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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-02-25
Homestead Law.

Belle Fourche.-The proposed GAO
acre homestead law is creating much
excitement and comment throughout
this section. Word has been received
here that the bill has been recon.
mended favorably by the committee to
the senate, and 1t Is believed that its
passage Is assured. 1t is the opinion
of national representatives that the
measure will not come before the SEN
ate at this session, owing to the short
ness of the same. but should an extra
session be called 1t is quite likely Il
will then be taken up. -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
Auction SALE
Rv r. r. KNOX. Auctionccr

|
= AUCTION SALE:-Sale of a de.
sirable 10 #. front lot at northeast
corner of Washington and Wilkes SITS,
with large alley in the rear, located
in the city Of Alexandria, Va,
By virtue of and pursuant to the
terms Of a deed Of trust dated June
1st 1912, executed by Hattie f. Ham
mond and William f. Hammond her
husband, to R. C. L. Moncure, OF
| Falmouth Virginia, as trustee and OF
record in deed Book No. G2 at page
| 100 of the land records Of AleXand-
ria City, Virginia, at the written re-
quest and direction of the party there
by secured, default having been made
in the payment of the indebtedness
secured by the said deed OF trust
the undersigned trustee will offer for
sale at public auction, in front Of the
Royal street entrance to the market
house, in Alexandria City, Virginia,
on SATURDAY,. MARCH 9th, 1918,
at ~ o'clock NJ, that parcel OF
ground with the improvements there
on and the appurtenance thereto be-
longing, located at the northeast
corner of Washington and Wilkes SITS,
composed of two lots located in Alex
andra City, Virginia, and bounded as
follows. to wit:
FIRST: Beginning at the inter-
section Of the north side of Wilkes
street with the east side of Washing
ton street and running thence north
on Washington street 10 feet 8 inches;
thence east parallel with Wilkes
street 20 feet ) inches to an alley
IS feet wide leading into Wilkes st;
thence south on said alley 10 feet 9
inches to Wilkes street; and thence
west on Wilkes street 70 feet inches
to the beginning, with right OF way
over said alley in connection with
others entitled thereto; and
SECOND: Beginning on the east
side of Washington street 10 feet 8
inches north of Wilkes street and run
ing thence north on Washington
street 20 feet inches; thence east
parallel with Wilkes street 70 feet 5
inches to an alley IS feet wide lead
ing into Wilkes street; thence south
with said alley 20 feet 2 inches; and
thence west in direct line 70 feet
5 inches to the beginning, with right
of way in common with others over
said alley and being the property
which was conveyed to the said
Hattie F. Hammond by Annie NJ.
Pelton and husband, by deed dated
June 1st. 1912.
TERMS OF SALE CASH or
l-3 cash end balance in 6 and
- months secured on property.
Conveyancing at the cost of pur-
chaser or purchasers.
r. c. L. MONCURE, Trustee.
10-e. o. d.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
PROPERTY
! S. H. LUNT, Auctioneer.


BY virtue of deed Of Trust made
by James NJ. Buckner, Rev. A. A.
Scott, and Benjamin F. Watson,
Trustees Of the Twentieth Century
Syndicate, bearing date on the 10Th
day of September, 1908, and duly of
record in the Land Records of the
City of Alexandria, Virginia, in Deed
Book No. 50, at page 46S, and at the
request of the party thereby secur-
ed, default having been made in the
payment of notes secured by said
Deed of Trust in accordance with its
terms, the undersigned Trustee, there
IN named, will offer for sale at pub
lie auction on FRIDAY, the 26 tn
Of FEBRUARY, 1915, at Twelve
! o'clock noon in front of the Royal
street entrance to the Market Build
ing in the said City of Alexandria,
the following described property, to-
w.t.
Cali that lot of ground, with i'm
provements thereon on the north
side of Montgomery street and the
east side by Old Georgetown road
and bounded as follows, to witt
BEGINNING on the north side Of
Montgomery street and at the cast
side of the Old Georgetown Road
and designated as Lots Nos. l. 2,
3. and 4, in Jones and Pickford's
subdivision of the parcel or lot OF
ground, bounded by Montgomery and
Patrick streets and the Old George
town Road ;and John Mandeville's
line and recorded in Deed Book No.
80, at folio 14S of the land records
of Alexandria City, Virginia, to-
gether with all rights and appur-
tenances to the said lot OF ground
belonging or in anywise appertaln-
| ing; being the same property which
vas conveyed to James M. Buckner
Rev. A.. A. Scott and Benjamin F.
Watson, Trustees Of the Twentieth
Century Syndicate by Z. J. Fleming
by deed dated on the 16 day Of
| September, 1903 and duly of record
in Deed Book so, at page ACT of the
land records OF the City Of AleXan-
Ldria, Virginia.
Terms of sale: Cash. Cost OF
conveyance at the expense of. the
purchaser.
NJ. p. HARLOW, Trustee.
lie 0. d. todate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PREMIER CARRIER OF THE
SOUTH
In effact Octoher 10 1919

