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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

STOP FISH GRABBING. "

We are requested to write something
editorially regarding the evil in the
practice of fish grabbing. " Nc
doubt, home as usual whenever we say
anything about 1eprehenisble prac-
tice, will sit back and howl at US for
a while, but here goes, anyway. At
this season of the year fish frequent
the shoals of the rivers to deposit
spawn and parties who can hardly be
called fishermen set ont lines with a
gang of hooks fastened thereto, conceal
themselves along the banks and watch
aud when a fish passes over the line
and hooks, jerk the line in hopes Of
fastening them in its jaws or side.
This is called grabbing" for fish.
As we have said, the fish come to these
shoals for the purpose of depositing
eggs or spawn, and when female Is
caught by this grabbing process it is
all over with thousands of future fish.
1t is as bad or worse than dynamiting,
for it destroys the female fish. eggs
and all, ana the catch each year is
considerable, whereas by the dynamit-
ing process only few fish in a hole
are killed. 1t 10 strange that people
cannot see how they are working
against themselves In such matters. II
they would let the fish spawn and not
destroy the females by this grabbing
process, there would be in few years
myriads of fish in such rivers, where
the practice is done, but in order to
have few fish on their tables they
destroy selfshly embryo fish by the
thousands. In few years our streams
will be destitute of fish of any kind,
and a pleasant sport and recreation,
outside of source of food supply, will
be removed.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
WHITWeLL DEPARTMENT
Items for this Department are So
licited by the Editor

Billie Kelly, of Jasper, was here
Friday.
Elder J. D. Northcut, of Tracy
City, has been here holding a two
weeks revival.
NJ. 7. Upton, formerly of this place
but now of Tracy City, has been dan
gerously i'll with pneumonia.
Squire Coburn and wife, of Dun
lap, were visitors here last week.
John Mason attended the Odd Eel
lows anniversary celebration at Dun
lap last week.
]. T. Bottomlee, the photographer,
will go to Dunlap Saturday to attend
the Decoration exercises of Dunlap
lodge, /. o. o. F.
Repairs are being made to the Mt.
Olivet School house by the School
Commissioners.
Geo. w. Bradetild now has a neat
little store, having put nice front to
his building
J. L. Hudson, the well-known mer-
chant, went TO Chattanooga Monday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Layne
Monday, a fine boy. Business is hust-
ling at the drug store now, and Mr..
Layne grabs Castoria every time when
the people ask for quinine,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
LOoneyS' Greek.

Special 10 The Ne50S.
Misses Nora Condra and Claytie
league we're seen going over toward
Jeffy Defur's Sunday afternoon.
The Sunday school at this place is
planning to have Children's Day exer-
cises. Let all the children come and
take part.
Ask Nora Condra if Victor Ross
mule is q good traveller. She seemed to
be enjoying her ride Sunday after
noon.
Chas Bridges and Albert Condra,
Misses Corinne league and Georgia
Lee Raulston were visiting Miss Lou
Hudson Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Thompson
aud Charlie Coffelt, from Guild,
Tenn, have been visiting home folks.
P. G. Grayson's wife died last week
and was buried.at the Burnett grave
yard Saturday.
Bertha league and Edista Hudson
spent Sunday night with Georgia Lee
Raulston.
Albert Condra. who has been teach
ing school in Georgia, is visiting
home folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Condra.
Peaches and Cream.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
SUPERINTENDENT URGES
HUMANE TREATMENT

A matter which should be reported
to the Society for Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals, is the treatment of
mules in mines in this section, and
probably elsewhere. They are ham
mered and mauled about by senseless
drivers until often serious injury is
done them. Superintendent Will
Meagher, of the T. c.. I. & R. r.
Co., Whitwell, is one superintendent
who is trying to restrain this needless
crulty, and has discharged several men
for beating mules. He declares that
while he is superintendent the mules
will not be ill-treated. He expects by
systematic wedding out Of ill-nstured
drivers to have the mules finally in the
hands of men who will appreciate the
fact that a mule. though stronger, is
flesh and blood like themselves, and in
the close and sometimes foul air of the
mines can stand only as much work as
they can.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

