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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** As posted to the Pulaski County mail list, with permission: The Somerset Journal The Oldest Democratic Newspaper in the Mountains of Kentucky Feese & Williams Somerset, Ky., Friday, September 3, 1920. Heirs to Rich Estate. Mrs. Victor Stone attended a reunion of the descendents of Mrs. Elizabeth Burnette, at Bradfordsville, Ky., last week. Mrs. Stone is one of the heirs to an immense fortune which is now being investigated. The Lebanon News of last Thursday said: "The reunion of the descendents of Mrs. Elizabeth Burnette which was held at Bradfordsville was largely attended. One hundred and seven were present and seven different States were represented. It was recently discovered that Mrs. Burnette owned two hundred acres of land in the Burke-Burnette oil fields of Texas and her heirs are arranging to have the property developed. Many of the big oil companies are offering fabulous prices for the land but the present plan is to have wells drilled on the property which is in the heart of the biggest oil pool in the United States. It is possible that the property will be worth millions of dollars." Buried In Arlington: Washington, Aug 28. - Among the five officers and sixty-one enlisted men who died overseas and who will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, are the following Kentuckians: Private Elbert C. Boyd, Pulaski County; Walter L. Bray, Herman and Millard V. Demeyer of Fulton County. Full military honors will be paid these hero's. Richardson Appointed. Governor Morrow this week appointed Col. J.M. Richardson, of this city, a member of the Fish and Game Commission. The appointment is an excellent one and Mr. Richardson will make a splendid member. Big Sale on September 15th, 10 A.M. The John Keith farm located 3 ½ miles from Somerset on Soule's Chapel road. Be There. Roby L. Johnson. Personal Mention. Mrs. A.W. Cain and daughter Mrs. R.E. Higgins have returned from a visit to Cincinnati. Dr. H.S. Doolin and son Gerald, have returned from a trip thru the West. They visited Yellow Stone National Park, Denver, Chicago, and other places of interest. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Harkins have returned from a visit to New York. Mr. Harkins says that the high railroad fare now has not decreased travel any as every train he was on was crowded to the limit. Joseph Claunch, Jr., who has a position at Greenville, Miss., is home for a two weeks visit. Miss Martha Riker of Harrodsburg is the attractive guest of Miss Barthenia Sallee. Mr. William Thompson of Mt. Vernon is the guest of Mr. James Williams this week. Mr. Owsley Vaughn who left here last year to live on his newly purchased farm in Ohio, is back in Pulaski County looking for a location. He says that Pulaski County is good enough for him. Rev. J.P. White has returned from a several days stay at Camp Daniel Boone on the Kentucky River. Mr. Virgil A. Stewart of Lawrence, Kansas, arrived in the city this week to visit relatives in the county. This is his first visit to Pulaski and he says he likes it very much. Mrs. W.L. Fancher and family returned to their home in Chattanooga Saturday night after attending a delightful reunion of the Harvey family for several weeks. It was the first time for seven years that all had been together at the same time. James Harvey, who at present is making his headquarters at Wilmington, N.C., could only remain a week. Mrs. Mourning, of Louisville, Mrs. H.L. Fancher of Chattanooga, Mr. J.M. Harvey of Wilmington, were the visiting members, Mrs. Geo. Sallee and Miss Elizabeth Harvey are residents of our city. George M. Hedrick of Monticello was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. Fred Fritz of New York has been visiting friends in the city. Mesdames Frank Burke, R.O. Daniels and Miss Ida Griffith of Stearns were in the city last weekend shopping. Mr. Chas. P. Cecil, Jr., of Danville was the guest of "Red" Roberts this week. Dr. Sam P. Gilmore of New York City is visiting homefolks this week. Mrs. Everett Hail and daughter of Ludlow arrived Tuesday night to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. W.Y. Padgett. