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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24

Have Sold oat In Dakota to Move to
Montana.

The following item, from the Dickinson.
North Dakota, Press will be read with
inseres, by many Of our people who are well
known TO Howard aud Alden Eaton,
A Medora correspondent whites. .,It Is
with sadness that the old timers sec Eaton
brothers packing up their effects, pgepara.
tory TO turning over the sCusler Trail
Ranch To their successors. Howard Eaton
Is the Oldest resident OF this county, having
come here Ia The autumn Of 1870. at the iu-
vlta,ion Of Frank Moore, who was then post
trader. AZ the eaatonmcnt OF the Little
Missouri. The brothers, Willis and Alden.
came a short time af,eswaffs For many
years the Eaton brothers were engaged. OK
clusiveiv. IN stock business: but 81 late
years they have ALDO conducted summer
hotel. Many's the hungry man who gss
pariakrn II their hospitality They have
no, yet decided upon new home, but will
perhaps locate in the State OF Montana. aud
continue the hotel business. Ncssrs. Gsecue
aud Donaldson. who succeed The Eatoas,
areifom New York City aud intend con.
duciing the hotel business on YET larger
scale than the Eatons did heretofore"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
WHITE Dali
CORRESPONDENCE Of TIC Areus.

Correspondence OF the ARGUS
Mrs. Sue Dodge 3 sick now.
s. d. Clark is.visi,ipg here now.
Mrs. I 3. Jackson Is on The sick list.
Mrs. solomon filse is better a, this time.
Born 10 Nj and Mrs, f. G Martin gill
baby
Sunday school will be organized here
next Sunday.
y. $. welch and wife we're visiting at
Solomon Fixes Ias,-sundaY.
Mrs. Belle Hartman was visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. Z Hays, last week
Our school received a treat which was
very much appreciated by the scholars.
Mrs. Z. Hayes, who was going to
Baltimore last Sunday, was not able bu, is
going tonight
Quite a crowd Of our young people were
a, the exhibition at the Freeland school
house last night.
Mr. aud Mrs. S K. wbtehalr, Mrs. J. a.
Chiids and Mrs. co7ad were the guests Of
Solomon Fixes on Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
TERRA ALTA.
spondence of me Arrns.

Correspondents OF the Argus.
Winter has given way to sunshine and
mud, and QUA lads have put away their
skates and arc embarking into military and
musical sports.
Our people are looking for quite time
a, the coming session Of court. since one
faction seems TO be determined to extend
the corporation and another Is going to DO
their best TO proven, its extension.
The Methodist brethren are having a
pro,ractod meeting. bu, so far there are
none at the altar
The Presby,erians are preparing to esea.
va,e lot TO build new church opposite
the c. w. Mayer store bailding
We noticed J. Ami Martin in our town
on Saturday lie has employed Charles
Jackson as nigh, operator aud Lee Hord Of
Morgan,own. 10 extend the wires.
There are few eases Of scarlet fever in
our'town, but none seem to be very serious.
BENJAMIN connes Is preparing to build an
addition to his residence aud embark in the
ho,ei business
Thomas pckings has started off very
nicely in his new tin shop.
We hope that our farmers will 90 TO
taitsniug cattle for spring buichering. Our
butcher is buying beef thar is shipped from
Chicago east aud then here. which makes
the price little high.
Maple syrup is coming to town quite
plentiful aud /, makes quite an improve.
ment on our buckwheat cakes.
Messrs. Bishop & DeBerry are preparing
TO bura quite lot Of lime this summer to
sell to our farmers.
The faculty Of our school are making
arrangements for grand entertainment at
the close Of the school on April FIRST.
Oar bakery msu has neither taken the
cake nor the bakery, but he has taken the
rag off the bush aud tore Il all 10 pieces and
done gone and lef, us wiihou, any bread.
S A. Albneh, has made purchase Of a
home aud some timber land in Florida aud
Is preparing to leave Us rs soon as he can
dispose of his goods.
Professor Candy reports that he will have
"a 10 weeks normal a, this place this
season.
Candidates are scarce here aud Il looks
like We would have none on the Democratic
ticket, and we hupe there will not be, since
is no use for the few TO oppose the many,
aud II we give the Republican party both
ends Of the rope, there is a little danger of
them hanging themselves. There are quite
q number OF them who say that their party
ought to be defeated in Preston county, ye,
when the election oomes. they all vote the
straight ticket.
/, Is beginning to look like the Republi-
can party is going TO work sham on the
tax reform movement which, II rightly
managed, will insure Democratic victory
and tax rate Ia w. Va. similar to that OF
other States that arc governed by the
Democratic party and also great liqudatine
OF taxes that owns 1000 aud dog pays
sa5 State and county tax, 50 corporation
tax, 81 head tax, extra days or s. street
tax, 81 for dog tax, making II all In all $40
OF 4 per cent Is 1t any wonder that our
money men inyes, their money in other
States OF deposi, their coin in Garrett
county and forget to give the assessor an
account Of Il. SALLIE MANpER
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
Murdered Tor His Money.

