The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-20
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The body of DR.. Judson Park of
Chattanooga, who has been missing
for several weeks, was found near st.
Marks, Fla. Foul play is suspected.
c. B. Stafford, Of Memphis, was
unanimously chosen by a special COM
mittee for Transportation Secretary of
the Louisville (Ky.) Board of Trade.
Vernon Cox, of Sango, was instantly
killed when young mule he was en-
deavoring to break kicked him ON the
head.
The Davidson county board of edu
cation decided to employ woman
county agent in home economics. Her
salary was placed at $1,400 per year
andushe will work in cooperation with
the farm demonstration agent.
. The East Tennessee Division fair
of 1915 was money maker All ex-
penses of establishing and operating
the fair were paid, and a cash nu-
cleus for the fair of 1917 remains in
the treasury.
Four prisoners, Cliff Baker John
Garden, Carl Cavet and Taylor Belvin,
escaped from theaconvict camp located
on the Springplace road, about seven
miles south of Cleveland.
While Tennessee is listed as the
twelfth State in the production of lime,
it led all others during the past year
in the percent of gain. 100000 tons
of lime were produced and sold in
Tennessee in 1915, gain of 45 per
cent over the preceding year.
Plucky Miss Anna Blackwell, teach.
er at the National Cemetery public
school, Memphis, saved number of
terrorized children from being bitten
by mad dog when she caught the
frenzied animal by one ear and threw
it out the window.
R. L. Jordan, President Of the Cen.
trail Cigar Company, Memphis an
nounced that arrangements had been
made with the American Tobacco Com
pany for the establishment of cigar
factory in Memphis that will employ
500 persons.
In the senate of the Legislature
/ now in session, joint resolution was
adopted calling on the secretary of wal
to order the return of the Tennessee
troops from the border. The resolu
ton was offered by Mr.. Bates, of Shell
by.
Mayor Robert Ewing, of Nashville
has addressed letter to Hon. T. G
Thompson, former Mayor of Chatta
nooga and President of the Tennessee
Municipal League, in WhIcI me- invites
/ the Mayors of the State to hold the
meeting in Nashville on January a.
For the first time in the history Of
Nashville a woman has been elected
! to a place on the City Board of Edu
cation Mrs. John Hill Eakin, one Of
the most prominent and popular phil
anthropists of the city, won the honor
being appointed by the Mayor.
Mrs, Pearl Cherry, for alleged alien
alton of whose affections her husband
Dan Cherry, has entered suit for $50,
900 in Federal Court at Cincinnati
against Nicholas Walsh, Jr, son of ,
late millionaire distiller, filed suit fol-
divorce in Circuit Court at Chattanoo
ga.
The representatives of all Southern
fair associations will meet in Chatta
nooga January IS and 10 to Arrange
dates and preliminaries for the fair
in the Southern territory next fall.
is expected that Secretaries and othe
officials of all the fairs in the Southern
States will attend
DeLong Rice, Jackson, Secretary o
the Shiloh Park Commission, an
nounced plans for building a $4,000
hotel at Pittsburg landing on the Shi
lob Park grounds and the erection o
a Confederate monument to commend
rate the Southern soldier that will cos
$4,000.
The Southern Bank and Trust Co
of Hartman, has purchased the con
trolling stock and interest In the Firs
National Bank of Hartman. The com
bined assets Of the two banks are ar
! proximately $750,000 The banks prof
ably will be operated as separate in
situations.
John Carter, negro, was arraigned
tried and convicted, and sentenced t
the penitentiary for life all in ten min
utes in the criminal court at Mash
vile. The trial was probably a rec
ord-breaker for brevity. THAT nigge
3ust wouldn't mind me, so killed her,
was the only defense he advanced TO
numbering his wife.
J The directors of the Nashville, Cha
taneoga & st. Louis changed the road
fiscal year, formerly ending June 81
to correspond with the calendar veal
Hereafter the annual stockholders
meeting will be held on the secon
Tuesday in April. A semi-annual div
dend of three and half per cent wa
declared, payable February 1.
Another hosiery mill company is b.
ing organized in Chattanooga, with
capital of 100000. The enterprise
being promoted by J. Walter Gun
mings, Clifford Fryar, Sam McAlleste
Clyde e. A. Keen and William MICA
lester. The mill will be located in A
ton Park, building having alread