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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-01-19

TT is beyond the bounds
of possibility to answer
promptly the mass of GU
riosity telephone calls that
threaten to swamp our ex-
changes every time there is a
large fire.
Calls for physicians, the am
bulance or the police, held up
at such times might result in
the loss of human life.
For your protection, as well
as for the protection of your
neighbors, we ask you not to
call the telephone operator
merely out of curiosity. After
all, she has no more informa-
ton than you have.
7. JACKSON. TENN.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-01-19
TO NY Patrons and Friends:

Since my Office was destroyed by
fire, will, for the next few months
office in my residence, next door
above McNairy County Independent
office. Respectfully,
R. NJ. KENDRICK, M. D.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-01-19
Come and PAY Up

We want every one owing US for
shop work to come in and pay up.
We need the money and must have it.
GOoCH & CHESHIER.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-01-19
Don't Make m
Curiosity Telephone Calls

Because 1900 idle curiosity seekers In Bingham
ton asked Central where the FIRE was, an emergency
call for an ambulance held up for nearly min
utes and this delay resulted In the death OF -.
Physicians say that had the ambulance been secured
at once---'s life might have been saved"
-Elmira Adperdser.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Commissioners Sale of
Valuable Timber
and Timber Land

Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit
Court of Highland County virginia,
rendered at the October term, 1916 in
the cause pending therein styled Union
Lumber Company V. Highland Lum-
Der Company Inc, and others, I will
on Wednesday the 23rd day of May,
1917 offer for sale at public auction at
the front door of the court house of
said county in Monterey, va, all those
certain, tracts or parcels of timber and
timberland lying and being in said
county, which were conveyed to High
land Lumber Company, Inc, from
Union Lumber Company by deed dated
September 24th 1913, and of record in
the Clerks Office of said court, that is
say
l All those four several tracts lying
on the Shenandoah Mountain, contain
ing in the aggregate 1889 acres and
known as the Fred Gardner lands.
All that certain tract of land ly-
ing no Shaw's Ride containing 604.03
acres and known as the W. A. Jones
tract.
3 All the timber on 1868 acres of
land lying on the waters of Bull Pas
ture River, known as the d. E. Lock
ridge timber tract.
4 All that tract of land lying on
the Bull Pasture Mountain containing
4O5. 43 acres known IS the j. M. Rails
ton tract.
5 All the timber except loucust on
two parcels of land aggregating 1854
acres on Bull Pasture River known as
the A. r. Lockridge tracts.
6 All the timber on that trace of
land lying on the Bull Pasture Noun
tain, containing ia. Is acres and known
as the A. B. Dcvericks tract.
I All that tract of land in fee lying
on the east side of Jack Mountain con-
tanning 1T5.11 acres known as D. G.
RalSton tract.
s All that tract in fee lying on the
Jack Mountain containing l13.2S acres
known as the Annie E. Ervine tract.
Where the timber only is to be sold,
there are rights of-way and privileges
attached thereto that will be sold also,
and are fully described in the deed
mentioned above.
TERMS:-One half the purchase
money to be paid in cash the remain
der in six and twelve months from day
of sale, with interest, the purchaser to
execute interest bearing notes with ap-
proved security, and the title will be
retained as ultimate security.
Edwin B. Jones, COm'r.
I, W. H. Matheny, clerk of the Cir
cult court of Highland county, va,
do hereby certify that the bond re-
uuired of the commioner by the decree
mentioned above, has been duly exc
cuted.
W. H. Matheny, clerk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
More About Buckwheat

The following from the Roanoke
Times of April Doth is along the
line of thought set forth in our last
issue, and is in agreement with our
suggestion that Highland should
sow a large acreage of buckwheat,
some reasons for which the Times
points out more forcefully than was
done in our hurried writing last
week.
The suggestion has been made
by a correspondent -and 1t is one
that appeals to US as being most
timely and practicable that the
attention of the farmers of South
west Virginia be directed to the
advisability of sowing buckwheat.
This is the ONLY grain that can now
be sown, as it is too late to plant
increased corn or wheat crops IN
this section. By sowing buckweat
in the shock or corn rows IN the
wheat or oats fields or sowing 1t
after the other grain is cut of, t
can be harvested in time to break
up the land by fall blowing. 1t
has been estimated that every
bushel of buckwheat would take
the place of one-half bushels OF
white wheat, from which it can be
readily seen that the good that
can be done by thus increasing the
grain crop of Southwest Virginia is
very great indeed. The farmers
are urged to look carefully into the
feasibility of carrying out this sug-
gestion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Comrs' Sale of
Valuable Timber Lands

Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit
Court of Highland county, Va. render
ed at the October term, 1916, in the
chancery cause therein pending styled
Union Lumber Company VS.. Highland
Lumber Co. Inc. and others, we will on
Wednesday,, the 23rd day of May,
| 1917, offer for sale at public auction at
the court house of Highland county
in Monterey, Va. the following describ-
ed tracts of timber and timber land,
which were conveyed to Highland
Lumber Company, Inc. from Union
Lumber Company by deed dated
July 31st, 1914, and of record in the
clerks office of said court, that is to
say:
~ All that certain tract of land in
fee situated on Shaw's Ridge in said
county containing 40494 acres known
as the Martin V. Botl1in tract.
~ All that tract of land in fee sit
uated on Shaw's Ridge in said county,
containing SSH acres known as the
John W. and G.. S. Leach tract.
81 All that certain tract of land in
fee, lying on Benson's Run in Shenan-
doah Mountain in said county, con-
tanning IA. IA acres.
AZ All the timber on Ala. GA acres
of land in three parcels, known as the
H. F. Alexander timber tracts, togeth-
er with rights of way and privileges
for the removal of the timber, and the
right of way for a railroad over the
lands of Fl. F. Alexander, such rights
to be exercised within Is years from
July 81, 1914, with the further privi-
leges of extending the time from year
to year by paying 10 cents per acre
per annum.
Isl All the timber on 1854 acres
on Bull Pasture Mountain known as
the C. G. Alexander tract, together
with rights of way and privileges for
the removal of timber, to be exercised
within Is years from July 81, 1917.
(6) All the timber, except locust on
that certain tract lying on the west
side of Tower Hill mountain in Bath
county, Va. known as the G. Il. Lock
ridge tract together with rights of way
and privileges for the removal OF the
timber. Reference is made to the
deed mentioned above for full descrip-
ton of these rights.
~ All that certain tract of land in
fee situated on Tower Hill mountain
in Bath county, Va. containing $3.50
acres and known as the John L. Swad- !
ley tract.
These tracts will be offered separate
ly and together and sold in the way
that the best price can be obtained.
Terms-One half the purchase money
cash in hand on the day of sale,t and
the remainder payable in two equal
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
VALUABLE LAND and TIMBER

Pursuant to decree of the circuit
court of Highland county, Va, rem
dered at the October term, 1916 in the
cause therein pending styled Union
Lumber Company Inc, we will on
Wednesday, the 23rd of May, 1917,
offer for sale at public auction at the
front door of the court house OF High
land county, Va. in Monterey, Va. all
that certain tract of land situated in
Highland county, Va. on the Bull Pas
ture mountain, known as the McNulty
fee tract, containing l04. 10 acres more
or less, and all the timber on 64S. 40
acres adjoining thereto known as the
McNulty timber tract, together with
rights and privileges and rights of way
for,roads etc. for the removal Of the
timber, as described in the deed from
Union Lumber Company to Highland
Lumber Company, Inc, bearing date
April IA, 1914, and of record in the
Clerks Office of said county.
TERMS: One half the purchase
money to be paid in cash on the day
of sale, and the remainder to be paid
in two equal instalments falling due in
six and twelve months from the day Of
sale with interest to be evidenced by
notes with personal security, and the
title to be retained as ultimate security.
Andrew L. Jones,
Edwin B. Jones, Comrs
Nv. H. Matheny, clerk of the cir
cult court of Highland county, Va, do
hereby certify that Edwin B. Jones,
one of the said commissioners has ex-
ecuted the bond required by the decree
above mentioned.
w. H. Matheny, Clerk
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
4 GENERAL SURVEY O;
the WAR,
MONDAY.

