The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
LATE NEWS.
NNNNN CONDENSED NXxxxS
Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
Various Places |

Franklin.-Smith Stinson, a highly
respected citizen of the First district
was killed by falling tree.
Bethpage.-A thief entered the
smokehouse of Dick Clark, two miles
east of here and carried away quan.
tity of meat.
Elizabethton.-A very important
meeting of the Watauga Valley Armor
Plate association was held at the
board of commerce rooms.
Newbern.-The government report
for cotton ginned in Dyer county ur
to Jan. 16, shows 23,S76 bales against
2O,572 bales during the same period
last year.
Chattanooga. w. Crawford, who
accidentally shot himself in the office
of the Betterton whisky house, while
playing with an old pistol; died from
the effects of the wound.
Trezevant.--An election has been
called for the town of Hollow Rock
for the first of March for the purpose
of electing a board of mayor, recorder
and aldermen for the town.
Memphis.-The town of Binghamton
was thrown into a panic when rabid
dog passed through the city, biting
seven persons and running number
of residents into their homes.
Knoxvllle.-Six deputy sherlffs have
resigned in Knox county. While Sher
if Caulaway will not talk in regard to
these designations, it is understood
that the designations were for good of
the service.
Dayton.-Dayton had the only real
get-together meeting she has ever had
when 125 members of the Dayton bust
ness mems club, including the invited
guests attended, banquet,
Knoxville.-A serious cold spell ex
tending over a period OF more than
two weeks would cause Knoxville PEG
pie who are not supplied with coal to
remain in bed, according to a number
Of local coal dealers.
Brownsville.-The last government
report for the season has just been is.
sued and shows 23y522 ~kales. .assallaek e I
ginned in Haywood county from the
1916 crop before Jan 16, as compared
with 1920 bales ginned to same date
asst year.
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KnoXville.-The fact that a young
girl who had run away from home and
was brought back to the city by the
Travellers aid at the Southern station,
had to spend night in jail has caused
agitation for detention home for
girls in the city.
Nashylle.-Dr. Charles E. Little,
professor of Latin in Peabody col
lege, and president of the Tennessee
pathological association, will soon is
sue the program for the meeting to be
held at Maryville college Friday and
Saturday, Feb. % and "a.
Jackson.-Police Judge Heron Pear
son in the city court fined spill and
Herman Atkins ten dollars on the
charge of attempting to intimldate wit
nesses, summoned to appear and testify
in bootlegging case. Atkins was also
fined fifty dollars on the charge of boot
Logging.
Bolivar-Work has just begun upon
d canal in the Ninth civil district of
Hardeman county which, when com
p,eted. will be about seven miles long,
fourteen feet wide and seven feet
deep 1t will drain hundreds of acres
of fertile land along Gray's creek
bottom.
Knoxville.-If the plan to build a
race track around the lower lake at
Chilhowee park is found feasible, the
East Tennessee division fair grounds
will be equal to those in any circuit
in the country The race track is the
only thing lacking now and if the pro
posed plan is carried out it will give
a natural amphitheater about the track
that would cost many thousand dollars
to erect artificially.
. Humboldt-The ladies of Humboldt
have organized a strong civic league
to clean up the town, and are enlisting
men. as members.