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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
RESULT OF LOCAL OPTION.

The latest reports from the wordy
war that has been going on over at
Kingwood for months past between
:he Preston County Journal and the
West Virginia Argus is to the effect
that both editors were down on the
floor with their hands in each others
hair, neither one able to answer to
the ringing of the gong, while Leader
Shaw was standing by calling time.
Ii is a bad exhibition for a sober
county like Preston without a saloon
from one end to the other. And
yet the tax problem over which they
began this awful war of words goes
on solving tself.-Grafton Sentinel.
The Sentinel is in error. The
war which is raging in Preston is
due to the Dawson tax laws. The
mistake the tax takers made was in
promising us too much. They have
failed to deliver the goods and we
are going to hold them responsible.
Preston is one Of the counties that
the people have thoroughly familiar
lied themselves with the tax laws.
They don't propose to let the Ma
chine fool them the second time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
BACK FROM CHARLESTON.
Assessors Core and Griflth Return
from the Assessors lnstitute-Big
Banquet Ends Session.
From The Morgantown Post.

From The Morgantown Post.
Ed w. Griffith and p. b. Core
returned on the 10 O'Clock train Sat-
urday evening from Charleston
where they have been attending Tax
Commissioners Dillon's school OF
the Assessors Institute" as Mr..
Dillon prefers that it be called.
Assessors from all over the State
were present, and some radical
changes in the manner of conduct
ing the work was suggested. A
number of bills will be presented at
the next session of the Legislature
with the idea of perfecting the sys-
tenn, chief among these is recon-
mending that The assessment year
be changed. At present it begins
April Ist and ends March 3Ist
of next year. The assessors claim
that this gives them but very little
time to get the books in the hands
of the tax collectors. The asses
sors will recommend that the assess
ment year begin January rst and
end December 81.
Friday evening the assessors were
Tax Commissioner Dillon's guests
at an elaborate banquet in the Kan
awha hotel at Charleston. Mr.. Dill
lon made long speech to the men
and impressed upon their minds the
fact that they should work together
in the matter.
Mouongalia's two representatives
report very profitable visit. They
had good social time as we'll as
business.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
MAEING THEn WORK.

Hon. James a. Hughes posimas.
tiers are receiving urgent orders these
days % be up and doing. The pre-.
sent Congressman is in need OF
every vote and every favorable in
huence which he can secure. Hunt
iDgton Advertiser.
This reminds as that the Journal
got very busy" and terrible
Swing" on Il during the late Con
gressionsl contest in this district.
But the journals "busy" season
and swing availed IL nothing.
II lost It's Congressman. There is
such thinz as postmasters becom
ing too offcious during the cam.
paigns and the voter governors him.
self accordingly when he steps into
the booth n all signs don't fail
there will be more voters than post
masters in the next election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
SEE THE TAX RRPORmERs.