In effect October IS, 191!
N. B.-Following schedule figures
are published only as information and
are not guaranteed.
Trains leave Union Station, Alex
andria.
TAT 4. M, Dai,y-T~ocal between
Washington G. Daaville delivers ro"
nection daily except Sunday at Or.
onge to c G O. No. 400 for Gordons-
vile and Richmond.
SAT A. NJ. Daily Local for Har.
risonburg and way stations. Buffet
parlor car.
2:37 A. NJ. Daily u. S. Fast Mali
steps only for passengers to points
south to which scheduled to stop
First class coaches Sleeping cars &c
Birmingham and New Orleans. Dan
ing car service. Stops at Calver-'
ton to let off Warrenton branch pass
eneers.
| 1882 A. M. Daily-Mail train,
coaches for Manassas, Warrenton,
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, DanvilIe,
and Greensboro. Sleeping car from
Greensboro to Atlanta.
, 1852 P. NJ. Daily local for Char
lottesville connesting at Calvertop
for Warrenton.
1852 T. M. Daily-Birmingham
Special Sleeping cars between New
York, Atlanta, Columbus, Admission,
Birmingham, Through first class
coaches between Washington, Attain
tn and Birmingham, Dining car SER
vice Tourist to California daily.
4:12 P. NJ. Limited for Harrison,
burg and way Stations on Manassas
branch. Pullman Buffet parlor cars.
G:i2 P. M.-Local for Warrenton.
G:12 P. M.-The Southern's South
eastern Limited, for Ashville, Co.
lumbia, Charleston, Aiken, Augusta
Savannah and Jacksonville. Through
Pullmon Drawing room sleeping cars
coaches dining cars.
:0:O2 2. M-Daily Washington and
Chattanooga Limited (via Lynch
burg) First class coaches and sleep,
ing cars to Roanoke, Knoxville.
Chattanooga. Sleeper to New Or
leans, Washington to Roanoke, DIN.
ing car service.
1902 p. NJ. Daily-New York and
New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train. Club and Observation cars to
New Orleans. Dining Car Service.
apt A. NJ. Daily Memphis spe
cial Sleeping car and coaches for
Roanoke, Knoxville, Nashville, Chat
tanooga, and Memphis. Dining Car
service. Washington sleeping cars
open 10 p. m.
For detailed schedule figures,
tickets Pullman reservations, etc ap-
CHARLES II. LEHEW
Union ticket agent, Alexandria, Va
L. II. COAPMAN, Vicc-Pres., and
| General Manager.
S. II. HARDWICK, Pass Traff
| Manager.
II. f. CARY, Gen1 Pass Agent
7O5 18th Street II. W Washington
! y. G..
C. w. WEsTBURY, Gen. Agt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
TRIBUTE TO col, MOsBY
University of Virginia Presents Him
With Medal And Address.

University of Virginia Presents Him
With Medal And Address.
DIR. Charles w. Kent, in behalf of
the president and faculty of the I'M
iyersity of Virginia, recently present
ed to Col. John S. Mosby beautiful
bronze medal and handsomely en-
hossed address, reading as follows:
"ro Col. John S. Mosby, Warren
ton, Va:
"Your. friends and admirers In the
University of Virginia welcome this
opportunity of expressing for you
their affectionate esteem and of con-
graduating you upon the vigor and
a]ertness of body and mind with
which you have rounded out your
folIr-score years.
"Your alma mater has pride in your
scholarly application in the days oil
your prepossessing youth, IN your
material genius manifested i'll a ca
reer singularly original and romantic
in the forceful fluency OF your rec
ord of the history made by yourself
and your comrades in the army OF
northern Virginia, and in the dignity
diligence, and sagacity with which
YOU have served your reunited coun'
try at home and abroad.
endowed with the gift OF Trend
ship which won for you the conn
dence of both Lee and Grant, you
have proved yourself man OF war
q man of letters, and man OF al
fairs worthy of the best traditions OF
YOUR university and your State, tc
both of which you have been a loya
son.
university of Virginia,
January %, 1915"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
Washington Southern Ry.

