Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-01-20
Dallas, Texas.


Esteemed editor and readers, am
weather bound. Today has been a
rough one. Last night the weather
man wrote down 70 above. This
morn at a. M, he wrote in his great
record 26 above, with sleet, snow aud
a strong north wind. am always
feeling bad on such day and decided a
day in doors by the fire is what I
need.
We have no room to grumble at the
weather this winter. We have had a
very warm winter, and very little
rain.
Our new union terminal station is
nearing completion. The plasterers
aud decorators have the main building
in their hands now. The company
announced yesterday that it would be
complete by the 1st of May and ready
for use. They are working quite a
force on building approaches and
sheds, etc. 1t will be second to none
in the South. Complete it will cost
about one and half million dollars.
There was very sudden death near
us here in Dallas Monday. A gentle
man by the name of Chas. Boise,
came home at about 10 a. M. feeling
as we'll as usual, and by p. m. was
dead. Bright's disease of the kidneys
was given as cause of death.
There is an unusual amount of grip
and colds in Texas this winter.
noticed the death announcement OF
J. Russell Pryor. Was sorry to hear
of the death of Judge Pryor. z.
1 am glad the News has found an
able correspondent in Oklahoma in the
person of our friend, "Ok!ahoma
Jack" He writes good, intelligent
letter. and ably represents the good
people of his settlement Would be
glad to shake his hand. Says his
former home was at Cedar Spring. l
have no doubt but that would know
him if had the pleasure Of meeting
him, as at one time there we're very
few in Sequachee Valley l did not
know. However, "Jack," I am glad
you have decided to write for our old
home paper, that labors so hard to
give us something good in each issue
of the paper and is making good, and
I feel that it is the duty Of all of us
to assist him. There are several other
writers / would love to praise, but
space is too scarce. Not 81. G.,
of Eastland, nor my good old friend,
sold Joe," of Caroline Chapel, but |
know that he has good excuse, but
that does not keep me from being dis
appointed when he fails to get his
cheerful letter in.
There is peace in Mexico, but they
still kill and rob our people just the
same. Sometime we will have man
at the head of our United States Gov
ernment that will not be decorated
with yellow streaks Then the depra-
dations will stop. The nearer one is to
the line of Mexico, the more he can
see the farce that is being played.
Waiting game is disgusting, to let
our people who live there be murdered
and robbed, and not try to stop it, but
let some fool hardy American seeking
selfish pleasure or public notoriety,
rush in the war zone and get blown
up or sunk, hen there is big howl
raised and letters of protest and blus-
ter. There is day coming when there
will be a different picture on the ma
tional screen.
And our old friend. Lee Turner, is
married. Congratulations But that
grand reception at Jasper was too
tame. should have been rail instead
of buggy. No offence, Lee. l wish
you a long and prosperous life.
Mrs. Bracken is lingering and suf-
fering without any hope of being any
better. Her many friends are render
ing all the assistance they can to make
her suffering as light as possible.
Mrs. Payne AID the boy are getting
along splendidly, and the father has
recovered sufficiently to take his pen
and write in the book of Books. Rich
ard Gordon Payne.
Let's have good letter from all OF
the correspondents next week and ev-