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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27
Shot COMPANION.

Mayfeld, KY, Dec. 24.-Wher
DR.. r. j. Neal went into front
room of his home at Pottsville
Sunday he found his wife with
John Lyles, a neighbor. He pro-
cured gun, and as Lyles ran a.
long the road toward his home
Neal followed and emptied his gun
at him. Two bullets took effect,
one in Lyle's neck and the other
in the right side. The wounded
man fell to the ground and was re-
moved TO his home, a short dis
lance away. Either wound is IL
able to prove fatal.
Just prior to the shooting both
men, who were good friends, had
been drinking together. DR.. Neal
came to Mayfeld and surrendered.
He is out on bail, awaiting an ex-
aiming trail. He is one of the
best know physicians in the
county, and for many years lived
in Mayfeld.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27

Cakes, colored, manslaughter, 20
years, facts show that the killing
was an accident, and that prosecu-
tion was not desired by the victim;
Warren Yarbrough, colored, Ben
ton county, criminal assault, 40
years, committed to years and So
months, recommended by trial
judge, attorney general, prosecutor
and others; Fred Jackson, Lauder
dale county, has lost an eye service
of the State; Hannah Meriwether,
Haywood county, life, health fail
ing; Tom McCrackii, Carroll coun-
ty, murder, Is years, mind thought
to have been affected by cerebro
spinal meningitis in childhood re-
commended by $50 citizens, Tom
Dalton, Obion, murder, 10 years,
has tuberculosis.
Clemency was exercised by Gov.
Patterson Tuesday morning.
Will Derby, Knox County, muir
der, 20 years, served / year, COM
muted to Is years; Sam Johnson,
Davidson county, rape, Is years,
consulted to II years.
Ada Beard, Shelby county, and
Vim. Bently, Davidson county, re-
lieved of fines and imprisonment for
carrying pistols.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27
Married over Telephone.

Paducah, Ky, Dec. 24.-The
first marriage ceremony to be per-
formed in this county over tele-
phone took place yesterday.
Thomas Brown and Miss Mary
Murphy held hands at the tele-
phone at the home Of Miss Mary
Dunn, north of town. while Rev.
j. K. Stewart stood at the teIe-
phone in his home five miles west
of there and recited the words that
made them man and wife.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27
BANK CoNsoLIDATIoE.
Covington Institutions Are Moving
Towards q Merger.

4OWdEuS u mSTB6I,
Covington, Tenn, Dec. 23.-The
Upton County Bank, OF which J. A.
Evans, of Memphis, is president,
and John t. Garner, of Covington,
is cashier, have made application
to increase its capital stock from
$50, 900 to $1,000
A movement is on foot, looking to
the consolidation of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank and Trust
Company, which is also capitalized
at $50, 600, of which j. Fl. Flippin is
president and e. l.. Smith cashier,
and the Upton County Bank. This
will make an exceptionally strong
financial institution. The name of
the consolidated bank will be the
Upton County Bank. The Farm
ers and Merchants Bank and Trust
Company will transfer its assets to
the first named bank.
1t is understood that the stock of
the Farmers and Merchants Bank
will be taken at par by the new in
stitution, stock being exchanged
for it. The Upton County Bank,
after Jan. l, 1908, will move to the
building now occupied by the other
bank. The consolidation has been
agreed on and it only remains to be
technically ratified.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27
Both Parties Agree to Drop the
Matter,

Dresden, Tenn, December 24.--The
Fisher-Simmons damage suit. lately
tried in Circuit Court here, resulted
In mistrIal. Some time ago these
gentlemen had rencounter In which
Fischer was considerably beaten up
and he sued for $1,000 two Of the Jury
being in favor Of some damages, ten
against. Both parties have agreed to
drop the matter.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27
The Commercial

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27
Property For Sale.

Good dwelling and business house
tor sale. Big bargains. Both places
now rented. d. A. PEELER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-12-27

You've tried the rest, now try the
best-Sunshine Flour
Arizona republican., 1907-07-28
California!

Want to go there? Want to have
good position waiting for you when
you arrive? II you will send full de-
scription of yourself including occupa-
tion. age weight. height. education.
where. by whom and how long employ
ed. together with five dollars as a reg
istration fee. we will place your quail
fications before the best firms in Los
Angeles and vicinity and try and have
a place for you to step into upon your
arrival. If we place you we will
charge a moderate per -ent of your
first months salary and YOU can pay
this after you have earned it. If YOU
want to know WHO WE ARE, write to
any firm in Southern California.
We do not attempt to place laborers
because that is out of our line. What
we want is men and women who are
Specialists-those who can do al least
ore thing and do il well. If you can
send a good photograph of yourself it
will assist US in placing you. Unless
YOU KNOW that YOU are capable and
that you are a brain worker Of more
than ordinary ability we can do little
for you. Send references both as to
honesty and ability and also state how
soon YOU could start for California.
WESTGATE BRAIN BUREAU
Rooms 21O-211. Citizens National
Bank Bldg. Los Angeles, Cal.
Arizona republican., 1907-07-28
ATTENTION. HoRSEMEN.

