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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-17
Many Matters of
Much Interest
Passed Upon

At the meeting Of council last nigh,
the work Of granting licenses was fin
ished. The licenses granted last NIGH
we're for hotels, restaurants and drug
stores, and billiard and pool parlors
The following persons we're granted II
censes:
Hotels-Berns & Woods, ]. F. Con
away, ]. E. Smith, A. N, Berns, Geo
II. Nelson, B. G. Williams, A. E. Shaw
NJ. A. Snyder.
Restaurants-John MerriHeld, Cur
rent G Co., F. NJ. Murphy, G. NJ. and
W. v. Roash, Alvy Hawkins, W. II,
foush, Edward jenkins, Clara Black
NJ. D. Criss, F. S. Harr, J. E. Erwin
Catherine Laplnski John Smith, a.
Friedman.
DFuggists-T. J. .conaway, W. R.
Crane & Co.. A. L. Parrish, r. NJ.
Ross, NJ. D. Christie, E. A. Billings,
lea, Hall Drag Co., Mt. City Drug Co.
Billiards-Gaii Fishback, E. c.
Rowand and ~. 4, Fraatz, c. E. Man.
ley, J. E. Smith, Charles Williams.
The bonds required Of tho city on.
GERS were read and passed upon by
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In the working out of the B. and O..
franchise and the wharf proposition
for the city Of Fairmont, no one de.
serves more credit than Levi B. Harr.
Mr., Harr has been lndefatigable in his
efforts TO work out the many details
and overcome the many difficulties
that have risen in these great pro.
jects. Mr.. Harr has appeared before
council many times and has made MI.
merous trips to Baltimore at his own
expense. Fairmont Is to be congratu.
lated In having such an uRtiriRg work.
er for Its best interests. Mayor Arnett
and all the members of the old coun.
ell deserve great credit for the inter.
est they have shown in securing such
an adequate wharf for the city and the
granting of franchise that Is entire.
ly satisfactory 10 all parties concern.
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Many People
Will Be Present

When the band begins to play 10.
night, it Is time to start for Hartley's
opening and when you get there you
will want to stay. The doors will be
thrown open promptly at seven.thlrty
and from that time until the close at
ten'thir;y o'clock, :,eat throngs of
people will visit Fairmoa's. largest
depar,meRastore. The store force has
been basy for the past two weeks with
the preparations for this opening, Mr..
Noonan, the skilled decorator for Hart.
ley's, has been working night and day
for the past week decorating and ar.
ranging me 11itrcrent departments aud
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BUSY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

council. The following officers gave
bond.
George H. Shumaker, chief Of police,
bond Of $4,000, George H. shumaker
bond Of $4,000 with ]. G. Cunningham
N. G. Steele, George H. Shumaker and
Maggie E. Shumaker. sureties.
John S. Scott, city collector, bond
Of 100000; George NJ. Jacobs, c. E.
Hutchinson. John S. Scott and Ella N.
Scott, sureties. bE
s, A. Shuttlcsworth, city engineer,
bond OF $4,000; ]. l.. Hall, ]. NJ. ia.
cobs and s. A. Shuttlesworth, suretIes,
]. E. Powell, city treasurer, bond Of
$4,000; J. L. Hall, ]. R. Linn. s.
Ray Holbcrt, L. C. Powell and ]. e..
Powell, sureties.
W. S. Black, city clerk. bond Of S..
900, with Citizens Trust and Guaran.
ty Company as surety. .s.
J, Howard Swisllcr, water commits.
sloner, bond Of $1,000; s. c. Morris
and J. Howard swlsher, sureties.
Ralph Doolittle, assistant chief Of
the fire department, bond Of $1,000;
s, c. Morris, Eli Musgrave and Ralph
Doolittle, suretIes,
T. Frank Reed, chief Of fire deparf
ment, bond of $1,000; G. E. Reed, J.
", Erwin and T. Frank Reed. sureI
ties. S554 4,
The report Of the finance committee
which was 10 audit, (he accounts Of
former Chief OF, PollcA L. S. Fleming
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.BR'YI'.A||N||I':S.BIO.OM..
FORIPRESlDENT
IS 4 LAUNCHED
Big D emo (, J, cratic
ally ii i Brooklyn ), Z s.

