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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
State Teachers
Examination.

The State Board of School Ex.
aminers will offer examinations to
teachers who wish to apply for pro.
fesslonal certificates, on August FL
and 22-Friday and Saturday-at
Moundsville, West Union, Martins
burg and Charleston.
Certificates granted at these ex'
aminations are good for six years,
anywhere In the State, and on their
ex piration twelve year certificates
may be Issued to the holders with
out further examination. This Is
not one of the uniform examina'
tions held In each county, but Is fol
professional certificates of higher
grade issued only to this board.
The Board consists of u. S.
Fleming, president; R. A. Arm
strong, secretary; &. F. Carrigar
and Josiah Keely.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
Miss LOttie
WeigIe Dead

Miss Lottie, Oldest daughter OF
Mr.. William Weisle, died at
her home this morning on
Clay street at 1:4o o'clock.
Deceased was In the t7th year of
her age and her death was due to
diptheria. The patient was re-
ported yesterday afternoon by the
attending physician, to be getting
along as we'll as could be expected,
and that In his opinion she had
passed the critical point. However,
she suddenly grew worse last eve
ming and fingered until the hour
above stated when she expired.
Deceased Is survived by her father
and one sister, who have the SYM
pathy of the entire community In
their sad hour of bereavement.
The obsequies, which were pri
vate, were conducted this afternoon
at the family residence at o'clock
by Rev. II. B.Bowder, pastor of the
Nj. E.church. In:erment was made
ct Oakwood cemetery.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
New Pipe Line.

The new pipe line, which the
Eureka Pipe Line company, has
been constructing from the Ken
lucky oil fields to Parkersburg,
has been about completed. All 1t
needs now Is the laying of the pipe
across the Big Kanawha river at
Poea and that will be done this
week. Next week the line will
be tested and after that the oil will
be coming direct to Parkersburg
from old Kentuckey. Some of the
men who have been on the line are
here and relate stories of the people
they met along the rough country
In Kentucky through walch the
line passes. On one day while
they were In Keutuckey six men
were killed within 10 miles Of them.
The building of this pipe line will
add much to the value Of the oil
property In Kentucky and the
lower part of this State. 1t Is about
IS miles long and including the
subsidiary lines are about 500 miles
long.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
WHAT HAS SCOTT DONE

towards having the dam located
below this city started. If anybody,
of any party can tell Us Of one
single solitary thing Scott has done
for Tyler County we want to know
what 1t Is. Why talk about re-
elec,ing such a worthless Senator
again? Why not elect a man who
can and will do something for as:
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

Tomorrow we play the Zanesville
team here. There will be a series
of three games played. 1t Is going
TO be interesting to watch the two
teams at work on the ball park.
Zanesville Is playing three games
this week at Marietta. Monday the
scofe was 8 to 4 In favor of Zaues-
Vile and 9 to 3 yesterday. From
these scores we see no good reason
why our own Invincibles cannot
get at least two games out of the
three but to win our boys will have
to pay ball all the time.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

Senator Scott seems to be very
busy Just now telling the people
what he Is going to Go for them
when the Senate meets this fall.
In the meantime the Senator might
tel! Us what he has ever done for
Tyler county. Then he might In
form us why he has done nothing
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

