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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-20

trict over Werth as follows.
Russell 527. TazeweI 52o.
Dickinson 235. Buchanan =
Total 1852.
This district two years ago
gave Dickenson for Srnatovover
Graham 9l3 majority Clint
wood Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-20

John Mullins and Zacharia
Mullins, of Holly Greek, left
tins morning for Big Stone Gap,
TO have DR.. Peavler examine
their eyes.-Clintwood Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-20
INTERESTING FACTS.

Dickinson County, the young
est county in Virginia. is coming
to the front. At the last elec
tion there was elected "a State
Senator, Roland K. Chase. and
a member of the House Of Dele
gates. ). II. sutherland. This
is the first Senator and fourth
member of the House of Dele
gates ever elected from Dicken-
son County. Besides this. the
new Sheriff of Wise County. j
&. kiser, lived all his life i'm
Dickenson, excepting the last
four years, which he resided
m Wise. The newly elected
Commemorative Attorneys of
Wise and Buchanan counties.
T. NJ. Anderson. Of Wise. and +.
b. kiser, Of Buchanan. formerly,
resided in Dickenson and went
from this county 20 their respec
tive counties. r n e. present
Clerk Of Wise county. G.. A.
johnson, lived for several years
m Dickenson Clerk Of Buch-
anan county, Joseph Hibbitts.
was born and raised I'm what is
Dickinson. The old Sheriff Of
Wise, r. T. Kiser. aud his pre-
decessor. Wib Killen. were both
natives Of Dickinson county
and went from this county 20
Wise. w. a. Ayers. who was
for many years County Judge
OF Russell county, was former
resident of this county. w. l..
Dennis, who was Clerk of Buch.
anan county for one term. was
partly reared in this county. j.
NJ Robertson. Police Judge at
Pikeville, Ky, was former
resident of this place. h. II.
Baker. County School Superin-
tendent Of Wise, and one of the
brainest young men In South
west Virginia, was born i'm this
county, in the South of Cumber-
and Mountain. ON what is
known as the. Red Dave
Farm" In the list might also
be mentioned Lilburn Fulton.
who is Dickensonian by birth.
He wa elected c o m m o NJ
wealth's Attorney OF this coun-
" In 1887, and reelected in 1891.
He left this county in 1894. and
located in Boone County, w.
Va In 1900 he was elected Dis
trict Attorney and re- elected in
1904 without opposition. He
has the reputation of being one
of the most vigilant prosecutors
IN the mountains Of West Vir-
ginia.
There is one other interesting
incident as the result of the
election last week. The first
member of the House of Dele
gates after Dickenson county
was formed was the late Cant
John 2 Chase, Of this county
bat since that time to the pres
ent time Dickinson has only
bad two members of the House
OF Delegates, this being, Prof.
r. l.. Counts, elected in
1887 and who now resides in
Wise, and Rev. VIM b. Suther-
land, elected in 1895. Now. the
incident is this, the Senator.
elect is a son of the FIRST mem
Der o ( the House from / h .
county, and the Representative
elect is nephew of the last
member of the House from this
county.
Chase carried each of the four
counties IN tlIis Senatorial dis
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-11-20
BUILDING OPEATIONS
IN 1906.

