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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14

ruthers, Alb Pewitt, Thomas Dean, j..
r. Moser, j f. Boxley JAS thinner
son, Asa Grissom, T. S Phillips, Lycur-
gus Boyette, DR.. Jerry Richardson.
Comrades, you see from the death re-
port that our comrades are falling fast
and joining those that fell in our great
war. This should warn us who are left
to live more devoted to one another and
closer to our God, that when we are
called we may be able to answer the sum
mons as good soldiers and Christians.
Resolved, That we bow in humble
submission to Him who doeth all things
we'll and will keep in remembrance the
names of our departed comrades.
Resolved, second, That the names Of
our dead be enrolled on our minute
book and page set apart to their
memory.
Resolved, third, That a copy Of this
memorial be sent to the county papers
and to the Confederate Veteran.
Respectfully, your committee,
F. NJ. MCREE, Chairman,
j r. HUGHES,
T. h. INMAN.
Report of committee on resolutions
was read and adopted and is as follows;
We, your committee appointed on
resolutions report with great pleasure
the following:
We say that we have been elegantly
entertained by the people OF Obion and
vicinity. We have been fed on the best
their land affords We have been the
recipients of many courtesies. To the
various speakers, musicians, to one and
all we extend our sincere thanks. We
thank the citizens for their warm heart
ed welcome. We are more than de-
lighted with everything shown us and
done for us at this reunion.
Respectfully, your committee,
Al. BREvARD, Chairman,
w. q. MAssENGILL,
w. W. CASEY.
Camp then adjourned for dinner, and
the veterans formed and moved in
regular order and faced on one side of
the long table The citizens faced them
from the other side, and after grace was
said by Elder Brown, the soldiers and
citizens commenced to discuss the best
spread | have ever seen. The discus
sion was earnest long and well drawn
out, but one Of the most delightful dis
cussions that it has ever been my lot to
engage in.
After dinaer we had an Grafton by
that noble old veteran, Henry Wilson,
OF 0bion, giving vivid pictures of sol
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14

action, but | feel quite sure that the
Fair Association will be willing to pro-
vide ample quarters and would not de-
mand entrance fee or commission on
the swine entered in the sale The
secretary of the Fair Association adj
yised me that he felt sure that the plan
recited above will receive the hearty app
proyal of the officials.
When you receive this letter give the
matter some serious thought. If you
can offer better plan, |, for one, will
be glad to join hands with you for max
ing it a success If you have no better
plan, frankly signify your acceptance
or refusal Of the one submitted, for If
we are to succeed along the lines sug-
gested, we must begin to act now
Hoping to receive an early reply, !
am, Yours truly,
w. A. MCNEILL.
p. S.-Please send me names Of any
breeder in the county that you know,
so / may be able to send a letter to each
Of them.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14
The Obion Reunion.

The annual county reunion of the I.
G. V. was held at Obon last Friday and
Saturday, October and S.
The camp was called to order by Lieu
tenant Commander w. B, Sowell and
the meeting opened with prayer by Ed
c. G, Brown.
The program was well carried out.
The welcome address was delivered by
Dr. J. +. Darnall. Response by DIR, f.
M. Mckee. Orator of the day, Elder
G. G. Brown, spoke and captivated
those who had the pleasure Of hearing
him. Speeches were also made by Dr.
McRee, T. r. Inman and others which
were OF interest and lasted till the noon
hour, when forty-two veterans lined up
and marched to a long well-laden table,
while opposite them, on the other side
OF the table, were the citizens All en-
joyed the delightful spread.
The afternoon was passed in songs,
band music, orations, readings and
speeches. At night the young people
entertained the veterans, 1t was
splendid effort Mrs Nora Inman, the
sweet-voiced woman who knows the
hearts as well as the songs of long ago,
was happily received There were other
songs by splendid talent, 50 the old vet
Grams heard again Annie Laurie, "
Aged and Gray, Maggie. = The
Home Spun Dress, and many melo-
dies Of the past Miss BRACE Wilson,
aged II years, rendered on the piano
an instrumental piece, Passing Regl-
ment. 3" There were so many delight
full features OF this evenings entertain
ment that space forbids their mention.
At Gam. Saturday morning the camp
was called TO oder by the commander
and opened with prayer by 7. d. Wall,
after which the camp proceeded to the
nomination and election of officers, re-
sulting in the election OF w. B. Sowell,
commander; Jno. Cavanaugh, first lieu
tenant commander; D. T. Lasey, Sec
ond lieutenant comm ander; j. r.
Hughes, third lieutenant commander;
Hugh Mcdonald, color bearer; ]. A.
Cloar, chaplain; Col. r. N. Moore, quar-
termaster; r. w. Powell, adjutant
Report of memorial committee WAS
received and the resolutions adopted.
The report was as follows
To the Commander OF Warren Me-
Donald Camp, u G. ", No 1856; We,
your Committee on Memorials, would
respectfully report the following deaths
since our last annual reunion; Los Ca
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14
Crushed to Death by Train.

