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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
Concerning Insurance.

We wish to correct typographi
cal error which appeared in this
paper Jan. 3. We were speaking
of Davis, Bramham & Co., and the
lines were made to read as follows
"Two insurance lines in Union City
are in thorough, live and progress
sive hands, etc. The article was
never written that way and was
never intended to be published that
way. T e tYpeset tier simply
changed the word the to two and
the error was overlooked in read
ing proof. The lines should have
read: The insurance lines in Union
City are in thorough, live and pro-
gressive hands. The Commercial
appreciates it's advertisers, d
often speaks complimentary of
their business, but never to the
exclusion of those who do not adj
vertise. We have never directly or
indirectly, or by inference, criti-
cised any mans business who did
not advertise. On the contJary, in
the special instance mentioned it
was our intention to compliment
all the insurance men in Union
City, but the typesetter ruined all
our plans and made the article to
-ead entirely different. There is
lot better advertising town of
he size than Union City in Ten
lessee, but we have a few business
men who do not believe in news
,aper advertising. They are good |
itizens and as far as we know
o good business. We have never
Intentionally cast any adverse re-
ections upon them or their BUSH
ess, nor have we done so in fact
rept for a slight typographical
es' such as the one mentioned, |
{, le did not feel at the time but
!. s this one would be properly
srstood. u
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
Millinery One Third Off

State were strongly urging the
same action.
In the face OF all this pleading,
the Governor finally yielded, He
stated Thursday to Tennessean
reporter: II reasoned that it could
do no harm. They begged for a
reprieve so that they could make
preparation for the end. I don't
know what others would have done
about it, but I have granted it,"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
Attorneys Worked Hard.

The attorneys for Holder began
work early Thursday morning tc
make a desperate effort to save
their client from death. They per.
suaded Sheriff Finch to place the
hour for execution as late as pos
sible, and the sheriff agreed to set
it at 2 o'clock. They went to work
on the chief executive OF Tennes-
see, and for four hours they kept
the long distance telephone between
the capitol and Union City hot with
appeals for the repr1eve. Many citi-
zens of Union City and Obion Coun.
ty wired the Governor to grant the
request tor an extension of time,
and a large number of y,iknowz in
Nashville, acting up S6neag sf befo ae, t
individual desire, l'of the Chan d
Governor in ID State a166eaTv By, {
;r.arast 1e-nrst Mond,a coilsr ~ 2
:. 1ead, answeIened. Yizday pea
OF peso filed ssggsiiRing tn 4
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
Terrible Responsibility.

! No one who is not familiar will
the office can appreciate the trying
ordeal the Governor is forced to un
dergo in case like Holders. It'l
a hard thing; 1T seems, to sentence
an IL year old boy to the gallows
and the Governor, in his statement
a few days ago, giving his reasons
for denying communal ton, stated
that it almost seemed a crime to
hang boy of his age. This fact,
alone, however, he held insufficient
to interfere with the courts and
jury. But in considering the case,
his youth cannot be forgotten. And
no man can realize the responsible
| ity of a. Governor until he expe-
riences it or comes in contact with
+ it. To hold human life in the palm
OF ones hand, and say whether or
not it shall continue or cease, is an
awful thing, and one from which
every person with human feeling
would shrink. Here is the convict
ed man, and gallows in front of him,
the appeals of mother, brothers and
sisters, friends and citizens, beg
ging the chief executive for a few
hours more, just a day or two-it's
a hard proposition to face and a
hard thing to turn ones back and
say, like the BRUTAL king, sOff|
with his head So much. for him!"
Govoner Patterson has been plac-
ed in this position eight times with
in the last two weeks, and there
are still three more capital eases he
must decide during the next week.
He ALWAYS comes out Of capital
cases looking as if he had been
working for days without sleep, or1
as if he had sustained great soa !,
eOMtin<sis ni'y. imposed Of &
legations from every lodge in the s,
ate IN uniform, sigA to ten 5.
a5Ic bpPds, ia d 81 j, Esd sf.d afhas 6
y
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
worth of living to others by how
much he loves to live himself. -
Nashville Tennessean.
Union City Public School.

