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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-05

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-05

Naval officers are planning to place
e bronze memorial tablet on tie IA
eade OF the building at the navy yard
at Portsmouth, ~. H. In which the
treaty OF peace between Japan and
Russia was negotiated and signed
Rear Admiral Mead. commandant of
the navy yard, has the matter In
charge. The japanese and Russian
officials have been asked for a few
pieces Of copper and silver and copper
coin from these countries for mixing
for the metz, OF the tablet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-05
Office Chance.

Attorney q. c. Grant, who has here
tofore had his Office in the court house
has moved his Office to rooms in the
Peoples Bank building, where he VIII
have more spacious quarters.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-05

Spring suits $1,000 and up At Fred
w. kahil. 49,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-05
"a Days Gossip
II WIashirlgton.
ITEMS OF INTEREST AND FRESH
ANECDOTES FROM TIE Ma
TIoNAE CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, May 5:-Sirs. VII
liam Alden Smith, wife of the repre-
sentative from Michigan, who, incl
denta11y, hopes to succeed Senator AL
ger in the Senate. is receiving conSrat-
ulations on her courage and nerve dis
play IN frightening burglar out OF
her house It happened about o'clock
the other morning that Mrs Smith
was awakened by noises in her house
and getting up to Investigate. her &C
ton frightened the burglar who was
about to rob the house, and he de-
camped without taking anything The
colleagues OF Representative Smith,
in view of Mrs Smiths courageous
action. are telling a story on VIM Al
den, which, when it becomes known
in the Senate. may cause him rather
chilly reception II he succeeds in be
ing elected to Senator Ayers place
Some time ago Mrs Smith was awak
ened by noises which she thought We're
made by burglars. She awakened her
husband, saying: Get up. William Al
den, get up ThereEare burglars IN the
house"
NO. no. my dear" said Representa-
tive Smith, sleepily. There may be
in the Senate. but certainly there are
oc1e in the House
The auditors for the various depart
nects ofttines have peculiar bills 20
pass upon, and sometimes they make
mistakes themselves. The other day
one Of the examiners in the Pension
Once in his monthly account sent in
the following item
Porter. 50 cents
The auditor fo- the Interior Depart
-aent promptly returned TIE accouEt.
saying that the government ia not
pay for liquid refreshments for its
employees, whereupon, after good
deal of red tape. the examiner OK
planned that the charge was not for
drink, but for baggage porter for help
ing with his luggage He was then
Informed that the item would be al
lowed. but in future he should use the
form portage" instead of porter. Next
month the examiner put in an account
with charge of So for cabbage
The auditor objected. and after ar
other exchange of letters it developed
thai. the charge was for local transpor-
tatioo and not for vegetables.
A number Of prominent young lat.ies
il Washington the other day organized
a -bootblack brigade and started to
raise money for the San Francisco
earthquake sufferers. They turned
the 1ectureroom OF All Saints Uni
tartan Church into a shotshinninS
parlor and the young ladies. in becom'
ing suits Of black. with jaunty white
caps. started the shoe shining Each
Of the 'bootblacks had an individual
cash register, and there was intense
rivalry among them to see which
could raise the most money Bushes
was good all day. and as the young
ladies. refused to give change before
the day was over SSoe was raised
Naval of1cerS are planning to place
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-05

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The Springdale news., 1906-10-19

will be favorable and that every body will come out.
 Quite an interesting meeting has been in progress at Began Chapel. No conversions were made. Andy Nicklos of Hazel Valley did the preaching.
 Miss Bessie Douglas k visiting her friend, Mrs. F NJ. Mcconnell. this week.
 W. (. Perry, Nora Hutchens. Josie Hobbs, Jesse Hobbs and Mayme Hutchens visited Misses Floy and Lydia Ratliff Sunday. Sunday School at the White House IS progressing very nicely. Good luck to The News.
 DAISY BELL.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
CARTER.

