Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1905-11-16
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Speqdib tie Me7os.

OVctfW 20 Hfe AfctpS.
News is a little scarce at present and
the whole place here seems dnlI and
lonesome. Work is good The mines
run every day, but where there Is
nothing but work and no way to have
any pastlme 1t is enough to make MS
feel sad.
We are always glad to get the News
every week, but when we look over lis
columns and see so many letters from
the good people of Whitwell we conld
almost shed tears to think what quiet
little town 1t used to be and what pre-
walls there now, for it is what | call
''home. " l suppose that place is kind
of like this There is neither law nor
gospel here. Work seven DAYS in the
week and lots of men drunk every
night in the week
suppose Union Man, of Herrin, is
well satisfied with this place. He
seems to be from the way he writes I
am glad he is for there are not MANY
who are. The children are as much
dissatisfied as the older ones and I
don't believe there is any more money
saved up here than there is in Tennes.
see.
I think Bro Gabe preached a fine
sermon.
I don't know of but one scab hole IN
here now since old Brush sold out and
told his scabs if they had any homes to
go to them. The Joe Letter mines,
of Zeigler are the only ones | know of
left.
Would like for Nip & Tuck to tell
us how our old pet sheep who was with
us awhile last fall is getting along.
Would like to know if he has saved
enough money to pay his board bill
back up here, but, of course, when a
man will leave good union camp like
this and go back home and go to scab-
bling for almost nothing he can't pay
his back board bills.
wonder if the non-union men of
Whitwell have ever given their bank
boss as many dollars as the union men
did when on former occasion when a
certain mans brother had killed man
in Alabama. They paid his way back
and forth to see him and attend the
trials, and helped him employ lawyer
to take with him. When we think OF
that it is very plain to see why he will
help protect such men as he is now do
ing He is like some of the rest for he
has forgotten who his friends are. He
was just like some of the doctors, mer
chants, teamsters, ETC., who hollered
''Hurrah for the union" but it wai
just from the teeth out They though
it would gain for them the dollars.
suppose the rest of those high toned
| 1oF h,
think the News ism fit for their fam
lilies to read, are afraid to decline t.
take it for the News increases so man,
for the one they discontinue, the,
think it best to just let it come on.
The winds have begun to blow lik
winter was almost here, and we hav
had ice and frost which made us thinl
it was snow. Hope the mud won't b
as bad this winter as it was last.
took four horses last winter to pull hal
a ton of coal. The wagon wheels woul
be in the mud to the hubs.
The water this winter will be som
better than it was last. We had t
; drink river water all last winter
7 was pumped through pipe about
mile long into a pond near the mine
and then hauled in tank to the pee
pies houses and put in barrel. On
barrels would freeze up until we woul
l have to cut the ice out and melt it
, get drink. We had cisterns but the
!, were new and the houses new and o
4 account of the cement and shingles tn
\ water was black as tar. The weatht
was hot when first came here and
u was almost like drinking dishwater.
The health at this place is very GOO
7 at present.
As this is my first letter, and for fes
\ it will reach the waste basket wi
!, bring this to close, hoping to bet
q from all the good correspondents tn
= week. and to see long list OF ne
, subscribers for the Old Reliable an
= with praises for the good editor.
Z Sambo.