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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

Colonel VIM. c. Pendleton, of Mar
ION, has been in town this week the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. G. M.
st. Clair. Colonel Pendleton expects
to begin work in earnest in a short
time on his history of Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14
THRESHING BON FOR SALE

One Separator machine for sale
in good condition, Belle City make
Will sell for reasonable price
JAMES E. MUTTER.
7-l4-li. Pounding Mill, Va
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14
Summit City Business College
BLUEFIELD, w. VA.

Bigger and better. Write for our new catalogue
Bueed and the great Pocah makes one of the
greatest commercial centers the world Take your course
here where the positions and where promotions always come
to the hustler $500 ~
Enroll any time. Fall term begins September 5th
A. Fl. DANGERFIELD, Principal
julyll--Gi f'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14
100 Acre Farm.
An Attractive Tazewell County Home For Sale.

This farm and home is of the most attractive
in one of the best neghborhoods in the county, nine
miles from town. one fine Macadam road handsome g
story residence of nine in perfect repair beau
full lawn, with shade and fruit trees, fine spring barns
and outbuildngs, three orchards, land all cleared ex
cept about Is acres, all smooth except few acres of
bluff on creek.
Land very productive, grows fine crops of grain and
grass On the Is acres of woodland, there is some
valuable mefchantabe timber within sight of the saw
mill Has several nice meadows, sugar orchar |! two
churches, saw mill, grist mill and planning mill in sight
And almost ideal home. Owner cannot work the farm
will sell for the reasonable price of $1OOOOO Terms
to suit.
lars.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

Regular services every Second Sun.
day mornng-Stras Memorial Epis.
copal Church, Rev. f. A. Rich, Rec.
for
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14


Senator and Mrs. j. Powell Royal
and daughters, Misses Mary Christine
and Rachel Louise Royal, Mrs. H. S.
Bowen and son, Graf NJ. Bowen, Miss
Mary Ellen Bowen, Miss Rachel Bow
en-, Mrs. ii. A. Bowen and May Mar
tin were among the Tazewell visitors
to Blucfield Thursday.
Miss Edgar Hurt. age 1G, daughter
of Mr.. James +. Hurt, of Tazewell.
and Mr.. Trubie Meek, age IS, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Meek, of Burke's
Garden, were married in Bristol at
b O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, and
have gone to Washington and other
points on wedding tour
A good secondhand buggy and har-
ness for sale cheap. Star Milling Co.
Carl G. Sample, aged twenty-three
year, son of w l.. Sample. n we'll
known farmer of Russell county
whose home is near Honaker. died
yesterday morning at 6:30 O'Clock at
the Bluefield Sanitarium. Mr.. SAMPLE
was brought to the city about Il week
ago for an operation for intestinal
obstruction. His condition was cx-
tremely critical upon his arrival
here, and the physicians had but little
nope Tor his recovery. The deceased
is survived by widow, one daugh-
ter and five brothers. The remains
were taken to Honaker yesterday af-
ternoon for burial.-Thursday Blue
field Telegraph.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

WANTED-AT OMEGA first
class Jersey or 81 Jersey COW. Must
be a first class cow in every respect,
and not over D years old. Address
Mrs. A. j. Tynes, or phone No. 9l-B.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

FOR SALE-.Chid's iron bed, with
springs and mattress, adjustable sides.
In good contidion.
Apply at
News office.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14
FOR SALE.

