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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

Health Officers says that Causes are
PreYentable Uncleaniiness at Bot
tom of Trouble Another Old Resi-
dent of Morgantown Writes on the
Question.
To The Editor of the New DOMINION
From some cause or causes we
are afflicted at the present time with
an epidemic OF Typhoid fever. The
number of cases continue at about
the same quota. We have had
many theories in regard TO the in
lection producing this state of sick
ness, upon the probable causes
will not touch, but upon facts as
see them. There are three forms OF
uncleanliness that are the predis-
posing and exciting causes. 1st.
Personal uneleanliness disregard OF
the bath, the breathing OF impure
air, the unhygienic preparat. onof
food. End. Domestic unclean n ess,
lack of sewerage for kitchen and
closet waste, deposit of fuel waste
upon the ground, improper sentila-
tion of sleeping rooms and of bed
ding. 3rd Municipal uncleanli
ness. Failure OF Council through
financial stringency to provide pub
lie sewers in the different parts of
the city. In some sections of the
town the streets are used as storage
houses, wagons are left on the public
highways. There are excavati ons
and the dirt is left and the pave
ments are not properly replaced.
Now what we need is TO clean up
personally in the home and as q
city. Do not let US wait any longer
THE ounce of prevention is worth
more than pound of cure
There is small pox in Ohio and
Pennsylvania, our neighbors. Thou.
sands of dollars are expended for the
socalled stamping out of disease
when the cause of 1t is within oui
power to prevent.
The city water will be analysed
and examined Internationally, and
no matter what is found 1t is goo6
judgment to avert all causes unit
we know the state of water 1t car
be boiled and aerated and used fol
cooking and drinking purposes
Epidemic of disease can be prevent
ed. Let US spend the money OF
sewerage for home and city rather
than in an attempt to" stamp out
disease after it has gained a foo
hold due to neglect
| wish to warn all citizens in {
general way to remedy all unsani
tary conditions of their premises
The health office cannot know of The
many cases of imperfect sewerage
and accumulated deposits of filth
and if the city ordinance in regard
to infringement of health laws are
disregarded the cases will be turned
over to the legal members OF The
Board. Yours,
DIR. WARREN, Health Officer
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Rent ana want Ads.

Cook WANTED: A good cook want
ed at good wages. Apply to Mrs. ].
A. Woodward
PRINTERS wANTED-Two steady
reliable printers can find permanent
employment at this off &c.
GIRLS WANTED:-Girls wanted in
decorating department Seneca Glass
Company.
GIRL WANTED: A girl for laundry
and chamber work Good wages.
INQUIRE of Mrs. Jos. III. McDERMoTT.
For SALE OR RENT room with use
bath and all modern conveniences.
Located 10 East Morgantown. Pos
session given April first. Inquire at
this office.
Rooms FOR RENT-For rent, sew
eral furnished ropms. Some are
single and there is one suite of two
rooms. Hot and cold water and
bath. Call at the Delicatessen.
Front street.
LosT-A shield SHAPED pin, with a
reproduction OF the Old Maryland flag
on its surface. Finder please return
to this office and receive reward.
House FOR sALE-Six thousand
dollars buys seven roomed house
on Front street. The lot is 431 hy
126 feet. Possession given ON April
first. Apply at
H. C. BAKER Hardware Company.
PocKETBooK Lost Between No.
Al Locust avenue, East Morgantown,
and Fortney's Opera House Cafe, cor
ner Walnut and Spruce Streets,
pocket book containing check OF
the Kingwood Bank for $25, about 81
in change, and some valuable papers
Person finding same will be rewarded
by leaving 1t at this Office.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

They are also very busy telling
their friends not to miss it under any
consideration. This is the best pos
sible endorsement that an attraction
can have, and together with the fact
that the name of Jefferson has been
a household word for great many
years and has been looked up to as
all that is best in dramatic art there
is little wonder that the interest is
at such high pitch. This is most
sure to he the dramatic treat of the
season.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the
OF the Morgantown Saw
ings and Loan Society will be held at
its office on
MONDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1908,
at 80 p. M, for the purpose of electing
a board of directors and transacting
such other business as may come before
the meeting.
THoM E. HODGES, Sec'y.
February IA, 1908.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
PARTNERSHIP FORMED.
C. I. Keck aud Harry l.. Smyth will do
General Hauling and Contracting.

