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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
CAPITAL STOCK
Of HAMPSHIRE
BANK RAISED
SURPLUS is ALSO BOOSTED BY
THE SALE or ADDITIONAL
STOCK TO SHAREHOLDERS.
RESOURCES CLOSE TO 100000
Bank Was Organized Eight and One
Half Years Ago by c. A. Ross, Now
Teller of Columbia Bank & Trust
Co. and Has Had Rapid Growth.

Through the sale of additional stock
the cash capital Of the Hampshire
Bank has been increased from $500
to $4,000 and the surplus of the bank
increased from $4,000 to $1,000, MAX
ing the total capital and surplus $15,.
$50, or just double what it was when
the bank commenced operations.
This bank was organized by G. A.
Ross, now teller of the Columbia Bank
& Trust Company, and opened for bus
mess on July l, 1911. It has made a
rapid, but substantial and solid growth
and is now recognized as one Of the
strong institutions of the county.
On Monday at the close of business
the aggregate resources OF the bank
were $4,000. It's officers and direc-
tors are among the leading citizens OF
the community.
The officers of the bank are John T.
Akin, president; Virgil A. McClana-
han, vice president; John P. Stephens,
cashier, and the directors are. DR.. H.
b. Hughes. P. A. Taylor, Virgil A.
McClanahan, John T. Akin, John P.
Stephens, w. s. Parks and ]. J. Saw
age.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
OPEN new ROAD
IN FIFTH DISTRICT
ROUTE FROM FOUNTAIN VALLEY
TO cAMP4ELLs STATION IS
IMPROVED.

The county road commission has
changed the location of the road con
Meeting the Fountain Valley road with
Campbell's Station. The new road be
gins at Bud Dugger's near the old Pull
len mill and runs through the farm OF
Col Thomas H. PEBBLES to the old
road. making much more direct and
in every respect better road bed. The
change involves distance of three
fifths of mile. The damages award
ed were 5000. The old road had be
come impossible. For several years
the road commission had agreed that
this road ought to be opened but lack
of funds to pay the damages assessed
had prevented any earlier action
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02

Totals -. $21,1 72.95 $209,157
1t is expected that when all of the
delinquent taxes have been collected
and everything is rounded up the
grand total for the year will run not
very far from 100000, and show at
leastoa $4,000 increase over the pre-
vious year.
Trustee Burns, assisted by Depu-
ties Mitchell and Thomas, are exceed
ingly busy these days making out the
delinquent books be turned over to
the constabes for collection.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
HORACE CECIL QUITS
THE RAISING OF SHEEP
DOGS CARRIED AWAY LAMBS AS
FAST AS THEY CAME-LOST
FIFTEEN OR MORE.

Horace Cecil who lives and oper-
ates one of the largest farms in
Maury county near Mt. Pleasant, was
in Columbia this morning and report
ed that he had abandoned sheep rails
ing on account of the worthless cur.
Mr.. Cecil stated that he had seventy
five ewes and that the lambs began to
arrive before Christmas and that they
kept coming right up until he had
forty-five, when the dogs made their
first s@oop down upon his flock. Sew.
eral OF the lambs disappeared in the
first raid. The lambs continued to
come, and the dogs continued to make
their inroads.
Mr.. Cecil states that he knows posi-
lively of fifteen that the dogs killed
and cannot tell how many more.
Would go to the pasture in the even.
ing and see a young lamb. The next
morning the lamb or lambs would be
gone. This kept up, according to Mr..
Cecil, until he finally despaired and
has disposed of his entire flock and
will abandon growing sheep.
Il Ike to grow Sheep" said Mr.. Ce.
Gil, but I can't grow them against
the odds that exist. The dog law we
have is not enforced. There are hun.
dreds of dogs in my section that have
no licenses"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
PLUCKY WOMAN
TAKES BURGLAR
IN A CORN CRIB
SINGLE HANDED MAURY COUNTY
WOMAN CAPTURES RAIDER OF
HUSBANDS FEED.
NO WEAPON BUT THE LANTERN
Locks Night Marauder in Barn and
Standing Guard Without Any Arms
She Calmly Waits for the Arrival OF
Her Husband.

