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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
"BUFFALO BILL" DEAD.

Denver, Col Ja... 1O.-Colonel
William Frederick Cody Buffalo
BilD, soldier, hunter and scout, died
at 1905 p. m. here today, at the home
of his sister.
Buffalo Bill, the idol of Juvenile
American, fought death as he often
had opposed it on the plains in the
days when the West was young.
"You can't kill the old scout" he
would tell his physician whenever his
condition would show improvement
And when the doctor told him his life
was ebbing the Colonel accepted his
fate like stole.
"Let the Elks asd Masons take
charge Of the funeral" he said TO
his sister Then he turned TO his
business affairs, making suggestion
for their continuance. "Let us have
a game of high five,'" he said, after
he had talked with his family. And
every one joined, the Colonel laugh
ing and joking because he was win
ming.
Since January 5, when he was hur-
ried back to his sisters home in Den
vcr, Colonel Cody has surprised all
who knew his real condition by great
powers Of resistance and recuperation.
One day his physician would see
the end "within 3G hours" and then
the patient would rally and no one
could predict the outcome.
On January 8, however, his system
broke down entirely nd from then on
il was question merely of time.
Colonel Cody returned from his
seasons show work last fall much
exhausted He went to his ranch at
Cody, Wyoming to rest and on his
return to Denver, about four weeks
ago he contracted a severe cold. This
was followed by complications SO Sc
rious that the Colonel's wife and
daughter were called 10 his bedside.
Colonel Cody soon showed improve
ment and on January went To Glen
wood Springs, Colo, to recuperate. Or
January 5 he suffered nervous col
lapse and his physicians hurried him
hack to Denver. For years he had
been an inveterate smoker. His ply
sicians said tobacco had affected his
heart seriously.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
HORSEPEN NEWSLETS.

The friends of uncle Jesse Jennings
will regret to learn that he has been
confined to his room for the past ten
days with spraincd ankle.
The spry old soldier, j. j. Bowman,
is also reported on the sick list.
Miss Mamie Whitman, of Tazc-
well, is visiting her homefolls this
week.
Mrs. C. T. Whitman is visiting her
eldest son, Kemp, who resides in the
city of Blucfeld
j. II. Hunt, the popular merchant
and truck gardner of IIorsepcn, has
just finished his inventory and says
he is preparing his truck patches for
the best season yet IiuIrah for Joe 4,
He survived leap year in good shape
and is preparing for another big crop
of specklcd corn, beans ana snaps
Miss Velna Norton, who spent the
holidays with her parents in Louisa,
KY has returned and resumed her
duties as teacher of the Bowman
school.
John Whitaker, the old tine farm
er, and weather .prognosticator, of
West Virginia, spent Monday ut the
home of d. B. Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Daniels will
spend the week end in Wech visiting
relatives.
Rev. d. b. Gillespie preached an
excellent sermon at the Horscpen
church Sunday or the subject, "What-
soever a Man Soweth, that shall he
also reap"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
+. l.. COOLEY DEAD.

