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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
AN OFFICIAL REPORT.

Since the race for the nomination for
County Commissioner for this district
seems to be mainly between William +
Mancar an old veteran. and Charles W..
Wolfe young veteran. "a might be wcll
enough to publish the following good rec
ommeudauou from his late commanding
officer in regard to the army record Of
Mr Wolfe The war record cot Mr. Manoar
is well known to all. as hc was gallant
soldier The following letter speaks for
itself
STATE op WEST VmcMlA ADvrArr
GENFRALs OFuCE
CHARiEsrON. April g. 1oo7
10 Whom be May Concern
This Is 90 certify that Chas. W. Wolfe
oi unneltOn w Va. Has member of ms
Company during Che Sp1nish.Amcricanw war.
When this Company was mustered into the
United States Volunteer service be- was
enlisted Boo the same with the rank of Scr
gcant which position Dc held with great
crcditto himself during bis entire period as
"a soldier
When mustered ont Of thc service with
ihc Company after thC close OF tho war. he
was discharged with service honest and
faithful During bis enlistment bc filled
various positions OF trust that Of Company
clerk. Provost sergeant and was zoo gari
Gus times detailed as Sergeant Of the
Guard
400 oi Uo above duties were performed
by hlm With remarkable ability. Hc was
considered ono OF tho best n0u.commis.
stoned 0Ihrcre and Hls capable OF filling
various positions oft trust boo thc Regiment
as Company Clerk hc performed 400 of the
duties pertaining to Chat position with en-
nrc satisfaction and thc records. reports
various returns (Which we're very voiumia.
Gus at that umcl we're correctly kept in
every particular They we're pronounced
by those in authority as being among the
best In ihc Regiment
llc is au cXcclIcnt penman. well cduca.
ted very accurate and capable of perform.
jog Any duties that may be- required of him.
Very Respectfully etc
s s. HrTsoN
ASST Adj Cent
late Captain Co. 80 and iniantry.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The Elkins Inter-Mountain in an
article about the alleged county seat
war between Tunnelton and King
wood, says that big inducements are
offered by the Coal Centercapitalists.
Among the offers is free site of
several acres of level land donated
by canal company. This is about
the best joke yet on Tunnelton, as
there is not an acre of level land in
the whole town, and that is under
water from the overflow of the
"canal" every time it rains hard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

This wind-m is not only thing
of beauty and JOY forever as
some polite genius has coined, but
it is a weather and political baron
eter. The Committee took a stroll
down by my residence recently and
gazed long and earnestly at my
Windmill. After taking the bear
ings from all four corners they de-
cided that it pointed Watsonward.
SO you see have been amply re-
paid by the erection of my wind
MILL" | quite agreed with the hand
some and "Tall Sapling," and after
congratulating him upon his clear
field, retired.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The rule entered in the Circuit
Court here last December against
the Right Reverend Bishop p. ].
Donahue, of Wheeling. for failing to
appear and comply with certain or
ders of the court, was discharged at
the late term of court, as the Bishop
appeared here several days before
court and explained the matter sat-
isfactorily to the States Attorney,
and also saw the Judge at Grafton
and made answer in person. He
paid off the costs in the matter,
which was only SI4 in addition to
his travelling expenses. The Bishop
regrets the amount of free adver-
Using he got in the matter, but it
saved him from much worse trouble
and modification, as it brought him
here TO fix the matter up before the
Sheriff of this county went after him,
which he was surely going to do at
the opening of the late session of
court, had the good Bishop not ap-
peared before hand. The warrant
was ordered issued at the Deem
Der term and placed in the hands of
the Sheriff of this county, with in
s'ructions to proceed 10 Wheeling
and serve it, unless the Bishop APP
peared here before that time, which
he probably would not have done
had the said publication of the mat
ter not been made and brought TO
his attention, and he expressed
great surprise over the situation,
claiming that he had been away
from home and not informed in re-
gard to the matter. There was no
disposition whatever to annoy or
prosecute the reverend gentleman.
1t was merely a matter of official
business. This paper was the first
to publish the facts in the matter,
and the Sheriff remarked to us then
that eve had knocked him out of
trip to Wheeling after the Bishop"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
I [ I

