davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

ROSS-Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Ross at their home, 609 south c street
fine 10 pound boy, Sunday morning,
April 18th, 1915.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15
MONEY TO LOAN.

at 512 per cent interest, giving Dor
rover privilege OF payment Of null
tlples of 500 on any interest pay day.
JOHN p. HIATT,
78tt. North Side Square.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15

FLOWERS - Word comes to the
grandfather, Thos. B. Gossage, of the
arrival of son at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edmond Flowers in North
Platte, Nebr. Sunday evening April II
1915. Mrs. Flowers will be remem-
bered as Miss Ivy Gossage. The young
man has been named Ralph Gran
Flowers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15

FORBES.-Fremont Gazette: Rose
dale, the infant child of Jay Forbes,
died Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock,
aged 18 days. Short funeral services
were held at the home yesterday af'
ternoon at o'clock and the tiny form
was laid to rest in the Cedar township
cemetery beside those of her mother,
who died the day she was born. Mr..
Forbes and family have the sincere
sympathy of the community in their
iouble bereavement.
DOAK.--Mrs. John w. Doak died
suddenly and Unexpectedly at her
home in Rose Hill, Friday morning OF
heart trouble. She was awake at two
o'clock in the morning and talked to
her husband, remarking that she had
just aroused from long and refresh
ing sleep and that she was feeling un
usually fine At six o'clock she was
dead. Doctors were summoned but
life had fled. Deceased was Sc years
months and l day OF age at date Of
death
Funeral at IL o'clock a. m, Sunday
April II, 1916, at the Rose Hill Chris
tian church, Rev. A. l.. link officiat
ing. Interment in Hopewell or Mt
Vernon cemetery.
Mrs. Doak was pioneer resident
of Rose Hill where she has resided
/ with her husband almost since com
ing to Iowa, in 1864. She was highl!
esteemed and her sudden taking of
is a shock to the community as wei
as to the intimate friends and rela
tives. The family has the kindly sym
pathy of many friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15
Professional Cards

w. II. KEATINo.
Attorney--Abstractor.
Money to Loan. Insurance.
liz First Ave. West. Oskaloosa, Iowa.
2Srf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15

CRUZEN.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Cruzen, Friday, April 8, 1915
nine pound son.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-04-15
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

William Van Rees, Pella. "a
2O72 and
Arnie Hoogenake, Peila ...,......22
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
Geo. w. Keister Dead.

George w. Keister, who has been
ill at his home at North Tazewell for
several months, died at $3.50 O'Clock
last Saturday night in his forty
eighth year. The body was taken to
B.acAsburg, his former home, for in
termont, on last Sunday morning.
The remains were accompanied by L.
A. Repass, Jr, II. Il. Haley and X. E..
DaIey, committee from the Taze-
well Masonic Lodge; E. p. Moore, OF
north TaZewell, and Jos. Jones, OF
Graham.
1here survives wife and six chill
uten, the oldest fifteen years, and the
youngest little over year. Mrs.
heister Is u daughter of James Whit
iey, of North Tazewell, with whom she
makes her home.
Mr.. Keister has always been a hard
working and industrious man, and IN
spite OF his bad health for years, had
Always provided well for his family,
ana was much thought of by those
who knew him best.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
MIR. Dawson Promoted.

Inc following, appearing the Sun
days issue of the Bluefield Telegraph
is of interest to the many friends of
MIR. Dawson in this town:
"Oflicial bulletins have been issued
by the Norfolk IL Western announce-
ing the promotion of w. II. Dawson.
of this city, to assistant to the gen,
eral manager of the Norfolk and
Western, as predicted in the Daily
Telegraph of last Sunday. MIR. Daw-
son succeeds the late G. w. Merrill.
and VIII remove at once to Roanoke to
take up his new duties. Mr.. Dawson
has been assistant superintendent OF
the Pocahontas division for some
years; in fact he has always been a
Pocahontas division man. He is a
native of Tazewell county, Va, and
began his service on the Ciinch VAL
ley as a bridge carpenter, was pro-
NOTED to foreman and from that TO
assistant superintendent, winning his
way entirely by his ability and appii-
cation to his work. For short While
he left the railroad and became con-
nected with the Ritter Lumber Com
pany, and while with that company
built the bridge across the Tug at
Deyon over which the Knox Greek
railroad runs. He shortly came back
to the Norfolk and Western and has
been in charge of the construction
the most important yards and bridges
on this division for number of
years. He has been resident of
BiueiIeld for long time and our citi-
zens generally regret that he and his
family viii leave the city, but all are
reJoiced at his promotion. Mr.. Daw-
son will be succeeded as assistant
superintendent here by l.. C. Ayres,
OF Portsmouth, who has occupied the
same position on the Scioto division.
Mr.. Ayres Will be succeeded as assis-
tant on the Scioto division by Ii. II.
keinicker.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
News of Cedar Bluff.

