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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-24
stops tho Cough
md works OF the Cold.

IaXative Bromo-Qulnine Tablets cure
cold In one day. No cure, no pay.
Price % cents. Ally
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-24
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN HARRISON COUNTY.

nv virtue Of the authority vested in
me Nv a certain deed OF trust made to
me as trustee by James b. SanduSky
and Mamie E. SanduSky, his wife, on
the 9Th Of January, 1898, of record in
the otlIce or the clerk Of the county
court OF Harrison county in Trust
Deed Book 10" page 1893, tosecure the
creditors ofsaid James b. SanduSky in
the payment of the liabilities in said
deed Of trust specified and all his other
debts and liabilities, will on
MONDAY, JUNE ), 1901.
at one O'Clock p. III. offer for sale at
public outcry at the front door OF the
court house OF Harrison county, all
that certain tract or parcel OF land,
living and being in said county on Glade
Run Of Brushy Fork OF Elk creek, ad.
Joining the lands Of Joseph Teter
lately owned by John Mckinney; the
lands of the heirs OF George w. Morris;
j. @. Harrison and Others, containing
2O2 acres, more or less, and known as
the Coplin land. Reference is here
made to the said deed of trust, OF re-
cord as aforesaid fora more particular
description Of said land.
There is a two story dwelling house
and barn, other outbuildings, good
we'll and orchard on said land. Part
Of said land is fine meadow land and it
all lays we'll for cultivation and graz.
ing. 1t is we'll watered and convent:
ent to churches, school houses and
markets. Part Of said land is under
laid by the Pittsburg or nine foot vein
Of coal.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third cash In hand on the day
OF sale; one-third payable in one year:
one-third payable two years from date
OF sale, with interest from date Of
sale on the said deferred payments for
which the purchaser shall execute TO
me his notes to be secured by good
personal security and a lien on said
land. The purchaser to have the
privilege OF paying all the purchase
money In cash II he desires.
S. S. FAIRS, Trustee.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-24

TRUSTEES sALEoFvALUABLE
OIL TOOLS, MACHINERY AND
FIXTURES SITUATE IN TEN
MILE DISTRICT, HARRISON
COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-24

j. w. Worley, dentist, will be in
Salem the first of each month and
I'M remain ten days. Office opposite
6epot. lily
Heath g. Milligan's house paints are
HE best that come to this market.
You can buy them of d X Reed &
N. 2S-tf
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.

Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail.
way Getting Ready for Engines.
Foreman John Nelson, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail
way is in the city for the purpose of
raising the coal shed at the Milwau-
kee Junction. The round house VIII
also be vestibuled and during Mr. Mel
sons stay in the city the new sixty
five foot turn table will be erected.
This alone means great amount of
work and means great expenditure
of money. The work will be pushed
along and will be completed at an ear
ly date. The vestibuling of the round
house is made necessary by the fact
that compound engines will soon be
put into service on the Milwaukee
through this city. The bridges along
the Milwaukee have been strengthen
ed and many improvements have been
made by that company this summer
Foreman j. Y. Smith and a large corps
of men will assist in the work now in
progress at the Junction.
Foreman Edward Green of the day
switch engine at the Milwaukee juno.
ton is off duty on account of sickness
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
GIBBONS APPLAUDs FRESHMEN.
Says They Have Aided the World
Throuuh Their Priests

Queenstown. Aug. 20.-Cardinal Glib
bons received number of addresses
from local societies prior to embark
ing for the United States. In reply
ing he said that whatever the cause of
eXpatriation of lreland's sons and
daughters Almighty God in his wisdom
has made the Irish people foremost
among the missionaries of the church
throughout the world. There was not
a city. town, or hamlet in the United
States that had not been sanctified by
the preaching of Irish Catholic priests.
The future OF the church, he said, de-
pended on the zeal Of young men; he
and his generation We're approaching
Irhe horizon Of the grave.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
Peculiar and Fatal Accident Befalls
a Well Driller.
PREMATURE EXPLOSION THE CAUSE
Piece of Flying Well Casing Strikes
Victim in the Back Nearly Cutting
Him in Two-Ded Within Very
Few Minutes.

