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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
sam. NELSON
OF Fairmont Likely to Reach
the Pen.
He is a Bad Lot-Mas the Star Wit
ness for Alex Hill and Promises to
Beat the Latter to M0undsville.

He is Bad LOt-Nas the Star Wit
ness for Alex Hill and Promises to
Beat the Latter to Moundsville.
Samuel Nelson, OF Marion county,
is tangled up in the courts at Grafton
Ia a manner that gives him visions OF
the penitentiary. He has been con-
victed OF breaking and larceny in the
Circuit Court OF Taylor county, and
to-day was 10 have been sentenced,
but his attorney, Mr.. st. Clair of
Graftop4is putting up a fight that at
this tibOEives Sam some hope.
Nelson was arrested 10 Fairmont
just before Christmas on charge Of
stealing turkeys from farmer In TaY-
Tor county. A search warrant was is
sued by Justice Bennington ana the
turkeys, 1T is said, were found on Nei-
sons premises.
He was taken to Grafton and in
dicted, and last week bis trial came
up Constable l.. G. Jones, of this
city, was witness against him, as he
was the officer who executed the search
warrant. 1t was late Saturday night
when the case got to the jury tut 1t
did not take long for verdict to be
reached.
Nelson was found guilty as charged.
Nelson's attorney moved to set aside
the verdict and the court Is still
wrestling with the problem.
1t will be remembered that Nelson
was one of the witnesses in the Alex
H ill case which was tried here over a
year ago. Nelson's testimony had a
wholesale effect for the defendent.
Had there been two or three Nelson's
on hand. it is said, Hill would have
got clear.
A man associated with the case
said to Times reporter today: sit
looks like Nelson was going to beat
Alex to the pen at last-provided Alex
is ever sent.
By tomorrow evening at farthest,
Nelson will know his fate. The way
his case now stands he may be able to
give the Taylor county courts taste
of the same delaying tactics that Hill
has so successfully worked On Marion.
Nelson's attorney claims that The
warrant on which his client was ar
rested has flaw In it large enough for
Nelson and the turkeys to crawl
through.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
COUNCIL MEETING.
Reading of Ballot Ordinance
Not Completed.

MOI NOtnpiCtSu.
Four Applications for Building Per-
mits--One for Bowling Alley Sew
eral Orders Allowed.
Council convened last night with
quorum, the first in two weeks, and
transacted some business. Record
er Sisler. being absent, Maj w. {.
McCrew was appointed acting re
corder 1t was the first council
meeting Mr.. Sisler has missed since
his election to the Office,
Clarence l.. Stellar made appli
cation tor permit tn erect building
in the rear of the old ST Clair res
taurant on the Cox q Baker lot on
High street for a bowling alley. He
also applied for the privilege OF
transferring his license to conduct
billiard room to w II. Williams
aud Co. The application for build
ing permit was referred to building
committe, and the other one refused
Applications for building permits
were made by Archie L. Mckee
Mrs. Mary Pride. andG. S. Vance
All referred to building committee
The bill of d. c. Core, deputy
sheriff $282.50 jailor's fees for the
year from Jan, 1902 to Jan. l 1908
was ordered.
The treasurer was directed to pay
the interest on Morgantown Brick
Co.'S. order to Jan 1st 1908, and en-.
dorse same to bear interest until
paid.
The bill of Dean d. Hoffman for
sewering ON University avenue was
allowed, sud ordered paid out of sew
er fund $165.05.
The reading ofthe new A australian
ballot law was taken up and con-
tinued till nine o'clock when me
ton was made to adjourn and the
reading was suspended. 1t will
probably have to be read from the
beginning if left till the next regular
meeting of council.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
FIRE AT THE WALLACE HOUSE,
Basement Ignites from the Heat Of
Gas Stove.

