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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10
Order Of Publication.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF MASON AZ.
AT Rules held in the Clerks Once or the
Circuit Court of Mason County, West Wiz.
gina, on the first Monday In January. iQiS-
Joseph Miller
Emma N. Miller,
In chancery.
The object of the ABOVE suit is 70 obtain n
divorce from the bonds OF matFfmony now
ee1lssting between the plaintiff and the de-
This day came the plaintiff and filed his
anoavit showing that the defendant, Emna
"a Mnler, Is nonresident OF this State.
~ !. - orosred that she do appear here within
yne month AFTER the date OF the first pubIica-
tlon nereoi. and do what Is necessary 10 pro-
tect her Interest In this suit =
Teste: a. l. BoGGEss.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Quite anumber of the farmers
from different parts of the county
attended the farmers meeting here
last Thursday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Condee have
gone to housekeeping in Mr.. John
Loves cottage on Ohio street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Mr.. John S. Miller. who lives
near the K. & M. depot, has been
quite sick for the past few days, as
a result of fall he.Ereceived re-
GENTLY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Mr.. F. P. Miller, engaged in the
produce business in Gallipolis for
the past few years, has sold out to
Vint Gill. Mr.. Miller will take a
much needed rest for a few monthe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Your street paving assessment
must be paid. See notice in this
paper at top of personal column on
third page.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Capt. Wm. Hughes, who tripped
and fell at his home on Christmas
day and badly sprained his back.
we are glad to report is very much
improved.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10
Omcers Fleeted.

The Four O'clock Club met in
business session last Thursday af.
ternoon with Mrs. N. l.. Bryan,
and elected the following officers
for he ensuing year:
Miss virgie Lee Hughes. Presi.
dent; Miss Gertrude Howard, Vice
President; Miss Reba Beale, Re-
cording Secretary; Miss Ida Arm.
strong, Corresponding Secretary;
Miss Kate Stribling. Treasurer;
Miss Josephine Howard, Librarian,
Misses Mamie Nease, Mary Mo.
Culloch and Media Bowyer, Pro-
gramme Committee; Misses Virgie
Lee Hughes. Ida Armstrong and
Kate Stribling delegates to the
State Federation of Women's
Clubs. which meets in Sistersville,
next October. Miss Armstrong,
as we'll as the Club, was honored
at the last meeting of the State
Federation, by being elected State
Auditor of the Clubs.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Pay your street paving assess
ment to the City Treasurer. Only
q few days left in which to pay.
By reading the notice you can see
what measures will be taken to
COLLECT same.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Mr.. Chester Lynch. who has
been confined to his home by sick
ness for several days, was able to
be out again Monday.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Only a few days left in which 10
pay your street paving assessment.
See notice in this paper.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

High finance is staying out of
Jail for doing what lands the low
fellow there every time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

A Notary Commission has been
issued to DR.. U. q. Arnett, of Hen
derson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10
White WYandottes win at Riple,

White WyandOttes Win at Ripley.
Messrs. L M. Allen and Lafay !.
cite Ohlinger, of Graham Station,
took some very fine birds to the
Ripley show last week. Mr.. Allen
won the prize. Let trio. Let hen.
Let and End pullet, also won prize
for the largest display of White
Wyandottes. Mr.. OhIinger won
End pen and End cockerel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Mrs John Borgess. is quite sick
at her home ON upper Wand street.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Build up your community By
telling of its good. not bad quail
ties
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

According to the Government
local weather observer, Captain w.
D. Holmes, this morning was
the coolest of this winter. the Their
mometer registering 6 degrees
above zero. The snow fall for yes
terday which WAS, practically the
first of this season, was d inches.
The thermometer registered Is
above zero yesterday morning.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Hats from 500 to So so that sold
for 81 80 to Sc 90. We need the
cash. Mrs. T.. j Williamson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Hats going at less than cost.
Mrs. L. j. Williamson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

For any diseases of the skin Ne
can recommend ChamberIain'a
Salve. Il relieves the itching and
burning sensation instantly and
effects QUE. This salve is also in
valuable for sore nipples. g VIM
hooh and A O Van Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

