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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
kPafney, Missouri

Dear Editor: We are having very
pleasant weather at the present time.
There is a great deal Of sickness in
our community,
Mr. Dave Swicegood is able TO work
agagin.
Miss Florence Wilett is on the sick
list, but is improving slowly.
Mr. Clark Freeman remained in his
home Sunday as h was afraid he would
see his shadow He said he wanted il
to be pretty weather as long as it could.
Burr Willett news must be scarce as
we never hear from you.
Mr.. Fred Jones has been walking so
proud he couldn't see where he was
stepping Someone asked him what was
the matter and he said it was another
girl at his house.
MIR and Mrs. Ernest Richardson of In
Mo, spent the latter part
of last week with the latter's parents,
Mr.. John II. Gragg when are you com
ing back to Missouri?
Mr.. Sam Willett, wife and boy are in
Nc'y good h3al;h.
Mr.. Hilary Eldridge is still in Missouri
and having a good time going to church
at Nation and Gilead.
Miss Hazel Willett, we would like to
read letter from you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Mccormick are en-
joying very good healh.
Mr.. Sid Willett do you think you will
take the Missouri fever any more.
Two kearney Girls.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
We receiving today the first Of
FOUR big carloads Of Furniture
for our big furniture and hard
ware store on the corner Of the
Public Square
Jere WhitSon Hardware Go.
HaPdy'S Chapel

Miss Maggie Green, and May Fleming
visited at Jess Dickerson's Monday.
Uncle Bob Moody, who has been con-
fined to his room, is able to be out.
Arthur Bilbrey and family spent sun
day at Lanis Bilbrey's.
Alex Roberts ! sure would uikt TO see
your leap year wife.
S. S. Ballard and uncle J. d, Warren of
Piedmont, Mo-, mama says she would
like to hear from you all.
Mr., Bailey Langford and wife and Mrs.
Susan Lawson spent Thursday with
Lee Bilbrey and wife.
| will close by asking all the Herald
readers, friends and relatives for a
brthdy card on March 9. ! will be 49,.
will appreciate all cards sent to me.
Cora Belle BilbreS. Cookeville, Tenn, RI
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
Dry Valley

Singing school at Brows's Mill closed
out Friday. We had splendid school
enjoyed by all. Prof. Gillian is indeed
a fine singing master.
| The angel of death visited our vicini
ty last Friday mornisg and claimed for
its victim Mr.. Joseph Phifer, who had
been in bad health for long time. We
extend our sympathy to the bereaved
ones. He was laid to rest at the Browns
Mill graveyard.
Death also visited the home of Mrs
Alice Ferguson and called from her her
beloved husbnd He was buried at the
James Bohannon graveyard.
Henry Hunter and wife of White
county visited relatives at this place
last week.
Mr.. nd Mrs. Lee Teryr are spending a
few days with home folks.
The spoke mill at Dry Valley has
opened up and is doing big business.
We are indeed gla dto have Mr., George
York nd Mr.. Pony Bennett with rs
agin at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hunter visited
Nick Clouse and wife Sunday.
Ed Kirby has given up his job Of
Clearing anu SUIic y ildhllS CTdulcS.
Frank Johnson made trip to Sparta
Sunday. .--.
May and Maud Hunter visited Eva
Henry one night last week.
Herman Boatman gave a social one
night last week. whirh was enjoyed by
all present.
Mr.. Bob Eldridge and wife took din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hunter last
Sunday.
Thurman Clark Is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mary Farley visited Mrs. Arizona
Hunter Friday,
II. Brown took dinner with G. w.
Mansell Sunday.
Carl Dietz was the guest OF Ethel Ben
nett Thursday.
Sallie Brown visited Mrs. Bette Brown
last week. ~.
Clarence Hunter was the guest of Eva
Henry Friday.
Sunday school at Browns Mill Sun
day. at 2 80 O'Clock. LIB
Harriet Hyder visited Ms. Jasper
Clouse one night last week. s
James Hunter Of Algood visited the
singing school at Browns Mill Friday.
The one daughter was the guest Of
Beulah Farley one day last week.
Snow Kings.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
Martins Greek

