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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-17
Council Proceedings
City Council room, Oct 7, 1912.
Regular meeting of city council.

Goehrlng. Roll called; the following
aldermen were present: Brown, Jas
mann, Bliss, Trantina, Jungmann,
SER.
The minutes of previous regular Sept
land regular adjourned meetings Sept.
6 1912 were read and approved.
On motion the following bills were
allowed as read:
Ell. Harms, donation > 10 90
Milo Baird, salary 90 90
Interstate Power Co, lights 86 90
Joe Trantina, 1br & material IA so
Christ ]. Diede, labor 80
Burns Drug Co., mdse 35
Otto Voy, labor 10 81
Goodridge-Call Lumber co, tile IS 70
]. H, Queal & Co, brick and ce-
ment % u
Amos Stafford, labor 2 90
Joe soukop labor and repairs 90
Christ Rieser, labor 9 is
VIM Behl, labor d repairs 80
A, d, Ardery, labor & repairs s 10
Citizen-Republican. printing IS 90
Byron Grant, labor co
Jacob Korb, labor 1919 10
G. w, Baird, labor 81 80
Rev. Ploetz appeared before the
council in behalf of he Boy Scout Or
ganization asking permission for the
use of the City Hall to be used as a
meeting place for said organization.
On motion of Aid. Bliss seconded by
Aid Jasmann the permission was
granted. All voting aye.
A petition signed by seven 90 citi-
zens of Scotland was presented asking
for an electric light to lie placed about
700 feet southerly from Blk IA & Is Elm
street, Grants Second Addition to the
city of Scotland.
On motion Of Aid Serr seconded by
Aid Bliss the Light Committee was in
structed to nav a light placed at a
point as per petition. All voting aye.
A motion was made by Aid Bliss
seconded by Aid Brown that tie city
donate the sum of $66 40 to the Gene
terry AssE. to make up the deficiency
for the building erected on said ceme-
terry. All present voting aye.
On motion meeting adjourned.
F. GoEHRlNG
y. .. Mayor
Auditor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-17
FELLOWS PIANO CONTEST.

FELTON'S PIANO CONTEST.
Alta Baker, Scotland 1916
Nellie Dunmire 800
Sam johnson $50
Matte Lerson 27l
Maggie Pillar 5ll
Vlasta Trutnovsky 983
Mrs. Frank Simental Jr. 2lO
Osker j, Thum 100
Lucille Clsar 5494
Mary E. Boone 1888
Clara Schenkenberger 273
Violet Sweet 80
Jennie Smith 100
Margaret Plattner 100
Susie .Blasius 800
Wayne Plattner l1a
Ruby Parr 217
Frances Mason ITO
Mary Dockweiler 293
Josephine Tamsk 100
Miss Kline ga
Mary Novak 100
Nettie Stolte 100
Florence Brown liz
Lula Harris 10O
Regina Bjorum 11a
Margaret Foley, Memo 100
n - -. D----
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