Thompson, Aug. 17.-H. c. Morten-
son, one of our most highly respected
young business men, was almost in
stantly killed by the explosion of dy-
Mantle. Mr.. Mortenson was engaged
in the windmill and pump business
and was at work on the farm of Oil
yer Bowder. endeavoring to loosen the
casing in an old well by the use of
dynamite, when he met death in a
most horrible manner He had drop
ped two or three sticks of the deadly
explosive distance OF about sixty
feet into the casing and none of them
exploded. AS last resort he drop
ped heavier charge and it exploded
in the casing at point about eighteen
inches above the well platform with
terrific force, bursting the casing into
small pieces, which flew in every di
rection. One of the largest pieces
struck Mr.. Mortenson in the back just
below the ribs and cut him nearly in
two He died within a few minutes
while being brought to town. his only
words being. "My God! Take me to
my wife," Mr. Mortenson was very
popular young man and his tragic
death has cast deep gloom over our
little city. He leaves a young wife
and baby, besides numerous relatives.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
JEFFERSON REPUBLICANS.
Name Ticket and Hold Their County
Convention.

Fairfield, Aug. 19.-Jefferson county
held large, enthusiastic
and harmonious convention in this
city. Every precinct was represented
and the best of feeling prevailed dur
ing the convention and after its work
was completed. The ticket nominated
is strong one, and will poll big
vote. David B. Wilson was chairman
of both temporary and permanent or
CARNATIONS. R. c. Savers, secretary,
and W. c. Smith assistant.
Resolutions We're adopted endorsing
the administration of President Will
liam Mckinley, and the action of To-
was delegation i'll congress; the ad-
ministration of Governor Shaw the
platform adopted by the republican
state convention mt Cedar Rapids, and
pledgins loyal support to the nomi-
nees OF that convention.
Andrew F.. Cassel. of l.ockridge
township, was nominated for repre-
sentative on the thirteenth ballot. His
leading opponents were Samuel Salts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22

SENATOR TILLMAN ANSWERED
8

schools, colleges, churches, and COM
Portable, respectable homes among the
race, and cited statistics from the &C
sus to prove their marvellous progress
He declared the race had advanced
and improved their condition just to
the extent of their opportunities and
environment.
He closed with a glowing tribute to
the white woman, the men of the abo-
lition party, and the G. A. r. He said
the old soldier and the w. R. c. stood
today the only safeguard between this
country and great crisis.
Mr.. Woodson then offered set OF
resolutions denouncing the unfair SEN
timent against the race and it's women
and extending thanks and praise to the
advocates of Christian justice and
right, with the names of many friends
enclosed therein.
These resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted and copies ordered sent to
the various newspapers of the city:
Whereas, One B. r. Tillman, in a
speech recently delivered in our COM
munity, made such base and vicious
charges against a part of the free ana
respectable women of the country as
the indignation of all fair-minded men,
and wound the feelings and invoke
the sympathy of all good and true wo-'
men; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, as part of the
citizens and Christians of Des Moines,
Iowa, in union meeting assembled,
denounce as base and untrue the ut
terances of Mr.. Tillman. wherein he
seeks to discredit the good name of
four million American women, and re.
greet that the place he occupies in the
nations council should be so signally
dishonored.
Resolved, That we take notice of
the friendly utterances and fair COM
ments made in the public press and
elsewhere by the advocates of Chris
tian justice and simple right in behalf
of the race and women so vilely at.
tackled, and that among these we es-
pecially mention Drake University,
Mrs. Carrie M. Ogilvie, Rev. DR.. Fris-
bic, Rabbi Sonneschein, Daily Iowa
Capital, Daily News, Iowa State BY
stander, and members of the G. A. R.
w. R. c., and others too numerous to
mention.
Resolved, That we express our
deep regret that an Iowa institution Of
learning should expose it's youth to
such seditious sentiments and lend its
forum to such base purpose.
"Resolver, That copy of these resi-
lutions be sent to the Iowa State BY.
stander and the other papers of the
, CITY,"
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Progress of Irrigation i'm the Great West.

