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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Pleasant Grove.
Conducted by J. D. NJ.

! Spetfaif0 he Ne70S
Cutting wood and making fires il
the order of the day.
! 1t is sad to pen the death of Miss
Emily Rogers, who died at her home
Saturday, Nov. IA, at 5 o'clock She
was rs years old. She bad been In
poor health all summer. Funeral ser.
vices were helh at her home by Rev.
J. q Lambert. aud the body was laid
to rest at the old family graveyard
closs to her home She lsft two aged
sisters and host of friends to mourn
! her loss
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell Wal
lace. one day last week, fine girl
Mr., and Mrs Walter Hancock, OF
Sweeden's Cove, visited MI. Han
cock parents. Mr. and Mrs Albert
Hancock, SATURDAY and Sunday
Mrs Sarah Herren and children Wis
tied Bonnie Jones Friday
Miss Mabel Kelly and cousin, of
Jasper; visited the Misses Hoge Sun.
day night
Mr., and Mrs Albert Privett visited
Mr.. Privett's mother, Mrs, Sam Priv
EFT, Sunday,
Mrs. A. 5, Kelly and daughter. of
man, one day last week.
Walter Webb visited his cousins,
Clarence and William Webb, Sunday.
Green McCollum and wife from the
cove, has rentei Mrs Nan Jones place
and is living on it,
Henry H. Hancock, of Hoge's
Crossing, vas in our vicinity Mouuay
on business
Mrs Maud Miller of North Carolina,
visited her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Johu
Dame. last week
Aunt Betsy Dame is on the sick list.
Mrs Nan Jones was visiting Mrs, W.
r. Jones one day last week.
Mrs. Blessing has returned from an
extended visit in Chattanooga.
Andrew Hancock, from Sweeden's
Cove, was in our vicinity SATURDAY
and Sunday.
Johu McGuirt, of Jasper, was in orr
vicinity one 1sy last week on bust
ness
Mrs Rosa Quarles and children, and
Sam Quarles called on Mrs. Bonnie
Jones one day last week.
Mrs. Martha Lambert visited Mrs.
Betsy Colston one day last week,
John Lambert's boy, Bob. is very
sick with typhoid ana malarial fever.
DR.. K Shelton is attending him.
Mrs. Farley and Alley Hancock
were in Jasper Friday shouting
Blue Bird.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.
Tennessee Mountain Coal & Land Co
ct al

Tennessee Mountain Coal q Land Co.
ct al 4,
VS..
Sequachee Valley Saw Mill aud Lum-
Der Co, ct al,
in the Chancery court of Marion coun-
ty Tenn.
In I'll is cause it appearing to the sat
isfaction of the Clerk and Master.
from Complainant Bill, which is
sworn to, tuat Defendant, Sequachee
Valley Saw Mill and Lumber Co and
A. Milbraudt, are non residents of
this State, SO that the ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served. 1t is
therefore ordered that publication be
made in the Sequachee Valley News,
a newspaper published in the town Of
Sequachee, for four consecutive weeks,
commanding said non resident defend
ants to appear at the next January
Rules. 1915. of the Chancery Court. to
be held in the Courthouse in the town
of Jasper. on the first Monday of jan
uary, 1916, aud plead, answer or de-
muir to said Bill, or the same will be
taken for confessed, and set for hear
ing ex parte as to them.
This the 2Sth day Of October, 1914.
A. L. ROBERTSON,
Clerk and Master.
ALBERT R. RANKIN, D. G. & M.
Printers Fee, $500
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
LOCAL.
Telephone. Jasper 5s-5

