Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-15
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
Events of Interest in
Brief Form For the
Busy Reader.

ran
road cars for hauling gravel and road
material SO that construction work in
this territory will not be stopped The
recent order Of the interstate com
ntcrce commission forbade sending Of
cars to any OF the gravel pits in this
territory and road work is at a stand.
still.
Knoxvi le.-Juggling freight is an
innovation fer fifteen boys from the
University of Tennessee and Knox
vile high school. They have been
given employment at manual labor
because of the shortage of labor. The
youths will be engaged in this en-
pigment DUNG the school vacation
peiOd.
Memphis.-Charge of having mis-
branded consignments Of cottonseed
meal in violation of pure food and
drugs act of 1906. were contained in
information bills filed against the Val
ley Cotton Oil company and the F. w.
Brode & Co., by w D. Kyser, United
States district attorney.
Union City.-The consolidation of
three of the large concerns of the city,
having merged into the Union City
Motor Independent company" with
capital stock of 100000, makes one of
the strongest organizations in this
county along this line of business.
we're fired in a running fight between
emergency police officers and five rob-
hers here when the latter were flushed
in the act of robbing a grocery store.
No casualties or arrests are reported.
Memphis-By unanimous vote the
Shelby county court passed a resolu-
ton exempting from the county's
share of poll tax payments for 1919
all meE who were in the army navy,
marine corps, on January 10, 1919.
Paris.-The Paris district confer
ence of the churches of the Methodist
Episcopal church, subdivision of
the Memphis conference, held its SEES
sion with the Hardin, KY, church,
north of Paris.
Huntingdon.-The Carroll county |
court unanimously adopted strong |
resolution urging that the route Of the
Bristol-to- Memphis highway through
Carroll county as originally planned
be followed
81, 1
Nidermaier, who was drowned near
Abingdon, were held at Abingdon. He I
was 16 years old, and was drowned
when he Owed from a high rock into
the river
Knoxville-KnoX county's tax rate
will he $105 for the county outside
the corporate limits of Knoxville, and
81 for the city. This was adopted by
the county court by vote of 25 to TO-
En
Union City.-The county court clerk
issued 46 marriage licenses during the
month OF June, and already this month
a number have been issued which
shows that Cupid is still active.
Huntingdon.-Wal A. Whitworth,
A highly esteemed citizen of McKen-
lie, died at his home at the age of 68
years. He was a veteran hotel man.
Ha'ls-Dr Sam Young, rs, one of
he wealthiest citizens of Lauderdale
died at his home at Halls,
after an illness of ten days.
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Paris-County Supervisor of Roads -
reports that practically all
# the many bridges washed away
Turing the several heavy rains a few
weeks ago have been replaced.
Knoxville-Tennessee has the cham
ion corn grower of the United States
lie is Bryon Drinnen, of Riverdale
.ast year Drinnen cultivated 141.12
ushels of corn on one acre.
Lawrenceburg.-Ar recent report OF
ne United States census bureau
laces the value of land and buildings
i Lawrence cuunty, for 1920, at $11,-
)4,4S7 to $2.975,3S1 for 1910.
Clarksyile.-The boys' agricultural
ubs of this county are planning
,ur-day summer camp to be he'd at
ave Spring, on the Red river, this
)unty, sometime in August.
Clarksville.-A ox-Roosevelt club of
county with fifty men,
srs, including many women, was or
lnized here, being the first enc in
ennessee.
I.iberty.-Horace l.. Hale. brother
the poet and historian, VIII 7.
ale, died here at the age of Go years.
Chattanooga. II. Anderson, son. g
law of Senator Newell Sanders, has
zen reappointed referee in bankrupt .
by Judge Sanford for n period of =
10 years. @
Columbia. Mrs. Evalina Turnbow, .
ed n years, died at the home of d
RS. VIII King near SCOTS Mill. She o
survived by one son, Joe Turnbow, j
Boyd's Creek near Knoxville.