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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
for the districts remaining so unequal

in population:
BE it therefore resolved
Il. That it is the intention of this
Board, at it's session on the first Monday
of December, 1897, so to change the
boundary lines of the magisterial dis
tricts in said county of Ohio as to
conform the said districts to the pro-
visions of the Constitution Of the State.
"2. That special committee of five,
one of whom shall be the President of
this Board, be appointed by the Presi-
dent to prepare and report an ordi
nance laying off the county of Ohio into
districts, ten in number, and as nearly
equal as may be in territory and popu-
lation, which ordinance shall plainly set
forth the boundaries of the several
districts into which the county shall
be laid off. Said committee shall re-
port at the November session of this
Board.
eff the committee deem it necessary,
and so direct, the County Surveyor
shall survey and make a plat of the
several districts as the same are to be
altered, on which plat the new lines
shall be plainly delineated, noting par
ticularly such places of notoriety or
prominent objects through or by which
such lines pass, and return said plat
and description to this Board, to be
filed in the Office of its clerk and to be
recorded by him.
a. Notice of the intention of this
Board to proceed as hereinbefore stated
shall be given by posting a copy of
these resolutions on the front door of
the Court House of the county, and at
some public place in each district of the
county for at least thirty days before
the first Monday of December, 1897.
ga. S. HARE"
The following committee was ap-
pointed: President McGregor, Jos. Spell
del, A. S. Hare, Jacob I1indelberger !
and John Hess.
In accordance with an order Of the |
Criminal Court, signed by C. H. Hennig, |
Clerk, which appears elsewhere, and |
which order was dated October 2, the !
of the Board had prepared |
a new grand jury list, which has been |
for the list from which the !
September grand jury of the Criminal
Court was drawn. This matter APP
pears more fully elsewhere in this issue
Of the Register
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
STORIES OF KILGORE,
How He Got Back His Dollar and
Chicken

HOW lie Got Back His Dollar and
Chicken
washington Letter in Courier-Journal.)
There are men n every quarter or the
Union who will regret to hear of the
death of Judge Constantine B. kilgore,
at Ardmore, Indian Territory. For
eight years Buck" Kilgore was nota-
BILE man at this capital. In person he
was the typical Texan. Above six feet
tall, above sixteen stone in weight,
above the average Congressman in abil-
1ty, above the average man in sincerity,
straight as an Indian and as strong as
an OK, Buck" Kilgore was a marked
man wherever he appeared. 1t was the
kicking down of the door leading from
the legislative chamber to the house
lobby that gave him notoriety. 1t was
characteristic of the man. He wanted
to go into the lobby, the messenger shut
the door in his face; he knew he had a
right to go into the lobby without ask
ing the consent of Tom Reed or any
other man. He raised his foot, and
kicked the door down and went his
way. The notoriety that attached to
him on account of the act was always
distasteful to him.
Except Dick Bland and Amos Cum
mings, there was no more democratic
looking man in Congress. The boys
on the avenue called him Buck" and
after he kicked the door down every
gamin in Washington was ambitious to
shine his boots. Many of them boosted
OF the honor, who drew on their imagi-
nations, as George ". did when he
claimed to have borne a conspicuous
part in the battle of Waterloo. Kilgore
did not have his boots shined every day.
rooms on G street not here he took
capitol After breakfast he went out
for a stroll. A colored boy proposed
shine. whats your name?" asked
"Buck." George Washington re-
piled the boy. cts an honor I did
not expect" reioined Kilgore; "vou can
pitch right in" During the whole SEES
sion "Puck" would walk half a dozen
dozen squares to give that boy the Job
of shining his boots.
During the war he was ordered home
to assist in gathering I'D some desert
ers. One evening about dusk he was
out in the country in quest Of desert
err, who had been off the "lavout'' for
a year. He was very hungry and very
very weary. He called at ii house by
the roadside and there he found a wo-
man Just taking from the spit nicely
broiled chicken. The SAVIOR of the fowl
made him ravnrors. He bad a Nevi-
can dollar in his pocket, which he ha6
carried for years and to which he was
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
CHARTERS GRANTED.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, October A.
The Secretary of State has issued a GER
tfcate of incorporation to the Interstate
Sugar Company, of Anderson. Mnnr~~
county, with an authorized capital of S.
GO0,OO. The company is organized for the
purpose of manufacturing sugar, glucose
and other products of sugar, and for dis
tilling and sale of alcohol, for the grow
ing of beets, cane and other sugar pro-
ducng plants. The incorporators are o.
K. Lapham and D. Preston Lewalt, of
Staunton. Va, John Mcconnell. of Chica-
so, ILL.,; Charles Graham, of Clayton, w.
Va, and John Anderson, of Anderson, w
Va.
Also the Pink Oil and Gas Company, OF
Weston, w. Va, with an authorized cap
ital of $4,000. The incorporators are An
drew Edmiston, A. H. Kuntz, J. H Ed.
wards, of Weston; J. W. Williams, OF
Clarksb urgsg S. D. Camden. of Parkers-
burg, and Porter Arnold, of Arnold, w
Va,
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TaUsTEE's SALE.

