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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25
Mrs. Miles, mother of Mr.. Guy Miles

Mrs. Miles, mother of Mr.. Guy Mile'
and Mrs. Geo. L. Porter, has been very
i'll this week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter on North Division street.
Harry Beckham is now in Little Rock
Ark, conducting cafe and restaurant.
Mr. and Mrs. Beckham have located in
that city and friends here extend them
best wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Andrews, of
Polk, visited in the city the first of the
week, being guests at the home of Mrs.
Andrews parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w, G..
Blanton, Home street.
Mrs. w. J. Davidsons guest this
week was Mrs. Leonard, of Dyer. Mrs.
Leonard has lived in Union City and
has many warm friends here who gave
her hearty welcome.
DR.. F. M. McRee and G. R. McDade
went to Nashville Wednesday to consult
with Governor Patterson relative to the
appointment of assistant counsel for the
Reelfoot Lake investigation.
The First National Bank presents its
regular quarterly statement of good
things this week. The Bank is one of
Union City's substantial and popular
institutions and deservedly SO.
Mr.. Jess Ross, for many years one
of the good citizens of Number Six,
now residing near Cobb's Schoolhouse
in Number Twelve, is here this week as
a member of the grand jury.
Dr. S. K. Davidson, who is home from
a pleasant sojourn in Colorado, has re-
turned and is now in his dental Office in
Union City. DR.. Davidson will likely
remain in the Union City Office for two
or three months.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25
obion Presbytery.

obion Presbytery of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church will convene at
Salem near Humboldt on Tuesday,
September "A, 1909. All delegates will
be met at 1boldt and Gadsden.
e1RNEY, Stated G
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Elder Brigance will fill his regular
appointment at the Exchange Street
Christian Church next Sunday morning
and evening. Everybody invited.
Miss Martha Fowlkes, of Missouri,
arrived in the city this week, and will
be at home to her friends at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Y. White.
Miss Florena Gates, of Nashville, sue
ceeds to the chair of classics and history
in the City High School. Miss Gates
is an accomplished young woman and a
valuable addition to the school,
Miss Mary " Moore, of Brownsville,
is Miss Vanderburg' IS successor as teach
err of art in the City High School, and
comes to the school with the highest in
dorsements. Miss Moore will be an ac-
ceptable acquisition to the school.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

The International Law & Collection
Agency, Dayton, Ohio, will collect
your past due notes and accounts on a
commission basis. No collection, no
pay. Give us a trial.
(25) L. j. ALLEN, Agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25
WORK THAT TELLS.
Plenty of 1t Has Been Done Right
Here in Union CITY.

Cures that last are cures that tell. To
thoroughly know the virtues of medi-
cine you must investigate the cures and
see if they prove permanent, Doan's
Kidney Pills stand this test, and plenty
of proof exists right here in Union City.
People who testified years ago to relief
from backache, kidney and urinary dis
orders, now declare that relief was
permanent and the cure perfect. How
can any Union City sufferer longer
doubt the evidence?
A. G. Almond, 904 East Churchill
street, Union City, Tenn, says: Il
doctored and used remedy after remedy
during my thirty years of suffering, but
nothing did me any good until l used
Doan's Kidney Pills. had a constant,
dull aching across the kidneys and the
kidney secretions were sometimes too
scant, and then again profuse. When
| commenced to use Doan's Kidney
Pills was in a bad way, but this remedy
helped me right away, and soon cured
me" (From a statement given in
1903.)
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25
A PERMANENT CURE.

