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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
For Sale

One Disc Harrow, one four year
old Jack Colt, unr ined; one canning
outfit, capacity 1000 pounds per day;
one light two no 50 wagon; worN
stock; Red Curly Valentine Beans ]
less than catalogue prices: Young
weare1 pigs; farm land near. Purdy;
10000 brick. want Velvet Beans
G. G, MARSHALL.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

aad had his paper changed from Fin
ger to Montezuma. He is on the
David BuIliner farm two miles south
Of Montezuma.
DIG. Robinson, Of the firm of Rich
ardson & Robinson, is spending the
week at this firms business house in
Sheffield. lie was accompanied by
Mrs. Robinson and little Joe Dave.
B. H. 0'Neal called Tuesday and
extended his subscription. He says
in his section there Is plenty of sur
plus corn, and every farmer intends
to raise a surplus Of something to
eat. Mr.. O'Neal has fine farm and
is always on easy street leading down
to rich lands of White Oak creek.
DR.. Parvih Carter dropped in
Wednesday to say goodby to his Sell.
mer relatives and friends. He is
commissioned as lst lieutenant in
the Medical Reserve Corps and ex-
poets to be called to training camp
for couple of months any day, and
then 90 across. His brother Grover
il now ia service with same rank in
France.
WANTED, for the U. S. Army
any branch between the age OF
Is and FL and 81 and 40 for cooks
chauffeurs. carpenters, machinists
harness makers, electricians, butch.
ers, plumbers, blacksmiths and foun
drymen, For full particulars apply
Army Recruiting Station, 1876 N
Court Avenue, Memphis. Jackson
Union City, Mckenzie. or Dyersburg
/ Tennessee.
To say that those present at thu
Methodist church Sunday night wer'
pleased with the speaker, Mrs Grace
W. Robins, of Mckenzie, vice-presi
lent of the Tennessee W. G. 7. U
nut feebly expresses their sentiments
ihe dwelt particularly on the activi
Ties of of the w. G. I. U. in the grea
var. She spoke to the school Mon
lay morning at the chapel hour ant
to the Ramer school in the afternoon
On Monday night large and repre-
sentative audience Of negroes hear
her at the Court House.
The Francis &. Willard Memoria
Meeting OF the W. G. 7. U. was he'll
with Mrs. I. B. Whitehust Thursday
Feb IA. Some necessary bushes
vas disposed Of before the memoria
program was taken up, The princi
pal events of her life were given
also little sketches which showed he
characteristics as woman and as
magnificent leader of women. Il
the Presence of the Statue, a beaut
| full selection, was given by Mrs
Powers. A talk on "Americanlzatio
of Foreigners" was given by Mrs
Whitehurst. She spoke of the effort
of the VIC. I. U. to make good Gil
liens of foreigners through helper
at all ports of entry; also the wor
for prohibition in campaign state
and temperance work among negroes
all of which is supported by the /
| E. Willard Memorial Fund, to whic
each Union is asked to contribute
| The Union voted to send their usus
contribution of two dollars. Afte
the adjournment the hostess serve
delicious sanwiches, fruit punch an
cake. Mrs. E, H, Prather and Mrs
Carter Smith were most welcome Wis
itors. The next meeting will be hel
Feb. % with Mrs. Louis Adams.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Land Transfers

]. M. Butler and wife to B. A.
earn: Is acres, $25.
John F. Stumph and wife to W. G.
Henson: 1856 acres. SIS, 1000.
j. W. Hamilton and wife to ]. H.
Jones: 20 acres, $500.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

Rough Lumber, Framing, Boxing
Well CURLING, Fencing, etc, at rea
sonable prices. Can fill any sized bill
On short notice.
SOUTHERN FARM CoMMIssARY,
at Rose Creek.
P. O. Address: Selmer. r |.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Marriage Licenses