u. u. Alley, senior member of the
-'a ssh,ing nrm Of VanD q Alley, Jasper,
was here Sunday
a. u. Evans, Duulap, canrot get
aIong without the News and sends
SUBSCRIPTION this week.
Inc regular meeting of the County
union or the F f q G u. will meet
O'Clock.
w. = Spangler, of the Pleasant
drove district, was hera Monday, and
PAID us a pleasant call Mr.. Spsngler
nas tue distinction of being one of our
'olaest Subscribers
Mr. and Mrs S. L. Rogers, of
MnlsWeli. were here Monday, return
ing from visit in the Battle Creek
neighborhood over Sunday.
Rogers a. Kelly. Of Whitwell, have
an advertisement ia this issue that is
not nard to find They are handling a
SPECIAL lot of good stoves and ranges
OlVe them call whtn in Whitwell.
With the temperature % deg II the
shade Tuesday morning, bananas look
ed sick Several hogs turnout the city
took sick and died the evening before,
but it wasn't any disease that carried
them off
John Hankins, the Watkins remedy
man, OF Jasper was here yesterday
and presented us with one of the ex.
cellsnt almancs gotten out by his com
pany. which is right mp to datein ev-
cry particular.
VIM. Lee killed two fine hogs Mou-
day evening, and when we applied for
some of the rroduct generously refus-
Cd the pay. He appreciats ID the con-
dition of the g. itoria txchequer,
which is pretty low these times when
subscriptions to the only paper are
mighty scattered.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Xix,
of Dstroit. Mich, Monday, laugh
ter The father, who is ore of the
1890 men employed by the Ford auto
mobile Company there, is feeling very
happy, and mother and babe are get
ting along nicely.
D D Levi. Route 2, Whitwell,
but living about one mile of this
place, kindly orders the News, and
brings us some very fins sweet pota-
toes Mr. Lewis allowed his subscrip
tion to run out, but when be was here
Saturday said he felt lost without the
News a. weekly visitor.
r l. Pryor, of Jasuer, was here
Monday. He was returning from g
trip out o. the mountain in search of
a stray better He reports pretty
cool trip as the tsmncrature was air
ish on the breezy height He has an
ad about bis heifsr in this issue as he
IS anxious to get the animal.
Mr.. Albert Wallace, of Rochester.
N. 81 forwarded barrel of McIn-
tosh apples to Mr. q Sherman of this
city recently With instructions to dis
tribute among bis friends here. Sat
urday morning MIR Sherman favored
us with nice basket of the apples
which proved excellent and the first
of the kind to our recollection. that
we ever sampled II was nice thing
of Mr.. Wallace to do, and the remem-
brance was certainly appreciated.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
WONDERFUL CORN
YIELD in MAURY
Five Hundred and Seventeen
Bushels from One Acre
in Four Years.

WASHING TON, Nov. ~ --Sugges-
tions that government ownership of
railroads might offer the most practic-
able solution of problems confronting
the transportation industry in this
country were made here today by
Laurence B Finn, of Kentucky, pres
ident of the National Association of
Railway Comm s,ioners, in his annual
address opening the associations TWEEN
ty-sixth convention
ECONOMY demands elimination of
com petition between public service
enterprises, and by force of this econ
omic condition a monopoly in trans
portation is necessary, said President
Finn. eff private monopoly is in
defensible and intolerable. should not
a Necessary monopoly be publicly own
ed"
Tue surest way to destroy commun-
ism is to guarantee private property
security from aggression. The surest
way to make effective this guarantee
il to prevent private ownership or con-
troll of necessary nlonopolies. If the
protecting hand of this nation is nee
essary to husband the prodigal resour-
ces of natures bounteous gifts to man
in the icy lands of Alaska to prevent
despoliation at the hands of privately
owned transportation companies, why
Is it not necessary to ptotect the mea-
gre product of mans labor from the
self same fats in other parts of our
fair landT"
A report presented by Martin S.
Decker, of the New York public SER
vice commission Oh express service
and express service and express rates.
showed that during the last fiscal year
express compauy revenues hal fallen
approximately $40, 900, 900, and that
the net income of the express industry
was substantially negligible. The
report pointad out, however. that the
new interstate express rates prescribed
by t,e interstate commerce commits
sion had not been in fleet a sufficient
length of time to make such estimates
conclusive
About 900 etate railway commission
ers are attending the convention.
witch will continue it's sessions to-
morrow San Francisco today was
chosen as next years meeting place.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Jasper Department

