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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
LAWYER SUES
FOR BIG FEES
J. o. GRIFFITH ALLEGED TO OWE
JNo. r. ALLEN OVER
$4,000.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 30.-At
torney John T. Allen has filed suit ii
chancery court against J. 0. Griffith
and the Standard Phosphate and
Chemical Company, to receive $55,
sos, alleged to be due him for legal
services rendered Griffith in selling
Hickman county phosphate land and
money loaned him.
It is alleged in the bill that com
plainant agreed with defendant to fur
nish the money for expenses and the
legal services In the sale of phosphate
lands in Hickman county that defend
ant Griffith had options on. The sale
resulted successfully and defendant
made profit of s12s,99 of which COM
plainant claims one-third as his por-
tion according to the agreement.
In the bill Griffith is said to be
promoter who is interested in an In
terurban road from Nashville to Para
disc Ridge, and also In Hickman coun.
ty lands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
PROSPERITY In
GIBSON COUNTY
TRUCK GROWERS OF THAT SEC
TIoN HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH
A GOOD SEASON.

]. ID. Walker of Gibson station, Gib
son county, is the guest of D., c. Phe
Ian on High street. Mr.. Walker is one
OF the leading truck growers OF Glib
son county, the greatest vegetable sec.
ton in the South. He stated that
never in the history Of the county had
the people been so prosperous as they
were this year, the prices for their
truck having been at high water mark
all during the season.
To illustrate the prosperity Of that
section. Mr.. Walker stated that on
eighteen acres he had raised over
$4,000 worth OF truck, principally to-
matoes and cabbage From the little
station at Gibson there had been
shipped this season 2S5 cars <of to-
matoes. A car contains about 1000
crates and the average price this
season has been close to 81 per crate,
the total value of these ship
ments nearly 100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
PENDLETON LAW
IS HELD VALID
SUPREME COURT susTAINs CON
sTITUTioNALITY or TEN.
PERANcE ACT or 1907.
SALOONS HAVE TO GO
Decision Means That Columbia Will
Continue to Be
Dry City.
Special to the Herald.

Special to The Herald.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 18Th,
Supreme Court today held the Pendle
ton law extending the provisions Of
the Adams law to the entire stats
constitutional. This decision elimi
mates the saloons from all Of the cities
and towns of the state except Nash
vile, Chattanooga, Memphis and La
toilette and paves the way for their
abolition in those places. Under the
Pendleton law the saloons were ban
ished from the cities Of Columbia,
Bristol, Clarksville, Knoxville and
Jackson. This decision confirms the
action of the Legislature with respect
to those places.
The question was raised In a case
that was appealed from the Chancery
Court of Sullivan county. In this case
writ of mandamus to compel the re-
corder of the city of Bristol to issue
license in violation OF the provisions
OF the Pendleton law was sought on
the eground that the Pendleton act
extending the four mile law was I'M
constitutional and void.
It was insisted that the act was void
because of the omission OF the words
the state pr in the enacting clause,
the enacting clause of the Pendeton
bill reading as follows: BE It enact
ed by the General Assembly OF Tennes-
see." while the constitution requires
the style of the laws of Tennessee to
be BE 1t enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Tennessee.
The Supreme Court held that the
provisions of the act we're a substan-
tial compliance with the mandate OF
the organic law
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
SENATOR HEARD
AT GLENDALE
cARMAck DELIVERS LECTURE
FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOL
TO GOOD CROWD.

Senator Carmack delivered his lee.
ture on Character" at the Glendale
Academy Friday night for the benefit
of the school. The building was WE'LL
filled, and the audience was most
appreciative, greeting the speaker
with warm applause upon his appear
ance, and at times during the lecture
breaking forth in encouraging APP
proval.
There was delightful musical pro-
gram before the speaking. Mrs. Dali
ton divers sweet voice was heard in
a well-selected solo. Miss Elizabeth
Thomas. who is one of the most tall
ented musicians of the county, gave
an instrumental solo (which was most
pleasing. This was followed by an
duet by Misses Thomas
and Baxter.
Mr.. Carmack was introduced by
Hon. w. t. Galloway, who was most
eloquent in his diction and spoke In
terms of highest praise and friend
ship OF the eloquent Maury countian,
whose early life had been spent only
] few miles away from Glendale at
and who had received his
,arly training at the famous Webb
,ros' school then at that place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
J. |. JONES is
MADE PRESIDENT
COLUMBIA MAN HoNoRED BY THE
JACKS AND JENNETS
ASSOCIATION.
Important Changes Made In Rules Of
The organization.-Fees
Fixed.

