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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08
Arrivals at the Commercial.

Yesterdays guests at the hotel
were H. +. Jones. Riyesville: j. II. HI,
bert. clarksburg; Frank crup. King
wood; c. c. Vincent, city; j. /. Swim.
dler. city; Ed. Til arid wife. May
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/
NEW YoRk-standard Oil, s527.
-,
The cold weather has about nut an
embargo, on development work in the
lower southwest fields. Should the
present zero weather continue for any
considerable length of time the chr.
T; rent month win register fewer conn.
pletions than has been recorded in
recent years. The work under wav
is widely scattered. and ,princ,naily
distributed through all Of, the ol,
fields.
Shooting some of the old wells has
done more to increase. new n,roanuc,,on
! than drilling in new There q son roc.
ly q lower southwest district than
has more than one well nrodpcin, inn
barrels a day natura1.
In the Garner district in Marshall
county, the south penn, on ca ha.
shot it's No. i on the n "A Chamber.
farm with 60 quarts The VOL, hr,ar.
ed and the result viii, not he known
til the hole .has been CLEARED.
In the north end NJ tNa camnho,,,s
run district on stbe West, yir.i,;a
fork OF Dunkard cree,, In Ratte,,e dts.
trict, Monongalia county. the South
Penn Oil Co. has drilled lis No 4 nm
the Joseph Estell farm into the fourth
sand, and has deyeloped no oil or gas
On Miracle run, Battelle district.
Monongalia county, the South Penn
Co.'S test on the 8. T. Fordyce farm
is the best fourth SAND producer that
has been found in al number of
months. The well is holding up stead.
lily at better than 100 barrels day,
On Buffalo creek. wetzel county.
the Kanawha Oil Co.'s No. los. on the
John Mills tract, shot a short time
ago, when It's production Increased to
more than 300 barrels a day. has now
declined to SO barrels a day.
Light Pumper at Wick.
In the Wick pool. in Meade district
Tyler county, the Carter Oil COMPANY
has drilled It's second test on the Jer.
ry pullman farm through the Rig In.
jun sand and will not have better
than a 5.barrel pumper
On Long run, Murphy district
Richie county. the states on Com.
pany has a yery good producer on the
J. T. Hill farm This wei, wa. sr,,Ies
into the salt sand a few days aro and
~ M Time bas the ,,oduct,on So,,en
below Inn no rre,s sav
In me wallace district !, r,a,r,so,
county The south penn NJ, romnans,s
No m. ,so p,s,e Iamhast sa"n, q, =
stn, ar,,,,na - nc ca.saa a ,a@ 10 80
aana,a.a. o - -, =. A gu, H', =.
a 800 :. . No. =" u gas, , shoata II
vii, DO srs,,as - 80 a. n ,su. a 1870 =
y. So. ,,,...,s. 80. SaioS'
,,n,,s NJ - p. s '' .oA. =
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

A. Q. and II. H. Hedges. jewelers.,
ARE moving into the Pat Hoge building
on Water street. one door east Of the
former location. where they have ieas.
led for two years. repapered. ana IL.
fitted. with view ns eniarging their
business. q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

MANLEY-R. r. Phillips, F. Shut.
Ellsworth, Charles VanCoon, Clarks'
burg; ]. S. Griffin, Lumberport: R.
E. Clark, Littleton: Homer McGregor
Fl. H. App, Wheeling; J. L. Turney,
Morgantown; NJ. A. Burt, New Mar
tinsville.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08
STATEINSTITUTION
FOR TREATMENT OF TusERcu
LOSS PROPOSED BY sENA.
ToR Hfcks-pRovi.
SONS OF BILL

