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Williams news., 1922-11-03
Reasons Why Voters Should Vote Democratic Ticket
ALICE M. BIRDSALL FOR HUNT
 October 19,

Vernon Vaughn, Esq.
 Chairman Democratic State Central Committee
 Phoenix Arizona. Mr. Vaughn
 The of Arizona who fundamentally and vtaly the of actions the republican state leasing the pentenary back the public either with without authority of numbers of criminals the fragrant enses against society and fenced by the long terms in the pententiary
 other (although there others), believe the the state should vote for Hunt the democratic candidates rebuke to this policy unde the adm of Governor Campbell.
 Very truly BIRDSALL
Williams news., 1922-11-03

MT. A. D. Griffith, foreman of the Santa Fe. shops, is enjoying a ten day vacation visiting on the coast mart of the time being spent with his daughter, Margaret, studeee m col lege at Santa Barbara and with re,a- lives in-San Luis Obispo and San Ser
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
Old Citizen Dead

Frank Basham, one Of The
county's oldest and most respect.
ed citizens. died at his home in
Bethel Springs last Thursday ant
was buried at Moore's school.
house the following Friday after.
noon. Revs. Archer and Fowler
conducting the funeral services.
Mr.. Basham was SO years of age
and a veteran of the Federal
army. He is survived by three
children, DR.. Basham, Massey
vile, and G. W. Basham, post
master, Bethel Springs. and Mrs.
Dan Tull, Selmer. For many
years he had been a citizen of
Bethel SPRINGS and was univer-
sally liked. For some years prior
to his death he had been in an
almost helpless condition, but
during the affliction from which
he suffered, he was always pa
tient and cheerful.
To the tereavea relatives we
eXtena our sincerest sympathy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
F. P. Browdar Dead

F. P. Browder, Is years Of age,
died Wednesday at the home of
his brother, r. I. Browder, at
Falcon, after a brief illness, and
his remains were laid to rest
Thursday afternoon in the old
Falcon cemetery
Polk" Browder, as he was
known to everyone, came to Fal-
con and entered the mercantile
business forty-fvo years ago, and
continued the business until his
death, and had amassed a con-
siderable fortune. He never
married, and made his home with
his brother. He was an eccentric
character, quiet and unassuming
and was scrupulously honest, and
never wronged his fellowman in
his long business career.
Surviving him are two BROTH
ers, B. L. Browder of Selmer and
R. T. Browder of Falcon, and a
number of neices and nephews.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
Shady Grove
A good rain fell here Monday

A good rain fell here Monday,
though moi enough yet to furnish
stock with plenty Of water.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Smith of
Alcorn County, Miss, were visit
ing relatives here Sunday and
Monday.
Mrs. Millie Smith of Wenasoga
spent a few days with her sister,
Mrs W. D. Mccormack, recently.
j. r., S w., D. c., and J. C.
Gooch spent Monday with their
sister, Mrs. J. W. Mccoy, divid-
ing the estate of their mother.
Mrs. N. M. Gooch, who died re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar league of
Ramer visited relatives here Sun
day.
.Jobe league and son, Paul, en-
joyed an old time 'possum hunt
in Cypress bottom Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. McCor-
mack and little daughter, Eliza
beth Sue, of Belmont, Miss,
spent several days with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Nc
Cormack, recently.
Our school began Monday with
Mrs. Ada Darby as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jobe league and
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Robertson
are the proud parents of new
daughters.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

and poultry clubs and canning
clubs for the girls. Develop the
community social spirit and we
will have no trouble in keeping
our boys and girls on the farm,
and we will haye the satisfaction
of having our community develop
along the broadest lines. 1t
means so much to us that we
cannot afford to neglect giving
our boys and girls the opportun-
tiles they are entitled to and
should have.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
Boys and Girls Club Work


