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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
COUNTY SEAT
QUESTION UP
Supreme Court wiz Consider the Old
Fight for Capital of wetzel
County.

New Martinsyille, ". Va, March 2l.-
The old wetzel county seat case WIS
up before the supreme court at Charles
ton, W. Va, which has attracted atten-
tion from all parts of the state. The
fght that was waged by the Pine Grove
people to have the county seat located
at that place Is matter of more than
local interest. This case is one IN which
1000 petitioners are the plaintiff and
the case is styled as Morgan, ct al, vs.
the county court of Wetzcl county.
The contention is that on election day
in 1902 the majority of votes cast IA
vored the removal of the county seat.
but the county court did not count The
votes. In the meantime the court house
has been erected and completed at the
cost of $l25,OOO. Since the Short Line
railroad has been completed it has been
a very easy matter to get on the train
come to this city and return home tie
same day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21

Officer Lewis sworc out warrant bc.
fore Mayor Grille shortly after the fight
against coe. and the trial was set for
Saturday night at O'Clock. At that
hour the affair will be investigated by
his honor, the mayor.
Hall was not much hurt in the affray,
hut Robinson was pretty badly used
up. His face was very much bruised
and cut and soon became very greatly
swollen. Goes only injury, beyond the
slight scratch already mentioned, were
bruises on his EnuSEies, received IN
pounding Robinson's face.
In short statement last night af-
ter the fight Mr.. Robinson said that Coo
first knocked Hall down and then turn
ed his attention to him. He ran through
one Of the hotel rooms to escape him
and later grabbed club, but this was
taken from him by some one and then
Coe downed him and struck him in the
face several times. It IS claimed by per-
sons employed in the News Office that
the party who took the club from him
was either a gas filter or a driver Of
beer wagon. Robinson also stated that
he threw brick at coe during the ai-
fray.
Robinson was out a little while this
morning, but has been in since then and
could not be seen by one of the editors
of this paper this afternoon, when tie
latter went to the News Office to get
his side OF the story. BE was informed
that Robinson was at his home, but that
his face was not very much discoIored-
The affair is quite unfortunate, aud
recretiable. Oft times things get ipto.a
newspaper which are offensive and high
IL objectionable, but without malice or
intention to do harm or personal injury,
but at the same time discretion is the
better part of valor, and, perhaps, would
have proven so in this case, even wheil
coe inquired of him why they published
the article about him. 1t IS the duty
Of newspaper, however, to give the
news, when it is legitimate. let what
nay follow. and that is the way the
general public should look at it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
NO SENSATIONS
IN OIL FIELD
FOLSOM DISTRICT IS STILL THE
MOST ACTIVE FIELD NJ WEST
VIRGINIA.
Some New Work Is Being Done IN the
Old Whiskey Run Extension
in Ritehie County

Developments in the West Virginia
and Southeastern Ohio fields are not the
least sensational. The Folsom district,
in WetzeI county, is still the most ae-
tive field, but the new wells coming m
are all located inside of defined limits.
On the low side of the old whiskcy
run extension in Ritehie county, there
is some new work starting and the out
look for a little new production from
this quarter is quite promising. Aside
from the Pine Grove extension there is
nothing in the state that promises to
expand into field of any considerable
proportions.
In the Folsom district, the South
Penn Oil company has drilled its No. .
on the Fairfield Peterson farm into the
Gordon and the well has filed up l,4Co
feet with fluid. No. :, on the same farm
is holding up at 100 barrels day.
In the Fairview district, Marion couu-.
ty, the South Penn Oil company has
drilled its No. ! on the D. Jones farm,
deeper into the fifth sand and the hole
has filed up LOO feet with fluid. 1t
viii make a small producer.
On Redwood run, Wetzel county, the
Kanwha Oil company has made the To-
cation for test well on the Nelson
Myers farm. This test is some distance
in advance Of Developments.
South of the whiskey run pool, in
Richie county, Sarber Bros. & Com
pany's No. /, on the Clara V. Kelly farm
is holding up at go barrels a day.
Three new locations have been made in
the vicinity of this strike. -Four wells
have now been completed and an are
producers. The test now drilling on the
Henry Walters farm, located southwest
OF the Kelly, is due in the sand.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
NEGRO COOK
IN TROUBLE
Grafton Chamber Maid Accuses Him Of
Attempt at Criminal Assault.

