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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Thirty thousand Kansas people
are homeless on account of the
great floods that have swept that
State. Governor Bailey, after a
trip through the stricken districts
has asked for aid, from all charita-
BILE people. The fertile valley be-
ween Topeka and Kansas City,
which few days ago was filed with
promise is now a watery waste. The
loss of life is not quite SO great, but
the loss of property and suffering is
many times greater than the Calves
ton horror a few years ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Personal Points.

From the Oakland Republican.
Rev. r. M. Ramsey, of Kingwood. stopped
OF In Oakland Tuesday night with friends.
he being on his way home from vacation
OF two weeks. which he spent at Atlantic
City.l
+. III. Tibbetts. formerly OF BLOOMINGTON.
this county, but more recently of Kingwood,
where be was superintendent OF one of the
large coal mines located near that town
has resigned his position and Is now resi-.
dent OF Mountain Lake PARK In which
place he will embark in the mercantile
business.
Mrs. Frank Browning, daughter OF Mrs.
Thomas Coddington. OF Oakland. who went
to Baltimore some time ago to undergo an
operation for appendicitis. which was sue
cessfully performed, returned to her home
near Terra Alta, Saturday evening. after
stopping of in Oakland for day.
Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Bit.
finger. Mr.. and Mrs. John Bittinger and
Julius and Ivy Arnold, of near Eglon,
passed through Oakland for Accident
where on Sunday they attended the Ger
man Baptist love feast. returning home
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Rowan White, OF Oakland, will on
Saturday, the 7oth inst. celebrate his oand
birthday, he having been born in Fayette
county Pa, June 40. 1871. He removed
with his parents from Pennsylvania when
he was but six or seven years old TO Pres.
ton county, West Va, and came to Oakland
with his family great many years ago
probably hfty-where he has been held in
high regard ever since. He was post
master here under President Grant. Mr.
White is well preserved and retains 10
remarkable degree all his faculties He is
quite active and can be seen upon our
streets every day. We hope that he may
live to celebrate many more anniversaries
OF his birth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

The Grafton Daily and Weekly
Sentinel has changed hands and
Bro. James w. Holt retires from
the business after an ownership of
IS years. The new proprietors are
B. F. Sayre and Gus. A. Bolden.
The former is Sheriff of Taylor
county and Mr.. Bolden is well
known to our people having been
engaged IN newspaper work for
years at Terra Alta and Haywood.
He will be the editor of the Daily
and Weekly and will make things
hum as he Is one of the best news
paper men in the state.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

At District Grange Convention
held recently in Barracksville, Mar
ion county composed of delegates
from Monongalia, Marion, Barbour
and Preston counties w. b. Free
land of this county was elected
Vice President and M. Fl. Taylor,
of Masontown was elected Secretary.
An executive committee was APP
pointed composed of three members
with F. o. Shaffer of Rhor this
county as one of them. The next
meeting of the District Grange will
be held at Terra Alta at time to
fixed by the Master.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Items Of Inierest.
From the MOrssntown Dominion.

From the Morgsntown Dominion.
Sweeney Fleming went over TO Kingwood
yesterday on business
Ben Brady. Of Kingwood who came over
to get his diploma at Commencement has
returned home.
Dan Dawson left this morning for King.
wood to spend most OF the summer. He
graduated in the classical course this year.
but will return TO study law next fail.
A young msn recently received letter
from his girl In Il she told OF a visit 10
the seasbore and enclosed quantity
OF sand. He is now wondering whether
she meant II for a hint
The Court this morning granted decree
OF divorce from bed and board In the case
OF Mary V. Har,igan vs. James w. Harti-
gan The plaintiff was given all her prop
erty. and any undivided and undetermined
interest In the hospital property. held by
the defendant, in lieu OF alimony The de.
iendant may retain possession OF the hos.
pital for six months. by the payment of
rent OF $50 per month. The plaintiff is
given entire control Of tue infant female
children. She also has permission TO edn.
cate and control the male children. but In
case OF any inability or disinclination on
her part to do so. the court reserves the
right for future decree Dr. Hartiean's
attorneys have taken an appeal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

