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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
WANTED TO SUE
Attorney Told His Client Few
About His Standing.
b. j. Hudkins Sought Attorney 10
sue Post for $4,000 Damages
Lawyer would not Take the Case
Is Looking for Another.

b. j. Hudkins, formerly a partner
in the Model Grocery company here
arrived in Morgantown this morn.
ing and sought an attorney to bring
suit against the Morgantown Posi-
Company Tor $4,000. Hudkins al
leges that his character was be.
smirehea and bis good reputation
ruined BY that paper publishing a
story oil his departure in which be
was made out defalter
TIE story oil his threats in Clarks.
burg to bring suit against the com
pany, and bis claim that he had
i,een uniustly dealt with, were pub
lished in this paper last Saturday.
1t was then limited that be would
probably not WIN any thing BY bring
ing suit.
Mr.. Hudkins called at Cox and
Bakers office this morning, and de-
sired to secure their professional
sercises 10 pushing his claim for
damages in the amount of $4,000.
Mr.. Baker talked to him, and those
who heard the conversation declare
it was one OF the most complete cali
downs ever given by one man TO
another.
Mr.. Baker not only erfused TO take
the case, but told his would be clients
a few in reg ard to his reputation and
standing In these parts. Among
other things. he strongly hiuted that
Hudkins should be cooped Up 10
some safe place for numerous miss
deeds he had done.
Mr.. Hudkins left looking an xlous-
ly for another lawyer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
GEOGRAPHY or LONG AGO.
Old Book Discovered in Connecticut to
be Shown at Worlds Fair. Reveals
the Vague Ideas Held About The
Louisiana Territory.

10 Connecticut's educational exhib
it az the Worlds Fair among Other
books and documents, will be found q
geography printed in 1920.
In those days but vague idea exist
ed as to what really comprised the
territory from which was carved the IA
states and territories, the Tooth ami.
versary of the transfer OF which is tt
be celebrated with universal exposi-
ton costing three or four times the
amount CT SIS, 900, 900 paid for the
territory 100 years ago.
Here is lesson in geography as il
was taught In the early years OF the
last century from the old text book
that has been discovered: Louisiana
is divided into the state and territory
Of Louisiana The territory is OF
great extent; but its boundaries are SO
indefinite that they cannot be given. -
The towns are given as New Orleans,
St. Louis, Arkansas, st. Genevieye,
New Bourbon, and New Madrid. y
The rivers put down as being within
the state are the Mississippi, Red,
Arkansas, White, st. Francis, Mis-
souri, and ''also many others little
known"
1t is added that the Mississippi is
the principal river Of Louisiana, and
one OF the two largest Ia North Amet-
lea, 1t rises in the UNEMPLOYED coun-
try northwest OF the United States
1t is generally ueep and rapid, and
4
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
Died in Illinois.

A Bloomington, Illinois paper has
the following in regard to the death
of former Monopgalian:.n..
SATURDAY. morning at 6:1h o'clock
at his home 202 East Emerson street
occurred the death of William s
Hall. The deceased was well known
resident of Mclean county. He was
born in Monongalia, W. Va, Octo-
Der II 1927, aud removed in 1853 to
Danvers, where he resided until S99
when he removed TO a farm four
miles north of Normal, operating the
tract until eight months ago, when
failing health compelled a retire
ment. He was twice married. His
first wife was Margaret Amos to
whom he was united on Nov. l..
1855. She died Feb. 7 1861 leaving
rwo children, Homer G. of Toledo,
Ill, and Mrs Jennie George, of East
Locust street, both surviving. He
was married the second time to Miss
Hattie Artist on FEB. 10. 1865, and
who died last spring.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16

