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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Wool and Lambs Sold Comparatively

The cooperative sale of wool and
lambs in Tennessee has not devel-
oped to any extent. The Tennessee
plan of selling wool comparatively,
however, consists in arranging a
wool sale day which is widely adver-
tised for an accessible town in the
county. A large warehouse is Sc
cured. Each farmer brings in his
clip and arranges it on the floor.
Each farmers clip is kept separate.
Buyers come and bid on each farm
ers wool comparatively. This is an
ideal method of selling wool, because
each farmer gets the credit of COM
petitive bids and also it stimulates
farmers to bring in better product.
Lambs arc sold in the same way.
This method has boon very success
full, and naturally farmers think
that it furnishes the ideal way of
selling lambs and wool
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Sheriff's Notice of Land Sale.

By virtue of a venditioni exponas,
from the Circuit Court of Obion
County, Tennessee, in the cause of
e. J. Green VS.. Potter Fizer, directed
to the Sheriff of said county, l will
sell to the highest bidder for cash
at the east door of the courthouse in
Union City, Tennessee, on the
31st DAY OF AUGUST, 1918,
at about 1 o'clock p. M, a certain
tract of land situated in the Fiji
teenth District of Obion County, as
follows: Located in the town of
Obion and bounded on the north by
Main street, on the south by an
alley, on the east by Wilson, on the
west by an alley. Said land will be
sold subject to the homestead rights,
If any, of the said Peter Fizer.
This August 7, 1918.
2O-4t ]. M. HICKMAN, Sheriff.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.

By virtue of the authority vested
in me, j. M. Hickman, Sheriff of
Obion County, Tennessee, by a ven
ditioni exponas issued by S. F. How
ard, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Obion County, Tenn, on June 81,
1918, in the case of Bill Hall VS.. j.
B. Harris, principal, and F. J. Smith,
security, in said Circuit Court, 1
will expose to sale for cash at public
outcry to the highest bidder in front
of the east door of the courthouse in
Union City, Tenn, at or about one
o'clock p. m. on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1918,
as the property of Defendant ]. B.
Harris, principal, same having been
duly levied on and ordered sold as
his property, q one-third undivided
interest in nine acres of land, more
or less, situate in the Sixth Civil
District of Obion County, Tenn, of
which j. G. Harris (JGck Harris)
died the owner, and bounded on the
north by the public road and the
lands of Jack Bennett, on the east
by Frank Polk formerly Doctor
Brice), on the south by Polk, and on
the west by the public road, and
being the same lands on which Jack
Harris was living at the time of his
death; but said one-third interest in
said 8 acres, more or less, is levied
upon, and is ordered to be sold, and
will be sold subject to the homestead
and dover rights of Mrs. Mag Harris,
widow of Jack Harris, and l have
been commended to and will so sell
same, and aG herein above stated.
For further particulars, see pro-
cecdings had and filed in said cause
in the Circuit Court of Obion County
at Union City, Tenn. 20-3t
This August 8, 1918.
]. M. HICKMAN,
Sheriff of Obion County.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Somewhere in France.

Dear Bee: How are you spending
the Fourth? Suppose there is some
little celebration there as usual, the
do not remember what we did last
Fourth. We get a half holiday here
but this is one time that we will not
have to buy fireworks to make a
noise. Think we have enough OF
that, tho we are not in the shell
range.
You wanted to know what this
country looked like. You must re-
member that l am no landscape
artist, but maybe l can give you an
idea about it: Some parts of it for
miles are level, maybe more so than
where we live, all covered in oats,
wheat or something green. There
are parts of it that is very billy.
The houses are all old, mostly all
covered in red tile with the house
made of brick, stone or mud, usually
built in shape, with the people
in one side and the stock in the
other. That tho is the poorer classes.
There are some fine homes. This
whole country is hundreds of wears
behind the U. S. They follow the
same customs they used when Column
bus discovered America. But the
people are very nice to us-especially
the girls. The days here are longer
than anywhere ever saw. 1t don't
get dark until 10 p. m. and is light
again by a. M, but the evenings
are not very lonely, for the bold bad
Hun usually flies over in his yep
and brakes the dull monotony, tho
ne hardly ever stops where there are
soldiers. He goes where there is
to hurt them.
l received your letter dated June
Well, / will stop writing; don't
want to spoil you by writing too
much. With love to all,
BEN JAMES.
Hdq. Co. 117th Infantry, A. E. F..
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Order Fertilizer Now.

