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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22

Mlllard Fillmore Bartlett, Tx T. enc.
of Sylvester n. Bartlett, deceased.
W. in Chancerv.
Emma Bartlett. Corine Bartlett.
Mary Elizabeth Bartlett and Syl-
vester Noble Bartlett, the last
three being infants, Willard Fla
more Bartlett, in his own right.
Benjamin F. Shuttleworth, She.-
man c. Denham, Empire Nation
al Bank, a corporation, Clifford
Osborn Undertaking Co, a cor
poration, and all unknown cred
itors of Sylvester n. Bartlett. de-
ceased.
Pursuant to decree entered in
the above STYLED cause on the 18th
Iay of October, 1906, in the Circuit
Court of Harrison county, West Viz
ginia, at the September Term there
Of. the same was referred to the un-
dersigned to take, state and repor;
an account showing:
First: What personal estate the
said Sylvester n. Bartlett owned az
the time of his death, and the char
acter thereof.
Second: What disposition, il
any. was made of ssid personal es-
tate BY the said plaintiff, Millari
Fillmore Bartlett, executor of Syl-
vester n. Bartlett; and how much,
if any, of said personal estate Is
now in the hands of the said Millard
Fillmore Bartlett as executor, avail
a5Ie for the payment Of any deb:s
owing from the estate of the said
Sylvester n. Bartlett, deceased
Third: A settlement of the adj
ministration of the estate of said
decedent by said Willard Fillmore
Bartlett, his executor.
Fourth: What debts said Syl-
vester n. Bartlett owed at the time
of his death, their nature, and their
respective amounts and priorities.
Fifth: What real estate was own
ed by the said Sylvester n. Bartlett
at the time of his death, its quantity
description and location.
Sixth: And such other matters
as any party interested may require;
the same being pertinent, OF such
other matters as the commissions
himself may deem pertinent, vheth-
er required or not
The above named parties and all
others interested will take notice
that the undersigned commissioner
Will on the
1sT DAY OF DECEMBER, 1906.
proceed to execute the above order
Of reference at his Office on Court
street, in Clarksburg, West Nlr-
ginia.
Goth day Of October, 1906.
LAFAYETTE C. Grille,
Commissioner.
snerry & Sperry. Counsel for Plf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State OF West Virginia.
At Rules held in the Office Of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Har-
rison County the first Monday in
November, 1906,
Thomas n. Hood, Plaintiff,
vs.. I'm Assumpsit. Upon At
tachment.
Jonathan N. Springer, Defendant.
The object of this suit is to re-
cover of the defendant the sum OF
S2,271.66, being the amount, with
interest, of two several promisory
notes, each in the sum of One
Thousand Dollars Isl, oOo.oo), dat
ed April %, 1903, executed by one
David 0. Morgan, payable to the de-
PENDANT on or before one and two
years after date, respectively, with
interest, and which said notes were
assigned by the defendant to the
plaintiff and are now owned by the
plaintiff and are due, owing and
wholly unpaid.
And it appearing from an affi-
davit filed in this cause that the de-
PENDANT is a nonresident Of the
State of West Virginia, it is order
ed that he do appear here within
thirty days after the first pubica-
ton of this notice and do what Is
necessary to protect his interest
H. ". WILLIAMS, Clerk
Raymond Maxwell,
Counsel for Plaintiff.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22

