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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03
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John q Darnan vs.. Duncan sinclair
Harry G. Trexler. a. +. Gefstetl and
Arnold Sinclair In chancery+
Pending in the Circuit Court Of the
county of Marion, and STATE Of West
Virginia.
The object Of the above entitled suit
is to obtain a decree against the de
PENDANT Duncan Sinclair in favor Of
the said John G. Darnall for the spe
cfic performance of an agreement en-.
tered into between them on the 18th
day Of February, 1906. m the words and
figures as follows, towit:
"This agreement made this 18th day
of February, 1906. between Duncan
Sinclair Of the first part and ]. c.
Darnall Of the second part. Where
as, Howard Switzerland, George Adam
son, James Sites and NJ. ]. Quinn, on
the S1st day OF January, 1906, executed
an option giving the right to said }.
G. Darnall and his assigns to purchase
the timber on certain lands in Pendle.
ton county, West Virginia, for the
sum Of $S6.OOO.OO at any time whiting
thirty days from the date Of said op.
ton. And, whereas, said J. G. Oar.
nall has and by these presents doth
assign said option to said Duncan Sin.
clair upon the following terms and
conditions. Therefore this agreement
witnesseth: That if said Sinclair
shall sell said timber and any addi-
tional timber which may be procured
or optioned by said Darnall sufficient
to make fifty million feet in all, said
Darnall shall receive $4,000 cash on
his services in procuring said options
out of the money so received by said
from the sale thereof, and
in addition thereto shall when all the
purchase money is paid on said fifty
million feet, be entitled to one-fourth
of all the net profits of every kind and
character arising from said sale or
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03

came angry and reminded his guest
that he could not indulge in such talk
in his house.
He may have changed since then.
So has the politics of Marion county.
No Republican, and no friend of w.
s. Meredith, can afford to vote for Mr..
Downs
Let there be a solid vote for W. E.
Cordray for County Commissioner.
CITIZEN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03
Rurs! Furs! /!

Ea5sE, attention! Do you real.
- Zazt the season is at hand to
Et mat new fur you have con.
ll1sed buying? Let US reason
sasr- Why not buy now and
- De full benefit of its use?
10y azEay' Why take chances2
ne 1Fe showing a nice line of
lssllan priced Furs; consisting of
@ pieces and mutts for ladies',
1sEs and Children, in chinehiIIa,
~ siberian Squirrel, Isabella
Bax Japanese Mink, opossum,
Ii link, Isabelle coney, French
Ca Gray krlmmer and Real
Is and Mink. Ranging in
EIs.S % suit your convenience,
$t1g up to $500. And
1lllIS you want something better
~ lnsM be pleased to submit sam.
u.s ,Ear your Inspection. Give US
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03
J. NJ. HARTLEY 4 son. |

w. S. Meredith made business Wis.
1t to Warrington this afternoon.
Miss Winifred South, of this city,
Is in Shepherdstown the guest of Mrs.
John G. Knutti, wife of Professor
Knutti, principal of the Shepard Col.
lege State Normal school. = Morgan
town New Dominion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03

Others say they can't get along
without the West yirgipian. Get it
while our bargain offer is open. See
ad. in paper today
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03

/ re IS Goods.


Just received a new line of nice
all wool plain solid cOIors, 46.inch,
medium weight at $500 the yard,
In all the staple coIors.
Fancy Grey PIaids and Checks
at Csc, SOC, 75c and $500 the yard.
The very things you are looking
for. Come in and see them. No
charge for looking them over.
New line of Richardson EN-.
broidery outfits at IS and SOC, in
GLIDING the silks. They are GER
tainIy beauties and good values.
We also carry full line of the
Richardson silks.
Don't forget that Christmas pres,
ent, and also remember you can
get an outfit at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03

You will not get another chance
soon to get the West virginian at our
great bargain price. See ad in this
paper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-03
Marriage License.

cosorno Coladnomo and Grazia
Yamiero.
Wayne L. Meredith and Nettie H.
Morgan.
NIinta L. West and Mary NJ. Nor
gan.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Wire Inspectors work.

