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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

The Democrat is informed that The
Herald will commend the collection of
all just taxes, no matter what attor.
ney defends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

Some Of these are good styles and
light weight, suitable for Spring wear
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15
Little Locals from Eaton.

Miss Kathleen Reeman has been
quite Ill. threatened with pneumonia.
but Ia now better.
Mrs. ]. C. Carlson has returned
from few days visit with relatives
near Greeley.
Mrs. Joe Watson of Windsor has
been visiting relatives in Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weller will
probably leave in a couple Of weeks
for California. for the benefit of Mr.
Weller's health.
City Marshal Roger was called out
to Join in the hunt for the hold-up
man, who shot Charles Close on
Eighth avenue in Greeley Thursday
night.
Another of the entertainments
given under the auspices OF the Meth
odist church will take place tonight
The attraction is a baritone singer,
said to hail from Erin's Isle.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15

CONTINUED to Page 49,
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15
Mre. Strickland Dead.
(Wipdsor Specially

The death OF MIS-. Strickland. wife
of II. v. strickland OF this place, o.
CURED Thursday morning. death be-
ing due to typhoid fever. The fu-
neral services were held today Mt the
NJ, f.. church. and the remains VIII
be taken to Villisca. Ia. for inter
ment tomorrow.
Mira strickland WAS a woman o!
many friends, and her loss Will DC
deeply felt. The Stricklands had re-
turned to Windsor comparatively
short time ago from Olatne
Deceased leaves husband. married
daughter. Mrs. sydney Brown: II mar
ried son. Roy. and the youngest son
Elmer. all residents of Windsor
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15

tie contained. but had they complied
with Cummings' request for drink
there would have been NO one left
to tell the tale.
On November 3. 1905. while Dave
Camp was feeding the prisoners.
Cummings knocked him on the head
with Mr.. Camps own revolver and
all but three Of the prisoners es-
capped. Cummings was captured In
Denver and broughtback On Jan
uary 8. 1905. he escaped again. His
cell door was found open, but 1t was
never learned In what manner 1t
was opened. Cummings walked
forty miles that day and waded the
Platte river. which was up to his
neck. and the weather close to the
sero mark. He walked into a res
taurant in Fort Morgan and ate his
supper without q sign of fear. al
though he knew that across the
table sat deputy sheriff who was
looking for him. During the trial
young woman came here and rep
resented herself to be Cummings'
wife. The evidence seemed to be
conclusive and It was always . mys-
terry as to why the jury disagreed.
Cummings, or Clarke. AZ he now
calls himself. was also wanted for
murder In Minneapolis and another
in Springfield, Mo. A. soon as he
came to. after being struck by Greg
ory at LaSalle, his first remark was
that he would kill Gregory II 1t took
him twenty years. He was in Dem
yer last week and was probably there
for that purpose. Cummings
wounds are not considered dangerous
and he will no doubt reach the gal
lows this time.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15
Those ROney's BOys.

Seldom is it that SO pleasing an
entertainment is given in Greeley as
"Roneys Boys" gave at the Congre-
gational church last night. Not the
novelty alone. but the sweet young
voices. as we'll, were particularly ac-
ceptable to the audience. and their
training and control of themselves.
their voices and their musical in
strumens is something marvellous.
There are five Of the youngsters.
coming from a. many different states.
Hnd neither the boys nor their In
structor and manager are in anywise
related. They are well-behaved and
well-bred. and all under or about
fifteen years OF age. Because of
changing voices, few Of them stay
with Mr.. Roney more than year or
two, when they are replaced by other
and younger lads. During that year
however, they see and absorb more
knowledge than they otherwise might
In a lifetime.
After the concert. the Boy Choir
was given an opportunity to meet
the Roney Boys In the church dining
room, where luncheon was served
and the lads exchanged experiences.
MIR. Roney took occasion to remark
on the especial good behavior OF our
own boy choir, whom he character
lied as little gentlemen in their
behavior at table with their guests.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15

The Roney Boys were given an
automobile ride over the city Thurs-
day afternoon by II. F. Huriout ana
C. I. Faulkner.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15