and structural industries, il is
said. furnishes a correct index
10 the prosperity of the nation.
The statistics of building oper-
ations collected for the United
States Geological Survey in
connection with the statistics
Of the clay working industries
with which they are so closely
linked are therefore worthy of
special attention. The report
for 1906, prepared by jefferson
Middleton, which will soon be
issued by the Survey as an ad-
vanced chapter of the Mineral
Resources of the United States.
Calendar Year 1906" contains
tabulated information in regard
Co the state of building indus
Try in 40 OF the leading cities of
the United States.
The returns from these cities
show a decrease I'm the number
of building permits issued from
1888 In 1905 90 lSO. .574 i'm 1906.
q loss of 5.232, or 2.sl per cent
The cost of the buildings erected
under such permits. however.
increased from S6I4.62O. .S73 In
1905 Go S67S. .7IO.a69 in 1906
gain OF s34, ,090.O96. or 5.l9 per
cent Although thiS is "a large
increase In the cos: of buildings.
it is nevertheless much smaller
than the increase in 1908 over
g0i. which was SlS5.9GO. SOC.
seventeen of the 40 cities show
a adecrease in the value Of build
ings erected. namely: Ale
gheny. Baltimore, Brooklvn. .
Cambridge. Chicago. Cincinnati.
Columbus, Idianapolis. Kansas
City Mo-, Milwaukee. New
York. Omaha, Pittsburg. Provi
dence. Reading, Scranton and
Washington. The smallest de-
crease S2s,s54 or 1855 per cent
was az Scranton. while the
hrgest-S23. .O67. .s72, or 1895
per cent-was at New York.
no general reason can be as
signed for the decline IN theI
cos, OF building i'm these cities.
but locsl strikes. high cost Of
labor and material. high rates
for money, and ovcrproduction
of buildings i'm 1908 are men
toned among the causes. The
largest Increase was at SAN
Francisco. The great destruc-
ton wrought by the earthquake
and fire of April Is, 1906, pro
duced an abnormal condition
In that city, and the figures
from May l9 to December 81
show that permits were issued
To erect buildings TO cost S34,
1896, increase of SIG. .65S.643
over the figures for 1905.
The largest actual Increase
where normal conditions pre-
vailed was shown by Boston
sl0,095, ,994-while Kansas City,
Kan, showed the largest pro
portional gain, 2O9.O7 per cent.
Seattle, Richmond, Va, Atlanta.
81. Joseph, No.. Toledo, Syra
cuse, New Haven, Worcester,
Mass, Cleveland, Jersey City,
81 Louis, Detroit and New Or
leans also show large gains,
ranging, in order named, from
ID per cent TO % per cent.
notwithstanding its big loss
New York is still the foremost
c'tN IN the United States in
cost OF building operations, re-
porting more than twice as
much as the next city, Brook
iyn The cost of the buildings
IN these two cities constitutes
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23

Chas. Thomson, who
was quite severely injured
at the elevator last week,
is about again on crutches.
All members Of Candy
q. A. R. Post are urgently
requested to attend the
meeting of Dec. 3 as officers
for the coming year are to
elected then.
The artesian we'll at Rec
Reights is down about 100
feet. The railway company
not being satisfied with the
first flow of 20 gallons a
minute. When they finish
at Rec Heights the company
will have one put down at
Miller.
Have you a boy? Would
you like to see and hear
a man who has made it his
life's work to arouse ttIeir
manhood, and make self
respectful citizens of young
arabs, who were filling our
reformatories and prisons?
Ben Lindsey, of Denver,
the boys Judge, is the peer
of Joseph Folk, Robert La
Toilette and Theodore
Roosevelt. He holds his
audience, for the people
love an honest man.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
East Side.

I. w. Knight has ar
rived to look after the
Sheldon place. 1t will be
occupied by his son and
family later.
Miss Lucille Wilson, a
sister of Mrs. Fritts, is
Postmaster Smiths hus-
ting assistant. The busi-
ness has grown so that Mr..
Smith had to have regular
help.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Land for Sale.

40 acres only three fourths
of a mile from Miller, price
$50 per acre, on easy terms.
This land is in the same
section with land that re-
Gently sold for $75 per acre
and would make a fine
home for anyone who wish
es to have the advantages
of good churches and
schools, and all the other
privileges of the best city
between Huron and Pierre.
This tract will produce
enough potatoes to pay for
itself in one season. If you
do not believe it call at my
Office and | will show you a
sample Of the kind of pota-
toes | raised on my farm in
this section this year.
Yours truly,
q. G. Briggs.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Brave Girl
Lillian Haley Drives Long
Distances Alone for
Uncle Sam

Sent out from Bos ton,
Mass, orphans home with
two brothers and a sister
ten or twelve years ago,
Lillian Haley, now a girl
in her teens, cracks the
whip over the backs of
high stepping bronchos
three days of the week in
driving the mail between
here and washington
Springs, distance of fifty
odd miles. She succeeds
Della Spain who drove for
a long time and then went
away to college. Miss
Haley is longing to hear
some tidings of her brother
John and sister Grace who
were in the Boston home
with her, but who were
sent west somewhere about
the time that she came out
with her brother Neal, who
is now in North Dakota,
but she is unable to learn
anything of them. She is
a bright girl and expects to
brave the storms of winter
in making the long trips
over the bleak prairie road
between here and the
Springs. She has now
been at the work four
months and likes it quite
we'll.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Locals.

