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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-16
Interesting Letter.

line following letter was re-
ceived by DR.. O'Donnel, of this
city, from his son who now is in
England, and by his permission
we give it to our readers.
Bsi7.RISENHGAD, ENGLAND,
My Dear Friends:
Another Sabbath night has
come end another letter written
Or soon will be.
have seen several interes-
ting things the past week. On
Tuesday I went to the lower
part of the city and viewed the
remains of an old priory, estab-
Nlished by the Benedictine monks
a Catholic order, of about 1850
A. D. The church stands in
quite good order, while the walls
Of the refectory where the
priestslive are nearly Destroy
ed. Two OF three very perfect
arches, however, still remain in
tact. This institution was one
of the abbeys that was destroy
ed by King Henry VIII when
he established the Church of
England. 1t is all very interes-
ting, and | wish you all could
see it. But the best was reser-
we'd for Friday; then we all went
to Chester, a city about fifteen
miles south of this place, and is
one of the oldest cities in the
kingdom. The Romans made
an early settlement here about
A. D. So, about 100 years after
Caesar first landed in Britain.
They located a city, and sur
rounded it by a wall, and this
wall is still standing, though it
has been repaired in many pla-
ces during the last century, yet
in many places, however, they
are just as the Romans built it,
and the whole place seems sa-
cTcd. One of the gates the city
ha, four s Just as they left it,
a beautiful example of Doric
arc itecture, q style which flour
|ished in Greece about 500 B. c.,
and in which the Pantheon at
Athens was built. | suppose
YOU have seen pictures of that.
The fields in which the Roman
SCI iiers practiced was alsopoint-
C olt. Thelocation of a pub
lie bath is also seen, and an old
water tower partly in ruins.
The Romans occupied the place
until they left the Island about
$50 B. G. Then it was taken
by the Britans, and then in
about two hundred years later
the Saxons captured it from the
Britains. In one corner of the
city is the old castle built by
the Normans about 1915, but of
the original only the tower re-
mains, an old square fortress,
built after the Norman style,
with battlements.
Chester also has a cathedral,
started in the 18th century, in
connection with an abbey built
about ITO. The cathedral is a
BEAUTIFUL Gothic building, though
worn considerably, but the fine
tracery of the details are as in
tact as ever. They were hav-
ing mass when we were in, and
the service was very imposing:
the large area of the inside and
great heighth throwing a mel
low light over everything, and
giving an air of sanctity that
cannot be obtained in a small.
building by simply artificial OF
architectural means. We were
shown into the old abbey anc
refectory,. and these are very
we'll preserved, compared with
those in Berkenhead. In the
abbeys and priories the monks
applied themselves to study
and vigils very closely and while
eating, which they did twice a
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-16

After several days very seri-
Gus illness, Dan McCune is now
on the road to recovery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-16
Election ef Officers.

At the adjourned meeting of
the trustees of Rose Hill Gene
try, last evening, the following
officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
]. D. Brown, President.
L. w. Brown, Secretary.
S. B. Shields, Treasurer.
I. G. Coleman, Sexton.
Trustees of Board.
j. D. Brown.
r. w. Carlisle.
G.. A. Walker.
j. H. Crowder.
w. r. O'Neal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Clark are
spending the day in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-16

R. B. Lake, a prominent farm
e. living near this city, suffered
a stroke of paralysis last night.
His entire left side is paralyzed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-04-16

After deducting every item
of expense, the city receives a
net profit of $387.21.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

