The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-10
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The Dyer county farm loan associa-
ton has completed its organization.
The Greene county corn show will
be held in Greeneville, Saturday, Nov.
18th.
The Dyersburg milling company
will operate the old Klyce elevator as
a corn mill,
Robert Barfield of Ripley, who shot
and killed ]. H. Gimp, is at liberty
on $4,000 bond.
The Rev. Erwin Omohundro was re-
Gently appointed pastor of the Etc
wah Methodist Episcopal church
Rev, g. S. Smith, the pastor of the
Central Christian church at Murfrees-
boro, has resigned and will go to Eop-
ldnsville, KY
The safe in the Selmer Mercantile
company was robbed of $72 The OPP
erations were evidently the work OF
professionals,
Wheat sowing for the season in Nc
Marry county is nearing the close. The
acreage is the largest known in the
county for many years.
The Godmothers association of the
Red Cross organized at Nashville and
Miss Mary Ratterman was unanimous
ly chosen state chairman
8 A very enthusiastic Dixie highway
meeting was held at Monteagle in the
interests of the rural free delivery
routes across the mountain.
Four hundred children took part in
municipal Halloween party given by
the Dyersburg Woman's club. Three
hundred children were in costume,
The monument erected on Lookout
Mountain in honor of the soldiers OF
the sixties from Ohio was dedicated
by the state monument commission.
The Tennessee Baptist convention
will hold its forty-third annual session
with the First Baptist church, Mem
phis, beginning Wednesday morning,
Nov. IA.
The sale of the Tennessee Central
railroad property was again postponed
by Judge F. T. Sanford of the United
States district court. The date set for
the sale is Feb, %.
Mrs Martha Olive Read Butler, aged
"a years, ded at her home in Nashville,
following brief illness. She was the
sister of Opie Read, the novelist
whose home is in Chicago.
Bill Buntyn of Tiptonyille has been
arrested by the chief OF police at Ca
ruthersville, Mo, on suspicion of be-
ing one of the robbers who robbed the
C. NJ & G. train of $4,000.
DR.. George w. Jarman, former Jack
sonian and son of DR.. A. e. Jarman,
for many years president of Union
university, visited Jackson last week
fer the first time in 20 years.
Col S. l.. King of Bristol is just
in receipt of a series Of interesting
postcard views from his son, Lieut..
Samuel L. King, who Is now with the
expeditionary forces in France.
The Red Cross work in Upton coun-
ty is progressing rapidly. The chapter
at Covington has organized branches
at Atoka, Munford, Brighton, Clopton,
Idaville, Mt. Carmel and Tabernacle.
Home demonstration agents, repre-.
senting all counties of Tennessee, held
their annual session at the University
Of Tennessee, bringing t.dings Of good
news from all sections OF how the PEG.
pie are assisting the government in
conserving to win the big war.
Five prosecutions In cases of alleged
violation of sanitary food laws at
Jackson we're pushed by H. M. Rob-
ertson, deputy state pure food and
drug inspector. Fines Of $40 each
were assessed against the guilty par
ties.
The Milan branch Of the Memphis
chapter of the Red Cross made its sec
ond shipment to Memphis. The ship.
ment contained the following articles
for soldiers: 20 pairs knitted socks, 10
sweaters, 18 pairs hospital leggins, &c
hospital shirts, 81 pajamd splits,
The advantages of using Japanese
clover on poor spots on the farm where
red clover might possibly be desired
but would not grow, is being shown by
J. C. McAmis, specialist in agronomy
Of the division of extension, University
Of Tennessee. The point Is made that
on poorer soils results may be expect
ed with Japanese clover, but may be
hastened by seeding the, crop rather
than by waiting for 1t to volunteer.
After having been missing for more
| than two weeks from her home, neal
| Waverly, the body of Miss Missouri
Parker, 60 years old, was found by
searching party in the woods quite
| d;uta rap from hnr homo