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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
WHEAT HARVEST
HAS COMMENCED
BINDERS WILL MAKE MUSIC IN
MANY FIELDS FOR TWO
WEEKS.
VERY GOOD YIELD is EXPECTED
Glover Crop Will Also Be One
of the Best in Recent
Years.

Wheat harvest began in this county
this week and for the next ten days
or two weeks the reapers and binders
will make music in wheat fields all
over the county. 1t is expected that
by the end Of next week, with favor
able weather conditions, there will be
very little of the grain left standing.
The wheat is in fine condition now,
bat Of course a prJtracted spell of wet
weather at this time would prove
d easrrous to much of it and from now
until the middle Of the month the
armers of Maury county viii scan the
ra5rher predictions with more than
ordinary interest.
The acreage rhis year is not up to
the standard for some years, but it is
believed that the increased yield per
acre viii make the total production
for the county as great as it was last
year While some Of the heads are
little short on the average very fiat
tring reports concerning the yield
come from all sections Rust has
done very little damage,
Glover is also being cut in all parts
of the county and before the end OF
the week thousands of tons of clover
hay will be saved, Like the wheat
harvest the farmers are anxious that
good weather continue for a scarcity
Of rain between now and the end of
the harvest will mean hundreds of
dollars perhaps thousands to the coun-
ty. The clover crop is exceptionally
fine and an enormous yield is ex-
pected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
DISPUTE OVER
FLOWING ROW
RESULTS IN A VICIOUS ASSAULT
ON LEE BRADLEY BY LEE
JENKINS.

Lee Bradley, a son of James Brad
ley of the Kedron neighborhood, was
assaulted by Lee jenkins, colored,
Monday and seriously injured. Jon-
kins was arrested and gave bond in the
sum of $1,000 and papers have been
sent to the Grand Jury.
Bradley and Jenkins and another
negro were in a field blowing and had
finished all but one row. They had
DISPUTE as to who should plow the
remaining row. The negro whose
name is not known, plowed the re-
manning row. When he returned he
found Bradley lying unconscious on
the ground with terrible wound on
the head and thai Jenkins had disap-
reared. Bradley was taken to his
home and later recovered conscious
ness, but is still in a serious condi-
ton. He stated that Jenkins hit him
across the head with a single tree
from his cultivator.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
IMPROVEMENT OF
ELKS' CLUB HOUSE
WORK ON PROPOSED ADDITIONS
WILL BEGIN AT AN EARLY
DATE.-CONTRACT LET.

Columbia Lodge of Elks have ac-
cepted the plans for the Improvement
of the Elks' Home as drawn by Archi-
tect Eugene Afford and as soon as
bids are received and the contract
closed the work Of improving the
Home on West Seventh street will
begin.
The plan provides for a two-story
building with handsome front to ex-
tend even with the side walk with
handsome stone and pressed brick
arches and columns. An addition
will be made to the rear of the pres
ent building, handsome stairway put
in and the lower floor nicely finished
They second floor will be used for a
large lodge room in front will either
be used as ball room or cut up into
four smaller rooms.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
COUNTY BOARD
OF EQUALIZERS
ORGANIZE AND BEGIN WORK ON
ASSESSMENT OF THE TENTH
DISTRICT.

The County Board of Equalization is
in session in the County Court room at
the court house and will be busy this
week going over the tax assessors
book S of the various districts and adj
justing the assessments. The Board
has gone over the books for the Tenth
district and while the result has not
been footed up 1t is thought there will
be a nice increase. Only three or
four districts have so far sent in the
books and further time has been
asked on the others. 1t is probable
therefore that the Board will adjourn
for week after the books now in are
completed.
The members OF the Board are ]. T.
Williamson, Chairman, D. f. Straley,
secretary. ]. F. Walker j. NJ Andrews
and T. c. Gaskill
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
DEMOCRATS TO
MEET SATURDAY
COUNTY COMMITTEE WILL ELECT
DELEGATES TO THE STATE
CONVENTION.
CHAIRMAN KiNSSS"" ISSU S CALL
Nashville Meeting Will Merely Elect
Delegation To The Denver
Convention.

