The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-13
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I'm BRIEF
Interesting Events From
Many Cities and Towns

Southern Pine Association, to perfect
plans for the speeding up of timber
production and delivery and to devise
other measures to meet the increased
needs of the government in its wal
program.
Selmer.--McNairy county is fast
coming to the front In the way of i'm
proved and diversified farming. The
support given Leonard j. Karr, county
farm demonstration, and Miss Florence
Smith, home demonstration agent, is
very encouraging.
Rockwood-Five hundred citizens
visited the home of Nelson Dale, who
had been accredited with seditious ut
terances, and compelled the family tc
salute the American flag, apologize
and desist from remarks In the future
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Huntingdon. Cross donation
day in this county, which was appro
priately observed here. was grand
success. A crowd of 1000 or 5000
people was present and enterd hearth
ly into every feature.
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Smithville.-The Bird s. Rhea farm
one of the noted farms of DeKalt
county, has changed hands The heirs
of the late Bird S. Rhea sold this splen
did farm to Edd Ragland of Cookevilie
for $4,000.
Humboldt.-No stone is being left
unturned by Gibson county leaders in
perfecting the organization to put
across in hurry the sale of Gibson
county's quota of $371,700 In the third
Liberty loan.
Nashville.-The club house of the
Nashville baseball team was destroyed
by fire. With the club house were de-
stroyed 20 uniforms, balls. pats, gloves
and other paraphernalia q the club.
Newbern. The Dyer County singing
convention will convene fof two-day
session in this county at Beech Grove,
four miles south Of FoWlk9s, April 13
and IA.
Chattanooga.-A large warehouse at
the packing plant in AltonE Park was
burned with large lot of Aard, entail
ing an estimated loss Of fiNm $4,000
to $4,000. go
Newbern.-A strons &ntes.s has
been launched Ia q ~ n sssFeeH
the Newbern high school 8 is and the
Boy Scouts in the third liberty loan
campaign.
Jackson. Fully 5000 school chill.
dren of the city and county particlpat-
ed in a patriotic parade here Saturday,
the opening of the third Liberty loan
campaign.
Bristol.-The Republicans Of Sulli-
van county recognized by the election
of ]. E. Miller of Indian Springs to
succeed S. B. Cunning as chairman of
the county committee.
Jackson.-B E. Dickerson Of Den
mark, member of a well-known and
prominent family in this section, was
shot and instantly killed while seated
in his home reading.
Newbern.-There is reported to be
several cases of smallpox In Dyer coun-
ty. All efforts are being used to pre-
vent further spreading Of the epA
demic.
Jackson.-Dr. A.. A. Booth, for many
years a practicing physician in Jack
son, has gone to Nashville to take a
special course in Vanderbilt Univers-
ity.
Union City.-Ten thousand surgical
dressings were shipped to Atlanta
headquarters by the local Red Cross
chapter for the month Of March.
Union City.-Nat Murphy, Jr.. three
year-old son Of Nat Murphy, wealthy
farmer near here, died as aresult OF
falling into boiling hot I've water.
Nashville.-R. g. Gleaves, practi.
cal undertaken of GreenDrier has in.
vented and secured a patent on self
locking grave vault cover.
Greenbrier.-One OF the worst hail
storms ever known struck here last
week. Hailstones piled up in places
over one foot In depth.
Trezevant. - The newly installed
board of city officials has determined
that bootlegging whiskey must be
stopped In Trezevant
Trezevant.-After being in session
for four days and night, the Bible In
stitute, held at the Baptist church, has
adjourned.
Selmer.--A great patriotic mass
meeting was held in the courthouse al
Selmer.
Bristol.--Sullivan county is much
encouraged with news that Kingspori
has good prospects for winning big
government nitrate plant. 1t Is under.
stood the government expects to spend
at least $1O,OOO,OO0 on this project.