One Of the most unfortunate &C.
cideDts for long time. happened
Monday evening Of this week. down
on Morgsns Run near The residence
of Ear Hagans. in which one Of the
best young men in the county lost
his life. Walter Williams. son Of
Mrs. Basha Williams. who lives
near the Camp Ground, has been
here for some time with his team
hauling and had gone down on the
river that afternoon after i load II
hay. He pulled out Of the Hsgaps
place into The road and when close
the cietk, The coupling pole OF the
wagon broke. throwing The hay
ladders and load OF hay over into
the creek. MIR. Williams being on
top the load was thrown about as
feet into the water, his head striking
on the rocks aud his skull being
crushed at the base of the brain, so
that he never fully recovered con
seriousness. John II. Brown, was
just behind him aud Tar Hagans
and son Hugh, were near by. they
all ran to his relief and pulled him
from out the creek and from under
the load. He was timber as rag
aud they at first thought he was
dead then. but Hugh came To town
for physician and DIR. J. NJ. King
went down and later DIR. T.. w.
Stricken, but they soon found they
could do nothing. He threw up
blood and water and bled from the
ears and finally went into convul-
sions.
His mother was sent for and
arrived just before he died, little
after ten O'Clock that night. He
was about IS years of age and a
splendid specimen of young Ameri-
can manhood.
He returned from the Klondike
about year ago and had been
working about home since, as his
father died over year ago. The
remains were conveyed in the hearse
of Martin and Carroll, as they had
charge OF the funeral, to his mothers
home near the Camp Ground and
the funeral took place today at 10
O'Clock under the auspices of the
Knights OF Pythias Lodge of Tunnel
ton as he was member of Nc
kinley Lodge. Several members
of the lodge here went up to attend
the services.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05
A-RIOr AND A RUMPUs.

From The Fairmont Times
A small riot was in progress last
night for a few moments at the
court house. Three, Preston county
men who had business in the temple
of justice were at the head of the
excitement. One of the men took
his overcoat and hat off in an office
and lay them on a table. While he
was talking to some friends Mar
ion county man comes in and puts
the coat on over his coat throws his
old hat away and puts the Preston
mans new hat on. Then he went
out. The Prestonian soon saw that
his garments had got away and he
also saw the old hat in the place of
the good one. His anger was kim
died like forest fire and he rush
ed out at the Office door calling on
all good citizens TO help him find
ana punish the offender. -Four or
five men responded. They over
hauled the thief quickly on the
street and then was the scene. The
fellow swore it was his coat, that he
had never been in the said office,
that he bought the clothes and had
the receipt at home. This exasper-
ated the crowd who was with the
Preston man and all of them grab
bed the thief at once. The clothes
were pulled off of him in short
order. He was held for time and
an effort was made to find police
man, but the search was f,uitless.
He was turned loose.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

Organized labor in Chicago is
beginning to feel the reactionary
effects of the abnormal increase in
wage; which it has gained bv force
within the last year or so and twelve
thousand men have just been laid
off from their different trades. The
expense of their increase of wages
was so serious an item that employ
ers have been simply forced to stop
work. Seven thousand more work
men will be laid off tomorrow even
when the quitting time whistle
blows. Some of the labor leaders
are now urging, in quiet way,
that 1t would be wise on the part of
the men to, take smaller wages a,
this time rather than omit work
altogether, but the great majority
OF the leaders will not hear to this.
1t is stated that four men of some
prominence in their unions, were
dropped from the organization for
urging the acceptance of a cut in
wages.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

We wandered down Petroleum
way the other day, and stopped at
Jim Donohue's for dinner says the
the Carlo Star. Mrs. Jim gave us
a feed that reminded us of our dear
old mother, when, long ago in green
Erin she cooked the spuds in their
jackets and the cabbage in four
quarters. Many years Of hotel life
has not duIled our taste for that
sort Of a spread. We like to get
away now and then from the ever :
lasting "steak and eggs, AMI ham P"
or the tea, coffee or which ?" Of
the fuzzy wuzzy .sble gid. AID
"reach" for a good old fashion .a
Irish dinner. We have spread our
Sims under Jim's mahogany before
and hope to sgan."
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05
News and Notes.