Mr.. f. l.. Cooley, former citizen
of this county, died at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Waldron, at Ma
ben, w. Va, January 9th. The re-
mains were brought to Tazewcll for
burial, which took place on the 10th
in the Peerv burial ground. Rev. Mr..
Platt conducted the services. Mr..
Cooley was brother to the late DR..
John T. Cooley, whose sudden death
occurred in this town some years ago.
Deceased was seventy-siX years of
age, and is survived by three daught-
ers and one son, The son, Greever
Cooley, is in the U. S. army, station
ed somewhere in the west. Each of
the three daughters married Wal
drons, brothers, and live in West Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Cooley was a confederate SOL
dier and pensioner Of the State of
Virginia. His wife, who was sister
of c. w. Crockett, of Wittens Mills
died several years ago.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
w. c. T. U. PUBLIC MEETING.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold public meeting Jan
uary 10th at 3 o'clock in the Chris
tian church. This meeting is observed
with special program and prayer for
National Constitutional Prohibition.
1t is earnestly requested that all
our people attend this meeting.
Following is the program:
Hymn, can Hail the Power Of Jc-
sus Name"
Scripture reading and prayer, Mrs.
w. S. Bulard.
Reading, Day of Prayer" Mrs.
John st. Clair.
prohibition Proclamation" Mrs.
Eliza Lester.
Section from National Presidents $
Address, Miss Margaret Ilarman.
Resolution for National Prohibi-
tion, Mrs. Henry Kscr.
"The Challenge of the Crisis, Miss
Ella Bowen.
Account of National Convention,
Mrs. w. G. O'Brien.
Prayer and bcnediction.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
U. S. SENATE TO
ABOLISH SALOONS
District of Columbia Will BE
Dry After November Law
Will Permit Small Shipments
to National Capitol.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Thc Sheppard
bill to abolish saloons in the national
capitol after November l. 1917, was
passed late today 10y the Senate and
now goes To tho house, where it's
friends claim it is assured of passage
Whilc the measure prohibits ihc
sale of liquor in the District of Co
!umbia 1t permits importation for per.
sonnl use. An amendment which
would hnvc submitted the proposal
to referendum of citizens of The
district was defeated.
The two Virginia Senators, Martin
and Swanson, voted for the passage
Of the bill
Neither the vote on the referendum
amendment nor that ON the passage
of the bill was on party lines. There
were 70 Democrats and II Republicans
voting for the referendum and 21
Democrats and 81 Republicans voting
against it. Most of the Republicans
of the socalled Progressive group vot-
ed against it,
For the bill itself there were 2S
Democrats and 27 Republican, votes.
with 22 Democrats and III Rcpubli-
cans against it, All the progrcssives
voted for the passage.
The prohibiting language OF the bill
says that after November |;
No person or persons, or any
mouse, company, association, club or
corporation, his, it's, or their agents,
officers, clerks, ur servants, directly
or indirectly, shall, in the District Of
Columbia, manufacture for sale. or
gift, import for sale, offer for sale.
Keep for sale. traffic in, barter, export
ship out of the district of Columbia.
or exchange or receive orders for the
purchase of any alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes or for any other
IMAM scientific, medicinal, pharma-
ccuticai, mechanical, sacramcntal or
other non-beVcrage purposes"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
KILLED1WHILE
ASLEEP ON TRACK
Norfolk and Western Sued for
$4,000 in Peculiar Action
Brought by Werth & Werth,
of TaZewell.

Wednesdays Roanoke Times says:
Suit has been filed in the United
States district court by Werth and
Werth, of Tazewcll, attorneys for C.
A. Murphy, administrator of Joseph
Luke, against the Norfolk & Western
Railway Company, for $1O,OOO.OO
damages. The case will come up for
hearing next month when the federal
court convencs here. Luke, it is
alleged, was killed by Norfolk and
Western train at Boissevane, w.
Va, sometime in November, 1915.
According TO the declaration, the
plaintiff alleges that Luke went to
Boissevane, where passengers board
ed the defendants trains for Poca-
hontas. Luke, it is averred in the
declaration, became intoxicated and
sat down on rail of the defendants
track, intending to wait for the ar
rival of the train. 1t is alleged that
he desired to go to sleep, and, rest
ing his elbows on his knees and his
chin in his hands, was overcome with
sleep. The declaration goes Oh to say
that Luke was in no danger in occu-
pying his position as he did not expect
or intend to go to sleep, but that in
his intoxicated condition sleep over
came nm, he being in no condition to
consciously resist"
The plaintiff further alleges that
near to where Luke was sitting there
was stationery electric light which
would have disclosed his presence and
position to any one on the front end
Of any approaching train, provided a
ioohout was kept ahead = the train
for objects on the track. 1t is furth-
II alleged that the train could have
been easily stopped by those I'm its
charge by the exercise of reasonable
care and effort to do so, after dis
covering the man sitting on tn etrack
and before the front car reached him.
However, from the declaration 1t is
claimed that the railway company
operated short line from Bluestone
Junction to Pocahontas, Va, and to
Boissevane, w. Va, and it is alleged
that passenger trains were pushed
and not pulled by locomotives, so that
its coaches would be in front and it's
locomotive on the rear of the train.
In this particular instance, it is as
serted that the train moving TO and
from the above stations was being
pushed; that no brakeman or any 9TH
er employee was on the front end
of the lead car to keep and maintain
a lookout for persons who might be
on about, or near the tracks, or to
apply the brakes to the train, should
arise
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
FIRST LIME SHORTAGE IN JAN
UARY FOR SIXTEEN YEARS.

