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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
END COMES TO
WELL KNOWN FARMER
(From Saturdays Daily Herald.)

(From Saturdays Daily Herald)
w. H. Beckham, well known farmer
and esteemed citizen of Scott's Mill,
died on Friday evening at IL o'clock
after long illness. He was buried
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Eb-
enezer church yard, a large crowd at
tending and the funeral being conduct
ed by Rev. Albert Holt. He is suryiv-
ed by the following sons and daugh-
tiers: James, Ezra and Robert Beck
ham, and Nesdames Mint Hardy, Joe
Green John Walter Lowell, John Van
,hooser and Miss Luraline Beckham.
lHe was member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church and splendid
citizen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
AVERAGE VALUE
FORTY DOLLARS
PUT ON LANDS
THAT is THE WAY THE ASSESS.
MENT OF TAXES IN COUNTY
FIGURES OUT.
TOWN LOTS At ABOUT $500
Tax Assessor Williams to Make an
investigation in Other ounties Of
Standard of Valuations That Have
Been Used--State Board.
(From Saturdays Daily Herald.)


According to the statement OF Tax
Assessor Webb Williams the lands of
Maury county are assessed for taxes
for this year on an average of forty
dollars an acre Taking into consid-
GRAFTON all Of the waste land Of the
county, the land admittedly of little
agricultural value and the wholly un-
improved land, Mr. Williams believes
that under existing conditions this Is
fair and accurate valuation for taxa
ton. He says that from all the testi-
mony that he has been able to secure
the lands of the county have depreci'
ated from twenty-five to thirty per
cent in value, if placed on the market,
as compared with the high valuations
Of last year. Since the reduction made n adj
was only about twenty-five per cent,
taking the real estate of the county
as a whole Mr., Williams insists that
he has made. "a. reasonable assessment
On the valuation OF town lots Mr..
Williams has figured out that he has
placed an average valuation OF around
81. 500 on each piece Of realty in the
county assessed as town lot. TAX
ing into consideration the vacant lots
and the lots in Mt. Pleasant and Co
lumbia that are occupied by very IN
ferior and cheaply constructed homes,
the tax assessor thinks he has been fair
to the state, as well as to the taxpay'
ers in making this valuation.
Mr.. Williams, in anticipation of the
meeting OF the state board OF equaliZa'
ton and its action on the Maury coun-
I ty assessment, is planning to visit
some of the adjoining counties and as
certain from his own investigation
! whether or not the standard of value
lank tlbse counties is materially differ
erft from that fixed in this county. Mr.
Williams is going to be prepared as
far as possible to defend the work
that he has done in this county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
MAI OR PORTION
WHEAT CROP SOLD
RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT AND PRICE
QUOTATION REMAIN AT A
STAND STILL. s.

From Tuesdays Daily HefaldI
The major portion of the wheat
crop of Maury county has been mar
keted. Very little is coming to the
mills or dealers these days, and while
STONE is still held on the farms. it is
believed that at least three-quarters
of the crop has already been sold.
The wheat crop was sold at an aver
age for the county of probably around
$1.2O. Some was sold at less and a
considerable quantity at over that
figure so that il would be fair to taxa
ii as an average. No better quality
of local wheat has ever been market
ed than the crop of this year, practi-
cally every bushel of il grading No. ..
and many crops grading with a mar
gin to spare.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29

Mamma falls in the form Of dew and
Immediately hardens and assumes
the form Of grain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
MAJORITY BOARD
OF EDUCATION IN
COUNTY FARMERS
SIX OF THE EIGHT MEMBERS ARE
ACTIVELY. ENGAGED IN PAS
7&ia13. ToRAL PURSUITS.
REGARDLESS OF POPULATION ALL or THEM CHURCH MEMBERS
Fouic Of the Denominations, Methodist,
, Baptist, Presbyterian and Christian,
Are Represented in Personnel
Length of Service.