w. A. Ayers, of Lebanon,
was in town on business Thurs
day
c. f. Hagan; of Clinch, is in
town this week attending Unit.
ed States Court.
d. G. Anderson, of Philadel-
phia, is spending a few days in
the Gap this week on business.
Mrs. A. l.. Witt and little
son, Floyd Winston, have been
visiting relatives at Mendota.
j E. Body, manager of the
Royal Laundry at this place,
spent Saturday at Dante on
business.
Attorney II. G. Morrison. of
Johnson City, spent few days
last week i'll town on profess
slonal business.
Miss Laura Ashworth return
ed TO her home at Coeburn,
Monday after a visit with her
cousins, the Misses Bruce.
Miss Stella Head is visiting
her friend Miss Blanche Broad
water at Gate City for a few
days
Z. Thompson Carter, of Gate
City, was II business visitor
10 the Gap on last Friday.
Mrs. NJ. r. McCorkle is spend
ing several days visiting relat.
ives near Jonesville.
Rev. R. X. Sutherland and
two Of his young sons went to
lazewell last week to attend
the funeral services of Mrs.
Sutherland's uncle, Mr.. Copen-
hayer.
Miss Grace Long is visiting
her sister, Miss Corrie, n nurse
IN training at the Abingdon
hospital, and other relatives at
that place.
Charles Willis, n son of j. w.
Wills is recovering from an at
TACK OF typhoid fever.
Bass ranges are absolutely
guaranteed both in prices and
SGlllclency. For sale by w. G..
Congressman Q. B. slemp is
spending a few days in town
Some new cases of typoid
lever are reported from the v.
q 5 w. depot section of the
zap, one being a child of Joe
peaman and the other in a
family living in the same vicin-
W. G. Coutts is getting in a
car load of sewer pipe this
meek' and is prepared to supply
your wants in this line.
!, W D. Tyler and c. @. Hays,
a. Dante, were in town several
days last week.
" +. Hammer, w. w. Kemp
anu anu Geo. V. Hughes, of Dor
tSnester, spent part of last week
nere attending court.
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Inc United Daughters of
Confederacy will hold their
regular monthly meeting on
Saturday, August 3ist, with
Mrs. 5. a. Bailly.
George Moore, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. l.. Moore, of Chatta-
nooga, is visiting friends in
the Gap, the guest of Carlysle
Skeen.
Prof. j. N. Hillman, of Coe-
burn, the popular superintend-
ent of Schools for Wise County,
was in town Monday and Tues
day on School matters.
Robert Wells, John Gilly and
Billy Mathews left Tuesday
morning on "a three weeks fish
ing and hunting trip over on
the Holston.
Mrs. S. p Fleenor and three
children, Addie, Wilbur and
Hazel, have returned from a
visit with friends and relatives
at Mendoza.
Miss Mary Pennington, of
Pennington Gap, is the attrnc-
tive guest of Misses Thelma and
Mary Baker at this place.
Rev. and Mrs. J.W. Wagner,
and baby, of Appalachia, were
visitors to the Flower and Baby
show Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Hugh X. Gibson, of
Richmond, Ky, returned to her
home Thursday after n week
visit with her parents DR.. and
Mrs. ID. T.. Orr, Mrs. Gihson's
sister, Miss lrma Orr, accom-
panied her for a short visit in
Richmond.
Mrs. j. II. Long spent part
of last week at Imboden visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Moody.
Tx Senator Peyton f. st.
Clair and his son, William G.
st. Clair, prominent citizens of
Giles county, residing near
Pearisbug, were in the Gap
Thursday.
Former County Engineer
Sylvan Taylor, of Norton, was
in town last week, having been
called as a witness in a case
in the Federal court.
Mrs. Geo. X. McCorkle, of
Etowah, Tenn, is visiting the
family of her brother, j. l..
Mccormick, at this place.
b. f. Smith has moved his
family from the Hodge proper
ty on Jerome Street to the Mil
lard property on Imboden Hill.
Don't fail to see the new fall
styles in footwear at Fullers'.
Patricians for ladies and Bust
er Browns for misses and child
rem.
Messrs. w. d. and j. G. Full
er will leave in a few days for
New York to buy the fall and
winter stock of goods for the
mercantile firm of Fuller
Brothers.
Misses Lily Wells and Nettie
Willis accompanied by Mrs.
Villas Wells spent Monday in
Appalachia shopping.
Little Miss Alma Wells is on
the sick list this week.
Are you just surrendered to
those little, nasty, filth laden
flies? They are alive and reed
ing with disease and death. For
the life of yourself and friends
shut them out. You can aad
it's a disgrace not to do it.
Postmaster Kilgore has
moved into his new quarters
and Now has as neat post
office as any Mr.. Mans town
between the two ooeans.-Nor-
ton News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-21

