The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-04
TENNESSEE:
Epitome Of Interest
ing Events That Are
Trans piring Over
the State = = =

ment fund campaign for the Uniyers-
ity of the South at Sewanee. Sewa-
nee is owned by % dioceses In the
states Of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Missouri North Carolina, Okla
homa, South Carolina, Tennessee and
Texas.
Nashville Ii r. Campbell and
Judge Joseph Higgins, attorneys for
creditors, and John H Dewitt, receiver
of the Tennessee Valley Iron & Rail-
road Co., will attend the hearing in
Washington before the board Of con-
tract adjustment of the war depart
ment, with reference to settlement OF
unpaid accounts due from the govern
ment on the construction of the wood
distillation plant at Collinwood.
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Memphis. The Standard Oil Com
pany has closed a lease for tract Of
ground lying between the Frisco rail-
road and the river on which to erect
giant receiving and storage tanks for
fuel oil 1t has been announced that
the company is going to contest the
reign of coal as fuel for large num-
Der Of plants here, due in a measure to
the rising cost Of coal
Nashville in their deep interest In
the women from other localities who
=. are giving them valuable service, the
Life & Casualty Insurance Company
has inaugurated praiseworthy move
ment Two floors of the building oc-
cupied by the company have been fit
ted up as rooming house and win be
rented to them at the small sum of
81 per week per room.
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Nashville. Holding that there was
nothing in the proof to sustain the
charge of alienation, Judge Harry A.
Luck set aside the verdict for $4,000
damages rendered by jury in the
Second Circuit Court last week in ia
vor Of Mrs. Thelma Rolen Robertson
and against Mrs. Kate Campbell Rob
ertson.
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jackson. Bishop Isaac Lane Of this
city attended the dedication Of the
Lane Metropolitan Church in Cleve-
land, Ohio, named in honor Of the
venerable bishop Of the G. M. E.
Church. The bishop preached at the
ii o'clock service
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Columbia In addition to the ex!
pressing opposition to the Kenyon
Kendrick bill the Middle Tennessee
Farmers Institute gave hearty in
dorsement of the dog law and pledged
the efforts of the members to aid in
its enforcement.
Nashville. @r- Department heads OF
the state administration were organ
lied for the purpose of cooperation at
a meeting held in the offices Of Walter
Bell state fire prevention commits
sioner
Hoheiwald. Sheriff Christian anc
Revenue Officers Scruggs, Davidson
and Grain made successful raid, cap
turing wildcat still about seven miles
from this place on Trace creek.
Memphis Plans are being laid fol
big reunion of the Chickasav
Guards, which will include those who
during the past generation were mem
bers Of the famou sorganization.
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Chattanooga. e. S. Newbill, former
financial secretary OF the Chattanooga
BARRIERS Union, was convicted in thu
criminal court on the charge of EN-
bezzlement of $700 of union funds.
Nineteen nuns at ST. 10
seph Hospital of the Order Of st. Fran
els have renowned allegiance to Ger
many and filed applications to becom,
citizens of the United States
Savannah. The pastor of tn,
Methodist church here held specia
service Sunday morning in honor 0
the boys whose names appear on thu
service flag Of the church.
Dayton. 1.-The most successful teach
ers institute Id the history of Rhe'
county has just closed. There wer
eighty teachers enrolled during tn
two weeks period.
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jackson. Three hundred employee
OF the Southern Engine & Boiler Mar
ufacturing Company were given Al
outing at Felsenthal Springs, fou
miles east of here.
Chattanooga William Avery MI
Avoy, aged 10 years, was struck by
passing train at Annadel and died Will
being taken to hospital
Jackson The Jackson Enterprls
Co. capitalized at $4,000, has. beer Of
ganized here with both Jackson an
Memphis capital interested. The con
pany will take over the management
and operation OF the motion pistur
show OF the Lyric Theater ant tn
road shows of the Marlowe Theater.
Memphis Sister Dominica, OF s
Cecilia Academy, Nashville, who