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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04
COL. ALEXANDER.
Appointed Successor to Adjutant
General Harvey Hannah.

Appointed Successor to Adjutant
General Harvey Hannah.
Col Harvey Alexander was yes
fersay afternoon appointed by Gov.
Cox as Adjutant General of Tennes-
see 10 fill the unexpired term of
Adjt. Gen. H. Il. Hannah, who be-
comes a member of the State Rail
road Commission. Gen. Alexander
will serve until his successor is
named by Gov Patterson.
Gen. Alexander has served as
Assistant AdJutant- General under
Gen. Hannah for the past four
years, and has been most active in
every movement that had for its
purpose the advancement of the
military interests of Tennessee. In
1901 he represented his home coun-
ty, Obion, in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. During the Spanish
American war he commanded Com
pany |, Fourth Tennessee Infantry.
He has executed every duty of his
office with ability and his prior mil.
itary experience eminently fitted
him for the position which he has
so acceptably held and that to
which he has just been promoted
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04

Wallace w. Mcdowell, OF Butte,
Mont, was in Union City this week
visiting the family of his father, J.
H. Mcdowell. The young man has
Just returned from tour of
Europe, much of which country he
traversed in a touring car. Mr..
has three very profitable
copper mines in the Butte country,
and he informs us that the city and
the country are overlooking with
business and improvements. In
Butte FIVE and ten-story buildings
are going up IN close succession,
and everything looks rosy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04
Use Dahnke- Walker Milling Co.
flour, a home product, and guaran-
%aal

Mr.. Anselmo Harris, one OF the
most valuable men in the county,
was a caller here this week. Mr..
Harris says ne is just plain citi-
zen now-no more politics for him.
If we want to enjoy life that is the
philosophical way to look at it.
iThere is more genuine satisfaction
your home, Preside and friends
~ the empty applause of a
MeEle public. Of course, if man
wants to serve his country it is
necessary to make some sacrifices,
but give us the good old simple life
every time.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04
soUPHsIDE.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Y
tertained a few of tbe4 - -
a dining Christmas day.
Prof. Willie Wilkerson and fam
lily, OF Troy, spent the holidays
with MIR. and Mrs. j W. Cloar.
Mr.. w. S. Jackson and daughter.
Miss Pauline, spent the holidays in
Paducah
Misses May and Lula Lippard, of
Elbridse, are the guests of their
aunt, Mrs. J. W. McCorkle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Craver left
Sunday night for their home in
Chicago, after a pleasant visit to
their kinsfolk, Mr.. and Mrs Dan
Webster, near Rives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Webster
gave a dining Saturday to their
friends and their relatives from
Chicago, who have been their
guests for several days.
Mrs. Tina Duncan and two little
sons, of Paducah, spent a pleasant
day Monday with Mrs. ]. w. Cloar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Amos and
children, of Obion, spent Sunday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Nc
Corkle.
A little dog belonging to the late
DR.. ]. A, Prieto left his home about
two weeks ago. 1t was a very
small dog and had long white hair
with Brown spots, and answers to
the name of Trixie. The dog was
a great pet, and information of its
whereabouts will be greatly appre-
ciated by Mrs. Prieto. 1t had been
In the home for sixteen years.
Mr.. Robert Hutchison, of Obion,
spent few days with the Gypsy
family this week.
M !
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04

Everybody goes to Dahnke's for
lunch.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04

You've tried the rest, now try the
best Sunshine Flour
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04

The hungry mans paradise, at
Kirkiand's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04

Kirkland, the famous one-cent
lunch man.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04
RIVES.

Misses Clark and Flemming Wis.
tied Miss Petty, of near Union City,
several days last week.
Mrs. Frank Dickey is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Newt Dickey.
Miss Edna Moore, otNewbern, is
visiting her friend, MISS Leila
Thorn.
and Mrs. o. H. .Clemmons
Spent Thursday hight with Mrs.
Nan Moffat.
Mr.. W. E. Shropshire q -
Miss Davis, and Miss Ali
attended dining in Fulto
day.
Miss Covey has returned
home in Missouri after a ten d
visit to relatives in and near Rive
Misses Alma Morris and Dorothy
Callicot went snipe.hunting Friday
L;gbt.
Little Lemmie Rose is spending
the winter in Rives with her grand
parents,
Mrs. L. p. Callicott and daugh.
ter, Miss Jessie, have returned
from pleasant visit to relatives
IN Martin.
Mrs. Maggie Harris of near here
was called to Waverly Monday,
owing to the death of two of her
relatives.
Rev. Thomas and wife returned
home Monday after pleasant Wis
it to Union City.
Miss Flora Agnew entertained
the neighboring young ladies on
the thirty first.
Miss Stella Williams returned |
to her home at Maple Grove after
4 ten days visit to Miss Agnes
anmsn. MARIA.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-01-04

