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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16
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"Spring, why are you waiting now ?
Why are you so long unfelt %
Vincent Cooke of townsville, big coal
dealer was in town Monday.
Col. c. w. Wolfe of Kingwood, was in
town Saturday. Charlie represents the Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Co., and stands first
on the list of business written for the year.
which is high compliment TO his ability
and industry.
Ray llunsacker. superintendent of the
Kingwood Coal Company of Howesyillc.
was in town Monday. Ray had been to
Fairmont looking after some interests he
has there other than those of a strict busi-
ness nature.
Walker J. Herndon of Piedmont. spent
Easter with his home folks. lie returned
on 40 Monday.
Guy NJ Bonalield has force of hands
engaged in improving aud identifying the
premises surrounding his handsome resi-
ddence.
J. Slidell Brown was in town Friday nigh,
the guest of the Hotel Watkins. Mr.
Brown had Just returned from Romney
where he was attending a meeting of the
Directors Of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Asylum Of which he is member. lie re-
ports the Institution nourishiug
Col. w. ]. LaveIle b. & o. Train Dis
Pateher at Cumberland. Nd, spent Sunday
with his family here. function people.
withou, regard to political affiliations, almost
idolize the Colonel This fact combined
with his great ability and thorough integrity,
should render him very acceptable for Con-
gressional honoIs.
). b. Montgomery has received the ap.
Poiniment as Postmaster here and will
assume the duties of that office al an early
date
Work in the mines here is very slack at
the present on account of shortage in the
car supply. There seems to be no remedy
IN sight for this and it is, causing many to
believe that Government control of rail
ways and Telegraph lines would be the
proper thing.
Work on Mr. Bonaheld's new bank build
ing is progressing satisfactorily and i; will
not be long until Tunnellon can boast Of
having the best bank and business building
in the county.
William G.. Lavelle Of Rock Hill COLLEGE.
Md, came home Thursday on visiting TO
his parents and remained until after Easter.
Mr. Layeile will represent West Virginia in
an oratorical contest soon 20 take place
10 this great institution Of learning
and We confidently predict that he will
win The medal
The thing tina, Tunnelion needs most is q
new depot. Pressure should in some way
be brought 10 bear upon the y. & o. r. x.
Co, TO bring about this much needed im.
provement The state Of affairs that ezis,
here on account Of having no depot worthy
Of the name is almost iuiolerablc.
The Easter Service ct the VI. T.. Church
was an elegant affair We meant to give
The program in full but VIC are now in
Fairmont' and, on searching our pocket.
for il, discover that we left 81 at home. The
church was beautifully decorated with flowers
and the audience was 50 large that many
could not End seats The music vas fine
and, though difficult was well rendered by
The choir Misses Lily and OHe West and
Mrs j. J.. Watson composing the committee
deserve The thanks u all present who So
richly enjoyed themselves. for The part lhey
took 30 training the children for thi,
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

suffered from catauh Of lhe worst kind
and never hoped for cure, but Elys Cream
Balm seems o. 90 even that.--Ozcar Ostrom.
IS Warren Ave, Chicago, TO-
! suffered from oatarrh; 70 got so bad Z
could not work; used Eiy's Cream Balm
and am entirely well.--A. {. CLARK. 44t
shawmui Ave-, Boston. Mass
The Balm does not irritataie or cause
snee1ing. Sold by druggists a. 50 cts. or
mailed BY Ely Brothers, So Warren street
New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

80 ~ Austin OF Winchester Ind knew
what TO DO iu thc hour 81 need. Ills wife
bad such case Of stomach and liver trou-
llc. physicians could not help her. lie
fhoHght Of and tried Or Kings New Life
pile and She got relief "a once and was
hna'iy cured. Only z5c. at The Cooke Sup.
Ply o. Store. lIowesvine J a IcHharts.
kingWOod
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

Total sAro6.Ae
Mr.. Hubbard is the leading
lawyer of Wheeling and it is said
that he wrote the report.
Ex-senator Henry G.. Davis of
Elkins is one of the best business
men and largest property owners of
the State.
l.. ]. Williams of Greenbrier
county is prominent lawyer and
farmer.
John Homer Holt Of Huntington,
is one of the leading lawyers of the
State and was the Democratic can
didate for Governor in 1000.
] K. Thompson, of Kanawha
county is the United States Marshal
for the Southern District of this
State. OF the five members, Davis
and Holt are Democrats and the
others are Republicans. One of
the radical features of their report
is to take off the State tax of az
cents on real estate and make this
up by taxing the out put of the coal
mines and oil and gas wells etc.
This is strong point that causes
much discussion. 1t would not helm
the farmer and land owner so much
after all, because the main part oil
our taxes is the levy for county,
district and corporation purposes,
which will not be changed as the
Commission has nothing TO do with
any taxes but the State part of it,
Another important recommendation
is that all criminal charges be paid
by the county in which they are
incurred instead of the felony cost.
being paid from the State Treasury
as in the past. This would be a
good thing for some counties and
very hard on others. Still it looks
fair on the face of it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

