The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-07
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
COTTON CROP CONDITION.
Brief Statement Issued BY Agent Of
v. s. Department Of Agriculture
At Nashville.

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crop, as of October 20, for Tennessee,
is much lower than of September 20.
is manifest Beginning about October
10. there were continuous and heavy
rains over the state until the 25th, con.
verting all cotton fields into Quag-
mires. Much OF the open cotton was
beaten off. seed sprouted in the boil,
and quite lot of green hollis rotted.
The quality was considerably lowered,
and the sample will be discolored On
account of wet conditions, 1t is i'm
possible TO tell the exact damage or
condition, but from all information
available, the condition on October Is
was $50, compared with $40 on Sep
TENDER 20, and ten year average OF
69S for September 26.
This survey was made in accordance
with congressional resolution, and as
report on cotton has seldom been
made in October, there is no real basis
for estimating production for this date.
The estimate Of production will be
given in report Of December IL.
Nasty ille.-Organizing the children
in the health crusaders movement to
teach them the ways of right living,
and to make thom form the habit Of
performing health exercises each day
is one of the big features of the coming
years program Of the Tennessee anti
tuberculosis association.
Chattanooga on so miles OF
hard-surfaced roadway starting from
the Shelby county line and extending
uorthward along the Jeff Davis high
way, will be opened and contract let
on December l by the state highway
engineers.
Union City.-The ladies of circle 2
Of the Methodist church, assisted by
Miss Mary Lawson, staged "The Dees-
trict Skule" at Reynolds opera house
and cleared about 5000. This will be
donated to the pipe organ fund.
Memphis-One of the most impor-
tant developments connected with the
local cotton industry in recent years is
the opening of government bureau
for the gathering of statistics OF spot
cotton and cotton seed sales.
Chattanooga-An initial subscription
of $4,000 donated by Mrs. Fannie w.
Johnson of vicksburg, Miss, has caus-
ed Sewanee campalgners of the mill
lion dollar endowment to take new
lease on life.
McKenzie.-The desired amount Is
now pledged to insure a new plant for
a greater McTyeire school building.
Fifty thousand dollars has been raised
but the drive will go on until S7b,OOO
has been raised.
Memphis.-out Of rs applicants who
sought to enlist In the U. S. navy dur
ing the month of October, only "
were accepted for service by CHIEF ).
M. Cox of the local recruiting station.
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Nashville. a law enacted by
the last legislature the state aids
counties in high school education and
IL per cent of the school funds are TO
be divided among the SO counties.
Memphis.-Sugar virtually disap-
peared from the retail market in Mem
phis Saturday afternoon. In many
of the stores 1t disappeared in the
morning.
Knoxville.-A minimum salary scale
for teachers was recommended by the
East Tennessee educational associa-
closing session of the fifth annual con-
wention.
Chattanooga-Novsmber II, the first
anniversary of the signing OF me
armistice. will be celebrated in pub
lilo schools throughout the county.
Chattanooga. - The University OF
Chattanooga Y. M. C. A. was organized
and officers elected for the year at
meeting of the students.
Newbcrn.-Definite plans are under
way to erect new railroad depot In
Newbern by the Illinois Central rail-
road company.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Il is said. under
authority from Washington, local rail-
roads began holding all coal on theif
rails.
Clarksville.-Real estate transfers IN
Montgomery county for the week end
ing Saturday, Nov. /. totaled ss6,22s.
McKensie.-L d. Parnell has recent |
~ completed one Of the largest 20
tsto houses in West Tennessee.
Knoxville.--Reports from all sec
lions OF the Tennessee-Southeastern
Kentucky ccal field show that the
union miners Of District 10 responded
unanimously to the strike order, lsav-
ing on duty only enough men to ope
rate the pumps.
chattanooea.-The 500 local shop
men OF the Southern railway received
IN their pay envelopes an increase OF
four cents an hour with the statement
that this was = temporary increase ir
- n.-St~~ . fgnai dlsnozftion Of thf