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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Mr.. Nels Christensen went to
Adair Tuesday on business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Adolph sorenson of Sharon Twp.
the old time thyeshing machine
man has invested in new J.I.Case
thrashing machine with which he
is reported to be doing good work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Lars Esbeck and daughters, Miss
es Clara and Vida and Miss Flo
Sorenson, daughter of Drace Sor-
enson are in South Dakota visiting
relatives,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Sister Ethel Mary and her COM
panion Sister Elizabeth of the Epis-
copal Ladies College at Kenosha
Wis. arrived here Friday last, on a
two weeks wish in Extra with the
forn1er's parents, DR. and Mrs. Riley
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Al Bintuer has Joe Gearheart at
work this week plastering and lay
ing foundation under the addition
to his house besides building new
Hues.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

JC Powell has been in Guthrie
Center the pact week looking after
the building of sidewalk for his
mother then to Des Moines where
his wife now is, secured Pullman
sleeper apartments for their con-
tempiated tour west, here again
yesterday in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. c G Biggs and Mrs.Dr Daugh-
tertv of Guthrie Center and after
looking after business here and at
Atlantic returned to the Center in
the evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

John Johnson, the blacksmith,
went to Bayard Monday on weeks
vacation. He is spending the time
with his relative, Hans Yngved and
in snaring the finny tribe in North
Raccoon river where they toss back
into the stream all fish weighing
under six pounds therefore prepai 9
for large fish story when John re-
urns.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

An Avoca outfit Of painters is cut
ting the life out of the business of
our local paintere, so they say; for
instance the Selbert barn two coats
for $500. They also have the paint
ing of the house north of there, oc.
cupied by Charley Coffield, besides
some other buildings in town.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Henry Hocamp Sr. of Audubon
township was on the market Friday
morning with fine load of hogs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Mr.. Albert Hocamp of Audubon
township was a business visitor at
the county seat on Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Monday the hottest day ever
know. 9s in the shade. Government
test here.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Miss Rose Metz went to Canada,
last week with her brother who re-
aidea there.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Mrs. Charles Wilde and children
visited over Sunday with her par
ents VIM. Bowman and wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

EdWood of Audubon was in town
Monday business.
Bernie and Lawrence Bintner are
now sojourning in Canada.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Mrs. Henry Heath has the care OF
very sick child with summer COM
plant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19

Mrs. Guernsey Bates and Phil re-
turned to Audubon, Saturday.
Emery Smith is working in the
Hensley meat market at present.
The editor of the Journal had bu.
einess calling him to Carroll over
Saturday.
Hiram Hill was on Saturdays
market With large load of prime
timothy seed.
Farstrup Bros. of Greeley market.
ed fine bunch of hogs in this town
Saturday morning.
Our Marshal has rugged up an
improvised street sprinkler, which
does very fair work.
Reuben Struthers of Des Moines
visited last week at the VIM. Wolf
home south of town.
John Turner ia again at his home
after several weeks absence visiting
relatives near Lorah.
Frank Williams is assisting in the
g. b. Lumber yard here during the
absence of Sam Hicks at Shelby.
Chas. Jensen and wife of Atlantic
attended the funeral of his brothers
child in Extra Sunday afternoon.
Henry Hocamp Sr. of Audubon
township was on the market Friday
morning with a fine load of hogs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-19


Monday business.
Bernie and Lawrence Bintner are
now sojourning in Canada.
Mr.. Nels Christensen went to
Adair Tuesday on business.
John Mertes Jr. was a business
caller in Audubon Tuesday.
Monday the hottest day ever
know. 9S in the shade. Government
test here.
Miss Rose Metz went to Canada,
last week with her brother who re-
sides there.
Mr.. Albert Hocamp of Audubon
township was a business visitor at
the county seat on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Wilde and children
visited over Sunday with her par
ents VIM. Bowman and wife.
The Kline twins, Merle and Perle
are both ill with summer complaint
and cutting teeth which m axes itso
much worse this warm weather.
Miss Marie Jensen returned to
Extra Tuesday after two weeks
sojourn IN Des Moines studying the
latest fashions in millinery wear.
Tom Gills youngest boy was ta-
ken quite i'll Friday with summer
complaint so as to necessitate the
attendance of doctor.
Sam Hicks was called to Shelby
last week to take charge of the
Green Bay yards, while the mana
ger is taking a vacation.
Tom Coglan, Ed Young and the
Tharnish Bros. each purchased ma
nure spreaders last Saturday of one
of our dealer, John Nelson.
The Contractor for the Cement
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
NEW MINING COM
PANY AT WORK
Preparations Being Made 10 Start Work
in Coal Mines In Scott County

