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The Greeley tribune., 1904-03-17
Information Wanted,

A short time ago l received from
one OF the family friends of the late
Mrs. Olive r, Barker, who was for
several years the substitute teacher
In the Greeley schools, a copy of the
following bill, with the request that
consult Mrs. Barker's friends as
TO It's correctness. AS cannot con-
Veniently call on any considerable
purtion OF her wide circle OF friends
IN this vicinity, all of whom am
sure would be sorry to see any in
justice done to anyone in the matter,
and as the discussion OF such mat
ters without access to exact data Is
liable to give rise to erroneous state.
ments, often to the detriment OF all
parties Interested, l think 1t would
Tend to promote justice and fairness
II the bill were published without
comments from anyone as to the JUS
tice OF the claim. For the informa-
tIon Of the reader | wish to state
that this came to my notice unsought
and unexpected, as | had not the
slightest previous knowledge OF the
matter. Very truly yours,
A. b. COPELAND.
A FFlDAVIT Exhibit b.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-03-17
4 FFlDAVIT.


County of Mile Lac,
In Probate Court of said County and State
aforesaid at the term thereof, A. ID. 1904.
In the Matter of the Estate of Olive X. Barker,
deceased,
Comes now said claimant Eugene b. Coulter,
and represents and shows to the Court that The
estate OF Olive Barker, deceased, is justly
indebted t1c to him him IN N the sum Of Thirty; Nine
Hundred sixty Three and 5OlOUths dollars,
tssft3.5ul and upon which there credits
not herein shown, and no offsets TO the knowl
| and on account of board was hing nursing and
care furnished said Olive K. Barker from the
Isth @ day OF , July. A. D 1887, to the 18th day Of
July, A. ID 1908, and for rent of rooms, light
aforesaid.
That said Olive r. Barker being sick with
tuberculosis or consumption, came to Greeley
Colorado, ior her health that desiring to re-
| side In private family. claimant took her to
two rooms, lighted and heated. and furnished
her board and washing for FIVE years, eleven
ncntls and one half; and also furnished her
with special care and nursing during special
sickness. and particularly for about two years
and seven months towit:
In the fall of 1897. she was thrown from a
buggy and broke her arm, lacerated her
| shoulder and Otherwise injured herself, by
reason whereof claimant and his wife re
quired to nurse. dress and wait upon her for
| seven months; that for the last two years and
more before her death. the ravages OF her dis
| ease had SO weakened her that she required
continuous care and nursing to make her com
| Portable, and to prevent her disease from Ill
! fectln9 claimants house and members of bis
| family all OF which as furnished by claimant
| that said indebtedness aforesaid is as follows
Board at $3.50 per week, washing at 80
cents per week for 80 weeks .......... $3.50 70
| Rent OF two rooms for years l11a
months at SIS per month .............. 1913 80
Nursing for seven months at SO per week
for fall of 1897 and winter 1898. ......- 200 10
| Nursing for two years prior to July 18th,
1908 at SO per week ;..-...-.... lOtO %
| Aotdl. soso3 ~
| WHEREFORE, claimant prays that his said
| claim be allowed and paid ont of SAID estate OF
| Olive X. Barker in the sum of $3!'6j.5U
| costs
+, b. COULTER, Claimant.
State of Colorado, -
| County of Weld. iss
Eugene b Coulter, being first duly sworn. de
poses and says:
That he is the claimant above named that he
has read the above and foregoing claim anu
account against the estate of Olive X. Barker.
deceased. and knows the contents thereof, and
that said claim in the sum of S5s53 80 above
set forth is just and true; that no payments
have been made thereon. that there are uo
credits thereon and that there no otfsets
| thereto to the knowledge of claimant ana
| atfant EUGENE Il COULTER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this l2tl
day of september. A, ID. 1903.
I lNotarial Seall CHARDES ID. TODD,
Notary Public in and for Weld County auG
| State of Colorado
The Greeley tribune., 1904-03-17
[ BE AL \
Wv
NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT DAY.

