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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
Obituary notices will only bt

Obituary notices will only be
printed in the Independent at the
regular rate of &c per line
Why worry about the routes
of the preliminary surveys for
a road? None of the roads have
been built yet The money is
not coming in fast enough for
democratic campaign fund. ac-
cording to Commercial Appeal
Selmer High School baseball
team won a game from the Ra-
mer team Wednesday ay------D. R.
Hurst will leave Saturday to vis-
it his daughters in Memphis, and
will take in the big Fair .----A
full attendance at the Quarterly
session of the county court the
first Monday in October is ex-
pected, and perhaps the court can
find out something about the sur
veying of routes for roads ---1--
The county commissioners
are men who are capable of Civ
ing satisfaction to the taxpayers
of McNairy county in the matter
of selecting road routes, but as
long as the Nashville tricksters
hold the whip hand, these COM
missioners can do nothing, but if
the county court decides to stop
the whole works with better
splan for producing results, they
ought to do itright away ------J.
A. Dillon of Selmer route 3 has
two bales of cotton ready to gin
"A very interesting letter from
Lindsay S. Perkins will be pub
lished next week Will r.
Nichols was elected Justice OF
the Peace in the I'd district. He
is a good citizen and can be de-
pended on at all times to do the
thing which he believes right
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
SAND BOX

Orders have been received by
the engineers to survey the road
from Selmer to Ramer The
shortage of teachers in the pub
lie schools of the county is very
noticeable Work on Selmer
college is going ON nicely
Cotton is opening right along
and the gins of the county will
soon be in operation I'VE are
trying to get a contract for print
paper which will enable US to put
the Independent back to S1.00 a
year to subscribers in McNairy
county. Outside the county, the
price would remain at 81. 50-----i
Republicans and democrats,
alike, will vote the ticket exactly
as it is printed, at the November
election, reports to the contrary
notwithstanding The per-
pretators Of thetbig Wall Street
bomb explosion which resulted in
the loss of many lives, are yet at
large Gray & Hester are
putting Selmer on the map as a
livestock market. They operate
a large sales barn and are buying
and shipping all kinds of live
stock The Trl-State Fair
will attract thousands to Memph-
lis next week ek-------T The Selmer
High School baseball team went
to Kossuth last Friday and won
one of the two games played i
- If you fail to get the Inde-
pendent, it is likely that your
subscription has expired ------A
$40 cut in Ford car prices may
help you in your purchase
Seth Walker might as vel
reconcile himself to the fact that
the suffragist amendment is nov
a reality and the good women Of
Tennessee are entitled to vote.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
Acton Items

w. B. Brice made a business
trip to Savannah Tuesday,
j. H. Hyneman and C. B. Ma
gle were business transactors in
Corinth Wednesday.
A change Of property in this
section was made last week when
]. M. Dodd and Willie Howell
bought the property of Solas Cas-
tleberry. who, with his family,
will move to Henderson.
]. M. Carroll was here Satur-
day from Niche.
J. E. Thomas and Frank Dick
erson went to Corinth Saturday.
Miss Lois Alternately, who is
attending school at Adamsville,
spent the weekend with home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Caffey
and little son, Robert, Jr., were
visitors here Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Solas Castleberry
and son, Drills and j. I. Williams
were business visitors to Hender-
son Saturday.
Miss Kittie Abernathy of Ad-
amsville was the weekend guest
Iof relatives here.
Misses Daisy and Myrtle Hind
man were the Sunday guests Of
Miss Jessie Lumley.
j. d. Timlake and family were
the guests of H. B. Mills Sunday
! The Acton baseball team was
defeated by the Niche team Sat
urday.
Byrd Isom and family of thu
State Line were the guests of j
I. Williams and family Sunday
| Mr.. Smith of the New Hop,
community was the Sunday CUES
of his daughter, Mrs. H. H. Dodt
| Remember our Sunday schoo
every Sunday morning at $3.50
also our next preaching date, tn
first Sunday in October.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
Messrs Evans and Meade, civi

