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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02
Felsned Death for Insurance.
Man Who Disappeared in 1896
Arrested at Birmingham
Heirs Have Secured
Judgments Aggre-
eating SIS, 900.

Birmingham, Ala, April 81.
William A. Hunt, or William
A. Hunter, who is alleged to have
disappeared On the banks of the
Pecos river, in Loving county,
Texas, In December, 1895, and
whsss heirs arc said 10 have ch-
tanned judgment for SIS, 600 on
an insurance policy on his life,
together with heavy damages, was
arrested about noon today in Blr-
mingham, and is now in the coun-
ty Jail.
The arrest was made on infor-
nation furnished by R. G. Mill
ken, who was for about eight
years southern inspector of the
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company, and who claims to have
recognized the accused the mo.
ment he saw him in q barber
shop.
Later q warrant was sworn out
and he was placed in the county
Jail. The warrant charges that
William A. Hunter, alias William
Hunt, is a fugitive from justice
from Reeves county, Texas, on
the charge of swindling and OBJ
tanning an insurance policy with
intent to defraud the Fidelity Mu.
tuai Life Insurance Company of
Philadelphia. r
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02
Forest Fires Raging.


Ashland, Wis., April 2s.-
Forest fires are raging in the vi
clnity of Ashland famed by a
forty milo gale and they threaten
TO destroy several towns and mill
lions Of feet of lumber. Kimb
q small town near Hurley, was de-
stroyed yesterday afternoon.
Most of the citizens are enca npsd
with only the clothes they wore
and many of them are homeless.
Citizens of Bayfield, are fighting
the fire which is only short dis
tance from the town.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02
Man DiSemboWeled
By Kick Of A Mule.
His Liver Torn Open by the Ami
mails Sharp Hoofs-Horri-
BILE Affair In Florence.

Special to The State.
Florence, April 2s.-Informa-
tion of a horrible accident has
been received from Savage, in the
lower part OF this county. Swim
ton Dozier, q we'll known resident
of that community, was killed by
the kick of mule ON Sunday af-
ternoon. The kick was 80 strong
that the abdomen of Mr.. Dozier
was cut open and his liver torn
by the hoofs of the apimal.
1t appears from what can be
learned that the mule was sick
and Mr.. Dozler went up behind
him and tapped him with switch
tn make him move about and the
mule let fly both his heels, striking
the man in the pit of the stomach
with the above result.
Mr.. Dozier was a middle.aped
man and his death is untimely.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02
Latimer Speaks For Good Roads.

st. Louis, April 27.-The ma
tional aud interGaticna! convention
of the Good Roads association met
here today. Among the earlier
arrivals was Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, US. A., president of the
National Highway commission,
accompanied by his wife. lie
will deliver an address tomorrow.
At least 1000 delegates attended.
Addresses were made by Gov.
Dockery, Martin Dodge and
others. United States Senator A.
G. Latlmer of South Carolina was
called upon. He spoke from the
standpoint of the farmer and also
as legislator. declaring highway
improvement to be the most i'm.
portant subject to come before
congress, for it affected more peo-
PIE than any other.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02
QUICK ARRHS3

J. A. Gulledge of Verbena,
Ala. was twice IN the hospital
from a severe case of piles caus-
ing % tumors. After doctors and
all remedies failed, Bucklen' s
Arnica Salve quickly arrested
further Inflammation and cured
him. 1t conquers aches and kills
pain. Csc, at Crawford Bros
and j. F. Mackey & Co.'S.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02

Healthy kidneys filter the i'm
Purities from the blood, and un.
less they do this good health is
impossible. FoleY's Kidney Cure
makes sound kidneys and will
positively cure all forms of kidney
and bladded disease. 1t strength.
ems the whole system. T. Eugene
funderburk, druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-02
Mountain Falls on Town.
Hundred Villagers Meet Death
Overwhelmed BY Tons OF
Rock-H uses Were
Crushed Like Egg
Shells.