On Monday. by a vote Of II to { the
Ways and Means Committee adopted the
bill authorizing the President TO grant 40
per cent reCipsrcal reduction OF tariff to
Cuba. Representative Towney placed the
Republican leaders in a most disagreeable
position by offering an amendment re-
moving The diaerental tariff from refined
sugar. AS is well known. this diferentiaI
furnishes the major portion Of the enormous
profits Of the Sugar Trust and its removal
would not only benefit the consumers by
reducing the cost of sugar. but would, to
some extent, dissipate the power of that
octopus,-a power freely used TO the
detriment of the beet sugar producers
Facing the alternative Of voting contrary
to the interests of the consumers and the
beet sugar producers on the one hand and
voting against their friends the Trust, on
the other the Republicans were sorely
perplexed but Chairman Payne came to
their rescue and. without rhyme or reason.
decided that the amendment was not in
order. A similar ruling will probably
save the members of the House when the
bill comes up for consideration there. as
Mr.. rawney will again present his amend
ment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
School Repor,.

Report Of the Plainview school, No. 10,
Valley district, for the term of hive months
beginning November 4, 1901, and ending
March ~, 1902.
Enrolment boys 70, girls p, total 3S;
average attendance boys -, girls ", total
20; per cent Of attendance IS. Some of
pupils we're present every day and had il
not been for measles breaking out in some
OF the families quite number would not
have been absent single day.
ELLA HUDDLEsoN. teacher.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
THE GROWER.

A letter from H.. Clay Evans,
resiginng the Commissionership of
Pensions, together with an APP
pended statement, was made public
at the White House in which h c
says: For some time have been
considering the question of resIgning
twill soon be five years since
l assumed the duties Of this Office,
and now have the honor of teader-
ing you my resignation as Commits
sioner of Pensions, and will thank
you to accept the same at as early a
date as may suit your convenience.
The statement appended to the
letter is as follows: "Mr. Evans
some months ago verbally expressed
his desire to resign, and finally put
1t in writing on March IS. The
President, however, has told him
that he will have to remain as
Commissioner, in the first place,
until his successo has been deter
mined upon, and in the second
place, until there is some position
to tender him which the President
will regard as promotion and as
fitting reward for his excellent serv-
ices in the department.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The Hatfelds broke out again
down along the State line in this
State and Kentucky recently, and
two Of them, Ephriam and Thomas
were killed and the two officers who
were trying to arrest the former,
Harry Watts and John Rutherford,
were also killed. The fight took
place at the home of Tom Hatfield,
father of Eph., and was witnessed
by his wife and several children.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
WASHING TON LETTER.
The Senate Don't Know Which
Side It's Bread Is Buttered On.
THE REPUBLICANS STAND BY THE
SUGAR TRUST.
President Roosevelt Refuses to Pardon
Rathbene the Postal Fund
Defaulter..