People who have tried change of eli
mate in vain for the cure of weak lungs
have been perfectly and permanently
cured by the use OF DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t cures deep-seated
coughs. bronchitis, bleeding lungs, ema-
citation, and other conditions which, if
neglected or unskilfully treated, find a
fatal end in consumption.
wI.ast spring had a severe attack of pueu-
moniR which left me with very bad cou oh
and also LEFT my lungs in very bad condition .
writes John NJ. Russell, ESQ, OF Brent Cherokee
Nat, Ind. Ty. III had no appetite and was SO
weak could scarcely walk. My breast was all
sore with running sores. got two bottles Of DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which be
lieve saved my life. 1 cannot express my graft
tude to you. l am able now to do very good
work.
Any substitute offered as just as good,
as cGolden Medical Discovery is q
shadow of that medicine. There are
cures behind every claim made for the
VDiscovery," which 10 rjust as good
medicine can show.
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, book containing 1908 pages
is given away. Send al one-cent stamps
for expense Of mailing only, for the book
In paper covers, or 81 stamps for the vol
ume bound in cloth. Address DR.. r. "
| Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16

There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all othel
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure Gil tbs
market. 1t is taken internally ia
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
DROw sED AT HOLT.
Young Man went Through Ice-Com.
panion Nearly Drowned Ia the Res

Albert Sidney Wilkerson, aged %
a pattern maker at the Wagner Palm
ros shops OF fairmont, member o.
Company III, w. V. n. g., and one O
the most popular boys OF the town
was drowned in the MoHoDgahela riv
er while skating just below the uppel
loci at Hoult Sunday evening. Ash
ton Fletcher, who was with the par.
ty and attempted to rescue bis com
panion, bad narrow escape from
death, as be too broke through the
ice. Wilkerson's body was recovered
Sunday afternoon Wilkerson, to.
gether with Lieutenant Carskador
and Ashton Fletcher started to skate
to Morgantown. They reached the
lock at Hoult about 2 o'clock. On
the other side Of the lock they spread
out, Fletcher on the right. Wilkerson
in the center and Carskados on the
left. There was about hundred
yards of very good ice just below the
lock and they were going at a rate of
about II miles an hour when Wilker-
son struck thin Ice.
He went through, and although
be made desperate effort to get out,
was unsuccessful. Fletcher narrowly
escaped drowning while trying to save
him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
The New Idea In .lnurnalism.

A new and pleasing innovation In
the great metropolitan Sunday news
papers has been introduced by The
Chicago Record Herald In giving away
with its Sunday edition The Chicago
Record Herald Sunday Magazine. In
The sunday Record Herald Magazine
readers Of The Sunday Record Herald
will recognize the advent OF a new
epoch in journalism. On December
9th The Sunday Record Herald began
furnishing its readers without extra
cost magazine that surpasses the
best illustrated weeklies in the beau
tiful execution OF It's color pages and
equals them In every other particular.
The magazine having a minimum
size OF sixteen pages will be printed
on heavy enameled paper. At the
present time eight pages will be In
colors, four OF which will be suitable
for framing.
The beautiful highly illustrated
pages In colors must be seen to be ap-
preciated. Any newsdealer handling
Chicago Sunday papers will be glad to
show you sample OF the magazine
and the advance pages for next Sun
day II you will give him an opportu-
nifty to do so.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
Few Gases of Scarlet fever Cause
Health Board to Act.
Member of Board Of Education Talks
Thinks Such Action is Uncalled for
Board will meet Tonight to Discuss
the Situati0n-A Suggestion.

