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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
MR.BOWERSO SITUATION MISS DORSEY MARRIED
Says In interview State is for
Roosevelt.
SWlSHER FOR GOVERNOR
Prefers Him to Scherr But Thinks
Man Should Come From Fourth
or Fifth District

An Interview given by Mr.. Bowers
on the situation in this state, In to
days Washington Post is given be
low.
The first choice of West Virginia
for the republican nomination for the
presidency next year is Theodore
Roosevelt, the second choice is Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and the third choice
is Theodore Roosevelt" declared
George M. Bowers, Commissioner OF
Fisheries, at the Arlington last even
ing Mr.. Bowen has just returned
to the city from a visit to his home
in that state.
There Is no doubt OF the fact that
IL Mr.. Roosevelt will give the slight
est hint that he will again become a
candidate he can have all the dele
gates the state can give him." he con
tinued. The people of the state be.
lieve in the president and his policies.
II he positively declines to accept II
and the roll call of the convention
proceeds, West Virginia. which comes
far down the list, is apt to look around
and see where the band wagon Is go
Ing to be. When II finds that band
wagon it Is apt to climb on.
But aside from our performance in
the national convention, we are going
to have a very interesting state cam
paign. The two leading candidates
for the gubernatorial nomination thai
have been suggested are Charles w
| Swisher, secretary of state, and Ar
nold Scherr, state auditor, Of thesf
two | should much prefer Swisher
Howeve-, I believe that good materia
might be found in the Fourth or Fifth
congressional districts in the southern
part of the state, which has not had
a republican governor for a great
many years. If Elliott Northcott, Unit
ed States attorney, would permit his
name to be used he could win easily
He is from the Fourth district. Some
good men from the Fifth are Clark w
| May, attorney general; Judge Joseph
M. Saunders, and Col. Thomas e
Houston. The issue probably will be
as to whether the present good admin
istration Of state affairs shall con
tinue. The tax law alone by which
corporations have been compelled tc
pay their dues to the state for the
frs time in twenty years. has helped
the poorer property holders very ma
terially, and will make the victory o.
the republicans all the easier"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
MRS. SULLIVAN WON LOT
LUCKY NUMBER WAS .s2as AT
SALE AT OLD FAIR GROUNDS.
Saturdays Sale Footed Up $4,000 from
ff5 Lots-Prices Ranged From
$40 to $3.50.

The public sale Of building lots by
the Berkeley Real Estate Co. at the
old fair grounds on Saturday was n
big success.
The sale continued during the great
er part of the day and the Pittsburg
auctioneer. Col. j. G. Morrow, waa
kept pretty busy.
In all there were 1i5 lots sold, tho
prices ranging from $40 to $3.50. The
popular prices seemed to be from 500
to $3.50. The sale amounted to about
$4,000. AFFORD a good margin of profit
to the promoters, with a goodly num-
Der of choice lots left over unsold. II
Is the purpose OF the lot purchaser for
the most part. TO build on them.
Mrc. Sullivan Wins Lot.
A feature OF the lot sale that created
much interest to ticket holders and
others was as L who should hold the
iuky number Tor the free lot.
Mrs. Ellen Mary sullivan. residing
on East Burke street, near the Green
Hill cemetery entrance. was the lucky
women, her number OF S239 winning q
free lot worth at least $3.50 She was
offered 500 cash for It the same even
Ing. but refused the offer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
Judge Faulkner Sharply Defines
Duties Of Tree Inspectors.
NEW COURT HOUSE
Court Talks to Grand Jury About Liquor Laws
List of Indictments Returned By
The Grand Jury.

selves against miraculous OF those
laws.
Judge Faulkner also called attention
to the election laws and their proper
~obeyance, but not having had an cleo
ton this year, except one merely of a
local character, he said he would not
dwell at length on that point.
For a New Court House.
Another important matter called by
court to the attention of the grand
jury was the present condition of the
court house. He stated that the court
house in its present condition was a
reflection on Berkeley county, and that
steps should be taken in some manner
towards remodeling or building a new
court house.
Cow Case First For Trial.
The appeal docket was then called
and the first case set for trial tomor
row was that of Grove & Henshaw
cattle dealers of Martinsburg, against
J. Fl. Miller, of near Hedgesville. This
action as brought to recover the pur-
chase money for a COW belonging to
Miller, the amount involved being less
than five dollars. This case was up
for trial once before but the jury dis
agreed.
List of Indictments.
The following is the list of indict-
ments a. found. by the grand jury to-
day up to 8 p. M, when they were
still in session.:
State VS.. William Dodson, for grand
larceny.
State VS.. john w. Martin, for grand
larceny,
State VS.. Henry Otto. for grand
larceny.
State VS.. Ira Henson, for forgery.
State VS.. David Glenn, for resisting
an officer.
OF the above defendants the only
one residing in Martinsburg Is Dayic
Glenn, the others being practically ua-
known here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
THREE DIED VIOLENTLY
Winchester Family Stricken Again
BY Shooting.

