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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
In MemOriam

HALL PRESTON LODGE. No. I43. I.O.OF.1
MAsosTowN,W.V June "a. 1905.
Inasmuch as God IN His divine ruling on
the Ist day OF June, 1906 remove from the
world OF action our esteemed brother.
lanes Griffith. be II therefore
RESOLVED. That we as members OF Pres.
ton Lodge, No. I43. |. o o. f.. at Mason
town. bow in submission to the supreme
will OF God.
RESOLVED. That IL is a just tribute TO The
memory OF the departed brother to say that
In the memory Of the departure OF our
friend. we mourn for one who was worthy
OF our regards.
RESOLVED, That we condole with the be.
reaved father and sisters in their sad afflic.
tion' and devoutly commend them to the
keeping Of Him who doeth all things well.
RESOLVED, That the charter be draped
IN mourning for the period OF thirty days.
and the members wear the usual badge for
the same length Of time.
RESOLVED. That these resolutions be re.
corded in our minutes. that they be pub.
lished In the Preston County Journal and
WEST VA. ARGUS, and a copy be presented
to the immediate relatives OF the deceased.
Fraternally submitted in f.. l. r..
+. II. FAwCETT.
G: w. SHAFFER, Committee.
w. III. Posi-,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
Resolutions OF Respect.

WHEREAS. The Great and Supre me Ruler
OF the Universe has. in Ills infinite wisdom
removed from among US one Of our worthy
brothers, !. Frank Lakel and. whereas.
the long and intimate relation held with
him In the faithful discharge OF his duties
IA Mckinley Lodge, No. i3s. X OF p. makes
II eminenily betting that We record our
appreciation for him. therefore
RESOLVED. That the wisdom and ability
which he has exercised in the aid Of our
Lodge by service. contributions and coun.
sci. will be held IN grateful remembrance.
RESOLVED. That the removal OF such
life from among our midst leaves vacancy
aud shadow that will be deeply realized
by all the members and friends OF this
Lodge and will prove serious loss TO the
community and public.
RESOLVED. That with deep sympathy
with the bereaved relatives OF the deceased
brother, we express our hope that even so
great loss to us all. NAV be over.ruled Tor
good by Him who doeth all things well.
RESOLVED. That we drspe our charter
for thirty days In honor OF deceased brother
RESOLVED, That copy Of these resoiu.
tons be spread upon the records Of this
Lodge. copy printed in each OF the fol.
lowing papers. Pythian Banner. Leader,
Journal. Preston Republican. ARGUS. and a
copy forwarded to the bereaved family
A. II. SHUMAKER
J. II. WErRIcH.. COMMITTEE.
WIN. u. FRIDAY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
a Pennsylvania OPINION.

Though an outsider, the News
Standard ventures the following
suggestion: For Congress in the
second West Virginia district in
1906, James S. Lakin of Terra
Alta. Mr.. Lakin was defeated at
the special election there on June
9th, bearing the brunt of an off year
fight j n which he was the victim of
General Apathy, Colonel Treachery
the West Virginia Central railroad
and the Davis Bari He made a
manly and honorable contest, and
his defeat was no fault Of his.
Such a combination Of adverse con-
ditions could not happen in the
regular congressional year Of 1906
and Mr.. Lakin should be conceded
the nomination then. Uniontown
Standard.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

a fellow was in the other day
from Beech Run Hill, a stronghold
Of Republicanism, and said il was
reported in that section that wool
had dropped three cents per pound
already on account Of Davis cleo.
ton and the bugs we're eating mp
the potatoes and they feared The
weeyel would tackle the wheat and
rust break out in their oats. lie
further informed Us that Col. A G.
Tichenell, the celebrated magnetic
healer, had put on sack-cloth and
ashes and refused TO be comforted,
while the gyssticutis weepeth all
day long ADD the whang- doodle
moumeth for Us hut born.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
WEST VIRGINIA TRUSTEES.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, June 49,
Governor Dawson today announced
the boards Of several State institu.
tions as follows.
West Virginia Reform school at
Pruntytown Jas W. Flynn, King.
wood; David S. Hammond, Weston:
Ralph Mccoy, Wheeling c. J. Poe
Buckhannon Robert y. Wetzel,
Rsyenswood. West Virginia Col.
ored institute, Bluefeld, Edward
Mann, Bluefeld; r. r. McDouqal.
Ceredo; y. S. Morgan, Charleston
r.. r. Jefferson, Petersburg. Nc.
Kendree miners hospital, Enoch
Carver Charleston; w. X. Reed,
Clay S. s. Foster, Racine; D. G.
Kennedy Nuislburg. State Board
Of EmbaImers John Barlow,
Charleston; John Gilfll.an, Parkers-
burg William IT. Farrell, Parkers-
burg William IT, Fredlock, Pied
mont Weston hospital for insane.
U hos. O'Brien, ST., Wheeling;
Charles S. Dice, Lcwisburg, o.;
w. Hardman, Middlebourne. 7. s.
Vanderyert, Weston Amos Bright,
sutton. Spencer hospital for insane:
]. III. Hayden, Weston, +. II.
Flynn, Spencer il. Buckley, Park
ersburg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
ARIsTo!
The Thoroughbred Belgian stallion

