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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13
School Notes.

School opened this year with
an excellent enrolment of over
$50 pupils. OF the former fac
ulty, Miss Cecil goes to the Wise
High School this year; Miss
Davidson is not teaching; Miss
Kline and Prof. Haislip accept.
ed positions elsewhere, and
Miss Undertake il TO be mar
ried on the goth OF this month
Miss Flora Carter and Miss
lrma Orr and Miss Retta
Thompson are the new teachers
up to date. with Miss Lula
Moore assisting in the First
Grade.
No teacher has been secured
permanently in the High School
department in place of Miss
Davidson.
Mrs. II. ID. Morrison is carry
ing on the work OF the Tenth
and Eleventh Grades (third aud
fourth year high SCHOOL,, for
the present.
The health of the school as a
whole is excellent. Our health
officer, DIR. w. #. Baker. made
an examination of every pupil
in school Monday to determine
whether their vaccination sears
were satisfactory. Only a com.
paratively few were found un-
satisfactory.
Prof Young hopes to have
the hearty cooperation of every
patron of the school this year
and he feels sure he is going tc
have it.
The ladies of the Woman's
Home Mission Society of the
Southern Methodist Church
will have a Church Sale on
Wednesday before Thanks,
giving.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13

r. G.. Kilgore, Republican
nominee for Commemorative
Attorney, has withdrawn from
the race. The vacancy will be
filled by either A. p. Crockett,
w. L. Hudgens or j. f. Alley.
Norton News.
Carr II. Butcher, Assistant
Purchasing Agent of the Sto
mega Coke ~ Coal Co. and In.
terstate Railroad Co. left on
9Th for Knoxville. where he
attended the opening of the
Appalac hian Exposition on the
llth. He will spend several
days vacation on his stock and
poultry farm in Union county
near Knoxville, and will also
visit homefolks for several DAYS.
w. b. Stidham. a former re
sident of this place, but who
has been engaged in farming
near Cumberland Gap, in Lee
county, for several years past.
was in town last Thursday. MIR.
Stidham recently purchased a
fine farm near Roanoke, and
expects to move his family to ii
this fall
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13
yoR COMMONWEALTH ATroRNEl

sTo the Voters Of Wise County
hereby announce myself candidate
ifor the Office of Commonwealth Attor-
'uey .Or Wise county, to be voted for at
'ihe November election, 1871.
lfclccted, | pledge myself to use my
.be,t endcavors TO see TO Il that the laws
are strictly and imparlially enforced, ami
further, to see 10 It that the business ST.
.hin of the county are economically adj
lfhrnorcd with election. promise to
boz 800 officer for the whole people ir-
respective of party crceds, doctrines or
limitations and that will serve the PEG
he 90 the best Of my ability
Respectfully.
w. w. C. DoTsoN
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13
HOTEL CHANGES HANDS.

The rouraine changed hands
on Saturday A. G. Anderson.
who has been running the hotel
for several months very salts.
factorily, has turned it over to
j.. h. Bum, who is an exper.
fenced hotel man, and no doubt
will make quite "a success of it's
management.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13
ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED.

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua n Bull
lit announce the engagement
OF their daughter, Margaret. to
Mr.. Prentice O'Rear, of Frank
fort KY, the marriage TO take
place in February
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13

LOST-Gold Glass Pin with
the lettering on the front &C.
I'll S. '02, ," and on the back the
engraving MARY l.. Hoge. -
Finder please return To this of
flee and receive suitable re-
ward.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13
EnR COIINTY CIERk

fu TIM VorEn- on WISE CouNrY.
hereby announce myself candidate
ni ihr office Of County Court Clerk
m Wise County at the election to De held
90 Nn,ombe z, 1911 If ann elected To
thIs office shall perform the duties ol
thf office to the best of my Utility, using
ile most modern and np-to-dnte system
oi keeping the records and indeNing tho
same ihat can be had Anything that
may be done Tor nc in this election win
De highly appreciated
vs. d. MCNlEL
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13

lothe Voters of the l,ichmoui Magis-
terIal District
lercby ANNOUNCE myself candidate
i9f ihc Office of Supervisor for The Rich
mlui Magisierial District at the election
Dob bc held November 7ih 10 elected !
pwimsc to perform the duties OF said of-
h.r Boo tne very best of my ability
T.. 10 KENNEnN.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13

