The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-08-21

neiohbors and friends, and trust
they may find a comfortable and
profitable homet in that famous
country. They have the kindest
wishes of hosts of friends.
On Thursday Russell and Lea
Garth left for Pueblo, Colo. Rus
sell goes back to take charge OF d
school and Lea accompanied him
prospecting for a position. His
health has not been good here for
some months, and he hopes to find
a better climate in the West.
Mr. W. II. Bell, formerly with
the Bank of Obion, is now connected
as successor Of Mr.. c. V. Jones
with the Commercial Bank Of this
CITY as assistant cashier Mr.. Bell
is we'll known and highly indorsed
as young gentleman and a man OF
business. We gladly welcome him
70 Union City.
J. FL. Mcdowell has just received
from Kentucky a year-old Cotswold
buck that weighs go pounds. He
also has received 1926 good, medium
ewes, which he bought on the Ten
nessee river, near Saltillo. Over
5000 sheep have been brought into
Obion county tor breeding purposes
within twelve months,
The fire company responded to
an alarm this morning at E. II.
Wh1tley's residence, aud reache
the house in time to prevent the
burning Of anything but the top
and a portion of the sides Of the
Kitchen One of the horses ran
away before he could be hitched to
the hose wagon, but he went no
further than around a SOU re.
Or, W. M, Turner, one of Union
City's most progressive business
men, and the leading dentist OF
West Tennessee, was in Hickman
Wednesday on business. He called
on the Courier aud gave the editor
thereof considerable encourage
ment by predicting the success Of
the Courier under IT'S present man
agement. Hickman Courier,
Mr.. Clifford " Jones has re-
signed from the position of assist
ant cashier of the Commercial
Bank iii this city to become d part
ner with Mr.. Walter Reynolds in
the grocery business to begin about
the first OF September. Mr.. Rey-
nolds has been very successfully en-
gagged in conducting a retail grocery |
store for number of years. Dur
ing a greater portion of this time !
Mr. Jones' has also become well !
known ~ the banking business.
They are both popular, heightened,
honorable meu, highly qualified il
every way, and there H. no reason
Why their success is not assured
They have tile Endorsement Of MANY |
good friends,
Attorney W. A Bonner, of Dial
las, Tex, who viii be remembered |
as popular youug lawyer Of the
county bar some twenty years ago,
being located at Troy, has been
back in Tennessee for several weeks
visiting relatives ard old-tilne
over the State. Mr.. Bon
uer is a brother Of Hon. Thomas J.
Bonner. of Rives The first few
years i'll Texas he lived at Decatur.
There lie became interested as at
torney in a county land suit. This
gave him more than local repu-
tatiou as a land lawyer, and led
10 nus engagement as attorney Tor
one of the largest real estate and
insurance companies in Texas, To-
Gated at Dallas. In this work he
became known as one of the best
land lawyers in Texas, continuing
until the death of the popular man
auer. Mr.. Finney, about a wear aoO. (
His wife was the daughter OF the
late Thomas Shearon, also of the
Troy bar, and their home is a beau
tiful suburban place in Oak Cliffe
Mr.. Bonner informs us that his
laughter, Miss Lowe, who is re-
cent graduate OF Stewart Seminary !
n Washington City, is arranging
or a house-warming party, to be
given in honor OF Miss Wilson, of