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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-30

Call and see our line of indoor
swings for the little folks, just
the thing for Xmas; make the lit
tie ones happy not only at Christ
mas but all the year round. Sis
tersville Novelty company, cor
ner Main and Diamond streets
phone 900. 12,20-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-30
Local News

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To make pleasures pleasant
shorten them.
The time has arrived for turn
ing over that new leaf.
j. D. Crist of Meadville, Pa,
is visiting his son, l. l.. Crist.
Marriage is an effectual remedy
for the madness of love.
S. S. Fertig, oil operator, is
quartered at the Hotel Mercer.
1t is better to be kicked by a
mule than be praised by a fool.
There is no woman more than
half as cunnin' as she thinks she
is.
More people, it seems, try to
learn by talking than by listen
ing.
j. D. Harper of Graysville, O.,
was transacting business here to-
day.
After crosses and losses men
and women grow humber and
wiser.
SANDER is the tribute failure
pays to success in nearly every in
stance.
Samuel Mccormick Of Mata-
moras, was business caller here
today.
Samuel Dulaney Of New Mar
tinsville, was in the city last ev-
ening.
A. NJ. Hunter Of the Pure Oil
company, went to Marietta last
evening.
Prof. NJ. E. Hess spent yester-
day afternoon with friends at
Friendly.
Floating ice in the river today
was not enough to be Of any dan
ger to boats.
It is very hard to gauge a man s
honesty by the extent Of his sup
posed wealth.
Alvy Baer Of. Moundsville, was
a business caller in the city yes
tcrday afternoon.
Tomorrow will end one Of the
most prosperous years in the his
tory Of the world.
The work on the Friendly-Sis-
tersville trolley road is progress
ing, but not as rapidly as it did.
W. a. DennisOn, manager Of the
American Oil Development COM
pany, returned to the city yeSter-
day afternoon.
If the river remained at the
present stage all the year round
the way business would pick up
would be surprising.
The saloon business will prOba-
bly, be very dull next week on ac-
count of so many pledges being
made. But it won't last long.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-30

Charles Watkins of the Paden
City Land company, arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon and
is quartered at the Hotel Wells.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-30

If the river remained at the
present stage all the year round
the way business would pick up
would be surprising.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-30

W. a. Dennison, manager Of the
American Oil Development COM
pany, returned to the city yester-
day afternoon.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-30

The work on the Friendly-Sis
tersville trolley road is progress
ing, but not as rapidly as it did.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26

few structures were unroored ana the
contents Of the buildings drenched
with water as q rule the people of
these districts suffered no great loss.
At Waconia, Of the 100 houses, resi-
dences and stores, seventy s4re more
or less demolished and III the country
for strip one.half mile in width ex-
tending four miles along the Mime
apolis and st. Louis tracks east and
west there is scarcely building stand
ing.
At st. Louis Park nearly all Of the
large manufacturing establishments
were more or less wrecked and houses
were razed to the ground. The heaviest
loser is T. b. Walker, the Minneapolis
capitalist, who owns most of the TWEEN.
ty houses which were overturned and
some of the manufacturing buildings.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
KNAPP PUT TO DEATH.
Slayer Of Five Women EIectrocuted
In Ohio Penitentiarv.

~ SnV u VSusSuklotys
Columbus, o., Aug. 19.-Alfred A.
Knapp, convicted of the murder of his
wife, Hannah Goddard Knapp, and
who confessed to five murders, was
electrocuted in the annex at the Ohio
penitentiary few minutes after mid
night. Knapp, who weakened when
he found his last hope for life had
gone and expressed a fear that he
would have to be carried to the death
chair, regained his nerve and met his
fate with little show of fear or emo
tion. The electrocution was perform
ed without hitch, the first shock be-
Ing applied at 1902, the second q
minute later. and at 1909 he was pro-
nOunced dead.
A short time before he went to the
death chair Knapp confessed to hav-
ing assaulted Halle and Sallie Mot
ger, two little girls, at Hamilton,
about two years ago, a crime with
which he had not hitherto been
charged. Joseph Roth, of Hamilton,
was accused of the assault, but was
acquitted. Knapp, in making the con-
fession, said he wanted to clear Roth
of all suspicion.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND
A HUNDRED INJURED IN ST.
PAUL AND VICINITY.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IN STRICKEN
DISTRICT IS ESTIMATED At
FULLY TWO MILLIONS.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES OCCUR
IN VARIOUS OTHER PARTS
OF THE NORTHWEST.

