The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-27
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the bill allowing women to vote in city
and presidential elections.
w. S. Keebler, of Limestone, shipped
steer to Eastern markets recently
weighing 2,000 pounds, which sold for
$11 per hundred.
Senator John K Shields introduced
bill in the Senate to appropriate
$4,000 for a new postoffice at New
port.
The total value of poultry and eggs
shipped from the Morristewn district
during the year 1915 is approximately
$2,5o0,0 900.
The Governor called attention to the
pledge to enact an anti-free pass law,
and he urged the members of the
Legislature to promptly carry out the
will of the people.
The Tennessee Ice Cream Manufac-
turers' Association, in session at
Nashville, has advocated the pasteuri-
cation of all milk products going into
ice cream
A large delegation of Knoxvillians
will attend the Congress of Construc-
tive Patriotism to be held at Washing
ton on January rs, 26 and ~, under
the auspices of the National Security
League.
A special session Of the County
Court for Geene County was held. The
court ordered another good roads bond
issue of 100000. The bonded indebt,
edness of the county is now about one
million dollars.
Captured by police in Memphis after
they had shot to death William Hoos-
er, so years old, Clarence Merriman,
Is years old, and Will Hudson, %.
negroes, confessed 81 robberies and
other crimes.
A verdict of acquittal was returned
in Dunlap in socalled might rider"
case, in which six defendants were
charged with whipping Robert King
and a Mrs. Dennis, in Sequatchie
County, in September, 1914.
Forty-two mail-order liquor houses
in Chattanooga were put out Of bust
ness by the stroke of a pen, when
Governor Rye signed the bill recently
passed by the Tennessee Legislature
prohibiting the receipt Of orders for
alcoholic beverages.
Governor Tom c. Rye transmitted a
special message to the General As
sembly dealing with affairs of the
State, reviewing accomplishments of
the various departments for the past
two years and offering suggestions
looking to improvement and efficiency.
Mrs. Georgia Ann Nail, S5 years old,
second oldest resident of Chattanooga,
and in whose home General Nj
had his headquarters when Grants
army invaded that city during the
Civil War, died at her home of paraly-
Sis
The Todd oil we'll, which came In
at Glen Mary recently, was shut off
after it had flown forty-eight hours.
Two large tanks have been ordered
and preparations are being made to
run pipe line to the railway tracks
The oil is said to be worth 50 per
barrel.
The operating forces of the three
principal railroads in the Queen &
| Crescent system may be consolidated
with those of the Southern Railway,
| IL plans known to be under considera.
ton are approved by fnanciers and
executive officials of the Southern
/ Railway system.
The DeCamp Glass Company has
! just closed deal for large tract OF
land at Kingsport, upon which they
propose to erect, at once, a million
dollar glass plant. While the com
pany will specialize in glass caskets
it will also manufacture general line
Of glass goods, Memphis fnanciers
are promoting the company.
A telegram stating the disapproval
of the Tennessee soldiers now on the
Mexican border at the legislative &C
ton in asking for the mastering Out
OF the guard stationed there, and ia
voring State pay for the members Of
the guard, has been received in Nash
Vile and will doubtless be presented
to the Legislature.
Col. H. G. Wolfe, expert steel man
from New York has been in johnson
City and Carter County for severa
days looking over the proposed loca
tion for the armor plate plant. Col
Wolfe declares the site to be ideal
"All raw materials which would be
needed in the operation of an armol
plate plant are to be found in Wau
tauga Valley" said Col Wolfe.
Cotton will be used more extensive
ly than ever before in the manufac
ture of mems clothing this summer
according to tailors and clothiers, who
declare they will sell the new fabrics
without any claim that they are al
wool, yard WIDE" etc, but vii
hand them straight to their customers
as all cotton or part portion compo
sitions.
Organization of the Hardwood Di
mension Manufacturers Association
with permanent headquarters in Mem
phis, was perfected at meeting o
dimension lumber manufacturers. Thu
new association stated with a charter
membership of 35 firms. A campaigi
will be inaugurated at once, however
to enroll many other firms which wer'
not represented at the meeting.
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