Covngton, Tenn, Oct. 6.-Tyler Me
Adoo, a young man about % years OF
age, son of w + McAdoo. of Fulton,
KY, was run over by a freight train
some time last night or early this morn
ing and instantly killed.
His mangled body, wedged in between
the railroad track and the depot plat
form, was discovered about $50 O'Clock
this morning by Ham Martin, engineer
at the railroad pump house.
McAdoo's right leg was almost torn
from his body, his skull was fractured
and his body was otherwise mangled.
He was recently employed in Knights
restaurant, in Jackson, Miss, and had
been to the Tri-State Fair in Memphis,
and is supposed to have been on his
way home. 1t is reported that he came
to Covington on the northbound 10
O'Clock train last night and either got
off or was put off here. He is sup
posed to have been asleep and sitting
on the edge of the depot platform. No
one witnessed the accident and nothing
was known of it until McAdoo's dead
body was discovered early this morning.
His father, w T. McAdoo, of Fulton,
will come to Covington this afternoon
and return with the remains tonight.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14
A Good Position

Can be had by ambitious young men
and ladies in the field of Wireless" or
Railway biography. Since the S-hour
law became effective, and since the
Wireless companies are establishing sta
tons throughout the country there Is a
great shortage of telegraphers Posi-
tons pay beginners from $40 to $50 per
month. with good chance of advance
ment. The National Telegraph Insti-
tute operates six official institutes in
America under supervision of r. r. and
Wireless Officials and places all grad
yates into positions. 1t will pay you to
write them for full details at Memphis,
Tenn, or Columbia, S. c,
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dier's life in camp, on the field Of ac-
ton, and incidents of prison life. He
was loudly applauded.
Song by Miss Freeman.
The camp, after some discussion,
voted to have only one day for their re-
union instead of two
Motion to adjourn to meet i'll Union
City, Tenn, at the City Hall, on the
first Monday in January, 1911. The
motion carried, aud so ended one of the
most delightful reunions it has been my
lot to attend
r. w. POWELL. Adiutant.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14
Slightly Colder With Snow.

When you see that kind Of weather
forecast you know that rheumatism
weather is at hand Get ready for it
now by getting a bottle of Billiards.
Snow Linment Finest thing made for
rheumatism, chilblains, frost bite, sore
and stiff joints and muscles, all aches
and pains 25c, soc and 81 90 bottle.
Sold by Red Cross Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-14
Registration Notice.

On October Is, II and Is, 1910 at
the usual places in Districts No 6, IL
and Is, the books will be open for sup
elemental registration of voters for the
November election.
ID. p. CALDWELL, Chair.
r. ] BONNER,
A. d. KELLER,
Election Commissioners.
Big Muddy washed nut coal is best for
cooking. At Union City Ice d Coal Co.
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GARBAGE TO BE SAME.
Facilities for Its Removal Will Not Be
in Operation This Summer.

