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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
CAR LOAD Of COAL IS
GIVEN 10 The KINGS
DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL
CRESCENT COAL COMPANY, OF
NASHVILLE, REPEATS LIB.
ERAL GIFT.
HAULED fREt FREIGHT CHARGE
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com.
pany viii Transport Substantial
Present Without Any Cost to the
Splendid Institution.

Another car load of coal has been
given to the Kings Daughters Hospi
tai by the Crescent Coal Company, of
Nashville. The gift was made through
Mrs. A. E. Sheldon, one of the most
devoted and energetic members Of the
Kings Daughters.
! The coal will be hauled from the
mines to Columbia without cost by
the Louisville & Nashville railroad,
W. l. Mapother, the president,
having in consideration Of the splen.
did charity work done by the hospital,
agreed to transport the coal without
freight charges.
1t will be recalled that last year the
coal company gave a car Of coal to
hospital and the Louisville & Nash,
vile Railroad company also gave the
freight charges, The letter to Mrs.
Sheldon follows:
Nashville, Tenn, Aug 20, 1916.
my dear Mrs Sheldon,-I cannot
conceive of any better charity than the
Kings Daughters Hospital for know
of the wonderful work they have done
in the city of Columbia, and il goes
without saying that the Crescent Coal
Company shall be very happy to again
compliment your society by presenting,
with their compliments, carload of
mine run coal recall that Mr.. Shell.
don succeeded in securing from Mr.,
w. L. Mapother, First Vice President,
l. & N. R. R. Co.. free transportation
1 on car L. & N. 676S9 shipped on the
9th Of last September and / know OF
! no reason why Mr.. Mapother should
not be just as generous this year.
mention this matter for the reason
! that presume you would like to have
the gift of the transportation as we'll
! as the coal and if this is the case and
! Mr.. Sheldon will send me Mr.. Ma.
pother's letter granting free transpor.
tation, just as he did in September
1915, We shall be very happy to have
the shipment made with as little delay
as possible.
with assurances of high esteem
please believce me- Very sincerely
YOURS, VIM. H. LINDSEY,
"Vice-P President"
MRS. Louise Craik Sheldon, President
Kings Daughters Hospital,
I, Columbia, Tennessee"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
CULLEOKA SCHOOL
OPENS THE TERM
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES DELW.
Erred BY DRs. LOGAN AND
RlcKs, OF COLUMBIA.

Culleoka public school opened Tues
day with an enrolment of about
$50, which will be the largest in the
history of the school. The exercises
were unusually inspiring and were
attended by a big crowd. They were
held in the shade on the beautiful and
spacious lawn of the school Music
was furnished by the Culleoka brass
band, which feature added largely to
the pleasure of the occasion Splen
did and helpful addresses were made
by DR.. Samuel D. Logan and DR.. VIII
liam Benjamin Kicks, of Columbia and
the principal, Prof W N Bingham
DR.. Logan saddress was directed to
the parents and that Of Dr. Kicks to
the children. Both were of an excep
tionally high order.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
MCDOWELL SCHOOL
OPENS 1LRM WITH
LARGE ENROLMENT
INTERESTING EXERCISES MARK
BEGINNING OF THE NEW
SESSION.
SUPT. JOHN P. GRAHAM SPEAKS
Address Also Made BY J. !. Finney,
Editor of The HeraId-Necessity for
Larger Quarters Made Manifest by
Big Attendance.

With large enrolment, one that
may exceed that of last year, the Nc,
Dowell district public school opened
the term of 1916-1917 this morning. In
addition to the pupils there we're a
large number of the parents and
friends of the, school present including
the members of the Parent Teachers
association.
The exercises opening the school
were brief but very appropriate. Briet
addresses were made by County Super
intendent John P. Graham and ]. /
Finney, editor of TIE Herald. Mrs
Jesse Tomlinson, the efficient princi
pal, also addressed the parents, asking
for the cooperation and assistance
during the term.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Charles
T. Alexander, pastor of the First Bap
tist church and brief musical pro
gram was rendered by Mrs. McGaw
the music teacher.
The auditorium was crowded tC
overfiowing, a splendid object lesson
pointing the imperative need fol-
larger quarters for this constantly
growing school.
J. |. Finney spoke briefly of the dut
les Of children and of parents in ant
out of the school room.
A splendid address was made by
County Superintendent John P. era
ham, who told the young folks thai
they could only achieve success in life
/ by constant effort and work; that nC
great men mad been recorded in his
tory who were not workers; who die
not overcome obstacles. He urged
them to make their stumbling block:
in life stepping stones to success. He
told the parents how they could hell
to make the school success.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08

