Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-04-28
TENNESSEE
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| u education the tedCnels "SA0 NAeN-NN
fer the Ripley public school tor the
ensuing term.
Dresden.-Berry picking will begin
in this section soon and growers re-
port fully 40 per cent Of the crop
killed by late frosts.
Knoxville.-Holding that the act OF
the Tennessee legislature Of April D.
1921. abolishing the office OF judge OF
the county cour. of Union county I'M
constitutional, Chancellor Ben w.
Hooper in a decision rendered here
restores Judge A. L. Evans to the OF
flee.
Columbia-It now seems assured
that the all-Southern Shorthorn cattle
show will be held in Columbia during
Nav. bringing to Columbia more than
one hundred head Of fines; Short
horns in the entire South and cattle
people from over the entire United
States.
Clarksville. - GAINESVILLE will be
hostess to the Middle Tennessee dis
trict convention Of the Christian
churches. Dr. A. Preston Gray OF
Murfreesboro, president Of the con-
vention. will preside and many notable
workers of the denomination VIII be
! in attendance.
Memphis. - Quarreling over who
! should shine a customers shoes, An
drew Jackson and Little Son." two
local negroes, pulled their knives.
Jackson had his jugular vein severed
and was dead when police arrived,
while the other escaped and has not
! been captured.
Knoxville.-The sheriff OF POLK
county is having trouble OF his own,
having been arrested at Benton for
robbery and sued for the Jackpot" he
captured when he raided poker game
in the courthouse there, and arrested
a number Of prominent men who are
alleged to have been engaged in the
game.
Nashyille-The recent decision OF
the STATE supp enc IOuA uSSiNA-A-S
constitutional the act of 1919 making
a felony the transportation of liquor
in quantities of three gallons, has
opened the door Of the state prison
to six men convicted Of violating the
act. The six men are: walter Fat
lex, Claude Ross, James Pruett, Henry
Prenson, Will Ridge and j. w. Gar
rett.
Jackson.-That Gov. A. A. Taylor
has promised to parole eight of the
ten national guardsmen imprisoned in
the Madison county Jail for lnfraction
of military laws in that they refused
TO drill, is the statement of attorneys
r. J. Murray, Jr. and Hugh Arnold,
who have returned from a trip to
Nashville, where they saw not only the
governor, but Adjt-Gen. P. |. Brum-
mitt
Following police court
martial. Patrolman B. F. Weaver has
been fired from the force because he
was convicted Of holding up and rob-
bling Lawrence Williams, a negro, OF
81. The evidence showed that the pa
trolman stopped the negro, after get
ting out of a police automobile, and
took the money from him as he was
en- route home from the Y. NJ. c. A,
where he was employed.
Lawrenceburg.-A unique program
was carried out in Summertown
school. The boys and girls read in
,eresting papers on agricultural sub
jects. The papers showed thorough
training and knowledge of basic prin-
ciples of agriculture. A large crowd
was present. c. c. Flannery, live
stock specialist, made a splendid talk
on the value of community organiza-
ton. An illustrated lecture on diver
sified farming was given by County
Agent G. C. Wright.
Covington.-The Covington board OF
education met and organized by the
election of Hon. L. E. Gwinn president
and Mrs. G. b. Gillespie secretary.
Prof. w. A. Bass Of Humboldt, Tenn,
who was superintendent of the city
school at Milan for five years, was
elected superintendent of the Gov
ington city schools and of Byars-Hal
high school Prof. Jesse Miles was
elected principal of the white gram
mar school and Prof. H. B. Sandlln
principal of the ByarsHall high school.
Jackson.-The question Of whether
Madison county will float 100000
worth of bonds for the repair and I'M
provement of gravel roads will be de-
cided at a special session of the county
court to be held here. There are 80
miles of gravel roads in this county
and practically all are in need OF re-
pairs. 1t is being argued that the
500, 900 will go only a short way to-
wards relieving the condition COM
plained of, and it is probable that an
effort will be made to get larger APP
preparation.
Knoxville.-There are approximate
ly 5000 miners idle in the Appala-
cbion fields. according to report to