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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Nonresident Notice.

Ephraim White VS.. Clemer White
Chancery Court, Obion County Tenn.
In the ABOVE styled cause il appearing
to the Clerk and Master from the bill
OF complaint, which is sworn to, that
the defendant, Clemer White, is nom
resident of the State OF Tennessee and a
resident OF the State OF Kentucky, so
that the ordinary process OF law cannot
be served upon her. II is therefore or
dered that the said above named de-
PENDANT appear before the Cnancery
Court OF Obion County, Tenn, on or
before the first Monday Of April, 1912,
that being the first day Of the Regular
Term of said Chancery Court, and
make defense to the said bill, OF the
same win be taken as confessed by her,
and the said cause set for hearing ex-
parte as to her. 1t is further ordered
that publication Of this notice be made
for four conse cutive weeks in The Com.
weekly newspaper published
in Obion County, Tenn.
This, February 2s, 1912. 50-4t
g, A. GIBBs, Clerk and Master.
BY GEORGE A. GIBBS, JR., d. c. x M.
Geo. r. Kenney, Sol. for Compl't
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Highway Route.

The Weakley County Court has des-
ignated the route to be used in the de-
velopment Of the Memphis and Bristol
highway through this end Of the State.
The original idea in building highway
through the State was direct route
from Bristol to Memphis Then a sys-
tenn Of branch routes was proposed, one
running north from Jackson to Union
City and thence east to connection
with the main route. The citizens OF
Weakley County having taken up the
matter and disposed of it through the
County Court, other counties along the
line should take some action, simply to
designate route. AS we understand
it. no appropriation is asked for. But
when the people begin to move in the
work OF building this road they want
the authority Of the County Court and
its approval Of certain route and pos
sibly some specifications, governing
width, grade, etc. Members Of the
Obion County Court are requested to
give the matter the benefit OF their cons
sideration, and little timely investiga-
ton would probably lead up to some
thing definite in the selection Of route
The Weakley County route begins at
Terrell, and the route through Obion
County is supposed to connect at that
point. The idea now is to designate
the best route through the comfy lead
ing to Terrell. The following has been
ordered by the Weakley County Court:
It is ordered by the court, majority
OF the justices OF the county being pres
ent and voting therefor, that the follow
ing resolution be adopted as follows:
There being a public desire or demand
for a designated route OF a connecting
link through WeakIey County to join
the State highway from Memphis to
Bristol, it is hereby recommended by the
Weakley County Court in quarterly ses-
sion assembled that the route from Ter
rell station, on the west border Of the
county, extending east through Gard
ncr, Martin, Ralston, Dresden and Glea-
son on to Mckenzie be designated as the
connecting link through the said county
Of Weakley to the State highway. The
above is true order passed at the Jan,
1912, term.
g. T. MAYO, County Judge.
G. I'll. HILLIARD, Clerk.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15

POWELL. I'VE arg authorized to announce DR..
X W. Powell candidate for Representative
from Obion County in the Tennessee General
r.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Rather Risk the People.

Now there are two or three theories
Of government IN this country. Don't
deceive yourself by surprising all the
people in this country believe in Demo
cratic government, because they do not.
You have only to listen to the utterances
Of very distinguished Republican speak
ers TO see that they do not believe and
do not pretend to believe in representa-
tive government. They will tell you
they do not believe the judgment Of the
people can be trusted / don't know
whether was born so, or was learned
SO, or what happened to me, but / know
this, that the deepest conviction have,
arising out of observation and expert
ence. is this, that / would rather take
the Judgment Of the rank and file than
the judgment OF the men who have be-
come absorbed as successful leaders in
great undertakings. - Woodrow Will
snli
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
For Constable.

WRIGHT.--We are authorized 10 announce J.
W. Wright candidate for Constable Of the
Third District. Election FIRST Thursday in
August
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Keep it Coming.

Messrs, Marshall 4 Baird, Union City,
Tenn. Dear Sirs: / am sending you a
dollar to pay for The Commercial for
this year. Keep it coming. We have
been away from Union City quite long
while, but still like 10 read the news
items in The Commercial, to which /
have been subscriber since 1898.
Yours fraternally,
GEo. NJ. KTTINeER.
HohenwaId. Tenn.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Non-Resident Notice.


