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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-10
A Peculiar State
at Affairs at WeIIsburg

The CITY Of WelIsburg, this state
is in peculiar position. With
plenty of money in the treasury,
the CITY cannot spend cent of it,
and all work has been stopped on
account of the situation. When
Mr.. Robinson was the Republican
candidate for Mayor. the question
of his eligibility was brought up,
the CITY charter requiring that the
Mayor must pay taxes on at least
$500 worth of real estate for the
year prior to that in which he is q
candidate Little attention was
paid to the matter st that time and
Mr.. Robinson, who pays no real
estate taxes, WAS elected. But now
the Wellsburg banks have refused
to honor the CITY checks because
Mr.. Robinson is not considered to
be legally Mayor, since he is inc.
ligible under the city charter. The
banks took the matter up among
themselves and the result was that
they refuse TO cash the checks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-10
Seek A Mile of Cents.
Kansas Methodists Will Raise

Kansas Methodists Will Raise
A Mortgage In That Way.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church at Lakin, Kan,
have completed novel plan of
raising money with which to Iiqui
date mortgage. The object is to
gather, a mile of cents, and to do
this there was given to each mem
Der narrow strip of paper a foot
in length. Each foot will hold
just 16 cents. 1t is calculated that
when the mile of cents is received
the sum of $S44.48 will have been
raised, the the exact amount ofthe
interest and principal of the mort.
gage at this time. The Lakin wo.
men have figured out that it takes
just 81. 448 cents to make mile if
they are laid in row.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-10
Hartman on Sea
and Land.

E. b. Hartman disobeyed or
ders on the Harvard Yale race
course. and met with a great sur
prise. A naval lieutenant whose
duty it was to keep the course
clear and enforce orders had the
extreme impotence to actually ar
rest Mr.. Hartman just the same as
any other common offender might
have been arrested. And when
Mr.. Hartman shook his finger at
Chairman SoBeppe of the regetta
committee and shouted, young
man, I'll see you later" the people
within earshot merely laughed
Lieutenant Bulmer. the officer who
arrested Mr.. Hartman, took his
prisoner aboard the revenue Gutter
Gresham and kept him there until
otter the raos was over. Then be
vas permitted to 60 on his own re.
cognizance, but the Hartman mo.
tor boat was tied up at the navy
yard.
Mr.. Hartman is not used to that
sort of thing He is accustomed
to having his own way, in court
and out. On land no one in au.
thcrity thought of having him ar
rested for his arrogant violations
of the law, but on water it wat
different. Perhaps it would be 9
good idea to send all of our Judi.
cial and executive officials to sea
for while in order that they may
learn how to enforce laws and
rules, and while they are learning
LET the naval officers come on shore
and take the judicial aud exeou
tive places for while, Until they
learned the methods of distin.
gushing between the people OF
high and low financial degree we
might have pretty fairly good en-,
foroement of the laws,-Bryan'i
Commoner.
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OLD TOWN.

j s Brannon and wife celebrated
Independence Day at home in q
family reunion. Nearly all their
Sens and daughters were present
with their families, but the writer
did not learn all their names.
Misses Laura Oarder and Ada
Kinoade and o r Clendenin. 81 O
Csrder, D Fl Yesger and Lindii
Carder went to Huntington Sun.
day, on the excursion.
Unole Anthony Van Sickle is in
a serious condition. He has been
afflicted with paralysis on his left
side more than year, and 80 re.
oovery seems doubtful at his adj.
vance age.
Miss Eliza Yeager. after spend.
ing two weeks at home, returned
to Point Pleasant Sunday. She is
employed in Mrs Mollie Kenny't
store.
Miss Matilda Hawkins. of Hen
derson, is visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity this week
Misses Ethel and Edith R file
of Gould Hill, and John Maohir. Of
Flat Rock, were the gueets Of
Misses Catharine and Nancy Riff.
fle Sunday.
HerbY Brannon, wife and two
children have moved from Pitts
burg to j s Kelly's house insths
vicinity. Mrs. Brannon has been
in poor health for some time, and
she hopes that country life may be
more conducive to health than CITY
life has been.
A severe electrical storm passed
over this section late Satur.
day evening. but did not do much
damage.
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ARMY or WEST VIRGINIA..

