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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Our Bogus Land.
l. LEE GRAY.
Sandy Valley News

Sandy Valley News
judge Martin Williams, fter the
courts of justice had refused to report
on any bill in favor of eliminating
the bogus land from our records,
succeeded in having a resolution pass
ed by the house, appointing A. S.
Higginbothnm, Judge j. H. Stuart
and Marshall Mccormick to investi-
gate the titles in this county and
draw up some act that they think will
give US relief in that wild cat trading
that is going on in this county. All
three men appointed are brilliant
lawyers and at the next meeting of
the Legislature, two years hence, we
may expect something same and SEN
sible in dealing with this complicated
question.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Where to Buy Seed Corn.

A reader writes: 81 have a 1O-acre
field that | want to plant in corn.
want to get good prolific corn.
From whom would you advise me to
buy?" We answer, buy from what
ever Progressive Farmer advertisers
you think would suit you best. We
believe they are all reliable and we
have no favorites. Progressive Far
mer.
The Progressive Farmer, we bell
eve, misunderstood the "Reader. "
What he wanted was advice as to the
kind of corn rather than from whom
to purchase. If so, his question should
have been answered as far as posi-.
BILE. And this is exactly what a great
many people would like to know
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Free if it Fails
Your Money Back If You Are
Not Satisfied With The
Medicine we Recommend

We are so positive that our re
medy will permanently relieve
constipation, no matter how
chronic it may be, that we Offer
to furnish the medicine at our ex.
pense should it fail to produce
satisfactory results.
1t is worse than useless to at.
tempt to cure constipation witt
cathartic drugs. Laxatives OF
cathartics do much harm They
cause reaction, irritate, anc
weaken the bowels and tend &c
make constipation more chronic
Besides, their use becomes a habit
that is dangerous.
Constipation is caused by :
weakness of the nerves and mus
cles of the large intestine or DIES.
cending colon. To expect per,
manent relief you must therefore
tone up and strengthen these or.
gans and restore them to healthie,
activity.
We want you to try RexalI
Orderlies on our recommendation
They are exceedingly pleasant to
take. being eaten like candy, and
are ideal for children, delicate
persons, and old folks as well as
Tor the robust. They act directly
on the nerves and muscles of the
bowels. They apparently have a
neutral action on other associate
organs or glands. They do not
purge, cause excessive looseness
nor create any inconvenience VIVA,
ever. They may be taken at any
time, day or night. They will
positively relieve chronic or
habitual constipation, if not OF
surgical variety, and the myraids
OF associate or dependent chronic
ailments, if taken with regularity
Tor reasonable length of time. ~
tablets, 10 cents; IS tablets, 2s
cents; so tablets, so cents. Sold
in Tazewell only at our store
The Rexall Store. John E. Jack
son, Druggist,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
ENABLING ACT DEFEATED.

The Enabling Act has been defeat
ed in the Senate of Virginia. The
people are denied the right or privi-
lege of expressing themselves on the
question of Statewide Prohibition.
There were 80 many good people who
wanted to vote on the question. who
desired to try it out, that we cannot
but feel sorry that they are disap-
pointed. They will have another op-
portunity-there will be other days.
After all, perhaps it is best that the
bill was defeated at this time. With
the hard contest made against it, the
seemingly widespread opposition, its
passage by very small margin.
would have been unfortunate. There
isslittle doubt but the question would
have carried before the people, but to
have won by small majority would
have robbed the measure of an entbu-
siasm necessary to it's enforcement.
There are victories and victories.
Some defeats are victories-some
victories defeats With wet States
all around US. express companies.
liquor drummers and telephones,
there is no such thing, in reality, as
dry territory. Statewide Prohibition
In Virginia would not have kept Iio-
uor out of the State, so long as ex-
press companies are permitted to
haul it in. Now. let local option laws
be enforced.
Educate the people, create public
sentiment. without which no law can
be enforced, and the time will come,
and soon, when Statewide Prohibition
will be the rule and not the excep-
tion, and that time should come speed
Ivy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
WHY is A NUBBIN?

