The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-02
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
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for shipment three carloads of hogs,
1876 head In all, and the average weight
was about 100 pounds, They were
were sold at the stock pen at the de-
pot, the average price being nearly 10
cents per pound. an the highest price
paid was 1416 cents per pound. The
lot brought $6,574,25
Nashville. - Estimate here places
the figure at $1,000 of those residents
of suburbs which are not included in
the 1920 census because they had not
been included In the corporate limits
Many persons doing business in Nash
vile have followed the back to the
country" movement and have built up
the suburban portions considerably.
Nashville. - A suitable memorial
will be erected at the grave OF 8. A.
Cunningham, the founder Of the Con-
federate Veterans and devoted to the
promotion of the interests OF the vet
Grams. Ger. K. III. Van zandt, general
commanding the veterans, has issued
a general order naming a committee
TO arrange for the memorial.
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Memphis.-Within 80 days Memphis
will become seaport. Freight OF all
kinds will be exported from this city
to Havana and other Cuban points,
according to an announcement made
by ]. L. Nessly, manager Of the ]. L.
Nessly Company, agents in this terri
tory of the Sugar Products Company.
Memphis.-Postma G. w. Met
calf, who issued a statement last Jan
uary saying that he would resign this
spring. reiterated that he would quit
within the next 30 days, and denied
rumors from Washington which said
that Senator Mcclellan had asked him
to postpone his resignation.
Nashville.-The Tennessee supreme
court upheld the validity of the iegis-
iative provision exempting from coun-
~, city and state taxation the $1,000
900 bonds to be issue by the state for
a soldiers memorial here. The pro-
vision was attacked In friendiy SUIT
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\ phis.-The Memphis city court
has no authority for imposing fines
upon persons for violations OF the law
outside the city limits, according to a
decision rendered by Judge Alfred b.
Pittman in third circuit court.
clarksville.- regular monthly
meeting Of the city bct 4 OF education
was very unusual for til board, 1t be-
Ing the first time in the boards long
history lady has ever represented
the citizens Of Clarksville on the board
OF education.
selmer.-McNairy County Teachers
Association met in regular session
here. The address of w, e. Vaughn
OF the West Tennessee Normal School
at Memphis featured the programme
for the day.
Memphis-Among the interesting
features of the week will be the an
nual convention of the West Tennes-
see Teachers Association, which will
open Thursday night for three-day
session.
Jackson.-Survey of the Memphis-to-
Bristol highway between Jackson and
Brownsville Is now under way as the
initial step for a hard surfaced road
to be constructed over the proposed
route
Jackson. - A car Of hogs was
shipped from Jackson to the st. Louis
market ON the cooperative plan. The
shipment was sponsored by the Madi.
Son County Marketing Association.
Chattanooga -B. B. Stroud ans
John L. Young, revenue raiders, cap
tured large still on Lookout noun
tain four miles from the point II was
located In q deep guleh,
cordova.-The semefsille Dramatic
club of somervilles Tenn, presented
the play Kentucky Belle. at the Cor.
dova High School building to a well.
filled auditorium.
! Jacksonville contract for extensive
improvements to be made In Court
suuare. consisting mainly OF concrete
walks and waterways throughout the
pert, was let.
Jackgon.-Distriet Agent II, Z. Mich.
OILS returned nom visit to several
west Tennessee counties where en-.
thusiastic farm rallies we're helA
Nashville-May oserton, IS, prcea-
tnent citizen OF Nashville. formerly
identified with turf interests. died
here.
Nashville-The sixth annual state
conference Of social work under the
auspices OF the Board OF State Chari'
,,es. which will be held In johnson
City Tenn. April ~. Will be opened
Nv Governor Roberts, who will speak
on aThe States Duty Toward Her De