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FINDS RATHER IN BED.
Rosebud Agency Settler, Awaking at
Night, Discovers Snake by His
Side and Kills 1t.

Sioux Falls. S. Dc. c. Conant a
homestesder in the ceded portion OF the
Rosebud Indian reservation. in the
BOnesteel country. had a thrilling adven-
ture with rattlesnake which invaded
his home
Conan had been absent from his farm
for several days, returning home in the
evening. AS 80 was raining he decided TO
20 TO bed early. He did not notice any
thing strange about his bed at the ;ime
he retired. bur about midnight he was
awakened by a movement near his body.
under the bed clothing. He lost no time
10 springing from the bed, and. lighting
a match and turning down the bedcloth-
Ing was horI.ied 10 find that he had had
a huge rattlesnake as a bedfellow.
That he was not bitten was doubtless
due 10 the fact that the pressure OF the
bedclothing did not give the snake the
necessary space required by this spe-
cies OF reptile 10 coil and strike.
The snake. which was killed by the
frightened hOmesteader. had eight rat
ties. and these are now worn as an or
nameEt by Conant as a memento Of
his midnight experience.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
/
IIllLEGISLATI|QI CIRCLES

70; tell whether II Is to be i a fight TO
q finish or fall fiat and stop, f3S.
"A Meanwhile work In the Senate Us
proceeding. and a mass 53lll be dis.
posed Of In the next two or three
days. The governor sent another
veto inthls morning, that Of the SUIT
ton charter Delegate carlin said he
would not 7 ask the House to pass II
over the eubernatorial veto, and the
bill was accordingly killed without
further discussion. Both branches
took up number Of local measures
this morning. ls
J. e. Powell and wife are among
the prominent visitors at the leolsla'
tive session to-day.
Judge Grosseup, Of Chicago, broth
er Of the Speaker, Is here, and will
deliver an address tonight. 4. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
ELECTRIC CHAIR sAT4slNG SING
CLAIMED TWO MORE VIC: Il
TINS, TODAY. ais5@ u @55y-...s
(By Publishers rs Press.

ossINING, N. y, Feb. 2O.-The
grim electric chair.in the dingy stone
death house in Sing Sing prison
claimed two more victims this morn.
ing. Frank Rimieri, who shot and
killed Jack Pinto. a fellow; Italian
junk dealer In Brooklyn, october51,
1908, and Adolph H. Koenig, q young
German, who strangled his mistress,
Mrs. Emma Kaufman, in their apart
ments, 319 West Fortieth street, New
York, on Maya, last, paying the death
penalty for their crimes. ~
The two electrocutlons were carried
out in about fifteen minutes of each
other, and were. entirely successful
Both men went to their death quietly
and with perfect. self-control. Koen
Is gave one Of the most remarkable
exhibitions Of absolute indifference
over his fate that the prison officials
have ever witnessed here. He talk
ed pleasantly with the death chamber
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
SALOONS CLOSE
AS $REsULTg OF BEING NEAR THE
FAMOUS SUBWAY
va TAVERN.
(By Publishers Press.)

54:.NENYjS5tYoRl Feb. 2O.-The PRO
pristors Of the Subway Tavern are
sending out a report 10 clergymen
aid temperance workers Of tfeir
work: The reportstells principally of
what has been done to the old time
saloons in the nelghborhood. There
are three Of them within a radius OF
IA block or two of the tavern, have
c:osed up. The report says:
recent report from the Subway
Tavern throws a significant light UP.
ssoli q work that has been amusingly
ard persistently misrepresented. Two
hundred workingmen are reported as
lunching at noon at the Subway
daily; and, while adjacent saloons
have been closed, there is no record
of The closing Of saloons by denuncia
tory methods in the last quarter of !
century. XII
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
TWO.MORE NURDERERS PAID PENALTY