On May -, 1907, Mr. Almond said:
I am still enjoying good health and
am free from all kidney ailments. +"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Paul Joyner is visiting at Humboldt
this week.
Christian scheurer has returned from
Memphis.
Mrs. F. W. Pardue is recovering from
sick spell
i. HI. Lockhart is spending his vaca-
ton at home.
Dahnke's oysters.
J..W. Nichols, Of Trenton, was in
the city Sunday.
Joe Davis, Of Fulton, was Sunday
visitor in the city.
Mrs. Mollie Adams visited friends in
Martin last week.
Mrs. Ellen Dunn, OF Trenton, was in
the city last week.
Mrs. Rhoy Scott, of Fulton, was in
the city Wednesday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Don't forget the Singing School Be-
ginment" Friday night, September II.
Everybody is going. Reynolds Opera
House.
Our popular blacksmith, John O'Don-
nell, has recovered from recent i'll
ness and is able to be at his place of
business.
The Union City friends will rejoice
with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Porter over the
birth of fine boy in their Nashville
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Hubbs, of May
field, KY, arrived in the city Sunday,
and will be guests of relatives and friends
for several days.
Miss Liliss Penick, of Stamford, Tex.
and Miss Irene Guy, of Bradford, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. j. H. Nc
Dowell this week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Everybody is going to the Singing
School Beginment
R. White is making business trip to
Arkansas this week.
T. F. Stubs made business trip to
Humboldt Tuesday.
Mrs. T. B. Underwood, of Fremont,
was in the city Friday.
Mrs. Gale, of Columbus, KY, is the
guest of Mrs. John Pitts.
Mrs. A. Reed is reported as improv-
ing from recent illness.
Use Jersey Cream Flour. None better.
A. B. Campbell and Clarence Johnson
are in Montreal, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, of Newbern, Wis
tied relatives here Sunday.
Hon. ]. D. Senter, of Humboldt, was
visitor in the city Thursday.
Misses Grace and Mary Lou Garner
are visiting Humboldt friends.
Messrs. Will Alexander and Jess
Rogers were in Fulton Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. r. G. Reynolds, of near
Terrell, were in the city Friday.
G. w. Reed and J. P. Giles, of
Obion, were in the city Friday.
Celery at Dahnke's.
r. Silas Murrell, of Hickman, spent
Sunday with friends in the city.
Mrs. Jennie Morgan has returned to
city with Mrs. T. A. Nelson.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Webe Halves left this week for Rec
Bud, ILL.,, where he has accepted posi-
ton as telegraph operator.
Mrs. Hubert Shore, of Rives, was &
visitor the first Of the week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kirkland.
Miss Kate Robinson has returned
from a two-months visit to her sister
Mrs. G. G. Tomerlin, in st. Louis.
]. E. Somers, of Hornbeak, one Of
the well know citizens of Number Five,
is here this week doing jury service.
Mrs. J. J. Castleberry and son,
Porter, have returned from a visit to
Mrs. Porter's parents in Springfield.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25
Coal-Coke-Wood-Call Tel. $50.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. HI. Thomas attended
the burial of little Lloyd Roberts al
Salem Saturday.
Mrs. w. w. Cowden and son, Thomas,
have returned from visit to Nashville
and Estill Springs.
Mrs. Carl Paessler and sister, Miss
Annie Naylor, of Tupelo, Miss, are
visiting in the city.
Mrs. j. D. Mcfarland and sister,
Miss Bette White, visited relatives near
Fremont this week.
Mr.. Dock Wilson, one of the well
known citizens of Obion, was in the city
this week as juror.
\ Mrs. ]. R. Moffatt and Mrs. R. G.
Garth and daughters have returned from
Corpus Christi, Texas.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25


Mrs. Joe Davis, Of Number Seven,
was in the city shopping Friday
MFR. and Mrs. j. ]. Hunt left We'd
nesday for short stay at Mckenzie.
w. Q. Massengill, Jr., left for his
home at Beaumont, Tex, Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Joyner, OF Beech vicinity,
was the guest Of relatives here last week
Rev. Gilbert Presley, of Trenton, was
in the city Wednesday en- route to Cuba.
]. w. Berry, of Number Eight, is in
the city this week as one of the trial
jury.
Henderson Studio, Elders old stand,
up stairs.
Mrs. Chas. Burchard has returned
from an extended visit to Martin rela-
tives.
Miss Mary Atterberry, Of Cayce, KY,
was the guest of Miss Ina Mailing last
week.
Mrs. J. M. Chapel is this week visit
ing relatives and friends in Number
Seven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Klinke have
moved to Rives with the best wishes of
friends here.
w. L. McAdams, one of Middle Ten
nessee's best stockmen, will visit our
city this week.
Mr.. Henry Gale, of Columbus, KY,
was here this week visiting his friend,
HI. 7. Robinson.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

