Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-01
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

build the highway that had been pro-
posed for some time, running from
Mckenzie, through Weakley county,
to Martin, and on to the Obion county
line This road will pass through
Gleason and Dresden and other small
er towns along the route. 1t will ex-
tend from Mckenzie southeast on TO
Huntingdon, where it will connect with
the Bristol-to- Memphis highway.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trouble is report
ed from the Oneida section due to the
recent activities of an organization
calling themselves white Shirts"
Several citizens have been sent warn
ings. Activities ascribed to the White
Shirts include an attempt to kill three
negroes employed by the Oneida and
Western railroad, the house in which
they were living being dynamited and
two of them being seriously injured.
Nashville-In an address here Frank
o. Lowden, former governor of Illinois,
said that the first step toward stabil-
izing farm production was to bring
transportation charges down to point
where the farmer could regain the
American market he has lost. The
cost of transportation for farm pro-
ducts was practically double it was be-
fore the war, said Mr.. Lowden, while
such products are now upon a level
slightly above pre-war prices.
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Camden.-Camden merchants are
figuring on a way to get cheaper
freight rates to Camden and are con-
sidering plan to have their goods, or
what they can of them, come to John
sonville via the Tennessee river and
have truck make the trip to and from
the river every day. The Camden
board of trade has been asked to look
into the matter.
UnionCity. AT the last meeting Of
the the mayor and board of aldermen OF
this city the assessment of city prop
erty was lowered about half million
dollars, the old assessment being 3d.
784,985 and the new assessment ST.
246,880. The tax rate was raised from
$1.10 to $3.50.
Ripley.-C. B. Mckinney, son Of
Judge and Mrs. c. P. Mckinney, is at
home for few days, he having stop
ped over from his trip west, Mr.. Nc
Kinney graduated with honors from
the law department of Vanderbilt and |
was a member Of the d. X. e. frater- |
nifty.
Milan.-The protracted meetings "a |
Bellows chapel, north of here, have |
closed. There were more than 80 con-
and 20 additions to the |
church. A very large crowd gathered |
IN the banks of the Obion river four
miles north of here to witness the bap
.izing.
Trezevant.-Rev. w. L. Hart, for
many years pastor of the Methodist
church at McLemoresville, has resign
I'd his nastorate and has moved with
lis family to Boaz, Ala, where he has
accepted position as teacher OF rural
life in Boaz Seminary.
Ripley.-The quarterly county court
or Lauderdale county met in special
session here in response to call is
sued by Judge w. c. Patton for tHo
purpose of electing a new county
,oard of education, as provided for by
N act of the last legislature.
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Milan.-The first small load of seed
otton of the crop of 1921 was brought
lere and was sold to the L. S. Cole
rain company for eight cents pound.
t was raised by August Rauchley, u
ubstantial farmer four miles west OF
Allan. The crop is beginning to open
apidly and picking will begin gener'
lily very soon.
Camden.-Since the chairman OF the
emocratic committee of the county
allied a meeting of the committee for
he first Monday in September several
andidates have announced for the diff.
erent offices, including N. ]. Cuff and
ecil Harris for county clerk, and u.
!. Flowers for sheriff.
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Trezevant.--Jeff ]. Blanks has re-
emily let the contract to Messrs. Car
err and Cresswell for the building OF
I've brick business buildings on his
its facing Main street. and the work
to begin soon,
Jacksonville Moose lodge is pre-
airing to stage its annual minstrel
how at the Marion theatre here Oct
5-27. Governor" Bowen, formerly {
18th Fields minstrels, has been en-