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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-07
Are You Constipated?

II 80. get a box of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, take them regularly and
your trouble will quickly disappear.
They viii stimulate the liver, improve
your digestion and get rid of all the
poisons from your system. They will
surely get you well again 25c at
B. L. Ilro9der, Selmer, 7. s. Davis,
Bethel Springs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-07

CHANCERY COURT
Z. l.. Bullock ....... Chancellor
o. v. Erwin, 9. & M.
First Monday in March and September
COUNTY COURT
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-07
Order of Publication

Baker, Eocl Is y 20 g al C Sos, m
Sam Freeman. ct al ECourt ut sell
mer, Tenn.
In this cause it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to, shat Sam Free
man, one of the defendants. is non-res-
ident of the State Of Tennessee, and is q
resident Of the State Of Texas, he j..
therefore, hereby required 10 appear on
or before the
FIRST MONDAY OF APRIL, NEXT,
before the Clerk & Master OF said Cenrt
at his office in Selmer, Tenn, and make
defense to the bill filed against him in
said Court by Baker, Eecles & Go. ct al,
or otherwise the bill will he taken Tor
confessed.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
IN the McNairy County Independent, q
weekly newspaper published at Selner,
Tenn.
O. Y. ERWIN. G. Il NJ.
This Feb. 81, 1913.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-07

bage plants by the first Of the
week ....... The donkey is grazing
in the front yard, while the old
elephant is in the delapidated old
wood shed. Terry Alternately
postmastersbip went with Wards
ducks up the branch in company
with a host of others.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-03-07
SAN BOX


as quiet as a Sunday School pic
mic. The pie plate passed |
from republican view Tuesday at
noon..... THAT northern snow
bowed its breath on us ..........
Now for the Selmer postoffice
It is not our say, but
then we are interested in having
an efficient and accommodating
manipulation of our mail. ..........
Mayor Crump and his platoon
have joined the regulars. They
think they have the whole shoot
ing match on the toboggan slide
........... Terry Abernathy's con-
frnation went with the other
postmasters into the discard.
Bryan, as Secretary of State in
the new cabinet, will doubtless
have something to say in direct
ing affairs of the government.
1900. The largest crowd ever at
tending an Inauguration was in
Washington Tuesday. A whole
lot of them were applicants for
stamp sellers. IA case of mem
nights resulted in death in the
Madison county work house Tues
day. Such a pest hole is a dis
grace to civilization. After
this week the daily press will re-
turn to the Balkan and Mexican
Incidents. The beautiful sun
presented a smiling face Wednes-
day. The Selmer Produce
Company has received two car
load banpnas, one car load flour
and one car oats this week. That
is going some, They sell whole
sale and retail. mo one would
throw an atom in the way Of Pres
ident Wilson'S successful conduct
of national affairs. He is the
president of all the people.
Talking of dredging Cypress
creek above Selmer is nonsense,
There is no land to reclaim. ........
Goodbye, old elephant. Your
rest is for four years, and If you
don't pull your parts together the
time will be extended 49,. There
have been several deaths from
pneumonia near Stantonville re-
Gently. Bros. Houston and
Mays filled their respective pull
pits Sunday with good congrega-
tons ....... It seems the railroad
company cannot get an agent
here unless they furnish an as
sistant. Mr.. Coleman would re-
main if they would give him the
needed help. Everyone be-
gan to scratch the gardens We'd
nesday, when it turned warm
enough for lizards to rum. ..........
On third page Of this issue will
be found President Wilson's cab
met and full proceedings Of the
inauguration .............The Pres
Iident's Inaugural Address does
not refer to our neighbors over
the Rio Grande. Teddy did
not attend. ........ Dick Herring,
of Jackson, is wanting to 60 to
his old post as Minister to any
Central American country need
| ing his services. .............. The
Texas cowboys want a job over
the line to clean up Greasers.....
..One good thing about Presi-
dent Wilson: he don't play golf
.....,.... That little donkey acted
Rnobly Tuesday in Washington.
The passage Of the Kenyon
Webb bill through Congress over
Taft's veto shows sadness and
death to King Alcohol. ....Ex-
President Taft left Tuesday with
his family for Augusta, Ga,
where they will spend a month";.
Mav,on will ha north oI1r
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
THE POLITICAL
W. O R 4 I'D
HN IN Ola ~ a
(ERlM IAE IlMEs OWN INnlauApalIs IL pIlaEAln

