Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-04-15
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom ANCor-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

son highway from Gallatin to Mans
ker's creek has just been completed
nv he engineers in charge In a
short time the surveyors will begin
on the Scottsville turnpike from Gal
latin to the Allen county line and push
their work to rapid completion. Jude
w. IT, Walker of the Sumner county
court advises that actual work on the
road from Gallatin to the Davidson
county line will soon begin.
Clinton.--The Anderson County
Good Roads association has organized
with a large membership of farmers
and business men. Officers erected
were c. S. Kincaid, president; DR.. e.
NJ Beasley, vice-president; T. M.
Crowley, secretary; Glen Medaris,
treasurer. The county court will name
an engineer to survey the Dixie high
way through the county.
paris-Ihe county court of Henry
county today cast vote which awards
the contractors on the federal aid high
way between Paris and the Carroll
county line an increase of the price
on their contract which will amount in
round numbers it is said, to $4,000
Of which the county will pay half and
the federal and state governments the
other half
Memphis.-The county court, by
unanimous vote, went on record as
pledging the members to vote at the
July term for sufficient tax rate for
the county schools to pay tho increase
In salaries agreed upon by the county
board of education. The increase will
amount to approximately S160 600 a
year over the former total for teachers
salaries.
Memphis.-ProDlem which confront
Memphis shippers and steamboat op
orators will be placed before the Mis-
sissippi River commission on its ar
rival here within the next two weeks.
The Chamber of Commerce will call
its various committees together to
formulate complaints which will go
before the board.
q Nashville Ee state board OF equal
ization and Chief Tax Statistician A.
". Louthan sent to every county judge
IN the state an address dealing with
the necessity for the appointment of
a Ugh class. broad minded, conservative
board of equalization in each county.
$3.50
Woodbury.-Directo OF the Bank
OF Woodbury. met Wednesday for the
first time since the recent death OF
the cashier, J. Palmer Wood. The
present assistant cashier, Fred r.
Brents, was elected cashier.
Nashville.-Fruit crops in Middle
Tennessee appear to be doomed by
the below freezing temperature which
descended upon this section Sunday
night. Latest blooming peaches were
nfpped by the first chill.
Nashville.---An application from the
Citizens Gas Light Company or Jack
son has been filed with the Public
Utilities Commission asking that it be
allowed to increase its charges for gas
to So per 1000 feet net.
Nashville. Albert Bushnell Hart
of Harvard made tour Of the old
lines of the battle of Nashville, includ-
ing Fort Negley, Thursday. DR.. Hart
was pleased with the, state Of preser-
walton of the fort.
Knoxville Gov.-Elect John M.
Parker Of Louisiana and a party Of
IA agriculturists of that state, arrived
in Knoxville to study agricultural con
ditions at the University of Tennessee,
farm.
Observation-Disclosures held its city
election on April 1, when mayor,
recorder and three aldermen were
elected About 40 women voted for
the first time in mugicipal election.
Humboldt.-A scheme for greatly
improving the parkwass or grass plots
along the paved streets of Humboldt
and other public grounds is to be in
augurated at once.
Chattanooga county court
will be called upon to vote good
road bond issue Of 5000 600, and the
indications are that the measure will
be passed.
Dyersburg-W. A. Fowlkes, Jr., has
been appointed county judge to sue
coed ID. 4. Anderson. who resigned on
account of LII health.
Nashville The railroad and public