The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-07
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Mills, of Nashville, have Shipped fo
export between $4,000 and $4,000 bar
rels of flour. This flour, tits presumed
is for the use of the allies, including
the United States.
The dam at Lake Alexander brok'
due to burrowing by rats and thu
waters from the lake flooded the bot
toms of the river, leaving many hun
dred fish exposed, which thrifty visitors
picked up and thus had good sup
ply of fish.
Complete standardization of the fed
eral draft in Tennessee was mailed t:
the war department by Governor Rye
| The complete registration for the state
is 1888. The estimate Of population
prepared by the bureau Of census
showed that Tennessee was expected tt
have l96,479 men of military age.
Ella Harris, colored, went into
Dyersburg with very valuable cargo
in the shape of twelve pints of beef
and two quarts of whisky. When ar
rested she expressed great surprise
that the law did not allow one to bring
all liquor necessary and that she was
violating the law. She was fined $50
The Southerner, the noted Saddle anG
harness gelding owned by the Bellwood
Stock Farms of Adams, willfmake the
fair circuit this year in the stable o.
Tom Bass, widely-known Ehorsema1
of Mexico, Mo. In this string the horse
will make all the large fairs of, the
middle West, including the Interna
tional at Chicago.
Greene county is doing its part tc
curtail the high cost of living and tc
produce even more than its quota Of
foodstuffs. G.. w. Allen, of the food
preparedness commission, has received
reports from 3,400 farmers, from which
he estimates that not less than 11,00C
acres are planted in corn that will YIELD
abundant harvests.
Jackson boasts, not only ofbcivil and
Spanish-American war veterans, but il
has also Boer war veterany John G
Burnell, M. & o. engineer, fought under
the British colors in South Africa dur
ing the Boer war He and several
other Americans Joined tho British
fighting force at New Orleans when the
Boer trouble broke out in Africa.
'"Ehe potato crop in Sullivan County
has been increased 300 per cent" Such
was the statement made by d leading
farmer of Sullivan County before re
cent community meeting at Piney
Flats. The statement seae- la~ad by
general discussion of the 1condition
and prospects of the potato crop this
year.
Police officials believe the war is
having reformative effect on crime in
Chattanooga. Certainly something is
causing a decrease in the number Of
cases on the police and magistrates
dockets. Even the police matron is
having an easier time, and reports g
decrease in the number of cases she
has been called upon to investigate
within, the past month.
The Nashville, Chattanooga & st
Louis railway made public appeal tc
stock owners along its line to cooper
ate with the road in reducing the kill
ing of stock by trains. The average
annual damage to stock along the
roads right of-way is $4,000. The ap
peal is based on the fact that every
COW killed reduces the food supply that
much.
Senator A. H. Pardue, of Sweet
water, and City Commissioner ]. G
Crumbliss were badly cut when jit
ney buss rammed them through q
heavy plate glass window in Knoxville
Senator Pardue has a cash across the
hip, shoulders, neck and face. Com
missioner Crumbliss was cut on the
face and arm. They are expected to
recover. The driver of the bus is
thought to have lost control of it.
Governor Rye forwarded to President
Wilson nominations for membership on
the selective draft exemption boards in
the ninety-six counties and four larger
cities of the state Members for each
county and city were named, one OF
which in each county and city is Q
physician The boards will begin their
work at an early date making the Sc
lective draft for the army. They are
expected to organize by July u
Luther Springfield, a foundryman
jumped from the Tennessee river
bridge in Chattanooga, to the river
ninety-six feet below, and was pulled
out of the water into a launch, only
slightly injured. When dragged into
the boat he requested his rescuers tc
notify his wife that he had tried to
commit suicide His escape from death
is attributed to the fact that he struck
the water feet first.
Rev Barney Thompson, former presi-
dent of Centenary College at Cleveland,
will begin campaign in, Chattanooga
this week to raise $4,000 for building
the Sienal Mountain College for girls
and young men G. e hines has do
mated fourteen acres of land for the
college, and DR. Thompson intends
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