Thursday representatives OF fifteen
of the twenty-six states having mem
bership in the American Breeders As
ISOLATION of Jacks and Jennets met at
Nashville to/elect officers for the year
and transact other, business. ]. l..
Jones, of Columbia, for some time Sec
rotary of the association was elected
President. He was also chosen a
member of the Board of Directors.
The report Of Secretary Jones was
full of interesting information to the
members, in that it showed the ex-
traordinary growth of the organization
since it's founding. 1t was founded
during '92, and had a severe struggle
for existence until within the last few
years. When Mr.. Jones was elected
to his position there were only eighty
seven members, with a debt hanging
over them of $229.50, and the report
presented by him gave the member
ship as $50 and showed that 1t was
not only out Of debt, but in flourish
ing condition. The increase has been
over 500 per cent, according to the
report.
The greater part of the morning was
devoted to discussion Of the question
of registration. A resolution was final
ly adopted recommending TO the Board
of Directors that any animal whose
sire and dam are registered may be
registered at any time under one
year from birth for the fee of ST. IL
registered the second year So will be
he fee. After the second year the fee
will be $40. and the requirements will
1e according to height The new
'ule will go into effect on date Of pas
'age. Registration fees of non-mem-
,ers are double the membership price.
Later the Directors of the Associa-
ion elected the following officers: J.
!. Jones, of Columbia, winner of the
irand Champion Cup, President; L. M.
fonsees, of Smithton, Mo-. Vice Pres
dent, and ]. w. Jones, of Columbia,
'ecretary and Treasurer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
GOOD NEWS HERE.

News Of the action of the supreme
court In sustaining the constitutional
ty of the Pendleton law will NE re
ceived with great satisfaction by the
people Of Columbia. = This decision
means that the saloon will never again
be opened in Maury's capital. 1t was
under the provisions of the Pendleton
law that this city was rechartered
without saloons and the action of the
Legislature is approved and sustained
by the courts decision.
While the people of Mt Pleasant
are not directly effected by the decis-
ion they will be rejoiced to know that
the entire county is forever freed
from the saloons. An adverse de-
cision would not have restored the
saloons to Mt Pleasant since that town
has less than 5000 population and
would be dry" by virtue Of the Adams
law of 1903, nevertheless the people
there were vitality interested in Co
Iumbia being a saloonless town.
Temperance leaders here were not
at the action OF the court,
'or they have always been sanguine
If a favorable decision. Lawyers
here have expressed the opinion that
he court would not nullify statute
lpon such a fiimsy technicality.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
MAURY COUNTY
BOYS SUCCESS
MARION DORSET is ACHIEVING
FAME AS CHIEF OF BIO
cHEMlc DIVISION.

Marion Dorset, an old Maury county
boy, is achieving fame as chief OF the
biochemic division Of the bureau OF
animal industry of the department OF
Agriculture at Washington. Mr.. Dor
set has made two inventions that Will
prove Of great value to the govern
ment. An ink which he has invented
for stamping carcasses that pass the
government meat inspection Will not
stain, spread, or penetrate the meat.
This invention, will, it is estimated
save the government not less tnan
100000 per annum.
Mr.. Dorset is also the inventor OF
and discoverer of a serum by which
hogs are made immune to cholera
This is not a direct cure for hogs al
ready stricken with cholera, but a
prevephtive like vaccination is 70
smallp,bp, It renders the hig immune
to the disease under all conditions.
The government has patented the Tor
mula making 1t free to the Uniteu
State and has allowed Mr.. Dorset 10
take out patents In foreign countries
for his own benefit.
Friends of Mr.. Dorset In MS oiu
home will be gratifed to know OF tne
success that he has achieved.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
SHORTEST WILL
EVER PR0DATED
CONTAINS ONLY SIXTEEN WORDS,
BUT DlsPosEs OF NICE
LITTLE SUM.
READS LIKE A CHECK
.. NJ GoodIoe Makes His Mother
The Sole Beneficiary Of
Testament.