NEW YORK. April H. Bryan's
boom for the Presidential nomination
in tnineteen.eight was launched in
meeting OF. Representative Democrats
from all parts Of the country. The oc.
{ scasions was q dinner at the Democratic
Club. Except for the speech made by
the Nebraskan himself, the oratory
was devoted exclusively to Bryan and
the coming campaign and even the
chief guest had much to say concern.
Ing hts position on the political horl.
zon. Bryan did not conclude his
speech until after o'clock this morn.
ing All factions Of the Democratic
party, including twenty-one Of the
S5bolting Hearst leaders, we're present.
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School N eWss;y
Much Int crest

CHARLESTON April II .supt.a1
Thomas G. Miller has returned from
Plnehurst North Carolina, where he hl,i
attended, me conference for education:
in the south, The meeting was well
attended by prominent educators,
from all over the country and tie pro-
ceedlngs were OF great Interest to-
those interested in the work \.
Funds have been supplied to the
conference by Robert g. Ogden, d New!
York millionaire, who rs greatly IN
teresteds in educational work and the
conference has also been called upon
for advice in the distribution Of tho
fund over more than 100000 res
Gently donated BY, John D. fockefel:i5
Ter. II ss4; sSf5 4 SSI Y
supt- Miller says there has been d ]
great awakening in educational mat;
ters., Atthis meeting there were nine
State superintendeuts I'm attendance
each Of whom submitted reports as TO-
school work. supt. Miller was gratl;
fled thatihls report showed that West
Virginia leads all Of the southern
States in the amount per- capita ext
pended for the maintenance of schools
and in the growth Of school libraries
The Federation Of Woman,s sclubs5is I
cooperating with the school teachers
in the south IN! improving sehootiprop,
critics and beautlfylng them and sinE
teaching the domestic sciences. In
Georgia agricultural instruction lsS be.
Ing emphasized and schools for SUCH
work, which are really colleges, are.
being Established in each eongression:ss y
al. district. "
supt. Miller returned home by the
Continued on Page Eight.) II ~.
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was s3,G35.Sl. The report also shows
a discrepancy Of s2l5,95 and that the
amount owing the city is s4l3.45. The
report was accepted,
The following resolution was offer.
cd by Councilman McNeely and was
passed:
"Roselred. That the city clerk be
Instructed to draw an order on the
treasurer at the end Of each calendar
month for the payment Of the salaries
Of all city officers except members Of
the city council" 4
Councilman Robinson presented the
following resolution which was adopt.
cd:
Resolved. That in future the water
commissioner and the street commIs.
sioner shall attach TO taelr payrolls a
statement Of what work has been done
for the money" .".5S.s-.r.s
Councilman Howard, chairman Of
the fire committee, recommended the
appointment OF an additional man at
tie central fire station TO serve in the
dual capacity Of fireman and police.
man; to look after the fire whistle
and the city Jail. The matter will come
up at the next meeting.
T.W. Fleming appeared before coun.
Gil and asked the mayor to instruct
the street sweepers to thoroughly
clean up the streets before the G. a.
.F4I- q |-N
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NEW RAILROAD AND.
Is Evelyn Refuses to Say Anything
Concerning Her Mothers Statement
HARRY THAW PRACTICALLY GIVES UP HOPE OF GETTING OUT ON
BAIL AND IS REcoNcLNe HIMSELF TO IDEA SPENDING AN
OTHER SUMMER IN THE TOM Bs