Will be al Halleck, Monday, May 18th,
and ilowesville, Thursday, May 18Th, and
every two weeks during the season.
kingwood, Friday, May 10Th; Masonlown,
Monday, May 22nd, Browns Mil, Wednes.
day, May I7thi and same day each week
thereafter az above places during the
season.
TERMs:-tIz 10 insure living colt.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
ECHOES or THE ELECTION.

KEYsER, W. Va. June u, 1905.
J. SLIDELL Bows, ESQ,
Kingwood, w. Va.
My dear Mr.. Brown:-The cam.
paign is over and we have won an
unprecedented Victory. This was
only achieved by the hearty coop.
Grafton of the various county chair.
men of the several counties Of the
district While the Executive Com
mittee did their whole duty, my
campaign committee assures me that
in every instance they had to rely
IN large measure upon the county
organization. The short time be-
tween the nominating convention
and the election made il impossible
TO work up a new organization, had
IT been thought advisable to do so.
/ want TO assure you Of my high APP
probation Of the splendid work you
did for me and the party in Preston
county.
With kind regards and best wish.
es for your future success, am,
Very sincerely yours,
L. y. DAVIS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

On the day of the election in this
district the esteemed Wheeling In
telligencer got its foot into it by
arising and making the following
observation
Anything less than 2, 900 major
ity for Jim Lakin today will mean a
rebuke to the so-called tax.reform.
ere -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

1t is now said that the huckleberry
crop will be light this year, and that
1t was badly blasted by an east wind
that struck it June 9th. This is bad
news to the huckleberry pickers on
the mountain ranges of the Buck.
wheat county and we hope the chest
nut crop will make up for il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Now that |, Is all over but the
shouting and even time for the
cheeting TO subside, Il IS well enough
to give credit where credit is due
and mention the fact that Vincent
f. Cooke, Of Howesyille, is a hus.
tier, not from way back, but right
up in the front rank, and as a pollt.
ical organizer and worker, he is
hard 10 beat. lie is a member Of
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee for Preston county and al.
though young in years, he is old in
experience and no better selection
could have been made for the place.
The time was short but Mr.. Cooke
turned himself loose and the result
speaks for itself.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

One of the most accurate political
forecasters in the State is Mr.. John
Wallace, Of the Wheeling Intelligen-
Ger and the Pittsburg Dispatch.
We have kept our eye on Bro, Wal
lace for some time and must accord
him first place among the staff wri-
tiers of the State. We would be
almost willing to risk our w. ].
Bryan hat on Bro. Wallace's fore
cast
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The State press is giving various
causes for the defeat.of Mr.. Lakin.
There were two causes which con
tributed to the defeat of the Repub-
lican nominee. One was the fake
tax laws and the other was the
Republican Machine. This is but
the forerunner of what the people
will do to the machine and its tax
laws at the next election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Our friends, the enemy, are still
in dazed condition and unable 20
tell where they are at. The ones
who recovered more rapidly are try
ing to tell how it happened and
some of the explanations are really
funny
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The Morgantown Post, the lead
ing Republican paper of this district,
frankly acknowledges that the party
has lost the district and that il will
be very hard to regain. 1t declares
that Col. Davis will be forced into
the nomination again next year, and
the chances are that he will again
be elected. We hope the Post is a
good prophet.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The County Court held a special
session here Monday to canvass the
returns from this county and the
official count shows that Lakin re-
ceived 5000 votes and Davis !, ais,
a majority for Lakin of 1873.
Wayland F. Reynolds, the Prohibi-
ton candidate. received 81 votes in
the county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

We cannot impress upon the
minds of the Republican Machine
too often that the election of Col.
Thos. B. Davis is due to the good
sense of all genuine tax reformers
getting together and throwing pol
itics to the four winds and fully
determined that the Machine could
not fool them longer with their fake
faNlawc
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Keep your eye on 1906. The
Teter men will not forget that it
was Stephen B. Elkins who nomina-
ted Dawson in the Wheeling con-
vention. Uncle Steve will have to
run the gauntlet and the boys are
lined up on both sides of the politi-
cal path ready to remind him of the
Importance of recognizing the com
mittee on Credentials.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

