Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-11-28
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

OF Lieut.. Ben Wilson of this city. dur,
ing the Cambrai.St Quentin drive. was
received by relatives
Gallatin.-For the earn-and-giYe di-
vision OF the united war work cam.
paign the boys and girls of the Central
High school pledged $3.50.
Gallatin.-It is reported that sheep
killing dogs are on the rampage in
Sumner county. Farmers are taking
drastic steps to stamp out the curse.
, Lexington.-The pupils of Lexington
! training school are proud of their rec
! ord in the earn and give" division
of the war work drive. Their contri-
buttons aggregated $3.50.
! Knoxville. - The city commission
unanimously adopted a resolution re-
scinding the skip-stop system for the
! Knoxville Railway & Light company.
The system became effective in Knox
vile July %.
Chattanooga.-Off notice of the
death of Capt Joseph F. Carney, Com
pany F, One Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry Thirtieth Division, in the
drive between Cambria and St Quen-
tin, was received here.
ingtOn.-Fourth-c postmas-
ters appointed in Tennessee are: Fruit
land, Gibson county, Annie L. McKin
ley; Linden, Perry county, James D.
Daniel; Saltillo, Hardin county, Frank,
lin D. Duck; Whit Thorn, Carroll coun-
ty, John R. Holmes.
Savannah, Ga.-Mrs. Jodie C. Forces
ter has been advised of the death OF
her husband, ,Sergt. Jodie c. Forester,
on the transport Otranto, lost off the
Scottish coast several weeks ago. He
left from Fort Scriven and had been
in the service six years. His parents
live at Pinson, Tenn.
Nashville.-The supreme court of
Tennessee will hold a special meeting
here Dec. to hear arguments in the
suit brought to have the antifee law.
enacted by the last general assembly, |
declared invalid. The law, which APP
plies to 13 of the largest counties of |
the state, places all county officials on !
a salary, abolishing the fee system.
Columbia.-The National Foxhunt-
ers Association meet opened here with
an attendance surprising that of all
other meets. A hundred hunters, with
500 dogs from dozen states or more
represented the visitors.
W. ]. Dudley of Sullivan, Ind, with
his dog Fannie D., won the champion
ship in the bench show of the National
Fox Hunters association.
notwithstanding to reliable
information all army cantonments In
the southeast are to be dismantled and
abandoned, with the exception of Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga. Camp Jackson, S. c.,
and Camp Gordon, Atlanta. Men now
at the camps to be abandoned will be
either sent home or transferred to the
which are to become per
nanent. 1t is said that over 10000
men are to be kept at Fort Oglethorpe.
Nashville-Fuel Administrator w. E.
Myer announced that no change had
,een ordered with reference to light
less nights in Tennessee. Tennessee
will still observe Monday and Tuesday
lights as lightless. as formerly" said
Ir. Myer. THE people of Tennessee
hould not forget" he said, that this :
tate's quota in the fuel conservation
Ian is 375,000 tons Of coal between
ow and April, 1919"
Nashvile.-State Geologist Wilbur
/. Nelson returned from the upper
art of the state, where his depart
lent, in cooperation with the United
tates geological survey, is engaged in
IL and gas work. Charles Butts Of
is in charge of the survey
arty, assisted by Fl. E. Hamilton, ira.
erse man of the Tennessee geological
urvey.
A detail oil and gas structural map Il
Ill De mdue ny lHe party HoW ia tno 81
ED, showing the best locations for @,
rlning Two wells in the area EN- n
raced in Pickett. Overton and Clay 8
)unties have already been drilled and =,
fair amount of oil is being secured. h,
mere are other places in the area =.
here it is thought that other wells =
i'll soon be in operation. y
Jacksonville farmers of Madison al
,unty who raise registered swine met al
ere and organized swine associa' p
on. j. S. Johnson and Judd Brooks
ere elected respectively temporary III
esident and secretary. A member n,
lip fee of So was levied, to be used In II
,veloping the purposes OF the organi- ri
ton. whose main object is to encour- ST
.e the raising of high grade regis ki
red hogs. nc
Memphis.-There will be no referen- ",
I'M vote on the siX.cent street car "
re proposition here. The Memphis ~
rect Railway company addressed a