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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-14

In the last eight years the tlroc rroa,
iron countries have produced 10000 900
tons of pig iron. Of which over half has
come out Of th" United States.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-14

For Any Disease or Injury to
the eye, uSc pEITIT'S EYE SAINE, alb
solutrIy harmless, acts quickly. All drug
glSts or Howard Bros. buffalo. y. \.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-14

Extraordinarily literary earnings
MnrN y llMNO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-14
AT A CRITICAL TIME.
Women Are Likely To suffer with
Dangerous Kidney Disorders.

Mrs. John Kirk, Il. L. u. No. >, De
troit, Mich, says: Five years AGO ut a
critical time Of life was on the verge
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-14

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1855 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
II was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles
l underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months I
was worse than before. A friend add
vised Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me to perfect
health, such as / have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
| did with backache, bearing down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
MUSIC AND DRAWING IS
ADDED TO THE COURSE
Competent Teacher to BE EN-
ployed 10 Take Charge OF
New Department.

The board of education at regular
n onthly meeting held Tuesday de.
cided to add to the currIculem of tue
Grants Pass SCHOOLS the department
OF music and drawing, and com
pct, mt teachsr will be employed at a
salary of Go per month TO conduct
these oonrs,s. This Is feature of
our school system which will doubt
less meet with the hearty approval of
patrons as well a. pubils. Arrange.
IN uts have alo been completed for
tue Inauguration of CONNER, ial
geography, commercial spelling and
penmsnship and postgraduate course
in trigonometry. II will thus be
seen that the Gratis Pass schools are
kt epiuR abreast of the times aud are
second 10 noue in the Rogue River
Valley. This fact is Of great import
snces as The schools are one Of ih.
tIIst things that the average new
conner asks about IT he contemplate III
permanent location.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

week. Mr.. Gilman is the inventor
aud patentee of this machine, and it
is the first machine yet built for
mining gold from the river beds.
Its operation will, therefore, be
watched with the greatest interest
by old miners and Others throughout
the Rogue River Valley. Should it
prove to be the success which Mr..
Gilman confidently predicts it will
completely revolutionize river bed
mining and result in great impetus
t. the efforts of the gold hunter, as it
is we'll known fact that many of
the rivers of Oregon and California
as well as other states contain untold
millions Of the yellow metal, which,
up to this time it has been impossible
TO secure except at such exec. sive cot
as to render most Of the operations
impracticable.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
CHICAGO BALL GIRLS
HOLD LOCALS LEVEL
Feminine Twirlers OF tho Sphoi .
Played Here Monday
Score 8 to 8.

In accordance with the large colorod
posters hung in the stores last Friday,
the Chicago Ladies Bsse Ball Club
graced the local diamond Monday
afternoon in a contest with a nine
picked from the home swarm Of fans.
The aggregation from the Windy
City, however. were not sll women.
OF the nine, four were Of the female
gender. two were feminine in COSTUME o
only, while the remaining three. mas.
clline without disguise.
While there was some little quibble
IS 10 the exact score, at the end OF
the ninth inning, il was called 8 to
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
THE GILMAN BED ROCK
MINING MACHINE ARRIVES
Passed Here Tuesday Tor Merlin
and Will Be Set Below
CT lice Creek.

The mining machine which has just
been built at Sacramento. CAL. for
the Gilman Bed Rock Mining Co.,
passed through here Tuesday morning
en- route TO Merlin where it will be
unlosded and hauled to the place of
its initial setting at a point below
Galice Greek on the Rogue River.
Some days will be required in which
to set up the machine and get it in
readiness for operation, but Mr.. Gill
man expects to have it in operation
some time the early part Of next
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
Who Knows Perry A Penn.

City Marshall McGrew received a
letter few days ago from Virginia
Stewart. X. F. d. No. /. A, Lsketon.
Ind, enquiring as to the whereabouts
Of her son. Perry A. Penn, VINO, it ap.
psars from the letter, she has not
heard from inc September 18th,
1905, whsn be- .a- &C Silver City,
south DaLo,a, vhero he was stop
ping WITH msu ls the name of
Charles Shepherd. TIL Litter sIat q
that Penn left the Shv vpherd home at
Silver City in company with three
ter nen for Grsut- Pass. Ore to
cot timber and that Penn expected to
invest in lsud. The distressed moth r
states in the letter that she had writ.
ten here before, relative TO the where.
abouts Of her son, but that she had
received no reply. Any person read.
ing this item will doubtless confer a
great favor on the grieving mother
by writing her at the address given
above.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

A. II. Bronson of Cashmere, Wenat-
chee Valley. Wash. purchased a 93-
acre tract Of fruit land three miles
sooth OF town Wednesday. for which
he paid 800 per acre The land be-.
lonRed to Messrs, H. W. Footh and b.
u OffeDs aud was sold through the
Best Fuller Realty 90. Mr.. Bronson
had purchased 40 acres OF land adjoin.
ing the above tract about 10 days ago.
He expects to pat this land out TO
fruit as fast as possible.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
CARD OF THANKS.

