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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
MARI0N'S SCHOOL BOARD
ASKS INCREASED LEVY

The Marion County School
Board will ask for an increase in
the school levy at next session of
the county court. The present
rate is 35c and 15c additional will
be asked, making the levy SOC,
which is the limit as allowed by
state law. 1t is estimated that
the additional levy will give six
months school term for all the
schools of the county. The
school fund at beginning of pres
ent school year was $4,000 be-
hind, and last year the school term
was only A! months. This year
it is expected to increase the
school term to five months, and it
is estimated that if this concession
is obtained from the court that
the school term can be increased
to six months and the indebted
ness reduced to $1,000. Addition
al aid is also coming from the
state school apportionment of IA
per cent. instead of the 8 per
cent. heretofore granted. This
amount, however, has been in
cluded in the estimate for the
increased school term. 1t is sug-
gested that the court since the
bridges of the county are being
put in good condition and in fact
the bridge fund really exceeding
what is needed, divert portion
of the levy for this fund to the
public schools.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
HEAVY WEIGHT CATTLE
SHIPPED FROM BLEOS0E

Pikeville, Tenn, Sept. A.
Fifty cattle averaging 1875 lbs.,
each. were shipped from Bledsoe
county last week, it taking two
cars to hold them. They were
shipped to the Cincinnati market
and brought a fancy price. Thev
were raised by T. A. Pope and
were Hereford stock. This makes
eleven cars of cattle shipped from
Bledsoe this year, and more will
be shipped later.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06

September 90. 1887; Margaret, Nov
ember 90, 1891. Two of them married
children of Capt. John Anderson-Re-
cebecca married William Anderson
and John married Mary Anderson.
The latter couple married Aug. 16,
1898, and came to Sequatchie Valley
1903 when there we're no loads and
they had to cut their way through for
est and cane brake to reach the spot
where they settled--less than two
miles below where Pikeville now
stands. 1t was during the married life
Of this couple that delf plates came
into use. John Skillern objected to
them saying they "dulled his knife.
To this couple were born ten children
as follows: James, June ~, 1899;
John A, Dec. 25, 1901; Anderson, Ju-
ly 90, 1904 Rebecca, May 81. 1907;
Mary Ann. Mar. 90, 1910; Jane A.
June 90. 1919; Joseph Crawford. Nov.
II, 1875; Audley A, April ., 1919;
Martha L.. Oct. II, 1890; William
". May 25. 1928.
OF these children James is the
proeenitor of the Skillerns now living
Ssquatohie Valley. He married Scot
ia Lewis Nov. IL, 1897. To them
were born nine children. The eldest
of these, Minerva Adeline. who mar
ried Stephen D, Thurman. is perhaps
the best known in Sequatchie county.
The parents of Scotia Lewis were
"Tanzie" and Margletta Lewis. -Ex-
Sequatcbisn in Dunlap Tribune.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, Texas.
| SbEaaI 10 me Mars.
Esteemed Editor and readers:
| will try the old game again
of looking around for something
to say that will be of some inter-
est to someone.
left Dallas last Saturday for
Arlington, and spent three days
very pleasantly, returning Mon
day night.
Wednesday afternoon / loaded
on a jitney and went East a few
miles to visit Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G.
Payne and spent one day and
night with them very pleasantly.
Cotton picking is the talk of
the farmer when he can get an
opportunity from talking war
talk. That is the most talked of
any other subject by all classes.
The next of interest is the i'm
peachment of Gov. Ferguson,
which is now before the Senator
ial Court, which has adjourned
until Monday, 3. No one can tell
what the verdict will be, but at
this time it doesn't look very good
for Governor Jim, but there may
be a chance for him. | rather
think public sympathy is with the
governor. but if it is handled for
a political effect no one can make
a guess at the result. The gov
ernor's friends say it is a scheme
to knock him out of the Senator
ial ring. The state doesn't claim
to have lost any money. The
governor claims he has not done
anything except what the law
gave him the authority to do. |
have not been asked for an opin-
ion on it so willnot venture one.
AS my busy day has come, | can
not afford to notice small things
like the war and impeachment of
a governor.
From the 1st to the 10th OF
each month, am always very
busy. After this rush is over |
am going up in Denton and Fanin
Counties to stay few days. AS
have quit going South | hardly
know what to do with myself be-
tween the 10th and 30th | guess
| will get along all right. got a
letter from the southern city yes
terday telling me that there was
someone the. Z that would be
if | would resume my
semi-monthly visits there, but /
think | will not go very soon, if |
ever.
| have not settled in nv mind
as to what | will do next year.
may not stay in Texas. | have
been considering u change to New
York City. ! have a position Of
fered me there. | may go but |
DO not like to leave Texas.
hope to hear from all points
in the valley next issue and not
from all at one place.
| will close as | might say some,
hing that would look ugly.
Lone Star.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
". A. MOORE DEAD
Was Old Settler and CiVi War
Veteran.