territory are likely to result in the flu
ture Irrigation has been practiced
for some years there but the plans
now on foot are for the construction
of immense storage reservoirs, which
will far outrank anything in the way
of irrigation ever before attempted i'll
that section. There are to be a num-
Der of them, storing enough water, 1t is
claimed, to irrigate and reclaim over a
mlnon acres of land which at present
is desert and uninhabited.
The United States Geological Survey
has spent several years in making
studies of Arizona's water supply and
how it may be most adVantaseously
used. and much of the present activity
in that territory is the result OF hav-
ing the detailed facts upon which pro-
jects can be based.
The largest of the scenes is the
Tonic reservoir. on the headwaters of
Calf river. 1t is proposed to build a
dam in a deep canyon, $50 feet long at
the top which will impound body of
water covering more than eighteen
square miles with an average depth OF
$50 feet. the cost will be about $780,
800. This will be one of the largest
artificial reservoirs in the world and
will hold water enough to irrigate
more than 100000 acres of land.
The soil in this country is very pro
ductive with the application of water
and the increase in available land fol
homes and productive agriculture in
this thinly settled territory will mean
much for its future prosperity
Geo. B. HOLSTER.
Resident photographer U. S. Geolo
gical survey, Rutherford. n. ].
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Minino for Water.

N. HI. Darton, of the United States
Geological Survey, has gone to South
Dakota and Wyoming to spend the
summer in studying the rock forma-
tions of that part of the state occupied
by the Great Plains. which is known
to contain large supply of under
ground water Nh Darton has al
ready spent several seasons in SINH
lar Investigations in North and South
Dakota with satisfactory results. He
has located the water bearing rocks
over considerable areas and discover
ed the depths at which they lie be-
meath the surface. From these studies
maps have been prepared with full
reports presenting clearly the results
of his researches.
The Investigations for water in Da-
kota are interesting because of their
bearing on other sections of the great
plains region The great plains cover
magnificent area as large as one
eighth to one-sixth of the entire area
of the United States. They embrace
portions of the states and territories
Montana, Wyoming. North and South
Dakota. Kansas, Colorado. New MeNi-
co and Oklahoma and Texas, and con-
tain some of the very best agricultural
land in the country. Traversed by all
the great transcontinental railroad
lines. level and remarkably easy OF cul-
tivation. they have one serious draw
back-the scarcity of water. One
moist season is sure to be followed by
several dry ones so that successful,
paying agriculture is impossible upon
them in their natural condition. Little
by little of late years. however, the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
CHARGED WITH BlGAMY.
"Jack" Sherlock Brought to This City
on Serious Charge.

Jack Sherlock, alias E. j. Brooks,
is in jail charged with bigamy. He
was arrested in Indianola Saturday
and brought to this city He was Civ
en- a hearing before Squire Ballard
and his case is continued SO that the
defendant can prepare for trial. In
default of $1,000 bonds the defendant
was sent to jail. The information
against Sherlock was filed by U. S.
Grant. 1t is alleged that Sherlock de-
serted a wife and two children about
two years ago leaving them in des-
titute condition, and was married last
July to Gertie Grant, who recently Sc.
cured divorce from her husband, U.
S. Grant, in the Wapello county dis
trict court
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
COLORED MUCHACHI

