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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20
New Plant at Troy.

Troy, Tenn, March 81 new
milling company has been organized
here under the corporate name OF
the Troy Roller Mills. The incorp-
orators are ]. G. Smith, Paul In
gram, John o. Bennett, c. L. Moi
fatt. w. A. Smith was elected presi-
dent, c. r. Moffatt vice-president.
and John o. Bennett secretary and
treasurer. This will be one of the
largest milling companies in West
Tennessee. They will commence
building at once in order to handle
the next crop of wheat.
A description of all property list
ed with us now will be advertised
an over the Northeastern and
Northwestern States in pamphlets
form in order to induce farmers ane
manufacturers to locate in this sec
ton. Please list at -once, as We
want to get off a lot % advertising
matter not later than tie 15ts inst
Parks, TURNER & CALDWELL,
See our new 25e picture frames
| They are beauties. FISH BROS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20
Free.

We will give l bbl. Sunshine Flour
for the first and most suitable name
sent us for our new breakfast food.
This offer closes April 1. Help us;
it costs you nothing. Send sugges-
ton to
DAHNKE- WALKER MILLING Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20
MYSTERY UNVEILED.

light through the confession, lew
DAYS ago. of Mr. Ads. Harrison, OF I
Number Seven. 1t seems that
trouble had been weighing upon his
mind for several years, and in his
efforts to find relief he sought the
power of Saving Grace. This led
him to unbosom secret of several
years standing.
About six or seven years ago Mr..
J. L. Tanner, who lives in that vi
cinity, was robbed of about ST., 100,
principally in gold, one Sunday
while he and the family were at
church. Some time elapsed with
out clue of the thief, and Jas
Kennedy and another gentlman
took up the matter. Detectives
were assigned to the work, which
resulted in the arrest Of Seib Pas
teurs, who lived in house on Har-
rison's place. Pasteur was ar
raigned for trial, defended by Cald-
we'll & Moore. The result was
mistria1, whereupon Pasteur
brought suit for damages against
Kennedy and Taylor, who were
represented by Maiden & Bowden.
This was twice tried with hung
jury, and while the suit was still
pending, about two or three years
ago, Pasteur was killed by an accl-
dent while working at saw mill.
i At one time, while Harrison was
repairing the Pasteur house, he
found $3.50 in quinine bottle hid
among the boards, and reported
that he believed the money belong
ed to Tanner, and that Pasteur was
guilty of the crime. The money,
upon advice, was restored to Mr..
Tanner.
After Harrison's conversion last
!. week it is said that he immediately
set about to right the case, confess
ing that Pasteur was the thief;
that he had come into possession OF
the facts from Pasteur himself,
! who offered him bride to keep the
secret. This, he says he, promptly
:, and positively refused, but prom.
: ised under a threat from Pasteui
that he would not tell it. Harrl
son was Pasteurs security for the
costs in the damage case, but ne
y claims that he was in no way impll
! Gated in the robbery; that his only
y sin was in protecting Pasteur from
/ the law. He says that Pasteu
Z told him the money was hid in thu
= earth and that his life was in dan
! ger if he told the secret.
l. Last Christmas Pasteur's wit
: visited the place and it is though
the money was taken up at tia
j, time and spirited away, as tn
he place suggested by Harrison wa
S. found to be recently dug out, leaV
t. ing no trace of the money. An e.
TT fort has been made to get Mrs
a Pasteur to return, but without SUI
H. cess.
to Mr.. Harrison is reported to hav
"a lost his mental balance since tn
to disclosure, but says that he will b
in all right when the money is tount
He has a family and is man
at excellent character and reputation
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

