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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Teachers Examination and Remarks

The next examination for teachers
will be held March Is and IA at the
courthouse. The State Superintend-
&ents instructions are, all who ex-
pect to teach next year and who do
not have certificates, take this ex-
animation. The July examination
will be too late for all who expect
to begin work before September /.
The professional books upon which
the elementary examination will be
based are "The Science and Art Of
Teaching" Iowo); "The Little
School Mistress" (Hayos and Tatel.
High School, Our Schools in War
Times and After" DEAN; Teach
ing Fundamental Subjects" (Ken-
dall-Myrick). Any of these books
may be had from the Middle Tennes-
see Text Book Depository, Nashville,
for $1.20, Slip, 81 and $3.50 re-
spectively.
l want to call all the teachers at
tention, who have eighth grade
classes, to the fact that if they ex-
pect their pupils to take the exami-
nation this spring to qualify for high
school, the pupils must be ready to
take examination in all the subjects
of the eighth grade. Some parents
have dropped by the office asking
about this point and some seemed to
be disappointed because their chill
dren have not been taking the entire
work. There is course of study
made out for the teachers benefit
in order there may be no mistake
about this point. Now, if any teach
er is ignoring this outline of study
or has failed to keep up with it, then
l cannot help the disappointment of
those who are not prepared. OF
course the eighth grade pupils who
are going to any of the places where
high school work is being done will
stand the examination as those who
are going elsewhere.
After all everyone appreciates the
fact that it is not the goal to run
rupils thru any given grade to enter
another; but to give the class good,
practical working knowledge of the
grade, after which they are ready to
enter a new field to master.
l trust that the teachers have their
schools graded pretty closely to the
outline of work, or there are good
reasons for not having them so. The
reason the State makes out course
of study is. for it to be followed. OF
course if anyone he's better one,
reason would say follow it, and sure
ly there aren't any who have one of
their own, but have failed to see
about the county's course of study.
/ wonder how many teachers will
have examination for all their grades,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
LAND SALE.
X. w. Alexander ct ais. VS.. r. A.
Alexander, Administrator.

In Chancery Court, at Union City,
Tennessee.
In obedience to a decree of the
Chancery Court at Union City made
at the October term, 1918, in the
above styled case, will, on
Saturday, 18th day of March, 1919,
at about l p. m, in frcnt of the
courthouse door in Union City, Ten
ne9see, sell to the highest and best
bidder the property in said decree
described, being q house and lot lying
and being in Union City, Tennessee,
Thirteenth Civil District of Obion
County, Tenn, and described as fol-
lows:
Bounded on the north by Gibbs
street, on the east by Division street,
on the south by Brinkley, and on the
west by an alley, and said property
being known a3 tho S. S. Alexander
home piece.
TERMS OF SALE-Said property
will be sold on terms of one-half
cash and the balance in eight
months, and the purchaser will be
required to execute a note with good
security for the deferred payment of
purchase money, and lien will oe
retained on said property to further
secure the same. 46-3t
This 4th day of February, 1919.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
Lennon G Stanfield, Solicitors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
UNION CITY EVIDENCE .'...
FOR UNION CITY PEOPLE
The Statements of Union City Resi-
dents Are Surely More Reliable
Than Those of Utter
Strangers.
Home testimony is real proof.

Home testimony is real proof.
Public statemen is of Union City
people carry real weight.
What friend or neighbor says
compels respect.
The word of one whose home is far
away invites yor doubts.
Here's a Union City mans state
ment.
And it's for Union City peoples
benefit.
Such evidence is convincing.
That's the kind of proof that backs
Doan's Kidney Pills.
l.. G. Clogs, contractor and build
er, E. Cheatham ST., says: 81 had a
pretty bad spell with my kidneys
just after recovering from the grip.
My back panied most of the time,
especially mornings. My kidneys
didn't act properly, either. l read
about Doan's Kidney Pills and got
a few boxes at the Red Star Drug
Store and didn't take them long to
relieve my complaint and have felt
well ever since"
Price coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Clogs had. Foster ilburn
Co., Props. Buffalo, N. Y.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
DOCTORS SAY CALOTABS
ARE BEST FOR THE FLU
Influenza and Grippe, Like Ordinary
Colds, Require Calotabs, the Per-
fected Calomel That Is Free From
Nausea and Danger of Salvation,

