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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
HOME COMING
Highland County to Entertain
Former Residents.

Highland county will have Home
Coming during the week beginning
Sept. 10th. The first two days,
Sept. 18th and 10th, will be de-
voted to the celebration of the
lOOth anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the Presbyterian church in
that county. Sept. 18th Hillsboro
will celebrate her Centennial and
Sept. 18th will be given to the
g. A. r. and Militia.
All former residents of Highland
county are requested to send their
post Office addresses to the Home
Coming Committee, Hillsboro, O..
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
Court happenings

The case of the king Hardware
company against the South Side
Builders Supply company, which
was begun in the court of common
pleas. Friday was settled out OF
court today. The litigation was
started through misunderstandi-
ng. E@
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17
Soose Votes

After the regular routine business
was considered at the meeting of the
Protected Home Circle, Friday even
ng, arrangements were made for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17

picnic. 1t was decided to hold the
outing at Lincoln park Thursday.
August %. Owing to the circus the
meeting last night was poorly attend
ed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-17

Marion Lodge, No. 4O2, Knights
of Pythias, held a weekly meeting
at its hall on East Center street
Friday evening and transacted rou-
tine business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

Reprint, News,nerald: "There is al.
least one effctaal. safe. and reliable
Cough Cure-Dr. Shoop's-that we re-
gard as suitable. even for the young
est child. For years DR.. shoop bit.
terly opposed the use of opiates or mar.
cotics In medicine. Offering $40 per
drop or any one finding Opium, Chloio
form. or any cher poisonous or mar
cotic ingredient in DIR. Shops Cough
Cure. And the challenge is as yet
unanswered. Here is one manufac-
turing physician who welcomed with
much satisfaction the new government
Pure Food and Drug Law. The pub
lie can now protect itself at all times
by insisting on having DR.. shoop's,
when a cough remedy Is needed.
Sold by e. A. BillingsIea & Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
Man Butchers His Wife and
Daughter and Kills Himself

|||| ! III
WHEELING. Jan: 1s!-The most
atrocious crime In local criminal his.
tory was committed Wednesday night
at Barton. eight miles west OF Bridge
port
AS a result of a miners insane fury
these are dead: ss ~.
ALEXANDER BALLrANT. Hungar.
Ian miner, aged SO.
MRS. ALEX. BALLIANT, aged so,
PEARL BALLIANT. daughter Of the
above, aged 1s.
Infatuated because of his refusal to
deed her all Of his property BallIant
deliberately butchered the two WON
en-. cutting and hacking their bodies
fsarfully with q carving knife.
When they were dead he blew out
his brains with q shotgun.
The crime must have been commit.
ted early Wednesday evening. but 1t
was not discovered until Thursday
morning. when callers at the Baillant
home were Mortified to find the three
dead bodies.
Their wounds told the story. The
bodies Of the two women were cut up
like sheep. Their threats, however,
wer not cut, death evidently having
been inflicted by repeated stabs in the
chests and abdomens. That their
death was a lingering one, involving
great torture. is greatly feared. A
bloody carving knife nearby disclosed
the agency Of death.
When he had completed his bloody
task Balliant must have set about
with great deliberation to end his
own life, He was found with a gap
ing wound in his chest, circumstan.
ces showed plainly that he had press.
ed the muzzie of the shotgun against
his chest and pulled the trigger with
a string which he had tied to 1T.
From cursory examination physi.
clans said the trio must have been
dead about twelve hours when the
bodies were found.
There was considerable delay by
the local authorities in making a thor.
ongh Investigation Of the crime, be.
cause they did not care to disturb the
bodies or the Weapons until Coroner
Dfvin arrived. The coroner found It
Impossible toSreach the scene much
before noon when he commenced a
rigid inquiry.
" was plain that Balliant had care
fully planned the murder He choose
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

