McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-06-08
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

| ton, was the main orator at the annual
celebration of Jefferson Davis birth
day by the Daughters of the Confei-
eracy in Jackson.
Chattanooga.-Phys and sur.
geons from various cities in the east
and south are arriving here to enter
| the medical reserve officers camp at
Fort Oglethorpe.
Friendship-The men of the town
and community have decided to organ
ize and drill at the school Fairgrounds
under the leadership of those who
have some knowledge of military tao
| tics.
Chattanooga.-Ma e. S. Walton,
IN charge of the construction Of can.
tons at Fort Oglethorpe, held con-
ference with meat packers to discuss
the building of large refrigerator
plant at the POST.
Chattanooga.-Maj. Matthias Crow.
ley Of the Sixth infantry, has been de-
tailed as chief of police for moral
zone surrounding an army division
mobilization camp recently occupied
In Chickamauga park.
Jacksonville first graduating ex-
ercises in the history of the academic
department of Union university occur
red last Saturday, when the seniors
were presented diplomas by Prof. M.
NJ. Summar, principal.
Bristol-A large crowd witnessed
the laying of the cornerstone of the
| first building Of the new King college.
The cornerstone was set in place by
the graduating class of the present
session and Mayor Faucette,
Knoxville.-Capt. H. W. Kingman,
for the past two years professor Of
military science and tactics at the
University of Tennessee, has received
instructions to join the Eleventh U. s.
infantry at Douglas, Arizona.
Troy-The biennial municipal cleo
ton was held with the following re-
suit: Hon. G. r. McDade was elected
mayor and Messrs. d. H. Burnett, P.
w. Moffatt, ]. W. NPressly, j. e. Moi
fatt and Dr. w. F. Roberts, aldermen
Nashville.-Mayor Ewing has order.
ed the Nashville board of moving pic
ture censors to prevent the showing OF
all films bearing on the war. The
Nashville board is in communication
with the national board in regard to
the release of war films in the future
notwithstanding the month of
May the U. s. army recruiting officer,
Maj W. N. Hughes, has accepted and
sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, ISL re.
cruits for the army. They are dis
tributed as follows: Nashville II.
GAINESVILLE II, Columbia IS, Tullahoma
%, Cookeville 20.
Humboldt.-At the Liberty bond
banquet given by Postmaster ]. w.
McGlathery to the employees of the
Humboldt postoffice, including II ru-
raj route carriers, two city carriers,
three clerks and the assistant post
master, every employee of the Hum
boldt office subscribed for a Liberty
loan bond.
Chattanooga.-It is announced at Ft.
Oglethorpe that one field hospital and
one ambulance company of the Ten
nessee national guard would be order
ed to Oglethorpe for the new training
camp for medical officers and medical
enlisted men. This camp is to open
for active work as soon as the large
cantonment for that purpose is COM
pleted.
Covington. - Devotees of Terpsi
chore, and even bystanders and by.
sitters, where her votaries "trip 1t as
they go on the light fantastic toe"
cannot teach in the public schools of
Upton county, according to the pro-
visions of resolution recently adopt.
ed by the board of education for
clause to that effect will be inserted
In all teachers contracts.
Nashville.-No bids were offered
when the Tennessee Central railway
was again put on the block by Special
Master e. l.. Doak. The sale was post
poned until July 2.
Trezevant.- living in the
Mansfield community, some 40 miles
east of here, found a coat belonging
to E. E. Couch, who resides near here.
The coat was blown that distance by
the wind Mansfield is located north
of Paris, in Henry county, and coat
belonging to M. L. Couch, father of
f. e. Couch, was found at Springville
also in Henry county, and this coat
contained in pocket some valuable
notes and deeds of trust belonging to
NJ L. Couch who was killed in the
storm.
urfreesboro.-Two alleged offend
ers against the bone-dry law were ar
rested by Constable T. o. Butler, at
the first tollgate on the Nashville pike.
It is claimed they were returning from
Nashville with an automobile loaded
with something over 125 quarts Of
liquor.
Union City.-The commercial club
of this city has recently purchased
teams, road machinery, etc., at cost
OF $2,5O0, and has begun work in CO.
operation with the county to improve
and rebuild the jefferson Davis High
way.