The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-20
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Cleveland The Bradley county In
Tttuts with be held In the county high
school building July Is TO rs
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Mt Pleasant. handsome herd uf
registered Hereford cattle, numbering
sixtevn, have heen imported from llli-
nois by Hinton Kittreil,
Bristol.--More than 100 Bristol Girl
Scouts engaged In the tag day cam
paign conducted In this city for the
benefit Of the Red Cross.
Nashyille,-A pardon was granted 10
Port Webb OF Rutherford county by
Gov Rye. Webb was convicted in 1915
OF violating the four-mile las
Cookeyille The charred bones Of
All adult human being were found La
the woods near Bald Hill. about AZ
teen miles southeast OF Cookekviilr.
Clarksyille During the last week
about 10000 pounds OF tobacco was
sold by the loose floor houses. Lugs
reached the $40 mark and leaf sl2.TS.
Lexington. The Henderson county
teachers institute under tho direction
OF Supt. OTIS T. Holmes. was held
here with an enrolment OF over $50.
Knoxville Citizens OF Knoxville
held mass meeting TO take place In
Market Hal! 70 protest against the
high prices Of coal In East Tennessee.
Dyerspurg. M. J jenkins, a popu.
lar citizen OF Dyersburg. was elected
presiden, Of the rural carriers associ'
alton a, their recent meeting in Nash
vile,
Jackson. Jerry Nave, jackson
boy, was one Of the sailors on board
rffe transport Neptune, which was In
the feet to carry American troops TO
France.
Paris The great union revival be.
ing conducted in Paris by Rev. Clyde
Lee Fife. evangelist, and his assist
ants, is doing great good In the com
munity.
Kye's Ford An election for pike
bonds In Hancock county voted on
by the people for issuance OF 100000,
carried by approximately five hundred
majority,
Dyersburg Earl Johnson, county
trustee. has the distinction OF getting
in his financial report to the state
comptroller ahead of the other ninety
five counties In Tennessee.
Bristol Ollie Coleman, 10 years
old, WAS seriously injured In this city,
when struck In the throat from bull
let from Il aacaibre rifle Tho gun
was discharged accidentally.
Jackson Mrs Thomas Polk. state
regent Of the Daughters OF the Ameri.
can Revolution, has been elected chair
man for West Tennessee pi the Wo-
mans National Council OF Defense.
Knoxville --- Senator John X Shields
donated a pure white Shetland pony
for the sacrifice sale which was held
here for the purpose OF raising funds
TO buy comfort kits for the soldiers.
Jackson The Madison county Ell.
emption board has completed It's work
Of numbering the registrants for the
national war army draft and has post
ed the numbered names at the court
house
jackson. The tenth annual fed tri.
ais and encampment Of the Forked
Deer Red Fox club will be held At
Crawford Springs, Just across the Dor.
der OF Madison In Henderson county,
beginning Angus, Is.
Nashville The Tennessee highway
commission met la the offices OF the
commission In the board Of control
building to take action for the early
construction OF state and national
highways In Tennessee.
Nashville Rev n. J. Mikell. rec
tor OF Christ's church. the leading
Episcopal church o! this city, AN
nounces that he had decided to &C.
cep, the post OF bishop OF Atlanta, TO
which 10 was recently elected.
Milan There was shipped from
here to the eastern markets in one day
Is cars Of $50 crates each. q total Of
1900 crates. OF tomatoes bringing
into the hands OF the farmers and
truckers In one day about $4,000.
Chattanooga Eva Higdon, the g.
year old daughter 81 Mr., and Mrs
Adolph liigdou Of Chattanooga was
fatally injured when run down by An
automobile driven BY James Hicks, OF
s.. Elmo on the Lafayette road. near
ChiCkamAaFa park
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ia, kson Practically every train
from tire north that enters Jackson
os,n2s A large numher Of negroes vho
are returning 70 this section .. the
south after a brief trial az life In the