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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25
SERIOUSLY INJURED BY TEAM
Clay chatham, 0ortOn, Cought Under
His Loaded Wagon,

Tuesday of last week Clay
Chatam was seriously injured
under his wagon, which was
loaded with ties. as he was con-
ing to town from the Findlay
mills, five miles. southeast of
town. The accident occurred
near the residence of j. D. Dor
ton, three miles from town.
The accident was of very un-
usual nature and Mr.. Chatam
narrowly excaped being killed.
He was coming to town with a
load of ties and a hard rain
came up, he stopped and got un-
der the wagon and while there
a sharp clap of lightning caused
his team to start. He either
unthoughtedly or accidentally
placed his feet against the
brake beam of his wagon and
as he was unable to stop the
team, he was turned completely
over under the wagon, being
crushed and pressed so hard
that he narrowly excaped hav-
ing many bones broken and
being killed. AS it was he was
badly bruised and every muscle
in his body seemed to have been
wrenched and strained so that
he was in agony of pain.
DR.. w. A. Reed was called and
took Mr.. Chapman to his home
at Dorton and has been treat
ing him since. 1t now seems
that Mr. Chapman will fully re-
cover, but it will be some days
before he will be able to work.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25

people in this part get no con-
sideration in anything but taxes
Now, why not load up a truck
load of seats, q mean a county
truck and bring them as far as
Crab Orchard, and we will con-
slider it great favor. We are
not a selfish tribe down here.
All we want is a SQUARE
DEAL.
This teacher NUT have her
pay, she was sent here to teach
and she must pay some board,
it looks like she and the kids
must stand up. Guess they can
cut a pine pole for benches.
Yes, and read a newspaper for
books. Some are talking of ask
ing to be released of the High
School Tax they are taxed with.
They don't seem to think it
right to help pay for a high
school and have no school at
home. DO YOU?
BONES.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25

J. E. Hatfield, two sons anC
daughter were here last week
from Hartman on their way to
White County to visit relatives.
]. NJ Stanley was over from Po-
mona Saturday.
P. L. Stone and Mckinley
Fields closed a trade d few days
:" go whereby Mr.. Stone becomes
the owner of Fields barber
shop and Mr.. Fields comes in
possession of what is known as
the old Baker property, adjoin-
ing the residence of DR.. A. J.
McClarney. Mr.. Fields will
make some repairs on the pro-
perty and move to it for a resi-
dence about the first of Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Mile Lemert and Mr.. c.
c. johnson were quietly married
at the home of the bried's par
ents, Judge and Mrs. C. f.
Snodgrass, Wednesday, August
Is. The ceremony was per-
formed by Judge Snodgrass in
the presence of the members of
the family and a few of the
closest friends. Follow
ing the ceremony a delicious
buffet luncheon was served.
The young couple left on the af-
ternoon train for Birmingham,
Ala, where they will make their
future home. NIr. Johnson is
in the general mer-.
;handise business and has other
business interests in the Iron
City.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25
RAILROAD PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
Line to DeviIstsp Hollow to Be Under
Construction In Short Time.

