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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
Two Banks Ban
quet Stockholders

The two banks OF Dresden
know how to do the handsome
thing by their stockholders and
directors, besides the payment OF
liberal dividends.
On last Saturday the Weakley
County Bank held its regular
annual stockholders meeting, a
majority OF the stockholders being
present. After the election OF
officers, as follows: ]. R. Thoma-
son, president; W. T. Killebrew,
cashier; D. M. Bruce, assistant,
and Miss Nell Bras6eld, book
keeper, and the following new
directors: W. J. Jeter and J. T.
McClain, the officers, directors and
stockholders repaired to the Hotel
Bowers, where a sumptous feast
was enjoyed.
Tuesday Of the present week the
stockholders OF the Dresden Bank
held their annual meeting, re-
electing Jas. II. Moran, president
Polk Alexander, vice.president
Geo. S. Boyd, cashier, and Miss
Valda McWherter, bookkeeper
This bank paid three dividends O
5 per cent. each last year. Tuesday
following the election OF officers al
the officials and stockholders en-
joyed a magnificent dinner at thu
Hotel Bowers, at which Mr.. Boye
was mine host.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05

The above was taken from the
Commercial Appeal Of last Monday
The victim of this unfortunate &C.
cident was Weakley county girl,
being the sister OF the Parrish
boys, residing west Of Martin.
Her aged mother lives in Martin,
and the remains OF Mrs. Phebus
reached Martin Monday night,
and we're carried to the home OF
Mrs. Parrish. Interment at Mt
Pelia. -r
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
Marriage of Popu-
lar Young People,

The Enterprise extends sim
cerest, heartiest congratulations to
Mr., and Mrs. Ben Rawls, whose
marriage was contaminated on
Wednesday night at the home OF
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green Stoker, two miles west OF
Dresden, Elder W. F. Etheridge
officiating.
This marriage does not come as
a surprise to the friends Of the
young people, who have been
devoted sweethearts for severa
years, but it was kept secret
and but few knew their intention
was to get married on Wednesday
night. Only relatives witnessed
the ceremony.
Mr.. Rawls is the popular sales
man for R. L. Jeter:> he has beer
a citizen Of Dresden for severa
years, conducting himself in
gentlemanly, becoming manner
His fair bride, formerly Miss Alv'
stoker, is young lady Of rarl
charms and graces, and yer!
popular here.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
5000 RuralS in
Weakley County

A person asked US the other day
how many rural telephones we
thought the county had. We re-
piled about $50, and were very
much astonished to learn from
this party, who had compiled the
number, that Weakley county has
5000 rural telephones in operation
and giving the best service in the
world,
The Dukedom exchange leads
the list with 1856 now in operation
and eight new phones being put
in this week.
The rural is fairly growing by
leaps and bounds-it is outstrip-
ping the split-log darg in popu-
larity and efficient service.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
Hopewell Sunday
School Recognized

In recognizing the Sunday
school at Hopewell for the year
1914 the following officers and
teachers were elected: Mr.. Wen
ford Taylor, superintendent; Mr..
Austin Gardner, assistant super
intendent; Mr.. Len Marlar, teach
er of the Bible class; Mr.. ZENITH
Gardner, teacher Of the senior
class OF young men; Miss Epper
Gillespie, teacher Of the senior
class OF Young ladies; Miss Eper
has been a teacher in the Hope
we'll Sunday school for FIVE years
in succession, and is now enter
ing into the sixth year. Miss
Maurine Lee, teacher Of the junior
class. The infant class will elect
a teacher next Sunday.
Miss Maurine Lee, secretery;
Mr.. Simson Gardner, treasurer.
We have a good Sunday.school
every Sunday in the year at
Hopewell, new ones joining our
Sunday.school every Sunday
Tip Pap.
AnARAeARARA&ARARARAaARA9AS
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
Native of Denmark
Here for Winter.

Mr.. Paul Lumby, a native OF
Denmerk, whom the Enterprise
mentioned about this time a year
ago as being here to study the
handling Of tobacco, but who was
summarily called away, is back
and will spend the winter here at
Ezell's tobacco barn, where he will
thoroughly familiarize himself with
handling tobacco.
Mr.. Lumby's father is an old
tobacco dealer in Denmark, and
the young man comes here to
learn all he can about the weed.
His visit to Dresden, at this
particular time, is Of more than
passing interest, and almost daily
he has hundreds Of questions fred
at him, answering all in a genteel,
polite, courteous manner. The
young man made a great host'oi
friends here who are glad tc
welcome his return and delighted
to know that he will spend the
winter here,
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
BLANKET THE. HORsE--FEED THE BIRDS
$500 Less School
Money for County.