A message received in Winchester
Sunday from Deland. Fla, announces
the death by accidental shooting of
Charles Kurtz. formerly of this city.
Mr.. Kurtz vas Sheriff at Deland and
was accidently shot by his own pistol
while in pursuit of a desperate negro
criminal. He was the son of the late
Robert /. Kurtz, of Winchester. and
leaves a widow and two children.
Mr.. Kurtz's death is the third of
tragic character occurring In the last
three years. His brother. Sheriff JEFF
Kurtz, was killed by a negro, and a
cousin, William Kremer, was shot to
death while assisting in making an
arrest.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14

The September term OF h circuit
coart convened at $3.50 in the our
house Judge e. Boyd Faulkner, presid-
Jag.
The following grand jurymen an
swered to their names: c. N. Porter
field, Joseph Shade, D. N. KEGS, sam
uel Ditto. c.. M. Lamar, G. w. Mish,
[W. H. Mcdonald, Peter Bender, James
H. Fulk, John Burns, Robert Porter
field. C. A. Miller, T. w. Kearns, Geo.
If. Evans and c. l.. Stuckey.
Mayor p. r. Harrison, Martinsburg,
was made foreman of the grand jury.
Charge to the Grand Jury.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Faulkner called attention with
Especial emphasis to what is known as
the diseased fruit law. which was en-
acted in 1901, but amended by the
Legislature ia 1907.
He said that the state fruit tree in
.|spectors had no legal right to enter
b mans premises and destroy his fruit
frees supposed to be infected with yell
lows or other disease without the per-
mission of the owner or owners of the
rees. That the business of the in
Epectors was first to mark the trees so
infected and then to notify the owner
Of the trees to destroy or spray the
trees infected with disease, as the case
might be. Then if the owner refused
or failed to comply with the notice of
the state fruit ire inspectors, the lat
ter might then proceed to destroy said
trees; otherwise the inspectors would
De indictable for t~respass,
Judge Faulkner also called the at
ention of the grand jury to the liquor
avs. He said that in view of the
trong prohibition movement sweeping
bver almost the entire country, he con
eeived it to be the duty of the liquor
men to spend money in aiding to en-
Force the liquor laws, rather than to
orm combinations to defend them
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
W|LENQU|TS MESS
Gould Not Stand for Tactics En-
| ployed by Some of the Offices.
s0M MANDERS ARE AT OUTS
attaIion of the Thirteenth Cavalry
y Has a Mix-up That Takes in a
Former MartinsburGer.

The Chicago American of last Fri
lay has the following story pertaining
a Martinsburg boy which will be
lad with interest by many.
There is trouble in the ranks OF
he first battalion of the Thirteenth
nited States cavalry. today complet-
bg its long practice march from Fort
liley to Fort Sheridan. The officers
Il the command are split into factions
md scores of the men are openly de-
llaring their dissatisfaction.
bit is declared by the men that since
he command left Fort Riley on July
IL nearly a score of assertions have
tcurred, and they add, "it's a wonder
here were not more"
Officers in a Quarrel.
rha split between the officers in the
attalion has become so open that
le~utenant ]. w. When. in command
troop c. and the tent mate Of Lieu
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
MR.. JOHN HARMON DEAD
One Of Oldest Residents Of JeHer-
son County Expires on Sunday.
LIVED HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS
Mr.. Stephen r. Mc5ri6 Respected
Night Waterman, Passes Away
After s.hort Illness.
ED HERE FOR FIFTY YEARS