Attorney Robt. o. IittletOn,
of Chattanooga, and J. w. Nc
Cormick of Bristol, have been
here for a few days securing
rights of way for the line that
is planned to be built from
CroSsville TO the Devilstep Hol-
low timber tract of Fiermont-
Paxton Company, some eleven
miles southeast of town as the
railroad is now surveyed. 1t is
expected the line will be short
ened to some extent before
work is commenced and in a
few instances the grades will be
improved.
The heaviest grade under the
present survey is four per cent
while much of the distance
shows a, grade of less than one
per cent. The line will connect
with the Tennessee Central
near the residence of A. j. Nc
Guire and run in a southerly
direction passing to the rear of
the residence of Judge C. E.
Snodgrass and make a consider
able detour to avoid a high ridge
known as Pigeon Roost, that is
about two miles from town.
The distance embraced in the
detour or loop as the survey
now shows is a little hess than
two miles. 1t is expected that
this loop will be materially
shortened by surveys that re-
main to be made.
Attorney Littleton stated
that work would commence just
as soon as the right of way is
secured. Several persons have
signed contracts for the right
of way, hut considerable work
remains to be done along that
line and that is the business,
mainly, that brings AttOrne.
Littleton here.
The line will be approximate
ly eleven miles long and Z. pre-
ent is not projected nth
than to the 5000 acre tmUcT
tract, on which the Pio?pont-
Paxton Company claims it has
twenty-five millions of {. ct
standing timber. The company
has large band mill locatuG
there now and are cutting lum-
ber. Numerous smaller mills
will be used in places that pre-
sent excessive obstacles against
getting timber out in the log.
1t is ultimately the plan Of
the company to interest parties
in the construction Of a stand
ard guage road between Chat
tanooga and Louisville. The
section through which such a
road would pass has a large a.
mount of virgin timber and
many thousand acres Of unde-
veloppd coal lands. The Pier
pont-PaXton Company are sat
isfied from investigation that
they have many acres Of excel
lent coal under their property
and they plan to develop it as
soon as they get the road built
and their timber work project
ed to such a point as will enable
them to give attention to the {
coal without injury to their TIM
ber interests.
Just how soon the construc- s
tlon work on the grade will s
no one is prepared to I
state as the right-of-way mat
ter will require considerable
time and re-survey at certain !
points will also require some ;
time. The first re-survey work
will be here at town where the
line connects with the Tennes-
see Central, that being the busi- {
ness that has brought Engineer S
Mccormick here at this time.
LOOK SBRIGHTER {
We received word last week {
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25
BRIDGE AND SCHOOL
Both Are In Bad Condition for the Good
People Of Watson.

NCb a. NV NfOA 40 IL OilA SAlA~
burg, also a few items.
They tell us here as they pass
by that the election went Wet
and | reckon it did for it has
rained every day since the
stunt was pulled off. and people
on the west side of the bridge
who get their mail at Watson
and fredericksburg are afraid of
the Bridge. They only come a.
cross now and then. Wilson's,
Nealons, Swicegoods and others
all get their mail this side of
Nashville and when any of us
old JarheadS take a notion to 60
to the county seat in wet wealth
er, we go along the pike, mean
alongside the pike, through the
woods or any old road by way Of
Crab Orchard to the county
scat, a distance Of from s t. Is
miles out of our way. But we
don't mind that as we see more
people and get better acquaint-
ed on a long trip, and then, too,
we are skittish Of this bridge
when the water is up.
Old Uncle Joe Patton. from
Peavine, is visiting the Patton
boys at Watson, and is also Wis
iting Un 9 Rube Handy, and it
would tt. le you to hear them
swap Ia s. mostly sparkling
tales. 7 ~ both want to mar
ry see: Uncle Rube IT, Uncle
Joe So. both spry for men of
their age, but old and spry as
they are they are both afraid of
this bridge at Antioch, and Un-
Gle Joe has been waterbond for
10 days and is still vaterbound,
nd yet, he is afraid of the
ridge. He talks of going by
he Center fridge OF by Crab
richard to Peavine. Some one
I'D him to 60 on up by Cross
lie. Some one else spoke up
a0d told him to just wait, there
would be a steel bridge at An
tioch this fall late. but this
Fall
Crops are looking good if it.
a0es rain.
Roy Keever has been water
round for the past week with
his father-in-faw, Mr.. Lewis
Jestice, near Peavine.
Most of d. NJ. Wheeler'S men
went to Crab Orchard Saturday
to pay day.
Several from this part are
to 90 to Crab Orchard
to the old time singing Sept. ).
Cam Farmer and F. NJ. Ham
,,y were at the Orchard on bust
ness Saturday. They might
have gone to Crossville but
we're afraid Of the Antioch
)rdge.
Calvin Narris and Johnny
Golden were visiting with the
Misses Georgia and Wilma
-IaDby Sunday, last.
Well, to our surprise, we had
| school teacher come in Mon
lay to teach the Pine Grove
school, and not a seat on the
OBJ. Wonder if the Board
kinks she and the kids will all
tand up? Of course there are
eats at Crossville, but there is
10 way of getting them down |
Iere or to Craborchard. 1t has (
'een rumored, that they want s
'eople from here to take teams !
nd swim the creek or go by
,raborchard and get the seats, ]
1ou remember the bridge here
5 GONE? Now the county J
WINS trucks, | think for hire ;
ONE times, and they are run a
ong the pike by a high paid I
river and he people in the ''dry {
eventh" are helping to pay the '
rivers, also helping pay for /
hose trucks. But, it is said
hat Rip Van Winkle slept for s
0 years. Us people down here 7
ont know if he did or not. but 7
e do have an idea how things $
re going in and around Cross !
lille, and we also know that
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25
ONE CAUSE OF POOR SCHOOLS
This Writer Thinks a More Hearty Sup
port Of Teachers Would Help

