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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31
Lafayette S. whiteman.

Lafayette S. iWhiteman,
VS.. In Chancery,
]. Harlan Riley, Jacob c. White
hair, Patrick j. Caufeld, and the
Eureka Pipe Line Company, cofs
poration.
Pursuant to a decree enered in
the above styled cause, on the LIST
day of October, 1907, at the Sep
TENDER term of the circuit court of
Harrison county, West Virginia, the
same was referred to the undersign-
ed commissioner to take, state and
report an account showing
LAFAYETTE G. Grille,
the Judgment debtor. j. Harlan Ri
ley; where situated, its description,
and the Quantity thereof.
2. The liens upon said real es-
tate; by whom held; their respec-
tive amount and priorities.
3. Whether said real estate will
in five years, rent for a sufficient
sum TO pay OF and discharge such
liens and the costs of this suit.
4. And such other matters as any
party in interest may deem pertinent
or such other matters as such COM
missioner himself may deem pcril-
nent, whether 50 required or not.
The above named parties and all
others in interest will take netice
that the undersigned compissioner
will on the
3rd Day of December, 1907,
proceed TO execute the above order
of reference-at his Office on Court
street, in the city of clarksburg,
West Virginia.
Given under my hand this Both
day of October, 1907.
LAFAYETTE c. Grille,
Commissioner.
Sporty & sperry.
Counsel for Plaintiff
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Permetus A. Hausht,

~ ShaHceIS, ".
Lena Gustella corbin, Charles A.
corbin. v. L. Highland, trustee,
John Trunick. Henry Trunick,
John L. sehon. c. H. Kidd aand
William II. Polling. Trustee.
Pursuant to decree entered In
the above styled cause. on the 18th
day of September, 1907, at the Sep
;ember term of the circuit court of
Harrison County. West Virginia, the
same was referred to the undersign-
cd commissioner to take, state and
report an account showing:
l. All The real estate owned By
the Judgment debtor. Lena Gustel,a
corbin, its description and the
quantity thereof.
e. The liens upon said reales-
late; by whom held, their respective
amounts and prioritles.
3. Whether the said real estate
will in fiv eyears rent for a suffiierf.
sum 10 pay of and discharge such
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31
Nntlcc to lien Holders.

To all persons holding hens by
Judgment or otherwise, on the real
estate, or any part thereof, of j..
Harlan Riley.
In pursuance of decree of the
circuit court of Harrison county,
West Virginia., made in cause
therein pending 10 subject the real.
estate of the said j. Harlan Riley
to the satisfaction of the liens
thereon. you are hereby required to
present aall claim held by You and
each of you against the said j. Har-
Ian Riley, which are liens on his
real estate, or any part of it. for
adjudication to me, at my office on
Court street. the City OF Clarksburg.
West Virginia. on Of before the
Bird day of December, 1897.
Given under my hand this sothi
day of October. 1907.
1. All the real estate owned by,
Commissioner.
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To all persons holding liens by
Judgment or otherwise on tue rear
estate, or any part thereof, Of Lena
Gustella corbin:
In Pursuance of decree Of the
circuit court of Harrison county,
West Virginia. made, in cause,
therein pending, to subject the real
estate of the said Lena Gusteila.
corbin to the satisfaction Of the
lienss thereon, you are hereby re-
quired to present all claims held BIZ.
You and each of you against the
said lena Gustelia corbin, which
are liens on her REAP estate or any
part Of It, for adjudication to me, at
my Office, on Court street. the city
of claarksburg, West Virginia, on OF
before the 2sth day of November,
1907.
Given under my hand this S0th
day of October. 1907.
LAFAYETTE c. Grille,
Commissioner.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31

chanler may not liec Bryans In
vasion of the East. hut he may
properly console himself with the
knowledge that Bryan weakens him
self there every time he visits that
section. For some reason the more
the East sees of Bryan personally
the less 1t thinks of him. Even
Judge Parker lambasied him last
week when he was there, by dis
creditlng Bryan's course in Con-
gress and his declarations in New
York.
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Supports Reed.

