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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Matrimonial.

Mrs. E. A. Keiser announces the en-
gagement and approaching marriage of
her daughter, Eleanor Irene, to Rev. w.
A. Swift, of Mena, Ark, The wedding
will take place on the afternoon of June
9 at the First NJ E. Church, South.
Rev. w. A. Swift was for four years
pastor of the Asbury M. E. Church,
South, of Little Rock, and by the last
conference was transferred to Mena. He
is one of the most popular and best
known ministers of the denomination
in the State. Arkansas Democrat.
The bride is niece of Mrs. D. A.
Luten, this city.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Obion High School,

Obion, Tenn, May 24.-The closing
exercises of the Obion High School were
concluded Saturday night with an ora
torical contest. The contestants were;
Wilson Sharp, Ed Cherry, Owen Walk
These young men displayed great ora
tOrical talent. After much deliberation
the judges rendered their decision in IA
vor of Cherry Steele. The medal was
presented with very appropriate talk
by Hon. T. O. Morris. Two other med
ais were presented, one to Miss Marjorie
Allen for being the most studious, the
other to Oran Crawford for being the
most obedient.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Real Estate Transfers.

A. NJ. Mullins and wife to w. H.
Klenke and wife, lot in Union City,
$3.50.
Mrs. NJ. J. Owens ct al. to E. G. Mad
dox, "a acres in No. 8, $400.
]. l. Johnson to John NJ Riley, 10
acres in No. 6, 5000
Mrs. 81. Ward ct al. to ] w. Farm
er ct al, lot in No. 16, $3.50.
w H. Caldwell and wife to Frank
Bennett, 81 acres in No. 6, 50, $50.
Viola Gamble to B. J. Williams, in
terest in 40 acres in No. 16, 800
]. w Burney and wife to j. d. Ken
needy, lot in Union City, 81, 900.
W. A. Forester to R. w. Neal, 109
acres in No. Is, 1882.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
League Organized.

The ladies meeting at the Elks Home
on Thursday afternoon, May 20, result
ed in the organization Of civic league
with the election of the following Off
GERS:
Mrs. R. A. Pierce, president; Mrs.
Laura Wells, vice president; Mrs. D. A
Edwards, secretary.
The league met yesterday to devise
ways and means and the further adj
vancement of its work, pending which
it is desired to have larger attendance
and interest.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
FOURTH OF JULY.
Celebration of the National Holiday
in Union City.

Last Friday night citizens meeting
was held to arrange for a Fourth of
July celebration in Union City.
The meeting was called to order by
Geo. Dahnke and plans were discussed
Immediately for an appropriate celebra-
ton. 1t was the sense of the meeting
that the program should embrace horse
racing, auto racing, baseball, military
band music, parade, fireworks, athlet-
les, ETC., and the following committees
were appointed to carry out these ideas:
Advisory Committee-W G. Farris,
]. P. Verhine, Ed Marshall, F. w.
Preston, Geo. Dahnke, J. w. Woosley,
H. P. Moss.
Advertising Committee. P. Vef-
hlne, j. G. Burdick, E. H. Marshall.
Finance Committee NJ. DeGraf-
fenreid, Ed Kirkland, A. B. Campbell.
Program Committee-W c. Farris,
j. K. Murphey, J. F. Semones, Glenn
Burdick.
Parade Committee-H Herman Dietzel,
Herman Howard Henry Head, w. c.
Farris, H. P. Moss.
1t was decided definitely that the cell
ebration should take place on Saturday,
July 3, the 4th falling on Sunday, and
that every department of the celebration
should be carefully and Systematically
arranged and conducted, complete in
every particular and one of the most at
tractiye and interesting celebrations ever
seen in Union City.
The meeting adjourned to Wednes-
day night, this week, to receive reports
of committees and to further the prog
ress of work. The finance committee
made a canvass on Monday with the
most satisfactory results, and the cele-
bration is now on its way to entertain
monster crowd on Saturday, July 3.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
BETHEL.
WILD PLUM,