Mr.. Frank o. Evertz. wire inspec-
tor for the city, reports a very busy
month in February. He inspected ma
ny new buildings under course of
construction and a number OF old
jobs which had been done over"
Some property owners showed an in
clination to be backward in making
the ordered changes The inspector
has met with comparatively few OBJ
stacles and states that the property
owners generally seem to want to do
the right thing. Mr.. Evertz was plac-
ed on trial for one month and his ap-
pointment has not yet been made
permanent. He will have a detailed
report to make the legislative boards
at the next meeting.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Railroad Business Good.

The I. c. reports a very good bust
ness generally during the month OF
February.
The baggage business at the local
station was not up to the business OF
the preceding month but during the
latter part of February did pick up
a great deal and the new month was
entered into with a very brisk bust
ness, The ticket department report
ed great deal of travel, especially
the latter part of the month when the
southern travel began. A number of
persons went south to the southern
cities. carnivals and Mardi Gras IN
New Orleans.
The freight department reports a
good business. The regular spring
business is beginning to come in and
tobacco is being shipped in greater
lots now than in years at this season.
This is probably due to a big private
purchase for the English government
last month by a local broker.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
River Business for February.

February was the best February
for business in river circles in years.
There was no Ice in the rivers around
here at all, and all of the packets
had a good volume of business both
in passengers and freight business
the volume surprising anything done
in the same month in any year.
In retail circles, February was a
very dull month. Too late, and too
mild to stimulate much demand for
heavy goods, the retailers find them
selves stocked up very full on some
lines of winter goods. The advance
buying for spring has set in very
lively and the Indications are for a
good season.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Exhibition mt Lamont

Given by the Liberty Ridge school
will be held on Saturday, March 3,
commencing at p. m. and continu-
ing until IL O'Clock. The following
plays, together with music and tab
leaux, will constitute the evenings
program: "Mischievous Bob" THE
Quack Doctor" "A Negro Play" and
Meeting the Ghosts" which will be
perry fun in a photograph gallery.
bound in horror, and mike Dono-
vans Courtship."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

ly abandoned. II II could be shown
how many lights thus go out, or are
put out TO tighten the strain on the
plant, every night, the average cost
of sS4.92 light in Paducah would
doubtless prove to be entirely too
small. In other words. hundreds OF
times when light is supposed to
have been shining, and the benefit
that would be derived by the public
from its shining has been credited in
the estimate made when the cost vas
figured at $s4.92 a light, it was in
reality, not shining, thus reducing
the real number of lights. II all the
times these lights were not shining
when they were supposed to have
been shining were charged up, 1t
would show a vast amount of SER
vice the city has not received. and
proportionately increase the cost o:
what the city did get.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
SPEAKING OF GAS PLANTS.

Some of our excellent citizens re
fer to the yoke of the gas company
under which the city is straining
The older citizens doubtless remem-
Der when the gas yoke was of the
oity's own construction, as the city
owned the gas plant.
In those days, gas sold here for
50 and 81, it is understood. and still
the city of Padueah made the plant q
rank failure, and had to sell it. Gas
now sells at 81 in Paducah, and yet
the city at time when electricity
was almost unknown here, when gas
was much used, and sold for SO and
81 where 1t is now selling at 81.
could not make success of the plant
and had to sell it,
The city of Henderson is naw in
vestigating its gas plant. A commit
tee of the council, according to the
Henderson Cleaner, made an investt-
cation and confirmed the claim that
INC Pidhl ioSl ~ f,V'V lOT the city
last year. The city sells gas, and the
$4,000 loss indicates that 1t is en-
tirely unable to compete with pri-
vate companies in furnishing a COM
modify to the public.
As a result, il is not certain
whether the city of Henderson will
sell the plant and lift this burden of
annual loss from the shoulders of the
taxpayers, will lease out the plant,
or will continue to run it at loss,
as some of the people of Henderson,
sad to say, are in favor of doing.
A capitalist has made Henderson
an offer of $4,000 for the plant,
which indicates that there is money
in Henderson's gas plant. but the
city can't make it, and 1t will take
private ownership to get any profit
out Of it.
Henderson with her gas plant Is
simply doing what many cities have
done, or will sooner or later do,
about their utilities, which soon
break down. are poorly managed,
give bad service, and almost univer-
sally show an annual loss to the tax
payers.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

