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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-06-11
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Big Stone Gap Group 3iumiles
Blue Springs Group A41
Appalachia Group BgJ
lntermont Group .... iU.t
Dorchester Group -
Wise Group - isG
SANDSTONE MACADAAI
Es.eryille Group ... 439 miles
GRADING
Norton TO Lips District Line SO miles
Dorchester to Sutherland "a
Big Stone Clad TO Blue Springs 2.l2
lnman TO Linden go. Ia
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office OF the State Highway Com
mission Richmond, Va. and AT the
office OF the County Engineer. Norton.
Va. and NJ the Clerks Office. Wise
Va. or 8 complete set of maps. plans
and specifications may be had on appli-
cation TO the County Engineer. Norton.
Va, for the sum of Three Dollars
GOO Bids OH each separate section
must IL accompanied by certified
check, payable to the Board of Super
visors of Wise County, in the sum of
Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars
ls35O.OOl but certified check in the
sum of One Thousand Dollars $1,000. O0l
VIII entitie the bidder 10 bid on three
l3l or more section, this as a guarantee
of the acceptance and performance of
the contract by the party with whom il
may he awarded and his failure to exc.
cute said contract will forfeit said
check The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids The successful bidder
viii be required 10 give bond in amour.
of thirty three and one-t third t33D per
cent Of face Of contract.
p. ST. j WILSON.
State Highway Commissioner.
p. 5. Plans and specifications. grad
ing Norton to Lipps District Line, 9B
miles not available until June 10Th.
1918
Office of the State Highway
Commission,
Richmond, Va.
Bids viii be received by the under
! signed and the Board of Supervisors Of
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Total in District 1889 81 BOs
scpeute bids are asked on the follow
ing sections of grading
Section II Norton through Tacoma
to the line between Gladeyille and
l.ipp, Districts p.5s miles
Section 10 Dorchester ia
Sutherland 2.3H mile,
Section ld Imam to lin
Section l. Big Stone Gap
to Blue springs PIP miles
Bids are asked rs follows OH macsIdam.
lst Bottom to consist OF tive 90 inches
OF broken sandstone with "a top course
Of four lil inches Of limestone lscparate
price for each individual miles of road
2nd SiN ,ji inches of limestone ma.
cadam tseperite price on each indivil
ual mile OF inac,ldam)
Bids are asked as follows on grading.
list, Each section. including All drain
age teNclusivel Of al bridges over 20 tt.
SPAN
2nd Each section with seperate bids
OH each individunl mile exclusive of all
bridges OF over 20 It span
Plans and specifications may be- seen
AT tfR Office of tine State Highway Com.
mission. Richmond Va. Mt the office of
the County Engineer. Norton, Va, at
the office of the Distglc, Engineer. Wise
Va. and NJ tine once OF the District
Engineer, Big Stone Gap. Va.
Prospective bidders will b. shown
over the work on the following dates,
by Engineers from the above named
offices. Wise June 10Th, 1913 Norton.
June II AND 18th. 1918 Appalachia
June 10 and both 1918 Big Stone Gap
June IL and lith. 1913.
Quarry rights will bc furnished b,
the County at the most convenient
points obtainable.
y complete set of maps. plans ant
Specifications will be furnished on appli
cation to the County Engineer, Norton
Va. Mt ~ 90 per set.
Proposals on each seperate section
will I've received in separate sealed envel
opes, endorsed on the outside with tn
number of the Section or name OF tn
Group on which proposals is made
Bids Oh each separate section OH gTou
must bc accompanied with a certife
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Big Celebration
At Big Stone Gap, July Fourth
and Fifth.

