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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
Real Estate Transfers.

F. N. Long ct ux. to T. F. James
1872 acres in No. 8, $4,000.
JAS. R.. Sanders to w. A. Critten-
don, Sc acres in No. 1, $1,000.
E. w. Parks ct ux. to J. S. Bur
cham, ia acres in No. 8, $11,400.
Owen T.. Buckley to Bell Brown et
ux., lot in No. 6. $500.
Guy Irby ct al to Roy Walker Ell
al, 314 acres in No. 16, S14,780.
e. Ell Russell et ux. to j. M. Os-
borne ct ux., 34k acres in No. 10,
$500.
Mrs. Laura Casebere to III. P. Moss
ct al, lot in No. 10, 1900
H. NJ Marshall ct al. to Geo. D,
Smith, 81 acres in No. 6, $1,4SO.
Mrs C. F. Cathey ct al. to G. w
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
For Trustee.
Captain, 45th Infantry.

To the voters of Obion County: /
take this method of announcing my
self candidate for the Democratic,
nomination for Trustee In the next
county election. l was born and
raised in the Second District of Obion
County. Have completed the gram
mar school and good portion of the
high school course, as taught in the
county public schools. l feel that
this would amply qualify me for the
duties of the position, My life since
leaving school, until my enlistment
in the army has been spent assisting
my father in maintaining and oper-
ating the Woodland Mills Telephone
system. My father and mother are
advanced in years and without
means If l could be elected to this
position it would enable me to pro-
vide for them in a way that l could
not otherwise hope to do.
My regular announcement will ap-
pear at the proper time, assuring
you of my gratitude and appreciation
of my support that may be given me-
My announcement is subject to the
candidacy of Armour Ratliff, who is
probable candidate. He having
been so severely wounded as to pos
sibly disable him for life, would not
feel justified in making the race
against him. J. G. PRUETT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
Proud of Him.

Mr.. Frank James, r. r. d. No. z,
Union City, Tenn.-My Dear Sir: In
a few days your soldier will receive
his honorable discharge and start
for home. He is bringing beck many
fine qualities of body and mind which
he acquired or developed ia the mill
tary service. The army has done
everything it could to make him
strong, fine, self-reliant, yet self
controlled. 1t returns him to you a
better man.
You have been an important mem
Der of that great army of enthusiasm
and encouragement which helped
him and us all to be better soldiers,
You can now be a great help in
keeping alive the good qualities he is
bringing back from the army, in
making him as good a citizen es he
has been a good soldier.
His fare and necessary expenses to
his home will be paid by the Gov
ernment. He will receive all pay
due him. He may, if, he wishes, wear
his uniform for taree months from
the date of his discharge. The Gov
eminent will also allow him to keep
up, for the benefit of his family, his
insurance at the vary low rate he is
now paying.
His return to civil life Will bring
new problems for you both to solve.
The qualities he brings back will
help you now as your encouragement
helped him while he was away, and
in your hands and his, rests, the flu
ture of our country:
AS his commanding officar, l am
proud of him. He has done his duty
we'll. l, and his comrades, will bid
him goodbye with deep regret, and
wish him every success after he re-
turns home-that place in every
mans heart which no other place
can fill. Sincerely yours,
ROSS MATHIS,
Captain, 45th Infantry.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
To a Departed Friens
BY Dorothy Midyett Forrero.

10y OOAOlHy
(Joseph ]. Kirby, formerly of
Obion County, Tennessee, died Feb.
2, 1919, in San Francisco, CALI
We used to know the selfsame things
In much the selfsame way
We played awhile and worked awhile
Betimes were grave and gay;
Until one eve at set of sun
You turned to say goodbye,
And left us here to weep and wait
To weep and wonder why!
OF death to wonder what and why
Oh. friend I used to greet
You know so much that can't know,
Until again we meet;
You journeyed further on and closed
The gate on earthly scenes
And left me here to wonder what
The great transition means!
Oft times l mind we wandered back
Ger lanes of Memory,
Thru the ivory gate-the swinging
gate
To the Land of Used-To-Be!
But now along the welltrod track
A silence walks with me
And l am left to wonder where
The friend | used to see!
The places where we used to go
To me seem strange somehow,
The things we used to see by faith
To you are real now!
You journeyed on from Used-To-Land
To rich Eternity
And left me here to wonder when
The gate will open for me!
Oh, yes, dear friend, some day We'll
see
The selfsame things again,
And understand in the sclfsame way
The Why and What and When!
The Great Unknown we then shall
know
The Great Unseen she'll see
When have trod the solfsame path
To the Land of Yet-To-Be
San Francisco, Gel, Feb. 9, 1919.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
St. Louis Live Stock Market.

