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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04
BANKS

There are two banks. The Firs
National Bank of Norton, OF which Jno
A. Esser is president, and +. II. Ould
cashier. is the pioneer OF the growing
little city, and is prosperous and pop
ular. Another bank has just been or
ganized, whose officers names we could
not get.
The Norton High School Is presided
over by Prof. Chapman, for many
years a successful teacher at Wise
Miss Ethel Cole, recently from East
Virginia, has charge OF the Primary
Department. Prof Chapman promised
facts and figures for this little write
up, but forgot 1t.
CHURCHES.
The Presbyterians, Rev. X. z. Sim.
mons pastor, Baptist, Rev. MA. Wilson
pastor, Methodist, Rev. w. z. Evans
pastor, each have large congregations.
The Baptist people are just now com
pieuhg "a new house, which will be an
honor to the town.
The Peoples Health and Accident
insurance Company. w. q. Painter
General Manager, with L. ID. Kits
President and w. Il. Bowling Sect'y.,
and Treas, is doing fine business.
Messrs w. n. Surface and w. T..
Bowling have recently organized a
Real Estate Agency, and will sell town
lots, farms, etc.
The Norton Bottling Co., L. b. Hill
man manager, is doing fine business
here, as they are also Mt Cooburn. Big
Stone Gap and Narrows.
The Norton Land and Improvement
Company own the Water-works OF the
town, which furnishes a bountirul sup
ply OF as fine water as can be found
anywhere ON earth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04
For Commissinner of Revenue
r. s. Gillespie.

To the voters of Tazewell County.
hereby announce myself candidate
OF ChnmlSsionsr or Revenue in Clea r
Fo,k District, to be- held Nov 3rd 1903
ard respectfully solicit your support.
Yours Truly,
THOMAS PEEkY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
It's Mission Fulfilled.

When an advertisement brings buyer
and seller together its mission ends.
The merchant must do the selling.
Some people think that it is the func-
ton OF an al. TO sell goods. Not so.
No newspaper can guarantee sales.
1t has no control over statesmen, goods
or prices. The quality OF the goods,
price, skill and manner of statesmen will
determine the sales, and over these the
newspaper has no control. When the
adj informs the people of what the
merchant has to sell it has fulfilled its
mission. Thus far the newspaper
should be held responsible, but no far
ther.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04

Dr's. M. l.. SCallard, w. G.. Painter
and Pane Herman guard the physical
well-being of the citizens Of the town
and community, while DR.. McElrath, a
rising young dentist, sees to it that the
masticating power of the community is
kept in good shape.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
HAS NO CREDENTIALS.
And has no Official History-A School
District in Queer Fix.

School district number IA, known
as the Woods Creek district, is in
that peculiar condition in which it
is without antecedents or official
record of bow it came to be organ
lied. 1t is the district in which
a school house was burned last year.
It is district that has levied tax
es, owned property, and drawn
school money. IT has employed
teachers, elected district officers,
instructed the youth, and perform
ed all functions usual to a duly
organized school district. But it
has been discovered that it has no
place on the county map, and that
there il no record of its organiza-
ton in the. archives of the super
inteudent's Office. The condition
was the occasion of an adjourned
meeting of the county court Thurs
day. Directors of the district in
volved, and of all contiguous dis
trlcts were in at endance, and all
were in deliberation large part of
the day. Adjournment was, how
ever taken without action to estab
1ish and reorganize the district with
proper credentials.
1t appears chat in such cases.
the method of getting the affairs of
the district again into proper and
legal status is to begin all over
again, and create the district anew,
as though that preliminary had
never. been done. Petitions pro-
perly made aud signed by patrons
of the original districts out OF which
the new district was created must
be presented and acted upon by the
court. It is the purpose to bring
all this about at some future meet
ing of the ty court The dis.
trict is supposed to have been or
ganized a dozen or more years ago.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

-Tuesday evening after the business
meeting, the Dagree OF honor hell a &C.
cial eeesion 10 honor OF Miss Hattie
Spencer, who had just returned from
a prolonged stay in Eastern Oregon.
An interesting programme was rend-
cred. detrimental solo, Mrs. Sheas-
green; recitation, Mrs. Spencer; solo,
Taylor Porter; reading, Mrs. Sarah
Moore; solo, Gladys Moore.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
DR.. A. T, Roberts has Return
ed to Salem,

