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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06
NO ONE SUFFERED HERE.

The marvel Of our voluntary food
saving, now that we are getting re-
Suits" is that no one ever actually
suffered any hardship from 1T; that
we all are better In health and spirit
and better satisfied with ourselves be-
cause of our friendly self-denial.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

enthusiasm as of old, according
to newspaper reports. 1t is APP
parent that the President will not
have the submissive endorsement
heretofore accorded, now that
the war is over.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06
For Sale,

Anybody in need Of good mich
cows, stock hogs and goats, call on or
write s, j. Pounds and &. D. Holmes,
route |, Stantonville, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

seaboard towns, but it will take
several months to transport them
all back. Secretary Baker
says that the bodies Of all United
States soldiers killed and who
died overseas will be returned to
America as soon as possible.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Sam Freeman. Y. NJ. C. A. worker,
of Camp Gordon, is at home on Wis
1t to relatives and friends.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Food control made suiiiciency from
shortage, kept the rein on food prices.
gave the nations full strength exer.
cise..
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

limo other nation is there SO willing
sense Of voluntary self-sacrifice as
In America-that was shown In the
abstinence from wheat.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Food control In America held the
price of breadstuffs steady, prevented
vicious speculation and extortion and
preserved tranquility at home.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Good will rules the new world al
fear governed the old world. Through
sharing food America helps make the
whole world kin.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Find more wheat, IT came; more
pork, 1t came save sugar, 1t was done.
Sc Americans answered the challenge
of German starvation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Starvation by Germany challenged
all he world; food conservation In
America answered the challenge.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06
s AN D BOX

Danish the old Kaiser and sons
and do it at once........ A little of
corn ticker that has been running
the blockade into Selmer will re-
suit in few landing in Jail at an
early date. ........ McAdoo will be
busy taking that long needed rest
.......More people here Monday
than ever seen on December first
Monday before. y. III. M. Smith
sold more than a thousand dollars
worth of goods Monday Prices
will tell ........J John Clifton is here
with his bridge crew. ......., What
is to be done with all the mules?
No foreign buyers, The only
place for them is in the corn and
cotton fields... ........ Very few of
our boys have thus far come in
from the camps. ........ President
Wilson and party Of over a hun
dred are now on the briny deep.
.....Miss Ersie Hamilton is the
efficient and courteous deputy in
the Office of her brother Trustee
Frank Hamilton. ........... Many of
our subscribers came in Monday
and paid up, but did you? The
year is about ended. ........ Elder
]. A. Houston preached Sunday
at the Christian church. Z. There
is a job for every anif he wants
it, and it would be wise to take
it before the other fellow does. J.
......Selmer certainly has the best
school in her history, and board
ing students are quite numerous.
-. Uncle Sam will have lots of
stuff to put on the markets soon |
Next week we will publish a
letter from Rady Mccormick. It'll
is one of the best letters from
over there" we ever read, and
is sure to interest you. $3.50. Mon
ey never was so plentiful as now,
and we are glad it is going into
homes. It will not always be so
abundant............ Miss Branch s
music recital at the College Hall
was a splendid affair and well at
tended,....... Selmer would be do
ing her share of business it we
we had more active cotton buy
.........Please note at the head
of the Personal column that
there are changes in the M. e. O. |
passenger schedule. ........W Wealth
err continuing so fine is a blessing
to all ............ Thanksgiving Day
was observed in Selhher by al
meeting in the courthouse where
music and and exercises by the
High School, and addresses were
delivered to large audlence.....
......Come in and settle up. IA
number of horsetrades Monday
by the fellows who need plugs.
......A county monument should
be erected at every county seat
giving the name Of every soldier
as well as those who bravely died
,.....There are more good hogs in
MsNairy county now than ever
before ........The boys in congress
will hold open house while the
boss is away. Read the an
i1ouncement of the War s. S..
pledge redemption in this issue.
Every effort must be put forth
to put our county over the top as
we have not failed in doing our
full share in all that has been de-
manded of US by the government
......Wont it be grand and glor-
ious when the boys come back
with the plaudits of a patriotic
final?.. ]. C. Houston, so far,
killed the banner hog of SeImer,
as he killed a Duroc weighing
405 lbs last week. AS 1918 is
almost gone, there are some of
you who are in arrears with us
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06

Food conservation In America has
been the triumph Of individual devo-
ton to the national cause.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06
FOR SALE.