To the Editor of the Crossville
| Chronicle,
Crossville, Tenn.
Dear Sir
A copy of your paper of Aug.
uSt 18th accidentally fell into my
hands this morning in which
noted with pleasure the gooC
news about the new schoo
coming to Crossville. | am
confident the NJ. E. Church
South, will fulfill its pledge in
accordance with the sincerely
shown by the people of Cross
vile.
My attention is no less taken
however, by facts presented in
your most sane editorial which
reveals the truth that there is
scarcely rural school in the
county that is worthy of the
name," due mainly to either
short terms or poor teachers.
If you will permit me, may |
say something which it may be
easier for me a stranger to
Crossville, but not to the
problem Of education in the
mountains, to say, than for you
who live in town. One very i'm
portant reason why there are
schools without teachers is that
teachers are not given the pro-
per backing. Like ministers,
they are often hacked to pieces
with criticism. No sooner do
they begin their work than
there is someone who does not
like them and says SO; the
neighbors talk it over, and talk
the teacher DOWN rather than
up to that point where she
gladly does her best, and where
the children catch her buoyan-
cy of spirit which accompanies
the feeling of work well done.
Be it ever so true that teachers
like all other individuals, need
perfecting. No school can GET
much less KEEP a teacher
which compels the young wo-
man who comes to that school
to live beneath the gloom of
criticism. What sensitive
maiden is going to sign up with
an institution which got rid of
its last teacher by the circula-
tion Of a petition against her.
Again one Of the saddest tes-
timonies | have to bear against
this country in general (not a.
gainst Crossville in particular, /
for | don't know a soul in
Crossville) is that when the
teachers discipline children, the
parents most always take the
part Of their boys and girls. If
Johnny has been strapped or
slapped or kept in after hours,
parents are angered. Why
should their child be treated
thus? And the report of the
punishment being somewhat en-
larged upon, the sympathizing
parent eXclaims Indignantly:
'That teacher is not fit to
teach" etc.
In most cases | think that we
find that the teachers, whether
we like them or not, are usually
correct, and we may conclude
hat one of the most valuable
5hings the youth of our country
get at school is discipline, tho
t does not appear in the curri-
'ulum. Its the only place where
some children have a mind. But
he lamentable part is that /
where parents fail to support
he teacher, the results are
irst: a school without order,
n which teaching is impossible ]
rom the teachers standpoint, ,
md learning just as impossible ;
rom the scholars standpoint,
Where teachers are not sus- I
aimed by the parents at home,
he school, regardless of the
proficiency of the teacher. must {
,e an absolute failure. Order,
'bedience, are the first laws of G
he school room as vel ! as of |
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25

