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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10
CONVICTS AND ROADS

What Geora a now intends to DO
with her convicts IS what every state
in the Union ought to do with H.,
prison inmates. Winter and summsr
they are put to the business OF max
Ing roads. The great penitenuarie.
OF some states employ their inmates
in half a dozen industries such a.
shoemaking and the operation OF iJte
mills, which perform no more impor-
tant service for the state than that
OF Bringing in revenue that is never
sufficient TO pay the convicts keep.
The whole grea; body OF state
malefactors should be put to wor.
on its public roads. If thi. were
done the roads n this country would
soon equal those of continental En-.
rope
Here is the best way Of furnish.
ing plenty Of healthfui. outdoor WORT
to n convict. Of punisbng him f1r
MS crimes, and Of utilizing h.. -el.
wees in manner OF great bancf.
10 The state without bringing m
into competition with the homes.
workman struggling for bread 49,
We hiug.Jn Post.
We should like 20 have the view
o. our readers and state con,cm,o
fares On the uti1 zatlou of conyfc-
la,or Tor road building. Each c5r BE-
" 10 I'll. retain ITS short term com
Wet fot the Durpo hose corvfo-
cd o. e-ious offor~es and sentenced
Tor i.ng term being aH. 5o tho pea
itentary now The utir,t ro.
new one but lt ts w9.-.v NJ
newell consideration - Charlotte
Carte
in his campaign for Governor ~
yer. Hon. Louis Bennett eypra
hi7 views On this quee ION AID .ta.
were in accord with Db. views 49,
pres "a above by the wa hr-y.-.
Pot In Frg.u.a-tho plan or ro-.
ing conTir oa Tie public roads n
been Partially adopted ANY r.r,
- des'r.ug convict labor can "a. r.
a. small expense tho .,a.l r,orfr.,..
ouch county C., pav the rs..- .
mainta!n.ng and 2ua.aHp frr rr
v!cts whi.r SO o0pagoI and e...r
sum rcr day for their labor Tr,
employment OF couyios "a tho r..
ufacture - shoe and other coum5 o.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10

FOR SALE-10O acres OF choice
bluegrass land as acres cleared.
TWO orchards OF about 400 trees.
including apple, peach, pear, cherry.
'Ium AID damsop trees. Two dwell
ing houses. good well water at each
l"o bafDs and other outballd.ngs.
'fIs farm is easily accessible 20 the
pest mhrkets being located between
Bluefieid and Princeton. Price So
OOO' Address Il. G. r., care Daily
Heauer' 1860
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10
NEW RAILROAD PROJECTS.

Concerning the abroad project
ed from Rich Creek. on the VIZ.
g'nian RAJ lway, to Peterstown. the
Monroe Waterman says:
The people of the Peterstown sec
ton are energetlcally at WORK for
the construction OF a railroad, cleo
trio or steam, to connect that Gown
with the Virginian Ry. at Rich Creek
Ald they have the backing, we IN.
lerstand, of number Of wealthy
coal operators. Last week an en-
thusiaSt.c meeting was held ut
peterstown and a temporary rail-
road organization was effected by
tn election Of the following OIL
&c $: President w. II. Ballard;
Nice-Pres!den;, r.. |. Terry; Secre-
tary, j. H. Hansbarger; General
Manager b. +. Johnson Quite
SAT- sfactory sum wa subscribed for
the purpose of making a survey.
and steps were taken to secure
charter for a road from Rich Greek
To 'reterstown and thence north.
ward through Monroe county Az
expert engineer has been engaged
20 make the survey at once. As
-tated in The Waterman q week or
two ago, the distance between Peters
town and Rich Creek T. 1-2 miles
the grade very light. and the cost
o! construction would be exception.
ably low. The people down there
,ea ize that Peterstown is bound to
be the gateway for this and Sum.
mers county to the Virginian Rail-
road and they are at work with a
viii TO provide this rail connection
on standard gauge, which would be
godsend to their community and
an immense public convenience.
While on this subject we will say
that there is a well grounded belief
that the near future will witnes
he building Of n railroad from
Ronceverte southwark through Mon
roc county, via Union and Salt Sui
springs, prov ded our people give
,he enterprise proper encourage.
ment. We are not yet in a position
to give out definite information on
this subject, but it is known tina;
potential activities are at work in
this behalf. The completion OF the
Virginian Ry. has added a tremen-
dously important factor to the rail
road situation, and it's vast fed and
connections, experimenting those OF
the Norfolk and Western, give a new
impetus to the pull" for rail com
munication with Ronceverte where
the Greenbrier Division OF the c.
o. comes down from the north
with all-rail connections with Mary
and and western Pennsylvania We
have felt fo- several years that the
og.c of the situation demanded a
connecting link through Monroe
ounty, and that conviction is now
more strongly rooted than ever.
nose who sit in isolation in tn :
me old county may soon have "the
winter of their discomfort made
glorious summer" If they will GRASP
he hand of opportunity. We feel
confident that our people are not
IN mood to lose so great publ
.eneiactish by indifference, and
when the necessary assurances arc
ven, that they will stretch forth a
clad and welcoming hand to a rail
road through the heart OF thei-
.oun:ry.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10