A. r. Rankin, superintendent of
Agricultural Department, is sending
out Premium List of the Agricultural
Department of the Sequatchie Valley
Fair, and in circular letter urges the
farmers to make every possible nrepar
alton to have exhibits at the fair. Tue
premiums have been advanced from
two to four times as much as last seas
on, and this should be an incentive to
SOME to prepare nice exhibits of the
products of their farm. IF you have
Mt anything to exhibit and your
neigh Dor has, urge him by all means
to take it to the Fair.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
HOw's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WALDEN. KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price
75c pei bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
SPLENDID SERIES OF
SERVICES AT WHITWELL

WHITWELL, Tenn, May ia
splendid series of services is being held
at the Church of Christ, Whitwell, by
Rev. J. D. Northcut, of Tracy City.
Large congregations are attending
each night, and great interest is
showa. Rev. Nolthcut is a speaker of
great power, and his sermons are
deep aud intensely interesting. He is
also gentleman Of fine manners, and
attractive in personality. Much good
is being done by the meetings.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
NEW OPENING
TO WHITWELL MINES

WHITWELL, Tenn. May ia
new opening has been made to the
mines of the 7. G, /. a. r. r. Co.,
at Whitwell. which will be officially
known as "No. Z, East. 1t was OPP
ened for mine work Monday, Super
intendent Meagher, driving the first
motor into it, aud photographs of the
scene were taken by J. 7. Bottomlee,
of Whitwell, photographer. 1t will
relieve adjacent openings from conges-
ton with cars, besides saving the COM
pany money in handling coal.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
FOR LONGER SCHOOL TERMS.

A movement is being inaugurated
for longer school terms in this state,
which are very greatly needed. This
fact has been appai ent for years, and
we are gla to note that Superintend-
eut ]. W. Brister is starting a move
ment to this end In letter to the
News, among other things, he says.
"The city schools run, on an aver
age, III days, and in most of the large
cities the term is approximately 200
DAYS: the county high schools run III
DAYS; while in the elementary schools
of rural districts the average term,
last year, was only ia days. When it
is remembered that in this average
are included many large counties
whose term is eight or nine months, 1t
will be seen that in the small counties
the terms are very short, utterly mad
equate for the proper training and ed
ucation of the youth of the State. For
instance, rs counties of the State have
less than a six months term; Al less
than a five months; Z less than four
months, and in one or two counties the
school term last year was less than
three months
"We are trying to inaugurate
movement which will result in min
imum school term of six months in ev-
cry county in the State; and cores
ponding increase in the school term in
counties which now have more than
six months until term of eight or
nine months is reached. q.
'It may be urged that the question
of school term is not the most vital
school matter before the people of the
State today. and we would assent to
this contention. At the same time we
believe that we can expect no great
improvement in the teaching force,
and consequently no better schools in
counties whose terms are too short to
offer reasonable annual income.
''If the people of the country dis
tricts can be brought to realize that
their children neeu as much schooling
as the children of the city, they will
exert themselves to improve school
conditions. THE press is the all pow
erful fundamentally by which we can
create public sentiment; AND il it will
,resort this matter clearly and persist
e....,. suth popular sentiment Will
be Gre atell in favor of longer terms
that dtmand for it will soon be
made. Il
1.-THE State has recently added
largely to school revenues. The main
purpose of the State fund is to stimu-
late local school activities; and this
purpose will not be attained unless
there result longer school terms and
b. tier school opportunities for all
the children of all the people of Ten
Dessee,''
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
No Whiskey Advertising

