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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29
PARTICULARS
Or the Shooting ARRAY in Which
w. Dean Hays MAS Wounded.

4
William l.. Simpson, one Of the
Oldest attorneys in the Big Horn
Basin and last Democratic candi-
date for prosecuting attorney, shot
and wounded w. Dean Hays, cash.
Ter Of the Wilson-H Hays bank of this
city, the shooting occurring in the
Wilson Hays bank at $50 Friday
afternoon.
Simpson fired two shots, the SEQ
ond grazing Hays left eye and his
nose. The first shot seemed to be
fred at random, as the bullet was
buried in the ceiling in the opposite
end Of the room from where HAYS
was standing. However, Mr.. Hays
attaches some Importance to the
fact that its course was on line
with where he would have stood
had he, according to his usual Gus
tom, gone Immediately 10 the cash
'iers window on hearing the bank
door open. Mr.. Hays was at the
telephone. in the southwest corner
OF the room, when the outside door
was opened. Miss LA Niche, the
assistant cashier, was in the room
and Mr.. Hays went on with his tele-
phoning. Before Miss Mickie could
reach the cashiers wicket revolver
shot rang out. Mr., Hays stepped
away few feet from the phone to
see what was the matter and seeing
Simpson with gun. asked, "what's
the matter, Blly2" Simpson then
turned the gun on Hays, who turned
his head Just enough to the right to
save himself from instant death.
Simpson then walked coolly out and
within few moments gave himself
up to Marshal Hubbard. He was
placed in the city Jail until dusk,
when he was allowed to go to his
own home, where he spent the night,
guarded by the marshal.
Simpson was arrested Saturday
morning on warrant sworn out by
Hays charging felonious assault.
he was arraigned before J. E. Her
on, justice Of the peace. He was
bound over in the sum of one thous-
and dollars to appear for prelimin-
airy trial at 200 next Wednesday
afternoon and was permitted to re-
serve his plea until that time. He
will be represented by Attorneys
Samuel T. Corn of Ogden, Utah,
and D. A. Preston of Lander.
The state will be represented 10y
Prosecuting Attorney q. A. Earring.
1t Is impossible to learn with abb
solute certainty OF this time what
caused Simpson tn do the shooting.
The two men have seemed to be the
best of friends, have been at times
interested together in business un-
dertahngs and have long worked
side by side In county politics. The
commonly accepted version of the
causes leading to the tragedy is this:
Simpson had been drinking oonsid-
cradle. Thursday evening he need
ed some money and gave A. j. Stone
his personal check on the Wilson
Hays bank for twenty five dollars.
II Is positively stated by those who
saw this transaction that Mr.. Simp-
son was not gambling at the time
and that the check was not in any
sense a gambling check. Mr.. Stone
later cashed the check with 2. Ed
wards who Friday morning was
declined payment on the same at
the Wilson-Hays bank. In the
afternoon mr.. Stone spoke to MIR.
Simpson about the matter and
Simpson took the check and tore it
up, remarking, "Whst do you Think
Hays has turned down my check
for twenty five dollars"
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

DIR. Dye is out again after long
siege Of sickness, With rheumatism.
He has been sorely afflicted with
this terrible disease nearly all win
tor and is not yet able to ride any,
just able to get out in town.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Bickei Bros, ara preparing to
drill an oil we'll on the Matt Smith
land on Leaf Bank. They will drill
one on Philips run as soon as the
Smith well is completed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Joe Francis has his mill set upon
CAMS Wigner's land on Leaf Bank
and is making the timber fly. He
Is a fine sawYer and has a splendid
mill.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

j. M. Hamilton, assisted by Harry
Bennett and f. 8. Hathaway, ap.
paised the stock of goods belonging
to the late J. j. Thomas last week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

AS we predicted, Bill Stump took
the big barge load of slaves out
with the Reliance" without mis-
hap.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

DR.. Wright was called to Latonia
one day last week to see Mrs. Lee
Gamer. who is dangerously sick
with lung trouble.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

The Granisville Library Olub will
put on a play called "Brookdale
farm" in the near future, the pro
creds to go to purchase new books
for the Library.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Ross Stump has returned from
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he has
been employed in a gas field.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

"Wig" Bickel has returned from
an extended visit with home folks
at Petersburg.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

