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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-18

Ars. LII. IL. Onelt0n, with her two
children, left yesterday, 10th, on
No. Is for North Tazewell for q
visit to her father, T. K. Hail.
Bluefield Advertiser.
Attorney j. W. Chapman, of the
law firm of Chapman & Gillespie,
returned on Wednesday from a
professional trip to WEIGH, w. Va.
Miss Jennie Burrass, of Blue
stone, who had an operation per-
formed on her knee Some time ago.
by Drs. Crockett and St.CIair. is
improving rapidly at the Coffee
House.
Next Tuesday is court day and
we hope our delinquent subscri bers
VIII start the new century by call
ing and settling their back dues.
Mrs. w. ID. Knoll went to Avon
dale, W. Va, last Saturday to spend
some time with her husband, who
is In the mercantile business there.
Ii. ID. Brown, who sold his farm
on Cavitts Greek some time Ago.
has purchased farm from Mfr. c..
w. Anderson, in Washington coun-
". The price paid was sc, 800.
Mr.. A. F. Hartman. of keystone,
w. Va, is opening up a stock of
general merchandise in the store
room opposite the Central hotel.
He is a native of Tszewell county,
Miss Eta V. Harris, who has
been with May, May and Smith, in
the capacity of stenographer for
some time, leaves for Panther, w.
Va. this evening to accept a SINH
lar position with the Panther
Lumber Company. Her many
irienus regret to see her 60.
Mrs. j. G. Buston entertained
several of her young friends at her
hospitable home on Railroad Ave-
nue. Tuesday evening from 8 to IL.
There were eight couples peesent
and most enjoyable time was had.
Rev. and Mrs. j. S. French left
Monday for Bristol, Tenn, where
Mrs. French will visit her paren ts.
Mr.. French will go on to johnson |
City. Tenn, to attend the mid. |
meeting of the Conference Board. |
On their return home they will stop |
ut Dublin, Va, where Mr.. French |
will assist Rev. J. b. Ward in a
meeting. They are expected home |
next Thursday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-18
Some - -
Startling Facts.

Southern money has for years been
pouring IN torrents through hun
dred channels to swell the wealth of
Che great money centers of the North,
the East and the West. Our work
is to turn some of these channels so
that the food money be turned back
upon our own soil 1t is a sad fact
that last year the people OF Virginia
paid out to life insurance compan-
les outside Of Virginia cum equal
to the whole amount of taxes paid
by the tax payers of the State.
The South-Atlautic Life Insurance
Company, of Richmond, Va. is doing
its part nobly and effectuslly to aid
in keeping a few millions at home to
develope the resources of the Old
Dominion.
You may have an honorable part
In this great work and at the same
time protect yourself and family
from possible poverty aud want by
taking policy in this Old Line
Southern Company.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-18
NOTICE.

Positively no riding, driving hunt
ing, or tresspassing of any kind
allowed on my lands.
@. II. PEERY,
May2o'ly. Kelly, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-18
Personal

