McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-03-02

McMinnville.-The McMinnville dis
trict of Christian Endeavor conven.
ton was held last week.
Knoxville-The man who introduced
weinerwursts, hot tamales and hockey
pokey to Knoxville, Harry Royston, is
dead.
observation-disclosures Ward, one of
Dresden's progressive farmers, was
killed while telling tree near his
home.
Nashville.-Special Commissioner E.
Doak has postponed the sale of the
Tennessee Central railroad until the
first Of March.
Newbern.-A mass meeting was
held at the courthouse in Dyersburg
to protest against the proposed drain
age of Reelfoot lake
Brownsville.-The bHflding owned
and occupied by William Moore ON
Key Komer street, In this city, was
entirely destroyed by fire.
Clarksville.-The friends of A. M.
Leach are we'll pleased over his ap.
pointment as treasurer of the farm
loan bank for this district.
Paris.-The $4,000 coupon bonds o.
Henry county, authorized to meet the
county's outstanding Indebtedness,
were sold to the Paris banks.
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Workman are now engag-
ed in remodeling the interior of the
building owned and occupied by the
First and Peoples national bank.
Colum bia.-Judge E. H. Hatcher,
aged So years, leading attorney of the
Columbia bar, died of acute indiges.
ton, after an illness lasting but
short time.
Lebanon. The sequel to a neighbor
hood dance near Mt. Juliet, was the
killing of Robert Ward, aged about 30
by Bob Fakes, at whose house the
dance was given.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
nominated Mrs. Sallie A. Hammer az
postmaster at McMinnville to succeed
her husband, A. r. Hammer, who died
short time ago.
Cleveland.-About $4,000 is to be
spent in Improvements on the Lea
Street M. E. Church, South, in this
city, and work of remodeling the build
ing will begin at once.
Chattan ooga.-The Fifth Maryland
infantry, LOO in number, under com
mand of Col. John Hinkley, spent over
two hours here on their way home
from the Mexican border.
Bethpage.-The postoffice at Ro-
CANA has been re-established. Rogana
is three miles south of here and stu
ated at the junction Of the Huntsville
and Scottsville branch of the l.. & N.
railroad.
Cleveland. - The beekeepers of
Bradley county have perfected an or
ganization. They claim that beekeep.
ing is an industry that is badly neg
lected In Tennessee, and more espe.
cially in this county.
Trezevant.-The second meeting to
make preparation for the handling OF
the early strawberry crop this spring
was held by the members of the Trez-
evant fruit growers association. w. H
Galloway was elected manager for this
season and A. H. Jones was eleced
bookkeeper. Mr.. M. E. Singleon was
elected inspector.
Camden.-The farmers living near
Camden have organized themselves
into what is known as the Benton
county potato growers association,
electing w. M. Crowell president and
l. N. Bridges secretary and treasurer.
They plan to pool their crops. The as
ISOLATION will control more than 200
acres of sweet potatoes this year.
Knoxville. claims for
securing the government armor plant
were presented here in unique way
to the governments technical board,
headed by Admiral Fletcher. The
board was given salient facts as to re-
cources and impregnability Of this Sec
ton, transportation rates, labor, ETC.,
through the testimony Of experts sum-
moned as Witnesses" who were
searchingly "cross.examined."
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Lebanon. Pete Mccormick Of Trous.
dale county. armed with Al Smith &
Wesson revolver, also an extra box OF
cartridges, crossed over into Wilson
county to Hunters Point, on the Cum.
berland river, about six miles north OF
Lebanon, and finding a number of the
residents sitting around the neighbor.
hood store, 1t is charged. proceeded
to give an exhibition Of frontier life.
All present were lined up along the
bank Of the river in inviting style. TIL,
newcomer, 1t is alleged, then began
shooting promiscuously, right and left
One of the men lined up toppled back
ward into the river.
Fayetteville.-Rev. Burke Culpep.
per, one of the best known evangelists
in the south, is conducting meet
ing at the Methodist church here.
Nashville.-The Tennessee histori-