Single handed without any sort Of
weapon, unarmed except with the
righteousness of her cause and an
abundance Of personal bravery, Mrs
w. F. Copeland, a Maury county girl
| living just over the Giles county line
at Campbellsville, captured a burglar
who sought to take corn from the
crib of her husband, DR.. w. F. Cope
| land
A near ne.ghbor living just across
the road from the Copelands, called
after dark and asked for the doctor.
Mrs. Copeland replied that he was out
making a call but would be back soon.
The man left, but the Doctors corn
supply having diminished nightly,
Mrs. Copeland became suspicious and
decided that she would do little de-
tective work Calling the cook she
told her to look after the baby while
she slipped out of the house and
watched the corn crib.
Going quietly out of the house Mrs
Copeland took her stand in the shad-
ows of the smokehouse and watched.
She did not wait long. The suspected
neighbor slipped around the barn and
into the hallway where he sought adj
mission to the crib. 1t was locked,
but after considerable effort he un-
locked it. No sooner was he in the
crib than Mrs. Copeland slipped to the
door and locked it, making sure of
her captive.
Having locked the crib Mrs. Cope
land ran down to some mon in Camp
beHsville and asked for their assist
ance They declined to go at once be-
cause she had no weapon and finally
one of them set out for a deputy sher-
iff. Going back to the house Mrs.
Copeland remembered that there was
a window in thes top of the crib
through which corn was thrown, that
If discovered would be a means of
agress for the burglar. Taking the
lantern she went to the barn and stood
guard until her husband, DR. Copeland.
arrived. Astounded at her presence
at that hour of the night with Ian
tern at the barn, DR.. Copeland could
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
SONG SERVICE At
CULLEOKA CHURCH

A splendid thirty minute song SER
vice, by selected choir of more than
twenty voices, will precede the ser
mon at the Culleoka Methodist
church Sunday morning.
A most pleasing. musical program
has been prepared, and the service
will begin promptly at 1890 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited tn at
tend.
To provide for the song service the
Sunday school will begin at 9:45
o'clock instead of 10 o'clock The reg
ular church services will follow the
song services. The sermon will be
delivered by the pastor, Dr. Powers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
BIG DEMAND FOR
SEED SWEET POTATOES
INDICATIONS POINT TO AN UN.
USUALLY LARGE CROP IN THE
COUNTY THIS YEAR.

Judging by the demand for seed
there ought to be plenty of sweet po-
Itatoes put out in Maury county this
year The seed are being bedded out
now and the farmers will continue to
bed them out for week or so longer.
In spite of the high cost of the seed
they are buying them right along for
planting. An advance in the price of
the slips to take care of the cost of
seed is expected this year.
The plants usually are not ready
until in May when the greater part of
them are put out.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02

hardly believe his eyes when she ex.
planned matters. Her statement was
verified when DR.. Copeland called the
prisoner by name and ordered him out
1t is said that the burglar has
agreed to leave the country and will
not be prosecuted, but it is pretty safe
to say that in the future DR.. Cope
lands corn crib will be safe il it is
known in that section that his plucky
little wife is on the job as guard Mrs,
Copeland is a sister of Sam Wiley, the
well known McCain's merchant, and
has many relatives In Maury county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
MISS VIRG|E TRITE
VICTIM Of PNEUMONIA


Miss Virgie Trite. of Mt. Pleasant,
aged thirty-one years, who died Mon
DAY was buried yesterday at Gibson
vile, the funeral being conducted by
the Rev. Albert Holt, pastor of the
Baptist church. Miss Trite was
daughter of James and Dora Trite,
and was widely known and beloved,
and her death, coming after weeks
illness of pneumonia, was a severe
blow to her large circle of friends. AT
the time of her death, three other
members of the family were seriously
III with influenza. and were unable to
attend the fueral.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
CLEAN UP WEEK
FOR COLUMBIA
APRIL Is TO z
CITY AUTHORITIES TO COOPER
ATE WITH FEDERATION OF
WoMEN'S CLUBS.
SWAT THE FLY ON PROGRAM
Every Patriotic Citizen Of Columbia Is
Asked to Cooperate in Effort to
Make Columbia Bigger, Better,
Brighter City.