First publication IN Greeley Tribune Mar
10; last publication March 81. 1904
The Greeley tribune., 1904-03-17

WHEREFORE, claimant prays that his said
claim be allowed and paid ont of sand estate OF
Olive X. Barker i'll the sum of $5a53.oU
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

cay faiI Ia give u5 the grip, bat he
.e.,n# #fazseI IL by without 80 much rs
a nozen stare. Some of the candi
dates who won ont do not efip onr
hand like Il vice any e, and when
we Wair down to Pine Bluff the Othcr
day w caught two Of them hulrledk
crossing the street before they got
to corner, when if they had gone te
the crossing at the ccrncr they Won
necessarily have met us ON the side.
walk near enc Of tho popular { fts
where the candidates all take thelr
friends 10 smile bof0s the pTimari $.
When We caught them smiling i'll
cafe later We casually femaike=l about
seeing th m cross The street abe. the
middle of the blctk. and they said VI
wair emnently proper to cross an
improved street 5HyWhair, and they
Just happened not TO MOTTO H1 else
they would mot have cross He street
at all. As Bolivar has nG improved
streets VIC ali not UP On improved
streets etiquette enough TO cay wheth
er it air proper or not to cross an
improved street at any Old place, but
we air Un to the etiquette Of the can
ddates. and we knew it air very prop
or for them to cross any Kind of street
at any place that it will prevent smll-
ing with dear voter Otter the pflma-
ries. We have the candidate and his
capers dead to rights, and THAR air
some of them that the Buglc air going
to have it in for when they come
around with THAR vicious grip befose
the next primaries to nominate candi-
dates fe. The county and township
Offices
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

Bolivar to see the Bugle editor to
tell us what good friend he is of
ours and how much he appreciates the
Bugle; that We air the only real ed
jtor and the Busle air the only real
newspaper in Jefferson county. Our
artist caught him just as he made a
grab at our right. We had been thalr
before and We lodged, but the eandi-
date caught us by one Of our fingers.
Holy Moses! How it did hurt We
couldn't shake 6urself loose. either.
till the candidate was willing to let
60 The candidate didn't win out.
and We believe that he thinks it air
our fault; for when We wair down
10 Pine Bluff few days ago he didn't
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

began to devise means to advance the
date of the proposed Blondyne-iIigA-
collar nuptials. He went TO his
father and tod him about the despe1-
a,e state Of affairs, and Mr. Higheol-
Ia.' f4ther agreed with his son tnat
the situation wair certainly serious;
fol if Nj Highcolla''s father should
torn The wrong Kind Of a trick in his
j .:ne cotton, it would certainly be
great thing for the son to have the
s'';,re ot the bride IN the alles d for
tune Of Col BpntNne, hence Mr.
tlighcollar's father increased the lja-
bilities of several Cf his friends by
the sum of $4,000. which air proposed
to be used in thwarting the designs
of young Head of the Blondyne for
tune. Miss Blondyne war still visit
ing up here to Bolivar. where she
proposed to keep ca visiting till the
Blondyne- Head wedding, an she must
be cotton away somehow by Mr. High
collar He hit upon a great plan. One
Of those new tangled flying machines
wair purchased by MI. Highcollar.
His best man come up to Bolivar and
put Miss BIondyne onto the scheme.
She W ir informed that THAR need be
nc waiting till June |, but that Mr.
n ighcollar desired an immediate and
/ romantic marriage. He told her to
be at the big oak tree on Old River
lake on Wednesday morning at
a. m, at which time he would swoop
down and grab her up and sail away
| to a designated point where preach
Ell would be in readiness to make
THAR TWO fortunes one, after whicn
they would sail away again. just to
any old place, as they would be SO
happy that they wouldn't care whalr
| they landed, just SO they didn't get
whair they cOuldn't draw on the old
| folks to home occasionally for few
fascinatingly romantic TO Miss Blon-
! t!,ne that she promised to be right on
The spot by the big oak tree by Old
| liNer lake at 8 a. m. sharp, and ii
Mair so good she just couldn't keep It..
SO she told her friend. Mrs. Otis Hiban
(nee Warbler). and she told Mr.. Hi
bali and he told Mr.. Head, BY 80
a m Wednesday MI Head wair right
| THAR by the big eak on Old River
lake and he ~-ir rot alone. but he
htd fer companion a X ag-Jorgensen
Which he had borrowed from friend
! down TO Pike Bluff who air memb II
| &C the jefferson Feroibles. Al S. 50
4. IN Mr. Highoo,lar and his fyin~
machine dashed into sight Mr.
Head kept quiet and concealed until
the machine wair only a few hundred
yards away and Mr.. High collar wair
| making Cbserv vatioHs to see if the
charming Miss Blondyne had kept her
tryst. But she wair not THAR, and all
bcause Mr.. Head had told her that as
soon as he had disposed of Mr.. High
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

collar and his flying machine the Blon-
dyne-Head wedding would be imme-
diately pulled off. Mr., Highcollar
spied Mr.. Head. and then the two
rivals began a wireless dialogue which
wair so warm, that if il had been car
ried on by the old system it would
have melted the wires Mr liigncol-
lar said he had come for Miss BlcA-
dyne and he wair going to have her
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

if it cost blood. MI Head produced his
Krag-J -Jorgense@, and Nr. Hshcoliar
said he wair thoroughly convinced that
Mr.. Head had the best of the arsu-
NEST, ana as be Wair not a
fool he had experienced a eem=
p!ete change of opinion, as Wise
men SONS times change their opinions
but fools neves. Mr.. HigheoIlar
and his flying machine withdrew AID
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24
SENSATIONAL EVENT.

