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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
A LESSON IN FINANCE FOR
VOTERS.

Through the courtesy OF Captain W..
N. Hughes, the Herald is in receipt OF
a COPY of the Gainesville, Florida,
Daily Sun. from which we make the
following clipping:
editor Sun: The argument is
sometimes heard that the adjustment
OF the saloon will ruin the business
interests of the county. OF course
there is really nothing in 1t, but 1t is
being used to fair advantage with
some people. Let us look at the
matter as honest and fair minded men.
There are ten, saloons in the county,
each one paying 81. 600 license, making
total of $40 O0U But, remember
that one half of this money is sent out
of the county into the State treasury.
One half of the remainder, or $3.50 OF
each 81, 900 is paid into the county
treasury, leaving $3.50 of each license
to remain in tue city or town where
the saloon is located. So that for each
saloon, the city or town pays out 500
in order to get the sum Of $3.50 back.
Is that good bust ness practlcef
"Look at the question from another
standpoint. There are four saloons in
Gainesville. They make = clear profit
of about 49, 600 each. or $40. OOO for
all four OF them, each year. The
records show that their barroom
property amounts to $5, 200. Do you
know of any other business which
upon an investment of $5, 200 you can
make net profit of $40, 600 per year?
Just think Of such an abnormal result
Who pays this $40, OOO1 The average
man helps some, the ricn very little,
but the poor man pays the great bulk
of it. Now, let me ask sensible
question: If this enormous amount
OF money did not go into the saloons
wonid it not go into the hands OF other
merchants? Every merchant or busl-
ness man who votes wet, votes against
his own business. OF course those who
pay this large amount OF money for
drink, would, it the saloons were
closed. pay for clothes, groceries,
hardware, books, dress goods, ana az
tue needful and useful things Wnlch
poenle need, There is not merchant
an this town that is making prof t
of $40, 600 per year; yet one OF our
saloons has made O net profit Ct $1a, 900
I'm All Investment Of a little over
n O0Ol Is 1t not about time that those
whose business benefits society should
have an opportunity to make some some
pood profits? What has Gainesville
TO show for this $40, 600 net profits
Her people have nothing to show for
1t. The men who paid out their hard
cash have nothing but memory that
is not pleasant The money has not
been spent to Improve Gainesville.
What has become of It'll Let any man
answer these facts if he can. Every
laporer, merchant aud professional
man is made poorer by the success OF
the saloons 10 impoverish the 'aboi
of any given community Will result II
the impoverishmen of the entire
people. Labor Is the only source OF
wealth we have. The negro Is sc
vitality connected with our wealth tina
70 make him poor and inetficien
means to take just SO much value
from the farmer, and merchant an'
others.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

IL is rather early Yet. but the
interest in the Mt. Pleasant mayOralty
race has started some talk about
Columb ; municipal election to be
pulled of next December. The Law
and Order people will of course oppose
the present administration not on
speclaI but on general grounds. and
the tight will b.. not only on a high
moral plane. but on business lines.
This Board will be arraigned at the
bar Of public opinion for having
sIuaniered ten thousand dollars with
the privilege OF as many thousand
m Jrel by a donation TO the l.. a n.
r abroad Company. They will be
cha rged with favoritism to the Column
b4 Water & Light Company. aud
of being derelict IN their duty TO the
De )ple in not compelling said Com
pa ~ to comply with it's contract to
furnish reliable lig Its. Trustworthy
fire protection aud pure water.
They will be called upon TO explain
VIII they favored the l'guor dealers by
rsd icing their license, at the risk OF
Increasing other PEOPLES taxes, and
w ~ tbey likewise favored the Sunday
tip piers by nolle pressing the cases
clearly made out against them. These
. q but few of their sins of COM
mission there are also other sins OF
omission. they will find the people
know about. But the time is not ripe
yet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
JUDGE WOODARD'S
WILL PR0BATED.
Leaves Fine Estate Valued at
Half o Million DOllars =
Beautiful Maury County
Home Goes to His Widow
and Son, John Ill. Woodland.