Fire was discovered in the basement
of the Wallace House Tuesday morn.
ing, about 10. 30 O'Clock. The fire com.
pany responded at once to the alarm,
and the blaze was soon extinguished
The damage was slight.
Mr.. Lantz was sitting in the Office,
when he noticed faint smoke In the
room. 1t seemed to come from the
floor but no fame could be seen.
Mr.. Lantz hurried to the new base
ment room under the Office, but could
find neither FIRE nor smoke there
The gas was not turned high in the
stove but the blaze broke through
the ceiling near the fiue.
The plastering of the ceiling was
torn away and section about yard
square was found to be on fire between
the ceiling OF the basement and the
floor of the Office. Although special
pains had been taken to make the
fiue flreproof where the pipe entered
1t, right here Is where the fire origi.
mated. 1t was easily put out with a
small hose.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
PlKsT TO CROSS BRIDGE.


Deputy Sheriff A. l.. Demoss cross
ed the new steel Bridge at Falling
Run this morning as he came to his
Office at the court house. Several
wagon loads Of the material have been
delivered from the cars to the site for
the bridge at this side Of the stream,
and Mr.. Demoss walked right over II
as he came to town. Predictions as
to when the bridge structure will be
erected are no longer interesting.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
LAWYERS COMBINE.
Agree to Stop Cnt-throat Com
petition in Fees.

Mini Fees Agreed Upon For Var
ieus Work-Comm ittee Appointed t.
Agree Upon Fees for all work BY
AttsrBeys-Hefe-te.fore No Agree.
ment has Existed Except as to Ab'
stracting.
Following the natural order and
tendency of the age, the lawyers Of
the MonoDgalia Bar have formed a
combination in self defense. II is
the intention to totally eliminate cut
throat rate cutting 10 the charging OF
fees, which it is claimed has hereto
fore existed.
The subject was brought up at a
meeting OF the bar Monday morning
by a resolution offered by T. d. stew
art. The resolution provided that a
minimum fee for all professional work
by the local attorneys be agreed upon,
and all attorneys In the association
should be governed by this agreement.
The resolution was adopted, and a
minimum charge fixed for the prep
aratien of deeds, and deeds of trust,
and the making OF col cctions.
An agreement was also reached as
to the minimum charge for fees 10
civil suits for justices, and civil suits
circuit courts.
1t was decided to agree upon mini
mum fees for all other professional,
work. To this end committee COM
posed of Terence d. Stewart, Jos.
Moreiand and Edgar B. Stewart was
appointed to prepare scale Of mini
mum fees covering all work done by
local attorneys This committee Is
to make a report to another meeting
of the bar association within ten DAYS.
After this report is made, and the
scale covering all work adopted, the
minimum fees agreed upon will be
published.
OF course no lawyer will be restrict
ed as to the maximum amount of his
charges, so that where case requires
a great amount OF stddy and research,
he will be allowed to. charge q fee
with the labor invoiv-
ed. The intention Is to prevent the
cutting of fees to prices below which
it is impossible to give first class ser
vice TO clients.
Indications are that the minimum
fees will not be exorbitant, and II this
Is the case the combination ought to
accomplish good, by preventing hasty
and inaccurate work for ridiculeusly
meager fees.
Its intimated that throat cut
ting competition has existed which
enabled clients to get professional
work done for very small fees, to the
of all the members OF
the local bar.
Combination is the order Of the
times. 1t may accomplish much good
and it may work hardship upon some
II the minimum fees fixed by the law
yer should be higher than their eli
ents have been paying, 1T will be AZ
pued that turn about is fair play, and
inasmuch as the client bad the adj
vantage for some time 1t is only fair
to turn the tables for while.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
H0bsOn Not ReJir ed.

The House committee of naval af-
fairs has refused to recommend the
retirement of Captain Hobson on the
ground OF i'll health the chief evidence
against him being the advertisement
Of a lecture bureau, which announces
that IL has made arrangements for him
to lecture every night until the LIST Of
next May. The committee argue
that If Captain Hobsou is able to lee
ture every night in succession for foul
or five months he cannot be too feeble
to perform his duties as an officer Of
the Onited States navy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
The Laurel Wins.

