The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-04-04
woman's Suffrage.

Woman's Suffrage.
The women are after II again-that
Is, the ballot Forecasting a storm OF
debate, fiery oratory both pro and con.
bill seeking to grant presidential
and municipal suffrage to women IS
before the general assembly intrcduc-
ed by Representative Miller OF liam
i,ton county. The old state house has
been infested with lady lobbyists work
ing in the interest of the bill ever
since the legislature opened and when
it comes up for final consideration,
the place will be swarming with fem
ininity urging that the women OF Ten
nessee be granted their hearts desire.
Memphis. Members Of the commit
tee on arrangements to welcome Ten
nessee soldiers are getting ready 10
attend the parade in the soldiers hon
or at Nashville, April 1. That all per-
IONS having relatives or friends among
he returned heroes may nave
chance to give the boys royal wei
come, F. w. Kelsey, general chairman
at Nashville, has invited parents,
brothers. sisters and sweethearts OF
soldiers to. send their names to the
committee at 7O9 Independent Lie
Building, Nashville. Each will be
given badge that will entitle them
to an admission badge to Capitol Boul,
| evard.
Newbern.- small town OF Fin
lev this county, which is located on
the Chicago, Memphis & Gulf railroad
had the pleasure of inspecting an air.
plane which landed on the farm OF l.
N Burnell. The machine was from
the aviation field at Wilmington. me
ground was so soft that the flyer ola
not succeed in resuming his trip until
the second day. The school was dis
missed for the children to see thelI
| first airplane.
Someryille.-The third county meet
ing in this county of the cotton acre
age reduction forces was held at the
courthouse here March %. Each dis
,rict in the county is being organized
through district committeeman, sew
eral districts having called meetings
TO discuss plans for reducing cotton
acreage this year.
mphis.-Plans for erecting near
| here a 100000 tuberculosis hospltai
for the care and treatment OF con
sumptiyes are being discussed by
members of the Memphis and Shelby
County tuberculosis Hospital Com
mittee and DR.. Robinson Bosworth, ex'
ecutiye secretary of the Minnesota
Sanitarium for consumptives.
Memphis.-William Henry Seward,
70 years of age, veteran OF the Clvll
war and resident of Memphis for AZ
wears. died at his home, after lin
eering illness. He was widely known
in the county, having been jury com
missioner here for three years until
his death.
| IJV0T6DuIR,-
daughter of Lawrence Terrell OF Free
mans Chapel, this county, was burned
TO death while visiting friends at Lane
She yentured too near some burning
grass and before assistance could
reach her she was enveloped in flames.
Alamo.-After two nights and one
day of heavy rainfall, accompanied by
much wind, thousands of dollars in
damage from washouts and rainfall
has been the loss to Crockett County
during last week.
| Mathematics a short illness,
Mute Pennington, aged 80, who was
perhaps the oldest citizen Of Dyer
County, died at his home in the Trim
BILE section with influenza, following
an attack of pneumonia.
Chattanooga. = Mrs. Emma Bell
Miles. noted mountain poet, and au
thor of "The Spirit of the Mountains"
and other books that have gained wide
/ circulation, died at her home here
/ after long illness.
Washington.-Lieut. William M
Iriel. of the infantry, has been assign
ed to the public schools of Nashville,
Tenn, as assistant professor of mill
tary science, according to armory or
ders published.
Chattanooga.-Dr. N. T. Steele, aged
SO. one of the best specialists in the
South, died at his home here. DR..
Steele had been a resident of Chatta'
nooga for 80 years, coming here from