as high prices is any eggs. And on top
of this, there is a sort of combine
among. the egg and poultry shippers
of Indiana which has an air tight hold
on the egg and poultry business of
this state.
This combine is composed of the
largest shippers in Indiana They do
not invade each others territory, and
the result is that the huckster and
country dealer must sell his eggs and
poultry to the shipper that belongs to
this association or he will find it a diff
ficult matter to do business. 1t has
been shown that this combine squeezes
out small dealers who become inde-
pendent, and that they overbid them
when necessary to put them down and
out.
The eastern market is fertile and
profitable field for these shippers. and
they gather up all they can of the fine
Indiana eggs and poultry and ship
them straight through the Indiana
cities to New York. There the stuff
is put in cold storage and held for
high prices. This makes good eggs
scarce in Indiana when they should be
plentiful, but the fact that they can
get more money for the produce in New
York than they can in Indiana causes
themto drain this state.
AS result of this plan, the Indiana
cold storage houses usually contain but
small comparative quantities of food
products at any one time. The cold
storage people of Indiana cities have
! often tried hard to get eggs. poultry
and butter for storage, so as to be in
| shape to supply the demand for these
articles of food in this state at sea-
/ sons when the production is small. But
| the combine has always been able to
prevent this. SO notorious has this
condition become that some of the
wholesale and retail dealers who sup
ply the trade in Indiana are compelled
to ship eggs here from as far away as
Texas, and they are constantly draw
| ing on Kentucky, and other far off
/ states for their supplies. In some
cases eggs that were shipped from the
west to New York have been re-ship-
ped from New York back into Indiana
at a high price. and this has been the
result of speculation.
/ These are the conditions which the
government investigators will find in
Indiana, but they will not reflection the
cold storage people.
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
Legal. NOTICES.
TOWN OF MUNSTER.
PUBLIC NOTICE.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
November 25th, 1913. the Board of
Trustees of the Town of Munster de-
termined to grant to Indiana Union
Telephone and Telegraph Company a
franchise in said Town, in the follow
ing form, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING UNTO
THE INDIANA UNION TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ITS
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. GER
TAIN RIGHTS IN THE TOWN OF
MUNSTER, INDIANA
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board of
Trustees of the Town of Munster, In
diana.
SECTION 1. That consent, authority
and permission be, and the same is
hereby granted unto the Indiana Union
Telephone and Telegraph company. a
corporation organized and existing un-
der and by virtue of the general laws
OF the State of Indiana, it's successors
and assigns, the right to construct,
operate, maintain and renew, across,
along, over and under the streets and
alleys of the Town Of Munster, Indi-
ana, its lines of poles, wires, cables
equipment and conduits, with vaults
and laterals for the purpose of the
transmission Of sound and signals by
means of electricity; and this grant is
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
A Great Show Town.

The vaudeville houses and picture
shows Of Hammond entertained over
16,200 natives and visitors on Thanks
giving Day, the record for the city. A
reporter late last evening canvassed
the houses. accepting only box office
records.
Hammond is the greatest show town
In America of it's size" said Manager
Gumbiner of the Deluxe when his
ticket seller reported that $500 had
paid admission during the afternoon
and evening of continuous shows.
Il never saw anything like IT." said
Manager Rommel of the Orpheum while
the nine o'clock performance of The
Heartbreakers" showed packed house
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
TOLLEsTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Haines spent the
day visiting relatives in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mathies are
entertaining company from South Chi
cago today.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zeimer are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Luck in Clarke
Station.
Miss Sadie Bernstein of Chicago,
spent the day visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Luck and fam
lily spent the day visiting relatives in
Pine.
Miss Sophie Normandt is spending
the day visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Nor
mandt today.
Mrs. Rosa Lucey and daughters.
spent the day visiting Mrs. II. Pletsch
of Chicago. today.
Mrs. Fred Harms and sons. Fran and
Earran, spent the day visiting rela-
tives in Chicago.
Mrs. f. Erickson and daughter are
spending the day visiting relatives in
South Chicago.
Mrs. j. Gordon and children will
spend a few days visiting relatives in
Chicago.
John Normandt transacted business
in Chicago, today.
| u. Fisher spent the day visiting rel
| atives in Whiting.
Andrew Hood of Hammond, spent
| the day visiting relatives here.
Miss Nina Lucy has returned to her
home after spending a few days with
her sister in Chicago.
Mrs. H. Stebbens spent the day shop
| ping in Chicago.
H. Theil of Hammond. transacted
business here today.
A. Banker of Chicago, will spend q
few days visiting relatives here.
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
STEEL AND IRON BUSINESS
OF THE PRESENT WEEK