| MTS@OSCdT FORESTER.
Mrs. Byars has returned home
from pleasant visit to Obion.
Mr.. Walter Morris, eldest son of
our Grandfather Barleycorn, who
has a fine position in South Da-
kota, spent Thursday night with
Ellis Jackson. Walter is a fine
looking young man and in business
qualification will say he is a chip
off the old block. He has number
of friends in Southside who wish
him great success in his far-away
home.
Mrs. w. w. Mays and Miss Mag
gle Mayes attended the funeral of
Mrs. Will Latimer at.Beech Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Link Easley at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Bob
Rody at Pleasant Hill Monday.
Miss Otelia Forester returned
home Tuesday night from Hum.
boldt where she attended the Nc
hurry Will wedding.
Mrs. John Malcolm, of Rives. is
the guest of Mrs. Tom Reaves.
MIR. Tom Epperson, of Arkansas,
lister, from Beech, spent
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
Double Stamps Every
Morning

Every day from Sis to IL will give double
in all departments but This
each 10c cash purchase 20 stamps spent
this rate book will be filed
$3.50 to in kind merchandise
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
WHOSE FAULT is IT?

'Why doesn't Cortelyou pour out some millions in the
West?' people are asking. ''Why is all the money
given to Wall st?'
The fnancers have always had an answer for this
1t was sounding answer. 1t looked straight When
you relieve Wall ST. they say you do relieve the whole
country, because Wall st. is the financial center''
Wall St could have relieved the country this time; but
Wall st. wouldn't. We want you to remember this.
When the scream went up for real enough money,
nearly $5OOOO0OO of government funds handed out
to relieve the strngency. Most of it went into New Yor
''Take this" the government said. ''Let it go north
and west and south, put it into circulation That's what
giving it to you for.''
So Wall ST. took the money, but it didn't pass it
The big steel vaults of high finance began to fill up.
They have filled up and more.
They have been keeping the money for themselves.
This is Corelyou's deliberate charge
Over the country there crops waiting to be
moved There 625,0000O0 bushels Of wheat. There
7500O000O bushels of oats. There 2,50OO0000O
bushels of corn
The movement of these crops is the blood circulation
of the country.
1t takes real money to move them.
Whatever you think of Corteyou, he is playing the
He is saying to these gorged banks-and not all of
them in New York either-that this money must go
out that it does not he will withdraw the national fund
deposit with them and send the money out himself.
Wall ST is making tremendous mistake in its effort
to fasten the blame for countrys embarrassment upon
the administration The in the street may not under
stand how it has about, but in the end he will fix
the responsibility where it belongs.
1t is an unhappy thing that money should inspire so
intense love- 1t is bad enough that sacrifice the
Of life to get it. 1t is wreched enough that the
covetousness for gold has brought the country to this
comfortable position. OF shall get over it. 1t
can only be temporary The money still exists and pros
perty goes apace.
But it is Infamous that should be unwilling to do
their part.
The profits made by those institutions who today
deliberately throtting the producer will be the drtiest
profits ever made in the of business.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
The Daily Short Story

