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veyed, and named oil and coal
companies who stood ready to buy
as fast as the surveys were made,
and he added: SIN fact, l will
buy it myself"
The ., S. L. Syndicate seemed to
have good title to this land and
they furnished me an abstract of
title; that is, complete chain back
to the Government. Louis Enricht,
22Sl West Monroe street, Chicago,
is one Of the men concerned in the
syndicate. He writes that eX-
Senator and ex-Secretary of Treas
ury, Guthrie, KY, says our titles
are all right. He also claims that
the courts that recently gave Unem
hearing decided that all the
Breathitt county, KY, and Frent-
ress county, Tenn, land to which
they laid claims were held in good
title and that deeds given TO such
lands by said parties were legal
deeds. The Merchants Bank
northeast corner Lasalle and Lake
streets, Chicago, also wrote me that
the courts decided the titles to the
above-named lands to be valid.
Yes, I hold receipts for tax in
Breathitt county, KY, for $3.50,
and in Wolfe county, KY, for
$7.13; also receipt from G.. w.
Noble for $9-his charges for max
ing the Breathitt county survey,
which he has never made.
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For Sale.

My home on Maysville street. A
modern two story brick residence
on beautiful site, good garden,
large and small fruits, beautiful
shrubbery and shade trees all nee
essary outbuildings and every
thing in perfect repair. Those in
terested will call on or address
Mrs. Elizabeth Everett, Mt. Sterl-
ing, KY. 2-tf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
LAND, STOCK AND CROP ITEMS

Robert Howell bought of J. w.
Pharis, of Clark county, Is S6O-lb.
feeders at 4 cents.
The Bourbon stock yards at
Louisville were struck by light
ming and burned Wednesday with
loss of 100000.
j. D. Gay solds54 and Robert
Howell 60 export cattle to Sullivan,
of Chicago, at $3.50 per cwt., to
go by the 10Th. They will weigh
about 1,475.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
MENEPEE ITEMS.
lNewsl

At Mariba Mrs. G. w. Egglcston
is very sick with fever.
Ben Mccormick bought a saw
mill from Karrick Bros
G. W. Mccormick has bought of
Turner Wells saw mill.
At Denniston the residence of
Rev. Albert Moore was burned.
Sixty three pupils entered pub
lie school on first day at French
burg.
An effort is being made to estab-
lish a graded school at French
burg.
E d. Hackney has resigned as
Street Commissioner and Lawrence
Ponder succeeds him.
Farmer Frisby, soldier in the
Philippines three years, arrived
home on Friday. accompanied by
his sister, Mrs Maggie Dennis, of
Smithville, Mo, who is visiting
her father, Newton Frisby.
Floyd Webb, who was indicted
for grand larceny at this place
some three years since, and ran off
to West Virginia, was arrested at
Huntington by Jailer K. d. Hack
ney, of this place, and brought
here.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
LETTER FROM A VICTIM.

The Lexington Herald gives the
following letter from one of the
victims of the Breathitt county
land frauds:
July 80, 1903-The Morning
Herald, Lexington, Ky. - Dear
Sirs: You should have stated
your object in making the inquiry
about A. Colburn, etc. etc. How
ever, take it for granted that it
is correct to answer you. l pur-
chased, altogether, $3.50 acres of
land of the U. S. L. Syndicate, 500
acres OF which are claimed to be
located in the James Reynolds land
grant in Breathitt county, KY.
$50 acres in some grant in Wolfe
county, XIV.
l paid a tax for last year of
$3.50 on the Breathitt county
land and was assured by Deputy
Clerk E. L. Noble and Deputy
Sheriff j. K. Spicer that the land
was valuable and that the title was
good. Il hold their letters.)
paid Mr.. G.. W. Noble SO to survey
this land. He assured me he had
made a number of surveys fol re-
cent purchasers and that they we're
all we'll pleased, and assured me
that he could sell the land tor a
good price as soon as it was sur
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these worthless deeds without in
vestigation was caught not only for
the price of the mythical land, but
for a clerks fee and for taxes, and
in some cases for a surveyors fee.
The deeds are, of course, absolu-
tely worthless.
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10 Travellers.