Probably the shortest will eve
made in Tennessee was filed for pro
bate in the County Court this morning
1t contains altogether including sig
nature and date just sixteen words
1t was written upon a bank check and
was to the point and easily under.
stood. 1t will not be necessary to
have any bill filed in equity to con-
strue it.
The will was made by J. M. Good
loe, late a resident of Mt. Pleasant,
who died about a month ago. and by
its terms his mother, Mary e. Good
loe, is made the sole beneficiary.
The will was not witnessed, but being
in the handwriting of the testator was
proven by two witnesses, ]. F. Brown
low and Mora B. Fariss, who testified
that they knew handwriting of the
deceased and that this paper was
wholly in his handwriting.
Never before propably has the same
form been used in expressing the in
tent of testator All of the old legal
phrases which have become hoary
with age are discarded, the will being
as follows:
"1I2SlO7-Pay to the order of moth
er, all on earth have at my death.
81. M. GOODLOE."
This is all there is to the will, and
under it Mrs. Goodloe will obtain an
estate worth approximately $4,000 and
consisting of phosphate lands, notes
and money. Mr.. Goodloe had never
married and at the time of his death
he was engaged in the phosphate bus
mess in Hickman county, although |
he retained his citizenship in this
The will is a curiosity and occas-
Ioned a good deal of comment among
the court officials when It was filed
Tor probate, owing to its peculiar and
unusual verbriage and it's brevity. 1t
was written upon blank check of
he Farmers and Merchants Bank, of
his city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
BESTED BY HALF
PINT OF LICKER
AND NOW JIM FOSTER OF NASH.
VILE, WILL HAVE TO DO
TIME HERE.

Jim Foster arrived, Sunday from
Nashville with round trip ticket and
half pint of "Cooney's 1" in his
pocket He drank the whlskey and
proceeded to make nuisance of him
self. The city officers not knowing
about the round trip ticket with a time
limit, unklndly placed him in Jail, so
the ticket ran out 1t costs $40 and
fees to get drunk in Columbia on Sun.
day. Jim has $500 in his poke and
no friends in town, so is likely to do
time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
STORE ENTERED
BY BURGLARS
THIEVES SECURE ABOUT 500
FROM c. }. DAVIS AT
ASHWooD.
Postoffice and Express Money is
Taken Together With Slot
Machine.

Burglars entered the store of C. j
Davis at Ashwood some time Friday
night and secured booty valued al
between SIS and 500. Entrance was
gained through the front door, the
burglar or burglars exerting sufficient
strength to cause the large double
doors to open without breaking any
thing. Three watches, half a dozen
raZors, four or five dollars in express
money, small amount of money be-
longing to the postoffice, and slot
machine where you put in a nickel
and get a package of chewing gum
were secured. This slot machine was
valued at $12 and contained a dollar
or more in money. 1t is not known
whether any other property was stolen
or not.
Mr.. Davis. upon discovering the rob-
berry Immediately wired for the Law
renceburg blood hounds. The hounds
took the trail and<folIowed it to the
home of Parthenia Harris in West
End. At the house $1.1O in money
was found on the floor and sixteen
cents was found near the fence. Par
thenia stated that Wash Bailey, col
ored, had been to the house that morn
ing, but had later taken the train for
Mt. Pleasant.
The officers at Mt. Pleasant were
notified and took Bailey in charge |
Sunday. He was brought to Columbia
by Officer Pack and lodged in jail.
The negro came without objections
and was outspoken in. regard to his
movements on the night of the rob-
berry, showing that he had been to
attend a lodge meeting in Columbia
and was later at the Harris wofnan's
house. His alibi appeared satisfac-
tory and he was released this morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
Did | ook suspicious.

"Yaas. she tweated me very badly
How so. Algy?"
Accepted me, rehearsed the weo.
ding sixteen times and then married
a fellah who came on from California.
] think It was q plot"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
MEMORIAL TO MARIYREO
PRESIDENT is DEDICATED
THOUSANDS ASSEMBLE AT CANTON TO DO HON.
OR TO THE MEMORY OF THE Illus
TRIOUS WILLIAM MKINLEY.

