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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

lot in the town OF Union City, begin
ming at point in the North line OF Col
lege street, being the Southwest corner
OF the colored Baptist Church lot, runs
thence North eighty-five feet to a stake,
McCorkle's s. e. corner; thence West
with McCorkle's line sixty-fve feet to
stake, an inner Northeast corner OF Nc
Corkle's lot; thence South with Nc
Corkle's east line ten feet, and thence
with Scates East boundary line seventy
five feet to a stake in the North line of
College Street; thence East sixty-five
feet to the beginning. The said Steve
Murphy and his wife, Lou Willie MUIR
ply, being the owners as tenants by en-
tirety Of the said lot, the interest to be
sold by me as above stated is all the
right, title, interest and estate OF the
said Steve Murphy.
Terms OF Sale: Sale will be made for
cash.
This 18th day OF August, 1914.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Commissioner.
Pierce & Fry Solicitors. 20-3t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14
Land Sale.
J. W. Usrey ct ais.

Marion Montgomery ct ais.
In Chancery Court at Union City, Ten
nessee.
In obedience to a decree OF the Chan
Gerry Court at Union City, Tenn, made
at the April Term, 1914, in the above
styled case, / will, on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF SEP
TENDER, 1914,
at 80 O'Clock p. M, in front OF the
East door Of the Courthouse in Union
City, Tenn, sell to the highest and best
bidder the property in said decree
described, being lot OF land lying and
being in 10th Civil District Of 0bion
County, Tenn, and described as follows:
Lying and being in South Fulton, in
the 18th Civil District Of Obion County,
Tennessee; Beginning at the corner lot
OF Bate and Tennessee Streets; thence
South 100 feet to Tom Barnes North
line; thence East and parallel with
Barnes North line 125 feet to an alley;
thence North and parallel with said al
ley $50 feet to Tennessee Street; thence
West 125 feet TO the beginning, which
is the homestead Of Mrs. e. A. Mont
gomery, and which viii be sold subject
to the homestead interest Of the said
Mrs. +. A. Montgomery.
Terms OF Sale: Sale win be made on
credit OF seven months, and for the
purchase money note Of the purchaser
with good personal security will be re-
| quired. The sale Isl in bar Of the equity
Of redemption and repurchase, as set
out in the decree Of sale. A lien will
be retained on the land as further SCI
curity for the purchase money.
This 18th day Of August, 1914.
GEO. a.. GIBBS,
20-3t Clerk and Commissioner.
Lannom & Stanfeld, Solicitors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

visiting relatives and friends in Union
City this week. e.x
Miss Lulee Jones is visiting in Martin
this week.
Miss Mary Moore returned to Union
City Monday after visit of several days
to relatives and friends here.
Hon. T. o. Morris was Union City
visitor first Of the weeks
Mrs. VIM. McKelvy, Of Union City,
spent last Saturday in Obion the guest
OF her uncle, I. III. Shuts, and wife.
She was en- route to her home after q
visit to relatives in Memphis.
The little eight-months-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jim B. Sanding died at the
family residence in the north part Of
town last Friday morning. The re-
mains were carried to Sardis graveyard
near Polk last Saturday morning and
inferred.
T. N. Tankersley and Will Kelly left
Tuesday morning for points in Missouri.
w. I. Johnson, Of Hickman County,
Tennessee, is the guest Of D. w. Hogan
and other relatives near Glass.
Mrs. M. w. Harrison and children,
OF Nettleton, Ark, are the guests OF DR..
F. F. Harrison and family and N. ].
Sullivan and family.
Arthur Wilbanks, Of Union City, is
the guest OF r. A. Johns and family.
Alex Edmaiston and wife, of Riyes,
are the guests Of their daughter, Mrs.
Wiley Perry.
w. L. White and wife, OF Union City,
we're the guests OF Mr.. Whites sister,
Mrs. v. J. Jernigan, Tuesday.
Mrs. Chester Whitley and Miss Mary
Whitley, OF Union City, returned to
their home after week Is visit TO 7. HI.
Shuts.
Mrs. Jenna Wilson, Of Lewisburg.
Tenn, is the guest Of Mrs. w. NJ. Fox
near town.
MISSES mdUSi w dIItu duu hutu
Woody, Of Rives, are the guests Of Mrs.
Bonnie Fox.
Mrs. J. g. Ackers, accompanied by
her husband and DIR. ]. F. Darnall, left
Sunday morning for Memphis for an
operation in the Baptist Memorial
Hospital. Mrs. Ackers is getting along
as well as could be expected.
T. e. Arnold, OF Kenton, spent Sun
day with his sister, Mrs. E. j. Green.
Mrs. w. A. Forester, Of Union City,
is the guest of relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnette Dickey, Of
Leland, Miss, are the guests Of Mrs.
Dickey's mother, Mrs. r. 9. Holloway,
and other relatives here.
Mrs. Kate Cole and daughter, Miss
Robbie, Of Memphis, are the guests oi
a. G. Davidson and family.
Miss Louise Adams, OF Union City, il
the guest OF hercousins, Misses Redditt.
Mrs. Will Kelley and Miss Bertha
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14
Land Sale.
w. M. Miles vs.. Steve Murphy.
t. Chancawxt Court AZ Tfninn Citv

