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100 years ago: New keeper of the clock instructed to use standard time Clock had been running on meridian time! Eighteen minutes slow. And shortest term Columbia Mayor, A.H. Ballard, must have misread the ballot and thought Joe Moore would be there to adjourn the meetings of City Council, back in January, 1909. And one item proves Columbians have always had a big heart when it comes to lost dogs. -CM By "Jim" My-oh-my, how news reporting has changed in a century. The following items made the front page of the Adair County News 100 years ago today (January 19, 1910.): "Judge Moss has arranged with Mr. Frank Jackman to keep the city clock. It will run on standard time, and we have not a doubt but Mr. Jackman will give it due attention. Several years ago the Fiscal court made an order that standard time was to be kept by the city time keeper, but for the past year it has been running on meridian time." Well, that was plain enough, but the post-master wanted his rather pointed say-so as well. Let's call this one "Backward, Fly Backward, Oh Time in Your Flight": "Mr. J.N. Coffey wants it distinctly understood that the post-office is run on standard time. Therefore, if you want to get your mail on time, set your watch 18 minutes back. Meridian time is a back number and is no longer kept by people who want to be up with the latest fashion plate."As I read this next entry, the old standard, "Marching Onward to Zion," popped into my head, although I'm pretty sure Messrs. Dunbar & Barnes stayed well north of Zion (and Joppa as well) on their journey to Columbia: "Dunbar & Barnes, Russell County poultry dealers, reached Columbia last Thursday afternoon [Jan. 13th] with 217 geese which they drove to this place from Eli, Russell county. They were two and one-half days on the road. The geese averaged eight pounds and the entire lot was sold to R.H. Dunham, of the firm of Grinstead & Co."At the time, Columbia was somewhat of a produce center; there were no fewer than three receiving houses in town. Goods were, for the most part, taken to via wagon to Campbellsville and thence to Lebanon, from whence the goods were shipped via train to Louisville for the retail market.And what would the front page be without a lost-dog-found story? You *know* which Big Mama Thornton / Elvis song came to mind! "Mr. A.W. Tarter lost a very valuable hound several weeks ago. A notice in the news found him. He was at the home of a gentleman on the Cumberland river in Russell county. When the stray dog came in, the other member of the pack made great to do over him."Curiously, all the above items earned more front page space than did this article, which was buried near the bottom of column eight: "Mr. A.H. Ballard tendered his resignation as Mayor of Columbia and Mr. J.O. Russell was appointed and qualified in his stead."Mr. - or Prof., as he more commonly was known - Ballard undoubtably holds the record for the shortest term as Mayor of Columbia, having been sworn into office on January 1st, 1910. Perhaps he had misread the ballot and thought Joe Moore would be there to adjourn the meetings! This story was posted on 2010-01-19 06:04:48
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