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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05

The readers of this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all Its stages. and
that is eatarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
surfaces of the System thereby de-
siroying the foundation of the disease
giving the patient strength by building
rp the constitution and assisting ma
tnre IN doing its work. The proprie-
tors Anve so much faith in the curative
powers ~ Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One hundred Dollars for anv
e.se thar It fails TO cure. Send for list
81 testimonials.
address: + J. CHENEY a CO. Toledo.
Ohio. Bold By all Druggists. 7sc.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our many friends who have
been 80 kind and sympathetic in the
illness and death Of our beloved wife
and mother.
DR.. 7. S. DAVIS AND Sons.
Bethel Springs, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
Announcement,

! am pleased to announce to the
voters Of Selmer my candidacy for
reelection to the Office Of Justice Of
the Peace of Selmer, and your vote
will be highly respected and very
much appreciated.
Election August |, 1918.
Yours very truly,
N. e. GooDRUM. Z.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
MRS. MARLAR WANTS EVERY WOMAN
no TAKE vim fiEPATICA.
Says Taved Her Life After Eight Years of Suffering From Stomach
EIroube and Nervousness Five Different Doctors Had
Treated Her Without Results

i hope everyone who has stomach
trouble or nervousness will try Win
Hepatica. 1t saved my life after
eight years of suffering" writes Mrs.
Ida V. Marlar, of 206 Elinor ST., West
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Il had been treated by FIVE differ
ent doctors who did me no good Was
so poor and weak that neiehbors
thought had consumption, could
tarlly sleep at night, vas 50 le,-
vuus.
Nov ! sleep soundly al night, feel
BRoWDER BRO
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
SAND BOX

| - - ~~>@s~ U.s. SOStOAA ASR1sss
1--WE have been unusually busy
with War Savings work which
had to be done, and our news is
necessarily short on this account.
......C Candidates in all our districts
for Justice of the Peace are very
numerous. ...... The work or fight
order is now in full effect and of
course will be rigidly enforced. =.
......If you want to keep your hat
never try to take a snooze in a
speeding auto, so say Grady Alb
ernathy and Earl Gooch, who lost
theirs on their return frem Mem
phis Sunday. ...... The lightest
July crowd ever known here LIST
Monday no one here except the
ones having business. ......... The
rains Of the last week put a rose
ate face on growing crops. We
now have have 1,Ol9,ll5 fighting
men in France, with 100000 on
the fighting front. McNairy
must not stop at the w. S. S.
campaign. We did well but not
our best. Come again. you loyal
sons. =. ........ Primaries to elect a
State committeeman for this dis.
trict are all unnecessary. Who
cares who is State committeeman
anyway?.."... The little dagoes.
once the brave Roman soldiers,
are going back to glorious his
tory by licking the Austrians. 49,.
......It is now as plain as daylight
that America must and will win
the worlds war. 1t will be the
brightest and biggest event in
the worlds history. Be a pa
triot and do your best to have
your part Of the cred!t........The
only section in the whole United
States where there is much inter-
est is in our second district for
Justice Of the Peace ....... We are
to have four MILAN men oversee
and In training by next January.
That begins TO look like business.
Go to it, Yank, win the victory,
and come marching home with a
worlds peace as a reward for
your sacrifices. .........The weevil
is developing, early in some cot
ton, but does not seem to be in
all sections of the county, The
peas now being sown and much
of the crop already up looks very
promising. ........ Wheat threshing
is now on in the north part of the
State and it is being rushed to
the markets. Senator Tillman
is at deaths door from paralysis
at his home in Washington. ........
The Russians should be brought
low and repent in ashes for being
led by the Bolsheviki mob.........
when they can tell whether the
car il dead or not the public will
give attention. He is a bac...
number anyway. ........ The gard
ems sugered badly for the late
rains before they .Ev- |
cry man. woman and child in the
county should own a war stamp
and thereby be a 'bloated" bond
holder ........One cannot deny the
fact that the Negroes come up
with W. S. S. subscriptions equal
to the whites. Every nibble
on the whole war line for two
weeks has gone into the NAV Of
the Allies. 1t all counts in the
end. The county court Mon
day did nothing Of great import
ance except to draw their per
diem. ...79 of our boys leave
on Friday, July 5, on No. 6. for
Fl. Thomas. Ky., and So more
are to 60 about July % for Camp
Gordon. If space is available
we will publish the list in next
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05
500 Reward. S1oa

