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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
HEARING PROOF N
HIGHT CUSTER SUIT
PROGRESSING SLOWLY Y
TESTIMONY SUBSTANTIALLY THE
SAME AS THAT BEFORE THE
JOINT COMMITTEE.
NUMBER WITNESSES EXAMINED
Judge Turner Making Every Effort To
Speed Final Disposition Of the Case
defense Same as That Heretofore
Made.
Thursdays Daily.)

Slow progress was made in the hear
ing of proof wednesday afternoon and
this morning in the custer suit against
Road Commissioner Clay e. Hight be.
fore Judge Turner. 1t became evident
Soon after the taking of testimony
commenced that the case would not
end in time to take up the custer suit
against Justice John B. Brooks tomor.
row. From present indications the
case will hardly be concluded this
week.
Testimony for the prosecution has
not yet been concluded, although a
number of witnesses were examined.
The longest examination was that OF
Road Commissioner John H. Murphy,
which took place this morning Mr..
Murphy's testimony as was that of
other witnesses, was substantially the
same as that given before the special
Joint investigating committee which
sat during last spring. No facts not
Substantially proven in that hearing
have so far been developed.
The testimony of the prosecution
tends to develop the theory that Com.
missioner High in violation OF the
law hired his own teams to the eoun-
ty. while the defense is the same as
that heretofore made. to-wit; that
Hght's team was leased to Gillian
and that Gillian made the contract
with the county and further that an
emergency, whereby it was necessary
to use the team of defendant or per-
NIT the work house to be idle with its
attendant loss.
Judge Turner is making every ef-
fort to speed the hearing. Much OF
the evidence rendered has been held
incompetent by the court and he is
doing his very best to get through in
reasonable dispatch. Lawyers are
contesting every inch of the ground
and there are on both sides numerous
objections.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24

Special Chancellor is learned and
exhaustive one. A thorough discus.
sion OF the laws in Tennessee and
citations OF numerous decisions are
incorporated in the decree.
The Chancellor went into a review
OF the tax laws Of Tennessee and the
fights waged on the back-tax law OF
1907, which stated that property In
Adequately assessed might be re-
assessed on account of fraud in the
assessment or for any other reason.
He showed that the law as amended
in 1914 provided for back-taxing of
property only for fraud in the assess
Ement, and stated that no property
could be reassessed If it had been
taxed by the regularly constituted as
sessing authorities.
In the opinion OF the Chancellor, the
bin In question is not broader than
t the caption and is constitutional.
The summary OF the opinion handed
down is TT is my opinion that the
statute tof 1914 is constitutional,
that 1t controls the decision of the
ease at bar, and under the construc-
|tion which ] have felt constrained to
put upon it no authority existed under
the laws of this state on May IS, 1916,
for the issuance of a citation by the
trustee to reassess property which
had heretofore been assessed by the
regularly constituted assessing au-
thorities."
The decision handed down by the
Chancellor is the latest chapter to be
written to the back-tax agitation which
has disturbed the county for many
years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
RECENT FREEZE
DAMAGES WHEAT
FEARED THAT SOME OF PLANTS
JUST COMING OUT OF THE
GROUND INJURED.

1t is feared that the recent freeze
has killed some of the tender young
wheat of the county. A number OF
farmers who had fields Of wheat just
beginning to sprout good and coming
through the ground state that the
plants are dead. Others declare that
more havoc was done by the Hessian
fly than the freeze and that while
apparently some of the wheat has been
killed by the severe cold weather
they believe that it will recover. A
few farmers, however, state that they
are going to resow at once as they do
not want to take any chances on the
plant being killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
~ ~ -Astf4. lT-,a-s., 800. ~ =
ALL COLUMBIA STORES WILL BE
CLOSED ON TURKEY DAY.
ULTIMATuM ISSUED.

