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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
REALTY HUSTLERS
ARE OPTIMISTIC
BUSINESS PROPERTY IS IN
GOOD DEMAND
Sales In Outlying Tracts Show Deo
crease, but Purchases of Lots and
Homes in More ThlekIy Get
tied Districts Increase

"The Los Angeles real estate market,
with the exception of one class of
| property, is In better condition than
ever BEFORE" said o. e. Farish of the
firm of Mines g. Parish yesterday.
There seems to be q slight slack
ening in the demand for lots in OUT
lying tracts" continued Mr. Parish,
"but otherwise the situation is ell that
could be desired With the decrease In
the demand for property In tracts OUT
side the city limits came an increase
| in the demand for lots or improved
property in the more thickly settled
sections of the city and also an in
crease in the amount of building in
such districts.
There continues q good demand for
| first class business property, and any
amount of money seems to be held in
readiness to seize upon any good offers
which might be made.
Taken altogether the real estate
market is in splendid condition, and
look for a season of the greatest ac-
tivity."
To Sell Normal School Site
The coming sale of the normal school
site is attracting considerable atten-
tion among real estate men. The
trustees of the school have announced
1 that the sale of the building and
| grounds Will Jake place at puDlC huO-
ton from the steps of the Grand ave-
nue. entrance at 10 a. m. Saturday,
April 6, pursuant to the terms OF a
recent act of the legislature. No bid
less than $5o00OO will be received.
Secretary Millspaugh of the board Of
trustees has announced that he desires
to receive proposals for a site for the
new building and grounds and requests
| that all proposals be accompanied by
complete description of the property
offered He states that, in case sites
are offered free, the board will first
investigate such sites and consider
| them before those for which payment
| Is expected. All proposals must be
made before March 20 to Secretary
Millspaugh or any member Of the
| board.
A syndicate represented by Mines &
| Parish recently made an informal offer
of $500,00C for the property, and 1t Is
| said to be doubtful whether any one
will be willing to offer a higher figure.
Free Site Offered
Saunders s. Weaver announce the
i offer of a free site for the state normal
school on the hills of st. Francis
Heights, north of Highland park in the
! foothills district. The view Of the
! mountains and valleys from this point
is unsurpassed. Sufficient acreage is
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
A Chance of Heart

Truthful Millionaire-I have been
grossly wronged. I assure you 1 am
worth only twenty millions.
Repentant Socialist-How we have
maligned YOU! Poor man!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

MY darling, will you accept m,
hand?"
Let me see what you have in it,"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
Convinclnu

"Can you give me a good illustration
of the harmony of opposites?"
Certainly. The Endorsement of a red
hat by papal bull"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
.DEMURRERs ARE
SUSTAINED BY JURY
In the Many Grafton Paving Gases
Transferred to Other
Courts.

Judge John W. Mason has sus-
tanned the demurrers to the several
bills in the paving cases that were up
before him for decision for Grafton.
By thus upholding the demurrers the
decision is adverse to the city and in
favor of the property holders whom
the city sought to compel to pay for
one-third of the cost of paving the
street in front of their several proper
ties. The chief reason for the decis-
ion is that the petitions OF the prop
erty holders asking that the city pave
the streets did not show that major
ity of the owners between two cross
streets had signed them, as the law
requires, but the petitions merely
showed that majority OF the own
ers of property along the entire
length of street favored the paving.
Another ground for the decision is
that the bills do not show that the
cost to each property holder was as
sessed against him. the assessment
having evidently been omitted
Demurrers are thus sustained by
Judge Mason to fifteen cases, each OF
which involve about 500, or $500
in all. Judge Mason. 1T is under
stood, sustained demurrers to SINH
lar cases that went up from Fair
mont. Judge c. w. Lynch. of the
Harrison county circuit also has
some of the Grafton paving cases. in
which he will Thursday render a de-
cision similar to that of Judge Ma
son. He will sustain demurrers to
about fifteen cases, which are also OF
about 800 each. Judge Mason has
granted leave to the City of Grafton
to amend its bills. so the cases are
not yet out of court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
.ED|GNER WINS
HIS LAWSUIT
Against Southern OIL Company and
Reserve Gas Company Over
Thompson Well.