The week of April 1922, inclusive,
has been designated as "Clean Up
Week" in Columbia.
Mayor w. o, Cherry, upon behalf
of the city has promised the heartiest
cooperation of city officials, and says
that the city wagons may be used just
as long as necessary in draying gar
bage.
The Federation of Women's Clubs
is standing squarely behind the Clean
Up Week, and in fact is taking the
lead in the fight for a better, cleaner
city.
Every public spirited citizen is urg-
ed to clean up his premises during the
week designated All old tin cans,
which make excellent breeding places
for flies, ashes and all other garbage
should" be raked into a heap conyen-
lent to the garbage wagon which will
call during the week to cart it off to
the dump. heap.
Clean up, and swat the fly, are al
most synonomous. When premises
are kept nice and clean, the fy's
chances are materially descended. b.
rax should he sprinkled over manure
piles, and lime used freely about the
4 place.
! Flies are the greatest spreaders of
4 disease known, and the motto of every
Columbian should be "A Flyless Town
in 1920" working with this in view,
and with the hearty cooperation OF
the police and health authorities of
the city, the slogan should be realiz-
ed. Swat the fly. Swat the fly. 1t is
probable that some enterprising bust
ness man will adopt the methods used
!. in other cities, paying for flies by the
quart. This plant put into practice
early in the season has been known to
beliminate millions of the disease
Ispreding pests.
An old adage says, "A stitch in time
saves nine''-this holds good in swat
ting the fly. One fly swatted early in
the season means a thousand less
later in the summer Swat the fly
swat him early, swat him often. Swat
the fly.
! Columbia is called the Dimple of
/ the Universe. That's great name to
live up to, but no dimple would appear
attractive to visitors when over it
!, swarms of flies hover.
Let Clean Up Week mean just what
it is inteded to. Let it be real clean
up week. Not only does cleaning up
! enhance the appearance of the city,
! but it makes property more valuable
!; because it is more attractive clean
than dirty. The danger of fire is also
in great measure removed when the
old boxes and trash is carted to the
dump heap.
Mrs. G. A. Parker, representative of
the Federated Clubs of Women said
this morning that second clean up
week would be inaugurated on May
10, and at this time all residents of
the city would be asked to cut the
weeds around their premises. But
the week beginning April Is is now of
especial Importance, and due prepare
tons should be made for the greatest
clean up in the history of the town,
for bigger, better, brighter Column
Ma.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
REACTION MENACES
GERMANY, IS CLAIM
(By United Press,

BERLIN. March 3O.-Germany's
greatest danger is from reactionary
rights, and not from Bolshevists, Pre-.
mier Mueller told the Reichstag today.
1t was the maiden speech OF the for.
mer foreign minister. since he ASSUME
ed the chancellorship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TAX ASSESSOR.

WEBB WILLIAMS-The Herald is
authorized to announce Webb Will
liams as candidate for reelection
as Tax Assessor Of Maury county,
subject to the action OF the people OF
county. Election August 5, 1920.
d&w
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-04-02
ITALIANS CLASH
WITH JUG0- SLAvS
(By United Press. J

ROME, March 30.--Serious clashes
between Italian sailors and Jugo-
Slavs at Port of Spalato, were report
ed in dispatches received here today.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04

within your reach, something which,
through our local Young Mems Chris
ton association leader in your COM
munity, will provide you with the hui
man touch and follow-up which will
see you through. Every n of these
leaders has a vocational or cultural
hobby Of his own-bookkeeping, ag-
ronomy, running the ~aivver, or Shake
speare, or some other thing in which
you will be interested and in which he
can help you, if it is along the line of
your study.
IF not, he has a card index Of 9th
err men in his county with whom he can
put you in touch, all animated by the
supreme motive of service to their
fellows and all possessing some sac
rife skill or knowledge or experience
which they r ready to place at your
disposal. Study with their aid will be
a pleasure.
"Put yourself into contact at once
with these living powerhouses, bor-
row their inspiring energy, and find
the satisfaction which comes from
growing self-realization and widen
ing influence.
"Yours for upholding the reputation
of the rural community for ability to
produce leaders. Write your county
chairman for information.
u. A. Haig, Devils Lake.
A. E. Conrad, Secretary"
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
William Martin
Is u Over