Bethel Springs, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-07-05

better than have for eight years;
am feshier and stronger, aud feel
well in every way. Can eat anything.
| hope everyone who has stomach
trouble or nervousness will try Vim
Hepatics. We don't know how to
appreciate good health until We are
nearly dead and then get well. am
well and happy now. and ] owe lit all
to Vim Hepatica. May Gods greatest
blessings be with you and the ones
who make Via Hepatica. May it
save others as it has saved me-"
Salnoar Tann
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29

other day and hope she gets II all
right. I'll write her again soon.
Well. I'm getting along fine and
feeling good also. like the boys in
this bunch pretty we'll. A few OF US
out OF the 10th Field Artillery are
still together; the rest are scattered
all over France. There is an enter
tainment every night at the "Y" and
we have some OF the best bands from
the states In this division.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day. In the
morning there will be a parade to the
cemetery 70 decorate the graves OF our
comrades. In the afternoon there is
big field meet and ball game and at
night band concert and entertain
ment Mt the "Y". We are having nice
weather now and looks as II 1t will be
nice tomorrow. Hope so. I'm put
ting the program OF one OF our en-
tertainments In this letter for you.
Well. guess this will be all for
now. and I'll write soon. Hope you
are all In the best OF health when this
reaches you. I'll close with love 70
you all.
From your son,
PTE. BELTRAND F. FLOOD.
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29
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THE CHURCHES.


On Sunday next at the o'clock
mass about 80 children will receive
their first communion. They will
make also solemn renewal OF bap-
tism vows. usual on this occasion and
will be received into the sodalities OF
the parish.
On Sunday. July 7th the Right Rev.
f. Els, ID d., bishop of Marquette,
will administer the sacrament OF con-
firmation to a large class of children
and adults. over 100 will be con-
firmed. AS this beautiful and affect
ing ceremony of the first communion
and confirmation deeply interests in
many ways not only the parents OF
the happy children who approach the
Lords Table for the first time, but all
the faithful OF the parish, we invite
them to these impressive ceremonies.
The affairs will be beautifully decor
ated with flowers. The choirs will
sing some special selections.
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29

given us their permission, but IL you
publish this account and any OF the
girls send us goodies, smokes-no,
that's too much. girls.-just line
from you will cheer us on.
Upon results as 10 whether sue
cess or failure will be awaited from
the contents OF the mail bag
We are almost acquainted with
Crystal Falls. as we have heard
about 1t quite a good deal the past
week, that we too, are awaiting your
paper and more letters from there.
II your girls don't write TO us. you
may remember your own boys. But,
OF course. II you spare time and
thought drop us line.
Trusting that this will not bore you
on account OF the writing as the Y. n
c. A. was filled and a board is all
We have To write on.
With regards to Crystal Falls from
Carlson and Leonard and hope W,
shall meet you and more OF your peo
pie some day
Very truly yours,
JAS. ID. ROLANDS and
OSCAR CLASPILL.
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29

France. May 80, 1918.
Dear Father and All:
Received two more letters from you
and one from Selma. Was glad to
get them. got so many letters the
last few days 1t took me some time
to read them-only IL OF them the
last two days. received letter
from Mr.. James. He said he was try
ing TO arrange it SO he could get over
here this summer or fall and he
! would try and see me. wrote him
a letter a few days ago, but will
write again as soon as l can.
II must be pretty dead in Crystal
Falls; so many boys going out all the
time. / got letter from Ethel Chad
bourne. She is working for the De-
partment OF Agriculture and likes II
very well.
Tell Jim that the only box received
was the box OF candy at Camp Merit
1 SOb AAiN NihaitNbt9 gOu
There isn't any use trying to send
anything to me. Most OF the time il
takes two months or more to ge
here anyway. We can get most ev
erything but good candy over here
l surely miss my ice cream.
saw Hun aeroplane shot dowr
day before yesterday. 1t was som,
sight, all afre when 1t came down
There is lot OF excitement arount
here, but can't tell you much.
SO you people were afraid the Hun
would get TO the French ports. !
did look bad at one time, but 1t turne
out o. X. We get all the news her
quite bit before you do.
Tell Selma I wrote her letter tn
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29
TO THE PUBLIC.

During the months OF July and Aug
ust / will be out OF the city. Drs.
Darling. McDaniels and Bovik will
attend TO all matters pertaining TO
the health department.
A. A. METCALF, NJ. ID.
Health Oficer.
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29

Camp Stanley. Texas.