N~NNAA9 hoJOilhf ONCl DdNlo 1910
Wayland f. Reynolds, the Prohi-
bition candidate, received the fol-
lowing vote in Preston county /:
Kingwood IS, HowesvIlle 1, Tun-
Melton 2, Reedsville s, and one vote
each at Masontown, Herring, Inde-
pendence, Sinclair, Rodamers, AL
brightsville and Bruceton. Glades-
vile S, Victoria I, Newburg 7, Aus
ten 2, Rowlesburg 4, Etam S, Fell
louisville 10, Ben Davis 6, Eglon 6,
Salt Lick 2, Terra Alta 5, and Bran
donville 4, total of 81 votes in the
county. The Democrats carried
Sinclair, Valley Point, Pisgah and
Brandonville. One voting place in
Kingwood was a stand off and
Bruceton only two majority for La.
kin. The Democrats made gains
over last fall at Tunnelton, Howes-
VILE, Kingwood, Masontown, Vic
toria, independence, Rowlesburg,
Sinclair and Corinth. Whetsell and
other points gave the same vote as
cast last fall and other places only
fell off one and two votes.
The Republicans made the mis-
take of thinking that the Democrats
were not doing anything much in
this county, as not a speech was
made by them or any fuss raised
except in THE ARGUS, but the vote
was gotten out all the same.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

We hope the common people will
keep up the good fight for genuine
tax reform. We must not forget
that "eternal vigilance is the price
Of liberty" Ifthe tax reformers
do not sweep the State at the next
election they Will have no one to
blame but themselves. Keep up
the good work, brethren.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Roosevelt received $685. votes in
Preston county last fall aud at the
election Of June 9th but 5000 Re
publican votes were cast, a falling
off of 839 votes. Parker received
I,243 votes for President and DAVIS
received 1913 in this county, loss
of only IS over the big Presidential
vote. If any county in the district
can beat that we want TO hear from
them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Some Of the Republican papers
are accusing their party members of
selling out and being bought up like
cattle and sheep, or more appropri.
ateiy speaking, like hogs, by Davis
Doodle. This is severe charge to
make against their own people, but
Of course they know each other bet.
ter than we do and from intimate
acquaintance and dealings with each
other heretofore, they probably
know what they are talking about
and we will let it go al that.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The Journal calculates that there
was some eight hundred Republicans
in Preston that remained away from
the polls, and intimates that had they
come out and voted that they would
have supported Mr.. Lakin. This is
not true. The majority Of the Re-
publicans who remained at home
would have voted for Col. Davis
had they reached the polling booth.
Not that they had any personal OBJ.
jections to Mr.. Lakin, but they
were determined to register their
protest against the fake tax laws
and the Machine.
1t looks now as though the people
have made up their mind to retire
the political Machine which has
been fooling them so long. God
speed the day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Col Jim Lakin may be proud Of
his vote az home anyhow, receiving
49, votes 70 8 8 for Davis al Terra
Alta. AZ the last Presidential cleo.
ton Parker received % votes at the
same place and Roosevelt sol, so
that Col Jim IS 35 ahead Of Roose-
welt even and too, when the Repub-
lican vote was on the slump at every
other point. As a matter Of course
quite a number Of Democrats voted
Tor Lskin. as did also some Repub-
iicans for Davis, SO that II was per
haps about a stand Of 10 the county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Gov. Dawson made a fatal mis-
take in calling the special election
during the closed season for rabbit
hunting lie probably overlooked
that matter as well as the registra-
ton law when he fixed June 9th as
the day for the Rabbit Hunters and
Huckleberry Pickers 20 enter the
Promised Land They seem to
have taken the wrong road and
tried 20 follow the Children Of Dem.
ocracy across the Red Sea and got
caught 10 the food tide.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Especial Dispatch.)
CHARLESTON, w. Va,
June -, 1905.
To DEACON Brown,
Kingwood, w. Va.
The terrible and distressing
news from the Second Congressional
District has prostrated Gov. Dawson
and myself We are confined to
our beds with four skilled physici-
ans bending over us listening to the
life blood ebbing from our pieologyi
How could the people be so cruel
as to refuse to indorse our glorious
and everlasting tax laws ?
Pardon me for not writing you a
letter this week. am fiat on my
back in bed.
Yours in sorrow and groaning to
the full extent of my groaner,
The RAMBLER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
BADLY KNOCKED OUT.
The News From the Second Congress.
iOnal District Has Frustrated
COY. DAWSON AND THE RAMBLER!
They Are Both Confined to Their
Bed By the News That Col.
Tom Davis and the People
Have Captured First
Cargo Of Pies.
SENDS SPECIAL TELEGRAM