The wetzel Republican joins with
the numerous other newspapers OF
the state n saying that Stuart F
Reed, of this city. is quite fit for
the state Office he aspires to:
Stuart F. Reed. of clarksburg,
has announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for sec
rotary of state Mr.. Reeds an
nouncement was not a surprise. For
some weeks past the under-cur-
current of political gossip has
coupled Mr.. Reeds name with the
office of secretary of state. Mr..
Reed is not only able and qualified
but is a clean, honorable man."
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31

ciarIis5urg banks nre 50 safe and
sound that 1t was not even thought
WORT while 10 mention that fact,
but since other West Virginia cities
have given out the assurance that
their banks are all right 1t may
not be out of order to direct nj
tention to the fact that Clsrksburg
leads in the safe banking bust
ness. They are all doing a.pros-
porous business and making money
for heir depositors and share hold
ers. as well as proving themselves
all The time useful in Industrial and
commercial circles.
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FINED FOR AssAuLrlNG MAN

Jerry Davis and oatto watert had
a fight in Pike street Monday eve
ming and Davis knocked watert
down. Policemen arrested them
and took them to the awful pen used
for a city lookup and this morning
ut the regular session of police
court Davis was fined SIS and costs
which he paid. watert was dis
charged.
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Bishop Potter of the Episcopal
church during the recent conven-
ton entertained the colored bishop
of Africa at a dinner at his home.
Tillman and his sympathizers ought
now to get busy denouncIng Bishop
Potter. If they would be consistent.
but. they are not doing so. Indeed,
southerners are coming to his de-
Tense by claiming he meant no in
suit to Southland.
The fashion page says earrings
are returning to fashion. We men
my congratulate ourselves as 1t is
IN evidence that women have tired
or leading us around by the ear
and are preparing themselves to be
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rythians liisht Ilanor r,re.lc

The sraad chancellor Of the
knights Of PyNse o. Ohio Is On
"a crusade againa, liquor and espe-
eially against Py;hiaus who engage
In It's sale. lie says.
The most depiorable feature %
the knights OF Pythias is that %
many OF its members have violated
their obligation and gone into the
li7uor traffic. They must give up
this business or he order / shall
y al In my pnEer 10 drive ,hein
from this erea fraternity.
The grand chancellor might haye
Ia moro gene'al cleaning ~ AMI
certainly a more effective one, If he
would also Issue an edlct that
gs.ne Of the members of the order
should drink it.
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EDITOR NOT GUILTY
tRy Associated press.1

BERLIN. Oct. s.-Maximilian
Hardin. editor of the Die Zukunft.
was acquitted today OF the charge
of defamation of character In the
case brought against him by Count
Won Moltke.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31

led--eyen lied. II necessary But, We
all rebel at the barbarity of loading
lobes down with dangling brass and
the like.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31

IN army surgeon nlees tpe s'HTss,,
ling declaration that sunhAine Is
not good for consuu aiyes and that
science Is wrong about st.. He gas
sog is'relly what corsgnptlye ough.
to have, but he lets the mist of his
declaration envelop the thought,
perhaps, that they should shuttle of
this mortal coil as quickly as posi-
ble.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31

liens. and the costs OF this suit.
!. And such other matters as any
other party In interest may require,
the same being pertinent. or such
other matters as said commissioner
other nature as said commissioner
er SO required or not.
The above named parties and all
others interested viii take notice
that the undersigned commissioner
will on the
2sth day of November, 1907,
proceed to execute the above order
of reference at his office on Court
street, in the city of ciarksburg,
West Virginia.
Given under my hand this goth
day of October, 1907.
LAFAYETTE c. Grille.
Commissioner.
Notice to Lien Holders
sperry & sperry.
Counsel for Plaintifr,
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Ideal Wood Payements

The black and tupelo gum trees.
whicbsand their ideal home in the
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

and good order and so the officers in general feel
~, r~.. ul for that modlcum OF rest which everv-
rfr-. prevailed brought their greetings TO Gearv
N the .r1 fashion IF New Year calls.
After paving my res poets to this proud Governor
fe-.- .r visit my corps and division commanders
When ] reached the temporary abode of General
Frank ? Blair ! was shown to the door of his din
rg The orderly said, They are in there
Genera
W-E -t Thoughts of intrudng. | opened he door
and --.--ei IN unasked. \ large table loaded with
..n,s was surrounded by officers in full uni
form standing erect with glasses in their hands
They u suddenly risen when | opened the door
Somebody was proposing toast. | excused my
sell. g.. ugh General Blair begged me to Join the
TH.r retired to an adjoining room and in
,-o--l-. sherman came from the dining room
lie explained that he had arrived there just few
moments before me. ! am pleased to find YOU
here Howard. | um too busy now for this ollitv
thou-. being New Year, It is all right was going
over fl. your house for a talk Then he said sub
erar- .t have decided march through the
Caralr.- Us soon as possible You VIII cross your
army .- water to Beaufort. South Carolina
Saxt.r IS there Beaufort Island with a garrison
Slocu and fitzpatrick viii 60 up The Savannah
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

