Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-01-02

BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

| will likely be asked at the next seS
sion of the legislature by the Knox
county delegation.
Chattanooga.-The Hamilton Ma
tional Bank. of Chattanooga. has pur
chased the Bank of Commerce. a state
bank with capital stock of $4,000.
The Bank of Commerce was organized
several years ago by c. T. Knedler,
and its last report showed 100000 de-
posits.
Chattanooga. - Lieut. Col Knowles,
commander of the base hospital at
Fort Oglethorpe, said that very few of
his force would be discharged from
service. They will be kept intact to
! look after the hospital during the de.
mobilization period, and then to care
for wounded soldiers.
Bristol. - John Campbell, farmer,
was killed at Ruthon, Sullivan county,
when limb from falling tree struck
him on the head, crushing his skull
and rendering him unconscious. He
was cutting saw timber when the acct
dent occurred. He was 81 years old
Two of his sons are with the army in
France.
Memphis. More than 200 Mem.
phis soldier boys in training in Ameri,
can camps have been demobilzed and
returned home The chief camps turn.
ing out local boys were Camps Shelby,
Miss; Camp Gordon, Ga; Camp Pike,
Ark; Camp Mcclellan and camps in
New Jersey and New York, where
they we're prepared to go over
Dyersburg. - The home of E, NJ.
King, this city. was damaged by fire,
supposed TO have originated from a
defective flue. This was one of the |
handsomest homes in this section of |
the state, being one of the show places
of Dyersburg. The upper story was
severely damaged, especially the ball
room, and the loss is near $4,000.
Memphis-T. ]. Buzard has received /
a letter from his son, Thomas " Blu
card, of the forestry division, Ameri-
can eXpeditionary force, stating that
his left hand was caught in the saw
at a sawmill where he was superin-
Lendent and amputated at the wrist
Young Buzard enlisted in the forestry
division in Memphis Nov. "a, 1917 He
sailed for France Jan. 2. Since arriv-
ng "over there" he has been in charge
If sawmill work in the big forests OF
Eastern France.
Chattanooga. City Commissioner
3etterman will ask the city commits.
ion to indorse an amendment to the
Id law covering acts of embeZzlement
y not making it applicable to officials /
n office. The old law provides that
an embezzler pays back what he has S
aiken he can escape punishment by
aw This provision the commissioner
ill seek to have amended so as to f
lake it not applicable to public Off.
ials who default with public reve,
ue. p
KnOxville.-"I am of the opinion that
e will be over here for some time
looks as if the divisions that have a
ade good are the ones that will re-
ain over here" says Col. Cary r.
pence, commanding the 117th infan' ri,
y told Third Tennessee), composed .
Tennessee boys), in letter to his
ife here. =,
nj in h 10 lott
at Maj. C. B. Hathaway, of Eliza
thon, and formerly an instructor at sic
lsCulum college, is wounded badly. ~
Ipt. David Lellard, of Etowah, also
badly wounded But we hope and 40
ay that they will pull through" the -
lionel continued. mo drawer men
err lived than these two"
Nashville. -- State Fuel Administra.
: w. E. Myer returned to Nashville
IN trip to Washington, d. c., and
W York City, on official business.
announced that Jan. /, 1919, his
Oartment of the national council of
'ense at state headquarters will be
sed but he will continue as state
i administrator until some time in
spring of next year.
I. NJ. Roberts, of the fuel efficiency
conservation department, will re-
in on duty until Jan. is, 1919, while
other employees will cease work
h the new year
While the coal situation is better, it
~ no means removed from the dan
and possibility of becoming very
satisfactory to the public, and it is
guard against a recurrence of past
conditions that the adj
istration will continue. State Min,
Inspector Shifflett is busy with re-
Is of mine operation this year. and
n reports to Dec. / it is estimated
the production in this state in
will be 10 per cent greater than
917 and will make the output near
0 1000 tons.
knoxville. Still only little more
is years old, Private Martin l.,