The seventy-eighth year of it's exist
ence finds the Toledo Blade more popu.
lar than at ony period during it's long
and successful career. 1t is read each
week by more than a million people.
The Blades field is national and it goes
into every state and territory in the
United States, thereby giving it an I'M
questionable right of claiming to be
the greatest national weekly newspa-
per published IN America
The Weekly Blade is distinctly a.
family newspaper. The one object of
it's publishers has always been to make
it Il for the American home, for the
tlreside, and of interest to every mem
Der Of the family. To fulfill this pur-
pose it. is kept clean and wholesome.
The news of the world is handled in a
comprehensive manner, and the various
departments of The Blade are ed ted
with pains taking care. The Household
page is a delight TO the women and
chi. dren; current affairS are treated ed
itorially without prejudice; the serial
stories are selected with the idea of
pleasing the greatest nun Der of fiction
lovers; the Question Bureau is a scrap
book of information; the Farmstead col
umns are conducted with the purpose of
giving the patrons medium for the ex-
change of ideas and information on
farm topics. No department is neglect
ed. but every feature is taken care of
with the idea of max ing the Blade
worth many times the price of subscrip-
tion--ono dollar year
Sample copies mailed free. Address,
THE BLADE,
TOLEDO, OHIO.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
Wonderful Skin SaIve.

Bucklen's Arnica Salve is known ev-
erywhere as the best remedy made for
all diseases of the skin, and also for
buins, bruises and boils. Reduces in
fiamation and is soothing and healing
J. T. Sossaman, publisher of News,
of Cornelius, N. c., writes that one
box helped his serious skin ailment af-
ter other remedies had failed. Only
CSC. Recommended by Whitwell Drug
Co., Whitwell.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

Next week there will be an an
nouncement of date of meeting fol- an
association to be formed in Marion
County for the protection Of fish. Look
fer it, and if you want the fish pro-
teotrd from pot" fishermen, be on
hand to join the association.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
Death of infant.

WHITWELL. Tenn, May 13.-The
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Doc
Graham died at Whitwell Sunday and
was buried at the Walker cemetery
Monday. Cause of death was stonl-
ach trouble
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
BOX SUPPER IN AID
OF CHURCH AT VICTORIA

VICTORIA, Tenn, May IA box
supper was given by the ladies of
Bethel Church, Victoria, Saturday
night, to aid in securing funds for a
new roof for the church. Some 1877. 90
were realized from the sale of boxes
donated, and still more from the large
quantity of ice cream sold, some
twelve gallons.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

Lame back is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles of the
back, for which you will find nothing
better than Chamberlain Liniment.
For sale by all dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

There is no street in London named
after any of Dickens characters, but
in Stepney there is Copperfield place
and near are found Dora street and
an Agnes street.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

Order the News, soc cash only
gets it for a year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

Meal freshly ground from good corn
always on hand for sale or exchange
at our mill, soc per bushel.
HILL & SON.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15

Poor appetite is a sure sign of i'm
paired digestion. A few doses of
Stomach and Liver Tab
let's will strengthen your digestion and
improve youl appetite. Thousands
have been benefited by taking these
Tablets. Sold by all dealers.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
!. 0. O. F. LODGE
DECORATES GRAVES

WHITWELL, Tenn, May New
Hope Lodge, l. 0. O. F., lin Upper
Marion County, decorated graves Sun
day, and held dinner on the ground
at Cedar Spring. The lodge is an ex-
cellent one, and group photo was
taken by Bottomlee, the wellknown
photographer. Dunlap lodge, I. Q.
o. F., will decorate next Sunday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
BEST VARIETIES
SWEET POTATO PLANTS

We are prepared to fill orders for
Early Red Bermuda and Golden Yam
sweet potato slips, from best Murray
seed stock. 4
HILL & SON,
Sequatchie, Tenr
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
NEW RURAL ROUTE
TO BE LOCATED

WHTWELL, Tenn. May IL. "A new
rural route is to be located on noun
tain top above Whitwell There is a
large number OF people residing in the
vicinity, who will be served by the
route, which will take in the we'll
populated communities known as En-
glish Cove and Mt. Olivet.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-05-15
THE 81

