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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
Confederate Records.

Our good friend, Frank Stanley,
hands us a roll of his company en-
listing in the Southern Confederacy.
The roll is mailed to Mr.. Stanley
from his old comrade, j. H. Hatchett,
of Lewisburg, Tenn, as follows:
Company e, Thirty-third Regi-
ment, Tennessee Volunteers: T. r..
Hutchison, w. P. Hutchison, Devro
Pierce, A. f. Brooks, Relus Miner,
j. C, Riley, Henry Mcneil, Herman
--erce, j. w. Walker, Jerry Stovall,
Gus Stovall, ]. C: jackson, John Jack
son, Frank Jackson, Jim Vincent, Dan
Collins, John Collins, John Cluts,
Jack Allen, Bill Cothran, Bill Will
liams, C. ID. Brown, Bill Liggen, John
Thomas, Larry Waters, Billie Mehin,
Dan Canaday, Mike Holland, Dan
Sexton, John Slatery. Patsy Duffy, j.
III. Hatchett, F. e. Hatchett, Jim
Stanley, B. F. Stanley, George Ed
wards, Lanier Oliver, Avery LAHORE,
John Sullivan, B. F. Stanfeld, Joe
Robertson, Henry Clemmons; Lige Ar
mold, Dave Kittrell, Bill Newberry,
A. L. Monroe, Joe Monroe Andie
Olive, Bill Olive, Bud Branham,
George Kirkendall, Jack Kirkendall,
Bill, Warren, Burrel Brown, Mike
Thomerson, Bill Hazelrigg, Joe Ran
kin, Tom Rankin.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
Funeral Services.

The funeral of Mr.. Geo. Dahnke,
whose death occurred last week. took
place at the residence on Fifth street
in the city last Saturday afternoon.
The weather was warm and a very
large crowd assembled to pay their
respects to the deceased. Rev. r. M.
Walker, of Jackson, Rev. w. B. Cum
ningham, Rev. E. M. Mathis, and
Rev. G. w. Evans contributed to the
service, Rev. Walker offering trib-
ute to the memory of Mr.. Dahnke.
Mr.. Lea Garth sang on the occasion,
closing with the song, abide With
Me-" Quite number of beautiful
floral offerings were brought. The
farewell to a well known citizen was
very solemn and impressive. The re-
mains were taken to East View Gem
etery for interment.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
LIABILITIES.

This shows nearly an even balance,
but the accounts for meal, flour, feed,
etc., are largely against merchants
in the cotton countries and collection
will be impossible until financial
conditions are better. 1t was this
principally which forced an assign
ment.
Bankruptcy proceedings were in
stituted last week, and Mr. Chas.
Keiser has been named as trustee. We
feel sure the selection of Mr.. Keiser
is good one and that the estate will
be closed up with the best results
possible.
We hope before many months have
passed to see these mills in operation
again, and business conditions here
restored to normalcy.
The J. A. Coble and Geo. Dahnke
personal assignments are not figured
or included in the above statement.
The liabilities for each was given in
last weeks paper. We have no accu-
rate statement Of their personal as
sets
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
CIGARS. dope" AND PENCILS
ARE GONE. "HALF MEN" FOUND

Mr.. G.. N. Parker, who keeps the
cigar and refreshment stand at the
capitol, is to-day minus some $40 of
his wares, while the State printing
department is minus some $50 worth
of pencils and stationery.
The porters in cleaning up about
the legislative halls to-day also
found dozen or more "half-men"
and empty quarts in little room un-
der the west stairway on the second
floor, which was designated late Sat-
urday night as "the bar" and which
had evidently been patronized by
number of the members of the Cen
eral Assembly.
The ice box to Mr.. Parker's stand
had been broken open and the soft
drinks therein were gone, as were his
stock of cigars and candies and salted
peanuts. These were taken in ad-
dition to the soft drinks and cigars
which were paid for. Mr.. Parker says
he thinks others than those who were
members of the Legislature partici-
pated in the raid, on his stand.
A page, however, claims to have
seen certain members of the House
stuffing their grips and suit cases
with pencils and stationery from the
printing department, which is in a
room Just to the west of the hall of
representatives.
It was a matter of common knowl-
edge, however, that during the clos
ing hours Saturday night and Sunday
morning several members were under
the influence of intoxicants.--Nash-
vile Banner.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
LABOR IS FL0CKING
BACK TO FARM

