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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Shetland Ponies for Sale

| will sell at Corinth, Miss, Cat
private sale) during the week Of
October 9th (Fair Week., about a
carload of thoroughbred Shetland
pony mares spots and solid eolors.
These ponies were raised by me,
but are forced upon the market or
account of the universal drought in
Missouri and Kansas, entirely killing
the feed crop.
They range in age from three te
five years, are all beauties, and have
been bred SHOULD be in foaD to my
prize pony stallion Murphy.
Come and see them.
w. |. SWAIN.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Lecture

The lecture by Rev. E. R. overly
Of Henderson, on the Immortality of
the Soul" Friday night at the Meth
odist church is pronounced by all who
heard him, a most able and interest
ing lecture, He is an eloquent speak
,er and deep thinker. His delivery is
rather rapid unless one has good ears
and fertile brain. Owing to the
rainy night the crowd was not large.
but made up OF the thinking and in
telligent element of the town.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

Nicholas Scharf & Sons Gro. Co. ct
al. VS.. Mrs. l.. "A. jenkins ct al. No.
1914. In Chancery Court at Selmer,
Tenn.
TO THE CREDITORS OF MRS. L.
A, JENKINS.
The Bill in this cause having been
sustained a general creditors bill. by
Decree of the Chancery Court of Nc
Marry County, Tenn, entered at the
September Term 1913, in Minute Book
No. S, Page ll9 & 100. and publication
ordered made for Creditors: In pursu-
ance Of said Decree. AL creditors Of the
said Mrs. L. A. Jenkins are hereby
notified to file their claims, properly
authenticated, with the Clerk & Master
of the Chancery Court at Selmer,
Tenn, on or before
OCTOBER THE 10TH, 1913.
otherwise they will be barred from par
ticipating in the funds to be distributed
in this cause.
1t is ordered that copy of this notice
be published for four consecutive weeks
in the McNairy County Independent, a
newspaper published at selmcr. Tenn.
This September 8, 1913.
o. v. ERWIN, C. & NJ,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Temperance Rally

The Sunday schools Of Selmer met
in the Methodist church Sunday af-
ternonn for their temperance rally.
The schools congregated at the Chris
tian church and marched through a
drizz,ing rain to the other church.
Tae rain prevented many from attend
Ing. The exercises were mostly by
the children with appropriate songs
and reading. Every one almost signed
the pledge. II. P. Wood was the
master mind in the arrangement. anC
is accorded much praise for his pains.
taking effort il staging tie rally.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
A Gentle and Effective Laxative

A mild, gentle and effective laxa-
tive is what people demand when
suffering from constipation. Thous-
ands swea%by DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio,
Tex, writes: "They are beyond ques-
ton the best pills my wife and | have
ever taken They never cause pain.
Price 25c at druggists, or by mail.
H. E. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia or
St. Louis. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
To Simon McCIary and Others

Thos. Shea ct al. VS.. Simon McClary ct
al.
In this cause it appearing from the
Bill, which is sworn to, that the defend
ants Simon McCleary Pearl Laswell
McClary and Thomas McClary are resi-
dents of the State of Oklahoma: Bell
Jennings and her husband - Jennings.
Henry Bell, Mrs. Ramsey Bell and Dan
McClary are residents of the State of
Arkansas; Mrs. Mary Patty and her
husband - Patty are residents of the
State of Illinois, Thomas McClary. Sally
Busby and her husband - Busby.
Mrs. Myrtle Reynolds and her husband
Reynolds, Trude McClary, William
McClary, Mrs. Minnie Watkins and her
husband - Watkins are residents of
the State of Mississippi and all of said
defendants are non-residents of the State
of Tennessee, so that the ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served on them. it
is therefore ordered by me, NOAH
PRINCE, Clerk of the County Court of
McNairy County, Tenn. that each of
said defendants named above enter his
or her appearance in this cause before
the Coulty Court of McNairy County, at
the Court House in Selmer, Tenn, on or
before
NOVEMBER BIRD, 1918,
and make defense to the Bill filed in this
case for the partition of the lands of
Thomas McClarv deceased, or the Bill
will be taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing exparte as to the said
defendants.
1t is further ordered that this order
be published for four consecutive weeks
in the McNairy County Independent at
Selmer.
This Sept "a. 1913
NOAH PRINCE, Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Notice

