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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
NOTABLE SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
METHODISTS VERY MUCH GRAFT.
FLED WITH MURFREEs.
BORo MEETING.

Members of the Tennessee Metho
dist conference returning from the
sessions at Murfreesboro declare
that not in years has there been a
more profitable or pleasanter session
of the Old Jeresulum conference
There we're more than the usual
number of animated debates but the
best of spirit prevailed all the time
and every report made showed pro-
gress and advancement. There are
now $4,000 members of the Metho-
dist churches in the bounds of the
conference, which embraces practi-
cally Middle Tennessee. During the
past year nearly half million dol
lars was raised for all purposes.
The fact that the next session of
the conference will be held at Mt.
Pleasant for the first time is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to Methodists
all over the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
BIG REDUCTION IN
WHEAT ACREAGE Of
COUNTY IS CERTAIN
WILL PROBABLY BE ONE. THIRD
LESS THAN IT WAS LAST
SEASON.
FAILURE OF The RECENT CROP
Responsible for Decision of Majority
OF Farmers to Reduce the Amount
sown to Wheat-Price Not Up to
Expectations Either.

Maury county's wheat acreage this
year will be much less than it was
last year; it will probably be less than
the ten year average The acreage
sown last year was large, some farm.
ers believing it to have been a record
breaker. Conditions were such as to
encourage the belief that wheat would
sell at an extraordinarily high
price, but the farmers were idsap-
pointed in this and the crop was
largely failure. These facts will be
largely responsible for a radical re
duction in the acreage sown this fall.
Weather conditions will also tend
to the same direction. The continued
rains have prevented the farmers
from preparing as much land as they
intended to SOW and they have also
kept back sowing of the grain. The
great majority of farmers begin wheat
sowing on the fifteenth of this month
and the major portion of the crop is
sold by the end of the month except
where wheat follows corn Compare
lively little wheat has been sown so
far and it is almost a week after the
usual time with the ground wet and
heavy in most parts of the county.
However, the weather conditions
aside and the acreage would have
been from twenty-five to thirty per
cent lighter on a conservative esti-
mate, than it was last year. The fail
ure of the crop the past season and
the fact that the grain sold at much
less than many farmers expected it
would has discouraged the sowing of
wheat. 1t rs doubtful if half of the
farmers who had wheat crop the
past year could show a profit from it,
even at $110 per bushel.
The farmers would like to have
about two weeks now of dry weather.
1t will take that much time to get the
wheat and other winter crops in.
Many also would like to gather their
corn crops and begin to SOW that land
to wheat, but this cannot be done as
long as the rains continue.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
SPLENDID WORK
SAVES PARSONAGE,
TWO ROOMS OF METHODIST
BUILDING AT HAMPSHIRE
ARE INJURED.

But for very efficient work on the
part of the numerous volunteers the
parsonage of the Methodist church
at Hampshire would have been en-
tirely destroyed by fire on Monday
night. AS it was the fire very badly
damaged two rooms, probably entail
ing loss of $1OO to $3.50 and burned
up practically all of the clothing of
the pastors family. The furniture
in two rooms was also destroyed. AS
soon as the alarm was sounded, a
large number of people responded and
with buckets and tubs soon had the
fire under control. Rev. ]. S. More.
lock, the retiring pastor, who occu-
pied the building, lost heavily in
clothing and furnishings.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
FRY BROS. MAKE
RECORD SALES
SELL AND DELIVER THlRTY-ONE
CARS IN THIRTY DAYS-BU.
iCkS AND FORDS.

The automobile business continues
to grow and the auto is steadily meet
ing with popular favor Fry Bros.
have sold and delivered thirty.one
cars within the past thirty days. The
sales and deliveries were made to
the following: E. w. Faucet and W.
h. Long, of Mt. Pleasant, Buick six
touring cars; w. j. fowler, w. T.
Perry, H. B. Adams, Mrs. j. L. Hut
ton, of Columbia, Buick six touring
cars; Mrs. Jones, Of Napier, Buick
six touring car. They delivered Ford
touring cars to the following: c. A.
Wright, Willis Armstrong, Charles
Gates, Hon. L. P. Padgett, H. B. Scott,
Cy Young, Henry Shelton, JEFF Haley.
W. W. Temple, Marvin Fly, George
Wray; they delivered Ford runabouts
to E. A. Nance, ], NJ King, W. c. Ma
pier. The following cars were deliv-
cred to parties in Lawrenceburg:
Ford runabouts, T. J. Stockard, w. H..
Neal, ]. W. Danley. Ford touring cars
to H. Koech, Frank Burns, w. H.
Suits, H. c. Myrick, w. H. Richard
son, M. Richardson.
This is about the biggest sale Of
cars in the time given that has ever
been recorded in Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
CAMERON AUDIT
NOT YET READY
PROBABLY BE SATURDAY BE.
THE REPORT WILL BE
MADE.