We have had a long season for
work on the farm. and opportun-
ity to get our farm work we'll in
hand, but we naturally expect to
soon have winter weather, with
its rain, snow and cold, when
we will have to abandon most of
our outdoor activities. Much of
our work will then have to be
done under shelter.
One of the advantages of farm
life is the fact that if we make
the most of the open weather,
we can have time during the
winter months for recreation,
study and planning our future
farm activities.
We want to keep our boys and
girls on the farm, to take up our
work and carry it on with in
creased advantages they have
and will have in farming that
our forefathers and we ourselves
have not had and did not have
during our boyhood days. 1t is
up to us whethef we keep our
boys and girls on the farm. If
we give them no opportunity to
see the possibilities of agricul.
ture, and only let them experience
the drudgery and see the handi-
caps, we may expect them to.
leave the farms in search Of vo-
cations that are more inviting.
If we can get them interested
in the beauties of nature. the
wonders of plant and animal life;
if we will 60 a step further and
show them the possibilities for
profit, for making money in agri-
cultural pursuits, we can win
them to the farm and keep them
there, to the great benefit of
themselves and the country. A
way has been found to do this
through the medium of boys and
girls club work.
In some sections boys and
girls club work has revolution
lied farming and put it on a pay
ing basis. Boys have taken up
the cultivation of corn and have
made records in acreage produc-
ton; they have won blue ribbons
and attractive cash prizes at
community, county and State
fairs. They have established
records for acreage production
that their fathers would not have
believed possible.
Wherever boys and girls clubs
have been organized and proper
ly conducted, those sections have
made marked improvement in
cultural methods and better live
stock.
Now that the winter months
are coming, we will have time to
inaugurate the work of organ
izing clubs pig clubs, baby beef
clubs, corn clubs for the boys,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
The Clubbing Offer

If you want to get in on the
clubbing rate we are offering,
send in your subscription before
the first of December, as the rate
will be withdrawn after that
date. You can now secure the
Independent, weekly Commercial
Appeal and the Southern Agri-
culturist one year for ,S1.25.
Subscriptions must be paid in
advance to secure this remark
able offer.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

ARE YOU TIRED Of the nnuss
and fuss and bother of washtub
bathing? You can have the
comforts and conveniences of the
finest bathroom if you own an
ALLEN PORTABLE BATH
SYSTEM. A delightful hot or
cold running water bath any
time, anywhere, in any room,
with absolute freedom from
drudgery of any kind. No plumb
ing or water works required.
81. SO complete, including heating
attachment and floor reservoir,
charges prepaid and guaranteed
to give entire satisfaction. Des-
Icriptive circulars on request.
STANDARD SALES COMPANY
208 Falls Bldg, Memphis, Tenn.
Local Demonstration Wanted.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
McNairy Countyty Sands 5th in
school attendance for the year
ending June 80, 1922.

The recent issue of the Tennes-
see Educational Bulletin. publish
lished by the State Department
of Education contains some val
liable and interesting information
concerning the school attendance
for the past year. Thirty-three
counties lost and sixty-two gain
ed in average daily attendance,
and the total gain over the state
was 10000.
Last year McNairy county was
29th on the list; this year it is
5th. This means that last year
there were % counties whose per-
centage of daily attendance was
above McNairy county, while for
the year just closed there are
only A counties out of the 95 with a
greater percentage of Children
in school, according to scholastic
population than our good county,
McNairy county, and there are
80 other counties whose percent
age of attendance is lower than
McNalry county.
AS have stated before, we
increased the average daily at
tendance in McNairy county for
the year just closed 789. This
was a great showing and a record
Of which we should all feel proud.
want to appeal to the teach
ers, the patrons and the pupils to
cooperate with the school author
itles 50 that as we moved in one
year from the 29th place to 9Th
place in attendance, we can move
this year into 1st place.
For the information OF the
public the 5 counties heading the
list and their percentage of at
tendance is proportion to scholas-
tic population are as follows:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

| am sure everybody in the
county will be proud of McNairy
county's record. / call the at
tention of the teachers especially
to this record and ask their ut
most cooperation in placing and
keeping in school every day ev-
cry child of school age. In the
supplemental contracts which
you signed you obligated your
self, within 20 days after the
opening of the school term to
visit in the homes represented in
your school and that you would
use every means to secure the
enrolment of all the children en-
titled to the advantage of the
school.
Yours truly,
TERRY ALTERNATELY,
Co. Supt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10