Nashville. Tenn, May 26.-Judge
John Woodlands Will. making dlsposl -,
non of one of the richest Individual
estates In Tennessee, was hled 1or
probate in the County Court MONDAY;
Real and personal property estlma'ed
to be the value of half million COLLARS
u involved in the instrument.
The estate consists of valuable tar
property in Davidson, Maury, ROBERT
son and Sumner counties. and store
houses, residences and town lots IN
Nashville The Nashville Trust Com
many, which is nominated as executor
Of the will, has executed bond in the
snm of 800, 600 for the faithful per-
Torrance of the trust. :,
The first clause of the Will cevlses
TO Mrs. Julla E. Woodland, WIDOW Oh
the decedent, two story business
house on the Pubic Square at spring
field. and two two story residences on
lot at the corner of Carroll ana
Berren streets, in the city of Nashv'le.
Mrs Woodland is given life estate IN
the property, and at her death 1t Is 10
be sold and the proceeds are 10 90
divided equally among the seven CHI
dren.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
KILLEBREW WON OUT.
Receives 1874 Votes to 100 for j. M
Hunter in MT. Pleasant May
oral y Race.

Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. May 81
George w. Killebrew was elected
Mayor yesterday by four votes over
J. Mitt Hunter There were 337 votes
polled, out of which Killebrew received
l64. Hunter 160 and 10 were thrown
out for being improperly marked. In
the race for Aldermen, the successful
ones were John S. Frierson in the
third ward. John E. BrowDlow in
the second ward, ana w. d. Cooper
In the fourth ward. Tue news of the
election of Mr.. Killebrew was received
throughout the town by the blowing
of whistles, and much enthusiastic
cheering. Mr.. Hunter received u
large per cent of the negro vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

1t has been an open secret for the last
week or two that Governor Frazier was
holding up his appointments for cleo
ton commissioners of Maury County,
until the Mt. Pleasant election was over,
and now that that election is over,
the appointments are expected any day.
1t is generally believed that I. q.
Hughes, of Goodwin and w. w. Dyer, OF
Columbia, will be two of the appointees;
but for the third man the Governor has
all the knowing ones guessing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

It has been suggested that the Herald
publish statement showing the out
standing Indebtedness OF Colu mbia.
Columbia owes for the old Duck River
Valley Railroad bonds, about sou, 00o.
Our older readers know how we were
cheated out of that investment. Co.
lumbia owes $40, 900 for its new depot
which is not its, but another's. Our
readers, young and old, understand
the monumental folly, the almost
criminal wastefulness of that invest
ment. A prominent citizen of Column
bia says that Mr.. Bigelow told him
that he held about $50, 900 of Column
bias paper. These three items show
an Indebtedness approximating $9O,
900. Bnt there are others. How
much more we do not know. II oul
friend the City Recorder will furnish
the figures, the Herald Will publish
them. Whatever the total liability
ia, 1T Is A MORTGAGE UPON
EVERY HOUSE AND LOT IN 90
LUMBIA, and our creditors can fore
close that mortgage whenever the.
will; that Is, those whose debts ar
due can. 1t is not true that tn
money 80 lavishly given away and 81
extravagantly spent IN running thl
corporation, grows on trees. 1t come
ost Of the pockets OF the people; sn'
il comes hard, ofttimes. The manage
ment of the affairs of this corpora
ton 10 a big business and should b
IN the hands of the very best bushes
men Of the city. - .s.s....-.,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
IF five hundred nieti would each put

IF five hundred tiieii would each put
$5 a month for term OF years into a
fund to be invested in improvements
ana enterprises that would benefit
Columbia. the change it would make
IN the looks of things, and the i'm
petus and life it would give to the
town, would be astonishing. The
Herald will be one of five hundred to
give IS a month for five years. Or II
five hundred will not do it, we Will
be one of two hundred. Less than
that that number could not accomplish
much. The best way to build up any
individual business IS to build up the
town.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT,
Mems Warm Weather
Clothes.

Blue Serge Coats, double and
single breasted, for regular sizes,
stouts, Sims, ETC., So to Sc.
Blue Serge Coats and Vests, $3.50,
S. and S6.
Coats and Pants of all wool mixed
Cheviot, very stylish, S..
Coats and Pants Of Scotch home
spun, Wool Crash, all Wool flannel
81 so, $40 and $3.50.
SPECIAL EXTRA-Young Mems
SO. $40, $l2 so and SIS Suits, $500
Sizes II, Is and 10, or 80, "a and 35.
Only about 25 suits in the lot, one,
two or three of kind. ana some of
them we carried from last season.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
NASHVILLE PROPERTY.

