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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Death Of Mrs. W. E. Shropshire.

In the death of Mrs. Portia Allan
Shropshire, beloved wife of w. b.
Shropshire, Sunday afternoon, a
pail of sorrow is over us. Our friend
was born Feb. 2, 1872. EARLY in
life she became Christian, affili-
ating with the M. E. Church until
after her marriage in 1899, when
she placed her membership with that
of her husband in the the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church at Pleas
ant Hill.
Monday afternoon a large as
semblage of relatives and friends
paid the last sad rites over the de-
parted at the Pleasant Hill Church.
Rev. Burgess Cunningham, of Union
City, assisted by our local minister,
Rev. w. o. Weir, conducted the flu
neral services, giving many in
stances of the beautiful example
Mrs. Shropshire in her daily life had
left for emulation. In church and
reform work, in fact, anything chat
was for the betterment and happi-
ness of humanity, she was ever con-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

A right or wrong start in 1915 will
make or break most farmers in the
Cotton States. We are all facing a.
crisis on cotton. Cotton credit is up
set. The supply merchant cannot ad-
vance supplies on 1915 cotton. You
must do your best to produce on your
own acres the food and grain supplies
that have made up most Of your store.
debt in the past.
A good piece of garden ground,
rightly planted, rightly tended and
kept planted the year round, can be-
made to pay half your living. It will
save you more money than you made
on the best five acres Of cotton you
ever grew! But 1t must be real
garden, and not the mere one-plant--
ing patch in the spring and fan.
Hastings 1915 Seed Book tells all
about the right kind of q money-sav-
ing garden and the vegetables to put
In it. It tells about the field crops
as well and shows you the clear road
to real farm prosperity, comfort and
independence. IT'S FREE. Send for
it today to Il. G. HASTINGS q co..
Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
John B. CARROTS Funeral.

Nashville, Tenn, March 2S.-
The funeral of John B. Garrett was
held from his home here this after.
noon. Charles Barham, deputy
grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Tennessee Masons, of which Mr.
Garrett had been so long grand
secretary, was in charge and con-
Quoted the beautifully simple funer-
al service of Blue Lodge Masons at
the home. Six special cars were re-
quired to carry the participating
Masons from the church to the
cemetery. Prominent Masons from
all parts of the State were present.
Mr.. Garrett the past year was sew
eral times the guest of Hon. and
Mrs. T. ]. Bonner, Rives, who, with
members of the fraternity here, re-
greet his death.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Upward of $50 lives were lost in

Upward of $50 lives were lost in
the sinking by German submarines
of the African liner Falaba and the
British steamer Aguila. The Falaba
was torpedoed in st. Georges Chan
mel, and carried crew of ninety
and about 160 passengers, and of
this total only 40 were rescued.
The Aguila was sunk off the coast
of Ireland by German submarine
UPS. Twenty-three of the crew
and three passengers were lost. The
Dutch steamer Amstel was blown up
off Marlborough Head by mine,
the crew escaping. Replying to a
deputation from the Shipbuilders'
Employing Federation, who asked
that total prohibition be en-
forced while the war lasts, David
Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, said that the Cabinet would
consider the question of prohibition
carefully.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02

ALI the Alpine troops of the first
category, born in 1888, have been
called to the colors by the Italian
War Department for forty-five days.
The official military journal also
calls to the colors all artillery and
engineer reserve officers for sixty
days from April 16. A largely-at-
tended meeting was held in Rome by
those who favor the taking of
Trent, Trieste and Dalmatia, and
resolution was adopted requesting
the Government to regain by arms
the frontiers of Italy" Troops were.
necessary to preserve order.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Mrs. J. B. Sparkman.

Hickman, KY, March 29.-Mrs.
J. B. Sparkman, resident of West
Hickman, died at her home after a
lingering illness of many months of
tuberculosis. She was about so
years old. The family moved to
this section several years ago from
Union City, to which place the re-
mains were taken for interment.
She is survived by her husband and
one son, Jerry Sparkman.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Death of J. L. Burcham.

j. L. Burcham, citizen of Num-
Der Three, died of tuberculosis at
home two miles west of Clayton last
Tuesday morning, March 80, 1915,
aged SO years.
Deceased was unmarried, but
leaves sister, who was present at
the funeral and number of rela-
tives and friends who mourn his
death.
The remains were inferred at
Mount Zion Cemetery Wednesday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Death of Jas. Stanfield.

