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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
A GANG OF CONNECTS.

From the Grafton Sentinel.
A special car on b. & O. train
from Washington, ID. c., arrived at
Moundsville Saturday morning with
twenty one federal prisoners for the
state prison there. They were
about all negroes and with the ex-
ception of two were short term
prisoners. Two of the dusky fell
lows will serve nine and ten years.
There were two colored women in
the lot. The nineteen men were all
fast to one long chain, and were
guarded by three officers. During
the past three months the District
OF Columbia has sent many large
parties of convicts to the West
Virginia prison.
The population of the prison is
increasing rapidly and is today far
above any previous record. The
number confined there now is seven
hundred and nintey-three. There
are four men in the prison under
death sentence, but all have had
their time of execution extended
from the original date and have new
trials or communication to life i'm
prisonment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
PROM THE NORTHWEST.
Preston County Boy Writes an In
teresting Letter Home.


TERRY. S. DAKOTA, Mar, as.
Mr.. Editor, | see many letters ia
the ARGUS from various low slities
but none from this high. cality, which
is 5000 feet above the sea level.
Terry is a small mining camp OF
about 1000 population, nestled al
the foot of Terry's Peak and Bald
Mountain, whose altitude is nearly
1000 feet.
Gold is the only product of these
mines, while other localities are
producing silver, lead, iron, coal,
toungstine, mica, and gypsum, from
which stucco or plaster of paris is
made. There are numerous other
minerals, some of which are not
worked, as il takes immense capital
to work them, such as tin and plum
bago; while nickle, copper, ashes
tos and bisthmus abound.
Prosperity has not struck the
Black Hills, nor does the writer
know of mining camp west of the
eastern slope of the Rockies where
it has. Perhaps some of the &. o.
p. boys could tell me-but 90 slow
if you attempt it, as we are in touch
with nearly every mining camp in
the world.
One of the worst snow storms of
the season struck us the night of the
22d, and last night it made clear
up, with about two feet of the beau
tiful on the ground, which will soon
disappear. There has been but lit
tie snow on the prairie this winter.
Stock has pulled through in fine
shape so far. Several thousand cat
tie have been taken to Nebraska and
fed this winter, as feed was scarce
in this northwest corner. Farmers
are preparing to put in their usual
spring crop of oats, wheat, potatoes
and millet. The latter is sown in
June.
The justice of the peace in this
place sent Mrs. Nation a huge In
dian war club. She returned the
compliment by sending the Judge
sample batch of smashers buttons
with request that he wear them for
the sake of God and humanity.
The Judge has so far RETAINED, feel
ing that he would be little lone
some in this locality with Nation
button on.
| see letter from York Run, by
cold Hickory" Write again, old
pardl The only threshing ever
got at school was at that place, and
would say to the charming old
bachelor of that place, B. W., to
catch 'em while you can get 'em,
before you are
Our o. DATE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
CUPID IN COURT.
Laws Passed to Regulate Marriages and
Prevent Degeneration.

In the Minnesota Legislature
Senator Chilton's bill to regulate
marriage has passed the Senate and
will pass the House. His object in
introducing the bill was to proven,
as far as possible the degeneration
OF the human race by the inter
marriage of imbeciles and feeble
minded persons and those afflicted
with chronic diseases.
The bill provides that no man or
woman, either of whom is epileptic,
imbecile, feeble minded or afflicted
with chronic insanity, shall here
after marry within the state when
the woman is under forty-fve years
of age.
Any person not being subject to
the foregoing infirmities who marries
person SO afflicted shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not more than five
years, or by both fine and imprison-
ment.
The bill provides that no officer
shall issue license to wed until a
certificate from reputable phys
ician of the county in which the
parties reside shall be presented,
stating that he has examined such
person ply sically and mentally and
has ascertained that there is no her
editary faint in the applicants
family. Both parties are required
to undergo such an examination,
and clergymen or civil officers en-
powered to perform marriage rites
are subject to fine of 1000 or
three years. imprisonment, or both,
for violation of the law.
To smoke cigarette is made a
'@''SNNAHNohOi Wy tuC Dll lndt mas
passed both houses of the Legisla
ture and is expected to be signed
by the Governor. The penalty is
fixed at fine of not less than $50.
In this respect the measure goes
step further than any other State
has gone in anti-cigarette legisla-
ton. Litigation is sure to follow
an attempt to enforce the law, and
attorneys express the opinion that
1t will be held unconstitutional as
legislation against personal liberty
or taste. The measure is to go in
to effect in May, and contains the
usual provisions that ait shall be
misdemeanor punishable by a fine
for any person, firm or cooperation
to sell, offer to sell, give away or
otherwise dispose of any cigarette
or cigarettes or cigarette paper or
substitute for the same"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
Bankruptcy Notice.
the District Court of the United States
or the District of West Virginia.