From The Morgan;own Dominion.
Rev. o. s. Fowler has been on recent
visit to Kingwood
Clyde Watson went to his home at King
wood today to attend the unwilling and
spend Sunday at his home.
Joe Buchanan drove over to Kingwood
today to attend the unwilling of the
monument and to spend Sunday with
Clyde Watson.
Kingwood is having a hot time off today
aud the old town is filed with visitors
from all over The celebration is
said to be one of the biggest ever known In
the county.
new pumping station probably the
largest plant OF the kind in the United
States, is now under course OF construction
at Hundred w. Va. by the Carnegie
Natural Gas company. IL will cost $780,
600
Here's hoping that Kingwood may have
pleasant day tomorrow and many pcoplc
in attendance to h-lp them observe The
dedication OF their mpnument in a 6uine
manner.
a foot ball player who had a bad leg got
up the other night and anoinled himself
with vaseline and retirco TO an undiSturb I'd
rest. In The incoming he foand that he had
been using currant Jelly bur the leg was
cured by that time.
J. NJ. g. Brown gave a dinner a, the
Hotel MADEIRA o fridiy evening hl honor
oil Frank y. Ba mi, CT who will leave The
first OF the week for Los Angeles The
affair was informal aud was attended by
several Intimate fricn IS Of the young men
1t was greatly enjoyed by those who were
there.
John I. Shor. VINO has been the head OF
the b. & o. dei,c,i force 10 this section
for years has resigned and will probably
60 with the Lake Erie. lie was regarded
as one Of The best men in the business but
his removal has bsen rumored for several
months At last it came.
A. A. Rogers was IN Hiugwood Satafdiy
attending the unvsiling Of The monumt Mt.
z. c. and F. {. C1cord. Of ST. Adams
both students Of the University attended
the celebration a, Kingwood
Senator Stephen -. Elkins arrived here
Sunday and is engaged in looking
after his many business interests in the
city and up Docker's creek fIe is alone
this visit and is attending strictly to
business
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w Dering of
Charleston are visiting relatives in town.
They formerly resided IN Kingwooa but
have lived In Charleston during the past
few years
Leah Jane, daughter Of Mr aud Mrs
w. NJ. o. Dawson narrowly Escaped death
recently The child was standing In
front Of an open fire when her dress caught
IRE. Mrs Dawson saw the light and ex.
tingushed the fire with her j. ,nds which
we're badly burned The child suffered no
injury
Harry Chips escorted ms sacethcart
home the oihcr night Aatac with TIE
bliss which tic young and ardent only
know lie wcndod bis way homswsrd filed
with divine cstacy lie saw p Zoe near
by and called TO the little fellow 10 come
nearer 50 that he might be- pcued The
dog did not come bot Vas 81 sfcntl, not
a. all scared at the stranger Harry made
a dive f,r tn animal aad ihei qaictle
discovered his mistake When he reached
home his mother made BIN disfobe 10 be
yard before entering The honse.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

The Street Gar Company, at
Morgantown is pushing its lines in
various directions and building
through the suburbs. However
there was trouble in South Park and
the people over there held indigna-
ton meetings and protested against
the line coming over their way un-
less they would build il to suitthe
people and run it clear over the hill
and on certain streets which did not
suit the Company so they dropped
South Park and are building over
Chancery Hill and out to the Gene
terry At this end Of the town. The
Dominion has been having some fun
out of the South Parkers about il
and they have sub ided and now
wish they hadn't been and gone
and done il. The Dominion says:
When the Union Utiliy Company
decided TO go TO the cemetery in
stead Of to South Park it did not do
so because it thought South Park
was worse than dead ones
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05
VALUABLE rRopERrY FoR sALE.

The undersigned committee. appointed by
the County Court Of Preston county.
West Virginia.
VIII on or before the roth day Of Novcm.
Der. 1903. receive bids Tor the property
known as the County Inhrmary located
adjoining the town OF Kingwood
This tract contains about 90 acres and
has upon u good I7.room house. stable
and outbuildings. and has upon " two good
springs adjacent 70 the house and a fine
stone sprung house. rhc tract is partly
under cultivation With considerable good
pssiurage and the whole tract Is under.
laid With valuable veins Of coal
TERMS or SALE. ono third cash in
hand The remainder in TWO equal install
mcnis ADD - months from date. the pur
chaser to execute bis intercst.bcarine
notes wiih cd security notes FOR the
deferred plYmenfs
Fog fnrihcr Informal Oh call on the mn.
dersigned
w y MENEAR.
a. ~ ORR
] a. IRNuARr.
Committee
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05
THANKSGIVING day
Proclamation Issued by Roose-
veIt--november rs Set Aside
Asa Day Of General Thanksgiving for
the MercIcs God has Extended-Rcsts
with Ourselves to be Worthy Of iIcnv-
ems blessings.

