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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02

stance, in the Blaine district the
special tax is 19 mills; in the Sumas
district, IA mills; Lynden, 10 mills.
La Skagit county, Mt. Vernon, Ana
cortes and Sedro- Woolley each pay
15 mills. Laconner pays III mills,
Burlington 81 mills, Avon 13 mills and
Edison 26 mills.
Of course these levies are not all
for school maintenance, but they are
for school purposes. In some instan
ces considerable portion Of the spec
ial tax is required to pay interest on
bonds ana provide a sinking fund for
their redemption. Special levies of
ten mills or more for school mainte-
nance, however, are very common in
places where the standard of the
schools is high. IT the people we're
willing to pay as literally here for
schools as they do in the towns men,
toned, full high school course of
four years could be maintained and
the students graduated from it could
enter the state university, the state
college, or any of the normal schools.
Financial Condition
The present cost of school mainte-
nance here to the taxpayers is trife
over $3.50 month for the nine months
constituting the school year. The
district is free from debt and has
nearly 5000 in the treasury, exclusive
of receipts from taxes paid during
February, which the treasurer esti-
matee at not less than $500. The
school property is al in excellent con-
dition and is estimated to be worth
So, 100. There are about $50 volumes
in the school library, many of them
valuable reference books. There is
also an excellent collection of museum
specimens for the Illustration of nat
ural history ard some scientific ap-
paratus.
On the first of June last year there
were 158 children between the ages
of 5 and Fl years residing in this
district and during the school year
theae were IA different pupils en-
rolled. The average daily attendance
was one hundred and five and three
tenths, the percentage exceeding 80.
The total number of days attendance
during the year was 18, ,303.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02

A Repeated Misstatement Corrected

Editor ISLANDER: note the published statement of
the prosecuting attorney that the application of H. Nc
Crary for liquor license cnae before the board (of COM
missiouers) for hearing and determination February
II, and at that date the application ganted' This
is untrue The application before the old board OF
commissioners the 9th day of January last and
granted that day all the members of the board
ring, the record shows. The application
dorsed by Mr. o. H. Culver anyone else meeting of
the board of commissioners held the lth day
of February for the purpose acting upon the bond which
Mr. McCrary had submitted and which then approved
No made to revoke reconsider the action of
the former board in granting the license and ap-
pcation made The members of the old board
fully all the responsibility for granting the license
do the members Of the board for approving the bond
|. SANDWITH,
Chairman Board of County Commissioners.
Friday Harbor, Feb 28
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02
Another Attractive Home

Van E. Sargent, cashier of the
San Juan County Bank, has pur-
chased from Andrew Newhall a lot
12O 15O feet in size on the hillside
above the bay, across the street, or
what will be the street, in front Of
F. N. Culver's fine new home. It is
a rough and rugged lot and many,
looking at it in its present wild con-
dition, would not realize what . pic
turesque and attractive site for a
home it can be made. It commands
a fine view Of the harbor. Mr.. Sar-
gent has contracted with j. p. Paine
for the erection of q cozY cottage and
portion of the lumber is on the
ground.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02
Friends of Ed Loomis. who was al

Friends of Ed Loonis, who was ar
sested in Seattle short time ago for
desertion from the United States
army, will be glad to know that he
was discharged from custody and that
he is again at work in the city. Both
he and Mrs. Loomis request the
ISLANDER to express their thanks to
the gentlemen here whose letters aid
ed in securing his rels ase.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02
February School
Apportionment

The February apportionment OF
schools funds was certified to the
couu ty treasurer by the school super
this week. The amount of
state. funds apportioned was 81, 144.83
and of county funds, $352.7O. The
total. 81, ,497.53, was apportioned
among the various districts of the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02

There has been some complaint
about the electric light service during
the past two weeks, due principally
to the fact that the demand for lights
has been greater than was antici-
pated, more lights having been in
stalled than the engi:e used can gen.
crate full power for. Either q
larger engine viii be installed for the
separate use of the electric light
plant or the dynamo viii be coupled
up" to the mill engine, which will
furnish ample power.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02
FRIDAY HARB0R
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CON-
DITION OF THE DISTRICT

The State school Tax and State APP
portionments- Special Tax Here
Compared with Special Levy in
Whatcom and Skagit G IN y
Towns.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-02

Mrs. Charles Thacker and little
daughter are here from Arlington,
Snohomish county, visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Idel Nichols, and her sister
and brothers. Mr.. Thacker cohtem-
plates spending the summer pros
pecting in Alaska.
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county as follows:

Union high school, East Sound
All other districts, each. -. ---.---
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
TAKES
MRS. MORRIS
succumbs to Typhoid-Pneumonia
After Illness of But
Two Weeks.

