Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-04-26
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = =

Selmer.-The fifth Sunday meeting
in the Unity Baptist association VIII
be held with the Middleton church
Friday. April 81.
\ Huntingdon.-The farmers union
store at this place bought $4,000
pounds OF poultry and 1,400 dozen
eggs during a four days SALE
Rives.-Claude Bolts, a stnckman OF
this place. was bitten by mad dog.
The dog was favorite collie and was
riding in Bolts automobile at the
time.
ClarksVille-Two and a half mil
lion pounds of tobacco were burned
here, when two warehouses were de-
stroyed by fire, causing loss OF $780,
900 or more.
Gleason.-W. 4. Harrison, farmer
and merchant of Greenfield, with store
and warehouse at Limbs, 10 miles west
Of Sharon, has filed a voluntary petit.
ton in bankruptcy.
Jackson. d. Spragle of Phila-
delphia has been made general man
ager of the Citizens gas company of
Jackson. and has assumed control of
the companys affairs.
:. Notwithstanding an operation
for appendicitis, Miss Allie Wolfen-
barger. aged 81, drained the contents
OF two-ounce vial of carbolic acid,
dying just as the physician reached
the. scene.
Alamo.-The regular April quarterly
court met here and only one day was
required In transacting the business
before the court. w. A. j. Riddick,
chairman. presided, and every magis-
tfate was In attendance
Knoxville.-For only cents per
meal $50 children are being well fed
at the Knox county industrial school,
as shown in the quarterly report Of
Miss Leah Fletcher, superintendent,
10 the Knox county court.
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I Lexington.-Th Henderson county
teachers association will hold a meet
Ing in the college hall here April IA,
presided over by Prof. Otis K. Holmes.
county superintendent. The associa-
ton is composed of .abot 100 teachers.
Memphis. Organization of base
hospital unit and its equipment is a
tSsk which the Red Cross society has
placed before the Memphis public as
concrete opportunity for the tri-state
city to materially aid the fighting
forces of the United States.
Knoxville.-First Lieut.. Ashby De.
Dusk, of Company H, Second Infantry,
Middlesboro, KY, National Guard, has
received orders for the company to get
ready to entrain. The company re-
Gently returned from the Mexican Dor
der, but is ready and anxious to en-
ter the service again.
Bristol.-Compartment cars arriv-
ing here from Yellowstone National
park carried eighty head of young
elk for use in stocking the govern
ment's newly-acquired mountain lands
extending from White Top to within
ten miles of Bristol. Due to the long
Journey, five of these elk were dead.
Jackson.-W. A. Hassen, aged "a
Syrian peddler in applying for natu.
ralization papers at the office of Cir,
CURT Court Clerk w. F. May, stated
that he would fight for the United
States in any event, whether this
country got in war with Germany OF
even Syria. He has been in America
four years.
noxville.-Under provisions OF the
federal land grant act, of which the
University of Tennessee is bene
ficiary, all graduates under 40 years
of age are subject to CONSUMPTION to
officer the army of the United States
in time of stress. Dean Hoskins es
Inmates that 1900 graduates are amen
able to this law.
Knoxville.-Col. ]. w Campbell
commander of the Henry NJ. Ashby
Camp of United Confederate Veterans
has offered their services 10 the presi
dent in case of war to serve in any ca
pacity that the president may see fiji
to use them. Col Campbell is 6s
years of age, but says he is ready tc
help defend the flag.
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Nashville.-A troop train carrying
300 recruits from Fort Thomas Il
Douglas, Ariz., and a northbounC
Louisville & Nashville freight trair
met in a head-on collision a few hun
dred yards southwest of the depot a
Gallatin. Both engines were badl!
wrecked and several coaches OF tn,
troop train derailed. Fo lrteen sol
diers were injured, none seriously.
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Knox sille.-A decrease of 800 cases
heard by City Police Judge Robert P
Williams during the month of March
as compared with the same month las
year, is declared by him to be evi
dence of the good effects OF the 'bont
dry" law in Tennessee.
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Selmer.- Chairman George A. Pra
Their, of Kramer, convened the regular
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