McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-08
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

tnattanOOga.-Ine protracteU Ireezo
has played havoc with oil-treated-
roads OF Hamilton county.
Carthage. Smith county has expe
rienced the loss Of her first soldier
boy In the person of william d. Hunt,
who died at Camp Gordon.
Bristol.-Robert l.. Morton, father
OF First Lieutenant Joseph Morton OF
a British militia company, now at
Camp Sewer, was elected chief OF po-
lice of Bristol by the city commission
Nashville.-The Nashville traffic
bureau has asked the railroads during
the period of heatless Mondays to
keep the freight houses open on Sat
urday afternoons and to close them
on Monday afternoon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to reports re-
ceived by the state fuel administra-
ton, the production of coal from the
mines of the Tennessee Central ruil.
road are approximately half of the
normal output.
Chattanooga.-Dr C. p. knight,
United States health officer, has no
titled all eating houses that do not
use pasteurized milk that soldiers
would not be permitted to patronize
them after February 2.
Knoxville of Tonnes
see men. who are in advanced reserve
officers training camp, will be sent
to one of the officers training camp
when drafted Their status does not
exempt them from draft
Nashville will be thu
meatles meal and supper the wheat
less meal in Tennessee, DIR. H. A.
Morgan, Tennessee food administ-t-
tor, announced at conference of Mid.
die Tennessee county food admins.
traitors.
Chattanooga.--A.W w. Burke, prom
inent business man of Chattanooga.
received q cablegram announcing tho
death Of his brother, Lieut.. Sidney s.
Burke of the Royal Irish regiment,
who was killed during the siege Of
Jerusalem.
Trezevant.--Nine men on hand
car, examining the L. & N. railroad,
were forced to jump for their lives
three miles from here when, upon
rounding curve, they found an liz
coming train upon them. None Of
the men was seriously hurt.
Rosedale Power company, on the
| Holston river, near here, was serious
| ly damaged and several summer cot
| tages were washed away at Big Creek
park by flooding of the stream, fol-
| lowing the thawing of ice and snow
Jacksonville mileage book cam
paign is being put on in jackson un-
der the direction of the Rotary club.
| Various committees have been ap-
pointed for the business district and
in each ward there Is also a commit
tee of ladies who will assist in sell
ing these books for the benefit of the
soldiers in camp.
| Jackson.-Vance Horton was found
guilty of involuntary manslaughter
for the killing of RUDE Green, which
verdict carries one to five years i'm
prisonment. Walter Small, charged
with first degree murder for killing
Harrison Bynum, pleaded guilty to
second degree murder and was sen
fenced to from 10 to 20 years.
Nashville.-New rules governing
the conservation of wheat in accord
ance with the presidents proclama-
ton were issued by Food Administra'
tor Morgan. Under these rules pur-
chasers of flour may receive the writ
ten permission of the county food adj
ministrator to waive the requirement
that they must buy at the same time
an equal amount Of flour substitutes,
provided, first, that the consumer OBJ.
ligates himself to use only half OF the
flour in the future that he has been
using in the past; or, second, where
the consumer agrees to take only e
mixed or blended flour having not less
than 25 per cent of corn meal or some
| other substitute for wheat flour; or,
third, where the consumer purchases
whole wheat or Graham flour.
| Nashville.-Louis L. Allen. state
factory inspector, has prepared a re-
port Of the activity of his department
during the year 1917. The report not
only covers actual transactions &C
plished by the department, but con
tains much information as to the
methods employed for conducting the
work.
Memphis.-Cablegram received by
Mrs. Battle Malone and by relatives
of number of the other officers and
orderlies of Major Battle Malone Red
Cross hospital unit brought the cheer
ing news that the entire party have
arrived safely at port somewhere IN
France"
Martin.-William Rowlett, aged %
met instant death at his home foul
miles southeast of Martin, when his
rifle was accidentally discharged. The
ball entered his right eye an passed
through the brain.