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;Tiit COMMERCIAL
i Marshall & Baird. Union City. Tenn.
Entered at the post office. Union City. Tennes-
eee. as second-class mail matter.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13. 1922.
Democratic Ticket.
' . . . .
For Sheriff J. W. (Watt) Cherry
For Trustee Armour Ratliff
For County Court Clerk R. H. Bond
For Circuit Court Clerk J. N. Huddle
For Resristet W. J. Edwards, Jr.
ELECTION NOTICE.
We, the , undersigned Commis
sioners of Election of Obion Coun
ty, Tenn., hereby order and call an
election to be held in and for the
town of Rives, Tenn., on Saturday,
January 14, 1922, within lawful
hours, for the purpose of electing a
Mayor and six Aldermen of said town
of Rives. We hereby appoint the fol
lowing persons to open, hold and
make return of said election:
Officer, W. C. Smith; judges, J. E.
McCaffery, T. G. Marlin, W. L. Worn
mack; clerks, Mrs. Mayme Phebus,
Mrs. W. J. Caldwell.
This Jan. 2, 1922. 41-2t
H. H. LANNOM, Chair.
ROY A VINCENT.
E. H. MARSHALL, Sec.
Wall Street Alarmed.
Senator Porter J. McCumber, of
North Dakota, who succeeds Senator
Boise Penrose, chairman of the Sen
ate Finance Committee, since the
death of Senator Penrose, is causing
the financial wor'fi to throw fits. He
is a farmer and the farmer is rank
poison to Wall street.
"The American market," says Mr.
McCumber, "belongs of right to the
American farmer, to the exclusion of
-every other farmer on earth, until
farming, taken one year with an
other, is made just as profitable,
measured with the labor expended,
as any other great industry in the
country." Prosperous farmers, he
. contends, are just as essential as
prosperous steel barons or motor
magnates.
The whole American industrial
system is as rotten as Hades. The
fact that the farmer is held down by
the weight of an unprofitable mar
ket, while the commission men and
speculators get their margins of one
hundred to five hundred per cent on
his produce is a brief that brands the
system in the eyes of justice.
The cloud which now threatens
the political horizon is the farmer
"bloc, and, from the Wall street view
it is the irony of circumstances which
recognizes the right of a farmer at
t 'the head of national finances.
Like bonds of steel, the financial
and industrial g ups of the country
have been organ) 1 to the exclusion
of the farmer arid in direct opposition
to his interests. These groups have
preyed on the farmer until he is in
debt to every insurance company and
farm loan organization in the coun
try. They have fattened on the agri
cultural industry. This state of af
fairs has been brought on gradually
by the process set forth. Up to this
time the laboring classes also had the
doors closed against them. But now
they are in the deal and it is the
world against the farmer No one
is blind to the fact that the real
practical farmer is leaving the farm
They are going to the towns and
leaving the farm in the hands of
croppers and renters, agents and otfa
ers who are in nowise prepared for
the responsibilities of maintaining
the agricultural standards of the
country. They are leaving the farm,
in many cases, to the ravages of
storms and trespass, to all the ele
ments of deterioratidn.
The farmer, in spite of all these
things, is going to town. They are
going to town because there is no
money in farming. They are going
i to town because the once proud dis
tinction of rural independence and
opportunity is a thing of the past.
The farmer is going to town, the res
idents of the small towns are going
to larger towns and this false idea of
progress and evolution is every day
taking place, which must sooner or
later 'result in disaster. The cities
are inviting and receiving more pop
ulation on the theory that it is the
slogan of progress and prosperity.
The drift is from the country to
'town, "from the small town to the
large town and from the large town
to the city. Of course there is a
distinction in the normal growth of
the native American people. But the
4 ncreases made from the farm and
and the thousands of puppets who
are serving it. Who knows but that
order may come out of chaos as the
iai met
brains and backbone taking the
place of a well known political boss
who has been, cheek by jowl, in ca
hoots with Wall street.
Boise Penrose succeeded Mat
Quay, who was as complete a politl
cal boss as ever American politics
produced, and Penrose worshiped the
same god. It is therefore a sudden
shock to the financial world that
farmer is in the saddle.
