County Finances Improve. Site Near Merriweather Monument Offered
County finances show improvement over last year as territory around the Merriweather Lewis Monument in Lewis, Lawrence and Maury counties is offered to Lawrence and Maury for War Department use. The proposed site meets all requirements for small arms and artillery practice. Tulla Homa and Jackson compete for Big Army School. Mt Pleasant and other towns will cooperate with Columbia. Immediate action is urged to land this big plum and will require a great deal of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriwether Lewis
Lewis, Lawrence
Maury
Lawrence
WAR Department
Tullahoma
Jackson
BIG Army School
MT. Pleasant
Columbia
Lewis Monument
J. A. Sloan
Board of Trade
W. F. Anderson
Tennessee
West Tennessee
W. C. Whitthorne
Joe T Anderson enters race for Maury County clerk
Joe T Anderson announces candidacy for Maury County circuit court clerk. He emphasizes party loyalty to the Democratic committee and says he supports an early primary but will accept the committee's decision. Anderson has long operated in Columbia's Mercantile sector and is related to local business figures. The article also notes Columbia's bid to host an Army training camp and reports Maury County's financial statement showing cash balances and detailed receipts and disbursements for the year ending September 1, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe T. Anderson
Maury County
Anderson
Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Joe Anderson
Columbia
Embry & Anderson
South Columbia
Anderson Morton Grocery Co
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Pleasant
W. F
Eugene Anderson
Columba
Emmett Anderson
Army of Voters
Negroes Alleged Slackers Arrested in Draft Charge
Neoaw 78, Marshal E. L. David: two negroes named Foster arrested for failing to register for the military draft in Lawrenceburg. They claim to be under the age limit, but white witnesses will testify they are within it. The preliminary trial will be before Com. Terror Crews. The pair reside in the Scott's community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neoaw
E. L. David
Lawrenceburg
New
Shvll Foster
Scott's
Pleasant Mount Union Meeting Opens Revival At Church
Large congregations attend the Pleasant Mount church revival led by Rev. F P McCall of the Florida Methodist conference. Many conversions reported, others being helped by strong sermons. Countywide attendance invited. Revival began last Sunday and will continue ten days, as long as interest lasts.
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Pleasant Mount Church
F. P. McCall
Florida Methodist Conference
Old Partnership Renewed In Apple Trade Venture
R. 8. McCarty of Columbia and S. E. Callendar of Gallatin renew a longstanding partnership entering wholesale apple business. They travel from Columbia to Nashville then visit Illinois Indiana orchards en route to Virginia and West Virginia. They plan to buy heavily, store for winter trade, and ship quantities to Columbia and Nashville.
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McCarty
Columbia
Callendar
Gallatin
Nashville
Ilinois
Indiana
Virginia
West Virginia
Hardison Buys Alexander and Dodson Farm on Bear Creek
W. J. Alexander and R. P. Dodson sold their 150 acre Bear Creek pike farm to J. H. Hardison for 10000 through Figuers Realty Co. The property, once the old Carr place, was improved by Alexander and Dodson into a leading grass and stock farm. Figuers advertised extensive corn production claims, tying local optimism to a booming Maury County crop and a projected 12 barrels per acre on 40 acres. The county corn crop estimates, driven by campaigns like Corn Was King, foreshadowed substantial prosperity with projections of 150000 corn acres yielding 8–10 barrels per acre and a countywide crop value around 12 million dollars. Continued in Page Three.
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W. J. Alexander
R. P. Dodson
Bear Creek Pike
J. H. Hardison
Figuers Realty Co
Alexander and
Dodson
Old Carr Place
Maury County
Piquers Realty Co
Herald
Figuers
the Herald
Figuers Realty Company
McLean
Large crowds gather in Columbia with no arrests Monday
A large but peaceful crowd gathered in Columbia Monday. Sheriff Griffin told Herald reporters there was not a single arrest by county or city authorities, marking the quietest such gathering he has seen in months. City officials agreed.
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Columbia
City O Merals
Griffin
Herald
Location commission to ratify farm site for Middle Tennessee Experiment station
The University committee findings are to be ratified by the location commission and county court. The selected tract near Columbia Military Academy includes 650 acres across several farms and lies west of the academy property. Mt Pleasant Hampshire and Williamsport pikes border the site with new highways planned, enabling quick county access. State of Tennessee to purchase and begin operations after harvest and site clearance, with work starting soon.
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Columbia Military Academy
Jas
J. Finney
DR. & R. Hardison
W. P. Ridley
T. N. Figuers
Maury County
J. T. McKnight
Tom C. Rye
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
Capitol
Dean H. A. Morgan
University of Tennessee
Mrs. Culberhouse
C. P. Hatcher
George McFall
Bligh
Crowell
W. D. Hastings
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Hampshire
Williamsport
University
Squires
Denton
J. C. Taylor
R. H. Guest
W. P. Russell
State of
Tennessee
Handa
Twenty two recruits enlisted in Australia call to serve
Sergeant Suvern at the local recruiting office reports thirty five applicants for enlistment in August. Thirteen were rejected leaving twenty two recruits for the different branches of the United States Army. His exhortation to join is Come on men, let's go to France.
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United States Army
Suvern
France
Webster Jr. Announces Candidacy for County Court Clerk
Will J. Webster Jr. announces his run for county court clerk. A Maury County native, he is son of Hon. W. J. Webster, a longtime livestock industry leader. He has law training, works with W. M. Tolley farm, and plans to seek the Democratic nomination in the primary, pledging to abide by the county executive committee’s timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will J. Webster, Jr
Mr. Webster
W. J. Webster
Maury County
Webster
Nashville
W. M. Tolley
Columbia Officers Assigned to Duty at Camp Wheeler
Five Columbia boys activated for Camp Wheeler duty in Macon Georgia are Captains Robert Lee Tolley and DeWitt Clinton Smith Lieutenants Herbert F R Dyer O L Farris Joseph M Hays and Clark H Hutton. Dyer serves in the 122nd Infantry with Florida troops Tolley and Smith in the 124th Infantry with Georgia troops Farris and Hagee in the 59th Depot Brigade with Florida and Alabama troops Hutton leads in the 116th Field Artillery Georgia troops.
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Columbia
Camp Wheeler
Macon
Robert Lee Tolley
DeWitt Clinton Smith
Herbert FR. Dyer
O. L. Farris
Joseph M. Hays
Clark H. Hutton
Shelbyville
Cers
Dyer
122Nd Infantry
Florida
Smith
Tolley Tre
124Th Infantry
Georgia
C. L. Farris
Joseph M. Hagee
Alabama
116Th Field Artillery
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Mt. Pleasant and
Hampshire Pikes
J. W. Adkigon
J. CD. Cathey
John W. Adkison
Adkison
J. D. Cathey
Pleasant Mount
Union Meeting
Illi
Nois, Indiana and
J. H.hardison
Alexander & Dodson Farm
Bear Creek
Sections
Aus
W. J. Webster, JR
Athens, GA
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