Farmers are urged by the u S
Department of Agriculture to place
orders at once for fertilizer needed
for fall wheat. transportation diff
ficulties require that cars be loaded
to a maximum capacity and delay in
ordering, it is said, may result in a
repetition Of last springs expert
ence, when many farmers failed to
receive fertilizer and acid phosphate
until after planting time.
1t is urged that every means be
used to secure such active co-opera-
ton from both dealer and consumer,
that orders may be on hand early
enough this summer to enable manu-
facturers to send out every car load
cd to capacity, plus 10 per cent.
When the necessity of this action is
brought forcibly to the attention of
the farmer, upon whose response
success depends, the cooperation will
reach 100 per cent.
1t is a good opportunity for farm
ers to purchase comparatively and
thus secure the benefits in reduced
costs, by virtue of buying in car
lots. 1t may be the means of avoid
ing considerable delay which may be
expected if farmers wait util the last
minute to order their fertilizers for
the fell crops.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Your Part on the Farm.

Towns and counties have organ.
lied to secure at home the emergency
farm labor supply for the county
using town volunteers, men of past
farm experience who will go to near
by farms for few days at time as
needed; utilizing high-gchool boys,
requiring all idlers to go to work,
insisting upon a cessation of non
essential work, and the turning of
all local energy to local farms dur
ing the rush seasons; agreeing to
close stores and business houses for
a few days each week if local needs
require; ceasing the Saturday half
holiday on farms during this emerg-
ency.
Tennessee's emergency farm labor
must be secured by these or similar
methods. 1t has been secured in
some places, and must be secured in
more. 4
You are asked to work on farms in
the county for a few days when help
is needed-to win the war. What is
your answer?
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Notice of Insolvency.

To the creditors of M. L. Phebus,
deceased: By order of the Clerk of
the County Court of Obion County,
Tennessee, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the
estate of M. L. Phebus, deceased, to
appear and file same with the Clerk
of said court authenticated in the
manner prescribed by law, on or be-
fore the 9Th day of November, 1918,
as the insolvency of said estate has
been suggested, and any claim not
so filed on or before said date will
be forever barred, both in law and
in equity.
This August 5, 1918.
E. T. MITCHELL,
Administrator of M. L. Phebus,
deceased. 20-2t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
What Wheat to Sow.

Do your part in the general STATE
plan for an increase of twenty pei
cent wheat acreage. Even if whoa
is not satisfactory crop for export
in your community, grow at leas
enough for your family and your
tenants. 1t is your duty. If you
live in a wheat growing community
whore it is a satisfactory crop, SOW
as many acres as you ccr care for
and grow as much to the acre as pos.
sible.
Give wheat q favored place in the
rotation by sowing it on early plowed
sod lands, bean end pea stubble
| lands. Prepare the land as early az
possible.
Fertilize the land we'll, use lime,
phosphate, manure, and Straw.
Get the best seed available in your
community. Perhaps most seed is
light and cLaffy this season because
the weather conditions were unusu-
ally favorable for the development of
scab and other diseases. 1t will
likely be different next season; hope
that it will end go ahead using every
precaution known to guard against
low yields.
Use seed of the 1917 crop If you
have it. II not, search out the farm
ers of your community who produced
normal yields or bettor.
Buy heavy plump seed of them.
1t is reasonable to expect that high
yielding fields fertility considered)
werc not seriously diseased. Get
your seed quick before it gets into
the miller's hands.
Grow bearded instead of smooth
varieties unless the smooth is espe-
cially adapted to your conditions.
Bearded varieties such rs Fulcaster
and Stoner are more resistant to the
disease than beardless varioties.
Use the tanning mill or take your
seed to your miller and have it
thoroly cleaned of light grains and
foreign material.
Don't cry over spilled milk"
There is no known method of treat
ment of the seed to kill scab. Get
the cleanest, best seed thct you can
secure and go in hard for your share
of the twenty per cent increase.
Trust the season for the rest.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
County High School Board.