The County Court of Mono ngalia
county last week showed its loyalty
and generosity by appropriating
$1,000 toward the fund to be used in
erecting a monument in Oak Grove
cemetry, at Morgantown, to the
memory of the heroes of the Civil
and Spanish-American wars who
sleep in Oak Grove. The base for
the monument was placed in posi-
ton twenty years ago and the mat
ter of erecting the shaft was delayed
from time TO time and finally for
gotten until brought to the notice
of the public by Geo. c. Baker, in
letter published in the Post a few
weeks ago.
The citizens propose to build a
$1,000 monument and the rest is to
be rsised by private subscription.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Our readers will have to bear
with us just now on big rush of ad-
vertising matter. We have much
more than usual in the paper on ac-
count Of SO many lot sales all over
the country, and rush generally of
matter before the 4th of July. If we
thought it would keep up we would
enlarge the paper and double the
size of it, but most Of the extra
matter is only for a week or two.
The Argus has always made a
speciality of publishing more reading
matter than any other paper Of its
size in the state and it has become
so popular that everybody wants to
advertise in it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Lot sale. are ali the r.ge now ar

Lot sales are all the rage now and
most of them are big success.
Among those now on the tspis is
one at Beaumont, suburb of Graf
ton. 1t comes off next Tuesday
under the management of Ernest
l.. Love, the well known real estate
dealer of Grafton Most of the
prominent citizens of Grafton al
ready own lot in this beautiful
suburb, about 200 having been pur-
chased. DR.. Love owns about 1 so
lots which he now offers at public
auction to the highest bidder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
The EIkins News saws

Claude w. Maxwell and bride arrived in
this city Wednesday evening. from their
bridal trip and are the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. w. B. Maxwell. Many Of the groom s
friends gave them an old time serenade in
which cowbells and tinware figured in place
OF musical instruments, just by way of show
ing their displeasure at his desertion to the
ranks of the benedicts
w. Arch Shafet has given up his position
as clerk in Posten's store and has secured
position. in the office of the auditor Of the
w. V. c. & T.. X. X.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

The County Court of Monongalia
County has ordered an election to
be held at time to be fixed during
this summer at which the citizens of
the county are to vote on PROPOSE
ton to issue $a5o. 900 in bonds,
the proceeds of which are to be ex-
pended in the construction of maca-
dam roads.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

big lot sale comes off at Terra Alta on
July nth, and so fine lots in the Freeland
Addition will be sold to the hiehest bidder.
They are situated right in the suburbs OF
the town and are splendid locations Tor
residences. Col, Cummings. the celebrated
auctioneer. will cry the sale. Good music
will be furnished free and the day will be a
gala one for Terra Alta. Don't forget the
date. Saturday. July nth, one week after
the Glorious Fourth
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Two students started out to eel.
citrate early Saturday evening.
Exams. were finished and ii was all
over until next fall. AS the evening
wore on, they felt very much in the
wha-tell-do-we-care mood. They
got very brave, and not being able
to make enough noise with their vo-
cal organs fred a revolver al
times. Their hilarity attracted the
attention Of policeman and he es-
corted them to the lookup. Sun
day morning they enlisted the SYM
pathy of the young deputy sheriff
He went to the mayor with their sad
story. They had to usher at the
Baccalaureate services Major
McGrew appreciated the humor OF
the situation and agreed to release
them on forfeit of sro per for APP
pearance at police court this morn
ing.
OF course they did not appear.
Neither is it written that they usher
ed at the sermon. The mayor inn
posed nominal fine, and the boys
can get the balance of their tens by
calling at his Office. dominion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Although the Republican primary
election is almost year off, the
leaders and candidates are becom.
ing very active in fixing up" states.
1t is generally conceded here that
Col. N. J. Fortney will succeed
Judge Holt when his present term
expires, and this will leave vacan-
cy in the the Office of Prosecuting
Atty. Several of our young attor-
mics are aspiring to fill the Coloneps
shoes among whom Capt. c. c.
Pierce and Jas.T. Daley seem to be
IN the lead at present though two or
three more of them will probably go
after the plum when the contest gets
fully under way.
Candidates for SherIffality are
getting too numerous to mention,
already and when the rest of the pa
triots get started, who want to serve
the fun promises to be fast and fur
ious. We are not In it when it
comes to a republican primary, so
il is no funeral of ours, but we will
get more fun out of the big show
when things get warmed up than
some of the fellows on the other
side will. In the meantime our
readers will be KEEP informed of
events on the political warpath fast
as they develope
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