Ushered in by prolonged artlliery
bombardment, a renewed attack IN
force has been begun by the British
on the German lines in northern
France. The new stroke was given us
first impetus, ION both sides OF the
river Scarpe," as the official statement
puts It,.
The extent of the attack has not yet
been clearly DEVELOPED. AS it is an
nounced to have been launched ION a
wide front" it probably reaches well
toward Vimy positions on the north
and beyond the ArrasCambra1 road tc
the south.
A new movement at possibly vita
Importance appears to have been maze
Nv the Germans on the eastern front
The depar.ure from Libau, On the Bal
tic south of the Gulf of Riga. OF trans
norris for an unknown destination Is
reported.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Selective Consumption

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Ihe
House passed the selective con-
scription bill, sborn of all volunteer
system amendments, by a vote
of 397 to "a. The result exceeded
the hopes of the administration sup
porters, the vote on the Kahn am
endment to strike out the volunteer
amendments earlier in the after
noon being 279 to 50.
The proposition to allow Col.
Roosevelt to raise an army division
and lead it to France was defeated.
Washington, April 20, Il a m }
The Administrations selective
CONSUMPTION, as framed by experts
passed Senate by vote Of 81 to 8.
The ballot was taken at II :55 after
a day of sharp debate.
The Roosevelt provision was
defeated.
The measure, which empowers
the president to raise and equip an
army of l 900, 900 men, becomes
law as soon as Mr.. Wilson signs it.
Here is summary of the House
army bill as it will be approved
following the elimination of the
section authorizing the calling OF
volunteers:
Authorizes President to raise,
organize, equip, and officer the
regular army to maximum strength
of 2S7 900 men. and national guard
to approximately 625 600.
Provides, under selective con-
scription, that the President in add,
ton shall raise force of 100000
men.
In is discretion, President shall
raise and train a second army OF
100000 men.
Total armed forces contemplated
100000 men.
Makes liable to military service
all male citizens, except alien en-
emies, between twenty-one and
fortv years, inclusive.
Exempts from military service
the Vice President, legislative, exc
cutive, and judicial officers of the
United States and the several
States, persons belonging to re-
cngnized religious organizations
whose creeds are against war; min
listers of any religious denomina-
ton.
President given discretion to ex-
empt, or draft for partial service
Custom house clerks; persons hand
ling mails; workmen employed in
arsenals. navy yards, and armories
persons engaged in industries neces
sarv to maintenance of the military
establishments; pilots and marines
of merchant marine; persons hav-
ing depenent families; all persons
morally and physically deficient.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Public Renting of Land

As ATTORNEY for Mrs. Amanda
Corrigan, will, on Wednesday,
May %, 1917, offer for rent at
public anctlon at the front door of
the court house of Highland Coun-
ty SO acres, more or less, of land
living on Jackson's River adjoining
the lands of Haas Radcliffe and
others. All this land is cleared
and in splendid blue grass sod and
will be offered for rent for one year
beginning on the day of renting,
the purchaser to give his bond for
the rent, falling due in one year,
payable to her waving the home
stead exemption with the right
reserved for Mrs. Corrigan to live
in the dwelling house on the land
and to keep one cow and one
horse on the land. Also the gar
den and small cronfiled will be
reserved.
Andrew L. Jones, Atty
for Mrs. Corrigan.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Editorial Musings
(Bv T. W. Barker)

Well have two of 'em the army
of the killers and the army of the
tillers and one is just as vital tc
success as the.
No, sir, we'll never 60 blind as
long as we live in this town. There
are too many beautiful women and
pretty girls to look at.
The Victoria Regia, a lily native
to Brazil, has leaves measuring
from ten to twenty feet in diameter
The Garden OF Eden should have
been located in Brazil.
The government is being flooded
with applications for commissions,
and ten out of every nine wants to
be a general or and admiral. Gosh!
Give us a gum.
No, we've never killed a man
et-but, begob, we're death to
mosquitoes and flies.
Mr.. Townsman, pillow up the
back yard and let the women and
children handle it while you go
after a vacant lot. Every little
helps, and ten or twenty Titles will
make whale of big one.
No, Mr.. President, our soldiers
will not lack for food. Every loyal
American will do his or her duty,
and that spirit of production. We
follow we lead.
There are, though, manv kinds
of slackers those in the home for
example.
All the world loves lover
except the fellow who was Tilted.
"Give US this day our daily
bread" it may even come to
that. Plant something.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
WEDNESDAY.

