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Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02
Born.

In Central City, Colorado. April 30,
1901. to the wife OF !. B. Johns, 10
pound son.
The new janitor Of the school wore a
decidedly pleasant smile over the event.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02

The a. l.. Anderson furniinr. Go.
Keeps everything in household goods.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02

Parties will leave orders for ice, with
Louis Summer
4.4t GEO. MERz.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02

The seventh annual session OF the
Clear Creek valley Teachers association
was called to order by Miss Minnie Frey,
superintendent of Gilpin counny, at the
Central City High school, on April 81,
1901. Because of the absence of both
president and president, the as
sociation proceeded to elect a presiding
officer Prof. j. H. Matthews. principal
of the Black Schools was elected presi-
dent pro TEN.
The following interesting program
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02

Best Brands Family Liquors
Just received at Philips, Ebli X Co.'S,
Lawrence street grocery store.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02
AN ORDINANCE

CONCERNING WATER. WATER METERS.
WATER RATES AND CHARGES, AND
PROVIDING THAT SAID RATES, COSTS
AND CHARGES SHALL BE LIEN UPON
THE PREMISES.
Gilpin observer., 1901-05-02

tee on nominations whs accepted:
President-Prof. F. H. Clark, Of Gill
pin county.
Vice President-Miss Olive Acres, OF
Jefferson county.
Secretary-Mrs. Vida Williams, Of
Clear Creek county.
After singing "Auld Lang Syne" the
meeting adjourned.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
CH4NSON BRETON.

Alas, my love is far away
And there is naught comfort me
"A gallant wooed me yesterday
Beneath the shady greenwood tree
ar sir. L said, thy vows are vain
This heart is wrung with heavy pain
ana he l love Thou art not He"
With gau9s Of jewels and of gold
ana robes of pearl and silver thread,
came great lord who would me wed
And give me all his heart to hold
And then came Death q Sweet and Fair,
Stretch forth thine arms and cl9sn me there
Dear Death, do thou my body bear
mere where my love is lying cold.
only thy breast should stay her head
Who never may be cumforted
-(Rosamund Marriott Watson in Harper's for
July.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21

larTikins claim them as ancestors proba blv not
without reason. With the destruction of the
laSt OF the Australian buShrangerS the cause
or thelr existence vanished, indeed before that
time, for by 1870 the colonies had ceased to ne
penal settlements. constantly instreaming
fFee population, with its cOncomitant CiViIiZng
influences, gradually swallowed up and human
lZed the more amenable and major portion of
the old convict leaVen. In 1886 two-ffths of the
entire population of Australia-1l l,UOU-cCnsiSted
OF convicts- Fourteen years later the popu'a-
tion had increased to 26J, 800 souls only a small
proportion of whom could have been cOnvictS
or of convict origin. In the mean time names
were changed. the newcomers intermarried with
the old, and disgraceful records of the past
nercitully consigned to Oblivion. But in the
cities and heart centres there remained, in
spite Of all things moving TO the contrary. u
trUculent and intractable elemcnt-men ana
women who, either naturally vicious turned
To evil courses by injustice or i'll usage, asso-
ctated together from sympathy and similarity
of dispositions. These creatures established
themselves in separate communities, and. being
for the most part idle and criminally inclined,
selected for their ahodcs places whose topo-
graphical conditions suited their requirements,
chief of which We're a vantage ground from
which they might issue forth to beg or steal, and
a readily accessible refuge from pursuit
With the growth of population and the
panse of civilization these pestilential areas
have been gradually inClosed by warehouses,
WharVes. suburbs, and in occasional instances
by wealthy and thriving thOroughfareS. But
the communities themselves We're as little as
possible affected by the march of outer progress,
and until recently constituted in their dwellings,
habits and modes Of life landmarks of the an
cent convict system Their existing repre-
sentatives are doubtless better, more in
duStrious and enlightened class Education IN
Australia is compulsory. therefore all can read
and write: but they retain generous measure
OF ancestral viciousness, and their ranks supply
to the jails Il large proportion of felons.
Among these settlements pushes originated
and stilI thrive: but exactly when and for what
/ reason the first push instituted is only a
matter of conjecture with the larrikins them
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
HIS PROPER FATE.

