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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
SELLS LAST OF
SIX HOG AND
H0M|NY FARMS
c. r. WALKER, OF FLORENCE
ALA, BUYS ANOTHER MAURY
COUNTY FARM.
FIeUERs ADVERTISING DID IT
Purchaser Of Moore Farm Ready to
Sell One Purchased Short Time
Ago at a Small Proft-Corn is
King Prediction True.

The last of the six hog and hominy
farms advertised by the Figuers
Realty Co. in The Herald last fall was
sold Tuesday when this real estate
agency closed a deal with G. R..
Walker, of Florence, Ala, for the
Moore farm of 100 acres in the Par
sons Bend neighborhood on Duck
river near Columbia.
1t will be recalled that Mr.. Figuers
picked out six farms of about 100
acres each and grouped them and ad
vertised them as hog and hominy"
farms. He sold five of them before
January 1, and now he has closed out
the remaining one, making the entire
six sold, and two of the farms have
been sold twice since they were first
advertised.
1t will also be recalled that Mr.
Walker bought farm from this
agency about two weeks ago and
after owning 1t for the short period
OF eighteen hours resold it for nice
profit. When he closed a deal for
this farm he Immediately placed the
farm in the hands of the Figuers
Realty Co. and instructed them to re-
sell it for a small profit, and it is
advertised in this issue of The Herald.
This farm is one of the best 100 acres
of land lying in body on Duck
river and hustling farmer can take
1t and make it do everything that is
claimed for it by it's advertisers.
In the fall of 1916 the Figuers
Realty Co. picked out six farms and
grouped them in one advertisement
and kept advertising them until the
last one was sold. In the advertise
ments sent out by Mr.. Figuers he
stated that corn would be liking" and
that the buyers could pay for the
farms by raising corn, and his predic-
lions have come true in every in
stance.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
JUNIOR SERVICE FLAG
PRESENTATION POSTPONED
OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF
BROTHER JAS. WILLIAMSON,
JR., HoNoRED MEMBER.

On account of the death of Dr.
James Williamson, Jr., the service
flag presentation services of the Jun
Tor order of American Mechanics that
were to have taken place Thursday
night in the lodge room have been
postponed until Thursday, Feb. II.
This postponement is out of respect
with which the members of the order
held DR.. Williamson as a brother in
the fraternity.
ALI Juniors are requested to meet at
the hall Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock for the purpose Of attending
the funeral in body.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
FUNERAL THURSDAY OF
DR.. WILLIAMSON, JR.
SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED At
II A. NJ, BY DR.. J. c. MoLLoY
AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

The remains of the late DR.. James
u. Williamson, Jr., who died Tuesday
morning at Asheville, N. c., reached
Columbia this morning at 10 O'Clock
and were carried Immediately to the
home of his father, DR.. j. G. William.
son, Sr., on North High street
The funeral services will be from
the First Presbyterian church Thurs.
day morning at II o'clock by DIR. T
c. Molloy. The interment will be at
Rose Hill cemetery.
The following gentlemen have been
requested to serve as pail bearers.
Active-Will ]. Dale, Clark r.
Jones, w. S. Fleming, Jr., Jim w
Thomas. Robert J. Harlan. w p
Wooten, w. A. Dale and John N Giant
Jr.
Honorary-The members of tbe
Maury County Medical Society
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
Tuesday Mule Trading Day
Proved A Distinct Success
HIGHEST PRICES ON RECORD PREVAILED AND NUMBER OF MULES NOT
REDUCED3 CARS PASSED THROUGH STOCK YARDS CHANGE IN
DAYS REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL AND A1TESTED PATRIOTISM
AND VALUE OF ADVERTISING MANY BUYERS ON THE STREETS
SALES ESTIMATED AT 500 HEAD.

