KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 16 Feb 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 74 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 06:40:23 -0800 From: Larry & Laura Wright Subject:NEWS: Adair County News, Nov.1897 THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS COLUMBIA KENTUCKY NOVEMBER 3, 1897 Typed as published and submitted By Laura Frost Wright Paid subscribers since our last issue, W.P. WATSON, HOWARD A MURRELL, D.J. G. STAPLES, ARTHUR ROBERTS, Mr. JOHN HOLLADAY, H.A. WATHINGTON, A.WARD, J.T. STONE W.H. SALLEE, U.T. PAGE Capt. J.S. CHAPMAN and family return in about 10 days to Adair county. BASIL writes that barren county is a nice section in which to live, but he prefers Gods own domain. Mr. MELVIN HUBBARD, who lived on Green River died a few days ago. He was 35 years old and leaves a family. He had been in declining health for several months, having received a sun stroke during the summer. Mr. LUTHER SQUIRES, who lived in the Portland neighborhood , died last Saturday. A few days before his death he was kicked by a mule, the injury received being the direct cause of his demise. He was a man about thirty years old , and leaves a family. A horse hitched to a buggy, belonging to Mr. LESLIE BENNETT became frightened on Water Street Monday forenoon and made his escape into the interior of the country. Along the route he dropped the buggy and a prtion of the harness. Damage, very light. ORLENA TEXAS, an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. ROWE, died at Red Lick last Sunday morning. It was a bright little girl baby, the first born and only child of loving parents whose hearts are bleeding for the idol of their affections. Little ORLENA was afflicted with scarlett fever, a disease fatal to children, and from its first symtons great fears were entertained for the little sufferer"s safety. The best medical attention was called, and everything possible was done to check the progress of the disease, but its fangs had been too deeply set, and at the above mentioned time, the spark of life went out. The sympathy of this community is tendered to the sorrowing parents, and this admonition is here given. Live closer to God in order to meet your darling child in that celestial home where angels dwell, and where separations are unknown. Mr. PETER TRAUTMAN, of Colorado, a native of Old Adair county, who has been visiting in this section for the last few weeks, left for his home last week. Mr. TRAUTMAN has made his home in Colorado for the last 25 years and this was his first visit since leaving this county. He was well pleased with the appearence of the county. He made many complimentary mentions for the improvements that have been made since he left this sunny clime. Mr. TRAUTMAN is delighted with the mountain state of Colorado, with its rich and inviting mining interests. He is interested in mining and looks forward for a rise in the products of his mines. Before leaving Mr. TRAUTMAN called and subscribed for the news and expressed his regrets at Bryan"s defeat. He is true, tried and still a sticking. COFFEY BROS, have completed their stable and it is said to be the most conveniently arranged home for horses in all this country. they have it chuck full of provender, and will put in a sufficient number of fancy horses to make their place of business interesting to visitors. The COFFEY boys inherit their fondness for the horse, While their father, Mr. JO COFFEY cashier of the Bank, is not handling horses himself, he can tell a saddler as quickly as any man in the county, and when a goer is on exhibition no person will observe a defect quicker than he will. In this his sons are like him, using the very best judgement in all their purchases. It is generally understood that Messrs. W.F. JEFFRIES & son and Mr. MONT. CRAVENS will erect handsome brick business houses on the south corner of the square this coming year. They are now figuring upon the cost of the buildings and there is hardly a doubt but that they will be built. The two buildings in contemplation will add greatly to the apperance of the square, and we would be glad if the spirit of improvement would strike more of our citizens. Columbia is growing steadily and substantially , all the structures recently put up being a credit to our town. Mr. W.T. WILKINSON, a clever but unfortunate man of Liberty , Casey county, died last thursday night. He was adicted to sprees, and being without liquor, he drunk a quantity of wood alcohol, with the above results. The deceased belonged to a good family and was popular with everybody. He was a friend to all his fellowmen, and his only enemy was that fatal destroyer of lives, homes and happiness, a foe that no man has ever succeeded in subdueing in its march to destruction. May