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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
BIC DISTILLERY
IS SEIZED BY
REVENUE MEN
CARROLL SPRINGS DIsTILLERY
COMPANY ALLEGED TO BE
LAW-5REAkERS.
EIGHT THOUSA D BARRELS
Investigation Lasted About Three
Months-Liquors Are Said to Have
Been substituted-capers Declines
to Give Interview.

| WASHINGTON, April 15.-As a re
suit of an investigation into charges
of violation of the internal revenue
law, John G. Capers, Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, issued formal in.
structions Wednesday to Collector P.
L. Goldsborough at Baltimore direct
ing him OF seize the Carroll Springs
Distillery Company's plant, one of the
largest registered grain distilleries in
Maryland.
The seizure, which will involve the
Government taking possession Of
nearly 5000 barrels of whisky, is
made under Section "A, of the act OF
July 20, 1868; Sections 1850 and g.
453, Revised Statutes and other sec
tons, being based upon a long exam
ination which has been under the per.
sonal direction of Commissioner Ca
pers, who himself visited the estab-
lishment about three months ago when
the alleged violations were first
brought to his attention
In several instances Commissioner
Capers has personally looked into
these matters wherever they involved
the property rights of taxpayers, es-
pecially so large an amount as in this
instance. After his Investigations
Revenue Agent L. B. Perkins was di-
rected to detail special guagers and
who have been at the dis
tillery and in the large bonded ware
house to make careful investigation
FOR an extended period.
The investigation lasted nearly
.hree months, the result being, it is
alleged, that violations of the law
we're found sufficient to cause the for
eiture of the plant, its contents and
he contents of the warehouses.
Commissioner Capers declined to
give any of the details as to the
.harges of fraud, but it is understood
hat many involve discoveries of new
whisky in old barrels, the substitution
# new whisky for older whisky and
he removal of it without the payment
+ $110 a gallon to the Government;
he substitution of gin for whisky in
ONE instances, and in some of the (,
ackages excessive vintage and sim
lar evidences of what it is claimed
,orked direct fraud upon the United :
tates, in that it deprived the Govern :
lent of its revenues upon the product /;
{ the distillery. !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
CHURCH CASE
In U. S. -OURT
PENN MUTUAL ATTEMPTS TO
FoREcLosE RUSSELL STREET
MORTGAGE.

! NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 15.-At
11:40 Wednesday night a bill was fled
in the United States circuit court by
the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia, against the
Edgefield Cumberland Presbyterian
church. a corporation, in which the
elders Of that church and also the
Russell Street Presbyterian church u.
s. A., were made parties. The bill Is
for the purpose of foreclosing mort
gage on the property amounting to
about $4,000 Both sides claim the
property and the court is asked to
sell the property to satisfy this mort
gage and if there is a surplus after
this mortgage is paid the court is
asked to decide which side is entitled
to the surplus.
The bill was filed by w. N Wright
and Charles s. Lawrence, attorneys,
and John j. Vertress, counsel, all rep
resenting the Penn Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company
Pendleton and Dewitt will repre-
sent the unionists in the suit.
This is decidedly the most sensa-
tional development so far in the cele-
brated church union case. Since the
recent decision of the supreme court
Of Tennessee in which it was held
that the union of the Cumberland
church was not valid, the situation
has become more and more grave
every day and this action of the part
IF the Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company forces the matter into the
'ederal court so far as the Russell
Street church is concerned at least.
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pay duty on his importation. should
ne within the next three years export
materials containing 1000 pounds o.
sugar raised and purchased in the
United States he could 90 to the
Treasury with his import certificates
and withdraw the money paid for his
imported sugar. despite the fact that
the particular sugar did not enter in
TO the manufacture Of the article
which he exported.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
GOVEKNvN IS
PLAIN SPOKEN

