Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-07-14
TENNESSEE
i STATE ITEMS

CIarksyil.e.-The Montgomery coun-
" court has instructed Judge ]. Gun
ningham 70 borrow $4,000 TO be ex-
pended upon highway improvements.
Jackson.-H. c. Anderson. who re-
Gently resigned as attorney general Of
the Twelfth judicial circuit. has formed
law partnership with Judge Thomas
McCorry.
Bristol.-Forty-six persons. made
desperately i'll as the result of eating
poisoned food at the annual picnic of
the Salvation Army at Beech Grove.
near here, are believed to be out Of
danger.
rksville.-Contract for the pro-
proposed new bridge over the Cumber-
land river here will be let August l,
it has been reported Construction
work is to begin later in the fall Mont
gomery county voted a 100000 bond
issue for the project.
knoxville.-When the big concrete
and steel tridge connecting Washing
ton and Sullivan counties is completed.
business men of Johnson City and the
lower end of Sullivan county will cele-
brate with picnic at Austin Springs
the latter part of this month.
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| Newbern.-The best wheat yield to
| be threshed in this section was deliv-
cred here to the Newbern Grain COM
pany and placed on the market at
| 1925 bushel. The wheat was grown
on the farm of Charlie Trimble and
averaged 80 bushels to the acre. Wheat
threshing is in full swing and the yield
Is excellent.
Observation-Disclosures in the salaries
of every employee and officer of the
road from president to track walker
have been announced from the office
of Cole of the n, c. & St. l.. railroad
as having Jone into effect on July 1,
the decrease averaging approximately
60 per cent Of the increase that was
granted in August, 1920
Chattanooga.-Police smiled when
they heard Ed Poindexter was dead for
the third time. The first time he was
drowned In the Tennessee river, the
second he lost his life in a motorcycle
accident, and the third repore is that
he leaped from bridge into the river.
He came back to life on two occasions
and police say he'll be back again.
$500
Huntingdon.-The wild blackberry
crop at this place will soon be gath
cred. The yield has been good consid-
ering the dry weather which has hurt
the growth and maturity of the berry
to some extent. While the berry is
not so large as usual it has a good
flavor and many gallons have been
canned here, owing to the unusual
scarcity of other fruit.
Nashville.-Permissi for commit
tees representing Southern Methodist
conferences to present monster petit
ton urging theenactment of federal
Sunday law atthe east entrance of the
capitol on July IA, has been refused
by Speaker of the House Gillette and
Vice President Coolidge, according to
kilograms given out here by Noah w.
Cooper of this city, chairman of the
committee.
INSTRUMENTATION is experiencing a
building boom, the first since the pre-
var days. c. c. Miller is erecting q
10000 home on the corner of King
treet and Highland avenue; T. v. Ash
y Is building a 100000 home on Ar
ngton and Prospect A. E. Helmer is
utting up a $4,000 home on Bati.
nore street; w" H. Williams will be-
in the erection of 24-room apart
lent on Royal and Lafayette streets.
Memphis.-A verdict of guilty in the
ase of Mrs. Bessie Reynolds, the first
helby county woman to be indicted
)r "moonshining, came as a surprise
!, the spectators in federal court. SEN
,nCe has not been passed on Mrs. Rey-
Odds, and her attorney has entered
lotion for new trial. Mrs. Reynolds,
was shown in the testimony, was ar
ested on May %, last, by federal and
olice officers and charged with ope-
lting 50-gallon still and with manu-
Icturlng anu POSSESSION corn WHlShy.
Huntingdon.-A "city slicker", be-
eyed to be Memphis man. is in GUS
dy OF Sheriff Alden here, charged
it'll obtaining money under false pre-
nses. Since his arrest reports from
amden and Waverly say he pulled off
similar game in those towns. His
heme was to enter a garage and re-
rt his automobile broken down 10 or
miles out. Then he would borrow
few dollars until the banks opened
KIT morning. BY the time the serv-
, car from the garage would return
I'm the mythical scene OF break
wn, the s.icker would leave town.
e man who tried 1t on Adrian Bram-
was captured by the garage owner
er he had quit the city and was
md "hoofing it" on the road toward
ckson.