A petition signed by 10S citizens,
including all of the property owners
on Cain street excepting two, ask
ing that the name Of Cain street be
changed to DOYLE street, was pre-
sented and read by the clerk Mr..
lIcAndrew objected to the change OF
the name because the street was
dedicated to the city by John Cain,
deceased, a highly esteemed pioneer
citizen Of Clarksburg, whose life and
works should continue to be honored
in this manner as it is betting.
On vote the petition was refused.
all of the councilmen voting
against it excepting McReynolds.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the petition of Rosie
Hewes asking permission to erect
a frame building on Hewes street
on the property adjoining the cen,
trail school building, recommended
that the permission be not granted
because they did not believe the
building should be erected within
The fire limit. Motions to accept
the report of the committee, to re-
iect the petition and to instruct the
chief of police to notify the petl-
Toner of the councils action, were
carried.
Permission to erect FIVE frame
dwellings with slate roofs on Car 7
rol avenue, was granted to c. ).
Smiley.
permission to erect three frame
dwelling houses on Monticello
Permission was given c. B. Hen
derson TO erect one-story, tlve-
roomed house on Stealey avenue.
Repuest to remodel the Holmes
block on West Main street was
granted to ]. Honor Davis, acting
for If. G. Holmes.
R1nest Meyers was given permls-
sion TO erect two-story frame
6ysling on Sixth street.
P. 81. Finnerty was granted a
license to operate restaurant at the
Metropolitan hotel.
Clerk Cole asked for disposition
of bills for witness fees rendered in
the circuit court in the recent cases
Of the city against Lulu Medsker
and John Condry. The Mayor in
!. formed the council Of instructions
given by him for the issuance Of ca
4 phases profne against the parties,
On motion of Mr.. Wood the
sanitary committee was INSTRUCTED
10 investigate the COMPLAINTS OF per
sons residing near the city crema,
tory against the alleged inefficient
cperation Of the crematory which
tbev assert is causing a most dls'
agreeable odor in that community
Clerk Cole was authorized to pur-
chase a Hampton receipting ma
chine for the water works depart
Council then adjourned
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Charles A. Short, of shinnston,
was 4 city business visitor Thursday.
George W. Southern, Of Shinns-
ION. spent FRIDAY here
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22

Col N. J. Francis, of Wilson,
burg attended the funeral of Sam
uel Lyon Friday.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22

West Virginia
Given under ny hand this 10th
day of October, 1906.
LAFAYETTE c. Grille,
Commissioner.
win E. Morris, Counsel for Plf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22

Kidwell Brothers Company, cor
poration, defendant
The object of this suit is to re-
cover of the defendant the sum of
$254.02 for brokerages due the
plaintiff on sales Of goods, wares
and merchandise made by the plain
tiff for the defendant.
And it appearing from an affi-
dayit filed in this cause that the de-
fendant is nonresident of the
State of West Virginia, it is order
ed that it do appear mere within
thirty days after the first publica-
ton of this notice and do what is
necessary to protect its interests
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State Of West Virginia.
At Rules held in the Office Of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Har-
rison County the first Monday in
November, 1906,
The willison-Earle Company a
corporation, plaintiff.
vs.. lin Assumpsit. Upon At
tachment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22
coN1uss1oNER's NOTICE

Millard Fillmore Bartlett, Ex'r., etc.
of Sylvester n. Bartlett, deceased.
Tn Cbopoerv
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-22

VVu44H4SS1V1lS'
sperry s sperry, Counsel for Plf.
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proceed to execute the above 6rdei
a reference at his Office on Court
street, in the City Of claraburg'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
STATE FIELD MEET.
South Dakota High School Athletic As.
ISOLATION Plans.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 26.-Great in.
terest is being manifested in the annual
state field meet Of the South Dakota
High School Athletic association, which
is to be held in Sioux Falls early in
a. Preliminary arrangements for
the event already are being made.
The students of the Sioux Falls high
school are arranging to entertain all
contestants in the meet at their homes
during the time of the meet. On the
evening after the meet the board OF
control of the state association will
award the medals to the winners and
later in the evening the Sioux Falls
High School Comedy club will present
a farce for the entertainment of the
visiting students and others.
AS the meet is the great annual event
in high school athletics, a great num-
Der of athletes from various parts OF
the state are expected to be present.
Arrangements are being made to secure
the services of competent officials. 1t
is expected that Rev. j. p. Clyde, the
famous Yale athlete, can be secured
to act as starter at the meet.
Gold and silver medals will be given
to the winners of first and second
places in each event A silver cup will
be offered to the winning relay team,
and a silk banner will be presented by
the girls of the Sioux Falls high school
to the school whose team wins the
largest number OF points in the meet.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01

