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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-05-03
LOCAL ITEMS.

Robert Graham, Of Norton.
was business visitor TO the
Gap on last Saturday.
r. Drenuen, vice president
and general manager Of the
Stonega Coke aud Coal Com
pany, returned last week from
a business trip to Cincinnati.
Chas w. Bondurant, of St.
Charles, Was among the bust
ness men in town last Saturday
s. j. Gundry, of Stonega.
manager Of stores for tho Sion
ega Coke and Coal Company
was in town last Thursday on
business.
II. J. Baudy, Of Roanoke.
was among tile travelling men
in town last week
y. O. Wood. of Ronuoke. was
among tie business men in
town last week
The WomAn's Home Mission
Society wiIl meet at lie homo
Of Mrs Or, baker Thursday af.
ternoon at three O'clock. All
members requested 10 be- pres
ent
r. Il. Richardson, auditor Of
the Interstate Railroad Com
pany, returned Thursday from
a business trip to Washington.
G. Q. Long spent a few days
last week in Bristol on business.
Baylor Blanchard spentn few
days last week in Wise ON bust
ness.
Miss Verda Morris spent Sun
day with her niece, Miss Ada
Clarke, at this place.
Mrs S. T. Fleenor and little
grandson, Floyd Winston Witt,
spent Tuesday with friends in
Norton,
Mrs. Samuel Turk, OF Blue
field spent a lew days IN the
Gap last week on business. Mrs.
Turk was formerly Miss Sarah
Levitt, who lived here in The
Gap over twenty years ago.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-05-03

NJ M,
teaching at Roda. spent the f
wcel, end with homefolks in
The Gap.
daughters. Polly aud MorSo ,,at'
spent Sunday with relntiyes in
Wise.
IL. / barron spent Friday at
ooeonfn ana Norton IA the in
tereSt oil The laundry.
Mr ;. ana Mrs. !. g TAYLOR en-
w. - ,'.'"su q, '''n''er 9onday at
rni,,n l. P',." , Nv, ~ the on
- -, H', an" MS II ,.
p . ,,J,.','' ''.' w w" Mrs. Geo.
- "''" 80" george
MISS Memo Vineyard spent
SUNDAY ~ the Cove with rcla-
N'Ss ituny Nempcr and E. c..
:. spent ounday at Sionega.
'''e guests OF MISS Bess Young.
Hubert Pott.r ana iIo,,.,
.Jcssre cnue oyar fro,, I-in' - /"
port Friday 10 snand tho UNI
cnd with homef6lks u
Is l. Adkins, special repre-
Timns Star. wbo bas n,,'jn a.,
stone Can His Eend5nnr,srs ~ ~
the past tbree weak s,,,.nt No, 49,
OF last week in Jonasvill. mn
business @ W
a Hammond has resigned
ms position as clerk With the
Kelly Drug Company at this
piace ana ieit Tuesday morn
ing Tor wilder, VA, wherc he
electrical shons Of thn ciinch ~
field Coal Companv
Icy. \ q. Riddle, Of John
SON Guy and Rev French WA
son OF lhis place, have Just
oioSe en- = tGree weeks revival at
t,ie Church OF God at Cadet
re meetings We're well attend
ed throughout and much gootl
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-05-03

The Lloyd Guild OF Christ
Episcopal Church viii meet at
the home Of Mrs. DR.. Stoehr,
Thursday, at 4 p, m.
Misses George and Louise
Cox spent sunday at Roda,
With their sister, Helen Cox
Collins, who is very i'll.
William Young, of Turkey
CoAe, Lee County, was in town
Monday on business.
Mrs, e c. Mauess. of Appal-
achia, was in townlSaturday.
the guest Of Mrs. II. p Benc
dict
! will have sweet potatoes
plants for sale beginning MAY
theGth or sui and on during the
season Mrs. d. II. Bruce. lStf.
z. II. Barron has sold his in
terest in the Tenn Cola Bottling
Company to j. w Fields, Of
Mendoza, aud Luther Shupe, of
this place, who viii continue to
operate the plant
the new residence nf John
W Chalklcy ON Poplar Hill, is
nov about completed and ready
for occupancy
Mrs j. K laggart. of
keokce, spent a few DAYS visit.
ing relatives in the Gap last
week
S B Douglas, Of the south
crn Railway, was II business
visitor to thu Gap last Thurs
day
Robert Iinboden, of the Viz.
ginia and Southwestern Rail
way, was a business visitor to
the Gap last week,
Attorney W. II. Rouse. Of
Clintwood, was in town last
Friday onprofessional business.
Miss Corrie Long returned
the last of Che weel, from Keo.
kee, where she has been nurs-
ing Carmine, the infant daugh-
ter of Or and Mrs. G.. @ JEFF
fries The little girl had a
severe case of pneumonia, but
~ now conralescent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-05-03
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that cannot be cured BY Halls
Catarrh Cure.
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We tile Undersigned. haYe known +. J.
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out any obligations made by his Arm
NATIONAL BANK Or COMMERCE..
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sent free. Price 10 cents per bottle. Sold
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-05-03

