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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-09-05

Antonius Stradivarius, whose name
to-day is the symbol of all that is
best in tone perfection, having made
the most wonderful violins and pianos
ever known, and, by his great genius,
perfected a genuine spruce sound
board, the same as used in his great
violins, and adjusted it in his match
less phonograph-The Stradivara.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-09-05
turned home.

turned home.
Messrs. Carl Pearce, Monroe Pat
terson, John Finch, Jr., Brownie Pull
len, Chester George and Gentry Col
Inns attended the Fulton Fair.
Miss Letha Aldridge, of Nashville,
is visiting in the home of Mr.. Bruce
and other relatives.
Mrs. Ollie Wright is very ST ok OF
pneumonia.
Miss Lorine McFadden was a Sat
urnay night visitor of her sister, Mrs.
Hopper, of Union City.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-09-05
Still Working

Poetry is all that's kept.
In use that quaint 6ldw ord "yclept."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Elaborate New Years
Day Program Being
Arranged al Local "Y''

Open house will be observed
at the Y. M. c. A. again on New
Years day and an elaborat. athletic
program has been arranged by the
physical department. according to
N. ]. Weston, physical director.
In the morning it is planned to
hold the junior athletic meet. open
to all members in the junior d.
vision, which promises to surpass
that of former years, and the after
noon will be turned over to the boys
for an athletic carnival.
Promptly at 7 in the evening
gymnastic exhibition and swimming
meet will be on the program for the
mems classes, and the evening will
be wound up with couple of basket
ball contests between the leading
teams Of the various leagues. A
volley ball contest will also be held
in the evening.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all of these events" said
Weston, "and we expect to have a
record crowd, as this will no doubt
be the best program the ~ has had
in many years"
The athletic committee is arrang-
ing the various programs, which will
be ready for publication some time
this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
$4,000 PURSE
Offered FOR
DEMPSEY FIGHT
American Syndicate In Lon
don Cables 0tfer-ProposaI
to Stage Bout In PERISH
ing Stadium.
BY FORBES w. FAIRBAIRN.
Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
Special Cable Dispatch.

London, Dec. 1s.-An American
syndicate in London has just Of
fered Jack Dempsey $l50,0O0 and
one-third of the gate receipts for a
championship match with Georges
Carpenter. This is the biggest and
the best offer made so far in the
frenzied finance to match the two
The. fight is to be staged in the
Pershing stadium in Paris.
This offer was made to Nate
Lewis by ]. H. Booker this after.
noon. Booker is partner of W.
F. Mitchell, who controls the
largest dance hall syndicate in
Europe, and is associated with
American millionaires. He will de.
post $4,000 in New York City as
evidencc of good faith.
This looks like the best OFFER
Lewis said to Universal Service to-
day. Dempsey wants 100000 cash
He will not fight for less. Pershing
Nstdium will seat 10000 people. II
is good for a milion-dollar house.
Without charging exorbitant
prices, this should bring Dempsey
nearer SoUO,UU0. he American
,ncmhers of the syndicate are now
on their way to California to see
Jack Kearns'
Booker is sure he can get the
stadium. Carpenter is willing and
available. And Paris will draw the
biggest house in the world. |
would like to ask Universal Service
to see Kearns in Los Angeles and
ask his opinion of the offer and
aave him cable me care of the Lon
don Office of Universal Service"
Lewis is awaiting word from
Paris regarding the offer made to
Dempsey by the French syndicate
leaded by Baron Rothschild. Lewis,
Who is acting as agent for Kearns
mere, is strongly in favor of the
Cooker offer,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
SECOND BIG ice
CARNIVAL SET
FOR SATURDAY
Officials Expect Greater
Crowd of Entries Than Took
/, Part in the Events at
RivervieW Park.