You notice in your crib of nice
corn number of small, sorry ears,
called nubbins. They grew in the
same field, perhaps in the same hill,
with the big, fine corn. Did you think
to ask yourself the question, "Why
these nubbins?'' If the nubbin can
be eliminated, and good large, sound
ear grown in it's place the yield per
acre would be almost doubled on some
farms, and largely increased on all of
them.
If in litter of pigs, half of them
were sorry runts, some steps would at
once be taken to ascertain the cause,
and prevent the recurrence of the fai-
lure. The same with grain, or at
least, it should be, but instead, a
farmer will go on from year to year,
growing nubbins, and never stop to
ask why that nubbin is not as large
and sound as its mate that grew by
its side in the same field, same land,
same sunshine, same everything, and
yet, failure. Why the nubbin ?
Several different answers may be
given.
The nubbin may have been gro wn
from weak germ. The grain of corn
the parent, may have been deficient
or lacking in vigor sufficient to pro-
duce healthy robust offspring. Dis
ensed, weak parents-diseased weak
children. Diseased, weak animals
diseased, weak offspring. Diseased
weak seed grain-same result.
The nubbin may have been crowded
out by its stronger neighbor-planted
too thick. crowded too close in the
row. The nubbin may have been
starved-stinted in its food supply.
The land was capable of producing a
crop of corn of 25 bushels per acre,
perhaps, if planted properly, but an
attempt was made to grow so bushels
by crowding-result. nubbins.
A half dozen batter-cakes, half
pint of molasses, three cakes of sau-
sage and two cups of coffee may be
enough for two men, perhaps, but if
you set half dozen hungry men
down to such breakfast some body
must go hungry if anybody gets
enough. Just 80 with a crop. Each
stalk of corn must have enough good
rich food-all it can eat, else it will
show the defect in a stunted, dwarfed
growth, just like pigs, calves, chick
ems or children. This seems a reason
hint as to why the nubbin. If cor
rect he remedy is apparent. The crop
can be almost doubled if the nubbin
is eliminated, and a good, big ear
grown in its stead.
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Bankrupt Sale of Mer-
chandise, Lumber, &c.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
or THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE WESTERN DIS
TkICT OF VIRGINIA.
In the matter of Empire Coil
Land Corporation, In Bank
ruptcy, Bankrupt.
Pursuant to an order entered
by the Honorable g. H. Penn,
Referee in Bankruptcy, on the
18TH day of January. 1912, at a
meeting of the creditors of the
Empire Coal Land Corporation,
the undersigned Trustee in Bank
ruptcy, will sell on the premises
at Alfredton ner Richards. Vir-
GINA, at public auction to the
highest bidder at twelve o'clock
noon, Tuesday, March II, 1912,
the following described property
to-wit;
FIRST: The stock of goods,
wares and merchandise in the
commissary of the Empire Coal
Land Corporation.
SECOND: The stock of lum-
Der on the yards of the Empire
Coal Land Corporation at West
Fork and Alfredton.
THIRD: All other personal
property, consisting of tools,
machinery, mine equipment, be-
ing the unmortgaged personal
property of the Empire Coal
Land Corporation which was
turned over to me by the Recei-
vers of the Circuit Court of Wise
County, Virginia.
TERMS: Cash as to one
third of the purchase, and for
the residue credit of 6 and ~
months will be allowed of equal
inslallment, notes to be given
with good security, bearing inter
est, negotiable at the Dominion
National Bank of Bristol. Pur-
chaser will be given the option
to pay the whole in cash.
BIDS SOLICITED
Prior to the day of sale, l am
authorized and directed to secure
bids on the stock of goads, lum-
Der and other property either as
a whole or in job lots, on which
terms will be given as above.
Address all bids and COMMUNE
cations to Norton, Virginia.
K. 5. GRAHAM, Trustee in
Bankruptcy for the Empire Coal
Land Corporation. Bankrupt.
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formity.
In judging the character of the butt
OF an ear of corn, the way in which
the rows come over towards the shank
Is important. If the corn comes In
too close, the ears may drop off the
stalk during the ripening and not full
ly mature. All ears which have butts
improperly filed should be rejected.
Corn breeders In desiring to get a
large proportion of corn to the cob,
often choose ears with too small an at
tachment for the shank. The butt and
the tip kernels are rejected for plant
ing, because they are more likely to
be mixed with other varieties and
owing to their peculiar formation, they
are not uniform, and interfere in the
planting. They also seem weaker in
termination and are more tardy in
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08

