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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Empire, Ala.

oPfCIaI 20 me Ne7OS.
There was quite an excitement IN
our town one day last week. A negro
by the name of Win jackson, who got
too much extract of wildcat, and be-
came very noisy was finally arrest
ed by Sheriff Joe Raynes and was held
in custody until 10 am, when he was
released. After paying his fine and
leaving he made few insulting re-
marks while passing near the commits
sary on his way home. There were
six shots fired at him by someone and
he was found the next morning dead
in front of the feed stable. just one
ball pierced his heart. The negroes re-
fused to bury him, so the Empire Coal
Co., had to put him away All the
negroes refused to go to work for two
days. Frank Nelson, the president of
the Empire Coal Co., called them all
to the negro hall and made a talk to
them and since then every black man
has gone back to work and now all is
well.
Charlie Wears, of Etna came to this
| place last week. Charlie said that he
could not but think of home and moth
er and complained that he was sc
far from home.
Mrs Martha Sands, of Chattanooga,
the mother Of Mrs. VIM. Loach, left
this morning for her home, and said
), that this is noble place to live ano
such good people.
James Scott, of Besemer, Ala, for
merly of, this place, is helping to put
up the big new air compressor AL
the boys were glad to see Jim bach
with them.
Will Passmore is on the sick list.
Vim. Loach and wife took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Cunning
ham Sunday
Dave Christian was talking abou
moving back to Whitwell, but hav'
given it up. He said, "When / cal
make $5. 90 a day had ought to le
good enough alone. T" That is right
just stay.
As we started to work this morning
we met Jack Northcut. He was step
ping awful high and had big smil
on his face. We said, what is tn
matter, JackF" "Why, why, its-it
a-a-a girl, and mother and baby ar
getting along fine
The young men of this place are or
ganizing lodge of Coming Men @
America. They will have larg
} membership.
Mrs. James Passmore has been yer
poorly for two weeks with the griT
but is better.
/ Miss Sallie Simpson, sister of Dav
, and John Simpson, was very poorly
so bad that her brothers, John an
Dave had to take her to her HON
near Chattanooga. They have return
ed.
q Ed Wiley made a trip to New Carr
t and other places in search of worl
] but came back to Empire and said TIN
place is good enough for him. Old E
is good machine man.
John Smiles is going to move to Hi
Creek Ala, in the near future. "
hate to lose such a good man an
neighbor as John and family. Pedr'
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Pikeville.

Special 10 tie Mas.
Joe Morris and son, Leo, spent one
day in Chattanooga last week.
Fletcher Smith spent one day in
Bridgeport last week on business.
Lester Dyer, who has been seriously
i'll with fever, is able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R Young, of At
pontley, spent a few days in the city
last week with relatives.
Estelle Swafford, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is improving.
j. L. Vaughn and wife moved into
their new home last week, recently
purchased from DR.. McGinness.
| Roy Rankin spent several days in
| Chattanooga last week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig, Mrs Worthing-
! ton and son, Robert, left Monday for
Indian Territory to make their future
home. NiH f
Mrs. E. NJ. Brown, of Athens, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
! G. Young. a.-' a8.3
Fred Agee, who has been confined to
his bed with fever, is improving.
Miss Bird Smith is seriously i'll at her
home in South Pikeville
J. B. Thompson, the hustling dray-
man, was at Herbert Domain" Tues
day.
! w. A. Brown left Tuesday morning
for the West ON a prospecting tour
Mrs ]. M. Grove and daughter,
Miss Nina, left Monday for Louisville,
Kentucky, to visit relatives.
A. B. Cranwell is laying his founda-
tion for his new house on Pope st. \,
near the depot
Mr.. Stone, a very popular young
man of Athens, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Gratin Blackburn.
J. c. Young is dangerously i'll.
Conductor j. F. Doss and family
were out driving Sunday eve.
Mr. and Mrs A. S. O'Neal and
family left for Jasper Tue sday to Sc,
, the latter's sister who is very low.
E. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Walker were
visiting the latter's aunt, Mrs. g. w
Young, Sunday.
= Miss Della Dyer spent several weeks
3 up the valley, visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Alto Kittell, o
J Herbert Domain, were in town th,
t first of the week. Eavesdropper
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
.COALNONT
ROSA 3. DYKES. EDITOR.