st. Paul, Aug. 22.-Eleven dead, 104
injured and property loss Of over
$2,00O,0OO is a verified record of the
damage inflicted by the cyclone which
passed over st. Paul and vicinity Sat-
urday night, leaving in its path q
scene of desolation and a calamity
stricken people.
In this city 3 persons are dead and
43 injured; in Minneapolis 1 man is
dead and Ia persons injured; in Waco
mia 4 are dead and 20 injured, and in
st. Louis Park 3 are dead and 25 in
jured. The list of victims is as fol-
lows:
st. Paul-George Keaton, aged sew
enteen; Lourien S. Johanson, aged
twenty-five; Viola Robertson, aged
twelve.
Minneapolis-Alfre w. Hilgedick,
operator at Minneapolis Junction,
struck by lightning.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Moy, forty years
old; Mrs. August Moy. thirty-eight
years old; Baby Moy, one year old;
Robert Lohman, thirty-nine years old.
st. Louis Park-Albert Ohde, saloon
keeper; John Hedger, six years old;
Anna Hodge.
The damage to property is estimated
at over $2,0O0,000, divided as follows:
st. Paul. $l,O0O,000; Minneapolis, $780,
600; st. Louis Park, $4,000; Waconia,
$75,000; Saltwater, 100000; outside
districts, $5OO,000.
High Bridge Partially Destroyed.
The greatest single property loss at
st. Paul was the destruction of two
spans of the high bridge, burden
which will fall upon the city at large.
The other damage is distributed
among thousands Of residences and
hundreds OF business houses.
The storm confined it's area mainly
to the localities where fatalities are
reported, although Saltwater reports
a loss of 100000. In both st. Paul
and Minneapolis the business districts
suffered severely, several wholesale
houses being unroofed and hundreds
of plate glass windows being blown
in, causing immense damage to stocks.
In the residence district of st. Paul,
principally in Lower Town and Ar
lington Hills, many houses are COM
plete wrecks and others are seriously
damaged.
In Minneapolis, considering the in.
tensity of the storm, the residence dis
tricts of the city escaped with COM
paratively slight damage. Although a
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
BENEFITS FOR HIS SUBJECTS
Emperor Of Russia Issues an Imperial
Manifesto.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-The mani
festo of Emperor Nicholas on the oc-
casion of the birth of an heir to the
throne, the text of which is published
this morning, is a very lengthy docu-
ment. It is exceedingly liberal in the
benefits to be bestowed on many
classes.
One of the most important provis-
ions relates to the entire abolition of
corporal punishment among the rural
classes and its curtailment in the
army and the navy.
The remission Of land purchase ar
rears affects one of the largest classes
Of the population throughout the en-
pire and it's benefits are also extended
to estates in Poland. The ameliora-
tiOn of the conditions which prevail in
Finland are more extensive than had
been expected and include the estab-
lishment of state land fund, amnesty
for various offenses, remission Of pen
alties inflicted for noncompliance
with the conscription acts and for
emigration without permission.
The general provisions of the mani
festo include an all-round reduction in
sentences for common law offenses, a
general amnesty for political Of
fenses, except in cases of murder, and
the education of children of officers
and soldiers who have been victims of
the war, as we'll as assistance for such
families as need it whose breadwin-
ners have fallen in the service of their
country
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
cLoUD6URsT IN ARIZONA.
Heavy Rain Results In the Loss Of q
Number of Lives,

Heavy Rain Results In the Loss Of q
Number Of Lives.
El Paso, Tex, Aug. 2O.-Seven lives
at least were lost in the food that
swept through the town of Globe, Ariz.,
and surrounding country. The known
dead are: M. N. Mitchell, Mrs. M. N.
Mitchell, o. D. Wilson, Charles Sims.
John Epeley, Mrs. Hurd and Miss
Moody.
According to the report Of the
courier who brought news of the dis
ester to Bowie others were drowned
besides those mentioned in the fore
going list, but their names are not
yet known. The Gila Valley, Globe
and Northern railroad tracks were
washed out for a distance of three
quarters Of mile. Telegraphic COM
munication with Globe is interrupted
and it has been impossible to learn
full details of the disaster.
Globe is located in q broad valley
that slopes down to Pinal creek, which
crosses the main street of the town.
The food was caused by a cloudburst
at Pima, above Globe on Pinal creek.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
BLACKMAR IS CHOSEN
MASSACHUSETTS MAN ELECTED
HEAD OF THE GRAND ARMY
OF THE REPUBLIC.