ROOSEVELT CHIEF ORATOR SOME NOTABLE UTTER
ANcEs--oEcIAREs THAT THE OBEY THE
NATIONS LAws-UTTERs WARNING
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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
ANOTHER GRANT HOMESTEAD.

st. Louis Times
While modern brick dwellIr rs have
sprung up on all sides In the vicinity
OF Tenth and Barton streets, there
remains standing two doors west of
the corner an antIquated little wood
en- cottage. The humble structure was
the abode of General Ulysses 8. Grant,
soldier, statesman and president of
the United States. and IL is believed
was the birthplace of General Fred
erick Grant.
The little structure has ground
floor containing four small rooms. An
attic room is reached by narrow
flight of rickety wooden stairs. The
two front windows of the attic are
barred by iron rods: Just why, no one
has been able to figure out, unless It
was intended to be used as the reposi-
tory for the family wealth.
Three of the rooms were used by
the Grants as sleeping apartments.
and the fourth. on the ground floor,
ia n tiny kitchen.
The house was occupied by the HoII-
veg family for many years after they
acquired 1t in 1865. for s3.O25 from the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. White.
White obtained the house from
Grant. according to the tradition, in
exchange for the farm in the county
on which Grant built in 1854 the IA
nous log cabin.
Mrs, Hollweg says she intends to
communicate with Congressman Bar
tholdt. who Is president of the Grant
Cabin association, and inform him OF
the history of the cottage and the fact
that 1t is subject to acquisition by the
association.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
BREVETIES.

Judge Landis of Chicago has set
August as date for fixing the fine In
the Standard on case. the defense
having failed to submit schedules of
the Alton's car rentals"
carload of wool valued at $4,000
was burned at Akron. II caught fire
In transit and the fire had too strong
headway when the car arrived in the
yards.
President Nathan C. Schaefrer. in
opening the convention of the National
Educational association at Los An.
geles. took issue with President Roose.
welt on the question of the introduc.
ton of rifle practice in the schools.
The department Of justice has de.
cided upon new plan of attacking the
courts to appoint receivers to take
over the business of the combines, dis
solve them into independent compa-
nles. squeeze the water out of the
stock and cut down the enormous
profits.
An attempt to poison by inducing
him to smoke a. cigar which was doped
with strychnine Is the novel charge
made In st. Paul police court by
Philip Nadeau, farmer. against Ed
ward Lindig, n wcll-to-do ncighbor
Nadeau claims that Lindig tried on
two different occasions to poison him
In that manner
Miss Josephine Eavey, daughter of
Samuel Eavey. farmer residing near
Keedysvllle. Md. was the victim of n
peculiar accident and her beauty may
be marred for life. While she was
assisting her mother TO make custard
pies. Miss Eavey was seized with a
fainting spell and fell face downward
into a pie that Mrs. Eavey had just
taken from the stove. The young
woman's face was badly burned.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

As the result OF runaway about
four miles this side of Trimble Springs
last night Silas W. Smith received in
juries that Will confine him to his
room for several days. The left side
of his face, about the eye Is badly
cut and he is suffering from the shock.
The doctor Is of the opinion that no
serious results will follow Miss
Mather, his companion. was more or
less bruised. but not as serious as
Mr.. Smith. They were returning from
Trimble. where Mr.. Smith went to
accept the improvements recently
made there and turn them over to
the owner. They rounded curve
Just as Mr.. McConnell's automobile
came in sight from the opposite di-
rection. The glare of the lights and
the noise of the machine frightened
the team, which plunged over the en-
bankment. The buggy was overturn-
ed and the occupants thrown out, Mr..
Smith landing on his head. He held
to the relns until free from the buggy
and then swooned. lying unconscious
for some time. Miss Mather's bruises
are very painful. The team only went
about hundred yards and stopped.
Mr.. Smith hnally gathered himself up,
riehted the buggy and drove into town.
In telling of the accident Mr. Smith
said 1t was miracle they were not
both killed, but is thankful II Is no
worse than It Is.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

