The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-31
TENNESSEE
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ing Events That Ate
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Union City.-Joel B. Waddell has
announced his candidacy for county
court judge here.
Clarksville.-Th Montgomery coun
ty Sunday school convention at Anti
och, was a success.
Johnson City. Bids have been asked
on the construction of the new county
asylum at the county farm.
Knoxville and night guards
have been placed at both ends of the
Tri-State and Poor Valley ridge rail
road tunnels.
Nashville.-A tornado swept through
Trousdale county, wrecking homes,
barns and outhouses and twisting off
large forest trees.
Dresden.-Weakley county corn club
boys are making special effort this
year to exceed even the enviable work
Luey ulu last S6dSOu.
Clarksville.-The board of trustees
of the Odd Fellows home have been
called to meet in semi-annual session
on Tuesday, April TO-
Clarksville.-The ladies of the fed
Grated clubs have decided at an early
date to furnish a banquet to the mayor
and aldermen of the city.
Newbern.-The Rev. George Beatty,
one of the best known citizens of
Knoxville, has accepted the call to the
Newbern Christian church.
Chattanooga.-The senior class of
the University of Chattanooga offered
its services to President Wilson as a
unit in the event of hostilities.
Greeneville. - Following the con-
;truction of good roads in Greene coan-
ty all of the more important places
are connected by automobile hack
lines.
Newbern.-The members of the
Churchtown church, four miles east of
Newbern, have donated funds to the
amount Of $500 to erect Il To-
church building.
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acknowledgements of the Loudoh
county cow-testing association and
their neighbors met in special session
and discussed problems that confront
the dairy farmer.
Jacksonville Rev. NJ E. Dodd, q
prominent minister in the Baptist
church, who was educated at Union
university, this city, has received a
call to the First Baptist church in Dali
las, Tex.
Waverly.-The U. S. department of
agriculture, through it's bureau of plant
industry, has asked T. H. Richardson,
county agent of Humphreys county, for
information relative to Alsike or Swed-
ish clover.
Bristol.-At the head of half mil
lion dollar company and recognized as
leading business spirit here, Earl E.
Huntsman, 26, died suddenly from an
illness the nature of which baffled
medical skill.
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CIarksville.--At the parish meeting
of the Trinity church the Rev. Ramun-
da de OWES announced his decision to
remain in Clarksville. Several days
ago Mr.. de OWES received an offer
from Paducah.
Paris.-Crawford Wynne, who was
charged with the murder of his father.
in-law, T. P. Robbins, in old 23d dis
trict, last winter, was given trial in
circuit court here and acquitted on the
plea of self-defense.
Knoxville.-The beginning of the
work of double tracking the Southern
railway from Morristown to a point
within few miles of Asheville, which
will complete the double track from
Knoxville to Asheville, costing $5,0OO,-
000 may be delayed on account of
the threatened war.
Kenton.-The members of Kenton
District Knights of Pythias will hold
their district convention at Kenton on
March 49, The following lodges com
prise the Kenton district: Humboldt
Lodge No. Sc of Humboldt, Excelsior
Lodge No 16 of Trenton, Rathbone
Lodge No. 65 of Martin, E. S. Mallory
Lodge No. 20 Of Obion, Rosalind Lodge
No. 81 of Trimble and Minnehaha
Lodge No. AZ of Newbern.
Alamo.-A temporary organization
of the Alamo fruit growers has Just
been effected in a meeting here, with
the selection of s. H. Burnett, presi-
dent; c. V. Young, secretary, and H.
B. Nance, assistant secretary.
Bristol.--Now that Washington and
Johnson counties have entered the list
of good roads counties, the former by
Its vote, when 1t decided upon road
bond issue of $4,000, and elected
commissioners to construct roads,
East Tennessee is practically assured
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