day.
Eugene Brown and CARLYLE
Skeen left Tuesday for the Uni
lversity of Virginia, where they
will attend school.
Misses Virginia Beverley and
Kate Brown will leave this
week for Bristol, where Miss
Beverley will enter Virginia,
lntermont College. and Miss
Brown will enter Sullins Col
lege. Both young ladies will
make special study of music.
Miss Irene Hunt, an exper.
fenced milliner of Baltimore
arrived in the Gap Saturday
night. Miss Hunt will have
charge of Fuller Brothers mil
hnery department this season
Judge II. A. w. Skeen has
appointed the following as
special policemen in Lee county;
| u. Il. Nelms, Pennington Gap;
Hiram Edens, Wallens Creek (:
iC. ii. NeH, Rose Hill; and has
authorized Rev. w. A. Barnett
to celebrate the rites of matri.
mony
j Z Mullins, a guard at the
state prison at Richmond. spent
Wednesday night with home
folks here, he having come to
Russell county with a number
of convicts who were put to
work on the roads in that
county
Miss Corrine Taylor returned
Saturday morning from visit
60 friends IN Pincvillc, Middles
boro and other points in Ken
lucky
Rev Mr.. Lee has been con
Quoting a revival in the Moth
odist Episcopal Church, South,
at East stone Gap. The meet
lings We're well attended and
much interest was manifested,
as many young people, as well
as older ones. were converted
IL is learned that Contractor
Jenkins is pushing rapidly the
work ON the sewer system at
/ Norton, and IT. now looks like
he will he able 90 complete his
contract within the stated time.
December 10th Many of the
streets are torn up as "a result Of
the excavations Norton News
Miss Mary Bum viii leave
this week for Nirginia-lnter-
mont College.
Miss Mary Pierce, Seventh
/ Grade teacher, viii spend next
week at Clifton Forge, where
she will hc Maid OF Honor at
/ the Agee'limberlake wedding
on the goth
j NJ McLemore left Saturday
| for the University of Virginia,
whore he win study law
After having suspended for
/ several weeks the Norton Free
Press has resumed publication
under the management OF Mr..
/ Walthall formerly with "A paper
at Gate City, who hopes to be
Publishing semi-weeklv be-
fore long, and perhaps event.
lually attempt daily publica-
ton of the paper
Mrs. George w. Oliver. OF
Lynchburg, and Mrs Kate Ellis
Ware, of Newport News, spent
Saturday at the Monte Vista
Mr.. aud Mrs. G.. l.. Nash left
Saturday night for a two week S
stay in st. Louis, Detroit and
other northern and western
cities.
Miss Caroline Rhoads return
ed from her visit to Charlottes-
willie in time to enter school
! Monday Miss Sarah Cochran
! did not return with Miss
| Rhoads, as she intends to visit
her brothers in the West before
returning to the Gap.
Miss Corrie Long left Satur-
div for Richmond. where She
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-13
Wedding Invitation.

We are in receipt of the fol.
lowing invitation This young
couple is we'll known i'm the
Gap, Mr.. Agee being a grand.
son of MIR and Mrs. S. Polly.
Miss 'Iimberiakc taught in the
public school here last year. and
was elected again this year, bat
resigned on account Of her ap-
preaching wedding.
Mrs Agnes Margaret lnnlau
requests the honor of youf presence
40 The marriage of hcr granddaughter
GcucWcve Agnes limhetlakc
TO
MI Ernest Beverly Agee
on "Wednesday evening September the
twentieth nineteen hundred audi
eleven at nine Thirty oclnck
Baptist Church
Clifton Forge Virginia
The evening world., 1911-12-19
BRIDEGROOM PAYS
FOR HIS WEDDING
: WITH BAD CHECK
He Gets Bride and $40 Cash
All for Nothing, but Now
Police Seek Him.

.n,. -,n..u,x ,o,nx $50,
'"S "
VINO eaid ne was Eugene Keller OF No
~ West Thlrty.slxth street and n de-
cidsdiy prctty g,rl OF nbout ~,vonty..I.
80. a.. - A.. n. "a, =.
~s"' w INV "'"' ~ wv NV w. '
kcrnsy. No. % West T~wenty-six,h
street. on the nigh, Of oct. ..
"a. ..o, o. 90, u,r..,. ALA a..
-. -. " ~
'.. - w."
vct s"uF ceruho'"' INQUIRED inc
uoe's'ef'
Certainly" said the young man. pro-
The evening world., 1911-12-19
WALL STREET.

