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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Following is a list of letters.
remaining uncalled for at the
Appalachia. Va, Post Office.
Feb. %, 1905.
Arthur AOercrombe. J. w
Blackburn. Silas Breeding.
Milum Confront OBJ. John pa
Wis, Miss Lonnie Edwards. Il.
a. Ezzell. Hugh Fieenor. Ma
non Halcombe, Mrs. Lizzie Hal
comb, Mrs. Martha Heard. Mrs.
Alvey Hogg, w. VI. Hoffman.
Motley HOneycutt, Mrs. Carrie
Johnson, Miss Maud Johnson
l2), NinsOn kinsler. Mrs. Re-
becca Milton. Miss Nola Min
ton, James Moore. FLAX Null
Inns, G. II. Nicely. Miss Mar
gret PANEL, l.. l. Pummer.
Mrs. r.. NJ Porter. y. b. Reid
;. + Reynolds. Marion Row
land, A. G.. Rogers. Philip Seals.
y VI Shells, Homer II Tesla.
ment, Shurman Thomas. James
Thompson. John a. Ward
Miss Ethel Witt. George White.
Carl Witt.
FOREIGN.
r. Magoi. Geo. N Neofcs b.
Lost Nlohogcnes.
Persons calling for amy of the
above letters please state that
ne4 have been advertised.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04
APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT

Mrs. III. +. Whitehead is con
fined 20 her home by illness.
L. G.. Keller. of Cadet. was a
business visitor last week.
" 3. Hamilton. the Repub-
iican county chairman, was
down from Wise Thursday.
W. r. Wolfe. of Blooming
dale, Tenn, was in town Thurs
day.
j. VI. Gilly and J. N. Allen
were among the Nortonites who
We're H. town last week.
q. u Harvey was over from
johnson City Thursday.
T. G.. Stewart and wife. of
kosedaie. were I'M town Friday
rutherford Bros. deal i'm
fancy groceries and country
produce. Read their ad i'm an
other column of this paper and
give them "a call-you'u get
your money & worth.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04
NOTICE!
Real Estate For Sale.

liz the 4. S. Court. for Mc Hcsfc.a
District of lirgipio. T. the
matter o. II. l.. Brora. Bouk-
ruYf.
Pursuant to an order entered
IN the above case on the nth
day Of Nov. 1907, the undersign-
ed trustees will. ON Saturday.
the 9TH day of March. 1905. at
10 O'Clock a. m. at the front
door of the United States Court
house. In the town OF Big Stone
Gap, Virginia. offer for sale.
aud sell TO the highest bidder.
the following real estate. stu
ated in said town. and being
the property of said bankrupt.
tO-wit.-
One dwelling house and lot
being Lot No 3. of Block 30.
Plat 40. ,.
one dwelling house and lot.
being lot No. ID, of Block Dis.
Plat 80.
One store house and Iot on
East Fifth Stre. G. adjoining the
1oodloe Bros store. and known
as the Brown or Cornetr store F.
house.
TERMS. one third cash. and F
hc balance in two equal in
@iaiiments. payable Six and
twelve months, from date of
II
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04
NOTICE.

tait,d states Circuit Cou.l
Bankers Trust COMPANY co,..
against
s'oueeap Cciliery COMPANY n...
To aN mtum &c mar concern.
Notice - hereby given THAI
appointed 10y the United ~,..
Court. pa The Western Di,tro, . IT
receiver of all the property AL. 'c
90 Sion'cip Coiiicrv Compar,
duly qualified az such receive
pursuant to order ct Court I n.
ail creditor, OF said corporafior
zoe 90 u1 Office. Wall street
View York City. ON or hefor. al,
l.N'-. tner respective claims .,.
duly verified
Dated February l-il. zoos
BENJAMIN Sr....
Receive.
G. CASE.
solicitors ur Receiver
81 Nassau Street
Manhattan.
New York
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04