Washington, April 17.-Abandon-
ing the cities to which they were at
tracted by high wages during the
war, an army of trained farm work
ers is swinging back to the farms
eager to help in working and har-
vesting the nations food crops this
summer and autumn, according to N.
C. Murray, chief of the bureau of
crop estimates of the Department of
Agriculture.
BY summer, Mr.. Murray believes,
the normal supply of farm workers,
about 100000 hands, will be avail
able Bumper crops may result, Ag-
riculture Department officials say
Assured of a plentiful labor supply,
farmers will be encouraged to in
crease acreage which they planned to
curtail. Big crops this summer may
bring lower food prices.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
Broken Leg.

Mesrs. l. s.. Parks, Harry Edwards,
w. M. -Dismukes, J. s. Roberts and
G. P. Moody, returning from Hick-
man one day last week upset the auto
and Mr.. Moody fell and broke the
bone in two Just above his left ankle.
1t seems that the car skidded and ran
on the side of hill. The other oc-
cupants of the car were not hurt.
Mr.. Moody was taken home and his
wound dressed He is said to be do
ing very we'll, except that the wound
has been very painful.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
TORNADO AND FLOODS
SWEEP SOUTHERN STATES
Mississippi and Alabama Suffer Tor
rental Rains.

Torrential rains Saturday and Sat-
urday night followed in the wake of
the storm which, starting in Texas
and sweeping path across Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Alabama and in
to Georgia, claimed total Of approx
imately 100 lives.
The Tennessee River throughout
the Tennessee River Valley and
streams in Mississippi overf1owed. The
heavy rains were estimated to have
damaged crops 20 per cent through
out the State, while the city of Jack
son reports damage of 100000 to
streets and bridges. and the damage
to private property in that vicinity is
around half a million dollars. Points
not affected by the tornado of Sat-
urday, in Alabama and Mississip-
pi, have suffered severely in the
rains. The The Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad reported washouts in sew
eral places between Hattiesburg and
Jackson and between Lumberton and
Columbia.
COMPILATION OF FATALITIES.
The list of dead and injured, ac-
cording to reports available, is as
follows:
Texas-Avinger, six; Atlanta, one,
and probably three near O'Farrell.
Queen City, Cass County, two dead,
three missing, believed dead.
Arkansas-Pike County, one dead,
four probably fatally injured, and 30
less seriously hurt; Yell County, one
dead, two probably fatally injured,
and eight hurt less seriously; Miller
County, 10 whites and seven negroes
dead; 23 seriously injured, number
of whom are expected to die; Pope
County, three dead, and number Sc
riously injured; Hampstead County,
20 whites and 21 negroes dead; IA
seriously injured, several fatally.
When reports are received from a
number of sections hit by the storm
which have not been heard from, the
number of dead in the State is ex-
pected to exceed 70.
Mississippi-Five dead at Steen,
one at Sontag, one at Rural Hill, and
one killed in Railroad washout near
Alabama-Five dead at Cave
Springs, near Tuscumbia, five at
Ralph, Tuscaloosa County, three at
Sulligent, Lamar County, and one in
Dallas County.
Torrential rains which followed
the wind in all States hit by lorna
docs have delayed relief work and
have, it is reported in some cases,
prevented the securing of accurate
lists of the casualties.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
MEETING IN UNION CITY
Convention of Northwest District
Tennessee C. E. Union.

