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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
FITZHUGH NEEDS
FOUR VOTES TO WIN
WITH THAT NUMBER FROM THE
SHELBY DELEGATION HE
WILL WIN.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 22.-The
friends Of G. T. Fitzhugh, who was
prominently identified with the in
dependent Democratic movement
which ended in the election of Gov.
Hooper last month, declared today
that with four votes of the Shelby
county delegation added to what has
already been pledged that Fitzeugh's
election to the United States Senate
to succeed present Senator Frazier
would be assured. The election, which
comes of during the next Legislature,
may also find two other natives OF
Shelby county fighting for the plum,
according to best local reports these
being Gov. Patterson and Gen. Luke
Wright, former secretary OF war and
governar general of Philippines and
Japanese ambassador. It is believed
The local delegation will go uninstruct-
ed for any one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
DISAPPOINTMENT
( FOR SOCIAL SETS
covERNoR-ELEcT OF OKLAHOMA
sPolLs INAUGURAL BALL
PLANS.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec a.
The society women OF Oklahoma
have suffered bitter disappointment
They have been planning to make the
inaugural ball the biggest social event.
in the history OF the State, with Tor
NAL evening dress Of both men ana
women guests a condition precedent
TO admission.
But Gov. elect Ice Crrce has halk-
ed lie viii wear his jim-owinger' out
not d claw-nammer.
r rever wear a dress suit," se'u
Mr. rrrcc today. "Dress cuts are all
y,rst and I know It is TIE custom 10
wear them on occasions az IBIS Nino'
h,t I poe no reason for changing my
custom Of never wearing them.
Tho coverpor-elcct aiso refrses 70
lead the grand march
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
W.H.JACKSON AGENT
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
WELL TAKE CHARGE OF THE To-
CAL OFFICE AT AN EARLY
DATE.

w. H. Jackson has been appointed
agent for the Postal Telegraph Com
pany at this place and will take
charge of the Office at an early Gay.
Mr.. Jackson has been telegraph opera
tor with the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company for the past four
years and is regarded as one OF the
most efficient men in the service OF
the company. He has been located
at Mt. Pleasant for some time and
was also agent for the road at Glen
dale for about a year. Mr.. Jackson
is pleasant, affable and energetic
worker and his friends predict that
he will make good with his new 1oo'
He is a son of Postmaster jackson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
DAN CUPID AND OLD
SANTA CLAUS HAND
IN HAND At XMAS
COUNTY COURT CLERK ISSUES
EXTRA NUMBER or MARRIAGE
LICENSES.
CHRISTMAS Az NOT POPULAR
Saturday Looked Forward to As an
Exceptionally Big Day for the Legal
Necessity for Matrimonial Venture.
Some Comparisons.

Little Dan Cupid with his fresh
young face and his bow and arrows,
walks hand in hand with gray haired
Santa Claus as the Christmas season
approaches. The records Of County
Court Clerk Thomas show that little
Dan is beginning to get busy, even
before Christmas, and it is expected
that the number will be greatly In
creased in the two remaining days be-
fore Christmas. At the close OF BUSH
ness Wednesday there had been four
licenses issued that day, which was
equal to the number issued on Decem-
Der 81 for the three years before
since 1907. The biggest day viii be
Saturday.
From December 10 to 26, 1907, the
licenses issued for twenty-nine coup
les to marry. In 1908 for the same
period, the number was cut third.
the number falling down to nineteen.
There were two more for the follow
ing year, 1909, the actual number be-
ing twenty-one. In the last four days
there have been thirteen licenses is
sued, while there tire three more days
before Christmas to BE- counted In. IL
is more than probable that the num-
Der will set a new record this year.
The highest number issued during
the week before Christmas in a sim
gle day was eleven, on Dec. %, 1907.
This number will be passed next Sat
urday. however. unless the dope falls
down. Christmas day itself is not
very popular for love-lorn SWANS to
visit the County Court Clerk. For
the last three years the number issued
on December rs has been only five.
while this year the average will be
still further lowered, as Christmas
falls on Sunday. There were two in
1907 and three in 1909, 1908 putting
in blank
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
STANCE DISEASE
NAY BE RUN DOW N
DOCTORS FIND MYSTERIOUS
GROWTH IN SPLEEN OF MAN
IN HOSPITAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The disease
that killed Charles s. Carpenter, the
railroad man, of White Plains, is as
much mystery as ever. An autopsy
was formed yesterday at ST. Luke's
hospital by DR., Austin Hollis, DR.. o.
D. Kingsley, the Carpenter family
physician, and DR.. Henry H. Janeway.
There was found to be some growths
in the spleen and liver, which appear
ed to be of malignant character.
They were apparently unknown to all
of the doctors. A microscopical exam
ination of the diseased tissue will be
made at once. This may determine
the nature Of the strange disease.
1t is believed these growths were
tuners of some kind. None of the
physicians could tell what kind, az
there is no record of anything like
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
SALE0 VALUABLE LAND