We, the undersigned husband and
daughters Of the late Mrs. Nancy
Brown. desire TO express our sincere
thanks to the neighbors and friends
who so freely administered to our
comfort during our bereavement.
J. z. BROWN.
MRS. A. B...BROOKS,
MRS. VICTOR REYMER.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

S-a draw. The battery for the
Chicago girls was good, and the
short stop and center field played
good ball. On the whole IL was
much more of game than had been
anticipated. The locals put up a fair
game for picked up team without
practice The attendance was light,
the receipts being but s56.
The Chicago girls won the game
at Roseburg Sunday by score of d
to 3. They left Tuesday morning for
Medford where they played Medford
team in the afternoon, the score re-
sulting II to 12 in favor Of the
Chicago team.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14
Relief Asked from High
Water Rates.
CITY MAY BUY THE PLANT
Lincoln Park Water Company
Granted a Franchise for D
Plant In Lincoln Park

The city council convened in re-
gular session last Thursday night with
Mayor Smith and all members Ia at
tendace except Alderman Fetsch.
After the reading and approval of the
minutes of the last meeting, the petit
tion Of the Grants Pass Canning COM
pany asking that street light be
established on street about 100 feet
east Of Ninth street was read aud re-
ferred to the light committee.
The petition of j. s. Scoville aud
others asking that north Seventh
street aud Scoville alley be opened up
was read and referred to the street
committee. The petition Of J. Q.
Randls and 2S8 others asking for re-
lief from excessive charges for water
was read, when @. Il. Hanson In be-
half OF the petitioners addressed the
council, and Attorney A. @. Hough
represented the water company. At
this point g. !. Brown. representing
the Rogue River Water company.
presented proposition from the
company to sell its water system to
the city for $9a, 900. a. against $780,
600, the price submitted In the early
spring, stating that the company was
willing to stand half of tho deteriora-
tion Of the plant as embodied 10
Eugipeer Kelsey's report when he es-
timsted the propable cost Of the con-
struction Of a complete new water
systems for the city.
In response to q petition sigued by
nearly 400 taxpayers the council, 10
disposing.of the matter, decided to
submit the question Of purchasing the
plant by the city to vote Of the pso-
pie at special election and the city
attorney was authorized to draw
ordinances to cover the same.
A communication from Assistant
Postmaster W. A. Newell asking for
map of the city showing the various
streets of the CITY to aid ths postoiiice
inspector who is expected here soon
TO look over Grants Pass preparatory
to the Inauguration Of free mail dc.
livery. and the council ordered them
furnished.
The finance committee reported
favorably the following bills and war
rants were ordered drawn In payment
for the same:
q Il Wolfolk, brick ...........$ 40
ID p Love sal city health officer 8 50
Williams Bros Door q Lumbr Co . 10
A G Long. fire hose ...... 460 90
Grants Pass Hdw %. hdw.. 90 10
IL Hobson, engineering 90
w II Woodson. labor on street "a 90
W II Higgins, labor on flush
tank ............... 10
Gordon Land, automatic flush
ing devices. ..........,. 90 90
II J Bacher. paintig street signs 90 20
y 4 McLsDe. freight. ........ 4 10
ID X Dotson, house numbering ~ %
Continued on last page
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

