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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
Theodore Roosevelt Destroyer

1T<HEODORE ROOSEVELT patch up the harm ne
has done 1t will take of patient toll to build what he
has already torn down. 1t will take millions of idle machines
and miles hungry bread lines the price of onement his
destructive policies continue Under the gus
furnishing his policies threaten parayze practically
line of Legitimate business They threaten who
works for his living They threaten salary savings your
job that there evils be
There But the Big Stick seeks 1t seeks de-
The life the history the writings and the of
Theodore Roosevelt proclaim him be- by Destroyer and
Toing Builder They breathe only the thought of Desuc
ondestrucon of animal life of human life and Of the liberty
the property and the regulations of And the thought
of his publicly expressed policies upblg the
ton and the industries of the nation but destruction those
enterprises which have made the nation great And destruction
geance and punishment for the who have buded the
that have made the of the whole world of
rather than attempt abundant evils Should the
cent be made wanony suffer with the guilty. Should the whole
fabric public confidence be utterly destroyed? Should
ngs be peled because OF anoher Should your
child be robbed of its bread because of the msdeed of
aroad Every in business large small employer
poye should read The Square Deal and Do We Get IT. heo
dore Rooseves Private Press Bureau ow Roosevelt Exploits
0ecen erOfth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
Clock Unveiled.

The clock was unveiled by Mrs. Alexan-
der McCcnachie. state regent Of Mary
land. 1t hung suspended at the east end
OF the gallery, in full few of the audi
ence. 1t is in white and gold, six feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
W. B. Moses 1th. B. Moses 6 Sons
A STORE OF GIFTS.

A Sale That Prices Many Rugs
at Actual Wholesale Cost
~HEY'RE the best specimens you'll see-rugs that
pert will tell you express the best thoughts and best
~ craftsmanship of the They'll make elegant
Christmas gifts. Regular stock of and dam
aged rugs through to the back and painted in.
We never fake Oriental Rug OF Oriental Rug sale
and stand back of SELL guaranteeing be
isfactory.
This is a partial list of goods in the present sale.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13

Tho above |. ,bc dc-c' lion of thc man who abducted tHo pretty .o.ycir. old daughter of Nr. and Mrs. \. <. Burr. of Illinois. from thc very doors of thc C1-''. Cr.'h Hot Sprna hotel. on Tue-d1y. February 2G, @ full ac. count of which was published cxclus lively in thr.e column, at the time.
 F. W. sawyer manager of thc hotel. has offered reward of s2jo for thc capture of Miss Burr's abductor.
 Joe Roberts proprietor of ;hc o. K. Meat Market, and former shcrir of Yavapai county. who was n guest at the Castle Creek Hot Spring. hotel. at the time inc abduction took place, returned to this city. sunday, together with his wife. and iu au interview w,'h q rep rescntativc of the Journal Miner, sub stantiatcd the story of the Kidnapping, as published in this paper.
 "I was with inc father of the ab. ductcd girl. \. \. Burr, a retired farmer, living somewhere in Illinois. Tuesday. February 2G. a little after I o'clock in the afternoon. when hc asked me if l had seen his youngest daughter, as she had not returned to luncheon. He told me she was sometimes su' irc, to taib'- ing spells and that ho feared she might be wing unconscious somewhere in the nearby hills.
 "Wc started searching for the young lady, and after visiting all the nearby trails and springs without finding a trace of her, inc alarm grew and spread among the guests, others joining in the search. We continued searching for her. dividing into several parties, until about j:30 o'clock in the evening.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13

when we saw her and one of the hotcl K guests. 70 Mr. Whitsou. interested in placer mining iu the Walnut Grove ais trict, approaching thc hotel from 70 mountain, about one and one half miles from thc hotel.
 "Thc young woman was on Mr. Whitson'. horse. and when they ar. rived at the hotel she promptly fa.n'cd. Mr. Whtson told me how he hal found her, tied and gagged with her own stockings.
 "Whcn the young woman ccuycrol sufficiently. she told her experiences with the man who had abducted her, giving us an excellent description oe him
 Miss Burr's Own Story.
 Miss Burr. the young woman who had such n narrow escape from ntll horrors, gave the following version .; her abduction to Mir. Roberts:
 "I had been up on what is knowl .s inc Forty Minute Trail, " said Mi7s Burr, "and had wandered of' onto q s lc mountain. searching for flowers. Sud. denly | became aware of rough look. ing man standing in front of me.
 Don't movc.' he said. 'Thcrc i- a rattlcsnakc behind you, but 1|l kin it..
 Naturally, turned my head to look and he grabbed me, placing his hand over my mouth and telling mo Iot to scream or he would shoot me, at tha same time pressing a pistol to She back of my head.
 He then commanded me to wnl;, ahead of him, which 1 did f r ,pout q mile and half. when we halted :n .l
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13
STEAL PLATINUM.

