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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22
Commissioners Proceedings.

County Clerks Office, July Is, 1904.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners of Barton County, Kansas,
met in pursuance of the adjournment
of July 4, 1904. Present, Commis-
sioners T. C. Brown. Chairman; S. S.
Shattuck and w. B. Pickeriil mem
bers of said Board and E. M. Lutschg,
County Clerk of said county.
The 1903 tax of s245 on 500
valuation on the of Sc ! sec. 35-
1912 was refunded to Frank Steiner
on account of excessive valuation.
Ali back taxes on lot I, block 53,
Great Bend City we're compromised
for s10.81 and ordered assigned to
J. Lowery, the comprose of May 4,
1904 upon said lot being set aside
and held for naught.
Edwin Tyler was related the inter-
est and penalties on the 1902 tax on
lot i block 76 Great Bend City, on
account of error in tax receipt.
The following quarterly reports of
fees for the quarter, ending June 80,
1904 were approved by the Board
and placed on file:
A ! sa;ise,sS A Ansa;, due
Probate Judge. WP
Fede1 ........ ........S130 80 II so
Amt previously due
and collected =. $50
County Attorney, W
Clarke .......... 81 10
Register of Deeds,
Smith -.............. 324 o5 q 20
Sheriff, W Bunting. 404 65 : 90 %
Clerk Of District Court
w Lucas. 81 55 N5 IS
Fees previously charged
and collected this qr... 2S9 IS
County Clerk. F NJ
LutSChg. 80 VI
The Probate Judges Report of County Treas
urer's Office was examined and approved by the
Board and placed on file, and said report is as
follows, to-wit:
Amount to be accounted for
appears from the books $633,2l Sc
Cash on hand in office IS 1908 q
Amount deposit in the v
Brinkman Co Bank. p, o37 "a
Amount on deposit in the
Citizens National Bank 1s.761 OF
Amount deposit in the
First National Bank 20.47O %
Total amount. $63 ,321 SO SOB ,32I 80
". P. FEEDER. Probate Judgel
IDA CALENDER Com.
ALICE DUNN
The bonded indebtedness of South
Bend Township being paid the Coun-
ty Treasurer was direct to transfer
s293 from the sinking fund to the
general fund of said township.
H. Henderson, confined in the jail
in default of paying fine was ordered
released on the condition that he
leave the country.
The seed grain account was order
ed discontinued on the books of the
County Treasurer.
Board adjourned to July 10, 1904.
County Clerks Office, July 10. 1904.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Barton County. Kansas, met
pursuant to adjournment of the day
before, no quorum being present
adjournment was taken to July 20,
1904.
County Clerks Office, July 20, 1904.
The Board met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present, Commissioners T. c..
Brown and S. S. Shattuck and Coun-
ty Clerk, F. NJ. Lutschg.
The 1908 personal tax of s47.53
on $500 value of O. B. Looney,
Homestead Township, was rebated
on account of double assessment.
Board adjourned to Aug. 1, 1904.
FRED M. LUTsCHG,
County Clerk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

c. G. Holmsteln Is now located at
Arkansas City, in the Santa Fe bridge
building department.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Richard Grimes came up from
Ashland this week on business con-
nected with the estate of his father,
the late W. B. Grimes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Night Marshal Randall is confined
to the house with sickness. J. R.
Brown is acting in his place.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

E. J. Cassidy, who has been in the
southeast part Of the state for some
time, returned Saturday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Warren Miller having finished his
harvesting in this county, will in a
few days return to Hodgeman county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Bert Steadman, out on the John
Howard place west of town, is quite
sick today with cholera morbus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

If the fair association should offer
a premium for the largest weed crop,
some Great Bend residents would
take it in sure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Remember every lady's shoe in the house
must go to make room for the SOR0SIS. We
make no exception. All such makes Rich,
Julia Marlowe, Plant and Marks, Hamilton
Brown, American Girl and others. Shoes
and Slippers that cost US S1.15, s1.171 and
s1.25 we are selling for s1.00. AL the Amer
lean Girl shoes in PATENT KID, Vici Kid,
Genuine Goodyear Welt hand trimmed
soles at $500. Shoes that cannot be replaced
for less than $500. This is values you can
not afford to overlook. We have a.big stock
but they are going fast.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Miss Mayme Sipes has resigned her
position at the millinery store and
will leave Sunday for Colorado points
on an outing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