The greatest Reunion of the
Society of the Army of West Viz
ginia will be held at Wheeling,
Wednesday, Thursday snd Friday,
August %, go and 30. 1907. Very
elaborate preparations are being
made and record breal ing meet
ing will be the result. The good
people of Wheeling are determined
to leave nothing undone that will
aid in making this reunion one of
the greatest in the history of the
association,
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q AM FOR BRYAN"
Says Hon. Geo. Byrne in Re-
cent Interview.

cent interview.
George Byrne, the former news.
paper man of Charleston, has come
out and openly declared himself
for William Jennings Bryan for
President. Mr.. Byrne admits that
the majority of the Democratic
leaders and all the rank and file OF
West Virginia are for Bryan, and
when asked why he favored the
Nebraskau he stated in substance
that the Peerless one was the only
sure candidate the Democrats
could have for President, ard in
view of the fact that be thought
Bryan would be the winner in the
race, he felt that he should favor
him.
1t will perhaps be remembered
that Brother Byrne has always
been opposed to Mr.. Bryan for
President until his recent an.
nouncement, and it only proves
conclusively that the number of
the Commoner's friends is rapidly
increasing as the time for the cleo.
ton draws nigh.
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Human. Soul May
Be Photographed.
Claim Made by New Jersey
Professor.

Harry Price, of Mount Vernon,
N. Y, a retired professor of music,
believes he has discovered pro-
CESS of photographing the soul.
He 10 trying to obtain permission
from the authorities at Bellevue
Hospital to make experiments
there.
Mr. Price says he has made tie
subject a life study and is oonvino-
ed that the soul has real exist
enoe and that the reason that it
cannot be seen in taking its fight
from the body is because those
present at the time of death are in
variably hypuotized.
The theory that the soul really
exists, Professor Price says. is
brought out by fact that the body
lightens Immediately after death.
His plan is to photograph with a
number of quick kodaks the sonl
as it departs from the body
Have you formed any idea of
what the soul looks ltkeP Prof
Price was asked.
~ do not know whatit looks
like" replied Mr.. Price, "but l am
sure it don't weigh more than a
drschm."
well, in your opinion what be-
comes of the soul after it has ia
ken its fiightP" Mr.. Price was ask
ed.
According to my belief" was
his reply, "the soul does not really
take fight 1t passes into another
body; but it has to be removed by
some one whom we will call an an
gel or an agent of the Deity. The
angel has to remove it from the
body while it is yet warm and put
it into another being If the per.
son don't deserve another life, then
the Deity doesn't send for his soul
and he is dead like a common ami
NAL"
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NAT

G l. Greenlee, wife and little
daughter Hazel, were visiting al
Nat Sunday.
Miss Iva Warner of Gap. give q
birthday dinner the 9th. ALI re.
port good time.
Ernest Heater, son of @. R. Hea.
ter, of Point Pleasant, is visiting a,
Nat. a )
HF Wood took in the excur.
sion to Columbus Sunday.
L E Rifle was at Gallipolis on
business Thursday.
Wheat is good. corn is looking
nice and early potatoes are fine.
We are sorry TO say that Hiram
sayre is no better at this writing.
Two Old Maids
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REDMOND

Harvesting SCENE to be the or
der Of the day.
Rev O F Hagsr delivered a most
entertaining sermon al Henderson
NJ e Church Sunday. On the
evening of the 2lst he will preach
a Missionary sermon. Everybody
cordially invited to come.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Austin. OF
near Lock IL. spent Sunday With
friends here.
Mrs Woodland and Mrs o E Ia
ger and son, Emmitt, of Hender-
con. spent Sunday with Mrs Geo
Mulford
Capt. Willard Spencer. o; Char.
loston. spent Sunday with relatives
ut this place.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrt
John Aiker. of Henderson, dice
Sunday, July 7, 1907. and wal
buried Monday at the family bur,
ing ground at Redmond.
Miss Alice Butler was visiting
Miss Matte Spencer. Sunday.
Master Kenneth Mcleod, whe
has been confined to his bed witt
typhoid fever, we are glad to al
nounoe ia improving
Miss Alice Birchfeld and thret
gentlemen friends, of Purkersburg
spent Friday evening with Misses
Amy and Verma Milford.
Guess Who.
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CONTROL PACIFIC
BY NAVY, PLAN:
Sending Big Battleship Fleet
Will Settle Three Questions.