AT large and enthusiastic mass
meeting held at Webster Hall. Tenth
and Center streets, in Des Moines,
Hon. George H. Woodson, of Oskaloo-
sa, made brilliant and vigorous reply
to the recent villiainous and brutal
speech of Senator Tillman in Des
Moines. There were other speeches,
and resolutions We're adopted denounc-
ing Tillman's vile falsehood's and SLAM
ders.
Mr.. Woodson's remarks, in part,
were as follows:
If there are any here who think
that l appear here to make defense
for my race or for the women of my
race and country, | beg to assure you
that l have no such purpose. | am
here as a citizen of the United States
and of the state of Iowa, to give you
the best assurances of my country and
its loyal people.
l bid you be at peace. and do your
selves no harm, and your country and
mine no injustice, by any thought OF
feeling that may come to you out OF
the late utterances made in this city
by a man with diseased. unbalanced
and poisoned mind-an old man near
| ing the three score and ten limit, still
chained to the prejudice and passion
of our countrys dark age. and unable
to realize that the world is moving
that civilization is advancing, and con
ditions rapidly changing.
/ One golden fact has been and will
always be present in America. Annie
all our rapid changes, even in oul
most violent upheavals, it has never
been necessary to defend the virtue
of any class or race of American won
en- who are trying to live industrious
respectable, Christian lives. Public
sentiment has struck down and retired
to obscurity every public man in ou
history who has dared to assail thu
character and good name of this coun
try's women, no matter whether the,
belong to the German, English. Irisl
or African race.
Poor South Carolina! 1t remains t.
be seen what she will finally do will
man are both to be pitied. The stat
of South Carolina deserves a bette
fate.
Mr. Tillman. poor unfortunate man
will round out his public life by pass
ing into mist of forgetfulness. Whel
his public utterances and acts are re
membered at ALL it will be with re
greet that he ever lived to make them
) and in the years that are to come tn
negro race, under the inspiration o
the freedom given them by their God
Lincoln and the G. A. R.. will come Vi
from the farms, workshops, factories
schools, colleges and churches of gu
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land, and read over Tillmans name in
history with silent charity for the man
who, without an excuse, sought in vain
to rob their mothers, wives, sisters
and daughters of their good name.
The Bible, christianity, logic. sci
ence, history, the census and statistics
must all be discredited before Mr..
Tillman's vagaries can ever receive
respectful notice. Even the Declare
ton of independence, which | am told
a once great national party had Mr..
Tillman rehearse a short time ago,
must be set aside if Tillman's utter
ances are to have place and weight
And of Mr.. Tillman's statements con-
corning the chastity of colored wom-
en- are to be taken as true, it is the
saddest comment ever yet made upon
the white civilization of the south, fol
the lower grades of life are but the
epitome of and reflections from the
higher stations of life.
Where the higher civilization seeks
and advocates the uplifting of those
less advanced it is struggle of cell
turtles to accomplish anything, and the
slightest inclination OF the less favor
ed class to rise is counted triumph.
In this country we have race of nine
or ten millions who are striving as
people never strove before to rise;
and instead of help from the boasted
higher order, their efforts are met
with every opposition which class leg
islation, tyranny and social discrimiD-
alton can place in their way; then
they are declared by these same PEG
pie to be lazy, immoral and base de-
generates.
Science, that questions everything
and even speaks of man in connection
with monkeys. and claims to note
kindred relations between the two
has not opened it's mouth against the
women of any race. But science has
said some things concerning all WON
en- and men and other animals who
live in warm or tropical climes which
it would be well for persons to OBJ
serve who are in search of light or
such subjects.
The fate of the south, and perhaps
of the Nation, lies in the granting tt
or Withholding from their equal share
in the prosperity and responsibility o.
this country it's nine million free
blacks. Cut off their conceded right
to share in prosperity, and you al
once relieve them from responsibility
In this country, where every individ
, ual is part sovereign, what student o
: economy will say that we can AFFORD
to do it, even were we unmindful o
, the favored class rule that would be
established thereby?
: Mr. Woodson then referred to the
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of Broollville, and William H. Nc
Cracker. of Blackhawk township.
B. F. Black was nominated for sher-
iff on the thirteenth ballot, against his
present deputy. Wilson Reed, of Fair
field city, and E. P, Taylor, of Round
Prairie ownership. Mr.. Black is now
serving his third term, and was in no
sense a candidate Saturday
John A. Raines. of Fairfield was
nominated on the fourth ballot for
treasurer against David Hopkirk, now
serving a second term.
Alfred Armstrong, chairman of the
board of supervisors, was renominated
over Henry V. Downs.
Miss Anna White was renominated
for county superintendent by acclama-
ton for a second term
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22