w. M. Miles vs.. Steve Murphy.
In Chancery Court OF Union City,
Tennessee.
In obedience to decree Of the Chan
Gerry Court at Union City, Tenn, made
at the April Term, 1914, in the above
styled case, / will, on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF SEP
TEMPER, 1914,
at 2:45 p. M, in front Of the East door Of
the Courthouse in Union City, Tenn. I,
sell to the highest and best bidder all
the right, title and interest Of Steve
Murphy in the property in said decree
described, being 10. in Union City,
Tenn, lying and being in 18th Civil
District Of Obion County, Tenn, and
described as follows; Being house in
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14
Land Sale.
G. A. Morphis, Administrator,
James Rummage ct ais.
In Chancery Court at Union City, Ten

James Rummage ct ais.
In Chancery Court at Union City, Ten
nessee.
In obedience to decree OF the Chan
Gerry Court at Union City, Tenn, made
at the April term, 1914, in the above
styled cause, will, on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF SEP
TENDER, 1914,
at two O'Clock p. M, in front Of the
east door OF the courthouse in Union
City, Tenn, sell to the highest and best
bidder the property in said decree de-
scribed, being tract Of land lying and
being in the Ninth Civil District OF
Obion County, Tenn, and described as
follows: Lying in the Ninth Civil Dis
trict of Obion County, Tenn, beginning
at stake, the southeast corner Of Nor
phis' farm, two cypress and elm point
ers; thence north one degree west 126
poles to stake and three cypress point
ers; thence east 1881 poles to stake
with ash pointers; thence south 126
poles to stake with three ash pointers;
thence west 1884 poles to the beginning,
containing 103 acres more or less.
Terms OF Sale: Sale will be made for
one-half cash, and the other half due
IL months from date, bearing interest
from date, and for the deferred pay
ment the note Of the purchaser with
good personal security will be required,
and as further security for said deferred
payment lien wiz be retained on the
said land. The purchaser will not get
possession OF said land until January i,
1915, and will receive no part Of the
rent for 1914.
This 18th day Of August, 1914.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
20-3t Clerk and Commissioner.
Alternately & Alternately, Solicitors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

Agents for an accident insurance
company are here adjusting the claims
Of the family OF the late Mr.. Cockrill.
It is claimed that the causes Of his
death arose from blow near the stom-
ach OF car crank. Mr.. Cockrill had
been cranking theimachine and thought
very little OF the matter OF the blow
from the released crank, although it
knocked him down. Upon examine
ton, Drs, Mailing and Cary, who oper-
ated upon Mr.. Cockrill for appendicitis,
found that trauma, or internal bruise,
had set up from the blow. This is held
to be the direct cause of his death.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

We have very kind letter from our
old-time friend, A. F. Thomassen, at
St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr.. Thomasson
is vice president Of the Central National
Bank Of st. Petersburg and mails us a
very extensive statement of the condi-
ti6ns in that country, financial and
otherwise, which are very flattering in
deed. He tells us all about st. Peters
burg, and they are here for any Of the
friends to look over.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14
oBION.

DR.. J. B. Sharp was the guest Of his
daughter, Mrs. E. NJ. Long, at Union
City Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Reid Goulder and daughter. Of
Gibbs, were the guests OF Mrs. Goulder's
mother, Mrs. N. B. Rutledge, several
days last week.
Grover Tuley and wife, Of Marks,
Miss, are the guests Of relatives and
friends here this week.
Mrs. Sam vaught and children are
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14
Corn 6Oc to sl.OO Bushel Accord:
ing to Location.