AUSTIN, Tex. April 13.-The legis-
lature held a Sunday session, the first
extraordinary session coming to
close Sunday night. Gov. Campbell
aroused bitter feeling on the part OF
many members of the house and sem
ate by an official communication
which he submitted to the respective
bodies He said, in part:
The earnings Of the lobbyists may
be echoed in our legislative halls in
criticism and denunciation of the ex-
ecutive, but no man has yet denied
that have acted within my duty and
with fidelity TO the masses of the
people. In the contest for honest leg
islation and good government / have
never asked for quarter and will ex-
tend none. The most infamous lobby
that ever trampled upon the win OF
the people has swarmed about this
capitol from the beginning OF our reg
uiar session until this hour. The
farmer is busy in his field. He can
not come to the capitol to present his
interests. / have interpreted the
platform without the aid
Of the lobby, the railroad commission
Or the commercial secretaries lobby.
which last mentioned instrument is
he nucleus around which is gathered
avery selfish interest now represented
It the capital. Your regular session
If sixty days was OF little value to the
,oople. Not a single platform plank
vas enacted into law, not one was
lefeated and you adjourned without
the appropriation bill.
the lobby applauded."
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LOCAL UNIONISTS
PREPARE TO ERECT
NEW CHURCH HOUSES
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO so
LIclT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
THIS PURPOSE.
THE PRESBYTERY ADJOURNS
Carefully Prepared Statement Will
Be Given to The Public Within
The Next Few Days-Dr. Gregory
Attends Meeting.

A feature OF the meeting of Colum-
bia Presbytery OF the Presbyterian
Church U. S. A. now In session In
Columbia was the naming of a special
committee on new buildings made
necessary by the almost unanimous
intention Of congregations which are
to lose their church buildings under
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court OF Tennessee, to erect new
churches. In a number of instances
lit was declared that plans were al
ready under way and subscriptions
were being raised, and the buildings
would be started at an early date.
Wednesday afternoon the commits
sioners to the General Assembly
which meets in Denver on May goth,
were appointed as follows: On the
part of the Ministry-Dr. George Mack,
principal with Rev. E. L. Orr as alter
nate. On the part of the elders-R.
B. West, principal with E. ]. Park as
alternate.
A carefully prepared expression of
the mind of the Presbytery under the
present legal complication was sub
mitted by the Chairman of the Com
mittee of the Whole and was adopted
This will be given publicity few days
later. ;
Wednesday night large congrega-
ton witnessed the stereopticon lecture
on Siam under the auspices Of the
Ladies' Presbyterial Missionary So
ciety.
At the morning session Rev. A. P.
Gregory, Pastor Evangelist of Colum-
oia Presbytery of the Southern Pres
1yterian church, was invited to a seat
rs visiting brother and spoke cor
Tally on the relation between the two
Iresbyteries. The committee on
Home Missins submitted an important
eport for the prosecution Of the work.
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ANOTHER FARM
CHANGES HANDS
CLARENCE FLY BUYS THE OLD
AKIN PLACE-PRlCE THIR-
TEEN THOUSAND.
And it continues to boom.

ana IL continues 10 DOOM.
Another large sale in real estate
was made today which was the sale
of the DR.. ]. T. Akin farm on the
Mooresville pike, four miles south of
town. The farm contains 200 acres
and the purchase price was $4,000.
Clarence Fly, who has been so active
in real estate deals for the past month
was the purchaser and the deal was
made through A. L. Blocker & Co.
This is the first time the farm has
been sold since it was purchased by
DR.. Akin fifty years ago. The home
is on the old colonial style of archi-
lecture and has been the scene Of
many social entertainments many of
which date back before the war. Mrs.
Mary Akin, the widow of Dr. Akin is
still living and has lived on the farm
since the death of Dr. Akin about eight
years ago.
Mr.. Fly has not made any statement
as to what disposition will be made
of the farm, but It is one of the best
stock farms in the county.
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METHODIST LANDS
NAVAL VACANCY

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The navy
department announced Wednesday
that the existing vacancy in the list OF
chaplains OF the navy will be filled by
the appointment Of Methodist This
disposes OF a question. Recently a
group of Unitarians went to President
Taft and endeavored to get him to
direct that place be filed b. a Uni
tartan. The Presbyterians we're also
active in the matter, but President
Taft decided to leave the question to
the navy department. The depart
ment has decided to stick by its rules
and regulations on the subject.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
Clerk and Masters ONCE, Columbia,
Tenn, April 16, 1909.
w. F. M. KinZer, Complainant,

