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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

President Taft has finished
his western trip and is now on
his return journey east. He
has met with enthusiastic re-
ceptions all over the west.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

j. S. Owens and wife of Lo-
gan. were pleasant callers to-
day. They came down to
spend Sunday with friends. Mr..
Owen is all COX" except his
eyes which have been rather
weak ever since in the army in
1865. He has many friends
here who are always glad to
meet him.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

Gladys, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Roden is reported
better.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

Announcement Piano and Pop
ular Voting Contest will be conducted on
strictly honest business principles, with
perfect justice and fairness to all concerned
2-PrIzeS-The first prize shall be fine
first class piano, Of a leading make. valued
at $500. Many other valuable and useful
prizes will be given.
3-CandldateS Any young lady. mar
ried or single, in this and adjoining coun-
ties. is eligible for place in the Contest.
The most popular lady is the one who shall
receive the most votes; to her shall be
awarded the beautiful Upright Piano. 9th
err candidates to receive their choice of
prizes in order, according to their standing
of votes.
4-Tle In voteS-ln case of a tie the value
of the prizes will be equally divided, or a
like prize granted to those tying.
Glasses Of Votes The votes are is
sued in coupons of the following denomi-
nations:
New Subscripti MS. 800 votes for St.M
Renewal Subscriptions. 500 votes for 81 O0
Back Subscriptions -. 500 votes for 81 O0
Job Ptgor Advertising. 200 votes fer 81 OO
5year Subscriptions. 5000 votes for $500
Right is reserved to add additional classes
of votes, and other publications. also to
change or modify these rules and regula-
tions as necessity demands.
6-(ieneral Instructions Names of Con-
testants will be printed in order according
TO standing and the amount of their votes
published regular after first count ismade.
During first go days no candidate will be
permitted tie cast over 5000 Subscription
Votes during any one week Advertising
Job Printing, Merchants or Free Paper
ty and at any time.
Votes will not be allowed on subscription
at less than regular qrice of the paper.
Votes once deposited in ballot box can
not be transferred to another
Postmastcrs and Agents commissions
are to be suspended during contest
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

Miss Nellie South went to
Omaha this afternoon for a
short visit with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

At the regular meeting of
Improvement League yesterday
the Ladies decided to refund
their commission on selling
Chautauqua tickets this year
The commission amounted to
twenty-five dollars and this
will be turned over to the Chau-
tauqua Association again.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21
Friday Oct is

Mr.. j. A. Burns of Persia is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. HIN.
Warren today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

Grandma Jones, of Aberdeen,
S. d., will arrive in the Valley
this evening for several weeks
visit with Mrs. Hanna Cox and
other relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21
Rules Of the Contest

No Contestant will be allowed to take
more than one of the Extra Special Prizes
that we may offer from time to time
The publishers are not to tell whom any
one votes for. except in case of alleged
error or irregularity.
Each contestant is requested to send us
cabinet size photograph for publication
as soon as convent
Make up your mind who you want to
vote for, before coming to the office as the
editor will positively not decide the mat
ter for you
Contestants should keep list of their
votes turned in each week, and see that
Publishers verify it.
All Coupons should be placed in envsl-
opes with names of Contestants written
plainly thereon.
Free 20 Vote Coupons will be published
in this paper during first so days of con-
test and can be voted without cost for any
contestant
| An Awarding Committee of three of the
best business men are to be appointed to
make final count and distribution of pi
yes.
Contest to run not less than so days;
the date of closing will be announced
about thirty days in advance.
| The Contest shall close at \ O'Clock on
the date to be announced later. Two
weeks previous to date of closing. the
| judges are to take the ballot box. carefully
locked or sealed. to the Bank announced,
where it will be kept on a table in front
window during business hours and in the
vault at night, until close of Contest when
the awarding Committee takes charge and
makes final count,
Il During the last two weeks all voting
must be done in the locked box at the
bank If secrecy in voting is desired,
place your cash subscriptions, together
with other Votes and Coupons, in Sealed
Envelopes with name OF Contestant on
same. and deposit in Ballot Box Envel-
opes and Subscription Blanks will be fur
nished for this purpose The strict COM
pliance with these rules guarantees fair
land square deal to all concerned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