BY virtue of a deed of trust made by
Peter Maurer and Katherine Maurer his
wife, to the Undersigned as trustee, dated
June 18th, 1894 and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the County Court of Ohio
County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust
Book No. 40, page sos. 1 Will sell at public
auction at che north front door of the
Court House of said county, in the City
of Wheeling, West Virginia, on
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 9TH 1881
commencing at 10 o'clock a, M. the fol-
lowing described real estate, in the Sixth
ward of the said City OF Wheeling that
Is to say: The south half of that certain
iot o. parcel of ground situated in Joseph
Sdiu ~ emS addition 10 the City of Wheel
ms known end designated on the plat OF
ais s Seing on the numbered six 90. lying
n the aafon afor5s de o o. MAN ber w Sthes
the buildings ana 'ogIhgr w,ln an
in con ON, and thereto ssIobg in mem, oS
the sanyy way appertainins Re,nr
cnnvaynS property which was gsan,od pe aS
CI ea 70 the said Per Sf@nteu anu
SntdSt, 55hieie and Others NV M da oy
flee Of the TIipE oStnd recorded in tha ~
Ohio connry. We u The County ro,,rt 70
No L9Hse est Virginia in Deed ou Roo %
moTe f'I as 81 the aIs - -
in cash on the day OF sale, Tue ssrsnhce -
the purchase money to be paid n ewo
equal installments at six ana twetse
months notes bearing interest from lns
date Of sale to be given for such oeleIIs s,
payments said notes TO be secured py oeeo
of trust on the property 500. ,
JAMES l.. ROGERS,
C. A. SCHAEFER & CO, Trustee.
SeSei Agents
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
SiSTERSVILLE.

Sistersville, October 4.-The Hill Oil
Company held a meeting this morning
at the office of Kohl & Cowell, brokers,
in the Hotel Wells Annex, for the cleo
ton Of officers and to adopt bylaws
and constitution. The meeting was at
tended by all the stockholders and the
following were the officers elected for
the ensuing year: President, l.. B.
Hill; Vice president, H. c. Speer; Sec
rotary, T. Richard CoWell; treasurer,
c. c. Mccormick; directors, L. B. Hill,
c. c. Mccormick, H. c, Speer, H. P.
IIyers and T. Richard CoWell. This
company owns some very nice look
ing property in the Elk Fork territory
and now that the organization has been
perfected they will push its develop
ment rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mont Francis, of
New Martinsville, who have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. McCor-
mick, Of Charles street, for several
days, returned home this morning.
Hon. o. B. Ramey, of Wheeling, the
wellknoWn producer and operator,
was in the city to-day looking after
his interests in this section of the
State
George Connors left yesterday for his
home in Moundsville, where he will at
tend school,
Z DR.. J. J. Golf left to-day for Charles
ton, w. Va, where he was called by a
message to the effect that his wife, who
has been there, had been taken sudden
ly Ill.
Nelson Moore, of Marietta, O., former
superintendent of the Buckeye Pipe
Line Company, was in the city to-day
calling on his brother, Major Clint
Moore Of the Ludecker Tool Works.
Mrs. John r. Wallace returned Sat-
urday evening from Nashville Tenn,
where she went to attend her son
Rush, who was i'll. She brought her
son home with her and he is much inn
proved in health.
H. c. Speer, prominent oil operator
of Chicago, who has been in the city
for some days, looking after interests
here, returned home to-day.
Mrs. L. M. Gorham left this evening
for Wheeling, where she will visit
| friends for several days.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05