There was a sound of revelry on the
streets as the clock on the court house
toled. the hour of ten Wednesday.
1t was somewhat different from that
following the dismissal Of classes at
the University after the fall Of w. &
J. 1t was what one would expect
when train load of city children 10
charge of the Fresh Air Society was
turned loose in the woods.
The "soundn came from the Threats
of about 100 school children, whom
Superintendent Gallup had Informed
few minutes before that they were
liberated from school tasks until Mon
day. The cause of this did not worry
the school children little bit They
only cared that there was no school
for five long days.
A meeting of the County Board of
Health was held last night, and this
morning, the Board of Education, re-
ceived an order to close the schools of
the city until Monday. The action
OF the Health Board was due to the
existence of five or six cases of scarlet
fever in the city. The fact has been
known for a week or two, but very
little has been said about it, few
cases In a city Of IL, 900 causing no
special alarm. A member of the
Board of Education said this morning:
81 understand that week or TWO ago,
scarlet fever appeared in the Hiteshew
family, on the Avenue. DIR. Taught,
the county health officer, kept the
children out of school for a week or
more. Then they came back with
written permits from DR.. Taught.
A few days later, a little girl, who
sat behind one of the Hteshew chill
dreD, became i'll of the same disease.
These facts were brought before the
Board Of Health, with the above re-
suit
There is considerable difference Of
opinion in regard to the necessity Of
closing the sch, OIL A meeting of the
Board OF Health, Board OF Education,
and many substantial citizens will
be held at the High school
building this evening at seven o'clock,
TO discuss the practice OF closing the
schools So frequently on account of
sickness. Any one interested is in
vited to participate.
A member OF the board of Educa-
tion said this morning: ''In my opin-
ion, this practice of closing the schools
everytime there is little sickness in
the city should be stopped Last
year, the Board paid out $1,000 or more
to teachers, from which they received
no return whatever. They were idle,
because of the orders Of the Health
Board.
"The appearance OF a few cases of
small pox was enough to close the
schools. Later, when there were 30
OF more cases, the schools went on,
and SO far as can Judge, the disease
? was not spread thereby
sit is my suggestion, that the con-
troll Of the city be taken out Of the
hands OF County Health Board. The
city council should create city board
OF health. In my opinion, this board
should be the County Medical Society.
1t would be cheaper to pay them $1,000
year than to go on this way"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
GAME IN EAST SCHEDULED.
Michigan Will Play Harvard or IA le-
Why iOst Remained.

Michigan expects next year TO play
a game of football with either Harvard
or Yale. This rs a matter of simple
fact, is the sole reason why Coach
Yost has remained with the Universe
ty of Michigan another year.
IL want to beat Harvard and VI lie, .
is what he said to the Michigan au-
thorities.
Along in the early part of the sea
son Mr.. Yost emphatically stated this
was his last year with Michigan, and
that he would not take charge of any
Western team next year under any
circumstances.
At that time he was seriously con-
sidering the University of Pennsylva-
MIA as the most promising material
with which 10 accomplish his cherish
ed purpose.
Then suddenly it was announced
that he would remain with the U . of
M. everybody was pleased, of course,
though few knew the reason Il was
simply that game with Yale or
Harvard was to he on the schedule,
to believe so having
been received.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
MUTTON ELECTED CAPTAIN
Star Tackle Gets HOnOr-M Martin the
other Candidate-Wiant withdrew.

As announced in this paper Monday
afternoon, "Kid" Mutton was chosen
captain of the Varsity eleven for next
year. He was the choice Of ten play
ers who voted, while Paul Martin was
the choice of six. All who were
eligible to vote did not do so. Maltin
did not vote and two or three other
players also failed to name their pre-
ference.
Mutton played tackle on the Var.
sity for the first time this year, and
was tower Of strength for the old
gold and blue 10 every struggle of the
season. lie was captain OF the Mari
eta eleven when he came to West
Virginia. He will make an excellent
leader.
Martin is also very popular with
his fellows, and is one If the best
ground gamers that ever bucked a
line or circled an end. He was dis.
abled about the middle Of the season
this year, and Gid not get back
into the game. Want, who
was mentioned for the place, with.
drew from the contest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Morgantown.W w. Va.
WEST SIDE CARS
Doing Good Business--No More Tr0u.
BILE with Track.