NEW YORK, April 1-Eyeyn Nesbt Thaw to-day refused to comment
any manner the statement issued yesterday by mother Mrs
Charles Holman Ptsbu All silent on the
Harry Thaw this morning was in good spirits hopeful
being released ball. has been warned that the application likely
fall and has reconced himself to the idea spending summer
the Tombs VI
Peabody who was associated with Fhaw
trial. had long conference with hawn the Toms today On leaving he
declined absolutely talk Of his interview present. might
make statement later Evelyn arrived the just Peabody was
leaving. She remained long time with her husband
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ed. The members Of the new council,
namely, ]. A. Jamison, Fred Helmick,
J. E. Morgan and 3, ". Morgan, as.
sisted in putting the finishing touches
on the franchise with spirit Of true
townsmeu.
J. NJ. Jacobs, secretary Of the board
of trade, has been very active in bring.
Ing about a meeting Of the minds OF
councllmen and the authorities Of the
railroad company. This he did by
recommending the concessions aske,i
by the railroad company that did not
materially affect the city's interest.
Mr.. Jacobs is ever alert 10 serve the
best Interests Of Falrmont.
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81. ANNf1Nf nttsF N - = -. {.
The franchise granted by the city
council to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company TO construct Its Pala.
tine. branch through the First ward
has been accepted lby the railroad
company and was SO reported TO coun.
ell last night bysi,s representative,
Mr.. Levi B. IHarr. Two weeks ago
council granted few minor changes In
the original lfrifehkel but held out for
two over head crossing Of the railroad
at The pamp station property the con
struction of which would cost the rail-.
road company about twenty-five dol.
lars according to 5tfs best Judgment
of persons thoroughly familiar with
the location Of The ground where tic
crossings, wereito be- erected: These
were the only points that were be,
tween council and the railroad com.
pany, The mayor and the members
of council said that the franchise would
not be granted lnless the crosslngs
were built by heg5lraqroad l company.
Two weeks were given The, company
to consider the matter. The time was
up yesterday. Mr.! Harr reported that
the company had accepted the fran
chlse.
The changes that have been male
will be inserted intp a rewritten fran.
chise which will be published for thlr.
ty days, readopted by council so that
II may have the reHilred legal status.
The new franchise, viii be practl.
cally the same as Was published in
the West virginlan some weeks ago.
The railroad company has got all the
privileges that It NEEDS In the con.
struction Of It's line and the city has
been amply protected by the erec.
ton OF sufficient and proper crossings
and by the provisions for adequate
wharf facilities. The railroad com.
pany agrees to build grade crossing
at New street and give the city the
right over Its property to the river at
this point. The railroad company has
secured from the town a franchise that
practically comedies every point that
1t has made. The city In granting this
franchise, without the cost Of one
cent, has opened new street to the
river thereby gaining forty feet more
river frontage than It formerly had
and has also acquired title to 175 feet
Of river frontage below Ferry street
and 12l feet above Ferry street that
will be used for wharf purposes. Polk
street, GO feet wide, Merchant street,
80 feet wide will be kept open to thc
river. This including the width Of the
streets makes n total Of SOC feet of
river frontage available for wharf pur.
poses. The city In granting this fran
chise has also two years option on
Continued on paoe EfnhtN
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Mrs: George Parfltt and Mrs. Jacobs,
Of Morsantown, spent Sunday In the
city the guest of their brother, Mr..
]. Z. Anderson, on Fairmont avenue.
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SCHOOL | I J 10 M||IX-UP
.A7|I1PAR|'|k.ERSBURG. "a / Ar (: R
SUPERINTENDENT SAYS HIGH
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS iG.
4 II SNoRED. HIS AUTHORITY.

" tPARKERSBURG, April 1.-THE bit
ter feeling existing between Superln
tendent Of Schools D. C. Tabler and
Principal Of the High School, G. W
5Boettlcher, has reached q fever heat
land was formally called to the atten'
Htlona Of the board Of education last
night when Supt. Tabler submitted a
communication bearing on the subject
The superintendent and principal
have been at swords points for
4 months and neither has been agreea'
Sble!to the other. Just what Is at the
SSbottom Of their troubles Is not known,
but saht. $tTabler says In his comman'
iicatlon that the principal has not con
Z ferred with him on school matters and
/ in fact, has diregarded him In toto,
bringing, as a result, the high school
into dlsrepute and lowering lis stand
&ard.
Thinks Him Incapable.
4 While Prof. Boetticher has made no
assertion for publication 1t Is under
Z stood that he has not consulted the sa
$perintendent on affairs pertaining to
the High school because he has not
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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-08
NO. 112.
of Water and Sewer Commissioners
for the City of Roswell.