Numerous farm-seekers have
been here from East Tennessee
the past two weeks and several
have made purchases of land.
Every indication points to a
lage influx of home seekers to
this county this fall. Land val
ues have increased greatly
within the past year and indi-
cations are that they will ad-
vance much more within a year.
Those who buy early will be the
fortunate ones.
The new brick office building
of H. L. Spencer is beginning
to assume important proper
tions. The walls are up to the
second story and the window
frames are set. When COM
pleted it will be one of the best
business buildings in town. Mr..
Spencer will occupy a consider
able portion of it with his Off
ceS.
The recent rains have as
sured to this section the best
corn CROP that has ben produc-
ed in recent years. 1t is feared
the potato crop has been injur-
ed some by rotting because of
the protracted wet spell, but
the crop as a whole is excellent
and the yield will be good. But
for shortage in acreage and
poor stands in many cases the
potato crop this year would have
surpassed anything ever pro-
duced in this section before. All
in all the whole range of crops
in this section are far above
the average this year.
John r. Bauerlin, wife and
daughter, arrived from Nash
Vile last Friday for a stay of a
few days here to enjoy our splen
lid cool climate. A few years
ago Mr.. Bauerlin and w. L.
Mitchell bought the Andy Ell
more farm of some 600 acres
aging near Pomona Road. Mr..
Mitchell has been living there
and conducting the farm since
he purchase. The farm is an
excellent one and rated among
;he best in the county.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-08-25
LOOK SBRIGHTER

We received word last week
from the company that makes
it seem likely that we will re-
ceive our machine within the
next few weeks. We are not in
position, however, to make anv
definite statement, but we can
say conditions look brighter.
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-18
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
SANTA FE COUNTY

oihes OF tn. COMMISSIONS, oi Publ,
! Lands,
santa Pc. New Mexico.
! Notice is hereby given that parsosni u
the provisions Of an Act Of Consrcs. sp
proved June gth, 1910, the laws oi tb.
/ State Of Nes Mexico, and rules and re
/ yulaiions OF the State Land Office, tn,
Com ul ssioner Of Public Lands win oite'
+ a, public sale 20 the highest bidder p
10 o'clock a. NJ, on Saturday. July ioth
{ 1870, IN the town of Santa Fe, County a
Santa Fe State Of New Mexico. in frsr'
! OF the court house therein. the Iollo~,ns
described tracts Of land, va:
Sal. No. iaa - NJ. Sec ~ 7 10 n.
Il. T., containing 32600 scrrs The IN
pTovements ooneist OF housc. iencins anc
ploSInE. value $500
Sale No isss - SEA, Sce "; SWH, See
"a, 10 ~, Y. T., containing A1.U
acres, The improvements consist 81 ienc
ING and plo~ing, value ,l"m
Sale No. iax NwH, Sec 10; T 10 n.
K. T., eoptaining bo@ soyrs Their
are no Improvements
Sci. No. iso SEA-. SIC D.. u
n, X. ? E., cont aiming 1000 acre, Th
Improvement. eonsis, of feneips and Sus
out, ssloe $1,000.
Sale No. isa = NEH, Sec. D, 7. u \.
r r, containing bo.G acres rh.r, a.,
no improvements
Sal. No. isss E}NSLz. Sc 2; w
80; E11KWA, Sec. 1,; T. u N, r 10 l.
containing Zoo acres There are % im
proTements.
sale No. Isss sEASwa, s-v, ri J
"A ", R E., containing 400 aerss The"
are nc improvements
sale No 1871 sxNsEg. spSwE
Lot 4, Sec. 2 T. u n, Rt E, con
iainine 1910 ceres selected cor TIN
Santa Re and Grant County Railroad Bose
Fund. There are no improves<sis
sale No. is7 - An OF Section s: I =
n, 3 E, containing 6ao0 sc'rs Th,T'
are no improvements
s.,. No. 10, Nw& Sc q; ] Il
n, " 9 T., containing 1000 scres T3fS'
are improvements
Sale No ipz 81, Sec z. ]. RA
r T.. eontsnins 1900 acre, Thsr. ar
no improyenehts.
Sale No. ies An OF Scction z.
y X. L. containing Ssod srres Tser'
No improvements
Sal. Ne. los sLzNwH w,,sWA. Sc
Do. 7. 10 n, r. F., contsinias lea scres
Ther= are no Improvements
Ne bad on the above d.scrIbeo trsxs,
Ui 3anc sin Be accepted foT less thar
THREE DOLLARS Cs3OD pei acre. ~hiel
IS the appraised value thereof, and N
addition hereto the successful bidder rns-s
pay Tor the improvements that %ps
the land
Each Of the above describe6 uscr, 81
be Offered for sale separately
The sbsve sale Of land viii be subiec-
70 the following termt and coBditions
viz
EHcepi for the land seierled for the Sznrz
r zr6 Grant County Railroad Bond fufs
rbs successful bidder must pay 10 tn
Commissioner # Public lznds OF his sgcr
rrioe offered by him Tor the land. ts1-
.r1 cent interest IN advance for the pa
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-18