February mule trading in Columbia
was not reduced by reason of the trad
ing day being changed from First
Monday to First Tuesday. Although a
large number Of mules were sold on
the streets Monday, the big day was
not until Tuesday. More than rs buy
ers were on the streets each day and
they were eager to buy at any price
the farmers asked. Mules sold singly
as high as 5000 to $3.50 and one pair
OF extra good animals was bought by
r. B. Pickens for $725 from d. M
Delk of Water Valley. Other strings
sold for an average of more than $500
q head.
Records at the stock yards this
morning as announced by Manager
John Cant show that 81 cars of mules,
which included about one car OF
horses, were shipped as result OF
the Monday and Tuesday training.
The largest number of mules was
shipped to points in Alabama, 10
loads being assigned to that state.
Four cars were shipped to Atlanta,
two to Collinwood, Tenn, where a
great government wood alcohol plant
Is being constructed, and one each
to Virginia, Kentucky, Nashville, Muir
freesboro, Mississippi and Bell
Buckle. The average price was said
to have been from $215 to 1920, with
the maximum easily the highest that
has ever been known on the Columbia
market. The total number of mules
that changed hands both for shipment
and for local uses has been estimated
at from 1000 to 1,500. There was ex-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08

ceptionally brisk trading among the
farmers and almost as many mules
were carried away for uses in this
section as were shipped to other
states. Many of the buyers bought
and sold without sending their stock
through the yards.
r.. +. Moore & Sons stable was the
scene of an auction sale of mules at
which so head of good ones were dis
posed of. A number of other private
sales were made and Hays G Wright
did a large business.
One of the most remarkable fea-
lures of the trading was the innova-
ton of having mule day on First
Tuesday instead of First Monday. 1t
was a break in the custom of genera
tions, but it was brought about salts
factoriiy by free use of publicity.
The Retail Merchants Association
advertised the fact that stores would
be closed on Monday and The Herald
gave prominent notice of the fact each
day during the latter part Of last
week. The result was that practical.
ly every person in Maury county
knew of the change and acted accord
ingly. Most of the mules here Mon
day were said to have been from
other counties into which the an
nouncement of the change in dates
had not been sufficiently made known.
Only proper regard for the OBJ
servance of the fuel conservation or
der could have made this change a
success. 1t was a war measure to
which the people of Maury county
again responded with their usual
spirit of patriotism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
Collector FrierSOn
To Haze (OMce In
WI Mdury National

Division Deputy Collector of In
ternal Revenue, Horace Frierson, will
be in Columbia from February II to
20, both inclusive for the purpose of
instructing and assisting the citizens
of Maury County in preparing their
income Tax blanks. Through the cour-
tesy OF the Maury National Bank, Col
lector Frierson's office will be To-
Gated there during his stay in Colum.
bia, where he invites all tax payers
or probable tax payers to meet him.
e. o. Tate of Nashville will assist
Collector Frierson in this work. One
OF these gentlemen will be in Mount
Pleasant on February Is and 16.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
Morgan Issues
Limited RQtiOnS
NFlOur Order
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Feb. 6.-Dr. II. A.
Morgan, Federal Food Administrator
for Tennessee, today sent to every
food administrator in the state a let
ter calling attention to the new regu-
lations limiting the amount of wheat
bread to be used by the hotels and
public eating places and declaring
that every resource of the administra-
ton would be used to enforce a COM
pliance with them To aid in the en-
forcement of the regulations the food
and drug inspectors of the United
States have been placed at the dis
posal of the food administration.
Every public eating place, which is
construed to be every eating place
where meals are regularly sold to the
public, using as much as three barrels
of flour month must procure a H.
cense and failure to do so will result
in fine. Determination is expressed
by DR.. Morgan to make every eating
place observe the regulations. He
says:
Many hotels and restaurants in
Tennessee have led the van of food
conservation, but all can do more.
Many have refused cooperation, but
in the future all must observe the reg
ulations. No selfish interest will be
permitted to impose its puny will
against the supreme interests of the
nation"
Pies and doughnuts may be served
on wheatless days provided not less
than one-third of recognized flour
substitutions are mixed with the
white flour for all pies and doughnuts
that are served.
Every day during the week all eat
ing places must have Tleatless Tues
days, Porkless Saturdays, and wheat
less Mondays and Wednesdays, and
one meatless and one wheatless meal
each day. The portion of wheat
bread is limited to two ounces to each
person.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
ODD FELLOWS WILL
GIVE BANQUET FEB. Il
FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE TO
BE CONFERRED UPON EIGHT
CANDIDATES.