-, mrs. Peery returned Monday from
WISE, where she has been visiting her
son, attorney Geo. C. Pecry.
Miss Mayo Hurt spent the week
end with friends at Honaker.
Among those from Cedar Bluff. who
enjoyed the silver wedding anniver-
sary of MIR. and Mrs. j. b. Crabtrce. nj
Richlands We're: Mrs. Mollie Hurt
Mrs, Charles Hurt, Mrs. j. Ed. Me
Gnirc, Mrs. Albert Mcclure, and the
Key. Mr.. Durham and wife.
lrby Steele has been suffering from
sever attack of measles for the past
week. '''''
Mr.. and Mrs. |. o. Perkins went
to Dante Saturday to visit friends for
II few days.
r. II. Scott is cxcavating for n new
brick building next to the Cedar Bluff
postollicc. The building will be 23x
36 feet and will be two stories. II
is probable that the new building will
be leased to the Cedar Bluff Bank
when completed.
Last week G. ii. Peery, administra-
tor of the estate of the late J. Ma
rlon Mcclure, leased Mt public auction
the several tracts of farm and graz
ing land of the estate. There are
more than 600 acres in the several
tracts, and the rentals which the land
brought were considered reasonably
hlgn. Most of the tracts were leas-
ed to the heirs of the deceased. The
home place was rented to the widow.
The auctioneering was done by attor-
ney w. =. Payne, of Tazewell. The
roller mill belonging to the estnte
was leased to j. Ed. Mcclure and C. II.
Fields for n year and the business
interests of the wooen mill will be
managed by 4. Albert Mcclure for
year.
w. +. Birklebach is having the old
frame dwelling near the home of II.
A. Gillespie moved to the rear of the
lot and may erect new house on
the old site.
DR.. w. Il. Bundy has vaccinated all
the school children as well as the
members of the faculty, and num-
Der are having very sore arms. There
are no cases of smallpox in the i'm
mediate vicinity, but this plan was
adopted as safest.
Mrs. Emma Chafin, of Matewan, is
visiting her brother, b. ID. Hum
phrcys.
Prof. F. A. Lewey, Misses Stella
Kane, Pearl Mcclure, Maggie Lou
Brown, and Bess Huey attended the
teachers meeting at Tazcwell last
week.
e. IL. Peery was business visi-
tor to Tazewell Friday.
The pupils of Miss Huey will give
recital on Friday evening of this
week at the home of Mrs. Will
Grinstead.
Mrs. Albert Mcclure is entertaining
at dinner today the following ladies'
Mrs. Maggie Mcclure, Mrs. Watt Fu-
gate, Mrs. Charles Hurt, Misses Sadie
Mcclure and Mayo Hurt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
DOES COUNTY NEED
A ADEM0NSTRATOR? /?
Board Will Be Asked to Employ
Expert For Tazewell-If For
or Against, Say AS Much.

The Board of Supervisors meets
next Tuesday, the 9th, and among
other matters to be considered will be
that of employing farm demonstra-
tor for the county. 1t is known that
there will be opposition to the ap-
pointment, and the citizens of the
county who are interested are invit-
ed to meet with the Board and express
themselves on the subject. If for the
appointment, say so. If opposed, say
SO. 1t is understood that a major
ity of the Board think favorably of
the appointment, but the Board wish
es to know the sentiment of the tax
payers.
Many of the counties in the State
have employed demonstrators, and
without exception, so far as heard
from, have found the investment Il
big one altogether. Be present next
Tuesday and have your say.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
SEGREGATION LAW
PASSED THE HOUSE
Governor Stuart's Plan of Tax
alton is Acted Favorably Up
on BY Legislators.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 2.-Segrepa-
tion won in the house of delegates
this afternoon by vote of 60 to 3S.
The voting began soon after 3:30
O'Clock and for two hours the mem
bers stood firmly. The segregation
lists were confident of their strength
and they did not attempt to prevent
the commission advocates exbaustin,r
every means to defeat segregation.
The commission supporters demanded
division and roll calls on nearly every
one and rs fast as the amendments
could be read and vote taken thew
were rejeceed.
Under the lead of Delegate A. G..
Weaver, OF Warren, the patron of the
segregation bill the forces were kent
intact. The bill is that known as the
Weaver buchanan bill, and had In.
powerful support and endorsement of
Governor Stuart.
me bill, as reported by the finance
ommittee, was passed as it came from
the committee, and is a partial segre-
CATION of properties, and gives to
each county and city, and insures to
them, the essential principles of local
self government.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
SUCCESSFUL MEET
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Gathering Here Friday and Sat-
urday Productive of Good Re-
suits.