Josephine oounty's largest cherry
tree for nearly one.half century has
stood in the farm yard Of "Uncle"
Sam Cook, at Missouri Flat. 1t meas
ures 1902 inches in circumference, with
limbs reaching out over surface of
40 feet. This tree has never failed to
bear fruit since maturity, and each
year there is gathered from its branch
es a wagon load of cherries, Near
this tree, in the same yard, stands
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

an arbor nearly 100 feet long. The
annual product Of this one vine
smounts to one ton of grapes. From
these pioneer producers Mr.. Cookie
family has long enjoyed each year.
cherry pie, peach oobbler and luscious
grapes. and his children and great
grandchildren are yearly going to his
home ID eat from the same old tree
ana gather from the same old vine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-14

each tree 46 inches in circumference,
and 40 ysars ola. With its heavy
laden boughs of fruit 1t looks as
healthy and In Is perfect condition as
the day it began to bear. In one cor.
l,er Of the yard opposite these two
aged trees is grape vine Ms large rs
an ordinary mans body, which sends
out its new vines each wear. The
area over which it spreads is fully one.
eighth of an acre, thereby forming
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
EDUCATIONAL
CONFER ENCF

The meeting at Newpor,
News this week Of OH the edu
cational forces OF the state
under the direction of the De.
partment OF Public Instruction
promises TO be one Of the best
attended meetings Of the kind
ever held in Virginia. Superin.
tendent r ID. Baker and the
following teachers and trustees
from this county are attending
Teachers: Professors Jno 4
Hicks. Of Big Stone Gan Dis
trict; K NJ Dougherty. Of Rich
mond District; Jno. II. Ash
worth, Of Norton, Gladeville
and Wise Districts: H. G.
Williams, of Lipps District.
and Owen Boiling. of Robertson
District.
Trustees Mr.. J p. Wolfe.
of Bis Stone Gap District aud
Ar. II. B Hillman. OF Lipps
District.
Supt- Baker has announced
the following apportionment of
county and district school funds
for this year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
MONTA VISTA
To BE The Name OF The New Hotel On
Corner Wood Avenue And East
Fifth Street

The new hotel at this place
being erected by the Home
Building Company has been
named Monta Vista and has
been leased Co Mr. H. Pa.
Barnes. of Middlesboro. one off
tae most prominent and popu
Jar Motel men I'm the country.
The building viii Dee ready for
occupancy in few weeks. and
when opened 90 the public. 10
VIII oe one of che most up-to.
dote hotels in Southwest Viz
ginia
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
PARTNERSHIP
DISSOLVED.

The law firm of Bullitt q
Kelly. one of the oldest and
best known law firms i'm South.
West Virginia. with Offices In
Bristol and Big Stoue Gap. com
posed of } r. Bullitt. of Big
Stone Gap, Virginia, and Jos.
J.. Kelly of Bristol, Virginia.
has dissolved partnership.
The partnership began ia 1898
and has been continued forever
thirteen years The cause of
the dissolution is understood Co
be due to- the recent employment
of Mr. Kelly TO succeed Mr..
Hull as general council of the
Virginia * Southwestern Rail-
way Company. and that fact
that this viii, or may. conflict
with che retainer of Mr.. Bullitt
oy certain other companies i'm
Che Southwest Coal6elds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

DR. and Mrs. w. G. Moore a
Washington. are visiting rria-
nv"S in the Gap this week.
p. c. Wolfe. has purchased
from DR.. J w. Kelly the lot
W here keliy's drug store stood
before the fire and will com.
mence soon the erection Of a
two story brick business build
ing thereon.
There will be services in the
Episcopal Church on Thanks
giving Day at eleven O'Clock
The offering will be for the wild
ows and orphans Of deceased
clergy. There viii also be ser
vices at eleven o'clock next sun
day morning.
Rev. ID. 6. Pile. of Bristol
district superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
spent Monday night in the Can.
enroute home from Wise. where
he had been to hold quarterly
meeting Hn was accompaniod
10y Rev. IT. j. Crumlev pastor
ot the church at Wise.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