John Greaser, the coal dealer who lives
near town, received letter from Texas this
week notifying him of the death of his
brother JAMES, who was murdered and
robbed at Del Rio, Texas, where he had
been engaged in wsll-boring the pas, four
years. No particulars of the murder we're
given, except that he was supposed to have
considerable money aboa, him and was
found with his throat cut and the money
gone. No arrests had been made as yet, as
there seemed to be no clue to the robbers
The deceased married daughter Of Squire
Ben Conner OF this county, and has a
daughter married and living in Preston now
and a son down about Pittsburg There is
some property coming to them down in
Texas, II it was looked after. There are
two more Of the Greaser boys down there,
Marcellus, who lives a, Uralda, and Joseph,
who resides a, Oily, and IS blacksmith
lie lost his second wife two years ago this
month aud married his third wife last Sep
ten'ber. MMcellus aud Jim had both been
enk ged in wcll-boring for several years
Jim had been down there about twenty
year, and was nearly forty years Of age
MarselIus is blacksmith also, bu, lost his
shop aud everything in i, by FIRE few years
ago and had been engaged in well-boring
SINCE.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
Obituary

On Thursday morning.. March ~. 1904,
az his home near Pidgsdale, MonongaIia
county, William - Holt passed into the
mysterious beyond, IN the 6Ist year Of his
age. lie was born in Gilmer county Va,
Oe,9ber ", 1890. lis ancestors came from
Eugland and settled 10 Virginia not far
fro The home Of Washington. lie was
CHI tan gentlemen and singulariy warm 10
his ONE affections To his wife he was
devoted husband, 10 his children he was an
induIgen, father and to bis community
worthy benefaetor and citizen. Ills remains
were inferred in the Goshen cemetery AZ
1880 a. M, March 10Th. Funeral services
we're conducted by the pastor on the Halleck
charge. His remains were followed 70 their
last resting place bya large concoufse Of
relatives and friends whom we admonish 70
think not Of him as dead BOT as living In the
Fathers house Of many mansions and hidden
from you only because he has entered one
Of The upper chambers
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Etc-
FAR IorrINGS
Correspondence Of The Argus.
Ralph Kelly Is on The sick list.

Clyde DeBeuy Of culrar,, was here on
business Thursday.
Allen Maust Of IlaFelton, was business
caller here Thursday.
Ezra Kelly was up at Guseman recently
visiting his sister. Mrs. Lo,lie Ringer
Misses Bena and Francis Guscman were
guests Of Mrs. Grant Bishop last Sunday.
Martin Miller of Masontown. w Va,
came home las, week to visi, friends here.
Victor cupp and Gay Guseman went to
Jockey Valley las, Saturday ON business.
Mrs. Frank Frasee of selbyspori, Md,
has been visiting her home folks the past
week
Miss Alice Guseman was calling on
friends at Morgan's Glade few days last
week
Clyde f. Kelly of near GAINESVILLE. was
calling on friends here Tuesday and Wed.
nesday.
Mrs. Sarah Kelly, who has been sick
the past three weeks, is improving in
health.
Miss Rosa Cupp went to Somerfeld last
Saturday to stay awhile with her sister,
Mrs. Charles Fike.
A number Of our people attended the
closing of MIR. Mason's school at Cherry
Grove las, Friday night.
David X. Mason, who finished hls term
Of school at Cherry Grove Friday, returned
to bis home AT Alton. Saturday.
Misses Stella and Lucinda Awmnn, Jessie
Kelly, Elma and Ina Deal we're calling on
Miss Tena Kelly las, Sunday.
David Bishop and daughter Of Sugar
Valley Settlement, were calling a, John S..
Feathers near here, Saturday aud Sunday
Grant Bishop went TO Valley Point last
Sunday. lie was accompanied by his sister,
Miss DeIie Bishop, who had been staying
with them the past month.
John II. Deal and daughter, Miss Daisy,
went TO Masontown, w. Va, last Sunday
The former returned, bu, the latter re-.
NAMED with her sister, Mrs. Grace Hoffman
Of that place.
Will Gusemau Of Morgantown, and his
father, Isaac Guseman, Of this place, drove
70 Somerfcld Thursday on business, and
ffom there they went to Addison TO
visit feiends until Saturday, when they re-
turned
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24

