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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Stock Ser
vice.
Will be FURNISHED by South
ern Railway Beginning
September 4th.

Atlanta, Ga, August l6, To
enable growers in Western
North Carolina, East Tennes-
see, and Southwest Virginia to
promptly forward live stock to
Eastern and Southern markets
and to Virginia fee d ing
grounds, the Southern Railway
has arranged to operate u week
ly fast special live stock service
such as was operated last year.
The service this year, however,
Is to include points on the Vir.
ginia and Southwestern Rail
way between Appalachia, Va,
and Bulls Gap, Tenn, and will
cover n longer period, begin
ming on September 4th and con
tlnuing until December 3lst, ac-
cording to announcement made
today by Live Stock Agent Il.
l.. Word
Each Thursday, during this
period trains will be started ut
early morning hours from
Ooltcwah Junction, Hartman
Junction, Bristol, and Appa-
lachia, These will be consoli-
dated at Morrislown, leaving
the New Line yard ut 2:45 =.
NJ, arriving Ashcville Mt 9:25
L. NJ. Trains will also be start
ed from Murphy, n. c., and
BOSNIAN, N. C., on the Transyl-
vania division, arriving Ashe-
VILE in the early evening. At
Ashcville the stock will no
made into trains and run
special to Spencer which viii
be reached before 10 a. NJ. Fri
day Here stock will be fed,
watcrcd, and rested in the com
modious and modern plant
which the Southern Railway
completed only II few months
ago. Friday afternoon trains
viii leave Spencer, giving AR
rival ut Greensboro 7;lO i. NJ.
and Danville $3.50 =. NJ. Friday
Raleigh ;55 a. NJ, Goldsboro
IL a. NJ, Richmond Z A. NJ. 4,
Lynchburg i:l0 \. NJ, Char
lottesvillc 1880 "A. NJ, Mnnas.
sns 4 Z. NJ, Potomac Yards
i;i5 = Nj, Saturday. Stops
viii be made at points between
Orange and Manassas to deliver
feeders and special train
VIII leave Manassas at 1870 Z.
NJ. To deliver feeders Ia points
on the Manassas aud Harrison
burg branches.
Information az To tins service
will be furnished by any agent
or by II. l.. Word, Live Stock
Agent, Atlanta, Gu.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Paul Jessee,
Believed by His Friends and
Relatives TO Have Com
mitted Suicide.

The relatives and friends of
Paul lessee, of this place, are
very much concerned over him
and fear he has committed
suicide. He left home about
five weeks ago, presumably to
go to Roanoke or Richmond to
work, but nothing has been
heard from him since. About
two weeks after he left Il letter
was found in his room. address
cd to his mother. brothers and
sister, in which he stated that
he intended to take his own
life. His health has been bad
ever since an operation for an
ulcer about year ago, and his
relatives fear his mind has be-
come unbalanced and that he
has destroyed himself. Since
the finding OF the letter the
family have done every thing
IN their power TO find some
trace of him, but without sue
cess.
Following IL description OF
him; Age, %; height, . feet
and 9 inches; large blue Dyes;
dark hair; large mouth with
short brown mustachc; two inch
scar behind right ear; weighs
about ldj pounds. bro Il d
shoulders and rather heavy
built. When last seen was
dressed in black suit with small
white thread, wearing gray felt
hat with black band.
Virginia papers will confer a
favor on the family by copying
this article and assisting in
finding him if alive, or his body
IL dead
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20

No one is so perfect but that
an enemy can hatch up things
that some folks will believe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Death of Mrs. Carrie Hill.