Miss Mamie Crockett, of Ora
ham, Is visiting Miss Maggie Peerv.
We will buy your beef hides.
w. L. DRAPER Il Co.
Jno. T. Litz, Esq, of Adria, was
In town Tuesday.
See the new ad of the j. f. Hart
Insurance Agency.
O. O. Long was IN Russell county
this week on telephone business.
A. 8. witten, of Plum Greek, has
been quite sick lately.
J. Bud Boyer returned Wednes-
day from ten days tour Of the
country.
Newton, the New York Life man,
tells you something about divi-
dsnds, in his space this week.
Mrs. @. b. Neil, of Richlands, was
In town this week shopping and
having dental work done.
"Some Startling Facts" is the
subject Of j. N. Hartman & Sons
ed. Read 1t.
Buston has choice Irish potatoes,
turnips, onions and beans. See
his I'd.
=. ". Spots left for Roanoke
Wednesday in respanse to a tele-
gram.
Ohapman tells you In his space
shoat eorssts ut greatly reduced
prices. Bead it.
Quality and not quantity makes
DsWitt's LATHE EARLY Risers such
valuable little pills. Jno. E.Jackson.
Fred r. Steele went down in the
coal fields Wednesday afternoon on
business.
Mrs. II. A. Long, OF Burke's Gar
dan, Ia Waiting her brother, Mr.. j.
A. Greevsr.
Hr. aAd Mrs. G.. o. Thompson
and daughter, Of Thompson's VAL
Icy, were In the city on Tuesday.
Ed. and Frank Witten shipped a
fine lot Of turkeys on Wednesday
20 the New York market.
Mr.. ann Mrs. Walter Thompson,
Of Thcmpson's Valley. were shop
ping In town on Tuesday.
Mr.. r. b. Williamson, a promi-
nent wholesale groceryman of Graz
ham, We, paid our Office a very
pleasant call yesterday.
Any one wishing a nice and cheap
farm in Roanoke county or resi-
dence in Roanoke city will do we'll
to read the advertisement of 7. w.
Spindle and Co., Roanoke, Va.
Prof. W. Aachie Thompson, of
hompson's Valley, was in our Of
Ace this week and said Thompson
Valley High School is progressing |
nioely.l
Grip 10 prevlant all over the
country, but In Q mild form. 1t is
said that $40 cases are in one hos
pital in New York City
lar. j. w. Campbell, the lime
kilR man, went to Bluefield OIL We'd
nssday to meet his wife who is !
coming here from Ironton, Ohio.
Messrs Edgar Goodman, AID.
Davis, Livi Rhudy and Paris
Thompson, prominent citizens of
Rnxke's Garden, were transacting |
business ct the county capitol this
weak.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad F.
Tynes on Saturday the 18th, day
Of January, . fine girl baby. The
neither and baby are doing we'll.
Hon. A. St.Olsir, Of Bluestone,
Vas in town this week attending
The meeting Of the Board Of Direc>
tors Of the Bank OF Clinch Valley.
Hon. A. 81 Clair, J. 8. Moss and
Z. A. Lynch will leave next week
Cor Richmond to attend, IN the cap
acity Of officials, the extra session
Of the Legislature.
Such little pills as DeWitt's Little
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-18
SOMETHING
ABOUT DIVIDENDS.

In the seth Annual Report of the NEW
YORK LIFE INSURANCE co. (ior the
year 1900 you will, notice among the
liabilities, that the total accumulated
reserve to the credit OF 2O-Year Period
policy holders is now almost twenty
million dollars; to 10 Year policy holders
seven and one-half million dollars; 10
year policy holders, nearly one-balf nil
lion dollars; and 5-Year Dividend policy
holders, a quarter of million dollars.
The New York Life is tbe
only company that in this way
practically guarantees dividends
In the future on accumulation
policies now running. In NO
OTHER COMPANY can a man
find out anything at all about
the accumulations from year to
year to the credit of policy
holders whose dividend periods
mature in the future.
Take due notice thereof, and commit
nicate with the undersigned about a
policy ON your life. TALK insurance
with the other fellow ii you want to. but
TAKE insurance with the agent who
represents the best company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
DON'T LIKE THE COUNTRY.
A Hard But Apparently True Story From the
Province OF Alberta.

