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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
Death of Mabel Steele.

old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
3. Steele, crossed the river to
that Glorious Beyond while on
No. 12 Wednesday morning.
She was on her way to Bluefield
to receive treatment for an
abscess over the left eye, and
between Graham and Bluefield
she left her heart broken mother,
in the baggage car, and passed
over the river, to rest under the
tree of life. Oh! how sweet it
was for her to go and meet the
dear loved ones that had gone
on before herl
Mabel was child of love, and
of sweet disposition. She met
everybody with a kind word and
q sweet smile. She was an
obedient child to her parents,
and was loved by them so
dearly. Oh! why should God
take from them their only pre-
cious daughter, Mabel, and leave
their hearts so sad and home so
lonely and broken up? But their
loss is Heavens gain. 1t seems
so dreadful to give up such pre-
Icious ones, but God, who hath
made all things, has placed
them in this world to stay until
he calls them away. 1t was
sweet MabePs time to leave us
in this world, but our time is
coming, when we can meet her
on that Golden Shore, where
there are no sad broken-hearts-
where tears are all wiped away,
and where everything is lovely
and bright. Oh! how sweet it
will be to met our dear precious
ones that have gone one before
usl Mabel leaves behind to
mourn her loss, her father and
mother, and one brother, Irving
Steele, who was at Irwin, Tenn,
when his sisters death took
place, but did not reach home in
time for her burial. Oh! how
sad it was for the heart-broken
brother to come home and find
his dear home broken up! The
one that he loved 80 dearly was
gone. He would not see her
beautiful smile, nor hear her
sweet voice. Oh! how sad it
will be when the dear little ones
of Steelesburg enter their school
room this fall? 1t will seem to
them that no one is there. They
can look over the room and see
a vacant seat that was always
filled. Mabel was loved by all of
her teachers and school COM
panions.
The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Johnson be-
fore a large number of relatives
and friends, after which her
remains were laid to rest in the
Steelesburg grave yard. We
hope that God will send his
blessings upon the heart-broken
parents and brother and comfort
them.
A precious one from US is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Heaven retaineth now our
treasures,
Earth the lonely casket keeps,
And the sunbeams love to linger,
Where our sainted Mabel
sleeps. Lena Nipper.
Steelesburg, Va, May 27, 1918.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20

VIII De taken up by the Senate
next winter. He urged the farm
ers of the county to turn Sec
tons of their farms over to
their boys, give them the exclu-
sive management, and thus
stimulate in them an interest in
agriculture.
81 wouldn't feel like / am
earning my salary unless l said
something about the railroads,
said President Johnson. "Ivent-
ure to say that there is not a
class of people in the country
who try as hard to obey the laws
is we do" AS to the recent
railroad legislation, the speaker
sounded a warning by saying,
THE State and National law
making bodies are treading on
very dangerous ground, enact
ing drastic legislation effecting
the income of railroads, and this
in the face of the fact that some
of the large railroads of the
country have recently been
forced into bankruptcy. If the
law making bodies continue to
enact railroad legislation as they
have in the past ten or fifteen
years, there will be greater
harm done to the railroads. If
you want to continue the pros
perity of the country you must
lend a helping hand in stopping
this eternal 'nagging' of the
railroads. If there is no let-up
on the railroads there is only
one inevitable result-bank-
ruptcy or government owner
ship.
The speaker, in refe rring to
the tonnage of hauling that
comes from the farms, stated
that while a great deal of it
comes from the farms, larger
percentage of it comes from un-
der the ground-coal, and that
the N and w. expected to haul
22 million tons of the "Black
Diamonds" during the present
year.
At the conclusion of Mr.. John
sons address, Mr.. J. N. Harman
made a short speech, in which
he introduced Vice-President
Mahr, who spoke briefly.
Mr.. Mahr stated that one
reason for his visit here was to
take care of President Johnson.
He recalled many incidents in
the building of the Clinch Val
ley division, in which he took
an important part, and men
toned several of the former
leading citizens of this town,
who played an important part
in building the road-securing
rights-of-way, etc. Mr.. Mahr
said that his belief was that the
Cedar Bluff cutoff would be of
help to Tazewell; that
this town was the logical gate
way to the great section Of as
yet undeveloped coal lands.
Mr.. Mahr's address concluded
the exercises in the chapel, the
visitors dividing in number,
half of them taking auto rides,
while the balance partook of the
bountiful dinner prepared by the
Jeffersonville hotel and the
Ladies Exchange in the Masonic
Hall. The visitors were given
extensive automobile rides by
the accommodating drivers, in
almost any direction, and at al
most any speed they desired.
Messrs. H. R. Hawthorne and
w. r. Peery had charge of the
loading of the automobiles and
the handling of the crowd, and
were kept busy for several
hours. That there were no acci-
dents to mar the occasion was
due largely to the diligence and
judgment exercises by these
gentlemen.
The other various committees
of the Board of Trade, whose
names have been published,
performed their several duties
to perfection and made the first
Boosters" day ever held in
Tazewell a bowling success.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
TAILOR COMING.

