The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-03
Epitome of interest
ing Events That Are
Transporting Over
the State - = =

here last week.
Nashville.-Lieut. Clarence B. Coop
er, former popular Vanderbilt student,
is now serving with the famous Rain.
bow division in France.
Monteagle.-The bazaar in the Wo-
mans building, where barbecued din
ner was served and all kinds of fancy
work sold, was great success.
Winchester Franklin county's prin.
cipal peach crop, the Elberta, is on the
market and the fruit is unusually fine
some peaches weigh nine ounces.
Union City.--In a recent contest be-
tween bakers dozen of cook instruc-
tors at Camp Jackson, S. c., Robert
T. Palmer of this place won first prize.
Knoxville.-At a meeting of the
teachers of the county, W. L. Stocks
bury, superintendent, announced that
teaching German would be dropped
from the course next session.
Newbern.-The body of Capt. ]. e..
Hail. one of the best known rivermen
of Memphis, was laid to rest here. He
was So years of age and had boon
employed by Lee Line 80 years.
\ Gleason News reached here of the
fatal accident which befell Fred
Lackey, former Weakley county boy,
at St. Louis. He was killed by a train,
being run over from some cause. His
brothetr is George Lackey Of Sharon.
u
n Milan.-One hundred and seventy.
four selectmen entrained from Gibson
bounty for Camp Gordon, near At
a, Ga. These boys were stout,
sea} by, stalwart farmers and the fin.
BIZ bdy of young men that has gone
eF Gibson county.
l7Fs a RA **
n 49, BOD Isfghtning did some damage
N lie storm here last week. The
+ 81 y of Mrs. Sam Ply was struck,
tout the house was saved by the work
lof the neighbors and the heavy rain.
The flagpole in the center of town
was split from the top to bottom.
Jackson. -Over rs per cent of the
21-year-olds who registered for mill
tary service on June 5, last, have
been placed in class one by the local
board and about IS or so per cent ot
those examined have been found to DC
fully qualified for military service.
Knoxville Outlining plans for ex'
tensive work in the future, with
changes in the curriculum to conform
to the governments program Presi'
dent Ayres of the University of Ten
nessee submitted to the board of trus'
tees here a most interesting report.
Lebanon. United States govern
ment expert ]. C. Miles, gave an illus
trated lecture on war gardening at
Caruthers hall Mr.. Miles is an expert
enced and practical gardener, and his
lecture was both instructive and inter
esting, illustrated by moving pictures
Trimble. The threshing of wheat
in Dyer county is being finished, and
results show an average yie,d of "a
bushels per acre. Practically all was
placed on the market at an average
price of $2.15, the farmers retaining
only seed wheat, and are planning t1
increase the acreage.
Nashville 305th mechanical
repair shop unit, U. S. @, M. c., under
command of Capt. George Hippee, ar
rived in Nashville and encamped neal
Centennial park This unit, composec
OF ninety three-ton army trucks ant
ten cars, is the largest army train that
ever made an overland trip in the U. .
Cookeyille The work of the IL
tachment of the U. S. army receiving
technical training and instruction a
the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
here has been tremendous success
The soldiers have taken hold of tht
work with eagerness and adaptabillty
Many experts in the different branches
are being developed. The TENNESSEE
soldiers who began training on jun
Is will complete the course on Aug
IL, while the Kentucky soldiers, wat
came later, will finish August 26.
Nashville. j. l.. Nichols and Chas
O. Duvall, government experts of tai
biological bureau of the department o
agriculture, are here to conduct cam
uaign for the determination Of rats. /
a. estimated that rats annually destro,
property in the United States value'
al 5000 900, 600. In addition numerous
disease epidemics have been direct.
traced to the rodent. Governor Ry
will be asked to designate 4 week Z
be known as rat killing week." dur.nl
which the people of Tennessee vii
| bs asked TO devote time and energy \
a savage warfare against tie rat