REPORTER readers will remember
the recent article in this paper about
the Rudolph colony of French people
who started for the province of
Alberta, Just north of the United
States next to the Rocky mountains.
They left with bright anticipations of
seeing country approaching in
fertility of soil and salubrity of
climate some of the garden spots of
the earth, but they have met with a
great disappointment.
Philippe Trudell. one of the party.
writes lady friend in Rudolph of his
experience in that" country, that
should be a warning to others seeking
change of locality, to thoroughly in
veStigate before moving:
WetaSkiwin. Alberta.
April 20, 1901.
DEAR FRIEND:-I have now arrived
in that part of the country which you
esteem SO highly. You knew more
than 1 did about it. We got there
Friday and were sadly depressed when
we saw what poor, miserable looking
country it was. 1t is the worst [ ever
saw and [ hope never to see anything
more disgusting. l passed through
Minnesota where there were very nice
farms. 1t was admirable; everybody
was busy planting and sowing. But
after a journey of four days | found
much difference. When we got to
Monsga the ground was covered with
snow, and the farther we went the
more snow there was. We landed at
Wetaskiwin in what appeared to be
the middle of winter. We have had
cir1Rp r1r
and it is extremely cold. Sickness of
all kind is prevalent. Hundreds of
poor emigrantS are looking for lodging
and cannot find places, all boarding
houses being SO full that many have to
stay in the open air.
EmigrantS come by the hundreds
but they go out as quickly as they
come. Here and there we meet poor
children, crying and lamenting some
are hungry, others are cold. We have
to see it in order to believe it. All
those who come and stay, do SO
because they are too poor to go back
to old America where everybody has
such d good time. | am just back
from trip in the country to see some
land. We came very near dying, we
were all SO sick; we did not get any
thing to eat for four days. We went
about IS miles through valleys. hills.
mountains, etc. invite you to come
and see it if you think you would like.
For my part | will leave it as soon
as | get the chance.
Our agent is the most dishonest
man and lowest fellow that ever eX-
isted He promised US he would
furnish team from the government
free of charge to GO out to see land,
but after we got here we had to pay
S6 per day for team and he even
cheated US on the tickets as much as
he could. l have not slept in a bed
since [ left. | would like to see
myself back in America, but il is too
late, [ will have to stand it awhile.
Your Friend
PHILIPPE TRUDELL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
OBERBECK-A

The wedding of Miss Anna Ober-
beck, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Oberbeck of this city, and Conductor
John Anderson of the M. & S. E road,
took place at the German Lutheran
church on the west side at IL o'clock,
Wednesday morning, Rev. Baum,
pastor of the church, officiating. The
ceremony took place in English in the
presence Of house full of friends and
acQuaintances. Miss Bertha Oberbeck,
sister of the bride, served as maid of
honor and Miss Mabel Murgetroyd of
VeSper as brides maid, while the
grOOm'S best men were Pat Lyons and
Andrew RubbinOff of MarShfield. The
bride presented charming appearance
in a white satin dress. trimmed with
applique lace, a bridal veil of tulle
and beautiful tea roses in her hair.
The groom was in cOnven tiOnal
black. After the ceremony the guests
and bridal party repaired to the resi-
dence of the brides parents, where a
SumptuouS and elegant wedding
dinner awaited them. Many beautiful,
expensive and useful wedding gifts
were presented.
The bride and groom, who are well
known and very popular in this city
and Marshtield, took the afternoon
passenger on the Green Bay road for
Oshkosh, Chicago, ST. Paul, Mime
apOliS and other ci ties on twOweekS
wedding tour. and will be at home tC
their friends in the city of MarShtield
after June 5.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
CranberrVinu,

The following essay on the above
subject was written by Cranmoor
boy, who lives in the heart of the
industry in this country and knows
the business from A to Z as will be
seen by perusal of the sketch,
which is also meritOriOuS compost
tiOn for a boy:
CranberrleS are grown on low, wet
ground or bogs. They require water
for their growth. During cold
weather the vines are kept under
water by means Of flooding. At the
lower end of the marsh are dams
high enough TO cause the water to
cover the vines When warm weather
commences and the water gets warm
it is let off through bulkheads or dams
so as the water don't injure the vines
and fruit When there are froSts the
marshes are flooded from the reser-
voirs which are kept full of water if
possible all the time. The blossoms
appear in the months of June and
July. In September and October the
berries are gathered by rakeS or hand
pickerS. They are picked and put in
boxes. The pickers get from fifty
cents to dollar bnShel for picking.
When they are raked the rakerS are
paid by the day. After the berries
are picked they are run through a mill
and all the hay and chaff taken out.
If there are many poor berries in them
they are picked out by hand before
they are sold. They are packed in
standard barrels holding almost three
bushels. The barrels cost about thirty
cents apiece. A barrel of cranberrieS
cost about five or six dollars according
to quality of the berries.
EDGAR KRUGER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
Death of Mrs. w. T. Kinu.