Jas. Stanfeld, citizen for a few
years of the vicinity north of Union
City, died Monday, March 20, 1915,
of tuberculosis of the bowels. Mr..
Stanfield was a little over 40 years
of age and formerly citizen of the
western portion of the county. He
had been in i'll health for some time,
his throat being affected so that he
could not talk above whisper. He
was a son of the late Abe Stanfield.
His mother was a Smith, and he
leaves a wife and mother to mourn
his demise. Mr.. Stanfield was a
farmer, a good citizen and neighbor,
free-hearted, thoroughly honest and
liberal, and was esteemed by a large
number of people. The kindest con-
dolences are extended to his mother
and widow.
Funeral services were at the resi-
dence by Rev. Raymond White and
the remains were buried at Old Ere
mont.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
Farmers Asked to Respond.

The Industrial, Agricultural and
immigration Division of the Nash
vile Chattanooga & st. Louis Rail
ways Traffic Department is mailing
to $4,000 farmers operating along
the company's lines copies of "Lime
in Agriculture" and "Percheron
Breeding" interesting and instruct
i've publications recently issued by
the Department.
The purpose of the booklets is to
urge the necessity of lime on farm
lands and to promote its use by the
farmers in the territory traversed by
the N, G. & st. L.; and to encourage
the production of heavier mules in
the South.
A self-addressed and stamped re-
turn Post Card is inclosed with
these booklets with blanks on the
reverse side, which the recipient is
requested to fill out and return to
L. P. Bellah, General Agent, Nash
vile, Tenn. 1t is desired by the
N, G. & st. L. in this way to secure
reliable data relating to the extent
of the practice of sowing winter
cover crops, turning them for green
deep fall blowing, shall
low and frequent cultivation of
crops, use of lime, building and use
of silos, etc., in the communities
served.
Vice President H F. Smith of the
Chattanooga & S. Louis
Railway, under whose general di-
rection the work is conducted, is
deeply concerned in matters apper-
tanning to improved methods of ag-
riculture in all the communities |
by the N, G. & st. L., and |
he farmers in this locality who re-
,eiVe the literature mentioned are
cordially urged to cooperate with
he Company in securing the desired
Information by returning the post
ard, properly filled out, to the Com
'any at Nashville as directed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02
ORIGIN OF "JITNEY."
Corruption of "Jedney" and Was
Coined in Prison.

| SOlI1CO III IISOIl.
When the jitney bus became epidemic
l'everyone began asking the meaning anG
derivation OF the name. That jitney
signifed a nickel was soon established
but how the word came first to be used
in that sense was not so easily discov-
cred. All the authorities were at a loss,
and even the photographer was COM
PEELED to confess his inability to answer
the inquiries. The Chicago News is
apparently the first one to suggest So
luton OF the puzzle. According to a
letter received by that paper from one
who signs himself No. 1894 E. X, the
the term, jitney, known and used in
every city from New York to San Fran
cisco, was originally coined within pris-
on walls-in certain large reforma-
tory, in the words of the writer, who
continues:
The rules we're very strict about to-
bacco, and as smoking was easily de-
tected, and severely punished, the in
mates craving was universally satisfied
with chewing tobacco-that is, what
they could get of it, which was mighty
small compared to the demand
Nevertheless, a certain trusty, whose
name was Jedney, would smuggle to-
bacco in for any inmate who furnished
him the money to buy it uptown. He
drove dray for the prison, and in con-
slderation of the risk he took he kept
half the stuff as his commission. In
this connection l remember they used
the expression '60-40' and $3.50, de-
scribing the split. 1t was the first time
1 heard $780, and that was sixteen
years ago.
Finally, Jedney was paroled and a
little, stout, bow-legged colored boy got
the dray, and I was standing by when
a runner came to this colored boy and
showed him dime he had slipped to
him by somebody going through ona
a visit of the grounds, and wanted to
know if he would get him some tobacco.
The colored boy, as heir to Jedney's
OF Office. accepted the propo-
sition, and established his basis of do
ing business with these words: You
all get jitney's worth for dis here dime,
$3.50. %
From that time on dime bought a
itney's worth of tobacco, within the
walls of that institution.
And the first one l heard use that
word outside was graduate of the re-
ormatory, who spoke of going to a iit-
ley show when first started.
That the negro boy confused Jed
ley" and "iitney" seems to be only an
inference. A correspondent writes us
hat he remembered an old negro who
Ised the term many years ago as an
equivalent for cents, SO the question
ppears to be still open.-Literary Di-
,est.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02