Oct. 15..9We are having some very cool weather at the present time.
 There Is some sickness i'll this part of the country.
 Mrs. J. (. Arnett has been very sick for the past week.
 \. F.. Hutchens has been gone 12 days to western Texas to look out d location and soon he and his family will leave friends and relatives alike behind for their future home in the far west.
 Mrs. Mary Lewis is very sick with stroke of paralysis.
 Nora Hutchens, Sallie Hanna and Daisy Bell' visited Aunt Enaline Lewis Sunday.
 Mrs. A. r. Perry, of Newport, Ark, is visiting friends and rela, tiyes i'll this part of the country.
 Mir. and Mrs. Everett Garter are visiting home folks. They will return to their home in Monett after spending a few days here.
 J. E. Hobbs visited his uncle, H. (. Thompson of Hazel Valley Sunday.
 IL is understood that Uncle Ed. E. Hale will preach at the White House the fourth Sunday in this month. We hope the weather
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
SONORA
GENEVA

Oct. 15- Mrs. Hester Gloer, ot this place is quite sick of typhoid fever.
 Quite d number Of people from here attended the institute at Shady Grove. The teachers and the patrons expect to make the next institute an instructive and enjoyable day. Come out and help Us.
 Miss Daisy Tomson was out of school part of the day last Mon day on account of sickness.
 Mat Shadwick of this place has gone to Texas to buy apples.
 R. F. Farrel, of East Spring dale, has moved to Tom Cloer's place near here.
 Sam Fink is having hard time to keep from being covered up, molasses mill and all.
 We expect to have another wedding to report soon.
 Ross Hargis and wife of this place, left last Monday for Ne braSka.
 Miss Ruth Catt, who has been on the sick list, Is able to be out again.
 Miss Retha Kyle, who Is teach ing at Macedonia, visited the school at this place last Monday, having dismissed two days on ae- count of the show.
 Bradford Cloer, who has ust arrived from Kansas, started to school Monday.
 Miss Minnie Wescoat, of Rog- CTS, was very pleasant visitor at school the first day of last week.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
MULKEEPMo.
LONE STAR.

October l5- Born, to MT. and Mrs. Fred Lofts, Tuesday, Oct. Q, a daugethr.
 Mir. Deason and little daughter Pearl, of Brightwater were visit ing friends here Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank Philips is just re- covering from a case of erysipe- las.
 Oscar Davis preached at this place Sunday.
 Mr. French who has been sick for some time is no better.
 School is progressing nicely with MT. Harrison of Huntsvi He
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
NM SPRINGS.

Oct. 16.-Dr. Jim Fergus at- tended the Benton, County Medi- cal Society meeting at Spring town Tuesday. He reports a good meeting and excellent en- tertainment at the home of Dr. Joe Clemmer.
 The Farmers Union has effect ed an organization at this place with elght charter members. This number will doubtless be speedily increased.
 Malcolm Jackson has returned froin Crawford County where he taught summer school. He has another school to begin after the holidays. and in the meantime he expects to attend the commer- cial school at Fayetteville.
 We second the suggestion that The News remain a weekly. From our observation, 1t gives better satisfaction than the twice a-week. We would like more Note ard Comment by the ed itor.
 What came near being seri- ous accident happened Sunday as people were returning from church. ,Iimms Sherman, with his two sisters, was in a buggy
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
---------------------s. WOODLAWN.

Oct. Is. -Egbert Corbln's sale came off all right Saturday. ev- erything bringing good prices. His wife and children are going to her fathers in the south part ot the state.
 Omer Timmons and Roy Craig returned home Sunday night from their extended trip to Shaw nee, 0. T. The boys had grown so much since they left home that we hardly recognized them.
 Squire Craig aud Constable Burnett are propounding law now days, preparatory to assum- ing their offices. Hope they will find them very lucrative.
 John Page and family are go-. ing to San Antonio. Texas, Tues day for the health of their little son who has been very poorly all summer.
 Land IS very high, as Calvin Gray sold 20 acres i'll tie virgin forest for S25 per acre to a man from Illinois who IS clearing 1t up and preparing to build a house on 1t.
 Frank Woods has sold his farm of 40 acres to his brother John and bought 50 acres over close to Wheeler
 Charley Brown is now foreman in Dr. Fergus large evaporator on Wild Cat.
 NJ. Corbin has gone into tue rabit rearing business Belgian hares-and Is exhibiting fine specimen to the neighbors, trying to induce them to engage in the business as he himself finds It very profitable.
 Mrs. Laura Hatten, our woman farmer, is making a good success this summer tending her farm and IS now running an apple dry CT with the aid of her small son and Is making q good profit.
 SOCRATES. Addition al correspondence on fourth
 ana eighth pages.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
LIFE IN THE COUNTRY New: ~ ..,.:;:>. 4: ::..:.:: E,
As Detailed by
News Reporters -----.~eA

