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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03
Buildings Quilted at New Richmon

Fire Quilted Odd Fellows Temple and
the Beebe & Webster building, one of the
largest and finest business blocks in New
Richmond, erected since the cyclone. The
fire started in the basement Of the south
half Of the building, under the furniture
store owned by e. f. McKenna and +.
r. Murphy. 1t burned for some time be-
fore being discovered and spread through
the building before it was under control.
The furniture stock is practically a total
loss, but is we'll insured w. W. Bee
he's drug store lost heavily by water
He carried $500 insurance. The Odd
Fellows lost considerable by water. The
loss on the building, which is amply in
sured, is about $4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03

It's the alimony that enables some
men to figure in a divorce suit
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
Need of More Sewerage.

Editor Republican: The growth
of Mitchell in the past four or five
years has been such that the sewer
age system of the city is behind The
times. the result of which has beer
an unnecessary amount of sickness
in certain quarters of the city. |
desire to call the attention of the
city council TO the necessity of this
summer OF providing the city with
additional sewerage. 1t is a ques-
tion worthy Of discussion, ana there
has been some talk of it in the coun-
Gil meetings during the winter. !
trust that this important matter will
not be overlooked at the coming
spring election and that some provis-
ion be made at once so that the peo-
pie will have an opportunity to ex-
press their opinion on the matter of
issuing bonds for the improvement.
A Citizen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
For over olxty Years

An old and we'll tried remedy, Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, has been
used over sixty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. 1t
toothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrnoea. is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug
gists in every part Of the world.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Its value
is incalculable. BE sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup, and
take no other kind.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
Came to Mitchell to Die.

Mrs. Doughty died at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. George Smith,
five miles east of town. Sunday
evening at 40 o'clock. aged "a years.
The deceased has been in very poor
health for the past six or eight
months, with asthma and heart
trouble. She has resided at Helena,
Mont, for the past twelve years, and
realizing that her time was not long
for this world she desired to be at
the home Of her only daughter when
the end came. Mrs. Doughty arrived
in the city Saturday morning and
was at once taken to Mrs. Smiths
home east OF the city, but the end
came sooner than was anticipated,
and it was a very sad home coming.
The remains of the deceased we've
taken to Dexter, Mimi, Tuesda y
morning for interment. That was
her former home. where she raised
her family. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
accompanied the remains to DeX.
ter.
The remains of Mrs. j. A. Dough.
ty were taken back to Dexter. Mimi.
via the Milwaukee road Tuesday
and were accompanied by Nj.
and Mrs. Geo. Smith, and Frel
Peck, a son of the deceased, who ar.
rived from Roy, S. ID. The follow
ing were the bodybearers: Messrs.
O. e. Branson,:. IT. j. Spangler, L.
G. Burns, j. o. Walrath, VIM. NJ.
Smith, Or. Crossett. The husband
OF the deceased left Helena, Mont.
Monday and will meet the funeral
party at Dexter. The deceased left
six children to mourn her loss, as
follows: Mrs. Geo. Smith, Of this
city, Geo. w. Peck, Of DesMoines.
Wash, Frank Peck, of Nevada, Neb.
Bert Peck, Roy, S. d. Fred Peck,
of Minnesota, and Lawrence Peck,
OF Missoula, Mont. The deceased
was a woman who took a great deal
OF interest in her family, and to the
members she will leave quite a good
deal OF property which she owned in
Helena.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11

The little son of Mrs. Paulina
Carlson fell from a wagon Saturday
evening aud broke his arm in two
places between his wrist and elbow.
Breaking to Let, horses for sale
and land to rent: Breaking in 3-lO4-
90, 26-lO2-6l and i'm 2-l0l-62 +. Wei
Ter, 4o4 west Fourth street, phone
As
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns, Mrs.
j. Z. Wells and MIS-. N. l.. Dawson
arrived Saturday afternoon from
their sad trip to CASTLE, n. Y,
where they accompanied the remains
OF the late n. L. Dawson for inter-
ment.
The pulp,ts of the Baptist and
Congregational churches were filled
Sunday by the superintendent OF
missions for each church, DIR. Shan
felt preaching in the Baptist and
Rev. DIR. 'Thrall in the Congrega-
tional.
Prot. Griffin, of the University,
delivered a very able address at the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening
to a large house. The services both
morning and evening were very inn
pressive. In the morning Mr.. Nc
Lauehlin sang Calvary, which was
highly appreciated. In the evening
Mr.. Milne sang Abide With Me. a
beautiful selection that was rendered
most artistically.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11
The Population Increasing