The papers and people of the
north who have been holding up
their hands in horror over the lynch
ing of negroes in the South for
crimes against the women of that
section will have TO revise their
creed of hate against thg southerns
for their summary disposal Of the
black brutes for such outrages. The
business is coming very close home
now as negro was taken from the
New Castle, Delaware Jail near Will
mlngton Monday night, of this week
by mob of 5000 citizens and burn
ed at the stake in most revolving
manner for the outraging and murd-
reing of Helen Bishop white girl.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

The Rural News published at
Morgantown by H. d. Correll and
w. F. Naret, is the best thing of
the kind, yet it ISSUED in the State.
The paper is handsomely printed on
fine book paper and has eight pages
and issued twice each month for
so cents per year. 1t is Farm
Newspaper and full of good things
for the farmer and stock raiser.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Kingwood. June 20, 1908.

Col. Joseph IL. McDermont, the
oil king and capitalist of Morgan
town, is now being doomed for the
State Senate by his friends as the
Republican candidate from Monon-
gala county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Family Reunion.

The annual White Family Reunion and
general basket picnic for everybody will be
held at Manown, Saturday, August 8, 1903.
There will be able speakers present and
plenty of music. There will be plenty of
refreshments and plenty to eat; everybody
is invited to come.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

of last week:
Katie Smith, little fve-year-old girl,
while waiting at the u. & q. depot on South
street, for her mother, Monday afternoon,
wandered away. When her mother return
ed and found Katie missing, she Immediately
became very badly frightened and the police
were notified. After two hours search
Katie was found, none the worse for her
jaunt. She was taking in the sights in the
central part of the city. They were on their
way home 10 Newburg, w. Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Driven TO Desperation

Living in an out OF the way place, remote
from CIVILIZATION, family is often driven
ing IN Burns, Cuts. Wounds. Ulcers, etc.
Lay in supply OF Bucklen's Arnica Salye'
It's the best on earth, age.
AZ j: A. Lenhart's; Irona Supply Co !.
Cooke Supply Co.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Irontown. w Va. April "a. Ioo2.
This Is to certify that ]. Z. T. Keener put
one Of his Gee Whiz Washing Machines i'm
on trial. and we liked It so we'll that we
kept it. and bought seven more-one for
each OF my daughters and daughters .in-law,
four OF whom reside near here and three to
whom machines are to be shipped to Indl.
ana. believe them to be the best washer
on the market to-day. and think you would
not make mistake by buying one
Yours respectfully,
AARON LUzADDrR
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Notice.

AS my son John Franklin, has left home
hereby, notify the public that will be
responsible for no debts Contracted bv
him. D. w O'Neaii
June I, 1903. Al
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
HORSES FOR SALE.

/ will offer at Private Sale at our farm
near Kingwood, 9 Young Horses, well
broken and in FIRST class condition.
~ IoHN + CoPEMAN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

work and durability. have the sol g agen
cy for this and adjoining counties Don't
buy any other until you investigate the
merits OF this machine. Send postal card
and Will deliver you one on trial.
Dealers and Agents wanted Write for
Terms.
J. 4. +. KEENER.
IROHTOWN, w VA
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
SENSATIONAL CHARGE.
Against Randolph County School
Teacher-Practiced Fraud II Is
Claimed.

