The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-10-12
TENNESSEE
Happenings. You
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Pond creek ditch in Dyer county, is
nearing completion.
King college, Presbyterian school at
Bristol, has opened it's fall term
The Paris lodge of Elks gave up It's
charter and went out of existence.
Sumner countians made fine show
ing at the state fair at Nashvllt'
The total value of the taxable prop
erty of Giles county is S12,526,93S.
Springfield's new Methodist church,
costing $4,000, is nearing completion.
Huntingdon has free delivery CT mail
twice a day, which was nausurateo
Oct /.
The Linwood Baptist church Will De
the host of the New Salem ASSOCIATION
Oct. 3-5.
The chamber of commerce, Dyers-
burg. has established a farm DeneVo-
lent bureau.
A cablegram announces the safe ar
rival on France of Lieut.. James =.
Brewer of Bristol.
The first meeting of the Dyer county
teachers association will be heln III
Dyersburg Oct. IL.
William Gupton was elected mayor
Of Nashville, defeating Hilary HoWse
by a majority of 1854.
G. B. Smith, an ex-trustee OF folh
county, died at his home about e'gAt
miles south of Benton.
A Red Cross chapter for Lincoln
county has recently been organized
with ESQ paid members.
Large crowds were in attendance
during the two days of the third an
nual Warren county fair.
The city commission at Chattanooga
has adopted the budget for the next
fiscal year, amounting to $9l6,ooO.
Federal officers made raid on
wildcat still II miles south OF McMlnh'
Vile. capturing an 85-gallon plant.
ss"s"
Onward Bowden, who escaped from
the county Jail at Lewtsburg Re"
days ago, was captured at Klngsport
The Holiness meeting in progress or
the Dyer and Gibson line east ol
Churchton, is attracting large crowds
tobacco barn on the farm OF Mrs
Green. near GAINESVILLE, was destroyed
by fire originating from tobacco cur
ing.
The Springfield Booster club, lO'
strong, and accompanied by a brass
band, has made it's fourth tour OF thf
country.
East Tennessee bankers are organ
izing to do their part in assuring th'
success of the second liberty loan sub
: scription.
, A company of stevedores will prop
J ably be organized from the negroes
, who are enlisted for this service II
Knoxville.
The Putnam county democratic pr
mary election to nominate candidate
, for county offices will be held SatuI
day, Oct. 6.
7 The ioiners at the heading factor
at Jackson struck, causing the stoI
page of business in all departments
The factory works about 300 men.
e In a campaign for French war OF
). nbans the society for the relief Q
French war orphans at Knoxville sol
r S546 worth of buottons on the street.
County Court Clerk Dale and NJ
j. force have completed the tax aggr'
o gate for Henry county and turned
y over to the county trustee for colle'
e ton.
= The United States civil service con
/ mission announces an examination Ic
d McNairy county at Selmer, Saturda.
o Oct. q, to fill vacancies in rural lette
u carrier service.
n The republican nominees for jude
Q and attorney general of the First Tel
!? nessee circuit, which includes IL
V counties of Sullivan, Johnson, Carte
n Unicoi, Washington, Greene and Ha'
! kins. will be determined by a primal
y to be held Dec. 8.