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Dock. Saturday, March 5, a son.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. John Stur-
gis. Saturday. March 5, a son.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. John Neiss,
at their home northeast of this
city, Saturday, March 5, a son.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
NEED e JAKE SMITH
TO suRsIOE sAmAR.
Fire and Sword the Only Agencies
That Will Check the Fanati-
cal Pulianes-

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 2e---
Until another General Jake Smith
wars with fire and sword in Samar
many army officers believe the hos
tile and fanatical PuIajanes viii con-
tinue to make savage attacks on the
Philippine constabulary.
The recent killing of Lieutenant
Hayt and thirty.nine men at Dolores
is regarded as a most striking evil
'dence of the seriousness OF conditions
there.
To do any good it is believed here
that General Allen chief OF the con-
stabuIary, must wage 4 most deter
mined campaign m the Wilderness OF
Samar The Pulaianes are not in.
surgents. but are natural bandits.
They are reputed among the Flliplnos,
TO possess marvellous "anting:antinss'
which make them invulnerable. They
have such faith in these charms that
they display frenied courage in bat
tie
retired, is now in Paris, heartsore and
SrieyinS because OF the shadow cast
upon his long and brilliant record
when President Roosevelt summarfly
retired him. two years ago. for giving
an order TO Major Waller. q S. NJ. c.
TO kill. and burn" in Samar.
There is no need for yfndication
for General Smith among officers who
have served in the Philippines. They
are for the most part agreed in the
belief that his policy was the only eff
fective one to subdue the savases
of that part OF the archipelago. II
army sentiment instead OF that OF
people at home with views upon bur
no experience with conditions in the
Philippines had influenced the adj
General Smith would
never have been retired
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
Wash eastern
PL ANS N turing
West Virginia Link Shows No Sign
of an abandonnaent Of 5s33s

PITTSBURG. Pa. Dec. es-The3
plans for constructing the link
through West Virginia that VIII unite
the Wabash IN Greene county with
the West Virginia Central at Being
ton are being carried forward, al
though during the winter season
very lietle progress can be made; on
actual construction.
There are no indications at any
point. however. that the plan is TO
be abandoned, as forecasted by New.
York. kilograms. The officials in,
charge place no belief In these state
ments and are certain that the Wa
bash VIII build It's through line 10
the East over the announced route
and Win not part with the West yfr-
sinia Central or the Western Mary
land.
Most of the difficulties that have.
been holding up the work have now.
been adjusted. The troubles were.
with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and concerned both grade crossings
and property needed for rights OF
way. Inc QeciSlon OF. the court mas
been favorable to the Wabash inter
ests in the grade crossing case at
Hackers branch and In the right-of-
way trouble between Belington and
Philippi- The question of permitting
grade crossing at Grafton IS still
Il: the United States Circuit Court,
and decision is expected shortly
There Is considerable bridge work
on the new line. Two miles below
Fairmont the Monongahela is to be.
crossed with big steel structure.
and along other parts OF the line
there are numerous smaller viaducts-
The contract for these is not award
ed as yet
The engineering details are now
well settled and about one-third of
the grading has been completed
There are various matters being ad-
justed by the railroad representatives
and when the word comes to rush |
construction fast work can be done.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
GREAT GATHERING
OF SCIENTISTS.
Convention of the American Assoeia-
tiosf for the Advancement
Of Science

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 20
More than 1900 OF the most learned
scientists of the United states are In
this city to attend the various meet
ings of the fifty.courth convocation
of the American Association for the
a Advancement of Science. which began
here yesterday, and VIII hold sessions
until tomorrow. Most of the visiting
scientists are members OF university
and college faculties
During the .ccnyocation forty sci
eattfc societies. subsidiary to the ma
tional organization. viii hold meet
inss. All of the sessions viii be held
in the buildings Of the University of
Pennsylvania,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
.ENeiNEtDRWER
BLOWN FROM CAB
Though soreIy Wounded He Urges
That Warning Be Sent of Train
Running Wild.