Dunlap, Tenn. Sept. 1.-W.
A. Moore, who had been serious
ly i'll for several months, died
here this morning at about 1920.
He was about 73 years of age.
Mr.. Moore came to the Sequat-
chic valley in the early days of
of Dunlap and settled at Mt.
Airy, five miles north of here,
where he and his first wife en-
gagged in the mercantile and mill
ing business for a number Of
years. Also, there being no rail-
roads at that time, they ran a
peddling wagon from the valley
to Chattanooga.
Soon after the railroad building
reached Dunlap they removed
from Mt. Airy to this place and
and engaged in the mercantile
business in the old part of the
town near the old Rankin house.
Later they bought a lot and
built the present Moore building
where they added to their mer-
camille line the hotel business.
Mrs. Moore died in the fall of
1909, and Mr.. Moore continued
in business for a short period, but
owing to failing health discon-
tinued, selling out his interests in
the mercantile line and renting
the hotel.
He had been a ruling factor in
the business of Dunlap for some
thirty years and figured prom
inently in other business of the
town. At the institution of the
Sequatchie county bank, he was
the instigator of the move and
held the position Of president of
this institution until about three
years ago.
Mr.. Moore was a member OF
the Baptist church and in relig-
ious circles he figured the same
faithfulness as in business. His
christianity consisted in helping
the thousands who could not help
themselves and gave freely of
his means to all departments of
the church work.
Mr.. Moore was born and rear
ed in Hamilton county. At the
outbreak of the civil war he join
ed the confederate army under
Gen. Morgan and participated in
several engagements and was in
Morgan's raid thru Tennessee
and Kentucky.
A few years after the war he
was married to Miss Minerva
Myers, who proceeded him to the
grave few years. No children
blessed their union.
Later Mr.. Moore married again
to Miss Rosa Blalock. daughter of |
DR.. and Mrs. N. w. Blalock, of
this place
He leaves a wife and one sister,
Mrs. Russell Brown, Of Hamilton
county.
The funeral will occur from the
Baptist church tomorrow. The
Rev. D. E. Blalock, pastor of
the North Chattanooga Baptist
church, a brother of Mrs. Moore,
will deliver the funeral address.
interment will follow at the
Rankin cemetery beside his first
wife
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
Dog Chewed Tender Part of
Trousers.

Especial Mt. Vernon Dispatch
in N. Y. Herald.)
Because Aniello Tocci's bull
dog, Angelena, chewed a piece
of the tender part Of George
Wade's trousers as George bent
to lift an automobile on South
Seventh avenue, Tocci had to pay
Wade $5 as balm for the appar-
ell and his feelings in the Mount
Vernon City court.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06

Arthur Adams, R. 2, 3. 1873, Bessi-
mer, Ala, concludes he must have
the News for three months.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
WILL BE REPAID FOR THEIR WORK

Women everywhere suffer from kid
ney trouble --backsche, rheumatic
pains. swollen and tender muscles, stiff
joints, Mrs. c. J. Ellis, sos Srh Ave,
Sioux Pals, s. D., writes: 81 feel sure
il anyone bothered as was will give
Foley Kidney Pills fair trial they will
be repaid for their work" Sold by j.
W. Simpson Il Son, Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-09-06
Ice Cream Supper.