BUTTE, Mont. March o.-Nore than s2,0Oo worth of platinum was stolen from the assay offices of the Asaeonda. Boston and Montana companies Thurs day night, by robbers. evidently ac. quainted with the prcmises.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13

little basin, between two peaks t th. mountains. into which he hai for'' me to walk.
 "IIc then told me he was going t' bind me until h, returned. and took a cotton rope from around his waist llc held it in his hand moment, then seemed to change his mind, for he tied the rope around his waist again, and commanded me to take oT my shoes and stockings
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13
Young Woman. Carried Away From Castle Hot Springs Hotel, Tells
 Joe Roberts the Circumstances
CFrom Tuesdays Dnily.)
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DESCRIPTION or ABDUcToR.

Nr, About od 4 Five cct Q l01a inches r. Shoulders Comparatively broad. 4 k Spare made. 4 r. Eycs-I smaller Inc other 4 EyrhrowsNcry r. color slightly mike with 4 Moustachc- Scraggly. slightly mixed with 4 :. Beard Two weeks growth face, when last 4
 Appcaraucc-Vcry unkcmpt and 4 + very dirty gray shirt, greasy #
 ovcras heavy small cotton around waist old 4 r. brown louchh lea thcr 4 Rather and nail split, and 4 l h,a,l leaving nail cleft 4
 of win be paid for tbc tho 4 . ing dysepton by the rropicors Castle !. I, Hot Spungs I
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-03-13

Deputies from the sheriff E onico. and others desirous of gaining the s2j0 re- ward offered, are still searching for the outlaw, but with the exception of the arrest made by Wilbur White, in Thompson Valley, of q suspect who later escaped from Whites custody, and who is not believed to be the guilty party, nothing definite has been learned of the would-bc abducior, or hi. present hiding place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
. AND ACCIDEN
INSURANCE

, card afew day after railroad
wreck or mine E, plosion or during
sickness or death. Because when
you meet a thoroughly happy man
you will find his wages fully protect
ed by insurance Because the very
birds of the air provide for their
young. o, man, take advice! Be
cause II your health breaks down
under the heavy strain of business
General Disability Policy will help
you on Your feet again. Because if
all men carried insurance the poor
houses would soon be empty. Be-
cause it protects a man against pow
erty. Because it protects a mans
other investments.
The West Virginia Casualty Com
pany is located in the Empire Build
ing, Telegram Square, and the steady
increase in business has been very
gratifying.
The company while quite young
in years is doing an amount of bust
ness that is making the older COM
panies take notice and their prompt
attention given to their policy hold
ers and the paying of all just claims
without the customary red cape"
usually resorted to by companies
whose headquarters are in New York
or Chicago, has given them lead
that is getting the busIless. The
o"'Nolders comprise the leading
&I substantial business men of this
lion of the State. officers of the
company are: w. R. Meservie,
president; B. f. Wilson, vice presi-
dent and treasurer; w. Guy Tetrick
secretary; c. r. ogden, medica;
referee; C. NJ. Marquis. superintend-
ent of agencies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
G q.

