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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-24

Town WIPED Our. The progressive
town Of Glover, In halifax county, was
nearly swept away by fire early yes
,rdsy morning. The blszs broke out
Ia the leaf tobacco prizery OF Payne &
Gregory about 6 O'Clock. High south
winds spread the flames rapidly until
tae entire town was ablszs. The en-
tire business section OF the town, ex-
,ndipg from the Payne & Gregory fac
tory to the railroad depot, was des-
tfoyed. Not store was left. Eleven
stores, the post-office. three tobacco
warehouses. five tobacco prlzsrles, the
hotel and four stores we're consumed.
The loss is estimsted OF from $l75 COO
to 5000, coo, snd is partially covered
by Insurance. The stores and factories
were large ones for town OF the SIZE
OF Clover and the FIRE 10 severe blow
- the town and SCI ton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-24

SAVE YOUR EYES
by using glasses as ,OOn. .as.youi ifeellthe:need
OF them.
We can sell you fair article Iin.spectiele'
or Eye Glasses for zoe
A good article for ooe
A very good one for SLUO
And the very best for $l.oo
These are in rubber, celluloid, German all
YER and nickel.plsted frames.
Gold-Alled Eye Glasses aud 6pectscles with
good lenses at 81 80 pair.
Gold-fllea Eye Glasses, frames guaranteed
for 10 years with best quality Lenses. $1.7o,
10 year guaranteed cable temple.
6old-flled with best quality lenses S2.O0.
Gold Eye Glasses and spectscles, 10 to 20;
Orders from specialists for complicated
glasses correctly filed.
HENRY w. WILDT,
HomeITelephone 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-24

1kAeEDY IN DANvILLE.-Thomas
O0roin' q young railroad man, assault
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AIsxsaAsis 4xsstts.


PUBLIaR1p DAILY AHD rRI-wEKKLY AT
Gazette Building. B1O d s12 Prince st
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NoTIOE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

HIHE snnusl meeting OF stock holders Of
l. the SAVINGS INVESTMENT CON-
PANY will te held at the Office OF the Com
papy. 128 south Fstf.x street, Alexandria,
Va, MONDAY, Jane 2, 1902, at 8 o'clock
p. m.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-24

DrsTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOAN AND
~ INVESTMENT COMPANY.-The an
nual meeting Of the stockholders will be held
MONDAY. May 26, 1902. at Ave o'clock P.
NJ, at No. 1913 south Royal street, Alexan-
drls, Virginia.
ALLEN O. CLARK, Secretary.
my21 eo2t
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

natural hot water through the streets
Of Boise and into buildings. thereby
heating all the buildings that apply for
its use and doing away with the neces-
sity Of steam and fuel The company
..su uses Tie water in the nalatorium IN
he eastern part Of the city,which Is the
pride Of Boise, as It represents an out
ay of over $50 900, and is a resort that
onnot be eXcelled any place in the
United States. The supply Of this hot
water is Of such unlimited quantity
that 1t is used to sprinkle the streets
Of Boise City, as it Is handler than the
cold water In many places.
There are located in Boise City the
capital building of the state Of Idaho,
the supreme court Of the state OF
Idaho and all the departments OF the
state government, the county court
house of Ada county, the state penten-
t.ary. the state Soldiers Home, united
States land office. United States SUR
yeyor generals office, United States
district court, United States marshaFs
office and the United States assay Of
fee. which reiines all the gold bullion
in southern Idaho and eastern oregon
and ships It to the minis Of the United
States.
The city is lighted by IS are lights
furnished by the Capital Electric com
pany, which company also furnishes
lighting for all the dwellings and busl-
ness houses Of Boise. A new company
has been organized in the past year and
is now furnishing lights In compeu-
ton with the old company. Both com
panies receive their power at present
from the Boise Irrigation & Land com
pany within three fourths OF mile OF
the center OF the city, and there Is
enough power yet for sale for all other
mechanical devices that may be In need
Of the same.
There has been installed a power
plant in the southern part of Ada coun-
ty. called Swan Falls, which furnishes
all the power that is now used In Owy-
hee county mines, and is the beginning
of a second power plant at Horseshoe
Falls which will, on Jan. /. 1901, be able
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