June 16. 1918.
Dear Mother: / received your let
ter, also The Diamond Drill. i see
the boys sent out from Iron county
last seem to have a bitter protest.
They will be all right after a while.
All they have to do is TO keep smiling.
II will all come out right when they
get into camp. Our boys from Chica-
go are thankful TO the Chicago De-
tense League and the people OF the
nineteenth and twentieth districts for
the ovation we received on our de-
parture from home for the training
camp. That event will long be re-
membered by all OF US as one OF the
proudest days In our lives. Such
demonstrations make us feel that our
efforts on the battlefields will be ap-
preciated by the folks at home and
we feel proud to know that the patri-
otic people at homo will watch our
every action with interest.
II will serve TO spur Us on to glori-
Gus achievement and to keep up the
high standard of the troops from So.
Chicago that have gone on before, and
who are now giving such q good ac-
count OF themselves on the battlefield
OF France.
We arrived at Camp Stanley Friday
evening. We left Jefferson Barracks
late Wednesday afternoon, This camp
is located twenty-one miles from San
Antonio. 1t is an ideal location for
training purposes. Everyone is in
high spirits and we are enjoying good
health.
We are at present assigned to the
) 303d cavalry. We are anxious to get
our horses which arrived yesterday
Private Hughes, the expert stable
man, has charge of the car OF horses
and, judging from what he says, we
! have some wild animals to break IL
! for the service.
> The only Private Hughes says h'
Is going to find horse l can ride.
told him | could ride anything from ;
short steer to a broad-back Perch
eron.
Our barracks holds all records TO
> eating, etc, etc Sleeping honors g
b to us also. We can sleep PEACEFUL,
under the roaring 72-centimeters an
never blink an eyelash. We hav
never missed mess call. We have
keen sense OF hearing when that oil
bugle sounds the invitation to tn
Chow" The boys can be found liv
ing right UP to every requirement i
camp except, OF course. few In
fractions here and there, and the
getting by with the skin OF our teetl
/ am very anxious to play hors,
and l just can't wait until l get IN
mount. l know I'll be a regular Co:
sack rider when / am finished. A
ready / am trying to arrange a rae
| don't know what the horse look
:, like that / expect to ride, but l a
willing to bet months salary thu
my mount will beat anything in cam
At present we are in quarantin
and can't say much about the cam
SC only that everything is fine.
Our company captain is a Chical
man, and fine fellow. He states tn
he is proud to have been assigned
- company from Chicago, and that
knows we will make good.
40 l will appreciate the receipt
The Diamond Drill so / can read q
letters OF the other boys and CT
!, learn more from my home town. l CT
:. hear from all the good old friends
" and our girls whom we left behind.
JOS. CURTIS CHENEY.
Camp Stanley, Texas.
u Camp JOS. Il. Johnston,
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29
Camp JOS. Il. Johnston,
Jacksonville, Fla.
June II, 1918.

Mr.. Thos Conlin,
Crystal Falls, Michigan.
My Dear Sir; This indeed, is a
very strange letter from "unacquaint-
ed" friends, but through the mention
OF two Crystal Falls Boys-Alex
Leonard and Elmer Carlson, we Just
heard them say they were anxiously
awaiting for your paper. IL struck
us that you would like To hear about
your boys down here with the croco-
diles
Well, We met them and naturally,
being Illinois boys. we stuck to Mich
igan where you are almost out OF the
good old u. s. A. II then becomes a
matter almost OF sta :. We feel sure
that Alex md Elmer likl IT here as
there are greetings awaiting them
near the shore as the ocean waves TO
them; the crocodiles bark; the alli-
gators snore, etc, and so on without
getting more in a more descriptive
mood OF course. there isn't much
to tell you about your two particular
townsmen. only that IL Is great 70 see
Spikes" dish out the grub, and Alex
handle the wash board. You'll under
stand quite readily that is part OF the
game. AS to what we. need down
here, will add that Uncle Sam takes
very good care OF all.
How about your town? We asked
the boys II II would Nbe all right tc
ask the girls to write US. They have
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29

WANTED-Girl for general house,
work. One who can room at homo
preferred. Mrs A. j. Conant.
The diamond drill., 1918-06-29
~. Marks Episcopal.