Supt. Foster Fuqua informs the
Enterprise reporter that he starts
out the new year with $1,000 less
school money for the county as a
whole than he had at the begin
ming of last year, and that he had
$4,000 less last year, than in 1915.
This has reference, he says, to the
county fund in sight, but that when
the state is heard from the short
age may be still greater.
The cause Of this shortage of
$4,000 was a decrease in the
amount of available state funds,
due, perhaps, to the polytechnic
school at Cookville. Also to a fall
ing off in valuations Of local pro-
pertY, the reduction being $780,
900. This is bound to effect the
school fund, as we'll as other funds.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
COUNTY COURT
ELECTS FUQUA
Quarterly Court Holds Ons-Day Session on
Monday. Judges Report Shows
Balance Of $4,000.

The January term Of the Weak
ley county quarterly court con-
vened on Monday morning, settled
down to business, cleared the
docket and adjourned at 4 o'clock.
Judge Mayo's report shows the
county to be in good financial con-
dition. Taxes to be collected for
1916 amount to $4,000 in excess
Of the outstanding warrants on
Jan. l, 1917. Against this sum,
however, stands $4,000, borrowed
money, with interest, together
with the appropriations made at
this term, amounting to some
thing like $4,000.
Supt. Foster Fuqua was re-elect-
ed for a term Of two years without
opposition.
The court ordered the court
house wired for electric lights.
Notaries public elected as fol-
lows: T. G. Woodland, L. A. Glas-
gov, Geo. G. Rowlett, F. G. Ellis,
J. M. Buckley, King Webb.
Upon motion, three good roads
men were appointed by the Judge
to attend good roads meeting in
Nashville on next Tuesday, as fol-
lows: Hon. Geo. E. Bowden, Mar
tin; ]. 81, Moran, Dresden, and
Buck Orr, Greenfield.
The court adopted a resolution
recommending to the legislature
the passage Of an act levying tax
Of one mill on the dollar for road
purposes, to enable Tennessee to
get her prorata OF the national
good roads fund under the Shack
leford road measure adopted by
congress-.
Buck Orr was elected road COM
missioner for his district.
The tax rate fixed by the COM
mittee is the same as last year, be-
ing as follows: State, 35c; county,
Doc; school, 7Oc; road, Zoe; sink
ing fund, 10c. The Sc bridge and
levee tax was abolished and the
school tax increased from Csc to
zoe, the total for all purposes be-
ing the same.
The court is to be congratulated
for this business-like session.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
SPEEDING AUTO
KILLS WOMAN.
Mrs. EuIa Phebus, Telephone Operator
Fatatdy Injured. Was Dragged
About Fifteen Feet.

After striking and fatally inlur'
ing Mrs. Eula Phebus, a speeding
auto dragged her fifteen feet and
crashed into another machine at
Monroe avenue and Second street
at 1890 o'clock Sunday night.
Officers Chick and Fuller, who
were standing on the corner and
saw the accident, sprang on the
running board Of the machine
which hit the woman and seized
R. D. Hull, chauffeur.
In an unsconscious condition,
Mrs. Phebus was carried into the
Lyle Auto Supply Company while
waiting for the ambulance. In }.
]. Collins ambulance the woman
was rushed to st. Joseph s hospital,
but as she was being carried into
the hospital she died without hav-
ing regained consciousness.
Hull was arrested and charged
with manslaughter. His auto is a
"for hire" machine and is said to
be the property of the Tamble
Taxicab Company. The machine
according to officers, had no license
number. Hull had been arrested
several times before on charges OF
assault and battery.
!, Witnesses said that Mrs. Phebus
4 lad started to cross Second street
and was walking west when Hulls
machine bore down upon her,
going south on Second street, and
struck her. The car is said to
have swerved- then, with the
woman under the wheels, and
struck an automobile belonging to
Frank Martin, cotton dealer, who
was driving east on Monroe.
Officers Fuller and Chick ran tc
the damaged cars and while Chick
was lifting Mrs. Phebus from
under the wheels Of the i've
passenger taxi Fuller caught HUI
and declared him under arrest
From an envelope found in the
possession Of the dead woman she
was identified as Eula Phebus
living at POI South Second street
Officers Bell and Griffin Learned
that she boarded at the South
Second street address and that sh'
was employed as an operator BY
the Memphis Telephone Company
Mrs. Phebus was about thirt!
years old and came to Memphi
from Martin. J. J. Collins, under
taker, who prepared the body 10
burial, notified her relatives.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
Berry Growers to Meet

