The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-24
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cleveland, Ienn., charged WIN luuiucl-
ing her infant daughter Evidence
was furnished by her parents.
The good roads bill for Washington
county that was recently passed in
the legislature at Nashville will be
submitted to the voters March II.
The issue carries $4,000
Charging non-support. Mrs. Eliza
Gothard, rs, secured divorce from
her husband, Eliza Gothard So. They
were married In Chattanooga AZ years
ago.
So far in the probe Of The affairs
Of the insurance department Of the
State by the legislative committee no
complaints have been made either by
witnesses or by letters from agents.
Following the opening Of the Cum
berland g. Manchester Railway into
the rich coal fields Of Clay County
KY, Bristol is planning to ask new
freight rates to take advantage Of this
new road.
There were no bids for the Tennes-
see Central Railroad, when offered at
auction in Nashville. Special Commits
sioner Doak postponed the sale until
March /, subject to order Of the Fed,
eral Court
The State Board of Health issued a
proclamation forbidding persons af-
fiicted with or suspected Of being at
ficted with trachoma from attending
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teacher or pupil. Trahoma is common
ly known as "red sore eyes"
Joe King, respected farmer of Post
Oak, near lockwood, was shot and
killed. His brother-in-law, John Blank,
is charged with the killing. A dispute
over fence line is said to have caused
the trouble. Blank escaped heavily
armed.
Chattanooga and Hamilton County
will have a total bonded Indebtedness
of $7,667,000 when the county issues
the bonds for which authority is be-
ing asked of the present Legislature.
The total property valuation Of city
I and county is $55,1S0,O2S.
ley County increased greatly in the
past year. The farmers in one dairy
community report to R. E. Ellis, coun,
| ty agent in farm demonstration work,
that they have contracted for twenty
| new silos.
The educational committeeman of
the legislature, who concluded a two
days inspection of the University of
Tennessee, will be unanimous in their
recommendation of total Of $4,000
appropriation for the university. &C.
| cording to one Of the raeIss.s aas.s
State Treasurer Porter Dunlap sold
| to the Fourth and First National Bank
of Nashville and the Third National
Bank, of st. Louis, $1,000,0OO in state
bonds authorized monthly by the gen.
eral assembly to meet pressing obliga.
tions. The bonds run from six months
from March /, 1917 and bear interest
of 3.75 per cent.
John R. Burrows has resigned as
| secretary of the state board Of control
and Claude P. Williams, of Winchester,
has been elected as his successor. Mr..
Williams was formerly an official of
| the state treasurer's Office under Treas
urer Hickerson and since then he has
been engaged in special auditing work
in the state.
Only about half of the rs men com.
posing field hospital corps No /, N.
G. S. T., will return to the positions
they occupied before going to the mob.
ilization camp in Nashville June 27,
1916 officers and friends of the corps
will make every effort to secure places
for men whose former employers can
not arrange to give them work
Details of sensational pistol duel,
in which Is shots were fired, were dis.
closed when Will Clifton, IS years old,
well known farmer, surrendered to the
authorities at Pikeville, Tenn, fol
lowing the death of Bob Womack, AZ
year old. The cause of the duel was a
mystery, as the men formerly were
friends.
A meeting of the members of the
Washington, County Warehouse Com
pany was held in Johnson City al
which large number of prospective
tobacco growers were present and a
site for warehouse was discussed
The company has issued pamphlet on
tobacco culture Seeds were distri
buted and preparations are being MADE
for the sowing about February 10.
| Major Eugene Cashier Lewis, chair
man of the Board of Directors of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis
Railway and one Of the most disting
uished citizens of Nashville, died al
him home in that city. Prominent IN
industrial and railroad circles in Nash
vile and the South for many years
Major Lewis has been a conspicuous
figure in the development of that sec
ton.
Explanation of the work and aims o.
the Lincoln Memorial University a.
Cumberland Gap, which is doing won
derrul work for the children of the
Tennessee and Kentucky mountains
was given by members of asparty o.
Chicagoans who were returning from
an inspection of the university. All
effort is being made to raise 81 900 ,0O(
as an Endowment fund; 100000 has
been raised.
Private advinac raoa;vaa a., No.,