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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
11
The Racket offers a wide range of ladies and men's apparel and household goods with prices listed. Items include gloves, hose, vests, union suits, shirts, belts, silk hose, talcum powder, Colgates products, rugs, patterns, wallpaper, lamps, croquet sets, ice cream freezers, glassware, jar rubbers, screen parts, water coolers, brushes, painting supplies, fishing tackle, polish, and hammocks with varied cents and dollars pricing.
Dr. William H Tolman safety expert will speak in Knoxville Tennessee on Safety Day about preventing trolley and vehicle accidents. The American Museum of Safety will bring moving pictures to show Tennessee children how to avoid street dangers. Over 412000 New York public school children have enrolled in the safety league.
The New York Style Store began its Need the Money Sale on Saturday with a rush and heavy buying. A large crowd returned Monday morning as the sale continued, with Mr Haskell supplying many clerks and operations moving smoothly.
Ex-Tennessee governor Malcolm R Patterson was seized in a police raid on a resort run by Mrs M Ray at 406 Ninth Avenue North Nashville. He and seven women and two men were charged with loitering near a house of ill fame and released on bonds. The raid, planned by police, found Patterson in a bedroom with several young women, and he was registered at headquarters before release on bond.
Washington reports from July 28 predict generally fair conditions with isolated thunder storms. A cool wave from the northwest will spread eastward and northeastwardly in medium form, bringing no unusually high temperatures overall.
Flood of old corn holds back shipments as drought dries crops across Maury County. Farmers fear total failure and price tops two to three dollars per barrel locally while demand in Columbia remains steady. Rain needed to save late crops. some areas report seven weeks without rain and widespread deterioration.
Florence Ala July 25 Sheriff Dowdy returned from Bailey Springs to investigate the assassination of Arthur Banks the negro cook at Bailey Springs Hotel Banks was shot with a shotgun at midnight while seated on hotel grounds death was instantaneous Suspect Alonzo Bailey a waiter who quarrelled with Banks yesterday and whose hat was found near the window Bailey was seen this morning and not yet located
In Columbia Tennessee on July 2 1913 Mrs Margaret Craig Owen died in the presence of the King. The Guided Circle of Columbia mourns a devoted worker in the Industrial School of their order. She served 11 years faithfully and faced hardship with steadfast faith. Her loss is weighed by the group as a noble sacrifice and a beacon of piety.
Road Commissioners Hughes and Hill report county highways in excellent shape due to clear ditches and trimmed roadside growth. They have acted on petitions in multiple districts and will report on the sixth, leaving fourth, north and ninth districts for inspection. Social events accompany their rounds including fish fries and barbecues at Williamsport Water Valley Bethel Carters Creek.
Murfreesboro Tennessee July 25 The new Rutherford county board of election commissioners conceded to the old board the right to name registrars and open registration books for the biennial registration A M Overall the regular Democratic member of both boards joined with the old board in ordering registration E D Hancock the other regular member of the new board declined to contest the old boards authority The question of authority will arise when officers are appointed for the fall election Murfreesboro will hold a municipal election next November and there may be one or more magistrate elections before then the issue of which board will name the election precincts is under discussion
Dr Capers reports Mississippi trip boosts pupil applications and catalog requests at Columbia Institute. July records surpassed. if the trend holds, opening enrollments may set a four score year high. Capers plans East Tennessee trip to seal contracts with prospective pupils.
The board of trade and industrial bureau move to extend the Tennessee Central Railroad. A John Trilway committee meeting is set for Monday at 11 o'clock to discuss actions, with a larger gathering planned Thursday at the Hermitage Hotel alongside Knoxville delegates. Attendance is urged for all supporters of the project.
Miss Mite Rhea Whitaker, about 16, died at her father W. H. Whitaker's home near Mulberry, Payettrville, Tennessee, after tetanus developed from a tick in her toe. The illness began following a nail injury and progressed rapidly.
The Columbia Base Ball Club organized at Bethel House with J M Dedman as president and John Padgett as manager. Directors include W Thomas and 8 Locke Breaux Jr, aiming to replace city league with two to three games weekly at Riverwide Park featuring nonprofessional local players from Columbia and nearby counties.
At an at and meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen Friday the pavement on Main Street was ordered widened to eleven feet with concrete curb and gutter. The decision was made as work was in progress and required immediate action.
A group of Maury county residents returned from Hickman County where they fished on Lick Creek. The party included Jno W Matthews Sam Thomas Luther Samuel Wiley David Duxter James Sowell Robert Hall and Ernest M Giddens. They ate some finger watches and spent two days at Primm Springs on the way home.
An advertisement claims Freckled Girls can be cured by Wilson’s Frackle Cream, stating two jars fade freckles and two jars will fully cure in severe cases. The sellers offer a money back guarantee and promise to return payment without argument if complexion does not improve.
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