There will be an ice cream supper at
Sardis, Saturday night, Sept. Is, for
the benefit Of the M. E. Church. Eve
rybody invited.
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
JUNIOR RED CROSS
 FORMED AT P. H. 5.
Students to Take Up Various Lines of Work in Cooperation With the Local
 Chapter Officers are Elected and Important
 Committees Chosen

At the Putnam High school on Tuesday of this week Junior Red Cross society was organized with the following officers at the head:
 Chairman, Principal Anson B..
 Handy.
 Temporary treasurer, Miss Emma
 c. Suydam.
 Secretary, Miss Pauline Chapde.
 laine.
 A number of committees were ap pointed, chief among which was a committee of boys that will have as it's duties the work of gathering maga zines for shipment to the training camps and the front. Another i'm portant committee, of which Miss Fanny Crute is the chairman. is com posed of girls, and as it's special work will make fracture pillows. This lat ter line of work is taken up at the re- quest of the local Red Cross officials, in close cooperation with whom the junior branch will work.
 Miss Ruth Troy is the head of com. mittee that will devote it's time to the collection of odd bits of yarn, and other materials that can be made into pillow covers. Miss Edith Kent is in charge of a scrap book committee.
 A Junior Red Cross flag is to be made in the near future, and when this is completed it will be hung in the assembly hall on the opposite side of the platform from the American flag, which was the gift of last years graduating class 10 the school. Miss Agnes Osborne has in charge the max ing of the Junior flag.
 The following constitute committee that will have charge of the arrange ments for Christmas entertainment: Principal Anson B. Handy, Miss Ruth Troy, Miss Abbie H. Keith, Eleanor Carpenter, Sylvia Wheelock and Lo rens Gallant.
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Junior Red Cross fund has reached fifty-three dollars and the ap- pointed committee will begin on the organization immediately
 The pupils of the Commercial de- partment of the Senior class have their first Remington award test. The fol- lowing are the names of the pnpils with the highest net speed:
 Thomas Howarth, 50 words per
 minute, , errors.
 Ethel Ellis, B words per minute,
 errors
 Martha Euvrard, 45 words per min
 ute, 4 errors.
 Miss Ellis will receive the Primary award. The. other two pupils have re- ceived the Primary award and are now trying for the Gold Medal.
 Friday evening in the gymn, the High school defeated the Alumni by the score of l6 :.
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
Rough Work

Milk bottles don't last half as long as they used to. A Philadelphia milk dealer has been making exhaustive researches into the life of the milk bottle, and he has discovered that i've wears ago milk bottle made thirty trips before being smashed, whereas the milk bottle of today succumbs to decay after fifteen trips. In other rough ss it was five years ago Milk men slam down the bottles more roughly. Housekeepers bang them about with increased violence. In some circles, people have shown an in- creasing tendency to pick up milk bot ties and throw them recklessly at each other in the heat of an argument, in stead of settling the argument by clear logic and cold reason. The startling growth in individual roughness has been matched by a like increase in national roughness. Where individ- uals wreck more milk bottles than ever before, nations squirt poison gas at each other and drop bombs on de
 fenseless towns. Ah, for return of those gentle, happy days when each milk bottle was good for thirty trips. May the pendulum swing back so far that tnirty-tive trips,wili be the av- craze of every milk bottle.-From the Thanksgiving Puck. adv
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
To Use Booths in Christmas Drive

Alex Gilman, chairman oi the Red Cross campaign to be held in Putnam from Decembe l7 25, at which time it it is hoped to secure 5000 new mem bers for the local chapter, has just re ceived from headquarters sample of the booths that are to be used in this campaign as registration stations. The oooths are about three feet square, and stand nearly eight feet high. They are constructed of cardboard, and are gaily decorated with Red Cross and Christmas designs. Each booth has an opening on the front side behind which young lady, dressed in Red Cross regalia, will stand and receive registrations. About six of these booths will be used in Putnam, and they will be placed in stores and at certain places in the business section. Mrs. S. M. Wheelock has charge of the booths.
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
Governor Gets Card From "SOuyenir'
 TaylOr