To his daughter, Mrs. Julia Byrns,
are devised two lots and improvements
and a storehouse and lot on North
Cherry street between Union and
Church streets. Mrs. Byrns is also
beoueathed a piano and $500 for fur
nlshing a residence.
Four prandsons, who have been given
the name of the testator, are be-
oueatned gold watches, which they are
requested to keep In memory OF hllu'
and the executor is directed to expeno
NOT TO exceed 5000 for the watches.
All of the real property mentioned
above is devised to the Denehclarles
for their lives, to go to their heirs at
death or in case of failure OF heirs 10
revert to the estate to be SOLD anu
divided eqally among the surviving
children.
The testator directs that the residue
of the estate. both real and personal
shall be Sold that all money due the
estate be settled, and all debts be paid
and that the proceeds be DIVIDED
eouallv among the widow and chill
dren of the decedent. The Nashville
Trust Company is nominated as
executor. with all of the powers Deces-
sary to carry out the provisions OF the
will in making deeds in order to wind
up the estate. The Trust Company as
above stated appeared before the
Comfy Court and executed bond IN
the sum of $40, 900 for the performance
of the trust.
IN EVENT OF CONTEST.
The testator expresses the hope that
| xxytn
with the terms Of the VIII, ana IL
order to avoid litigation or any steps
to have the same nulllhed, dlrects
that if any one or more OF his nelrs
should maze any attempt to breaK ths
will that they shall forfeit any rlgn'
to any portion which is devised u
them and the same shall DO oiVioet
among the other heirs. =,
The residue of the property. wncf
1.-THE executor is directed to sell, an'
divide the proceeds equally, cohslso
of valuable real estate in ADDITION u
personally. The residence occupied
by Judge Woodland at the time OF MI
death. and located at the corner OF
Belmont avenue and Division street
is not devised to any of the beneficial
ries. ana hence will be sold TO
division. This IS one of the pretties
and most desirable residence sites II
the city. Other property which VII
be sold according to the terms OF I'M
will consists Of 8, 900 acres of land II
Cheatham County, farm OF 100 acre
on the Murfreesboro road, vacant lot
on Broad street, vacant lots IN Nortl
Nashville, vacant lots in Eastland
residence on Hayes street and farm
of fifty acres on the Dickerson road.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
SHOE DEPARTMENT,

Ladies' Oxfords and Strap San.
dals, s1.00 pair. Not the ordinary
any .old-sort, but good, clean, solid
fresh slippers. well made. good wear.
ing and good looking.
More of that lot of Ladies' s2.4O
Patent Kid Sandals, nert SATURDAY.
and Monday $l.75 n pair.
Mems Shoes 1926 pair in place
of $3.50.
Vici Kid, Goodyear Welt, Coin
Cap toes. certainly unusual values.
Mems Oxfords. Patent Corona,
Patent Kid, Vici Kid. etc 50 to S..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29

What do you think of corporation
twenty or more thousand dollars in
debt for Its water and light service,
dona ting $40, 200 to rich railroad
corporation to help them tear up its
streets and build for itself new pas
senger statlonl Such business (N
methods, would bankrupt any corpora
ton, If repeated often enough.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
EntiCing News of Thin
Summer Wash Goods.
Two Items for Next Saturday
and Monday that Should At
tract Widespread Attention

full white fabrics. charming in their
simplicity, and dame fashion has
decreed their universal use for the
entire summer.
40 inch White Lawns, 1Oc, 15c, 2Oc
and 25c.
4S inch French Lawns, 25c, 45c
SOC and Toe.
AZ inch French Lawn, fine quality
25c.
French Organdy, 2 yards wide, 25c
Acc, SOC and 75c.
Batiste de l'opera (Batiste Claire
25c, Doc and 40c.
Beautiful Diana Batiste, l5c.
Ladies' Sleeveless Vests. fuE
bleached. taped neck and sleeves,
10c each,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
Kicked BY a Mule,

An -s.year.old son OF Il. N. B.
REEVES, OF the Andrews neighborhood,
was kicked in the face by mule
Wednesday and badly hurt. The little
fellow was riding on pillow in the
field, while his father was blowing,
when the mule kicked him. His nose
and mouth was torn all TO pieces.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
The ElkS at Knoxville.

Special to the Herald MI
Knoxville. Tenn, May @.-The b.
p. O. e. Eiks State Convention, which
has been in session for two days II
this city will close tonight. E. J.
Scribner represents the ColumDi'
Lodge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
80 Inch Printed BatiSte l0C
Yard,

Never sold under 15c. Beautiful
quality, white and tinted grounds,
with black, blue, pink and green
figures. Nert Saturday and Mon
dan 1Oc n Unrd.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
MAURY COUNTY HOME.

