The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-01-09
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


roads in Fayotte county became an
assured fact when a committee ap-
pointed at the October term of the
quarterly court of Fayette county
signed a contract with the state high
way commissioner at Nashville for the
project.
Nashville-Rotary Clubs of Tennes-
see will raise by popular subscription
a fund to purchase for the dread
nought Tennessee which will be COM
missioned in February, the handsom-
est silver service ever presented
battleship by the citizens of any
state. The campaign will open Jan
uary 1.
Memphis. A big timber deal, in
volving 10000 acres of virgin hard
wood in Oktibbeha county, Miss, was
completed Thursday by c. H. Allen of
the National Realty Company of Mem
phis. This tract is situated near Stark
vile.
Memphis.-Alva c. Lake, wealthy
and member of a prominent old local
family, was declared to be of unsound
mind and incapable of caring for him.
self and his extensive holdings, by a
jury in the probate court
Jackson.-Much interest is being
conferred in the initial meeting of the
board of trust for the Woman's Col
lege, composed of II members appoint
ed at the recent session of the Mem
phis Conference.
Jacksonville members OF Com
pany l, Tennessee National Guards,
will be given an opportunity to quail
ify as marksmen, expert riflemen or
sharpshooters, beginning at the next
regular drill.
Memphis.-Matt F. Kirby, assistant
chief of the government market bu
reau. will come to Memphis next
month to outline plan for opening
municipal markets here.
s.-Agricultural forces OF
the tri-states which are now organized
into one body, may combine their et-
forts for a southwide campaign for
increased production.
Manchester.-Elder l. c. Hosklns'
for the past year minister OF the
Church of Christ at Manchester, left
for Martin, where he will serve the
church as pastor.
Jackson-The docket for the jan
uary term of criminal court, which
convenes in Jackson on Monday, Jan,
s has been set for hearing by Judge
N. R. Barham.
Nashville.-If. General Motors is
coming to the powder plant January
1. they'll have to hurry. Out in the
vast area of Hadley's Bend the plant
lies dormant.
Jacksonville total wheat acreage
in Madison county for the 1920 crop
is approximately 5000 acres, as estl-
mated by the local farm experts.
Shelbyville.-The we'll drilling ma
chinery for sinking the one or more
wells contracted for by the Bedford
Oil & Gas company, has arrived,
Newbern.-The first annual quar-
terlv conference of the Newbern cir
cult was held at Churchton Methodist
church Saturday and Sunday.
Newbern - The anti-tuberculosls
drive is now in full swing in Dyer
county. and the allotment is expected
to be raised at an early date.
Jacksonville total consideration OF
the 53 real estate transfers recorded
in Madison county during the past
week aggregated $145,S7o.
Knoxville.-An effort to have Fort
Burnside, South Knoxville, made ma
tional park is expected to be made by
the board of commerce.
Sewanee.-The first term OF the
1920 session of the University OF
the South came to close with Sc
ries of examinations.
Jackson.-A meeting of the feder
ated community clubs of Madison
county was held in the Association OF
Commerce rooms.
Saint Johns Episcopal
church, the handsomest church edifice
in the city of Knoxville, was Quilted
by fire.
Newhern.-It has been reported that