To lhc stockholders Of The West End
Coke Co. a meeting of said stockholders
viii BE- held IN The Company Office Al Tunnel.
ton, w Va, on May s. 1909, TO dissolve
said corporation. Respectfully,
a. ]. BoNAriu.n, PRESIDENT.
4.0Iool.4tff
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

Mrs Carolina c. Jackson, the
wife Of Judge John J Jackson Of Park
crsburg, died at her home in that
city on Tuesday Of this week, Of
heart disease. She was born at
Carlisle, Pa, in ISa9, aud vas
married TO Judge Jackson in r847.
She leaves a husband, one son and
one daughters.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

The new salaries for Judges will
90 into effect on June /, 1904.
They are as follows; Judges Of the
Supreme Court sA5oo, annually
Circuit Court Judges, s., 800, and
mileage Salaries Of Judges Of
Criminal and Intermediate Courts
remain as fixed in the laws creating
them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16
THE FIRST HOUSE.
Keep your eve on
HoMESIDEAW Watch it Grow.

iiOhIsOlDE w dlcn III OfOW.
From the thousands of names
submitted, we give the following.
Homeside, Winsley-Miss Tina
a. Hormon, Hero, Pa.
Alma, Edge Hill - Alberta
Williams, Winchester, Pa.
Rolling Green, Overdalc, Wood
Lawn-George Brown, Morgan
town, w. Va.
Manville, Greenville-Miss Yir-
ginia Bruner, Front Royal, Va.
iobson-W, T. TAFT, Morgan
town, w. Va.
Arlington, Hamilton - Mrs.
John d. Hamilton, Rapidian
Station, Culpeper county, Va.
Lyndhurst = Miss Ethel NJ.
Parsons, Keyser, w. Va.
Elmina-A. G. Blosser, Glass
port, Pa.
Shadyside, Woodside - Miss
Jennie Jobes, Morgantown, W. Va.
Brandon, Glenosk-Charlottes-
vile, Va.
Glenona, Glassmont, Iona
Miss Mora Petit, 800 Broad St,
West Washington, Pa.
Zola-Ernest b. Butler, Darkes-
vile, Berkeley county, w. Va.
81 90
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

Hon. John I. McGraw last week
purchased "The Cassilis" fine old
farm owned by George Porterheld
and lying near Charles Town in
Jefferson county. 1t was sold at
public auction and brought $50, as
per acre, there being a45 acres in
the farm, SO that it brought nearly
twenty thousand dollars. The place
is an old colonial home and farm
and splendid property and several
parties wanted it, but Col. McGraw
was the highest bidder and got the
place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16
Kingwood, April 10, 1908.

The Government has won the suit
in the United States Circuit Court
against the Northern Securities
Company, known as the "Merger
Suit" in which the Attorney General
brought suit enjoining the Company
from voting the stock of the Northern
Pacific or Great Northern Railroad
Companies. The gist of the decision
is against railroad combinations or
different roads being merged into
one big trust or combination and
effects quite number of big roads.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

The Rev. William II. Milburn,
the venerable blind Chaplain of the
United States Senate, died in Santa
Barbara, CAL, where he had gone
for his health, last Friday, April
10th. He was SO years of age,
having been born in Philadelphia in
1923. He was elected Chaplain
OF Congress in IS4s when but az
years of age and has been Chaplain
OF the Senate for ten years. He
ad been blind since hveyears of
age, ftom hurt TO his eyes by a
playmate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16
~HOMESIDE

Is the name of Wiles' new town.
Is houses
Are to be built in this addition in
80 days.
$4,000
Will be spent in Sewering and
Paving.
THE FIRST HOUSE,
Commenced by Repass & Dodge,
of Clarksburg, w. Va, was sold
before the foundation was HALF
DONE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