". 4. OHuTCnS OuiOu ClIJ 4OAh'
April 1924, 1921.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
800. Song service.
3.15. Devotional message-Ewel
Reagin, Mckenzie.
$50. Money Making Plans
Field Secretary Lawrence C. Little.
$40. Advertising Christian En-
deavor"-Dr. Ira Park, Union City.
$50. "Dixie's New Program
Lawrence c. Little.
400. Doing 1t by Months'-Dora
Hancock, Newbern.
4.1O. Some Ways of Working
Lawrence c. Little.
Abs. Question bombardment-ev-
erybody.
4.55. &c. E. Will Shine.
500. "Mizpah."
SATURDAY EVENING.
7.30. Song Service. s. Lovelace,
leader.
TAO. Devotional message - Rev.
w. B. Cunningham.
7.50. Tribute to C. E.-Testimony
meeting-everybody.
500. Reading - Elizabeth Love-
lace.
sos. Offering for convention ex-
penses. i
$40. District Challenge Contest"
C. Little.
$40. One-minute report from So
cieties. "The Best Thing My Society
Has Done This Year"
$50. 1--WE Challenge You"-a
challenge conference in which soci-
eties will challenge each other to at
tainments in increase and efficiency.
Conducted by Lawrence c. Little.
$40. Address-Rey. A. r. Niece
hee.
S.55. Report of nominating com
mittee.
900. Mizpah.
Social hour--let's get acquainted
H. SUNDAY MORNING. go
Sunday school and regular church
services. Sermon-Rev. L. G. Little.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
500. Song service. S. Lovelace,
eader.
3.15. Junior meeting.
3.45. Junior conference.
400. Something's You Ought to
Know"-Lawrence c. Little.
AIS. "The Expert Endeavorer"--
Mrs. r. H. Thomas, Mckenzie.
4.25. "The Quiet Hour''-A. e.
Iane, Mckenzie.
Abs. "The Tenth Legion"-Odell
Paine, Mckenzie.
4.45.~ Address-Rev. E. M. Mathis.
500. "Mizpah."
SUNDAY EVENING.
6.45. Christian Endeavor meeting,
ed by Nell Bond, Union City.
7.30. Song service.
TAO. Installation of district Off
ers.
7.50. What of the Future?'-
lawrence c. Little.
$40. Special music.
8.15. Address.
8.45. Conservation service.
8.55. God Be With You Till We
Meet Again."
900. Benediction.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
DAHNKE- WALKER MILLING CO..
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Some Additions to the Statement
Published Last Week.

Last week a schedule of the liabil-
tiles of the Dahnke- Walker Milling
Co.. bankrupt, appeared in The Com
mercial, and a portion only of the as
sets. The total of the liabilities was
$3.50, 900, so stated. The assets were:
Notes, $3S.500; accounts. $4,000;
deposits, s27.661.25. Besides these
there were the corn and -four mill
plants and the Clogs warehouse on
the M. & o. tracks. The plants were
appraised complete before the war as
follows: The corn mill, $4,000;
the flour mill, $4,000; the ware
house little more, but say nothing
of that the mills were valued before
the war by competent appraisers at
a total of 100000.
A recapitulation is as follows:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22

You can keep your stomach
strong, bowels regular and kidneys
active by using Prickly Ash Bitters.
1t is a necessary condition to main
tain the health of the body. Price
s1.25 per bottle. Sold by all dealers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
Extravaganza.

Doctor-"Your wife's mind is COM
pletely gone" Husband--"Well, I'm
not surprised. She's been giving me
a piece of it every day for about two
years.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22

help is solicited: Red Cross, Lions
Club, Elks Club, American Legion,
Child's Speciality House. coat fac
tories, Board of Aldermen. School
Board, w. c. T. u, Eastern Star,
colored lodges and churches.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-04-22
Community Nurse.

List of pledges for community
nurse and the organizations from
which help is solicited.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
CHRISTMAS 800 YEARS AGO
First YuIetIde Eve Of the Pilgrims
Was One Saturated With Grave
Fear Of Attack.

A SITTIEG about their camp
fires on Christmas eve, 300
years ago, the Pilgrims on
shore heard a cry in the
woods and jumped to their
feet, expecting sudden onrush Of
whooping Indians The attack failed
to materialize. How the Pilgrims
spent Christmas is told in the journal
they have left, which says: "No man
rested that day"
The settlers were nervous, and again
at night they left well-armed men on
guard.
These poor fellows on shore did not
have any Christmas beer to drink
About this time, it seems, the beer
supply was running low, and Captain
Jones of the Mayfiower was guarding
his stock. Apparently he put every
body on a water basis. But Christmas
night he relented. Beer was served
to those of the Pilgrims who were on
the ship.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
Russla's christmas Comes Late.

In Russia Christmas occurs Ii days
after our own. Perhaps one of the
most interesting customs Of the season
is the Russian Christmas feast, for
old and young alike. for which they
dress themselves In various masquerad-
Ing costumes and visit house after
house.. accepting the hospitality of
their neighbors. The Christmas sea-
son is also notable for the fact that
the young girls try to find out whether
they will be married during the ensu-
ing year or not. Some of them at
twelve o'clock on Christmas Eve, Sc
cretly go out into the street and ask
the first man they meet what his name
is. Whatever name he gives will be
that borne by their future husbands
such As the belief. Some of the girls
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
YULETlDE IN TIE COUNTRY
Christmas Day In the Old Farm Home
Recalls Fond and Pleasant
RecolIectiona.