An Ordinance Constituting a Board
of Water and Sewer Commissioners
for the City of Roswell.
Whereas, it is deemed advisable for
the City of Roswell to construct
own and operate a municipal water
works system for said City, and
the extension and enlargement OF
the present sewer system, being an
apparent necessity; Therefore,
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSWELL:
Sec. THAT there is hereby Great
ed and constituted for the city of Ros-
well a commission to be known as
the water and sewer commissioners
to consist of three citizens, who shall
be owners of real estate and tax pay
ers in the city of Roswell; and John
W. Poe, R. D.. Bell, AID J. F. Hinkle
are hereby appointed and confirmed
as such commissioners.
Sec. 2-The term of service of said
commissioners shall be and continue
until such time as the water works
and sewer system are completed, and
in event OF a vacancy for any cause
in said commission, the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Roswell
shall fill said vacancy by appointment.
Sec Sit shall be the duty of said
commissioners to provide plans and
specifications for a municipal water
works plant and an extension of the
present eve system. to be construct
ed as they deem advisable, upon the
latest approved methods and plans,
to be durable and first class in every
particular n to cover as much terri
tory and supply as many patrons IS
possible within the city limits with
the amount of funds available and
furnished by the city of Roswell for
said water works and sewer system
respectively.
They shall have power t o purchase
all necessary materials for the con
struction of said water works system
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and to employ a competent engineer
or engineers, Or other persons neces-
sary to carry out the purposes of this
ordinance, at such compensation as
they may fix, and shall have full pow
er to construct said water works by
| contract or otherwise AID supervise
said construction to completion. Pro
vided, however, an appropriation of
money and contracts shall be APPROX
ed and let by the City Council accord
ing to law.
Sec. At shall be the duty of said
commissioners to have supervision OF
the sale under direction of the Coun-
| Gil and according to law, of all bonds
issued by the City of Roswell for the
purposes of installing said water
works system, and the enlargement
and extension of said W system,
and it shall be their duty to see that
said bonds are marketed at the high
est possible price, n the funds de-
rived from the sale of said bonds
shall be deposited in the City Treas
ury of the City of Roswell to the cred
it of the water works system and sew
err system, as the case may be, and
shall be used only for the coastruc-
ton of such respective systems, and
expense thereof, and shall be paid out
as now provided by law.
Sec. 5.-The City Council shall al
low the commissioners travelling X
penses or n necessary cost or out
lay expended in the actual perform
ance of their duties as such commits
~sioners, and may il their discretion
allow a reasonable per diem for time
actually spent in the performance of
their duties.
Sec. ct shall be the duty of the
commission to make full report of all
it's transactions, contracts, purchases,
sales, expenditures n all things per-
tanning to the construction of said wa
ter works and sewer system at any
regular or special meeting of the City
Council, or, upon written request of
the Mayor and Council, and said re-
port shall be made a part of the city
records of the City of Roswell, and
said commissioners shall, at least
once in every three months, make a
report of the progress n construc-
ton of the water works system and
sewer system to the City Council,
and the City Clerk is hereby directed
to publish such reports for the infor-
] nation of the public.
Sec For the purposes of this
Ordinance the Mayor is hereby auth
orized to call an election, to be held
in the City of Roswell, as provided
for by law. to vote upon the issue of
$12O, 100000 water works bonds, and
$35, 100000 sewer bonds.
Sec. S.-TAis ordinance shall be in
effect from and after five days from
the date of its publication, subject
to the authorization and approval of
said bonds by a vote of the legally
qualied voters of the City of Roswell,
as provided for by law, and if the
same shall be voted upon f%avorably
and said bond issue shall be declared
to have been passed, then these COM
missioners shall have full power and
authority to carry out this ordinance
as agents of the City of Roswell, and
this ordinance shall become and be
in effect a contract between the City
of Roswell and the Commissioners
named herein for the performance of
their duties as provided for in this
Ordinance, and they shall hold Office
until the completion of said water
works and system and shall
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The Record predicts that Prof. Hin
shaw will wish he had kept still when
the time arrives to advertise his lee
tre on life among the Indians. He
will find that even a "Tenderfoot"
sometimes has nerve enough to face
a bad man when he is cornered.
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With postal savings banks there
would be no run on savings banks
even in the worst state of panic. The
people have entire confidence in I'm
Gle Sam-but they sometimes lose
faith in trust companies who's Off
GERS gamble on Wall street.
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not be subject to removal OF the pas
sage of interfering ordinances by the
City of Roswell; however, any of said
commissioners may be removed by
due process of law, and not otherwise.
In the event the bond Ssue for both
water works and sewer is not auth
orized by a vote of the legally quail
fed voters of said city upon its sub
mission. then this ordinance shall be
lull and void.
Passed this 9th day of November,
A. D. 1907.
Attest:
(SEAL) FRED J. BECK,
Clerk of the City of Roswell.
Approved by me this 7th day of No
vember, 1907.
j. w. STOCKARD,
Mayor of the City of Roswell.
published Nov. s, 1907.-Record.)
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Just received, a lot of fresh rice,
pancake Hour and b~uckwheat flour at
Spring River Grocery, 'phone 22o. Al
SO Blue Valley Creamery butter, every
pound guaranteed fresh, for 3oc per
pound. 1878
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o 1T.

