The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = =

Milan.-The six gins OF Milan nave
closed down for 10 days, by order OF
the food administration.
Ruskin.--Hon. s. H. Williams, aged
81, died at the home of his daughter
after a prolonged illness
Covington.-Sherrod Smith, county
attorney of Upton county, has ten
dered his resignation to the county
court.
Knoxville-Federal Court Clerk Hor !,
ace vandeventer, of the Eastern d.
vision, has been commissioned captain
in the army.
Dyersburg.-Rev.W Will Blackard has
resigned as chaplain Of the state pris'
on to enter the chaplain corps of the
United States navy.
Maryville.-Capt. e. ]. Jones, OF
Company B, 117th infantry. both dl
vision, is reported in private advices
to have been killed in recent battle
| In France.
! Somerville.-On account Of orders
| of the county board Of health for Fay
cite county, the county fair, which
was to have been held here, has been
called off for this year.
sssss
| Jacksonville teachers and pupils
of the public schools will make up inI
the spring the time lost on account of
these institutions being closed during
the influenza epidwemic.
Jackson.-Harry T. Herring, whl|
has been major in the United States
army and has been Stationed at eastern
camps since the declaration of war,
has been commissioned colonel. Col
Herring Is now at Camp Mutchchen,
N. J.
!. Newbern.--William Swipes, perhaps
the oldest man in Dyer county, was
killed at Tigertail, Tenn, In the 0bion
river bottoms in the western part Of
! the county, when tree fell on him
while he was watching timbermen fell
trees.
I Ebenezer--W d. Peters, postmas
ter here, and for many years managing
editor of the Knoxville Journal, was
killed by a train near the depot here
4 His His dead body was -. hsissla the
track. He was Sc years q age and e
tired from editorial work in Knoxville
20 years ago to his farm here.
Toone-While playing In q deep ra
vine on farm near this place two
little girls, and 0 years old. were
buried beneath tons of earth sloughing
off an embankment They were the
children of ]. H. Collins and Walter
Daniels, living five miles north OF
! Toone. The earth barely missed two
other children who were also in the
subterranean playhouse. The bodies
were recovered after an hour Of dig
gi1g by the neighbors.
"Reminiscences poultry is nc
longer to feed on pure wheat MKT.
ures. State Food Administrator Nor.
gan has called the attention Of county
, food administrators to the food con.
servation clause that forbids millels
and wheat dealers selling wheat unfit
for human consumption to poultry and
feed manufacturers for use other than
on 10 per cent basis in mixed feed. II
has been. reported that much wheat
has been sold for direct feeding to
poultry and the state food administra
| tor says this practice must stop.
Memphis. county residents
n numbering 24,562 own fourth Liberl,
e bonds. This total Of subscribers was
! estimated by C. W. Schley. who hao
charge of the headquarters COMPANY
which audited all sales and compiled
all bond totals during the fourth loaI
4 campaign. Mr.. Schley stated, however
: that some totals of subscribers from
= county banks are Incomplete
Chattanooga-An antiseptic for thu
i1eaifng Of wounds more powerful b.
v 200 times than carbolic acid, will b.
the contribution Of science of the al
lied war conference Of surgeons whicl
J met at Fort Oglethorpe. Capts. Fur
y ness and Lee, former members of tn
p University of Pennsylvania faculty
;, are responsible for the discovery 0
the enhanced value of the germicid
and both are now members of the stat
of Col. Bisham, commander at Cam
Greenieaf. Surgeons from England
France, italy and other entente cour
v tries attended the conference. TIL
use of the new antiseptfc called dicl
N loraminet In the treatment of inflr
y ena was an important topic of discu,
"a sion.
r. Nashville Crowder has wire
N Chairman Smith of the state council G
y defense asking that all local boards l
!, the state be urged to speed up elias
i fication and examination Of registrant
n OF Sept. IL. He asks that all board
se have all registrants ready for servic
or Dec. 20, as induction calls will the