lot of dummies. Makes a fellow
feel funny to see you all so quiet.
What's the matter, Mike?" he ask.
ed turning to the man in the cor
ner.
Mike squirmed in his seat, open.
ed his mouth, tsarted to say some
thing, thought better of it and be-
gan chewing a match.
Gallagher suddenly raised him
self from STOPPING posture and
leaned over the bar toward Hank
ms.
"I'll tell you what II is, Hank"
he began, when Tommy Saunders,
who delivered the evening papers
in the town, stuck his head through
the door.
Courier" he called, and dropped
the paper inside the door.
, Hawkins turned around with an
air of relief.
IF you fellows amt got nothing
to say | will read the news" he
said, picking up the paper.
Every man in the saloon watch
ed him breathlessly as he awk-
wardly unfolded the paper and
smoothed it out. Slowly he
glanced through the news columns
and then clutched at his heart.
In black headlines he read thes
words:
GASOIIN EEXPLOSION
Bessie Hankins Burned to Crisp
Father Is Missing
Then followed an account of how
his young daughter had been Gre
mated and how the neighbors had
been vainly seeking him.
Hankins reeled and grasped the
| bar for support.
Take another drink, quick,
whispered Gallagher, showing a
''pony" towards him.
Hankins dashed it to the floor
with a look on his face that the
crowd never forgot.
Take it away he shrieked. 81
never want to see the stuff again"
| Putting his head down on the
bar he sObbed like a child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
HAWKINS LAST DRINK

There was a strange silence in
Gallaghers saloon when Bill Hank
ms staggered in. Most of his
friends looked embarrassed and
several went out. Gallagher seem
ed to be having a lot of trouble
with a beer spigot that wouldn't
work right.
Hello boys" said Hawkins, nod
ding affably at the crowd. No one
returned his salutation, but he
didn't seem to notice it.
81 say. Gallagher he remarked,
staggering up to the bar. Gimme
pony of whisky"
The man was in bad shape. His
eyes were bloodshot and his hand
trembled like jelly.
Gallagher didn't seem to hear the
request for a drink. Hankins look
ed around at the averted faces of
his old pals.
Il say, give me pony, Gal
lagher," he repeated.
Gallagher suddenly seemed
aware of his presence for the first
time and in perfect Silence showed
a bottle and glass across the bar.
Several of the loafers watched the
performance curiously.
Gallagher, | was on an awful
| 'souse' last night" remarked Hank
ms confidentially. Never was so
drunk in my life. Just as full as a
goat, and do you know | amt been
home to see the old woman at all.
Slept in hayloft somewhere |
guess. Don't remember much about
it. Worst 'souse' I've been on in
| two weeks. Guess the old woman
will give me the devil when | come
| in"
There was not a sound in the
room. Gallagher was busy with
the spigot again and man in the
corner neryously cleared his
| throat.
what in the devil is the matter
with you fellows today" muttered
Hankins. you sit around like a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
FOUND ATLAST
BY WILL r. GRIFFIN

81 understand" said the man
who limped into the Office of the
museum manager, that you are
looking for something original in
the way of curiosity
That's right replied the mu,
scum manager, as he tilted his hat
at a dangerous angle and fiecked
the ashes from his cigar. do you
think you're it,
Il certainly am replied the
lame man, as he carefully planted
himself in a chair, the effort jar
ring one ear loose, showing it to
be false. 1--WE got the wild man
from Borneo and Jo-Jo beat to a
fraZzle.'
Victim of cruel war; asked the
museum manager.
Don't know what war is re-
piled the lame man.
Maybe been in an auto wreck
suggested the museum manager.
Never been near one of the in
fernal things in my life
What. then, is your claim to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
V

Well, 1 am like the children of
Irael--I am out of bondage.
No, | am not at Everett True's
any longer. have left the True
triplets to the tender mercies of
their fat-headed father. / cOuldn t
stand for Mr.. True any longer.
Yet, I am glad to say that before
| left he got his.
With admirable womanly in
stinct Mrs. True had put ruffles
on the little nighties of Sal, Peg
and Mike. 1t made them look just
too sweet for anything. She was
so proud of it that she showed it
to Mr.. True, expecting to be
praised for it.
Not so.
woman, haven't you got any
thing better to do than to fritter
away your time infiicting such fall
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
WHERE THE MONEY IS