John d. Warren to Mrs. Sarah Full
ton.
William D. Barker to Ida L. Floyd
r. B. Fortune to Lille A. Parham.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
PERSONALS

| TEKCONALC /
C. P. Tennison called Wednesday
and paid his annual dues.
Miss Sarah Booth was added to our
Bethel Springs list Monday.
Miss Velma McCullar was in Ramer
Sunday.
Mrs. D. /. Martin, of Dallas, Texas,
is visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs
w. T. Bell.
Mrs. E. M. Smith returned to her
home in Bethel Springs, after "a few
days stay with homefolks.
Mrs. R.. D. Morrow. Of Danville. is
spending a while with her brother,
Dr.. Bell.
All kinds of garden tools, shovels
spades, ETC., at our store. Selmer
Hardware Co.
j. W. Prather left Sunday night
for st. Louis, to interview the whole
sale merchants Of that city.
John Swain was here at the teach
ers' meeting Saturday, and called and
extended his subscription.
Us. Prather called Saturday and
extended his subscription for the
coming year.
J. e. Dunaway called Saturday and
paid enough subscription to help us
in the $3.50.
Miss Annie Re Bell came over from
the W. I. Normal Friday, returning
Monday.
c. W. Wooten, father of Al, O.
Wooten, is spending a few days with
his son and family. \
LAME Reeder, from Camp Sewer
came Thursday morning. He is a
fine looking soldier boy.
Better be looking after that fenc-
ing wire you will be needing this
spring. Selmer Hardware Co.
For SALE-Extra strong young
work horse 6 years old, 400 pounds;
very gentle; sound. W. W. Smith,
Bethel Springs, Tenn, R. 2, Box 81.
Mr.. A. S. Eason, of Huntingdon,
called to see us last Friday. He is
looking after the interests Of Senator
]. K, Shields in West Tennessee.
Get our prices on horse collars.
collar pads, names, trace chains, etc.
Our stock is the largest and best.
Selmer Hardware Co.
b. d. Pratt was in Monday and en-
tered as a subscriber at Pittsburg
Landing. He is now in the govern
ment employ on the park.
R. D. Etheridge, of Bethel Springs,
was caller Monday and a renewal,
as well as getting blanks for his sum.
mer business in favoring the farmer.
Dr. J. NJ. Gobelet. optician, of Jack
son, was here Monday. He expects
to spend one day ia each week here
10 his profession Due notice will be
made 10 our columns of his coming.
NJ. F. Minton. Of Pocahontas, was
hare Monday and renewed his sub.
s,ription. He is one of our old relia,
BILE readers.
Miss Ruth Newsom, who has beer
elected instructor in music for the
Selmer High School, will be glad fol
II who are thinking of taking music
this term to report to her at once.
Mrs. Maude Bell, of Adamsville
arrived Saturday for q visit to hel
sister, Mrs. Lum Alexander, She baI
done acme work for the W. c. 7. U
" Bethel and Raner this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Better Farming in the South
FERTILIZER PRECAUTIONS
Plant Food Should Have A Legal Guarantee OF Avaia'
biity If 1t Is To Measure Up To Nations Pressing
Food Demands
c. pridnore Farm service Bureau, Atlanta eeorsla
While the Ameri-

Whlle the Amerl-
can farmer respon-
ded to the world
wide demand in
1917 for food, feeds
and clothing, Mr..
Houston, the Sec
rotary of Agricul.
ture, says that this
does not justify a
let-down in farm
activities; for he
has stated t h a I
e v n greater eff.
forts must be put
forth in the coming
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

We are authorized to announce SAM
H. FREEMAN a candidate for, County
Court Clerk, subject to the choice of
the republican party.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
S AND BOX


The Army" and Navy"
Sunday Schoo! campaign made
strides last Sunday. The "Ar-
N.Y. came ahead with a bag full
of scalps. .......... Memphis had a
delegation Of business men at
Sheffield Monday. There is a
pushing of government w.rks
going on there now, IF the
ground would dry up and the sun
shine hot enough spring would
be here, but then the ifs" ........
Peace may be the result Of the
Russian tomfoolery which is the
destruction of that great nation.
Fools cannot organize and run a
government........The number OF
whiteoak pole piling brought to
the road will interfere with farm
ers' spring work if they continue
much longer in the woods. ........
Elder R. E. McCorkle held SER
vices in the Christian church Sun
day and at night, preaching two
strong sermons. Chairman
Geo. Prather is improving, and
will soon be able to be at his
office. Each of the school
children carry to school their
own bottle of water. The water
at the well has played dry~......
A pair Of pillow lines that used to
cost a quarter, now sells at
about 70c...........A car load of
mules unloaded here Sunday for
Savannah. They must be going
to do something this season in
old Hardin Co. .....Anyone want
ing a large family Bible call at
this office ........ How long before
Flake Humphrey begins to cap
ture catfish in his net, and where
is a debatable question. Sow
some kind of peas for hay, and
plenty of sorghum to go with
corn pone. No danger of going
hungry unless you are too lazy to
work. .......... The Russians under
protest have accepted the peace
proposals of Germany; which
will mean that Germany will take
what she needs in her business. !.
The soldier boys should write
letters for publication of things
and doings in camp, rather thar
doggerel verse which is moi
worth space or expense to print
1--WE have on tap an inter
esting and lengthy letter from
Mr.. Perkins, which will appear
next week That was a heavy
rain Tuesday night and a colo
day Wednesday. ....... The indie
pendent will come out as usual
Notwithstanding Lee Basingel
orders his paper stopped. DIR
Bell is somewhat better Wednes
day, but is seriously feeble. 49,.
The great German drive is ex.
pected every day. A defeat
means the end. There seems tt
be a rift in the war clouds any,
way for the past few days. ........,
Every day registrants are here
for examination and selection tc
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Candidates Announcements

