McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-07

oxyilIe.--Knoxville' new city di.
rectory. just out, gives Knoxville's
population as 94,2S9.
Gleason.--The 1918 term of the
Gleason high school will open on the
second Monday in September.
Memphis.-After shooting down the
guard, seven negro boys, alleged law
breakers, escaped from the negro
Juvenile detention quarters.
Fayetteville.-Th people of Fay
etteville and Lincoln county gave a
farewell reception in honor of the
county's volunteers and draft men.
Bristol.-The Bristol ladies Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will entertain for the first time the
state organization this fall. The state
meeting will begin Oct. 1.
Dyersburg.-The Business Mems
club here has decided to make every
effort to have Dyersburg selected as
one of the landing places for the avia-
ton school in Memphis.
Knoxville-Miss Lillian Byrn San
som, 25, school teacher, died at local
hospital, following injuries sustained
a few hours previous when she was
struck by an automobile.
+ Dyersburg.-D. w. Moss, county
| chairman Of the council of national
defense. has selected delegates to at
tend the Farmers Institute. to be held
in Jackson Sept. IL, Is and IA.
Columbia.-Judge ]. T. Mcknight
handed down a decision in the famous
dog law suit holding the dog law
passed during the session of the legis-
lature in 1907 unconstitutional.
observation-disclosures of the Chris,
tian church at Churchton, in the east.
ern part OF the county, are erecting a
handsome church. When completed it
will be one of the most substantial
churches in the county.
Memphis Charged with manslaugh-
ter, C. G. Wells of Clarksdale, Miss,
who is alleged to have been the driver
of the auto which struck and fatally
injured D. r. Choate, was held to the
grand jury In police court.
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Chattanooga.-Jo Robinson,
aged Is, who was shot by her husbar
Roy T. Robinson, private of the Z S.
Eleventh cavalry, is dead. Robinson,
after shooting his wife, fired a bullet
into his own head. He is expected TO
recover.
Jackson.-In order to put the gray.
eled streets in the business section OF
the city in good shape for the winter,
the public utility department Of the
commission is having the streets scar
flied and they will be resurfaced with
gravel and a binding oil.
Dyersburg E. Magee, Sam Fer
guson and John L. Sinclair, election
commissioners for Dyer county, have
called an election to be held Sept. 6
in Trimble to elect mayor, tax as.
SCISSOR, aldermen and member Of the
school board.
Jackson.-With orange and white
betting on telephone poles along the
streets and highways, the Burlington
Route has been marked as far south as
Corinth. Miss; and the markers, who
has been here several days, will pro-
coed to the gulf soon.
Nashville. While the cashier was
out to lunch a robber entered the
FARMERS and Merchants bank at
White Bluff, drew a pistol on the as.
sistant cashier, Miss Ellie Price, and
took all the money from the cash
drawer, amounting to $532.
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Camden.-The revival services at
the M. e. church, South, are drawing
large crowds at both the day and
night services. The Rev. e. M. Mathis
Of Whiteville is doing the preaching.
The Rev. Rathis served the Camden
circuit early in his ministry, thirteen
years ago.
Clarksville.--The body of Miss Mar
garet Morris, who was drowned in the
Cumberland river near here, has been
recovered by Will Bradley. The body
was floating about one mile below the
scene of the drowning. Bradley tied a
rope to the body and towed 1t behind
his skiff until he reached the wharf.
Messrs. Chap and John
Cunningham, who two years ago pur-
chased herd of registered Shorthorn
cattle in Ohio, have been quite sue
cessful with them. They have sold
sufficient number to pay for their pur-
chase and have now number equiv.
alent to their original herd on hand.
Trenton.--Circuit court, which has
been in session here the last three
weeks. has adjourned. Several cases
OF Importance have been disposed of.
Knoxville.--With serious coal sit
uation already facing Knoxville, mem
bers of the Appalachian Coal Operat-
ors' association declare the price fixed
by the government for the sale of coal
by the retailers will cause loss Of
about 40 cents ON every ton of coal and
that, facing this loss, they would have
to quit business, leaving the situation
worse than ever.
Naahville chairman Smith of the