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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
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H great deal of eless and indeed
fpernic ious publicity has been Ven
e title PRINT business affair IN this
city which The, name Eof Mr.; a: q,
iHawes5 a prominent young business
man of Clarksburg. has been undhly
associated The report was publish:
ed lin a5local paper when the request
had been made that nothing be men.
toned concerning 1t as 1t was purely
a personal matter. After the publ.
cation Of the affair It was taken up
by various papers of the State, one
the other day heading the article IA
University Graduate Gone Wrong
4 The first account sent out stated
that the charge against Mr.. Halves
was for felony which OF course made
the matter more sensational. AT the
hearing here before a local justice 1t
very soon became. evident that the
charge could not be sustained for
criminal action and papers were at
once served for civil procedure. The
whole affair is regrettable and has
done Mr.. Halves great. injustice, We
have known Mr.. Halves for many
years and his. character and business
methods are above reproacli.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
HIGH CLASS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Ithaca Conservatory of Music
Male ouartctte Will Be Here.

On Friday evening. February 10.
the music lovers of Fairmont Will
have an opportunity TO hear first
class male quartette. Each year the
Ithaca Conservatory Of music sends
Out representatives to give entertain.
ments In order to advertise The
school. None but the best represea.
talives are sent out. This insurcs
q high class entertainment.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
has secured this entertainment for
Friday night, February 10. The con.
cert will be given at the First Bap.
list Church. This will be a rar.
treat. Keep the date in mind and
plan to hear these young men sing.
The price of admission will be within
the reach of all as 1t is not intended
especially as money making enter.
prise.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

:.
The Great Lafayette Tomorrow.
A company OF over half hundred
people, four horses, an elephant. a
lion, dogs, two special cars loaded to
the roof with magnificent scenery,
costly costumes, properties. etc. Is
what the Great Lafayette is goins;
10 bring TO the Grand Opera House,
February 4th matinee and night 10
present his new Thibetian Mystic
play, The Pearl of Bhutan." The said
play is far different from anything
we have ever Witnessed 1t deals
with the natives of'Thibet. their
ways, customs, religion, jugglery and
wierd magic. 1t is claimed that this
production was produced at an actual
outlay OF over $4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Init.

Iznak Walton Is the patron saint OF
all good fishermen. Here is his advice
us to bait: Let your bait be as big Il
red worm as You can find, without n
Knot Get 4 pint or n quart of them In
an evening in garden walks or cllalky
commons after shower of rain, and
put them with clean moss well washed
and picked AMI the water squeezed out
OF the moss us dry us you can into an
earthen pot or pipkin set dry, and
change the moss fresh every three or
four days for three weeks or n month
together. Then your bait will be at
the best, for 1t will be clear and live.
ly."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Card clubs Dance.

The dance given in the Free Press
hall last evening by the Thursday
Afternoon Card Club was very
pleasant affair. The club is conpos-
cd Of number Of young ladies' of the
city and included in the list OF the
guests an equal number OF young
men. About thirty employed the
hours between nine and twelve.thr-
ty in this enjoyable pastime. Mr..
Howell Fleming presiding at the
piano and furnishing his usual excel
lent style of music. Delicious re.
freshments had been prepared and
were served by the young ladies dur.
ing the evening. Mrs. Sallie F. M.
yum acted in the capacity Of chap.
eron.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The editor of the Charleston Mail
IN discussing the Elliott matter says
that, ybody may write letter set.
ting forth the most prepos,erous
sf lllssa hoods and the most extravagant
selaims, absolutely without sclntilla
sof truthful foundation. such letters
proving nothing but the selfish mer.
scsnary and yenal motives OF their
authors i This is the truth in a nut.
sshell: Why does not the editor of
q the AsIaiI as a Correspondent take the
same position? Is he sacrificing the
sssrlIth for % q consideration? II so how
much better is he than the persons
he so ably describes? Parliersbnrc
State Journal.
The editor Of the Mail had SUM-;
himself out! of sight and was think.
Ing only o. Major Elliott when he
was pte.nTning those Important obsie,rr..
yationss; The State Journals remarks
are timel and very much; ( IN order order
% our ofs thinking.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