The funeral of Mrs. Carrie Il.
Hill, who died Tccsday Mt
Sewanee, Ga, will be held at
1870 o'clock this afternoon from
the residence af Captain +. T..
Peyton OF North Second Street.
DR.. II. b. Lee and DR.. III. w.
Battle will conduct the services.
Mr. G., G.. Hill, n son of the
deceased, accompanied the body
from Sewanee to this city, and
Mrs. w. T. Goodloe, her daugh-
ter, Of Big Stone Gap, is here
to attend the funeral.
The following gentlemen will
C t as pallbearers: Messrs.
George Vest, II. A. George, G..
G. Sinclair, II. A. Mundie, A.
V Conway and w. A. Irving.
Mrs. Hill was, before her
marriage to DR.. Hill, Miss
Carrie Buck, daughter of the
late Thomas NJ. Buck, Of "Bird-
wood" a prominent resident of
the county. She is survived by
five children-Mr. Il. NJ. Hill
and Mrs. Thomas p Payton, of
this city; Mrs. Guy. S. HutchiDs,
of Spartanburg, s. c.; Mr..
Gabriel II. Hill, of Atlanta and
Mrs. w. Il. Goodloe, of Big
Stone Gap, Va. She also leaves
two brothers-Mr. G.. II. Buck,
now a resident of Lonisiana
and Capt, Samuel IL. Buck, of
Nav York City-and one sister,
Mrs. Bette b. Cloud, of this
city.
Ars. Hill was much beloved
in this city, where she made
her home the greater part of
her life. She was a woman OF
lovely Christian character
Charlottesville Progress, August
Hath.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
United States
Court.

. 80 "'."huhl punishment OF SlM
q. ." uayS ~ lail IN the United States
court here during the past week
Will Craft, of Wise county. Illicit dis.
tilling. "'s
Carrot Pucke,, of Wise county retail.
ing liquor without license
Doak Lowe, of razewelI county retail.
ing liquor
Frank oIimp. Of Russell county, re-
failing liquor.
lax; lake wilson, of Russell county. re-
,,,I Floyd Yates, Of Dickinson county,
Illicit disiillng
Jim Senter, of Dickinson county.
Illicit distilling
John 4. Mullins, OF Dickinson county
Illicit distilling.
Edmond Boiling, Of Wise county
Illicit dislilling
tilling. ~ "''
liquor.
Landon whiteside, OF Wise county, re-
failing liquor.
liquor b
Josh Duncan, of Wise county, retailing
lack BARLEY, of Dickinson county.
Illicit distilling.
Dan and Jim Duncan, of Patrick coun-
~, retailing liquor
Arch Shumate, Of Franklin county
Illicit distilling.
Arch Sewers, OF Pulaski county. re-
failing liquor.
Caleb and Thomas Church, Of Wise
county Illicit disiilling.
Grover and Graden Counts, of Dieken-
son county, Illicit distilling
Josh Wallace of Dickinson county.
Illicit distilling.
J w Stanley alias Dock Stanley. of
Dickinson county, retailing liquor
smith Pitinan, Of Dickinson county
retailing liquor.
Wade Stanley, Of Dickinson county
retailing liquor.
Charles Shcarl of Dickinson county
retailing liquor.
John Robinson, of Dickinson county.
retailing liquor.
Charley liakes, of Dickinson county.
illicit distilling.
WIN Red, Of Wise county. Illicit dis
tilling.
James Fleming, Of Dickensou county
retailing liquor
Joe Elswick, of Dickinson county.
Illicit dislilling.
Ira colly, Of Dickinson, retailing
liquor
Pete Harvey, of Wise county. Illicit
disabling
Frank Belehcr, of Russell county.
Illicit distilling.
Tom Belcher Of Russell county. retail
ing liquor.
w. j Wright aud A " Edwards. Of
Dickinson, county, Illicit Disabling
Albert stone, of Dickinson county,
Illicit distilling.
Emory Smith, of Dickinson county
Illicit disiilling
NJ 4 Addison, of Dickinson county
Illicit distilling.
Alec sutherland, of Dickinson county,
Illicit distilling.
) A. Day, Of Wise county, Illicit dis
tIlIing
ridden STARTS, of Wise county, was
tried aud convicted of Illicit distilling
Robert Amburgey. of Wise county,
was also tried and convicted for retailing
liquor without license.
Wick lson, who was charged with the
killing Of a man In Dickinson On raid
with u deputy marshall, was aqnitted
The commonwealth failed 10 make case
and the Judge instructed the jury To re-
turn verdict OF acquittal
Charley Mullins, aged rs, plead guilty
of Illicit distilling, bat owing to The age
of the defendant the Judge relieved him,
upon the promise of good behavior, OF
the usual punishment.
Lewis Leitwich, of Wythe county, who
was convicted of removing and conceal
ing untax paid spirits. was given three
months in Jail and fine of 500
Henry Niece, of Wise county, was
given three months in jail and fined S20C
for retailing, removing and concealing
untaN paid spirits
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Farm Products
of the South Will be Exhibit
ed at County Fairs in
North and West.