The Columbia merchants have is
sued the following proclamation:
Turkey Day is a National holiday and
a day in which all should be thankful,
we have therefore issued the procla-
nation that we shall all be closed dur
ing this day in order that our clerks
may have chance to do as they
please. Some will go hunting, some
will go to the great football games
and some will stay at home; but we
do not care what they do, just so they
show up for work Friday morning."
Practically every store in town will
be closed to business and the streets
will look like the Deserted City" on
Turkey Day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
KILLED BY FALL
FROM WINDOW
YOUNG kENTUCkiAN PLUNGES
FOUR STORIES IN
PADUCAH.

PADUCAH, Ky, Nov. 23.-Supposed
to have become nauseated while pre-.
pairing to take a bath, Dr. Louis Mea-
nard, aged 2b years, a veterinarian Of
Smithland, fell from fourth-story
window in the Hotel Sinnott early
Wednesday morning, and died few
hours later in Riverside hospital.
He sustained numerous injuries and
terrible burns from electric wires
through which he fell. He told the
attending physician he did not remem.
ber anything after rTning on the ho'
water.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24

Holding that any property which
has been assessed by regular as
Sessing officer of the state cannot be
back-taxed unless fraud is; shown In
the assessment even though It should
be shown that the assessment is Who'll
ly inadequate, Hon. e. j. Smith, sitting
as Special Chancellor In the suit ac
the Charleston, s. c., Mining and Man
ufacturing Co. VS.. ]. w. Addison, trus-
tee of Maury county, and Hoyte ste
wart, state revenue agent, has hand
ed down his opinion which was tran
scribed into the records of the Maury
County Chancery Court Thursday
The defendants filed notice of an
appeal to the next term of the Su.
preme Court sitting at Nashville,
which was granted by the Chancellor.
Robin Cooper represented the com.
plainants, and Tom PEBBLES, the de-
PENDANTS. The defendants, under the
ruling of the Chancellor, are required
to pay all the costs in the case.
In the decree, the defendants, as
prayed by the complainants, are per.
petually enjoined from reassessing the
real and personal property of the com.
plainant.
1t will be remembered that in May,
1916, Hoyte Stewart filed with Trustee
Adkison plea that the Charleston
Mining and Manufacturing Co, be re-
quired to pay taxes on their property
in the county which the state revenue
agent claimed we're wholly INSULT
cient. Efforts were made to back assess
the property for the years 1913, 1914,
1915.
The opinion handed down by the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
DEATH CALLS
GOOD WOMAN
MRS. ANNA GAINES MOORE MEETS
END AT AGE OF SIXTY
FOUR YEARS

Mrs. Anna Gaines Moore died at her
residence near Williamsport on Mon
day afternoon. She was sixty-four
years OF age. The funeral was held
on Tuesday afternoon. conducted by
Rev. w. o. Largen. Interment was 81
Ramsey cemetery.
Throughout her life, Mrs. Moore
was a devoted and consecrated mem
Der of the Methodist church. She was
known far and wide In the Williams
port section on account Of her sanity
life and good works. Her circle OF
friends was large. Oakes and Nichols
in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
SCOT EVIL AT
THE COURT HOUSE
REMINDS ONE OF CONDITIONS
AROUND UNION STATION
AT NASHVILLE.

There probably comes from the big
furnace that heats the temple of JUS
tice more SCOT and smoke than from
any other score of flues or chimneys
in the city. While it is being fred up
the furnace simply belches forth SCOT
and smoke and court square has an
atmosphere that is strongly sugges-
tive of that In and around the union
station at Nashville. Several of the
county officials have suggested that
something should be done to minimize
the evil.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
IS GRANDFATHER
AT THIRTY NINE
DEPUTY SHERIFF SAM HARDlSoN
RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS
o FFRlENDa.

MIR. and Mrs. w. o. Huckaby are
the proud parents of a fine baby girl.
who arrived this morning. The little
girl is the first granddaughter Of Dep
uty Sheriff Sam Hardison, who is but
thirty-nine years Of age. Mr.. Hardi
son is receiving the congratulations Of
his friends over having become per
haps the youngest grandfather in the
state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
FOR OPERATION
WILLCA1 SILL
HENRY HELToN, WHITE, ARREST
ED ON CHARGE VIOLATING IN
TERNAL REVENUE LAW.