THAR wair q very sensational and
exciting occurrel @ in Bolivar last
Wednesday, and it have been tae su1a
topic OF eony crsation and gossip nee
that day It completely silenced all
talk about the coming Democratic
statt eetsention aid speculation as
to the possibilities & the Democratic
p. csiden0i7l nJmlae0 In fact, it
ripped Bolivar wide Gren, and it viii
require something sH at to Over
shadow il and start talk about some
thing else. 1t air a t2st that Mss
Maree Blondyne, the maid of honor
at the Wakblcr-HibaH wedding air
engaged to be married to Mr. M, T.
Head. the son of Mr. and Mrs b. !. G..
Head, one Of the antiquest families IN
BOliVal The engagement of this
popular young couple nave never been
publicly announced, but among the
intimatest friends Of the two families
it have been we'll known for some
time. 1t air also known that Mr.
Johnny HighcOllar of Pine Bluff air
vely much smitten with the many
been pressing his suit With much
earnestness recently. In fact it all
told ON good authority that Miss
Blondyne had reached point in the
joint suit of these two gentlemen that
she wair in considerable doubt as to
Mr. Head wair with her she knew
| she loved him best and wair ready to
share with Mr.. Head his fathers bank
! a count at any Old time ht would say
the word But when Mr Higheollar
wair With her size wail sure she loved
earth, and she wair ready to share
| Mr.. HighCollar's inherit, nee in the
| HiEhcollar estate 1t set ms that Miss
BlondNne encouraged both these gen
! tlCmen unknown to each other, and
that it wair her intention to marry
the first one ready, as she feared TO
let the first chance slip. MIR. Head
said he would be ready by the first
Sunday in May and THAR wair to
be wedding With great pCmp and
splendor on that date at one of the
fashionable churches down 10 Pine
Bluff at which the bridesmaids VAR
going To the limit Of THAR papa 5
purses to outshine the bride on that
occasion Mr.. Highco lar said il
VAR impossible 10, him to set ready
WAtil his pa could put up tol the happy
event. which would b about June |
when his pa expected to turn 1r1ek
in Gotten, OF course. in a race like
that MI. Head wair going to win out
a month in the lead. But one of the
bridesmaids of the proposed Blondyne,
Head wedding who air the sweetheart
Of the best man of the proposed Blon.
dyne-Highocllar wedding told hel
how Mr.. Highccllar wair going to get
left. and he hastened to impart the
information to Mr Highcollar, wh(
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24
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We air belrg solicited by many Of
the be st people of jefferson County,
and especially by our many trignd@
down to Pine Bluff, TO make the race
for coroner two ars hence, but W"
air Vt undecided, and while we feel
grateful for this kindly Interest viii i
our esteemed fellow citizens have ez-
pressed for us, we must pass this mat
ter up till we see onr cd friend,
Uncle Bob McGaushy,, down 10 Pine
Bluff. Uncle Bob air the present cof-
orner. and he air practically elected
for another two-yeal term, and If he
wants it for still fnothtr term we
shall not offer for the office, as we
air for Uncle Bob against tie field,
even against Ourself Howe yer, we
will say that if Uncle Bob decides
that he air not going to enter the 1905
hurdle we air certainly going to be
one of the entries. Our friends say
that they want us in that office be
cause of its important functions-that
of finding out how Bill Jones, WHO
wair killed by Jim Wicks in the pres
ence of "a, half dozen witnesses. came
to his death, and report to the grand
l., g, "a
the aforesaid Bill Jones came to his
death from a gunshot wound al the
hands of Jim Wicks. 1t air Just like
finding money. However. if We air
mot a candidate for coroner. We air
going to be one of the candidates for
the free-for-aIl sheriff,s race. We
have every assurance from our
fl lends that We can win III a cantor,
and will try to get along Cn the in
come of the sheriff office i'll We ean
land the eoronr's job. We air partial
to the cornor's office. because the COT
oner is never called upon to deal With
anybody but dead folks, and all ad
folks are harmless. While the She N
must handle the very mcanest live
ones. However, We shall let our
deputies attend 10 the criminals wtl.e
we air sheriff We'll keep our fl nds
fully posted as t. oul. intentions and
purposes in this matter. and or an
nouncement for one or the other Of
fees will appear in the polpcr column
Of the Bugle at the proper time.
Pine Bluff air going TO start Par,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

