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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01
SERVICES AT CHRIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

In accordance with the action of
the general convention, held in
Richmond last October, the frs
week in Advent IS 90 be observed as
special week OF prayer; Sunday
being the first of the Advent season,
there will be services every oven ling
this week.
These services will BE- held each
evening at $50 p. m, and will be
limited TO twenty m nutes. The
time has been selected with the
hope that 10 will suit all people, es-
pecially the business men
There is a welcome extended to
all people
IN an effort to awaken he hearts
and minds to the privilege and pow
sr on prayer, every man, woman
and child ds urged TO add his or her
petition FOR Gods blessing upon the
work Of the church everywhere. and
to confirm tho faith Of the indiv.d.
val i'm tho yerities Of our Chris Tan
ralig on.
~ The office work IS pushed a Ht
/ tie forward, can not every man be
present for at least few OF these
services?
REV. r. w. TRAPNELL.
Rector
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01
NOTICE OF APPLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that ]. r.
Caldwell res ding at Kegiey, Mercer
co nty, West Virginia, has fled
with the clerk of the county cour:
an application for license to sell at
retail spirituous liquors, wine, por-
tor, beer, ale and drinks OF like
nature on the lot adjoin ng Charles
Fielder's store in the town of Keg-
ley, West Virg. MIA for the remain
der of the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1909.
Given under ny hand this 2Sth
day of November, 1908.
Teste:
ESTILL BAILEY, Clerk.
11-27-12-4-11 IS Fri
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01
Efso. Of Good and Bad Roads

In issuing a call for a state good
roads meeting that was held at Louis
vile on Sept. II Governor Augustus T..
Wilson Of Kentucky said:
There is nothing which hurts the
people. more or costs the people more
or keeps them back more than bad
roads. They make 1t hard to leave
home, hard to get back. hard to, haul,
hard to visit, hard to get to heaven
sometimes. There is nothing that a
man can think Of that will do more to
help the people than good roads, which
make 1t easy TO travel, easy to bring
goods home, easy to haul your produce
and manufactures to market, easy to
go to school and church and easy to
avoid many bitter thoughts that bad
roads cause"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01
w. ii. COFFMAN COKE co.

w. II Coffman rock crusher
phone No. 1OS usually open between
Z to 8, IL and 1, and from 4 to
6 o'clock each day. other hours
on the subject of Silica sand and
all grades of crushed stone, No. 8
phone should be used for this pur-
pose. 11-25-4t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01
TWO ESTRAYS

Two jersey he!fers have been Ia
ken up on my farm about 1 1-2
miles south of Bluefleld. They may
be described as light in color and
about two and half years of age.
They have been there since May.
Owner will please come and prove
property and pay for pasturage.
MRS. NJ. G.. BAILEY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01

Your stomach churns and digests
the food you eat; n found torpid, OF
out OF order, your whole system sui.
fers from blood poison. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea keeps the
stomach in perfect condition. max
Ing you well and happy. IS cents.
Tea or Tablets. For sale By the
White Pbarmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01
REPORT OF TIVE CONDITION OF
THE FLAT TOP NATIONAL
BANK

at Bluef ID In the state OF Yves.
Virgin at the close CT business.
November 27th, 1908.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. .$395,119.56
Overdralts, secured and
unsecured .. 4,46O.45
U. S. Bonds to secure
circulation .... 100000
U. S. bonds 10 secure L.
S. deposits .... 100000
Premiums on u. S. BIDS 100000
Bonds, securities, etc. 100000
Banking house nlrn-
tufe and fixtures. 100000
Que from national banks
(not reserve agents) 29,OS3.73
Due from state banks
and bankers. 49,. 1,2S2.70
Due from approved re-
serve agents 49,. 66,O4s.SO
Checks and other cash :.
items ..... . 6.12S.S4
Notes of other national
banks ..... ...... 100000
Fractional paper cur
rency, nickels ana cts. 694.7O
Lawful money reserve
in bank, viz. 49,.
Specie .... $13,476
Legal t'nd'r not's 1900 25,476.0O
Redemption fund with
L. S. treasury % per
cent of cIrcu'atlon) 5000. 90
Total $500. ...... 500, 295.2S
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid n 100000
Surplus fund . $4,000. 90
Undivided profits less
expenses and taxes
paid .. 49,. 9,45O.97
National bank notes out
standing ...... -. OO,OOO.O0
Due to other national
banks ..... 49,. 19,S19.27
Due to state banks and
bankers .... 49,. 100000
Undivided protits $500. 5000
Individual deposits sub
ject to check -. -. 267,236.S5
Time certificates of de-
pos ... ...... 116,776.36
Certified Cheeks. .. 921.S3
United States deposits. 100000
Total e-oo oo- 90
| lOldl SIU9, 40. rs
State of West Virginia, county OF
Mercer, IS:
l, r. e. Boiling, cashier of r.h5
above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
r. e. BOILING, Cashier.
Subscribed and swor to before
me this 30th day of November, 1908
ID. NJ. EASLEY, Notary Public
| Correct-Attest:
w. H. THOMAS,
II. Il. PERRY,
r. NJ. GARRETT, JR
Directors
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Advertising rat,- maze kEsea az
application.
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CLASSIFIED COLUMN

