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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

AL Baldwin. of Bluefield. was here on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Hartman returned
Monday from visit to Lebanon.
Miss Nina Dodd, who has been visit
ing friends here, returned to her home
in Bluefield Monday.
The meeting of the Daughters of the
Confederacy that was to have been
held at the residence of Mrs. A. G..
k'ser on next Tuesday has been post
poned until the second Tuesday. Octo-
Der 10th.
Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Alexander re-
celved a telegram from their son. DIR.
Dr. Harvey Alexander, of Dales Island
No. announcing the death on Monday
evening of the two-months-old infant
of Doctor and Mrs. Alexander.
The new equipment was placed in the
postoffice on last Tuesday night. While
the new boxes may be said to he
things of beauty" the majority of the
patrons of the Office will refuse, for the
present at least, to vote them "a ioy
forever"
DR.. Paul Peery and Miss Alice Thomp.
son were united in marriage at the
brides home on yesterday morning at
O'Clock by the Rev. W. w. Carson.
The happy young couple left on the ten
O'Clock train for an extended trip to the
eastern cities.
WANTED-Agentst to sell Acetvlene
Gas Lights. The best generator On
the market. Good territory in all parts
OF the State to good agents. Give ref
erence. Address
Virginia Acetylene Light Co.,
Stanton, Va.
Rev. George H. Gilmer began a series
OF services at the Presbyterian church
here on last Sunday morning with a
strong sermon on "Christ's Fourfold
Mission on Earth" and followed this
IN the evening with an equally strong
one on ''Christ's Fourfold Commission
to Man." The services will continue
this week and next with two services q
a O'Clock in the afternoon and
80 in the evening. Rev. Gilmer is a
Iorceful and convincing speaker of
pleasant address.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
Temperance Lecture.

Mrs. Amy Weech, of Alexandria sec
rotary of the Young Peoples Work in
the W. c. 7. u, will deliver lecture
at the Methodist church on next Tues
oay' october Bird, at o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Weech is speaker of rare abil-
ity' and a treat is in store for all who
near ner' A cordial invitation is ex-
'enoed to all, especially the young peo-
pie' to hear and learn more of the work
the w. c. I. U. is doing for "God.
home and every land"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
BurkeS Garden News.
Burkes Garden Va G,

Burkes Garden, Va, Sept. &c.
Miss Lettie Goodman's new office is
nearing completion.
School opened at the Academy here
on last Monday morning.
Prof. A. S. Greever is attending the
Roanoke fair this week.
Mrs. Lewis Gillespie and daughter.
MRS. Worley, of Graham, were visiting
here first of the week.
Joseph Meek is attending the Roam
oke fair, where he entered a large num-
Der of fine Hereford cattle.
John L. Lawson, of Bluefield, was Wis
lting his sisters, Mesdames Simon Kel-
ly and Attelia Crockett here the other
day.
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NOTICE.

owing to advanced cost of all kind of
neeo ! am unable to continue former
nvery prices for feeding horses. Tween
ty-1ve cents has been the charge for
feeeoing every since corn could be bought
toI Ior5y cents and hay at from seven
to ten dollars per load. Gil
r, SINCE the first day of our county fair
Grain, 25 cents.
Hay at noon extra, 10 cents.
Hay at night, stall and grooming 25c
In other words instead of a 75c rate
per day, it is $1.OO. ' "'e
(" Z. j. Moss, Liveryman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
Sunday School Convention,

On October 18th, at IL a. M. a Sum-
DAY School Convention will be held for
Maiden Spring District, at Richlauds
ior the purpose of organizing said dis
trict' We hope for a large attendance
from all the schools of that district.
Several speakers will be on hand IN
discuss the various phases of SUNDAY
School work.
j. N. Hartman, Pres.
j. A. Leslie, Sec'y.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
NOTICE..

The overseer of the poor for each
Magisterial District of Tazewell county
is provided with contingent fund of
fifty dollars for each year, which is
under control of the overseer of the
poor and the member of the board, of
the respective districts, to be used for
cases OF emergency. After this emer-
gency fund has been expended bv anv
overseer Of the poor, for any one wear
he has no authority, under the law. to
bind the county for any further amount
under any circumstances. All further
allowances must be made by the Board
of Supervisors.
Published by order of the Board of
Supervisors of Tazewell county.
Teste:
mar9tf S. M. Graham, Clerk.
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MONEY TOLOAN
Notice..