All kinds of Coal at Union City Ice
& Coal Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Go to Henderson Studio for good
work as well as cheap goods.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Coal at summer rates. Call $50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fernando White has been very sick at
Obion for several days.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Let me collect that bunch of old out
lawed accounts for you. L. ]. ALLEN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-06-25

Use Jersey Cream Flour. None better.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16
Yictors Relatives Have Nj
Replied. 81

Victor the hired man who Hi
being held in the Aberdeen Jail
charged with the murder of the
'Ghristy family at Rudolph last
week, had a preliminary examiin-
alton this week and was given
time to send for his relatives inS
the east and to prove his innocence
of the crime if possibl e. He has
as yet received no answers to his
appeals for aid made to his parents.
in East Aurora. nor to his
brother in Chicago and today he
wrote again to them. The fact
that his people have mt been
prompt in replying to his call has;
made him worried and it s evident
that he wants them to come to HIS
help.
Nothing new has been given out
concerning the case and States
Attorney Van Slyke and Sheriff
Anderson are both working on the
matter yet, trips to the vicinity of
the crime to investigate rumors4
and to search for evidence. being
of almost daily occurrence, y
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16

sociable members Of the wilderness
families, mtngling freely with their
kind But the panther Is not one Of
these. The marauding, terri wing, night
lurking panther that roams the section
of Africa where Mr.. Roosevelt hunts
is 400 pounds Of treacherousness and
suselessness. He is eight feet Of the
most vicious qualities Of the primeyal
forest. He is the snarling, gashing,
clawing embo diment OF all that nature
was careless in creating, for he serves
no purpose but his destructive own, a
clear violation of one of the laws OF
nature. 4 h
Limited largely to night stalking ow4
ing to the feline peculiarlties Of! his
eyes, which are partially sightiess dur
ing brighter light, the panther (the
largest species Of leopard redoubles his
activity at night to make up for the
limitations Of his work" by day. The
African panther is usually the yellow
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16

THE NIMBLE
ish, fawn colored brute, with black
spots or circles inclosing spot Of
brown. The entirely black specimens
are the Asiatic breed, and white pam
theirs are rarest Of all.
a With long. heavy body; short, mus
scular legs; thick, powerful necks,
sharpest Of teeth and claws and thick
skulls, the African panther ia prowl-
ing, leaping arsenal Of natures ef.
fective weapons. Some OF his flying
leaps measure forty feet and over, and
he lands on all tours, with cleaning
teeth and barred claws, which sink
inches deep into his doomed prey. On
striking down man or beast he Inn
mediately tears open the unprotected
abdomen to feed on the liver, heart,
kidneys. etc
Mr.. Roosevelt will find the panther
especially difficult to kill for several
reasons-yiz. his agility In climbing
among trees, his stealthiness in the
bush, his nocturnal habits, the rapid
ity Of his jumps, the fear Of the ma
tive gun carriers and assistants and
the smailness Of the beasts vital or
gans, thus particularly difficult to
reach with a bullet. The heart and
lungs are very small and surrounded
by thick Fat, and the brain Is small.
iHcased In hard bone; also his way of
living is very irregular, there being no
especial kind Of place where he can
usually be found at particular times,
thus differing from many other ami
mails. Like all huge jungle cats, the
panther IS most dangerous object
when In his convulsive death throes.
Mr. G. p. Sanderson. nm acknowl-
edged English authority, states that
the panther is more dangerous ops
ponent than the tiger of Bengal, as he
is reused with less provocation and III
more courageous and versatile In at,
lacking his disturbers enortsnen
look for him in rocky hills co, q S q.
with scrub or along waterways, where
the temperature is more even, and In
India often lure him within range OF
guns by tying a goat or a dog to 81
| stake or tree. The panther's fondness
for dog meat results In dearth OF
eanfnes liz villages.
t5 1t is Of course owing to his eye
weakness that the panther rarely
makes an attack between q O'Clock In
the morning and 9 o'clock MT night, II
you meet him by chance within this
interval of time, since he Is not sure
.of his sight, he turns tail at the slight
/ est sound and runs to hide III the
thickest part Of the Jungle, but he sell
1 dom goes very far Believing himself
L we'll concealed, he croucties behind q
sthicket with his head on his fore
paws, In the position Of cat on the
watch. Woesto you " you pass within
the range OF one Of his bounds. You
VIII have him on your back. On foot
or on horseback you WIN not escape
him
An 6nwonndesa panther uses hts
teeth only ON cattle, but when be 4
hunted or crosses y tnan on his path
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16
Going Abroad?