Mr.. w. B. Montgomery of Baxter is
down on his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Huddleston' and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dill Stan
ton Sunday.
Mrs. Tennie Sadler visited her mother
near Granville Sunday.
Mrs. Everett Bartlett is visiting her
sister, Miss Jennie Lee, who is very sick
with tuberculosis at Granville.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Stout spent Sun
day with their brother and sister, Mr..
and Mrs Morgan Stout
Mr.. ]. S. Stanton is on the sick list.
Mr.. Charlie Cameron, travelling sales
man, passed through enroute to Gentry.
Miss Addiuille Huddleston is spending
a few weeks with her brother, Mr.. OS-
car Huddleston.
Miss Viola Grayson is very sick
Mrs. Will Beck is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Martha Lee at Granville.
Bill Stout has ordered "a motorcycle.
Look out, girls, he will come oftener
when he gets it.
Mrs Claudio Title of Granville visited
her uncle, ]. S. Stanton,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Sadler of Baxter
were visiting friends and relatives at
lace last weed.
Mrs Mary Lambert visited her sister,
Mrs. j. B. SOut, Monday.
The stork visited the home Of Mr.. ].
T. Vittato on the 7th and left a fine
baby girl.
& Mr.. J. B. Stout made business trip
TO Nameless Tuesday, Brown Eyes.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
GainesbOro Route |

Dear Editor: AS this is my first at
tempt to write will not take any sub
ject | am native of Tennessee and
have many friends and kindred here.
take the Herald and could not do well
without it as it gives me so much salts
faction to read it,
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Lofts visited
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Gentry Sunday.
Mr.. nd Mrs. Jody West and children
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Gentry Sunday
There was large crowd at Hickman
Gentry's Sunday evening.
Ada Gentry is sick at present.
Minnie and Iona Gentry visited their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B, Gen
try, Saturday night.
wish Carlos Gentry would write to
the Herald as want to hear from him.
Lille " Gentry.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
Celina Route 2

Health is very good at present, with
lots of rain and mud.
rM. E. S. Dalton and Mr.. S. S. Kirby
went to Celina today,
Mrs. Georgia and Miss Ada Kirby went
to Moss shopping today.
Come on Nora Glasscock, know you
The Farmers Union Is all the go now.
As see so many asking for cards !
will ask for a shower for papa March 10.
He will be SO and want to give him a
surprise. guess most everybody in
Putnam county knows him. His ad-
dress is S. S. Kirby, Celina, Tenn, r. g.
Why don't all who write to the Herald
sign their right name so people will
know who is writing. The letters would
be more interesting. Neva Kirby.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
Monterey
After a spell Of Iagrippe

| Kind Editor: After spell of lagrippe
| am now seated one more time to jot
down few lines from this place.
There seems to be considerable sick
ness hereabouts and some prove fatal.
Death has visited our town again and
took from this world to a world un-
known sister Carrie Bilbrey, the be-
loved wife of Nathan Bilbrey. She
leaves a husband, one little ten days old
baby, a sister and father to mourn her
loss. Every effort was made to save her
but the Cord had called and she had to
go. While one lonesome little sister is
here alone she is enjoying Heaven with
all that Heaven means. Her remains
were laid to rest al Shady Grove to
await the great morning when Christ
will ride down on silver cloud and we
will see our mothers, children and Sis
tels, and best of all, we shall see our
Redeemer who died on rugged cross.
Thank you, Sister Vera Whitaker, for
your nice compliment.
The writer attended prayer meeting
yesterday evening at Sister Kings, and
we had soul stirring time.
The little child of A. n. Henry is on
the sick list
Mrs NJ Welch will move to Arkansas
in short time Sorry to lose her.
Mrs Woosley of Kentucky, get out Of
the blues and come back to Monterey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilbert Ledbetter are the
happy parents Of new baby boy.
Mr.. Carlen Miller Is, residing in Mon
terey at present. Rean Sampley.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
AhloSo. Oklahoma

