The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-06-28
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es, both real and personal, in Lauder.
dale county, has been completed.
| Nashville-Gov. Roberts Offered
reward of $50 for arrest Id convic-
ton Of Logan veech of Williamson
county.
| Ashland City,-Work will begin at
once on the new Cheatham county
high school building, which is to be
erected in this city.
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| Jackson.-Th Jackson Elks fitting
ly observed flag day with program
in Court Square, the ritualistic exer'
cises being followed.
Chattanooga.-D. ]. Frazier, chief
inspector of the department of food
and drugs, is at Chattanooga conduct
| ing a general cleanup campaign.
| ackson-Postoffice Inspector Mis-.
ltir, acting under instructions, has ar
rested N. D. Hara, railway mail clerk,
charging him with transporting whls
| key.
Milan.-The fifth Sunday meeting Of
the Missionary Baptist Church Of Cen
| trail association will meet with Center
church near Fruitland, June II, IS and
| 20.
Memphis.-The investigation of H.
nancial conditions of Memphis being
made by representatives of business
and real estate interests is under ac-
tive Roadway.
Clarksville-The Joint high school
board of Montgomery county met in
the office of County Judge John 7.
Cunningham and elected teachers fox
the incoming year.
Bradford,-This section of country
has one Of the finest crops Of oats
that it has eevr produced. A number
of farmers are estimating their cropR
at 50 bushels per acre.
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| Nashville-According to the state
| highway committee, one of the biggest
obstacles to road building in Tonnes
see at present is the shortage of engi-
neers to make survey of the roads.
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NasRvYI1e. inc srate printing rcnss
mission has elected Willoughby Will
liams as secretary to that board to
succeed Eugene Hendon of Smithville.
Mr.. Williams is newspaper man.
Nashville. The Veterinary depart
ment of the State Department Of Ag-
riculture has moved its offices from
the capitol building to the annex on
Seventh Avenue, just west of the cap
itol.
reeneville.-Revenue officers ac-
companied by several posse men in
raid near the North Carolina line dis
covered one of the most complete
distilling outfits ever found in the
country.
Whiteville. Randolph Goodman,
who, it is charged, shot and killed
| Jim Goodman and his son, CASTOR
Goodman, near Vildo, was given a pre-
liminary hearing before four justices
of the peace
Covington.- returning from
Salem the automobile driven by Cur
tbs Wright turned over, instantly kill
ing Mr.. Wright's three-months-old
baby. Mrs Wright sustained painful
though not serious injuries.
| Nashville.-W With an enrolment OF
more than AGO. representing all sec
lions Of Tennessee and coming from
other states, the eighth annual sum-
mer session of the Agricultural and
Industrial State Normal is now in full
swing.
/ Observation-Disclosures the TenneS
see memorial committee at a meeting
held at the capitol, Gov.'A. H. Roberts
! declared that he would call an extra
session of the legislature to provide
for another plan for soldiers me-
mortal. {.
Manchester.-R. r. Jackson and
Rev. Ophni Charles, of Hillsboro, were
bound over to the September term OF
circuit court by Magistrates J. G..
Crocker and J. r. Buchanan on o
charge of assault and battery with in
tent to commit murder
Lewisburg. The following faculty
has been elected for the Lewisburg
grand school for the ensuing year:
Prof. J. A. Sanders, principal; Miss
Sallie Shireg, Miss Myrtle Haynes.
Miss Florence Afford, Mrs. S. J. Tur-
her, Miss Nora Bradshaw, Miss Eta
Mcconnell, Miss Lora Belle Cathey-
Jackson Drilling for oil and gas in
Madison county will begin at an early
date If sufficient number of leases
car be secured by the oil company
formed here.
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clamped down tight by United States