The Scott County Mineral
company. the new corporation
recently organized in Bristol.
Va, with a capital stock of
$1,000 600, is preparing for oper-
alton Ia Scott county. Va. some
three miles from the lime of the
Carolina. Clinchfeld aud Ohio
railroad
President Blanchard stated
Friday that hiss company had a
force of men at work opening
up the mines. under II. II.
kaylor, an expert. mineralogist.
and that the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio would at once
build a spur track to their
mines.
The new company may be
shipping coal inside of sixty
days and expects 60 have FIVE
hundred men at work within
eighteen months. 1t IS one of
the biggest coal propositions in
that part of Virginia and was
made possible by the building
lof the new Carolina. Clinch.
field and Ohio railroad. It i,
not far from the famous Clinch
| field coal field, believed TO b,
the richest and most inexhaus
tible in the south. the develop
ment Of which was the primar,
motive in the construction O
the c. G. * O.
The Scott county compan,
has just received lithographe,
stock books and will shortl,
issue 81 100000 treasury prefer
red stock and 81, 600, ,0oO common
stock A number of prominen
capitalists of Bristol and South
west Virginia are interested il
the project.-Bristol Herald
Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
PRODUCTION OF
COAL IN 1903.
Summary 0i Statistics Collected By Uui-
ted States Geological Survey.

The total production of coal IN
the United States in 1905, as re-
ported by +. W. Parker, of the
United States Geological Sur
vey. was sl5,s42, 69s short tons,
having a spot value of S532 ,3l4,-
III. OF this total 74,347.102
long tons equivalent 10 3,3Gs, =
754 short tons), with spot
value Of Sl5s,l7S, ,s49, was Penn
syivania anthracite and S32, =
573 944 short tons. WITH "A spot
value of $374,l35,262, was btu.
minous and Ignite.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
EXAGGERATED.

Among the begging letters
recently received as the office of
a benevolent society was one
running thus:
This unfortunate young man
is the only son of a widow. who
died childiess. and his earnings
maintain his aged father and
infant brothers, whose sole sup
port he is"
The secretary OF the society
wrote on the margin OF the
epistle the following note:
The circumstances of the
Case are evidently exagger-
ated. ."-Oregon Tradesman.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
THE SOUTH Is RICH
in IRON AND COAL.

OF the four billion four hun
dred and sixty-two million. six
hundred and forty thousand
tons Of iron ore Of commercial
standard in the United States.
estimated, Joseph b. Butler. Of
Noungston, Ohio. a deliver in
statistics. figures that the south
contains one billion. eight hun.
dred and fourteen million nine
hundred and forty thousand
tons. IL Mr. Buffers estimates
are correct. and there is reason
20 believe they are probably
under instead Of over the avail
able supply. the South has an
asset Of almost incalculable
value. The Lake Superior re-
gion, according 20 Mr.. Buffers
estimates, has almost az much
ore as the South, but il is un-
deniable that it is being mined
az a rate which will soon bring
exhaustion. We are inclined
20 the belief, however that there
is more in the Lake regiou than
Mr.. Butler calculates, but 50 far
investigation has shown that
the known supply is not above
his total.
The coal measures Of the
| South are also up IN the hun
/ dred millions of tons and. like
the ore. they are not being as
rapidly exhausted as are the
measures IN the Northern
States.
With such immense beds Of
ore and coal. added 10 the
South's enormous out Of agri-
cultural products there is no
reason why this section should
not in time become one Of the
richest under the flag. The
naked truth Is the progress Of
the South is one of the marvels
of the age. Devasted, lying in
ruins less thau half a century
ago. il has. because of the won
. derful energy of it's people and
the extent of its resources gain
B ed IN wealth and power beyond
! the dreams Of its own people,
What has been done in the past
half century will be small com
Al pared with the growth Of the
next half century N ashvill'
| American.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
MANN TO TOUR SOUTH
WEST.

