Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-02-14
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
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chief of artillery of the Eighth French
army, who came here to confer with
the French officers detailed to Fort
Ioglethorpe as instructors, said in an
Interview that there could be no eff
'ective artillery training in the United
States with the units scattered over
such large territory.
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! Lexington.-The executive board OF
the West Tennessee Baptist Sunday
School convention, of which E. l..
Bass, Memphis, is president and
Rev Fleetwood Ball of this place sec
etary, has prepared a program for tho
lext session of the convention to be
held in Whiteville, March 1914
Knoxville. -Brooding over the fact
hat he had been listed for conscrip-
ion is said to have caused such
nervous strain as to unbalance the
mind Of John w. Felker, 20, garment
cutter for local manufacturing con-
Germ, who committed suicide at his
bone lere.
Observation-Disclosures received by
Mrs. Battle Malone and by relatives
lof number of the other officers and
Iorderlies of Major Battle Malone Red
Gross hospital unit brought the cheer
ling news that the entire party have
arrived safely at port somewhere in
France"
I Knoxville.--A request to Gov. TIC.
lRye that he call an extra session OF
1.-THE state legislature to ratify the fed
eral amendment for prohibition has
been prepared by members of the
Knoxville and knox county chapters
Of the w. c. T. U.
Nashville. Coy. Tom G. Rye ap.
pointed Dr. j. A Gholson of Clarks-
Vile member of the state board of
dental examiners to succeed DR.. G. H.
Elliott DR.. Elliott recently resigned
to accept commission in the detail
reserve corps, U. S army.
Lexington.-The hog sale movement
for the county under the direction of
Government Farm Demonstrators Hugh
A. Powers, is going strong and por-
tends a large increase in the output
k7ie pork for 1918.
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| Sslmer.-Judge S. ]. Everett OF Jack
son convened the regular January term
Of the McNairy county circuit court.
and then adjourned, continuing all the
cases until the regular May term.
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Memphis.-The second or series
of war conferences, to be held in Ten
nessee at the call of Gov. Rye, will
take place at the Memphis chamber
J of commerce Monday, Feb. 4.
Johnson City-Hobart Forbes, aget
10, was sentenced to eight years and
. five months in the state reform schoo
for the murder of his sister, Maisit
Forbes, aged IL, on Jan. 10.
Nashville.-The state highway de
partment is advertising for bids oil
approximately 100000 gallons o
bituminous material road oil for thu
departments season work.
. Nashville.-Clyde Tate, about FL,
! Tennessee volunteer at home on fur
Tough from Fort Thomas, committee
suicide by shooting himself twice OF
. the streets of Lewisburg.
Trezevant.-The local Baptist churcl
, has decided to have Bible institute
, beginning on Wednesday night befor
the fifth Sunday in March, and con
a tinuing until Sunday.
Union City. - Complimentary t
Mayor +. L. Pittman, through the ii
; fluence of the national guards, Coy
) Rye has appointed him first lieutenan
of Company A.
|. Dyersburg.-D. w. Moss, COUNT
chairman national council of defens'
has called a conference Of farmer
: here for Feb. 2 to discuss increased no
1 production.
Knoxville.-More than hundre
Knoxville merchants and their en
ployes have volunteered to spend tn
heatless Mondays cutting wood for tn
poor
: Jackson.-Word has been receive
I in Jackson of the death of Hamilto
e Conger at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, r
quilting from pneumonia.
| Union City. Food Admin
| traitor Clarence G. Clogs is after II
] high price grocer, the food hoard'
and food waster in Obion county.
Martin. Rowlett, aged 2
!, met instant death at his home fol
miles southeast of Martin, when h
rifle was accidentally discharged. I'll
!, ball entered his right eye and pass'
through the brain.
e Camp Sewer, S. C.-Seven hundr'
g mechanics are being chosen from Il
Thirtieth division for immediate ser
% ice overseas, the military authoriti
q having called that number from th