to supply Boise City with power Tor its
electric lighting as well as 1000 horse
mower for commercial purposes.
A third power plant Is being put up
at Highland valley on the Boise riVer'
and in the coming year viii also Dr'hs
its power into Boise city with an al"
ditional 1000 horse power for CONNER
clal purposes. Every stream In south
ern Idaho Is capable Of furnishing all
the power that is required for all pur'
roses and the supply Of power is fast
Incoming a secondary consideration
SOCIETIES AND CHURCHES.
There are 10 churches represented IN
Boise City from the small frame struc-
ture to the magnificent brick buildings
and to the cathedral recently erected
by the Episcopal church, which, wheh
completed. will cost over $4,000. Every
religious organization is also repre-
scented here with large membership
and all the buildings occupied are free
of any Indebtedness and are also SELF
supporting. The puIpits are filled with
men of ability and character and fuliy
typfy the great principles for when
they stand.
Sunday schools and other accessories
to church organizations flourish here as
well as they do in any of the eastern
cities. and any stranger visiting BOISE
City will find hosptable welcome In
any of these places Of worship
There are also In our midst fraternal
organizations to the number of nearly
25. from the Oldest, the Masonic with
It's royal arch. commandery and other
degrees, occupying the Masonic temple
on Main street. with a large widow ana
ornhan fund In its treasury, and no In
debtedness; the Independent order OF
odd Fellows. occupying a magnificent
temple on Eighth street has two lodges
besides the uniform rank. Their
financial affairs are of such
healthy na,ure that they are not
contented with a temple worth SOOOO'
but have just bought quarter OF a
block Of ground situated in the center
of the city, paying $4,000 cash for the
ground upon which they are about to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

erected a brewery, which is to be fur
Their enlarged and will represent
plant, when completed, equal TO that
Of any east or west.
We have In this city two telephone
systems. First, the Rocky Mountaih
Bell Telephone company, which has
hundreds Of phones In Boise CITY, as
well as connection with all the outlying
districts OF the state and Salt Lake
Portland, Butte, Spokane, Seattle and
San Francisco, making facilities In that
line equal TO any city Of any size. Sec
ond. The Independent Telephone com
pany, a home institution, has nearly o
thousand phones installed within tn
city, and Is now reaching out into the
interior OF the state, thereby furnishing
additional facilities, which are being
used by the BUSINESS interest OF the city,
THE BOISE PRESS.
The press is we'll represented here
There Is the Idaho Daily Statesman,
with the Associated Press franchise,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

advanced and progressive educators In
the west, The Idaho State Academy
an excellent educational institution,
standing between the public schools
and the college, Is located In Pocatello,
and furnishes exceptional educational
facilities.
Since the opening Of the Indian reser-
walton, the income from the sheep and
cattle industry is quite extensive. Min
Ing and prospecting are being energet-
ically pursued IN the surrounding hills
and mountains, and this has also add
ed considerable 10 tha revenues Of the
town.
Pocatello, from It's location at the In
tersection Of the railroads, Is a natur-
al distributing point, and II the railroad
company can be induced to grant the
proper concessions in rates, Pocatello
would furnish fine opportunities In
wholesale trade, Pocatello has proba-
bly, the best water supply and the fin
est system Of waterworks anywhere in
the west,
The power for our electric light sys-
tom Is generated at American Falls, 25
miles distant by one Of the finest pow
er plants to be found anywhere. An
other company has under construction
at the same place, a similar plant for
the same purposes, our city furnishes
exceptional business opportunities in
almost any line We need n wooden fac
tory, -four mill and other manufac-
turing establishments which insttu-
lions can secure power from the plants
at American Falls at very reasonable
rates.
We need a street railway system but
cur greatest need is water to irrgate
the arid. but fertile, plains lying to
the north and west OF the town. We
have no exceptionally rich people here.
nor have we any suffering from pow
erty, Our population are all wide
awake, industrious and consequently
happy o, b STEELY
Mayor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

the various banks and helping In every
way to produce prosperity.
Boise City is fast becoming a job
bling center. The last year witnessed
the erection Of brick wholesale houses
covering three hundred feet frontage
furnished with trackage for loading
and unloading cars at their place OF
business and travelling men represent
ing these houses as well as many
others located in the different parts Of
the town, are now visiting every nook
and corner in southern Idaho offerins
their wares in competition with every
other market in the west; and are
taking orders which are being con-
yeyed over the oregon Short Line rail-
road and which require from five to
seven cars a day besides innumer-
able teams hauling these wares into
the interior OF the state where railroad
transportatou does not now exist
A CITY OF HOMES.
Boise City is city Of homes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
\ pOCATELLO PARK SCENE,