John w. Campbell, the "Mountain
Hermit Lime Burner" of North Taze-
well, came out his den Wednesday,
and stated TO representative of the
News that this is the first January
in sixteen years when he did not
have a large supply of lime on hand
that had accumulated during the win
ter. This condition, he says, is caus-
ed by. the unusual condition of bust
ness in Tazewell and adjacent terri
tory, much building and other activi-
ties in which lime is used, being in
unusually good, notwithstanding the
fact that Woodr-weil, what's the use
of "rubbin' it in?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
a REMARKABLE FAMILY

There lives near Cedar Bluff the
family of Mr.. William Albert Dun
ford and wife, which, we believe, is
one of the largest families in this
part of the State. Mr.. Dunford is rs
years old, and his wife. Rebeccn. is
q years old. There are sixteen chill
dren IN the family, the majority of
whom live in the county, all of whom
are married. except one, Dan, a son.
70 these children there have been
porn 81 children, grandchildrcn of
the Dunfords, and to these grand
children have been born 20 children
grcat-grmchildrcn of Albert and Re,
b1cccn Duntord, making in all, chill
dren, grand children and treat grand
children %. TIL, Dunfoid's children
are I'M, ''nm. ,lal 9, FranN, John. All.
eN, Tom, George, Bcrtic Barnett. Pol
~ Johnson, Martha Lewis.
is there, another family in the
county as large?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
NOT IN THE LIQUOR BUSINESS.
(EditOrial)
(EditOrial.)

The Randall ADVERTISING bill now
pending in Congress ought to pass
and become II law. The bill provides
that no publication or printed mat
ter advertising liquors for sale shall
be sent through the mails. The pas
sage of this bill, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer would impignc upon personal
rights. BE it so, (but it isn'D "pcr-
sonal rights" is infringcd upon by the
advertising of liquors in prohibition
States. States which have voted liq-
uor out object to its being offered for
sale in their territory by any means
whatever. 1t is earnestly hoDcd that
the bill will pass. We, and this means
the government, for We are all part
of it, do not want to be forced to
take part in the recommendation and
distribution of liquor in prohibition
territory or any other territory.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
QUIT KNOCKING.
Mr.. Editor:

There appeared in your columns
last week an article in reference to
the opening earlier in the mornings
of the doors of the High School, in
crder that pupils may be admitted
earlier, and not be subjected to the
inclemencies of the weather. don't
believe you can produce authority for
the assertion that "unmber of the
patrons of the school have made the
complaint" / would like to know
their names.
Tazewell is fast developing num-
Der of "town kickers," who are always
on the lookout for something to growl
about, and who, apparently, are op-
posed to the public school altogether.
venture the assertion that the kick
ers whose cudgel you are welding are
the same fellows who have always
pulled back instead of pushing, and
who have always refused to cooper
ate with the school faculty to get
the best results.
The principal Of the Tazewell High
School, Prof. Martin, is one of the
most competent men engaged in
school work In the State. He is sup
ported by faculty of young ladies
of extraordinary ability and who are
doing fine work. The faculty are in
entire accord, and accomplishing a
great deal for the people here
Let the kickers cooperate with :he
teachers-they are human like other
people, and are entitled to much con-
sideration for the arduous duties they
are called upon to perform.
PATRON.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
THE INIQUITY OF TAXING POOR
HIGHER THAN RICH.

Instead of encouraging hometown
crship and discouraging absentee
loldism, the contrary now seems to
be the policy of both our states and
nation. Taxes are usually higher per
acre ON small farms cultivated by in
dustrious, useful citizens than they
are on large tracts held for specula-
ton by absentee landlords. And not
only is this true, but taxes are high
or yet, IN proportion to valre, on the
andiess man struggling to become
Il home owner
This is an iniqui;y in the sight of
God, sin against His poor, and the
nation, state or county guilty of such
II policy is sure to pay the penalty
with all the accumulated interest Of
the Almighty vcngeance.-The Pro-
gressive Farmer
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
Elk FOR TIE SOUTHWEST.

Tho State Game and Fish Com
mission of Virginia will receive on
n@Xt Monday fifty elk given by the
federal government from the National
Park in Colorado. The elk will be dis
tributed in Giles, Abingdon and Bot
etourt counties. Game and Fish Com
missioner Parsons is endcavorinv TO
set hundred more elk for the South
west, in which, it is believed, he will
bc successful
The Game and Fish Commission Of
Virginia has declared closed sea-
son on these elk for five years, and
the local game warden, Mr.. A. j. MAY.
has been instructed to see that the
law is strictly obcyed in this section.
a severe penalty is provided for
persons shooting or molesting these
deer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
SEEN
ON EVERY HAND
South Has Entered Upon Year
of Unprecedented Prospects
in the History OF the United
States.