]. n Sanders and sister were Prote-
mus visitors Tuesday.
l. N. Sanders and sister were in Union
City Saturday shopping.
Mr.. Will Dyer and party of friends
went to the lake this week.
Mrs. Mary Sharp is visiting friends
and relatives at Possumtrot
Old Grandma Smith, of Troy, is Wis
iting her son, James, this week.
Rev. Vertle Boston, of near Troy, was
the guest of Prof. Bobbie Moss Sunday.
Sam Cleak and wife, of Protemus,
were here Saturday en- route to Union
City
Mr.. Ozrose Primrose and family Wis
tied their daughter at Kenton few days
this week.
Mr.. Henry Osborne and family, of
Protemus, were the guests of Mr.. John
Flowers and family Sunday.
There will be preaching at Bethel on
the second Sunday in June Everyone
cordially invited to attend. Sunday
School every Sunday evening at 8.
The three Johnnies, John Sanders,
John Haynie and John Flowers, went to
North Reelfoot Fishing Wednesday and
caught as fine wetting as it is possible
to look for. TRIxIE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1909,

the following real estate, to-wit: One
town block, with the buildings thereon,
which is situated in the town of Union
City, Obion County and State of Ten
nessee, at the crossing of the Mobile d
Ohio Railroad and the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & St. Louis Railroad in the
northeast angle of said railroad cross
ing and known as the Brackin Hotel
Block" and bounded as follows: Be-
ginning at a stake in the east line of
the right of way of said M. & o. r. R. ,
the same being the southwest corner Of
a lot formerly belonging to Jesse Gar
rett, and runs thence south with said
right of way to the right of way of the
said N, G. & St. L. r. r.; thence in a
southeastern direction with said right of
way to a point on Church street in line
with the south wall of buildings; thence
east with said street and the said south
wall of said building to the intersection
of said Church street and Bank street;
thence north with said Bank street to
the southeast corner of said Jesse Gar
rett lot; thence west with the 5. b. line
of said Garrett lot and the north wall of
said block of buildings to the beginning,
in which are six business rooms, two of
which are two stories high, and the ho-
tel, all of which will be sold together as
a whole.
One town lot in c. n. Gibbs addition
to the town of Union City in Obion
County and State of Tennessee, bounded
as follows: On the west by Try street;
on the north by Grove street; on the
east by Morgan street, and on the south
by Leah street, containing nearly two
acres of land and on which is two
story frame dwelling house and out
buildings, which will first be sold as a
whole, and will then be sold in three
lots separately, as follows: One lot on
the south side including all Of the build
ings, it being little more than one
half of the block, and being 122 feet by
912 feet; and the others are made by
dividing the northern portion of said
block into two lots of equal size, of
119 by 156 feet each, the one located
on the corner of Try and Grove streets
and the other on the corner of Grove
and Morgan streets, and the Clerk and
Master will adopt and report the sale or
sales bringing the better price.
One lot about so by 100 feet, situated
On the west side of First street in the
original plan of the town of Union City,
in Obion County and State of Tennes-
see, the same being lot No % in said
plan, and bounded as follows: On the
east by said First street; on the north
by lot of A. E. Kirkland; on the west
by an alley; on the south by the hard
ware store house of II. Dietzel; and the
sale will include one-haH interest in the !
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
The First Concert.

The first of the series of summer con-
certs by the Union City Band was given
at the park last Friday evening, and,
although the weather was not altogether
pleasant, very large number Of citi-
zens were out to hear the music The
program was good one and the band
gave evidence Of having done consider
able practice. The music was very
good.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
WHITE BROS. & CO.
PHONE 42I
Notice of Election.

We, the Election Commissioners of
Obion County, Tenn, do hereby call a
special election to be held IN the town
of South Fulton, Tenn, on
TUESDAY, JUNE l, 1909,
for the purpose of electing a Mayor,
Six Aldermen and Recorder, City
Treasurer and City Magistrate for said
corporation for term of two years.
This May s, 1909.
j. A. WHIPPLE, Chairman,
j. G, BURDIoK, Sec,
A. X. WELLS,
Election Com rs of Obion County.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Baccalaureate Sermon.

Rev. L. G. Landenberger, of st.
Louis, will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon of the Union City Training School
at the Methodist Church in Union City
next Sunday night. Subject of the
minister's address will be the "Obiect
of 7 ifa -
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Marriage Licenses.

A. ]. Wright and Media Morris.
Arch Wicker and Ora Lee Buckley.
Joe Brinkley and Addie Forester.
J. S. Tomlinson and Lille Phillips.
G. r. Jones and Addie Lee Poiner.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Boys Will Be Boys

and are always getting scratches, cuts,
sprains, bruises, bumps, burns or
scalds. Don't neglect such things they
may result serious if you do. Apply
Billiards. Snow Liniment according to
directions right away and it will relieve
the pain and heal the trouble. Price
25c, SOC and s1.00. Sold by Mailing
Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
Third Quarterly Conference.