WANTED-Manager fer branch
office we wish TO locate here I'm Blue
field. Address, The Morris Whole
sale house, Cincinnati, o. 11-27-26t
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Telephone: Business ofsce aad
Editorial Room, sea.
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Address all Communications and
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01

FOR SALE-Househoi and
kitchen furniture and furnishings.
all practically new. Must be sold
at once. No reasonable offer will
be refused. Call 525 Raleigh Ter
race, or Phone 1879. 11-25-3teod
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01

FOR SALE-Furniture in the
Summit Hotel. Account of sickness
VIII sell cheap. Address Summit
Hotel. u-2O-7.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-01

FOR RENT-Two four room fats
with bath on Red Lot. over Busy
Bee restaurant. Reasonable prices
G. O'Leary & Son. 1O-3O-tf
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Railroad Notes

The piers for the Great Northern
bridge at the falls will be completed
within 10 days. The steel work will
not be finished until early in January
and the bridge will not be ready for use
for some time later, as steel structures
OF this character need considerable ad-
justing before they are safe to be used
for traffic
Grant Smith took the lone for Blue
slide on Wednesday. He will establish
a camp there and the work on the tun-
mel will be started at once.
Sixteen condemnation suits have been
filed by the Idaho K Washington North
ern Railroad Co. in the district court at
Colville. The suits are principally
against parties residing in the lower
river country, although one is against
H. M. Lund, of this city.
There are about 200 Swedish laborers
in town awaiting the letting of several
sub-contracts for construction work on
the Idaho & Washington Northern. 1t
is expected that these contracts will be
let in a few days and these men put to
work. Another big bunch of men is
expected the latter part of the week.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Improvements at Light Plant

Many changes have been made at the
electric light plant recently. The new
Corliss engine has been working for
some little time and is eminently salts
factory to the firm. An indicator man
was out from Spokane this week and
adjusted the engine so that the power is
now more even and difference is no.
ticed in the lights as a result.
The new generator is much larger
than the old machine and of a more
recent class. Several other improve
ments have been made that better the
service, and the lights now furnished
are the best in the history of Newport.
j. F. Reynaud, the superintendent of
the Moyie Falls Power Co., the concern
which expects to develope large water
power near Boomers Ferry, was in New
port and inspected the plant. Mr..
Reynolds stated that the company he
represents expects to construct power
line from the falls to Newport some
time next year. He closed deal with
the Flynn Bros, the present owners of
the local plant. for current for lights and
power for other purposes in this locality.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Rebekahs Go to Spirit Lake

A party of Is members of the New
port Rebekah lodge journeyed to Spirit
Lake last Saturday night and particle
pated in the institution of similar
lodge in the lake city.
The local Rebekahs are loud in their
praises regarding the hospitality of the
Spirit Lake lodge members, and hope
that there will soon be chance of re-
ciprocating the Inequalities.
A class of over 20 members was in
itiated into the mysteries of the order.
The Rathdrum team had charge of the
first portion of the work and performed
and carried it through in nice shape.
The Newport team completed the bal
ance of the work and the floor work of
the local team was highly praised by the
members of the order present.
Luncheon was served at late hour,
and the Newport members say that this
feature of the entertainment was one of
the most attractive and that they did
Justice to the feast
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Guy haines Very Sick

Gny Haines, formerly proprietor of
the Commercial Hotel in this city, IS
seriously i'll at the home of his son, who
resides near Walkers Prairie. Mr..
Haines is one Of the oldest settlers in
Southern Stevens county and highly
esteemed citizen. His friends hope for
his ultimate recovery.
Mr.. Haines is one of the pioneers of
the northwest, having resided in Mon
tana over so years ago. He was an in
teresting entertainer and his tales of the
early days of Montana and North Idaho,
when the Indians and bad men ran
wild through this section, were highly
appreciated by those who heard him
relate them.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
improvements at Elk