The teachers meeting in Tazewell
last Friday and Saturday was one of
the most enthusiastic, therefore, the
most successful in the history of the
Tazewell Teachers Association.
Some of the questions discussed
We're those to which educators with
national regulations are giving the
closest attention.
The unanimity of opinion among
those present was II marked feature,
for not II moment was lost in useless
discussion of questions of little mo-
ment. The topics of vast Importance
occupied the attention of all. Com
pulsory education, which, in all prob
ability, will be an issue before the next
Legislature, was ably discussed by the
President of the Association.
Miss Jean Graves handled the sub
Jcct of Vocational Training in n most
gratifying manner. The paramount
question before the association was
how to prevent the efficient teachers
from going to other divisions. How
could Tnzcwcll hold her good teach
ers? BY making the salary so at
tractivc that other division superin-
tree, Mr.. Thompson and Prof. Avent,
of the Radford Normal, presented the
matter so forcibly that resolution
was offered asking the school author
tiles to consider the ways and means
OF offering to the teachers of this di-
vision II graded salary basis for etli-
clent WORK. Miss Louise Jones, of the
Graham faculty, had n most excellent
paper on How Some Teachers Waste
Time" This paper will he published
in order that teachers may have the
pleasure of rcnding it. Mcssrs. Cald-
well, Lcwcy, Crabtrcc, gave excellent
talks ON Habits Worthy of Imitation
by Good Teachers"
McSsrs. Gollehon, and Strong wen
emphatic in their opinion that arith-
metic should be taught in the high
school and that four years should not
he devoted TO Latin to the exclusion of
other modern languages. In this they
but voiced the sentiment of the lead
ing educators of the United States.
MIR. Strong and Miss Alice Howson
nude II most interesting report of
their trip To the educational conven-
tion in Richmond in November.
This Association is one of the
largest in the State, and is entitled to
representation of five delegates.
-Four were in attendance but wo were
not present when the reports were
called for
The teachers were unanimously of
the opinion that the school and county
fair should he held together, and Mr..
Crnbtrec, Mr.. Thompson and Miss
Evans were unanimously chosen to
make the necessary arrangements.
The meeting closed with resolutions
and rising vote of thanks to the
Tazewell faculty for their delightful
reception and to the President and
Secretary for the success of tho
meeting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
BOWMAN BACK AGAIN.
Once More Behind the Bars After
Many Escapes.

Walter Bowman, young white
man, married, was brought here and
lodged in Jail last Friday morning by
officers Geo. w. Gillespie and William
Faulkner, of Boissevane.
1t will be recalled that Bowman
was one OF the number of prisoners
who sawed out of the Tazewell Jail a
year or so ago. He was recaptured,
tried for some offence, and given a
term in the penitentiary. He was put
on the road force, and escaped from
Basic City. The officers heard that
he was at the home of his father-in-
law, Dillon in Horsepen Cove. On ar
irving at the home the officers were
refused admittance, they said, and
told that Bowman left three weeks
ago. Falkner says he forced the door,
searched the house and found Bow
man hidden upstairs between some
sacks. He was hauled out and was
brought to Jail. Bowman seems de-
termlned to spend most of his time in
prison.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Promotions have been made and the
second term work has begun with en-
thusiasm. 1t is hoped that when this
term comes to II close that the greater
percentage of the whole school may
he advanced. Application is the only
sure road to success in any vocation
oi me, ana most assuredly is it true
IN battling for education. Therefore,
in work. ""'
The teachers meeting was great
success and those who control it de-
serve the commendation of all. All
honor to tho High School BOYS md
girls rs well as the whole school. for
the grand reception they gave the
teachers of the county. They mani
rested the right spirit in making il n
success. The county teachers showed
their appreciation by n vote of thanks
to the teachers and pupils of the High
School.
lhe school fair was discussed Inv
both teachers and citizens of the coun-
W and they decided it is best for the
children and all concerned to have the
school fair at the same time and
pace with the County Fair.
Cooperation is the keynote to the
success of any enterprise of this mn
ture and it is hoped il will be n benefit
70 those who must bear the burden of
MAS one. We are sure it will be even
more OF success than the fairs held
heretofore as every one seems to
be intensely Interested.
THE SENIOR CLASS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
Little Girl Had n Close Call.