Entries for stake races for Arizona
Territorial Fair November 11-16. close
August Is. Arizona colts only are ELI
gible and hobbies are barred. Entry
fees: s. with entry; s. August 10; s.
September 10; so to start.
Purses.
3-year-old trot. $500 added money
Guaranteed value of purse 5000.
2year-old trot. $500 added money
Guaranteed value of purse. $500.
3-year-old pace, $500 added money
Guaranteed value Of purse. $500.
2-year-old pace, $500 added money
Guaranteed value of purse $500.
Shirley Christy Supt. Speed, Phoe'
nix. ]. c. Adams, President
Arizona republican., 1907-07-28
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: OF Local interest ;
r r r + r + r + + r + r + r l. + /
TO THE sEAslpE-Theodorc Half

TO THE SEASlDE-Theodorc Haff-
ner left last night for Long Beach.
where Mrs. Haffner and little daugh-
ter are spending the summer He is
going for his health as the hot wealth
er is hard on thin man, and he
needs a rest from hard work and wor-
~.
RETURNED FROM THE EAST
Mrs. l.. u. Cameron and Miss Erile
Hughes returned home yesterday from
an extended visit in the east. at the
jamestown exposition, in Ohio. Texas
and elsewhere. They were accompa-
MED east by DR.. Cameron. who re-
turned TO Phoenix few weeks ago.
SURVEY APPROVED.-The official
of the Little Rock lode mining claim,
situated in the Turquoise Mining Dis
trict. Cochise county. has been ap-
proved BY tbs surveyor general This
survey is designated as Mineral Sur
vey No. 1891 and Is claimed by Thos.
L. Cov-e3.
Y. M. c. A. MEETING.-The Y. NJ.
c. A. meets today at y. IN. i'm the
basement Of the First VI. z. Church.
Subject. The Living Sacrifice. Leader,
/. ]. Rice. Music, Solo, Abide with
Me. Harry Madden; special song by
choir The Tempest is Raging" 1t is
Arizona republican., 1907-07-28

Keep posted and happy While away
on your summer trip by having the
Arizona Republican forwarded. No
trouble to change address as often as
you wish. Phone Main AZ
Arizona republican., 1907-07-28

earnestly requested that as many men
as can, be present at this meeting as
il is to be the midsummer rally.
COUNTY ONIONS. - DIR. H. A.
Hughes yesterday brought to the
board of trade some fine big onions.
They came from the county farm and
are bigger than some onions in private
life that have to hustle for themselves
If they make anything of life. Five
of them weighed six pounds.
A DAY OF MARRIAGES. Justice
tombstone laid aside almost all other
business yesterday and devoted him.
self to matrimonial pursuits. In the
morning he united in marriage Leon
ardo Flores and Andronica Romero.
Last night he performed the ceremony
which made Jose Wilson and Carmen
Ruiz ore. This was a more or less
ceremonious performance. with wit
nesses and other appurtenances there
unto belonging. ]. \. Porterie acted
as flower girl and ]. b. Daugherty
gave away the bride.
WEEKLY HALF HOLIOAY.-Gov.
Kibbey issued a proclamation yester-
u
the capitol building with joy In eff
feet, it was that hereafter, all the
clerks in the territorial offices should
have a Saturday afternoon half holt
day until the 18th Of September. Most
Of them are young ladies'. Anyhow,
there are not enough of the young men
u organize a baseball team. which
seems to be the chief purpose of a half
holiday in these parts. so the boys are
discussing the ACCESSIBILITY to trying TO
organize a young ladies' baseball team.
THE RABBIT sOUNTY.-Thej jack
rabbit business is costing this county
great deal of money. Clerk w. f.
Thomas of the board Of supervisors.
yesterday finished compiling the fig
ures from the beginning of the month
to the present time, showing that the
county has invested in rabbit ears 10
the extent of 1894. Within the same
time there has been paid out for wild
cat scalps $50. Evidences of the de-
struction of rabbits came i'm in six
teen punches ranging from ten to 2426.
The latter was the result of the far
famed drive at Peoria. After the
figures were made up, another large
installment of ears was brought in and
there are several more days i'm this
month. so that il is possible that the
full amount of the bounties for July
will reach $500.
HARRY FRIEOMAN'S OUTING. =
\ letter was received yesterday from
Harry Friedman, who after wandering
about the land. has found himself at
Lake Tahoe. He desires To- inform his
friends that he intends returning to
Phoenix. He had feared that his pro-
longed absence might have created a
local fear that he had abandoned the
town. Mr.. Friedman was surprised to
find Sidney Goldman there and he was
rather more than holding his own with
the gilded youth of San Francisco. who
frequent that famous resort. Another
distinguished visitor at Lake Tahoe,
beside Mr.. Friedman, is Lucky Bald
win. There is most too much of a
crowd there for comfort and the menu
al the hotel. Mr.. friedman says. is
not what il ought to be. Notwithstand-
ing that, is the famed habitat of the
trout. Mr.. Friedman writes that the
guests are served with goldfish with
painful and monotonous regularity.
There are no regulations however.
which prevent the guests from catch
ing or buying trout and hiring the no.
tel chef and his assistants to cook
them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
PANAMA BOND
BIDS CLOSE