There will be a meeting of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee Of Maury
County held at the County Court room
next Saturday for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the Democratic State
Convention to meet at Nashville on
June II. The Nashville convention is
called for the sole purpose Of electing
and instructing delegates to the Den
yer National convention where can
didates for President and Vice Pres
ident are to be nominated. 1t is prac-
tically certain that the delegation
elected from Maury county will be
instructed to vote for William Jen-
nings Bryan first, last and all the
time In passing such resolutions the
committee will do no more than re-
feet the overwhelming sentiment OF
the Democracy of the county. It is
not believed that over one Democrat in
ten in this county is opposed to the
nomination Of Bryan.
The State convention, which will
meet in Nashville on June II, will
elect twenty-four delegates to the Den
YER convention. There will be two
delegates from each Congressional
district and four from the State at
large. So far as known there are no
announced candidates for delegate
from the Seventh district, and the
only outspoken candidates for dele
gates at large are Gus T. Fitzhugh OF
Memphis and Lawrence D. Tyson OF
Knoxville, both of whom are loyal
supporters of the great commoner.
Chairman Ramon has issued the
following call for the committee:
Pursuant to a resolution Of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee of February 90 1908, the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Maury
county is hereby called to meet at
the court house on Saturday, June 6,
1908 at II o'clock a. M, for the pur-
pose of selecting and instructing dele
gates to the Democratic State conven-
ton to be held at Nashville, June II,
1908. Said convention will be held
for the purpose of electing delegates
from Tennessee to the National Dem
ocratic convention at Denver.
JAMES H. KANNON, Chairman"
JAMES A. SMISER, Secretary.
June l. 1908"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
EXAMINATION OF
CITY TEACHERS
FIRST IN THREE YEARS is Or
DEREO BY BOARD OF EDUCA-
TlON.-BEGlNS FRIDAY. g..

At a meeting of the City Board of
Education Tuesday night an examlna-
ton of teachers for the public schools
of Columbia was ordered. This eX-
animation will begin at the AEhe-
naeum Study Hall on Friday at 9
o'clock and will continue until COM
pleted. Prof. John P. Graham, Coun-
ty Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. will conduct the examinations,
It had been expected that the teachers
would be elected last night, but it
was decided to await the result of an
examination, the first that has been
held in Columbia for city teachers
during the past three years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
CITY LOSES CASE
AGAINST |. S. WEST
LEMON EXTRACT CONTROVERSY
is DECIDED IN FAVOR OF
DEFENDANT.

The suit of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen VS.. l. S. West was decided
in the Circuit Court Tuesday IN
favor of the defendant. This was d
case resulting from the sale of lemon
extract to Irish Taylor by West, who
runs drug store near the depot.
West was arrested on charge OF
selling an intoxicant and was fined IN
the city court He took an appear
and the higher court found in ms
favor.
The following damage suits were
settled out Of court; William bairey
vs. the l.. & n. Ry, Mary Mayes vs.
the l.. & n. Ry. w. ]. Green VS. the
l.. & n. Ry.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
JUNE TERM OF
CRIMINAL COURT
SIXTEEN CASES on DOCKET, BUT
DEFENDANTS ARE MISSING
IN EIGHT.

County Criminal Court convened to-
day with sixteen cases on the docket
in about half of which the defendants
have not been found Four cases are
set for today the first being the State
VS.. Frank Miller, charged with at
tempted larceny Miller is the white
man who attempted to pick the pock-
cts of several visitors to the joint de-
bate at South Side Park few weeks
since. The other cases for today are
Dave Rivers, charged with petit lar
ceny. Amos Brooks, charged with car
rying a razor and Will Fenissee,
charged with carrying pistol.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
MARKED ADVANCE
IN CITY'S MORALS
NUMBER OF ARRESTS HAS DE-
CREASED TO 20 PER CENT. IN
PAST TWO YEARS.

According to the records of the City
Court Columbia has improved morally
to a marked extent during the past
two years. The number of defendants
presented for trial in May 1906 was
70 and the sum total of the fines was
S217 The number of defendants pre-
scented for trial last month was four
teen, or less than twenty per cent
and the sum total of the fines was $92.
OF course with whiskey out and
termination in many instances re
moved the more reprehensible is mis-
conduct and the heavier the fines for
violation of the laws.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
CARMACK CLUB
HEARS DINNING
LATTER RETURNS FROM PULASKI
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY IN
GILES COUNTY,.

