Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for JUNE 1916 June 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net April 18, 2005, 12:41 am The Cleburne News June 1916 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for JUNE 1916 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, June 1, 1916 CARD OF THANKS We take this method of thanking our many friends and neighbors for their kind words and assistance in the death and burial of our dear husband and father. May the richest blessings of the lord be with you all. Mrs. T.B. Champion and children ____ LOCAL News Mrs. M.E. Duncan of New Brocton, Ala., wants to know the whereabouts of her two brothers, Elijah Bush and Harris Bush, both old soldiers. They were last heard from 16 years ago. ____ MAR'S HILL News Martin Lipham of Rome, Georgia visited his father Mr. E.H. Lipham on Sunday. __ This vicinity extends its most heartfelt sympathy to Mr. S.G. Dodson in the bereavement of his dear companion who was carried away by the dark angel of death on Sunday, May 28th, after a brief illness of one week. Mrs. Dodson leaves a husband, three children and a host of friends to mourn her death. ____ MRS. H. C. DODSON DEAD Mrs. H.C. Dodson of Red Oak, Georgia, died at the home of her husband Thursday, May 25th after an illness of long duration. About two years ago Mrs. Dodson suffered a stroke of paralysis and since which time she had been practically helpless. Mrs. Dodson was the mother of Mrs. D.C. Mims of Heflin and a cousin to the editor of The News. Mrs. Dodson was a consecrated christian woman and was greatly loved by a large circle of friends. She is survived by the husband and several children. ____ LOCAL News Almost everyone pleasantly remembers Mr. Will Denman, a brother of Mrs. Jessie Tolleson. A few years ago Will moved to Texas, locating at Dublin. It is learned that Mr. Denman has been elected Tax Collector of the county in which Dublin is situated and this good news is shared with his hundreds of friends who knew him in Cleburne County. ___ Mr. Joe Harris of Coal City visited his brothers J.N. and Martin Harris here last week. __ Clarice and Robert Foster of Douglasville, GA are spending several days with their grandmother, Mrs. R.T. Reid. __ Mr. Aaron Denman and Miss Evie Morris, both of near Ashland, were happily married at Cedar Creek last Sunday, Rev. Melvin Johnson officiating. ___ Miss Mae Stephens is quite ill at the home of her parents. Miss Stephens was taken very seriously ill with an attack of biliousness while at the graduating exercises at the school building last Tuesday evening and was immediately carried to her home where she remains still unable to leave her room. Her many friends wish for her a speedy recovery. __ Mr. S.M. Denson of Arlie, Alabama, accompanied by Mrs. Denson, arrived in Heflin on Monday. Mr. Denson will be in the county for several weeks and will be present at the Fourth of July singing at this place. He will teach singing schools in Randolph County, and also at Whitesburg and Douglasville, Georgia, before returning home. __ A SPLENDID CITIZEN CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE Last Saturday morning, the body of Mr. Thomas B. Champion was found in a field not far from his home near Bell Mills, 8 miles southeast of Heflin, where he had been at work, when some member of the family discovered him cold in death, and at once the news spread throughout the community that Mr. Champion was dead. Sadness was brought to many hearts and gloom into hundreds of homes, because all who knew Tom Champion were his friends. In life he was a true, staunch friend to those most needing friends, and he was always present to assist the sick and afflicted. Mr. Champion was an honest, hardworking man and had gone to his field just over the hill not far from his house to his work as usual and at about 10 o'clock in the forenoon he returned to the house for a drink of water and there it is said, told Mrs. Champion that he was feeling unusually well and returned to his work, where his body was found about two hours later, cold in death. Little did this good man realize that when he left his devoted wife, his life-long companion who had all through the gone-by years shared his hardships, that he was entering "the valley of the shadow" and the death angels were beating their wings around his head. He was an old friend and long acquaintance of the editor of The News who shall ever remember and miss him greatly. He was a strict member of the Baptist church, a true Mason and Odd Fellow. He leaves a host of friends and a grief stricken family to mourn his untimely death. Death is always the saddest thing that comes to us, but when it steals into our homes unawares and removes from our midst our friends, the mainstay of the family, it comes as a terrible blow. Everyone one with whom he was ever associated was made better for having known Tom Champion. The News extends to the bereaved family a hand of sympathy and if knowing that we are at the alter of grief with them will tend to lighten the awful heartaches, let us remind you that our deep and profound sympathy is yours. The interment took place at