There are three vacancies in the
Kingwood Public School, that of
Principal and first and second assist
ant. OF course, there is plenty of
time yet to employ these teachers
as the term does not open till the
first Monday in October, but il has
been customary for years for the
Principal, and at least one other
teacher to conduct term of spring
and summer school attended by adj
vanced students and young teachers
from different parts of the county.
This part of the work is now idle
and there is now good opening at
once for some experienced and com
petent teacher, who might secure
the Principalship for the regular
term, if ne gave good satisfaction
and proved successful with the sum-
mer school.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

The cruiser "West Virginia" will
be launched at Newport News, April
Is, and the events to be celebrated
by parade of the regular troops
from Fort Monroe and various
State militia. A German cruiser
and several U. S. en-of-war will
be in the harbor, and grand car
nival will be held at Newport News
during the week. These unusual
attractions should appeal to all who
feel national pride in our modern
navy and West Virginia should send
delegation commensurate with the
honor bestowed on the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16

beginning March 4, 1905, the
salaries Of State officers will be az
follows.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-16
$1.OO

will be paid to each of these
parties and the streets i'm
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
MINING NOTES.

M. D0wd, commissioner and recorder for Norton bay district left yesterday for his headquarters on Boulder creek on the Tubuktoik. Mr. Dowd will oper- ate this season on Camp creek, a tribu- tary of Boulder. on which fair prospects have been found.
 J. w. Hartwicll, q Camp creek miner, Norton bay district. has been in town for some days. Speaking of the Norton bay country Mr. Hartwick said that while nothing phenomenal has been found on the Tubuktolik, still it offers excellent inducements to prospectors, and he believes that gold in paying quantities will be found when the section is thoroughly prospected.
 Nelson Bros, of Bonanza creek. Nor ton bay. have shipped one of Adams hydraulic elevators to their claim and they expect to make d good cleanup this season.
 The quartz mine on Solomon river owned by M. !. Sullivan and others is said to be showing up in first class style, and the belief is that the claim will be the equal of the Hurrah on Lit tie Hurrah creek.
 A force of men are at work on No. l Nugget gulch, Cripple river. The claim is a good one and Is owned by Fred w. Carter, H. Spencer, l.. J. Reedy, A. J. Daly and Capt. o. w.. Carlson.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
Ophir Creek Miners Pre-
 pairing for Work
FISH RIVER LIVELY
Is Lined With Craft of all Kinds Moving Freight to Council.
 Some Has Arrived.

"Although the season is fully three weeks later than last year there is great activity on Ophir creek. said Joe King, the well known Ophir mining man yesterday. Mr. King reached Nome on Monday from Council. Owing to the heavy snow fall of last winter Ophir creek had q big run of water this spring, and the flood took out the fumes of the Hot Air Mining Co.,, Geo. James X Co. s on No. II, and the Waterson fraction They are fast being replaced however. The big ditch of the Wild Goose Co., will be completed this year down to No. Q at least, and will be big thing for the creek.
 "Everything in that section looks good, said MT. King land we are going to have very prosperous season." He is the owner of the Last Chance claim on Ophir. which was leased last winter and he reports the spring cleanup as being entirely satisfactory. ''I brought over good big poke" he said.
 During last week Mr. King says that probably 1000 tons of freight reached Council from Golovn bay. Transporta- tion on Fish river is moving nicely The De Soto Mining Co. have got q good deal of their freight as far as White Mountain, and will soon have it in Council. The water in Fish river has been "bank fulJ,' but had gone
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01

are probably buried in cellar bottoms right in town. There are several large @ shift, of men a, work, and corp-e, are being found mauy miles away
 At the rate todos are coming in. e list will eaeit. reach 2o'ar'u..> tmn4, identified auI buried. There are doubt- less dozens more.
 While the bodies found yesterday and today were in horr Dlr cluo .t.Du. many were frozen stiff when hngAt into the hot sun, a phenomenon reu.- cred possible by heir covering of hail. Great banks of hails.Ones still lie in the drifts with bodies. Corpscs not thus situated are so bad that workmen hate to touch them. Where people were rolled before d wall of hail during the flood they were stripped naked and their flesh whipped into solid bruises.
 Five carload, of provisions have ar rived at Lexington for the destitute.
 The work of the relief committee is becoming more arduous. Hungry and ueslltule IHmlIlts are ptIh4 iOunu ana are being cared for as rapidly as pos sible.
 Superintendent O'Bricn. of the Ore gon Railroad & Navigation Co.,, arrived this morning and hurried five wagons out to load provisions. Trains may f each lIeppner by Sunday, when all r rgnr of want will be passed.
 o,3e relief fund has reached $20,000
 "an, ,'1o 5 estimated that &400O0 will be 'N"' 'within the next week.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
.PLEN
 OF GOLD Found in a Solomon River Quartz Mine. A NEW DISCOVERY On a Claim Owned by M. J. Sul. Iivan and Others==The
 Mother Lode"
A NEW DISCOVERY