Physicians and druggists claim that
the great epidemic of influenza has
conclusively demonstrated that the
quickest cure for a cold and the best
preventive of influenza and pncu-
monia is to keep the liver active so
that the digestive organs may be in
perfected condition. For this pur-
pose CalotGbs, the new nausealcss
calomel that is freed from the sicken-
ing end salivating effects, is the most
thoro and dependable, as we'll es the
most agreeable laxative.
Calotabs have the special advantage
of not making the patient sick and
weak, as they ere free from the nau-
seating and gripping qualities end do
not upset the digestion and appetite.
One Calotab at bed time with a Swal-
low of watcr-tnGt's all. No salts,
no nausea, nor the slightest inter
ference with your eating, pleasure, or
work. Next morning your cold has
vanished, your liver is Gctive, and
you are telling fine with a hearty
appetite for breakfast.
For your protection, Calotabs are
sold only in original scaled packages,
price thirty-fivc cents. Sold by all
druggists and your money back if
you are not gled you got them.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
LAND SALE.

Thomas w. Harpolo VS.. Mrs. Georgia
Harpole ct alG.
In Chancery Court, at Union City,
Tennessee.
In obedience to a decree of the
Chanccry Court at Union City made
st the October term, 1918, in the
above styled case, l will, On
Saturday, 9th day of March, 1919,
at about 2 p. M, in trent of the
ncsoce, sell 10 the highest and best
bidder the property in said decree
described, being a tract Of lend lying
and being in First Civil District of
Obion County, Tenn, and described
as follows:
The first tract beginning in the
Union City and Jordan public road
on the north boundary of the tract,
runs thence east sc 2-3 poles to a
stake; thence south 60 poles to Para
lee Harpoles north boundary line;
thence west Sc 2-3 poles to stake in
said road; then north 60 poles to the
point of beginning, containing %
acres. The second tract beginning
at the northeast corner of the above
described tract, running 65 13 poles
to the northeast corner of the orfgi-
nal tract of which this is a part /;
thence south 80 poles to Joe Har-
poles northeast corner; thence west
40 poles to Joe Herpolc's northwest
corner, thence south Is poles to
Paralee Harpole's northeast corner +;
thence west 20 1-3 poles to the
southeast corner of the tract first
above described and containing 10
acres.
TERMS OF SALE-The said land
will be sold on the terms of one-thfrd
cash and the balance on credit of
one and two years, end the pur-
chaser will be required to execute
notes for the deferred payments of
purchase money with good and sol
vent securities thereon, and a lien
will be retained on the land to fur
Their secure the said notes. The pur-
chaser will be required to pay the
taxes for the year 1919. 46-3t
This 4th day of February, 1919.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk end Master.
A. ]. Harpolc, Pierce & Fry, So
licitors.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Amount paid out for i'm
provements above ad-
ministrative and all
other expenditures dur
ing my last term. -.
88,415.00

This exhibit does not include a
vast number of miscellaneous items
or any other expenditure of less than
$3.50, and will be found substantially
correct and can be verified by the
records.
During my tenure in Office | in
creased bonded Indebtedness of the
city $50,500. The first issue of
$25,5O0 was for the construction of
sidewalks and the second amounting
to $4,000 was for the new school
building. The sidewalks were built
on the abutting property plan and
the proceeds of the bonds were used
in payment of the walks and the
abutting property owners were re-
quired to pay semi-annual payments
covering period of four years and
six months, which carried a first
mortgage lein on each property unit
the walks are paid for.
l employed this method because it
enabled the city to save the citizens
$3.50 when compared with the old
piece meal plan which had been
practiced besides it gave much bet
ter walks and better grade lines.
But the significant fact which l wish
to bring out, is that at the time !
retired there remained about $10,-
600 of the unpaid citizens accounts
which are good and solvent assets,
but this audit committee has failed
to mention this important asset as
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Extension of City Taxes.