DR.. A. T. Roberts, the eye-spe
cialist, who was here two years ago
and through the perfection of. his
work gained reputation second to
none in Oregon, has returned to
Salem, and has fine suite of of
fees over Dalrymples store, where
he will be pleased to meet all his
old friends and patients, and others
who need his services. Consu1ta-
tion free.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
Auction Sale

September 10th, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder at my farm
one and one half miles north of Hoskins
the following: 40 head of cattle, 90
head of hogs, some sheep, one binder
and other implements. Terms of sale,
cash in hand.
George Neathamer,
Kings Valley.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
Plano Pupila.

Miss Mamie Cauthorn wishes to an
nounce that she will resume piano teach
ing October Ist, and that she will be
found at her studio on Third street.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
School Books.

At Graham & Wells, drug store School
supplies of all kinds. Secoud hand
public school books taken in exchange;
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
NEARLY DOUBLED.
Valuation on Taxable Property in
Benton What the Figures are.

Valuation on Taxable Property in
Benton What the Figures are.
The city of Corvallis will pay
taxes this year on about a million
dollars worth of taxable property.
Last year its property valuation for
assessment purposes was $488, $50.
| The exact figures of the total on
the new roll are not available, but
it is known that when completed
three or four weeks hence, they will
show that the valuations of the city
are nearly if not quite doubled. On
| a FIVE mill levy for city
purposes, if that levy is made by
the city council, it will yield rev.
enue for general purposes of about
| $4,000 On the same levy last year
the revenues SO derived only aggre-
gated little over s., 500. For
street purposes on a two mill levy,
the sum available will about $1,000
as against only $500 the past year.
It is estimated that the new as
sessment roll, whose footings in
most particulars were completed
Wednesday, will show total tax
able property, for the, Corvallis
school district of about 81. 200. 900,
The figures last year were $oo7.-
$50, or about one half of the pres
ent valuation
The total valuation Of all proper
ty in the county according to the
new roll is $4,33o.43o The figures
on last year roll were, So, 5o7. 1o5.
The valuations made by the assessor
lack less than $500, 900 of doubling
those of last year. The higher val
uations will make lower tax levy
possible, and insomueh will have a
favorable effect, both at home and
abroad, in many ways Some re-
gret is expressed that the aggre-
gate might not have doubled COM
pletely this year, as has been the
case in Clackamas county, in which
which, as will as in other counties
movement for higher valuations
and lower levies is in progress. In
Clackamas the valuations were in
creased from about four millions to
more than eight millions. In Ben
ton, the various classes of property
and their aggregate value is as fol-
lows;
Tillable land, $685. acres, ST.
-574,5oo.
Non-tillable land, 2o2. 7o5, ST.
2o3. .365
Improvements on decided lands,
$275. 27o,
Town lots, s335,45o.
Improvements on town lots,
$4,000.
Improvements on undecided land,
S2,675,
Railroad bed 4s miles, $$tsr,
s65.
Rolling stock, ST., 800.
Telegraph and telephone, So
miles, S. ,74o.
Merchandise, $I1o,oI5.
Farming implements etc, S58.
$50.
Steamboats, etc, sr1,74o.
Money, $5I.52o
Notes and accounts. $II1,2a5.
Shares of stock, $24, I65.
Household furniture etc. $63,-
AS
Horses and mules, 2,oI4, $685.
40,
Cattle. 1908, Sis, 76o.
Sheep and goats. 33,e58, s67-,l
255.
Swine. $500, se,7o5.
Gross value of all property 1
S4.55o,485,
Exemptions, S22o,o55
Total taxable property. S. 33o-
43o.
The figures in the valuations are
subject of course, to the action of
the county board of equalization
which meets to consider the roll on
L y
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

Best grade of gasoline 80 cents a gal
on at Berry's.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

George Paul entered the Cald-
well School OF oratorY and acting 10
San Francisco last Monday.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
LOCAL LORE.