Mr.. Chas. Gross, representing
Strous and Bros, Baltimore,
will be at our store Friday and
Saturday, June 9th and 18th,
for the purpose of measuring
our customers for their fall and
winter suits. Better place your
order for October delivery, or
earlier if preferable.
Jno. S. Bottimore.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
FIRST VISIT FOR IS YEARS.

Mrs. Mary Mahood, of Burke's
Garden, has been in Tazewell for
a week as the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Morgan Wynn. This
is Mrs. Mahood's first visit to
Tazewell for 35 years, excepting
a trip through town several
years ago to Cedar Bluff to visit
relatives. The changes and prog
ress made by the town and
country during that period are
strikingly noticeable to her.
Although Mrs. Mahood is &c
years old, she has never been on
"a passenger train, saw for the
lime this week a motion
Y, rode in an automo-
N car, observed our
ndaspent a
2sas8 Sg.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
TAzEWELL KICKERS
IN NEED OF BITTERS
Supervisor Thinks a Dose Of Old
Time Remedy Will Straighten En-
Out-Promised, but Didn't Pay
Horscpen, Va, June II.
to.. Cl.nnt ND1Io,. NJ

ilOtScpeIl, va, June IL.
Editor Clinch Valley News,
Dear Sir:-From your COM
ment on the road question in
last weeks issue of the News,
it looks very much like the habit
of kicking and complaining has
become chronic, and that the
bunch of kickers are closely re-
lated to the ancient Athenians
who did nothing but sit on the
street corners, and tell or listen
Ito son.e strange story. | would
suggest asa remedy for these
kickers, that they get UP a
formula for making Burdock
Bitters and have these prom
inent street loafers and kickers
go to Jocky street and the Payne
lot and dig that burdock up,
root. and branch, (the board will
furnish the tools), start plant
at once, and, put some of the
worst kickers on the road, sell
ing the remedy and let them re-
port the condition Of the roads
over the county at the next
meeting of the road authorities.
Your informant says that the
road authorities made a mistake
in not finishing the road by G..
A. Martins; that they showed
lack of business ability, blunder-
ed, busted, etc, in not finishing
it. In answer to this charge,
will say that your servants, the
board, were willing and anxious
to finish this gap and were
promised a small supplement by
prominent parties directly inter
ested in this road. Some
promised and did not pay, and
we had to move to other sections
of road. AS to moving the plant
to Five Oaks; That did not cost
the county anything and the
move was made by men who
have no apology to make. If we
had finished the gap by G. A.
Martins we would have robed
other sections of money due
them; and, when it comes to a
question of right and wrong,
your board will take off their
hats as quick to r. w. Yost,
driving his Jersey steers, as
they will to your prominent
kickers, driving their chariots
of fire and abuse.
Your board, in this district,
began their work with almost
no funds available for closing up
gaps, which the bond issue will
not finish. Some communities
are supplemcnting the bond
issue fund with their labor, cash
and teams, and are willing to
do almost anything reasonable
to get dirt road that they can
drive over with any safety. We
have some sections where
the farmers could not get a
machine to thresh their wheat
last season, and fed it out to
their stock during the winter.
These long suffering people are
almost as much isolated from
the more favored sections as if
they lived in some foreign coun-
try, and only two or three miles
from good roads. Our funds are
limited for closing up gaps. The
one by Mr.. Martins is not the
only one that will not be closed
up. Every section will need
money. We are doing all we can
with the money available, to
maintain roads already built and
close up gaps. And, you can say
to your prominent kickers that
If they want special favors that
they will be disappointed.
Respectfully,
ID. B. DANIEL,
Chairman of Board.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
SUGGESTIONS.
new COMMITTEE
Well Known Democrats Mentioned
For Organization 10 Control Par
ties Affairs in the County.
Editor Clinch Valley News:-