Will Settle Three Questions.
Washington, D y, July 8-By
the single bold stroke of ordering
Americas splendid battleship
feet to the Pacific, President
Roosevelt is settling three quest
ions of tie utmost gravity and diff
houltY. They are:
The Japanese immigration pro-
blem on the Pacific coast of this
country.
The uncomfortable international
questions between the United
States and Japan.
He is finally and definitely serv-
ing notice on the whole world that
the United States will be second
to none in the Pacific, and in its
relation to future trade develop.
ment.
1t is now recognized, in view Of
the Simultaneous announcements
at Oakland and Oyster Bay, that
the battleship feet is to go to the
Pacific, that this move has great
deal to do with the California
situation.
In brief, sending the feet is the
quid pro quo which the Pacific
coast receives in consideration of
an arrangement by which senators
and representatives, from that SEQ.
ton will permit the ratification of
treaty with Japan looking to the
preolusion of Japanese laborers
from the United States.
The coast and mountain senti-
ment has been so bitterly opposed
to settlement of this question along
the lines laid down by the immi-
grafton law of last spring, and
contemplated in the negotiations
now in progress between this
country and Japan that it has
been for a long time apparent that
ratification of such treaty would be
very doubtful. the pacific coast
has felt that the Washington ad.
ministration is unfriendly to it,
and unable to understand its at
titude toward the Japanese issue.
Consequently, nothing could
possibly have go served to placate
coast sentiment to convince the
coast of the entirely sympathetic
attitude of the administration. than
sending the feet to Pacific waters.
1t is the most substantial evidence
that could have been given, of q
determined purpose to make no
concessions to Japan or any other
nation, which should be to the dis.
advantage of the Pacific states.
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sEvENTY-F1RsT BIRTHDAY.

Mr.. j. E Pauline celebrated his
list birthday June "a. 1907, at
Pliny, this county. He was given
a dinner by his three daughters,
Mrs. s b. McNeill, of Meroer,s
Bottom, Mrs A. j. Whit and Mrs.
F. j. Kerns, which was a pleasant
surprise to him. Those present
were: Misses Hettie, Alma and
Edythe Whit, Fay and Reba Mo.
Neill, Francis Arnett, Nettie Mo.
Coy, Mrs. Anna Withers and Mrs.
John McAllister. Messrs. Howard,
Clyde and Lowell Whit, F. j.
Kerns, a. j. Whit and little sons,
John and Dons. All reporte a
good time. A Friend.
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ECKARD CHAPEL,

Mrs W b q Mulford. of Hiok-
DRY Chapel, still continues quite
ill
Miss Ida Clendenin. of Heights.
was visiting relatives and friends
in this vicinity last week,
Quite a number ofpeopIe in thia
vicinity attended the pionio and
ball games at Flat Rock tine 4th.
Mrs j M Jones and daughter.
Ora, spent one day last week With
her father, Mr. BENZ Hall, of Locust
Lane.
Edward Kinoade. of Martins
Ferry, was visiting his father. Mr.
j q Kinoade. Blue Bell.
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State of West Virginia,
County of Mason, to-wit:

This day W. W. Bryan person
ally appeared before me, E. C.
Winger, a Notary Public in and
for the county and state afore-
said, and after being by me first
duly sworn, says that he has
read the article in The Mason
Republican, under date of July
4, 1907, addressed to the public
and signed by L. S. Echols,
Rankin Wiley and H. A. Barbee,
and, in regard thereto, says that
Col. ]. P. R. B. Smith never at
any time or place told him that
they had gotten a tip from the
Supreme Court or were on the
inside and that the Harden case
would be reversed, and named
the judges who would vote for a
reversal, naming Judges Poffen-
barger, Brannon and Sanders,
and said that Miller and Nc
Whorter were against reversing
the case"
Afiant further says that never
at any time or place did he tell
L. S. Echols, Rankin Wiley and
H. A. Barbee, or any of them,
that Col. Smith had made to him
the above statement or any SINH
lar statement.
Afiant says that he never had
any conversation with Col. Smith
at any time in regard to the pro-
bable decision of the Supreme
Court in the case of the State VS..
Harden.
Affiant further says he never
at any time or place told said
Echo1s, Wiley and Barbee, or
any of them, that he himself had
a tip from the Supreme Court or
was on the inside, or that the
Harden case would be reversed,
or how any of the Judges would
vote in said case, and further
that he had no such tip and was
not in any sense ON the inside.
w. W. BRYAN.
Taken, sworn to and subscrib,
ed before me this sth day of July,
1907.
E. C. WINGER,
Notary Public.
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State of West Virginia,
County of Mason, to-wit:

