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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
l79 INDICTED At
. THE AUGUST TERM
Grand Jury Adjourns Tuesday
12O Indicted for Failure
to Pay Dog Tax.

One hundred and ninety-seven
people in Weakley county were in
dicted during the twelve days ses-
sion of the grand jury, which ad-
journed Tuesday evening.
There were II true bills turned
in during the IL days by the grand
jury, 100 indictments against citi-
zens who have ignored the payment
Of the dog tax. Besides the notices
sent out by Trustee Eanes to owners
of dogs calling their attention to the
dog tax, Gen. Morris made an appeal
to a crowded court room on the first
Monday in August to all dog own
ers to pay this tax and asked those
present to notify their neighbors,
stating that the law forced him as
attorney general to indict those who
failed to comply. In addition to
this, the Enterprise gave several no.
tees of the warnings issued. So
there does not seem to be much
room for anyone misunderstanding
the law.
Gen. Morris says he will pursue
the same course in Obion, Dyer,
Lake and Benton counties.
There were some 10 or IL indict-
ments against parties for violating
the bone dry law. Two Of these
cases are here in Dresden-one
against John Bell and the other
against old "Boots," both negroes.
A large number were for larceny
and some for public profanity, but
none for public drunkenness. So it
will be seen that even if the number
of larceny cases is on the increase,
drunkenness is decreasing.
The grand jury just adjourned es-
established new record for Weak
ley county, the highest number of
indictments found by any previous
grand jury being 90, which was sew
eral years ago. These gentlemen
composing the August grand jury
are receiving the congratulations of
the ent6re public for their zeal in
law enforcement, though no one de-
lights to see man in trouble, but
the laws of our land must be en-
forced.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
First Potatoes Sold
Wednesday at 81 so

Walter McClain sold 200 bushels
of new sweet potatoes this week to
Potter Moore for a commission
house at $3.50 per bushel. The or
der came to Mr.. Moore on Tuesday,
and knowing that McClain has a
very promising patch, he was given
the order for the entire 200 BUSH
els, which wrere delivered Thurs
day.
This is the first order received
here for new sweet potatoes-the
first in the county, SO far as the En-
terprise is informed-and the price
paid is satisfactory. The yield
promises to be good, since the
rains. Potatoes are growing to an
unusually large size, Walter Nc
Claim bringing in some large ones
this week.
Ea Jeter claims to have some al
most as large as a pipe stem.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
JOE MILAN GIVEN.
FIVE YEARS IN PEN
Case Given Jury Monday
Morning. Verdict Monday
Afternoon. Out on Bond.

The jury trying Joe Milan for
shooting his wife, Stella Nancy
Milan, five times with a revolver
at their home in the 18th district,
returned verdict Monday after
noon, assessing Milam's punishment
at five years in the penitentiary. A
motion was made by counsel repre-
senting Milan for new trial. Ihls
motion will doubtless be argued dur
ing the present week.
The Milan case was taken up
Saturday morning, when the follow
ING Jury was drawn: T. B. Smalley,
Geo. Woodruff, Carl Trevathan,
Tom Etheridge, Geo. Swain, }. H.
Dinwiddie, E. R. Stewart, Geo.
Avery, W. W. Parks, J. W. Wat
son. and Finney Summers. The case
went to the jury Monday morning
at 10 o'clock. At 2 o'clock Milan
was called to the court house, when
the Jury reported it was unable to
reach an agreement, and the court,
unable to conceal disappointment,
ordered the jury to retire and de-
eide the case. Within an hour the
verdict as above set out was return
ed and the jury excused.
Milan is out under $4,000 bond
made during the past week. Attor-
new J. W. Thomas assisted Gen.
Morris in the prosecution, While
Milan was defended by Attorneys
L. E. Holiday and R. E. Maiden.
Mrs. Milan has attended the trial
every minute of the time. She was
carried to and from the court room
in a large arm chair by her devoted
father and brothers. On Monday
afternoon, after being brought from
the court room, Mrs. Milan showed
the strain of the trial. She looked
worn and tired, and doubtless was
Her children, the youngest three
wears old, were with her and con-
stantly by the side of their mother
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Big Amusement Com
pany Coming to Fair