From The Philadelphia Press.
The man who complains of his Victuals
And all his Wife's cooking belictualS,
Should be starved till he's thin
AS a wooden tenpin,
Like they used in the old game of skictualS.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
A LEGEND EXPLAINED.
always new

From The Chicago Record Herald.
What was il Pandora did,
"She opened a box and let flies out in the
house before Epimetheus got the fly screens in."
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
KICKED TO DEATH.

The king chooses for executioners Il score OF
his subjects. of whom at least seven are the lat
recruits Of the order The victim. who is often
stalkcd for months before he can hc found in or
dccoycd TO a favorable spot. is when caught,
SURROUNDED. stunned and thrown 10 the ground.
No lethaI weapon is employed but each of the
push silently kicks. ana continues to kick, the
body of the PROSTATE wretch until life Is extinct.
The whole twenty thus equally rendered
guilty OF murder. ana probably no member OF
than two years without being thus stamped with
the hallmark of "pushdom." which is the brand
of Cain.
Each member of a push" on entering his order
signs his name in the Push Book and is by that
simple act unwittingly constituted a criminal
for he becomes an immediate accessory after tho
fact to all the outrages perpetrated by the
push"
If a member desires to sever his connection
with his push or to depart from the push" dis
trct in order to reside elsewhere he is allowed to
do only after signing Il confession of having
single handed committed the last capital crime of
which che push" is jointly and severally guilty.
handed to The king" who files it in the Push
Book" which precious portfolio is naturally kept
in place of security. This book is the really
weak spot in the push" system for once lost and
conveyed to the hands of the authorities the
whole push must stand before the bar of JUS
tice selfarragned and self-cundemned muir
derers and accessories. No push" however real
ICES the danger that menaCeS and in their blind
ignorance actually believe that their safety de
pends upon the careful preservation of these
CHASTITY memorials. At important gatherings the
book is required to be produced. that MEM
bers may have an opportunity of reassuring
themselves by perusing confessions which they
fatuOusy imagine transfer and faSten their Joint
burdens upon the shoulders of absent individ-
uals.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
SURVIVAL OF CONVICT DAYS.

There undoubtedly still survives among the
lowest classes in Australian cities flavor of
the old bitter convict spirit which originally
sought expression in the formation of bandit
gangs OF predatory bushrauGers. In the tradi-
tunS of the various pushes the most desperate
Of these long departed outlaws occupied posi-
tions of heroic eminencc, and many individual
New-York tribune., 1901-07-21
THE push" GOVERNMENT,

An male youths above the age OF seventeen
" no uerrnanentIy reside in a push district are
eligible for membership. Should they wish TO JOIN
they send to the king a written aPplcaupn
and fee of l0 shiilIngs. which Il" is one OF tho
kings" perguistes Of Office ON receiving the ap-
plication the king calls together his five coun-
csllore whom hc i0StruCts to- make inquiries and
report \ meeting of the push is then convened,
and the applicant Is accepted or rejected on
show OF hands If accepted. he serves rs pro-
,iscnal initiate. FOR a period of six months, when
upon subscribing his rame To the book OF crimes,
the Push Book" il is called. he becomes a
full irdged member and Is made acquainted
with tho .puSn'S' code OF laws. No oath Is ad-
ministered, and there is no ceremony or form of
introduction whatsoever, although the whole
police force of Australia think otherwise
Push" govcrnQcnt is in all cases monarchtcal
Each push" is ruled by an elected king" who
whose mower within certain we'll defined limits
is absolute.
The first and most stringent principle of push
Law enforces obedience To constituted authority.
"Wnat the king says goes" Is their own phrase,
and contravention of the maxim is punishable
In the first instance, with the sock" in the
ond with death. The sock is not entirely
original species OF torture but 1t is popular with
all larrikins who dearly love an opportunity OF
witnessing its nnlction. The offender is stripped
gagged and strapped face downward along an
ordinary wooden bench. whereupon the eXeCu-
TONERS beat him In turn with stocking filled
with wet sand until his flesh is completely raw.
/ He is then salted and kept in durance until
recovery. on such occasions proceedings
conducted with the Sravest dccorum; no one i
permitted tn speak, and unnecessary violence Is
sternIy prohibited No sympathy is manifested
for the victim. and such circumstance i
protest against the barbaTity Of the punishment
is absolutely unknown The death penalty is
rarely exacted except against outsiders who have
incurred the push vengeance; hut in either
case the method employed is the same.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03
DAVID JACKSON DEAD.