luncheon Tuesday afternoon at
two O'Clock in compliment to
Mrs. III. Kyle Morrison and her
sister, Mrs. Maidel Turner Tay-
lor, of Chicago.
Geo. A. Smith and Miss
Louise Smith, of Rogersville,
Tenn, were registered at the
Monte Vista Monday.
DEATH NOTICE Mrs. II. j..
Hanson, mother of Mrs. A. G.
Matheson, died on Tuesday af-
ternoon, August 10, at Max
Meadows, Va.
w. II. Eads, editor of the
Wise County News, published
at Norton, was II business visi
tor to the Gap last Thursday,
and while here gave us n pleas
ant call.
The town health authorities
have ordered a large quantity
of Chord of lime for disinfect-
ing purposes which will be sold
ut cost price to those wishing
to use it about their premises.
The corner stone of the new
colored Presbyterian church.
now in course of construction
will be laid on next Sunday af
ternoon mt three O'Clock by the
colored Odd Fellow lodge of
this place.
j X. Cameron and DR.. j. G..
Sutherland, of Clinchwood
Geo. @. Peery, A. NJ. vicers, j.
d. Dorton and r. =. Bruce, of
Wise, and II. S. Graham, Of
Norton, We're among the visit.
ing attorneys in town last week.
j. l.. Litz, of Coeburn, promi-
nently spoken of as suitable
timber for the Republican Con-
gressional nominee from the
Ninth district was among the
visitors from that place who
spent Sunday in town.
Judge and Mrs. Thomas NJ
Anderson, of Wise, were among
the visitors here during court
last week.
j. f. Payne, manager of the
Wise county division of the
Virginia Tennessee Telephone
Company, spent Saturday in
Wise in the interest of the Com.
pany.
Miss Pearl Blessing, of South
Blackwater, will start for Pen
nington and Big Stone Gap.
where she will visit relatives. =
Jonesville Star.
Mrs. j. w. RAIDER, who it
was thought a few days ago,
would have to undergo an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis, is i'm
proving, and is probable the op-
Grafton will not be necessary at
this time.
According to news received
HI Cummings, who was taken
to Stonega Hospital recently
for treatment of typhoid fever
in getting along nicely, having,
it seems, only a light attack Of
the disease.
Grandma" FILLER, mother of
Mrs. Henry Taylor returned
from Tazewell last week where
she was called on account of
the illness and death of a neph.
ew, a Mr.. Carter.
Mrs. John Barker, of Abing-
don, a former resident of Biz
Stone Gap, is visiting friends
and relatives here and at Ap.
palachia.
w. E. Wolfe, Pat Hammond
and Oscar Willis. took advan,
tage Of the Norfolk and West.
ern's excursion rates from Bris.
tol to Norfolk the first of the
week and are now seeing the
sights of the seaport town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-21