have a tract of land consisting Of
232 acres, two miles of Kenton, Tenn,
town of thousand people, which
will sell for 100000. This tract OF
land is all level; 80 acres of it is in
cultivation, and 40 acres more Is prac-
tically clear A part Of this land is
what is called up land and a part Ia
second bottom, and is very rich, the
second bottom is sowed in grass and
clover and will make two tons to the
acre. The rest of the land is in tim
Der, there beinS some merchantable
timber on the same.
lave another tract of land con-
sisting of about thousand acres.
practically all of which is timbered
land, between Troy and Obion, Tenn,
which will sell for so. 900.
This land is in the Obion drainage
district and is matter % a short
time until all this lend can be culti-
vated There is good deal Of valua-
BILE timber on this land now. II is
bounded on the east b. Q public road
and is very accessible. II Ia Just
matter OF few years until this land
viii bc worth fifty or sixty doliars an
acre. All Of this land Is IN oblon
county waich is noted for its fine
AZ IL.
VIII sell either or both tracts ON
reasonable terms.
J W. NICHOLS, Attorney az Law,
22-lt Trenton, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
INVENTOR OF H0BBLE SKIRT
REPENTS In TEARS FOR HER IDEA
LORRAINE. ACTRESS CLAIMS TO HAVE
WEAR Ho5sLE-sAYs 1T
rs UGLY AND ABSURD

fashionable that no society woman
dare wear anything else. OF all the
silly. foolish, puerile inventions my
hobhle skirt is the worst. l can't
run. l can only walk slowly II a
trolley car is coming along and am
on the tracks it is impossible to get
out of the way"
Miss Lorraine says she has just
completed tour Of the London, ST.
Petersburg and Paris music halls, and
she has come to New York for two
seasons. First. she is going to ap-
pear in one Of AL Woods companies,
and, secondly she wants a divorce.
MY husband is a New York bank
err" she said, land as soon as 1 am
free 1 am going back to Europe to
marry barron. No, I must NOT tell
you his name, either; but when we
are married we are going to live in
a beautiful villa in sunny Italy"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
NOW THE MAYOR
IS REALLY ANGRY
ACCUSED BY HUSBAND OF ALIEN
ALTON, REPuDlATEs SCAN
DIAL CHARGE.

BoGoTA, N. J., Dec. 22.-Mayor
Smith, of Bogota, defendant in a $780,
GOD suit by Ray Gaul, of Patterson, for
alleged alienation Of the affections OF
Gauls wife, last night said that no
divorce papers had been served on
Mrs. Gaul and no papers had been
served on him naming him as CO.
respondent.
81 expect to fight this outrageous
proceeding TO the end" said Mr..
smith. 81 owe 1t to my wife, M fam
ny aud 10 NJ friends tc prove my IN
nocense."
Mayor Smiths counsel, John w.
Mckay. hiuted at criminal prosecu-
ton arcinBt there responsible sor the
publication OF what Meyor Saith
claims $40 utter talsehoocs Ihat do
fame Lis character
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
SPLENDID LOCATION
FOR OFFICE BUILDING
ON WEST SEVENTH
OLD BRANCH BUILDING Be
TWEEN METHODIST CHURCH
AND BETHEL HOUSE.
EIALKED OF By SEVERAL PEOPLE
Suggestion in The Herald Of Wednes-
day for More Office Room Is Being
Discussed and FaVorabIy Comment
ed Upon.