R. F. Martin, Of Sweetwater,
Tenn. was here last week
Miss Winnie Mclaughlin, of Frank
lin, Tenn, has been the guest of Miss
Mary Darr.
Miss Virginia Pope has returned
from Chattanooga, where she has been
the guest of Miss Elizabeth Downing.
Rev. W. R Snider who takes the
place of Rev. S P. Douglass as pastor
of the NJ. E. Church hera, has moved
his family here from Chattanooga
Among those attending the funeral
of Anderson Prigmore at Inmau We'd
nesday of last week were Mr., and
Mrs. M. Turner and Mrs. Willie G.
Spears, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs d. Fl. woolf, of Kan
sas City. we're here Monday of last
week. They we're travelling thru on
foot aud have BEEN travelling for four
years. walking over $1,000 miles thru
the various states of the union. They
presented picturesque appearance
here clad in khaki with their pony
cart loaded with camping outfit Their
cart is two wheeled affair drawn by
a pony, which is over 90 years old,
aud has accompanied them all the dis
lance of their travels. They make
their living selling hook which they
have written regarding their travels,
and also post card views Mr. Woolf
was in bad health, apparently hope
less consumptive, and was recommend
ed to try the open life. He is in
splendid health now, and he and his
wife are both healthy and rugged.
Mr.. Woolf is q violipist, also, aud has
number of trick performances on the
instrument, which never fail to de-
light audiences where he performs.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
WhitWell.

SPECIAL 10 fh< We70J.
j. w. Norwood was in Pikeville
last week, visiting relatives.
Mrs Harris Scruggs and son have
been visiting in Tracy City.
The heavy wind of Sunday night
blew down several large trees along
the pike between here and Sequachee.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leonard Rogers visit
ed relatives in Battle Greek over Sun
day.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Sherlock Holmes Stories
Exclusively in Golfers

Al the Sherlock Holmes stories published in
1915 will be printed exclusively in Golfers.
The "Last-minute" pictures Of the European
War will appear every week in the photographic
section Of Golfers
The inest fiction written will appear each week
in short story and serial form.
Mari; Sullvan's timely Editorials and widely
quoted Comments on Congress will continue 10 be
an exclusive feature.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Visited Mother.

j. 81. Northcut, of Whitwell, who
has been in the Pelham Valley neigh
borhood for a fsw days to visit his
mother, Mrs NJ. E. Swee ton, was in
our town day or two last week. =
Mrs. Grundy, Tracy City.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
ueath of Infant.

WhitN ell. Nov ID. The infant OF
Mr. and Mrs w b Barker died Sun
day night Interment was made al
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Sequachee
county, Tuesday afternoon. the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. W. D.
Farmer
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
FOR SALE.

My home at Whitwell sold at bar
gain If taken at once One of the MIC
est places in WhitvelI Cash or terms
Call at bank j. r Morgan, agent.
J. T. BOTTOMLEE,
Whitwell. Tenn
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
NOTICE

Having sold my farm, / offer for
sale the following:
25 head young work mules.
brood mares, sucking mule colts.
All farm implements.
j. l.. WILKERSON:
Phone SO Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19

Methods for enlarging and reducing
photograph records. giving increased
or di Unfinished sound intensity have
been invented by Frencbman.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19

County Treasurer GuiIlian, of Au-
burn, Neb.. received a request from a
Msywooi man for tstement of mis-
personal tax s for 1888. cause his
conscience was troubling him
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19

The Chattanooga News, daily,
and the 8 page Sequachee Valley
News, weekly, $500. This is your
chance. These two papers will give
you some good reading this winter.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Memoirs of
Napoleon
In Three Volumes

This man caused the last
general European war.
His personal memoirs, written
by his secretary, Baron De
Meneval, are full of the most
absorbing incidents, especially in
view Of the present great Euro
pean struggle.
Just a hundred years ago, his ambi-
lions bathed the Continent in sea of
blood. France alone, under his leader
ship, foughtGermany, Russia, Austria,
Italy, and Great Britain-and quOR.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
For Sale, Etc.

FOR Solicitation paper for tracing
embroidery designs, sc sheet, &c by
mail. HILL & SON.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
CHANCERY LAND SALE.

