McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-06-29
TENNESSEE
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Trezevant.-An election has been
called for July II, when the voters Of
Trezevant will be given an opportunity
to vote on a bond issue for the water
works,
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Jackson.-In the final days shooting
at the annual tournament of the Ten
nessee trapshooters' association ]. H.
Fite of Mount Pleasant won the state
championship.
Dyersburg.-A conference of West
Tennessee agricultural agents was held
in Dyersburg for the purpose Of work
ing out plan to take care of the sur
plus crop Of this section.
Selmer.--At a recent meeting of the
board of directors of the McNairy
county fair association it was unani-
mously voted to hold the annual meet.
ing October 8, 10, II and IL.
Chattanooga decree has been en-
tered in the United States district
court here confirming the sale of the
defunct Dayton coal and iron com.
pany's properties to Harry S. Mat
thews, of Rome, Ca, for 100000.
Nashville.-While guarding railroad
tracks near here, Private Payne, of the
Memphis machine gun company, was
struck by a switch engine and knocked
down an embankment. He was only
slightly hurt and was removed to camp.
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Newbern.-The business mems clubs
OF Dyer county are making extensive
arrangements to attend the meeting of
the West Tennessee business mems
league, which will convene at Trenton,
beginning July 4, and continue for two
days.
Nashville.-Edgar H. Ramsey OF
Nashville, official tester of the David
son county COW testing association and
an experienced creamery expert, has
been appointed state dairy commits
sioner by Commissioner of Agriculture
Bryson.
Observation-Disclosures is plan
ming for the greatest celebration of
independence Day ever given in COT
fee county, July A. The big feature
of the day will be parade of the men
who registered for military service
June 8, headed by band.
Memphis-The county election board
has set July 2s--the day of the consti-
tutional convention election--as the
date for the special election for magis-
trate in the Fifth district, to succeed
the late J. j. Griffin. The vacancy has
been existing for several months.
inesboro.-James Thornton, farm
er, rs years old, living about three
miles south of Gainesboro, while in his
field blowing, turned up metal box
which contained four S. and one $40
gold piece. The coins had the appear
ance of having been in the earth for
several years, and the datest date on
any piece was 1858.
Nashville-After an exhaustive probe
into the financial needs of Davidson
county the tax levy committee of the
county court, by unanimous vote,
adopted a partial schedule of taxes to
be recommended to the court at its
quarterly session in July. The list is
complete in all items but one, the rate
of levy for school purposes not having
been determined.
Knoxville.--Walter Fishburn and
Brod Large were convicted Of the MUIR
der of Sam Bert in Blount county
few weeks ago. Fishburn was given
life sentence in the penitentiary. Large
was sent up for from 10 to 20 years.
Bert, suspected of tipping off moon
shine plants to revenue officers, was
gotten drunk and Fishburn held him
under water until he drowned.
Knoxville.-Two thousand persons
attended the opening session at the
University Of Tennessee. the sixteenth
annual summer school of the south.
Exercises began with the singing of
America" The opening address was
delivered by President Ayres Of the
university. He said that each student
should proceed with her work in the
way that would do most for the nation
at this time of crisis.
Humboldt-As result of the efforts
of strong delegations from Trenton,
Humboldt, Jackson, Henderson, En-
vile and other towns along the cen
trail west Tennessee highway, the
state highway commission has includ-
ed in the scheme of federal highways
a new cross-state highway running
from Fulton to Martin, to Greenfield,
to Trenton, to Humboldt, Jackson,
Henderson, Enville, Shiloh Park and
on to Corinth.
Trezevant.-Another election has
been called for July IL, for the pur-
pose of giving the voters of the town
of Trezevant an opportunity to say
whether or not they want to sell bonds
to improve the waterworks system Of
the town.
Nashville.-Maj. Hyde of the adju-
tant generals office has been notified
by the war department that twelve au-
tomobile ambulances for the use OF
Tennessee regiments have been or
dered sent to Nashville. They are the
latest thing in field arhbulances.
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Dyersburg.-Capt. Green Of Dyers-
burg, veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, went to Memphis to tender