- CHARLESTON, Feb. S.-Senntol
Ira Clay Hicks, OF Putnam county
has introduced Joint resolution Al
the session the ultimate object o.
which is to secure site for and es
tablish an institution for the unfor
tnnate people of the State afflicted
with Tuberculosis.
The resolution provides that the
governor name a committee OF three
two to be physicians and one law
yer, to visit the successful institu
tons Of this kind in the eastern
States and that an option be secured
on a suitable site for such an insti
tuition in West Virginia.
Senator Hicks is the author OF the
resolution. He is physician and
in consequence well posted ON the
great suffering and many deaths
caused by the great white plague. His
resolution recites that there are TO-.
900 sufferers In the State.
The resolution. which was refer.
red to the committee on medicine and
sanitation, Of which Senator Hicks
is chairman, reads as follows: .
Whereas. we the State legislature
OF West Virginia, recognize the fac,
that the strength of the state Is In
direct ratio to the menta, and pbv.
steal strength Of its citizens. hence
we deem 1t our duty as representa-.
tives Of the people, to trotect them
against all things that restroy the
life, health and happiness Of orr
people.
We also maintain that the good
citizens OF West Virginia have the
some charitable regard for the weak
aud unfortunate sufferers among
them as the citizens Of our sister
States.
We also recognize the fact that
with all our charitable State institu-
lions We have thrown the shelter.
ing arm around our insane. our deaf,
dumb and blind, and our imbiciles,
but our army of poor, helpless sui.
rerers from the great white plague
tuberculosis, which represents TO-.
900 of our 100000 people, has
never had the tender hand OF State
charity extended to 1t.
And as result a vast majority
OF those people who are very poor,
sit down In poorly ventilated rooms.
often the house is only one room,
and that room is living room, bed
room. dining room and kitchen for a
family Of from to 10 persons.
Many OF those poor people have
not the means Of securing food and
clothing suitable to make them com.
Portable In their condition. Hun
dreds of them poorly fed and scan.
ttiy clothed sit lowering over a little
fire coughing and splitting death and
suffering down on their floors to be
gathered up by their loved ones and
in a great majority of cases they are
absolutely ignorant of what they are
aoing.
Not only do We think that those
poor sufferers reed our aid but we,
as representatives of the people of
West Virginia, will think we are re.
sponsible to 100000 Of our citizens
for projection against this most ter
rtb'e OF maladies, which kills 100 OF
our citizens for every one that is
Killed by the murderer's hand, which
we guard SO carefully.
In view Of the above named facts
and many unmentioned, seeing our
States making such successful gains
by their tncessant efforts against
tuberculosis.
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature,
IN Dehalf or our sufferers from tuber-
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RHIIRORDS.
\. BA'1'aost Ono
RAILROAD.
scHEnuLE EFFECTIVE HovEMsuu
%. 1905. FAlRMoNT. ". VA
Daily. DAILY except Sunday. xsunday
only,
EAsrnlouNp

EAsrHouNp.
fo Z IVA WssAas Ss1q BALTIMORE. PHIL
$50 q n: local % drarton.1 ~ =
SIIMhsaE aH ACCOM-, No. :, H:oo
GRAFTON ACCOM-. No. n. .iosl A. n
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wATsoN-G. H. Robb. H. B. Rep,
petto, Wheeling: E. o. smuck, C. A.
Smith, P. R. Fiori, Clarksburg; ~.
Bunner, Grafton; ]. NJ. Hood and wife,
A. C. Hood, Lowesville; Earl Layman,
Ed. Bowman, w. V. Hall, George Ash.
Walter Keener. William c. Keener,
Arthur Vincent, Montana.
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ee r.. w.HH eEa Nc Y. .s;ss 4. n Ne
M tiocai): No. &c. I :4s +. II. ~ ~
:. Cumberland Accom-. 1926 r. II
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Brown and Alma Halter. in the Isle
oi Spice company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

w. a. LIE seur. Architect. rooms
4 and 5, Dowden building. 800 Main
street.
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Through II / Service
Fairmont to CIarksburg
FAIRMoNr q cLARKssuRe

FAlRMoNTs q cLARisssuRe
TRACTION COMPANY
Cars leave cor.tMain and Jefferson
SITS. Fairmont, HOURLY for cIarks-
burg and intermediates Points from
s:ooA NJ. Until 10000 P. Nj.
SCHEDULE OF INTERURBAN CARS
JANUARY Is, 'o7
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Funeral services Of Mr. Powell.

The funeral service Of Mr.. Jaspar
Powell was held at 10 o'clock this
morning at the home OF his son-in.law,
Mr.. Harry Robinson, of Columbia
street, The service was conducted by
Rev. T. B. Lawier, OF the Baptist
church, Of which Mr.. Powell was a
member, assisted BY Revs. D. s. Boggs
and G. w. Bent. A number OF rela.
lives and friends accompanied the re-
mains to Grafton on No. IA and a
short service was held In the Baptist
church there, after which the inter.
ment tosls place in the Grafton GENE.
Terry.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08
sLEANINo. PRESSING AND RE-
PAIRING Ladies' and Mems Cloth
Ing. Work called for and delivered.
monthly rates on application.


ohop phone cow. Bell phone 244
Psr'sa Ave. under sroh' shoe store.
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s+:f++++f .s+++s+f'
+ NOTES FROM THE !.
+ OIL AND GAS FIELD. i.
++.s. +.si+. ++++++I.
Standard credN aalanees.

