The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-28
TENNESSEE GLEANINCS
News of Interest Prepared
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the track between h6TrVlilo ana IT'D
ton, about $3.50 o'clock one night re-
Gently. 1t is thought that the rail was
placed on the track with the intention
of wrecking the fast Chicago+New Or
leans passenger train due at that time.
This passenger train was recently
wrecked near Brighton from some un-
known cause.
Nashville-H Knox Bryson, COM
missioner of agriculture, and George
N. WEIGH, member of the state rail
road commission, returned from trip
to the Highland rim, where they sue
ceeded in locating 100000 acres OF
land suitable for colonization under
the plans of Secretary Lane, of the
interior, for returning soldiers and
sailors. Much of the land located lies
in Cumberland and Putnam counties,
Dyersburg Forked Deer club
will give it's annual Christmas ball
Dec. a. This will be the clubs first
social event since the beginning of the
war, the club having given up its
handsome quarters to the local chap
ter of the Red Cross. The latter has
recently moved to an adjoining build
ing, the work having become SO much
lighter that the club rooms were not
needed.
Knoxville. After surviving four
wars, Mrs. E. Willis died at her home
here She was "a years old, Mrs. Will
lis was born in Washington county
near Johnson City, Jan, IL, 1924. La
ter the family moved to Cleveland,
where she made her home until about
IS years ago, when she came to Knox
vile with her family, and resided
here since.
Dyersburg-The Dyer county medi.
cal association at meeting held here
elected the following officers. for the
ensuing year: President, DR.. b. H..
Baird; vice president, Dr. McDougald
Tigrett; secretary-treasurer DR.. M. E.
Rust. DIR. Rice was elected delegate
to attend the state medical associa-
ton, with DR.. j. P Baird alternate. IN
Observation-Disclosures of 80 American
soldiers who have arrived safely in
France from German prison camps
are made public by the war depart
ment. The list includes the following
enlisted men: Ivey D. Miller, Ration,
La; Frank N. Jones, Mo i;ff 5iSyf !.
Ala; Carl H. Reese, O1inger, Va;
Harry C. Rowe, Pulaski, Tenn.
Nashville-Ice cream manuactur-
ers of the south, assembled here in
annual convention, discussed vial top
les dealing with the problems which
confront them. Some of the subjects
discussed were Should the Present
Price of Ice Cream Remain During
the Coming Year"
Nashville-Busines men here have
made definite arrangements .or the
operation Of Nashville owne1 steam.
boat on the upper waters Of the Cum
berland, between Nashville and Burn
side, Ky. 1t was announced that the
steamer 10 Horton Fall would ply
these waters.
Unnv1riIln 1o,, iou
throughout East Tennessee to raise
100000 as a permanent endowment
fund for Carson Newman college were
discussed at a conference here of
trustees of that institution. The drive
will continue throughout January
Cliftofl-R. e. Stribling, postmaster
of Clifton, received telegram inform
ing him of the death of his brother,
Roy w. Stribling, In France, Dec. s..
Roy w. Stribling volunteered several
months ago from Decatur, Ala.
Covington-A real estate transfer
Of interest was the sale by George D.
Green of his farm near Tabernacle to
Messrs. Thomas Addison and Justus
Faux. The consideration is reported
to be $4,000.
Martin = The Weakley County
Board of Health met here. In addi-
ton to the home physicians present,
DR.. Ledford, of the state board, was
present, and offered many sugges-
tions.
Nashville.-Three airplanes coming
from Park Field, Memphis, arrived at
Columbia, Tenn, last week. They are
making survey of proposed air.
mail route
Newbern-The wheat crop in this
section OF the county promises to be
the best known in the history Of the
| crop in Dyer county in many years
Union City.-Mrs. Matte Joyner, go
/ was burned to death when her cloth
Ing caught fire while standing before
an open CRATE.
Nashville Federal court has ad
journed for the holidays.
Nashville-A telegram to Maj. Rut
i J.