SAINT Kimble came home from
Webster county one day last week
and reports that David jackson, who
has been working at Camden n. TAU.
ley, had died at that place on Mon.
day Of last week, of typhoid fever.
He was brother of G.. b. Jackson
who recently died at Clarksburg, and
II son of Samuel Jackson and wife, of
Henrietta. David was a bright
young man, and he will be sadly mis-
sed by his many friends. The
Chronicle extends sympathy and
coincidence to the bereft family.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03
Latest OIL News.
Oil Found on Leaf Bank.
A Gusher in the ROsdale Field.
Other Late News.

Considerable excitement was caused here
last Friday evening when it was announced
that oil had been struck in the Mathews No
?, well on Leaf Bank This well had been
drilled to a depth of 2lt0 feet some two
months ago, and thinking the berea sand
had been passed, work on it had been SINS.
pended until CAbot's factory lot well could
be drilled. Friday it was cleaned out pre-
paratory to being drilled to the Gordon
sand, when the bailer was let in it was found
to have filled hundred feet or more with
oil, and about FIVE barrel of high grade of
oil were taken out. The contractor. Mr.
Miles, says it is fine quality Of oil, and
evidently comes from a large pool, and
coming from the same sand as the Yellow
Creek OIL it evidently indicates an extern
sion of that pool. The find IS i'm an almost
due southeast course from the Metz, and
about two and one-half miles from it. This
makes all the Intervening territory look
pretty good, and will likely cause consider
able operation in that country 1t is the
belief of many that the drill had stopped on
top of the berea, and that a few more screws
Will show 1t to be a good we'll. We under
stand the drill was to start again in it this
morning Monday but we have not vet
learned the result
The Ayers No l, was drilled in to the
Berea last Wednesday and a good producer
was the result. 1t is said to be about fifty
barrel well, or much better than No. ..
We were Informed Saturday that it flowed
50 barrel Friday night in twelve hours.
RosEDALE FIELD.
Our special correspondent in the Rosedale
field, writes u, under date of the 2Sth nit.
that the Bennett No. I, had been drilled
into the Salt sand on Tuesday and regular
gusher was struck The oil shot many feet
above the top of the Derrick. When it
was finally shut in, it settled down to a
capacity of $50 barrels daily 1t is located
500 feet west of No. /, and is headed direct
for the Calhoun line. No 4 was due in the
Sand Friday, but we have not learned the
result.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03
STOLE THE BICYCLE.
Jay Frederick Has To Walk
Back Home From Cal.
hOun County.

While Jay Frederick stopped to
rest on his way from Grantsville to
Hatrisville, one day last week, some.
body stole the bicycle which he was
riding. AS soon as the wheel vas
missed Jay gave chase aud succeeded
in catching a fellow who was attempt.
log to get away with the bicycle.
The thief was inexperienced in
handling bicycle and in vain
attempt at riding had broken the
wheel 90 badly that il was unfit for
use. Frederic sized up the situation
in short order and as punishment 70
the young fellow who tried TO escape
with the bicycle, he made him push
the wheel clear into Harrisville. jaw
walking close behind 10 see that the
work was done right-Ritchie Ga.
zette.
The theft referred to in the above
clipping, occurred in the Metz oil
field few days ego, the porpetrato OF
Of it being stranger in these parts
lie was overtakeu and captured by
Frederick near the widow FerrelPs
residence at the foot Of the bin OF
Big Root, being headed toward.
Grantsville
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Notice to Home Guards or
Militia.
Who Rendered Active Service
During the Late CiVn
WAR.

The West Virginia State Service Com
mission created by an act of the Legislature
of West Virginia NJ it. last session approx
ed February p, 1901, said commission con-
sisting of the Adiutant General, s. b. Bark
er, PreSiden. of the Board, W. W. Riley
and G.. III. Turner two citizens appointed
by the Governor of West Virgins, will
meet ut the Office OF the Adiutant General,
in Charleston, w, Va, on the following
dates specified in said act, on the first
tuesday in October, 1901, and the FIRST
Tuesday in February, June and October,
1902, respectfully, for the purpose Of reciev-
ing and passing ON the proof of all claims
for active service, either for this State or
or the United States, during the late Civil
War. whether as Home Guards or Muliti.
| Blanks for application and proof of the SER
vice rendered will be furnished the claimant
under said act, either in person by the Adj
jutant General at his Office in Charles
ton, w. Va, or sent by mail on request by
letter addressed to >. b. Barker, President
state service Commission, Adiutant Gener-
ais office, at Charleston, W. Va.
Said applicants shall show the address of
such claimant now and at the date said ser
vice was rendered, at the length Of such
service in months and days, the kind of
such service rendered whether the same
was rendered as private or as an officer
and If As an officer the rank held; whether
the soldier has been paid therefor or any
/ part thereof and in addition the claimant
will be required to furnish the atlidavits OF
at leait two reputable witnesses to prove
| the material facts the said Commission may
see proper to require proof Of And said
/ Commission after satisfying itself of tn,
correctness of the proof of the claimant will
| deliver to claimant or his personal repre-
sentative a certificate of the amount du,
and unpaid him for such service.
$. b. BAKER
President
w. w. RILEY,
&. II. TURN ER.
W. Va State Service Commission.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03
Nommissiouer's Notice.
A. G. MATHEWS.
Com.