Cattle: Beef steers SO to $19.25;
stockers and feeders $3.50 to $3.50.
Yearling butcher cGttel $3.50 to SIS;
beef cows $3.50 to $14. Gamers
and cutters Sc to $3.50. Stock cows
and heifers $7.75 to 50. Beef bulls
$40 to $13; sausage bulls SO to $40.
Hogs: Good to choice 210 pounds
up SITS to $1S.15; light and mixed
100 to 1910 pounds SIT to $17.65;
light lights 100 to $50 pounds SIS
to $3.50; light pigs SO for common
Southerns, up to SIS for good kinds.
Best rough hogs $16.40; habitat
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
Will Prevent the Flu.

Mr.. Harper Lcech, formerly of
Memphis, now an energetic CORE
spondent in Washington, tells us that
we are going to have q recurrence of
the influenza next year. We may,
but we are going to beat the Flu"
next year.
. The flu caught medical men and
scientists absorbed in war diseases
and war surgery. Tho flu went on
its journey with little medical atten-
ton. The physicians simply could
not get at it.
The war is over and the investi-
eating departments of medicine will
before another IL months have either
flu specific or q preventive.
The battle between disease and
medical science is interesting. For
hundreds of years disease had ply
sicians on it's hip. During the last
century scientific physicians gained
strength and began to hold their
own against disease. During the last
20 years physicians have had the up
per hand and, given any sort of a
chance, they circumvent or prevent
most of the ills that flesh is heir to-
If we were spectators we would
be willing to lay bet that the raw
ages of influenza will at no time dur
ing the coming generation be as
great as they were last year, and the
lack of severity of the disease will
be due to the application of knowl-
edge resulting from the discoveries
| and hard work of our physicians
| Commercial Appeal
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
Public Utilities.

Dear Commercial: Among the
many good things in The Commercial
from week to week, nothing has ap-
peared better or more timely than
your editorial in first column Feb.
81. In that you speak words that
should be heard and needed by every
man, especially by our Congressman.
We ought to demand an itemized
statment of their spendings. Every
true Democrat ought to approve that
editorial by word and vote. 1t strikes
at the very way our democracy at
first stood. Thomas Jefferson said:
II am not among those who ever
fear the people. They and not the
rich, are our dependence for con-
tinued freedom. And to preserve
their independence we must not let
our leaders load us with perpetual
debt" Then, Mr.. Dies, of Texas,
speech in Congress is timely and to
the point. wish every paper in our
country would publish that speech
of the Hon. Dies. We need more
men of his foresight and stamina
in Congress. Woodrow has won
enough glory, for himself and. us,
to let the Allies boss their job.
wish now to say a few things
more. In your reply to my article
of Feb. IA you charge that govern
ment ownership of railroads, in
principle, is not pure democracy.
You boldly say: 1--WE might as we'll
make the statement that Govern
ment-ownership advocates were pro-
German" That is mighty hard on
Woodrow Wilson, McAdoo, Congress,
etc. / think you are wrong in this.
Again you say our Government
lost $3.50, 100000 on railroad man
agement in 1918. Do you consider
that loss? Did it not help whip
Germany in assembling our army by
transportation? Do you count the
heavy expenses of our cantonments
loss? or our aeroplanes dead loss?
and our ocean transportation loss?
These cost us billions. but these won
us a victory that we are proud of. o,
no; we never lost on our railroad
experiment. / have before me now
a governmental report on United
States management of railways by
Mr.. B. F. Bush, director of railways
with headquarters in st. Louis. His
reports for this western region says:
''In officers and salaries we saved
$1,155,000; in terminal stations,
$1,434,000; reduction of trains,
$3,661,333; reduction of Office force,
$2,600,000; also in many other
items" This shows that our Gov
eminent can and did run our rail-
ways cheaper than the railroad COM
pany did. Our loss was in our war
troubles. War is always costly. We
had few grafters that ought to be
hung. Our loss in men is our dis
tressing loss.
Again you say: "At the same time
freight rates have been twenty-five
cents more and passenger rates near
ly double" l think this extra freight
rate is okeh in as much as trainmen
ought to have a goodly raise in sal
aries. But your nearly double pas
senger rate is new point. 1t is a
big dig on the man who used to ride
on a pass; but l think our fare is
still three cents a mile-at least
rode at that rate last week. One OF
our leading bankers was out few
weeks ago getting signers to ask
Congress to take over the railroad
systems. 1t was signed abundantly
here. have given in my articles
to you several concrete, specific cases
of public utilities that show that
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Trustee.