~ ~ AAPhh So'
Overwhelmed by countless tons of
rock, this morning shortly after
4 o'clock, and with probably 112
of it's inhabitants killed almost
instantly, the little mining town
of Frank, in Southwestern Alberta
is threatened with complete dee
struction by flood to night. Old
Mans river, which flows through
the cent? @ of the town, is damned
up by the falling rocks to the
height of nearly 100 feet and the
entire valley above the town Is
flooded for miles. A big body of
water is pressing with force upon
the dam, the only protection the
town of Frank now has, unless
the river shall find another chan
mel. Should the impromptu dam
break, the entire village would be
swept away.
! A dispatch from Frank says:
E"A tremendously loud reverbra-
tion shook the whole valley of
the Old Mans river this morning
and scarcely half Ithe inhabitants
of this town awakened to a reali.
zation of the impending danger,
when, from the top Of OTurtle
Mountain, overlooking the settle
ment, millions of tons of rock
we're hurled.
"rhe Frank Mines, operated
by the French Canadian Coal
Company, across from the town,
were. seen to be buried under
hundreds of feet of rock just as
tho morning light was breaking.
inside of FIVE minutes from the
first thunderous shock, half the
town realized what had happened,
small force of men had started
to the relief of the miners, despite
the great risk they ran of being
buried under the rocks, which
were still being precipitated from
the lofty mountain top. The vol
unteer relief force was unable to
get into the mine, but managed to
get near enough to determine that
not a man at the workings had
escaped death. Many had been
fearfully mangled.
"The disaster was merciful to
those men who were employed
above ground In that they must
have been killed instantly, while
those men in the workings of the
mine may yet be alive if the have
air to breathe. If all the air
shafts to the mine were closed up
under that awful avalanche all the
men must have died by this after
noon. The disaster was not con-
fined to the vicinity of the mine
alone, for many of the dwelling
houses in the town of Frank were
demolished by the falling rock.
Some of the occupants of these
houses escaped death, but many
others were instantly killed. 1t
is conservatively estimated that
the loss of life will exceed one
hundred and the latest returns
place the number of dead at
49,"
MINERS WORK THEIR WAY OUT.
Vacouver, b. g., April 80,
1880 p. m.-The latest informa.
ton from Frank is somewhat
more reassnrlng than earlier news
in that there now seems to be less
danger than was at first anticipated
food, which bid fair to duplicate
the Johnstown disaster, seems to.
night less probable A large
force of men has been at work
trying TO create new channel
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@M%v.,,-

.his signature 10 on every box Of tho genuine
Laxative BrOm0-Q Quinine Tablet.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

"a graduate of Lelpsic, Germany
and Vanderbilt University, and /
genuine chip from the paren
! block. is assigned to the chair o,
modern. languages and English
literature. The capacity of the
school, being too greatly taxed fol
these two vigorous and talented
men, the services OF Miss Lids
Moore, daughter of the principal
and graduate of the Dyersburg
High School, were also brought
into requisition, and she is assist
ing in the primary work,
One of the latest, best and most
deserving enterprises Union City
now has is the Union City Business
College, with such men as DR.. w.
M. Turner, Dr.. L. D. Edwards,
I. B. Greer and j. D. Combs as
the founders of the institution.
This fine business school blossomed
out Monday in its magnificent
apartments in the fiat over the
Lukens block with thirty pupils in
attendance, and has increased every
day in numbers. The principal,
Prof. McCormac, is reputed to be
one of the best instructors in any
business college, having accepted
this position at very tempting
salary. The lecturers include such
names also as Messrs. A. E. Oar
rah, w. E. Miller, L. S. Parks,
7. M. Pierce and Harris Parks,
which is guarantee of the char
acter and efficiency of the school.
All the departments, including
telegraph room, are now ready
and in operation.
Union City IS striving to make
name for her schools, and the effort
is one which already gives us the
finest promise.
Let us all get interested; build
boarding-places, offer inducements,
put in good word on every occa
sion and opportunity offered, and
watch the growth of the best of all
American institutions among US.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