The Consolidated Lumber Co., of Elk,
is having large building erected for the
use of their employees. The building
will be used as a reading and recreation
room. 1t will contain two box ball
alleys, long distance telephone booth,
reading matter and have other attrac-
tive features
The company now has a desirable
class of employees and is DESTROYS of
keeping the men, most of whom are
married, intact, hence they have gone
to the expense of making the mems
surroundings more attractive. Jerome
Depew will have charge of the building,
which will be open at all hours of the
day or night.
Two years ago there was but one
painted building in the mill town of
Elk and that was the company store.
Most of the buildings were shacks
boarded up and down and battened.
Now nearly all of the buildings are sided
and painted and many of the cottages
are very attractive. The water supply
comes from the Little Spokane river and
all of the houses are connected with the
mains and all have electric lights. Other
improvements will be made during the
coming year that will make Elk one of
the most attractive little towns along
the line Of the Great Northern.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
G. N. AGAIN VICTIM
Fourth Hold-Up on This Division
In a Year
Occurred Near f1illyard Last Night

Great Northern passenger train No. 4,
jne in Newport at l2:46 a. m, was held
nm bv bandits near Mead station lust
east Of Hillyard about II 80 last night.
The robbers boarded the engine as it
was pulling out of the Hillyard yards
and commanded the engineer to keep
on going until they ordered him to stop.
A. the train reached cut near Morse
the engineer was told to stop and the
fireman ordered to disconnect the first
three cars containing the mail, express
and baggage cars, but left the express
with its valuable load connected with
the train.
The robbers rihed the mail car, taking
the contents of the registered pouches
from Seattle, but leaving the Spokane
pouches untouched, as the clerk in
charge told them that there was moth
ing of value in the latter pouches.
\ hobo who was stealing ride from
Spokane to Newport saw the entire
operations of the robbers, and was so
badly scared that he ran nearly all of
the way back to Hillyard, and then took
ear to Spokane, where he reported the
robbery. He has been held as a wit
ness.
None of the train crew or the govern
ment employees made the least effort to
protect the property of their employees,
an unusual occurrence.
The Great Northern appears to be the
easiest road in the country for train
robbers. This is the fourth holdup on
this division during the past year. On
one occasion the robbers secured $40, 900.
They were afterward captured and a
portion of the motley recovered. They
were placed in Montana Jail, but
escaped and are still at liberty,
The train arrived in Newport about
$50 this morning, four hours late, al
though it was on time at Hillyard. The
crew was quite badly excited when the
train pulled into the local station.
The railroad company has offered a
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
News OF THE Mines
New Locations Recorded The
Past Week.
Assay Good on Eagle Ore

ID. A. Angus, of Rosalia, one of the
officers and stockholders of the Maiden
Mining, Milling and Manufacturing Co.,
and Joseph Lancaster, a Spokane min
ing engineer, were in Newport last
week. The gentlemen had just re-
turned from a trip to the company's
property near Metaline. The property
is copper proposition and is located on
Mount Linton, about one and one-half
miles from the Metaline townsite.
They have had men at work driving
tunnel on the ledge and will continue
operations all winter. Mr.. Lancaster
thinks that the property will develope
into shipping mine in the near future.
There are no gold values in the mineral.
it being particularly free from all other
ores. These ores are carbonites.
They also report that the Oriole COM
pany is now mining some fine silver
lead ore from Wine on that property.
Messrs. D. f. Waterman and w. A .
Lickly have filed on a claim adjoining
the Eagle claim, formerly the Katydid.
The gentlemen will do their assessment
work and will probably do little addi-
tional development work this winter.
A. L. Refs, one of the locators of the
Eagle claim, has received the returns
from the assay of the ore found in this
mine. The assay was made by G. M.
Fassett, of Spokane. 1t shows that the
ore runs Sc in copper, $3.50 in lead,
$19.O8 in silver and $1.65 in gold, or a
total of $52.63 per ton of ore. This ore
was taken from lead in the shaft and
is considered fair specimen OF the ore
to be obtained there.
Reports from Box Canyon state that
the Blue Jim mine is likely to become a
shipper within the next year. Some
very fine copper-gold ore has been en-
countered and work of development will
be continued all winter. Fonr men are
now working on the tunnel.
W. A. Lickly has filed location notice
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
RUSSELL STILL MISSING
Chicago Police Search For
Engineer Russell
Claim That He is English Lord

The Evening Chronicle of Saturday
last had sensational article on the dis
appearance of II. L. Russell: formerly
locating engineer for the Idaho & Wash
ington Northern Railroad. The article
stated that Russell is wealthy English
baronet and that he disappeared in Chi
cago about five weeks ago.
According to the Chicago police the
missing engineers name is Sir Herbert
Donald Leight Russell, and that he is
at the head of an English investing
syndicate and has extensive interests in
this country. Members of the syndicate
are assisting his wife in the search for
the man. 1t is thought that he has
suddenly lost his mind, or that he has
been foully dealt with by Chicago thugs.
The dispatch further says that Sir Her.
bert and Lady Russell returned from
Canadian trip just prior to his disap-
pearance.
Sir Herbert's mother-in-law, Mrs.
Olson. says that Russell is not a lord,
and that it is nobody's business where
he is at the present time Most of the
people OF Newport agree with Mrs.
Olson.
Mr.. Russell is very we'll known in this
city, on account of his connection with
the Blackwell road and on account of
his eccentricities. He was married to
Newport young lady, Miss Deva Olson,
early this fall
His disappearance was known to local
people several weeks before the article
says he left. Mrs. Russell has been in
Spokane with her parents for some
time, and has been trying to discover
her husbands whereabouts, but has not
been successful up to date.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10