a time at which It was unlikely the
cutlery OF his victims would alarm the
neighborhood. and he took various
other precautions plainly calculated to
prevent the early discovery of the
bodies.
The Details.
When Mrs. Emory Jobe, neighbor
who lives two doors away from thu
Bailiant family, went to the house
shortly after so'cIock to get some
milk, no person. answered her first rap
on the door She raped louder, and
getting no reply. began an investtga.
ton. Walking around thu house she
looked in the front room and saw the
body of the young girl lying on the
floor. ~. 80.
Realizing that something terrible
had happened she called in the neigh.
bors and they broke open the doors .
A veritable charnel house was dis.
closed. In the front room OF the
three story cottage was tn ebody Of
the girl propped up in corner in a
sitting position and in the middle Of
the room back of this were the bodies
OF Alex Balliant and his wife.
The girl had evidently not been kill.
ed outright by the attack of her faith.
err for she had dragged herself across
the room to the window and probably
had tried to get out. Pieces OF her
flesh were found on the window AMI
all the panes were covered with blood.
Blood covered the floor of the room.
In the back room was where the
murders were probably committed.
The bodies Of the murderer and his
wife were found on the floor close to
the bed. After the woman had been
slashed fatally She must have fallen
on the floor and died in a minute or
two.
The Suicide.
I After she fell the husband pulled
some Of the clothes Off the bed, and
after throwing these over her laid
down on the pile and placing the muz-
Gle of the shotgun to his breast pulled
the trigger with string. blowing a
hole almost through his body.
He must have died almost instantly
for there was no sign of struggle
and he was found probably in the posi-.
ton he was when the gun was fred.
Blood from the two bodies had covered
the entire room and everything was
saturated with Ut
When the discovery Of the crime
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
Women Who Wear Well.

It is astonishing how great a change
q few years of married life often make
in the appearance and disposition OF
many women. The freshness, the
charm, the brilliance vanish like the
bloom from . flower which is rudely
handled. The matron Is only dim
shadow Q faint echo OF the charming
maiden. Fewiyouag women appreciate
the shock of the system through the
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understand
ing that this secret drain is robbing the
check Of its freshness and the form of
its fairness.
As surely as the general health suffers
when there Is arrangement OF the health
OF the delicate womanly organs, 30 surely
when these organs are established in
health the face and form at once witness
70 che fact In renewed comeifness.
More than million women have found
health and happiness in the use Of DR..
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. 1tmakes
weak women strong and sick women
well. Ingredients on iabei-contains
no alcohol or harmful habit-forming
drugs. II Is made wholly OF those
native, American, medicinal roots most
highly recommended by leading med
fcai authorities of all the several schools
Of practice for the cure OF woman's
peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers, or for those
broken.down. in health by too frequent
bearing Of children, also for the expect
ant mothers, 70 prepare the system for
the coming Of baby and make its adj
vent easy and almost painless, there is
no medicine quite SO good rs " Favorite
Prescription.P 1t can do no harm in
any condition OF the system. Il Is a.
most potent invigorating tonic and
strengthening nervine, nicely adapted
to wofnan's delicate system by phy-
sician Of large experience in the treat
ment Of woman's peculiar ailments.
Bad Symptoms. The woman who
has periodical headaches, backache, sees
imaginary dark spots or specks floating
or dancing before her eyes, has gnawing
distress or heavy full feeling in stomach.
faint spells, dragging down feeling in
lower abdominal or pelvic region, easily
startled or excited, irregular or painful
periods, with or without pelvic catarrh.
Is suffering from weaknesses and de.
engagements that should have early at
tention. Not all of above symptoms are
likely 70 be present in any case ut one
time. T.
Neglected or badly treated and sncb
cases often run into maladies which de-
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result fatally.
No medicine extant has such a long
and numerQus record OF cures IN such
cases az DR.. PieFcets FaV6flfe PfescTiDs
ton, No medicine has such . strong
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gradients known to medical science for,
the cure OF woman's peculiar ailments
enter into its composition. No alcohol,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
SISTERS
in STALL OFFICERS
INTERESTING MEETING OF NEW.
~ ORGANIZED LODGE AT
RivEsvIlLE.