MISS sxOUeILd q AiS. q - ~
measles.
joe Scarce, Of Troy, was in the
city Monday.
Miss Myra Nolen left for Hendef-
sonsille Sunday.
Dr. Mailing was called to Troy
one day this week.
The Parks children are recover
ing nicely from the measles.
Messrs. Wise, Harper and Shore,
If Rives, came up Saturday,
Miss Gay Whitson, of Beech, was
in the city shopping Monday.
Miss Annie Holloway has return
ed to Rives after a visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Swayne, OF
Hickman, were in the city Monday.
Virgil Sheriff., of Paducah, came
down Sunday to see the hometolks.
Home street is impossible be-
tween Macdonald and Ownby cor
ners.
Ben Howard was home from Leb-
anon this week on account OF SICK
ness.
Mr.. Curtin has been very sick at
his home in the northern part OF
town.
Mr.. williams and daughter, Miss
Essie, of Beech, was in town Sat
urdaY.
John Bransford was IN Water
Valley, Miss, on business last Sat
urday.
Miss Maude Craddock, after
serious case Of measles, will soon
be out.
John c. Davis, OF Shawnee, Okla
is visiting relatives and friends IN
the city.
Finch and ping pong have had
their run. Now for the Washing
K ton game.
v Attorney W. W. Cochran, @
Charlottesville, Mo-, was in the city
this week.
Mrs. w. T. Clemmons and Miss
Sallie Wade, of Rlves, were in thu
city Friday,
Mrs II. N. Ownby, of Martin
was the guest Of her daughter
Mrs. Moss, Sunday.
Miss Alberta Martin, of Martin
was visitor in the city with Mrs
Jno. T. Walker last week,
Mrs. e. A. Kiser, of Little Rock
is visiting her daughter at jordan
who is very sick this week.
Miss Emma Seaborn, of Jackson
visited her friend, Miss Olivia Cal
penter, in the city this week.
Mrs. Jodie Payne and sister
Miss Sallie Bean, were the guest
Of Mrs. w. G. Corbett this week.
The organ at the Methods
church was overhauled and put
good tune by an expert this weel
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Eminisor,
Trenton, attended the funeral
Mrs. Emerson at Jordan last Mo-
day.
Mesdames Reno and Cecil Ola
Of Hickman, were here Fridaysvisi
ing their sister, Mrs. Tom Re
nolds,
Mrs. Thomas Pate, highly
spected lady living near Harris, di'
Sunday of consumption; age,
ars.
Mrs. ]. H. Hinemon, of Lit
Rock, Ark, is in the city visitil
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Reynolds.
Quite large party of young pc
Die. under the care of Mr.. Dezoni
went to Hickman Sunday to see t
hlgn WdtCl'~
j. M. GambilI and Miss M.
Whimberry, OF caruthersviile' M
were married at Fulton Sunday
Squire Robert.
Mrs. A. K. Garland, after Vi
Of several days with her sist'
here, has returned to her home
Henderson, Tenn,
Mrs. Shuck, of Jordan, is rePo
ed to be recovering, and her bro
sr, Marshall Debow, has return
to school at Vanderbilt
Mr.. Dezonia Family will
cupy the Kroger residence the \
Of April The house was rem
by Miss Maggie Kroger, and
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

the Ownly home and the street in
front Of VIM. Askins were closed
this week, the roads being impass-
able.
Mrs. Fl. E. Wallace has returned
home from a visit South. She
spent several weeks with relatives
in Mobile and the healthful climate
of Chronicle.
Mrs. Ruby Reaves gave a mask
party last Friday night. The af-
fair was highly enjoyed by num-
Der of her friends and those of her
mother, Mrs. w. D. Reaves.
The Dresden Jail was destroyed
by FIRE last week, and two prisoners,
Newt Burrus and Joe Carter, we're
broughthere for safe keeping. It IS
thought that the jail was fred by
one of the prisoners.
Capt. H. A. Tyler, of Hickman,
has agreed to deliver an address in
Fulton April 6 for the Daughters
OF the Confederacy. This being
the day on which the Battle of Shi-
lob was fought, his remarks will
touch on this subject.
Mrs. S. w. Kendrick, after the
custom in vogue in Washington
City, will giyesan Easter egg roll
| ing to the children at the railroad
park in this city on Saturday before
| Easter Sunday. This custom has
prevailed on the White House lot for
years and is enjoyed by little tots
from all parts of the city,
The old Green Line freight OF the
N, C. & st. L. Ry. is now being
operated over the M. & o. on ac'
count of the high water at Hick'
man, and several employees have
been transferred to the depot here
Zone OF whom is our old friend, Kill
lSomers. The terminal tracks un
der the bluff at Hickman have beer
E abandoned, and the trains now rur
out on the hill as formerly.
The Odd Fellows lodge in Unioi
City is growing rapidly. Out o
: sixteen new applications for mem
bership nine were initiated las
Thursday night. They we're: Dr
w. A. Mailing, t. S. Hudgins, Y
A. Peeler, Arthur Fletcher, H. M
Golden, M. L. Black, ]. F. Carpen
! ter, ]. C. Mckee, T. r. Barrett
J. Ten more new applications wer
filed last Thursday night.
z Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Hubbard
i who have been spending some tim
with Mrs. Hubbard's mother, Mrs
!, Fope Herring, left Monday for s
+ Louis, and from thence to Fol
Worth, Tex. They are having
+, new residence built in Fort Wortl
IS and Mr.. Hubbard is arranging
Z enter the the banking business as
4 member of new stock company
n be established soon. Friends
/. this city wish them success.
If Mr.. Catron Compton says thi
of he and his neighbors have agree
n that they are going to grade al
gravel their own roads as soon
the work can be done. They W
: not wait for the county machine
: to play on the roads a few day
but get together and improve t
roads adjacent to their farms
that they will be good at all tim
- of the year. He says they have
- opportunity to get the gravel in
hills, and that the work will sure
tie be done. Well, this looks like bu
" ness.
a. List your property with us. '
1ool, a+far fay and general imprO'
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

