The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-02-06

synOdS OF the Southern presbyterian
church, comprising the general assem-
bly's committee on closer relations, as
sembled here in conference with the
view to perfecting plans for establish
ing closer relations between the 10 or
II branches of the Presbyterian church
in the United States with the ultimate
object of an organic or federated I'M
ion of all the bodies into one united
church.
Memphis.-Following an address by
Mayor A. w Chambliss the men OF
the Highland Park Christian church
passed resolutions commencing the
city commission for handling the local
bootlegging and vice situation thor.
oughly and promising support of the
members in further effort to enforce
the laws.
Memphis. Pictures Of the activities
III the alluvial regions of the tri-states
have been asked of the Southern Allu'
vial Land Association by Underwood
& Underwood, eastern photographers
This concern supplies the large major
ity of the newspapers and magazines
Of the United States.
is.-Memphis will soon have
one of the most up-todate stock yards
in the entire south. Work has already
been started to remodel the plant of
the Dixie National Stock Yards in
North Memphis near the site of the
Cudahy Packing Company property.
Chattanooga.-The first train cross
ed the new bridge of the Cincinnati,
New Orleans & Texas Pacific railroad
over the Tennessee river, restoring di.
rect traffic over this line to southern
points.
Covington-The Rev. R. P. Walker
for the past five years pastor of the
First Presbyterian church here, has
gone to his new field in Lewisburg,
Tenn.
Memphis.-O. P Page, Lexington,
Tenn, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the federal court, list
ing liabilities at $1,000 and assets at
1881.
decentralization county has been
particularly fortunate in escaping an
epidemic of hog cholera which has been
responsible for an enormous loss to
swine breeders in other sections.
Dyersburg.-The election commits
sioners have called bond election for
March 6 for the purpose of voting on
proposed bond issue of $350,0O0 for
a highway across the county.
Chattanooga.-Lieut. Stephen Vargo,
who left Fort Oglethorpe over five
months ago and is alleged to have
taken $1,000 government funds, has
been caught in jamestown, N. Y.
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Trezevant.-It is said that the tax
able values of Carroll county have not
only been doubled but trebled by the
agents of the state board of equaliza.
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| Chattanooga.-Beg Feb. 1 a
survey of the child life of the state OF
Tennessee will be begun by ten repre-
Bentatives of the national child labor
commission.
Memphis.-Included in the shipments
of cotton reported by the Memphis cot
ton exchange were $50 bales for export
by barge to New Orleans.
Hollow Rock-Between $4,000 and
500, 900 in Liberty bonds and war saw
ings stamps were obtained by burglars
who entered the Bank of Hollow Rock.
Nashville.-Chester county has voted
to issue 500, 900 in road bonds in order
to carry out the road program for that
county.
Knoxville-Knoxville' bank clear
ings for the week ending Jan. IL were
the largest on record in the history
of the clearing house association.
Henderson.-Chester county put 1t
self on the map when the county court
voted q $4,000 bond issue for good
roads.
Jacksonville hearings of both the
law and chancery dockets from Dye
county was completed by the cour
of civil appeals.
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Ripley.-This month, with the ex
ception of a few rainy days, has beef
exceptionally fine for picking cotton.
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Trezevant-A winter Bible inst
t,,+o ;c baino held at the First Baptis