beeu the one common subject OF
conversation during the entire
time since 1t began. Not for some
time has there been a matter that
elicited such general inquiry on
the part of the general public. So
far, but little information has been
given the people except the reports
that eminated from the county
seat, as brought in by those who
were present at the trial. for the
first time, the Review Is enabled to
present In as elaborate fo1m as
space will permit general review
of the action had In the case. as
we'll as the evidence presented.
The case opened, as was ex-
pected, with a motion to quash the
Indictment. This was argred at
length by counsel for both sides,
and was overruled by the court.
The case being then ready for trial,
the defense excepted to the Jury
present, for the reason that there
had been no venire faclas for the
same. The venire faclas Is writ
made and signed by the Clerk of
the Circuit Court directed to the
sheriff commanding him to sum
mons the proper and designated
Jurors. No record of any such
paper could be had, and for this
reason, the court quashed the panel
and at once summoned another
Jury. So efficiently did the sheriff, $
Office proceed In this work, that the
new jury was present In the court
room In a few hours after the panel
had been made, although some of
them had come for eighteen and
twenty miles.
Upon the selection OF the new
jury, In which twenty men were
secured out of twenty eight, the
defense offered two pleas In abate.
ment looking toward the validity
of the indictment. These were
rejected by the court as insufficient
and the trial of the case began.
The first witness was former
mayor c. w. Grier. He testified
that the order presented In this
case had never been signed by him
In the form In which 1t now ap-
peared; that it was signed for
three dollars and twenty five cents;
that the change to three hundred
and twenty FIVE dollars had been
made after his signature had been
sfixed; that Mr.. Pine had always
been careful official and that he
had never presented any paper to
him for any amount in the condi-
tion of that order; that he
always scrutinized orders of
that amount aud higher very
closely and would have de-
tected the change; that the warrant
was presented by Captain Pine and
returned to him after being signed;
that he never saw 1t again until
after the investigation; did not re.
member the amount when signed
1t; state that did not sign 1t for
the present amount from other
facts: have no knowledge of the
exact transaction nor of the exact
amount; did know that 1t was moi
for $325. A severe cross examina'
tion revealed the tact that Mr..
Grier did not remember exactly
when this particular order was
signed by him nor where, but that
the seal was on 1t when signed.
The amount of light In Mr.. Grier's
store was inquired In to by the de.
fense and other facts eliclted TO
show that Mr.. Grier might have
been mistaken about the amount
and when the erasures and dis
figuring of the warrant were made.
u. Mckay testified that the day
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
IMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT

will be made and one which we
understand will be much more
reasonable than any that has yet
been offered. We hope all vino
want to see Sistersville grow will
attend this meeting this evening
promptly at s o'clock Come out
and discuss the matter and If you
think the proposition a fair one,
then take off your coat and get to
work and land 1t here. Come to-
night at 8 o'clock sharp.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

Last night we called the atten-
tion of our readers TO the fact that
some gentlemen from Akron, Ohio
snd Plttsburx, were here to try and
contract with our people to start q
big foundry and machine shop here
These gentlemen request our peo-
pie to meet them this evening In
the parlors of the Hotel Wells,
when an entirely new proposition
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
Gets Two Years
In the Penitentiary.

Young Tallmap, the defaultiug
B. & o. agent of Friendly, who
confessed at the recent term of
court to enbezzlement, was SEN
fenced by the court to the peniten-
tiary at Moundsvilie for two years.
He Is but ~ years of age and Is e
native of Reedy, Roane county,
". Va.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
Cars Arrive.

Two cars arrived here this uofl-
Ing from New York City for the
new Tyler Wetzel electric line.
They are handsome and COM
modious open cars.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
THE Pine CASE