Mrs. Reel has returned
from quite an extended
eastern visit.
G.. G. Taylor and family
will now live on their farm
south of here.
Manford Cox will move
to the Amos Cox place
south of town.
Joe Steinleitner departed
for his homestead 80 miles
west of Pierre.
The sidewalk case against
the railway at Pierre was
postponed until January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Williams departed for Hot
Springs to spend the win
ter.
Lloyd Fry end Clarence
Beelman built a new house
for Arthur Parmley near
Dean and also a barn for
L. M. Burns.
Amos Cox and wife will
soon occupy their house in
town. Mr.. Cox has been
putting buildings on his
land south Of here.
The second number of
the jackson Club Course
comes Saturday evening
Dec. Z, 1907 at the opera
house. Judge Lindsey of
Denver is the man who
separated the Childrens'
Court from the County
Court, and instituted the
system of paroles, by
which the children them
selves help in obtaining
good government of the
children.
Come and hear him, he
will tell you about it and
you will be interested after
you hear him if not before.
Tickets on sale at Col
lins drug store, Tuesday,
Dec. 3. Admission SOC.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23

Simon Nicholas has been
remodeling his house.
Howard Clodfelter is now
station agent at Esmond,
south of Iroquois.
Albert Kelley has moved
from Cedar to Como town
ship where he has a half
section of land.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Locals.

The Temperance lecture
last Sunday night was first
class and largely attended.
Julia Moore departed
Monday for Madison, Wis.
for an extended visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Koeck's new house
north of the Sun office is
nearly inclosed. Cy Stout
has the contract.
b. Renaud and family
have arrived from Linn
vile Iowa, to live on a
farm they bought near
Howell.
That there is a mild win
ter ahead of us is the firm
belief of ID. HI. Smith, rail
road commissioner. He
went out to buy eggs from
farmer when he was told
by the lady of the house
that the hens were in the
midst of their moulting
period and had quit laying
altogether. Late shedding
of feathers is a sign of mild
weather.
Prof. j. III. Snoddy,
twice county superintend-
here, who has taught and
been in school work for
hfty-two years continuously,
longer than probably any
other man or woman in the
state, has just commenced
a term of school for the
winter some twenty-five
miles from town. He is
a veteran of the cival war
and although an old man is
active and a No. / school
teacher.
Jacob johnson was in
town. He is the man who
a few years ago was sup
posed to have been very
foully dealt with at his
bachelor quarters northeast
of here and his bones were
actually believed to have
been discovered later in a
North Dakota wheat field
until one day he came back
in the flesh, identified
and proved himself unmur-
dered. 1t was a great day
for Mr.. Johnson. He still
has his farm, mostly
dug over after he left by
neighbors who expected to
locate bis concealed body.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
Good People
Capt. and Mrs. Sheldon
Given a Grand Recep.
ton at St. Lawrence

Indicative of the esteem
in which Capt. E. t. Shell
don and family are held by
their neighbors and the .peo-
pie of the town of st. Law
renee, a grand surprise was
planned for them before
they departed for their new
home at Manchester, thirty
miles east of Huron.
The people met at the G..
A. r. hall in st. Lawrence
in large numbers where the
Captain and his good wife
were invited to come.
A gold headed cane, ap-
propriately inscribed, had
been ordered from Chicago
for the Captain, and a beau
-tiful silver cake dish
had been provided for Mrs.
Sheldon.
Col. Robt. Sedan made
the presentation speeches.
Rev. Mr.. Butterield and
others spoke.
Capt. and Mrs. Sheldon
made feeling and appropri-
ate response in accepting
the tokens of friendship.
A general good time was
had by all present. The
big supper was an interest
ing feature OF the gather
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon ex-
pect to visit relatives in
Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Colo
RADIO, and maybe California
before settling down at
Manchester. Bert and the
three younger children are
in the college at Huron.
The Captain is vice pres
ident of The State Bank of
Manchester of which his
son George is president.
He will most likely be
come closely identified with
the bank next spring.
Capt. Sheldon was a mem
Der of the legislature from
this county, a member of the
state board of regents, has
held numerous other posi-
tions of trust with credit to
himself and all concerned.
The removal of the Shell
dons from the county is a
great loss, keenly regretted
by the people.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-11-23
West Side
Live Items of News From
a Moving Center of a
Hustling Section