Rae Tanner, who sued James w.
Osborne, of New York, for $4,000
for breach of promise, went to the
United States District Attorney in
New York and said that she made
an honest mistake" in identity, and
that it was Oliver Osborne and not
James Osborne with whom she as
sociated.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02

The Russian Black Sea fleet is
bombarding the forts of the Bos-
porus. and the Baltic feet has been
REINFORCED by modern fighting
units. according to Petrograd Off
cial reports. Mine sweepers are at
work in the Dardanelles.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02

President Wilson will lay the cor
nerstone of the permanent Red Cross
home in Washington.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02

Call $50 for coal of any kind.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-04-02

: All kinds of coal at Union City Ice &
Coal Co.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
TONIGHT in the basement of
the NJ. E. Church.
OYSTER SUPPER
8 o'clock
Something of interest
A good time for all.
Come
Republicans-nhat's All

\ number OF the Republican papers o the state are
beginning TO discuss the proposition who should rep
resent Colorado in the National convention OF the Kcpb
can party next year. Many of the papers naming
who they feel should be delegated with tla, power. In
some instances they discussing the s,anpa
'rrcssivcs. middle OF the road and other we'll
known
The discussion is timely and will do an immense a
no;ntA"t good However, doubt the advisabili,y OF
recrlS to these members OF particular
ion tshc party To be sure they represented certain
actio the las, general election and by of those
fActlnns the Republican party defeated.
Today the situation is different The Republican par
y is out OF power nationally and every member ." every
faction should be able to find ground upon which
Democracy can be fought without any reference whatever
any previous faction in the Republican party ii the par
TWINS it must be upon fight directed against the Wilson
tariff management the Wilson management, OF rca-
tons with the warning nations. Those three items should
be depended upon /" win for the Republican party Ger
tanly the Republicans OF Coorad" go into National
convention unit those three propositions II they
why refer their beliefs three ago Those
principles are n" longer at Issue.
Let select delegates the National convention
Republicans. but iact',nal Republicans Pueblo
( h>iliai.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
The Standard Bearers PLAY

Miss Fearless and CO.. ent"rlainc |
a capacity audience at the High school
tuditor.Um on last Thur5,la, evening
and every one who attended are loud
in thcir praises Of the ten ladies who
put on the play to say nothing uf tn"
hen that took important parts in Tho
play.
Space and adicctivcs forbid us To
write of "3ch Of the characters rcp-
resented bu, many sectors Of mur.
more experience could gain many
point from our local people. There
IL" pi&. and enough Of p. 80, 20 make
''ir tear crop START and ii spi:r of tn.
ladies a.;eI ping t. sh ~ their ind
pcnnc:t' for the masculine all bur
sarah Jane decided that a. man still
had charms for them and II she had
Just Lizzie" the cat ard hon to con-
sc'c her a play staged as this one
We. renuiiCs l"t Of hard work and
ticse WHO :ock part ere t. be con-
piimcn:rd upon their work and the
fact that they added some $50 tn the
t-cnsury Of their Organization.
One of Cur prosperous farmers got
hot at tin sugar Company and re-
iEScd to plan, bee's, but put in n big
crop of cabbage Now he Is going to
experiment with his cabbage by plow-
!ng il under for fertilizer BRUSH
HepuG!ican,
Mrs. f. VI. Kelsey came down from
Sterling Friday evening to help care
Tor her little grand daughter. Louise
WHO has sevcr attack Of the whoop-
ing cough
br- Rretnail brought to this office Il
fine ripe tomatoe picked from the vines
in his garden on Nov. IL The vine,
had been protected by light cover
ing o' corn stalks but It goes to show
tnw with a little care veytah'c. may
i" preserved uati! La" feli
Tc,cr..ua. -u.c-',g-~ Nv
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
nong CnmpaiGn for Ssxxr rse4sry

The Ster.-Hs ugar factory is prOmis-
cd the lonscat campaign this year u
any in its history. and As IA matter of
tact the same is rue OF each factory
in this section of tn. state 1t Is con-
idcntly believed that t'ere has been
grown greater tonnage by Tar than
had been expected, and a. A conse-
qncncc every factory will be run to
full capacity until late in the sea ;on
1t Is said that the campaign here will
not be closed until well along in Feb
raary Besides the grea. crops pro
duced in this immediate vicinity.
Scottsblufts has harvested, or is har-
vesting crop 30 extensive that tn,
factory there cannot handle but smal.
portion OF it. and II is estimated that
Che Sterling, Brush and Fort Morgan
factories will be called upon to slic.
considerable over 100000 tons from
III" Scottsbluffs district in addition to
the immense crops of this district
Sterling Democrat
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
The Colorado Good Roads Association.
III Chamber Of Commerce Bldg-
Denver Colorado.