Andy Hamilton and family have
moved to Monteagle and Zander Nun
ley will move in the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mr. Hamilton.
Miss Lizzie Robbins, of Tracy City,
spent Sunday here with her sister,
Mrs. John L. Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Stepp and
children, Emit and Earl, and Mrs.
Jas. Stepp, of Tracy spent Sunday eve
in our city. e..,-.
Clark Ashworth spent Sunday with
wife and baby at Monteagle.
J. G. Gross returned Friday from
several days stay at Chattanooga and
other places. r
Mrs. Lula Haynes has returned from
Pelham.
Claude Warren, Luther Parsons and
Miss Mary Emma Sanders and Birda
Sumner, of Tracy, spent Sunday ev'
ening here.
Prof. Blair, of Pelham, beagn school,
here Monday morning with about for
ty-five children enrolled.
Mrs. c. r. Daniel and daughter,
Miss Mabel and Callie Lee, were al
Tracy Saturday eve.
LII. II. ddUblS Is Sp6HuluS SCNoId
days at Nashville this week on bust
ness.
Mrs. Richmond and daughter, Mis-
Efie, of Monteagle, spent Sunday herr
with Mrs. ME-. Sweeton.
Tom Lochart, attorney of Altamont
was in the city Monday on business
Miss Maybelle Daniel was the gues
of Mrs. J. B. Ferguson, at Tracy Cit.
Monday.
Miss Annye and Bessie Campbell ant
Symra Holmes, of Tracy City, spen
Saturday eve in our city.
Mr. Dent, of Tracy, who is diggin'
coal here, was hurt Tuesday by falling
slate. .Hg
John Simpson, of Tracy City, wa
here Saturday. collecting for Mrs
Grundy. af.a ,a3
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
DUNLAP.

Special to the Ne7VS.
Sparkling is the order of the day.
Ralph Ellis and Miss Orma Cordell
were out walking Sunday afternoon.
Miss Cynthia Smith called on Miss
Cynthia Robertson Sunday.
Johnny Richey looked sad Sunday.
| guess it was because certain girl
slightel him.
Harvey Smith is going to take GER
tain girl to church.
Miss Flossie Lewis was ont walking
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Emie Robinson called on Ger
aid Smith Sunday
Quite a large crowd visited the
washer Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Smith visited her mother
Saturday and Sunday.
Several of the young folks attended
church Sunday night.
W. f. Smith, of Gruetli and Sam
Smith, of Chattanooga, spent Saturday
night with Jas. L. Smith
DR.. jim Smiths wife is sick with
la grippe. &i
Mrs Jas. T.. Smith continues very
sick.
Mrs Black returned home last week
after spending some time with hel
daughter, Mrs. Williams.
Come on, We writer of Empire, Ala.
we all love to read your pieces.
Ernest Robinson spent Saturday
night in the valley
H. f. Smith and wife called on he
sister, Mrs. Jim Ellis, Sunday.
s, Blue Jay.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
ADAMSON, |. T.

Spe(fG| 10 me Net0S.
Say, some of you brothers ought to
come to this country for while and
see the new state. We have as fine a
prospect for town here as anywhere
in the state. The coal runs from four
to five feet ON 36-degree pitch and ev-
erything is union strong There are
four slopes running here now and the
same company Is. opening two more
close by. Everything is new and work
is good Fine prospects for work all
summer. If you have been keeping uT
with the times YOU will see that the
new state is coming to the front and
as we are in the heart of the South
western Coal Mining district we are
coming in for our part of the work.
Old Tennessee is all right, but as
the non-union people are pretty thicE
there I think this is the best place fol
working man who wants to get 9
fair show. 'Zu Zu'' and myself are
from Tennessee and have not forgotten
our home place and hope to see it soon
but we wish for change in the heart
of some of the unreasonable people
that have taken the place of good un
ion men and have sent them ava.
from their homes to seek work, but
thin k their days are short in tina
country. We pray that they will b
anyway.
"Zu Zu" is on his way to party a
the home of Miss Esther Billiards.
There will be box supper here tn
night of the 10th to help build
church. We need it.
The Baptists have organized Sun
day school and are waiting for the neV
church.
Let us hear from some of our Day
ton, Tenn, friends in next issue.
To Sunshine, Guild, Tenn, you
note in last issue was fine, but it mad
me home sick. Some day in the nea
future l will meet you all at Hale
Chapel. Will you kindly give the ad
dress of t. S. Bracken that lived i
your neighborhood. How is the Loc
and Dam. That will be new to me
Has my old girl married yet?
ZuZu & Kid.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
CONVINCING REPLY.
Editor News