By virtue of decree of the Chan
Gerry Court of Marion County, Tennes-
see, in the case of Ed Higgins ct al
vs.. George Higgins ct al. on
Saturday, December S, 1914,
in front of the court house door at
Jasper. Tenn, / will sell to the high
est and best bidder the lands set out
and described in the record and the
original bill in this cause, to which
reference is made for particular de-
scription. Said sale will be made on
a credit of and Q years, except 10
per cent. cash to be paid on day of
sale. for deferred payments taking
notes, with personal security, drawing
interest from date, and retaining a
lien on the land sold as a further Sc
curity on said purchase money notes.
This Nov. 9th, 1914.
A. l.. ROBERTSON,
c. & NJ.
A. r. RANKIN,
D. G. s. M.
Printers Fee, $6. so.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Get these Memoirs
Free

Byspecial arrangement with the pub
fishers of GOLFERS, The National
Weekly, we are enabled to offer linn
tied number of these three-volume sets
Of the Memoirs of Napoleon free with
years subscription TO Golfers and
this paper. The offer is strictly limited
Ito get advantage of it you must act
promptly.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-19
Pumpkins Galore.

A, W. HUMANS had one pumpkin
vine in his garden that had 43 good
pumpkins on it, Who can beat that
Glade Creek cor. Bledsonian, Pike
Vile, Tenn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
SMALL ARMY AFTER BANDITS
Michigan Sheriff Now Has One Hun.
dred Men In Posse.

Escanaba, Mich, April 20-With
the arrival of 100 armed men and
bloodhounds the hunt for Joe Parent
and his pal, "One-Armed Clyde
Smith. believed responsible for a
long series of holdups on the 500
Line, was renewed with vigor.
For sixty hours the bandits, hiding
in the dense swamps surrounding
Gladstone, have defied capture at the
hands of citizens posse of 300
men.
Sheriff Curran expresses confidence
In the ultimate capture of the men.
He has called upon members of the
Escanaba naval reserve as individuals
to aid In the man hunt and nearly
half hundred of them offered to
serve.
Three men have been wounded in
the revolver battles with the bandits
Marshal Danielson Of Gladstone, shot
through the abdomen, and Detective
Hicks of the 500 road, shot through
the hip. are in serious condition
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Reagan, shot
through the leg, is not seriously hurt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
PARCEL POST DOES
RUSHING BUSINESS
St. Paul Figures Indicate Phe.
nOmenaI Increase.

st. Paul, April 20-Figures com.
piled from the fifteen days weighing
OF all parcel post matter mailed at
the st. Paul postoffice during the
period from April to Is, inclusive.
show that the number of parcels re.
ceived for mailing at st. Paul has In
creased 1852 per cent since the fifteen
days weighing period last October.
Three reasons are assigned for
this big increase, the natural increase
OF business, the admission of books
as parcel post matter and the raise
In the weight limit In distant zones
from eleven to twenty pounds.
The total weight of the outgoing
parcel post matter during the fifteen
days was 340,429 pounds, making the
average weight of the parcel post
packages 2.12 pounds. October last
when a test was taken, the average
parcel was found to be exactly two
pounds.
The amount of postage paid on all
parcel post packages during the fif
teen days was taken, but the figures
showing the revenue from this source
we're not completed. They will be
announced later.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
DELEGATES ARE GATHERING
q. A. r. to Hold Annual Meeting at
Washington.

Washington, April 20.-With only
two more days before the annual
meeting of the Daughters of the
American Revolution delegates began
arriving in Washington in increasing
numbers.
With Mrs. William Cumming Story
of New York, president general, and
other officers of the society here, all
Is practically in readiness for the meet
ing. Numerous entertainments have
been planned, chief of which will be
the reception by President Wilson at
the White House Wednesday.
The proposal to pay off large part
of the Indebtedness on Memorial hall
is arousing considerable interest Ac-
cording to the treasurer general $685.
600 has been paid on the building dur,
ing the last year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
lAFOLLETTE SCORES WILSON
Wisconsin Senator Says Presiden nj
Shows Reactionary Views.