A great deal of space is again
taken mp with the list of land sold
for taxes, consequently our news is
limited.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Either run a town with q vim,
or Just sell out and loaf. One
thing must be done-run the town
for all that It is worth, get up
steam and keep it up. Do you
want trader Bid for it. Do you
want business to come to your
town. Encourage what )ou have
Do you want a prosperous towni
Then never permit the jealousies
to rule your actions, but work to-
gether for common prosperity and
mutual benefit.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Charley Stump purchased some
timber of Matt Smith last week
and will put it on the market.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Don't fail to take advantage Of the
reduced prices on winter goods at
G. l.. Chenoweihs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Did you ever notice that tobacco
is always cleau7 II man drops a
piece Of meat, no matter how clean
the floor may be, no will either
givoit q kick or pick it up and lay
it to one side Ho will never eat
it. But let him drop his plug Of
tJbacco on the ground and no diff
ference how dirty the spot where
it fell, no will pick it mp and give
on his coat
% Of his pants
with greater
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

e. L. Austin was in Roane county
last week on business.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

We still have few ladies hats
10 close at bargains. q. L. Chenow.
eihs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Here are a few of O. L. Chenow-
eths special bargains.
One Lot Of boys aud youths over
coats $3.50 to $500 values, for 81. 90
u 81 70
One lot Of Ladies' capes at one
half price.
One lot of Lad les all fur cspes
81 to 90 vslues, at 81 30 each.
One lot of Ladies short coats % Ia
81 values, at 50 cents TO $3.50
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

John Harris was pretty badly
hurt by team running off with
him last week,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

There are several cases OF whoop'
ing cough in town.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Floyd Smiths family are all down
with the whooping cough.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Low, Lower, Lowest, is the prices
on all winter goods at Chenoweths,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Sizes. Leila Hardman has been
quite sick for the past week with q
severe cold.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Ira Hardman returned last week
from business trip to Parkersburg,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29
BeaL estate Sold for ,Zaxes.

LiSroF REAL ESTATE sold in the county Calhoun
month OF January 1907 of the
on for the year 1904, purchased by individuals:
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

We are very sorry to learn that
Grey, Jem, and Grace Huffman, the
three remaining children Of Mrs. L
Huffman, are now down with diph-
iberia. Paul, whose sickness was
reported last week, is still very sick.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Ten degrees below zero Monday
morning.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Mrs. B. F. JeHreys was quite sicl
last week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Buy your Rubbers at Chenoweths.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

"Ikey" JRmison, J. NJ. Kane, Ivan
Bush aud John Bryan, Of Yellow
creek, and Bailey Stump, Of Grants.
vile, we're made Masons at toe regu
lar meeting Of that lodge Saturday
night
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

j. w. Pell is recovering from a
severe spell of sickness.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Mrs. E. l.. Austin was very sick q
few days last week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

Steven b. Elkins WAS elected to
the u 8. Senate for ihud time by
the Legislature last week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

A business meeting vas held at
the Baptist church Saturday evening.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

adjoining counties anything want line at Anodsbug at the
get for the goods Spencer anything you
not find Arnodbug furnished
Main Store at Spencer
Our only will be SboproA gaoda
will be sold will Justify Credit
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Everything in Clothing

MEMS SUITS. all this falls Styles from $3.50 to $4,000
MEMS TOP COATS. RAIN COATS OVER
COATS and ULSTERS, in a good rangeof
styles. $500 to s15Oo
BOYS THREE PIECE SUIT, with long pants 800 to 1000
BOYS ovEROOATs, in all Sizes
CHILDRENS SUITS with knee pants from 5Oe to $500
MEMS ODD PANTS, an immense stock
Remember, fit you if you are large
or small, long or short, lean stout. We
have all the sizes from q 80 to inch
waist and 20 to SO inch length Per pair $OO to $500
We have never had a nicer business
IN this line than we have had this sea-
son, especially in good suits and over
coats
We carry large lines in all departments oil seasons and
will give you fair and liberal treatment
WANT E BARR.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

OHiBu WIFI CaAet
CENTER DIST.
Blizzard, Reese
Gam den, G Ds hrs
same
Jarvis, X A
johnson, Warren
henney X M, and
j Z Swentzel
Reed, Isabelle,
Vaughn, L N
LEE DISTRICT
Brannon, Hendersn
Cutlip, J ID
Craddock Sarah
Cunningham J A
Camden, @ DIS hrs
Ferrell, II l.
Flesher, Sarah +
Gum, Phoeba 4
same
Price, Eliza K
Roberts. Henry,
Same
Starcher Henry
Short, Mary
Sewel, @ N
Tyson, C&AJ Bailey
Wright, l s
Wentz, Chas L
SHERIDAN DIST
Collins, Mrs l. G
Terrell, A Jane
same
same
same
Ingram, Lucinda
johnson, Maya
johnson, Clarissa
knight, ] p
same
same
same
knight, JPATKreps&
co.and NJ s Jefreys
Kenney, M E
McManawayBC hrs
Morton, Edward,
PattersonSusana hrs
Petit, Geo w
same
Stewart, Isaac
SHERMAN DIST.
Ayers, wH&wFBarns
same
Anderson Nancy G
Burrows, johnson
Barr Alton 4yrhk TX
Carpenter, Olive
Durham, Sarah l.
Graybell, Joseph 2
Hicks, Edward
Johnson, Granville
Keener, w T hrs
Mccartney, s A
Mccartney, Sylvani
same
Acknowledgements al
Miles Emma Z
Mccartney, wilson
Ratclif, Frank
8 Jump, Susan
Wright, Norval
w ease, p +
Wease, Elizabeth
Yeager, o J
w sHIHoroN DIsr
Brannon Phoeba
Conley,J E&spencrR
Conley, James p
Cutlip, E K
George, Enos&Atemc
Haverty Henry
Harris, N II.
Short. L A
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-01-29