There is more catarrh Ia this sec
ton OF the country than all other
diseases put together. and until the
asst few years was supposed to be
ncurable. For a great many years
'0ctors pron.snced It local disease
md prescribed local remedies, and
Y constantly failing to cure with
al treatment, pronounced II In
irabie. Science has proven a.
'rrh to be constitutional disease
nd therefore requires Institutional
reatment Halls Catarrh Cure.
Manufactured by F.. J. Cheney G.
o.. To edo. Ohio, is the only consti-
ntional cure on the market. II Is
aken Internally in doses from 10
'rops to teaspoonful. 1t acts d.
Getty on the blood and mucous sur
'ces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case It fail.
cure. Send for circulars and tes-
tlmonials.
Address; F. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, Ohio.
Sod By all druggists, 7c.
Take Halle Family Pills for con-
t.patio1.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10

Read the Daily Le..der for the
test news
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10

Take Halls Family Pills for con.
t.patiOn.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10
GRAY MACHINE REPAIR SHOP

now In ne Rear of Fowler-Rtc
srdson Company.
All kinds OF repairing Of Lawn
Aow~ra. sewing Machines. Bicycles
Suhs. Pistols. TyDewriters. Addins
Machines, Locks, Keys Fitted and
in fact, ali kinds OF machines. Work
and price guaranteed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10
Da.|yGeader

Published ey, ~ evening EXCEPT
Sunday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10
SOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS
70 Ida Garner:

70 Ida Garner:
Take notice that on the 9th day
= April, 1909. at the office OF Rosg
KahIe N - ueheld, West virginia.
tween the hours OF 9 a. N. and G
. m. IL tha! day ! shall proceed to
axe the dispositions OF william
homas. and othe.s 9, TO be read AZ
y.dence In my behalf, in a certain
MT In equity depending in the cir
III court OF Mercer county. whore
. am pia ntif and you are de.
'Edant, end II from any cause the
aking Of the said dispositions b.
'ot commenced, or. II commenced
&c not clncluded on that day. the
aking thereof Will he adjourned
rom time 10 time, at the same pace
nd between the fame hours untr
he same shall be concluded
Given under my hand this I'm
'ay % March. 1909.
WILLIAM n. GARNER
Ross and Kablo p. q.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-10

WANTED-Manager for branch
orhce We wish to locate here in
biueteld Address. The Morris
Wholesale House. Cincinnati, Ohio
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-12-22
CLASH BETWEEN THE RACES.
-Four White Men Shot by Negro, One Be-
Ing Fatally Injured.

