Putnam County herald., February 26, 1914, Image 1

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VOLUME XII.
COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1914.
NUMBER 8.
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ARCADE BUILDING w'side COOKEVILLE
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If you were to die today would you leave behind helpless
little children? The one way to keep them from need is to
save a part of the money youmake. Plant- it in our bank.
It will grow.
First National Bank I
Cookeville, Tennessee
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
W. L. WHITSON. President " O. E. CAMERON, Cashier
W. A. HENSLEY, Vice President ALLEN RAGLAND, Ass't Cashier
D. C WILHITE, Active Vice-President
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Boma
Dear Herald Readers: I oft
ei hear leople say "I love to
read the letters in the Herald."
Well,, I sometimes love to ple
ase the people, so I write a few
lines fro mBoma where we have
the biggest post office of this
name in the whole United Sta
tes, and where the writer is in
charge of the only post office at
this place, but perhaps some
other man will soon be in ch
arge of this office, as the pres
ent incumbent has long since
asked Uncle Sam to be released
of the responsibilities of the
pot office. And Uncle Sam has
promised to release him soon as
1 to this position eight years ago
today, Feb. 23.
Well, about the biggest thing
ever in and around Boma has
been here for the last six or
eight weeks. Measles measles
measles, until more than a hun
dred cases old and young within
less than two miles of this place
until not much material is left
to work on. It has been a bad
type ol measles but so lar no
' deaths.
The Boma Mercantile Co.,
has been trading some ol late.
B. B. Nichols and Son, stock
holders in the firm, have bought
out the share of Moulton Bras
"well J. H. Butler of Ada, Okla., is
here.
H. S. (Tinker) Roberts and
wife are gone to Texas and Ok
lahoma to visit their children.
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, , aged
nearly 79 years, died very sud
denly Saturday morning. Fu
neral services were held by the
writer at the residence Sunday
afternoon in the presence of a
large number of relatives and
friends. She professed religion
and joined the Baptist church
in early life, and lived a christ
ian life until death. She was
held in high esteem by all wro
knew her. She was the widow
of the late F. M. Roberts, who
died two years ago.
Mrs. Mary Harper, who has
been confined for more than a
year is very low at this writing,
and not expected to live but a
few days.
Jim Phillips, formerly of
Smithville has moved to Boma.
The Herd Bros, are sawing
lumber at a lively rate at the
Findley Spring. J. M. Stewart
Livingston
I am at Livingston this week
with uncle Lum Gore. Will go
to Monroe next week to visit
uncle Harvey Linn and come
back to Cookeville next Week.
I have been in Tennessee for a
bout six months and will go
back home before long. I like
Tennessee very well but like
Oklahoma much better. I have
been reading letters from Okla
homa from some of the writers
and they wrote like they were
homesick. I haven't got sick
yet but if I do I will be sirk to
see Oklahoma. I have a good
many kinfolks in this country
and it almost seems like home.
I have one brother who come
in when I did and guess he will
make Tennessee his nome.
The measles are out pretty
bad in this section of the county
George and Jim Gore have just
begun to take them. It will be
pretty bad to go through their
families. Homer Ledbetter.
Kullituklo, Okla.
Dear Mr. Editor: " Reading
your paper makes me feel like
I had a letter from home, and I
always feel like writing a letter
for publication, but being eery
busy with other duties I have
hitherto failed to write.
Some of my very best friends
live in Cookeville and neighbor
ing towns and rural districts.
I am an old Confederate vet
eran. I entered in the first
company that went from Gaines
boro, Captain Gore's company,
which becamea part of the 8th
Reg. Tennessee Volunteer In
fantry. If this escapes the waste bas
ket, (which I seriously doubt)
and .any of my old friends and
comrades should see it I hope
they will, some of them at least,
write to me.
Capt. J. S. 1 Quarles than
whom I have no better friend
on earth, has failed to respond
to my recent communications.
As to age, Captain Quarles is a
few months my senior. We
fought and bled and suffered
side by side during the entire
struggle. I drifted westward
a fef years after the close of the
war. He returned to his native
town, Gainesboro.
I have spent several years
teaching, at which profession I
am now engaged. My school
will be out on 27th inst. after
which I expect to enter the
state normal the spring term
of which opens March 3, at Du
rant. Perhaps it may be of in
terest to your many intelligent
readers to know that I taught
my first school 47 years ago in
a log school house in Greene
county, Tenn. I have taught
in the free schools of five states,
beginning in Scott county. Va..
then Tennessee, Ark, Texas and
Oklahoma.
Mr. Editor. I regard teaching
one of the most noble of the
professions. Of course, the
preaching of the gospel to lost
men is first in importance and
far above all other professions
or employments of sen or an
gels. But closely connected eo
preaching is the employment of
God fearing and God honoring
men and women whose business
it is to instil in the minds anr
hearts of the rising generation
those noble and indispensable
principles of Christian educa
tion, preparatory to entering
upon the high and noble require
ments of citizenship.
Highest regards for all my
old friends and the great army
of your readers. W. A. Ingle.