Editor News:
We noticed in the News piece from
Clyde Griffith in his non-union argu-
ment. He says the company has 100
or 15O company men, besides the coal
diggers. Prior to the lockout they had
about rs company men, including the
drivers, so you see that one union
man was equal to two non-union men.
| was at Whitwell about all the time
during the two years of 1905 and 1906.
/ heard some of the citizens say that
times were duller in the summer of
1906 than it was in 1904 when the
strike began. During the time that he
claims that farmers sold water melons
for and 5 cents | saw melons sold
from wagons for pc to 40c. Farmers
got from 60c to 15c for corn; cows
were from $50 to $50. The merchants
all had a good trade. There were two
church houses built during the six
years of union labor at Whitwell. He
says he worked on the farm up to the
time when the, company commenced
to open shop. They are not open shop.
The mines are closed to union men and
| have been ever since the lock out in
| 1904.
| He boasts about the union being dead
at Whitwell. The union is not dead
in Sequachee Valley, The spirit of il
is still there. Who is reaping the ben
efits of the union? The non-union, OF
| course.
He says they are opening up No 5.
! That opening was made with union la
Dor four or FIVE years ago.
The output of the mines was one
thousand tons daily. Would like fol
Mr.. Griffith to state how many days
the output has been a thousand tons
since the open shop plan, as he calls it
The union men are not at work a
Whitwell because they would not sur
render their union principles.
Mr.. Griffith tries toGet it into thu
minds of the people that there were II,
strikes until they commenced to worl
union labor Was there any union il
time of the 1884 strike? No, Their
was not.
He doesn't know anything abou
the union. He never worked at un
ion camp and has no right to know. /
he had ever worked at one he woul'
talk differently to what he does,
Roope, Tenn. j. q.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Do Not Crowd the Seasons.

The first warm days of spring bring
with them a desire to get out and en-
Joy the exhilerating air and sunshine.
Children that have been housed up all
winter are brought out and you won
der where they all came from. The
heavy winter clothing is thrown aside
and many shed their flannels. Then
a cold wave comes and people say that
grip is epidemic. Colds at this season
are even more dangerous than in mid
winter, as there is much more danger
of pneumonia. Take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy, however, and yoJ
will have nothing to fear. 1t always
cures, and we have never known a cold
to result in pneumonia when it was us
ed. 1t is pleasant and safe to take
Children like it. For sale by Jno. w
Simpson.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
FOUND DEAD
COrOner's Jury Brings Verdict of
Death From Unknown Cause.

Wm. Goff, a miner in the employ of
the T. G. |. & r. R. Co, at Whit
well, was found dead in he mines ear.
ly Monday morning and boy by the
name of Griffith, who was with him,
was unconscious. Both were employ
ed operating a hand pump, and went
to work Sunday afternoon at ) o. clock,
when the night shift goes on. F. NJ.
Mccullough, coroner, of Jasper, was
summoned to make inquest. A coron-
ers jury composed of J. ]. Dykes, E.
H. Lamb, James Quarles, w. NJ. Gra-
ham, b. F. Cowan, Chas. p Hollo-
way and A. w. Ferguson. after con-
sultation, brought in verdict of
death from unknown causes. Griffith
was still alive Monday afternoon, but
AS his face is badly burned from falling
on his lamp, it is not thought he can
recover.
p. II. Thach, Esq. of Jasper repre-
sented the family of the deceased.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Oates Island
.Sbeejal 10 tie Ne7Os.

Special 10 the Ne7OS.
We are having beautiful weather,
which is very pleasing to the farmers
in this section, as well as the railroad
men.
The piers for the Southern Railway S
Big Bridge are now completed. The
contractor, B. H. Hardway, has NOV
ed his outfit from this place to Ala
bama, where he has a contract to erect
a big bridge across the Coosa River.
Robt. Lacy, engineer in charge of
the Southern Railway Bridge, has re-
Gently been called to Washington, d.
c., on railway business.
Mrs. James Long and daughter, Miss
Flora, have been visiting relatives in
Chattanooga for the past week.
DR.. Shelton was i'll our midst last
Friday.
Henry Smiths family are all sick
with the measles, but are doing very
nicely under the medical attendance OF
Dr. Shelton.
Ye writer will feel uneasy if Jack
Fry gets the measles because they Ger.
tainly do lay hard on not very hand
some man face. Ye writer is speak
ing from experience.
w. I. Palfrey, time keeper for B.
H. Hardaway left Saturday for Col
umbus, Ga.
w. J. Stepenson, ~of the Loci
& Dam, came up Sunday, trying hi
new gasoline boat.
The people up the river are doinl
quite a logging business. Six larg
RATS passed here in two days.
Mrs Robt. O'Bar called on Mis-
Clara Long Monday and. we are yer.
sorry to relate that Miss Cora was il
bed with the measles.
Chas. johnson, blacksmith for B. H
Hardaway, passed through here Mon
day on his way to Alabama. Uncle Jos
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Etna.
SbeciaI TO Tie NelOS.