For rssadec.!h!.!s, B BIZ.
JEARI.'Y'' '''iE fflI'S|:ERs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

Charles Mcdonald and Harry
Close, two of the latest men in
Omaha transacted business
with Mr.. John Shelton TODAY in
the interest of the Baum Iron
Works.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

VIM. Burbank of Vermont
who has been visiting his broth
ers in this city left today for
Denver, Colorado.
Hon. Geo. A. Kellogg and E
w. VanHousen brought in the
finest bunch of ducks yester-
day afternoon of the season so
far. They had about forty five
between them. Pretty fair
shooting for an afternoon. We
saw the ducks and counted them
ourselves.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-10-21

Herman Young is papering
and painting the Douglas Cafe
throughout.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
News Of Buchanan.

t. N. Grimsley, W. L. Ownby and
w. L. Dennis, of this county, went to
Richmond last week on business.
Martin Mullins who shot and killed
his cousin, Jim Mullins, about one year
ago, has been arrested in Cherokee
county, Kansas, and the Buchanan au-
thorities have been notified of the ar
rest. One hundred dollars reward had
been offered for his apprehension.
w. M. Grimsley attended the County
School Board meeting at Grundy Satur-
day, the 18th. The superintendent of
schools, Mr.. Belcher, will soon go out
Of Office, and in order to get a man for
the next Division Superintendent it
was necessary to supplement the salary
and the County Board raised it to $3.50
per year.
On Wednesday evening of last week
Sam Ward shot and seriously wounded
John Friend. The trouble arose over
some remarks that Ward had made con-
cerning Friends wife. Friend ap-
FAOoSAOO w 0AO, dnu IL ID bdlO SLIuCk
him with steel knucks and in turn re-
turn received two bullets from a so
special. Ward gave up, and at last ac-
counts Friend was in a serious condi-
ton. Both men are employees of the
Yellow Poplar Lumber Co., Friend be-
ing a relative of Galhe Friend, Virginia
manager of the company. Ward is said
to be bad man, he having killed one
man in Kentucky some years ago.
The Republicans of Buchanan county
are feeling around for man to run for
the lower house of the General Assem-
bly,. Glenn Ratliff seems to be the
choice of more than three-fourths of
the Republicans in the county. He
graduated last year in the law depart
ment of Grant University, Chattanooga,
Tenn He is cultured, sober, honest
and reliable young man. Sam Hurley
is asking his friends to honor him with
the nomination. He says he deserves
it because of his loyalty to the party,
but many think different as Hurley
bolted his party and fought Col. Slemp
in favor of Bob Bruce in 1906. Ratliff
has been a Republican ali his life.
WEARY WILLIE.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
ABINGDON FINANCES
Protest Against a Humber of State
mentS That Went the Rounds.

The Abingdon Virginian, published at
Abingdon, Va, in its issue Of last week
took occasion to vigorously resent some
statements going the rounds of the
press to the effect that the town dis
pensary is so profitable that it is not
necessary to levy taxes, and that it is
seriously proposed to declare dividends
for distribution among the propertv
owners. The Virginian particularly OBJ
Jects to story sent out from Bristol. Of
which the following is part:
The towns debt has been paid off
and the streets repaired. 1t is said that
1t is now considering a plan to pay divi-
dends to the property owners, who have
paid no taxes for three years, based on
the assessed value of their propertv.
out of the $4,000 a year profits from
the dispensary. This would be legal. it
is said, though unheard of. 1t is simplv
the case of town having more money
than it knows what to do with, 1t has
actually voted to donate about $40, 900 a
year to the county out of the dispensary
profits, to assist in road building
Commenting on the above. the Vir-
ginian says:
Here are six absolute misstate-
ments In this one short paragraph. The
streets have not been repaired at all; no
such plan has been considered or even
spoken of; it is not so that no taxes have
been paid for three years; the profits of
the dispensary are nothing like $50. 900
year; the town has not more money
than it knows what to do with: it has
not voted $40, 900 to the county.
THE towns public debt has been
paid, but it has taken every dollar up to
a recent date to cancel it. AS a men,
Der of the Town Council the editor of
the Virginian can say that no such idiot
ic proposition has been laid before it as
to pay dividends to property owners. If
there are any such who have not paid
taxes for three years, they are on the
delinquent lists for two years arrears.
The former tax Of Is cents on the 500
was discontinued and there is now 25
cents on the 500, which is devoted to
the public schools of the town. The in
come from the dispensary, it is esti-
mated, will probably be $1,000 month,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
Thompson Valley.