" T
Some time during the next few
weeks after the Republicans have
made AZ their nominations, the dear
pemocra cy will worm about looking
for q manl!Who can draw from Repub.
ltcan votes votes sto stand for mayor. They
may find ghim-but he'll get it in the
neck just the same Grafton Senti.
mel
The above is such true rellec.
lion ofsthes situation in Fairmont, ex-
1--we do not elect a mayor this
year that IL seems worth reproduc.
Ing The The Democrats are always dc.
pendent on Republican detection for
success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
SENATORS GREW
ELOQUENT TODAY.
4 contlnued Froms Flrs. .Pase..:ll
nd the abolishment7 q the office Of
4: ~ I Il. /, S q;

and the adjustment Of the office OF
fish and game warden. 3
Another good bill which has just
passed the house lis the one frequir-
ing public corporations to live up to
the terms Of their franchises. Charles.
ton people are behind this bill and
are after Senator Elklns' water
works in this city, who are not furn.
fishing water at the required pressure.
virsinians Return Home.
The Virginia gentlemen who were
here in the interest Of the Virginia
debt, rct,irnedato their homes last
night. While well pleased with the
courteous treatment extended they
left probably feeling .inwardly that
nothing would come OF their visit to
Charleston. f
4 The Legislature will ignore the en-.
tire matter and as Virginia is empow.
cred tossue, the next scene will like.
ly be enacted in the courts.
While apparently West Virginia has
no legal obligations in the Virginia
debt question, in the minds Of some
there exists a feeling that moral
obligation exists that time cannot ef.
face. A valuable. document in the
archives of the State tells of com.
mission appointed by the West yir.
sinia Legislature In 1871, consisting
of Gen. John j. Jackson, Hon. J. NJ,
Bennett. who was auditor of Virginia
for eight years, and the Hon. A. w.
Campbell, of Wheeling, who visited
Richmond for the. purpose of investi.
eating the Virginia debt subject and
to ascertain West Virginia's share,
il any. While they failed in securing
desired information, the report made
by these gentlemen showed West
Virsinla's share of vlrginia's debt ap.
proximately $9,53O,OOO.
Gen. Alfred Caldwell, and E. w,
Wilson, in the State House document,
although denying any obligation to
paying any part of Virginia debts, re.
fer to the West Virginia State consti.
tuition as II formerly existed which
In acl. 10. of 18th section says: "No
debt Shall be contracted by This State
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Makes a Living BY Marrying.

Fonca CITY COurler.l
Superintendent Noble down at
White Eagle has about the softcsl
snap in Oklahoma. He has been
elected justice OF the peace. and when
business gets little dull he just
sends out and has couple of Indians
brought in and performs the marriage
ceremony for them. The law allows
him 81 for the job, and the indians
think that is all 1t is worth and that's
all he gets. But he keeps something
doing and the clerks out Of mischief
by keeping them busy acting as best
man and signing mp as witnesses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

whiskey man in Morgantown dc.
MES the report sent out by a Charles.
ton ton corresp ondent to the effect that
an effort viii he made to give the
& Mstoqrgant town city council authority
se grant license to sell liquor. In an
interview with a Post representative
the liquor man said: I'm sorry, but
ilit.s a lie. 4, 4 3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Nobody.

lfnobody's noticed you, you must be
small;
If nobody's .sligEted you, you must be
tall;
II nobody's bowed 10 you, you must
be low;
II nobody's kissed you, you're ugly
we know.
II nobody's envIed you, you're a poor
elf;
If nobody's aattered you, you've fiat.
tered YOURSELF
If nobody's cheated you. you're !,
knave:
II nobody's hated you. you're a
slave.
If nobody knows Of your faults but II
friend,
Nobody will miss them at the worlds
end;
If nobody clings to your purse like
fawn.
Nobody'll run like hound when lis
gone.
If .nobody's eaten his bread from
your store,
NoBody'll call you miserable bore.
If nobody's slandercd you-here is
our pen,
Sign yourself Nobody" quick as you
can.
ANONYMOUS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Where the Laugh Comes In.

