davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
STRAWBERRY GROWERS
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
Farmers Within Reach III Dickson
Win be Solicited 10 Plan, 100
Acres in Berries.
Association TO Get Wholesale
Prices ON Planls.

Believing that there are hundreds
u acres around Dickson that can
he made profitable by growing
strawberries, some oi the leading
farmers and business men d Dick.
son met and organised temporarily
until acreage can be secured to ship
in daily car lots throuAh the season.
Each planter or grower becomes a
member al the Association and
has a voice 10 the proceedings,
After the acreage Is secured the As
sooia,ion will' be called together 10
elect officers aud decide on some
plan Of marketing the fruit,
This is \ worthy enterprise and
should he loyal, SUPPORTED, Our
system of good roads will put the
farmer 10 touch with the markets
and increase bis earning ability.
Strawberries are marketed In Nav
and will bring in revenue when the
farmer needs money most 10 culti-
yaie bis crop, Strawberries are
grown in quantities Al Humboldt.
Kenton, Milan. Chattanooga and
other points In the state. Shaw.
berries mature early and are not 10
easily effected by the drouih as
later maturing crops. The Assoc
citation hopes to secure acreage 10
SET this spring 10 ship 10 quantities
so there will be no trouble 10 secure
plenty OF buyers to purchase the
berries In car lots mt the shipping
point. Instructions will be given
To the setting. eultivating and hand.
ling Of the or.ip through this paper
from time 10 time BY buying In
large lots the Association will vet
whoiesale prices on plants.
Some Of the men who are work.
ing for the success II this Assouia.
ton are: Jno, " Smith, g. c.
Re,iden. V. h. Miller, J T. pat,en.
] \. Johnson. w. w. Cowan, A.
]. Byrn and IL. +, Cowanh II
every farmer within reach of Dick.
son would rlaDt one to two acfrs
this spring, nm association could he
huilt up worth while and fur reach.
ing in results.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05

Mrs s s. Shawl returned 10 her
home in Nashville Tuesday. after
an extended VISIT here with her
mother. Mrs Martin, and sister,
Mrs. C. J Tidwell,
T, o. Perking. u Treswell. vas
in this vicinity first Of week on oosl-
ness.
Mrs. A {. Shaw spent Thurs.
day afternoon with Mrs, Leroy
Easley.
0 EtheFidge and nephew, Clyde
Of White Oak were here last Of
week the guests If ;, J; Etheridge.
Mrs Sissie Easley and daughter,
Miss Bertha, were guests oi Miss
Eudora England ta,t week,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM England wete
in Dickson shopping Wednesday.
Roy Story Of SYLVIA, was here
Thursday night guest oi relatives,
Anderson Etheridge was 10 Ten.
nessee City sunday
Mr. and Mrs. LEROY E1sley en-
tertaiued several If their iipends at
their home last rhursdav night
Cards were played and music and
games were euioyed until late
hour, after winch refreshments were
served, The guests were, Mr. and
Mrs A, G.. Shawl, Mr., and Mrs.
Ernest Easley and daughter, Doro'
thy; Misses Irene Sheeley, AIne
Etheriage, Fanuye and Elsie Eng
land, Messrs. $ ] and ] A Ethe-
ridge, X. +. and c O, Tldweli. II
t.. Sheelpy, Owen Blauton. OTIS
England, and Roy story of Sylvia.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Beayerslam.
BY Our Special Correspondents

The farmers are much pleasets
with the rain which Tell Saturday
night. on account OF helping wheat
The infant child Of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Ernest Brown WAS buried sunday
at the lamily burying grouns.
The party given by Misses Mabel
and Nell Mathis Wednesday night
Jan. q was enjoyed by alls
Bryan Stuart likes the Burns
school 40 well he goes on Sunday.
Mrs. Lenari 1hompsoa i very
iii al this writing
81 4. ] Thampsan.. who has heen
very sick is slowly improving
Almn Reeder OF Burns caI'ed on
his best girl sunday.
Mr. and Mrs + T. Gentri have
been visiting hnmefnlks ln Nails
Greek the latter part of last week,
Minor Estes was in dickson
Saturday on business,
Mrs Ola Brown and Miss Rachel
Brown were in Burns sh lpping
Monday,
Miss Wallace Oliphant is visiting
relatives Ia Burns,
Miss Blauch rldwell left Monday
morning for Grand Valley, Colorado
fnr un extended visit with her
brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs, O
{. Tdwell. they expect to enjoy
a trip to Panama Exposition before
Miss Blaneh : return to Burns,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
GROUADHGG DID
Net SEE SHADOW

