McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-04-20

jackson, and has assumed control OF
the company's affairs.
Jackson.-Society girls and ma
irons of Jackson are demonstrating
their patriotism by preparing them.
selves for service as nurse aids and
in other useful capacities if they are
needed during the war with Germany.
Jackson.-Dr. A. Weinberg, for sew
eral years an optician of this city, but
now engaged in that business in st.
Joseph, Mo-, in letter to Jackson
friends, puts at rest the persistent ru-
NOR that he had been arrested In Il
hnois as German spy,
Memphis. Reorganization of a base
hospital unit and it's equipment is a
task which the Red Cross society has
placed before the Memphis public as
a concrete opportunity for the tri-state
city to materially aid the fighting
forces of the United States.
Sewanee.-The students of the Uni
versity of the South organized COM
pany for military training under the
direction of Maj. w. H. Mcclellan,
member of the faculty of the univer-
sity and formerly commandant at the
Sewanee military academy.
Clarksville-The members of the
First Christian church refused to az
cept the resignation of Rev. e. G. Bar.
nett Mr.. Barnett is now at Amarillo,
Tex, with his wife, who has been in
Texas for the last five months in an
effort to regain her health.
Knoxville.-First Lieut.. Ashby De-
Dusk, of Company Fl, Second Infantry,
Middlesboro, KY, National Guard, has
received orders for the company to get
ready to entrain. The company re-
Gently returned from the Mexican bor-
der, but is ready and anxious to en-
ter the service again.
Knoxville.-Two of the four barrels
of corn whisky recently seized by the
government near Cleveland, in transit
by auto from Chattanooga to Knox
vile, or, as later claimed, to Middles-
boro, KY, were stolen from the stor-
age house, where they had been plac.
ed by government agents.
Lexington.-At a meeting of the
board of mayor and aldermen, pre-
sided over by Mayor C. C. Davis, the
following were elected to constitute
the city board of education: Judge
T. A. Lancaster, l., T. Fielder, W. H.
Montgomery, H. e. Graper, S. L. Hern-
don, r. T. Hart and w. r. Holland.
Bristol.-Compartm cars arriv-
ing here from Yellowstone National
park carried eighty head of young
elk for use in stocking the govern
ment's newly-acquired mountain lands
extending from White Top to within
ten miles of Bristol. Due to the long
journey, five of these elk were dead.
Knoxville.-Under provisions of the
federal land grant act, of which the
University of Tennessee is bene-
ficiary, all graduates under 40 years
of age are subject to CONSUMPTION to
officer the army of the United States
in time of stress. Dean Hoskins es-
Inmates that 1900 graduates are amen
able to this law
Knoxville.-Col. J. W. Campbell,
commander of the Henry M. Ashby
Camp of United Confederate Veterans,
has offered their services To the presi.
dent in case of war to serve in any ca
pacity that the president may see fit
to USE them. Col. Campbell is 50
years of age, but says he Is ready to
help defend the flag.
Nashville.--A troop train carrying
800 recruits from Fort Thomas to
Douglas, Ariz, and northbound
Louisville & Nashville freight train
met in head-on collision few hun
dred yards southwest of the depot at
Gallatin. Both engines were badly
wrecked and several coaches OF the
troop train derailed. Fourteen sol
diers were injured, none seriously.
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Knoxville.--Earth shocks which be,
gan at Talbot on March % and were
| of considerable force have continued
ever since, but with diminishing pow.
err. AS no other section in East Tennes.
| see has reported similar disturbance,
| 1t is believed the seismic phenomena
| Is entirely local. These shocks are az
companied by noise as If made /
an explosion. The earth seems I
bound upward instead of being agi
tated literally.
| Lexington.-The Henderson county
teachers association will hold meet
ing in the college hall here April IA
presided over by Prof. Otis e. Holmes
county superintendent. The associa
ton is composed of abot 100 teachers
Jackson.-w. A. Hassen, aged "a
Syrian peddler, In applying for natu
radiation papers at the Office Of Cir
CURT Court Clerk w. F. May, stated
that he would fight for the United
States in any event, whether this
country got In war with Germany oil
even Syria. He has been in Americs
four years.
Clarksville.-Two and a half mil
lion pounds OF tobacco were burned
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