One point nhat has never been
made, and which would be impossi-
bic to fully investigate, in regard to
the light plant, is the number of
lights that go out every night. The
city, in the first place, operates its
plant on the moonlight schedule.
When the lights do burn, however,
there is hardly a night, as people all
over the city know, that the lights
do not begin to go out in places. One
will suddenly be snuffed out here.
and another there, until by midnight.
there may be anywhere from 20 to
so out in various parts of the city.
thus reducing the number from 165
to actually little over 100. The police
department used to keep a record OF
the lights that thus went OUT, each
officer making a note of every light
that went out on his beat during the
night. 1t is presumed this became
such difficult task that Il was final.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Riverside Hospital.

Riverside hospital reports a com
paratiyely quiet month In February.
During February a total of AZ pa
tents were enrolled At the start
Ave public and seven private patients
were enrolled. Is public and 10 pri-
waite patients received. and at the
close the records show seven public
and i've private patients. one death.
that of a private patient took place.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
There Was Very Little Build
ing Started Last Month.
Fire Loss Was less Than $f,OOO-
Police Make 12S Arrests-Busi-
ness Was Very Good.
OTHER MONTHLY
REPORTS

The spring rush has not begun in
building circles. While the weather
was generally good in February, yet
people were afraid to take chances,
and as result only fourteen ouild-
ing permits were issued, and none Of
them was for a very large amount.
The following were issued during
February by Engineer Washington.
T. A. Clark, frame, on Trimble be-
tween 18th and goth, 500.
Mrs. Ella Harvick, frame on
Broadway between goth and 2ls..
$500.
John w. Keller, remodel brick
building on Broadway between Third
and Fourth, 5000.
Mrs. John Porteous. frame on
Trimble between 18th and 18th.
$500.
Mrs. John Porteous, frame on
Trimble between 18th and 18Th,
$500.
John Stroud, frame on Fountain
avenue and 18th street, $1,000.
Mrs. w. C. Overstreet. frame on
10th between Boyd and Trimble,
$500.
A. A. Redmond. frame addition on
Kentucky avenue between 10th and
l1th, $40.
Julia NJ. Husbands, frame on Mill
between ellison and Sowell, 500.
Z. z. Bell. frame on Sixth between
Husbands and George. 5000.
Mrs. Amelia Hymrash, brick on
Clay between 18th and 12th,f $3.50.
w. l.. Rayburn. frame on Clay
between 18th and Goth, $3.50.
West Kentucky Coal Co, frame on
Ohio street between First and Sec
.ond, $1,000.
Samuel Liebel, frame on Ninth be-
tween Bochman and Elizabeth, 5000.
Samuel Liebel, frame on Ninth
between Bochman and Elizabeth,
5000.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
Will Go Over Several Measures Will
the Solicitor.

The ordinance committees of the
two boards of the council will meet
tonight with City Solicitor James
Campbell. Jr., to go over some pro-
posed ordinances and some on the
books that require changing. The
ordinance exempting new industries,
the city buyer and the license ordi-
nance will be considered. The Ii
cense ordinance has been amended
several times but there are still some
features of it that require modify
ing and these will be considered.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Engineer "a Victim of Meningitis.