q. T.. Lowe returned from Ohio
last week He had been employed
on a gas veil there.
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Good $50 acre farm fiat ridge,
gentle slope cot one half grass,
one half good timber for sale.
Gall on.
Albort Smith
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Okla, Calhoun Co. W. Va.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-09-17

were the thing. Congress disapproyed.
The war showed that we were right
While the British, who, with all their
facilities, had not dared a 2O.000-ton
vessel, fastened to put all the re-
sources of their shipyards to building
Dreadnought in eighteen months.
We held fast to the 12-inch guns which
would kill when they hit Santiago.
not complete test, convinced MANY
foreign Powers of the other view tax
en- SO enthusiastically by all 5-inch
gun crews who chased Cervera. Ger
many fell into the error England was
wise enough to accept the conclusion
OF our thinking experts, which they
maintained against much opposition at
home.
Our Chief Constructor, Capps, has
not made the mistake of taking mn
with new fashion in naval architect-.
ure before 1t is tried out. He has
never been the victim Of a fad or sen
sationalism. Once our navy was the
home of both. We had rams and
monitors and tumble-home sides.
When Sampson started for Porto
from eight to twenty-one knots. He
had a nine composed Of some BAH
players. some trapeze performers, and
some heavyweight wrestlers. Evans's
nine is composed entirely of ball
players.
In naval progress the United States
has Travelled long road since 1888,
when England. Germany and France
already had the nucleus and the ma
chine of e modern navy, and we had
all to learn Unlike Japan, the other
Power which has risen quickly, we did
not buy our ships abroad. In 1893 we
laid down the Indiana She was the
first wor5 and the new Delaware type
Is the latest. Her speed was fifteen
and five-tenth knots against the Della
wares twenty-one; her tonnage 1928
against the Delaware's 21,000. She
had a collective muzzle energy Of
$4,000 foot-tons against the Della
wares 100000. She had four 1s-inch
guns against ten 12-inch.
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that they should. The results would
be positively disgraceful if you started
TO cavorting around and shooting up
the town"
II was the uniformity of men and
material, and the utter precision of
movement, which made him SYM
pathize with the gun as a permanent
fixture in that world living in a solar
system of orders from above which
are in the clouds for the jacky and
sometimes too near for comfort for
the senior officers.
You will observe, said Admiral,
Dewey, his keen gray sailors eyes
twinkling, on one occasion when there
were visitors aboard the Olympia, and
he was passing a group of girls to an
officer,-''you will observe that all the
guns are shining and well-groomed
and as much alike as peas in a pod.
And so are all these young officers.
So many guns, so many officers. This
means a high and dependable level of
efficiency to the Admiral"
Then he cast wink a. the blushing
officer, which said: You know the law
of the navy. It's up to you. Get out
OF it the best you cam
One of the girls, being American,
was helpful.
They aren't all alike when they are
ashore, Admiral she said.
Aboard they seem SO to the visitor,
whether he is a guest in the senior or
the Junior mess. Aft is His Grace,
the Captain of the battleship, one of
the duchy heads under his Imperial
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-09-17