Editor Clinch Valley News:-
1t has been suggested by a
number of prominent democrats
that it would be good party
policy for the county chairman
to call mass meeting of the
democrats of the county at an
early date, say-say July horse
show day-for the purpose of
reorganization. 1t being under
stood that the party law requires
reorganization each year that
the Legislature is elected, and
in that case it is the imperative
duty of the chairman to issue a
call for general mass meeting.
1t is no reflection on the pres
ent county committee to suggest
that there be a general shake up
in the personal of the committee,
whatever other good things may
be said of the committee as it is
now composed it cannot be said
that it is representative, as out
of eight county committeeman
for the Jeffersonville Magisterial
District seven of them are voters
at two precincts, namely, Taze-
well and North Tazewell, this
leaves six precincts with one
lone representative, or in other
words five out of eight have no
representative. Now let us be
fair to all; let us meet and elect
one committeeman from each
voting precinct in the county,
voters of each precinct to choose
of their members whom they
desire to represent them on the
committee, or to be more liberal,
should the mass meeting SD de-
eide, give two members to each
incorporated town. l consider
the nesting of democrats essen
TALLY wrong, unfair and un-
democratic, and it is entirely
reasonable to presume that the
selection of committeeman to
represent their respective pre-
cincts would be more satisfac-
tory to the rank and file of the
party.
A reorganization along these
lines would certainly conduce to
party harmony and conform to
one of the first principles of
democracy. Now will venture
to suggest the names for COM
mitteemen for their respective
precints.
JEFFERSONVILLE DISTRICT
Tazewell, j. S. Bottimore, o. f.
Hopkins.
North Tazewell, j. F. Litz, H. G.
Peery, Jr.
Crockett's Cove, D. B. Daniel.
Gap Store, g. P. Harman.
Benbow, C. A. Buchanan
Thompson Valley, S. B. Ward.
Freestone, w. II Correll.
Dry Fork, Q. G. Poe.
CLEAR FORK DISTRICT
Grafton, j. E. Buchanan.
Cove Creek, T. L. Shufflebarger.
Burke's Garden, ]. H. Thompson.
Graham, v. l.. Sexton, MIR. Palmer.
Pocahontas, John Roberts, Charles
Minter.
Abbs Valley, o. B. Moore.
Falls Mills, j. H. Harry.
Tip Top, e. King Crockett.
Bluestone, j. w. Shannon.
MAIDEN SPRING DISTRICT
Cedar Bluff, c. H. Peery.
Richlands, w. r. Williams, j. b.
Crabtree.
Midway. DIR. w. e. Baylor.
Poor Valley, Reese Hit.
Raven, Sam Gillespie.
Pounding Mill, Geo. w. Hurt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20

Col. l.. X. Kaufman, of Blue
field; Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Payne. Will and Reese Young
and their wives. and George
Lambert, of Bandy; E. r. Scott,
OF Cedar Bluff and others.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
A Few of the Prominent.

Among the prominent citizens
from the new coal fields here
Wednesday were: Supcintend-
ent Barrick, of the Berwind-
White Coal Com pany;
Superintendent Robinson, of the
Caretta Coal Com amy;
Superintendent =. w. somitb, Of
the Flat Top Coal Company, OF
English; Otis Linkous, buyer for
War Ridge Coal Co.: Cloyd
Bailey, engineer for Berwind-
White Coal Co.; DR.. Hatfield, of
Susanna; E. S. Crockett, w. r.
Witten, Sam Lambert, of Cane.
brake; A. d. Beavers, of Eng.
lish; Geo. w. Litz, of Columbus
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-27
DElsLEY ANNOUNCES As
CANDIDATE F0A MAYOR
fhanslDr lido. Notice ~ His lnten.
ton a. Run f,r commissioner
ship Number ..

s1 ponse with regard 10 candida
cIos for place ON the new c.V com
90 lon. created by The charter rec
Gently adopted 1y the citizens of Am
ar.Ho. nas broken yesterday after
noon when IS Boa .ay filed notice
of DIS candidacy nr Mayor and g. Is
chan Ior of us candidacy for Com
m ssioner SO g.
Nr Beasley Ia.t night issued the
following announcement sfatemeut.
10 the Citizenship IT imar,lo:
i Charter Commission chosen b}
popular vote. drafted rew charter
f1r me city OF Amarillo which was
osorUhe.m.ngiy adopted 40 recent
election. 50 tine solicitation Of q
great many OF tho citizens OF Amar.l-
lo. tine same uou-plrl.sIu commits
lion. acting In the interest OF uar-
m0ny and wi'h 'ro siov Boz ,Iminat-
ine any fractional strife nominated
I'd ticket t0 700 'hc nDNly created
elective offices of thp city
without any solicitation or know
ledge on nv part tho nomination for
mayor was rendered nae by thls
committee. After due de'iberation
and considerable hesitation have
accepted tho nomination as nom
Ue'ioual candidate
o. a my intention So elected 20
perform the duties assigned Go tho
mayor office .wrHr'.I'y and CD tire
best of my ability
g. HFAsLEI.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-27
Rail ROAD
M {: :: N

