FROM DAYS GONE BY November 7, 1919

November 7, 1919.

When the gates of the second annual county fair were thrown open yesterday at the fair grounds, a tremendous display of livestock, poultry, farm products, canning club work, ladys fancy department and other things presented to the people who saw them, a wonderful and surprising sight that everybody is marveling at because of its beauty and attractive varieties.
Johnson County has done herself proud and a lot of honor for making it possible to exhibit such a grand display of pure Johnson County products here right in her midst and hundreds of exhibitors are congradulating themselves upon the neat appearance of the entire outfit out at the fairgrounds.
The shows are there, and the horse racing will be on this afternoon and Friday. These horses brought for the racing are also in part the product of the county, being mostly the property of Mr. Will Clements of Adrian and are a fine specimen of horsemanship that is not easily found anywhere.
Friday is the real big day of the entire fair. Then all of the schools of the county are coming. Actual school children and their teachers will be admitted for ten cents. The general price of admission for adults is only thirty-five cent and for children under twelve only twenty-five cent, season tickets are on sale at $1.50 each and are not transferrable. Everyone was encouraged to come out and see what your neighbor is doing. See the beautiful war relics room and the fancy department finished up so accurately by the ladies. The mammoth canning club exhibit by Miss Massey was worth the price of admission itself.
The runaway couple, Miss Claudia Hutcheson and Mr. J. L. Stephenson were happily married at Corinth and left on a bridal tour. Mr. August Lee Baker from Ekalak, Montana arrived in Meeks for an extended visit with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. C. N. Baker. He has just returned from overseas and has been waiting in Montana to receive his discharge. Spencer Douglas had a cane grinding at his place near Meeks.
Work will soon begin on the fine bungalow to be erected by Col. & Mrs. Charles S. Claxton on North Marcus street. Col. Claxton has a beautiful new office, just equipped out-an-out, over Brinson,s Drug Store. Messrs. Walter and Samps Powell were in town Monday. Samps carried home a new Ford from Lovett Garage.
August Roberts forewarns anyone from employing, hiring, sheltering or in any way harboring any of his children, as follows, President, Mary L., Willie Dan, Laura Mae and Dan Roberts, and neither through the consent of their mother for she is not suppose to be hiring them out.
J. W. A. Crawford has for sale one good second hand two horse wagon, five second hand buggies in good shape. One lot of porch swings and furniture, settes, chairs, etc. will sell wagon and buggies cheap and close out all the porch furniture at cost.
Mr. & Mrs. T. C. Brantley announce the birth of an 8 pound son at their home on November 2nd. Son and mother are doing fine. It was sad to hear of the death of Uncle Chess Flanders. H. T. Mason warns any person not to hire or harbor his son Quillian Mason without his consent. He is a minor and under age.