Let bygones be bygones, said in ef- feet Willism II. Taylor, familiarly known about the state ss "Souvenir" Taylor, who sent souvenir post card to Governor Marcus H. Holcomb on his birthday in spite of the fact that ing an appropriation for Taylor's leg islative book. "Men call me foolish" <" said he, "rhey look upon my practice of sending postcards as the merest folly. Perhaps it Is, but these little postcar ards help to brighten life's path WAY for many people and if l can shed little sunshine into peoples lives, l am content to be called crazy.n
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
Work of Putnam Red Cross Praised

Miss Abbie II. Keith, secretary of the Putnam Chapter of the American Red Cross has received from Lillian Morse, the executive secretary of the department of inspection of the Wo- mans Bureau, Atlantic division, a letter, the following extract of which will be of interest to the many women in Putnam and vicinity who have done knitting for the local chapter: let me congratulate your chapter on the quality 'of your knitted articles, which have passed through the in. spection department of the Atlantic division warehouse
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
Apple Fruit Cake

cups apple sauce tunsweetened) cups Orleans molasses l-2 cup shortening teaspoons soda 3 cups -four cup chopped rsisins and citron teaspoon each allspice, nutmeg and
 cinnamon
 Simmer together the apple sauce and molasses until dark red or brown. Let cool and add shortening, soda, flour, fioured fruit and spices. Bake in a slow oven from two 10 two and q half hours.
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
FerdiHandO's Dance

Thursday, Dec. l3, in Union hall, will be the next appearance of the popular Ferdinando's orchestra, and il is this organization that is now con. sidered the most popular dance orches- tra to visit Putnam. It is the orches
 tra that's different for it is the only one to use sll reed instruments, four oanjos and the very newest of the best dance hits And now as if these fea. lures were not enough theterdinandos will produce saxophone quartette. There isn't lover of good dance music who doesn't idolIZe the beautiful, soft and harmonious music of the saxo- phone and il needs the greatest imagi- nation 10 realize the wonderful tones from four ssxophones. And still an- other feature will be introduced in Union Hall, Dec. l3, and that is the newly arrived English instrument, combining bells, marambaphone and xylophone. This instrument is s wonder and as there are only a few now used in this country there is sure 10 be great surprise in something different in music for all who attend. Ladies tickets are 35 cents each, and genllemcn's 50 cents. Aav
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
MACDONALD & WILLIAMS
 PRoPRfETUKs Subscription Price sl.50 per year

Here is q letter from Maurice Nc Intyre, son Of Major and Mrs. A. b MeIntyre:
 Camp'Sevier, Greenville4
 South Carolina. "Your two letters received Q. K. but have been too busy to answer them so will try 10 do so tonight.
 recei, ed the cap and sweater and certainly enjoy them both.
 l am working in the kitchen here md have very little time to myself as l 70 to work at , 30 Il. m. and finish at ID. im. 1 work seven days week and about the only time have is be twetn n and 9 ?. m. Saturday and Sunday nights, as we Are supposed to alteud lecture every other night. l am in the diet kitchen and there Is only the dieIician there with me. The dietician is a very pretty nurse and do all of the cooking under her supervision. l make about 5O gallons of cocoa day beside custards, soft eggs, baked potatoes, toast, broth etc. IL keeps me on the jump all day. l had 75 specials each meal today.
 The capacity of this hospital is 300 and we have fed over 800 today and everybody is working extra as we are short a hos spitaI company.
 There are only three skeleton com panies here but we expect more men soon so it will be easier. We have about 300 men here including doctors and male nurses and we should have 500.
 We have about T5 women nurses and they certainly work hard at present We have from to 10 men die every day and 1t is a common sight to see the stretcher going to the morgue down the line. We have got so we don't pay any attention to 1t now At first we all would rush out and take in the sight but one looses that feeling after carrying "a couple, and have to cover them up with sheet in the morgue. We are all under quarintine nt present and can't leave the hospi. tal which covers about l square mile. We are having our first cold snap now and we certainly feel Il at night, but have my coat and sweater to wear, so manage to keep wa,m.
 We have bunch singing around the stove and they,su are having A fine time.
 There are 300 cases of measles, 30 of humps land 20 of spinal meningitis here in the camp.
 The last named is fatal i9 times oul of l0.'
 Maurice NJ. Mcintyre,
 Base Hospital
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
Lucien Girard Is back at Fort Terry He says:

