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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
8
A federal expert warns of a severe army worm outbreak across the county during a hot dry spell. He explains life cycles from eggs to moths, outlines trench and water measures to halt movement, and favors fall plowing and weed control while noting poisoning is seldom practical.
George Hines shot Ernestine Webster, a 17 year old girl, near the Ice factory Saturday night. He had quarreled with his wife and waited at home for her return. Seeing the Webster girl, he mistook her for his wife and fired several times. One bullet struck her shoulder but the wound was not fatal.
J C Farmer of Cullooka Wilkes Place Maury county is praised as a strong advocate of hog cholera serum. He treated seventy hogs from a sick drove and reports all recovered. The ad promotes LIV-VER-LAX as a liver remedy in the same issue.
Official returns from Mt. Pleasant canvassed by commissioners Kannon and Brooks confirm the unofficial result. Certificates of election for William J. Howard R. M. Bullock and Edmund Ligon were signed and sent to Recorder C. C. Ross. Ward results show Howard 208 Mumford Smith 116 Bullock 216 Ligon 211 Anderson 122 W. W. Howard jd. STEPHENSON BROS LIV-VER-LAX adv.
Culleoka edged Mooresville 2 to 1 on a warm Saturday afternoon at Mooresville. Pitcher Cross dominated, fanning twenty and surrendering only three hits. Flem Thomas doubled for Culleoka, scoring one run as the crowd cheered a lively, well attended game.
Complaints accuse river pollution by dead fowls and rotten eggs harming anglers. Izaak Waltons push for grand jury action as laws punish open dumping with fines and up to six months in the workhouse.
Just before noon Saturday teachers at the county institute organized a school improvement association. Robert J. Thomas was chosen president with Mr Overton as vice president and Miss Meroney as secretary and treasurer. Resolutions of thanks to instructors and to Mr Graham the county superintendent were passed unanimously.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn May 30 The Tennessee Bankers Association in its closing session elected officers President P D Houston Nashville vice presidents East Tennessee W N Magill Madisonville Middle Tennessee S S McConnell Lewisboro West Tennessee R L Goolsby Greenfield chairman of the executive council B T Jones Sweetwater Executive council three year members C A Lyerly Chattanooga J T Brandon Dover A R Dodson Humboldt treasurer W H Feathabortone Decherd
The steam er Colon arrived from Cristobal with the first cargo to pay tolls through the Panama Canal. The load consisted of 21 000 sacks of sugar and was towed by canason barges, marking the canal’s inaugural through freight.
Sheriff Godwin says only nine transients have been sent to the county work house since March 1. He denies a wholesale arrest policy for vagrants, noting records will show the practice unjustified. He cites a case where two youths were reported by a farmer near Columbia and one carried a pistol. He insists deputies bore no responsibility for mass jailing of the poor.
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