William Richmond, the
all around hotel man, start
ed for Miller on a wild"
train and the vicious thing
ran on to Washington be-
fore stopping to bath its
shrill voice with water. If
it had gone any farther
before stopping Mr.. Rich
mond might have been rash
enough to swear.
Charles Gardner has been
chosen manager of the Glee
Club at Yankton college, an
organization of 16 members,
which will travel and give
concerts during the winter
vacation. Charley is also
captain of the college foot
ball team.
Hon. j. ID. Humiston solo
MS south ranch to E. W.
Waite and ID. Mcmahon for
$4,000, possession to be
given May /. Mr.. Humis-
ton retains the stock, worth
$4,000. He will probably
enlarge his north ranch.
Mrs. Ledbetter's mother
from Iowa and her aunt
from Illinois, also a sister
from Iowa, are here. Mr..
and Mrs. Ledbetter may go
east with them for a visit.
Mrs. Ross Lowe went. to
the Huron Christian En-
deavor convention as a del
egate from here.
VIM. Granberg is section
boss during Mr.. Suhn's i'll
ness, ably assisted by
M. DUDE.
j. A. Johnson departed
for Illinois for the winter.
He will not come back
alone.
R. Louzon, Jr., is doing a
thriving meat and restaur-
ant business.
John Speirs has hauled
out lumber to fix up for the
winter.
The Rec Mercantile Co.
has a car of nice New York
apples.
Mae Gibson is the popular
lady clerk in the dry goods
store.
VIM. Suhn is around and
will soon be at work again.
Joseph Gardner has been
hauling out lumber.
Archie Schreffler is doing
well in the depot.
N. H. Nelson is building
sheds, etc.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
Middies VS. Harvard.

Considerable interest centers in the
baseball game at the Naval Academy
this afternoon when the midshipmen
will meet in the first regular scheduled
game the team from Harvard, which
has been praeticing on the Academy
diamond for the past week. The in
terest in the outcome is made all the
more intense through the fact that
in a practice game to kill time until
the arrival of the Lafayette team last
Saturday, the middies defeated their
visitors to ? in six-inning
game.
Although the MILDLY hopes are high,
the probabilities are that the Crimson
will give them a surprise. Their de-
feat of Harvard on last Saturday was
contributed to largely by their ability
to come t with Brennan's curves.
In today's game the sailor batters will
face Hartford, and the possibilities
are said to b. that they will find in
him surprise For the Navy, Van
Aukin will do the twirling.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
THE GOVEROR At BANQUET.
Shared hOnors With Hon. William Jennings
BRYAN II New YORK.

At the Brooklyn Democratic Clubs
Jefferson banquet held last night in
Brooklyn. y. Y. Governor Warfield
shared the honoTs ith Hon. William
Jennings Bryan. II was the occasion
OF the anniversary Of the birth Of
Thomas jefferson, and was the object
OF an enthusiastic demonstration by
Brooklyn Democracy.
The Governor had intended 10 re-
turn TO Baltimore after the meeting
or the Sational Publicity Law Asso
citation in the afternoon. but was
persuaded by Mr.. Lewis Nixon, the
shipbuilder and former Tammany
leader, to forego his intention and to
remain in New York overnight, in
order to attend the Brooklyn affair.
The Governor left for Baltimore this
morning and is due there before 3
o'clock this afternoon.
The Governor delivered a message
from the South. He said the Demo-
Gratis of that section continued TO sup
port Bryan and that the South was
for Bryan for the next presidential
nomination. Mr.. Bryan did not speak
until a late hour. IL was midnight
before be made his address and when
be arose he was given a great ova-
tion.
Mr.. Brayn said his sole desire was
that the Democratic party should enter
the next campaign with the strongest
Democratic strength il could find, in
order to bring out triumphant vote.
1t was not necessary for him, he
thought, to be candidate for any
Office, as there gwas JOY enough for
him in private life, provided he could
get his ideas put into operation.
In the afternoon Governor Wartleld
spoke at the National Publicity Law
Association held in New York at the
Victor Hotel. He stirred his hearers
to enthusiasm when he declared he
to prosecute persons using
large sums of money TO influence
voters. Governor Warfield is anxious
for law in Maryland limiting the
which may be spent in cam
paigns. il it is Iecesasry to use
TO get voters to the polls, the
Governor prefers leaving that class at
home and deciding the election by
those patriotic enough to vote their
without being paid.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

