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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-23

All of the above are generally pro-
nounced the best on the Pacific slope
and coast. They are well printed, on
extra-thick paper, and gotten up so as
to require the least possible writing.
They are specially adapted to Alturas
county, and cost less to record than
any other blanks of the same nature.
Parties ordering by mail should
add I and / cent per blank, for post
age.
All orders should be addressed to
T. E. PICOTTE,
Haley, Idaho.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-23
The Winner.

OF the candidates for Sheriff, Con
dron is the strongest, Siters the mos
popular, McPbee the oldest in tn,
field, Patsey Kinney the youngest
Now who can guess the winner?-
Herald.
Ask Jake Lockman and Jack Camp
bell.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-23
Speaking at BrOadford.

j. II. Cater, the blacksmith orator
and Captain Gum, candidate for Re.
corder, and other local speakers, will
address the citizens of Broadford
September 23rd, 1886.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-23

When symptoms of malaria appear,
in any form, take Ayers Ague Cure.
1t will prevent a development of the
germs of disease, and eradicate them
from the system. A cure is warrant,
ed in every instance.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-23
For County Commissioner.

hereby announce myself a candidate for
County Commissioner of this District. subject
to nomination BY the Democratic County Con-
vention. =. cLIFF.
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LETTER LIST.

List OF Letters remaining In the HALEY tIdsho)
Postofhce for the week ending September is, 1885.
Persons calling for any Of these Letters will please
saw stAdy ertfaed
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-23
SEPTEMBER %, 1895.
HALEY Post0mce.


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20, ~ nails from Muldoon, Stanton, Crichton. SOL
d,er. Corral Greek. Atlanta and ROCKY Bar arrive
- deos-t by railroad.
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OFFICE HOURS :

oncs always open to owners Of leck boxes.
9nr.r.l Delivery and Gail Boxes open from 1880
N until 500 p. m. Sundays, from IL, noon, to
Money Order and Registry Department open
tor, $50 O. m. until 8 p. m. All registers must
y. in nv p. N, or they will not leave that day.
No Money Order or Registry business transacted
an sundays or legalholidays.
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BY the piece, u and Is cents each.
In lots of 100, one-half of above prices.
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Blanks Blanks! Blanks

The following blank forms are lor
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.

All quiet about the Jail to-day.
Fresh oysters at the Merchants. If
Kaleidoscope" tomorrow; dust to,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
SmithtOwn.

SMITHTowN, Jan. A, 'S6.-Tommy
johnson, of near this place, has been
very poorly with inhammatory Rheu-
matism but is better at the present
time.
Mrs. w. n. Kisner has taken her
babe to Wheeling to have its eye
operated on.
Among the visitors at this place
the past week have been: Misses
LYDIA Christy and Fannie Clenden-
ming, of Warrington, the former was
visiting Miss JAY Hutchinson, the
latter Mrs. David Travis. Also
Misses LYDIA Watkins and Fannie
Carter, of Fairmont, were visiting
friends.
Misses Rosetta Deyault, Jettie Jol
life and Joe Kramer spent their hol
iday vacation at home.
Christmas festivities passed very
pleasantly at this place. The Christ
mas tree at the Baptist church was
very pleasant affair; for good order
it exeelled former occasions. Or
l
Wednesday night following, the la
dies of Smithtown gave festiva
for the benefit of plank wall
through the town. 1t was well at
tended, the proceeds being over $5l
The ladies deserve credit for theil
enterprise.
Lee Powell, of Taylor county, il
visiting his grand parents at this
place.
The oldest married couple we hav'
in our vicinity is Mr.. Isaac Powell
and wife. They will have been mar
ried sixty years in April, have clever
children, fifty-eight grand childrel
and thirty-six great-grand children
now living.
Master. Porter Holland has bee
quite sick of late.
Misses Emma and Kate Tibbs, o
Opekiskee, were visiting I. F. Wat
son last week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
Flickersville.