The West Side trolley cars from the
end OF the suspension bridge to Gran
Vile, have been running on a regular
schedule row for more than a week.
They are receiving considerable patron
age and the U. y. company officials
are very well pleased with the manner
Ia which the cars are being used.
The people on that side OF the river
are pleased with the new convenience.
Not a single car has left the track
since the FIRST and second trial run.
Then one car showed disposition TO
climb the rails, and the engineers were
puzzled TO know the cause. No
trouble has heen experienced since.
Some Of the more timid Granville
people are a little afraid OF the trestle
across the hollow, and show signs OF
relief when they are safely across.
superintendent Sweitzer says the
trestle is strong enough to support
b. & o. freight train and that there
is not the slightest cause for trepida-
tion.
Arrangements are being made for q
small station at the Granville end OF
the line. and board walk from the
streets OF that town to the trolley
line.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
FOG CAUSED COLLISION.
Engineer of No. 3 Could Not see
Flagman.
Further Particulars Of Wreck Of wes-
ton Miraculous Escape of En-
ginemen = Fireman Rolled Down
-Bank-Damage Done By Collision.


From Wednesdays Daily.
Further particulars have been
learned in regard TO the Weston flyer
yesterday morning. The list OF in
jured given by the NEW DOMINION
Yesterday was accurate. All OF the
victims are doing well. No. arrived
in Morgantown shortly after this pa
per had gone TO press.
About Ills engine 1901 brought a
load OF empty coal cars To Highland TO
run them into switch. There was
some delay in this and the train stood
on the main track for some time.
The morning was so foggy that it was
difficult TO see any distance at all, and
the fagman sent out by the freight TO
check No. g. was unable TO attract
the engineers attention, and the pas
senger train going at rate OF nearly
thirty miles an hour crashed into the
freight train.
The enginemen on both trains had
merely time to jump before the crash
came. The crew on the freight got
out ofit without injury, but Engineer
SJanhagen slipped when be jumped
and fell, breaking his arm, the fire
man also fell and rolled fifty feet
down hill on the ice IN the river.
His was most miraculous escape, for
he had no sooner jumped than the
crash came and the trucks from under
one OF the coal cars rolled down the
hill after him, but fortunately they
crashed into tree, saving him from
death.
Number had /. baggage a3d mail
and express cars, smoker, the lady's
coach and a Pullman chair car. There
were very few passengers In the
smoker and they all escaped injury.
The lady's coach was crowded. and
when the engines went together the
passengers were all thrown in heap.
Several were injured by the fall, but
most of them received cuts from bro
ken window glass, and the little fire
extinguishers. An hour after the
wreck the lady's coach looked like an
operating room Of a hospital. The floors
were covered with blood, and the win
dows and seats were smeared. One Of
the injured, whose identity could not
he learned, had several teeth knocked
out, one OF whica, large jaw tooth,
was fouCd in seat.
Engine 1901 had its cowcateheF,
smokestack and cab torn of aud her
front trucks derailed. The END OF the
boiler was smashed 10, aed the tender
was almost totally demolished
Number 237 had the passenger
train, and her boiler was bent in and
stack knocked off The cowcatcher
smashed and the front truck derailed.
The tender escaped serious injury.
Out OF the sixteen coal cars in the
train three Of them were smashed into
splinters, and were thrown over the
hill by the wrecking train, which ar
rived about 10 O'Clock.
Outside OF a few windows broken,
and toilet roGms smashed up, the pas
seDger cars were not damaged. The
lady's coach was derailed but was put
back on the track without the aid Of
the wrecker.
Railroad men say the accident was
a very lucky one, for il is really won
derful that large number were not
either killed or badly injured,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
NUMBER SO.
LOCKMASTERS APPOINTED.
Men Who Will Have Charge
Between Here and Fairmout
All Government Empleyees-Neu Snas
Boat to Succeed Slackwater Lower
Gate Of Thirteen viii be Hung Mon.
day-Boats viii nun Before Christ
mas.