Union City Circuit convenes at Har-
ris Saturday, June 5, instead of June
Is and IA, as announced. Trust all
members will be present.
G.. G.. NEWBILL, P. c..
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
CHANCERY SALE.

By virtue of and pursuant to a decree
rendered by the Chancery court at Union
City, Tennessee, at its last April term,
in the case of S. J. Brackin, admins
traitor, ct al, VS.. Bailey P. Brackin ct
ais, notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned G. A. Gibbs, Clerk and
Master, will sell at public auction at the
east door of the courthouse in Union
City, Tennessee, beginning at about 10
O'Clock a. m. on
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-05-28
OUR RELIABLE GROCERY

Where Capital Blend Cofees,
Preserved Fruits in cans and
glass, Catsups, and the entire
cost of necessities and table
luxuries await the appreciative
public. We keep only the
best, and we strive to keep
our prices just as attractive.
Come in and Judge if we've
succeeded.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
u. S. REPORT ON
COTTON CROP WAS
CAUSE or A RISE

New York, Dec 10--Not since the
sully boom Of 1904, has the cotton
exchange witnessed more spectacn-
lar rise in prices than occurred today
with the announcement Of the govern.
Iment crop report The market scared
20 a new high record for the season
with gains Of more than s2 bale
over yesterday Both the May and
AlIl4sT aggG.aaa lS0 both gam
ling approximately f2 points over yes
@rdays close BulI brokers sold
ENORMOUSLY The market continued
excited until the close with estimates
Of 500Q00 bales having changed hands
IN the last hour, following the news
that the government estimate is only
ihC8S,0G0 bales, the smallest crop
|since 1909.
1t remains 70 be determined
whether the federal estimaters under-
estimated the yield, as has ben the
lease in the last ten years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
WATERWAY MEE:IINC
ENDED YESTERDAY;
WAS BIG SUCCESS

Washington Dec 10,--What was de-
elared to have been the most success
full convention Of its kind ever held
eded today when the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress adjourned after
a three days session. Representa-
tive Ransdel of Louisiana, was re-
elected president; Capt. j. r Ellison
OF Cincinnati, secretary and treasurer.
Vice presidents to represent all states
were named.
The new board of directors met
after the adjournment and discussed
1.-THE question Of the date and place
| Of next years convention Toledo and
other cities sought to secure the CON
yention but the directors pointed out
THAT the convention should be held in
Washington, coincident with the con.
yening of congress The matter was
deferred after considerable discussion
Iuntil later date, It was declared,
boweyyli,sa II that q great majority Of the
fboara. ohposr amy sAanss III. the fi'ue
and place Of the convention 3ss :
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11

things not in the title; that it gives
the warden of the penitentiary power
to return a convict to the peniten
tiary without hearing as to whether
he has been guilty of any offense, thus
placing arbitrary powers in his hands.
The supreme court declined to pass
on the question Of the title of the bill
being defective, on the ground that
this question cannot be released in
habeas corpus proceedings. Regard
ing the power to return Joyce to the
penitentiary without a hearing, the
court says that convict such as
Joyce is, Is not entitled to a hearing
before being returned to the peaiten-
tiary.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11

lander, was compelled to sommit the
other plans in order to escape. Other
arrests will be made until every negro
in the city who resembles the negro
who for the last three days has been
seen requently about the premises oi
the murdered women, is prisoner. A
thousand dollars reward is offered for
the culprit's capture.
On the floor beside the body of Mrs.
Gribbe were found newspapers she
was reading and her spectacles.
Her gray hair was blood matted and
shows the imprint Of an axe,
Probably Mrs Hunter WAS the first
to Be struck down, probably as she
met, the murderer at the front door;
that the murderer stealthily an.
preached Mrs Gribble from the rear
and killed her. It is believed that
Mrs Ohlander was attacked as she
left her room and entered the hallway
where her body was found, and she
was assaulted and killed. Mrs Hun
ters skull was crushed and her death
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT SO DE
CiDES IN CASE OF JOS.
n. JOYCE.
VIOLATED HIS PAROLE
When Warden Arrested Him, lie Was
Released on Haheas Corpus Then
Sought to Have Law De-
cared Void.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 1o.-The parole
law of Illinois was today declared u
be constitutional by the supreme
court in an opinion handed down in
the case Of Joseph r. Joyce Of Chi
cago, paroled convict
lovce was sent to the Joliet peni-
tentiary from Cook county for forg-
cry. and was later paroled to mis-
brother in Chicago, but he failed to
make his monthly reports to Warden
Murphy. He was arrested by the
warden, but was released on habeas
corpus proceedings before he could be
gotten to the penitentiary and then
filed proceedings in the supreme
court to have the parole law declared
unconstitutional,
It was alleged by Joyce's attorneys
that he law was demonstrations be-
cause the title of the act is defective
because the subject ulatter contains
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
LIFE SENTENCE GIVEN MEN
WHO MURDERED YOUNG GIRL

