Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-08-16

the Elks building. A complete Ilst Oh
officers was announced following the
business meeting. DR.. w. NJ. Turner
Is chairman of the organization and
Mrs. W. H. Swiggert, ST., vice chair
man Mrs. Napier, treasurer; Miss An
ME b. Little, secretary.
Chattanooga.-Dr o. S. Hank, East
Tennessee revenue agent was indict
ed by the grand jury here on a charge
of extortion and wilful neglect OF off
cial duty. The Indictment was based
on disclosures made OF methods fol-
lowed in effecting a compromise OF
back taxes on the estate of the late
George N. Hanson Of Chattanooga.
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Nashville.-A brutal murder, which
occurred at the state penitentlary'
came to light, as far as the outside
world is concerned, when VIII Davis,
a negro convict, was taken to the
Davidson county jail to make arrange
ments for trial in the criminal court.
Davis stabbed and killed Ed. McCurty'
another negro convict.
Newborn. consultation
with government officers in st. Louis
Herchel Dennison, inventor Of new
machine gun, which, 1t is claimed, Will
shoot 1890 times per minute, reports
that it is probable that his invention
will be given a government test with
a view to using the gun in the Euro
pean war.
Jackson.-About 30 auto owners OK
the city formed an organization at a
called meeting at the courthouse with
c. R. Hotchkiss being named as presi'
dent and o. P. Stovall secretary-treas-
urer. Speeches of protest against the
imposition Of the S. city auto tax were
made.
McMinnville.- McMinnville's schol'
astic enumerator, W. H. Pennington,
has Just completed his canvas and
finds 463 white children and 231 col
ored here, making total of 694. The
city schools open the first Monday in
September.
| Morristown.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
D.. Proctor, en- route home from
church, in a two-passenger car, were
struck at the powerhouse crossing by
the K. & B. train and the car COM
pletely demolished. Both occupants
died within a few moments.
Friendship.-Friendship Is planning
community fair of one or more days
in connection with the county farmers
institute this fall. The fair will be
for the benefit of the farmers and will
encourage better stock raising and bet
ter products Of the SOIL
Chattanooga. - The Chickamauga
Trust company, one of Chattanooga's
financial institutions, broke all rec
ords when it declared divtoend Of
Sc per cent on capital stock Of
100000.
Franklin.-Dr. D. B. Cliffe, a promi-
nent physician and surgeon Of this
place, has received his commission,
with the rank of captain, in the medi-
cal corps, and will sail shortly for
France. s-.l
Nashville.--Miss Ida Jarman, stu
dent nurse, and Miss Beulah Pate, an
other nurse, were burned to death
when an explosion of alcohol in Shot.
ner hospital set fire to the building,
Newbern.-All plans have been per-
fected in Newbern to work the Jeffer-
son Davis highway Aug. 7, according
to the statement of Louis G. Norvell,
president of the highway association.
ksville.-Sterling Fort, chair
man of the building committee of the
First Baptist church, has announced
that the new church will be ready for
occupancy by the last of October.
Knoxville.-Rev. R. E. Vale, DID,,
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church, has sold his big five-passeneer
automobile to give the proceeds to
help the heethen in foreign lands.
Nashville.-The July Resources oil
Tennessee is just off the press. This
issue contains an article on Market
ing Woodlot Products in Tennessee,
written by w. d. Sterrett of the U. s
forestry service and published by the
forestry division of the state geological
survey, in cooperation with the fed
eral government.
Clarksville-The Montgomery Coun-
ty Fair association is getting every
thing in readiness for the meeting
which will be held Aug. %. %, "a and
25 at Dunbar's Cave.
Jackson. The complete faculty OF
the Memphis Conference Female in.
stitute for next and segenty-fifth ses.
sion which opens Sept II. Is an.
nounced.
Knoxville.-A new overall manlfac.
turing plant costing about $4,000 and
employing 225 people, will be started
here BY the Knoxville Overall COM
pany.
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