NltGlNlA. ln the Clerks oHee OFF tb.
Circuit Court of Wise County tho QfI
day oi November 1905
samuel s. Brooks Guardian of Min,
Shoemaker Freddie Shoemaker. Emme,
shoemaker ana Humphrey Shoemaker
Complainant
VS.
Mint Shoemaker Freddie shoemaker
Emmett shoemaker Humphrey Shoemaker
sarah Salyer and Che Virginia Coal anI
Iron Company Defendants.
The object ct the above STYLED suit is p,
sell an the right. title and interest of fhe
infant defendants, Mint Shoemaker. Freddie.
Sn"emaher. Emmett shoemaker and Hmm.
phrey Shoemaker. in Lot Number sixteen
'lol OF Block 80. i've lSl. of Minersvile.
t' SHOWN on PLAT of the SAID Town or Set
Heineut of Minersville. known and drsirnaf-
ed AS Bufalow's Plat ofthe Town of Miner.
E'iie. oi record in the CLERK s office of Wise
county, Virginia in Deed Book -. pare n
SUBJECT to toe dover r. OF Sarah Salver
formerly Shoemaker. mother 0fthe said ms
Ants. conveyed hy her o. the Virginia Coal
ind iron Company. the said interest Of the
sald infants and the said sarah Saiver being
me entire interest In said loo. eyceDf.
ng me mineral. and certain mining rights
ana privileges thereon and hereunder own
ed by the Virginia Coal and Iron Companys
AUD 70 appearing from affidavit fled ac
eordlng 90 law that Mint shoemaker. Fred
dle shoemaker. Emmett shoemaker. Hum
phrey shoemaker and sarah Salyer are non
residents of the State % Virginia. 10 Is. there
fore, ordered that the said Mint Shoemaker
Freddie Shoemaker. Emmett shoemaker
and Humphrey Shoemaker. and sarah Sal
yer do appear here within fifteen DAYS after
due publication hereof in the clerks office
oil stid circuit Court, and do what Is neces.
s,afy 20 protect their interests. and il Is or
dered that this order be- published once a
week for four successive weeks in the Rio
stone Gap Post a weekly newspaper printed
10 the County Of Wise Virginia, % especial
paper beng prescribed by cur said Circuit
court C. A. JOHNSON, Clerk.
bniilfit JhalkieY, p q. Nov II s6-4g
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
STATIONERY.

We carry a complete
line of all kinds of sta
tiOnery and office sup
plies, such as:
Boz Papers,
Envelopes.
Writing Tablets.
school Tablets.
Legal Papers,
Letter Files,
lnvoice Files,
Ledgers and Day Books,
Order and Time Books,
Memorandum Books.
Pens and Pencils.
inks and Eracers.
Founiain Pens.
Paper Clips aud Fasteners.
Card Boards and COlOred Paper.
ana various other articles
too numerous to mem
ton. Our prices are Just
90 low dS you Will find
anywhere.
Call and examine our.
stock and prices when in
need of anything in our
line.
Wise Printing Co., IRG.,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

last Saturday and report n
pleasant and prosperous meet
ing
A nice box of paper and
envelopes makes a fine Christ
mas present. You will find a
large assortment TO select from
at the Wise Printing Companv's
office.
X. HOrneck, the popular CON
ractOr Of Cumberland Gap. was
a business visitor TO the Gan
last Saturday.
j. ). Johnson. Of Tacama. has
leased the Central Hotel at the
l.. x n. depot at this this place. .
aud will conduct the same i'm
the future.
s. H. GoOdloe. Of Vulcan w
Va spent a few days visiting
relatives IN the Gap last week. .
Thanksgiving services at the
Southern Methodist Church ON
Thanksgiving Day at u O'Clock
and sermon 10y pastor. Rev. y.
M. Garter.
Messrs. j. =. Wolfe. Jno A
Hicks and r. ID. Baker left
Monday morning for Newport
News. 60 attend a meeting of
the State Educational Confer
ence and the State Teachers
Association now in session I'm
that city.
The taxable property I'm
Letcher county almost amounts
TO S2,000,00O over $4,000 is
collected annually I'm taxes in
the county to say nothing of
the large amount of dog tax
collected each year. Whites
burg KY Eagle.
Messrs. j. NJ. Goodloe and 4 q
@. Petit have organized "a real
estate company at this place.
under the firm name of Goodloo
and Petit They have opened
an office ina the Intermont
Building. adjoining the bank
and are now ready Go handle
your property at a very reason
able charge. 4
Rev and Mrs. j VIM. RAIDER
arrived IN the Gap last week
and have gone 90 housekeeping ,
M the Southern Methodist S
district parsonage. Rev. RAIDER q
IS the presiding elder appointed ,
by the last Holston Conference
TO take the place of Rev. n. III.
Cassidy, who served the dis a
.rict for four years the time Z
limit allowed by the confer 4,
ance.
On next Friday and Saturday %
Nights Mrs Laura Tidd Fogle- +
song, of Knoxville. viii give ,
interesting entertainments ina
.he School Hail. Mrs. FopIe- "
song, who Is one of the most q
prominent and popular drama ~
ne readers, impersOnatOrs and D.
in the south. comes
lighly recommended. and
always pleases her audiences -
entertainments viii be given
or the benefit of the Baptist
Jhurch, and 10 is expected that
, large attendance viii bepre- -
.ent on both nights. Admission =
.O and 80 cents. Tickets on sale :
It POlly's store.
IL had been generally thought
hat wolves had become extinct u
throughout this section of the ii
ountry, but on last Saturday n
wo very large ones appeared ON
he farm of Mr.. =. j. Thomson
Iear Knob. IN this county. one
4 the wolves was killed by "a
Dung man named Humphrey.
ut the other escaped into the
fountains and is still at large
-Tazewell Republican.
The good people at Cadet
nder the leadership of Rev. ]
Garter, pastor of the South
rn Methodist Church at this
lace. are preparing TO build a
hSrch at that place. The lot
as been secured and work ON
he building commenced. The
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25
LOCAL ITEMS.