The Board of Public Works is go
ing to make tour Of the State
making a one day stand at designat-
ed points where the tax payers may
appear before the Board to ask for
a reduction in their assessments.
Grafton has bsen designated as the
point where the Barbour, Preston
and Taylor victims must make their
bow before the Board. If there is
a grand rush the day the Board is
in Grafton and you fail to get the
Board TO lend you their ear, It is an
nounced that when the Board finish
es its tour of the State il will return
to Charleston and hold a continu-
Gus session. Now in all seriousness
IS not this pretty state of affair.
How many of the tax payers who
went before the Preston County
Court got any redress2 Very few,
If any. 1t was the concensus of
opinion that the County Courts were
governed by those high up in au.
thority. The actions of the court
strongly indicated this. II the courts
were acting upon the advice of their
superiors what show has the humble
farmer1 He lost his time and was
at considerable expense when he
appeared before the County Court
and now he is asked to incur fur
ther expenses and loss of time to 90
before the Board of Public Works.
The Board is to hear the grievance
of three counties in Grafton. If
the grievance is too great and the
Board cannot hear it then those who
failed to get their grievance before
the Board must go to Charleston.
Let us make little calculation of
what this will cost. A trip from
here to Grafton will cost 81 2 o in
car fare besides the loss of time and
the expense of satisfying the inner
man. This would amount to al.
least So. So the taxpayer who
would journey from Kingwood to
Grafton would be out of pocket
S5.2o, and in all probability the
Board would tell him that his assess
ment was too low
But suppose he was so foolish as
TO go to Charleston. A taxpayer
from Preston county could not make
the "trip to Charleston for less than
$50 or $40. The chances are ninety
nine to one that when he went to
Charleston he would return wiser
but sader man. The Board would
give him no relief.
Is this the kind of tax laws the
people of West Virginia want7
Make them travel all over the State
and appear before the court of En-
curry to show cause why they should
not be assessed at the "true and
actual value1" Yes, at the "true
and actual value" as laid down by
assessors whose judgment would
not be taken in beauty contest.
Why have such tax law that we
have to go through such tommy rotp
If the expression of the people is
any criterion to go by they are not
going to stand for such infamous
tax laws. AT the next election they
will register their protest.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The Morgantown Dominion in
commenting on the balmy an d
spring like weather the first of this
week. has this to say
Maximum temperature Sunday,
January II, 1906, IS degrees.
Nahum temperature July 25th,
1905, "a degrees.
In other words the warmest day
in January of this year is warmer
er than the coolest day in July of
last year. The temperature yester-
day was the same as it was two
DAYS last July, IS degrees on the
second and thirtieth days of the
month. The highest temperature
recorded in January 1905, was on
the first, second and third, days Of
the month, when the mercury show
ed 50 degrees. In 1904, the maxi
mum temperature for the month
was 81 degrees on the z7nd. On
January 79, 1905, the temperature
was 10 degrees below zero.
We will back the weather in this
country for variety and rapidly Of
change against that Of any other
county in the world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The Englehart Wooden Mill Co.
of Guseman, w. Va, Will receive
sealed bids, until Feb. I, 1906 fer
the erection of their main mill build
ing, at their plant in Guseman, w.
Va. Building is of frame structure
covered with galvanized iron, and
composition roof, the Company
furnishing all material Plans and
Specifications can be seen at their
office after Jan. rs, 1906. Bids to
be accompanied with bond equal to
bid. The Company reserves the
right to refuse any or all bids.
II ]. NJ. ENGLEHART, Sec.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

We are in receipt of letter from
Terra Alta which informs us that
the citizens OF that town d id
got know they we're so wealthy
until they read tn cir assess.
ment in THE ARGUS. 1t is duty
The ARGUS owes the people of
Preston to keep them posted as to
how the Dawson tax laws enhances
their prosperity.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The Function School is greatly
in need of enlargement and the peo-
pie up there want good big addi-
ton with a basement and audito-
rum and ought to have it before
another term of school begins,
The Kingwood School is also
very much crowded and demands
more room. The Board should
move towards securing these neces-
sary results as soon as possible.
An addition or wing should be
erected on the West Side of the
Kingwood High School.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

Some wealthy industries in Berk-
ley county succeeded in having
their ew assessments reduced to
$500, 900. 1t does seem strange
that none but the wealty can have
their assessments reduced. We
were told during the primary con
test that the Dawson tax laws were
intended to catch the big cor
poIations and the rich barons who
were escaping just assessment un.
der the old law. This is another
evidence Of the "vindic alton" of
the Dawson tax laws. And with
this glaring injustice staring the
common people in the face, the
Machine organs have the audacity
to ask the people to cantinue them
in Office indefinitely.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

Congressman Harry woodward
tells the Washington Post "there is
no political excitement just now in
our section" We are glad that
Harry takes this optimistic view,
but before Father Morris, of the
State Journal, gets through shaking
the red brush Harry will have rea.
son to believe that there is more
excitement in the section from
whence he halls than he had dream
ed of. Father Morris is not the
kind of man to allow Harry to
suffer for want of little excitement.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

1t is safe to predict that none of
Preston county's leading industries
will go before the Board of Pubic
Works asking for a reduction of
their assessment. Til assessors
treated them too generously for
them to ask for a reduction.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