When you feed Dollar Corn to hog
you want to be sure he assimilates all
he eats-too expensive to waste.
We guarantee that hog, fed with B.
A. Thomas Hog Powder, will fatten on
20 per cent less feed than one that is
not, this by actual test.
Get B. A. Thomas Hog Powder
from Frank G. Wehman. 1t cures Hog
Cholera. advt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

Pickett, of Glass, were in Obion Tues
day en- route to Union City to be with
their mother who is in hospital there.
A. B. Floyd is the guest OF his daugh-
ter and aunt near Kenton this week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14
AFine Horse

Will always bring fancy price, but he
must be healthy--to be fancy. He must
digest what he eats. B. A. Thomas
Stock Remedy is guaranteed to keep
him healthy-try it once. You will al
ways use it. Guaranteed by Frank G.
Wehman. advt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

A party OF local sports composer OF
John Joyner, Sam Parkman, Joe Ham
ilton and Harry Gibbs went to Wood
land Saturday and committed whole
sale murder among the little doves Of
that vicinity. They bought $50 little
corpses Of the love birds back and pro-
ceeded to have feast.
See Dorrel Harris if you want to REM
or buy home. Phone 240 or 1873.
r. B. Miner and family moved to
Union City Wednesday from their old
home in Number Seven and win reside
here in the future, being quartered at
the DR.. Fowler cottage on West Church
street. Mr.. Miner assumes charge OF
the County Registers Office on the first
Monday in September.
Striking snag in the river shortly
after midnight Sunday morning, the
James Lee, one OF the best boats OF the
Lee Line, was so severely injured that
she sank in 10 feet OF water after her
pilot turned her toward the bank near
Asher Landing. The James Lee was on
her way to Friar Point when the acci-
dent occurred.
Sheriff elect Mathis was here this
week looking after some business and
arranging matters preparatory to NOV
ing to this city and taking charge OF
the sheriff's Office the first Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Finch will return
to their home in Number Eight, near
Kenton.
Mrs. e. W. Brandenburg and daugh-
ter, Marjorie, OF Frankfort, Kansas,
sister and niece of Col. A. d. Keller,
are visiting at his home this week. Mrs.
Brandenburg is postmistress at Frank
fort, appointed by President Wilson.
Col. Keller has not seen Mrs. Branden-
burg for more than twenty years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton, who
have just closed very successful season
with the Earl Hawk Stock Co., are at
home for few week s vacation. They
were in the leading roles and will be
remembered by friends, hav-
ing appeared in this city few,months
ago. They leave in about four weeks to
take work on the winter circuit.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

Mrs. Chester Whitley, accompanied
by Miss Mary Whitley. are with Obion
friends this week.
See Dietzel once-then always.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-08-14

w. K. Phillips, Of Memphis, is the
new Postal local manager. He will be
popular with the base ball sports of,the
town as he is an ardent fan and was re-
Gently the manager OF the Philippi-
Wishart team OF the Memphis city
league. Walter Price, from Jackson, is
his assistant.
All kinds of coal at Union City Ice &
Coal Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Many Autos for Coast

A full train of Al cars, each so feet
long and loaded with Buick automo-
biles left Flint Mich. on February
"a for the coast according to a mes
sage received yesterday by Ben F.
Trombley of the oregon Motor ga
rage. The train is routed over the
Northern Pacific and will run as a
solid train TO Spokane where nine
cars will be dropped out The train
is gayly decorated with Buick pen.
rants.
The cars are destined as follows.
Nine. Spokane, 9 Pendleton, l Wal
la Walla, / Dayton, Maryhill I The
Dalles, / North Yakima, Ellens-
burg, / Tacoma. Vancouver, Bell
ingham. Seattle. / Everett, IL Port
land.
The train contains 1913 machines
valued at over $261,000 and the
freight charges are over $4,000. Rep
resentatives of the automobile COM
pany are accompanying the train.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
"MID-VICTORIAN" FORMS
OF DEVOTIONS SCORED

BERKELEY, Cal, Feb Elm the
current issue of Brass Tacks, the col
lege weekly, the practice Of observ-
ing woman's day at the University of
California is attacked by DR.. Herbert
E Cory of the department of Eng
lish. He objected on the ground that
it tends to bark back to the mid
Victorian" and "chivalric" conception
and treatment of women. DR.. Cory
says:
'Womans day has always impress
ed me as an imposition on the men
and gross impertinence to the wo.
men.
Romantic love-real romantic love
that does not fear the resent Of the
intellectual and the rational; that can
idealize not only in the evening salon.
but on the morning after at the break.
fast table-real romantic love, which
is the only love worthy the name.
scorns equally that form of pseudo
idealism called sentiment and that
form of purblind ignorance known as
common sense"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
STOCkMEN TO MEET
HERE ON MARCH II
CATTI.EyIEN AND HORSERAISERS
HAVE BILL FOR THE PRO-
TECTION OF INDUSTRY.
Coming Session Will Be First Annual
Gathering of Association-Attend-
ance Is Urged.

