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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
2
Tennessee Senate actions include moves to enforce fee collection within 30 days, extend certain educational measures, and authorize convict leasing under prison board oversight. House actions cut governor and staff salaries, debated mansion expenses, and approved insurance investigations while adjournment plans and local bills proceeded.
Columbia readers are alerted to unmistakable kidney trouble symptoms including thick cloudy urine with sediment, back ache, headaches, fatigue, and possible dropsy or diabetes. Citizens are urged to try Doan’s Kidney Pills, with local endorsements from K Cherry of Ninth St, Columbia Tenn, and purchase at Adams & Martin drugstore for 50 cents.
At a Uni tarian Club dinner in New York the Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones from Chicago argued that large hats worn by women reveal world sins. He cited a Chicago store he claims panders to male vanity, stating it fuels wives flashy spending and young girls desire for finery, threatening home economies.
Nashville Tenn May 1 Gov Patterson Friday pardoned Robert Sweat convicted at the January 1902 term of the Chester county circuit court in two cases of tippling without license and sentenced to six months in the workhouse and $150 fine in each case He was supported by the prosecutor and eight trial jurors claiming Sweat's parents need his support He had served six to seven months on the county road and was now in jail.
In an April Friday accident on the McMinnville branch of the NC and St. L lines, engineer Walter Bobo, fireman Austin Trimble, and brake man W J Maddux died after their coal and freight train struck a horse and derailed near Doyle Station. All were prominent local railroad men and Knights of Pythias members. Bobo and Maddux were well regarded in Tullahoma and the region.
General Dodge recounts the capture and execution of Sam Davis and the fate of Coleman and Shaw. He notes Davis refused to disclose his sources despite efforts to save him, describing Davis as a brave, honorable youth and praising his integrity and patriotism amid the spy trial.
Waverly Tennessee reports a sensational threat to Attorney General Bowman written from Clarksville and signed by night riders. The letter warns of fear if state actions proceed and claims the writers will watch the attorney closely. Court adjourned to Monday with sharp questions over defense objections and a push to speed trials.
Messrs. W. P. Ridley and W. A. Dale of Columbia have purchased the half mile from Franklin, acquiring 262 acres for 30000 dollars, about 121 dollars per acre. The farm is described as one of Williamson county’s fine properties, fertile, well improved, conveniently located and well watered.
The Hague reports the birth of a princess to Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry. Heralds in Dutch dress toured the city delivering a proclamation while crowds celebrated despite rain. The event boosts national pride and renews ties with the House of Orange.
Jones Bunch is credited with the year's largest trout in Middle Tennessee, landing a six pound monster from Shoal Creek last week. Mosars, Bob Walker, Gus McMillin, and Harry Dixon were other party members, with only a few fish caught but of good size. The champion head is at The Columbia Herald office.
Fragmentary text shows court notice referencing ex parte actions, publishing four weekly entries, and clerks named Akin and Figuers. The legible pieces hint at a legal filing or complaint with dates around April and June, but details are unclear due to degraded OCR.
By virtue of authority under mortgage proceedings in the fourth district of Maury County Tennessee, J H Dinning attorney announces a land sale on May 5 at the Court House door Columbia. A two acre tract with house, bounded by Kilcrease and Wortham, lies nine miles from Columbia. Terms cash. Equity of redemption, no homestead rights.
Lines honor Maj. W J with vows of service and compassion. The poem recalls his courage, generosity, and steadfast care for the weak and afflicted, praising his life as a guiding light in the city’s heart. A white forget-me-not blossom symbolizes his enduring memory in the community.
The charter of the Phoenix Savings Bank and Trust Company has been filed for registration. The capital stock is $26,000. Incorporators include H. O. Fulton W. B. Greenlawn John A. Oakes BR. 8 McLemore and J. L. Hutton.
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