G. l. keck and Harry L, Smyth have
formed partnership. They will do
all kinds OF hauling, They make a
speciality OF heavy hauling, such as
engines and boilers and machinery OF
every description. Grading and exca-
waiting Of every kind is to be dope by
them, They have been engaged in
work OF this character for some years
and are In every way equipped to do it
on the shortest possible notice and in
the best possible manner. Peoples
phone 206-4
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
JACK CURTIS DROWNED.
rs Houses Submerged for West
Va. Coal Co.


Stage of Water In Years-Monon.
gaheia Very High-Landslide at
Catamba.
The continuous rain for about 36
hours up to Monday morning has
made very high waters all over this
part of the country. Deckers Creek
has the highest stage of water seen
there in FIVE years
Jack Curtis, carpenter, was
drowned in the stream at eleven o
clock Sunday night. Curtis, in
company with another man, whose
name is Hood were crossing the
wagon bridge on the Decker's Creek
road near the factory of the Valley
woodworking Company at Geo.
Smiths. Both men fell over the
abutment on the side of the bridge
next the railroad and plunged into
the rushing, foaming waters of the
creek. Hood washed through under
the bridge, and succeeded in getting
out of the water. His comrade,
Jack Curtis was drowned. His body
had not been recovered this morning
though watchers were out all night
with lanterns looking for it. The
creek was so high and swift that no
one could venture out to drag the
bottom till the water had run
down.
Curtis is single man aged about
thirty years and carpenter. He
was blind in one eye He was en-
ployed by w. o. Freeman and was
boarding at Freeman's house on
Kingwood street in Greenmont.
Mr. Curtis and his brother. who
is contractor, came here from
Ceredo, Wayne county, few months
ago. Their former home IS johnson
City, Tennessee The young man
was on the streets in town about 5
o'clock in the evening Sunday, and
was said to have teen drinking, but
not enough to lose control of his
actions.
twenty-five houses just erected
by the West Virginia Coal Company
up Deeker's Creek were submerged
by the creek and were from
one TO three feet in water this morn
ing. The occupants were driven to
the second stories of the houses
where they had to remain shivering
with cold till the wat rs receded
Monday The eighteen new houses
erected by the Deckei's Creek Com
rany on the south side of the stream
on the Kerns farm, are far up out of
reach of the stream.
slight damage was done along the
NJ. & X. road b Y landslides and
moving Of small bridges. The train
went up on schedule time Monday
mornin but was expecting some
delays along the road.
The Monongahela river is higher
than it has been at any other time
this wir ter. Much drift is floating,
and some daring fellows have been
out with boats capturing floating
timber most of the day.
A landslide on the B. & O. road
at Catawba prevented the arrival OF
the late train from Fairmont Sunday
night and DELAYED the.morning train
from the same city several hours.
The afternoon train Sunday ran into
the slide, but was able to get
through, and go on to Plttsburg.
The rain had ceased by Monday
morning, and northern wind had
sent the temperature below the
freezing point and covered all out
doors with thin sheet of ice.
A message from Dellslow at ten
ten o'clock stated that the fill at
Marshall Johnsons on the M. az X.
road had washed out, and the train
had not then reached that place.
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Has Very sore:Foot.

George Darrah has very sore
foot as result of stepping on nail
at Point Marion few days ago.
He is unable to get out today to
look after his contracts. He stepped
on the nail just about quitting time
and then had to wait for two hours
on the train which was late. He ex-
poets that the wound will be all
right again very shortly.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

No more typhoid fever IL you
drink Deep Rock water 5 cents q
glass, at McVickers Old Reliable
Drug store.
Go to Bishops for pickles, sauces,
malt vinegar, jams and condiments.
Always fresh and carefully selected.
5000 cakes of Dame soaps, Lenox
size. Seven cakes for rs y also
lot of well milled finely perfumed
toilet soap at 5 and 10 r per cake at
Bishops.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Worth Preserving.