Hartman, w. Va, June I4.-H. c.
Hartman, Secretary of the Board of
Education of Dry Fork district, has
made formal complaint against G..
w. Kenney, a school teacher, for
having fraudulently collected s7s
from the teachers fund of this dis
trict; before Justice Imboden Stall.
maker, who issued warrant for
Kenney's arrest and placed it in the
hands of Constable Jason Hartman
for execution Immediately.
Kenney has been at Horton for
some time, but inquiries made to-
day by telephone failed TO locate
him, and his whereabouts are not
known. 1t is thought at Horton
that he has left the country.
He taught what is known as the
Cave school, near Horton, last win
ter, but it now develops that he
quit at the end of two months. He
held a number two certificate and
his salary was Sas month. His
reports continued coming in to the
secretary of the board with exact
regularity for three months after
abandoning his school. They we're
signed in proper places by the trust
ees and suspicion that everything
was not right did not occur to the
secretary until day or two ago,
when he received a report from
another teacher for the third month
and an order from the trustees for a
draft for the salary.
At the time the school should
have closed Kenny sent in the grade
sheet and report of enumeration for
the sub-district.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
June Joiners.

William Teets 20, Sarah e. Castcel %.
Chas. ID. Lipscomb ~, Rose A. Myers "a
Sylvester c. Bergman III, Anastalia
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
MEMS CLOTHING.

Mems splendid sack suits, made
from richest Imported and Domes-
tic Cloths, plain and fancy, perfect
in ~, only $1,000.
Other Suits as low as s.. 50 il you
want them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

GET OUR PRICES BEFORE
YOU BUY. YOU WILL LOSE
MONEY IF YOU DON'T g.
PROMPT ANSWER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
FERTILIZER.
MAMMOTH LAMPS.

We have lot Of No. 10 Rochester
Lamps with shades and hangers
suitable for stores, churches, school
houses, halls, only $500.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Kingwood wins Two Games the Past
Week.

There WAS lively game OF base ball a,
the kingwood Ball Park last Friday after.
noon Newburg came over In full force 10
put 1t on our boys and ready TO bet every
dollar they had on the game The boys
had gone over there with some kind OF a
pickup outfit and gotten licked. and this
excited the Ncwburgers so that they want.
ed the earth. A crowd OF rooters. headed
by the Mayor OF the town. came along 10
cheer the boys on to victory and take back
our scalps and loose change. Newburg
started in well and held US down like gro.
fessionai players for two or three Innings
Then the old-timers like Jim Hayes. Mau.
rice and Alton Jackson. who were not in
the game at Newburg began to get warmed
up. and after that IL was simply merry 20.
round for our boys. They slugged the ball
all over the field and into the red brush so
often that all the balls were lost half the
y time and the game delayed so as to make
IL very tame. The Mayor announced that
he had err so bet on the game and the ice
cream for the Kingwood boys II they won.
and an eight-gallon keg OF beer for New.
burg II they won. lie had made official
arrangements to this effect for the honor
and glory of his town. but after about the
third inning the Mayor retired from the
arena. and his boys gave up and had no
ginger in them after that. The score stood
al to in favor OF Klngwood. and would
have been more. only we didn't want any
more.
TT
Yesterday our boys went to Morgantown
and expected to get licked. as they had
about the same as they had at Newburg,
the old veterans named above not going
but they won the game anyhow. by score
of "a to II. II was hard drive over there
and back in one day. ~ miles. and play
ball besides. The Morgantown club will
be over here for return game Saturday.
June ", and play at p. m. at the grounds
between the forks OF the road east OF
town. IL will be a coed game. Come out
and see it and encourage the boys.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
FANCY GROCERIES.

Mammoth Queen Olives, large
bottles, IS cents.
We have the most complete line
Of Foreign and Domestic Groceries
in the county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
DRESS GOODS-

All wool Waistings and Tricots,
oolors. Pink, Light Blue, Sage, Scar
let Cardinal, Navy, Green, Tan
and Slate only 20 cents per yard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
JEWELRY.

Plain Pearl Shirt Waist Sets.
large size, only IS cents.
~ other late novelties at lowest
nces possible for goods that viii
Z and the wear.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
HARDWARE.

Best wire nails, sd SIC, I'D, SIC.
All other sizes, only 5 cents 10.
Lower prices by the key.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
GROCFRIEs

Arbuckles Coffee only 10 cents ID.
Other Groceries as low.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
WOMEN's CLOTHING.