as teacher. There are only twenty five in attendance.
 "Lasses" making is the order the day in these parts.
 Jack Frost made quite a bold appearance last week, and as the corn ill this community was planted late, 1t was damaged considerably.
 Doan Phillips, who has been working at Springdale, Is expect cd home this week.
 Frank Phillips is hauling his wheat to War Eagle this week. There was d protraeted meet ing at Hickory Grove latter part of last week. There was good attendance and good order.
 l. D. Sanders made q business trip to Springdale last week.
 Yes, South Springdale a bri ght idea of yours to suggest sending name for Mr. and Mrs. Reed : new daughter. l am sure they viii name 1t some of them, that k If they like them well enough. l will send Elinor, which think will sound nice.
 GENEVA.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19

driving q young horse. When they reached the bridge near Jim Reeds, the horse shied and re- fused to cross. Those in the buggy had just gotten out, when the buggy was backed into the ditch below the bridge, the horse falling upon 1t and reducing it d. most to kindling. One or two mishaps have occurred at this bridge before but none were quite so serious as this.
 John Wasson Is slowly adapt ing himself to farm life again. He can now hitch up a team without calling anyone but his wife to his assistance.
 And John Dobbs had his share of bad luck Sunday. A young horse which he owns opened up boxing match without giving John due notice. As a result the hoyse got in three licks with a hind foot that made It necessary for John to send for a doctor. Have John tell you about 1t when you see him. It will be worth listening to.
 Born to MT. and Mrs. Will Fer gus, Oct. 1o, son.
 TECUMSEH.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19

a rame for Little Miss Reed. Blue Bell thinks Os1e is a real pretty name.
 Prof. Smith made trip to Elkin Saturday.
 Ed Phillips of California Is visiting relatives here.
 Da1t Dutton and sister, Miss Stella, made trip to springdale Friday.
 Floyd Slaughter, of Habber- ton, was in town latter part of last week.
 Jesse Cannon who Is attending the |. of A. visited home folks Sunday.
 Mrs. W. Sanders, of Spring Valley, was in town Saturday. Don't Worry I hope that song will be a success and Bluebell would be glad to have copy of 1t.
 Mrs. Williams of Habberton, was in town Sunday. Farmers are very busy sowing wheat.
 Mrs. Ettna French IS visiting in Eureka this week.
 Blue Bells items are rather short this week, but things have quit happening over here.
 BLUE BELL.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19

Decatur where he has been III the merchandise business for several years?
 Dr. Cowgirl has painted his residence bright yellow color and wielded the brush himself, which item reminds us that Post master Hanks has shaved his mustache smack smooth off and thereby caused this last frigid Wave to sweep down from the north.
 And George Claypoole and Miss Birdie Curtis were married last week, so they do say, and we're greatly surprised, for we'd never dreamed of George getting mar ried. Well, Mully extends best wishes to the happy couple and advises them to read The News and shun New Mexico.
 Charley Mullins, formerly of Johnson, is now eity marshal of Endieott, Washington. He has also married the daughter of the mayor and the yoaae lady is as sistant postmaster 9s the town, so tie family has quite lot to say bout how affairs should be conducted.
 Conflicting reports come back from the Arkansas zolony out i'll New Mexico, but Mul1y hopes th.t the whole bunch of 'em# will get right on tile road to fortune. Say, did Polk Williams start that yarn about the greyhound beat ing the telegram from Carthage to Fayetteville tile night of tie big freight wreck No dog came back and the story is oalY the vivid working Of aa overloaded imagination.
 One hour in ReF. Hank class at the Johnson Sunday School is worth a dozen hours a sneozing around nome Sunday, and it seems like lots of folks fail to ap- preeiate this good work which d few of our neighbors are carrying on right here every Sunday. Are you coming next Sunday? We've pretty good world. with it's
 dark and it's bright,
 A pretty good world with it's love and
 it's light:
 So sing It that way till you whisper,
 Good night,
 We've pretty good world, good peo-
 pie"'
 MULKEEPMo.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
Accidental Death of
 Judge ). D. Walker

Judge D. Waiker. while going down the stairway the office of Walker Fayetteville Wednesday fell to the landing below fracurng his skull and nctng injuries from which he died a minutes later.
 Judge Walker time prominent the politics the state being United In his younger days marked ability. and fat- CT of Vol and Walker both of whom wide repu- as Deceased years and had resident Fayetteville for sixty When The News press no arrangements for funeral had announced
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
JOHNSON.

