The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
STATE NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS


opening day 100 pounds OF cheese wal
manufactured from the same number
of gallons OF milk.
Covington.-Tipton county quarterly
court elected Prof. Eugene Younger
county superintendent of public in
struction. Prof Younger has been
Identified with school work in Upton
county for many years.
Knoxville.-Frederick Meyer, civil
war veteran and member OF the
Mountain Branch of Soldiers Home al
Johnson City, committed suicide in a
hotel at Johnson City. He fired bull
let into his right temple.
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Chattanooga.-The funeral OF Amos
Rank, the S0-year-old hermit Of Wal.
dens Ridge, whose dead body was
found in his cabin home on the Ridge.
was held and the body sent to Salem,
Ohio, the home of his daughter
Selmer.-Recent statements of the
seven banks in McNairy county show
an unusual prosperity in this section.
Deposits are more than ON any former
statement period. Substantial divi,
dends have been paid shareholders
nuaroh Nj ErtllC 40 In
bent, was reelected superintendent Of
education over Miss Dora Bowen. of
Tigrett. G. R. McCorkle, of Newbern,
was elected bridge and levee commits.
sioner, defeating the incumbent, VIII
McAfee.
Chattanooga. compliance of or
ders from the war department Camp
Greenleaf and Camp Forest, in Chick
amauga Park, have been obliterated
as separate military camps, Brig, Gen.
VIM. s. Scott having assumed COM
mand of Fort oglethorpe and the en-
tire reservation as one entity.
Knoxville.--Dr. Brown Ayres, presi.
dent OF the University of Tennessee.
went to Baltimore to attend a meeting
OF presidents of the As land grant uni
versities OF the United States. The
chief topic OF discussion there being
the establishment of reserve officers
training corps In state universities.
Knoxville.-A new phase developed
in the long litigation over the estate
Of the late Col. B. Rush Strong, valued
at 100000, when Circuit Judge HUI
faker ordered the case held open and
the hearing continued until such time
as Maj Joseph Erwin Borches, now
with the American army In Belgium,
may return to Knoxville Borches is
nephew of Strong and is suing for a
one-fifth interest of the estate.
Nashville.-News of the death OF
former President Theodore Roosevelt
was a great shock to his acquaintances
in this city. Col. Roosevelt paid two
visits to Nashville, both of which were
notable for different reasons: AS an
author securing material for his win.
ming of the West" he came first in
1888. Col. Roosevelt came again In
1907, being a guest at the Hermitage,
he old home of Andrew Jackson. As
/ result Of that visit he wrote in his
next annual message recommending
IN appropriation to aid in preserving
he home of "Old Hickory" The ap.
was made and added mate.
tally in the Identification of the Her,
nitage.
Jackson.-Capt. John Y. Keith, mem.
Der of the state senate In 1882 and
1874. first president of the West Ten.
lessee fair association and captain
n the Confederate army, died at his
lone here, 81 years of age.
He practiced law In Corinth, Miss.
,efore the civil war. being In partner.
hip with the late Col, Inge. Capt.
Keith came to Jackson in 1865 and has
,een prominently identified here for
lalf a century. II was he who pre-
jared and introduced bill for the re.
Iision OF the state constitution, but
withdrew 1t at the instigation Of Mem
his and Jackson lawyers because its
'assage would have meant the removal
4 the supreme court sessions from
his section of the state.
Nashville.-The Tennessee capitol
association. organized and chartered
n 1916, laid aside its work for more
duties when this coun.
ry joined the allies in the great world
var. Now that the cause OF humanity
nd civilization is won. the association
ONES again to the loyal people Of Ten.
esses and asks their interest and
lelp in furthering patriotic work
The objects OF the association. as set
orth In its charter. are: The preserva-
lon Of the state capitol in Its dignity
nd beauty; the extension and proper
treatment OF its grounds; the acQuisi
lon by the state of the adjoining prop
rty for state purposes; the erection
y the state Of state buildings on said
roperty Of such construction arehf
echturaily as will harmonize with the