¬
isfactory pills The pills with a reputa ¬
tion They do not gripe or sickenThey are sold here by Page Dohoae
i
8rfk
Fifth Avenue Hotel X
JPIKEtit Refurnished Redecorated and Remodled A Firstclass Hotel at Popu
O lIar Piices Convenient to Wholesaleand Retail Districts Churches and r V>Theaters >
FIFTH VENUELOUISVILLE >
t
FIFTH AVENUE BETGREEW AND t+
aLNUTS7ReE7SO> OJ> Louisville D > Kentucky
dfe
rIilburr1WagonsA CAR LOAD JUST RECEIVED
A Car Load of Buggies A Full Line of Harness also
<
y< FARM IHPLEHENT
iU
lt Corn Drills Checkers EtcI have all kinds PIEUD SEeDS all the Millet seed
1 BEST GERMAN MILLET SEED 110 PER BU
JHPHELPSJAMESTOWN = KENTUCKY