The only comment we have to make
on this report from Secretary Har-
man. of the Florida branch of the A q.
c. is that the ailidavits and vouchers
referred to should have been omitted.
No statement made by any member of
the Club, PERSONALLY or officially, ever
needs to be sworn to or vouched for.
In fact it is Il reflection upon the in
tegrity and veracity of the Club to
intimate such thing. The Secretary
has reflected upon brother and sister
Black. and the entire membership,
and will be disciplined by the home
Club when he returns, and we would
not be surprised If this matter comes
up in the next campaign for election
of officers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
ConStable's Sale

In Seventh Ward Justica's co,,n. -
Parish of Caddo. State of Tonis
lana; $. Gluek VS.. A. Tujague.
Notice is hereby given that bv vir
tue OF writ Of fleri facias issued h,
}. +. Henderson, justice of the neace
OF the Seventh Ward of the Parish
OF Caddo, in favor of S. Chuck and
against A. Tujague, and to me- direct
ed, | will, at 10 o'clock am on
SATURDAY, AUG. 10, 1912
at the place of the residence Of the
SAID A. Tujague in the Cedar Grove
addition in the Seventh Ward of the
SAID parish, offer for sale at public
auction the following described
property, to-wit: Four iron bed
steads, four mattresses, two rocking
chairs, two stool bottom chairs
three sets of bed springs, three bed
sheets, one cook range, one set Of
dishes, one ice box, one center table
four cotton pillows, one cot. Seized
as the property of A. Tujague- under
said writ of fieri facias.
E. G. HOWARD.
Caucasian, July 29. Constable
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
Notice For Publication
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio DE
Recorder.

No. 03839-Department Of the Inter
iOE United States Land Office a
Baton Rouge, La, July q, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Wi!
liam A. Milan, of MooringspOrt, La.
who on April 18th. 1903, mad
Homestead Entry, No. O3s39, TO
south half Of northwest quarter and
west half of southwest quarter, sec
ton 6, township 10 north, Range Is
west, Louisiana Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Fina
Three year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Clerk of Court, at Shreveport, La.
on the 7th day o. September. 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses: II
IS. Weston, Of Mooringspcrt, La, C
F. Davis, of Oil City, La: J. NJ. Nil
am, of Oil City, La; g. w. Ballard
Of MOoringspOrt, La.
JOHN F. NUTTALL,
Register
Shreveport Caucasian, Shreveport
Louisiana, July %, 1917.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
Notice to Stockholders