A contract has peen signed by the
fair association with the Gray
Amusement Co. to come here during
fair week and occupy the midway
at the fair grounds. This is said to
be one of the largest amusement
companies on the road today. There
are many new and novel features
comprising the aggregation, among
them being four rides--a merry-go-
round, airplane swing, ocean wave
and a giant ferris wheel. Some Of
these features never have been here
at the fair before. The shows con-
sisting of the wonder world, old
plantation, athletic, ETC., six in all.
There are none of the Objectionable
"49" kind, we understand, but
everything clean and worth while.
The association officials hope to
have a daredevil airplane stunt each
day. 1t will be a mid-air act with
an airplane, the aviator walking out
on the wings of the plane hundreds
of feet above mother earth and do
ing other equally hair-raising stunts
high UP in the air.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Board Orders Schools
To Open First Monday

The county board of education
held an important meeting here
Monday, at which time an order was
entered to the effect that all rural
schools in the county must open for
the fall term on the first Monday in
September. Teachers and patrons
are asked by the board to take due
notice of the order and be govern
ed accordingly,
Supt. Fuqua asks that all teachers
apply at his office for contracts and
all necessary supplies, It is the
purpose of Mr.. Fuqua and the board
of education to make this the ban
jner year for the schools, and they
earnestly solicit the hearty co-ope-
ration of parents.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
.DRESDENs MOST
FRUITFUL REVIVAL
Dresden First Baptist Church
Gains 6S Members. Inner
sion Sunday Afternoon

The tent meeting, which closed
last Sunday night in Dresden, will
60 down in history as the most
fruitful religious revival ever held
here. There were 6S additions to
the church. OF this number so
were by baptism, and, despite the
dOwn-pour of rain Sunday after
noon, some TOO people gathered at
the fair ground pond to witness the
ordinance of baptism to the 43 can
didates. Bro. Hale Officiated. At
later date the other seven will be
baptized.
1t was an inspiring sight, one
which will never be forgotten, to
see SO large a number standing at
the waters edge awaiting the ordi-
nance of baptism, with low hanging
clouds and a heavy rain falling.
Among the number were men and
women way past mature age and
then there were the young who have
given their hearts to God and expect
to labor in His vineyard,
While it was a meeting held by
the Baptists, the entire town and
surrounding community received a
blessing. Rev. Fox pointed out to
US many things we ought to do in
Dresden to improve the old town
things which can be done if we make
up our minds. Among the things
he mentioned is our public school
building, our churches, streets and
the dirty, filthy condition Of some
of the latter. He told the truth.
Rev. Fox is a deeply pious man. He
is intensely interested in the saliva
ton of souls. He breaches the Cos
pei pure and undefiled. We nope
he will come this way again.
Large crowds attended each SER
vice. On Sunday night, due to the
rain and the consequent wet con-
dition at the tent, services were
moved to the Methodist church,
which had been rendered the Bap-
lists, and here a large crowd gath
cred to witness the closing service,
in which Bro. Fox thanked those of
our citizens who had shown him so
MANY nice favors. He was lavish in
his praise of Sheriff Bullock for the
manner in which he is enforcing the
law, and said that he was glad
Weakley county had a good, chris
tian sheriff and that he wished his
county had one like Bullock.
Pastor Hale requests those who
were baptized Sunday to be present
at the Baptist church Sunday at the
il o'clock hour, when the hand of
church fellowship will be extended.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Married in Memphis;
Surprise their Friends

Mr.. Rea Brooks and Miss Louise
Holbrook were married in Memphis
on Friday of last week at the parson-
age of the First Baptist church. Inc
marriage Of these popular young
neople came as a profuond surprise
to even their most intimate friends,
as well as their families.
The groom has been assistant
postmaster here for the past year,
after his return from Akron, Ohio
He is the son of Mrs. Alice Brooks,
~osidinp in the vicinity Of Salem,
and brother of Messrs. Doyle,
WoOlsey, Eric and Basil Brooks and
Is rated straightforward young
man His bride is the daughter OIL
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe L. Holbrook. For
couple Of years she has been
bookkeeper at the Enterprise office
and has become very popular with
the public. They will reside IN
Dresden. Many friends extend sin
cere congratulations for life OF
undisturbed matrimonial bliss.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Surfacing Highway
Begins at Mckenzie