WASHINGTON. April 5th. I9o3-
For eight days. not counting the four.
days recess beginning last Thursday. the
Senate has discussed the anti-oleomargar-
inc Dill which comes TO a vote this after
noon. The amendment of Senator Harris
OF Kansas, which includes In the pro.
visions of the bill renovated butter" and
all similar butter substitutes. has been
accepted by Senator Proctor and will
probably be adopted by the Senate II is
regarded as very probable. however that
IL will be stricken out by the conference
committee. II was freely whispered when
this bill was up for consideration in the
House. that the power which secured It's
passage was an organization OF renovated
butter manufacturers who desired TO drive
the oleomargarine manufacturers out of
business. An amendment which included
renovated butter. but which was patiently
unconstitutional was accepted by the
House leaders but was stricken out by the
Senate committe. Those senators who
are posing as the friends OF the farmer
dare not vote against Senator Harris
amendment. as TO do so would be a clear
violation Of the interests OF the farmers.
but they have il in their power TO instruct
the Senate confcrees to yield to tho wishes
OF the House committee and strike out the
amendment in conference, and their are
many who believe that they will do SO
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Thomas Dunn English, famous
author, died at his home 81 State
street, Newark, New Jersey, April
Ist. He sank rapidly during the
night and passed away at 4:3o
O'Clock, surrounded by several mem
bers of his family.
Thomas Dunn English, was
born in Philadelphia, June 20, 1910.
He received the degree of M. d.
from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1889 and was called to the bar in
I842. He was a celebrated author
and journalist and took a promi-
nent part in politics at various
times. In 1856 he moved to New
Jersey where he practiced as a
physician. He has represented his
district in the New Jersey Legis-
lature. OF late years his literary
work has been confined mainly TO
a series of poems illustrating the
Revolutionary history and local dia-
lects of the Uneted States. Mr.. En-
llsh was best known as the author of
"Ben Bolt" which was published
in 1912.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Down at Wyoming this State, an
enterprising widower married a new
wife at his wife's funeral. Imme-
diately at the close of the services
the disconsolate and lately bereaved
widower stepped up and handed the
preacher a marriage license, and a
young lady az years of age, named
Miss Haldee Richards, came for
ward and was married to William
Markell, the aforesaid bereft, and
thereupon the mourners came for
ward and offered congratulations
and the funeral was turned into a
wedding.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

1t has now been two and a half
months since the time for a imam
cial statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the town of King
wood should have been published,
and still no sign of it. Although
the late recorder declared that one
would be published promptly at the
end of the year. The term of the
old town officials expired February
Ist, and statement should have
been published at once. Why has
this not been done as the law di-
reefs and requires The people
are anxious to know what became
of their money. Taxes have have
been higher than ever before and
nothing done to show for it. Is the
ring afraid to make statement7
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

We understand now that there are
two new candidates in the field for
the we'll worn brogans of Judge
Messenger, who claims to have
served on the County Court for
sixteen years. 1t is reported that
Adam W. Albright of this place
wants to tackle the road surveyors
for a couple of years, and that
Hiram Burke from out on Birds
Creek thinks the job would suit him
about right. The more the mer-
rier, and let it be free for-all grab
game, catch as-catch-c and devil
take the hindmost.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

European counts and no-accounts
are always on the lookout for pos
session of American securities in
the way of matrimonial bonds and
marriage coupons.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

We heard an old bachelor say the
other day that he had just arrived at
the proper age to marry. We sup
pose he considers the dotage the
proper age. present company al
ways excepted you know
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
III HunaOrS

hro impure matters which the skin.
liver, kidneys and other organs can
t't take care Of without help, there lie
sach an accumulation OF them.
They litter Che whole system.
PimpIcs, boilo, eczema and other
ions, loss Of appetite, that tired
ans bilious turns, fits Of indlqos-
uon, dull headaches and many other
troubles arc due 10 them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

His Famous Wind Mill the Political
Barometer Which Caused the
Committee to Place no Candidate
In the Field in Opposition to
Him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
JEFF LIPSCOMB GOES ELECTION.
EERlNG.