Old newspapers for sale al
this office.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
California Limited Wrecked.

Westbound train No. 3, known
as the California Limited, was
wrecked about 2::30 a. m. Wed
nesday while rounding the curve
half a mile east of Kingman.
The engine and tender, buffet
baggage car, dining car and one
sleeper left the track and rolled
down the embankment. The
train was in charge of Conduc-
tor Wilkins Of this city, who for
tunately escaped with slight in
juries. R. ]. Muncie, also of
Winslow, the brakeman, was
thrown through the opening torn
in the front end of the baggage
car, and landed about twenty
feet from the overturned car,
his only injuries being badly
wrenched shoulder. Engineer
Goldson, whose home is at Nee
dies, was instantly killed, his
body being crushed between the
top of the boiler and the roof of
the cab. The fireman, Osborne
of Needles, is also dead, being
crushed under his engine. The
baggageman was so badly injur-
ed that he died within a few
hours after being removed from
the train.
The only passenger injured
was Mrs. Geo. Overmyer, of To-
peka, who was on her way to
California. Shesustained a frac-
ture of her left arm.
The cause of the wreck has not
been definitely determined, as
the train was not running at any
unusual speed. Immediately af-
ter the wreck Conductor Wilkins
run the half mile into Kingman
to summon assistance, and the
doctors, with Kingman ladies as
nurses, were soon at the scene
administering to the injured.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Prohibition Candidates.

J. Frank Hanly, prohibition
candidate for president, and his
vice presidential running mate,
Ira Landrith of Tennessee, are
touring the western country in a
special train and are due in Win
slow Monday morning about 9::30
a. M, and arrangements have
been completed for the candi-
dates to speak from the rear
platform of the train at the sta
ton. This will afford our peo-
pie an opportunity to see a real
live candidate for president, but
we must admit not a very formi-
dable one, and a good crowd will
no doubt greet the visitors. In
view of the fact this state is vot-
ing on an amendment to our
present prohibition law, a little
campaigning by the prohibition
ist may awaken greater enthu-
siasm among the people on the
necessity of voting for the
amendment.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
High School Foot Ball.

Coach Porter, who will have
charge of the foot ball team this
year for the Winslow schools, is
giving his fifteen or twenty can
didates for places on the team a
daily grilling practice on the cam
pus, and in the evening he is CIV
ing them chalk talks on the fine
points of the game. Last year
the school had a good team, but
they were a little short on ad-
voirdupois, which this year will
be corrected. The first game of
the season will be played with
the Flagstaff normal on October
30th, and future games have
already been arranged two with
Prescott, two with Jerome, and
one with Phoenix. Negotiations
are under way for other games
with some of the southern schools
and particularly Tempe normal.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Contemplated improvements.

Mr.. Chas. Christman, our local
contractor, informs US of a
couple of valuable contemplated
Improvements that will be made
in Winslow within the next few
months, plans for which he has
just completed.
The Arizona State Bank is
going to build an addition to the
present building extending to the
alley which will materially add
to the appearance of west Second
street. The new part will be
partitioned into store rooms, and
the expense of the improvement
will amount to nearly $4,000.
Mr.. Christman has also COM
pleted plans for a new residence
for Mr.. B. F. Evans on west
Third street, which will cost
$4,000. Other improvements in
the residential section are also
under consideration, but are not
far enough advanced to be given
publicity at this time.
More residences for the people
who want to live in Winslow has
been the crying need for over a
year. Until a few years ago
most of the houses in Winslow
belonged to the Santa Fe and one
or two big property holders, and
residence here was simply a rent
ing proposition, the general SEN
timent being that a home here
was only a temporary expedient.
We are glad to note that this
sentiment is fast changing, and
the number of individual pro-
perty holders is rapidly lncreaS-
ing, and our people are manifest
ing their faith in the future of
the town by investing their
money in permanent homes. 1t
is this spirit that works not only
for a larger city, but developes
local pride in municipal improve
ments in keeping with it's growth.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
New Hospital for Gallup.