The total vote of the school Sehil,
dren and friends on the choice of a
; tate flower has been ta5ulated at
the Office of the Superintendent OF
Free Schools, with the following re-
suits:
Laurel, 1906; honeysuckle, 3,44l ;
wild rose, 3,244; goldenrod, 3,046;
apple blossom, 1925; daisy, l,2l0;
columblne, 553; violet, 450; white
clover, 19l; arbutus, 112; all OF hers
voted on l,574. Total vote, 34,479,
OF which over half was cast for the
laurel
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
PORTRAIT PRESENTED.
To Public School By Mr.. Clark
Pickenpaugh.

Mr.. Clark Pickenpaugh has asked
Supt Gallup to select any picture
he desired, have it suitably framed
and placed in the public school
building. Mr.. Pickenpaugh does
tbis,in honor of his father, the late
Thornton Pickennaugh, who for
nearly thirty years was an honored
and active member of the Board OF
Education.
supt Gallup has selected a fine
portrait Of Longfellow, the best loved
OF our American poets. The picture
is fine copy of a portrait painted
bv Ernest Longtellow, the poets
con. IL will serve not only to adorn
school room but it will be beau
tiful memorial to ,ne OF Morgan.
towns most highly respected cit
iZpn3
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
Married..

DEUsENBERY- HAMILTON Mr..
Daniel w. Deusenbery and Miss Mel
lie Hamilton were married on Thurs
day evening, January 18th, 1908. at
the home of the BRIDES parents IN
North Moreantown. Rev. John f.
Mcclure performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Deusenbery is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Hamilton. Mr..
Deusenbery is son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Deusenbery. About IS guests
witnessed the ceremony. The young
people will go to housekeeping here
at once.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

ENGINE 1877 that hauls train No.
| from here to Pittsburg leaving at
5;55 a. m. sprung leak last night
and was dead TINS morning. The
train did not get away until $40 AZ
smother engine had to be sent from
eirmont.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
SPIRITUAL
Seems to be This Case ALI Round We
Think.

Business citizens beheld an as
tonishing spectacle Tuesday night.
A man from the country went from
place to place soliciting funds for a
church al Lumberport In one
pocket he had quart bottle OF
whiskey, with the neck of the bottle
visible. In another pocket he had a
memorandum of funds collected tor
the church. 1t was case of col
Letting spirits for personal use and
getting money for spiritual pur
poses.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
ABOUT OUR FIR LENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People.

Personal Mention OF Prominent People.
How they are and Where they are.
Prof Bsrbe was in Marietta last
week.
Q. e. Mccoy, OF Hoalt, was down
for day or two the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Tucker
left for New York this morning and
on Friday will sail from that port
for Havana They will be absent
about a month.
Mr. Webb had a letter from Mrs.
Webb today. 1t was written with
her own hand. Her friends are glad
to learn that she has made so much
improvement since her recent criti-
cal illness from fever.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

George Bower Youngest son Of
Adam Bower ia snffering from se
we're attack of fever. He has been
i'll for ten days past.
"A Desperate Chance" plays q re-
turn date At Swishers Theatre Jan. "a.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

ON account OF the absence OF Dean
Wrigbtson no rehearsal of the Cho-
raj Society at the University was
held Monday night. The regular
meeting will be held next week.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

TIE new University library will
he very convenient and attractive
place. 10 read and study when the
inside is finished aud the arranging
completed. The architecture Of the
interior is very pretty.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

Miss Anna White Of Sunnyside Is
very i'll of fever. A nurse from
Pittsburg came yesterday evening
to take care Of her.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
SWALLOWED POISON
Clarksburg Man, In Love with step.
daughter, Lies at Deaths Door.

