The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-02
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STATE NEWS,

A rumor which has been current
Tor ten days past in Nashville has
reached Chattanooga. Report has it
that Richard Croker. the big chief OF
Tammauy hall, New York, has pur-
chased tho Nashville American. 1t
will be remembered that some two
months ago Mr.. Croker purchased
half interest in the Bell Meade farm.
paying therefor cash consideration
Of S25O,OO0. 1t is not definitely known
whether the runOr of the sale is
authentic, but it il wpll-kuOwu fact
shat the Nashville paper is for sale.
Chattanooga Times.
The Bristol Courier has determined
TO run oG the cash basis hereafter,
and speaking on the subject says:
"ThOse who are disposed TO cuas IL
for adopting the pay down system
will please call and loCG at Que list
Of deliuquentH. If that does not
satisfy th-m that we ara right, We
will make them present OF a years
subscription.
Messrs. Schieren aud Brand are in
Bristol arranging forthe erection OF
the buildings tor their large tapnery
The first loads OF tsnbark were de.
livered on the grounds on Monday
and a large supply has been cOu-
tracted for. Several railway 0fIic,-
ais have been there iOc ting side
tracks, etc, aud there is lothiug to
hinder the early operation Of the big
enterprise.
The stock has been subscribed and
first-cIass creamery at this place IL
n certainty. Toe stock has all been
Saken by good farmers. men who TX
rect to furnish from 10 to 81 cow
each and will take an interest in Thu
enterprise. w. Ct. Moss is now in
Chicago making arrangements for
machinery and in a fsw days the
work OF putting up b first class
creamery will be under way. There
is nothing that will put mure money
in a county than creamery run a.
it should be. Lst u- have more enter
orises of this kind. Union City is
coming 10 the trout in this line
Union City Commercial.
The case of Elizabeth Atkinson Of
Reese, Tenn, is attOrding MI opror-
tuuity for study to the medical fra
ternity. The young lady has just
completed u fast Of thirty-twO days.
She has frequently gone without
eating before for periods OF from ten
to fourteen days, taking only q little
water occasionally. She refuses to
take any medicine. She has been
afflicted in the manner described for
over eighteen months.
John Fletcher and Edgar Euoch-,
two yOuLhS of the Stribbling com
munity in Gibson County, unwisely
loved the same girl and, Ms a natural
consequence II tistic scrap resulted.
While leaving Stribbling prayer
meeting Thursday night, EuUch,
vas struck with club, receiving h
serious scalp wound. The missile
glanced and struck a young lady
Knocking her down aud seriously
bruisug limb. Others engaged in
she difficulty aud many sore heads
resulted. Fletcher was arrested,
With three companions, and released
on bond.
B. w. Buford, recently Of Elm
wood, Tenn, committed Ruicide at
Port Angeles, Wash, Friday, by
shooting himself through the heart.
BufOrd was 20 Years old aud was
we'll connected IN Tennessee. His
brother WAS prominent AT Lebanon,
Tenn. The cause OF the suicide was
his infatuation for Miss Mcdonald,
" years old, whom he had followed
TO Port Angeles from his Tennessee
home last March. The girl refused
to marry him 1T present, saying that
she was too young and they were not
prepared financially for the RESPONSE
Ties OF married life.
y recent report from Milan says
that the strawberry shipments from
that section have been discontinued
and Notwithstanding the cool wealth
er aud short crop the shipments have
been quite satisfactory. The follow
ing ligIres are official, and demon
strate the value OF the crop and
amount OF money put in circulation
-Four thousand cases were shipped
over the Illinois Central and l42 over
the Louisville & Nashville, 500 case.
Went by express, making n total OF
1000 cases. Besides the strawberry
shipments Immense quantities OF
peas, beets, cabbage and other truck
products were sent from this market
One thousand three hundred and
swenty-ODe cases of strawberries