DOVER. N. J. Dec 29--PatrictI
Forth, engine driver of freight train
~. on the Laclawanna road, lay
bleeding and scaIded on a,snow bank
beside the track when track walker
found him. He said he had been
blown from his cab by a bursting
steam pipe and that bis train was then
running wild over the road at forty
miles an hour.
Therein be wreck and death, :
he groaned unless the train is stop
ped hurry TO the signal station and
send an aEarm."
The track walker obeyed the or
der. From the signal tower warn
ing was sent all along the road, ana
at Hackettstown a special engine
was ordered TO the rescue. It was
to run ahead OF the runaway train
and slow up gradually till the un-
manned locomotive had caught w
with it Then it's driver was to step
to Ike freight engine and close tho
throttle.
The special engine waited at a sta
ton, down the road to await tidings.
After half an hour of suspense word
came that the fireman had dtscov-
cred the absence of the engineer and
had shut of the steam
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
EWEEPS OVER HER
OLD RAYERBO 0K
Nan Patterson 6reales Down Ht,er
Her Father Hands Her the

NEW YORK, Dec 2e.-When Nan
Patterson received the Episcopal
prayer6ooll she used as an Innocent
child she broke down in her cen IN
the Tombs and wept as though her
heart would break.
Her mother, now III IN Washington
had sent 1t to her at the request OF
the actress. Not in asl the years IN
which Ser life was gay and careless
did She remember the old prayerbook.
but when q prisoner. charged with
murder. her mind reverted back TO
the days when her life was innocent
5ly happy.
When the last jury which tried her
failed to agree the doctors feared she
would become nervous wreck It
was then, IN the solitude of her mis-
cry. that She wrote to her mother
and asked for the prayerbook-
Her father delivered the old vol
ume TO the actress Tuesday afternoon
together with a box of Christmas
presents
Upon his arrival In New York Mr.
Patterson went direct to the Tomb>
prison to his daughter. He said THAI
he would remain in the city until at
ter his daughter has her next trial-
She has no other friend in the
world except myself and her mother"
he said. land feel it my duty to be
here
Miss Patterson continues to receive
large quantities of mail every day-
There We're IS letters for her Tues
day.
Neither Mr.. Jerome nor Mr.. Rand
would discuss the case to-day nor say
whether they intend 10 try the tFToro-
dora" girl again A vigorous effort
is being made to locate J. Morgan
Smith and his wife. Should they be
found it is certain that the actress
Will be placed on trial again Mr.. Rand
admits that. but he VIII not sag
whether or not he VIII consent to dis
charge the girl if no trace of the fusi-
tives can be found
Mr.. Levy said that he would call on
the District Attorney and demand to
know just what the people intend &c
do in the case. Miss Patterson's law
yer VIII insist on getting some definite
about his clients fate from
Mr. Jerome
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
MRS ELLIOTT HER
TO FIVE FORTUNES
Related to Distinguishes Familie.
and Was First Married When
She Was Child

PHILADELPHIA Pa, Dec 2e.-
Mrs Elliott. the woman mentioned in
the controversy between Bishop Tai
bott and the Rev DR.. Irvine. has
many influential friends and reia.
lives in Philadelphia and New York.
She has had no less than I've for.
tunes left TO her. the last coming
only few months ago. upon the
death in Paris of her half sister. Mrs.
De Forrest. Mrs. Elliott IS related
TO the distinguished Cope and Cock
rane families. of Philadelphia. A
Philadelphia friend said yesterday:
Mrs. Elliott was daughter OF
General Desha- of Kentucky by q
second wife Phoebe Ann Desha, a
daughter by the first wife, married
Colonel Smith. and her daughter
married O. H P. Belmont At the
death of General Desha. he left the
bulk of his properly TO the daughter.
now Mrs Elliott He also left the
property bequeathed to his other
children tied up 50 that If Mrs Ell.
lott was living at theirSdeath the
money would go TO her. This vii!
caused a celebrated lawsuit II New
York many years ago. and was de
c5ded in favor of Mrs. Elliott
.-one of Mrs. ElIiott's own sisters
became the wife of Caleb Cope, of
this city. Mrs Elliott was married
VIXEN a mere child TO James A1exan-
der. of Mobile and quickly obtained
a divorce. Some years later she mar,
RED ar. Cochrane OF Philadelphia.
Her next Husband. Mr. Coolidge did
not move in society Again she OBJ
tanned a divorce. and moving to
Huntingdon. married Mr.. Elliott. who
in turn had obtained a divorce from
his wife
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
NELSON AND
MURPHY MAKE UP
3F5shterand Manaser Bury the E-iaten-'
eat Big Dinner Party In
San francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec g. Bat
ting Nelson and Ted Murphy have
formally buried the hatchet- The pair
party. at which Murphy acted as host
and Nelson as TIE guest of honor- The
treaty was concluded before num-
Der OF sporting friends. and was ce-
mented with considerable ceremony.
The feud between the two came TO
dramatic ending After the last
course had been served Murphy arose
and proposed the health of Nelson.
He toasted the Dane IN every conceiy-
able way. and after he finished Nelson
twisted out of his chair and started
10 follow suit.
4 am wise now that Ted Is my
friend said Nelson Il thought that
he was trying to cop out all the com
y had earned, and that is why I made
my move with the police Anyone
that thinks ar. Murphy isa't On the
square can speak TO me about it Bnt
II anyone does III knock his block
OF.
The peroratfon of this speecn
brought tremendous applause from
the company, and none of them seem
ed inclined to take up the wholesale
challenge. Murphy Sazed dedant1y
at the ceiling. as If daring any one
to caluninate him, but when this look
had passed away there was no other
wax cloud in sight
Tbs rharoa Of em41ezz1arne0t y1ye-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
4 PRESIDENT AID IN
TREASURE SEARCH.
Interested In the Excavation of the
Ancient City of HereuIaneuna,
Buried By Vesuvius-

