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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

their attendance at drills and obedience
to orders show that they are in earnest.
1t is a wise cadet who keeps up his rec
ord these days when conduct is being
closely regarded, for the boy who
who doesn't attend drills regularly and
won't behave himself is not wanted,
and as soon as record falls below a
fair mark dishonorable discharge will
follow. Company H has lost two men,
discharged this week, and twentty-seve1n
cadets have received dement's that will
| tell against them They are warned not
| to lower their records any further if
they want to go to the state fair en-
| campment, or to continue with the regi-
ment when it is given permanent organ
ization. 10y
All companies, with the possible ex-
ception of D, made fine showing last
week. Company E did good work on
Auditorium altho it was hardly up to
the standard that was expected Of it..
The crowds and stage excitement prob
ably had something to do with it,
In the. parade Tuesday night Captain
Alton with G company, taking it all in
all, was the best in the regiment, altho
Captain Winslow with company A was
a close second. The A boys have done
well all week, and also distinguished
| ollSlHoO1P0S Willie tu0 nag LII
Wednesdays parade.
Captain Kelley and I company were
noticeable for their good drilling.
r., II and / caused some comment on
their good appearance Tuesday night.
Small A wins a great deal Of applause
| whenever it appears.
| L company made the poorest showing
from a military standpoint Tuesday
night. This certainly speaks bad for
the flag company Of the Third battalion.
Companies G and X have improved.
Company x has an especially fine
chance to become flag company Of the
Third battalion. The one thing which
i crippled most last time was attendance,
which was considerably below that of
! L.. ;.s,s $50 =, IN ~ o.,
49,. 40 Cadet Personals. J.
Major Campbell is, filing in his new
position with credit to himself. There
is room for lots Of work in the First
battalion, however, and Major Campbell
is expected to make the most Of his OPP
portunity. ~. -, * tEs.r.' +
The above might also apply to, Cap
tain Winslow, newly assigned to AZ COM
lpany, who SO far has done well.
! Captain Mott horseback riding was
| a feature Of the parade Tuesday.
/ Two adjntants and three sergeant
majors are to be made next week. @
i All officers must attend officers
4 schools There is not an officer in the
regiment who knows 30 much that he
doesn It need it. :. ..5
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Montana and Pacific Coast

Montana and Pacific Coast.
Call at the Northern Pacific city
ticket office, No. 10 Nicollet House
ing some of the wonderful western
tours. We will take great pleasure in
supplying all information.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
VISITORS ARE SHOWN
CITY's OPPORTUNITIES
Real Estate Men Note That Many Grand Army and Other
Tourists Inquire About Investments Here, and Free
Use Is Made of Facilities of Information Bureau
Future Business Expected.

which had not been practically COM
peted before.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
Minnesota Lake Park Region
and The Dakota Wheat Fields

Are inviting you to visit them. The
Northern Pacific will sell cheap excur-
sion tickets, Aug. 18th to Goth, good
until Aug. 31st. Don't miss this op-
portunity. Northern Pacific city ticket
office, No. 10 Nicollet House Block.
We will take great pleasure in giving
YOU information regarding the Great
Northwest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
THE WEEKS REVIEW
Cadets Are Warned to Keep Their Rec
81 f ords UP.

he Jour nal proposes to
take to the encampment at the state
fair grounds only the cadets who BY
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19