I issuing these credits to themselves
that they might take advantage of
the low prices for stock and bonds
and buy iii others peoples prop
erty cheap.
OF the more than one billion dol
lars of loans in the New York as
sociated banks less than one half
are commercial loans on business
paper. More than half are on stock
exchange collateral. The men who
control the credit of these banks
are using it to acquire for them
selves the mines, the railroads, the
steamships and the other great in
corporated industries of the United
States. People who are not able
to borrow have to sell. The few
men who can get loans are the
purchasers.
In reality there Is no scarcity OF
money. There is not only as much
money in New York as there was
this time last month, but great
deal more. The associated banks
had last Saturday more than $780,
600, 900 of gold and legal tenders
besides national bank notes. The
addition to this of the gold imports
raised the amount of actual money
to a larger sum than in November
of last year or 1905.
The owners of these great banks
have taken Heinze's copper com
pany from him. They have taken
from Charles W. Morse his banks
and his steamboat lines, from
Thomas his banks and his insur-
ance company, from 1'horne his
Portchester railroad and Georgia
Central railroad, from Gates and
his friends their Tennessee Coal &
Iron company.
1t is reported that they are TAX
ing from Hartman his Union Pa
cific.
For these men who are despoiled
the public has no sympathy. They
deserved their fate, but when, in
stead of stopping there, the great
Wall St bankers keep from the
manufacturer his payroll money,
from the farmer the means with
which to market his crops. from
the shopkeeper the accommodate
lions necessary to carry his stock
in trade, then 1t is plain time that
the attention of the public should
be called to the facts, and that
these banks should be compelled
to conduct a legitimate business
and to pay their legitimate COM
mercial depositors in money. even
II to do so they have to close the
stock exchange and abolish gam
bling In Wall st.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
THAT is AS NEAR AS CAN TELL WHAT HAPPENED
CAUSE

lals and fripperies upon the gar
ments of your yOung!" he baWled.
DO you want to pervert their
wholesome natures into an idiOtic
craving for the bizarre in dress?"
Mrs. True flared up in an in
slant. You low browed ruffian!"
she screaed. ''Is this the thanks |
get for shaving over the sewing
machine, doing mothers Chris
tan duty. trying to inject a touch
Of refinement into the harsh sur
roundings of these innocent chill
dren, when | ought to be in a hos
pital? Take that, you burly brute!"
She let go with fiat iron and he
went down for the count.
That is as near as | can tell
what happened, because I got out.
side in haste.
am not robust enough to help
Mrs. True with the triplets.
(The end,)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20

The New York World ought to
he good authority on what is go
ang on in Wall st. The following is
what that paper has to say
editorially of the present financial
situation:
Pawnbrokers are more merciful
than Wall st. bankers. No pawn
broker appropriates over night the
watches, jewelry and apparel
which his customers have pledged
with him, as do the Wall st. bank
ers with the railroads, steamboat
lines, iron companies and other
properties hypothecated with them.
Pawnbrokers obey the pawnshop
law. How do Wall st. bankers obey
the national banking act and the
state banking laws?
For instance, it is prohibited by
section 176 of the national banking
act to certify any check unless the
amount is at that time on deposit.
The Wall st. banks every day VIC
late this section. Without its VIC
lation stock exchange gambling. ex-
cept on a very limited scale, would
not be possible.
AT present all the big Wall st.
banks refuse payment to their or
binary depositors in cash. They
have curtailed their commercial
credits and called in their bust
ness loans. Manufacturers, store
keepers, merchants and other le-
gitimate customers have had their
discount reduced. their supplies of
cash cut off and their facilities for
conducting their business limited.
Seemingly this is a period of
Wall st. contraction. 1t is in reality
nothing of the kind
The loans of the New York as
ISOLATED banks were increased in
the last week by s3S 1868 800. They
are $142.000.000 larger than they
were this time last year and more
than $400.000,000 larger than they
were In the flush times of 1901
Last weeks Increase followed a
series of increases. In no previous
November have the loans been as
high as they are now.
Who has all these loans?
Not the merchants. manufacture
ers aud storekeepers Of New York.
not the small country banks, not
The farmers and crossroads store
Keepers. Neither did they get any
Of the United States treasury mon
ey which Mr.. c0rtelyou provided.
That went right across the street
10 the stock exchange.
The men who own and control
Che great Wall 1t. banks have been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
SHIP CUT WHALE IN HALF

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-A
whale was run down and cut in two
on Cape Hatteras by the steamship
Admiral Farragut. which has ar
rived here from Jamaica. Captain
Nader stated that on Saturday aft
ernoon when OFT Cape Hatteras a
school of from Is to 20 whales was
seen. He supposed that they would
disappear by the time the vessel
came near. but was mistaken. The
sharp PROV of the steamship cut
one about 60 feet long square in
two, one half disappearing on the
port side and the other on the star
board side.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20
ROBBED AT GATE OF PRISON

