McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-22

Which Will lHFdu6 ESypt
John Brown Mayo, 70, personal
friend Of Abraham Lincoln and for
years resident of Springfield, ILL.,, is
dead at Oak Park, Ill.
Three persons were known to have
persisted and $4,000 property loss was
suffered in fire at Cloverdale, Cal
Cotton planters In Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Okla
homa and Texas are warned in a de-
partment of agriculture statement of
the boil weevil a4d advised to take
steps to kill off the pest.
Norbert Wiener, 10 years old, form
erly of Columbia, Mo, has been ap-
pointed an assistant professor of phi
losophy at Harvard college.
Inauguration of Henry Noble Mao
Cracken as president of Vassar col
lege was the chief event on the last
days program of Vassar's semi-cen-
tennial celebration.
DR.. Constantin T. Dumba has ar
rived at Falmouth, Eng, on board the
steamer Nieuw Amsterdam.
Philo Judson Beverage of Los IAN
geles did not know until his arrival in
New York that his daughter, Miss
May, known as 1.-THE American We
nus" had been hurt by a speeding au-
tomobile.
Col. A. Douglas McConihe, an old
Indian fighter and veteran Of the civil
war, Is dead at Troy, N. Y.
Former Mayor Robert e, McKisson
died at his home in Cleveland, o. He
was married for the third time on his
sick bed, Sept. 20, last, to Miss
Pauline E. Reid of Buffalo.
Modified MARTA, law was declared
at The Hague, Holland. The procla-
nation Is directed at the various
trades which furnish supplies of all
kinds to the army.
The Oldest German soldier at the
front Is DR.. Herwig, a military sur.
geon. He is 81 years old
Oil holdings In the Healdon field
owned by the Coline Oil company,
composed Of II men who made an
original investment of SITS each, were
sold for s1,OOO,OO0 to w. E. Hodges OF
Chicago.
Wreckage from steamer believed
to have been the Norwegian collier
Kronprinz Olav, from Sydney, has
been found on the north coast OF
Prince Edwards Isle.
A shipment of British gold from
London to New York via Halifax. esti
mated at $1O,O0o,OO0, has been made
Sir Edward Carson, attorney-gen
eral in the British cabinet, denied q
current rumor that he had resigned.
Princess Arthur of Connaught has
gone through an operation for appen
dicitis. Her condition is satisfactory
Three babies, all boys, were born to
Rev. and Mrs. 7. w. Burk Of Bal
linger, Tex.
Chief Of Police Healey, Chicago, has
ordered his ASSISTANTS to rid the city
of promiscuous gambling.
The state department officials OK
press the belief that the Turkish au
thorities are interfering with cables
to Ambassador Morgenthau at Con
stantinople.
The grand jury returned q verdict
of justifiable homicide in its investi
cation of the case of the Rev. Byron
Holley, who killed L. G. Pearsall
whom he found in LIS study at New
Orleans.
Federal Judge Hough has declared
unconstitutional the cotton futures act
because the bill originated In the sen
ate of the United States instead Of
the lower house.
Phillip Bell of Brimfield, Ill.,. the IA.
ther of seven children, committed sui
eide at his home by hanging himself
from the limb Of a tree.
The Illinois, Carnegie, Cambria and
Maryland Steel companies have been
awarded the contract for $4,000 tons
Of steel rails by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad.
A registered letter mailed three
years ago from Vancouver, B. c., By
J. A. Fftzsimmons to d. C. King al
Ocotlan, Mexico, has just been re
ceived at Long Beach, Cal.
The British steamer Halizones, O
liner of 5.093 tons. has been sunk by
a German submarine.
Word comes that the prince oil
Wales, at the headquarters of the
staff officers near Ypres, became toe
familiar with pretty waitress and q
jealous husband shot him in the arm
Twin girls born to Mrs. Andre Free
man at Lafayette, Ind, are joined to.
gether, head to head.
The British governments intention
to declare cotton piece goods and
other cotton prouducts contraband
has been announced.
.
Despondent because of poor health
George w. Eikleberry, farmer living
near Fairfield, ILL.,, committed suicide
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