An interesting and not generally
known fact in connection with present
oyster situation in the tidewater coun-
ties has been brought out by the COM
pilation Of some of the data for the
first report of the Shellfish Commits
sion. This is that the City of Balti-
more, according to the dredging license
records in the Comptroller's Office,
ranks fourth among the sections in
which dredging licenses are issued.
In the number of licenses issued to
captains of oyster vessels giving
them the right TO take oysters from
the bottoms of the state waters, Som
erset county ranks first, with Dorches-
ter and St. Mary's counties next in
the order named. Baltimore city
holds the next place, notwithstanding
the fact that to the average person
the idea of many craft hailing from
Baltimore participating in this branch
OF oystering viii come rs somewhat
OF surprise.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
LOCATING OLD DOCUMENTS.
Special Executive Historian Collecting Very
Interesting Data.

Mrs. Hester Dorsey Richardson, of
Baltimore, has been in Annapolis Tor
the past few days collecting matter
which will form the basis of an histor-
ical exhibit in the Maryland Building
at Jamestown. Mrs. Richardson was
a month OF two ago appointed special
historian for the State of Mary land at
the jamestown Exposition by Cover
nor Warfield.
Mrs. Richardson efforts while IN
Annapolis were devoted particularly
TO locating old documents of Maryland
families showing signatures with
personal seals or family seals OF Lord
baltimore. These and other similar
historical data and papers will form
the nucelus for the historical exhibit
in the Maryland Building, which Mrs.
Richardson will have charge of col
lecting and installing.
Mrs. Richardson Will be glad TO
hear from any one in Annapolis hav-
ing old documents of families showing
signatures and personal seals, coats
of-arms, ETC., either photographs on
silver or on tombstones, and as the
collection must be closed April %,
anyone may address her olI North
Charles street, Baltimore.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
PRICE ONE CENT
ON HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS.
Nc. Daniel R. Randall Lectures to The Wo'
mans College Girls.

Mr.. Daniel n. Randall, promi-
nent member Of the Annapolis bar,
delivered an interesting historic lee
ture on Monday night in Baltimore
in Catherine Hooper Hall at the
Woman's College. MIR. Randall's sub
icet was 1.-The Historic City of An
napolis, the Second Capital OF Mary
land.
The lecture was illustrated with
lantern slides, showing many typieM
Annapolis homes. Nj. Randalls leo
ture was replete with interest con
cerning Maryland's Capital and as
well worthy of reproduction. The
Evening Capital will publish the lee
ture in full at some future time. Mr..
Randall said, in part:
The homes OF the early Annapoll-
tans were simple and unpretenttous'
The earliest ordinances of the city
prescribed that trades, such as tanners
blacksmiths and coopers, should be
banished TO the outskirts Of the town
common, where the noise or odors OF
their trade would not offend. CITY
lots were made amply large. The
Governor had chosen the central ana
highest hill in the city for the state
house. and from this acropolis radiat-
ing streets ran To the oity's outskirts,
making the rectangle plan 50 common
in modern cities an impossibility,
1.-The plan adopted was from that
made by Sir Christopher Wren. rs
the wealth of the province Increased
the houses of the rich and aristo-
cratic eounselurs of the Governor be-
came more stately and pretentious.
The period from 1850 to the outhreak
of the Revolution was the Augustin
period in the eity's history, and with
in that quarter OF century tho best
examples of GTegorian architecture
found in this country were built upon
its streets. Not of English bricR, as
is often said, but OF good Mary land
brick baked and burned upon the
shores of the Severn River.
g At the time when the seat of gov
ernment was removed from st. Mary =
and the city was being planned in am
ambitious way, brick first came into
use. but even then not generally. The
State House was of brick and SO was
st. Annes Church, and upon the
State House hill was small brick
house used for the Office and strong
room of the collectors of revenues, the
only public building of this early
period now remaining Mt Annapolis.
The early wooden structures have
all disappeared, and but few examples
remain of composite type, brick
and wood, which characterized the
second period of construction.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
June Week Exercises.

The Navy Department has accepted
the recommendation of the authorities
at the Naval Academy and set Thurs
day, June 6, for the graduation of the
third and final section of the present
first class at the Academy. June week
will begin on Saturday night, june
/, with a regular midshipmen hop.
The authorities here have not yet
heard from the Department as to
whether or not Secretary Metcalf will
come to Annapolis for the graduation
of the seventy-five members of the
class yet at the institution, but the
probabilities are that he will be the
principal speaker at the graduation
exercises.