Messrs Evans and Meade, civil
engineers of ability and charac-
ter, were given the contract to
make the required surveys of
these McNairy County routes,
with a view of making a selection
of one to be later approved by the
state and federal government.
NV if these gentlemen are let
alone, there will be no difficulty
in making the best selection.
They are experienced in their
line. 1t is not fair to them, and
certainly not fair to the people
who pay the price for it all, to
have these men taking initial or
ders from Nashville or from any
where. Let the county highway
commission make suggestions, il
they feel so disposed, and let the
individual do likewise, but stay
away from Nashville with your
political and other Influences.
There is too much at stake to
have any secret work going on.
The best route should be taken
and selected, whether it pleases
or not. Let these engineers alone
in their work. If after a report is
made, and an inspection is had,
and the one proposed is not sat
isfactory, let the state highway
department then make known it's
objections. There is such a thing
as using the appropriation as the
county sees fit, and that may af-
ter all be better for the people,
than to be continually changing
plans and all at the request and
behest of a certain few.
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Ramer News

Miss Carrie Mae Reeder. of
Valley Mills, Texas, is visiting
her uncle, ]. c. Reedef. and 9TH
er relatives here.
Mesdames Elizabeth Wardlow
and S. K. Fowlkes and little Miss
Beatrice Wardlow spent a few
days of last week in Corinth.
Mrs. George Prather and chill
dren We're guests of Mrs. S. w.
Gooch, at Selmer, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carman
and children, Of Falcon, were Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Hill
Sunday.
Mrs. w. W. Wallace and baby
and Mrs. Hosea Foster, of Sell
.mer, came down Tuesday to Wis
it Mrs. R. N. Higgins.
\ Paul Turner. of Chewalla, was
here Friday. He was accompanied
home by his mother and sisters
who spent the weekend there.
Miss Iona Jones, of Smiths
Station, Miss, is the guest of her
cousin, Miss Louise Johnson.
Miss Qordica McCullar was the
weekend guest of Selmer rel
atives.
E. A. Penn was a visitor to Cor
inth Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Erwin and
baby, of Selmer, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Erwin.
| A. B. Hamm and Mrs. P. H.
Shea were in Corinth Friday.
Leo G. Huggins is spending q
few days with homefolks.
! Miss Maggie Robinson was 3
visitor to Jackson Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wooten
|of Selmer, were visiting the fam.
lily of Joe Prather Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Prather continues
very i'll.
/ ]. A. Houston and little sor
and Miss Gayle Kerr, of Selmer
/ were here Friday afternoon.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24

A route to the state line south
from Selmer can be had at about
the distance of IA miles, if the
engineers are not further ham
pered and hindered by local in
fluences. We understand that a.
bout 3 routes have been, looked
over, and that one of these 8
will be selected as the one to be
surveyed. Later the state will
send q man over to inspect this
route that has alreadyIbeen des-
ignated as the one to take. Ii
they are as easy to select as that,
we can just let the department
make this selection, and we can
save the $165 a mile.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24

The county hired these engin-
eers, and why not have the coun-
ty highway commission to direct
that they go ahead with these
surveys and make what they con-
slider the best selection of routes.
Then the representative from the
department can come down and
inspect this route, and approve il
or disapprove it, as he sees fit.
This would be much better, and
in fact the only way to do this
work.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
The road surveys in the county
have about exhausted the automo-
bile fund, we are informed.
First Bale Cinned

]. e. Hodges reports the first
bale Of new cotton ginned Mon
day, which was put up at his gin
at McNairy. He bought this bale,
2Sc per pound being the price
paid. Mr.. Hodges is one of the
foremost merchants and cotton
men of the county, and is prog
ressive in his ideas of how to
make the country better.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
Special Notice

There will be a public Sunday
School Review at the Methodist
church Sunday night, September
26. Several Of the leading topics
of the past Sunday school WILDE
discussed by a short talk, or pa
paper, given by members of the
school. You are cordially invited
to attend ane enjoy the exercises
with us. S. B. Love, Pastor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-09-24
Notice

w. M. Whortan has purchased
The Selmer Flour & Feed Co.
and became responsible for all
Indebtedness of same and is au-
thorized to collect all debts due
same at once.
]. H, Richardson.
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When All
Run Down,
Nervous, Weak

Staunton. Va-:-"Whenever I feel all
rundown, nervous or weak always find
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CONFESSIONS
OF A BRIDE
Even the Animals Are Oppressed
With a Dread of What Was Coming
Copyright. N. E. AZ