Speed the day when McCumber
may restore the farm and turn the
tide back to the fields of agriculture
and the glory "of rural independence.
Mr. Ferd Thomasson wants to hu
miliate us by mailing his bank state
ment. This is the Central National
Bank at S. Petersburg, Fla. Like to
be with you, beau; but we have had
a very mild winter here. But re
turning to the banking business, the
Central National has a capital stock
of $100,000 with deposits of $2,-
189,420.72, loans of $1,649,812.84,
bonds of $798,299.13. The sur
plus and profits are $122
236.06; currency issued, $100,
000. Makes us look like small tackle
in mid ocean, but then we have no
New York millionaires roosting here
in the winter time, tho we do have
some of the best people on earth, and
lots of them remember President
Thomasson and his family with the
kindest regards.
- from alien population is a' false
rthtflse prosperity as far as
Mr. Edwin Rogers and his civil en
gineering party are again in the city
with instructions from the State
Highway Department to revise the
survey of the public roads from Un
ion City to Troy. This is done for the
purpose of using the old routes
whenever they do not interfere with
standard specifications for public
highways. The idea is first to have
a standard road, at the same time
using the old roadway if pos
sible. If the old public roads
in a large way are to be left
out of the new survey then this will
entail the maintenance of more pub
lic highways, including both the old
and the new roads, and the new sur
vey is being made for the purpose of
eliminating the trouble wherever
practical. It is hoped that the Coun
ty Court will be ready soon to adopt
the kind or character of road de
sired to be built, and that a con
tract will be let and work begin on
the i0hway. It will be a glorious
day when Obion County has a stand
ard public highway.
The Commercial takes the greatest
pleasure in the fact that the Motlow
Milling Company, of this city, which
encountered the task of organiza
tion and soliciting new business and
the other obstacles of fire and re
adjustment, have in the course of a
few weeks or months built up an
exceptionally fine line of business.
Visiting the offices of Mr. Motlow
and Mr. Warterfleld the other day we
found the tables covered with bills
of lading for meal and feed products
for immediate shipment. The orders
were from strong concerns, so Mr.
Warterfleld staged, and the outlook
was in d e e d encouraging for
future orders. At a time like this
it is a fine indorsement of the char
acter of the mills and the men who
are managing the operation of the
mills that they are making fine prog
ress towards a capacity production
and a restoration of trade done in
the past by these mills. While all
this is true, how many of our local
dealers are making a specialty of the
Motlow Milling Co. products? How
many men are replacing other brands
with Motlow brands of equal merit?
How many are loyal to home man
ufacture? These are pertinent ques
tions. They are legitimate and are
right. It is a duty of the home deal
ers to encourage home industry, if
that industry i3 giving the best re
sults. We make those statements
with the understanding that there is
no ground for criticism that the
Motlow Milling Co. products are gd-
ing into the Union City retail stores
Basket Ball News.
On Friday night last the boys, of
the Union City High School defeated
the boys of Dycrsburg to a score of
35 to 14. The game was marked by
good playing on both sides but from
the very start it was in the hands of
the home boys. , The Union City
team . with , its ; characteristic vim
rushed its opponents off their feet be
fore they were aware that the game
had started.
The only dampener to their ardor
was the sparseness of the spectators
to see their victory, which for the
past few years has been the greatest
drawback to athletics in the High
School. Several of the boys have
struck the keynote to the whole situ
ation when they asked, "What is. the
use to get up a winning team when
nobody seems to give a rap about
seeing us play?"
Considering their weight and age
Union City's high school produced
the best football team in the State
of Tennessee for 1921, comparing
records, and in more than one game
there, were scarcely enough present
to furnish sufficient officials. Any
other town the size of Union City
would gladly point with pride to
such a team composed of the boys
who make up the team not only for
athletic ability but for their love of
clean sport and fair play, their gen
tlemanly behavior, and last and
greatest of all, their maintenance of
scholastic standards. Few are aware
that before any boy may play in a
match game he is required to pass in
all his school work) for the week un
der instructors who do not hesitate
to eliminate any in arrears. During
the entire football season out of fif
teen active players for ten consecu
tive weeks only one player was
barred for one game due to failure in
grades. As one who is interested in
securing information on this point
I should like to ask what other school
in Tennessee can publish a similiar
record.