BY mutual agreement M. T. Sluss and
James Z. Sluss, doing business as Sluss
1Ios'; nave this day dissolved partner.
snip; M. 4. Sluss taking over all the
s s!ock IN the hrm and assuming all La
DIiIieS mat have heretofore accrued
ano all That may. in the future accrue
against the business. and will, there
aS.e, make settlement Tor all accounts
Wv. &c Sruss
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WHEATLAND
WIkGFIsLD 6 EAapsLl
ROANOKE, :. v aGINrA

10 Ine Citizens Of Tazewell County:
e. hereby announce myself a candidate
or or commissioner of the Revenue in
s ~,ear FORK Magisterial District, and re-
etas.:un sohcit your support at the
JOHN +. GILLESPIE.
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BOARD OF SUPERVIsORs

r. THOMPSON, ch'm'n, Jacksonville Dist
q. A. WAGNER, Clear Fork District.
w. j. LESTER, Maiden Spring District.
Meetings Of the Board of Supervis-
ors for Tazewel county are as follows:
Regular meetings first Monday In
January and fourth Monday in july.
Call meetings the second tuesday IN
each month except January and July.
5. n. Graham. Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28

Here at this Store You Get The Best
and Most Valuable Goods on Earth
and Don't Have to Pay Extra for
Them.
An Interesting exhibit of new
Suits and Coats at value betterment
prices, showing that is sure to please
all women who know what is right
IN style, and who appreciate high
qualities at moderate prices. Well
take Just as much pleasure in show
ing them to you when you come to
look as when you come to buy.
If You doubt our ability TO
sell You better coats and suits
Tor less money than any other store,
come and see our great big line. We
are sure that you will be able to see
the advantages of buying here as
soon as you see the values we are of
terlng. A good time to find out is
when you need your next Suit or
Coat
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
WOMENS' WRAPS
and
1aiIor-Made Suits