puddlers have whitewashed the coal
bunkers belonging to their furnaces.
Most of the principal iron and glass
establishments IN the city are today.
either using this gas as fuel or maxi
ing preparations to do so. The cost
of coal is not only saved, but the
great cost of firing and handling it,
while the repairs to boilers ana
crate bars are much less"
This new fuel, which bids fair to
replace coal almost entirely in many
OF our chief industrial centers. has
not received that attention from the
geologist which it's importance de-
mands. So far as the writer is
aware, nothing has been published
on the subject which would prove Of
any value to those engaged in pros
pecting for natural gas, and it is the
existence of this blank in geological
literature that has suggested the
present article.
Practically all of the large gas
wells struck before 1882 were acct
dentaIly discovered in boring for oil.
but when the great value OF natural
gas as fuel became generally recog-
nized, an eager search began for IL
at Pittsburg, Wheeling. and many
other manufacturing ccnters.
The first explorers assumed that
gas could be obtained at one noint
as well as at,another, provided. the
earth be penetrated to a depta suf-
aciertly great; and it has reonired
tie expenditure of several hundred
thousand dollars in useless drilling
to convince capitalists of this fal-
lacy, which even yet obtains Gre
dence among those not interested in
successful gas companies,
ihns clarksburg can well be
termed the Fuel City of the Fuel
State. surrounded as she. is nv her
unlimited gas territory.
Mr.. John koblegard, president of
the company needs no Introduction
to the people of CIarksburg. having
lived here most of his life. n pro-
gressive business man and closely
Identified with the hest interests OF
the city,.
VT. II. NJ. Brown, secretary, treas
e and ~nlanager, IS a 1nust-aeour-
tecus gentleman and prominent in
commercial ard financial circles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
HOME OF THE WEST VIRGINIA
CASUALTY COMPANY.

lies, in case of sickness or injury.
Why should a man carry health
and accident insurance? Because
1t provides for him in case of sick
ness or accident. Because it pro-
vides for his family in case Of acct
dental death, and guarantees bur-
ial benefit in any case. Because
cash invested in a health policy is
cash invested that will return again
with compound interest at sc~lo
point in the life of every man. BE
cause man has not performed -
whole duty to his wife and ',Ie
ones until he has protected his
wages by health or accident policy.
Because it is a sad thing to see a
friend going around with a relief
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

C7drMl Bur 's
Le ding
Store

OF the many retail dry goods
stores that are to De $oundsf in Ciarks-.
burg, The Bee Hive, owned and con-.
ducted by A. ]. Fletcher. is the lead
inc. business house in this slIEe. The
best stock, equipment, furnishings
and clerks, which go to, make up a
ffst-class store are to be found here
at their best, the result baing that
in this highly popular store the peo-
pie OF ClarksbuEg ;ad Harrison
county have an establishment that is
distinct credit, not only to the city.
but to the enterprtSing proprietor.
Mr.. Fletcher .has! devoted his life 20
the dry goods business. He came
here in 1890 and opened small.
store at 209 West Main street, but
the steady increase in business has
brought about additions and i'm
provemeuts to his store, and today
he has one of the finest and most
modern stores in the State. There,
is not store of it's kind in Clarks-
burg that can surpass the Bee
Hive" in any of the essentials that
constitute popularity. Hundreds OF
people from all surrounding sections
of the country are passing in and out
of it's doors from the opening to the
closing. complete line of silks,
satins, laces, trimmings. ready-to-
wear clothing for ladies and children,
fancy lawns, organdies, batistes, call
tces, hosiery, notions, women's and
mems underwear, fabrics of every
texture from every cline, and the
thousand and one things that are too
numerous to classify are to be found
in this busy store at prices to suit
all purses, and, the immense fall,
stock of goods which has just been
includes all the latest da7s
signs and patterns.
Mr.. Fletcher is president of the
Farmers bank and is prominent da'
circles and identified with
the best interests of the city
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
C1orks rg
IYSg4 nee
Agency
EsKRAL INSURANCE..

=
Tie, harrisburg Insurance Agency
was organized for business five years
agoS and the rapid increase in bust
nesssfrom year to year, has made it
one of the largest in the State. The
agency was established about the
time that Clarksburgs building and
manufacturing boom was at its best
and it was not long until they were
carrying the best bnsfness~o Clarks-
burg and vicinity on its books. Their
handsome ofaees are located ION the
third floor Of the Oak Hall building
ana following is among the number
of well known and SOLID old line fre
insurance companies that this
agency REPRESENTS: Aetna, OF Hart
ford. Conn; american Central, Of
st. Louis, Mo-; Connecticut. Of Hart
ford, Conn; Fidelity. Of New York;
German Alliance. of New York
Phoenix, of Brooklyn, NJ n; Provl-
dence Washington, Providence, X. l.;
Springfield +. NJ. OF Masss and
number of other leading companies
The agency Also. pays consAueid We
attention to the writing Of special
hazards and manufacturing plants IN
the counties of Harrison, Marion
Nicholas and wetzel. they have
been extremely lucky in the disas-
trous fires that have swept away
property in those districts which is
mostly due to their caSsful manner
of selecting risks. and keeping care
1fuk watch on them.sG
In addition to handling are IN
surance, the agency makes a special
ty of life. accident, health and la
bility insurance. through the Trevel-
ers insurance Company, of Hartford,
Conn. aud are prepared to write all
classes Of bonds with the Fidelity
& Guarantee insurance Company. Of
Baltimore. Nd.
ne manager and treasurer OF the
Clarksbu4g Insurance Agency IS Gil
mer Weston, who came here from
stanton Va Mr.. Weston is cour-
teous gentleman and the large and
high class business that the agency
is now enjoying Is due largely to tn
honest bnsin. IS principals that has
backed the az, Y. Mr.. Weston is
identified with > best dnterests OF
the city and prominent in COM
mercial circles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
Furnishes Gas for Domestic and
Manufacturing Purposes