You are hereby called to meet in
the Office of the County Superin-
tendent Saturday, August "a, 1918,
at l p. m for the purpose of max
ing contracts with all high school
teachers and for the purpose of
transacting any other business that
may come before the board. The
law requires the presence of, at least,
four members of the board, not in
GLIDING the secretary.
Let all high school teachers be
present to sign the contracts.
Yours very truly,
]. NJ. CHAMBERS, Chairman.
C. L. RIDINGS, Secretary.
Union City, Tenn, Aug. IL, 1918.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
NEWS NOTES.

\ Automobile manufacturers were
advised to convert their plants tC
100 per cent. war work az soon as
possible by the War industries Board
Steel, rubber and other materials
necessary in the manufacture OF
passenger cars ccnnot be assured for
any period in advance, It was stated
and those concerns having large
stocks of steel on hand probably will
be required to turn t. ever to the
Government.
To prevent disruption of industry
pending disposition of the bill pro-
posing to extend draft ages to in
cludo all mon between IS and As
years, voluntary enlistmcnt3 in the
army and navy were suspended COM
pletely on orders issued by Secretaries
Daniels and Baker. Civilians arc al
so excluded from appointment to Of
ticers' training camps until further
notice.
Allied troops arc entering Russia
to help and not foot of territory is
desired, the Russian people are told
in a declaration published at Vladi-
vostok, Murmansk and Archangel by
British representatives. 1t is stated
that there is no intention of impos-
ing political system upon Russia,
which must work out its own form
of Government.
Army officers see in the allied vic
tories in the Aisno-Marne sector and
in Picardy gigantic turn of the
tide which will force the enemy back
to his old lines before tho winter sets
in. Some declared that one of the
decisive moments of the war, perhaps
the beginning of the final battle,
was rapidly approaching.
Tax of 10 per cent, on leased wires
and horsepower tax on automobiles
were placed in the $4,000 100000
Revenue Bill concurrent with a
statement by Chairman Kitchin, of
the Ways End Means Committee,
agreeing with Secretary McAdoo on
fiat tax rate of 80 per cent. on war
profits.
Bumper crops Of nearly al food
3tuffs were indicated in the monthly
crop report of the Department of Ag-
Ticulture, despite a falling off in
prospective production during July,
due to adverse weather conditions,
corn being the heaviest sufferer from
the dry and hct weather.
A new contract now tentatively
agreed upon by the Railroad Admin
istration and company representa-
tives contcins provisions for safe
guarding the private rights of the
companies end eliminates much of
the objection formerly entered
against Government control.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Colored Craftsmen

The following is list of the color.
ed men who will be ordered to en-.
train on Aug. %, "a or rs from the
Local Board for obion County, I'm.
ion City, Tenn:
R. Roy Cronshaw, Rives, R. 1.
Ardell Brown, city.
Joe Gray, city.
Jimmie Hayes, Fulton, KY.
Thos. Jefferson Coaty, city.
Leman Vinson, Jordan, Ky.
Harry Coaty, city, r. 4.
Herman Mathis, Hickman, r. 2.
Chas. Joe Hamie Parks Majors. city
John Bass, Rives, r. 2.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
Buy Tankage.

Farmers and stock raiscrs may now
have the opportunity of buying tank
age from our plant. We will furnish
both the fresh and dried and can
furnish you with any amount.
It's known fact that tankage is
the greatest of all feed to-day, if
properly mixed and fed Every dol
lar spent for tankage will yield you
more than two for one. No farmer
can afford to do without it, We ex-
pect to be able to furnish all who
come. If ever you expect to increase
the raising and fattening of hogs,
now is your time. With hogs now
selling here above Is cents on foot,
don't you think you had better push
your hogs by feeding everything
that is good and that will make hog
flesh cheap. Buy tankagc. Goat
REYNOLDS PACKING co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16

Seizure of four more onemy-owned
corporations with total capitaliza-
ton in excess of 100000 was an
nounced by A. Mitchell Palmer,
Alien Property Custodian. The COM
panies will be sold at public auction.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-16
From France.

