McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-27

sons Is no reason why MS vile Snouiu
ask divorce. according to Judge
Thornton at Indianapolis.
Miss Bertha Rouckle, Is, was strick-
en- with heart disease while playing a
piano at the home Of girl friend in
Owaneco. Ill. and died within one
hour.
The coast guard cutter Tampa has
been ordered out from Charleston, s..
G. to hunt the derelict American
schooner Dunn.
David Starr Jordan, chancellor OF
Stanford university and peace advo-
cate, plans to carry his peace cam
paign to Europe next spring.
Fire of undetermined origin in hold
No. Of the New York and Porto
Rico steamship Brazos destroyed the
contents OF the hold, which consisted
Of hay and grain.
Two thousand dollars has been set
aside by the Utah capitol commission
to beautify the grounds.
Commander Evangeline Booth OF
New York, head of the Salvation
Army In this country. is suffering
from Q severe attack of neuritis.
More than 100000 votes and a
place as the third great party Of the
country Is predicted for the Prohibi.
tion party by Oliver w. Stewart. ma
tional campaign manager.
Plans for 10,000-mile national aer-
oplane race around the country next
year, starting and ending at San
Diego. Cal.
The thoroughbred saddle horse
which belonged to Lieut.. Henry R.
Adair of the Tenth United States cav
airy. who was killed during the fight.
ing at Carrizal, Chihuahua, on June
81, was found In Juarez and delivered
to the United States army officers.
A denial that the British tanks
used in the Somme offensive are OF
American manufacture was made by
the president of New York export
ing firm.
Lightning which struck the ground
in cotton field owned by d. M. How
ard, at Eldorado. Ark, withered all
the stalks within radius of Is feet
Otto Miller was killed and Mrs. Mil
Ter and Mrs. N. w. Rett and seven
others were seriously hurt when their
automobile tipped over at Rockford
Ill.
May Mills, syncopated dancer, dis
played her abilities in Judge Trude's
court, Chicago, to show charges the
| performance was indecent were UNI
true.
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Louis Martin, so. patient from
Henry county, Mo-, at the state hos.
pital for the insane, No. 8, killed him.
self by slashing his throat with
pocketknife.
The Berlin Socialist newspaper
Vorwaerts has been suppressed by the
order Of the military commander Of
Brandenburg.
The Austro-Hungarian tobacco mo
nopoly has issued orders to Vi stores
forbidding the sale Of more than one
cigar daily to the same customer.
Frank E. HALEY told the police he
and a companion had been held up in
his office by three men and robbed OF
$3.50 in jewelry and money! The po
lice then arrested HALEY as a hand
book maker.
AL Steiner, star boarder" at the
home Of Charles Stuart, Evansville
Ind, made the mistake of taking sides
with Mrs. Stuart In quarrels with her
husband. The last sQuabble resulted
in Stuart killing Steiner.
The women's bureau of the Demo
cratic national committee has chal
lenged the women's committee Of the
| national Hughes alliance to an open
| debate In New FORK on or after Oct
| debate in New York City on oil
after Oct 80.
The middle west is rolling In pros
perity and much interested in politics
and prospects for peace. according tc
President Frank A. vanderlip Of the
National City bank.
| Sheriff Wilder Is believed to be
dying and Alva Taylor is dead as the
result Of the attempt Of Taylor te
escape from jail at Sapulpa. Ok.
Harold Arnold, farmer, was found
dead with his skull crushed on the in
terur5an tracks south of Burt Station
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