We meet all trains for the trans
fer of baggage, and do general
transfer business. Phone No. 46.
Call day or night.
26-tf WILL BRAN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

AS / expect to move West l will
sell my stock of dry goods and
notions. This is a good place and
little or no opposition, seven miles
from Mt. Sterling on C. & o. r. r.
GREENwADE Il Co.,
3-3t Stepstone, Ky.
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For Rent.

My two story frame residence OF
Sycamore ST., with barn and gar
den. Apply to
3 If MRS. MARGARET TYLER.
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Music.

l will open my class in Music on
September seventh, in this city.
Bot Ida GooDPAsrER.
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Wanted

A few first-class carpenters. APP
ply in person or address Combs
Lumber Company, Lexington, Ky,
2-4t
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Kennedy's Drug Store.
PelI in a Tunnel.

On Wednesday the passenger
train due here at 4:12 was one and
one-half hours late, caused by the
mail agent George Brindelthal be-
ing hurt. AS the train was pass
ing through the tunnel at Soldier
he mistoOk the outer door for the
partition door and walked out. He
was still dazed when the train
reached Lexington.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
A PART OF THE DEAL.

IL seems to have been part of
the deal for Spicer to write to the
purchasers stating that there was a
certain amount of back taxes due,
and thus collecting a great deal of
money. Two brothers in Chicago
named Kelly bought two of the A.
Colburn deeds and were preparing
to set out for the mountains of
Kentucky, when it occurred to
their father that perhaps the deal
was not right, and he at once wrote
to Pollard & Redwine, attorneys at
jackson, asking their advice. The
lawyers, after investigating the
matter, advised Kelly that the
titles his sons had purchased were
worthless and that his sons mad
\been swindled.
A short time after that number
Of lawyers, surveyors and business
men Interested in the United States
Land Syndicate were arrested by
the postal authorities In Chicago
for fraudulent use of the mails.
None of the money paid by the
victims for taxes was turned into
the Sheriff, and there is, of course,
no record in the Sheriff's office of
these payments. 1t seems, alssr
that in most cases the purchaser
was advised that it would be well
to have the tract resuryeyed in
order to verify the boundary, and
many of them did SO. In this way
every man foolish enough to buy
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

AUTOMOBILES: Persons desiring
to buy an automobile should call
on or address
E. K. WEST,
43-tf Mt. Sterling, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

If you want a nice lamb roast,
phone No. 100.
SAM GREENwADE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

90 per cent. discount on all men s,
ladies and children's summer shoes
during the month of August. Come
early while we have your size.
j. II. Drummer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
KODAKS.

For EASTMAN'S KODAKS and all
supplies, including the new daylight
developing machines, call at
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

A few months ago E. L. Noble,
Deputy County Clerk, and j. E
rSpicer, Deputy Sheriff, left Jack
son suddenly and without notice to
their friends why they were leaving
There were faint rumors to the the
effect that both we're seen in New
York, and that they were in Europe.
Nothing definite has been heard of
Them.
1t came to the ears of the public
about this time that a gigantic
land swindle was being operated
by persons in Chicago calling
themselves the United States Land
Syndicate, and having associates
u Breathitt county who are now
fsupposed by some to have been
SDeputy Clerk E. L. Noble and
Deputy Sheriff j. E. Spicer.
TRACTS SOLD FOR SIS.
The Chicago people had bought
for a nominal sum the open title to
large boundry of land. The title
was the patent granted to James
Reynolds in 1856 by the Common
wealth of Virginia. After a series
of transfers the title came into the
possession OF a. Colburn, trustee
for the Syndicate, after the land
had been occupied as homesteads
by farmers for fifty to one hundred
years, under patents from the Com
monwealth of Kentucky. The
Syndicate made deeds to sixty-one
tand one half acres of land to each
of their vendees for the small sum
OF SO. On each of these deeds was
: printed statement that it must be
sent to Z. L. Noble, Deputy Clerk,
with 1925 to pay for its being re-
corded. This is fifty cents more
than the statutory Clerks fee. 1t
is not certainly known whether
Noble had an arrangement with
the Chicago people, but it is known
that when people who thought they
were buying mountain land and
not simple paper, wrote to Noble,
Instead Of giving them the informa-
tion they so much needed, he wrote
letters giving encouraging reports
! of the land and its value, and said
nothing of the worthlessness of the
title to the land. Mr.. Spicer was
given as a reference by the Syndi-
cate, and it is supposed that he
made the same misleading state
ments to inquirers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