Dear Brother: l haven't heard
from you in Huns age, not since
left the States. l am still able to
kick left leg. l haven't got so
much as a scratch so far But /
guess l had better tell you that I've
been in to see Fritz first. / Just got
back from the front yesterday. Was
in for the Fourth Gosh, but we
give EN- h that day. l bet they
wonder what it was all about. But
we left many Boches that won't have
to worry about another Fourth of
July. My pal got slightly wounded,
but he never hesitated until he got
the Boche he was after. The old
Boche was sweeping us fellows with
machine gun fire when Scale made
straight for him, getting within
thirty yeards then hurled a grenade
into the trench which blew Boche,
machine gun and all out on the
parapet.
Another instance, we went to a
dugout which was filled with Boches
to the top. Someone throw q grenade
in, yelled outside, fall in columns of
twos; forward, column right, march,
and at the same time emptying the
remainder Of his grenadcs into the
dugout for safekeoping; which in q
few seconds later turned the dugout
wrongside out. By this time the
prisoners were safely in our trenches,
getting ready for stiff examination.
We fellows are we'll liked by the
French. But the soldiers of this
sector have one slight grudge against
us, for before we came to this sector
the French and Germans had kind
of agreement that you no shoot, we
no shoot" But we Americans
couldn't resist the temptation when |
we saw Boche hanging out his
weeks washing on the barbod wire
ENHANCEMENT in front of their
IASHCH. we SOOH udQS the Boone |
hard to Sec
MARION H. MARLIN.
July IL, 1918.
The foregoing was written to T.
G. Marlin at Rivos. 1t will be re-
that his son was con-
tributor to The Commercial and
very warm advocate of the defense of
the principle of the freedom of the
seas. He was quite a young man,
and was rejected at the recruiting
station here. He next tried to en-
list in the navy and failed. He was
determined to enlist and finally was
accepted in the State guard of Mis-
souri, and is now sergeant with the
l3Sth Missouri Infantry, Company E,
serving his country in Franco. The
beauty of tho letter is that not a
single word was prohibited by the
censor. Hurrah for Marion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-19
soTRANGE OATHN."

Before Mr. Justice White took the
oath Of chief justice he was required
to subscribe to the "oath of allegi.
snee" required of all ex-Confeder.
&tes entering upon federal Office.
When Judge Buchanan presented
himself in the Tennessee supreme
court as a member Of that body ap-
pointed by the governor a few days
ago, he was called upon, under the
law Of the state, to swear that he
had not engaged in Q duel since the
passage of the statute on the subject
and that he would not do so during
his term of Office
tits we'll that judges ON the bench
bo bound by sufficient formal oblt
cations and pledges. at the sam.
time such oaths as those mentioned
were formulated for times far other
than the present aud it might be
wilto abolish them.
Il
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-19
There Are Countless Wavs
Of AdVertiSinu.

But after all the best way is in the weekly news.
paper which as received in the heart of the family
If you are in business of any kind your business an
nouncement ought to appear at least once week in
the Courier, the representative paper of Jasper
Do not throw your money away in advertising, but
spend it to secure the best results
DO not scatter your ammunition, but shoot straight
at the mark you desire to reach
The best people in Jasper are customers of the
Courier.
If you want them for customers too, this is the pa
per to use.
The present-day newspaper if it be right, depend
upon the great and impartial public for its patronage
and is not supported by funds drawn from CORPORATIONS
committees, candidates, individuals gangs of ndiv-
duas having interests in conflict with those of the
public.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-19
WHAT LIQUOR REALLY DOES.

A writer in the Sun says that the
bons-dry law of Colorado has
worked satisfactorily" In his state.
Because Of prohibition, he says that
assault and wife beating complaints
have been greatly reduced. Like
many a man this simple water
drinker thinks that liquor trans
forms man into a cruel monster;
that a couple Of drinks Of whisky
so Infuriatss a man that he goes
out and whips somebody and then
goes home and beats his wife.
Nothing Is more ridiculous. The
true nature of man comes out
when he Is under the Influence of
liquor; he throws the bride off and
does what his heart or his befud-
died head prompts him 70 do. II a
man Is usorious he goes home and
embraces his wife; II he has cruel
nature he may beat her. But the
man who would whip his wife after
consuming whisky would do so
when sober. A drunken man, II he
has generous nature, gives away
his money. One day last week the
newspapers told Of man who scat
tered bills along Broadway and
handed money 20 newsboys. Ne
had been drinking. All under the
sun that liquor does. as we said
before, Is to bring out the true ma
ture Of man, and most men are
rather notwithstanding Telegraph,
New York City.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-19
He WANTED 1T REALISTIC
TolCtoi Knew How a Man Ought TO
Act After Being Kicked
Downstairs.

