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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
EDUCATIONAL WORK
THROUGHOUT COUNTY
VERY SAT|SFACTO
PROPS. MORTON AND MAT
THEWS RETURN FROM AN
INSPECTION.
The PARENTS ARE INTERESTED
Teachers Are Applying Modern Meth
DDS, Pupils Working Hard, Build
ings Well Equipped and Satisfscto-
ry Results Are Being Reached,

Profs W. p. Morton and J. A.
Matthews nave just returned from an
extended visit to the schools in the
southeastern portion of the county,
and are more than pleased with what
they saw, and express themselves in
encouraging terms.
Prof. Morton is principal Of the
County High school and City Gram
mar School, while Prof Matthews,
who has had an extended experience
In the schools of the county, has
charge of the agricultural work in
the High School, and each is thor
oughly competent to pass judgment on
what he observed on this trip.
Among the schools visited were
Stiversyille, Culleoka, Glendale, Nc
Gains, Southport, and perhaps two or
three others. In speaking of the trip,
which had many enjoyable features
in addition to the pleasure of looking
into the school work, Prof Norton
said:
The schools are all in fine work
ing condition. We found that the
teachers are applying more modern
methods and the pupils are taking to
their work more readily than is u.s.
ual this early in the session, and the
attendance is most encouraging, in
deed. The school houses are in good
condition as a rule, and are fairly
we'll equipped, with few exceptions,
and these exceptions are having their
necessities supplied as rapidly as
they can be reached by the county
superintendent And by the way, the
result of the efficient and untiring
efforts of Superintendent Graham is
easily discerntble in every depart
ment Of school work in the county,
and it is my opinion that to his thor
oughness and determination to i'm
prove, and his ever readiness to as
sist the teacher, may be attributed
the high standard the teachers have
set and the most laudable aspirations
they have inspired in their pupils.
And best of all, the interest Of the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
FORMER SHERIFF
ON POLICE FORCE
WHIT HIGHT GETS THE VACANT
PLACE AND DONS THE BLUE
UNIFORM.

Former Sheriff r. w. (Whit) Hight
has been appointed by Mayor Biddle
as a member of the police force OF
Columbia to succeed the late Ser
geant Alex Barker, who died several
weeks ago. Mr.. Hight has assumed
his new duties. The appointment is
generally regarded as capital one
for Mr.. Hight has had four years ex-
perience as sheriff of the county in
the enforcement of the laws and can
always be depended upon to do his
full duty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
NEW YORK TIMES
ANNIVERSARY
THIS GREAT JOURNAL WILL GEL.
EBRATE ITS SlXTIETH
BIRTHDAY.

The Herald is in receipt of an In
vitation to the sixtieth anniversary
of the New York Times. There is to
be an anniversary edition of this pa.
per and only firms that have been in
business sixty years or more will be
allowed to advertise in it's columns.
The rate for this advertising is TO be
forty cents per agate line, of four
teen lines to the inch.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
OPENING DAY Of THE
MULE SEASON BRINGS
BIG CROWD TO CITY
QUALITY OF THE OFFERINGS
ARE UNUSUALLY GOOD AND
PRICES HIGH.
MANI HORSES ARE ON. MARKET

Pair of Four Months Old Colts Rails
ed by j. L. Ramon, Bring the Rec
ord Price OF $240-Aged Mules al
5000 for the Pair-8usiness Good
Mule season in Maury county open
ed today auspiciously. While there
have been more mules here on the
First Monday in September what was
lacking today in quantity was more
than made up in the quality of the of
ferings. Better mules have seldom
been seen here than were shown on
the streets of Columbia this morn.
ing. This was true of both the colts
and the age animals.
Buying was not extra spirited, for
the reason that the prices asked we're
extra high. In fact several of the
buyers declared that they could not
buy at the prices asked and would
wait until there was a change in the
market.
However, there were a great many
sold and they usually brought fancy
prices. One pair of fine mules sold
at 5000 and pair of four months old
mule colts were sold by ]. l.. Ramon,
of Glendale, for $240. This came
very near being. the record price for
sucking colts.
Estimates of the number of mules
on the streets today are almost as
many and varied as the color of the
rainbow. 1000 is the highest esti-
mate and there are estimates from
that number down to 500. Prices
from $175 ON up are being asked and
probably a round 5000 would not be
very far wrong from the average
price paid for the age mules. The
total business will reach way up into
the thousands.
There are an unusually large num-
Der of good horses here also and they
are selling at top prices. One buyer
stated that he would get a dozen or
more saddle animals for the Southern
trade, but said he was having to pay
top notches for them.
Merchants are doing a good bust
ness and the banks also are rushed
There is plenty of money in the coun-
try and buying has been free at all
of the stores. If one doubts that
Gen. Prosperity is abroad in the land
he should take look at Columbia, at
the crowds on the streets, in the
stores and offices and his doubt would
soon be dispelled
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08