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Padgett and son Thomas of Ludlow are visiting friends and relatives here. Messrs Chas. C. Davis, John Albright, Richard Cox and William Thompson of Mt. Vernon, Ky., motored thru Wednesday and were guests of friends for the fair. Miss Evelyn Fuqua of Cadiz, Ky., is the attractive guest of Miss Thelma Waddle. Mrs. T.O. Sechrist of Louisville is the guest of Mrs. S.S. Morrow this week. Mr. H. Allen Saunders of Campbellsville, Ky., is the guest of friends here this week. Mr. Nody Starkey of Pikeville, Ky., is spending several days with homefolks. Mr. Henry Wiser of Gridley, Ill., is visiting relatives at Pulaski Station. Mr. Wiser is a good friend of this paper. He was the first subscriber to the paper when it started about thirty years ago and has been taking it ever since. He is not a prosperous farmer in his adopted state. Mrs. J.P. Todd of Elizabethtown is the guest this week of Miss Blanch Crane. Oscar Catron who has been in North Carolina for several months is on a visit to homefolks. Mr. Tom Catron is back at his desk at the First National Bank after a vacation of ten days spent at Cumberland Falls. Miss Mable Gooch who has a splendid position in Washington City is at home on a vacation. John Cooper leaves Saturday to resume his studies at Yale University. Mr. and Mrs. V.D. Roberts and Dr. and Mrs. H.K. Fulkerson motored to Lexington Sunday for the day. Raymond Harkins is at home after spending several weeks in a hospital at Lexington where he underwent two operations. Mrs. Mary Gibson and son Mr. J.H. Gibson and Misses Thelma Ferrell and Marietta Farrell spent the weekend in Stanford and Richmond the guest of friends. Miss Kathleen Trimble of Louisville is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Parsons this week. Miss Stella May who has a splendid position at Frankfort in the Workmen's Compensation Bureau, is spending the week with friends. The Elks Dance on Wednesday night was a very delightful affair. There were quite a number of visitors in the city. Mr. Chas. Moore has returned from his vacation spent in Bowling Green and Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. B.J. Bethurum has returned from a visit to Mt. Vernon. She had as her guests this week Mrs. W.J. Sparks and daughters Misses Fannie, Martha and Bess, all of Mt. Vernon. Misses Agnes and Anna Welch returned this week from a visit to Portsmouth, Va., and Washington, D.C. Miss Nellie Welch is spending several days in Cincinnati with friends. Miss Louise Wolf of Chicago, Ill., arrived this week for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. J.R. Cook. Miss Clara Colyer left this week for St. Louis, Mo., where she will teach this year. Miss Bernice Thompson will leave this week to accept a position with the New American Express Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. W.S. Alexander is quite sick at the Kenwick Hotel. His sister, Mrs. J.L. Moore, of Lexington, arrived Wednesday. Mrs. N.O. Waddle and daughter Dorothy, returned to Chattanooga, Tuesday after a short visit with relatives. Mrs. R.O. Huffaker of Chucky, Tenn., is visiting relatives in the city this week. Miss Ella Woodward returned this week from a visit to Nicholasville. "Red" Roberts is at home from Louisville for the fair. He will leave the first of the week for Danville to enter school. Mrs. Nettie Biglow and daughter of Pittsburg, Pa., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Jeffrey. Mrs. L.D. Moran left this week for a visit to Cincinnati before returning to her home at Roanoke, Va. Governor and Mrs. Morrow and children arrived Tuesday for a visit with relatives. They motored thru. Mrs. Nannie Perkins Thatcher, of Somerset, one of the Daughters College Group, remained this week as the guest of Mrs. Henry Cleveland Wood, and she has been