WASHINGTON D. c.. Dec 20
AT the earnest solicitation of Profes
sor Charles WaIdstein. of the Uni
versity OF Cambridge. England Pres
ident Roosevelt has consented to be.
come the honorary president of az
American committee TO cooperate in
the excavation of the ancient city o.
Herculaneum. which was buried
by the eruption of Eesuvius at the
same time as Pompeii-
Professor waldstein's plan is to
have the work of excavation done by
national committees. with sovereisns
or Presidents at their heads, in each
country and an International com
mittee presided over by the King of
Italy The actual work is to be done
by an International staff from all
countries. Professor Waldstein has
obtained promises OF cooperation
from England, France. Austria. Swe-
den and Italy.
Professor wa1dstein took lunch
with the President yesterday. and in
the afternoon delivered lecture on
the subject of TIE Herculaneum exca-
vations, at the home of Mr. Herbert
wadsworth. He viii at the request
of the President repeat the lecture at
the White House this evening. to Mr..
Roosevelt and few of his intimate
friends. Professor Waldstein will
go to New York, where he win de-
liver a lecture at the private resi-
dence OF prominent resident He
will then proceed TO Boston. where
he will lecture at the home OF Mrs.
Montgomery Sears, and viii sail foe
England on January IL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuant to authority vested in me
as special commissioner Of the Cir
cult Court of Marion county, West
Virginia by decree of said Court
made and entered on the Sd. day OF
August, 1901, IN the chancery cause
: of j C-.9forris. ct al VS. c. B. Snod-
: grass ct al, as amended and alter
ed by subsequent decree in said
cause entered therein on the 7th day
efzDecember, 1904, I VIII, on the 7Ta
pay OF JANUARY, 1905, at public
auction at the front door of the Court
house Of Marion county, West Viz
ginia, offer Tor sale to The highest
and best bidder the following real es-
tate. to-wit- A tract of land contain
ing Go acres, , roods and % poles.
more or less, situated on Pharoah's
run. one-haH mile above Riresville,
in Pawpaw district Of Marion county,
and being the same land inherited by
C.B Snodgass from his father; Eu-
genius Snodgrass. reservIng and ex-
sceptins from said sale onlysthe coal
lying below the general water level
of the region, that is, the Mononsa=
helauver and its main tributaries, to-.
gether with The mining rights and
privileges which We're conveyed. by
Clinton B. SncdSrass and wife to Ed
ward W dInviIIiers, by deed bearing
date on the 1.th day of October, 1880,
and of record in the Office OF the
Clerk OF the County Court of Marion
county, IN Deed Book NO. so at page
3e2. FEe vein of coal open on the
lands of the heirs OF Laura E. Mer-
rin. deceased, commonly known as
the Sewickley or Mapletown vein,
which underIies said tract of land SO
Sdecreed to be sold and reserved by
theS grantors IN said last mentioned
deed, wiz be sold with, and as. part
Of, the land and pass to the purchaser
at said sale.
Said land is conveniently located
and is desirable for farming purposes
Upon It there is located good dwell
ing house and out-buiidings.
TERMS OF sALE.-one-third Cor
as much more as the purchaser may
elect to pay) in cash on day Of sale.
SauQ-Ine 2TeSIuuSs IL SqCtd4 LIS ItiILl1leASs
on credit of 9 and Is months, with
interest from the date of sale. the pur
chaser to execute TO said special COM
missioner his obligations, with good
personal security to be approved by
said commissioner for the deferred
payments. and as a further security
for the payment of said obligations
lien viii be retained upon said real
estate.
MARSHALL w. OGDEN,
Special Commissioner.
n i. r. B. Parrish. Clerk of the Cir
cult Court Of Marion county, West
Virginia, hereby certify that bond,
with security approved by me as suf-
.fcient. has been given by said special
Commissioner.
r. B. PARRISH. Clerk
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
BANKER BUYS COFFIN
AND ENDS HIS LIFE,
Prepares Himself For Burial and
Commits Suicide In undertaker-s
Establishment.