Washington, d. c., August
BIS splendid exhibits of South
{ern rum products, showing the
salmring agricultural opportun
4 ities awaiting industrious set
tiers IN the territory along
their lines. Will be made by tho
Southern Railway aud afiiliat.
rd companies, Cincluding the
Mobile x ONO, the Georgia,
Southern x Florida, the Ala
tbama Great Southern, the Gin
Scnnati, New Orleans, and Tex
as Pacific, and the Virginia *
lSouthwestern) at three great
dispositions and thirty five dis
strlct and county fairs in the
5North add Middle West during
1.-The late summer and fall. This
, is the most extensive campaign
( Of tins character ever undertake
en- for attracting settlers to the
Southern States and will place
their advantages in the most
striking way before thousands
5of sturdy farmers of Just the
type that is desired in the
South
Special exhibits will be made
at the Canadian National EN-
( hibition nt Toronto, August %
/ 10 September s. the attendance
OF which touches the million
mark, the famous dairy show
at Waterloo, Iowa, in Novem-
Der, aud the international Live
Stock Exposition in Chicago
during November and Decem.
ber Exhibits mt district and
county fairs in New York, Con
nccticul, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
WISCONSIN, Iowa, and Mime.
sofa, have been arranged in
tour circuits, running from
August o to late in October.
The work Of preparing these
exhibits has been underway
since the close of the fair sea
SON in 1912 Since The bepin
ming Of the new crop season
agents have been Mt work with
the result that from every stnte
on the lines of the Sonthern
System, there have come most
Representatives collections or
AgricuItmral ,roI,n,. 80 ~
Ing grains. grasses vegetnbles
and frnit large nbo1opronhs
show ing farms and other views
in The south will nlso he nsed
The exhibits viii he in charge
of agents who are thoroughly
familiar with conditions in tia
South and who will be ON hind
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
COAL OUTPUT OF ALASKA.
Production for 1912 Shows
Decrease from that of
1911.

The production of coal in
Alaska in 1919, as stated by e.
w. Parker, of the United States
Geological Survey, was $50 tons
valued at $3.50, n decrease
from 800 tons, valued at 81 200,
in 1911. The production in
1912 does not include the coal
mined under the directions of
the United States Bureau of
Mines for testing purposes,
which amounted TO 800 tons,
but of course no commercial
value can be placed upon this
coal.
A little coal was mined in
Alaska prior to 1884 by the
crews of vessels that ran short
of fuel, but this probably did
not aggregate more than few
hundred tons. The total out
put of coal prior to 1888, includ-
ing that mined by the Rus
slams, was probably less than
10000 tons.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
York About
to be Started
On Elkhorn Fuel Company's
Model City in Letcher
County, Ky.-Thou-
sand Buildings
Planned.


Fairmont, w. Va, August lG.
The Ellhorn Fuel Company,
of Fairmont, is about to begin
the extensive construction re-
quired in connection with its
plant for developing 300, 900
acres of coal land-2S5 900
acres i'll Kentucky and 900
acres in West Virginia. This
$50, 200, 900 corporation, whose
organization ami plans were
announced several months ago.
has awarded contract to the
Nicola Building Company, of
Pittsburg, for the construction
of 900 buildings in connection
with the plans for II modern
mining town in Letchor Coun.
ty, Kentucky, where develp-
nents will begin.
The great majority of these
structures will be dwellings for
the miners, but stores and bust
ness blocks, amuzement places
and halls are included in the
buildings To be erected. The
lumber and bricks needed for
their construction will be man
ufacturcd by the Elkhorn Fuel
Company by plants which it
~ about to put in operation.
These plants will include brick
yards with n daily capacity of
$4,000, and saw, planning. and
finishing mills, with Il daily
capacity of 10000 feet of lum-
Der each. Waterworks, sewer
age system and electric light
ing plants will be installed for
the public utility of the town.
lt is understood that the land
/ o be developed comprises
about 60 per cent of the Elk
horn coking coal field, and lies
principally north of the Consol-
idation Coal Company's devel
opment, being mainly in the
watcrsheads of the Kentucky
and Big Sandy Rivers and
north along Beaver Creek and
other tributaries of the Ken
lucky, Big Sandy and Licking
Rivers. The lands are said to
he underlaid from 70 to so per
cent by the Elkhorn seam,
which produces high grade
coking, gas producing, open
hearth, malleable and byprod
net coal. The veins are from
four to eight feet thick. and the
estimated production is $500
tons to the acre. The analysis,
which is believed to be n fair
analysis for the entire field, is
as follows. Moisture, 200; vo-
LATHE, $500; fixed carbon, 80 co.
ash, 100; sulphur, 10; phos-
phorus, .004.
The officers of the Elkhorn
Fuel Company are: President,
Clarence w. Watson, of Fair
mont, W. Va, who is also
Chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Consolidation
Coal Company; Vice Presidents,
George Watson Fleming, OF
Baltimore, also Vice President
OF the Consolidation Coal Com
pany; John G.. G. Mayo, of
Paintsvllle, Ky; j. N. Camden,
of Versailles, Ky; and George
a. Baird, of Chicago; Treas.
urer, Sprigg ID Camden, OF
Parkersburg, w. Va. Among
tile Directors are: William 4
Ohley, of Charleston, w. Va.
John A. Clark and Owen s
Mckinney, of Fairmont, w
Va; O. Il. Williams and j. G.
Fenhagen, of Baltimore, Md.
John Il. Buckingham, of Paints.
vile, Ky; II. j. Davis, OF Gin
cinnati; Edward Cornell anc
A. f. Nusbaum, of New York
The Elkhorn Fuel Company
New York Offices are in the
Bankers Trust Building.
p:x Ctoao Co. Hxx:.t
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20