and SAID "An right. the first stage is qa;ned,"
o, sherman lolned me at Pocatahgo for few davs
wtloh iI az II~hl would give him my camp bed
MlI'OH' ulouSh without a mattress afforded reason
ape ape comfort and he seemed to enjoy sleeping there
1 il| iSh'' with his boots and trousers oil IN red
Iit drawer he lay down to sleep as We all thought
oul nearing some OF the officers and myself talking
round the camp fire about General Forces expcdi-
u"h ana Teconnalssance toward Charleston. he
I"uNed himself and came out in stocking, and draw
e. e. ana heEan warming himself by turning to the
Te flTNt one side and then the other and treading
ton.
=. had lust received a message from Forces
DIVISION. lms was General Manning F. Force Of
ONO, who lost an eye and was fcarfulv distigurcd
IN the face At the battle Of Atlantal He had dis
covered that liardee had mustered on the bank
OF the Nalkehatchie all the force he could gather
10 stop Sherman expected passage This was
what Sherman wanted
Atter hearing the news, Sherman laughed and
As he jumped into my bed without d,lsting
hlS socks, he cried out, That 3 good news r.
All right now, IIowardl'
The next day, February l. 1905 taking
a general direction a little west Of north
put my command into an indescrbable
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

wilderness of swamp, trees, small rivers and their
branches. considerably worse, believe. than those
penetrated by the children Of Israel at any time
hetween Egypt and the Promised Land. Il was
should be annihi'atcd. But with Lee in Virginia.
Dick TAYLOR beyond The Mississippi and Hood de-
foatcd in Tennessee, Harlcc could NOT get r..u too
g,thtr fast enough numerous -.Hn TO --ur
and furthermore our enemies had ues.r interpreted
Shcrnans purposes soon enough = errutn kept
giving out the truth but our foes dll NOT believe
h.m
Slsirrni~hng. however. occurred daily, ami ..,ae
Of Il Was bloody The firing was Iartlou.ac.. hot
the first day. and many al OUT braEc-t men OH the
firing line were badly hurt and "a 1e. wen, lain
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

l seized the sides Of the wound with a thumb and
hnSeT ana held them firmly together 1t was only
q few minutes before surgeon came He said
General. Your quick action saved this Young man $
HE II Is a comfort feel that once in
awhile You have saved life
On the third day of an ugly encounter Colonel
Wager SWayne of the 45d Ohio, was struck bv
missile which fractured his leg and caused its loss
lie was almost unconscious when they bore him on
an lmprovlsed strctcher past where was TRYING Il,
observe operations. The bearers halted near lie
to rest.
l saw that he was in grea, pain. and taking
some pine burs of large size used them as chocks to
hN his shattered leg in natural position as posi-
bic. This gave HIM temporary relief lust then
opening his eyes he looked into my face and said
gently, General, the Lord sustains mel" We all
remember his grand subsequent life. His
Christian character and helptulncss to Others
+. could not have been eXcelled
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

SAID, g. cannot e.E guards madam, till | get
possession of the town
That night | went to Sherman's headquarters.
Several officers were present. Sherman was blaming
" ade Hampton 4 n fighting at Orangeburg and so
cndangcrIng the town and the people
just then some women We're u~hcrcd in. II was
growing dark, and the room was dmly lighted
Sherman was polite 10 Them, as always One took
The lead as ! -tcrItd aside and began 70 speak
General sherman. knew yuu ,u Charleston am
The same who was Nellie VI
Tn. General seemed To- Remember her. a-i they
talked about t.c good times before the war.
suddenly She -ad " want E.t tu give me a good
guard. When asked General Howard for one to-
day, he treated me with insult
She d'i NOT know that | was there. till Sherman,
laughing heartily, said. How is this, Howard
OF o'ur.r / explained as Well / could. and
-ramwerc5 that when | refused the guard the Con-
tader4'c- had half the town; hut / ann sure | was
never quite forgiven by that woman tor my seem
'r- harsh luc--
On February a. We reached Columbia. which Was
surrendered {. rs tE thc Mayor ! gave Logan
charge ut the CITY, sherman ar. ! c1dc together
.rtu tle ,t-r. and as We entered E, found a large
portion 90 colonel Stone brigade The main street
with a~.- stacked. Besides The soldiers, hundreds
oi WIt-e people and Negroes met us and greeted
Sherman r.rh loud chccr-. We -aH a long row Of
cotton piled mp high and on ire. some men We're
ar work rrErg 70 cztlugu,~h 'ar fire. using an
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

