The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-07-22


lie here, and it was soon thronged
with bathers. The basin is 165 feet
long and 65 feet wide, with an addi-
tional wading pool for the little folks
about One-fOurth as large as the main
basin. The pool was constructed by
local capitalists and fills long felt
need, as there is no bathing beach
nearer than Hatchie river, five miles
away. The owners have engaged the
services of Miss Mosie Hill as swim
ming instructor.
" arksyille-Argument in the case
H&of the Presbyterian synods of Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Tonnes
see vs. the city of Clarksville, to re-
move the Southwestern Presbyterian
university from GAINESVILLE to Mem
phis, were begun before Judge G. w.
Stout in chancery court. John Belle
Keeble and Curell Vance of Nashville
represent the complainant synods and
Daneey Fort and Austin Peay the city
of GAINESVILLE
Ripley. H. Lee, Of Gates, has
withdrawn from the race for sheriff
in the democratic primary Aug. 25
This leaves in the field A. B. Strain,
w. B. Wadsworth, T. H. Paschal, w.
b. Campbell and A. HI. Craig. T. III.
Green, for circuit court clerk, and w.
L. Durham, for register, are the only
candidates announced for these. Of
fices. n
Paris.-Contracts for the completion
OF the negro school building, which
has been standing in an unfinished
condition since early last spring, were
let at the regular meeting Of the city
council. q. w. Vaughn and S. j. Welt
man were successful bidders for the
structure. This work is to be com
pleted not later than September l.
Knoxville.-Severe electrical and
rain and windstorms that swept over
Knoxville from the west played havoc
with the thousands of wires distributed
over the city, started several fires, did
thousands of dollars property damage
and threw the city into either. total or
partial darkness from $40 until 1902
o'clock.
Lexington Freight cars were loot
ed and miscellaneous goods strewr
along the tracks of the NJ. C. & st. L
railroad from Mullins Crossing to
. Life, according to report to Sheriff
w. r. Wright An automobile was !
tracked to the home of man whose
name the sheriff declined to make
public.
Covington.-An insect said by some
10 be the boil weevit is doing consid. |
ofable damage to the cotton crop in
various sections of Upton county |
However, the insect punctures tbs
squares on the cotton, while the true
boil weevil is said to conf = itself to
puncturing the cotton boil.
Ripley. The Lauderdale county |
summer training school for colored /
teachers has closed successful term
Jackson, Memphis and Ripley were
represented and about 60 teachers
were in attendance. 1t is the purpose
to make this training school yearly
feature.
Nashville Hiram Head, aged II,
had both of his legs broken just above
the knees when street car struck the
rear end of the ice wagon on which
he was riding.
Memphis.-New telephone dirscto.
ries are being distributed by the Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph Co
Numbers are corrected up to May Is
There now are about $4,000 telephones
in Memphis, company officials state.
Paris.-A Dodge automobile and q
fire plug figured in mixup, the plug
being Knocked over by the impact, and
water flooded the street until the sup
ply was cut off at the power house
Nashville-L B. Morley, chief clerk
of the state fire prevention depart
ment, is back at the office of the de
partment afetr a two-weeks vacation
spent at his home in Mountain City.
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Covington.-L. E. Gwinn, of Coying
ton, has been appointed a member o!
the central council of the Tennessee
bar association.
Bellbuckle,-The Shelbyville district
conference of the A. M. E. church has
adopted resolutions fayoring Limitation
of ornaments.
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Dyersburg The annual conference