watch, walked unaided and at some
Titles distance from the attendants,
and stepped quickly 70 the electric
chair. As unconcerned as though at
the breakfast table he seated, him.
self comfortably and coolly looked
about, the chamber, seemingly enter
tained as he was strapped in. With
out a moving Of the lips or a sug-
gestion Of prayer, he went 10 his
death. Is u 4, sif5 =.
Koenig came to this country from
Germany eight years ago. While
driving a milk wagon he became ac,
qualnted with Mrs. Kaufman, who
was the mother OF four children
The pair became infatuated and went
to live together. On May Q, 1904
they had been drinking, and Mrs
Kaufman started out, half dressed
to gets some more liquor. Koenig re
monstrated with her, then caught hel
by the throat and threw her on The
bed. He left the room. and on re
turning, found that he had stranglet
his mistress. who had died almistyin
stantly: He attempted suicide Will
a butcher knife, but was discovered
before death. G
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
UNION REVIVAL
ALL E jMETHoplsM OF OUR
TOWN TO Il UNITE N a cRO, NJ
sApE AGAINST EVll, Il
AND For RlGATEoUsNEss-THe
Fl MEETINGS TO eE HELD lin M 8
P.STEMPLE.


:i Evangelist Bromley, whoShas yibeen
preaching th9such sferror and power
in the meetings held In the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and uLder
whose ministry so many Of our fellow
townsmen have been converted to
Christianity, has been engaged TO con.
tinue his work In this community.
Three churches, the Methodist
Protestant Temple, the First Nietho,
dist Episcopal Church, and the Meth,
odist Episcopal Church South will
unltestheir forces in this larger effort
and the meetings will be held In the
spacious auditorium Of the Metho
dist Protestant Temple. 20
From what has already been &C
complished by Evangelist Bromley lr
the Methodist Episcopal Church soutf
We may reasonably expect grea
things now that this larger et
fort is to be put forth, and all! sth,
|;Methodism Of Fairmont, this side o
the river are to unite their forces
/ The first meeting Of the series vii
be union prayer meeting to be $ad
dressed by Rev: Bromley next Wed
nesday evening: twill be held In TIL
lecture room Of the Temple. Th
eyangcllstic meetings proper will be
gin next Monday, evening, Feb. 27.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
PARsoNs HAD sREv OLIVER
MD rs SENT TO JAIL. !! |.
West Virginia Circuit Court Judge Is
No Respeeter of Peraors.

( HUNTINGTON, va Feb. 20
Rev. Wayman Niles was Saturday
sentenced by Judge Wilkinson in the
Wayne Circuit Court to 30 days In
jail for carrying q revolver Judge
Wilkinson has sentenced lawyers,
merchants doctors and others TO jail
on the same charge, but Nr Niles
was the first minister placed in dur
ance vile on this charge:
The parson. who preached the fu-
neral district Of the county, said his
duties often called him TO tough 10
calIties, and that firearms were neces-
sary for his protection. After the
Judge had imposed sentence the par
SON. with tears IN his eyes. stated
that his flock would be disappointed
yesterday, as he had two sppolnt-
ments to al.
This did mot affect the stubborn
Judge. however. and Parson Niles was
marched behind the bars to Join 9th
\ or prominent citizens serving sen
ltencess on similar charges.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
WILTON Wit |Ii| ] .LACK.AI!|YE.
SUPPORTED: BYtJANE oAKER AND
ORIGINAL CAST WILL BE SEEN
s HERE WEDNEsDA NIGHT.