AT ]. s. Browns mill tie lumber, box
ing plank, scantling 2 by A. Closing
mill so come now.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-06
LOST.

Boiler fue between New Hope and J
s. Browns mill Nov. Is. Reward for
return or information. Phone. come
or write. ]. S. BROWN.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22

have charge of and direct the drives for the sale of Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps. The next issue and sale of Liberty Bonds is due in a short while, and Arizona will be call ed upon to subscribe for s21 100000 of these bonds. The writer is not informed as to the quota expected from Greenlee county, but it will be in proportion to the relative importance of the county among her sister coun- ties of Arizona
 This is a brief summary of the pur- poses of the Defense Council as an organization, so far as the informa- tion of the Copper Era goes, and while it is not attempted to state all the good that can be accomplished, yet the foregoing are the salient fea- lures, which this paper believes are not familiar to many of its readers.
 One will observe that the local Council of Defense is worthy of your support. and if you love your coun- try you cannot enlist in a more meri- torious organization.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22
MEMBERS IF BOARD
 RECEIVE BOUnUET
Local Exemption Board Highly Complimented by District Board for Efficiency in Hand ling Registrants.

In letter to l.. N. Callicotte, secre- tary of the local exemption board from the district board at Tucsoa. that body hands the local board |; nice fragrant boquet on the efficient manner in which it has handled the classification of registrants of Green lee county. In the letter the district board states that in the reports re- ceived from Clifton 'errors are rarse'' and as near perfect as is possible. In the letter the writer speaks of a dis. cussion that arose over the Greenlee reports, when a member of the board stated:
 Tt is unnecessary to go over the reports from Greenlee, as all that the district board can do is to ap- prove them"
 Continuing the writer further states: "On account of the very small percentage of cases in which complaints have been made from Greenlee county, and the up-to-date way in which you have handled your board, we wish to express our appre- citation of the same. In connection with this matter we wish also to com pliment you and your staff on the thorough way you have handled the questionnaires.
 The letter is signed District Board No. 2, by G. c. Richards, Clerk,
 The local board is composed of A. H. Slaughter, president; l.. N. Calli- cotte, secretary and l.. A. w. Burtch, examining physician.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22
ARIZONA SOCIETY
 AT SAN DIEGO
Former Arizona Residents Or ganze for the Comfort and En. tertainment of Arizona Troops at Camp Kearney.

There is at San Diego an organiza- tior known as the Arizona Society. It s composed of former residents of this state. Only twelve miles distant from San Diego is situated Camp kearney, where there are stationed many Arizona boys, and the Arizona Society is now looking after the com forts and entertainment of these home troops, in order that their stay at camp may be as pleasant as possible before leaving for the front.
 The troops at Camp Kearney are allowed three liberty days each week Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sun days. On these liberty days the Ari- zona boys find this society a pleas ant retreat, where everything is done for the entertainment of the boys from Arizona.
 This society is affiliated with the Federation of State Societies of Cali fornia, which is composed of a num- Der of other organizations engaged in similar work. The Arizona Society is maintained by popular subscrip- tion, and any subscriptions to the Society will be appreciated, and be a great assistance in helping the so- ciety look after the comforts of the boys now stationed at Camp Kearney, many of whom are from Clifton.
 Ex-Governor Campbell, who recent ly visited San Diego, has the follow ing to say in regard to the Arizona Society:
 Arizona conceived of a wonder ful idea, and that is the Arizona So- ciety in San Diego, which looks after the Liberty boys from this state in that city. I was surprised that soon after I registered at a hotel, any number of Arizona boys came in to see me, asking for news from their home. I had been found by the Ari- zona Society, and my name had been placed in the directory at their head quarters. where the names and other information of interest is arranged all alphabetically and indexed in such way as to be convenient for the boys. Every Saturday night this society gave a dance for the soldiers, and it is not an unusual sight to see some pretty girl walk up to bashful and timid soldier boy and ask him for dance. When I asked how the so- ciety was kept up, I was told 1t is done by subscriptions from the resi- dents and donations; that they had received only S141 50 from the State of Arizona, and that when they need ed money they simply asked the wo mems clubs for help.''
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22
Says Army Life Is Great