left the field and Miss Blond 3yne wI9.
ly t. NJ Head. ii wair tljs SEA.
Inhibition ot wisdom or tie pat ot
Mr.. II ghcoilar t..at an aW1Gl trag CIV
wair aye=te,I; fc4' had Nr FigheoIIaf
adhered to his oIieina. opinion he
wcula have been very foolish i.Qee4
as Nh Head wou'd tHen .la,v 80 lla
died Nh HigncoIla. and HIS flying H.a-
chine that our esteemed friend, Cor
oner McGaUghy, could never have
found enough Of the remai,.s to het
an inquest AS it val evoIythisp
PASSED of with wedding nstea al 0t
a funeral. as On Wednesday evening
down to the Crossroads church lie
Blondyse=Head wedding occurred, Par
son Sky Pilot officiating, and the BtoL-
dyne-Higheoilar wedding hay ben
Indefinitely postponed. The Busle ar
celtainly gfatifed al tee happy Ter
mination of the affair, and While il
eXtt nds its COZ gratulations to Mr ard
Mrs. Head. it also extends congratu}a-
tons to Mr. Hisheollar. The BugIe,s
artist got a splendid snapshot of tit
scene Just after the two livais spied
each other, and just after Mr. Head
prc!uced the convincing feature O.
his argument. The picture Waif t.
produced for the BugIe and it appears
on arOther page of this issue
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24
THE GRIP OF THE CANDIDATE.

The grip of the candidate air .ome-
thing fierce In fact it air about the
most painful thing we have been up
against. II air exceedingly strange
how stout mans grip AIR while he
air candidate fer some office, and
how weak ii becomes tfter the piima-
ries The Bugle's artist caught fine
snapshot illustration of the candidate s
vice-like grip The picture shows one
of them Pine Bluff fellows who all
chasing an Office OF course. like Al
the other candidates he comes up te
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

There Wail pink tea at the paIa-
tial and hospitable home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Col Jim Homer on West Wild
cat Boulevard last Tuesday evening
The charming hostess never looked
more bewitchfnglv lovely than she
did ca this occasion. The decoia
tions VIII the most exquisite eatna
tions. most beautiful roses, and
most charming eyergreens. There
waif large number Of guests present
and they all had yoeiferous time.
Before taking their departure, they
vctsd Mrs. Horner a most .oVely=
tertafaef BIT, Oh. asnaw. W. ar
got to Sire a Pine Bluff reporter 10
sling stush for the BHgle. We cam
do it as il ought to be done 50 as To
be fiji to print
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-24

Pine Bluff air going to start Par
ker boom. We hope it Will not meet
the same fate which Pine E,ufY' S
Wood boom got
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
ROUND TABLE
Of the MonOngahela Valley viii Be Held
at Fairmont Friday and Saturday
Prof. Hodges Will Give Address.

The next meeting Of tae AIonongahelo
Valley Round Table for teachers ANA
EDUCATOR, in general viii BE held at Fair,
mont, W Va. February ) and o, AMI
quite good programme has been pre-.
Jared for the sessions. The first ses.
'ion will be held February at 245 pm.
ID the High School hall; the second SEES
sion Friday, February 5. at 100 pm,
1t Normal School auditorium; the third
session Saturday, February @, at am.
1t Normal School auditorium.
On Friday evening an address win be
given by Prof. Thomas Hodges, OF Nor.
gantowu, on "NIoral Training in the
Public Schools"
The executive committee of Round
Table is composed of the following:
Messrs. J. n. Deahl, Joseph Roster, Perry
c. McBee and ". l.. MCGOWAN.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
A chance Tor Northern Farmer.

Are YOU tired OF our cold northern win.
tiers, with their sickness and diseased
Are you tired worrying over the dan
ger Of crop failure and consequent f.
mancial ruin?
Are you tired Of working hard all sea
son without a fair financial return or
your efFortsf
DO you want 10 avoid Al this, and live
in country where the air Is always
balmy and the climate healthy; where
crop futures arc unknown and financial
troubles vanish: where land can be
bought eheaply and taxes are almost
nothing; where churches and schools are
plentiful and the country thicISly set.
tedg
All of these advantages can be secured
ulong the lines Of double tracked rail.
road, and with the greatest markets in
the United States at your very door,
a postal or letter addressed to Inc
undersigned win bring You FREE or
CHARGE, descriptive pntter and full
particulars.
E. A. RICHTER, TP.A., III. Cent. r. r.,
SIP PARK BUILDING,
ianeewtf. PTTTSBURG, PA
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
LICENSE
Obtained Nearly a Month Before the
Date Set For the Marriage of
Couple at Gypsy.