In the District Court of the United States
for the District of West Virginia.
In the matter of No. ots
j. ID Heath. bankrupt. I In bankruptcy.
To the Hon. John ]. Jackson. Judge of
inc District Court of the United States for
the District Of West Virginia
~. Heath. OF Rowlesburg OF the county
OF Preston, State of West Virginia. I'm said
District. respectfully represents that on the
2sth day OF February, 1901, last past. he was
duly adJudged bankrupt under acts OF Con
gress relating 10 bankruptcy. that he has
duly surrendered all his propert, and rights
OF property and has fully complied with all
OF the requirements Of said acts and OF the
orders OF the Court touching his BANKRUPT.
cy' whereof he prays that he may be de.
creed by the Court to have a full discharge
from all debts provabe against his estate
are excepted by law from such DISCHARGE
Dated this 10th day of March. 1907.
j. ID. HEATH, Bankrupt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

III bid adieu to friends and to relatives
most dear.
Whose cries and grosns Of anguish are
hard for me to hear
20, sammy dear Sammy. don't leave me
here to mourn
Or Ill repent the day and the hour that
was born,
10 part with you. dear Sammy is parting
with my life
o. stay at home. dear Sammy. and will be
your wife,
o. Persis, dear Persis. don't weep aud
mourn for me.
For as soon as war is ended I'll return
again 10 thee.
Ill hug you and kiss you. with many a
sweet smile.
And stay at home forever on your own ma
tive soil.
Your wreath OF flowers take as an emblem
OF your love
Ill press them to my heart and IN pray ,o
God above
To bless the fair white hand that has child
them from the vine.
And seal their meaning dear on ia, hear,
and likewise mine.
The wagons now are waiting and must
bid farewell
And onward move to Clarksburg, a season
there to dwell:
In serried rank and file we will move from.
left to right
In search of Henry A. Wise. whom we in.
tend to offer fight.
Our call was next to New Creek, or Hamp.
shire county line,
To meet Mcdonald there. and accession
all combined:
The Union OF our States he's determ'ed to
overthrow,
Or lose his valiant mon In tho mountain.
and the snow.
o. Persis. dear Persis. I've thought of YOU
once more,
Amid the deafen;ng sound OF the mighty
cannon's roar.
Whose bombs are laundering loud and are
heard from east to west
Just now one strikes. alas in poor Sammy's
peaceful breast
My sad tale is told, and my warfare is DER.
My friends shall look for me but shall never
see me morel
am buried deep beneath old Potomsc's
roaring tide.
No more to see your face or to sit down by
your side!
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

SNiiSt VI w est VII gina, SIS.
On In 25th day of March A. ID. roo1. ON
reading the foregoing petition il is ordered
oy the court that hearing be had upon the
same on the 9Th day of April A. ID. fcor.
before SAID court at Clarksburg in said dis
trict. at 10 O'Clock IN the forenoon. and
that notice thereof be published in the
GRAFTON Leader, newspaper printed in
SAID district. and that all known creditors
ana other persons IN interest may appear
az the said time and place and show cause.
any they have, why the prayer of the said
petitioner should not be granted
And II is further ordered by the court
that the clerk shall send by mail TO ali
known creditors copies of said petition and
TINS order, addressed to them at their
places of residence as stated.
witness the Hon John j Jackson. Judge
Oh the said court, and the seal thereof AZ
Clarksburg, in said district. on the 27d day
OF March, a. ID. 1901.
Attest; JASPER " MOORE. Clerk
lSeal of Court. ID. e. u. s. ID. w Va
-3-2s-ISoI-7 500.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04