Misses Floss and Maud fu'hey
will entertain the members VI '"''
Methodist choir this evening
The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-15
IAN WHO
|PED HERE
hv uayELlNG. WHO
CAMP ON HEAD.
|ouAHA9ffIcERS

eld Up a ho"'e
Two Blocks From
station. How
Escaped Here.
N. l5.-The man VINO
Ilicemen and a woman
" has been Identified -
nss, alias Jack Havei-
Ike jail at Greeley, Colo
&, after being arrested
up five men near La
l.. A. Smith is dead.
G. Deyeresse is prob
injured, Albert Clarke
urt and Betsy Smith ID
shot as the result OF
.by Clarke to hold up
ms place on Ninth street.
inferred the Wilson place
point of a revolver COM
10 inmates to hold up
At the same moment
d a diamond necklace
eck of the Wilson woman
pd TO the street. Betsy
lowed him. Clarke fired
10 her shoulder, inflicting
bus wound. Her screams
Patrolman Smith to tho
|arke at once begun shoot
officer. firing two bullets
'ody. Dying. Smith raised
!, a sitting posture and
.e. one bullet taking ct
, leg. Clarke escaped.
'oting occurred two blocks
police station. A squad
, Immediately began q
the wounded robber. He
ID on the Douglas bridge
yes Deveresse and Heit-
soon as the officers came
IKE he began firing. One
ok Deyeresse in the stom-
ally wounding him. De-
itfeldt then shot Clarke
the Emergency hospital
d he came from Denver
ago.
'ell known Here.
who was well known here
&, was the most desperate
yer tried in the Weld
rt, and yet the jury failed
nd Cummings. as he after
; his name. was given an
econd trial ne was found
sentenced to two and one
at Canon City. On the
pen he told Sheriff Flor
le would live long enough
We Camp and Paul Greg
was discharged from the
y on August II. last.
partners, Walker and
re given two years each
City. The men were ar
. II, 1905, at I.asalle by
'ry. who is now jailer at
jail. The three men held
angers near the depot 1t
Cummings was stationed
ne, and as fast az q man
the other two stuck a
lace and walked him over
es' After robbing them.
placed on the ground,
e, until they had Ave Of
'ut. Although Cummings
to shoot the first man
l. a Mexican, who hap
one of the victims, made
d a couple OF shots from
gun failed to reach him.
IN gave the alarm and
mo was deputy sheriff
ID Walker and LaRue. Hs
in the I.aSalle
Cummings walked by.
'ened the door suddenly
drop on Cummings. but
the latter holding up hir
cached for his gun.
shooting. Gregory used
six-shooter on Cummings
him and knocking out
~ In Cummings pocket
pint OF nitro-glycerine
went to LaSalle and
criminals over In a rig.
on the way over begged
out of the bottle, The
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Fine Farm for Sale.

100 acres In farm About 400 acres
fine bottom land, all In one body
and in cultivation and does not over
flow This bottom land will produce
an average crop OF go or 65 bushels
of corn or % or 30 bushels Of wheat
per acre, OF properly cultivated The
upland is good bluegrass land and
about one half is fairly good culti-
vating land a good 10 room dwell
ing, nearly new, and good barn on
the farm 1t is situated miles
from Perry, Mo, and about 100
miles n w OF ST Louis and is in
fine bluegrass and farming section
Price $780, 900. 90 on easy terms. For a
house or investment this is rare
bargin. Address '"Owner" Box l6l,
Danville Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
TannerSViile

Tannersville, Oct. 9TH. Rev. Mr..
King filed his appointment at Crab
trees Chapel Sunday evening ut 3 80
o'clock. This was Mr.. Kings last
serm on on this work this year. He
is now attending conference in John
son City, Tenn.
Several people from here attended
the Fair at Tazewell. They all re-
ported il fine this year.
Miss Mary Rhudy, OF Thompson
Valley, has opened her school In
Little Valley.
Miss Bessie Brown is attending
Virginia Institute In Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.. Hit and
Miss Anna Abel attended the Quar-
terly meeting in Thompson Valley
recently.
j. u. Holmes went TO Abingdon
last week and while there, took in
the Fair.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. French, Mr.. and Mis-.
Witten Hit, all have new boarders,
they are boys.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Democratic Meeting.

The democrats of the county met
at the court house OH last Saturday
for tn" purpose of selecting county
committee for the two years. The
following were electd from the three
magistdcrial districts of the county
to serve ns committeeman;
Je1crsonviIle district-A. S. Hig-
glnbotham, j. Is. Boyer &. II.
Brown, W. Archie Thompson. G.. II.
Kits and w. b. Leslie.
Clear Fork District. l.. Baber,
a. w. Landon, =. n. Hunord,
Robert Tarter, w. ID. Jones, and
Jos. B. Meek.
Maiden Spring district-C. B.
NeeI, w. T.. Boggess, John B. Hurt,
j. Harvey Beavers and DIR. w. T..
Baylor.
The new committee was called TO
meet at Tazewell on next Saturday
the 9th inst. To elect n county chair
man and secretary, and 10 transact
such other business, as may properly
he transacted at the meeting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
DR.. T.C. WITTEN
ANSWERSLAST CALL
We'll Known and Oldest Phy-
sician Dies After Long
Illness.