1 Herewith is published list Of
those pupils who have been neither
absent or tardy for the entire first
half year. We do not hesitate to
state that these pupils are among
our very best We know that they
have gained much from regularity
IN attendance, both in the develop
ment of character and increased eff
fiency. Our congratulations are ex-
tended to them for their excellent
record.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Maud Byers, Olive Lane, Lucille
Maggie, Myra Nash, Rex Naylor,
Marene Allen. Lara Caldwell, Mary
Hunter Flack, Ruth Mcconnell,
Mary Andrews, Agnes Coble, vo-
lena Floyd, Ruth Isaacs, Lucille
Lane, Will Kerlin, Alma Forte, Bes-
sic Harper.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Easley PenIck, Gilmore Williams,
Theresa Arm, Ruth Caldwell, May
,Erskine Cherry, Louise Dahnke,
Nina Strother, Lorene Waddell.
SIXTH GRADE.
Louise Adams. Jennie Gayle,
Cassie Jones, Alice Nash. Marga-
garet Porter, Bessie Reeves, Gecr-
gia Usry, Robert Alexander, Joel
Breyard, Mark Butler. Irving Grit
fin, Merritt Majors, Ester Mi1burn,
Fred Mailing, Marshall Wright.
FIFTH GRADE.
Robert Mcconnell, Royal Park,
Allie May Baynes, Mary George
Adams, Lila Caldwell. Mary
Dahnke, Helen Flack, Louise Flack,
Nellie Strother, Mary Whitley
FOURTH GRADE.
Elton Mcclure, John Willis. Mar
orie Adams, Clara Wray.
THIRD GRADE
Casey Brummel, DeTreaux Gibbs.
laurence Mute, J. G. Waddell. Ruth
lfiffin, Louise LuteusrRpth Naoke
, s s EesSfife auspices 81 Leon
3 i0lk Chapter, I'D. G., with
address By Governor Patterson
q an appropriate program. The
20 is intend ~ 4 - 9 -, .
Y 40 rsasnAbkn TO ]: ~ R''s|
2zcres ia No. q $. 800
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17

gragdeI%tTUle 5ser character eve
lived in my town or country, was
president Aof the directorate steer
ing the destiny of this institution
He was succeeded by John W Ben
nett, another good, substantial citl.
zen and business man, who is al
the head of the bank.
But in speaking of the success Of
the bank Paul Ingram's name as
cashier will always be identically
associated with the same. There
are many good bankers and CASH
iers, tellers and bookkeepers, but
in every branch of the work he is
accomplished and thorough. Not
only that, but his judgment in fnan-
cial transactions is clear and sound.
Rarely is an error ever recorded to
his credit, and furthermore he is
gentleman in whom his patrons
and the community in general have
the utmost confidence.
The readers will pardon us if we
speak at some length of these gen.
tlemen, but they are practically our
lifelong friends, and we know that
they are men of standing and worth
no less than herewith mentioned.
The assistant cashier, Mr.. Brant-
ey, should not be forgotten. He is
| popular attache, in fact the insti-
:ution enjoys special distinction in
he entire roll of its personnel.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
a 8T7'777 IN = q
LOCAL AND sRsoNAL.

