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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
CALL FOR CONVENTION.
OFFICIAL NOTICE II ISSUED BY
CHAIRMAN NoRTHCoTT
berkeley County wal BE Entiticd ia
IA Delegates Under tho New
Apportiomment

Hon. Elliott Northcott, chairman
pro tenn. has issued the following call
for the republican state meeting:
In accordance with established rus.
tom and in obedience TO the instruct
ions Of the state republican conven-
ton OF 1900, the state central commit
tee directs that state convention q
delegate representatives of the repub-
lican party DO held at the city OF
Wheeling. for the purpose Of eleeting
nominees for the following officers
Governor. secretary Of state, state
superintendent Of free schools. auditor
treasurer. attorney general. two judges
of the supreme court, Of appeals two
electors at large for president. and
vice president Of the United states,
the confirmation Of the election Of
presidential electors OF the several
congressional districts, the choosing
of the members cf the state reDubli-
can central committee and the trans
action of othor business and that said
convention shall assemble at II O'Clock
noon, on Tuesday the twelfth day Of
July, 1904
Said convention shall consist Of the
delegates from the several counties of
the state, apportioned as follows:
:. Each county shall have one % dela-
gate in said convention, and no more,
for each one hundred and fifty, (l50)
votes or fraction thereof of seventy
five (75) votes or more cast in the
county for William Mckinley in 1900.
Under this apportionment Berkeley
county will have II votes, jefferson s
and Morgan T.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
WRECK ON Low GRADE.
In Which Fireman James Had His
Leg Mangled.
WRECKAGE THEN CAUGHT FIRE
And Caboose Was Consumed Engine De-
molished and Many Cars Were De-
ra1ed--Fool Had 10 be Ampulaled.

The low grade freight line on the
Baltimore q Ohio extending from
North Mountain co Wilson's, neal this
citr, was the scene Of bad freight
wreck last Saturday at d clock q. m.
when an east bound train pulled bv
engine 20Gl ran into another east
Dound train The cabo1se Of the first
train was demolished and the wreck
age caught fire and the cab burned
az. Engine No, 2o6l was also badly
managed, having been thrown on the
caboose by the heavy train, making
bad pileup, the worst in the history
Of the short line.
Fireman Frank James, Of the 206l,
Who on the engine at the time, was
badly injured, having his left leg
mangled. He was brought TO this CITY
and taken to the Kings Daughters
hospital, where his foot was amputat-
ed BY Drs. Myers. Henshaw and Bak-
err. He is doing as well as can be ex
pe cted since the operation.
James secured work on the b. ~ o.
about 10 days ago and this was his
fourth trip. He came here from the
sante Fe road. his home being in
Kansas. He will stay at the hospital
until he fully RECEIVERS.
Besides the engine and caboose be.
ing demolished, n number OF cars were
deralled and the track damaged for
u considerable distance. The riggers'
crew from this city repaired the
damages.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
BLUODsHED AT CONVENTION.
KNIVES AND PISTOLS USED BT
WEST vrnGrNrA REPUBLICANS.
Two Men Fatally wounded fn Political
Fight 1T Huntington-Confes
Between Hughes and Hite.

A special from Huntington, W. Va,
says that Wayne and Cabell counties
held repu blican district conventions
Yesterday to name delegates 70 county
conventions which will elect delegates
to tie congressional convention. The
contest between CONGRESSMAN Hughes
and w. +. Hife for delegates became
so earnest that contrasting DELEGATIONS
we're named in almost everg district
in the two counties. Bloodshed re-
suited at one precinct il Wayne, half
a dozen persons being implicate sii in D
knife end pistol dael. Several we're
INJURED.
A street fQht in frons Of the con-
vention bah took place last night, the
result OF politics. Robert Odell, a
letter carrier, bad his skull crushed,
aad Leander Gilkerson was stabbed
three times. Both will probably die.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
OFFICERS ELECTED.
National Commercial Co. Holds its
Annual Election.