It's the way your baby looks now.
Another month, another year, and
the little ones face is changed.
GET A PHOTO OF 1T NOW and you
will never regret it. We make them
look their best, and we have had
great success in this, the most diff
ficult speciality Of any photographer.
E. G. PRoTzMAN,
The photographer
Studio 1913 Peasants Street.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

EsTRAY.--I have an estray on my
place on the West Side. 1t has been
there about six weeks. The animal
is brown mare, and weighs about 800
pounds. II the owner does not soon
call and prove property the animal will
be sold to pay charges.
O. l KECK
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.

Morgan and Gilmer have Decided
to Dissolve--F0rmer Will Conduct
the Business.
The we'll known firm of Morgan
and Gilmer has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent. Mr.. L. II. Morgan will
conduct the business at the old stand
on Cherry Alley. Mr.. Gilmer will re-
tire from the firm. The dissolution
took effect on February l6.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

Little "Reenie'' who so cleverly
PLAYED "Meenie" IN Mr.. Jefferson s
production of rip Van Wrinkle" is
loyal little Britisher. The COM
pany played Winnipeg, Manitoba, a
short time ago and when the train
crossed the boundry line and the
bright child spied the flag Of her ma
tive land she dubbed over with
patriotic pride. 'Mammai Mamma
Come out aHd see the Union Jack, y
she cried IN glee, and then she STOOD
on the car platform and sang God
Save the King" at the top of her
lusty little voice. She was favor
tie with Winnepeg passengers, as
may be supposed, and many of them
were in the audience that night to
applaud the bright British young
ster.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Special Notice.

The first Confirmation Lecture will
be held In Trinity Protestant Episeo-
pal Church on Wednesday evening
Feb. I8 at Z o'clock instead of Sunday
evening Feb. Is as was announced.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
L. H. MORGAN.
J. M. GILMKR.

For SALE AT A BARGAIN: Home
grand graphpnone including reprodu-
Gel, Recorder, IA inch recording horn,
shaving knife, and sixty five grand
records. Call on or addrss.
G. L. ST. CLAIR.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

THE new nobny spring shapes in
Stetson hats now ready at Hlrsch
mans.
MY MOTTO; the best is the cheap
est. Ream's Drug Store.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Dissolution of Partnership.

The firm Of Morgan & Gilmer has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent.
All persons indebted to the firm will
please call at the office, 229 Cherry AL
ley, and settle their accounts. All per-
sons to whom the firm is indebted win
present their claims at the Office for pay.
ment.
L. HI. MORGAN.
J. M. GILMER.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
Court DELAYED.

On account OF the delay of the
morning train Monday Judge Ma
son did not get here till noon, and
court did not convene till one o'clock
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

HAVE you tried Wipgold coffeei
A mixed Mock and Java at Bish.
ops.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

LOTS FOR sALE-Two lots In the
front OF Rogers addition In East Nor
gontown. Cheap ifsold before March
first Apply to
4 IL W0upINn
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16

FoR sALE.-Three new houses and
lots, all rented and paying IL pei
cent above taxes and insurance. So
600 buys the three. Be quick and
make something.
w. f. ST.. CLAIR.
Point Marion,P
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-16
TWO COMMUNICATIONS.
People Interested in Typhoid
Fever Outbreak.

Health Officers says that Causes are
PreYentable -Uncleaniiness at Bot
tom of Tr0ubIe-Another Old Resi-
dent of Morgantown Writes on the
Question.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYEDOM
What Has Been Going on
During the Past
Week.
DEMOCRATS FULL OF HOPE
The Outlook Is Declared to Be Good
For the Party in lowa-A Success
full Conference Of the Leaders of
State.

Des Moines, Aug S.-"The outlook
for the democratic party this year is
good,s said Chairman Jackson, of the
state committee, land we are going
to make a vigorous campaign"
eve will make the fight, of course"
said Charles A. Walsh, national COM
mitteeman. at is all we can do. The
democratic party is like a cat; it can
fight better on it's back than any other
way. We've got to put up fight"
1.-THE tariff and trusts" said Judge
Wade, will be most talked about.
This seems to be the weak point of the
opposition. It's an issue that cannot
be evaded."
The conference of members of the
democratic state committee and can
didates and leading members of the
party was held this afternoon at the
Savory house. The members of the
committee were nearly all here and
Chairman Jackson expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the outlook for
a vigorous campaign. Reports were
received from different parts of the
full for the party.
Jerry sullivan Vi CTeSlOu, CduuludIS
for governor, was one of the early
arrivals and he is ready to begin an
active campaign. Judge Caldwell, who
was nominated for supreme Judge, was
present. Mr.. Butler, the candidate for
lieutenant governor, could not come.
1t is expected that the committee
will open headquarters in few days
and be ready for business. Chairman
Jackson did little more last year than
to effect an organization and he hop
ed to continue in this work this year
and be able to make some Roadway.
Others who were present aside from
the committeeman, were Judge M. ].
Wade, Second district congressman;
Charles A. Walsh, national commit
teeman; G.. R. Rinehart, Newton;
w. W. Marsh, Waterloo; John Short
ley, Perry; J. H. Stubenrauch, Pella:
H. c. Price, Knoxville, and Sam 8.
Wright, Upton.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
CORN DAMAGED BY WINDS
Many Barns Blown Over in Warren
and Madison Counties.

