The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-07-27
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = - =

INSTRUMENTATION county sent 10
more draftees to the training camp.
The boys were sent to Fort Thomas,
Ky.
Nashville. OF the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis railway
declared semi-annual dividend of
3h per cent payable Aug. 1.
Paris.-The contract has Just been
let for the North Obion drainage dis
trict The work will begin ON this
drainage work sometime during Au-
gust.
Nashville-The Tennessee Sunday
School Association has big plans for
the West Tennessee institute to- be
held at Greenfield, Tenn. Aug Is, IA
and Is.
Lexington.-Th Henderson county
teachers institute, comprising an en-
rollment of over 100 teachers, on the
first day, began sessions here in the
college hall.
Selmer.-Ten McNairy county regis
trants entrained for Camp Shelby,
Miss. Sixty-one are called to go to
Camp Gordon, Ga. This will exhaust
class one in the county.
Notwithstanding Herbert, col
lector, and J. A. Hickman, an insur-
ance man, were killed near Mascot
when the small truck in which they
were riding was struck by a Southern
Railway train.
Newbern. little town of Men
gelwood, a milling town, located in this
county on the Obion river, is the first
, district to have reported that 1t went
over the top in the sales Of the war
savings stamps.
Martin-There was large crowd
gathered here to celebrate July IA, in
F., honor of France. Many French flags
entwined with our own banner, to.
gether with yards Of bunting, made
beautiful decorations.
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Chattanooga-The handsome Mis-
sionary Ridge home occupied by the
family of Col. L. B. Kroner, formerly
of the Eleventh Cavalry, now in
France, was destroyed by fire, en-
failing loss of $4,000.
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Jackson. Frank Alexander, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Alexander, was
crushed to death last week. While
engaged in hauling heavy timber a fog
rolled off his wagon and pinned him
to the ground. He saw the log rolling
off, and, fearing that he would be
struck by it and others, jumped to
the ground and was killed instantly
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Nashville.-This city staged the
most spectacular parade in her his
tory in honor of the people Of France.
The celebration was under the aus
pices of the Nashville Fatherless Chill
dren of France society, with all pa
triotic organizations in the city coop
erting The parade which was mile
in length, eliminated on Capital boule-
ward where exercises were held,
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Atlanta Ga.-The bureau of person
mel, American Red Cross, southern di-
vision announced the acceptance of
the following applicants for overseas
service: Mis- Alma Hawkes., Memphis,
Tenn Miss Alma Paine, Nashville
Tenn; Norman Ray Bancroft. Mem
phis, Tenn; John Chaffe, Nashville
Tenn; John Robinson Todd, Jackson
Tenn. These applicants have been
accepted for many different branches
of Red Cross service and will sail dur
ing July.
Pikeville.-Thomas Walling, desert
er from the national army, was shot
and instantly killed by soldiers from
: Columbia, S. c., who had been sent tc
his home to take him back to camp
The soldiers on arriving at Pikeville
went at once to the cabin home OIL
Walling, Is miles from Pikeville, &C
companied by thesheriff and two depu
ties They secreted themselves in the
woods and kept close watch on the
. cabin. Early one morning one of tht
soldiers knocked on the door. Wallins
answered the summons but hastily
barred the door. The soldiers at
tempted to batter down the door, bu
were prevented by warning from thu
men in the brush, who had seen Wall
| ing jump into deep hole from tral
door. When called upon to surrende
Walling lifted his head above the leve
of the underground hiding place ant
pointed his automatic at the soldiers
They Immediately opened fire ant
the fugitive crumpled up, having beef
. killed instantly. The pistol, cooked
ready to fire, was picked UP and car
ried away by the soldiers.
!; Jackson.-Following the election o
= w. A. Howell, of Jackson, president
and the selection of Martin for tn
5 1919 meeting place, the Tennessee
Travellers association adjourned. TIL
t other officers elected are: Harye,
:, Hogg, of Nashville, first vice-pres
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