TO JOIN ESCORT
NASHVILLE WRITES DEDMAN
FOR COMPANY TO LAW
RENCEBURG.

Charles G. Gilbert has written to
President Joseph NJ Dedman for
company from the Board of Trade of
Columbia to Lawrenoeburg on the
night of September 7th to meet the
Pensacola party en- route to Chicago
on a pathfnding tour. Mr.. Gilbert
wants two or three cars if possible
from Maury county and suggests that
Mt. Pleasant send a car of boosters on
that occasion.
The 18th is Nashville day here at
the fair and the cars sent out by the
Nashville Board of Trade will come
over early for the fair and go on from
here in the afternoon. The night
will be spent at Lawrenceburg is the
program is not changed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
YEAR BOOK
HANDSOME WORK
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB ISSUES
SPLENDID PROGRAM FOR
1911-1912.

The Year Book of the Cosmopoli-
ian Club, which has just been turn
ed out by The Herald press, is a
most tasty piece of printing. II is
on handsome deckle edge stock with
a delicate buff cover and comprises
twelve pages including the cover.
The club is composed exclusively
of young ladies of the city, and its
object is the intellectual improve
ment of its members, and the motto
is Measure the minds Height by
the Shadow it Casts"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
TO PREPARE WAY
FOR PRESlDEN [
ADVANCE GUARD OF SECRET
SERVICE MEN STARTS OUT ON
SWING AROUND iRCUiT.i

BEVERLY, Mass. Sept. $50
far have plans for Presidents Taft's
Wetsern trip advanced, that early
next week L. G.. Wheeler, the ad-
vance guard of the secret service,
will start out to make the prepare
tons for the Presidents reception.
Mr. Wheeler will visit all the towns
and cities at which the President
is to stop on the swing around the
circle, make arrangements for the
speeches, dinners, etc, in which the
President will figure, and see that
the police are ready to take care Of
guarding the Chief Executive.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
THE X RACKET

parent seems more thoroughly enlist
ed than heretofore. Upon the whole
find the educational interests and
school work OF every character wher.
ever | have been in very promising
and satisfactory shape"
Such cheering words from one so
thoroughly competent as Prof. Nor
ton should, in deed, be encouraging
to every teacher, pupil and parent in
the county ard should inspire each
to a stronger and more determined
effort.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
JOSEPH ]. PATTON.
SOLDIER OF WAR OF
SIXTY ONE, is DEAD
GALLANT VETERAN OF THE CON
FEDERACY CROSSES THE
GREAT DIVIDE.
Given Silver Dollar by Presden,
Jefferson Davis on Retreat From
Richmond Which He Kept as Priz
ed Possession-BuraI at Pisqah
Fridays Daily.)

