West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-11-26

The new territory of Oklahoma
Is preparing to apply to the next
Congress for admission TO the
Union as State, but 1T Is hardly
likely that it will succeed ret
awhile.
Miss Frances Willard has said
that corsets kill as many women as
wliskcy kills men. From this it
would seem that the dear women
are as much in the habit of getting
tight as the hateful men.-Old
Guard.
Co. Supt. Conley desires MS to
request the teachers of this county
to send to him at Kingwood the
amount they have collected for the
Historical Antiquarian Society to
aid it in purchasing the Mound ut
Moundsyille, w. Va. Those who
have not yet taken the collection
will please do so at once. as he
wishes to report not later than Dec.
18th.
We have received a copy Of tie
Aberdeen Enterprise, published at
Aberdeen, Nd, Robert Lee Driven.
Editor. The paper is an eight
column folio, patent outside; inside
printed at home aud full OF local
news. 1t is published weekly and
is, now just SIX months old. Our
people all remember the editor, who
is son Of Rev. Driven, the N. +.
Minister in charge here before Rev.
Rider. We wish the Enterprise and
its young editor abundant success.
As q preventive and cure for
Group, Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has no rival. II is, in fact. the
only remedy that can always be de-
pended upon and that is pleasant
and safe to take. There is not the
least danger in giving it to children,
as it contains no injurious sub
stance. For sale at so cents per
bottle by X. McMillen and Country
Merchants. tt
The Youths Companion makes
an Autumn gift Of the beautiful
painting, entitled "A Yard Of
Roses" to each Of its five hundred
thousand subscribers. Any others
who may subscribe now for the first
time, and request it, will receive
1.-The Yard Of Roses" without
extra charge while the edition lasts.
Every family should take this
brightest and best Of illustrated
literary papers in addition to it's
local paper.
In this issue VIC publish y state
ment Of the financial condition OF
the Bank Of Kingwood." MS fur
nished us by the Auditor Of the
State. This report is in accordance
with an examination of the Bank
made Aug. LIST, 1891, by the State
Bank Examiner, and rs required 10y
law. The Bank az it is operated
now, is n State Bank and as such
was incorporated Sept. 10Th 1886,
with James G. McGrew, President
and Francis Heermans, Cashier
These gentlemen still hold their
positions. This report shows the
Bank to be in a splendid condition,
and reflects credit on the manage.
ment.
The Annual Holiday edition Of
the Police Gazette will be issued
Wednesday, December 2. No. IA.
With this issue will be presented
free, an elegant colored supplement
Of the historical fight between John
L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan at
Mississippi CITY, in February 1872.
This famous fight gave Sullivan the
Championship, which he has held
ever since. Paddy Ryan was the
champion at that time, bat was
defeated by Sullivan. The Police
GAZETTE with its usual enterprise
furnishes this supplement free to
It's readers.
Mr.. r. A. Renick, who undertook
about year ago to raise skunks for
the profits that might accrue from
their furs, has abandoned tie enter
prise, owing to the fact that they
would not increase to any great
extent in a state Of captivity