G. E. Griffin Chancery Court,
VS.. OblOn County,
i. G. Quinn, ct al. Tenn.
In the above styled cause It appear
ing to the Clerk and Master from the
bill OF complaint, which is sworn 10,
that the defendant, Lee G. Griffin, is
nonresident Of the State 81 Tennessee
and a resident OF the State Of Missouri,
so that ordinary process OF law cannot
be served upon him. II is therefore Or
dered that the above said named defend
ants appear before the Chancery Court
Of 0bion County, Tenn, on or before
the FIRST Monday, Of April, 1912, that
being the first day Of the regular April
Term Of said Chancery Court, and
make defense to the said bill, Or the
same will be taken as confessed by him,
ard the said. cause set for hearing ex-
parte as to him. II is further ordered
that publication Of this notice be made
for four consecutive weeks ID The The
Commercial, weekly newspaper pub.
lished in Obion County, Tenn.
This, February 26th, 1912. 50-4t
@. A. GIBBs, Clerk and Master.
BY GEoRoE A. GIBBs, JR., d. q. Il M.
Pierce, Fry & Pierce, Soils for Compile.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Hobenwald, Tenn

Probably thirty amendments TO the
Ohio Constitution win be submitted to
the people for ratification by the fourth
constitutional convention il session at
Columbus.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
CHARLES WARD
UPHOLSTERER
High Class work in Furniture Repairing
and Rc6nishins. First-Class Work
Guaranteed. Prompt Service.
With Ligon Furniture Co
Leather Work Specially. Phone $50


The insolvency Of the estate Of J, c.
Griffin, having been suggested 10 the
County Court for Obion County, Tenn.
All persons having claims against said
estate are notified to appear aud flo the
same authenticated in manner pre-
scribed by law. on or before the 30th
day Of May, next
This, the oath day Of February, 1912.
Mrs. IRAfA Curtin,
Administrative.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15

After eight terms IN Congress Repre-
sentative W. G. Brantley. Of Georgia,
prominent in councils On the Demo-
cratic side, has announced his voluntary
retirement.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Not a Mass Convention.

Tennessee Democracy is hopelessly
split with political discussion, and, while
there did seem TO be some chance for
uniting the Barton and Vertrees COM
mittees, through Il all there has not
been any sign Of the remotest possibility
Of harmonizing a majority Of the con-
tending factions. This does not excuse
Mr.. Vortrees. but II is TO all appearances
true version Of the situation, and any
attempt through disorganized means to
bring together the solid vote Of the par
ty will in all probability end in confu-
sion and dismay Hence the PROPOSE
ton 81 General Faulkner TO cali mass
convention OF Democrats carries us back
to the seat Of trouble when Governor
Cox's friends were engaged in the laud-
able work Of packing conventions all
over the State. No, General Faulkner;
this would not only fail TO answer the
purpose but it Is calculated to renew
and Increase the hostilities. The rural
delegSte is all right in district meeting
but il alaass convention OF Statewide
proportions he is not on an equal foot
ing with the politician and trained de-
batter Tennessee has turned her back
upon the convention system, especially
the mass meetings, aud the solution Of
the present trouble is far away removed
from that idea. Party unificalion must
come rather from principle than expe
diency. and a. long as there i 4 wide
difference Of opinion in regard to issues
harmony Is not probable. II il we're
only matter Of organization the troub-
le would soon 30 Al al end. There can
be no satisfactory unity between those
whose political interests are not mutual.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15

Potatoes grown il Ireland are on sale
here the scarcity 81 the home product
aseessitating their importation.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-03-15
Announcements.
For Floaler.

HOwARD.-We are authorized to announce S.
f. Howard a candidate for reelection to rep
resent the counties Of Dyer, Lake aud Obion.
the Twenty-ffth Pictorial District. in the Ten
nessee General Assembly. subiectto the action
~ the Rernorrafic r,arfv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Pointed Paragraphs.

