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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-10-06
X. E. Martin Drug Store

ThOmpOns old stand Opp Park Free Delivery the city, Phone ST.

months; second on boar year an,
over; first on SOW / year and over
first on SOW in sweepstakes. j. S
Henderson was first on boar il
sweepstakes and first on pen il
sweepstakes.
Reynold Bratton received frs
premium in boys riding contest
while Squire Chambers little son
jim, was awarded second.
Mile pacing, two in three, Lo
leta, owned by w. +. Webster
first; Gray jug, Hugh Harris, sec
ond; Bonnie Tom, owned by L. w
Burton, third. Trotting, 2.2s
class, King Lear, owned by S. II.
Moore, won both heats. Running,
half-mile, two in three: Our Cora,
owned by j. p. Morris, first; Lit
tie Red, Josh Adams, second; Sol.
itary, Lee Lewis, third. Running,
mile dash: Chicago Girl, j. p.
Morris, first; Long Chief, DR.. Van
Bond of Missouri, second; Arge-
wald, j. L. Wade, third. Novelty
mile dash: Sir Walter, Allie
Campbell, first; Leila Barr, Wal
ter Woosley, second.
SATURDAY.
This was the close of the four
days of the Obion County Fair,
and the crowd in attendance was a
record breaker, though threatening
clouds kept few away. Most Of
the morning was devoted to the
exhibition of mules and jacks and
other stock. At II o'clock there
was ladies' riding contest, the
first prize going to Miss Kenna
Compton, the second being award
ed to Miss Elam, who won the first
prize in the other contest. This
is the third time Miss Compton
has competed in the equestrian
ring, each time being awarded
first premium.
Notable among the exhibit Of
hogs was a Poland China boar,
which weighs S25 pounds, and is
the property of B. D. Coulter, of
this city, who received the follow
ing prizes on blooded Poland Chi
mas: First on boar, any age; first
On SOW, any age; first on SOW,
year and over; SOW l year and
younger; SOW and pigs.
Following are the premiums
awarded in the agricultural de-
Dartment: Pears, @. G. Roberts;
,nions, Mrs. j. Chambers; tobac-
%, j. NJ. Chambers; tomatoes, r.
[. Barnes; citron melons, w. I.
potatoes, J. A. Pruitt;
Iweet potatoes, j. Hornham; corn,
|. w. Miller; Lima beans, Mrs. j.
Chambers; parsnips, Darrell Wad-
leIl; onion sets, r. L. Barnes;
wheat, Will Adams; wheat, G.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-10-06
THE FAIR
Those Who Took the Blue
Ribbons.
Other Interesting Events of The
Meeting.
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY.
The second annual fair of the
West Tennessee Fair Association
began its four days meet Wednes-
day under the most favorable aus
pices and with large attendance
for opening day.
The day was given up to cattle,
racing and riding. Nearly 100
stalls were filled with thorough
bred race and show horses, while
the pens were filled with all kinds
of cattle and hogs, a number of
them being winners in many con-
tests. The prizes awarded We'd
nesdaY morning are as follows:
First premium on 3year. old
Hereford bull, 10-months- old Here
ford bull, 9 years old and under,
ECol. Dick Edwards. First pre-
|
MUM on 1-year-old short horn
Durham went to Bob Wade. First
premium on 2-year-old short horn
Durham bull was captured by |.
W. Tanner. The largest prize
winner was "Babe" Fowlkes, of
Newbern, who captured the fol-
lowing first premiums: Hereford
COW, any age; 2-year-old heifer; l.
year-o old heifer; heifer calf; best
bull any age or breed; best COW,
any age or breed; best herd, any
breed or age. He also received
second prize on az year-old heifer.
Price Henry, of Hickman, KY,
went off with three first premiums
on red poll bull, COW and calf.
Jersey COW, first premium, w. G.
Holman; Tom Dean second, X. e.
Phebus got the first premium on
6-monthso old calf, grades. With
the latter exception and the Jer-
sey of Mr.. Dean, the othere were
registered cattle, with pedigree's
as long as ones arm.
There were all kinds of shows
and amusements on the grounds,
and every afternoon there was
balloon ascension. The seating
capacity was not large enough last
year for all who wished to witness
the races, SO another grandstand,
seating 5000, was built, and now
5000 people can find seats at the
same time.
The following races were run
Wednesday afternoon:
The half-mile dash was won by
Sam Bratton's Carrie Carter,
while the second premium went to
Bill Beckham's White Spot. In
novelty race Walter Woosley's
Sir Walter won all four of the
SIS for each. In the
three minute class, j. L. Wade's
Flying Tom captured first money,
while Bob Tyler's Miss Pennyrile
secured the second purse. In the
mile dash Judge j. w. Morris
Chicago Girl got away with the
big end of the purse, DR.. Van
Bonds Long Chief winning sec
md. In the pacing race for Obion
County and Fulton, KY, Jim Gar
.ison's Ella Mack came first under
he string, followed by J. L. {
Wade's Babe. There was a half
nile mule race which created
good deal of amusement, Holders |
mule being first and Hamilton's
second. The running race in
which Chicago Girl got away with
he money was the most exciting /
md interesting event in the after
loon. Il
There was a gentleman's riding !
contest, first premium being |
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-10-06
awarded 10 w. f. Barry and sec
ond to S. r. Bratton.
THURSDAY.