The National Commercial Co., Of
this city, at it's recent meeting, elected
the following officers:
President and Treasurer-John j..
Hetzel.
Vice President Guy Hetzel.
Secretary John A. McAneny.
The election of Guy Het2el as vice.
president indicates his promotion
to the presidency of the company in
case Mr.. John j. Hetzel should be
successful in his political plans or,
rather, the plans his friends seem to
be making for him. Mr.. Hetzel is at
present the assistant cashier of the
Bank of Martinsburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
BANK CASE UT.
Judge Daily Presides Over special Term
of the circuit Court.


Judge DALEY Of Romney, presided
at special term of the Circuit court
here, when the case appealed from the
Berkeley county court by the Citizens
and Old National banks was SUBJ
mitted. This case was taken into the
courts to definitely determine whether
the taxes against those institutions
should be paid by the bank or assessed
against the individual stockholders.
The County court decided that the
banks should pay the taxes, and the
latter promptly appealed to the
Circuit court Judge Faulkner, being
a stakeholder in both banks, could not
preside in the case, and Judge DALEY
otficiated. The decision will shortly
be handed down.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
FIRE AT opEQUoN.
Property Destroyed BY Blaze There
Last Friday Night.

Following closely upon the heels Of
the conhagration which destroyed
three houses last week at Shockeys-
Vile. Frederick county. had another
severe blaze Friday night and flames
DESTROYED store aud dwelling house
owned by Constable A. J. Wigg'nton
at Opequon. The store was occupied
by Mr.. Isaac Arnold. His loss will
be somewhere between 5000 and $500
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
WILL CLOSE WITH OTHERS,
so. me,cnnnts Had misunderstanding
nbout Closing Hours ia This city.

At the meeting of the members OF
the Business Mems Association OF
this city, which was held last Friday
for the purpose OF aseertaining why
certain business houses did not close
at the usual hour. after the owners
had signed the petition, the matter
was satisfac tory settled, and in the
future their stores will close, as do
the others. 1t seemed that there was
slight understanding and the mat
ter was settled with satisfaction TO
all conserved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-02-27
WILL GO TO FAamING.

Mr.. Adam Keller has resigned az
driver fol the Adams Express 90. IN
this city and will go TO farming III
the spring. Mr.. A. e. Staff will take
the vacant place.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
Food of the Chinese.

"The food of the Chinese consists
principally of rice and fish" That
statement has appeared in nearly ey-
cry school geography or history that
has been published since the food.
ITS all tolderol and tlapdoodle," says
4 concessionaire from the interior of
the great empire. THE streams were
fished out ages ago, and you seldom
find fish in the interior. On the coast
yes. Much fish is eaten. But the main
food of the Chinese is pork and chick
ems. Mutton and beef are rare. Less
rice is eaten than you would imagine,
but there is an abundance of palatable
vegetables, and you would find no diff
fculty in making out a good dinner"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
The Editor of the KursI New ro-se.

Than whom there is no better Potato
Expert in the Country. says: "Salzer's
Earliest Potato is the earliest of IS ear
liest sorts. tried by me, yielding 454 bu
per acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin
yielded for the Rural New Yorker 1856
bu. per acre Now Salzer has heavier
yielding varieties than above. SEQ
SalZers catalog.
JUST SEED l0c IL STAMPS
and this notice to the John A Salzer
Seed Co, La Crosse. Wis. and receive
lots of farm seed samples and their big
catalog, which is brim fuli of rare
things for the gardener and farmer,
easily worth 10000 to every wide
awake farmer.
1t describes Salzers Teosintp Yield
ing 100000 lbs. per acre. of rich green
fodder, Salzsr's Victoria Rape. yielding
60,c0O lbs. of sheep and hog food per
acre together with SalZer's New Ma
tional Oats, which has record of 800
bu. per acre in 80 states. so also full
description of Alfalfa Glover. Giant in
carnat Glover. Alsike. Timothy and
thousands of other fodder plants.
Grasses. Wheat. Spelt2, Barleys. etc.
(W. N. U.)
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
Undue Influence Charged.