1t was decided at meeting of the
city commissioners held this morning
to take no action towards commencing
operations at the new city garbage
plant this summer. 1t was considered
that the plant will not be in complete
readiness for operation before fall.
However, it was the condition of the
finances of the city at this time which
was particularly worrying the board
of commissioners. -
III we do not start the plant this
summer on account of financial con-
.ditions,'' said Commissioner NJ. c. Hol-
man, 1T will give rs time to look up
the methods employed in running such
plants in other cities.
"A question in my mind is to wheth-
err the city can compel a man to buy
or rent a garbage can"
This question is one that will have
to be fought out in the courts replied
City Attorney w. c. Ralston. II be-
lieve it would be wise to write to other
cities and get definite information in
respect to the cost and methods of
running plants
1T will be a matter of considerable
expense to start the plant" said Mr..
Holman. The five wagons alone
which will be required will cost $4,000.
Two hundred double sized 20-gal-
lon cans will be required for the hS-
tets ana large DOarOlnS houses Oh the
city, and hundreds of pals holding
from five to seven gallons will have to
be provided for the residence districts
Perhaps it will be necessary to have
daily collections made in the residence
districts of the city,
A resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman Miller, which proposed that a
tax should be placed on all poles and
lines owned by telegraph and electric
light companies. also on all cars op-
Grated by the Topeka Railway com
pany, was referred to the commission
er on finance, the mayor, and the city
attorney for further consideration.
This question will come up in con-
neetion with the revision of the license
ordinance which is under considera-
| ton.
A request on the part of the Kan
sas State Fair association for free
water during fair week was passed
upon favorab1y.
| A. J. Kelley's offer to donate a tract
of land 50x5O5 feet, extending from
FGrove avenue to Laurel avenue, east
| of the new bridge on Grove avenue
was referred to the commissioner of
streets and public improvements
/ A resolution was passed ordering
the construction of cement sidewalks
on the east side of Boswell street
from Euclid avenue to Fourteenth
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
He SOLD BAD EGGS.
Freight Claim Agent of Railroad Is
Placed Under Arrest.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 21.-On the
charge of selling decomposed eggs that
were shipped to Philadelphia from Ne
braska, William J. Wilson, freight
claim agent of the Philadelphia &
Reading company, is under bail here
for a hearing on Friday. The arrest
was the continuation of a case In
which a commission firm here was
fined 5000 for selling bad eggs.
The commission firm made affidavit
that it was acting for the railroad COM
pany in the matter and that it received
only a commission in the transaction.
Upon the arrival of the eggs here the
firm to which they were consigned re-
fused to accept them. With the eggs
left on the railroads hands, it is
charged Wilson called in the commission
firm to dispose of them. Thirty dozen
of them were purchased by agents Of
the state food department and many
were found to be unfit for use.
Harry P. Cassidy, special agent of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
FORM ROOSEVELT CLUB.
Kansas City Citizens Aim to Perpetu-
ate His Policies.

Kansas City, July 21.-''The Repub-
lican National League" whose object
is to "perpetuate the Roosevelt poll
cies and principles" was organized
here last night at meeting in the
Coates house of over one hundred
prominent Republicans of this city. 1t
is planned to organize similar clubs
without delay in every county, in Mis-
souri, and to form a state league, final
entire country E. Mont Reilly, who
was elected chairman of the executive
committee said:
This organization has nothing to do
with 1912 or 1916 or any other year,
but, as it's name implies. is simply to
perpetuate Mr. Roosevelts principles.
If he were to die the organization
would go on just the same
Mr.. Reilly made the trip home from
London with Mr. Roosevelt when the
latter returned from his trip abroad.
He said Mr.. Roosevelt knew moth
ing of the proposed organizations.
1.-The first eastern friend of Mr..
Roosevelt to whom the plan was out
lined" said Mr.. Reilly. was Clifford
Pinchot, on the ex-forester's visit to
Kansas City recently, and he approved
it heartily
o. V Dodge, president of the Com
mercial club, was elected president.
Resolutions adopted declares:
I'VE recognize in Theodore Roose-
welt Americas greatest defender Of the
peoples cause, one who in private and
public life has stood for their interests
and we want his doctrines perpetuated.
1--WE believe that in standing for his
policies we voice the sentiment of nine
out of ten good citizens of all political
faiths -
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New York stock Market.