Prom our staff Roustabout
Our esteemed friend, Jeff Lips
comb, is on the warpath again.
This time he wants to be Grand
High Scribbbler and Keeper of the
Seals in the county clerks Office Of
benighted and woolly Tucker. So
one fine morning after smoking up
shovelful of the narcotic weed, he
hammered out letter on his type
writer, and then rushed up the steps
to the Advocate Office, waving the
sheet in his hand. He had not been
inside tel seconds before he had
stuck one foot into the waste paper
basket and kicked it over the type
settlers head. At his next plunge
he came againsta bale of paper and
finally landed on top of the impos-
ing stone.
"Say, Dorsey" he shouted as
soon as he could get breath. print
me 500 Of these. It's a circular
letter to send out to the voters"
Jeff jumped off the table to hand
the leaf 10 the editor and in doing so,
rammed the bowl of his three foot
pipe against Dorsey's shirt front and
set his necktie on fire.
"Dod blame it, that was an acct
dent, Dorsey. I'll get you a gold
pen and I'll treat the whole office
crowd as soon as the job is done"
The letter read thusly
"BELovED FRIEND AND FELLOW
CITIZEN Having been persuaded
to come out as candidate for
High Scribbler and Chief Mucka-
muck in the Office of county clerk.
and having no time to eat or sleep.
or even to smoke, Except when
listening to the pleading voices of
my fellow Tuckerites. } so great has
been the pressure on yours truly,
| solicit-yes. | demand your votes
at the primary. l shall always be
found in the Office, except when
I'm out, and shall greet every
caller with smile as balmy as the
May breezes that float along our
picturesque and pictureskew valley.
My Republicanism is double. bottled
and copperriyeted, and l shall at
tend to the fees-able affairs of the
Office with the zeal of duck in
chasing June bug.
Yours for votes
JEFF LIPsCoMB.
The last we saw of Jeff, his fore
finger had grown lean in button
holing the voters and he was using
his wifp'c hutto, booI, -. - a..L..:...
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

''Pay as you CO." is very good
motto, but if some of our citizens
would only go as far as they pay,
they would never get out of sight
of home.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

A New York preacher says that
bad cooking causes more divorces
and domestic disquietude than hard
drinking.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Anyone bringing TO this office
poetry on the beautiful snow or
spring, the way it looks this week
with winter just setting in, takes his
life in his own hands, and is liable
to be massacred in cold blood.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Monday was phosphate Day"
in town again, and at least 100
teams we're here from all over the
county for ten miles around, to get
the fertilizer for oats and corn
crops There we're four carloads
Of it at the depot here, and two at
Function to be brought down, and
teams began coming into town be-
fore daylight that bad travelled ten
miles. 1t was the biggest lot here
at any one time. Most Of it went
down about Hudson and Valley
Point. The next lot will be about
the first Of June for buckwheat
sowing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The municipal election at Nor
gantown last Thurday was consid.
sidcfably mixed, but George {.
Steele was reelected Mayor by six
teen majority NJ +. Sisler was
elected Recorder by big majority
over both the other candidates.
layton Coombs and J x. Philips
we're elected 10 the first ward Lee
Gidley in the second. Mai. WIN.
c. McGrew, J. NJ Wood, NJ.
Hayes, and Cyrus Fife in the third,
and Joseph Alderman and A. l..
Demos 10 the fourth ward. About
a thousand votes we're cast.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Through the efforts OF Senator Penrose.
the Chinese exclusion bill has been made
the regular order following the oleomargar.
Inc bill and Senator Lodge is patiently
waiting the consideration of the Philippine
government bill which will probably follow
aud which will be attended with prolonged
debate. The Democrats have presented
their views in regard to the future of the
Islands IN minority report which pro.
vdes for the establishment of peace and
the negotiations by the United States. of
treaties with foreign powers which shall
insure to the Islands freedom from foreign
Intervention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
/ I

After passing the Army Appropriation
bill the House of Representatives took up
the Sundry Civil bill which was passed
yesterday. almost without amendment.
The Senate bill for the Improvement Of the
Revenue Cutter Service is now the un-
finished business
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

It's all lie about time being
money, because if it was some of
the loafers of this town would have
been rich long ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