Madison, Wis, April 20.-President
Wilson is read into the ranks of the
standpatters by Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette I'm an editorial in La Toilette s
Magazine.
Senator La Toilette declares thai
Wilson has shown direct reactionary
views on three counts-the passage
OF currency bill legalizing Wall
street money power, the postponement
of the bill to provide safety at sea
thereby surrendering to the shipping
trust. and the appointment of Win
throp Moore Daniels on the inter
state commerce commission.
1T reminds thoughtful persons o.
the beginning of the second year oi
the reign OF one William Howard
Taft" says the editorial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Mother" Jones May Tell of Strike
Conditions.

Denver, April 20.-"Mother" Mary
Jones, aged strike leader. will testify
before the Colorado strike probe com.
mittee in Washington in regard to her
experience in Colorado military pris.
ons if the committee will allow her.
She viii so attempt to tell of her
experiences in the Colorado strike
field to President Wilson and his cab
met
The policy committee of the Colo
RADIO district of the United Mine Work.
crs telegraphed to Chairman Foster
of the house mines and mining com
mittee asking for permission for
Mother" Jones to testify.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
OVERDUE VESSELS
HAD MANY ON BOARD
Grave Fears Expressed for Safe.
" Of Little Craft.

Valdez, Alaska, April 20.-Grave
fear is expressed here for the safety
of the tug Tatoosh, which, with the
barge America in tow. Is seven days
overdue from Seattle,
The tug and her tow were last
sighted April 10, off Cape st. Elias
and IL is feared the craft was caught
in the recent heavy seas off the Cop
per river delta.
Besides the crew on the tug there
were forty carpenters aboard the
barge, which carried 1900 tons oi
mining machinery and supplies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
sREAT DAMAGE BY TORNADO
property Loss Considerable in South
ern Oklahoma

Tulsa, Okla, April 20.-A tornado
tnat swept Southern Oklahoma caused
the death of one person, injuries to
several others and tore many houses
from their foundations.
Two oil refining plants were dam
aged at Chikasa and a 35,000-barrel
oil tank near Sand Springs was struck
by lightning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
GIVEN LONG TERM IN PRISON
Second Man Convicted of Assauitinl
Woman.

Kansas City, April 20.-A jury in
Judge Lathsaws court found guilty
Oscar Harrison, the second to be tried
for an attack on Mrs. Gertrude Shid.
ler, and fixed the penalty at twenty
four years in the penitentiary.
Vie Gueringer, the first man found
guilty, was sentenced to be hanged
by the same court ten days ago,
Gueringer, it is said, was the man
who subjected the woman to most OF
the torture.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
TWO MORE ARRESTS MADE
Seven In Custody on Charge Of Kid
mapping Minister.

Denver. April 20.-Two more ar
rests In connection with the kidnap
ping OF Rev. Otis L. Spurgeon here
April 5, were made when Michael
Burke. an undertaken, and p. A. Me
Laughlin, a saloon keeper, were taken
into custody by order of the sheriff
A total of seven arrests have beer
made In connection with the case
Ave others being released on bond.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon came to Denver
to lecture against the Roman Catholic
cAuruA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
Schooner Lost; Crew Safe.

Gloucester, Mass, April 20-The
Gloucester fishing schooner Harmony,
according to dispatches received here
from St Pierre. was driven ashore
on the island and will be total loss.
The crew of twenty men reached
shore safely
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
MiIitants Burn Tea Rooms.

Belfast, Ireland, April 20.-The Bel
fast corporations tea rooms in Belle
yue gardens were burned The dam.
age was extensive. The police say
th fire was the work of a suffragette
arson squad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20
Fire Endangers Big Rreweries.

st. Louis April 20.-F'ire swept a
lumber yard in the brewery district
near the river front and all the avail
able fire apparatus in the city was
called out l. prevent spread to the
big breweries. The loss is S50,00
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-04-20

st. Paul Pioneer Dead.

st. Paul, April 20.--Captain James
King. one of St Pauls earliest set
tiers, is dead. Captain King had been
prominent In the city's business and
official life during his active years.
He had been Ill for some time and
because of his advanced years had
not been expected to recover.