Taxpayers of Union City are here
by notified that, in accordance with
the usual custom, the time in which
the payment of city taxes for 1918
may be made, has been extended to
the LIST day of April, 1919. After
that date the books will be turned
over to the officers and the penalty
added.
F. E. QUINN, Recorder
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Obion
County Telephone Co. will be held
Saturday, Feb. 8, 1918, at 1880 p.
M, at the City Hall, for the purpose
of electing officers and other bust
less. This is an important meeting.
Every stakeholder should be pres
ent. Respectfully,
w. A. MAILING, President.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Sale of Reab Estate.


nexed of the estate of James Luton
deceased, which will confers upon me
the power to sell, l will, on
the 9Th day of March, 1919,
at 2 o'clock p. m, at the east door of
the courthouse in the town of Union
City, Tennessee, sell to the highest
bidder for cash certain tract or
parcel of land lying and being in the
Thirteenth Civil District of Obion
County, Tennessee, and bounded as
follows, to-wit: Bounded on the
north by Gattling; on the east by
Mrs. Duncan; on the south by j. A.
Calhoun, formerly w. M. Worsham
place, and on the west by public road
and land owned by Ford bought of
T. w. Jernigan, containing Is acres
more or less, and is off the east end
of the 39A acres tract bought by
Ford from Jernigan. The deed of
the said James Luten is of record at
Union City in Book d, No. 8, pages
ZOOS. Said property will be sold
for division among the heirs of the
said James Luten as directed by his
will.
This 4th day of February, 1919.
46-3t G. B. WHITE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07

against any liability of the city
whatsoever.
Why does not this auditing COM
mittee show how much has been col
lccted on this citizens account and
how it has been disburscd?
J. A. COBLE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Come to the
SQUARE DEAL GROCERY
Walden staM)

tdueH SIdhuI
The place to get your moneys
worth. The price and weight guar
anteed. Fresh meat, full line of
groceries and feed. Both phones
337-170. Give US a trial order. 43tf
E. P. WRIGHT.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07

the time referred to the city owed
the Old National Bank demand and
times notes amounting to.$ 9,170.76
Less amount we had on
deposit in the bank sub
ject to check. .... 3,655.22
Leaving an amount due
the bank in excess of
deposit ......... 5,415.54
For heater just received
for water and light
plant SOO.OO
Acceptance due E. G..
Parish, due April /, new
school building ...... 3,598.00
Acceptance due Hartic
Heating Co., due April
1, school building $50. 10000
Acceptance balance on
plumbing, due April 1,
school building ...... 464.39
Third payment due Amer
ican-LaFrance Co. on
fire truck ......... 1,125.00|
Total ............. 12,OO2.33
This does not include the fourth
or fifth installment on the fire truck
of SLIPS each, or the Roberts note
of $500 for the payment of the
colored school building and lot for
the new school building, neither of
which are due are have been paid.
These figures will be found sub
stantially correct barring perhaps
few minor bills for the water and
light plant which had just been re-
ceived. This is tho second time with
in the last twelve months that the
Mayor has caused these published
statements upon this hypothesis, and
l feel that no self-respccting citizen
should permit his public record to be
misrepresented in this manner with
out exposing and refuting the fallacy.
AS much as l dislike to do so, since
l have been drawn into the records,
l propose to submit brief summary
covering my last term of Office, from
which the public can see whether or
not l made crcditable showing with
the funds intrusted in my care:
Paid one note for West
over school building
and repairs on old col
leSe 49,. plV, o LOW
Paid four notes, Reynolds
administration ..... O,OOO.O
Outstanding bills, Rey-
nolds' administration,
above cash on hand 49,. 100000
Improvements on water
and light plant includ-
ing reservoir ........ 10000. 90 |
New colored school build
ing ................. 100000
Lot for new school build
ing ................. 100000
Fire truck ............ $4,000
Sewer extensions .!... $4,000
Crawling Division street. $4,000
New school building 49,. 100000
8S,415.00 |
School bonds ..........$25,O 100000
Roberts note ......... 10000
Three notes due on fire
truck .............. 3,375.OO
Notes and accounts retired
by new administration. 12,0O293
47,S77.93
Amount paid out for i'm
provements above ad- ~
ministrative and all
other expenditures dur
ing my last term 49,. 40,537.07 |
q
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07

You will get your moneys worth
at E. P. Wright's.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1919-02-07
Statement from Mr.. Coble.