Hon. J. H. Dining delivered a
strong address before the Giles Coun-
ty Carmack Club at Pulaski on Friday
night. There was large audience
present and a great deal of enthusiasm
was manifested Mr. Dining caught
the spirit of the meeting and his re-
marks were vigorous and evoked
many demonstrations of approval. He
expresses the opinion that Carmack
is gaining strength in Giles county
and that majority will vote for tenn
perance and against the machine on
June 81.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
FIELDEN SELLS
PHOTO GALLERY

Galloway Fielden, who for the past
fourteen and one-half years has been
engaged in the Photographic business
In Columbia has sold his studio to
Staley Bros of Tullahoma. w. M.
Staley. taking charge of the Columbia
business. Mr.. Fielden will retire from
the photographs business and will
devote his time to his farm out on the
Mt. Pleasant pike. Mr.. Staley will
continue the business at the same
stand on West Seventh street, and
will move his family to Columbia
some time in the fall.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
FULL BLOWN RED
CARMACK ROSE

Hendley & Bostick have just COM
pleted and placed in the show window
Of c. II. Sharp handsome picture OF
n full blown red rose, out of which Is
appearing the head Of Senator Car
mack. The work is done In oil and Is
splendid piece of art work. Ihey
have also just completed and placed a
handsome sign in front of w. Q. Lee
& Cos. store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
RIDDLES LOCAL
OPTION DODGE
REV. w. 7. BoAZ ARoUSEs CAR
MACK CLUB TO HIGH PITCH
or ENTHUSIASM.
LIQUOR TRAFFIC is SCORED
Hon. James A. Smser Eloquently
Urges The Importance of
Organization.

One of the strongest speeches dellV-
cred in this county since the begin
ming of the campaign was that made
before the Ninth District Carmack
Club last night night by Rev. w, T.
Boaz, pastor of the Christian church
here. AIr Boaz confined his remarks
to the moral issue involved and for
about forty-fve minutes he held the
very closest attention OF every one
who heard him lie gave the Carmack
men additional reason for the faith
chat is within them and enthused and
inspired them with renewed courage.
Hon James A. Smiser spoke eloquent
II but briefly on the importance OF
organization and individual effort dur
ing the pending campaign,
Mr.. Boaz simply rlddled the local
self-goyernment plea of the liquor
champion When he got through
with that dodge Of Mr.. Patterson there
was not enough left of it to make
decent screen for the Governors hol-
low pretenses of friendship for the
moral forces. 1t was punctuated with
nine inch guns and it failed to show
the resistance that Uncle Sans ar
mored cruisers showed in the recent
test. On the contrary every yolley
from the eloquent divine went right
through the bogus armoT and to the
very vitals of the whiskey soaked old
brig.
Mr.. Boaz took up the plea OF local
self-government and asked if the peo-
Die Of Maury county had no interest
in the sale of liquor in Nashville
which debauched the manhood OF this
county? He called attention to the
fact that this plea had never been ad-
yanced when other immoral indulgen-
ces and practices were legislated upon,
instancing the cigarette law, the
gambling laws and others. Illustra-
ting this point he asked if the people
living outside of Memphis would be
willing to allow that city to adopt, by
majority vote of its citizens, polygamy
The people of the United States were
not willing that the State of titan
should decide that question for ITSELF
because it was a menace to the morals
of the whole country and blot upon
the pages of the history of the United
States
Mr.. Boaz said that Senator Carmack
needed no defense at his hands ana
he had nothing unkind to say OF Gov
Patterson, but he would defy any man
in Tennessee to point out one single
moral reform measure that Gov. Pat
terson has put UP to the legislatures
he also challenged any man TO snow
him a single reform measure that the
LEGISLATURE had put up to the Cover
nor that he had not vetoed or threat
ened to veto.
Mr.. Boaz stated that he had no apol-
ogy to make to any man for appearing
before the club; that he believed IN
the great brotherhood of man ana IL
was the duty of every Christian to DO
all in his power to remove temptation
from the pathway of his weaker
brothers. He eloquently defended the
right of ministers to participate ID
the settlement Of moral issues.
There were several additions to the
membership of the club and great
deal of enthusiasm was manifested
There is little doubt that the meeting
last night will be productive OF mucn
good.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
CLOSE FIGHT FOR
u. S. SENATE

DIES MONIES, Ia, June 2.-Returns
from forty-three precincts in today's
primary election give Cummins for
United States Senator 4,165, Allison
1884.
DUBUQUE, Ia, June 2.-The follow
ing. statement on the result of the pri-
mary election was given at 10 o'clock
tonight by the Allison headquarters
Returns from the State on United
states Senators are meagrer, but in
dictate that Senator Allison's estimate
Of 10000 majority for him Is very
conservative"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
VIM. FORREST, JR.
SUSTAINS FAMILY
DECLARES THAT HE WILL VOUcH
Fer ANY STATEMENT MADE
BY BROTHER.
is TO TREAIMEN OF FATHER
Denies That He Authorized Any Inter
view TO the ontrary.-What
He Did Say

