The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-08-15
TENNESSEE
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

to the entertainment fund of the Cot.
ton States Merchants Association.
Nashville.-A total of 6,458 soldiers
and widows are on the pension rolls
OF the state, according to the regular
quarterly report of the pension board
Jackson.-A Scotch collie, the play.
mate of the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. N. Williams of north Jackson, saved
the life of the child when the little
fellow was attacked by an enraged
sow.
Memphis-Nearly 800 laborers skill
ed and unskilled, employed at the gov
eminent fleet just below the Harahan
bridge, went on strike for higher
wages.
NashvilIe.-From Memphis to Nash
Vile in one hour and forty minutes,
that is the feat of Lieut.. j. s. Merrlett
of the United States air service, &C
companied by Mechanic e D. Fergu-
son.
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Memphis. L. Orr was elected
president of the Navy Club of Mem
phis, organized at the Chamber OF
Commerce by large number OF men
recently discharged from the naval
service.
Nashville-Only II ice cream man
ufacturers in Tennessee have taken out
the $40 license required by the act
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature, which also provides that all
dairy products used in the making OF
ice cream shall be pasteurized.
Memphis. under United
States Marshal Stanley H. Trezevant
have been pretty successful in trailing
criminals but they are still looking
for the thieves who stole everything
that was not nailed from deputy mar
shal's car.
Knoxville.-The official programme
of the fourth annual tournament OF the
Tennessee Golf Association is announc-
ed by the directors. 1t will be con-
Quoted over the links of the Cherokee
Country Club, Knoxville, August ~,
81, % and 20.
Trezevant.-The supreme court hav-
ing settled the question of woman sur
frage in the state the city authorities
will soon name date for holding an
election here for the purpose OF giving
the voters the privilege OF saying
whether or not they want to float
bonds to improve the old waterworks
plant.
Chattanooga the arrest OF
James Smith, a negro, on the charge
or murder, and with Slmons, WHITE
neighbor, sheriff's officers believe that
they have the men who consplred to
bring about the death of oscar Carl
son Swedish recluse, whose body was
found on Waldon's Ridge a few days
ago.
Memphis.-Dr. l.. D. Bristol, one OF
the foremost figures in the field OF
medical education, and until recently
state commissioner of health OF Maine,
has arrived in Memphis to assume MS
duties as dean Of the College OF Medl-
cine of the University of Tennessee
and professor of public health and
bacteriology.
ashville.-Tenneseee women nave
invaded many fields of business, put
hank conducted entirely by members
of the fair sex is something entirely
new. Five of Montgomery countys
leading women have organized the
First Womans Bank of Tennessee. II
will he located in GAINESVILLE, with a
capital stock of $4,000.
Memphis-The coastwise embargo
on all freight, which has been effective
for the past two weeks, caused by the
marine workers strike, has been
lifted.
Memphis.-Plans for getting the
friends of the new constitution idea
TO go to the polls on Sept. 4 and roll
up a good vote in Shelby county are
now under way.
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Jackson.-No changes in rates, but |
better service, is promised by mana
gers of the Cumberland Telephone &
Telegraph Co., and the Home Tele-
ubone Co. of this city.
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Cordova.-A revival began with the |