Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-07-27
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tIOodS damage southern RAILWAY
one million dollars.
lockwood is to have a $4,000 stove
works plant
Damage to the extent of half a mil
lion dollars, caused from the food, IL
reported in Knox County.
The Hartford Hosiery Mill, of Chat
tanogoa, has increased it's capital stock
from $4,000 to 100000.
Huntington is included in the new
public buildings bill in Congress for a
$4,000 postoffice building.
A movement is on foot to consoli-
date the two telephone system in John
son City
General response from various parts
Of Tennessee was made to the procla-
nation Of Governor Rye, designating
July 9th as Good Roads Day"
McMinn County will vote, Novem-
ber 7th, on the question of issuing
$3.50, 900 in bonds for road improve
ments.
The Chattanooga bank clearings in
creased So per cent over a correspond
ing week of one year ago. which was
the best of any city in the South.
officials announce that it will be q
month before traffic can resume over
the c., C. & o. Railway between John
son City and Spartanburg, S. c., owing
to food damage.
The first pay day at Camp Rye for
the Tennessee National Guards re-
quired pay roll of $4,000. which did
not include money for the rejected
men.
Governor Rye has been invited to
Knoxville July 2Sth to attend the
drummers' picnic and to meet the
Great Prophet of the Smokes. More
than 5000 tickets have been sold, and
this is expected to be the biggest pic
mic ever given In Knoxville.
Forty gallons of whiskey found in a
house at Maryville, were taken to the
government internal revenue Office at
Knoxville. The whisky is thought by
officers to have been made in Sewer
county and taken to the house for
distribution to "bootleggers.
Trade conditions and fall prospects
were the principal subjects discussed
at the semi-annual meeting of the
Southern Appalachian Coal Operators
Association meeting held in Knoxville
attended by 80 of the largest opera
tors. 1t is said that the best coal sea-
son in many years is in sight.
About 100000 worth of Tennessee
marble from Knox County quarries
will be used in the construction of the
$4,000, 900 model court house of Amer
lea, which is being built at Cincin-
natl. Two Knoxville mills will finish
this marble ready for installation in
the great structure.
The Knoxville Board Of Commerce is
interested in securing one of the ma
tional land loan banks authorized by
congress under the rural credit bill, |
and will probably soon start a cam
paign with this object in view Nash |
vile and Memphis are also making |
for their respective cities.
The Huntsville Chamber of Com
merce has definitely decided to hold |
an agricultural fair this fall. Prizes
will be offered for all competing ex-
hibits, but there will be no charge for
admission. The exhibits will be
placed on the streets surrounding
Court Square.
The will Of w. r.. Fry, establishing
! trust fund for hfs estate, valued any
where from $150,o0o to $2OO,O00 to be
levoted to the establishment of the
Fry Institute in North Chattanooga
or the benefit of working people, was
in a decree handed down by
Special Chancellor Foster v. Brown
n Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis
md Knoxville were largely repre-
ented at the International Rotary
held in Cincinnati Chat
anooga sent delegation of 75 with
certified check for $4,000 as a bid
or the 1918 convention. 1t is expected
hat they will land 1t. Atlanta was
hosen for the meeting of 1917.
The Bristol Board of Trade has
nailed out several hundred postcards
0 absent citizens and former residents ,
{ Sullivan County, appealing to them
D come back to their native homes
uring the general Homecoming {
lonth in September, which will be
enerally observed throughout East Z
'ennessee.
Mrs. A. Lichlyter, Of Knoxville, was
urned to death at her home in Dand-
Idge, Jefferson County. She had aris-
n early and had evidently gone to
n outbuilding on the premises with
lighted lamp in her hand. Mr.. Lich-
ter arose about 500 o'clock, and not 9
nding his wife, made search for I
er, finding her body charred and 9
lrned to crisp.
The American Peace League has an
ounced that two Of the six prizes {
fered for essays by the league were
on by pupils in the Tennessee Nor q
al Schools, while the first honorable
ention also went to q student of s
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