The county clerk issued license Sat
urday morning early, which will be a
month Old before it IS used TO unite in
marriage the parties named in it, ac-
corling to the man who applied for it
md the one who is the prospective
groom. The persons named in the H.
cense are john Benjamin Stppe and
Miss ,Jenuette Cain. He stated that
they world be- married February &c,
but did not explain why the license was
obtained 20 long beforehand. The part.
les are from Gypsy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
ANXIOUS TO PLEASE.

The store that is progressive md wide
awake TO active business is the one that
has statesmen who are polite, attentive
and anxious TO please, and not bore a
customer. When you enter the store of
Loar & White, the correct clothiers, of
clarksbnrg, w. Va, You win be con
WINGED THAT they have wide awake,
progressive store, because You will be
treated with that courtesy anil respect
that is due every lady and gentleman.
boy or girl. ian.SO-l 1t.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
FIFTY BARRELS
Barrels is the oficial Report Of the
Griffin Oil Well in the Salem.
District.


In the Salem district. in this county
aud just north Of the town OF Salem
the South Penn Oil Company has drilled
It's test into well on the d. NJ. Griffin
farm into the stray, and the well has
made a 50-barrel flow. Drilling was sus.
pended as soon as the Heil began to show
oil, and win be drilled deeper after the
boiler has been moved back.
In the same district, the South Penn
is drilling a test on the Joshua Smith
farm, and the Star Oil and Gas Company
has the rig sompieted for test well on
the Jesse Randolph farm.
On the east side OF the Folsom district.
in this county, E. S. Easton has drilled
his test on the Rachel Webb farm
through the Gordon and fourth sands,
and found nothing but little gas in the
lower sand. This location is IN the near
vicinity of the South Penn Oil Com
pany's No. 8 on the Wesley Robinson
farm, which came in at the rate of 200,
barrels day, hast December, and is now
down to $50 barrels a day.
Near West Union, the Carter Oil Co.
las drilled its test well on ,he W. A.
Duc@wouth farm, located one mile west
of Central Station, Through the Big In
jun sand. and has buster.
In tine same district the Mountain
State Carbon Black Company has com
pleted the rig for second test well on
the Lewis Maxwell farm. There is
prospects for considerable wildcatting in
this locality. The Carter Oil Company
has not yet abandoned the idea that
Big Injun pool can not be had in the
vicinity Of West Union. Last year sew
eral test wells we've completed and had
very fair showing of oil.
On the east side of the Folsom district
the South Penn Ccnppany's No. ., on the
jesse Ashcraft farm, has increased It's
production to 800 barrels day. No. A
on the c. f. Robinson farm is holding
mp at 40s barrels day.
In the Salem district, this county,
the South Penn Oil Comrsny Is ylrillin-
near the sand at its test well OH the
Crogan johnson farm. Tn the same dis
trict. the South Penn wiz he due in the
sand in a few days ut It's second test we'll
on the f. VI. EstIacli and T. d. Rogers
farms. Both are located in advance of
developments.
On the east side Of The Folsom district
the South Penn Oil Company has drilled
its second test well on the NJ. E. Hill
dreth farm % feet into the Gordon, and
the hole has filled up 1000 feet viii
oil. 1t is still drilling.
The same complnys No. on the
jesse Ashcuft farm is producing 800
barrels a day.
In the same development, No. 4, OF
the G. f. Robinson farm, and No. 4s, or
the Robinson tract. are holiing up at
go ana $50 barrels day respectively.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
Group.

The peculiar cough which indicates
roup is usually well known to the moth.
,rs of croupy children. No time should
be lost in the treatment of it, and fol
this purpose no medicine has received
more anniversary approval than Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy. Do not waste val
liable time in experimenting with untriet
remedies, no matter how highly they may
be recommended, but give this medicine
rs directed and all symptoms of Group
win quickly disappear For sale by
Stone & Mercer, druggists.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-01-30
FAREWELL
Banquet By the Ruhl-K OblegaTd Com
pany to Its Many Employees Takes
Place Tonight in the Waldo

The farewell banquet the Rulh.Koble.
gard Company, wholesale grOeers, will
tender their employees. will be given IN
the Waldo hotel tonight, beginning at
nine o'clock. Ap elaborate menu has
been prepared and al tine present en-
Ployees OF the company have been in.
yited. They win come from the houses
at Weston, Grafton and clarlSsburg. and
will number fully SIXTY persons. An
address wili be made by john w. Davis.