A large lotion steam. roller for
use on the highway was unloaded at
Mckenzie Monday, and a quantity
of the foundation rock was received
there this week.
Surfacing the highway will begin
at Mckenzie this week, when large
crews of hands will be employed I'M
loading the rock and placing it by
hand First the ground will be
rolled and rerolled, after which the
rock foundation will be laid with
8-inch rock.
The speed to be made will depend
upon the ability of the contractors
to get foundation rock, as help this
time will not be consideration-alI
kinds of help for any purpose car
now be had without even the hunt
ing.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Cases Against Young
Men Are Postponed

The cases against Wess Harris
and other young men residing north
of Dresden, all Of whom are charged
in indictments with larceny, and
which were set for last Friday,
were postponed to to-day (FridayO
The hearing of these cases will
doubtless consume couple Of days,
and it was agreed last Friday to set
the hearing for today, due to other
cases being on trial last week when
these were to be called up.
The grand jury was still in ses-
sion Tuesday tapping over into the
third week of the term, and return
ing numerous true bills against law
breakers. Heretofore the grand
jury has been able to finish and adj
journ at the close of the second
week, and in number instances got
through in one week, but this term
it was found there had been a vast
amount of devilment going on all
over the county and the attorney
general held that it were best to
weed it out and break it up. This
is being done, greatly to the pleas
ure of all law-abiding citizens.
Sheriff Bullock and deputies are
lending every aid to the grand jury
and the attorney general to the end
that law and order may prevail in
this county.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Large Crowds are
Attending Court

Unusually large crowds have been
attending court throughout the en-
tire term up to Thursday. These
large crowds are due to the promi-
nence of the cases before court.
Each day the court room has been
pretty we'll filled with interested
spectators. This was true especially
in the Clark will case, which was
tried Tuesday and Wednesday. In
this case there were something like
one hundred witnesses.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
Bride Groom is 70
and The Bride is 81

Mr.. Ben Crittendon and Mrs
Suggs were happily Joined in holy
wedlock on last Thursday at the
home of Esq. John Halter, who Off
ciated with becoming grace and
dignity in the presence of few
friends Of the young people.
Mr.. Crittendon is 73 years young
while his bride is 81 years of age
Both reside in the Hatler's commu-
nifty and are highly esteemed people
who have the best wishes of a great
host Of friends for long and hap
by life together.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
DRESDEN, TENN, AUG. 10, 1921
WHAT THE STATE BOARD Of HEALTH
SAYSOF ORESDEN'S SAN|TARY CONDITION

Some weeks ago, after conference with the and
of property here to ascertain the Of
abatng certain nusance the sanitary committee asked the
state board of health to send representative here make
survey of the situation and recommendations Mr. c. N.
Haub of the engineering department of the state board of
health down and spent half day with the and
members of the sanitary committee His report herewith
appended
very capable physician several years ago. made the
dcton that he would give Dresden five years to develop
epidemic of typhoid fever after the installation of water works
and sewerage system Conditions here horrible and if
do not have typhoid will not be because of neglect and
insanitary condition
The officials and the sanitary committee plead with all
citizens cooperate cleaning up the town. which only
be done by providing adequate disposal of waste water well
for septic tank only pool as will be from Mr.
Harrubs letter pool dangerous Ask yourself the
question-"Am maintaining thing that is calculated to
eapordize the health of my neighbour"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1921-08-19
DR.. Olin West,
Secretary State Board of Health,
Nashville, Tennessee.