There is less smoking among the
boys, cleaner speech and less loafing
on the streets than any other town
in West Tennessee, if my observa
tion is worth anything. .
It is a rare case where any group
of boys have an inherent tendency
to live up to the best standards and
put forth their best efforts to devel
op the cleanest, highest type of man
hood possible, and where it does pre
vail it is a poor sort of man or woman
who would not do all in their power
to help it on. Let us remember that
the boy of to-day is the man and the
citizen of to-morrow.
The training of a boy is not the
work of one man but all men. Some
are wondering at the causes for the
fearful increase in crime that is
sweeping the length and breadth of
the whole country and carried on
principally by boys from 16 to 22
years of age. If we may believe the
reports of those who deal with the
products of crime, the chiefest rea
son for it all is the utter disregard
and indifference of parents towards
their children's moral and physical
training.
This prticle is by no means a, com
plaint but some information and an
appeal to those who believe in the
boys of Union City to show their con
fidence by supporting the athletics
of the High School. Boost them and
watch them put Union City on the
map in athletics.
Farm Loans. Farm Loans. " Farm Loans.
We have authority from one of the largest Loan Companies in America to
make loans on improved farm lands in West Tennessee and in West Ken.
Reasonable Interest Rates and Reasonable Commission
II we take your, application we will get your money for you. .
Loans closed wilHin thirty days from date of application.
Ten year term. Annual Interest Liberal re-payment privilege.
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MQORE & HUDGINS :
UNION CITY. - - - TENN.
Office Phone, Cumb. 143. Residence Phone, Cumb, 589
SIUILUU Reward
The above amount will be
paid for the arrest and con
viction of the party or par
ties who robbed F. C. Weh
Hardware Store in
City, Tenn., Jan. 6,
Property stolen: 1
Pump Gun, 1
Pump Gun,
Pocket Knives, Flashlights,
Etc., Etc.
Address or wire .
T. P. NOAH, Chief Police,
UNION CITY, TENN.
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION ,
AS EXECUTOR
To the creditors of the estate of John
T. Rives deceased, and the legatees
under his last will and testament.
You are hereby notified that I, the
undersigned J. F. Rives, have quali
fied as the executor of the said will
of the said John T. Rives deceased
in the County Court of Obion County,
Tennessee, and all persona having
claims against said estate whether
due or not, are hereby notified to
file the same with the Clerk of the
jvuuiy uuuri ui . uuiuii vuuuij,
Tenn., duly authenticated and veri
fied as required by law, within one
year from this date. ' This January
13, 1922. . J. F. RIVES,
Executor of the will of John T.
Rives deceased. .', 42-4t
, SALESMEN WANTED to solicit
orders for lubricating oils, greases
and oaints- Salary or commission.
Address THE HARVEY OIL CO.,
Clevland, Ohio. 42-ltpd
Stockholders' Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the
stockholders - of the Obion County
Telephone Co. on Saturday, January
14, 1922, for tho purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year and to
attend to any other business that
may come before the meeting. Meet
ing to be held at tho pity Hall at 2
o'clock p.m. J. H. TODD, Pres.
41-2t
Meeting of Stockholders.
man's
Union
1922.
Winchester
Remington
You are hereby notified that ' the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Reynolds. Packing Company
will be held in the City Hall, Union
City, Tennessee, Monday, January
16, 1922, at 2 o'clock p.m. for the
election of seven directors and for
the transaction of such other busi
ness as may be brought before the
meeting. '
The stock transfer books of the
Company will be closed January i6,
1922. s W. G. REYNOLDS,
50-2t President.
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Incubators and Brooders.
WEHMAN'S HARDWARE STORE.
COUNTY COURT LAND SALE.
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Stop' Look! Read!
You are going to have another op
portunity to seelyour own basketball
girls play a game next Friday night.