Il authorized nothing for publica-
ton in Washington. I had been in
Washington five or six months and
had not been informed OF any of the
circumstances leading up to the dis
missal Of my father, Capt. Forrest, by
. Governor Patterson. Ny brother, Ma
than Bedford Forrest, Jr., however, is
and has been thoroughly conversant
with all the affairs connected with my
fathers service at Brushy Mountain
and of his dismissal and I will stand
by and support any statement he
makes" were the remarks Of Capt.
/ Billy Forrest, Jr,, when shown the
Watkins interview from Washington,
which appeared in the Nashville Amer
lean of May oath.
Young Forrest has been in Maury
county for the past four or five days
on business connected with the phos-
phate industry. He came directly
here from Washington and his inves-
/ legations have kept him constantly in
the phosphate mines out some dis
lance from Mt. Pleasant so that he
had not seen the Watkins interview
until it was shown him by a Herald
reporter and did not know what stir
/ the treatment of his late father by
Governor Patterson was causing In
political circles, nor how deeply that
treatment was resented by the Con-
federate veterans and their sons.
| Young Forrest in the course of the
conversation states that he had been
deeply interested in his work in Wash
ington for the past five or six months
and was not in touch with affairs at
Memphis. That he had not read the
Memphis papers That his father
was not man given to airing his
troubles and had not written him any
thing regarding his treatment at
Brushv Mountain nor informed him of
the reasons for his dismissal. That
he was in complete ignorance there
fore, when approached by representa-
tives of the Nashville American and
the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and
simply told these geneltmen that he
knew nothing of affairs at home and
had nothing to give out. That so far
as he knew Governor Patterson had
treated his father all right,
The conversation with the two gen
tlemen, Mr.. Forrest said, was simply in
the nature of a friendly talk, and he
did not understand that any of it was
to be used for publication. That he
was asked during the conversation If
his feeling towards Governor Patter-
son was friendly and he said Eyes"
Mr.. FORESTS future movements are
indefinite. He may remain in Maury
some weeks and he may return to
Washington in a few days. It all de-
pends on the results of his investi-
cations in the phosphate fields.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
WILL PREACH AT
ASHLAND CITY

Rev. NJ. e. Gabard will preach the
commencement sermon at the Cheat
ham County High School at Ashland
City next Sunday Elder j. n. Me-
roney will hold services at Lasting
Hope church next Sunday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
NEGROES FIGHT
AT KROUSE'S STORE

In fight among negroes at Krouses
store near Carriers Creek Sunday Ed
Crosby got one of his thumbs nearly
bitten off while his wife received nu-
merous scratches and bruises on her
face. Officer Goad went out and ar
rested Crosby and wife and had them
come to town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
TACKLES MAN UNDER HER BED
TAKES BEATING, BUT CHAsES
HIM TO POLICEMAN,
Woman Struck by Burglar Grapples
With Him, Yells Justify and
Pursues His Flight.

