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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1906
Page
2
A broad column of society notices and personal updates to Summers County. Residents announce hospital visits travel plans and social calls including Mrs. Estes Miss Cross and Miss Pickard with reports on several trips and relatives.
Dr. John Gordon Frierson died at home from pneumonia fever on January 5. Born February 25 1864 in Williamsburg Ohio he practiced medicine in Florence Alabama Cortland Als and Gaineorite Texas before settling in Mt Pleasant in 1901. He married Samelia Filevoher in 1899 and is survived by his wife son Samuel Gordon and several siblings. The funeral was held at the Presbyterian Church with burial at Lawrence Cemetery.
Sudden shift from rain to snow ushers in freezing night and warnings to care for livestock and stockpile coal. Some prominent citizens plan to tour southward seeking fortune while hoping to return with plans to settle. a sense of permanent migration and eventual return lingers in the town.
The Centerville Phosphate Company was organized that week with incorporators from Maury County and nearby towns. Members include G Whillhebb and M B Wheeler of Mt Pleasant, EB Wheeler of Rutland Vt, Eugene Anderson and H F Alexander of Columbia. The company will operate in Hickman County.
Reverend Alien did not preach at Bethany Sunday as he was requested to conduct Dr. J. G. Friersons funeral service at 2 PM after morning duties. Regular Methodist services occurred with Rev. B R Curtis in the morning and Christians held reading at the Church of the Holy Cross at 11. Church activities continued at Terry and Hethell with specified hours.
The Episcopal Church women propose a meeting of the Association of Old Maida at Hay Long College on January 19 in the evening.
Humphrey C. Pritchard of Delta Pennsylvania built a wall clock from slate pieces. Using about 104 pieces from peach bottom blue slate and red green and purple Vermont slate, held by two dozen screws, the clock stands four feet high and features a cathedral gong and nine incandescent bulbs after eight months of work.
In a light exchange with Miss Popprey, Cholly muses about shaving his Van Dyke beard after hoping for better growth. Miss Popprey suggests letting it grow to exhaust the matter and move on.
Thompson Seton reports an elk circle dance observed by H. W. Skinner near Green River Wyoming. A herd of 12 to 26 elk moved in a tight circle with dust clouds and low noses, described as milling behavior not linked to mating or hygiene, suggesting early social dance elements.
The Bloomington area boasts a professional data collector for cornerstone boxes. Deputy Sheriff Stevenson packs contents for public buildings and now prepares copper boxes for a park pavilion. He includes papers and trade catalogs showing era life, with hopes future diggers find the town’s history engaging.
A student recalls a New Orleans scene where a Creole planter negotiates labor terms on a sugar plantation. Laborers request pay details and the planter offers options of $1.25 with board or $1.50 without board. The Creole quips in dialect about wages and meals, reflecting language misunderstandings.
Owners of three Gurley saloons refuse to close as town license rises to 10000 dollars per year. They plan to move operations to a nearby store space and continue business, believing the higher levy will still yield profit. The previous license was lower, and operators are satisfied with current setup despite relocation plans.
At a meeting of the Work House Commissioners on Monday Hon. John Akin was elected superintendent succeeding J H Murphy who resigned. Andy Bellers and Nils Thomas were named guards. The new official assumes duties immediately.
The Technische tandacian reports spontaneous ignition of piles used in a Rotterdam erection. Driving to quicksand depth revealed charred pile tips heated enough to ignite on air contact. Leaving piles in ground prevented damage as heat dissipated in moist surroundings.
Jan 9 report notes Col Vespasian Warnee inherits a quarter interest in an estate valued around two million dollars after his father’s death December 21 at age 86. A separate local item reports Augusta Zelter of Nebraska Avenue rushed to City Hospital in a dementia condition with over $2200 hidden on her person.
A mob of armed men and Sheriff Taylor disrupted a Fayetteville iowa jail visit to W Baird the man jailed for the murder of his wife. The mob sought Baird but left when told he was absent, leaving the sheriff confident no further trouble is expected.
The phosphate industry faces continued strain as four miles of loaded tracks block movement in Mt Plomasnt and Colombia yards stall. W A Elwell of Louisville Nashville Railroad is in Louisville for a briefing, aiming to secure relief steps and maximize existing equipment effectiveness, with a plan to return and implement solutions.
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