Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-04-14
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NEOSSluer lOuI NdIS VI Wheat 49,
wrecked. but no lives lost. The wreck
delayed ncriEhound passenger trains.
Spreading rails was the cause OF the
accident.
Nashville.-A weekly refrigerator
car service from Nashville to Chatta'
nooga, Atlanta. Augusta, Charleston
and Columbia, s. c., has been inaugu-
rated by the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis Railway.
Covington.-Gov. Taylor has APP
pointed DR.. H. X. Templeton OF Cow
ington a member of the state board OF
dental examiners for period of three
years beginning March 20, 1921, sue
ceeding DR.. R. E. Adams, whose term
expired on that date.
Trenton-Mrs. J. p. Newbern, com
plainant against the Illinois Central
railroad company and the Pullman
Palace Car company, for injuries re-
ceived on Feb. %, 1920 while en- route
from St Louis, was awarded $3.50 In
the circuit court here.
Jackson-A meeting of representa-
tiyes of the Jackson district, held III
Jackson, to launch the campaign for
the S33.OOO.0OO educational fund, un-
dertaken by the Methodist church,
was addressed by DR.. Smith, editor OF
the st. Louis Methodist.
Memphis.-Music in the various
parks will begin on Sunday, June ),
and will continue for eight weeks. The
park commission has let the contract
TO f. X. White on the same basis as
last year, that is, for seven concerts
a week, in which there are to be ~
instruments.
Jackson.-The Jackson Rotary Club
had thirty-two members at the dis
.rict convention in Paducah. The del
egation had a special Pullman and re-
turned home full of praise for the
pleasures of the convention and Tor
the numerous courtesies extended by
the people of Paducah.
, Nashyille.-After celebrating only a
few minutes the federal trial jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty in the case
against H. B. Crone, charged with APP
propr.ating about $4,000 worth OF
platinum belonging to the government
here while employed as chief chemist
at the Old Hickory powder plant here
Clarksville. -Seventy-t head OF
Duroc Jerseys comprised the second
cooperative shipment of hogs by
Montgomery farmers, which went to
the Nashville market The shippers
included Cooke Bros, T. D. Owen, K.
S. Brown, J. w. Shaw and o. Z. Raw
lings Monthly shipments will be
made hereafter.
Knoxville.-J. Frank Smith, ex-sher-
if of Washington county and prom-
nent citizen, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart.
His suicide occurred at the home OF
Brownlow Seaton, Johnson City, where
Smith had spent the night when ne
stopped over en- route from Limestone
to Baltimore, where he was going to
hospital for treatment. A coroners
jury made an inquest.
Clarksville. her preVl-
Gus Black Patch record OF Sol, Clarks-
Vile took a new hold on the claim
that it has the best loose leaf tobacco
market in the dark field district, when
the w. H. Simmons company of New
Providence paid $50 per hundred for
$50 pounds of cigar wrapper raised
by Miss Lottie Appleton of DISTRICT To-
this county, and sold on the Clarks-
Vile Loose Floor and Warehouse
company floor.
Decherd.-A mass meeting OF the
citizens of Decherd with a large at
tendance was. held at the Franklin
county high school building i'll the IN
,erest of the proposed bond issue OF
500, coo by the corporation of Decherd
Tor the purpose of improving ana
building an addition to the building
and installing steam heat and other
equiments to the point that the plant
be brought up TO modern standard
of a first.class high school.
Clarksvile.-If oil is not found in
Montgomery county owners OF more
of the wells which are now going
down feel that they are sure to be re-
warded with a supply of gas in guam
tity sufficient to furnish lighting and
heating facilities for their homes and
outbuildings. A steady flow of gas
was struck at depth of LOO feet in
the well of Tom Mimms, near Guthrie,
recently, and Mr.. Mimms, it is said,
is utilizing the deposit for lighting
and heating his home, and 1t is believ-
ed that the supply for that purpose is
inexhaustible.
Knoxyille.--A municipal election
will be held at cambridge, Jefferson
county, May 7. Unusual interest is
reported there in the election since
the announcement that woman is ex-
nected to be the next mayor.