Commissioners office, Circuit Court Cal
hOun County.
W. T. w. Dye,
VS..
J. S. Jarvis, sheriff of Calhoun county
and rs such administrator of the estate of
Pat Rafferty, deceased, and w 7. Rafferty,
I'm Chancery
The foregoing cause having been by de
cree entered therein at the June term 1901
OF said court referred to the undersigned com
missioner with instructions ts ascertain and
report all the estate owned by thn defendant
W. I.Baiierty and bound by the Judgement
in the bill mentioned together with all
liens existing against the same by iudg.
ment or otherwise, their nature and priority
and to whom owing, the rental value of
such real estate or any other matter deemed
pertinent by.said commissioner or that may be
required by any party in interest The
parties to this suit viii therefore take no.
tee that | have fixed upon Wednesday
the 10Th. day Of September 1901 as the
time and my office at EVANSVILLE, w. Va rs
the place when and where will proceed to
execute the foregoing order of reference
Given under my hand this 9th. day of
August, 1901.
A. G.. MATHEWS. Com'r
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03
The Way They DO In Wood Co.

On Tuesday Prosecuting Attorney
Moss went before Squire Wilson and
swore out warrant for John Stew
art, for conducting a speakeasy at
Waverly, and selling liquor without
license. This action was taken on
account of complaints from that vii.
lage. Luther j. Lilly and Ben Beck.
with were sworn in us special con-
stables and went up to Waverly
where they were assisted by other
specials in raiding Stewards place
Tuesday night. Stewart himself
happened to be out of town at the
time and was not captured, but the
twelve men who were in the place
we're arrested and brought before
Squire Wilson this morning. All
were held under bond to appear as
witnesses when Stewart is arrested
and we're also held TO appear before
the grand jury.
Officer Lilly was seut to Waverly
this morning and took possession of
the liquor found in the speakeasy
and was directed by the prosecuting
attorney to bring it TO this city. The
officers will also make an effort to
land Stewart, who is said to be an
old offender IN this line.-Sentinel.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03


The lady members Of Rev. j. y.
Stalnaker's congregation had plan.
ned Il little surprise party for their
pastor and his excellent lady, and on
last Tuesday evening, the same was
executed withouta hitch in the per.
Torrance. None Of the male portion
iion Of the congregation knew aught
about the affair. nor did any one else
except the participants, until it was
all over with, which goes to show
that woman can keep a secret-if
she wants 20 do so. just as twilight
was fading into darkness, a crowd Of
ladies, each one carrying one M more
bundles, could have been seen weud.
ing their way towards the parsonage;
and, if ones curiosity had been arous.
ed by the sight, and he had seen ft To
follow them to ascertain their object.
he would have seen them depositiug
ON the parsonage dining room table
great loads Of eatables, wearing ap.
parel, ornaments, cash and other
things off like nature, which we're
very pleasing to the eye Of the
preacher aud his good wife. The
donors, in answer to the inquiring
gaze Of the Rev, stated they had
just called to spend a social hour
With Mrs Stalnaker, and in order ia
insure their welcome they brought
with them a few Of the necessariet
of lite.
For the next hour quite a pleasant
time was enjoyed by an except The
preacher who is naturally Gmid
among ladies, and being the onl,
gentleman present, he felt quite ill a
ease though the ladies say he put on
q very good appearau ce.
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of Publication.