A rich strike is said to have been made on Hurrah creek, solo on is- trict, on a claim owned l., N. J. ~ul- livan and others. Samples of t @ quartz were brought to Nome by A. D. Me- Queen. Il well-known quart expert. The samples bristled with gold. The story goes that Mr. Sullivan sshed Mir. Mcqueen to go down and examine lhe mine. Mr. Mcqueen was connected with the Anaconda Copper Company for many years, and his ability is recog- nized.
 He advised putting in a shot on q different part of the tunnel being run, and this was done. The result was wonderful, the quartz blown out being very rich. Mir. Sullivan, who is now Tn Gold Run, has been sent for. and he
 Expected within a few days. He has all long claimed that he hae +Np
 "motLr loder on Solomon river.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
RAILROAD
 BUILDING Nome Arctic Company
 Branch Line NEARLY COMPLETED New Terminus Will be On Second Street, Near Ames Ware.
 house. .-An Incident.
NEARLY COMPLETED

In couple of days the Nome termi- nus of the Nome-Arctic railway will be located on Second street near the Ames Mercantile company's warehouse. From thence Il spur will run to the beach.
 The work of extending the line into Nome proper has been pushed vigor- ously. The new line branches from the Anvil road about quarter of mile beyond the Wild Goose c0mpany's pumping plant on Snake river. From thence il strikes across the tundra to near the junction Of Bourbon and Dry creeks. crossing there on trestle. The work of track laying has not been with out incident. Yesterday afternoon Judge Hannum and client. d Mr. Watty, placed a tent on the track at the mouth of Bourbon, and attempted to stop the running of the construction train. The train didn't stop. however, and the new tent presented a somewhat demOrul- ized appearance. Then stick of drift wood was thrown across the track, and one of the cars was ditched, but it was quickly replaced.
 Mir. Watty, it is said, is the owner of q placer claim on the flat at the mouth of Bourbon, and Judge Hannum wanted S5,00O for his client as compensation for the right of way. Last night the track near the claim was being guarded
 After crossing Dry creek the road runs along Fourth street back of St. Joseph's church, across Steadman ave- nue and then swings south to Second street.
 Today the track has reached point beyond Steadman avenue, and by to. morrow trains will probably be running from the new depot grounds. The work of construction is in charge of Major w. N. Munroe, manager of the railway.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01

otic exercises on Barracks square, to be followed by band concert and athletic sports for cash prizes. J. C. Gaffney and B. O'Reilly, of this committee, will have their program out shortly. A fea- ture of this part of the days celebra- tion will be tug-of-war.
 Societies and others desiring to par ticipate in the parade should see Capt. Baldwin or Dr. Ed E. Hill at once, so a place can be assigned them.
 Contestants in the sports must call on B. O'Reilly or J. C. Gaffney at Me Pherren's shoe store and make their entries.
 Dr. Hill is endeavoring to secure free fireworks for the children. These can only be exploded on the beach be- tween Hunter way and the mouth of Snake river. as the fire ordinance will be strictly enforced. The public are cautioned to have their fire buckets handy as the young idea' may get out of bounds and do some promiscu0us shooting.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS And What May Be Ex. peCted of Them. NO HIGH SCHOOL
Col. Sawyer, Secretary of the Board Talks in an Interest.
 ing Way of the Future.