With the good crops that we are
going to have, and the general
prosperity that will be the conse-
quence, many will be figuring on
taking a trip to the old country.
1 sell steam ship tickets to any
point in Europe, either BY the New
York or st. Lawrence river route.
See me for rates, maps and general
information. Berths reserved and
every care shown passengers from
this point to port of destination.
Parties booked from Watertown
clear thru. oW is the time to-
get the trip lined up and figure on
the probable expense. ID. Pier
Icy at Saturday News office. I'D III As
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16


.examfna ton. "a locomotive should
pass within this limit Of distance I am
absolutely certain that 1t would be at
tackled by an old panther.
4 He is very dainty IN regard to his
food, cares only for warm and bleed
Ing flesh and refuses to touch a crea-s
ture found dead. Only young, very
feeble ones do 1t, who lack strength
and cunning to attack big game. An
adult beast almost never eats the rem.
them, hoping they will be good next
day. but, finding the meat cold, turns
away without touching It. Some
times he makes use Of these frag-
ments as a sort Of bait.
II the panther is hunting and wishes
to take a victim by surprise he crawls
like a serpent His agility and cum
ming render him formidable. After
satisfying his appetite he continues
taking life for pleasure, and 1t has
often been observed that he was I'M
able to eat a tenth part OF the do
nestle animals he killed. It Is impos-
sible to form a just idea Of the loss he
causes to the tribes whose territory
he exploits.
AT the sight Of dead bodies he
rouses to fresher animation and ardor.
He has often been seen after having
brought down a hunter and laid open
his skull to leave him and then to re-
turn and lay open the chest OF the
body lying dead on the ground One
Of those agile quadrupeds one day
darted In among q herd Of antelopes
near Lake Isolt. In Uganda. and killed
twenty of them.
The panther is naturally extremely
tenacious Of life. Those who have
most closely studied his ways and hab-
| It's assure us that he does not succumb
immediately to the wound Of a bullet
that has pierced his heart. He must
have III this respect the privilege of
the lion. Other hunters bear witness
that many Of these animals after re-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16
BY Frederick X. Toom1,s
copYRlo,fI 1000 ~ As4En,eAl, PaEss ASSOCIATION

he easily inflicts blows with his claws
sufficiently powerful to completely de
astroy The face and usually cause death
When he Is wounded he uses both
claws and teeth and falls upon man
wttha fury that Is terrible. The pam
Their stretches himself against the tree
trunks to sharpen his claws.
Aventuresome Fren Gilman, NJ. Bour-
bowel. has written at length OF his
experiences In panther hunting He
states that the leopards teach their
young how best 10 kill their prey by a
system of lessons, Just as q hawk
teaches Its young to fly.
He says: g From birth to the age OF
ten months or a year, the time when
the mother abandons them, the kittens
live only upon animals that have been
captured by their mother. They have
never vet made an attack themselves,
but have received valuable lessons,
having looked on at more than one
scene of carnage. have seen little
panthers Of the size OF a dog watching
calmly and observing closely while
their mother strangled m antelope
When the panther has reached the
age Of eight or ten years he has
reached his full size and strength, and
then the hunter must approach him
most gingerly. No longer content with
catching the Wild boar. he attacks
cows, horses. oxen and camels. No
creature can resist him. Unless hunt
ed he seldom attacks a man beyond
the range of his leap But within that
limit he falls upon every moving thing
|; indiscriminately without foresight OF
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16
IMPORTANT
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

Correspondents must have their
items in before Thursda IL, other
wise they will not be inserted
Several have gotten into the habit
of mailing their items 50 as to
reach this office Thursday and
sometimes Friday Please remem-
Der that contributions must be in
not alter than Wednesday, and that.
no items received after this day
will be printed or paid for.
Il EDITOR
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16