Grafton. W. Va, March 2l.-Benja-
min Riley. the coIorcd day cook at the
Painter boarding house and restaurant
on Main street, was arrested Thursday
night in the opera house on a warrant
sworn out by Rubana Decker, cham
bermaid employed at the Painter house,
charging him with criminal assault. Ri
lev was given a preliminary hearing bs,
fore Squire Wells but waived c9aHni-
nation and was remanded to jail -
await the action Of the grand jury The
crime was not generally known about
the city until after the preliminary
hearing this morning, and when tbe
crowd gathered at the justices Office %
hear the details Riley was apparently
very uneasy and was glad when he sol
back into jail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
SPLED
RESULTS
epnM- THF uNI1UR ADHERTISING
SYSTEM ADo7TEp By TIE
WATTS &c
9Ioninent Lad JI1e1Fetz IlIcottett
Spelling q Ss1 sarope1 and
share IN d Reward 7fersa
By he Finn.
-

The unique adyertisliing scheme adopt.
ed BY the Watts lfnBcr company fOr
The purpose Of 81 ssiing the public how
the readers of ths Telegram are greatly
Interested in theiI Advertising and mod
ern department St Re had the desired re
suits. The prOpd ieion was to give a
$ reward, naneiS one dollar each to
the first five ladiI Is bringing the firm,
advertisement, cit her in the County
Mail or the TeIegsam, with word not
spelled correctly. For some reason.
probably in the ban, the firms proof
reader overlooked the incorrect spelling
Of the word .EurSpe' in the advertise
ment in the Telegram, and as a eonse-
quencc the following ladies shared in
the reward, bavir discovered the cr-
rOr:
Mrs. L. Ferrel, G4s West Main street;
Mrs, j. II. Haymaker, 80 South Second
street; Miss Gertrude Byrne, G77 Main
street; Miss Kate Cardcr, 7GG West Main
street, and alrs. DH NJ. j. Bartlett, SIS
West Pike street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
"ON TO BURNSVILLE
SAYS Mr.. WITHERS
THOUSANDS OF MEN ARE EMPLOYED CONSTRUCTION LITTLE
KANAwHA RAnRoAD-yEw POOL OF OIL IN CAL
HoUN COUNTY

Hon. j. Scott withers, of GIenviIlc,
accompanied by Mr.. S. E. vandevender.
prominent business citizen of Calhoun
county, arrived here last night. They
report the finding Of new pool of oil in
the lower end of Calhoun county next
to the Writ county line, in the Bcrea
sand. This pool promises to add cOnsid-
crably to the development in that sec
tion of the state. The object of their
business here is to look up owners Of
territory in that part Of the state.
Mr.. withers says work on the Little
Kauawha railroad is progressing rapidly,
several thousand men being employed on
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21

the construction. He expects to se',
the road wen on the way toward Buras-
vile this fall.
This road is on the old Black Diamond
survey and win open up one of the
best and most fertile valleys in the IN
terror Of the state. It follows the Lit
tie Kanavba river, from which it de-
rivcs its new name, from Parkersburg to
Burnsvillc where it connects with the
West virginia s Pittsburg system of
the Baltimore s Ohio. It's length viii
be about l5O miles long. It win trnv-
erse Wood, Writ, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis
and Braxtou counties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Robinson Arrested for Stealing ssoc
Worth of Script.

BlueGcld, W. Va. March 2l.-Detect
i've Eugene Robinson captured Charlie,
MIillner at North Fork. Millner IS ac
cused Of stealing $500 worth of scrip
from the Arlington Coal s Coke compa
ny. When captured Millner had S25(
worth Of script in his possession. In
vestigatiOn disclosed the fact that h,
had disposed of about $50 worth Of tn
script to parties leaving the town o
North Fork.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
Warrant Sworn Out
For Mrs. Williams
SHE TO GIVE PEACE IND WITHOUT BEING
THE REGULAR WAY AND WARRANT ..............
sssF2F FOLLOWED
FOLLOWED.