At the morning hour in circuit
court Monday Judge Charles w.
Lynch decided the chancery cause Of
H. H. Edinger against the Southern
Oil Company and the Reserve Gas
Company in favor Of Mr.. Edinger.
The litigation was over an interest
Edinger had in the Thomas Thomp-
son gas we'll near Wolf Summit.
When the defendants acquired the
well it claimed to have purchased
Edinger's interest. But Judge
Lynch decided the well was purchas-
ed subject to Edinger's claim.
The suit of w. s. Law against R.
A. West ct al was continued on ac-
count of the illness of the counsel
of the defense.
The trial of the suit of NJ. Bene-
dunn against Peter Hoffman was be-
gun.
The suit of William D. Camp VS..
the clarksburg Glass Company was
dismissed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
TERRIBLE
ACCIDENT
Young Couple Arc struby by Freight
Train at Wallace Railroad
Platform.
oUNG LADY WILL DIE.
Young Man is Seriously Injured But
His Recovery is Hoped for.
Accident is Peculiar.

As the result of being struck BY
freight train at the Wallace sta
tion on the Short Line railroad at 8
o'clock Sunday morning, Miss Mar.
tha Harbert received fatal injuries
and her companion Oscar Whaley,
Of McKim, Tyler county, sustained a
broken arm and other painful in.
juries.
The young couple were walking
west on the railroad track and were
approaching the platform at wal
lace, when they saw a freight train
coming east. They could have step
ped from the track and saved them
selves, but concluded they could
reach the platform before the train
met Them. They were mistaken in
this and were just stepping onto the
platform, when the engine struck
them. The young lady was hurled
thirty feet and the young man about
II or 10 feet.
Miss Harbert's head struck car
axle and her forehead was badly
bruised. Her left lower limb was
broken just above the knee and the
right near the hip
Mr. Whaley's left arm was broken
close the shoulder and he received
painful bruises.
Medical attention was given them
at once and the freight train brought
them to this city and they were ta-
ken to st. Mary's hospital.
Miss Harbert is a daughter of
Harbert, of Wallace, and
20 years of age. Mr.. Whaley is
about % years old.
Mr.. whaiey's injuries, while
quite serious, are not regarded fatal
and his recovery is looked for.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
MANY OFFICERS
At INSPECTION
Of Company X, First Infantry, West
Virginia National Guard, Held
in Armory Here.

Company *, First Infantry, West
Virginia National Guards, under.
went its annual official inspection in
the armory in this city Saturday
night which was attended by more
brigade, battalion, regimental and
company officers than any inspection
of the company.
Captain Duncan Boughner had
nearly 81 per cent. of his men out
and they made fine showing. Cap
tain James j. Hornbrook, of the
Twelfth Cavalry, U. S. A., was the
inspecting officer and the following
national guard officers were present
Brigadier General w. w. Scott. of
Fairmont; Colonel Harry r. Smith,
commanding the First Regiment;
Major S. D. Brady, of Parkersburg,
of the brigade staff; Lieutenants
Core and Freese, of the Third Bat
TALON staff; Captain NJ. NJ. Neeley
of Company H, First Infantry, Fair
mont; Captain BucRner Scott, COM
manding Company NJ, First Infantry,
OF Terra Alta; Captain Jackson Ar
mold, commanding Company A. First
Infantry. of Weston: and sergeants
George Osborn and c. D. sturm of
the brigade non-commissioned STAFF
In the inspection of the company
Captain Hornbrook especially empha-
sized drilling in aiming and firing.
The company did so well and made
such good showing generally that
the officers in attendance were moved
to extend compliments to the com
pany and its officers. Captain Horn
brook also inspected the equipment
and property of the company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
NOT
A A[)ESERTER
Sergeant sibert, of Local Recruiting
Station, Believes He is Still
in the Army.
BODY THEN IS NOT HIS
Officer Issues Statement Relative to
the Case Showing How swiger
Is Not a Deserter,