Gut this ont and take it to G W
Hoof and A @ Van Gilder's drug
stores and get free sample of
Ohamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. These tablets are far
superior to pills, being easier to
take and more pleasant in effect.
They correct disorders of the sto-
mach, liver and bowels.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
co, St Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern Railway Co.
Offers the following very low one-vay
Special Colonist Rates from St. Louis
to California and the Northwest: also
to many points in Old NJ 1ico, inc I'D
ing Mexico City.
500 to all California common rointa.
also to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and
Vancouver; $3.50 to Spokane, UNA
tilla and intermediate points. e28. 90
to Helena, Butte, Anaconda and all
intermediate points. Five days stop
overs allowed at many prominent
points In California; also rate of S27 90
from st. Louis to City of Mexico and
many other points in Ole MEXICO.
Tickets to be sold daily from Feb. 18th
to April 9TH. 1905. Through Daily
Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars will be
operated between st. Louis. Califor
mia aud the Northwest during the
above period, via Mo. Pac, d. & r.
g. and Sou, Pac. toSan Francisco and
Los Angeles; also via No. Pae. ID. q
r g. TO Salt Lake, thence San Pedro
Route to Los Angeles; ALSO via Iron
Mountain, 7. & p. ami Sou. Pac.. the
True Southern Route. Through
Sleeperto Mexico City daily.
also through Tourist Sleeper first ana
third Tuesdays of each month. For
Descriptive Literature and detailed
address
A. A. GALLAGHER d. P. A.
4le Walnut St., Cincinnati, D.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10

The following off1cers-elect of ORR
entail Lodge, No. 40, K. of P, of this
city, will be installed on Wednesday
night, Jan. 18th, by District Deputy
g. G. c., Arthur Edwards, and each
one is requested to be present:
L. 8. Echols, &c; R. R. Stone, ".
c.; r. ]. Heslop,..P E. R. Stephen
son, NJ. of W.; NJ. d. Shif1et, K. of R..
and s.; John Stortz, NJ. of E.; C.
Jordan, NJ. at a.; w. NJ. Fowler, L. g.;
E. Blair, o. &.
The semi-annual report for the term
ending Dec. 81, shows this lodge to be
in an excellent condition, with a MEM
bership of l31 members, bills receiva-
BILE to the amount of $1,000, sufficient
money in the treasury for current ex-
pense and a paraphernalia outfit
equal to any in the state.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-01-10
FIDUcIARY SETTLEMENT.

The following fduciary account is
before me for settlement:
VIM. Smith, guardian OF Jennie and
Maua Pearson. F. q. MUSGRAVE,
jan. 10. Commissioner OF Acconnfa.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-10-31
|Wise County Coal and Coke

OF Virginia in 1881, the year he
fore the extension, was 80 600
tons. The following year il
more than doubled, being l12,
600 tons. In 1888 il jumped to
252. 900 tons, to 336 900 tons in
1884. TO 567 900 tons in 1885. to
6s4,9 in 1886, TO S25, ,263- in
1887, and in 1883 it passed the
million mark, reaching the ag-
gregate of l,O73, 900 tons. But
this aggregate of eighteen years
ago seems small, as compared
with the 4,275,27l tons of last
year. The aggregate for 1906
will probably be increased to
five million tons.
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COAL IN THE SOUTH.

Our production of bituminOus
coal is twice as great as, and
the value of our farm products
IS 5000, 600, 200 greater than, in
all of the rest of the country in
1850. Today the South has %,
600, ZOO inhabitants, as against
33 900, 900 for all the rest of the
country in 1880. Perhaps | can
give YOU no better idea of how
the South is being threaded by
railroads than 10y telling you
that, converging at my home
city of Birmingham, there are
eight trunk lines where, a gen
Grafton ago, railroad engine
had never been seen. GeolO-
gists estimate the iron ore in
sight in the Birmingham dis
trict as sufficient to supply the
number of furnaces now IN
blast for seven hundred years,
while the life of the ore supply
in other irOn-making centers OF
/ the United States il estimated
from thirty to fifty years. The
cost of freight on all raw ma
:erials TO make a ton of Bir
mingham iron is from forty {,
sixty cents, while the cost &
the pennsylvania manufacture
is from S225 TO $3.50. Will
the immediate proximity OF ou
coal and iron and limestone
you can readily understan'
why il Is that we can make irol
cheaper than il can be produce
anywhere else on earth.-Res
: j. III. Mccoy, IN Fraternal Ad
; d1ess to Canadian Aethodisn
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-10-31
"THE BLIND RAT"

