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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Niche Items

On Saturday, August Z, H. c.
Chambers was stricken with par
alysis and lay unconscious until
Wednesday night, when death
came to his relief. He was 70
years of age and an ex-Confed-
crate soldier. Uncle Clay" as
many called him, was born, rear
ed, lived and died on what was
at one time his fathers old home
place.
We have been having some fine
rains since last writing, and it's
reported that the low land corn
en- Tennessee river is now under
water.
Roy Seay is teaching a singing
school at Niche and has from
forty to fifty young people in at
tendance. .
Several from this community
attended a picnic at Stantonville
Saturday, and Jim Graham re-
ports a good ball game.
w. E. Mcleod and w. D. Whit
taker have been having some
good work done on roads the
past few days. The southeast
part of the county now has sew
eral gravel roads, the people hav.
Ing built them at their own ex.
pense.
J. B. Pratt and wife of Corinth
were present Thursday at the
funeral service of H.C. Chambers
C. H. Chambers, notary public
has been taking acknowledge
ments to more land transfers O.
late.
What about a man who own.
and operates an automobile am
yet fails to pay poll tax, and alst
of a tax collector who cannot col
lect poll tax of two dollars from
such men?
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
EVERYTHING TO GAIN
BY WOMAN SUFFRAGE

MEN LOSE NoTHING--they keep
their votes.
THE HOME WILL GAIN A VOTE
In addition to the one II had before.
THE WIFE WILL GAIN more In
terssts In common with her FfuSband.
THE MOTHER WILL GAIN the
power to reduce the high cost Of Ilv.
Ing, to get better schools and 'recrea-
ton places for her children and decent
working conditions for her older sons
and daughters.
THE CHILDREN WILL GAIN
double protection when the father and
mother both can vote.
THE FARMER WILL GAIN be-
cause farm women will vote for farm
Interests.
THE STATE WILL GAIN because
II will have the service OF experts In
housekeeping.
GOVERNMENT WILL GAIN be-
cause II can use the intelligence Of
ALL THE PEOPLE instead of only
one-half.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Acton
We have recently had amuch
needed rain.

We have recently had amuch
needed rain.
J. E. Thomas and Sofas Castle.
berry attended the Merchants
Association in Memphis last week.
Sam Castleberry who has been
visiting in Texas for several
months, returned Thursday.
Mrs. Carlos North and little
SON of Memphis, are visiting her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. C. M.
Bowers.
Miss Willie Ingram of Jackson,
was the guest of Misses Lois and
Francis Alternately Thursday.
W. B. Brice and wife were Wis
ting in Savannah last week.
Robert Curtis and Miss Flora
Driskell were married here re-
Gently.
DR.. j. j. Alternately and J. T.
Williams went to Selmer Friday.
A school meeting was held here
Friday night to put things in or
der for the coming session.
J. D. Timlake went to Corinth
Friday.
Edward" Ezell and wife and a
neice and nephew and Brice
Knight and wife of Texas, who
have been visiting Mrs. Mary Il.
Knight, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Dodd are
visiting in Iuka, Miss.
0dus Atkins and wife and
Reubin Atins and wife of Texas,
and G. A. Atkins of Sheffield,
Ala, are visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B Atkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Brice are the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. j..
H. Hyneman.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
No Suspension

We do not intend to suspend
the publication of the Independ-
ent but to continue il, we are
forced to raise the prices of adj
vertising and job work, which,
with the increase, will still be
reasonable and fair. Outside of
items of real news, nothing will
be published free. 1t takes
mRney to keep the paper from
busting" and present prices OF
everything which goes into the
making of a paper has increased
so that we can no longer count
on the old prices to meet the run
ming expenses of the paper, and
by a slight increase in our pres
ent rates, we can continue pub
LEGATION and not have to depend
on the profits derived from our
job printing department to help
out on the paper. We will run
the business on a strictly cash
basis from now on.
We will be only too glad to pub
lish the real news, but the writer's
of the funny stuff, poetry, neigh
borhood rows, drunks, fights, and
like matter. can save postage by
not mailing same to us.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
HOUSEKEEPER
NEEDS The VOTE
Ballot Is Necessary to Protect
the Home Under Changed
Conditions.
W0MAN'S VOICE IS NEEDED.