On Saturday, November /, 1913, in
the town of Enville. tennessee. we will
let the contract for the construction OF
the White Oak Canal to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. Said canal is TO be
located in the Counties of McNairy and
Hardin and contains approximately
81 ,721 cubic yards of earth to be eX-
cavated. Actual work on said canal to
begin not later than January /, 1914
and be completed not later than January
j, 1915,
The right to reject all bids and read,
vertise for bids on said work is hereby
reserved.
WHITE OAK DRAINAGE DISTRICT
BY L. c. SMITH,
Secretary Board of Directors
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Defying Death

What is probably the most peril
Gus, hazardous and sensational per-
Torrance ever conceived is called the
Death Ride and is executed daily
by the Great REWARD outside the
show tents Of the Sparks World
Famous Shows, which are billed to
exhibit here Tuesday. Oct. z.
The paraphernalia for this sensa-
tional act is so cumbersome and the
space required for its erection so
great that it unnecessarily given as a
free outside attraction, and takes
place just after the street parade.
The Great REWARD. in what is billed
as the Last Word in Human Haz-
ard" rides down a hundred foot lad
der incline while blindfolded, mount
ed insecurity a top of unicycle.
The hazardous part of this marvellous
performance lies in the fact that the
Great Reynard is blindfolded and can
not see to maintain the perfect bal
ance that is required in order to sue
cessfully accomplish this wonderful
performance. Should he in the least
lose his sense of direction or his bal
ance he would fall from the ladder to
the earth far below.
This act is conceded to be the
greatest thriller ever presented and
the public are invited to witness il
free just after the street parade.
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
SAN D BOX

Everything is serene on Capt.
tol Hill, a place located in Nash
vile, Tenn. Fine rain Sun.
day with, brilliant brilliant autun1nal
sunshine Tuesday. I'VE under
stand Abernathy put through a
bill changing the elections, and
other things connected with the
government Of Selmer. Judge
Neil Of Nashville will close out
the last saloon of Nashville as
fast as he reaches their case on
his docket. The people are be-
ing heard from about the mon
strous course of the whisky reg
ulars in the legislature. Skiddoo
has gone down the line. ........ The
Fair is two weeks off. Make
your arrangements to come and
have a good time. ....... Thaw is
still hanging fire before the gov
ernor of New Hampshire, while
Sulzer seems to be getting
shot into great big corruption
patches Floods in some parts
Of Louisiana and Texas have
done much damage to cotton
crops. The great State Fair is
on at Nashville this week, and
also at Jackson. How can Joe
Johnson run both without an
aeroplane. 49,. Carmans have COM
pleted the mist up to date shop
we knew of. 1t is iron entire OF
concrete stone finish, and is
quite large and conveniently ar
ranged for a blacksmith and
woodworking shop,....... Where
is the low price of living stop
ping at now? We have not heard
Of any place realizing those Will
son promises made before the
election 49,, Only % applicants
took the examination Saturday
before Postmaster Alexander for
r. F. D. carrier from Niche.
That 81, 100 year looks good to
the boys, ....... Electricity instead
of a hemp rope will do the legal
death stunt hereafter in Tennes-
see ....... In the death of Senator
Baxter of Nashville the state
loses a prominent citizen. .........
DIR. w. P. Robinson, representa-
tive of the State Board Of Health,
found two cases of hookWorm out
of six examinations at Ramer
this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

Children that are pale, sickly and
peevish, with dark rings under the
eyes, tickle appetite, and who appear
to get no nourishment from the food
they eat are surely suffering from
worms. Give them Whites Cream
Vermifuge and note the wonderful
improvement. They soon take on
flesh and are rosy, active and cheer
full. Price 25c per bottle. Sold by
B. L. Browder, exclusively. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

Gaines, of Avoca, La, says: -Four
doctors had given me up and my chill
dren and all my friends were looking
for me to die, when my son insisted
that | use Electric Bitters. did so,
and they have done me a world of
good" Just try them. SOC and 81 90
at all druggists or by mail. Ii. T..
Bncklen & Co., Philadelphia and st,
Louis. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Women Who Get Dizzy