An exchange tells the story
of a poor workingman who, on
awakening one morning, told
his wife a curious dream which
be had during the night. He
dreamed that he saw coming
toward him, in order, four rats.
The first one was very fat. and
was followed by two lean rats,
the rear rat being blind. The
dreamer was greatly perplexed
as TO what evil might follow, as
it had been understood THAI TO
dream of rats denoted calamity.
He appealed TO his wife con-
corning this; but she, poor wo-
man, could not help him. His
son, who had heard his father
tell the story, volunteered to be
the interpreter. The fat rat"
he said, ''is the man who keeps
the saloon you go to SO often;
the two lean rats are my mother
and me; and the blind rat,
father, is yourself. Selected.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-10-31
Development OF COAL IN
TAzEWELL COUNTY.

80 build a railroad and put in
a mining operation. These
properties are situated about 20
miles from Gary. w. Va, where
the large coal and coking plants
of the United States Steel Cor
pOration are located. This cor
poration located its plants at
Gary after an exhaustive ex-
animation of every coking coal
upon the Appalachian range TO
secure a coal that would pro-
duce the lowest phosphorus in
coke. The coal selected by them
is very low in phosphorus, and
enables them TO manufacture
with it Bessemer steel out Of
ores much higher in phosphorus
than other cokes upon the mar
ket would permit. The Goals of
the West Tazewell field are
almost identical with the Gary
Goals in this particular, run
ming as low as OO3 in phos-
phorus
The American Oak Leather
Co, has purchased a site for a
large extract plant m Tazewell
county near Richlands. upon
the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way, after satisfying itself that
there was an almost inexhaust.
ible supply Of chestnut timber
. tributary for the manufacture
= of tanning extract.
The West Tazewell coal field
. is an extension of the Flat Top
b of the Pocahontas and is known
I locally as Sandy Ridge. Far
/ ther west in Wise county the
4 same formation Is known locally
as Black Mountain.
4 Actual oven tests OF the coal
from the West Tazewell field
5 demonstrated it's value and in
4 duced the constitution of the
t oven plants now going on.
Y In addition TO the land owneC
. by Gen. II. a. Ayers and asso
10 ciates the following well knowI
So people and companies have pur
a chased large adjoining tracts
a viz: Berwind, White Il Co, Tn
IN Farraday Coal and Coke Co
to organized by IL. G. Frick), I
j. NJ. Fighter, a large hard coz
e. operator of Mt. Carmel, Pa; 4
ld Hardaway and associates, nov
- connected with tho Clinchfiel
rs Corporation, aud Capt. +. W
Carey, of Richmond, Va.
od The area of this field, en
- bracing a nall portion I
Buchanan and Russell countie
"a approximates 200, 900 acres al
"a is destined to be one of Il
4 a great coal and coke produce
he of the country.-Bristol Heral
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Wealthy Business Town.

which 10 locate such industries.
Wealthy Business Town.
There are over twenty stores
of al kinds in Big Stone Gap. l
am told, and several Of them
appear TO carry very large
stocks. Several coal and iron
companies have headquarters
here, and the Interstate Finance
and Trust Company, located
here. is one of the largest finan-
cial institutions in this entire
section. Hon. Rufus \. Ayers
Is the president Of the company.
Mr.. Ayers has taken a IN O [
active part in the development
OF Wise county and the up
building of Big Stone Gap since
his retirement from the Office
of attorney general. and has
accomplished much. He does
not tell one SO. but his friends
say he has made a fortune in
developing his section Gov
ernor Rufus A. Ayers is th,
name IL may be written som,
day. and Southwest Nirgini,
would applaud to a man. for
"the general, as he is termed
is extremely popular through
out this entire country.
Big Stone Gap has we'll ON q
500 people within its corpo
rate limits. Ii viii have man,
more than that when the cen
sus enumerator starts aroun'
i'm 1910. And fifty years hence
population and values I'm Tn
? town, i'm my humble judgment
will place this among the cite
, of the middle class in { n /
country.
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MRS. SARAH ANN BlCKLEY
Death OF This Eslimabie Lady al Bristol
Monday