Our wagon passes your door every
day; or phone loe for bread, CAKES
fruits and everything good 70 eat.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

Before danger comes and the
dark form approaches your door,
make provisions by having Parks,
Turner & Caldwell write you an IN
suranee policy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

The new Breakfast Food OF the
Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. can be
had fresh at all the groceries. It is
delicious, and there is nothing
healthier on the market.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20
A Gratifying Showing,

Troy, Tenn, March 13.-The
stockholders of the Bank of Troy
have just held their annual meeting
and declared the regular seml-an'
nual dividend of S per cent on the
capital stock. They elected Maj
I. G. Smith president, John W
Bennett, vice-president, Paul In
Gram cashier, John o. Bennett as
sistant cashier, and Messrs. W. A
Smith, Paul Ingram, c. L. Moffatt
G. P. Wilson, F. ]. Smith, ]. K
Moffatt, John w. Bennett, W. }
Movers and w. S. S. Harris direc
tor. The report showed the larges
amount of deposits in the histor
of the hank.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

We manufacture in our house to
measure Mems Suits, Ladies Suits,
Mems Pants. Price right; tit and
satisfaction guaranteed.
MORGAN & HARDY BROS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

Men and ladies' Tailor-made Suits
to order. Manufactured in our store.
Give us look; give us trial. Work
and price guaranteed.
MORGAN & HARDY BROS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

List your property with us. We
look after tax and general improve
ments, and then we get the rent.
PARKS, TURNER CALDWELL.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

Try an Exporto cigar at Dahnke's'
rood smoke joke.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

Our hot chocolate with whipped
cream IS delicious. Dahnke's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-03-20

See our new 25e picture thames
They are beauties. FISH BROS.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
EVERY MAN A FIGHTER

The blighting influence that New
York has on the whole country comes
f, ON the fact, as one writer expresses
it, that sit is the embodiment Of pow
er without pity, strength without
sympathy" The psychological effect
OF its towering masses of buildings de-
voted wholly to money-getting, in
none of which there is love, pity, SYM
rathy or patriotism, is inhuman. It
is the reproduction of the same spirit
that built the pyramids from the suf-
fering and toll of countless masses of
the common people.
Only the millionaire and pauper can
live in New York city. In the por-
lions devoted to residences there are
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
GOT 1T IN THE NECK