Washington, Nov. 30.-Bids for
the $50, 900 900 issue OF Panama ca
nal bonds close today at the office
OF the secretary OF treasury Tn
bonds will bear interest at the rate
Of 2 per cent. per annum, Will be
dated August /. 1906. and the inter-
est will be paid quart rly. They VIII
be issued In denominations OF $50
800 and $1,000 coupon bonds and
OF $40. 800, $1,000 and 10000 OF
registered bonds. They Will be re-
leemablo In United States gold coin
N the pleasure OF the United States
after ten years from tho date OF their
'ssue and VIII he payable thirty years
from such date. They will be ex-
smrt from. all taxes or duties OF the
United states, as well as from tax
alton IN any form by or under state.
municipal or local authority They
will be available to national bank'
as security FOR circulating notes an
will be receivable, like all otheI
United states bonds as security for
public deposits in national banks. AZ
soon as examination and classihca-
lion OF the bids can be completed.
nc successful bidders will be ad-
vieed OF the acceptance Of their BIDS.
and they will be instructed as to th
late upon which payment Is desire
10 be made at the treasury or some
su0b-treasury OF the United states
Successful bidders will b. require
10 pay accrued interest on their
bonds from August j 1905. TO no
vember /. 1907. the issue havin"
been given the former date for the
sake OF uniformity with the Panama
bonds now outstanding.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
.FReIGnT WRECK
Al PRWHATAN
BOTH TRACKS BLoCKED AND
BRATSENLAS wM. CHAND-
LER KILLED.

A very bad freight wreck occurred
ut Powhatan early this morning. the
particulars of whlNh at noon were
hard to ascertain, But the best and
most correct information obtainable
was TO the effect that an extra
freight going west and while at Pow
hatan was struck by q train of twen-
ty-five or thirty cars that had broke
loose On coal track west OF the
station. 1t Is said that two engines
were badly demolished and complete
ly hidden by the debris of the many
wrecked cars.
Brakeman wm. Chandler. son OF
Green Chandler. who. II will be re-
membered, was killed on the road
few years ago. was killed In the
wreck and his body was brought in
on No. A this morning.
II will be some cine before the
tracks are clear All passenger
trains have had to transfer there to-
day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
TELEPOST co.
WILL FIGHT TIL
TELEGRAPH TRUST


New York. Nov. 30.--Several oi
the representatives OF big western
telephone companies which are
among the biggest stockholders ol
the Telepost company VIII confer In
this city during next month with the
directors OF the latter company With
the object OF opening up for bust.
ness.
The. directors Of tho Telepost COM
pany are: IL, Lee Sellers. president;
Hon. Wilson II. Fairbanks, OF War
rem. Mass. who built all OF the orig
inal long distance telephone lines for
the Bell Telephone company and the
Postal Telegraph Cable company:
Capt. w. J. Barnette. OF the United
states navy Washington. ID. c.; c.
II. Sllliman. the New York banker:
III. ID. Critchfield, well known tele-
phone man, OF Milwaukee: +. w.
Shumaker. of the Sterling Debenture
Corporation of New York. and Hon
John w. Con-, OF the New York su-
premc court,
The stock OF the Telepost compa-
ny has been put In trust for q long
period In order TO preent Its manip-
ulation by Wall street Buccaneers.
and the compRny's special design is
10 scatter this stock broadcast in
small holdings in order that control
can not be gained by rival interests.
The Telepost company will use
many thousands of miles OF wires
of the Independent telephone com
panies already constructed and
thereby get the benefit OF some $50,-
100000 worth OF wires already In
operation with terminal facilities.
The basis of the scheme of tho new
company is the invention of Patrick
B. Delany. the well. known inventor
an dassociate OF Thomas A. Edison.
BY the use Of this invention 1000
words per minute can be transmitted
over a single wire In one minute as
against 80 words Ter minute by the
old Morse aystem now in use by the
older companies. The Telepost com
pany has set plan to give to th
American people telegraph rate of
25 words for 25 cents and Tele-
post rate OF so words for 20 cents.
which means that the telegram VIII
he handled for instant delivery and
the telepost to be mailed from the
nearest point OF destination.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
TAFT HOMEwARD BOUND.