Our lot Of Womens' Suits
and Wraps have character
they're distinctive. If you
will look at the quality of the
tailoring-the beauty of the
styles, you'll be greatly inter-
ested in our line of fall wraps
and suits.
We invite women with the
fall and winter suit and wrap
problem confronting them, to
call and see our excellent
lines.
Nothing inferior here. We
would be pleased to show you
the seasons best in suits now
while our assortment is so
pleasing. Price range
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-25
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Victor LAMA and Maria Gamarra
both OF Houghton We're married yes
terday afternoon by Justice Little, th'
ceremony taking place at three oclocl
in, the parlors OF the Commercial hotel
James Croker of Ontonagon re-
turned home yesterday after having
been confined for several weeks at ST
Joseph's hospital.
At meeting of the directors Of The
Copper Country Fair yesterday IA,
protest of a Chassell resident that his
corn had been thrown out unjusly
was not allowed.
Work on the new Presbyterian
manse was started yesterday by Cons
tractor Rasheigh. IL will be a frame
structure. costing about $4,000. rhe
contract was awarded by the buiidinS
| committee Saturday
Attorney Hubert Brennan, os LAnse
was a business visitor in Houghton to-
day.
s. w Clemens of Baraga visited
Houghton on business yesterday after
noon.
+. h. McKenna, OF Duluth. was the
guest Of $. f. Byrne of Houghton last
evening
w. :. Wright insurance adjuster
OF Marquette was in Houghton today
on business.
w. ID. Mcintosh, of Marquette. route
agent of the Western Express COM
pany was a business visitor here to-
day.
The steamer Conemaugh Of the An
.chor line was in port this morning.
stopping at the Quincy and the Copper
Range docks.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. L. Phipps left yes
terday TO return TO their home at Hol-
ly, Michigan, after visit of two weeks
at the home Of their daughter, Mrs. c.
II. Frimodig.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Adolph
Perrault Of Chassell will be held
Thursday morning from St. Annes
church at Chassell and interment will
take place in Forest Hin cemetery
A total Of four hundred deer licenses
has been issued by County Clerk Kali
ser to date, but as yet very few car
cases have been received here most
of the local hunters preferring TO wait
until later in the season. A large buck
and doe We're received here this
morning for Charles Haefer.
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the written essays for which prizes
have been offered during the past two
years, nearly every one reciting the
fact that the ground for the plat OF
corn was plowed and narrowed by the
father OF the boy or girl
Promoting better farming methods
and preventing the improyerishment
of the Houghton county farms was
another object l had in view when
starting these corn growing contests.
The fact not generally known was
that out of every 100 acres under cul-
tiyation I'm Houghton county 80 acres
We're used for hay and oats as late
as six years ago. That the land
was getting poorer was evident from
the great number Of inquiries which
received up 10 that time from Hough-
ton county farmers in regard 10 COM
mercial fertilizers. During the past
three years, / have not received any
such inquiry from Houghton county.
and the further proof Of beneficial re-
suits is found in the steady increase
OF the varieties and the quality OF the
exhibits at your fair.
Each year the fair emphasizes
more strongly the fact that almost
every crop can be grown To perfection
in Houghton county. and il ADVERTISE
the little known fact that for fruit
growing Houghton county has some OF
the most favorable locations in the
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Liber NM. OF mortgages, on pages 314-
3l5, which said mortgage was duly as
signed by the said Joseph w. Selden
, TO the First National Bank OF Calu-
met, a corporation organized and eX-
listing under and by virtue of the bank
ing laws OF the United States OF Am
erica, and doing business at Calumet,
Michigan, by n certain assignment of
mortgage bearing date the tenth day
of August, A. ID. 1911, and recorded in
the Office OF the Register OF Deeds for
the County of Houghton, Michigan, on
the eleventh day of August A. d. 1911
i'm Liber IS. of mortgages on page
1885, on which said mortgage there Is
claimed to be due at the date OF this
notice, the sum Of One Thousand Nine
Hundred Seventy-two and Eighty-f five
one hundredths Q972.s5) Dollars. and
no suit or proceedings at law or in
equity having been instituted to coll
lect the money secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power of sale contained in said mort
gage and in pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided, notice
is hereby given that on the 2Sth day of
December, A. ID. 1911, at ten o'clock i'm
the forenoon. there will be sold at pub
lie auction or vendue, to the highest
bidder, at the front door OF the Court
House I'm the Village of Houghton, in
the County OF Houghton. Michigan,
chat being the place where the Cir
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cult Court for said County is holden)
the premises described in said mort
gage or so much thereof as may. be
necessary to pay the amount due on
said mortgage with six (6) per cent in
terest and all LEGAL costs provided for
i'm said mortgage and an attorney fee
OF Thirty-five 1850 Dollars as also pro-
vided for in said mortgage; the prem
Uses described In said mortgage being
all that certain piece or parcel OF land
situated and being in the Township OF
Calumet County OF Houghton, and
State Of Michigan, and described as
follows; Lot numbered Seventeen Q7)
In Block numbered Forty-four (44) OF
the Seventh addition to the Village OF
Laurium, according to the recorded
plat thereof now on file in the Office
OF the Register OF Deeds for the Coun-
ty OF Houghton, State OF Michigan, to-
gether with the hereditaments and ap-
purtenances thereof, excepting and re-
serving from the operation OF this con-
veyance, all minerals and the right TO
mine the same.
Dated at Calumet. Michigan, this
Third day OF October, A. ID. 1911.
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK OF
CALUMET,
BY Joseph w. Selden. Cashier,
Assignee OF Mortgage.
a. w. Kerr,
Attorney for Assignee,
Business address,
Calumet, Michigan.
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Houehton Department

