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UTOAM T7 T? VOLUME IX. G )OKEVILLE, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1911. NUMBER 9. p COUOTY Mt. View Lodge. No. 179, 1. 0. 0. F. met ah the usual hour, February 25th, 1911, J. M. Haynes, N. G., presiding with some twenty or more brothers in attendance. Quite a lot of routine business was disposed of. tsro. K. t. rippm was reported as still desperately bad off. Bro. E. D. Staley has yery recently suffered anoth er Daa sinning spell and is now very bad off. Bro. H. D. McCulley was re ported sick, the committee will see af ter him. Bro. John Chaffin was report ed convalescent. Ihe committee made tavorable re port on petitions for the iniciatory, who after ballot was declared duly elected to the initiatory. ' Bro. L. P. Shipley was granted trans fer card to Bridgeport Lodge, Bridge port, Texas. One petition for member ship by transfer was presented, etc, and referred to committee. Our lodge membership seems stuck on 172 as it has clung to that number for more than a year, never varying more than one, more or les3. It is hoped that we may gain in spite of downbreaks by deaths," transfers, etc. that the lodge has been experiencing for the past year. All should work for a membership of at least 200. w We want to sell you hardware and farming implements. Jere Whitson Hardware Co. A Surprise Wedding A wedding that was quite a surprise to the many friends and relatives of the contracting part ies was that of Miss Bertha Brown to Mr. Clay Brown, last Sunday shortly after 12 o'clock at the bride's home in West Cookeville, in the presence of a large number of witnesses. Esq. Goolsby of Double Springs offici ated. Immediately after the ceremo ny had been performed, the brid al party drove to Bloomington Springs and from there to Double Springs from which place they went to the groom's home about 1 miles east where a very elabo rate wedding dinner of an innu merable number of tempting and delicious dishes had been spread, which was enjoyed by all, includ ing friends and relatives who had gathered there. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Brown of this city and is an accomplished young lady, especially in the study of art. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bro wn of Brown's 'Mill and is a worthy young man. The Herald, together with the many friends of the young couple, congratulates them and wishes them a long, happy and prosper ous journey through life. Jere Whtton Hardware Co. succeeds Whitson & Barnes Hardware Co. SENATE BILL NO. 286 . An Act to Repeal Chapter 617 of the Acts of 1903, being an Act Incorporating Bloomington in Put nam County. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General As sembly of the State of Tennessee, That Chapter 517 of the Acts of 1903, heinsr an Act incorporating the town of Bloomington in Putnam County, be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requinnjf it. Passed February 9, 1911. N. Baxter, Jr., Speaker of the Senate. A. M. Leach, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Approved. Feb. 9, 1911. Ben W. Hooper, Governor. A true copy. Attest: Hallum W. Goodloe, Secretary of State. Go to Jere Whitson Hardware for all kinds of field seeds. Co. Empty Titles. William Jennings Bryan once joked about our Arnericau fondness for titles, "You all know of the colonel," he said, "who got hia title by Inheritance, having married Colonel Brown's wid ow? But I once met-a general who got his title neither by inheritance, nor by service, nor by anything you could mention. " 'General,' I said to him, 'how do you come by this title of yours, any way?' " 'Why, sir,' said he, 'I passed my youth in the flour trade and for twenty-seven years was a general miller.' "I know another titled man. Judge Greene. " 'Are you, sir,' I once asked him, 'a United States judge or a circuit court judge?' " 'I ain't neither.' he replied. 'I'm a Judge of boss racin'.' " Fear. Fear causes more disease than do microbes, more deaths than famine. more failures man panics, it costs more than war. is always a failure aud Is uever necessary, said a medical man. Fear weaken's the heart's action. In duces congestion. Invites Indigestion. produces poison through decomposing foods and is thus the mother of auto poisoning, which either directly causes or greatly aids In the production of quite 00 per cent of all our diseases. 0c OOa SAVED MYMONEY. 1 a a a PUT IT IN THE BANK, WHERE ITS iSAF A m s 1 1 MH.JN who own automobiles began putting their money in the bank 1 they were boys, and kept at it. You are never too young to begin a good habit. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank FIRST NATIONAL BANK Cookeville, Tenn. Capital Double that of Any Other Bank in Putnam County UNDER DIRECT CONTROL OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT T J. T. Anderson, President Thos. Mason, Cashier Gid H. Lowe, Vice President J. R. Douglass, Vice President iQOoi ! f Simplified Spelling. "Why did you take EInora away from school. Aunt Mahaly V" a lady asked her cook one day. Aunt Mahaly snili'ed scornfully. " 'Cause de teacher ain't satisfaction ary tub me. Mis' Mally. What you reckou she tell dat chile yistidy? She 'low dat IV spell four when even" a idjut 'ud know dat it spells ivy." Not Strong Minded. "Your wife, Clark, is. I should say, a strong minded lady." "There, you would be wrong. I should rather describe her as brittle minded." "Brittle minded?" "Yes: she's been giving me pieces of her mind for years." An Easy Arrangement. Wife Am I, then.' never to have my way in anything?" Husband Certain ly, dear. When we are bath agreed you can have your way. When we differ. I'll have mine." An irritable man lies like a hedge hog rolled up the wrong way. torment ing himself with his own prickles. E. l Uwd. Our First Year To our Friends and Customers: March 1st, 1911, marks the close of our first year's business, we having opened for business March 1st, 1910. We take this method of thank ing our friends and customers for their liberal patronage, their good will and their many kind expres sions in our behalf. Our growth has been steady from the day we opened for bus iness, and we are now stronger and more able to care for .the wants of our customers than we have ever been. We have been criticised for some of our policies, but this does not prevent us from pursuing he course we believe to be best for i. 1.1 U I .i. . uux siucJtwiuiueia aim cuaiuir jo, and the entire community. We have conducted our bun ness along safe and conservative lines and we do not solicit busi ness that is not based on safe principles. Our policy in the past has been and in the future will be, to keep money safely that is entrusted to our care, and pay it to the owner on demand, make loans to respon sible parties who give proper se curity, and to honor checks when the party drawing same has the funds to his credit. We have and will continue to use the strictest economy, in the management of our business, pay ing salaries only to those who are doing actual work, in this way giving our stockholders the bene fit of all that is possible and mak ing our bank stronger. We are the only. National Bank in Putnam County, and to those desiring a safe place to transact business we extend a cordial in vitation. Thanking one and all again, we beg to remain, Very truly, First. National Bank, J. T. Anderson, President. Thos. Mason, Cashier. We are opening up a first class re tail stcre hi our wholesale and ware house on wst side, and v, ould like to sell you hnrdware, farming imple ments and field seeds. Jere Whitson Hardware Co. Market Report , . The following prices ar being paid by Cookeville dealers today: Eggs, per dozen 13a Hens, perpjund .10c Roosters, each.. . ...15c Turkeys, per pound. 10c - Ducks, per pound ....10c Green Hides, per pound 7c, Subscribe now; 59c a year later on. i