Colin McNeil and Tommy Cough, two Clifton boys now with the unas- signed detachment of the National Army, and stationed at Fort Dodge, Iowa, in letter to. Tommy Gordon of this place, states that army life is great if a fellow does not weaken" They state that they are still at Fort Dodge, but were expecting orders to embark for France at any time, as full supplies are being issued the men for a sea voyage. Both state that they are elated at the prospects of getting lover there." They said that in a letter to them from Roy Adams, he stated that his brother, Fred, was now in France, and Bill Agar had just sailed. Both ask to be remembered to all Clifton friends.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22
IN CLASS i
 MUST BE EXAMINED

Secretary L. N. Callicotte of the local registration board is in receipt of a communication stating that all physical examination by February 26. MT. Callicotte requests the Copper Era to give this matter publicity that all may be made cognizant of this re- quirement.
 The secretary states that there are about 365 registrants in Class 1 in Greenlee county, all of whom will be required to take the physical examina- tion for service in the army on or be- fore the date given abov.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22
SHERIFF SLAUGHTER AND DEPUTIES
 RETURN

After several days in the Chirica- hua mountains, where they were in some of the hardest of the chase for the Powers-Sisson bandits, Sheriff Slaughter and his deputies, Dock Nix, Fred Johnson and Virgil Leonard re- turned to Clifton last Wednesday night, Deputy John Young having re- turned Tuesday.
 The party left here last Saturday to join in the hunt, going in car as far as Rodeo, where horses had been shipped them from Stafford. At Dun- can the party was joined by Depu- ties Hoffman and McCarty; and at Sansamone station Mart Moore be- came one of those who accompanied Sheriff Slaughter.
 They proceeded direct to the Chiri- cahua mountains, sleeping out two nights while en route. After arriving at the rendezvous of the bandits where the Clifton contingent became a part of the great posse, and be- came the most active of those bent on avenging the death of the Ora ham county officers.
 MT. Slaughter describes the hard ships as the most arduous, as the brush was so thick it was impossible to go twenty feet at times without cut ting the brush to enable the horses to pass. Inn the drifts of snow were so deep in places that the horses could hardly make any progress
 The entire posse was given the glad hand oy the rabchers everywhere. and anything on the place was freely furnished every memler of the pos see. One ranchman fed two hundred one night. Their Hospitality was un- stinted. There were while Mr. Slaughter and deputies were there, ap- proximately 1900 in the possee, in- cludiny th. 700 cavalry with the main hunters
 Mir. Slaughter said several tra.ls Of toe bandits were struck, but none fresh enough for the dogs to trail them- His party was joined by a Silver City officer with two splendid dogs that have successfully tra;,ed men on r,evious occasions, and lad not tie trail been so cold believes these dogs would have followed them He stated that the bandits had evil dentIy 1esorted to camoufage in dis guising their appearance by attaching to their persons boughs of brush, to prevent the posse from distinguishing them from the brush that covered the mountains, should they be exposed to view, as he stated they found freshly broken twigs where no brush were growing. Also signs where they had crawled on their hands and knees in the snow, and found bits of rags in which they had evidently wrapped their feet for the double purpose to disguise their tracks and to keep their feet warm.
 The only tangible results obtained
 (COutfnuad on Paga Fiphf
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22

Meeting of Ladies Aid
 The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.. church will meet with Mrs. A. B. Jones at the New Shelter next We'd nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-02-22

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Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
A TELLING CARTOON

