The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-03-30
TENNESSEE
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dead in France. as the result Of an
a,rplane accident.
/ Paris.-Circuit court for Henry coun-
ty Is in session at Paris. There will
be IA cases to come up under charge
OF violating the ''bone-dry" law.
Dyersburg.-Dr. J. Frank Griffin Of
Tirtonyille has announced as a candi-
date for reelection as floterial repre-
sentative for the counties of Dyer,
Lake and Obion.
Dyersburg. Buntyn, charged
with robbing an express car on the
Chicago, Memphis and Gulf railway Of
$4,000, near Mistin, Tenn, was found
guilty by jury here.
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Trenton-The first quarterly meet
ing Of the Gibson county farmers in
stitute was held at the courthouse
hele and large and appreciative
crowd was In attendance.
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cal theater, the Dixie, has been featur-
ing four-minute speakers, who discuss
pertinent subjects of national and local
importance bearing on the war;
Union City.-Red Cross workers
over the county are enthusiastic over
the outcome of Red Cross pig auc-
ton at Rives, where one pig given to
the Obion county organization brought
$500.
| Friendship.-For the first time in
several years there was only one tick
/ ct at the annual municipal election in
this city, and Mayor Thad Haley was
reelected, together with the old board
of aldermen.
| Chattanooga.-The next meeting of
the state bar association will be held
here at Signal Mountain, August 10.
The place and date were selected at
a meeting of the central council of
association here.
| Trenton-W. w. Hickman, aged 81
years, commited suicide at his home
In the Lakeview section, near Tren-
ton, by sending the contents Of dou-
ble4barreled shotgun through his head,
almost decapitating him.
| Paris.--A free night school, which
1 has as It's sole aim the aiding of peo-a
pie in Paris who have not sufficient
education. Is being conducted in the
basement Of the new Presbyterian.
church building, under the direction
Of the pastor, Rev. w. w. Astiles.
Chattanooga. - Official commenda-
ton of the night and day work policy
Of the East Tennessee district draft
board, which resulted in an early COM
| pletion of the work of that body, Is
| indicated in an order just promulgated
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
ovington-Aviator Johnson, Of the
Millington Aviation Park Field corps of
| flyers, was slightly injured while at
tempting to make landing at Smith
Field, near Covington, his aeroplane
colliding with the branches of tree
about go feet high. and being badly
wrecked.
Nashville.-The board of city COM
missioners have sold the four issues
of city bonds aggregating $505,00O to
a trust company at Chicago for the
sum of $500,657, to which will be
added the interest accruing from the
date of issuance to the date of deliv-
| cry.
Knoxville --Following the close of
the first tractor school in Tennessee
for farmers by the University of Ten
nessee here, one will be opened at
Memphis, and will continue through
April 1, 2 and 8. Other schools will
be given at Jackson, April 4, 5, and
6, and Columbia, April s, 8 and 10.
Irrelevant The regular biennial
election held In this city resulted as
follows: Mayor, Dr. ]. G. Holmes;
city recorder, A. A. Argo; aldermen,
HI. B Adams M. +. Hurdle, e. B. John
son, M. ]. Newbill and r. L. Bryant
Franklin.-Dr James P. Hammer.
one of the towns best loved and most
prominent citizens, Is dead.
Memphis. Negotiations practically
were completed for the purchase of
10 acres of land In the eastern part Of
Memphis, wherein will be located
modern stock yards to cost eventually
100000. The deal was closed by the
Hon w. 4. Haggott Of Denver, former
governor of Colorado, and w. r. Nc
bride, Of Elk Mountain, Wyo.. an eX
pertenced stockman.
Brownsville thousand people
packed the opera house here In the
greatest patriotic meeting ever held