Every gem known to the lapidary has been
4 found in the United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Total .......1e9 $685., FL 222 S2s
BUILDING PERMITS,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Prominent Men
Killed by Trains
COUSIN OF WILLIAM I. WILSON
AND RELATIVE OF c. r. TE-
TER THE VICTIMS.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. May e4--w-
C. Wilson. age about As. Of Charles
Town. Jefferson county, w Va. was
killed near he Old Town crossing of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. IN this
city about noon yesterday. No one
saw the accident The body was cut
In t&o. Wilson was once painter In
the employ Of the railroad. His broth
er. e. L. Wilson, a merchant at Char
les Town. was communic icaIed with:
The remains viii be shipped TO Char
les Town today His brother stated
that some time ago the dead man lost
his wife and since he had not been
quite himself. The deceased was n
second cousin of the late William L.
Wilson. the tariff reformer
CUMBERLAND. Md, May "a. =
worthinEton Teter. aged fifty of Bel
inSton. ". Va, relative Of Hon Chas
F. Teter. was struck 3y Western
Maryland freight train at Roaring
Creek Junction yesterday afternoon
and instantly killed. Ee was a civil
engineer He stepped from IN front
of passenger train to be run down by
the freight
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Princess Ena
Leaves Home
HER MARRIAGE TO KING ALTON
50 OF SPAIN WILL OCCUR
NEXT WEEK..

LONDON. May 24-Princess Ena, OF
Battenberg left here to-day for Mad
rid. where her marriage to King Al
fonso. of Spain. occurs next week
The departure of the royal party was
made as quietly as possible and there
was no crush at the station King
Edward. in person conducted Princess
Ena to her saloon
Queen Alexandra. Princess OF Wales
and members OF the families of the
Duke OF Connausht and the Duke of
Teck were also present
There were loud cheers from the as
sembled crowd of British and Spanish
subjects as the train departed. When
Queen Alexandra and Princess Ena
said farewell TO each other both burst
into tears. The Princess quickly re-
covered from her attack of sadness
at leaving England and was bright and
happy
Princess Era was accompanied by
her mother her two brothers and Mar
1uis vilahara. councillor o: the Span
ish Embassy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Fairrnort al: n Nay
Yet Bali
PLAN ON FooIsTo HAvESLEAeuE
OF SExTEAaSsEFoR


There is strong possfbaits thaf
Fairmont shall yet have base BAN
games this season. There a more
ment now on foot TO have q ieagns
'of team.-composed wholly Of players;
who live in this city
The league is likely TO embrace SIX
teams One to represent theb bank
ers- lawyers doctors business mex.
journalists and clerks ninewM be
selected from each fthese businessea
In this city
The idea for such Ieague gottsn
from similar one at sdcKeesport
That city has one and N grans
success 1t arousesEassm much interest,"
in base ban as any yorganization ashies
was ever in that city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Z. &. M. Wreck
EDTERRisLE RAILROAD
ACCIDENT.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. May 2+.-
In a wreck on the Kanawha and AIict,-
iGan railroad, twenty miles from here
Elmer Jason was scalded to death:
Engineer B. l. Bickel was fatally II
jured: Lewis Hollston mad ChaS- D.
Yerkes had legs cut of and twelve &c
fourteen others were injured. some
seriously A relief train with sur.
Iseons was sent from here to bring
back the injured.
The wreck was caused by guy
rope from derrick used In construc
ton work becoming loosened and
hanging across the track. The engine
caught in the rope and pulled the der.
rick over On the train. causing the
wreck. Two men named woo1house
and Dickers will probably die fron,
their injuries. Others severely injur.
ed are: Kenna Jarrett, 3. F. Wall
W. F. Slack
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
White Wagons
WILL BE BY -AMERI
cAN>STEAM LAUNDRY-VERY
HANDSOME VEHICLES.