Next to the goosebone. his ler.
restrlal loriship. the groundhog, ID
que ot the most accurate wealhe,
prognosticators known 10 meteoro'
logical science Doubling Thomases
may sueer At the statement, but
they can't disprove the proposition
. save their lives Some people
aave a mistaken idea about the
lroundhog he is one OF the most
Intelligent animals tnat lives, and
Jhdt he has the courage OF his con.
vctions IL shown ny the fact that
ne will light 10 maintain them at
any time and at any place. But
;hat is another story, and has moth
,ng to do with his ability to fore
cas-; the weather,
The idea that the grounding
ioes not venture forth from his hid.
lng place on Candlemas day ex.
sept AT high noon had it's origin in
the barren Imagination oi persons
sholiy ignorant Of his mental cal,
lbre. Following a period of hiber
nation extending through four 10
ak wteAs Of water /, is his in
variable habit to sally forth ON Feb
suary z 10 look over the situation
rom tie viewpoint III he me
teoroiogist lie has no sci time
80 do this TUT il il positively
known 10 those most familiar With
his inoIiustions that he never
ventures to leave his place Of 81.
eluslon in the afternoon. so that II
he sees his shadow At all IL must
hc sometime between sunrise and
- O'Clock noon Seeing his shad.
ow he instinctively knows that
there will ensue several weeks The
IL four or six. il dosen't matter)
more OF severe winter weather. and
SO he re,utns - hi. lar there to
snooze away the dreary hours till
he freezes are al an end and the
voice Of the turtle is again heard in
the land.
Tha, the grounding did not see
his shadow Tuesday between the
hours named in the foregoing goes
without the. saving; therefore the
prognos,lcntlon agrees entirely with
that of the goosebone. which ii the
interpretation is not wrong. fore.
casts AN early spring, with plenty
of mlld weather in March and
April to tempt the suourbanite to
begin his annual operations in his
garden before the frost is fairly out
II the ground
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
Subscribe for The Herald.
Presbyterian Church Notes.

Sunday School interest is grow
~ The mems ctass taught by
he pastor, organized Sunday The
following officers were elected;
resident. Mr. /. W. Campbell;
gice president, Mr. J. Max Cowsn;
ecretary. Mr. w II Walker;
treasurer, Mr. II 0. Ray. The
class was organized with sevt nteen
men on the roll Much enthusiasm
sas shown in the organization, The
officers wlihi the superIntendett and
pastor as px-othcio members con
-titute Executive Committee. Also
d membership committee was ap
pointed by the president
Mrs. McDaniels class hss com
nenced y systematic campaign OF
,ork This class has the promise
rom the elders OF the congregation
rhat every dollar they earn for the
church will he duplicated, ronse.
aupntly each member has gre It ex.
nettai,on- Of bringing reyenur into
rheir treasury. In fact these girls
are live wires. and are capaale of
reat things for the year 1918.
hey meet Friday night OF each
week AZ seven 0 clock in the pastor 3
study. Each member is requested
q be present and TO bring every
lirl they can capture and who
not a member OF some other sun.
iay School.
Iostead Of the regular preaching
,eryice Sunday morning, Mr, j.
Wax Cosan gave a synopsis OF DR.
Merle smiths address "Wednesday
ayenlng, Broadway Church. Nash
vile. Rev and Mrs J. Walton
| Mcdaniel gave synopsis of the
Home Mission Conference that con.
yened there las, week There be
inr no services al the Methodist
3nd Baptist Churches, a numbe
/ n these congregations stten3ed th'
morning service. We gladly vel
coined them.
Mrs. Mcdaniel led the Youns
Peoples meeting. The pastor
subject nj ghe evening hour VA
The Holy Amounting, sewers
Scriptures were read in reference I
the work and office Of the Hoi
Spirit. and comments made to th
effect tina; God was always pfesel
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05

