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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
The Everhart Case.

a great deal of interest Is mani.
fest in the case OF the petition which
has been filed suggesting that Coun.
Gilman John w. Everhart. Of the Fifth
ward, is not eligible to the position he
now holds by virtue of his not being
frceholder. The hearing has been
set for next Tuesday night. It seems
to us that this is not n question of
sentiment. bui one Of law, pure ana
simple. If Mr.. Everhart Is a free,
holder In the city, he is entitled TO
the position to which. the people elect,
cd him. II he Is not a freholder, no
action taken by the counsel cap make
him eligible As We see ii, the ques,
ton is settled Immediately upon as,
certaining whether Mr.. Everharl
owned property IN the city In his own
name at the time of his election last
spring. The law is very clear on tho
question and II ought TO he disposed
of very easily. There seems to be a
sentiment among TIE councilmcn for
the retention Of Mr.. Everhart by re-.
election in case the charges in the pc,
tition are proven true. That of course
can be done only in case Mr.. Everhan
can show at the time of such election
by council that he is then a freehold.
er in the city. 1t isn't question of
whether Mr.. Everhart is good coun.
Gilman or bad one: whether he al.
tends the meetings or stays at home:
whethhcr he pays one dollar or a
thousand in tuXes on property not in
his name. Il is a question solely OF
whether or not Mr.. Everhart is II
bona tide resident OF the city of Fair.
mont and u freeholder therein. The
question oush, to be. and we have no
doubt. will be settled on its merits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
BURGLARS CONFESS
TO BREAKING INTO FREIGHT
HOUSE OF 3. AND o. R. r. AT,
sHiNNsToN AND STEALING
GOODS.

Seymour Preston, white, and John
Leftridge and Crawford Richards, col.
ored. were arrested in Shinnston
Tuesday by Captain of the B. and o.
police, II. c. Karens, of Grafton, B.
and o. Policeman r. l.. Powell and
Constable L. II. Rogers and brought
TO this city to answer to the charge of
breaking into the freight station Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Shinnstoa on The night of January
and stealing quantity of goods, says
the Clarksburg Telegram.
The three were arrested in Shinns.
ton after some difficulty by the ON.
GERS. one of them running into coal
mine where he was finally caught.
Tie officers brought their men 10 the
county Jail here and shortly after.
wards they were taken before Magis.
.trate Samuel w. Gordon for hear.
Ing. Leftridge and Preston confessed
to the theft and told how they com.
mitted II. They broke into the freight
building about midnight and took four
cases of whiskey, 4i0 pennies from
the cash TIL and several other arti.
Giles which they Thought they could
make use of. Part Of the whiSkey
still remained at Leftridge's house and
the officers went there and got il after
the men told the officers where It
was.
When asked what their motive was
In Stealing the whiskey Leftridge and
Preston said they were dry and need.
ed IL. Crawford Richards was not
connected with the theft nut lie was
arrested by the officers as a witness
At The conclusion Of the hearing the
magistrate dismissed Richards but
held Preston and Ieftridge TO answer
TO the next grand jury under bond Of
$500 each. In default they were com.
mitled to Jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

DR.. Lady Johnson Durrett has full
column article In to.day's Wheeling
!htelligencer on her favorite theme of
woman's suffrage. The lntclligencer's
heading is quite catchy, taken from
paragraph in the article. 1t is us
follows: More Babies and Fewer
Divorces When They Eloquent
Appeal for Woman's Suffrage BY
Prominent Fairmonl Woman"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
BAND CONCERT
GREATER FAlRMoNT BAND WILL
GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT
AT THE GRAND.

Since the laying of the first corner
stone of our Courthouse. the Greater
Fairmont Band has worked and labor
ed for the upbnildins of our city and
have contributed in no slight measure
Toward our reputation at home and
abroad. The band Is recognized
wherever II is known as one OF the
leading musical organizations of the
State. Farmonl is justly proud of the
talent so represented, and whenever
or wherever their services were need.
ed or requested the band has always
responded promptly, whether the call
was Tor IN open air concert, VII.
lard Hall musicale. political. church
or charitable entertainment. Deep
obligation is felt. and should he
shown by every one blessed with the
sense OF hearing and now an oppor.
lunily will be given the public TO re.
turn in some slight degree their oh.
legation by patronizing the concert
shortly 70 be given by this company
Of musicians In the Grand Opera
House. A number of our most talent.
ed soloists and readers have gladly
preferred their services to assist IN
this entertainment, and, the evening
I u
holds assurance of unusual enjoyment
to The patrons, a full programme will
he published later. and will no doubt
be read with great interest. An.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