came into the First National Bank
In Sistersville, and In exchange for
the order secured a New York draft
for $325, payable to Bently & Ger
wig and that said order was return
ed to his bank paid. Ga cross ex-
animation, Mr.. Mckay could not
remember that particular transac-
ton, where he was standing, where
Mr.. Pine was, who were In the
bank, nor the other details immedi-
ately surrounding the transaction,
but remembered that the draft was
given for the order from his own
writing and from the records of
the bank. He has handled the
order every month since.
Mr.. Mortimer, of Parkersburg,
testified that he introduced Mr..
Pine to Mr.. Bently of Bently &
Gerwig, of that city.
Mr.. Bently testified that he was
a merchant and manufacturer In
Parkersburg, q member OF the firm
of Bently & Gerwig, that he en-
dorsed the name of his firm on the
draft, that Mr.. Mortimer introduced
Captain Pine to him, that said In
PRODUCTION was on the ninth Of
August as shown by the original
slip of purchases made by Captain
Pine on that day; that on that day
Captain Pine ordered furniture TO
the amount of forty.seven dollars
and fifty cents; he paid FIVE dollars
down; that on the seventeenth he,
Pine, returned and paid for the
goods (Thls was the day after he
had secured the draft In the First
National Bank-Ed.) That his
firm never had any dealings with
the city of Sistersville and that the
city of Sistersvllle never owed them
a cent; that his firm only realized
forty.two dollars and fifty cents
from the draft.
There wss no cross examination
of Mr.. Bently.
o. G. Guyton testified that at
the time the warrant was made he
was superintendent 'of the water
works Of this city, and that he pur.
chased all The material for the same;
that as far as he knew he had never
bought cents worth from Bently
& Gerwig.
No cross examination.
The case was then continued up.
on motion of the defense TO re-
ject the testimony of Bently &
Guyton, which motion was over.
ruled by the court.
No defense appearing. the case
was argued by counsel, one hour
being given each side, Aft-r ar
gument, the instructions were CIV
en- by the court and at three
O'Clock Monday the case went to
the jury.
At ten thirty Tuesday morning
the Jury rendered a verdict of gull.
ty, a motion was made to set aside
the verdict and grant a new trial
aud another motion In arrest OF
iudgmedt because the grand jury
returning the indictment was void,
which said motions were taken
under considerations by the court.
We reported that Pine had been
sentenced to two years In the Pen,
but this proved to be a false report,
although such a report was going
the rounds:
Court adjourned today. Judge
Willis has taken the matter OF
granting Pine new trial under
advisement until some time In Sep
tember before he begins the fall
term of court in Wetzel county
September 18th. The judge will
decide the question then. Capt.
Pine Is now in jail at Middlebourne
and will remain there until the
special term OF court which Is held
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
Cars to Run Saturday.

The street railway generator for
the electric light plant arrived this
afternoon, and will be placed In po'
sition at ono In all probability
the the cars, which arrived today,
will be running between this point
aud Paden City by Saturday. The
electric light plant here will furnish
the power until the railway com.
pany complete their plant at Paden
City.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
there will be a solemn reauium mass
and sermon In the Catholic church
for the late Pope Leo XIII. All
are cordially invited.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

If there were any guarantee
that somebody who could lick thu
Turk would get mixed up in the
flair the average man would cry
"Sick him, Tige!"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

When you buy your school books
and school supplies at McCoys
Book Store You know you have the
best at the lowest prices. I75:
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19
Chief Williams Returns
With His Man.

Chief Williams returned to the
CITY this afternoon with William
Fowler, the man who IS charged
with forging checks on parties in
this CITY. Fowler vas located at
Charleston.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

Even talking about the Jett-
White affair In Breathitt county
involves more shooting, Kentucky
lets DO chance 60 by which may
provide excitement.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-19

The Bedford did not reach here
from Wheeling until 7 o'clock this
morning. The steamer was four
teen hours behind her schedule
time. The delay was was due to
low water and heavy freight traffic:
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

This is the time OF year when
Iull taxes are being worked out
by grading the roads through
ths county. The natural pairie
roads, with the exception of a
fewlow places can not be beaten
any where. To attempt to grade
these is q mere waste of time and
money. The usual grading in
the low places is practically
useless became of the method by
which it is done. The work is
done hurriedly and without a
desire or care as to the result
and consequently in a majority
of places the grade is avoided
and a new road made. As the
country becomes older and
everything except the roads is
fenced the question OF good
roads will become as important
as it is in Iowa and Minnesota
today. Why not put a little more
time and effort in that direction
now?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

The committee representing
the Driving Park Association
has collected the full assessments
on the old shares and has Sc
cured deeds to most os the pro-
perty where the track is laid out.
Enough more money has been
promised TO buy the land owned
BY Harry Corbett. Now that
the good work is under way let
it move forward rapidly. Such
q place of amusement is OF pub
lie benefit and nearly every resi-
dent OF Miller desires to see it
completed. The town must pro-
gress, and to make it a live bus
iness center a place OF amuse-
ment must be furnished to those
who trade here as well as to our
own citizens. Everyone inter-
ested in the future OF Miller
should do all possible to assist
in these enterprises.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
Public Sale of Brood Mares and
Colts i'm Miller S, ID.