One of the greatest and most bitter
" contested battles of the war has en-
tered its third dav on the British front
in France. TIE issue still Is in doHbt'
Masscd German reserves are being
hurled in bloody counter attacks In a
supreme effort to check General S1
Dcuglas Haig's troops. Miner posi-
tons. trench lines and rubbish teaHs
dignified by the war maps by the
names of villages have been seized by
the British. The Wotan line, their
main objective, is still intact.
With the French armies along the
Aisne front and in the Champagne, the
battle just now confined mainly to the
artillery. The French are continuing
to make progress in local fighting.
Next in Importance are growing ru'
mors of great German attempt
against Petrograd. The reports are
taken seriously enough in the Russien
carital to induce many hundreds OF
civilians to fee.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Stop, Read and Think.
Are you a Rheumatic?

Do you know that you are eating
things every day that Is wrecklng your
nervous system and poisoning every
vital organ in your body? Are your
muscles sore and stiff? Are you lame
and stiff in your back and Joints? Are
you having all kinds of neuralgia
pains? Do you get up as tired in the
morning as when you went 10 bed?.
If so, you should not neglect to get
MACRo-SAL Rheumatism Remedy at
one and get rid of these serious symp-
toms. With each bottle there is a
special diet list for all rheumatic peo-
pie, which is worth many hundreds Of
dollars to your. MACRo-SAL is guar
anteed to give results. If no benefit
received from the medicine after direc-
lions are strictly followed your money
will be cheerfully refunded.
Ask your dea Ter for Macro-Sal,
S1.O0 postpaid. Dea lers supplied by
S. B. Wallace s. Co., Marlinton, W..
Va.
For sale by Highland Mercantile
Co., Monterey, Va. adv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
ALTERATION

The Farm Journal of January
1914 said: Girls who wish to hav
small prettily-shaped mouths
should at least, twice a week say
Fanny Finch fried five foundering
fish for Frances Fowler's father. .
But and if the above is in anyway
beneficial to the rising generation
why not say: Frequently, Fannie
Florence Flynne, freely fried forty
five fine laundering faliacious fat
feshy, fine favored fresh fragrant
fish, formerly favorites, far fetched,
free from Florida's far famed fa-
NOUS fisheries for Frederick Foley
Frances Fowlers foster father.
Composed by A. D. Quinn
Meadow Dale, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
TIMBER and TIMBER LAND