During an executive session OF the
Senate much time was devoted to gen.
eral discussion of the encroachments of
the Senate and the President on each
others prerogatiyes unier the constitu-
ton. Senator Teller, in a speech last
ing more than two hours, and filed
with incidents where he alleged the
President had encToaCheG on the Sen
ate in regard to the making of federal
appointments, aroused number of the
Republican leaders 10 the defense of
President Roosevelt.
Some of the Republican senator's
agreed with Senator Teller that there
have been many entertainments from
the White House on the rights Of the
Senate. The political phases of the de-
bate were finally eliminated with the
result that several administrations
were discussed and brought under the
ban of disapprnyal.
The first was the Cleveland admins
tration, in which it was said that the
President used undue influence
for the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act; Mr. Nc
kinley's influence on the members of
the Senate for the ratification of the
Paris treaty. President RooseveIt's
pressure in bringing about the ratifica-
ton of the Cuban treaty. and also the
influence he has brought to bear look
ing to the ratification of the Panama
canal treaty were cited as instances in
which the Senate has not been left free
to deal with these topics according to
individual judgment.
The criticism was not alone of the
executive, several senators, including
Spooner, Allison, Teller, Dubois. Gall
niger and Platt of Connecticut, agree
ing that the Senate often had insisted
on the appointment Of certain men for
executive positions against the wish OF
the Presidents mentioned.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
stupendous Coal Product; IN.

The total coal production for the
United States up to December 81, 1902,
is estimated at 4,S60, 900 short tons
THAT means that pyramid built of
this material as high as Pixies Peak
14,108 feett would have for its base
a rectangle LA miles square. If the
coal were spread out over the states
of Rhode Island and Connecticut it
would cover both of them a foot deep.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
SURE
The Robust Physique Can Stand More
Coffee Than a Weak One.

A young Virginian says: Having
a naturally robust constitution far
above the average and not having
nervous temperament, my system was
cable to resist the inroads upon it
by the use of coffee for some years but
finally the strain began to tell.
For ten years | have been employ
ed as telegraph operator and tyre
writer by railroad in this section
and until two years ago | had used cof-
fee continually from the time l wa5
eight years old, nearly 90 years.
THE work of operating the tele-
graph key Is a great strain upon the
nerves and after the days work was
over l would feel nervous, irritable,
run down and toward the last suffer
ed greatly from insomnia and neG-
ralgia. AS l never INDUCED in intoXi-
eating liquors, drugs or tobacco in
any form l came to the conclusion
that coffee and tea were causing the
gradual breakdown OF my nervous
system and having read an article In
the Medical Magazine on the compost
ton of coffee and its toxic effect upon
tuC os StCil, :" dS luIly iIttu LiIdL
coffee was the cause of my trouble.
Seeing Postum spoken of as not
having any of the deteriorating eff
fects of coffee l decided to give up the
stimulant and give Postum a trial. The
result was agreeably surprising. After
a time my nerves became wonderfully
strong, l can do all my work at the
telegraph key and typewriter with. far
greater ease than ever before. My
weight has increased 35 pounds. my
general health keeping pace with it,
and am n new man and a better one"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, THE Road to Wellvilla"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
FARMERS ORGANIZE.

What promises to become most power.
ful factor IL the produce markets and from
which farmers will reap immense benefit,
took life in the organization of the Farmers
Grain and Live Stock Commission Co, at
Chicago, Ill. This Company will handle
shipments of grain and stock at a II the pri-
mary markets, will have feeding stations
for stock, and will operate elevators, etc.
The project has strong backing from in
tuential farmers and business men and will
no doubt receive universal endorsement,
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
Street Under a Church.