Pine Grove church on Sunday with Masonic honors, conducted by the Heflin Lodge, assisted by other members of the fraternity. Rev. G.B. Boman, his pastor, conducted the funeral service and in feeling words spoke of how the church and sunday school at Pine Grove would miss this good and loyal christian. The church service was closed after singing one of Mr. Champions' old songs. ____ TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS B. CHAMPION On last Saturday morning about 10 o'clock, the disembodied spirit of Brother T.B. Champion took its flight to realms eternal. While industriously working in his field as was his want, he was suddenly stricken like Elijah of old, not like him in every respect, but in the most important respect, he was taken like this old servant of god, all at once without warning whatever, he was called home to meet his lord, whom he so dearly loved and whom he had so faithfully served for a long time. Bro. Champion had lived in Cleburne county for about 31 years. He made a good citizen, loyal and all that was good and noble and a friend to everybody. He had no enemies, was loved and respected by all who knew him. He had been a member of the Baptist church for about 30 years, and as a church member, he was always faithful to his church and was one of its most loyal members, always faithful to his pastor and to the cause fo rwhich the church stands. He was my friend and counselor, and he always had a word of encouragement and of good cheer for all. He was fond of children and loved to talk to them and point them to the lord. He was at the time of his death about 62 years old. His health had been failing for several years. The end came unexpectedly but found him ready. His motto was "watch ye therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the son of man cometh." His life was well spent, his memory shall be blest; his death a calamity to his family, church and community, but a triumph in christ. His destiny will be glorious. His works will live on after him. "Blessed are the dead who die in the lord, for they shall rest from their labors and their works do follow them." To the family I would say, live to meet him in the glory world. There will be no more more tragedies like this. There the inhabitants never say "I am sick". There those who meet you will part no more, and those long parted meet again. G.B. Boman, his pastor. ______ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 8, 1916 LOCAL News PROMINENT COUPLE HURT Mr. and Mrs. John Howle, while enroute to church at Pine Grove from their home just below Bell Mills, met with quite an accident when the mule they were driving became frightened at an approaching auto. The buggy was turned over and the occupants were painfully, though not fatally, hurt. The auto was being driven by a Mr. Jackson of Tallapoosa who very kindly took the injured parties in his car and carried them to their home, offering to call a physician. The accident is said to have been entirely unavoidable. The buggy was a complete wreck. ___ Mr. A. L. Crumpton and Miss Bernice Fordham were happily married at the home of the bride's mother Tuesday evening, Rev. G.B. Boman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Crumpton will make their home in Ashland, Ala. __ Mr. Rufus Wright was carried to the infirmary in Anniston last week for treatment. __ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weathers were here last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thompson. __ Mrs. S.H. Watson died at the home of her husband, 12 miles east of Heflin, the latter part of last week. Death came suddenly to this good woman while sitting in a chair. The News extends sympathy to the bereaved. ___ Mrs. John Thompson, a pioneer of Cleburne, died at the home of her son, Mr. Bud Thompson on the Nelms farm, Friday at the advanced age of 80 years. The interment was at old ? Baptist church, seven miles southeast of Heflin on Saturday. __ Mr. J.J. Greer of Edwardsville was here on Friday enroute to Birmingham where he went to consult an eye specialist and take treatments. __ Mrs. Mary Brannon of Dallas, Texas will spend several weeks this summer visiting relatives in and around Heflin. we are glad to see her back in Cleburne again. __ W.A. Stephens was taken desperately sick about 11 o'clock on Monday with a bilious attack and has been confined to his room most of the time since. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 15, 1916 IN MEMORY OF MRS. S.H. WATSON On Thursday morning, June the 1st at 8 o'clock, this noble character of the lord laid down the armor. The immortal escaped from its earthly moorings, has freed itself from earths limitations and with peace is going on in mental and spiritual development. Sister Watson has gone to live with jesus in that house not made with hands eternal in the heavens. She was a member of the Baptist church at Howel's Grove and will be missed by the church. Yes, she will be missed in the home. Who is not better for having known and loved her for love is never lost and never dies. So we know she is not dead, but is in that happy home of the soul beyond the starry skies. Sister Watson was the mother of nine children, two of whom preceded mother to glory several years ago. She leaves seven children and an affectionate husband to mourn her departure. The writer extends to the bereaved husband and children a hand of sympathy. Live to meet her in heaven. Sister Watson was 69 years, 3 months and 4 days old at the time of her death. The interment took place at Hurricane church June 2nd in the presence of relatives and friends, Revs. Carter and W.M. Barr conducting the funeral service. " I long to go to heaven, there are many reasons why, For when I get to heaven, I'll see my precious wife. And oh, the happy meeting, we'll know no more pain, all tears and sorrow vanished, we will never part again." A friend _______ LETTER FROM H.M. NIXON FROM DALLAS, TEXAS To Editor of the Cleburne News, I will give you a short sketch of my trip from Heflin to this place. I was intending to board the train at Anniston but on account of rain on the 22nd of May, I boarded No. 23 at Iron City that day. At Anniston I purchased a ticket over the L. and N. via Selma, Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans to DeRidder, Louisiana. Most of the land over which we traveled was level and appeared to be very fertile. There was a great deal of water and we certainly believe the old report that three forths of the earth's surface is covered with water. Well, we crossed the great Coosa River and then the greater Alabama river and then the Mobile Bay and many lakes and gulfs and the Pearl river which seemed to be a world of water. It was miles across some of them and it appeared to me that the train was down level with the water. I had to stop over in New Orleans 3 or 4 hours. I went down to the Mississippi river and oh, such a sight! I could not figure out which was the long way of it. I saw a boat down there which looked like it could carry all of Heflin at once. Before we got to New Orleans we traveled a considerable distance along the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. There are several towns on that route with the name of "Gulf' or "Lake" either prefixed or affixed which I thought was very appropriate. There was rain on the 22nd at night so a great deal of the land appeared to be covered with water, especially New Orleans. The city certainly needs draining. At New Orleans we changed to the Santa Fe Sunset Route for Lake Charles, Louisiana. Here we boarded the Kansas City Southern for our destination, DeRidder, Louisiana. DeRidder is the county seat of Beauregard Parish and is a beautiful city. Our stay there was pleasant for 2 days, when I purchased tickets to this place over the Kansas City Southern to Shreveport, and there over the main line of the Texas Pacific to Dallas, Texas. Most of the crops I saw along the route was ribbon cane, though I notices something that I did not know what it was, neither could those I asked, tell me. It was in rows about four feet and looked like bunch sweet potatoes only it was solid in rows. I noticed that no timber was growing along the river banks. I saw state farms in Alabama and large pecan and orange groves. At Bonami, Louisiana, near DeRidder, the government has an Experimental Station. More later. H.M. Nixon, Dallas, Texas _____ FAR OFF FROM KANSAS MR. J.M. VANCURON WRITES To Editor of The Cleburne News, Thinking that my ramblings might be of interest to your readers, I will write as I am up here in the "free state" of Kansas where they have state-wide prohibition. Boot-leggers and blind tigers are as scarce as lawyers in the glory land, but not quite, for there are a few here where Aunt Carrie Nation blazed the way for state wide prohibition with that ever memorable little hatchet. Women are given the right to vote in this state and I think I'll stay here until an election is held just to see how awkward and out-of-place a woman appears at the polls voting. Bless their precious hearts, I would not ever dare deny them of any rights or liberties that belongs to them; but god created woman for a more nobler purpose than to indulge in dirty politics, is the view I take in the matter. Every mother that has a home has a little government of her own that requires all of her time and energy and this is the government over which god intended her to preside. Well, here they have social equality, I suppose that is what it would be called. This country is made up of almost all nationalities, negroes, indians, mexicans, canadians and americans and the white children attend school with all this mixture. Well this is the prettiest and finest country I ever saw. It is a level prairie and not a tree to be seen except those that have been planted out. One can see as far as the eye can behold. The whole face of the earth appears to be covered with wheat, wheat, wheat, as far as can be seen. Garden City, Kansas is near the Colorado line; 500 miles northwest of Oklahoma City; 400 miles west of Kansas City and 1,500 miles northwest of Birmingham, Ala. Garden City, Kansas is situated in what is known as the Mountain or Middle Western Time. In the division of time you are in Central time. Travelers going west at a certain time have to set their timepieces