and the mother sickly, fretfll, and nervous
The woman who elects to take proper care
OF herself and who therefore suffers from
weakness and disease of the organs of wo-
manhood cannot be healthy aid amiable
Her children will be puny and ailing and
happiness will pass by on the other side
There is no reason why every woman should
not be the healthy, happy mother of robust
and playful children if she will take the
proper care of herself Proper care means,
first of all, proper medicine for her ailments.
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription will
make any woman strong and we'll in a wo-
manly way. 1t cures all weakness and dis
ease of the distinctly feminine organism. II
prepares woman for motherhood. 1t in
sures the health of the baby. 1t makes
parturition easy and nearly painless. Over
10000 women have testified to its virtues,
in writing. Druggists sell it and have no
substitute "just as good" The druggist
who tries to force something else upon YOU
is not an honest man. He is trihing with
your life and happiness for the sake of a
greater profit to himself.
Mrs. F. E. Forgey, of earns, F.eyapaha Co,
Neb, writes: g write to you again concerning
my daughter Mrs. d. Billings. She has taken
two bottles Of Favorite Prescription and two
of Golden Medical Discovery She thinks the
medicines did her world of good. She was con-
fined the 18th of February. Was sick about
three hours, and now has ten pound daughter
She got along nicely afterward She says she
never felt SO well. She looks veil and her COM
p.exion is clear"
The modern, business world won't stand
still or loiter towait for the man who suffers
from headaches, biliousness and dyspepsia
caused by constipation DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets cure constipation. 0fdEuggists
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05

much attached. but he was bound to
have that chicken, and he pulled out
the dollar and proposed a trade-the
coin for the fowl. The lady said the
chicken was for a sick friend and that
she could not sell it.
But" she contiued, "I'll jump you
for it,
What do you mean said Buck.
II mean that we will see which can
jump farthest from this door sill out
into the yard. and the one of us that
beats shall have both chicken and dol
lar"
'All right; that suits me exactly"
said Buck" The dollar was placed
on the dish beside the chicken and his
gun was leaned against the wall by
the door, and Buck slung his arms
and made tremendous leap OF over
II feet. He recovered with difficulty.
and when he turned to the door there
was the lady with his cooked gun in
her hands, with the butt against her
shoulder and her finger on the trigger.
Now you just fiirt the gravel down
that road, young man, or I'll make buzz
yards food of you before hell can SINCE
a knat," she ordered. ?
There was shoot in her eyes and
"buck and BALI in the gun. So
Buck 'fiirted the gravel" his bosom
swollen with impotent rage and his
mouth overlooking with eloquent pro-
family.
By this time it was dark Over in a
field Buck spied gin house. He
went to it and climbed into the loft
laid down on the floor and soon was
fast asleep. After time he was
awakened by voices down below. He
listened and made the discovery that
one was female voice, and moment
later he realized that she was relating
tlR jumping episode to her COM
of laughterooave vent to peal after peal
and his dollar, wh1c.Nere the chicken
the light of the tallow dfgld see by
about he saw his gun also. Therrerlng
big hole in the floor of the loft and
just as the man took hold of the dish
to eat the chicken Buck plunged
through that hole and seized his e1ln
Before they recovered from their as
tonlshment Buck roared out: Mad
anne, you just fiirt the gravel back
home, and as for this gentleman. he
and L will fiirt gravel to the Office of
the provost marsna1. ITO the do
serter | have been after for week.
There was shoot in Bucks eye now.
The woman left. Buck recovered his
dollar ate the chicken, and before mid
night surrendered his prisoner to the
provost marshal. 1t was worth a Jour-
ney across the continent to hear Buck
tell the story.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05