Secretary State Board of Health,
Nashville, Tennessee
Dear SIR
response appeal Dresden for information the best
water from the hotel and drug store about
complaint had been made inspection made July &C. 1921
following conditions found The hotel equipped with chemi
disposal of excreta The euen from these closets goes
wells cpoo where is supposed to leach
from the kitchen ppd to the street gut
finally dry branch The conditions all along the ditch
and constitute the Nuisance about which complaint has been made
that the hotel about three hundred
gallons the office building about fifty gallons
day the showed sufficient for constructing
septic with subsurfac disposal of the tank effluen
The the drug store in the Bowers building Baxter
building the Jeter the Cobb building and the
Malone building the the
building produces fly well
All places should be provided with tanks and subsuare disposal W
tens to abae the nuisance
An inspection pries advice regarding
ing The pes the surface type
with attempt made keep the excreta confined with the result that
chickens distribute them considerable An entirely
sanitary py should be provided before the opening of
school, if possible.
following recommendations made for the improvement of the
sanitary conditions of the toyn
Sanitary declare the above described
nunes and order their abatement by the respective
erty
following methods be employed bate the nusanes
a Hotel and adjacent office building construct septic tank the
high the the office building and dispose of the tank
disposal beneath the hotel garden
inside and four deep the flow
line should give satisfactory properly operated nothing
allowed the should be
line the hotel the tank the entrance
grease Similar septic tanks suburface tile system should
provided for each of the other places mentioned Tanks three feet
wide by five feet three feet to flow line would be ample
for these @ Build sanitary pres with underground disposal
of effluen at the school building
should provide relief
from the present nsaniary conditions.
sketches the tanks disposal fields
mayor and the chairman the sanitary committee of Dresden
Respectfully
c. N. HARRUB, Director,
Division of Sanitary Engineering.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-09

LASSDtLE
WHITE CORNER HOTEL. Homelike and
all mod. conv,; moderete country hotel,
SEnE phone for rates. Lansdale 25l :.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-09
wERNERsyILLE, IA.
II.IJJ Delightfully."- Situated on
VALLEY FORGE. r

WASHINGTON INN
Chicken and waff,e Dinners
Daniel J. VOORHEES,. PROP.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15
THE CHIEFTAINS SATURDAY BARGAlf
Here Will be Found Everything For the Sunday Dinner
LAMAR To OBSERVE
ARM|ST|CE DAY

Lamar. Oct. 14.--Lamar will shine
forth on Armistice Day November IL
in the red. white and blue OF "Old
Glory" when the Walter l.. Bennett
Post, No. II of the American Legion.
the Rotary and Lions clubs. as well
az the two companies of National
Guardsmen put on a celebration to
be remembered for some time in
southeastern Colorado. At meeting
held last Wednesday night at the Elks
club committees were named and al
tho details were not completely work
ed out, the indications are pointing
to a roaring time. The program as IL
is outlined will start with monster
parade, of division of the American
Legion, the two Lamar n. C. units, in
full uniform. members of the various
civic organizations, school children.
bands, out-of-t town legion organiza-
tions, decorated floats. etc. Prizes
will be given for the best decorated
float representing any line of business
and to the out-of-town American
Legion Post having the most men in
the line OF march. Then there will be
military drills, including formal
guard mount demonstration by the
local N. G. units These drills will be
life size owing to the fact that the
guard is being drilled regularly for
duty. Bob Christy. secretary Of the
Y. M. B. A.. has tho street entertain
ment in charge and promises plenty
of shows and amusements to keep
things moving lively. A football game
between the local legion team and one
of the valley elevens will be played in
the afternoon. then DIR. Harry Grant
has charge of the arrangement of the
grand military ball in the evening. A
number of other amusements and
possibly a fireworks display will be
given. All ex-service men are urged
to be in full uniform and a general
invitation is extended to the American
Legion Posts OF other cities near here
to come to this city and help the
Walter l. Bennett Post celebrate the
signing of the Armistice, which Ia a
real American holiday.
In the window OF the Lamar Drug
company il the lovely bronze cup
won by rifle team. comprising two
companies from Lamar, one from
Fort Collins and one from Boulder.
The cup is engraved on the one side
with the date and place where COM
peted for. Lamarites can be proud
OF the excellent showing made at tho
state rifle meet
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15
Griunaldi News