the clods rest lightly upon the remains of W.T. WILKERSON. It is said that the names of seventy-five men will be presented to the next grand jury for illegal voting in Adair county. These men are those who made afidavits, swearing that they had been in the couty six months. it is a felony crime, and some interesting developements are expected. The monument to the memory of Rev. JESSE P. MURRELL has been erected at Hiseville Barren County, where the remains lie buried. it is fifteen feet high and was erected by the surviving students of Mr. MURRELL. The deceased was a double cousin of the older set of MURRELLS of this county, and when a young man he taught in Columbia. Quite a number of his old pupils yet live in Adair county. Miss MATTIE TAYLOR met with a frightful accident one day last week. She was en route to the home of one of her music pupils, who lives out of town, and in crossing Pettit"s fork, she met a lady in a buggy. In passing the vehicles collided, and the one Miss MATTIE was in upset. It so happened the water was shallow, and no serious damag was the result. Submitted By Laura Frost Wright ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:58:38 -0800 From: Larry & Laura Wright Subject:NEWS: "Joe Wright & Jase Blackerty Shoot-Out, Adair County Taken from The Adair County News of November 10, 1897 Columbia , Ky Typed as published, & submitted By Laura Frost Wright This is not my line (I dont think) but thought he might belong to someone. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY JOE WRIGHT and JASE BLACKERTY shoot one another to death at Junction City(Ky) We take from the Danville Advocate the following account of a terrible tragedy that occurred at Junction City on Tuesday the 2nd inst. One of the parties who was slain, Mr. WRIGHT was well-Known to a number of our citizens, having frequently visited Columbia while, ELD. W. K. AZBILL was president of C.C. COLLege. He was an uncle of Miss MABLE WRIGHT, who was a student of that institution: JOE WRIGHT and JASE BLACKERTY had a desperate street fight at Junction City yesterday, in which both men were killed. WRIGHT lived one minute after being shot, and BLACKERTY survived three minutes. It was a most extraordinary encounter, BLACKERTY displaying great nerve during the duel. The killing was the result of old trouble between the men. BLACKERTY, when drinking was very dangerous and frequently became disorderly. He had terrorized Junction City a number of times. Several years ago FRANK ELLIS, then town marshal, went to arrest BLACKERTY and deputized WRIGHT to assist him. BLACKERTY resisted and ELLIS and WRIGHT opened fire on him. BLACKERTY fell and the two men went up and fired several shots into his body. BLACKERTY miraculously escaped death and lived to prosecute WRIGHT and ELLIS for shooting him. The case in court did not terminate satisfactory and he never ceased to harass WRIGHT. Time and again was an encounter narrowly averted, and the death of one or both of them was expected at most any time. Tuesday BLACKERTY was drinking. Some persons allege that WRIGHT was also slightly under the influence of liquor. About half past one O"Clock WRIGHT was talking to a crowd of men between TUTTLE"S place of business and Dunn & Surber"s store. During the conversation, WRIGHT, it is alleged, made a remark about BLACKERTY which BLACKERTY, then passing by, overheard. BLACKERTY stopped and said: "What"s that you said about me?' There are conflicting stories regarding what immediately followed. Probaly the most authentic is, that WRIGHT and BLACKERTY drew their weapons about the same time and BLACKERTY fired first missing WRIGHT. WRIGHT"S first and only shot struck BLACKERTY in the lungs and felled him to the ground with a death wound. WRIGHT might still have lived had he not, like many another man, wanted to bend over the form of his victim. BLACKERTY was upon the ground, almost motionless, with his pistol in his hand. WRIGHT walked up to him and as he approached, BLACKERTY, with wonderful vitality, raised up and fired. WRIGHT received the ball in the lower part of his abdomen and fell backward. Several friends caught him and started toward the hotel with him. After they had gone a few yards, some one remarked to him: "JASE is dead." "Yes." feebly answered WRIGHT, " and he has killed me. With this he sank to the ground and expired. The killing naturally created a great deal of excitment at Junction City. It was the only occurence which distrubed election day there. WRIGHT leaves a widow and one child. He married the widow SHERRITT. BLACKERTY was unmarried. Both men were well known. WRIGHT conducted the Junction City marble works. WRIGHT"S funeral was held last Wednesday at the Christian Church in Junction City, Ky. 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