Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-07-06

Ienhessee DIVISION Falr. aggregatins
S12.5O0. has been completed These
premiums, 1t is announced, will be
larger than those offered at the Nash
vile or Memphis fairs. Live stock
from state experiment farms at Knox
Vile and Jackson will be among the
exhibits.
! A cocains-crasel negro, nourishins
an imitation automatic pistol, created
reign of terror In East Memphis, en-
tering six residences in broad day
light, threatening unprotected women
and making brutal attack on z
year-old white girl. He was captured
by the police after a thrilling chase
of five blocks, during which time he
was shot and badly wounded.
Chancellor j. w. Ross, of Jackson,
has granted a permanent injunction
against the Church of God, referred to
as Holy Rollers" situate near Bemis.
Neighbors complained that the noise
from the shouting was very Gcsturb-
ing, and upon final hearing the court
held that the congregation must move
their tent or cease to disturb the
neighbors.
"Due to urgent request for officers
on account of organization and border
duty" Major-General Leonard Wood
ordered the southern military camp at
Fort Oglethorpe disbanded. He said
applications for admission to the July
classes could be transferred to Platts-
h.,r The nj ,so
of coast artillery and troop of the
Second Cavalry will be removed
College men throughout the state
are planning to organize themselves
into an all-university regiment, to be
ready for service in case President
Wilson calls for volunteers to enter
the army. Four universities in Ten
nessee-Vanderbilt, Tennessee, South
ern Presbyterian and Union-are
ready to add their quota to such reg
iment @.re45 80 q ettt
For the consideration of $1,000 the
entire properties of the Kentucky Coal
and Iron Company. bankrupt, consist
ing of f;1G0 acres of land, mines and
mining equipment. has passed into the
hands of the bondholders' through w.
A. Sadd, trustee, who was represented
at the sale in Wiborg, KY, by Attor-
ney s. M Cham bliss, of Chattanooga.
The amount OF bonds held by the pur-
chasers is stated to be $4,000, and the
full value Of the property around
$50, 900. >-atsa
Statistics show that during this sea-
son there has been shipped from the
Columbia market 10000 lambs, valued
at $7.27 each, making a. total value TO
the sheep growers of Maury County of
$145,000. Added to this is $4,000
worth ofswooi, making a total of $780,
000' worth of lambs and WOOL There
is not another industry known to the
farmer that costs so little ard that
yields such returns for the amount in
vested as the sheep industry, is the
statement of experienced farmers.
The hearing of the question of order
of sale Of the Tennessee Central Rail-
road was postponed until October
after all sides appeared before Judge
e. T. Sanford in Federal Court at
Nashville and agreed upon this date.
No evidence was taken in the case.
Representatives of the Mercantile
Trust Company of st. Louis and of the
reorganization committee of New
York were present. Judge w. X. Nc
Alister and H. B. Chamberlain were
also present. s4 t
Tennessee's manufactures showed
an Increase of 17.7 per cent from 1909
to 1914. The Census Bureau announced
at Washington that Tennessee's manu-
factures were valued at $211, 1880 in
1914, compared with $180216,000 in
1899. Capital invested in 1914 amount
ed to $211.423, an, increase of 25 per
cent Persons engaged in manufac-
turing numbered 1854 in 1914, de-
crease of per cent Wages and sal
aries paid aggregated $44,910,OO0 in
1914. an increase of 20 per cent
The largely attended county normal
came to close at cambridge amidst q
glow of great good will and feeling of
uplift among educational lines in the
country. The Ladies' High School AS
sociation at cambridge has subscribed |
POVo w OWoi uo tnC iO " Duu0AuS tuO
manual training department of Maury !
high school and have $3.50 of it in i
cash, This additional gift makes about
$4,000 they have given to the school
since it became Maury high school q
few years ago.
The success attending the employ. /
ment of convict labor on the public
roads of this state has more than met /
as is evidenced by the
work done in Campbell County. As
shown by the report of E. l.. Trow.
bridge, chief engineer, to the Board of
Control, 164 men performed 231a work.
Ing days in April and 1879 men 26
days IN May. BY private con-
tract this work would have cost Camp +
bell County, based on average prices
now being paid for It, $16,776.23,
whereas the actual cost of the work
lone by convict labor was s14,62717,
/ saving to the county Of s2.23906 I,
II is only short time now until fha