Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-02-05
MlNTERVlLLE.

Special to the News,
Minteryille was all excitement the
other day when it received the South
Pittsburg Hustler and saw that the
Adams bin had passed the Senate. We
thought our ten saloons would have to
go under but when we looked over the
Statesman Democrat we saw from their
report we had 5,124 population and we
could hold our lite-saying shape. We
would rather have high license say
500 per year tax on each saloon. Then
it would stop such dens as job Stumps
on Ebenezar ST., lin Burns on Rankin
Cove Alley, and Bill Dolittle's on Black
Bottom. These are the only ones that
give us trouble as all the other gentle
men selling whis1ey are nice men as no
other sort engage in that business. We
hate to see our 1000 young men and
boys go to ruin, still the $4,000 90 we get
as licence pays us we'll for the loss,
L. Nj. Horton has appointed Bud Rus
sell deputy barber and be has been do
ing a good business shearing ponies,
He uses axle grease instead of bay rum.
Craig Rollins, the handsome dude Of
Tannery Fiat, was in the city last week.
win Curtis passed through the other
day on his return from North Carolina
where he went to hunt lions, bears and
other game with Grover Cleveland and
Teddy. He reported 4 lions, wolves,
and three elephants killed. lie said
his dog Trip held one elephant while
he got off with his trunk.
Prof II. G. Simpson was in our city
Saturday,
Miss Ellen Anderson went to Ketner
Cove last week to visit friends.
j. w, Dame saw our sample sorghum
mill on the sidewalk and Thought he
was holding sorghum court, John will
learn better.
Jas, Griffith has let the contract for
cleaning out the Minter gulley to his
youngest son that arrived the other
day.
G. w. Dame, VIM. Sailors, and John
Belk are hauling crosstes for the Grif-
fifth railroad. We will have to take in
Jasper as three convicts are cleaning
the streets superintended by the civic
dignitaries.
Minterville wants an engine and rock
crusher to stand on our streets as a sam
pie if the county will pay for it. We
don't neoa the work it would do, but the
5000 90 sample.
W. s. Rivers, tombstone agent from
Chattanooga, was in our city wanting
to sell work, but we did not buy as our
town is not dead.
VIM, Brewer and Frank Horton pass
ed down the river on the Steamer
Star of the West on their return from a
turkey hunt in Georgia They report
II turkeys, rabbits and duck.
Miss Maud Dame passed the other
day going to Jasper.
Crit Hughes went to Sequachee the
other day.
j. A, Darr has. sold his farm to Mr..
Lockhart We will miss Bro, Darr and
his pony.
Mr. Lofty, our blacksmith, failed to
get all the type done for Bro Snapp,
and that is why you did not get the
Sun last week. Brown & Hughes will
add saw mill to their plant soon.
Several of our boys are working at
Coal City,
VIM. Lay and VIM, Kelly went to
Tracy City last week
Two mule buyers from Georgia was
in our city last week wanting mules but
found none as the Killian Coal Co. needs
all we have.
Walter Meyers of Jasper, was in the
city the other day looking for location
on which to erect cotton mill. Think
he got the old school house from Mayor
, Minter. We do not charge any tax on
: cotton mills. Jack.