Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

notwithstanding Price. Vande
bilt quarterback, was killed on Septen
Der 9, according to information recei
ed by his parents here.
Jackson. - Three large building
which were erected at Highland Par
, during its 'palmy days will be dismaI
tied and the material sold.
/
Nashville.-The annual Convocatio
of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons. closed here. The grand chapte
voted $4,000 TO be invested in the-Vic
tory loan.
ChattanOoga.-The plant of the Chat
tanoOga cereal company, located at the
eastern outskirts of the city, was de
stroyed by fire, entailing loss o.
100000.
Masonic. T. Booker, one of the old
est residents of Mason, died at the
Baptist hospital in Memphis. Mr.
Booker was postmaster of Mason for
| lhOlC IMAM 10 years.
Union City.-Mrs. Mary Roedecker, a
trained nurse who served in the Naill-
ing hospital here for several years,
died in California and her remains
were brought here for burial.
Nashville.-The Tennessee Florists
association met in annual session last
week. Representatives from the entire
state were present. 1t was decided that
clearing house for florists of Tennes-
see should be established in Nashville.
mphis-Auto speeding claimed its
third death last week when Garland
Smith, II years old, driving big Ii
mousine, crashed headlong into a Fair
Grounds street car on Madison ave-
nue.. Smith died before he could be
taken to the General hospital.
Dyersburg.- L. Williams of this
county, with a car of Angus steers av-
eraging 1878 pounds, broke the price
record in the st. Louis market recent
ly when his steers brought $17.10 per
hundredweight. This was all Dyer
county stock.
Selmer.-The McNairy County Red
Cross Chapter has been unusually act
i've. Two hundred and fifty -pinafores,
one hundred and eighteen pairs socks,
sixty-six sweaters and five helmets
have been forwarded to department of
production at Atlanta.
Newbern.-Word has reached New
bern from the war department at
D. c., announcing the
1eath of Robert Edgar Austin, Dyer
man, who died in a base hos
otal behind the firing lines in France.
Young Austin was resident of Bogota.
KnoXville.-Julius Mcclure, deputy
heriff of Murphy, n. c., who was shot
" James Rose few days ago near
effrey's He'll, in Swain county, North
,arolina, was taken to Ducktown,
'enn., and his wounded arm amputat.
d. Rose was shot twice in the abdo-
len and was carried to Murphy, N. c.,
Or medical attention.
Nashville.-The Nineteenth annual
onvoctation Of the Grand Chap
ar, Royal Arch Masons, convened here
18th large attendance. The reports
the grand officers show normal
crease during war times. The sixty
nth annual assembly of the Grand
ouncil, r. and S. NJ, was also opend
it'll reports showing an increase over
cent years
lgsley reached Memphis last week
ON overseas. While fighting with
e old Second Tennessee Regiment,
lirtieth Division, near Bellicourt,
Kingsley was wounded in the right
Zee by shrapnel and gassed on Oct.
last. He was confined to the hos
tai at Rouen for two ard half
1nths. He was later sent to the
nerican Red Cross Hospital No. 81,
ignton, England where he remained
III lie was commencement vi DGG, II
Kingsley sailed from Liverpool.
Dresden.-Weakley county is to
Ike OF necessity a benefit The en-
e county war measure organization
to be retained in order that agricul-
e may be developed to its highest
'fection and the citizens derive the
lest measure of gain from the ext
icy just passed that made such
IVY demands on the world. The CEN
organization met and decided to
tinue work. One of the great func-
rs of this organization will be to
behind the county agents and their
*, who are agents of the division Of
icultural extension.
ackson Madison county will go
y little above 10000 bales of cotton
n the crop of 1918, according to the
ement Of j. II. Price, government
, reporter.
John w. Judd, 20,
red lawyer, died suddenly at his
e. He was justice OF the supreme