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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-21
CRIMINAL COURT
AN ACT to establish a Criminal
Court in Obion County, Tennessee,
and to define its powers and juris-

OUuIL LII OU1Ou OOuHIy, 1CuuCSSCC,
and to define its powers and juris-
diction.
General Assembly of the State Of
Tennessee, that a Criminal Court
be, and is hereby established at
Union City in the county of Obion,
and that the jurisdiction of said
court shall be coextensive with the
limits of said county.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
the Criminal Court for Obion Coun-
ty have all the jurisdiction given
to the Circuit Courts of the State
in the trial of indictments and pre-
sentiments of all misdemeanors and
offences against the State up to and
including the grade of petit larceny
and all offences for the violation of
the liquor laws of the State within
said county of Obion to the exclu-
sion of the Circuit Court of said
county.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said county of Obion, shall be the
Clerk of said Criminal Court, and
shall perform the duties required by
law of Clerks in relation to said
criminal business in the Circuit
Courts of the State, receiving the
same compensation as provided by
law for Circuit Court Clerks.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
upon the adjournment of each Cir
cult Court of Obion County, the
grand jury organized by said Circuit
Court shall be the grand jury for
the Criminal Court of Obion County,
and shall hold monthly sessions,
during the sitting of said Criminal
Court, and shall hold their Office un-
til the converting of the succeeding
Circuit Court; provided, however,
the first grand jury to serve in said
Criminal Court may be summoned
and empaneled by the Judge there
of as now provided by law for Cir
cult Courts in cases where the
County Court has failed to appoint
said jurors, or when they fail to APP
pear; that during the sitting of the
Circuit Court for Obion County all
indictments and presentments for
the grade of offenses above named
shall be drawn by the States at
torney, or his assistant as now pro-
vided by law, and said indictments
and presentments shall be returned
to the Circuit Court, but immediate
ly transferred by the Clerk into the
Criminal Court of Obion County;
that the grand jury shall keep a
separafe minute book of the pro-
ceediags in reference to cases above
named, which minute book shall be
subject to the inspection of the at
torney for the Criminal Court; that
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sessions of the said Criminal Court
of 0bion County in each year, to be
opened and held on the Third Mon,
day of each month hereafter and tc
continue from day to day, if neces-
sary, Sunday excepted) until all
the business is disposed of.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted
That the Judge of the County Court
of Obion County, shall be the Judge
of and hold the Criminal Court OF
Obion County, and shall receive no
other compensation than is provided
by law for said County Judge.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted,
That the District Attorney General
or his assistant for the Judicial Cir
cult which embraces the county of
Obion shall be prosecuting attorney
for the State in the said Criminal
Court and shall attend said Criminal
Court and prosecute all misdemean-
ors and offenses against the State
in said county above mentioned and
shall perform all other duties in ref
erence to said cases as are now re-
quired of him by law.
DIT. 1o. De IL LUZ IHeI SAdCISui
That the said County Court of Obion
County now held and presided over
by the County Judge of Obion Coun-
ty, and said Criminal Court for
Obion County by this Act establish
ed, likewise held and presided over
by the County Judge for Obion
County, may both be kept open, and
no conflict of powers and jurisdic-
ton in this respect shall arise, and
when said Judge is sitting as Coun-
ty Judge, the Clerk of the County
Court of said county of Obion shall
act as Clerk of said County Court,
and when said Judge is sitting as
Criminal Judge, the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of said county shall
act as Criminal Court Clerk; nor
shall there be any conflict between
the Circuit Court of said county and
the Criminal Court of Obion County
as to the Clerk of said Courts, but
both Courts may be open at the
same time, and the duties of the
Clerk in both Courts may be attend
ed to and performed by the said
Clerk and his deputies.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted,
That the Circuit Court of Obion
County shall have, retain and hold
exclusive jurisdiction of all Grim
inal cases and indictments and pre-
sentiments which may be pending in
said Circuit Court on the day and
date when this Act takes effect, and
shall hold said jurisdiction over all
said cases, indictments and present
ments from term to term until the
same have been finally disposed of
by trial or otherswise.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted; ;
That where a person is tried in the
Circuit Court of Obion County for
an offense of higher grade than is
provided for in this bill, that the
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when the Circuit Court is not in SEES
sion, the same duties devolving up
on the States attorney in the Cir
cult Court shall devolve upon him
or his assistant in said Criminal
Court of Obion County, and he shall
in such cases sign all indictments
and perform the same duties as re-
quired of him in similar cases here
tofore performed by him in the Cir
cult Court; that the Judge of the
Criminal Court shall have the same
authority and jurisdiction over the
grand and petit juries and witnesses,
within the grade of offenses named
as possessed by Circuit Court or the
Judge thereof; the grand jury shall
not have the power or authority to
consider any other matters than
those provided for in this Act while
sitting as a grand jury for the
Criminal Court of Obion County.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
the Judge of the said Criminal
Court shall have authority, when
the business of the Court demands,
to have summoned and empaneled
petit juries to try cases in the Grim
inal Court; the Judge of said Grim
inal Court shall also have the same
power at any time to have summon
ed and empaneled grand jurors to
serve in said Criminal Court in as
full manner as the Circuit Court of
Obion County now has under the
laws of the State of Tennessee.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
the Sheriff of Obion County shall
attend the terms of the Criminal
Court and perform all the duties re-
quired of sheriffs in relation to the
offenses above named, as now re-
quired in the Circuit Court of Obion
County under the laws of Tennes-
see, receiving therefor the same COM
pensation now allowed him by law.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That
the records and proceedings of said
Criminal Court shall be kept sepa-
rate from the records and proceed
ings of all other courts.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
the Clerk of said Criminal Court
shall be required to give bond with
good and solvent security, payable
to the State, in the sum of $4,000
for the faithful discharge of his
duties under the provisions of this
Act, which said bond shall be APP
proved by the Judge of said Criminal
Court and duly spread on the min
utes of said Court.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted That
for the purpose of carrying into eff
feet the full intent of this Act, all
the powers and jurisdiction as here
tofore vested in the Circuit Court
of Obion County under the laws of
Tennessee, for the trial and punish
ment of misdemeanors and offenses
above mentioned are now hereby
and herein vested in said Criminal
Court of Obion County.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
That there sail be twelve regular
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Circuit Court is not, by this bill, de-
prived of the jurisdiction to impose
a sentence and punishment in case
of conviction, for grades of offenses
covered by this Act.
Sec. 16 Be it further enacted;
That all appeals from the Criminal
Court herein createtd shall be to the
Supreme Court and shall be perfect
ed in the same way and manner as
if the case had been tried and de-
termined in the Circuit Court of
Obion County, Tennessee.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted,
That in case of the absence or in
ability of the Attorney General or
his assistant, to attend at any term
of said Court, that an Attorney Gen
eral pro tenn may be appointed by
herein created, who shall be duly
sworn to discharge his duties as
such Attorney General pro tenn,
agreeable to the oath as now pre-
scribed for District Attorney GEN
eral and and who shall have the
same authority as such District At
torneys General pro tenn as is now
conferred upon the regular District
Attorney Generals.
Sec. is. Be it further enacted,
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act, be, and the
same are hereby repealed, in so far
as they conflict with this Act, but
no further or otherwise.
Sec. 10. Be it. further enacted,
That this Act take effect from and
after June l, 1915, the public well
fare requiring it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-21
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-21

