Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-09
[ ennessee State News


the seller, man named Crawford, a
note due within twelve months. Re-
Gently Crawford replevined the ami
NAL. The note was not due, but
Crawford seemed to tire of his bar
gain. When the case was heard the
suit was adjudged premature and
Crawford appealed.
This left Crawford in possession of
the animal and decision could not
be made until some time in August,
when Circuit Court meets. Thus Mr.
Tucker was left without horse to
make his crop.
Feeling disconsolate, he thought of
his poor family having to suffer for
food as result of Crawford's action,
the aged man, upon nearing his cabin,
sat down upon the roadside and wept.
Unless his cotton was pitched at once
his crop would be failure. But he
had no horse.
The next day he started for Dresden
heavy hearted. The news Of his mis-
fortune had preceded him, however,
and the old man, upon arriving at
Dresden, found a subscription had
been taken for his relief. He Is once
more light-hearted, as public-spirit
Led citizen sold him horse at half
price, giving Mr.. Tucker year to pay
one-half the cost. The citizens paid
the other half.
The company which was recently
at ChoIkxy
for the purpose of boring for oil near
that place, have received reports both
from the Interior Department and
from the State geologist of some SAM
piles Of earth and outcropping of some
thing resembling coal found on farm
near Kerrville. The report says that
the soil gives indications Of vein of
pure gold, but not sufficiently pro-
nounced to be proftably developed.
However, the report goes on to say
that there are strong indications of
both oil and COAL On the farm of j.
NJ Harris, several miles from Quito,
and at different places in that vicin-
ity some kind of metal or substance
resembling Ignite has been found in
considerable quantities; in fact, at in
tervals for many years this substance
had caught on fire and smoldered, but
when placed in an ordinary CRATE
would not burn as ordinary coal. The
company has obtained leases on a
number of farms in the vicinity where
the coal and oil is supposed to be and
will probably in the near future test
the matter.
Mile End. the home of Samuel j..
Keith, at Nashville, recently sold to
Mother Katherine Drexel, of the Or
der of the Blessed Sacrament, for the
establishment of an industrial school
for negro girls, has been vacated by
the Keith family preparatory to being
turned over to the purchaser. The
neighbors have been greatly aroused
over the placing of negro institution
in their vicinity and now have peti-
tion before the city council asking
for the extension of street through
the property, the compliance with
which would mean the destruction OF
the large house on the property.
Mother Katherine is the daughter OF
the former partner of Pierpont Nor
gan and devotes her large income to
the education of Indians and negroes.
Mrs. Mollie Bell. widow Of Senator
w. E. Bell, was struck by freight
train on the Illinois Central railroad
near the depot at Dyersburg a few
days ago, and sustained injuries that
may cost her her life. Both legs and
one arm were crushed. and four ol
the leading physicians of the town
had to amputate parts of the limbs
one leg being cut off below the knee
and the other above the knee. Mrs
Bell was left with three little girls
to support when her husband died
four years ago. and she has been bat
Ting with adverse fortune ever since
Her chief means of lievlihood was
peddling, and though she had once
been in affluent circumstances, she
met the change with heroic courage
and has managed to get along some
how.
Vanamburg's circus exhibited a
Springfield one day last week. A. B
Couts OF the Eighteenth District, wal
prevailed on by followers of the cir
Gus 10 SO W lnG DdHh dlu uIdW Ou
S725 and bring it to the show grounds
When he reached there he was carried
under a tent, and man representing
himself as the treasurer of the shoy
took the money to count it for MI
Couts, and promptly ran away with il
An attorney and Sheriff Hayne wen
to the manager of the show and dc
manded the money, giving him twer
ty-flve minutes to get it or t.,e entir
management would be arrested. Th
money was returned.
|. H. Dunn, promoter and projecto
of the Alabama, Tennessee & Mis-
souri, railroad says he has secure
financial backing for the undertaken
and that the road will be built. Th
road will, running west from Hun
boldt, strike Newbern or Dyersburl
and from there run to Hickman, Ky
or New Madrid, Mo-, at either
which places Western connection ca
be made East from Humboldt tn
road will touch Lexington and the
go on to the Tennessee river at som
connecting or convenient point. Fro
Lexington to the river the road wi
penetrate the rich and numerous pho
phate fields which have been recent
discovered in that country.