Action deemed unwarranted in Tennessee Fertilizer stock case
W Howard and J H Carpenter executor challenged large stock assessments by Maury County Board of Equalization for Tennessee Fertilizer Co. An injunction from Judge W B Turner barred county court from enforcing the disputed valuations. The suit, filed with Clerk and Master Akin, argues Towler acted without authority and seeks to align assessments with cash value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Howard
J. H. Carpenter
Tennessee Fertilizer Company
W. B. Turner
Circuit Court
County Board of Equalization
J. W. Howard
John H. Carpenter
W. J. Howard
Tennessee Fertilizer Co
W.J. Towler
Akin
Bearden
Wm. J. Howard
Mumford Smith
E. J. Davis
J. N. Overton
Frank Prentice
W. J. Towler
Messrs
Howard
Carpenter
Towler
Maurynor
Tennessee
City of
Columbia
Nature's Warning Kidney Pills Ad Columbia Ad
An old advertisement urges recognition of kidney issues and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills. It includes patient testimony from W. M. Roberts of Columbia Tennessee praising the remedy for weak kidneys, frequent secretions, back pain, and sediment, and notes Adams & Martin's Drug Store as the local supplier with Doan's at 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Columbia
W. M. Roberts
Columbia, Tenn
Adams & Martin
Privo 60 Centa Fonter-Milburn Co
Buiffalo
New York
United States
Artin College in Pulaski launches forty-first session
Tennessee’s rapidly growing girls and young women school ARTIN College in Pulaski announces forty-first session beginning September 20, 1911. Excellent faculty of 15 officers and teachers includes representatives from Vanderbilt, Emory, University of Chicago, Missouri State University, Randolph-Macon, Emer son School of Expression, and Columbia. President William Thomas Wynn directs. For information address Dept. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IDDLE
Tennessee
Artin College
Pulaski, Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Emerson School of Expression
Columbia
Missouri State University
Emory College
Randolph-Macon
University of Chicago
Stock owners seek consolidation in Maury county suit
Howard and Carpenter file a bill seeking to consolidate their suit against W S McFall trustee of Maury county with a pending case in Judge Bearden's court. The action targets stock held in Tennessee Fertilizer Co with offices in Montgomery Alabama and questions back tax collection injunctions previously granted by Judge Turner. The bill lists Holding Garner Crockett Owen and Hatcher as attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
Tennessee Fertilizer Co
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Bearden
W. S. McFall
Turner
McFall
Holding & Garner
Crockett Owen
BE. H. & C. P. Hatcher
Howard and Carpenter
Saved His Wife Life By King's New Discovery
O H Brown of Muscadine Alabama credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and a dangerous wound. He reports she recovered quickly after using the remedy and calls it infallible for coughs and colds and other lung troubles. Trial bottle offered free by Woldridge Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Ala
Dr. King
Woldridge CO
Mokoline to Race at Birmingham July 4 Purse $600
Mokoline owned by Dr. A Gibson of Birmingham has been stabled at South Side Park. The horse will be shipped to Birmingham in a few days and driven by Smith Thomas to meet Clipper Jr in a $600 purse race on July 4. The event is expected to be a premier trotting contest and has stirred much local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mokoline
Mokul
A. Gibson
Birmingham
South Side Park
Smith Thomas
Clipper, Jr
Alabama
On Southern Trip for C. M. Academy
Captain R B McGehee Columbia Military Academy coach and teacher, now in Nashville for Vanderbilt commencement, plans a Southern tour from Columbia to recruit students for 1911. He seeks promising material for next season and anticipates an active football year at Academy field with the pigskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. McGehee
Columbia Military Academy
Nashville
CO. M. A
Vanderbilt University
Columbia
McGehee
Election of the County Teachers Meeting Likely Selection
At the July meeting of the county board of education it is very likely that all the remaining teachers will be selected. District advisory boards have not yet reported to the county board but are expected to file their lists with the county superintendent by the next meeting on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Education
Wicely
Lynnville Post Office Moves to New Bank Building
Special to The Herald from Lynnville Tennessee reports the Lynnville post office will shift in a few days to the former First National Bank building due to rising business and crowding. A U S post office inspector recently visited and recommended the change. Postmaster Hickman is pressed by the relocation. The building features a vault and neat fittings. W C Thompson from near Bunch Roller Mills on Rutherford Creek brought the first home grown tomatoes of the season to Columbia, selling baskets in Spring Hill and Columbia with a ready market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Lynnville
Tenn
First National Bank
United States Post Office
Hickman
W. C. Thompson
Rutherford Creek
Columbia
Mr. Thompson
Spring Hill
Burdock Blood Bitters Promised To Purify Blood
An advertisement claims most skin eruptions such as pimples rashes and scrofula stem from impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters is pitched as a cleansing blood tonic that will make you cleareyed clear brained and clear skinned.