The community was greatly sad
dened by the death of Mrs. Mary
Morris, wife of Ernest B. Morris, at
her home near the tinplate mills,
which occurred at o'clock Sunday
afternoon, resulting from typhoid
pneumonia OF about two weeks du-
ration. Though in a critical condi-
tion several days there we're hopes
of her recovery until about a day
before dissolution came.
Mrs. Morris was daughter of the
late John Latstetter and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Latstetter, and sister of Jo-
seph W. Latstetter and Mrs. Anthony
McAndrew. Her age was 40 years.
Distressihgly sad is her death ON
account Of her leaving seven small
children. without fond mothers
care longer. She had a great many
friends who are made sad by her
death.
The funeral will take place at the
Catholic church tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock and interment will be
in Holy Cross cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
FOR NOT
GOING TO WORK
After He Got Money in Advance on
His Wages, is Edgar Rob
bins, GIassworker.

Because he refused to go to work
after the Hazel-Atlas glass company
had sent him money to come to
clarksburg from Cincinnati for that
purpose, Edgar Robbins is a prison
er in the county jail awaiting the
action Of the next grand jury on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses.
Robbins was arrested at the in
stance of W. H. Lewis, the manager
of the Hazel-Atlas glass factory who
said that his firm sent Robbins $7.05
in Cincinnati to come to Clarksburg
and start to work. He was given a
hearing by Magistrate Gordon Sat
urday evening at the conclusion of
which he was held for the next term
of circuit court under bond of $500.
The prisoner could not furnish the
bond and was sent to jail. 1t is
said that Robbins got money from
the West Fork glass factory the
same way and when he arrived in
Clarksburg he refused to go to
work. He escaped prosecution that
time by paving the money back.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
TRAIN ~ A DAY LATE
Forty Passengers ON Short Line Are
Held Virtually Prisoners For
Nearly Fourteen Hours.
ARE LOUDLY INDIGNANT
Small Wreck of Four Box Cars
Slipping Rails Cause-No At
tempt to Transfer.

Between forty and fifty passen-
gers on the Short Line train which
arrived in this city Monday morning
at s:15 o'clock nealy fourteen hours
late, are loudly indignant over the
slip shod, Indifferent way passenger
traffic is attended to on that divis-
ion.
The train was delayed because OF
four box cars jumping tibet rack at
Brown. When it arrived at Smith
field It was held there until nearly
3 o'clock in the morning and then it
proceeded down to the scene of the
wreck where 1t was held until nearly
s o'clock this morning until the
wrecking train. which had been cali
ed out from Grafton. had placed the
four box cars on the track and NOV
ed them out of the way.
No apparent effort was made to
look after the imprisoned passen-
gers so far as could be ascertained
by the passengers although It would
have been simple manner to have
run a freight engine with coach,
or even freight car, out to the
scene of the wreck and transfer.
them.
Many of the passengers would
have walked home If they had known
that the train was to be delayed as
long as it was but every hour or so
the trainmen were notified that
the delay would be only an hour or
so longer. Passengers could not
obtain telephone Communication to
this city and when telegraph mes
Sages were presented to the tele-
graph operators at the B. & o. sta
ton for transmission to this city,
they were refused.
It is likely that complaint viii Be
made to high officials Of the Ss,,-
road regarding the avoidable delav
OF the train.
-.sgt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
RICH STRIKE
IN KENTUCKY
Is Made BY Mr.. Jameson, where
he Has Big Tract
of Land.