The bulk of this weeks locomotive
orders went to the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, according to the Railway Age
Gazette. The orders for the week are
distributed as follows.
Jamaica government three mikado To-
comotives Baldwin Locomotive Works
Illinois Terminal Railorad one mogul
type locomotive Baldwin Locomotive
Works.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe s5
Pacific type locomotives Baldwin Lo-
comotive Works.
Shelby County Railway one ten
wheel type locomotive Baldwin Loco
motive Works.
The Enterprise Lumber Company.
Goldsboro. N. c., one locomotive from
the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The Whiteville Lumber Company.
Whiteville, NJ C., one locomotive the
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The A l.. Clark Lumber Company.
Glenwood, Ark, one locomotive from
the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The Laurel River Lumber Company.
Jennigston. w. Va, one locomotive
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
The Great Northern 25 Pacific type
locomotives, 10 Mountain type coal
burning locomotives and oii-burning
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
GARY MEN BANQUET
MAYOR-ELECT LAST NIGHT

Mayor elect r. o. Johnson of Gary
was the guest of his fellow tenants at
the semi-annual dinenr of the Reynolds
Building Tenants (second fioor) club
last night. The event was to mark the
election of Mr.. Johnson to the mayor
atty and II. C. Francis anothear office
tenant, to the city clerkship. Attorney
George Manlove and DIR. T. j. Toner,
working in relays, served as toast
masters. Pontus Heintz. general agent
of the Home Life Insurance company
and Alfred Jones of THE TIMES were
the hosts of the evening.
Ate Reindeer Meat.
The guests assembled at seven
o'clock in Mr.. Heintz's suite of offices
where they weer confronted with tables
laden with 32 rare delicaeies from the
tropics, the temperate zone and the
arctic regions. Smoked reindeer meat
imported from northern Norway was
the masterpiece on the table.
Harvey Brown, who composed a song
In honor of Mayor Johnson's election,
rendered his composition and received
much applause. Harry Sommers, man.
| ager of the Gary hotel and DR.. Toner
| furnished the rest of the singing
An Imposing Menu.
The menu was as follows:
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29

made under all of the conditions and
provisions of Chapter Te of the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Indiana,
entitled 'An Act Concerning Public
Utilities Creating a Public Service
Commission. etc." approved March 4th,
1913.
SECTION 2. The height and location
OF the lines of poles now existing are
hereby approved and any change there
in or extension thereof, as we'll as the
construction of vaults conduits and
laterals shall be under the supervision
of the President or the Chairman of
the Committee on Streets and Alleys
OF said Town, who shall issue written
permits for same, and shall be so
placed and maintained as not 10 inter-
fere with ordinary travel on such high
ways. and said poles, wires and cables
shall be placed in the alleys of said
Town whenever and wherever 1t is
practical so to do, and in case of
bringing TO grade or change of any
street or alley. said Company shall
change its structures so as to conform
thereto, and sat> Company, its success
or, lessees and assigns shall hold the
Town of Munster harmless from all
damages caused by the erection and
maintenance of the structures hereby
authorized. The right of way hereby
granted shall not be exclusive. The
privileges hereby granted are to be
taken and exercised subject to any
general ordinance or regulation of
police nature which the Board of Trus-
I.tees may have power and see fit at any
time hereafter to adopt, not destruc-
tive of the rights hereby granted.
under shall be at least thirty feet in
height and shall be smooth, we'll
shaped poles and shall be painted an
uniform color, and shall be kept paint
ed and in good condition long as
such poles or any OF them shall re-
main standing.
SECTION g. The said Grantee upon a
passage and acceptance of this Ordi-
nance shall be required to furnish res-
sonabiy adequate service and faeili-
ties, and shall be entitled to charge
/ therefor reasonable charges for the
service required to be rendered under
| this grant, and said Company shall
| print and publish list of its rates as
| provided in said Act.
| Upon the execution of a contract for
| telephone service by any citizen or
citizens of the Town of Munster Indi-
ana, the Indiana Union Telephone and
| Telegraph Company SHALL within a
reasonable time there after. make such
! addition and extension to it's line of
poles. wires and cables as shall be
reasonable and necessary to furnish
| telephone service for such subscriber
| or subscribers, but said Company shall
not be required to make such addi-
| tions or extensions to furnish telephone
| service to a proposed subscriber OF
subscribers, where such additions or
/ extensions will require the contructior
| of lines OF poles, wires and cable more
| than one thousand (1000) feet in
length, multiplied by the number OF
| such proposed subscribers.
1t is further provided that said Com
pany shall give and maintain free ex-
| change service between the Town OF
| Munster and the Town of Highland. In
diana, and between the Town of Mum
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29

