Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-02-19
Tracy City.
SPECIAL 10 tie Mrsgs.

We all know that prohibition is no
an accomplished fact. The prohibition
battle has just begun. The enemie
Of prohibition are the most willy an
cunning men we have, and not man,
who favor faw enforcement expires
themselves as favorable to the prohibi
ton cause. Therefore the fusion par
ty of the state may lose what the,
have so strenuously stood and battlet
for. The fusionists must hold togeth
er, regardless of soft and sweet declar
ations by the liquor forces. They viii
try to slip into and fill all the Offices
they can. Both parties should selec;
men of high moral standing to fill the
Offices within their gift. First, eff
cheney, honesty, and sobriety is absol
utely necessary. We can't afford tC
support men who openly criticise oul
courts of justice for enforcing the law.
We are not yet convinced that the enc.
mics of state wide prohibition have
given up the fight and have disband-
cd. We ought to know exactly what
each and every candidate stands for,
whether he be democrat, republican,
socialist. fusionist or independent.
Too much is at stake for don't care
attitude of the people.
! was on Flat Branch Sunday night,
Feb. 8. and attended a cottage prayer
service, enc of the best I've been at
for quite while. When / sit down
and study the beauties of the christian
religion and see what a wonderful in
huence it has upon the world, / am in
clined to disagree with the ti-pro-
hibitionists from top to bottom. Our
laws are going to be amended and so
improved that it is going to be might
y hard for men. to evade them.
Baxter Meeks lost ham of meat the
other night by someone stealing it.
John Vanhooser lost a side of meal
also by theft. Stealing is getting to
be little too common.
Mrs. Mollie Myers and her two
daughters, Cleo and Omie, visitedMrs.
Coursey and spent the day Monday.
Jas. Vaughn of Elbow Hollow, has
moved TO Flat Branch.
Steve Sanders will move to Dykes
Hollow, Marion county, this week.
Has sold his place to Jas. O'NeaL
Charley Carrick got hurt in the
mines last week by cars jumping the
track and throwing him against the
entry rib.
The News is quite popular up here.
Nearly everyone likes the paper.
Gilbert Dykes has bought the Cope
place near Oak Grove.
Dave Norvel has sold his house and
ot to Luther Sitz.
Mrs. Lee King, of Rutherford coun-
y, is here on visit to her brothers
md sisters.
Mrs. Agnes Conry is very sick with
Oliver Kilgore isn't doing much
,ood, with stomach trouble and old
ge.
Haven't heard of single drunk in
month, or more.
Candidates keep popping up every
ow and then.
Some are disturbed over the indus
rial outlook up here.
I. B. Landlord has returned from
'klahoma. Haven't seen him yet.
All our young people are out for a
bod time. Hope they will have it.
I've been noticing the official acts
Judge Neil, of Davidson county,
nd I must say he is certainly letting
ashville know be is judge. / admire
Is stand in protecting grand jury
illnesses. We've just little too
UGH of intimidation by the lawless
ement in our courts. know of ,
and juryman who has been told by a ,
rtain party not TO speak to them any
ore because he had given them more
ouble than anyone else. How did !
give them trouble3 Simply by not 8
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ID acting according to his oath and l
structions from the court. This is q
fact. Publicity has no terror for '
me people while others who are /
ilty have the audacity to publicly
ny their guilt. know of a case a
lere three men were charged with
wing on board too much booze and .
,ually they rushed into print and
lied the charge and signed their
mes to the denial when it could
We been proven they were drunk
t same evening. The correspondent a,
them down easy. but they had bet g
go slow in the future. A lady :,
me she went to certain church n
Wednesday night to prayer meet ~
. When she went in lot of boys -
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