First Monday in September was the
biggest day from the standpoint OF
business that Columbia has had in
many months. With perhaps five
thousand country people in town, buy
Ing was brisk all day in the stores OF
The cities. The bank clearings, while
not given out, must have been enor-
nous as s175,000 changed hands in the
purchase Of mules alone and to this
large sum must be added the amounts
q the purchases made at the stores OF
Columbia.
The drug stores of the city were
ke5t busy all day supplying articles
and soda drinks to patrons. The de-
partment stores sold more fall goods
than had gone out from their stocks
since the reception Of the new goods,
The clerks were thoroughly worn out
a. closing time Monday afternoon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
MODERATE PRICES RULE SALE
OF REGISTERED REPEF0RDS
BULLS MERITEp THAN OBTAINED AT SALE
F. MOORE 6 soN-FoUR sPLE NDD ANIMALS DISPOSED
oF-PURE BRED CATTLE GREATLY INCREASE.

back to prize winners. Their addition
to the breeding stock of the county is
expected to prove of great benefit to
the pure bred strains.
Within the past year more pure bred
cattle have been sold in Maury county
than ever before in the same length
OF time. The sales have been nmer.
Gus, and more will follow. At present
many Of the farmers of the county are
raising nothing but blue -blooded cattle
for beef. Herefords, Angus and Short.
horns are being produced in numbers
greatly in excess Of past years. The
continued purchase Of such bulls az
were sold Monday is predicted by deal
ers, who say that the farmers have
come to realize that nothing but pure
bred cattle win insure them a hand
some profit in the cattleraising In
uuGtry. -m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
PREP PARATIONS MALE
TO GIVE HUMOR|STS
hAURY FOX HUNT
AMERICAN PRESS HUMoRIsTs'
ASSOCIATION TO BE ENTER.
TANNED BY LOCAL CLUB
RUNS MADE On OCTOBER 4
Association Plans To Have MEETING In
Nashville and to Come to Columbia
For One Night-WeI Known Car
toonists and Satirists to be Here.

At the meeting of the Southern Red
Fox Club held Monday afternoon, prep
arations were begun to give the mem
bers of the American Press Humor-
lists Association, who will be in Column
bia on Oct. AS, genuine Maury coun-
ty fox hunt. The Humorists' Associa,
tian meets in Nashville during the
week beginning Oct. 2, and have
planned to come to Columbia on the
afternoon of Oct. 4, to stage a fox
hunt, in the region made famous by
the meeting of the National Fox Hunt.
ers Association last year The secre-
tary of the Humorists' Association has
written to the Board of Trade asking
that they be allowed to come down
and hunt.
The Southern Red Fox Club decided
at its meeting that the members would
be more than glad to have the Humor-
lists as their guests on the night OF
Oct 4, and have arranged a great hunt
to take place then. A meeting of the
fox hunters was called for Sept. so, at
which time more definite preparations
will be made for the entertainment of
the visitors.
The American Press Humorists' AS
sociation is composed Of the foremost
humorists, cartoonists and satirists of
the American press Men like Hy
Mayer, McCutcheon of the Brooklyn
Eagle, James Montgomery Flagg, Nc
Manus, Goldberg, Bud Fisher, Altman,
Satterfeld, and others of equal promi-
nence, will attend the Nashville meet
ing and will come out to Columbia
for the fox hunt The distinguished
visitors will be extended every cour-
tesy by the Board of Trade and the
Southern Red Fox Club during their
stay in Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
|A||CHON SALE Of
REGISTERED BEEF
| CATTLE NEXT WEEK
.-hply HALF A HUNDRED PURE
BRED ANIMALS TO BE SOLD
ON MONDAY.
l,GIa AND SAORTHORk TYPE
6 l. Derby The Sales Manager, De-
.iares That They Are as Fine lndi-
dsuaIs as Have Ever Been Brought
TO The state.