N HRISTMAS in the country.
~ Christmas day In the old
farm home. What pleasant
NJ memories 1t recalls to some
of us, and what good times
Il WIN mean for many Of us this year.
Inere Is really no place like the farm
nome Tor Christmas good times and
Jolllty and good cheer. Here. IL anv.
Where, prosperity and plenty abound
ana In family gatherings and ia neigh.
borhood reunions, with an abundance
or the fruits of our labor with which
TO spread our bountiful boards old
friendships may be renewed, new ones
made. and even the stranger within
our gates may be added to the LIST
AT Christmas time we NAV nut into
pracuce the real principles of neigh.
boring. Living close together does not
always make neighbors. Speaking ac.
Quaintanees are not always neighbors
TO be real neighbors we must have
the spirit Of neighborliness In onr
hearts which prompts us to get To-
gether once in awhile, to gather
around a well-laden table and faast
and visit, and laugh and Joke and have
a rousing good time. To love onr
neighber as we do ourself, we have n
Know him pretty we'll, and there i
nothins Ike these neighborly reunions
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
THE BIG COMMUNITY HOLIDAY
Christmas Should Not pc Confined TO
Family Celebrations; Make II
General joy Fest.

A~HRISTMAS should not be
confined to our own family.
Christmas is Of all days
Community Holiday and the
entire community should be
taken in for celebrating the occasion.
Every community should have in tile
local church, or schoolhouse Christ
mas exercises Of some sort or other.
The giving Of Rotations is one of the
very best trainings for children and
cannot be started too soon. AS soon
as they are able to lisp they should
be given a part In Christmas enter
tainments. 1t is a means of much
pleasure to them and something they
will remember as long as they live.
Christmas, In the country Of all
places, should be community holi-
day. It's too big thing to be kept
lll within your family.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
CHRISTMAS BAN IN 1913
YuIetlde Observance Was Not Per-
mItted BY Edlce Of "Roundhead
Parliament" In England.

wN THE northern part of
Europe the ancient people
kIndled great fires to their
NJ gods, Odin and Thor, and
sacrifices Of men and cattle
were made. The ancient Goths and
Saxons termed this festival or feast
'Yule," and we still use the word
'Yuletide" in our day. Among the
Teutons this holiday season was cele-
brated by decorating giant FIR trees.
The decorations consisted Of lights,
nuts, balls, golden apples and animals.
These were to symbolic flashes of
lightning, moon, stars and sun, while
the animals represented sacrifices.
Christmas was not among the early
festivals of the church. We find the
first evidence of the feast from Egypt,
according to the historians Of the
church, and December % was not the
day on which 1t was universally cele-
brated. 1t was not until the Fourth
or Fifth centuries that the celebration
of the festival ON this day spread to
the East. The Nativity was cele-
brated December rs at Rome before
854, and at Constantinople, not prior
to $40.
AS paganism began to be supplanted
by Christianity, many of the old Gus.
toms were taken and handed down
through the generations. In the Anglo
Saxon days of King Alfred the holi-
day season began December 10 and
closed January 6. When Puritanism
arose in England the fate of Christ
mas was threatened for a time, and
even extended to this country, since
the Puritans brought along with them
to New England feeling against the
celebration of Christmas.
In 1643 the "Roundhead parlia-
ment" In England put ban on the
observance of Christmas. The court
Of Massachusetts In 1859 followed
England's example and Christmas was
put under a ban there. With the
restoration of the English royalty the
restoration Of Christmas was brought
about, and Massachusetts, again fol
lowed England's example and in 1861
the ban was lifted From this time
on Christmas has remained, and il
now celebrated throughout the entire
civilized world.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
as a means of getting acqualnreo,

as means of getting acQuainreu.
IL may be that some of as will have
TO do a little mental and spiritual
housekeeping before Christmas dav
dawns. We shall have to rid ourselves
OF all the old rubbish Of grudges. dis.
likes, Jealousies and i'll feelings which
we will find pigeon-holed away when
we begin to overhaul the accumula-
tlon OF the years. You viii have to
throw all this into the discard before
you can get into the real Christmas
spirit, because the two viii not mix
II you have wronged your neighbor in
any way, Christmas Ia a good time TO
make reparation. And II you feel that
you nave been wronged, why, Just for
get 1t, and the Christmas shirt and
the christmas "get-together" win do
tne rest. Christmas should be a time
OF peace and good will to all mankind.
and not to a few favored friends. II
should be time Of reviving old as
sociatlons, Of renewing old friend
snlps' and OF making new friends. and
the peace and good will, the neigh
Dorliness and good fellowship thus re-
VlYed should not be allowed to die out
as the yule fires cease to burn, but
should flow out In a plenteous stream
10 enrich our lives through all the
days of the coming year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
A Christmas Sermon