The death of Mrs. VIM. T. King of
Merrill was great surprise to her
many friends in Grand Rapids, who
have known her since childhood and
appreciated her kindly Christian
character. Her invalid husband has
the sympathy OF his many friends in
this, the hour of his bereavement. We
re-publish the following obituary
notice taken from the Merrill
Advocate:
Intense sorrow prevails throughout
the city today, occasioned by the death
Of Mrs. William T. King, who has
been critically i'll for four weeks past.
Mrs. King, whose life had been
despaired Of by the physicians, Walsh
and Farber, during several days past,
began sinking slowly last evening and
before many hours she was unconscious
and death was imminent. At four
a. m. today she quietly breathed her
last in the presence of her husband
and other Immediate relatives Mrs.
King has been ailing during the past
four years but not until one month
ago did the final collapse occur. After
taking to her bed from which she
never arose, the physicians found her
to be suffering from neuraSthenia and
expressed doubts as to her recovery.
Her death has caused much sorrow
throughout the city, while words of
sympathy have already been received
from Grand Rapids, where she is we'll
known and loved by all"
"MiSS AntOinette MOSher was born
in Grand Rapids On Christmas day,
1858, to Isaac and Olive MoSher,
prominent residents of that CITY,
Her mother survives her and was
present at her daughters bedside
when she died. After spending the
early years of her life there, she was
married on June 4th, 1873, to William
T. King. One child, who died in
early infancy, was the issue of their
union. On July 7, 1888, Mr.. and Mrs.
King removed to Merrill, where they
have since resided. The deceased was
lOvable, Industrious and kind
woman, who made true friends of all
with whom she came in contact and
sacrificed everything for the comfort
of others. She will be much missed
by her neighbors and her many friends
in Merrill. Mrs. King leaves a hus-
band and an adopted daughter, Laura,
sister, Mrs. J. P. Horton, of Grand
Rapids, two brothers, Morton and
Carson, who are located on the Pacific
coast, and a brother, Milton, of Grand
Rapids, besides her mother, Mrs.
Isaac Mosher, of Grand Rapids"
The funeral takes place teday in
Merrill and several from this city will
be present to pay their last respects
to one whom they had learned to love
in life. Among those who went were
Mrs. [. L. Mosher, M. w. Mosher,
Mrs. J. p. Horton.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
Wisconsin LEGISLATURE.

The assembly is still starting new
business. A bill authorizing high
school boards to borrow money for
school purposes was introduced by the
committee on education.
By request of Mr.. Cady the COM
mittee on charitable and penal
institutions introduced a bill apprO-
priating s156 to Wood county
expenses of patient.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on the substitute bill,
giving county boards the right to fix
the salary of the sheriff
A jOcOSe resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Cady cOnfining 10 impriSon-
ment in some Madison hotel. ETC., of
persons who furnish punch containing
more than one per cent of alcohol at
legislative balls, receptions and all
night sessions of the legislature by
reason of ''call of the house." a time
when there is no business transacted.
The three cornered poison bottle bill
was up for indefinite poStponement.
Mr.. Hall-author of the bill-asked
that it be laid over until next week.
Mr.. Esau objected. He showed eighty
letters from druggists asking that the
bill be killed. Mr. David EvinS spoke
for the bill. He said all the opposition
came from the druggists; the people
seem to want the bill; at least they do
not object to it.
The assembly voted with Mr.. Hall
laying the bill over II appears now
that the bill will pass IT, assembly at
least.
The bill appropriating sI,1OO to
Alfred Cook for election contest
passed the assembly with seven in the
negative.
The barber license bill passed by the
assembly, but reported by the senate
committee on public health and
sanitation for indefinite postpone
ment, was given another chance by
being re-referred to the committee or
state affairs.
The legislative ball held in the
University Gymnasium was a grand
affair; and judging from the number
present, members from all the houses
both legislative and private partici-
pated. The price was 81 per ticket,
but SO far as we have been able to
learn those who attended from the
third legislative house were presented
with a ticket from their member of
the senate or assembly of which COM
ing from the source it did on this
particular occasion, made the affair
doubly grand on our part.
A MEMBER OF THE THIRD HOUSE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
Miss Charlotte Lynn.