1.-THE earthquake? You say it's not
over? So that is the reason the peo-
pie do not go back to their homes?"
Daddy Lorimer referred to the inhabi.
tants of the hacienda. We had stop
pet at the edge of the great field to
which the. Mexicans had fled when
they dropped the defense of the place
at sthe first tremor of the earth. Il
was the fiat meadow where Jim. j.,
had swooped down in his airplane to
rescue me and Baby Babs. The same
people who had so enjoyed that ex-
ploit were once more scattered ever
the field but in frame of mind which
was far from being. gay.
"Sure-the crowds scared OF an
other shake, SIR" replied Morrison.
And see the animalsi All mixed up
with the people! Afraid, too. guess
the beasts down here are pretty good
guessers when 1t comes to an earth
quake SIR"
I'VE may as well 30 on. No sense
in holding up the procession" said
Daddy calmly, and he gave tina order
to the driver who was still fussins
with his car.
"The natives have lost their interest
in u.s." remarked Archer with a grin.
The Mexicans sat on the ground in
groups and talked excitedly. Men
walked up and down without a pur-
pose. Dogs hung close to their mas
ters' heels. Burros snuggled their way
into parties OF women and children as
II seeking human protection.
Even those darn noisy Mexican
ROSTERS are still for once" was Nor
risons comment. Il suppose they
know lot more about the symptoms
of quake than we do. Hey, Archer?"
They seem to be sure there's mole
to come" murmured Archer.
/ wondered II he spoke so shortly
because he was very Ill or because, he,
too, was oppressed with a dread OF
what was coming. Probably my ex-
preston betrayed my anxiety, for
Archer Immediately made an effort
to be gay.
I'VE should worry,% he remarked.
I'VE have our luck with us!" He
saluted me gravely. Mrs. Lorimer's
presence will save this bunch from
disaster. But think, Mr.. Lorlmer, il
Mrs.. Bob hadn't interfered Jordan
Spence and l, at this very moment,
would be quietly dissolving on bed
OF quick-lime!" Then as If he sud-
denly realized what an unfortunate
picture he had conjured up, he ex-
claimed, IL beg your pardon, Mrs
Lorimer!"
Don't ask pardon. Be as horried
as you like" l said with a cheerful
ness was far from feeling. at makes
me the more glad to have saved you,
you know.
I made some further silly. remark
but hardly knew what l was saying.
If only Gene Archer had not remind
ed me OF the ultimate fate of prison
ers in the hacienda! If only i could
make tat obstinate crew of men turn
around and go back for Bob and Chrys
and Spence!
But 1t was no use wishing that.
might as we'll wish that the big black
birds would not follow our car. They
were vultures, Archer sail. ugly
birds Of evil reputation. might as
well wish that the dogs in the wret-
ched adobe villages through which We
tore would bark at us in their usual
troublesome but normal habit. They
paid no attention to us at all and IL
was most uncanny. might as we'll
wish that the sun would shine, though
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-04
SISTER MARY'S KITCHEN
(copyright, 1870, BIZ the N. E. A.l