OIL c1TY-credit balances. ,1.5s.
Runs. 1os,5s2 barrels; Average, ss,-
457 barrels. Shipments, 1e5,ss5 bar.
rels; average. 164,45o barrels.
NEW YoRK-standard Oil, s527.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

MARIETTA-s. 1'empleton. Graf
ton; Jacob sayder. Wheeling. J. F.
Balletine. R. L. Towz-y. Buckhannon:
B. F. Wilson, Barracltville; NJ. B.
Proudfit, stntler's Run; H. G. eleven
ger, Gypsy; Gin Butler. Miss Wood
G. s. McElroy, c. o. Wilt, Amos: John
+. Keener, T. ]. Jones, B F. NNitter
c. L. Bennett. Harry Straight, Man,
alngton; Karl keesy. Bristol; H. L
Folzmon, wife, webster Springs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

To stop Cold with "Preventics" is
safer than to let 1t run and cure 1t
afterwards. Taken at the "sneeze
stage" Preventics will head Off all
colds and grippe. and perhaps save
you from Pneumonia or Bronchitis.
Preventics are little toothsome candy
cold cure tablets selling In cent and
IS cent boxes. II you are chilly. II
you begin to sneeze, try Preventics.
They will surely check the cold. and
please you: Sold by E. IA. Rillingslea
q Co.
Z Wan pape, sale EXTENDED one week
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MoNoNoAH DIVISION.

MonoNoAi DIVISION.
for cLARKsBURd&w WESTON. Leave
:, NO. :. 1908 A. d. 3: No. &C.. xs.0o A. NJ:
No: g n:Ss Pm; No: I. 1876 2. u
noon; No. 50. xS:ao r. NJ: No. 5. iz:SC
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PAW PAW aaAncI.
Monday. Wednesday and SATURDAY.
,.an p NO 2ea. 7:oo A. ~; No. zs1-
!. Arrive; No. 200. s:ss A II; No. 30.
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First Ward

u sa r. "
Mrs s. L. Carpenter, OF Raymond
street, is visiting relatives and friends
In Pennington.
Mr.. w. H. Irons and wife, Of Water
street, Joining with crowd in -four
horse SLID ride TO colfax last night to
attend the musical entertainment Civ.
en- by Prof Lyons orchestra.
Mrs. T. B. Jenkins and son, of Graf.
ton. are in the city visiting her pas.
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Capt, x. s.. Walk.
err. OF Merchant street. f
Mt. VIII Minor. Of State street, ship.
ped his goods yesterday for Atlanta,
Ca. where he has accepted a position
on ruIlrcad, and WIN reside in the
future.
W. C. Creighton. Of Enterprise, pit
boss for the Fnirmont Coal Company,
was In the city yesterday on a busl.
ness trip.
w. o. westfall, OF Weston, who has
leased the WINFIELD hotel, moved In
and took possession yesterday aud Is
putting the house In shape with a vie,.
OF opening up for business by next
Saturday
Mr.. Harry Knapp. of Water street,
who was taken % the Cooks Hospital
Tuesday. where he underwent a serl
Gus operation for appendicitis, is grad.
uaily Improving. n
Z Mrs. Charles Menear is GONZALES.
cling from a severe attack of grip.
Mr.. John shatferman, an employe
Of the y. and o., Is confined to HIS
home on Columbia street on account
OF illness. a b
Mrs. A. o. Kelley and two children,
OF Thomas. w. Va, were guests yes.
terday of Mrs. =. c. Scott.
Mr.. &. D. Bond, Of Backhannon, has
returned to his home after a few days
visit with his son. Prof. s. o. Bond.
who is Commissioning from an illness
OF typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bonaneld, of Tun.
Melton, were guests yesterday of Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart Helmick.
Policeman Lonnie Carpenter is OF
duty. being i'll with an attack of grip.
Mrs. Howell Of Keyser, returned to
her home last evening after a brief
visit With relatives in this city.
Mr.. g. 3. Rodgers, Of Halleck, is in
the city and will remain here until
there is soma Improvement In his sis.
fer. Miss Edith Rodgers, who is very
III with typhoid fever at the City Hos.
pital.
Al the meeting Wednesday evening
of the Prlatine Lodge No. "a, L o. o.
F., besides other business an initiation
took place. This lodge is gradually
increasing their membership and are
quite proud Of their lodge.
Little Madge Hershberger is III at
the horne Of her parents on Merchant
street. 4
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wal pape, sale extended one week
on account Of bad weather.
II II. c. BURDETTE.
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Read the badly west vIrsinian.
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WEST viReiNlANs
AT THE LOCAL HOTELS.
t**++++#+++*+.

