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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

and Gertrude D. Manown, wcf,
awarded property as follows:
A tract of land just outside o
Kingwooc, lying along the pike to
wards Albrightsville and containin,
eighty acres.
A tract Of IN acres, near King.
wood, known as the "Ravenscraf
Meadow"
A tract of 7 SIS acres on the road
just outside of Kingwood, adjoining
b. Jordan and Mrs. Rexroad.
The coal under a33 acres in Rene
district bought of G.. b. and A. A,
Zinn. Also SO acres of coal in Re.
no near Fellowsville, bought oil
Allen Shahan.
House and lot in Kingwood now
occupied by Jack Whetsell and adj
joining M. II. Murdoch and the Jail,
A tract of land in Union district
on Madison Run, containing I7c
acres.
A half interest in 40 acres in
Portland district near Rowlesburg,
known as the "Brakely Tannery
property"
The surface only OF 68Zs acres
in Portland district, adjoining w.
G. Brown, Laura Young and othets.
A tract of land on Little Wolf
Greek in Union district known as
the 'Jacob Stringer property" con-
tanning $50 acres.
Part of lots Nos. Sc, 81, 50 and
90 in Rowlesburg and all of lots
Nos. 81, 40. Al and AZ.
House and lot in Rowlesburg in
which Robert Smallwood now re-
sides.
The following lots in the Bishops
Addition, Nos. 43 to Sc and 81 to
80 and 81 to o6 and ra3 being 23
in all.
One third of IA acres in Reno
near Rowlesburg, known as the
Ayersman Hill.
The total cost of making the
partition amounted to $sao.9s.
1t was ordered that the home
place or mortimer Hail." here in
Kingwood be advertised and sold,
and N. ]. Fortney and r. w. Mon
roe appointed special commissioners
to make the sale after executing
$500 bond. Also to sell undi-
vided moiety in ga acres on Nor
gan's Run, and acres purchased
of Frank Grcaser. Then lots No.
9, 90, 40. I24, rae in Rowlesburg
and 100 acres out on the Morgan
town pike and half interest in the
Brakely tract in Portland district,
are held up for the present and not
paItitioned as yet.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
PROHIBITION PARTY
Hold Convention and Nominate a
Good Ticket

Reported Specially for The Argus.
TUNNELToN, SEPT, I3.-The
Prohibition County Convention
billed for this place today met or
schedule time. The meeting was
held in Gibson's Hall, at O'Clock
and was called to order by d. J.
Gibson Of Newburg. Rev. c. III.
I.akin of Tunnelton, was made Sec
rotary.
After the organization was com.
pleted, the Convention nominated
the following ticket:
For Legislature, East Side, DIR.
J. p. Shaffcr of Terra Alta.
For Legislature, West Side, d.
J. Gibson of Newburg.
For Circuit Clerk, VIM. A. Nc
Ginnis of Terra Alta.
For Clerk Couny Court. Thomas
NJ. Clayton of Kingwood.
For Superintendent of Schools,
Bert L. Gibson of Tunnelton.
Nominations for district officers
were made as follows; (All vacan-
cies to be filled by the Executive
Committee.
For Commissioners County Court,
Kingwood, James {. Gibson; Reno,
Z. J. Knots; Lyon. - Rogers
Union, Sanford Hardesty.
The other candidates will be Sc
lected by the committee il any
"Prohibs" can be found in the
vacant districts.
The Convention was the most
harmonious meeting of the kind
considering the size OF the crowd
that, was ever held in the town.
Six "Prohits" were present, five OF
them being voters in this county.
the sixth one, Mr.. Edward Mills,
is resident OF Pennsylvania, so we
were informed.
Mayor Sam. b. Montgomery was
present 10 lend dignity to the occa.
sion and see that everything wa.
done up according to Hoyle. Hi.
advice and suggestions was of yer,
great assistance when it came tc
making up the ticket, as il wa,
pretty hard to find candidate.
enough to go around for all tn,
officers.
Mr.. ID. J. Gibson is Chairman OIL
the Executive Committee, with Rev.
Stfickler, Secretary and John W.
Graham Of Newburg, Treasurer.
AT night Mr.. Edward Mills and
Rev. StrickIer addressed quite .
crowd at the NJ. T.. church on tn,
principles and purposes Of the Pro
hibition party.
Rev. Strickler Of Gladesville /,
the Prohibition candidate for con
gress from this district, having beer
nominated at previous conven
ton. The whole ticket is a gooc
one, composed Of first class ma
tefial, but unfortunately there II
no show for their election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
TEACHERS WAGES.