AppoIntme nj Of three receivers for the
WAbssh aystem by Judge Adams In the
United States Circuit Court at ~. Louis
last night resulted In heavy selling Of
The compsny's stocks at the outset ~
trading In tho stock market to-day.
Daring the morning period persistent
liquidation draGned the common down TO
~ snd the preferred 10 Nh. Wabash
bonds were also considerably lower.
Heavy selling of tho Wabash issues was
rooscSed In other stocks. which lost
About M point at midday. when
le~est ngvrss for the session were es-
tablishe1.
4 aest6ed change occurred In the
efteeaoeo. Tho llst dlsregarded the
veakaess In the Wabash group aud
Segsu "a follow IN the wake Of Steel.
WAle1s ruled exceptionally strong. TOY
os>eoe Of the day were made near clos
~ time. steel rose 10 dsA. ting highest
~ thia movement. Union Pacific. Read
iag. American Cotton oil and Atlantic
Coast were other prominent features.
The evening world., 1911-12-19

be upright and honorable"
Justiou MeInerney announced that the
Court decided to put Temple IN charge
~ Probation officer Baldwin until Doc.
=. while his case was Investigated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
BLAST KILLS TWO; HURTS 20
Illinois Hotel Is Blown Up by Gas Elk.
pIosion-Rescuers Are Badly
Burned.

Elgin HIN gas explosion at
the Wilburn house at Carpentersville
Monday Howard Mann and Adam
Oberst were killed and twenty others
injured, four fatally.
The hotel was wrecked. Carpen-
tersville is small town six miles
north of Elgin.
Gas from a leaky main is supposed
to have caught fire from stove. The
guests fed in panic from the hotel
and there were many narrow es-
capes.
The defamation was terrific and the
air was filed for several seconds with
a burst of flame and flying fragments
of wood. The house was destroyed
and it was some time before search
of the ruins could begin.
The survivors of those who had
formed the rescue party were fright
fully burned, and adjoining houses
were turned into temporary hospitals,
while the injured were attended to by
all the physicians who could be sum-
moned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
DARING HOLDUP IN CHICAGO
Daylight Robber Cowes Employees OF
Restaurant and Escapes With
Large Sum of Money.

Chicago.-A criminal adventurer OF
unusual daring walked into Rector's
restaurant in broad daylight, coWed
two employees with brace OF re-
volvers, compelled them to fill his
pockets with the contents Of the cash
drawers and the safe-in all $3,302.25
and escaped.
He was not masked, neither did he
appear nervous. After the robbery
he walked out of the place, Monroe
and Clark streets, leaving behind only
two clues to his identity. One clue
was street car transfer and the
other was a half chewed cigar.
The holdup was witnessed from
across the room by woman employe,
but the robber completed his work be-
fore she could give the alarm.
Although only one man entered the
dining room, the police believe he had
three companions stationed on the
stairs in the, street entrance at 122
Monroe street. Four men are said to
have left the restaurant entrance I'M
mediately after the robbery. They
walked across the street in sight of
two policemen in Monroe street, who
knew nothing of the robbery until
some minutes later.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
PAYS TRIBUTE TO CULLOM
Burton Links His Name With Lincoln
in Defense Against Remarks
of Bailey.

MISUNDERSTANDING that the
United States senate regards Senator
Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois as next in
esteem to Abraham Lincoln, of all
men the state has produced, Senator
Burton of Ohio, in speech Monday
against Senator Lorimer retaining his
seat in the senate, criticized Senator
Bailey Of Texas for his suggestion that
if Mr.. Lorimer's seat was illegally
obtained, the condition might apply
to Senator Cullom, his colleague.
"The senator from Texas" he said,
did wrong, no doubt unWittingly, in
suggesting that if Mr. Lorimers cleo
ton is invalid, so is that of the senior
senator Senator Cullom was nom
mated by the whole state of Illinois,
receiving a plurality of $4,000 votes.
1t is unfair, even ir<the remotest way,
to intimate that there is anything in
common between the two cleo
tions.
For more than fifty years the
senior senator has served the great
state of Illinois, and for thirty years
he has been in the senate. We all
prize him as member of this body.
OF all the men whom Illinois has pro-
duced, we regard him as next in es-
TEEN to him who dwells on an unap-
proachable pinnacle-Abraham Lin
coin"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
TO GUARD.
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE
MEXICAN BORDER PATROL
LED BY AEROPLANES.
ONE is ALREADY ENGAGED
Army Officers Experience Much Diff
Guilty in Preserving Neutrality-Be-
lieved Illegal Expeditions Can Be
Stopped by Aid of Aviators.