l-WAsHINcToN, Oct, 3I.--Presi
dent Roosevelt, today in setting
aside Thursday, November 40. as
Thanksgiving Day, issued the follow
ing proclamation:
"By the President of the United
States Of America.
ga proclamation.
"rhe season is at hand, when,
according To the custom of our
people 1t falls upon the President TO
appoint day Of praise and thanks
giving TO God.
"During last year the Lord has
dealt bountifully with us, giving us
peace at home and abroad and
chance for our citizen to work for
their welfare, unhindered by war,
famine or plague. 1t behooves US
not only to rejoice greatly because
Of what has been given us, but 10
accept 1t with solemn sense of
responsibility, realizing that under
heaven, it rests with us, ourselves,
to show that we are worthy to use a
right that has thus been entrusted to
our care.
ain no other place and at no
other time has the experiment of
government of the people, by the
people, for the people, been tried
on so vast a scale as here in our
own country in the opening year of
of the twentieth century. Failure
would not only be a dreadful thing
for us, but all who believe in the
power and the righteousness of
liberty.
"Therefore in thanking God for
the mercies extended to us in the
past we beseech him that He may
not withhold them in the future,
and that our hearts may be reused
to war steadfastly for good and
against all the forces of evil, public
and private.
We pray for strength and light,
so that in the coming years we may
with cleanliness, fearlessness and
wisdom do our allotted work on the
earth IN such manner as to show
that we are not altogether unworthy
of the blessings we have received.
"Now, therefore, /, Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States, do hereby designate as
day of general Thanksgiving. Thurs
day, the twenty sixth of the com
ing November, and recommend that
throughout the land the people
cease from their wonted occupation
and in their several homes and
places of worship render thanks
unto Almighty God for his manifold
mercy.
ain witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be
affixed.
"Done at the city of Washington
this ;hirty-hrst day of October in
the year of our Lord, Que thousand
nine hundred and three, and of the
independence of the United States,
the one hundred and twenty-eighth.
"Signed.
aaTurnnAnr Rnncrrrr. m
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

The Wheeling News has been
leading the fight among the news
papers OF the State for tax reform,
and has been after the Board of
Public Works for the very low as
sessment of tie railroads and other
big corporations of the State. The
members of the Board have all de
MED responsibility and lay it on to
some one else. We suppose it
must be Col. Ran Stalnaker who is
to blame, as he generally has more
to do with il than anyone else. The
anti Tax Reform papers have been
after the News and trying to show
that it is also a tax dodger, because
1t is supposed TO be worth much
more than its assessment, but this
only proves the need of tax reform,
as the News simply comes under the
present system same as every one
else in the State, and the following
remark from the Morgantown Do
minion is pertinent:
The Wheeling News is having fun
poked att because it is worth 500, Z
600 and is paying taxes on but $zS, :.
900. 1t comes nearer paving its
share of taxes than many OF, those
who are making fun of it, though.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05
A PROCLAMATION: by THE COVER.
NOR.

By proclamation of the President
of the United States, Thursday,
November a6th, has been designated
as Thanksgiving Day.
The citizens of our Common
wealth are therefore respectfully re.
quested to lay aside their usual avo-
cations on that day and to assemble
in their accustomed houses Of wor-
ship, there to unitedly give thanks
TO God, the Giver of All Good, far
his bounteous favors to US as PEG
pie during the past year
In no State of our Union IS there
greater occasion for heartfelt
manifestation Of thankfulness than
in West Virginia. We have been
especially and abundanlly favored
in many ways.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal Of the State, at the
Capitol, this second day of Novem
Der A. ID. 1908, and in the forty
first year Of the State.
Albert u. WHITE,
BY the Governor
WIN. NJ. o. Dawson,
Secretary of State
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

Councilman J. ID. Riley, Of Graf
ton, who took an active part in ia
yor of the Wabash franchise, passed
upon IN city council thus represent
ing the wishes Of lis constituency,
received by special messenger, the
following note from an official Of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co,
Of which Mr.. Riley has been an
employe for the past ID years:
please send me by the bearer your
card pass, switch key, book Of rules
and any other property you have
belonging to this Company" Mr..
Riley sent the following answer in
compliance with the request. with
due respect TO you and the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad Company,
you can have bait, hook, line, sink
er and all, AID my resignation as
conductor on the Monongah Divi-
sion. I am not sorry for what I
have done"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jer-
sey. Iowa, Nebraska and Massa-
chusetts, Republican, and NewYork,
Maryland, Kentucky, Rhode Island
and Mississippi, Democratic. So that
the election was about stand off.
If anything the Democrats are
ahead, as they redeemed New York
City by a big majority.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