William Ambersswore out a peace war.
rant last night in Magistrate NJ. S.
Riley's court against Mrs. R. A. VIII
liams, residing on Jackson street. He
claims that ono day of the present
month she coutended with angry words
to disturb the peace and dignity of the
state. The warrant was placed in the
hands of Constable Herbert L. Davis,
who served it this forenoon on Mis-.
Williams and notified her to appear in
Justice Riley's assizes at 7:3o o'clock
tonight for trial. On the trial of Anu
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
c. A. R. coMMITTEE.
Meets Tonight to Arrange for State En-
campment Which WIN Be Held
Here in April.

The committee appointed by the local
branch of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, which is to be held in this city
on April IS, % and 80, viii meet in the
C. \. R. hall in the HofF block this even
M. The meeting will be for the pur,
pose OF making arrangements for the
coming state meeting. The committee
which is composed of Alessrs. !. NJ. Kei.
v, s. w. Gordon, Henry Raymond and
Jacob Swartz, viii put forth every ef'
fort to make the state encampment this
year ore of the best in the history OF
the order.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
COXEYS
COLOR BEARER
Is Dead at Jacksonville, ohio.-Fomerly
Lived in This City and Is Re
membered by Many.

rhn johnson, the BuckhannOn eOlOred
boy who carried Coxcy's flag on his Gel
cbratcd march from AIassilon to Wash
ington, is dead. Word is received that
his death occurred at Nelsonville, Ohio,
the first Of the week. The particulars
are not known. Phil was better known
as Jasper johnson, the color bearer Tor
Coxey's Army"
Phirs parents are both dead, Ills
father was the late "Uncle Bob John-
son." He has three sisters and brother
in Buckhannon.
Phil made his home here, a number
of years, and is remembered by many Of
the citizens of clarksburg, both white
and colored.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21

bcrs a night or so ago, it was disclosed
TINT she was guilty of disturbing tho
peace, and the magistrate decided thar
she should give bond of $50 to be good
for six months. Later she appeared with
her lawyer and refused to give the bond.
She stated that she would have to be
prosecuted in the regular way before she
would do 50. The issuing of the war
rant was the result of this declaration.
Ambers and Mrs. Williams are close
ncishbOrs and the proceedings are the
result Of u ncighborhood quarrel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
sU1c1DED ON TRACK.
Walked IN Front of an Engine and Let
1t Kill Him.

Cumberland, Nd, March 2l.-Edward
Nelson was run over and killed yester-
day morning on the West Virginia Cen
tral railroad near Bretz, W. Va, by a
new engine being taken from Hendricks
to Elkins to be put in service on the
coal and coke railroad. Nelson walked
out of the old station at Brett and stood
directly in front Of the engine, which
was running thirty miles an hour. lie
did not heed the whistle. 1t is generally
believed he committed suicide, but no
cause can be assigned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
OPERATION PERFORMED.

Mrs. c. Butcher was operated on Sat
urday morning for, appendicitis at her
home in Broad Oaks. Dr.. Cooke came
up from Fairmont and assisted Dr.. J. B
Payne in the operation. The patient is
getting along as ven as could be ex.
pected under the circumstances, but Is
in a very critic;h condition. Mrs,
Butcher has been a Ilicted with the same
trouble twice before.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
HoLTs INJUNCTION KNOCKED OUT
Supreme Court of State Decides Liquor
License Question the Other Way.

The supreme court OF this state has
taken whirI in the trouble at EIkins
over saloon licenses. After long AMI
wild chase, the saloon men finally over
took Judge Holt. of Grafton, and laid
the matter before him. he decided that
the retiring council could not grant Ii.
eense for the next year, and isued an
Injunction restraining them. The other
fellows took It to the supreme court
and word has been received from that
body that the injunction was acted upon
md the bill dismissed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
UNIFORM RANK DRILLS.

The Uniform Rank Of the knights Of
Pythiun lodge held regular meeting IN
t5eir castle last night and had 8 sPlen-
did driIl. The attendance was good ING
Rank will hold another meeting neat
F-il.v night at 7:sO o'clock. There are
thirty.two members and much m'ei
is manifest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
HUSBAND AFRAID
OF HIS Wife
Parkersburg Man Wants Divorce from
Woman Who Threatens to
Feed Him Poison.