The American Steam Laundry Co
in5a few days will be running Two o!
the best wagons ever in Fairmont
Those which they now have in ser
vice win be cast aside.
The new wagons are white and are
made IN. the latest style for laundry
work. The lettering on the sizes Is
OF the best workmanship. and gold Leaf
was used for the signs
The wagons are OF the -cut-.inder'
style-hand made. and they were
erected by the Cord-ay Carriage Com.
pany on Jackson street This company
was organized only last September.
Since that time they have built a
large number of Vehicles and their
work Is bringing them to the front
as leaders in their business. Mr.. J.
F. Cor6ray who was away for sever.
al years. is at the head OF the concern
and under his management all their
wagons are giving perfect satisfaction.
Only this morning farmer stopped
at his carriage works and said- Cor.
Gray. you remember that wagon you
made Tor me seven years asoe Wen
don't you know. in all that time /
have never had to fix it In single
way. not even so much as to tighten
: bolt" This is The sort OF satisfac-
ton which the Cordray Carriage Co.
seems to give with all the vehicles It
manufactures
The excellence of the American
Laundry Company-s wagons has
brought Mr. Cordray many other or
ders. Among them is one for a wagon
from Morgan Brothers. grocery. as
well as an order for three big wagons
from the EIkins. Brewing Company. To-
Gated at E1kns
1t is workmanship and satisfaction
like that which the Cordray Carriage
Company gives, which makes a firm
prosperous. and which at. the same
time makes Fairmont factories stand
out in other cities from which orders
are drawn for equipments to be made
by Fairmont men
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Prohibitio nists
In Convention
,PENNsYLvANlA COLD WATER
MEN ARE AT
HARRISBURG.

HARRISBURG. Pa. May 24.-The
Prohibition State convention met at
noon and after reading the platform.
without adopting IT. the convention
adjourned to meet this afternoon at
two o'clock. Objection TO two planks
having been made. 1t was decided to
re-read the whole platform and dis.
pose OF the planks seriatum upon re.
convening- The Berry boom has mo-:
subsided and there may he contest
for teh nomination 1or governor Cas-
tie is still very much in the race. The
platform as read in addition to the
usual plank denouncinS the liquor
traffic declared in favor of extending
the right OF eminent domain to all
trolley lines serving the public with
reasonable safeguards to prevent
abuse. granting them the same rights
as railroads to carry freight and ev
press. for uniform passenger rate OF
two cents per mile. excepting as to
trolleys. abolfshinS the free pass sys-
TEN. making it a penal offence for OFF,
GERS and employees of railroads to fur
nish supplies to the same or be cor
,cerned in any manner in industries
dependen upon corporations for tran;-
portation-
The mayors of Phiiadelphia arc
PittsburE were congratulated for deb:
onstrations OF the supremacy and pow
er of the law in the hands OF fearless
officers to produce the intended re
suits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
u. S. Bennett
Not Insane:
PHYSICIANS PAsssoNs AND
He IS GTyENfltS
LIeERT'

q. s. G. Bennett who was plaeel
in custody last night for lunacy vas
released this afternoon Bennett
wife made the complaint and Bennett
was arrested by omcers wafson and
Walker Several doctors examinedS
Bennett and stated In their amdayits
that there are No signs of his befnga
-lunatic- :
Mrs Bennett In her testtmonysa said
that her husband had shown iadica
tions of insanity for eleven years ans
among these Indications were the
loss OF memory double Iife can't be-
reasoned with and ndthTeateutng to
take his and her life She furtheSl
stated that his condition was gettins
worse an the time and that the de-
rangement OF his mind eVfnced by;
his talkinE about reliston. youngg
and freedom But IL developed that
Mrs. Bennett did not know anythisE
abou. Bennett forsthe Last two yearss
so her Testimony was badly shattered
in the cross examination that FOLLOW
ed
There We're five doctors examfned
and each one said that he sawsnothings
in his manner that would indtcateins
sanity They weresD Yost
A. " Selby, Cook. wssHSands.
]. a Jamison and c. Henry. Thetr:
testimony was practically the sameDr
Cook said he believed that disposl
tions of Bennett and his vile werei ms
compatible.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Progress
is WORK ON MASONIC TEMPLE
WILL BE A VERY HANDSOME
STRUCTURE