Evangelist G. c. Kinney came
over Wednesday afternoon from
Adamsville and called on some of
his friends and admirers in Sell
mer. Rev. Kinney is delighted
with Adamsville and reports that
the meeting is getting well under
way, and the town as a whole is
packing this religious campaign,
and everything possible will be
done to make the meeting sue
cess. The Kinney revival in Sci
mer was the greatest meeting
ever held in the county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
Legal Rate Charged for
Bank Statements

The Independent will charge
SOc per single column inch for the
publication of the financial state.
ments of the banks. This is the
rate the law allows for legal no.
tices of all kinds, and bank state.
ments are more difficult to hand.
lie than anything published in
newspaper.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

of merchants in other places who
advertise in their newspapers
r. H. Croskery, republican,
won in his race for Representa-
tive with H. B. Lewis, his demo-
cratic opponent, by about 300
majority ty-------The Independent
will not be mailed to any address
unless paid for in advance
The State Game Warden an
nounces that all hunters must
have license this season and that
hunting out of season will not be
tolerated. If you don't want to
get in trouble. you'd better get a
hunting license.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
SrATE on TENNEssEE, McNairy Coun
located at Adamsville, Tenn.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, McNairy County
|, Jno W Hamilton, cashier of above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true, and gives the
actual condition of said bank as shown
by the books on file in said bank.
Jno. w. Hamilton, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 7th day of Nov, 1929
JAS. L. Littl field, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
j. W. Martin, Director.
J. X. Wesson, Director.
w. p. Littleneld, Director.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

Rev. T. R. Hammons, pastor
of the Selmer and Adamsville
Baptist churches, is at Adams
vile this week assisting Rev.
and Mrs. Kinney In the tent
meeting.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
NOTICE!
Mules and Mares

| will be in Selmer, Tenn,
Thursday, November 8, 1922,
with a carload of good young
mules and mares for sale or
trade till Saturday at | p. m,
when will sell at auction the
balance of the Car. If you want
first choice, come Friday. VIII
have no by-bidder, all sell at
your price. My way Of trading
is quick sales; small profits.
VIII guarantee all stock as repre-
sented.
Yours for trade,
j. r. TAH1EY.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

A most interesting farmers
meeting was held at Austin's S
schoolhouse last Friday night.
This is a wide-awake community
and good results are expected
during the next year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

T. N. White. foreman Of an
M. & O., extra gang, has his
cars parked in Selmer, and has a
large crew of men laying heavy
steel rails in the Selmer and Fal-
con section.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

Mrs. 0. S. Abernathy spent
the weekend at the bedside of
her aunt, Mrs. Butram, who is
critically i'll at her home in Cor
inth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

G.. w. Kendrick of Oxford
creek was in Selmer Tuesday on
his way to visit relatives at Cor
inth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
LIABILITIES
state of Tennessee McNairv County.

/. G. ~. Sufrlt. Cashier 81 he
ahore named hank. do g EMMY swear
that the above statement Is lrue, ond
2iyes the nrtu',l con ition Of sid bank
as shown bythe DO ks on file in said
hunk. G. G. Surrae, Cashier.
Sobscribad and sworn to before me.
this Sth day Of Nov, 1922
j, +. -Harkins, Notary Public.
Correct--Attest:
SD. Pounds, Director,
]. w. Boshart Director.
Il. w. WYATT Director.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
SAND BOX


