McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-10-06

President Wilson went to his old
home to vote at the New Jersey Dem
oeratic primaries. His ballot was No.
IA and he voted 'er straight"
Edward e. Martini, Chicago's big
gest policeman. is dead. He weighed
431 pounds and was feet inches
tall.
1t is q greater crime in Greene
county. ILL.,. to steal SIX hens than to
steal Ford. Juries In the Carrolltop
circuit court have 30 decided. The
hen thief got 80 days and the machine
stealer so.
Undermined by construction work
on the new Coney Island subway.
portion of Sixty-eighth street, Brook
lyn. between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
caved in.
McFarren Davis. for ~ years editor
Of the Paris (1ll.) Beacon, and one OF
the most widely known editors Of CEN
trail Illinois. is dead.
The cornerstone of q $4,000 public
library building at Nevada, Mo-. was
laid with Masonic ceremonies. The
Rev. DR.. C. H. Briggs of Sedalia Of
ficiated.
The printers supply statesmen have
advertised for the "uggliest girl in
town" They want her to lead grand
march in Madison Square.
DR.. Eva Harding. known In Kansas
as the fighting woman" filed her pc
| tition as an independent candidate for
congress in the first Kansas district.
Members Of r battery, Illinois artil.
lery, numbering 119 men. most of
whom are students at the University
Of Illinois, have been mustered out.
A worlds record for exports was set
by this country during August. The
exports totaled $4,000. This is $35,.
100000 higher than the previous rec.
ord.
The jury at lola. Kan. before which
Mrs. Ruby Stevens was tried for the
murder Of Clifford Kistner. a young
farmer. was unable to agree.
Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing, com.
mander Of the American forces In
Mexico. has been made a major gen.
eral. succeeding the late Maj. Gen.
Albert L. Mills.
James Owen of Milwaukee was
drawing short one" when he got a
communication from Chattanooga. 1t
said Mrs. P. H. Wisdom, Owens
grandmother. had bequeathed him
100000
The German government purposes
to take up with the International Red
Cross q complaint that the new Brit
ish tanks" are against the rules of
civilized warfare.
w. g. McAdoo. chairman of the fed.
eral farm loan board, made pilgrim.
age to the tomb Of Abraham Lincoln
In Oak Ridge cemetery. Springfield.
where they placed wreath.
Prayers for the dead will become q
part Of the ritual of the Protestant
Episcopal church II the commission
ON the revision has its way.
| While being rushed in an automo.
bile to hospital to receive attention
for injuries received in an accident al
an oil well near Tulsa, H. @. Lyle, 48,
was killed when the machine upset In
pile Of sand.
i Oscar d. Mcdaniel, prosecuting ct
torney of Buchanan county. Mo-. was
arrested on a state warrant charging
him with the murder of his wife, H,.r
riet Moss Mcdaniel. who was found
dying in her bedroom the night Of
July rs.
Confederate and Union veterans
Joined In unwilling a monument In
National cemetery dedicated to Union
soldiers who lost their lives in battles
around Memphis.
Wedding jokesters in Chicago hand
cuffed William Cummings. bride
groom, and his best man, James Ca
hill. and left them wandering about
the streets for two hours.
II A German seaplane flew over Dover
and dropped three bombs.
President Wilson has accepted al
invitation to speak in Indiana poll.
Oct. u. at the celebration Of Highway
day.
Capt. Boelke. Germany's most ia
: nous aviator. brought down two NOR,
] entente aeroplanes. making his recort
20 machines disposed of during tn,
war.
, Louis d. Brandeis of the Unitet
: States supreme court pledged $500,
+. to the Zionist movement on condition
that Boston Jews raise the remaining
$4,000 OF $4,000 pledged.
Emperor William appeals to all Ger
: mans abroad to report to the consula
: offices in order to ascertain whethe
they are available for military service
: The Eighth Illinois infantry, a negr
= regiment, has been released from sery
5 ice and will be replaced by the FRS
Wyoming.