Dear Editor: Health is very good ant
lots of work TO do. We have had lot.
of snow this winter.
Mrs. Dahuff got the post card Christ
mas and was glad indeed to get it.
Thank you very much. | would have
sent you birthday present but was sc
bad could no go to town.
Mr.. Orc Herren is building house ir
Ahloso, which he will move into.
Miss Della Herren visited the writer
till bed time one night this week.
Mr.. A. +. billiard and children spent
Sunday night with his parents.
Mr. Douglass Ford thinks Oklahoma is
the tlnesht place in the world.
Mrs. Laura Kirklin write often as !
know you and you ought to know me.
We both lived in the section houses at
Monterey. | am the wife if Green Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ledbetter visited
the writer last Sunday.
The writer is having a storm cellar
dug, 1t wn't be long till it is needed
Mr.. jim Howard ook trip down in
Coal county last week and we certainly
heard some news when he got back.
Can anyone tell us through the Herald
how uncle Labe Howard is and where
he is? He went back to Tennessee on a
visit and got sick
The writer and family visited at Mr.
B. Herren's one night last week
Mrs. Grace Herren is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. B. E. Herren, today.
| have just read the dear little paper
1t is the sweetest paper on earth to me-
Everybody write and sign your real
name. will ring or as it is showing
and cold. God bless the editor and all
the Herald readers is my prayer.
May Davis
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20

Itching, torturing skin eruptions dr.
figure, annoy. drive one wild. Doant
Ointment 10 praised for It's good woYk.
SOC at til drug stores. --advt.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
have for sale at my barn "a
head Of two and three year old
mules, They are extra nice ones,
have been worked It will pay
you to look them over and get our
prices. Jere Whits0n.
LeWiStOwn, Montana
Jere WhitsOn,

Editor Herald: As ! haven't had tht
opportunity of reading your good paper
for some time haven't written any fol
some time, SO will jot down a few
words to let my good old friends know
that am still living and enjoying life
would enjoy being back there in the
good old hills Of Tennessee where was
raised, and have a good hand-shake
with my old friends the best In the
world, but hate to walk back till the
bridge is built.
| left Putnam county IL years ago
The last work ] did there was laying by
corn and the plowkicked me out Of the
field just as ! got done so l hung the
plow ON the fence and said good-day--
| II will be a long time before ! take you
down. So it has been quite "a while
since ploW kicked me. II Jwas back
there now would try, the, plow one
round anyway Just TO see II 1t could
kick yet. I ..a liz n.E ss4
l viii tell you something about the
west. 1t has showed every day since
the first OF January until this morning.
thought 1t was going to fair up and 1t
did for just two hours to get good
start again. So you people who are fig
uring on coming to Montana had better
wait until 1914 TO give the snow time to
melt of. a,.- - +
have a bicycle that ride In summer
but Thought l had lost 1t the other
day, SO | asked my wife il she knew
where it was, and she said she saw Bill
Tumblin with it. So went out to see
about 1t and found it all right but Bill
had put runners on it and was deliver
ing coal around town and he was not
walkig either. That is the way we are
making grub stake this winter in
Lewistown. The snow is three feet
deep IL miles east Of town now. have
shOveled snow for five weeks around my
house SO if it don't putt real soon will
have to get Bill to haul 1t away on his
dray. H. B. Ferrell.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20
Silver Point


Bro. ]. p. Watson preached at Beth
lehem last Sunday.
Mr.. Myer Mills and wife visited. Mr.
Taylor Thomas Saturday night.
Miss Lima Clouse is visiting in White
county this week.
Mr.. Norman Palmer and Miss Cora
Barr were married recently.
Mr.. Burr Mills visited Sunday school
at Bethlehem last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bussell visited
here lst week.
Our sick people are some better
Mrs. Eta Medley has been moving
part of herr things to her fathers and
will stay there until Mr.. Medley's school
is out, and Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Pal
mer are going to move to the Will Tai
ent house on Mr.. Medley's place. s....,
r. Mary Thomas.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20

( There is a time for all things.
) II will soon be time to sow
FIELD SEEDS
y Low grade seeds are not cheap
al any price. We handle the very
BEST that can be found on the
market. We have had many ,
years experience in buying and
handling this line. II will pay .
/ you TO see us and get our prices .
before you buy.
Jere Whitson Hardware Co.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20

Everybody's friend-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil, the great household remedy
for toothache, earache, sore throat,
cuts, bruises, scalds. Sold at all drug
stores. 25c and SOC. -advt.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1913-02-20

