Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-07-12

to vote on bond issue for the water
works.
Ripley.--A large area OF the low,
lands in the Mississippi bottoms are
under water, it being estimated that
about rs per cent of the growing crops
are affected.
Johnson City.-Wheat harvest will
Re on IA this county within ten 10 iii.
teen Gays and indications are good
that the crop will greatly surprise
everyone in the county.
Nashville.-Capt, William ]. Slater.
Confederate veteran and a former
newspaper man, died at the Soldiers
Home. lie was SIS years old and had
been confined to his bed for about
year.
Covington.-Rev. Frank B. Sinex,
representative of the United States
war department. delivered very in.
teresting address at the First Baptist
church in the interest of the Red
Cross organization.
Knoxville.-Chafged with dynamit.
ing part of the plant OF the Federal
Dyestuff and Chemical corporation at
Kinsgport, and trains and bridges, w.
S. Clark has been arrested by the fed.
eral authorities at Knoxville.
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Knoxville.-Rev. H. v. Carson, Of
Richmond, Va, has announced his &C.
ceptance of the call to the Fifth Ave-
nue. Presbyterian pastorate. He sue
ceeds Dr.. Leroy G. Henderson, who
resigned on account Of Ill health.
Nashville.-While guarding railroad
tracks near here, Private Payne, of the
Memphis machine gun company, was
struck by switch engine and knocked
down an embankment. He was only
slightly hurt and was removed to camp.
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emphis-Maj.- Gen. Leonard Wood,
ia command of the department of the
southeast, will visit Memphis within
week to inspect sites for the militia
training camp, according to letter
received by Gen. Luke E. Wright from
Gen. Wood.
Kingsport. - Municipal improve.
ments of important proportions will
be rushed at Kingsport, following the
bond election last week, resulting in
q favorable vote for the issuance of
$150,OO0 in bonds for city schools and
for street extentions.
Knoxville.-Found guilty on June
of voluntary manslaughter in the kill.
ing of Sam B. Luttrell, Jr., on July 3,
! 1916, Rush Strong has been denied a
new trial by Judge T. A. R. Nelson in
the criminal court. Attorneys for
Strong will appeal the case.
Jackson.-Bemis, cotton mill sub
urb of Jackson, is making an enviable
record as center of patriotism. One
hundred and forty citizens of the vii.
lage bought Liberty bonds, totaling
| $11,350 in value 20 young men have
volunteered for service in the United
States army and 1872 persons are culti-
waiting garden plots of quarer acre
each.
Nashville--After an exhaustive probe
into the financial needs of Davidson
county the tax levy committee of the
county court, by a unanimous vote,
adopted a partial schedule of taxes to
be recommended to the court at its
quarterly session in July. The list is
complete in all items but one, the rate
of levy for school purposes not having
been determined
Jackson.-The selective draft regis.
tration is aiding the police in detect
ing vioMtions of the city ordinance
forbidding minors TO play pool at a
public place. Three boys arrested on
a charge of violating the ordinance
claimed that they were q years old.
When their registration cards were
demanded they admitted their minor
ity and were heavily fined.
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Knoxville. 1.-TWO thousand persons
attended the opening session at the
University of Tennessee, the sixteenth
annual summer school of the south.
Exercises began with the singing of
America" The opening address was
delivered by President Ayres of the
university. He said that each student
should proceed with her work in the
way that would do most for the nation
at this time Of crisis.
Dyersburg. The city democratic
executive committee met and elected
John r. Hurt to fill the vacancy
cause. by the death of George B. Del
vecchio. The committee will meet
June Is for the purpose of calling a
city primary for the election of mayor
and aldermen.
Newbern.-The business mems clubs
of Dyer county are making extensive
arrangements to attend the meeting OF
the West Tennessee business mems
league, which will convene at Trenton,
beginning July 4, and continue for two
days.
Nashvilie.-Edga- H. Ramsey OF
Nashville, official tester of the David.
son county COW testing association and
an experienced creamery expert, has
been appointed state dairy commits