County of Mason, to-wit:
This day ]. P. R. b. Smith
personally appeared before me.
E. G. Winger, a Notary Public
in and for the County and State
aforesaid, and after being by me
duly sworn, says, that he has
read the article signed by L. S.
Echols, Rankin Wiley, and H. A.
Barbee, addressed to the public,
appearing in The Mason Repub,
lican of July 4, 1907, and that he
never at any time or place told
w. w. Bryan, or any one else
that they had COTTON tip from
the Supreme Court or were on
the inside and that the Harden
casewolld be reversed" and that
he never named or attempted to
name the Judges who would vote
for or against reversal in said
case.
Af6ant further says that he
never had any tip or was on the
inside or had any advance infor-
nation of any kind or character
from any source as to the proba-
BILE decision in the case of the
State vs.. John Harden.
Afiant further says that he
never at any time or place had
any conversation whatever with
W. W. Bryan, before the final and
last decision in the case of the
State VS.. Harden was rendered,
concerning the probable decision
in said case.
Afiant further says that he
heard rumors regarding the pro-
bable attitude of the Judges in
said case but did not regard them
of any consequence.
]. P. R. B. SMITH.
Taken, sworn to and subscrib.
ed before me this 8th day of July,
1907.
E. C. WINGER.
Notary Public.
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At meeting OF the Town Council OF Hem
derson, Mason County, West Virginia, on
Tuesday, July 2, 1907, the following order was
entered OH the Record Books OF said Coun-
ell, to-wit:
AS required by Chapter62 Acts of the Leg
iSlature for 1907, the following estimates for
amount necessary to be LEVIED for the current
fiscal year 10 cover all debt and liabilities
payable during the year after deducting
amount in treasury applicable to service OF
the year, and other claims for collection,
which may be relied Oh during the year, viz:
Streets and wharves 500 90
Outstanding town orders. 70 %
Salaries Of town officers .... 50 G.
General and contingent fund. .... 800
Delinquent list. Observation-Disclosures. Is q
Sergeanps commissions. % %
800 10
A. W. ASHER. Mayor.
July l0-4W
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Howard Duff. painter, whose
home is q few miles above Parkers.
burg. was drowned in Elk River at
Charleston on the Fourth. He
and companion were attempting
to swim aoross the river when he
sank.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-10

Hon. John T. MoGraw has sold
his one.third interest in the Rose.
mont coal mines near Grafton, to
James b. Weaver, of Philadelphia,
for $125 900.
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LETART AND VICINITY.