The fact that Columbia is in need
Of more office room and better Office
facilities and which has ben brought
to the public mind through the col
umns of The Herald is being discuss
ed by several citizens and it is fully
realized that there is devciency In
this capacity in the city.
The matter Of the location Of such
a building has been discussed and II
has been suggested that the old
Branch building on West Seventh
street, between the First Methodist
church and the Bethel House, would
be an ideal location for such a build
ing, and the suggestion is one that
will readily meet with the approval
of I cry business man in town weth-
er /. building is ever erected or not.
There could hardly be a more CEN
trally located spot selected, and the
ground space would be AMPLY sufi-
cient for the erection of a four or
even five story building.
A building could be erected on the
site that would furnish office room
for at least thirty different branches
Of business or professions and give
nearly every business two rooms, that
is II five story building should be
erected. Say that forty rooms were
put in and each would easily rent for
$500 per month, which would be q
total Of 5000 per month or $1,000 a
year Such a building with electric
elevator, steam heat and all modern
conveniences could be erected forS75,-
900 to 100000 Place the cost at
100000 and the cost of maintaining
and operating the building at $1,000
per year and the cost of taxes and
insurance at another $1,000 and
throw in another $1,000 for repairs,
etc, the enterprise would net or near
" net 6 per cent on the investment.
It was learned this morning since
writing this story that the first floor
of this building could be fitted up for
q store house and that it would find
a ready occupant. A certain local
merchant has expressed himself as
being ready to lease the store house
at a good figure. This store house
would possibly rent for $65 or $75
per month, which added to the other
income would greatly enhance the
value of the enterprise This alone
would bring an income of $40 year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-No one is
more sorry that the hobble skirt has
become the rage in Europe and amer
lea than the woman who made the
first departure from conservative
dress. Yesterday, when she arrived
from Paris aboard the White Star
liner Baltic, her latest Partisan black
velvet ''hobble" chung so tightly 10 her
knees that she could hardly walk.
Harriet Lorraine, vaudeville artistic,
says she originated the skirt. AS she
down the gang plank to the
pier she exclaimed:
"Confound my own idea! Why did
l ever think of such All absurd and ug-
ly skirt? It is true that my first hob
BILE was fairly slack around the knee;
but look at this one, and I've got to
wear it or be out of fashion.
Il don't wonder that the men have
ridiculed a skirt that has become so
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
PLEAD GUILTY TO
SELLING VOTES
FIFTY MEN IN OHIO MARCH INTO
COURT AND CONFESS
THE CRIME.

MANCHESTER, O., Dec 22.-Fir-
ty Republicans and Democrats of Ad-
ans county pleaded guilty to indict-
ments charging the sale of their votes
at the November election and were
DISTINGUISHED for from five to seven
years and fined rs each and costs.
These pleas came simultaneously
with the return of seventy-nine in
dictments by the grand jury for vote
selling. The seventy-nine make to-
tai of 241 persons indicted on this
charge. Predictions were made to-
day that before the grand jury COM
pleted it's investigations nearly one
thousand persons will be indicted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
CAST DOCTRINE TO
WINDS AND MARRY
MEMBERS OF mo LOVE" SECT
TAKE UNTO THEMSELVES
LIFE PARTNERS.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Dec. 81
Forty members of the Israelites, a
peculiar sect which frowns upon love
and the mingling of the sexes cast
the doctrines of the sect to the Winds
today and were married here by Jus
tice Of the peace. Seven couples
were married In the afternoon and
thirteen in the evening.
The first OBJECTIONS came several
months ago, when William Hanna
Ford fell in love with one of the pref
test Israelite sisters. Admonisions
did no good and the couple were mar
ried The force of Ford's example
was soon felt in the colony. Love
making became the poular pastime
and twenty engagements resulted.
This year according to the Israel
lite belief, is "the fiftieth year OF Gre
alton" and is known as a Jubilee
year." The engaged Israelites de-
cided to make 1t wedding jubilee,
and in spite of the protestations OF
the leaders, they revolted and hied
them to Benton Harbor.
The happy couples lined up before
Justice Weldon, the brides in long,
flowing robes of white silk and the
bridegrooms in their wedding clothes,
with unshaven boards and untrimmed
hair. There will be no wedding Jour
news, all couples having returned to
the colony.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
HE WAS NAGGED
BY WIFE'S SPIRIT
KANSAS CITY MAN ASKS FOR A
DIVORCE TO ESCAPE PHYcHlc
PERSECUTION.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-In a petit
tion for divorce filed here today, Mar
win Minnear. a book.keeper, alleges
he has been bounded by his w'fe's
shirt and II is more than he could
stand The wife, Annie Minnear. saws
the notition. declares she possesses
newer to separate Der spirit from her
hodv and ssnd IL where she likes.
Minnear alleges that she accused
him Of ircor starcy. basing her ehais-
- m her mower 70 have her sp,rlt
abadow him and make report Of GIL
his dolrgs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
DIR. BIRKETT WILL
PROBABLY ACCEPT
NOTHING HEARD AS YET FROM
MINISTER CALLED TO CUM
BERLAND CHURCH.