While in Richmond Thursday
Judge Mann announced "a series
of political speeches in the
Southwest. where he will en-.
gage in a campaigning tour
lasting from October l9 10 Oct
ober 23 As has already been
stated, Judge Mann will speak
az Williamsburg on October rs
and at Courtland. Southamp-
ton, on October rs. From
Courtland be will 20 direct 60
Wytheville. where he will speak
at II O'Clock on the morning of
October l9 Leaving Wythe-
vile at 1880 Z. n. he will 20 "a
Pulaski, where he will deliver
an address at 1880 p. NJ. After
this speech he will 20 60 Rad
ford, where he will spend th,
night.
Leaving the latter town earl,
on the morning Of October %
/ the Democratic nominee viii
I proceed 20 Tazewen, where h,
will arrive az 9:2l a. NJ, an,
I where he will speak az ] r. NJ
/ AT 3.05 he will leave for Norton
going without stop 90 Big Ston
/ Gap. It is not his intention O
I speak at the Gap. but he vii
meet his friends there, spend
ing the night, and going th
next morning 90 Gate City
where he will make an addres
at I =. VI. The night OF Ocl
ober 81 will also be spent at Ri
Stone Gap.
The morning of October o.
Judge Mann will go 20 Wis
Courthouse 20 speak at Z. n
He will return TO the Piedmou
section, where, on October q
he will speak at Fluvanna.
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
Observations Of the
SKY PILOT.

1t is a plain matter of fact
that we cannot serve God and
MammOn at one and the same
time. In our American life to-
day Mammon guides and gov
erns too many who profess TO
be guided and governed by
God. This is manifested by "A
great many people IN their con
slant neglect of worship on the
Lords Day and IN some of their
business deals.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
DIXIE LAND Is A LAND
OF PROMISE.
Philadelphia Man Enthusiastic About
Commercial Outlook OF Southern
States.

Baltimore, Oct. ii o h n
Blair MacAfee. of Philadelphia,
president of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth Traction Company
and vice-president and char
man of the executive commit
tee of the Lexington and Inter
urban Railway, New Jersey
corporation which operates
electric lines in Lexington and
other Kentucky cities, was "a
visitor in the financial district
here yesterday
Mr.. MacAfee is enthusiastic
over commercial conditions in
the South. and predicts great
future for that section.
"The Southern States, i'm my
opinion, he said, "offer greater
opportunities for the young
man of ability and capital than
any other section of the coun-
try. Nature has favored them
as it has no other part of the
United States. They have eli
mate, soil, and other natural
resources unequaled, and the
day is not far distant when they
will take their place as the
center of manufacture.
"Cities and towns aIe grow
ing in population and wealth
railroad facilities are being en-
larged, crops are more diversi
fed, and the people are happy
contented, and more prosperOu.
than ever before. Rich men ot
the North realize the possibili
ties of the South, and they ar,
taking advantages to the full OF
the opportunities. Great al
has been the development o
the West, / firmly believe in 1
few years the South will SIR
pass that record.
Norfolk, Richmond, Atlanta
Savannah, Jacksonville, Tam
pa, and New Orleans, and, il
fact. all of the cities south o
the Potomac River are CROWN,
r at a rapid rate and are attract
ing capital from all parts of tn
world.
"Norfolk in particular, j
making great strides. Industri
l al department in and aroun'
r Norfolk is upon a surprisingl.
large scale. The Norfolk an
Portsmouth Traction Company
in which large amounts of Bal
timore capital are invested, not
withstanding the fact that tw
years ago it added more tha
eighty cars co its equipment,
now in the market for addition
g al cars IN order 20 accommodate
Z the Increasing traffic
a $50 far "a the South is cor
q cerned, good times are not onl
= coming, but they are alread
3. here and promise TO stay"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
SAYS he IS INNOCENT or SEXTUPLE
MURDER.