and the small quantities have cut
the prices received in half
The farmers II Tennessee nave
before them period Of great pros
| perity il they win work together 10
| produce quantity and quality To
meet market demands. Nov IL the
time to get together and plan the
coming years production. The de.
mand for the right crops IL go-
ing TO re great, We have all the
conditions favorable for supp yiEg
the demands il we will do otr part
and use the energy and intellit ence
tiod has given VS.. We will oe un.
true To Him, to our families and TO
ourselves il we let this golden oppor.
tunlIy 60 by unimproyed
In some portions OF the state
cotton has been the one cror - il
has been in practically I'll the
southern states. 4 large crop was
raised last year. The war in
Europe has temporarily cut II the
demand i0r our export cotton. ruin.
ing ,thG price. for Lhe time. The ay,
erage farmer can't afford to hold
He is compelled to lose on the last
crop grown, has done 20 Il ready
1ut be can avoid reeurren e ot
such condition ii he will plln first
10 raise on MS farm At least what
he consumes OF food for himself
and his live stock. aud plan 70 hl>
eaton To be surplus that h., can
Afford 10 hold Tor satisfactory pr cer
fhen his surplus crop will com
mand prices that will put him a.
head and independent lnstear of
being slave to the old one,Grop
system.
When farmers get more cohes.
ION &c WORK together, when they
plan first TO produce at home what !
Is consumed at home and have |
their surplns crops so divers fed |
that there will be production enough |
II each To supply quantity and !
quality to attract n market and not |
produce all Of the crop 10 glut the /
with that commodity, the |
products attractlveIy marketed, /
then, and not until then, will the
farmers enter upon the full measure
Of prosperity possible for them 10
enjoy |
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
Mrs. T. w. Taylor Dead,

Mrs. Jennie Taylor, wife oi
Thcma4 ". Taylor, and one of the
tountys most noble and beloved
women, died at their home in West
Dickson, Tuesday afternoon, aeeu
81 wears. She had been In poor
health for long time. aud although
her suffering bad been great. She
bore il All with great patience ana
vas always ready and wiling 10
give her dear companion and
loved ones a word Of cheer.
Funeral services conducted b.,
Rev John Durreti. assisted by Rev.
B W, Taylor, was held Wedues
day afternoon at the residence, in
the presence Of A large coGcourse
ot relatives and friends, after which
her remains were laid to rest in
the Union Cemetery.
She Is survived by hev husband
anu Ten children, seven boys anc
three guns; skelt and l. Lasaye,t, O
Chrksville; Ben, ot Houston, Texas
Nick, OF Nashville; Mar sin. Thoma,
and lalmage of this place; Mrs
Lum Taylor Of Brm ngham, Ala
aud Misses Itora and Kate Of thi
place All Of the children wer
present al the tuneral bur Ben. an
Mrs.. Lum Taylor the later haun
just returned to her home from her
Monday.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
Hon. 5. T. Hunt Ap-
pointed Chief Clerk

Newly elected State Comptroller
J. A. Thomson has appointed :,
+. Hunt. of this place, as bis chief
clerk, at u salary Of 81. 800 per
year. MIR. Hunt is we'll qualified
To til the position and will be Of
great value to Mr.. Thomson and
the public at large
He will continue to hold his
present position as active viCr
president ot the Citizens Nationai
Rank, for several weeks yet, a. hr
does not take up hls new duties
until March ~,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05

The Standard Bearer Missionary
society Of the NJ. +. Church gave a
program at the church last Thurs
lay night which was greatly enjoy.
ed by fair sized audience. The
program OF songs, dialogues and
reci,ations was wefl rendered and
quite instructive as well as enter.
tanning.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
iiorse Sense

A horse that refrain~ from eating
IL using the horse sense method Of
suring itself Of some intestinal
trouble. Nature sometimes fails
40 take no chances, but 20 10 the
aid III nature as soon az you gee
something wrong with your horse
md give il dose or two OF y A,
Thomas Stock Remedy II il does
rot respond az once, this medicine
'osts nothing aud its just rs sure
sith cows or sheep We give you
sour money back. Sold by Ander-
son Hardware Co
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
Sunday Trains Discontinued
on Centreville Branch,
N. {. & ST. L. Ry. I

Effective Sunday. February 7,h.
1915. the N G. & ~ l.. Ry.. will
discontinue TO operate Sunday
trains on the Centreville Branch.
Train No. i64 will. after that
date. run daily, except Sunday.
and train No. 1865 will be abolished.
The last Sunday Train between
Dickson and points on the Centre.
vile Branch was operated Sunday,
January 3lst.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
TOO MUCH ONE.
CROP METHOD.
Commissioner I. f. Peck Gives
Talk On biversi6calion Ii Farm
ing. Many Changes By War
Faimers Have Period OF Great
Prosperity Before Then.

