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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
5
People interested in the Elk Carnival can buy an Elk Tie crafted in purple satin featuring a white and red silk embroidered Elk head. Four-in-hand style priced at 50c, other ties and bows ranging from 25c to 50c.
Memorial services for President McKinley were conducted in churches, schools, and at the Tabernacle with many denominations present. Public buildings closed, bells tolled, and most businesses shut as the city observed the funeral. Special to the Herald.
Nicholson Magraoder & Co advertise representing the largest Tornado and Fire insurers plus top Life and Accident companies writing in Tennessee. Office located in Brown Block with both phones listed.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Hight pursued Emma Cates, an unstable woman from Mt. Pleasant, after she slipped from the jail office through an open window and dashed half a block before recapture by Capt. Friel and deputies.
For Kent for the Year 1902 the Cam Locnridge place near Jameson Tennessee contains 40 acres. The Company reserves phosphate mining rights on part of the land and control of all buildings with no other structures allowed. Sealed bids due October 10. Apply to D. W. Burnett Jameson Tenn or R. H. Wright Manager Noel Building Nashville Tenn.
Shoe them right and they will go right Track road or draft horses shod with steel or iron by competent men R ii HATES Bell phone 404 3 30 South Main St.
The deed transfers to Mining and Manufacturing Co a tract in the North District valued between 35000 and 40000 dollars. The consideration includes 10487.50 cash and an assumed loan of 2502 dollars to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co and other valuable considerations.
Mrs Will Calvert and her daughter Nex Calvert were arraigned on assault charges. The court waived examination and bound them over to the Criminal Court. A warrant was served on Mrs Calvert.
Readable fragments describe a local issue prompting attention and action. Names and places are mentioned in passing, signaling a community notice or brief update. The text hints at schooling, meetings, or events but lacks full context for specifics.
W E Barver to Mine Lavalin and J Taylor to Mise Berths Jack are listed as marriage licenses in the latest local notices with names and pairing details.
Nashville figures appear in a flurry of names and movements. Miss Lucy Patton returns from Saabville while Miss Marion Nichola visits from Nashville. Numerous others from Franklin Birmingham Athens Carter's Creek Pulaski and Columbia visit or travel, including Miss Maud Zuccarrero and Laura Huegenisa and Dr W T Owen. Several plan or confirm stays, or return home after trips andCarnival week and Street Fair engagements.
Giles County observers attended a South Side Park clash between Culleoka and Bethell. The Culleokan team triumphed 16 to 7 with Bridges delivering standout pitching and Gough contributing strong defense for Bethell.
Round over. Babe Harmon appeared in Guest's court on the Bear Creek Pike where tearing down a toll was noted. The proceeding did not introduce testimony and no hound was sent to the Criminal Court. Garwood's Sareaparilla advertised as a cure. A B. Raina.
The wedding of Miss Mada Carson and Mr Clyde Latta occurred Wednesday night at the bride's Birmingham home with a small gathering. The couple traveled north by train to Columbia and will spend a week with relatives before returning to Birmingham. Latta is a rising business man in Birmingham and both families extend good wishes. Also, Mr and Mrs Latta attended by relatives and friends. another couple, Miss Lavalia Fuller and Mr W Sarver, wed at the bride's mother's home on South Garden Street. They will visit Lynnville and Franklin, Ky., before settling. Invitations were issued for Miss Ola C Gibson and Mr Oscar A Harrison to marry September 30 at Miss Sallie Wood's home on Palmer Place. Mr Harrison works for I N railroad. Bertha Jack and S J Taylor from Knob Creek were wed on the public square in a buggy.
Wheat storage offer from Citizens' Mercantile Storage Co. Ready to form on you with sacks and store your wheat. Receipts issued for money against stored grain. Bell phone 79. Bridge over the present low prices. Columbia. tf
Entertainment note: Misa Sue Todd Walker entertained a few of her friends Friday evening at her home near the city. The social gathering showcased local hospitality and community ties in a relaxed setting.
Alma Tucker leaves sick list and Mrs. Harlow and Mrs. Milam recover. City Hall entrance decorates for mourning and autumn chill arrives. Mr. and Mrs. Warfield welcome a baby girl. M. E Williamson’s millinery line draws visitors. Hebrew congregation honors Presidents’ memory at Rebekah Hall. Capt. Robi Smith attends hospital dedication at Confederate Soldiers’ Home. Dr. C. Avey Hughes’s twins born in Washington DC. congratulations extended. Second Tennessee Regiment flag shown by Mrs. Tennessee. Maj. Whitthorne to transport to Nashville. Elks Carnival notes. Elks’ gun business, and lumber trade prospects rise with 650,000 feet poplar shipped to Harris & Cole Bron.
Storage firm offers to store wheat if sellers refuse to sell. Notice appears in local listing, quoting readiness to handle grain not moved, with implied purchase option at seven shillings per unit.
Resolutions note the death of Bro I M Powell on September 12 1901. The Official Board lauds his faithful service and prays for his widow and children. A copy is to be sent to the widow and to the Nashville Christian Advocate, the Midland Methodist, and the county seat. Committee members are A Quarterman T B Gilliam and W D Cameron.
The Averyholy store promotes the Elks Carnival as the largest crowd event in Columbia history. It boasts a new stock from a recent market return with full department readiness in dry goods carpets shoes and clothing. The shop will close Saturday September lab and Monday September 2 for holiday observance.
Dr Joe B Erwin of Elm Street church Nashville will preach at Cross Bridges Methodist church next Sunday at 11 am assisting Rev W A Leath in a revival series. He is a leading Tennessee Conference minister. The revival promises spiritual renewal with sermons on the life in the new morning and evening. All seeking old time religion are invited to attend.
Memorial service in honor of the late President McKinley will be held at the First Methodist church next Sunday night. It will be a union meeting with participation expected from all city churches. The Alexander church meeting on the circuit closed last Monday with 25 conversions led by Rev. Ian Hensley. Rev. J. W. Hatcher to start a protracted meeting at Godwin Chapel next Sunday afternoon.
Dr J H Wilkes prominent Golumbi physician underwent an operation for glaucoma in the left eye. After last week’s procedure failed to help, the eye was removed by Dr Graddy of Nashe. Friends sympathize as he recovers and shows improvement.
Three Cory mornings remind that summer has passed and fall is here. Jenk Frost makes his first appearance Wednesday, noticeable in low places. Fires and weary wraps offer comfort as the melancholy days and sore yellow leaves approach.
A quirky fragment mentions a millinery venture and a cordial greeting to visitors in the city. An unsigned note from M. B. Wituitanson invites attention during winter days, with a cautious emphasis on calling upon the writer while in town.
A string of obituaries details Elwie Frierson's death at age thirteen after a brief illness at her Wear Seventh Street home. The piece notes burial at Root Hill cemetery and tributes from family. Other notices cover deaths of S. W. Bates in Mississippi from accidental gunfire, Isaac M. Powell with Masonic honors, Catherine Porter at Carter's Creek, and multiple bereavements of local families with funeral arrangements and cemetery burials.
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