The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Dyersburg. Bob Hatch, a negro
bootlegger, was killed here while at
tempting to evade arrest.
\ Shelbyville. John T. Smith,
Of Sparta, is conducting a revival
meeting at the Christian church in
4 this city.
Lynchburg.-William A. Gore, one
of Moore county's wide-awake farm
4 ers of the Second district, sold 40 hogs
for s1,515.
(, Gleason.-Th second contingent Of
4 Weakley county's army quota, recent
/ ly selected, were honored with rally
and barbecue at Dresden.
Ripley.-Charl Mcneil, farmer, is
in Jail here, charged with the killing
of Charles Cannon, planter, and the
shooting of his 15-year-old son.
Murfreesboro.-The Central high
school of this city opened with an
extra large attendance. On the open
Ing days there were III present
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Jackson. The Jackson Trades and
Labor Council adopted unanimously
a resolution favoring the location of
the military camp In Madison county.
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Memphis. ]. Losier, former post
master at Jackson, and we'll known in
state political circles, died at his home
here, following an illness of few
hours from paralysis.
Murfreesboro -Tennessee college
Opened the school year here with an
unusually large attendance, the school
having enrolled more students on the
first day than during any entire year
of its existence except that of last
year.
Knoxville.--Through the discovery
of two mountains of ebert In Knox
county, the use of which has been Of
fered to the road commission, Super
intendent of Pike Roads John Doug.
lass estimates that he will save the
county more than $4,000 annually.
Bolivar-A. M Kahn and T. A. Par
ran met with serious accident while
returning from Jackson in an auto
mobile While crossing the levee just
north of Bolivar the lights of the car
went dead, and in the darkness the
machine plunged down 30-foot en-
bankment.
ytxunlon City Valuable walnut logs
from the bottom OF Reelfoot Lake,
where they have lain since the great
1 earthquake which felled them and
1 formed the lake In 1912. have been
shipped to an eastern factory for the
4 construction of airplanes and hydro
airplanes Is a report from the lake
/ territory.
Dyersburg.-Two thousand citizens
were at the train to see the Dyer
county selective draft soldiers entrain
for camp. The boys met at the court
house and marched to the train In a
body, headed by the B. NJ. c. band.
They were given an ovation on leav-
ing. Forty-two men were in the party.
Knoxville.-The Southern Railway
| employees say that the increase to be
granted on salaries of clerks Oct. l
will amount to 10 or II per cent. One
hundred and sixty-five men will be af.
facted on the Knoxville division, 1t is
stated
! Halls.-A mothers love failed to i'm.
press her son to the point of pushing
i his claim for exemption from the Unit
ed States army. He wrote to the fed
eral appeal board, insisting that he is
big, strong and healthy, and that he
wants to go ITO war. "My mother IL
having an exemption claim fixed up In
an appeal which she will send you.
ask the board to pass my case and re
fuse to allow these claims. My moth
or Is not dependent on me. l believe
every honest American who can ought
to 90 out In defense of his country
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Alamo.-The Maccabees of Tennes
see will hold state convention in thu
city of Dyersburg On Tuesday. Nov
6. There are large number of tent!
and each tent will have representa-
tive to this convention.
Obion.--B. A. Harris and Lloyd Pee
Ter OF Dexter, KY, were instantly kill
ed when an automobile in which the,
were riding was struck by an l. [
passenger train at crossing abou
half q mile north of Obion. Part o
the car was hurled into an adjoining
field.
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