The wages for teachers this year
in the different district of Preston
county are as follows:
Kingwood District, No. s3s per
month. No. $50 and No. 3 sas.
Valley District, No. ], sss per
month. No. $50 and No. 3 sas.
Lyon District, No. I s35 per
month. No. $50 and No. 3 sas.
Reno District, No. SIS per
month. No. s2S and No. !, Sal.
Union District. No. s3s per
month. No. Sal and No. 3 sac.
Portland District, No. 1 s38 per
month. No. S33 and No. 3 Sa8.
Pleasant District, No. ( $50 per
month. No. Sac and No. 3 sa3.
Grant District, No. s33 per
month. No. SzS and No. 3 SAB.
There was raise this year in
nearly all the districts and by rails
ing a little every year the wages
will get up after awhile to what it
ought 10 be in order to get plenty
of good teachers. This (King-
wood) district, was unable to raise
their wages this year on account of
building fine new school house at
Tunnelton large enough for several
departments.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
roR couNrY eoMMlsslonrR.

Through the solicitation OF many
voters ! hereby announce myself as
an independent candidate for Com
missioner Of the County Court from
Reno district, and ask for the in
fluence and support Of the people al
the general election.
PHILIP s. KNOTS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
FIGHTING IN COURT
A Highly Colored Fracas at the Re.
corder's ONCE.

The most interesting Police Court
ever held in the town came off at
the Recorders Office last Friday
night. The row all started among
the niggers down in Bowery No. a..
1t seems that family of White
darkeys live down there and the
mans wife is jealous of him and a
"yaller gal" that works around
town. The latter was down there
the night before and there was do
nestle disquietude to burn. The
mans name is Albert White, al
though he is dark enough to come
from Darkest Africa and his wife is
so black that charcoal would make
white mark on her. Thursday
night they quairelled and fought all
night and the Queen of Spades
went up town early next morning
hunting law to put on "dat yaller
hussy and wohess husband of hers. ("
She swore out warrant charging
them with crimes enough to send
them up for life. They were ar
rested by the town Sergeant and
that night the matinee came off at
lawyer James L. Dailey's Office and
there was bigger rush for front
seats than would be if Sam. T.
Jacks leg show of ballet girls would
come to town. The office was
packed so that everybody had to
breathe at the same time in order
to get their breath at all. His Honor
John B. Ford, presided as Mayor
and examined the Witnesses. The
testimony was conflicting and the
Black Dina failed to sustain her
charges. The trial was enlivened
by war of words between the two
women who eyed each other like
cats on the backyard fence and
we're just itching to get into one
anothers wool.
During temporary cessation Of
hostili.ies while waiting for a wit.
ness, the women entertained the
crowd with the pedigree of each
other and loving expressions that
finally eliminated in a fight that
would make Corbett and Fitzsimm-
ons look like so cents. The "Black
Beauty" landed on the others Jaw
and followed it up like cyclone.
They went at it like old veterans of
the ring and the crowd howled with
delight. They got a death grip in
each others wool and that COM
modify was coming down fast.
The Mayor, being good Republi-
can couldn't stand that and tried
hard to separate them, but it was
all he could do to pry them apart,
although he is big strong man.
He finally restored peace after they
had fought over and tramped on
about half the crowd, including
some veterans Of the late war. As
the evidence did not prove anything
except too much liquor, Cooke"
Jealousy and family row, the
Mayor dismissed them on the order
of arrest, but fined them So. so each
for fighting IN Court The crowd
should have made up the amount
and paid it, as the performance
was well worth the money.
The Recorder was 50 badly scared
and disguised over the whole affair
in bis Office, that he sprinkled lime
and carbolic acid all over the floor
and locked up the office and left
town and has not been seen or
heard from since.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