We had expected to. complete the
publication of the real estate assess
ment for the county this week, but
will have to let 1t go over till next
week, as the compositor who has
been doing this work from the start
has been unable to work the past
week on account of a crippled hand
We expect to publish the rest of
it next week.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

One Of the most valuable and
useful books published for long
time, particularly 20 those connect
ed with the "Art preservatiye Of all
arts" and the business world in ger.
crsl is the book by George r. Ro-
we'll Of New York City, ON his ex.
perience Of 'Fory Years as Ad-
yertising Agent" In this partcu-
lar specially Mr. RowelI easily leads
them al and there are but few To-
bis class The book contains $50
pages and is illustrated and sells at
s. per copy. Itis issued by Print
ers Ink Publishing Co., 10 Spruce
Street, New York.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The Rambler breaks out again af-
ter a holiday vacation of several
weeks and gives us some more of his
wit and humor to aid digestion and
help allay the ravages of the buck
wheat itch.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The county assessors were perem-
ptorily ordered by the State Tax
Commissioner to asse Bile in
Charleston and attend Mr.. Dillon's
kindergarten. Nothing but death
will excuse them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

Here is ma echo ofthe joys of a
country editors life over in the
Wales of Pocahantas county
Among the few riots during the
holiday season was an attack on the
editor of this paper by one belong
ing to the wet nurse variety. The
young blood came with pockets ELL
ed with rocks and actually made an
assault. Will the Prosecuting At
torney take that before the grand
jury.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

THE ARGUS would suggest to
State Tax Commissioner Dillon that
he recommend to the next Legisla-
ture that they pass law pensioning
the county assessors.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

We know what is going to hap
pen to those assessors after a visit
to the kindergarten school. They
will return with more political
science" than they will need in the
assessment business.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The Prestonian who desires to
gaze upon the Board of Pubic
Works will have to Journey to
Grafton to do his gazing.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

May we ask the Grafton Sentinel
If it paid the increase in the water
rent, and if so was it due to the loss
of the saloon ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
Kingwood, January 90, 1906.

1t is about time Teddy was swing
ing the big stick if he expects his
railroad rate bill to materialize.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The great merchant prince and
millionaire Of Chicago, Marshal
Field, died last week at the Holland
House in. New York City Of pneu.
monia. He had gone there on bus
mess and contracted the disease
which caused his death. His re.
mains we're taken to Chicago on
special train and the funeral held at
the home. He began life poor
boy and was worth SI5o, 900, 600 at
his death and was at the head Of a
mercantile establishment that did
fifty million dollar business yearly.
lie was born in 1885 at Conway,
Mass.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The Uuited Mine Workers of
America have been holding big
convention in Indianapolis the past
week and we have been receiving
copies of the Daily News of that
city giving a full account of all the
proc sedings. We are under obliga-
tons to Mr.. J. H. WeirIch, of Tun-
Melton for the papers, as he has
been attending the convention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

We are under obligations TO Hon.
Arnold c. Scherr, the Auditor of
the State and perhaps the best one
we ever had, for copies of the new
tax and license laws, also the Fiscal
Reports of the Auditor for the years
of 1908 and 1904 and Insurance
Reports for same years and for 1905.
The Office of the Auditor is admin
isiered in a thorough and business
like manner and Mr.. Scheu makes
first class State official in spite Of
his bad politics.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The second chapter of King
Solomon's Diary is crowded out
this week, but will appear next week
for sure.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

The people from this county
who went to Florida to spend the
winter, to escape the rigor of our
mountain climate at this season of
the year, missed It this time, as we
have been having a very mild win
ter and delightful weather most Of
the time fo- the season of the year.
We have only had about one week
of winter all :old so far and during
the past week, there were several
days that could not be beaten for
mildness even in Florida, with the
temperature up to 76 we doubt If it
was any warmer down there.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

1t is reported in the papers that
Prof. Frank Butler Trotter the Vice
President of the Wesleyan Univer-
sity at Buckhannon has been offered
position as Latin Professor in the
University at Morgantown, but they
do not want TO give him up at Buck
harmon. AS his brother Ex-Supt.
of Schools James Russell Trotter is
President of the Board of Regents
of the University it is likely that
Frank will get the place if he wants it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
Spring Term--19O6.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-25
FORTY -FOUR YEARS OF THE
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-15
MERCHANTS AT LAGOON
Retailers Of State to Have Cav Time
Today.

