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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
6
Night riders opened fire near Fort Rankin and Samburg Last night with reports of 50 shotguns firing as guards and saw mill owners recalled warnings and postponed operations. Soldiers were sent to the area but continued to face gunfire as boats and pickets guarded the port.
Washington authorities refuse to cover oil for rural carriers and tolls on Bear Creek pikes. The Pike Turnpike Commission opened gates to speed work, despite no formal toll approval. Local carriers fear stoppage at gates and question government legal recourse.
Interurban railway official says favorable conditions could finish the Steril road to Franklin within two weeks and begin installing wires next week. The line now extends to Brentwood with crews placing poles as progress continues toward completion.
In a Sunday service at First Methodist Church Col. John E Edgerton delivered a lay sermon on the social side of the church. The address argued that churches must replace evil with wholesome offerings to meet the spiritual longings of individuals. The talk was read to the Larmen's Brotherhood Conference in Pulaski and drew favorable comments.
The Swastika Society of the Columbia public school presented a one hour program at the Columbia Athenaeum on a Wednesday afternoon. The seventh grade performed mixed readings, recitations, songs, an instrumental viola solo, a turkey drill, juggling and a dialogue featuring students such as Mary Cooper Boyd, Francis Horleys, Hal Moore, Lois Timmons, Mabel Cox, Elaine Cherry and Minnie Belle Oakes among others.
Fire broke out Saturday in a tin ship at the corner of Gresham and Lamar destroying a feed stable. Property loss may reach 1500 with insurance coverage on feed, harness, and stock. the building owned by Felix Derryberry valued with a 1000 policy. Horses and all vehicles were saved and crowd excitement marked the scene before the blaze was controlled.
Congregation of South Columbia Methodist Church honored Rev. W. A. Straud and his family with a generous Thanksgiving surprise. The parsonage pantry overflowed with fine, seasonal eatables as the pastor and family expressed gratitude for the thoughtful gesture. Also noted is Ada L. Croom’s testimony praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung relief, claiming a complete cure after using three bottles. Products advertised include King’s New Discovery at 50 cents to 1.00.
After a 48 hour downpour the Cotton River overflowed Guthrie Oklahoma. Hundreds of homes flooded and 3000 residents displaced. The Cottonwood rose to a historic height, stranding streetcars, submerging water plants, washing away cotton and damaging rail facilities as rescuers aided trapped residents.
Reports from Guthrie to Crescent indicate multiple railroad routes including Missouri Kansas & Texas Fort Smith Western and Denver Enid lines suffer extensive washouts and flooding. Vast stretches are underwater making train movement impossible as Eastern Oklahoma trains sit held at Stillwater.
In Lenoir City on the eve of the M. E. church oath a elm tree was planted to honor E. W. Carmack, remembered as a champion of right and home purity. Rev G W Jackson Prof J H Jarvis and 8 P Witt spoke, praising him and lamenting his death.
A white man, Sam Pitagerald, pleaded guilty to selling liquor and was fined plus court costs. He now owes more to the county. Two other bootleggers had their cases continued, one until tomorrow and the other until next court.
News reaches Tuscaloosa of a negro church set ablaze by night riders six miles away. It is the third church burned within three miles in six weeks as white men allegedly drive negroes off land by fear. Citizens weigh asking Governor Comer to investigate the escalating acts.
W Salmon superintendent of Christine church Sunday school led a countywide drive to raise funds for the EB W Carmack memorial at Columbia. He urged every man woman and child to contribute a small amount at the next Sunday school hour and to include contributors' names in The Herald. Memorial cards will be issued after names are collected and distributed to children.
Fayette New Jersey veteran David Parker recalls a Civil War injury and credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health after costly medical treatment. He reports enduring stomach trouble improved and now takes the tonic regularly. Sold 50 cents at GRO. 8. Alcorn's drug store.
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