The second big ice carnival under
the auspices of the Y. M. c. A. and
the recreation director of Omaha
will be staged at Hanscom park next
Saturday at $50. Hanscom park has
been selected for the reason that a
host of fast and clever skaters are
residents of that neighborhood and
often use that park for their skating
parties. ...s
Recreation Director Isaacson de-
clares that there will be no delay in
starting things Saturday, as the ex-
perience gained in the opening last
week has been valuable to the COM
mittee.
1t is expected that greater NUN
Der of entries will be received for
this carnival than took part last
week, number Of the skaters from
the Hanscom park section declaring
they will enter the Journeys. A great
number of them were at Riverside
park and witnessed the first carnival
and were Judging their probable op-
ponents in the final tournament.
A number of new skating features
will be added to these carnivals as
they are brought to the attention Of
the directors, Isaacson for the city
and Weston for the Y. NJ. c. A. The
skiing entertainment by the "Y'
Ski club was an added attraction last
week and Isaacson states that he
will have an added attraction for this
Saturdays event, but he is not GER
tain just what that feature will be.
When he makes his selection, the
newspapers will be appraised of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Naval Academy Schedule
For 1920 Season COMPLETED

Annapolis, Dec. 15.-The foot ball
schedule for 1920 of the naval acad-
envy team has been completed with
the exception Of only one date.
Princeton will be played at Prince
ton and the military academy prob
ably at New York, all other games
being played at Annapolis. The
schedule follows:
October 2, North Carolina; Octo-
Der 9. open; October 10. Bucknell;
October %. Princeton; October so,
Western Reserve; November 6,
Georgetown; November IS. Univer-
sity of South Carolina; November
u, u. S. military academy,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Commerce Grid Squad
Answers to Practice
Call Over 20 Strong

Over 20 candidates for the High
School of Commerce basket ball
team answered Coach Drummond's
call for players. The "Y' gymna-
stun was the scene of practice.
like" Mahoney, an all-state man
last year, shot several difficult bas-
iets which surprised many of the
onlookers; Duke" Levinson, an
other all-state man last year, dis
played excellent work on the floor
Among the other candidates that an
swered the first call were Lewis
Camera, last years captain; Frank
Rokhsek, Charles Hathoot, Russell
Snygg and James Slane, all OF
whom are veterans.
Practice will be held today at the
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium. The first
game on the business lads schedule
is with South Omaha high on Janu-
airy q. The team will be picked out
by that date and will be in good
shape is the belief of Coach Drum
t11Ond
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16

burning up the wood which they
failed to do in past seasons tourna-
ments. All declared they were in
favor Of strikes, but not the kind
the miners staged.
When they get back In the rum
ways they will be rolling under
vastly improved conditions. The
Omaha alleys are practically the
same as new, being placed in this
condition for the big tournament.
and the Farnam and Harvey alley
equipment has been completely
overhauled and repaired during the
layoff,
Another event which was called
off by the closing laws is the dance.
which the local women bowlers were
10 have held December 8. This will
be held Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy 7, at the Castle hotel.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Harvard's Grid Team
Starts Its Work for
New Year S Day Game


Cambridge. Mass, Dec. 15.-Har-
wards foot bali team began today a
week Of intensive training prepare
tory to leaving next Saturday for
its New Years day game with the
University of Oregon team at Pasa-
dena. Cal. Practice, which stopped
prior to the Yale game on Novem-
ber q, was resumed in a light form
last Thursday, after final acceptance
Of the western challenge, but con-
siderable information concerning the
Oregonian's style of play, which was
received today, made it possible for
Coach Robert T. Fisher to prepare
defenses for the best rival forma-
tons expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16

spiders the free lunch The bevo
cngg the keel Of the cash register where the
spgot played Coming Tho the Rye
Communication Ticket and where occasionally those same foam
dime gabb skipped Very occasionally No does
the bonface the exiting his with the Milwaukee
blessing, "Pabst Vobiscun."
The old barkep hanging the doorbe and those who
the darksom hues Booze with
and those thought that Omar Khayyam the Third Tesla
Carrying the banner lost along with hiccoughs and drum
The with healthy by
the bright lights walk around with bent skulls and
bowed s There's difference between bending the neck and
bending the elbows. .-f
annually packers old like
murderer the the crime That's when the sxday
December Then the the
throw the banner the damp breeze There is
armstice prohibition and moratorium right living
Every earning letter trimmed with black Stuff the bar de-
handing tonls pink, plank PUNK like ukuee
the cash register instead of n ambulance gong.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Omaha University
Basket Ball Coach
In First Call for Men

Coach Ernie Adams of the Oma-
Ia university called his candidates
for the basket ball team together
last night for the first time this year.
Over Is candidates answered Coach
Adams first call.
With a team composed of former
high school and several college
stars Coach Adams is confident that
the Omaha university will make 3
good showing this year.
The first game on the university
schedule is with Wayne, January g,
at Wayne. Coach Adams will take II
men on the trips instead of the
usual seven, he told the candidates
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Cubs to Start for Training,
Ground on February %