Mr.. John H. Hartman, for many
years a prcniaent resident Of Martins
burg, died at his home at Dutields,
near Shenandoah Junction. He was
one of the Oldest citizens of Jefferson
county, being 81 years old. He had
been belfast FOR several weeks. tut
for the last two years there was
noticed a rapid breaking down of the
vital forces.
The funeral win be held at the
house Tuesday at 10 a. n. after which
the remains will be brought here for
burial in Green Hill cemetery.
The deceased is survived by four
sons and two daughters: John F. Har-
man. New York city; William, in Aus
tralia; Walter and Lawrence, Duff
fields; Mrs. Fannie James, Baltimore;
Mrs. Mamie Blackford, neal Dufields.
Mr.. Hartman was married twice but
outlived both wives. He was the last
of a large family.
Mr.. Hartman was born in Anne
Arundel county, Md, but left there
in his youth. While still a young man
he came to Martinsburg and resided
here for nearly fifty years, becoming
a prominent and very useful citizen
of this community. He helped to
organize the first bank in Martinsburg
and for several years vas n OF its
directors. For about forty years was
supervisor OF this division of the B,
and o. railroad. He removed from
here to Duffields over twenty years
ago, and since then lived a retired
life.
Nj. Hartman was no less active and
jealous in church affairs. He was an
elder | the Presbyterian church for a
number of years and superintendent
of the Sunday school. He was
honored and respected by people
wherever ne was known, but will be
best remembered by the ofded resi-
dents of Berkeley and jefferson coun
ties who recognize in him many Chris
tian traits and manly virtues. His
death. therefore, will cause wide
spread sorrow.
Stephen A. Mcbride.
Mr.. stephen r. Mcbride, a Confed.
crate veteran OF the civil war, died
Sunday. morning at S O'Clock at his
residence, 513 West John street, aged
50 years. He was taken with cerebro
spinal miningitis Thursday morning
and never recovered from the attack.
He was a night Waterman at the
plant of the Shenandoah Pants Co. and
was highly respected by all who knew
him, He was a member of the Episco.
pal church.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and two sons, Harry and Will
liam, this city; also one brother and
two sisters in this county and a sister
in Tennessee.
Funeral Tuesday. $3.50 p. m. at the
house and interment in Norbourne
Cemetery
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
New Grocery store.

TIE Farmers Grocery Co. have open
I'd a new grocer store in the Mrs.
Jennie Crump building, 24e North
Queen rtreet. Mr.. Harry Wilson. Until
recently a clcrk in Spillman Bros
grocery. corner Of Queen and Burke
streets, is the efficient and popular
manager of the new coacern.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
CIRCUIT COURT AoJoURNs.


After the jury returned a verdict.
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in
the ease CT Grove e Henshaw against
j. II. Miller, as told III The Evening
World yes erday, the circuit court adj
journed TIL Friday morning at $3.50
O'Clock.
This acton on the part Of Judge
Eau kner enab' ed a number of per-
IONS Interested in the court proceed
ings to attend the fair today at In
wood.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14
child Dead.

Grace Virginia, the nine-month old
daughter or Mr.. and sIrs. z. f. Man.
speaker, Of the Arden district, died
Sunday night Of choora infantum
Funeral Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the
house and interment here in Green
Hill cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-09-14

tenant Phil H. Sheridan, withdrew
from the officers mess two weeks age
and since that time has been eating
his meals in the grandeur of his own
tent.
81 have quit the officers mess said
Lieutenant Wilen, because | could
not stand for the tactics employed by
SOM of the officers. I told one Of them
what | thought about him and with
drew
Commanders Are at Outs.
In addition to the split-up in he
mess it is declared that serious fric-
ton exists between Major I. ]. Lewis
and one or two OF the troop command
ers.
Captain r. G. Williams, who com
mands Troop A. is said to be one OF
the officers who disagreed with the
major. Captain Williams in strong
terms expressed great satisfaction that
the end of the march was at hand.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-18
Changes in the
Corporation Law