Bluefield, w. Va, oct. Co.
Howard Little, who is under
arrest, charged with the sextu-
pie murder at Hurley, Va, has
been taken 10 Lebanon, Va, for
safe keeping. While here. en-
route, he declared his innocence
and claimed he would be able 20
clear himself.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

power per annum was lower
than the most favored water
power plants in the United
States.
He made a comparison of our
rate with the rates of the great
plant at Niagra Falls and show
ed that they were fifty per cent
higher, and were one half the
rates of the average water
plants of the country.
Mr.. Allan said that he was
satisfied that the enterprise
would pay well from the start,
and would very soon become
one of the most valuable pro-
perties in the county.
Continuing, Mr.. Allan said.
81 am informed that the gas
from each oven produces thirty
horse power and that there are
five thousand ovens i'm the field
capable of producing 10000
horse power, what a tremen
duous energy being wasted
What wonders can be accom-
plished by harnessing this great
power TO manufacturing enter
prises.
"Nour widest dreams do not
compass the results that would
be accomplished. / DO not be-
lieve there is another place in
the United States more favor
able for the establishment of
large industries. am so favor
ably impressed with what
have seen that / intend TO put
an engineer at work as soon as
possible and come back here
with him"
Mr.. Allan. in closing paid oul
people a high compliment say
ing that he had never met mer
with such an unselfsh, enthus
iastic and intelligent concep
tion of the things necessary &c
the prosperity of their section
that the cordiality of his recep
tion and entertainment sur
passed any thing he had eve
experienced.
Mr.. Allan left Sunday morn
ing for Detroit, via Louisville
He was largely induced to visi
our section through the effort
of Mr. w. G. Coutts, fello,
! Canadian, now a prosperou
business man and citizen of on
town, who, knowing that Nh
Allan has secured many mi
lions of capital for Canada
5 enterprises with untiring zes
and restless persistence, tinalI
succeeded.
There is no more nergetic {
unselfish member of the Boar
of Trade than MIR. COutts.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

II uld eave been a cripple for life
from ernolr cut on my knee cap. writes
Frank Disberry hellakeT- Minn., without
Bnckion's Alnica Salve, which s0on cured
me- lnialhble for wounds, cuts and
bruises, Il soon cures Bnrns, Scalds. Old
Sores, Boils. Skin Efnptions Worlds best
or Piles. 25c a. j. ". Kelly's Drug Store.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

Many a man today is the
father of his boys reckless and
dissOlute life, an inheritance
the boy has acquired because ne
saw has father took no deep IN
terest IN putting God first III has
life, and neglected public wor-
ship. Some sons grow up 10
think of their fathers as sources
of revenue for the 'lOng green
instead of sources of revenue
for noble manhood and moral
strength.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

Yes, you will be a long time
dead. but remsnber your soul
life viii be miserable or happy
just according 10 tae way you
treated God here. God gives
as much fres dom here, ia time,
20 make our choice. but how
about eternity when the results
of our choosing will bss fully re
vealed and manifested.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13
PROMINENT CAPITALIST
VISITS BIG STONE GAP.
Good Prospects For
TTOIIy Line,

OF Trade and The Cumberland
Traction Company, Mr.. Alex.
Med. Allan. Of Canada, visited
Big Stone Gap last week, and
was the guest of the Board Of
Trade during his stay.
The Cumberland Traction
Company was chartered and
organized more than two years
ago. and made a number Of sur
veys and examinations, to the
final location and construction
of trolly lines throughout the
Big Stone Gap coal fields, but
the panic of 1907 checked the
enterprise and il has been at a
stand still, until a few weeks
ago. when the Board of Trade,
aud the people Interested in the
enterprise, again took the
matter up and after some pre-
liminary negotiation, induced
Mr. Allan 90 come down and
look over the situation with a
view of becoming interested IN
promoting the enterprise.
Mr.. Allan arrived Wednesday
morning, was received by a
Committee from the Board of
Trade and driven over Big
Stone Gap, visiting the Fur
naces, Tannery and Extract
Plants, in the morning.
After lunching at the Monte
Vista Hotel he was taken in
charge by President c. S. Car
ter, Col. l.. O. Petit and Col
j NJ Goodloe and visited the
plants of the Stonega Coke and
Coal Company at Stonega
Osaka, Roda and Arno.
On Thursday the Board OF
Trade having chartered a
special train from the L. q n
r. r., Mr.. Allan, escorted by
r.. II. Irvine, II. K. Fox, r. b
Alsover, J. NJ. Goodloe, anc
many other members of tn,
Board of Trade visited tn,
plants at Norton, Dorchester
Josephine, Blackwood and
keOkee.
On Friday Mr.. Allan, accom-
panied by several members o.
the Board of Trade, visited
Jonesville lee Court House
going from Ben Hur over tn,
new macadamized road, recent
ly built, in an automobile.
At Jonesville, Mr.. Allan wa
given a banquet and afterward
went for an automobile rad
down Powell's Valley through
a magnificent agricultural sec
tion and returned here the sam
day.
Mr.. Allan spent Saturday i
conference with a number o
our citizens, and at night
largely attended meeting of tn
Board of Trade was held, g
which speeches we're made b
Mr.. Allan, Mr.. Irvine, Geners
Ayers and others. discussin
plans for building the electri
line.
Mr.. Allan, who is a quiet T,
served man, expressed himse
as fully satisfied that the COZ
ditiOns fully justified the in
mediate building of the lin'
He said that the utilization {
the gas from the coke ovens I
keokee for power was a reve
alton TO him, that the rate ;
which power could be furnishes
viz; fifteen dollars per hori
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

