McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-07-14

Lake, NJ, j, was attacked by shark
In the surf and before help could ar
rive lost both legs. He died 10 min
ntes after he was brought ashore.
Howard Cook. 10 years old, of Null
berry Grove, H., surrendered to the
Chicago police. saying he was de-
serter from the United States army.
The Southern Pacific Co. has an.
nounced an increase of wages of rs
cents day for 5000 section hands.
excepting Mexicans and Chinese
Louis Snalling, a motorman, living
In Hampstead, L. l., was bitten in the
finger by horse that, after being
shot. was found to have had the
rabies.
David Mansfield of Sterling, H., pur-
chased a box of trash at the sale of
the late Harvey French's effects. He
found $135 in gold in the box when he
took 1t home.
The Danish steamer Flora, bound
for England, has been captured off
EisnoTe by German destroyer. The
steamer was taken to Swinemuende.
Prof. d. A. Kent, formerly professor
at the state agricultural college at
Ames, Ia, has been killed in Texas by
Mexican raiders.
In an alteration over some water
rights at Durango, Colo, Henry Lud-
wig shot and killed Abner Lowell, a
wealthy rancher. and his 1S-year-old
son Hugh. Ludwig then committed
suicide.
Attorney General Gregory intimates
that he had declined to accept the
nomination to succeed Charles E.
Hughes on the bench of the supreme
court of the United States.
The camel has been adopted as the
1915 campaign emblem of the Prohibi-
ton party.
The Rev. A. H. Burrows, widely
known throughout the south as the
Marrying Parson," is dead at Bristol,
Va, at the age of SO years. He Is
said to have married 5,142 couples
during his life.
The death at Danville, ILL.,, of Joe
Strawser, 5. from rabies has caused
the coroner's jury to recommend that
every dog in vermillion county be
locked up for seven weeks in an eff
fort to eradicate the disease.
On orders from Gen. George Bell,
.Jr.,l Albuquerque police have under ar.
rest J. B. King, who is charged with
representing himself as federal of
ficer to obtain information OF troop
movements.
The Brazilian chamber OF deputies
has voted to send to the congress OF
the United States message carrying
the best wishes OF Brazil In commem-
GRAFTON of the date CT North American
independence.
Baked beans may soon be as scarce
as the proverbial hens teeth, accord
ing to an announcement made In Pitts
burg by large canning company
which has notified its statesmen to
lake no future orders.
Compton Vaughan is said to have
confessed that he shot and killed
George Barnet, foreman in charge Of
the construction Of a dam near Sunol
Cal. during card game.
DR.. Att OF Mexico and the first O.
the delegates to arrive In Washington
for the unofficial" peace conference,
declared he had become convinced
Villa Is dead.
Al conference called by the Ameri
can Union Against Militarism. for tn,
purpose of finding a solution of tn,
difficulties between the United State,
and Mexico, has begun in Washington
The s75.00o.ooo Notifications bill. in
GLIDING $750,o00 item for the pun
chase OF John Hays Hammond. Jr.'s
device to control torpedoes, wa
passed by the senate and transmitte,
to the president.
The nineteenth annual session o
the Texas farmers congress will b
held at College Station July 26. 2
and %.
The Rev. Henry M. Cox, so, an
Miss Dorothy e. Wilson, 10, wer
drowned in Caldwell lake, near Hol
bington, N. j., when their canoe cal
sized.
Four yillista raiders of the band II
vading Columbus on March 9 wer
hanged in pairs from double sea-
fold at Deming, N. M.
Prince William, eldest son of Gel
man Crown Prince Frederick william
and heir presumptive, was enrolled 1
the army at his tenth birthday. H
was appointed lieutenant.
An earthquake of unusual intensit
vas recorded on the Georgetown seis
nograph at Washington.
There was turned back into the [
g. treasury s636,s71, saved during tn
past fiscal year in the purchase c
sites and on construction of publ
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