Lucille, the oldest daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Il. II. Johnson, who are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. May, was
the victim of serious and painful ac-
cident at the May home on Tazewell
avenue one day this week. The little
girl with n number of others was
swinging on the front porch of the
May home, when by some means one
of the ropes of the swing broke and
she was thrown against the porch
with terrific force. The right side of
her face was severely bruised, and was
feared at first that her skull had
been fractured, as she was uncon-
scious for two hours. Her father,
who had just returned an hour before
from Radford was able to render inn
mediate medical aid, and it is believ-
ed now that the little girl will get all
right. DR.. johnson, who is surgeon
in the u. s. army, is on a four
months furlough, after which time he
and his family will take up their resi-
dence at Fort Baird, N. NJ, being at
tached to the tuberculosis hospital of
the army.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
Criminal Docket for Court.

The regular February term of Cir
cult Court will convene here on the
10Th instant. A number of important
cases will come up for trail, among
them being the case of the Common
wealth against Sam Taylor for the
killing Of Hugh Tabor on Mud Fork
during the Christmas holidays. Tay-
lor's trial is set for the second day of
court, the 10th. Other cases on the
docket are:
Commonwealth against Richard
Vance, forgery, set for the 18th,
Commonwealth against Willie Lew
is, larceny, set for the 18th.
Commonwealth against Blain Peo-
pies and Ben Robinson, larceny, set
for the 18th.
Commonwealth against Tom Flood,
selling cocaine, set for the 18th.
Commonwealth against j. III. Towns,
for breaking in depot at Pocahontas,
set for the 18th. Commonwealth
against Will Hairston, honsebrcaking,
set for the 18th. Commonwealth
against Joe Edwards, assault and bat
terry, the 10Th. Commonwealth against
j. N. Russell, for the 10Th. Common
wealth against Thco A. Johnson, non
support, 10th.
Walter Bowman and Joe Carter,
youths who broke in the store of the
Town Hill Coal Company at Richlands
will be sent to the reform school.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
The Bachelor Maid.

The bachelor maid has received crit
icism, just and unjust, from all class
eS OF people. Men look on in wonder.
astonlshment and admiration, when n
woman enters their field and "mnkes
good"
But the day is past when IL woman
sits idly down and waits for her
Prince Charming" to appear. She
rather prefers to go out into the
world and make her own living and
II he comes that's all right, and if he
doesn't, that's all right, too. She has
place that she can fiji; she is self
supporting, she is adding to the meas
ure of the worlds happiness and has
future before her with possibilities.
IL Is her privilege to win or fail and
In either event she will have known
the hot high consciousness of having
tried. Is Is any wonder then that
America has her bachelor maids? In
those ranks there are women whom
men admire, women whom men re-
spect, and some whom men have loved :.
however, they still live their lives
without marriage and so far MS the
world knows have not lost n great
part of its happiness.
We ask for the reasons: there are
many and they are obvious. Some of
these women pursue such a course in
life because they really want to. They
possess the natural ability to do some
bit of work and they consider it their
privilege TO dot it. Were man with
a future before him asked to give il
all up and join the ranks of the mar
ried men, think you he'd do it? No,
most likely he'd go on regardless of
all the bliss of matrimony. And have
not women the same right?
Then, there are others who have not
in the course of short lifetime.
found the man with whom they could
live in any degree of satisfaction,
Fortunately or unfortunately, as the
case may be he has not yet appear
ed, and they are bachelor maids be-
cause the desirable man has not been
found.
There is another class of women
who are not fitted for marriage, and
motherhood, and they, knowing this,
forego its pleasures'and its pains.
Still others gaze around them at
the married people i'm their community
and willingly decide that they prefer
"single blessedness to double cuss-
edness."
But deeper than all this, there is a
principle. There's restlessness, a
discomfort that betokens something.
Men say, "Feminism is in the air."
men say the foundation of the home
and family will be shaken but still
the woman movement progresses.
There is n reason for ages women
have Obeyed implicitly. A womans
life has been mapped out for her by
forces from without. Woman has
been mans slave and mans doll. At one
period in the history of the race he
commanded and she obeyed; at anoth-
er period he placed her on a pedestal
and worshipped at her shrine. But
today woman is neither n slave nor a
doll unless she wants to be. She's
Just an American woman, free to live
her life as she thinks best, so there
| are bachelor maids. ".
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
Thomas Dunn English.