Washington-The war department
patrol along the Rio Grande river and,
for the first time in this country, avi-
ators will enter the military service OF
the United States.
So far as an air scout can dis
cover, General Hoyt, the commander
OF the department of Texas, will soon
be in a position to determine the
facts as to the activities of the insur
gents along the Mexican border.
At present, owing to conflicting re-
ports, the army officers engaged in
maintaining neutrality find the task
difficult, and the troops are con-
tinually making wild goose chases
after military expeditions reported to
be crossing the Rio Grande, which
rarely materialize.
In the meantime, when the troops
are on these false scents, it is pre-
sumed that armed parties make their
way across the river at unguarded
posts.
General Wood, chief of staff; Gen
eral Allen, chief signal officer, and
John Barry Ryan, president of the
United States Aeronautical Reserve,
held conference Monday, and after
ward it was announced that the war
department has accepted the tender of
Robert Collier of one of his new
Wright biplanes, which is now in New
York, and this will be rushed to the
Mexican border by express and turned
over : to General Hoyt. The reserve
is prepared to furnish half a dozen
other machines for military use at
short notice.
With that number of machines
soaring constantly over the crooked
channel of the Rio Grande and back
into the country where illegal expedi-
tons may be organizing, it is believed
the military will be able practically
to establish an impenetrable patrol
along the border.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
D|Az TROOPS FLEE
FEDERAL ARMY, WORSTED in
BATTLE, SENDS REINFORCE
MENTS TO JUAREZ.
MORE SOLDIERS EN- ROUTE
Rebel Leaders Delay May PRECLUDE
Taking of Border City-Reporteo
That Regulars Lost 40 Killed at
Blanche Fight.

Ell Paso. Tex.-Amid the joyful
shouts of the populace, Colonel Raba
go and his command of 800 federal
troops entered the city Of Juarez Sun
day evening without molestatlon by
the revolutionists who had threatened
to take the town.
The star of the insurrecto leader,
Pasqual Orozco, who was to occupy
the city c.. Juarez by sunrise Sunday
morning, appears to be ON the Wane
His policy of delay has enabled rem
forcements to reach Juarez, and the
probability of taking that city is now
considered much more remote than
it was heretofore.
Other reinforcements, in the shape
of General Navarro's column, are en-
route from Chihuahua, and it is eX-
pected here that the federals Will De
able to hold the city and that, know
ing this, the insurrectos will retire.
The net result in killed and wound
ed of battle at Bauche between Oroz-
co and Rabago is not known. The fed
eral loss cannot be learned, but 1t was
reported ITO had been killed.
A Red Cross train returned with ~
men and children refugees, picked up
near the scene of battle, and the 9TH
Gals reported they could not reach
the battle-ground because the federals
refused to recognize the Red Cross
flag
The regular passenger train over
the Juarez division of the Mexico
Northwestern railway was ditched by
Orozco's force of insurgents in small
cut at Buache, ten miles south of Jua-
rez, Saturday night.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
MOODY JUBILEE IS BEGUN
Silver Anniversary of Founding OF
Bible Institute Attracts Many
Notable Men to Chicago.

Chicago.-A weeks celebration OF
the silver anniversary OF the found
inc Of the Moody Bible institute be-
gan Sunday and has brought to
Chicago a large number OF leading
evangelists and other religious work
ers. The religious program OF the
morning was conducted by Bishop
John H. Vincent, Bishop Charles Ed
ward Cheney, DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman
and others, and in the afternoon we'll
known laymen from various cities re-
lated "reminiscences of Dwight L.,
Moody. The music for the week is
under the direction of DR.. d. b.
Towner.
feature Of the celebration Is
large papier-mache map Of Palestine
made from 500 Chicago newspapers
by Rev. E. A. Marshall, who is pre-
pairing a missionary museum. Inc
map is made in relief and is Il feet
hieht. It's weight is about l,5oo
pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
MILLIONS IN BIG LAND GRAB
Illinois investigating Body Reveals
Vast Alleged inroads on Waters
Fix Loss at $25O,OOO,O00.

