The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-03-26
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gatheredfro AnCor-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

the reorganization and enlargement
Of it's nursing force, the institution
is calling for girls who desire to enter
training, and to whom the school
conducted in connection with the hos
pital offers exceptional advantages.
Memphis. Henry Haley, secretary
of the chamber of commerce, and
Thomas B. King, chamber Of com
merce highway commissioner, were
notified by the federal highway coun
Gil that they have been appointed as
representatives of the Memphis com
mercial body to serve on the council
Memphis.-Money and securities al
legged by the government to have been
taken from the National Fruit Prod.
ucts company by Charles H. Bickart,
former vice president and general
manager of the company, and deposit.
ed to his credit at New York will
be attached by the government.
Jacksonville installation of the
white way around court square is soon
to assume tangible form, the PROPOSE
tion made by the county court for the
city and county each to defray one
half of the expense having been adopt
ed and an order placed for all neces'
sary equipment.
Observation-Disclosures who strike at
the high cost of living by planting
spring gardens, and who fall in line
with the campaign to beautify the
city by preparing flower beds, will be
protected from the inroads Of their
neighbors' chickens, Mayor Johnson
stated.
Knoxville.-Fire Of undetermined
origin destroyed the plant of the Hol.
ston Box and Lumber company. Two
score of workmen had a narrow es-
cape when the flames broke through
the first floor Of the basement.
: Columbia. - Delegates have been
appointed by the board Of trade to at
tend the annual session of the good
roads association which will meet this
year at Hot Springs, Ark, on April
IL, for a five days meeting.
Memphis.-The local division of the
Boy Scouts Of America celebrated their
tenth anniversary with big father
and son banquet at the Scottish Rite
temple Nearly 500 were present, both
fathers and sons.
Chattanooga.-An organized effort
to secure the state democratic con-
vention for Chattanooga was launched
here with Eugene H. Williams, COM
mitteeman for the third district, TAX
ing the lead.
Springfield.-The Robertson County
Cooperative Creamery Of Springfield
has just paid to their patrons u cents
q pound for all butter fat received at
the creamery during the month of
February.
Dyersburg.-The Dyersburg Whole
sale Grocery company has been or
ganized with capital stock of $780,
600, of which the major part has al.
ready been subscribed.
The Tunica Cotton company of Mem
phis has filed an amendment to its
charter asking to increase its capital
from 100000 to 100000.
no1,,ooh;o Ubo Marru NouptU m.
operative Creamery was organized
few days ago. A charter has already
been taken out with the secretary of
state for $25, 900 capital.
Covington.-The deposits in the va
rious banks in Upton county aggre-
gate $2,8SS,58192, of which amount
$2,270, 103.7O is on deposit in the Cow
ington banks.
Nashville. During the month of
February the city health department
spent in the neighborhood of $1,000 for
milk for children of poor families in
this city.
Nashville. for $697, S6o.S4
was awarded the Union Bank & Trust
Co. OF New York against the Bon Air
Coal & Iron Co. here in the chancery
court
Camden. = Camden Central high
school opened again Monday after a
of two weeks on account
of the "flu," with a good attendance.
NashVille.-With a total of $17,25O
the Boy Scout campaign for $4,000
was put over in two hours at meet
ing held by the Rotary club.