Tuesday night, Feb. II, the Column
bia Lodge No. 8, |. o. o. F. will enter
tain Mt. Pleasant Lodge and confer
degrees upon eight candidates, six
from Mt. Pleasant and two from Co
lumbia. The first and second degrees
will be conferred upon the candidates.
As this day is meatless day, oysters
will be served in various forms. All
Odd Fellows in good standing are
urged and welcome to come. The
lodge will open at 7:sO promptly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
NJ. f. GRIFFIN RECEIVES
PROMOTION IN SERVICE
is NOW SERGEANT IN AMERICAN
FLYING SERVICE-GREATLY
PLEASED WITH COUNTRY.

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Edwards have
received letter from w. +. Griffin,
somewhere in France, in which Mr..
Griffin states that he has received
another promotion, and is now SER
geant. Mr.. Griffin left here last June
and entered the aviation service of
the United States and has been in
France for several months. In his let
ter he states that he is pleased with
his work and likes the country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
ABSENCE OF HOOTEN
EXPLAINS C, H. S. LOSS
LOCAL TEAM LOST BASKETBALL
GAME WITH BRANHAM G.
HUGHES.

The absence of Hooten, one of the
mainstays of the Columbia High
school basketball team, is given as the
reason for their defeat Tuesday after
noon at the hands of the Branham &
Hughes team. The game on the B. &
H. floor are spirited and closely con-
tested throughout and the score of
81 to 16 shows that the teams were
evenly matched
The girls basket ball team of, C. H.
S. will go to Nashville Friday after
noon to play the Hume-Fogg girls
team that night The local girls
team recently defeated the Nashville
girls.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
FIND DEAD BODY OF
BABY IN NASHVILLE
(By United Press.)

NASHVILLE, Feb. 6.-The dead
body of newborn baby was found
early today i'm an exclusive West End
residential section. The baby had
been dead only a short while. The
body was wrapped in a shirt waist
box. The police arc investigating and
say they expect to reveal a society
scandal. They expect to make an ar
rest shortly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
COLUMBIA PASTOR
NAMED CHAPLAIN
IN NATIONAL ARMY
REV. J. H. BARBER RESIGNS FROM
PASTORATE OF FIRST BAP-
fist CHURCH TONIGHT.
ASSIGNED TO 9th ENGINEERS
Offered His Services Immediately
After Outbreak Of the War and Has
Been Commissioned First Lieuten-
ant-FareWelI Service.
Wednesdays Daily.l

The Rev. John H. Barber, pastor of
the First Baptist church, has been
appointed chaplain in the National
army with the rank of First Lieuten-
ant and has been assigned by Adju-
tant General John H. Gregory, Jr., to
the 9th Engineers, Fort Myer, Va
He will conduct his last service with
the local church tonight at 1880 at
which time he will present his formal
resignation as pastor to the congrega-
ton. His resignation was presented
last night to the board of deacons,
but had not been acted on this morn
ing.
Mr.. Barber offered his services to
his country as army chaplain immed-
lately upon the outbreak of the war.
He was ordered to Fl Oglethorpe the
first OF last January and was physical
ly examined. Announcement of his
appointment with instructions to re-
port to his regiment without delay
was received yesterday and he has
wired his acceptance with the reply
that he will report for duty next Sat
urday
The farewell service by Mr.. Bar
Der tonight is expected to be attended
by a great outpouring of the members
of the Baptist denomination who have
learned to love and admire their pas
tor since he came to this city in No
vember, 1916, from Wilburton, Okla.
He has been active in all patriotic
causes since the beginning of the war
and was chairman of the membership
committee of the Maury chapter of
the Red Cross during the great Christ
mas membership drive. He has made
numerous addresses in behalf of the
Red Cross, Y. M. c. A. and other war
movements.
Mr.. Barber and his family will
leave tomorrow for Mr.. Barbers
former home at Dacula, Ga, where
Mrs. Barber will remain for about
month before returning to Columbia
Their future plans then have not ma
tured and will depend upon his loca
ton with the army.
Mr.. Barber is eminently qualified
for the position of army chaplain. He
is young and active man. He is a
consecrated Christian character
whose association with the soldiers
will be as a strong brother who will
be ready at all times to minister to
their spiritual lives and at the same
time maintain that human contact
that binds men together. His depar-
ture from Columbia will be a grevious
loss to not only his own church but
also to the religious life of the city,
but his flock as true patriots will give
him up with the realization that SER
vice to the country now is of greater
Importance than any civilian service
that he could perform.
The board of deacons has not yet
taken any steps toward securing a
successor to the departing pastor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
COLORED TROOPS At
CAMP MEADE REMEMBERED
LOCAL coLoRED KNITTING cLUs
SHIPPING II SWEATERS AND
6 PAIR WRISTLETS.

