McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-21

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cratic primary, called for March 0,
will apparently be well supplied with
candidates.
Watertown--Whi operating join
or at the Watertown planning mill Err.
nest Patton, son of the proprietor,
lost three fingers from his right hand
/ Memphis.-Fire destroyed the build
ing and contents of the Joseph Rosen
field company, ladies' clothing Loss
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Bristol.-In amount and quality the
Sullivan county wheat yield of the
present year is said to have surpassed
that of any other county in East Ten
nessee.
Knoxville.-Sam E. Clearfge, for IL
years East Tennessee clerk to the
supreme courS was reelected to that
position by the court for another term
of six years.
Ashland City.-The annual Cheath
anna county fair will be held at this
plalce on Oct. 10, and preparations are
now under way to make this the most
successful ever held.
Chattanooga Graul, interned
German sailor, who died at base hos
pital, Fort Oglethorpe, was given a
military funeral and his body inferred
in tho National Cemetery
Memphis-Trapped on the upper
floor of her residence by flames which
cut off her escape by stairs, Mrs. John
W. Brownell leaped from second
story window. She was painfully in
jured.
Milan.-Mrs. Henry Gunter was kill
ed and three others painfully injured
whom an L. & N freight train struck
an automobile in which they were
riding at Bluff Springs crossing, three
miles from Milan.
Memphis. Memphis has contributed
more physicians to the medical corps
of the army than any other city in the
United States, In proportion to its pop
ulation, according to information con-
tanned in telegram.
Alamo.-The Maccabees Of Tennes-
see will hold state convention in the
city of Dyersburg on Tuesday, Nov.
s. There are large number of tents
and each tent will have representa-
tive to this convention.
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Organization of farmers in
various ways, in order to do their
patriotic duty to their country in the
war crisis, was the keynote of prac-
tically all the addresses delivered at
the session of the West Tennessee
Farmers Institute.
| Newbern.-The old school building
and lot known as the Newbern public
school, which is located on the north
side of the railroad, near the business
section of the city, was sold here at
auction by City Recorder lobe Fulg-
hum, and brought $4,000.
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Chattancoga.-W. H. Payne, popu-
| lar member of the Chattanooga bar,
was drowned in the Tennessee river.
He missed his footing while crossing a
gang plank leading from launch 70
! the dock and fell into the river.
Chattanooga.--The four hundred and
more informed Germans at Fort Ogle-
thorpe have been moved to their new
prison barracks, which squad of the
| prisoners built. The barracks are
| fashioned after the modern soldier
cantons and are proided with all mol
ern conveniences.
Athens.-The Rev, Albert Keller,
the new pastor Of the Mars Hill Pres
byterian church insAthens, and the
Rev. S. B. Oglle, new pastor of the
First Baptist church, have arrived and
both ministers filled their pulpits Sun
day morning and evening and were
heard by large congregations DR..
Keller comes from St. Louis and DR..
Ogle from Nashville.
Jacksonville trial of DR.. ]. e. Voss,
q well-known chemist of the city and
former head of the socialist party in
Tennessee, who is charged with the
murder of Oscar Blakeny in November,
1915, will be held In the Madison GRIM
inal court Sept. 10. DR.. Voss was tried
a year ago and found guilty of second
court reviewed the case it reversed the
lower court and stated he could not be
| tried on a. charge greater than that
OF voluntary manslaughter. DR.. Voss
killed Blakeny on the ground that the
latter had insulted his (Vosso wife.
Knoxville.-All cows which prove
"slackers" or fail to produce the
amount of milk that they should this
winter will be indicted" and sent to
| the butcher, according to decision of
the Knox County Cow Testing associ-
alton.
Bristol.-For the ninth year in sue
cession Judge Joseph l.. Kelly of the
Virginia state supreme court, has been
elected teacher of the State Street
Methodist church Baraca class. This
class is said to be the largest of its
kind in the world. 1t numbers more
| than | 400 members
Mt Pleasant.-As an expression of
appreciation, the mems Baraca bible
class of the Presbyterian Sunday
school presented Messrs. Wilson Cald-
well, Mumford Stewart and Clyde Cole
each with comfort kit. These young
men before going into the army were