The Cameron audit, being made OF
the books of the city government for
the taxpayers committee, will not be
ready this afternoon, as had been
hoped. 1t will take two or three days
longer for the two experts who are
now engaged in the audit to complete
their task. 1t is probable that the re-
port will be ready on Saturday and it
may be ready on Monday. The task OF
going through all of the books, vouch-
ers and papers of the administration
for four or five years has been stu
pendous one When finished 1t is
said that the audit will be a very
thorough one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
FIRST WATER MAINS
RED CEDAR LAID
MOST CENTURY AGO
DISCOVERED WHILE ExcAVATINc
ON THE SQUARE FOR NEW
EIGHT INCH MAIN,
ON EXHIBITION At The HERALD
At the Time of Laying of This Pine
reservoir Was on Location Now
occupied by s. Paul's A. M. E,
Church-First Hose Pipe Leather.

While excavating for the large eight
inch water main being put in around
the square by the Columbia Water
d Light Co. the first water main ever
laid in Columbia was discovered. It
is OF red cedar and is about eight
inches in diameter with about a four
inch hole when it was first put down
about one hundred years ago.
A sample of the main is now on
display in The Herald office and is in
fine state of preservation. The
main from which it was cut is as solid
as the sample now on exhibit and
there is not a doubt but that it will
stay in the same state of preserva-
tlon for several hundred more years
to come. The main was struck near
Adkisson Bros. corner coming
straight across the square and the
supposition is that the pipe was laid
across the square each way in the
shape of an eX. The couplings or
joints were made by large hub on
one end of each joint and the other
end OF the pipe forced into it, and
the swell occasioned by the water
caused all leakage to stop.
When this water main was laid. the
reservoir was then at the back of DR..
Sheppard's home on North High
High street, and was located about
where the ST. Paul A. NJ E. church
is now standing. 1t was about forty
feet square and about five feet deep.
The water was pumped from White
Spring.
The discovery of this wooden water
main recalls to memory of some that
the first fire hose ever in Columbia
was made of leather and was BRAIDED
together with copper brads. Just
think what it would cost now to have
a fire hose made of leather. A piece
OF this hose was on exhibition not
long since at the fire station, and is
possibly still in safe keeping.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
CELEBRATED COUNTY
LINE LITIGATION TO
Be HEARD NEXT WEEK
GILES AND MARSHALL COUNTY
CASE WILL BE ARGUED IN
COLUMBIA.
BEFORE CHANCELLOR BEARDEA
Two Grave Questions Constitutional
Interpretation Are Raised-October
Term of chaneery Court Begins
With Average Docket.

Chancellor Bearden, who opened
the October term of the chancery
court here Monday, announced today
that by agreement of the counsel he
would hear and determine the cele-
brated Marshall-Giles county line
case on next Thursday, Oct. 2S. This
Will be by long odds the biggest and
most interesting case to be heard by
this court during the present term.
The Marshall and Giles county case
grows out of the annexation by the
last Legislature of some $500 acres
OF land to Marshall county, detaching
the same from Giles county. 1t was
the passage of this act that caused
the Hon. Newton H. White, former
speaker to resign his membership in
the senate. He resigned as a protest,
he said, against log rolling and horse
swapping in the enactment of legis.
lation.
Shortly after the passage of the act
in question the county court of Giles
county authorized the filing of a bill
to enjoin Marshall county from pro-
ceeding under the act. 1t is alleged
that the act is void and unconstitu.
tlonal because the territory in ques-
tion lies within eleven miles of the
Giles court house and also because
no vote of the people therein was TAX.
en- and ascertained before the passage
of the law.
Judge Mcknight, of this county, is
sued the fiat on the original bill for
the injunction. Subsequently a mo.
tion was made before Chancellor
Bearden, and argued at length to dis.
solve the injunction, but this was re-
fused. The case will come up for
hearing here on the whole case and a
final decree will be entered. No mat.
ter what the result may be it is ex.
pected that the case will be appealed
to the higher courts.
Judge Bearden has only an ordinary
docket to try during this term, but
there will doubtless be plenty OF bNs.
mess to keep him hard at work the
four weeks that are allotted for the
court in this county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
ESQ. ALEXANDER
ON THE JOB
HAPPY COUPLE UNITED IN THE
COUNTY COURT CLERKS
OFFICE.