Children's Wash Pants, 25c ones
1Sc; SOC ones Csc.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
HATS.

Panamas at cut prices.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12

3-3t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-08-12
1AD IEIESE PRICES!
SHOES.

sd 90 Johnson & Murphy's
Shoe, removal price 81
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
Tribute Of Respect.

Mary Ann Fleming was born in
Monongalia county, w. Va, Seotem-
Der 80, 1922, and died September %,
1908. The record shows that she was
nearly So years,of age. She came from
one OF the best-known families in the
county. Her age shows that she lived
in the day OF sacrifice and self. denial.
For number Of years she had found q
home with her brother, Rodger, on the
home farm.
Her christian character was unim-
peaehable. 1t was not so much pro-
tossing as living and doing. Through
many years of suffering she waited, not
only with patience, but with cheerful
ness, for the Masters coming. The
most prominent feature of her life was
her devotion TO others. In sickness,
times of sore distress and sorrow she
was found in the homes OF the neigh
bors, administering comfort through
her words and works.
Her memory is very dear to large
circle OF relatives and friends, The re-
spect in which she was held WAS evil
denced by the attendance at the funeral
rites which we're held at the house on
Thursday, September "a, at 2 o'clock
by Rev. O. w. Waters. Interment
took place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Written by Rev Waters, by request
OF her friends
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
pAuK GIVES OUT.
Plenty Of Morgantown Readers Have
This Experience.

You tax the kidneys-overwork
them
They can't keep up the continual
strain;
The back gives Quilt aches and
pains;
Urinary troubles set in;
Don't wait iongcr-take Doan's
Kidney Pills;
MorgantowD people tell you how
they act.
Mrs. Thomas Shanks, Thos. Shanks
employed in the glass factory residence
1886 Beechurst Ave. says; "tor three
months severe pain in the small OF my
back annoyed me from It's very per.
sistency and IL iteyer let up IL changed
TO sharp severe twinges particularly
so II | stopped or attempted To lift
anything. No position | assumed
was comfortable and as a consequence
after restless night spent in bed ]
arose In the morning uurefreshed
and poorly prepared to commence the
next days duties. Noticing that
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend
ed for just such conditions went &c
j. M. Reed & Cos. drug store for a
box. A dose or two proved they were
going directly TO the cause OF the
trouble and when l had completed the
treatment the last attack OF backache
ceased
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents, Foster Milburn Company Buff
falo, N. Y. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
Mans Big Show to Exhibit at Union.
town.

The Walter L. Main big three
ring circus, excellent menagerie and
exciting roman hippodrome will be
at Uniontown on October 7th in all
its magnitude and glory. The Main
shows are well and most tavorably
known, but when the Main shows
we know but few years ago are
compared to the present aggrega-
ton, it becomes evident that we
know the show only in it's infancy.
Year by year the show has been adj
died to and strengthened in every de-
partment until now it is the largest
and best that visits this section oil
the country. This year Mr.. Main
has under CONTRACT a company OF
performers that it is utterly impos-
sible to duplicate for merltorious
acting. In fact any act given under
the spacious tent with any other
show would be feature. All acts
with the Main show are features,
for were they not they would not be
with it. The riders, jockeys, aero
bats, tumblers, gymnasts, jugglers,
wire walkers. clowns and speciality
people are all head liners in the
ranks from which they were chosen.
So numerous are they that three
rings, elevated stage, spectacular
amphitheatre, aerial conclave, sport
ing plaza, athletic field, race track,
hippodrome and college of FACET are
required to display their many ac
compitshments. Mr.. Main has
always enjoyed the reputation of
exhibiting only the very best, but
this season he has far outdone any
of his previous efforts. The mena
gerie is the largest and most COM
plete ever assembled aad students
of natural history have pronounced
it the finest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
WHAT MAS DONE
At The Fairmont City Council
Meeting