RIvESyILLE, Jan. 1s.-,At Riyes.
VIII on Thursday. January 10th. 1907,
at the K. of p. hall. the Rathbone sis.
ters OF Harmony Temple No. lie. con.
Quoted their first installation OF OH:
GERS in the new year and a report OF
satisfaction throughout the order Is
made 70 yoar correspondent. Though
the organization has been In existence
only afew months at this place. it Is
making for itself very encouraging
record, having starting of with thir.
ty:hve charter members and with, the
reputation that Felicity Lodge, No. 90.
K. of p, of Rixesville. carries, OF
which It Is branch at the back Of
1T surely means something for Its
members to be justly proud Of.
And to have the assurance of the
growth and strength or such orders in
this community with the privilege Of
reporting the same correspondent be,
iievfng them to be moral benefit to
this or any other section is an advo.
cate Of their existence and value to no
small degree, and although not Il,
member thinks encouragement is due
the above named orders from the gen.
eral public for visible good done not
in this immediate vicinity, but the
country abroad. And believing that
honesty and morality are the essence
of the orders named the prayers OF ev.
cry individual interested in the up.
building Of humanity should be that
every member belonging there to will
let their visible light SO shine that the
sincerities of the secrecies Of their
orders will defy the censures or
doubts OF the world at large and for
evidence OF facts In this section note
the many years existence Of Felicity
Lodge. No. SO, X. of p, at Rivesvilie.
and the many rescues to which 1t has
gone in time Of distress. sickness and
death and that alone will speak plain
enough to drown ali doubts as to the
motto Of the above named orders and
a continuance Of true duty by the
faithful and that the careless may take
heed and that Harmony Lodge, No.
16, at Riyesyille, may act its part in
the life of the cause and the light of
the world should be the hope of all
good meaning people. "A
The officers Installed with rank and
title are as foffnws.
Most Excellent Chief. Mrs. Lena
satteraeld.
Excellent Senior, Mrs. Ella Google.
Excellent Junior. Mrs. Emma Par
sons,
Manager Of Temple. Mrs. Cora stew,
art.
Mistress Of Records ami Correspond.
ence, Miss Edith Prtckett.
Mistress of Finance. Mrs. Rose Arm.
EFT.
Protector of Temple. Mrs, Lucy Nor.
ris.
Guard of the outer Temple, Mrs. As-
mes Prickett.
Past Chief, Mrs. Bebe Clayton.
LONE STAR.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
Professiio nal Cards


Il may be a breach OF PROFESSION.
Al ETHICS for doctor to advertise
the fact that he can cure cases that
other physicians Woula give up as.
hopeless, Of fora lawyer to lay: claim to
the fact that he could win for his
client case that would be lost by
other attorneys, BUT 1T WOULD
SURELY NOT BE IMPROPER To
LET. THE PusLic KNOW THAT
He Is A PROFESSIONALLY MAN -
TO WHAT PROFESSION he BE-
LoNes-AND WHEN ANo. WHERE
HE MAY BE FOUND.
lf you want to take a trip you pick
up newspaper to see from the SEIZED.
ule what time your trolley OF train de-
parts, u you want TO see lawyer.
doctor or den.ls. you ought TO be able
to locate him by the same practical
method.
TO our personal knowledge. within
the past two months a well known
physicians office was visited 8 times
by one Of his regular patrons and he
was found 70 be NOT IN. ellis Office
hours are so and so, call around a
little later said the attendant.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
a Matter OF Clln,af...

An EngIishman resident In Persia
fell into, discussion with neiehbor
there. says Napier Malcolm in his book
on Persia. over the native tendency to
lying. He insisted lying was n sin.
at is an very well for Feransi
ian EnglishmanD to say that" replied
tic Persian. But the fact is, they
cannot tell lest we can. 1t is en-.
tirely matter of climate"
:In that case the Persians ought to
speak the truth said the Engllshnan.
"onc of tha ancient Greek historians
declared that Pcrsians We're remark-
able for their truth-teiling.
That Is very true. said the native.
.Bnt who does not know that the cli-
mate Of a country changes entirely in
1000 years."-Youth's Companion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

There is more catarrh in this sec.
ton OF the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura-
bic. For a great. years doctors
pronounced It a'1ocal disease and pre-
scribed local remedies. and by con.
stantly falling to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurable
Science has proven catarrh TO be
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
II. ]. Cheney 6 Co., Toledo. Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the
market. It Is taken Internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. It
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case 1t
fails TO cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