w. w. Jameson, of this city, and
J. P. Grove. of Tionesta, and W. W.
Grove, of jamestown, N. Y. have
probably made rich strike in Lo-
gan county, KY. They have leases
on 1000 acres of land there. Last
week they drilled in their No. 8 wen
on this property and there is every
indication that they have made a
rich coll strike. Both of the first
wells showed up for small producers
and this well. which is several To-
cations in advance of No. 2, is
showing up so good that they are
confident that they have at last tap
ped the pay streak. The wells have
not yet been put to pumping, so that
all estimates Of what they win do
are mere guess work. Their opera
tions are at least hundred miles
from any other oil development and
have been eagerly watched by the oil
men Of that section,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
BILL
AMENDED
Amount is Reduced to Conform to
the Constitutional Pro-
vision.

Delegate Charles NJ. Hart has Of
fered substitute in the os of del
egates for house bill No. 24s, em-
powering the City of clarksburg
with authority to issue bonds for the
refunding of the present indebted
ness, the improvement of the water
works and streets of the city. The
substitute providing for an issue of
'225,ooo In boads, vas adopted and
ordered to a third reading.
The original amount was $780,
900, and the change was made to
conform to the constitutional pro-
vision that the bonded indebtedness
cannot be more than az per cent
of the assessment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
STILL
HAS CHARGE
OF the Thaw Case and is Leading the
Direct Examination of
Witnesses.
EVANS RESUMES TESTIMONY
Says Thaw Did Not Want to XIII
White But to Prose-
cute Him.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The trial
of Harry K. Thaw was resumed to-
day. Juror Bolton, the death or
whose wife Thursday morning last
caused a postponement of the case,
was early at the criminal court
building this morning, declaring he
was able to go ahead with the trial.
All the defendants six counsel
were present at Thaw's counsel ta-
BILE.
DR.. Evans was the first witness.
Deimas taking up the direct exam
nation of the witness.
Evans finished his direct examin-
alton at the morning session and
DR.. Wagner was recalled. Both
Evans and Wagner continued to give
reasons upon which they based their
conclusion that Thaw at the time he
killed White and for several months
subsequent to the homicide was of
unsound mind.
Doctors testified that Thaw told
them he had not intended to kill
White, but had sought to have him
brought to Justice in court of law.
He accused White of seeking to de-
stroy the virtue of every woman
with whom he came in contact.
''If you had no thought or desire
of killing White why did you do it?"
Evans said he put this question to
Thaw, and the prisoner replied,
Providence stepped in and took
charge, it was an act of Providence" I"
Wagner said Thaw told him it was
the act of Providence to protect
young girls and lead them in moral
paths.
It is said Jerome viii no longer
oppose the introduction of Thaw's
will in evidence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
MINERS INJURED
IN THE MINES
One May Lose Eye Sight as Result
of Explosion and Other is
Badly Injured.

Roy Matson was taken to the MI
ners hospital Saturday night with
very severe injuries, the result Of
dynamite explosion. His eyes are
are badly injured and ther is dan
ger of the sight being lost. His face
hands and arms were badly burned
and altogether his condition is very
serious. Matson viii Is eighteen
years of age was employed at the
Perry Mines, and while thawing out
some dynamite an explosion result
ed.
A foreigner was taken to the hos
pital Saturday from the Pinnickin-
nick mines. His hip and side were
badly crushed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
thorn KILLS
THE BILL
Senator Thorn Votes Against Camp
BELLS Bill, Other Bills
Are Up

CHARLESTON, Feb. 1s.-sena-
tor Thorn this morning voted against
the resolution to investigate the
state institutions offered by Camp
bell and was supported by Hill, Mil
Ter and White. Mccrum introduced
bill to elect a railroad commission.
In the house the bill regulating the
car supply was reported adversely
by the house railroad committee.
A resolution to provide a tuberculo-
sis hospital for the state passed in
the senate. A legislative and gem
eral appropriation bill was intro
duced in the senate this morning.
A mining bill making changes in the
existing laws was passed by the SEN
ate. 1t was reported this morning
that Senator Talbot of Upshur, was
seriously i'll.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
MAN DIES IN THE
WESTON LOOKUP
Ed Dawson succumbs to Heart Dis.
ease in the Night While
Asleep in Cell.