Very often the term used to denote
the method of cooking certain food
is paid little attention. The nice dis
tinction of meaning are overlooked,
the process is changed, and perhaps
the lood is spoiled as the result.
When boiling water is called for in
a recipe 1t means that the water
must be bubbling, not Just singing and
vaporizing.
OF bubbles there are simmering
bubbles and boiling bubbles, and be-
tween these two there is difference
of near ly So degrees. The simmering
bubbles are tiny and come up TO the
top of the water but do not break.
The boiling bubbles are large and
burst and give off great amount of
steam.
By the great difference in temper
ature it Is easily seen that actual
boiling might make or mar a food in
case simmering was the proper meth
cd Of cooking.
Menu for Tomorrow
BREAKFAST-Baked apple, cereal
with top milk, sweet milk, griddle
cakes, syrup, coffee.
LUNCHEON-Cheese omelet, era-
ham bread sandwiches, chocolate lay
er cake, tea.
DtNNER-New England boiled din
ner, shredded lettuce, apple pie,
coffee.
My Own Recipes
In preparing New England boiled
dinner, one must be sure that all
members of the family like all the
vegetables that are to go in the din
ner. II one member dislikes onions
for instance, the onions may be left
out. Either corned or fresh beef may
be used. A piece OF brisket makes a
good boiling piece.
SWEET MILK GR1DDLE CAKFz.
cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
! 1.2 teaspoons. salt
Ia cup sugar
8 cups milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
Mix and sift flour, baking powder,
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salt and sugar Beat egg, add milk and
slowly beat into dry ingredients. Beat
well and add melted butter. Drop by
spoonfuls on creased hot griddle.
CHEESE oMELET
eggs
Ia teaspoon melted utter
ia teaspoon salt
1-s teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons grated cheese
2 tablespoons milk
Beat eggs slightly with milk. Add
a little melted butter, salt, paprika
and cheese. Put remaining butter in
a frying pan, turn in mixture and
cook, without string. until firm.
Sprinkle with grated cheese and roll
onto a platter.
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
Ia cup butter
cup sugar
2 cups flour
I cup sweet milk
2 1.2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
I teaspoon vanilla
Ia teaspoon salt
Cream butter and sugar. Add we'll
beaten yolks OF eggs. Mix and sift
flour, baking powder and salt. Add
alternately with milk and vayilra.
Fold in whites beaten till stiff and
dry. Bake-in layers in hot oven.
CHOCOLATE ICING
cup sugar
Ia cake bakers chocolate
tablespoon butter
3-4 cup milk
2 tablespoons corn starch in ia cup
teaspoon vanilla
Crate chocolate. Boil sugar; ga
cup milk, chocolate and butter for 5
minutes. Dissolve corn starch in
milk and add to boiling mixtures and
boil 8 minutes longer. Beat until
cool and add vanilla. Put between the
layers and on the top of the cake.
It's Leap Year. girls, but look be.
fore you leap.
MARY.
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Gained IS Pounds

Moundsville, W. Va.:-"Some eight
years ago in the opening Of spring began
to 70 down in health. / became nervous,
weak. could not cat nor sleep, and became
very thin. Was so completely rundown 7
could not work. went on this way one
whole summer. took medicine but It did
not do me any good. was so weak could
scarcely get up and down stairs, when I
began taking 'Fayorite Prescription. I
only took about three bottles when was q
well person and began to be strong and
hearty. gained thirty-fve pounds in
weight and am today strong and have never
had any sickness Gnce."-MRS. M. ].
WILSON, SOL LIST st.
Charlottesville, Va.:-"For years suf-
Tered with woman's, weakness during which
time doctored and took medicine without
getting relief. 1 suffered with backachss
and pains in the side. was very weak and
nervous and was miserable when I began
taking DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
When had taken two bottles + was so much
improved that knew had at lass found
the right medicine. I took six bosSies and
by that time i was well."!-MRS. w. W.
6OUTHARD. los Hinton Ave.
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ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
b. Olive RehsrtS BARRON.
Samantha Finds the Shoes.

Nancy and Nick lost their the inside of
fell out taking their shoes along and there they in an awful
MY goodne All this rubbish through cnng!"
samantha a Squirrel below Whatd you say dropped?
Our shoes! answered the Did
them to get back to right
mo. I'm feeling
ever brought a
we hunting
haps." W - wa 49, p
NO monkeys in these
shoes were there? How have you got?'
Four! ggged the twins. Two
We'll, needn't
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Johnny, 1 was a little fool five years
ago, and l.
She never finished her sentence,
for up there, many hundred feet above
old Mother Earth, John Trumbull
kissed her. And the little new moon
twinkled merrily as she saw It and
noticed that the solitary figure on The
steps below had disappeared into the
gayly lighted clubhouse.
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Copyright, 10 20, N. E. A.

expression as he leaned toward her
and spoke over the whirring of the
engines.
Five years is a long time, ana
I've tried everything in the hope that
l could forget. But / never could,
Barbara.
She laid little trembling hand on
his sleeve. There never was anybody
else in the world but you, really.
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/ knew we were in for a g>sy day
onr first in Mexieo

/ knew we were in for q gssy day
our first in Mexico.
Our chauffeur was fairly eating up
the road to the coast. In our swiftly
moving car, 1t would be difficult to
detect. the minor warnings OF an
earthquake. More than once our car
swerved but never could one tell
whether we had hit a high spot or
whether the crust of the earth was
swelling beneath us-rising and fall
ing with the long slow motion of the
sea in midsummer.
Lsat with my back to the chauffeur.
Prompted by an unrest which / could
neither explain or control, l turned
and looked forward over the drivers
shoulder
1 turned just in time to see the
car in front Of US rise little like an
airplane nosing up.
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Ito Be continuod.)