Bottineau, N. D.-William Martin
was bound over to the district court
OF the charge of a statutory crime
against a minor girl at a hearing that
terminated at II o'clock Fridy night.
Martins bond was fixed at $1,000,
which will be furnished, it was an
nounced this morning.
In the case against Martin, Mary
Hart, daughter of w. G. Hart, testi-
fed that Martin was the father Of
her child. Three witnesses also testi-
fled that Martin sent $40 out to the
farm after the child was born to buy
clothes for it. The girl mother UNI
folded the complete story of the trag-
edy which ruined her life. Her faith
err and a third witness testified con-
corning Martins visit to the Hart
farm and his attention to the daugh-
ter.
Martin took the stand in his W
defense, denying the charge preferred
against him, asserting that the crime
was political prosecution. The pro-
secution is in charge of States At
torney Weeks. Attorneys MCGEE of
Minot, and Haraldson Of Lansford,
represent Martin.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
Cavalier County
Prospects Poor

Langdon, N. D.-Crop prospects in
this region r far below normal.
Many instances have bene cited where
grain is less than one foot in height
and heading out poorly. The drought
period of last week has put a severe
quietus on what was before considered
a possibility of at least an average
crop. No estimates are being made
on yields as in many localities there
will be practically no crop. Late rains
may helps out conditions to a, small
extent.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
FLANDERS
FIELDS IN
BLOOM NOW
Battle Scared Scenes
Are Now Beautiful
Gardens

New York, N. Y.-Devastated
France is now q fertile agricultural
country, rich with red clover and al
talfa. German shells did the plow-
ing and the German poison gas fer
tilted the soil. The great need of
France today is labor saving devices
which can be welded by the old men
and boys, who are the. only farmers
left.
This was the report brought back
from France by Hugh Fullerton of
the Long Island agricultural expert
ment station, on behalf of the Ameri-
can Committee for Devastated France,
of which Miss Anne Morgan is the
head. Mr.. Fullerton discussed the
needs of France at a meeting at the
headquarters of the committee.
"The French agriculturalists be-
lieved that the devastated areas would
never again be productive" he said.
II went W two months ago convinc-
ed that this was not true, because !
had had experience in tearing up Long
Island soil with dynamite and had
found the subsoil fertile. It is an old
axiom of agriculture that the subsoil
cannot be productive, and the French
government, acting on this premise,
had condemned large portions of what
used to be the most productive areas
of France.
"1n company with Miss Morgan and
representatives of the French govern
ment I visited one of the worst bits
of the Aisne war zone. 1t was Ped
Monkey Plateau which was taken and
retaken 10 times. Not a trace of eel
lar wall remains to tell of it's vii
lagos, and the soil was overturned to
the depth of two to five feet.
"At the foot of the hill the French
experts were still maintaining that
nothing could grow there. When he
reached the top we found ourselves
wading deep through the richest OF
clover l have ever seen. The leaves
were as big as silver dollars. Alfalfa
covered the deepest holes.
II will say this for the French:
They were prompt to admit their er.
ror. Within two days the order con
demning this territory was revoked
-Four thousand people returned to Their
old homes in one day.
ut appears that the blowing done
by the shells brought to the surface
the deep soil which contains valu.
able materials of which the top soil
used for generations, had been oepiet.
ed. Riding through France, n car
trace the line Of the trenches, nov
filled in and planted, by the richer
darker green of the wheat growing ir
the deep plowed soil.
German tools and farm animals re.
turned to France under the terms Of
the peace treaty r of inferior quality
and by no means a restoration of The
things the Germans stole during the
war, Mr.. Fullerton said. He declared
the tools we're antiquated and the ami.
mails sized and diseased.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
T0WNLEY OUT
OF HIS LUCK
League President De.
MED New Trial BY
Judge Dean