Pursuant to a decree oflhe Circuit
Court of Highland county, Va, rem
dered at the October term, 1916 in the
cause pending therein styled Union
Lumber Company VS.. Highland Lum-
Der Co. Inc. and others we will on
Wednesday the 23rd day of May, 1911
offer for sale at public auction at the
front doot of the court house of High
land County in Monterey, Va, the
following described tracts of land and
timber on the waters of the Bull Pas
ture River in Highland County, Va,
which were conveyed to Highland Lum-
Der Company, Inc, from Union Lum-
Der Company by deed bearing date on
the the 10Th day Of November, 1918
and of record in the clerks office OF
said court, that is to say:
l All that certain tract OF land III
fee known as the Emma R. Hevener
land, containing 237. Is acres more OF
less, on the east side of Jack Mountain
2 All that certain tract of land in
fee known as the L. Fl. Shumate tract
containing 91.95 acres.
All that tract of land in fee known
as the L. Fl. Shumate tract containing
20. 76 acres.
4 All that certain tract in fee known
as the w. A. Meats tract containing
| So 81 acres.
5 All that tract of land in fee known
as the r. N. Ervine tract, containing
$4,000 acres.
All the timber except locust on that
tract of 234.90 acres known as the A.
S. &. c.. H. Graham timber tract.
I All the timber on tract of 87.55
acres, known as the Henrietta V. Pull
lin tract.
All necessary rights of way for the
removal of the timber, as conveyed
by the said deed, will be sold together
with the timber.
s All that certain tract of land in
fee containing 6531 acres, known as
the G.. M. Pullin tract.
8 All that certain tract in fee known
as the w. FL. Vance and Fl. T. Brad
shaw tract containing Att acres more
or less.
The tracts will be offered separately
and together and sold in the way that
| Gne DeSG price Cdu uO Icd l1H0u.
TERMS:-One half the purchase
money cash in hand on the day OF
sale and the residue payable in two
equal inStallments in six and twelve
months after date respectively with
interest from the day of sale, for which
the purchaser will be required to give
notes with approved personal security,
and the title will be retained as ulti-
mate security.
Edwin B. Jones,
Fl. H. Byrd, Comrs.
I, w. H. Matheny, clerk of the cir
cult court of Highland county, Va, do
hereby certify that Edwin B. Jones,
one of the above named commissioners,
has executed the bond required by the
decree above mentioned.
w. H. Matheny, Clerk
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
TUESDAY,.

Continuing hard blows upon tn
German lines in the Scarre riV r.
gion, east Of Arras, where er one"
siye was resumed, the B"i ish haV
pushed horne telling til nss n a
other sector CT the great battlefield.
TIE canal vas cut at . p 'int S
of Epehy. nnor Tnn'5uilie. Il "a J
ing it the British pressed t. vi /
approximately two miles o. L" c t'lei
a railway in ction poin+ on :ha cara
to the south towards s.. 0'c@ti2.
The eituati2n beh'n1 the re m l
lines remains uncer ain. TIE NV
that trickleS across the German iron
tier indicates the authorities nav
gained the upper hand ovar tie strlR
ers BY the drastic method of mi.itarl2
ing the munition industry.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04

instalments in six and twelve months
from the day.of sale, and bearing in
terest therefrom, the purchaser to ex-
ecute his notes with personal security
for the deferred payments ard the title
will be retained as ultimate security.
H. Fl. Byrd,
Edwin i. Jones, Comrs.
L, W. FL. MaIheny, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Highland County, Va,
do hereby certify that Edwin B. Jones,
one of the above named commissioners
has executed the bond required by the
decree above mentioned.
w. H. Matheny, Clerk
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
To Whom 1t May Concern:

G. A. Bradshaw and to whom it
may concern: Notice is here given
that C. A. Dickson, in accordance
with an act of the General Assem-
bly,, of Virginia, approved March
4th, 1912, entitled "An Act to au-
thorize the ascertainment and desig-
nation of the boundary line of real
estate. has filed his petition. And
the said C. A. Bradshaw being a
non resident is notified to appear
here on the first day of the July
term 1917, of Highland Circuit
Court to make such defense, TO the
said petition as lie may be advised.
Teste: W. H. Matheny
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Announcement

TO the Voters of the Counties of Bath,
Highland and Rockbridge and the
City of Buena Vista: -,
I hereby announce myself a candid
ate for reelection to the House OF
Delegates of Virginia for the District
composed of the counties OF Bath,
Highland and Rockbrigde and the
City of Buena Vista.
Subject to the Democratic Primary.
Respectfully,
John w. Stephenson
Warm Springs, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
Your Opportunity

To buy planning machine at a
bargain. Fully equipped for
matching, moulding, cutting,
German siding and surfaci ng. In
good running condition. Can be
seen at my place three miles north
of Hightown.
Jno. Fl. Bevener,
Hightown, Va, Rt. /.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-04
War! War!

Cents run into dollars same as
seconds run into hours. You will
save money by buying your suits
of US. See our line of SIS suits,
best on earth at any price. Our
travelling salesman, A. S. Mire.
will be pleased to show you samples
A. Nash Wholesale Tailor
Cincinnati, 0.