CpEnIAI- Tine News and tn Blad
" LO-HI one year each, soc cas- b
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
men from the state farm at Brook
inps To do the th, aShinp Thay

men from the state farm at Brook
ings to do the th' eshing. They
brought with them Il small luachine
built especially for the threshins
Of alfalfa. After fin shing the work
here the men went to Lennon
VIII Q they will ia: care of the
grain upon the state farm ar that
town.
The "Medicago Oalcata" variety
of alfalfa is especially adapted to
growing in dry climates and for
that reason the seel is very valu-
able. The state is making special
effort to secure seed from this Va.
riety of alfalfa for the use of the
farmers living in the western part
of South Dakota. 1t has been
planted in number Of places and
has proved a great success.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Duck Season Closes December is.

Pierre, Nov. 5.-F'rom inquiries
to the game department there is
evidently a question of doubt in
the minds of a number of people
in the state as to the time when
duck shooting closes in South Da.
kOta. The state law makes the
open season from September 10 tO
April 8 inclusive, while the nation.
al law is from September 7 to De-
cember 1G. AS the state licenses
are issued under the state law,
many think that will rule, but the
national law takes preference, and
any one offending after December
l6 will have the federal law to dea
with.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
FAILED TO MAKE REPORT
LOSE INSURANCE MONEY
City Auditors Failed to Report Status
OF Fire Department Equipment
To State Auditor.

Pierre. Nov. 8: Though the
city auditors OF Chester, Interior,
MObrldge, were notified three
times by the state auditor they
haye failed to report the status
of their fire department equipment,
which under the law must be re-
ported to the state auditor before
November est and they have con.
sequently lost out in receiving any
of the appropriation which is Civ
en- to all towns in proportion to the
fire premiums paid by the insurance
companies. The amount paid all
towns is two per cent of the fire
premiums which have been paid
the town The money thus paid
is devoted to the fire departments 9
necessities in each town, and in
some instances amounts to quite a
little. -.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Red Cross Special

The Milwaukee is sending a
special car, in charge of the Red
Cross society, from Chicago to the
west coast. The car is accOmpan-
led by "a corpse OF trained nurses
and equipped with modern devices
for rendering first aid to the in
iured.
The car will stop at all division
points and cities along the Mil.
waukee system and tine employees
of the road will be called upon to
visit the car and there witness
practical demonstrations for ad-
ministering emergency assistance
to persons who are hurt in ac-
cidents or taken suddenly i'll while
travelling.
The car will he in Mobridge on
November % and Il and will be
in charge Of DR.. w. H. Lipscomb,
of the Rcd Cross society.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
The STATE FAIR BOARD

Huron, Nov. l2-The state fair
board, which was in session at the
secretsry's Office yesterday, ad-
jOurned last night, after a very
successful and busy session. The
entire business of the 1913 fair
was gone over and checked up and
proved to have been successful.
from q financial and attendance
standpoint, of any previous fair
held in the state, the showing be-
ing very gratifying to the board
members.
At the session many new points
for the improvement of the grounds
and the convenience Of the visitors
were discussed and several OF the
features adopted and will be made
before the meeting next year.
Before closing the session the
.ollowing officers were elected 70,
the ensuing year; President, W.
s. Hell; vice president, Isaac Lin
colnp treasurer, j. E. Platte; see
re:ary, &, n. McIlvaine.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Man on Ground Has Rights

Minot Reporter: The time has
come when the man in the machine
must be made to realize that tho
man on the ground has rights. 1t
is the pedestrian and not the auto
mobile driver who has the right
of way on the highway. 1t is an
old rule of the road at sea that the
slower vessel has the right OF way.
The fast steamer must get out of
the way of the bay scow. The
principal prevails on land. Too
often the motOrist toOt their horns
and 60 flying by corner. They
seem to think that it is only nec-
cessary to sound their warning to
make all men an women take to
the sidewalk. The streets and
roads belong to the people, not to
the motorist alone.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Our New Serial