1t has been some time since we
have seen any notice Of Miss Charlotte
Lynn and the progress she has been
making on the stage, until this week
when Ellis KRONER received copy of
the Boston Sunday Post of April 14th
which contained an excellent half tone
cut of Miss LOttie with the following
complimentary notice:
Miss Lynn is almost too well
known in Boston to render comment
necessary. Although Westerner by
birth she has resided here for the
past five years. and is liked both for
her delightful personality and musical
ability. Miss Lynn possesses a
glorious voice of dramatic timbre,
which bids fair in time to make her
famous. Miss Lynn has just returned
! from tour through the west. where
she was widely entertained and feted,
| in the course of which she sang with
great success on several notable
| occasions"
The April number of the Musical
| Record and Review published in
Boston, Mass, had the following
notice of her in its last number:
/ IN iSS Charlotte Lynn, who has this
season appeared with the Fadette
Orchestra as SOloiSt. was born in
Grand Rapids, Wis. Her first public
appearance was in Opera-admission
six pins. She was prodigy. and at
the age of thirteen entered the Con
servatory at Minneapolis. Later she
studied with J. Harry Wheeler OF
Chicago, during which time she was
soloist at the Pilgrim Congregational
church. In 1894 she entered the New
England Conservatory. Here she
studied piano theory, elocution and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
Plant CucumberS.

In view of the probable establish
ment of pickle factory here this
summer farmers should hasten to see
f. P. DAILY and make a contract to
plant several acres and get their seed
for planting. Cucumbers will pay the
farmer on the light soil of this section
from S75 to $3.50 per acre, with
certain market for all you can raise.
What crop can you put into your
ground that will pay you better than
this? Those who tried it under the
most unfavOrable conditions last
year are all anxious to try it again
this year because they see good
money in the business The hardest
work about handling the crop is
picking it, and children can do the
work as we'll as anybody and earn a
little spending" money at home.
All farmers near Grand Rapids should
raise a few acres of pickles this year,
help establish an industry that will
benefit them more than anybody else,
and at the same time make more
money out of the venture while they
are doing it than they can at any
other work on the farm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25
Death OF Captain Case.

In the death of Captain Frederick
B. Case of junction City who passed
away at his home in that town on
April %, the county loses one of it's
earliest and an hOnOred settler. He
was born in the state of New York in
1888, and from there removed first to
Illinois and then to Wisconsin,, settling
in Wood county in 1856. He married
Miss ROseltha Burgette in the spring
of 1861 and soon afterward enlisted in
the Eighteenth Wisconsin Regiment,
Co. G. He entered the service as a
second lieutenant. was promoted to
lieutenant and upon the death of
Capt. John Compton was again pro-
NOTED, taking Mr.. COmpton'S place as
captain of the company. His first
and only battle was Shiloh or Pitts
burg Landing, where he was severely
injured. He soon afLerward retired
from the service. Returning to his
home in Grand Rapids, he engaged in
rafting lumber and running it
down the Wisconsin river as far
as St. Louis and became quite a
noted river pilot. In 1876 he was
elected sheriff of this county serving
one term with honor. Early in the
IlUlCS uc IC1IlOfCu "lUlI LID ldlllllf
from Grand Rapids to Junction City,
where he has since made his home.
He received S24 per month pension and
got large amount of back pension,
and has lived retired life for the
past 20 years, holding the office of
justice of the peace in his home town
part of the time. His wife and four
children survive him, all of whom ex-
cept the youngest child are married.
They are Mrs. Florence Seamens of
Junction City, Mrs. Freddie Delleree,
Phillip and Boon Case. For the past
three years the deceased was sick
most of the time with heart trouble.
Before his death he made arrange
mentS for his funeral to take place at
Grand Rapids and selected from
among the members Of the G. a. r.
post here certain of his comrades
whom he wanted to serve as pail
bearers. Among the men chosen were
Phil Ward, John Mccarthy, H. P.
Chase, Robert Parrish and James
Canning The funeral took place
under the auspices of the G.. A. r.
post of this city at the G. A r. hall
Wednesday forenoon at 11:30 o'clock,
Rev. Peterson of the Nj. Z. church
conducting the service. About 10
members of the Post took part in the
service and many Old-time neighbors
and friends were present to show their
! respect for deceased.