Fancy Eden Gem Catalogues, quail
ity fine. S1.l0 per crate. Cash with Or
der. j. f. Ray, Lau-inburg, N. C.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

FOR SALE.-Fine bluegrass farm,
dairy or grazing, lib acres, l 1-2
miles from Blacksburg, Virginia. For
particulars address Louis O'Shaugh-
messy, Blacksburg, Va, 6-16-4ipd
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

The Star Milling Company, of North
farewell, offers their customers
Flour mt $3.50 per barrel, Chop ut
sligo per 100 pounds, Corn Meal at
$l.l0 per bushcl. The prices are low
at this time, better buy now.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

The Town Council agreed at it's reg
uiar meeting last Friday night to re
pair the sidewalk on Pine Street. an
pioprlating therefor the sum of $50
The council also arranged for otheI
needed repair work in the town.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

Miss Allie Willard. of Grccver an,
Gillespic's office, will leave tonight foj
Roanoke, where she will be Joined b,
friends and will take two month.
vacation, which will he spent on tn,
Seashore and other points.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

i.oui Coulling, of Tip Top, is her
lhls week assisting in the work %
Commissioner of the Revenue, Ora
Gillespie
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

y party consisting of MIR. and Mrs
.: /. krolI, Mrs. w. b. Walker, Mis-
Charlotte Merry, Margaret jackson
Mr. and Mrs. b. W. Stras, and Mr.. an,
Mrs. Is. w. Stras, it,, motorcd t.
Maiden Spring Wednesday cvenin,
ana had dinner ut the springs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

A good secondhand buggy and har-
ness for sale cheap. Star Milling Co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14

Mr.. Il. +. Lewis sold his house and
lot this week to j. \ and W.B.Lcslie
This property has been recently nice
iy painted, long front porch and bath
room added, new fencing etc, and is
= very desirable and comfortable res.
ldence. Mr.. Lewis and his family
VIII continue To occupy the house fol
sometime.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-20
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-20
SHE PUT A HUSKY
BLACKSMITH To
FLIGHT WITH HER FIST

Kansas City, Kan, JuE - Benla.
min Johnson is a blacksmith vita mlg
Ing muscles and handles twenty.
pound sledge With the ease most per.
sens handle an ordinary hammer Last
night be went to the home OF his wiie's
sister, Mrs W, w Peppers, where his
wife, with whom he is separated. $
staying, to see bis daughter.
Mrs. Peppers Is rather delicate ana
weighs about l2J pounds
Armed with a big iron bolt. Johnson
started Up the steps, making threats
according TO Mrs Peppers.
As he gained the top step Mrs Per.
pers sent swift blow to her brother.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-20

One-Aais gross ianc painted pIates
worth S 100 each for soc Natione
Coffee & Tea House
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
MAY co TO PELLA SOON
o HIS May Present Chimes of Nor
mandy in That City.

THE Chimes of Normandy" put on
by the local High school students drew
another big crowd at the opera house
last evening. Those in charge of the
production are well pleased with the
splendid support which the people
gave them and are delighted with the
work of those who took part in the
play.
They were accorded an honor last
evening, in the presence of number
of people from our netghbOring city,
Pella, in the interest of the Woman'3
Club Of that place. They have asked
the local high school to come to Pei
Ia and put on 'the production for the
Woman's Club. The matter has been
taken under adviseinent by those in
charge. and if it is found advisable and
beneficial to all concerned they will
go to Pella and give the play there
some time in the near future. Nothing
definite in the matter has been decid
ed at the present time.
The financial part of the undertake
ing was highly gratifying to all con.
cerned. They feel grateful to all fc7
their support and we'll pleased in ev-
cry respect. The presentation of the
play was a big undertaking and those
who worked so hard for its success,
deserve a wonderful amount of credit
for their efforts.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
ARE REMOVED TO HOME
Reed Stephenson and Mrs Allgood
Leave Hospital.