CLARKsBURe, w. Va, Jan. Co.
W. A. Rawson lies at the point OF
death here. His step-daughter swore
out warrant this afternoon charging
him with quarreling. When the con-
stable went to arrest him he swallow.
ed vial OF muriatic acid. He soon
became unconscious aud cannot live.
He has been making love to his ste D
daughter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

GREAT suffering has resulted from
the coal famine in the northwest but
Morgantown has suffered from gas
famine
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
ABOUT KORGANfOWE.
She is Growing Like the Green
Bay Tree.

Mr.. Kunkie Talks to Wheeling News
Nan and Tells Something Of the
Doings here--There are Many 9th
er Enterprises Projected and Under
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

Legislature as JDey S0Oulu nave idTeu.
There are but few legislators who
realize or appreciate the value Of the
newspapers to politics and the gener-
al good Of the people. Some legisla-
tors could not have been elected to
office If it had not heen for the papers.
Others owe much of their political
prestige to the newspapers. Editors
60 to trouble and expense TO boost
the politician and to advance the in
terests # the community, but the
state does not 10 turn do them value
commensurate with their services.
The laws relating to the services of
newspapers 10 the various sorts Of
litigation in this state are very lax
and oftentimes work not only a hard
ship on the publishers but also entail
| financial loss. 1t is opportupe that
movement to correct this be inaug-
urated. The Legislature should pay
| the debt it owes to the newspapers
and pass laws which will protect
them in their honest efforts to serve
the state and the people. 1t appear:
to US that the Editorial Association
might have had this ma tier 10 hand
instead of junketing over the country
Gov. WHITE, OF West Virginia, has
not been excited by the coal famine,
but his message to the Legislature rec.
ommends the imposition of a tax o
one-third Of one cent ton on tn,
mining of coal. This does not lool
like very heavy charge, but it onl,
takes glance at the statistics OF pro
| daction to see 1t would be a larg,
revenue producer The principle OF
which such taxatio3 is justified il
that the removal of the coal detract
greatly from the basis value Of lands
in The State, and that when 1t is ex
hausted the territory will be able /,
contribute little to public revenues
Counties iu Pennsylvania have as.,.i
The same argument Ia taxing Goa
companies in order 10 provide new
copnty buildings and TO make Othe
public Improvements to ne enjo' q
after the coil Is exhausted, though "
believe Gov White Is the first to pro
pose direct tax upon the quality o
coal mined. The matter Is likely &
lead to lively times 10 the West Vii
giDia capital during the SESSION wh.el
has just opened --Plttsburg Gazette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21

A BOARD Of trade could attract 10
this place population Of 250co peo-
pie In i've years, and they would be
glad they bad come. Let the organi-
1afinr hr m adn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-21

: Deceased would have been As years
Of age the 10Th of July. He had been
q resident of this county for the past
sixteen years, removing to Willmar
from farm in town of White6eld fif.
teen years ago. He came to America
in 1885 from Norway, his birth place
being Borgan, Vigten. During his
residence in this city he was employed
by j. S. Robbins in his fuel business
and later conducted business for him
self in the same line He was at the
time of his death a member of the firm
of Wigdahl & Westberg, and had
carried On fuel business for seven
years.
deceased was q man of sterling
character, conscientious Christian,
and active worker in the Lutheran
Free church of which he was a devout
member. He was "sanger" of the
church and had been a Sunday school
superintendent for several years. In
the community he was highly respected
by all who knew him.
: His wife, Aletta Oldine Wigdahl,
and five children are left to mourn the
death OF kind and loving husband
and father.
His children are Odin and Ludwig,
and Misses Paulina, Clara and Laura.
Three other children by the Widows
first husband are Nellie (now Mrs.
Martin Olson), Mary and Andres.
The relatives in this country outside
the family are sister, Mrs. Anton
Nelson, of Green L IKE, and niece in
Minneapolis. A large number of
relatives reside in Norway.
The funeral will take place next
Wednesday afternoon At two O'Clock
from the Lutheran Free church, Rev.
E. E. Gynild officiating.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-21
interviewed the Governor.