Schedule in effect Jan: 4, 1918.
For Washington and points north
daily at sos A. NJ, SAB, 8:5a
1901, 1;18, 2:30 Through train for
New York, via P, R. r. 6:l9
s:1s, 1888 p. M, week days, at 6:O1
p. H., Sundays only 8:07 p. m.
Fo: Fredericksburg, Richmond, Rnt
points south at 4:37, 1853, (localj enc
lO:17 q. n, 1916, 1922 SIT (locsl)
9:47, p. m. daily.
Accommodate for FrederIcksbarl
at l1:13 a NJ, daily except Saturday
when train leaves 2:18 pm. This trali
runs through to Milford e1eept Sat
urdays and Sundays
NOTE:-Tines Of arrival and DO
oarturs and connections cot gpxras
iced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

srees So east 355 feet south Y de-
grees s. east ia feet to "C", thence
leaving the Run and passing locust
stake on the south bank Of the KUN
south l3 degrees 34' west 1880 feet
to SEP, a locust stake in the MT.
Ida line; thence with said line north
SO degrees @ west 437A feet 20 the
beginning, containing 1923 acres,
more or less; it being the same pro.
perty which was conveyed to the SAID
Susan P. A. Calvert by Emory +.
Hoge and Wife, by deed dated June
20, 1904, and recorded among the
land records of Alexandria County,
Virginia in Deed Book no, page lS9:
F'IFTH-All thar tract or parcel
of land bounded and described as
follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at a planted stone
monument where the east line OF
this land intersects the
south line of right Of way OF the
Bluemont branch of the Southern
Railway. thence with the east line OF
the same south 8 degrees OF west
1862 feet; thence north 50 degrees
I2' west 1862 feet to a planted
stone; thence north degrees 3O' east
2659.7 feet to a planted stone on
the line of said right of way; thence
with the line of said right of way
south ri degrees &C. east 483.5 feet
to stone south ~ degrees 70, east
299. 5 feet to a stone south ~ de-
grecs AT east 199.6 feet to a stone;
and thence south 6S degrees So east
1877 feet to the point of beginning,
containing 800 acres, according to
the survey made by D. j. Howell: It
heihg the same property which was
conveyed to the said Susan P. A.
Calvert by Mary F. Danenhower, by
deed dated December 8, 1904, and
recorded among the land records OF
Alexandria County Virginia, in Liber
10, Folio 536.
This property is about five miles
from Washington and about two
niles from Alexandria, and the
Rluemont branch Of the Southern
Railway Company (now the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railway Coz
runs through the property.
1t is well located for purposes OF
subdivision or other building pur.
pose,its we'll drained, and is one OF
the largest tracts offered for sale
in recent years in Alexandria Coun,
ty. The above tract of land will
first be offered for sale separately
and the highest bid for each tract
will be received. The entire tract
will then be offered as a whole, and
the property knocked down to the
highest bidders.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH. Con
veyancing at the cost of +, the pur,
chaser or purchasers
Any one interested may call on
either of the undersigned Trustees
FOR any information desired, or for
an examination of the map Of Alex,
| andria County showing the exact To-
cation of the land.
C. E. NICOL
| GARDNER L. BOOTHE =.
Trustees
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
Lineman Killed.

Petersburg, Va, Feb. l5.-B. r
Gregg, employed as Il lineman fol
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, was fatally injured at Estes or
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
seven miles east of Petersburg Sat
urday evening. He had climbed
pole and strapped himself to it pre-
paratory to stringing wires. The
pole slipped from the hole, owing tt
the dampness Of the earth, and Gregg
was thrown to the ground, the pole
falling on top Of him. lie was
brought to the hospital in this city
where he died later. He is SURVIVED
by his widow and several children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

Go to the Rammel Hotel for the best
oysters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

FOR iSALE-Or exchange, 80 acre
farm in Chester County, Pcnnsyl-
vania, Il good 6 room house, plenty
OF all kinds Of fruit. A well OF
good water, also nice barn that
will accommodate ; head Of cattle.
Will exchange for small house
ana lot in or near Alexandria. APP
ply Thomas L. Hickman, r. F. y.
No. |. Grassy Meade Farm. g-E s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
Potomac ana Chesapeake
Steamboat Company.

