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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
Diptheria Reported at Madison.

A case of diptheria was reported tc
the Madison Board Of Health, We'd
nesday of last week, Mrs. John Muir
ray being i'll with the disease. 1t is
supposed the disease was contracted
in another state, as Mrs. Murray has
recently returned from visit with
relatives in Massachusetts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31

Most men make good loafers who
can't make good at anything else.
Adam probably ate the apple be-
cause he was hungry and Eve didn't
have dinner ready on time.
The average young girl believes
that the man who asks for kiss
doesn't want it very badly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31

A widow knows from experience
not to do it again, so she wants to.
No man can serve two masters, and
few women can master two servants.
II is easier for a young lawyer to
get practice than paying cases.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31

Some persons seem to be happy If
they can keep out of trouble. and
others are so only as they are able
to get into it.
Give the chrysanthemum plenty Of
food and drink. gradually Withholding
as the flowers expand
Why is it that people who want to
waste time always insist on using the
time of others for that purpose?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
CAUTION NOTICE

My wife, Georgianna Currier. having
left my bed and board without JUST
cause, | hereby forbid all persons har-
boring or trusting her on my account
as shall pay no bills of her contract
ing after this date.
LEVI !. CURRIER
Skowhegan. Me. Oct 81. 1912 Sw44'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
SOLON


Mrs. Lucy Stanton, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Perlle
Priest for a week or two, returned
to her home in Lynn, Mass, Monday
Supt. Guy r. Williams, Principal
Elder c. Vining, Mrs, Mildred Man
son and Miss Gertrude Broffee were
among the number who attended the
state Convention of Teachers In Port
land last week They were privileged
to listen to both President Taft and
Booker T. Washington
The Ladies' Aid will serve a Baked
Bean supper at the Methodist vestry,
Friday evening, Nov. s, from to 7.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. Helen Baker next Thursday
D. M Nov 7. Ladies will please bring
their thimbes as there is work to do.
Mrs Ethel Rowell and Mrs. Minnie
Jones spent the day Tuesday in Show
hogan.
The Maine Central Railroad have
crew putting a new bridge across Car
ratunk Falls.
Among the number who have just
returned from the woods with deer
within the last few days are Misses
Carrie and Laura Pierce, one deer;
VIM Mcfarland and Harry Clark each
one doe; Messrs. Merrill and Head,
one deer.
Mrs. Walter Fentiman accompanied
her mother to Bingham, Monday a. M,
returning in the afternoon.
Miss Chispa Rowell returned the
first of the week from visit with rela-
tives in Bangor.
The Ladies' Home Cicle will hold
their annual fair in Grange hall, Fri
day, Nov /. Supper from 8 to Z. All
are cordially invited.
WEST MADISON
Mrs. Emma Nevers, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner Mason the past month, re-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31

Sunshine In a woman's bosom is
better than sunburst on it-but you
can't make her believe it.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
WEST MADISON

-tH7NDNFJVAF
Mrs. Emma Nevers, who has beer
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Gardner Mason the past month, re
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
More Aid Aid For
Wilson
School Teachers In 4e States
Are To Be Organized.

A nation wide movement the
first of its kind in history. 70
enlist the aid of the school
teachers of this country to elect
Gov. Woodrow Wilson to the
Presidency was recently
launched in Washington by the
Wilson-Marshall Democratic
Association. Woodrow Wilson
himself an Educator, if elected
VIII practically step from the
administration of one of tho
great Universities, Princeton
into the White House.
The plan Las the official sane.
ton of the Democratic National
Committee, and has been an.
proved by Chairman McCombs
treasurer Rolla Wells, an d
Chairman Mooganthau of the
National Finance Committee.
Vice presidents of the Assoc
citation have been appointed in
each of the 4s States, who will
organize the teachers of their
respective States. The commit
tee has designated, Prof. Chas.
q. Maphis, of the University of
Virginia, as Vice President for
Virginia.
The selection is an appropri-
ate one because of Professor
Maphis' W id q acquaintance
among the teachers of the State
and the fact that he represents
Woodrow Wilson'S Alma Mater,
Every teacher in Virginia in
terested in the success of Gov
ernor Wilson's Campaign, is
urged to contribute one dollar
or more to this "Teachers,
Woodrow Wilson Campaign
Fund" and to secure as many
contributions from friends as
possible and forward them as
soon as practicable to Prof.
Chas. G. Maphis, University
Va.
The names of all who contri.
butte will be presented in an at
tractive form TO Governor VIZ.
son at the close of the cam
paign.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Bulk OF Coal Supply From
Four States.