JOLIET, ILL.,, Nov. 20.-Dlrectly
opposite the Illinois penitentiary.
in plain view of guards in the
watchtower. two heavily armeu
highwaymen held up api robbed
Walter Cliff. After robbing Cliff of
$3.50 and heavy fur coat the thugs
beat him into insensibility because
he showed fight" and left him ly-
ing unconscious in the roadway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-20

From now until December 7 we will give 10 cent dis
all OF
We do this to buying
fore Xmas is usually get
ed on will surely be to the advantage
early.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-20
RANGE COUNTRY DEVELOPING

Yes, it's like dreaml No fancy
dreamer or rainbow chaser ever had a
greater hope, or fender expectancy
than has come to q realization "west
Of the river" Somehow or other
that term west of the river" has
had untold terror for many people
who ventured, tWentysiX years ago,
into a country of which less was
known than Of the great expanse that
lies between the Missouri river and
the western boundary of South Da-
kota. Though yenturesome enough
in their days, they have forgotten
that the richest gold mines were ney-
er developed, and many never found,
without the greatest of hardships
and elements of uncertainties. Many
can remember ths days in eastern
South Dakota when the sound of an
engine whistle was euphonic bliss.
There are but few old settlers i'm the
country of which we write-few in
comparison to the whole that are now
peopling the prairies of Lyman and
Stanley counties. The "range coun-
try Of South Dakota is changing it's
dress, and there is nothing, of the
shoddy in the fabric or style. High
heeled boots are being replaced by the
regulation shoe of the city, town and
country; the broad brimmed hat is
net quite SO broad as in days of yore;
the leather pants and the spurs are
rapidly becoming obsolete, and the
Wild, weird yell and shrek of the
roundup is hardly a faint echo.
There is the natural evolution Be
hind counters in stores you will find
men whose tan of years of exposure
has not yet given place to the winter
indoor complexion. The transition on
all sides is almost inconceiyable. The
yipping prairie dog and the bowling
coyote, the hoot owl and the Iugu-
hriously quiet of endless space are be-
ing replaced by neighing horses,
browsing cows, and pcopled with in
dustry and determination to change
from wild to domestic, from nonpro-
ductiveness to proliticacy and fertil-
ity. The roadhouse has been con-
verted into hotel, the old trail into
a we'll Travelled road, the ranch correl
into domesticated barnyard, and
where once was an endless prairie
with nothing in sight but an OCCASION
al bunch of wild ''doggies' is now
dotted far and wide with fields of
corn, stacks and shocks of grain, and
homes Of more pretensions and mod
ern equipment. The sod house SO
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-20

Some of the state papers are en-
deavoring to work up sentiment for a
compromise betwern the two factions
of the republican party, the ''insur-
gents and the "stalWarts. :" Perhaps
there is a sentiment among the rank
and file of the party for a ''get to-
gether" move, but that part had but
little to do in causing the split. MIR.
Crawford wants to go to the United
States senate, was defeated i'm the
legislative vote by Senator kittredge,
SO went into the game for the sake of
Mr.. Crawford. With his silver tongue
and swing of o marionette, he caught
the fancy of the voters, and landed
in the governors chair, which he
sought only as a step to the senate.
The only way in which a compromise
between the two factions can be
reached is for the opposition party to
get busy and put up such a fight that
they will have to get together for
mutual protection, or, what would
be better move, for the rank and
file to retire those who have sought
public office for personal satisfaction
and gain, to the detrlment of the in
terests of the state.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-20

Lack of school teachers is now ac-
countedfor by one writer by saying
that many of them have gone west
and took up claims, but that, as soon
as they can prove up, they will be
back at the profession. Most Of them
will not again be seen in the school
room, for they nave won the land and
theshand of some bachelor. There
have been more school ma'ams than
of any other profession that have TAX
en- claims in western South Dakota,
and Uncle Sans homestead laws have
proved TO be Cupids dart in disguise.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-20
Does the price mark always tell the

Does the price mark always tell the
cost Of goods? Certain communities
in the South can buy cotton cheaply
because it is spun by the stunting
toll Of their children. Wool would
be a better bargain for them. One
does not figure, when he sends an or
der to a catalog house. that he could
better afford to pay a bit more to his
home merchant, who is helping to
build the town. the schools and
incidentally helping to boost the
value of his land. The price in the
catalog does not tell the whole story