While nothing definite has as yet
been heard from Rev. F. e. Birkett,
who was last Sunday called to the
ministry ofthe First Cumberland Pres
byterian church, it is more than like
ly that he will accept the call. The
Christmas sermon at the Cumberland
church will be preached Sunday morn
ing by DR.. James e. Clark, editor Of
the Presbyterian Advance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
The REMAINS OF
WILLIAM P. WATSON
TO BE INFERRED IN NAsHVILL E,
HIS HOME CITY, NEXT
SUNDAY.
to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SEATTLE. Wash, Dec. 22.-The
remains of William P. Watson, who
died here last Tuesday evening, viii
be shipped direct 10 Nashville for in
terment reaching there Sunday Mr..
Watson had been in i'll health for sew
eral months and his wife has been
with him since early last summer,
his little daughter, Rebecca, has slso
been with her parents. While the
friends of Mr.. Watson knew tina. he
was in bad health, the end coming as
it did was a shock to his family and
his friends. His attending physician
announced heart trouble as the cause
Of death.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
LARGE NUMBER
OF HOGS KILLED
!. N. WOODLAND SLAUGHTERS
SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THIS FALL.

e. N. oolard, Of near Fly's Store,
in this county, has slaughtered during
the present season over seven hun
bred and fifty hogs for the markets.
Mr.. woolard is the man who ploced
the famous woodland Hams" on the
market.
He completed the large slaughter
recently, and since the warm weather,
viii not kill any more for several days
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
CHRISTMAS TREE
FOR POORHOUSE

Mrs. J. H. Erwin will give the In
mates Of the poorhouse Christmas
tree on Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock. Anyone wishing to send gifts
to the inmates are invited to do so
on Friday and Saturday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
CHANCE MEETING OF
Chill DHOOD LOVERS
ENDS IN MARRIAGE
MISS sTAcIA WALSH AND THoM.
As n. WELLS MEET IN
THEATRE.
WEARIiD OF LIFE OF LUXURY
So the Girl Gave Up Her Happy Home
and Went to New York to Make
Her Own Way In Life-The Boy
inherited a Fortune.

NEW. YORK, Dec. 22.-"Stacia."
Why, Tom"
AS the boy and the girl rushed al
most into each others arms oblivIous
Of all around them, even the fashion
able loiterers in the lobby of the Be
lasco theatre turned to watch the i'm
petuous reunion.
The young man was Thomas H.
Wells, newly possessed Of a million
and a half through the death of his
father, and recently purchaser OF an
$4,000 seat on the New York Stock
Exchange.
The girl, whose beauty increased
the interest in the meeting, was Miss
Stacia Walsh, heiress by right and
manicure by choice, the daughter of
Phillip Walsh, millionaire iron and
steel man of Youngstown, o.
This meeting between the acts Of
the play, took place month ago. Mr..
Wells, who is twenty-five and Miss
Walsh, who is only nineteen, had not
seen each other for six years, al
though they had been boy and girl
sweethearts In Youngstown, where
the elder Mr.. Wells was also in the
steel business.
The young man promptly made his
excuses TO the rest OF mis- party and
Joined Miss Walsh and her chaperone
in an after theratre supper.
There was lots of talk about. He
had come East to attend the Hotch-
kiss School in Connecticut. Then he
had gone to Yale last fall and had
given it up and had come to New York
to learn the brokerage business.
And she, weary of life Of luxury,
had left home and gone to Pittsburg
to earn her own living and be OF use
in the world. She had recently arriv-
ed in New York and was going to
WOTK uGIG do u AAduANuAO' hsS VS.
what she had done in Pittsburg.
But Mr.. Wells, with his boyish de-
votion renewed, quietly formed his
own ideas as to whether she would
go to work any more.
AS a matter of fact she didn't. On
Dec. 5, accompanied by her friend,
Mrs. Charles Stern, they went quietly
to Hoboken and were married by a
Justice of the peace.
Then away they few to Youngstown
to tell their friends and kindred the
news. They returned to New York a
few days ago and took up their resi-
dence in Mr.. Wells apartment in
Harperly Hall.
There Mr.. Wells was seen by a re-
porter last night. He is now with the
brokerage firm of H. B. Hollis, pre-
pairing to take his seat on the Stock
Exchange.
Mr.. Wells denied that Mrs. Wells
lad been employed in Pittsburg, but
. telegram from that city says she
vas in the fashionable manicuring
establishment of Miss Johnson. and
hat later, with the money she had
armed, opened an establishment Of
Ter own in the Nixon building.
At the Hotel Cadillac 1t was said
ast night that Miss Walsh was plan
ing to take a position there when
,upid stepped in and interfered.
Young Wells is a forceful, hand
ONE chap, as determined to succeed
v his own brains as his bride was
} win her own way in the world.
FRS. Wells is a dainty beauty, with
olden hair and manner of distin-
uished refinement. An exquisite d. I
,ond necklace was her wedding gift
-ANw
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
COL. EDGERT0N
IN THE LINEUP
FAMOUS STAR OF VANDERBILT
WILL GET BACK INTO THE
GAME THURSDAY.

