Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-03-18
Brief News OF
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Nashville.-With a total OF Slt'z'O
the Boy Scout campaign for SioooO
was put over in two hours at a meet
ing held by the Rotary club.
Camden. 1922 Camden Central high
school opened again Monday after a
suspension of two weeks on account
of the flu" with a good attendance
Observation-Disclosures for $697,S6S.84
was awarded the Union Bank & Trust
60. of New York against the Bon AIT
Coal & Iron Co. here in the chancery
court.
MISUNDERSTANDING the month OF
Fabruarv the city health department.
spent in the neighborhood of $1,000 tor
milk for children of poo" families IN
this city.
Covington.-The deposits in the va
rious banks in Upton county aggre-
gate $2.SSS,58192, of which amount
S2.e7O, 1870 is on deposit in the Gov
ington banks.
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Columbia.-The Maury County 20
operative Creamery was organized
few days ago. A CHARTER has already
been taken out with the secretary Oh
state for $4,000 capital.
The Tunica Cotton company of Mem
nhis has filed an amendment 10 us
charter asking to increase its capl-al
from 100000 to 100000.
Dyersburg.-The Dyersburg Whole
sale Grocery company has been or
ganized with a capital stock OF $lOo,-
600. of which the major part has al
ready been subscribed.
Snringfield The Robertson County
| Co-oDerative Creamery of Springfield
has Just paid to their patrons u cents
a mound for all butter fat received at
the creamery during the month OF
! February.
Chattanocga.-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.
Memphis.-The local division OF the
Row Scouts of America celebrated their
tenth anniversary with big father
and son banquet at the Scottish KITE
temple. Nearly 500 were present, both
fathers and sons.
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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
wear at Hot Springs, Ark, on Aorli
y. for a five days meeting.
Knoxville.-Fire ! Of undetermined
ORIGIN destroyed the plant of the Hob
ston Bcx and Lumber company Two
score of workmen had narrow es'
cane when the flames broke through
the first floor of the basement.
Nashville.-Gov. A. H. Roberts an
nounced that he would call a speclal
session of the Legislature to extend
suffrage in Tennessee to include wom-
en-. in the event that the other two
states necessary ratify the national
amendment prior to the regular ses-
sion.
Observation-Disclosures who strike at
the high cost of living by planting
snring gardens, and who fall in line
with the campaign to beauty the
city by preparing flower beds, will be
protected from the inroads OF their
neighbors chickens, Mayor Johnson
stated
Jacksonville installation of the
white way around court square is soon
to assume tangible form, the PROPOSE
ton made by the county court for the
city and county each to defray one
half of the expense having been adopt
cd and an order placed for all neces
sary equipment.
Memphis.-Money and securities al
legged by the government to have been
taken from the National Fruit Prod
nets company by Charles II. Bickart
former vice president and general
manager OF the company, and deposit
ed to his credit at New York VIII
be attached by the government
Memphis.-Henry Haley, secretary
of the chamber Of commerce, and
Thomas p. King, chamber OF com
merce highway commissioners, wert
notified by the federal highway coun
ell that they have been appointed al
representatives of the Memphis com
mercial body to serve on the council
Memphis. connection with the
extension Of the Baptist hospital anc
the reorganization and enlargement
Of its nursing force, the institution
is calling for girls who desire to enter
training, and to whom the school
conducted in connection with the hos
pi.al offers exceptional advantages.
Nashyille.-The Penick g. Fore
Limited Incorporation filed cop,
NJ its charter with the secretary o.