On March II the annual meeting
OF the Cattle & Horseraisers' Asso-
citation of Oregon will be held in
Pendleton and the official notice OF
the meeting has been sent to all mem
bers of the secretary. The purposes
of the gathering as set forth in the
same are as follows:
Baker. Ore, Feb. 81, 1914.
Dear Sir
You are hereby notified that the
first annual meeting of the Cattle &
Horse Raisers' Association of Oregon
will be held in Pendleton, March II,
1914. at the hour OF 10 o'clock a. m,
for the election of officers and the
transaction OF general business.
At the last meeting of the executive
the president was directed to appoint
committee of four to prepare and
submit to the annual meeting for its
consideration, bill for the protec-
ton OF the cattle and horse growers,
which. when adopted by our associa-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
RIDE ON AVALANCHE
FATAL TO RANCHER

'Grcatest Sport in the World" Glee-
fully shouts windy hickman, Co
ing to Death Down Mountainside.
JACKSON. Wyo., Feb. 27.-Word
brought here by James Fitzmier was
to the effect that Windy" hickman.
a rancher, had gone to his death
in the Jackson Lake district while try
ing to ride an avalanche"
hickman and myself were on the
Conant trail" said Fitzmier, when a
snowslide struck the trail. carrying us
down the mountainside. hickman
laughed with glee.
LETS ride her. he shouted; its
the greatest sport in the world He
was shouting like schoolboy when
the avalanche swept him down. When
he went under hickman was only Is
feet away from me, balancing himself
one one knee. / was buried, but es-
capped injury
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
I,arnhart VS.. Muir E.t Al.

H. P. Barnhart today commenced
suit in the circuit court against
James W. Muir and wife. W. V. Staley
X. G. Belden. A. f. Wayland. William
II. Wayland and the latter's wife to
foreclose on a mortgage. In october
1909. the complaint cites that the
Muirs gave to Staley their note for
1915 and that in December OF the
same year this mortgage was assign
ed to the plaintiff The mortgaged
land was subsequently transferred to
Belden. by Belden to A Wayland.
and by the latter to w H Wayland
and wife. always subject to the mort
gage James A Fee. John F Watson
and Thos. G. c. Brents are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
DR.. Hag6od Leaves Tomorrow.

DR.. Rufus H. Hagood. who has re-
signed his position as assistant at the
Eastern Oregon state hospital to be-
come an army surgeon will leave to-
morrow evening for Philadelphia
where ne will remain temporarily. He
expects to be sent out during the sum-
mer to substitute for some surgeon
absent from his post on field duty un-
til October when he will enter the
school for army surgeons at Washing
ton for an eight months course. When
he completes this he will be assigned
to some barracks and hopes to be sent
to some western post.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
RELIEF HURRYING TO
HELP BESIEGED TROOPS

TEHERAN, Persia, Feb. 27.--Gend-
armes from Shiraz and British ma
rines from Bushire are hurrying to
the relief of $50 gendarmes besieged
in the barracks at Kazrun by several
thousand Vasridiwan tribesmen. Des-
perate fighting is reported with heavy
losses on both sides. Among the kill
ed is Major Gibson OF the British
forces
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
AMENDMENT TO =. o.
BILL is VOTED OUT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-By vote
Of 3S to "a the senate decided that
the amendment taking from the post
master general the right to change
rates weights and zones in the parcel
post system was not in order and
could not be considered in connection
with the postoffice bill. An amend.
ment forbidding increasing the weight
limit above SO pounds was then intrD-
duced by Senator Bankhead Of Ala
bama.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Nominating Petitions Here.