Speaker d. B. Henderson of the
Third Iowa Congressional Distric,
who was nominated recently by &C
clamation for the eleventh time for
Congress by the Republicans has
written letter to the chairman of
the Committee positively declining
to accept the nomination, giving as
a reason that he is out of line with
the party on the trusts and the
tariff
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
Lingering summer Colds.

Don't let cold run az this season. Sum.
mer colds are the hardest kind to cure and
II neglected may linger along Tor months
a long siege like this will pull down the
strongest consultation One Minute Cough
Cure will break up the attack AT once. Safe.
sure. acts AZ once Cures coughs. colds,
Group. bronchitis. al throat and lung tfou.
bies. The children like IL DR.. Vim. Dent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

The following letter from Mr.. A.
Il. Farquhar, the head of the great
Pennsylvania Agricultural Work,
written TO the Farmers Call, a far
mers paper published at Quincy,
ILL.,, shows what an honest manu-
facturer thinks Of the tariff and its
relation to the farmer:
'rThe fact is that our protective
laws are a monstrous swindle upon
the agricultural community. As a
manufacturer / was inclined TO say
nothing on the subject, for the rea-
son that il was natural TO suppose
il anybody was benefited ii was the
manufacturing class to which / be-
long. But. as have explained,
the farmer is being destroyed. We
are killing the goose that lays the
golden egg. And / honestly believe
now that il is to the interest of the
manufacturers themselves to elimi-
nate the protective feature from our
tariff laws.
Certainly, as our manufactured
goods are sold much lower abroad.
we could only need protection TO
get better prices from our con.
sumers at home. We do manufac-
ture and sell in Canada, South
America and Europe many agricul-
tursl machines and implements.
and could we have free raw material
and the commercial advantages
which free trade would give Us,
America would become the great
manufacturing emporium Of the
world, and the farmer, Of course.
would share the prosperity, since
ne would have less TO pay for every
thing and get better prices for all
he sold. Go on with your good
work When the farmer begins 70
think and rise Up against this
swindle it is doomed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

The Democrats of Tucker county
held convention at Parsons last
Saturday and nominated the follow
ing ticket
For Legislature-Lloyd Hanstord
Circuit CIerk-Warren Harr.
County Clerk--Riley Harper.
Supt. Of Schools-G. c. Polling.
County Commissioner-Owen
Wilson.
This is strong ticket and has a
good show for election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18


Against the advice of Mckinley,
the adjuration Of Roosevelt, the
pledges Of the Republican platform,
the good faith Of the Government
and the dictate Of humane consid-
Grafton for a suffering people, the
Republicans, rather than diminish
the unjust profits Of the Sugar Trust,
refused to do justice to Cuba. II
was but the triumph OF greed over
right and justice. The Republican
party owes its lease of power to the
Trusts and it cannot get far enough
away from them to deliver an eff
fectiye kick. Through the protec.
tive tariff, the infant industry has
grown 50 rich and so strong, at the
expense Of the consumer, that they
are now, through the Republican
party riding rough shod over the
rights Of the people. These mon
sters the tariff has created have
turned upon the nation and nov
hold il by the throat And yet the
Dingley bill is stillin force. Still II
compells the oppressed consumer
to pay over a tribute into Trust
Golfers when he buys their goods.
All the evils Of the Trusts which
were created by the tarif continue
to grow greater so long as the tariff
remains. Is IL not time for revis
sion1 Is IL not time to elect
party 70 power which has Away.
been the consistent enemy Of
TrustsI
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

