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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

ihto Anue county, n. Z. Ihe
proposed line was 20 take in
jefferson, the county seat Of
Ashe county, and thence to
Wilkesboro, where a junction
was to be formed with the
Southern railway system cross
ing the Norfolk & Western
system at two points. that is to
say, its Clinchfield Valley ex-
tension near Cleveland, Va.
and the main line at Abingdon.
\ casual examination Of the
map of Virginia viii show that
this short line would cross the
richest sections of Southwest
Virginia, as well as the great
county OF Ashe, In North Caro-
lima. This North Carolina
county is said to be the richest
IN the State. richest I'm agricul-
tural products, live In stock.
fruits, timbers, fine magnetic
iron ores and water powers.
The water powers along the
north and south forks of the
New river, in this county, cau-
not be- surpassed anywhere i'm
the world
They Only Await Development
After having the Clinch VAL
ley coal fields the counties of
Russel and Washington would
be crossed. and these counties
are known Co be among the
richest i'm agricultural products
and live stock i'm an of South
west Virginia. and they also
carry considerable iron ores and
fine limestone. as well as varied
timbers.
Geueral lmboden Dream.
The original idea was that
with the iron ores and lime
stone ON both sides of Abing-
don, as well as in Ashe county. /
N. c.. and Johnson county. /
Tennessee, and with the fine I
c0king Goals of the lannon's I
Clinch Valley within thirty five /
90 forty miles of the town. a /
great iron manufacturing cen
ter would be made either at
Abingdon or Damascus.
This was a cherished idea.
especially as TO Damascus. of
the late General j.. ID Imboden.
who located the town of Da-
now an important
station on the Virginia-Carolina
and at the water gap in the
ron Mountain.
] would Ike to digress here
ust a minute to say that Cen
raj lmboden did more perhaps
han any other Virginian TO
'ring TO the front the wonder
III riches of this southwest sec
ion. He was the first 10 dis
.over the coal ia the neighbor-
lood of Big Stone Gap. and it
vas ne who located the present
prosperous town of Big Stone I
zap. The fine seam of steam ]
nd cooking coal, one of the !
most valuable and proftale of
ii the seams In the southwest <
'as discovered by him, and the :
lines now bear the name of r
he ''ImbOden Seam. :" {
But going back to the history ,
( this railway enterprise: In
SS7 the road was charted bv
ne Virginia legislature. as be y
ore stated, and the next year !
'Ork was commenced under the O
rlginal idea, which was 10 I
uiid a road from some point on :
ne Kentucky state line through in
he counties of Russell, Scott. t
ickensOn, Buchanan or Wise
~
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16

article about Southwest Virgin
la:
81 do not know that this Oc-
tober differs very much from
others that have taken their
place in the annals of time. but
IL does seem TO me that the
seasons have been such as to
make the mountains and forest
and fields and valleys of South
west Virginia lower than 1
ever before saw them. True.
never before saw the magnifi-
cient country, where Virginia
and Tennessee and North Caro-
lima bob up against each other
IN October uniform, as they NAV
be seen from the upper deck of
a fiat car on the Nirginia-Caro-
lima railway. Once upon a
time / sat upon the topmost pin
nicle of Pilot Knob, in North
Carolina, and with field glasses
looked into Virginia, Tennessee
North Carolina and Kentucky.
and a magnificent panorama ]
beheld, but I was long way
off, and looking through glass
es.
The scene was nothing TO
compare with the beauties to be
noted with the naked eve when
one rides through these splen-
Id mountains, valleys and gor-
gcs on the Virginia Carolina
railway. Th e undeveloped /
wealth that has been and is be- /
ing brought 20 light by the I
building of this railway is I
sometimes marvellous.
This wealth consists of vast .
forests Of the finest timbers in /
the world, vast acres of farm
lands that viii produce every
thing and anything in the way 4
of grasses, fruits, grains, vege-
tables, etc, while coal, iron ores
and water-powers and possibil-
ities of various kinds, the value
of which is incalculable, abound
ia greatest abundance.
A Wonderful Undertaking.
The building of a railway
from Abingdon into these
and valleys to de.
velope their wealth and TO
spring to the attention of the
world the lovliest part of three
States was a wonderful under.
taking, and yet il has been ac-
comphshed in a quite business
like way, and without anv .
flourish of trumpets, in fact in
such a quite way that few peo-
pie there be, comparatively
speaking who know that there
is such an Institution as the
Virginia-Carolina railway. Its {
history is somewhat romantic
and l am disposed to tell it. IT.
is a story of far sighted enter.
prise, coupled with wonderful :
in timber, agricultur-
al possibilities, water powers
and minerals with which this
glorious and as yet but half de-
'eioped southwestern country q
lbounds. I
The Virginia Carolina is A
most important factor In the Q
development of the virgin re-
of this wonderful coun- Z
rs. resources that until the Il
of the road were with "
'ut access TO the market. .
In the Beginning. q
This road was started in 1855 Il
lnder the name of the Abine- n
lon Coal and Iron railroad a
he projectors proposed to build t,
line from Clinchfield Valley a
where the rich cool lovo..;A. -.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16
FOURTH GRADE.