Boston, Aug. 19.-General Wilmon
w. Blackmar of this city was elected
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic by acclamation
at the closing session of the national
encampment Thursday, and Denver
was selected as the place for the en-
campment Of 1905.
The other national officers elected
were: Senior vice commander-in-
chief, John R. King, Washington, D.
c.; Junior, George w. Patten, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; surgeon general, DR..
Warren r. King, indianapolis; chap
lain-in-chief, Rev. ]. H. Bradford,
Washington, D. G.
Later General Blackmar made the
following appointments: Adjutant
general, John E. Gilman, Massachu-
sets; quartermaster general, Charles
Burrows, New Jersey; assistant quar-
termaster general and custodian Of
the records, j. Henry Holcomb. PEN
sylvania; assistant adjutant general,
e. B. Stillings, Massachusetts.
The G. A. r. convention was ad-
journed sine die shortly after 3 p. m.
The principal business was the pass
age of the resolutions declaring that
any modification of the voting fran
chise should be along lines of Gin
telligence and fitness, and not along
lines of race and COLOR" disapprov-
ing of the admission of Sons of Vet
erans to secret G. A. r. meetings, and
the laying on the table of resolution
regarding the proposed fraternal con-
vention of the survivors of the Union
and Confederate armies.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
SMALL cArsoAT cAPsIzEs.

Three Persons Perish In Accident or
Boston Heights.
Boston, Aug. 23.-By the capsizing
of a small catboat OF Boston Heights
Monday, three persons lost their lives.
The drowned, all of whom lived in
Carlisle, were:
Carl Lindquist. aged twenty.three;
Mary Ancorsen, nineteen, a step
daughter of Lindquist, and Randolph
Jacobson, nineteen.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
LONG LIST OF INJURED.
Crowded Passenger Train coIIides
With a Freiuht,

Joplin, Mo-, Aug. 25.-The st. Louis
and San Francisco passenger train,
bound for st. Louis, collided with a
westbound freight train near Sarcoxi
early in the day Many persons were
injured, but none, it is believed, fa-
tally. Every person on the passenger
train was badly shaken up. The train
was crowded with passengers standing
in the aisles.
Both trains were running at high
speed. Both engines were completely
demolished. The baggage and mail
cars were thrown from the track and
turned over, all except two coaches
leaving the rails.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
FOUR DEAD At GLENCOE, MiNN.

Tornado Did Great Damage to Grain
and Property.
Glencoe, Mimi, Aug. 23.-A tornado
struck the township of Rich Valley
and Bergen Saturday night about 8
o'clock, killing four people, Mary
O'Donnell, aged thirteen, daughter Of
Patrick O'Donnell; the seven-year-old
daughter of Anthony O'Donnell, Fred
erick Gross and his mother.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
Wisconsin Woman Killed.

Rice Lake, WIS.,, Aug. 23.-The re.
port comes from Dallas, place Of
about 1000 Inhabitants, twenty-four
miles southwest Of this city, that the
place was visited by cyclone Satur-
day night and woman killed and
three houses destroyed.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT.

Revolution In Uruguay Nearing a Crit
icaI Stage.
New York, Aug. 25.-The revolution
in Uruguay Is approaching decisive
phase, according to Herald dispatch
from BuenOs Ayres.
The insurgent leader. sarvia, has
now about $4,000 men. The govern
ment forces amount to 10000. A de-
cisive battle is believed to be immi-
nent.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
HITS SOUTH DAKOTA TOWNS.

Two Persons Killed and More Than a
Score Injured.
Watertown. s. D., Aug. 23.-A hurri-
cane of severe character swept over q
region in the northeast part of the
state Sunday night.
The dead are - Erickson of Will
low Lake. and Mrs. III. Schilling Of
Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Smith of Willow
Lake were fatally injured; Mrs. Bell
ger, Mrs. Milestone seriously injured,
and twenty-five unknown persons of
Willow Lake, were injured, but not
seriously.
Mrs. Schilling's son and daughter
Of Bryant, fatally hurt.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
GEORGIA NEGRO LyNcHED.
Shot to Death and the Body Burned q,
the Stake.

Cedartown. Ca. Aug. 23.-Jim Glov-
or, q negro, was shot to death Monday
night near the home of the white girl
he had assaulted and his body dragged
q distance of about mile into this
city and burned at the stake on the
courthouse square. A mob estimated
at 500 composed the shooting and burn
ing party.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.
Tornado Does Immense Damage Neal
6roWnton, MINI.