The attention of brokers and
promoters is directed to the act
Of the legislature, approved
March 20. 1907, which makes
radical changes in the foreign
corporation law of the state of
Nevada. Digested briefly. if
means that a corporation of an
other state or territory cannot
do business in Nevada until il
shall have filed papers in the of
tice of our secretary of state.
and shall have paid into said Of
tice the same amount of fees
that would have to be paid by a
Nevada incorporation. Heavy
penalties are incurred for each
violation of the act, and among
them is a provision denying de-
taulhng corporations the right
to sue, maintain or defend any
action in the courts of Nevada.
This act is calculated to in
crease the number of Nevada
interpretations, the effect of the
act being to heavily increase the
expenses of organizing and float
ing a foreign incorporation. One
very good result that will follow
this, however, is that it will be
very much easier to locate and
serve officers of foreign incor-
portations when they are in de-
fault. and will relieve the liti-
giant from the necessity of cor
responding with the secretary of
state and with the county re-
corder and with other persons in
the effort to find the home of the
detaultlng corporation and the
names of its officers. Nevada
Investor, Reno.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18

A little while before his journey to
France and England King Alfonso en-
countered an old gypsy woman whose
face interested him. and he would have
given her money, but she proudly re-
fused it. "King," she said, keep your
money. Ny race is older than yours!
1 am the last Of the Almoravidi, who
reigned in Morocco and in the south OF
Spain in the eleventh and twelfth cen
turtles. l will give you a piece Of goldw
So saying, the gypsy placed in Alfonso's
hand a coin with the effigy Of Tshag.
son of Tachefin, and the last king Of
the line of Almoravidi, who died in
1147. preserve this talisman," she
warned the young monarch, land it
will shield you from every peril" This
legend spread through Spain, and
many assert that at the moment of the
bomb explosion in the Rue de Rivoli
Alfonso held the coin in his hand, be-
ing in the very act of showing it to
President Loubet. Isn't this sweet?
But gypsies are always to be relied on.
Boston Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18

Many of the chiefs in the protec-
torate of Gambia wish to have their
sons educated in the new Mahommed-
an school of that religion, says the
Tailor and Gutter. But there was a
bar to their full enjoyment of the ed
ucation they were likely to receive.
The piOus Mohammedan papas were
afraid that the wearing of modern trou-
sers was part of the school curriculum.
and therefore they viewed the school
with peculiar suspicion. The governor
Of Gambia now reports that the par
ents have been assured that their chill
dren will not be converted into "trou-
sers men," and the prospects of the
school are now very bright.
1t would be interesting to learn how
this suspicion of the modern neither
covering arose and whether the dry
goods merchants denied the natives
their ordinary material. But it may be
interesting to recall the fact that the
British government forbade highland
ers to wear the kilt for some years aft
er the battle of Culloden. However,
the government was in a tight corner
during its continental wars. and it was
glad to raise several regiments of high
landers, who resumed the kilt, and the
trousers wearing edict died a natural
death
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18


John D. Rockefeller, Jr, in a recent
address said that if was wrong to be-
lieve that the truest friends were those
who were willing to lend money.
do not believe anything of that
kind" said Mr.. Rockefeller. There
was never a greater mistake. If you
have any friendship for people do not
spoil it by trying to borrow money
from them The practice Of borrowing
money is a most dangerous one. 1t is
the surest way to cause the breaking
of friendship.
Besides, to borrow money is
selfish. mean practice. The chronic
borrower reminds me of a certain little
girl at an Easter feast.
This little girl ate at the feast a
great quantity Of chocolate eggs and
bananas GlI cakes and peanuts and
things OF that sort. and finally the time
came for her to so.
"'B.t yod Will have a little more
cake besJre you go? her hostess said
policy.
mo, thank You, ma'am. I'm full,
sail the l.tt!e gil.
"'Tbr2.' end the hostess. you'll put
some MS AM can lies in your pockets,
won't you"
The little girl shook her head regret
fully.
They're full, too she said"
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18

One feature which 1 noticed espe-
cially in a recently opened church in
the city was the large number Of
small pews-pews intended for two
persons Only-was the comment of an
old New York churchgoer the other
Sunday. Now, fifty years ago the ma
jority of the pews held six persons
comfortably and sometimes more.
There may have been a few of these
two seated pews, but they were a ne
cessity because of the interference Of
a pillar, and there were never more
than six or eight of these small pews
in an entire church. In the church I
speak of l noticed two rows of them,
extending the entire depth Of the audi
forum. I couldn't help but think of
the good old times when the entire
family went to church in a body and
filled a long old fashioned pew. And
l got to wondering what the new two
seated arrangement stood for. Is it an
Outgrowth of apartment living, race
suicide and all the other evils one
hears of, or is it Old fashioned now
for children to accompany their par
ents to church New York Sun
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18