Ed. Dawson, of Weston. was
found dead in the town lookup there
Monday morning. He died in about
the same way the prisoner Michael
Multhaupt died in the clarksburg
city lookup Sunday morning.
Dawson went into the lookup Sun
day evening to sleep after he had
been out on Jag and heart trouble
caused his death sometime in the
night. Dawson was a brother of
Bud Dawson, deceased, who ran a
saloon in Weston for number of
years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
TO Be TRIED BY STATE
FOR GETTING ON A DRUNK
Billy Manure is Arrested at Instance
of Night Watchman at Glass
Factor For That offense.

Billy Manure is in jail awaiting a
hearing before Magistrate Gordon
on the charge of being intoxicated.
He was arrested by Constable G. A.
Waldo Saturday night at the in
stance of the night watchman at the
Hazel Atlas glass factory who said
that the man broke into a ware
house there. AS he didn't take any
thing the carge of drunkenness only
was preferred against him. II he
be found guilty of that charge by the
Magistrate he ce fined only 81 and
costs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
c. ". RINKER TAKEN BY
DEATH At HOSPITAL

". Rinker died at the Kessler
hospital Monday morning after
lingering illness with consumption.
Mr.. Rinker was IS years of age
and is survived by his wife who is
living at Washington Junction, Va.
a married daughter who lives in
Virginia and one brother at wash
ington Junction. he resided in
ciarksburg for the last I'VE years
and for two or three years was en-
ployed At Duffy's Imperial saloon as
bartender. He was a member Of the
local bartenders' union and that or
saniEatiOn win take part in the
funeral.
The body will be taken to wash
ingtsn Junction, Va. for the funeral
and burial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
SMALL BLAZE
Occurs at the Home of Mrs. Frank
FIaherty, Bodkin Alley.

A small fire occurred at the home
of Mrs. Frank Flaherty on Bodkin
Alley at s:15 o'clock Monday morn
ing In a clothes press up stairs.
A bucket brigade had It out by the
time the fire department arrived.
The damage to the house was to the
extent of about five dollars. Some
clothes were burned. Some Of the
children burning paper caused the
fire.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
SEDUCTION SUIT
INSTITUTED HERE
James ong Wants $4,000 From
James Taylor for Seduction
of Belle ong.

James ong has instituted suit in
the circuit court here against James
Taylor, asking for s25, 900 damages,
resulting from the alleged seduction
of Mr.. ong's daughter, Miss Belle
ong. about a year ago.
The suit promises to be sensa-
tional at the trial. 1t is the first
of the kind in court here since the
famous Bee VS.. Martin suit was
transferred from Ritchie county sew
eral years ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
THREATENS
WAR AGAINST US
DAWSON BACK.

The many friends of William j.
Davisson, oil operator. who has been
away from clarksburg for more than
year, are welcoming him back to
the city again. He has returned
here to remain awhile after being IN
Canada, Oklahoma, Texas and Cali
fornia drilling wells and making
deals in oil land.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
MEMS MEETING
GREAT SUCCESS
As Were all The Revival Services
in the GoH Methodist Episcopal
Church Yesterday.


