McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-02-16

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the Manchester warehouses awaiting
shipment.
Jackson.-H. r. Buckhart, white,
and Henry Hoyle, negro, are held in
jail here charged with thefts from
freight cars.
| Chattanooga-W. d. Blackburn, ru.
raj route carrier at Pikeville, froze to
death in the Cumberland mountains
Friday night.
Franklin.-At meeting of promi'
nent farmers of the county, the Har'
peth National Farm Loan association
was organized.
Nashville-H. P. Fowlkes, former
speaker of the house of representa-.
tives, died at his home in Franklin
at the age of 10 years.
johnson City.-An election has been
called in this county on the question
Of issuing $750,000 in bonds for build,
ing roads in Washington county.
mphis-Plans for speeding up eff.
ficiency of the U. s. army aviation
station here have been launched by
Capt. Marrow, the officer in charge.
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Maryville. - The eleventh annual
meeting of the Tennessee Pathological
association will be held at Maryville
college Friday and Saturday, Feb. %
and "a.
| Memphis.--A crusade to enforce the
city's anti-spitting ordinance has been
started by attaches of the city's health
department, assisted by a corps OF
police.
Manchester.-At a mass meeting the
Central Farm Loan association was
completed 1t was decided to increase
the directorate of the association from
five to 80.
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Jacksonville budget for the city
Of Jackson for 1917 was adopted by
the board of commissioners. The es-
timated expenses for all departments
will be $4,000.
Jacksonville Rev. j. A. Deaver,
pastor of the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church of this city, has been elect
ed president of the pastors associa-
ton of Jackson.
| Cleveland. AS result of frozen
water pipes the kitchen range in the
home of the Rev. G. w. Coleman blew
up with terrific force during the re-
cent sold weather.
| Cleveland. The Hardwick Stove
company has made 10 per cent in
crease to all moulders in their employ
The increase was voluntary on the
part of the company.
Morristown.-The organization Of
the Hamben county farmers loan as
ISOLATION was perfected and applica-
ton filed for charter under the terms
of the federal land bank law.
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Clarksville.-At a meeting of the
city council, George Fort and Emory
Kimbrough were elected members of
the board of education in place of Hon.
Dancey Fort and Judge w. B. Young,
resigned.
Knoxville.-The sale of pure bred
cattle being planned by the East Ten
nessee Shorthorn Breeders associa-
ton has been set for March %. The
sale will take place at University of
! Tennessee farm.
Trezevant.-The Trezevant Fruit
Growers association is planning for
the marketing of the 1917 crop Of
| strawberries, biackberries, peaches,
apples and various other kinds Of fruit
grown in this section.
Jacksboro.- trial of Albert and
Byron Graham on the charge of MUIR
der was heard in the criminal courts
of Campbell county, at Jacksboro, and
a verdict of murder in the first degree
was returned by the jury.
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Johnson City-A large delegation of
Johnson City business men went to
Knoxville to confer with the business
men of that city seeking cooperation
in locating the government armor
7, plate plant In the Watauga valley, mid
way between Johnson City and Eliza
bethton.
Milan.-A citizens meeting consid.
ering sanitation and public health
generally was held at the First Pres
byterian church here under the direc-
tion of the Parent. Teacher association.
1t was attended by the mayor, who
presided, the board of aldermen, the
board of education, the board of
health, the faculty of the high school,
and goodly number of enterprising
men and women.
Irrelevant Members of the, Treze-
want fruit growers association held
their annual meeting and election Of
officers, as follows: President, W. F..
Holt; vice president, A. H. Jones;
secretary, w. H. Galway. The ques-
ton of the selection of an inspector
and grader was referred to commit
tee of FIVE, who will consider men for
these positions and make nominations
for the meeting to be held next week.
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