The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-10-14
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Jackson.-The decree of the United
States district court authorizing the
sale of the Harvey Steel Products cor
poration properties and the fact that
no bid was made at the auction held
at the courthouse does not affect the
receivership of w. II. Eason. who is
managing the plant at the present time.
Mr.. Eason's receivership will continue
until further action Is taken by the
United States court and final DISPOSE.
ton made of the property.
Memphis.-The privilege Of main.
tanning telegraph poles on the streets
| OF Memphis will prove costly to the
Postal Telegraph company, II suit
filed is decided against them. !.
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Unon City.-The property OF the
Dahnke-Walker Milling company, bank
rupt. OF this city. has been, for the
second time. bid In by Mr.. Riga Mot.
low 0f, Nashville at a price OF $4,000.
At an auction on Sept 13, Mr.. Motlow
bid In the same property at the price OF
| 1000. but the sale was not confirmed
by the referee In bankruptcy. The
property bought by Mr. Motlow con.
sists OF the flour and corn mills and
warehouses located In this city.
Union City.-The News Banner,
paper published In this city and having
great prestige all over the county, has
passed from the hands Of Editor j. M.
Brire into those OF Mr.. f. p. Waddell,
the consideration being Si.225.
Selmer-County Agent w. T. Nc
Kell has visited most all sections Of
McNairy county since September and
has held several we'll attended meet
ings recently. At Ramer DIR. C. A. Hill
OF Washington, who is directing boys
club work In Is states, was present and
delivered an address. At q meeting at
| NcNairy X. c. Ray OF Humboldt spoke
| on tomato growing. He urged lively
interest In truck growing for early
markets. Other meetings have been
held ut Guys. Acton. McLeods. Lane.
| Weatherford and Hunter. ii. s. Mich
OILS OF Jackson. district agent for West
Tennessee, and County Superintend-
ent Terry Alternately OF Selmer attend
cd some OF the meetings.
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Memphis-Sam Mcdonald. chairman
OF the Rotary club boys work COM
mittee, will address the Engineerx
club mt luncheon on the Rotary prtt
gram for child welfare In Memphis.
Memphis.-Pollce investigation Of
the assault and robbery upon J. Q.
Hers, New York salesman. who was
robbed OF $500 worth OF diamonds In
his room at Hotel Gayoso failed TO
bring an arrest as yet.
Jackson.-Business Is improving on
The Gulf. Mobile Il Northern railroad.
running from Mobile. Ala. to Jackson.
through the heart OF Mississippi. &C.
cording to the statement of II. q.
Sparks, general manager OF the road,
who was here TO confer with President
]. ID. Tigrctt.
| Jackson.-The United Daughters Of
the Confectionery have raised more than
their quota for the Jefferson Davis
monument fund and II will be sent to
the authorities at the Nashville head
quarters. The quota was $50 and the
u. ID. &. raised SIS. This was In add
ton to an assessment among the u. ID
&. members for the monument.
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Observation-Disclosures county faces an
other slight increase in taxation when
the county court meets. for II Is stated
by number Of authorities that be-
year for highway Improvement the
county tax must necessarily be in
creased. =
Martin.-Finch Bros. has sold the
home place OF the late X. c. Burdett.
two miles from Martin. at public auc
ton. II was sold for division. bringing
$40 per acre. The improvements on
tho place we're negligible. This was
considered a good price.
Chattanooga.-Rev. James Gibson
Teeter. aged S.. FOR So years a minis
ter OF the Methodist Episcopal church
and a lineal descendant OF George Tee
Ter. pioneer settler Of Virginia. died al
Dis home here. lie was a native oi
Ross county. Ohio. and had held man,
pastoraes In various parts Of the
county.
Nashville. that Marsha
Foch and Admiral Beatty will attend
the reunion here on November Of IN,
Tnirtieth tOld Hickory division wa,
contained in a telegram received her,
tonight from Col Harry ). Berry.
Decatur CAPT John ID. nlevins. 81
veteran Of wheeler's Confederate cav
airy. died here.
Nashville. Judge Louis r. Brewer
uew Internal revenue collector. va
sworn into office by Chief Deput.
Eugene :. Priest. who has administer
ed the oath 10 collectors for the past ?
years Judge Brewer vas congratu
lated b. his friends and the employee
81 the department. who promised hin