Rule G is not made TO infringe your
personal liberty or to advance the
cause Of prohibition. 1t is made be-
cause good railroading, in the cab, in
the cabocse, in the ''ham" operators
shanty, at the loss damage desks,
from the presidents special to the
flagman's BOX, demands the alert SER
vice Of cIear-headed men-and no
other kind.
Your work, its success or failure, your
life itself depends on one, two, dOz-
en-, perhaps a hundred men besides
yourself. Any one Of these men may
spoil your work, shatter shop SEIZED
ules, crush out your life by violating
Rule G. You know graves in Llano
Cemetery which are there because
someone broke Rule G.
Your vote en- December 9Th to keep
the saloons out Of Amarillo is good
railrOading not alone because it may
help you keep Rule G but because it
viii help other good men hold their
jobs and it will keep other men from
laundering when you need their clear.
headed service.
YOm vote On December 9th to keep
The saloons out Of Amarillo is good
railroading.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-27

IT, % EE q Wrlw. o.. .r.fr- q
from horrible ulcer ON b'. foot .r-
'r"r years Doctor advised uuua-
zion h". be refused and reluctantly
rrI r"Ck'.H Arn..H -a.ye as o. 'ast
r'.rr, 20, ton wrote l r.d
rnrr a's. and m" foot r1s soon
comp e't cured ..at remrfr f1-
0HrH rris. bruises ana s.ru1 Get
90 tr t-fry on'F r. t' 1rr-.
rI.fa or Pos mail l1 r. rr,tUa g.
O.. Philadelphia or So Louis
0A1yl
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-27

After b'nl u progress for no
past three days the ease oI the re-
CO.'S e. Northern Tey1s hallway CO.
,s the amarillo Stree. Railway go
vas hroD-ht 10 conclusion yesterday
afternoon verdict for The defendant
company being rendered about 3
o'clock
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-27

Rule c. From tho book o.. 81 neral rules
for employees of o., santa Fc aystcul. THE
us, o. utoricarts by employees while on
duty Is prohibited. Their use. or the FREE
C.cutine OF piaco. whore they ere sold. is
sufficient ..#.n Tor dismissal" lrtis rule
ia practically 'No same wording is made by
Non tha p..vDr ard Rock Island roads here
,.d Boy PROBABLY every railroad corporation
o. tho United states since the saloon, fave
hoeD closed ln Amarillo. the number of dis
miaals from soryr" Tor every cause has be
como oaly q small traction of what ~ was
durnr fHr TIME of open saloons During
t'a scars Df tty omen saloon boo Amarillo,
ftp number ci damSs1ls aad designations"
doe o. tgiuFlu. FAR 0U'-rumbcIpd other
causes uurins the past two years. dis
ri..aH oud 'rrjgu1tiors" from the same
cause. have become almost unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26

because they are unable TO get into COM
munication with their homes.
Hundreds of fathers. sons brothers.
sisters and daughters left their homes on
the west side Of the city this morning
20 work before the Scioto River had
reached n flood stage. Rising suddenly
tho water cut them of from their homes.
and tonight these people know only that
their homes are flooded and that the
members Of their families are dependent
for food and shelter upon more fortunate
ucighhors
Wrngiug their hands. weeping and APP
pcallng yainly FOR help scores Of girls
are crowding M close TO the waters edge
in the darkness tonight as state troops
on duty and policemen will allow them.
but 10 is doubtful If they will be able
10 cross the stream 20 their home dis
trict by morning
owing 10 the high water electric lights
I'm the flooded district and a part Of the
business section of the city are lacking
Tonight and tn. water supply has been
cut of Reports from ~" gas COMPANIES
indicate that the supply OF gas may ue
cut of with a view To preventing eN-
II was estimated tonight that 1000"
pcrsons are homeless on tho West Side as
a result Of the flood Besides TINS mum
her 10 Is said that al least io'"" are Nv
i,, SO, thn second floors of their homes.
only about 10 per cent OF the streetcarSS
az. alla to operate. and steam railroad
and iuterurban lines are tied up
II is impossible accurately 10 eh'iiildt,Y
mo loss which will result IRON thc iloou'
I'm n already rs estimated 10 mount INTO
IN. millions Of dollars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26

