STATE GAZETTE
DYERSBURG, TN
42ND YEAR NO. 12
MARCH 21, 1907

DEATH OF W. L. FOWKLES--W. L. FOWKLES died at his home in this place last Sunday afternoon, aged 49 years. He was attacked by pneumonia a week ago and notwithstanding the fact he was a strong man physicially, he soon succumbed to that dread disease. "Will Doc, " as everyone loved to call him, was the son of Capt. H. L. and M. A. FOWKLES. He was twice elected to the office of Trustee of Dyer County and at the time of his death held the office of tax assessor of this, the 4th civil district, and was also a member of the city school board. After his term as Trustee expired, he engaged in the grocery business with his brother-in-law, Jas. A. NORTON, under the firm name of NORTON & FOWKLES. Some 25 years ago, he was happily married to Miss Bertle FERGUSON, daughter of A. G. FERGUSON. In this union quite a large family was raised, Ernest, his oldest son, being his only married child. He was the soul of honor and a friend to almost everyone, with a sunny disposition and a kind word for all, it was a pleasure to be in his company. He was a kind and affectionate husband and father, and many a silent tear fell upon his grave last Monday afternoon when he was laid to rest in our pretty cemetery, there to await the Resurrection morn. He was a member of the Cumberland Church, Dr. R. H. MAHON, of Memphis, a friend of the deceased, conducted the funeral service.

HOTEL CHANGE--The Hotel Stevens, which has been run under lease by H. A. MERIWETHER and managed by Jeff VAUGHN, has been secured by the Misses ENOCHS, formerly owners of the hotel at Kenton. The ladies made a success of the Kenton Hotel, which was recently destroyed by fire. The new management went into effect last night.

MISS EXOM, of Covington was in the city Monday, the guest of Mr. & Mrs. Green HAMILTON. Mrs. Will MOSS is very sick. Hon. Jos. E. JONES returned Wednesday morning from Tiptonville, where he held court.

DEBATE AT FINLEY--A debate on the subject of: Resolved, That Great Wealth is More of a Misfortune Than a Blessing to its Possessor will be given at the Methodist Church at Finley, March 22nd at 8 p. m. Duet: Misses SWINDLER & RAWLS. Affirmative: Miss Edna PRICHARD. Negative: Miss Jimmie PRICHARD. Afirmative: Miss Clara RAWLS. Negative: Miss Lillian RAWLES. Chorus. Affirmative: Mr. Clifton McDAVID. Negative: Mr. L. PECKENPAUGH. Affirmative: Miss Julia PRICHARD. Negative: Miss Elva WOOD. Piano Solo: Miss SWINDLER. Decision of Judges. R. F. C. MOSS, Ralph RICE and H. M. SMITH, Judges.

MARRIAGE LICENSES--Leroy RUMLEY to Mattie WILLIAMS. Frank WOOD to Eulis JETTON. Jim STROUD to Ludie EINLEY. J. D. BOGLE to Nora COLLINS.

ARNOLD & FERGUSON--John ARNOLD and Miss Wilo FERGUSON were the principals in a quiet home wedding at the home of the bride last night at 8 o'clock. The bride and groom are connected with the best families of the city. Mr. ARNOLD is the oldest son of Dr. & Mrs. W. J. ARNOLD, and the bride is the only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry FERGUSON, Rev. A. J. MEADERS performed the ceremony that united the happy couple. After next Monday, Mr. & Mrs. ARNOLD will be at home 5 miles north of Dyersburg on the Newbern Road. The new home is a gift of the groom's father.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907--Mrs. Chas. VERNON, of Nashville, is the guest of Mrs. John NICHOLS. Miss Mary ROGERS, of Newbern, spent several days with Miss Aileen NICHOLS this week. Miss Lee OLDHAM, of Orysa, Tenn was the guest of Miss Lizzie TENNEY last week. Miss Janie COOVER leaves to-day to spend several days with Miss Kate COOVER, who is attending Potter College in Bowling Green, Ky. Mrs. John TARRANT entertained a few friends Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. GENNETT, who is visiting Mrs. Milton MAGEE. There has been no improvement in the condition of Dr. W. A. FOWKLES this week. Miss Maud PARISH, who has been in Nashville for the past few weeks, will return home next week. J. E. EBERSOLE and C. E. HICKS went to Martin last Thursday and assisted the Union City Band in giving a concert. G. W. HELM, formerly a citizen of our city, now a resident of Caruthersville, was in this city Monday representing D. Canale & Co., of Memphis. Prof. Marshall, the well-known Chiropodist, or corn doctor, is at Hotel Easley. He expects to locate permanently The heads and antlers of the two large elks killed by Messrs. W. S. DRAPER & Ernest RICE in Montana last fall are attracting much attention in the show windows of the Forked Deer Hardware Company. The rifle that did the work and sold by this Company is on display too.

