The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-07
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

"A. 1INt1bOn IOtQlnOu IIOlu tllO upPOl
part of the state, where his depart
ment, in cooperation with the United
States geological survey, is engaged in
oil and gas work. Charles Butts Of
Washington is in charge, Of the survey
party, assisted BY H. E. Hamilton, ira
verse man of the Tennessee geological
survey,
A detail oil and gas structural map
will be made by the party now in the
field, showing the best locations fol
drlning. Two wells in the area EN-.
braced in Pickett, Overton and Clay
counties have already been drilled and
a fair amount of oil Is being secured.
There are other places in the area
where it is thought that other wells
will soon be in operation.
Bristol-Damage done by the big
fire which wiped out two of the largest
buildings in the business district and
three smaller structures, is estimated
at half million dollars. The Dosser
Bros department store, a new build
ing, is a total loss. Thousands of dol
lars in dry goods were destroyed in the
Mahoney-Jones dry goods house. Rain
falling shortly after the alarm was
turned in probably saved other prop
erty, as a high wind carried sparks
over the entire city.
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Jacksonville farmers Of Madison
county who raise registered swine met
here and organized swine associa
ton ]. S. Johnson and Judd Brooks
were elected respectively temporary
president and secretary. A member
ship fee of S. was levied, to be used In
developing the purposes of the organi
cation, whose main object is to encour
age the raising of high grade regis
tered hogs.
Nashville-Fuel Administrator WE
Myer announced that no change had
been ordered with reference to light
ness nights in Tennessee. Tennessee
will still observe Monday and Tuesday
nights as lightless, as formerly" said
Mr.. Myer "The people of Tennessee
should not forget" he said, that this
states quota In the fuel conservation
plan is $4,000 tons of coal between
now and April, 1919"
Chattanooga.-Ac to reliable
information all army environments in
the southeast are to be dismantled and
with the exception of Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca; Camp Jackson, S. c., |
and Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Men now
at the camps to be abandoned will be
either sent home or transferred to the
environments which are to become per
It Is SAID that over 466,5666STT
men are to be kept at Fort Oglethorpe.
Columbia The National Foxhunt |
ers' Association meet opened here with
an attendance surprising that of all
other meets. A hundred hunters, with
500 dogs from dozen states or more
represented the visitors.
w. J. Dudley of Sullivan, Ind, with
his dog Fannie D., won the champion
ship in the bench show of the National !
Fox Hunters association
Nashville.-The supreme court Of
Tennessee will hold a special meeting
!, ot,o noo O RI baor aroup,aptc II, tbo
suit brought to have the antifee law
enacted by the last general assembly
declared invalid. The law, which ap
plies to 10 of the largest counties OF |
The state, places all county officials on
a salary, abolishing the fee system
Savannah, Ga.-Mrs. Jodie G. Forres
ter has been advised of the death OF |
her husband, Sergt. Jodie c. Forester
on the transport Otranto, lost off thu
Scottish coast several weeks ago He
left from Fort Scriven and had been
in the service six years. His parents
live at Pinson, Tenn.
Washington.-Four postmas.
ters appointed in Tennessee are: Fruit
and, Gibson county, Annie l.. MoKin
ley; Linden, Perry county, James d
Daniel; Saltillo, Hardin county, Frank.
lin D. Duck; Whit Thorn, Carroll coun
ty, John R. Holmes.
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Chattanooga notice of the
Heath of Capt Joseph F. Gafney, Com.
pany F, One Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry, Thirtieth Division, in the
lrive between Cambria and st. QUEEN
in, was received here.
Knoxville. - The city commission
adopted a resolution re t
,cinding the skip-stop system for the
KNOXVILLE Railway & Light company
The system became effective in Knox
Vile July 23.
Lexington The pupils of Lexington
raining school are proud of their rec
ord in the learn and give" division
IF the war work drive. Their contri
buttons aggregated $3.50.
Gallatin--It is reported that sheep
Killing dogs are on the rampage In
Sumner county. Farmers are taking
drastic steps to stamp out the curse.