Dir. Thos. G.. Witten, after an ILL
ness Of several months, died mt his
home near town on last Monday af-
ternoon In the S7th year of his age.
For several months IL he's been
known that the venerable doctor was
afflicted with an incurable malady,
the cure of which has baflied the
leading men of medicine for the past
century.
The deceased is survived by wife
and six children, viz; Mrs DI. G..
w. Greever, Misses Maggie Strothei,
Jessee and Louise, and Messrs.
Frank and ED Witten. DIR. Witten
Is the last of one OF the best known
families In the county, all OF his
brothers and sisters having died sew
erai years ago. His brothers were
Iacharia Wittcn, John IL. Witten,
jas. =. Wittcn (known as Clever Jim)
and sistcrs-Mrs. w. q. Bottimorc,
Mrs. Julia Sexton. and Miss Peggie
Witten. DIR. Wittcn was n son Of
Thos. Wittcn and Mary Strother
Witten.
DIR. Witten graduated in medicine
from the University of Pennsylva-
mia, i'm 1850, and began the practice
of his profession here shortly after
obtaining his degree. He WAS
known all over this section as very
Successful typhoid fever practitioner
and obtained wide popularity among
the people for the many charitable
acts aud kindnesscs shown the sick,
fIom great many OF whom he ex-
pected no compensation, and asked
none. His services were I'm great
demand from far and wide because
of his proficiency in his profession.
"he funeral services occurred at
the Witten home near town, con-
Quoted By Revs. G.. &. Rector and
&. II. Brown, of the Methodist church
The burial occurred on Tuesday
afternoon In the Jeffersonvillc ceme-
terry, attended by n representative au-
dience OF Tnzewell citizens and rela-
tive Of the deceased.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
What Saloons Are Doing For
Bri stol.

Unless there Is change, ii will
require nearly a half dozen more
policemen TO cope with the situa-
ton in Bristol, and as the board OF
mayor and aldermen OF Bristol
Tenn, have already ordered an in
crease of two men, IL is expected
that the city council of Bristol, Va, (,
will order an increase at once.
There were about ten arrests for
dunkenness Friday, five OF which
were in Bristol, Tenn, where the
minimum fine is S25 showing that
the Dibulous ones made little effort
TO keep in Virginia. They will all
be tried today.
The Bristol, Va. Officers were "uI
against" real proposition Friday
night, receiving calls from all parts
of the city, growing ont OF the con-
duct of drunken men. On Lee street
last night what might have been q
shooting affray was aveTted. OL'
man threw his hand TO his hip peck
! ct, declaring he would shoot il his
antagonist made a move. The trou
BILE was SOON quieted however.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Card.

Monday, Oct. lth, 1909
To the Honorable j. III. Stuart, May
or OF Tazewell, and Messrs. IL. T..
Harman, q. NJ. StClaiI, Barnes GIL
lespie, j. w. Moss, w. l.. Moore
and J. Powell Royal:
Councilmen and Albert Hagy, Ser
geant:
Gentlemen:
feel constrained, although | am
almost afraid To do so, To call your
attention To the condition of the
street OF the town, which believe
is named Marion Avenue; anyway,
IL is the alley, or roadway, lending
from Main street, between the Ma
tional Bank building and the build.
ing that used TO be called the Buston
building, Soutaward toward where
Sam May now lives. This street,
just at its entrance into Main street,
is now appropriated and used as IA
private wagon stand, and has been
for some time. On this evening
(Monday), l counted five vehicles
and dilapidated wagon body stand
ing in this street against the business
house OF Messrs. Harrisson, Barns
and Co.
feel somewhat emboldened To
call the attention of you city fathers
TO this nuisance, because, ut the in
stance OF my neighbor and friend,
the late Col. a. J. May, he, together
with John w. Crockett, Tobe Greev-
er and myself, purchased from the
Messrs. Buston, feet of land, TO
widen this street, and donated IL to
the town (See Deed Book o, page
1881 the very part now appropriated
and occupied rs private wagon
stand; and Albert Gillespie and
Beverly Stras ceded land to the same
street nearby.
Have you licensed this place for n
private wagon stand? If SO, you
are certainly blocking free passage
often during the day.
If you will take the trouble TO
look you will find other distractions
in this same street, such as long
poles lying in the road.
The general reputation which our
town seems TO bear is, that UNIVERSAL
ly IL has excellent and well kept pri
vate residences and grounds, but
uncommonly dirty and obstructed d
public streets.
Respectfully,
>. &. GRAH HA NJ. e.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Will Pay Off i'm Checks, Mainly