against any one 16,000-ton foreign
ship?'
BY smiling when You put the ques-
ton you will escape a glare of con-
tempt more Furnishing than any flight
of crockery.
If the wardroom were satisfied with
the navy it would be time for the coun-
try to be dissatisfied. l know of some
navies where in the idle watches of
the wardroom the officers roll dice,
sing songs, and lombard the buffet in
stead of going into a committee Of
the whole on mistake in electric wir-
ing. Professional keenness of censor
ship is a part of professional effici-
nrcv, Our officers complain that our
battle maneuvers are not sufficiently
practical. Risk. they hold, is neces-
sary to approximate warlike condi-
tons. 1t is better to have an occa-
sional collision in maneuvers than to
have 1t in war.
The naval officers of the seventies
who had no modern ships and took life
easily-no new types, no improve
ments, no target scores to discuss
would regard the officers of today as
Spartan set of grinds. When sack
of powder takes fire in the turret of
the Georgia she enters Boston harbor
to leave the dead and wounded and
Immediately returns to the target
ground. Casualties are not to inter-
rupt the routine of practice in peace
or war. And we have few. precious
few, accidents considering the activity
of our forces. OF course, you need
have none if you keep your ships tied
UP to shore. as the Russians did be-
fore thew met the Japanese.
1t is the ears of the older officers
and the construction corps which burn
when the board of strategy and in
spection sits in the wardroom. The
older officers were middies in the
seventies. They are the hump of the
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the navy's latter days, are FESTIVE I'M
der old-fashioned methods. Old cffi-
GERS perhaps keep the respect of the
men where the younger officers would
work them too hard. Jacky likes the
old man to look his part. No one
would respect Neptune if he were
beardless boy. Here the elders have
sentimental precedent on their side
If all the suggestions for battleship
changes and improvements which the
constructors corps receives were in
corporated in man-of-war, we should
have an architectural monstrosity like
Senator Clark's Fifth Avenue mansion,
and about as capable of offense and
defense or navigation. If noae of the
wardroom's suggestions were accepted,
stagnation and self-sufficiency would
result in Washington. The construc-
tors corps is composed of little band
OF Annapolis graduates whose talents
impelled them in the direction OF
mechanics. Love of the work keeps
them from accepting higher pay in
private employment. They may never
reach command. No force could labor
under a heavier national handicap.
A NON-MARITIME NATIONS
RECORD.
We are not a maritime nation. We
have no mercantile marine worth men,
tioning in the company of respectable
Powers. The British Navy draws Its
sinews from population born of sea
experience. British and German ship
yards turn out the mighty liners OF
the Atlantic and the freight ships
whose courses chart the ocean and they
are practical schools for constructors
wing in civil competition. Most Of
our shipyards which build for the navy
exist by navy work almost exclusively.
Yet what is our record? We build g.
battleship as quickly as Germany.
Before the Russo-Japanese war our
constructors held that big battleships
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are hundred, it will make you look
down on the fellows in the wardroom
as a group of ancient and heavy
weight thinkers. The juniors have just
Clipped the shell of Annapolis. They
are new to the travelled world, where
each port unfolds panorama of
things fresh and joyful for which
shore leave is the open sesame. Not
only do they not know that they can
not control the fate of the nation. but
they are not trying to. Immediate,
personal ambition looks no higher
than the command of a mosquito gun
boat in the Philippines of so light
draft that she can slip over the tropi-'
cal dews in chase of a band of lad
rones.
The wardroom mess is serious. At
the head of the table sits the exec
utive officer. His power is really that
of British prime minister to a con-
stitutional king. For the execution of
all work whatsoever from bow to stern
he stands responsible. Occasionally he
gets ashore and limbers up the wrin-
kles of his face with a smile. Some
day he may command in name and be
an Alice Sit-by-the-Fire himself.
An executives record stamps his
career. A good executive makes a
good captain and probably a good adj
nliral. Dewey and Sampson were both
famous in the service as executives.
The wardroom is always talking
war. 1t has been going to war with
japan ever since it finished the late
war with Germany. In turn, the ward
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rooms OIL Japan nave been going TO
war with the United States ever since
Japan finished the late bloodshed with
Russia. Between 1895 and 1904 the
students of the Staff College at Toxic
submitted over hundred and fifty
plans for the taking of Port Arthur.
Now that Port Arthur is taken, it Is
not to be presumed that the Staff Col
lege is altogether idle. Admiral Va
mamoto visiting our navy yards,
would have been. strangely lacking in
professional spirit if certain eventual
tiles had never crossed his mind.
The business OF the navy is to make
war, and the business of the statesmen
is to keep peace. When the statesman
must let go his leash he wants to
know that his dogs of war are lean and
hungry, and already pointing toward
the enemy. If a man is spending all
his life preparing for a single event
he will not be an enthusiast in his
preparation If he thinks that event is
never going to take place. An ideal
autocrat when he went aboard his
men-of-war would tell his officers that
they might expect to fight any minute,
while he remarked under his breath:
Not if I can help it,
On the long voyages, the night
watches, in the keeping of the muscles
strong, the wrist agile, the knuckles
hard, the nerves quick to respond to
the brains command, there are inter-
walls for food and intervals off duty
when the officers forgather in profess
sional discussion and every man is
free to tell how he would run the navy.
Drinking and gambling are both
tabooed. Reading and thinking runs
on shop, unless a casual visitor is
abroad. The casual visitor meets a
group finely courteous, which answers
all questions politely. For officially
the wardroom is silent. It may not
say word to the public, and if it
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