Clerk and Masters ONCE, Columbia
Tenn, April 16, 1909.
w. F. NJ KinZer, Complainant
vs..
Jno F. Stockard, ct. ais, Defendant
II appearing from afidavit filed II
this cause, that the Defendants, Jas. N
Stockard, Jennie Bush and her nus
band, - Bush, Georgia Bullocs
and her husband - Bullock, Sarah
Martina, and her husband,
Martina Francis E. Grimm, the wife
70 r a. Grimm, Jno. Keaton, Geo Day
idson Sallie Biffie, and her husband.
Tom Rifle. Florence Davidson and
sissy Keaton are non-residsnts or the
state of Tennessee.
n ia therefore ordered that they en-
tor their appearance herein before or
within the first three days OF the next
torm NJ the Chancery Court, to be
hold nj Columbia, on the first Monday
in June next, 1909, and plead, an
swer or demur to Compliments DILL
or the same will be taken Tor con-
sassad IA TO them and set for hearing
ex.narte; and that copy OF TINS or
Jar no nublished for four consecutive
weeks In the Columbia Heraiu'
A Copy-Attest: ,,.u.o.
n. AKIN. Clerk and Master.
n p. FTGUERS, -
16-4t SUI l. lOi
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SORSBY GIVEN
LIFE SENTENCE
MURDERER OF POST OFFICE IN.
sPEcToR is FOUND
GUILTY.

| JACKSON, Miss, April I4.-Willian
A Sorsby, who killed Postofice In
spector Charles Fitzgerald, must serve
life sentence in the penitentiary.
This is the verdict returned by the
jury. The deliberations of the Jury
were brief, it requiring but a short
time to reach a verdict after the
twelve men commenced their consid-
Grafton of the case.
The scene in the court room when
the jury returned it's finding was with
out sensational incident. Relatives of
the prisoner reached the court room
shortly before Judge Potter convened
the session and awaited with much
anxiety for the opening of court.
The session had been under way but
few moments when a bailiff entered
and announced that the jury desired
to make report
Let the jury enter" announced
Judge Potter
There was but a mere handful of
spectators in the court room The de-
PENDANT entered with his wife and took
the seat he has occupied for twelve
days past. The jury entered in single
file and ranged themselves in front of
the clerks desk.
Have you reached a verdict, gentle
mem" Judge Potter asked.
we have" replied the foreman.
Hand your verdict to the clerk"
instructed the court.
The document was handed to the
clerk and on the back was written:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant |
guilty and fix his punishment at life |
Imprisonment in the penitenitiary."
rs that your verdict, gentlemen"
asked Judge.
ut is" replied all of the members
of the panel
Mrs. Sersby, the faithful little wife
of the defendant, on hearing the YER
dict, broke down and cried bitterly.
Sorsby never changed countenance,
his face wearing the same fixed stare
that it has had since the beginning of
the trial
Judge Potter thanked the jury for
their service and directed that they
be finally discharged.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
SAVINGS AND TRUST
CGh oAhY IS FORMED
BY COLUMBIA PEOPLE
IS BACKED BY WELL KNOWN BUS
MESS MEN or THIS
CITY.
CAPITAL STOCK FORTY THOUSAND
George Mckennon, Sam Harlan, T.
{. Gordon, }. &. LittIefield, w. n.
Wilson, and 3. Resen Ineorpora-
tcrs-officers not Named.

Columbia is to have a big savings
and trust company within very short
while now and the charter has already
been filed.
Messrs. George E. McKennon, Sam
C. Harlan, T. E. Gordon, ]. E. Little
field, W. H. Wilson and B. E. Regen
are the incorporators and the capital
stock is $4,000. The new company
will run savings bank, do a general
trust business, administer estates. do
a general life and fire insurance BUSH
ness and engage in the real estate
business. All plans have been made
except the election of officers and
leasing a building. The Columbia
Savings & Trust Company is the name
selected.
For the past several years the es-
Enlistment of a savings and trust
company in Columbia has been looked
upon as an enterprise embracing ev.
cry element Of success provided the
right men got behind it. On several
occasions strangers have visited the
town with a view of starting the enter
prise, and former Columbians who
have seen the success attained by saw
ings and trust companies In other
towns and cities have come here and
have gone over the situation, but there
has up to this time been a hitch Of
some character either of securing the
capital or getting the right men In
terested.
In this present company the person.
mel of the men interested gives every
assurance of success, and they have
The capital to carry out their own
IDEAS. They have been successful in
arge measure in their previous BUSH
ness undertakings and they are expe-
fenced to a greater or less extent In
he new line of work Every man con-
lected with the undertaking is filed
With energy and industry and all are
men of highest character and possess
he confidence and good will of the
,eople of the county.
AS starter, or rather the basis OF =
part of the new enterprise will be
he business of the Columbia Insur-
nee Agency, which has had a success
III career in Columbia. This compa-
y represents some of the best fire
insurance agencies in the country, is
istriet representative for the Volun-
eer State Life Insurance Co., the
lost prosperous life insurance compa-
V ever launched in the South, and
as a large list Of bushes and renew
Is in this section They have in adj
ition carried on a nice realty busf-
ess. The entire business of the Co
lmbia Insurance Agency will be taxi
a over by the new corporation.
A centrally located building will be
ecured by the new company, hand
,me offices will be fitted out and the
hopes to be ready for BUSH
ess in a brief while.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.

