West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-08

surgency az poison 10 the Machine
Ii was a royal battle. The Rim,
ownership of pies was led by Am
Everly aud Mack Evick and the In
surgency forces by Leader Shaw
and Clark Gidley. II would take
too much paper aud my valuabl,
time to tell you how the Insurgents
went after The pie-eaters. The pie
eater won out by two majority b,
running in cold deck on the In
surgen,s while they were making
arrangements to celebrate and pain
the town red. The Insurgents had
under estimated the value of the
Dawson tax laws for increasing ma
jorities when the pies are in danger
"After the excitement of the day
had subdued and the oldest inhabi
tants were discussing the difference
between country village and an
up to date city some one began to
Cring the school house bell most Wig.
orously. The cry OF fire was heard
all over the city. They say that
fires are more numerous in cities
than in the country villages, some.
thing we are just beginning to learn.
DR.. Strickler, who is the chief OF
the fire department., turned in all the
fire alarms. In twenty seconds after
the fre alarms were turned in the
FIRE engines and the hook and lad
ders were rushing through the streets
at break-neck speed. Again the
Oldest inhabitants stood in awe at
the beautiful exhibition of meiropol-
itan get-there-quick. Many of the
Oldest inhabitants were observed to
gasp for breath so bewildered were
they at the sight of the aurora
borealis which they mistook for a
great conhagration.
"It proved to be false alarm, so
far as fire. But Fire Chief Strickler
declared after they returned that
they needed the practice and they
could not turn in The fire alarm too
often. even IL he did wreck his fire
extingulsher.
."There are few OF our oldest in
habitants who are not taking kindly
to metropolitan life. Among the
few whom / might mention is Elder
Whetsell, of the Old Family Journal.
The Elder says that the village and
city atmosphere will not assimilate,
whatever that is. The Elder has
been slightly indisposed from the
non-assimilation of the atmosphere
and your old journalistic brother,
w. Scott Garner, has been controll-
ing the destines of the Old Family
Journal during the indisposition of
the Elder. Bro. Garner tells me
that he has some difficulties in dis
covering the true and actual value
of the Dawson tax laws when il
comes TO them roosting on his Wal
nut Hill farm. Another thing that
clouds his journalistic vision is your
political Machine. Another thing
that mystifies him is the enormous
amount Of pies you keep in stock.
He says constant diet OF pies is
enough to make your stomach sea-
sick. Leader Shaw and myself quite
agreed with him in this statement.
Wont you drop me few lines
and let me know what the prospects
are for an early visit to our city1"
Such letter as the above is what
makes me homesick; recalling tender
memories of the past when l was
free from the incubus of politics. 1T
is not so today. / am a prisoner in
the Executive Mansion and afraid
or my own shadow. Pies have
plenty, but no peace of mind. Bro.
Garner is right, they have made me
sea-sick more than once.
How long to return to Kingwood
City and mingle with the boys who
made the Lime Kiln Club famous
while chewing peanuts by the peck
in Jack Browns Store. / often
wonder if Bill +. Menear, Judge
Messenger, DIR. Manown, Leader
Shaw, Gus Cresap, Ben Brown, Jack
Brown and others whom / cannot
recall, If they are still able to chew
peanuts. AS for me | have reached
the peanut limit and have to diet on
pies.
was pleased to learn that King.
wood has grown TO be city and a
railroad centre. Automobiles and
a fire department. / wonder if they
have established the boundary line
for the Bowery and the red light
district. II they have there will be
no occasion for Deacon Brown and
Leader Shaw to take a vacation. II
they have, the incentive for me TO
return will be greater than for the
farmers to ask for a continuance Of
our tax laws. 1 am sorry that can
not give a definite answer when I
can visit Kingwood City. Just at
the present time am busily engaged
reducing the true and actual value
OF the assessment which were placed
on the farms by the assessors before
they graduated from Prof. Dillon's s
kindergarten school and received
their diplomas. My sympathy is
with the boys on the farm. can
not forget that before emigrated
to this city was one Of them.
Farmer Frank Gale, who is sitting