The Sisters of St. Francis at
Gallup have decided to build a
modern up-to-date hospital in that
city, which will not only be a
most desirable Improvement to
the city.ssbut the benefits will
reach out to all the neighboring
towns in northern Arizona. At
the present time the only hospi-
tai Accommodations are at Albu-
querque and Los Angeles, both
too far away to be of use in
serious cases where prompt as
sistance is required. In their
undertaking the Sisters are hop
ing to receive substantial finan-
cial assistance from towns other
than Gallup, and next week two
of the Sisters will be in our city
soliciting funds in aid of the en-.
terprise. Like all other Catholic
hospitals this institution wher
completed will be open at al
times to people of all classes anC
denominations.
For sale, a three-room hous,
with hath on terms tO S1lit In
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Survey of Public Schools.

The United States Bureau of
Education, operating under the
Department of the Interior, have
started making a survey of all
the schools of Arizona, and two
of the representatives of the de-
partment were in Winslow this
week. DR.. Deffenbaugh arrived
Monday morning, and his special
duties was an inquiry into admin
istration, the handling of the
finances, the arrangement of
courses of study, etc. Monday
afternoon DR.. Bressler appeared
on the scene, and his speciality
was sanitation, and it was for
tunate our district had it's plans
and arrangements complete for
new school buildings to accom-
modate the Children. His opin-
ion of the sanitary condition of
the north grammar school, and
the ventilation facilities would
hardly be creditable to our city,
but the proposed improvements
met his full approval and will
temper his report in all probabili-
ty.
Next Monday a lady represen-
tative will be in the city whose
mission is to study the primary
department of the school, and
later another representative will
be here to make a survey of the
work in the grammar depart
ment, and following him comes
another Inspector to investigate
anything the others have over
looked. These representatives
are all experts in their peculiar
branches, and they have a fund
of valuable information!to impart
to both the school boards and the
teachers that will work for the
betterment of the schools.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Additional Locals.

P. A. Claypool. manager of
the hardware department at Bah
bits. has gone to San Diego for
his two weeks vacation.
Mr., W. M. Jones and family
will leave Winslow within the
next few days for Las Vegas,
N. NJ, where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. Carl Behn is expected to
arrive home within the next few
days from his trip to New York
City, where he has been for two
weeks making purchases for his
store that will please the fancy
of the ladies.
A Phoenix preacher objected
strenously in a recent sermon
against dancing in the public
schools. In the Winslow schools
life is so strenuous that the child
ren have to dance to keep up with
their classes.
Two men alleged to be murder
ers and wanted in Jolpin, Mo-,
were picked up in Holbrook by
the sherlff's office last week.
Later in the week three deputy
sheriffs from Missouri arrived
with requisition papers and took
the prisoners to the scene of
their crime.
The Babbi5t store has taken on
number of new members to it's
regular working force. H. E.
Robinson has been added to the
office force, Miss Hackney is in
charge of the millinery, Miss
Peralta is in the dry goods de-
partment. and A. H. Miller is
in the grocery department. A
new feature with the store is
service department, which will
be in charge of Miss Wilmae
Mahoney.
The women's benefit associa-
tion of the Maccabees had the
pleasure of entertaining their
deputy supreme commander, Mrs.
Laura B. Hart of San Antonia,
Texas, last Saturday and Sun
day. A picnic was the feature
of Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Jennie Johnson,
and ali present enjoyed the out
door sports and a fine luncheon.
Saturday evening they held re-
view in their hall, and initiated a
class. Mrs. Hart gave an ad-
dress which was beneficial to all
present. Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Way accompanied by Mrs. Hart,
Mrs. Jennie Johnson and Mrs.
Chas. Service, motored to the
Chevelon.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Masque Pageant for Winslow.

The history of Winslow in le-
gend and myth will be told by
the children of the grammar
grades in a masque pageant
called "The Princess of Sun
shine, " which will be staged in
a short time under the auspices
of the parent-teachers' associa-
ton of the grammar school.
Mrs. Jua Sontegard King. who
will write and stage the play, is
devoting her life to the training
of children, and has a large ex-
perience in that line.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Local Happenings.