JUIIN OON.
 Oct. 1o. C. E. Sisk left Fri day evening for his home at OK ford, Miss, after a sojourn of one week with relatives here. Mrs. Sisk will remain here with her parents, Alr. and Mrs. F. r. Johnson. for more extended visit.
 William Pearson came up from Westville, I. T., Sunday evening to visit relatives and take Ill the show at Fayetteville toGay.
 (. $. Mayes returned last week to St.Joseph, Mo, from whence he will journey away east to Michigan and New York to buy apples for the commission firm that he represents.
 Frank Cardwell, of Fort Worth, Texas. has been visiting relatives out east of Johnson for several weeks. but intends to return to his Texas home this week. Frank. was down in Johnson d few days ago and =Mully WAS pleased to make his acquaintance. Frank reads The News away down tHere in Texas.
 Don't WorrYis wanting names, for Ory Dree to =pse in making | selection for the little Miss Reed. Now Mully thinks that Lorna would be nicer nane than Hat tie.
 Say, Teeumseh, we've heard that the following soIiioquy i> fayorite with You now:
 To wed or nat to wed:
 That k tbeaaes ion.
 Whether tis better
 To remat In >iaEie.
 And app9fat.a few women
 For time:
 Dr marry.
 And disapp8iaf ene woman
 For =iifes'
 Say, now, wfile you're listen- ng you want to know that those prize winning apples of Ernest Walkers, the ones that have been winning so many first premiums at the various fairs, were grown right down here by Johnson in the famous Mayfield orchards near Stony Point where Prof. Walker has just finished gather ing about twenty-two hundred barrels of apples. He shipped one car load along with that big consignment to England and the balance of the crop has been put in cold storage.
 Hon. w. L. Stuckey Is up at Chicago, Ill, this week confab- ping with some railroad magnates who want to learn a few inside facts bout the future greatness Of Arkansas and the coming metropolis Johnson.
 Vim. Lichlyter and wife, of Douglass, Kan. have been visit ing relatives around Johnson dur Ing the past few days.
 Here IS Mully's say about very important question asked by the editor short time ago: Print "once-a-week" for late or
 soon,
 Out of the ken of the watching moon, The "scribes' shall abscond with
 Yesterday
 Over the hills and far away. And til that time, we'd rather see The dear old News aSalt ought to be, Than a twice'a week in q dsarray, For q "once-a.week is the best, we
 say.
 Some of our young swains 'ud  like mighty we'll for a law to be passed causing the boys who be- long to the Johnson band to leave their uniform fxin's to home on Sunday and other days of special doin's where the band don't have 10 play. Wonder why?
 And the perslmmons are ripen- ing. which causes backward turn Q memory to the days when John Blaise used to haul wood and keep all the persimmon trees
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19

1 Addition al correspondence on fourth
 ana eighth pages.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19
 GOSHEN.

Oct. 15-Don't Worry sugges- ted that the correspondents send
The Springdale news., 1906-10-19

Oct. 15 Mrs. Hester Gloer. of this place is quite sick of typhoid
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-25