The Fairmont West Virginian init
mates that some of the newspapers
in West Virginia published Governor
Whites message before they were
authorized to do so. 1t is very likely
that few got tangled up with ii so
that twas either print il or suspend
and they seemed to prefer the former
than the MISUNDERSTANDING State
Journal.
The apology is entirely satisfactory
ITO us and Governor White. no doubt.
appreciates the E"tangle" to which the
State Journal refers as he has been
there with such advance stories.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

The Morsantown Post admits the
defeattof the basket ball team which
came8 here 10 play our Y. NJ. c. A.
team but says that was not the reg.
5nlarS University five but an unofficial
aggregation. OF course some excuse
is better than none. After quoting
the & West y Nirginian's account in full
the Post says 4
In spite Of the West yirginian.s
assertion the YIN: \ g. IA. team did not
defeat Wv 4. Tie team that went
to- Fairmont does not represent the
University It being merely one Of the
noflcial fses that flourish at The
4 University 4 u n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

The Morsantown Post has begun to
reeognize the get there qualities of
our fellow.townsman, the Hon. Charles
Wesley Swisher. In Its issue Of yes
gterday, 1t Said:
Senator Charles W. Swisher has
been given the title Of the Mat Quay
off, lest Virginia politics for the man.
merlin which he managed and organ
lied both branches OF the l.egisla.
Sture.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

The bill for the consolidation Of
the schools Of Fairmont is House bill
No. l. 1t was introduced by Hon. l..
c. Powell. Mr.. Powell also introduced
House bills Nos. > and 3. Marion
connty's representatives stand very
near the head Of the procession at
the State capital.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18
Maude Jones Here Again.

Maude Jones is back in the city
:nd is behaving In rather strange
:nanner. Yesterday afternoon she
stopped an officer on Main street and
demanded that he should arrest that
man." The officer had no idea as TO
the identity Of the man and all the
information she would give him was
that he stole money from her. She
would not mention any name.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

There is quite difference between
Il presidency which carries with It, n
S50.c0O year salary aud one which
phys only $2.5OO, but the Hon. W. ].
Bryan has been very anxious TO be
presiden, of something for the past
few years. so he couldn't turn the
Tier of Illinois College down.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

New York is trying to suppress the
firing of FIRE crackers. 1t is safe TO
say thatit will not succeed. The city
is not large enough for thnt-par.
5kersburg State Journal.
ought not to succeed. What are
fire crackers made for, If not to be
Aired o l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

Watching Hannah Elias dance the
iscan;can9 seems to have clouded The
memory of old man Plat so that he
really forgot the small matter OF what
kind OF clothes the girls wore. Per.
hapB they didn't wear sufficient
amount TO attract his attention.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

Andrew Carnegic's Willingness to
make good the losses of the Chad.
wicked bank at Oberlin, will revive a
somewhat pertinent question.-Wheel.
ing fnteiligencer.
There II goes. we supposed some
perferse editor would think of that.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

because fout Indigestion with August Flower
gCopstipation is the result Of indigestion,
biiiousness, fatulency, loss of appetite,
selt.poisoning, anemia, emaciation. uric
acid, neuralgia in various parts of the
system, catarrhal inflammation Of the in.
testinal canal and numerous other all.
ments that rob life of its pleasures if they
90 not finally rob you Of life itself.
q"l'm bound i'll the bowels" is a COM
mon expression of people who look mis-
cradle and are miserabie-yet who persist
IN letting nature take its course"
.qWhat foolish plan, when nature could
be aided by the use of Green's August
Flower, which is nature own remedy for
constipation and all stomach ills.
.qAugust Flower gives new life to the
liver and insnres healthy stools.
qTwo sizes, 25c and 75c. All druggists.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

Something must have happened to
hesmachineSin the Morgantown Posts
moving picture exhibition of ycster.
day; the people, including I'm.
Gle Sam and Tie operator, are stand.
ing onst their heads. K
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

There are some men in politics
who are not competent TO lead and
who won't be- led. They are usually
chronic kickers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

aonnccment is only now made of the
treat in store, and it is hoped that the
immediate discussion provoked will
insure record.breaking attendance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

The West Yirginian is delivered BY
carrier to all parts Of the city and
the nearby towns. II a single copy
Is missed notify us at once SO that
an inye stigation may be made.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

The Fifth ward is getting in line
forsa warm election again The coming
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

Howard. the photographer, will
make you good pictures cheap. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-18

spring:
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
AWFUL SLAUGHTER
Normalites Eat Up Whole Con-
stellation Friday.