One CT the best known instances OF
churches with streets through them is
that of st. John the Baptist's Church
in Bristol. The church is situated
right over the ancient gateway into
the city on the Avon, and the towering
spire, standing high above the neigh
boring houses and streets, is a re-
markable sight, as one surveys it from
the roadway below
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19

Terrence, what is the doctors dag
nosis of your case?" He hasn't told
me yit. but I'm bettin' it'll be iv'ry cint
ave tin dollars "
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19

Charlie-Mother. v hat does trans
parent mean? Mother-That is some
thing you can look through. Charlie
Oh ! see. you mean keyhole.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19

These Who Have Tried 1t
will use no other Defiance Cold Water
Starch ha, no equal in Quantity or Quail
tain only u OF.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-11-08

Under the new election law all you have to d,
to vote Democratic ticket is to put an X in tn.
circle right underneath the rooster.
Vote for
Aaron F. Parker, John G. Brown William W. Woods
This means vote for Parker and Davis.
Vote for Benjamin F. Clay for Congress.
Vote for Henry Hetfeld for Governor
Vote for Frank Harris for Lieutenant Governor.
Vote for Jesse j. Walling for Secretary of State.
Vote for Ashby Turner for State Auditor.
Vote for Timothy Regan for State Treasurer.
Vote for Alfred A. Fraser for Attorney General
Vote for Permea French for Sup of Public Instruction
Vote for Max J. Lincke for Mine Inspector.
Vote Nathan H Clark, Mackay, for Supreme Judge
Vote for Ravenel Macbeth for State Senator.
Vote for Joshua D. Wood for Representative.
Vote Jesse G.. Finnell for Probate Judge.
Vote for Robert Morrison for Sheriff.
Vote for Frank Uehren for Assessor.
Vote Alice Felkner for County Treasurer
Martha keenan, for Supt of Public Instruction.
Vote for William j. Lamme for County Attorney.
Vote Hooper, Jasper Baxter and c. A. Pfeifer,
for County Commissioners.
Vote for John Cassiday for Coroner.
Vote for Joseph L. Ebberts for County Surveyor.
Remember and put in the big circle at the head of tn
Democratic ticket the column. to crossing
other circles you are liable go wrong, and the ticket will
thrown OUT it is better not to take any chances
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-11-08
VOt6 Ii STRAIGHT! !!

Why should a Democrat scratch bic +icka
his ticket ? ''oe'io OIL a'O'i
ne scheme in Custer county among some
scratch their ticket, and they in return viii vote
Tor some OF the nominees on the democratic
tleRet: nc G Democrats don't be led into this kind
@ oI tLap: ms trading scheme is too plain
6 6nu sn0ulo not deceive any one. AS rule the
republicans do not scratch their tickets, their
past record has proven this, and why should
Democrats elect Republicans
70 vote IN the first column, with a rooster emb-
lems and und erneath the emblem at the TOP of
ticketa big circle like this:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-11-08
Thanksgiving Nov. oath.

ueJdIJeu ldSJ tuesday IOr IQanO
Falls.
State Engineer Darlington has
sent in his resignation as State
Engineer and will move to Cali
fornia.
The report that John Steph-
ems, nominee for County Com
missioner, is polygamist and
has three wives, is false.
-Four freight cars were derail-
ed on the Mackay branch one
day last week and considerable
freight was damaged, but for
tunately no one was injured.
Emmett Jones came over from
May last Sunday to interview a
dentist about an aching tooth,
out there was no dentist here, so
DR." Buster was called, and in
short order had the double molar
extracted.
Rev. Geo. McDougall and Chas
Small killed a fine deer last
week, after numerous wild shots
with the animal only $50 yards
away. But the question arises
which of the gentlemen killed
the deer as they both shot at
the same instant. They saw the
same day sixteen other deer.
We have received the first is
sue of the Thunder Mountain
News, published at Roosevelt,
Idaho, by G. E. Eddy and S. F.
Hunt. 1t is good issue and is
well filed with mining and other
news matter and advertising.
The publishers were formerly
residence of Challis, Idaho. We
wish the boys abundant success
in their venture in journalism.
They are located in a good field
and within few years ought to
become Wall Street brokers.
From Missoula, Mont, comes
a story of train robbers tearing
up money they had stolen and
scattering in the sand of the des-
ert the diamonds they had taken
from their victims. One is in
clined to look at the procedure
of these robbers from a humor-
Gus point of view, and think of
the effort and energy they vast
ed. And yet it is an everyday
occurrence. Day by day men
are throwing away diamond-like
opportunities. Throwing them
away, hoping to escape the con-
sequences of some foolish and
willful action in the past. A
young man enters a business
house. Through sacrifice and
economy his father and mother
have succeeded in giving him d
good commercial education. But
in an evil moment he abstracts
money from the safe or drawer.
Though it may be long undis-
covered, his sin will surely be
found out, and gone forever is
that opportunity for advance
ment and progress. He has
thrown his opportunity into the
sand. A young woman trained
in beautiful home along the
lines or morality and virtue
meets 3 smooth-tongued rascal,
and presently gone forever is her
opportunity for moving in the
best of society. The young man,
the young lady, might have been
a credit to society. They might
have been the honored father
and mother of a son whose name
might have become historic, but
they threw away their diamonds
for the sake of so-called liberty,
which is after all only license,
and though with tears and bitter
cries they search for them again,
never shall they be found. When
once the blush is driven from the
apricot or the peach. no chemis-
try can bring it back. When
once opportunities have been
thrown aside, they never return.
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-11-08
Miss Lulu McGown of Custer
is visiting friends in Challis.