Magnolia, Ala, Dec. 90
Magnolia is quiet at 9 o'clock
tonight following a day OF
intense excitement with much
bitter feeling manifested be-
tween the whites and blacks
of this community. Ernest
Slade, one of,four white men,
shot by Clinton Montgomery,
a deperate negro, is fatally
injured and his death, ex~
pected at any minute, may
serve to further fan the flame
of race hatred.
Clinton Moutgomery's char
red body lies in the ruins Of
a small negro house near the
town., the work of a posse OF
citizens this afternoon. Bris>
ter and Shelly Montgomery,
brothers Of the burned negro,
barely escaped lynching this
morning when the sheriff OF
Marengo county captured
them and eluded the man>
hunters, taking them to the
county jail at Linden.
Search is being continued
tonight for Will Montgomery,
another of the four brothers
charged with the brutal MUIR
der late Saturday night OF
Algernon Lewis, a young
white man, which crime pre-
cipitated the trouble today.
Practically every negro res>
ident Of Magnolia left here
this afternoon. The whites
are we'll armed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-12-22
ThaW Denied Writ of Error.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Jus-
tice McKenna, Of the supreme
court Of the United States
today denied the petition of
Harry K. Thaw, for a writ of
error to New York court of
appeals, in the case in which
Thaw tried to obtain a res
lease from Mattawan asylum.
Cleanliness is the first law: of
health, inside as we'll as outside.
Let HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea be your internal cleanser,
then your organs will be pure and
clean, your health good, your sys-
tenn right. Start tonight. Cor
nelson & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-12-22
Many Thousand Trainmen Join In Making
Wage Increase Demands.

Washington, Dec. 20
Seventy>five thousand train
men now employed on about
Is railways east Of the Missis~
sippi river will today, through
officials Of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen formally
notify the various divisions
and railroads affected that
the demand for an increase
of five to 40 per cent. in wa
ges will be made Janury 3rd.
Trainmen will want until
January goth, for an answer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-12-22
SAVED HUNDREDS OF LIVES.
Report Shows That the angels 10 OIL
skins" dIh a Great Work.

Washington. Dec 19.-Aside
from saving hundreds of lives
and millions of dollars worth of
property involved in marine dis
a%sters, the United States life
saving service managed to render
assistance to many unfortunate
persons in distress. The annual
report of the superintendent of
the service shows that a woman
"about to be hurled over a bluff"
was rescued by a life guard, while
an intoxicated man about to fall
off a dock, a man who had lost
his way in a marsh, another who
had broken through the ice. two
others who had climbed 100 feet
up the face of a cliff and we're
unable to descend, and still an
other who tried to commit suicide
came within the vision Of the
vigilant guards, were saved.
Five automobiles imperilled in
marshes or quick sands were
reached.
During the last fiscal year there
were l 376 marine disasters, in
v~olviug the lives of 5000 persons
that called the life saving service
into activity. Eeventy-two YES
sells were totally lost, although
only thirty people gave up their
lives IN consequence.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-12-22
Three Hundred Negroe Suspects Unde
Arrest for one Crime.

East St. Louis, ILL.,, DEC. 49,
Three hundred negroes each an
swering in some particular the
description of a highwayman who
shot and killed Motorman Eugene
V. Goudey and probably fatally
wounded Conductor M. P. O'Brlen
on a street q last night, are
held at police headquarters to-
night.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27
T. [. ODDIE
RETURNS FROM
THE LUCKY BOY
SAYS HAWTHORNE DISTRICT is
GOING TO PROVE GREATEST
IN THE STATE.

T. L. Oddie of this city, C. F. Col
Inns, a prominent capitalist Of st.
Louis; j. f. Mitchell, a mining engi-
neer of Goldfeld; George Brodigan,
county recorder of Esmeralda county,
and j. II. Miller, one of the principal
owners of the Lucky Boy at Haw-
thorne, came in from that district
Tuesday, and with the exception OF
Mr.. Oddie, the remainder of the par
ty continued on to Goldfeld.
This is only one of several visits
that Mr.. Oddie has made to the dis
trict, and when he returned yesterday
he was more enthusiastic than ever
over the possibilities of the camp. "It
is wonderful" said Senator Oddie
last evening, "and in my opinion the
Lucky Boy mine will surpass the ia
nous Hornsilver property of Colo.
RADIO which paid millions of dollars In
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