advertisements in this column charged for
at the rate ofIi cents per line.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

B. w, johnson l. aves today for
POI tland, TO attend a meeting OF the
finance committee of the grand lodge
of Knights of Phythias.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

-Mra. Hugh Smith returned to
The Dailes Wednesday after a visit
with Corvallis relatives and friends.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

Miss Jennie Noble has accepted
a position as pookkeeper in Portland
establishments, and has resigned her
place as teacher in the Corvallis pub
lie schools. Miss EClna Finley has
be en- elect I'd 10 the vacancy.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

Henry Amber. the wide awake
real estate man 5las returned from
two weeks' sojouru at the Coast. he
has a NUMBER OF deals on haad, con-
cerping which announcements Will
likely to be made soon.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

The figures in the valuations are
subject of course, to the action of
the county board of equalization
which meets to consider the roll on
the 28th inst.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

-Miss Nora Ingie. daughter of j.
w. Ingle, returned Wednesday from
Gbicago, where she f3i5hed post
graduate course as trained nurse.
She will remain here some time.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12

Invitations are out for Measur-
ing party to be given by the Senior
Epworth Leaguers a. the Methodist
church next Wednesday evening. Two
cents is charged for each TO 1t III the
stature OF each guest. which accounts
for the name Of the function.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
HIGH SCHOOL WINS
GAME FROM GENESEO
Lively Basketball Contest Last Even
ing at Local Gymna-
SUM.

The Rock Island high school team
won decisive victory last evening
over the basketball aggregation of
the Geneseo Collegiate institute at
the local high school gymnasium. 1t
was the first contest with an outside
team to be pulled off in the high
school and there was a large attend
ance of the pupils and friends.
Geneseo put up stiff fight in the
beginning and the first half ended
with a score of - to 10 in favor of
the locals. In the second, however,
the Rock Island boys got their sys-
tenn working and when the last half
was ended the score was - to -.
The high school will play return
game with the Gencseo boys about
the middle of February. \ date with
Muscatine for next Saturday evening
is believed to have been secured, but
there is nothing certain about it..
Geneseo will play this evening with
Augustana at the college gymnasium.
Following is the lineup OF the teams
in last evenings match:
Rock Island. Geneso.
SouderS ....... center C. Slaymaler
Huesing. . right forward -. Sawyer
Jahns ~ left forward C.. Slaymaker
Morrison fright guard - alheim
Huffman ......left guard ....... Smith
Oflicials-Referee Gilbert Graves;
umpires. Roscoe Eric. Geneseo. Alvin
Bergstrom. Rock Island; timers,
Charles Ford. Geneseo. Carl Linde-
bIad. Rock Island; scorers. Walter
OFT. Geneseo. Will Marquis. Rock ISL
and.
The main game AT the Au2ustana
gymnasium this evening will be pre-
ceded by game between the college
second team and the Moline high
school. These will be the first match
games of the season at the college,
and will be the beginning of a series
of about ten. most of which are al
ready scheduled with such teams as
Monmouth. Lombard and Iowa City.
The boys expect basketball coach
to be here next week to round the
players into shape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
Save Your Eyes

wish to announce to the public
that | will have the services of an eX-
pert optician at my store. where he
may be consulted free of charge all
day Monday. Jan. 20. All those who
suffer from eye-strain. nervousness,
headache affected vision. and amy
trouble arising from defective eyes
are urged to consult him absolutely
free of charge. Have your glasses
fitted right. / guarantee all work.
\. J. REISS.
Druggist and Optician.
Corner Seventh avenue and Twenty
seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
AdoIph Kramer.

