Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-12
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

part Of the state, where his depart
ment, in cooperation with the United
States geological survey, is engaged In
oil and gas work. Charles Butts OF
Washington is in charge OF the survey
party, assisted by II. Il, Hamilton, ira.
verse man of the Tennessee sociological
survey,
A detail oil and gas structural map
will be made by the party now in the
field, showing the best locations for
drining Two wells in the area EN-.
braced in Pickett, Overton and Clay
counties have already been drilled and
a fair amount OF oil is being secured.
There are other places in the area
where It is thought that other wells
will soon be in operation.
Bristol.-Damage done by the big
fire which wiped out two of the largest
buildings in the business district and
three smaller structures, is estimated
at a half million dollars. The DesseT
Bros. department store, a new build.
ing, is total loss. Thousands of dol
lars in dry goods were destroyed in the
Mahoney- Jones dry goods house. Rain
falling shortly after the alarm was
turned in probably saved other prop,
erty, as a high wind carried sparks
over the entire city.
$500
Jacksonville farmers of Madison
county who raise registered swine me;
here and organized q swine assocla.
ton. J. s. Johnson and Judd Brooks
were elected respectively temporary
president and secretary. A member
ship fee of S. was levied, to be used in
developing the purposes of the organi
cation, whose main object is to encour-
age the raising of high grade regis
tered hogs.
Nashyille-Fuel Administrator w. L.
Myer announced that no change had
been ordered with reference to light
ness nights in Tennessee. "Tennessee
will still observe Monday and Tuesday
nights as lightless, as formerly" said
Mr.. Myer. "The people of Tennessee
should not forget" he said, that this
states quota in the fuel conservation
plan is 375,000 tons of coal between
now and April, 1919"
N "a n
information all army environments in
the southeast are to be dismantled and
abandoned, with the exception of Fort
oglethorpe, Ca; 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
cantonments which are to become per
manent. 1t is said that over 10000
men are to be kept at Fort Oglethorpe
Columbia.-The National Foxhunt
ers' Association meet opened here with
an attendance surprising that of al
other meets. A hundred hunters, will
500 dogs from dozen states or more
represented the visitors.
w. j. Dudley of Sullivan, Ind, will
his dog Fannie D., won the champion
ship in the bench show Of the Nationa
Fox Hunters association.
Nashville.-The supreme court d
Tennessee will hold 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 ap
plies to 10 of the largest counties o.
the state, places all county officials OF
salary, abolishing the fee system.
Savannah, Ga.-Mrs. Jodie c. Forres
ter has been advised Of the death 0
her husband, Sergt. Jodie c, Forester
on the transport Otranto, lost off tn!
Scottish coast several weeks ago HI
left from Fort Scriyen and had beer
in the service six years. His parent:
live at Pinson, Tenn.
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.
Chattanooga.-Official 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.
Knoxville. - The city commission
unanimously adopted resolution re
scinding the skip-stop system for the
Knoxville Railway & Light company
The system became effective in Knox
vile July 90.
Lexington.-Th pupils of Lexington
training school are Droud of their rec