Sorrow went TO mans house orc
rainy day, and the man said to him.
self:
II know what I'll DOLL strike up
song, and that'll fix HIM"
And it did. For sorrow said:
"A man WHO can't sing any better
than that is whole world of sorrow
all by himself. Good evening. At.
lanta Constitution.
RaSson Tatters-What does desc
society papers mean by "man.about.
town."
Howard Hasben-Well. Ragsy.
that's nothin' in the world but a hobo
that always manages to have the
nrice.-Philadclphia Press.
The White Rose-What makes you
so red?
Tie Red Rose-lm blushing for
shame TO think how much the florist
charges for. us.-Detroit Tribune.
The Lady-My poor man. is 1t re.
ally true that you have been arrested
so often?
Gritty George-Why, mum. [ have
been arrested as often as IL | owned
an automobilc.-Chlcago News.
johnson wants to borrow some
money of ME, Do you know anything
about him.
81 know him as well as do you.
wouldn't let him. have dollar
New Yorker.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Champion concer. tonight at s:15.
For Sale.

For Sale.
Six and a half acres OF land one
mile from Minersville, good S.room
house. stable and other outbulldnes,
plenty of good fruit, water piped into
.house-sixteen and half acres adj
joining also for sale II desired. Apply
10 J. S. WALKER,
East Park. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The gas bills which have been he
lore the West Virginia Legislature
haven't been troubling people in this
community much more than those we
have been reading |, about on postal
cards lately here at home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The silence Of the Parkersburg
News Major; Elliotts paper, on that
alleged letter to John Worthington,
IS becoming 50 oppressive that it is
almost painful.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Real Estate Transfer.

Deed dated Nov. IS, 1901. C. =.
Snider and c.. c. Snidcr to Edward
Rock, parcel of land, town Of Worth.
ington; consideration, $40.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

About the only kind Of pipe that
didn't freeze up last night was a
dream pipe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The gas company and the weather
man have evidently formed a COM
bine.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The Great Lafayette matinee to-
morrow afternoon. Prices rs and so
cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

lql8 lPaarkersburg State Journal
got mixed up with the Wheeling
Telesraph over that papers remark
that Hiheeling is freer from a certain
vicious li,Ss element than Parkersburg or
Charleston or Fairmont and had only
g single liner on the grounding. We
are5slsorrys and disappointed, but as we
promised ospublish what the State
Journal said we hereby do SO:
Grounding see his shadow"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The Humane Society is in great
need of clothing for n young baby.
They also need clothes for children OF
all ages. Any one who has cast off
clothing will please bring it 10 the
officers or telephone the president on
bell phone 219 X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

Heck Martin will positively appear
as principal end. Elks Minstrels.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

We beg the State Journals pardon.
s Since writing the above we note an.
sothersreference worthy Of mention:
With the Legislature and ground.
hog day both in session on the sec.
So on go q February, what will become of
West Virginia next year,"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

1t was cold according 10 most an
old thermometer. last night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

The West yirginian is delivered by
carrier to- all parts Of the city and
the nearby towns. If a single copy
is missed, notify US at once so that
an Investigation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03
Leased wire telegraphic service by
Publishers Press Association. Special
correspondents at Charleston. Park.
ersburg and other cities in the State.