The Dresden Berry Growers as
ISOLATION will hold an important
meeting tomorrow Saturday al
ternoon at l o'clock, at the court
house, and urge all members, as
well as potato growers, to be pres
ent, This is the most important
meeting Of the year.
The business men OF Dresden
are also asked to present.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
.Sl,124,9SO in Real
Estate Sold Last Year

Real estate transfers in Weakley
county for the year 1916 amount
ed to 81, 124,98
Some days ago, in conversation
with a number Of gentlemen, Clerk
Jeter made the remark that the
amount of real estate sold in Weak
Icy county for thep past year would
be one million dollars. Some one
in the crowd doubted this, and to
verify his assertion the popular
clerk went to his Office and footed
up the sales, furnishing the Enter
III Ill., a,,~on.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05

1t will be seen that November
was the biggest month for land
selling in this county, while May
was the poorest, February, Sep
TENDER, October, November and
December were the best months for
land dealing.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
Baxter Perry at Martin.

Edward Baxter Perry, the blind
pianist, will appear at Hall.Moody
Institute, at Martin, next Monday
night, The price Of admission is
only so cents, and a large crowd is
expected to attend from Dresden.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05

will
erehes
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-31
/ could ask for no higher privilege

than to be permitted to make the
sacrifice and If | was the father of a
son and he old enough to enter the
army or the navy. there is where /
would want him to be. As it is, |
have several brothers who | sxpect
will help to fight the nations battle,
and ! am proud of them; / am proud
that / come from a race of men who
dc not claim exemption from service
to their country in time of need,
teither on account Of age, occupation.
domestic responsibilities or physical
disabilities. Mr.. Wilson has been
calling. calling in vain for men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and for
tv- five to fill the ranks of the reg
ular army, the navy and the Nation
al Guard and he who shirks this
duty that he owes to his nation, par
ticularly where he is physically fit
and with no one dependent on him,
Is a miserable coward and ought to
be clothed in stripts and put under
the authority of cruel whipping
boss and be made TO work like the
rroveling hound that he is. My dear
old father. paralized though he Is.
regrets with all of his being that he
IS physically unfit for the service Of
h;s countrv. the best that he can do ,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-31

mot at an was the reply. "Since
we could not be married In Chicago,
where all the expense would have
fallen on my father, the bills here are
all paid, the same as II the wedding
had taken place at my home"
But began the groom and paused.
But what?"
How about the luncheon and wine I
orderedf" stammered the lieutenant
The bride broke into q laugh, called
her friend, "the landlady." and all was
explained to the groom.
His remark on being enlightened was
indicative Of the selfishness of man.
IF this gets out in the regiment I'm
gone up"
81 am delighted" said Mrs. Chester,
with the outcome of this affair. When
this morning received the telegram
announcing the accident l was filled
with terror lest we should have some
thing very different from a wedding. !
had no idea in permitting Lieutenant
Overaker to remain in error, turning
the affair into bit Of fun. He should
certainly thank me for saving him
from several hours bitter anxiety"
"And he has also to thank you," re-
piled the lieutenant, "for q luncheon
and a bottle Of wine."
When Lieutenant Overaker returned
from the bridal trip, which lasted but
a few days, they went to Mrs. Ches.
ter's house. Since Overaker could not
atone for mistaking her for a landlady
by gift he declared that he would
name his first girl child for her.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-31

longation of this war and should it

longation of this war and should il
be necessary for the government to
raise the age limit to forty years.
which is quite probable, and should
1t be your misfortune to have one or
both of your brothers-in-law drafted
INTO the service and should IL fall
to the lot of either the one or the
ether to be left on the battle fields of
France, try and reconcile yourself to
your loss. poignant though your
grief may be, Just try to remember
CONTINUED on Page S.)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-31

pies, or cider.
There 10 also the demonstrating
terror of the "flamenwerfer, yith
its roaring stream of liquid fire far
ing with the velocity of a high
pressure fire nozzle and with an OFF,
pouring Of smoke rising like black
cyclone cloud to the heavens.
:. Introduction to Minnie" .
The first day of their stay in bat
tie trenches the Americans will
make the acquaintance of very
old, but scarcely cherished, friend
of the Tommies and Poilus-another
member of the Werfer family known
as Minnie" This is the German
mine throver or minenwerfer, which
fiings over at short range great
heavy projectiles known as flying
pigs because of their wabbly. un-
calmly flight. They go OF with
deafening roar, expjending more en-
srgy on noise, however, than on ma
terial damage.
Gas and Blazing Oil
Tie bitterness of it all to the
Germans, however. is the fact that
daily they find they have less and
loss rubber with which TO construct
their gas masks, many of which are
very inferior and offer but poor pro-
-.ection to the fighting men against
igases that constantly are becoming
more powerful.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-31
LOCATION OF FIRE BOXES

