Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-03-25
Brief News of
lie ne S s ee

Humboldt-Au interesting farmers
rally is to be held in humboldt under
the auspices OF the Humboldt Business
Mems Club.
C0lumbia.-Roads Of Maury county
were badly damaged by the torrential
rain which almost completely flooded
the country.
Camden.-The Palace Hotel here
has changed hands again, the owner
Allie V. Bowles. selling it to l. N.
Bridges of Gleason, Tenn.
Nashville.-Sheriff A. P. Warren Of
Warren county was arraigned in the
federal court here and pleaded not
guilty to a distilling charge.
Hum boldt-Burglars cut their way
into the grocery and hardware store
Of T. P. Bethshares of this place and
made off with considerable loot.
Friendship.-Prof.J J. T. and Prof w
H. DePriest of Linden, Tenn, have
again been elected principals of the
Friendship High School and have &C
cepted.
Clarksville-Th first performance
f the Flks' minstrels n"t on at the
lIsl school auditorium In TINS city by
the LEGAL lodge was a success in every
respect.
Friendship.-Dr. William H. Stall
ings, automobile dealer, has purchased
the concrete building of Thompson e.
Haley, on Depot street, and will open
garage.
Nashville-Members of the Sigma
Chi fraternity in Nashville and Middle |
Tennessee will hold their annual ban
quet at the Commercial Club April 2.
at o'clock.
Memphis. DR.. Olin West of Nash
gille, secretary of the state board of
health informed Mayor Paine that the
health survey Of Memphis would begin
about April /.
Columbia.-Mt Pleasant is again en-
Toying electric lights after the flood,
which put the plant out of operation.
Saturday night the phosphate city was
n utter darkness
Lebanon.-In keeping with the pro-
,ressive spirit of the thriving towns of
fiddle Tennessee, a number of mer- !
hants of Lebanon organized a cham |
er of commerce. [
Columbia. Elk president William H. h
aft, only living ex-president, stopped
I Columbia Monday for short time, b
nd while here took his exercise" and r
ave out an interesting view.
kl0xvilie-At an auction sale of Z
at the University of Ten
essee farm Al head were sold for
27575, an average of $672. The top G
the sale brought s3,025.
Nashville.-The American Legion
i'll make national issue of the
'ebster McCabe postoffice contro.
9rsy which resulted in the assumption
office by Charles NJ. McCabe
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Knoxville College
r Negroes is to receive an endow-
ent of $4,000, the gift OF the New =
,rk World Movement of the Presby-
Ran Churches Of the United States.
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} per cent in life insurance premiums
Tennessee for 1919 over 1918 is
own by the figures received by In
rance Commissioner l.. X. AIRING. ~,
Iebanon.-At a meeting of the an
lighters of the Confederacy held here Gel
,ote was taken on the soldier bo- rul
=" and the entire organization was apl
in favor of such legisla- AM
H. in
$500 bri
farmers of this coun- -
are organizing for the purpose of
ting better prices for their products.
,
the generosity
/ citizen of Memphis, who refuses
reveal his identity, an X-ray ma r
ie OF the most improved type mas
4 presented to the Cripple Chill.
Is Hospital
Southern Railway on
il l will restore it's fast freight line
Iage car service between eastern
roard points, principally from Nor
and Potomac yards to Memphis
certain points west.
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