Lacliaye in "Thei Pit" the
sreigning success on the American
sstage,f play that has created avert.
table Sensation and has an .unbroken
record Of great prosperity, will come
Sto4the Grand Opera House Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Lackaye will be sup
ported by company of three hun
8dred people and will bring the origi-
nal cast and production as used dur
ling the runs in Chicago, New York,
philadelphia and Boston.
The Pit9deals with the vital prob.
lens of business and social life in Chi
eago-it tells the story Of woman's
& love and its ENHANCEMENT with a
great wheat speculation.
The strength Of The Pit" 1t is
said lies in its reality; the characters
are real men and women the play as
was the book, is full Of human touch
and genuine sympathy and compre
hension. The book was declared Il
be the most human and convincing
as well as the most absorbing novel
twas moreover distinctly American
and as "a picture Of this particula
phase of the complex life of Chicago
it5was admittedly unsurpassed.
Claiming Pollock who made tn
Il play for Mr.. Brady, has been cor
graduated very cordially by Mrs
Frank Norris. widow Of the author
and by Charles Norris, his brother
upon the fidelity with which he ha
followed and carried out the author
picture and realized his ideals.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
THAT He is SLATED TO LOSE
HIS JOB SEEMS VERY
d CERTAIN.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2O.-A
West Virginia politician stated to
your correspondent last night that a
fight is to be made against the re-
appointment Of Major Charles D. Ell
lott, as United States marshal in the
Southern district of West Virginia,
The reason assigned is this: The
friends of Judge Reese Blizzard Uni
ted States district attorney for the
Southern district, fear that the Sen.
ators will not give two such lucrative
positions TO Parkersburg, and that It
is either up 10 Elliott or Blizzard to
walk the plank. The supporters Of
Blizzard say their man will hold on,
1t is pointed out in this connec
ton that before the State convention
last year Major Elliott was an ardent
supporter Of Teter for the gubernato
rial nomination, and as soon as Tetel
fellf by the wayside Elliott jumped
into the Dawson band wagon and Il
now one Of the intimafes Of the gov
ernor-elect. E9;,f. X.
The Teter men resent this intimac!
on the part Of Elliott with Dawson
and claim that there mnst have beer
some ssleight Of hand work on tn,
A part of the gent tleman of the Worth
\ lington letter fame, and they inten,
Ito join with the Blizzard supporter
I'm fighting his Sreapnc ntment
y, The same Informant slated furthe
4 lthat the orthingtpr Ietfer episod
has IN no way tnsfsasss ne populal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

GIRL |. | / KILLED |. /. 1 !:
AND SEVERAL OTHERS lNJUaED
WAS THE RESULT OF RAIL.
ROAD WRECK.
OBJ Publish,es heSrfss' pr,e,sss.) !

PATERSON, N. j.. Feb. 2o.-Ths
aiiddletown way train, on the Bergen
County Short Cut division of the Erie.
railroad, jumped the track a short dis.
tance beyond Warren Point station
this morning and four cars OF the
train rolled down a twelve foot en-!
bankment. One person, Miss Grace
Matthews. stenographer, Of Suf.
fern, N. ", was killed and forty.four
others were more or less seriously in.
lured. Among the injured was a W..
man whose skull. it is feared. was
fractured. She will probably die.
The train, which was composed Of
an engine, a tender and four cars.
runs as an accommodation from Mid.
dletown to Suffern and as an express
from that point to Jersey City. Most
of the injured boarded the train at
suffern.
The train was due to arrive in Jer.
sey City at eight twenty.six this
morning and the passengers were fol
a large part, persons residing along
the line and engaged in business Ii
New York City.
At SOL o'clock when the train wa.
within five hundred fee. Of Ware,
Point station, and bowling along a
a good rate. an axle underneath TIL
tender. suddenly broke. and the broker
piece caught in the frog of a switch
The car Immediately following tn
tender bumped against the broke
axle, jumped the track, and, followe
oy the other three cars rolled over tn
embankment, which at this point
about twelve feet high. The engin
and tender remained on the tract
The passengers had no chance to r,
allze what had happened, until til
train lay. partially broken and wi;
! all the windows smashed. at the fot
: OF the embankment. That more wel
: not killed is>little short Of a miracl
Luckily for the Imprisoned passe
gers the train did not catch fire, n,
: we're the cars badly smashed whie
!. helped many of the injured in maliir
their way out of the overturned cat
{ These passengers at once join,
y Nithhthose who had collected at Il
scene and the wreck of rescue pr
: ceeded quickly. One of the first pc
I sons taken out was Miss Grace NJ.
; thews, of sdffern, who had, in /
d probability been instantly killed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
RICH BEGGAR {:
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS FOUND in CLOTHES
OF DEAD MAN.
(By Publishers press.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-Through
the death of Abraham Fidler, beg.
gar. 90 years of age, at Nice, France,
last August, Max Fidler, nephew,
LIVING in Brooklyn, learns that he is
heir TO part Of a fortune of 100000
francs. The legatee for the full for.
tune was Baron Rothschlld but he de-
clined 10 accept it. BY grace Of
Rothschild's diligence alone In hunt.
ing them out, Fidler and seven sisters
will divide this fortune, amounting to
$4OO. 900.
Three of tile sisters. who live in
Odessa, already have their portion
eight hundred thousand francs. Fld
ler will go abroad soon TO get the re-
naming 100000 francs, (s24O.o0O)
for himself and four sisters, who live
with him in Brooklyn.
After Fidler's death his clothe,
were searched and the shabby re
ceiyer OF aims was found to have nc
less than 100000 francs in bandage.
and bags next to his skin. There alst
was found most peculiar will. al
the money which was found on tn,
dead man IT bequeathed to Barol
Rcthschild. Appended to the viii
was this sentence in German: Gel
Gcbt Zu Geld"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
JOE JEFFERSON is
SEYENTY.SIX TODAY
HE is FEEBLE IN Il BODY BUT
STRONG in MIND AND Il
HEART. I, a -
tBy Publishers Press. j