next week. Heilbronner is the
Memphis foreigner who came te
this city sometime in May, swelled
his neck until he resemhled very
mad bull and informed the people
of this little burg that he was the
possesser of cold million in
cash, and that he was going to sell
''pizen' in this city, law or nc
law. 1t was this same fellow
who, when Acknowledgement Cald
we'll began to train his big
bore guns on him, numbered
his joints and beat Nancy Hanks
record from here to Polk, a little
station on the Illinois Central.
He was convicted, Of course, and
a little further along, when the
State Supreme Court decided that
Heilbronner was as mean and as
guilty as Court Reporter Gates was
ignorant, then the scene around
this wet goods man changed once
again, and he then and there be-
gan to beg like unto a hound
pup and finally persuaded Tennes-
sees new and tender governor
that it was his official duty to
swoop down on that awful jail
sentence and swipe it off the face
of the earth. This was done and
just what caused the Gov
ernor and the Anti Saloon
League to take this step we do
not know. For his appearance
in Circuit Court next week at it's
session in this city, the Memphis
man is under bond in some
several separate cases, and right
here we chance the opinion that
his million will very much re-
semble the size Of thirty cents by
The time he secures pardons in all
cases in which the court will con-
gict him. Doc Caldwell is an
vigorous prosecutor, and
can be depended upon to do his
whole duty in every case. The
test case went through on schedule
lime and we believe convictions
N the remaining cases will be piled
Up just about as easy as stringlne
ISL.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
FOR THE FAIR.

Our fellow citizen, P. G. Brad
shaw, has very fine colt which he
contemplates showing in the
Union City fair, and good judges
say that it will be hard to beat
Many of our farmers are talking
of making exhibits of live stock
and farm products. This is right
The knowledge gained will be
worth many times the trouble
even if one fails to capture the
prize. The business men Of
Union City and vicinity who put
up the money for the premiums
and made it possible to have q
fair have clearly demonstrated the
fact that spirit of progressive
nessand business judgmentabounds
there.
A live agricultural fair can but
rebound to the city's good fnan-
cially and socially. The cost may
overbalance the present income,
but these business men realize
that better live stock, better yields
of the various crops grown means
more money in the farmers hands;
and, with more money in the
county, Union City, as the
metropolis, will get her share,
and with better live stock and i'm
proved agricultural conditions,
every citizen in the county is
benefited, hence every farmer in
the county should contribute his
best live stock and agricultural
products, and thereby help to
make the fair at Union City in
1908 a great and grand success.
With q successful county fair, we
will be in q better attitude to
command attention from our legis.
ature when we demand an appro-
priation for the maintenance of
state fair. If the business men
ind citizens of Union City and
can afford to put up 81, 900
n prize money to encourage the
agricultural classes, how much
,etter can the state afford to put
Up 100000 annually to maintain
state fair, and thereby develop
Ter natural resources and adver-
Use same to the world. 1t would
ertainly be a paying investment
or the state, and it must and will
ONE. Mark our prediction
Pioneer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
UNION CITY SCHOOLS,

SN@SN OA - 0NAOOD0s
Union City, always one of the
best mercantile markets in al
West Tennessee, may not be ad
vancing in industrial lines as many
of our neighbors seem to be, but
affords US the most fatterino
prospects in the opening of her
schools, the like of which perhaps
we have never before enjoyed in
the history of this city. Encour-
aging are the signs and most as
surfing the evidences that there is
a vein of ambition among US which
aspires to see our growth as an
educational center; to feel the
stimulus of larger and broader
sentiment for we'll Unnamed. ripe.
thorough and progressive schools,
embracing every field and atmos-
phere of training, and to give
these things their own personal
attention and support.
At the public school the High
School had an enrolment of IS
pupils, and the grammar school
between 400 and 500 on the first
day, in large measure the re-
suit of the efforts of Superintend-
emit Darrah and Professor Miller
made in thorough canvass dur
ing the summer vacation. The
faculty is assigned to work as fol
lows: W. E. Miller, principal of
High School and teacher of Ian
guages and science; Prof. Ligon
Norton, former principal of, Hall
Moody Institute, mathematics;
Mrs. Mamie G. Carter, teacher of
English; Mrs Cora L. Wingo,
hall principal, second floor west;
assistants; Mrs. MolIie George
Adams and Miss May Belle
Woody; Miss Dorothy Robinson,
hall principal, first floor west;
assistants, Miss Ada Casebeere
and Miss Eleanor Spencer; Miss
Josephine r. Tarditf, hall princi-
pal, first floor east; assistants,
Miss Minnie VOORHEES, and Miss
Mittie Cayce; Prof. Edward G.
Ownby, musical director,
The Training School, forging
ahead under the leadership of that
famous instructor and schoolmas-
Ter, Prof. B. Moore, keeping pace
with the best schools in the coun-
Try, opened Monday with 60 pu-
pills in attendance. The principal
mas special charge of the classes in
mathematics, sciences and Ian
and his son, j. P. Moore,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Mr.. John Mahan, from Traer,
lama county, Iowa, was here
Thursday as representative from
colony of seyenty-five farmers in
that country who are prospecting
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
The High School Department
Of Il; Union City Public School