The Committee also submitted the
usual division CT the assessment among
the various districts of the county.
Consideration of the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railway ordinance was
postponed to future meeting.
The bond of w. II. Hornish, with S.
G. Smith as surety, in $4,000, was APP
proved Mr.. Hornish is justice for
Clay district.
A liquor license was granted to
Thomas C. Clark at Point Mills, by
vote of ayes-Messrs. Fritz, Glass, Hess,
Kindelberger and 'Tyson-5. Noes
Birkett, Faris, Hare and Mr.. President.
J. F. Butler was elected justice for
Philadelphia district.
The resignation Of r. NJ. Moore, road
supervisor of Richland district, was ac-
cepted, and John Welshans was elected
to fill the vacancy.
Messrs. Tyson and Glass were APP
pointed a committee on poor for the
ensuing three months.
On motion of Mr.. Fritz, the action of
the President in offering a reward for
the arrest of the parties who commit
ted highway robbery on the pike, in Au-
gust, was approved.
Mr.. Hare offered the following:
Whereas, The Constitution of the
State of West Virginia requires that
each county shall be laid off into dis
tricts not less than three nor more than
ten in number, and as nearly equal as
may be in territory and population;
and,
whereas, This Board is authorized
by law, from time to time, to change
the boundary lines of such districts in
Ohio county as necessity may require,
in order to conform the same to the
provisions of the Constitution of the
State; and,
Whereas, Since the present districts
in Ohio county and the boundaries of
such districts were established, the
population Of such districts has so
changed that they are not as nearly
equal as may be in population, there
being cases in which the population Of
one district is more than twice that of
mother, without necessity or reason
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON October 4.-The fol-
lowing West Virginia pensions have been
granted:
Original-John w. Hodges, Huntington,
John w. Davis. Martinsburg
Supplemental-Cassiu NJ. c. Moore
house, Sherman; Fleming Dudley, Fair
mont.
Increase-Joseph w. Strnger. Holidays
Cove: William ID. Banks, Clifton.
Original Widows, etc. REISSUE. special
September a. Sarah NJ Nunley, Mont
gomery.
Reissue-John McMorris, Wheeling.
An additional pension has been grant
ed to Lewis Schram, Bellaire. Ohio: in
creases to Joseph D. Porter, Steuben-
Vile, and Geo. W. GODDARD. East Liver
pool; and an original widows pension to
fDrusilla Parrish Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
MAY CLOSE THE MINES.

Man for Checkweighman.
Special to the Register
Steubenville, O., October 4.-Word
comes from Dillonvale, where the
miners are out on a strike, in which
Long Run miners joined because the
company refused to allow John Harker
to act as check-weighman, that Re-
ceiver Blickensderfer announces that
the company will close the mines down
sooner than allow Harker to act. The
district mine officials will try to effect
settlc cement.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
AMONG THE POSTMASTERS.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, October TT J. Robin
son has been appointed postmaster at Col
linsville, Fayette county, W. Va, vice J.
Collins, resigned.
The name of the postoffice at Jackson
Jaskson county, W. Va, has been chang
ed to Ripley The location of the postof-
fee known as Myrtle, Mingo county, has
been moved 3ia miles northwest.
Commissions have been issued to Mel
vile C. Ramsay as postmaster at Mt
Lookout; to Albert NJ. Harper at Reid
and to Joel L. Hicks at Woodbine, W. Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
A SPECIAL GRAND JURY

May Investigate Bribery Charges in Kan
awha County.
Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va October A.
Judge Guthrie, Of the Circuit Court.
has called special grand jury, pre-
sumably to investigate the charges Of
bribery among the jurymen in the
Mcdonald Impeachment case, and in
the city council. Several prominent
citizens will probably be involved.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
\ SMALL FIRE.
ncial to the Register.

Special to the Register.
SUTTON. W. Va, October A slight
fire. caused from a defective flue. called
out the bucket brigade Saturday after
noon. to the residence of w. r. Crosse in
North Sutton. The fire had started in the
roof but was extinguished without much
difficulty. Loss. slight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
70 Be Re DISTRACTED.
The Board Of Commissioners to Do a
Little Gerrymandering.

A Resolution Providing for Chang
ing the Districts Passed Yester-
day and a Solid Republican Com
mittee Appointed-A New Grand
Jury List - Miscellaneous Bust
ness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
DIED FROM HER BURNS.
.ial TO the REGISTER.