Saturday, July 18th 1903 a.
one O'Clock p. NJ. at the stock
yards. | will sell the following
stock, to-wit fifteen Brood Mares,
bred for this season fourteen OF
the above with colts by their
side. Seven yearling colts. All
mares bred TO a good heavy
Percheron stallion. TERMS OF
SALE, Time will be given to
November 1st 1908 on notes
with approved security drawing
interest at ten per cent from date.
Three per ceut discount for cash.
tChas. Miller, Owner.
L. s. Wilson, Auctioneer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

A horse race, gotten up by the
boys here with the herd OF hor-
ses, was arranged for last Satur-
day evening. 1t was run on the
quarter-mile stretch near the de-
pot and brought out a large
crowd. Chas. Henshaw's horse,
ridden by Byron Douglass, won,
with j. II. Schade second and
the visitor third. From the race
track the crowd was attracted
to the stock yards to witness
one OF the COW boys ride an un-
broken broncho owned by l.. ID.
Sweetland. Billy Houseman was
the young cow-puncher's name
who did the feat, giving the
spectators a fine exhibition OF
riding. 1t was no trained ami
NAL that he had to tackle, but
the real thing, and he rode like a
veteran.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

About the only sample OF the
much talked Of bronze grass in
this section is to he found near
the q. A. r. cemetery on a small
field planted last year. The new
grass is something OF the nature
OF timothy though not requiring
nearly so much moisture. 1t
came from Russia originally and
is recommended especially for
dry regions as an excellent fodder.
The farmers in the southern part
of the state use great quantities
of it.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
rlarriad.

Last Friday afternoon, at the
NJ. f. parsonage, Mr.. Robert o.
Engleman and Miss Mary j.
Everett were united in marriage,
Rev. McBeth officiating. The
bride is unknown to us, but the
groom has long been one OF Hand
county's most prosperous farm
ers. Immediately following the
ceremony the happy couple drove
to the groom's farm ten miles
south OF Miller. The PRESS ex-
tends congratulations.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
Pioneer Dead.

SUNDAY night Andrew ThomD-
son, a ranchman in the southern
corner of Hvde county, died af-
ter a severe struggle with pneu-
monia. The deceased was we'll
known in this section, as he Mt
one time owned a sheep ranch
east of st. Lawrence. He was
seventv-four wears of age and
leaves a wife and two small
children to mourn forhim. Reg
lister Hoskins and wife attend
ed the funeral. The Press ex-
tends its sympathy to the strick-
ell family.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

The Gazette man in a some
what lengthy article undertook
last week to refute the statements
made by the PRESS on the negro
question. The whole tenor Of
his argument was that the law
must be obeyed without regard
to consequences. In theory heis
right, but so long as the law and
methods ofproceedure are as they
exist at present, the Gazette's
beautiful theory will not work
out in the special cases mention
ed in the Press. In no other
case than that ofcriminal assault
will the exception apply but it
does apply there. This writer
firmly believes that the southern
papers are right when they n ain
tain that it is impossible for their
people to place upon their women
the humiliation. shame and dis
grace oftelling the details ofthose
outrages in public court rooms.
Had our friend ever attended
one of those trials as it was our
privilege to do once, we believe
he would agree with us most
heartily. 1t is an acknowledged
fact that the black fends who
commit such unspeakable out
RACES, ere nothing more than
brutes in human form. They do
not represent the vast majority
of negroes and the laws will
have to be greatly changed to
deal properly with them.
The Gazettc's article as usual
ends with a partisan denuncia-
tion OF the Republican party.
1t is as folfows:-"It may be the
policy of the republican party,
of which our friend is a leader,
to override the Declaration of
independence, which declares
THAT all men are free and equal"
and the. Constitution, which
guarantees every man a trial by
jury, but it is a ruinous one. and
and one that cannot failto bring
disaster to us as a people and a
nation"
IfBro. Healey had taken time to
examine statistics he would have
discovered that ninety percent of
the negro lynchings occur south
of Mason & Dixon's line and
that there is not one man in a
hundred in those states who is a
republican. Yes, it may be the
"policy of the Republican
partv."
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
REE HEIGHTS.

