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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1900
Page
7
A brief call to carefully choose an equalization board, noting phosphate lands and rising real estate values in the county. The speaker argues the board's intelligence diligence and moral courage will raise Maury County revenues through increased property values, citing figures between ten and twenty thousand dollars.
CaLLEOKA April 10 Mooney School baseball team visited Vulleoka and lost 3 to 2 after a tight game. Vanderbilt’s Tom Davis pitched for Cullikea, while Roberson’s pitching kept Mooney at bay. spectators filled the crowd as both teams claimed colors and the next matchup looms April 28 in Franklin.
A patchy early 20th century column records visitors and visitas from Sante Fe Nashville Ridley Station Williamson County and Williamson, notes a sermon at Hatcher place and Sunday school plans. Mentions Mrs Hattie Ladd Mrs Beasley and Mrs Blackburn, vaccination mentions, and local merchants Sarrervine and Donson advertise buggies and stiles.
Local notes from Park's Station dated April describe sick relatives, upcoming sermon by N.C. Derryberry at Philadelphia church, and community members visiting kin. Spring weather boosts planting and farming activity with wheat looking fine. The Spring school under Miss Beeby Wilkes progresses well as residents send greetings to the Herald.
A scattered rural update notes health remedies and local happenings. Mentions Dr Hobe Sparagus Pills for kidneys, Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York, local visitors from Akin Ridge and Turkey Creek, school closure, Sunday meetings, and various small-town notices and illnesses.
A long community note from Omega recounts a claimed universal remedy and health cure while detailing family moves, church attendances, school terms, and social events around McCain's Academy and Rock Springs. It mentions vaccination experiences, local visits, and upcoming presbytery services.
A postal notice lists numerous names including Sidney Anderson Effie Lynn J C Lynn Albert Reehymer Wor May Jennie Brown Tomy McCropole Linnie Creedon Cale Mayfield Mrs Eber Nally Harry Miller Emily Davin Elizer Newson Ada Odell Ophelia Monson C D Porter Mrs W 8 Gibson Curtie Russell Annie Hay Thos Reynolds J M Hunter Gilland Scott Jim Tona Jack Thomas Sam Traeger H D Whittaker and others with instruction to call at Orange rd and pick up letters. advertised letters due.
Dr J A Albright secretary of the Blace Board of Health reports Maury County has greatly improved with compulsory vaccination in infected areas and employers ensuring workers are vaccinated. A new Mt Pleasant order will require all residents to carry vaccination certificates within twelve months. He suggests neighboring counties lift quarantine as Maury now has at most twenty five cases and is well protected.
Court sale ordered in the case Dr. M C Mellanoon et al v H Pet Way et al to liquidate the land in Columbia Ward 2 bounded by streets and church grounds. The sale on Saturday in April 1900 at the courthouse will be cash with title conveyed free of dower rights as stated in the decree.
Transactions show transfers of parcels and lots in districts 7 18 and 13 across Hickman county Mt Pleasant Santa Fe with varied sums from 75 to 615000 dollars. Named parties include R R Phelpa BE L Gregory C Witherspoon W R Woody Alma Thompson John Sparkman and Geo N Tillman among others.
Fragmentary market brief with numerous garbled words. Readable items include a numeric value 90.81 and scattered references to entities like UAE and Nas, but key details and context are missing. No coherent event or outcome can be established from the text.
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