After hearty meal, take Doan's Rec
ulets and assist your stomach, liver and
bowels. Regulets arc mild laxative
25c at all stores, --advt.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-03-20

We can print even those big, colorea,
picnic posters % the MAJORITY
PRINTHRY.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-03-20

/ confess that 1 read the last clause
with mingling emotions. It was a fine
thing to have been in the employ OF
that concern for sixtyone years, for
it was an honored firm, standing with
out a peer in the manufacture of a
product which was helping to make
men better and wiser. It was good to
have the firm show it's appreciation
of man who had been so long with
them But l thought, is that the best
that could be said for this@ old man
che, NEVER WENT OUT ON
STRIKE" Well, it may be that he
never had occasion to strike. OF
course, the fact that this was the one
thing in that workingman's life that
impressed the firm indicated how
sensitive it's members were on the sub
ject of strikes. But Their were other
men in their employ who had gone
out on strike, and who were neverthe-
less skilled, productive, honest work
men. They were clean-cut, clear
headed, clever-minded American citi-
zens, who believed in themselves and,
as a general proposition, in the firm
which gave. them employment, even
/ though they did go out on strike when
general demand was being made
throughout the country for better con
ditions. It's bad business-this matter
of striking. It's very much like Sher
mans definition of war;. But some
times it seems necessary Frequently i
is the only way to get what mel
really deserve The method is very
old. To protest against unfair condi
lions is the right of every man. Coz
sent Moses and Aaron to take charg'
of one of the biggest strikes in his
tory. The government called out tn,
militia. but it came out all right il
the end because it was just STRIKE
against intolerable conditions. eTher'
have been such strikes since thu
flight from Egypt through the Re-
Sea. They were not in charge of mel
like Moses that is, hey we're no
commissioned in just the same way
they were just ordinary labor leaders
but their cause was pretty nearly a
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-03-20
One Angie Of Inquiry

Akron, Ohio, March 19.-One fea-
ture has been injected into the State
Senate probe committees investiga-
ton Of the rubber strike that is very
liable to be interesting. One of the
so-called organizers of the /. W. W.
was asked what had become of the
$4,000 which had been collected in
that city from the strikers and he re-
fused to answer, saying that "all
money would be accounted for after
the strike was over" These 1. w. w.
organizers are now leaving Akron for
the alleged purpose of going West to
secure funds to assist the strikers.
There have been expressions of sus-
picion from some quarters that the
money collected by this aggregation
is not devoted in very great part to
the needs of the working classes, but
is entirely used to defray the expens.
es of the travelling warriors" and
that very little, if any. Of the money
contributed by workmen on strike to
the 1. w. w. is devoted to the strik
ers' needs. A public detailed report
of receipts and expenditures would
be an interesting document and throw
light on 1. w. W. fiscal operations
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-03-20
REPLIES 70 WEIGH
Trades Assembly President Explains The
: Position Of That Body

Knowing as We do that the charter
committee representing the Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly does
not need any explanation to satisfy the
vast majority of the working people of
our city that it has only acted in &C.
cordance with the principles set down
by the assembly, (Which has always
stood for the good and welfare of the
citizens, not now alone but for the past
thirty years. but in order to set right
any who may have read the statement
published in Saturdays Intelligencer,
supposed to have come from Mr.. w.
F. Welch, president of the West Vir-
ginia Federation Of Labor, we feel
that in justice to the great
number of working people who are rep
resented in the trades assembly, that
the position of organized labor rela-
tive to supporting the committee as
well as the action of that body, this
statement should be answered.
We want to state first, that we do
not blame or censure Mr.. Welch for
having his own opinion on the new
charter. That is a privilege that is
accorded to every individual. But
when Mr.. WEIGH attempts to criticise
the trades assembly's action, or the
official action of its officers, then we
believe he has gone too far.
We should ask any or all members
of the various local unions Of this city
if they think the same as Mr.. WEIGH
(when he says the assembly acted
hastily, when they know that long
over a year ago the assembly wrote
to secretaries of all central labor
bodies in cities where commission
government existed, as the workings
of that plan. as regards the labor move
ment, so that when the time would
come for the city Of Wheeling to vote
|gpon it, we would be in a position
to know just where we stood upon the
Question from labor's point of view?
We received replies from more than
ESQ per cent Of those labor bodies, each
praising the plan, also a letter from
Secretary Frank Morrison, of the
American Federation of Labor, stating
that all reports that Office had received
were to the effect that it was "a good
form of local government. Again
when asked to send a committee to
help draft a charter of that form for
the city of Wheeling, the delegates of
the assembly, (including delegates
from Mr.. Weleh's own local, No. 1903,
from which he now says that not
twenty-five of the 400 members will
support the proposition that they them
selves helped to create), voted unani-
mously to appoint said committed
Later at special called meeting Of
the Assembly for the sole purpose
and approved, or turned down, voted
again unanimously excepting one
man who did not vote), approving the
charter. Again at meeting of the
Assembly held Sunday, March 8, vote
was taken which unanimously re-en-
dorsed the new charter, one delegate
not voting either for or against.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-03-20