Golden Honor Roll. Willie
Baker, Ida Baker, Mary Baker.
Mary Cfilly, Della Parsons
Virginia Wright.
Honor Roll.-Ella Cnwnnd
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16

Honor Virgie Bounds.
John Allen Goodloe.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Golden Honor oll.-GIessie
Giilv. Judge Blanton. William
Graham. Gladys Wolfe. Eugene
hrown, sarah Cochran
Honor Roll Ephram Stone
Ihurston Stone.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16
FIFTH GRADE.

Golden Honor ROll.-Th elma
Baker, Louise GoodlOe, Patton
Hammons, Gaines Dixon, Kath-
leeD knight, Miriam Taylor.
Honor ROol.-Myra Cawood
jeff Littrell, Minnie Williams.
Harmon Dixon, John Lane.
Lily Jones.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16

ELECTRIC nj s75I9 I6I4 IE4EsE ron
- BsTTERS 1Sr EiDSEYS
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-12-16
SIXTH GRADE.

Golden Honor Roll.-Straley
Kelly, Billy Mathews, Black
burn Napier. Robert Pulliam,
Belle Ramey. Mae Reynolds,
Harry Wallace.
Honor Roll. Margaret Petit,
Mabel Willis, Robert Potter
Donald Prescott, Peter Wolfe
Jr., Jerome Ramey, Arkie Witt.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Golden Honor Ron.--Mollie
Shelton, Florence Mccormick
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
They Dispute His Word and
Roy Coombs Flies Into an
Insane Rage, Striking His
Elder Sister.
BOTH APPEARED IN
COURT AGAINST HIM
Judge Converse Showed No
LenienCy in the Case and
Punished the Young Man Sc
vereIy for His Actions.

Angered because they disputed his
word, Roy Coombs. II years of age.
assaulted his two younger sisters, May
and Goldie Coombs, yesterday after
street. May was the most severely
beaten, her brother striking her so
hard with his fist. that her arm was
dislocated at the shoulder Goldie
bears the marks of several blows re
ceived while trying to protect her Sis
ter from the attack of the young ruff
fan.
This morning in the city court young
Coombs was arraigned on a charge of
assault and battery. So grievous was
his Offense that Judge Converse fined
him $40 and costs and sentenced him
TO ninety days in the county Jail. In
the opinion of everyone present in the
court room. COombs meritcd the pun
ishment administered to him. The
lad has been a constant source of
trouble to the members of his family
and his confinement in the county Jail
for the next three months will be a
| Godsend to them.
The two sisters terstified that Roy
had been out of employment for some
time. They told him where he could
obtain a position. He left the house
ostensibly to secure this job. On his
return home he said that he had been
unable to secure the position. His
two sisters disputed his word and he
/ Immediately flew into a frantic rage
striking May twice and knocking her
TO the floor. Goldie interfered to
save her sister and young Coombs then
! turned on her. Mrs. Coombs tele-
phoned 10 police headquarters. request,
! ing that an officer be sent TO take her
son in custody.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
He Stood on the Platform of
Pennsylvania Station Near a
Snow White Casket Holding
Infant in His Arms.
FULFILLING LAST WISH
OF HIS LOVED WIFE.
She Desired to Be Buried at
Old Home in Portland, Ore.,
And Young Man Was Taking
The Remains to That City.

