Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-03-23
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One hundred and forty-one teachers
take the annual examination at Paris
Johnson City Elks erect new $50,
900 home.
A new 100000 school building is te
be erected at Greenville.
Cleveland is expending $4,000 in the
Installation of new sewerage plant
which is well under construction.
The barytes plant, located near Bris
tol, is expected to resume operations
within a short time.
Major Lytton Brown, a Nashville
officer in the engineering department
IL taking part in the hunt for Villa.
The Tennessee legislature convened
Tuesday at the special call Of Cover.
nor Rye, and are investigating the
Memphis municipal muddle.
The Southern Railway has given
medals to all of its men who have
worked for the company rs years or
more
The next meeting of the Tennessee
Beef Cattle Breeders Association will
be held at Gallatin on the first Thurs
day in April.
Between 300 and 400 doctors are ex-
pected to attend the Tennessee Medi-
eal Association to be held in Knox
vile April SO.
One hundred thousand former resi-
dents of Tennessee are now residing
In Texas, according to census esti-
mates
The Republicans of Johnson City
have called primary to be held on
April 15th,. al which time they will
nominate county officers.
Green Smith, over one hundred
years old and one Of the Oldest men in
Tennessee, died at his home, near
Trezevant, after an affliction of sew
eral months.
The Supreme Court decree against
Sunday movies will not affect the
Knoxville situation, as no effort had
teen made to show them here on the
Sabbath and none was planned.
The names of 200 men, many of
them prominent In various walks of
life, who have enrolled for the first
Southern Military Training Camp, at
Fort Oslethorpe. have been given out.
Adams is to have electric lights
within the next six months, the board
Of aldermen having granted a fran
shise to the South Kentucky Power
Company at a recent meeting.
Knoxville has IA Southern railway
employees who have been with the
company Is years or more, and who
will be entitled to the badges of honor
which will be awarded.
Rufus Angus, aged 16, son of Nathan
Angus, near Pulaski, was burned to
death Sunday in some unknown way,
when he set fire to q patch Of broom
sedge on the farm. His face was
burned to crisp.
Seven special trains convey the
Eleventh Cavalry from Chattanooga to
the Mexican border for service. Thou
sands Of people gathered at the sta
tion to witness the preparation and
departure. Only a small guard was
left ct the army post.
Professor Joseph Hopwood. of Milli-
gan College, visited Cincinnati in the
Interest of the 100000 movement for
the endowment Of the colleges of the
Christian Church in the South Much
ct this amount has already been Sc
cured and prospects are good for the
raising Of the whole sum demanded.
More zinc has been found at Embree-
vile, near johnson City. Prospectors
for the company have opened up rich
ct deposits yet discovered at this
place About $50 men are now at work
prevails this number may be increased
to 3,00e.
In decision handed down Chan
eslor Fentress ruled that the state |
could collect from the Memphis Board
Of Education $87,352.17, due for money
turned over to the board by the state
On padded" school census in 1909
The court held that the city might be
called upon to mandamus the board to |
force the refund.
Knox county may secure the state |
same farm. The game and fish law
provides for the establishment of a |
game farm in this state. 1t is under
stood that the condition for obtain
ing the farm is sufficient fund from
hunters licenses and it is also under
stood that the amount required is al.
ready or almost In hand
Civil engineers are making esti- !
mates for two bridges over the Cum
berland river, one at Clarksville and
the other about four miles up the
river from that city. 1t is believed
that the estimates will not exceed !,
$350,000 for both bridges and that the
people of the county will be willing to
vote bond issue for same.
The Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar, Of Tennessee, is to meet in /
Clarksvil.e May 1919, and already
preparations are being made for the