exception that they have not yet start
ed the Owens machine. However, it
is but question of short time IN
til the machine will be in operation,
+ An excellent run is reported from
both the Alexandria and Virginia
plants, Alexandria, Va, with plenty of
orders and good glass.
The shops are being steadily en-
ployed at the Berney-Bond Bottle
Co.'s plant, Southport, Pa, having lost
but two days since November LIST. Or
ders appear to be plentiful and the
management view the future optimis-
tically.
| Conditions at the Union Stopper
Co.'S plant, Morgantown, w. Va, are
very favorable. All the shops are max
ing good time, with bright prospects
for the balance of the season.
The plant of the John B. Higbee
Glass Co., Bridgeville, Pa, is not
working full time on account of scar
city OF small help and shortage OF
glass on some of the shifts.
The plant of the Texas Glass Co..
Texarkana Tex, was closed down
Tuesday Of last week. for repairs. The
plant has made a satisfactory run
so far this season.
| The G1assW0Fker.,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-03-20
Glass News

The window glass plant at Fair
chance, Pa, which has been idle all
season, is scheduled to be placed in
blast next week, according to advices
received from that place.
A new machine bottle finishing de-
vice is being tested at the bottle plant
of the Lapel Bottle Co., Lapel, Ind,
which the inventor claims will do
much toward solving the small help
problem. IN
The Industrial Plant at Cameron,
w. Va, was closed down part of last
week on account of a break in the ma
chinery. 49,
According to reports received from
Wheeling this week the Wheeling
Tumbler Co.'s new plant at Warwood,
w. Va, will likely be placed in blast
within the next six or eight weeks.
Two shops we're put. on the night
shift this week by the management
at the Standard Glass Co.'s bottle fac
tory, Marion, Ind, and additional
shops will be given employment as
soon as arrangements can be made to
secure the necessary small help.
At the Old Dominion Glass Co. s
bottle plant, Alexandria, Va, all de-
partments are working to capacity and
prospects are bright for steady run
during the balance of the seUason.
The shops at the Star Glass Co.'S
lamp chimney factory, Star City, w.
Va, are registering steady run at
present, having lost practically no
time during the last few weeks. ; =
Everything is moving along nicely
at the Liberty Glass Co.'s Sandusky,
O., plant. The tube shops are making
II turns, eevry week and all hands
are pleased with the steady run. i
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. has
declared the usual quarterly dividend
of ga per cent on the common stock
and the regular annual dividend of II
per cent on preferred. payable April
1 to holders of record March Is.
: The new tank at the Upland, Ind,
glass factory has been installed to re
place the old tank which burst and
fires have been started Glassmaking
Twill be resumed shortly, probably next
week.
"A furnace was put out of commits
sion last Saturday at the Fostoria
| O., plant of the General Electric Co.
owing to slackness in the demand fol
ware. The balance of the plant is be
ing operated steadily.
Contrary to expectations the big
tank at the Lippincott Glass Co.'S
lamp chimney works, Alexandria, Ind.
was not placed in operation this weel
owing to delay in completing the re
pairs. However. resumption in full i!
scheduled to take place next week
At the, D. G. jenkins Glass Co..
plant, Kokomo, Ind, both factories
are operating full capacity with thu