been less than for several years past
but the freight rates have been lower
\ Contract vessels have cared for most
OF the ore movements and the wild ves-
/ sells have had very little 10 DO. The
| fleets owned by the shippers have car
ried a greater proportion OF ore than
ever before. and the independent own
er has had sorry time Of IT, Every
effort has been made To nurse the sit
uation along I'm the hope Of bolsterins
il NJ for the fall months, but apparent
IN there Is nothing left TO bolster.
Vessel owners have pursued the
same tactics that they did in 1909.
hut unfortunately the freight r. not
Offering TO support their maneuver
In 1909, the season opened very eau
tiously. vessel owners being reluctant
90 put their ships into commission
early. II was June before the whole
fleet was well under way, with the
result that all Of them had steady en-
ployment throughout the year In 1910
the season opened with a rush. more
ore being moved I'm April than ever
before. The May movement was sim
ply terrific for such an early month,
but Il became apparent that things
had been overdone and in order 10
keep the market from going all to
pieces. vessel owners deliberately re-
tired one-nfth OF their ships.
THE movement OF ore 10 oct. l.
1911. is 24,237.137 tons. as against 3d.
IOO.SG4 tons for the corresponding pc
riod during 1910. decrease of 10,263,-
- 7tons. Were the fleet TO move dur
ing the remaining months Of the year,
the total movement for 1911 would be
32.300, 600. There is no
prospect. however, of any such move
ment, and il is doubtful il the total
movement FOR the season will be much
over 30.OOO,O0O tons, which would make
o decrease Of 100000 tons from that
Of 1910"
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Srd day of October A. ID. 1911.
Present. Hon. George c, Bentley
Judge OF Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Thorn
as Wade. deceased
John Wade having filed I'm said court
his petition praying that certain in
strument in writing purporting TO be
the last will and testament of said
deceased. now on file in said court be
admitted to probate, and that the add
mlnistration Of said estate be granted
To- himself or 20 some other suitable
person.
II is Ordered, That the 30th day OF
October A. ID. 1911. at ten o'clock i'm
the forenoon, at said probate Office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition.
II is Further ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
OF a copy of this order. once each
week, for three successive weeks pre-
vious 60 said day of hearing, i'm the
Calumet News. a newspaper printed
and circulated I'm said county.
CSeaD GEO. G. BENTLEY,
A true copy. Judge of Probate.
Lillas c. Mitchell.
Register of Probate.
f. f. LeGendre,
Attorney for Petitioner
Business address,
LauriGm, Michigan.
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ARMLESS PAINTERS.
Sarah Biffen, For Instance, Who Made
Remarkable Miniatures.

Sarah Biffen, For Instance, Who Made
Remarkable Miniatures.
Miss Sarah Bitten was conspicu.
Gus example OF the skill which arm
less people sometimes acquire IN spite
OF their affilctlon. She was miniature
painter to Queen Victoria, and her
work was widely known for It's beau
ty and delicacy.
She was born without arms, but as
girl, having a great wish to become
an artist, she worked earnestly for
years until she could paint by holding
the brush in her teeth In 1921, nc
cording to the Raja Yoga Messenger,
the judges. without any knowledge OF
the means she was compelled to use,
awarded her the gold medal OF the
Society OF Arts, prize sought by
hundreds OF others.
M. de Mentholon and Bertram Hiles
were other artists who were deprived
of the use OF their arms. The former
had only one foot which be used to
paint with.
MIR. lilies lost both his arms In an
accident, being run over by street
car when he was only eight years old
and when he was just beginning to ac-
quire skill In drawing. He spent two
years In patient toll learning to draw
b holding the pencil in his teeth, at
the end of which time he won q first
class certificate from local art school.
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An Antidote HANDY.

The woman was the author OF cook
book that had been published at her
request with wide margins and occa-
sional blank pages for notes and ad-
ditional recipes. Often she had ex-
pressed a wish to see an old copy of
the book and find out to what use the
blank spaces had been put. One day
In a secondhand bookstore her bus.
band unearthed an old volume. No
tcing that 1t had been annotated free.
ly, he bought It. After a day or two
he said:
"How about the notes in that cook
book? Were they Interestingly
NO." she said CURLY; they didn't
amount to anything"
When he got chance he looked
through the book himself Every note
the book contained was n remedy for
dyspepsia and stomach trouble.-New
York Times.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The probate court for the County OF
Houghton.
At a session Of said court held al
the probate office. in the village Of
Houghton. in said county, on the
3rd day of October A. ID. 1911.
Present, Hon. George c. Bentley,
Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF James
Martin Jenkin, deceased.
John Jenkin, administrator having
filed I'm said court mis- final administra-
ton account, and his petition praying
for the allowance thereof and for the
assignment and distribution of the
residue of said estate.
1t is Ordered. That the 3lst day of
October A. d. 1911, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office,
be and is hereby appointed for exam
ming and allowing said account and
hearing said petition.
1t IS Further Ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publication
Of a copy OF this order, once each
week, for three successive weeks pre-
vious TO said day of hearing, I'm the
Calumet News, a newspaper printed
and circulated i'm said county.
(SeaD GEO. G. BENTLEY,
A true copy. Judge of Probate.
Lillas G.. Mitchell,
Register Of Probate.
Macdonald q Kerr,
Attorneys for Estate.
Calumet Mich
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TEACHERS MEETING.
Program for Gathering Announced by
Superintendent Doelle.