The Union City High School girls
will play the Jackson High School
girls in the gymnasium at 7:30 p.m
Friday, Jan. 13. You can't afford 10
miss this good game. Come out and
enjoy it. Admission 25 cents.
A Card,
my friends
inanss to my irienas wno sup
ported me in the campaign for Alder
man. I know you are the best people
in Union City, for I stand out so
strong against all evils, whether
political, moral or religious, that
people will not support me. However
have, do now, and shall always
stand out for high moral principles.
Hoping for a bigger, better Union
.City, I remain, Yours,
R. Li. CUMMINGS.
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we wish to express our sincere
thanks to our friends in this, our
deepest sorrow, the death of husband
and father, foi"he kind sympathy
shown us
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pure life, protection at the age of
thirty years for $14.43, 50 years for
$30.83, other ages in proportion.
Your savings bank contract is added
to face of your policy if you die. A
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$1300. If you live you can check
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force, and its paid up by lending your
$300 and have a dividend each year.
See Dorrel Harris, and he will tell
you about the Guarantee Fund Life,
the latest plan on the insurance mar
ket. Both phones. Union City, Tenn.
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Joe Callicott et al.
By virtue of a decree of the Coun
ty Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
rendered in the above styled cause at
the December term, 1921, I will on
Saturday, January 21, 1922
at or about 1 o'clock p.m. at tho for
mer residence of James F. Harper,
deceased, offer for sale the following
real estate, lying and being in Civil
District No. 4 of Obion County, Ten
nessee, located on the Union City-
Rives and Union City-Pleasant Hill
public roads about 1 miles north
west of Rives (I. C. and M. & 0. rail
roads) and 4 -miles south of Union
City (N., C. & St. L. and M. & O.
railroads) and' described as follows:
FIRST TRACT Constituting the
southern part of the home-placo of
the said James F. Harper, deceased,
beginning at tho southwest corner
of the home-tract of said Harper as
described in the partition of the
lands of T. J. Harper, deceased, in
1868, as shown in a decree in the
Chancery Court of Obion County in
Minute Book O, pages 435 et seq.
and in the case of Ben K. Harper et
al. vs. E. C. Harper ct al., and runs
thence east 106 poles to a stake on
John Houser's north boundary line,
formerly Isham Wallis' yaM, with a
dogwood pointer; thence north 0
degrees 15 minutes east 134 poles to
a stake, the southeast corner of the
Third Tract hereinafter described
and being in the east boundary line
of the James F. Harper home-tract,
thence south 87 degrees 30 minutes
west 100 poles to a stake in the west
boundary line of the James F. Harper
home-tract, the southwest corner of
said Third Tract; thence south 2
degrees 15 minutes, west with the
west boundary line of the James F.
Harper home tract 126 poles to the
beginning point, containing 83 2-3
acres, more or less, and on wnicn is
located the late residence of the said
James F. Harper, a seven room frame
house in good repair, a four room
tenant house, . two barns, one large
hay-shed, one shallow well and one
deep well, together with the out
houses and other valuable improvements.
This tract includes a woods-lot of
15 acres and a yielding apple orchard
of 3 acres. There is also a sowing
spring on the place. . .' .
SECOND TRACT Constituting
the Miss Katie Harper home-tract,
beginning at a stake at Uje southeast
corner of the First Tra above de
scribed, runs thence east 22 poles to
a stake, formerly a gum; pointer, be
ing an inside corner of John Houser's
land; thence north 17 degrees east
60 notes to an elm: thence south 89
degrees east 30 fc'ftc a beech with
ironwood point f ( fence north 2
degrees and S; j ftes east 109
hickory pointers, at Walter Warren's
northwest corner; thence south 89
degrees east with the north line of
Warren and the north line of Hol
loway 103 1-5 poles to a stake in the
public road, known as the Union City
and Rives public road, Holloway's
northeast corner; thence north 1
degree end 45 minutes east 45 poles
to an ash, formerly Ben K. Harper's
corner, at the Intersection of the two
public roads; thence north 89 de
grees west with the Union City
and Rives public road 178 1-3 roles
to a stake at the northeast corner of
the original James F. Harper )07ne
tract, the northeast corner of. the
Third Tract hereinafter described;
thence south 0 degrees 15 minutes
west 199 2-3 poles to the beginning
point, containing 107 acres more
or less, being the tract set apart to
Miss Katie Harper in the former par
tition of the lands of T. J. Harper
and which was willed to the said
james x Harper Dy ner, and on
which is located the late residence
of the said Miss Harper, a seven room
frame house in good repair, together
with the out-houses and other val
uable improvements.
