The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-03
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Wisconsin university, Madison, has
accepted the presidency of Cumber-
land university at Lebanon.
Nashville.-A two days session OF
the Tennessee Pathological association,
over which President Charles e. Lit
tie of Peabody college Of Nashville,
presided, was held at Maryville.
Shelbyville.-The Brandon Training
school has held its preliminary decla-
nation contest in order to select rep
resentatives for Vanderbilt and the
University of Tennessee. Ten young
men participated.
Manchester.-EXpress agents in Cot
fee county are daily shipping many
packages OF liquor back to the deal
srs. The cause given is that the re-
cipieats are trying to get more than
the allotted four quarts before March.
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Dyer.-An unknown negro was TAX
en- from freight train here by Dep
uty Sheriff w. T. Pentecost, and a re-
volver and four quarts of whisky were
found In his possession. After these
were taken from him he escaped from
the officer.
Manchester The condemnation
suit Of the Nashville, Chattanooga &
St. Louis Railway against Hugh Led
ford, in the Coffee county circuit
court, has been compromised, and the
special term of court set for March
Is to try the case will not be held.
Lewisburg. - News was received
here of the death of Miss Leota Ca
they, formerly of this county, which
occurred as the result of an automo-
bile accident in FIT. Worth, Tex. She
was granddaughter Of Mr.. Cathey of
Verona and sister of Ernest Cathey
of Thick.
Dresden.-Two hundred and thirty
| two loads of tobacco we're delivered
to the various tobacco warehouses in
Dresden one day last week. Over $780,
900 was paid from the banks here
for what was unloaded. But little OF
the weed remains unsold in this sec
ton.
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Lynehburg.-At special term Of
the afrouitzsesses, heldrasssas
purpose of trying the case Of the
State of Tennessee VS.. Charles Fill
charged with the killing of his cousin
man named Roby, the case was dom
promised by Gill paying to the estate
of the deceased the sum of $1,2q0
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Camden.-The farmers living near
Camden have organized themselves
into what is known as the Benton
county potato growers association
slecting w. NJ Crowell president and
[. N. Bridges secretary and treasurer
They plan to pool their crops. The as
ISOLATION will control more than zoo
acres OF sweet potatoes this year.
Clarksville.-A reduced light bill
representing an annual saving of So,
500 Is promised consumers Of electric
ity In GAINESVILLE, provided the new
schedule of rates which has been sub
mitted to Mayor Marable by W. H
Weiss, engineer and rate expert, /,
acceptable to the mayor and board O
aldermen and the electric light com
pany.
Knoxville. claims fol
securing the government armor plan
were presented here in unique way
} to the governments technical board
t headed by Admiral Fletcher. The
! board was given salient facts as to re
g courcss and impregnability of this sec
/, ton, transportation rates, labor, etc.
through the testimony of experts sum
= nonsd as Witnesses" who were
, searchtngly "cross examined"
Lebanon.-Pete Mccormick of Trous
:. dale county, armed with II Smith
q Wesson revolver, also an extra box o
n cartridges, crossed over into Wilso
q county to Hunters Point, on the Gun
beriaAd river, about six miles north @
@ Lebanon, and finding a number OF tn
# residents sitting around the neighbol
r hood store, 1t Is charged, proceede
@ to give an exhibition of frontier LII,
=. An present were lined up along tn
bank of the river in inviting style. TIL
newcomer, K is alleged, then bega
shooting promiscuously, right and lef
One Of the men lined up toppled bacI
70 ward into the river,
q Knoxville.-Beautiful marble archie
IS will be erected on highways leadin
= into Knoxville. They will be ten fee
+ high, five and one-half feet aroun
= the base and have 23-foot span. Frol
:, the span of each arch 1t is planned [
: hang an electric sign with the gree
~ ing, welcome to Knoxville"
McMinnville.-The Morrison boar
OF mayor and aldermen, at recer
=. meeting, increased the corporation ia
j. rate from fifteen cents to one dolla
!. The money raised by the increased ia
s. IL 70 be used in street improvement