A general teachers meeting will be
held Friday afternoon In the Seventh
grade room of the Central building
for which the program as given out by
Superintendent Doelle is as follows:
THE Aim of High School English, -
Frank J. Platt
Language and Grammar Preparation
la pupil should have on entering high
school, Miss Margaret McLauchlan.
Language work in the seventh and
eighth grades, Miss Agnes Murphy.
Work in fifth and sixth grades, Miss
Susie G. Kearn.
Language In the primary grades.
Miss Ethel Warrington.
Notice has been given by Superin-
tendent Doelle Of a change in the time
for holding the semi-annual examina-
lions, which under the new laws will
take place April %, 20 and p, and Au-
gust $, and TO-
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tween Lake Superior and Hudson Bay,
which is causing warmer over the Lake
Region and showers ard snow nurries
over the Upper Mississippi Valley and
northern Lake Region. Due to the de-
cided increase In pressure over the
West colder weather prevails through
out the Northwest, with temperatures
below freezing in the northern Rocky
Mountains and northern plains. The
eastern high has produced fair weather
over that section with heavy frost at
Pittsburg and Washington, ID. c.. and
light frost at Knoxville and Raleigh.
Generally fair weather is indicated for
this vicinity during the next S6 hours.
II will be cooler tonight with freezing
temperature
III. y. COwDRICK,
Ofiicial In Charge.
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FARM NEEDS HORSE.

Mrs. Grace NJ. Walker, superintend
obtain horse TO be used as a driving
horse for trips to town. The farm
already has a team of working horses
but would feel grateful for a donation
OF an animal for driving purposes.
quette, Negaunee and Escababa to su-
perintend the packing of preserves do
mated to the farm by ladies of Mar
quette county.
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SEASON TO CLOSE
ABOUT NOV. 70
VESSEL MEN PREDICT THAT
SHIPPING ON The LAKES
WILL END LATE NEXT
MONTH.

Although marine insurance rates
iii remain in effect at the present
chedule until midnight Nov. 80, well
posted vessel men say that navigation
viii close about ten days earlier. on
~ "a few boats, IN all probability will
be out after that The matter, how
ever. depends considerably on weather
conditions for the latter part of Me-
vember, says the Duluth Herald.
Some Of the vessels which have been
carrying ore for the Steel corporation
will load their last cargoes next week,
It is said, and that concern win be
about through shipping the first week
in November, Il is understood.
At Buffalo. the grain elevators are
filling up with the increased grain re-
celpts and there is a possibility Of a
car shortage. Buffalo elevating in
terests fear that this week there viii
be a congestion OF grain.
Wet weather has prevented grain
being thrashed in the Northwest and
caused shipments 10 be held back This
IS the reason boats are being held up
~ the Lake Superior shipping ports
waiting cargoes. There are boats now
at the shipping ports which will lose
few days this week on account OF
''ght receipts
There is some figuring being done
FOR storage cargges. but the rate is not
',igh enough for the majority of the
~esselmen, who are I'm position TO take
This kind Of business. one man who
has a boat that is not tied up for the
last trip said he does not propose 20
take a storage cargo unless the rate
Re better than TO 2ia cents. He
Feels he will be able 10 get that much
my time and by holding until the last
20 get more.
This week viii see about all Of the
're 10 be given to outside boats by
20 Plttsburg Steamship company
7aded into vessels. There may be
7w odd cargoes for the vessels the
-st few days Of November. but the
-anagement is not in position TO make
an estimate Of these. and will make no
-omises.
Coal cargoes show no improvement, (
nd short loads are rather common. .
here is some negotiating being done
a number Of propositions are being
made. The only one that appeals Is
per rate after three days, which Is
onsidered long enough for a boat o.
Pc az the dock.
During the week a number Of boat
ere chartered by lumber shippers at
from Duluth. Some shippers have
-mber Of cargoes TO send down and
.e after considerable tonnage. Lum-
~ carriers are the only boats that
~e more business than they can do,
2 't now looks as If there would be
0her left at the shipping ports
ON the season closes.
Season Unprofitable One.
'ocording 90 the Iron Trade Review
season Of 1911 on the Great Lakes ,
not been satisfactory 70 vessel (,
ners. II says: /.
Not only has the volume Of freight