| AASA1J hCOOWdu OIOuSHO uOW1
his cattle from Stanley last week
for winter feeding.
Born Saturday, Oct. 29th, to
the wife of Arthur Greene of
Salmon, daughter.
VIM. Buster is expecting a
large supply of winter apples
for his market this week.
Enos Watson has been quite
sick for several days past, but is
slightly improved at this time.
Senator Baker of Mackay was
in Challis several days last
week looking after his political
fences.
w. K. Flenniken, the genial
hello girl' at the Challis phone
came all the way from Black
bird to vote the democrat ticket.
E. P. Wilson is building a sub
stantial residence in Challis on
Pleasant Avenue and Fifth
Street, north of Mrs. McGowan's
residence.
! The stages changed to winter
time Nov. 1st. The mail from
the railroad now arrives in Chal-
lis on Tuesday, Thursday and
Sunday at noon.
Small Bros. are down from
Stanley to their Challis ranch
with their cattle. They will re-
sumo work on their big irrigat-
ing canal, which is nearly com
pleted.
The registration books in
Challis closed last Saturday
night with 272 names registered.
Two years ago there were 246
names registered in this pre-
cinct. This shows a good in
crease of voters in two years.
just a little live mouse turned
loose in the upper department of
the Challis Public School one
day last week by one of the
pupils, caused great excitement
and scrambling to the top of
desks, chairs, etc., among the
girls, we are told, and those
naughty little boys would not
catch the poor little mouse for a
long time. A lion would not
nave caused greater fear and
commotion.
The wagon road being built by
the Lost Packer Co. from Jordan
creek to Loon creek has been
completed since Nov. 1st, as
well as a bridge over Loon creek.
Large quantities of supplies are
being hauled over the road by
wagons. Much credit is due J..
A. Czizek, General Manager OF
the Lost Packer Co., for his un-
tiring efforts in promulgating
and constructing this road, as it
is of untold benefit to Custer
county, besides it will open up
one of the best mining districts
in the West. Next season with
this added highway we look for
Loon creek district to come to
the front as producer of the
precious metals.
i Special messengers were sent
out last Saturday to deliver the
election tickets to the distant
precincts. The tickets, same as
two years ago, did not arrive in
time, so the county will again be
called upon to pay for the spec
ial messengers to deliver the
tickets TO Loon creek, Stanley,
/ PahSamarOi and Sunol. which
will cost the county 500 OF
more to deliver them. This is
one of the benefits derived from
having Custer county printing
done at Blackfoot. But the Hon.
Board of County Commissioners
in their economical administra-
ton saved the county $15 by hav.
ing Custer county printing con
tract done in Bingham county,
and lost S100 or more by not
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