The Manufacturers Record, of Bal
timore says:
The New Year opens with the pros
pect for long period of unprecedcn;-
ed prosperity throughout the South.
With over $2,000,0 100000 coming into
this section from rotton and cotton
products, with the assurance of prof
liable prices for this years crops, with
diversified agriculture making splon-
did progress as typilied IN the many
meat-packing houses going u, all over
this sectional new industry of in
calculable mportancc-thcre is the
assurance of great agricultural pros
perity.
To this may be added the amazingly
rapid groth of early vegetables and
citrus and other fruit culture which
now taxes the railroads as tomatoes
and Strawberries and oranges anr
grapefruit move northward in ever
expanding volume. to be followed day
by day by vegetable shipments from
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, and
then the Carolinas and other states as
spring weather moves northward.
Industrial activities find expression
in cotton mills and iron and steele
work, and in coal mines and coke
ovens, all of which are more fully en-
ployed at profitable prices than ever
before.
Railroads are overcrowdcd, MS in
all other sections, and great railroad
expansion is incvitable.>
Upon good roads the south is
spending over $50 100000 year, aand
still larger sums are going into street,
building and other municipal i'm
provements.
Shipbuilding is becoming rccog-
nized industry, and, while one Virginia
yards leads with over S50,000,000 of
work under contract, other yards, all
the way down the coast to Texas, arc
catching the inspiration, and are find
ing that work pours in upon them
more rapidly than they can provide
facilities to handle it.
Bank vaults are bulging with
money as never before The spirit of
thrift, as voiced in savings deposits, is
steadily growing.
The curse of the liquor troffic, with
its fearful toll Of sin and death and
financial loss, is being gradually les
senened.
Such, in brief. is splendid bust
ness outlook as the south enters upon
the New Year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
RADFORD NORMAL NOTES.

Mr.. E. A. Johns, successor to Mr..
w. C. McCarty, High School and Y.
NJ. c A. Secretary for Southwest Vir-
ginia, has taken up his work and es-
tablished his headquarters at the nor
NAL school. Mr.. McCarty, former sec
retary for Southwest Virginia, is now
State Boys Secretary with head
quarters in Richmond
Hon. R. C. Stearns visited the nor
NAL school on Sunday and spoke brief
ly TO the students on his return from
Lebanon, where he delieverd an adj
dress on Saturday in the interest OF
enlarged buildings for the Ninth dis
trict agricultural school.
All the students of the first quar-
ter, with two exceptions, have re-
sumed work during the second quar-
ter and these two students were de-
tanned at home on account of sick.
ness in their homes. Twenty new
students entered at the beginning OF
the second quarter. These were vel
prepared and number of them have
been teaching for several months.
Most Of them entered either the
junior or senior classes
At the meeting of the American
Historical association that has just
closed in Cincinnati DR.. j. P. McCon
nell was elected member OF the gen
eral committee of the Association
The annual meeting Of the Associa
ton is usually held either in New
York or Washington.
The membership of the Association
in Virginia has been very materially
increased in the last few years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
POUNDING MILL NEWS.