Well. that doesn't make an,
difference, send It i'm for a years
subscription 10 the Post.
Those dining room pictures
at Tate's are pretty. Ask
l"Letch' or Reed" to show
You one.
Anyway you and your clerks
are entitled TO one days rest
out Of seven If H. does make
things look quiet ON Sunday.
The depot at "Appalachia
Freight Station" has received
the finishing touches and is
now headquarters for the com
pany's offices at that place.
Oscar Thompson spent sun
day an Bristol
@ VI Brown. OF Big Stone
Gap, was ma town Saturday.
Harry Smith. Of Norton. pass.
ed through town Thursday
night enroute Co Louisiana.
g.. w Boudurant. ot Penn
ington PASSED thron~b ann
town FRIDAY enrouto ~ Rrisfol
Mrs s. Y. Morrel and baby
Wiiellen. returned "a few DAVIS
ago from visiting Mrs NorreFs
mother at Bristol
Miss Lucy Stuart left Friday
Tor % VISIT with hometoiks al.
la@c"eli.
Miss ,f,,.I. ,;.
-t.,.. f.-, $685.. ,.-... '..'5
., ,.......ri'. o'....l ''i''
S.. l-.,,,.s.. H. ,,-,
Invest $780,
y.of. -,~i,.. .,,.-.,. l.....
Mr. and Mrs y a. pieb.rs.
we've called to Abirr3,n .s +
aN h, OBJ. death .offI. istt.,..
l4t.er Irterm.rf -r Mime.
iun cemetery Saturday
o.. N'DpNtia, "hN Nnf
'''..'t MAS iA business h.fD.
'- -Ou' .' -.ndl'o.0ro. whore
pool room DOB tlruear future.
n. r d.
l..l ''S "i' fDo .
l.. '' .' ''' '''"- .
W do 5000 $40 ".f ||'-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04

The trouble, il is understood,
was the result of a spinal dis
ease from which Mrs. rilley
has been a sufferer for for some
time.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04

u as our store that has
reduced prices on heavy
underwear.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-03-04

Mrs VI. o. yillev. a sister of
Mrs. John Guntner AND IL hrid.
OF bat "a few weeks. was taken
suddenly lll while on her way
TO the home Of David Thoms.
IN bioodell Addition last week
ana was taken TO her sisters
nome where she soon recovered
sufficiently TO be taken 10 her
home IN Bristol by her husband
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21
THE PASSING OF A PIONEER

The death of John Oski5oa in cslorado
fe~ days aeo may Be d snail sisniA-
canoe 70 the larger postlon q ths polola-
fion of this section. bai to ihs old settler
the men Who lived beside him in the early
DAYS his death marks tie passing q q
real pioneer
Mr Oskison was born ID England Little
more tAaa ssventy-ave years aso and at
tbe a1e of two years came slith his people
70 Illinois. Al the close q The civil waF,
4s years aeo. be came 70 the Cherokee
e.n,ry. near TahleQaah ard did what %
mauv otber white men did before and
sf,er1ard. married a Cherokee maiden
ard became idendfed with the Indian
country and is people. Rachel criiten-
den. of one Of the old Caerozse tamiAes.
vas h.s BRIDE. Hs became q fanehman
and seitlsd on Pryor creek Men AAe
Jude Clark Jim Hail. Sam Mayes and
ths older generation of ssstlers IN this
country anew shat il meant 90 iise ia
those days aha thsy know the metal thai
was ~ ire makeup 81 John Oskispn. He
was one of those innamesable wanderers
who pushed out into the wild country and
made il possible fx a better civilization
10 foBo~. There is in the mind Of the
writer ~ better type Of the vigorous. rug
sea pioneer. brave and generous and
square. than JOHN Oskison.
His name is on that roll Of honor Of the
men who faced the struggles incident 70
the early days in this Western country.
One Of his sons John M 0skison. ~ho
grew up ia this immediate locality. in
closing a letter announcing his father s
death says:
you have lived il the Indian country
long enough to read unto them the flesh
and blood of a vigorous pioneer life he
was a square man. He lived through q
strenuous time. aad did strong mans
work. Our West has been created BY ms
Kind. think Of him always as facing
the sunset always with q yearning ioI
the wilder country. That was the pioneer
TYNE We. his sons. walk beaten path
Now that the particular trail ne broke Il
ended. we want to say that he walked
straight and without fear. de was a maI
that knew a neighbors duty and kept hii
friends. For his family and his friends
for the West and for this whole. big coun
try Of ours he lived know you will aere'
that the seventy-fve years he lived wer'
significant "
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21
veastsbls lssrr.