We are authorized to announce
CHESTER A. SCOTT candidate for
reelection to the office of Register,
subject to the will of the republican
party.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Notice

You can always sell your mules to
GRAY BROS. at Adsmsviile or Sell
mer. Want them l5a hands high.
tt GRAY Bros.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22

We are authorized to announce f. o..
HAMILTON as a candidate for re-
election as Trustee, subject to the
will of the republican party.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-22
Change Of Schedules. Mobile &
Ohio R. R.

Effective Dec. 9th trains will leave
Selmer, Tenn, as follows:
NorthbouRd
No. 2 Express Daily .,.... " $40 am.
No. a ExpressDaily Nv $50 pm.
No. 6 Express Daily " Alb pm.
Southbound
No. | Express Daily IN 8:42 pm.
No. 3 Express Daily.......lv TOO am,
No. 5 ExpressDaily Nv 1913 am.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Garden Question? Ask Your Gardener!
GARDEN LESSON NO. 46

DO: Save all vegetable matter.
leaves. peelings, etc, which pile in
heap between layers of earth and
manure for use in fertilizing garden
soil.
DON'T: Plant anything where moss
has grown without sprinkling air
slaked lime on the ground. The soil
is apt to be sour.
"R. e. C."-Celery, more than any
other garden vegetable. needs a lib
eral dose of potash. Most CONNER
ciaI fertilizers nave this. Wood ashes
supply the needed potash. Or mix
ture Of two pounds of potash and a
pound each of nitrate of soda and
phosphoric acid will enrich a 50-foot
row.
Girl Gardener''-Cucumber may
be grown from seed sown outdoors
when the ground is dry and warm
and all danger of frost Is past. or
earlier crops can be obtained by SOW
ing the seed, two or three. in a berry
box indoors. which is set outdoors in
the ground. box and all after the bot
tom has been cut away. Cucumbers
take a lot of room. from three to five
plants being in hills four feet apart
each way.
nquisitive"-Larger radishes and
better looking ones may be produced
if you sift the seed, selecting only the
larger ones for sowing.
wv. E-"-Round, turnip variety
beets are the early ones; the long
shaped roots are the late. The for
mer Is preferred by most gardeners.
1t can be grown in early spring and
again in fall
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
SUGAR FOR Canning
ASSURED BY Wilson
Retailers to Supply Demand. but
Will Keep Tab.

Washington housewives will have
enough sugar to satisfy their canning
and preserving needs this summer.
This announcement was made yes
terday afternoon by Clarence r. Will
son, District food administrator. He
is distributing to Washington retail
ers pads of certificates which entitle
the housewife to enough sugar to
meet her canning needs. The certifi-
Gates will be filled in by the pur-
chaser of sugar at the place the sugar
is bought and returned to the office
of the District food administrator. In
this manner it will be possible to keep
tab on all sugar purchases. The GER
tificate is to be returned to the Dis
trict food administrator within a week
after it Is signed.
The retailers have heretofore been
restricted to the purchase of not more
than 1000 pounds at a time. This will
be modified as long as the canning
season lasts. The retailers have been
limiting the amount of sugar sold to
two pounds to a customer. This will
be lifted also, so that any housewife
can obtain a reasonable amount of
sugar for canning.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
RUTH LAW now
READY FOR HER
"BOND' FLIGHT
Airwoman's Curtiss Plane
Is Being Set Up for
Liberty Day.