What promises to b. the most in
ta.cSttns, y we'll as IT,, most import
art good roads conveniinl ever held
in this state will BE- that If the Colora-
dc Good Kord Association ., be ,.cid
in Boulder in January. This meeting
will be the sixth annual convention OF
the Colorado Good Roads Association,
and will he the first meeting of the as
| sociation ever held in northern Colo.
At this convention proper methods
| CT road construction and maintenance.
viii be considered In more thorough
manner than ever discussed by any
good roads gathering in the state. This
| il due to the fact that Colorado, will,
, beginning January 1916 have for til.
! first time in its history a state fund
| large enough 20 aid every county in
the construction of highways This; i;
the result OF the passage last fall
ried as u result Of the campaign waged
by the Colorado Good Roads .Associa-
ti,n.
Road builders and machinery manu-
i"ctur@T$ all ever the country are ais,
much interested in the Boulder con-
H"ntinn. ana il, is probable tina; many
o. tn" largest manufacturers in tn.
country OF road material and road ma
"h!nerI Will be- represented. InGuir-
ici regarding the convention have al
ready been received al the headuuar-
tors Of the association.
Tuc question OF buii,Iing hard sur
i"""d roads in some parts of the state
particularly on til" most Travelled
T'"ds such as thog" leading to th,.
Mountain Parks Of Denver thru Jeff
craon County. t" Estes Park and the
Rocky Mountain National Park thru
Adams and Boulder counties, and to
Colorado Springs and Pueblo and the
south thru Arapahoc county will also
be considered
That the Colorado Good Roads As
sociatiOn ha, been u most important
factor in the good road work in this
state during til" last six or seven year
i evidenced not only ny III" constant
~ 'ncr 2aSin- mileage of improved
roads. but b! tho great numDer OF vi.,-
ltor" who come to Colorado each year
The season lust closed has seen more
foreign cars in Colorado than ever be
f"re. and with the active continuation
OF good road building this number is
certain to incrcHs" year by year
Within few days = meeting will b.
held in Boulder with repre- entativcs
Ct tn" Colorado Good Rods AsSoci..-
ten and business men of Boulder at
which time further ARRANGEMENTS To-.
the convention will be made II i. hop
I'd 10 hav" speakers or national prom
'h"nc' at III" convection. and IN ctfU'i
Will bc made to have Assistan, Sec
ro'ary Ma'Acr of tho Interior Depart
m"r' atfnrd Mr. Noth.r i "i.~;'-.
interested in the construction of good
'.."' .-.ru""t t...' We n u.u.. ,,r.
the great national parks OF til. coun-
Try may be connected Colorado he.
cause OF the Rocky Mountain Nation
al Park. the Mesa NCru. i'atn a..
others located within its borders. is
much Interested in this wors and ~
the Boulder convention definite. plan.
for turtbering the huilhing of road.
IN colorado to connect thca. parks.
will be made
The Home talent play tha, WAS given
here last Thursday night will b. stag
ed at oEi! Hail Saturday niGi,- NbT-
.a-h.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
Easily Given

Ii was only sunny smile,
.\nd little ii cost III the giving,
But it scattered the night
ike morning ligl1
-\nd made the day worth living,
Through lic's dull wrap wool it wovc
In shining c"prs ul light and love-
\nd the angles smiled as they watched above.
Vet little ii COS, in giving.
|, was only kindly word.
Md word thai lightly spoken.
Vet in vain.
For il stillcd the pain
OF heart that nearly broken.
Il strengthened a fate bc,e; by fears
Md %ropn% bIindly through mis,> OF tears
For light t" bri ehjcn he coming years,
Although il was lightly spoken.
1t was only helping hand
Md il seemed oi little availin@.
!'l' ITS clasps arc warn.
And ii saved from harm
y brother whose strength WAS failing
Its touch lender a> angels wings
}',t ii rolled tic stone from the hidden springs
N1ld pointed the way /" higher things.
Though il seemed al little availing
y smile, q word touch
Md each is easily given,
cl either may win
\ s",,i from sin
Or smooth the way to heaven.
y smile may tighten the falling heart.
\ word may soften pai, kecnes, smart =.
y touch may lead rs from sin apart +
How easily either is glvcn -.s
In Ford Times - 81
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
Money Needed