State Of West Virginia, tO-wit:
At rules held in the Office of the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court of Calhoun County.
West Virginia, ON the first Monday boz
August, 1901,
d. s. Wells
against
Elizabeth Knight. G.. W. -. Wells.
Mary 4. Stewart and j. b Wells,
Upon q cross bill and answer filed by the
said ID. $. Wells Doe the chauccry cause of
Elizabeth Knight and others against
ID. S. Wells and Others, now pending u
the said Circuit Court
The object of the said cross bill and am
swer is 20 require The said Elizabeth Knight
g.. NJ. ID. Wells, Mary A. Stewart and
j. b. Wells, as heirs no law of William 4
Wells, deceased, t0 specifically perform q
certain p8r0l or oral agreement entered into
between the said VIM IT, Wells and the
said ~ S. Wells 0u the day of March, lS-
whereby in consideration that the said
ID. $. Wells would take care of and support
The said VIM. r. Wells and his wife flil-
abeth Ann Wells during their lives. respect
lively be sold 90 said D. 3 Wells % tract of
As acres of land situated boz Calhoun Co.
/ West Virginia, on Che waters of LemueI.
rum, a branch OF che Little Kauawha river.
and more particularly described bro certain
I deed of conveyance executed by Robert g.
I Linn aud j. NJ Hamilton. commissioners.
to- the said WIN. T Wells bearing date 3n
+ tbe I'D ST. dlv OF October Issl and 9.
record iu the Calhoun Comfy Court Clerk
office, % certified copy of which i- filled o-
exhibit Az with the plaintiffs biI. .u Hd
cause. 1y "a conveyance of tle legal title iu
said land to him, tHo said ID $ Wells. and
for general relief
And 70 appearing Boy affidavit filed boo ,ho
said office th8t tho .aid j. b. Wells Mary
a stewart and EliN1eth Knight are u1t
residents of lhi. State. 30 Is therefore order.
ed chat they and each of them DO ppc8f
here within one month from tbe dato of
the first publication of This notice md de-
what may Boz necessary protect their inter-
ests iu ibis cause
s. Cory 1ct R. IT, Haul. Clerk
Date Of FIRST publication August ~ 1901
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03

T. T. Hodges was a guest of the
city of Grantsville one day last week.
Everybody was glad to see Tom out
again, but none were anxious to EN-.
brace him, some even SHE'D around
him in passing on the street. He
shows no signs that the smallpox did
him injury, and great many people
think that he did not have the dis
ease.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03
nj office to Lien Holders.

To all persons holding liens, by Judge
ment or otherwise on the real estate, OF
any part thereof Of VI. +. Rose.
In pursuance Of a decree of the Circuit
Court of Calhoun county, made in cause
therein pending, to subject the real estate
OF the said NJ. +. Rose to the satisfaction
of the liens thereon. You are hereby re
quired to present all claims held by you
and each of you against the said VI. r.
Rose which are liens on his real estate or
any part oft for adjudication to me at my
ONCE at EVANSVILLE i'm Calhoun county w
va, on or before the %, day Of September,
1901.
A. G. MATHEWS
Com
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03

Senator Davis, of Illinois, is
quoted as saying: Each year every
local newspaper gives from $500 to
1000 in free lines for the benefit of
the community in which it is printed.
No other agency can or will do this.
The editor in proportion to his means
does more for his town than any
other man, and in all fairness he
ought to be supported, not because
you like or admire his writings, but
because a local newspaper is the best
advertisement community can have.
IL may not be crowded with great
thoughts, but financially it is more of
"a benefit than teacher or preacher"
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A. q. MATTHEWS, COM I
office to Lien Holders.

TO all persons holding liens, by Jddgme nt
or otherwise, ON the real estate, or any part
thereof of w. 7. Rafferty,.
In pursuance of decree of the Circuit
Court of Calhoun County, made in cause
therein pending, TO subject the real estate of
the said w. f. Rafferty, to the satisfaction
of the liens thereon. You are hereby re-
quired to present AL claims held by YOU and
each of you against the said W. +. Rafferty,
which are liens ON his real estate or any
part of it, Tor adjudications to me at my
office at Grantsville. in Calhoun county,
W. Va. on or before the 26, day OF Sep
TENDER 1901
a. q. MATHEws Com'r.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-09-03

We hear some talk of an effort be-
ing made to have an independent
school district established for the town
OF GAINESVILLE. 1t seems to us that
this would be move ia the right di.
Tection, and doubtless the desired end
c ould be easily accomplished if prop.
erly taken hold of.