Owing TO the risks from highway
men and hoIdupmen the local opera
tors In the Pocahontas field hereafter
Will pay their men mainly in checks
instead OF currency as has been the
practice hitherto system. 1t is esti
mated that on the last payday the
aggregate pay roll amounted TO near
ly half million dollars. This was
handled mainly by the BluefieId
banks and had 10 be transmitted by
heavily armed messengers. The re-
cent attempted robbery by band Of
Italians in the coalfields has set the
operators to thinking to devise SAT-
er way of paying off the men.
The plan, 1t is stated, hereafter
VIII be TO issue checks made paya-
BILE to the bearer In multiple denom-
nations of one hundred, from up
and the fractions will be paid in cur
rency. For instance If man has
$62. 90 due him, he will get checks
amounting to $50, and the $50 in
currency.
The new plan adopted will obvi-
ate the transmission Of large amounts
of money, and remove temptation
from the way OF the stickup man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
POcahOntaS.

Pochaontas, Va, Oct. 9th.
Floy~ Black was the guest of
friends in Bluefield, this week.
Mr.. George ;. Laudon, who has
been spending the past two months
i'm the West returned home Satur-
day. While away he visited the
Seattle Exposition.
Messrs. J. s. Gillespie and w. J.
Gillespie ofTazewell, Va, were in
the city thisweek OH business.
Mrs. James Franklyn Ward was
the guest OF friends at Welch, w.
Va. this week.
Mrs. John p. Haller who attend
ed the Porter-LongIey wedding at
Radford, Va. has returned home.
F.P. Farris of Marion, Va. is in
the city the guest of Mr.. III. w.
Hicks.
Miss Alice Brown of Natural
Bridge, Va. has accepted position
as housekeeper for the Pocahontas
Inn.
B. NJ. Hund ey of Bluefield, w.
Va.was the guest OF his brother John
Hundley, Sunday.
Misses Mittie and Ella Wagner
of Graham, Va, were i'm the city this
week the guest of their brother Mr..
f.. w. Wagner at the Pocahontas
Inn.
James Hetterman, of McComas,
w. Va, was here this week.
Mr.. ID. III. Frazier who has been
with the Pocahontas Consolidated
Colleries Company for number of
years has resigned his position and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Mr.. Stuart's Cattle.

Mr.. William Mcneil, associated
with S. J. Thompson in the ship
ping OF cattle, was I'm town OH Mon
day making preparations TO go to
Russell to ship cattle. Mr.. Thomp-
son will ship the cattle this year of
Hon. ii. &. Stuart, from his Elk
Garden farm. Mr.. Stuart will
have about two thousand for the eX-
port trade this year. 1t is said that
MIR. Stuart has also experienced a
shortage i'm the weight OF his stock
this year. Judges OF the weight of
stock have all been mistaken in their
estimates this fall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Meeting of Cemetery Association

A meeting of the ladies OF the GEM
etery improvement association was
held OH last Saturday, at which mat
ters of importance were considered.
1t was decided To hold the annual
bazaar early In Decem ber, which
will Of course, be memorable occa-
sion as all past events OF this chaIac-
ter have been. 1t Is possible that
the vacant rooms over the News
office Will be used for the bazaar IL
they are not occupied at the time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Burke's Garden.

Burke's Garden, Va, Oct. g.
Mr.. Add Davis is building nm eight
room residence with water I'm the
house and other modern conven-
fences.
Mrs. Ella Crockett and son, Hen
ry have been spending few days
with Mrs. CIockett's mother Mrs.
Elizabeth Peery.
Rev. so. Hall is holding series
of services at Central Church.
Rev. ID. II. Miles left the Garden
Tuesday for Bluefeld, from thence
he will probably go Immediately to
Johnson City TO attend Annual Con-
ference.
Rev. T.. l.. Richie will preach at
Central church on next Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. Oscar Moss is i'm Russell Co.
buying cattle.
Mr.. Crockett Kits has returned
from his sojouTn OF seven months out
West.
Miss Daniel, who came from her
home in Orange Co. TO teach at the
Glale had only eight pupils SO, of
course, gave up her scholl.
Prof. a. 5. Greever, Messrs. Ew-
Ing Lawson and George Moss and
Master Minnis Lawson are i'm Rich
mond this week, attending the Fair.
May the Editor have merry time
on his trip TO the Fair and TO his old
home in Botetourt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Short on Cattle.

r. Nj Lawson, Esq, has been in
Tazewell several davs this week from
Burke's Garden is little short on
her usual nubmer OF export cattle
this year. Short not only in num-
ber but in weight. It is thought that
the average weight Will not be over
fifteen hundred pounds. Mr.. Law
son attributes the shortage In weight
To the abundance of rain in the early
spring. However, at &c pound,
the Burkes' Garden graziers hope TO
be able to pull through the coming
winter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
FATAL SHOOTING
At SUSANNA.
Trouble Between ]. G. Lowe
and Matthias Beavers Ends
In Bad Results.