-.e Coniederates were sure, though without reason
that We We're aiming for Charleston. We reached
rundown. L was guarded ~ large field for
'hcation built IN a rhinly Wooded country which
was fat and swamry.
The enemy had many pieces Of artillery. which
'"ade Il NeNatlouS Inr .he ~A-ul-hcrs t our sharp
ooters soon stopped the Confederate gunrer-
We heard our men call out, Iio. there, Johnnic-,
stop Your nonsense, This Is the Fifteenth Corps.
Wen hive you all in the morning" At daybreak
we found that they had needed the warming and
..-r ioned their strong tort and fled.
That day. january :. ISo7. / planted my feet
.r.u The cross ties Al the PJcatalgo Junction.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

| was standing near Lieuten-
ant William y Taylor, the as
sistant and son Of Sherman :
chief OF artillery. a fine young
officer. y bullet struck his
neck, severing some veins; /
saw the blood squirt as from a
blood vessel pierced bV a lancc
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
A Bloody March

nN that toilsome march, every branch
~ of the Salkehatchie River, the Sake
hatchie itself, and every branch of the
Edisto up to and including It's north fork
had a distinctive history of its own What
a time we had near night at Orangeburg
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

That north fork, haV-
ing several channels
and bordcrcd by wide
Swamps, was the hard
est of any of the streams
n South Carolina to
cross. The trees. being
close together, afforded
our soldiers some pro-
~ctIon and some com
penSatIon for the mud
and water they had To-
wade through BY cut
ting roads, by using
canvas boats and
building new bridges.
Blair at last got pos
session OF the town
against the flCTCc~l ana
bloodiest fighting We
had had since entering
South Carolina When
finally beaten the Con-
fcderates drew off to-
ward Columbia.
While | was clearing
,ut the last of the hos
tile forces a woman ran
Out to me and begged
N a shrill voice. oh,
slr, give me a guardl
GIVE me a guard and
immediate protcCtioni ~
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
From the Sea T

~ Neu Years Day, 1905.
4 l General Geary, who had
~ been Mayor Of san Fran
-;=co and later one Of Buchan-
~ Governors of Kansas, had
s~5e5 his 1~-t week in direct
-on-r-aud # Savannah
/ had been a week OF peace
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
neral United States Army. Retired

Drawing by Thure de Thulstrup
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-01
The
CLOTHIER.

! When a man with gratis can't
make it 60, he abuses the people for
lack OF public spirit.
Miss Nellie Austin left Tuesday for
Walcots, Col, to visit for month
the family of Monroe Tucker.
Unless the "meanest man" sits up
and takes notice, he Is down and out
A Kentucky woman has gone him
one better. Her hens refused to set.
and 1t was about time for spring
chicken Rather than buy an In.
cubator she decided to do a little
batching herself, being bediast at the
time. She placed a number of eggs
around herself between the bed cloth.
Ing and her body and waited results.
In three weeks time she had Matched
out eighteen healthy chickens. Lat.
est reports Indicate that she is still
at 1t and Matching out young chick.
ems at the rate OF q dozen and q half
every three weeks.
Two members OF the State Board
OF Railroad Commissioners. Rube
Oglesby and Frank Wightmau, with
Tom Bradbury, secretary; General
Superintendent Mckee and Assistant
Superintendent Stapp made a second
trip Of inspection over the joplin
branch Of the Mo. Pee. last Friday.
Col. John Knott, president Of the
board, was detained at Pleasant Hill
by sickness. Mr.. Oglesby said the
Mo. Psc company had made the re.
peirs pointed out In their trip report
TWO weeks ago. He said the rotten
lies and defective rails had been re-.
placed with new ones, and the com.
pany was doing ell In its power to
bring It's road bed up to the highest
point Of efficiency and safety. ~
Dick Hsddock is Of the opinion
hat the green bug, which invaded
he wheat fields Of Oklahoma, Kan.
as and Missouri, has now turned
nto the potato patches. Mr.. Had.
lock nosiced that the vines we're
'ithering and upon close investies-
Ion found green bugs By the thous-
md were In the potato patch. The
me turns . brown color, and Of
curse, the growth Of the potato d
hecked. BE has talked, he says.
nth potato growers, and finds that
hs the csop Of late potatoes Vim be
ut short ct lsast ons-third. NJ.
iaddock says that - 3 remeiy SO
= and sand b plaeed b { - ~
'saegsd thfosgk - polato -.
~ thas NJ ouoe9 bug Nm 49, -.
Nevada Nal 8
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-01