back one hour, because east of this line when it is 12 o'clock it's only eleven on the west side. Now, this is not the only division of time, there are two others. Well, this part of western Kansas is not in the great west and corn belt. It is a dry country and farmers have to irrigate their land. The main industry is making hay and growing sugar beets. They have a large sugar mill refining plant here where many tons of sugar is turned out each year. Hundred of tons of hay, principally alfalfa is gathered here. One has to see a field of alfalfa in full bloom to appreciate its beauty and grandure. The resident portion and parks of Garden City make it the most beautiful town I ever saw. There are trees planted on each side of the sidewalk and front and backyards until it forms almost a solid canopy of green overhead, with a carpet of green under foot. I am thinking of visiting Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, Colorado where it is said to be the greatest scenery in the United States, before I return. I will quit by saying hurrah for The News and best wishes for all. J.M. VanCuron ____ MARS HILL News Mrs. Vise Tanner visited her daughter Mrs. Ola Roberts on Saturday and Sunday. __ Frank Sewell happened to the misfortune of getting a new buggy wrecked Sunday in a runaway scrape. __ E.H. Lipham who has been ill several days with rheumatism, is rapidly recovering. __ LOCAL News Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Cook of Georgia attended the burial of their grandmother Mrs. John Thompson. __ Miss Ezmer Newkirk of Attalla, is spending some time with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Barnes. __ Mrs. Minnie Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Vaughan, who has been visiting relatives in Cleburne for the past three weeks, left on Sunday for her home in Oklahoma. __ HEFLIN Route 5 News Mr. Johnie Newell and family visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Howle recently. __ Mrs. G.P. Starr has been ill for some time but is improving some. __ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 22, 1916 MRS. SMITH DEAD Mrs. Jane Smith, widow of "Uncle Billy" Smith, died at the home of her nephew, Mr. J.T. Newborn, near Edwardsville, Friday morning of last week at a few minutes after twelve o'clock, following an illness of but a few hours of paralysis, at the advanced age of 81 years. The interment was at Bethsadia Baptist church, Rev. J.W. Walker conducting the funeral services in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Mrs. Smith came to Cleburne county from Campbell county, Georgia about 30 years ago with her husband and settled near Edwardsville. She was a consecrated member of the Baptist church and was a sister of Rev. W.J. Newborn. Her husband died seven or eight years ago. ____ MR. BENNETT DEAD Mr. Green Bennett, a pioneer citizen of Cleburne county, died at his home near Fruithurst on Thursday of last week and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Cane Creek. He was about 80 years old at the time of his death and was known to many of the older citizens of the county. He was a good christian man and was held in high esteem by all. ____ FORMER CLEBURNE CITIZEN DEAD Mr. W.B. Hammond, living on Brindle mountain, and once a citizen of this county, departed this life on the 5th day of this month near Arab, Marshall County, Ala. He was 63 years of age. He died very suddenly of complicated diseases of the stomach. The interment was conducted by the Odd Fellows, of which he was a member. He leaves a wife and ten children to mourn his death. We extend sympathies to the bereaved family. ___ LOCAL News George Wade, sent to the penitentiary from this county, has again been denied a pardon or parole by the pardon board. __ Sheriff Rowell is making his arrangements to move to his farm near town and his son-in-law, Cecil Harris, will become jailor. __ MARS HILL News Mrs. Mattie Buttram is in a serious condition, suffering with a heart trouble. __ Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mason of near Cedartown, Georgia visited Mr. Joe Allen and family the first of the week. __ DUTCH WHEELER TAKES POT SHOT AT JOE ROBERTS, JR. Dutch Wheeler was arrested Monday at his home in the upper part of the county charged with taking a pot-shot at Joe Roberts Jr., on Sunday and was brought to Heflin and placed in the county jail to await a hearing before Judge of Probate Glasgow at the next term of that court, which will convene the first Monday in July. Wheeler was only recently paroled by the Governor, charged with some misdemeamor. _____ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, June 29, 1916 LOCAL News The condition of Mrs. W.J. Henry, who has been seriously ill for some time remains unchanged. __ Carroll Morgan, one of Heflin's most popular young men, has been appointed to West Point, being notified of his appointment this week by Hon. John W. Abercrombie, member of Congress. Carroll will go to Fort McPherson near Atlanta, Georgia for physical examination on July 10th. __ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape405gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 21.1 Kb