Adolph Kramer died yesterday at st.
Anthony's hospital of consumption,
with which he past past saving when
taken to the institution a week ago.
He was about 40 years of age. The
funeral will take place from st.
Mary's church at a. III. Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

II is expected there will he some
novel costumes seen at the Rock ISL
and Clubs An Evening in Germany"
at the clubhouse Monday night, for
which extensive preparations are on
among the members. each of whom Is
keeping his neighbur in the dark as
to the character of outfit he is TO
wear. The entertainment is to he for
the members only, and the plan is to
have about half of those attending
to dress in female costume. Eight of
the members will act as barmaids.
The clubhouse will be decorated in
the coIors of the fatherland and there
will he in attendance a quartet of
Tyrolese and German band, which
will alternate in furnishing music.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

"Cure the cough and save the life.
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
cough ard colds, down 10 the very
verge of consumption. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
Mrs. IIira IN StOcum

Mrs Hiram Stocum died at $3.50
this morning of heart failure at her
home, 351O Third avenue. Her death
was sudden and unexpected, having
felt as well as usual on retiring last
night. Mrs. Stocu:n was 48 years of
age. She is survived by her husband.
The funeral will occur from the resi-
dencc at D. IN. Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
FALL FROM BRIDGE
Rock Island Freight Conductor
Has a Close Call While Cross.
ing Rock River.
DROPS BETWEEN MOVING ENGINES
Alights Upon Ice and CrawIs a Mile
on Hands and Knees
for Help.

w. f. Edwards, n freight conductor
on the Illinois division of the Rock
Island road, had a narrow escape
from death last night at the bridge
across Rock river at Carbon Cliff. He
is now confined at st. Anthony's hos
pital in this city with bruised heel
and n badly sprained ankle as the re-
suit of fail of % feet from an en-
gine to the ice on the river.
Last night about 1890 he was COM
ing west to Natick with IA couple of
engine crews on two light engines
that were coupled together. Nearing
the Rock river bridge il was thought
advisable to separate the engines so
that the weight would he distributed
in crossing and Mr.. Edwards crawled
back over the tender of the forward
engine to unfasten the coupling.
Drops Between Ties.
He accomplished his purpose and
the rear engine dropped back, but in
attempting to regain his place i'm the
cab he slipped in scrambling upon the
tender and fell. Just how ii happened
he is unable to tell, but the next he
knew he struck the ice on the river
feet foremost. having dropped be
tween the ties. had he not fallen
| through. the rear engine would prob
| ably have struck him.
But the alternative for which he
was spared was by no means pleasant.
His fall was not seen and his absence
was not noted. each crew probably
| thinking that he had remained on the
other engine after attending TO the
uncoupling. When he attempted to
move his feet and ankles panied bad
! ~ and were unable to bear his weight.
CrawIs Mile for Help.
Accordingly he set out on his hands
and knees and crawled over mile to
/ the nearest farmhouse On the north
| shore of the river. BY the time help
was reached he was pretty we'll eX-
hausted and his ankle and foot were
paining him fearfully owing to the
partial use he had been compelled to
make of them at times.
! When the two engines reached
| Natick Edwards absence was noted
and Il telegram was sent back to the
conductor of the next freight to
watch for him. I'm the meantime he
had gotten word to the operator at
| Carbon Cliff and a westbound train
picked him up, arriving in this city
with him at 400 a. IN.
He was conveyed in the ambulance
! TO St Anthony's hospital. where DIR.
| :. Il. Hall made an examination. His
right heel was found to be badly
bruised and the left ankle sprained.
1t is possible also that some Of the
bones in the left foot are broken. the
swelling rendering satisfactory eN-
animation impossible for some time.
| Mr.. Edwards is about &c years of age
and his home is in Blue Island.
Another Conductor Hurt.
| j. y. Morrison. the Rock island pas
scuger conductor, was injured at Nal
com. Iowa. at $50 this morning. a
trunk that was being handled on the
| platform there falling on his right
ankle and spraining il badly. He was
brought to this city on his train. ar
irving at 1880. and was conveyed to
his home at 937 TweHty-second street
| in the ambulance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
GOES TO FAR EAST
Mai. c. Med. Townsend to Be
Transferred to Philippines
Early in Spring.
ORDERS RECEIVED THIS MORNING
To Command Battalion of Engineer
Corps With Headquarters
at Manila.

Maj. c. Med. Townsend this morn
ing received orders from the secre-
tary of war notifying him of his
transfer from chief engineer in
charge of the Mississippi river i'm
provement to take command of Il bat
talon of engineers on duty in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
Fidelity Loan Company.