ESQ. W. E. Alexander was right
there with the goods when it comes
to uniting in marriage the fortunate
couples that Cupid brings to the coun-
ty court house.
J. F. Gibbs, of the Santa Fe neigh
borhood, was married to Miss Annie
B. Andrews, of Hickman county, m
the county court clerks office at 12;%
Wednesday. The couple came in to
get license and while there decided
to he united without going to the
trouble of finding parson, so ESQ
Alexander was called in and in a few
words tied the knot that made the
happy couple man and wife, after
which they went on their way rejoic-
Inc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
MISS GLADYS BACON
BEST DRESSED GIRL
ON STREETS MONDAY
LOVELY YOUNG LADY AT THE
INSTITUTE DRAWS FIVE DOL.
LAR PRIZE.
HARD TASK TO DETERMINE
MYSTERIOUS Mr.. X Says That It Was
the Most Difficult Matter to Deter.
mine That He Ever Undertook In
All Of His Experience.

Miss Gladys Bacon, one of the
teachers of the Columbia Institute
and a most beautiful young lady, was
the winner on Monday of the prize OF
$500 for being the best dressed wo-
man on the streets of Columbia. Miss
Bacon was charmingly attired in a
lovely gown of gray and yellow plaid
afeta with yellow collar and cuffs
and wore black shoes and large pic
tare hat,
The task that confronted the Mys-
terious Mr.. X was difficult one. In
the following letter, received by The
Herald this morning, he describes his
troubles;
ITO the Editor of The Herald:
That job you gave me is unques-
tionably the hardest nut ever tack
led There were so many well dress
ed women on the streets of your city
on Monday that for time l wrung
my hands in despair. They all look
ed good to me, but after | brought into
play my celebrated point system
finally solved the problem and Miss
Gladys Bacon won by a narrow mar
gin Speaking of we'll dressed wo-
men, they are here. | found them
from the country and from the city
both and want to tell you right now
they looked good to me. It was a
pleasant day in spite of the fact that
had my troubles and a plenty of
them. The way these Maury county
women wear their clothes is a eau.
ton. They understand better than
any lot ever saw how to display them
to the best advantage.
Il am going to be on the job all
day Tuesday and am expecting Just
as pretty lot of women as | saw
Monday, By the way the woman in
solid blue with a touch of fur was a
sumner, There was one in rich
plaid with all the accessories that
made me put on my thinking cap.
That cute little thing in brown with
bronze shoes was "a humdinger.
You will hear from me again in
the morning
MYSTERIOUS MR.. X"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
MANY GOING TO
SEE BIG RACES
ENTHUSIASTIC MAURY COUNTY
HoRSEMEN TO SEE NOTED
PERFORMERS.

A large number of enthusiastic
Maury county horsemen will go to
Nashville tomorrow to witness the
big races against time at Cumberland
Park to be made by Etowah and Ma
poleon Direct 2:00&. These noted
Tennessee horses will be driven by
that greatest of all living drivers, Ed
F. Geers and he is expecting to lower
both OF the records. Parties from
here can return on the accommoda-
ton train leaving Nashville at $50
o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
ANNUAL REUNION CT
ORPHAN HOME Will Be
HELD NEXT WEEK
VISITORS FROM FAR AND NEAR
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
MEETING.
TO SERVE A Big HOME DINNER
Local Friends Are Asked to Aid In
Making Visitors Comfortable and to
Look After the Wants of the Inner
Man-Trustees Meet,