Chicago. Dec. 15.-The Chicago
National league base ball club will
leave for Pasadena, Cal, to begin
its spring training season, Febru-
airy g. This is the earliest date the
team has left on its spring training
trip in four years. .1 .
The early getaway is made posi-
BILE by the rule recently adopted by
the National league allowing teams
six weeks training.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Bryan Wood and John Fyfe
WrestIe Another 1.Hour Draw

Beatrice, Neb.. Dec. 1s.-(SpeciaD
John Fyfe Of Diller, Neb., and
Bryan Wood of this city wrestled
one hour to draw Saturday eve
ming at the Lyric theater before q
fair-sized crowd of fans. Fyfe, who
was discharged from the navy last
fall. and who was wrestling instruc-
tor in the service for short time.
weighed in at 100 pounds and Wood
at l33 mounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
With the BOlULers.

With the lifting of the ban created
by the fuel administration, due to
the shortage of coal. Omaha bowlers
are again foeking to the alleys and
renewing their activities, which were
SO suddenly cut off by the closing OF
the bowling alley houses. Leagues
have been inactive for even . longer
time than the duration of the closing
edict, due to the Middle West bowl
ing tournament, which was held here
for two weeks prior to the shutdown
During this time practically all the
leagues discontinued their schedules,
II has been over a month since the
leagues in the Omaha alleys have
met and three weeks since those on
the Farnam alleys were lined up on
their schedule. The long Interrupt
ton will not cause many changes in
the league schedules. but will make
their termination next spring later
than the time the seasons bowling
usually winds up.
Inquiries of several of the officers
of various leagues reveals that there
will be no delay in getting back on
the schedules. Leagues will com.
mence operating this week on their
regular nights and schedules will be
continued from where they were cut
off. The Greater Omaha league
schedule will be taken up on the
Omaha alleys, where they still have
games to play before switching to
the Farnam alleys. The Women's
Metropolitan league, which alter
mates with the Greater Omaha. will
continue on the Farnam runways.
Other leagues operating on one set
of alleys will report this week on
their regular scheduled night. With
so long a layoff the local bowlers
are naturally anxious to get back
into the harness and continue their
already successful season.
The local pin knights were COM
pletely lost without their favorite
pastime during the time that Mr..
Garfield and associates had them
lined up in a frosty stove league
fighting over former pin battles, and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Leonard and Dundee to Meet
For Twenty Rounds Jan. Is

New Haven, Dec. 15.-Benny
Leonard, New York, lightweight
champion, and Johnny Dundee, New
York, will box 20 rounds to de-
cision here on the night of January
16. Forfeits of $500 each were
posted in New York Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Irish Question Not to Come
Up In Parliament Riqht Now

London, Dec. 15.-Premier Lloyd
George announced in the House of
Commons this afternoon that no
Irish bill would be introduced at
this session of Parliament He
promised a statement on Monday
next giving an outline of the meas
IRE
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Nebraska Cement Plant
Nav ENLARGE Buildings

Superior, Neb., Dec. l5.--((Special
Telegram. 1.-The Nebraska cement
plant has bought part of the farm OF
c. L. Meyer. 1t is reported some
new houses for its employees will be
built the coming year, or the size Of
the plant will be doubled to supply
the cement demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Children Make Money.

Milbank, S. D., Dec. l5.-SpeciaD
Two hundred and sixteen children
of Grant county through garden.
canning, poultry and pig clubs.
made profit of $12,8l5.6S from
their summers work. This is an
average of $50 per member.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Dundee Wins.

Philadelphia, Dec. l5,-Johnny
Dundee of New York outboxed Pal
Moran of New Orleans in six
round bout Monday night. Up to the
last round when Dundee landed sew
cral hard blows. the fight was slow.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Mitchell Outboxes Paulso,,.