Every woman who is troubled with
fa;nting and dizzy spells, backache,
headache, weakness, debility, consti-
patton or kidney troubles should use
Electric Bitters. They give relief
when nothing else will. improve the
health, adding strength and vigor
from the first dose. Mrs. Laura
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

In The chill season see that your
liver is active. ANY arrangement in
that organ opens the door for malari-
al germs. An occasional dose of Herb
inc is all that is necessary to keep
the liver in sound working condition.
Prite Soc. Sold by B. l., Browder,
exclusively. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

STRAYED From my farm about
three weeks ago, one bay mare colt
about Is months old; spot in fore
head and three white feet. 1t is sup
posed it left with an old mare which
came from the north part of the
the county. Liberal reward for its
return or information.
], Fl. WOLF,
1t Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Farm for Sale

Two hundred acres. rs in Crooked
creek bottom and in cultivation.
Four miles from Selmer, on Stanton
vile road. Good houses and out
buildings. A bargain can be had in
this place. Fer particulars enquire at
this office.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

.lpints that ache, muscles that are
drawn or contracted should be treated
gith Ballard's Snow Liaiment. u
penstratrs t. the spot where it is
needed AMI relieves suffering. Pic
25r. Coo aei 800 per bottle. Sold
by b. L. DroSder, exclusively. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03

A good remedy for a bad cough is
Billiards. Horehound Syrup. 1t heals
the lungs and quiets irritation. Price
25c, SOC. and $l,00 per bottle. Sold
by B. L. Browder, exclusively. adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
c. II. ROW AN DRUG co.
Chicago, Illinois.

have discovered a strictly harmless
remedy for this distressing disease
and to ma! e known its merits they
will send a SOC package to any read
err cf the Independent. This remedy
also cures frequent desire to urinate
and inability to control urine during
the night or day in old oryoung.
The G. II, Rowan Drug Co., are an
old reliable house,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
PERSONALS

Mrs. Maggie Adams, of Stanton
vile. is with Selmer relatives this
week.
Mrs. Glen Lea ana two children
have returned after a three weeks
visit to relatives in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Alternately re-
turned Sunday night from Nashville.
As leader of the fusion forces, w. K,
was presented by them with a nice
chain and fob for his services.
Terry Alternately and ]. A. Brass
field attended the Tri-State Fair last
week.
The Selmer school crossed bats at
fair grounds Saturday with the Bethel
Springs school, and got it in the neck
s to 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Pettigrew, of
Gseehfeld came Tuesday to spend a
few days with j. 7. Warren and fam
lily.
Mrs. S. Z. Peoples and two children
came Wednesday morning to visit her
fathers family, DR.. ]. l.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gillespie and
Miss Sallie Powers of Savannah left
Sunday for an outing at Mobile and
Coden, Ala. They doubtless will spend
pleasant week.
C. W. Wolf, from Crooked creek,
brought to our Office Saturday speci-
mems of Kaffir corn, melo-maize and a
giant stalk of Louisiana ribbon cane.
He is one Of the hustling young farm
ers of the county.
We are under obligation to J. Z.
Dunaway for liberal bunch of the
largest turnips and tops we have seen
this year. Now, if the other fellow
will bring that hog jole We will be in
high oats.
The Chester Observer has launched
out on the stormy sea of country
journalism, manned by ]. W. En-
mons at Henderson, Tenn. We are
in receipt of the second number
which shows it has come to stay.
W. a. Wharton, of Coripth, was
here Wednesday, and became new
reader Of the Independent.
Mrs. Maggie L. Stainback came
Wednesday from her Western trip,
and will be the guest of her sister
until after the Fair.
Lee Jernigan, agent of the Amer
lean Sunday School Association, has
been working in McNairy in conjunc-
ton with Rev. Canady. In few min
utes talk with him Monday he stated
that careful convass of West Ten
nessee showed 200 dead churches of
all denominations, aud that in none of
them had there ever been Sunday
school. Heis organizing new schools
where there are none. and is doing a
great work.
Mrs. Amelia G. Birks, of Exeter,
Mo-, a cousin Of H. A. and J. 7. War
rem, is spending several weeks visit
ing here. 1t is her first visit to Ten
nessee, ard the first time she ever
met her fathers relatives. Her
father, many years ago, visited his
brother, the late Col. James Warren,
but since his death few years ago,
the present generation had lost sight
of each other until recently, when
she was informed of the reunion Of
the Warren family and came to be
one of their number. She is quite
an intelligent lady and of prominent
standing in her native town of Exc
ter, Mo.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
WRITE TO THEM TODAY
FOR THE FREE MEDICINE