With his threc-year-Old daughter and
a girl baby eight days Old in his arms.
George +. Mcdonald stood at the local
PENNSYLVANIA station yesterday after
noon waiting for IL Chicago train. On
truck near where he was standing
was white casket bearing the body
OF his young wife. who died Monday
at Dayton at the birth of the baby
girl. Mcdonald was a student at the
United Brethren Seminary, Dayton, 0.
The tiny infant the young seminary
student held in his arms. came into
the world as a Christmas gift. just
before the mother died she called her
husband to her bedside and told him
that her dying wish was that she
should be buried at her old home in
Portland, Ore
Mcdonald wished to respect this las
wish of his wife but he was embar-
rassed for lack of funds. When his
fellow students heard of his plight, a
subscription was started On the day
that Mcdonald with his two little
daughters and the body Of his wife
started out on the long westward
journey, sympathetic friends of the
young man gathered at the Dayton sta
ton and a roll of bills amounting TO
$500 was slipped into his hand,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
FOX WILL AGAIN
Be A CANDIDATE
Wishes to Be Reelected by
Voters of Wayne County
To Circuit Bench.
NO LIKELY OPPONEN
1T HAS BEEN ASSERTED THAT c.
{. SHiVELEY WOULD MAKE THE
RACE BUT HE HAS MADE NO
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Judge Henry C. Fox said today, that
next week he would make his an
nouncemcnt as Il candidate. subject to
the republican nomination for Judge of
the Wayne circuit court. 1t has been
limited that G. f.. Shivclcy would also
make the race for this office but SO
far he has not announced his candi-
dacy.
Judge Fox during his term of serv-
ice on the circuit bench has made a
record to be proud Of, He is one OF
the most accomplished attorneys in
the state and has hosts Of friends
throughout the county. About fifteen
years ago, Judge Fox served on the ap-
pellate bench and later became judge
Of the Wayne superior court, which
court was finally abolished by an act
of the legislature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
City Engineer Charles Has En-
viabIe Record During His
Three Years in Office as City
Has Been Greatly Beautifled
RECORD FOR SEVEN YEARS..
IN THAT TIME THE CITY OF RICH.
MoND HAS SPENT s3o7.637 FOR
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT OF ALL
KINDS.

More money was spent in Richmond
last year for public improvements.
than any other year in the history OF
the city. City Engineer Fred Charles
IS just competed his report for 1907.
and will submit it TO council Monday
evening. In this report il is shown
that during the past year S63.S9o was
expended by the city in this manner.
The report also shows that during
the past year plans were prepared. but
no contracts let for public improve
ments amounting to S10S.ooo and that
the total cost of public improvements
started last year but not completed.
amounted to S33.95o The g~and to-
tai of costs of Improvements COM
pleted. started and planned for in 1907
reaches the unprecedented sum OF
SOD. $40.
City Engineer Charles has made a
splendid record during the three years
he has been in Office. During the
Charles regime. more public improve
ments have been made than in the FIVE
previous years. This is shown by
the following table of costs of public
improvements from 1900 TO 1907:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
BIC STICK Will
|. DESCEND ON STREET
RAIL WAY COMP ANY
For Many Months Speed Ordi-
nance Has Been Violated,
Endangering Life and Prop
erty-Warnings Unheeded.
EMPLOYEES WILL BE THE
MEN WHO WILL SUFFER.
Strong Arm of the Law Cannot
Reach the Owners of TraC-
ton Lines, Although This
Would Be Liked by Police.
NOW IN HANDS OF ClTYATT'Y
1T is ASSERTED THAT IF SPEED
LIMIT is MORE STRICTLY OBJ
SERVED THERE WILL BE FEW.
Err ACCIDENTS IN THE CITY.

The city is to use the big stick on
the street railway company for run
ming the street cars faster than the
speed limit of twelve miles per hour,
as provided by a city ordinance. In
formation showing several instances
where the speed limit has been cx-
cecdcd. has been turned over to City
Attorney T. J. Study by Chief of Po-
lice Jesse Bailey and Mr.. Study will
file affidavits against the offending
Car crews.
With in the past few days | have
had street cars in various parts OF the
city timed by stop watches
and have found that it is a common
thing for motOrmen TO run their cars
at speeds varying from eighteen to
twenty-on miles per hour said Cniet
Bailey. this morning,
In several tests made by officers
street cars have been timed for n dis
tance of three blocks and have neen
found to run nearly twice the speed
permitted by the city ordinance. The
attention OF the street car officials has
been called TO this violation of the
law, time and time again, but the
warning has been unheeded. Conse
quently l de cided to take steps to pre-
vent this dangerous practice of reck
less mOtormen," ne continued.
Chief Bailey said that he did not
like to prosecute employees of the com
pany for violation of the ordinance
but there was no other method avail
able to put a stop to the abuse. Il
there was any way by which the of
ficialS of the company could be reach
ed by the arm of the law, it is an as
sured fact that the humble employees
of the company would be overlooked
in the effort TO mako the company
comply with the speed limit.
1t will be pleasing news to the resi-
dents of Richmond, that the city ha:
decided TO take steps 10 prevent stree
cars running fast along the principa
thOrOughfares. For several year!
street cars have shot along Mair
street at breakneCk speed, completed,
disregarding the fact that such viola
! tion of the law placed the lives ant
property of the citizens of Richmond
in jeopardy. If the speed limit 70
street cars is observed in the future
it is certain that there will be fewe
accidents and wrecks within the Cit,
| limits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
Although There Is No Complete
Report of Disease Condi-
tions, Physicians Say There
Was Less Than Usual.
COMPLAINT AGAINST NEW
STATE HEALTH LAW.
1t Is Almost Impossible to Sc
cure Health Statistics of the
County, Compiled by State
Board of Health.

