The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-05
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

idle carpenter or painter in Lawrence
burg.
Pulaski.-The board of mayor and
aldermen has authorized an issue Of
$4,000 funding bonds to pay off the
towns floating debt
Gallatin.-The $4,000 drive for
Howard female college of Gallatin,
which was launched rev days since.
has exceeded expectations.
Nashville. The annual inspection
of Tennessee greenhouses, nurseries
and strawberry plant fields will be
commenced on July and last until
November L.
Clinton rigadier L. d. Tyson OF
Knoxville has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address to returned An-
derson county soldiers at the fair
grounds July 4.
Shelbyville.- preparations
are being made for the welcoming
home celebration on July 4, in honor
of the Bedford county soldiers, sail
ors and marines.
Pulaski-Mrs, Pattie Pointer But
Ter, wife of DR.. George D. Butler. died
after lingering illness. She was a
member of the prominent Pointer fam
lily of Spring Hill.
Washington.-Th bill to create a
separate United States judicial dis
trict for Middle Tennessee was favor
ably reported from the judiciary COM
mittee by Senator Shields.
Memphis Four hundred new
houses, bungalows and cottages are
now being constructed or their plans
are in the making to help relieve the
congestion in housing Memphis.
Chattanooga.-The Mountain City
Mills was convicted in the United
States district court here on charges
of misbranding it's products and with
shortage in weight in flour and grits.
Huntingdon. = News has reached
here of the instant death of M. u.
Chambers, Familiarity known as Dude
Chambers, at his home near Buena
Vista, caused from falling from load
of hay.
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sewanee, The annual oratoricsA'
contest Of the University Of the South,
between the Sigma Epsilon and Phi
Omega Literary Societies for the Over
ton Lea medal, was held at the Sewa-
nee Union.
Monteagle.- Because of the crowded
condition of Nashville hotels, the Ten
nessee Pharmaceutical Association,
which was set for July Is, 16 and II,
will meet instead at Monteagle on
those dates
Cleveland--A matter of vital inter
est is to be discussed at the July term
of the county court. This is plan
to ask state and federal aid in building
UP the Charleston leveland-Ch
nooga turnpike.
Selmer.-Selme is promised cap
tured German cannon by authorities at
Washington The cannon will be
placed in the court yard as memo
rial to the McNairy county soldiers
who fought in the great world war.
Nashville-With the governors OF
other states, Gov A. H. Roberts has
wired to the Pathe News his appre,
citation and that of Tennessee for the
work done by that company in enter.
tanning American soldiers in France.
Union City. The equalization board
having finished it's work, shows that
the real estate Of Obion county Is as
follows. Value OF farms, $6,64O,1O7;
railroad property, $2,555,211, with town
lots making the aggregate, in round
numbers, $11,Oo0,Oo0
s%#s
Dyersburg. = Arrangements are be-
ing perfected by the chamber of COM
MERGE here for the picnic to be given
to the soldiers of Dyer county July 4.
Every soldier, marine and sailor
white or colored, is expected to be a
guest of Dyersburg at that time.
aE
Nashville Shipping orders cover
ing the supply of the latest model
rifles, machine guns and pistols for
the Tennessee state guard were re-
ceived by Major c. L. Daughtry, prop,
erty and disbursing officer for Ten
nessee The equipment for all of the
companies in the state is expected |
to arrive within the next few days and |
Major Daughtry announces that II
will be reshipped to the various or
CARNATIONS as soon as received
Selmer-A merger Of telephone sys-
TENS in Selmer, effective July l, is an,
nounced. The Sun Telephone & Tel
cgraph Company has leased the Cum
berland Telephone & Telegraph Com.
pany plant.
Dyersburg Wilbur G. Wilson, coun'
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