The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-29
TENNESSEE:
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = =

Brownsville. One hundred and
twenty-seven negroes left here for FIT.
Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Knoxville.-The American Associa-
ton Of Agricultural Editors concluded
its fifth annual session here.
Dyer.-Gibson Wells, noted sum-
mer resort of this county, will not be
open to the public this season.
Martin.-The crop situation in this
part of Weakley county is fine Hay
saving is the order of the day.
tanooga.-Governo Rye will
open his campaign for United States
senator here on the night of July 8.
Knoxville.-A big war exhibit will
be displayed at the East Tennessee
Division Fair, Oct. 7-12, at Chilhowee
Park.
Dyersburg.-Rogers Clarke, with the
115th f. A., has notified his father,
Emmett Clarke, of his safe arrival in
France.
Martin.-The annual state conven
ton of the B. Y. P. U. was held here
last week. Memphis was represented
by delegation of 20.
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Chattanooga-Thi city is to have
Red Cross motor corps. A number
of prominent society bellies have de-
clared their intention of enlisting, il
Is said.
Nashville.-Adfred w. Powers, 4S,
was killed and four others, including.
Powers son. Alfred, injured when
their automobile turned turtle neal
Nashville.
Notwithstanding is suffering
from an ice shortage The factories
are turning out all the ice they can
make with their equipment, but it ia
not enough.
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Dyer.-The highest price ON record
for lambs was paid at meeting oil
the Gibson County Sheep Growers as
ISOLATION. The price of 1874 cents Q
pound was paid.
Bolivar. Seventy-fiye negroes en-
trained at Bolivar for Camp Dodge.
Des Moines, Iowa This makes a to
tai of 2O7 negroes who have gone
from this county.
Covington-The first cotton bloom
of the season in Upton county was
brought in by Charles B. McClelland
and was raised by George Fletcher
on the McClelland farm.
Medina.-The funeral Of Private
Harrison James, whose death occurred
from gas asphyxiation at Brooklyn
N. Y, was held at Hopewell cemetery
two miles east of Medina.
Memphis Shorthorn breeders from
all parts of the south are planning tc
go to Birmingham on July to attend
an auction sale of so pure bred Short
horn bulls for the benefit Of the Red
Cross.
Union City-The farmers in this
county were never more busy. The
exceedingly favorable weather has en-
abled them to complete the wheat
harvests and many have finished the
clover cutting.
Memphis Negotiations pending fol-
several weeks eliminated when the
hoard of directors of the Lucy Brink
ley Hospital formally transferred the
name, good will and property OF the
institution to the Methodist Hospital
Jackson.-Judge Ben B. Lindsey, OF
Jackson, writing to his aunt, Mrs.
Pattie l.. Bates, from Paris, France,
states that everything American is
the object of deepest admiration by
the French people and their armies.
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Chattanooga.-The first of the coun.
ties in Tennessee to reach its quota in
pledges for war savings Is Lincoln
county, which went over the top in
the pledge drive The workers in
that county have succeeded in secur.
ing pledges to the amount of $518, jig
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Observation-Disclosures Rutledge Smith
has received a letter announcing the
indictment in Owe ,rton county of JAS
per Tuder on the charge of uttering
seditious words. Tuder is reported
to have said that eve had Just as well
be under the Gernnan kaiser as to be
in the shape we are, in" and on another
occasion he is said to have remarked:
Il would not care If Germany would
sink every vessel ,in the world"
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Covington.- annual conference
of the Memphis Conference Epworth
League, which has been in session in
the First Methodist church, closed q
most successful conference and ad
journed to meet u ext year in May
field, KY.