WHOLESALE PRODUCE.
Quotations furnished by 8. e. Cal
lender & Coz
Cabbage-Southern grown stock
$2.75 per crate.
Second Crop Irish Potatess-$1.0t
per blu. delivered.
Bananas-Jumbo. per bunch, t1.1o0
$3.50.
Lemons-Fancy, $3.s0@s4.00.
Onion Sets-Wholesale, s2.00 POI
bushel. Retail at 3504ec gallon
Onions-From farmers hands. 80,
hu.
Navy beans. s2.75 bu.: Lima beans
SIC n.
Cheese-white Glover, 175kc n.
Country Sorghum from farmers
hands, 35c
Country Sorghum at Wholesale. &c
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HIDES, GINSENG. FEATHERS. ETC

A
Quotations by L. Barker.)
Hides-Green, &c No.; cured. *
No.; dry salt hides, 1Oc lD.:
flint, 12c lD. Horse hides-No / large
$1.75; No. 2, $1.O0@$1.50: mules hidSs
Large, $3.50; small. $1.OO.
Goat skins, zoe; lamb skins, 2oc0
Csc: clippers skins, 15c; wool skins
25cQ35c.
Ginseng-Dry. $500; green, S1.0t
yellow root, $1.25.
Feathers-New goose feathers, 40a
~; old goose feathers ,25c@35c ID.i
mixed, 15c@9Sc rb.; duck feathers
20c@35c 10.
Beeswax-25c@26c 10.
Tallow, 419c NJ; caked tallow, &c.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
FLOUR AND GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by Colrmbis
Mill & Elevator Co., and Ashton'I
Mills.)
Flour-Best Patent, $500; second
grade, $500; Bran, per ton, $500.
Meal-S5c loose; sacked goo; old
corn. per Dbl, $3.50@$3.75. Wheat
delivered at mills, $1.40.
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LOUISVILLE. KY. April 14.-Cat
ltle-Receipts, 1000 head: the market
was steady. Shipping steers, s4.5O@
1915; beef steers. $3.OOQ$5.4O; fat
heifers and cows. $s.O0@s4s5; cut
tiers. $2.OO@$S.OO; Gamers, $1,000
$500; bulls. s2OO@$4.OO; feeders,
$S.O0@s5.OO; stockers, s3.25@$4.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1896 head; the
market opened steady and closed
weak and lower. Quotations are as
follows: Tops. $40; lights, $500;
pigs. $5.6O@$6.1O; roughs. $6.25 down.
Hogs from doubtful sections slow sale
at uneven discounts.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 81
head; the market was steady. Quota
lions are: Best sheep, s450Q$55O;
medium, $S.5O9$45O; common, $3.50
@$S.5O; fall lambs, $40O@$6.50;
springers, $7OO@$s.OO.
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DAILY LOCAL
MARKET REPORT
POULTRY AND EGG PRICES
STILL CONTINUE 10
HOLD UP.
hog And Cattle Market The Same.
Lambs Are Slow at
Louisville.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, April 1.-THE
price of eggs and poultry are about
the same. while lambs are reported
slow.
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BACON AND LARn.

(These quotations are furnished b.
Calender & Co..
Bacon-From farmers hands
Hams, lie per lb.; sides, 1Oc ~.
shoulders, SC NJ; jowls, &C n.
Lard-Pure country, lie n. IA tins
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FIELD SEED.

