The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-12-24
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see and that the life CT each vehicle
does not exceed five years, due main
ly to bad roads in this state, DR.. 5.
NJ Johnson, general director OF the
Lee Highway association, has stated
that the annual loss in Tennessee is
$10,000,O00, which could be avoided
with properly constructed highways.
Lexington.-Th most disastrous
fire that ever threatened the business
section Of Lexington was prevented
after doing damage to the amount OF
perhaps $500. By explosion OF an
oil stove in the office of DR.. Sam
T. Parker the fire was soon under
considerable Roadway and before be-
ing extinguished Quilted two rooms OF
the doctors office.
Memphis-The low rates offered by
he Federal Barge Line for handling
cotton out of Memphis for export VIA
New Orleans is proving an inducement
to shippers. During November the
barge line handled 10000 bales at
$4,000 to the shippers en- the entire
lot.
Neutrality-suspicious. P. Turner, oil
Gibson county, announced his cand1-
dacy for speaker of the lower house
of the coming session of the general
assembly. Mr. Turner is a farmer and
is an active factor in political and
agricultural life in Gibson county.
Chattauooga.-Wil Palmer, locomo-
tive engineer, was acquitted in Grim
inal court here en- the charge OF kill
ing Charles Curtis, gro, while
shooting at an automobile containing
Palmer's wife and another man, near
the city limits few months ago.
Knoxville.-E. B. Craig, state collec-
tor of internal revenue, will resign
his office March 4, and with him on
or before that date deputy collectors
Of federal revenue in Teaness-e will
send in their designations, according
to information received here.
Chattanoog AT a meeting of citi-
zens with Commissioner Emil Wash.
man, in charge of public utilities, here,
a resolution was passed and filed with
the public utilities commission of Ten
ne-sse protesting against the raise in
the rates for gas.
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Chattanooga. - Announcement was
made by the commissions on college
and secondary schools that pupils OF
high and prep schools on the South.
ern list are eligible to admission to
West Point Military academy.
Jackson.-At meeting of the Jack
son Rotary club, in the Y. M. c. A,
auditorium, the local club went On
record as indorsing the Tennessee
Anti-tuberculosis association district
hospital in Jackson.
Bristol.-The new building at Sui
Inns College here, which is being erect
ed near the main building, will likely
be completed early in January in time
for occupancy when the next session
begins Jan. 6.
Sewanee.-Charlie Conway, veteran
end, has been selected leader of the
1921 Sewanee Tigers. He has played
consistently for three years, and is
one of the most dependable men on
the team.
Huntingdon.-T. ]. Johnson and
Miss Susan Wilder CT Huntingdon,
went to Jackson and were married at
the home of one of the Methodist
ministers who performed the cere-
mony.
Dyersburg-News has been received
here of the death at his home in De
catur, ILL.,, of Albert Stevens. He was
the son of Gle late Aft Stevens, and
was born and reared here.
Dyersburg.-James Thompson, a
prominent merchant of Trimble, died
at his home, following brief illness
He was IS years of age.
Newbern-The lifeless body oil
Blake Jones, 81, was found along the
roadside, about one and a half miles
north of this place.
Tiptonville.-W. L. Brooks, a white
man of this place, had his right hand
cut completely off while fesding corr
to a corn shredder.
Lexington. Thomas tBud)
Smith, aged IS, died at the family
home near Huron, after a brief ill
ness.
Huntingdon.-Mrs. Lucinda Gordon