&ARA
! THE Big Stone Gap Athletic
a ISOLATION will give its seven
teenth annual celebration July
9th and 9TH. Two Big Days.
i Cavalry Manouvers.
4 Troop G of the Eleventh Cav.
alry leaves Chattanooga, Ten.
Dessee. June 10th, and will
f,nch Big Stone Gap about July
.fist, and participate in the eel.
Duration. There will be regu-
b. drills, nfoot and on horse
aack sham battles, feasts of
hor,emanship, running and res
nue races, wall scaling and all
Ocular and many special ma
pouvers.
q Flying Machine.
81 A modern flying machine of
g. Wright Model will be on
Exhibition a t the Base Ball
Pork. aud viii make two flights
duly of at least fifteen minutes
Duration, demonstrating fully
q prncticability of the mod
sln acceptance
a This is the first opportunity
III prople of this section have
Had to see "A modern flying ma
ciiiue. and it is with plea sure
Bal we offer this wonderful
aiiraction to our friends and
Patrons
Automobiles and Motorcycles.
With the coming of good
rolds our people have not been
bhnd i'm providing themselves
VI ith proper means of enjoying
uen FIFTY or more automo-
b Hes and a number of motorcy-
cles are now owned by citizens
ol Wise and Lee Counties. a
Parade of Automobiles a n d
Motorcycles will be had on the
Eourrh and Fifth, and prize
given for the best decorated
machines.
This will afford owners and
agents Of cars an unusual op
portunity to demonstrate the
ppiuis Of the various makes of
automobiles in the presence OF
~ teen thousand people
A Race.
ASA special feature we ex-
pc 10 arrange race between
an automobile, motorcycles and
81 ily ing machine, to finish in
1sout of the grandstand. This
Wlll he a novel and exciting
racr and win demonstrate the
sped and efficiency OF these
modern means of rapid transit.
Base Ball.
81 Nothing thrills the tru e
Anerican more than an excit.
ing contest between two teams
.5lSkC ing International game. The
SpAl Fields League is now hav-
apg battle royal, and the two
teams having the highest per-
sentage Will play on July
FPurth for the Athletic Asso-
cH'uon Cup. AS a special fea-
.Mre The Association will offer
" @'.Ju IN gold as a prize to be
.phiyed for on July 9TH. This
PEI viii be divided as follows:
~ 0 900 to the winner, and 800 90
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Bids Wanted
For Grading and Macadamiz-
ing Roads in Gladeyille
and Richmond Magis-
terial Districts.

VIRGINIA. At "a regular adjourned
meeting OF the Board of supervisors be
gan and held Tor Wise County. at the
Courthouse thereof. on the Both day OF
May, 1913. PRESENT. Hon T.. j
Prescott, Chairman and J l.. Adding
ton. Wilhurn Sparks and Ira Mullins
gentlemen members of said Board
RESOLVED that the Board approve
and adopt the specifications. form of
contrcct and form of advertisements
for bids aud form of instructions to bid
ders rs submitted To the Board for its
consideration by the State Highway
Commission with reference to the road
work To he done in the Richmond and
Gilndeville MagisteriM Districts OF this
County said forms of proposals for bids
and Instructions To bidders being sub.
7tuntially as Hereinafter shown. and
said Commission is authorized to adver
tise for bids rs per said forms for June
9th, 1913, same 70 be Inserted in such
periodicals and papers a, said Commits
sion may deem best
And il is further resolved that this
Board meet on June 2ith 1913. ut II
o'clock u. IN for the purpose OF opening
and acting upon said bids
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Base Ball.

Big Stone Gap defeated Nor
ton here Saturday in a very
one 'sldeded contest, the score
ot'ng 10 TO 1. IL rained during
part Of the game and the
ground was slippery which
, mane tne game very slow.
Vniy eight innings were played.
Following Is the score by in
ningS.
innings e9l jG5s Ru E
j. ;. Co. GA o $50 Gx 10 ia .
Norton 0.ool D 600 q
a, batteries Big Siouc Capital and
'i'' otN,e Norton Potter Price, Suth-
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State
B. Ramsey, Agent

ollice-Over Postoilice
4Norton, Virginia
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Bids viii DC received by the under
signed and the Board Of Supervisors OF
Wise County Va at the Clerk S Oncc
Wise Courthouse Va up 20 n "A IN
Tuesday. June oath 1913 Tor grading
and macadamizing the following sec
tons
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-06-11

The Big Stone Gap Athletic
ssoci,ttion will give its seven
zenith annual celebration July
do and 9TH. Two Big Days.
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SECRETARY.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-02

