Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-05-18

After twenty-five years of successful
operation in Tennessee, the eo-opers
tive farmers insurance companies OF
ganized during that period now hay
In force more than $30,000,000 insul
ance, and the sum is increasing at tn
rate of 100000 to 100000 year
The largest company in the state ii
Summer county has policies amountin
to $1,000. 100
! With the passage of the $4,000 bond
issue at Knoxville, Mayor John e. Nc
MILAN states that the commission will
lose no time in providing Fairgrounds
for the children, and he expects tC
have some of them ready for this sum
mer. The bonds carried by the vote OF
| 7O4 to 1859.
The date for the forty-fiftn annual
convention of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, at Ovoea, has been
/ changed from June IA to June 81, the
meeting having been postponed one
| week on account of the date for the
Redpath Chautauqua in Tullahonha
conflicting with the original date set
for the Pythias meeting.
The Tennessee Military Institute, at
Sweetwater was partially destroyed by
fire, entailing damage of $4,000,
covered by insurance. The origin is
unknown. The school will continue.
Slight injuries were received by Fire
Chief Young and Cadet Bruce Most
of the furniture was saved The cadets
lost much of their belongings.
Judge e. 7. Sanford, In the Federal
Court at Nashville, allowed sixty days
for the taking of proof as to the claims
against the Tennessee Central Rail
road, and at the end of that time, un-
less the second mortgage bondholders
shall submit satisfactory reorganiza-
tion plan, an order for the sale of the
railroad will be entered.
Twenty-Five contests took place at
the athletic, oratorical and musical
tournament held in Jackson and in
which various schools over Western
Tennessee. participated. The schools
of Madison County and the city of
Jackson were the host for the enter
tainment, which was largely attended.
1t was opened by a monster parade.
mass meeting was held Sunday by
the Interchurch Federation of Chatta-
nooga in the interest of worlds peace
and the organization of state league
The Tennessee Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs held their annual meeting
in Chattanooga last week. They were
greeted with warm reception, and a
rare musical treat was given on the
opening evening.
1t was announced at Clarksville that
two of the big motion picture concerns
win have camera men there on May 1S
and 19, when the Grand Conclave of
Tennessee, Knights Templar, will hold
their annual session in that city. The
knights will have their drills at the
baseball park.
On warrant sworn out by Ogle
Jewel, Mac Odum, 20, and Chester VIII
lard, 20, have been placed under arrest
at Woodbury. ON the charge of murder
ing young Oakley Jewel, who disap-
peared suddenly over month ago,
and whose body was found fourteen
days later In thicket near Woodbury..
The murdered boy and the two men ar
rested are all connected with promi-
nent and well-te-do families.
A new town Ii being established In
the Seventh district ON the Birming-
ham 4 Northeastern railroad. Ths
place will be known as Bishop, Tenn.
and the division will be sold in lots.
under the direction ofathe Bishop Real
Estate Auction company, of Dyers-
burg, Tenn. It is understood that all
trains will stop there daily.
Alban Samuel, an old Nashville boy,
now serving with the regulars along
the Mexican border, writes to his
grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Scriv-
ner, Of Nashville, and informs her that
life along the border is somewhat mo-
notonous and that the whole command
would like to go forward There is
only one other place more dismal to
the eye than the Mexican border and
tnat right IN the center OF the Sahara
desert, says Mr.. Samuel.
Lawrence w, Faucet of Chattanoo-
ga. recent winner of the Tennessee
Rhodes scholarship, has left for Eng
land to begin his studies. Mr.. Eau.
cett is graduate of the University Of
the South at Sewanee and has been
for several months secretary Of the
South Chattanooga Y. M. C. A. He goes
to England early to take up some spe-
cial studies and will enter Oxford in
October.
a minute inspection OF the condition
of victims of the FIRE at Knoxville,
when thirty homes burned and 200 per-
sons were left homeless, discloses the
'act that not one of the families has
IN income of more than $12 per week, /
Ihough there are eight persons in
lone Of the families. Appeals at the
slough tabernacle services in Knox
giEe brought pledges Of furniture or
'lothiLg from 800 persons and more
The Tennessee department of high