Al good opportunity to get a.
good hog or sheep fennce at a low
price is offered at Laird-N Norton
yards during July rs inch high
fence for only 26cts. B. s-.4 sass
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16

I spite Of thA
natural Instincts
many wild ami
mails b a Y e at
4 g a.s one re-
deenaing feature.
s Q m e can be
trained to use
fulness; OF hers
b e e ON e pets.
Some are majes-
tic to look on;
others have edi-
BILE flesh or sup
ply y. aiuable
4rrNrrr Nn vNvnN-A
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-16

Boys and girls, get Into the sstdr-
day News Pony contest. Your chances
are just AZ soad as any other boy or
girl If you are ! live one. sss
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COMMUNICATIONS

print all
10 people, yyhen uh conn
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EAST CHICAGO REPUBLICAN, ACTIVITY UNPRECEDENTED

Cheese republican activity
ia II 6 G
a
beginning the real
politics in
candidates,
man
taken place than occasion If tbs Whether
a the
0
the various onc lican tcz VIII
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RANDOM
THINGS AND FILINGS

Notice by the beaut page that men
respect women who insist upon cour-
teous treatment Sure. Papers have
all been playing UP those stories Of
women taking boxing lessons and do
ing prodigious stunts
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When you see 4 banana peel
resting on the sidewalk and
fut EHan uuconsciousIy ap-
preaching 1t, the ssens point
10 an early fell.
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TO Onset North Pole Discussion.
Tvix twilight and dark Up near
Nahitou park. maiden sat eomblng
her bright golden hair Whom heated
with roaming. al painting and foaning.
there came up and squeezed her a big
srizzly bear It did not affright her
the bear did not bite her sire lay back
and murmured: So. sim tighter. dear
This broke UP old bruin, he let off his
wooing. sneaked back to the noun
tains and hid whole year
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Editor. Tincss

EaBt0F, Ilmcss
ssish ,heoHgh the columns Of your
payer 90 muuonnce nsS candidacy for
tie republican, nomination snr alder
man ST shc htth nnfi IL Enat Clfrayo,
nceoraing 90 me usaHes 80 rhc nousi-
uutfass primaries.
THOMAS WAIGEg.
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! l--l1s1.8s a-II-1NN'
ga are az iiberfs 10 announce sng
name - = cnhditiite for the repuhllran
n0n1inntion fur aiternn4. from abe slxtii
sata ia En-t Caleaso subject 10 the
republican primaries
JAMES KROuPA.
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Onions publish.
ed in the Saturday credit should have
given indianapolis
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Every men vas born 10 accomplish
something that shall be Of help to his
fellow 1aen--9.idaletorn News. For
heavens sake, some of you get busy.
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I'leaNe announces sny name as a
candidate for ersian-ut-Inrae on the
republican ticket IA EAST Chscneo, Snb-
ieet 10 the decision OF the coming pri-
naries.
AUGUST JEHNBERG.
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T'Is1 NUMBER or CopEEs CT THE
IfsIE1s SOLD r ggEE STREETS ALONE
5H< Etll& THE E8EE1sE CTRCCI.A-
ET0. OF AIRY OTHER PAPER IN The
CITY
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All ladies' man needs for
bright and shiny future Is a
dark and hazy past.
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To be satisfied IN Her presence in
Prolonged silence is
Fa;r proaf o.
s8nn's loEc.
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HOSES LEGS; SAVES BABY.
Mrs. Harry Cottel Of Alexandria. sui
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"hno"nee my name as
A'F sAe republican nominal
- r. a-.asi aA4e'aSo, sub
"a = - %
sifiter, Fiines'
tesire thrergh TIRE medium of The
s.'s6e e0nnsy Times 81 make known
rs sanaifmr9 f0r ragnr of Eaat oni-
EDITOR, Times;
Please nnunssnse my name us a cnu-
aie"ie ter she o4aee or alderman-af-
ia.Ae on ihc republican, ticket, subject
~ tte osttrNate ~ the East Chicago re-
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sIGts ST JEBNBERG.
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T. u. {. iIEaIBRoFF.