Wall ST, New York. July 21.-sTOCKS-
Prices of stocks moved sluggishly and un-
certain in the opening dealings today.
UUtaUh Copper advanced IA and North
ern Pacific 81. The execution of orders
on hand was completed within few min
utes and the ticker came practically to
standstil1.
The failure of brokerage house in
Vienna was held responsible for some de-
pressing influence. Talk of copper cur
tailments had an offsetting effect. The
whole market was q trivial affair. Kan
sas City Southern preferred rose 1, and
Rock Island fell 1. The tone was easy
at noon.
Bonds were steady.
On the reduction of the dividend, Ma
tional Lead was offered down to 81 with
buyers only at intervals. The stock
closed yesterday at $685.. At the same time
the preferred stock rose IL Other de-
cIines in sympathy were American Smelt-
ing So, International Harvester 31z.
Great Northern Ore certificates and
AIamgamated Copper Us, Rock Island ~,
q. S. Steel and American Cotton Oil TX.
Utah Copper and American Steel Foun-
dries ~ Union Pacific 115 and Great
Northern preferred, Atchison. St. Paul,
Southern Pacific and many others point
or more.
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Chicago, July H.-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated at 100; Market steady to Shade
$40; western steers, s50O96.9 80; stockers
and feeders, 81. l0@6.40: cows and heifers,
81. 65@660; calves, Sc. 10000.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1900
Market slow; mostly 10c up. Light, IS. coo
900; mixed, SS.25dS80; heavy. $7.95@S 90;
rough $7.95@S. Is; good to choice heavy,
S. 15@s65; pigs. =SS.65@9.O5; bulk of sales.
SS.25GSS0.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000
Market steady to strong. Native, $1,000
AS; western, $2.50Q4.25; yearlings. $4,000
500: lambs. native, $4.5G97. Is; western,
s4.25d7. %.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts. IS, 200 bushels; ship
ments, 81, 500 bushels.
CORN-Receipts, $4,000 bushels; ship
ments, $500 bushels.
Car lot receipts Wheat 81 cars. with
none of contract grade; corn 1853 cars,
with none of contract grade; oats los cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 242 cars,
compared with 166 cars last week and 2S0
cars the corresponding day year ago.
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The Chicago police have dropped the
investigation into the death of Ira G.
Rawn, president of the Chicago, In
dianapolis & Louisville railway, Mo-
non route. and Herman .Schuettler.
acting chief of police, said that he was
satisfied that Mr.. Rawn had commit
ted suicide. Acting Chief Schuettler
announced his decision after a long
conference with the detectives who
had investigated the Winnetaka
tragedy. They declared all the details
pointed to suicide.
Despite the withdrawal of the Chi
cago police, the private detectives en-
ployed by the Rawn family continued
their investigation and steadfastly de-
clared that Mr.. Rawn was killed by
burglar.
The suicide theory is believed to
have been strengthened by the results
of an investigation by Coroner Hoff-
man. The bullet hole in Mr.. Rawn s
night garment has been carefully ex-
amined and its appearance leads to the
suicide belief. The hole is surrounded
by blood stains in which there are
what are believed to be powder marks.
While the private detectives announced
yesterday that they expected to make
an important arrest today. no one was
taken into custody.
My men have told me that as far
as they could learn only one shot was
heard by the Rawn neighbors,' said
Chief Schuettler. They also told me
that the revolver was covered with
blood and that the flesh near the wound
had been burned which indicates that
the shot was fired only few inches
from the body. We have found moth
ing that would indicate murder
The private detectives have nothing
new on the theory. according to Ralph
Coburn a son-in-law of the dead mart
I'VE have heard nothing new and theirs
is nothing to be said" answered Mr.
Coburn.
Mr. Rawn's funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21

MY Dear Mr.. Gardner:-I should
like to take my family to Cisco Lake,
on the line of your road. and would like
TO ask therefore. if it will be convent
ent and consistent for you to handle
Monon rivate car No. co. occupied by
myself and family from Chicago to
Cisco Lake on your train leaving Chi
cago Saturday evening next, 1 think,
at $3.50 p. m. 1 shall want to return
with the car leaving Cisco Lake eth
err Sunday afternoon or Monday even
ing following.
'Shall very much appreciate your
courtesy. Very truly yours,
IRA G. RAWN."
Mr.. Rawn's friends say that this let
ter is proof that he had no idea of TAX
ing his own life.
Monday afternoon a friend of Mr.
Rawn related a long conversation with
the late president of the road, which
bore upon the theory that Mr. RaWn
was in splendid spirits.
1.-THE talk was largely personal" said
this friend, "and Mr.. Rawn disclosed
that he and Mrs. Rawn were arranging
a honeymoon trip to Europe late this
fall and were keeping it a secret. He
told me that when he was married he
was too poor to take a wedding trip
and that ever since his marriage he
had been too busy to take one. AL
though Mrs. Rawn and 1 have had
great opportunity for making trips he
SAID 10 me, II udWIleO upon US SuuQen-
~ that we had in reality never had a
trip all alone.
''It seemed that on every occasion
we had a guest or two. and that we
never had All old fashioned trip to-
gether. We agreed that it was about
time that we had our honeymoon trip
and decided to take it after all these
years. So we have planned to steal
away late in the fall, after 1 have got
the road in good shape, take steamer
at New York and go to Europe to wan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Potterton Is Out on Bail.

