McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-04

sram this year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moody, Car
'oll county's new farm demonstration
agent, is earnestly urging greater pro-
iuction of foodstuffs.
Nashyille-Several thousand negroes
II Nashville have pledged their1oyalty
o the flag and their readiness to fight
or. the nations honor.
Maryville.-Prof. H. A. Morgan Wis.
ted the college and urged upon the
Students the necessity of producing
arge harvests this season.
Paris.-A young baby was brought
% Paris on the N, C. & st. L. train. It's
mother got on the train at Murray,
KY, and deserted the baby.
Celina.-Farmers throughout this
section are using every available man
Ind team In planting the largest acre.
lge ever known in this section.
Lebanon.-A patriotic rally was held
IN the public square here under the
shadow of the monument of a gallant
zero of the Confederacy, Gen. Robert
aatton.
Dyersburg.- 1916-1917 term Of
The Ro-Ellen high chool, one of the
oldest and most favorably known of
Dyer's schools, closed with impressive
Knoxville.-All Knox county school
buildings, $50 in number, are offered
by vote of the school boards for public
in the interest of patriotic
Loudon.-Prof. Harry Clark, of the
University of Tennessee, addressed
oint gathering of the churches here
n the interest vi the campaign Of food
Memphis body of Thomas M.
Dies, politician and capitalist, was
'ound In a back room of his laundry
n South Memphis with bullet hole In
ais right temple and pistol in his
hand.
Martin.-The Martin good roads as.
ISOLATION has completed arrangements
by which the leading roads out of Mar
tin will be properly worked for anoth-
or year and will be brought up to good
condition.
Clarksville.-Frank Nichols, form
erly of New Providence, but now with
an Indianapolis concern, was fined $50
in the city court on a charge of hiring
and enticing away laborers in the en-
ploy of others.
Nashville-The Tennessee constitu-
.ional convention league has named
committees for the four
arge counties of the state and thor
,ugh organization in every county
Will De puSneu.
Humboldt.-The democratic judicial
committee of the thirteenth judicial CIR
cult have called primary election for
July Is, to nominate demo-
cratic candidates for judge and attor-
ney general for this circuit.
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Clarksville.-Dr. w. N. Dinwiddie,
dean of the Southwestern Presbyte-
rian university, has been elected COM
to the general assembly of
Southern Presbyterian churches to be
held at Birmingham, Ala.
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Dyersburg.-Dyer county Is doing
It's bit in the campaign for food pre-
paredness, now being waged, and the
reports coming in are of a great in
crease in the planting of foodstuffs,
and a decrease in the planting of cot
Memphis. Voluntary supervisors Of
the garden work in Memphis have
been provided with special badges by
the gardening committee that they
may be recognized as they make
their rounds in inspecting, advising
and supervising the work.
Nashville.--In hearing before
Judge Sanford In Chattanooga the or
der for the sale of the Tennessee Cen
trail railroad properties was radically
by subordinating the claims
of prior lien bondholders to number
Of other obligations.
Bristol.--Part of the personal prop
erty of E. Gouge, former prominent
liquor dealer, was sold at auction by
government agents to answer claims
for back revenue taxes. The govern
nent agents to answer claims s151, 900
due from Gouge for liquor taxes.
Martin. Work Is under way on the
new government building, for which
an appropriation of $4,000 was made.
The contractors state this will be one
of the most complete buildings of its
size in the country. They have until
March, 1918, to complete it, but say
IL no unnecessary delay occurs they
will have 1t ready for occupancy by
Christmas.
Selmer.-Friday night, April 81,
secutive term of the Selmer high
high school. The school with the fac
ulty, w. B. Simpson, principal, Misses
Florence English, Irene lngraIn, Cor
nelia Crook and Kathleen Wood, has
been a successful one.
Friendsville.-Joseph Hamilton Nc.
Connell, ~ years old, died at his
home here. He had been i'll only two