Ladies aud Misses fall suits
have arrived ii Goodloe Bro.
and are now ready for your in
spection. Call and see them.
Miss Florence Mccormick is
spending q month with her
cousins Mt Etowah, Tenn.
White McLin, n prominent
merchant of Rosehill, Va, was
a visitor to the Gap Thursday.
Miss Josephine Kelly has re-
turned from q visit to Miss
Logsdou Richmond at Ewing,
Va.
Miss Grace Witt, of Norman,
Okla, will be the attractive
house guest of Miss Muncy for
several weeks,
Miss Kitty and Bess Hollo-
man returned to Knoxville
Tuesday after visit of several
weeks to their sister, Mrs. j.
w. RAIDER, at the district par
sonage.
The Monte Vista hotel has
a new feature in the lobby
which is attractively conyen-
lent. This is an up-to-date
loose-leaf register.
DR.. J.P. Mcconnell, of Emory,
well known in educational
circles all over the state, spent
Monday night at the Monte
Vista.
We are glad to learn that
Miss Sophia Benedict, who has
had quite Il severe attack of ty-
phoid, was allowed to sit up for
the first time Sunday and eat a
soft boiled egg which doubtless
gave her much pleasure and
satisfaction.
Miss Sarah Cochran returned
Tuesday from n visit to relatives
and friends at Charlottesville.
Supt. j. N. Hillman came
down from Appalachia Monday
afternoon where he assisted the
district trustees in bonding the
district teachers, and spent the
night at Monte Vista. AS usual,
he was right on the Job, and
took a look at tho colored
schoolbuilding under course of
construction before returning
to Coeburn, Tuesday morning.
a. l.. Witt spent Friday in
Pennington looking after the
fire insurance interests of Bar
ron and Witt at that place.
VIRGIN OLIVE OIL.-The
real Juice OF the best olive trees
in the world makes your salads
more delicious. Kelly Drug
Company.
Frank Armstrong Parks, the
young son of the manager of
the Touraine and Monte Vista,
is Offering a reward for the
body, dead or alive, of his most
intimate friend, n Young aliga-
tor, who has shared the intima-
cy of Franks room and bath
tub for the past two years. The
reptile in question escaped from
under his wner's watchful eye
several days ago and unavail-
ing search has since been made
for His Ugliness.
FOR SALE.-Win sell ex-
tremely cheap for cash one
eight room house at Cadet, Va.
also my residence on Virginia
Avenue, Norton, Va. Address
IL. b. Beatty, Crawford, Neb.
32-35.
In the local in last week s
paper in reference to the houses
Bum & Petit were building
on Wood Avenue it should have
read j. b. Bum, as Mr.. Petit
is not interested with him in
the erection of these houses.
Miss Madge Muncy entertain
ed a house party the past week
complimentary to her guests,
Miss Grace Hyatt, of Wesley
Chapel, Va, and Mr.. Roads
wager, of Georgetown, Ky. a
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-08-21

The United Daughters of
Confederacy will hold their
regular monthly meeting on
Saturday, August 3ist, with
Mrs. S. A. Bailly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
bills THIS WEEK
At THE THEATRES
VAUDEVILLE AND MOVING re
runH SHOWS CONTINUE CHIEF
ATTRACTION.
POLICY AT THE B1JOU
.sCewE WHEN YoU PLEASE. stan
as LONG AS YoU LIKE" PoPU-
EAR--CoNCEaNrvG SUM-
MEH Parks.

Some day or other Richmond is
coming into its own as a summer
park center. An enterprising mana
ger viii prove that. given the proper
kind OF entertain ment. this city is
hungry for open-air summer smuse-
ment.
Band concerts IN the parks by local
ganizattous, municipal or otherwise.
are unknown. They would do very
we'll for a starter
4 sacred concert IL CnIuloors5o
park on sunday AFTERNOON would
not be amiss, Incidentally. the said
ssered concert 10 consist Of music By
recognized composers; such music as
the folks at home enjoy on sunday,
whether II pe wagner or Rosstns,
Chopin or Bach, Bliss or sankey or
Nctfranahan.
But 10 get back To the summer
mark idea Richmond Is wealthy IN
-x,iates- thai -meHld make Ideal sum
u1er parks. Nothing is more natur-
ally suited to this sort of entertain
ment than Reservoir park Forest
nm fifteen minutes from Broad
street. is another ideal summer park,
and Lakewood is another.
Many tell how clever puryeyors TO
the public IN the line OF amusement
have. tried 10 make a success OF these
parks and failed, but that 10 no crl-
tarion. Most OF the attempts prob
ably have been in the line OF an imi-
tation Coney Island, and imitators
are poor Things al best.
AS sad In the beginning. some DAY
a shrewd business man Will come
along and provide an out-of-door en-
terratument for the people ct Rieh-
mond which will not be cheap im1-
tation Of Coney Island. He Will strike
the popular taste and he will get the
CROWD How. when and where is not.
touched upan in these few remarks
The one who 10 able 10 point out how,
when and where Will reap snug
little fortune in Richmond,
But the summer park entertain n
mers liz hansBd 10 come.
The Aborns announce that they
will produce Wagner operas In Eng
crfya Tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23