Teh local colored volunteer knitting
club of Columbia are getting ready to
ship eleven sweaters and six pair OF
wristlets to the colored troops from
Columbia at Camp Mead, Maryland.
Just before Christmas this club sent
a total of thirty-one garments and six
pair of wristiets.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08
$46I, 900 CLEARlNGS
THREE BANKS TUESDAY

Clearings at the three local banks
Tuesday totaled $4,000 following the
mule trading and closed business of
Monday. This was considerably larger
than had been expected and today's
clearings probably will be as high as
those of yesterday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-08

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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16
AMERICANS MUST
NOT TALK TOO Much,
DIR. JENKINS SAYS
Red Cross Lecturer Gives Mastery
Description of Verdun and the
Battle Waged There.

The people of America must not
talk too much" DIR. Burris A. Jen-
kins said Saturday afternoon in his
lecture here. TOO much talking has
already caused more than one mud
die in public affairs"
On account of inclement weather,
DR.. Jenkins was forced TO deliver his
lecture in the circuit court room of
the court house. Henry Pearce At
kins introduced Dr. Jenkins, and gave
a brief outline of his activities since
America has been engaged in the
war.
Raced cities, merciless air raids,
and ruthless murder have settled all
questions in his mind as to why we
are at war, DR.. Jenkins said. He was
in France at the battle front all last
summer and his mastery delinea-
tion OF war stricken Europe is first
hand.
His account - F2rfun. the immor-
tai, was especially interesting. re
told of the great cj!adaI Of the French
city, and explained the movements of
the different armies at tine great bat
tie which centered about the place.
DR. Jenkins lecture was the open
ing event of the National Red Cross
drive in Audrain County Other
speakers of prominence also will
come here in the interest of the drive,
according to present plans.
DR.. Jenkins was the guest of honor
Saturday at noon at luncheon given
to Red Cross workers here. The min
listers of Mexico were also invited.
DR.. Jenkins is himself minister of
prominence. He is pastor of the Lin
wood Avenue Christian Church, KAN
sas City.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16
searchlight Warfare.

Drake Cowherd, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cowherd of Mexico, who
is with the seth Engineers at JEFF
ferson Barracks, writes the following
letter home, regarding the search
light method of fighting off aero
planes:
Most of our work here is on
searchlight, which are to be used
for defense of munition depots in
France. 1t is claimed that search
lights are the only feasible means
of defense against aeroplanes "a
night, as not one shot in $1,000 ev-
err hits an aeroplane at night. When
an aviator comes into the glare OF
a powerful searchlight he is in a
measure blinded and loses his sense
of directions and cannot find the
object of attack. He often loses hic
way back to his own lines.
This division is supposed to cor'
sist of the highest class of men out
side of the flying squadron, and /
feel quite fortunate in being here.
The food here is about as good as
they get at any army camp. They
can't feed. very heavy on 80 cents
a day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16

Desiring to be a loyal American
and anxious to prove to his sweet
heart in France that he is on the
right side at last, Peter Paul Dolata,
deserter from the German army, is
going to France as a soldier of the
French-Polish Army.
Dolato, of Polish birth, came from
Maryville, Ill to st. Louis and pre-
sented to an official of the naturali .
cation office his German uniform
and bayonet that he brought front
Germany in 1912 when he deserted
Dolata said he had served under
protest. 1t was second time he had
deserted. The first time was year
before. coming to the United States.
He went to France, where he met
and won as his sweetheart a pretty
French girl. He was influenced u.
go back to Germany, but April, 1912,
he made his way to the U. S.
Dolata is 29 years old, and with 4
proud bearing. He speaks French.
Polish and German. Said he was to
be an interpreter in the PolishFrencL
Army. He was refused by the Amer-
can Army, classed as an alien enemy
Dolata was private of Co. 2, 131st
Regiment. His sweetheart remains
in France with her suffering people.
I'm going over to help her take
care of France" he said, land al
the same time strike blow on the
side for America. Uncle Sam would
not let me join his army and l don't
blame him for that. understand
that it is a good rule, but he'll know
I'm fighting for him just the same"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16