Walhalla is able to add the reorganiza-
ton of its band to the many good fesolu.
tions which the town has made for the
New Year.
The funeral took place at Olga on Sun
day of last week of Henry Klindt,
resident of the Concrete neighborhood
for the past fifteen years. A family of
eight grown sons and daughters survive,
his wife having died some six years ago.
Arthur Plante was married TAT Olga to
Miss Louise Plante of the same place on
Tuesday of this week the 31st of Decem-
ber, 1912 by Rev. Father Muyssen. The
groom Arthur Plante is the son of
Majorique Plante and the bride Louise
Plante daughter of Adelard Plante.
The Methodist ladies aid at Harvey
Center ask that we announce that they
will give box social and bazaar in the
church on Thursday, January 10th,
when weather permitting they hope to
have the pleasure of entertaining a
number of their friends of Langdon and
vicinity.
DR.. j. S. LaLande who is the successor
to the practice of the late DR.. w. j.
Kennedy, at Olga, is graduate from
Laval university at Montreal, but comes
to Olga after two years of continuous
practice in the st. Johns hospital at
Fargo, in this state. DR.. LaLande is a
brother of Rev. Father LaLande, the
presen. pastor of the Catholic church at
Wild Fice, N. D.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-02
AROUND 442 County.

Woodmen at Calvin had ablg turnout
at their New Years eve dance. :
Wales has quite number of asp s
ant for the appointment as postmaste Q
The principal of the Calvin schot E
is spending the holiday vacation wi 8
his home folks in South Dakota. Z
A Happy New Year-and may each : :
the three hundred and sixty-tive days.
1918 bring you happiness and prosperlt!
Wednesday of next week Leon Durf
cher, who was the socialist candidat
for congressman in this district at tn
late election is billed to give lecture
at Calvin.
Felix Charbonneau has lately complet-
ed the interior work on a handsome
$4,000 home on his farm in the vicinity
of Olga. 1t is one of the most complete
and modernly equipped to be found in
Cavalier county. They moye in with
the advent of the new year.
w. +. Smith, whose farm is over Iona
way has an auction sale billed to be held
at his place on Monday January 9th. He
is moving along with his son, W. b.
Smith across the line to locate in the
Canadian Northwest. The sale will be
conducted by Auctioneer Wienecke.
Last Saturday, December 2sth thresh
ing is reported as having been success
fully in progress on the M. PlatzkoW
farm few miles west of Langdon in
Waterloo township. Both wheat ano
oats standing in the shock we're thresh
ed and the grain as it came from the
separator is stated as having been quite
good sample.
Osnabrocks popular voting contest ii
which the firm of McAllan & Dougla.
and the ~Osnabrock Independent co
operated in giving number of valuable
prizes came to close on Christmas eve
total of 6, ,196, 1875 votes being cast. Tn
piano was won by Ernell Fauchald;
gold watch went to Miss Olive Brudal
an ivory toilet set was the third priz
and was captured by Miss Rosie Berg
and topaz bracelet awarded to Mis-
Mildred McGauvran completed the lis
prizes. The fair vas considered as tx
ing highly successful by the promoter
and gave satisfaction to all of tn
participants.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-02
Osnabrock's fire department hid a
New Years dance last night.

Osnabrock's fire department hid a
New Years dance last night.
Fairdale's new farmers elevator is to
have sixteen bins with total capacity
of 10000 aud is rapidly nearing compile
ton.
A little son arrived as a Christmas
present at the home of G, w. Camp
bell, whose home is in Fremont town
ship, west of Walhalla on the 21st ult.
Quite number of Calvin young peo-
ole are attending the UNCONVENTIONAL
jchools at Grand Forks and jamestown
md have been spending the holidays
With the home folks.
The CALVIN Times modestly announces
aat the matchmaker of that town. Mr..
tanley Miller is the best workman in
is line to be found anywhere in the
ate. The Times always was good
booster for Calvin.
Henry Kirby. who for some time work.
ed in Langdon as blacksmith and
whose home is at Walhalla and is now
in business for himself in thriving
little town thirty miles west of Saska-
toon. is spending the holidays visiting
relatives and old friends.
Mt. Carmel people have two box
socials dated for the last half of the
month. the first occurs on the 18th and
will be under the auspices of the Catho.
lie church aud thu second which is being
arranged by the band boys as benefit
will be on the 10th OF the month,
Alex MILAN, of Belt, Mont, has been
making visit with Cavalier county
relatives at Langdon and other points
He is brother of l.. H. Mcmillan, has
valuable mining property in the wes
aud had not seen his relatives in Cava
lier and Pembina counties during ths
past eighteen years.
Among those participating in th'
recent opening of the new Presbyterian
church at Calvin was Rev. Jas. Austin
of Hannah, who of late years has re
tired from active ministerial WORK MI
Austin conducted the first services o
that denomination in the settlemen
where Calvin is now located some fftee1
years ago.
Wales victims of the fire which wipe'
out considerable of the business porto
of the town on Christmas night hav
been busy this week making adjustmen
with the insurance companies. All ar
at least partly insured, though it
understood that Merchant Schneide
had allowed one of his policies 70 laps
only few days before the fire.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-02