Presenting the brand new
comedy "Tho Wrong
MIR President" newly costum
ed and with up-to-date musical
and dancing spccinltics, "rhe
Smart Set Company will make
it's welcome annual appearance
at the Amuzu Theatre on
August 2Gth Salem Tut Whit
ncy, Homer Tut aud Blanche
Thompson, who were such Il
grea; success with the company
last season, will again head it
this season. AS the Wrong
MIR. President Whitney will
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20

We met quite a bunch of Lee
County Democrats at Big Stone
Gap Monday and every plague
taxed one of them said Sam
Williams done it himself" it
is unfortunate to fall a prey to
"a halter OF ones own making
Norton News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Money To Lend

TIE Standard Homo Compa-
ny Incorporated. provides home
purchasing contracts with n
guaranteed invest m emit, an
agreement is made whereby you
can borrow money to buy or
pui'd n home or pay off that
mortgage. or improve your
property with interest at per
cent on yearly balances, and
your return will be $3.50 per
month on each 81 900 borrowed.
hent receipts never pay divi-
aends. We have put more than
zen thousand people in their
own homes. and can put you in
yours, If YOU will take our plan.
Loans over $4,000, 900. Assets
over 81 100000. Call or write at
once to
{. B. Ramsey, Agent
Office-Over Postofiics
Norton, Virginia
.-x-.---.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20
Big Stone Gap Druggist
Makes a Statement.

We always advise people who have
stomach OF bowel trouble to see doctor
But to those who do not wish to do this
we will say; try the mixture of simple
buckthorn bark, glycerine. etc, known
as Alder-i-ka. This simple new remedy
is so powerful that JUST ONE DOSE
relieves sour stomach, gas on the stomach
and constipation INSTANTLY. People
who try Alder-i-ka are surprised at its
QUICK action. Mutual Drug Company
sdy
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-08-20

Man may be reputed more
practical than woman, but it is
often because he listens to wo-
mans advice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-14
KILLS l.AR9E
CRAY WOLF
KILLED IN JEFFERSON
&C UNITY ONE OF FINEST
EVER SEEN.

Fairfield. Jan. 13.-One of the larg-
est gay wolves seen in this section of
the state for many years was shot and
killed Saturday by James B. Smith,
Jefferson county farmer residing near
Merrimac. Mr.. Smith brought the
hide to Fairfield and claimed the IS
bounty at the Office of Auditor A. c..
Turner.
Old settlers and others who saw the
hide declare the animal to be one OF
the finest specimens ever seen in the
county. The hide was valuable
one according to those who examined
it and It required no little argument on
the TT of the officers at the court
house to convince Mr. Smith that the
head must be taken from the hide be-
fore the bounty could be paid.
Sheep and smaller animals and fowls
have been disappearing in the vicinity
in which Mr.. Smith resides for some
time. Saturday morning the wolf was
seen by Mr.. Smith who at once gave
chase with his gun. The animal was
larger than full grown shepherd dog
and was apparently young.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-14