ropes attached requiring five zen
to hold it down. It's let up with a
cable so 1t can be lowered without
letting out the gas. Now all we do
is sit around and wait till it is pulled
down-after PERHAPS thirty minutes.
Some times there are ten flights in
two hours. Dine at eleven-thirty.
At one p. m. we practice with the
flags. Then infantry drill. For thi;ty
minutes we tie knots and splice
ropes. At 4:SO we play with the bal
loon. Then comes quitting time
Supper at five, retreat at six. All
this is not hard work and is quite
interesting. Are having a fine tiG4e.
The camp is located on the Yves
side of the Chesapeake Bay on a small
island. My tent is close to the beach
1t is in good shape, has board floor
and electric lights
Is "Slim" still in Camp Funston?
I think I'll see France soon, ha 10
already been measured for oversees
outfit Our company goes next.
AT target practice one can't hear
himself think, and only three-inch
gun Believe me, that's some noise.
Ed Allen, Goth Balloon Co.,
Fortress Monroe, Virginia.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16

Gus ones Job.
Misses Hazel Holloway and Ruiz.
Ellis of Hardin College spent Sun.
day with their parents They had
as their guest Miss Martha Berrey.
Harry Smoot and Pearl Vance
each recently built portable hog
houses. These men gradually forge
to the front.
j. l.. Carpenter sold to Joe Con-
sidine about six weeks ago some nice
young fat cattle and delivered them
just recently. They weighed 625
pounds and were sold at $11.00 per
hundred pounds.
Hurrah for Wiley, the Junior
Senator from Missouri. Big in thot,
body and moEals, he no doubt VII
make a very proficient official. Knew
him all his life, heard him debate.
winning many laurels all along IL
his life as an orator and student
We believe he'll forge to the front
and keep close to the people, his
while in Washington,
serving them faithfully and with
marked degree of brilliancy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16
RUSH HILL BOYS LETTER.

Ed. Allen, son of Mr.. Walter Allen,
east of Rush ll,wiites the letter he
low to Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Holterman.
Ed is but 10 years old, enlisted sew
eral months ago The "Slim" he re-
fers to is Ellis Davis. Ed and Slim
were friends. Fred Allen, brother,
is now in France. The friends of Ed
or "Tedp Allen, as he was called at
home, will be interested in this.
Fort Monroe, Va, April %, 1918.
Friends at home; I'll do my best
to tell you what we are doing. We
get up at six o'clock Till eight morn
ing exercise eat breakfast, make our
hunks, and clean up our tent AT
eight we assemble on the balloon
field and practice to send and re-
ceive messages with flags. Getting
so l can talk pretty well with flag
This lasts thirty minutes. Then till
nine thirty we have infantry drl'l
without rifles. Then we take out the
balloon. 1t is shaped like cigar. is
about 100 feet long. There are ten
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16
RETRACED THEIR STEPS.

Arnold Johnson and Frank Hide
brand, IL and Is years old, went TO
Wellsville on a runaway escapads,
Relatives pursuaded them to board
the local freight for their home in
Benton City.As the train neared Mar
tinsburg the boys decided to get off
and make another getaway They fl
nally landed at home.
Tired of home now, boys, but the
time will be when you will know
that home is mighty good place to
get to.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16
fConcluded from PAGE 1.l

thing more to say.
we come off duty sometimes so
tired that we are just able to get
to bed. We are asleep almost at
once, and then, simply to remind us
that we are still in camp, the bugle
blows for fire or for a drill or regi-
ment headed by it's band goes by
our door, or maybe the big howitzer
down In the Camouflage Department
will 20 boom, boom! Then somebody
says again, "Well, you are in the
Army now, and you'd as We get
used to it. France is worse yet"
SO nobody complains.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-05-16
OTIS PURDY TO RECRUIT
MEN FOR MERCHANT MARIN


Otis Purdy, the druggist, is among
200 Missouri druggists who have vol
unteered for special war duty as re-
cruiting agent for the new American
Merchant Marine according to state
ment issued today at the headquarters
of the United States Shipping Board
Recruiting Service.
Purdy will conduct an enrolling
station in his store, where American
citizens, 81 to 80, inexperienced in
,seagoing, may put in their names to
applications for training as sailors,
firemen, coa1-passers, and messmen
on ships of training squadron main
tanned by the shipping board for pre-
pairing crews to serve on the new
cargo fleets of the American Merch-
ant Marine.