According to the official Blue
Book for 1900 just issued by the
printing Office, West Virginia is well
represented in the departments at
Washington. There are at present
24o West Virginians employed in
the various departments, from chief
clerks down TO laborers, and draw
from the government an aggregate
OF S76b375.5r in salaries per an
mum They are divided in the
following departments as follows
State department, 2 treasury de-
pafiment, 80; war department, %;
navy department, I; postofice de-
pariment 20 interior department,
81 department Of justice, 4; agri.
culture department, 10; department
OF labor 81 government printing
Office, 50; district government. 10.
All Of the above employees are
under the civil service. and accord.
ing 70 the rules Of the civil service
commission are in the departmental
service for life. Civil service cx-
am.nations are to be held shortly
all over the state for various posi-.
tons in The departmental service.
50 that West Virginia will have
another opportunity to swell her
representation 10 the departments
There
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
Every Nation Welcome
Except Carrie.

An exchange says that since last
May the tallest skyscraper in New
York has been constructed. II lis
an office building, twenty.three sto.
ries high, covers $1,000 square feet,
and will cost So, 600, 900. Ten thous.
and tons Of steel have gone into the
framework, which rests upon one
hundred lines Of columns, each one
based on separate steel caisson
sunk to bedrock.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
UNIVERSITY NEWS.

Among other matters before the
Board of Regents of the University
at the recent session were the fol-
lowing items
The Executive Committee was
authorized to purchase a new piano
In the place of the one destroyed
by fire, at cost not to exceed $500
being the amount recovered for in
surance on the destroyed piano.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
I I I

An appropriation of $40 was
made to aid the students in the
publication of the coming volume
of the college Annual, known as the
Monticola, to be paid when 100
copies thereof shall be delivered to
the University authorities, with
proper advertising of the University
contained in the volume.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

published on Monday. wednes-
day and Friday. - a complete
~ to Gate daily newspaper.
three days In the week. with
all Important news OF the other
four days. Profuseiy lils--
trated. and Allied with interc-,-
Ing reading for all who wish 70
keep IN ciose touch with news
OF the nation and world
IL q . n lar subscripfion
price, $3.50 per year.
% "a ,ac,,r. 49,. -. $500.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

A strange fatality seemed to at
tend the attachments of the heroine
of this song. For number of years
after Mosser's tragic death her heart
seems to have cherished his memory.
and no sutton received any attention
or encouragement. Later, however,
young man named Stuck won her
regard, their troth was pligh,ed, and
the wedding day set for Thursday.
On Tuesday before the wedding was
to occur, young Stuck took his gun
and went into the woods to spend
the afternoon hunting. While alone
in the forest he accidentally shot
and killed himself. And so it came
to pass that the woman who was
twice betrothed, and twice robbed
of her choice by the murderous gun.
was never married.
w. ScoTT GARNER.
Tunnelton, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

"fclier name o. shakspcar fooled
our folks purity well las week, " said
Mr. Meddergrass ole gave a show
called Julius Caesar down 70 the OBJ
" house, an be blamed ef the whole
thin6 WASN'T made up out o. pieces
that's been spoke at our school ex.
hibitions here for twenty years"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

The resignation of President Ray
mond, which had been rendered to
the President of the Board Jan. {,
last was submitted, and accepted
by the adoption Of the resolutions
which together with DR.. Raymond's
resignation will be found in another
column.
The attorneys fees incurred by the
Executive Committee in defending
the application Of Professor Hard.
gan for writ Of prohibition re-
straining the Board from carving
into execution its order retiring Dr.
Hartigan as professor, which has
been argued and Indicated in favor
Of the Board in the Supreme Court
OF Appeals, was presented and al
lowed, and ordered to be paid.
together with the expenses Of the
Executive Committee in attending
upon the Supreme Court in ODE.
dience to the mandate Of the writ.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04