FLIcKERsvILLE, Jan. 2.-Christmas
passed off very quietly. Turkey
roasts were numerous and all enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent in
this vicinity.
Lewis Chisler was over at Mt.
Morris on business last week.
The literary society at Union is
progressing finely, and its managers
deserve great praise for the efforts
which they are making.
Misses Maud and Ada Fleming
were visiting at John A. Thompson
last week.
Frank LETTERS, of No. II, was stop
ping at B. F. Longs few days
(and nights last week.
There was singing school al
George Bonnifeld's on the evening
Of the goth ult.
A social party was given at S
McElroy's ON Christmas night. A
large crowd was present and all en-
joyed themselves hugely. The per
sons present were as follows: Messrs
T. NJ. Wilson, L. w. Conway, j. J
McElroy, J. F. LETTERS, j. L. Arnett
R. L. Long, Jas. Long, VIM. Chislel
and Andy Long, and Misses Mollit
Chisler, Fannie Rich, Eliza Carpen
ter, Fannie Gray, Alice Morgan
Carrie Long and Emma Long.
Eliza Coombs and wifcspent Christ
M = : q 4 1fbod H~r1ror,a Mn C0o1mhS
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
M0NOMG ALIAMS
Beyond the Father Of waters.
Another Interesting Letter
from Kansas.

BETHEL, CLOUD Co, KAN, Dec. 80.
The weather for some time has
been very beautiful; no snow or mud
anywhere. To-day is like spring
day. MY doors are standing open
and the fires are out, but it is cloud
ing up as if it would rain. Later it
rained; and and Oh! the mud. 1t
sticks closer than brother or a
mother-in-law.
Christmas was celebrated in vari-
Gus ways, numerous dinners, dances
and so on. 1t was my pleasure to at
tend social gathering at Marion
Everley's, where, with numerous
Monongalians, spent a pleasant
day. Marion and Rose are noted
for their hospitality and good din
ners. Not one, but two large tur-
keys graced the table, and for taste
full arrangement and variety of food
could not be excelled. We are
aware that many in your country
think people in Kansas live princi-
pally on corn bread, fat meat and so
on, but they are badly mistaken.
Ike Vanzant was going from Beth
ell to Delphos, and met a stranger
trying to catch a loose horse. He
asked Ike to help, and the result was
Ike was stretched out on the ground
with the bone above his eye fractur-
ed and the eye itself almost put
out.
S. p. John thinks Santa Claus a
clever old chap if he didn't get there
till very early the 26th, as the wee
girl is to stay.
Mrs. Corb. Reppert had her chill
dren all home to eat turkey Thanks
giving.
George Ira Dilliner's baby is
thriving now, and it seems remarka-
BILE that it recovered.
Lon Vanzant has been employed as
ianitor for Bethel church this win
| ter.
George McElroy is staying at Sa-
bina Courtney's, taking care of the
farm and stock. One of Mrs. C.'s
children is quite sick.
Rein Everley is quite poorly; is
confined to his bed most of the time.
He had not been well for some time,
but was taken worse Saturday last.
Corn is l6 cents bushel; butter
Is cents a pound; eggs 10 cents a
dozen; potatoes So cents a bushel,
apples-very fine ones-$3 so bar
rel.
There were two doctors at Mrs.
Courtney's Sunday. The oldest boy
is sick with fever and lung disease.
His life is despaired Of. Mr.. Ever
ley is little better today, but very
weak. He is at Marion Everley's
now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
LewiSyille.

LEwIsvILLF, Jan. 4.-Since our
last communication we have entered
the new year. We have some sick
ness, but the general health is good.
VIM. Peterson is quite poorly with
infammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. C. Holland and VIM. Runner
are also ill.
w. b. Stewart spent the holidays
at his home on the west side of the
river.
z. Moore and j. H. and G. Pixler
are getting out timber for NJ. E.
Courtney on Len. Selby's farm.
If you want to see big grin, ask
L. W. Runner if he ever saw any
oysters, or J. p. Burbrige if he is
fond of turkey.
There was a corn husking at G.
w. Mayfeld's on the End.
L. w. Runner is attaching horse
power to his feed cutter.
The people up this way would
like to know the cost of good boat,
as that is about all the way we have
Of getting to town now. The timber
teams have knocked the bottoms out
of the roads, and we have to ''paddle
our own canoe"
A severe wind storm passed this
way on the 3rd inst, doing much
damage to fodder, &c.
The loss occasioned by the burn
ing of Pixler's saw mill is between
$500 and $40O.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
Arnettsville.