Joe J. Patton, another gallant sol
der of the Confederacy, this morn
ing crossed the great divide at hi
home near Hampshire, and Joinet
the ranks of the thousands of hi
comrades who wore the gray in thu
great battles of the sixties. Mr.
Patton died at his home at O'Clock
The funeral services will be hell
at the Methodist church at Hamp
shire tomorrow morning at II O'CLOCK
and the remains will be inferred il
| the historic Pisgah cemetery.
Mr.. Patton was one Of the best cit
liens of the Hampshire section ant
had lived a long and honorable life
of usefulness. He was born in Sep
TENDER, 1884, and was therefore sew
enty-seYen years of age. He haC
been in poor health for some time
and several weeks ago his life was
despaired Of.
No more gallant solder followed
the fortunes of the stars and bars
than Mr.. Patton. He was lieutenant
of the Ninth battalion and only
eleven of his comrades of that com.
mand survive him, all of whom will
be honorary pail bearers at his fu.
neral.
When President Jefferson Davis
passed through the lines of 10 John.
ston's army on his celebrated re,
treat from the capital of the Confed
eracy, he handed to Mr.. Patton a sill
yer dollar, which the old soldier cher.
ished as one of the most priced pos
sessions until the day of his death
Mr.. Patton is survived by five
brothers. He had six brothers, all OF
them Confederate soldiers but one and
all living but one. He is survived by
his wife, who is a sister of Thomas
]. English, and four children: B. F.
Patton, MIS- Matte Webb, Brown
Patton and Joe T. Patton, the latter
of Williamson county.
The following will be the active
pail bearers: John T. Akin, English
Akin, Geo. Patton, S. ]. Akin, Rufus
Fariss, Hunter Brooks. The honora.
ry pail bearers, all of them but one
his comrades in arms, will be: Geo
Kirw, A. B. Kirby, w. H. Edwards,
G. A. PO9ue, Addy Dycus, Jake P.
Peyton, Geo. Raines, w. A. Crowder
Polk Hymens, Dave Patton, Thos
Jones, Jno. j. Stephenson, Sam Akin,
A. F. Worley. ..-
Mr.. Patton was for more than for,
ty years & devoted member Of the
Methodist church. He was
for many years a trustee of the
church. He was true to every obliga
ton, a good soldier and a better cit
izen and he will be sadly missed In
the community in which he lived.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
MARRIAGE LICENSE
FOR AUGUST

Clerk Hardin w. Thomas has is
sued marriage license for the month
of August for white couples, twenty,
and for colored coules, twenty. For
the same month last year the number
Of white couples was sixteen and COL
ored couples nineteen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
AIRSHIP CAPSIZED
400 FEET HIGH
FRENCH AVIATOR FELL THAT
DISTANCE AND WAS CRUSHED
TO DEATH.

CHARITIES, France, Sept. 4.-The
French aviator Maron was killed near
here last night He was observed
flying over the city, where he was to
have appeared in an aviation meet to.
day. Later came the news of the ia.
tai accident to the aviator six miles
away.
When seen Maron was flying fast
at a height of 600 feet. His motor
failed and he attempted to plane to
the earth He dropped 200 feet and
then the machine capsized. The avi.
ator's chest was crushed in by the
machines steering lever.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
TRANSFERS
REAL ESTATE
ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT IT WAS
FOR MONTH OF AUGUST A
YEAR AGO.

Tue real estate transfers during
tho month of August were decidedly
in excess of the transfers for the
month of August, 1910. This, too,
without the aid of any very large
deals to swell the totals.
For the month of August, 1910. the
transfers amounted to $69,590. For
the month of August, 1911, the trans
fers were s117,75O.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
Taken Up

Black Horse Mule, about Il hands
high and two years old. Owner can
have same by paying for advertising
and feed bill.-W. W. TEMPLE, Gel
umbia, Tenn, R. R. 2. rs At
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08

'Doan's Ointment cured me of &C.
zema that had annoyed me a long
time. The cure was permanent. -
Hon. S. w. Matthews, Commissioned
Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08

Baby won't suffer five minutes
with Group if you apply DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil at once. 1t acts Ike
magic.
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The Washington times., 1911-10-09
M|D7SEASON CHANGES
BRINGS PENNANT TO
NEW YORK GIANTS
"Muggsy" McGraw Takes
Chances and Strengthens
Team During Race.

