Deaths and funerals across West End and nearby counties
The notice lists multiple obituaries and funeral services. Mrs Ed Lentz of West End died Friday. services were at her home with interment at Nebo. Sam Ragsdale, brother of ex-Sheriff Henry Ragsdale, died Friday night and is survived by wife and children. funeral and interment Sunday. An infant of Mr and Mrs Frank Fulton died Sunday with services at Zion church. Sam Ashworth of Letper's Creek country died Sunday. funeral Monday at home and burial in the family graveyard. He was described as perhaps the largest man in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed, Lentz
Ed. Lents
West End
Rev
Boaz
Nebo
Sam Ragsdale
Theta
Henry Ragsdale
Franklin
Frank Fulton
Zion
Zion Church
Sam Ashworth
Letper’s Creek
Local News Notes On Illnesses And Recoveries
A roll of residents reports illnesses and recoveries. Miss Mary Warfield is recovering from a spell of mnesa. Judge Leon Frierson is ill at home near Mount Pleasant. Several others including Miss Charlotte Henderson and Mrs. Yakley with daughter Eugenia Algeo are sick at homes near Carter's Creek. Many are convalescing or improving from grip, pneumonia, or related ailments with names and places noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary D. Warfield
Mnesa
Leon Frierson
Mt Pleasant
Charlotte Henderson
R .C. Church
FR. J. Davis
Carter's Creek
John W. Frierson
Yakley
Eugenia Algeo
Leland Burnett
W. E. Ballanfant
Culleoka
Tom Lowell
Neapolis
E. G. Grant
Margaret
George E. McKennon
C. L. Bailess
Cullooka
J. A. Byrd
McKay Street
James Sullivan
South Columbia
A. P. Morgan
Local Notices and Social Snippets From Carter's Creek Area
Over the county items announce for sale 120 egg incubators and 100 chick brooder units in lightly used condition. Social notes mention Miss Suate Mitchell visiting Miss Seattle Hardson, Miss Hay Davis returning to Nashville, Mr and Mrs C C Redman returning home from Thompson's Station, and Rev M E Gabard renting the Everett place on Mt Pleasant pike. Also listed: ongoing farm supply purchases and travel to Florida, Montgomery, Mobile and other points south by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Farrell
The
Herald
Suate Mitchell
Carter's Creek
Seattle Hardson
Beech Grove
Hay Davis
Nashville
E. J. Davis
C. C. Redman
Thompson's Station
Lee-Davis
M. E. Gabard
Everett Place
Mt. Pleasant Pike
Callender & CO
W. H. Long
One Case Only in County Criminal Court for February Session
At the February session of County Criminal Court only one case was disposed of Nathan Craig pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received 30 days in the work house. White Frierson John Roseby and Wille Frierson got continuances. State v T B Alderson carrying weapons is up today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Criminal Court
Nathan Craig
White Frierson
John Roseby
Wille Frierson
T. B. Alderson
Strikers Quiet At Tracy City Tennessee
In Tracy City Tennessee on February 6 the strike by union miners continues with small groups around union headquarters. Reports say several workers who labored yesterday joined the strike today. A miners meeting was held and more are scheduled at nearby mines. Some laborers were refused employment by the company despite arriving from camps overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy City
Tenn
Onion
Fiat
Miners’ Hall
Winter’s Blast and Overcrowding Hit New York
New York endures a record cold spell with a thermometer at 1 degree above zero. Overcrowded Charities Bureau lodging and street fires mark streets near Bowery as homeless seek warmth. A man found frozen in Brooklyn coal bunkers. Ice choked harbor and Hudson freezes. Northern towns report unprecedented cold from 49 to 50 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charities Bureau
Bowery
Brooklyn
Hudson River
Saranac Lake
Canton
Mississippi Governer Calls for Prohibition and Gambling Crackdown
Gov Noel delivers first message to Mississippi Legislature urging constitutional and statutory prohibition of saloons and a total shutdown of bucket shops and gambling houses. He wants criminals punished and providers of gambling infrastructure liable to patrons, with the state pursuing swift penitent action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Noel
Mississippi
Lucket
Public Printer Charles Stillings Suspended
Public Printer Charles Stillings was suspended by presidential order pending investigation into conduct at the government printing office. William H. Rositer was named acting chief until a full inquiry concludes. Labor unions had long opposed Stillings amid graft accusations tied to the Audit Company of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Stillings
William H. Rositer
Census Bureau
Stillings
Organized Labor
Central Labor Union
White House
Sullings
The
Audit Company of New York
Fire destroys Huddleston stock barn at Hickman
Early morning blaze at F G Huddleston’s Hickman county barn killed eleven mules and five horses and three more mules died after fleeing onto the nearby Southern Railway track. Total stock loss valued at 3900 dollars with 900 dollars insured. The barn and feed were a 2000 dollar loss. Fire considered accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Tenn
F. G. Huddleston
Hickman
Huddleston
Southern Railway
Raisuli Freeing Card MacLean Near Tangier
Tangier February 5 The bandit Raisuli has agreed to release Sir Harry MacLean, held for seven months, after negotiations with the British government. In exchange Raisuli will receive 100000 dollars and guaranteed protection and immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Caid
Harry MacLean
Raisuli
Card MacLean
Candidates for County Offices Meet to Choose Primary Noms
The County Democratic Committee plans a March 2 meeting to select officers for the April 5 Democratic primary. Sheriff candidates are limited to incumbent Love Webb and M. B. Allen. Assessor field looks to widen to four at most, while Trustee Frem Thomason faces likely no opposition. Expenses include ballot printing, ads, and registration costs across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frem Thomas
M. BE. Allen
Love Webb
County Democratic Committee
Kannon
Smiser
John Nelson
Great Turf Expert Defines Great Stallions
Henry Ten Eyck White, a top Chicago turf writer, claims a stallion earns the label great only if it has sired at least ten offspring with records of 2 16 or faster. He estimates only sixty eight sires meet this standard, narrowing the list of great sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ten Eyck White
Chicago
Mr. White
Love Webb Seeks Re election as Maury County Sheriff
The statement announces Love Webb as a candidate for re election as Sheriff of Maury County subject to Democratic party action and also announces M. E. Allen as a candidate for Sheriff of Maury County subject to the Democratic primary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love Webb
Maury County
Democratic Party
M. E. Allen
Sherif
Flem Thomas Seeks Re election as Maury Trustee
An authorized notice announces Flem Thomas as a candidate for re election as Trustee of Maury County subject to Democratic party action. The item conveys a party influenced bid with no further details on dates or procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flem Thomas
Maury Overty
Democratic Party
Kinzer and Nichols Named for Maury Tax Assessor
The notice proclaims J. W. Kinzer and George W. Nichols as candidates for Tax Assessor of Maury County, Tennessee, subject to Democratic primary action. Also referenced is praise for Ewell Farm’s harness horse breeding, listing successful stallions and offspring with race records, and a testimonial about Dr Thomas Belectric Oil from Hamburg, Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Kinzer
Maury County
George W. Nichols
Dow
Thomas
Nancy M. Hanson
Hamburg, N. 7
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Ashton
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Johnson W
Jerome B,rice
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Harlan
the Clean Store
Hadson Fresen
PPI
BIG Shop
Bourne
Smith County
Caid Maclean
Columbis
Hoosier Gorn Planters
Ewell Farm
B.A. Satterfield & CO
Brown Hat
Tennessee
Hal Dillard
McEwen
Argot Wilkes
Milinois
Tennessee Wilkes
John R. Gentry
Ashland Wilkes
Red Wilkes
Georg Wilkes
Wilkes
Gentry
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