for the Skookum mine, adjoining the
Eagle in the Newport district.
Frank Schumacher has filed on two
quartz claims in the Metaline district.
They are known as Copper Spoon and
Copper Spoon No. l.
George Tiger has filed a placer mine
claim in the Metaline district and named
it White Point. Joseph Dorr has also
filed on placer in the same district.
His claim is known as the Summit De-
posit
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Cosgrove Very Low

Governor Elect Cosgrove's condition
is growing more serious daily. He is in
California, where he is receiving treat
ment for his trouble. He is afflicted
with Bright's disease and the prob
abilities are that he will not live to be
inaugurated.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10

reward of $4,000 for the arrest and con-
yiction of the robbers. Spokane county
officials and the Spokane police depart
ment secured the country near the scene
of the robbery in automobiles, but failed
to secure any trace of the robbers.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10

William c. Sling, of Camden; James
H. Mcintyre, of Ruby; Geo. Schmidt,
of Penrith, and Mrs. L. E. Moody. of
Blueslide, proved up before U. S. Com
missioner Sidney W. Rogers on We'd
nesday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-21
Cream as Food.

The very cream of anything is an
expression signifying the best there is
yet few seem to appreciate the value
OF cream as an article OF human diet
most people preferring to use milk fat
In the form Of butter. remarks a writer
in an English health journal. While
good and properly made butter may
fairly be conceded to be the best and
most wholesome solid fat In use, it is
quite inferior to cream in respect to
both economy and health. Many peo-
pie who cannot take cod liver oil can
take fresh cream. enjoy it and thrive
on 1t. In many rundown and weak
cases where there is emaciation,
cream Is often beneficial
The superiority OF cream over but.
ter. or any other solid fat, consists,
first, In its being not exactly In a
liquid form, but in a condition allow
Ing of great mobility between its
particles. permitting the gastric juice
to mix with it in the most perfect
manner. and with whatever else the
stomach contains. thereby facilitating
diges ton. Its behavior is quite diff.
ferent in this respect from that OF
butter and other pure fat. AS soon as
they become melted they grease over
the other contents Of the stomach, OBJ
gastric juice and hindering the pro.
eress of their digestion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-21
Effect of Alcoholic Drinks.

Let no man deceive himself about
alcoholic drinks. say Medical Talk"
The man who drinks brandy or beer,
whisky or wine, ought to bear in mind
that these drinks do not give him
strength. but rather dissipate strength.
There are great many people who be-
lieve that n moderate use of alcohol
under proper circumstances cOnduces
to health and strength; makes good
flesh and builds up the nervous sys-
tenn. This Is not true Indulgence in
these drinks should be classed as dissi-
patton. They squander strength. They
do not give strength.
We are not cOntending that a drink
does not sometimes do good, but We
are contending that the use Of strong
drink tends to dissipate energy. to
scatter the forces of general vitality.
No man Is stronger for having taken
glass Of whisky. He may temper.
arily feel stronger, but the glass of
whisky has deceived him. He has
taken from his stock of vitality at an
exorbitant rate of interest. 1t is ex-
actly as If q man with a small bank
account in some emergency should
draw a check for the whole amount.
Temporarily 1t puts him in the posses
sion of money. but he does 1t at the
expense Of his standing in the bank
and credit In the community.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-21
Musical Insects Are Like Fiddlers.

Scientlnc American.
A poet, having once occasion to
speak about crickets and gras sshop
pers. very happily termed them "vio
linists of the fields" and although at
the time he was ignorant of the fact
he stated nothing more than a sclen.
tific truth which has recently been
demonstrated by exhaustive investiga.
tions. Musical insects OF the winged
type may be divided into two groups
(D, Those which do not use their
wings. and. (2). those which do, for
the production of sounds. OF the two
the latter species Is by far the more
numerous. A very curious fact in this
connection Is that all insects are ten,
ors, deep bass voices being quite un.
known: in addition to this. the males
are always the performers. female In.
sects being dumb-contenting them
selves with staying at home and look.
ing after the children instead of
standing at the front door singing
like their lords and masters. Many
insects sing by day. such, for instance,
as the chickadee, which. however. is
not Of the "viOlinist" type, as he plays
upon series of hard plates. attached
to the abdomen. much In the same way
as a Spanish dancer uses the casta-
nets. Another insect of this type is
the black field cricket, which has its
home In a small cave-liks dwelling II
prepares in the earth.