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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
TRUSTEES LAND SALE.

z BY virtue OF the power vested In me
by the terms of certain Trust Deed ex-
ecuted by Bob Vandike and wife on
Sept. /, 1917, to secure certain indebted
ness described therein to Il. j. Sharp.
which Trust Deed is Of record in the
Registers office at Selmer, Tenn. IN
Book D d. page 374, and default having
been made in the payment OF said in
d btedness. | will, at 10 o'clock a. m,
on November 80, 1921, at the front door
of the Courthouse in Selmer, Tenn, Of
fer for sale at public auction, for cash,
free from the equity of redemption,
homestead and dover. the real estate de-
scrlbed in said Trust Deed, to-wit: In
McNairy County. State OF Tennessee
beginning at the southeast corner OF tue
southwest quarter of section twelve,
township one. range seven. at a stake,
runs north los poles to stake; thence
west 81 poles to a stake and small ID
oak pointers; thence south Jos poles to
stake, hickory and oak pointers;
thence east 81 poles to the beginning,
containing 40 acres, more'or less.
Title believed to be good, but | sell
and convey as Trustee only.
This october &c, 1921.
SAN HOUSTON, Trustee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
GOOD
ROADS
GRAVEL FOR ECONOMIC ROAD
Summary o. important Points Brought
Out in Recent Address by Wiscon-
sin Engineer.

Gravel roads are given strong rec
Ommendation as economic highways by
A. Il. Hirst, Wisconsin state highway
engineer. Not only so, but he is Of
the firm opinion that the economic
service of gravel road is proportion
ate TO its worth. In other words, If a
gravel roadway 16 feet wide has a life
or service of three to five years, then
the addition of 10 feet will increase
It's serviceable life to six or possibly
ten years.
''rhese figures are not definite"
says Mr.. Hirst, 'they merely express
the comparison which 1t Is sought to
emphasize. Moreover this comparison
does not hold true, nor is any broad
assertion of the worth Of gravel roads
quite true unless there is continuous
maintenance, Wherever gravel roads
are giving notable service good main
tenance Is as much the reason as Is
good construction in. the first place."
Mr.. Hirst recently gave an import
amt huureSS on tElS SUBJECT anu tne
following is condensed summary OF
he main points IL his discussion:
l. The prime factor i'm determining
the relative service value of highways
Is whether they serve traffic effective
ly and inexpensiyely.
2. Preliminary traffic censuses are
yalueless as aids in pavement type Sc,
lection.
3. Traffic counts have value only In
giving information upon traffic
changes, and operation costs over
varying pavement surfaces.
4. What has been is no indication
Of what will be.
3. States must adopt uniform loads
to be borne by roads of varying classes
of Importance.
6. All highways cannot be made 10
ton highways every day In the year.
Z. Expressed in terms of real serv-
ice value. type means little unless Sc
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11

If you are interested in dairy
ing, visit the farm of ]. M. Hart
man of Bethel. Mr.. Hartman is
a hustler and when he starts a
thing he usually makes a success
of it, if such a thing is possible.
He is just starting dairy farm,
and starting fright. He has re-
modelled his barn and made it in
to a model dairy barn, with con-
crete floor. stanchions and a con-
crete manure pit. He is buying
cows that will pay, and to make
certain that they do pay, he has
ordered a Babcock Tester and
will keep q record of every COW.
Mr.. Hartman's motto is to make
the best better. and he is carry
ing out that principle. A board
err" will not last long in his herd.
Let's have more farmers like Mr..
Hartman. Sod down more Of
these old washed hillsides: put
some good dairy cows on them.
and then watch the cream check
do the rest.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
GIVE YOUR HOGS A VAR.
! EY Of PROPER FOODS