Mrs. Sarah Ann Buckley.
widow of the late Hiram \.
Buckley. died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Anna l..
Buckley. in Bristol. early Mon
day morning. She was 7l years
old. and had lived in Bristol
since 1868.
Mrs. Rickiey was the daugh-
ter of William White, and mas
many relatives ina this county.
Mr.. Wesley White. of White
Forge is her only surviving
brother, while Mrs. Malinda
Hicks, of White Forge, and
Mrs. Robert W. Picken, of
Weavcrville. \ c.. are her only
surviving sisters. Mr.. John
b. Quillin, of Gate City, is her
nephew.
Mrs. Buckley was a devour
I Christian lady, and for many
wears had been "a member of tn,
/ NJ. f.. Church, South.-Gat,
/ City Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-10-31

Ifyou havelost your boyhood
spirits, courage and confidence
of youth, we offer you new life,
fresh courage and Q freedom
from III health in Hollister's
R0eky Mountain Ten.
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price in this surrounding coun-
City Of Big Stone Gap.

IL is time | was saying some
thing about Big Stone Gap. Up
TO Il few years ago | Il a d
thought the SOS n chiefly noted
as being the hom. of two Of the
best men in Nirginia-ex- -Attor-
ney General Rufus 4. Ayers
and r. Tate Irvine. But as
travelled through this section
and came comparatively close
10 the town. / heard enough
about IL TO cause me 20 realize
that il had other claims 10 dis
tinctiOn. The town lies at the
head Of a lovely valley, sur
rounded, or almost surrounded .
by lofty mountains, and when
one gets out of the car on the
dummy" line running from
the station of the Virginia and
Southwestern. a mile away, up
TO the heart Of the town. he
realizes he has been set down
in an exceedingly pretty anG
live place The public school
building of Big Stone Gap Is
the pride of the citizens. and
has become noted Throughout
the State. Tie school also ha'
a great reputation. \ citizer
of the town said that the money
spent upon the fine building
and IN keeping the standard O
ins truction at a high point. ha,
proven a valuable investment
Many residents of the tow
have been attracted 20 the plac
10y the excellence Of the schools
Big Stone Gap takes its nam
from the water gap made b.
Powell's river through Cumber
land Mountain. 10 is throug
} this gap that one passes int
E the great Wise county O a
] fields, and through it passes
great portion of the product q
s these mines. over the Nirgini
aud Southwestern and the LoJ
isville and Nashville.
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ciates. of Big Stone Gap. pur-
chased three years ago $4,000
acres OF coal land lying north
of Richlands, Va, i'm the west
ern end of Tazewell county /
lying upon Big Greek, West
Fork, Big Town Hill and Little /
Town Hill Creeks. They or
ganized a holding compony, the
Tazewell Coal Land Corpora
tion, and at once proceeded to
develop the coal and make
leases. The first company TO
commence work was the Sea
board Coal Company. which
leased 500 acres of the prop
erty and opened mines on both
sides of Big Greek. This com
pany has been shipping coal
since January 1908, and has de-
veloped a large capacity, re-
Gently equipping its m n $
throughout will n electricity,
using electric motors both for
gathering and hauling. The
company has increased its capt
tai stock from Sl00,O 70 S4O0, =
iOec, and IS engaged in the con-
IstructiOn OF two coke oven
plants. one u Seaboard on Big
T Greek and one at West Fork
. Friedrich have been purchased
for the first POO ovens are being
received, and work of cOnstruc-
tion is progressing rapidly.
The second company 70 lease
land from the Tazewell COrpo-
ration was the Richlands Goa
i Company, which commenced
operations upon 500 acres anc
built "a plant, entered the coast
wise steam trade and developed
f their mines to a large capacity
b. The third lease Of 1000 acrei
was made to Justus Collins an,
\ associates. of Charleston Wes
Virginia. who are now rapid,
l. charging the scope of its opera
is tions. They are building 10
i. houses. a large power hous
% and cOmmissary, installing
la steam aud electric plant an
d eQuipping IA ell r mines Wit
)i electric machines. Previous I
? coming 10 Virginia Justus Co
,r Inns and others were large ops
rators on the Chesapeake al
at Ohio Railroad IN West Nirgini
~ and sold out three operation
W,1 W 20 New York syndicate.
The West Fork Lumber M
Manufacturing Company, 7
Gently organized, an allied cor
pany of the Tazewell COrpor
US ton, has purchased OF il 25 ,0O'
nd 600 feet of timber and erected
us large and complete mill on I
III West Fork and is building ii
: miles of railroad 10 transp,
,st its timber
he The properties of the Ia.
al, az well corporation embrace IN o
" section five distinct workal
,ou beds of coal above drainage,
me Guiding two beds of the PO'
are hontas measures, and carr
GU GU; the other PocahOnts Goals bel
,Io. drainage. The property is
, in veloped by the Big Gre
lis branch of h Norfolk 9
the Western Railway, 7.26 m
- long, and swo other brar
nlv lines have been arranged fol
5 of develop other portions of
ted property.
~ n Upon Coul Greek and \
Rir- Lick at Raven, four miles v
y to of Richlands, there are
t TO operations at work and anot
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poor Wilhost Railways. But Weslthy
When Locomotive Whistles.
IN, couniy Oniy Beginning 70 Be Deyel-
oOed Millions Of Riches Yet 10 Be
Dug out OF the Esrth-vir-
ginia's Opportunity.