Meeting of the good roads committee
of the Business Mems League of West
Tennessee at Newbern, Tenn, May Is,
was called to order by the chairman,
w. G. Reynolds, of Union City. w.
M. Merwin, of Newbern, acted as Sec
rotary.
The chairman stated the object of the
meeting was to discuss the road propo-
sition and make recommendations that
may be helpful to the citizens Of West
Tennessee, and more especially to all
those connected in any way with road
work.
The committee recommends that
special road working days be set and
that all citizens join in for one big day.
Standard thrty-foot roads between
bitches for the principal highways and
the building Of more steel and concrete
bridges and culverts is heartily recon-
mended.
The dragging of all public roads after
rains is urged, and that it be made
part of the contract.
The working of county prisoners is
also advocated, and that they be pro-
vided with teams and all necessary road
machinery in the building of highways.
All this to be done in addition to the
regular contractors work.
That all County Courts and road Of
ticials in West Tennessee shall set a
standard or specifications for all bridges,
either wood, concrete or steel, that moth
ing but first-class work may be done in
the future.
w. G. REYNOLDS,
Chair. Good Roads Com. West Tenn.
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WEST TENNESSEE HIGHWAY
Building Day Thursday. July 29.
1915.

The above date is set as highway build
ing and improvement day for the main
highways of West Tennessee.
1t is hoped that each and every county
will organize and build one or more of
the main line roads on this day.
The road from Fulton, KY, to Mem
phis is already planned.
The following committees are appoint
ed and others will be made soon for
each county:
Obion County-S. R. Bratton, ]. o.
Bennett, Bob Fox.
Dyer County-E. E. Williams, Tom
Pierce, E. Rice.
Weakley County-G. E. Bowden, T.
H. Farmer.
The various committees from the diff
ferent counties will organize their re-
spective counties and work out all de-
details in regard to the route to build
and designated meeting points, and
foremen for every squad of workers.
All arrangements must be made in ad-
vance.
1t is suggested that the roads so desig-
mated shall be called Safe highways and
built thirty feet between bitches and
hills cut to per cent grade, and all
low places levied.
1t is expected that all right-of-ways
will be given by citizens along the pro-
posed route, besides work with teams
and men.
For further information write G. E.
Bowden, secretary, Martin, Tenn, or
the chairman.
w. G. REYNOLDS,
Chairman Good Roads Committee
West Tennessee.
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w. u. REYNOLDS,
Chair. Good Roads Com. West Tenn.
G. E. BowDEN, Secretary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-04-28

n which nearly all Europe is embroiled has given
2ufaCturers long-sought-for opportunity to show
they capable of doing. The opportunity has
th the mastery initiative and indomitabe spirit of
.ch has made the industries of country world
Genius that has guided American industries to their
nee laughed at the mocking prediction that the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-09-01
OSLoS ALLURINC OPPORTUNITIES

r would tax the mind of the most optimistic genius
to truthfully write of the prosperity that we wit
messed every hand, while gathering the material
for this article Oslo, that like gem is placed
in the beautiful setting of the Red river and located
IT miles west of Warren the county seat in the very
heart of the deep black alluval soil section of the
Minnesota Red River Valley that presents such allur-
ing opportunities for farm builders caused
the carving of the big 900 farms and those
of 400 and 24O acres for it be remembered that
she time is past when it is possible to successfully
operate these sized FARMS cropped to small grain every
year 1t is not fertility Of SOIL but is careless farm
ing the mining of the soil, instead of cultivating it,
that putting the big farms of business Then it
has been found that specializing brings money
from 160 devoted to crop rotation wheat, oats,
barley, rye corn and alfalfa than. from 240 acres
cropped continually to small grain This accounts for
the low price of improved land ranging from $40 to
S75 acre. when it should be priced at 500 to $3.50
per and will be within the next few years. This
will be accomplished by specializing, and hogs,
Glaryng and slos, stock raising potatoes and all
root crops making the creamery of the big assets
of the farmerdairyman. The die is cast and the big
farm is passing away, and this means ten people
the farms, where there is four, and result,
larger trading centers and expansion of twentieth
century environment necessary to town and farm
life.
Among the group of thirteen cities and towns that