When the Fairment Mergantoun and
Cheat River trolley Franchise Was
Being Ccnsidered-What the Com.
pany Will Have to do to Hold the
Franchise.
The Eairmont, Morgantown and
Cheat River Electric Railway Com
pany was given its franchise at the
meeting of the Fairmont city coun-
bill last night, says the Falrmont
Tunes. The road is to enter the
city one of two ways: either through
private property from Ogden avenue
to Bridge street, just east of the
Watson hotel, and there to stop on
Bridge street; or from Quincy street
down Main street to The Watson
hotel, there to turn the corner and
stop on Bridge street in front of the
hotel. If the Main street route is
used the tracks of the company will
have to rest on the side OF the street,
as the Fairmont and Clarksburg
Traction Company's franchise gives
that company the right to use the
middle Of the street.
The Cheat River company may
make its choice of the two ways, but
can only use one.
Attorney Harry Shaw and Mr..
John Phillips appeared at the meet
| ing and urged the suit of the Cheat
River people. Attorney George AL
exander represented the Fairmont
and Clarksburg company. He made
speech aud suggested that if the
Cheat River people could make some
arrangements with the Fairmont
company to enter the city on its
lines it would be better, and he
thought such arrangements could
be made. This was not to the
liking of the Cheat River folks.
Councilman George Lilly suggest
ed two amendments ought to be
made to the ordinance. One was to
the effect that the company is to
provide every car with tenders at
each end, and the other was that
any other company that may in the
future get a franchise will have the
right to cross the tracks of the
Cheat River company. These sug-
gestions we're incorporated in the
ordinance. The franchise question
was brought up by Councilman Hay
mond, of the ordinance committee,
who took the lead at the meeting
and forced business along at good
rate.
Mr.. Raymond read the ordinance
and at the end of each section a
pause was made till the councilmen
were satisfied it was right. 1t took
about two hours to get the franchise
passed. The company must begin
the construction within six months
from date and complete within
eighteen months. All councilmen
voted In favor of the passage of the
ordinance except Councilman Hutch
inson. All were present except
Messrs Crowl and DeBolt.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
NOVEMBER FIRST
Date Set for the Completion of
Locks and Dams.

Fairmont and Morgantown Will be
/ Connected by Slack Water EariIer
Than at First Expected -toncreting
Begins on Dam ten ut Mergantoun.
Concreting has started On Lock ten
across the river from Morgantown.
There are 125 men at work and the
shifts are being worked night and day.
The concrete in the big Golfer will all
be III place within short time and
another Golfer will be built at once to
| close the remaining gap.
The gap to be filed in the dam
which is now in place Is 100 feet long
while that remaining after this is
done is IS feet.
e. Brown Baker who has been in
Kentucky bidding on some work to
fbe done on the Kentucky river has re-
turned home. He was seen by this
paper this morning and gave the In
formation above.
He says that he will have al, his
work completed at both 10 and ii by
the first Of November and ready to
turn it over to the government.
Lock gates have been swung at ii
and but little paving remains to be
done until this lock shall be ready to
turn over. Most OF the bank work
has been completed at 10 and the gap
between the ends Of the dam wall is
all that engages attention.
A big pump has been installed to
keep the Golfer clear OF water which
gave some trouble at first and now
pumping has to be done but one fourth
of the time.
Captain Freeman who is connected
with the work being done by T. A.
Gillespie was also seen but declined to
make any prediction as to when the
other four locks and dams would be
finished. 1t is stated however that
they expect to be done by the first of
November.
This of course depends somewhat
OF the weather but II normal condi-
tions prevail the locks and dams ex-
tending slackwater from Morgantown
to Fairmont will be ready for boats
at an early date after November first.
The Fairmont Times will have to take
back some of the claims it has made
in this connection il the WORK goes
like the contractors hope it will go.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
Is HALF FINISHED
Work ON the West virginia Building
at st. Louis is Progressing.