Iron Tuesdays Daily Herald
With every member present the
first business session OF the new board
of education of Maury county created
by the recent legislature assembled at
the Office OF the secretary, Superin-
tendent Graham, on Monday. The sew
en- members of the new board succeed
ing to the duties heretofore imposed
upon the two boards, the elementary
and high school boards, have the dis
tinction of having been elected with
out being candidates and being elected
by reclamation.
With Superintendent Graham, who
by law is made the secretary, the
board is composed Of eight members.
Four of them, Messrs. Hardison, Rich
ardson, Russell and Graham, are farm
ers actively and largely engaged in
that business. One member is prac-
ticing physician and also largely inter
ested in farming and that is Dr. Rus
sell S. Perry. One other member Is a
physician and druggist, Dr.. Clark. Mr..
Haywood is minister of the Baptist
church and is also farmer Mr..
Ayres is a banker. The agricultural
interests, from the standpoint OF ayo
cations, very appropriately for Maury
county, dominate the board. Only two
of the eight members live in town
and they are Dr. Clarke and Mr. Ayres.
| Religiously the boards membership
| is rather varied All are members of
the church, however, and four, Sec
rotary Graham, Chairman Russell Mr..
| Ayres and Dr.. Perry, are Methodists,
| all being stewards and leaders in that
denomination. One is minister OF
the Baptist church, Mr.. Haywood, and
one is an officer in the Presbyterian
church, DR.. Clarke. Two, Messrs. Har-
olson and Richardson, are active mem
bers of the Christian church. Politi-
cally there is no such division as all
of the eight members are nominally
democrats although some of them
would be more actively described as
independent democrats" for there
are several members who voted for
i Hooper in one or more of his races for
governor.
OF the eight members none have
held other than Offices having to do
with the public schools, except Chair.
imam Russell and Dr. Clarke. The for
mer was two terms a member OF the
house of representatives and the lat
ter served one term in the state SEN
ate. Of course Secretary Graham is
the senior in point of service, having
been secretary of the county board
since its creation fourteen years ago.
Chairman Russell comes next with
six years service to his credit. Mr..
with three years on the board. Mr..
Hafdison has served just about year
having been appointed in the spring
of 1920 to fill vacancy and subse-
quently elected. DR.. Clarke will have
served year in September as will Mr.,
Richardson. The two new members
are DR.. Perry and Mr. Ayres. The for
mer of the two, however, has had sew
eral years of service on the high school
board, the duties of which will now be
performed by the new board.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29

Total of 966 carats OF diamonds
We're mined in Borneo in the year Of
- q
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29

The steamer Biyu Maru will be the
first Japanese ship TO be propelled by
electricity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
eu5nsssRsusnsnnsn
THE SICK.


Mrs. Walter Farris, who underwent an
operation at the Kings Daughters
hospital is reported doing nicely.
Little Miss Lucille Walker, who had
her tonsils removed at the Kings
Daughters hospital, is doing nicely.
Miss Frances Dean continues to be
seriously ill at St Thomas hospital
In Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
CLASSIFIED. ADS
FOR SAL-B

FOR SALE-HOrse and Buggy
would exchange for Ford car. LEX
804 SO. Main Street.
2SI6ti&Wlt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
ALLEGED MURDERER
STILL IS UNCApTURED
ELLIOTT GLENN, WANTED FOR
WIFE MURDER, SUCCESSFUL
IN ELUDlNG OFFICERS.

Although Elliott Glenn, negro, charg-
ed with the murder of his wife, Louise
Glenn, at Spring Hill q few nights ago,
has managed thus far to evade the Of
ficers. it was believed that he would
shortly be landed. Officers are still
on the lookout for him, and are CON
fident that he win finally be taken into
custody.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29

Private concerns produce minor
coins in China, selling them to the
banks as a profit.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
|PLANS FAST MATUR|NG FOR
SUCCESSFUL FAIR NEXT FALL;
HAXTUN GIVES ENDORSEMENT
Whole County To Be Interested in Backing of
Fair; Two Hundred to Make Guarantee

The county commissioners have
been considering plans for several
days which would permit the opera.
ton Of successful fair this year.
Several proposals have been made.
but the board has been anxious to
see some arrangements made which
would permit large participation in
the actual management. and institu.
tion Of rules governing the fair.
The grounds and buildings thereon
are owned by all Of the people of the
county, and to be Of the greatest pos.
sible benefit there must be an inter
est and cooperation throughout the
county.
Two hundred or more citizens OF
the county are asked to sign guar
antee of twenty-five dollars each to
cover any possible deficit in the op.
GRAFTON. and these signers are to meet
at the court house in Holyoke on
The state herald., 1921-07-22
Words of Praise
for Camp Grounds