Southeast Garfield, April mfr.
Reed Stephenson has been removed
from the city hospital to his brtoher,
Joe Stephenson's home north of o.
kaloosa.
Mrs. Hattie Allgood, who was re-
moved from the Abbott hospital to
the John Peters home, is able to be
up and out again.
Telephone meeting of line No, "a
was held at Elm Grove school house
Friday night, March 81.
John Peters is sure doing a fine Job
working the Oskaloosa and Eddyville
roads this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evert Plate have been
attending the meetings at the Naza-
rene church in Oskaloosa this week.
The biggest report of young chick
ems we have heard of this year is
Mrs. ]. P. Marsh of Tracy. She has
one hundred and twenty-five.
Levi Wassenhove is cleaning up
his farm and making new fences, etc.
Quite a number from this commun-
-ity have been attending the high
school program given Thursday and
Friday nights in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Albert Wease spent Wednes-
day in Oskaloosa. ...
Mrs. q. I. McFadden visited with
Mrs. John Peters Thursday afternoon.
Mrs Tom Walls, who was taken to
the Abbott hospital with pneumonia,
is reported some better
Mrs Mary Young of Oskaloosa has
her house moved to her farm and
will move into it next week. Alebrt
and Thomas Young and Elmer Rich
ards of Oskaloosa have been doing
the work and are now building a
barn, VI.
r. o.. Baton is hauling ashes from
town and making fine driveway at
his home on South Market extension.
Dan Peters who spent the winter at
Detroit, Michigan, has returned home
and says old Iowa looks good to him
On account $of rain there was no
Sunday school or church last Sunday
at Elm Grove.
Mrs. Morgan Jones of Harrison
township has gone to Union Mills to
help care for her daughter, Mrs. John
Burggraaff, who is very sick.
Mrs. r. o. Baton spent very
pleasant afternoon Wednesday with
Mrs. J. Dryden of South Market ex
tension. ,... .., .'..'
Mrs. Levi Wassenhove visited Oh
Tuesday with Mrs. Robert Kirk.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis of Buxton is
spending a few days at the parental
Morgan. Jones home.
Mrs. r. Z. Davis, who has been
quite poorly all winter, is some bet
ter at this writing.
The King Medicine and Extract
agent made his calls in this neck Of
| the woods today, Saturday.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
CREDITABLE SHOWING
Samples of Bloomfield School Work
at Co Supt Office.

Miss Reba Comfort, who teaches
the Bloomfield school out in Spring
Creek township, has sent to County
superintendent Jessie l.. Duboc some
samples of the work of her class in
Domestic Science, of whom there are
IL. The boys as well as the girls of
the class take decided interest in
the work, and seem just as anxious to
have their work on an average with
the work of the girls, as do the girls.
They take great pains with their
stitching, and the samples of patch
work which they sent to Miss Duboc
are good, and credit to the chill
dren as well as to their instructor
Miss Comfort has made an especial
effort to interest all the children in
their work, and the results are graft
flying to herself and to Miss Duboc.
Those in the class are: Johnny Ed
,gren. aged 10; Leota Todd, aged III.
Richard Hoover. aged 10; Clair
Groves. aged 10; Lucille Ryan, aged Z;
Arthur DeBoef aged 10. John Gray.
aged 8; Mabel Edgren. aged ~; Edith
Gray aged IS; Dorothy Lee, aged 10:
VIII Gray, aged 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
FAIR DATES ARE SET
THE LAST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER
Co.,. rs SELECTED.
Association Getting Down to a Prac.
teal Working Basis. The Fam
Gus Walker Edward Wes-
ton Wants to Come,

Mahaska County is going to have a
fair this fall and the dates are Sept.
26, q, 2S and %, the last week in Sep.
TENDER having been chosen as the
best time adapted for the big Mahas
ka Festival.
This is getting the business down
to a practical working basis and those
interested may be governed accord,
ingly.
Now comes Edward Payson Weston,
the world famed Pedestrian and an
athletic expert, making application for
an engagement at the 1916 Mahaska
County fair.
Old timers will recall that forty
five years ago, in 1871, Mr.. Weston
appeared at the local fair in a some
what sensational performance, an en-
duranCe test, walking five miles with
in an hour, one half mile of the dis
lance being walked backwards. Mr.
Weston now is this year celebrating
his seventy sixth birthday anniver
sary.
He has written an autograph letter
| to Mr.. Walton chairman of the Fail
organization committee asking for 6
date in Oskaloosa and subscribes
himself vigorously. lin pleasant re
;nembrance, faithfully yours, Edward
Payson Weston"
While Mr.. Weston has not yet. con
ltracted for the Mahaska county fail
date. his offer to appear in the city
during the fair is being seriously con
sidered and it is likely that the vet
eran pedestrian will be seen here
again tbs season.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06

