Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-10-13
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form


poration properties and the fact that
no bid was made at the auction held
at the courthouse does not affect the
receivership of w. H. 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.
Unon Citys-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 OF Nashville at a price Of $4,000.
At an auction on Sept. 13, Mr.. Motlow
bid in the same property at the price Of
$4,000, 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. nj.
Brice into those of Nj. e. p. Waddell,
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Selmer County Agent w. T. Nc
Kell has visited most all sections of
McNairy county since September and
has held several well attended meet.
ings recently At Ramer DR.. G. A. Hill
OF Washington, who is directing boys
club work in Is states, was present and
delivered an address. At meeting at
McNalry K. G. Ray of HUMBOLDT spoke
on tomato growing. He urged lively
interest in truck growing for early
markets. Other meetings have been
held at Guys, Acton, McLeods. Lane,
Weatherford and Hunter H. s. Mich
OILS of jackson, district agent for West
Tennessee. and County Superintend-
ent Terry Alternately OF Selmer attend
ed some Of the meetings.
Memphis--Sam Mcdonald, chairman
OF the Rotary club boys work COM
mittee, will address the Engineers
club at luncheon on the Rotary pro.
gram for child welfare in Memphis.
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Memphis. Police investigation OF
the assault and robbery upon J. G.
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.
Observation-Disclosures Is improving on
the Gulf, Mobile & Northern railroad,
running from Mobile, Ala, to jackson,
: through the heart OF Mississippi, ac'
cording to the statement of H. G.
Sparks. general manager of the road
who was here to confer with President
/. B. Tigrett.
Jackson. The United Daughters Of
the Confederacy have raised more than
their quota for the Jefferson Davis
monument fund and it will be sent te
the authorities at the Nashville head
quarters. The quota was $50 and tbs
u. D. C. raised SIS. This was in add
tion to an assessment among the U, d
G. members for the monument.
INSTRUMENTATION county faces an
other slight increase in taxation wheI
the county court meets, for it Is stated
by number of authorities that be
cause OF several bond issues voted thi
year for highway improvement thu
county tax must necessarily be in
creased.
Martin-Finch Bros. has sold thu
home place of the late R. G. Burdett
! two miles from Martin, at public auc
ton. It was sold for division, bringini
$120 yer acre The improvements OF
the place we're negligible. This wa
considered good price.
Chattanooga James Gibson
Tee,er, aged SO, for 81 years minis
ter of the Methodist Epi. copal church
and a l.neal descendant CT George Tee
ter, pioneer settler of Virginia, died a
mis- home here. He was native
Ross county, Ohio, and had held man
pastoraes in various parts OF tn
country.
Nashville.--Assurancc that Marsha
Foch and Admiral Beatty will atten
the reunion here on November of tn
Thirtieth told Hickory division wa
contained in telegram received her
tnni0hf from Col. Harry S. Berry.