! A variety Of feeds always gives bet
ter results than one feed alone, es-
pedally in the feeding of hogs, says
G. A. Wilson, dean Of the College Of
agriculture, University Of Tennessee.
For example, much better results
may be obtained from corn fed with
some other feed than from corn alone.
Corn Is lacking in protein, and. there
fore. the supplementary feed should
be rich in protein.
The principal protein feed Of the
South is cotton-seed meal. In many
feeding trials, however, 1t has proved
TO be poisonous to hogs when fed for
longer time than three weeks. Work
at the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion by w. A. Withers has shown that
this poisonous effect can be largely
overcome by the use Of copperas. Bat
even when fed with copperas, don't
give II to pigs under three months Of
age or to pregnant brood sows.
Cottonseed meal may be used for the
Amcb thACC WCCha III UdiuhCluS lkifs
corn ration fed to hogs intended for
the market, with no danger Of poison
Ing.
1t may be used for longer periods
with the same class hogs IL copperas
IS fed with it. The poisoning, we be-
iieve, however, often results from the
feeding Of too large a proportion Of
cottonseed meal in the ration. II just
enough were used to balance the corn
ration there would not be the danger
that there is when the meal is used
~ large amounts.
One part by weight of cottonseed
meal TO six parts Of corn Is ordinarily
enough of the meal TO balance the
corn ration for The hog intended for
market. More than this is often waste
FIJI.
Where cottenseed meal Is TO be used
In the ration for a period longer than
three weeks, copperas should he fed
with Il 10 neutralize its detrimental
effects. A solution of eopperas should
be made UP in the proportion of four
pounds of copperas TO fifty gallons of
,ra'er. A quart of this SOLUTION should
De fel Tor every pound Of cottonseed
n,sai.
s - -..sty .--s
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11

Grady Alternately has been sick
this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11


1t will soon be time to think
a little about the orchard if you
are to have fruit next year. Ev-
cry farm should have a good,
productive orchard, one that Wi
produce all the good fruit that
an be consumed during the seas
IN and an abundance for can
hing for winter use. But 10 have
rood fruit the orchard must have
better care. Fall and winter is
he time to begin to cultivate the
orchard. Trees must be prunef
and sprayed while the leaves arc
IF. Pruning must be done dur
ing November or December, o,
just before the trees begin t.
bud in the spring. The frs
spray should be given in Janu-
4ry or February before the buds
begin to swell, If you have n
orchard there is no better time te
begin than right now.
The rural schools have now
opened for the winter term an6
with the opening We start our
Boys Club campaign. We want
at least 100 Pig Club boys and
100 Corn Club boys in McNairy
county next year. The Club age
is from 10 to Is years. Any bo,
,ver 10 years and under Is years
AN join either or. both clubs
3orn Club boys will take an acre
of land and cultivate it under the
County Agents instruction, and
prizes will be given to the boy
who makes the largest yield. Pig
Club boys will take a pure bred
pig and raise it under the Coun-
ty Agents instructions and priz-
es will be given to the boy whe
raises the best pig. The teach
ers are asked to send the names
and addresses of the boys who
want to join the Clubs to the
County Agent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
COUNTY AGENTS ITEMS
W. 7. MGKELl, County Agent

Club work is getting under full
sway. Acton school has pledged
Is members. At Moore's schoo'
a few days ago we listed 6 with
a probability of several more. Al
Ramer 20 have entered with 8
probable increase of Is or 20.
Other schools willsbe visited as
soon as time viii allow. Teach
ers are asked to assist in this
work. If you think your boys
want Club work notify the Coun.
ty Agent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
DAIRY COW IS
GREAT SOIL BUILDER
Proper Saving and Using
of Manure Determines
Value.