Mountain type locomotives from the
Lima Locomotive Corporation.
The Trona Railway has ordered one
oil-burning consolidation locomotive
from the America Locomotive Company.
The dimensions of the cylinders will be
23 in. by 80 in, in the diameter of the
driving wheels Will be 81 in, in the
total weight in working order will be
2o3,00 lbs. and the steam pressure will
be 200 lbs.
The Chicago Junction Railway has
ordered two superheater 6-wheel
switching locomotives from the Amerf-
can Locomotive Company. The dimen-
sions of the cylinders will be 21 in. X
&c in. the diameters of the driving
wheels will be 81 in, in the total
weight in working order will be 49,
900 lbs, and the steam pressure will be
$50 lbs.
Car Orders.
The New England Coal & Coke Com
pany is said to have ordered ESQ steel
hopper cars from the Haskell & Barker
Car Company. This item has not been
confirmed.
The Lehigh Valley has ordered SOC
steel underframes from the American
Car & Foundry Company and 500 stee
underframes from the Standard Stee
Car Company.
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
THIS MAN SAID
HE WAS COLD

Attired in his nightgown, two suits
of underwear. three pairs of sox, a
shirt, a sweater and a vest, a suit of
clothes and a raincoat and overcoat, q
Hammond man applied to Chief Okraj
OF West Hammond for a place to get
warm. He was wrapped in a heavy
quilt. He gave his name as Deaten
and his address as AL Indiana avenue.
He complained that when he arose in
the morning of Thanksgiving he could
hardly stand for the cold. He seemed
sober but i'll. and the police held him
till he got better.
In the meantime they made inquiries
of other departments to see If their
guest had come rightfully by his
wardrobe.
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
DARK, WET GLOOM
SETTLES OVER GARY

This week has been the darkest this
year in Gary. A low hung fog bring
ing a drizzling rain and gloom set
tied over the steel city early in the
week and today it was worse than
ever.
Were the Gary mills smoky as
those of Pittsburg street lights would
be necessary. At times today it was
almost impossible to read newspaper
in the streets. AS result of the No
vember gloom all business houses have
to burn their lights throughout the
day.
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 2s-The in
vestigation which has just been start
ed by Attorney General McReynolds
into the cold storage business of the
country has few terrors for the cold
storage people of Indiana, according
to II. E. Barnard, Indiana state food
and drug commissioner. The investi-
cation was started by the government
in order to ascertain, If possible, of the
cold storage people and the spectators
are responsible for the high prices of
food products especially eggs and
dairy products. The investigation, it
is announced, will be a nation wide af-
fair, and If the department of justice
finds that the cold storage people are
responsible for the high prices it is
said that prosecutions will follow.
Mr.. Barnard, however, has been
making an investigation of his own.
especially among the cold storage
houses of Indianapolis and the north
part of the state. in order to ascertain
how much stock they have in their
houses. He found, he says, that there
was in storage in Indiana could stor-
age houses on November Is, only a
relatively small amount of food stuffs.
Less than 10000 cases of eggs were
| In storage, and this is but a small
fraction of the eggs that are used
every day in this state. Something
like 100000 pounds of dressed meats
were in storage and this only one days
supply for the state. Other foodstuffs
were in could storage in about the
same proportion.
Indiana has a good cold storage law
| of it's own, and if the storage people
| live up to it there will not be much
/ chance for violations of the federal
laws.
| Another thing that operates to keep
I the storage business in a w-abidins
condition in Indiana is the fact that
shippers OF poultry and eggs seem to
skip over Indiana and ship practi-
cally all of their stuff to New York
| and other eastern markets. The fact is
that Indiana gets to use only small
/ percentage of the eggs and poultry
that are produced here. Indiana eggs
are the finest In the country, and they
i are SO regarded and graded by buyers
shippers and dealers. There is a ready
i yawning market for every Indiana egs
that can be produced, ard they bring
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29
LABOR NEWS