1t PALM BEACH, Flaa Feb. 20.-Jo.
sepa Jefferson celebrated his seyenty.
sixth birthday here today. The vet.
erans actor was born in Philadelphia,
on February 2OtlI, 1920. His birthday
finds him feeble, unable longer to
walk and propelled about In a chair,
but still as bright and strong mental:
" as in his physical prime.
Glr.sJ Jefferson began the celebration
Of his birthday last Thursday by
playing the role Of Good Samaritan
to the guests made homeless by the
burning Of the Commercial Hotel. The
firing Of revolver by a watchmani
who discovered the flames, arc ised
the forty guests and others In the ho.
tel and In the neighboring houses,
and the streets we're soon a confused
tumble Of ha!f.dressed men and wo.
men. AT this moment Mr.. Jefferson
|apreared in his chair, and he at once
ordcred the second floor Of his block
nearly opposite the Commercial ;Ho
tel thrown open as a refuge fol
thoge SO sllmmarily dispossessed. He
alsv contributed in other ways to the
comfort Of the sufferers. He has tolc
1.-THE proprietor Of thee hotel that ht
may use the quarters in his block. un
til lis hotel is rebuilt. "A Il
onlyih immediate family and ciost
friends celebrated the nnniversar,
.l;wit; Mr.. Jefferson. The obseryancr
was confined TO a dinner and III,
4 meeting of friends for congratula
tions. 4. Ky Y & !; &. 4. \! :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
COLLEGE PREslDENTsik
I COME 10 ~. Va. 3 c URcH

Is HAGERsToWN, Nd, Feb 40. 2:
Prof. Bruce Usher KershnerS has
resigned as president Of sKee Mar Col:
Ileges Hagerstown. Rev Mr.. Kersh.
mel, who has been president for two
years, win shortly re.enter the minis.
|tfy. It is understood he has under
|conside deration calls to the pastorate OF
Christian churches at Martinsburg,
|W. Va. chatleroi. PEI and Morgan.
town. NJ va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

RAILROAD g coMPAN PAID FEES
TO lsTHN.l IAN COM.
.S Ms MlsslosERs.
INVESTIGATION SHOWS tioVs
5Ss ;5 ~ E4 GRAFT BUSINESS ! =
g IL EIo oURlSHES,
] BY 5PFublishegrs'Pr PressaI