ond to S. r. Bratton.
THURSDAY.
An immense crowd was in at
tendance at the fair grounds Thurs
day. Everything went off smooth
ly, the only accident being to one
of the white jockeys who was
slightly hurt by his horse falling
upon him, compelling him to quit
the race.
In the forenoon scores Of fine
horses of all classes and ages were
exhibited and awarded premiums,
after which there was a riding
contest for ladies, there being SO
many graceful riders that it was
difficult TO say who should receive
the premiums, which were award
cd first to Miss Elan, of Rives,
the second to Mrs. LOWE Phebus
of this city.
In the afternoon men, women
and children crowded into the
grandstands and around the track
fence to witness the races, some of
which were very exciting, some
fast time being made. In the mile
heat, pacing, two out of three, the
first money went to Bonnie Tom,
owned by L. w. Burton, of Full
ton, KY; Dyersburg, Jr., owned
by w. r. Holder Of Newbern,
took second money, while third
went to j. X. Morris Hal Beauty.
A. B. Campbell's Sir Walter was
first in the half-mile running race;
second, j. p. Morris Our Cora,
and Wyoming, owned by Lee
Lewis, Of Mayfeld, KY, third. In
the half-mile race for Obion Coun-
ty horses, Little Red, owned by
Josh Adams, won first money;
Leila Barr, owned by A. B. Camp.
bell, second. Sam Bratton's Car
rie Carter was first in the half mile
dash for two year olds; Will Beck
hams Whitespot, second; &. L.
Buford's allie g., third.
FRIDAY.
A larger crowd than ever was
on the grounds of the West Ten
nessee Fair Association Friday.
The morning began threatening,
with heavy clouds obscurlng the
heavens, but that did not prevent
the thousands who wished to at
tend from going. The most inter-
esting feature of the mornings
program was the shoot of West
Tennessee and Southwest Ken
lucky crack shots, experts with
the gun being here from all over
this section and Western and
Southwestern Kentucky. Th Q
prize was q handsome $50 cup Of
fered by Col. D. A. Edwards, an
sportsman.
After a bot contest H. I. Ed
wards won the cup with forty six
clay pigeons out Of fifty. Guy
Ward was a close second with for
ty- five. In the sweepstakes Joe
Noel won first money, while II. I.
Edwards got away with the purse
on the jack rabbit shoot.
The premiums awarded on swine
were: First premium on Poland
China boar to r. E. Brice; second
to S. r. Bratton. First premium
on aged Berkshire boar, j. S.
Henderson, who also carried off
first and second on age sows, first
On SOW under | year and first on
pen. III. Dietzel was awarded
first on age boar, first on boar
lnder six months, first and second
IN SOW under six months. S. 7.
Wade, on Poland Chinas, received
irst prize on best pen of five or
more pigs under 8 months old;
best five or more pigs under 8
old; best pen of hogs; best
pen sow and pigs under 3 months; ,
pest pen SOW and pigs under 81
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-10-06