Frank Woody has returned from
Earle, Ark.
J, M. Block, Of Greenfield, was in
the city Tuesday.
Rev. p. r. johnson, Of Dyer, was
In the CITY Tuesday.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Bell visited
Nashville this week.
Dr.. s. S. K. Davidson, of Hickman,
was in the city Sunday.
CO.. Watson. of Memphis, was in
y the city the FIRST of the week.
Miss Ruth Warterfeld has re-
turned from a visit to Nashville.
Sam p. McMurry is at home, after
spending few days in Mississippi.
w. 81. Parker, Of Martin, was a
business visitor ii the city Tues
day.
A very pretty little daughter has
arrived at the home Of Dr. and Mrs.
Marvin Blanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Murphey, of
Fulton, were here this week visiting
relatives and friends,
Mrs. ]. H. Arm and little daugh-
ter have been very sick with la
grippe this week. They are i'm.
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Roberts
and baby, Of Charlottesville, Mo,
were in the city this week visiting
relatives and friends.
Miss Josephine Tardiff, who has
been very sick, is gradually inn
proving, which IS very pleasant
newssto her many friends.
w. H. Wingfeld and wife, who
have been visiting relatives in the
sity the past week, left Tuesday for
their home in Dwight, Ark.
Rev. w. ]. Mccoy, of Martin, was
in the city Tuesday and conducted
the funeral services over the remains
of Mr.. J. H. DeGraffenreid.
DIR. Paul Joyner and Miss Mabel
Carman left Sunday night for Ny
ack, N. Y, to attend a term in the
Christian Alliance Bible School.
Mrs. T. B. Casey has returned to
her home at Bells, after delight
full visit of several weeks in the city
at the home Of her son, W. p. Casey.
Kib Somers, well known in Union
City, now holding down the tele-
graph office at Henderson, was in
the city this week mingl1ng with
friends.
Rev. Sellers was unable to fill his
Joint emit at the Methodist
Church last Sunday on account OF
la grippe. The minister is slowly
recovering this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar White and
Mrs. Mcconnell have returned from
Fort Worth, Tex, and are again
located in Union City. They are
welcome home again by numbers
,Qf friends.
u aMr. and Mrs. T. D. Council, of the
|, giaeth District, were in the city Fri
j 81; IN route to Ashland City, Tenn,
Iipht VIII atiyyes and friends. They
- sqanied to town by Mrs. 6
ooHn and while here paid
rsat call,
ton was one Ii
10 ! 4 commercial !.
1. ny friends s.
RS pariiture ev- n
sr Z, g :,
y petents on II
snSthis city, G
hoiSaturday. o.,
bis ioewere burned -
- I'd ess at $4,000, We
b " 4 nnce. !,
ooaneswe will look nc
han every partic- n
Ladies Real Estate =.
egenR all
q theottsles. CT
Ian Ealtaphis, was in on
oource week buying re;
n T.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
Birthday Dinner.

Mrs. Stanfeld, widow of the late
Abe Stanfeld, was rendered an an
niversarv dinner at the home Of her
son-in-law, j. S. Mcconnell, at Crys.
tai, Jan. a. The family enjoyed a
reunion on this occasion in honor
of Mrs. Starfield and many pleas
ant associations of the day. The
dinner was extensive and an i'm
portanx feature of the occasion.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17

Fifty patterns of iron beds at
Bell Furniture Co. $500 to $4,000
each bargain.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17

The statemeEt OF the Bank Of
Troy, Tenn, at the close Of Il, q,
ness Dec. 81, 1907, appears iJsallll
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17

Use Dahnke- Walker Milling Co.
-four, a home product, and guaran-
teed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17

Was Scheduled 70 take place at 2 p. m.
He called John E. Finch, Sheriff of
Obion County. to the telephone, and
instructed him not to hang Holder,
as he had granted nine-day re-
prieve. That day being the date
of the celebration of R. E. Lees
birthday in Union City the date was
moved to the 23d inst. Consequent
ly the gallows, which was waiting
to receive its victim, will go anoth-
er fourteen days before the murder
of Rev. B. L. Holder is avenged by
the strong hand of the law.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-17
SEVENTH GRADE.

Easley Penlck, Gilmore Williams,
Theresa Arm, Ruth Caldwell, May
,Erskine Cherry, Louise Dahnke,
Nina Strother, Lorene Waddell.
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Personal Mention.

James L. OKeefe of Richmond, Va,
who has been on a short visit to friends
at Alexandria and this city, returned
home yesterday afternoon.
Lenox r. Lohr of 759 18th street south
east, who fas Ill at Sibley Hospital for
several weeks past of typhoid fever, is
rapidly recovering and will be able to
leave the hospital this week. He will re-
turn to his studies at the Technical High
School about February /.
Cadet James Pine, revenue cutter serv-
ice, who was on duty aboard the cutter
Androscoggin. has been detached from
that ship and ordered to the practice ship
Itasca at Baltimore.
Among the passengers sailing on the
express steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse of the North German Lloyd line,
will be Oscar Gottschalk. Carl Meissner
and Geheimer Obergrat, all of Washing
ton, D. G.
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TSCHAIKOVSKY BAIL FAILS.
Movement to Aid Patriot in Russia
and England Fruitless.