Prof. l.. c. Gorbett resigned as
Professor of Horticulture and
Forestry, and as Horticulturist of
the Agricultural Experiment Station,
to accept employment in charge of
the Horticulture work of the u. S.
Department of Agriculture at
Washington, d. c., at very con-
siderable increase in salary, and the
resignation was accepted, to take
effect May 1, and the Director of
the Station was authorized to en-
ploy in his place a suitable person,
subject to the approval of the
Board at the next meeting.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
I I I

The School of Music with its
furniture and equipments was or
dered transferred from the rented
building, known as the Hoffman
House, to the third floor of the
North Wing of University Hall.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04
now FREER GOT THERE.
From the Charleston Gazette.

From the Charleston Gazette.
A good story on two of the pre-
sent State officers is told BY one of
the attaches of the State House.
The scene was at the last Republi-
can State Convention, which was
held in this city. The two men in
question arrived in the city to-
gether and went direct to the Hotel
Ruffner, where they asked for a
room. Clerk Reynolds told them
that but one room was vacant, and
it was on the top floor and in the
back of the building. They said
they would look at it, and were
shown up by one of the elevator
boys. When they entered the room
was dark and very hot. Each stimuli
taneously gave a grunt of disapprov-
al and thought to leave the room
and possibly the hotel. As they
turned to leave one of the gentle
men struck his head against an
object hanging from the center of
the room. A match was lighted
and the object proved to be a horse
shoe. That settled the matter right
there, and they took the 70 ON.
They went into the convention, and
to the surprise of great many, both
were nominated. One of the gem
tlemen was not even a candidate
and was nominated unanimously.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

THE BRhNDoNviLLE VOLUNTEER
Ihe sound Of martial war is heard through
aIl our land.
calling on tie Union 20 suppress Che south.
crn band
whose leaders are ehdeayoriog our rights
10 overthrow
Hy burning ap our forts and our costly
bridges too.
i"e' ra'y round tae aag cha, is waving
DER our head
Nn1 "e wiII give ihom plenty of our Union
powder aud lead
our state shall not De coded 20 Ions cot.
ton crew
For abe wiz give us men and we intend TO
fg1t through
So under Captain Hagsns now do volo,.
tecr
And intend to hgh, secession where e.er it
may appear
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-04

1t is an indirect way of checking
the granting of fraudulent pensions
that Secretary Root has ordered
that every man in the force of 49,
600 volunteers who are to be muster
ed out before July I shall be
subjected to a searching medical
examination when he leaves the
service of the United States. The
instructions issued from the war
department are positive and strin-
gent. They require strict investi-
CATION to be made of the physical
condition of all soldiers and off,
GERS of the line below the rank of
general. The results of this inves
tigation are to be placed on the
army records, which are to be open
for reference 10 the pension officials
whenever any of the discharged
volunteers apply for a pension on
the ground of disability contracted
in the Philippines or elsewhere.
The necessity for this is shown by
the fact that nearly 40, 600 pension
claims have already been filed by
volunteers who served during the
war with Spain--most of whom
never left American soil or heard a
gun fired in battle during that con-
flict.
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The following sign hangs in the
window Of BeIlaire saloon
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-31

Mrs. George Rogers and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Jim Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Mattix visited
her sister, Mrs. Jim Ambers, of
Lovilla two days last week.
The quarterly meeting at Coal
Creek was we'll attended. The pre-
siding elder, DR.. Williams preaching
Saturday evening and Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The sound of the hammer can be
heard on every side these pleasant
mornings, for there are several new
houses being built. Those building
new houses are Mr.. Bob belong,
Mr.. Albert Patrick, Mrs Hannah
Mattix, Mr.. Herman Hunt and
Mr.. George Parker.
A very successful surprise was
planned and carried out on Mrs. D.
A. Hites Friday evening. The even
ing was spent in playing games.
Light refreshments were served.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ko0ntz, Mr.. and Mrs Dick
Eveland, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Holmes,
Mr. and Mrs. Bun Blizzard, Mrs.
Blanch Alambaugh, Mrs. Nellie
EnOch, Misses Wihifred and Kittie
Lockwood, Lille Flanders, Abbie
Stanley, Messrs. Dave Littlejohn,
Martin Chapman, Ed BoIes, Lod
TrOtter, Harvey Lockwood, John
Sheets, George Hites, John Flanders,
"MURN."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-31
IS HONCRED.
DIR. A. }. Hunter Given High Office i'm
X. of p. Ranks.