much entertained. On Tuesday evening Mrs. Ida Gaither was the hostess at a charming small and informal gathering of old school friends. - Harrodsburg Herald. Prof. R.E. Hill, Superintendent of the City Schools, returned from Louisville Tuesday where he spent several days looking for a Manual Training and Science teacher. He was successful in locating two splendid men for this work and they will be here next week ready for the opening of school. Prof. Hill says that he now has a full corps of teachers. Louis Lowenthal was in town this week. Louis reports that sales of corn have doubled within the past few months and the demand greatly exceeds the supply. This may partially account for some of the Jazz in the way of permiscous shooting and other forms of pure damn cussidness that have been prevalent in this vicinity for the past several months. Speaking of wavy limbs, our old friend John Gunther was in town Sunday for a few minutes. He came down with the Somerset baseball team, showed his old associates his light suit and left immediately. Dudley Botts, the "Ham" agent for Swift and Co., and Garrard White, the "Nut" salesman for Belknap Hardware Co., were in town this week. I'll get "beaned" for this. McCreary County Record. Valley Oak. Farmers of this vicinity have most of their wheat threshed and the crop is very small … Rev. Wesley is conducting a series of meetings at Fellowship … Mrs. John Hansford and children spent Sunday at H.H. Buchanan's … Boyd Noe and family and misses Mary and Lula Noe were visitors at L.A. Skidmore's Sunday … Locie McKinney and wife spent Saturday night at Wallace Phelps … Mrs. Paris Poynter and children of Indiana have been spending several days at her father's, D.A. Poynter … Tom Buchanan and family visited at Mac Jenkins Sunday … Mrs. D. Couch has returned from a visit in Indiana .. Miss Ada McKinney left Sunday for Somerset to stay for some time … Rev. H.S. Measels failed to fill his appointment at Flat Lick Sunday … Chas. Sears and family left Wednesday for Pittsburg to make their home and Tom Eldridge moved into the house vacated by him … J.D. Speak visited at W.C. Wyrick's Sunday … Mrs. D. Farley and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister Mrs. Jno. Childers … Sam Early of California spent Monday night at his uncle's H.H. Buchanan. Pisgah. Miss Ruth Goggin of Danville is the guest of relatives here … Evelyn Vaughn spent the weekend in Danville … Lula Molen and Ruth Rhoten visited Thelma Claunch Thursday night … Mrs. Jim Keith of Indiana is visiting here … Thelma Claunch spent the weekend with Desta Powers … Henry Woods and family and Bill Jones and wife visited Sam Waddle last week … Mable Claunch visited at Glen Heaton's Wednesday … Wagner Reese of North Carolina visited E.S. Heaton Saturday night … Joe Claunch and family visited S.O. Cowan Sunday … C.G. Links of Butler, Tenn., is visiting here … C.A. Gottshell and family visited D.S. Claunch Sunday … J.M. McQueen of Butler, Tenn., is visiting his daughter here. Mt. Zion. Little Thelma Lester is suffering from poison on the face and hands … Curley Adams and family are visiting here … Judge Baugh of Science Hill is ill with small pox at the home of his grandfather … A child of John Flynn's was buried here last Saturday … Aunt Ellen Vaught entertained her two grandchildren one night last week .. Ollie Vaught and family have been visiting at Floyd … Mrs. A.J. Wilson and sons are with her son in Detroit .. Tom Newell and wife, Dock Newell and wife of Texas spent last Friday with Aunt Sarah Baugh .. Several folks were present at J.C. Adams Sunday. McKinney. There will be a singing started at Union Sunday, Sept. 5th with John Vaught as teacher … Cloyd Harmon and family visited at Carl Harmon's Sunday … The twin babies of Fred Bishop died last week .. Oma Fugate of Cincinnati is visiting friends and relatives at this place … Chas. Bishop and wife spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Price .. Virgil Chaney is ill at this writing .. (remainder