IOQdy.
ohe or the largest crowds of the sea
son is looked for by the management OF
Lagoon today, when the Retail Butchers
ana Grocers' association from all pnrts
ot the state gather there to chow their
friends what they are capable of doing
In the line of furnishing a lively time,
me butchers and grocers OF not only Salt
LAKE. out also OF Ogden, Provo. Logan
Fafk CITY and all the other towns OF i'm
portance Iii Utah. will be on hand TO
purtlclpate In the big doings which are
scheduied TO take place during the day.
anu ali VIII no doubt bring their friends
and FAMILIES along with them
Inc committee In charge OF the affair
ana the resort management have mado
extensive plans for the entertainment
Oh the crowd, fine programme Of sports
mas Deen prepared, including a basebal IL
game between ogden and Salt Lake teams
LOT purse OF SIS; races OF all kinds for
prizes. tugs -of-war and numerous other
contests. A comic feature of the nro-
sramme Is TO be q shampoolng contest
between two BARRIERS with butchers ne
the subjects. The best appearing butcher
on the grounds is to be given q box of
cigars. so something very slick is ey
pected in the dress OF the butchers who
attend. Prizes amounting to over $500
$500 OF which Is gold. will be given away
as prizes OF various kInds
The merchants all over the State haye
taken keen interest In the affair and
have worked II up TO n point where they
are sure that it Will be ono of the bie
outings OF the season.
All butcher shops and grocery stores
ure TO close at 10 Il. N. today,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-15
BIRCH GETS CONTRACT
Concrete Curbing and Guttering Work
Goes to Him,

The contract for all the concrete curb
ing and guttering that has been ordered
for this year was let to s. Birch for
$27. 1874 by the Board OF Public Works
Tuesday night. The bids for the work,
which were four in number and were
opened Monday, were as follows: g..
Birch, $27. 7.13l34; Hanley G. Richie. s2s.-
1884: p. J. Moran. s20,525 Al; McDona Id
& Doyle, SSl, ,425,20.
Tho board also decided to not ACCEPT
the bid Of p. j. Moran for the macadam-
izing Of Twelfth East street from Second
South to Third South. which was the
only bid submitted. Morans bid for
the work was $5713.33, and was about
$500 higher than the estimate made by
the City Engineer. The board will re-
advertise for bids on this work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-15
MIR. sTUBBs WILL STAY HERE
Will Not Take Up Railroad Work In
London

NEW YORK, Aug. III. C. Stubbs said
today that there was no truth in the re-
port that he Is going to leave the Harri-
man system or take up railroad work In
London. Mr.. Stubs said lie was going
to stay with the Hartman system until
he was kicked out"
He said also that as far as he knew
Mr.. Sproule is not going to succeed him
as traffic director.
From another source it was learned
that Mr.. Sproule will leave the Harri-
man system TO go with another railroad
company, but the name of the company
was not disclosed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-15
NEW POSITION CREATED.
B. A. Campbell Made Assistant Super
intendent of Rio Grande.

A new position has been created in the
operating department of the Rio Grande
Western here, that of assistant superin-
tendent, and B, A. Campbell, formerly
trainnaster. has been appointed TO the
position The ONCE of tranmaster will
be abolished and Mr. Campbell will de-
vote his time TO the duties Of the new
position.
Mr.. Campbell came to Salt Lake about
two months ago and was formerly in
the employ of the Burlington at Billings.
Mont From conductor he advanced to
the trainmastership end now again his
merit as an operating official is recog-
nized.
Continuing the tour Of inspection, Gem
eral Superintendent Welby, accompanied
by w. L. Miller, returned from Ogden
Tuesday morning and went up to Bing-
ham and intermediate points, to permit
Mr.. Miller to become acquainted with
the system. They spent considerable
time at the camp and on the new branch
to the smelters. returning 10 the city
late last night.