TO The Argus Explaining Why He Can
not Furnish Letter This Week Ac-
cording to contract-His Many
Friends in Preston Hope He
Will Recover Sufficient
to Send Us Lengthy
Letter Soon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Now that we are Dragging about
the election and congratulating each
other over the big victory, Col.
William J. Lavelle, the Frenc hman
from Cork, comes in for big share
ofpraise. He took his vacation as
he always does when a campaign is
on hand and put in the time hustling
for his party which is the greatest
fun the Colonel has. In fact he
enjoys it more than any other sport
or recreation. He not only did
good work in this county, but in
other counties of the district, where
he was sent by the committee in the
work of organization and arousing
the voters. Everybody knows the
Colonel and know that when he
comes around something is doing"
The Republican leaders are more
afraid of him than the smallpox and
there is none of them can buck up
against him.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The vote for Congress in this dis
trict last week was about a follows
as near as we can get it. Col.
Davis carried eight counties by the
following maiorties:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The Morgantown Dominion says:
although Mr.. Lakin denies that
he ever said that the reason for his
defeat was that he had too much
load to carry, every one thinks it to
be a diplomatic denial. 1t is the
truth and he probably made use of
1t in the first sting of defeat, not
thinking that it would find its way
into print. When it did so he had
to deny it,"
1t does good to tell the truth once
in while anyhow, even in politics
and the truth will out. Mr.. Lakin
might as well stick to it tho the
heavens fall. He did have a heavy
load to carry. Not the kind the
boys try to get home with some
nights but a bad mixture all the
same, saddled on him by his party
and it is pretty hard TO have to car
ry it all himself without being al
lowed to make any explanations.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

The returns from Pendleton coun-
ty would indicate that about half
the people over there did not know
of the election. But for the matter
of that, there were people right here
in Preston who were in the same fix.
Two days before the election we
were out in the red. brush beating
up the huckleberry bushes to scare
the voters out and found a man who
refused to believe there was an cleo
ton at hand and said we had had
the election last fall. We told him
there would be another one on Tues
day and he swore 1t must be a mis-
take as they only came in the fall
and there couldn't be any before
November. Needless to say that he
does not take any paper and was a
rabbit hunter from Huckleberry
Ridge. This is one of the fellows
the Journal was fussing about last
week, not taking their county papers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15
Kingwood, June Is, 1905.

J. SLIDELL BROWN. Editor and
Proprietor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-15

Leaving the majority for Davis a
1859.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-28
Question n,

Your answering il may set you
and your many readers TO think
ing. Yon and ! arc agreed that
God created the earth at tho time
he said he did; III the beg inning;'
yet you claim the day it WAS Great
ed was 1900 years long and that
each succeeding day OF creation
was 1000 year days, hence from
the day the earth was created to
the 9th day; when your preAdamic
msn was created was at least 5000
years.
Now my question is this who
was it the Devil murdered 5000
years be4 your preAdamlc man was
created, for the Lord said IN Johr
s. n, that, The 1.-THE Devil
was n murderer from the be
ginning
To be Continued.
d. IA. Roberts.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-28

Bro. Garrett. If God did not
want his people to be able Y Irove
that the two man theory was false
and q dlshonor 10 him aud his
plans. why did he record the
very plain facts OF Gen. 10 chapter
and Goth TO the 38tb verses; show
ing the origin of tho Mo.ab-ltes
and Am.mon- ites?--See yen
Ques. concerning Nehemiah 10: 2
to Is. Then read the first verse
Of the chapter and Ind it written
THAT the -mon-itcs and the
Mo.abite should not como into
the congregation Of God forever
The next verse tells why. Weigh
il dear friends.
d: II Roberts.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-28
QUESTION. no. Is.

QUESTION. no. rs.
Mountain Grove, Mo.
May, %, 1906
Rev. LIS, Garrett,
Norwood No,
Dear Sir; ! send il, n list Of uues-
ton, which Tho . you will be 50
kind rs to ans. III the, Worlds
CREssET.,
latter the creation Of the Heaven
and the Earth, how long a time was II
before God divided the light from the
darknessy
2--What Is meant ly. saw four an
gels standing on the four corners OF the
Earth, Is that sufficient proof that the
Earth Is sqnareg
a. VAST Adam. Ewes or the sci
penis fault. that Adam and Eve ate OF
the fruit which they were forbid moi
to t0uchY ~ "a
(which you think sdoes thc',los
good, to preach II sermon in lout
bois,eroues tone or In low and more i,
specitul tone
5--How many times does the wore
reverend occur in tho Bible. an,
where's ht4ii
Glow will tho last resurrection be.
WI
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-28
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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-28
TAKE notice.,

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ask any questions, through this
paper upon any subject, relig.
ious or otherwise shall be
treated as u friend. Bnt 10 no case
will the Editor allow any slang
or slang phrases 50 through it,
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