Although under the new law, no reg
health officer, DR.. Charles Marvel
states that so far as he is able to as
certain, the general health throughout
Wayne county has been better during
the past year than is usually the case
During the first portion of the year.
colds and pneumonia were prevalent,
then measles became quite an epidem-
ic. AS usual tuberculosis claimed many
victims. 1t is considered by all of
the physicians that there were very
healthy conditions throughout the
county during the greater portion of
1907.
Last October new law went into ef-
feet whereby all of the physicians of
the county residing within a corpora
ton. made all of their reports to their
respective health officers. and thence
the reports were sent TO the state
board of health. AS a consequence.
tire county as formerly. aud the only
way to ascertain the true status of con
tagion. births and deaths. is to secure
it from the state board
This new law does not meet with en-.
tire favor in the county. as it deprives
the year. The lack of this report de
prives the people Of really knowing
the true conditions in Wayne county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
HEROINE TAKES
ANOTHER PLUNGE
Engagement Announced-Is a
PIuCky Girl.

Baltimore, Jan. 4-The engagement
of Miss Katherine Noble, the heroine
of the Mohegan disaster, is announced.
She will wed Ernesto TroyiSimondettf
Of Mexico. Miss Noble was a passen-
ger on the steamer Mohegau when it
sank in the English Channel, Oct. Is.
1898. She placed a life belt around
her and clung to plank in the water
for five hours before she was rescued.
Sailors tried to take her into the
life boats, but she refused, saying they
were overcrowded and the addition Of
her weight would lessen the chances
OF those already in the boats. The
sailors said she was the pluckiest girl
they had ever seen. She was one Of
the eleven passengers saved out OF
ninsEseYen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
WEALTHY STREET
LABORER DEFENDANT
IN A DIVORCE SUIT
Dennis OWyer, Since Begin
ming Work for the City, Has
Saved Almost $4,000 and
Wife Wants Part.
WOULD HAVE AGED MANS
PROPERTY TURNED TO HER
She Alleges Cruel and Inhu-
man Treatment on the Part
Of Her Spouse Whom She
Says Kicked Her Into Street.
CANNOT SUPPORT HERSELF.
STRONG, WELL-TO-DO, IN POSI-
TlON TO SUPPORT HER WITH
AN ANNUAL ALLOWANCE.

Dennis Dwyer, well known resi-
dent of this city, who has by following
the occupation of common street la
borer amasscd d modest fortune esti-
in the circuit court by his wife, Nora,
for support. She also asks the ap-
and personal property. Last fall, Mrs.
Dwyer brought suit for divorce, but
after hearing her statement and the
one made by Dennis, Judge Fox re
fused to annul the marriage VOWS.
In her complaint Mrs Dwycr AYERS
that after her marriage to Dennis in
1908, he began to treat her in cruel
and inhuman manner, striking her and
beating her and, at one time kicking
her into the street. Dwyer, the plain
tiff alleges, finally ordered her away
from his home and told her never to
come back again Consequently she
left him in July last year. Since then
Mrs. Dwyer AYERS she has been an OBJ
sect of charity, her husband refusing
10 support her. She says that she is
sixty years old, the same age as her
husband, and that she is too infrm to
work for her own support On the 9th
-. '.and, Mrs. Dwyer holds Dennis is
'' rjy, able-bodicd, well-to-dO and ca
OF earning good wages. She
sc IS that she would be able to cX-
3, on $500 per year and she asks the
court that Dennis settle this allow
ance OH her.
In the complaint it is stated that
Dwyer owns five pieces of real estate.
all valued at $4,000 and that he holds
promissory notes and other papers to
the value of $4,000. Mrs. Dwycr
prays the court for an order to sell all
of her husbands property and that she
be allowed to collect the rents and the
purchase money. The receiver asked
for is to assume the entire manage
mcnt of the estate of the defendant.
The domestic troubles of the Dwyers
have been one continuous SeriO-com-
cdy. When the divorce action was
heard in the city court there was
enough comedy furnished to provide
Peter Dunno material for another of
his amusing Mr.. Dooley" stories.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
GHETTO RESIDENTS
WILL WAGE STRIKE
Want Lower Rents in Chicago
Tenements.