Housekeeping today is not what II
used to be.
One hundred years ago our great
grandmothers spun the cloth and
made the clothes for the family. They
employed the family cobbler for C
week at time, who made shoes TO,
the year from leather cured md
tanned OH the premises. They badSeN
the bread, churned the butter, cured
the meat, and made the candies; In
short, housed under their roofs AL
the activities that minlstered to the
necessities and comforts of tire family.
Today all these processes are car
ried on outside OF the home. The
shoes are made in factories, the
clothes go through the eweatshops,
the meat is cured by big companies,
the bread Is made at the bakeries,
and the butter comes from the cream
cries.
Instead OF living in houses open on
all sides to the sun, we have the tene-
ment house instead of water directly
from well or spring, we have piped
water instead of the simple problem
of letting the small amount or gar
bage decay In the sun, We have the
vast problem of city's disposal
All Of these matters Of food, clothes,
housing, water and garbage are sub
ject to legislation. The state, has taken
the place of the parents. The question
of regulation of all Of these matters
80 vital to h0usekeeper Is one Of
collective opinion, expressed by the
ballot.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Change of Ownership

Having purchased the business
of tina Alexander Grocery Co.,
who conducted a grocery and
feed store, we will continue in
the same line, which includes the
famous White Dove Flour. We
also handle country produce.
Your patronage kindly solicited.
Orders filled promptly and salts
faction guaranteed. Free deliv-
cry. E. H. Prather & Son.
Selmer, Tenn,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
County Board of Education

There was only one new men,
Der elected on the county board
of education, Boss McCullar, J..
w. Wood, J. M. Croker and w.
F. Maness were reelected. The
board will meet in regular ses-
sion the first Saturday in Sep
TENDER to transact such business
as may be necessary to promote
the school interests of the county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
New Blacksmith Shop

We have opened up a black
smith shop on the Foster place 2
miles north of Ramer, are pre-
pared to do all kinds of practical
blacksmith work, horseshoeing
and wood work, at reasonable
prices.
Moore & Dillon, Ramer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Mule Colts For Sale

have two fine, extra good
mule colts, coming five months
old, which can be bought at a
reasonable price if taken now.
Come and see these colts, at my
home on the old Doolittle farm.
route No. l, Stantonville
Ed Holmes.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
ADVERTISED BY
ITS GREAT ALLIES

A cause Is known by its friends.
Friends and supporters of woman suf-
frage are legion and include practi-
cally every influential organization,
state and national. "A partial list fol-
lows:
Business Organizations.
American Business Womens Asso-
citation, Women Grain Growers Asso-
citation, Grand Council of United Com
mercial Travellers, National American
Letter Carriers Association.
Industrial Organizations.
National Women's Trade Union
League, United Mine Workers, Anal
gamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees Of Amer
lea, Western Federation of Miners,
United Textile Workers Of America.
Professional Organizations.
National Editorial Association, In.
ternational Council Of Nurses, Ameri-
can Nurses Association, National
League Of Nursing Education, Amerl-
can Federation Of Teachers, National
Educational Association, Association
Of Collegiate Alumnae.
Religious Organizations.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Gen.
eral Conference; National Society o.
Friends, United Presbyterian Church.
es of North America, Central Confer
ence of American Rabbits, National
Conference Of Unitarians, Jewish Con-
gress, Presbyterian Church Of the
United States of America General
Assembly,, General Sunday School
Convention Of Universalist Churches,
Eastern Council Of Reformed Rabbis.
Fraternal and Benevolent.
National Order Of Maccabees, Inter.
national Order of Good Templars,
Grand Lodge; National Women's Re-
lief Corps; the Great Hive, Ladies of
the Modern Maccabees; WOmen's Be-
nevolent Association of Maccabees.
Agricultural Organizations.
National Grange, Farmers National
Congress.
Women's Organizations.
International Council of Women,
representing over 100000 women
General Federation Of WOmens
Clubs, representing over 100000 wo'
men; forty State declarations of wo.
mems clubs, Women's Christian TEN.
perance Union.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
WHAT THE ANTS
DON'T, TELL YOU