Wick, Aug. IA terrific wind storm
accompanied by a downpour of rain
amounting almost to a water spout
passed over southern Madison and
Warren counties yesterday at little
before noon, doing untold damage to
corn, orchards and farm improvements
In this vicinity the wind was so terri
fic as TO amount practically to hur-
ricane. Barns and out-buildings were
blown over and windmills toppled on
many farms. Corn was laid fiat upon
the earth and orchards are in ruins.
On the Howard Davidson and Gibson
farms barns were wrecked. On the
McCroby, Powers and Duff farms wind
mills were blown down. Many of the
farmers in this neighbOrhood suffered
from loss of crops. The storm came
up from the west and passed over
Wick in about thirty minutes. Scores
ran for cellars and cyclone caves.
Thomas A. Walker an old resident
here says that he never saw heavier
wind in this part of the state. His
corn was blown to the ground. ut
Is luck that the wind and rain was not
accompanied by hail" said Mr. Walk
err, cor our corn would be total loss.
AS it is the damage is more than can
be estimated at this time"
Apples were shaken from trees and
in many instances the trees uprooted.
Shade trees on many of the streets
of this place were broken and up
rooted ,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
FIGURES ON FRUIT CROP.
Secretary Greene Predicts over $1,000.
900 Bushels of Apples.

Des Moines, August 10.-Reports on
the condition of the fruit at the close
of July are now in the office of Secre-
tary Wesley Greene, of the Horticul-
tural society, from all the countries of
the state. They bear out in large
measure the earlier estimates, which
were based on partial returns from
the counties, but make a rather better
showing for the summer and fall ap-
pies. The corrected returns on the
fruit prospects for the state make the
following showing:
Apples, summer, so; fall So; winter,
AZ. Plums, American, IA; Japanese,
10; European, IL. Pears, 9. Peaches,
20. Grapes, 6S.
A short time ago, Mr.. Greene said
the fruit crop would be this year about
the same as in 1889. In that year
there were 3,129,S62 bushels of apples.
Mr.. Greene predicts about the same
number of bushels this year. He
says fall and summer apples promise
fairly well, but the winter crop will
be small and prices high.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
DISASTER AT BALL PARK.
overcroWded Walk Gives Way and
Hundreds Are Carried Down.