Fred Crawford, who was tsmporar-
lily assisting at Porter's has made
another start at taking a vacation.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-22

The Leader editor must have been
looking in the glass when he struck
on that name for the junior editor.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-09-18

f0nnten ia a 2iabsTeut bGei6en, fpdnnit
fhon b 9ipperIbGueriu biIt."
Sch, b0r' ouf 3bomas! Qber perz
oieuen tbdt er's, Der aIte 8r0utjanz
ter!"
.Rreu3oipioomine tpas is g
benn2 100 bin /? 8er re0't, be?!"
Damn elm furdtbares, eaenIunges
S6eItrport!
Sect mar bic Stimme aus unbeims
Ii6iter Nabe getommen. Qus benz @ros
6o0en!
Dem Sboma5 Itanben bic SPARE 3u
8erge pie 0rdbtitifte. 0aB ibrer 8ris
Oatia6e lpegen Elm leib6afti9er Satua
bemiibt tpuroe, oas mar oenn bod cine
gu tpeitgebenoe Qufmertiamteit.
Wte elm 9ummibaa iprang bic Rez
Iel BON Wagen, uno ais Die inferndliz
i6e Stimme, gr0blenber, fur6tbaret
uno unbDfIi6er pie 5upor, pieber
laut purbe, liefen iie 8eibe bapon, 10
i9nea Iie bic 3itternoen 6iBs tragen
tpnnten.
Oils Iie dtbemlo5 gu SouIe unlangz
ten, ba mar bic Situation Elm tpenig
I6per gu ertldreu. Oenn bic Sc
i6t6ts nit benz SeufeI bate bob
i6per pIauIibel qema9t psrosn t0rs
men. 9as gin9 erit, ais Der - 2ipperl
e%intraf.
- unterirOii9e Stimm' mar T.,
ertldrte er, ii4 ben S9peiB bon Der
Stirn pii4enO, ii bah ia nit aus Der
perflirten 8rauttru6en, in Der / etns
q'fdIafen bin. aubertDnner, 10 lang s.
ReIel o'raufg'ieIen i5. ga, i6Dne
Sa9'n bah onbOr'n miiKen, dber BEL
Ter Dor ais mad Der Sp93eit."
o2dAerIi4", bonnerte Der SiI9Ger,
"ipaS Dir anal aua9'ia9t bub', bas
ipirb a g'baIten."
oNd, / bunt i96n", entgeenete Der
QnpperI, Der nod INNER ni9t Mt6em
9enu9 betam, nSu Der Hefel ibrer So6s
3eit geb' / mein'tpegen, dber nit ais
8rGutigam. ionOern bD9iteu8 als Bel
itunb. S man: mir balten ii6sr Die
8'I9idt' Ollie reinen Wunb."
Sic fam aber bod unter bic 2eute,
lper peiB. DieIo.
Drum is b 8routtru6en gar 10
bel Idtper 9'peIen". meinten bic Slid
lerlebrbuben.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-09-18

nSaGo!"
.Sie limb Serr Sabre. bonn SuuIe
Sabre &c Comp, Die Elm 3neiggsi9aft
in Heims baben?"
nSa, mein Serr! mas tpiini1sn
Sic BON mir9"
yS6 bin 6elir Gapmonb BON Der
9ant GapmonO Dubois &c Sic. in
Reims. 8snnen Sic meinen 9ater?"
par renomme! Sin Wunn, tpeIfer
neun MiGiOnen beiiBt."
.Sie t0nnsu rubie eff Miaionen la
gen, mad ~unIerer lsbten Snoentur. 81.
tennen ebenIo meinen Sntel. Serrn Sc.
haunt, Miiblenbsiber9"
SD CLAUDE i'm gut gu tennen! Sin
Iebr gea6teter 8aufmann!"
so! Srob aIer S9pisrigteiten 1T
es ibm segliidt, in fpeniger als bier
Sabren elm @%tabliHement eriten Gans
9es gu eriinOen, ipel6es iiber einen
9ren5enlofsn Srsbit perflet. SD bin
iein einSiger Grbe."
yMein compliment! Iber ipGrum
Iaeen Sic mir Dies NGes?"
.Wsil es unumgdngli9 nOtbig lit.
SD muBte mid Sbnen poritelen. unO
iebt, bd sic mid tennen. babe ih Die
@bre. Sic, seebrter 9err. um bic 9ano
Sbrsr SOdter, Sraulein Nlice Sabre,
gu bitten!"
.Wie, mein Ssrr! Gin Seimtbs9es
5uh burd'S Selepbpn?"
.Warum ni6t? 9emerfe Sbnen, bab
i9 neibe Sanoi4ube an9elegt babe.
Solelid 1T 41eS in Srbnung. Sic
tDnnen Ie ni9t leben, aber i6 babe iie.
Warum fDnnen mir uns in bieiem Sale
al1o ni1t Der Mittel Der f6neusn Der
binbung, pel9s bic Snbuftrie in unIsre
Sdnbe legt, bebisnen2 Sic nobnen in
paris, i'd in Reims, Mit elmer &elie
ipiirbe i6 Spei Sage perliersn. Sic
pifen, lime is mpnep!" Sic limb gu
Iebr elm Nann Der Shat unb oes
SortIdrittes, ais bab sic meme Sriin@
be nidt periteben piirbsn!"
.Sbne 3peifel, obne 3peifel! SD
gebe Dies 41es gu, aber inoem i) be-
benfe - duf ale SGue feien sic iibers
seugt, bub mid Sbr Nntrag unenbli9
Ibrt. Tur miifen sic suseben, Dab ltb
nidt ~antfporten Tam, obne porber meis
ne So9ter befragt gu baben."
vNbsr Iider! 0as lit tlar!"
Isle 1T 3u Sauie! SD babe Elm
5praarobr, peldes aus meinsm Clint
mer in bas meiner Spdter sebt, i6 min
lie rufen."
Sang pie es Sbnen sefGut, 9err
Sabre, Sd bleibe einitpeilsn am 2e'
lepbon!"
u8itte! -"
n9aup!"
,Sdupi" ~
~Sie Iinb Serr Seiir R%abmonb9".
ga. gu biensn! 4ber ih bore eir,e
aartere Stimme uls supor. SIT otss
3ufall9"
nNein. Sic tGui1en iih nidt, es 1T
meine Stimme. papa faste mir, bab
Sic UNI meme Sanb a~ngebalten babsn.
NnItatt ibm gu %antporten. Sog th es
Dor, islbIt NIT Sbnen gu fpre9en uno
lam gum seIepbon. SIS lit isbr nDs
tblg, oab mir uns fennen lernen, bepor
mir lns p%erbeirdtben nolen !"
~. mein SrGulein, tpie perniinfz
tie sic benten! Wie lam i6 Sbnen
metne @efiible bel bieIem eriten Renz
besbous f9ilpern9"
~Shilbern Sic liebsr niat, bas
nnroe .Ans- au pisl 3eit reuben. nnb
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-09-18
,Salo Sauo |"
Sdnp |"

sd bin Serr Sabre unb babe bus
gsr9niisen, sic au bena6ridti9en, baB
SIR Seiratbsantras siinitig auf9enpm.
men 1T. Sn meine 4rme, mein S4Wie.
gerfobn!"
.Sbeuerer S6piegerpater, pie bin
i9 eliidli9 !! S0ren Se bas idnele
alopfen meines 9srsens bur4's SeIes
pbpn ?"
nSd. i6 bore es !"
.Sie erlaubsn mir bod fpobl, odB
i6 beute ben 9rieftpe9Iel besinne.
Meine S9reibmafdine tit ausseseid@
net. Dim Sage Der !Sod35ett tperoe i6
In meinem Motoripagen fommen."
limb nun nod Elm lebtes Wort. Saz
BEN Sic bic Site, 5rdulein Ilice gu
fraeen. pb Ie nidt poraieben piiroe,
bab mir %uniere Sod5sitsrsiis i'm Ball
Ion MADDEN"
sd. fiir9ts. bab biss etiuds gu ss'
tpast 1T ="
~Nun gut, bann iperben mir CUR
nd6itsn 4usltelung i'm 5ehelbauou
aufitei9en."
.Sas 1T ii6erer !"
n@lio einperitdnoen - Sds ut obs
gema4t Seiten 9ruB S4luB
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-09-18
&afernenbofbIItbe.

unteroffi5ier (su einem 2aufiaritt
lbenpen Retruten: .Sie alligator I'm
glu9eltleioe - Sie!! - Ods Gefpebr
bari ailt Der SduItsr niht bin unb per
nippen, ipnoern muir leiie ipie cine
WIoltnleite ipippriren!4
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-09-18
Cine VerfO6ans fin de steele.
Sine S3ene betm 3%elepbon.
@uS benz SruuaDfi6en iibsrl.bt bon
81. Rpbert.
6dQo!

.Sauo! Sauo!"
.9aao! Mein SrGulein, i4 bite
mid nit Serrn Sabre, 8roBbGnoler in
Montrouge gu Os%rbinbtn!"
Bite, metn Serr!"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-09-18

9ieerIe Qe1e6atGe in einem
0prfe nift nrr 8atens, Ionbern po6t
au6 CANA Siiooeutidlanb8 iibsr6aupt
iDirb, ipie oos Sit. @6p" beri6tet, in
Octtigbpfen i'm &lettgau, Mmtsbe3irt
Walosbut am Oberrbein. errihtet.
9Qs @elb basu tommt benz $50 Gins
npbner 5dblenben Orte aus Nmerilu.
9ort6tn mar Gnbe Der 6iinf3ioeriubre
beS porigen So6r6unberts 6err s..
Wittmer aus 9etti9bofen allsgepanz
bert; auf feline @nregung unb Inter.
itiibung bin bat Ii9 in ieinem alten
Seimatbsoprfe Elm 8olfsbiIOungspcrein
gegriinbet, Der bereits cine 9ibliptbet
ben iiber 1000 gGnben beIibt. Nun.
mebr bat Der ~freigebige 2anbsmann
il6er Dem WaIfer ipieoer $4,000 5ur
Gerfiigung geitcut, nit benen mittsn
i'm Oorfe Elm 8ouplab fir cine 2eies
ba1e eriuorben poroen lit, bic inn Som=
mer bieIes Sabres crDffnet lperoen iou.
Man 6reibt aus g Il b.
" l y : VIII NluSIlltN ul lttlttl StS
ringeren als ben eriten Rapoleon pcilt
bic feline, BEL Der Stabt WeitsWtait>
LAMB gel,gene Stabt pdterIon ouf.
Die ufer bss elei6namigen Sliib6ens,
an Dem Der Srt lieet, finb nit ausnebs
msnb f1onen Sraueripeiben belpub1en.
Sic Itammen bon Der Weioe her, unter
beren Sdatten i'm Sbale Der @eranien
ouf ct. 9clsnd Der tobte Smperator
rubte, Big feline 2ei6e mad 6ranfreid1
unb in Die @ruft oes SnDalibenboms
in Yarls iiberfiibrt fpurbe. Gin Be-
murderer bes &aiiers, Der ouf Der
Jabrt mad 4uitralien auf Der SnIel
ct. 9elena Station ma6te, bate Iih
bon oiefer Srauertpeibe elm padr Nb=
leger mitaenommen, uno ols oas
S6tdial i'm bann ua6 Yaterfon, bas
bamals nod cine WiiItenei gelpefen Iein
iriro, berfdlug. ba pflanate err Die mitts
lermeite fGon 81 ftottliden Stdmm6en
ertnidelten 3tpeiee an ben llfern bss
5liib6ens. limb iie gebiebsu uni, ipu9=
len beran unb faltsn bis gum 5tutiaen
| Gage .unter ben SrtsanaeIeIelen bic
su@
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
PARTY LOYALTY.

fublic opinion 4, the most power.
fui factor in regulating the economic
and governmental sasirs ola free
people IL always has been 90. il
slwSys will lie 50. Where public
opinion dominates il must have some
methed whereby it, mandates may
be enforced aside from the machinery
that operates in she coordinate
branches Of goveTument--the execu-
tive. legislative sHd Judicial depart.
nents. All ofthese are effected more
by public opiHioa than 10 publie
opsuion regulated BY them. The on
~ method devised Tor utilizing thi.
unseen force is through political or
gSnizstions known 40 parties. Sines
the beginning Of this. the grestess
constitutional goveranest that she
world has ever seen. the people have
divided, srrsyisg themselves on one
o. she other eide represented By two
great political Organisation.
The names Of these organizations
have ehsagel. but the prineipls. that
setasse them aow are the same that
called tbem inte bsing more than
100 yesTs ago. They age today known
a. the repablicsa add the democratic
party. respectively. Parties msss
mistakes. jo>t ~ tadisiauais make
mistakes. because political parties
are mere sggregstioss Of human BE-
ings, who are necessarily imperfect.
Whether the act II ssdividssis ecrae
within the category q crimes. sins os
vices, they sventuslly hsss 20 pay
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
ROASTED HIMSELF ALIVE.

