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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
3
The Pride of the State touts Model Mill flour as the wholesome choice for households. It claims the flour yields the finest bread biscuits cakes pies and pastries and is made from the finest selected wheat grown by Model Mill Company.
Horace Burleson returns from a trip to Bristol while Oliver Johnson and others visit for business. Numerous residents and out-of-town guests are listed visiting Bristol, Erwin, Limestone, and nearby towns. Recruiting, church events, and Fourth of July activities appear alongside social visits and notable local movements through Bristol and surrounding communities.
Four miles north of Limestone at Clear Spring in Greene county, D Arm strong aged 88 died last Thursday at 3 p m after a three month illness. He was prominent in church and educational affairs and is survived by a widow seven sons and three daughters. Funeral Friday at 8 p m at Pleasant Vale with the Rev Columbus Duncan conducting the service followed by interment in the Pleasant Vale cemetery.
A Thursday evening party hosted by Bare Morrison and Gun nar Telman at W. Barrton’s residence on Lamont street featured games and refreshments. Attendees included Mayme Bryan Eleanor Exam Mary Gertrude Lyle and others. An advertisement urged Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for summer diarrhoea in children.
J D Carry formerly lived on Cherokee has been elected a commissioner of Enid Oklahoma. In the rush for oil in Oklahoma he was a winner. He and his sons have grown watermelons for seeds and made money. They have about 2100 acres of melons this year.
A.J. Mackey of Conkling who runs a small limestone factory and holds a patent broom holder has sold the U S rights for 38000 dollars. He is now negotiating with Canadian parties regarding Canada rights and disposition.
Rev. B. Vaught, pastor of Munsey Memorial Methodist church, elected financial agent of Emory and Henry college at Emory Virginia. He will devote full time to the college’s finances and is finishing his fourth year as pastor here. Also a note recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough, sold by dealers.
James Smith, a prominent farmer from the Chuckey river area, received word Monday that his son was killed in a railroad accident in California on the 2d instant. The young man had served many years in rail work and was just beginning his best run after visits home to Tennessee. The body will arrive in Telford Saturday morning and the funeral will be at New Salem church Sunday. He came from a respected family and was known as a Christian man.
Mrs. William B Turnhill of Crooksville Ohio appeals to the Zanesville Times Recorder seeking public sentiment against minor employment by the Anti-Saloon League as dry detectives. She says her son Andrew, a minor, was sworn to secrecy and pressed to gather evidence by drinking at saloon bars. She asks why Christian temperance workers oppose saloons yet push boy detectives and claims the temperance element ruined her son and harmed her family.
Gen Clement A Evans former commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans dies at 79 in Atlanta after a month at death’s door Bright's disease. He leaves several children at his bedside funeral plans to be announced tomorrow. Evans served as CIC of UCV from 1908 to 1910 and later honorary commander in chief amid health struggles.
A large morning crowd flocked from all directions to a village Fourth of July celebration. Floats, carriages, dolls, babies, and business displays paraded along Main Street under Old Glory. A Salvation Army wagon won praise for its motto. A free concert delighted attendees before rain interrupted the lively program, yet the day remained orderly and well received.
Debate on a proposed constitutional amendment to elect U S senators by direct popular vote. It faces Senate two thirds and potential state ratification, likely years before effect. Critics say direct elections enable corporate money to control Senate outcomes, favoring metropolitan areas over rural voters.
Washington July 1 A sweeping inquiry into all express companies in the United States under interstate commerce laws was ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission on its own motion. Most carriers except Long Island filed new tariffs late yesterday showing rate reductions, with comparisons to existing rates expected to take months. The new filings will not affect the investigation.
A working man recounts a dream of four rats approaching in order. The son offers a modern Joseph interpretation naming the saloon keeper, the mother and himself as the lean rats, and the father as the blind rat. The tale appears amid a jumble of notices and advertisements.
An humorous piece from the Louiville Post recounts a druggist entering heaven and asking St Peter about city directories, hair remedies for bald heads, door knobs, soda fountains, stamps, and telephones. Saint Peter replies no to each question, noting heaven’s lack of these earthly items. The anecdote ends with the druggist deciding to enter heaven anyway.
Cleveland July 3 Clifton M Rawlins a druggist appealed to the department of justice and the recent U S Supreme Court tobacco decision is now applied to United Cigar Stores causing two new Cleveland outlets to be abandoned This marks the first instance of the decision being put into effect locally
Newly elected Mayor W A Dickinson and Aldermen Frank Taylor M A Curtis M Snodgrass and C E Burchfield were sworn in last night and set to work naming city officers Recorder W R Ponder City Attorney G O Bells City Physician Dr Harry Miller City Commissioner P McDonsid Chief of Police W F Jones Assistant Officers J I Campbell W G Fogieman Dave Netherly In this complete change only the two police officers remain from the prior board.
Asheville announces the release of manager Mills for alleged rule infractions. L. L. Hobbs is appointed manager for the remainder of the season. Pitching staff member Addison Buel is also released as part of the shakeup.
The Washington County Court on Wednesday rejected a bond plan to build a Memphis to Bristol highway across the county and defeated alternate routes through Limestone Tel Horde Jonesboro and Johnson City. The court postponed courthouse plans and set a committee of one member from each civil district with an expert to inspect the courthouse and report on its condition.
The city mourns Col J L Wofford who died Tuesday from paralysis at 72. A Confederate Army hero famed for bravery, he arrived from Mississippi in the 1890s and became a prominent, progressive figure with many friends. Survived by two sons PTL and Geo P Wofford and a daughter Mrs Allen Alar ms. Interment plans to be announced in Washington.
James A Mitchell died Monday afternoon at Water Avenue after months of illness. He was about years old and leaves a widow and three children. He was a faithful employee at the C C&C Oreos and held the confidence of his associates. Rev Dayton Dobbs conducted funeral services at the residence and interment followed at a nearby cemetery.
Damage claims against Mexico totaling 250000 dollars have been filed with the state department in Washington. Local representatives say the claims arise from deaths and injuries at El Paseo during the Jumex battle, with individual amounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to 25000 dollars.
Fort Worth police report Mrs. Mie. T. Goodwin fired twice at a Black intruder at midnight while alone with her four year old baby, the bullet piercing the heart and killing him. Authorities and local businessmen launched a subscription to award her a bravery medal.
A strong earthquake last Saturday caused considerable damage at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton near Oakland California. The 86 inch telescope shifted three quarters of an inch from its base on the concrete pier making the quake the most severe ever felt at the site.
The following is an exact systemenk of the condition of the Bank of Commerce Johnson City Tennessee at the close of business January 0th 1011 made to the comptroller of the treasury Nashville Tennessee W. B. Miller enabler sworn this 6th day of duty 1011 Notary Public O. K. Ellsworth Depositor's Notice Indicates balances and deposits with entry requirements for the public.
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