Capt. +. + Peck. comm 3sionel
of agriculture If Tennessee har
issued ~, l62 Of his series # talk.
10 farmers. Diversifcatin OF
Crops" ls the subject, and the
paper is as follows
Just now while the weather il
bad and the farmers have some
lelsure time, they Will empio' !. %
u gscs'l atI 9aattge It l+ey, wilt take
81 ,ck OF present day conditions and
plan an adjustment Of ,hel farm
operations for the coming Year to
suit conditions
Farmers have drittrd too much
iutO the one crop method ot farm
lug, and because Of that fact have
10 huy tor home consumpt On 60
many things their fathers prs duced
at home. Ii any farmer vii take
the trouble to find out the amount
OF potatoes, fruits aud canned goods
that are imported into Tennessee,
the amount oi mopey that ha gone
out OF the state that should have
remaluded here, aud when b, real
i2"s that @e can produce as good
~ the best. and he looks over his
fArm aud finds land idle that could
>huyc produced that which be hts
bought, and recalled the time lost
that could have been hett,r en-
ployed growing those things, he
cannot fail 90 realize that he II
largely 10 blame for hrs balance at
the bank being 81 much smaller
than 1t should be-,
While be has found it some.
thing OF d burden to pay tor the
things he could have raised il he
plans this years crop aIotg the
samc lines he will lind him-e iu
very much worse shape a year hence
than at the present time.
The war in Europe has bought
about many changes The Iortty
Of able. bodied men in those coun
trlcs are bearing arm---tightung ia.
stead ot farming rhcy ara not
producing tood.stutl.. bat the
armies must be fed as we'll a. their
families THIS Is going to create a
great armand Tor food products AT
increased puyes, Much e.. our
fruits and canned goods will ~ ex
ported II our t4me5. lrpctI on
buying Instead ol raising such prod.
ucts ON their own brms they may
make ny their minds to pay fancy
prices that will eat ny the profits
from their general crops.
Would IT not I've good business
foresight, III view vt The abnormal
demand and high prices to plan
now to produce at homr not only
what il consumed y, nome. hut
help supply the demand irom
abroad that ~ Goug To be- cnpr.
mous2 Would il uol be- VIE for
communities ~ get og"tLr. and
plan thir crops .r chat they would .
pro iuue variety aoj At the same
tme quantity ami iuI.lty 70 Ut
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05

The Herald covers its territory rs
the waters cover the earth
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
- Witness "e Old Deesc Skue' High School Auditorium Friday Night

10 comfort. direet and help all who
look onto Him faithfully.
On account ot the monthly sp-
poiRtment Of the pastor at 81, Paul
church in the country there will be
no preaching services Eext Sunday,
Sunday Schcol at the regular hour.
9;45 a. m., Junior Endeavor. 2 p,
no. aud the Senior Endeavcr, q
ID. IA.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05
THE Best Laxative | Know Of

Il have sold Chamberlain's Tab.
leis for several years. People who
have used them will take nothing
else. can recommend them to my
customers as the best laxative and
cure for constipation that | know
Of writes Frank Slrouse. Futt-
land Iowa. For sale by all deal.
ers ADV.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-02-05

Remember-One OF the most
interesting features OF the Old
Dcestrtck NkuIe" is the Twin SIS
ters, at Cay School Auditorium,
FRIDAY evening, February 5,h.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06
AND 5Is


Few Gompletio ions are reported from
the eastern fields The salt sand dis
stricts I'm West Virginia show very
few wells completed land they are
the most active of any IN the eastern
fields. All the compl etfons In the
Ohio fields are located
in the shallow sand territory; with
one exception The exception Is the
Exchange National Bank. II second
test on the Junction City Sewer Pipe
iCompany's property. located In Jack
Son township. Perry county. This
well SIS inside the corporate limits OF
the town and and when 9rn1eu.
through the Clinton sand found III
given a shot aud unless lit improves
will not make better than al very
light pumper. III
In the low sand territory neal
T arrietsyiIle. Jefferson township
Noble county, Hayes Brothers have.
complied test on the Valentine.
Sailing farm and have a sdustersin the.
Buell. Run sand. This. location ie
5eastaof production on the John Vol
ford farm
In the: Reas Run district. indie
pendence township. Washingto
county Thornily and Davis have
completed test on the Valentine
farm and have a ten-barre1 punper.
in the keener sand. This location is
southwest of the test on the Deu-
cher heirs farm: In the Cow Run lI !
district. Lawrence township, Flicker
son and Company have started to-
drill a test on the w u. Had Hey farm
In the salt sand development at
Spencer, Roam county. w. Va. the
Fisher Oil Com pany has drilled its
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06

Good Progress is Made with.
Charity Benefit Play De
spite ATE Start.