Sergeant W. w. sibert of the Local
recruiting station of the United
States army makes statement rel.
ative to the belief of relatives OF
Harry swiger, of Wilsonburg, that
the body shipped here from Grand
Junction, Colo. is that of Harry
swiger.
Sergeant sibert says he enlisted
young Swiger here a year ago this
month and that there must be mis-
take about his having deserted the
army. He bases this assertion on
the fact that the army regulations
deems soldier deserted after he has
been absent from his post ten days
without excuse. In Swiger's case,
in the event OF desertion the chief
OF police here, where he enlisted,
would have received a descriptive
list of Swlger. The recruiting sta
tion would have also received one,
as WOuIu also Sulue OuC6T dL VIII
sonburg, swiger's home, No such
list was received at any of the places
mentioned.
The head recruiting station at
Parkersburg has a minute descrip-
tion of Swiger and Sergeant sibert
has written for copy of 1t and will
receive the same in a day or so. If
it tallies with that of the dead body
the latter will doubtless be exhum-
ed.
Sergeant sibert recalls that Young
swiger had marks and initials tat
tooed on his left arm the same as
the dead body has. but does not re-
call his description minutely.
swiger's father before he died
week before last wrote Sergeant ST.
bert asking that his son be gotten
out of the army and this would in
dicate that is father knew nothing
about his having deserted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
DIAMONDS
ARE STOLEN
Miss Nora Condry Loses Two Val
uablc Rings at Her Beard
ing House.
'ToLEN FROM HER ROOM.
Room Enetred While She is at the
Breakfast Table and There
is No Clue.

Miss Nora Condry, employed at
the Parsons-souders store, is minus
two. diamond rings. They disappear
ed Sunday morning from her room
at the rome of Mr.. and Mrs. James
III. Morrison at wflsonburg, where
she is boarding.
Miss Condry went down stairs to
breakfast between and 9 o'clock,
and, when she returned to her room
an hour later. the rings were gone.
She says she left them in jewel case
on the dresser in her room. when she
wnt to the breakfast table. She
missed them soon after returning to
her room.
The supposition is that some one
was either in the house before she
left the room or entered while the
family wre at the breakfast table,
went to her room and stole the rings.
There is no clue as yet. The
rings are valuable and quite loss
TO Miss coadry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
Grille
HOLDS COURT
Bakers Dozen of Gases Left BY Out
Going Administration Are
.Adpdicated BY Him.

One OF the first official acts OF
Mayor Lafayette C. Grille upon ta-
king up the duties OF his Office Mon
day. was TO preside at the regular
morning session of police court
The outgoing administration had a
big line up Of drunks and other Of
tenders for him to attend to but
Mayor Grille adiudged them with his
characteristic fairness, impartiality
and graciousness. When he adj.
iourned the session the docket con-
tanned the following entries:
Joe Window, drunk on Sunday,
paid $40 and costs.
w. F. Hollinger, drunk and dis
orderly on Sunday. ten days in jail.
A. Q. Rogers, drunk, disorderly
and resisting an officer. five days in
jail
Fred Monroe. drunk and disorder
ly. three days in jail.
Bert McAtee. drunk and disorder
ly. FIVE days in jail.
c. E, Robinson, unlawful consort-
ing. ten days in jail.
Winnie Nye. same charge. ten
days in all.
Riley Ables. drunk and disorderly,
put up fine of s5 and costs forfeit
ed.
Blank Carson. drunk, put up fine
og SO and costs forfeited.
Charles Carter, disorderly con-
duct, put up fine of SO and costs
forfeited.
W. R. swiger. drunk, put up fine
of s. and costs forfeited.
James Rhodes, put up fine og S5
and costs forfeited.
George coburn, drunk, put up
ffne of So and costs forfeited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
DIR. MEAD IS CALLED.

The Rev. VIM. NJ. Hudson, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, has
received word from the Rev. J. C.
Mead, the evangelist of Philadelphia
who recently conducted revival ser.
vices in the church here, that he had
been extended a call from the First
Presbyterian church of Waynesburg
Pa. The church has 500 members
This news will be of interest to the
many friends of DR.. Mead in this
city. lie has not decided whcthe,
10 accept the call.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
COLORED WOMAN PASSES
AWAY AFTER ILLNESS
Mrs. David NIinnis, Colored, Dies at
Her Home on West Milford
Road of Lung Trouble.

Matilda, the, wife of David Minnis,
colored, died at her home on the
West Milford road near the stealey
addition Sunday evening at 6:15
o'clock after a long illness with lung
trouble.
Mrs. Minis was 55 years of age
and is survived by her husband and
two children. Melvin, aged 6, and
Lizzie aged Is.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock with ser,
vices at the African Methodist Epis,
copal church and burial in Eli
View cemetery. The Rev Mr.
Baxter will lead the services.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
new OFFICIALS
ARE IN OFFICE
Mayor Grille and Others Assumed
Duties of their Positions at
Midnight Sunday.