IN commenting on the city audit,
which appeared in last weeks Com
mercial, Mayor Pittman made the
following statement with reference
TO the financial condition Of the city's
affairs at the expiration of my term
in 1918, which is misleading and
erroneous, in which he says, I'VE
have paid out 6,203.96 in accounts
and notes that were outstanding and
due when we entered the Office" AT
the time referred to the city owed
the Old National Bank demand and
times notes amounting to.$ 9,170.76
+ 80 hoI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
ENLISTMENT FOR
AIR SERVICE IS
TO GET GOOD JOB

Joseph E. Prendergast, camp
representative at the Rock Island
arsenal, presented the following
bulletin from the war department.
concerning the government train
ing for air service, and the al
vantages of joining:
when the war began we had
only few airplanes in This coun-
try. but when it closed we had
thousands. During the war a great
airplane industry grew up and d
great branch of the army was or
ganized-the air service.
How would you like to fly? Dc
you realize that the flying age has
come and that airplanes are going
to be as common as automobiles
"Over there" thousands were used.
You have heard of the thrilling
fighting they did but do you know
that most Of the time the flyers
were sent out to take photo
goraphs? The cameras on the air.
planes were the 'eyes OF the army"
The enemy could hide nothing
from them They looked down from
above and made a perfect record of
every movement of the enemy. The
showed his trenches,
his machine gun emplacements his
long range artillery and the Ioca-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
PAROLE YOUTH
FOR ONE YEAR
II. B. Donaldson, Former Soldier,
Shown LenieRcy for Theft of
Money in SilYis.

H. B. Donaldson, a youth of II,
was put on probation for one year
by Judge F. J. Landee in county
court this morning.
Donaldson, a Peoria boy, was
brought back from LaSalle yester-
day afternoon. He was wanted for
the theft Of S12 from the railroad
hotel at Silvis, where he had been
given employment
Leniency was shown the boy
because IL was his first offense.
He had served six months in the
army in this country. Since his
discharge he suffered the loss of
his right hand. The accident oc-
Cured when he slipped under a
train in Moline while attempting
to hop it on his way to his home
in Peoria.
Rifled Register.
This was IL weeks ago. He was
given a job at the Silvis hotel thar
entailed only light duties, and was
told that if he made good he would
be advanced. He violated the con-
f1dence of his employers by rifing
the cash register while on night
duty. He made his way to La
Sale and was easily apprehended
by the police because Of his Grip
pied hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
General No, ass,


Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board of
local improvements of the city of
Rock Island, Ill, has filed in the
.eounty court of Rock Island, GER
z tificate of the cost of the improve
ment entitled in said court. I'm Re
Petition of the City of Rock Island,
Illinois, to assess the cost of the
construction of a sewer on Eigh-
teenth avenue from Twenty-eIgnth
street east to a point 20 feet west or
Twenty-ninth street" and said
certificate also shows the court
costs, the amount of accrued inter
est, and the total amount of said
assessment and said certificate also
states that the said improvement
conforms substantially to the re-
quirements of the original ordin-
ance for the construction or the
same, as required by law, and that
final hearing on said certificate
will be had on the 18th day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1919, at the hour or 9
O'Clock a. m, or as soon there
after as the business of the court
will permit. All persons desiring
may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island. Ill, this
26th day of July A. D., 1919.
H. NJ. SCHRIVER,
NJ. T. RUDGREN,
FRANK WICH.
JOHN MURRIN,
y WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS |
Board of local improvements of
the City of Rock Island, Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
ADMIT ESTATES OF
THREE TO PROBATE