Milwaukee, Dec. IS. = Pinkey
Mitchell, weighing 1856 IL pounds
outboxed Mike Paulson, Minneapo-
lis welterweight, 143 pounds, in
every period of ten-round node
cision bout Monday night, sporting
writers agreed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16

The with the gnsomn with last Of sweet
azeeas and the walking excuon have the field emseve
losing polish and gster like
the hot The hinges the swinging doors
a Bryan presidential boom.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16

Camefs are sold every.
whore in scientifically
sealed packages of 20
cigarettes or ton peck.
ages (200 oieareffes) h
eiassine paper covered
carton. We strongly REQ.
ommend THE carton for
the homo or Office sup.
ply or when you travel.
r. J Ely NOLDS
TOBACCO CO.
Winston Salem. N. C
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
'.M!.!o::. ..s M !! 4
~ "PWrrlNG THE,&n
~ NEXT ONE E%
81 OVER" ktN&A
WALKING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WTH''DUGy'DAER J.

EFORE the 18th amendment there classes of citizens who
r. ambed through the night Somnambuli and rumnambuls
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

Stalsmith was emp,oyel ! and Civ
en- free rein. Mr.. Steinise, Roy
Frank, Mr.. Spilman. Andy Roth
meier Mr.. Stansbury and the
writer of this, all helped and a
nice schoolhouse 18x24 came into
view almost overnight. Hauling
sand. cement, water. lumber and
brick besides building a good
fence around the school house
was all done free of charge.
Now that young Miss Hogan is
on the job as teacher at Fair
View. and young Sreinike land
Andy Rothmeier have Tin Lizzies
and George Rothmeier is back
from lover there" and sports the
school ma'am from the Hogan
school.
Sunday visits among the water
melons seems interesting just
now. What will be the next.
O. P. II
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09
An Appreciation.

We wish to thank each of our
papers both the News and the
Record for their kindly offer of
a little free space each week for
i Church News and announce
! ments of interest to the public.
This is the kind OF cooperation
we shall always covet. We are
all public servants, each in his
own sphere of work. and if we
always exercise such a spirit of
friendliness we shall do the best
possible for this community.
We are hoping that every citi-
zen of the county, and especially
every churchman will take at
at least one if not. both Of these
papars. They certainly have
your interest at heart and deserve
your generous support. We
must all know of the things that
are going oa-reund about US to
justify our citiz snship for ignor-
ance within ourselves is public
nuisance.
We trust that you will lend
your mind for a little while each
week. through the eye or ear as.
the case may be, and consider
thotfully what we shall have to
tell you, remembering that we
have spent the entire week in
search and preparation for your
special interest and benefit any
contribution that you have to
make the people thru press or
pulpit will be highly appreciated.
You may command our attention
at any time.
Personally, we wish to thank
the church and people for your
kindly reception of our coming
into your midst. We are pleas
aptly located and ready for b1si-
ness. Always rem smber that
our interest are yours, and al
ways command our services.
/ am Yours AMI for the Master,
OG. Konkel. Pastor.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

We are glad to see the new
students still coming in, II arry
Hamilton recently returned from
France, hav joined our number.
Mr. Rothmeir has been secured
to lead tho new High School
(band). The pupils are securing
their Instruments and we expect
to have fl ,urishing org anization
before long.
A double basket bal'gane will
be played Letween the b ,ys and
glrls team OF Sharon Spri,,2s ard
Cheyenne Wells Hisa Schpoi on
Friday of this week. The games
will be played on our grounds.
The High School teams are work
ing hard in anticipation of bar
game.
The last number of the lecture
course was a fine success both
from the standpoint os the numb
err present an1 rom the st,n6-
point of the greatly enjoyed by
all. The next runoer is the
Sheehan Concert Company. The
date is October 21st,
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09
Editor Record

Dear Sir: AS j ga. j. gave
this land of canyons a little write
up recently while lie ping Mr..
Zuck mark the road from First
View 6 l-2 miles south to the
new Fair View school house so
the county grader which is now
doing fine work might follow a
correct line. Thank to the coun-
ty dads. who realize that roads
are necessary, and now it seems
they propose to build a road from
the new Fair View school house
IL miles west right across Biz
Sandy to connect with road run
ming from Kit Carson to Eads.
Thanks again to the county dads
and to our school board, who
seem to be trying to give US ali a
fair show. What mysterious
spirit has awakened them.
Some Of us settled here in the
spring of 1917 when all four Of
the sections cornering at the new
school house were open prairie.
free range. Now three Of these
sections are fenced and families
live on them and farm them. On
these three sections live II pupi S
who attend our new Fair View
school. These II pupils have less
than one mile to come to school.
some others come farther. Mr..
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

General Pershing has been
honored by being made a full
general for life Ii is now pro-
posed t9 spend $40, 900 of govern
ment money in buying him a
gold sword. The buck private
have been konored by a few pal
try dollars which were more than
spent in hustling for jobs. II
congress wants to do any tEtng
more for the soldiers. let them
provide for the enlisted and draft
ed men first before blowing in
$4,000 or any other sum on high
officers. The buck p,ivates wen
the war.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09
Evangel;stic M eetia g.