rAvERN-cecil Gross, G. w. Col.
Inns, Elkins; J. E. sisson. OFT Han.
Ion, T. c. Moran, Charles Flicklnger,
Thomas Burke, Ross T. Chew, J. H.
Arnett, Wheeling; NJ. o. Davis,
shinnston; T. F. Lanham, Lloyd Can,
ming, w. A. Hopke, o. Rickert, C. w.
Allen, Grafton; E. E. Yeskey, Yves.
ton: o. o. Osborn, C. A. whissen. D.
II. Barnes, Clarksburg; X. Furgescon,
E. W. Abbott, B. H. Meredith, Phil.
lppi; J. e. Clark, Llttleton; E. Beat,
ty, Charleston; E. NJ. Turner, o. L,
Barnard and wife. Morgantown; w
H. Smith, Buckhannon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20

Virginia Reed moved to No. 338 Dass-
Prime street, she requested me to
furnish several rooms for her. NV
reply to her was: 81 am a poor man
working for a salary under Capt.
John Fitzpatrick, state tax collector
of the first district. " f-otwithstand-
ing my statement to her that / was
a poor man and HAD no money, I
handed that week Tin January Of
1909 to her $500, and continued to
give her from week to week approx
imately 100000 from January 1909
up to September 1907. / make this
statement ofmy own free will and
volition, to explain my statement
made to you this evening. constant
ly reminded her for the past fou<
years that I was a poor man.
Yours truly,
C. E. LETTEN.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20

The number of roads to be worked
by contract has been increased by
several counties this month. Five
boards of supervisors took this I'M
portant action at their meetings in
September. The writer attended a
meeting to discuss the matter at
Raleigh in Smith county on the first
Monday and had invitations to be
with the boards in two other coun-
ties on the same date. Lawrence
county ratified the proposition with
a vote taken on the date Of the sec
ond primary election, the sentiment
for the contract system carrying by
an overwhelming majority. At the
Raleigh meeting the court house was
filled to overlooking with people IN
terested in the project, either for or
against. And it is not so bad if they
who are against the proposition and
will come out to discuss and hear
discussed, the question. Investiga-
ton is most to be desired, and when
a people become enough interested to
investigate, good results will surely
follow in time. The greatest need OF
Mississippi today, is better roads, and
the people are fast awakening to a
realization of this fact. The near fu-
ture will see wonderful improvements
along the line of better public high
ways.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20
What Has Hapnened.

Sept. 10-Charles e. Letten chief
clerk, disappears from the Office Of
the First District tax collector.
Sept. 11-Announcement of the
shortage discovered In Letten's ac-
counts, estimated at 100000.
Sept. 12-Letten captured on the
river bank at Burdette street, in Car
rollton.
Letten indicted for embezzlement
of 100000.
Shortage placed at 100000.
Letten confesses to stealing at
least 100000 and says he gave most
of the money to Virginia Reed, q
negro woman.
Action begun by Collector Fitz-
patrick to recover from Letten some
part of the stealing.
Reed woman enjoined from dispos-
ing Of real or personal property.
Maximum penalty for embezzle-
ment, seven years in prison.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20
WASHINGTON had y
INCREASED SALARY
DURING THE YEAR 1905 OVER
THAT OF 1905.
WANT SUGAR ENTERED FREE
free Entry For Philippine Sugar
will be Worked for at the Open
ing Of Congress. Canal May be too
Small for Ships of the Future.
WAGES and Expenses.