and warrior known. and loved, and
honored, and feared in so any pas
lures and on so many fields was rare.
But on day. while he was cham
pioning needy cause, 1t came to pass
after he had spoken, that he withdrew
to his home, for he was i'll. So retir-
ing was he, except, when he could
serve, that only few knew he was
sick. But one of the least of the shep.
herds heard 1t, and ran to his abode.
He found physicians and nurses in at
tendance; hut because of the great
love that existed between them he was
permitted to come into his presence.
They talked Of the unfinished work
before them. And because the work
committed to them was unfinished.
they asked their Master for a little
more time in which to labor together.
And they doubted not that he would
give it, so great was their faith.
But early on the morrow the beloved
champion died And his relations
would fain quietly have laid him away
But they could not. For there was a
wailing amongst the shepherds, and
wailing amongst the warriors, and a
wailing amongst the sheep. And eX.
allied ones and humble ones gathered
from near and far. And in the mighty
stirring of hearts at his passing, when
heaven, became immensely richer, and
the earth corresponlingly poorer, it
was like in the days of old. in the year
that king Uzziah died. only that now.
many instead of one, saw the Lord
sitting upon the throne. high and lift
\ ed up. Many heard the angels cry one
TO another. Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah
nf Hosts: the whole earth is full of
his glory. Many felt the foundations
and the thresholds shake at the voice
Of him that cried, They saw the need
of the world. And when they heard
the voice of the Lord saving, Whom
4 shall I send. and who will go on for
Ius? they cried in great chorus OF
voices. Here am /, send me, send me.
And they remembered how the Lord
Jesus had prayed, If it is possible let
this cup pass from me, for he. too,
WANTED to serve longer. But with his
lexpiring breath he say that his work
was finished by the mighty challenge
Ibis taking away would make to the
living, and he cried, it, Is finished,
Thus it came to pass that on his as
cension day the mantle of this Elijah
'lfell on many young Elishas; and the
Holy Spirit came upon many with
power; and they spake with other
tongues the mighty works of God The
Kingdom of God received a tre:nen'
deus impulse by his death. such as il
could not receive by his life. So with
bowed heads the great assembly said
4 Thy will be done. The Lord gave; the
Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the
name of the Lord And his work was
Il finished. ~ .at-e, q" g.. . - y
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
PENN BOY WINS PLACE
Roy Woods Is Third in State Orato
ical Contest.

Roy Woods of Penn College with
"The American Minotaur" won third
place in the state prohibition orator.
zeal contest held in the Cornell Col
lege chapel at Mt Vernon, last even.
ing, and received the honors accord.
ed third position.
Mr. Woods tied with the winner
for first place in thought and com
position but was forced to assume a
third place in the contest rating or
total points credited
William A. Buell.. of Cornell Col
llege delivering "A Momentous Con
| fiict" secured the honor position anr
the right to represent the state Of
Iowa in the interstate contest.
Seventy-tiVe dollars in gold were
given as first prize. William A. Buel
is well known in this city, as his
home is now and has been for some
time at University Park, and he was
formerly a student of Central Holi
ness University.
Charles H. Kippe!, representing
-''Oi mn ,9SiuC SOItS6C "Olt StCOHu
place with his "A Call to Action,
and was awarded the twenty-five dol
lar prize
Crawford r. Williams from Contra
Holiness University giving Liberty
Triumph" also made a creditable
showing and we'll represented his in
stitutiOn.
Five of the contestants failed Ia
place, but gave excellent selections
and put forth strong efforts for thu
honors.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
The AUTO FUND
IS DISTRIBUTED
STATE DIVIDES s1.o41.s7o AMONG
NINErY-NINE2 COUNTIES.
MALAYSIA cos SHARE $lO,li2
Each Township Gets $500. Counties
Can Use Money. For Road Pur.
poses Only. $4,000 Autos
Registered SO Far. i,