Unveiled and Dedicated on Court House Square, King
wood, Preston County, West Virginia, Saturday
October 81, 1903.
Three Thousand People Present, and the Programme
Fully Carried Out.
The Weather Beautiful and the Day Big Event in
the History of the Town and the County
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

1t is our opinion that Gabriel will
not be the only trumpet sounded at
the final wind-up of all things.
There will be lot of self made fell
lows who will insis. on footing their
own horns.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

Ohio goes Republican by 100. 900
and insures Mark Hanna's re.
election to the Senate. Myron L.
Herrick, elected Governor and
Tom Johnson laid out again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

Dean Swift said. "since the best
OF Us have too many in6rmities to
answer for, we ought not to be too
severe upon those Of Others; and
therefore II our brother is in trouble,
We oaght to help him without inquir
ing over seriously what produced
IT,"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

A passenger train on the K. & M
was wrecked Sunday morning at
Red House by the rails spreading
from a burning trestle. The engi.
neer put on full steam and got his
train across the trestle, but the rails
spreading, the engine, baggage car,
smoker and chair car turned over.
The engineer was killed and John
Baker White, of Charleston, who
was Secretary to Governor Mac
Corkle, had leg and three ribs
broken and suffered other injuries.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

People Game in early anl from all
over the county and adjoining
counties. Tie parade iaos place
just before noon aid the ufvciling
ceremony a, o'clock. Hon Neil
J Forlney. Presided q ,b- Moun
men, Association Was the Master
OF Cers monies Department Com
mandsr of the State G.. a. K. Major
A. c. More Of Clatks'inrg. assisted
by Adjn,aa; Henry daym NJ If
the same place, took charge of the
unveiling aud conducted the rituals
tic ceremony. George w. iiarizell
of ReedsvilIe. ran Old Glor, 10 the
top of the flag staff and Miss Carrie
Lee Orr, drew aside the flag thar
draprd the soldier on top of the
monument. The Kingwood Comet
Band and two Martial Bands furnish.
ed splendid music. Hon. James c.
nj cCrew presided as Chairman OF
meeting aud introduced the speakers
who were Hon. Emmett NJ Show
alter, of Fairmont, Assistant u. s.
District Attorney; Hon. N. b. Scott
OF Wheeling. u. s Senator; Con
eressinsn A. G. Dayton. at Phi!ippi;
aud Secretary OF State w. NJ. O.
Dawson, of Charleston. An made
splendid addresses and were fire.
quenily applauded by the big crowd.
The whole town was magnificcntly
decorated with flags and bunting
and 1t was indeed gala day and a
big success in every particular.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05
Maryland is safely Democratic b,

Maryland is safely Democratic by
about 5000 majority. The issue
in that state was mainly on the race
question, President Roosevelt giving
aid to the Republicans in hopes
that his negro policy, would be en-
dorsed and German fighting straight
out against negro equality with the
whites. The result is Democratic
victory and shows that Maryland is
in favor of white mans Govern
ment Edwin Warfield was elected
Governor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

The election held in several States
Tuesday of this week, was big vic
tory for both parties as usual.
Tammany swept New York by 6r, :
S7a majority, electing young Geo.
b. Mcclellan, Mayor, and defeat
ing Seth Low for reelection. Hugh
Mclaughlin, the veteran Demo-
cratic leader of Brooklyn, met with
a crushing defeat, as he fought
Tammany this time and joined
issues with ihe Fus:onist but was
over thousand behind in his own
district.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-11-05

After months of investigation it
has been decided that Recorder
Brown came to his death by violent
means in Pittsburg. He was poison
ed The relatives, physicians and
friends lied like sixty to conceal
this fact and they are probably the
kind of people who would be the
first TO reflect on the truth telling
propensities of the newspapers His
brother, however, has been at the
head of the investigation and de-
clared all the time ,that there was
foul play and that he would sift the
matter TO the bottom.