Henry Helton, of Giles county, was
arrested this morning by Deputy Mar
shall E. l. Davidson on charge OF
running a distillery and other viola'
tions of the internal revenue laws. He
was arraigned before the United
States commissioner here. In default
Of hond he was committed to the
Maury county jail. He was indicted
at the recent term of the federal court
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
GOOD PRICES AT
LIVE STOCK SALE
AGGREGATE OF J. LEM THOMAS
AUCTION NEARLY FIVE THOU
SAND DOLLARS.

There was a good crowd Of bidders
In attendance and generally fair prices
ruled at the auction sale of live stock
held by J. Lem Thomas at the old
Rosewood Farm on the Culleoka pike
on Wednesday afternoon. Some Of
the Jersey steers sold cheap, but the
good stuff brought good prices. The
sale aggregated s4,950 and was gen
orally very satisfactory.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
HOLDS REASSESSMENT
OF PROPERTY CANNOT Be
MADE UNDER Tenn, LAWS
SPECIAL CHANCELLOR E. J. SMITH, OF NASH
VILE, DECIDES FOR CHARLESTON MINING
CO MANUFACTURING CO. IN SUIT AGAINST
JW. ADDISON, TRUSTEE, EFT AL

THE DEFENDANTS ENJoNEp FROM BACK
ING THE PROPERTY or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SAWS
THAT ANY PERSONAL OR REAL PROPERTY WHICH HAS HERE
ToFoRE BEEN ASSESSED BY REGULARLY CONSTITUTED TAX
AUTHORITY CANNOT Be REAssEssEp UNI LEss FRAUD IN
THE ASSESSMENT IS sHoWN-DEFENDANTs HAVE TO ALL
COSTS IN cAsE-APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT GRANTED
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-11-24
FOUR PRISONERS
TAKEN TO ATLANTA
THREE BooTLEGGERs FROM
MAURY COUNTY GO TO FED
ERAL PRISON.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 22.-Uni
ted States Marshal Jonas Amis left
this morning for Atlanta in custody
Of four federal prisoners, W. A. Sea
graves, convicted under white slave
act; Richard Cockrill, Will Wilkes and
Dee Jones, bootleggers. All except
Seagraves, are residents Of Naury
county. Seagraves is from Coffee
county.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02
Pollock Pick-Ups.
Progress, Oct. 81.


Tom Whalen has been receiving
treatment at the local hospital this
week for bad attack of tonsilits.
A baby boy registered for room
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Cleverlinga, in Westfield, Wednesday.
Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, of Dale, gave
birth to bouncing baby boy at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. II. Stout,
in this village. Wednesday.
The Dale Camp of Modern Wood
men have bills out announcing n dance
to be held at Grange hall, Dale, N. D.,
one next Friday evening, November 3.
This lodge has made wonderful in
crease in membership the past year
and the boys propose to celebrate the
growth in proper style. big time is
anticipated.
Gerrit Biesheuvcl and Frank Solo
monson finished threshing their 100
acre field of flax last Saturday The
crop amounted to 2075 bushels, or a
13-bushel average, and at present price
will pay for the land, all expenses of
breaking, seeding, harvesting and
threshing, besides leaving the boys a
few dollars for "incidcntals" during
the winter. The only thing that could
beat that for money making propo-
sition would be to find Captain Kidd's
buried treasure.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02
BLAMES LEGISLATURE. NOT
COURT.