On next Tuesday, one week from to-
day, the big annual reunion of the
friends and supporters of the Tennes-
see Orphan Home will be held at the
orphanage. All of the friends of the
institution, all who have or are now
manifesting interest in the home are
cordially invited to attend this re-
union and will be assured of a warm
welcome and most hospitable treat.
ment.
There will be in addition to the
numbers from Maury county a great
many visitors from other portions of
! the state to attend the reunion. 1t is
the desire of the home to give these
visitors from a distance, who have
been very generous supporters of the
Institution, splendid entertainment
while here.
The local friends of the home are
asked to do as they have done in the
past, that is assist in this event by
sending such contributions of proyi.
slons, ETC., as will be necessary to
provide the dinner that will be serv.
ed to all who are present. The home
will barbecue a large quantity of
meats, but loaf bread, pickles and
other accessories and condiments will
be necessary and contributions of
this kind will be very highly appre,
/ ciated and will be Of very material
assistance.
On the occasion of the reunion
there will be held the annual meeting
OF the trustees Of the home when the
reports of the superintendent, DR.. w.
I. Boaz, will be received and plans
for the future of the home will be dis.
cussed.
These meetings have been held an
! hudlly LOT the past seven years or
since the home was established and
! they are always largely attended.
They are enjoyed by all who are pres
ent 1t is an inspiration to see the
scores of children who are being
housed and fed and clothed and edu.
Gated who otherwise would be neg
lected. The exercises are always a
blessing to those who are present and
as the home has grown and its bur-
dens increased and its influence
spread it is expected that the coming
reunion will be the greatest that has
ever been held
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
BOTH NAMES WILL
GO ON BALLOTS At
SPECIAL ELECTION
COMMISSIONERS WAIVE ANY
TECHNICAL OBJECTIONS IN
FIFTH DISTRICT.
BOTH SIDES ARE AGREEABLE
Motion Of Secretary Hopkins to Print
eeIIanfant's and Mckibbon's Names
Receives No Objections From Rep.
resentatiVes of Candidates.

Both the names of William E. Bal
lanfant and l. Hill McKibbon will so
ON the official ballot to be voted in
the special election in the fifth dis
trlct next Saturday. This decision
was unanimously made by the com
missioners Of election at LAS O'Clock
this afternoon.
Only brief discussion was indulg
ed IN by the commission before the
motion was passed. the session LASTING
only little more than a quarter OF
an hour. All three of the commits
sioners, Chairman Allen, Secretary
Hopkins and John M. Burns, were
present when the commission met.
Thos. H. PEBBLES appeared for Mr.
Mckibbon and Judge Edward d. Loo
ney appeared for Mr. Ballanfant. Mr.
Hopkins moved that both names be
placed on the ballot. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Burns. Judge
Looney then stated that so far as his
client was concerned he would inter
pose no objection. Mr.. PEBBLES made
the same statement.
The commissioners not being salts
fled Of the lagality of the contem
plated action asked for the law. Mr.
PEBBLES then presented South Dako
ia and Indiana case wherein it was
held that provisions of this kind with
refenrce to the ballot were directory
and not mandatory. This was argued
for a few minutes by Mr.. PEBBLES
Judge Looney said that while he was
convinced that Mr.. Ballanfant's peti
tion was properly filed he offered nc
objection to the contention of Mr.
PEBBLES and the motion was then
adopted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
MORE FUNDS FOR
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
FOUR SCHOOLS IN COUNTY RE.
PORT VERY SUBSTANTIAL
SUMS.

Maury county schools are as zeal
Gus as ever in the library cause. Four
schools have reported this week to
Superintendent Graham substantial
sums raised for this purpose. Tay-
lorville school, through David T. Nor
rison, has reported $2S.1O; Howard
High School, through 0. r. Hughes.
Principal, reported $21.32, and Green.
field Bend, in the first district, through
Miss Pearl Puckett, has raised $40,
and Mcdowell, in the ninth district,
reported $40. These sums are all
supplemented by like amounts from
the state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
T. f. LIPSCOMB
LARGEST FAMILY
SEVENTEEN ARE PRESENTED TO
COUNTY JUDGE BY FORMER
REGISTER.

7. E. Lipscomb was the winner of
the $40 gold prize offered for the larg-
est family brought to the city on Mon
day. Mr.. Lipscomb presented to
Judge ]. T. Mcknight, in charge Of
the contest, a family consisting of
seventeen, including children and
grand children. 1t was a splendid ar
ray Of little ones and grown ups and
the former popular register of the
county beamed with pride when he
introduced all to the county Judge,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
JAMES ]. HILL
GIVES TO FUND
'AILROAO MAGNATE CONTRIB
UTES TO METHODIST SUM-
DAY SCHOOL ROOM.

James ], Hill, the great railroad
~oshale and empire builder of the
'7SD mas contributed to the fund be-
@'s raised by Mrs. Martins class of
''e FIRST Methodist church. This
,''sS recently pledged 500 for the
'''olhs fund of the Sunday school
'"' sent out envelopes asking for
soA'ioltions of a foot or more of pen
4'ss' Among the responses received
'> one from Mr.. Hill. 1t was a
,''y substantial sum. The young la
s' OF the class are selling Vogue
'sa'fe tickets and are also planning
% have candy sale.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
JOE WEBSTER TO
SUCCEED BROTHER
As CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON
MOUNTS AND RESTAURANT,
VICE W. j. WEBSTER, JR.