ARNErrsvILLE, Jan. 4, 1sS6.-Miss
Laura Snider, of Fairmont, was Wis
iting relatives here last week.
David Glasscock, of Warrington,
was visiting his father, Daniel Glass
cock, during the holidays.
Miss Olive Arnett who has been
sick for the past week is out again.
Mrs. Fear and daughter, Miss
Annie, of Rivesville, Miss Mary
Morris and brother Lemley, and
Bert Barker, of Cassville, were
guests at Davis Arnett's Saturday
and Sunday
The young folks of this place
were all solicited to attend the oys-
ter supper at Louisville, Friday night
but to their sorrow the bad roads
prevented them from going.
Lee Arnett, who has been in the
West for the past two years, is home
visiting his many friends and rela-
tives.
Lawyer Ralphsnyder, of Kingwood,
is visiting his father; also his
brother George, who has been at
tending the University, is smiling
among his friends.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Florence Robey, of the Fairmont
Normal school, spent their vacation
at their homes near this place.
S. McElroy was up to Fairmont
last week.
Marshall Brand and George Robey
are the happy fathers of two new
bouncing girl babies.
The fox hunters have been having
excellent sport chasing Reynard dur
ing the holiday. Ed. Henry and
John Shafer have the fast dogs.
Miss Mollie Chisler was visiting
friends near Laurel Point last week.
Tracklaying on the railroad was
suspended for few days last week
on account of having no iron, but a
new supply arrived and work was
resumed Saturday last.
Brown Wisman recently purchased
a fine horse of Mr.. Straight, Price
S35.
Miss Gertie Thompson gave her
young friends pleasant candy party
New Years night. A large crowd
was present and all enjoyed them
selves.
Two of the fair sex residing near
this place recently arrayed their per
sons in male attire and went forth on
a chase with all the pomp and splen-
dor which characterized the fabulous
knights of ancient times. 1t may
not have been for military renown or
the love of chivalry that they set
out on this grand expedition. But
it was with the hope that the APP
plause and admiration of some youth
of the land might be brought to
bear upon them. And after many
blood -curdling and thrilling encoun-
tcrs-a recitation of which causes
the blood to boil in the veins and
the hair to assume vertical posi-
tion-the modern knights withdrew
from the CORY fields with dust of the
battle on their brow and their swords
dripping with the blood of the opos-
sum and cotton-tail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
Halleck.

HALLECK, Jan. 4.-Christmas came
and went, holidays passed and New
Years is gone, and yet no weddings
visited our maidenly- stricken com
munity,
On the night before Christmas
some drunken nondescripts from an
other part of the country, passing
through here, broke into the Halleck
school house, and after vomiting
over the floor they left it for the ben
eft of the rising generation.
Mr.. Duncan McRa, one of Gin
toms brightest young men, who is
teaching in Preston, near Kingwood,
spent the holidays at home.
J. Z. Brown has been spending va
cation at home, but will return soon
to the University.
Mr.. Bert Jolliffe and wife have
been spending a few days at o. p.
McRa's.
Mr.. VIM. Henry, of Laurel Point,
has been making business calls over
the way.
1t is likely that the melodious
singer will soon be caught and Gagged
by one of fair sex.
j. E. Cartright entertained num-
Der of young folks on Christmas
with good dinner, which was high
ly appreciated by all.
Prof. Baker has made up another
singing school at this place. This
shows how much Mr.. Bakers must
cal powers are appreciated in this
part of the country.
The quarterly meeting at this
place was not largely attended owing
to the very inclement weather, but
the preaching was excellent, and nc
one who did attend has reason to
regret their presence. The meeting
will be protracted by the Rev. Mr.
WEIGH
The protracted meeting at the
Brown school house has closed with
reasonably good results.
Halleck school opens again the
4th. There is something very re-
markable about this school: Out
of As pupils enrolled not one, includ
ing the teacher, uses tobacco in any
way, shape or form. Can any Other
one say this? If SO, let US heal
from you through the papers.
w. Sherman Watson, our popular
clerk, has left Halleck, and is now
measuring calico etc. behind The
counter of Watson & Jolliffe's store
at Ellington. Success to him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
WISE.