From 1911, the date OF the
earliest record of coal produce
ton in this country, to 1911. in
elusive, according TO q chart
Just issued by the United States
Geological Survey, Pennsylva-
mia has furnished 2,270, 7gs, 1877
short tons of anthracite coal
and 2,39a, 4al,oso short tons of
bituminous coal, a total of A.
667 2S0,o97 short tons. The
greatest output OF anthracite
coal from this State was in 1911
when 80, AGA ,067 short tons were
mined; the record production
of bituminous coal was in 1910,
when the yield was $50, 52l ,526
short tons. Illinois ranks SEQ
ond in the production of coal
during tho period from 1911 TO
1911, with SAL OLE, 1853 short tons
of bitufninous coal; West vir.
ginia third, with 649, 44S, pol
short tons; and Ohio fourth.
with 611,9i9,292 ehort tons.
None of the other States hns
produced as much as 500, 00O. 900
short tons during tho
period. These four States have
therefore produced during the
9S year period G,772, 699, S43
short tons of coal, or more than
three-fourths of the total out.
put of the United States.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Fine Lecture.

On last Friday and Saturday
nights Rev. r. X. Sutherland
pastor of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Church, delivered lecturer on
his trip to the Holy Land some
years ago, and on next Sunday
night he will conclude the Sc
ries at the church here. These
lectures are certainly fine, and
are highly interesting and edu-
cational, and every one who
can should here the one Sunday
night, as it will deal with his
trip to Jerusalem and ether
ancient cities III the far east,
The lecture will greatly benefit
all who hears it.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
DEVICE CORPORATION.

Mr.. G. L. Nash has organized
the Device Corporation of Big
Stone Gap, Va, with full.
paid capital of $50, 900, to en-
gage in general manufacture
ing and sales business, and ini-
TALLY to market several unique
and much-needed office appli.
ances recently invented by him.
His associate incorporators
are j. r. Bullitt, A. III. Reeder,
e. j. Prescott, G.. N. knight,
Otis Mouser, Il. r. Casper and
o. Il. Blanton, who secured u
charter from the State on the
18th instant.
The corporation will have it's
devices made by prominent
Massachusetts and Rhode la.
land contract factories instead
OF Itself acquiring or operating
a manufacturing plant, and ex-
poets by November to begin
shipments on inquiries and or.
ders from dealers which have
been pouring in from all parts
of the United States and abroad
for several months in response
to advertising.
Its office will probably be lc-
Gated in the. lnterrnont building
In charge of an efficient person
mel which has already been ar
ranged for.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Fine Road.

The road from town to the
crossing of the v. 81 s. w.
tracks beyond the depot, which
The Clark County CONSTRUCTION
Company commenced TO macad.
anne for the corporation a few
weeks ago is progressing rapid
~ and by the last of this week
It will be about completed to
the p u b lie school building.
where 1T connects with the ma
cadam on Wood Avenue. The
stone on this road is bonding
me and it will be one of the
best pieces of road in the coun-
ty. Captain Henry Taylor, a
member of tn Q council and
chairman of the street commit.
tee, is overseeing the work for
the town, and the captain, be-
ing a road builder himself, will
not accept any but the very best
of work.
1t Is sincerely hoped by every
one that the town will continue
the macadam from the railroad
crossing to the corporation line
at hennedy's store, which, by
all means, ought to be done
this fall. This road has been
graded, and the rock can be put
on now a great deal chaper than
to wait until next spring, be-
sides the road will be almost
impossible thislwinter if it is
not macadamized. We all hope
this work will be done at once.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
ASKED SLEMp TO GET
CASH FOR DEMOCRATS