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-10-06
FIFTY A MONTH

Fifty new customers in
one month speaks pretty
we'll for a new firm, doesn't
it, That's our record for
September. How did we
get themo Selling the best
quality of groceries, keeping
a clean store, making quick
deliveries, charging a low
price, and many other little
favors that a customer likes
and is entitled to here. We
try to do a little better by
our customers every day.
You'll be treated equally as
we'll. Come and see.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

plainly IN love with the big. good uaturcd
mouutlIuccr
It was htc June afternoon late thot Rud
proposed told about himself afterwards They wore
horseback side 10y side louE the road Council
mountain To- the east near the Carolina border
Lib. says said bud iu relating the story, "' Lib.
marry I'm hv good urovidor. I'm plumb
dccstracted marry you'
An Lib she lows likes tolorlna well but that I've
got 20 prove that kin lick her atoro She u promise
Shucks' suys T. I amt a-goi0' To lick "a woman.
NIchhc YOU aiut Lib. but if you lu't amt a.
goln marry amt shore Kin lick mo nohow.
Well that spuuk an tells hor lu come over to
the day if don't lick her then Iu let
every Ridge mouutngs wipe his feet oncn
me"
And the day there fight that WAS hght-onc
that the prize ring experts would have rvy,,d u
There witnesses. $50 the detailed story OF the
nEht by will bc told An that be learned Of
bride and championship from the
that the bride ana have said regarding Il,
statements of Mrs Wiley Blair who lived quarter of
mile down towards Tockt from the Tucker
the observations OF those who the couple
within the next week.
Bud the house shortly after O'Clock
June 2S lie 60 enter the house
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
Furniture. Dishware and Blows.

Within the next i've minutes Mrs Buir, who had
Bud ride past until that time had no hint that the
preliminary bout to take place that morning
heard that her to start the mud road TO the
rescue She reached front gate and stood there en-
tranced inside tho house there sound of break
ing furniture of dshwarc the sounds Of blows
desperate murders being done She heard the
repaired kitchen partition down with crash She heard
the cook break pieces and through the open front
door she caught glimpse the contestants struggling back
and tile kitchen floor.
She saw them clean dash for different parts
of the Kitchen chunks of hrowood hurting through
the air dshpans. dishes the fine thick white pottery
the haudccss cups, frying brooms the lamp and the
kitchen chairs flying about the roon
Then two figures fell the back door and the battle
continued back yard She around the house and
saw Mrs gathering of the stones from
the Weu and hurting them at Bud who was advancing
she saw grab the and draw back to strike
hcn she saw shoot catch his hancee ON tho
and the cN-champion drop like a log
into the grass plainHn leaves of the back yard
Entranccd spectacle she stood In her tracks unt
she saw Bud bend over place the form of his
defeated namuraa and lift her tondery towards the well
where he revived her with cold water.
An hour Bud and his suhdu'd and obedent hance'
rode down the together and turned into the BIG
Road leading Whtesvilc to get the license His head
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
How She Beat Up" Number One.

Within weeks the wedding the news a fight
Tucker home circulated through the hills 1t
before Tucker able house,
response inquiries
he admitted that I.bbe had beat him and
he that the fghtinest woman he ever
see
That fight sufrced Les for several months but he
back WhitesVie drunk highland
of the house for week after that He admitted
that the fault all his and
drunk he testified that he Libbe
tried whip her in for the heating
him before
during the remainder of their life
there fight in the Tucker household
lesson. he obeyed Besides his
health failed. about year marriage he died
Libbe mourned sincerely.
Libble alone working getting strong
and rugged. About year after the death
husband neghbor inquired why get mar
again Libbie Tucker of
broom in hand, thought said:
Il amt gon' To marry 'ceptin / find one
what's enough to whip me-"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
Won by His Soft Talk.

the time of the marriage the people of the entire
countryside laughed premarey enjoying the thought Of
life would Tucker small rather
looking young Of who had been living down
Williamsburg and clerking In store down at Hartman
little about the world pretty
good clothes which did win many friends for him
the hills of Pkebut his soft talk and his superior know
edge "a place Lbbie's perhaps be-
accustomed such different things
her brothers.
csque the world She stood feet tall in
Sunday weighed close 1sO pounds Accus
work mountain climbing, rude fare and
living, health perfect and her strength
amazing Despite her coarscness her strength and
masculine there wild, rude beauty about
girl years age, that would have
look i'm a different sphere life
beauty that perfect health and
nothing her bearing the tired
scky of the mountains, bent and broken by hard
exposure fare She had lived i'm wild freedom
brothers had lived better than the
pie around about.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
Whole Family Always Ready TO Fight.