JOHN PIERCE--John PIERCE, after a short illness of pneumonia, died at his home in this city Monday night at 11 o'clock. He was 55 years of age at the time of his death, and had been a resident of this city only a few months. He was born near RoEllen and lived in that neighborhood all his life until his removal here. He was a man of fine character and liked by all who knew him. Mr. PIERCE was a nephew of the late John SAWYER and was left a fine estate by his uncle. His remains were interred at Rehobeth Tuesday. Rev. A. J. MEADERS, his pastor, reading his funeral service. There was not a dry eye at the grave where his friends gathered to do him homeage.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS--J. W. SMITH to C. W. MOORE, land $250. S. Granger LATTA to Mollie BELL, land 4th dist $200. Guy FUMBANKS to Amanda BISHOP, land 5th dist, $150. W. H. FOWLER & L. C. FUMBANKS to Mollie BELL, lot in Dyersburg, $200. Amanda BISHOP to Abb BISHOP, land 5th dist $150. Amanda BISHOP to Guy FUMBANKS, land 5th dist $100. Jennie L. DOYLE to Mrs. Lula HARDY, lot $450. L. GOLDSMITH to Frank GALLOWAY, lot $100. C. E. TARNLEY to L. C. FUMBANKS, land 12th dist $5000. Geo. E. SCOTT, et al to Milton MAGEE et al, 14th dist $6,587. 50. Jas. P. GREY to Kate P. SHOFFIN, land 6th dist $500. John G. FOWKLES to Jas. P. GREY, land 6th dist $13. W. H. BIGGS to R. A. BELL, $2, 800. J. W. McCANN to E. C. FEWELL. land 6th dist $500. S. G. LATTA to Dyersburg Northern R. R. $500. R. M. & C. H. HALL to Dyersburg Northern, land 4th dist $2,500. G. G. WRIGHT to J. N. PARKER, land 7th dist $75. G. D. & H. PARKS to Wm. M. HAMPTON, land 6th dist $3,000. J. P. HAMPTON to Wm. HAMPTON, land 6th dist $775. R. T. SORRELL to C. T. GREEN, land 1st dist $600. T. E. L. CULTER to A. J. HENNING, $1,500. J. E. HARRELL to Jno. COOK, land 12th dist $150. Jno. COOK to Mausy C. CARTER, Land 12th dist $150.

THE DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY --had their Donation Party on Friday afternoon. The members and their friends contributed generously to the Easter box, as the following list shows: Mrs. SWEARENGEN, cake. Mrs. J. W. TENNEY, three shirts. Mrs. States MILLER, cake and suit of clothes. Mrs. Jennie WALKER, two pair towels. Mrs. W. S. COOVER, cake and jar of jam. Mrs. B. B. WATKINS, two jars of preserves. Mrs. J. E. BENSON, Jar of preserves. Mrs. M. J. HOWELL, two cans peaches and shirt. Mrs. L. C. FUMBANKS, can preserves and can tomatoes. Mrs. J. G. MEADOWS, jar preserves and towels. Miss Alice PARR, two jars preserves. Mrs. Ed BAKER, cake. Mrs. Cora TODD, two jars jam. Miss Ann Ella HURT, two jars chilie sauce. Mrs. J. N. PARKER, jar jam, two cans corn, two cans tomatoes, two jars jelly, and two bars of soap. Mrs. W. T. CHAMBLIN, four towels. Miss Dollie FARRIS, cake. Mrs. N. J. BUNN, cake. Miss Mary LUSCOMBE, coat, vest, magazines. Miss Mai SMITH, jam cake. Miss B. STEVENS, sheets and towels. Mrs. FRANKE, tablecloth, three nightshirts, three suits of clothes, four pipe slips, one undershirt, and ten shirts. Mrs. John TODD, one pair sheets, two pillow cases, and two towels. Mrs. W. J. ARNOLD, cake. Mrs. I. H. DAWSON, six towels. Mrs. Henry KLYCE, five cans peaches and three cans tomatoes. Mrs. Jennie DOYLE, two jars preserves, one jar jelly, one bottle and one overcoat. The following ladies made a very helpful and efficient committee and abley assisted by Mrs. C. C. DAWSON, packed away the tempting edibles and other comforting things in boxes: Mesdames M. J. HOWELL, John TARRANT, States MILLER, and C. M. WALKER. The hostess, Mrs. SWEARENGEN, made the meeting one of pleasure as well as business. The ladies adjourned, feeling they learned anew that, "It is more blessed to give than receive, "especially when the recipients of their gifts are the lingering and lonely band of the wearers of the gray.

