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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
9
A catalog of heavy fleece lined hoses gloves and the like for men women and children. Items include fleece lined union suits heavy ribbed howe garments desert price points from 16 to 1600 and assorted storm rubbers buckled arctics and all rubber varieties with various prices per pair or per item.
Miss Eva Colmour of Sewanee visits Miss Annie Barrow. Nashville guests include Mrs J B Dyson and Mrs H L Wade. Residents and visitors travel to Lake Charles San Antonio and Huntsville with many listed names. Local figures like Col A M Hughes and Rev W M Robison appear among the social calendar and theater outings at the Vendome.
Ill health prompts return of Waive Jackson to operator duties at Glendale. Several local families report illnesses including pneumonia threats to Felix Sowell and F E Wood. Mrs Adeline Gee near 91 in frail health and T H Cook also ill on Campbellville pike. Black family child critically ill and telegram summons from Seattle. Riddle Ragans recovers from typhoid after three months. Leah Garber remains sick on Ninth Street.
The Monday Night Club guests Miss Emma Harlan and Miss Kate Stephenson host and entertain with planned events at homes in Zoo te Owing and Tuesday Bridge Club. Socials include the Bohemian Club dance, the Students Club meeting with honors on American orators, a novelty shower for Miss Mattie McClellan, and two upcoming marriages Lillie Hughes to Brock Havana Cuba and Minnie Louise Davis to William Lee. A Mary Pillow visit is noted with a Newcomb Hotel dance. Mrs. Andrews hosts a purple pink dinner for Miss Charlotte Farris.
Miss Elizabeth Choate returns home from visiting Miss Louise McClellan. Mr and Mrs Fount Turner housekeeping on School street. Mr Jim Marshall moved to Mt Pleasant pike. Mrs Mary Sanders visiting sister Mrs Jay Owen. Mr and Mrs J M McAlister welcome a fine boy. Dr Burgard building a cottage on Galloway street. Miss Lola McAlister Prospect guest of Miss Kate McAlister.
CAI Lender & Co. announces seed offerings including Clover Seed Cane Seed Miller Seed Corn Seed Oat Seed Irish Potato Seed and related seed products as part of their catalog.
Cookeville Tenn Jan 22 Criminal Court opened with Judge Gardenhire and a heavy docket. The standout is the Bryant Vestal murder case in which W S Bryant and Mrs Sallie Vestal face charges in the death of Chalmers Vestal. Habeas corpus petition previously heard, bail admitted.
Dog attacks at farms near Columbia and surrounding area kill and injure livestock. Dogs killed two yearling calves belonging to Wash Gordon and fatally injured another. Eight sheep were killed and several others wounded on Mrs. A. F. Brown's flock southeast of Columbia.
C P J Mooney, longtime Hearst managing editor and former Memphis Commercial Appeal editor, resigns after five years. He plans to return to the South, where he is well known in Tennessee.
Macey Butler, a colored woman, was arrested by Deputy Whitley for attacking Carrie Crowl, also colored, after a Tuesday night East Hill dance. Authorities say jealousy over a shared admirer sparked the incident, with Butler slashing Crowl and neighbors needing stitches to treat the wounds.
Callender & Co undertake building a dark room and other repairs to their business house to comply with government pure food law regulations. The Herald is solicited for subscriptions.
Authorized notices declare Love Webb seeking reelection as Sheriff of Maury County subject to Democratic party action. A second candidate, M B Allen, runs for Sheriff of Maury County pending Democratic primary action.
A notice announces reelection bid for Flem Thomas as Trustee of Maury County pending Democratic action. It also states J W Kinzer is a candidate for Maury County Tax Assessor subject to Democratic primary selection.
A government ad copy warns of Bogutzky and Bauman offering a large inventory sale over the next four weeks. The notice quotes prices intended to attract buyers and urges readers to check the ad for potential value.
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