Chance for every lady to get a nit
china plate at the Bazaar.
NIL Embree, who has been Spend
Ing some time with his son, circuI
clerk Dan Embree, left for D Douglass
Okla, on Tuesday, where he make
his home With bis son, Lac Embree,
farmer near that place.
Just what every lady wants. Nice
china plate given with each dollar II
trade at the Bazaar.
UncleJake and Aunt Ellen Breaker
we're In from their farm west Of towr
on Tuesday trading. Uncle JAKE
called and had his dates set ahead
and beguiled us with some good
stories OF the early days Of Bates
county.
W. l Atkinson purchased the I'm,
dertaking business Of G. B. Hickman
Mr.. Atkinson recently completed a
course In embalming. He is a young
man OF push and energy and will no
doubt command his share Of the
business.
An Ash Grove man died the other
day from powder poison" he had
Tor a long time had charge Of the
mixing OF the powder and charging
OF the blasts in the quarries, and his
system absorbed the powder: with
fatal results.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert CowIey. on
tbeirwsyirom Mountain Grove, Mo-.
to Montana, where they expect to
make their home, stopped off for q
visit to relatives and friends in. But
Ter. They formerly lived . here and
are highly respected.
DR.. E. N. Chastaine and bis son.
Dewitt, left for DelNorte, Colorado.
on Sunday to visit a younger:.son,
who is reported quite sick at that
place. A dispatch to his wife on
Monday from the doctor ststedIthe
boy was better on their:arrival.
DE-. A. L. Scholl recently. sold his
drug store and residence at Hume.
Mo-, and will move on bis farm, two
miles OF Boonvllle, No., to which
place he orders bis paper changed.
d.. Scholl was q worthy. and yalua- |
Die citizen OF the county. and We re- |
greet bis loss.
County Clerk Weeks received word |
asst week that his son, Julian c., had |
been transferred from Henrietta, Ind. |
Ter, where he was agent Of the Gen. |
'ral Coal and Coke Co., to Pittsburc. |
y cashier for the Same company. a.
Observation-Disclosures In salary attend |
d the promotion.
n A l
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-01

George D. Mcneil recently sold hi
business ut Drexel, Mo, and move
to Farlinville, Kan, to which plac
he orders his paper changed.
Mrs. E. A. johnson, on route No
I, Pleasanton, Kan, sends us remit
tance to have her subscription Sc
ahead. She formerly lived at Ricl
Hill.
Abraham Brown and wife, Of Pleas
ant Gap township, were In Butler
trading on Wednesday, and Mrs
Brown favored us with a call and re
newal.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. I. Ayers, Of Kan.
sas City, visited relatives and friends
In Butler Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ayers was formerly Miss Jessie
Heinlein.
Slide Combs left for Kansas City
on Monday to consult q specialist
about his eyes from which he has
been suffering. He was accompanied
by his wife.
The Greene county court has pur-
chased q twenty horse power trac.
tion steam engine Tor use In public
road construction. The cost was
81, 10000.
Alex. B. Walker arrived In the CITY
the last of the week on a visit to his
brothers, Dan, Cy and John Walker.
Alex. Walker is a successful merchant
at Wichita.
The st. Louis Republic mentions
the name OF Judge W. Jefferson Pol
lard, OF that city, as possible candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
Tor governor.
Ex-Sheriff and ex. Recorder j. R.
Simpson was In from his Deep Water
home on Saturday. He is one OF
Bates county's most prominent
citizens and influential democrats.
F.S. Stephenson sends us remit
tsnce for renewal from Kearney, Clay
Co., where he owns q good farm and
Is prospecting. He is a son Of ohm
Stephenson, Of Hudson township,
this county.
Mrs. Tabitha Stone, Of Piper, who
had been visiting friends at Rich Hill
and Butler, came In last week to Wis. |
It her sister, Mrs. John Covey.-Ap- |
pleton City Journal.
John Powell came In the first Of |
the week to visit relatives and old |
friends Tor a few days. He IL travel |
Ing for Q Chicago house and biz home
e ct River Forest. Ills.
Ills charged By the members Of the
Macon county text book commission
hat the representatives Of one Of the
V text book houses tried to bribe
'hsm TO iavor their books.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walt Jenkins, Of near Urich, broke
'sr arm BY falling on . isncs nail.
The child displayed rsmarkabls iorti- !,
'uds, while The broken msmbsslwas
'et, 80
Cy. Waller writes from New York Ii
hat be contracted vith Erlanger
,ros., The largest manufacturers q ],
nn's underwear 10 ths world, 10
Aansiacturs his lecsutly patso1sd
mia - Thsy uill = plsosd q
- nas1et - ssql1 ssasea 81
- = ~ sood ~.