6roWnton, MINI.
Brownton, Mimi, Aug. 23.-At z
O'clock Saturday night the people about
four miles north of here experienced
one of the most severe storms of wind,
hail and rain that ever visited this
part of the country. Grain stacking
was just finished and now there is not
q stack to be seen The grain is scat
tered for miles across the fields and
piled against fences, which are also
badly demolished. Houses, barns and
outbuildings are completely demol-
ished, several people were killed and
many injured, and dead horses, cattle
and hogs mark the path of the storm.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
CONTINUES TO GROW WEAKER.
Death Of Senator Hoar Believed to Be
Imminent.

imminent.
Worcester, Mass, Aug. Ex-senator
George F. Hoar continued to grow
weaker during the day and It ia
thought the end is not far of. He
slept part of the time during the day
and appeared to be free from pain.
The afternoon bulletin announced
that the senator was asleep and that
he was comfortable but weaker.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Illinois Central r. r,
DIRECT TO HAVANA

Via Illinois Central r. r. to New Orleans
and the weekly Southern Pacific s. s.
Louisiana" to Havana. Leave Chicago
Louis ana Louisville Friday noon, arrive
New Orleans Saturday 1000 a. M, leave
Saturday 200 p. M, arriving at Havana
Monday morning. Round-trip and one
way through tickets at unusually low rates.
Free Illinois Central Il. R. Illustrated Folder
on Cuba, giving all particulars, on applica-
tiOn.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
FULL PARTICULARS

concerning all of the above can be had of
agents of the Illinois Central, OF by address
ing the nearest of the undersigned repre-
sentativcs of the Central"
a. 81. HANSON, g. P. A., Chicago. Ill.
j. f. MERRY. A. g. +. A., Dubuque, Ia.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
NEW ORLEANS.

A delightfully."- unique city fer the tourist
to visit. Winter tourist rates now in effect
Double daily service and fast steam-h heated
vestibule trans with through sleeping cars
meals en- route in dining cars. Ask for en-
illustrated book on New Orleans.
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
FLORIDA

Through "Dixie Flyer" Sleeping car
Lines st. Louis to Jacksonville and Chicago
to Nashville, the latter connecting en- route
with through Jacksonville cor from ST.
Louis: Route via Nashville. chattanooga
Oakes Republican., 1904-08-26
GULFPoRT, MISS.

The Gre at Southern Hotel, at Gulfport
Miss, ON the Mexican Gulf Coast, has 25O
bath. Steam heat. electric light, hot and
cold running water, and telephone in every
room. Reached via Memphis and the Illi-
nois Central's fast morning trains, carrying
sleeping aud buffet-library cars, with g
single change, on same train en- route at
Memphis, into through sleeping car to Gulf
port. Send for illustrated folder descrlb.
ing Gulfport and the hotel.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-03-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Remember the military ball at the
college tomorrow evening.
Now clean up the back yard and
get busy all along the line.
Mrs. Il. S. House returned lastweek
from a visit with her sons at Clear
Lake.
Ray Breed was at Tyler the first Of
the week in the interest of the
National Correspondence School.
Mrs. II. H. Hodridge and daughter
Geneveve Of Madison, are the guests
of Rev. j. A. Seatonand family.
The REGISTER arranged to have a
report Of the Y. NJ. c. A. meeting
held last Sunday but the young man
failed to respond.
w. II. H. Phillips has leased the
store building formerly occupied by
Kaufman Bros, and will open a gen.
eral merchandise stock.
The seventh grade Of the public
school gave their teacher, Miss Seide,
4 surprise at the home of Mrs. II. l..
Chappell on Thursday evening. Miss
Seide was completely taken unawares
and enjoyed the evening with her
pupils, who brought refreshments
along with their happy faces to make
the event complete.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-03-24

Walter NJ Cheever has been con-
fined to the house since Sunday by a
severe attack Of lagrippe. He is a
little better this morning.
Every temperance voter should be
at the polls to cast his ballot on the
license question. Make the result
four To one against license, as in the
past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer living three
miles from Bruce mourn the loss of
their tive.year-old son whose death
was caused from an attack Of pneu.
monia last evening.
Miss Florence Phillips, daughter of
Prof. w. III. II. Phillips OF Brookings,
South Dakota, and a graduate of the
State Agricultural college, has been
engaged by the school board OF the
city as substitute teacher in the place
Of Miss Shaw, OF the sixth grade, re.
signed Miss Phillips commences her
work in the school next Monday. She
comes we'll recommended, and we hope
the people Of Huron will make it
pleasant for her.-Huronite.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-03-24
Take Notice.