tion OF thirty years from the date of the
contract with interest on deferred payments
az the rate Of four per cent per annum
payable in advance on the anniversary oi
the date OF the contract partial payments
10 be credited on the anniversary of the
date OF the contract next following The
date Of tender
The sale OF land selected Tor the Santa
Fe and Grant County Railroad Bond Fund
piH be subject to the above terms and
conditions except that the succe ssful bid
der mnst pay in cash or certified exchange
chase price offered by him for the land
four per cent interest in advance for the
balance OF such purchase price and will
he required to execute a contract providing z
Tor the payment OF the balance OF such
purchase price in thirty equal annual in.
staimenis with interest on all deferred pay
ments at the rate OF four per cent per
anpum m sdvanc payments and interest
due on October Is, OF each year.
No person will be permitted 20 bid un.
less he has, prior 10 the hour ser for this
sale. deposited with the Commissioner OF
OF the sale. cash or certified exchange to
the amount OF twenty five cents per acre
on an lands on which he de sires 20 bid.
DEPOSITS Of all unsuccessful bidders will
be returned
The above sale of land will be subject
TO valid existing rights, easements, rights
of way and reservations.
All mineral rights in the above described
tracts OF land are reserved to the State.
The Commissioner of Public Lands or his
agent holding such sale reserves the right
to reject any and all bids ofkrel al said
sale
Possession under contracts OF sale for the
be fore October ist, 1870
Witness my hand and the aificial seal Of
Witness my hand and the official seal OF
Mexico, this eleventh day of May. 1870
N. A. FIELD,
Commissioner OF Public Lands,
State of New McSico
First Publication May Il, 1890
Last Publication July g. 1890
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-18
STATE OF NEW MExico
NOTICE Pos PUBLICATION
PUBLIC LAND SALE
GUADALUPE COUNTY

Office Of th Commissonss q. Pueho
Lands
Santa Pc. Ne~ Na1ico
Notice is hereby given that pursuant 60
the provistops Of 40 Act Of Congress sp-
proved June nh 100 fhe laws Of tire
State OF Ne~ Mexico and ruks and re-
gulstions OF tbe State Land Office, the
Cornfnissooer Of Public Lands viii cfief
at public sale 10 thc highest bidder az
10 o'olob A ~ 90 Thursday, July 9Th.
lg20. in the town oI SanIs Rosa, County
81 Guadaiupe State OF New Mexico, IN
front Of the court houss therrin, ihe sol-
!o~ins described trscts OF land.
Sale Ne lsss Lots J. q. sMAENH 81
Sec. q; An OF Sections { and 8; SHNEk.
SWB<SEx. W., SEN. Sec. g; S<SWH. Sec
IS. Al Of seetion II, Nwz. SEC. %; 7. |.
3: T sE-. K. Z <, w1sNEs sEHNHa.
NEh. SEC 10; W.. Sec a.; I 9 n, X
"a r. containing s.4o<7 ACRE. There 81.
no improvements
Ss.e Ne i<1 LOT. : = SWhNE5z
SE14NwN, Etsswk. Sec. >, T n, r. 2s
SEA. SEC q; W1sSEk. Sc. -. T. n.
Improvements
Sale Ne IN sEz SwssSEz s. &:
T es r p E ccnf-5Dins 1DS scr, /.
Tier. are 40 sngroyeseenis
SAB ~. t1s W. ST n LSspwA
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-18

