The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-27
ENNESSEE
HAPPENINGS
Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places in
the Volunteer State

| May l.
Trezevant.--Dr Byron w. King, of
Pittsburg, Pa, noted lecturer, is de.
livering series of lectures at the high
school auditorium this week.
Chattanooga. Charles Moudy, a
sawmill man of Rhea county, was run
over and killed by a passenger train on
the Cincinnati Southern road at Roddy.
Dyersburg.- H. Bibb, a merchant
of Nankipoo, Lauderdale county. is in
the Dyer county jail, charged with vio-
lating the fuel orders of the govern
ment
| ayannah.-Hardin county's quota
subscription of $65 900 was sover raised
by more than $4,000. A prominent
citizen says he believes it will go to
100000
Jackson.-Judge Thos Rothroek, son
F, of Rev. j. T. Rothrock, of Memphis.
who is the democratic nominee for
county judge of Madison will leave
soon to enter army service.
|
Athens.-Five boys, beating their
way on freight train on the Southern
railroad in some manner cut the air.
brake tube, causing the train to chash
together, killing two of the boys and
| completely demolishing ten cars.
Chattanooga-Mrs. E. Sdhraeder, OF
Los Angeles, who was n$minally in
custody of department of Justice agents
on suspicion of being an e4emy agent,
has been released and retlHned to her
home in the west. M
s.sss III
Dyersburg-D countyKlas again
/ gone over the top. With al quota OF
$2S1,S5O in the third Liber ioan she
passed the $350,00 mark, III ith four
districts unrsported; 259 Individual
subscribers have come across.
Knoxville. -Fourteen Of ihe "a Uni.
versity of Tennessee young men who
attended the third officers training
camp at Camp Pike, Little Rock. Ark,
have been recommended for commits.
sions in the United States army.
Greenville. -Leavings m&STy to his
father that he was life and
| had decided to end Aubles here
! on earth, Clarence Yarnroukh, private
117th infantry, native of LaWrenceburg
secured ammunition for AMI army rifle
and ended his own life att Camp Sc.
| vier.
| sssss
Jackson.-Rev. ]. w. Irion, pastor
of the Methodist church of Martin, de-
livered the annual sermon before the
graduating class of the Memphis Con
| ference Female institute and Prof
Barry Clark of the University of Ten
nessee faculty delivered the annual ad
dress. ~
Chattanooga District Attorney w
r. Kinnerly announces that the case
against Baroness Iona Zollner would
not be presented to the grand jury al
the term of court now In session IN
Chattanooga He said the department
of justice will handle the case else
where.
Knoxville.-Mrs. John Keeble, who
failed to appear In criminal court to
testify against her husband, who is
charged with the murder Of Anderson
Mays, has been arrested by Sheriff
John L. Callaway's forces and placed
in the county jail, where, officers say
she will remain until the case is called
| Monday, April 20.
Chattanooga.-War moonshiners
and bootleggers that his court would
hereafter discontinue the policy Of
leniency in first offense cases, Judge
Sanford of the United States district
court for the eastern division of Ten
nessee, delivered an unusually strong
charge to the grand jury for the April
term, in which he said moonshinine
was an act of disloyalty
/ sssas
Lexington.-Driven to bay between
Wildersville and Farmville by pos
Sc headed by former Sheriffs John D
Franklin and H. J. Tate, the negro
murdered, Berry Moves, who killed
Sheriff w. H. Mcbride, Saturday night
was captured, after being mortally
wounded by the officers, at whom hi
fired until shot down. His body was
at once taken in charge by mob, who
took him from his captors and brought
him to this place, Kicking the negro
from the car, rope was placed about
his neck, the body dragged to a flag
pole on the south side OF the square
where he was strung up.
Bells.-Crockett county, with quota
of $S6,15O, has purchased Liberty
bonds amounting to $125,0O0. The
number of subscribers In the county
was 1900, while the government had
expected that only 1900 would buy
bonds.
Finley.--Herbert Head, 12-year-olt
lad, surprised the Liberty loan com
nittee when he stated he wanted te
| purchase $3.50 in Liberty bonds to BIZ