COX.-We are authorized to announce
|. E. Cox as a candidate for Trustee OF
Obion County. subject to the action OF the
Democratic party.
IERNIGAN.-We are authorized to an
nounce Tom w. Jernigan as a candidate
for Trustee of Obion County. subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
REYNOLDS.-We are authorized to an
nounce T. R. Reynolds as candidate for
Trustee Of Obion County. subject to the
action OF the Democratic party.'
ATKINS. We are authorized to an
nounce Harry Atkins as a candidate for
Trustee of Obion County. subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
HARRIS. We are authorized to an
nounce Dorrel Harris as a candidate for
Trustee of Obion County. subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
For Tax Assessor.
NOAH.-We are authorized - announce
Will P. Noah as candidate Tor Tax AS
SCISSOR of Obion County, subject to the ac-
ton of the Democratic party.
ROBEY.-We are authorized to announce
Will Robey a candidate for Tax Assessor
of Obion County, subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28

they will not treat individuals on
| equal terms; nor do they treat towns
on the square terms. l will give
you one more, from memory: Several
years ago there was a fine -four mill
at Woodland In shipping flour the
railroad company charged high
| freight to Union City, etc. The
miller organized a wagon train to
haul all of his flour to Union City.
and at a lower rate, and the teams
made money, while the mill saved
money. The railroad company caught
on to this and cut the freight so as
to kill out that wagon train. Don't
you see the meanness on that first
high freight? Away with profiteer-
ing! What about that New Orleans
freight to Hickman. Away with
these unjust stewards. They remind
me of Vanderbilt, who, think, said:
1.-The people be D." Our United
OIdIco railways III Aidohd anu IHS
Canal Zone are okeh. Let us have
more.
You seem to think as we have not
the initiative, referendum and recall
that we can never get them. have
more confidence in our democracy
than that. We have killed conven-
tions. We must go on further. Voters
must have more power over our poll
ticians. Our Congressman have
voted themselves about $4,000 in
salaries and perquisitos. They vote
$4,000 to $4,000 to bury q dead
comrade. We foot these bills. These
are against us. We. must get rid of
all extravaganza. We need pure
democracy. ....
If you think w. ]. Bryan ever
favored free silver and gold per Sc
write and ask him these questions:
Col. Bryan: Did you ever favor free
silver and free gold money, as such?
Or, did you favor it only as an ex-
pediency for the time being, until
we could get more rational money?
Second. Did you or do you believe
in metal money per Sc? 1 here sub
NIT Bryan's kind of money: The
right of issuing paper money, like
that of issuing gold and silver coins,
belongs exclusively to the nation,
and cannot be claimed by individuals.
of Albert Gallatin, (for
twelve years secretary of the treas
ury) Vol. III, page 420. Yet our
banks issue our money. Banks should
not issue nor control our money. L
have not got Bryan before me but |
will say he was believer in Thomas
Jefferson, and 1 submit a quotation
from him: why compel the people
to pay interest on government credit |
thru the bank, when said credit |
should be extended direct to the peo-
pie without interest" When Wall
Street started to bring on a panic
five or six years ago, w. J. Bryan, |
Secretary of State, knocked it in the
head. He told those New York bank
ers if they dared to do SO he would
see that United States would issue
treasury money to the extent of
$500, 100000, and see that credit
was extended to the people. We
need but one kind of money, for rich
and poor. Metal money is joke
and a phantom-most all business
men prefer checks or paper money,
altho these are not legal tender. Gold
and gold standard is the gpeculators
feast. 1t never fought a battle for
the common people. 1t hides out in
war while paper wins at the front.
Government should be: Equal
rights to all without special priv
ileges to a few. That is pure democ-
racy. DON SINGLETARY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
roughs $12 to SIS.

Sheep: Good to choice lambs
SITS to SIS; habitat and medium
kind of lambs $16.25 to SIPS; Gull
lambs $12.75 to $685.; fat sheep
$11 to $11.5O; choppers and bucks
So to So; Gamers IS to Sc; fat goats
81 to 50; medium flesh goats Sc to
81; thin common kind of goats So to
$3.50; kid goats 81 to Sill.
Feb. "a.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COM. co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
Marriage Licenses.

Ed Evans and Willie May Burns.
Sam J. Jone and Nellie Gordon.
George Coplin and Bertha Moore.
Miles ellis and Fannie Davis.
Silas Keiser and Mollie Capers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28

Approximate dates for the depar-
ture for home of four divisions COM
prising half the American army of
occupation have been announced.
The 32d and AID Divisions will leave
about April Is, end the seth and
Goth Divisions during June.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28
For Sheriff.

