Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-06-09
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/ ening gave the best view but only fol
about half an hour when the clouds
again obscured it. 1t is pretty high
up now in the south western sky,
watch for it when it is clear.
Mrs W. B. Lee and daughter went
to DuQuoin this morning to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hatfield.
Miss Flora Merrimore returned last
evening from two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. ]. J. Winters in Car
bondale.
! Rev. and Mrs G.. w. Wise and
children, Katherine, George and Floyd,
arrived home this morning from an
extended visit with relatives in Noun
tain City, Tenn.
Miss Flora Cary returned this morn
ing from a visit with relatives in st.
Louis
B. N Hook, of DuQuoin, ILL.,, was
here today on business.
Philip Davis went to Sparta, ILL.,, on
business this morning.
Harry Hudson. of Benton, ILL.,, spent
Sunday in this city.
Charlie Brooks of Zeigler, was up
here this morning to get some paint
for the zeigler mine tipple
Sid Ballard went to work this morn
ing at Zeigler.
Harvey Turner went to Zeigler this
morning to get job but didn't get
one. He said John Arledge and Tom
Ballard are working this week on the
new brick hotel of James Flemming.
Monday morning the trial of Mead
ows and Carter starts at Benton for the
killing of T. G. Gray.
They are only working about six
men on a shift at Zeigler now, but
they say in another week, they can
work about 40 on each shift
The strike is still on and the same
old song, nothing doing
Joe White was beaten to death Sun
day night at DuQuoin.. He was
night Waterman for the merchants,
and shortly after 8 O'Clock Monday
morning his body as found in the al
ley back of Shocks meat market by
officers Plumlee and Morgan. White
was beatern to death evidently with
an iron bar or some other heavy in
strument His skull was laid open and
both jaws were broken besides other
bruises on the head and body. There
is no evidence that Mr.. White put up
any fight, and his gun and knife were
in his pocket. Mr.. Lehman put his
blood hounds on the trail as soon as he
was notified and they took scent and
went direct to the gas plant on the
west side of the Illinois Central tracks
in the southern part of the city. Here
two hoboes were arrested and locked
up to await an investigation.
L. |. King and children are spend
ing today in Elkville.
There was large crowd from here
went to West Frankfort, Ill. to the
Sunday School Picnic. They all said
they had fine time and enjoyed the
day.
Misses Froney Arledge, Goldie Shad-
ows and Glade Culley said they each
caught sweetheart at the picnic.
w. M. Gipe, who has been working
in Centralia, is visiting home folks
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Widerman are
visiting friends and relatives in Du-
Quoin few days this week.
Harvie Turner and Willie Watts
went to West Frankfort last night to
see their best girls, and reported nice
time.
j, G. Price was in Benton Monday.
B, F. Sawyer went to St. Louis
Coroner T. M. Dye, was in Benton
Wednesday on business
j. A. Weese was over here from Du-
Quoin Tuesday, on business
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Cruther were
Benton visitors today.
Miss Marie Brown spent few hours
in Deuoin Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Hingman spent Monday
with her parents in DuQuoin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde House spent a
few hours in Duquoin Wednesday
!. Nelson Browning was a visitor in
this morning
Today is payday for the miners here.
They all get 81 90 each.
Mrs. JAS Flemming has been favor
I'D this week with visit from her
mother and sister from Sunfield this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Plans spent
Decoration Day with friends in Cars
Vile. Mrs. Plans spent Saturday and
Sunday there also
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Watts spent
Decoration Day in Duquoin helping
decorate the old soldiers graves.
Mr. Charlie Bo skitt has new dray-
nan at his house in the person of
lew born son. Mrs. Boskett was for
nerly Miss Nettie Haggard.
Mr.. Guy Boskitt and Miss Laura
Waller were united in marriage last
saturday night near Thompsonville
They came home Sunday evening.
Well, "Uncle Tom, don't forget to
write every week. | always like to
cad your letters. | don't get to write
very week for my girl wants me to