Washington, d. c., Sept. IS.
Because of a reported "break"
made by some members of the
ONCE force of Rolla Wells,
treasurer of the Democratic
National committee, Bascom
Slemp, the lone Republican
Congressman from Virginia, oc-
sAples the unique position of
BENG the Republican and Bull
Moose candidate for Congress
While he is commissioned ia
false funds for the Wilson cam
paign.
Slemp's name was a "ioker"
MAT crept into a mailing list
compiled at Treasurer Wells
alaer for circular letter urg-
lS0lg ali Democrats to get busy.
Sle'np received a copy of the
.el'er at Big Stone Gap. His
follows:
Mir. Wells asks me to issue
s slirOngh the newspapers of our
district interviews indorsine
,lelr plan of raising money by
ppalar subscription and ask
az we Democrats of the Ninth
" to contribute literally
y National Democratic head.
quarters y | am asked to make
.,l he statement without delay as
'l e, democrats need money.
lndorse this plan and urge
N lat she money be sent TO the
s na.lonal headquarters. 1t is
SS,,asilying to me TO be named
E y 10th the Roosevelt and Taft
SSspaollcans, but | ann over
TFaeimet at the confidence OF
:, treasurer Wells in asking me
+ ,. G;oiiect funds for his party.
Ds WIZ be glad to help to get
ySia.lpcratic money out of the
vInIh district. I think Mr..
, "s,ls Is q mighty nice gentle.
+ MAN NAN and | will forward it tc
sa''cnal headquarters.'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Annual Regis
ter
List OF Physicians, Health
Officers and Vital Statis-
tics Registrars Now
Ready for Dis
tribution.

Richmond, Va, Sept. Ill
The register of physicians and
health officers, annually issued
by the Board of Health, is Just
from the press and contains
the names of all licensed Vir
ginia physicians of whom the
State Board has been able to
secure any record.
a new feature of the regis
trars of births and deaths in
Virginia, arranged according
to their location within the va
rious counties.
Some difficulty has been ex-
perienced during recent weeks
in administering the vital sta.
tistics law, owing to the fact
that the public was not fully
informed as to the Whereabouts
of the local registrars. The
new register gives their exact
postoflices and is so arranged
that anyone can ascertain the
nearest registrar without diff.
Guilty.
The register has been sent to
all physicians, registrars and
undertakers in the State but
has not been sent to the general
mailing-list of the Board. Per-
sons desiring copies may have
them free of cost upon applica-
ton to the Board.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Central Electric and Washing
Plants.

1t is reported That the Bewley
Dasst Coal CO., Bristol. Va
Tenn, will build II $3.50, 900 cen
trail electric plant at st. Charles,
Va, and n central coal-wash.
ing plant to serve various com
pnnies developing mines in the
Black Mountain field. The
plant is to be located at the
mouth of mine and be Install
ed on the unit system, 1000
kilowatts each.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Slemp Says Roosevelt Senti-
ment Is Waning


Washington, Sept. 1s.-Con-
gressman Slenp, Republican,
of the Ninth district of Virgin
ia, en- route to his home at Big
Stone Gap from a trip through
the West, said that the Rooso-
welt sentiment is on the wane
and that the fight next Novem-
Der will be between Wilson and
Taft. Everywhere he went in
the West and Southwest, Mr..
Slamp said he found the Bull
Moose tue ebbing.
After taking a weeks rest
Mr.. Slemp will open the fight
for reelection to Congress-. lie
said he appreciates the compli.
ment of the Republicans of the
district paid him by nominat-
ing him in spite of his desire to
retire.
eft was necessary for me,
when | made my announce
ment, to drop politics or my
business affairs" said Mr..
Siemp. "Since a call has been
made for me to lead the Repub
licans again l have made ar
rangements to drop my bust
ness affairs and will devote my
time to politics in my State"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Memorial Day at the NJ. f
Church.