Effective January 9TH 1913
(Subject to change without notice.
STEAMER FRED'K DE barry
Leaves Alexandria every day ex-
cept Monday at 0 a. m. for Grinders
and intermediate points, returning
leaves Grinders at 100 p. m.
STEAMER WAKEFIELD
Monday and Wednesday leaves
Alexandria at 6 P. M. for Parham's
Point and intermediate landings.
Returning Tuesday and Thursday, ar
irving in Alexandria early Wednes.
day ard Friday mornings.
STEAMER WAKEFIELD
Saturday, leaves Alexandria at
900 A. NJ. for Wirts and interme-
date landings. Returning Sunday.
arriving in Alexandria about $3.50
P. NJ.
Telephone No. 50.
Reardon & Grimes, Agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

FOR SALE-Sevcn small! houses for
safe chcap in Alexandria. Inquire
or T.. " r f. ID. No. 2, Box ~
Alexandria, Va. 29-Wk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
NOTICE

The Annual Meeting Of the stock,
holders of Parkwood Apartment
House Company, incorporated, will be
held at Rooms & ,, Alexandria
National Bank Building, Alexandria,
Virginia, on. Tuesday, February %,
l1l5. at 2:l5 P. NJ for the election
of Directors and for the transaction
Of such other business as may pro-
perry come before said meeting.
b. W. PARKER, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

The Annual Meeting of the stock
holders of the Airy View Apartment
House Company, Incorporated, will
be held at Rooms l & 2, Alexandria
National Bank Building, Alexandria
Virginia, on Tuesday, February %,
at 2:30 o'clock p. NJ, for the election
Of Directors and for the transaction
Of such other business as may pro-
perlycome before said meeting.
3. W. PARKER. Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15
WOMAN FALLS TO DEATH.
Instantly Killed by Plunge From
Third-StOry Window.

Philadelphia, Feb. l%.-Fal!ing from
a third-story window of Il house at
No. 1S43 North Eleventh street.
where she was boarder, Mrs. Louise
Lawser, 62 years old, was instantly
killed yesterday. 1t is believed that
the woman was taken i'll and tainted
when she went to the window for air
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

Reviving the old wire hook trick
two bank sneak thieves, during the
noon hour on last Thursday scooped
up a $4,000 package of bills from
under the eyes of the paying teller of
the Dime Savings Bank, Brooklyn
and made their escape before. the
money was missed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-15

THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
Wednesday, February 18th, 1915,
the one hundredth anniversary of the
Treaty of Client, being legal holt
day this bank will be closed. Paper
due on that date is due and payable
Thursday, February 18th, 1915.
RICHARD NJ. GREEN, Cashier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
HUGE AMOUNT OF N. ].
PROPERTY UNTAXED
Values Exempt Reach Stupen-
dous Total of $243,-
6,009.97

TRENTON, Dec 21. The value of
property In New Jersey exempted from
taxation this year reached the enormous
total OF s243, ,ei6. 900 ga larger figure than
at any time In the history of the State;
and even with this very large total, the
State Board OF Taxes and Assessments In
its annual report to Governor Fielder to-
day expresses the belief that 1t does not
nearly represent the full valuation of this
class of property.
In listing exempt property there is no
tax depending upon the valuation, there
fore no gain or loss can result to any
taxing district or owner by reason Of the
values arrived at by the assessors. The
board, therefore, expresses the belief that
II ls reasonable to infer that in many
cases an approximate rather than a care
fully determined valuation has been made
to answer for this class of property. The
attention OF the assessors has been given
to that class of property upon which
public revenues are raised, with the re-
suit that IL any class of property is
slghted In making the valuation 1t is
that which under the law is exempt from
taxation.
It is the opinion of the board that the
valuation even of exempt property should
ho ''0"eS Mt true value. as this course
would indicate the extent to which the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

owners of taxable property are contri-
buting to the public expense on behalf of
that which is exempt II is the inten-
tion of the board to instruct all assessors
that exempt lands and the improvements
thereon must be separately listed and
valued as is the case with ratable prop
erty, and each building separately desig-
mated according to its use which, in most
cases, would definitely indicate whether
the assessors have been correct in ex-
empting them.
The board feels that an institution may
be in one of the exempt classes, and yet
not all of it's buildings on a given tract
might come within the exempting provi-
sions Of the law. The report also points
out that in the case of public property
this accurate listing and valuation would
show the full value of the exempt hold
ings of the taxing district or county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
FIRE IN MINE; IL STRICKEN
Black Damp Works Through Caves
and Overcomes Victims