II you have ever seen uicely-po.-
ished and finished BIT Of vegetable
ivory. you know that. So far as a9-
Dearance is concerned. il is almost sz-
actly ike the real ivory thai ~ get
from the elephants tusk This vege-
table ivory is the product of tree
that bears a fruit about the size q a
mans head and weighing about 90
pounds. Zach fruit contains 40 nuts.
which are solid. hard and white i Is
these nuts that furnish the substance
called ivory. So heavy IS the fruit
that the trunk Of the tree. which Is
not cutie a foot in diameter. IS much
bent from its naturally upright posi-
lion. sometimes even lying along the
ground. One wonders Why nature did
aot give the tree a stOuter trunk. 50
nat Il might bear up the burden Of
the fruit
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate
First Published Nov. is. l9O8)
10 Whom it May Concern

To Whom it May Concern:
By virtue Of an order Of sale issued to me,
the undersigned, as the guardian Of Ella N
Doherty, a minor. in cause No. 666 pend
ing in the county court Of Craig county,
Oklahoma. |. the undersigned. as the guar
dian Of said minor. by virtue Of said order
which was made on the 9Th day Of No
vember. 1908. viii sell at private sale the
following described land. situated in Craig
county. Oklahoma. belonging to said mi
nor. tO-wit:
SIP of Sc IA Of sw IA and 5 ~ Of sc
IA Of nv IA, less 0I7 acres occupied
by the St L & S F. R. R. rght-of-way,
and n II Of Sc IA Of sw IA Of sec. IL,
twp IS north and range q east. con-
tanning 59.63 acres. according 10 the
government survey
That said sale viii be made on or after
the 5th day Of December. 1908. and bids,
10 be made in writing. viii be received at
the Office Of D. H. Wilson. my attorney, in
Vinita. Oklahoma. or by myself personally
or the same may be left at the Office Of
the county judge Of Craig county. Okla
h0ma.
Witness my hand this 9th day Of No
vembeF. 1908.
WALTER l. DoHEErY. iS7-2O5
Guardian Of Ella NJ Doherty. a minor.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21
-. - nI.a 80 sIrd..

Their decks strewn with dead song.
birds. the steamers Moses Taylor,
Thouas Bartum and Robert Fulton
put IN here the other day after
strange and periIous trip down from
the upper lakes. The boats were one
week late.
The crews Of the boats report that
for days they crept cautiously along
through smoke from forest fires 50
thick that one could scarcely breathe
Thousands Of birds Of all descriptions
fleeing before the flames took refuge
on the boats. only TO be overcome bs
the dense smoke. They were shoY
eled on the decks By the hundred
Enough Of them were left to substan
tiate the story when they came 70 port
-Ashtabula Cor Columbus Dispatch
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21
NOTICE or SALE or REAL ESTATE
First published Nov. Is. i908.l

To Whom il May Concern:
By virtue OF an order Of sale issued to
me. the undersigned. as the guardian Of
Elizabeth c. Doherty a minor. in cause
No. $50 pending in the county court Of
Craie county. Oklahoma. |. the undersigned.
al the guardian Of said minor. by virtue
of said order, which was made on the 9Th
dayof November. 1908. viii sell at private
sale TIE following described land situated
in Craig county. Oklahoma, belonging to
said minor. t0-wit.
VIZ Of sw IA OF ne IA sec. II. and
ne Ia Of sw IA Of sec. II. twp. 25
north and range q east. containing 60
acres. more or less. according to the
government survey.
That said sale viii be made on or alter
the 5th day Of December. 1908. and bids.
10 be made in writing. viii be received al
the Office Of u. II. Wilson, my attorney. in
Vinita. Oklahoma. OF myself. personally. or
the same may be left at the Office OF the
county judge of Craig county, Oklahoma.
Witness my hand this 9th day Of No
vember. 1908.
WALTER l. DOHERTY.
Guardian Of Elizabeth C. D0herty. a minor
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21
WEST REFUSED TO
GIVE AN OPINION

fC1nlnnHi' iHm page }
vasses b. the secretary 81 state % The
preserve 81 the governor and tne result
Immediately cer1ife'i % him- He suggests
that after that Is done "a would ne proper
for the attorney general % advise hlzl e
the matter incorporated % question No 5.
Whils stating thar the hrst question
submitted Nas d matter f9r TIE courts.
the attorney general c1lti1lues.
Bat that fact does not FREE you from
the necessity d having theretHns canvass
I'd and certified and proceedinz. IS shan
d. after they are csru1e1 % yo1-
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21