The New Rockford Daily Capital
which has fought untiringly for the
interests of it's town III the capital re-
moval matter, does not agree with
some of the local critics who are con
dcmning the supreme court decision
and assailng the motives of the men,
bers of the bench. The Capital says:
"it s true the Supreme Court decid-
ed the capital removal proposition
against New Rockford, not on the mer-
II, but on the statute alone The ref
under which the 25 per cent of voters
could be determined, whether on the
vote for Secretary of State, Treasurer,
Auditor or Governor, in 1914, or in
1880. Neither did it provide as duty
for the Secretary of State to adver-
tisc the amendment or put the qucs
tion on the ballot, But it did dele
gate To the legislature the power to
enact law covering all these provi-
sions, and perfccting the referendum
III the manner, and for the purposes
and procedure, as followed by this city
in it's struggle to get the question on
the ballot. But il didn't do it.
The Supreme Court has no power
to make laws. only to construe ti,em
after they are in force. A few of the
narrow minded ones here are abusing
the members of the court shamefully,
for no reason other than that it could
not make n law in our favor. Had
the court made any other decision it
would have gone out of it's zone and
Jurisdiction and have been the laugh
ing stock of court and bar throughout
the United States"
1t is also noted that the New Rock
ford boomers are not willing to lay
down, but expect to have the matter
again brought up in the next legisla-
turc, by concurrent resolution which
will be offered providing for the ro-
moval of the capital, and giving the
people an opportunity to vote upon the
same at future election The lcgis-
lature which failed to provide the nee
cssary machinery for referring the
matter to the people of the state, was
to blame for the result of the dcci-
sion and not the court itself
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02

$40, and the money will he used by
Miss Hem to purchase necessary pri-
mary material for her room.
Jos Schatz autocd with his friend
Fred. Orthwcin, to his old home at
Eureka Wednesday evening. return
ing the next day
Conrad Erck. A. j. Fischer and II.
B. kiefcr autoed to iceland Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Erck brought back n
new Ford for which he has a sale.
The infant child Of the John Kochcr
family died Friday night and was bur
led Saturday Little Frances was
suddenly taken i'll and died just eight
days after having first seen the light
of this world for the first time.
How the state of North Dakota, like
no other proves u boon to the youn,;
man that Just starts out. has shown
Itself again, when this week Aric
kanis, of the Columbia Elevator, paid
to Fred. Wintcrbcrger the sum of s2,-
221.00. This young man borrowed
from his father 10 horses this spring
and turned over rs acres of our vir-
gin soil and cropped it with fax with
the result of netting the goodly sum
above mentioned few months after
starting the plow
1t is our duty to let the world know
of the wonderful opportunities offered
by our state to those that wish to
make their home with us. No better
investment can be made than in North
Dakota land Considering every
thing it is cheap Nor is it the vir-
gin soil only that is such high pro-
ducer. Soil that has been cropped for
30 years is capable of producing mag
niticent crops when climatic condj-
tons are right Nor are we slaves to
one or two-crop methods. Divcrsifca-
tion is our slogan. Every year we
find better farming, better methods of
cultivation are employed and the soil
is being titled with more intelligence.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02
Braddock Brevitiss.
News. Oct. 26.

news, Oct. 70.
Andrew Biebelheimer has n new
1917 Model Ford.
Mrs. w. w. Mandigo and little son
are visiting in Bismarck this week.
Shorty" Mikalson was over from
Hazelton yesterday in the interest of
his candidacy.
0. 1. Shefloe, j. A. Leuwer and Theo
Brenncr were up from Linton Saturday
hunting geese.
Roy Sparks drove to Bismarck yes
tcrday to visit Mrs. Sparks. He was
accompanied by Ed. Savage.
]. j. Ryan drove to Bismarck Satur-
day to spend the week end with Mrs
Ryan and the children He returned
Tuesday
M. P. Kaiser and DR.. Baer went to
Linton Monday on business. The doc.
tor was called there to investigate q
diphtheria case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Dexter went tC
Omio today to attend the silver wed.
ding Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Jenner, OF
the Omio country.
Senator Allen went to Bismarck Sat.
urday to visit with Mrs. Allen and
Miss Lucille who are living in the cap.
ital city this winter.
Miss Nora Melander has accepted 4
position in the register of deeds Office
at Linton and left Wednesday via Dana
to start work at once.
Miss Hattie Semple returned the lat
ter part of last week from Kuhn where
she went to help her mother get set
tied. Miss Emily went down Monday
and has entered school there.
w. S. Casselman came down from
Bismarck Tuesday for visit with
friends and relatives This is his first
trip since he was injured this summe,
in d runaway, but he is feeling quito
strong again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nathan, of TEN
ivik, MIR. and Mrs. Arpke, Mr.. and Mrs
| Timm and Lizzie, Christine and Louise
: Schleght were guests at the Gotliel
iFercho home Sunday in honor of Mrs
Fercho's birthday.
! Darwin Smith went to Bismarch
Thursday of last week to see the play
"Thc Garden of Allah," which was
staged ut the Auditorium that night
He was accompanied by Misses Staak
Weber, Campbell, Kohnke and Dawson
F. G. Glines has rented his automo
bile garage to- 4I.fDr Green, of Sterling.
and Mr. Green will take possession the
first of the month The new manager
is first-class blacksmith and will
make specially of horseshoeing. As
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02
Hague Happening

