The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-03-01
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

Nashyille.-State Geologist wilbur
A Nelson returned from the upper
mart of the state, where his depart
ment. in cooperation with the Onlteu
States geological survey, is engageu ~
oil and gas work. Charles Butts OIL
washington is in charge of the survey
marty. assisted by H. E. Hamilton ira
verse man of the Tennessee geological
survey, ,on
A detail oil and gas structural map
will be made by the party now III the
field, showing the best locations loI
drnang. Two wells in the area EN-
braced in Pickett, Overton ana Clay
counties have already been drilled ana
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 done by the Dig
fire which wiped out two of the largest
buildings in the business district ana
three smaller structures, is eStlmateu
at a half million dollars. The Dosser
Bros. department store, 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 high wind carried sparks
over the entire city.
Jacksonville farmers Of Madison
county who raise registered swine met
here and organized swine associa'
ton. J. 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 organl'
cation, whose main object is to encour'
age the raising of high grade regis
tered hogs.
Nashville-Fuel Administrator W. E.
Myer announced that no change had
been ordered with reference to light
ress nights in Tennessee. Tennessee
will still observe Monday and Tuesday
nights as lightless, as formerly" sale
Mr. Myer. "The people of Tennessee
should not forget" he said, that this
states quota in the fuel conseryatio,
plan is 375,OO0 tons of coal between
now and April, 1919"
Chattanooga.-Acc to reliable
information all army cantonments il
the southeast are to be dismantled ant
abandoned, with the exception Of For
Oglethorpe, Ga; Camp Jackson, s. G.
and Camp Gordon, Atlanta Men nov
at the camps to be abandoned will b.
either sent home or transferred to thu
CAT environments which are 70 become per
manent 1t is said that over 10000
men are to be kept at Fort Oglethorpe
Columbia.-The National Foxhunt
ers' Association meet opened here will
an attendance SURPRISING that of al
other meets. A hundred hunters, witt
500 dogs from a dozen states or mor'
represented the visitors.
W. j. Dudley of Sullivan, Ind, will
his dog Fannie D., won the champion
ship in the bench show of the Nationa
Fox Hunters association.
Nashyille,-The supreme court D
Tennessee will hold a special meeting
here Dec, 8 to hear arguments in tn,
suit brought to have the antifee law
enacted by the last general assembly
declared invalid The law, which ap
plies to 13 of the largest counties o
the state, places all county officials OF
salary, abolishing the fee system.
Savannah, Ga.-Mrs. Jodie c.. Forree
ter has been advised of the death o
her husband, Sergt. Jodie C. Forester
on the transport Otranto, lost off tn
Scottish coast several weeks ago. H
left from Fort Scriven and had BEEF
in the service six years. His parent
live at Pinson, Tenn.
Washington.-Fou postmas
ters appointed in Tennessee are: Fruit
land, Gibson county, Annie L. McKin
ley; Linden, Perry county, James Z
Daniel; Saltillo, Hardin county, Frank
lin D. Duck; Whit Thorn, Carroll coun
ty, John R. Holmes.
Chattanooga.-Official notice of tn
death of Capt. Joseph f. Carney, Com
pany F, One Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry, Thirtieth Division, in tn
| drive between Cambria and st. Quen
tin, was received here.
Knoxville. - The city. commission
unanimously adopted a resolution re
scinding the skip-stop system for tn
Knoxville Railway & Light company
The system became effective in Knox
vile July 23.
Lexington pupils of Lexington
training school are proud of their rec
ord in the earn and give" division
of the war work drive. Their contri
huti0ns apprnqatad e6Rn