Wall street thought that it was
playing mighty sharp in 1898 when it
destroyed the credit of the west and
Undertook to foreclose on all the mort
cages. Since that time the west has
Teen gradually getting even with that
nest of pirates and gamblers. We don't
propose to deal with Wall street any
ore than we can help. We send our
grain to the gulf and keep our money
at home, and Wall street begins to
realize that it is getting it in the
neck. Foreign trade is falling off at
New York and at Galveston it has in
CT eased, Notwithstanding the dsstruc-
ton of the city by tidal wave. Two
of the big freight steamer lines from
New York have reduced their sailings
to one month and another line an
nounces that it will withdraw alto
gether. Another steamship agent de-
Clares that if it were not for the pas
senger traffic. half the steamships sail
ing to foreign ports from New York
would be discontinued. Wall street is
finding out that it is not the whole
thing by any means. The only thing
that keeps it going is the ownership
oil the United States treasury and its
Zig gambling house called the STOCK
Exchange" The west is giving to Wall
street little of its own medicine. 1t
is going to keep on administering it
tor while, too.
S]]%S&
The last statement of the scientists
ic that radium throws off heat and
light without combustion and without
any chemical change. Now what are
scientists going to do about the long
accepted theories of the conservation
of forces, the vibratory theory of light
and several things of that sort that
have long been accepted as established
truths? Do we know anything "for
certain" anyhow?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
WHO PAYS THAT TARIFF TAXI

The letters of Schwab and Others
that were published in the book distri
buted on Wall street which was no
tioed in The Independent last week
are attracting general attention al
over the country. In discussing thu
matter the New York Herald remarks
"In view of the duty then and
still existing of 81 a ton on pig
iron, it is interesting to read Mr..
Schwab's statement that this basic
commodity could not be produced
in England for less than $11.50 a
ton, even allowing no profit on the
raw materials 1t is even more in
teresting to learn that the lowest
price at which the English could
produce steel rails was $19, where
as they could be turned out of the
Carnegie work. for less than $12.
Consequently, as Mr.. Schwab
pointed out, rails could be shipped
from this country to underseli the
British producer and leave hand
some margin of profit.
"And yet we impose duty of So
ton on rails! What is it's pur-
pose? Plainly to fence in the home
market and enable the domestic
manufacturers to exact extortlon-
ate prices from American consum-
ers. The average price for the
year 1899, in which this interesting
letter was written, was a fraction
above the present level of $28
ton. When it is remembered that
nearly 100000 tons of railway
bars were made in this country
last year and that the production
of pig iron exceeded 100000
tons, some idea may be obtained
of the tax levied by the iron and
steel combines upon the people,
under the tariff. There is no need
to wonder at the accumulation of
the colossal fortunes that have
set the world agape, for, as Mr..
Schwab remarks in the letter to
Mr.. Frick, What is true of rails
is equally true of all other steel
products.
The tariff on steel is simply taxins
the people of the United States to ado
to the enormous fortunes of Morgan
and his confreres, and that tax is pait
by labor. If Morgan gets $40 tor
more for steel that goes into the con.
struction of tools, buildings and rail
roads than he ought to have, the price
Of farming implements is raised thai
Eiuch and the farmer contributes If
that proportion to Morgan, rents are
raised that much on buildings IL
which steel is used and the renter con.
to Morgan. The additional
cost of construction of railroads by
having to pay $40 a ton to Morgan
more than a fair price, raises the cos
Of transportation and the passenger.
On the roads and consumers of goods
carried over them contribute il tha
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20

uay of their earnings to Morgan. The
tariff on steel produces no revenue, the
government gets nothing from it, for
it prohibits the importation of steel,
and the whole effect of it is to add to
the fortunes of men like Morgan, Car
negie and Prick. But the mullet head
will continue to vote for it. He don't
know any better.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
GEORGIA CONVICT HORRORS