Chicago. Jan. "A strike against
high rents OF tenements is expected TO
take place in Chicago's ghetto tomor-
row. The demand is for d reduction
Of s. a month. II this concession is
rot granted the Jewish tenants will re-
fuse TO pay rent, and will submit 10
eviction by their landlords.
For this initial strike. which is con-
sidered likely to duplicate the strike
of the tenement renters in New York.
all the necessary preparations have
been made. The Chicago strike is to
be managed BY the Jewish branch OF
the socialist party. the "Bund" or club
that has its headquarters al 446 South
Salsted street. a rent reduction con-
ference was demanded by 1oo Of the
tenants of the ghetto
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
DARKNESS IN AGED
WOMAN'S LIFE LIFTED
Had Been Blind for Almost
Twelve Years.

Cincinnati. o. Jan t. After having
been totally blind for more than In
years. sight was suddenly restored to
Mrs. Julia A. Strure. of - West Tenth
street, Covington. Ky. who is 16 years
of age a few days ago, and since then
she has been able to read ordinary
newspaper print with ease. About l.
years ago a cataract formed on one of
her eyes, and few months later the
other eye was suddenly affected. With
in the course of year or two she
completely lost the sight of both eyes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
VIRTUE WAS HELD
WORTH 70 CENTS
Chair-Pusher Returns Money
And Fine Jewels.

New York, Jan. 4.-Honesty may be
its own reward. but according to Doug
las Gibson, a chair-pusher employed at
Atlantic City, the reward is not any
two much. Gibson. who is married
and lives with his wife and ten small
children found handbag on the board
walk. in which was $500 in bills and
jewelry valued at several thousand
dollars. Soon after finding it. he dis
covered the owner. a handsomely
dressed woman.
When he returned the bag with its
contents, the owner, after a long
speech, rewarded Gibson with 20 cents
for his action
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
IN STREET BATTLE
CRIMINALS ESCAPE
FusiIIade Ends Badly for De-
teCtives.

Chicago. Jan. 4-In an open fight
between three detectives and three al
legged burglars, at Sangamon and W.
Van Buren, streets. at 80 O'Clock last
night. Detective William R. Mooney.
of the Desplaines street station, was
shot and probably mortally wounded.
Two citizens were struck by stray bull
let's AS a result of the firing of many
shots. a patient in the Grace hospital.
nearby, received such a shock that it
is believed ne will die. The three
criminals escaped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
EDITOR HARDEN
DECLARED GUILTY
Must Serve Four Months for
libeIing Won MoItke.

Berlin, ain. 4-Maximillan Harden
editor of Die Zukunft, was sentenced TO
four months imprisonment on the
charge of libeling Count Kuno Won
Moltke
Harden. who has sufficiently recov-
cred to appear in court, spoke in his
own defense, 1t was impossible to OBJ
tain positive proof Harden said. but
he was convinced that a ring has been
formed around the emperor which he
was determined TO break through. If
his articles had accomplished this re
suit he was glad but if in his writing
he had libeled Won MoItke. all he could
say was that he never intended to do
so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
MARION TO MOVE
IN R|CHMOND'S CLASS
1t Is Hoped to Do 100000
Business.

The Marion, Ind, postoffice is about
TO move up a notch. and get into the
100000 rank among the first-class of
fices of the country. This forward
movement. which depends on the re-
ceipts of the office for the next three
months will give the local Office better
rating than it now has and will bring
IT into the running for additional car
riers and clerks. The Office is now in
the $4,000 class.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-04
NATIONAL LAW
BROKEN BY TAFT
The War Secretary's Annual
Report Overdue.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 4.-While
Secretary Taft is not an undesirable
citizen he is a violator of law.
The statutes of the United States
specify in positive terms that the secre-
tary of wars annual report shall be
completed at the opening OF each ses-
sion of congress. Mr.. Taft'x report is
overdue more than q month.