Miss Kate PearSOll has return
ed from her two weeks trip to
the Grand Canyon and Williams.
Miss Pearl Allen is temporarily
employed in the office of the
Holmes Supply Co. during the
vacation of Miss See.
Sister Bertha, of Prescott, has
been in the city several days in
the interest of the St. Joseph's
orphanage at Tucson.
Mrs. John L. Sweeney return
ed to Winslow Sunday after a
delightful summer spent in Mis-
souri, visiting relatives.
Tom Seeger has purchased the
Burr Williams home on west
Second street, and will occupy it
as soon as he can get possession.
Mrs. Riley Walcott has return
ed from the hospital at Los An
geles, where she has been for
two weeks recovering from an
operation.
Supt. Tuttle and Yardmaster
Tulleys leave Sunday for Colo
rado Springs to attend a loss and
damage meeting of railroad Of
fcials.
The ladies guild of the Episco-
pal church are arranging to serve
suppers and hot lunches on the
night of the election, when the
people are waiting for election
returns.
Miss Marguerite Drumm, who
has been spending the summer
in Holbrook with her sister, has
returned to Winslow, and is now
an active member of the Wins
low Mail working force.
Mrs. A. G. Krunke, of Los
Angeles, was visiting in the city
over Sunday with her husband,
and was guest at the home o.
Miss Kramer. She let Monday
morning for a trip east.
Mrs. Jas. Hickey returned to
the city Wednesday morning af-
ter spending the summer at her
old home in New York. Memo
ries of the winters in the En-
pire state hastenedher return.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hughes,
and son Weldon, left early in the
week for Granger, Mo-, called
there by a telegram bearing the
sad intelligence that Mr.. Hughes
father was not expected to live.
Mrs. Ratelle and son Jean who
have been visiting here at the
home of Mr.. VIM. Daze, sr., left
Saturday for Flagstaff to spend
Sunday with her brother Joe
Daze, and then will continue her
journey to her new home at San
Francisco.
Mrs. M'dell Welch has been
out of her accustomed place in
the bank for the past ten days,
in order to take care of her
young son, who had leg broken
by falling from a tricycle.. Dur
ing her absence Miss Ila Gates
is filling the position.
j. G. Brown, who has been ir
the employ of the j. C. Penney
Co., has resigned his position to
accept a place in the freight of.
flee of the Santa Fe. Mr..
Browns place in the store has
been filled by Mr.. G. Zorn who
: comes here from Fullerton, Calf
The Baptist ladies social hour
will meet Wednesday at 2:30 p
M, Sept. 9th, at the home O.
Mrs. r. O. ReaumOnt. 40 ives
Fourth street. This is the frs
missionary meeting of the socie
r ty, and will be a social affair. 4
: freewill silver offering will bt
: taken. All ladies interested ar,
r cordially invited.
. Mrs. j. l. Krentz, of Douglas
arrived in the city last Frida,
: evening from st. Louis, wher
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Society News.

associations developed into a real
society function, and one
thoroughly enjoyed by all in at
tendance. The people enjoyed
meeting with the teachers, and
Judging by their pleased coun-
tenances the teachers were glad
to meet the parents of their
pupils. A luncheon of sand
wiches and cake with coffee was
served during the evening.
The Santa Fe shop boys and the
band discovered that last Thurs
day was the birthday of Master
Mechanic Weber, and about
$3.50 p. m. when that gentle
man was thinking about wooing
Morpheus to his downy couch
they rallied in force at his home
to remind him of the passing
years, and cheer him on the
journey with a specially prepar-
ed concert. 1t was a complete
surprise to Mr.. Weber, and he
enjoyed the music to the last
number, but the sentiment that
prompted the boys to call is what
most appealed to him. as it was
voluntary testimonial that he
holds the fellowship and good
will of the men with whom he
comes in daily contact. 1t was
midnight when the final adieus
passed, and Mr.. Weber retired to
dream that he was a band master
with a big red chapeau on his
head and a waving baton in his
hand.
Mrs. A. j. Lyons entertained
in honor of Mrs. Galpin last
Thursday evening, with a beauti-
full little dinner party at the
Harvey House, covers being laid
for eight guests. Additional
pleasure was added to the dinner
by the unexpected arrival of
Mrs. KrentZ On.the evening train
in time to participate in the
festal occasion.
Mrs. L. w. Quinlan gave one
of her delightful ''at home" af-
fairs yesterday afternoon, enter
tanning about twenty of her lady
friends at cards. Mrs. Chadek
captured the first prize and Mrs.
Fairfield the second, and the
consolation went to Mrs. Corne-
Illus. An elaborate and substan-
tial luncheon was served at the
conclusion of the game.
The Maccabees planned and
carried out most successfully a
surprise party on Mrs. Jennie
Clemmons Wednesday evening.
The lady was invited to attend
the moves, and after being
seated the Maccabees came in a
body filing the reserved section
of seats. After the show they
repaired to their lodge room,
where a social time was enjoyed
and dainty refreshments were
served. Commander Way then
presented Mrs. Clemmons with
beautiful gold brooch and
two pieces of Persian ivory, as
testimonials from the members
for her faithful service as an Of
ficer for the past three years.
Mrs. Clemmons will leave in the
near future for her home in the
east, and will be greatly missed
by her Maccabee sisters.
Under the direction of Mes
danes J. R. Hunter and w. A.
McGavock a pleasant surprise
was given Mrs. Ed. Lamb last
Thursday evening in honor of
that lady's birthday. The guests
numbering over fifty assembled
at the home of Mrs. Pingree,
; and marched in a body to the
Lamb home. The Santa Fe Or.
chestra was of the party, and
7 during the evening rendered 9
full program of musical numbers,
and several vocal selection were
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Democratic Statesmanship.

