The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-10-12
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

presbyterian church met in annual SeS-
sion at Gum Springs church in this
county.
Paris.-J. F. Russell, a prominent
farmer of the Elkhorn section, killed
an owl which measured 50 inches from
tip to tip.
Mt Pleasant.-With an allotment Of
$115,OO0, Mt. Pleasant, of the seventh
district, has gone handsomely over the
top in the Liberty Loan drive by over
subscribing a total of $172,160.
Fayetteville-It is believed that Lin
coin county has raised her quota for
the Liberty Loan drive. The countys
quota is $362,350, and with ten dis
tricts to hear from the pledges on hand
aggregate $$3OO,OOO.
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Nlligan College-The students of
Milligan college of required age were
formally indicted into the S. A. T. G.
on Oct. l. This date had peculiar
significance for more than 500 colleges
and universities throughout the United
States.
Jackson.-A. E. Griffin and wife left
for Grand Rapids, Mich, to attend the
annual convention of the National Flu
neral Directors association and also
the conference of the embalming
boards of North America. Mr. Griffin
is treasurer of the National Funeral
Directors association and is president
of the embalming boards.
Knoxville-Mrs. Samuel Phillips of
Memphis, formerly of Knoxville, state
chairman of the woman's department
OF loan activities in Tennessee, made
one Of the addresses at the great Lib.
erty Loan mass meeting held here
when Knoxvillians packed Staub's The
alter in eagerness to hear in full the
messages of several distinguished
speakers
Selmer.-Lieuts H. G. G. Smith and
Fl. r. Minehan of Park Field, Mem
phis landed here in Curtiss training
plane No. 33951. They approached
from the north and were sighted at a
height of 1890 feet. The town was en-
eireled several times and the pilot en-
tertained with some fancy diving, loop,
ing the loop, and gave a splendid exhi-
bitlon of driving before landing.
tA
CHATTANOOGA robbery of the quar-
telhaster's department at Fort Ogle,
Thorpe, Ca, was unearthed with the
;ss4it Of Sergts !. Follow. according to
| polise authorities. Thousands of dol
larsS worth Of leather and raincoat;
are reported missing from the quarter
masters warehouse. According to thu
police, the stolen goods were shipped
to Chattanooga in Red Cross boxes ant
then reconsigned to Philadelphia
Covington,-C Boshers, farme
of District No IL, aged "a, son of ]. ?
Boshers, shot and killed Curtis Var
bro, negro, aged 50, on the publ
square in Covington. 1t appears tina
Yarbro owed Boshers an account TO
hauling hay and refused to pay it, AM
when Boshers demonstrated with hin
witnesses state that Yarbro advances
on Boshers with a drawn knife, whel
the latter drew a pistol and and sho
Yarbro, the ball taking effect just be
low his heart. Boshers surrendered t.
officers, and after executing a $500
bond before Justice j. l.. Richardson
was released.
Huntingdon.-Lie Robert H. Car
ter, a former Huntingdon boy, ha
been awarded a captains commission
at Camp Perry, O., where he has beef
stationed the past six weeks at tn
rifle range. He made such fine rec
ord as a marksman he was selected t.
shoot in the International shoot whel
he qualified as an expert rifleman
Capt. Carter received his commissio!
as first lieutenant at the second Off
GERS training camp at Fort Oglethorp'
and made a record Of so out of so as
sharpshooter. Capt, Carter will b.
transferred shortly to Camp Sherman
Chillicothe, O., to become a member 0
| the Ninety-fifth division.
Washington.-The United States de
partment of agriculture has announces
the appointment of the following mel
to act with the district draft board
of Tennessee as advisers regarding az
ricultural needs;
II. x. Bryson, Nashville, agriculture
adviser to district board for middl
district, with headquarters at Nash
vile.
A. N. Jackson, Louisville, agricultu
raj adviser to district board for East
ern Tennessee, with headquarters a
| Knoxville.
]. P. Matthews, Oakland, agricultr
raj adviser to district board for TIL
Western district, with headquarters a
Memphis.
The agricultural advisers are not +
be members of the district boards, blu
are to furnish to the boards facts rela
| tive to farm labor requirements, no
pp1y ne tb air Omn dictriotc h1t pf th