The petitions of state Superintendent
]. A. Churchill. candidate to succeed
himself. Justices Mcbride. Bean and
McNary to succeed themselves as
members of the supreme court. and
of Attorney General A. NJ. Crawford.
who aspires to succeed Governor
West, are being circulated in Pen
dleton for signatures by local repub-
lican friends.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Cali III for Fire Dept.

The fire department has telephone
of its own now AMI, instead of calling
sc for the police department as here
tofore in case of fire. III should be
the number asked. The new tele-
phone directories. being delivered to-
day, have the numbers of the fire de-
rartment and police department print
ed on the covers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Head of p. U. to Speak Here.

G.. c. Blower, extension secretary
of Pacific University. was here yes.
terday and made arrangements for
lecture to be delivered in the auditor
ium Of the high school on the evening
of March IL by President C. ]. Bush
nell of that institution. His subject
will be "Childrens Fairgrounds and
Public Recreation a subject to which
he has given much study. The lec-
ture will be illustrated with steriopti-
con slides and special reference will
be made in the lecture to municipal
Identification work. Pres. Bushnell
has been in much demand as a speak
er and has filled rs dates over the
state this winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Board Requests Vaccination.

In view of the fact that C. H.
Walker. janitor of the Hawthorne
school, has developed case of small
pox, the school board this morning
made an urgent request to all pupils
of that school to be vaccinated before
Monday in order to prevent the spread
of the disease. The board is making
every effort to stop the epidemic. and
asks the cooperation of the parents
to this end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
/. O. OF. District Convention.

A number Of local Odd Fellows are
IL. Freewater today to attend the
quarterly district convention Of the 1.
o. o. F. lodge this being the second
such convention of its nature. Am
ong those going up we're Grand Mast
er H. ]. Taylor. G. w. Bradley and r.
F. Kirkpatrick. The session will con-
tinue through the day and evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Jacob Bell Committed.

Jacob Bell. the old gentlemen who
recently stole two horses from the
pasture Of w. T. Porter, was today
examined by physicians and declared
mentally unbalanced Judge Malon-
ey ordered him committed to the east
ern Oregon state hospital and attend
ants took him there this afternoon.
Chin Sin the Umatilla Chinese. was
also examined but appeared rational
and sane "Me no Clay now" he as
serted and the authorities are inclin-
ed to believe his statement. They
believe his queer actions have been
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
CHINESE GOES INSANE.
LEAPING INTO OCEAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27--Lee
Soy, Chinese who embarked at Hon
olulu on the steamer Lurline for San
Francisco, became insane, it is
thought, worrying over his immigra
ton papers.
"The devil is after me, and I will
die at 2 o'clock" he announced one
evening and went to his stateroom.
He was not seen again. and an open
portfolio showed how he had disap.
peared.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
More sidewalk Building.

With the early opening of spring
weather. the laying of cement walks
is again practicable and already the
contractors are at work. Two per-
mits were issued this morning. one
for walk in front of the business
property of John Siebert on Webb
street and one for a walk in front Of
the E. NJ. Temple residence on Lewis.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Anarchy at Lisbon.

MADRID, Feb. 27-Reports Of ser
ious rioting at Lisbon and elsewhere
In northern Portugal were confirmed
today in a statement issued hers by
the interior department. The state
ment declared a state of anarchy ex.
lists at Lisbon and the situation 4.
critical.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
WOMAN APPOINTED TO
STATE FAIR BOARD

SALEM, Ore, Feb. Ex-Governor
West announced the appointment Of
Mrs. Edith Tozier weatherred Of
Portland member Of the state fair
board to succeed ". c. Maris. She Is
the first woman to be appointed to
the board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Midgcts Play Tonight.

The bantam championship of the
county will be decided this evening
in basketball when the midget teams
OF the Pendleton and Milton high
schools clash on the local floor. The
local lightweights were defeated by
one point in game played at Milton
but expect to win by larger mar-
gin tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Boa Car Turns Over.

box car is today lying across two
switches in the west end of the O.-W
II. N. yards turned over on its side.
The trainmen state that thin flange
caused the accident while the car was
being switched. No one was hurt in
the accident
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-27
Are Enroute Home.

Are EnrOute Home.
Roy W. Ritner. who has been
spending the winter in southern Cali
fornia. and Charles Bond AMI Harry
Gray, who have been making a trip
through the east during the past few
weeks, are now enroute home and are
expected to reach here shortly after
March /. Messrs Bond and Gray
Joined Ritner at Los Angeles and they
are making the trip to San Francisco
In the Ritner car.