And some people do not look as
foolish as they are.
Free speech has enabled many q man
to give himself away.
Some peoples idea q ofhelping hand
is one that is lined with silver.
Anyway, the grass widow seldom
lets the grass grow uuder her feet.
The less some people are able to
annoy you, the less they like it.
If wishes were horses a lot of them
would be changed to pork and beans.
How we enjoy meeting q man who
talks only when he has something to
say!
Our idea of q modest man is one
who keeps his opinions of himself
under cover.
No, Cordelis, hospitality ism,
necessarily dispensed in the free ware
of hospital.
When q young widow makes VI
her mind to marry q struggling youuf
man his struggles are usually in
vain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
RAPID AMERICANS.
An English Critic on Our Barber Shops
and Rocking Chairs,

An English Critic on Our Barber Shops
and Rocking Chairs.
l cannot find that quickness Is an
American characteristic. What is mis-.
taken for q%uickness is u kind Of nerv.
Gus tidgets, for the American is in
finitely restless and nervous. It is
shown in his passion for doing many
things at once. The barber shop. a
thing Enthusiastically American. af.
fords a wonderful example of this SUBJ
stitution of ~restlessness and circum-
stance for real rapidly and economy
Of time. The business man. still in
his dramatic character of a locomotive
pressed for time. hurries into the bar
Der shop and extends himself in a
chair, feet and hands outspread. a
bootblack engaged IN each boot, a
manicurist on each hand and the bar
Der himself operating IN his head.
But such are the seductions of the
barber shop that he probably spends
twenty minutes or half an hour there,
as against the Englishman's four or
five minutes.
~ 10 AAAO 0AA1p1y WoSlCOs IEOu II
business point Of view: that is to say.
it is spent in sheer luxury. For the
Americans. being among the cleanest
people in the world, have a Roman
sense of luxury in everything that ap-
pertains to washing and care of the
body; and their lavatories and barber
shops are like temples raised to some
goddess Of health and cleanliness. And.
finally, it vas America that invented
that triumph in the achievement Of
two opposite things at once-the rock
ing chair. So restless is the Ameri-
can that even when he is resting he
wants to be moving. and consequently
he has achieved this Internal engine.
the rocking chair, in which (when he
is obliged to remain in n place for a
time) he can indulge in n continuous
movement which yet does not advance
him an inch. He can thus be busy
ever while he is at rest.-Filson Young
in English Review.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13

er. Known mines have new leases OF
life. There is increased production OF
gold as q %byproducs from base metals.
Finally, the public has increased re-
spect for the industry. 1t realizes the
fact that it has It's good side. It's
credit has so greatly improved that
more and more interest is taken in the
industry.
Professor Penrose quotes the direct.
or Of the national mint as stating Of
icially IN 1910 that the total produc.
ton of American gold from the time
it was first mined here to the end OF
1909 had been %, 165, 304, 400. that OF
1909 alone being S99. 673, 400.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
The Wheat King Of Kansas.

Kansas lays claim to the distinction
Of having as III of her citizens the
largest wheat grower in the state and
nation. He is J. N. Fike, of Colby,
whose wheat farms extend nearly $1,000
acres, and produce enough grain to
supply q number OF big cities with
flour for some time. It has been said
that Jim Fike could furnish New York
City with bread.
Jim is one ofithefpioneers of West
ern Kansas, and lived in Thomas
county when the grasshoppers were
as thick as s%nowdakes on q blustery
day in January. He resided here
when the state vas extensively adver-
tised as "Bleeding Kansas" He
has seen this country develope from
its wild and untamed state to that Of
q rich wheat country.
For approximately fifteen years be
has been devoting almost all OF his
energies toward the raising of wheat
and shaping the politics Of Kansas
toward democracy. Teu.years ago be
was classed as a big wheat grower,
and five years ago was dubbed the
''wheat king" of Kansas, and, accord
ing to F. D. Coburn, state secretary
OF agriculture, the.Iappellati should
be stretched to include the nation.
In 1911 Fike had q little over H..
600 acres of land in wheat, much OF
which was his own property. The
remainder was leased upon shares,
the owner receiving q fourth of the
crop produced theron. This year
his acreage is something like 20, 600
all in wheat.
He owes much of his success as q
wheat grower to a constant study of
the little cereal, as we'll as soil and
moisture contions. He has found
that the greatest yielders for his i'm.
mense farm are No. 2 Turkey and
K arkof wheats.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
ANIMALS WITH HANDS.
kangaroos Are Fond Of Using Their
Fore Feet In Feeding.