Philadelphia. Aug. 10-Four per-
sons are dead. at least twelve are
thought to be fatally injured and fully,
100 others hurt, some seriously, as the
result OF an accident which occurred
Saturday at the Philadelphia National
League base ball park. A board walk
which overhung the west field bleach
ers fell to the street, carrying zoo
spectators.
TWO games were scheduled between
Boston and Philadelphia, and the game
drew over 10000 persons to the ball
park. The accident occurred at $40
O'Clock, while the Boston team was at
bat in the fourth inning of the second
game, and was directly due to a quar-
rel between two drunken men in the
street. The National league stands
are built of steel and brick, the brick
wall extending entirely around the,
grounds. At the top of the left field
seats, and extending from the grand
stand to the end of the bleachers,
there was walk about three feet
wide which overhung the street 1t
was this walk that gave way under
the heavy weight.
Men who had been standing on the.
walk were attracted by a disturbance.
in the street They leaned over the
side of the railing to see what was.
the trouble, and this drew the atten-
ton of other spectators seated on the
top rows of the bleachers. Then &C.
Cured what is seen almost every day
at ball game-a rush to see what
other spectators were looking at. The,
walk became overcrowded, and with
out moments warning two hundred
feet of it fell to the sidewalk, twenty
feet below, carrying all who We're on
it. There were probably three thou
sand persons sitting in the left field
bleachers, and the roar made by the
falling timber created a panic. In
stantly the spectators rose en- masse
and made a rush down the stand and
into the playing field. 1t was one
great black wave Of humanity. Men
and boys climbed over one another in
their effort to escape from the grounds.
Not knowing what had occurred, the
ball players and others tried to stop
the mad rush, but they were swept
aside in their unsuccessful efforts, and
several persons were hurt in the
crush.
Outside the scene was one of hor-
ror. For an entire block on Fifteenth
street, from Huntington street to Le-
high avenue, men and boys were lying
writhing in agony. Some were buried
under the wreckage, others stretched
out in Fifteenth street, on the car
tracks. Some lay unconscious, others
were rolling over, suffering great pain.
and others attempted to get up and
walk. only to fall again. The 10000
persons within the grounds left the
place and crowded about the injured.
Indescribable confusion reigned for a
time because of the great crowd.
1t is estimated that over a hundred
persons who were slightly injured
went direct to their homes. An exam
nation of the walk after the wreck
showed many of the wooden supports
which extended three feet beyond the
walk to be rotten. They were about
two and a half inches thick and about
six inches wide. They broke of flush
with the wall
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
Kittens Dead From Gases.

Sioux City, Aug. S.-One of the most
remarkable atmospheric disturbances
is reported from Oacoma, s. d. Fol.
lowing the hottest day ever expert.
enced there came an atmospheric con.
dition, lasting only few minutes, but
fatal to live stock and greatly distres.
sing human beings.
During the day nearly every kitten
in the vicinity of Oacoma died, appar-
emily from the effects of some gaseous
matter in the air. A bunch of eighteen
head of cattle in one drove was seen
coming down from the flats, when
eight of them fell to the ground. A
farmer living near by ran out to them
and found six Of the eight already
dead. The other two jumped up ana
ran frantically away. ..
John Marris, stockman living on
White River, reports the loss of six
cattle on the same day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-08-13
INSANE FAIL
TO RECOVER
Not So Many Cures Effected
in the Chronic Cases As
Were Hoped For.
N0N-MECHANICAL RESTRAINT
Only Four Who Were Discharged as
Recovered We're Returned to the
Hospital During the Period-The
Parole System Works Well.

Des Moines, Aug. S.-The biennial
report of the state hospital at Mt.
Pleasant was flied with the board Of
control today. The daily average Of
patients in the period was 972 and
there are now $50 there. The percen.
tage of chronic cases and old people
is constantly increasing, so that the
number of recOveries is diminishing.
only four who were discharged as
recovered were returned to the hos
pitai during the period. The parole
system works well.
An effort is made to provide occupa-
ton for each patient as soon as his
condition will warrant it, and this has
had good effect. Paroles are given
for the grounds and $40 men have now
the freedom of the open wards. A
great variety Of amusements has been
provided. The training school for
nurses Is part of the organization
and women nurses are in charge Of
the sick in both the mems and the wo-
mems wards. Mechanical restraint
and seclusion have been practically
abandoned. Two new departments
have been added, one for physical cul-
ture and one for fancy work.
Many improvements have been made
at the Mt. Pleasant hospital the past
year, including a new heating system.
The improvement of the farm and gar
den, and much repair work to build
ing. The hospital needs an infirmary
for women, an amusement hall, and
many other things summarized as fol-
lows: Woman's infrmary, $4,000;
operating room for mems infirmary,
5000; enlarging horse barn, $4,000;
farmers lodke, $4,000; bake oven,
$4,000; floors and furniture, $4,000;
kitchen improvements, $4,000; amuse-
ment hall, $4,000; extension of main
corridor, $4,000: basement, $1,000;
painting, $1,000; improvement of
grounds, $4,000; cistern and fire pro-
lection, $4,000; farm and garden, ST.
500; roof for engine room and reset
ting boilers, $500; reservoir, $4,000;
bath room fixtures, $1,000; laborator-
les, $4,000; tunnels, $4,000; new sew
ers, $4,000; tempering coils, $4,000;
$500; contingent and re-
pair fund, $4,000.