has enjoyed since statehood be-
gan, it will only be matter of
time when every law on the
statute books will have to be re-
pealed by the supreme court.
On several occasions we have re-
marked that the Arizona primary
law had all the appearance of
being drafted and passed by an
assemblage OF imbeciles, and the
latest freak feature is that sec
tion relating to the meetings of
the county and state party COM
mittees for organization.
The law on this point says the
county committees must meet on
the fourteenth day after the pri-
mary to organize and elect re-
representatives. on the state COM
mittee. And the state commit
tee must assemble at Phoenix on
the last Monday of the month in
which the primary is held. I'm
der provisions of this law the
county central committees must
meet on Sept. 26th and they must
elect members of the state COM
mittee who must be in PeoeniX
and organize the state committee
On the 25th. A democratic
statesman suffered from a brain
storm might conceive a plan by
which the provisions of this fool
law might be complied with, but
to an ordinary layman it is a
practical demonstration of the
complete lack of brains and total
incompetency of mocratic
craftsmanship.
What business has a state leg
islature to pass a law saying
when any party representatives
should assemble to effect their
organizations, and it is simply
childish manifestation of a few
bigoted minds swelled up with
their own Importance by a little
brief authority. With just as
much right and applicability the
legislature could have passed a
law saying the Methodist church
should hold prayer meetings on
Tuesday nights, and regular Sun
day service at 8 o'clock in the
morning and A O'Clock in the af-
ternoon. The whole election law
of the state was passed, not with
the idea and purpose of giving
the electorate an opportunity for
a fair and impartial expression of
it's sentiments, but solely for the
purpose of making it as difficult
as possible for the people to un-
horse the democratic party in the
state administration, and to
permit the grafters and boodlers
to ply their nefarious trade for
their personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT
without fear of outside molesta-
ton.
Party committees have no other
function than to look after the
welfare of their individual party
during the campaign, and are
responsible only to their party
for their actions which is solely
one of trust and confidence, the
violation of which can in no wise
invoke any penalty through the
power of the state. Then why
in the name of common sanity,
should a bunch of cheap politi-
clans posing as statesmen, under
take to dictate to parties when
and where the several party com.
mittees should meet to transact
their business. Let us hope the
people of Arizona will wake ur
this fall to a full realization ot
the fact that we have been made
the laughing stock of the whole
country about long enough with
a democratic administration, tha
has attempted to regulate every
thing from the time mothe,
should wean her baby, to tn.
exact hour Gabriel should blow
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22

For sale, a modern five room
bungalow. Inquire 1923 west AS
pinwall.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22

Ladies, if you wish to look
your best visit the Style Shop.
First class millinery and dress
making a speciality.
MRS. L. A. WE,
121 East Second st.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22
Ice Cream Social.

The Rebeccas will give an ice
cream social at the Odd Fellows
hall Wednesday evening, Sept.
9th. There will be dancing dur.
ing the evening, with music by
the Santa Fe orchestra.
The Winslow mail., 1916-09-22

For sale, a three-room house
with bath on terms to suit. In
quire at Mail office.