nahauser' will also be revived in
English at that time.
The feature OF the spring season
of 1914 will be the presentation of
all four operas of Wagner's Nibelun-
gen Ring, die Walk
ure = 'Siegfried'' and "Gotterdam-
merung," all in English. Arrange
ments have been made for new trans
lations of all of these operas in ac-
cordance with modern ideas of vocali-
cation, and Carlo Nicosia, the we'll
known conductor of the Aborn forces,
is spending the summer in reducing
the orchestrations to fit an orchestra
OF fifty musicians. THE Flying
Dntchman" will be given with spec
tacular production for wnich the
scene models have been mads by
Theodore Reisig, who built the Ham
merstein productions at the Manhat-
tan in New York and at The London
opera house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
AT the Colonial.

At the Colonial this week the man
agement seems to have fairly out
done itself in providing for it's pa
irons a program that will be full of
the best that popular-priced vaude
willie provides.
An original comedy military sing
ing travesty Is to be the big feature
OF the bill. 1t 10 known as The
Three Musketeers." This, according
10 advance comment, is one OF the
biggest hits seen In vaudeville for a
long time. THE Three Musketeers"
have scored tremendously wherever
they have appeared and are only now
returning from a European tour
where they are related to have
scored some wonderful triumphs.
One of the better known of vaude
offerings is that of the Holdsworths.
They are team, a man and woman,
who combine some exceptionally
clever banjo playing with some very
tuneful songs.
Loekhart and Leddy have an offer
ing that is labeled "A Brave Attempt
at Suicide" They are comedy aero
bats and they are said to have some
thing that is really new in the way
OF rough-and tumble run. If their
stunt is near as sensational as It's
title X ls sure to be a winner.
One of the better known of ss"de-
ville's trios. the Weslyn Trio. Is TO
be seen In an offering OF mirth, sing
ing and dancing said to be one OF
the kind that takes from the very
ina NJ ,F ITO
a novel terpsehorean feature is 10
be introduced by Toilette and Ben
nett. They have attained the dis
ttnction OF being one OF Americas
premier dancing couples and will exc
cute some startling steps.
Recent phases of photolife will be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
ARORNS WILL PRODUCE ALL
WAGNER OPERAS IN ENGLISH

Each year Milton and Sargent
Aborn add the works of some modern
composer to the repertoire of the
Aborn English Grand Opera com
panies batth only werh-hY Wagner
that has appeared In their list Is
"Lohengrin." The record of this par
ticular work in the Aborn career
demonstrates steady growth OF in
interest in Wagner, which has in
duced the Aborns TO start prepara-
tons for the production of more OF
his works
THE Flying Dutchman." which has
never been given in English in this
country. will be added to the Aborn
repertoire as, one of the novelties or
their spring season of 1918, and Tan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
At the Iuf,iR.

The management OF the Lubin
theater has secured for the week be-
ginning tomorrow bill that is going
notice.
The famous Hall family are known
in every part of the world, and as
athletes have won a reputation, and
for a good many years have been a
feature with the Barnum & Bailey
shows. Nelson Hall and his brother
have been engaged for the feature
attraction on this weeks bin. Nelson
Hall is regarded as perhaps the most
perfect specimen OF man in the world.
His physical development Is marvel
Gus, and TO show the advantage of a
perfect body he has built an act that
easily ranks With. the best oftbe 1lnd
In vaudeville. People Interested In
physical culture will do well to take
q look at this act
Miss Helen Bell. the dainty little
protean artist, Will be welcomed
feature OF the program. She has a
snappy line OF songs, and this coupled
with her charming personality has
won many admirers.
Walter Freeman and Miss Rebe
Fiske will present nondescript COM
edy act, most of which is singing the
latest popular songs and telling
funny stories Their limit. Is fifteen
minutes of real entertainment.
The picture department of the
Lubin has undergone a change. which
will go into effect Monday. Instead
of changing twice a week, there will
be three changes OF frst-rnn pictures.
The Pathe weekly review of current
events will be replaced with the eau
mont weekly. first run. This change
easily gives the Lubin great lead
In the picture department. Licensed
subjects Will be shown. Later an
nouncements will be made regarding
this change.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23