The brick walls of the new Masonic
Temple are now completed to the
second story The arches over tne
front doors and windows are being
completed to-day. Work on these
semi-circles IS exceedingly slow ana
equally difficult They are very large.
and each brick used in their construc-
ton has to be made accurately wedge
shape
The second floor of the building is
about complete. Local builders arc
watching with much interest the con
struction OF all the floors. They are
Of large tile. blocks with cement
poured in between. all being held to-
sether by iron rods This makes a
very solid floor and one which is per
fectly fire proof
The pillars and beams in the building
are constructed in somewhat the same
manner a box OF wood is made the
Iron rods are placed erect in 1t. Then
concrete is poured into the box, it
taking the form thereof Later the
boxes are removed and then the col
umns are plastered and white coated.
When finished, they will have the sup
porting value and appearance of mar
BILE shafts or beams.
The bases of the main pillars OF the
building are located eleven feet un-
der the ground. They had to be sunk
this great distance in order to get a
firm strata in the earth
The first story Of the building will
be eighteen feet and six inches in
height This affords very high cell
ing However. the top floor, or lodge
room proper will have a ceiling much
higher. it being twenty-five feet and
six inches in height This room VIII
enable The A1asons here to have one
of the most beautiful. most impres.
sive halls in the State
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

noont's young men at the present time
and for the future years.
What this committee says goes
about this building aud they can be
trusted TO make very few mistakes.
The subscription lis, which follows
below IS a complete lis. of all sub
scrlptions up to . o'clock to-day and
its exact total is s66:44.oo.
It has never before been published
and makes Interesting reading not
only TO the rs subscribers but to the
general public
BY its examination 1t Is found that
almost Seo.00o.Oo is subscribed from
out OF town friends of the F.airmont
Association This sum put into the
building will represent just so much
additional and permanent improve
ment brought to Fairmont by the Y.
N. c. a. movement.
The management Of the Associa-
tion IS in hopes that the publication OF
the following list will be an inspira-
ton to others to add to the funi.
New subscriptions will be received at
the Association Office No. col Jacobs
building. at any time during the pro-
cess of the construction of the build
ing:
Several thousands dollars will be
needed to perfect the plans for the
completed building and enable the di-
rectorS of the Association to dedicate
II free of debt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
old LANDMARK
GIVES way
TO PROGRESS
Very Interesting
Y-M- c. A. News

An ancient landmark OF Fairmont
has been removed The handsome old
sycamore tree which stood on the
Watson lot corner of First street and
Fairmont avenue. was felIed last
evening at O'Clock No longer VIII
its wide spreading branches give
shade TO the wayfarer nor its inviting
bank welcome the trystins couple
In its place. however. will soon be
erected substantial structure, mon
ument to the philanthropy of Fair
rnont's citizens. the handsomest Y. NJ
c. A building in the State OF West
Virginia.
This is no idle boast The plans
of the Association building commit
tee when put into stone. brick. steel
and mortar viii verify this statement
The excavation for the basement
and foundation is moving with de-
cided hustle and within few days
the building committee viii let the
contract for the foundation the plans
for which are now being executed
Thereafter the construction of the
building viii be pushed as rapidly as
possible.
The canvass for funds OF which
there is now subscribed over sixty
six thousand dollars. was inded a rec.
ord breaker for a city Of the popula-
rion of Fairmont- 1t is the determina-
tion of the building committee to
break another record in the erection
of the home for the young men OF
Fairmont.
The purpose is TO have the edifce
under roof before snow flies and dedi
cate the building with an open
House" On January first 1907
This will be pretty rapid work but
it will be possible provided the build
ing material can be delivered on the
ground.
The building committee are five (5)
well known gentlemen who for years
vancement-
These men are Mr.. Joseph e. SANDS
cashier of the Oldest National bank in
the State of West Virginia; AIr. J. NJ.
Hartley. senior proprietor of the lars-
est department store in The state OF
West Virginia: ME. R T. Cunning
ham. auditor of the Fairmont Coal
Co. corporation employing more
men than any other in the State Of
West Virginia. Mr. J. NJ Jacobs, sec.
retary of Fairmont Board OF Trade,
and Director of State Penitentiary
and Mr.. James Otis Watson, capital
ist and ali round good fellow
Since the management OF the
Young Mems Christian Association
secured these men to serve in the ca
pacity OF a building committee they
have given much time and study to
the problem of erecting in Fairmont
y. NJ. c. a building which Win be
adapted to the local needs of Fair
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Dissatisfied
PEASANTS AND JEWS WRITE
THREATENING LETTERS TO
MEMBERS OF THE
DOUMA.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 24.-Mem
Eers of the Douma are receiving au
merous threatening letters Especial
" frovn peasants and Jews who are
dissatisfied with the course Of events
The government IS encouraging oppo
sition to the Dourua tax in every form
in which it presents itself The Off.
cial messenger. the government organ
continues to print teleSrams address.
ed to the Gar, praying him to save
Russia and d:Sperse the Douma
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
Continued from Page ThreeJ
B. & o. Freights
Collide IN a Cut
ENGINEER WAS ASLEEP AT HIS
POST WHICH CAUSED
THE