In Bavaria, the state railways for
bid kissing either on stations. where
friends, relatives and families are
united, or on trains, while France is
sued an order two years ago forbid
ding kissing on trains.
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pectant period. After took the 'Favorite
Prescription and the Golden Medical Dis:
coveSy' had no further trouble with my
Edas1s during expectancy and / surely
reaiias all that these tones meant 70 me,and
70 my, child. E. v. HOOK, 8
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renewed health and
strength in DR..
Pieree's Favorite
Prescription and the
Golden Medical Dis
covery. These medi-
cines have been Of
especial benefit TO
me during expect
ancy and enabled mo
70 raise my child.
This was perhaps
due tokidney trouble
which always gave
me considerable anx-
ietv during each ar
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no the POINT.

did anybody comment on the way
you handled your new carr"
Zone man made a brief remark,
Fifty dollars and costs. Boston
Transcript.
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NotlrInu eut TrouhIe

Ever have any honhle with your
automobile?'
eYes. Ever since ! got Il all my
wite's relatives expect me to be
their chauffeur. Detroit Free Press
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"Fouri'
well,

told It's dark and
SIX cenipede thousand
We're children!" - J.
them
Cant put them all on and tlimb?" Nancy.
Climb with shoes on
No, I've got another better than
she opened her And there the Shoes all four One
front teeth her mouth,
That's the nuts!"
them and
&c. thinking the SQUIRREL they climbed the
selves big again. and feeling the
Copyright E. A.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-31

| Lyon and carried unanimously.
Al this juncture Mr.. Decuir moved thai
! the Police Jury adjourn for dinner, duly
seconded and carried.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Same members present, Mr.. Clet Girard
presiding,
The Road Committee submitted the
following report to-wit:
New Iberia, La, July 10Th, 1920
To the Police Jury of Iberia Parish:
Gentlemen-We as members of the
Road Committee Of the Parish after hav-
ing passed over the several bids submitted
to our committee for Road Machines
Tractors and Trucks do hereby recon-
mend that your Honorable Body order the
purchase of Two Russell Special Road
Graders for the price of $4,000 each F. o.
B. New Iberia, La, and call for demon
stration on tractors on or before August
4th, 1920 and we further recommend the
rejection Of all the bids on trucks and sug-
gest the purchase of Ford truck
Respectfully,
(Signed) LEON J. LANDRY,
Chairman.
Mr.. Lyon moved that the report of
the Road committee be accepted and that
the Police Jury authorize the purchase Of
Two Russell Special Road Graders for
the price Of $4,000 each F. o. b. New
Iberia. La, delivery of which is to be
made Immediately and that upon receipt
Of graders that demonstration of tractors
take place as soon as possible up to Aug.
9TH 1920. This motion seconded by Mr..
Schexnayder duly carried.
Moved by Mr.. Boutte, seconded by Mr..
Decuir and carried that the secretary be
and he is instructed to notify the Board
IF Supervisors of Road District No. a
to be present at the next regular session
of August
Mr.. Landry moved that each member
of the Police Jury furnish the Secretary
with the names of the farmers draining
their lands in the public roads or the rice
farmers who allow the filtration of water
to interfere with the condition of the
public roads. This motion, seconded and
carried.
Moved by Mr.. Schexnayder, seconded
by Mr. Lyon and carried that the District
Attorney be and he is instructed to pre-
pare the following ordinances to-wit
Prohibiting the operation of automobiles
without the regulation DINNERS.
Prohibiting the draining Of lands into
the Public Roads.
Prohibiting the throwing of trash, re-
fuses, etc. or other and any obstruction
on the public roads of the Parish.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-07-31

Proceedings of the Police Jury of the
Parish of Iberia, State of Louisiana, TAX
en- at the Special Meeting of said Pc
lice Jury held at New Iberia, Louisi-
ana, on Monday, the 10Th day of July,
1920.
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Special Booklet on Motherhood and Baby free.
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