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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1904
Page
7
After February 29th, all unpaid taxes for 1903 become delinquent. Heavy penalties will accrue from that date. Do not let the time run out before settlement. Now is the time to pay and avoid the rush. January 5, 1904.
Local letters recount visits and travels among residents from Water Valley to Bigbyville, Santa Fe, and Turkey Creek. Multiple families, including the Ladd, Johnson, and Dockery households, share news of returns, illness, and festive gatherings with friends and relatives. A brief medical note mentions an infant's recovery from burns and a Christmas reflection ends with New Year wishes.
Property listings offer farms from 15 acres on Hampshire pike. Two buyers from Columbia seek parcels near McDowell school, touted as best district in the county. Prices reasonable with easy terms. See A. L. Blocker in Columbia.
A brief update from the Herald includes Mrs. Mary Minor confined to bed for months, pneumonia recovery, and recent health setbacks. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Hayes of McKinney Texas, Ophelia Andrews and Luther, plus Miss J F Miste and Annie Heathry from Hardison. Local residents send holiday greetings and report family visits and celebrations across Granton and Osceola areas.
Miss Eva Rountree plans Nashville move as local residents extend New Year greetings. Visitors include Bruce Haim Eugene Younger Jim Church and Crawford Blackwood returning from school and family gatherings across Nashville and nearby towns.
Advertises 5000 bushels shelled corn wanted with sacks furnished and top market price paid. Mentions W. J. Dale as manager at Stock Yards and invites sellers to contact.
Mrs Clinton died Friday morning after a months long illness at her home near Larrwic. Funeral services were held Saturday by Rev Willis Morton and she was buried at Beard graveyard. Mr and Mrs LeClair Hardison of Beasly visited Mr and Mrs Eric Hardison. Mrs Mayse Parks of Park's Station was mentioned in attendance.
Fantaiez Gove and Sian Orton attend events while Mr Charing Pardem returns to Yost Kentucky after touring nearby towns. A steady stream of relatives and friends from Bowling Green Bowling Green Ky Caney Springs Glendale and Silver Creek visit Mary E Jones Mrs J N Baxter and the Jones household. The Patterson home hosts an elaborate gathering with Edna Jones Clyde Smith Effie Jones Susie Moors Katy Dodson Mamie Atkison and others, including Lan Smith Henry Tindell Fred Journey Tom Hardison Roby Dodeco for games and a long, enjoyable day.
Groveland news lists moving residents including Tarpley leaving Thomas Patterson's mill for Shelbyville and several others changing homes. Local visitors from Oxford and Columbia appear, plus Christmas greetings and best wishes to editors and correspondents as the year begins. Lonesome Nell notes a long absence of her signature in the Herald alongside social visits and sermons.
In Cullooka on January 5 the Social Club hosted a lively Beechwood gathering led by Mr. Jenne Tomlinson and Mise Mattie. Guests included Mire Annie Bailen, Mise McCullough, Dr. Fowler, and Mr. Ed Henderson with rich snacks and games keeping spirits high through the Christmas holiday.
A fragment from a 1904 financial record shows a bank balance sheet with capital stock amounts and surplus figures for Maury County, plus a notary public affirmation by cashier J. Browsrow and director signatures. The OCR yields partial entries including liabilities and cashiers.
The Herald reminds first time visitors to Columbus to call and renew their subscription. The notice promotes obtaining a pretty calendar as part of the renewal offer.
Horace Rainey lost seven head of sheep Tuesday night at his Mt Pleasant Pike home. Dogs entered the pasture and killed the animals leaving bodies mangled Wednesday morning. The flock totaled seven hundred and sixty.
Mrs Alice Wakfield wife of J P Wakefield died at home on Letper x Creek aged about 47 and was a Baptist church leader in Santa Fe. Funeral and burial held at Goshen Missionary Church with Rev Patton officiating. Mrs Mary McClanahan died Tuesday morning at her Shady Grove home. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at Christian Church in Shady Grove.
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