I0FFERS complete course in college preparatory
or for teaching IN the secondary schools Of the sta
The student completing its Of study and passing
required examinations will be fitted for entrance into
derbilt University -Four years work is given in Lat
Mathematics and English, and two in Greek or Germs
Elementary Physics and Chemistry will be taught with
fully equipped laboratory for daily experiments. 81
The Board has secured able and experienced teache
and our building and equipment is unsurpassed anywhe
in the state.
Scholarship Providing Free Literary Tuition IN University
one Year Will be Given the
Average Grade When Course Is Completed
IuonTo pupils living within the corporate limits
@ for non residents Sl5 payable
will be provided for the half
sion not to exceed sos First begins Monday August 81 1908
For further particulars,
A. E. DARRAH, Supt. City Schools, or
W. E. MILLER Principal High School
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

for new homes. This colony has
also men prospecting in other
states for the same purpose. Mr..
Mahan IS or bis way way t te Mobile. He
was enthusiastic about our coun-
try, saying that it was far beyond
his expectations in every way. He
is authorized to act for the colony,
and If he goes no further than
Mobile, we confidently expect to
hear more from the lama County
colonlsts. Land in that country
sells from $75 to 1926 an acre, and
these people would prefer to in
vest where they are cheaper. They
are thrifty and would make Obion
county excellent citizens.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
THE COUNCIL.

fore the Board of Mayor anc
Aldermen last Tuesday nigh
representing I. R. Massey in {
petition, praying for a return
of the city license taken out prior
to the signing of the Adams bill,
for year, or that part of which
was not used or became null and
void through the operation OF
the law. The petition caused
considerable discussion and con
tention, one side claiming thai
there were no grounds for equity
or merit in the prayer of petition
er; that he took out the license in
the light of facts, and that it was
understood, should the courts
allow him to proceed to sell under
the license, only two men in
Union City would be benefited
thereby, thus enabling them to
control the business and afford
them an opportunity to make a
snug fortune in the space of a
year. In other words, they in
vested in a game of chance and
lost. and their petition was in no.
wise in good faith. 1t is also
claimed that the money came from
the whiskey combine. The parties
were also notified that they could
not expect a return or rebate Of
any portion of the money paid
for said license should the courts
decide against them.
On the other hand, it was claim
ed that, notwithstanding all these
arguments were perfectly tenable,
the city could not have refused to
grant the license until the Adams
law became operative, and grant
ing them were legally bound to
defend the holders in the use of
same, thus granting them the
privilege of doing bushes in the
corporation for the length of time
specified. The courts having de-
cided the Adams law constitution
al and valid, the license became
null and void before the expira-
ton of same, and hence it is
argued that the city could not
morally, if legally, hold that for
which they could not give value
in return; that they would in
such case be using money for
which they had in effect pledged
the holders of the license the
undisturbed right and privilege
to operate their business during
the existence of the terms of the
same. 1t was further suggested
that the supporters of the Adams
law had been victorious and could
not afford to be arbitrary in their
treatment towards the men who
undertook to take advantage of
any loop holes which might exist
in the law; that it was best for the
cause of prohibition to deal
generously with the matter of
like Shylock, the pound
of flesh.
With this, vote was taken
8 to 2 in favor of return
ing to Massey and Webster money
paid for license for the time they
we're issued and not used.
Another petition was presented,
asking the enforcement of city
ordinances against the use of
public hitchracks around the ,
The council heard
The petition of Mr.. S. D. Woosley
for the erection of hitcthracks
near the Taylor warehouse to .
accommodate people from the .
lestricts. The same was referred to |
committee composed of Messrs. y
Greer, Caldwell and White, who y
ire to estimate the cost and re- :
port.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