William E Thomas was convicted
Of murder in the second degree at
Easton. Md, for killing Alonzo Oliver
on October II, and was sentenced to
- years Imprisonment
Tuesday, December II.
Miss Martha Friedman, of Washing.
ton, committed suicide in a New York
hotel by hanging.
Ireland has adopted the words
"Deanta I Neirinn." meaning made in
ireland, as a national trade mark as a
protection against fraud.
G. G. Edgar and Edwin Earle, sugar
dealers, pleaded guilty of accepting
rebates on sugar shipments in the
United States court at New York and
were fined $4,000 each.
Mrs Nancy Boyd, a widow, SO years
old. of Allegheny. Pa, died from burns
received while she was searching her
home for burglars with lighted can.
die, which caused an explosion of nat.
Ural gas.
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18
HORSES AT So A DOZEN.
An Odd but Paying Speculation by
an Actress.

an Actress.
Miss Edna Wallace Hopper is a
good judge Of horses. How good a
Judge she discovered only by chance
1T was one Of the oldest experiences
in speculation" says Miss Hopper,
''that ever came to me. 1t happened
several years ago when l was on my
way to the Pacific coast. 1t should
be said, too. that it was before the
BOer war had cleaned up the American
ranges Of mustangs. Horselesh IN the
northwest was hardly worth keeping
track Of. l Glanced TO- stop off at SpO-
kane, Wash, and IN going about the
city was attracted by a large crowd
before the courthouse. Upon investi-
cation / found that an auction by the
sherln's office was going on, and a lot
of cayuses-as they call them out there
was about to be sold. Curious.
waited to see the fun. The horses in a
corral near by looked mighty good to
me, and was struck by the evident
lack of desire to bid on them. Final
~ the auctioneer managed to coax a
bid of $50 for the lot. / could not be-
lieve my ears-50 cents apiece for real
live horses! Some within seized me,
and ! called out a raise to $50, fully
expecting of course, that another buy
er would go higher, but hardly were
the words out of my mouth when the
auctioneer snapped me up and knock
ed down the lot to my bid
II could not get out of it, and there I
was with 100 horses on my hands 5000
miles away from New York. 1t looked
for a time like the original white ele-
plant but since was on the trade I
determined to stay in. I made arrange |
ments with a rancher a few miles out |
from Spokane to run the horses on his |
range, and l agreed to pay the eX-
penses for winter feed and keep, for
which he fixed a ridicuously low fig /
ure. Then for the time being I drop
ped them from my mind. I returned
to New York, and l had almost for
gotten that I was the proud possessOr
Of a band of horses when I received
letter stating that an offer of 1900
had been made for them by an agent
of the British government. 1 set the
wires hot telegraphing my rancher to
take the offer in a hurry, fearful that
it might already be too late In the
course Of a few weeks I received a
check for the full 1900 from a Spo~
kane bank. Counting the cost of keep
ing them, the cayuses averaged in cost
81 each to me, so my profit was a clean
81, 400, which was not bad on an in
vestment of such a size" Bohemian
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18
YOU WANT GOOD SHEARS
OR SCISSORSP

We have the "wIss"-any size and
kind.
Correct temper They will meet any
test you may give them. Absolutely
guaranteed.
We know thousands Of homes where the
one WISS SHEAR or scissor has been in
constant use for 2O-yes, rs years. A
better recommendation is hardly necessary.
call-we have full assOrt- eaae
ment. -$-StS,
This trads mark lnsures NLHARKNJs
satisfaction. U.SA-
Milford chronicle., 1907-01-18

Some timely advice is given by the
Cri de Paris. "Frenchmen," it ex.
horts, drink only boiled water" This
advice is good, but the following is
even better, Before stepping into a
train make sure that no Russian grand
duke travels in it," Further, Before
stopping at a hotel make sure that it
does not harbor some Russian grand
duke" There is today nothing more
dangerous than a hotel in which a
member of the cars family has tax,
en- quarters. A patron sits in the read.
ing room or in the dining room when,
bang! the shattered window panes fly
about and the ceiling tumbles down.
In justification of this exhortation to
precaution the paper calls attention
to the fact that the train between Bor.
deaux and Cette in which a Russian
grand duke was travelling to Biarritz
ran off the rails, and two passengers
lost their lives; that simultaneously
bomb exploded in the Simplon tunnel
after grand duke had passed
through.