ROUTE NO. 3--Measles is prevalent on our route. Mr. ANGLE, who recently came here from Arkansas, was the first one stricken. Tis'old Arkansas measles and will naturally serve you rough. J. K. WHITE & Dave PARKER have both had measles and are now convalescent. Mrs. Oscar EVANS left last week to join Oscar in Louisville, Miss. Miss Cora McGUIRE, of Nanvoo, is visiting her uncle, Sid HENDERSON and family, of Dyersburg. Mrs. James PAYNE is convalcing from an attack of bilious fever. Whitman PORCH, who recently graduated from the Dickson Normal Institute, has accepted a position with the Southern Railway Company at Florence, Ala. Whitman is the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. H. D. PORCH of Ozment Coleman TUCKER, of Memphis, who has been visiting relatives here, has returned home Monday night accompanied by his brother, Newt. J. E. McKEE has returned from Columbia, where he has been to attend the bedside of his mother, who was dangerously ill, but has improved. Miss L. V. BLEDSOE, who has been dangerously ill with typhoid fever, at the home of her parents, Mr. & Mrs. J. L. COOK, is still very low with little prospects of recovery. Forest McNAUGHTON left Price's Mill several months ago, and went to Memphis, where he accepted the position of car inspector for a railway company. He has already been given an increase in salary.

FOWKLES--DEWESE and HUFFMAN are talking of putting in an outfit on the Forked Deer River to saw crossties. Hart JOHNSON has moved out on Lewis KING's place and is going to farm this year. Mr. PETTY, who has been living near the mill, has occupied Mrs. VIA's homeplace. We are glad to have Pink SANDERS with us again. Mr. SANDERS was formerly of this place and moved away to follow the railroad. Harve WELCH has just completed a neat cottage in the northern portion of town and has added his family to the population of the city. Mr. McGEE, of Millington, was a guest of Miss Jeffie FITZHUGH Saturday. The Subject of Debate: "Resolve that the indian was treated worse by the white man than the negro. " was warmly discussed by the school Friday night. Miss Pearl BELL, Owen RICHARDSON, and Marion DUVALL acted as judges. The negative side gained. Mrs. BAKER's baby is improving fast and Bro. HARRISON's baby is also convalescent. Mr. MAXDON has gone back to McNary. Says the soil is not rich enough here to raise peas. J. H. BELL will move into his new house soon.

CHURCH GROVE--Some sickness since last report, also, two deaths recently; Mr. WATSON, father of Mrs. PEACOCK died of dropsy and was buried in Newbern Cemetery. Mrs. NUSOM, a victim of pneumonia was buried at Church Grove. Miss Addie DAVIS and Mr. & Mrs. Autie KING have had an attack of la grippe. Mrs. Doc VINCENT of Memphis, has returned home after a short visit to Mr. & Mrs. Will VINCENT. Sam CRENSHAW and family & Howard HAMPTON and wife Sundayed with old Mr. HAMPTON, which was his birthday. Miss Bessie JONES from Hall Moody School, Martin, made a flying trip home to see her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jeff JONES recently. Mrs. Sam CAGLE visited her mother, Mrs. WILLIAMS recently. Mrs. Frank JONES & Miss Ethel SHIPP were guests of Wes YOUNG's Family Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Frank MONTGOMERY and family were visitors of Mr. & Mrs. Jeff JONES Sunday.

SORRELL'S CHAPEL--Linn SORRELL is on the sick list, also Mrs. John ETHERIDGE. Jesse REW and family, of Chestnut Bluff were guests last week of Linn SORRELL & family. John & George SMITH are moving to Bas DINSTON's place.

FINLEY--Miss Nell LITTLE spent a few days with homefolks, returning Tuesday to Martin, Tenn., where she is attending school. Mrs. Bettie FINLEY is very ill. Jim STROUD & Miss Marlinda FINLEY were married Saturday evening.

UNION HILL--While Mr. THURMAN and family and family were absent from home Saturday, their house and its contents were destroyed by fire. George MOORE is all smiles and its all over a little bright-eyed girl baby.

NEWBERN--Miss Estella BROWN visited Mrs. B. A. HOUSEWOOD in Dyersburg lst week. Aaron PARNELL and R. W. PACE will file claims in New Mexico, for a half or whole section of land. Aaron says he wants land for his stock. Mr. COOK and son, near Newbern, have returned from New Mexico, where they secured land and seemed well pleased with it. Clennie HAMILTON has returned from a trip to Texas, much improved in health. Miss Icie WALTINGTON has been quite ill for the past few days.

STOKES--Will RAINS has been away from home a good part of the time recently transacting business in this and adjoining counties. Our community is getting pretty well supplied with telephones. A. B. CHAMBERS has had one put in recently and Dr. RICE expects to have one installed in his new residence in the near future. Miss Nettie GREEN was quite sick last week, is improving. H. H. PENNINGTON was quite sick several days last week. Uncle Martin NANCE, of Bogota, visited W. T. BLEDSOE's family last week. An infant child of Will GOFORTH, of Friendship, was buried at Bowen's Chapel last Sunday.

MENGLEWOOD--Jas. DUF is quite sick with pneumonia. W. N. POLLARD has just returned from Memphis, where he has been with homefolks for the past week. H. B. MASSIE and Miss Louise WILSON visited friends in Dyersburg Sunday. We are glad to see our mail carrier, John TIPTON, back with us again. Miss Minnie MAHON has just returned from Richwoods, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. TWILLA.