Chicago.-The state of Illinois has
been Illegally deprived of thousands
Of acres of land along the shores OF
Lake Michigan and other waterways
at a value of at least $3.50, 100000 by
large corporations and private inter-
ests Of the state. Chicago has been
the largest sufferer.
The Illinois Central railroad alone
has grabbed 400 acres in the city's
front yard and the attorney general
should sue to recover it's value and
perhaps revoke the company's charter.
The Chicago river has been camped on
illegally from end to end by great cor
porations and business houses.
These are a few of the conclusions
reached by the Chiperfield committee,
which was appointed by the Forty
sixth general assembly to investigate
submerged lands in the state. After
almost two years of exhaustive labor
the committee has compiled its report,
which consists of 16 large typewriter
volumes and which is accompanied by
two massive chests filled with maps,
photographs, documents and records
dating back to Indian days.
Bald statements and verbose
charges are not relied on by the com
mittee to support the truth of their
findings. With all the care of expert
lawyers preparing case for court the
legal questions involved have been
gone into and hundreds of pages in
the report consist Of supreme court de-
cisions, legislative enactments and
what amounts practically to complete
legal briefs.
And with nc beating around the
bush or technical equivocatlon, the
committee makes the unqualified state
ment that the reclaimed empire stolen
from the people can be recovered.
Strong recommendation is made that
proceedings be started Immediately.
So comprehensive is the report IN
the belief of lawyers who have seen
it that any ordinary members OF the
bar could walk into court with 1t un-
der his arm and turn the state OF I'LL
nois upside down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
KILLS HIMSELF UNDER CAR
press Messenger Chooses Death
by Bullet.

Paris, Ont.-Rather than be roast
ed to death, John Whitelaw, an ex-
press messenger, shot himself dead
while pinned under the wreckage of
a Grand Trunk passenger train. Four
others met death in the crash.
Whitelaw always carried revolver,
and although crushed under the
wreckage, he remained conscious and
urged rescuers to extricate him. The
wreck was burning and the workers
were driven back, leaving the ex-
press messenger to face death in the
>ESnes.
eff yca don't help me soon I'll end
it ALL" moaned Wi7::..alaw. In a mo-
ment more there was a muffed shot
He had kept his word
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
MAIL SHAKEUP is DUE
HITCHCOCK ANGRY; REORGANl-
zATioN OF SERVICE POSSIBLE.
Burdens Are Placed on Railway En-
poyes by Orders Issued Without
Postmaster Generals knowledge

Washington.-An upheaval in and
perhaps a reorganization of the rail
way mail service may result from the
development of mismanagement, in
subordination and inefficiency in the
service.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is in
censed over the situation as it has
been disclosed, and he makes no con-
cealment of his indignation.
For considerable time he has been
conducting a personal investigation
into the operations of the railway mail
service His inquiry is not concluded
yet, but the facts developed indicate
plainly that it's results are likely to
be drastic.
Rumors reached here from several
points that changes in officers OF the
railway mail service were imminent.
Mr.. Hitchcock expressed himself as
much dissatisfied with the manage
ment of the railway mail service, par
ticularly in respect to the personnel
of the service.
His investigation, he indicated, had
disclosed the fact that orders had
been issued by subordinate officers
placing upon the employees unreason-
able burdens, in some instances hui
initiating burdens. These orders were
promulgated in the name of the post
master general, although he knew
nothing about them.
Mr. Hitchcock said the only changes
in the status of the railway mail
clerks was caused by an effort of the
department to effect reasonable re-
adjustment Of hours of service, so as
to equalize the hours throughout the
country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
LINES OF LEAST RESISTANCE.

Many youths are trained along the
lines Of least resistance. Their careers
are watched so that they may not run
against obstacles and disappointments
says the Ohio State Journal. They
get all the money, clothes, idl1ng,
pleasures they want without making
a single effort to possess them. I'VE
want John to have a good time now,
for after while he may not have 1t,
is the philosophy upon which many
parents act. It is great folly. The
boy who is put on the lines of least
resistance and meets with few if any
adversities, gathers little strength of
mind or character. There is no Gid
ing forward. There is no step in ad-
vance that does not involve an effort
The boy whose path is made smooth
and easy for him Is like the pupil in
school who studies arithmetic with
key. He got his lessons, but he died,
at last, in an inflrmary. Just mark 1t
down, oh rich and loving parent, that
your boy, raised in ease and comfort,
and with every advantage ready at
hand, provided by your bounty, will
not amount to hill of beans out In
the world, where heroism is in de-
mand and true worth is the test OF
manhood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

The source Of the Amazon river in
South America has been the cause OF
almost as much speculation and been
the objective point of almost as many
exploring parties as the source of the
Nile in Africa and that of the Missis-
sippi in the United States. The mys-
terry has been solved so far as the two
streams last mentioned are concerned,
but the real origin Of the Amazon is
still in doubt. German scientists WHO
have been looking up the matter de-
clare the source of the Amazon is to
be found on the slope Of mountain
In Peru, and not in Lake Lauricocha,
In the same country, as has been as
serted. But the lordly stream, the
greatest of it's kind in the world,
flows calmly on, unconcerned regard
Ing the contentious of the explorers.