They say that it is poor rule
that won't work both ways, and men
who set up the drinks are often
upset by the drinks.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The old fashioned idea of a chris
tain was to see a man going around
with face long enough to lap but
termilk from the bottom of a churn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The Board Of Education Of King
wood district is advertising for pro-
posals 70 build a fine school house
for Tunnelton. The plans and
specifications are 10 the hands of the
Secretary, Capt J. T.. Murdock Of
Kingwood, and may also be seen
at Gibson Bros, Store, Tunnelton.
All bids are to be fled with The Sec
rotary here on or before April roth
at noon. The purpose is to erect a
handsome and commodious two
story frame building with four
rooms, so that four teachers can be
employed as it will take that many
by another winter. There vas
some talk Of brick building, but
the board was afraid to try 10 on sc-
count Of the under mining about
the town.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

1t is our opinion that the Ground
Hog took a double turn on us this
year, came out and went back
twice.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Tells Why the Committee Decided
To Place no Candidate in the
Field in Opposition to Him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The idea that the moon has any
thing to do with making people
silly, has reference to the honey
moon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

People who tell white lies have
learned the art of bleaching the
blacks ones.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The most of the shadows that
over-hang mans life are caused
by himself, standing in his own
light.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

So far Emanuel Dixon Is the only
aspirant in Valley district for the
County Court brogans of John San
ford Dunn. And Noah Thomas
seems to have a walk-over down in
Grant for denomination. Over in
Lyon district William II. Burgoyne
announces his aspirations in the
Journal to succeed Col. Bill len
nings.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

1t is only natural that a man
should get hot when other people
are roasting him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

The independent State" of Reno
has two entries in the County Court
handicap, the Rev. Harrison linn,
hard-shell Baptist preacher, and
the present incumbent, with two
terms or four years experience on
the bench, and John N. Sidwill who
thinks he can suppress all smallpox
and Ross Leonard epidsmics that
may break out up there.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Over in Union district there are
two candidates out for membership
on the County Court. The present
Commissioner, Allen Forman, is
standing pat on his record, while P.
]. Knapp, thinks he can beat it and
expects to catch the old man
knapping.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
Political s@
= a~@zssRsikA

The Handsome and Tall Sapling of
Preston County Submits to an
Interview.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

In His School Boy Days Played
Fox Which The Two-legged Dogs
Could Not Catch.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10
Your Tongue

If it's coated, your stomach
is bad, your liver is out of
order. Ayers Pills will clean
your tongue, cure your dys-
pepsia, make your liver right.
Easy to take, easy to operate.
use. Al druggists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10

Portland district as usual has
plenty Of candidates for every Office
that comes along, and for a position
on the County Court there are three
patriots anxious to help lay the
county levy and appoint the road
surveyors. There is a farmer. a
preacher and wagon maker. You
pay your money and take your
choice. The present incubent Ben.
w. Arnold, is no relation TO the
celebrated inventor Of "Arnold's
writing Fluid" so far as We know.
His strongest competitor is the Rev.
James &. White, who is also a far.
mer as well IS "sky pilot and
gave Mr.. Arnold such run for his
money two years ago that the result
al hung on the vote Of lot Of i'm
ported niggers over at Mannheim.
whose ballots we're cast by the
Bosses. The last and least candi
date in the ego as you please, one
heat running race" is Mason.
although be does not belong TO the
order, 50 far as We know. lie has
q good business as a blacksmith and
wagon-makeL and should stick 20
u, and it is not likely that county
affairs viii absorb any Of bis time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-10


Among the candidates for Com
missioner of the County Court there
are two in this district, William
Francis Manear Of Kingwood, and
Charles Washington Wolfe of Tun-
Melton. The former is an old vet
eran and has had considerable ex-
perience as a farmer and had charge
OF the County Inhrmary for several
years, served four years as Assessor,
and been Mayor of Kingwood and
member of the Council, and is now
Town Sargent and Street Commits
sioner Col. Wolfe is a young vet
eran of the Spanish American war,
has been farmer and clerk, and
also had considerable experience in
business, so that il will probably be
a close race between the old and
young veteran. The Tunnelton end
Of the district claim that they are
entitled TO il this time.