This evening ends the first. and 4
most SUCCESSFUL week Of rehearsals
for the charity benefit play Miss
Dolly Dirnpl les. to be given at the
Robinson Grand March is ana rs.
While actual rehearsals did not get
started until a little late In the week,
good progress has been made from
the beginning and what the results
are going to be are plain to ghe seen
the best home talent play that has
ever been staged in CIarksburg.
Miss Noorehead is a specialist in
staging large productions. and in CIV
ing Miss Dolly Dfnrpl es; will use q
cast and chorus Of about 500 local
people most OF whom are already in
line and becoming shining stars, as
1t were, for the great event. How.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06
MARSHALL
College Leads Schools ia the
State in Contrib ring ito
Belgian Fund.

HUNTINGTON. Mar. 6--F.orty-
four West Virginia schools have
helped with the Belgium fund. thir-
ty-one having contributed through
outside agencies and thirteen having
played basketball games under the
auspices of the West Virginia Inter
collegiate Associate on. These thirteen
schools schools contributed the sum
OF $166 The exact amount of the
Outside donations is not known. but
1t is safe to say that the total will
reach 1865. Marshall College and
Huntington High led with $3.50
with the West Virginia Colored In
rstitute third and Salem High fourth.
The smaller high schools did better
than the large ones Huntington
and Charleston High were the only
big cities that took active interest in
the campaign. OF the five schools
that were represented at Clarlsburg
last fail when It was decided to I'M
dertake the plan only Marshall oil
|lege contributed. The thirteen
schools that contributed are as fol-
lows
Marshall College. Huntington
High. West Virginia Colored Insti-
tute. Salem High. Leatherwood's Col
|legians, st. Edwards College, Pres
|byterians OF Huntington, Shepherds
town Normal. Anderson Baptist Acad-
envy, Davis High, Douglass High,
Jane Lew High. and Clay County
High.
Secretary Chambers announced
that, while the amount will be sent
in at once, one or two schools which
have not yet played their games.
have agreed to play them and re
+ceipts can be sent later
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06
WARREN is HERE.

Fred d. Warren, or Appeal to
Reason fame will be the biggest at
traction this city has had as a
speaker since Debs,s visit here last
spring. Warren will speak tonight
In the court house at s o'clock.
Come early and get good seat. If
you would learn about the working
class political and Ia Dor union move
ment, come to the Warren meeting.
Men. bring the women: women, bring
the men. Eyeryb ody Invited.
Advertisement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06

=
the West Fork river, Union district.
Highland Broth ers and Company are
due in the sand at No. a on their
own farm.
In the Weir sand development on
Blue creek, Elk district, Kanawaha
county. the Ohio Fuel Company has
now drilled its No. 5 on the Garland
Anderson farm through the Weir
sand and the we'll is producing 100
barrels a day. .s.
On Big run. Grant district. Ritchie
county. Gore and Rinehart have the
rig completed for g test on the NV
Law farm. On Birch run. Union
district. Clay county. the Ohio Fuel
Company has COMP eted and shot Its
No. o. on the e. w. King farm and
has en-barrel pump In the Big
Injun sand.
Near McKeesport, Allegheny coun-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06
the carnegie Natural Gas

49,
''ty, the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company has completed q good gas
well The well IS estimated to be
good for 900 90 o cubic feet q day.
On the Monongahela river, west of
the Moesta Machine
Company is starting we'll on Its Own
property.
The Oil Market.
PENNSYLVANIA 80. Mercer black.
$1.07, New Castle SLOT. Corning 95,
;CabeIl $1.1O, North Lima SS. South
Lima SO. Princeton 81. Wooster.
homa 40, Corsicana, light 45, Gorsi-
cana heavy 40, Electra So, HeaIdton 30,
Henrietta As, Caddo 3S degree 90.
iGaddo SO degree GO, Gaddo 80 degree
90, Caddo crude As, Canada $1..28.
Producers and Refners. Company
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-06
The Court OF Last Resort.

ABOUND the stove OF the Cross ruads
grocery is the real court Of last resort,
for it finally over-rules all Others:
Chamberlain Cough Remedy has
been brought before this court In al
most every cross roads grocery in this
country, and has always received al
favorable verdict. 1t is in the coun-
try where man expects to receive full
value for his money that this remedy
is most appreciated. ObtainabIe
everywhere. Advertisement