Miss Mayne Bowman from
Prairie City, III. is visiting the
Willett and Watkins families.
A destructive hailstorm south
west of here Saturday evening,
destroyed the crops OF r. Louzon
West Newell, r. W. Perry, Jas.
Thorne, NJ. Lassala, Mike Pro-
tello, Henry Scott, Fred Bowden,
Pete Namany and Ben Crawford.
Mrs. Walker Berry is enjoying
a visit from her parents, and
daughter from Shenandoa
Iowa.
Misses Mable Moore and Nav
Camp celebrated their 1p and
18th birthdays, by giving a party
to their young friends. Both
Young ladies received many hand
some present.
Mr.. Rice aged mother died at
Highm ore Monday at the home
of rdaughter Mrs kippenlrich.
The young man has the symp-
pathy of all, in his greatloss.
Miss Maud Sandford and
brother who reside on the Patter-
son farm received a telegram
Saturday afternoon, that their
father had died very suddenly at
Beresfcrd. Mr.. Sandford pur-
chased the Patterson farm and
several CLAIMS adjoining last
spring and was intending to
move here soon.
The ladies aid society met with
Mrs. Marston last Thursday,
and enjoyed picnic supper III
her fine grove.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

= Scarcely a week passes but
that the papers report a drown
ing as the result of a boat being
rocked. Of all fools, the boat
rockers the biggest and was it
it not for the fact that he scarcely
ever perpetrates his joke twice
.becaue OF the fatal ending Of the
first attempt, a mad house is, the
only place fit for him.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

The suicide of an Indiana man
the other day rather than re-
main married will be seized upon
with great relish by eastern
paragrahers as another oppor-
tunity to write witticisms on
the South Dakota divorce law.
And in fact the remedy offered
here is much easier than the Indi-
ana method.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
For Sale.

On S. w. 4 11-114-69-Alden
Twp. Ten head ofyounghorses,
ranging from 1000 to 1900 lbs.
in weight; also a team OF stylish
driving ponies. Thirty head OF
high grade Short horn cattle, in-
cluding n two year old bull. One
good yearling Poland China
boar. ID. A. CUsHMAN,
31t4* Miller S. y.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

At a special election last week
the town OF Highmore voted to
incorporate Under the new city
law passed by the last legisla-
ture. There were but two dis
senting votes, which speaks vol
umes for the enterprise OF our
neighbor on the west. The
Press has advocated such a
move for Miller many times and
she wishes to reiterate what has
been said before. Ii the town
expects to progress and grow it
must adopt new conditions and
opport unities as they are offered.
We have reached a point where
we must go forward, if at all,
and we are going to do it. A
city organization is the next
step to take because OF the in
creased power and financial
standing to make improvements
OF all kinds which it gives. Let
us not hesitate here, but eontini
.ue our progress as our nsighbor
,is doing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16

Chicago people are greatly
wrought up about the actions
of the ice trust in that city. An
investigation is almost, sure to
be made as to the cause of the
of the recent raise in prices since
it practically shuts off the use of
that much needed article by the
poor.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-07-16
Saturday afternoon the re

Saturday afternoon the re-
gular ball team Iaayed u
practice game with the second
nine, resulting in "a victory for
the regulars. That is the kind OF
practice that the team needs
more than any other. Ii they
hope to make Il showing in the
games promised from now on,
thew should play a short game
with the second nine every even
ing. The team goes to Highmore
Saturday to play that team. 4
return game will be arranged
for.