McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-12-20
TENNESSEE
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Jackson. - High-priced merchan.
disc, worth more than $500, was the
loot of robbers who entered the store
of MCGEE Ross.
Knoxville. l.. Galloway, for
mer sheriff of Knox County, was con.
victed Of violation of the Tennessee
bone-dry laws by jury in the Knox
County criminal court.
Chattanooga.-Ne of battle be-
tween officers and moonshiners. on
Sand Mountain, near Pisgah, Ala, last
week, was received here. The sher-
ifs posse were in the act of destroy
ing still when fired upon from am
bush.
Bristol. William O'Meara, Of Dea-
son, Ill, was killed by bullet from
his own gun while hunting near Noun
tain City, according to reports reach
ing here. The coroner's jury returned
verdict Of suicide, but many believe
his. death was an accident.
lexington L. T. Fielder has
placed another ban on all schools,
churches, movie shows and pubic
gatherings Of every sort, owing to the
fresh outbreak of influenza which has
Frustrated more people than the cyl
demic of few weeks ago.
Chattanooga - Trousdale County
was the first and only county the state
reported over in the war savings
pledges drive. Trousdale County sold
$4,000 worth of war savings stamps,
which is 10 per cent over the county's
quota of s117,489, and representing a
per capita sale Of $22.
sssss
Jackson.-Informati was received
by his former parishioners that Rev.
John A. Deyer, pastor of the First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Of
this city, who went to France as an
army chaplain, with the marine corps,
was killed at the French front on Nov.
Q, two days before the armistice was
signed.
Jackson. --Seventy-seven thousand
dollars In Christmas savings checks
were mailed to Jacksonians by three
local banks during last week. This
was smaller amount than that mailed
last year, but people have been in
vesting literally in war savings
stamps and other government securi-
ties during the past year
Memphis.-Office were elected
and plans for a bigger and better ex-
position in 1919 we're discussed at the
annual meeting of the Tri-State Fair
Association. G. A. Gerber was re-
elected president for a second term.
Frank d. Fuller, secretary, was re-
elected, and already has plans well in
hand for the eleventh annual fair.
Jackson.-That women now engaged
In industry because CT man power
shortage must return to their homes
to make them bright and cheerful for
the bread-winners, and thus preserve
the greatest Of American institutions,
the home; that there shall be no gcn-
eral reduction Of wages for the labor
ing man in the coming days of peace;
that capital and labor must hang even
more closely together in peace than
they did in war; that greater educa-
ton must be given the masses Ia the
United States, were some Of the prop.
csitions set forth by Jerome Jones, Of
Washington, representative Of the De-
partment Of Labor, who delivered an
address in the courthouse.
Knoxville. C. Y. Deaderick
has been appointed quartermaster OF
Mountain Branch soldiers home, at
Johnson City, Tenn. succeeding Capt.
w. e. F. Milburn.
jackson. What is believed to have
been the most elaborate wildcat still'
ever captured in West Tennessee by
federal officers was taken by Deputy
United States Marshal Chas. King and
assistant officers in the Pinson vicin-
ity, near the Madison Chester county
line. The still was of copper, and had
65-gallon capacity. The worm was
OF copper and was extremely large.
The deputy marshal states that there
were 81 fermenters of beer in differ.
emit stages Of fermentation, from
which $1,400 worth OF liquor would
have been taken. Around the still
were found 66 jugs. 80 buckets, two
zinc tubs, four large cans. one large
brick furnace, etc. According to Dep.
uty Marshal King, this still has done
thriving business since the frequent
raids on trains from Cairo and Padu.
cab have made it difficult to bring liq-
nor into Jackson. The still outfit now
reposes in the office of Deputy King,
in the federal building.
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Memphis. Frank d. Fuller, sena-.
tor-elect and chairman of the Shelby
County legislative delegation. assured
the committee of teachers who attend
ed the public session of the delegation
held in the county court room, that
the delegation would do all in its pow,
er to see that the teachers are given
raise Of $40 each.
Jackson. Supt. @. 8. Ijams am
nounces that the city schools viii close
on Dec. 20 and not open again till Dec.
80, thus giving the children 10 days