Correspondence of the Record, Oct 80
Peter Bosch has exchanged his Ford
car for n new model Overland.
The Hague butcher shop has rccciv.
ed now front and new doors to the
entrance.
Mrs. Jno. Hummcl took the train for
Aberdeen Tuesday to spend the week
with friends.
Auditors of the several company
elevators were busy in town for two
days of the week.
j. j. Volk, assistant cashier of the
Hague State Bank, spent Thursday IN
Strasburg on business.
Conrad Erck nutocd to Linton this
morning with his bort to transact bus
mess there for the day.
Some of the young people of Hague
have organized club to be known as
the Hague Social Club"
John Schatz took the train for Hills
view Saturday to spend few days
with friends Mt that place
Fred. Orthwcin, from Eureka. piac-
ed Faycttc Cable Piano player in
the Jos. SchatZ store for dcmonstra-
tor.
Vcttcr & Bosch, butchers, shipped
a car of mixed stock to Sioux City
Saturday. Lee Stevens accompanied
the car.
Jos. Schatz is constructing spa.
cious storm-shanty to protect the nortI,
entrance to his house At the ssma time
he is cnlarging his barn with lean
to Of 12x22.
The dance given by Miss S. Cecilia
Hem on Friday in the new school was
u grand success. 1t was the best at
tended for many years. Many cars
came in from Linton, Strasburg and
Iceland. The proceeds, after all OK
penscs were paid, amounted to over
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02
NOTES FROM THE COUNTY sU.
PERINTENDENT.

The next regular teachers examina-
tions will be held in the court house
in Linton beginning at $3.50 a. M, No
vember 9th and 10th, 1916. Teachers
holding permits or those whose GER
tificates expire in November, 1916,
should be present. If teachers appear
for examinations, their certificates or
permits are valid until the results of
the examinations are given out. If
they do not appear, their certificates
automatically expire November O.
1916.
School boards are requested to see
that every school is protected by a
fire break. have been in nearly all
districts of the county this fall and
find this matter often neglected. Let
US make united effort in the protec-
tion of public property.
Teachers are being instructed to urge
school boards to furnish flags and flag
poles. A SO cent flag Tor each school
in your district will be splendid in
vestment. The school boards that
have not furnished flags for their
schools should not delay longer: It
is required by law.
Miss Anna Brill, Miss Clara Carley
and Adrian Bond received certificates
for Reading Circle work. By virtue
of these certificates their teachers
certificates may be renewed for peri
cd of two years. The next Reading
Circle examinations will be given on
the second Thursday and Friday in
May.
Miss Clara Carley gave basket
social in her school house in McCulley
school district which rietted the goodly
sum Of SIT. 05. This will be used to
purchase various. supplies needed in
the school room.
The Hague teachers gave a dance
last Friday which cleared them about
$4,000. The proceeds are to be used
for primary library and other things
needed in school.
Certificates for three months per.
feet attendance were issued to Ruby
Shelby and Gerald Shelby, of Kintyre
district No. 25, and nine months GER
tificate was issued to Carl Hansen, Of
Logan district No. 8.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-11-02

yet Mr.. Glines has not decided Just
what he will do but they will still
make Bradtiock their home.
A six-pound baby boy was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sparks at the Bis
marc hospital Wednesday night Of
last week. If any of the patrons on
route No. / failed to get their mail
last week this was the reason as Roy
has spent the greater part of the time
handing. out treats and getting ac-
quainted with the new member o! the
family. Mrs. Sparks and the baby are
in good health. u