downpour of rain all day y-----.A
number of Selmerites attended
the opening service of the Kin
ney revival at Adamsville Sunday
morning The rural schools
Of the county are now in session.
----J Jack Kerby and his crew are
doing some good work on the
roads of the county -------I If you
see Time Out" on the margin
of your paper, send in your re-
newal, as your paper will be dis
continued unless the subscription
is renewed -----. Try an ad once
in a while in the Independent.
Ask those who advertise whether
it pays or not Sheriff Dillon
and Deputy Greene arrested a
drunk Monday who had pistol
and 3 bottles containing a little
mule" in each A number
Of horse traders were here Mon
day, but the rain prevented the
majority of them from coming to
town There will be found a
financial statement of the banks
in the county this week 1911 II
you owe the Independent an ac-
count, we will appreciate it if it
is settled right away The
election was a very tame affair in
the county of McNairy, and but
little interest was manifested by
democrats or republicans The
cotton crop is about all gathered
and sold in this county $500 The
'possum crop is almost depleted,
as the hunters are in the woods
every night The Independ-
ent is in the market for a dozen
or two pumpkins. and will pay
cash for same delivered to this
office The picture section of
Sundays Commercial Appeal con-
tanned a picture of little Miss
Louise Humphrey and her pet
goose. Louise is one of Selmer's
brightest children and is the only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Flake
Humphrey The Annual Con.
ference Of the M. E. church will
meet at Ripley next week. 1t is
hoped that the Conference will
return Rev. r. M. Vaughn to the
Selmer station. There has never
been a more popular pastor in
Selmer than Rev. Vaughn The
banks in Selmer were closed the
day of the election. Armistice
Day falls on Saturday this year,
and as Saturday is busy day, /
was thought best to take Tuesda,
off instead Come to the pla,
Friday night at the high schoo
auditorium. You'll enjoy it,.
The old stage road from Sci
mer to Adamsville is in splendit
condition An airplane goint
north passed over Selmer Tues
day afternoon n------If you wan
the Independent, weekly Com
mercial Appeal and Southern Ag
riculturist one year for $1.25
send in your subscription at ono
as this offer will be withdraw
before long. .-------C CongressmaI
Lon A.. Scott was defeated b
Capt. Gordon Browning by abou
5000 majority Cotton is &c
ing around 25c and is being sol
as fast as it is gathered ------M
L. Brooks is making some exter
sive repairs and additions to hi
residence on Cypress avenue
THE McCullar hotel in Seine
is one that has the reputation Q
serving as good meals as can b
found anywhere. and the trave
ing men who are guests of thi
hostelry say they are always gla
when they come to Selmer ft
they know that a good feed
.rn;ts thonn OF the McCnllar b,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10

y
The Annual Farmers Short
Course will be held at the Univer-
sity of Knoxville during January.
Special courses in all lines of
farming are given. It is hoped
that some farmers of McNalr,
county will take advantage of
this short course to better pre-
pare them for farming. If you
are interested write to the Uni
versity or see your county agent.
j. E. Hodges is the owner of a
very fine Duroc-Jersey sow. She
brought a nice litter of pigs a few
days ago. but on account of her
size over lay and mashed all but
IL. Mr.. Hodges is very much
grieved over the loss. This is
the sow from which he has
marketed over $4,000 worth of
pigs during the last two years
and still has the sow left. How
many other farmers in the coun-
ty could do just the same thing
if they only would?
The heavy rains of Monday
morning and the political speak
ing of the afternoon prevented
our Farm Bureau meeting on the
First Monday. But we haven't
given up. Election is now over
and it wont rain all winter, Z SO
we will try again. Beginning
on the first Monday in December,
a membership campaign will be
made in the county. Suitable
speakers will ] be secured and
meetings will be held in every
community. Since the crops are
gathered we believe we will be
able to reach more farmers
through the one county meeting.
1t is hoped that the names OF
speakers and the dates for meet.
ings can be announced in next
weeks paper. Prior to these
meetings delegation of farmers
will be driven to Jackson and
visit the Farm Bureau office Of
the Madison County Organiza.
ton. It is asked that one farm.
er from each community be Sc.
lected to make this trip so thai
we can get first hand just what
a Farm Bureau is and what it il
doing in other counties.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-11-10
Statement OF tbs Condition Of
ifIE HOME BANKING CO.,

located at Finger. Tenn,
at the close of business Nov. |, 1922
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-08
MAY HOLD TURKS
Owners of Thanksgiving Birds
Not Anxious to Sell Them.
Price Below That of Last Year
Does Not Tempt.