ing state in the union.
The money for the sale Of the mines
IN Thunder Mountain, which has neary
aggregated three-quarters Of a million
dollars in the past year, has found its
way into Boise City as all large capi-
tal will in southern Idaho, and mas
been the means and instrumentality oil
building palatlal residences, large BUS
mess blocks. increasing the deposits III
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

churches. schools and society, but the
nineteenth century population is en-
asayoring to make II the center Of com
msrre and is fast succeeding, What
over is used by the population Of south
arm Idaho can now be purchased In
Roise city at the same price as that
Of any market, freight rates consid-
cred.
Retail business in Boise City Is repre-
sented by business houses Of all classes
n merchandise, and Main street from
rirth TO Eleventh. Idaho street from
seventh TO Tenth Eighth street from
Grove 10 Bannock are occupied by the
husv marts OF trade and commerce, oc-
cupyng mostly good substantial brick
structures, which would be an orna-
ment to any city much larger In pop
ulation than Boise.
The value OF business property can
hos, be gagged by the fact that busi-
ness property on MAIN street iioih
seventh to Tenth is legal tender at 5000
per front foot without any improvement
upon the same whatever.
PUBLIC PROGRESS,
There have been erected in the last
year business blocks on the corner OF
Tenth and Main streets, known as the
pierce block. the Gem block. the Noble
block; there have also been erected the
Adelman block, First National bank
building. the Belle Telephone block and
9, various parts Of the business center
dozens Of others. all Of which are brick
and stone containing all OF the modern
improvements as well as ali sanitary
appliances. There has also been
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ia. an aggregate capital OF over szVV'-
A, "A, ana deboslts Of over $4,000 900, loans
,od discounts nearly s2,5OoOcO' maklns
,nom as strong financial institutions as
.re 10 he found in the United states
There is also a savings bank locate
here which pays interest of 1--WE per
cont on daily balances; and building
and loan association controlled entire
" IN the mutual plan by the peorle OF
Boise City and for the people Of Bo.s
CITY, Both Of these latter Institutions
Furnish ample means for the small saw
lngs OF our people
No bank failure has ever occurlel
here and failure in business is one OF
the rarest things that can harpen and
none Is known to have occurred for the
last three years in any line Of business
MINING INDUSTRY.
The mining Industry surrounding
Boise Is being rapidly developer ~
the output Of gold and silver is daily
Increasing. Development has demon
strated beyond doubt, from the foot
hills surrounding Boise to the interior
and as far as Thunder Mountain, that
we have mineral wealth untold; and
eastern capital Is flowing In here for
the purchase Of these mines as fast as
showing can be made Of their worth.
Thunder Mountain has proven Itself
to be a gold bonanza and the coming
season will witness the largest output
Of gold from that district that ever oc-
CURED IN Idaho Miller Mountain and
other adjoining places are Just now at
tracing attention. and but for the wea-
Their in the Interior Of the state, they
would today be teemlng with thousa d 3
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

d he and his coun-
young people for
ssed decided grati-
tcnt set consists ~
kets and a like
! Of silver and en-
I ward. December
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
andhe Louise
Lost Ten Men
e Of Them Be-

manlacs The men
Il We're not only Ia
thysically, but they
h pli ht thGt notn-
i IRON them as 60
liia by uttlc, hoW-
he Nlanhas sett bad
si thf hafdth ir Of
h. IL appears that
rrel At $50 last
Gone Ann.
on but q stlff gale
e sea was running
X o. the Pallner5
the Crazy was on
| in attempting 70
,ow hit her on the
W. square or anf
sels IN the wreck
SPIRIT OF the Palmer
AeWreck, While the
y was tangled ~
the Palmer and
81 The vessels be I
In a few minutes.
managed to lower
no time to procure
onal clothing. AS
wreck they saw the
same plight and
any rs could reach
FOULS were IN the
.nally pUlad sigas.
among tilqse who
ort lime alter tho
onefs went down.
when the vessels
ors a battle which
ID four nights had
/ The number su&
and OF those who
L none was able TO
Escaped.
~ was q COMPARE
She was built at
nd was one Of the
Ia the coast. Her
02 tons Of bltunin-
to- this port. The
tally insured but
covered.
ner was the larg-
,Ooner ever con-
tilt al Bath In 1881.
S. Wlnslow & co.
Z sailed from New
With 400 tons OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