A meeting of the stockholders of
the Etchison Drilling Company will
be held at the office of the company
in Shreveport. Louisiana, on the
10Th day of.August 1912, at 10 o'clock
am, for the purpose of dissolving
the corporation and electing liqui-
Gators to wind up its affairs, as pro-
vided by its charter. By order of the
hoard of directors.
WHEELER SHROPSHIRE,
IS - r. & - Secretary.
Caucasian, July Is, 1912
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
CHARTER
OF the Mitchell Oil Company, Incor
pOPated.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me, the undersigned Ou-
thority, in and for the State OF Lou
isiana, Caddo Parish, duly commits
stoned and sworn, appeared A. Nit
chell, J. F. Byrd, r. S. Ayers, w l..
Spence and H. w. Peck, all of whom
reside in the Parish of Caddo, State
Of Louisiana, except the last two
named. who reside in Dallas County,
Texas, who declare to me that they
do hereby form themselves into a
corporation, under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, under the stipu
laiions hereinafter set out, to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be the
Mitchell Oil Company, incorporated
it shall have the right to enjoy sue
cession for. ninety-nine (99) years
with the right to contract, sue and
be sued, and to hold, purchase lease,
sell and hypothecate property, real
and personal; its domicile shall be in
the city of Shreveport, Louisiana
and all citations and other legal pro,
cess shall be made on its president
or in his absence, on the vice presi
dent, or in the absence Of the vice
president, on the secretary ant
treasurer, at the office of the com
pany, according to law.
| ARTICLE III.
The object 70 which this cOrpor
alton is organized and the nature o
the business to be carried on by i
lare hereby declared to be to drill
| and explore lands in the State o
Louisiana and elsewhere, as tn
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
Sllrl,in'N Sale

No. IG,l0i In III" FIRST judicial Dis
lrirt Court Of Ga,Iuo Parish, La:
N. Strauss v. J. VI. Kaufman
1T al.
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
,bIr First Judicial District Court of
CaddU Parish. Louisiana, in the
above numbered and entitled suit, |
rave seized and will offer for sale
1T public auction for cash without
he benefit Of appraisement at the
principal front door Of the court
curt of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
turing the legal hours Of sales, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1912,
That part Of lot fifteen of block lif-
y-nine of the City Of Shreveport
Ia. described as follows: Commence
ng on Commerce street a distance
# seven feet from the div iding line
Ictween lots fourteen and fifteen Of
aid block as starting point; run
hence parallel with said dividing
ne one hundred feet; thence paral-
lei with Commerce street towards
lot sixteen, twenty-five feet; thence
II a line parallel with Texas street
ne hundred feet; thence along Com
nercr street 10 the place of begin
ing, together with all the buildings
md improvements thereon. Said
property seized as belonging to the
bOve named defendants, and to be
old for cash without the benefit of
,ppraisement. to pay and satisfy the
,cbl as specified. in said writ, say in
he sum Of fifteen hundred and
lo-iOO dollars, with eight per cent
prr annllm interest thereon from
he goth day of March 1914 until
Dad, and all costs of this suit.
J. p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, eX-OificiO AuCtiGneer.
Caucasian. August |, 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
Sfleriff's Sale.

No. iG.229-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of CaddO Parish, La:
w. G.. Agurs vs.. VIM. Bryant ct al.
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able First judicial District Court of
Caddo Parish, La. in the above mum
bered and entitled suit, have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton for cash without the benefit of
appraisement, at the principal front
door of the court house Of Caddo
Parish, La, during the legal hours
of sales on
SATURDAY, AUG. n, 1912,
Lot three and One-haIf Of lot two
adjoining lot three Of the West
Shreveport Subdivision Of the City
of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La.
Said property to be sold as belong
ing to the above named defendant
for cash without the benefit Of az
praisement to pay and satisfy the
debt as specified in said writ, say in
| the sum Of one hundred and eighty
! five dollars, less credits as follows:
Paid $1,000 Jan. %, 1903, $500 paid
March Is, 1908; $500 paid Aug. %,
1908; $1,000 paid May u, 1910, and
$1,000 paid july 6, 1911 and all costs
of this suit, as we'll as ten per cent
on said principal and interest as at >
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08