The two sections of the congregation
of Thompson Valley Presbyterian
church enjoyed a very delightful SER
vice at the White Church last Sunday.
An appointment had been made by the
session Of the church for a congrega-
tional meeting to elect elders and dea-
cons.
Rev. P. c. Clark, of Bluefield, w.
Va, preached for the pastor on Friday
and Saturday and also twice on Sunday.
After the morning sermon the conpre-
cation was called to order by the pastor
and the following officers were unani-
mously chosen:
Elders-D. w. Lynch, William J.
Corell and w. Archie Thompson.
Deacons Buchanan, John
Witten and Daniel Thompson.
After dinner, served on the grounds,
Mr.. Clark preached again and the com
munion of the Lords Supper was ad-
ministered. A large congregation was
present and listened with great pleas
ure and profit to the excellent discourses
of Mr.. Clark.
The ordination and installation ser
vices will be held on the fifth Sunday in
this month at the Pleasant Hill church
at IL a. m.
We hope Mr.. Clark will come again
and preach for US. ="
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
TWO SHOT DEAD.
and Third Nan Wounded in Bloody A.
fray In Lee County.

Big Stone Gap, Va, May IA trag-
edy which has not been equaled in this
section for generation took place last
night at Dryden, little village in Lee
county, about six miles distant, when
two men were killed and one injured.
The commencement exercises of Dry
den public school were being held in the
second story of the school building, and
card of admission was necessary to
gain entrance. William lessee, a mer-
chant, aged about 80 years, was door
keeper. R. M. Young, aged about %
years, and William Bailey, aged about
% years, both of whom had been drink.
ing, started to enter. Mr.. Jessee asked
them for their cards, and failing or re-
fusing to give him same, he would not
permit them to go inside.
1t seemed that they desired to be
troublesome. One of the men bsginning
to curse Jessee, the other man asked
Jessee if he was going to take that, and
lessee replied that he was not, and i'm
mediately struck the party who cursed
him.
Then pistols were drawn by Young
and Bailey, eight shots being fired. The
light was put out, and it is supposed
that both Young and Bailey thought
they were firing on Jessee, and instead
were shooting each other. Jessee, who
was shot in the abdomen, is said to have
had pistol, but it was found to be load
ed in each chamber, and it is not thought
he fired. When the shooting was over
and people gathered around, Young and
Bailey were dead, each having been
shot through the heart.
From what can be learned, Jessee is
not blamed by the citizens. Young, who
was son of Hon. Harvey Young, who
represented Lee county in the House of
Delegates for two terms, was employed
by the Federal Government in the inter
nal revenue department. Bailey wss a
telegraph operator and had only recent
ly returned from the West. Young and
Baily were first cousins. Jessee, it is
thought, will recover.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
Items From Card.

Three cheers for Gillespie and the
Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ellis are visiting
relatives and friends at Grundy this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Ratliff paid Mrs.
w. j. Sisk visit Sunday. They were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Cook.
Messrs. Thompsons are in this COM
munity buying sheep. They are paying
good prices and plenty of sheep are be-
ing offered for sale.
Arthur Ratliff, of Skeggs, visited
Card Sunday. Arthur is one of our
best school teachers and is working hard
to help upbuild our community.
The Primitive Baptist held their reg.
ular meeting at Forks of Garden last
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Geo. Wal
lice conducted the services. There viii
be preaching at the same place on tn,
first Sunday in June by Rev. HOLLAND
Boyd.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
TAFT PAYS TRIBUTE TO
SOUTHERN SOLDIERS
By Other Than Seasoned Veterans of
Virginia Would Long Before HaIs
Abandoned Contest.