II what the mighty hunter does 70 the
African big game is no more than what
he has done 10 the American trusts, the
iunales viii not run red with blood, al
though the magazines may run black with
ink.-The Commoaer.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21

one Of the first things tie legislature
win have to down when it meets in Janu-
ary viii be the school land lobby. As a
strong and persistent organization the
school land lobbyists excel them all
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21

The investor wtl probably find no place
IN Oklahoma where more favorable oppor-
tunities exist for large Or small invest
ments than Vinita and adjacent country
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-21

Mrs. Hendrick. Of Ketchum. was in the
city last night to meet Mr.. and Ms. Chas.
Cohee. who were returning from Fresno
Calf. where they had been TO accompany
Miss Minnie Cohee on trip for her health
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
TltS

could, when one of the men employ
ed back on the stage, who had also
been missing, came in through the
stage door He was evidently lit
tie worse from "a tide other than the
Yule tide. He carried a big bundle
with him. The stage manager rush
ed up to him and shouted:
Where tn ell have you been, and
what have you got there?" The new
arrival, with a hic in his voice, re-
piled, Twelve got Dockstader's
clothes"
"Theell you have" shouted the
stage manager; give EN- to me
quick, you stiff. Dyou want to break
up the show?"
He grabbed the bundle, and rushed
over to Dockstader's dressing room.
The minstrel did not stop to make
any inquiries, but with much willing
and anxious help he hastily donned
the garments and rushed on for his
performance. When he had finished
and returned to the dressing room,
he wanted to know things. The story
was soon told. The stage employe
had been invited to masquerade in
South Boston after the performance
on Christmas night, and he got the
idea that he would make a great hit
I
by appearing in Dockstader's famous
suit; SO after the others had gone
he had quietly appropriated it. He
had evidently had grand time, but
forgot that there was special matt
nee the next afternoon, and so did
not think it was necessary to make
his appearance until late.
THE man has been discharged,
said the stage manager
Not on your life," said Dockstader;
stage hands are only human. and
Christmas comes but once a year
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
Associated Press.

Philadelphia March 1S.-What
promises to he the most interesting
annual session ever held by the Phila-
delphia Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence opened today in Tabernacle
Church and will extend through
week. The sensational charges
against Rev. DIR. William Shaffer, in
which woman is involved, will be
taken up, and the delegates will deal
with important problems that are to
be considered at the quadrennial gen.
eral conference of the church which
will be held in Baltimore in May.
Friends Of DR.. Shaffer, who was
temporarily removed as presiding
elder of the west district until the
conference could act on charges bear
ing on his relations with Mrs. Martha
]. Diechley, the postmistress of Nor
gantown, Pa, predict that the case
will be quickly disposed Of Fifteen
members Of the conference will be Sc
lected 10 review the report of the
scommittee which decided that the
case was grave enough to be sub.
United to the annual meeting of DR..
Skaters brother ministers. Rev. DR..
A. G. Kynett secretary of the board
of home missions and church extern
sion, who is known as the "able,t
lawyer" in the conference, will have
charge of DR.. Skaters interests. Al
though the conferences committee
will likely summon witnesses In the
case, friends of Dr Shaffer say hand,
writing experts" will not figure so
prominently as they did when the
charges were aired before commit
tee of clergymen few months ago.
Bishop Earl Cranston, OF Washing
ton, will preside over the sessions Of
the conference, and the most import
ant question will likely be the pro-
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
Philadelphia Methodists
Are Holding Conference

posed abolition of the position Of pre-
siding elder. AS the Philadelphia con-
ference contains many ministers hos
tile to the system of having presid-
ing elders practically decide the va
rious appointments, the outcome of
this years conference is awaited with
interest by Methodists in other sec
tons of the country. At least dozen
conferences that had their sessions
last fall and selected delegates to the
general conference in Baltimore IA
vored change in the system, while
twice as many conferences vooted to
sustain the present order. Even IL
the seven ministerial delegates from
Philadelphia shall not receive the
sentiment of the conference on the
subject the personnel of the delega-
ton will indicate how the conference
will stand. If the present presiding
elders should be among the delegates
it would mean a victory for those
who do not want change. Should
DR.. Shaffer be indicated before the
election of these delegates his friends
plan to have him chosen as one of
the representatives from the Phila.
delphia conference as an especial
mark of confidence.
A plan to have the general confer.
ence restore the rule of five-year pas.
torates will also Ncome before the
Philadelphia conference. The five.
year limit, which was in force until
the general conference in 1900, caused
shifting of pastors. No matter how
popular a pastor might have beer
with his congregation he had tc
move" at least once every five
years. By dropping the rule the gen
eral conference made some ministers
secure In their pastorates.
A
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
AguIia.