ed States and told him that Shoshone
county, Idaho, produced SO per cent
of the total. He added that in less
than n year, in his opinion, Esmer-
aida county, Nevada, would produce
more lead than the Occur d'Alenes,
and this would be largely at Haw-
thorne, the biggest lead discovery in
the world. Mr.. Hutchinson's re-
marks were roundly %applauded, as he
closed with the statement that Gold
field is the best of Nevada, the great
est state in and the United States the
best governed country in the world"
Senator Morehouse, in his usual
eloquent manner. delivered a highly
optimistic address, picturing a rose
ate future for this camp.
81 predict that, with the adjourn
ment of the American Mining con-
gress," said he during the course OF
his remarks, $4,000 people will have
visited Goldfeld on their way to the
Pacific coast, due to the diversion OF
traffic by the transcontinental lines.
Gentlemen, it is worth 500 I each
man in this camp to have this con-
gress here and each should be will
ing to subscribe that sum-, as it will
come back to him many fold. Gold
field has all 1t ever had and has lost
nothing except irresponsible promot-
ers who brought the camp into dis.
repute by the circulation of false stor'
les for the benefit of themselves and
no n else. They have gone, but
Goldfield is here and will stay. One
year hence, / venture to say, the city
will be better, larger and more pros
porous than 1t was during the boon
days when the people crowded the
streets and were fever-mad over th'
purchase and sale of any old kind o
mining stock"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27
TOTAL AMOUNT OF DIVIDENDS
FROM TONOPAH COMPANY
TO DATE 81, 500, 900
Regular Quarterly Dividend of Is Cents Per Share and an Extra. Dividend of
10 Cents Per Share Ordered, Payable on April 21st.

AT THE MEETING oF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF THE ToNoPAH MINING COMPANY hddh
IN Pnhderhay Yesterday ocular quarterly dividend of @ asa share was ordered paid to tn
stockholders, also an extra. dividend of cents ~s share This 5@nt dividend is payable on April 2Sh
the stockholders of md on March 3. The total sum dhm hvmd wills aggregate S6OOW The amount
paid by the TuophM lining Company to date including hBI payment will thl W $4500WO
There we're many mosc circulated yesterdays the pymmtf of the extra dividend bt none could be
verified until the Banar received definite mtmtonE last emng Thea advanced in the price Of TDphM Min
ms from $6W1t S7O Jump 49, was thee cause the rmos
Wen the pNmtd this dividend is made the treasury hec company will still remain in healthy
condition and wnm no way be- depleted AhandNmes sinking funds sin reserve to carry on hel large amount of
IdNapmehw work now unH way. The ore shipments from Hem mine have mtd decreased during the pas few
months and anything are somewha larger than heretofore
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

the Lucky Boy for an eastern party,
and am now waiting to hear from
them concerning the future course of
development. A leaser is operating
failed to secure the high grade val
ues as he has not attained the re-
quired depth. The main ledge in the
Lucky Boy was opened up at a depth
of about 200 feet and it is the pre-
vailing opinion that every leaser will
have to go down to that depth before
encountering the pay streak.
"Mr. Collins and Mr.. Mitchell have
secured an excellent lease and will
start operations before long. As to
letting leases on the property l pur-
chased. that will have to be deter
mined after the plans are made. The
big ledge of the Lucky Boy traverses
this property as do several parallel
veins, and consequently | am conf
dent of finding the values when sink
ing is started.
"R. L. Colburn and w. A. ingalls,
of Goldfeld have secured some prop
erty near the big mine with excellent
showings, for which they paid $780,
900.
Il will return to the district in
several days to complete the plans
for the purchase of the property and
by that time ] should hear from the
people in the east who are interested
in the claims"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27
$3SO.OOO DIVIDEND DECLARED
one ROUND OF HOLES
BREAKS 1000 TONS ORE
That is the Record of a Montgomery
Shoshone Glory Hole.

One of the biggest stunts ever
pulled off in o~re-breaking anywhere
on earth took place a short time ago
in the glory hole of the Montgomery
Shoshone, when a single shot from
a hole drilled by a machine broke in
the neighborhood of 1000 tons of
ore.
This feat is announced by the
management. 1t seemed that the
whole south end of the glory hole
took a tumble, in places sixteen feet
in width of ore cracking off, like one
immense slab, and falling into the
pit.
1t was the most remarkable of all
the o~re-breaking records of the glory
hole, where several hundred tons
come down now and then after a
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27
WHITMORE LEASE AT HELENA
FINDS "A HIGH GRADE LEDGE