Fifth Sunday after Trinity.
10:00-Sunday school. Mrs. Met
calf, superintendent
7:30-Evening service. Address:
"This Fourth Goes Farthest Forth"
Come TO the little stone church.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-27
(ContInued Next Week)
Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty PerusaI.

Misunderstanding struck the barn
of the James Milne farm near here
and completely destroyed the building.
All horses were removed.
Jamestown.-John H. Reilly, es-
capped inmate from the state asylum
for the insane here was killed by a
Northern Pacific train at Valley City.
Granville,-Petitions have been cir
culated for the, consolidation of the
Granville school district. 1t is ex.
pected an election will be held.
Williston.-Rev. c. E. Stinaon. pas,
tor of the Methodist church here was
killed in a collision between an auto
mobile in which he was riding and a
freight train.
MISUNDERSTANDING struck the
residence of Or. Movius and caused
considerable damage. The quicK work
Of the fire department saved the pro-
perty from destruction.
Langdon.-The tenth annual county
fair of Cavalier county will be held at
Langdon July Is, 10 and 20. The pre-.
MUM list, which is the largest in the
history of the association. has just
been issued.
Observation-Disclosures is to have a
real farmers elevator. Farmers have
purchased the old Crown elevator.
which is being set On a concrete
foundation. Flour and feed will be
handled at retail.
Fargo.-An audience that filled the
Fargo auditorium to capacity heard
Corporal Smith, one of P%ershing's re-
turned soldiers, declare that the boys
in France' will stand by as long as
the folks back them up.
Grand Forks.-Lewis P. Crawford,
president of the board of regents, pre-
sided at the laying of the cornerstone
Of the new chemistry building at the
University of North Dakota. Governor
Lynn j.. Frazier laid the stone.
Grand Forks.-A vocational training
camp for the United States army will
be opened at the school of mines of
the University Of North Dakota here
July L. The call is for 154 men for
training in mechanical branches.
Bismarck.-School lands in Nelson
county sold recently at an average
price of $57 the acre, and In Kidder
county, where another sale was held.
the price averaged $45 per acre. Only
sever descriptions Of school lands are
left In Nelson county.
Bismarck.-Further restrictions on
the use OF beef in North Dakota have
been announced by DR., E. F. Ladd.
Federal food administrator. North d.
kotans are now restricted to boiled
beef on Tuesday and steak on Satur.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-27
ay, each to be served at the dinner

day, each to be served at the dinner
meal.
Misunderstanding the recent hail
storm at Great Bend a strip two miles
wide was completely devasted, headed
rye and growing wheat and gardens
being leveled to the ground while
practically every window in the city
was broken. The hail. one report said,
lay six inches deep in places.
Langdon.-Ole and Olaf Sandahi of
this city have been notified by the
United States government that each
of them will be paid S2S.75 per month
for 20 years as benefciaries of their
brother Carl Sandahl who died at
Camp Lewis a few weeks ago. Carl
had taken out a S10,0 900 policy.
Observation-Disclosures c. M. Cooley In
district court here sustained local at
torneys in their execution of the will
Of James H. Caldwell, in a suit
brought by Mrs. Mary L. Moran, a
daughter, to set aside an agreement
to divide with attorneys any amount
over $25 allowed here in the will, and
as a result the estate. worth 100000
will be equally divided.
Bismarck.-All north Dakota orga1-
i~zations formed for the purpose of aid
ing the government in the prosecution
of the war are ordered to cooperate
with the state council of defense and
conduct all their activities which have
as their object the assistance of the.
| ~ ~ Np% ~ ~. -o@~~1so%o 80 L.
war. A resolution embodying the Or
der was adopted by the North Dakota
council at the instance of tn e%national
council of defense.
Bismarck.-All the ignite coal op-
orators CT the state have been called
into conference with the state council
Of defense, when the problem for pro-
viding some method fer the distribu-
tion of native coal foc the coming
winter will be threshed out. The
council has organized { corporation
for the distribution of the fuel and the
operators and deala.e.s of North Dakota
are being asked to- lend their lad il
making it a SUI scess.
Minto.-T. J. Babcock, manager Of
the Victoria elevator at HaZelton;
Harry Armstrong, Hazelton farmer,
and Louis Torhleson, HaZelton
chant, were bound over to district,
court on a charge of riotilg following:
their preliminary hearing here. They
are three of the fourteen men who are,
alleged to have been connected with
the mob whose search for w. w.
Dougherty a week ago resulted in the
er-in-law. o..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-27
PATRIOTIC PLAY
PURELY AMERICAN
HIGHLY POPULAR
The Chautauqua Brings The Melt
ing Pot, Israel ZangWiIps Im-
mortal Drama, With a Cast of
Strong Players = The Won
derfuI Story of American
Citizenship in the Making
Il Patriotic and Enter
tanning Throughout.
SEASON In NEW YORK