John McGraw is credited with making
changes in the personnel of the Giants
III mid-season that enabled the team to
become factor in the fight for the pen
nant. Without word of warning he
got rid of Al B-idwell and Mike Donlin,
who were traded TO Boston. and put
Arthur Devlin on the bench.
Placing Herzog on third base and
Fletcher in short field, he increased the
sreed in ,he infield, and also strength
ened the team at the bat and in base
stealing. lr making these changes
McGraw showed no sentiment. brid-
we'll and DevIin, old friends and asso-
ciates of the Giants manager, were
shelved because they had slowed up.
Oonlin, once a popular idol, was al
lowed to go because there was no room
for him In the outfield. Other managers
might have hesitated before dismissing
old faVcritcs with hardly days notice,
but Mc(iraw saw chance to put the
Giants in the lace and he jumped at IT.
Furthermore, tire leader Of the New
Yorks Is receiving praise for his loyalty
to Fred Merkle and Rube Mdrquara
When these rlen were necessarily rldi-
culed McGraw did not turn them down.
He told them to pay no attention to ad-
verse criticism, bot to keep on trying to
90 their level best.
Because he has possessed courage
to carry out his own ideas Mc(iraw has
convinced the baseball public that fear
less management counts in the long rIin.
The Washington times., 1911-10-09
All Stars to Meet
Athletics at Ball
Park This Afternoon
By SENATOR"

The team considered by many the
most wonderful ba seball machine in
the universe, will clash with a nine
which is supposed 20 represent the best
of the remaining talent of the American
League, for the edification of Capital
fanatics this afternoon at National
Park
The All-Stars, under the handicap OF
never having PLAYED together before
opened their pOst-season work at New
ark yesterday and without any particu-
lar trouble trimmed the Eastern League
team of that city. Today. however they
are going against a much sitter propU-
sition, as the Philadelphia Athletics are
considered in their prime.
The Athletics will go through the ex-
hibition series at top speed in order to
keep themselves up to the very edge
for the opening of the worlds series on
Saturday with the New York Giants.
The decision of Charley Comiskey to
allow none of his Chicago White SoX
to play considerably weakened the
picked team by depriying it of Ed
Walsh. Harry White, and Harry Lord.
and then came the accident to Iris
from the selected nine. However, Nc
Aleer has succeeded in plugging up all
the holes and has a mighty formidable
looking band of tossers, including
Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Hal Chase,
and other stars.
No previous worlds series ever at
tracted as much attention in Washing
ton, Il great crowd of people, from thts
city having already completed arrange
ments TO take in the games in both
Philadelphia and New York
Ty CObb's work was the feature OF
that game at Newark yesterday. On
one trip he stole second and Immediate
1y stole third. but was called out bv
IImp Schaefer when he attempted to
steal home while the pitcher held the
ball.
Milan. Gessler, and Elberfeld each
got two hits, being the only members
of the all-stars who could do thai
amount of damage to the slants and
shoots of Joe McGinnity and Frill, VINO
were the box performers for the minor
leaguers.
The Washington times., 1911-10-09

CHICAGO, Oct. appropriations arc
under way to accommodate 4O,OJ
spectators at the opening combat or
the White Sox Ield next Friday aid
from the interest noted about the city
as well as in surrounding points COmis
keys fan palace will be taxed to the
utmost Al least 10000 rooters can be
cared for at the West Side grounds
Workmen will swarm over the SoX
lark after the curtain falls tomorrow
with orders TO shape the field for tbs
inaugural clash.
With the approach of the series ad.
NaIlce dope from the South Side has II
that Comiskey purposes t. blast the lid
off the big event by pitching Ed Walsh
against the Cubs. In past encounters
with the West Side team the huge spit
baller always proved a brilliant per-
Is in the pink OF condition. Senator
Scott will probably share the burden
Of the slab with Walsh, this pair hav-
ing pitched miracles in the last six
weeks.
The first announcement concerning
the sale of tickets was made by the
old Roman" who has been besieged
for a week by fans eager to get ring
side seats The coveted pasteboards ar
on the way, and the clue owners will
receive them Tuesday. The sale will
open next Wednesday. Until that time
representatives of the clubs will re-
Ccive orders from all patrons.
The selection of umpir@S disposed OF
another point in the preparations. Pres
iGent johnson, of the American League,
named Frank c'Silk'O 0'Loughliu, of
strike tub" fame, to represent the jun
iCr circuit, while Hank O'Day, a local
boy, sometimes STYLED the Gean of the
National staff, Will 60 the honors for
the parent organization.
The Washington times., 1911-10-09
NEXT B|GEVENT IN /!
SPEED CONTESTS TO
OCCUR At SAVANNAH
Fairmount Park Race Is
Last Until Dashes in
November.
By HARRY WARD.