Mccain. We are authorized to an
nounce ]. R. (Bob) Mccain as candidate
for Sheriff of Obion County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-28

Gambill, sc acres in No. 16, $500.
Frank l.. Lacewell ct ux. to B. b.
Jonakin, SO acres in No. 16, $4,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
DRECO HAS DONE
THE WORK SAYS
BRIDGEPORT, 0. MAN
Had Bad stomach Trouble, Constipation,
Sluggish Liver, Weak Kidneys and
Generally Rundown.
WORKS ON B. B. o.

Drrco. the new herb medicine, has
been reported to accomplish so much
good in this section that II Is often call
cd the Miracle Medicine" by grateful
men and women who have used it. It's
power To wipe pain and sickness from
the human system seems. in many caS"s
to Justify its name. IT is ACKNOWLEDGED
ono Of the quickest and safest system
reconstructants known to tho medical
profession today. and its greatest good
Is perhaps accomplished IN those c'e"7
Of stomach disorder that effect other
parts of the body.
There Is no telling what a derangod
stomach will bring on. Conetirn'''',
liver trouble, kidney disorders, catarr',
nervousness, yes, and oven rheumatism
has often been traced directly to dis
ordered stomach.
II suffered with a bad stomach for
three years" declares Mr.. George
Brown, who for years has been employ
ed by tho r. & o. r. r.. and who re-
sides at 113 Hall Ave. Bridgeport. o.
81 had lump in my stomach and nm
awful soreness all tho time. l spent lor.,
Of money and took all tho medicines
recommended 10 mo for stomach trouhrc.
and got no results from any Of thcm.
Things went from pau 10 Wnre" ana
soon was greatly troubled with con-
stipntion and hiliousnCSs. Then cnmc
headaches md kidney trouble. md I h"-
gan 10 loso flesh Al an alarming rate.
Il saw In tho newspapers how this
now. mcdIcInn Drcco wnS accomplish lnt:
such wonderful results IN cnsrq that
looked oven moro hopeless than miuo
and decided that hero was tho m"diriuH
7 needed. SO gave It n triHl. and h".
lcvc me I nm glad l did. for Dr""" has
done tho work
Il am we'll satisfied TINT Dr"ro stand"
way above my common patent n"!I.
cine and I think | ought I" KNEW
Mt. kciStor. tho we'll known nr''o
expert. has headquarters a1 e. H. ,iri"~t
& co.'s Drug store, Ia m'"i tn" local
public aud "Xplaln tn" merits Of th,S
great remedy. Sec him today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
SPECULATION IN MARKET STALL
LEASES CONDENNE EDDY COMM TEE

missioner If Agriculture. under the Gcn-
crnl statute authorizing such inresNs"-
ton.
These Two Investigations, as the COM
m!i,cr has sand before. cover, and Will
cover. IN a more extensive scope the
Same matters IN which your committee
has been working.
Under the circumstances. therefore,
YOUR curnmItt"" asks that it be excused
at present from making any suggestions
as 10 remedial legislation. but asks your
hruurahlr body To authUrIzc the con-
lI,uaucr of thus committee as standing
hudy for the present, TO DC calico 10
order ~ resume its activity. by the
chairman or Vlcc-ChaIrman, or upon inc
request Of any tw" m"mh"rS Of the COM
miti"c. The Commlttc" Will cndcaVor'
from tim" to time during the life Oh
tho committee. to TAX" such evidence
and submit such reports and recon-
mcudatinnS rs Ia" facts may warrant.
With specific reference To the Mar
kct Auditorium. your committee con-
dennis IN" pra"tc" Of one tenant beng
permitted L. assign hlS lcaS" al bonus.
Your committee calls attention to the
fact that TIA" ~ .d''u"" shows aS mani
rs five stalls are beng occupied by one
firm; your commute" would suggest
that thu numh"r Of stalls which one
firm may occupy hc limited TO two.
Your committee recommends that far
mcrS and other producers be encouraged
Ia use the space that has been set Apart
AMI reserved for them Ia back in their
wagons for the sale of produce. at the
auditorium. and that parking privileges
be not "Nt"nL"d to anyone. where It is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
Benwood Personals.