Washington, Nov. 3O.--Secretar'
Taft Is expected TO arrive IN 81. Pc
tersburg on Tuesday, and Will prob
ably be received by the car on tn
following day. According to present
plans the secretary Of war viii pro.
ceed direct from the Russian capital
TO Hamburg. from which port he wiz
sail saturday on the steamship pres
ident Grant for y w York Mrs. Tar
will not accompany her husban'
from Hamburg. but viii remain ir
Eurone for month or two. visiting
various continental cities The pro-
posed visits OF Secretary raft 20
Kaiser william King Edward anJ
president Falliercs have been oban-
toned. Tho sccre'ary'3 haste IN re-
.urniug is supposed TO be animat''
by hts concern rcgarding hi8 can1i-
'ary for tho presidency and his de-
sire TO repair whatever damage may
have been done 90 his political f.n'os
by tho recent election
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
MEMORIAL sERI ICE

OF B. u. o. T.
The annual Ltdge OF Sorrow OF
Bluefield Lodge No. 269 b. p. o. E.
will be held In the Elks' opera house
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Opening ceremonies By the order.
Roll call
Solo: mot Ashamed OF Christ, "
Danks-Mr. f. II. Cloves, Richmond.
Va.
Prayer by Rev. ID. Y. Noes.
Violin solo, selected. Mr.. ID. Plaut.
Duet: "our Mothers May" Galty
Mr.. and Mrs f. II. Cloves.
Solo: abide with Me- Danks-
Mrs. Edwin Easley.
Address by Brother Richard G..
Williams. past exalted ruler Coylng-
ton Lodge No. 314.
Duet: "Face to Face" Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs f.. II. Cloves.
Solo: Eye Hath Not Seen" Gaul
Miss Annie Killey.
Solo: mot a Sparrow Falleth."
Gilbept--Mrs. f. II. Cloves.
Closing ceremonies.
Doxology by the lodge and audi
eDce.
Benedictlon
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
REVIVAL AT GRACE STREET
METHODIST CHURCH

Last night at Grace church the
meeting took on the "old time air.
The altar was filed with seekers and
many professed faith in Christ. The
pastor asked for those who desired
the prayers of the church to stand
up and many responded TO this prop
osition. There have been more than
one hundred and fifty professions to
date, and the interest seems to in
crease.
So great is the interest that Rev.
Thos. Priddy has secured the services
of Rev. j. A. II. Shuler. OF East Rad
ford. to come and preach next week,
while Rev. Priddy will have charge
of the singing. Mr.. Fisher. who has
rendered such valuable assistance In
song. will leave the first OF the week
for his home at Newport. Tenn.
There will be no preaching to-
night. but the usual services tomor-
row. Sunday school at Q: 80. Preach
ing at IL and at night. Extra chairs
will be provided for the evening
services.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30

roads has not been abandoned; nor
Is Mr.. Roosevelt less inslstent upon
the supervision OF issues OF capitali
zation operating public utilities, de-
signed TO safeguard the interests Of
investors. He stands for a more ef-
ficient control Of vast corporate for
tune that enter into interstate COM
merce, for the creation Of authority
to properly combine railroads under
the supervision Of the Interstate
Commerce commission, for n federal
control over railroads similar TO that
which Is now exercised over national
banks.
He wants a statute providing I'm
prlsonment for those who onon7
against the antitrust and the inter.
state commerce laws. and desires to
prevent overcapitalization by pro-
hibltiDg railroad speculation, an"
permitting railroads to apply their
capital only to the legitimate pur-
poses OF the transportation business
Re has intimated that II might be
we'll to apply federal regulation ever
to those railroads whose business g.
strictly interstate. nnding authority
for such action in the constitutional
Continued on page six
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
INTERNATIONAL
BATTLE BETWEEN
HtAvYWEIGHTS