The thoroughly independent and
memorable attitude OF the railway
presidents, is causing grave concern
to the Republican leaders. The
railway presidents, who are the
governors of the anthracite coal
mines, have not hesitated to tell
every politician who has approached
them in the hope Of being able to
do something towards ending the
strike, that they, the railway presi-
dents, owned the mines, that they
would pay such wages as they saw
At aud that their relations with their
employees were their business solely.
They have set out TO disrupt the
miners union; they own monopoly
Of the anthracite coal mines and
they defy anyone to interfere. The
Republican leaders realize that the
people will hold the Republican
party responsible for this condition
OF affairs because that party has
encouraged trusts and even now
refuses TO take steps which would
curtail their power.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
For school ,,emmlssIonor

hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for School
Commissioner for Reno District,
and solicit the support Of the voters
OF said district.
b. +. RoysE.
Fellowsville, Aug. "a.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

The New York World calls atten-
ton to the fact that meats have adj
vanced nearly three cents pound
since the federal Injunction against
the Beef Trust was granted, but
nobody has been punished for con
tempt of court. 1t makes a gran;
deal OF difference whether an iniunc-
ton is against coal miner or a
Trust magnate, and then 1t makes 9
great deal Of difference who get:
the injunction.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

President Roosevelt has just re-
turned from his trip through the
South where he joined the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
spoke enthusiastically of his admi-
ration for organized labor. There
Is little reaso n TO believe, however,
that the working man who has to
pay SIC ton for his coal and r8
cents pound for his meat will
regard the Presidents action as
emitting him or his party to the
support of the labonng classes.
The verbal statement that the Presi-
dent is his friend will do little to
alleviate the suffering of the man
who knows that, as result Of Re
publican legislation, his family is
cold and hungry.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

The wife of Methodist minister
in West Virginia has been married
three times. Her maiden name
was Partridge, her first husband
was named Robin, and the second
Sparrow, and the present ones
name Is Quayle. There are now
two young Robins one Sparrow and
three little Quayles in the family.
One grandfather was a Swan and
another was a Jay, but he's dead
and now bird of paradise. They
live on Hawk avenue, Eagleyille.
Canary Islands, and the fellow who
wrote this article is Tyre bird and
an interesting relative of the family.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18
wa sHlNG atom TER.
SENATOR MORGAN OF ALABAMA HAS
A SCHEME FOR TAXING TEE
TRUSTS.
Democrats Delighted With the PreSl-
dents Prominence ON The Trusts
Questions.

WASHINGTON, SEPT, II, 1907.
"Tax the Trusts" is the text of
letter which Senator John T..
Morgan of Alabama has recently
made public and which is likely to
attract considerable attention. The
Senator, after stating in lengthy
preamble the existing problem, says,
"The plan l would suggest, in ad-
dition to the Sherman law, s-gradu-
ated tax on all business corpora
tons with an exemption, in whole
or in part, as to such as can estab-
lish, to the satisfaction of the Gov
eminent, that they are NOT engaged
IN any agreements or combinations
that are intended to control the
prices. or the cost of transporta-
ton, of commodities that are of the
descriptions that enter into domestic
or foreign commerce.
"The power thus exercised is
simply the taxing power and Is not
necessarily connected with the
power of Congress to regulate com
merce between the states or with
foreign countries.
at is the application of the
principles of taxation which are
well settled, to corporations which
have made agreements that violate
the purposes for which they we're
created, to the injury of competi-
tive trade and the general welfare"
The proposition of the learned
senator is simple and easy of appli-
cation. No constitutional amend
ment would be required, and no
change in the precious tariff sched-
ules. If the President is in earnest
in his desire to control the per-
nicious trusts the sche me should
lioCit " ulIu, anu 10
the members of his party as we'll.
A simple revenue tax bill could be
promptly enacted which would bear
heavily on every corporation but
from which exemption could be
secured on proof that the corpora
ton was not acting in violation of
the spirit or the letter of the law or
contrary to the interest of the peo-
pie. The burden of proof would
rest on the corporations and in
their efforts to secured exemption
the publicity, so strongly advocated
by the President, would be secured.
The opportunity offered to the
Fifty. seventh Congress, by Senator
Morgan, TO prove that it has the
interests of the people rather than
those of corporate wealth at heart,
is exceptional.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