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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19

March 1S.-Supt. J. R.
the Western Union Tele-
any, is in the city on bust
the railroad commission
the closing of a number
ices in the state.
2 new nine-hour law, en-
lngress, governing the en-
of railway telegraphers
effect the Western Union
lral of its offices in the
Eing that it would be i'm
maintain them under the
The railway companies,
b a number of instances
it possible to open these
Supt. Terhune succeeded
a satisfactory adjustment
ter with the railway COM
10 the petition now pend
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
EXCITED.

is Dress Suit Disappears,
eiays the Performance.
ence which filled the Globe
Dston, at the special matt
iay after Christmas, to see
stader's minstrels, almost
E big feature of the pro-
.kstader's appearance as
ent in his funny skit, "A
b the White House.
lous acts of a minstrel pro-
Ply follows one another with
lhtning like rapidly, and
ng delay occurred just be-
appearance of Dockstader
!, there was much whisper
lzzing in the audience. Man
pm, who was in front of the
same very much disturbed.
d back on the stage. There
4 was excitement. Dock
5 stamping around saying
! were evidently not Christ.
s. His famous dress suit,
ry appearance had excited
ter Of millions of people
peared. The symbol of min.
b could not be found any.
His associates and stage
he'd here and there, care.
lng in every Granny that
Isibly hold this garment OF
fame. Dockstader was
pressed. For the first time
per 1t seemed as If 1t would
airy to break his record by
In his act with other than
ton garment. The work of
ring this extraordinary dress
perfection of shininess and
ppeared to be wasted.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19

f. L. Bennett, F. w. Foote
allard left on the Gulf &
train last night for Jack
they hope to secure an
tn the finance committee
e of representatives rela-
passage of a bill authoriz-
establishment of clearing
be state of Mississippi.
) already passed the SEN
the banks of any city in
to establishing clearing
the matter is now pending
house committee on
Fery state in the Union,
,sissippi, has a Law per-
establishment of clearing
the value of such legisla-
wn to all who are at all
ii its operation. For in
hg the recent panic when
lll over the country were
) to prevent runs which
resulted in untold dis
lines Of business in ord
this nearly every banking
in the state had to resort
lance of cashiers certifi-
eas, in states where clear
were legalized, clearing
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
sgraph Officers Are
!ys the Superintendent

that telegraph companies be required
to transmit titles attached to sigma
lures free of charge, Supt. Terhune
states that the company will oppose
the issuance of an order of this kind
that persons title is not a part of
his name, and the United States gov
eminent has recognized this fact by
making payment for all titles in con-
nection with signatures to messages
transmitted at government expense.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-03-19
iERS GO TO JACKSON
CONFER With COMMITTEE
Durg Banks Want a Law Passed Permit
the Establishment of Clearing House
,sociations- Plan Generally Favored.

house certificates, signed by all the
banks in the city were used and
these certificates were redeemable
by any bank signing them.
The certificate feature, however, is
only a small part of the value of the
clearing house plan. 1t would permit
of mutual cooperation on the part
of the banks of any city, and if from
any cause, some bank in the associa-
ton should need assistance, the
other banks of the city would be able
to lend assistance, and this feature
would make deposits all the safer.
There are many reasons why the
Legislature should grant the request
of the banks and as the clearing
house plan in cities, where the daily
clearings are published for the bene-
fit of the public, has proven alto
gether wise and satisfactory, 1t. is
hoped that the house Of represents
tives win pass the measure before
adjourning.
AS Hattiesburg leads all other
cities in matters of progress, the dele
cation from this city will endeavor
to get the matter considered before
the adjournment of the Legislature,
which is scheduled to occur next
Tuesday.