published every day In the week This
paper was established S5 years ago, and
has no, failed to issue a single day
since commencement OF its existence.
The Evening Capital News. an even
ing paper. having the Scripis Mcl'ae
service. IS published every evening ana
Is only two years old, but enjoys
large circulation and a good clientage.
The Evening Bulletin, a paper OF IN
dependent nature. was started about IL
months ago and has taken deep hold
among the newspaper readers, and IKE
all other enterprises started In Boise
Is meeting with good success. 1t Is
equipped with the Associated Press dis
patches.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

There is a complete system oil sewer.
age in Boise City and an extension OF
that system Is made from season 10
season until there are now nearly u
miles OF sewerage
The sidewalks are mostly made out
Of cement and there are now construct
"a over Is miles OF cement walks ana
i've miles OF wooden walks, when are
connected across the streets with large
well laid stone crossings, thereby iuF-
n,sblnr the means OF communication 10
the pedestrian TO all parts OF the city
The water supply is furnished by tue
Arteslan Hot & Cold Water company
which has 20 miles Of mains ana oper-
ates Its plant largely on the gravity
system and also has steam power pant
10 use in case Of emergency. The COM
pany also owns the artesian hot wells
situated near Boise City. and pipes the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
DA Y
rnoon Created
ntCitizens
holiday edition

t holiday edition
/ J. Evans-Splen-
a. Its pictures are
tier covers about
uld be covered. |
en- iile It away for
b year. as 1t con-
{ can be proiitably
Letoher-"A very
nted and arranged.
copy east"
THE Christmas
Il number"
f.. Mackay. Idaho
Tery concise and
mining matters In
We never seen any,
idaho Illustrations
tlllng ever before
cretary Wild Blll
company OF Bea-
} greatest editions
Iywhere--in fact 1
thing 30 equal II.
aelp 10 mining in
did not only itself
~ well. The Illus
lonaliy clear ana
y OF the Cold Dust
!, In Leesbury dis
nest paper I have
II was very much
learance and con-
S News" in fact.
Tor II. IL was a
raiscworthy effort
nd the manner in
daho was covered
'cessful and corn
; News" was no
llent and artlstlc
trations and des-
mining section was
az, and covered
thoroughly"
ser: II think the
VAS a magnifcent
deal features We're
he reading matter
ne. All the part
what was wanted.
ition exceeds any
SrHs" ] ever saw.
were 81 marked
descriptive and In
= ground was cov-
ork bears unmis-
indefaugable re-
1T care. and Is a
ie Of valuable in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20

Of sturdy miners ready to develop these
valuable gold deposits
The mineral found in these NUS Is
noarlv all free milling ore and can De
treated with very little expense. Placer
mining has yet a large hold on the bas-
in and is turning out thousands upon
thousands Of dollars annually and ia
no in the next few years to come VIII
rank as the third largest gold produc-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20


I ,..,s ago the United
- lBvrN ''.'. .,,oot sold at auction
states gov =, pocatello. Since
=" the tow ness blocks ana
mat time save been built eacn
Ssnadful h'm'. ..o,e are 5000 busy
year Wul pooatello. The year
people il'"' year for our city,
lyos was x. ling of the Fort Han
ror years, the o.. .n,roundlng Poca-
indian T''' constant subject OF
ne wise dIssor' ..'' .. =, aspiring local
,er.; the then . ,,ysr Of every clu-
polIi'''" r the reservation was
zen. La'' ss mt cad mining ana
oNen'u i..l OF equal, II not
ever, y. impor,an.. to the town. . '"'
sf' ',. n ,he aee oregon Short Line
Y .a,o,d shops his place ..
I' ,,,.., since raaullO became a town.
-. ,,,lroad has lad important SHOPS
", ~, these hops were in buildings
here pu' Sv NO means an evidence OF
that ys 5ucc ori we we're constantly
p'Tln'" ,as, ,bosa hops, which were the
% Itn' Of our axIstence as 'o onr
nalp'' 70 removed elsewhere our
SNOWY nay. vere All dispelled this year
ioIs ~ short Line company building
% ~ ,Oe largest and best equipped
pe n.,.a shops IN the intermoun'alh
I D,nn,ry. other railroad improvements
o o,a 70 follow and with those already
a'e " AN ronresent an expenditure Of
I,'u ,, If 100000 The railroad payro''
aOJ poo,tello and contrlbutory territory
!" about sss5oo0 per month
u,,,. we have a very busy little city,
educational motters are not neg
~, W. wo think our public schools are
~. hest in the stato--2O teachers are
W., .,,oyed-Ue have 1000 pupils enrolled.
1 n,,. .nnrlntendont Is one of the most
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-20
STOFFlCE.
= Men Almost
llrlsimas Mail.