,w.,,.- Edward Harris in the Richmond T
Times-Dispatch.D
Big stone Gap, Wise County, 7,
Va. oct. 20.-The total produc I
tion Of coal in Virginia | a
year was 4,275,27l short tons.
4 |The mines OF Wise County pro-
Educed nearly a million tons,
Eover half Of this total of bitum-
mons coal mined in the State.
This alone would indicate the
great industrial activity of the
county. The extent of the de-
yelopment is no less great than
rs rapidity. The production of
coal in the county in 1904 was
q459.6Gl short tons. In 1905 il
Jumped TO 1880, ,09s short tons,
an increase of 63l ,O37 tons i'm a
single year.
The total value Of the bitum-
nous coal output Of Virginia
last year was S3,777,325 at the
mines. a fraction over 81 cents
ton. The value Of the coal
mined in Wise county last year
was slightly in excess Of ST.
63l. 1000.
The figures relating to the
coal industry Of Wise read like
fairy story. Prior to the
opening up of this Southwest
country by the extension of the
Il Norfolk and Western railway
10 Bueheld, and down the val
ley Of the Clinch river. all this
country was a wilderness. II
was only sparsely settled, was
but poorly cultivated, and bare
ly produced enough TO supply
the simplest needs of the inhab
itants. OF course, there were
some Instances of fine farms anC
progressive farming, but sucl
exceptions only served 90 &C
centuate the isolated condition
Of the people. They were Gu
off from the world, and if the.
knew Of the wealth of the de
posits Of iron and coal in tn
earth, and the value of the Vii
gin forests covering tens c
h thousand of acres, they wer
not specially interested Their
was no way 10 get 1t TO marke
h Besides, the possibilities of d'
velopment of the wealth {
\ Wise had not begot ambition
the bOsoms of the hardy fol
who inhabited these mountai
valleys and gorges, and the
cared little beyond that whic
was necessary to satisfy the
daily wants.
laYigOraIing Sound Of Whistle.
The whistle of the locomoti'
aroused the dormant energi
Of the people. They came
know their wealth, and oppc
tunity TO develop it was seiz'
with eagerness. Outside caI
tai began to pour in. Mimi
operations soon began to d
the mountain sides. and lOl
trainlOads of coal were start
eastward to Lambert's Poil
at Norfolk, and westward
the Lakes. Since that peri
there has been no cessation
the evelopment of Wise a
this section. With the exec
ton of the period from 1889
1893, inclusive of both yea
and the year 1896, the coal p
duction of Virginia each W