The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-08-16

and elementary school opened Aug. 9.
Lebanon.-The Wilson county Sun
day School assoc;at on held very
successful convention here.
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Newbern, - Burton Smiley while
working with an engine got his hand
entangled in a cog and three OF his
fingers torn off.
Knoxville. -Twenty-seven young wo-
men have registered for training as
nurses in civilian and military duty
In the drive for registration here.
Whiteville.--The first open boil OF
cotton or the season was brought in
last week from the farm OF q. L. Stew
art, six miles south Of this place.
Union City.-William Stanley, the
Oldest citizen in the county. having
rounded out his 99th year, died at his
home, two miles southeast of here.
Jackson. Mayor Lawrence Taylor
issued proclamation calling upon the
residents and business men to per-
manently display the American nag
from their homes and business places.
Bristol-Col. s. King, chief OF labor
national defense work in tennessee
is officially advised of the woundlng
of his son, Lieut.. Samuel l.. King, VINO
was shot in the breast in recent fight
ing on the French front.
Mt. Pleasant-Isaac L. BalleW, OF
the Mt. Pleasant Record, has sold his
lease and option on the paper to Chas'
r. Crawford and son. The JUNIOR
member of the firm will come here
and have entire charge OF the plant.
Decherd-Miss Vivian Goolsby, OF
this place. and ]. A. Presley, of Scots
boro, Ala, came here from Scotsboro,
where Miss Goolsby had been teach ng,
and motored to Winchester and were
married by the Rev. ]. r.. Parsons OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Jackson.-The total assessed valua-
ton of Madison county, as shown by
the county board of equalizers, IS $8'-
SO6 1925. OF this amount the county
districts have $3.723,410 and the city
OF Jackson $51S3,215. The total In
crease over 1917 is 1889, 525.
Huntingdon.-A telegram has been
received here by former Sheriff s. g.,
Alden, telling of the death of his SON
in-law, Linzy Austin Goodwin, which
occurred somewhere in France. The
message stated that Goodwin was ac-
cidentally killed while working on
train in the government service.
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Nashville. - Indications are that
John K. Shields has been renom.nated
to the United States Senate over Gov
ernor Tom c. Rye, by a majority OF
10000 to $4,000 votes as a result OF
the Democratic primary last week.
The headquarters of Senator Shields
gave out a statement claiming that he
had carried the state by majority OF
$4,000. This they claim was obtained
from reports received from all OF the
96 counties of the state.
Austin Peay comedies the nomina-
ton of Judge A. H. Roberts for COVER
nor by the Democrats of Tennessee.
In a statement given out Mr.. Peay ex-
presses the hope that his campaign
might result in some good to the state
through the promotion of fiscal and
other reforms, which he discussed in
his speeches over the state.
Newbern-The Newbern chapter OF
the Dyer county Red Cross met at tie
Newbern Methodist church to name
new officers. The Newbern chapter
has done some of the most effective
work in Dyer county. = The PATRIOTIC
women work in the Red Cross rooms
here six days a week and have turne
out a large supply Of knitted articles.
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fountain City = "The American
army has ceased to be joke, but we
have had to pay the price, and an
awful one. but c'est la gCerre ut is
war;" writes Ed G. Schwar zmann,
wounded in the marines drive, from
an American Red Cross hospital to h S
brother, John Schwartzmann.
"To attempt to describe what / have
seen and been through with in TIE past
month is impossible but let me assure
YOU one thing. Americans, once they
have taken ground. do not yield It, re
qard,ess of dead, wounded, air bombs
or shrapnel; so you can know In your
heart that we retain every men we
have taken.
I'VE are going to win and all the