The next clause makes disposition OF
the handsome country home IN Mauly
County, including tract OF ooo acres
of Iand. which is devised to the WIDOW
and John Fl. Woodland to hold Jointly
during their lives, with remainder "
the heirs of the latter. The furniture,
farming lmplements, live stock ana
produce on the Maury County farm
and also an organ, carriage ana car
riage horses are bequeathed to MIS-
Woodland absolutely.
70 his daughter, Mrs, Rosanne
Porter. Judge Woodland states that he
has heretofore given two tracts or lano
in R,nertson County, and gives her
now titty acres of land in the Elgntn
District of the same county. together
with the mills, distilllng apparatus
everythi ng belonging TO the distlilely
and all the implements. 10 ms sou
Albert e. Woodland, the testator aevlsee
200 acres of lana in the Ninth Dis.rlcl
of Robertson County and lou Id
Springfield, together with all the III
prOvements. M
deyises $50 acres Of land in the lnlr-
teenth district of Davidson County.
To his daughter, Mrs. Martina Y.
Blakemore, are devised three lots on
Grove avenue, in the Eighteenth as
trict house and lot at 100 North
Cherry street, and house ana lot at
312 russell street.
To MS daughter, Mrs. Mary l..
Long, are devised 500 acres ut Land IN
the Fifth District of Sumner County
and tract of land of 100 acres adJoin-
ing the same; a two story business
house and lot at the corner OF WOOD
land and Fifth streets, and lot on
Fatharland street.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
Special Extra.

One little lot of thin Lawns, all
black grounds, white figures. regular
1Oc, l5c and zoe quality, nert Sdtur-
dag and Monday Z Ice q gard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE.

A precious one from us has gone,
T~ A voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant In our home.
Which never can be filed.
God in his wisdom has recalled.
The boon His love has given,
And though the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in Heaven.
s. L. A.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
A CARD OF THANKS.

To my friends and neighbors who
have given such faithful attention,
sympathy and love to my wife, Musetta,
in her long illness. take this means
OF expressing my gratitude. I thank
YOU one and all, for your kindness to me
and mine. Sincerely yours,
S. L. ANDERSON.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
-Four Handsome Silk Waist
Patterns

at give-away price. These patterns
are Embroidered Pongee Silk, very
stylish, Pongee colors, and worth
every cent of our first price of 81, but
as the quantity is reduced to only
four, we make the price meet ,Satur-
day $3.50 each.
The woman in white" is more
numerous this season than ever be-
fore. No wonder, with such beauti
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
Fine Ginghams and Fine 81
inch Imported Printed
Madras, Close to
Half Price.

The Ginghams are regular 25c
Imported Scotch fabrics, in small
stripes, checks, ETC., and make most
excellent skirts, shirt waists, chill
dren's clothes, etc.
The Madras is very fine corded
fabric printed in small black, blue
and pink figures on white grounds,
original price 40c yard. For neat
Saturday and Monday both the
Ginghdnls and Madras aOiU be 15c
unrd.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
GRANT BROTHERS,
Dealers in
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Farm Seeds,

All groceries are fresh and will give
satisfaction. Fresh German Millet Seed
90c bushel; Fresh Whipporwill Peas
81 40 bu; Fresh Sofa Beans $3.50 bu; Fresh
Sorghum Seed Toe bu. Call on us for all
kinds of Farm Seed. We also have the
incest line of Chocolate Candy in town
athe lowest prices, 25c and SOC per TO-
Fancy cakes, and crack rs. biscuits, elc
may7d1m- GRANT BROS ga
Cit. Phone 3lo
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-05-29
Corded Japanese kai Kai
Wash Silks,

in three styles, pink and white, red
and white and black and white
stripes. Neat Saturday and Mon
duy 15c gard. Value 35c.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
BUNDICK

Wheat crops around here are look
ing very pretty.
Miss Malinda Dixon spent last
Sunday and Monday at the home of
her cousin, Miss Maliuda Jewell.
DIR. X. III. Pratt, of Warsaw, was
IN our midst recently.
Marvin Jewell is home again, after
a flying trip to Washington.
Miss Cleta Ohesser, of st. George
Island, was pleasant visitor at the
home of Miss Lillian Mcneil recently.
Miss +. Q. Moon is in Baltimore
under medical treatment.
Miss Grace Gulick, of Heathsville,
Is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Furman Gulick, at Bundick.
This writer had the pleasure of
attending services at Melrose last
Sunday, and heard an excellent
sermon.
Mr.. Hall, of Westmoreland, spent
last week with his friend, RAYMOND
Mothershead, of this place.
Little Amy and Eva Mcneil, also
little Carroll Pippens, who have been
sick with colds recently, are able to
be out again.
Rev. e. f. Garner will preach at
Bundick chapel everys frat Sunday
night, weather permitting -
SUNLIGHT.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
HEATHSVII.LE

