The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-10-25

Obion.-The public school here has
been closed on account or lnrluenZa'
Several of the teachers are afflicted.
All church services have been sus-
pended,
Friendship-The second annual COM
munity fair opened here with good
attendance and some very fine exhib-
it's in every department. The Crockett.
county farmers institute was also in
session and some fine talks on agr'-
culture was made.
Jackson. Jackson Elks lodge
subscribed at it's last meeting $l,OOO
for Liberty bonds of the fourth issue.
The lodge has bought bonds OF $oOo
and I'D in the other three issues and
has contributed heavily to the Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A. and other war causes,
Covington.-Much interest is being
aroused in the revival meeting Whlch
is being held in the First Presbyte-
rian church Rev. Albert Keller, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at Attn
ems, Tenn, assisted by Rev Il. T.
Walker of the Covington Presbyte'
rian church, conducted the services
sS#ss
Union City-C. G.. Thomas, who re-
sides near Harris Station, Obion coun
ty. has sold from one acre of tomatoes
more than 400 bushels and will gather
100 bushels more. He has sold none
for less than SO cents per bushel.
Thomas is a Confederate veteran, 20
years old, and has grown and is mar,
keting his crop of tomatoes.
McKenzie.-The thirty-seventh an
nual convention of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union held most
interesting session here. Patriotism
was the keynote Every thought OF
the consecrated workers is for the bet
terment of the state, the Union ana
the world. The presidents address
summarized the work OF the past anc
the aims of the future.
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Nashville-After a conference pc
tween the city health officer, DR.. Olln
West of the state board OF health, ana
AssP. Surgeon, P. G. Derivaux OF the
United States public health service, II
was decided by the city health offlcer'
w. E. Sibbitt, to close all picture
shows. theatres and other nonessentFsi
places of amusement for an indefinite
period for the purpose of further I'M
fling the communication OF influenza
in so far as the measure may be userul'
This decision was reached after very
careful consideration and follows SIM
liar action by health authorities in nu.
merous large cities where influenza Is
also prevalent.
Maeon-News was received here OF
the severe injury in France OF private
w. Dodson Hunt, formerly a merchant
of Mason. Hunt was wounded IN ac'
ton. having one eye put out, his r1gn'
arm shot off and his figure badly dls'
figured. Young Hunt sold out his
business here and volunteered Wheh
the United States entered the war. HI
was in training at Camp Sewer and
was a member of the One Hundred
and Thirtieth Division, in the artillery
corps. He has brother and cousin in
the same division, also brother IN
the iewelry business at Whiteville
Memphis-This city and Sheley
county closed the first week OF the
fourth Liberty loan campaign with OF
ficially recognized subscriptions aggre'
eating $6,110,000, against the county
quota of $11, 100000. This means that
Memphis and Shelby county have rails
ed slightly more than one-half OF their
quota with the campaign only one
third over.
All public and parochial schools,
places of amusement, including thea
ters, moving picture houses and dance
halls and churches, have been ordered
closed at once by the Memphis board
of health as the first move in the cam
paign to gain control of the epidemic
of Spanish influenza which has swept
over the city.
Every man and woman, white and
black, employed by the Memphis office
of the Pullman company, has sub
scribed for fourth Liberty loan bonds,
according to announcement made by
w. H. Bucher, district superintendent.
The Pullman employees have subscribed
a total of $12,250.
One of the bright spots of the fourth
Liberty loan campaign is the splendid
manner in which Memphis and Shelby
county negroes are buying Liberty
horda y M Roddy. chairman of the