Money Needed
Farmers We're in town from the
ncH-irrigatcd region on the low table
ands to the south. so We heard more
+ their experiences.
Frank Smith raised 20 bushels OF
Wheat to the acre and 80 bushels OF
rOrn. He complained that the count
..cked silos; that to put in silos and
'tock the farms with cattle and hogs
required money. Even 10 per cent
money. he said. was hard to get Smith
aid that he had taken over $4,000
rom 30 acres OF irrigated land this
.cason and that this would have to
," spent for improvements Summer
faliOwing on dry land. he said, wa
90 expensive and advised rotating
corn and wheat instead. One acre of
con-irrigated land, Smith said yielded
him l4J bushels OF White Pearl pota =
toes;
frank Sherman asserted that Scdswick
County WAS raising more bcets than
II had wagons to accommodate. What
the locality principally needed. he
said, was cattle. but the farmers had
tc wait to get money to buy them.
He said that seven and On.-haif acres
o: dry land had yielded him S575 in
potatoes.
ia.tM'0..tcrc Cattle Ranch
Twenty miles out of Julnsbur; We
visited the Cottonwood Ranch" be-
longing TO c. F. Parker BY dint OF
careful buying. taking here and there
Il section of Union Pacific grant lani
and including the old McWilliams cat
Tie ranch in his purchases. Mr.. Parker
became The owner Of 1900 acres.
hundreds of steers feeding for the
market were in Parkcr's corral. and
blpodcd stalliCEs and mares were in
his barns and horsr lots. Here We
had perhaps the best specimen OF u
stock ranch in Eastern Colorado.
Not over ten years ago Parker
taught school for II living in these
pats.
Tod;y he and his brother. II. u.
Parker, o.'n extensive interests thru
out Scdgw-ick and Phillips cuunt.c,. ).
They simply TOOK Advantage OF the
cheap land Of 4 decade ago and hell
Oh what thcy bought
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
mons Of the users below.

mons Of the users below.
At Sedgwick the great Lcct-haul;,:s
wagons, loaded high. wer. waiting
heir turns at the beet dump. In a
lay or two moro. they told US. tie
iaulers would cG,nmr..c. pilinE ,lr8r
Dads on Ii ground near the trar,.s.
. be taken a Tie fictory .t Sterling
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-11-18
VIEW NORTHEAST COLORADO'S
FERTILE EMPIRE

Isenver Busiaess Nen Sesnned Narye.
loss New LaAd Development and
l'rsiific Marvests On Their Re.
cent Visit ts Nteriins.
HOlyOke and JniesbHrS
District
o.. Arthur L. johnson In the (snner.
ri&l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-08

The Tax Boa rd's censorship over the
ended yesterday by order OF Mayor
Mitchell. lie summoned Commissioners
shipley and Woodward to city Hall
and talked with President Lawson
Purdy by telephone. He told them no
could see no harm in the publication
Of the number OF taxed persons who
visited the board from day to day and
of the figures showing how much Of the
Ss,7O&,3O5, s65 tentative personal as
sessment stuck after deductions were
made.
"By direction NJ the Mayor as Mr..
Purdy said in a written statement. the
Commissioners Immediately gave out the
statAtics for each day since the books
were opened. and they will continue 20
do 30 until November 30, the last da.
for correction OF the personal tax roll
The figures show that on the frs.
day. last Saturday, the persons h
went to the Tax Commission to he
examined under oath swore down their
assessments to about one-third OF !
per cent. since then the Commissioners
have been holding AN increasingly larger
percentage from day to day. until whe,
Yesterdays business ended the total
amount held for the Ave days was n
little more than I Ia per cent. of the
corresponding part Of the total tenta-
tive assessment.
In all 2l.737 individuals in Man
haitian are on the tentative assessment
roll. OF these 35I have appeared for
examination ny the Commissioners o:
their assistants, and all except forty