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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
2
A local sale advertises marked down linens and garments including 14 to 17 sizes shirts, linen collars, book gingham, bleached domestic, corset covers, Cambric skirts, gowns and undergarments. Prices listed under ten cents to two dollars with wide variety and emphasis on value as cotton goods rise.
The early closing law reduced boisterous crowds and drunkenness on nights when downtown visitors were in town. Saloons closed early, with no more than eight arrests for drunkenness or disorderly conduct, and public order was maintained.
Miscellany of small ads and updates from Maury and surrounding counties. Items mention sales at Satterfield & Dodson, furniture and farm equipment, bus and school notes, travel to Athens and Franklin, local auctions, agricultural buys, school transfers, political candidacy, and town happenings in Pulaski, Columbia, and neighboring areas.
Members of the Columbia Number Bs of Free and Accepted Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic hall at nine o'clock to attend the funeral of Brother I. M. Powell. J. H. Dugger announces the arrangement.
A terse help note requests purchase of a 100 J and fresh retreat item described as fat and not over six years old. The inquiry, written in rough terms, seeks a write or tira and involves a brief call for action.
An Elks sponsored popularity contest at Maury County Carnival offers a beautifully engraved loving cup to the most popular young lady. Votes cost 10 cents and the cup is presented by the Elks at Watkina Harlin Evans store, with the design marking enduring friendships and the gift’s yearly net reminder. American Wire Fence may be offered for sale by Pattereele & Dodson.
Franklin Tenn Sept W Deputy United States Marshal J M Duggan of Maury County was tried in city court this afternoon on carrying concealed weapons and shooting inside the corporation. The first charge was dismissed but a fine of 84 and costs 26 30 was assessed for firing his pistol. Duggan fired three shots at Will Baugh in the Telephone building Monday morning without hitting him. Vogeso had arrested the colored man for whisky selling and attempted escape down the steps. The shooting caused a strong street sensation in a crowded area.
The Nashville Banner reports that Mt Pleasant phosphate fields may merge into one company. Counsel John G Gray of Wilmington Delaware and Henry Doterer of American Phosphate are in Nashville conference with Middle Tennessee phosphate leaders. Gray claims the deal is practically done, while other sources doubt final consummation.
One red poll and a short horn bull for sale. Extra, good stock. Columbia Stock Yard Co tf.
In one case Sarah Ragsdale seeks payment of notes on land sold to P M Thompson claiming the deed was fraudulently placed before her as she was old and feeble. She requests a decree for the note amount and a lien on the landed property. A second suit by W B Turner administrator and others seeks sale of estate lands free from homestead and dower rights to satisfy homestead values and debts, with an exhibit showing an offer to buy the land for 820,000 GT.
If you need disc plows disc harrows and grain drills come to J. P. Street Co. We carry stock of the heat.
The Commonwealth against W. S. Taylor Charles Finley Berry Howard John Laws and William Franklin was continued by the Frankfort Circuit Court to the January term.
A rental notice referencing the Vi jin Carolina company lists an available space with unspecified details and a forthcoming lease inquiry. The fragmentary text suggests a business property listing with contact or terms not fully provided in the readable portion.
In Frankfort, Circuit Judge Cantrill assails lax juries and corrupt press over Goebel murder. He denounces pulpits and public opinion shaping, cites Governor Roosevelt’s protection of Taylor as a dangerous precedent, and links Kentucky’s crisis to a broader national spike in crime and political retaliation.
A local shop advertises a wide assortment of school slates pencils ink and holders, crayons, colored paper and second hand books. It markets bargains on 4H¢ Ladies' Luxamer Cor net note paper sheets and toilet articles, including soap powder pills and undergarments at reduced prices. The ad lists straw hats and clothing items at low prices.
Jar rubbers dozen wax jelly glasses varnish and polish priced by the piece. Chairs seats feather and wool dusters offered with various small prices. Nickel plated stand with shade decorative window shades and cloth shades advertised. Wall paper business still active with patterned bolts offered from cheap to moderate prices.
Judge Cantrill vows the law will prevail and prays for the safety of the President and William Goebel. He notes repeated threats against court officers since the prosecution began and asserts he and his colleagues will never waver in pursuing Commonwealth cases and delivering juries' verdicts.
The State Confederate Association will convene in Lewisburg on October 9 and 10 to discuss events, policies, and organizational matters relevant to member groups and regional activities.
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