The West yirginlan is for sale at
the following places:
Al. g. Martina book store, Main st.
Clyde Hollis cigar store, Main St.
Larney Lloyd cigar store. Main st.
MERGERS confectionery, opposite
Watson Hotel.
yost Billiard Parlors. Fairmort
Avenue. /,
AZ. Merrileld sistore, Locust avenue.
Fred Harr's confectionery, Water
street. u, 81,
w. orr's news stand, Monongah.
Claude Higglnbotham, Company
Store, Watson.
Emmett Ices news stand, Manning
ton.
Abbey Blu Ike, agent, Rivesyille.
Miss sallie f. Martin, postomce.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

Try big Essie's" famous chicken
stew at Murphy's. <
Sammy Ridenour prime End"
with the Habit. Elks' Minstrels. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-03

have some fine lots III Morrow
Place yet. II. Ii. Lanhan.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-10-11

here and pump about $4,000 inches of
water. This water covers in the
neighborhood of 81, 900 acres of land
over in Salt Lake county. They tell
us that this plant was installed at a
cost of less than SIS 900,
From the Lehi factory we went
north to the factory located at Gar
land, in the Bear River valley. Here
we found what we considered to be
much better land than what we had
seen in the Utah valley, around Lehi.
The sugar factory at Garland has
been in operation for three years and
has a capacity OF 600 tons, with this
year an acreage of beets of 1000 acres
tributary to the factory. Here the
average farm is about eleven acres.
AS at Lehi, we also found here great
difference of opinion between the
farmers as the soil best adapted to
beet growing Over considera bic
portion OF this section we found a very
heavy, sticky, clay soil, and in this
land we saw good beets growing. A
large tract of land watered and re-
claimed is owned here by the sugar
company. This land they are selling
at from $50 to S75 per acre. In addi-
ton to this there is a yearly rental of
81 per acre charged for water. We
find that the land in this vicinity was
worth from $35 to $50 per acre before
the introduction of the sugar factory,
and that now it is worth at least 100
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-10-11

For years and years a constant howl
of mo market" has been raised
throughout the Bitter Root. Perhaps
the railway rates were chiefly the
cause of this But now a chance to
secure market right here at home is
w ithin our grasp.
By merely guaranteeing to grow
5000 acres of sugar beets for which, it
has been demon strated beyond the
shadow of doubt, the Bitter Root
valley is admirably adapted, the farm
ers may secure bie-paying cash
market, also guaranteed, for half
million dollar crop and the install
ment of an industry that is every
where growing TO amazing propor-
tions.
The remainder Of the acreage must
be secured during the coming week as
the order for the machinery and ma
terials must be placed at once if the
big $3.50, 900 factory be built here next
year.
More than three ffths of the acre
age has already been secured and 1T
won't be the fault of Hamilton boost :
ers, backed by a live "Boosters' club,
which is soon to assume the dignity of
a Chamber of Commerce, if the acre
age is not secured.
Solicitors are securing the valley in
all directions rustling acreage. II
they should miss you, look them up
or drop into any business in the coun-
ty and let them know you want to do
business. 1t is d big job to thorough
1y canvass the county on such short
notice.
This week Arthur c. Baker and Pat
Shannon are busy up Darby way
Perry Baker, Lee McCulloch, c. S
Wagner and others are pleading fol-
beets in Victor vicinage; ]. B. Parnall
Charley johnson and O. H. Deacon
are after the Stevensvillians and DR.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-10-11