WISE, Jan. 5.-We have entered
another new year, may it be year
of prosperity to all of us, and espec-
ially so, to the New DoMINIoN--its
editor, readers and correspond
ents.
The creeks are ON the rampage as
it were from the effects of the recent
heavy rains.
Mr.. A. j. Santee has returned to
his home in Illinois.
Christmas and New Year passed
off very quietly in this vicinity.
There was grand fox race on
New Years day at this place; every
body in the country participated and
had grand time.
The recent hard freezing damaged
the growing wheat somewhat.
Mr.. John Lantz, of Jollytown, Pa,
was in town few days ago.
Mr.. VIM. Mobley is making the
International hotel in town appear
to good advantage, under his skill
and management. Give him call.
Lawsuits seem to be the order OF
the day in this vicinity.
There was big ball at j. W. Stro-
snider's on New Years Eve; also one
at S. II. Morris.
Mr.. Mark c. Steele is recovering
from the hurt he received some days
ago.
Mrs. Catharine Stiles is improv-
ing in health at this writing.
Rev. j. w. Woodruff has been
holding series of protracted meet
ings at africa"
Miss Lizzie Shriver of Jollytown,
Pa, was visiting at Mr.. M. J. Lantz's
in town few days ago.
No marriages to report this week,
but from the appearance of things
there will be one to chronicle pretty
soon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

1--WE can just as well have. penny
postage" said an old Postoffice Dept.
official the other day, "as not. 1
have seen someestimates made of the
increase of the service since the re-
duction Of letter postage to two cents,
and compared to approximations Of
what the result would be if an ounce
of letter could be sent for penny,
and tell you we can just as well
afford to reduce the postage from
two cents to one cent as we could a
couple of years ago from three to
two cents. / believe, however, that
the reduction should at first be
made on the half ounce--that is,
charge two cents an ounce, as now,
bullet the letter go for penny if it
does not weigh over half an ounce.
The deficiency would not be near
SO great as it was when the other re-
duction was made. People would
write oftener but on lighter paper.
When the reduction was made of
two cents for an ounce, people sim
ply used heavier paper. think
that folding postal card would
take, too; that is, piece of paper,
stamped, twice the size of postal
card, that could be written upon,
turned over and sealed, all for a
penny, would be the thing. That
would afford cheap letter station
airy and postage for i penny, and
cost no more and be no heavier than
4 postal card. - ygasA. corr. Req.
+" -
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That wild and Wasteful Liar.

One of the West Virginia newspa-
pers warns its readers of great liar
that is sweeping down through the
State from the Pennsylvania line.
His first exploit in Preston coun-
ty was to knock a hole in the bot
tom of Cheat river with 300-ton
rock--and sink that turbulent
stream into a great cavern, where it
threatened to burst out the whole
side of the mountain. The magnifi-
cent exaggerator next unloaded his
Imagination on the West Virginia
press with a discovery of solid
chunks of gold in an old abandoned
mine. The last specimen of imagin-
alive creation ON the part of this
wonderful dreamer, which he has
rung in on the press of the New
DOMINION, was the discovery of num-
mics in cave.
The above three pictures estab-
lish the identity of the author, beyond
doubt, as ''The Fayette County
Romancer" bright and shining
light in the galaxy of great Ameri-
can liars. This generous soul, after
strewing Fayette county thick with
the birth places of some Of the
worlds most famous personages,
now proposes to invest with wonder
full interest, for all time to come, the
picturesque regions of West Virginia
l.. Al e.. Q..1 - -
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16
wHEELING,s NATURAL GAS
A Possibility that the Nail City
Nav vet have that Article.