Anti-suffragists tell you that between
1915 and 1913 the Socialist vote in.
creased % per cent. SO 1t did, but
what the antis don't tell you is that.th
increase came In the year 1916s1917,
when women were not voting.
The Socialist state vote for governor
in 1918 was 2S,823 less than the city
vote alone for mayor in 1911.
City vote:
1915, for governors. 3357S
1917, for mayor. ......... 146,328!
1918, for governor. ....... S6,427i
A decrease Of 5s,s01 In the city 30
elalist vote In the year women voted;
If you are going to disfrancliise any
body for being Socialist, dtsfranchise
the men,. They contribute the bulk Of
Socialist votes.
.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
A Real Favor

C. L. Haynes arranged to OPP
crate the light plant this week
while the Baptist meeting is in
progress. This was very nice in
Mr.. Haynes, and if we want to
have the lights as a permanent
fixture, lets all patronize the new
concern.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Cravelhill

A great improvement was
made on the roads leading from
Gragelhill to Niche and to Weth-
erford's last week by the road
hands.
]. R. Gooch and family moved
to Selmer last week. We regret
to give them up but wish them
success in their new home. Mrs.
Elsie Farris moved into his home
and will look after the store.
j. A. Armstrong is making
some additions to his house.
l.. d. Latta is making some
improvements on his residence.
We are patiently waiting on
the engineer to survey the road
through the south part of the
county, and if there is a locality
that is more entitled to the road
than this, and can give as good
reasons why, we will be satisfied
for it to go that way.
George Chenault of Oklaho-
ma. spent the weekend with his
parents.
George Littlejohn has gone ia
Texas to look after his farming
interests.
Mrs. Will Miller died at hel
home in the New Hope commune
ty Saturday aged so years. Her
remains were buried Sunday al
Gravelhill, Robert Tate conduct,
ing the services.
Rev. Penick of Jackson, will
preach a series of sermons here
next week.
Friday, the 20, has been Sc
apart to clean the cemeteries of
at this place.
Since the rains, crops have
wonderfully improved. but tn,
ground is not thoroughly wet ant
the winds are damaging cotton
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Population Of Tennessee Over
TWenty-one Years of Age

White women, 419,846. Colored wo-
men, 122,707. Therefore, there are
298939 more white women In Tennes-
see than colored. or more than three
times as many white as cofored women.
White women, 419,848. Colored men
and women, 24l,S48. Therefore, there
are 177,797 more white women In
Tennessee than colored men and wo-
men together.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Corinth, Miss.

Will give a few items from our
little city.
We are growing rapidly, we
think as we have several hand
some homes under construction
and one of the most beautiful
school buildingsin the state. 1t
is thought it will be finished and
ready for occupancy at the open
ing of the term.
DR.. Calhoun is holding a two
weeks meeting at the Waldron
ST., Christian church.
W. G. Moore and family of Sell
mer, are visiting relatives here
and Wenasogo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. w. Derry
berry spent Sunday in Chewalla
Our town is visited almost daily
by tourists from different states
enroute to the historic Shiloh
Park.
Lee Ledbetter, cashier of the
First National Bank spent Sun
day in Chewalla with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Ledbetter.
R. G. Clinkscales who has been
head of the shoe department at
Rubel's for several years, has &C
cepted a similar position at Ger
ber's, Memphis, and will move
his family there in the near flu
tufe.
Last Tuesday, while trying to
beard a freight train at Cypress,
Alvin, the oldest son of Van How
ell, was in some way thrown UNI
der the car and both feet crushed
50 that amputation was necessa-
ry. He was brought to Corinth
for the operation but died soon
after. He was carried back to
Cypress and buried in the family
cemetery. He leaves a wife and
infant, parents, brothers and sis
tiers and numerous relatives and
friends who regret that he met
such a horrible death He was &c
years of age and for the past six
years had been christian, so his
relatives are notmourning on &C.
count of lost hopes, but because
of the vacant chair at home. He
was a devoted husband and faith
er. We extend sympathy in this
bereavement.
Mrs. w. w. Fitzgerald enter,
1
tanned the O. E. S. recently with
a 6 o'clock picnic in the beautiful
grove at her home west of tewr
on the Highway" After the
refreshments w&e served, Ian
terms and bonfres were lighted,
and speeches made by some of
the members. The crowd then
left for their homes. 1t was ar
enjoyable affair and was decided
to be made an annual event. Mrs
Fitzgerald is a fine hostess and &
real Eastert Star. She was as
sisted in arrangements by Mrs
Dow Fitzgerald, Jr,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Population Of North Carolina
Over TWenty-one Years of Age