DR.. A. J. Hunter, of this city, has
received his Donors from the state
organization of the Iowa Brigade OF
the Knights of Pythias.
The Doctor has been made brigade
surgeon and ranks as colonel on the
staff of General Manchester. The
honor is most worthily bestowed. 1t
came unsought and was case of the
Office hunting man. The honor was
accepted by the gentleman in the
same spirit in which it was offered
and the duties that attach to the place
will be carefully looked after.
The honor rests not alone upon the
shoulders of DIR. Hunter, but also re-
fleets considerable credit upon the
oskaloosa Company. oskaloosa has
taken a prominent part on the state
organization for number of years
and has seen the comforting of many
honors upon its members collectively
and individually. This recent honor
proves that the company is maintain
ing it's position in the brigade that
meets with the approval Of the of
ficials who are at the head.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-31
Leighton.

G. Dykstra has not improved very
much in health.
Water is getting so scarce that well
diggers are in demand.
We are still looking for that big
rain which has failed to come.
T. B. Kitching has sold his proper
ty here to W. P. Shoemaker for $3.50.
Will (Skipper) Shoemaker was call
ing on friends here one day last week.
John Price expects to go to Quincy,
Ill, next Tuesday to attend Com
mercial school.
Mrs. Tude Morse and son Robert,
of Guthrie, Oklahoma, are visiting at
the parental Samuel Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fleck, of XII
duff, and Mr., and Mrs. Baker Fleck,
OF near Kellogg, visited here last
week with Mrs. c. A. Fleck and other
friends.
The trip south and to Colorado was
not of much benefit to the health of
Will Thomas He returned home
about ten days ago. He has suffered
a relapse since and his friends are
very much concerned about his re-
coVery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Renfrew, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Nash and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R McGregOr and son Cbas.,
DR.. and Mrs. Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. W. Wilson and son J. W. and Mr..
and Mrs, Ralph Burnside, all of Os-
kaloosa, visited last Friday after
noon and evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Redman.
Mrs. Julia SChram, who was one of
the early settlers of this township and
lived with the family of the late John
Richardson Whose wife was her
sister but of late years has lived at
Newton, died at her late residence
last Saturday night, at II o'clock, of
heart disease She was sick only
about "a hours. The remains were
brought to Pella Tuesday morning
and taken to the Black Oak cemetery
where interment took place. She
leaves one son, other relatives and a
host of friends to mourn her de-
parture.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Correll, of
Winterset, visited a few of their
friends here and returned to their
home on last Monday. He has been
in bad health for several years with
neuralgia of the nerves of the face,
but he has been better for about two
years until after they had been here
few days when he took worse.
They concluded 1t was best for them
to cut short their visit and return
home. Quite a number of their old
friends about here were very much
disappointed in not having a visit
from them.
Oct. 30. Nor Fl GIEL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-31
NOTICE.

To Samuel Bressler, Thomas Boyd
Lucinda Royd, A. j. Hughes and
Ezra G. Doughman.
You are hereby notified that there
is now petition of Andrew Ira Os-
wandle filed in the office of the clerk
of the district court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Mahaska county,
asking for decree to quiet the title to
the s E a OF the w Il of Sec. 80,
Twp. rs, N Range II w, Mahaska Go.
Iowa,
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend on or before noon OF the
second day of the December term, A.
ID. 1901, of said court, which will COM
mence on the 3rd day Of Dec, A.
Z. 1901, default will be entered against
you and judgment and decree rem
dered thereon as prayed for in said
petition.
J.F. & w. r. LACEY,
lava Attorney for Plaintiff.