One week from today Col J. e.
Edgerton will again go into the game
at which he won such fame when he
was in Vanderbilt. The occasion will
be the big charity game between the
stars of the South and Harvard all
stars. The lineup for the South has
been announced as follows:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
COMB EXPLODES
SNYDER is DEAD

pITTsBURG, Dec. 21.-stcckdalo
srydcr. aged 50. Of Wilson Station,
was using coiob OF inGarnable ma
-erial While sitting near a .. Grste
lavt rieht. The comb caught fce and
communicated tho nsmes TO fls hair
and clothing, burning him 40 severely
that he died a few hours later.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23

The news was received in Column
bia late Tuesday evening by his sis
ter, Mrs. w. ]. Whitthorne, and his
other two daughters, Misses Charlotte
and Elizabeth Watson. Mrs Watson
and children have been living in Co
lumbia for the past four years, NOV
ing here for the purpose Of educating
their daughters in Columbia Insti-
tute. and Mr.. Watson himself
bad been spending about three or four
months Of each year here with them.
The following sketch of the man is
taken from the Nashville Banner of
Wednesday, Dec. 81:
"Mr. Watson was the son of the
late Samuel and Mrs. Charlotte Wat
son, of Nashville. The father estab-
lished the Sycamore Powder Mills,
near Ashland City, prior to the Civil
war, and William P. Watson was man
ager of the plant for long time. He
was civil engineer by profession,
and from time 70 time was engaged in
much notable work, including the con-
struction of several branches of the
Frisco system. He removed to Seat
tie several years ago where he has
since resided. He is survived by his
wife and three children, the latter be-
ing a sister of Mrs. William Whit
thorne, of Columbia. Deceased was
sixty years old. He was prominently
related in Nashville by marriage, and
will be pleasantly remembered by a
number OF citizens OF this city He
was a graduate of Yale University,
class of 1869. Both his father and his
mother came from Massachusetts,
where they were closely related to
some Of the most prominent and in
fluential families of the Bay State"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
CIRCUIT COURT
AT WAYNESBCEo

Judge Turner viii probably ciose
tie circuit court at waynesboro this
week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23

soOsorIes FOR The H''-'a-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-25

bearing the picture of a jumping horse
surmounted with mystic words. The
Tonys then hurried home and deposited
their find in their beds, safe from the
prying eyes.
But Mr.. Bronner happened to enter
his cellar. and, seeing the traces of the
youthful explorers. trailed them to their
home, where he recovered the bottles,
none the worse for their experience.
The case was reported to the police and
the Tonys We're arraigned before Judge
Hahn this morning.
Tony Gessenek's mother, who was at
her home, SO Chambers street, caring
for the remainder of her family, was
unable to accompany her son to court,
but Tony Co~stabile's mother had jour
neyed from her home, AT 76 Chambers
street, to be present at the trial
"I sentence the prisoners to one good
spanking each" said the court in awful
tones. Mrs. Costabile smiled and prom
Used to carry out the sentence. but the
seriousness of her manner did not i'm
press the court as being very sincere, so
a late was set for the punishment to be
delivered, said date being at once and
the place the private office adjoining.
The progress of justice was stopped and
with bated breath the assembled throng
awaited for the completion of the SEN
fence.