Montrose Enterprise
One of the most telling cartoons of
the day shows the picture of Rus
sian "idealist" standing by the side of
his trench with his gun lying on the
ground. His extended arm is minus
the hand, the blood-dripping stub in
dicating that the hand has been blown
off. The inscription accompanying
the cartoon, reads: "He held out his
hand to the Prussian." This picture
sends forth in laundering tones the
same message that President Wilson
delivered at Baltimore lost Thursday.
The only peace that Germany is look
ing for at this time is peace made in
Germany. The only peace that the
rest of the world can afford to consid-
er is one which is based on the utter
defeat of the German arms. To talk
any other kind of peace is foolishness
at this stage of the game.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
National Forest
Timber for Sale

Sealed bids will be received by the
District Forester, Denver, Colorado,
up to and including April %, 1918, for
all the merchantable dead timber
standing or down, and all the live tim
Der marked or designated for cutting
ON an area embracing about 1880 acres
within T. so n, R. 2 W., N. n. p. H.,
within Dead Man Gulch Unit, Gunni-
SON National Forest, Colorado, esti-
mated to be 250,000 feet B. n. Of live
Douglas FIR and 250,000 feet B. II. Of
dead Douglas ar and Engelmann
spruce, sawtimber, log scale, moro o.
less< No bid of less than $40 per
II n B. n. for live timber, and &l.00
per r. IT. B. n. for dead timber, IN
spe5es, viii be considered. Deposit
vitA I'D &20000. The riGht 70 10
10 ~ and N bids reserved. Befers
- ne submitted, full informak3oa
eoo1olning tie timber, the eendflisna
e ~. ond IL suAGnidItea II ~
dilA - eetained ftoa - HoeoGl
Sfvf1or, Gunnison, CeaeenAa.
Hlk6ADo 0earsA - ADeo 8 ~ NM
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL COST
WILL BE SMALL TO EACH

! have been asked TO prepare a de-
tailed statement bearing on the ad-
ditional taxes that the bonding Of the
county for S5O.OOO.OO, with which 10
erect a new County High School build
ing will impose upon the tax payers.
To begin with we are in serious
need Of high school building. We
have none that will care for half Of the
present enrolment. The present
building used by the high school Is a
state building, not a county building.
The state needs il for its Normal
School. Bear that in mind when you
read the following statements.
Now the bonded Indebtedness does
not have 10 be paid for twenty years.
Nothing but the interest needs to be
taken care Of for the next ten years
year Just 100000 20 be raised a
year. How will that affect taxes
The total assessed valuation of Gun
nison County is sl5,79l $4,000. Let
US figure the tax on just SIS, 400 900. :
90. Now this would mean an addi-
tional tax of 1875 of mill or, based
on 81 10000, nineteen and one half
cents. Let US put the tax valuation
of the average ranchman or property
holder at 100000. This would mean
that the additional tax would be 81 .95.
Not much, is it? Our county would
then have one of the best high schools
in the State. A mighty good return
for 4 very small investment And
remember this that the valuation of
the county is increasing from year to
year and consequently the tax would
be leSsened each year.
Let US see what additional amount
some Of the larger school districts
would have to pay.
School Dist. No. would only be in
r,s.au.a SQI1 60.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
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THE REV. Mr.. FINCH
HAS A RELAPSE