Fairmont, Minn.-Judge E. C.. Dean
denied motions for a new trial for A.
c. Townley, president of the National
Nonpartisan league, and Joseph Gil
bert, former league organization man.
ager, who were convicted at Jackson
last summer on charges of conspiracy
to encourage disloyalty during the war
The charges were based on speeches
of the two men, delivered in behalf
of the N~onpartisan league in Jack
son county.
Townley and Gilbert are under sem
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
Local Doctors
Attend Meeting

A district meeting of a state medi-
cal society, held at Neville Tuesday
of last week was attended by the fol-
lowing members of the profession
here: DR.. G. F. Drew, sec.; DR.. Thor
Moeller, DR.. w. X. Moeller, DR.. w. F.
Sihler, DR.. Fawcett of Starkweather
and DR.. Allen of Crazy.
The Neville Commercial club was
host to the gathering. In the evening,
following an elaborate scientific pro-
gram in the afternoon, a banquet was
served to the visitors,
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04

tence to 80 days in the Jackson coun-
ty Jail. It is expected that the case
will be appealed to the state supreme
court. The two league officials were
convicted last July by a jury of Jack
son county farmers after a bitterly
fought trial lasting three weeks.
In a memorandum accompanying
his decision, Judge Dean severely cen-
sured the attorney for Townlev and
Gilbert, who were George Hoke,
George Nordlin and Thomas v. Sui
Ivan, all of St. Paul.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
J. III. Trimble
Buys Flynn House

]. H. Trimble of the Bovey, Schultz
& Jackson corporation with head
quarters here, has purchased the Ed.
Flynn residence On Seventh street,
lee Arnold. The transaction, made
Thursday, was unoficially reported as
involving a consideration of $4,000.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04

a 5 per cent bonds of the bank were
put up as collateral. The interest is
fixed at z percent.
According to w. A. Anderson, sec
rotary of the commission, the loan
was made to relieve the situation of
counties drawing heavily from the
bank which has resulted in the deple-
ton of local bank money to nov the
crops. Anderson denied that any
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
of North
Dakota Borrowing

Bismarck, N. D. The Bank If
North Dakota has borrowed S1,O0O,-
900 in Chicago, it was said today at
the Office of the North Dakota Indus
trial commission. The loan runs un-
til March Is, 1921, and $1,2OO,OOO Of
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
Vocational Opportunities

every year Uncle Sam needs $780,
900 skilled mechanics, $4,000 profess
sional men-doctors, lawyers, preach
ers, teachers and dentists-11,O 900
men to fill the places Of managers and
officials in big business, 81 800 new
men for work On the railroads and
steamships. Here is a permanent call
to the ambitious young man. The sup
ply is never equal to the demand. Yes,
but the largest requirement he has
is for his farms. There are wei 49,
100000 people in the United States
engaged in agriculture, and there are
only about $4,000 people every year.
studying in agricultural schools and
colleges to recruit their ranks and
build up their standards IF knowledge
and to help care for the 10000, 900
horses, 50,O00,000 sheep and the farm
lands valued t 100000 900 900. Here
too, there is q great need for skill and
intelligence to meet the world s call
for increased productions. How to
attain them has been a steady and
perplexing problem for the large maj
ority Of our hard-working young men
On the farm.
But now comes the United Young
mems Christion association schools
with their plan Of home study. Here
is something definite to do, something
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
WITH THE
Y.M.C.A. BOYS
DRIFT TO CITIES SERIOUS

The stability of the county is in no
slight measure measured by the num-
Der Of those who have an interest in
it's lands. Present Industrial tenden-
'cies are anti-national. They make for
the breaking of a%llegiances which are
fundamental to a potent and self-suf-
ficient nation. The life of the great
city is feverish and wars with that
serenity of spirit in which calm judg-
ments r come at; and such judg-
ments are vitality necessary to- the sue
cess Of democracy. Therefore there
is the highest reason for setting the
influence of the State against the
drift to the cities which is at present
even stronger than before the war.
Ramsey County Young Mems
Christian Association Comm.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04
s+reno4henino Timber.

strengthening Timber.
According to English scientistaL
electricity passed through timber when
freshly cut makes 1t more resistant
against decay and fungous growth.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-08-04

member of the industrial commission
tried to borrow 100000 in Minnea-
polls.