opec1dE 10 me IVe0S.
Etna is not improving much. They
are having great many coal diggers
coming here, but l don't see any more
coal coming from the mines. Some
people say that the reason they don t
run any more coal is because Charlie
Wears is not here.
w. D. Hawkins and family have
moved to North Birmingham.
The Klondike Coal Mine is about to
shut down because W. d. Hawkins is
gone.
If you want to see Beulah little
smile, Just ask her how many post
cards she has got this week.
Charlie Wears has gone to Empire,
Ala, to spend few days with his sis
ter, Mrs. Nabors.
Miss Bette Pryor is teaching very
successful school at Whiteside. and all
of her students like her because she is
so kind to them.
The widow Perkins has been on the
sick list two weeks.
J.eJ. McHone has been on the sick
list this week.
Miss Oracle Cooper and frankie
| Wears called on the widow Blevins
Wednesday.
Mrs Rachel Smiles called on Mrs.
Jones Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Wears and Maggie Mills have
gone water cress hunting today.
Miss Dora Wears and Oracle Cooper
went to the mill today and reported a
nice time.
Mrs. Strawn will have some visitors
today know, for she killed chicken
for dinner.
People, you had better come to Etns
now. 1t is fine place and when yoU
come you won't want to leave. l left
Etna but came back | have neveI
seen such place as Etna yet, Hur
rah for Etna
Lou Cooker and Orie McHone ar,
out on hunt for wild salad today.
Happy June Bug.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21

Ladd Parmles, of Pelham, is here
spending few days with his sister,
Mrs. Lula Haynes.
Mrs. Belle Morgan and children, of
Tracy, are the guests of her brother,
Frank Thorp.
Glenn Martin spent several days with
home folks at Tullahoma this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. g. Shelton, of AL
lamont, were visiting here last week,
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy
Griswold.
Claude Roughten and H. S. Walden
spent Sunday at Tracy.
( The Rev. Coleman, of Winchester,
will preach at the school house here
Sunday night and all are cordially in
vited to attend
! Jno. Mahley and sister, Miss Lena,
of Tracy City, were out driving Sun
! day eve.
! d. L. Tusker. of Monteagle, and
Miss Morton, of Tracy, were here a
! few hours Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Chas Hembree and little
son, Joe Harry, of Tracy, passed
through here Monday en- route to Beer
sheba.
Joe Tate, of Altamont,s was here
MOHudy On business.
! Arthur and Willie Curtis and Lillard
Conry spent Sunday at Tracy City.
M. Whorton, of Murfreeboro, was
here Tuesday.
viii Bell, of Tracy, was here this
week.
M. III. Haley, of Wartrace, spent q
few hours here Tuesda-4s co y
Mr.. and Mrs. /. 81 secret n Clouse
Hill, were here Sunday lStitIhg tie.
bedside of his sister, Mrs, Cnf CamP
bell. who is very sick. "
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Gross were ous
driving Sunday eve
Mrs. Giles Parrnley who has beelI
J quite sick for the last few weeks, Isl
reported much better at present.
Jeff Wiley visited homefolks at Ira
cy Sunday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
UNIONS
BRYAN SPEAKS OF THEM IN
TERMS OF THE HIGHEST
PRAISE.
THEY HAVE DONE MORE GOOD
THAN ANY OTHER
FORCE.

