The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-17
TENNESSEE.
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State y - -

rine corps last week in Memphis.
Coyington.-For the first time in the
history of Upton county q solid car
load of poultry was shipped from here
Nashville.-War saving certificates
we're bought by the grand lodge, col
ored Knights of Pythias, IN session
here last week ..-. base.
Nashville.-Lieut. Clarence B. Coop
err. former popular Vanderbilt student,
Is now serving with the famous Rain
bow division in France.
Monteagle.-Theb bazaar in the Wo-
mans building, where barbecued din
ner was served and all kinds of fancy
work sold, was great success.
inchester.-Franklin countys prin-
cipal peach crop, the liberia, is on the
market and the fruit is unusually fine,
some peaches weigh nine ounces.
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Union City.-In recent contest be-
tween bakers dozen of cook instruc-
tors at Camp Jackson, S. c., Robert
T. Palmer of this place won first prize.
Knoxville.-At meeting of the
teachers of the county, W. l.. Stocks
bury, superintendent, announced that
teaching German would be dropped
from the course next session.
Newbern.-The body Of Capt. ]. &C.
Hall, one of the best known rivermen
of Memphis, was laid to rest here. He
was So years of age and had been
employed by Lee Line 80 years.
Gleason. News reached here of the
fatal accident which befell Fred
Lackey, former Weakley county boy,
at st. Louis. He was killed by train,
being run over from some cause. His
brothetr is George Lackey of Sharon.
Milan--One hundred and seventy
four selectmen entrained from Gibson
county for Camp Gordon, near At
lanta, Ga. These boys were stout,
healthy, stalwart farmers and the I'm
est body of young men that has gone
-.srOIn 4asR On county.
Algood Lightning did some damage
In the storm here last week. The
home of Mrs. Sam PLY was struck,
but the house was saved by the work
OF the neighbors and the heavy rain.
The flagpole in the center of town
was split from the top to bottom.
Jackson. rs per cent Of the
21-year-olds who registered for mill.
tary service on June 5, last, have
been placed in class one by the local
board and about rs or 80 per cent 81
those examined have been found to De
fully qualified for military service.
Notwithstanding plans for ex-
tensive work in the future, with
changes in the curriculum to conform
to the governments program, Presi'
dent Ayres of the University of Ten
nessee submitted to the board of trus'
tees here a most interesting report.
Lebanon.-United States govern.
ment expert J. c. Miles, gave an illus
trated lecture on war gardening at
Caruthers hall. Mr.. Miles is an expert
enced and practical gardener, and his
lecture was both instructive and inter
esting, illustrated by moving pictures.
Trimble. threshing of wheat
in Dyer county is being finished, and
results show an average yield of 20
bushels per acre. Practically all was
placed on the market at an average
price of $215, the farmers retaining
only seed wheat, and are planning 10
increase the acreage.
Nashville.-The 305th mechanical
repair shop unit, U. S. @. M. G., under
command of Capt George Hippee, ar
rived in Nashville and encamped near
Centennial park. This unit, composed
of ninety three-ton army trucks and
ten cars, is the largest army train that
ever made an overland trip in the U. ..
sssas
Cookeyille. The work OF the lie,
tachment of the U. S. army receiving
technical training and instruction at
the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
here has been a tremendous success.
The soldiers have taken hold OF the
work with eagerness and adaptability.
Many experts in the different branches
are being developed. The Tennessee
soldiers who began training on June
is will complete the course ON Aug,
IL, while the Kentucky soldiers, wlo
came later, will finish August 26.
Nashville.-J. L. Nichols and Chas.
o. Duvall, government experts OF the
biological bureau of the department of
agriculture, are here to conduct a cam
paign for the determination OF rats. 1t
Is estimated that rats annually destroy
property In the United States valued
at $2OO,000O00. In addition numerous
disease epidemics have been directly
traced to the rodent. Governor Rye
will be asked to designate a week 20
be known as "rat killing week. during
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