&, ly.AsHINGTo III Il D, G., Feb. 20
total Of s1S2Io has been paid BY the
Panama Railroad Company us tees to
the members Of the 1sthmian cannl
Commission for attendance upon the
meetings Of The Exec i've Committee
and Board Of Directors Of the rail-
road company: \:
Upon the reslmpt lon this morning
Of inNestlgation by the House Com
imittee on Commerce Vice President
NJ Drake, or the Paaams Railroad,
submitted snystateme showing In de-
tail tile amounts paid tthe several
members Of tleEc commission Admiral
Walker, chairman of the Commission.
and Commissioners Burr and Gr,in.
sky each attended ten meetings of
the board of directors, and got s2s a
meeting each, rece giving $3.50 In fees.
Commissioner Parsons attended
seven board eetings al s25 a meet
Ing, and twenty-five executive COM
mittee meetings at $40 receiStng IN
oil ssse5! (,
Commissioner Harrod attended 1--WE
board meetings receiving sl25. (;
Commissio sioner Davis, governor Of
i the zone, was out OF the country and
! had not attended any of the meet
\ ings. II 81 ~
Vice President Drake also submit
ted a statement showing that there
A had heen one dividend declared by
the Panama Railroad Company since
the election Of the board ot the mem
4 bers otsthe tsthmian Canal Commits.
sliston. It6Wass 10 dividend Of Ave per
cent Checks as follows were mailed
\ to the members Of the commission:
To Admiral Walker $40, interest
on o. shares, and 70 Commissioners
Burr, Davis Heckef, Harrod, ParsonI
and Grdnsky checks for s5 interesl
!. on one share held BY each commits
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
DOLLARS WORTH OF. PROPERTY
GOES JPN SMOKE AND
LARGE HOTELS AND BIG
DRUG YHous Sc LICKED UP sY
TONGUES OF FIRE.
'(By yPublishers' Press

1NDlANAPoL1s, Ind, Feb. 90
FIRE which broke out shortly after
Ten O'clock Sunday night in the large
millinery establishment of Fahnley
sad Ctea burned over half a block
in the wholesale district. destroyed
gthiee hotels. one of the largest drug
t,iouses In the State and damaged
ether firms to a great degree. The to
tai loss lis valued at s1,0s5,ooo with
insurance Of sS44,OOO. The heaviest
asers are: Fahnley and McCrea. sass
COG; A. Kiefer, s295,OO0; Griffith
ssllFtthers. 100000; E. c. Delmetsch,
$4,000; Sherman House. Hotel Savoy.
st Charles Hotel, 100000; losses to
&the United States Express Company
and the Muir Millinery Company ng'
sIre about $4,000. 5ss
The manner in which the fire start
sed lis not known but 1t is thought tc
shage been from an explosion. The
spread of the flames after the FIRE was
discoyered was very rapid, and bu
;sfors a mantle of snow which covered
the roofs in the district the entir'
Wholesale quarter would probabl.
have been destroyed. Some Of til;
guests lin the iShotels had narrow cs
capes from suffocatlon and only es
caped in their night garments. Fou
tiremen were slightly injured by fall
4. ing walls. ~,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
BIG BOND ISSUE.
Secretary Of War VIII Sell s2,5oo, 600
In Bonds For Philippines.
(By Publishters' Press. sa,., J !

!! WASHINGTON, Feb. E2O.-Aftey
consultation witll several Of the fl.
nanclal experts Of prominence, the
Secretary Of War has decided to make
the s2,5oO.oCo Issue OF bonds author:
lied by the 4 Cooper; act for public
works and other improvements in the
Philippine Islands 1O,8o's bearing -four
rer cent. interest. Advertisements
Will soon be issued by the bureau o.
Insular affairs for the sale Of these
bonds. S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
BOILER EXPLODES KILLING MINERS.

q . 4ts.l IT,. y
icoe, Ohio, thirty.six years Of age and
married:: III n;
NJ ELL MINTY, hoisting enginees
|asedS q, married and lived at st.
E!airsYille, ohlo:E y
Tie injured are. 4,
William Adams. president of gloc \:
branch Of United Mine Workers at st.
Clairsyille. One eye blown out and
badly scalded. Taken to Wheeling
Hospital. y
Nine Slavic miners, names lini
known, badly scalded, taken to Wheel.
ms Hospital. These men had Just ar
tiyedSat the mine and were applying
for work when. the explosion occurred
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
ARE WHAT WILL SENATORIAL
INVESTIGATION AMOUNT TO ss
3s &; AND VILE
THE LEGISLATURE BE ABLE TO
FINISH UP Its WORK BY ~ !;
FRIDAY
(Ry M. p. ShaWkey.)