The Aborns announce that they
will produce Wagner operas In Eng
fish. In time they will give the en-
tire ring" Well Wagner IN Eng
lish can't sound any worse than IN
German. that's q comfort.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
interestingly and humorously dis
cussed by the eyer-preseut Colonia-
graph In concluding the program
At the Rijuu.

With record crowds last week, the
Bijou theater management announ-
ces an even stronger bill this week.
and expects to play to capacity bust
ness at every performance, Heading
the vaudeville features come Cook
Kearney Il Co. In the laughing skit,
"A Mixed Affair" This act Will be
backed up by Gordon and Barber In
their dainty athletic and musical
novelty, and Gilbert Lossee, who is
said to be triple-voice marvel.
The kinemacolor views are of
variety and should prove especially
entertaining. The subjects are Ami
NAL and Bird Studies" Carnival at
Nice, 1912" excellent scenic pictures,
and a dramatization Of the we'll
Known episode in London history,
dirty Dick at Bishopsgate.
Carl Garrett, with new song sue
cess, beautifully illustrated. VIII
complete the program.
The popular prices. Ave and ten
cents, will prevail at the matinees
given daily at 3 p. NJ. In the even
ing continuous performances will be
given from 1870 to. 10.45 with ten
cents the price OF admission to all
parts of the house. Regardless OF
the crowds. the management announ-
ces. Come when you please and
stay as long as you like.
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eoncerts--they are free to the hubble
and all who visit the park may enjoy
the programs in their entirety.
The concerts take place every after
noon and night. and the programs
which are changed daily-are ABRAMS
that every one Is sure to hear their
favorite selection during the concerts.
The new feature will be q good
addition to an already popular list,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
At the Empire.

The Empire will repeat itself this
week when 1t offers TO Its many pa
irons another OF the thoroughly ex-
cellent programs that have Of late
been the rule at this amusement
resort. Though the bill given last
week was excellent the new bill bids
fair to outshine 1t.
The attraction that has been book
cd TO head the bill Is that of the
Musical Girls" There are five
members In this LITTLE company and
being a girl act. they must Of neces-
sity be OF feminine persuasion. AS
may be judged by the name Of the
act, Ii is distinctly musical. The
FIVE are yocalists of no, mean ability
and are better instrumentalists.
Tiiford, ventriloquist, Will be in
the very front rank of those present
and will offer an act with the aid
OF his mechanical near-humans that
would be credit TO any Of the fore
most ventriloquists Of the land.
''Nobody's Kid" is the label at
taehed 10 the character comedy skit
that is to be presented by Chas. and
Ada Latham. Both of this pair are
from the ranks OF the legitimate, and
are said 10 Undue their presentation
with an abundant spirit OF natural
ness such as can only be done by
artists.
Good humor and catchy melody
will be added to the program by that
clever pair, Russell and Gray, a team
that has previously played this city
70 the plaudits Of many.
A Juggling noyelt that will be
quite the most novel OF any given
will be put over by Saunders and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23

Cameron. They are said to carry
over four tons OF special equipment.
including their effects for manipula-
ton and their own scenic setting,
which 10 said TO be quite elaborate
in every respect.
Photoplays such al are an ever
increasing source for entertainment
are to be displayed by the Empire
graph. as a fitting climax to q splen
did bill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
CONCERTS AT FOREST HILL
CONTINUE TO DRAW WELL

With It's first appearance last Sun
day afternoon and night. the Chicago
Ladies' Symphony orchestra met with
Instant favor with Forest Hill park
visitors. at which place 1t will give
concerts twice daily.
There Is no charge attached to the