West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-22
TUNNELTON

FAMILIAR. River City o, yes
Built on the ancient ruins Of Rowles-
burg; but like the svampty swamp
OF Cranberry il is numbered with the
relics Of the past. How Fad
A through disogesiGn Of the Coun-
W Seat removal is now in order. Let
every man in the county express him
self one way or the other. It is
bound to come to focus, there ia no
alternate tor il.
Miss Ollie Miller, Of Grafton, who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. e. Michael returned home the
latter part OF the week, much to the
regret OF certain young man.
Miss Anna Cruise was visiting Miss
Mo!lie Crogan, OF Newburg, last
week
Mrs. Jno. Maier and Mrs. B. F.
Davis presented their husbands, on
Wednesday last with a son and a
daughter, The former son and the
latter daughter. They have set
up the cigars.
why don't you newspaper scrib-
olers hgitate the primary system OF
selecting candidates for the various
county Offices p said q local politi-
clan to me.
81 know nothing about primary
elections. What is wrong with our
conventlons2 Open your diamond
compendium ofprimuy elections and
dazzle me with your views. Any
liquor in it?"
"Oh, come now. l am in earnest
about this matter, of primary cleo
tons"
Well, geewhilicanes ! man, who
said you wasn't. Do you want an
emetic to unload yourseli2'
No, but l want you to gay in
your letter that we want to adopt
the primary elections in this coun-
ty. We are tired Of bosses, rings and
cliques; we want the majority, and
not the minority. to name the coudi-
dates. Primary elections work sat
istactory in other States and coun-
ties, and why not in Prestoa p
"Don't know darned thing about
1T, l told you.
II want You to understand I do
aud II we cont persuade the leaders
TO adopt the primary Q ections well
l aise Gain III the Conventions. We
have been bulldozed long enough,
Hereafter we propose TO fight for
our rights. Don't you forget to cay
90 in your letter. either"
ANY chance for nae TO eot an Of
hce. If ! succeed IN getting the lead :
ers to travel with primary circus
the only compensation receive these
days for writing Is plenty OF cussing
and no duties. Look at my sma-
clatod form. l reel ike ctving IN.
The only thing that will save me
from death before the election 10 the
promise OF an Office"
II thought you had some sense
You haven't half as much AZ Thomp
sons Colt. l used to think you
wrote for the peporG. know blast :
ed we'll you don't now - and with a
contemplate look my patiiica, friend
left me.
l have, howeverIndicted what the
local politician said, and l prefer il
TOR the candid Consideratlon of the
"ladies."
Some iphuman wretch, who never
belonged to the society OF cruelty to
animals, sent me a borrid valentine,
disheuring his antograpby most
shametullyl all for the sake Of gazing
a doctor bill, May the buzzards eat
him i've.
4 gentleman form Grant district
who was here last week, and rtquets
ed THE ARGUS man motto quote him
said in answer to the question: How
do the people Of Grant district LOOK
upon the County Seat removal p,
They look through different elas-
seq. They are pretty evenly diyid-
cd upon the question. Some favor a
removal, while others oppose it. For
myself, 1 am decidedly opposed to
the removal Of the County Seat from
Kingwood, for reasons better known
to myself, AID reasons which l will
give you. To begin with, to remove
the County Seat to GONE point on the
Is. & o. Il. r. would be a step in tine
wrong direction. 1 am speaking for
old Grant now. We have enough
mud TO drive through now to reach
the County Seat and if we had to
come all the way to the b. & O. it.
would be an outrage and an i1nposi-
tion upon US. This is my main OBJ
lection to removal. In The secJnd
place, the Lord knows our taken are
high enough nov without 5urdenlpp
ourselves with an additional tax
which would surely follow If the
County Seat was remove l."
You are mistaken, my friend in
regard TO the County Seat removal
increasing our taxes. / srn author
lzed, by goOd aud substantial men To-
say that should a vote be taken on
the County Seat removal,aud we are
fortunate enough to get it removed
10 come point on the railroad enough
money will be subscribed to nav Tor
me building Of rev court house
jail ooo, The taxpayers can rest easv
on That subject We anticipated tbia
and are ready to meet it at the pro
per tine with the rocks, to use a
vulgar expression. The more this
question IS agltGtod and understand