WOMEN'S CLOTHING.
Walking Skirts, early Fall styles,
only s2.so.
We keep full and complete line,
suits, Skirts, Undcfskirts, Shirt
Waists and Wrappers.
BOYS CLOTHING.
Someryille Mills, Blue Serge Suits,
long Pants, only $3.50.
Some make short pants, only S. 90.
CHILD'S CLOTHING.
Norfolk suits for little fellows.
only TACO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.
Your choice Of our best calicoes.
only s cents per yard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Charles N. Dorr A, Elizabeth Wo,ring 81.
Thomas l.. Turner 81, Cora Hill IL.
All natives of Preston except Casteel, who
was born in Maryland, and Bergman in
Pittsburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25
Ribbons

Our No. 585 an silk Ribbon,
eolors, Pink, Light Blue Black, etc.
No. ~, width "a inches, only nc
yard; No. 80, width 3 inches, only
70 cents yard; No. 90, width III
inches, only IS cents per yard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

Here is an item from the Wheeling News
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-15
Who Gets the Most Benefit 2

There are always two sides to every
story Not long ago one of the lead
ing magazines of the country, which
probably carries as much, if not more,
advertising matter in proportion to
the reading matter given as any SINH
lar publication, spoil g of some OF its
readers who had complained that there
were too many advertisementsin the
magazine and who thought they were
not getting the worth of their money
in reading matter. Whereupon letters
of another kind began coming in say
ing that TO these readers the advertise
ments were among the most valuable
parts of the magazine and that they
relied on them for many of their
necessities. Stories of homes COM
pletely furnished by purchasers from
the magazines advertisers were told
and the gist of them all went to prove
that the readers of the advertisements
themselves are the chief beneticiaries.
This is equally true, and perhaps more
so, of country newspaper advertising.
The greater proportion of the ads of
merchants who patronize these papers
are announcements Of bargains-prices
made cheaper by careful buying,
desire to close out certain line of
goods, stock clearing sales, etc. all
of which are really of the greatest
benefit to those who read their ads
and become purchasers. IT such
figures could be got hold of, there is
no doubt that ten times the total
amount paid for subscriptions to this
paper is saved by it's subscribers who
have read and benefited by the ad-
vertisements in its columns the past
year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-07-15

become thickly settled with prosperous
farmers, and that it affords at the
present time for the man who is look
ing for cheap farm lands an opportun-
ity excelled by no other locality. The
Boston and Duluth Farm Land Co.,
of Duluth. few years ago purchased
several hundred thousand acres of this
land, part of which they are selling
at So. 90 to SS 90 per acre, reserving
the remainder for higher prices. The
land is being rapidly taken up, and
we talked with several customers dur
ing our visit in Duluth, all of whom
were delighted with the purchases
they secured and the prospects before
them. Several parties from Winnie
sheik county have purchased from this
company through their local represent
atives, Christen Bros. many of whom
will move onto their farms at an early
date.
Owing to our short stay at Duluth
we are able to give our readers only a
disconnected, haphazard sketch of tha
most important industries of that Sec
tion as they appeared to us, but hope
that we may be able at some future
date to spend several weeks in this
interesting and progressive city. We
are sure that anyone contemplating
vacation trip could scarcely find one
more enjoyable than this, the cheap
rate of $l2. SO from Decorah to Duluth
and return, with the time limit
November 1st, making the trip so
reasonable that almost anyone could
afford it,
We met several Decorahians in
Duluth. Bert Porter and Harry
Hughes are both employed by the steel
trust, which occupies d handsome fire.
proof structure of steel and stone,
even the desks, tables. wall cases, etc.
being of steel. Will G.. Holcomb has
lately secured an excellent position
in a wholesale fruit house, and Walter
Mott was in the city, expecting to
accept a position with large whole
sale dry goods concern. s. W. Fields
and Charles W. Reed were guests of
Bert Porter, Geo. Phelps was visiting
the Day brothers, and Miss Addle
Marsh was in the city for day, COM
ing down from Bemidji. where she
had been visiting.