The greatest accomplishment Of the
Chautauqua to date is the presentation
of that great American drama, The
Melting Pot, which is booked to appear
on the program here. This MASTER
piece from the brain of Israel Fang
will has captivated the big city the
atergoers and now brings its wonder
full message Of Americanism and pa
triotism to the Chautauqua circuit.
1t is a drama in four acts, put on at
the Chautauqua just as it is in the big
cities. The scene are in New York
City. The characters are as follows:
David Quixano, Mendel Quixano, Baron
Revendal, Quincy Davenport, Jr., Herr
Pappelmeister, Vera Revendal, Frau
Quixano, Kathleen O'Reilly, Settlement
Servant.
These characters are ably and faith
fully represented by actors Of known
ability, and the mammoth production
is offered at Chautauqua at prices that
are ridiculously low. In New York
City you would expect to pay 81 to
see this play. If seen at Chautauqua
as n Of the features under the use
Of a season ticket, it practically means
that you get all the balance Of the
Chautauqua program for nothing at
all.
Readily Understood.
Another fine thing about The Melt
ing Pot is that one does not need to
be acquainted with the literature Of
ancient or modern drama to appreciate
this splendid production. Everything
in it is made clear and interesting.
Every dramatic situation is made the
most of. Every humorous possibility
Is used to its best advantage. The
play has not been changed, but it has
been made to conform to Chautauqua
standards, and it will be presented by
actors who are genuine folks and In
accord and sympathy with the people
Of the middle west.
It Is one Of the most striking plays
produced in recent years. Such q
blending Of aspiration, visioning, hope
fitness and prayer, b~ackgrounded
against realities as startlingly cruel as
pen or the mind may make them. will
perhaps never be presented again.
The play is produced by a strong
cast. There Is not a weak member I'm
the cast, neither Is there a feeble line
in the play. 1t Is a strong play for
strong actors and no mistakes have
been made in the distribution Of tho
parts. /
F- ~"sr H~sr ~ ~H - - - --~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-06-27

ture, so utterly the opposite Of his
preconceived notions, that he was mo-
mentarily at a loss. Johnnie found
himself looking into a pair of frank
gray eyes, and felt his hand seized by
a firm, almost masculine grasp. Miss
Evans, according to his first dazzling
impression, was about the most fetch
ing creature he had ever seen and
about the last person by whom any
young man could be bored. The girl
and she was a girl-had brought into
the room an electric vitality, a breezi-
ness hard to describe. Altogether she
was such a vision of1healthy, unaffect-
ed and, smartly gotten-up young WON
anhood that O'Reilly could only STAN
mer his acknowledgment Of the intro
duction, inwardly berating himself for
his awkwardness.
Alvarado placed an a%fectionate
hand upon Miss Evans shoulder.
"O'Reilly, this girl has done mor for
Cuba than any Of us. She has spent
a small fortune for medical supplies"
said he.
"Those poor men must live on quiz
nine," the girl exclaimed. anyone
who can bear to take the stuff ought
to have all he wants. I've a perfect
passion for giving pills."
O'Reilly liked this girl. He had liked
her the instant she favored him with
her friendly smile, and so, trusting
%fatuously to his masculine powers of
observation, he tried to analyze her.
\ He could not guess her age, for an ex.
pensive ladies' tailor can battle the
most discriminating eye. Certainly,
however, she was not old-he had an
idea that she would tell him her exact
age if he asked her. While he could
not call her beautiful, she was some
thing immensely better-she was alive,
human, interesting, and interested.
The fact that she did not take her
Emission" over-seriously proved that
she was also sensible beyond most
women. Yes, that was it. Miss No
rine Evans was a perfectly sensible
unspoiled young person, who showed
the admirable effects of clean living
and clean thinking coupled with nor.
NAL, sturdy constitution. O'Reilly told
himself that here vas a girl who could
pour tea, nurse a sick man, or throw
a baseball.
She did not interrupt when, during
dinner, Alvarado led Johnnie to talk
about his latest experience in Cuba,