Milwaukee, Wis, Dee. l1,--Carl
Woicieehowsk and Adam Pietrzyh
.alleged mgrderers Of Hattie linda,
We're arraigned IN the district court
this afternoon waived hearing and
were taken 20 the municipal court for
trial There they pleaded guilty and
were abopt to be sentenced for life,
when Pietrzyk. who had confessed to
the murder by Wojoiechowski whne
he himself stood guard outside, asked
for an attorney to secure clemancy.
This resplted in delaying the sentence
ami regular hearing Immediately
proceeded.
After hearing lasting three hours,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS BY I'M
MIGRATION COMMISSION
YESTERDAY.
PORTIONS tjhPRINT ! ABLE
Declares Immoral Traffic is Not Corr
fined to Women, But Men and
Boys Are Bought
and Sold.

Washington, Dec. t0.--All but in
eredibly revolving are the disclosures
OF the international system of traffic
in both the enforced and voluntary
degradation of men and women, con-
tanned in the report on the white
Slave Trade submitted to congress
today by the immigration commission,
A large portion of the report is un-
suitable for newspaper publication.
When the report was presented in
the house Champ Clark, minority
leader, objected to its being printed
as a house document, but Withdrew
/ his objection, 1t was promptly re-
newed by SABBATH, of Illinois.
The commission says the effect of
the importation of immoral women of
increased degradation, is death for
the women and contamination cor
rupton and disease for those with
whom they come in contact, and
adds
Economic loss from the shorten
4 ing of life by multifarious ways of
vice is great, while the horrible eff
fects of prostitution come alike to
the guilty and innocent
The commission says the immoral
traffic is not confined entirely TO
women, but it is clear that there is Il
! beginning of traffic in boys and men
| for immoral purposes. The vilest
practices are brought from Europe,
and beyond doubt there come from
/ imported women, and their men are
the most bestial refinements of de-
| pravity"
The report asserts that while many
of the girls are innocent and ignorant,
far greater number come largely of
their own accord Most of the women,
| it is said, come through New York,
San Francisco and Seattle. Many
lately have come via Canada, fre-
quently Disgusting as the wives or
sisters of their procurers.
The importations come from all
countries, France leading. The mar
| ket' price varies from $500 to $1,000
for each alien woman.
The commission recommends that
efforts through the government agents
be made to prevent the importations,
more assidious efforts in the United
States to arrest women engaged in
immoral practices, and deport all pos
sible; that a limit of three years after
landing be fixed within which such
persons may be prosecuted and re.
moved, that keepers of immoral
houses wherein alien women are
found be subject to deportation, and
that state and municipal governments
be urged to cooperate.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
PLEDGED TO GRANT SELF-GOE
ERNMENT TO IRELAND
IN IRISH AFFAIRS.
WOMEN WERE EXCLUDED
r. ss@
From Big Meeting II Alber Halt
London Last Nght-NsWs
Declaration Welcomed
In Dublin.