WRo IA W" Aa9t AHIt oudl OF
professional business.
Mrs. John Barker, Of limbo
den, was visiting friends in the
Gap a few days last week.
j. NJ. McLemore, Of Norton
spent Sunday aud SundayniRhi
in the Gap.
+. 5. Kendrick, of Bristol
was a visitor to the Gap last
week.
NJ. r. Ring, of Bristol, was in
town one day last week.
J. f. Cain, of Louisville. was
a guest at the Palmer House
last Thursday.
w. L. Gibson was a Knox
vile visitor 10 the Gap last
week.
j. +. Brown, Of Knoxville.
was among the travelling men
in town last week.
A. II. Russell. of Jonesville.
was visitor to the Gap last
Thursday
j. NJ Barheld, Of Washing
ton, was registered at the
Palmer House last Thursday.
r.. r. Stout. Of Mountain
City, Tenn, was In town last
Saturday.
j. L. Mccormick is having a
nice barn erected on the Site
where his former barn recently
destroyed by fire was located
Fine assortment of stationery
and office supplies for sale by
the Wise Printing Company.
A. *. Debusk. of DRYDEN.
was a business visitor Go the
Gap Monday.
Mrs. j. N. Willis was in Gin
clnnati last week selecting a
large stock Of holiday goods for
d. VI. Willis g. Co.
Born 90 Mr.. and Mrs. l. G.
Taylor Tuedsay a daughter
Attorney A. X. Morrison spent
few days last week in Morris
town on professional business.
j. b. Ayers returned last week
from a trip to Louisville.
Christmas, happy Christmas. /
viii soon be here. Most any I
child can tell you that though. /
II YOU haven't visited this I
Office since we moved into our
new quarters call around some 4
TIME, when convenient and see /
now nice "a printing office Big
stone Gap has, anyway.
Little Miss Lucy Morrison. of
Gate City, returned home last
week after a visit of a week TO
her grandmother, Mrs. II. S. X /
Morrison at this place
After being closed for one
week on account of scarlet |
fever IN town the public school /
reopened again on Monday the I
disease having greatly i'm |
proved in the town.
j. w Brotherton, of Appa-
lachia, was a business visitor
TO the Gap Monday.
w. H. Nickels, of DuAield
was IN town Monday.
You can get all kinds Of
stationery and office supplies
from the Wise Printing Com
paDy. d
A. d. Owen, of Stonega. spent
sunday IN the Gap, and went
-o Cincinnati the first of the I
week TO spend few DAYS ]
including thanksgiving, with {
relatives.
Il. l.. Brown has Just install :
'a "a heating plant in his
'aiaeial residence near the
public school building. !
Kew. Robert McInturff, OF f
rate CITY, preached IN tbat &
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

Empire has resumed work I'M
ruiz. Fifty industrious coal
miners can find steady work al
good wages by applying at che
mines of The Empire Coat IL
Coke Company, Landgran. w
q. july 22-3m
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

FOR RENT-Good house
with nice yard and AN neces-
sary outbuildings, G rooms and
bath room. Apply % Jno. W
Chalkley. oct ll.tf
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

FOR RENT-One six room
dwelling and one four room
cottage located near che La n
depot. Apply 90
l.. $. PARSONS.
sept. IT. Cadet, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

Call and examine the Wise
Printing Company's stock of
stationery, which is now omen
ed mp and ready for inspection
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-11-25

STRAY ED-A large red mich
cow with white spots ON nod y
and forehead Suitable reward
VIII be paid for her return Co r..
r.. Allen, Big Stone Gap. Va.