One of tho county road graders OPP
Grated by Messrs Shcpler and Griffen
is doing some fine road work In
Grimaldi for which the Grimaldi and
waremart folks are very thankful
The school children will now have
good graded road both west and south
to travel over in going to school. the
mail carrier will have several miles
moro OF good graded road to travel
over each day instead of road full
OF ruts like 1t was before. The road
work is being done on the Grimaldi
and White Rock county road which is
the main travelled road connecting
with the county road that Is graded
all tho way to Pueblo. The farther
east and south the road men grade
the Grimaidi and White Rock county
road tho better II Is for the Waremart
travel over this road In going to
Pueblo to do their trading. A good
many trade in Fowler at present who
would prefer to trade in Pueblo II
they had a good road to Pueblo. The
folks living in the southeast part OF
Pueblo county realize that the County
Commissioners have very little money
TO spend on road work the balance OF
this year on account of the June flood
and big rains washing out 30 many
bridges near Pueblo which have to be
rebuilt and which will take most OF
tn1a yeHTE money.
the circumstances we are very grate-
ful to the commissioners and the
County Road Superintendent Chas.
Stepp for what they have done al
ready but at the same time 1t is hoped
that as II Ia only n light road grader
and only two men working with II
that the commissioners will find II
possible to leave tho road grader In
the vicinity for some time to come.
Clayton Haskit tho 1o-year-old son
of David Haskit is getting quite
start in milk cows and young heifers.
He owns three milk cows and last
week he bought four red poll calves,
that had just been weaned for $50.
CLAYTON is n hustler and a good ex-
ample to other young men on Pueblo
county firms as he works out for
others whenever his father can spare
younr heifers of the milk strain as
his ambition is to have n bunch OF
good milk cows within n few years.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15
SaGda News

John Guyman, of Pueblo. who is in
the D. e. r. G. hospital here is much
improved. after a serious operation.
Mrs. Guyman came up Monday even
ing to see him, but returned Tuesday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15

The dance was well attended Tues
day evening. There was a largo crowd
and every one enjoyed the evening
very much. Mrs. Haws announced
another October 20. and a masquer-
ade halloween. Every one ia looking
forward to the event with interest.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15

Mrs. w. ]. Allen entertained a mum
bcr of friends at bridge wednesda.
afternoon at her home.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15

Mr.. Guyman will be able to return to
his home In a few weeks.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15

Mrs. A. Merriam and children. Mrs
Van Perryman and Mrs. Carroll wen
on a picnic party Wednesday. Mrs
Tom Gilroy of Coaldalc Joined then
there. They enjoyed themselves yer,
pInion nuts.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-15

Tho Tuesday Evening club held
their first meeting of the season Tues
day evening. October II. About IS
members were present. The principal
features OF the evening being n MEM
orial service In honor of our late pres
dont. Mrs. Foss, and a report given
by the state delegate. Mrs. Mosgrovc.
The rest OF the evening was spent
with music and refreshments. Mrs.
Sam oxford sang solo: there was a
trio by Miss Panton, Miss Ruben and
Mrs. Tanton. Mrs. Chester Williams
sang two solos. The meeting proved to
hc u very successful as fell as pleas
ant affair.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-16
SOVIET RUSSIA AND NEAR EAST
 ARE FLIRTING
Friendship Being Pushed by Russia with Turkey and
 Also Persia.

RIGA. Latvia, July 16.-Recent arrivals from Moscow declare that the world little realizes how closely Soviet Russia is pushing it's friend ship with the Near East.
 In Moscow now the Turkish lega- tion occupies one of the most sump- tuous of the old palaces and the personnel, garbed in faultless Euro pean clothes, present a strange con trast to the poorly garbed Musco- vites The Afghans and other Near Eastern delegations also occupy lux urious quarters, give elaborate ban quets and oth yrwise carry on with all the pomp of the old Eastern courts
 Members of Lenine-s government are frequently guests at these af- fairs and entertain the legation per sonnels equally lavishly in return.
 Besides this, Lenine has So ac- commodated himself to the psychol- ogy of the East that he now ex- changes presents with the rulers of Turkey, Persia, etc, as did the rulers of ancient days
 A Moscow dispatch today reads like a paragraph from what might have been an ancient tablet of heiroglyphics describing the visit of a Babylonian envoy to Kinf Cyrus of Persia. It says The represen- tative of the Soviet government has made his first official visit to the Shah of Persia, presenting to the Shah on golden salver an album with photographs of Soviet leaders of the whole of Russia as a personal present to the Shah from Lenine."
 A man who recently arrived from Moscow said: Few persons realize what close connection now exists between Russia and it's old enemy, Turkey, and for that matter all Of the Near East. Lenine is accom- plishing here what the old Russian