The city administration changed
at midnight Sunday and the ofRciais-
elect assumed the duties of their
respective positions at that hour.
The outgoing council. as is the Gus
tom. win hold brief session tonight
to turn over the city affairs to the
incoming. council and will then ad-
iourn sine die. The new council
will then be convened by Mayor
Grille for the purpose of organizing.
The outgoing officials are Mayor
Harvey w. Harmer, City Assessor
H. G. Young and councilmen Nc
Andrew, Hess and Smith,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
| LYN(1HERS
'TH|NARTED
BY Colored Men AS They Are alxing
Negro Prisoner From Jail
to Hang Him.
NEGRO PRISONER ESCAPES
AS Do Also the Ones Who Rescued
Him-Threc White Men Are
Wounded, One Fatally.
ny Associated Press i

NEW ORLEANS, La. April l5--
While a score Of white men weer TAX
ing negro charged with.criminal as
sault on white woman from jail at
Bunkie, La, last night, with inten-
tions of lynching him, they were
fred on by negroes who were hidden.
near the all for the purpose of either
rescuing or defending the negro pris-
oner.
Three white men were wounded,
on of whom viii probably die.
After the shooting the negroes got
away carving the negro prisoner
with them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
PASTORS ASHAMED.
Deny Charges Connected With Union-
town Sunday Foolismess.

The preachers of Uniontown are
ashamed of the hypocrisy and sham
Of the Sunday closing fanatics down
there. A card signed by all the
preachers Of the city has been print
ed in the papers, as follows:
The ministers Of Uniontown had
absolutely no hand in the arrest or
the newsboys, milkmen and draymen.
Neither had the Sabbath association
anything to do with the arrest Of
these people. No minister, here or
elsewhere, had the remotest connec-
lion with ,aese arrests. All asser-
tions to the contrary are without
foundation OF truth"
This crusade is being carried on
under a law enacted in 1894.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
GETS
TWO YEARS
In the State Penitentiary at Mounds
vile Same AS His Con-
federate.

Waldo Talkington; of Brown, was
sentenced Saturday evening by Judge
Charles W. Lynch TO serve two years
in the State penitentiary for forging
the name OF Patty Ice to check and
getting the same cashed. Isaac Mil
Ter, his confederate, was also sen
fenced at this term of court like
period for the same offense. The
sentence was imposed upon Talking
ton after a motion to set aside the
verdict and grant new trial had
been overruled by Judge Lynch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
MINsrREL SHOW EINE.

Barlow's minstrets at the opera
house Saturday night presented a
very meritorious performance. By
some it was pronounced the best in
that line presented here this season.
The company was not large but II
was choice throughout and delivered
the goods. The crowded house en-
cored repeatedly and was highly
pleased with the evenings entertain
ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
DEyEIoP W. va. COAL.
Fayette County Men WIN Begin
Operations in Harrison County.

Fayette. Pa, county, men, under
the direction Of Attorney E. d. Field,
have organized company for the
development of 200 acres of the
Pittsburg vein of coal in Harrison
county, about 1s miles north OF
'clarksburg on the Short Line rail
road.
The company is capitalized at $780,
900 and will apply for a charter un-
der the laws of West Virginia. They
will begin the immediate develop
ment of the tract and viii build a
railroad siding and large tipple and
expect to ship between 500 and 1000
tons of coal per week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
WILKINSON INDICTED.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April 15-
indictments were returned at Keyser
against A. ]. Wilkinson and S. H.
sommerville, of Grafton, for attempt
ed bribery. Jacob Hollenberger and
r. A. Radcliff, members of the Min
eral county school book board, testi-
fed that they were each offered $3.50
to vote to adopt the books of the
American Book company, which the
accused represented. The grand
jury recommends that contracts be
repudiated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
FEDERA1 coURT roMoRRow.

The April term Of federal court
will convene here tomorrow morn
ing. 1t promises to be busy one,
though the business will not he of
more than. the usual nature. so far
as is known now. oficers from 9th
er points and urors viii begin to ar
rive tonight.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
SPECIAL SESSION
OF COUNTY COURT
Is Being Held From Day to Day for
Several Certain Kinds of
Business.