6SSA tSN 0f FINE oSA60
12 Main and kentucky
Is Pine and kentucky
IA Main and Tennessee
is Main and Missouri
16 Lemon and Florida
Fl Bay and Iowa
23 Oak and Kentucky =
"a Magnolia and Iowa
25 Plum and kentuey
81 Bay and Florida
SO Peachtree and Florida
81 Magnolia and Dakota
So Parker and Florida
~ Main and Dakota
42 Lemon and Ohio
- Orange and New York
IS Limo and Florida
81 Palmetto and Florida
So Mcdonald and Florida
50 Limo and indiana
64 Orange and Massachusetts
20 North st. and N. Vermont Ave-.
50 North st. and Florida Ave.
~ North st. and Lincoln Ave.
- Lemon and Lincoln
a. New Light and Water Plant
~ w. Prospect st. and A. G. L. ohsp
81 Lake Morton and 8. kentucky
81 New school house, Lake Morton
62 Palmetto and Ingram
80 East Morton and r. r. erossInO
~ Mcdonald and Mississippi
72 Patterson and South Florida
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-31
-......''''''''''''':: go: :
lBITHA'S;
I0NGUE
,u,n's Privilege Is to :
,,,pgs Her Mind :
aARIssA MAckIE f:
..sssssssssee
1ARISSA MAcKlE

1 ra."'''''''''
y ,,bitba Trotter folded up her
J .I went home the ladies OF
J ,.s- Light Missionary circle
!. ,1eak, please" whispered
: the silence is so blessed!"
ss7 all laughed and tongues
:, srpr hear any one run on
!, Tntter never did let a body
! nd in edgewise!"
i, no interrupting her either"
h. one who lives alone is apt
,rrb more when among people
ne whose families act as safe-
n The minister's wife spoke
,rplr Of the absent member.
VII" shifted Mrs. Ames. BE
/ NAV, | know Tabby was a
N.ey when she was a child, and
dit that cant be broken now"
ne all glad to hear the news"
hi Mrs. Berry, the minister's
And Tabitha never repeats
and she doesn't say anything
L.
now one thing" asserted Mrs.
] MSin. around at the interested
n Il know that Tabby's tongue
sxa husband"
s..r Anes." gasped a dozen voices.
4 4 fact You remember that
Tho bought the Allen place
. i the name. When he came
IraS ago be was quite attracted
ltty. She was so tickled over his
.tls that she talked him most to
|. beard say that he compared
rilhOnograph; said he could buy
l,g machine and shut it off when
rs tfel' Of course he couldn't
\. With a wife"
'sht smile greeted this story, but
Brys face wore a displeased
ISliia was we'll rid Of any man
T1d speak 50 of a woman" she
tsny
Anes looked uncomfortable.
'S She 10 explain that David
ltIe' actually had said those
i WAT she had repeated was a
Al9a which had taken place at
'l'sOIe petveen members Of her
/ I'D II tie repetition she had
! 'E''F' story" by crediting Da-
lll VII tie remarks.
is7le: Light circle broke up
'.' -.--tAat is, all Of them
F' % -'c ZONES and the prep
q Hi:e: excepting Miss Fan
~ A& Bond turned in at
!, i,"s'i :ate and went around
-'s- w..
S-: ~ as a friend" said
: s4'ei tone as she got up
:: OF -;eady she was regret.
: sgeated Mrs. Ames' idle
J e..i1g you because vou,ro
g. u'e Sou IL
:, ,.'0eFi round, rosy face pal.
e LIE eyes became very hard
: : = 'an'" she said slowly.
ga friend" And the
:. - owed the remark sent
T, ), Ting home feeling like
vi she was.
he explained it?"
In, !. ,est of the evening Tab
!. ,-'--g about the house. The
] ] 'is ever on her sweet lips
4 q Silence she went to
. at last to bed.
.rs,'. r,t. tongue certainly was
Is kitchen. 'ppeneu
vbs. UvrFoW some eggs. III
,4S Sua.s ats. got into my hens"
), ~ Si'ting down by a sun |
Inyn VI, asked s, Ag. |
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-22

