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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
5
A compact sermon on holiness as the path to happiness and the unchanging moral laws underpinning heaven and hell. It argues that regeneration, personal holiness, and future punishment are essential doctrines, and that God and Christ embody eternal, universal truths beyond human moods or mercy alone.
A Catholic priest in El Paso reports to federal prosecutor Lewellyn that a Texas Indian pueblo worships a giant serpent to which newborn babies are fed. He describes a cloistered residence where a dozen families formed a pueblo, with many babies unaccounted for, and alleges interference by territorial authorities after Lewellyn filed the priest’s affidavit.
In Mt Pleasant city election Tuesday, J. P. Warnock elected Mayor while C. C. Ross Cecil Brownlow and A. L. Ward win Alderman seats. One hundred votes cast with no opposition.
The June Taylor Trotwood Magazine arrives with a detailed article on Jefferson Davis site by Senator Taylor. Illustrations include the Federal jury that indicted Davis after his capture, noting eight or ten black jurors. Also features Historic Highways of the South and The History of the Hals plus stories.
Luxora Ark May 28 Dan Holden a barber is under arrest in Hyde Park charged with the murder of Harry Davis. Holden lured Davis to a free shave and then slit his throat severing the jugular. He admits guilt but claims the act was justifiable because Davis ruined his home and caused a divorce years earlier in Springfield Missouri. Holden wore a beard to blend in with Doyle for days before luring Davis.
Commencement events run June 9 to 14 with an annual sermon by Rev. W. A. Progine, primary exercises, annual concert and class of elocution, address by J. T. McKinsick, and a debate. Class honors awarded. public invited to attend all events.
The closing oat sale at Cleburne Farm, founded by the late Capt M C Campbell, drew buyers from the South as well as northern regions. Sixty-five horses and ponies sold for about 20 035 with stallion Directs Star commanding top estimates near 2000. Prominent visitors praised Campbell and the old Brown Hat received wild applause as the famed stock was exhibited.
A ledger like note reports Jersey cattle sales with Mona's Golden Maid fetching 400 dollars while several Jerseys sold to Nashville buyers. The text oddly shifts to health claims for Burdock Blood Bitters promising liver and stomach digestion benefits amid a stray symptom line.
BL Morrow buys 125 acres from J A Goodman for 6000 dollars on Cathey's creek. The land is said to yield phosphate deposits. An advertisement notes Dean's Ointment for itching skin and minor wounds, claiming cures for various skin ailments.
Popular Mechanics reports on jaw strength with figures from Dr. Joseph Head. It notes human jaws exert 150 to 300 pounds, but grinding foods uses less force than direct biting. Diet effects vary by food type and quality, with ranges for corned beef 20 pounds to roast beef 20–35 pounds, and boiled beef three pounds.
The Rev D Fourthly delivered an evening lesson from the book of 08 as a Chicago Tribune report notes. A sudden unexplained accident caused all electric lights to go out leaving the church in total darkness. He urged Silent Prayer for the electric light company.
Circuit Court grand jury foreman P E Wood presides as members discuss new vagrancy law from the recent Legislature. They consider violations, liquor laws, and the sale of intoxicants for domestic use, noting possible need for exceptions. Other laws including the Anti Tuberculous statute are touched on during the session.
Forest and Stream notes the enduring term breechloader for modern guns while Kentucky rifles persist in small shops. The shift to breechloading and cheaper muzzleloaders changes barrel making, as old handwork yields to rapid modern production, preserving only the stock and flintlock nostalgia for some gunmakers.
The Manchester Union notes a split between a federal judge and the Kansas Supreme Court. Kansas recently ruled that brewers and liquor dealers with cold-storage and supply houses are outlaws, appointing receivers to seize their property. Federal Judge Pollock reportedly issued an injunction prohibiting Kansas City officials from hindering Missouri beer wagons, citing interstate commerce.
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