The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-06-14
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

Of the Dyer county woman's club will
put on the annual baby show day at
Dyersburg some time in June.
Jackson-Judge n r. Barham, pre-.
siding judge of the criminal court
here, was fined $40 in police court for
exceeding the speed limit for automo.
biles.
Bradford.-There are splendid pros,
poets for a large amount of fruit in
this section this year. Peach trees and
blackberry vines are loaded with
young fruit.
Newbern.-Sheep growers in the
Newbern territory are endeavoring to
place many lambs on the market here
June 7, which is Lamb Day" of the
Dyer county sheep and wool growers
association.
Nashville.-Ike B. Stevens, secre-
tary of state, has gone to Fort Worth,
Ranger, Wichita Falls and other towns
in Texas, to make Investigations of oil
companies seeking to do business ip
Tennessee.
Bristol-W. M. Lee and S. P. Dix
on, the Kingsport officers, charged
with killing Jack Bridwell, a returned
soldier, will be placed on trial June
80. The date for the trial was set at
the regular May session of the Sui
Ivan county circuit court at Blount
vile.
Jackson.-Ed Mullins, seventeenth
district farmer, was arrested by fed
eral and state officers after they had
seized a 50-gallon wildcat still and
large quantity of liquor on his place,
Deputy United States Marshal c. H.
King has the huge still in his repos.
tory at the federal building, which
is the largest ever captured in this
section.
Covington.- Billings, 16-year.
old son of E. w. Billings, who resides
one mile south of Atoka, this county,
was killed by freight train near his
home. The lad and his brother were
in cut when the train approached
They climbed up the steep bank Out
of danger, but the unfortunate youth
lost his footing and slipped back onto
the track.
Nashville.-John Trotwood Moore
state librarian, will leave in June for
Wisconsin, where he will visit the
state university in an effort to recover
what is known as the Draper histor.
ical manuscript. Mr.. Moore believes
he will be able to secure these valu.
able papers for the state. Mr.. Moore
is preparing story in which he will
give the history of these famous pa
pers.
Knoxville.-Prof. J. r. Lowery, re
Gently deposed by the board of educa
IlOn DIS DI luClpdI vi lIC al n Wy
school, distributed 1900 portraits OF
himself to pupils in his school in re
Spouse to their urgent request. Mass
meetings of citizens demanded Prof
Lowrey's reelection, but the schoo
board refused to acquiesce, and as 6
result pupils in his school went OF
strike, remaining out until he success
fully urged them to return to theil
work.
Alamo.-A movement has beer
launched by the members of the Firs
Christian church here to erect a new
building at cost of not less thai
| $4,000
Washington.-The war department
| has announced that the following Ten
nesseans have completed their exam
inations and are qualified for admis
sion to West Point: Glenn Veins
| Greeneville; Jesse Douglas Farmer
| Cookeville; Patrick Weston Timber
lake, Lexington; Eugene Bryan Ezell
| Dresden; VIM A. Randolph, Winslow
Nashville.-G. M. Bentley, state en-
| tomologist, is being mentioned for The
agricultural department of the Univer
| sity of Tennessee to succeed DR.. H
| A. Morgan. recently elected presiden
| of the university.
jacksonville thirty-nine Wander
bilt alumni of Jackson have formed al
| organization for the purpose of rails
| ing funds for the memorial to be erect
| ed at Nashville forsthe students ant
ex-students who gave their lives il
| the world war Dr. ]. NJ Arnold, o
the class of 1872, is the oldest mem
Der in jackson.
Newbern-The town of Fowlkes. il
the western part of the county, has
organized tomato club association
with a. A. Layman, manager ant
salesman; R. l.. Gooch, inspector, ant
w. s. Cook, secretary and treasurer.
Covington.-Th First Methods
church of Covington has made its fina
report on the centenary drive and OF
an allotment of $4,000 the pastor
i Row Roht. A. Clark, and the campaign