Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-20
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE


department is now on self-sustainins
basis.
| Columbia womans auxiliary
OF the Middle Tennessee convocation
of the Episcopal church will meet here
on November 19.
Chattanooga. - Billy Sunday and
party arrived here on the Dixie Flyer,
coming through from Chicago, for q
series of meetings.
apleville.-Armistice day exercises
were held at the Capleville high school
under the supervision of Miss Mildred
English, principal
KnoXville.-Plans are being consid-
cred by the mayor and city commits
sioners of Knoxville to practically
double the municipal police force.
Clarksville-Applicat for a char
ter for the Edgoten oil and gas COM
pany of Clarksville. with a capital
stock of $4,000, was filed here
s4+sa
Nashville-The distribution of gov
eminent army food through retail gro-
GERS was discussed at a meeting of the
Nashville retail grocers' association.
Newbern.-The Obion river, a few
miles north of Newbern, is overflow
ing and spreading over many fields of
crops, damaging crops to a great ex-
tent.
Observation-Disclosures being about five
months without a pastor, members of
the Methodist church of this place are
rejoicing over the arrival of their new
pastor
KnoxvilIe.-Lieut Col. H. NJ. Can
der of Athens, now in Knoxville with
tie national guardsmen stationed here,
has been promoted to the rank of
colonel
Chattanooga.-Fro Barbados, in
the Caribbean, comes a subscription to
assist Sewanee in its $1,000,G00 cam
paign, This was sent by Rev. H. l..
Bowel.
Clarksville,-The government exper-
iment farm on the Nashville pike, in
district No. II, of this county, contain
ing 1855 acres, has been sold by its
owners.
Clarksville.-The concert given by
the children of the l. o. O. F. home at
the high school auditorium proved one
of the most enjoyable entertainments
of the season.
Memphis For the first time in sew,
eral weeks the great majority of the
Of Memphis we're pleased
to hear their grocer say: You may
have all the sugar you want"
*a**
Memphis will be repre-
sented at the meeting of the Missis-
sippi valley association at Washington
Dec. to 8 by the executive committee
Of the chamber of commerce
mphis.-Glen E. Plumb, counsel
ca and author of the famous Plumb
plan of railroad operation, will make
wo addresses in Memphis on Nov. IS.
Cleveland.-The Tennessee Baptist
opened it's sessions here,
he ministers conference holding two
meetings at which problems of the
hurch in city and country were dis
ussed.
Notwithstanding that the facts
n the case do not warrant a finding
f an emergency case as required by
aw, the state public utilities commits
ion dismissed the petition of the
iemphis gas and electric company for
raise in rates.
Nashyile.-All prospect of a strike
street railway employees has been
emoved with the acceptance Nv the
MON employees of the new wage scale
1bmitted to all employees by the man
cement.
phis.-Through freight service
etween Corinth, Miss, and Brming.
am, Ala, on the Mobile & Ohio rail-
,ad was started. This means that
emphis shippers can get new route
Birmingham.
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Decentralization will show a popu. !.
tion of $4,000 in the federal census =.
1920 if the proper cooperation is
lown the census enumerators by the
,ople, it was stated by a number OF Z
ointment citizens.
Memphis--This city will be one Of I
e stopping points along the long
rial main route from New York. by |
ny of Cleveland and Chicago, to New
deans, if plans of the chamber OF ]
mmerce materialize.
Cleveland-At the 18th annual con. !
renee Of the Daughters of the Ameri- ]
n revolution held here officers were
,cted. co,
Dyersburg.-After a lapse Of two IN