On page three will be found the large
advertisement of the Boyd department
store which with the close of the old
year is now putting on its big annual
clearance sale. Everything is offered
at prices that are an actual sacrifice.
Quotations will be found from every de-
partment in the stere and whatever you
may happen to want can be bought at
bargain. You can certainly get big
values for your money at Boyd's during
this sale.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-02
Notice to My Customers

have considerably more money out
standing than the amount of business
done warrants and would give notice
at this time that on and after January
1st, 1918, all shoe repairing at my shop
will be done for cash and for cash only
don't ask for credit To those now
owing me I would say that an immediate
settlement win greatly ob1ige the under
signed.
ROBERT WHITE.
Langdon, N. D., Dec. 81, 1912.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
REAR AxLEs

Four types Of axles are used By car
manufacturers. The dead axle will
be found only in cars driven by two
chains. one to each rear wheel. the
axle in this car not turning. In the
floating axle the entire weight over
the rear wheels rests ON the axle
housing and wheel hubs. The axle
simply serves as a means of turning
the wheels and carries no weight. In
this case the axle bearings are in the
wheels, and 1t is simple matter to
remove the axle without first remov-
ing the wheels. In the case of the
semi floating axle the bearing is in
the axle housing. and the axle may
not be removed without first remov-
ing the wheel and then the axle bear
ing. This type of axle is required to
absorb some of the stress over the
rear wheels. The three-duarter float
ing axle is the mean between the
floating and the semi-fioating, the
axle carrying part of the weight and
the housing the rest. Most of the
three-quarter floating axles are re-
movable through the hub by leaving
the wheel in place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
DEVELOPMENT OF A
) COMPETENT DRIVER
FOR A MOTOR TRUCK

a. r
ing aud unloading, and. therefore,
must be man of considerable
strength. It is a matter<of observa-
ton that men engaged in such work
become clumsy and incapable OF per-
forming delicate manipulations, and
herein largely lies the reason for the
difficulty of securing satisfactory
motor truck drivers.
Nevertheless. it seems to be the
best plan 10 train old truck drivers in
the operation Of motor trucks. They
already are familiar with the hand
Ling of the loads, and as the horse
truck Is superseded by the motor
they will be compelled to look for
other employment. They probably
will never make very skilful chauf-
feurs. but It must be remembered
that. in order to keep the operating
cost down, not much higher wages
can be paid than are received by
horse truck drivers, and in the de-
sign of motor trucks account is usu-
ally taken of the fact that these vehi-
oles will be handled roughly.
Employers win find it TO their add
vantage to see to it that these drivers
are thoroughly instructed in the
points which affect the wear and tear
of the truck. They should be thor
oughly impressed with the bad ef-
feets OF .tjamming in the clutch,
"slamming.' on the brakes, and other
similar practises. They should fur
Their be impressed with the fact that
they are entrusted with a very valu-
able piece of machinery. and that un-
less it is handled with care it VIII
be a constant source of expense.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
AN ENTERPRIslNo FIRM

One of the firms that has within
a surprisingly short space OF time
come to the front as one Of Newarks
most prominent automobile houses is
Van Deman & wainwright, State dis
trlbutors of Pullman cars and pro-
ducers of the wellknown Peerless
and Bulldog tires.
Messrs. Van Deman & wainwright
entered the automobile field little
over a year ago, occupying one of the
largest show rooms on Halsey street,
corner Camfield. They had been in
business but comparatively short
time when Newark business houses
and more particularly those connect
ed in the automobile business began
to sit up and take notice. The adVer-
Using campaign they Immediately
started was the talk of the town. With
the large advertisements appearing
In the columns of the press almost
daily. street cars, etc, it did not take
long until almost everyday in town
knew that they were there TO do busi-
ness. Their progressive methods seem
to have brought them more than the
usual share of reward, for although
only a little over a year in existence.
the volume of business constantly
coming into them necessitated larger
quarters, and they just recently re-
moved to their new building at Sus>
sex avenue and Summit street, in
Newark, where the large amount of
floor space is expected TO be suffi-
Gent for them to take care of many
times the amount of business done
at the old place.
The building now occupied by them
is without doubt one of the rnost up-
to-date structures OF its kind, while
the members Of the firm once more
show their strong belief in the value
of advertising by placing on the roof
of the building an electric sign over
fifty-flve feet long. using hundreds of
incandescent lamps, which sign when
completed will prove one of the sights
of Newark by Night"
Both Mr.. Van Deman and Mr.. VAIN
right have been for years associated
as buyers for one of the largest mer-
camille houses in the world. and judg-
ing from the success they have
achieved in the automobile field. their
former close associations have en-
abled them to Pull together accom-
pllshing what without the experience
and training they have had and
the cooperation they were able to give
each other would be almost an inn
possibility even for a veteran in the
automobile business,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
WOODEN WHEELS DEFY
WIRE INVASION