From early morning until late at
night the sounds of prayer and
praise, sobs of penitence and songs
of rejoicing could be heard in the
Con- Methodist church Sunday.
Bro. NJ. S. Riley conducted the
class meeting, the first of the nu-
merous services at 9 o'clock. More
than the usual number attended, en-
ioyed and were benefited by this ex-
cellent means of grace.
In the Sunday school session con-
Quoted by Superintendent Harvey
w. Harmer. a large number studied
the word of God and we're the bet
ter by so doing.
1t soon became evident that the
auditorium would prove too small
for the large attendance who wished
to take part in the morning worship
and listen to the sermon. The pas
tors theme was a Lenten meditation
The great temptation in which 1t
was shown that Jesus temptation
OF the devil was very real and the
three types Of the great temptation
stood for every conceivable form of
temptation which could come to the
followers of Jesus.
Preceding the sermon Miss Roger
of Parkersburg, sang in very ar
tistic style beautiful and very eff
fective solo which was much appre-
ciated by the large audience.
The mems meeting at o'clock
was one of the best of the entire Sc
ries this far. AS announced the gen.
eral subject of the meeting was,
Why You Should be a Christian. "
Hon. Harvey W. Harmer, DR.. E. N.
Flowers and Judge c. W.. Lynch
each gave three reasons for this
important step. The large number
of men listened with profound in
terest to these three leading lay
men as they held up the paramount
claims Of Christianity upon every
one. The Lynch Brothrs' quar-
tette sang beautiful selection and
the meeting closed with a plea and
a prayer for every man to give his
life to Christ and Live for Him who
died for thee"
Judge C. w. Lynch was the lead
er of the Epworth League devotional
service at $50 o'clock. The subject
was Studies in Christian Exper-
ience; Gods Divine Purpose for Us, )"
and right well was the subject H.
Illustrated in the meeting.
In the evening service there many
more than could crowd into the au-
ditorium and an overflow meeting
was held in the lecture room, led by
NJ. s. Riley and Geo. w. Peck. Both
meetings reached a high point Of
Christian enthusiasm and did much
good.
The revival meetings. are to con-
tinue into the present week.
The 3 o'clock meeting was held
this afternoon and tonight at 1880
the pastor win preach on "A Plea
for Mercy" All are invited to
come.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
Relatives Notiied.
Worked in the City.

Multhaupt had worked in this
city for two or three years and for a
time was employed by John Duffy
at the Corner Bar. Two or three
months ago he went to st. Marys and
worked there for awhile but he was
taken down with typhoid fever and
after he recovered he returned to
clarksburg. Since his return to
this city he had not worked at any
regular employment.
Another message was received
from the relatives in Baltimore later
in the day instructing the underre,
kers to ship the body to that city.
The body will be sent on train No.
4 Monday evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

A special meeting of the city coun-
ell has been called by Mayor Har-
mer fsr Tuesday evening at 1890
o'clock for the purpose of author
izing City Treasurer Steele to col
lect State taxes from the railroads
telephone and telegraph companies
that operate in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
Two of One Of the Crews are Drown.
ed and Tug Has Not Been
Sighted.
rBy Assoclated Pre..

HIGHLAND LIGHT. Mich, Feb.
1s.-The Barge Girard went ashore
near here today and two OF the
crew were drowned.
Later two other barges were sight
ed driven ashore on the Peak Nm
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
Unless Uncle Sam Proceeds to Get
Out of That Country
at Once.
[By Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Despatch
from Havana says that open signed
threats Of war against the United
States, II It does not get out of Gu
ba, are now being made by leaders
of the Liberal party.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
MORE MEN SIGNED.

The management OF the local base
bali team has a wire from Thomas
Hullngs, Of GAINESVILLE asking for
contracts as he has eight or ten
men to sign for the team. william
vasbinger, Of BrookvfIle. has been
signed since Saturday as an out
fielder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
THREE BARGES
DRIVEN SHORE

Bar. It is believed these two with
the Girard were In tow of the tug
Valley Forge. The tug has not been
seen today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18

DR.. Il. v. Warner has returned
from a business visit in Pittsburg.
Benjamin A. Reeder, Of shinn-
ston, spent Monday in the city on
business and the guest Of relatives.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
Mohammed AIi Mere

Mohammed Ali Merza, the new
shah of Persia. was born in 1879.
His official title of majesty is that of
"shahinshah" or king of kings, !"
and he is absolute ruler of his sub
jects' lives and property and of all
affairs in the 80 provinces into
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
ALLOWANCES CUT.
fRy Ansociated Praaa.1

CHARLESTON. Feb. 1s-The
State University appropriation was
cut ito $4,000 and the geological
survey to sS5. 900 today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18

which Persia is divided. The new
Shah is estimated to be worth about
$15,OoO,OOO and most of his wealth
is in the magnificent diamonds which
belong to the Persian crown; two of
which weigh 1s6 and 146 karats,
respectively.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-18
GRAIN sfARKRT.
TRy Associated Pr

TBy Associated Press.J
CHICAGO, NJ. Feb. IS - May
wheat rs. rs. corn, ~. oats 40 5-s.