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 2o.-
The question heard most frequently
about the legislative halls this morn.
ing arc what will the senatorial In.
vestisation amount to, and will the
Legislature be able to adjourn Fri
day night. The latter depends very
much or. the former. The investisa.
slon will be resumed tonight, and
with conditions as they are It is hard
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
TWO ARE DEAD AND TEN 9TH,
ERs SERIOUSLY INJURED
NEAR WHEELING. 81

tBy Publishers, Press.)

ST. CLAIRsVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 20.--
BY the explosion Of an old stationary
boiler. in temporary use at Mine No.
| of the Provldent Coal Company at
eight o'clock this morning. twelve
men were badly injured, two of whom
have since died.
The. dead are
FRANK MILLER, slay Of Glen.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
FATHER GOPON
HAS BEEN UNFRocKED BY THE
coNslsToRY AT ST. PETERS
BURG.
(By publishers Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb 2O.-The
Consistory today officially bounced
that Father Gopon, the priest who led
the strikers in their ecent attempts
To obtain conc cesslons from the au'
and whose whereabouts are
at present unknown has been ,,n
frockea.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
. AFTER a R STANDARD
LAWSON SslNIILs oLLoW iT INTO
lReIElt ACC oRoINe
TO STE LEaRAfi. !,

CHARLESTON Va, Feb. Pos J
a telegram received by Senator Fish
er, a member Of the legislative com
n,iltee on investigation of the al
legged Standard on corruption charges
contained In the, Elliott letter from
Thomas ". Lawson, of Boston, staics
would do anything possible to
wipe Standard on and the system
fiomE the face of the earth.
The people OF West Virginia, as
elsewhere can depend upon me NOW
or any time 10 do anything and eyeFy-
thing IN my power 10 free them froin
the deyillsh oppression Of tiiass
things. sS:5 s3sj X
The committee OF which Mr. Eisi-
er Is a membe has finished taking q
idence, but has not vet made It's re,
port. #
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20

Mr.. W.. E. Arnett, cashier Of the
First National Bank. Of Morgantoan,
was visiting his sister Mrs, N, |, Z,
stufms ofs the Foarti ward yester
das
aTbs plss'f hi. Don't Miss IT.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-20
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR C. D., ELLIOTT

'ity of Major Elliott among the rank
and file Of the Republicans of West
Virginia. There is going to be some
thing doing when these appointments
are taken up by the Senators when
the terms Of the present incumbents
expire.
Reese Blizzard was In Washington
recently to confer with the Senators,
but at.that time declined TO state the
purpose Of his visit.
George E. Work, postmaster at
Sistersville, WHO was in the city last
week, 1t is ruomred, is an aspirant
for The marshalship to succeed Elliott.
1t is all right for Mr.. Work or any.
other man to so after the above job,
but We think our townsman A. L.
Heffner ought to have it and 1t be-
gins to look very much like he would
do so; He is using the mails. tele-
graph wires and railroad trains to a
good advantage and something viii
come Of his effort. 5.sS 81
There is no more deserving set OF
fellows and there is nothing too good
for them to have. Mr. Heffner will
have the railroaders to a man bach
| OF him and with such recommendation
| a
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-05-19

4 hnit.Fcpcntnnt bachelor. with quite a
pile NJ rocks.
Dropped In one day beside the way. and
bought pair 81 socks.
Arrived nt hpmc=romnntlc ioyi-ho won
d'rluHly drew out
A note deep hidden In the h0ae-from
some fair hand, no Doubt
"Tm N years NJ age" Il read and
called 70 country belle.
With YOU 10 like 20 correspondent you
YOU VIII never tell.
My object mntrlmony ~, and. yours. ]
hope, tho same.
II you.ll address mo. I'm respond" And
then Hhc wrote her name
on IRE with hope. the bachelor that very
evening wrote.
And folded his cplstlc with a kiss inside
tho note
Sly cupid had him IN his mcsh-no very
clever catch.
poutunt bach.
But, oh how shooplsh ala he feel. when
from tho fair unknown
This answer came. 60 uuruCh tho flame!
AN old maid I hive rrownl
Alnr' twas forty years ago I planned
ihnt fond surprise.
Defeated hy. hcnrilosa wretch who
wouldn't ADVERTISED"
Printers Ink.