Founding Mill, Jan. 10.-Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Ellis, of Whitewood
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
the latter's sister, Mrs. Martha S
Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Hunter and
children returned last week from Wis
iting relatives near Richlands.
Mrs. Julia Williams had as her
guests one day last week her sisters
Mrs. Witten, of Wittens Mills and
one from West Virginia.
Mrs. w. B. Steele spent Saturday
with re mother, Mrs. Jane Mcclure
and had some dental work done bv
Dr. McElrath while there.
John B. Gillespie was in West Vir-
ginia this and last week.
Measles are still ragin-the bad
kind.
DR.. Rex Steele left last night on
No. for Bristol to take charge of
DR.. Adair's Veterinary College, while
he is in Richmond few days.
Mr.. J. T. Altizer, who underwent an
operation in the Matte Williams hos
pital several days ago, is reported
as getting on well. His wife, and
daughter were TO see him yesterday.
John Witt, who is looking after
Steele, Gillespie & Co.'s store and
posto!lice during Mr.. Altizer's sick
ness, has ben on the sick list this
week. +. o. Gillespie is assisting in
the work.
Miss Edith Williams, who spent the
holidays with home folks near the
coast, resumed her school duties here
the first of the week.
Miss Ollie Kate Gillespie, of Taze-
well High School, has measles at her
s.ome here.
went to Cleveland yesterday to meet
with the Womans Christian Temper
The W. c. 7. U. expect to give a
program and prayer service on the
night of the 18th, day set apart
ut the national convention at Indian
apolis to pray for national prohibi-
tion. Every one invited. All free.
r. X Gillespie and w. 3. Steele
are taking stock of their store near
Bandy.
Miss Rcbeliah Davis mad, bust
ness trip 20 Tazewcll ycsto Y. Her
mother, Mrs. Nancy Davis, las rheu-
matisln.
Misses Mary b. and Jesse Giles
pie were home from Tazewcll from
Friday TO Sunday.
Miss Ethel Smith, and three chill.
dren, of Castlewood, visited her un-
Gle, Henry Robinctt and others dur
ing the holidays.
Miss Mabel Bourne. of Pocahontas,
visited her cousins, Mrs. Steele and
Mrs. J. b. Gillespie few days dur
ing the holidays, including Christ
mas day.
Miss Myrtle Hoops, of Graham,
spent the holidays with her father,
John Hoops and family.
Miss Addie Harris. stenographer,
spent the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mis-. Milton Harris, and has
returned TO Huntington and will make
her home with her sister, Mrs. Fulks,
who was married on the 30th
Mrs. james e. Mcclure, of Cedar
Bluff and two sons, james and Alvin,
returned Sunday from seventeen
days visit to her relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. NJ. Alder in Bondtown, and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Ratliff at Norton.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
MUSIC OF HIGH ORDER.

Mr.. Vincent Piaello, the well known
violin teacher of Bluefeld, assisted by
Miss Nancy Leslie on the pipe or
gan, rendered music unusually pleas
ing to the large audience in the Meth
odist church last Sunday morning.
Mr.. .Piaello rendered two solos on
the violin, and the ease with which
he performed, and the beautiful tone
produced were highly pleasing. He
was accompanied to Tazewell by Mr..
Luther Neal, of Bluefield, who is also
a musician. The two gentlemen came
in a car from Bluefeld and had much
difficulty fording the Clinch and get
ting over the mud
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
PISTOL 'T0TER" IS FINED

Some excitement was created on
The street here Tuesday. night by the
arrival in town of large delegation
of citizens from Poor Valley, and the
neighborhood of Broadford. The first
impression gathered from the appear
ance of the men was that murder
had been done, but investigation de-
veloped that a lesser crime had been
committed. Roy Hager, we'll known
young man of that community had
liceman G. G. Rector, for carrying a
pistol and in order to get his pris-
oner to the court house, the officer had
brought him to TaZcwcll via Salt
vile, Norton and up the Clinch, to
Richlands, where Magistrate Mutter
was located, and the man charged
with carrying the gun tried and con-
victed. What brought the crowd from
Broadford was the maner in which
the officer had kidnapped the prisoner
and the circuitous route he had adopt
cd in getting his man to the county
Magistrate. Mayor Hawthorne, Of
this city, was pressed into service
Tuesday night and accepted the fine
of $4,000 and costs, which released
the prisoner from the srtong arm of
the law, and the handouts of the
Poor Valley policeman. Magistrate
j. B .Mutter, of Richlands, who had
tried the case earlier in the day Tues
day, came to Tazcwell Wednesday,
and granted Hager an appeal to the
Circuit Court There was good
deal of talk by the gentlemen from
Poor Valley. who appeared to be much
.ncensed against the policeman, of
evening up with him" by taking a
warrant for his arrest, but none was
takcn so far rs is known.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12
CHARLES 0. NJ CALL DEAD

Chas. o. Mccall, Sc years old, died
suddenly Mt his home in Graham, at ~
o'clock on yesterday. He had been i'll
for several months with Brights dis
ease, but the immediate cause of
death was heart failure, so reported
here.
Deceased was n brother TO II. G.
Mccall of this town, Robert and Oscar
Mccall, of Graham, sisters, Mrs. j.
%. Baylor, Mrs. Lee j. Barbec, Mrs.
DR.. II. B. Frazier, Mrs Laura Daven-
port and mother, Mrs. Mary M.
Mccall, all living in Graham. His
Father, j M. Mccall, died some years
ago. Deceased was unmarried.