Matthias Beavers, deputy sheriff
OF Mcdowell county, was instantly
killed AMI &c. Lowe fatally wound
ed in a fight between the two men
ut Susanna, near Berwinde on last
Saturday night. BAD feeling is said
to have existed between the men for
sometime. The shooting occurred in
diate cause of which is unknown.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
A Voice From the West.


weeks away, in which time have
had good time and seen much L
am like our countryman, DIR Vhom-
as Peery, whom l saw here today, ex-
pressed himself, anxiously looking
homeward There's no place like
home, and no people like our own,
and IL will be good To see Tazewell
lands and greet TazeweIl people as l
hope to do In few days. l therefore
send this advance greeting To my
friends and promise To follow it
closely and he I'm harness for my
working Burke's Garden the second
Sunday, October 10th.
THE west is truly Great Country
1t is extremely dry, except In spir-
its. One wonders even where the
waters come from which Is making
rich garden lands OF the barren
wastes i'm patches here and there.
But away i'm the distant hills ana
down beneath the dry surface the
limitleSS hand of the pioneer Is lay
ing hold Oh natures elyxir and the
marvcls of maglcians become mere
childish entertainment i'm compari-
son with the wonderful realities
which mother nntu W works out be-
fore our eyes. a broad empire lies
before the progressive agriculturist
and much room is still left for the
too closely pressed eastern residents.
Many men have become rich,
many more are living well, while
many have been and will continue
to be In the long, arduous grind,
and not II few have lost i'm unwife
ventures and purchases The real es-
tate men are the greatest commercial
performers In the grand drama
which Is being played, but almost
every resident Is booster Every
state and section and city md ham
let Is the choice of her own children
and you are invited To nove I'm and
share her advantages and profits a
most remarkable thing is the num-
ber of cities which have about 800,
600 inhabitants This. seems To be the
western standard at present, with
Frisco" safely 200, 900 In the lead
Another striking story is the val
ues of lands and crops-Sl00 To 5000
per acre for unimprovcd lands; 5000
To 81, 600 for improved, and annual
profits OF from 5000 To -, 600 per acre
There are also still marvellous tales
Of rich mining ventures and altogetn
er you are at loss To know just how
much To believe OF what you see, MS
well as hear. Still IL Is n safe place
for poor man To cast anchor. Work
is plentyful, wages good and oppor-
tunities auspiCious.
The sights are beyond description.
To know one must see the west.
Denver is II splendid city; the
climate now Is fine. The day of
conventions has not passed. The
street on either side of the great au.
ditorium where Bryan was nominat-
eel are closed to provide space for the
great mechanical exhibitions at th,
electric car convention. "Biily Sun.
day" is taking the city In hand fol
IA few shakes.
Our countrymen who are here all
seem to be doing well physically y
and otherwise among Whom are DR.
Gillepsie, John Crockett, Mr.. Wor
ley and Rev. X. B. Peery and thei
! families.
Yours tuly,
f.. l.. RITCHI f.
Denver, Oct. ,.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
Game Laws Violated.

Reports are coming to town that
the game laws of the State are bsing
violated, In respect to the killing of
rabbits and partridges. The open
season for the killing OF this game
begins on November 1st and the pen
atty for the violation OF this law is
very severe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08

Those sharp penetrating pains in
the small of the back-a sure indi-
cation of disordered kidneys. These
sufferings are often born in silence,
and the endurance is often taxed to
the utmost. Rexall Kidney Pills
are remedy ssfor these exciuciating
pains and relief is sure. We sell
them under a guarantee 10 benefit
or your money cheerlulIy refunded.
90 pills in neat box sold at our
store or mailed for 90 cents.
The Landon ReXall Drug Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-10-08
A Painful Accident.

Miss Cecille Stuart, who is teach
ing in a school in Admission, Ala
bama, happened with painful acci-
dent few weeks ago. She sprained
her ankle 10y slip on the steps in
her boarding school, but has about
recovered.