Kangaroos use their hands very read.
lily to hold food in and to put it into
their mouths. AS their fore legs are so
short that they have to browse in a
STOPPING position. they seem pleased
when able to secure a large bunch of
cabbage or other vegetable provender
and to hold 1t in their hands to eat.
Sometimes the young kangaroo, look
ing out of it's mothers pouch. catches
one drops, and the pair may be seen
each nibbling at the salad held in their
hands, one. so to speak. lone floor
above the other.
The slow. deliberate clasping and
unclasping of a chameleon's feet look
like the movements which the hands of
a sleep walker might make were he
trying to creep downstairs. The cha
meleon's are almost deformed hands.
yet they have a superficial resemblance
to the feet of parrots, which more than
other birds use their feet for many of
the purposes Of a hand when feeding.
To see many Of the smaller rodents
ground squirrels. prairie dogs and mar
mots-hold food. usually in both paws.
is to learn a lesson in the dextrous use
of hands without thumbs.
Nothing more readily suggests the
momentary impression that a pretty
little monkey is "a man and a brother"
than when he stretches out his neat lit
tie palm. fingers and thumb and, with
all the movements proper to the civil
lized mode Of greeting, insists on shak-
ing hands.-London Graphic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
The 1rustfuI Aviator,

Modern politics." said an English
clergyman, who is visiting this coun-
try, lis worse than modern business.
You here in the States are SO used to
political corruption that you joke about
it. l heard a joke about it on the
boat coming over. An aviator-the
joke ran-descended in a field and said
to a rather we'll dressed individuals:
"rHere, mind my machine a minute,
will your
"'What?' the well dressed individual
snarled. Me mind your machine
Why, I'm u United States senator!
"'Well, what of it?' said the aviator
TIL trust ou.'"-Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
For Three.Year Homesteads.
Anaconda Standard,

Anaconda SLAnudEu.
Since Senator Borah and Senator
Jones secured q promise from the
president to sign the three.year home
stead bill in the event it passes
both houses of congress-, 1t has been
reported that Secretary Fisher will re.
gard any such action by the president
as hostile to himself and will make 1t
the excuse for rendering his resigna.
ton. This rumor Is not confirmed by
late Washington ad vices. However,
it Is we'll understood that the secretary
of the interior is radically opposed to
q three.year homestead bill, contend
ing that such q measure would oper.
ate in the interest of spectators
rather than in the interest of bona
6de homesteaders.
While he was in the west last cum
mer the secretary talked q great deal
about encouraging the settler but after
he returned to Washington he changed
his line OF talk, and thus far has been
unable to agree with any OF the bills
proposed by the western senators or
congressman looking to the relief Of
the men who undertake to acquire
homes on the public domain.
Secretary Fisher has very decided
views as to what sort of relief should
be extended to homestead settlers, and
has not yet shown any disposition
to compromise with those western sen.
otors who have plans of their owr
which differ materially from his. The
announcement that Secretary Fishe,
would resign from the cabinet If the
president should approve the Borah'
Jones three-year homestead bill has
not caused any particular anxiety
among western men in congress, and
in fact it Is eaid that a number of then
would welcome this change.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
AMERICAN GOLD PRODUCTION