ground waters have been made to do
some of the duty of rain. While
by no means full substitute for it,
they are still bringing success out of
failure, and are fast coming to be re-
coenized as the hope of the future in
this great section.
What silver mining is to Nevada
and coal mining is to Pennsylvania,
water mining. if the term may be used
is to the great plains. Fit only for
pasture without it. with but the as
surance of steady even though small
water supply. thousands of acres of
fertile lands will be added to the coun-
Try for the homes of numerous and
growing population Already in parts
of Kansas and the Dakotas numerous
wells have been probed to the under
ground waters. and windmills which
dot the landscape are constantly at
work bringing it to the surface for use
The big farms requiring but little care
which were unsuccessfully worked at
first, have given place to a more limit
ed but higher class of agriculture,
which, if persistent. is destined to full
ly develop the country. Thus it is the
well and the windmill stand for pro.
gress in the middle west
New Life for Arizona.
For many years Arizona has been
the synonym for arid dryness. Stu
ated on the Mexican border, in the
very hottest and dryest part of the So
called arid West, it's baked and dusty
plains have been considered most
trying part of the trip across the con-
tinent. But relief and new life have
come to Arizona through the medium
of irrigation and great changes in the
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coNGER AT PEkING.
The Minister is in the Capital of the
OrientaIS

Des Moines, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Edwin
III. Conger received a cablegram Sat
iuday morning from Minister Conger
at Peking. China, merely telling of his
safe arrival in the land of the Boxers.
He will reassume his duties as minis
ter immediately. His trip to China
was rapid more expeditions, indeed,
than his trip home, which was delayed
more or less. His cablegram contain
ed no information except Of his arriv-
al. 1t was dated Friday. Mrs. Con-
will not go to China until winter. 1t
is understood the weddings of Miss
Conger and Miss Pierce will be cele-
DRAFTED this fall, and she will remain
for them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
THREE CARS DlTcHED.
Wreck of Milwaukee Fast Freight at
Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 17.-Milwaukee
time freight No. SO was wrecked yes
terday afternoon at Eighth avenue and
Fourth street, just at the point where
the track begins to curve from Fourth
street to Third street. One car was
badly smashed and its contents great
ly damaged. Two other cars were con-
,siderably damaged and their contents
more or less spoiled. Three young
men, stealing ride jumped from the
bumpers when the shock came, mar
rowly escaping death. The train was
running thirty-five miles an hour when
the accident happened.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
sNoW-BALLING IN COLORADO.
Iowans Would Like to Have Some oil
That Air Just Now.

Advices from j. w Mccormick and
family of Highland, who are spending
the summer in Colorado are to the eff
feet that they are greatly pleased with
their trip. AT last report they were
at Boulder, but are now travelling
among the different points of interest
in that vicinity A short time ago
when the thermometer was 10S here,
the party were on top of some of the
mountains in that vicinity SNOWFALL
ing.
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PEETZ PARDoNED.
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Muir
der Released.

Cedar Rapids. Aug. 19.-George
Peetz. formerly confidential man and
bookkeeper for NJ. e. Miner, the grain
dealer, who was convicted at the
March term of district court of the
murder of VIM. Higsinson, on the
night of February -, has been grant
ed an unconditional pardon by Cover
nor Leslie NJ Shaw, and on Monday
next he will step out Of the peniten-
tiary at Anamosa a free man. Nothing
is known as to Peetz' future plans, but
it is presumed that he will find en-
ployment here, possibly with his for
mer employer. and that he will make
a courageous struggle to live down the
blot upon his name. He will have the
assistance of a host OF loyal friends,
who made an irresistible appeal to
Governor Shaw
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PROF. BLUE LEAVES.
Occupied Chair in Iowa Wesleyan
University.

Mt Pleasant. Aug. 19.-Prof. L. A.
Blue, who formerly occupied the chair
of political and social science in the
college here, has entered the Methodist
ministry and has been assigned to the
passionate of the church at Gilman, to
succeed Rev. w. F. Bacon, who goes
away on account of i'll health.
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DYNAMITE KILLS A DOZEN.
Explosion believed to Have Resulted
in Death Of Many.

Herkimer, N. Y. Aug. 20.-Five tons
OF dynamite stored in the old Mohawk
and Malone roundhouse, in this village,
blew up at 1915 last night, instantly
killing twelve or thirteen men, all
members of the New York Central
bridge gang, which was stopping in a
car which stood on a side track near
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THRESHED 5,e25 BUSHELS.
One Machines Work in One Day Near
Cedar Falls.

Cedar Falls, Ia. Aug. 19.-W. J.
Shaulis, who operates a threshing ma
chine threshed $50 bushels of oats
in a day and half on the Eagle Cen
ter road one day this week. The help
ers were treated to ice cream after
the work was over by the owner of
the machine