Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-01-25
Arlington. Tex.
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Yes, we people of the Snnny South
lido once in a while get "A glimpse of
real winter, Our weather man has
been promising us some real winter
weather since the first of November,
but owing to war, high cost of living.
or scarcity of gasoline, or wind, it
failed to.get here until last Sunday,
the t4th. Then it began to sleet ano
snow and kept it up all day and part
OF the night. 1t was 8 inches deep,
the largest snow have seen since
1905.
With the advanced preparation of
our land, the farmers are a happy set
OF men in this country. lacked one
day of having all my land broken,
could have got done, but stove wood
and coal was getting scarce, SO sent
one wagon after wood and one after
coal, so | was not caught without
fuel
Yes, the young people keep getting
married. Owen Swain and Miss Eva
Tanning surprised us all the last day
Of 1916. We had been looking for it
for some years, SO it was not SO much
Of a surprise.
Mike Austin of Grapevine, is to get
married the 2tst to lady in Fl.
Worth, but l don't know her name.
Mike is about So years old, 80 the old
and young travel the same way and go
sashing down the road together.
Miss Callie Bracken has been visit
ing kinfolks at Dallas, returning
home few days ago.
Miss Mary flaming has been visit
ing Csllie Bracken during the big
snow.
I got letter from clone Star" of
Dallas. He said while meandering
his way down those slippery street, the
street flew up and hit him in the
back. No damage but the soaring Of
few people in that vicinity who see
ing the buildings tremble thought it
WAS an earthquake, but after running
out in the streets they saw the cause. I
Poor clone STAR was trying to turn
around behind himself to get at his
back to brush the snow off, he felt
like the whole Mexican army had
struck him. ~
Small grain is looking fine since the
snow is melting off with our land all
lat broken, good and deep, and good
season at this time of the year With
lust little rain in the summer, if the
farmers will use some good horse sense
md not plant the solid south all in
cotton at prevailing prices we ought
o do well in 1917. Let every man
raise corn enough to do him in 1917.
Let every man raise enough corn to do
lin and hogs for his meat and one to
ell. aud have cows and chickens, and
e will not know anything about the
Ugh cost of living l am practicing
vhat preach. Then the man on pub
ic works and in the city could feed
is family, 1t is just awful to see the
in the two cities on each
ide of me.
w. A. Goode. one of "Lone stars
and three of his friends,
oaded in a big Overland car on the
7th, and headed for rabbits They
OF within about two miles of Inc,
truck little bit Of rough road and
1to the ditch they went and stuck in
nree feet of snow, and 10 and be-
old their gasoline was out. They
oofed it in to my house and stayed
,r supper while a neighbor got gas
Or them. They bought two rabbits to
IKE home with them to keep their
ives from leaving them. Say, Mr. !
ditor, dom tell this or May would
OF let them come again. T. S. B.