Evangelistic meeting will open
al the Sunrise school h6;lsa M IN
day nightal 8 o'oiack, October Is
These m ,etings viii b, conduct
ed by Rev. W. q Brcl ett, and
t. us his W, ds, is farmer boy
"a led by God 10 preach the Tue
Word in a plain manner.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

The cats out of the bag, and
it's the same old story of gouge
The general public siippee up on
buying most of the army food
supplies because wholesalers had
scopped them-up ard resold them
to the retail trade at enormous
profits. And our jails are still
empty!
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

This man has been highly re-
commended to US by people who
have attended his me mectings in
the Stockholm nsighhorhood
Every body is invited to come.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09
Opened For Business

The Bank of Che yenne Wells
opened its doors for business Mon
day morning October 6. 1919.
With the growth and :develop-
ment of this community. the Sec
ond bank was a foregone conclu-
sion.
Mr.. Carroll Brown. formerly of
the First National Bank of Hol-
yoke, Colo. is cashier. For two
months he has been awaiting the
arrival of the fixtures and burglar
proof. triple-time locking magan-
ese safe. Mr.. Brown has been
getting acquainted and making
friends during this interval.
Though a young man, he has
had eight years experience in the
banking business. Before going
into the service of the U. s.. A. in
1917, he was cashier of a bank at
Minatare, Nsb., a bank which
had made wonderful progress un
der hi, management. After his
return from the service, he tenn
porarily served as cashier of the
Bridgeport Bank. of Bridgeport.
Neb., and as assist mt CASH ,r f
the First National Bank of Hol-
yoke.
Huring this time he was in
search of a promising location
and decided upon Cheyenne
Wells as a community of promise
Mr.. Browr was born on a farm
in Dodge county Neb.. where his
father was a pioneer ranchman
and farmer.
He attended the Nebraska Wes
Fs-wsrx University md thgt t,nise,s'
S " of Nebraska.
He has purchased alone in
Cheyenne Wells and he's become
one of our citizens and says he is
becoming more enthusiastic over
this community every day.
The people of this community
should welcome the bringing in
of new capital.
The Bank of Cheyenne Wells
with it's SOS. 900 of capital and
So, 500 surplus, and its unlimited
credit through eastern connec-
tions will be real force in the
development of Cheyenne Wells
and its tributary territory.
Read their opening address to
the people of this vicinity in an
other column of this paper.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

The army wants recruits, and
want them badly. But, somehow
the recruits do not seems to want
the army. There's a difference
between lover there" and "Over
here"
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

It is possible, brothers, that we
may worry through this Christ
mas with little hide left, pro-
vided Old Santa Clause doesn't
get the profiteering bug. to.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

The senate, it seems, is living
up to it's reputation with regard
to the league. 1t Just can't
agree to-agree.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

Sanitariams are ideal places
for rest and recuperation, provid-
ed one does not get nervous pros
tration when paying the bill,
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

Among the profiteers. let US
hope, it will soon be the high
cost of keeping out of Jail.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

..Seaspnsss iuss-s sanst4psS-a
bill without kicking" says an exz
change. The kick. we persunle,
is in proportion to the size Of the
foot and the bill.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

Into each life some rain must
fall" But in some it is a tor
rent, while in others nothing but
a drizzle.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

Oh, for a return to the good
old days whep a person can step
into store and buy pair of
shoes for 81. SO!
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

Washington dispatches period
ically tell US that food is on the
down grade. Perhaps it is---in
the newspapers.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09
The steel strike is on i, full
blast. Next!
Up to the present day. the high
cost of living is still high.

Production creates profits, of
course. But who in heck gets
them? We don't.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

The country is full of jobs. and
apparently quite as full Of people
who don't want the jobs.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-09

''Tis said that washington nev.
er lied. But, then. George was
not a profiteer.