The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-08
LATE NEWS
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| Happenings Over
| Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
| Various Places

company of Tennessee has arrived at
Camp Mills to join the Forty-second
division.
Jackson The Jackson lodge Of
Elks will contribute a total of $3.50
to the prosecution of the war against
the Teutonic powers
Pulaski-A small tornado swept
owe Giles county, doing much damage
to oornfields, where the heavy-fruised
stalks were blown flat in many places.
Knoxville.-A total of 1874 men
registered in the biennial registration
in Knox county, according to figures
just completed by the election com
mission.
Hendersonville.-T contract for
the handsome new high school build
ing to be erected in this place was let.
to w. H. Crutcher of Nashville. The
building when completed is expected
to cost about $4,000.
Benton.-The COOL dry weather of
the last few days is having a telling
effect on the corn in this section and
will cut short what would otherwise
have been one of the largest corn
crops ever raised in Polk county.
Huntingdon.-The Carroll county ex-
emption board has certified to the
names of 178 as being subject to mill
tary duty Included in this number are
those who did not claim exemptions
and those whose claims were not al
lowed.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Guy T. Ward of
Gilt Edge, District No 4, was elected
at special election held in District
No. 4, a justice of the peace to fill
out the unexpired term of Esquire
John Beaver, who recently moved to
District No. 6.
Union City.-Two of the recently
elected teachers of the Union City pub
lie schools were drafted and accepted
for army duty. They are Blair Lewis,
In the commercial department of the
high school, and E. B. Garrison, the
agricultural teacher.
Kingston. - Following one of the
most sensational trials ever held in
this section of the state, Capt Tom
Brown, charged with the murder of
Frank Gambill, a contractor, in the
office Of the latter on Jan. 10, last,
was promptly acquitted.
Union City.-John A. Waddell has
announced that he will offer his coun-
try place, Easton, for landing site
for the aviation school at Wilmington
The place consists of ITO acres, it's
western edge skirting the eastern cor
poration line of the town of Union
City.
Knoxville-A committee of about
100 coal operators from East Tennes-
see and Kentucky coal mining dis
tricts have gone to Washington. These
operators will have data as to the cost
of production of coal in this district,
which will be presented to Coal Ad-
ministrator Garfield.
Milan.-The exemption board of
Gibson county has called for 400 addi-
tional men to report at Trenton this
week for examination. The quota from
Gibson county was 1853, and FOG have
been examined, and the board failed
to get the quota on account of the
physical examinations and exemptions.
Observation-Disclosures new levee is UNI
der construction one mile east of town
between the Hall and Forester farms
on route 6, and the work is being rap
Idly pushed by local contractors. A
force of so teams is busy constructing
the new dump, and when completed II
will be one of the best roads leading
into Newbern.
Jackson.-After having spent a
month at Presbyterian conferences at
Winona and Montreal, N. c., DR.. J.
Edmunds Brown resumed his work in
the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church. DR.. Luther Little, who has
been lecturing at the Bible conference
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, resumed his
pastorate at the First Baptist church
Ripley.--In the primary in Lauder.
dale county a big vote was polled. w
c. Patton was nominated for county
Judge by vote of 1,741 over George
w. Young, who receiced $50. A. A.
Utley was nominated for trustee, with
1914 votes, over his nearest opponent,
John A. Hendren, who received COL
T. H. Green was nominated for circuit
clerk by vote of 915 over his nearest
opponent, l.. J. Haines, who received
618 w. L. Durham was nominated
for register by vote of 824 over his
nearest opponent, e. A. Ferguson, who
received 513.
Dyersburg. Members of the Chris
tian church at Churchton, in the east
ern part of the county, are erecting a
handsome church. When completed II
will be one Of the most substantial
churches in the county.
Camden.-The revival services al
the M. e. church, South, are drawing
large crowds at both the day ant