+, White women, 35s,583. Colored wo-
men, 1926. Therefore, there are
109,347 more white women In North
Carolina than colored.
White women, 358,5S3. Colored men
and women, 305,9SS. Therefore, there
are over $4,000 more white women in
North Carolina than colored men and
women together.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20
Ramer News

night at Selmer. the guest of
Miss Gayle Kerr.
Mrs. J. F. Wallace returned
Wednesday from a visit to DR..
Wallace and family at Selmer.
A. E. Lawson and J. r. Hamm
were business visitors to Corinth
Tuesday.
Mrs. D. B. DuBose and little
daughters and Mrs. Ray, of Jack,
son, were guests of Mrs. j. w.
Reeder Friday.
DR. M. G. Key and family are
spending few days in Memphis.
Their little daughters, Allene and
Merle, have undergone operations
for the removal of adenoids and
tonsils, and are doing nicely.
Misses Jewel and Lois Meeks
have returned from visit to
their sister, Mrs. Sam Dean at
Corinth.
| Mr.. and J. M. Reeder and little
sons spent Sunday with relatives
in Jackson.
j. H. Hill is at Gravelhill this
week assisting ]. A. Armstrong
in repairing and remodeling his
residence.
Mrs. S. X. Fowlkes spent Sat-
urday at Corinth.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Fisher
and Joe Fisher, of Detroit, Texas,
are visiting relatives and friends
here. Mrs. Fisher will be re-
membered as Miss Emma Swain,
and was teacher in our schools
before her marriage and removal
to Texas.
Mrs. Ccie Kramer and little
daughter, Sylvia James, of Sell
mer. are guests of Mrs r. N.
Higgins.
Ralph McHughes, of Jackson,
was a guest in the home of w.
L. McAlpin part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Savells,
of Henderson, were pleasant Wis
itors here Wednesday. Mrs.
Savells, as Miss Allen. taught
! in our school last year and en-
deared herself to pupils and pa
irons alike.
Lucille, Jett, and Annie Rec
Ramer. of Selmer, are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. H. L. Hill.
c. c. Turner, of Chewalla. has
rented the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Shea and
will move his family here that
he may place his children in
school at the opening, the first
Monday in September. These
young people were in school here
last year and we are glad to have
them with US again.
The dredge which is cutting
the Cypress canal is now moving
along at the rate of $50 to 40O
feet per 24-hour day. With two
shifts, Tom Kirk and Lean Rob-
ertson in charge, the work is
going right along.
| A. B. Hamm is getting mater
ial on the ground to make extern
sive improvements in his resi-
dence, both interior and exterior.
E. A. Peun, of Birmingham. Ala,
has the contract and work, will
begin as soon as material arrives.
Ralph Darby and Tillman Law.
son are getting lumber on the
ground to build residences. Ralph
will build east of town, while
Tillman plans to put a nice bung.
allow on his lot adjoining the C.
P. church. Mrs. Arnie Higgins
has lately rebuilt, putting a bung.
allow on the site which was hel
home for so many years. The
house is now being painted anG
is one of the prettiest homes in
town.
| Rupert Chambers has built
an addition to his barber shoI
and will install another chair
at an early date.
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-08-20

Miss Kate Browder is visit ing
in Memphis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-23
REPORT FIVE PER
 CENT. DROP IN
 FOOD.COST HERE

During the month of July 15-Aug- ust 15, food costs in Bridgeport dropped five per cent, according to report recently issued by the Unit ed States Department of Labor. Pc tatoes led the individual articles with descent of A per cent
 Indications that the decline in food price levels was general are seen in statistics showing that each of the fifty-one cities covered by the bur eou's survey reported decreases. Min neapolis led with a decrease of Il per cent, with it's neighbor, St Paul, second with a. 10 per cent decline. Detroit was third with a per cert decrease. Decreases in other cities follow:
 Eight per cent, Chicago. Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City. Milwaukee, Omaha, Peoria and Sprincfeld, H., per cent, Denver and Memphis; 6 per cent, Butte, Cincinna i. Columbus, Newark, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Salt Lake City ard Seattle; per cent, Baltimore Birmingham, Bridgeport, Buffalo Dallas, Fall River, Louisville, Man chester, N. H., Roche~ter and Wash 1 ington; per cent, Atlanta, Boston Houston, Los Angeles, Mobile,- New Haven, Portland, Me, Portland, Ore. Providence, San Francisco, Sanannaf and Scranton; per cent, Little Rock | New Orleans and Norfolk; per cen1
 Jacksonville and Richmond, and per cent, Char rlestown, $. c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-23
WAvRo TO wEIHERSFGEID.