comprise Marshall county, there is that has made
substantial progress than Oslo with its cement
laid walks, streets and avenues graded to curb; an
electrically lighted city with "White Way, covering
Second Avenue, Main Street and part Of Third Aven-
e, turning night into day, the pride of Oso and the
envy of her sister towns who not fortunately
situated Then there is the Oslo Park Grounds, skirt
ing the Red for 900 feet extending back for 200
feet heavily timbered with native trees making it
delightful spot and rejecting the civic pride Of
she city Then there is volunteer fire company of %
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members, which has equipment of 1,500 feet Of
hose two gasoline engines, and go gallon chemical
engine with cstern holding 900 barrels that is kept
constantly filled by flowing well, giving never
ceasing water supply In churches there two the
Norwegian Lutheran and St. Joseph's Catholic, that
have large and growing congregations The telephone
service is covered by the Oslo Telephone Exchange,
which has lines connecting up all the tributary
farms and long distance with the Northwestern
Telephone Company, which gives the best of service
and makes Oslo the trading center for this rich section
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
The state road East to Warren, North to Big
Woods, South connecting up Polk county, and West
with the meridian road to Grand Forks N. D., giving
Oslo, the best of auto and wagon roads, all this
pregnant Valley of farm lands best. Then here is a
steel bridge with concrete piers that cost $4,000
which spans the Red river opposite the center Of the
business section This bridge built by the Vii
lage of Oslo with the aid Of 900 contribution from
Marshall county and a similar contribution from two
adjoining townships in North Dakota which is the
opposite side of the river from Oslo This was
another master stroke that displayed the real genius
and character of the people that abt this territory
It stamps them progressive, in all that the word
implies It has often been sad and truthfully that
favored locations fertility Of soil, does not of
necessity bespeak aggressive and progressive devel
opment but the limiting factor is the character Of the
people who comprise its population. Where there's
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men, women and children and no jobless men. Oslo
will be exception to this rule.
HARDWARE AND FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Among the wide-awake, progressive tradesmen,
Dahstrom & Nordstrom lead in their lines, builders
and shelf hardware, cutlery, sporting goods farm and
garden TOOLS paints and oils and farm implements.
The business established in 1906 when the town
just budding into life and has grown to be Of
the big trading in this department of trade in
the Oslo territory Dahlstrom and Nordstrom
their own building, located on of the best sites,
size 24x120 feet and warehouse with cement laid floor
24x60 feet, and farm machinery in separate build
ing size 30xG0 feet In addition to these lines they
have the agency for the Studebaker automobile, carry
ing 1916 models, priced at 1886 for the four-cynder
and $1,000 for the six-cynder F. O. B. factory. The in
dividua members of the firm c. ]. Dahstrom and
Dan Nordstrom both wide awake, painstaking trades
men, who lose opportunity to give boost to the
Oslo territory.
THE OSLO COOPERATIVE COMPANY.
This is of the newer business houses which
have taken advantage Of Oslo trading center, hav
ing been established in 1913 1t is Incorporated for
$4,000, the stock carried dry goods notions,
furnishings footwear for ladies' MISSES and boys;
china and crokery and full lines of staple and fancy
groceries, making the Oslo Cooperative Company,
complete department store in the lines carried The
goods displayed in splendid business block, size
24x5O feet while there is warehouse for surplus
stock, size 1925 feet The manager Of the business
who has proved to be the right in the right place
Ole j. Haugen, whose word is good the best gold
bond purchased The officers and members of the
company E. H. Loft, president; John Bayne vice
president; c. Quern treasurer; J. H. Gunderson sec
rotary; and Peder Olson.
KLEvEN'S FURNITURE STORE
This is the pioneer store in it's ne having been
established since 1905, by it's proprietor, NJ o. Keven
no hns ic cd in czo
24x80, three Stories giving plenty of to display
the welseected Stock covering office and house furn
ture, beds and bedding, linoleum, musical Instruments
sewing machines, stationery, cut glass; select lines of
jewelry, handbags and trunks, wallpaper, picture
frames and other special lines that go to make up this
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Driving Bridge Over Red River, Oslo
THE OSLO HARNESS SHOP.