Lucien Girard Is back at Fort Terry. He says:
 al am back again and feel little lonesome after spending five days with my friends in Putnam. 1 had won. deriul lime:for 1 was well used by all for which 1 express my thanks.
 1 was sorry not to have Thanksglv. ing dinner at home. l had a chicken dinner in New London and Adolph Jarvis was with me. We had good one.
 1 see that many more Of my friends are enlisting in the navy. l am glad and wish them luck and hope all will meet again after the war.
 The boys at the fort say they had the best dinner ever on Thanksgiving day Best regards and thanks for the PATRIOT"
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
lnsufficiency of Fame.

Robert Louis Stevenson, says the Philadelphia Record. was not the only celebrity who had found fame rather than substantial achievement. Il would agree" he wrote, that Gladstone was the author Of my works for good ten ton schooner and the coins to keep it on. know little about fame now; it's no good compared to yacht"
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07

This is the first letter from Nelson Mansfield, Medical department, Camp Devens: Ut has been great pleasure for me Ito receive the PATRIOT each week and read the home news and the letters from the fellows in camp, and l assure you that 1 appreciate your kindness in sending 1t.
 1 have hesitsted in writing you any thing for publication AS it does not seem as though there is anything in- teresling in this cnmp life after read. ing the letters from the fellows in France. However, would like to correct the address which you have, as the papers are sometimes delayed in addressing them care Of Medical Dept My correct address Is, Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Mass, that is for the present, for there are to be about a hundred taken out 0. my de tachment of three hundred, ana sent across to France. We have not any of ns been told who will be picked so you can well imagine that there is a great deal of speculation going on.
 If 1 am picked, then hope that l may be able to send you some inter esting letters. Here 1t is mostly routine work. l have had no drilling since coming down from Fort Ethan Allen, The only thing have to do is drive a G. NJ. C. ambulance.
 At present am working nights from six in the evening until seven in the morning. We have garage here at the hospital and,st night we sleer on stretchers beside the phone so that we can hurry out on calls.
 At present there are about foul hundred and fifty patients in the hos pital, with accommodations for eleven hundred and fifty. We have of course sll kinds of cases to bring in, a few accidents but mostly sickness. Last night we had four stretcher cases be tween seven and eleven, appendicitis, pneumonia, acute bronchitis and epelepsy.
 Am afraid that l have written now more than intended to so will thank you again for the PATRIOT and assure you that 1T I am ever in a position tc write you anything interesting that will gladly do so. ;"
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07

The following recipe for Psrisian Sweets makes delicious copfection, which can be used in place of candy,
 parisian Sweets
 Equal parts walnuts, dates and figs. Wash the fruit, and put it with nuts through food chopper. Add 3 little salt and iew drops of lemon juice. Form into balls one-haif inch in di- s-,c.cr. Han Tn granu.ated sugar.
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07

Hugh Rice writes from Camp Mer- ritt, renatiy, N. J., that he has been transferred 10 that camp from Fort Ethan Allen, Vt., and hopes to go lover there" very soon. He adds: "We are all highly elated over our prospects and il Is with light hearts that we will embark upon our mis. sion,n
Putnam patriot., 1917-12-07
Liberty Frui, Cake

l cup molasses l cup water cup seeded raisins l , cup citron cut line l'i cup shortening 2 teaspoon salt teaspoon nutmeg teaspoon cinnamon l cup corn flour cup rye flour or white four 5 teaspoons baking powder.
 Boil molasses, water, fruit, shorten ing. salt and spices together in sauce pan three minutes. When cool, add flour and baking powder which have been sifted together. Mix well; bsks in loaf pan in moderate oven about Il minutes.