The value and importance of the dai.
Try COW rs a soil builder can hardly be
over estimated and the proper saving
and using of the manure ia the princi.
pal factor which determines whether
or not the dairy farm grows richer or
poorer, says G. A. Hutton, dairy spe-
eialist, Division Of Extension. Practi-
eally all of the fertility contained In
manure dropped In the barnyard and
around creeks and other watering
places is lost. Who're manure Is piled
under the caves of the barn or in I'M
protected heaps in the Barnyard, enor-
NOUS losses occur from fermentation,
teaching and washing away.
In order to receive the greatest val
ne from manure 1t must be protected
from rain and spread on the soil as
quickly us possible after II Is made.
A very shallow, covered, concrete pit,
into which the wagon or spreader can
be driven for loading is all that is
necessary. A good manure pit can be
built for few dollars, and every
dairy farm should have one. Plenty
OF bedding should be used to absorb
Mll urine, and the manure from the
dairy barn should he placed In the pit
when it Is not possible TO haul it to
the field and spread daily. IL the
cows are dehorned and plenty Of barn
room Is available they may be allow
cd - In, ~ I<.,
shed. Where at least IS square feet
Of floor space Is allowed for each COW
and plenty of bedding is used the
cows can be kept clean with less 1t
Dor than when kept in stalls. In this
system the manure is allowed TO ac,
cumulate in the barn until such time
as Is convenient for spreading on the
land and ii Is preSerN ed with the leasr
absorbed, and the tramping prevents
loss of ammonia, or nitrogen, by ex
clusion of air. Where this system Is
used the hay and coarse roughage
are fed In the "loose-cow" barn or
covered shed. while the silage and
grain are fed In separate milking
harm. This system of handling the
herd and caring for the manure Is
well liked wherever il has been tried.
Dairy cows should be kept in the
barn when not III the field. Much ma
nure will thas be saved and the cows
will be protected from the cold winds
and rains. They will give more milk
for the same amount of feed consum-
ed than they will II exposed to bad
weather. Manure Is one Of the most
valuable by-products of the dair!
herd, and too little consideration is
given to Its care and use on the aver
ae dairy farm.
: The dairy COW brings in q steady,
cash income throughout the year; she
returns the greatest amount of human
food for the same amount of feed
consumed of all animals known to
man; she Is a safe and profitable In
vestment and great soil builder.
Let's keep more and better dairy
COWS and take better care of the ma
uure. Make the necessary arrange
ments for caring for manure before
me winter months arrive.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11

CARRYING ON
SERVICE FOR
DISABLED VETERANS
OF THE WORLD WAR
THAT Is COSTING
$1O,000,000 A YEAR,
THE AMERICAN
RED CROSS is HELPING
FULFILL THIS
NATIONS OBLIGATION
TO IT'S DEFENDERS.
HELP THE RED CROSS
CONTINUE THIS WORK
BY ANSWERING THE
ANNUAL ROLL CALL
NOVEMBER 11-24, 1921.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
For Sale

20 h. p. Avery engine mounted
on rs h. p. high pressure, return
flue, portable boiler; one No. 2
Corinth friction feed, cable drive
portable saw mill with sawdust
conveyor; all in good running or
der. ]. 7. BRICKER.
Route A, Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
TARTAR"

ftT@ARTAR.' as applied to
. the wild tribes which
inhabit middle and CEN
trail Asia, is one of those words
in which wrongly assumed
derivation has modified the
spelling and the very shape in
which We now have 1t, for the
people usually designated by
this name are not "Tartars."
but eaters"
The Interpolation Of the 'r"
in the first syllable came about
when these hordes burst into
Europe during the Thirteenth
century and swept everything
before them. Many persons
claimed that the ravages Of the
invading cavalry constituted a
fuifllment Of the prophecy In
the ninth chapter Of Revelation
concerning the opening Of the
bottomless pit snd the loosing OF
the inhabitants of the internal
regions. From this belief en-
sued the change of their name
from 'Taters" to "Tartars." the
latter being an outgrowth of
Tartarus, or hell, whence these
implacable -hordes were sup
posed to have come.
The bravery Of the invaders,
together with their stole disre-
gard for pain and the manner In
which they turned upon their
guards when captured, also gave
rise to the expression "catch a
Tartar" or "he caught a Tartar"
which is In use to this day as
synonym for being taken by
surprise, particularly when a
person thinks that he has made
an easy conquest.
(Copyright)
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11
Not Distant Enough.

The Escort-Who's that fellow that
seems TO know your
The Lady-0nly second cousin
once removed.
The Eseort-Um! Well, he looks as
II he wanted removing again.-London
Punch.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-11-11

| will, ON Thursday, Nov. II,
offer for sale at my place, two
miles north of Ramer, some cat
tie, horses, household and kitch-
en- furniture, pillow tools, etc.
Sale will begin at 10 o'clock am.
J. F. WALLACE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
SiIUer Fox ShOtU To
BE Held in MuskegOn