Some old anecdotes are told ot
Count Tolstoi.. Once, when one oS
his plays was being rebearsed at a
theater, he was invited TO be pres
ent. His religion did not prevent
him from accepting the invitation,
but he went to the theater as be
went to his work-dressed as a peas
ant. 1t was a small company of the
very select, and the doorkeeper was
careful to admit only the prepor per-
sons. When, therefore, a shabby
looking peasant appeared In the en-
trance hall he ordered the man in
peremptory tones to get as far away
as he could in as little time az pos
sible. As the peasant showed no
immediate signs Of obeying, the
doorkeeper seized him and threw
him down the steps.
"My names Tolstoi," the peasant
said when he had picked himself up
again.
The doorkeeper, when he could
find words to express his amazement,
was profound in his apologies. There
happened to be in the play an Incl
dent of a similar kind, and at the
close of the performance, in little
speech he was called upon to make.
the count complained that the actor
did not make the most of this Incl
dent.
81 know exactly what l am talk,
Ing about" he said, 'for I've just
been thrown downstairs myself"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-19
The Story of a Hen.

Once upon Time there was hen who became. in
Her own estimation, the Wisest Ever
She had Kept her lamps working Double Turn and
her perspcacity in Constant operation until She sm-
aglned she had Hatched scheme that would Enable
her to live nicely without being Guilty of perspration
Ihereupon she Cut out the Shell Came resolving tc
Devote her time to more Pleasant recreation than
Ihat OF supplying the sux to the popular breakfast
food known as Ham and
But IN order that She might not be the Subject of
discrimination in the Durnal distribution oe the cbon
Feed and other poultry comestbles she continued at
Intervals to disturb the Ambient with the national
Hymn of her race
The interreuben Citizen " Nho was presumed to be
her Lawful MASTER upon hearing the Vociferous an
nsnncements, sought Diligently for evidences Of her
lntIstry; But finding after Time that there Was
noaDg TO It, he got Busy with the AK, and disposed
of the Remains for Two bits in merchandise Of tba
Grocery. " 'As
Mora--Te it to 'em, but Make i, on the Level. -
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hearsal for "The Guilty Man." the
play in which she will be starred on
Broadway this coming season. THE
Guilty Man" is the last play which
Charles Klein, the playwright, worked
on before going to his untimely death
on the Lusitana.
Miss Fenwick was seen on Broad
wav last season in THE Correspond
ent." The season before she was
starred in "The Family Cupboard"
She has had the stellar role in half
a dozen Broadway successes, includ-
ing Along Came Ruth" "The Song
of Songs, +" and "Just One of the
Boys" She first appeared in pic
lures with the George Klein COM
pany..
Miss Fenwick was born in Chicago
and as a young girl obtained posi-
ton as a chorus girl m George AIDES
musical comedy. Peggy From Paris
She was in the chorus only three
weeks, when she was given the stars
part. Since that time she has rapidly
achieved a remarkable success in
musical comedy, dramatic plays and
motion pictures.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-07-19
READ! READ |!

Editor San Diego, Cal. Sun: I saw
an advertisement. inserted by the Dry
Federation in your issue OF today in
which they quote bodily from another
publication an article which related
to the purchase OF whisky by a man
named Cole and the sale OF same TO
soldiers who afterwards cut the Cole
person with a knife. The ad. admon
ished the voters to do away with such
practices by voting San Diego dry.
Lord forgive these dry advocates, for
they know not what they do, or say.
Any person who has ever been in dry
territory must laugh after reading the
ad. above mentioned.
In Arizona, where l am large land
holder, and owner and possessor of the
largest individual stock outfit in the
state, employing many men and paying
the state over $4,000 annually in taxes,
prohibition is a joke, and utterly inn
possible of enforcement. have seen
more drunkenness since Arizona went
dry than ever before when the state
was wet and wide open. Workmen are
not as well off as before, for they now
pay $S and SO a quart for vile whisky
where they used to get good liquor for
$3.50 per quart. l believe in license
and regulation. That is the only so
luton to the liquor problem. Prohibk
ton and temperance are direct oppo
sites. If one is right the other Is
wfong and vice versa. A real Amer.
lean resents the efforts of others To
control his personal habits.
GUY, SCHULTZ, -
Mullen & Schultz, Hilsdale, Arix