Hay Rick Burned by Engine Sparks on Farm
A hay rick on W P Halliday’s farm near Sunnyside was ignited by sparks from a thresher engine. The blaze destroyed the rick and about 100 bushels of wheat. loss estimated around $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W P. Halliday
Sunnyside
Half Wheat Crop Slumps In North Giles Area
In Lynnville Tennessee on June 24 the wheat crop in this part of Giles County is only about half of average. Yields that once reached 25 to 80 bushels per acre now average 7 to 10 bushels, with the best reports only reaching 30 bushels per acre. A mid century reference notes severe drought impact on local harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
Lynnville
Tenn
Gilea
Colored Institute Closes as Examinations End
County Superintendent John P. Graham closed the examinations at the colored institute on Thursday afternoon. Attendance was about 100 students. enrollment for the term exceeded that figure. Papers are now being graded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Graham Mas
Colored Institute
Fire Totals House Owned by Local Men in Summerton
The residence of the family of the late A. C. Smith, once of Columbia, was completely destroyed by fire in Summerton on Thursday night. The house, owned by H. P. Figuers, J. H. Dinning and James A. Smiser of Columbia, and its contents, were a total loss and uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Smith
Columbia
Summerton
H. P. Figuers
J. H. Dinning
James A. Smiser
TRY NEGRO FOR AN ATTEMPTED POISON IN CIRCUIT COURT
ALEX ALEXANDER, a negro, faced circuit court on a charge of putting poison in milk belonging to W B Taylor. Chemist Frank G Smith testified the milk contained caustic alkali, a highly fatal poison, after tests. Sheriff Claude Godwin arrested Alexander last Christmas and he was bound over to trial. defense witnesses to be called Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Alexander
Brown Taylor
Claude Godwin
Frank G. Smith
J. G. Wil, Hameson, Jr
Columbia
Taylor
Alexander
Thomas Barn Burned on Mt Pleasant Pike
Fire destroyed Will Thomas's barn on the Mt Pleasant pike Thursday night including feed, harness, and other contents. Origin under investigation with suspicions of arson. extensive loss partially covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Thomas
Mt Pleasant Pike
Cleaning Effort Under Way at Greenwood Cemetery
Laborers under W. C. Cherry are finishing touches at the historic Greenwood Cemetery in the city’s north. After spring cleaning left stubborn sprouts, crews now eradicate the remaining growth to restore the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Cemetery
W. C. Cherry
J A Sloan Co Opens Branch in Lewisburg
J A Sloan Co announces a new branch house in Lewisburg marking the fourth enterprise by the firm in the past eight years. The expansion reflects ongoing growth and regional reach as the company strengthens its presence in the area.
Sloan opens Lewisburg wholesale grocery store on railroad line
J A Sloan Grocery announces a new Lewisburg branch to serve a large region as the Lontaville Nashville Railroad will pass through Lewisburg. Joe Sloan, head of the firm, was in town to arrange the store opening and will exhibit Sloan Coffee at the forthcoming Maury county fair. This marks the first wholesale grocery in Lewisburg and expands a rapidly growing Tennessee network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Sloan Grocery Company
Lewisburg
Tennessee
J. A. Sloan
J. A. Sloan Company
Joe Sloan
Columbia
Florence
Ala
Fayetteville
Maury County
Lontaville & Nashville
Sloan
Prospects for Columbia Institute Rise on Tour
Rev W B Capers president of Columbia Institute reports a successful extended tour through Alabama and Arkansas. He receives flattering updates from Misses Downey and Henderson in Louisiana and Texas. Prospects look strong and he expects next session attendance to match last fall’s full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Capers
Columbia Institute
Alabama
Arkansas
Capers
Downey
Henderson
Louisiana
Texas
James W. Thomas Initiated in Masonic Lodge
James W. Thomas was initiated as an Entered Apprentice Mason by Columbia lodge No. 31 F. and A. M. The gathering drew a fairly large attendance. The next meeting is the first Thursday night in July with second degree work planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Thomas
Columbia Lodge No
Ular
Dr King's New Life Tills Advertisement
A promotional blurb urging use of Dr Kings New Life Pills to treat constipation indigestion and liver trouble. Claims to regulate liver and bowels, boost overall health, and is offered for 25 cents at Woldridge Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dou
Jersey Cattle Club Formed in Giles County
June 4 at Pulaski a large group of Jersey breeders gathered to organize a Jersey Cattle Club for Giles County. The Herald notes the meeting aimed at promoting Jersey cattle and county registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey Cattle Club
Giles
Herald
Lynnville
Tenn
Pulaski
Giles County
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County Equalization Board
SAY
Board of Equalization
William Thomas Wynn
C. M. Academy
M'Gehee
Rick
Waed Foley
J. P. Graham
Summertown
W. Brown Taylor
F. G. Smith
Thomas
Aspenwall
Texico
Public Square
DOBBINS @ EWING
J. A. Sloan CO
Wholesale Grocery Co
the Herald Co
Chevers
Star
Columbia Herald CO
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