| AN~N SOiAA'So -
Moss.
Mr.. Bond, of Humboldt, is vlsitin!
in the city.
Miss Hattie Sherrod is saleslad
for Fish Bros this week.
Mr.. Frank Corzlne, Of Illinois, il
here on visit to friends.
Mrs. Margaret Mckee returned
Tuesday from short visit in Rives
Mrs. Lexie Parks and little
daughter, Carmen, returned Thurs
day from Obion.
Miss Ruth Water6eld, of Nash
vile, arrived yesterday and IS the
guest of Mrs. Crlttendon.
Mrs. Paul Davis little son re.
turned to Hickman yesterday after
a few days visit in the city.
Mr. w. r. Phillips, of near Prote-
mus, left this week for Dickson to
enter the Dickson Normal College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reynolds
and little son, Charlie returned
home Tuesday from their sum
mer home.
Elder w. ]. Shelburne has re-
turned from a meeting at Milan,
where he was blessed with a gra-
cious revival.
Mrs. Charlie Moore and daugh-
ter who have been spending a few
weeks in the city, returned to Hick-
man Yesterday.
]. c. Cope, Of Blodgett, Mo-,
brought carload of melons here
to day, which he disposed of to
several parties.
Mrs. Mary Shoffner will return
home tomorrow from Monteagle,
where she has been spending the
sumner at her cottage.
We hope our friends will bear
with us for being late with The
Commercial for two or three
weeks. We have been moving and
Mr.. Baird's misfortune came when
we were in sore straits for help.
One of the largest land deals
made lately was the sale this
week of $50 acres in this district
to L. S. Parks, by ], T. Watson,
for $4,000. The same land was
disposed OF by Mr.. Parks to w. ].
Pickard for the same amount,
$4,000.
Mrs. A. N. Dickson entertained
Friday evening in honor of her
uiece, Miss Lee Bonds, of Hum
bolt. Music and conversation was
The order of the hour. Refresh
Dents were served. Those present
we're Misses Pauline Cathey, Aline
crenshaw, Maibelle Woody, Mar
Iaret Bransford, Annie Gilchrist,
Dickson Sanding, Matte Heefy,
Wilma Beck, Enestine Fields.
dessrs Tom Taylor, DR.. Long,
herman Dietzel, DR.. Adam, Ben
harrison, Virgil Wantland, Wad.
Iell Jackson, John Moss and Henry
little.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
THE MEMPHIS MAN AGAIN

Attorney General Caldwell fin
ished the court business at
Dresden last week and is now at
home with his family. He is
getting things in ship shape for
Heilbronner, the Memphis booze
vendor, in the circuit court here
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

The students of the Academy at
Cumberland City, Tenn, are care
fully looked after at all hours by
the teachers and the principal, J.H.
BaVer.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Try an Exporto cigar at Dahnke's
good smoke-no Joke.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Pep-Vito, Coca Cola and DR.. Pep
per's fine-favored syrup, from
Dahnke's soda fountain.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Burdock Blood Bitters gives man
a clear head, an active brain, strong,
vigorous body-makes him fit for the
battle of life.
For sale at Moss Pharmacy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

See our new zoe picture frames
They are beauties. FISH BROS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04
Farmers' and Merchants Fair

The officers and directors of the
Farmers and Merchants Fair are
complete as follows:
President-W c. Farris.
Vice President-Dr w. M. Tur-
ner.
Secretary-E. H. Marshall.
Treasurer. w. Woosley.
Directors-J. c. Reynolds, w. G.
Clagett, Geo. Dahnke, T. B. Greer,
]. P. Verhine, G. S. Hardy, ], H.
Mcdowell, S. r. Bratton, D. P.
Caldwell, Hardy C. Davidson, J. S
Henderson.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

FUR TRUSTEE

We arc uthoTized 10 announcr s. I. ydon
as a candidate for Trustee of Obion County,
subject to the action of the Democratic party
Election first Thursday in August, 1904
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Only squire specs sold by Moss,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-04

Red boiling sulphur water at