Two small woods-lots are included
in this tract.
THIRD TRACT Constituting the
northern end of the James F. Harper
home-tract set apart to the said Har
per in the partition of the lands of
T. J. Harper, beginning at the north
east corner of the First Tract here
inbefore described, running thence
north 0 degrees and 15 minutes east
65 2-3 poles to a stake in the Union
City and Rives public road; thence
north 89 degrees west with the said
road 98 poles to a stake in the in
tersection of two public roads
the northwest corner of the original
James F. Harper home-tract; thence
south 2 degrees 15 minutes west
72 2-3 poles to a stake, the north
west corner of the First Tract here
inabove described; thence north 87
degrees 30 minutes east 100 poles to
the beginning point, containing 42
acres, more or less, all of which is in
cultivation.
FOURTH TRACT Beginning at
the southwest corner of the First
Tract hereinbefore described, it being
also the northwest corner of Sam
Harper's tract end the southeast cor
ner of Martin Forrester's tract, runs
thence north 89 degrees and 15 min
utes west with Martin Forrester's
south boundary line 80 poles to a
stake; thence south 2 degrees and 15
minutes west with Forrester's east
boundary line 101 poles to a stake in
a public road; thence with tne public
road in a northeasterly direction 115
poles, more or less, to a stake in the
fork of tho road in the west bound
ary line of Sam Harper; thence north
2 degrees and 15 minutes east with
tho Union Ciy and Rives road 42
poles to the. beginning point, con
taining 30 acre3 more or less and on
which there is a grove of about 2000
poles -to a staK : Wly oak and black locust trce3, suitable at the
present time for posts.
FIFTH TRACT Beginning at the
southeast corner qf the Fourth Tract
above described in the fork of the
road, it also being in the west bound
ray line of Sam Harper, runs thence
south and 2 degrees and 15 minutes
west 98 1-6 polos to a point in a pub
lic road, Ed Welch's corner; thence
in a westerly direction with said
road 7 poles to a stake; thence with
the public road in a northwesterly
direction 85 poles, more or less, to a
stake in the bend of the road, the
southwest corner of the Fourth
Tract above described; thence with
the road- in a northeasterly direction .
and with the south boundary of the
Fourth Tract, 115 poles, more or less.
to the beginning point, containing'
33 acres more or less.
With a stand of Bermuda, plenty
of shade and a flowing spring this
tract is good grazing or pasture land.
SIXTH TRACT Beginning at a
stake in the public road, the south
east corner of the Fourth Tract above
described and the extreme eastern
boundary of the Fifth Tract, thence
south 2 degrees and 15 minutes west
89 poles to a stake in a public road;
thence sruth 44 degrees east 109
poles to a stake in Clemmons' west
boundary line; thence north 2 de
grees and 15 minutes east with Clem
mons' west boundary line 94 poles to
a stake; thence north' 85 degrees
west 24 poles to a stake; thence
north 1 degree and 30. minutes east
26 poles to a stake; thence north
89 degrees east 7 poles to a stake, a
corner of Ed Welch ; thence north ,
8 poles more or less to the begin
ning point, containing 49 acres, more
or less, and on which is located a ten
ant house. There is some good tim
ber on this tract. ,
TERMS OF SALE One-third cash, -one-third
in 12 months, one-third in
24 months, evidenced by notes bear
ing 6 per cent interest,' a lien to be
retained to secure such deferred pay- .
This December 19, 1921.- -ments.
R. H BOND, Clerk.
W. H. Swiggart and T. F. Heath
cock, Solicitors. 39
W. H. FORRESTER
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