Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-05-09
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Nashville.--Need OF man power is
now being felt in Nashville. The COM
mercial club has inaugurated move
ment to secure the return to Nashyille
of those who have left the city Of
Opportunity the past three, years,
Like many cities that had no war in
dustries, Nashville suffered from the
war until tho first of the year, and
the high wages paid in certain other
cities caused many men to leave this
city. Now that the government pow
der mills-the biggest single war in
dustry in the country, if not in the
whole world--are being built here,
Nashville is in need of thousands Of
men.
Chattanooga.-The detached trig-
ger fingers" Of the right hand of Rec.
tor Phillips of Rhea county will be
placed in evidence against him before
the federal grand jury here when tho
young man appears to aswer for an
alleged attempt TO escape the army
draft. The fingers came to the clerks
office in an unsealed envelope. Young
Phillips is said to have been married
only a short time when called to regis
ter and that he amputated his fingers
to escape service.
Nashville.-At the request of the
circuit Judge and sheriff of Franklin
county, accompanied by a petition
signed by many citizens of the county,
Gov. Rye has offered a reward of $500
for the apprehension and conviction
of any person or persons who took part
in the lynchlng of the negro Jim Nc
Theron at Estill Springs.
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Knoxville-Work on 1,400 miles OF
new road in Tennessee will begin as
soon as Secretary of Agriculture Hous'
ton signs his consent to construct tho
roads as outlined by the Tennessee
highway commission, according to
Dean Charles e. Ferris, member of
the commission.
Clifton.-An unidentified man was
found drowned in the Tennessee river
about two miles above Clifton. The
drowned man was about medium
height, had dark hair and was attired
in blue serge trousers, blue work shirt.
gray sweater worn under blue vest.
WATERFOWL. - Continuous depreda
lions on sheep flocks by worthless
dogs is having the effect of discourag
ing the sheep raisers in this section.
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Knoxville.-Of 16 children in the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Millsap
of Vonore, only two deaths have oc'
Cured, both of which were by suicide
ashville.--Joseph s. Carols, 80,
treasurer and librarian of the Tennes'
see Historical society, is dead. He
had been a Mason over 70 years.
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Cookeville.--Dr S. d. Davis, OF
Nashville, fell down the steps OF the
Greenwood building in this city and
sustained serious spinal injuries.
Trenton The local exemption
board will send seventy-seven men to
the training camps during the five
day period commencing April &c.
Bellbuckle.-An impressive service
was held at the Methodist church to
dedicate a service flag. There ar'
twenty-one stars on the flag
freesboro.--Capt. Frank White
aged "a years, cashier of the Stones
River National bank OF this city, died
here after a brief illness.
Springfield-Th schools OF Rob.
ertson gathered in Springfield to
celebrate annual field day.
Clarksville.-The Middle Tennessee
Baptist Sunday school convention was
held here
Knoxville.-An investigation of rec
ords of the Knoxville class Of interna.
tional Bible students is being made by
federal authorities following the seiz.
ure of books entitled The Finished
Mystery in the possession Of mem
bers. District Attorney Kennerly
says that the book has been used by
the class in connection with the study
of the bible He says that the book
contains no seditious utterances, but
that the statements which are con-
sidered condemning to patriotism are
"cleyerly woven" into the book.
Camden.-Reports coming from the
northern part of Benton county are to
the effect that lightning fired two
residence in the Teat Woods COM
fnunity.
Memphis-The state factory inspec-
ton department has called a confer
ence for West Tennessee, to be held
in the auditorium of the chamber OF
commerce at Memphis On Monday,
May g. to consist of three sessions
morning, afternoon and night-on the
important subject of Safety in Shop
and Factory Operation
Nashville.-Dr Morgan, food con.