done harvesting.
Mr. and Mrs F b BirthiseI were
Visiting in Mason last week.
Prof o D Ball has accepted a
position as etenographer in Char
lesion We wish him SUCCESS.
Miss Jessie Wolf, of Martins
Ferry. o.. is the guest of Mics La.
ole Hoffman, of Nease.
Pretty hot these days. yesp
Mr.. OK MoMillin. employed by
the Point Pleasant Grocery Co of
your city, is home spending few
days vacation
Mrs R Mcdaniel. of Martins
Ferry, Ohio, is visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs John Hoffman. at
Nease,
Misc Arta Cullen has returned
home from Ripley, where she has
been visiting.
Mr. VIM Csrsey is having his no
tel at this plto, nicely painted and
otherwise repaired, which is an
improvement.
Earnest Mccoy, of Buffalo, IL
the gues. of Mr. and Mrs Dan P
Gist.-
Our yoang people went up to
what is known as the big Woods
near Willow Grove. ON an outing
picnio last Sunday. They report
a jolly good time.
Miss McDonald, of Chillicothe,
is visiting Miss Nellie Sayre, of
this place
Mrs A g W Brinker. of this
place. will leave next Thursday on
an extended visit to her father in
Cincinnati.
Misses Maude and GIadys Kaye
of Porter, W Va. are visiting rela
tives and friends in this vicinity.
Miss Lorena Shirley is visiting
in Parkersburg.
Messrs N F Perry and Edward
McOarty, principal and assistant of
the Normal school now in session
here were visiting Mr. and Mrs R
L Grimm, last Sunday
Mrs Inez 6entz and children
were visiting Mrs o S Weigand,
last week
Mrs Hannah Tyoipger, of Ohio,
was visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs j P Hurlow, last week.
Mr. and Mrs Okie Owens, of
Charleston. are visiting Mr. and
Mrs ] P Hurlow.
Chas Stephens and Autta Roll.
ins. students of the Normal, spent
Saturday and Sunday at home.
Miss Fey Dixon, student of the
Normal, was the guest of Miss
Gusta Stern, of Flat Rock, Satur-
day and Sunday.
s M Boston, carrier on Route l.,
is the possessor of fine span of
poneys now and he has no trc uble
in making schedule time.
W F Thomas spent bis Fourth
at his home here.
The Fourth of July picnic which
was under the management of
the Normal School of this place,
was held in Mr.. Daniel Sayre's
Orchard and is one to be long re-
membered by the teachers and
students. The day was spent in
speeches and Rotations by the
students.
Mr.. Don Aten addressed the
large and attentive audience with
lengthy discourse, subject: "Our
Flag" and did credit to his sub.
ject. He was followed by Misses
Viola Summers, Eva Fisher,
Gladys Gist and Floranoe Eden,
who rendered appropriate rso,ta.
tions in honor of our Independence
Day.
At noon hour a lengthy grassy
table was spread with every good
thing to eat and drink that posi-.
bly, could De imagined by the
throng of students. Visitors, OF
which there were many, were vel
come to partake of this delicious
repast without money and without
price, thus this was an enjoyable
picnio and all felt at home and
among friends. We look forward
to the annual return of this grand
and glorious day of our Independ-
ence God be with you till we
meet again, is the desire of Il Q
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The Hinton Independent. Her.
aid and Fsyette Sun come out
squarsly for Bryan in 1908.
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Go any evening you like. you
will always find nice picture al
the Edisonis Theatre. Admission
5 cents,
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While the Japanese are threat
ening to wipe the United States
off the map of the Pacific. they are
also endeavoring to Aoat loan Uf
forty million dollars in New York
City. The little brown men GER
tainIy have their nerve with them.
Meet me at the EdisOnia Theatre
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3 Charters have been issued to the
Huntington & Point Pleasant
Packet Company, of Huntington,
with the chief works at Hunting.
ton; authorized capital. $4,000,
subscribed $1,000, paid 500. In.
j. 81, Miller, F. j
KleDzing, NJ. W. Dugan. j. B.
Stevenson. L. R. Neville. of Hunt.
ington. The company will do a
general steamboat business
Huntington Advertiser.
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Miss Magdalene Gold, of Ms
son, entertained at dinner, July 7th
in honor of her friend Miss Mary
Agnes Parsons, of Leon, Misses
Lena Gibbs, Marie Shanks, Alberta
Mees and Clara Delhi. In the af-
ternoon they were j-ined by Mr..
Ben Beatty and Mr.. Con Sayre, of
New Haven. ALI report a fine
time. Good music both VOCAL aud
instrumental, plenty of Toe cream
and cake and lots of fun with the
camera. One Who Was THERE
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E. C. WINGER.
Notary Public.

Aunt Carrie Nation has announo
ed that she is not going to hell,
which, We come to think of it, is
not startling, Very few people tell
Ms they are going in that direction.
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Don't Miss seeing the fue pic
lures at the Edisonia Theatre sach
night in the week. Admission So.
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MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
To tho Voters of Point Pleasant,
West Virginia.
COUNCIL CnAnBER,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Point Pleasant. w. Va, July 10: 1907;
Council of The Town of Point Pleasant, W est
Virginia, at a special meeting thereof. call d
for the purpose of considering ana acti" 6
upon the question OF revenues to meet he
estimated expenses of the said Town for TIE
current year of 1907, adopted an ordinance n
words and figures following, wit: