Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-16


yesterday. This is another good
work done and adds another step
forward to the great progress Blue
field is making.
Mr.. d. NJ. Bailey, of Bland coun-
IS. was in the city yesterday attend
ing the Conman hog show. and came
IN TO visit the Leader and added
his name 20 our subscription list.
We were glad TO make his acquaint-
once.
A number of visitors, the best
farmers in our country, came to our
Office last night and paid the highest
compliment to the exhibition made
by our townsman. Mr.. CoTman. One
of the leading farmers of Bland
county declared last night that he
had the only hog ranch In the coun-
try and that he was doing more good
90 the farming interests of this sec
ton than any one man.
Put none but true men on guard
from now until the election and let
every voter who cares for the flu.
ture prosperity of his county vote
to let the people rule instead of
few men who boast that they edo
, hings' when it comes to corrupt
political methods.
Let our democratic friends be of
good cheer. The indications point
TO victory. The voters are Watching
events and are ready for a change
In Mercer county we have most ex-
collent men on the reform ticket
and the people will make note of
hat when they come TO vote. Choose
The best men and do away with ring
rule and political corruption.
There was horse weighed at the
Conman hog show yesterday and
there were a great many who guessed
at his weight After all the great
crowd had made their guess, Mr.. ID.
W. Bailey, of Bland county, was call.
I'd upon to give his opinion and he
did SO with remarkable success. He
looked at the horse and guessed 1870
pounds and when he was weighed
hat was his exact weight. Good for
Mr. Bailey.
Deputy Sheriff W. p. Hawley and
aX-sherin Sentz left Sunday night
Tor Weston. having in charge Allen
Perry Will Hoskins. James McBlue
Rufus Mayo and ]. r. Thornton, all
eolored, who have been adjudged in
sane and will be entered In the asv.
lum at that place These people had
been in the Princeton Jail for some
lime a colored man by the name
OF Stovall was picked up at WEIGH
ne having also been declared insane
Messrs. Hawley and sentz Will re-
turn Wednesday morning on No. 4.
The cream of musical comedy has
been skinned of all others and con
densed into that masterpiece of the
theatrical art. The Awakening of
Mr.. Pipp," in which clever concoc-
tion of mirth and melody there is
more real mirth and novelty than
has ever before been crowded into
any one performance. Charley Grape
win, the clever character comedian
who essays the pincipal role of Mr.
Pipp. His clever performance of Mr.
Pip IS declared o masterpiece Of
drollery and fine artistic acting Hi,
supporting company, headed by Mis-
Anna Chance. is extremely good and
the great beauty chorus and soci
city girls the handsomest yet gotter
together There is plot and
world Of pretty scenery and cost,
costumes. It will be here on tho
nth, Wednesday night. at the Elk.
Opera House
The Big hog which was weighed
on the guessing match yesterday al
the conman show was won by Mr.
a. S Booker. of this city. and one
Of the members Of the Naval Gun
Factory band of Washington. The
guessing was so close that the mon