Read the Daily west virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo. Ohio.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
one OF THE most awful TRAGEDIES in HISTORY
OF THE COUNTRY OCCURRED NEAR WHEELING

was made Constable Netzei was called
and he took charge OF the house. lock
ing II until the coroner should arrive
When reporter left the town at j
O'clock yesterday afternoon the coro
ner had not arrived. but was expect
ed on the next car.
Frequent Family Troubles.
Tho cause Of the triple murder Is
partially explained by the people oil
Barton. Balliant owns a house and
good lot In Barton where they lived
and the crime occurred adjoining the
Methodist church and Just across the
street from the homeo { the Sister Of
st. Nazareth who looks after the Cath.
ole schools at Barton and Maynard.
His wife had quarreied with he,
husband many times in regard to this
property, as she wanted 1t made oye,
to her. The murderer had also been
left several thousand dollars by the
death of relatives in Hungary and she
had wanted this also. ouarrels were
Of daily occurrence over these money
matters and the wife is said to. have
been the aggressor always.
Tuesday Balliant went before a no.
tary and made over his Barton proper
ty to his wife, but not the bequest
from Hungary. 1t is supposed that
she badgered him until he lost his rea.
son and committed the terrible crime.
This accounts for the murder Of his
wife, but the people OF Barton are
wondering why he included the daugh.
ter, Pearl, sixteen years OF age. She
was a very pretty girl and innocent Of
any of the family troubles.
An Educated Girl. y
The girl had been sent p Catholic
convent in Columbus six or seven
years ago and only returned to the
Barton home about two weeks ago.
She was particularly bright and thor.
oughly Americanized. She had been
delivering milk for her parents who
conducted little dairy, since her re.
tarn from Columbus, and had made
friends with all.
Two other daughters and one son Of
the dead reside at Barton. The son,
who resides two or three doors from
the charnel house was not the result
of the union of the dead couple, but
Balliant was his father. The girls
were the woman's children by a for.
mer husband.
One is Mrs. Charles Kranzi, wife of
the butcher at John Anderson's store,
and the other is Mrs. James Glass.
The children of the married sons and
daughters of the murdered couple did
not know Of the crime till they were
taken out of school about ten O'Clock.
1t is pretty certain that the tripls
murder occurred early last night. DR..
Cope, Of Barton, who examined the
bodies about ten o'clock, said all had
been dead eight to twelve hours
when. they were foand. He told a
reporter that he thought the murder
must have been committed along
about eight o'clock last night.
The family deliver milk around Bar.
ton and last night only two or three
Of their customers were supplied. It
ISIS imposed that after the dead girl
had taken a few of the customers
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

Cranes Drug Store for distilled
water. zoe gal Avoid typhoid fe-
yer. Tat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
THE STAGE


Each year new plays are presented
TO the theater going public and the
percentage OF successes are few and
IKE wise manager who can pick d win
ner these strenuous days Of hustling
Is TO be Congratulated. Manager.
Smith Is TO be congratulated In the.
success Of ::The Country Kids for it
ranks among last seasons biggest sue.
cesses. The play IL really one OF the
best Of its class and has proven Just;
what the public want lots OF fun, ele.
CANT scenery, a pleasing story and
enough sensation to give ii real Iife
and color. One Of the principal fac
tors of the success has been the st.
perb company selected to give 1t the
naturainess and life-like portrayal OF!
plays of this class. Actors who look
and can act the parts assigned them
and no caricatnres but the real rural
folks we see on the farm.
"a Pair OF Country Kids" viii ap.
pear at the Grand Monday, January
p. Prices, SO. IS and Is cents.
&C. whitney's "Pis, Paff, Pouf.r
There will be something doing all
the time at the Grand on Wednesday,
December 20 after B. G. whitney's mu-
steal cocktail. pin Pan POUR is un.
corked. 1t is fast. snappy. bright in
manner, and the way It is thrown at
the audience makes them feel like
'tPiff Pan Pouf' says noted review
er. There is evidently no tagging in
the performance, and spirited fun.
music and frivolity may be counted
upon during "Pin Paff Pour stay in
town,
Music that Is tuneful, catchy and
original is claimed for "Pif Paff Pour
which is said to have song hits from
curtain to curtain. Among the sue
cesses are the following: "rm The
Ghost That Never Walked" Lutte"
Dolly Dlmple," 1.-THE Melancholy Sun
beam and the Rose" my Unldssed
Man. Under the Goo-Goo Tree AMI
a score of others. The original Amer.
lean Pony Ballet, the octette OF 1T
tie girls who can dance, form an inn
portant part of the dancing numbers
throughout the entertainment.
Up-to-the.minute comedy and real
fun is promised and judging from the
list of principals, the laughing atmos-
phere looks exceedingly bright. The
following stage fayorites are among
the principals: Henrietta Lee, Dem
man Maley, Emile Gardner, Chas. p.
Morrison. Olive Woolford Harry 81.
mon, Stanley. chas. southworth, Wal.
ter Fishter, Lulu Mcconnell, Fanny
1de, John Dyer. Lisle Bloodgood and
others, including the original Amerl-
can Pony Ballet. 4
The production is handsomely
gowned and gorgeously staged. The
costuming. scenic and electrical EN-:
belIishment is fresh and new this sea-
son.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