There is a reasonably good supply
OF Thanksgiving turkeys in the state
but whether they will be in Topeka
for Thanksgiving, at a reasonable
price, remains to be SEEN The source
of supply for Topeka will be the west
ern and southwestern sections of the
state-there are very few turkeys
raised in eastern Kansas
The unusually warm weather of the
fall months has retarded the Develop
nent of the national bird. and the
quality is not as good at the present
time, as it is in years when normal
temperatures sor lower have prevailed
along in the fall
Need Some Cold Weather.
1T takes a little cold weather and
some corn to finish off turkeys and
get rid of the pinfeathers,' Frank
Cope who has been handling turkeys
and other poultry in Topeka for years,
says
They haven't had that cold weather
or that corn. and they are not de-
yeloped as they should be at this
time"
The price which will be paid foa
Thanksgiving turkeys this year is still
problemattcal. Cope says The farm
ers IN the west and southwest who
have raised the turkeys are in no
hurry to let loose Of them, and seem
no prefer taking n chance with them
on the Christmas and New Year trade
than selling them now at the price
which is being offered.
Sold Higher Last Year.
I'VE are offering now so cents per
pound. live weight" Cope said "a
year ago at this time we were paying
3s to 40 cents per pound for them.
And we are not prying many of them
loose at the 80 cent rate.
I There is talk of lower prices, but
there isn't much interest in lower
prices on the part of the farmer. 1t
remains to be seen VIII ether the farmer
will sell turkeys at Thanksgiving at
.1bWers prices than last years, whether
the consumers will pay higher prices,
or whether the turkeys will stay on
the farms until Christmas or New
Years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-08
DAVIS SLIPPING
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the industrial court. was defeated for
reelection to the legislature.
The Republicans have probably re-
tanned undisputed control of the
house. Charles H. Mann of Osborne,
Charles Mosher of Ford, and K. NJ.
Geddes of Butler. all speakership
probabilities. have been elected.
Ford county went 1900 for Davis.
1t is probable that o. T. Wood,
former United States marshal, has de-
feated Mrs Minnie J. Grinstead for
the legislature in Seward county. Mrs.
Grinstead, Republican, was a candi-
date for reelection to a third term
Shawnee n Surprise.
Shawnee county, for years a Re
publican rock of Gibraltar in times OF
political storm, was one of the big
surprises of the election. The county
gave a heavy majority to Judge Dill
lard against Hopkins for supreme
court, and registered a plurality for
Davis. 1t also took a big Democrat
turn on the entire state ticket. Local
political disturbances in the county
during the last few weeks combined
with administration opposition in
causing Republican disaffection.
G. o. P. Still Hopeful.
At Republican state headquarters
this afternoon Wilbur Q. Hawk, state
chairman, maintained that Morgan
still has chance to nose out in the
governorship race. He refused to con-
cede the election of Davis.
Carl Peterson, secretary of the
Democrat state committee, declared
Davis would win by 10000 to 10000
Peterson claimed independent returns
from practically every county in the
state showing a lead Ror Davis greater
than newspaper tabulations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-08
CHINESE STUDENT TO Topeka
Louis X. Young Has Had Varied Ex-
perience in American Schools.

Louis X. Young, a Chinese boy from
Human, China. entered Washburn col
lege this week, after a varied expert
ence in American schools. Young, a
graduate of the John D. Wells mis-
sionary school in China, came to
Chinese boys who were on their way
to enter American colleges.
He first entered Columbia, but he
soon decided that he was not seeing
all sides of American school life in a
university of the type of Columbia
He then entered Park college in Mis-
souri,. The tuition for Park is low.
to do four hours of manual labor in
addition. This was too much for him,
and in about two weeks, he pulled up
stakes and left for other parts.
This time he landed in K. u, but he
found it too much like Columbia. AS
he was casting around for new fields
of endeayor. he happened to attend a,
Y NJ. c. A. meeting where Paul Flung
of Wasbhurn was lecturing.
They had been friends in China, and
so he made inquiries, after the lee
ture, of where Fung was now and re-
lated his dissatisfaction. F'ung recon-
mended Washburn, so this week
Young appeared on the campus of the
local college. He is enrolled, tenn
porarily at least, as a freshman.
Young is a member of an illustrious
Chinese family, his grandfather being
the general of the army under the
Manchu dynasty. His father was the
leader of the revolution which over
threw this dynasty and established a
republic, at the head of which is DR..
Sun Vat Sen.
He is quite a shark at tennis, hav-
ing gone up to the Semi-finaIs in the
state championship games in Shun-si.