A. II, Smith, who will become head
of the New York Central railroad after
January 1, 1914, rose from the bottom.
The latest union organization perfect
ed in Chicago is composed Of boys who
serve In business offices.
The Boston Steel and Copper Plate
Printers union viii ask for an in
crease price list on wet" work for
1914. An advance for "dry" work has
already been gained.
Latest statistics show that there are
5,1S7 steam laundries in the United
States, employing 1o9,4S4 persons
Fifteen thousand members of the
United Mine Workers of America in the
eastern Ohio district have voted to
continue the assessment of 81 month
per member to aid the striking miners
of Colorado.
Two new laws. passed atthe last
session of the Minnesota legislature,
of vital Importance to the workmen and
workwomen. have recently become op-
erative. One is the workmens COM
pensation law. and the other is the
law requiring the safeguarding of ma
chinery and dangerous conditions of
employment. as we'll as protection In
cases of fire.
When the news reached Ireland that
President Wilson has signed the Un-
derwood tariff law 1t was found that
in several important respects the law
confers great advantages on ireland;
indeed, with the exception of Canada,
no country is likely to benefit more
largely than she. Henceforth also, 1t
looks as though the United States will
take from Ireland all the bacon. fresh
beef and potatoes which she can pro-.
of transit.
The Lake County times., 1913-11-29

ster and the Village of Lansing and
Oak Glen, Illinois.
Said Company may charge not to ex-
ceed five cents for each message UP to
three minutes in duration transmitted
from any telephone located within
said town to any telephone of any sub
scriber receiving exchange service to
the exchange located within the City
of Hammond, provided, however, that
like charge shall be made for toll
service betwewewn the Town of High
land and said City of Hammond. 1t is
further agreed that the service therein
shall be single party line or two or
four-party line business telephones and
single party line or two or four party
line residence telephones. and such
other service as may be contracted for
between any subscribed and the COM
pany.
SECTION 5. It is further under
stood and agreed that the said Com
pany will remove It's said lines or line
OF wires and poles whenever ordered so
to do by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Munster Indiana, without ex-
pense to said Town or to any proper
ty owners in the event that 1t shall
become necessary to move any house
/ or houses,
SECTION s. No trees or tree in any
street of alley of said Town shall be
i cut or trimmed by said Company with
+ out the consent and under the super
/ vision of the abutting property owner.
/ SECTION T. In consideration where
| of the said Indiana Union Telephone
| and Telegraph company. its successors
: lessees and assigns, shall allow the
, Town of Munster. the use of sufficient
| space on the top cross arm of each
pole of said Company, for carrying the
police and fire alarm wires Of said
| Town. under the direction of said Com
| pany's Manager in said Town, so as not
to interfere with said Company's serv-
ice or its use of said poles. Said Indi-
| ana Union Telephone and Telegraph
| Company may use the space on such
| top cross arm until the is re.
| ouired by the Town. Said Indiana
/ Union Telephone and Telegraph Com
| pany. its successors, lessees and as
| signs, shall furnish to said Town. So
long as exchange service is furnished
! hereunder in said Town, for Town busi-
ness only, free of charge, with local
exchange service. one telephone in the
| Town Hail. and one in each and every
fire engine house and police station
| maintained by the Town, provided tina
| for each of said instruments aforesaid
| written contracts shall have been pre-
viously signed by the President of said
| Town
This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its passage, and the filing II
the office of the Town Clerk of a writ
ten and unconditional acceptance of it:
provisions by said Indiana Union Tele
phone and Telegraph Company.
Notice is further given that th'
Board fixed December 16, 1913, at 7:3t
o'clock p. m. at the school house IL
said Town as the time and place fol
public hearing on said proposed fran
chise, at which time and place any tax
payer of said Town may appear IL hi
sees fit.