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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
1
The Moore and Son firm acquires the mill property on East Seventh Street to expand larger quarters for male business operations.
R F Moore and Son plans expand to a two acre site on Seventh Street to erect a modern feeding and auction barn for horses and mules. The upgrade includes a central auction ring, improved lighting and ventilation, separate horse compartments, and capacity for hundreds of livestock, with work starting immediately ahead of the fall mule season.
Higher grades finish term on Friday night with lower grades to continue two more weeks. Regular closing exercises set for May 1 featuring speakers. County Superintendent Graham Prof W N Bingham principal and EB L Bishop of the state board of health spoke at Friday night meeting.
The Columbia Equal Suffrage League issues a bold Herald edition in support of women’s suffrage in Maury County. Led by President Miss Carolyn Williams, the group sent the 1400 Daily Herald subscribers plus 3000 extra readers. Members helped wrap, mail, obtain ads, prepare copy, and arrange photos, delivering a vigorous, well organized edition.
Mrs. H. B. Huston slipped on ice on the back porch after a hail storm at Mrs. Smith’s home corner of Sixth and North Garden streets. She broke one leg in two places and is resting well after immediate care. Mrs. Huston travels with husband from Bessemer Alabama and rooms with Mrs. Smith. Mr. Huston is a nephew of Mrs. Dedman.
Maury County farmers expect a substantial rise in corn planting this year after a near total failure of the wheat crop. Estimates from across the county indicate the normal corn acreage will grow by about fifty percent or more, contingent on rains. Oats and pastures suffer from moisture shortages, and hay supplies will be tight due to winter damage to clover and grasses.
Paymaster seed corn remains in strong demand as Prof. Farria obtains a Murfreesboro inquiry on supply and price. He locates a small lot with Mr. Mayberry at Sawdust and arranges shipment. Farris estimates at least 1,500 bushels have been sold in the county this season.
The annual Culleoka school meeting will omit the previously enjoyed basket dinner after discussions among the school board principal and civic league president. The rally is set for Friday May 11 with speeches at 1 p.m. and an advisory board to be elected for the coming year.
Reverend W. T. Haggard will deliver the commencement sermon for the County High School on May 13 at 11 o clock, as 30 graduates prepare to receive diplomas. Examinations run through May 18 with class day May 17, and the graduating class includes names such as Lawrence Alexander and Charlotte Bain.
Special to The Herald from Trinidad Colorado reports hope faded for rescuing more than 100 miners entombed in the Hastings mine of Victor American Fuel near Ludlow. Rescuers reached 2000 feet into the mine but extreme heat halted further progress and no survivors seem likely.
Land transfers worth over 82000 were probated in the County Court Clerk Arch W Lipscombs office this week. State tax receipts exceed 30,000. A major deed recorded transfers an undivided one half interest in the Highlands Stock Farm on the Cullooka pike from W Keen and wife to T A Bedford for 20000.
Mr and Mrs Artie Bryan intend to settle permanently in the county. They were impressed by the county's beauty and fertility since Mrs Bryan arrived as demonstration agent and plan to buy a home locally.
The Federal Farm Loan Association of Maury County will hold a board meeting in the grand jury room at 1 o clock Monday afternoon. Capt. J. N. Meroney, the president, says a majority of directors is needed and the association is making steady progress aimed at aiding local farmers.
The Mt Pleasant Oil and Gas company awarded boring contracts to W J Holmes of Tulsa Oklahoma for wells in the Aetna area. Machinery has arrived and will be set up soon with drilling to start in two to three weeks. The exact number of wells is not yet known but tests will thoroughly survey the county’s oil producing section.
Machinery for use in boring wells for the Aetna Oil and Gas Company has arrived. The tool set will be placed promptly and boring will start almost at once. The company, the first oil concern organized in the county, plans to rush the work with no delays and hopes for quick oil strikes.
May first to May eighth marks National Baby Saving Week as Mothers Congress promotes lectures on infant care across the nation. Dr Bishop of the Nashville City Board of Health will speak at McDowell School Friday night May 4 in Columbia on rural sanitation and the baby saving campaign. an informal social will follow in the school auditorium. Parents friends and physicians are urged to attend and support the effort.
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