Special to the Register.
SUTTON, w. Va. October Myrtle,
the seven-year-old daughter of c. F. Har-
den. who was so severely burned by her
dress catching fire last Monday. died this
morning. The other members of the fam
lily are recovering.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

City Edtor-It is true I threw the new
reporter down stairs, but the provocation
was irresistible.
Managing Editor-What did he do?
City Editor-He ended his first copy
with: But as Rudyard kipling says,
that's another story''-Puck
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
COMING HOME.


Special to the Register.
Petersburg, w. Va, October A.
CHI, s A. Swearingen, who left here
rec with the Camdens, for Klon-
dik%s las abandoned the party and
will .s9 home next week.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
LinSLY INSTITUTE.

School FOR the thorough instruction Of
bows and young men. Military. Classical
English.
Fan term begins Monday, September IL
1857 For Catalogues or other Information,
address any member or the Board OF
Trustees, on John M. Eirch, IN. T., Prin-
Eoard Of Trustees-Hon. A. w. Camp
bell. president; A. J. Clarke, Esq. yict
president; John L; piesey, a. ~, s eGi,s-
ian b. Simpson, Esq, John J. Jones. Esq.
Hon. n. E. Whitaker. John S. Naylor.
Esq, Augustus Pollack. Esq. Hon. J. 3.
sonmeryiile. Hon. William p. Hubbard.
Rev. Jacob Birmingham. Henry N. Rus
sen, Esq, William +. Stifel. Esq.
jylSsu. tn, I'll
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05

There is no
prettier sight in
the world than
that of a healthy,
happy mother at
play with her TO-
bust and rollick-
ing baby. 1t is a
sight entirely too
infrequent. Too
often the baby is
~aa-,z1,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05

The Board Of County Commissioners
met in regular session yesterday morn
ing, for the first time in two months,
as a result of the late California trip.
Owing to the long interval between ses-
sions, there was considerable accum-
ulation of business, particularly as to
bills payable.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Poor House ard Farm:
Contingent poor fund $1,S45 60
Poor house and farm. ,459 q 2,S0i "
Court House and Jail. ........... 3l9 "a
Roads and Bridges .............. 6,1O2 81
Total .................S 1894 VI
The Superintend ont of the Infirmary
reported cash receipts of $3.50. The
number of inmates for August was 103,
and for September 81
The Road and Bird sc Committee rec
commended that the contract for grad
ing on the road from Covenanter
Church to Stuhlfire's be awarded to N.
w. Shannon.
A. A. Franzheim, ex-Sheriff, returned
county orders paid by him to the
amount of $10,041.30.
The Finance Committee reported that
it had settled the dog tax account with
the eX-Sheriff, the balance Of S11S.01
being paid to Sheriff Richards.
railroad assessment for the county as
fnllnMS.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-05-08
Treaty of Arbitration.

The changes made by the senate in
the proposed Anglo-American arbitra-
ton treaty are all in the interests of this
country and to impartial minds all seem
necessary to insure fairness on both
sides. The treaty as originally drawn
narrowed the constitutional powers OF
the United States senate.
The leading amendment made pro-
vides that no arbitration measure
agreed on between representatives of the
two countries shall be binding until it
has the approval Of the United States
senate by u two-thirds majority. This
gives back to the senate its proper con-
troll of international agreements. Anoth-
er amendment passed by the senate is of
almost equal Importance. A provision
in the original arbitration treaty pro-
posed to make King Oscar of Sweden
final umpire in cases of disagreement
between the two contracting powers.
That article is abolished by the senate.
King Oscar of Sweden may be dead be-
fore any question requiring his de-
cision comes between England and
America. Besides that, any monarch of
Europe would naturally decide questions
in favor of European monarchists. 1t
was a foolish clause that named any one
particular person as umpire. Instead OF
che arbitrator named by each side, a
third senate amendment provides for
two such named by each. Those named
on our side must in every case be APP
proved by the senate. Instead of having
our arhitrators chosen from the supreme
court jrdees, another amendment to the
treaty provides that our men shall be
| simply "%jurists CT ropute." J.-.ces of
the supreme court have tco much to do
already.
1t is egrec0ble 70 the people TO see
their senate thus spiiitcoly standing up
for its constitutional prerogatives and
lilcV, .s2 fCr American rights.