From Baltimore American.
That dotty Englishman We met is
so proud of the fact that he lives at
Gibraltar that he goes about telling
everybody of it."
And yet there are so many men
who live on a bluff that never men
ton it."
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Every citizen wv it to he whole
community and to the nation to keep
a cool head. So long as the great
mass of people are not frightened
there can be no general panic.
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bers of congress or he deliberately
laid down on the promise he made
New Mexico in advance of Senator
Beveridge's pilgrimage west.-El Paso
Times.
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That three hundred thousand dollar
fine assessed against the Santa Fe
Railway Company yesterday might
have created a sensation had it been
reported before the twenty-nine mill
ion dollar fine against the oil trust.
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Jerome K. Jerome declares there
are no original jokes in the world
But just wait till he sees how Presi
dent Roosevelt is helping New Mexi
co to achieve acknowledgements
Journal.
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The local banks are doing all they
can, by the best possible method to
keep Roswell money 1t home. With
the continued confidence of the peo-
pie business will go right along i'll
Roswell until the general government
gets matters adjusted in the East.
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LOST.

LOST Set swastika and a blue
and white Joyful Circle pin. Re
ward for return to Record office.
14t4*
At carnival grounds last
night. an open face gold watch with
fob attached. Please return to c.
w. Heaton and receive reward. If
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For RENT

NLlNI
FOR RENT Large southeast room,
with board. Phone 149. 719 N. Main.
loft.
FOR RENT Four rooms and bath,
furnished or misunderstanding N.
Pa. lite.
FOR RENT Two furnished front
rooms Mrs. SPANS boarding
house, 420 N. Richardson. 15tf
FOR RENT Large furnished front
room with closet. 40S N. Kentucky
avenue. 14t2*
FOR RENT Large room, furnished
for light house keeping, 912 North
Richardson. 15t3*
FOR REMIT Furnished room with
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FOR RENT Suite of three nicely
furnished rooms, VITA all conven-
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FOR RENT A good s1x-room house
with modern conveniences, bath and
electric lights. Close in. Inquire at
Record Office. 93tf.
FOR RENT One furnished room,
215 w. 3rd St. 13t3*
FOR RENT n furnished room,
100 N. Mo. ave. 1873
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The Kansas liquor interests have
overlooked a fine opportunity to ere
by charging that the financial situa-
ton in that state is due entirely to
Attorney General Jackson's policy of
"meddling" with settled business prin-
eiples and disturbing" prosperous
ers had become so well established in
Kansas and were so prosperous in
their Illegal traffic that they are en-
titled to make a claim of that kind
against Mr.. Jackson-as much SO at
least as the Wall street gamblers are
entitled to the same plea against Pres
ident Roosevelt.-Kansas City Times.
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Unless our memory is seriously at
fault, the Times had occasion once
before to remind the Journal that the
Presidents statehood promises do not
count. He promised n before to
get single statehood, but made no eff
fort to prevent mis- party from forcing
a joint statehood bill through con-
gress. Either Mr.. Roosevelt has no
influence with the Republican mem
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Notice,

A tea will be given at the home of
Mrs. c.. NJ. Bird, 80 S. Ky. ave. Fri
day, from 3 t 9 o'clock. Chicken sal
ad, made by a well known Roswell la
dy- Come and help the building fund
of the Christian church. 1873