missing). Drum. Cleve Erp and wife visited at J.R. Mounce's last Sunday … Mrs. Mintia Adkins of Illinois is visiting her father and other relatives here … Aunt Matilda Alexander died Aug. 17 and was buried Aug. 18 at the Pine Thicket Burying Ground … Ada and Vada Goodin visited Mrs. Frank Whitaker last Tuesday night .. Robert Erp is building a new residence .. Harden Sears and family visited at Hail last Sunday night … Mrs. J.F. Miller visited relatives at Lexington last weekend … Tye Chaney and son visited at Edgar Hunt's last Tuesday … Mrs. Cleve Erp is on the sick list .. Zena Early of Cincinnati is visiting her father her .. "Uncle" Dan Smiley of Somerset has been visiting his sister. Burnside. By Mrs. L.D. Nunn … Mrs. Elbert Oldman and son, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Saunders and Mrs. Eliza Saunders of Richland, Oregon, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Sloan this week … Miss Ruth Goggin of Danville was the weekend guest of Miss Aline Bryant … Sam Bryant of Indiana visited J.W. Fitzgerald last week .. Morris Taylor and wife of Danville were with relatives here last week .. Mrs. W.S. Phillippi and son were in Lexington Friday … J.R. Jones was called to Monterey, Tenn., on account of the illness of his brother … Mrs. R.O. Lewis was in Somerset on business Monday … Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Nunn are visiting in Lexington and Stanford … Russell Dudley is taking a trip to Pleasureville and Lexington this week … Mr. and Mrs. Jim Huddleston of Cincinnati visited Mrs. J.T. Carter this week … Major Hale of Lexington was in town over Sunday … G.N. Fagaly and family, C.C. Green and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carey Fagaly spent this weekend at Mill Springs … Mrs. N.D. Stigall and daughter are in Dayton this week … N.I. Taylor attended the annual Conference of the M.E. Church South, in Lexington … J.R. Turpin of Dallas, Texas, is visiting his sister Mrs. D.C. Heath .. Misses Lucile and Lora Fitzgerald spent the weekend in Danville and Lexington … Miss Anna Denton was the guest of Mrs. W.J. Davidson recently … Miss Pauline Smith of this city and Roy Gover of Bronston were married Thursday at the home of the groom's sister Mrs. J.W. Burgess. The popular couple have the best wishes of their many friends .. Miss Jessie Allen of Somerset was the guest of Miss Cecil Davis over Sunday. Norfleet. A revival meeting is being held at the Baptist Church at Naomi by Rev. C.C. Trimble and Rev. Merricks … Mrs. Dora Buchanan is improving nicely … L. Norfleet motored through from Illinois Thursday in his new car .. Harlan Richardson and Brent Tarter will have a sale September 7th .. Beecher Muse has returned from Illinois … Columbus Roberts of Illinois is here visiting friends … Mrs. Versie Burton of Bud, Ky., spent part of last week with her parents Dr. and Mrs. Hughes. Ansel. The revival will close here Tuesday .. Misses Mary and Martha Wilson, Janie Hurt and Lillian Smith visited Hattie Wilson Sunday .. The Correll girls of Pulaski attended church here Sunday … Geo. Adams and wife of Science Hill are visiting at D.S. Sweet's … Misses Lola, Minnie and Hattie Wilson visited their sister Mrs. J.D. Sipples Saturday night. Oak Hill. Misses Grace Frisbie and Desda Flynn are visiting friends and relatives here … Misses Zona and Ova Casada, Florence Wilson and Clo McBath were the Sunday guests of Georgia Waddle .. Charlie Frisbie and daughter visited at Babe Tarter's Sunday … Russell Nicholas and family, Mrs. Quince Neeley and daughters, Grace and Mae Frisbie, Desda Flynn and Bertha Neeley visited Mr. and Mrs. John Neeley Sunday … Everett and Ben Jasper visited at Chas. Fletcher's last week … Robert Combest has purchased a new Ford car … Miss Ova Casada was the guest of Grace and Mae Frisbie Sunday night .. Johnie Jasper and family are visiting friends and relatives here … Oscar and Jim Turpin are here visiting their sister Mrs. Joe Neeley … Granville Lorton and family visited his mother Mrs. Lucy Lorton Sunday … Miss Zona Casada is visiting her sister Mrs. Jane Thompson. Floyd. Mr. Thomas and family have returned to their home at Lime Stone, Tenn., after a two weeks visit with relatives here. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Roy Trivett and children …. Elmer Young and family of Indiana are visiting his father, Grant Young, at this place … Roy Hines and wife returned to this place Monday after a few months stay in Lockland, Ohio. They were accompanied by Miss Mollie Griffin … Mrs. Jas. E. Todd and little daughter spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Mack Griffin … Mrs. Lawrence Lee is improving at this writing … W.H. Surber and wife spent the day Sunday and Henry Young and family … "Aunt" Jane Stout visited at the home of "Uncle" Sam Harrington … A.W. Surber and wife visited their daughter Mrs. Mack Griffin here Saturday night … Elisha Griffin and wife visited M.N. Griffin and family Saturday … Virgil Todd and family spent Sunday with relatives near Waynesburg … Mrs. Effie Benton and daughter visited J.B. Gragg and family Friday night … Mrs. Pardine Spear of Eubank was visiting her daughter Mrs. W.R. Estes one day last week. Pointer. There were quite a few visitors at W.R. Redmond's Monday … Miss Zula Ware and Oscar Hargis were the guests of Loretta Doss Sunday … Born to the wife of Herbert Rainwater, a boy … Clarence Rainwater has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Loretta Doss … Miss Zula Ware and Oscar Hargis of Somerset were the guests of her father Saturday night … Herbert Rainwater who has typhoid fever is better .. Otely Ware was the guest of R. Cooper Sunday .. John Morris and son-in-law are selling out to go to Indiana … Glen Vaughn visited Otley Ware Sunday … W.M. Dodson and family were the visitors at W.R. Henderson's Sunday … Leo Henderson has returned home from Detroit, Mich. … A. Haney and father visited his daughter Tuesday … Tim Burton visited P.P. Sumner Sunday. Ruth. Oscar Waddle, Clint Phillips and Miss Ardie Hargis were the guests of Misses Jennie and Gertie Tomlinson Sunday … Herbert Hargis of Bloomington, Ill., is spending a few days here … Born to Mrs. Alvin Tomlinson, a big boy. Pulaski. Mrs. G.H. Cottingim of Livingston, Ky., who was called to the bedside of her brother John Morris, who is very ill, passed through here Wednesday … James Bryant and wife and son, Tom, and Mrs. Dock Bryant and son, Lucian, were guests of relatives here Friday … The proceeds from the poke supper given by the school Thursday night was $21.25 … Luther and Curtis Detherage visited friends at Stanford last week … Miss Betty Hamm has returned from Stanford where she has been attending the institute … Jim Birt and wife of Indiana are visiting relatives here … Col. Cas. Phelps is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Phelps .. M. Dodson of Science Hill, lead the class meeting here Wednesday night … Frank Miller and wife have returned home accompanied by her brother Estell Dungan … Pulaski ball team defeated Mayfield 6 to 10 Friday … Miss Boneta Collins of Dayton, Ohio, is at home … Miss Correll and Messrs York, Griffin and Detherage attended church at Ansel Sunday .. Mrs. M.E. Gilliland of Kings Mt. is visiting her sister Mrs. D. Surber. Souls Chapel. Willie Gover has returned from Cincinnati .. Mrs. Earl Huffman accompanied her sister to Detroit and while away she visited Canada and several other northern cities … Lindsay Cundiff has returned from Dayton, Ohio .. Taylor McGahan came home from Iowa last week … Boman Newby has returned from Ohio … Eulen Phelps of Macon, Miss., is visiting here … Mrs. Earl Dickermon, California, is visiting her mother .. Alois Newby will return to Louisville after the fair … Ralph Smith has returned from Stanford … Bill Bryant has purchased a new Ford … J.W. Parker has returned from a visit with relatives in Indiana … George Richardson and wife spent Sunday with C.T. Cundiff … Bertie and Olive Gover of Hustonville are with relatives here … Tom Smith has returned from Reading, Ohio.