For six OF eight months past an
association of gentlemen interested
in natural gas, headed by Mr.. c. d.
Robbins, who is well known through
out the natural gas region of West
Virginia and Western Pennsylvania
as an expert in gas matters, have
been quietly at work drilling on the
McCrum farm, just to the east of the
Bethany pike and not far from
Greggsville, this county.
TWO WELLS
were first started, one on the bottom
near the Bethany pike, and the other
in narrow ravine just at the base
of the hills. This latter well was
pushed to depth of about $50 feet,
faint showing of gas being found
at 750 feet, when the tools were lost
in the hole, and all efforts to pick
them up proved fruitless. The der
rick was accordingly moved about
500 feet further up the ravine and
o new hole started
Last Saturday, the drill was at a
depth of about $50 feet, when a
small showing of gas was struck.
Work was pushed on, but the flow
increased so rapidly that the men
were
COMPELLED TO STOP DRILLING.
Monday morning, however, the beam
was again set in motion, and the
drill pushed through the sand. The
flow Monday afternoon had become
very heavy, but a large amount of
water having been encountered just
after the gas sand had been passed,
the egress of the vapor was much
interfered with. While indications
are that the strike is valuable one,
still nothing very definite can be
ascertained until the water is plugged
off and the gas piped outside the
derrick and fired. This work will
be commenced this morning.
Mr.. Henry Robbins was met by a
reporter last evening and was asked
about the probable value of the
strike. He said:
II think the well is the equal OF
any of those at Wellsburg The flow
of gas is strong enough to lift man
from the mouth of the tubing, thus
indicating a considerable pressure.
The flow, however, is much obstruct-
ed by water, the drilling having been
continued
| " ,ruIr a Mn
We will go to work at once to plug
this water off, and then we will pipe
off the gas and test the pressure and
fire it. 1t is rather remarkable that
we should make such heavy strike
within SO short distance of the
first well, where only faint flow
was encounted at 759 feet. We seem
to have got out into a sort of gas
channel. II our anticipations are
fulfilled by the test, we will pipe the
gas in, but il not, we will recon
mence drilling. We have resumed
work on our well in the bottom
which is now down about 1000
feet"
These wells ars located about two
miles from tho eastafn line OF the
corporotion, and ahoAld the indi-
~ III Hold at They will prove
al0e II elf owners. 81
] ~ Mo-.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

The Rev. Mr.. Pitt, Of Martins
burg, has accepted call to the Ven
able Street Baptist Church, of Rich
mond. He filed the pulpit Of that
church before he came to West Vir-
ginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Business. men used to cry, 80, if
we just had a railroad, we would
establish this industry or that in
dustry or the other industry" The
road is practically here, gentleman.
We have already heard the shrek
and yell of the whistle. Come on
with your business enterprises. Let
the shops be set up and let the fires
be kindled in the furnaces. There
is many pot of gold for the enter
prising digger.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Mr.. Moreland's Thrice Told
Tales" selection from which APP
pears in this issue, will be published
in full in the forthcoming Centenni-
al History. Many other equally in
tcresting articles will also be con-
tanned in that book.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

There was another railroad acct
dent the other day; this time near
Hinton. Twenty cars were wrecked,
three men killed and three seriously
wounded. All this was caused by
criminal carelessness. This chapter
of railroad accidents is becoming de-
cidedly too long and too monoton-
GUS. When will it stop? Will it
ever stop?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Frank p Ayers, an old Wheeling
boy, now night dispatcher on the
Georgia Pacific railroad at Atlanta,
was ON duty few nights ago when
the train was wrecked, resulting in
the death of fifteen persons.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

c. +. Doddridge died recently at
Charleston, aged 70 years. He was
a son of the late Philip Doddridge, a
man unusually eminent and able in
his day. Mr.. C. f. Doddridge him
self was lawyer of ability.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Senator Camden has introduced a
bill into the Senate-providing for the
relief of E. L. Lurty, of Harrison
county. Mr.. Lurty claims that the
Federal troops destroyed $4,000
worth of property for him during
the war.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Mr.. Hugh P. Allen, of Shepherds
town, has just returned home from
South America, where he has been
on an engineering corps that sur.
veyed railroad line through the
United States of Columbia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

The Fairmont mail now comes in
at $50 o'clock P. NJ. According to
recent arrangements it cannot leave
FairmOnt before IL o'clock. The
amount of "cussing' is decidedly
alarming.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Clarksburg people are beginning
to talk about the West Virginia and
Pennsylvania railroad once more.
Send the road right along. Morgan
town will send delegation out to
meet it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Senator Ingalls, has introduced a
bill providing for the establishment
of a National University at Wash
ington. The government of the Uni
versity is to be vested in board of
regents coming from the various
States.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

If anybody will establish a wooden
mill in Morgantown, let him come.
Stand aside and give him room. Let
him have a location at reasonable
figures.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

President Cleveland made Milton
Allen, of Preston county, Christ
mas present in the shape Of a very
handsome silk handkerchief
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

What town in West Virginia is
most anxious for the Methodist
Episcopal Collegef The one that
holds up the hand with the most
money in it is likely to get the
college.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-01-16

Ex-Governor Stevenson's grave
has no monument An effort is be-
ing made to raise funds for the pur-
pose of erecting suitable tablet.