ST. PETERSBURG, October 19.-The
attempts made in Russia and England to
raise the $25. 600 bail demanded by the
Russian government for the release of
Nicholas Tschaikovsky, the Russian pa
triot who has been imprisoned in this
city for the past eleven months, have
been fruitless, and he is still in the CEN
trail political prison, whittier he was
transferred from the fortress of ST. Peter
and st. Paul last week. Tschaikovsky' S
relatives in England were able to supply
only one-half the amount demanded The
proposal to open a public subscription
for the remainder in Russia has been
abandoned, because it was found that the
chances for success were very slight.
An effort Will be made to have the
amount of bail reduced, but there is lit
tie chance that the government will ac-
cept this proposal. 1t has been suggested
here that Tschaikovskys friends in
America might come to his assistance.
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BRONSON HOWARD MEMORIAL.
American Dramatists Conduct Serv-
ices in Playwright's Honor.

NEW YORK, October 19.-The deferred
memorial exercises in honor of Bronson
Howard, the playwright, whose death oc-
Cured last June, were held last night at
the Lyceum Theater under the auspices of
the American Dramatists Club.
Addresses eXtolling Howard were made
by Augustus Thomas. Hamilton Wright
Mabie, Brander Matthews, Charles Bar
nard and ]. 1. c. Clarke.
President Roosevelt had been asked to
attend. but sent his regrets in letter in
which he paid high tribute to the dead
dramatist.
II send you a word of greeting" said
he, ito give my testimony to the clean
and healthy character of his plays, in
addition to their real artistic merit. Many
of them I remember very we'll, and l was
one of those who felt sense Of personal
loss in his DEATH"
Henry Arthur Jones. the well known
English dramatist also regretted his in
ability to be present, but sent a poem
entitled "You and 1 are Stepping West
ward
David Bispham sang a number of songs
for which Howard was known to have had
special fondness. and later conducted
the general singing Of the hymn Onward,
Christian Soldiers"
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AUTO RACER INJURED.
Big Machine Dashed Into a Tree
Splitting Out Two Occunants.

MINEOLA, n. Y, October 19-Andrew
Murray, mechanician for Emil Striker,
the German automobile driver, who is to
pilot the car entered for the forthcoming
Vanderbilt cup race by Robert Graves,
was seriously injured yesterday while
trying out the course near Jericho. 4
front tire exploded at the Jericho turn,
hurting the big racing machine into a
tree and splitting both driver and mocha
nician.
Murray was picked up with a fractured
skull and was removed to the Nassau
Hospital, where it was said he had a fair
chance to recover. Striker escaped with
bruises. The car was practically unin-
iured.
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COLLAPSED DURING PLAY.
Pathetic Experience of Chicago
Actor Who Lost His Wife.

CHICAGO, October 19.-Earl Sterling a
member Of the stock company at the Col
lego Theater, collapsed during the per-
formance yesterday. / Mr.. Sterling's Wife
who was in a critical condition all last
week, died Saturday Because of the fact
that no understudy had been trained
Sterling was forced to enact comedy
role night after night and successive
'matinees with his wife at deaths door,
Sterling played the part Friday night
and then went to his wife. In his arms
she breathed her last. Saturday after
noon he went through the performance
and again at night without faltering or
wavering, but the strain was too great
and he broke down under it yesterday
The curtain was rung down and the
clan.
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Burned Fighting Forest Fires.

SCHELL, w. Va, October 19.-Mrs.
John A. Blackburn was burned to death
near her home while fighting forest fires
With other members Of the family she
was attempting to stay the flames which
threatened her home and her dress caught
fire. The situation in this vicinity is seri-
Gus. Nearly all the small mountain
streams tributary to the Potomac river
are dry
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st. Louis Extensive Church Building

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, OCTOBER Iy-An era of
extensive church building in st. Louis
has just eliminated in the laying Of the
corner stone of the new Catholic cathe-
dral. which. when completed. will cost
over 100000. and in the dedication OF
the Second Baptist Church at Kings
Highway and Mcpherson avenue, which
has just been completed at q cost Of
$4,000.
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Texan Kills Two With One Bullet.

NEWTON, Tex, October 19.-Because
he was refused further credit at a small
store where he has been trading, Will
Hest secured a large revolver and fired
at the proprietor, Oscar Broussard. The
bullet passed entirely through Brous-
sard's body and entered that of his nine
year-old son, killing the latter instantly.
Broussard died later. Hest is under ar
rest.
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Responsibility Not Shirked
by the Board of Education

1.-The board of education will take its
share of responsibility for the conditions
in the schools" declared Capt James F.
Oyster, president of the board of educa-
ton, this morning.
1.-THE law and our rules must be
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Father and Son Drowned.