The feet ball season received
rude Jolt last Friday afternoon when
the State Normal school team made
the All Stars look like a lopsfded
moon. While the score was only &
to 0 in favor of the students, they
claim that had darkness not inter-
vened they would have left several
padded suits, that they had torn
from the Stars, lying on the ground.
Scientifically, centrifugally and
sideways it was pronounced the
greatest game of the season, and
after it is all over the Normal boys
feel as though they could lick the
world. They have some reason for
this too, as the All Stars were by no
means novices, but every member OF
the team had at one ss,time or another
been member of some good college
team. Lack Of nractice, however,
caused their downfall. In weight
the down town team had much the
better of the argument, but the lit
tie fellows drilled into the giants
everlastingly andss in spite of weight
worked them back slowly toward
goal.
Following are the lineups, so far
as could be discovered through the
smoke and gore:
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
Wire Fence Telephone.

George M. Houston will shortly
install system of wire fence tele-
phone lines on his ranches west ol
the city. There will be several
miles of the system, connecting an
of the ranches and the irrigation
bitches and reservoirs. The who'e
Is done to facilitate the distribution
of water on the different places.
This will be only the second sys-
tenn of the kind in this county. On
the old Grow Creek ranch few mlies
east of here there is system Oh
about IL miles in which nothing pu'
the barb wire fence was used' wl1i'
the ground for a return wire. li'e
system is connected with the Gree'ey
central and works like a charm.
This kind of telephone is used a great
deal aomng ranchers In wyoming
and is also used extensively III the
mountain regions of Colorado.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
Bob Jackson Busy.

Although Bob Jackson is no longer
nightwatch at Greeley nor city mar
shall of Ault the old instinct of thief
catching still stays with him. He
is now living on ranch out in the
Crow Creek country and when
couple of young fellows came to the
ranch Saturday evening and wanted
to sell couple of wheels, dirt cheap,
he telephoned Deputy Sheriff Camp
about them. 1t was about midnight
then and Dave did not want to drive
the twenty miles and back before
morning so he told Jackson to hold
the men, and if he still mad them
in the morning to call up and he
(Dave) would go after them. Jack
son sat up all night and watched the
men, whom he had lodged in lis
house.
When Dave got there the fellows
at first said they were brothers, by
the name of Wilson, but after they
had been separated and placed in
solitary confinement for couple Of
hours neither of them could tell
enough about the other, and they
both incidentally admitted that the
wheels had been stolen at Yelling
ton, Colo.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
Nav Make the Loan.

The Julesburg irrigation district
has asked the state land board for
loan of $4,000 of the state school
fund for the purpose of improving
the various irrigation enterprises.
The land board visited the district
few days ago to look over the pro-
positions and may grant the request.
They have $1,000 acres of land.
They have bought number of water
rights and are already securing and
building reservoirs. They intend
to issue s46O, 900 bonded indebted
ness. With this they intend to meet
the expenses of the district and to
run the same until a revenue is de-
rived by reason of the completion Of
their reservoirs and bitches. Under
a law passed last winter the state
board is permitted to loan school
funds to the extent of 10 per cent of
the bonded Indebtedness of these dis
trlcts. This loan to remain as first
lien against the entire property
They have asked the board for loan
of SAC, 600 at 6 per cent per annum.
The board will consider the matter
thoroughly, have their titles to their
land investigated and have the state
engineer ascertain if they have
supply of water of sufficient quantity
to irrigate the district.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

jority in congress will hold to the
same way of thinking. 1t would be
sad mistake to permit any senti-
ment for or feeling Of obligation to-
ward the Filipinos to interfere, with
what is becoming one of the great
industries of the United States, one
of the big ones of Colorado. 1t has
strong claim on the principle Of
protecting home industries against
all the world. The nation may feel
that it has debt of honor to dis
charge in the islands, but there are
plenty of ways Of helping the Fill
pino without doing SO at the expense
of American citizens and American
states. who are its first creditors.
In the few years the farmers OF
Colorado have been growing sugar
beets they have progressed until 1t is
estimated that this year the beet
production will represent nearly one
fourth of the yield of Colorado
farms. Factories have sprung up all
over the state and the business has
acquired such a foothold, become
such considerable part of the pros
perity of the state, that any adverse
legislation would be almost If not
quite as fatal to the farming indus
try as was the closing of the India
mints to silver to the mining busi-
ness twelve years ago. The state 10
larger and more able to Withstand
such blow now than 1t was then,
but it cannot afford to meet the loss
of its beet industry, even though 1t
would be better able to recover from
the blow.
Probably S15, 900, 600 will be the
total value of the sugar produced In
the state this year, and the promise
is that this sum will be all but
doubled another season. A new fac
tory has just started at Sterling; two
others in the Platte valley are pro-
jected for next season-one at Fort
Morgan and another at Brush.
Farmers report an average yield of
about $S5 an acre this year and the
price of beets promised for next
years crop will cause the acreage to
be increased largely throughout the
state. 1t is a growing business and
one that congress cannot in justice
hamper In any way.-Denver Repub-
| lican.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
BOB WHITES COMING
Three Hundred Thousand to be
Imported for Bugs

