Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-06-16
Christopher, Ills.

GERS were pulled off at the mines
where the operators have not signed
up. Everything is dead here, with
the exception of big tent meeting
and picture show. We have time
going to the tent meeting. | and nv
best girl go to church every night.
She wanted to go to the show last sat
urday night and we lacked ten cents
of having the price, and we liked to
| have quit. We would but | let her
read 'Uncle Toms letter. and told
her if we quit would go down to Ira
CIV City, Tenn, where all those pretty
girls were. and then she was willing
to go to the tent, and this week she
hasn't said word about the show. 1
think l have my bluff in on her II
"Uncle Tom" will just keep telling
about those pretty girls down South
and hope he will. / went to see my
girl Sunday morning and she said TO
me, "Joe, let's go walking " And L
said, "Where do you want to goT
And she said, Cup to the ice cream
parlor.'' and l said, "How much
money have you gotH' And she said,
FIFTY cents, and l said, II am right
with YOU" and SO we went and ate
cream and she ate cream until the fifty
cents was gone, and then we went
back down the street to my girls
house, and just as we got there my
girls mother was killing big chick
en-, and they asked me to stay for din
ner, and after I saw that chicken they
didn't have to ask me again, and when
left the chicken was all gone and 1t
was after the night church was over.
Harvey Turner spent Saturday night
and Sunday in West Frankfort with
his uncle, Jess Turner, and said he
was with his best girl the most of the
time.
Rollie Smith went to Benton this
morning.
Sidney Ballard, of Zeigler, spent
Sunday in Christopher with his sister,
Mrs. John Arledge.
John Lenard, of Herrin, ILL.,, visited
In this city tuesday.
Harvey Turner went to Benton to
court today.
John Dye shipped car load of hogs
to St. Louis Monday.
Clarence Parks was over here Satur-
day from Duquoin to see his best girl.
Tom Dye is spending this week in
Benton.
Will Watts spent today in Zeigler.
Clarence Haggard went to Benton
today.
Charlie Watts went to Duquoin this
afternoon.
Miss Rose Haggard was visiting
friends in Duquoin Sunday.
Tom Lock went to Zeigler one day
last week to see if he could get the
barber shop, but Joe Moore had al
ready got the shop and had moved
there the week before.
John Arledge and Tom Ballard went
fghing Friday to the @. B. q .. lake
and had some good luck. They caught
fine string of fish.
Pete Carter and Earl Moore went
fishing Sunday to the Big Muddy.
They said they were going to stay 8
week
Well, talk about dry town, but
Christopher is the limit. 1t is so dry
that when they have an opera they
won't stand for a singer with liquic
notes.
One of the italian bootleggers here
got 500 and costs Monday and all thu
blind tigers are closed up this week
but think they will open their eye
when the mine whistles blow worl
again.
Marvin Hicks, Of Carbondale, Ills.
was here yesterday on visit.
Meadows, who shot and killed Mr.
Gray, the marshal, here about eigh
!, weeks ago. got Is years and Will Car
+ ter, Meadows buddy, got 10 years il
the Illinois state penitentiary at Ches
? ter, Ill. l guess they are sorry now
1t was sad to see Mrs. Gray and he
9 FIVE little children going to Benton t.
the trial. They were three days thi
9 week on the trial.
Well, every place around here has
ball team and are doing lots of play
. ing, but Christopher has none. Whe
the strike came all the boys that be
longed to the team here went to thei
homes. There are only about four c
them here. SCISSOR has good tear
and Duquoin has about four goo
; teams, and they have two games ever
:. Sunday it doesn't rain. 1t has raine
u enough up here this spring, and ga
dens are looking fine. We have ha
two fine rains this week.
J Mr.. and Mrs. /. W. Watts speI
Friday with friends in Duquoin.
Ii Mrs. John Arledge spent Thursda
with her grandmother, Mrs. Flen
s. ming, of Sunfield, Ill.
Harvey Turner was all smiles La
% night with his lady love up at the il
y cream parlor, and then he took his gi
and went to the tent meeting.
F" Rollie Smith and John Conner
this city, visited Zeigler yesterday
see about job.
70 Josh Greathouse was in Benton We
y nesday.