~O BE honest, to be kind
Vk to earn a little and spend
a little less, to make upon
the whole a family happier FOR
his presence, TO renOunce when
that shall be necessary and not
be embittered. to keep a few
friends but those without capltu-
lation-above all, ON the same
grim condition, to keep friends
with himself is a task ror
all that q man has Of fortitude
and delicacy. He has an ampt
tious soul who would ask more
he has a hopeful spirit VINO
should look on such an enter
prise to be successful. There ID
indeed one element In human
destiny that not blindness itsen
can controvert; whatever else
we are intended to do, we arc
not intended to succeed; failure
Is the fate allotted. 1t is so ID
every art and study, It Is ~
above all the continent arr "
living well. Here is a pleasant
thought for the years enc "
for the end OF life. Only sen
deception win be satisfied anu
there need be no despair Tor tne
despalrer.-Robert Louis steve"
son.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
Chain Bracelet eIfts.

Such gay, trifling, and sure-tO-
be-liked gift for a young school girl
would be q very fine chain bracelet
Of white gold. 1t must be so fine as to
be a mere thread, and from 1t should
swing several Of the little Partisan nov
city animals in gold or enamel. For
the girl whe dances, there's a dainty
little French acknowledged bag Of
black MORE or brocade which is ex-
tremely new. Inside are tucked wee
mirror, powder puff and lip stick and
q miniature change purse.
CHRISTMAS 800 YEARS AGO
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16

are very much disappointed wnen IIio
name is not nice one, or when the
man, as he will sometimes, calls him.
self Satan or something similar.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
'HSHV'
A Christmas Suppose

NlN4 q would not change the
WN children's Christmas.
But suppose all the
grown-up people were to say to
one another: "This year, In
stead Of my giving you a pres
emit and your giving me a pres
ent, let us club together and
give our present to some poor
child who will not have any
Christmas. There are hundreds
OF them somewhere. Or, IL we
do not know of such child, let
US give our present to a hospital
for children, home for crippled
! children, for incurables, for the
aged, the blind, the feeble-mind-
ed" This to be, Of course, in
addition to what we usually give
to charities at this season. Why
could we not try this as an ex-
pertinent, and see what the re-
suit would be?-Chrlstian Reg
lister.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16
IntelIIuent UNDERSTANDING.

II we are to have an Improvement
in the roads. then the improvement!
must come from an intelligent under
standing of the problem.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16

Salary Of Engineers.
Chief highway engineers of CalifOr
mia and New Jersey are paid at thu
rate Of $4,000 Q year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16

typewriter ribbons and carbon ma
per for sale at this office. -
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-12-16

Poor Roads No Hlniranee.
In spite of the absence OF suitable,
roads, there are now between 400 ant
500 automobiles In Guatemala.
The Washington times., 1921-04-06
THRONE IN JUNGLE
HERS W|THD|V0RCE
American Woman Awarded Bra.
lillian Realm When She Wins
Suit Against Husband.

OAKLAND. Cal. April 6.-By q
simple decree, Superior Court Judge
st. Sure made ALA NJ. Douglas, an
Oakland woman, the queen and sole
ruler Of a large domain located in
the heart of the Brazilian jungles
along the famous River Of Doubt.
The Jungle empire was awarded
Mrs. Douglas along with an inter
locutory decree of divorce from Bruce
Vincent Douglas. diplomat, explorer,
and soldier of fortune. The vast
tract was gift to Douglas from Don
Manuel aldez, whose title came from
the Queen Of Portugal by Inherit
ance.
Douglas was convicted of passing
bad checks in New York and was sen
fenced to a short term in Sing Sing,
where he Is now serving time, accord
ing to testimony In court.
Mrs. Douglas will take her maiden
name of Ella Mair Bennett. and after
settling her affairs here will depart
for the heart of the junEles.