NEW YORK. December l.-"Nothing
happens but the unexpected"
Being plucky. Mrs. Patricia Ziesel never
looked tremblfngly for a man under her
bed. So she found Jacob Knisch there
yesterday and. having found him. al
though he beat her brutalIy. .ha plucky
Mrs. Ziesel pursued K nisch until ne was
locked IN cell.
Mrs. Ziesel. whose th,rty-one years
have lent her certain embcnpoint. keeps
a boarding house on the two upper floors
Of the three-story house No. l43 Wyeth
avenue. Williamsburg. She went shop
ping Yesterday; no one was left on the
second floor.
Returning at AS nm. Mrs. ZieseI.
whose power Of perception has been
sharpened by her avocation. saw that ths
lock OF her kitchen door had been tam
pered with. Entering she found in the
room next the kitchen a sheet-wra pped
bundle containing her best clothe and
silverware.- Then she went into her bed
room.
From under her bed pro:ruded a pair
OF shoes. toes down. soles forward. Mrs.
Ziesel promptly grabbed the ankles above
the shoes and yanked on them. mean
time Yelling at the top OF her well de-
veloped lungs.
The shoes. as 1t proved, belonged 10
hnlscU muscular 1eilOW or twenty.
Dragged from under the bed he got on
his feet and struck Mrs. Ziesel in the face.
AS she staggered back he ran through
the rooms to the kitchen door
Recovering herself. she chased i'm and
caught him fumbling at the lock he lad
damaged. He struck her again full In lhe
face and. opening the door. ran out trip
ped in his haste, and fell down the flight
of stairs.
Mrs. Ziesers shrieks had alarmed the
women in the nearest houses: few men
were at home in the neighborhood at that
hour
knisch picked himself up and ran again,
this time plump into Patrolman Fritz,
who had hurried to learn why so many
women had their heads out of the win.
dows and why they were waving theiI
arms and calling to one another.
knisch smashed at Fritz. who got his
club In action and quickly convinced the
fellow that 1t is one thing to strike q
woman and another to fight a policeman
Followed by a crowd Of women. loud in
their praise of Mrs. Ziesers brewery
louder in their denunciation OF knisch
Fritz took his prisoner to the Bedford
avenue police station.
There knisch whined that he was home.
less and starving and went into Mrs
ZieseIs boarding house 20 get somethina
to eat: but he did not explain how he was
going to satisfy his appetite with heI
clothes and silverware. so he was locked
up charged with burglary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
GERMAN WHEELMAN LEADS.
Racing With American Bicyclist
Around the World to Paris.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. December L.
Robert Hellmich. a German bicyclist, &C
companied by George Weldon. Hun
garan rider. who left Paris early in July
on trip around the world. arrived il
Los Angeles late last night
The trip was started originally as on,
only of plea sure. but "A New York man of
fered prize OF $500 to the man wht
arrived in Paris first after having riddel
around the world. Attracted by the prize
an American rider, Henry Fisher joinee
the foreigners at New York and entered
the race.
Hellmich is hundreds of miles ahead o.
his nearest competitor. Fisher Weldon
the Hungarian rider. broke down at Og
den, and 1t will require several days ~
him to get a new whsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
RESTITUTION AFTER 40 YEARS.
Indiana Man Feels That His Eter-
nal Welfare Is at Stake.

LAPORTE,. Ind. December 1.-Beileving
that his eternal welfare is at stake G.
Vail. a contractor at Colby. Kan. sent to
George Link. clerk of the Laporte county
circuit court. a draft for S11.90. principal
and interest of sum which he says he
collected wrongfully from Laporte county
forty wears ago. Accompanying the draft
received was the following letter:
About forty years ago. when mere
lad. ! obtained bounty wrongfully from
Laporte county on seven fox scalps, and
7 now want 10 make restitution, as ! be-
lieve my eternal welfare'is at stake. If
necessary L am ready to appear IN person
before YOU I received $3.50. which at 6
per cent interest for forty years amounts
to s11.9O. for which l inclose draft"
The account was credited to the bounty
fund and marked conscience money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
NOTED GAMBLER CASHES IN.
Bloody Sequel to Poker Game. in
Chattanooga Sunday Night.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. December l.
Fred Crow was stabbed to death at the
door Of his room in the Northern Hotel
by Jack Eldridge and a companion named
Cochran. Crow was one of the best
known figures in the gambling fraternity
in this city. and had operated in a num-
Der of southern cities.
1t is said that Cochran and Eldridge
went to room 4, where Crow was living,
and called him. When he came to the
door Cochran is said to have grpped
him by the throat while Eldridge plunged
a long knife into his breast four times
He was also stabbed once in the back
The men who did the killing Immediately
made their escape and up to a late hour
no trace of them had been found
The trouble leading up to the murder
is said to have originated in quarrel
over a poker game Sunday night. in
which Crow was banker. After the game
it is said, Crow served notice on Eldridge
and Cochran that he would not allow
them in his game again. that they were
barred forever. What tranSpired during
the day cannot be learned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01
SUNDAY REST ASSUCIATIONS
National Reform Society to Coop
crate in Alliance Movement.

PITTSBURG, Pa. December f.-Foc
the purpose OF organizing Il Lords Day
Alliance of the United States the Inter-
national Federation of Sunday Rest
Associations Of America opened here
today. in national convention.
The sessions will continue until Thurs
dav evening and many prominent minis
ters of this country and Canada viii
make addresses
Routine matters occupied the meeting
today. The National Reform Association,
which convened here yesterday. viii CO.
operate in the alliance movement.