Away with the idea that you
have 10 SOW your wild oats
It's a slander upon clean man
hood Sow the seed Of Goo
and the best things in your
manhood, and then YOU won't
have 10 face, later on, awful re
grets and miserable despair.
Rebuke in some way the foul
ness about you day by day.
Help the fellow next 10 you who
is slipping down. Let your
personal cOntSct with other
young men b. weighed with re-
sponsibility. Contract without
responsibility is driving men Ill
about Us 10 perdition. Be not
ashamed of God Be not as
hamed of His Christ or Hi:
Church.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

The church il for the work
ing man as we'll as the rich
She rs as democratic in her
spirit as Christ was. for Christ
represents all that's good in her
today. and all else comes from
pride, seliishness, hypocrisy and
the spirit of anti-Christ.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

heaven on flowery beds of ease
and soft cushions, with perhaps
a Havana thrown IN 60 break
the mOnOtOny.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

What man today who has
really tested the value of public
worship and what it has meant
10 hum IA the building up aud
strengthening of character,
" oUld exchange his lot for the
easy going Sunday lounger who
Is falilng 10 use any of the
harder spiritual exercises of the
SOU, but who expects TO get 70
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-10-13

The best inheritance a man
leaves Tor his children Is a
moral and spiritual one. Such
children viii learn someday, TO
call him blessed, while others
who have failed TO leave such
an inheritance will get the curse.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-15
R.rtinn Is His One Hobby.

William Northrup Mcmillan, who is
to E;e!t7in President Roosevelt and
his son at Nairobi. British East Africa,
In April. has engaged in more big
game shooting in the last four years
than falls 10 most hunters in q life
time. Standing over six feet in height
and of Herculean strength, he is a man
OF dauntiess courage and a deadly
shot. He shuns publicity and cares
little for society. entertaining on rare
occasions. His wife is as daring where
sport is concerned as her husband. She
has made many Journeys with her own
caravan and was the first white wom-
an to cross Abyssinia from west to
east. Mrs. Mcmillan had an audience
with Negus Menclik and was received
with courtesy during her travels, even
from chiefs of tribes whom the negus
re Garded as hostile
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-15
RETAIN LONGING FOR ROMANCE,
Frequent causr of Tragedy In the Life
Of a Woman.

1t is because women are always
striving to keep love at some emo
tlonal height, while men, after a few
years or marriage, are quite content tc
let romance die out and settle down
10 placid, comfortable, hu,adrum ex-
iS'ence. writes Mildred Herbert Urner
in the Red Book.
HOW often does one see q woman
past her first youth, and yet with her
Unsuitable longing for romance still
strong within her, striving with all her
arts and wiles to make Of her stolid,
prosaic, midd!e-aged husbauC an ar
dent, romantic lover. Usually the man
ID blandly unconscious Of her efforts:
Oh at most mildly wonders why Mary
aiter all these years, could not take
his love for granted and rot insist
on being constantly told OF IL.
And there lies the tragedy of most
women's lives. They want to be told
constantly, repeatedly told that they
"re loved They can never be recon
lied to taking it for granted. However
taithful and devoted they may know
their husbands are at ireart. they want
IL In words. They want, through all
their married life. all the little love
phrases and tender attentions of their
honeymoons. And not one woman in
ten thousand gets them! Yet with
what pitifu: persistcncy they iccp II
wanting!