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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
2
Estimates from Clement Curtis and Company of Chicago show crop prospects exceptionally fine for wheat corn and other grains. Spring and winter wheat yield indicate 663 million bushels, about 23 million more than last year. Acreage across all grains is up and yields are promising.
The circuit court shows signs of activity as grand jurors gather daily for several days. The docket is unusually light with fewer cases to review, attributed by officers to strict anti liquor laws such as the bone dry measure and other prohibitions.
A killer storm system swept rural Missouri and Kansas with tornadoes Tuesday night into Wednesday. At least fifteen deaths were reported in Missouri and nine in Kansas, with about 150 injured and property damage estimated between 1 and 2 million dollars.
Inspectors D J Frazier and C D Hinds acting under Commissioner Harry I Eskew visited Columbia for days investigating. They cited City Mill & Grain Company and Ashton’s Mill before Squire Hugh Lée Webster for alleged violations. Both admitted technical violations and paid the minimum fines. Neither party intended any breach of statute and promptly rectified the error. Mills expressed regret and Justice Webster said no more unintentional violations had been reported to him.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to reopen bids for sewering South Main and South Garden streets and West Seventh Street, and for paving West Seventh, South Main, Depot, and South Garden streets. Bids reopen on the 15th of the month after consultations with business leaders. Mayor Dedman expects many bidders and lower prices than prior rounds.
Maj. Larkin Smith and Maj. Mcliityre of the Hirst Tennessee Field Artillery, with Lieut. John Wesley Gaines and Pvt. Check, today examined Columbia Battery recruits on the Spurt House third floor. The local unit has enlisted twenty six men here and twenty at Franklin with several at Lawrenceburg. Maj. Smith says most recruits are fine physical specimens and no difficulty in reaching quota is anticipated. He has served in the state National Guard for thirteen years, dating to 1904 Manassah maneuvers. Subscribe for The Herald.
The article notes some individuals who wish to attend the bid opening, signaling their presence on the scene in Columbia as bids are opened. The phrasing implies potential observers or bidders may assemble to witness the process.
Martin and Vaughan Co advertise five gallon machine oil for automobiles at two dollars and fifty cents. The offer appears at Street.
Special to The Herald from Nashville on June 7 reports Tennessee registration near 110000 with 21 counties still out. Nashville city registration 10304 and Davidson county outside city 3346.
We are headquarters for lubricating oils and cup grease. Street address listed for Martin and Vaughan Company.
Williamsport pastor Rev W O Largen will deliver his sermon What is it to Become a Son of God at Mount Nebo next Sunday. The sixty minute sermon is split into two parts with the first half at eleven o clock and the second half at three o clock.
Lon Smith of Palmyra, employed by W. T. Burnett, bought ten mules and a mare in Maury County totaling 2655 dollars, averaging 241.36 per head. He also paid 1050 for four mules for Burnett, bought from Spring Hill, plus 265 for a mule, 450 for a team, 175 for a mule, a saddle mare for O. Southall of Mississippi at 300, and another mule for 240 and one for Southall at 175.
A wartime notice reports Maury County has few foreign born residents and no registration of natives from Germany Austria Bulgaria or Turkey. It urges loyalty among native born residents and promotes Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil with a 25¢ and 50¢ ad.
A clipped exchange features an aging speaker declaring, nothing is cheap and a younger voice urging alignment with changing times. The fragment hints at generational tension and economic sentiment without full context.
The community elevates a local farmer whose deeds shift public regard. Words praise his steadiness as neighbors note his acts of service beyond farm work. A rare moment of recognition follows a period of quiet selflessness and practical aid.
Sheriff Griffin reports Governor Rye's telegram urging immediate registration of anyone not yet registered. Paragraph forty requires registration of those absent on registration day and paragraph sixty four allows non residents to register. Over the next several days all such individuals should register. absentee cards after the fifth should be filled per paragraph forty.
Clarence Fry has been accepted for aviation officers training in Chicago and will begin intensive course work to prepare him for a hazardous army service. Upon completion he will be commissioned as a lieutenant and is expected to be observing the Western front lines within a few months. Subscribe for The Heroic.
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