The Ancient Order of United
Workmen and the Degree Of Honor
Grand Lodges of the Jurisdiction OF
South Dakota, will meet in Brookings
May 10, 1904 On account Of the lack
OF hotel accommodations for such
large crowd as may be here at that
time, we are obliged to ask the citi-
zens to furnish rooms and board, or
rooms or board, to as many as each
can conveniently accommodate. The
committee has fixed the pay for such
accommodation at so cents per room
per day and 25 cents per meal.
We trust that all will exert them
selves to prove the hospitality OF
BroOklngs so that none of the 1000
people who may be here at that time
will have to go without accommoda-
tions.
A representative OF the orders will
call upon you during the fore part OF
April. Please be ready to offer your
rooms or your table.
BY order Of the committee,
S. II. GooDFELLow,
Chairman.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-03-24
Opportunity for March

The March number Of Opportunity,
published at ST. Paul, Mimi, Is full OF
Interesting reading for anyone who
desires TO keep posted on,the progress
and development Of the greatsWest.
The prospective homeseeker or in
vestor will find many articles Of inter
est dealing with the Opportunities
offered in many of the western states.
The issue is profusely illustrated from
photographs taken as far north as
Western Canada, showing the great
wheat fields and farm homes Of the
Saskatchewan and Alberta country,
and as far south as the fruit and rice
regions Of Texas.
The second OF a series OF articles
entitled, "The Exploration of Lewis
and Clark" written by Mr.. Olin d..
Wheeler, appears in the March num-
ber, as we'll as number OF other in-
teresting contributions, among which
are articles concerning The New
Wheat Lands Of Western Canada,
The Big Bend Country Of Washing
ton, Dairying in Montana, The Re-
sources OF Northern Idaho, Irrigation
in Montana, The Productive Cutover
Lands Of Northern Wisconsin, etc. etc.
Besides these articles there appear
stories of fiction and pages for the
home, making the March number even
more interesting than preceding
isSupS
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-03-24
C. h u R c H
sxensneseHsnsnossnsssnens

Subject Christian Science lecture
next Sunday, "Unreality."
DR.. French, president Of the Huron
college, occupied the Presbyterian pull
pit Sunday morning.
Bishop Hare OF Sioux Falls, occu-
pied the pulpit of St. Paul's church
| both morning and evening on Sunday.
The young ladies of the NJ. E. church
will give social at the home Of Mrs.
Lillian Smith, Friday evening. March
18th. All are cordially invited.
The ladies Aid society Of the Meth
odist church will be entertained at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Jen-
kins on Thursday afternoon, March
3lst. Mrs. G. T. Doughty will assist
Mrs. Jenkins.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byteran church will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Lloyd on Thurs.
day, March 81. Mrs. Boyden, Mrs.
White aud Mrs. Mann will assist in
entertaining.
The usual preaching service at the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath
! morning and evening, conducted by
the pastor, w. NJ, Jennings. Subject
for morning, Salvation for All.'
In the evening, THE Slack Church
Member"
Morning sermon at the Baptist
church on Sunday: "What is Con-
version" Evening subject: AL
most Christian" Pastor and dea-
cons meet at 1920 TO consider appli-
cants for membership. Y. NJ. c. A.
bible class at $3.50.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
tiSt church will be entertained at the
home Of Mrs. 7. h. Davis, March 81,
Mrs. George WestCot assisting. A pro-
gram will be rendered at p. m,
refreshments served at six p. m. to
which the gentlemen are cordially
| invited.
The second quarterly conference in
the class room Of the NJ. e. church,
Saturday, March 26, 1904. Rev. d.
Reifenbark. presiding elder, will preach
and conduct quarterly meeting service
at M. E. church, Sunday, March %,
1904. Love feast 10 a m. Preaching
promptly at 10;45 a. m. The pastor
will preach at NJ. f. church Sunday
evening. All are welcome to all SER
vices.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Bap.
tist church will give maple syrup
supper in the parlors of the church on
Friday evening, March %. Supper
served at $50, price 25c. Come and
enjoy a Fl inc supper. Following menu
will be served
Hot Biscuit Maple Syrup Cold Ham
Devied Eggs Scalloped Potatoes
Cabbage Salad Buns Pickles
Doughnuts Coffee Tea