1t always makes the writer feel
pleased to hear some one boosting
Holyoke. Mr. Folk. representative of
4 Denver paper house. together with
his wife. was in Holyoke en- business
and had occasion to take advantage
of the camping grounds Tuesday
night. Mr.. Folk has q new Dodge
equipped for travelling aud makes his
territory by auto. His wife accom-
panies him during the summer. They
travel all over Colorado. and both re.
marked that Holyoke had the best
equipped camping grounds in Colo
RADIO.
The new kitchen is the drawing
card as sometimes 1t Is quite inoon-
yenient to cook a meal In the open
on account OF the wind and dirt All
these conveniences are noted by tour
lists. and they speak OF them to fellow
travellers. which boosts our camp
grounds and our town.
Several report that the DID out
of Denver gets better ms they come
east, the best road being through
Phillips county.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
County Fair
PropositionsE Endorsed
by Farmers Union

The Farmers Union in the south
eastern part of the county met at
Pleasant Valley school house Wednes.
day and held an open meeting. The
building was filled with members Of
the Union and their families.
During the meeting the county fair
proposition was presented to the
Union and was very favorably re-
ceived by the order of farmers Many
Of them signed up for the guarantee.
After the meeting ice cream and
cake was served to those present, and
everyone had all the cream and cake
they could eat, as each lady brought
a delicious cake and the men furnish
ed twenty gallons of ice cream.
At late hour people left for home
having spent a very enjoyable even
ing.
The state herald., 1921-07-22

the 2sth of the present month for the
purpose of perfecting the corporation
and selecting its officers.
This arrangement is for this year
only, and levy can be made this
fall by the county commissioners
which will care for this matter for
next year.
This plan has been presented In
both the extreme east and west ends
of the county and has received the
unanimous endorsement OF the bust
ness men OF Haxtun,. and farmers
organization, and we predict that
when considered 1t will meet with
universal approval all over the
county.
II you have some good samples of
grain on your farm. preserve them
so that Phillips county will be able
to arrange the best exhibit Of agri-
cultural products she ever had.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
State Highway Com
mission Considering
New Route West

The commissioners of the
county made a trip to Sterling
last Tuesday for the purpose of
comforting with Mr.. Blue. men,
ber of the highway commission
for this district, in regard to
road matters.
MIR. Blue indicated that the
state highway would be chang.
ed from where 1t is now locat-
ed to a more direct route from
Holyoke west. He pointed ont
that the present route is thir-
teen and one.half miles longer
from Holyoke to Sterling than
was necessary If a new route
was selected.
A delegation from Haxtun
composed OF W. +. Miles, Nels
Bentson and c. C. McCune was
present at the meeting to look
after HaXton's interests.
Nothing definite will be de-
cided In regard to the route I'M
til the engineers make their re-
aoIt.
The state herald., 1921-07-22

The fourth quarterly conference Of
the Methodist church was held last
Sunday at both :dolyoks and Epworth.
the outer appointment Of this charge.
DIR. Cyrus Ames Wright. superintend.
ent OF the Greeley district. preached
an inspiring sermon ON the Father.
HOOD OF God" after which reports for
the year wers read. onicers for the
ensuing year elected. and various
committees appointed.
The pastors report showed q gain
In membership for the year Of 40,
making the total membership at the
two points as. 80 Of whom are non.
resident. This is u gain Of i50 In the
last two years,
The Sunday school superintesdents'
report showed an average Increase Of
attendance for the past two years
OF 100 per cent
The Ladies' Aid raised over 81.
900 during the year. had made some
slight Improvements on the parson.
age. pledged $1,000 toward the new
church and $50 toward the centenary.
The Epworth League showed a
healthy growth In spite Of many
seeming handieaps.
The woman's Home Missionary so
cicty was organized this year and
wa sreportcd by Its president Mrs,
A. NJ. Anderson to be starting YER,
promisingly.
Those elected officers for the cnsu
Ing year are:
Trustees-otto Fuischcr. John Hcg
inbotham. !. u. MeEwen. J. II. Paint
or, chairman. Charlie Peterson. Paul
Rcnck. Charles Sears. Q. w. 0ahr
niger. c. D. walrod aud X. n. White
stewards-w A. Board. A. w Nc
radden. II, NJ. Harms, c, D. starbuck
r. A. iinrFrcayes, Guy Bereman. a
N. Anderson. Amos Foraytho. c. u
walrod. Ralph Robb. Edward Bran
The state herald., 1921-07-22
Fourth Quarterly Methodist
Conference Held Last Sunday