Cure the afflicted members Of your
family. then tell your neighbours and
friends aboat this remedy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-10-03
Better Than Spankingl

Spanking will not cure children of
victim the bed, because it is not a
habit, but 3 dangerous disease. The
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
The First Christmas,
LUKE 2:1-2O.

Now it came to pass decree from
Caesar should enrolled This the
first enrolment Qunus of Syria And
themselves his city And Joseph
Gale Of the city Of Nazareth into Judea
called Bethlehem because he of the
enroll himself with Mary who was
betrohed child while
fulfilled she should be delivered
And wrapped him in
Clothes laid him because there was no
them in the inn.
the abiding in the
night their flock And angel of
Lord shone round about
afraid the angel said unto them BE
idings which
there born this day in the
which Christ the Lord And this is the
Ye shall find babe wrapped in swaddng clothes
And suddenly there with the angel
Of he heavenly pasng God, and saying:
Glory O in the highest
NJ peace whom he is well pleased.
shepherds another Let unto
which the Lord
they with haste and found both
the babe lying the And when they
they which spoken
wondered the things
the shepherds But Mary kept all
things bordering the shepherds
the things they had heard
spoken unto them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
SAFE AND SANE CHRISTMAS.
A Reader Makes Plea For Sobriety
and Human brotherhood.

Editor of The Dawson News: On
next Thursday the president of the
next Thursday the president of the
United States and his cabinet, the
great scientists of the world, the not
ed inventors, the most distinguished
physicians of Europe and America,
Emperor William and other rulers of
vast empires, the brainiest editors of
the land to say nothing of a count
less army of men, women and chill
dren scattered over the globe, will
celebrate Christmas without wine,
beer or whiskey; in fact, the great
mass of thinking people who study
cohol has no food value and is a
deadly poison taken in any form, and
they are leaving it alone. People in
the best society the world over have
banished it from their homes be-
cause there is a growing sentiment
of human brotherhood, a desire to
uplift instead of drag down Some
newly rich in the effort to break into
society take on to WORKOUT customs
simply because they are not abreast
of the times. Much of the trouble
in the world is caused by ignorance,
and we should be charitable to the
man or woman so far behind the
times as to cling to what has been
only a curse and a blight. The moss
covered argument that because our
forefathers INDUCED we should toler-
ate will not hold good with sensible
folks There was a time when our
forefathers burned witches, but that
is now a horrible bit of history that
every American tries to forget. So
the world is moving on to the glad
day when the liquor traffic will be
only a hideous memory. The fight
against this evil has done more than
any human agency to usher in a new
era of peace on earth and good will
to men" Yours for a safe and sane
holiday, READER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
Representatives Crisp and Lever
Keep Provisions Affecting Loans
On Farms in Currency Bill.

John Corrigan, the Washington
of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition, sends that paper the follow
ing dispatch:
Representatives Crisp of Georgia
and Lever of South Carolina made
the fight in the house which insured
the retention in the new currency
measure of the provisions affecting
loans on farm lands and agricultural
products.
The house, in giving it's assent to
these amendments, guarantees that
they will surely be enacted into law.
There was no record vote in the
house on the motion to retain these
two provisions, but a standing vote
showed 211 for and 81 against the
The regulations as to farm loans
extend the time limit of mortgage
loans to five years, and permit farm
ers to secure loans on agricultural
products maturing in six months. in
stead of three months, as the house
provided.
THE fight of Mr.. Crisp and Mr..
Lever to instruct the house conferees
at first seemed doomed to fail, but
owing to their skilful use of parlia-
mentary tactics they were finally sue
cessful.''
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
MEN FIGHT FOR THE FARMER SAYS HE'S NOT A COLONEL
MIR. Rives Replies to Captain Nc
Williams. Something More More
About the jackson Trail.