CHICAGO, III, Dec. 29.-Aftcr
dressing himself for burial, selectins
a cofin and learning the price of a
funeral LIE Roy K Nisbet a banker at
No. 4.1o6 Halsted street, committed
suicide by shooting himself In an IN
dertakins establishment On q card
found in his vest pocket was written:
Il am tired Of being cripple
Nisbet had shrivelIed leg and had
spent thousands OF dollars In a vain
attempt to effect q cure
Arriving at the undertaker.s Nisbet
said:
-one of my friends has died and ]
am going TO select coffin for him
The undertaken. who knew Nisbet,
casually remarked that corone-,s
inquest into the death OF suicide
was being held in the rear of his es-
tablishment, and Nisbet replied:
That's strange This friend or
mine is a suicide, too. Maybe the
same coroner's jury would answer for
both"
And It did. AS. soon as the Coroner
had concluded the inquest he impau-
elled the same jury and viewed the
body OF the banker. who had shot
himself after selecting colin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
.Girls WiIt. Re &C,

Nothing to be seen N che produe
ton of Girls VIII Be Girls which
viii be seen at the Grand on q return
engagement Wednesday, Jannary
appears to interest spectators more
than tiny electric light which seryez
Musical Conductor Ware as a baton
during the rendering of the sons
And That Little Girl Is You. AS =
matter of fact, this Efdescent buIs
not much larger than an acorn reals
Is fixed TO the end OF the dtrectcr's
stick, and by its movements the or
chestra Is able to keep time prcperly
when every light In the hoase IS surpz
ed out The necessity of pIungfng the
Eouse In darkness during the last
verse OF the song puzzled slanaseS
Brady for quite awhile. the rnusistans
declaring that 1t would be impossible
to play under such cfrcumstancez
Eventually Mr.. Brady hit Iipon
scheme. which has proved effect
uai not only. in enabling sir-
Ware to lead his men in ti1e
gloom, but awakening curiosity
as wei. One old lady was heard e
ask her escort about the Light q lev
evenings ago. why do they keep
that shining" she inquired OF baf
companion, another woman Of Nd
vanced years.
why, my dear replied the otiier
woman wisely, "The FIRE department
insists on IT.
The invention is not original With
Mr.. Brady. but. has been used 50 sci
dom. that it comes In the nature or ~
innovation nevertheless. N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
NorlcE 70. susscRiegas.

II you are subscriber 80 A. W;est
virsinian and fan to get your psper
a single evening. don't hesftats 10 esIt
us by phone or drop us a czrd 50 We
can investigate the case The oniy
way we have Of knowins sof these
things is through complaints ri our
patrons. We ask You to notify US a.
once and we VIII see that your paper
is delivered to you
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-29
For Earlier Elections.

Representative Livingston has OF.
rered bill fixing the federal elections
just two months earlier. than at pres
emit and the date of. meeting Of Con
Sress in october. This is clearly
within the province of Congress, and
there are many reasons why the
measure should pass. So far as the
Presidential election is concerned 1t
is matter OF no great importance ex-
cept commercially considered. In
nearly every case business holds back
until after the returns are in. AT a.
time there were no newspapers wors
thy the name. no telesraphs or rail-
ways. a long campaign was essential
Nowadays speaking has become less
important because the newspapers
carry news and views to every man
nearly every day. It is true that the
summer is little warm for cam
paigning. but the country could stand
It. especiaI1y as there Is getting to be
less and less public excitement dur
Ing these contests and more quiet re-
lection elphla Inquirer. Ii.
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