Correspondencc " Tho argus
Married ~ The Baptist parsonage in
Gainesville, March 10Th, BY Rev. G. r.
Crnikshank, Truman Frazier Of NcUburq.
and Miss Ella Harrington Of Independence
Rev Harry ST. Clair Of stewartsiows,
supplied THE pulp, for Rev craitshank, on
Sunday and sunday night Rev Crak
shank has NOT YET sufficiently recovered from
long and severe auack Of rheumatism 60
enable him 10 be oai of lhc house
Rev. shroui hos preached seyersl dis
courses 20 re sehooihouse here ID. J ~.
sapp has challenged him for debate on some
docninal points, especially on lhe point
which Rev shioui takes. that there e no
conscious existence "a ihe soul between
death and ihe resurrection
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
Deaths Doing.

John IL. Nieman was born in Germany,
May s, 1917, and died at his home near
BrandonvilIe, w. Va. on March Il, 1904
lie came TO America when he was abon, IS
years old. In iS49 he married Maria
Blosset of near S,ewardsiowu, w Va, who
with ten children survives him. Two Of his
children died in infancy. Ills sons are
John H., Of Point Marion, Pa; George A.,
of Brandonville, and Daniel w. Of Union
town, Pa. His daughters are Mrs. Martin
" Cupp, Mrs. w. +. Miller, Mrs Samuel
McGrew and Rosie A. Nieman Of Brandon
vile; Mos P. c. Nordeck Of Horton, w.
Va; Mrs. Joseph Keener Of Siurgison, w.
Va, and Mrs. Jesse KNOX Of Fayeiie City,
Pa. lie was faithful member OF the
German Baptist Brethern church for a
number Of years. Ills funeral took place ia
the NJ +. church 81 Brandonyille conducted
by Rev Jeremiah Thomas lie was buried
in the cemetery ~ that place.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
firei rirei Flrei

As bright and glowing ss ever. Done
fou hear fte sound Of ihe pick and SHOW ?
Yes. here comes ihe Cfeascr coal wagon.
hiled 90 ihe hfim elih black diamond coal
rich in heating elements. driving from vonr
homes ihe Qiooio and dsmpncss of departing
winter 81. Cfceg.r IS ready 90 wait on al
Oh snd neN patrons 81 short notice fofs8oth
mud. fain. smallpox ~ eny ether rival. a
nc same Oh price PES bushsl
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vvaat.s Laso

IN The last analysis nobody knows. but
we do know fhat n s. under strict law
Abuse that law even slightly pain results
organs resulting IN Constipation. Headache
OF Liver trouble Df Kings New Life
PHls quickly eadiusts this. ifs gentle.
got thorough
7sc ~ a ienharts Of Haywood Cooke
supply Co. 81 Howcsvillc.
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BANKRUPTCY Notice.
cnAs Il. sAvenn

CnAs II. SAUCER,
Bankrupt
To the creditors OF Chas. II. Saucer Of
Newburg. In the County Of Preston and
District aforesaid bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the ~ day
OF March 1904 the said Chas ~ Saucer
vas duly adjudicated bankrupt; and the
hrst meeting OF his creditors, will be held
Main street, In Grafton, West Virginia, on
the day Of April, foo4, at 10 O'Clock a. M +,
az which time the said creditors may
attend. prove their claims, appoint a
trustee. examine the Bankrupt and transact
such other business as may properly come
before the said meeting.
EUGENE SONMRRyiILE.
Referee IN Bankruptcy
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24

The name Witch Hazel q much abused
=. G. DcWiu s Ca Chicago. are the ln-
yeniors Of the original and only genuine
Witch Hazel salye. a certain cure for
Gus Burns Bruises Eczema letter. Piles.
etc There arr many C0uuterfcits % this
eaive SOME 81 which are dangerous while
they are All worthless in buying witch
Hazel Saive see that the name 81 q be.
Wit Co Chicago. is on The box and n
cure Is certain
Sold by WIN. NJ. Dent & Co OF Newbu
kingwood Pharmacy. Of klngwood 81
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II. Y Miller has taken interest in The well
known West Virginia Clothing store at
Grafton and invites the people Of Kint.
wood aud surrounding country 20 come in
styles and best union made ciofhue fs
g.. and so suits they give She pnbiic
better cioihine Tor less money Than any
other house 10 tho trade
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24