Editor Dawson News: For Capt.
McWilliams' benefit will say that
am not a colonel, nor do l possess
any title except that usually accord
ed to male adults, Mr., and as l am
of the same religious belief as my pa
ternal grandsire-that of Friends,
known among the unlearned as
Quakers-don claim that.
My cousin, John Needham Massee,
was not born until 1851, and, there
fore, could not have been anywhere
in 1845. His father, my mothers
brother-in-law, owned a family gro
Gerry at Gillionville about that time.
l haven't a life of Jackson by me,
but Benton, in his thirty years
view, gives a full account of his in
cursion into Florida in 1918, and
only casually mentions his having
fought the Greek Indians before his
march to New Orleans, and as his
later incursion into the Spanish
province of Florida and his rupture
with Calhoun on account of Cal
houn's activities against him about
the 1878 incursion in Monroe's cabi-
net is very fully gone into. Had he
have touched Florida on his first trip
South it would have been mentioned
by Benton as a proof and precedent
of his right to enter in 1918, and as
there is no mention of it | think Mr..
Arlington is mistaken, and that in
making his journey to New Orleans
he took more direct route than
through Georgia would have been,
for while he was without maps of the
entire country south of Tennessee
yet he was intimate with Boone and
other pioneers who knew the shortest
routes to the port he was seeking.
He also knew that a British army
and fleet had set sail for New Or
leans and that to prevent the pos
session of the gate of the states and
territory lying north of the mouth of
the Mississippi he must stop them
at their landing, hence he had no
time for the roundabout trip, but
must and did go direct from Tennes-
see to New Orleans, using Boone's
knowledge of the route as his guide.
Respectfully, ANDREW P. RIVES.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
OLD MOLLY COTTON TAIL.
Can't Be Killed Unless You Have a
Hunters License.

You can't kill a molly cotton tail
in Georgia without having a hunt
er's license
That is, you can, but you should
not, and if you do the game warden
will probably get you. The rabbits
are not protected by the game law,
but you will have to have a license
to kill them just the same.
State Game Warden Davis has re-
ceived official notice of numerous ar
rests and convictions throughout the
state during the past couple of weeks
for hunting without license, and for
other violations of the game law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
MARRIAGE NEAR HEROD.
Mr.. Roger Laing and Miss Agnes
Brim United Tuesday Night.

Tuesday night, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Brim, near Herod, Mr.. Roger LANG
and Miss Agnes Brim were united in
marriage, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. W. S. Johnson.
The groom is successful and
highly esteemed young farmer of
the Herod community, while the
bride is one of Terrell county's pop
ular young women, who is admired
by a large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances for her admirable traits.
Many friends extend to the happy
couple congratulations and best
wishes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
Woman Christian Temperance Union

The meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union last Fri
day was of special interest, Mrs. R.
E. Bell bringing to US a full and in
spring report of the convention so
royalty entertained at cambridge
The Good Samaritan" was the time
ly and impressive lesson given in the
devotional exercises conducted by
Mrs. Graham Perdue of Atlanta (our
own Emily Wooten). MEMBER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
LIBERTY DIDN'T LAST LONG.
Charley Douglass Arrested Soon AZ
ter Release From Penitentiary.

Saturday Sheriff Hill arrested
Charley Douglass, a negro who a few
days ago returned to Dawson after
serving a sentence of three years on
the penitentiary gang in Macon coun-
ty. Douglass was wanted on an in
dictment charging him with assault
and battery, the alleged crime hav-
ing occurred prior to his conviction
and sentence to the penitentiary for
another offense.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-12-23
SHORT GOES TO LEE GANG
Worth County Man Who Killed
Douglass Bass Begins Life Term.
Lundy Still in Jail.

Alva Short, who was found guilty
of murder and sentenced to serve a
life term in the penitentiary at the
last term of Worth superior court,
has been taken to the Lee county con-
vict camp, where ne goes to begin
serving his sentence.
Shorts conviction and life SEN
tence grew out of the killing Of
Douglass Bass, which caused a SEN
sation at Sylvester. several months
age.
Shorts brother-in-law, young
man named Lundy and a native of
Terrell county, who was also indicted
for murder in connection with the
killing of Bass, is still in jail at Sy1-
vester awaiting trial.
Xmas labels. Horsley Drug Co.