wILKES-BARRB. Dec A.-Fire is
again raging in the Red Ash mine at
Georgetown. and scores of men have been
set to work to fight the flames. Black
damp, generated by the fire. working its
way through caves. overcame John Her
an. his wife and eight children. Mrs.
Daniel Thomas and Mrs. Maurice Dyes
were also overcome by the black damp.
The fire started last week and officials
believed they had II checked after five
days OF fighting. Yesterday the fire broke
through the barrier which separates the
Red Ash mine from the Lehigh Valley
Coal Companys mine in Georgetown. The
Lehigh Valley sent a large force OF it's
workmen to the scene to aid IN fighting
the blaze.
The homes OF a dozen families are In
danger from fire and cave. There is also
great danger from the black damp. which
works its way through erevices into cell
lars and into homes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT
CURTIS JUNIOR CLUB
WITH PACK TONIGHT
John J. Barnum, Fire Marshal
at Big Publishing Plant,
Will Make Young
Workers Happy
GIFTS FOR EMPLOYEES
Girls Organizations Plan to Cheer
Invalids and Poor
Families

The blue uniform he wears as fire
marshal of the Curtis Publishing Com
pany building will be laid aside tonight
by John ]. Barnum for another uniform
of red with white trimmings His ordinar-
lily smooth face will be decorated with a
white beard and his black hair will be
covered with wig of snow white.
For the time being he will not be the
fire marshal who insists on rigidly enforc-
ing the fire laws of the building Instead
he will be Santa Claus.
Almost 200 boys. between the ages of
II and 16. will profit by the good deeds OF
this Santa Claus. He will have an enor-
nous pack on his back, filed with the
gifts that bring Joy to the hearts Of boys
at this season of the year. The gifts will
come from the Curtis Publishing Com
pany and are especially for the members
of the Curtis Junior Club.
They will meet at the conclusion of
work today In the rooms of the club.
While they dine at a little banquet which
Is provided for them every month, but
which this time will have a special holi-
day atmosphere and significance. They
will sit in the shadow of big Christmas
tree all decorated with candles and trim
kets and sparkling electric lights. And
when they get through with the dinner
Santa Claus with proceed to make them
happy
ENJOYS HIS JOB.
Barnum, the Santa Claus of the occa-
sion, is something of an institution at the
Curtis Building. Although a grown man
now he does not forget that once he ran
errands, as boy, for Cyrus H. K. Cur
tbs, and he has a warm spot in his heart
for the boys now employed in the build
ing. many of whom are helping TO sup
port families. He has been acting as
Santa Claus for six years, and he enjoys
giving away the gifts as much as the
boys enjoy receiving them. The members
OF the junior club will stay in the rooms,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21

playing games, until O'clock Then they
will put the treasured bundles under their
arms and trudge homeward.
The affair tonight will be the beginning
of the Christmas celebrations In the Cur
tis Building. These boys will not be the
only ones made to remember that Christ
mas is at hand. Every employe who has
not been late or absent during the year
will receive a gift.
There will be SOC prizes as rewards for
the faithful. For those who have been
neither late nor absent-about $50 per-
sons-will be given paintings or sets of
books or subscriptions to magazines
Many have chosen books-books by such
authors, too, as Shakespeare, Stevenson,
and Victor Hugo. There are ~ who have
selected Bibles and 10 who have chosen
dictionaries.
Then there will be $50 who either have
never been late or who have never been
absent. They. too, will receive prizes.
only their gifts will be of n nature not
quite so elaborate as for the $50 with the
perfect score.
GIRLS HELP INVALIDS.
The young women in the employ Of the
publishing company will demonstrate that
Christmas Is Il time to give as we'll as
receive.
For a year 100 girls have been paying
cents n week toward the support of a
little 4-year-old tubercular boy in a sani-
tarium in Atlantic City, and this year
another group of 100 will start to support
n little 5-year-old girl who also has
tuberculosis of the spine, and is in the
same institution. This club is known as
the Elizabeth Club. in honor of the little
invalid they are supporting. The club
caring for the boy is known as the Bollso
Club.
The Independence Square Chapter of
the College Settlement will demonstrate
that 1t is more blessed to give than re-
ceive by giving six poor families a
Christmas dinner. They will meet Thurs
day night to fill the stockings for these
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-21
City Employees to Get Their Pay

City employees, who have been afraid
they would not receive their pay before
Christmas, and who had been consider
ing the floating of n temporary loan to
stay them over the holiday season, are
breathing much more freely today. They
are to get their cash in time to buy
turkey, trees and candy for the "kiddies" +"
There was much rejoicing around tho
City Hall and among the workmen in
other parts of the city when announce
ment was made today that they would
receive their pay earlier than usual.