The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-05-14
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
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pany, wherein the company was ind1ct-
ed by the grand jury for alleged fail
ure to keep the roadway up to charter
requirements, was tried before Judge
Gardenshire, and the company was
found guilty and fined $50 and costs.
Memphis.-Mrs. T. F. Kelley, the
first woman in Tennessee to be nom
mated a Judge, was elected judge OF
the juvenile court of Memphis by the
city commission. The election was a
mere formality. Mayor Paine an
nounced several weeks ago that he
would nominate her. .t
Observation-Disclosures warfare on the
illicit liquor traffic and other viola
lions of the federal statutes in the
Eastern division of West Tennessee,
comprising 16 counties, is being waged
by Judge John E. Mccall in the semi
annual session of the district federal
court
Nashville.-At the thirtieth annual
Association, which is to meet in Mem
phis May HIP, Vance ]. Alexander,
cashier of the Cumberland Valley Ma
tional Bank of Nashville, is said to be
slated for president of the organiza-
ton.
Memphis-Fire which originated in
the engine room, completely destroyed
the superstructure of the steamer Hell
en- Blair as it lay tied at the north end
of the Kate Adams wharfboat, less
than "a hours after its arrival from
ST. Louis with big freight list.
Indian Mound.-There will be box
supper at the Odd Fellows hall at
Thorpe, Tenn, Saturday night, May
8, for the purpose of raising Bridge
Hill Lodges quota of the 100000 en-
dowment for the Odd Fellows Orphan
Home at GAINESVILLE.
Bristol.-More than 5000 people
greeted Billy Sunday here Sunday, the
largest crowd turning out for the night
meeting, which completed the famous
evangelists five weeks revival cam
paign in Bristol.
Sewanee.-The youngest debating
team ever sent out from Sewanee left
for New Orleans to represent the uni
versity in the first of a series of an
nual debates with Tulane University.
Memphis-An addition to the Amer
lean Snuff Company factory will he
erected at once at cost of $15O,O0O.
Plans for the building have been made
by c. o. Pfeil, Memphis architect.
Cumberland City.-The auditorium
of the w. T. Thomas school was
packed to capacity and hundreds were
turned away when the third annual
fiddlers' contest was held here.
Dyersburg. -Methodists of the Dy-
ersburg district of the Memphis con-
ference will begin their campaign Sun
day, May 9, to raise $4,000 for the
Methodist Hospital in Memphis.
Memphis-At the semi annual meet
ing of the Memphis Osteopathic Soci-
ETY. it was decided to send delegates
to the state osteopathic meeting to be
held in Jackson May IA and Is.
ssAHS
Columbia.-Of the 81 graduates of
Central high school of Maury county,
who on May 20 receive diplomas, %
have announced their intention of at
tending college.
Bellevue.-The closing exercises OF
the Harding school were well attend
ed and the program, consisting of
play, drills and pantomimes, was en-
joyed.
Memphis.-Six persons we're injured,
one of them severely, when a fire
wagon from No. comany struck the
police emergency automobile.
Nashville.-State Auditor Sterling
P. Anderson has completed an audit
of the thirteen charitable and penal in
situations of the state.
JacksoE.-A total consideration of
S61, 1854 was involved in the 80 realty
deals effected in Madison county dur
ing the past week.
Nashville-The Tennessee State Ii
brary Association will meet in annual
session at Carnegie library, May 6, at
80 o'clock.
Manchester.-Post No. 7S of the
American Legion was organized at
Manchester by the election of officers.