Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-09-15
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


Knoxville that a number Of men from
that office will arrive in Lauderdale
county soon for the purpose OF inspect
Ing strawberry fields. Those desiring
their berry plants inspected, in &C
cordance with the law. which will en-
able them to sell plants If their plants
are free from insect pests; should mo-
tify G. s. Carney at Ripley.
Chattanooga.-Word was received
here from Nathan Bedford Forrest,
commander in chief of the Sons Of
Confederate Veterans, that Chattanoo-
gas invitation to hold the annual re.
union of United Confederate Veterans
had been approved by Commander Van
Zandt Of the veterans. 1t is planned
to hold the reunion the last week in
October or first week in November.
Chattanooga.-Cam w. Duncan, for
merly a member of the lower house of
representatives from Bradley county,
is authority for the statement that the
republican party will probably pit Gov.
Taylor against X. d. Mcclellan for
United States senator in the next cleo
ton. In the event Taylor does make
the race for senator, he says, Commits
sioner T. F. Peck will be the repuhli-
can candidate for governor.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. w. Craig
of Lauderdale county has been in Chat
tanooga several days on legal business.
While here the senator met number
of leading democrats and talked with
them as to his probable candidacy for
congressman in the Ninth district Fin
mis- j. Garrett. He did not state that
he would actually make the race but
left the impression that he was con-
sidering It.
Memphis.-As far as highway rob-
berries are concerned Memphis crime
has dwindled perceptibly, police rec
ords showing not. single ''stick-up"
since Aug. 10, when four masked men
held up the Ford Motor company's
pay car and killed policeman and
special officer. "This Is the best proof
that the drive against crime in Mem
phis is taking hold" declared Inspect
or of Detectives Will T. Griffin.
Ripley-The first bale of new cot
ton has been received In Ripley, 2S
days earlier than last year, according
to the record of William Tucker &
Co. 1t was brought in by H. l.. Rhoads
from the farm Of w. W.. Craig, near
Ashport. 1t was ginned by fuckers
gin, weighed $40 pounds and sold to
S. T. Kirkpatrick. It brought pre-
MUM price of 20 cents per pound.
Chattanooga. Following a meeting
of representative business men here, 1t
was voted to extend an invitation to
the United Confederate Veterans to
hold their annual convention here this
year, and at the same time funds were
pledged to cover large share OF the
expenses of entertaining the old sol
diers of Dixie.
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Clarksyille.--A total of over 27,000,.
900 pounds Of tobacco valued at s4,1S5,.
900 was handled In Clarksville from
the 1920 crop, according to figures sub
mitted to the Kiwanis Club. The total
number of pounds in the entire Black
Patch district was 143,000,000, valued
at $16,700,00O. OF this amount the
Springfield market handled 24,575,000.
valued at $3,3S6,O0O
Chattanooga.-A company with r. r.
Hymes, Con Milligan, Spaulding Hoff-
man, Sam McAllester and Miss e. Tai
lent, with capital stock of $4,000,
was organized here to manufacture
plate mirror glass. The company has
purchased the branch factory Of an At.
lanta concern located in this city.
Jacksonville first bale of new crop
of cotton has been received In Jackson
and sol dto j. D. Mason at TN cents
to G. S. Tiffany & Co. The bale grades
strict middling inch staple and was
raised by Tom Jones on the Mason
plantation.
McMinnville. Boy Scout troop Ia
being organized in McMinnville with
DR.. ]. |. SinI1s as scoutmaster Fer
the present the troop will be made up
of three patrols, with Rhea Dibrell
Potter Wayman Hills and Charles
Womack as patrol leaders.
Centreville.-Dixie Roland, aged 81
years, who escaped from the county
Jail here last June. wa sarrested by
Sheriff G. D. Spence and Deputy Sheri-
IFS w. M.sGarner and s. r. Bond near
the home OF his brother In Maury coun-
ty a few miles from Kettle Mills.