Said Miss Ruth Law yesterday:
My machine is here and will be
set up tomorrow. I could fly ther
II necessary. Friday when 1 make
my flights, ! want to make Liberty
Day the occasion for selling 81, ,00o.-
600 worth of bonds. 1 haven't quite
made that record yet in the places
where I've flown for the bonds, but
I want to do it here"
The noted "aviatrix" is ready to
assume her interesting part in the
Liberty Day program tomorrow
consisting of two flights in the vi
cinity of the Ellipse. and acting
as sales woman" for the bonds
between and after the flights.
Keeps Same Machine.
Miss Laws Curtiss aeroplane
which she used in making her men,
orable one stop flight from Chicago
to New York a year ago last No
vember, and in which she will per-
form her aerial stunts tomorrow
arrived here yesterday and will be
assembled today.
The machine which the woman
fiier will use differs from any other
model seen in Washington. The
principal difference lies in the po-
sition of the drivers seat which, in
Miss Laws plane. is fully six feet
forward in the air. The impression
one gets a few thousand feet be-
low 1t is that the driver is riding
on atmosphere" with no osten-
sible means of support" In avia-
tion parlance. the machine is known
as the "pusher type" 1t bears the
number 100 on the under and top
sides of the planes, which is the
number assigned her when the War
Department recently gave her a
special license to fly anywhere in
the United States. Special permis-
sion. however. had to be granted
Miss Law to fly tomorrow. and this
was obtained from the governmen
at the request of the local liberty
loan committee.
The 'air show" to be pulled of
by Miss Law will come at the ter
mination of the parade about
o'clock. when her first fight will
be made.
Another will be made at 4 o'clock
The exhibition will consist mainly
of trick flying, and Miss Law
promises that the aerial repertoire
in vogue above the battle fronts OF
Europe will be initiated by her al
the Ellipse.
Flying Will be Low.
The flying will be comparatively
low in order to enable Miss Law to
drop liberty loan literature and
paper bombs" on her spectators
without scattering them unduly
Between flilhts and after her Sec
one one, Miss Law will sell bonds
Following the example Of the movie
stars who sold these a few weeks
ago, Miss Law will honor every sale
by signing her name in receipt fol
the same.
II am still in the hunt for a COM
mission to serve in the aviation
service abroad" said Miss Law
yesterday in answer to a query a:
to whether she had given up hops
of helping Uncle Sam beat the
Kaiser above ground. MY appli'
cation is still before the War De-
partment, and / am hoping that II
will be favorably acted upon. Thai
I'm Just a woman is no reason why
1 shouldn't do the work of mar
in the air."
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
FWE-HAR WARPLANS
REGISTRATION aim
Administration Wants Every 1ndi-
vidual in Nation Recorded.

Officials in the war administration
are becomeing outspoken in support OF
the nationwide ~egistration plan re-
Gently submitted by the War Depart
ment to President Wilson.
Sentiment of a number of officials
prominent in White House counsels
was expressed yesterday by a civilian
who holds one of the most important
positions created by President Wilson.
This official said:
Few men in the war administration
are planning less than five years ahead
in their war work. They realize that
the nation must be prepared to stead
lily increase its war making efficiency
and that this added strength must
continue for a period of at least five
years. The war may end before that
time, but the end of the war is not in
sight and it Is reasonable to believe
that it will last five years longer.
For a war of this length We must
mobilize every man, woman and child
in America. You will find no man
prominent in the nations war activi-
ties who Is opposed to the plan for
registering every man and woman be-
tween the ages Of IS and so years.
In the next five years this nation must
be able to place its hand on every
man and woman in the country. You
can not mobilize your forces, If you do
not know where they are. We must
know where every man and woman is
and what they can do to help win
the war.
THE plan has met opposition in
some quarters because of ungrounded
fears that the administration is con-
sidering conscription of labor, or the
use of men under q years OF age in
the army. The raising of armed forces
is easy compared with effecting a
proper distribution of labor We need
more facts relative to our strength.
and registration would give us those
facts"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
Nine "Kaisers" Kill
Their Names, Wishing
The Name Was a Man