John Lash Is still confined to his
home on South Marshall street by ILL
ness.
Joe Stein has resigned his position as
chief engineer at the Wheeling Pulver-
izing company and has accepted posi-
ton with the Semct-Solvey Coke corn-
pany.
Elmer McKitrick, an old Benwooder,
now working at q Cleveland plant. is In
tho city calling on relatives and friends.
Francis Bremen has resumed his
duties in tho storcroom of the Semet-
Solvcy company, having recently re-
ceived his discharge from Uncle SANS
army.
Charles Bartolovich has returned from,
Atlantic City, n. j. where he spent his
vacation.
William Kelly has accepted a position
at the Wheeling Steel and Iron works
IIc recently returned from the army.
Orval kachr is able to be out again
after a brief illness.
Atwell Yost. after an aillness OF sew
eral weeks. expects to return to his work
soon.
Harry Davis. who has been working
at Parkersburg since his return FROM
the army. has returned after visiting his
p.fc and children.
Fred NJ. Olson, councilman of tho
First ward. has accepted @ position with
the Scmct- Solvay company as stationary
engineer.
James Higgin has returned to work
with the clerical force Of the National
Tube company.
Edward Voight, Of the Fourth ward.
has accepted n position as telegraph
operator with the r. & o. at Wheeling.
He recently returned from service over
seas with the Engineer corps.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
MouudBville Briefs.

r. H. Beatty has returned 10 his
homo in Struh"nvIllc after a vlst with
friends and relatives here"
Miss RHh Buscman. % MorGantown.
is tho guest Of her cunt. Mrs. Howard
Rusrmar. ct FIRST street. for few
days.
!. W Garvin has gone to Cleveland.
O., where he will spend f"w days -"
business
Miss May Francis. who has been visit
ing MISS Margaret Meals in Pittsburgh,
has returned To her HON" here.
Frank Blake. who spent tn" summit r
in Tulsa. Okla. has returned 10 his
HON" here.
Mrs Glcnna Green. Of New York. IL
visiting her mother. Mrs. Mary &. Cog
lcr. Of oak avenue"
Mrs Agnes crow has Gon" To- tlcvc-
land Ia attend III" millinery openings
there
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Rogcrson and sons
and g. l.. Francis left Monday on IN
auto trip 10 Columbus. q. They Will re-
turn hon" to-day. t
nr. II. L. Y"atrr. who has hrcn visit .
inG IN New MartinSvIll". has r,aurnrd
home.
Mrs. II. klinor. "f Pittsburgh. is I'M"
guest Of Mrs. Mary Henderson on Fifth
ST rect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
To Get at the Cold
Storage Profiteers

NEW YORK. Aug. l2.-Enactmcnt Of
4 uniform cold storage law similar 10
tina, which is being advocated n other
states, to protect tho consumer and pre-
vent profItccrs from operating by
means Of private cold storage plants
which are exempt from ell III" proviS-
IONS OF tho public cold storage act. was
recommended to-day by the state rccuI-
struction commission in report H.
Governor Smith.
The report which Is based mon
comprehensive study Of tho food situa-
ton in New York state by IN" depart
mont Of farms and markets. makcT thr""
other recommendations for remedial leg
Islntion. These inClud" tn" granting
OF broader powers Ia tho commissioner
OF fOodS and markets relative to III"
marketing 81 cold storage products. "a
provision for dispensing of foods thai
have been in storage moro than tho l.
month limit and An amendment Of the
present law 10 apply to private as we'll
as public storage plants.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
NOISES SOUNDED
LIKE RAILROAD
TRAINS SHE SAYS
But Wentworth Banished This
and Other Distressing Ills
From Mrs. Umstead'S Life.

Mrs. CmsteaG was not content 70
profit by Merry Worth virtues and stop
at that. To pass her good news along
she made the following statement to
Sidney's Wentworth druggist and said
he might print it:
J. W. Pfeil:--I have suffered with
head noises for tho last six years.
Noises sounded like railroad trains AMI
sometimes ike four different noises at
one time
Since taking Wentworth these noises
have left me and | sleep well now. NJ
stomach and digestive organs are fne
now and I feel better in every way
like a new person. l will be pleased
TO recommend Nerv-Worth TO anyor"
and to tell anyon" what Nrrv-Worth ID
for me.
MRS. GEORGE UMSTEAD.
623 St Marys Ave. Sidney. o.
Your dollar back at Griests drug
store, Wheeling. if this famous family
tonic does not benefit you.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-13
Glendale Mine Opcn,

After many months of idlonoss tho
Glcudalo mino Of tho Glendale Coal
company resumed operations yesterday
morning. Coal was loaded on railroad
ears for tho first tim" sine" january.
Many men hay" boon employed already.
md IL Is believed that the plant Will h"
in full operation by IN" middle Of this
month. \ duh conl market was rcspon-
%ihl" for tn" suspension "t operations nj
IN" Glcrdnlc m!no. aud with tho nuI-
look on III" r0al ,'ldu&iry picking UP tho
operators have placed IN" m.nr in FIRST
class Shap" for II long run.