A. E. Rice of Willmar, formerly
lieutenant governor, passed through
St. Paul today on his way home from
Cuba. Governor Rice has been WIS.,
ting his son who is in business at
Puerto Principe, Governor Rice says:
''1t was one of the greatest mistakes
we ever made when we Withdrew from
Cuba and left the islanders to them
selves. There 10 no reason why they
should not be prosperous with very
little effort, but good land ia still
selling there for $40 to SIS an acre,
while no better land in Porto Rico is
selling for S75."
Governor Rice thinks, however,
that Cuban land is good investment.
The cattle industry is booming.
Ranchmen from North Dakota, O, e.
gon and Texas, have established
themselves there. The war practi
,cally exterminated the native cattle,
aud new stock has been imported from
Colombia, Mexico, Florida and Texas.
The cattle require no shelter and keep
fat all the year, while running wild in
the rark vegetation,-Minneapolis
Journal, Wednesday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-21
sADDIT l0NAL I OcAl NEWS.
Death or . 8. i. h Yetersn.


81 Carl Hanson, q highly respected
resident OF New London, died on
Monday after an illness of twelve
weeks. Death was due to dropsy and
q complication of diseases. Us. .7s z..
Deceased was 60 years of age. He
was q former resident Of Litch6eld,
and left that city about two years ago
to make his home at New London.
The remains were taken TO- Litchfield
for burial and the funeral took place
In that city yesterday afternoon. The
family and relatives passed through
Willmar Thursday to be present al
the funeral. Deceased was . veteran
of the Fifth Minnesota and was given
q military burial by his G. A. r.
comrades of Litchfield. The funeral
was largely attended.
Deceased leaves q widow and fam.
lily of seven children, ali Of whom are
married except Lille, who has re-
sided ut home. They are LIT. and
A. ID. Hanson, of New London; J. G.
Hanson, Of Grove City; Filing and
Lowe Hanson, OF Litch6eld, and
Martin G. Hanson, of Petersburg, N.
D. 80
The grief stricken family has the
sympathy OF friends in this vicinity
in their aft ction.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-21

out into lake, called Bohio, 1914
miles long. Much of this can be
used for the canal at small cost.
The general course of the Chagres
is mort hwestward, anu it empties into
the Caribbean several miles west of
Colon, having flowed through q low,
marshy country much of the way.
From Lake Bohio the canal follows
a different route from the river. IT
is: proposed to. have the bottom of
the canal $50 feet wide. The slope
of the banks, and hence the width
at the top, will depend on the ma
:ture of the soil through which the
canal, which is to be IS feet deep, is
cut.
= To the first stretch Of 121A miles
southwark from Colon there will
probably be no Interruption. Insor-
der to reach the level Of Lake Bohio
two or three locks will be necessary.
Gen. H. v. Abbot advised having the
lake, whose height will be ~ deter
mined by = dam across 9 the; go old
path Of the Chagres, only 70 feet
above sea level. The United States
commission adopted, 90 feet as the
standard, although in the. driest sea-
son this may fall of to 81.
= Where the canal taps the lake two
or three locks are to be introduced.
The commission favored only two,
each making difference of ~ or
As feet in the water level. Although
such locks are feasible, it is re-
motely possible that three may be
finally adopted, as it is safer to lock
up and down only 30 feet at time.
If third lock is introduced perhaps
it will not be, located close to the
other two, but be constructed at
Tiger hill. An enormous dam, block
ing the course of the Chagres, is to
be built little east of the Bohio
locks. Engineers say that there will
be less danger of seepage, or leak
age through the soil, if there is a
head of only IS to 70 feet here, in
stead of one of 90. Still, if there is
another lock at Tiger hill the same
effect would be secured.
A spillway, to discharge the sur
plus water of Lake Bohio, will be
constructed three miles to the south
west of the dam and locks, on small
tributary called the Gigantic. A nat