The dramatic club cleared $50 at
Reedyille hall on the 25th. The
money goes to Coan church.
The Red Mems dramatic troupe
performed "The Corner Store" at
Kinsale Tuesday night.
The heavy rain of Monday has
make the peas look fine.
A. X. Cralle returned Monday
from Washington, where his mother
is improving rapidly from spell of
illness.
DIR. Geo. w. Beale preached a
missionary sermon in King George
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wells have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. H. w.
Harding in Wicomioo.
Elijah Middleton, an aged and
respected colored man, is seriously ill
and is not expected to live.
Hon. @. II. Walker returned to
Richmond Monday. DEsMoNn.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
Richmond County.
EMMER,rON

The public school here, taught by
Thomas N. Oldham, closed last
Thursday with appropriate exercises.
Mr.. Oldham is competent instruc-
tor and has always given perfect
satisfaction to both pupils aud pa
irons.
Mrs. II. B. Middleton, who has
been visiting friends in Fredericks.
burg, returned home this week.
Rev. N. A. Page, Fax. Griffith,
Misses Mary and Margaret Fisher
and Blanche Crspster spent a very
enjoyable evening at the hospitabIe
home of p. Y. Barber last Thurs
day. On their return home that
night Rev. Pages horse became
frightened and ran some dista nee
before he was caught. Fortunately
no serious accident occurred.
Miss Levicie Fiddler will close her
school this week.
w. L. Callahan, of Lyells, spent
Sunday with his mother.
The drama, Tompkins' Hired
Man," win be rendered at Farnham
Hall on Easter Monday night.
Mrs. Catherine Davis, who had
been a great sufferer with tina,
dreaded disease, consumption, died al
her home on Saturday last. We ex.
tend to the hereaved ones our sympa.
thies. PINKY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
TIPER'S WHARF.

The warm genial weather of March
has improved the road to this point
so that at this writing it already
presents a business like thorough.
fare-a great deal of travelling across
the ferry.
Mrs. VIM. Bailey and V. B. Hard.
ing took steamer Ida for Baltimore
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Harding last
Saturday night.
Our genial friend, eddie" helms,
of Heathsville, has brought several
passengers to take the steamers at
this wharf recently.
There will be a canning and box
factory here in the near future.
A large three mast vessel is ex-
pected to load with lumber for VIM.
Beane, jr.
Poultry, eggs, calves and Irish
potatoes are being shipped to Balti-
more from this point.
A large number of ties are being
hauled here for VIM. Beane, sr.
TRAVELLER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-04-03
STIRRING STEAMBOAT D0INGs

The Weems Steamboat Co. this
week put the Caroline on the route
between Urbanna and Fredericks-
burg, making alternate daily trips.
The Free Lance says the Peoples
Steamboat Co., of fredericksburg,
contemplates establishing new line
of steamers from Norfolk to Crisfeld,
via Urbanna, Irvington, Kilmarnock
and Reedville.
The Tappahannock Democrat says:
petitions are in circulation in this
and Richmond counties, asking Mr..
Williams to give us two or more
boats week, that shall take on their
Baltimore freight at all wharves
below Sharps as they come up the
river, and returning the same day
leave Tappahannock at p. M, stop
ping on their way down at Welfords,
Wares, Bowlers and Sharps only; so
that they can get into Baltimore in
time for the early morning market"
An appeal to subscribe to stock,
published in the Potomac PROGRESS.
says: cit is proposed to operate a
steamer on the Potomac river, start
ing from Kinsale, making connection
with the Point Lookout Railroad,
and landings below, to Crisfield, Md,
Ground trip day., connecting at
CrIsfield with the N. Y, p. & N. r.
r. for New York, Philadelphia and
the East, and the steamer for the
Rappahannock river to Urbanna,
Va, connecting there with steamer
for fredericksburg, Va. The pro-
posed line on the Rappahannock will
connect at Urbanna with steamer
from fredericksburg and landings
above Urbanna. Leaving Urbanna,
stopping at all landings en- route on
the Rappahannock river, arriving at
Crisfield, Md, in time to make
Eastern as well as connection with
Potomac river steamer for landings
on the Potomac river as far as Kin
sale, Va, also Point Lookout railroad
at Point Lookout for Washington,
ID. O., Baltimore, Nd" etc.