Greeley News
The Rev. A. j. Finch seems to have
had q relapse. He knew it was COM
inr and was considerate enough to
give the public warning so that the
world might be prepared for the cat
acysm when it arrived.
Mr.. Finch has become father to a
brand new bone-dry measure, which
he has been holding up to the world
a the acme OF perfection in the way
of bone-dryness and for which he
sought the signatures and votes of his
good people this summer and fall.
But now comes Attorney General
Leslie Hubbard and pokes the little
infant full of holes until it resembles
q sieve, wherefore Mr.. Finch has a
relapse.
Anticipating the official condemna-
tion of his measure, the dry enthusi-
asst issued a statement to the press a
few days ago, in which he predicted
that "a high authority" in Colorado
would pronounce his bill Intellectual,
and therefore, he warned the public
to Remember, this is a wet scheme,
no matter how reliable the opinion
may appear on the face or by its re-
lations."
The statement is characteristic of
the Finchian attitude. II he originat-
ed measure licensing saloons at two
bits per annum and called it dry
measure, he would call down the
wrsEh of the Almighty on the heads
6 those who had the temerity to in
timate that it might leak little in
spots. III
We have had occasion before this
to revert to the case Of the Rev. Mr..
Finch and in the meantime have seen
no reason to change or judgment.
He ID q fanatic whose chief fanatic
ism b the lime-light. He cares more
about that than he does about prohibi-
ton. He has been uniformly unfair
in politics and in his treatment Of
the greatest anti-saloon organization
Of the age-thc w. C. 7. U. He is
unfair by nature, suspicious from long
habit and overwhelmingly egotistic by
reason Of the time he has stood in the
limelight. When the Attorney Gener-
al says his dry bill is wet we are in
clined to believe it. District Attor-
ney Fleming analyzed his last pet
measure and found it SO full of holes
that It wouldn't hold thick mush to
say nothing Of water.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
CONSULT POSTOFFICE
FILES BEFORE WRITING

Owing TO the enormous increase OF
government war work the government
al departments at Washington are
being flooded with letters of inquiry
on every conceivable subject concern
ing the war and it has been found i
physical impossibility for the clerks,
( though they number an army in them
selves now, to give many of these let
ters proper attention and reply. There
is published daily at Washington, un-
der authority of and by direction of
the President, government newspa-
per-The Official u. s. Bulletin. This
paper prints every day all of the more
important rulings, decisions, regula-
tions, proclamations, orders, etc, as
departments and the many special
alton at the National Capital. This
official journal is posted each day in
every postoffice in the United States,
more than $4,000 in number, and may
also be found on file at all libraries,
boards of trade and chambers of COM
merce, the offices of mayors, and gov
ernors and federal officials. By con-
sulting these files most questions will
be found readily answered; there will
be little necessity for letter writing;
the unnecessary congestion of the
mails will be appreciably relieved; the
railroads will be called upon to move
fewer correspondence sacks, and the
mass of business that is piling up in
the government departments will be
eased considerably. Hundreds of
clerks now answering correspondence
will be enabled to give their time
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

Steamboat Springs Pilot:-The gov
enment has the unquestionable right
to demand that citizens go to the war
front to fight this country's battles. 1t
also has the right to demand that the
industrial army at home does not mem
ace the nations welfare by unneces-
sary strikes, or disagrecments. And
the same government has the right to
demand that all classes of employers,
recognizing their duty to the country,
accord the same measure Of respect
and consideration to their employees
that the latter deserve. All the pro-
Germans are not in the ranks of the
! laborers.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
HAS OTHER NEWS
PAPERS BEAT A MILE

Enclosed is remittance to extend
my subscription. II you have stop
ped it." writes Howard Bait from
Pedstone, Colo. "please send me back
numbers, and must say that believe
it has any local paper in the state beat
a mile for news which the people
want"
That's the way we like to hear them
talk We have a notion, ourselves,
that -he News Champion has its COM
petitors backed of the map.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

c. NJ. Thomas, formerly dispatcher
at the d. & r. G. office here, came in
from Denver and has been spending
the week with friends.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

to essentially important war-work,
and fundamentally patriotic service
will have been performed by the pub
lie" Yours very truly,
A. w. GRANT,
Secretary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

Someone says that the only differ
encc between a rut and a grave is the
width and the depth. Good advice
for some old fossils too.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19
: II, =,

On Wednesday, NJ. B. Kinney came
thru from Lake City on his way to
Denver on business trip; he stopped
off in Gunnison just long enough to
shake hands with friends.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

The splendid style in which our
American boys lick the Kaiser's pick
ed troops, even when the attack is
two to one, majority, is a source of
pride to every heart. 1t shows what
We may expect from our army when
once they learn the trade.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-04-19

not live to express his opinion of the
boss murderer of the world, Kaiser
Bill, one Of the same breed.