The county court is sitting In spec.
ial session from day to day to trans.
act the following business:
State licenses of all descriptions,
Appointment of deputy county as.
SCISSORS.
Qualifications of notaries public.
Reports of road surveyors of Goa
district.
Application of Pietro Mancino fol
building along the platform on the
west side of the Glen Elk bridge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
rav Associated prsn..1

WASHINGTON, D. G. April 15-
According to a bulletin issued by the
the weather bureau a distant earth
quake of great intensity and dura-
ton was recorded by the weather
bureau seismograph commencing at
1:14 O'Clock this morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
PEACE CONGRESS
now IN SESSION
In Carnegie Hall With Andrew Car
ncgie Presiding-Ietter
From Roosevelt.
tRy Associated rress.I

NEW YORK, April 15-The Ma
tional Arbitration and Peace Con-
gress Of America which has attract
cd many prominent men to this
country and Europe was opened IN
Carnegie hall this afternoon, Andrew
Carnegie presiding. A letter from
President Roosevelt was read at the
opening session.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
ROOSEVELT DIES
At BRUSSELS POST
Cousin OF the President and Consul
General ut Brussels Taken
BY Death.
[By Associated Press.I

WASHINGTON. D. G., April l5--
The State department today receiv-
ed dispatch announcing the death
of George W. Roosevelt. cousin of
President Roosevelt, at Brussels,
where he was consul general.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
CONTRACT FOR RESIDENCE.

Building Contractor W. L. Dean
has the contract for two-story bun
veneer brick residence on Carr
avenue for John Clifford. Polling &
Day have the contract for the founda-
ticn. The work will be under good
-headway within the next few days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Claypool and baby son, who
was born at the Kessler hospital two
weeks ago, left that institution Mon
day and returned 10 her home a,
Jacksonburg
MIME Cain, of smithield, under
went a very serious operation at the
Kessler hospital Monday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
FELT AT ALBANY
rBy Associated Press.l

ALBANY, N. Y, April i5-The
strongest earthquake shock recorded
on the seismograph at lie State
Museum here since the Instrument
was Installed, began al i-i o'clock
this morning and continued .or more
than two hours.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
EXPECTS DECISION
On the Matter of Virginia Debt Early
- = This Week. -'.-------

CHARLESTON, April 15-Attor-
ney General May goes to Washington
today in expectation that the United
States Supreme Court hands down a
decision the first of the week of the
demurrer fled by West Virginia
against the bill of Virginia in the
Virginia debt case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
anNER IS NsUREp.

Vincenza spadofer was injured ID
the coal mines at Lunberporf Stature
day evening BY a fall Of coal and was
taken . the Miners hospital at Fair
mont. He sustained broken rlb
ana bruises about the head
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
YOUNG ASSUMES POSITION
OF CHIEF Clerk in Office of Secretary
of State at Charleston.

The resignation of c. W. Doring,
chief clerk in the office of Secretary
Of State Charles W. swisher, at
Charleston, has been accepted, and
Houston G. Young appointed to the
place. Mr.. Young, whose home is in
Clarksburg, assumed the duties OF
the position Monday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
DIES ON TRAM.

.. o. Donnell, OF Pi,tsburg, wen
known In local sporting circles, died
on a train Sunday or his way from
wheeling to Pittsburg. His death
was sudden and caused by heart
trouble
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15

Allen D. Hawse has returned from
ia lengthy stay in Richmond, Va. He
had a severe spell of sickness while
there, but Is now in his usual health.
Judge William J. Bland, Of Kan.
isa prominent city visitor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
MARRIAGE I.IcENsEs.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following persons;
Ernest Fiucham and Maggie Heat
Annas Roy Lewis and Daisy Jane
DAMS.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
SEVEN coRDINALs ARE
CREATED BIZ POPE Plus.

ROME. April 14-Pope Plus held
secret consistory this morning and
created seven new cardinals. None
are Americans.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
FELL 10 DEATH.

COLUMBUS, O.. April 15-Ben-
son Foster, coIored, a window wash
er, fell today from the twelfth story
of the Hayden slyscraper to the
street below and was crushed to
death.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-15
George w. GoethaIs

Major George w Goehals
and entered the Military
his native state in 1875 When the Chinese
Gohas went with United contingent troops
marched on Pek relieve February
made major He was on duty Newport, August
1900 until June 1903 being Notifications the
river and harbOr improvements at this
assigned to special duty with the headquarters
He has long been member oacans
holds Ingoant place in tie first Division. cOps