A public religions service was re-
Gently conducted IN Esperanto. the
new universal language, In Geneva,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18

Read the Daily west virgtnlan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
New Things

g. E Long is adding two
roUms TO his home.
George Mrgowu is adding one
room to his cuttIgc home.
E S Hampton is going to
keep clean tor he is putting in a.
PAN room
Joshua RUsenteigell is in for
d nice 6 room huu.e.
william Jaynes is building a.
3 room house.
A s. Utterbac6 is charging
his home by the addition of L
room.
One hundred feet of granitoltf
walk is being put in front of the
Methodist Circuit parsonage.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
A Daily's Write Up.

We are in receipt of a copy of
the Evening Citizen-Cairo,
Ill.,-which gives a great deal
more space to Champ Clark's
address to the class of twenty
one graduates, than it does to
the class.
Prof. W. D. Banuister is prlu-
cipal of the high school and de.
serves more than the passing
notice given by the paper,
The reporter seemed to have
been carried away by Champs
address,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
X-Ray.

You can readily make per.
feet x-ray that will show up
the bones in your hand as per-
fectIy as any electrical x-ray
ever made.
Take a medium sized turkey
feather and strip it. leaving the
feather on the quill at the outer
end about the size of a dollar,
Then extend one hand at arms
length and close one eye. Then
hold the feather before the open
eye and move it slowly toward
the extended hand and you will
soon find the right focus and be
able to see the bony structure
OF the hand as plainly as If il
was not covered with flesh.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
Big John.

Yes, Monroe is proud of it's
base ball thrower, big John"
Whitman. He stood in the box
for Palmyra when the Quincy
Elks, for the first time this So.
sou, was sent to gross
Friday in a II iuning game he
he put Louisiana To SIe' p + r
his home club, to the tune Of z
> 4.
Sunday he was again in the
'ox for Palmyra and pitched a
2 to 1 game against Hannibal,
the score being 6 to 8.
Rah for John.
Quite a bunch of Monroe boys
went down to witness their lido
do Hannibal Sunday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-06-20
MONROE CITY
CHAUTAUQUA
July ~ to %, 1907.
SENATOR B. F. TILLMAN.

The most popular lecturer,
the United States has today is
the Farmer Senator" The
man who has more enemies and
more friends than any other, ~
either north or south. The man
who has three times as mauy
lecture engagements as be can
fill. Everybody knows of
"Pitchtork Tillman." Every
body wants to hear him 1t is
not expected that you will agree
with him. He does not want
you to Much of his popu larity
would be lost if you did He
is the friend of the south, the
advocate of the common people,
the terror of evil doors. He is
famous as a scholar, as an ora
tor, as a statesman and as a
legislator who has broken all
precedents. You want TO hear
"Pitchfork Tillman.
Do not miss hearing Senator
Tillman on July 10Th at the
Monroe City Chautauqua.
RcW. SAM SMALL
This distinguished orator was
for years the CO .laborer of the
late Sam P Jones. Has much
of his wit and sarcasm. He,
himself is a born orator, a man
of great magnetism. He holds
his audience from beginning 10
the end by his keen wit, force
full thought, and pleasing ad-
dress.
Rev. Small will preach on
Sunday July 81 at the Monroe
City Chautauqua grounds.
Every body hear him.