The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = -

TOT the tall term at KNOXVILLE. Inc va
lidity of bond issue Of $4,000 Of the
city of Knoxville for the purpose of
raising funds to construct a new con-
crete viaduct over the railroad cross
ing on the principal business street of
the city, was upheld.
Humboldt.-The board of mayor and
aldermen, at a called meeting, appoint
ed ]. H. Weatherford of Memphis as
city engineer to have charge of the
work of planning and making specifi-
cations for quite extensive sewer con.
struction.
Jackson.-Plans for thorough or
ganization of the various cotton rails
ing counties Of West Tennessee into
virile branches Of the American cot
ton growers association were adopted
at meeting held here.
Chattanooga-Th nothing will give
Chattanooga and the surrounding ter.
ritory protection from threatened high
waters except a levee is the opinion of
Henry B. Smith, of the interstate COM
mercs commission.
Chattanooga.-Police officers are
commenting on the large number Of
army pistols that are found among
civilians, especially negroes, and eff
forts are being made to trace the
source of leakage"
Chattanooga.-Sta appraisers who
have been arranged for two months in
making a survey and appraisal of all
property in Hamilton county, have
completed their work and gone to
Nashville.
Chattanooga.-Th Kosmos club will
come to the rescue of mountain settle
ment work in Tennessee to the degree
OF lifting a deficit OF $500 in the serv-
ice OF the state federation OF womens
clubs.
Chattanooga. - Commissioner Emil
Wassman, of the department Of public
utilities, is planning to thoroughly
paint and renovate the entire city hall
and make several important changes
Nashville.-Formal dedication of the
new federal courtroom on the third
floor of the customs house took place
and exercises planned by the Nash
Vile bar association were held there.
Chattanooga.-A bill attacking the
validity of the state law creating coun-
ty boards of electrical examiners has
been filed before Chancellor Garvin
here by group of electrical workers.
Memphis.-A prearranged attempt to
escape from the Shelby county Jail by
Allen Mcnamara, local youth recently
convicted of rape by jury in the Grim.
inal court, was foiled by Sheriff Perry.
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Nashville-A Young Mems Christian
association school, new department
at Vanderbilt university, for the train
ing of Y. nj. c. A. workers, was for
mally opened.
Covington.-Cotton in the fields has
been badly damaged by the incessant
rains, which not only stained the lint,
but has caused some cotton to sprout
in the bolls.
Chattanooga. -Piers for the new
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pa
cific bridge across the Tennessee above
East Chattanooga will be completed In
December.
Chattanooga.-The enrolment in the
city public schools shows, for the frs
month this year, an increase of about
800 students over the total enrolment
last year.
Newbern.--A light frost fell In this
section and caused vegetation. to be I'm
jured to some extent and the cotton
crop was greatly benefited by the
frost.
Chattanooga.-Gov. Roberts and AL.
bert williams, state superintendent,
were present at Tyner school and gave
interesting educational addresses.
Chattanooga. delegates to the an
nual meeting OF the grand lodge, In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows. are
here for the fourday session.
$685.
Chattanooga.-An impending menace
to the Birmingham Chattanooga high
way is to be found in litigation started
in badge county. Georgia.
Cha.tanooga.-City health officials
complain that physicians are careless
or Indifferent in reporting contagious
diseases.
Nashville. -Tenntssee is leading the
country in food seisprss, according to q
Washington speciSudsS
Jackson. = JaddefeRns who have
been fighting forum equalization Of
freight rates for Inland towns tool
heart with the announcement received
TO the effect that there had been IA
vorable decision in the Meridian
Miss. case which is q parallel witt
this city.
Memphis.-The eightieth genera