Lynde Office and
Saturday evenings. Telephone west 1914
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
Children Poisoned.

Many children are poisoned and
made nervous and weak, if not killed
outright, ny mothers giving them
cough syrups containing oPiates. Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar is a safe and GER
tain remedy for coughs, Group and
lung troubles, and is the only promi-
nent cough medicine that contains no
opiates or other poisons.~ All drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
SOCIAL DOINGS.

T.. ID. Sweeney last evening enter
tanned Il party of gentlemen friends
at dinner in honor of Judge r. ID.
Ramsay. of Morrison, who occupied
the bench in this city during the past
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
C. ENGEL Is DEAD
Former County and City Official
Succumbs to Infirrni-
ties of Age.
HAD LIVED HERE SINCE 1916
Funeral to Be Held Monday-OIheT
Obituary Mat
Uers.

Charles Engel, one of the pioneer
citizens of Rock Island. died of the
infirmities of age at o'clock this
morning at his home. SOP Fourth ave
nue.. Had he lived until February Mr..
Engel would have attained his S3rd
year
Deceased was native of Germany
and settled in this city in 1915. Dur
ing his life he had followed various
pursuits. and had served as a member
of the county board, city council.
as overseer of the poor and city
weighmaster. He was a member of
Rock Island lodge, No. Is. /. o. o. f.
His wife died one year ago. the sur
vivors being two daughters. Mrs. So
phia otto and Mrs. William Bleuer,
both of Rock Island. and nine grand
children.
Mr.. Engel served through the civil
war as a member of the 43rd rcgi-
ment, Illinois volunteers, and belong
ed to John Buford post, Il. y. II.
The funeral will bc held Monday af-
tcrnoon at 1880 from the residence
and thence to the German Lutheran
church. Intcrment will be in the
German Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
Personal POINTS.

j. !. LaNelle has returned from his
western trip.
Mrs. Mary johnson and son Edwin
have departed for Springfield, where
the former is to serve as librarian of
the senate.
a. w. Lauriault, Of Durango, Old
Mexico, is visiting with his brother.
Rev w T. Lauriault at the rectory
of Sacred Heart church.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Dougherty left
for their home at Ottawa yesterday.
While here Mrs. Dougherty visited at
the home of her brother. NJ. Il. Bulger,
Mr.. Dougherty being member of
the executive committee of the Hi
nois State Plumbers association
which met here during the week
, 1903-03-11
A R E COMMENT.
. Change to Make a Record

A Change to Make a Record
The Leader does not despair as to
the ability Of the state equalization
board to find available properties in
the state upon which to raise SUFFICIENT
revenue without doing an injustice to
property holders, but it is a good idea
for the board to set forth the dificul.
ties in their way, and then proceed to
overcome them.
An energetic man does not recognize
distractions as obstacles, to the ex.
tent that they are not overcomable.
No successful man lays down, he either
climbs over, goes around, or removes
the SO called distractions.
The failure in the matter of valua.
ton Of property has been largely due
to the lack of personal examination.
The assessor, or those whose duty it Is
to look into these matters, rely too
much upon the statement of those
whose property is subject to taxation.
There is ample property in the state
to meet the demands for revenue with
out going to extremes in the matter
What is needed is q listing Of proper
ties and an equalization of assessment
II such a course is adopted the rate Of
, 1903-03-11
WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1903.
GOOD BILL TO KILL.

Elsewhere in this icS.s The Repub-
lican presents portions of the minority
report made by Mr.. Mondell and other
congressman upon the bill prohibiting
hunting and fishing in certain forest re-
serves. This bill means much to Wyo-
ming and should receive the careful
consideration Of every sportsman and
individual who takes the slightest in
terest in game and fish matters. Wyo.
ming cannot afford to permit the gov
eminent to step in and take control of
the hunting and fishing in any consid-
cradle portion OF our state. We are
capable OF handling hat matter our
selves In our own way. If properly en-
forced. our present game laws are good.
AS MI. Mondell says, the law did not
pass the house of representatives and
therefore failed of becoming a law, but
1t will come up again at the next ses-
sion and a full expression Of opinion
should be given to aid our representa-
tive in performing his duty.