Parkersburg. W. Va, March 2l.-Is.
win NJ. Tucker has sued his wife for
divorce alleging inhuman treatment on
her part and an attempt to poison him.
He alleges in his bill for divorce that
his wife had not only threatened to kill
him. but had gone so far as to purchase
the poison with which to carry out her
threat, and that the poison is now in
his house. He declares that he is in
fear of his life and cannot live under
the same roof with his wife.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
LICENSED TO WED.

A marriage license was issued today
to Il. S. BOuuell and Alice Davis: Mr..
Bonnell is son of Constable Charles
BOnneIl, of wilsouburg, and Is % years
Of age. Miss Davis b daughter Of
Reuben Davis, of the same place, and
IS 20 years old.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21

heTe and act IN tLiAt tlpac1ty dt tno
meeting. This, in addition to the Ice
ture to be gwen by Or. Dixon, should
prove quite an attraction.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
CITY Law MAKERS
HOLD BUSINESS SESSION.
Members Devote Themselves Ex-
cIusiveIy to Business and
Transact Lot of it
of the Ordinary
Nature.
Action on the Buckhannon and CIarksburg EIec
tnc Railroad Franchise Deferred Until
the Next Regular Meeting on Account
Of objection to Time Limit.

from the B. & o. railroad company a
barrel of disinfectant on account of
some misunderstanding. 1t was brought
out that the city might need the stuff
later on and the matter was referred to
the mayor with power to act.
Council having completed the busi-
ness then adjourned.
Bills we're audited and ordered paid
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-21
FAMOUS
VOCALIST
Win Be Present. and Sing at the Y. NJ.
c. A. Meeting Sunday Afternoon.

Those attending the Young NIcr )
Christian Association meeting in the op-
era house
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-11-04
HIS SHIP HIS PRISON.
Perllous Experience Of the Captain OF
German Vessel.

A decidedly unusual but uncomfort.
able and dangerous experience was that
Of the master of the steel sailing ship
Ernate, which was recently related in
the Maritime Court at Dantzig, Prus-
sia. He left Manel, port on the
Baltic, with cargo Of planks on April
IS for Oldenburg. Capt. Engellandt,
who also is the owner, remained at
the wheel during gale which over
took the vessel next night at 4 o'clock
in the morning went to his cabin to
change his wet clothes.
He had just got into dry under
clothing when the vessel tipped over
and he found himself standing on the
roof of the cabin, Of which the sea
had Theoretically closed the door. BY
loosening the boards of what was now
the floor he got into the hold, which
contained only loose sails. Fortunate
ly some shelves Of. high cupboard
standing in the cabin remained intact
and from them he collected two tins OF
condensed milk, three pounds OF
prunes, some rice, sugar and sausage.
He also found hammer.
For twelve days the man lived in
his prison, eating. as sparingly as pos
sible and drinking sea water, which
appears to have had no Ill effect. He
spent his free time in hammering on
the steel bottom of the ship to at
tract attention Of chance passing YES
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-11-04
fered himself to be experimental upon.

fered himself to be experimental upon.
He had aims and ambitions and aspira-.
tions. He wanted to rise above the
hog and the hyena. Nature took him in
hand and made him over as you see.
him tonight.
"He is all hind legs and tail, and his
beauty is nothing to brag of, but where
on the face of this earth is thing on,
legs that can outiump him? He holds
the record, and it will never be taken
from him. You don't grow hind legs,
like his, and you must be content with:
jumping a four rail fence, but the NOR.
al lesson should not be lost upon you.
He that would rise will rise. He
that would soar will eventually push
his way to the front and head the pro-;
cession. AS I stepped off the cars this
afternoon I observed seventeen men.
whiting away at shingles in front OF;
a grocery, while jackass stood look
ing on and nibbling at roddside this
tie. There appeared to be no swelling
ambitions, no high aspirations, no sigh.
ing for fame. But the world turns.
and men turn with it, and who shall,
say to what heights that crowd OF:
eighteen may not attain when my COM:
bination reaches Bulls Ferry again ?;4ss.
"Citizens all, I am glad to have met
you. am glad to have taken in $3.50,
at the door. 1 am glad to have melted,
you to greatness, and trust that in.
making your way out Of the hallsyou
won't break the backs off any chairs or
smash any kerosene lamps"
NJ. QUAD.
On /,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-11-04