it extremely spotted with several diff
fereA kinds OF soil, and where ever
we have gone we find an unmistaka BILE
evidence evidence of alkali. In some
in Others it H. 50 strong that If the
land were in u... country we would pro-
nounce it auo ,'utely worthless; yet we
find, even VI this strong alkall land,
that thc4 a1c raising good crops OF
sugar perts. Some of the farmers told
us that light sandy soil was prefer
are getting their largest yields from
heavy, black land. Also upon the
question whether it eXhausts the soil
more than other crops there is d diff
ference i'll opinion, some claiming that
it does, while others maintain to the
contrary. Fall blowing seems to be
the prevailing custom III regard to
preparing The ground. On the ques-
ton OF lrrlg gatlon, they all agree that
after once starting to water the ground
should be kept very moist until Dig
ging time. When TO first irr = a
wide difference of opinion j. lr ce-
able, some Claiming that the, ,ouid
be irrigated between May ! Is,
while others state that July Is about
the proper time.
Ou the question of the increase in
the value of the land since the intro
ductou of the sugar beet industry,
they all agree that the land has
doubled. The land now ranges in
value fl orn 500 to 500 per acre. On
the question of the pulp as feeding
product, all that have used it agree
that it is worth the price they have to
pay to get it, which is 40 cents per
ton. The labor problem with them is
thiCkly settled and there is more labor
right in the locality than is required
principally done by boys ranging
from ten to sixteen years old. These
boys receive from 50 cents to $1.2o a
day. All seem to agree that the cost
to raise and market Il crop of Deets is
about $3.50 and they all agree that
the sugar factory has been a great
benefit to the community. Before
passing from this factory to another,
we feel that we should make mention
of pumping plant which has recent
ly been installed at Utah lake, about
three miles from this place. This is
surely very interesting plant to any
person interested in irrigation. Five
pumps run by electric power are used
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-10-11

per CeIt more. All farmers say with
been a good thing for the community.
Here we saw the first Japanese labor
er in the beet fields. This labor, as a
whole, seems to be very satisfactory.
The tarmer contracts for so much per
acre, all the hand labor to these peo-
pie. We lind the price paid is around
$50 per acre. The Japs take charge of
the beet field as soon as the beets are
large enough to hoe and thin, and do
all the hand labor in connection with
their growing and marketing. The
average number of tous per acre, as
well as the cost per acre for produc-
tion seems to be practically the same
as at Leh.
From Garland, we crossed over into
point is located the only factory we
visited owned by the Amalgamated
Sugar company. BY the way of ex-
PLANTATION, we might say here that all
the factories doing business i'll Utah
are owned by two companies. In both
these companies the sugar trust has
the controlling interest, the minority
stock being owned by individual cap
italists, both in the east and west.
One of these companies is known as
the Cutler Syndicate and the other as
the Amalgan4ated Sugar company.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1905-10-11
THIS WEEK TELLS TALE
Acreage Must Be Guaranteed, Or No
FaCtory===HaIf Million Dollar
Cash Crop at Stake.

F. F. Ellis and Miles Romney are
rounding 'e,n up at Florence. Other
volunteers are also taking the field.
The boosters will do their best but, in
tht last analysis, the farmers must do
the rest.
AT Billings acr, age has been secured
and the machinery has already been
ordered. AT Bozeman another factory
of three, consisting of three promin-
ent Gallatin valley farmers who had
been sent to investigate the beet bus
mess in Utah and Idaho from the
farmers stand-poin t, returned to Boze-
man and submitted tn cir report. We
reprint their report. 1t talIies closely
with the conclusions expressed by
Supt. Shannon of the Bitter Root
stock farm after similar tour of in
vestigaton.
The report is reproduced from last
weeks Bozeman Courier. Read it:
MIR. Chairman. Gentlemen of the Gal
latin Valley Club:
We, the committee sent to investi-
gate the sugar beet industry, by con-
sulting with farmers that are now
r aising beets where factories are To-
Gated, beg to submit the following re-
port:
We lett Bozeman on the evening Of
t he 22d of Sc ptember for Salt Lake,
via Butte. From Salt Lake we went
south to Lehi, in the Utah valley.
The factory located there has been in
operation fourteen years, this being
the fifte.4.il son that the farmers
have raised D->t, We learned there
that this was the hl.t heet sugar fac
tory in the world to locate in an ir-
rigated country and the first in the
United States to use American made
machinery. The factory as now oper-
ated has cap acity of about l 200 tons
per day. Last year they used 100000