If the penal system in Georgia and
some Of the other southern states is
not reformed they will have centere1
uI on them the eyes of the world and
the sharpest Accommodations of man.
kind. In describing the whipping of
white woman a dispatch to the New
York papers says: The warden had
the woman brought in by guards and
had her upper clothing forcibly re-
moved. Then while Miss Decrist was
held, Alagood struck her 40 times on
tie back with a leather strap nearly
every stroke drawing blood. With her
back mangled, Miss Decrist was sent
to the field to work with negroes. She
tainted, and was found by Superinten-
dent Foster, who sent her to the hos
Lital and bitterly denounced the bru-
tally The woman is now in Mysteries,
and shrieks continually: Don't take
off my clothes! Don't hit me again!'"
The legislature appointed committee
to investigate the case and Miss De-
clist charged that the reason that she
was whipped was that the warden had
made improper proposals to her which
she rejected. The people of Georgia
CEiC0ICA W ~ I'LL CuC w Oh OCAs LOU
would not better matters. What they
want to do is to wholly alter their
prison system.
Later-The Legislature of Georgia
PASSED bill prohibiting the whipping
Of female convicts, the warden has
been dismissed and Miss Decrist has
Teen released from prison. That
speaks well for the people of Georgia,
hut it would be much better il they
would 1eorSanize their whole convict
system.
&SSS&SSS
The absurdity-the idiocy of at
tempting to bring competition in as
factor to regulate charges in any pub
lie utility service, such as railroads,
telegraphs, telephones, lighting COM
panies, etc., is shown in the situation
here in Lincoln. The business men
and others using telephones have long
complained of poor service and high
charges. At last an independent COM
pany was organized and authorized to
dig up the streets and allies to put
down conduits for their wires and we
will have two systems in operation
The result as far as can be learned
at present is that every business house
will be compelled to have two tele-
phones instead of one and the COM
bined charges will be a little more
than was paid before When we take
into consideration the fact that the
city could have put in plant that
would have served all, at half the cost
to each customer, and that in the
near future these two companies will
r,erge and raise charges higher than
ever, no other word than idiocy" will
describe the state of mind of the men
who do such things. There is GER
tainly no "sense" in it.
&SSS<SG
Readers of The Independent should
examine the advertisements in it's coll
umns. 1t will pay you to read them
and take advantage of the bargains Of
fered. Always mention The Indepen-
dent.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
&&&%&&<S

The democratic national organiza-
ton, after having stubbornly refused
to fuse with the populists for seven
years, seems now to be terribly dis
gruntled because the pops now say
they won't fuse either.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
T. II. TIBBLES, Editor.
G. @. DE FRANCE, Associate Editor.
f. D. EAGER, Business Manager.

The address of Mr.. Edgerton, chair
man of the organization committee
appointed at the Denver conference,
vii be box AS, Denver, Colo. He has
been at Pine, in the mountains, for
summer vacation.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
N%[~NNNN%

Mr.. Carnegies effort ito make resti-
tuition to society" for the money he
took from society and wage-earners
does not seem to be a success He does
not give away even the interest en- his
fortune and his pile still grows bigger
ell the time.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-08-20
poPULIsr STATE CONVENTION

From what The Independent hears
about the coming pOpulist convention.
the prairies must be ringing with
shouts Of the old popuiists who sing
as they stack their wheat or drive
along the roads: 'Tll be there, I'll
be there" 1t is going to be the grand
est reunion and thigh old time" that
ever occurred in populist history since
the Omaha convention. 1t won't take'
more than fifteen minutes to nominate
Judge Sullivan and two regents and
after that we are going to let our
selves loose for the rest of the night
and 1--WE won't go home till morning"
There will be great speeches, hand
shakings, general love feast and we
will sing Goodbye, old parties. good
Iye," four hundred times. We will
have great big theatre this time and
not be crowded into a little hall not
half large enough to hold the dele
gates, like we were when we played
second fiddle to the democratic
bassoon. There will be no conference
committees" to appoint and no sit
ting around waiting for reports
The "Old Guard" will be there, ev-
cry one of them, and they will bring
their sons and some of them their
grand sons, all of whom have been
brought up in the way of the Lord.
Perhaps some of the old alliance wo-
men-those who got up picnics, made
patchwork quilts and sold them to
help pay campaign eXpenses--will
come, too. The Independent has new
er forgotten them. How they will get
their husbands and sons to crowd the
school houses this fall when the pop
ulist campaign gets started!
The Independent says to every pop
ulist reader in this state: You better
get to Grand Island on the 25th.
Delegate or no delegate, come any
how.
$4,000
That the railroads continue to take
al, the traffic will bear Is shown in
the order of the magnates announc-
ing an increase in live stock rates
west of the Missouri which is to take
effect September 5. Many protests
have been filed with the interstate
commerce commission which will
p'ove about as effective as if they
We're sent to the man in the moon.
These gentlemen in the cattle business
will have to walk up to the captains
Office and hand over what the mag.
mates demand. After they have done
that and "cassed" the regulation
amount, they will go and vote SO that
tie rates can be raised again.