The children Of Lulu Bishop Ma
nowo, deceased, wife Of J. Frank
Msnown, being Charles r., J. Ross
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18


The Democrats at headquarters
are delighted with the prominence
that the President is giving to the
trust question in his speeches. They
say he cannot do too much in this
direction. That all that is neces-
sary, is Tor the people to appreciate
the cause of their hardships and
they will need no guide to show
them the remedy. They say the
people will never be content to
await constitutional amendment
as the remedy for the present evil
and that they well appreciate that.
to secure relief from existing con-
ditions, they must elect a Demo-
crauc Congress. The alleged OPP
position of Wall Street aud Senator
Piatt to the President, which is
being SO widely discussed in the
Republican press, they declare is
entirely for effect. They say that
the trusts could desire nothing bet
ter than that the people be led to
believe that a constitutional amend
ment, which they can easily defeat
in the state legislatures, is neces-
sarry to effect any control over
them. On the other hand, the
President is carrying out the die
tates of the Republican leaders and
of the trusts managers by completely
sidetrscking the tariff revision idea.
That Is what they are afraid of, and
that alone.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-18

Mrs. Eugenis Bishop Brown, wife
OF John Hoye Brown, was awarded
property as follows
A farm lying near Kingwood and
containing 1907 acres, formerly be.
longing to her husband.
Lot No. II in Rowlesburg known
as the "Old Bishop Homestead, -
on the b. & o. and Buffalo street.
The Elias Conley farm in Valley
district on Dillon's Creek, contain
ing 400 acres.
A tract Of Ias acres in Reno dis.
trict, on Buffalo Hill, known as the
"Grist Mill Property"
a tract Of IN acres in Reno dis
trict near Rowlesburg.
The following 4S lots in Bishop,
Addition to the town Of Rowlesburgt
Nos. to IS and ~ and "a, and 30
TO ~, and 10 to IS, and Is to IS
and 100 and III TO II0.
One-third Of the r44 tract IN Re
no near Rowlesburg, known a,
"Ayersman Hill.
The children Of Lulu Bishop Ma
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-05-06
GRUESOME FIND
IN EMMA SQUARE

a leper stood beneath tree In Emma
Square last night listening to the ma
sic of the band. He was an Hawaiian
youth OF perhaps l6 years. 10y name
Oopa. ON his face the hand OF the
dread disease had been heavily laid. his
ears being swollen, apparently to
bursting point, and his features being
dishgured by hideous blotches.
AS he stood there, with the glare of
an electric light falling fun upon hrs
face, IA number OF small boys acct
dentaily jostled him in their play AMI.
CHANGING to glance at his countenance,
shrank back appalled,.
Mai pake," they whispered one to
another.
mounted policeman was standing
close by and one of the boys ran 30
hin: and acquainted him with his grue-
some discovery. The officer imme-
diately telephoned to the police station
and the receiving clerk In turn noti-
fled DIR. Pratt who drove to Emma
Square to investigate the case.
Meanwhile the rumor OF the leper at
large spread among the pleasure-seek-
ers, who shudderingly viewed the
SCARED unfortunate from afar.
A glance was sufficient to tell the
doctor that the case was one OF leo
rosy in an advanced stage. and telling
Nopa to get into his buggy he drove
him to the detention camp at Kallhi,
where he viii remain until the leper
boat Lchua makes it's next trip to Mo-
lokai.
Oopa told DIR. Pratt that he lived at
Auwaiolimu. near the stream below the
Mormon church. lie said that he had
lived there with his mother AL the
rest of his folks for years.
Asked as to why he visited town last
night Oopa stated that he carpa in to
get his hair cut and was returning
home when he fingered to listen 20 The
music Of the band A Japanese bar
her had cut his hair. he said