Libbe Merlde a member of family that was known
officers fame, although they tackled
the family with their alleged Illicit dis
tilng old whisky. There four boys in
the family Ed ana Harrison all footers and
powerful quick the trigger and ready to fight with
fists rough and tumble at the choice of any adver
sary that happened Eizaoeth Iibbe through
her grhood held her against any Of her brothers
Their father and mother died early, and they
piece land in the heart Of the mountains. and
somewhere the of Eagle peak the boys made
whisky which reputed be excellent Ibbe hard
match for the boys in fighting style but the
she could bite scratch and throw kchenware oyercame
handicap maintained the balance Of in
the Merlle tribe
died a natural death Ed shot in fight near
Whtcsburg Harrison enlisted in the and George got
into trouble fled the Ibhe left alone in
the farmhouse and In 1878 Leslie Tucker.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
MASSAGE as Aid 10 Dietinn.

Not only as 20 face brt TO hgurc. Dr. Zabludovsk
holds out hopes, aud he recommends massage
dieting, both for at and thin dieting he
declares. becomes mtocTahle- enorgatug and
hypochroudra unless accompanied bv massage.
ne declares Is especially beneficial
nection with mixed diets.
Cosmetic massage" he says has started upon fatal
path under D impulse Of the
deTs, oils and who sell them connection
apparatus with which apply them
The combination Of cosmetics ana massage is objection
able. The simultaneous Of massage and is
wrong, because when MASSAGE is rightly pactced the
ungueuts irritation the skin being uhrlcatng
enough
The best of these lotions s white natural vlseine Pur-
chase IL in small quantities and keep n hermetcay sealed
boxes that II may not degenerate and decompose"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
Threw Him Out the Back Door.

The courer. who willing hght for and with
Ibbie Lorenzo Reed currently repued that
L.bbic threw him out of the back door.
There much speculation White and Pike counties
winter when learned that Bud Straon keep
company" with Lbbc Bud the strongest best ma
cured liked district northern White
county from EIghbank to Home He had won all the
"chuggng wrestling bouts every house
raising in that part of the country.
Bud took Lbbc to meeting at Jake, and he rode
Pkeve with her when she to buy calico and
saying tobacco for himself
marked attentions there doubt in the
that he would ask Ibbe to marry
him. Half of the people of the mountains thought that Lib
would say yes without the fornaly of a fight and
that Bud could whip herand others declared that
they believed Libby would let him whip her purpose be
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
H1zzHQWE TzE IT2G

ment begins at the back Of the
maNilary bones beneath the lower eyeds up
temples II must be done quickly bearing mind
81 the face should fifteen minutes
of the body thirty minutes longer period
would produce better effects and would be contrary
methods of which follows: must be done
quickly. with force briszness
The disappearance or at rate the partial enacement
of wrinkles of the lower lip is also produced by light friction
with both thumbs beginning exactly below lip
and continued far the branches
loWer Jaw.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
X2zl1Zzzg oxLCYzRZlD

the object wrinkles of tire furehead
stands upright the right side of the
Her right hand moves in transverse direction The
zgzag, beginning at the the and
being prolonged the line of the hair The left hand
gagged simultaneously in a similar movement beginning
the base of the forehead and being prolonged
81 the hair.
If is desired To give TO the regular form that
De kneaded with the palm surface Of the thumb
fOrehnger of the right hand The which is
composed Of light vibrations extends the
point the root Of the The her
fingers sides OF the
side of the patient and her left hand the Of
he
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
zabIudOvskl Explains His system.

Prof Zabludovsli speaking massage general and
Of his rather the system taught
In many special apparatus may sdvanageously
replace the movements of the hands Nevertheless
nec OF the face the effective manipulaons
should be performed only with the hands By means
complete renewal of the muscular fiber effected
causing slight irritation nerves which transmitted
20 the vessels stimulating them by fact producing
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
To Gef Rid of Wrinkles.

