McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-11


with special program of music and
addresses.
Lynnville.-After wandering in the
open for four nights and three days
without food and water, Miss Jessie
Evans, who left her home, was found
in the woods about five miles from
here.
noxville.-Enough zinc ore is hid
den beneath the site where Carson
Newsum college of Jefferson City
burned to pay for rebuilding the stcuc-
ture, according to an estimate of ex-
perts.
Jackson.-At a meeting of the Jack
son home guards, Louis F. Christman
was elected captain; r. S. Rochelle,
first lieutenant; R. Harold Bond, Sec
ond lieutenant, and ]. H. Ballew, first
sergeant.
Alexandria-Isaac High, formerly of
Alexandria, was killed at Modesto,
Cal, when train struck the automo-
bile in which he was driving. Mr..
Highs body was hurled distance Of
fifty feet.
Franklin.-The officers of the law
are making it hot for the bootleggers
in and around Franklin, and as a re-
suit those that are thirsty are finding
1t hard to find the wherewith to quench
their thirst.
Memphis.-Col. Theodore Roosevelt
has been asked to visit Memphis and
speak to the south through the 500
members Of the Traffic and Transpor-
tation club. He is asked to name his
own date in either May or June.
Washington, d. C.-The war depart.
ment issued an order instructing Ma
jor. F. D. Foulois to go to Memphis
for the purpose of inspecting the sew
eral sites offered for establishing a
permanent aviation training school
near that city.
Somerville.-At the preliminary
hearing Of J. A. Schrimsher, charged
with killing John Pintmann, II, farm
laborer, eight miles east OF Somerville,
the defendant was remanded to Jail
without bail, to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Jackson.-Max Hopper, M. & o. en-
gineer, who In 1898 commanded bat
talon of Tennessee troops in Cuba
during the Spanish-American war, has
written the United States war depart
ment rendering his services in the
event that troops ars sent to France
or any other part of Europe.
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Rogerville.-Floyd Vickers, arrested
here and charged with killing James
Blizzard, near Gate City, Va, 20 years
ago, agreed to return to Virginia. Biz
zard was found dead In bed, chopped
to pieces with an ak, and the grand
jury returned an indictment against
Vickers, who had disappeared.
Jackson.-Mass meetings in the in
terest of the public safety and food
preparedness campaign in West Ten
nessee are being held daily through
out Madison county, under the direc-
ton of Judd Brooks, farm demonstra-
ton agent. and Mrs. Margaret Lans-
den, county home economics agent.
Washington, D. C.-Tennessee will
supply 1896 men Of the first SOC, 900
men raised under the CONSUMPTION law.
AS two such drafts Of 100000 each will
be made within the next few months,
1t is probable that twice that many
Tennesseans will have been passed
into service before the end of the year.
Trenton. M. Cottrall, director Of
farm development bureau of the Mem
phis Business Mems club, came here
to assist in the organization of a pub
lie safety committee for the production
and conservation Of an ample food
supply. Farmers and merchants of
Upton county are greatly interested
In the movement, and have exhibited
q remarkable spirit of cooperation.
Nashville. for state cam
paign for a constitutional convention
were made here by the committee of
nine, comprising men from the three
divisions of the state. The committee
plans to organize each county in the
state through the agencies of the
county committees. Efforts will be
made to hold mass meetings in every
county shortly before the election,
June %.
Knoxville.-Alr previous records for
enlistments In the United States army
in Knoxville recruiting district, were
surpassed during April. Two hundred
and ninety recruits were accepted. and
the auxiliary recruiting stations un-
der the direction of Major Thomas M.
Moody, officer in charge of the local
district. In April. 1916, only forty-two
recruits were accepted in the Knox.
vile district.
Sparta.-Asbury Johnson OF White
county was arrested on the charge OF
robbing the First National Bank al
Crossville ON April 10, when two mer
forced the employees in the vault ant
got S1,180.
Dyersburg.-The negroes of Dyers'
burg held patriotic rally at the court