There will be big combination sale of
registered shorthorn and Angus cattle
Of the stables of Hays & Wright on
next Monday September II, at 10
oclock A. m. This sale, so far as the
chorthorns are concerned, will be the
sale that was to have taken place on
Monday, but was postponed because
., the strike situation. There has
heen added to the sale number of
rpre bred Angus cattle of the very
highest type.
The sale will be the third of pure
bred beef style held in Columbia in
the past three months. One was OF
sbo-thorns, the second of Angus cattle
and this will be a combination of the
two breeds. There are some of the
best bred of both breeds in this offer
ing.
This sale will be made under the
auspices Of the Nashville, Chattanooga
& St. Louis railroad, under whose aus
pices so many fine beef cattle have
been brought to the state in recent
years. F l. Derby. the sales manager,
who has so successfully managed the
other sales, will be in charge again
and Col. Fred Reppert will be the auc'
tioneer
Mr.. Derby was in the city on Mon
day and declared that the cattle to be
offered here next week were as fine
a lot as he had ever seen; that they
were the choicest Of their respective
breeders Some Of the cattle were as
fine individuals, said Mr.. Derby, as
were those that he recently sold in
Shreveport, La, at such sensational
prices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
FIRST MONDAY WAS BIGGEST
BUSINESS PAY IN COLUMBIA
cEARNGs WERE ENoRNoUs-DRUG STORES, DEPARTMENT
STORES AND GROCERY STORES WERE KEPT BUSY ALL DAY
BIG NUMBER OF AUToMoB LIES PARKED ON STREETS

Hardware stores had great day, sell
ing machinery and all kinds of farm
ing implements to country customers
The grocery stores, meat markets, ant
the like disposed Of immense quaint
ties of stock. The moving picture
shows had provided extra attractions
which were well patronized.
The largest number of automobiles
ever seen in one place in the city
we're parked near the corner of Gar
den and West Seventh streets. Off
Ger Lancaster counted one hundred
twenty.nine automobiles parked at this
croner. guggiest around the livery
stables almost blocked the streets
The crowd came early and stayed late
Many townspeople remarked that the!
had never seen First Monday crowd
STAY in Columbia until so late, many
remaining in the city until after dusk
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
BEEF CATTLE
REACH THE CITY
PURE BRED SHoRTHORNS AND
ABERDEEN-ANeUs ATTRACT
MUCH ATTENTION.

Registered Shorthorn and Aberdeen
Angus cattle to be sold at 10 o'clock
next Monday morning at public auc'
ton at the stables of Hays & Wright,
arrived in Columbia Thursday and
were driven throught the square They
attracted much attention and no little
admiration. Although they had just
come from a long trip on the cars
they made splendid showing. Some
of the cows were especially admired
They we're great outstanding, finely
developed types of the best of their
respective breeds A number Of Short.
horn cows with calves at foot were a
pretty picture. The consignment in.
cludes cows, heifers and bulls of both
these popular beef breeds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08

Very moderate prices ruled the reg
istered Hereford Bull Sale Of r. F.
Moore & Son, which took place on
Monday afternoon The attendance
was large but the bulls are said to
have merited more money than was
bid. A three-year-old bull, No
45O137. was sold to Joe F. Porter, of
Williamsport. for the best considera.
ton of the sale, $3.50; S. J. Thomas
purchased a threeyear-old bull, No.
45O144, for $1s5; ]. R. Williamson. of
Culleoka, bought a three-year-old bull,
No. 46O136, for $125. A yearling bull,
No. 1855, was sold to Mr.. Cook, OF
Santa Fe, for $11O.
The bulls were all good individuals,
well developed, and have made excel.
lent sires. They are Of the finest
Hereford stock, tracing their blood
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
JOHN v. OVERALL 70
MAKE AUTO TOUR Of
D|MPLE OF UNIVERSE
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE TO SPEND
ENTIRE DAY ON THURSDAY,
SEPT. THE 14TH.
GOING over COUNT OF NAURY
win Meet The People In Seven Of The
Ten Districts of the County, Accom-
panied by Republican Friends and
Chairman of State Committee.

Hon. John W. Overall, republican
nominee for governor of Tennessee,
accompanied by ]. Will Taylor, chair
man of the republican state commit
tee, A. V. McClain of Lewisburg, John
Trotwood Moore, the poet laureate of
the "Dimple," will on next Thursday,
Sept. IA, make an automobile tour Of
Maury county, visiting majority OF
the districts, meeting the people in
formally and briefly telling them of his
hopes and aspirations as a candidate
for the highest office within their gift.
Mr.. Overall and party will come to
Spring Hill on the night before, that is
Wednesday, Sept. IS, where they will
be met by Hon r. S. Hopkins, of the
election board, Chairman John B,
Brooks, of the republican county com.
mittee, and a number of other republi'
cans. A brief stop will be made at
Spring Hill and the party will come
into Columbia, where the night will be
spent at the Hotel Bethel Early next
morning the tour of the county will
begin
First the party will 60 to Fox's
store, at Zion, in the Eighth district
then to Sawdust Valley and Williams
port. then across to Cross Bridges
then to Taylors Store, in the Tenth
district: thence to Hampshire, from
there to Mt Pleasant and on down to
Sandy Hook, in the Seventh district
The party will then come back and
cut across over to Bigbyville, in the
Sixth; then to Culleoka in the Fifth
district and back to Columbia, by way
of Glendale. In this way the party
will visit the Third, Ninth, Eighth
Tenth, Seventh, Sixth, Fifth districts
of the county leaving only the First
Second and Fourth districts untouched
There will be half dozen or more
cars in the party. The local members
will include R. S. Hopkins, Perry Tay
lor. T. H. Taylor, Jno. B. Brooks, S
A. Vest, republican nominee for con
gress, Jno. W. Jackson and others
There will be no formal speech-mak
ing, simply informal meetings ant
hand-shakings with the people whom
the nominee for governor desires L
meet and greet.
While politically speaking Mr., Over
all Is coming into the "enemy's coun
try" when he visits Maury county, a
the same time he has number O
warm friends here among the demo
Gratis who appreciate his sterlins
worth and applaud his public career
They will be delighted to see him
although unwilling to encourage hi
ambitions to become the chief exec
utive of the state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
ALLEGED BOOTLEG
BUSINESS STOPPED
CLABE TUCKER IS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY BY DEPUTY
FARiSS.