latiOns or bylaws and the same to
alter or change at pleasure, and to
| employ or discharge all managers,
superintendent, clerks or other EN-
pIOyrs as may be needfuI in the
| management of the affairs Of said
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, al
tered or abolished by a vote OF
three fotIrthS of the paid UP capital
stock thereof at a meeting ned Tor
that purpose, at ten days notice ad-
dressed to each stakeholder through
he United States mail, except when
otherwise specially provided by the
laws Of the state of Louisiana, pro
\iIrd that the stockholders may by
unanimous consent waive notice OF
any such meeting. AT all St0CkhOld-
orS meetings each share of stock
shall be entitled to one vote to be
cast in person by the owner or by
proxy properly signed.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation shall have the
power to contract, sue and be sued
in lis corporate name; to hold, re-
rrivr, purchase and convey. 10
mortgage, hypOtheCate and lease
under its corporate name both real
and personal property, and to exc
cute, issue and deliver mortgag"
notes, mortgage bonds or other obli-
cations, secured by mortgage and
special Experimentation of its prop
rrty, rents and revenues, and IN
general to perform any and all acts
authorized by corporations under
the laws of the state of Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII.
No stockhoIder shall ever be held
Liable or responsible for the con
tract or faults of such corporation
in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due to the company on the
shares owned by him. Nor shall any
mere informally in organization
have the effect of rendering this
charter null and void or of expos
ing a stOckhoIder to any liability be
yond the amount of his stock. Any
stockholder wishing to dispose OF
his stock shall give preference to
tie stockholders of this corpora
ton before offering it to the public,
and if there are none OF the stock
holders of this corporation who de
sire to purchase same, he then shall!
have the right to offer same to the
public in open market.
In testimony whereof said parties
have hcreunto signed their names
in the presence of me, notary, and
he attesting witnesses, on this The
Bird day Of July 1892.
FRED w. PLUMB.
AUGUST CAZAUX.
J. MILO SMITH.
ELI GRAS.
Attest: E. W. HAMITER.
JOS. Il. II EROLD.
LOUIS DAVIS.
JOHN +. SLATTERY,
Notary Public.
Having examined the above and
foregoing charter and finding moth
ing therein cotrary to law, | here
with approve the same. Given under
my hand officially On this the 5th
day of July 1912. f. BARNETT,
District Attorney.
IEndorsed): Filed and recorded
July 5, 1912. VIM. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: I hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is true and correct
copy of the original act as the same
now appears on file and of record in
my office, Given under by hand and
seal of office this 5th day of July
1912. VIM. M. LEVY.
Deputy Clerk and ex-Officio Deputy
Recorder. IT.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08

rncc of Mrs M. l.. Smith and G. B.
PrOthrO, competent WitneSSe.
Z. r. RATCLIFF.
F. W. PLUMB.
by f. K. RatcIifT, Agt.
R. T. LAYNE.
YATES HOLMES.
r. H. DAVIS.
H. r. RATCLIFF.
Attest: W. A. MABRY.
MRS. NJ. l.. SMITH.
e.. b. pROTHRO.
4. J. MURFF.
Notary Public for CaddO Parish, La.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: hereby certify that have this
day examined tn" above and fore
going charter or act Of incOrpOra-
ton Of the Union Gas, Oil and Pipe
Lin" Company Limited, and finding
nothing therein contrary to law, or
not authorized by law, hereby APP
prove thr same Thus done and
signed this Ist day of August 1912.
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
10: | hereby certify that tn" above
and foregoing is a tru" and correct
'Opy Of the original act, as the same
low appears on file and of record
in my office. Given under my hand
and seal of ot1ir" this lst day of Au-
gust 1912 WIN. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and rX-Oilicio Deputy
Recorder. Aug. T.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08
], p. FLOT RNON,

Sheriff, -Officio AurtiOncer.
July IS, 1872.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08

business as soon as one hundred
Thousand lst0OOJOJ dollars Of its
tUpitaI stock shall have been sub
: rribed for and paid iii cash or its
equivalent; No stock shall be sold
for less than par, and for cash or
property rights satisfactory to the
b GARD of directors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-08

No stakeholder shall be held liza
BILE for the contracts or faults Of
this company in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due the
company on shares owned by him,
nor shall any informally i'll organ
ization have the effect of rendering
this charter null, nor of exposing
stockholders to any liability beyond
the amount of their stock. or any
unpaid balance that may be due
thereon.
In testimony whereof the sale
parties have hereunto signed their
names in my presence in the pres