Joe Webster has been appointed
chairman, vice W. ]. Webster, Jr,
VINO has gone to Honduras, commit
lee on mounts and restaurant at the
location for the National Fox Hunt
efS Derby Races here in November
Inc appointment of Mr.. Webster Is a
sood one and he will give the matter
Tie consideration and attention that
It deserves. He is now busy engag-
ing mounts for the hundreds of fox
hunters that are sure to be here at
ue National meet Thanksgiving
Week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
GRAHAM VISITS
COUPLE SCHOOLS
VERY MUCH PLEASED WITH THE
WORK THAT is BEING DONE
AT MCDOWELL.

County Superintendent Graham Wis.
tied the Mcdowell and Macedonia
schools on Tuesday He spoke in the
most complimentary terms Of the
work that is being done at Mcdowell
under the capable direction of Mrs.
Tomlinson, the principal, and her
corps of efficient assistants.
Mr. Graham will continue his work
Of inspecting the schools this week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-22
LON c. HICKMAN
SERIOUSLY SICK
FORMER POSTMASTER AT cUL.
LEokA is IN GRAVE
CONDITION.

Lon c. Hickman, former postmas-
ter at Culleoka, one OF the most popu-
lar citizens of the fifth district and
long time prominent in county poll
tics, is quite seriously sick at his
home at Culleoka and his numerous
friends are very much concerned
over his condition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
What Omaha Social
Folks Plan Doing
in Near Future

The Columbus club will give dancing
party at the South Omaha Country club
Friday evening.
Tho North Side Progressive club will
entertain Tuesday evening at their hall
ON Fowler street
The FTdelis club will entertain at their
hail. Twenty-ninth and Webster Streets
Tuesday afternoon.
The choir Of Trinity Cathedral VIII give
the last OF their musical services Sunday
evening AT 1880 o'clock.
The Twinkle club will hold its last
dancing party this season at tho Hotel
Rome Friday evening
Mrs. Charles ID. Beaten will give
luncheon Monday, May 10. in honor Of
Miss Frances Hochstetler. Ak-sar-Ben
queen.
Judge and Mrs. Ben Baker viii give a
dancing party Saturday evening. May s,
In honor Of their niece. Miss katherine
Linaberg.
The Cambro-American association will
give on entertainment Thursday evening
at the Young Mems Christian association.
Officers for next year will be elected
An invitation has been extended to all
Welsh and persons of Welsh descant 10
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

the Fontenelle FOR a month, until their
new home In Dundee is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt c. Fowler have
moved to their country home. Hill
crest" Florence Heights for the sum
mer
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Burgess will leave
the Colonial next week and return to
their own home which has been occupied
this winter by Mr. and Mrs. George
Rediclk
DR.. Trinder, who is stationed at Camp
Overton in Mindanao. has recently been
in Manila taking his examinations for
promotion to captaincy Mrs. Trindler
accompanied him and is the guest OF
Mrs. Pegram at Camp stotsenbers. Mrs
Pegram was formerly Miss Gwendoline
White Of this city.
Miss Mabel Allen will leave Thursday
evening for a visit with school friends
In New York City and Clinton. N. ].
Later she will attend the commencement
exercises at the Baldwin school building
at Bryn Mawr, Pa. Miss Allen was a
graduate OF last years class, the MEM
bers Of which will have reunion clos
Ing day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

| Miss Katherine Mccormick. left Thurs-
day to spend two weeks In New York.
Mr.. johnson viii meet them In Chicago
upon their return.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hamilton are ex-
pected home this evening from Califor-
MIA. where they have been for the last
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Weller re-
turn today from a two months' trim
through the south and to the expositions
on the Pacific coast.
Ars. George r. Palmer has, returned
from the east. where she accompanied
her son. Morse, back to ST Paurs school
from his spring vacation
Mrs. e. V. Lewis left Friday for sheri-
dan, Wyo., TO visit her daughter, Mrs
Sherman Garfield. Later they expect to
80 to the California expositions together
Mrs. Anthony French Merrill returned
Friday evening to Chicago, having com
pletcd the second series OF her lectures
Friday morning at the home Of Mrs.
Louis Nash.