Clabe Tucker, charged with selling
liquor without license, was arrested in
Columbia on Monday by Deputy Sher
III Kelley Fariss. The officers had fol
some time suspected that Tucker was
carrying on bootleg business near
the work house and Comuse's Store
at Rally Hill. On obtaining sufficient
evidence. Deputy Fariss took out q
warrant for Tucker before Squire
Grove, Of Rally Hill, and his arrest
followed in Columbia on Monday. The
trial is set for Saturday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
THE MOORE SHOTGUN
CASE COMPROMISED
NEGRO AGREES TO PAY ALL
COURT coSTS-WIFE SUES FOR
DIVORCE AND INJUNCTION.

In the Magistrates court this morn
ing, begore Squire Hugh Lee Webster,
the case Of Ada Moore. colored, against
her husband, Frank Moore, charging
him with assault with shotgun, was
compromised. Moore agreed to pay
all the court costs, and his wife filed q
bill for divorce, enjoining him from
coming on the premises Of her home.
1t will be remembered that Moore was
said to have taken some money from
his wife at the point Of shotgun. The
incident occurred Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
ADVERTISING GETS
DAN CUPID'S EAR
MATRIMONIAL JOURNAL BRINGS
MRS. LIVINGSTON TO coLUM.
BlA AS BRIDE.

Growing out of an advertisement ap-
pearing in a matrimonial paper. Mrs.
Dora Bell Livingston, of Rim, KY, and
Adolph Abbegglen, coat-maker for j.
F. Anderson, the tailor, were married
Monday night. Mrs. Livingston insert
ed the advertisement in the matri-
mOnial paper; and it was noticed by
Mr., Abbegglen, who replied. A CORE
spondence ensued, pictures were ex.
changed, and, after short time, the
couple we're united in marriage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
WERE NOT MARRIED
THROUGH AGENCY

Due to the error of the informant of
The Herald, j. F. Anderson, the en-
ployer Of Adolph Abegglen, the state
ment that Mr.. Abegglen and Mrs. Dora
Bell Livingston, Of Rim, KY, were
married through matrimonial agency
was made. The two parties had known
each other for many years and no
advertising was necessary to arrange
the wedding.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
TO SERVE DINNER
FOX HUNT WEEK

The ladies of st. Peters Episcopal
church will serve dinner in vacant
store house on the Square during the
week the National Fox Hunters meet
in November. These ladies served
dinner last year while the fox hunters
were here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
VAUGHN TRIAL.
IS CONTINUED

The trial of W. Ed Vaughn,
charged with selling liquor without
license, which was to have been held
on Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock,
has been continued until the same
hour on Friday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
MAURY CHAPTER
SERVES DINNER

The Maury Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
serve dinner on the public square the
First Monday in November.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-11
OLIVER SAUL, MARRIED.
United in Marriage. TO Miss Jessie Ar
chic at Corning last Friday. To ,,
Reside IN Wyoming.