Interest in the visit of Thomas Dunn
English to Tazewell, and whether or
not "Sweet Alice" was written here,
increases. Mr.. Beverly is wrong in
saying that his name was Brown.
His pen name, perhaps. used occa-
sionally, was Brown, but his name is
correctly given, of course, as English
Mr.. Beverly is mistaken again in
surmsmg the date of the poem. 1t
was first published, as we have found
from authentic records, in New York
in 1S43, when the author was twenty
four years old. He was in Tazewell,
as official records show, in the sum-
mer of 1853, ten years after the poem
was written. Was here in 1843, or
before, as a young man? If so, it is
not improbable that he wrote the
poem here, but up to this time we
have failed to find proof. We are
still on the trail as we are fond of
this sort of investigation, and have
another interesting communication on
the subject for next weeks paper.
Any one who can help us "keep the
record straight" are requested to do
so.--Ed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
News of Tip Top.

Tip Top, Feb. 3.-Thnt ancient and
much talked of weather bureau indi-
vidual resumed his annual job and il
now appears he has lost none of his
tlme-worn prestige as n forecaster.
kain, snow and mud and the most dis
agreeble of all the bad weather is with
us. Ihere has been less work wenth-
er TINS winter than for several yenrs
past; looks like some of the Europenn
weather mad escaped and crossed over
to this side.
Much sickness is prevalent here now
Several cases of pneumonia and tv-
phoid are III DR.. pyotts care. The
school ut Tip Top is having n bad
time on account of sickness and our
teachers, Misses Early and Ritter cnn
nardiy make the average required by
law, ~
John Il. Sanders left last Mondnv
for Roanoke to attend the NntionnI
business College ut that plncc. He is
II good student and we all hone he mnv
succeed i'll his studies.
Now we want to say a word in regard
TO taxes, by ASKING few questions.
when we hope will be answered i'm the
columns of the News. First, what
rs being done with all the money
paid as taxes? Where does il ali
go to-? For what purpose is il APP
pIied? Will taxes still be Increased?
And If so for what and why?
Wonder if il is bad on the rich and
well TO do people as il is on the com
mon people and poorer ones? If the
TAX commissioner has the authority
to fix taxes, will we or not have to
abide by their decision and rules. The
laws VIII not net as II certain road
commissioner did ut one time.
McTEER SAUNDERS
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-02-05
News of Baptist Valley.

On Thursday night, Jan. 81, the
death angel visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Payne, claiming as it's
victim their infant child, Henry Stuart
Burial services were conducted by the
Rev. D. p. Hurley Saturday afternoon.
Much sympathy is felt for the be-
reaved family.
Quarterly meeting was held at the
M. e. Church Saturday and Sunday,
by the presiding elder, ID. p. Hurley
and Rev. r. E. Greear. The Congrega-
tions were limited on account of the
disagreeable weather. However, those
present enjoyed some excellent SER
mons.
Miss Margart Brewster and friends
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with homefolks.
Mr.. A. j. Payne left yesterday for
English, w. Va, to attend the bedside
of his sister, Mrs. Frank Payne, who
is very ill with pneumonia fever.
Mr.. S: S. Wynn and friend, T. H.
Crockett, of Crockett's Cove, came ov-
er Saturday to visit friends and rel
atives and take in the quarterly meet
ing. The next meeting will be held in
the Cove in the latter part of April.
Little Ruth Lowe, who has been
sick. for few weeks, is improving
nicely we are glad to note.
Mr.. S. S. Wynn and sister, spent
Tuesday night with Mrs. Sallie Bandy
Mrs. Bandy has recently purchased
a piano.
Uncle" Billy Johnson, who recent
ly had the misfortune at the saw mill
of losing three fingers from right hand
is recovering under the care of his
physician, DR.. Zimmerman.