CHICAGO, March Is. William Jen-
nings Bryan, at the closing conference
yesterday, in connec tion with the in
dustrial exhibit, expressed the opinion
that trade union had done more for the
good of society than any other force in
this country.
Although he disclaimed any "seien-
tific'' knowledge of the question, Mr..
Bryan's remarks were received with
much satisfaction by the audience of
union men from the federation of la
Dor, which attended the meeting.
''The unions have made some mis-
takes but they have accomplished more
good, was the keynote of his speech.
He paid tribute especially to the or
ganization of women in this connec-
tion. a1
''When we consider that through
trade unions wages have been increas.
ed, hours have been shortened, and
comfort afforded the working man in
greater measure, he said, 81 think
we have right to say the benefits re-
sulting from these unions cannot bt
over estimated. Perhaps no Other
force in the country ever has become
so effective for Improvement in tht
citizenship and general moralities o.
our people
The e--Australian ballot system, fol
one thing is largely due in this coun
try to the agitation of the trade unions
/ almost feel safe is saying that had i
not been for the interest taken in thi
reform by these organizations w
might be still employing the old sys
TEN Of voting.
''If the labor union had never don,
anything less than raise the age limi
of employment for children in tn
mines and factories of this nation.I be
lieve this accomplishment alone woul,
Justify its existence No influence il
this country has ever been so evil il
its effects as the tendency to crowd tn
workshops with children of tende
years. It is most destructive ten
dency and one that the public con
science should protest against. !"
Referring to women in industry, Nj
Bryan said he believed women Nigh
accomplish as much as men throug
organization into unions.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
BRIDGEPORT.
Sbefial 10 Me Me5gs.

Sbefi1I 70 ne News.
Mrs. S. c. Fitch entertained in hon
or of her brother and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Curtis, of Pike, n. Y,
Saturday.
Miss Vera Alexander, of Jasper,
Tenn, and Miss Avis Beene, of South
Pittsburg, were entertained at the Ho-
tel Hudson by Miss Ewing Carter. Sat
urday.
The Consumers Coal and Ice Com
pany has been formed by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Mcleod and Walter Raulston,
with Mr.. Mcleod as General Manager
A large storage ice house will be estab
lished, as well as large stock of coal
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Cause of Stomach Troubles.

When man has trouble with his
stomach you may know that he is eat
ing more than he should or of some
article of food or drink not suited to
his age or occupation, or that his bow
els are habitually constipated. Take
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
let's to regulate the bowels and improve
the digestion and see if the trouble
does not disappear. Ask for a free
sample. Sold by Jno. W. Simpson.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Worked Like a Charm.

Mr.. d. n. Walker, editor of that
spicy journal, the Enterprise, Louise,
Va, says: Il ran a nail in my foot
last week and at once applied Buck
lens Arnica Salve No Inflammation
followed; the salve simply healed the
wound. Heals every sore, burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed at Curtis &,
CoUpinger's s 25c.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21

To remove a cough You must get at
the cold which causes the cough.
There is nothing so good for this as
Kennedv's Laxative Cough Syrup.
The liquid cold relief that is most
quickly effective, that stills and quiets
the cough and drives ont the cold.
sold by Jno. W simpson. Jasper.
Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
YOunn Man in Irnnhle.

BRIDGEPORT, Ala, March 10
Charles Lockhart. of this place was ar
rested and taken to Soottsboro Jail on
the charge of obtaining money from
his father-in-law, Reuben Price, under
false pretenSe
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21

You should be very careful of your
bowels when you have cold. Nearly
all other cough syrups are constipa-
ting, especially those containing OPT
ates. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Sy-
rup moves the bowels-contains No
opiates. Conforms to National Pure
Food and Drugs Law. Bears the en-
dorsement of mothers everywhere.
Children like its pleasant taste. Sold
by Jno. W. Simpson. Jasper. Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Tired Mothers.

rs hard work v take care Of children and
t1,cook, sweep. wash. sew and mend besides.
Tired mothers should take Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla-it refreshes the blood. improves the ap-
petite, assures restful sleep.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
letter. Salt Rheum and Eczema

These are diseases for which Cham
berlain's Salve is especially valuable.
Ii quickly allays the itching and
smarting and soon effects cure.
Price, p cents For sale by Jno. W.
Simpson.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
NOTICE..

will be at Jasper on Monday OF
each week. All parties desiring den
tai work will please call at the Hughes
House. y. b. MOORE,
DENTIST.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21

WANTED: Chestnut oak tan bark
in any quantity. Prices higher than
ever known. Write today. Robert
SchOlze, Chattanooga. Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-03-21
Found at Last.

J. A. Harmon, of Lizemore, West
Va, says; AT last have found the
perfect pill that never disappoints me !;
and for the benefit of others afflicted
with torpid liver and chronic constf-
patton, will say: take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills Guaranteed satisfactory.
25c at Curtis q Coppinger's.