Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
SOME HISTORY
OF SISTERSVILLE

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"Tyler Independent" dated March
21st 1879, which was owned and
published by W. A. Loe, who Is
now a prosperous newspaper man
In Hutchinson, Kansas; Its, editor
was Rev. J. B. Reed, now at Laurel
Hill, Pa, bat who was at that time
pastor of the Presbyterian church
In this city. The paper was pub
llshed In the brick building on Wat
er street, just above the Kuoke
hotel. The paper was four pages,
FIVE columns to the page, with a
patent inside. the price rs cents a
year.
While this newspaper Is not a
quarter of century old, many OF
Its advertisers have gone to their
long homes and We hope and be-
lieve rest In peace. Among the
business men who were prominent
then and advertised we notice as
follows:
George Graham. dealer In slaves
heading and so on. He had bis
shop where the steam laundry now
Is and was not only a prominent
citizen but a successful business
man
The next Is A. & S. Thistle, aud
their old store room stands idle and
looks like it always did. They were
the wealthiest men In the county at
that time and a more highly re-
spected business firm did not exist
10 the State.
E A. Barr, timer, Is the next
one. He had shop where the First
National Bank building now stands
and the building he had Is the one
on Charles street just vacated by
the Journal Office,
Following this Is the advertise
ment of Capt. VIM. Dillon for his
steamboat "phaeton" which made
the round trip from Sistersville TO
Wheeling In one day, and we con-
sidered that "going some" The
boat was afterwards sold end blew
up.
S. r. Mccoy was Offering for
sale some fine timber land on Mid
die Island creek.
These business men have been
all called home.
In the news items we find big
convention vas held at the school
house to nominate a municipal tick
ct. Oar present Squire Lowther
was chairman and Robert hcCor-
mick secretary. Robert Henderson,
W Il. Soper and E. v. Woods
were candidates for Mayor. Wood
was nominated the vote standing
II for Wood and 1o for Soper, In
all 40 votes. For recorder A, B
Wilson and J. n. Mccoy were
nominated and Mccoy had rs votes
to IS for Wilson. Afterwards, for
some reason We cannot now recall,
Mr.. Wilson ran on an other ticket
and licked rs good and hard,
There was quite lot of candi.
dates for councilmen: David King,
Archibald Thistle, J. II Dare, Bli
Wells, George Graham, E A Barr,
q. A. Blacs, A N. Cotton and J B
Mccoy. On the FIST ballot the
following council were elected:
John G. Morrison, David Kiug. II
A. Black, John Cherry and E A
Barr, all dead now bat Mr.. Morri
son. The Independent" editor
considered this a fine ticket"
This paper contains an account
of a council meeting. Robert Hen
derson was mayor, A B. Wilson
recorder and councilmen J. C.Mor-
rison, 81. A. Black, George Graham
and John Shepherd.
The financial report for the year
Is published In full, less than two
stick fulls of type. The total re-
ceipts were $z67.64. The tax on
personal property amounted to
$II4.1s, on town lots, $es o6: on
lands. &re.o3; fnes and licenses
425 IS.
The mayor and recorder drew
salaries aggregating $50 per an
mum; assessor $40; city attorney
$ro; rent for council room Sra,