Although he may not know it, the
condition of the workingman, not the
man on salary, was better in 1906
than in 1905, so the United States
Bureau of Labor, of which Charles P.
Neill is Commissioner, declared In
making public the result of its an
nual inquiry into wages and prices
Of food. In the principal manufac-
turing and mechanical industries Of
the country the average wages per
hour in 1906 were As per cent higher
than in 1905, the hours of labor per
week 0.5 per cent lower and the
number of employees in the establish
ments investigated was Z per cent
greater The average full-time week.
ly earnings per employee in 1906 were
3.9 per cent greater than in 1905.
The retail prices of food were 90
per cent higher in 1906 than in 1905.
In 1906 the purchasing power Of an
hours wages as expended for food
was IA per cent greater than in
1905 and the purchasing power of a
full week s wages was l per cent
greater
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20
Secret Of Picking a safe Lock.

Miner James was the most artis.
tic safe breaker in the business" said
Lecoq the detective He is dead now.
He opened in his time more than
seven hundred safes without tools or
g1npowder-solely by working out the
combination with his fingers.
" 1t took me a year. he once said,
to learn the trick of picking COM
binations. studied all the locks there
were, and / had three safes of differ
ent makes to practice on. The ear is
the most important factor in my
method, and it must be held tight
against the safe door on a line with
the tumblers. When the knob of the
lock is turned slowly and one of the
tumblers reaches the corresponding
notch to the first number of the com.
bination the tumbler will fall with a
little click Care must be taken not
to displace this lumber You keep
on trying the knob back and forth
gently till each of the tumblers drops
Then the door opens. Hardly one
man in thousand has an ear delicate
enough for this work, and to be a sue
cess at it you've got to give up to-
bacco and alcohol. louisville Couu
ier-Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20
Twain Will not Come.

New York.-Samuel L. Clemens
MARK Twain will not pilot Roose-
velt's steamer down the Mississippi
river when the president makes his
next southern and western trip. Some
Of Clemens admirers have been
planning to revive the old days when
Mark Twain was a Mississippi river
pilot, and Captain Bixby, an old
time river pilot, had promised to
stand his trick at the wheel along
with Twain, if he could be induced
to steer the president S steamer down
the river, after attending the water
ways convention, to be held in Mem
phis next month. Mr.. Clemens, how
ever, has declined the invitation to
attend the convention.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20
Big Canal Is Too Small.

Will the Panama Canal be obsolete
for war and commercial purposes be-
fore it is completed, and will it pre-
vent the construction by the United
States Of monster battleships? These
questions will be submitted for the
next congress to answer. Under pres
ent plans the Panama locks are to
have a width of 100 feet. The two
battleships will have beam of eigh-
ty-fve feet. The most skillful tow
ing with only seven and one-half
feet of leeway on each side of one
of these ships would be necessary to
get them through the locks without
serious damage to the ships or the
locks or to both.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20

has been sold throughout the world
in competition with rich green aven-
turine, which sparkles with specks of
mica. Great quantities of this stone
have been taken from the Black Hills
of South Dakota.
Among the stones which have been
found in large quantities in Amelia
County in Virginia, and for which
there is a considerable demand, are
the amethyst, topaz, malachite and
amazon stone.
Mr.. Kunz attributes the record es-
tablished last year for the importation
of precious stones of all kinds, rang
ing from the richest gems to those of
the poorest qualities, and even to ev-
cry form Of imitation, to the general
good times" the American people are
enjoying. This record he says, was
achieved notwithstanding the Russo
Japanese war and was due to general
prosperity"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20
Panama Canal Business.

Business is so rushing on the Pan
American Canal Zone that the canal
commission is taxed to the limit of
its means Of ocean transportation to
ship supplies and construction ma
terial from New York and New Or
leans to the isthmus. Accordingly, it
has found it necessary to call upon
the navy department for assistance.
Regardless of the fact that the navy
is in sore need of every collier atloat
to provide coal for the Pacific cruise
of the Atlantic fleet, it has been de-
cided to loan the refrigerator ship
Culgoa temporarily to the canal COM
mission.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-09-20

= fee t6tyy For Philippine sugar is
70. be- tbe policysQf!s,ths .administra-
tionr again sthis winter. When Mr..
'Tafttrstprnea from Manila to enter
the oAhinet, about the Arst thing
which he did was to recommend and
urge reduction in the tariff on
Philippine products. In the house
committee on ways and means, Col
onel Samuel NJ. Robertson fought
for the Louisiana sugar interests,
while Senator Foster took good care
that free trade was not accomplish
ed in the senate. "During the COM
ing session of congress another at
tempt will be made to secure legis-
lation for the Filipinos in the way
Of granting them free trade with this
country on their tobacco and sugar.
This legislation is much needed and
should have been passed long ago."