Mr.. Edward Martin. aged SO, a
well known river engineer. died at
$40 o'clock last night from menin-
gifts which developed Sunday from
pneumonia. He resided on South
18th street. and was engineer on
the towboat Jim Duffy. He leaves a
wife, four daughters and two sons.
No funeral arrangements have yet
been made.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

Richard Mansfield descends to the
level of common humanity long
enough to write a statement. THE
statement that | am suffering from
an incurable disease is without YES
tige of truth. | am, thank God, in
perfect health and condition. RICH
ARD MANSFIELD" Mr.. Mansfield
is mistaken. He is suffering from the
most incurable case of swell-head on
record.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

The police departments report, for
February shows IS more arrests
than during the preceding month. al
though February is much shorter
than January. The arrests were for
the following: Drunk and disorder
ly, %; breaches of the peace, 81;
drunk. 20; HOUSEKEEPING. 5: rape.
2; murder. / obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. 8; breach of or
dinance, 8; petty larceny 8; fugl-
tive from justice. / malicious as
sault, 3; escape from changing. L;
malicious cutting, /; carrying con-
.cealed weapons, 4; neglecting family,
1; malicious shooting. 1; grand lar
ceny, 2; vagrancy. /; dsorderly
house, 2; mayhem. 1; using insult
ing language. 2: seduction. 1; false
swearing. 2; total, 1873.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

Often the object of an injunction
is to prevent exposure. Charges of a
serious nature have been brought
against Chief of Police Kiely, of st.
Louis, but instead of wanting them
Investigated so il innocent he can be
cxonerated, he has taken out an in
junction preventing the commission
ers from proceeding with the trial.
Ii is a dead give away.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

ever before. there having been but
little illness among the roads en-
ployes.
During February a total of 81 pa
tients were admitted. At the begin
ming of the month there were Il
enrolled and Ia remaining at the
close. One death occurred during the
month.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
School Attendance Good.

The attendance in the schools dur
ing February was good. above the av-
erage. 1t was the first month of the
second term and the enrolment was
greatly increased the first week or
two, especially in the primary grades
The pupils and teachers exhibit great
interest in the work and the schools
are reported running over smoothly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Death IN Graves.

Lugs Baker, AZ years old. one of
the best known farmers in Graves
county. died Monday evening of con-
sumption. at Spray. He is survived
by his mother and sister, Mrs. Caro-
line Bell, both living in this county.
He was a cousin of Lee Baker, a well
known steamboat man, Of Paducah
-Mayfield Messenger.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

by the purchase OF from 500 to 700
hogsheads of tobacco for the English
government by local broker. This
was one of the biggest purchases ev-
err made in Paducah during the win
ter season.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

Judge Riddell vacated the bench
at Jackson, Breathitt county, in the
Hargis cases, but he first sent the ac-
cused men to Jail, which was court
esy to the citizens that they should
not fail to appreciate.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

Sewer Inspector A. Franke's re-
port for February shows: Plumbing
permits issued, 2; water tests made,
2; smoke test made. 2; yard permit
issued. / /; yard sewer tests made; l;
final test and connection of sewer
granted, 2; flush tanks, 10.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Twenty.eight Runs in February

There have been very few fires
since January 1. While the fire de-
partments made rs runs in Februa-
ry, the total loss was less than ST.
900, 26 of the runs were to small
blazes. mostly from defective hues,
and two of the alarms were false.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Marriage Licenses.

Twenty-Five marriage licenses
were issued by the county clerk for
February to white persons and five
to colored persons. a total of "a.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

The Kentucky legislature has lit
tie more than a week to remain in
session. There will be sigh Of re-
lief from over the entire state when
it finally adjourns sine die.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

1.-The railroad hospital reports a
very quiet month. In fact the hospit-
al has done less the past winter than
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Street Car Traffic Good.

Traffic on the street cars for Feb
ruary shows good increase over last
February, and is an indication of the
growth of the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Rainfall for February.

The rainfall for February, as-indi-
Gated by River Observer S. A. Fow-
Ter, was sec inches.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
70 Burial Permits,

There were 20 burial permits is
sued by City Clerk Henry Bailey
during the month Of February. Nine
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

Strange to say. the fruit crop
hasn't yet been destroyed single
time this year.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Rig Tobacco Sale.

The tobacco market during the
month Of February, usually very
quiet month, was made prominent
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

teen were for white and seven for
cOlored persons.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Iotal ............. ....9 ~, 100
Average for February, 1906. 1851
Average for February, 1905. .347S
Increase 80. ........... 279
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01

Personally appeared before me.
this March 1, 1906, Il. J. Paxton,
general manager of The Sun, who
affirms that the above statement of
the circulation of The Sun for the
month of February, 1906, is. true to
the best of his knowledge and be-
lief.
PETER PURYEAR. Notary Public.
My commission expires January
22, 1908.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-01
Daily Thought.

