McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-05-21


the left side with shotgun, while
preparing to shoot at crows that were
molesting chickens in her garden.
Mrs. Louise Bullock Aliens 100000
breach Of promise suit against r. J.
Darnell at Memphis was thrown out
Of the circuit court May Is by Judge
A. B. Pittman, who instructed the
jury, as a matter Of law. to find for
Mr.. Darnell.
q. B. Palmer and viii Hopkins, two
prisoners awaiting trial at Fayette-
vile, escaped from this county jail
May IL and have not been found.
Palmer is the fortune teller, who Gre
ated sensation here about two
months ago, being charged with TAX
ing several thousand dollars from Lon
and Walter Moore. Hopkins was
awaiting trial on charge of forgery.
Firing bullet into his heart, Joe
Forrest, farmer, aged as, living near
Pinson, Madison county, killed him
self May IA. Forrest had been in Ill
health several months and had been
morose. Taking his. pistol with him.
Forrest told his daughter he was go
ing out to kill squirrel. Later they
heard gun fire in the barn, and, rush
ing to the scene, found Forests body
stretched on the ground.
Deputy Sheriff Tom s. LeDuke shot
and killed Dee Traughber while the
latter was resisting arrest at his home
near Reelfoot, in the Sixth district Of
Lake county on the afternoon of May
10. Reports are that Officer LeDuke
had warrant for Traughber OH q
charge Of selling whiskey and went to
make the arrest. Following the shoot
ing Officer LeDuke gave himself w
to Sheriff Hall
w. H. Cochrane Of Bristol, Tenn,
on May 10, brought to the close one
of the biggest southern shoots ever
held, when he won premier trapshoot-
ing honors of the south and brought
to the Volunteer State the most COW
eted and prestiged events of the shoot,
the Southern handicap. Mr.. Cochrane
led field of $50 of the country's
stars. His score was 81 out OF pos
sible 100 taken from the 19-yard line.
Thirteen cities represented at the
meeting of the West Tennessee League
of Business Mems clubs, held here on
May IL, pledged cooperation in the
agricultural conference to be held in
Memphis under auspices Of the Men,
phis Business Mems club. L. G. Nor
veil Of Union City, new president Of
the league, succeeds c. T. FARRELL.
Plans are already under way for the
next league meeting, to be held at
Martin.
Col. J. C. Warren, scout under Gen.
Joe Wheeler, who was never mustered
into the Confederate army and never
mustered out, but served four years
under the stars and bars, was found
dead in his harnyard, his death being
due to heart trouble. He was known
as Uncle jake" and was one Of the
best citizens of Monroe county and It's
largest individual taxpayer. He served
as sheriff, trustee and member Of
the legislature.
The delegation Of senators and con-
gressmen arrived here May IL to In
vestigate the claims of the Tennessee
river for the improvement project pro-
posed, which includes system of
locks and dams at Muscle Shoals. The
party made the trip down the river
to the hydro-electric development at
Hale's Bar on q steamboat. On May
70 the party was taken to lockwood
and other up-river points. The South
ern trip will be terminated at Knox
vile.
Rabbi Max Samfield Of the Congre-
cation Children of Israel at Memphis.
has begun movement to petition the
state senate not to pass the bill re-
quiring the Bible to be read in the
public schools. II this fails, and the
governor signs the bill, Dr.. Samfield
will at once head statewide move
ment to carry the matter before the
supreme court of Tennessee. Rabbi
Samfield has stated that he does not
oppose the measure as representa-.
tive Of the Jewish people, but as an
American citizen, and that he was OPP
posed to the reading Of any section Of
the Old or New Testament. He said
that every American should oppose
any entering wedge that would unite
church and state, as this bill would.
About 100000 pounds of tobacco was
sold on the loose floors here May IL
at some of the best prices of the sea-
son, ranging from "a on Tugs to $11.5o
on leaf Not only have the loose floor
men peen rushed. but the Independent
dealers have also been as busy as they
could be.
A total of 234 jitney bus bonds have
been filed with the Memphis city clerk.
Two of these have been cancelled by
the surety company, leaving 232 own
ers of jitney busses who are properly
qualified to do business.
The first session Of the nineteenth
annual convention OF the Tennessee
division, U. d. c.. began In Murfrees-
boro May IL, with Mrs. H, N. Leech.
state president, In the chair. Mrs.