To rid Of wrinkles the behind the
patient smooths them with the tips Of three first
fingers Of each hand In transverse direction along the
head beginning the continuing the movement
a the temples
II is desired attack the wrinkles beneath the eyes
they be lightly rubbed with thumbs.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

who had been cherisng thoughts of going counting in that
suddenly abandoned their and sought wives
other parts the mountains.
1891 Eben Daniels, who the sawm over on Rob
a wooing Tucker farm-that had
Merke He strappng big fellow, weigh
about 1870 pounds he at first knew nothing of the
conditions by Lbbe her the meet
Jake during the missioners revival and
fallen in
He called three times up with Tucker.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
How the treatment Is ApDIied,

In applying the Berlin system 20 probably
years of fat with faded complexion tendency to
wrnkean ideal subject treatment-the patient is or
dered 10 close her that may entirely re-
laNed Then the operator side or behind
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

Then he proposed and she laid down the
told him that he would have to whip her before
him. She lowed that she liked him powerful
much" but that she didn't know, whether he could
whip her. She rather hoped that lac would The de-
parted but returned several agreed
fight And they fought At the minutes Daniels
hoored by a blow the with "A skillet when
he recovered his wits he fed ignomniousy
A few months later Bill Swadley dapper young fellow
who taught the school Jake courting but
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

Tucker Tucker forced to to Pike
vile of dishes for the table and she told the
storeeeper that wanted heavy white with
handles cups because handles broke off easily
when cups thrown. Also she bought new sass
pan frying pans had Jim White up
and kitchen partition which been half down.
put a the kitchen table
Morg able attend to his work week ater-but he
whipped for mentioning Iibbie's to hmso
one ever got the full details of
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
Proposes a Strenuous courtship.

So the word passed around the mountain district
any who thought he could whip Lbbie Tucker
home could have her his wife and several young
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
HEIk6XzRzzAAyARE NIGzzg-

sgrzzazzzz4s ZABLUDOVSRI. the greatest
M :. :: @ : ::
living. has told the world-tho feminine world
FtSNFYIM especially-how q beat Father Time.
t0SS<SN This who has trained armies of
and sent them forth fight
beauty wrinkles and bak Time declares
that beauty saved by scientific
saying and he denounces OF the lotions and medicines
that used declaring the human fingers scientifically
piled the best makers OF beauty
Here the vital points set forth:
Certain methods massage efficacy
beauty and rebuild tissues.
Drinking vinegar absorbing the thyroid gland and max
ing lemon cures should be forbidden
Unskllfuly administered medicines do harm and
often positively dangerous
Systematic applications of maupulatons Of the human
body give il brightness and suppleness.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06
RsMagMEARM4zArL5A&HzYAHz

rapid movement of the sanguneous fluid The mas
has moreover equazng effect when
ness is exaggerated weak many occasions
caused the disappearance Of flushing paeness which
many persons display ON the slightest emotion.
BY methodcal massage succeed n obtaining
from the foeheadthe muscles of which
covered with large quantities Of fatty OF slightly
parayzed by affection Of the facial perform
small part In the play Of the features
certain time Of the possibility Of wrnlng there is no
organic aecton) If IL methOdicaly skiuly handled
with the ringers The formation of impulse
viii Of the patient ncousciousy soon follows by
movements Of association corresponding with progress
of the thought foreheada portion which shrunk
or become lacking in resstanceready
shape when by means OF vibration il is better irrigated
by the flow blood"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

fed the proposal OF q ught dcclring 1t he
Meath him DO battle with woman and Mrs Tucker
usntorprvt,d his remark he forced to ruu leaving his
hat to- escape a whipping.
The % long time coming lie started
paying widow during the spring lS2 Tie
logger Mor- Ansel because his father had been
one Morsaus raiders during the civil war Morg
tall ravlouud. humely and he loved Iihuio
sincerely and devotciy helped her with the spring work
In clearing. and gruubyd bushes for her.
Morg proposed aleug June and there battle royal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-18
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