Muskegon, Mich, Nov. 31.-Over a
half million dollars worth of domes-
ticated silver foxes will be displayed
here December 7, 8 and 8, at the
second annual live silver fox show of
the National Silver Fox Breeders AS
sociation of America. This will be
the only fox show held on the North
American continent during 1912,
both the Montreal and Boston shows
having been cancelled.
Muskegon is the recognized leader
in this industry among the many sill
yer fox raising communities of the
United States and is surpassed only
by Prince Edward Island, Canada. In
addition to the live animals, a collec-
tion of silver fox furs, valued at sew
eral thousand dollars, viii be exhibit
ed. Foxes from all parts of the
northern half of the United States
will be exhibited and will include
black, silver, red, white, blue and
cross stock.
The silver fox industry in Muske-
gon is but six years old, yet it has
grown from beginning with four
pairs to about 2,400 foxes, valued at
about $3,000,000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
IMPROVEMENTS
UNDER WAY BY
GAS CONF ANY
MANY IMPORTANT CHANGES
BEING MADE THAT SHOULD
BENEFIT CONSUMERS.
NeW Compression
Tanks Purchased

During the past few weeks the
Gratiot County Gas Company has
made numerous changes that are ex-
pected TO greatly better its service.
Not all of the changes have been COM
pleted as yet, but it is expected that
the next thirty days will see finish
of the Improvements that are now
under way.
The concern is building large
coke shed and coke bins for the pur-
pose of keeping it's coke dry and
eliminating fine "breeze" from the
coke in the future. The coke shed is
80 feet long and 40 feet wide and
the coke bins will be 80 feet long, II
feet wide and ii feet deep. This
coke shed and bins will house a total
Of $50 tons of coke and will enable
the company to supply better grade
enable the company to keep the coke
free from moisture.
In order to increase storage capac-
ity, the company has ordered addi-
tional compression gas storage tanks,
40 feet long and 8 feet in diameter,
to be installed at st. Louis, Ithaca
and Breckenridge. The foundations
for these tanks have been completed
and the first tank has been shipped
from the factory.
The company has also just COM
pleted a meter house which will house
. Lat Aag
pressure, the gas necessary TO supply
Alma, st. Louis, Breckenridge and
Ithaca. Three high pressure station
meters are now being installed and
when this work has been completed
the company will be able to handle its
leakage problem much more success
fully. A new gas main is being laid
from the plant to Grover avenue, so
that there will be a separate line
feeding Ithaca and another separate
line feeding st. Louis and Brecken-
ridge.
A meter proven has also been in
stalled in the office of the company
on State street. An accurate test of
every meter can now be made by the
company. This instrument is expect
ed TO promptly settle great many
arguments in the future, as to the
correctness or incorrectness of Gus
toner's meter.
With the completion of the above
improvements the Gratiot County
Gas Company will have made all in
stallations that are possible in plant
of this kind to bring its gas and coke
service to the highest state of per-
fection. And with the twice-daily
gas tests that the city is making at
the city hall, the citizens of Alma, ST
Louis, Ithaca and Breckenridge are
assured of as perfect gas service az
it is possible for company to give.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
ReceiUe Fine
Western Apples

Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Frisbie of 303
East End street recently received a
10 10. box of apples from Cashmere,
Washington, sent to them by Mr..
Frisbie's sister, Elsie Hudson. The
apples average from II to 10 inches
in circumference and are perfect in
every way, as not a blemish or a
worm hole can be seen on any of
them.
The apples were produced in the
famous Wenatchee district in Wash
ington which has advanced from an
obscure inarable community of strug-
Cling settlers TO one of the greatest
apple producing ccnters in the world
in the short space of p years The
crop from this district this year is
estimated at $25,000,000. Sunshine
for fully y hours each day of the
growing season, with an abundance
of irrigation water under full con-
troll and volcanic ash soil found
nowhere else in the country worked
the miracle. More than one-third of
the fancy boxed apples produced in
the United States this year were
grown in the Wenatchee district
which comprises 10000 acres of bear
ing orchards.
Two of the apples sent to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frisbie may be seen on display
at the Record office.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
Officers Arrest
Three CeIebratOrS