Dos Moines, April TO. A. Willis,
deputy treasurer of state is today ar.
ranging for the semi annual distribu.
ton Of the state automobile fund
among the ninety-nine counties of the
state. The total sum to be apportioned
is S1,04I,670, Counties will receive
$685. for each township. @'%@ -"
Mahaska county w. having sixteen
townships will receive $10,112 as its
share of the fund, This is the first
distribution for 1916. The next melon
viii be cut Oct. /. The counties may
use the money for road purposes only.
The automobile fund last night to-
tailed $1,157,411, from which 10 per
cent is taken to defray the expenses
of the auto registration department
'ment and the state highway commits.
sion. This amounts to S115,741.,. =. T..
The cuelon to, be cut today is much
larger than the one produced in 1915.
April /, 1915 the total sum apportioned
was $693.343. This was divided on the
basis of S422 per township There are
1916 townships in the state. The eoun
ties do not receive benefits from the
automobile fund in proportion to the
population, or the number of autoalo
biles owned, but on the number oil
townships. ~ ..,,@5'@ lt%$ @$#Ar,9
Today the state automobile depart
7nent begins to add 10: per cent pen
atty to all registration fees to be paid
on all old cars. The new law provides
that the fees become delinquent or
April l.. This may prove April foo
joke, on the auto owner who has me
elected to secure new number plate
However, the auto department viii
honor all drafts and checks which
were placed In the mails before mid
might last night. ! .'r.$:> s, +
The books show that 49,, 900 cars
have been registered for 1916 so far
About 55,667 more. autos we're regis
tered by April 1 than we're registered
UP to thu same date last year, the re-
port OF, w. s, Allen, secretary OF state
shows" This is considered a remark
able record for the registration depart
ment, The department now, has 1880
:liire plates on hand to supply the dc
mand,. The plates have been arriving
at the rate of a car load a week: (
The department has registered this
year nearly as many cars as were
registered during the entire twelve
months. of 1916. . >.'@ -. &c.,. -
The following table shows the
growth of the automobile industry IL
Iowa: 80. ,". Nv
The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-04-06
IN The DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury

William Crafty has filed suit against
the city of Oskaloosa for damages to
the amount of $2,J00.00 for injuries
which he received duriDS the month
of December 1915, when he slipped on
a defective sidewalk and fell in such
a way as to break his ankle, bruise
his body severely, and injured his
back and spine in a severe way. The
walk upon which he fell is located in
the southwest part of the city on
South ID street, and Or. Crafty alleges
that the defective walk was known to
the city administration, and that they
neglected to have it repaired.
Roof Bros. VS.. A. Morgan, demand
ing judgment of $500 on a promis.
sorry note, dated September 2, 1913.
Marsalltown Buggy Co. VS.. Lewis
Parry, asking judgment of $O5.00 on
contract account.
Edith r. Ellis VS.. Bolton Hoover
Coal Company in which she asks
judgment of $l,350:0O house rent due
Tor eleven houses which she owns
and which are located near the Boil
ton-Hoover coal mine, rent due since
September %, 1909
Oskaloosa National Bank VS.. A. X.
Martin, judgment on a promissory
note dated August 81. 1915. Amount
100000. ..
Empire Cream Separator Company
VS.. Hardesty & Florence of New
Sharon. Asking judgment of $266.51
on account due on cream separators
sold in May, 1915. so
H. L. Mikesell vs. Ida Annetta Mike
sell, in which Mr. Mikesell asks a di-
vorce from Mrs. Mikesen on grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment and
desertion. He states that they were
married in January. 1886, in Clark
county.
Chris R. Hohr VS. d. Dunwoody, ask
ing judgment of S1.407.50 on a prom.
issory note and contract.
Des Moines Garage Mfg. Co. VS.. G.
F. M. Bradbury ct al, asking judg.
ment of 1880 ON account due since
July. Pa