The public schools of Nome are q matter of interest, or should be, to all citizens, but especially so to the parents of children residing here. It may be truthfully stated that the schools which have thus far been provided are of a high standard. and thus the children have been given the very best advan- tages.
 With view to ascertaining if the standard would be hereafter man- tained, so that people having children to educate might know just what educational advantages they might expect for their children, THE NUGGET the other day interviewed Col. l.. l.. Sawyer. the secretary of the board of directors, as to what might be expected in this line for the coming scholastic year:
 "The proceedings of the board," said Colonel Sawyer, "are always at the dis posal of the people. They have a right and will always be welcome at the meetings. Every act of the board should be open.
 "As to whether high school prin- cipal will be continued, let me say be- fore answering that question that at the election last spring the voX populi was to the effect that high school should be dispensed with and gram mar school such as is maintained out side in places the size of Nome, was all that is required. This was said amid election excitement and at q time when the city was regarded as bank rupt, and the issue was to place Nome upon a sound financial basis. Retrench- ment became the slogan. as loud as that of Scottish Highland clan. The public schools were attacked in order that the city should receive more money from the school fund.
 1.-The people now, under the new law giving the municipality all the money derived from government licenses, no doubt, wish to see the schools main tained at the highest point of efficiency.
 "l think l have made myself under stood as to my desire to maintain the schools at the highest possible standard. We may have less revenue, but 1 think there will be sufficient. This cannot be ascertained, however until next November, when the largest amount is paid in for saloon licenses, and there may not be as many taken out, since gambling has been prohibited. From the best information, think not.
 "Ihe interests of the city of Nome and the school board should be identical and both bodies. no doubt, realize this fact. A public office is public trust. and honest judgment should not swerve in discharge of duty. But it may be said that there are not pupils enough
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
HETRICK'S BODf~r2
 FOUND JUNE "A
Discovered by E. E. E.%Foy... .Hetriok PeriShed in a Blizzard .
 on Jan. 28.

The body of Frank Hetrick, who per- ished in q blizzard on Jan. 2S last on the NoXapoga divide, was found on June 24 by F. F. Fox on Moves creek, a tributary of Good Hope bay. The body lay on cake of ice in the creek, and Mr. Fox pulled it to the tundra. covered it and made an examination of the clothing. A purse containing $2O was found, and this and n few other articles were brought to Nome and turned over to U. $. Commissioner Reed. The face and hands were badly decomposed. The body was dressed in a parka besides the usual clothing but the hands were exposed. J. W. Lutschinger. who was with Hetrick during a portion of the terrible blizzard, and who became seps. rated from him, will go up with Mir. Fox on the Saddle, and give the body decent interment. Hetrick was about 45 years old and formerly lived in Sha- m0kin. Pa. He was member of the Maccabees.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
HA|LSTORM IN OREGON NeaIs Death and Great
 Destruction. BODIES ,qE FROZEN The Death List Will each 25o or More'"Many Peep. are
 Destitute.
BODIES .qE FROZEN

Spokane, June l5.-A mighty wall of water rushed down the valley of Willows creek about 5;30 p. m. yester- day, and swept through the town of Heppner, Oregon, dealing death and destruction. The deaths are estimated to number from 350 to 300. The property loss is reckoncd at Sl, 1000. GOO.
 Heppner, Or, June l9. The develop ments today show the Heppner death list will pass estimates of the last two two days. Now prominent citizens are beginning to make estimates from 250 up, no one failing below the former number. Not all of these bodies will be found. Some are washed to the Col
 umbia river, 10 miles away. and some
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
PLENTY ICE AN ALASKAN
Saddle Could not Get Into
 KOtzebue.

Steamer Saddle, Capt. Reckmers, re. turned Saturday evening from the west The Saddle started for Kotzebue. but at Cape Prince of Wales she encoun. tered ice. The weather was foggy. and when the fog lifted Capt. Reckmers found himself off the Diomede islands in the straits. Then he was fortunate e enough to extrcate the vessel. and she returned to Nome. Capt. Reckmers says that the pack is unusually heavy, and it may be some time before vessels can enter kotzebue sound.
 The Saddle sailed for St. Michael Sum- day afternoon, and is due to arrive in Nome today.
The Nome nugget., 1903-07-01
ATHLETIC EVENTS.
Upwards of $2OO Will Be Distributed
 in Prizes-1'iie Program.

One hundred yard dash professional -f20. first: Sl0, second: heats.
 Running high iump-$l0 gold medal.
 Two hundred and twenty yard run go, first: Sl0, second.
 Hop, step and jump-slo, first; S5 second.
 Sack racc-S5, first; S2. second.
 Two hundred and twenty yard hurdle race-$20 gold medal.
 Half mile bicycle race-$l5.
 One hundred yard dash, boys under l2 years-$j, first: S2.50, second.
 Running long jump (amateurs)-Sl gold medal.
 Half mile relay race (amateurs )-$lO gold medal.
 Tug of war-Sj0.
 Judges, w.. w. Ewing and H. B. Spencer; starter, Tony Alborell; time keepers, Joe Schell, R. B. Zehner and H. Hagen: clerk of the course, J. C. Gaffney.
 Entries can be made with J. C. Calf ney, 362 Front street.