New York, April 24.-That the name
of Kaiser is looked upon by Americans
with repugnance was proved in Brook
lyn when it became known today that
nine applications were made and
granted by the courts changing the
names of these loyal citizens from that
of Kaiser to others ringing with the
true spirit of these tumultuous times.
In each case the petitioner smashed
the mailed listed monarch between the
two eyes by his Americanism and his
abhorrence for everything that spelled
German Kultur.
The most interesting of these pc
titions was that of Frederick August
Charles Kaiser. his wife, Mary Nc
Nulty Kaiser, and his daughters,
Marie Agnes and Ethel Evangeline,
who live at No. 660 East Twenty-third
street, all real, true Americans.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25

when the time comes for smash
ing another precedent" says the bu-
reau, lit will undoubtedly go first
to some devoted nurse whose heroism
equals that of the trenches or the
quarterback. In lhe British army
citations one day appeared the name
of Margaret Dewar. staff nurse OF
English Hospital No. s. mortally
wounded during the bombardment OF
her hospital while protecting her pa
tients without thought Of her own
safety.
'In one OF the recent attacks. -four
nursing sisters. as the British call
their trained nurses. were killed.
three while assisting their patients
to greater safety. The fourth was
singing to a man whose nerves had
been miserably shattered and whom
the new attack was driving into a
spasm of agony. The bomb caught
her, killing her almost instantly, but
the man for whom she had given
her life as unhesitatingly as ever
did soldier on the field was saved. "
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
W. S. 5. SALE THRIVES
AMONG SEA SOLDIERS

A 800 war savings certificate for
every officer and enlisted man at Ma
rine headquarters in Washington
that Is the aim Of the directors of
the war savings stamp campaign in
the corps, and a survey of the first
three months results show that this
goal Is easily within reach.
The percapita average at headquar-
ters up to. April 1 was $2s-or more
than five s. stamps to the man. And
they didn't let the stamps interfere
with their liberty loan subscriptions.
either.
= The entire corps Is making a splen-
did showing In the w. S. 8. drive.
and figures for the first three months
OF the campaign show that an aver
age of one s. stamp is held by every
member of the corps on duty within
the continental limits of the United
States.
While headquarters is far in the
lead In the campaign within he
corps, Marine Barracks bought an
average of $S.63 worth of stamps last
month. and their total per capita
average Is $7.55.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
WEEKS DEATH /,
RATE In DC.
29.5 PER CENT
l79 Persons Died IN Capi.
tai During the Week
Of April 20.

Pneumonia is stir taking more lives
i'm the District than any other disease.
according to the figures Of the Health
Department. which shows twenty-nine
deaths from that cause out of total
of 17s recorded during the week end
ed April 90
That the death rate in washingtop
this year Is still above that Of lasp
year is demonstrated by last week >
record, which shows a rate rs per
thousand, while for the correspond
ing week Of 1871 t. was 9O.6
Suicides are now recorded nearly
every week in Washington. two per
sons having taken their own lives
last week, while the classification Of
Deaths by violence" shows 40 few
er than eight cases in the one week.
three more than the deaths from
old age"
While a total Of I7s deaths is speci-
week were only 14s.
Measles IL prevalent. no fewer than
SIS cases having been reported last
week. and there were less patients
suffering from this disease on Apr
l3. In Washington there are 2.5ls
persons being treated for tuberculo-
sis. Cases OF epidemic diseases other
than measles are as follows: Scarlet
fever. 125; chickenpox. IN; whoopins
cough. zoe; typhoid fever. -; small
pox.s.
1t is noted that the death figures
reported above excludes the deaths
reported from the various army ana
navy institutions.
This number" says the report,
''is twenty-three more than was reg
istered for the previous week ana
thirty-six more than for the CORE
spending week OF last year"
The police department is stin waH
ing a successful war on cats that have
no recognized place OF abode.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Genuine Goldfish. 19c, Is lbs. white
potatoes. 2Sc; choice evap. peaches,
i5c; can peaches. zoe; Monocacy
valley sugar corn, 12hc; red kid
l5c: 13 ozs. sardines. 15c: fat mack
erel. 15c; A J. pancake flour, 12hc;
a. ]. buckwheat. 12kc; Babbitt
soap. Csc; pure pepper, 40c: Quaker
matches, Csc; Star cocoa. Csc; Log
cabin syrup. zoe. 412 Fourth ST.
5. E. and the ]. T. d. Pyles stores.
The boy in khaki-"Tm probably
giving my life. What are you CIV
ing?"