London, Dec. l0.-Premier Asquith
at q monster meeting tonight at Al
bert Hall. laid down the policy on
which the Liberal government appeals
to the country. He declared that if
the government returned to power IT
would demand limitation OF the
power of the house of lords and
pledged the party to grant self-gov-
, ernment to Ireland regarding purely
irish affairs, The audience alling the
vast hall was composed entirely Of
men, women being denied admission
in fear of a demonstration by the suf-
fragettes.
- tell you in the name of the Lib
eral party" Asquith said, that we
have task which dominates and
transcends because it involves every
benefcient social political change up,
on which our hearts are set. That is
to vindicate and establish upon an un-
shakable foundation the principle Of
representative government
OF the Irish question, Asquith said
Before my accession to the premier
ship, | described the Irish policy as
the one undeniatle failure of states.
manship. | reepat this tonight. 1t is
a problem to be solved only in one
way-by a policy which, while safe
guarding the supreme and indivisibe
authority Of the imperial parliament.
can set up in Ireland system of full
self-goyernment as regards purely
Irish affairs. There is not and cannot
be any question of separation. That
is the Liberal policy. The present par
/ lament is disabled from proposing
such a solution, but in the new hoe.>
the Liberal government win be in this
matter entirety free
Asquith said the lords rejection Of
! the budget resulted in the government
| being confronted with three constitu-
rional innovations, first, the claim of
the lords to control in the Ievyine of
taxaton; second, the lords claim to
compel the solution of the popular
chamber; third, the lords assertion of
| their power to make the executive gov
| ernment
1T is our first duty to make a re.
currence of this impossible We
therefore demand authority from the
electorate to translate the ancient,
unwritten usage into an act of parlia-
ment setting UP the fact that it is
beyond the province Of the lords to
meddle with any law OF national
finance"
The Liberal party Asquith declared,
I is not promoting the abolition Of the
house of lords, or the setting up of
a single chamber. but it asked that
the lords be confined to their proper
| functions.
| Balfour, the opposition leader in
the house of commons, made stimuli
taneous plea in dignified manifesto
icon Guided o. Sixth Papa1
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11

diers to insure protection to the set
tiers, but hundreds of these were
killed by Red Cloud and his savages
Red Cloud then attacked Major
Powell aud a detachment of soldiers
During this battle Red Cloud lost
three hundred men This, in 1880,
practically ended his career as war
rior and the Sioux chief consented to
sign "a peace paper
His stormy career of two hundred
battles ended, Red Cloud, penniless
and old, drifted into oblivion ind was
supported by the government Sew
e!al years prior to his death he was
blind and deaf
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
ONE WAS 70 YEARS oLD--ANoTFi. n.
Err, HER DAUGHTER, WAS
ASSAULTED-USED
AN AXE.
0OtHOUNDS ARE
SET ON TIE TRAIL
Having Been Given Scent from Bloody
Axe Horrible Crime II SavaH.
nah, Ga.-15o Negroes Have
Eeen Arrested by
Authorities.

Savannah. Ca, Dec l0.-Victims of
a revolving crime, Mrs. Eliza Gribtle,
aged 70 years, and her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie 0hlander, were found dead in
their home today, while Mrs. Maggie
Hunter, who was found just inside
their front door, is dying.
The physicians state that Mrs. On
lander was criminally assaulted be-
fore she was killed,
A hundred and fifty negroes were
arrested in Yamaraw, the negro sec
tion Of the city, and are held prisoners
on the theory that the negro, having
planned the assault upon Mrs Oh
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
ROBBERS DYNAMITE
BANK IN IOWA AND
FLEE WITH $4,000

Des Moines Dec. 0.-Dynamiters
wrecked the vault Of the Farmers
Savings Bank at Carlisle, this morn
ing, obtained $4,000 and escaped on a
hand car which was found south of
Qes Moines later The robbers had
broken into the Rock Island tool
house and carried away crowbars
with which they broke down the front
door
They blew large hole IN the side
Of the vault, one yeggman crawled
inside, released the combination and
opened the vault door Three other
explosions tore off the other doors. In
three robbers near Des Moines within
two months, SG.050 have been secured.
have been setpTed,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
AMERICAN ICE COMPANY IS
CONVICTED or MoNOPOLIzINC

New York. Dec. To- The American
Ice Company was convicted today for
restricting competition and attempt
ling to create monopoly of the sale
|of ice, The court imposed the maxi
mum sentence, $4,000 fine. The CON
viotion is the first under the new anti
monopoly law and VIII probably be
.carried TO the highest court of New
York state.
The significance of the verdict lies
IN the intimation Of the counsel fer
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-11
PRIZES ARE AWARDED AT
THE CORN EXPOSITION

Omaha, Dec. l0--At the Corn OK.
position today Il. y Fayill OF Des
Moines paid 1896 for the prize ten
ears of corn grown by J. r Overstreet
of Franklin, Ind Arthur Cappcr Of
Topeka, paid $3.50 for the best seventy
ears
H. Z. Kruger. of Beaver Dam, Wis.
who won the sweepstakes On wheat,
the best peck the world has
ever seen. according to the judges,
paid $l04 to retain it and take it home
for seed