Quotations by Calender & Coz
Oats-From farmers hands, zoe blu
Clover-From farmers hands, ReV
crop, $4.00@$5.0O. Northern seed
from stores, $6.O00$6.5O.
Alsyke Clover-From stores, $3.50
Cane Seed-From farmers hands
90c per blu.
Blue Grass-From stores. S1.4O pen
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16

Quotations furnished By J. A
Sloan Coz
Sugar-Best Boston graduated 81
gar, 100 MS, $50; brown sugar, 1Oe
ms, S4.S6.
Coffee-Bulk roast, 11037hc;
green, skc@1lhc.
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WOOL.

Quotations by L. BAKERY
Wool-Tubwashed, $50 NJ; IN
washed spring free from burrs. 1St
~; slightly bury, 13c@16c ~; mo
dunn bury, sc@13c fD.; hard bury
Sc IDt
Fall wool free Of burrs, 14c 10.
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PRODUCE.

Quotations furnished by VIM. Bar
kerr
Eggs and Poultry-Eggs. per doxeB
Ice loose; hens, lie ib:; chickens,
12c rb.; turkeys, 14015c rb.; ducks,
10c NJ; geese, soc each.
Butter-Choice country, 18c n.
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Orchard Grass-$2.00 per bu.
Timothy-$2.00; Red Top, 1411c n.
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WHOLESALE GROCERIES.

Fall wool free Of burrs, 14c 10.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-08-31

"What part Of my book did you
most enjoy?" asked the autherette as
she brushed her hair over her ears
And, after a momnt's reflection, Mis-:
Cayton answered: "The cover de-
sign" ashington Star.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-08-31
Silloway Departs.

Prof. P. M. Silloway vino has been
connected with the Lewistown public
schools and the Fergus County Free
High school for several years, de-
parted last week with his family for
Virden, Illinois, where he will take
a position as superintendent of the
schools of Virden. Mr.. Silloway held
this position prior to coming to Mon
tana and the place has practically
been open to him any time he chose
to take it. Montana loses one Of her
leading educators in the departure OF
Prof. Silloway. Not only is he a
splendid school man, but his original
researches in the field OF biology have
won for him a reputation more than
state wide as a scientist. The NUM-
erous friends of the Silloway family
wish them we'll in their eastern home
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-08-31
Advertising Musselshell.

Milestone Mirror: Our little city
and this section OF the Musselshell
valley is now getting considerable
advertising in the east, in response
10 advertising literature sent to the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
road immigration agent, by the Com
mercial Club of this city, a few weeks
ago. Evidence of its good work is
being manifested each day by letters
received bv the Gates & Parkinson
real estate firm from homeseekers and
business location seekers. Nearly all
the letters mention the circulars sent
out by the milwaukee, immigration de-
partment. Among the communica-
tions received was one from Clar-
ence H. Sorenson, Markeson, Wis,
who is looking for 800 homestead
on which to start horse ranch. He
also specified that he wanted copy
Of the Melstone Weekly Mirror sent
to his address, which is sufficient
Dfool lIldt IL pay ~ od'Ni'i'N' 80
J. Parkinson, of the Gates & Parkin-
son firm, has been busy this week
preparing samples of our farm
products, minerals, etc, to be sent at
once to the Milwaukee exhibit car
which starts on its eastern trip about
September /. With these samples,
which were gathered from the sew
eral ranches in this locality and only
represents the average crop, with ad-
ditional circulars accompanying same,
the easterner who is looking for a
location, can see to his satisfaction
that this famous valley surrounding
Milestone, is a good place to settle in.
We have the land for agricultural
purposes and an unlimited amount OF
coal deposits for mining purposes.
Fergus County Democrat., 1909-08-31
Wedding Bells for Jimmy.

Jimmy, Mclean the extremely
popular and more or less handsome
manager Of the new cigar store on
Main street, will leave here Sunday
morning for Helena on most i'm
portant mission. Wednesday even
ing, Septnber 9Th. at the home Of the
bride i'll Helena, Jimmy will renounce
the vows Of bachelorhood and join the
crowding ranks of the benedicts. The
young lady in the case is Miss Bertha
Cummings, one of the prettiest and
most popular young ladies Of the cap
ital city The wedding will be quite
an affair in Helena society, large
number OF invitations having been
sent out. Following the wedding,
Jimmy and his bride will leave for
the coast for a short trip. Upon their
return to Lewistown, they will make
their home in the Eddy cottage, re-
Gently vacated by Herman Haasch
Jimmy is a prince of boy and de-
serves the good fortune which is in
store for him. This advance notice
published without charge.