HELENA, March 25.-Work on
the new railroad that is to be built
from Ely to Tonopah and G~oldfield,
taking in Helena enroute, will be-
gin within the next ninety days and
pushed to an early completion. The
contracts for the grading have al
ready been let. according to anthem
tic information that has been re-
ceived in this camp, the information
coming from the highest authority.
The early completion of this road
will be a great boon to Helena as it
will provide a market for a large
tonnage OF ore that would not pay to
ship under existing circumstances.
But the Broken Hills Mining COM
pany is sacking ore at the rate of
several hundred sack a day that will
run in the neighborhood Of 5000 a
ton, every day in the week, and is
not waiting for the building of a
railroad, but is sending the ore to
the mill as fast as the teams can
haul 1t. The company is taking this
rich ore from at least three different
places in the mine and the drift from
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27
The Wonders Of Pioneer
Are in Evidence Each Day

RHYOLITE, March 25.-After
cutting through forty feet of ore, all
of which the management announces
is Of commercial quality, the CT oss.
cut on the 210-foot level in the ia
nous Pioneer lease exposed what
was supposed to be the hanging
wall of the big bonanza ledge. The
fist surprise came when a round of
shots exposed ore running above $50,
but the really big surprise came
Tuesday, when a round of shots ex-
posed three feet of ore that averages
$240. according to assays made at
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

dividends. 1t would be an impossi-
bility to estimate what the neal flu
ture will bring to the place, but in
my mind it is going to be one of the
largest high grade mining PROPOSE
tons in the state.
Several sales have been made in
the district lately which shows that
capital has started to arrive. The
big lease has about seventy-five men
employed and are taking out $50
tons of ore daily. all Of which will
average better than $3.50. A large
force is sacking the ore and about
1000 sacks are filled daily. The ship
ments will aggregate between one
and two cars every twenty-four hours
and would be more but the operators
are handicapped by the scarcity of
teams. AS it is they have $50 horses
or the road hauling ore to the rail-
road.
Work has been started sinking a
shaft and when the required depth is
reached drifting will be done to
open up the big ledge and then a
larger force will be employed.
THAT mine is a wonder and every
person who visits the camp is as
founded by the beauty of the ledge
and 1t surely is d beauty. have
never seen anything in my life that
is SO pretty and well defined, and II
has demonstrated its permanency.
Il secured four claims adjoining
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

round of shots.
The feats in ore-breaking accom-
plished at the Shoshone are not
easily believed by those who have
not visited this wonderful quarry.
but when it is remembered that it
requires only two or three men with
machine drills to supply more than
200 tons of ore a day for the mill,
one can appreciate what the chances
are for getting down a lot of ore at
small expense. The big pit, or glory
hole, holds from 10000 to 10000
tons of ore all the time.
Seven bars of bullion, estimated
at 500 pounds avoirdupois, were
shipped Saturday by express from
the Shoshone mill.-Rhyolite Her
aid.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

the 200-foot level of the big shaft Is
rapidly nearing the ore shoot that
was first opened up in the incline :
workings. which mean a doubling OF
the output capacity OF the mine
when the connection with this great
ore body is completed.
The extension of this ore shoot
has been picked up in the Whitmore
lease on block 4, which adjoins the
main shaft, through which develop
ment work is now being carried on
and the lease will soon be shipping.
They have opened mp a big body Of
high grade ore in this lease, just to
the east of the company workings
which rivals anything yet found in
the company ground. samples across
six feet taken yesterday running
$3.50 to 5000 a ton, without sorting.
The management of the Whitmore
lease is saying very little but the ore
is there and 1t is there big.
The Helena Broken Hills and the
Johnson lease are also looking well
and likely to shipping ore
with any round of shots.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-03-27

the company's Office at Pioneer. This
information came direct to Oscar J..
Smith last night from Superinten-
dent Nader, and today the Herald
vas treasured of the strike by Geo.
X. Vaughn, who stated that the find
is the biggest yet made in the props
erty. What is yet in store for the
hanging wall" is a matter Of con-
lecture, but what has already taken
place in territory which was expect
ed to be barren ground is about the
biggest thing that has happened in
Tie breast Of the crosscut today ex-
poses the solid ore body.