Gold mining is an industry OF such
value and the food of gold pouring
out annually on the world exerts such
economic effects that the history of
American mining for gold especially
concerns Montana and other states
where gold is found in paying guam.
titles. Professor r. A. Penrose of
Philadelphia writes OF its history in
Popular Science Monthly.
The professor enumerates such
events as the fall In the price of silver
and the coming of times of financial
depression as stimulants to the search
for gold. In Idaho, for example,
which he ranks ninth among the chief
goldbearing regions of the United
States, the old district of the Boise
country and of Owyhee and other
counties attracted attention anew after
1890, while Washington and Oregon
ALEC felt the stimulus. Similarly the
panic of 1907 was followed In 1908 by
q marked increase in the output OF
gold.
MI. Penrose considers the future Of
American gold mining to be bright
His belief bases itself on the following
facts:
There are wide regions in which new
mines may be found. Many OF th'
greatest discoveries hitherto hav,
been made in quarters already vel
known. II 10 probable that more die
coveries will be made, not only In les,
explored DISTRICTS. "but even in th,
shadow OF towns and farms."
Agar, there 10 better knowledge O
the occurrence and nature of ores
Metsllurgicsl methods have improved
fuel and transportation become cheap
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHOUTEAU COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IL. 1912.
THE PEOPLE MUST RULE.

One OF the important results of pre-
vsiling political conditions will un.
doubleday be . popular demand for
presidential preference primaries-a
demand 90 emphatic and insistent that
the leaders of each political party will
be compelled to concede it's merit.
The methods by which presidential
candidates have been nominated on
former occasions, and which are
being used in the present campaign,
are so contrary to the principle OF
government by the people, that they
must be abandoned.
An expression of opinion from the
voters as to the choice of q presiden-
tial candidate to represent their party
is a progressive movement against
which machine politicians will pro.
test in vain. 1t must come, and the
signs of the times point to the adop-
ton of this new order of things at an
early date. The contest for the re.
publican presidential nomination is
forcing this question to the front as q
paramount issue that will overshadow
all others until it is settled to the
satisfaction of the American people.
The presidency Is pre.eminently an
Office that should "seek the man," but
under present methods Of making
nominations an incumbent who de.
sires to be his own successor has op-
portunity to organize q machine
against which the efforts OF other
presidential possibilities are heavily
handicapped. A nominating conveu-
ton can be so packed and controlled
that 1t does not fairly represent the
voters Of the political party of which
the choice of the convention becomes
the accredited leader.
The present plan of apportionmen,
to national conventions 10 so out.
%rageously unfair and unreasonable
that few will attempt to defend it. Th'
nominating strength of deleg ations
from states in which there is a large
republican majority Is reduced or en-
tirely destroyed by the presence OF az
equal number of delegates from states
that usually go democratic; and 10
national democratic conventions q
similar condition obtains. This ar.
rangement is so manifestly unjust tina,
q movement to base the apportionment
upon the party vote in each state must
BE- recognized as the proper solution Of
the problem.
The developments Of the present
political campaign promise the adop'
ton of these reforms at an early date
The American people are in favor o
fair play in everything, and at al
stages of the game. The voters o
each political party have the right te
select their presidential candidate
and will not willingly delegate it I,
others. Government by the people
can be secured only by the full ant
free exercise OF the rights conferred
upon American citizenship.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Think Of IL!

Two brothers, each of whom is ear
~ six feet and a half tall, were one
day introduced by an acquaintance to
a young lady. AS she sat gazing up
at the pair of giants in wonder and
1--WE she exclaimed:
Great heavens, suppose there had
only been one Of you!'-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Complimentarv,

Maud-Miss Oldun thinks that hotel
clerk just lovely. Ethel-Why sol
Maud-He wrote opposite her name
on the hotel register. "Suite 18."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Tho Last Resort.

Matrimonial Agent-Yes, sir, I think
we can suit you perfectly. All. our
preliminary fee is 8 guineas. The
Client-Five guineas! My dear laddie.
don't be farcical. Why should I want
to marry if I possessed all that mon
ey?-London Opinion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Hard Work.

II want you to understand that l
got my money by hard work"
"Why, I thought it was left you by
your uncle"
$50 it was, but l had hard work
getting it away from the lawyers
Boston Transcript.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Supply and Demand.

The Wife-Big checks for dresses
will not be in demand this season.
The Husband-Thank heaven!-Balti.
more American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
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