Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1920-04-08
Brief News of
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frame houses IN the negro secLlon Oh
East GAINESVILLE were destroyed.
Mason. - The Methodist revival
meeting that has been in progress at
this place for some time was brought
to close. Great things have been &C.
complished during this meeting.
Milan.-The farmers OF this vicinity
are hard at work breaking the lands
preparatory to planting corn, cotton,
potatoes and tomatoes. Every avail
able hand is placed at work.
Memphis.-A cold storage plant, to
cost $3.50, 700, with capacity of ESQ
cars of vegetables, fruits and similar
commodities, will be constructed by
the Memphis Packing Corporation.
Sssss
Lexington-Rev. John T. Bradford
Of Darden, Tenn. has been forced to
resign as one of the missionaries CT
Beech River Baptist Association on &C
count of the prolonged illness of his
wife.
Nashville.-Seven operators of soft
drink stands in Nashville were arrest
ed for violating the state pure food
and drug laws by Inspector w c. Rob-
erson of the pure food and drug de-
partment
Jackson.-R. K Atkins, playground
expert of national reputation, mas ar
rived in Jackson to take up the prop
osition of locating grounds and ar
ranging a park for the youngsters Of
this city.
s-Considerable increase is
shown in the local internal revenue
receipts for March, according to the
monthly report of A H. Shaefer, in
charge of the sale of stamps at the
internal revenue office.
Knoxville-R o. T. c. students OF
the University of Tennessee will go
to a six weeks summer training camp
which will begin June II. The Uni
versity of Tennessee men will be as
signed to three camps.
Nashville.-The appointment of H.
NJ Robertson of Centerville, Hickman
county, as pure food and drug COM
missioner for Tennessee to succeed
George Draper, resigned, was an
nounced by Governor Roberts.
Nashville-The federal grand jury
returned indictments against Sheriff
A. P Warren of Warren county, Mrs.
Warren, Floyd Cummings and ]. R.
Rains, on charges of attempting to
intimidate a government witness.
KnoxvilIe-A condemnat alton report
of the state fire prevention department
was upheld in the Blount county cir
cult court, marking the first test case
which has come to trial since the Gre
alton of the department in 1915.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the federal
grand jury and petit juries of this dis
trict, who have been receiving SO per
day, forwarded petition to the United
States senate asking SIS per day, the
request being based on the increased
cost of living.
Dyersburg.-The county court sold
the Hudson estate, consisting of 278
acres of farm land five miles north of
Dyersburg. The home place, consist
ing of 1919 acres, brought $35, 900, the
successful bidder being w. w. Lauder
dale of this city. bottom tract of 79
acres brought $4,000.
Memphis.-Travelers from Memphis
and territory who desire to ride on
Southern Pacific trains this summer
will be offered special inducements,
according to Charles G. Fee, passen-
ger traffic manager, who announces
that the road will make effective low
local summer resort rates to noun
tains and seashores.
Memphis.-Every county in West
Tennessee has ordered the issuance
of bonds for the building of the Jeffer-
son Davis highway, from New Orleans
to Louisville. Officials of Obion coun-
ty, the last to join the list of willing
counties, have notified the Chamber
of Commerce good roads department
that the long-fought contest between
the factions of that section has been
dropped and the community has fallen
in line.
Nashville-The adoption of the
nineteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States will make
it practically necessary for a special
session of the legislature to be called
in order that elections may be held
legally and women allowed to vote un-
der the same rules and restrictions
as applied to men. II is also highly
probable that other important legisla-
ton will be included in the call when
it is finally issued One of the main
reasons advanced for the call of an
extra session is the poll tax provision,
according to Governor Roberts
Knoxville.-Two hundred Knoxville
business and professional men will
make a tour of four days, beginning