By the report OF the director oi
works at the exposition grounds in
ST Louis which was received by Col.
A. H Winchester, secretary of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition COM
mission for West Virginia, it is seen
that the West Virginia building is
just half completed, and that work
is progressing rapidly. Already the
building has taken on it's shape, and
it is one of the most imposing struc-
lures in one of the finest locations
one the Worlds fair ground. The
West Virgirians who have seen it,
are highly gratified atits appearance
and proud ofthe showing the Mouu-
tain State will make in the mann
moth exhibition and the different
exhibits of resources.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
MRS. STEWARDS GIFT.
SuDscribes $1,000 to the New n. Il,
Church Fund.

Mrs. James. II. Stewart has given
her check for 1000 to Offic-
ial Board of the M. E. church,
as her contribution to the building
fund for the new structure. She is
the first woman to make such do
nation, and her liberality is viewed
with the highest qualification by all
concerned. The members OF the
Board are hoping to see other ladies
of the church emulate her in this
matter.
A meeting of the board was held
Thursday night fol the purpose of
looking over the financial situation
and eanvassing the subscriptions.
A good many were absent, and the
reports were not complete. DR..
Compton will make an annual report
Sunday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30

Senator Elkins is scheduled TO bt
here on the first of October. His
visit will be one of great Importance
to Morgantown and her many in.
terests.
George Smith who has been at his
home at Halleck for some time has
fever. He is one OF the conductors or
the street car line and had gone home
to spend his vacation.
Holly Brown says that he is afraid
that his mother has fever. She has
been i'll for some days and treatment
does not seem to have any effect or
the attack.
Stuart Reed, of Clarksburg, il
being mentioned for the nomination
for Congress from his district. He
will probably never get beyond the
mentioned stage.
G. w. Kennedy of Mount Morris
has been in town. He is recovering
from an accident which caused
the loss OF his left arm and badly
crippled his right hand.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Reception tc<New Students by
YIN. and Y. w. c. AS.

un;vxr.;tx,.rv. .t,sna.n.so....
sfoh treaty hnJosed-hiss hayes
will Entertain her Guest Mrs. VIII
.on-pinner for Mr.. and mrs. bean
n.n s..n~s.
The annual fall reception to new
students by the Y. w. c. A. and he
Y. NJ. c. Il of the University was
given in the Armory Saturday night
from eighs &C eleven. The attend
ance wss unusually large, and the
evening was greatly enjoy ed. The
new students were given an oppor-
tunity to meet their instructors in a
social way, and of becoming ac-
quainted with one another and with
those who have been here. The old
students we're here in large numbers
and enjoyed an exchange OF greet
ings immensively.
The receiving line was headed by
N. r. Dougherty, president of the Y.
NJ. C. A., DR.. Purinton, president of
the University, Hon. w. j. w. Cow
den, president of the Board of Re-
gents, Mr. Cowden, and Mrs. c..
Edmund Neil.
Miss Flora Hayes has issued a
number Of invitations to whist
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
Music Librarian.

Miss Gertrude Campbell formerly
Of Woodstock, Virginia, has been
made librarian of the School OF
Music, Of the University. The Camp
bell family recently moved here
from the above mentioned place
Miss Campbell has charge of all the
music and publications used in the
School. All the music is furnished
by the School, and Miss Campbelis
duties are to issue it to students,
charge it to them, record its return,
and attend to all similar matters,
The music in the library is worth
about $1,000.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-30
PROMINENT MAN DEAD.
Hon. William II. PlayfOrd Of Union.
tewn Passes Away.

The death of Hon. William H
Play ford occurred at his home in
Uniontown of heart failure. He had
been in bad health for some time
and spent the past summer at Noun
tain Lake ON that account
He has been one of the leaders at
the bar of his county for many years
and was universally esteemed in
Western Pennsylvania. Mr.. Play
ford was 50 wears of age.