slump when shares were selling
for a song. Their profits are
enormous at today s prices. That
there is bound to come a serious
reaction goes without saying and
although these men may not be
expecting reaction in the i'm me-
date future, they are putting
themselves on the safe side even
at the cost of some prospective
profit. When one has made a
large amount of money, as many
of these have done, one can afford
to let go early.
b Speculation as to the earnings
of the United States Steel Cor
poration, the orders on it's books
at the close of the last quarter,
ETC., takes up a great. deal of the
time Of the Pitts burg correspond
ents. The estimates on earnings
vary between $3O,OOO,OOO and
$35, 100000 and on orders they
run above 100000 tons. Even at
the highest of these figures, the
net earnings would not be record
breaking, as in one quarter in
1902, the trust earned more than
$37, 100000. But the tonnage es-
innate, if accurate, would be
record breaking. The iron and
steel business, as shown by the
weekly reports, is booming,
though there appears to have
been some slackening since the
opening Of the year from the
activity of preceding months.
Nevertheless, there can be little
doubt that 1906 will be by far the
best year in the history of this
great industry and, conseq uently,
in the history Of the United
States Steel Corporation. The
report for the trusts last quar-
ter will not be made public by
the directors until next week.
Thanks to the open winter, the
railroads are able to make re-
markable showing as to earnings.
In recent years, snow and ice
blockades have seriously inter
fered with transportation, with a
logical decrease in returns. It
would be interesting to know,
however, how far this mild win
ter is interfering with certain
lines of industry. So far as trade
reports show, as has already
been pointed out, the general
volume Of business does not ap.
pear to be affected, but it seems
inevitable that there are losses
somewhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-25
Boom DAYS.

With ease in the financial cen
tiers at home and abroad and
trade reports as satisfactory as
ever, it is natural for the stock
market to make a fresh move.
ment forward. The turn of the
year saw call rates higher than
ever, but the third week in Jan
uary found them down to a some
what reasonable figure, though.
nothing like that of a year ago.
The explanation probably is
found in the shifting of accounts
due to the disbursement of
January interest and dividends
and to- the return to banks in
Western cities of funds which
farmers had borrowed during
the harvest period. Western
banks are reporting increases
and this, of course, relieves New
York, as it means an increase in
deposits there. Probably within
the next few weeks, much of the
money which was borrowed in
New York last fall for use in the
interior will be on it's way back.
That the pub bile is IN the stock
market to a large extent cannot
be doubted. A year ago brokers
were complaining of the indiffer-
ence of customers, but all this
has changed. No complaints are
heard now. Much of the stock
which is being bought by the out
siders is being sold by the in.
siders, though this does not
necessarily mean that the latter
are weakening on the general
boom proposition. These men,
for the most part, accumulated
large holdings during the great
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-25
Put it to a Vote.

The charge made by a former
delegate in Congress from New
Mexico that the opposition to the
union Of New Mexico and Arizona
as one state comes from cor
porate influence, and his asser-
ton that a popular vote would
show a majority of the people of
both territories to be in favor of
union, are the most sensational
statements that have yet come
into the statehood discussion.
The charge is not hard to believe,
however, so far as corporate in
fuences are concerned. It will
be recalled that Senator Quay,
during his lifetime, fought hard
for separate statehood, and it
was. generally understood that
he represented certain Penn
sylvania and other Eastern in
svestors and politicians in this
matter.
The suggestion that popular
vote be taken certainly is a good
one and ought to be followed.
While the interests of the United
States hardly would permit the
separate admission of both
territories at this time, Con-
gress should not force them into
union against the wishes of the
people. If either should vote
against union, that ought to be
sufficient to defeat the PROPOSE
ton. Congress might then ad
nit New Mexico separately and
let Arizona wait for more popu-
lation. On the other hand, if it
should be found that a majority
of the people of both territories
favor union, there would then be
no argument left against the
pending bill.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-01-25

WANTED-Good girl for general
Homework. Apply 716, Min
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SUBSCRIPTION SIS PER YEAR
Bemidji's Prominence.

The PIONEER yesterday
printed, in it's local columns, a
a reliable story to the effect
that surveyors were now running
a preliminary line in the town of
Leon, Clearwater county.
This is the first line that has
been run south of Clearwater
lake and the change of the loca-
tion from north to south of this
lake, would mean that the pro-
moters have recognized that
their best ends would be served
by making Bemidji a distributing
point. A change of this sort
would develop some of the
richest farming communities in
the state. It shows that Bemidii
is bound to become the great
distributing center of northern
Minnesota. It proves that all
railroads know this and that we
are truly the Hub of Northern
Minnesota.
The more railroads which
center here make better bust
ness, easier rates and general
improvement which we cannot
afford to ignore. It's up. to the
residents to help these enter
prises in every way possibleand,
by so doing, we will soon find
ourselves a community Of large
influence and magnitude. We
now have two new railroads in
sight which will be built this
summer and with little amount
of hustling and pushing on the
part of our citizens, we will be
able next fall to look back and
wonder how it all happened.