Three young and rather prominent
farmers of Newark township were
taken in tow here Thanksgiving
evening by local police officials, who
objected to the way in which the
said farmers were conducting their
Thanksgiving celebration. 1t seems
that the trio had imbibed somewhat
too freely of one of those concoctions
which come under the head of "home
brew"
The men were taken to the jail,
but the condition Of orR of them was
regarded so serious that he was re-
moved to a hospital, where the sober
ing up process was conducted in his
case The others were left to regain
their normal poise in the Jail. Fri
day the men admitted to the officers
that the home brew that they had
been consuming had been obtained in
Mt. Pleasant.
They were then taken before To-
cal justice of the peace, where they
paid nice little fine and costs in
each case to avoid going over to Ith-
aca TO board with the sheriff They
probably won't let it happen again
right away.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
GAME RON IS MADE
SERVICE MANhGER
ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS AP-
POINTMENT is MADE BY
COL. FRANK f. SMITH.

Colonel Frank f. Smith, Vice Pres
dent and General Manager of the
Republic Truck Sales Corporation,
has announced the appointment of
Mr.. Gordon Cameron as Director of
Service, in complete charge of the
servicing of Republic Trucks from the
Factory.
Mr. Cameron comes to the Republic
organization after a fruitful eXper-
ience in the sales and service of both
automobiles and trucks. For ten
years he was connected with the Max
we'll organization, having been Super
visor Of Sales and Service in the
Southern Zone and then General Ser
vice Manager for the entire country,
with the exception of New England.
The reorganization of the Service
Department at the Factory has been
completed under Mr.. Cameron's di-
rection, and both in appearance and
effectiveness Of service it is complete
in every detail. In the various
branches established by the Republic
tOllDdHN Sllllldl StINlCC al idllSt-
ments will be completed
In addition to his work at the fac
tory, and in general supervision of
Branch service, Mr.. Cameron will as
sst Republic Distributors and Asso-
ciate Dealers to arrange service de-
partments and 10 care for the trucks
in their territory in the most effect
i've manner.
"The appointment of Mr.. Gamer
on" said Colonel Smith, "is another
evidence of the fact that the Repub-
lie organization intends to give to
Republic users the highest possible
degree of service. When we sell a
truck our interest in the owner has
only begun, instead of having ended.
Halfway service, which truck
owners of some other makes of trucks
have been forced to accept because
they could not get anything better, is
like throwing life-preserver to a
man who has fallen off an ocean
liner, and then forgetting to stop the
boat. He may float for awhile OF
some other ship may save him, but
he won't have much use for the boat
that didn't stop.
Republic service is unequalled be-
cause it doesn't adopt halfway
measures
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-01
zUEbL|N COMING
TO ALMA SOON
NUMBER OF COURSE TO
BE HELD IN HIGH SCHOOL
DECEMBER 10.

Charles Zueblin, well-known lee
turer and writer, who speaks here on
the Lyceum course Friday evening,
December l6, has delivered his ia
nous lecture on American life in all
parts of the country. From the Gal
weston (Texas) Tribune comes the
following vivid description of Mr..
Zuebin as lecturer:
"Mr Zueblin is as far removed in
appearance from the usual deep stu
dent of large problems as may be
imagined. He looks more like a bus
mess man, who has survived twenty
years of battling with executive prob
lens in some hustling company and
still retained the clear eye and sturdy
physique of a college athlete.
Those who have heard Nh Zueblin
lecture know that it is impossible for
the mind to wander while he is on the
platform. He delivers his message
with electric energy, and his words
come with precision and almost with
the rapidity of gatling gun bullets.
His ideas possess the quality that is
called suggestive, for they set little
trains OF thought which the listener
has already half formulated, into ac-
tive movement. The average person
in the audience comes away from a
Zueblin lecture feeling that his men
tai processes have just received a cold
shower bath followed by a vigorous
rub that sets the whole body tingling
and glowing with the shock"
Mr.. Zueblin has written number
of books which have had a wide cir
culation. Among them are "Ameri-
can Municipal Progress and "De-
mocracy and the Overman."
Like the first number on the course
this attraction will be held in the
Alma high school auditorium Tickets
for the one number will be on sale
at the door for fifty cents. Those who
have not purchased season tickets
and still desire to obtain them can Sc
cure them for the balance Of the
course at the First State Bank.