today through Rush G. Butler, thei.
legal representative, that they woulo
abide by the presidents decision Ivy
percent. Butler said he is investl-
eating the legal end Of the president
decision.
Il am uncertain as to what prics
the president has fixed" he said.
1.-THE law says that after compie.e
investigation the president shall NIX
the maximum price of coal ana COKE.
In case OF no investigation. he IS
authorized just to fix the price we
want to know whether the price ne
has fixed Is the maximum price.
"Sevenay-hve per cent OF our totai
tonnage doesn't produce more than
cost as this amount is tied up in con-
tract at lower prices than the presl-
dent has fixed If the presidents oe-
cision abrogates contracts we will be
able to get along all right.
"Regardless OF this, however, the
operators will abide by the prest-
dents decision 100 percent"
Justice Carter, Illinois coal dic-
tator' was scheduled to announce MS
recommendations for state coal
prices this afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-22
PRICE OF COAL
TO Be FIXED
Fuel Can be Secured for This
Winter at About Price =
Paid Years
Ago.
CHEAPER AND PLENTY
Government Comes to the Rescue OF
the People Who Paid Fancy
Prices Last
Season.

Omitted Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Events
shaped rapidly toward relieving the
threatened coal shortage and hish
prices for fuel throughout the coun-
try
Tentative pNces, averaging about
1928 a ton, for home sizes, fixed by
President Wilson for coal at the mouth
Of every bituminous mine went into
effect. Prices to retailers and con-
sumers will follow shortly.
H. A Garfield. president of Will
Hams college and now chairman OF
the wheat price fixing board, has ac-
copied the post of fuel dictator fore
casted by the United Press. His in
stallation will follow completion OF
his present wheat task.
The rates Of profit to be fixed by the
president is expected to be twenty
cents for retailers. This. added to the
Gently for retailers This. added to the
presidents prices at the mouth of the
mine in the twenty-nine coal districts
of the country, together with railway
freight and expense of local delivery,
will afford every city working basis
for figuring the coal costs to the
American home. Costs for the aver
age house should be figured on, pre-
pared sizes which are % cents high
er than the run OF mine" coal. The
presidents prices at the mines range
from $3.50 with big coal veins to 1925
in Washington states smallest veins.
Following are the prices for coal set
hy President Wilson:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-22
ECATHING
DENUNCLATION
Continued from page IL

statement by the president on the
causes of the var
..Thers is no word in your COM
munication that speaks an American
spirit. You seem interestedNto assert
evil Intentions on the part Of the ma
tons associated with US in the war,
and an equally earnest wish to sur
over the spirit and act on the part or
Germany which brought this war into
being.
"Subtly and by indirecticn. YOU take
such q course as would stab your eoun-
try in the back. as would tie the hands
of the president and make inenective
for righteousness the sacrinces or our
men and our treasure.
.sYou deal with superf1cialties and
neglect the substance. You chase
shadows and ignore realities You
seem not to know that there are two
great opposing ideals in the world. one
OF which must 10 down before the osn,
or. These ideals are autocracy anu
democracy.
"Autocracy has put its heel on Bel
gfum. on Serbia, on Montenegro, on
Poland. on Rumania, on o fair part OF
France.
ut Is a skilled and highly trained
i
yuise its purposes and how to conduct
through weak and willing hands a Sc
cret campaign in many lands, includ
ing our own. hiding itself under the
guise of fairness, pleading in the fair
name of peace, for the purpose OF do
ing its foul deeds.
Against this militant autocrscy,
whose lust for power led 1t TO begin
this murderuus war by deliberate at
tack on nations who sought only quiet
against this desperate among the ma
lions stand the democracies OF the
world. the free peoples against the
peoples that are bound: the peoples
whose ideal Is right against the PEG
pies whose ideal is might,
In the fearful combat autocracy
trembles on the edge of disaster ano
this is the time you cunningty III
your voice in its behalf.
Your country stands today with the
free peoples of the world in order K
make il safe for a flee people TO De
In this larger cause are Bound III
many lesser, though still great ones.
For the American people ahhor no
only autocracy but that which autoc
racy has done in this war. They looi
with horror on what autocracy IA!
done IN Belgium. They shrink IRON
what autocracy has done with tn
daughters OF France. They shudder
the continued slaughter of women am
children in defenseless towns in tn
name OF autocracy. They deeply re
sent that men and women are sent 4
pitiless death that autocracy ma,
work its will upon seas. Against thes
and all things like them, wrought b
autocracv for its own end, the Amer
can people stand embattled.
no humane note rings in your lei
ter. No pity for slaughtered nation
shows in 1t. But you have an excus
for Germany and the moral force
have none"