DETROIT, Mich, October 19.-Gottlieb
Bruder and his little son Raymond were
drowned in the Detroit river last evening
off Swain street. when their skiff was
swamped by swells from a passing steam
err Another son, Irwin, ten years old.
who swan to a dock only fifteen feet
away, said that his father was drowned
trying to save Raymond. who could not
swim. Bruder was known as an expert
swimmer.
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Conditions at Mott School.

''As for the Mott School, the condition
of which has been chitised, it should be
explained that it is recognized as an old
ed any fire in it while the pupils are in
the class rooms until certain alterations
have been made, which will. in the opin-
ion of the fire chief, make the building
safe in the event of fire. To take out
the dampness fires are built before the
children come.
"A week before this agitation regard
ing the safety Of the school buildings
an order to principals calling attention to
the rule that all doors of the school
buildings must be unlocked during school
hours and insisting on its enforcement.
II have here a quantity of correspond
ence which shows how many requests we
made of the District officials last April
and May to have useless material re-
moved from the buildings as it was a
source of danger on account of its in
f1ammable condition. We have been try
ing to get this removed by the District
officials ever since as the disposal of
such material is entirely in the hands of
the District building people.
I'VE are not knocking today. But /
want to say that the members of the
board have been put there to look out
Are We to keep quiet and be mere figure
heads?
But if by kicking we can get results
for the protection of the children then We
are going to kick. The teachers will tell
you we have gotten results during the
past few years. And that encourages us
to keep on"
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obeyed.'' he further declared. eff any
supervising principal, teacher or janitor
does not carry out the rules we will dis
miss them at once. We will not have en-
ployes in the. schools who will not carry
out our rules.
But if the critics of the schools visit
a building after the pupils have all been
dismissed and then find that the janitor
has begun to lock up some of the doors.
it is unreasonable to criticise. If a door
is found locked during a school session,
that is a different matter.
There has been a complaint published
that pile of wood blockaded one of the
exit doors. l learn that it had been
dumped there just before the critics
reached the building, and the janitor had
not had time to get it inside. Surely the
janitor must be given time to get the fuel
into the basement
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SIPS Gloves, 04c.

Two-clasp Glace Kid Dress Gloves;
one clasp. cape tan, pique sewed;
Six-button-length Biarritz Gloves;
Leather Gauntlet Gloves for auto
mobile. driving, etc, One-clasp
Chamois and Mocha Gloves; white.
black. all the usual colors; also
new shades of taupe.
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S1.OO Gloves, 70c.

The demand for them will make it
impossible to fit Them tomorrow.
Many will select six pairs and re-
turn later and have them fitted.
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$3.50 Gloves, $1.99.

Ladies' Best-of-best 16-button-
length White Glace Kid Gloves.
Sold here regularly at $3,25. though
Sd. so pair.
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Gloves at Special Sale Prices.
ST.. so Gloves, S1.33.

Ladies' Best-of-best Two-clasp
Kid Gloves, from the leading maker
in France, who makes these gloves
especially for the Palais Royal.
Sold here regularly at $50, but
they are acknowledged the equal in
quality of usual $1.75 gloves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-19

Commissioner Morrow also gave out
letter which he has written to Mr. Par
sons, to clear up any misunderstanding
which may have existed between the En-
gineer Commissioner and Mr.. Parsons.
This letter is, by permission of Mr.. Par
sons, given to the press. 1t follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-27
CITY water PRONOUNCED Fret
FROM GERMS BY THEExPERTS

the number of primary cases. DIR.
Bielland estimates that the cutting
short OF this epidemic has saved from
$sSO,OOO to $5,OOO,OOO to the city in
the cost of doctor and nurse bills
trade saved, etc.
Great credit is due to DIR. Bjelland
and his assistants, to the state board
of health, and to all who materially
aided in suppressing the outbreak so
promptly.
Let everybody make it as public as
possible and advertise it as widely as
possible that the city has returned
to normal health conditions. The city
water is better than ever it was, no
cases of typhoid have occurred since
the first of October, and only a few
convalescents are left. Let the good
news 60 out widely. Many people ex-
aggerated the conditions in letters that
they wrote to friends or relatives
abroad. Now let them write to these
sam people and set Mankato right.