Meantime the rain which began on
SUNDAY night. continues. at times mod
crate and AZ other times IN torrents.
The fact that the water already has de-
stroycd several bridges and broken a
lcvcc gives cause for the alarm that other
leyecs may break and further damage
result
At Dayton probably the worst condition
IN the state prevails. Estimates II thu
number Of dead there range frori twenty
five 10 scvcuiy-fivc
A. Delaware. twenty-five miles north Of
Columbus from nineteen 90 nifty are re-
ported drowned as result Of m" flooded
Olcniangy River. which broke out Of It's
banks this morning
II Middlctown it is reported that prob
ably fifteen were drowned whom "a bud;"
on which number Of people acre sand
ing watching The food was swept away.
cleveland. Akron. Toledo and Spring
field also have sent ont reports which
show that probably a total OF sixteen lost
their lives.
OWN. H. disabled wire service and con
ditions in the cities affected by the food
II Is impossible tonight 10 fcrctell accu-
rateiy the total casualties
state troops. al the order or Governor
COX. patrol the streets In tn" flooded gee
lions Of the city tonight. and scores #
automobiles are busy carrying the suffer
ing To higher ground. II IS estimated that
1000 persons are homeless here. prob
ably 5O.Ooj or more are homeless IN the
state
Gcorge f. Rurha. secretary to Governor
james NJ Cox. and an Associated Press
correspondent on their way TO Dayton
had a narrow escape from serious IN
Jury and probable death late this after
noon. when they crossed bridge which
spans the Scio,o River near Chillicotho.
nny miles south of here. The automo-
bile in which the two men and their
chauffeur were riding barely struck
ground when the bridge crashed into the
water behind them and was swept away.
While being swept down the channel of
the swollen ScOto River just as darkness
was gathering late to-day a man, woman
and a child were rescued from the ROOF
of a house that had been torn from It's
foundation by the food TWO other chill
drcn Of the same family fell into the
water and were drowned. according 10 inc
report
Another report. which lacks verifcation.
is that from seven TO seventeen were
drowned after nightfall.
Because the city is I'm darkness and
the west side isolated from the central
portion. Of the city. only meagrc details
of the condition of the lood-marooncd
inhabitants is obtainable tonight Thou
sands 81 people are separated from mem
bcrs Of their families and are frantic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
DAYTON CITY OF 10000
Situated in Bowl Where Four
Streams Converge.

DAYTON was laid out in 1925 by General
Israel Ludlow and was named after GEN
craI Jonathan Dayton The first settlers
arrived I'm the spring of 1896 The city is
i'm the Miami Valley. one Of the most
fertile in the United States. and is the
nth largest city i'm Ohio. The population
Is about 1900. growth OF more than
luJ per cent since 1850.
DAYTON is the county seat OF Mont
gomery County. IT has splendid railroad
connections and the Union Station cost
nearly $lO0100D. 1t has more street rail-
way trackage than any other city In the
state. there being about 3S miles OF troll
lev lines. radiatinS in all directions and
under the control Of nine different COM
panies. There are seven national banks
and two savings banks and trust com
panes Tho aggregate capital is nearly
100000.
The manufacturing interests Of Dayton
are widely diversified. and include the
making OF automobiles. cash registers.
railway cars, water wheels and agrlcult-
ural implements The annual value OF
its productions is nearly $5o,0Oo0o. Day
ton had the first library Incorporated in
the state. it having been established In
1895. There are nearly 1000 volumes in
the institution. II has many schools. hos
pltals and churches.
Three rivers. the Miami saltwater and
Mad and Wolf Creek conjoin IN the
heart Of Dayton. As the city. particular
~ North Dayton and north section
called Riverdale. lies almost on a level
with the four streams. it is protected by
levees twenty-five feet high. which guide
the streams through the city from its
northern TO its southern end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
$4,000 HOMELESS IN
THE STATE OF OHIO
Columbus, Capital of State,
Practically Isolated and Fight
ing Fire with Flood.

Columbus. ONO. March 2o.-Leavlng
death and destruction Ia it's wake. what
&c said to be the biggest flood In tie
history Of the state swept ONO TO-DAY.
taking a toll of probably more than one
hundred lives. cntailing loss that prob
ably will mount into the millions OF dol
lars and literally cutting OFF this clty
.rd more than half a dozen other towns
from the rest OF the world.
This. the capital city of the state prac-
tically isolated because OF the OBSTRUCTION
Of telegraph and telephone wires and the
washing out of bridges, ~ partly IN
undated. in darkness and without eas.
because Of the stage of swollen Scioto
River. which caused a wall OF water TO
separate the east and west portions OF
the CITY. There were numerous fires.