VIII of Thomas O'Connor was
admitted to probate in the court
of Judge F. j. Landee yesterday.
Della O'Connor, widow, is made sole
beneficiary and is named executor.
1t is decreed that $50 go to st.
Joseph's church to be divided
equally between the church and
school. The will is dated Aug. IS,
1915.
Will of Mary Gilbert bequeaths
sum Of 5000 to a daughter, Elma,
and divides the residue of the estate
@hare and share alike between VIII
liam, Roy, Elma, and Stella Hag-
gard, sons and daughters. Roy Gill
bert is designated to act as execu-
tor. The testament is due May 3,
1918.
Elizabeth Bruhn, widow of Claus
Frederick Bruhn, is sole beneficiary
in the will of the latter. Upon her
death the estate will be divided
among the children. The instru-
ment is dated Jan. 10, 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31

ton of many other things that it
was necessary for US to know. But
the making of photographs from
the air was not easy. 1t had to be
developed and perfected and thus
sprung up the science of aerial
photography.
Flying is going to be the big
game in the army and you can de-
pend upon it also that your Uncle
Sam is going to do wonderful
things with the aid of this new and
intensely fascinating science of
aerial photography, for this pro-
duct of the war is not for war only
but promises to be even more use
full during peace. Its possibilities
are unlimited. From aerial photo
graphs you can make better maps
than by the old methods. From the
air you can photograph and survey
inaccessible areas, obtain cOmpre-
hensive views of great construc-
ton projects and watch the pro-
gress of the work. You can study
stream and coast lines, railways
and highways, and locate IN
charted sand bars and other dan
gers to navigation and do half a
hundred other useful things. Why
not become an aerial photographer
and earn while you learn?
THE army will have a school of
aerial photography and expert
aerial photographers from ''over
there" will be the instructors.
The school will be located in
pleasant part of the country, with
the hest of living conditions Uncle
Sam will give you absolutely free
your food. clothing, lodging and
instruction, and pay you besides.
Those who wish to fly and can
make good photographs from the
air may be placed on flying status
and receive an increase of so per
cent in their pay. The pay is vel
vet" and will be according to the
following table: /
Grade Notifying Flying
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
WEBSTER BARBER
SHOP TO REMOVE
TO CHASE BLOCK
(special Moline Service.)


The. vestibule of the Chase build
ing on Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
street, Moline, is being remodeled
to accommodate A. D. Webster who
will open his barber shop there,
Their shop will be in the rear OF
the vestibule on the first floor.
In order to make room c. c.
North who is in charge Of the re-
modelling, plans to cut the stairway
giving entrance to the shop. En-
trance to the second floor, then,
cannot be had unless the shop is
passed. On the opposite side of the
stairs a counter will be erected.
Webster is now located with Oak
ley's news stand on the southwest
corner of Fifth avenue and Fiji
teenth street He will move in his
new quarters between Aug. Is and
Sept. 1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
General M AQ9

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the City Coun-
Gil of Rock Island, Ill, having or
dered the construction of Sewers
and watermains in CampbelPs ad-
dition, the ordinance for the same
being on file in the office of the city
clerk of said city, and having ap-
piled to the county court of Rock
Island county, Illinois, for an as
sessment of the cost of said i'm
provement, according to dement's,
said assessment being payable in
nine 90 installments, each bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent,
per annum, and an assessment
therefor having been made and re-
turned to said court, the hearing
thereon will be had on the sixth
day of August, A D.. 1919, at the
hour of o'clock a. m. or as soon
thereafter as the business of the
court will permit.
All persons desiring, may file OBJ
jections in said court. before SAID
day, and may appear on the hearing
and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois.
July 81, A D., 1919.
= CLARENCE ISAACSON,
Officer appointed to make the as
sessments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31

will realize that very attractive
offer is being made to him.
If you decide to enlist in this
attractive branch of the army, you
should apply to the nearest army
recruiting officer. Recruits will
eventually be sent 70 the aerial
photogra phic recruit department:
at Langley field, Hampton, Va, for
instruction in photography.
IF information is desired in ad-
dition to that furnished by the re-
cruiting officer, write to the office
Of the director of air service,
United States army, Photographic
branch. Washington, D. c."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-31

thereafter in the reserve as avail
able for future service if necessary.
Those who have never served in the
army may enlist for three years.
Vacancies exist in aerial photo
graphic units or sections in Homo
lulu, Hawaii, Philippine islands,
Panama and in different parts of
the United States and therefore
there is opportunity for varied
travel. With this and with liberal
furlough privileges during peace,
free food, clothing, lodging, med
ical attention and heaIthful recrea-
lion and steady job with no lay
offs, the wide-awake young man