Next Monday, the handsome new
snag boat, the General Swan will
arrive here from Pittsburg, and tax,
the place OF the old ''Slackwaters
which has been In use on the lock and
dam work between Morgantown and
Fairmont. The new boat is much
better one than the old, and the mer
In charge of the work are well pleased
with the charge.
The first use made of the new boat,
will be The hanging OF the lower gate
on Lock 10. This will finish the
locks and dams between here and Fair.
mont, and the river will be ready for
navigation, so far as this branch of
the work is concerned. Some Of The
contractors may have TO do a little
dredging In places, where their work
10 building the dams has caused the
channel 10 be filled up tosome extent.
All OF the lockmasters who will
have charge OF the six locks between
here and tairmonthaye beet appoint
ed. Robert A. Foster, government
Inspector, will be lockmaster at Lock
TO- Just shove town. Walter B Mil
liken will have the same position at
Lock IL. He is from Brownsville
and is already in the employ OF tina
government on the river At No. IL,
Frank Miller will be lockmaster. Geo.
W. Anas, a government inspector is
assigned to thirteen. Harry C. Will
liams, formerly OF this city, and well
know here, has been transferred
from one of the locks below town to
No IA. Stephen E. Enell, 40 inspec-
tor at present, has been appointed
lockmaster at No. is, just below Fair
mont.
The only lockman yet appointed Is
j. ID. Shear, who will be employed In
that capacity at No. 10. He is a
Morgantown man and has been Ia the
government river service.
Mr.. Callard, who has had the work
in charge, says that boats will be
running TO Fairmont before Christ
mas, unless ice should prevent. So
far as he knows. there will be moth
ing else TO prevent the opening OF
navigation after the hanging OF the
lower gate at thirteen next Monday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
PRlF'I

The matter Of feed is Of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children 7
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle TODD IT they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
Better water for MaYnesburg.

The Wayncsburg Times advises the
people OF that town TO "break fol-
cheat" for water supply which shall
meet all OF its future demands. 1t
is said that as soon as the coal in
Greene county is developed the streams
there will all be mineralized and USE
less, and the majority OF wells will
have gone dry. Therefore should
the Cheat be tapped good and hard,
The Times is right. But 90 doubt it
is merely speaking To the wind. Nc
attention will be given what 1t says.
-Uniontown Genius.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
CITY HEALTH OFFICER
Will be Appointed by County
Court.
Committee Appointed to Confer With
Ceuncil-Board Of Health's Action
in Closing schools Commercially
tentlon Hospital Necessity.
Thursdays Daily

A meeting OF the County Board Of
Health and the city Board OF educa
tion, several physicians of the city ant
prominent citizens was held in tn,
court house last evening for the pur
pose OF thoroughly reviewing ths scar
let fever situation and determining
upon some means of providing mort
thorough and effective control OF this
and other contagious diseases In The
city. Nearly everybody present had
something to say on the matter, and
world OF suggestions were made.
The only definite action taken was
the appointment of a committee con.
sisting OF VIM. Z. Glasscock and
Clark Hoffman, representing the
citizens OF the town, DIR. Taught, as
president OF the Board OF Health and
DR.. L. S. Brock as president of the
Board OF Education TO confer with the
city council and the county court in
regard TO the appointment OF ply
stefan OF this city TO act Ia connec-
tlon with the County BOARD OF Health
10 preventing the spread OF contagious
diseases in the city and taking pre-.
cautions TO prevent unsanitary condi-
tions.
1t is the intention TO have this city
physician an official member OF the
Health Boatd. 10 order to de this,
he must be appointed by the County
Court. The city ceuocil, however,
will be asked TO pay his salary. 1t
was suggested that 1t would be neces-
sary for one of the members OF the
Board to resign in order that this
physician be appointed.
1t has been somewhat bitterly i'm
pressed upon the people OF Morgan
town that the city is entirely too
large to depend for its protection from
diseases, upon the county Board.
There is no excuse whatever for
1000 people being without ample
protection 10 this particular, no mat
ter what the cost.
A motion was made and unanl-
mously carried commenting the ac-
tlon Of the Board OF Health in closing
tbs schools, and recommending more
rigid quarantine and other measures
II necessary, to prevent the spread OF
disease. The public school will he
kept closed until Monday Mean
while, the building will be thorough
ly disinfected.
The matter OF building deten-
ton hospital for patients with con-
tagious and infectious diseases was
pretty thoroughly discussed. 1t was
suggested that several wards might be
built for such patients in the rear of
the City Hospital. The Hospital As
ISOLATION will probably take the mat
ter up 10 connection with the county
court and city council.