will preach at Big Stone
Gap the first Saturday and SUM-
day in October. The meeting
on Sunday will be in honor of
all our good old people that
have gone before. 1 hope to
meet some of the good people
that | have meet in days gone
by, and we will have u great
reunion. will have the same
old books and sing the same
good songs and wear the same
style hat that | worein 1879.
hope to meet the people Satur-
day morning, as | will come on
the morning train.
N. @. BURGLARY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
public Schools
Health of Children to Be
Carefully Studied During
Coming Session.

4 Richmond, Va, Sept. 21.-To
,,snlre fire on the schools of the
STATE aud to make a careful
&t,dy of the sanitary condition
IN schools is a part of the win
s,s,'s work of the State Board
En- Health, as outlined here to
sElsy by the executive officers of
S,he Board.
8 Chief among the problems to
abs considered by the Board is
S,he provision of ample sanitary
sontbuildings for all public
Eshools. Statistics show that
IN many counties comparative
Nm small percent of the public
s.ebools OF the State are pYoyid.
1ed with any form Of outbuild-
3inps and that, in some instan-
I'm, those provided are well
calculated to spread disease
samong the school children.
Acting on authority given it
sM the General Assembly the
Estate Board of Health h O 8
adopted regulation requiring
glbai all schools be furnished
with suitable sanitary outbuild-
sings. In this it has The full CO.
operation of the State Board of
{ Education and. during the com
Aine winter, will begin an active
campaign for the enforcement
u the law. So much sickness
lis shown TO be due to the lack
ofproper outbuildings that the
7 Board Of Health regards the
erection of such buildingsas an
essential to the welfare of the
ichOOl-children.
ave must remember,' said
an officer of the Board today in
discussing proposed plans, that
thousands of children are con.
fined daily and for long hours
in our schools at the most crit
ical age of their development.
In addition, they are subjected
ioall those dangers and dis
comforts which menace those
who gather in close quarters.
The State must do all it can to
improve the teaching of these
children, but, as the first es-
,.ntial, it must guarantee every
parent that when the Common
wealth assumes charge of a
child during its school career it
will protect the health of that
child at any price"
Sin the same way, special
care must be taken to prevent
The spread of tuberculosis and
diPhtheria in the schools.
Every precaution that can be
taken should be employed to
make the schools the strong
holds of health rather than the
eleading-places of disease.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
How to Obtain Votes

With every s1oo purchase 100 votes will
be given. and with every dollar paid on old ac-
count 200 votes will be given. With every dol
lar paid to The Big Stone Gap Post On
subscription 1000 votes will he given.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Ballot Box Open

test officially opened with this announcements
and will run without interruption until July
18th, 1918. Watch this paper for further an-
nouncements
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25

Hon. Rufus A. Ayers, Demo
cratic candidate for Congress
and Senator Claude A. Swan
son, will address the voters of
Wise county at Wise Court
House on Monday, October
18th, 1912, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Grocse-
close and four children, of APP
palachia, Va, are the guests of
Mrs. j. l.. Groseclose, on Broad
street They are moving to
Bristol this week and will make
their home ct No. 1908 Broad
street.-Bristol Herald Courier.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-09-25
Highland Park.

The above is the name of a
beautiful little park beyond the
Virginia and Southwestern de-
pot, near the residence of j N.
Moore, soon to be. dedicated to
the town for public purposes.
II contains about two acres and
was originally reserved by the
land company for a park, but
had never been conveyed to the
town, for that purpose. The
place is one of the many beauty
spots in aud around Big Stone
Gap and will make an ideal
place for an outing and a place
of recreation for the citizens of
the town.
Saturday afternoon and night
an ice cream supper was given
there by the ladies of that sec
ton of the town, assisted by
members of the Civic League,
and n neat little sum was raised
for the purpose of fencing the
park. This amount will likely
have tn be supplemented by a
subscription. and every one
should contribute something
to the fund.
The Richmond Evening Jour
nal, of Thursday contained the
following: "Henry O. Stuart, of
Russell county, who was report
ed to have fixed o price for the
sale of his extensive grazing
Hands to the beef trust, said
last night that such q state
ment was wholly groundless,
and that there was nothing to
that report. He said also that
he would not consider any such
price as that reported for his
lands"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-18
a.;nn.li and Vicinity.
cials "a TimeS-Republican.

Special to Times-Republlcan.
GrinneH, March 1S.-At the banquet
given by retiring Captain Carney to
the basketball team Of the college,
vilah Eagan was elected as captain
for the team of 1913. The closing
meeting OF the present year was held
at the home Of Captain Carney and
was reported as very delightful az
fair
over forty tickets were sold at this
office for Montezuma, mostly to wit
nesses in an equity case expected to be
on trial at the county seat. But ar
rangements were made to have Judge
Preston come to Grinnell to hold court
for this case, and the case was on
here Friday afternoon. The first &C
ton was to secure the enforcement OF
an alleged contract by which Nehemiah
jenkins, deceased, is said to have
promised to will all his estate to Edna
Beeler. Another case is brought by
Eldora vanderveer, who claims the es-
tate on the ground that all the other
heirs have already had their share. The
estate was originally valued at $3.50,
900. hut II. has been REDUCED by divis-
ions until but 200 remains. All tn
parties OF the two suits are children q
nehemiah Jenkins The cases occ,l
pied al Of last week and perhaps wi
Z Longer time.
Much disappointment was felt in botl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-18
school The cdmmtttee,s work u noW
about ended, visit TO Knoxville beln0
scheduled as the finaJ trip.
DECIDE YoURsELF.
The Opportunity 10 Hsre, 0astsd ~
Marshalltown Testimony.

The Opportunity 10 Here, 0aSlsd ~
Marshalltown Testimony.
Don't take our word for It,
Don't depend on strangers stats-
ment. ~
Read Marshalltown endorsement.
Read the statements Of Marshalls
town citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here 10 one case Of it: 80
Mrs. Charles A. Kollein, 30l North
Fifth street, Marshalltown, Iowa. says:
Il have taken Doan's Kidney Pills and
have also given them to my children
with the most satisfactory results. In
1898 told in q public statement how
greatly Doan's Kidney Pills had bene-S
fitted us and since then my opinion
of this remedy has not changed. we
have tested Doan's Kidney Pills mors
than once. getting them at sthe Nc.
Bride & Will Drug Company and al
they have always proven beneficial.
our confidence in their curative pow-
ers has increased"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Company. Buff
falo, New York. sole agents for the
United States. 81
Remember the name-Doan's=-and
take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-18
STATE CONTESTANTS CHOSEN.
Wilton Junction, Ottumwa, Grundy
Center and Sioux City to Battle.

Wilton junction, Ottumwa, Grundy
Center and Sioux City to Battle.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, March 1S.-The Iowa state
high school board in control of ath-
letics met in Iowa City and discussed
the state championship tournament, to
be held here on March % and %, in
detail. After threshing over the sit
uation several hours the selections Of
the four competing basketball teams
were made as follows:
Wilton Junction and Ottumwa to
represent the southern part of the
state Sioux City and Grundy Center
to represent the northern part Of
Iowa The first game will be played
here on Iowa University's floor on Fri
day night. March %. two and two
With the process Of elimination
started. the final games will be played
Saturday afternoon with the winners
playing for first and second places,
and the losers for third and fourth re-
spectively.
The teams that entered, as appli
cants for participation in the big tour
nament, but were eliminated. are as
| follows: Cedar Rapids, Muscatine
| (withdrawn). Mt. Pleasant. Newton,
| Waverly, Council Bluffs. West Water
loo, DEBORAH, Fort Dodge, Jefferson,
Cedar Falls. Denison, Clearfield, Red
Oak, and Clifton, with the four win
ners, nineteen in all.