Kaiman Wavro. a 1e-year-old boy, or bridgeport, yesterday afternoon
 pleaded guilty in the Superior court
 to the charge of attempted assault
 and was sentened to the states
 prison for a term of not less than
 one year nor more than two. Wavro's case was a particularly revotting one.
 He claimed a good record in the navy, but the court held that the features attending Wavro's attempted crime were such that no clemency could be extended him. He had followed the young girl home from a community dance and when passing a 1only spot
 attacked her and attepted a crime. She fought him away until her cries for help attracted her father, who came to her rescue.
 After he was sentenced Wavro
 quickly turned from the attitude of a
 thoroughly repentant prisoner to an attitude of bravado in the pen, having quite a merry time with George Lewis, who had just been sentenced. Wavro attempted to get real funny
 with the sheriff when he came with the darbies" to take him away but
 was quickly and effectively sque1che ed
 in his attempts to be smart
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-23
TRAFFIC OFFICER
 SAVED THE KITTEN

It was the usual o'clock traffic
 rush at Broad street and Fairfield
 avenue, and Officer 35, the big, hand some cop, who does duty on thet
 corner at that hour of the day, was
 busy watching the flow of school chll-
 dren that drifts across there at that time. Up Broad street heading toward Elm, came a 10-year-old glri hugging a huge covered basket in
 front of her. She clasped it tightly with both hands and hesitated to start across. Up went the big policeman's s hand and stopped every vehicle ap- preaching that crossing. "Go ahead, my lady; the crossings all yours" he
 called to her. Timidly but hurriedly she crossed and then safe on the op-
 posite side she halted breathlessly and sat her basket down. ffDid you break any of them?" was the anxious 1n- quiry of one lady, whose mind was running to eggs at a dollar per dozen. "Oh. no, na'am. It isn't them it's a her, and she carefully opened the lid of the basket and lifted small kitten from it. Goodness, but we were scared, weren'e we. kitty?' And the crossing man gave the wait ing cars the high sign to go ahead.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-23
WILL! ATTEND
 SOVEREIGN GRAND l LODGE SESSION

Two of the four Grand Represent tet1ves from Connecticut to the an- Enual meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, l. O. O. F., which meets at Boston, Sept 24 to Oct 2, will go from Bridgeport. They are Past lGrand Master of the Grand Lodge of fConnectfcut William T. Meyer and Frank M. Garfield, Grand Represent ative of the Encampment Branch.
 The sessions of. the Sovereign Grand Lodge in Boston will be presided over by Grand Sire Worst, a Supreme Court Justice from Amsterdam, New York. There will be present four represent a1yes from each of the United States and Tour from each grand jurisdic- ton throughout the world, making a Htnng body of from four to five hun dred Others expected to attend will run the number into the thousands. On Sept 29 there is to be a parade Tn which it is expected there will be rom fifteen to twenty thousand in line
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-23
MANY ON PROBATION.

There are at the present time more than 200 men and boys on probation in Bridgeport, in charge of Probation Officer Simpson and his aids Tn csc probadoners range in age from 9 years old to 70, and their crimes cover a wide gamut of description, varying from the theft of milk bottles and newspapers to that of the 70-year-old man, who is under probation to pay $5 a week to his wife, who he deserted d and ceased to support Incidentally the 70-year-oId man was married only a couple of years ago. Petty thieving accounts for a large number of the probationers- The stealing of morn ing papers from front stoops has land ed several in trouble, the latest of thai class being young man who is ir his first year in High school. In a certaiL' section of the city for the las
 three months Sunday morning papers had been sysdmatically stolen. A few days ago the young student wal nabbed and landed in City court. He was released on probation and the papers have ceased to disappear.