Conductor Davis and Brakeman Wells
4 were found. The conductor was rob
bed of $3.50 in cash and an amethyst
| stud. Wells was searched, but moth
| ing was taken. The robbers then held
the observation and sleeping car oc'
cupants prisoners until Ottumwa was
reached. Here they jumped off at the
! Jefferson street depot and made good
their escape.
| Sheriff Never Gave UP.
! In the search for the bandits, the
sheriff's office never gave up. Sheriff
Knox looked up the record OF Robb
and over month ago the sheriff re.
ceived word that he was again at
large in southeastern Iowa. A photo
graph of Robb was secured and out of
numerous other pictures, it was sc.
lected by Davis and Robinson as the
man who robbed the Milwaukee train.
On Saturday, January Knox started
systematic search of Robb's old
stamping grounds With William
Bray of Unionville, ex-sheriff of Ap.
panoose county, Knox searched the
territory lying between Centerville
and Bloomfield spending days and
nights in quest of Robb. He had
about one days start on the trailers,
and the storm, and bad condition of
the fields and roads made it impossi-
BILE for the officers to make any great
progress. Last Friday Knox returned
home, Robb having successfully Sc
creted himself in the vicinity of Floris.
Knox left word with all the farmers
along the route he travelled and they
watched for Robb. Then came word
Saturday about the capture of the
much hunted man.
The sheriff is particularly anxious
to extend to Lee Latta and William
Johnston, who live near Drakeville |
and Ash Grove respectively, his sim
cerest thanks for good meals and
warm place to spend two nights Of
the weeks hunt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-14
WILL DISCUSS
FARM BUREAU
FARMERS OF THE COUNTY WILL
BE TOLD OF NEW PROP
OSiTiON.
PLAN OUTLINED.
Employment Of Crop Expert to Aid
AgricuIturaIists Of the County
is Suggested by
Boosters.

The vice presidents of the Wapello
County Farmers institute, located in
every township of the county, are talk
ing over with their fellow members Of
the association the proposition to es-
tablish farm bureau in this county.
A mass meeting of farmers will be
held within the next week or ten days
to be addressed by a man from the
extension department of Ames college
On the scheme. and by the first Of
February something tangible in the
way of getting the bureau started will
have been decided upon. The officers
Of the institute met Saturday after
noon in the rooms of the Commercial
association and discussed the PROPOSE
ton and decided to further talk the
matter over with the farmers of the
county.
Money is Necessary.
The agitation for farm bureau. in
which a scientific farmer will be en-
ployed. was started a month ago by
the Ottumwa Commercial association.
The superintendent Of the bureau or
instructor will have numerous duties,
chief among which will be to instruct
Wapello county farmers in multiply
ing their products and how best to
operate their farms.
The costs Of the enterprise will be
between $4,000 and $4,000. OF this
amount the crop improvement commit
tee of the council of grain exchanges
will furnish $1,000 and an appropria-
tion maybe secured from the govern
ment. The balance is to be raised
among the citizens of Ottumwa and
the farmers of the county. The in
terest already shown by the farmers
gives promise of the success of the
proposed plan to establish a farm
bureau in, this county.
Duties Of Crop Expert.
While there has been no set agree
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-14
JEFFERSON COUNTY
ASSESSORS AT WORK

Fairfield, Jan. 13.-The township as
SCISSORS of Jefferson county held a
meeting Saturday in the supervisors
room at the court house during which
the new auditor A. G. Turner conferred
with them, giving the new men in
structions as to their work. All of the
officers were present and received the
supplies with which to carry on their
work. 20.
The assessors Of the county are as
follows:
Walnut township-John Kasowsky.
Penn township-P. H. Kurtz.
Pleasant Plain city-George ].
Emery.
Blackhawk-C. B. Spencer.
Poke. o. Myers. F.. .-
Packvood city,. H. Murphy.
Locust Grove-H. L. Whitmore
Batavia city-Ed L. Alfred. a.:
Center-Elmer G.. Carlson.
Fairfield city-John F. Loehr
Observation-Disclosures c. Cochran. ~.
Lockridge-F. H. Miller.
Round Prairie-L. A. Bowers.
! Cedar j. M. Blough. ~
Liberty-H. D. Davis.
Des Moines-W C, Manning, Jr
These men started to work this
morning and will proceed to assess all
personal property and real estate
owned by people In their respective
townships. ~