laughed his ambition to scorn, but he
hung on by his teeth. and his time came
at last. He went into the show busl-
ness, the same as me, though on big
ger scale.
pause and ask yourself what effect
his discovery Of America has had on
the world. What would the world be
today without her? know that my
next stopping place is TayIorsville, but
when Columbus set out he didn't know
whether he would bring up in hades or
Halifax. In his own mind he was con-
vinced that there was another conti-
nent to the wes. He had the courage,
the fortitude and the ambition to sail
in search. and we who are here tonight
are profting by it. No man can detract
from his greatness, and no man can
wish for nobler example to guide him.
I may incidentally observe that the
nose and one ear of this bust have been
broken, and the left eye is gouged out,
but do not let those trifles have any ef-
feet in sizing him up as a man. He was
not noted for his beauty, and his ways
were of the slipshod order, but we must
look ut him mentally instead of phys
ically. I wish to be looked at that way
myself. There are no more Americas
left for me to discover, but have the
same aims and ambitions that surged
back and forth in this great mans soul
as he sat on his doorstep and thought
Of the future.
eve now come to the kangaroo. Hay.
Ing been dead for the last fifteen years
and being stuffed with hay, he has lost
much of his natural artfulness, but he
is here to point a moral and can do it
dead as well as living. When nature
had created all other animals she de-
cided to bring forth something that
could Jump twenty-seven feet without
touching the grass. The kangaroo,
which up to that time was bobtailed
animal walking about on four legs, of.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-11-04
NO. 45

sells and slept quite well at nights, for
after the first few days the sea was
smooth. He knew when it was day,
for a dim light penetrated the water:
On the twelfth day the Norwegian
steamship saw the wreck and sent a
boat to take it in tow. Engellandt
had fallen asleep, but hearing foot
steps over his head, he began knock
ing with his hammer and shouting.
The Aurora's men returned to their
ship for tools and bored hole through
the wrecks keel where they heard the
knocking. When they drew out their
borer mans finger followed, and
they soon learned that Engellandt had
food for four. days more and wished
to be towed TO land, for 1t was impos-
sible to release him in the open sea-
BE also desired to have the hole plug
|. ged again, as he was afraid that the
loss of. air. would cause the ship to
sink lower In the water.
The Aurora towed tle- wreck safely
to Neufahrwasser, where with consid-
erable difficulty it was attached to
huge crane. plate was loosened and
the imprisoned captain freed. Engel-
landt was perfectly conscious, and
even able to walk alone. He is thir-
ty.two years of age and married. He
has no idea what became of the three
men constituting his crew.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-11-04
It Pays to Herd Turkeys.


A peculiar thing about herding tur.
keys, especially if the poults have tur-
key mothers, is that once their days
route is established they will go the
same round each day and generally on
schedule time. The best plan is to keep
the focks restricted to the territory ad-
jaeent to their coop until the poults
are feathered, when the broods can be
focked together and started out to the
woods and fields. Here Is where the
herder is needed. The losses from va
rious sources - strays, hawks, foxes,
minks and weasels, hunters and dogs a
little later In the season-make big In
roads into the flock unless guarded.
Ordinarily this would be rather dull
work for boy or girl, and none should
attempt it unless there were two for
company.
The route taken by the flock could be
through all the stubble fields where
sufficient grain food would be CLEANED,
In the pastures and cut meadows, where
the poults would do good work on
grasshoppers, crickets and other In
sects, and into the woodland, where
they will dust themselves in the fine
dust Of some rotten log to rid them
selves of lice. Even when 1t Is imprac-,
tical to guard them the entire day much
can be done by way of insuring their
safety by having them roam in the d.
rection showing least danger. This can
be done by starting them right In the
morning and feeding them short dis
tance away from home on their return
at night. = Cor. New England Home.
stead.