London, Nov. 30.--As the date set
for the international heavyweight
championship battle between Gunner
Moir and Tommy Burns approaches,
tsie interest among English sports
men is reaching fever heat and there
is little doubt that Monday night will
witness the largest crowd ever gath
cred for a prize fight In Great Bri-
tain. The mill will take place before
the National Sporting club. which
has made unprecedented prepare
tions TO care for the assemblage.
There Is n general sentiment that
Moir, the British champion. will be
more than match for the sturdy
Yankee and American sportsmen now
In London are having no trouble In
finding takers for all the money they
care TO put up II will be the fret
worlds heavyweight championship
ever fought In England. and there
are few Englishmen who are not
firmly convinced that the big sailor
will come out OF It the heavyweight
champion OF the world. He has the
advantage In height, weight and
reach. is a hard hitter and can take
punishment.
Tommy Burns is In first-class con-
dition and expresses himself as hav-
Ing clnch in his contest with the
"bloomin' Engllshman. Burns con-
fidence is shared by all American
sportsmen.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
MEMORIAL SERVICE
OF RED men

Calumet Tribe No. SIS. Improved
Order OF Red Men, held their eighth
annual council OF sorrow at their
wigwam last night. The services
commenced at O'Clock. and the at
tendance was unusually large, mem
bers of the various tribes in neigh
boring town coming here 20 pay
their annual tribute TO tho memory
OF their departed brothers. one Red
Man even coming from as far as
Washington city TO attend the SER
vices.
The program was a. propriate to
the occasion and the service was I'M
pressive throughout TIE frst num-
Der wae tho hymn. "ces,e Brothers.
Let U.s." after which the Introductory
ceremonies were conducted by the
sachem, s. J. Gibson. The silence
was intense as the chief of records
read the roll ali OF the dead. which
contained the following names: s.
]. Henry. William o. Alley, II. T.
Christian, j. Sam Hetherington. o..
ID. Fields. ]. II. Caller, X. Bland
Spencer. r. G. Holman, T. s. Shut
fiebarger, L. r. Brown, ID. G. Chap
man. G. G.. Clendennen, a. B. Pull
liam and c. r. Thompson.
Prof. w. II. Cunningham then
sang with great feeling 20, Morning
Land" and there was further cere-
mony by the sachem, sycamore and
tribe. The hymn, Some Sweet
Day" was sung by the tribe. Then
there was a prayer by the prophet
with responEe by the tribes, and an
address b. G. " Poland; ceremony
by the junior sagamore, S. Il. Croy;
hymn, ain ths Sweet BY and BY,
tribe, an1 ceremony by the senior
sagamorc. O. Q. Caldwell.
Then came the crowning feature
Of the program. the memorial SER
mon, which was preached by Rev. s.
w. Bourne. Of Rocky Gap. from the
text. 'If a man die shall he live
again and proceeded to paint n
beautiful word picture Of the rosur
rection.
The service ended with prayer by
the prophet.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
ADM INiSTRATION. HOWEVER.
CLAIM NOT 10 BE
WORRIED.

Washington. Nov. 30.-Senator
Foraker bold announcement OF his
candidacy Tor presidential nomina-
tIon. is the sole topic or discussion
today about thc government build
ings and hc,cl lobbies, where the srn-
atorg and representative are gather
ing force. Even The presidents
friends cypress an admiration for
tn, ngh,,ng Ohi5an nerve. IT IS
believed no ctrct leading Rcpubll-
can care DO What Senator Foraker
has dcnc it is not believed ~
president viii make any public ex-
preston Of his sentiments regardine
the Foraker candidacy.
Friends OF the administration
however. are confident their forceT
will again defeat the Ohloans.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-30
PROSECUTION IS
SATIRlCAL IN
HIS SPEECH
AND CONSIDERS MRS. BRowN
MORN sINNED AGAINST
THAN THE DEFEND
ANT.

Washington. Nov. 30,-Distrlct
Attorney Turner today began his ar
gument in the Bradley murder trial.
beginning his address no said: Aft
er hearing the evidence In this case
several possible verdlcts may bo
brought by YOU. II you believe tho
defendant was not insane and aid
XIII Arthur Brown there are three
possible verdicts. If you believe she
did kill deliberately and after medi-
tation she is guilty of murder in the
hrst degree. n she killed on the Inn
pulse of the moment in sudden
rage she is guilty OF murder In the
second degree. lf she shot uninten-
tionally while making a threat sho
is guilty OF the lesser crime OF man
slaughter.
Turner drew attention TO tho
lesser incidents OF the shooting to
show deliberate purpose on the
part of Mrs. Bradley particularly by
putting the pistol In her handbag be-
fore going to Browns room.