Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-10-10
TatesviIIe.


Special 10 HE Nfz0s
Lee Boulder, from Tracy City, and
j. q. Ross, of Tatesville, are prospect
ing for coal here for Warner Bros, of
Tracy City.
The T. c. l. d Co. is prospecting
for coal about six miles north of here.
"Uncle Tom" and family left here
for Salina. l. T., Monday morning.
Mrs Farrell Tate went to Winches-
ter to see her Eve sisters one of them
she mas not seen in forty years. The
youngest sister is sixty years old.
They all have been married and their
husbands are all dead except one.
Some of them have been married as
many as three times. This was re-
markable meeting 4.
Jesse Pickett went to Sherwood,
Tenn, to visit his son, James.
Isaac Turner, from Whitwell, was in
town Monday evening, somewhat I'M
der the influence of the ardent He
said he left Whitwell Saturday and
none Of his folks knew where he was
He said he had had nothing to eat
since Saturday and had been lost two
nights and one day and thought he
had rode and walked 400 miles back
and forth from one gulf to another,
and could not find any road. While
here q. R. Barker came in and soon
controversy arose over some ties be-
tween Barker and Turner Mr.. Bark
er pulled his knife and Turner, seeing
the knife, backed off a few steps and
tried to buy knife from j. L. White,
who refused to sell him one under the
circumstances. Mr.. Barker then step
ped out. Turner followed and got two
rocks Mr.. Barker came back in the
store and said he did not want any
trouble, and asked We writer to get
Turner off behind the house until he
could get away Turner kept close
watch on his horse, declaring all the
time he would knock him down when
he came to get it, but Mr. Bar
ker slipped out and left his horse and
We writer took it to him north
Of town in the suburbs and peace was
declared when Turner found Barker
was gone and all trouble was averted.
Joe Ross and Mr. Parsons, of Tracy
City, were in town the other night.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Tate got out
of the shooting scrap with W. NJ
Stump on a compromise and paying
| $123.1j.
The debate Saturday night was a
failure The negative failed to show
up. guess they were afraid the old
gray goose would eat the owl
Railroad to be built here is the talk
in out little burg.
Janey Layne was here and attended
church Sunday.
Some gentle sinner last Sunday
night'rocked the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dezile Tate. They are positive that
they know the parties. Such proceed
ings ara highly condemned by all the
good people here.
T. 7. and John Tate were in town
with nice lot of squirrels
Several of our neighbors' boys were
tanked up to about the brim last Sun.
day. Can't expect any better as long
as the girls will take them by the arm
and married men lead the way. 1t il
good bye to the morals of the young
men. A young girl that keeps com
pany with such fellow is no better
than he because she virtually endorses
his acts by keeping company with him
Now, don't jump on your uncle ant
say you are wrong and too hard ON us
If you dom endorse his vicious habits
why don't you turn him down. "Oh
l am trying to reform him, you say
You had just as well try to reform
mud turtle or an old SOW, and thinl
they won't go back to the mud.
Waterman.