Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-06-11
THIRD DISTRICT.
Special to the News.

when he made a call through tho News
for some brainy writer to write up a
piece on the subject. Now wo know
that the law requires every planter to
have lawful fence around his farm,
and so in answer to Old Maids question
who has got lawful fence we can
truthfully say no one in this section of
country. Old Maids place is outside in
the eyes of the law, and II you were
forced and compelled under the law to
fence your farm it would perhaps cost
you $40 per year Some of my neigh
bors pay 500 year to fence against the
hog, and then after all have an empty
smoke house and corn crib just like you
have got this year, Old Maid, and every
good and intelligent farmer will bear
me out know farmers here who pay
SIS to 500 year to keep their farms
fenced against the hogs that do not ev-
er turn out one themselves. What is
there outside for hogs to live on, and do
you really expect to raise hogs on the
produce Of your neighbor, trespassing
and destroying enough OF some poor
widows stuff to keep her children in
bread the year around. What does it
cost Marion County's good farmers to
fence this big county against the hog
alono. am not speaking of cattle or
horses or other domestic animals, but
of the hog alone. 1t costs the inhabi-
tants of this county at least $4,000 to
$4,000 year to do the required fenc-
ing that is compelled to be done with
rails, stats, wire, plank and stone, all
against the hog, and you have to do the
required fencing, whether you have got
hog or not. What you pay out each
year to fence your farm would buy
enough meat to run you, and you would
have enough money to pay your poll
tax, and the candidates wouldn't have
to pay them as they did before, you
know. There are people in town that
haven't hog in the world, but have to
fence just the same against the hog,
it costing them to fence half acre $12
to $50. Now you see the beauty of the
no fence law in Marion county. Let
every man be on equal footing, and let
the law be such as will bind every man
that owns hogs to keep them on his own
premises. and if they get out and work
damage on a neighbours property let
them be sold on the ground to pay for
the damage. So, Old Maid, if you fig
ure your time, money, rails and plank
as anything, your meat must cost you
about 4Oc per h., whether you own hogs
or not. The time has come that the
timber is worth more in the stump than
the land is worth after it is cleared and
fenced, and it costs more to fence up
some land in this country than the land
is worth after it is enclosed. There are
800 acres of such land including Old
Maids, before me, and to fence it anew
would cost more than tho land is worth
and yet it has to be done, although
there isn't 500 v orth of hogs in this
section. | admit that don't raise hogs
here in this county to buy high collars
with, but do help Old Maid drive them
to market, then he pays me and buy
the high collars.
Now in regard to that big straw hat
had that hat on, but you all know that
old fish tale. l had 16 nice catfish, it
took two men to carry them, and the
truth always stands. never did a
mean trick in my life, but what l was
ready to do another just like it. The
truth Of the matter is that Old Maid is
the man that had the string OF sun.
| perch strung to his saddle, and that was
my fish bait that he took out OF my fish
box, and we have reliable proof
Now as to w. II, White being in towr
with two little fishes about two inches
long l will explain that Old Maid had
more OF the sunperch than he could ca
and be carried them to market, and
happened upon them in town and knew
them by the beargrass with which they
were tied with and brought them bacl
for fish bait. The piece in the Whit
we'll Department about w. II. Whit,
being in town with aft. eel is correct
Ask John Raulston and DIR. Moore Thu
fish and eel weighed five lbs each, ant
were over two inches long and we're up
to-date and clear out OF sight.
Noticed last week a piece in tn
News signed Red Bird that Beargras
was seen up in his town riding a blu
Spanish jack with two navy pistol
buckled on. Beargrass don't own an.
jack, and it was intended for gag an
a throw of | stepped mp there las
week and hung Red Bird with just tw
straws OF beargrass for lying again,
the peace and dignity Of the state.
w. II. White, NJ. Miller and T. .
Ridge, school directors of the 29nd di:
district, have purchased a library 70
the school. Miss Lora Smith has &c
the school here this year.
Old Maids old dog Towser has ru
himself to death this week after mocl
ing bird. The old dog thought som
body was whistling at him and he ra
till he died.