des. +. C. Boldt. Fred Borland. F. II.
Gamble John GehrinEer. z. G. Sum-
mers, A. T. Clark and W. l.. Bryant.
District Steward--C. b. walrod.
Sheridan O'Nesl.
Recording stewards-Edward Bran.
des and c. o. Hecht.
The committees nominated are n
follows:
Centenary-Frcd Borland. II. NJ.
Harms. =. II. Gamble. Edward Bran.
des. W. A. Beard and John Gehringsr.
Sunday schools-Mrs. C. p. Star.
buck. Mrs. George Coleman and Mrs.
c. W. Gahringcr.
Temperance-Mrs Lydia Benjamin.
Mrs. A. W. McFadden and Mrs. Louis
Breeze.
,Tracts-Mrs. Robert Stout. Misses
Mabel Richardson and Odessa Gehr.
inger.
Educatlon-Prof. Ralph Robb. Miss
Maud Evans and Miss Mary Morse.
Frecdmans Aid-Mrs. George Stew.
art. Mrs. A. N. Anderson and Mrs.
Melissa Hayward.
Hospitais-Mrs. Frank Boldt. Mrs.
S. r. Rodman and Mrs. Charlie Peter.
son.
Church RccordH-T. II. Hargreavcs
and Harry Pcach.
Auditing Accounts-H. NJ. Harms
and Edward Brandcs.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
Sand Hills Produce
Many Wheat Fields

While on recent trip TO wray we
were surprised to note the many
wheat fields In the section known NJ
'the sand hills" which few years
ago was classed as no good ms com.
pared with the hard land sections,
True. u great many cattle sraxed Ia
the hills and u small acreage was
planted to corn and possibly rye. but
wheat was considered n hard land
crop. Now this section contains one
large wheat field after another. with
fine prospect for large yield. Many
fields were In the shock and others
ready for the reapcrs. A large acre.
age OF corn. some alfalfa fields aud
fine groves grace this large section
OF this country.
Northeastern Colorado has sure
forged To the front In the past few
years,
The state herald., 1921-07-22
Mr.. and Mrs. Castel- .
law Return to HolyolEe

Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.~Castellaw re-.
turned Sunday from Pomona. Cali
fornla. where they have been for sew
erni months visiting their daughter.
Mrs. r. H. wilder and family Mrs.
Wilder returned to Holyoke with her
parents for a visit with her two sis
tors. Mcsdames Harris aud correll.
Charles Harris met his relatives
at Juiesburg Sunday, The party
boarded the train at Pomona and ar
fiycd In Juicsburg without changing
cars SIR, castellaw looks to be IN
better health than when he went
away. He is nearing his sfth birth
day.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
DID Highway
Never in a Better
Condition for Travel

Charles Sears drove to McCook.
Thursday to use his influence In
bringing pressure TO bear to direct
tourists over the DID from Culber.
son. Some persons have mlsrepre.
sented the DID. informing tourists
that the lincoln highway was the bet.
ter road. as bridges were out on the
DID and the road In very bad
shape.
This Information is untrue. and IL
causing tourists TO take the other
route who would otherwise come this
way. We are deserving OF our share
Of the tourist travel. and steps are
being taken to correct the erroneous
statements that have been sent out
regarding the highway through Hol.
yoM
The state herald., 1921-07-22