hflSimas Mail.
sistry and stamn
oince opened this
igs have been be-
" moving line OF
mas packages Il
: shall remember
SOS generously as
priner the In NJ
ether source or
=. The possomcs
very busy scene.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-12
WEST DUMMERsTON.

The ladies' aid society will serve ice.
cream and cake in their hall Saturday
evening at O'Clock. All are invited.
The funeral services of Mrs. Betsey
Norcross occurred Friday. Rev. G.,
NJ. Burdick, Methodist minister at
Williamsville, officiated. 4 large guam
tity of flowers We're contributed and
beautifully arranged by Charles John
son, and included very elegant cross
and bouquets. \ chair used by Mrs.
Norcross was most artistically covered
with flowers and evergreens.
Charles johnson from South Dakota
is visiting his mother at William b.
Leonard s. Mrs. Thomas Rolet from
New York, formerly resident here for
several years. is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Combs Mrs. William
Combs has gone to Winchester on a
visit to her relatives. Herbert Nor
cross and wife have returned from
their visit to Fishers Island. The
wife and children of Charles St. Law
renee, clerk in Rogers store, have ar
rived. An Italian family named Bon
nett. living in the TownShend house,
have moved to Connecticut,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-12
Fatal Accident at Saxtons River.

Little Ted" Simonds, the 6-years-
old son of Fred L. and Hattie Free
man Simonds of Saxtons River, was al
most instantly killed Monday even
ing by being thrown from the delivery
wagon of Simonds ~ Fuller. Fred Da-
Wis and Fay Fuller had been down to
the phosphate shanty across the bridge
by the electric road to get stove, etc.
and among other things was a basket
of bottles. Ted and two other small
boys We're sitting on the bottom of the
wagon and by some means or other the
bottles were suddenly ratified, causing
the horse to jump, and as the corner
was turned Ted was thrown to the
ground. striking on his left shoulder.
He Immediately got up and walked
about a rod toward the wagon and fell
Mr.. Fuller picked him up and he was
carried to DR.. Osgood's apparently not
much hurt, but by the time they ar
rived there he began to show signs of
some inward trouble and they removed
him at once to his home on Pleasant
street, where he expired about 6.45,
living only half hour after the acct
dent. An artery near the heart was
broken. Everybody will miss Ted.
He was exceptionally kind and lovable
for a child so young.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-12
TOWNSHEND

The Baptist ladies aid served ice
cream Tuesday night
The Dorcas Guild will meet Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Park Holland.
Rev Cyrus Hamlin preached in the
Congregational church Sunday, He
and his family leave this week and will
soon return to their work in Tongaloo,
Miss.
\ party. consisting of Mr. and Mrs
Sellew, Miss Pearl Pettingill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Royal, DIR. Osgood and family
and BERTHE Ober took dinner on Peaked
Mountain Monday, returning late in
the afternoon. They reported pleas
ant time
Mrs. Bruce of New York is visiting
her sister, Mrs Blood. Colonel II. p.
Davidson of Highland Park, H., was
in town short time Sunday, and
called on few of his old riends. He
was principal of the seminary during
the winter and spring of lso6.
Miss Cressy of Brattleboro comes here
every week in the interest of the semi
nary to give lessons in instrumental mu-
sic and already has a number of pupils.
She will also give lessons outside of
the school Miss Cove of Bellows Falls
has number of pupils on the violin,
She comes under the auspices of the
seminary.