that will outrivai anything of its
kind in the country, and viii enable
the Fair Association to pul on races
at night as we'll as by day, and will
give the horsemen a chance to try
their horses out in the evenings.
The company's offices are located
in the Oak Hall building on Main
street. They have purchased for
the benefit of their consumers a
United States Proven for the pur-
pose of testing meters that are in
doubt as to the amount of gas reg
istered.
Prof. I. c. White, State Geologist,
says in his geological report. Vol. I:
The recent introduction Of natural
gas into general use as a source of
heat for industrial and domestic pur-
poses has raised it from the rank of
mere curiosity to one OF the earth's
most valuable treasurer.
ITO the reader unacquainted with
the change natural gas has affected
in all industries where it can be OBJ
taind the following quotation
from an article in MacMinan's Maya
zine for January, written by Mr.
Andrew Carnegie, the chief Iron
Master of Plttsburg. win he reve-
lation: In the manufacture Of
glass. of which there is an immense
quantity made in Plttsburg, I am in
formed that gas is worth more Than
the cost Of coal and its handling. be.
cause 1t improves the quality.of the
product. One firm in Pittsbure is
already making plate glass sof he
largest size, equaled to the hest i'm
ported French glass, and is enabled
to do so by this fuel. In the manu-
facture of iron. and especially in
that OF steel, the quality is also inn
proved ny the pure new fuel In our
steel Faii mills we have not used =
pound q coal, nor in our IRON miiIs
TOT the same period. The change Is
starting one. Where he former
y mad 20 firemen at work in one
oo'ier house, and where he used 4Vo
'oas Of coal day, a visitor now
walks along the long row Of boilers
ana sees nut one man in attendance
! ne nonse being whitewas ned, NOT :
% The dirty sfuel. of &c rsneI gay :
. - ne seen; nor do the STACK sl1lts
SUI Pc IL the Union iron nllls our
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
HEAL III

Why send your money out OF the
State when you can get just as good
insurance at home? Clarksburg
citizens should feel proud to know
that they have in their midst home
protection like that offered by the
West Virginia Casualty Company,
backed by home capital, safe and
sound, with ample funds on deposit
with the State for the protection of
its policy-holders.
In 1906 this company paid to her
policy holders over $1,000, and will
pay considerably more than that
this year. 1t is home institution;
1t pays all just claims Immediately
upon receipt of proper proofs and
makes easy payments suit the wage
Garner and the public. When you
are well and able to earn your salary
you give little thought to sickness.
but suppose you are laid up and the
salary stops for month or two.
what is your family to live on? A
health policy or an accident policy
will meet those unavoidable condi-
lions that may be near at hand. Did
you ever think for a moment about
it? For few dollars yearly you
can insure against sickness OF in
jury, in home institution, manag-
ed by sane and conservative men;
an institution that has complied
with the law and made the neces-
Try deposit with the State Auditor.
Many people have given much
thought to the question of providing
a Life Insurance Fund for the pro-
lection of their families, but most
people have overlooked the more inn
portant matter of providing for
themselves. as well as their fami-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