While last season saw a theatrical
invasion of wire wheels, that possibil-
ity at the present time seems some
what removed. This, undoubtedly. is
due to the effort on the part of man
ufacturers, such as the Abbott Motor
Company. of Detroit, TO strengthen
the present style wooden artillery
wheels. The argument has been ayA-
vanced, at various times. that tize
wear is Iessened with the use Of wire
wheels, but this still remains 10 be
proved to the satisfaction of the aver
age motorist.
The chief trouble with the wooden
artillery wheel has been its fragile
ness" The Abbott Motor Company.
of Detroit, in the wheels OF their 1913
models, have used the best growth of
hickory and forced them 10 undergo
a special oil treatment which pre-
cludes all possibility OF decay and
looseness at the hub from weather
and water action.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

Owners Of commercial motor
vehicles are complaining that it is
very difficult to get competent
drivers, says the Horseless Age
editorially. 1t seems that the more
experienced and capable chauffeurs
prefer to drive pleasure cars, partly
because of the better wages and
partly because the work is more con-
genial.
No doubt practically all those who
take a course in an automobile school
do so with a view to preparing hem
selves for the position of driver in the
employ of a private motorist, which
position at one time was very well
paid. However, the number of such
positions has not increased very
rapidly in recent years. because Of
the fact that by far the greater num-
Der OF cars sold are of the smaller
types, which are generally driven by
the owners themselves.
On the other hand, the sales of
commercial vehicles are rapidly in
creasing, and these practically always
are driven by a hired chauffeur. 1t
is obvious, therefore. that in future
the greater demand will be for COM
mercial vehicle drivers. and princi-
pals of automobile schools will do
well to keep this in mind
Many pleasure car owners have
found it the best plan to have their
coachman trained in automobile driv-
ing. The truck driver, on the other
t.
of the qualifications of the private
chauffeur. But he is required, as a
rule, to handle heavy articles in load
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15

else but the craftsmanship of such
work-were brought into play and told
to create the best designed bodies that
their art and experience knew.
Mounted on the 30-horsepower
chassis is a four and e-passenger
touring car. two-passenger roadster
and three-passenger coupe. Model II.
the 4O-horsepower chassis, is equipped
with a two-pas senger roadster of the
torpedo type, four-pa ssenger torpedo
touring body and a ve-passenger
touring body
Comfort has been a, paramount is
sue in Overland body building. Spe-
cial care has been given to the build
ing of the cushions and other uphol-
stery. The seats are slightly in
clined to 1T the back of the occupant
The seat backs are shoulder high and
upholstered with pillow springs
curled hair and leather reinforced
with a canvas foundation.
The thirty horsepower motor has
four 4x4h-inch cylinders, giving re-
serve power and speed to meet all
rational requirements. The three
speed and reserve selective transmits
sion is equipped with ball bearings
Ignition is furnished by Remy mag
neto and batteries.
Other important specifications in
clude q cone clutch, internal expand
ing and external contracting brakes,
worm and gear adjustable steering
gear, forged one-section, front axle,
three-auarter floating rear axle, ar
tillery wheels with twelve spokes.
having twelve bolts to wheel,
3SxSlsinch quick detachable tires,
pressed steel frame and complete
equipment.
The c. T. Silver Motor Company is
now having an exhibit in it's hand
some new building at SIS Broad
street.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
THE OVERLAND

The c. T. Silver Motor Company
has q complete line of Overland cars
for 1913, at prices ranging from. $685.
to $500. It includes two-passenger
five-passenger touring cars,
four passenger torpedoes and a three
coupe.
All the experience and training Of
the skilled artisans of the body and
departments-men who,
speaking, know nothing