Arkansas City, Kan, July 21.-Louis
w. Potterton, who has been in the
county jail at Winfield since last April
and who is to be tried on the charge
of causing the death of his wife by
administering arsenic poison last July,
is again breathing fresh air. He has
been released on bail of $4,000. Pend
ing the decision of Judge Swarts of
the district court in the habeas corpus
case to secure his permanent release,
the justice court here fixed his bond
at $4,000 and the district judge re-
duced it to $4,000. The case probably
will be tried at the November term of
the CoMleY county courr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-21
Police Say "Yes;" Relatives and
Friends Deny 1t.
MOnOn President Was Involved
in 1. C. Inquiry.
LAST LETTER PUBLIC.
Refers to Trip in Private Car
to Cisco Lake.
Proof He Did Not Think OF KILL
LAST LETTER PUBLIC.
Proof He Did Not Think OF KILL
ing Self, Friends Aver.

Chicago. July 21.-Ira Griffith Rawn.
president of the Monon railroad, shot
and killed himself at his home in Win
netka rather than face the impending
revelation of his connection with the
million dollar frauds perpetrated on the
Illinois Central railroad while he was
its vice president.
This is the theory of both the police
who investigated the case and of those
most familiar with Mr.. Rawn's Illinois
Central record. His acquaintance from
their definite knowledge of legally pro-
vable facts furnish the motive-fear of
q collapse from wealth and a respect
ed position to the penitentiary- The
Holice. from their investigation of the
shooting, so far as the reticent rela
lives have permitted that investigation
to go. negative all theories of murder
by a burglar a hired assassin or pri-
vate enemy-all theories but that of
suicide
The last letter written by Mr.. Rawn.
was one asking w. A. Gardner, vice
president of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad to handle his private car
between Chicago and Cisco Lake next
Saturday The letter follows:
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the state dairy and food department.
discussing the case, said:
This instance is only one indication
of the customs of the railroads Of
working off their damaged food stuffs
on the public. Not only are eggs which
have deteriorated in transit handed over
to commission merchants to sell for
what they can bring, but many other
kinds of perishab1e freight are dis
tributed by the railroads in their de-
sire to make up for their losses in hav
ing goods damaged in transit
TT is our intention to break up this
traffic in damaged and dangerous food
stuffs which are distributed, merely TO
reimburse the railroads for losses for
which they are entirely to blame"
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Kansas City, July q.
Open High Low Close Yes.
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 21.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged to 1c lower; No,
hard, lo41zqd S; No; 3; N.oS@l.W; NO
CORN-Market unchanged to nc higher.
No mixed, Csc; No. 8, 621zc; No. white,
ESQ., No. 8, CSC.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
41043c: No 2 mixed, 35@37c.
RYE-No 2, 73@75c.
Choice timothy, $140O@14.50; choice prairie.
S11.50.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, 261sc; firsts.
24c. seconds. &c; packing stock, 201zc.
EGGsEFirsts, $40; seconds. $500; cur
rent receipts, new cases, S4.10; miscellan-
eous, $4O5.
WHEAT-Receipts, 327 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-July, $102; Septem-
Der. $1.O21s@1.O2A bid; December, s1.OS9s
CORN-July, 62azc; September. 617sc; De-
cember, 507sc; May. 6o1sc.
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Kansas city Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 21.-CATTLE-
Receipts 5000, including 5000 soutEerns.
Market 10c lower. Native steers. 81. S5QS.0o;
$2.I5@4-35; native cows and heifers, $3.50
SIS; native cows and feeders. So. 1905 90;
bulls. $S.00G4.60; calves. 81. 50@S- so; western
steers, $4.75@7. Is; western cows. $275G5.00.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 Market SC high
er. Bulk of sales, $S.356S.70; heavy. $500
$50; packers and butchers, S. 45@s.70; light,
IS. 60@S.75. .
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market 1oc
higher. Muttons s3.50Q450; lambs, Sc. ESQ
rs; fed wethers and yearlings, So. $4,000;
fed western ewes, So. 25@4. %.
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Inventor of Gano Apple Dies.

after whom the Gano apple is said to
have been named, died at his home
near here yesterday. He was II years
old. He had been a member of the
Missouri Horticultural society 20 years.
In the early days Mr. Gano came TO
Missouri from Kentucky and began the
operation of one of the largest fruit
farms in the Ozark district. He was
the first to raise what is known as the
Gano apple. He left an estate valued
at 10000.