Petersburg, Va, May 19.-At the
unveiling of the Hartranft statue Mr..
Taft said:
I'VE are met on the soil of Virginia
to dedicate a memorial to the bravery
OF sons of Pennsylvania exhibited in
contest to the death with sons Of vir-
ginia and the South. We stand here in
the center of the bloodiest and most
critical operations of the last year of
the Civil War, only few miles distant
from that dramatic scene at Appomatox
between Grant and Lee, which marked
great qualities Of heart and soul of
each, and which was the real end of the
terrific struggle between the two sec
tons. Here about Petersburg, and
about Richmond, the home of the Con-
federaey, were carried on these besieg-
ing operations, begun late in the Spring
OF 1864 and continued with courage and
tenacity OF purpose characteristic of
the Federal commander for nearly a
year, and resisted with the bravery and
strategy and wealth of expedient of
the Confederate leader until the forces
OF the South, worn out by constant as
saults and incessant hammering, were
compelled to yield to the greater num-
bers and resources of the North.
ut is forty-four years since the bat
tie of Fort Steadman. In the time
which has passed the bitterness of the
lnternecine struggle has passed away,
and we now treasure as a common herit-
age of one country the bravery and
valor of both sides in that contro-
versy."
The President paid tribute to the
Southern forces by saying that a con-
test was given by soldiers, which by
any other than tried and seasoned vet
Grams of Virginia would have long be-
fore been abandoded. he continued:
I'VE could not-dedicate this beautiful
and enduring memorial to the volunteer
soldiers of Pennsylvania with much
sense of its justice and appropriateness,
had they not been confronted by an
enemy capable of resisting their as
saults with equal valor and fortitude. &"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
HENRY Il. ROGERS
DIES SUDDENLY
The Great Railway King Falls a Victim
to ApOpl6Xy-WaS Head Of The
YiFginial Railway System.

New York, May 19.-Henry H. Rog-
ers, vice president of the Standard Oil
Company, moving spirit in the organiza-
ton Of the Amslgsmated Copper Com
pany, builder Of railroads and philan-
thropist, died at his home here at 7:2O
o'clock this morning from a stroke of
apoplexy.
Death came about an hour after Mr..
Rogers had risen for the day, mention
ing to his wife that he was feeling ill.
At O'Clock he lapsed into unconscious
ness and before the family physician ar
rived he was dead. He was SO years
old.
The death Of Mr.. Rogers follows
closely upon the completion of the great
railway project, to the accomplishment
OF which the energies Of his later years,
his genius for organization and con-
siderable portion Of his private fortune
was devoted. This was the building Of
the Virginian Railway, 4 line which
opened up rich bituminous coal coun-
try in West Virginia, extending 449
miles from Deepwater, W. Va, to a
tidewater terminal at Sewell's Point.
Va. This road was distinctly an indi-
vidual undertaking Of Mr. Rogers and
he personally bore the greater part Of
the cost of its construction, which has
been estimated at $40, 100000. His re-
mains will be taken to Fair Haven,
Conn.,, his boyhood home, for burial.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
Married In Bristol Sunday.

The Bristol Herald Courier of Tues
day, May the 18th, says:
A marriage of much interest occurred
in Bristol Sunday afternoon at the home
of the Rev. c. T. Taylor, on Hill Street,
when Miss Ina Gillespie, Of Tazewell
county, Virginia, became the bride OF
Roy White, a prosperous hardware
merchant of Richlands, Va. The couple
were accompanied by Jas. ]. Dougherty,
the well known Bristol travelling mar
and friend of the groom, who made
arrangements for the wedding.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
M'CUE INSURANCE CASE.
Court Decides That Company Must Pay
On Life OF Nan That Was HANGED

