Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-09-05
Oak Grove.

Spect6l 10 The Ne7OS.
We are having some Of the dryest
and hottest weather we have had for
three years Stock water will soon be
all dried up. Wells seem to be holding
out very well. Cabbage sweet pota-
toes and turnips will be failure with
us if it doesn' rain soon.
Ye writer wishes to correct the mis-
take as to the ice cream supper that |
made mention Of in last weeks issue.
II was at the school house on Myers
Hill instead of Oak Grove church.
John Nunley, of Tracy City and
Leonard Harris, of same place, got in
to hard words in Reed Hill mines and
run together, resulting in Nunley re-
ceiving three severe cuts across the
bowels.
A man by the name of Swofford was
arrested here and taken to Jail for some
crime committed in other parts.
Is there place in the world where
a rule will work both ways2 If so |
would like to see it, 1t will not do
here. 1t works for self altogether,
with all classes at all times 1t has
been said that our school could not be
at the schoolhouse at Indian, as there
could not be ten scholars in daily at
tendance. The school has been taught
at Oak Grove with less than that num-
Der and still goes on. So you see the
same rule don't apply to all alike, and
the water, it is said by some, makes
the children sick at Indian. Now,
what is the matter? There are more
sick people around Oak Grove than in
all the rest of the settlement, and DR..
Hayes says the water is the cause, but
yet our school board hangs out for a
few of the settlement, giving hard
burdens to others, and totally depriv-
ing some from their rights. The hard
er up man gets in poverty, the more
he is defeated by the higher classes. |
think the time of taxation will soon
come for poll tax, as this will come
from the poor men of our county We
have the pistol law in our state that
deprives the law abiding man from
carrying pistols, giving the outlaw a
chance to take the life of our best peo-
pie at will. Then comes the dog law
This is not for the protection of sheep
raising or wool growing. 1t is to give
higher classes more money off of poor
peonle. The cats will be next to tax
as the largest portion Of them belongs
to the poor people. Then the next
thing will be to tax our children, as
the poor have about four to one. So
you see the plan is to get the poor to
run the thing. Ye writer saw through
the thing and gave my dogs away and
killed my cats and put my children out
at good homes. am in the fight for
taxation.
Ye writer was out ON the railroad
that is being built to Pryor's Ridge.
Work is being done in hurry. Billy
Floyd, of the Pocket, near Whitwell,
has three boys working with Mr..
| Brock
Sam Station, formerly of Nhitwell,
is at work on the new railroad.
We would like to know through the
News if Mrs. Martha Houts is dead
or alive. She is an old acquaintance.
She ought to be at Adger, Ala. Al
one time she lived at Etna.
J. A. Green has got two fine hogl
that will make lots of big fat meat, il
no bad luck happens to them.
1t is said that W. T. Crisp is deputy
sheriff for this district. Look out
boys, he will give you blue race fol
he is a regular red fox.
Laurence and Emmett Haynes wer'
here few days ago from Memphis, t.
see their folks at Tracy City.
Ye writer was at the home of Mon
roe Nunley few evenings ago ant
had the pleasure of hearing severa
nice pieces played on the organ ant
sung by Misses Maggie Nunley, Alic'
Harris and Mabel Price, three charm
ing young ladies.
Miss Milda Tate has cap that sh
has been wearing to school that add
to her beauty. Milda is a nice girl ant
learns fast at school.
Miss Lille Tate is still singing thos
good old songs as usual.
Lewis Cope is not doing we'll H
has fever and his chances to recove
are not flattering.
Miss Ida Tate stays at Luther Hen
derson's at East Tracy. Ida is live
ly girl, always ready to do her duty
She is quite handsome and we'll like
by all that have her acquaintance.
Well, it is about twelve O. clock an
want to go to see my girl. She is
little dark and can't do up her hal
like some folks. but is very attractive