With the running of the Fairmotnt
Park road race today, the next big
racing event on the program is the
speed carnival at Savannah late in No
venber It is expected there will be
100 cars entered in the Grand Prize race.
the Vanderbilt Cup race, Savannah
Challenge race, and Tiedeman Cup race.
The Grand Prize event is to be run IN
Thanksgiving Day, November 30, and
the other races will be run together op
Monday, November n. With 100 ma
chimes competing in the two days car
rival, the greatest aggregation Of
racing machines ever gathered together
OF one course in America will thrill the
thousands Of spectators who will throng
the Savannah .couIse.
The lucky drivers in the several
races will carry off good sized purses in
addition TO the glory incident to winning
the greatest automobile road races IN
the world.
The formal opening of the new Buick
salesrooms on Connecticut avenue,
takes place today. Manager T. s.
II. Martin, William Cronkhite, and
Stanley Horner are on hand to point
out the many good features in the
1912 Bucks, a full line Of which are
UH uISpldy III lnc new SdieSTOOfI1S,
which are among the most pretentious
in Washington. The work of remodel
ing the Buick branch has been under
way for several weeks and more than
5000 has been expended in transform
ing the former show rooms into an
automobile palace. The new quarters
are seventy-five feet deep by sixty-6ve
feet wide, with offices in the rear.
Business men of Washington have
taken a lively interest in the great en-
durance run Of three-ton Board truck,
which made a trip from Washington
to Boston, loaded with 5000 pounds. of
freight and carrying three men, In
five days The truck left Washington
last Monday and arrived in Boston Fri
day night. Road conditions during the
first two days run from this city. to
Philadelphia were bad and the truck
was necessarily somewhat late in
checking in. both at Baltimore and
Philadelphia. However, during the re-
mainder of the trip the truck made
of the schedule laid out for it. During
the entire-trip not a single. replace
ment was made. the extent Of the re-
pairs being limited to four minor ad-
justments. An official observer was
with the truck throughout the 500-mile
trip. Considering the distance covered,
the many miles of bad roads, and the
fact that the truck had not been suf-
ficientiy tested before the start, its per-
formance was little short of wonderful
The fine performance of the machine,
which Is built by the B. F. Board Motor
Truck Company, of Alexandria. Va,
has resulted in numerous inquiries for
demonstrations from Washington busi-
ness houses.
The Washington times., 1911-10-09
Miss Campo 10
Defend Golf HonOrS

BALTUSROL, n. j., Oct. 9.-The
eyes of all women who are interested
not merely in golf but in an yform Of
outdoor athletics for women, will be
turned during the present week upon
the links of the Baltusrol Golf Club.
Here, beginning today and continuing
throughout the week, will be held the
annual competitions for the women's
championship Of the United States
Golf Association and it Is safe to say
that never before. has such deep and
widespread interest been manifested
in this great annual event, the crown
ing contest of the season in the field of
feminine athletics.
An important factor in arousing in
the highest degree. popular interest in
this years golf classics is the partici-
patton of Miss Dorothy Campbell, of
Hamilton. Ont. at present acknowl-
edged to be the foremost woman golfer
of the world. Miss Campbell, who al
ready held the British championship.
came. to this country last fall
and annexed the championship of
the United States. Her decision
to return this year and defend
her title has added greatly to the
interest in the present tournament.
The Washington times., 1911-10-09
CORNELL TIGERS
AND LOCAL STARS
PLAY TO A TIE
Dutch" Sterzer and "Dick"
Robertson Are Oppos-
ing Pitchers.

The Local Stars. an aggregation OF
minor league players. ana the Cornell
Tigers, winner of the Capital City PEN
Hant, played eleven innings, the game
resulting in a tie. five runs being scored
by each team.
For the Local Stars, Dutch" Sterzcr
occupied the mound. and "Dick Robert
son twirled for Cornell. The former is
of the Evansville QnGD team, and Rob-
ertson comes from the Savannah (Ga.)
team.
Robertson was slightly wild until af-
ter the fourth inning, when he settled
down and pitched stellar ball Sterzer
was steady throughout the game, al
lowing but four free transportations 20
first base. The Cornell team was about
u have the sixth run scored against ii
in the tenth inning when Sterzers fly
to left was bare'y caught by Billy
Marceron.
The score.