This business was established in 1906, by E. II. Loft
it's proprietor The stock carried comprises ladies' and
mems fine shoes, harness goods of every description
besides all kinds of repair work. while custom-made
harness is speciality Mr. Loft his own bpsiness
block, size 34x7o, and what is more is an aiNble7
wide-awake citizen. NJ
FIGENSKAU'S ADDITION.
One of the choicest residence districts in Oslo is the
16 tract that has been plated into residence lots
of 50x140 feet occupying the most slightly location and
srted by the Red river. They high and dry with
perfect drainage These lots only priced at $75 tot
SIPS and splendid buys for rise, for there be-
no doubt but what Oslo will have 1000 population when
the big farms cut up into smaller units and, this
being so, there be better investment, especially
for those who desire to build home upon them, to
purchase for rise in value They the property of
J. C. Figenskau cashier Of the Citizens State Bank
OSLO
STANDARD OIL AND OSLO.
AS recognition of Oslo receiving and shipping
center the Standard Oil Company has located branch
here which certainly speaks volumes for it's resources
as a trading center
PARK HOTEL. -
The commercial and travelling tourists hes
quarters in Oslo is the Park Hotel of which flames
Clausen is the proprietor. The Park Hotel is a 90
room house, we'll furnished and on the American
plan at $500 per day.
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CITIZENS STATE BANK.

Oslo as a banking center can give all the credit to
the Citizens State Bank which established in 1905
and which has capital Of $2000O surplus and profits
of $4,000 and deposits of $16720 It is housed in It's
own building size 24x4O feet built Of St. Louis pressed
brick with Indiana Sandstone trimmings. The fur-
nishngs and fixtures in quarter-sawed oak with
bronze wickets There is concrete and steel vault,
size 812 fitted up with safety-deposit boxes automatic
time locks and further secured by being insured with
the Fidelity & Deposit Company Of Maryland making
every depositor absolutely secure.
The officers HI Melgaard, president; .. d.
Taralseth president; c. Fgenskau cashier who
organized the bank in 1905 and it's first cashier
position he has held since that time Mr. Fgenskau IS
recognized leader in everything pertaining not only
to Oslo but this territory He has served as president
of the council for four years, and member OF that
body from the spring of 1906 to 1907 and again from
1909 to 1876 member of the school board OF lnde-
pendent district No 1885, first appointed in 1906 to
the then common school district and reelected since
1907 to the present time This certainly speaks OF his
wide popularity which he has gained by doing things
for Oslo.