The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-07-16
Notes Of Interest
From HI Parts
of Tennessee


.Ha,ls.-Dr. Sam Young, 70, ono OF
the wealthiest citizens of Lauderdale
county, died at his home at Halls,
after an illness of ten days.
untingdon.-Walker A Whitworth,
highly esteemed citizen of McKen-
zie, died at his home at the age of So
years. He was veteran hotel man.
GAINESVILLE Cox-Roosevelt club OF
Montgomery county, with fifty mem
bers, including many women, was Or
ganized here, being the first one in
Tennessee.
Clarksville.-The boys agricultural
clubs of this county are planning a
four-day summer camp to be held at
Cave Spring, on the Red river, this
county, sometime in August.
Lawrenceburg.-A recent report of
the United States census bureau
places the value of land and buildings
in Lawrence county, for 1920, at SILL
004,437 to $2,975, 1881 for 1910.
Knoxville-Tennessee has the cham
pion corn grower Of the United States
He is Bryon Drinnen, of Riverdale
Last year Drinnen cultivated 141.12
bushels of corn on one acre.
Paris-County Supervisor of Roads
Vandyke reports that practically all
of the many bridges washed away
during the several heavy rains few
weeks ago have been replaced.
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.
Knoxville-Knox county's tax rate
will be $1O5 for the county outside
the corporate limits of Knoxville, and
81 for the city. This was adopted by
the county court by vote of rs to 10.
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Bristol-Funeral services for Leo
Nidermaier, who was drowned near
Abingdon, were held at Abingdon. He
was 16 years old, and was drowned
when he dived from a high rock into
the river.
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.
Paris.-The Paris district confer
ence Of the churches Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, subdivision Of
the Memphis conference, held its ses-
sion with the Hardin, KY, church,
north of Paris.
Memphis.-By a unanimous vote the
Shelby county court passed a resolu-
ton exempting from the county's
share Of poll tax payments for 1919
all mer who were in the army, navy,
marine corps, on January 10, 1919.
Memphis.-More than fifty shots
were fired in running fight between
police officers and five rob-
bers here when the latter were flushed
In the act of robbing a grocery store.
No casualties or arrests are reported.
Nashville-Gov. Roberts has ordered
an election to be held in Knox county
on August for the purpose of elect
Ing a chancellor for the Eleventh
chancery division to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Chan
cellor Hugh M. Tatate.
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.
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Memphis.-Charge Of having mis-
branded consignments Of cottonseed
meal in violation of pure food and
1rugs act of 1906, were contained in
bills filed against the Val
ey Cotton Oil company and the F. w.
Brode & Co., by w. D. Kyser, United
States district attorney.
Notwithstanding freight is an
innovation for fifteen boys from the
University of Tennessee and Knox
lille high school. They have been
given employment at manual labor
because of the shortage of labor. The
youths will be engaged in this en-
oloyment DUNG the school vacation
oeiod.
Mo,nnhic Thomas King ancn-