Presley couple buys 160 acres near Zion in Maury County
Mr and Mrs Presley purchase 160 acres near Zion from Nick McKennon for 18000 dollars through Figuers Realty Co Columbia. They plan a modern home on the old Stephenson site, attracted by the land’s beauty and proximity to the Middle Tennessee Experiment Station. The Presleys, with two young daughters, move after possession and plan social and material additions to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uporgs
Nick McKennon
Zion
Wiles
Columbia
Alley Sysleg
DeKalb County
Figuers Realty Co
D. Piguers
Maury County
Zion Uch
Les
Presley
Stephenson
Nils
Haywood
Henson
Enson
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
Confederate Vets Meet Monday With Judge Wilson Address
Hon. 5. Wilson will meet with Leonidas Polk Bivouac at eleven o'clock Monday morning September 3rd. All Confederate Veterans urged to attend. At 1 30 Judge Wilson will address the public on Patriotism. He is a Civil Appeals Court member and noted speaker.
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Wilson
Leonidas Polk
Court of Civil Appeals
Maury County Malaria Cases Drop in 1916 Survey
Public health survey from Washington shows only seven malaria cases in Maury County for 1916, six among whites and one among colored residents. Tennessee tally reached 6,524 cases, with rural areas bearing higher per capita rates than cities. The data came from Tennessee physicians reporting county totals for 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service
Washington
Tennessee
Second Hand Engine Bargain at Martin Vaughan Co
Second hand ten horsepower traction engine in good repair offered at a bargain. Street location on St Street. Martin Vaughan Co handles the sale with limited details available in the notice.
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St Street
Maury Countian Reports Nelson Promoted to Colonel
Maj. Hunter B. Nelson U.S.A. promoted to colonel and ordered to depart Honolulu for the continent to join a command bound for France. He is the son of Mrs. Webb Nelson of Maury County and brother of John Nelson of Mt Pleasant and Jack Nelson, deputy warden of the state prison, with many local friends in Maury County.
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Hunter B. Nelson
U.S. A
Honolulu
France
Nelson
Webb Nelson
Maury County
John Nelson
Mt Pleasant
Jack Nelson
Calcium Carbide for acetylene lighting machines
Martin Vaughan Co offers calcium carbide in all sizes for acetylene lighting machines stocked at It Street.
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It Street
Martin & Vaughan Co
Fourth Year of Hays and Wright Mule Firm Opens
The firm of Hays and Wright marks its fourth business year with a Saturday barn opening in Columbia. R L Haye and A Wright have spent twenty five years in mule and livestock business in Maury County. They plan large mule trade for Mule Colt Day and anticipate record sales through fall and winter.
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Hays
Columbia
Hays & Wright
Searcer
Maury County Delegation Attends Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute
The Maury county delegation travels to Nashville for the Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute convened Wednesday morning. Railroads provided transportation for over 100 delegates from the county with many expected to attend. The program covers farmer wartime roles and feeding soldiers and allies, plus the women’s department on food conservation and home economics. The next convention may be held in Columbia if the experiment station is ready. More than 3,000 delegates attend annually.
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Maury County
Middle Tennessee Farmers Institute
Nashville
Luisternoon
Lkely
Woman's Department
Institute
Columbia
Negro Slacker Held for Court in Preliminary Trial
Deputy U S Marshal E L Davids returned from Lawrenceburg with an alleged negro slacker for a preliminary trial before Commissioner Rews. The man failed to register and claimed he was past the age limit, but an older brother is registered as 60. Frierson bound over to Federal court.
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U. S
L. Davidson
Lawrenceburg
T. Frierson
Rews
Ascus
Frierson
Exemption Board Swamped With Work
Local exemption ward has not yet completed processing exemption claims and certifying names for district board. Members remain overwhelmed as they discharge, accept, and certify men for duty. Subscribe for The Herald.
Moore & Son Land Major Mule Trade With English Army
Ross Harrington and W J Howard visit Columbia to broker a deal where Moore & Son take over Columbia Stock Yards mule operations and supply 200 mules weekly to the English Government. Last year the firm handled over 5 000 mules and horses, aiming to double this volume, with inspections to begin in Nashville and shipments from Columbia.
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Ross Harrington
Harrington Mule Company
Kansas City
Mule King of America
W. J. Howard
St. Louis
Columbia
Mr. Harrington
R. F. Moore & Son
Mule Kings
Maury County
Moore & Son
Columbia Stock Yards
Harrington
R. FP
Moore & Son Han
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Nashville
J. C. Moore
United States
Light Maury County registration totals 1520 in three districts
Maury County reports a light biennial registration of 1520 names in the Ninth Seventh and Third districts, with districts listing 674 at Columbia Court House 253 at the depot 265 Mt Pleasant 70 Sandy Hook 109 Spring Hill 81 Kedron 69 Rally Hill 55 Neapolis Since the last legislature removed countywide registration, observers see the low turnout as a sign of reduced political interest ahead of the October city election to choose a mayor and aldermen, with registration reopening 10 days prior.
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Maury County
district—Columbia
Court House
Depot
Mt. Pleasant
Sandy Hook
Spring Hill
Kedron
Rally Hill
Neapolis
Alder
Frate Duties Reflect Minds on Prosperity Times
Fragmentary quote notes that duties of Frate indicate focus away from political concerns amid piping times of prosperity and wartime anxieties about outcomes.
Texas cattleman revisits Maury County after fifty years
B C Trigg of Fort Worth Texas visits Bedford and Maury counties where he once left fifty years ago for the Panhandle. He returned in 1900 after the storm that killed Captain Aydelott’s wife and has since traveled about 1500 miles through Kentucky Indiana and Missouri by automobile.
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B. C. Trigg
Fort Worth
Texas
Bedford
Maury Counties
Mr. Trigg
Maury County
Panhandle
Aydelott
Kentucky
Indiana
Missouri
Planning Canning Upsets Home as Wife Buys Outfit
A husband notes household disruption as his wife plans extensive canning while shopping daily for what she calls the greatest outfit yet. He feels the home is unsettled and the preparations are causing tension.
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Eteri McLeiotty
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