suffering for their wrongdoing 'rh,
committed. he says, deliberately avoid.
ed going after the big tinancjers ",
personally offered the committee Tho
evidence taken at d private hearins
in Boston that the insurance c~ornounint
financed to the extent Of So, O ono the
notorious New England Gas ana COKE
steal. The committee declined TO re-
celVe a copy of the evidence. They
would not explore n avenue on which
the big men might ave to travel TO the
states prison.
The committee. as it's report shows
was led to believe that If its invcst;ga-
lion was too thorough or it's report Toe
drastic it would result in revelations
mat would necesSitate Investigations
that might bring on a financial Danit.
Therefore it halted, says Lawson, in II.
e~Xam'natlon, and has turned III u re-
port which is Of little or no value as q
cure for the evils of the system, or
which by itself or by legislation found
cd on 1t will prevent q recurrence of
such evils or make it impossible for the
same men to recommit the same crimes
Stunned the Real Thieves.
The committee was steered away
from h real thieves, he says. Ths
committee has not said i thing thai
the entire public does not know from
reading the reports OF the hearings. Mr.,
Lawson declares, except Il little para.
graph about the Wickedncss of svnai.
Gates. Then they led the chase right
away from the syndicates without men.
tioning who made up the syndicates
and where the policy holders millions
went.
II am through with the McCalls. the
McCurdys and the other poor small fry
that the insurance company lays all the
blaIne on. Where they got tens of thou
sands the men higher up got millions.
Listen to a prediction-more, a
prophecy: Within a re- John d.
Rockefeller, Henry II. Rogers, and I
don't know how many more of their
crowd, If living, will be wearing stripes
in the states prison.
They can't stop the wave that is
sweeping over the country. With the
people in control of the companies and
AN honest board of directors Investigate
ing and prosecuting the thieves that
have robbed in the past, their millions
will count them nothing. They realize
this and are moving heaven ana earth
to get control of proxies.
Desperate Efforts to Get Proxies.
They are cutting prices on policies.
rebating and even giving policies awaV
just to get the proxies. l have a poljcv
of one OF the big ~companies-I won't
say whether it is the New York Life
or the Mutual-and an afFidayit from,
the man it is issued to that he has ney-
er paid one lola in money or any
other equivalent for it, except TO turn
the proxy accompanying it to the
agent
MI. Lawson announces that as soon
as he has d chance to get his breath
after his 2,000-mile trip he will Issue n
statement telling the policy holders how
they can use the Armstrong report tn
their w advantage, even though IL
was not intended to have that effect.
Then you will see" he says that
their plan to make my thousands OF
proxies worthless will not amount 10
ansthlng-1n Fact it will be the securing
Of control even easier"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
BITTER SCHOOL FIGHT.
AS Result q Decision Is Made in Favo!
of teachers.

- lCGStiSI -
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 23.--At the re-
quest OF State Superintendent Kramer,
Attorney General Hall has rendered a
decision to the effect hat no county
superintendent can compel the at
tendance OF teachers at a county in
Stitute held outside the boundaries Of
the county in which they are teaching,
and further holds that the county COM
m~issioners canno legally allow bills for
the expenses Of an institute held out
side h county boundaries. 1t has
been the custom in some sections Of the
state or several counties to join to-
gether to hold a longer institute than
could be afforded by n county, the
expense being paid Jointly, The de-
Joint institutes being held. The de-
rlSlon IS to V a situation in Rob-
erts county, where several of the teach
ers refused to attend an institute held
ut Simpson Park, in Grant county, and
the refusal 0 the county superintend-
ent to grant them certificates to teach
pm accoun of their action. This ac-
ZION on the part of the superintendent
has brought or a bitter school fight in
that county, in which sides have been
taken By the two political factions, and
out OF which most of the editors of the
county are either answering to libel
suits or are threatened With having
such suits brought. 1t is likely that
the decision o the attorney genera nav
somewhat clear the atmosphere. as tie
basis of the whole Wrangle is practic-
ally settled by his decision and is in
opposition 20 the position taken bv the
ounty superintendent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
217 DIVORCES
Sioux Falls Heads List with Sc of the
Total


Pierre, S. d, Feb. 22.-An analysis of the
divorce record Of South Dakota for the
first six months of the operation of the
vital statistics bureau shows that Sioux
Falls Is far in the lead of any point in
the state, more than one-third Of the de-
creeS granted for that period being in that
circuit. \ total of PIT couples sought sep
aration III that time and out of that num-
Der 1877 came from outside states to this
state for divorce purposes.
The causes advanced for securing relief
from matrimonial troubles showed deSer-
ton to be in the lead, with 101 cases.
Among the aus were 80 divorces on the
grounds Of n~on-support, 80 for cruelty, IA
for intemperanCe and 3 for neglect. Twelve
cases were heard and granted in which
ther reason has not been reported.
Out of the total Sc DEGREES were granted
by Judge Jones Of Sioux Falls, 81 by Judge
Mccoy of Aberdeen, 90 by Judge L. G.
Smith of YanktOn, 10 by Judge MCGEE of
Rapid CITY, 10 by Judge T. b. Smith Of
Mitchell, 10 by Judge Marquis of Water
town, y by Judge Gaffy of Pierre, Il by
Judge Rice of Dcadwood and l by Judge
Whiting of Huron.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
EXPRESS OFFICES
MUST REMAIN Open
Gre Ordered to Receive Cash
for Shipment at All
Hours Of Day.
DECISION is A SURPRISE
Express Company at Aberdeen Refused
to Take Money for Shipment from
a Bank After Closing Hours
Railway Commission Decides.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. s26.-The
was transacted by the members of the
state board of railroad commissioners
at their regular monthly meeting,
which has just been concluded at the
headquarters of the commission in this
city.
One of the most important matters
affecting the jurisdiction of the board
now pending before h United States
court for South Dakota is the case
instituted by the United States Ex-
press company in opposition to an or
der issued by the board. The case
arises from a complaint filed last July
by the Aberdeen, S. D., National bank.
The complaint asked that the United
States Express colnpany's office at Alb
erdeen be required to extend it's hours
for receiving shipments of cash for
transportation Owe its lines.
The railroad commissioners, after a
hearing in the case. decided in favor
of the bank and issued an order re-
curing the express company to receive
shipments of currency at any hour dur-
ing the day. The express company APP
pealed from the order of the board to
the federal court, where Judge Garland
issued a writ temporarily enjoining the
board from enforcing its order.
The express company maintained
that the railroad commissioners have
no jurisdiction over the acts Of the
company and that the order OF the
board was unreasonable. The commits
sion has since filed q cross bill, which
asks the federal court to. compel the
obedience Of the express company to
the order Of the commission.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
THREATS UMNERVED HIM.
South Dakota Farmer Hangs Self il,
the Kitchen Of Home.

SIOUX FAILS, $. D., Feb. 23.-Because
inreats We're made that he would be
killed il he did not take his own life,
Larl MoseT, Il farmer residing twelve
t!nlies northwest of Java, hung himself
N inc kltc!len OF his home. Java is
situated on the Evarts line of he Chi
rago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad,
IN WalWorth county.
Particulars which have been received
here show that the suicide was sur
rounded with decidedly unusual fea-
lures. Moser belonged to what is
known as the Merllel band of religions
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
COAL AT PIERRE.
a Discovery Is Reported of a Vein
Near That Place.

Pierre, 8. D., Feb. 24.--Joha Ihli, q
farmer living near Fielder postofice in
the northwest corner of the county, re-
ports finding a quantity of coal which
was brought to the surface by a spring
on his land. He gathered some OF il
and says it makes good fuel.
This find recalls the fact that cmcnr
the records at old Fort Sully was one
of an expedition that left Fort Pierre
in the pioneer days, IA after crossine.
the river and going a days march ia
the northward, discovered a vein ~
coal cropping out of a bluff. A ston If
several days was made while the black-
smith with the party resnod the m11ias
and repaired the wagons, using the coal
find for fuel. With that record as j
basis, many men have searched for tl,a
vein OF coal mentioned, but no one ever
found n trace of ii. This failure ie1
TO the belief that the vein was coveres
5y a landslide before the beginning Of
settlement here. y
n location of the Ihli farm IS n ho,,
twenty miles from this city and yvo,,i,,
ut In Well for the distance ira veIaa
by the early expedition referred to ana
the present discovery may resa,; in iha
OF the vein OF coai
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
GREAT COUNCIL MEETING.
Cheyenne Indians to Discuss Railroads
Advent Into Their Country.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. ga great meet
ing Of the executive council on the
Cheyenne River Indian reservation has
been called to meet at the agency op-
posite Forest City February %. This
council will consider matters of import
ance to he Indians or that reserya-
ton, probably the principal one being
the granting of a right of way across
the reservation for the Evarts extern
sion OF the Milwaukee which Is being
built across the state.
Other matters in regard to Ieages and
general management Of the affairs OF
the reservation will also be conslG-
cred.
This council is the one selected some
time age and is composed of the promi-
nent Indian chiefs Of the tribes on the
reservation in whose hards has been
placed all the executive business re-
lating to the general welfare Of the
Cheyenne Indians.
A great dance n banquet viii fol-
low the council although It will be
minus the usual gayeties because the
Indians felt that with the coming OF
the railroad they will become civilized
and soon like the whites after whom
they are p~atterning.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
A STRANGE BOX.
Coffin of Bark Containing Skeleto,
Found Deep Down in Bluff,

FouHQ beeP DOWn IN EiuTf.
Oacoma, S. D., Feb. 26.-Earth's Sc
crets are no less mysterious than are
the secrets Of the sea. The hills about
this place are replete with mystery.
An unaccountably strange find was
made by railroad graders in digging
through the American Creek bluff near
the A. Hickey place.
About eighty feet below the surface
n twenty-five feet from the edge of
the bluf the Workmen came upon a
rough box overlaid with thick bark,
containing the remains of a human
skeleton. Pieces Of the box are now
on exhibition at the office of the Oaco-
ma Argus.
Indian traditions say the red men
have inhabited this part of the west
n along the Missouri river bottom
for a little less han 25o years. Since
the memorable expedition of Lewis and
Clark they have left no records
ofSburials in his part of the state.
The Indians prior to the advent of
the white man placed their dead upon
poles raised above the ground, or at
most laid the bodies on the bare
ground. Who, then, placed this rough
casket al SO great a depth in the
ground? The formation of the bluff
Is OF shale and the indications are that
the rock about the place where the
casket was found has not been dis
turbed.
The box u AVE been placed there
hundreds Of years ago. 1t would be
interesting to know the history Of the
unknown occupant of the box. Was
he old or young; was he red or white,
and what was the cause of his heath?
There was no indication of clothing
about the skeleton and but pieces Of
the bones remain. The teeth are the
only parts of the body which do not
show signs of decay, and they are
strong and white, firmly set in the
jaws OF the skull.
The box and it's strange occupant
will likely be taken to Pierre to grace
the growing museum Of South Dakota
at the state house.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-03-01
EDITORS ELECT.
Closing Business of a Very Successful
Meetino of Association.

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 26.-The South
Dakota Press association adjourned
their midWinter meeting after electing
a full set Of officers for the ensuing
year. C. f. Hackett, of the Parker
New Era was elected president; John
It. Cogan, of Sioux Falls, secretary,
and E. NJ. McDaniels, of F~landreau,
treasurer. The executive committee
chosen is composed of Geo. w. Kelly,
Woonsocket; j. D. Reeves, Groton; w.
Colvin, Ver1nillion. w. r. Donald IA
elected first Vcie president n j. c.
Donald, of Clear Lake, second vice
president.
The meeting was a business success
and several editors joined the associa.
ton. h Mitchell local press gave a
dancing party n a banquet at theil
hall with about sixty visiting editors il
attendance.