Richmond, Va, May 18.-A final de-
cree has been issued by the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges
Jeter c. Pritchard, Edmund Waddill,
Jr., and A. G. Dayton sitting, refusing
a petition from the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurace Company, to grant a
re-hearing in the case of the heirs of ].
Samuel McCue, which means that the
Northwestern Mutual will be forced to
pay the death claim of $50, 900 on the
life of McCue, hanged at Charlottesville
for wife murder.
The case of the heirs against the
Northwestern Mutual Life for the re-
covery of the twenty-thousand dollar
face of the policy carried by McCue,
was tried in the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Western District
of Virginia, at Lynchburg, where an
opinion was handed down favorable to
the insurance company. On an appeal
the case was taken to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, where it was
brought to trial during the November
term of 1908, at which time the decree
of the lower tribunal was reversed. On
December 18th of last year, the North
western Mutual, through its attorneys,
filed a petition in the Appellate Court,
begging for a rehearing of the case.
This is the petition which is now re-
fused.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
Resolutions Of Respect.

Hall of Live Oak Lodge, No. S05, l..
o. o. F., Shraders, Va, May Is, 1909.
Whereas, it has pleased the Father
of all to remove from our Lodge below
to the Celestial Lodge above our below
ed brother, Geo. F. Brewster, there
fore be it
Resolved 1st. That while we bow in
humble submission to His will, we shall
sadly miss him, not only in our Lodge
of which he was highly respected and
dearly beloved brother, but in all the
walks of life his example was such as
to cause all to admire the beauty Of his
Christian character, and to cause us to
rest assured that his faith has been
''lost in sight, his hope ended in frui-
tion."
Resolved 2nd. That our Lodge be
draped in mourning for the usual num-
ber of days, that a copy Of these reso-
lutions be sent to each of the county
papers, and the Mcdowell Recorder fo,
publication, copy spread on the min.
utes Of our Lodge, and q copy sent tc
his widow.
II. w. CROCKETT,
]. s. MEADOWS,
F. X. SPARKS,
Committee.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20
Anderson, Of Wise, Va.

Anderson, of Wise, Va.
Supt- Literature-Mrs. A. s. Dickey,
OF Chattanooga, Tenn.
Fifth Sunday Collections-Mrs. S. B.
Cook, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
After the election Of officers the Con-
ference adjourned to meet at wythe-
vile, va, next year.
INCIDENTS OF CONFERENCE.
The people Of Tazewsll extended very
generous hospitality to the delegates,
one hundred and fourteen in number.
The weather was beautiful during the
entire session Of the Conference; and
the good women most thoroughly en-
Joyed the meeting and their stay at
Tazewell.
On Sunday morning Main Street
Methodist church was filed to overflow
ing to hear Rev. ]. B. Ely preach the
annual sermon to the Conference. He
is wonderful preacher and his dis
course on this occasion abounded with
truth, beauty and logic. The large
congregation was charmed with the
sermon.
A very interesting feature of the
gathering was the reception given by
Tazewell Auxiliary at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Brown. The recep-
ton was attended by more than two
hundred ladies'. 1t was a very brilliant
and delightful affair. Delicious re-
refreshments were served and the beau
tiful home of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
proved well chosen place for such a
function.
The following preachers attended the
Conference during its sessions: Revs.
J. w. S. Neal, J. B. Ely, J. w. RAIDER,
J. P. Barnett, T. S. Hamilton and P. L.
Cobb.
Rev. J. P. Barnett preached in the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
to an interested congregation.
The Conference had three sessions on
Monday and Tuesday, and two on Wed
nesday. The officers and delegates
showed that they had their work well
in hand, and know how to do business.
1t was an enjoyable occasion for the
Christian people Of Tazewel1.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-05-20

one-third Of which will be paid to the
road board of the Abingdon district (not
to the county,, for the improvement Of
the roads leading out of Abingdon, the
work to begin at the corporation line.
The town will really be short of money
instead of having more than it knows
what to do with-if the work on the
streets progresses as expected. 1t has
had to borrow money recently, as mat
ter of fact, for improvements, payment
OF salaries, etc. Idle talk concerning
the town has been passed on to gross
exaGgerations, and these too numerous
exsggerations have been passed on to
downright misrepresentation, and these
to falsehoods by the time they get to
the end of the route"