The merging of the Mountain
State Gas Company and West Fork
Natural Gas Company in April. 1909,
has accomplished an amount in dol
lars and cents for Clarksburg that
San hardly be estimated.
> They have bought manufacturing
sites, and through their efforts new
industries of considerable Importance
have been located here. They have
given the consumers of natural gas,
either for manufacturing purposes or
domestic uses, rate reasonable to
all, and have discounted the future
by securing natural gas territory In
Lewis, Doddridge and Harrison coun-
ties that will insure an abundance
of gas to future generations to come.
They. have thirty-two producing
wells that will furnish gas to Clarks-
burg and vicinity for the Rsxt fiC-
teen years.
The company, through their liber-
atty, have encouraged number OF
plants to locate here, thus introduc-
ing into the city not only additional
capital. but bringing here many
skilled workmen from all parts OF
the country with their families
which has considerably enlarged the
population of the city. The Clarks,
burg Light & Heat Company h as
kept the price down to a point be
yond competition. merely charging
sufficient to cover the expense Of
operating with reasonable inter
est on the money invested. The
company supplies principally all th'
manufacturing plants in the city, ant
the Tuna Glass plant, the larges
glass plant in the State, and thu
Clarksburg Zinc Works viii also b.
supplied from their lines. Manu-
facturers gas is furnished at fou
cents a thousand, and domestic ga
at ten cents per thousand.
The company has n large six
inch trunk line running around To
entire city and Will build anothe
line this fall parallel to this one. Tn
merging of the two companies ha
es-ap d. double line Throughout
II ? he company
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

The Union National Bank was or
Eanized April 10. 1905. and took
over the business OF the Traders Ma
tional Bank and the Peoples Bank
ing & Trust Company and. its con-
sentative management and rapid
growth has placed it among the
leading financial institutions OF
West Virginia.
Though less than three years old
the deposits are over $500, 900, a
very remarkable showing. The bank
does a general business along the
lines of modern banking, ever fore
most to supply the current which is
keeping in motion the wheels OF.
manufacture and gives aid to every
worry enterprise and enjoys the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

There has never been any change
Its good qualities. This is the ron
son why Davis Pure Rye Whlsl
is used in preferences to all otae
brands, There has been n1tcl
adulterated. cheap whfskey sold =
this State the kind that goes down
smoothly and you think you
drinking good whislSey. but there
not enough strength ID Il after
get 1t down TO lead you - helIe
you ever tasted it.
Persons who wis1 Is use
strong, absolutely pure whiskaS
are willing to pay the price la
will find that Davis Pure Rye
key is far superior to ail
brands, or they WIN refund
money! All they ask Is b
Davis Pure Rye Vhislt 4 j
you will always use it as others &
Thousands OF families re non
ing Davis Pure Rye " hlskey
Davis Sunset Malt. Boc lors read
mend it for the sick roou Thex
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

s w. Dasis, NAe has
mail order whiskss hos
~ State, respectfully calls-
lon to the. fact that they
ele sole OWL rs and distributors IL
.-1avis' Pure Rye Whislsays- riley
sell it in AL grades ]; gRyis Pure
Rye Whiskey has sIssen On the
market for years. has therefore
stood the test Of tint and As today
the same strong, pore whiskes dis
when u was first introduced,
Other whiskeys come and but
Davis Pure Rye is always the same.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01


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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-16

Jake Stoskpof of Beaver left
for the west Monday OIL a sight
seeing trip.
We 'are informed by Game
Warden, Tom Denpis that he
knows who shot into the flock of
pheasants on the Brinkman farm
on the creek and that they will be
prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
c. Clifton and family of Topeka
left for home Wednesday after
an extended visit with Mack
Hood and family of South Bend.
Mr.. Clifton is an old Great Bend
bov and we are glad to hear that
be is doing we'll.
ThOrnfeld. a trotter, who has
been making this fair for the past
two years, is now racing in
Michigan. At Kalamazoo last
week he defeated the favorite, anC
took the first money in three
straight heats. best time being
2.12A, the calls being 2.1O.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-16
Free 10 Everybody.

For one month one of our safety
deposit boxes. in a separate and
distinct Gre-Droof, burglar-proot
vault, the only one in this section
of the country. where every
man. woman or child that wants
one of these can transact their
business in a rice little room con-
. nected with the vault so no one
sees them. Try this and after
you have seen the immense ad.
vantages that you have in having
your papers, Jewels. wills, deeds
and mortgageds in a place where
moth nor rust can corrupt; nor
thieves break through and steal
1t Will only cost you four cents 8
week or $500 a year for one o.
these boxes.
1T MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE
By having one Of these, for nj
person is going to bother you Of
knock you down when they know
you have your valuables in one o.
these safety deposit boxes.
The Citizens National Bank.