Glory should follow, not be pur-
sued.-Pliny, Jr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-23
ENTHUSIASM OF STUDENTS
How Surplus Energy Is Worked Of
in Different Countries.

Baron Speck Won Sternburg. Kaiser
Wilhelm's Embassador In the United
States, Is to deliver the commencement
address at the University OF Illinois. 1t
Is pity that the date could not have
corresponded with the double victory of
the Illinois track team and baseball team
over the corresponding teams of the Uni
versity OF Chicago, Then the Embassa-
dor would have had the opportunity of
seeing celebration of kind peculiarly
American.
German students have their duelng
corps, English students have their boat
races. but II Is not custom established
In either Germany or England 10 celc-
bratc success In competition by breaking
into a theater or attempting to batter
down jails. From all accounts, the I'LL
nois students did not have even the eX-
cuse sometimes offered for students In
New York after the Thanksgiving foot
ball Games-they were not drunk. They
were merely eXhilarated by the Joy OF
Yicarous victory. In American univer-
Stiles the students themselve have llttle
part In athletic competition, and must get
the exercise essential to their happiness
IN the process of celebrating the prowese
OF their representatives Why the cclc-
bration should SO often take the form OF
disorder in a playhouse Is a question for
a psych9logist Perhaps the train train OF Of
TO pleasure; the student is out for pleas
ure; II his pleasure consists In rioting.
tho theater Is the place for 1t.
In comparing tho conduct OF students
here and in Europe, the Embassador
would be too polite TO say that the DON'T
nant note here Is chlldshncss. In Euro
pean universities the students are inter
ested in political questions The univer-
stiles arc the ccnters OF political aGita-
ton. The Russian universities are we'll
represented among the exiles in Siberia.
In all Southern Europe the first thing
necessary In an insurrection Is 10 close
tho universities. Within a tow years the
leading universities In most European
countries have been closed for time In
order TO SupDreSS revolutionary activity.
In England the love of sport has not pre-
vented the universities from standing az
tho head of the religious and political
movements OF the past century. In Amer
lea the universities count for nothing I'm
the political life of tho country. Their
energy is absorbed in discussing athletic
prospects betting on athletic contests. or
celebrating athletic victories America
stood first at the Olympic games, TINS
docs not mean that America Is the sue
cessor OF ancient Greece I'm overy respect
or that Champaign or Chicago has the
intellectual supremacy that belonged To
beDs-ChiCagO Tribune.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-23
Papyrus for Bank Notes.

In only one place In Europe is the
papyrus plant still to be found. This
is on the upper reaches Of the little
river Anapo In Sicily, near the mouth
OF which Syracuse Is situated Papy-
rus cultivation was n very important
branch OF agriculture with the an
tioue and classic worlds, for 1t was
from the pith of this semi-aquatic
plant the material was made upon
which the ancients wrote-a material
similar to tough, thick, whity-brown
paper which moderns also coll papy-
rus 1t was employed for the purposes
of literature and correspondence by
the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans,
and continued In general use both In
Italy and throughout the eastern en-
pire until the twelfth century Indeed.
It was the writing paper of the world
for over 1000 years-a long period for
any manufactured article TO command
the market and successfully defy all
competition,
Now the italian Minister OF Finance
is planning to utilize the papyrus plant
again, Its cultivation is TO be under
taken by the ministry of agriculture.
and a State factory for the manufac-
ture Of papyrus paper Is to be erected.
A law is to be passed declaring both
the cultivation and the manufacture
to be government monopolies and the
papyrus paper Is to be employed eN-
clusively for the purposes of the cur
rency.
Bank notes printed on papyrus paper
would under the circumstances, be
really inimItable. In Italy-the note
forgers' paradise-thls would be of in
calculablo advantage to the govern
ment and to the public,