IN Be IN ~ -. A..rs.e.es q }.
.ent d sseh "a, Sss q sAe saccescfs ;
biddes shan tsil - sssspkse Ms pnrcA3Ss
by then and there psyag any haGnee DIN
sssdeT Hs purchase, insspdfag nv cost Oh
advertising and the enpeuses incidens tAese,
to. then and in such event sueh depoS7s
shall be forfeited to tke State of New
Mexico as hquidated damages
ANY person desiring to QusAfy az
b,uder at such kase sale, ia adaisses o.
making the deposit above required, shall
not hess than five days prior to the dafs
set for such sale, execute and dcAvsr 10
he Commissioaer OF Public Lands Of fhs
State Of New keHioo a good and suff
cient bond in the penal sum OF ss.o0O&
conditiosed upon the faithf,A pesfOrmanc<
Of the terms Of the ksse contrs4A.
The Commissions Of PubBe kands pe
serves the risht 10 reject any and n,
bids.
Lease win be HAdk in substantial con
formiiy with form OF Oh and gas lar
No. - on hle in the Office Of tAs ~
mi ssioner of Pubic LandS, copy ~ vG@
viii be furnished on application
Witness my hand and rhe official ss5s
Of the Commis sioner OF Public Lands o.
the State OF New Mexico this burth IA,
N May. Fn
N. A. FIELD.
Commissioner of Pubic Lands.
State oi New Mexico
First Publication May ,. isoa
Last Publication Juiy NJ 1870
New Mexico state record., 1920-06-18
STATE OF NEW HENIco
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
oil AND GAS LEAsE OF PUBLIC LANDS
RIO ARRIHA COUNTY

One, OF N, Commi,sious' n' rubi.
Lands
Santa F.. N.- n.,oo
Notice - hereby given thai ibe Loaa-
missioner Of Public Lands deeminr the
same 10 b. for the beet interests ol the
State and thc bcncheiaries usder iss Of
he Iroceeds 20 arise tkertfrom, vii. under
the Acts oi Congress, arvoved june %,
fpi0. and ths Lave Of tbe State o. Ncw
@es'co, and The Rules sne Rsguistion, Of
the State Land Ofhoc. Offer 20 hsss 20
'h- hirhest and best qUahhed bIddsr, at
public auction o. 10 o'clccl A NJ, Jolly
Sth 1910 az the front door Of thu Court
EOuss ID, town Of Titrra Amanllz.
Comfy 1T hi0 ArrIba. State If Nes Nsr
ico far tht exploration. development snd
from. ior maximum term oi ten yesrr
and a. long thereafter as od OF gas "
raysnE gusniitics shsil be produoed there
from. together 9TH the right 20 own ali
a. roy Ally BY the State under the term.
of such isasr contract tbe foii0~ing des
sFih.. ianis. VIA;
2 T i-sti II !. : . swx. szSS% *
Sc De- an T. q n, 2. s. Sc H.
Io,. !. p 3 :, Ma E5zSE, Sc ~ -.
Nw}4- sNESwN, swE. wHsE< CON
prslns 9 AZ zO7SS6 seres
NJ t,d Ill be .ccrpted tot he than
five Csuts peI acre. and 8 Ont-eighth royal
y ai AT ol and gas recovered and ssved
sn9 surh money consideratt0D shall b.
e -sci 20 include and cover the firsr
year- -tntaI fuf said land. No person
I'll h PERMITTED 20 bid a. soch sale ex
cepf n has. not lcss than hys days priof
g - DAY sci Tor such sale deposited
-Ift m Commissioner q Pubhc Lands
cash. - crrrifed tgchsnFs. a. the amount
a rht ahovf rnfni-rurn Csst bid Deposits
q al sEs.ooessful b'ddsr. ~in - return
e Ths scrcsif 0i ~ ssorsssin h-ddes