Tho many Denison friends OF, Mr.
Oliver Saul will be pleased to learn Of
bis marriage which occurred last Fri
day evening at Corning, IA. to Miss
Jessie Archie. Ia 4 DlH f..
The wedding ceremony was perform
cd ut the home Of the brides parents
before. a small company Of relatives
aud immediate friends. Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. C. Saul, parents Of the groom, WHO
reside at Douglas. ,WyD., were present.
Oliver, Saul is the eldest son of Nh
and Mrs. W. c.. Saul, formerly of this
city, and he hns a.,host. al friends ,ili
this community. Oliver, RECEIVED his
education in the public, SCHOOLS. Of
.penisop and was "a graduate OF the
high school. He took u prominent part
in the activities OF. the high school;
and was a member OF the debating
team as well as the slec club. After
completing his high school course, he
attended Simpson college and it was
here that he became acQuaintened with
Miss Archie. After graduating from
Simpson, he went to Wyoming to man.
age his fathers bigcattle ranch where
lie has met with much success, g4S
Is. The bride is one OF the most popular
young ladies OF. Corning, and is. a
young lady Of pleasing personality
and thoroughly capable OF assuming
her new duties. &..3.s
After a brief honeymoon, the couple
will return to tho Saul ranch where
Oliver has just completed the erection
of a fine new homie for his bride. &
Tho Review joins with the many
friends of the groom extending hearty
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-11
IDA GROVE MEN HURT Il
Party Of Five travelling West on LIN?
Il coin Highway Meet With Bad b,
So Accident Last Thursday.

| "A party Of five men travelling west
lover the Lincoln highway, enroute
from Ida Grove to Omaha in touring
chr met with an accident last Friday
afternoon when their machine turned
turtle at the first turn leading, TO- Ar
ion. The car was travelling at high
rate of speed along the straight stretch
of sroad down by the county home, but
the driver. wlio'was not familiar with
the. route was unable to negotiate the
turn at thet concrete culvert and ysthc
machine turned completely over, In.
jurihg all but one Of the party. IS
Those im.'the party were .MesseTs
Kallmar, Dessel. Rooms, Stapleton
and another whose name we have been
unable to learn. All of the men are
said to reside at Ida Grove. Messers
DIESEL and Kallmar were seriously lin.
jured, the former having his left
shoulder dislocatedi and a number Of
bad laceratiOns, while the latter is
suffering with a skull fracture. The
injured men were brought to Denison
ina machine and taken TO the DenisOn
Hospital. where their wounds were
dressed. Mr.. DIESEL and Mr.. kallmar
are still in the hospital and fears are
entertained that the former may not
stable to\recover from his injuries
The party left Ida Grove in the fore.
noon and were on their. way to Omaha
to attend the Ak-sarBen. After leav.
ing Denison they experienced some
tire trouble and after making the nee
essary repairs, q change was made in
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-11
WE'RE MARRIED AZ NOON.
Miss Mildred Riddle and Eugene ink
|. st., United in .Marriage--Rcv Tour.
A3'r telIot Officiating. A..

A pretty wedding was solemnizcd
lat noon today at the home Of Mrs. j.
W. Eiddle in this city when her daugh'
ter, Miss Mildred, became tile bride
Tor Mr.. Eugene Fink. son Of Mr.. Han
nibal Fink. The. Wedding was a quiet
one, only the. relatives and immediate
friends Of the young couple being
|preesnt. The ceremony: wasfperfor1n.
ed by. Rev ]. G. .Tourtellot, pastor Of
the Presbyterian. church. =.
Neither the bride nor groom needs
any introduction to the people of this
vicinity. The bride is a most charm.
ing young lady and has host OF
friends in Denison. For some time
she was employed IN the Office Of the
Bale BrOdersen store and for the. past
year has abeen employed as stenogt
1apher' in the Office of Mr.. r. Gulick
The groom is an upright and indus.
trious young man OF sterling qualities
and is bound to make a success in life.
The, happy young couple will. make
their home on, the, hannibal Fink
farm near Deloit. 4
3s The Review. joins With the many
friends Of tho young couple in extend
ing hearty congratulations. +,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-11
NEW BANK OPENED AT .eoyFE
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bark
Started Business Last Week. u
A Strong tnstikutior. p" =. 4

The Farmers & Merchants Savings
Bank openedgup for business last week
at Boyer in tho building adjoining Pet.
crson Bros. store and arc already Do
ms IL fine business. This now banking
institution has commenced the serec
ton OF a fine bank building which Us
progressing rapidly and they hope: 20
serve the public III their new quarters
beforo the first Of ilg year. y 80
Most OF the stock III tie bank lis
owned BY prominent Farmers, resM.
ing in the lErtherp .part'of the co!iti'
:ty and TIN ftct thff the board OF dir.
ectofs is made up OF 'suel, substantial
men of high integrity will insure us
SUCCESS. c. S. Johnson. formerly of
Boyer, but now residing at kiron, SIS
president OF. tho bank, and G.. w. New
com and Louis i. Kovar are Vice presl.
dents. Mr.. John A. Kovar is the cash
lei. =
i Boyer has, long been in need Ofsa
bank, and there is little question bat
what it will be q SUCCESS tinancially:Y