Armour Fertilizers for Oats. Buckwi,ea,
aud Potato Crops al The Ellis Store. New.
burg, W. Va.
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Ahoui three weeks ago Mr. and Mrs.
Henry kshe of near town, took their SON
Jos ph, boy about fifteen years Of age. to
Wheeling 10 have him operated on. Last
summer he got hls right lcg fractured 10 q
wagon wheel and L never GO, well The
surgeons Al me North Wheeling Hospital
took piece Of bone from MS leg and ibe boy
is getting veil nov. Mr Rehe returned
last week and vas here Monday Ills wife
stopped over 90 Grafton fog , weeks visit
with her sister end oihs, ftends aud relatives.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-02-05
COLOMBIA MEANS FIGHT.
Ten Thousand Men VIII Be on the
lsthmus In Less Than a Month.

New York, Jan. 31.-A cable dis.
patch was received here last night
frer' - oficial source in Bogota, &C.
cording to the Sun: '
"The government Is helpless in ef.
fort % prevent war. In less than a
month from now 10000 men will be
on the isthmus." ,,
This information, confirming rumors
cabled from Panama yesterday that
Colombia intends organizing and send
ing all expedition against Panama
comes as a surprise in view Of the
changed attitude of the Colombians,
who had apparently accepted the in
eyitable and depended on Gen. Raph.
ael Reyes, their special envoy to
Washington, to save what he could
from the wreck. says the SUM- Gen.
Reyes was to have sailed yesterday
for Barranquilla on the steamer Va
lencia, but for the second time he de-
ferred his departure. Gen. Pedro Mel.
isphina and De Lucas Caballero col
leagues of Gen. Reyes on the Colom-
bian commission, sailed on the Valen-
cia.
The story continues, oil seemingly
good authority, it is said, that Gen.
Reyes remains here because his ne.
gotiations with the State department
at Washington have not been COM
pletely broken off and that he has a
tentative promise from this govern.
meat that Colombia will be taken care
of with a pecuniary balm for her in
jured feelings.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-02-05
STILL IN ENGLAND.
Mrs. Maybricks Sailing For America
H.+ Denied.

London, Feb. 1.-The whereabouts
of Mrs Maybrick is variously an
nounced in the newspapers this morn
ing as Cornwall, Holloway prison or
sea-bound for the Ulited States.
The Daily Chronicle, which is un-
der the same ownership as Lloyd's
Weekly newspaper, the journal that
on Sunday published the story of Mrs.
Maybrick's release, declares the state
ment that Mrs. Maybrick has sailed
for the United States to be untrue,
and adds that she is still in England
and that certain conditions attached
to her liberation impel her to exercise
great discretion in her attitude to-
wards the public, and for time, at
least, it will only be possible for her
to acknowledge through the press her
gratitude for the efforts of her sympa-
thizers in obtaining her release.
The Daily News says that the where
abouts of the institution in which Mrs
Maybrick is recuperating is kept a, pro-
found secret, and that she is still in
the custody Of the officers.
"In fact the paper says, Mrs. May
brick and her custodians are conceal
ing their identity and this is necessi-
tated by her being privileged to walk
abroad with her female wardens. 1t
is understood that after a period Of
rest she will return to either Woking
or Holloway prison to receive her for
NAL discharge on special license:" >,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-02-05
The Coming South.

The South is today making more
rapid strides in industrial progress
than any other section of the world.
For December king Cotton made
new record, $72,0OO,O0O worth having
been exported. The entire exports for
the year 1903 were $37S,000,000. This
is at least twenty per cent more than
any previous year. Cotton Is now
bringing higher price than has been
known for years. One great cause for
this is that England takes about forty
per cent Of our export cotton, and this
she is compelled to have, regardless Of
price-in fact, the demand for cotton
Is now so great that 1t will be an i'm
possibility for the price to ever be low
again. Last year the cotton crop Of
Georgia alone was worth more than
the entire gold output of the world.
In the United States for 1903 the
total exports were s1,4S4, 4,6eS,127, and
the imports s995,473,1O1, making a
trade balance in our favor of almost
$3.50, 100000. In 1893 the trade bal
ance was against u.s.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-02-05
Down With the BilIboards.

