Prosperous Mt Pleasant seeks hardware and mill enterprise
The town advances plans for a large hardware and farm implement company to anchor growth. A 8000 bushel wheat tank elevator nears completion and flour production may begin by August. Judges Friermans and Mr Joy plan office additions as Maury Implement Co moves. many residents relocate, visit, or entertain, while local services hold steady with sermons and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webnate-Locke
Friemvs
M. Br Joy i
Conupy
Bradiey
W. C. Lane
Woods
Nashville
Moensie, Dick & Son
Rave
Williams Deugle
Tne
Mies Erna Welch
Mary Bor- Hick
Max Goldner
North Main Street
Jackson Building
Daly 5
Maury Implement Co
Maury Implement Company
Censon
Runaway tram damages wagon injures man on Bluegrass avenue
Thursday morning a tram owned by WW Feerer Jr and driven by a boy lost control on the public square and ran down Bluegrass avenue injuring Mr Lee Trio the express man and breaking the wagon with its rear wheels demolished Mr Foster paid for repairs to the wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WW. M. Feerer, Jr
Banco
Tnmanagabia
Bluegrass Avenue
Mr. Lee
Jolly Express
Mr. Foster
Death of Dr James A Davin Presiding Elder in Columbia District
Dr James A Davin colored presiding elder of the Columbia District died suddenly on Monday. His remains were forwarded to Nashville for burial.
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James A. Davin
Columbia District
Nashville
Miss Edna Gregory Dies of Appendicitis
The many friends of Miss Edna Gregory will regret to learn of her death from appendicitis. Mr. George W. Killebrew has gone to Nashville seeking health. Mr. H. D. Rohm, ill for three weeks, spent part of Saturday in his office.
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Chas. Scruggs
Nashville
Charles Sruggs
Cecil Bailey
Milton Hunter
Franklin
Eugenia Gray
James A. Bostick
Willie Mai
Annin Leo Tuton
Pulaski
Mack Griffin
Virginia Fitts
Willie Kittrell
Pranch Lick Springs
Hattie
Mamie Hii
Nona Hill
Russell Ray
Edna Gregory
George W. Killebrew
H. D. Rohm
Hardware store venture proposed in Mt Pleasant
A proposition through the Mt Pleasant Herald proposes forming a stock company to enter the hardware and implement business on a large scale. A party skilled in the field would purchase half of a 820,000 stock, citing Mt Pleasant’s fertile surroundings as ideal for such a store. Immediate action urged to prevent outsiders from taking the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
the Herald
Fertilizer trial shows inconsistent garden results
A local gentleman reports on using commercial fertilizers in beans corn watermelons and cantaloupes. In beans and corn the fertilized rows underperformed or failed while unfertilized rows thrived. He notes vines on melons thrived with fertilizer but not without, and urges others to report fertilizer experiences for small farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Woman dies at 115 in Harland Mines near Columbia
Fannie Stambers, an African American woman, died Wednesday afternoon at her home seven miles west of Columbia on the Williamsport pike at age 115. A native of Bedford County, she was buried there and left behind a 42 year old daughter in Clarksville. She belonged to the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
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Fannie Stambers
Harlan Mines
Williamsport Pike
Columbia
Bedford County
Cumberland Presytenan Church
Clarkeville
Wheat Storage Offer Promises Flexible Market Access
Storage charges on wheat free thin year. This enables a farmer to put his wheat on the market any day, avoiding hauling or weather delays. Sacks furnished. Call or telephone. Both phones No. 60, Columbia Mill & Elevator Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Mill & Elevator Co
Taft to Visit Philippines After Hay Death and Wright's Troubles
Washington reports a looming crisis in the Philippine administration as Secretary of War Taft prepares to tour the Islands. The unrest includes near open resistance to internal and land taxes and criticism of Gov Gen Luke Wright's leadership. Taft aims to assert policy by personal direction, contrasting Wright's approach. A separate note mentions Dominican land-title issues and a forthcoming public event in Portland with James F. O'Donnell and Gov Deneen.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Luke Wright
Taft
Philippines
T.I
Orient
John Hay
Wright
Gov. Wright
Manila
Istand
Uoon
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Carothers
Texas
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Carroll
Kenneth E. Irwin
Dallas
Sam Irwin
Matthews
Ralph Matthews
Freeman Hotel
Emma Ricketts
Stotl
Religious
Prentice A. Pugh
Episcopal Church
Methorfist
T. R. Curtis
Presbyterian
A. 4
Allen
Gregory
Ingram Building
Mt, Pleasant, Tenn
Robrt Cole
Vanderbilt
Laxfitetio
Howard Institute
Pleasant
Tenn
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Nije
Burdock Bitters
Negress
Hay
Portland
Thorovngton
Jas. F O'Donnell
Bloomton Tulletin
Gov. Deneen
Ae Portland
Andrew JF
California
Tay
H. W. Phillips
Louissille, Ky
Satterfield & Dodson
Oh Cares
Riverside Planing Mills
Main Street
Columbia, Tenn
Bett No
Columbia Grocery Co
Lemons
Criz
South Main St
RED Cross Vinegar
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