Harriman
Dear Herald: As I have been
silent for some time will now
jot down a few lines to your
newsy little paper.
Health is very good in this
place.
H. N. Hyder and family of
Algood have moved to this place
where they will make their
home for awhile.
Mrs. H. N. Hyder was the
guest of Mrs. W. Fllpo Satur
day evening.
Miss Kate Rolen and Esta
Hyder went to the Holy Roler
church Friday and Saturday
nights.
Mai Brewer of Brotherton I
would like to see you; also Del
lie Gore and Pearl carr of Al
good. - A Friend.
J READY FOR BUSINESS
! fr!ft!,77f5irn)(oi Olefin V
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Brotherton
I am going to ask the Herald
family for a shower of birthday
cards. I will be 81 March 1, 19
14. I was in the Civil War part
of the time in the 14th Arkansas
Regiment; the balande of the
war in the 8th Tennessee caval
ry. I am looking for all of you
Brotrer Johnnies to come a
cross now and tell me some
thing when the time comes. I
will report the number I get.
S. D. Bilbrey.
Cookeville Bank
Cookeville, Tenn.
SAFE SOUND CONSERVATIVE
COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
The Citizens Bank has opened its doors
to the public and is ready for the transac
tion of a 'general banking business. Every
facility is provided and every legitimate ac
commodation will be extended our patrons.
Located in the Maxwell Block, corner Broad
and Cedar streets, opposite passenger sta
tion. Your patronage is solicited.
H.S. HARGIS, Pres. W.R. CARLEN, V.Pres.
S. B. ANDERSON, Cashier
$150,000 Bond
To Secure Depositors from
Any Loss Whatever
Will Appreciate Your Banking Business
Whether Large or Small
w. B.
SMITH, Pres.
,T. L. JOHNSON,
A. A. STALKY, Cashier
Vice Pres.
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Judge D. L. Lansden
T. J. Gregory
A. A. Staley
DIRECTORS
C. H. Rickman Worth Bryant
E. E. Dorman W. B. Smith
Thos. Finley T. L. Johnson
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Algood
If the Editor will be so indul
gent as to grant space foro an
other letter I shall be impudent
enough to take it.
Thanks to Lola Lee West and
Mrs. Dahuff.
The spring rejoicing in the in
viting zephyrs shall send forth
both flocks into the lawns and
pastures at the first rising of
Lucipher let us take to the cool
fields while the morning is new,
while the grass is hoary and the
dew most grateful to the cattle
is on the tender grass. Then
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as soon as tne iourxn nour oi
the day has brought on thirst
and the plaintive cicadas shall
rend the grove with their song,
order the flocks to drink the
water running through the ver-
dent pastures, but in the noon
tide heat seek a shady place un
der the old june apple tree, then
once more the translucent stre
ams and once more feed them
at the setting sun, when cool
vespers temper the air and now
the dewy moon refreshes the
lawns and the meadows resound
with halcyone and the bushes
with goldfinch.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Quails of
White county were in Overton
county last week visiting Mrs.
Quails.
Mrs. Earnest Heagg has been
very sick for the last few days
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown of
Falling Water were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Williams
Sunday night.
Mrs. Billy Pitts has been very
sick but is improving.
Miss Marth Brown was the
guest of Mist Estelle Verble
Sunday.
Mr. and M.s. Hinson Judd
visited in Overton county this
week.
Misses Martha Brown and Os
teite Verble attended church at
Paran Sunday. Bro. Cox, the
pastor preached two interesting
sermons at Paran and Algood
when he opened up his heart
like gridiron and a pair of bel-
lows with broad and apostolic
zeal.
Mr. Jasper Cannon is still im
proving in health and was in
Overton county last week;. ,
J. O. Rector,
Attention is called to the aH- .
vertisement of J. W. Brown of
Baxter. Mr. Brown carries
large line of general merchan
dise and also all manner of
farm implements. His motto to
low yrices and fair dealing, tra
on which solid basis he is build
ing up a fine business.
Hereford, Texas
Kind Editor: Will you please
spare me just one little corneal
in your fine paper that we are
always so glad to get. It sure
is a welcome visitor..
Find enclosed 25c for renew
al. We don't think we can
without the Herald. We are
having fine weather out . here,
good season now. Wheat to
looking pretty good.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bofc
Denny on the 13th a girl. Inly
lived a few minutes and was bu
ried on the 14th. -
Say, Pa Starnes, how woukl
you like to lay on the coueh'by
the window through July and
sleep.
Wish I could see all you Tenn
people. Not that I am home
sick at all, for the dirt hasent
blown very much this winter.
Just wait till the bugs begin om
my gardin.
Sam Robinson of Frisco wha
don't you write to us; also T. B.
S. of Elmer, we would like i
1 A . - 1W
answer your letter soon. Bui ah i
give us the news around La-
caster. Mrs. Nissie Starnes. Jr
.
A healthy man Is a king In hla
t'gf, an unhealthy man an nnnar
slay. For Impure blood and alny J t
llrtr, use Burdock Blood B'ttereM irt
tk market 35 year. $1.00 pr 1L M I
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