The governor of New Jersey has
sent a special message to the legis-
lature of that State, calling attention
to the billboards which line the rail
roads, and strongly urges that some
steps be taken to abolish the nuisance.
He says;
"If they continue to increase, it is
not difficult to imagine the day near at
hand when the traveller will have the
beautiful hills and wales and trees and
flowers shut completely from view and
will pass through a continuous and I'm.
broken lane of sign boards that will
trouble his nights and days with sug-
gestions of things that are disagree
able" .,
This billboard nuisance is becoming
general, and unless checked will great.
ly reduce the pleasure of travel. The
legitimate place for these advertis
mnts are in the newspapers, and 1t ia
time the papers were. taking UP this
matter with a view of thwarting its
growth. Presently 1t will take on the
octopus outline and 1t will then be toe
important an industry to disturb.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-02-05
Decrease In Lvnchinas.

That there is steady decrease in
lynchings in this country admits of
no doubt. The Chicago Tribune has
for twenty years kept an accurate ac
count of the lynchings in the United
States. In 1903 there were 104. This
is the smallest number since the rec.
ord began, with the exception of 1902
when the number was 96.
In the early part of last year there
was an epidemic of lynching, but this
had the effect of rousing public senti
ment on the subject and calling forth
strong protests from many influential
quarters against mob violence. This
probably reacted to lessen lynchings
The average number of lynchings for
the last ten years has been 144. The
average number of homicides Of all
sorts has been about $500 year.
OF the persons lynched last
year II were white men, l Chinaman
and the rest negroes. OF the 104
lynchings 92 were in the South and IL
in the North and West. Assaults on
women we're the cause in 21 cases, or
1 in 5. In 10 cases the causes given
were suspicion, mistaken identity, In
suits to whites, refusing to give infor
nation. etc.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-02-05
THOUSANDS OF
SOUTHERN PEOPLE
WILL SUFFER FROM THE BIG
BAXTER FAILURE.
LIABILITIES WILL Be s3,OOO,OOO
Smathers, Welden and Gatins Said to
Have Been the Backers OF the De.
funct Concern-Brokers Who Placed
Orders For the Firm Not to Be
Found.

New York. Feb. 1.--According to re.
ports in Wall street, the failure of A..
B. Baxter & Co., nop-exchange brok-
ers, which firm also Is spoken of in
connection with the operation of buck
ct shops here and in 125 other cities
in the South and West, will turn out
very disastrous to it's patrons. The Ii.
abilities are estimated all the way
from 100000 to $3,OO0,0O0. At Bax-
ter & Co.'s Offices no information could
be obtained as to the whereabouts Of
any officers Of the company.
Receiver George Vestner said he had
no data upon which to base an esti-
mate of the firms losses.
Counsel for the firm, Mr.. MacIntyre,
took a hopeful view of the situation.
He thought the creditors would re-
ceive a hundred cents on the dollar.
There are others in Wall street, how
ever, who do not believe the creditors
will get anything more than golden
promises.
According to an Investigation which
has been made by men representing
the New York Stock Exchange, Baxter
& Co. carries on its books more than
10000 customers and3not infrequently
had dealings in stocks in its various
branch Offices amounting to 10000
shares daily.
An official who makes Investigations
for the stock exchange said: Baxter
& Co. is the lineal descendant of Wei
den & Co., which was composed of
George. Welden and e. e. Smathers,
and conducted as non-exchange brok-
erage shop at No. 16 Broad street in
1896. In the same office Smathers &
Co. did a separate nonexchange bust
ness. Neither firm had any connec-
ton with any exchange. These firms,
like Baxter & Co. had Offices all over
the country and used each other as
brokers.
"Welden & Co. failed disastrously in
1899 and left trail of penniless cred
itors.
Then came the failure of Smathers
G. Co.
None of the hackers of Baxter &
Co. appear by name and are concealed
behind dummy incorporators who are
CLERKS OF teleSTdpH 'poIdtoiS' ho'o
information that Snaathers, Welden
and John F. Gatins were hackers of
Baxter & Co. Smathers and Gatins
sailed for Europe two days before the
failure.
"Gatins put $25O,OOO into the bust
ness of Murphy & Co. seven years ago.
Murphy ran bucket shop in Atlanta,
Ca. with ]. Overton Paine, who had a
disastrous failure recently and was
charged repeatedly with fraud.
81 have not heard of any broker who
will admit that he placed orders for
Baxter & Co."