Thousands upon thousands of quail
will be imported into Colorado with
in the next year if the plans of the
members of the state board of agri-
culture are realized.
The bob white is now known as
the farmers friend. The bird Is the
greatest bug eater in the country,
according to a bulletin which the
government bureau of mammals and
birds has issued.
The bob white is not only to be
cultivated for the good OF the agri-
cultural and fruit interests of the
state, but he is to have a closed sea-
son throughout the year.
Quail are a mighty fine game bird,
but they must be protected from this
time on for the benefit of the farmer.
About the first of the year an
effort will be made to hold confer
epce of members of the board OF
agriculture and horticulture and rep
resentatives of the game warden S
department to make arrangements
for the Importation of about 300, GOO
quail.
1t is probable that the birds Will
be brought from North Carolina and
it is believed that the expense can
be paid from the general incidental
fund of the state. The government
bulletin estimates that single bob
white will eat half an ounce OF weed
seed daily from September l to April
30. At this rate 300, 600 quail would
devour more than 1900 tons OF the
seed of noxious plants in one season.
Besides the quail is the natural
enemy of the grasshopper. potato
bug, cotton boil weevil, the cut
worm and the army worm. The
young quail are particularly fond OF
all classes of harmful insects.
AS necessary asset to the farm
and as game for the hunters it is
said by the government experts that
a 5OO-acre ranch devoted to the rals-
ing of bob whites would net the
owner more than if he had used 1t as
poultry ranch.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23

living upon $4,000 square miles of
land, only Ave times bigger than
Weld county, which supports, not to
exceed $4,000. The article will tell
you all about how it is done.
The probable addition of new
officer to the presidents cabinet is
explained, and a description of the
presidents southern trip given.
"Growing Seeds for Market" is
another valuable and interesting ar
ticle by Guy Elliott Mitchell The
article is we'll written and profusely
illustrated. A good deal of valua-
BILE information can be had from its
perusal.
Many shorter and pithy articles
upon live topics appear, and the reg
ular short story this time is dandy.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
All Stars.
Lots of Stock.

There are now 4l6 head of cattle
being fed on beet pulp at the Gree
lev factory besides the 10000 sheep
and lambs. Frank Hatch has l66
head of cattle there, w. A. Insinger
100 and George Bedford $50 head.
The stock is being fed about l4O
pounds of pulp per head each day.
Added to this each receives about
ten pounds of hay and all the straw
it will eat.
Mr.. Hatch expects to feed his
stock another 100 days if the pulp
holds out. He has fed stock in
Iowa, upon various kinds Of feed but
sasy he has never yet seen anything
to equal the beet pulp.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
Big Checks.

Among the Weld county people
who have received large checks for
sugar beets during the past week are
w. r. Stall, 81, 400, Theo. Jacobson,
81, $50; N. d. Bartholomew, 81, $50:
f. j. Packard, 81, $50; George Evans,
So, 200; f. E. Bowman, s3, ,25O; Gus
Falk, $1,000; B. j. Williams,
81, 200: Percy Clegg, s2,l5O; W..
Anderson, $1,000; A. G. Anderson,
$1,000; B. NJ. Gibson, SO, POS; J. j.
Becker, IS, $50; H. J. Parish, 50, 466 !;
Louis Eberherhardt, $4,000; Charles
Binder, 81, ,237; w. A. Purvis, 81, 765.
These checks represent about half
Of what the beet crop will bring the
growers, as nearly half of the crop is
in the ground. AS evidence of the
quality, as we'll as the size of the
Johnstown beets, eight sent to the
Portland exposition received eight
gold medals.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
pune Magazine.

thic n, unusually good
\ this week for readers
| lima i'aSa1lne section, and
an' "a'' That is not either
~ entertaining.
y Dn OF the historic Gun-
'e Virginia home of
R,,h 1''1 !, OF the best known
',,l MI, IN the early days Of
bn ',,i a,l tell you many
,aa va not know before.
t',sth to1 of Japan" is a
wa Vhe Colorado man
b,t nave population
sso,, There are all the
|vvnlOn w.t., about Greeley
n" "ll support. Janan
VI 80 200, 900 people
The Greeley tribune., 1905-11-23
THE SUGAR BEETS
Congressman Brooks Speaks on
Protection

Congressman Brooks said at the
banquet on Saturday
that he does not want to see Colo
RADIO labor brought into competition
with thirteen -cents-a-day labor in
the Philippine islands. He Z, does
not want to see the industry SAhat
has grown up in this state in recent
years jeopardized by any unfavorable
tariff legislation that will disturb
present conditions.
1t is to be hoped that the ma