MEYERSDALE, Pa May e4.-Two
heavy Baltimore and Ohio freishts
colhded early to-day while ascending
the grade at Blue Lick cut near there.
a bad rnix-up occurred Engineer a.
Boyer was manSisd to death under
the debris. His body has not yet been
recovered Engineer J. a Beck, WAC
1t Is said was sleeping at his post
which was the cause OF the crash, was
badly scalded. Fireman Mausholder
and brakeman Srarish sustained serf-
Gus internal injuries. -Ehc. victims
were removed to ConneIlsvilleS hos
pttal a heavy fog prevailed. The
property damage is considerable
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
MIR. 7. N. Parks
SAYS OUT AND OUT THAT HE is
4 CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE
SHIP.

we are authorized to say that T.
IN Parks win be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for judge OF
The; Intermediate Court Mr. Parks Is
2 Wen read lawyer, with a large eN-
periencein practice and as law book
He IS native OF our STATE,
and has lived in this county eight
years and Is wen known to our peo-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

= Howard showalter.of aannington-
spent YESTERDAY eyeningsin the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight

WASHINGTON. D. c. May "a.
Forecast for West Virginia:
Fair tonight, Increasing cloudi-
ness Friday. stationery temper
ature- 8
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

Subscription List Complete.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-24

EHEE ONLY EVENING PAPER5t-
tINsEaafRadoNT-T HELARGESTA =
cIRcJLATIoNN N MARION co. =
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-02-15
Canaan.

The entertainment and dance given by
members of Canaan Or ,nge, Feb. 7. was
decided success. The total receipts
were SIS.
Scott Lord is on business trip to Bos-
ton. Mrs. Lords parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Bicktord Of Skowhegan, are with her dur
ing his absence.
Miss Cassie Burrill is visiting her sister
Mrs. Wesley Keene at Clinton.
Mrs Eliza Jewett. who has been quite
i'll, is much better at this writing
Miss Miriam Smith OF Watervlle was
the guest of her parents. MI and Mrs.
Almon Smith, on Sunday.
Word has been received that State
Master Gardner is unable to meet with
Canaan Grange on the evening OF Feb. IS,
as was expected.
Miss May Harris OF Jackman is visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. Lucinda Stevens has returned
home after an absence of several mouths
Her many friends are glad to welcome her
home
Mrs. Addie Putnam is visiting heI
mother and brother, w. Fl. Boston.
Mrs. Robinson started for Haverhill
Monday, for an extended visit with heI
son, Leon.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-02-15
West New Portland.

Mr.. and Mrs. ireland Kincaid OF
Skowhegau visited Mrs. Kucaid's
grandmother, Mrs. s. c. Atwood over
Sunday.
The three act drama THE Wreckers
Daughter" will be presented in Lemon
Stream Hall, Friday eve, Feb, %. under
the auspices of the Rebecca's.
Mr.. William Higgins. who has been
sick with pneumonia for the past week
died Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Luce were called
to Kingfeld Sunday by the death OF MIR.
Luce's sister Mrs. Chas. Page.
Miss Lulu Standish of East Madison
is visiting her brother Mr.. Leo Standish
and family.
Mrs. Elijah Hodsdon does not seem to
be gaining any but remains the same as
she has been for number OF weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Kicker has returned 20 her
home in this place. She has beer gone
q lille number of weeks.