a general shalieup OF club stand
ings IN the league race occurred Sun.
day. Lamar climbing back into lone
possession of first place by defeat
lag YennnEo, and Holyoke tnkins pos
session Of second. just one game be.
hind the leaders, by winning from
Haxun i5-9. Amherst lost to Paoll
is--i3, and those two teams and Hax.
tun are tied.
The Holyoke-HaStun game was
marked by heavy hitting and wild
pitching. but Broillar had the best
OF The argument from the start
Marlatt, first Haxtun man up drew
pass. stole second and was nabbed
trying TO duplicate at third. The
next two were easy outs.
Norman led of for the Cubs with
clean single to center and stole
second. moving up to third on wild
pitch. Correll flied to Parhm. Self.
ert walked and stole second. Denbo
slashed single through short and
went to second on the throw TO the
plate. Norman and Seifert scoring.
Broillar was In u hole In the sec.
ond but extricated himself. Sherman
singled and was forced at second.
Carpenter doubled. populating second
and third. Rush famed and Montieth
flied to Wilcox.
McMurtrie was very wild. and
Parhm had difficulty In holding him.
Lindberg was hit by pitched ball
In the second. Marlstt walked. Broil.
lar forced LindberS. Mariatt scored
ON n wild pitch and u passed ball.
Norman grounded out. but Correll
cut one TO left for four bases. bring.
Ing In Broiliar. and making the first
home run on the local grounds In an
Interstate game
MoMurtrie continued Wild and Hot
yoke scored twice In the third on
single. a hit batsman. two errors and
another single. Peterson was sent
In to pitch and struck out Marlatt
and Broillar
In the NTH. with Ditto on base
Wilcox hit inside the left field foul
iine for three bases. scoring on Lind
bcrg's sacrifice ny.
In the sixth Correli and seifcrt
singled. Denbo flied out. Ditto reach.
cl first on an error. Correil scoring.
Wilcox again connected. this time
to left for n circuit clout.
Broiiiar began TO tire in tho sev.
cn.b. and. discouraged by ragged
fielding. had disastrous inning.
Rush. first man up. Joined tho ranks
Of the home run makers. Montlcth
doubled and stole third. McMur.
tric flied TO loft. Marlatt, Mulvihill
and Gale all reached first on errors,
and Sherman was hit by a pitched
ball, with the bases full and three
scores already made IN tho Inuing,
parhm hit homo run to loft field,
Haztun scored again IN the eighth
and ninth. but the Cabs lead was
too great for the wcstcnders TO over
The state herald., 1921-07-22
Plans Made for Immediate Marking
Of G-P-C HIGHWAY Through Colorado
Large Delegation Which
State and Many from Nebraska Present Meeting Wray

The G. p. C. highway organization
called to meet at Wray last Friday,
was represented by large and Ell.
thusiastic delegation from most OF
the counties through which the road
passes in this state and a number
from Nebraska.
The meeting was called to order
by the president of the organization,
Mr. Sydney Godsman OF Burlington.
In the dining room of the Commercial
hotel
Holyoke was represented by twenty.
one of her business men and both
Julesburg and Burlington had large
delegations present.
The capacity of the dining room
was severely taxed to care for the
large crowd.
A committee composed of W. d.
McGinnis of Wray R. l.. johnson of
Holyoke and DIR. Paul Godsman of
Burlington was selected and in
structed to proceed to Denver at as
early date as was possible to con.
fer with the State Highway Commits
sion and the governor.
Plans were perfected for marking
the road Immediately. across Colora-
do, and TIE Nebraska delegates gave
assurance that the markings would
he made through thp five COMMITTEES
in that state as soon as their organ
ization could be perfected.
The officers were instructed to
have the design for marking copy
riehted, and n committee appointed
for the purpose. including G. B. Weir
OF Holyoke, recommended the letters
G. p. C. In vertical position as the
official insignia.
This report was adopted and In
strGetions given for supplying stem
ellis to the various counties for max
ing the proper signs.
The rules adopted call for four
signs posts at every cross road or
curve in the route, and one post at
least every mile when the road is
straight without intersections.
The wray Commercial Club were
the hosts OF the visitors and sand.
wiches. ice-cream. lemonade and Gig.
ars we're served In unlimited luanti-
titles.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
A Correction

In reporting the three round pre-
liminary bout the ith of July between
Flaker and Salvador. the Herald
through error reported the decision
as Flaker's on points. This was n
as the fight was declared a
draw by the referee. and we wish TO
assure the friends OF Salvatore that
the mistake was unintentlonal.
The state herald., 1921-07-22
Now Unlawful for
Person Under Fifteen
to Drive Automobile

1t is now unlawful for any person
under fifteen years Of age to drive
a motor car ON any of the state high
ways.
1t is also unlawful for any owner
OF an automobile to permit It to be
driven by youth under fifteen. The
law was adopted by the last legisla-
ture and went into effect July s.