Commencing in the next issue
of the The MoBRIDGE NEWS, No.
vember p. we will publish the
opening chapters of Within the
Law, a story that is interest
holding from the opening of the
first chapter until the closing Of
the last
This is the celebrated story Of
life ia the under world and the
upper world, as novalized by Mar
vim Dana from the great play by
Bayard WELLER.
The story of the battles OF Mary
Turner, the department store
worker, for life, liberty and honor
is one OF the master literary efforts
of the day.
The operations OF the bullying
police, OF scheming lawyers, OF
thieves and grafters, and business
man center around this frail girl
desti ned at last to Outwit the man
hounds that live by hunting down
their fallen brothers.
This is an absolute clean story
and deals with all of the vita
phases of modern life, and those
who begin it will look eagerly fol
future installments.
Don't miss the OPENING chapter
in next wa"k's issue Of TIE NrwS
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Valuable Alfalfa Seed.

Yesterday about 400 pounds of
Siberian alfalfa seed, of the Medi
cagO Falcata" variety, was shipped
from the state experimental farm
near Mobridge to the Agricultural
College at Brookings. The seed
was shipped by express and valued
at g, 1000, Ave dollars a pound.
The alfalfa was produced from
about five acres of ground and its
cultivation and care during the
summer was under the personal
supervision OF j. j. klien OF this
city, who had charge of the farm
Prof. Hanson sent courle oi
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Lower Taxes

John Hirning of Pierre, former
state auditor, was in MObridge
yesterday. He is connected with
the state tax commission and his
visit to this section had to do with
his duties. While in Mobridge
Mr.. Hirning stated that through the
work of the commission the 1913
tax levy in Walworth county for
state purposes, exclusive of the
tax on railroad property, would
be 5000 or more less than in
1912. This would average about
fifty cents per capita for the coun-
ty and mean q big saving to the
tax payers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Governor Byrne Asked to Explain

Governor Byrne in an interview
stated that Dick richards had given
to the public figures which were
absolutely false and misrepresent-
ing. Richards comes back with a
letter to the governor giving the
state auditor as authority for his
figures The editor of the DakOtan
upon receiving the figures made by
Richards went to the Office of the
state auditor and verified the
figures, finding them just as given
by Mr.. Richards. 1t is now up to
the governor to show where the
figures are not correct. The
figures given out by Mr.. Richards,
which he secured Of the state
auditor, show that the tax levy
made by the tax commissioners is
about $500, 600 less than the
amount appropriated by the legis.
Iature to run the state. The COVER
nor states that it is but $4OO, 900
aud that the miscellaneous receipts
received by the state will pay that.
In Mr. Richards statement hs al
lows credit for the 500, 900
miscellaneous receipts, still lssvS'
ing q deficiency OF $500, 900. Will
the governor kindly tell us where
that $i4O0, 600 is to come frOm.-~
Pierre Daily Dakotan.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-14
Aberdeen Elk Ledge Receives Fine Gift.

Aberdeen Daily American, Nov.
S.-Dr. NJ. c. johnson last eve
ming presented the Aberdeen Lodge
No. lO46 with q valued trophy of
his recent hunting expedition into
the Montana mountains in the
shape of the magnificent elk which
fell before his unerring aim. The
animal is to be stuffed and placed
in prominent position in the
lodge room.
While the Aberdeen lodge is the
possessor OF several fine heads, it
has long wished for complete EN-.
blem Of the name of the order and
many were the admonitiOns which
the doctor had before he left as to
the kind of an animal he should
bring back.
The specimen is rather larger
than the ordinary run, measuring
"a inches to the ground from the
shoulders, ~ inches from the
launches and 80 inches from be-
tween the horns 20 the root of the
tail. Its antlers have a fine spread
and each side is siX-tined.