CoEBuRN, Va. Aug i2-Cassar
Young, a negro. proprietor Of res
tsurant at Toms Creek. was roasted
alive in a FIRE started by his own
hands in the Bondtown lookup. here
tonight.
The flames spread with such rapid
ity through the frame building that
Young was cremated. almost before
an effort TO reach him could be made
The negro started the FIRE ia his cell
with tho idea that he would burn nj,
was oSt of prison.
Young had on HE person $lCS aud
this WAS lost. tie came 10 this sec
tiou from North G. srolina and leaves
a wife at Toms Greek.
He was arrested last night on the
charge OF selling moonshine whiskey.
and was being held for trial.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
FROM BUFFALO GAP.

cerr-. roaieHre 90 Tar nIs Stone Gsr Pow
htu ,to G.r. Va. Aug ia-A. .Sun.
shine oi thi- place. bias been silent sa
.ous- D decided io give feel locale from
here.
Mr.. Margaret Lvtie. of Taies Spring.
BE- 'i-itiue hcr oii friend. and neiehbor.
If thls place
Mrs " % Nu-srr and children. % Abe
ingdon. are visiting MIS- Nusssr- rar.
cuts. Mr aud Mr. Capt smith
Mr Tom Hale and sister and N..f.r
Kingsley Hale, OF Wise. VA. Wcr- ,i.it.
ing relatives here Sunday
Capt Joe Smith. of thi. place. and Mas
Ger George Nusscr. OF Abingdon. .nrrf
Tuesday pieasaut.f GO Big stone ear
Mas. Capt. smith entertained -,ycal
ladies Nct' pleasantly 90 hcr homr ufi f..f
saturday lhe t'Isnein- ladies fusk din-
nee vifh bees Mrs. Willis. Nr. William
L't.e. Mr- Mm. stewart Ait. Milton
Nsmpler Mr- Tate sud Nr. ~ % Mos.
'rr. They -N report e. good Time,
Nr.-rs Charles and Russell Irfr. of
i'i-- 0Ftn-s. are visiting relative. here.
Miss Venus Caalc'i aul Sis. N.,or,,
hartley ~cfc sI-itin- ifisni- 40 tht. place
sunday
Miss Acma ~attrrhcll. oi OBJ. place
and Mos Sophia Mu.-cr. cot Abingdon
"'fr 'i'nine iueui- iH out valley TODAY
Nr-. VIM Stewart gt,r an sn old lash.
ionru '' tfpct lachtu- 90 hrr beautiful
h"mo "n 'a-i Thursday Aud Those that
attended, especial tHc ntiivr. can ,ouch
lDr DO Hcin- onc ot tac uiu-t crIotahie
arf- thrl even >pruf.
o"eu %. Willie. ei Wi-c. Nt. B.. ,i.n-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18

Dr. ). Albert Wallace united q
popular youag couple in marriage at
HE hons on Alabama Street az
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
The contracting Psrties were Dir.
William NJ. Giles. a young business
man Of Big Stone Gap, and Miss
Ethel X. Bates. = popular young lady
OF Bluff City. Following the ,ere-
mony. the couple returned to Big
Stone Gap, aud will go thence on a
bridsl tour in Kentucky.
The bride Is sister OF Mrs. Abe
Mcclellan, Of Bluff City, and Mrs.
Mcclellan was here to attend the
marriage.-Bristol Courier. I'M
inst.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
FROM CRAB ORCHARD

oesre-Iarasuee Of ras nls stone zap rasr
tHAH oEcEsgp, Va Aur i5-R e.
Ballard Ihrusion, a tncmber aud >toet
holder ia the Interstate Investment Com.
psny, Of Louisville. Nv, together wiih
Alfred y. Pavdee, one Of the stoekholder.
Ia the PSrdee Brothers Company. OF Phil
sdeiphis, Pa, arc here prospecting aud
booking over their hne boundaries Of coal
lands They are hsving their coal veins
sud mines eieaaed cut and new scans
opened Mp. These companies are xerv
wealthy. WORTH several millions ~ donars
Rev. Hisain Eiy, Of Poor VALLEY, vas
over here aud preached several funerals
here last Sunday for Daniel NcKinne. {.
folks large congregation $40 ia a..
tendance
Joel Barker. 81 Cox. Va. ~as hero Wis.
ting relatives last week. XN
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
JOHN ROBlNSON'S TEN BIC
SHOWS.

n
"nhn hNnn~On Pr, Show employs o. %
people =" told. There arc a6 bead.
81" .'P'' ,"'ni'o f bosses.
,''' "'o''-"n ''r hift D., gene
ersi manager. ~ith -i -a->i-tant- ou
"', """ ''fec' business >tah.
NO h"nd',i ani twenty men are
employed io 'he working department.
'ne large COOK house, With Is cooke
anu ,, twenty "H''rr- atteni Co ihe two
"'"l"e i"on-, o1e oi Which 81, fHr tbe
pe'''' "''', 5000 one i'f Zoe "o'bms
ieop'" J nr 'H'" csfIie, 90, a"u
l''Ns'r restaurant "n 'hr sfonn.. fHt
s"''.'' 900 ''e regular 'r'in club c'r.
''' H''''''" anu ''"'N hs'e inri'
own "l"inS ifnt oa the show grounds.
So wv ~" TO ''"'"- gar OBJ" "'' -rc-
''"r '' '"' '"'" ''"'"s
r' ,'''" Gag ''' ''- ""n BLACK
'', ~, '''p-. "''h 1--we -mih'e--
",'e are 81 mem 'rf- "i t"e LIS
Nm ~ ,,s :. ',,' reside. M'~"ns. *.
- " '''' '' r' '''' e'.o"'' Eagles
- '"' tue '' ~ l. pfedomi-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
ONE OUT OF EIGHT GOING

The Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke
Company. OF this city, isat present
operating only one out Of its eight
furnaces that are not leased. The
furnace in operation i the Dora fur
NICE at Pulaski. Va.
A prominent official Of the compa-
ny said last night that the company
had not. however. been idle, that its
furnaces have been undergoing gen
eral repair, and that they are now in
fine condition for the manufacture OF
pig iron. He could not say when the
furnaces would go in blast sgaia, but
stated that that was matter which
would be governed entirely BY the
condition of the iron market. This
may mean that the iron output is not
10 be increased before the frat Of the
year.
The matter Of curtsiling proiuc-
ton has been pretty general in the
United States. ani the great reduc-
ton in iron can but have on result
eventually, aud that is to stiifeu pres
fht ItlttN-
The Carnegie furnace at johnson
City has been going all the while. for
the iesson that it yields from the
Cranberry ore a steel-producing pig
The price Of that grade Of Iron. on
account Of its comparative scarcity.
has kept up. so that il sales are
prompt and a profit is realized.
The Y. l.. &. 4 G.. Go. has its
Bristol furnace in fine condition. and
has on hand large supply Of hem
siite ore. Every thing /. in readiness
TO 50 into blast when the iron mar
ket calls for it.-Brisiol Courier.
Ola newspapers for sale At this
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-08-18
DICKINSON COUNTY uN-
JUSTLY CRITICISED.

John NJ Skeen. clerk II the coua-
ty. and other officials and citizens
OF Dickinson. vigorously answered a
Published card statement pUrport.
ing TO have some from minister OF
Nelson county that there was 7nly
two churches in Dickinson county.
and not single Sunday School. and
that the same moral desiitution ex-
listed in Buchanan county, Va.
Among other things. they say. s'Ou
behalf Of our people who have been
unjustly sssSiled We wish TO say that
Dickinson county IN the State, has
progressed a. rapidly A. any section
Of the state. it, population having
increased u.ore than IS per cent from
1890 TO 1900 Only two other coun-
ties in the state. viz Wise and Al.
leghauy, having increased more in
population during thst time. II has
more than twenty churches. six Sun
day Schools. aud we assert with con-
tidence that no higher moral stand
ing exists in the state Of Virginia
than tina, existing in Dickenson coun-
ty.
"Our country schools sre flourish
ing. our people are industrious anG
our jail door stands open at present,
the cells being empty We have in
Clintwood graded school. with an
annual attendance of 80 students
and At present arc constructing col
lege building. which will cost up
wards of s. 900