| result was the complete destruction
of the residence, with all It's contents
and the death OF the uoy. The mother
Is SO badly burned that recovery is
uncertain.
Life with my husband was sim
ply h" said Mrs. Mamie Morse on
the witness stand In the county court
at Grand Junction. and twenty min
utes later she was granted an ahso-
lutte divorce from William d. Morse
She said that her husband pretended
to throw himself into spiritualistic
Ats and that on many occasions he
would point at physical objects In the
air and tell his wife that he could
see spirits She said that he kept
this up until her welded life became
burdensome and she decided to have
no more Of it. They were married at
Sallda in 1905.
That the dairy cows Of Colorado are
unusually healthy, especially In the
matter of tuberculosis, is the gist of
an article which the state dairy com
missioner. B. G. d. Bishopp, is pre-
pairing for publication In the Breed
er's Gazette of Chicago and Hoard's
Dairyman in Wisconsin. For the past
TWO weeks. assisted by students from
the state agricultural college. he has
made test OF 3s2 head of dairy
cows distributed in three sections of
the state. 100 miles apart. Out of this
number, only six were found to have
symptoms of tuberculosis. MIR. Bish-
opp says that his experience develop
ed two facts, one the remarkable
healthfulness of Colorado climate for
cows as well as persons aad the pro
gresslveness of the farmers and dairy.
men OF the state. Although the law
does not give the dairy commits
sioner power to compel the dairymen
to allow their herds to be tested he
met with the most hearty co-opera.
tlon in his work
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
GONE, THE OLD FASHIONED BOYS

Baltimore American.
The boy of a half-century ago was
much more often than now country
bred. Cities have grown enormously
in that time, and the office boy de-
mand Is much more largely filled now
than formerly from stock OF boys
that are urban-bred, who never milk
ed COW nor saw onions grow In the
garden" And there Is no dodging the
fact that many city bred youngsters
very early in life learn to roll ciga-
retts and are. seduced by the allure
ments OF craps" 1t was the country
boy. too. most likely, that brought to
town in the old-fashioned days the
artless habit of intoning yes, sir"
and mo. sir"
The town-bred boy, before he Is IL
years old, sometimes knows too much
that he ought not to know, and, 1t Is
TO be feared. has not always been i'm
bued with proper appreciation OF
those wholesome maxims OF manners
and conduct which are so generally
ascrlbed TO the "old-fashioned boy"
All right thinking people will agree
that there are certain old fashions
which should never become obsolete.
If the fashion in the habits and char
acteristics of boys has really changed
for the worse, the fact Is serious
one; 1t signifies lowering Of the
manhood grade that Is to follow. As
has been remarked before, however.
there is large reason to assume hat
whatever changes have taken place
are not of fundamental Importance.
The current crop of boys is probably
in harmony with the methods and the
manners OF the times. Old fashioned
business ways have gone, and perhaps
that accounts mainly for the disap-
pearance of the old-fashioned Office
how
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

Fighting Bob" Evans will be in
command OF the battle ships that are
to be transferred from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. II Fighting Bob" ever
let's loos his vocal batteries at the
Japs they will learn something about
the real horrors of war.
Joseph Doctorovitz. teacher of He
brew and a student OF old Jewish In
stitutions. has put on exhibition In
New York complete reproduction OF
the temple at Jerusalem. 1t is i5 feet
square and includes the several courts
and palaces OF the priests.
Henry Van Dykes book. ''The Story
of the Other Wise Man" has been
translated into many foreign Ian
guages. including American and Turk.
ish. and last week the publishers OF
this story received an application from
Indian for permission to translate II
into Bengal.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
A CHANCE FOR AN OYSTER Ro.
NANCE

The time approaches when soms
alert novelist belonging to what may
he called the Fauna School OF Fic-
ton will make hero OF an oyster.
Attorney General Jackson. in letter
to the state tax department. says that
the courts have held that oysters are
wild animals" and ONLY become per-
sonal properly when they are reclaim
ed or artihcially planted. such do
mesticated, tame, or garden oysters"
he adds. would be assessable AS per-
sonal property" The possibilities here
suggested for splendid romance.
tracing the tragic career Of we'll
born oyster from its free, wild youth.
through H., Ieriod of captivity. ard
ending with the hero's sensational de-
structlon by fire. either In milk
stew or broiled on toast. will appeal.
surely, to some nature novelist who
finds that hls competitors are rapidly
cxhaustng the list of wild animals
still available for fiction.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
surrEaMlk VS.. COCKTAILS.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
We have not a word OF defense to
offer for the vice presidents setting
forth of cocktails 70 his guests. But
there is much to be said in mitigation.
For months he has been travelling
around the agricultural districts drink
ing buttermllk at every farm house.
Amy human person will see that he
had to have some change In his diet
He could easily get a Doctors certifi-
cate that he needed cocktail for me-
dlcinal purposes after absorbing un-
limited quantities of buttermilk.