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Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
THROAT OF KANSAS GIRL CUT.
Mystery Surrounds the Affair and
Opinion Is Divided.

lola. Kans.-Miss May Sipp, the
daughter of John N. Sipp. wealthy
man who lives with his family in the
little town of Moran, ten miles east
of here. in this county, was found dead
with her throat cut in the back yard
of the family home last night. The
townspeople are divided in their the
ories regarding the case. Some as
sert that 1t is case of murder, while
others say 1t might be suicide.
Miss Sipp was an unusually pretty
young woman. She had admirers, but
none who called upon her SO con-
stantly that 1t could be termed a love
affair. She was twenty-five years old
and in excellent health. Because she
had not, SO far as anyone knew. ever
been engaged, she was regarded as
rather peculiar girl, when her
wealth and beauty were taken into
consideration.
At dinner last night the young
woman chatted with her father and
mother and appeared to be in the best
of spirits. Later the father went down
to the postoffice for the mail and the
mother busted herself about the house.
The daughter stepped out in the back
yard. 1t was about 7:15 O'Clock. She
had not. according to her mother. been
gone from her side two minutes. when
she heard scream of Mother!
Mother!"
The mother rushed into the yard and
found her daughter lying in a pool OF
blood. She apparently was dead
when the mother reached her side. At
first nothing was found, but later in
the night, about ten feet from where
the body lay. was found a razor which
bore the name of Montgomery Ward
& Co.
The razor was closely examined and
here the mystery deepens. There was
not trace OF blood upon the handle
or blade. This was great surprise to
the coroner. who had arrived a short
time before. and the theorists began
to speculate upon the possibility OF
the murderer. IL 1t were a case of MUIR
der. having had two razors. The cor
oner says II the cuts were small ones
they would not necessarily leave traces
OF blood upon the blade, but where
the entire throat was cut, severing all
the veins, 1t would be probable that
stains would remain upon the blade or
handle. The murder theory is given
Its greatest weight. however, from the
fact that the clothes of the young
woman were torn and she had been
cut upon the hands as IL a struggle
had ensled.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
Hardy Peaches In Colorado.

Two peaches particularly hardy in
wood and bud are the Gold Drop and
the Frances, illustrated on this page
by courtesy Of the Ohio experiment
station. The Gold Drop is medium in
size with one side slightly enlarged.
The color is clear golden yellow,
rarely blushed. moderately juicy,
sweet and good. pit free. 1t ripens
about September Goth. 1t Is Of the
Lemon Free type, but superior to 1t in
vigor and hardness Of trees and Is
valuable for dessert or canning. The
Frances is large and globular, cavity
shallow. color light yellow with faint
blush on the sunny side. The flesh is
a little coarse. somewhat acid, but
fairly good. II ripens the middle Of
August and is handsome peach.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
How to store Potatoes.

Some varieties OF potatoes lose more
in weight while In storage than 9TH
ers. These losses are influenced by
the temperature and amount Of mois.
ture in the air. The higher tempera-
ture increases the loss. while the
higher moisture content diminishes It..
About seventy.hve per cent. of the loss
Of weight in storage is due to the es.
cape of moisture and to overcome this
put tubs in the dugout and keep them
filled with water. II is advisable to
store potatoes In a dark dugout. be-
cause light tends to increase the
sweating OF the tubers and to stimu.
late certain changes In composition.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
Mysterious Shooting Leaks Out.

Sheridan. Wyo.-Despite efforts OF
the military authorities to keep the az
fair secret, the news has leaked out
of a mysterious shooting at Fort Mac
kenzie several nights ago.
One OF the sentries at the post was
walking his beat about midnight when
some person approached until he could
be dimly seen by the sentry. The lat
ter commanded the intruder to halt.
but the man did the reverse, running
away. The sentry fired several shots
at the fugitive. but without effect.
Half an hour later. as the sentry
stood at one end of his beat. shot
was fired behind him and he dropped
with bullet through one Of his legs.
When help. attracted by the shot. ar
rived. the person who had fred the
shot had disappeared.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
UNCLE SAM ISSUES ORDERS FOR
NEW FORM IN LAND
LOCATIONS.
AID settlement ]
UNDER NEW RULE REGISTRARS
AND RECEIVERS MUST
PREPARE PAPERS.

Denver-A new order issued by
Commissioner Ballinger Of the General
Land Office has gone into effect. II
requires registrars and receivers of all
United States land Offices to prepare
all applications to make entries and
filings on public land when they are re.
quested to do SO by the applicants.
This order will insure greater accu-
racy in papers Of this kind and be a
saving to the applicants, who have
heretofore been required to have their
applications prepared at their own ex-
pense.
The effect of the order will be to
greatly increase the work of the clerks
in the General Land Office in Denver
and elsewhere. There will be no in.
creased salaries nor additions to the
force.
The order, according to reports, is
designed to shut out so-called "shys'
ter" lawyers, who receive from 81 to
IS for making out these applications,
and who frequently make mistakes,
causing endless trouble at Washing.
ton.
Charles M. Kruger, who was for
twenty years chief clerk in the govern
ment land Office here, says that there
are few instances where settlers have
been overcharged.
III the settlers are buncoed it is not
by people connected with the govern
ment SERVICE" says Mr. Kruger, "but
by those people who advertise and
style themselves land locators.'
Show Wrong Lands.
Their so-called business or profes-
sr TIT av,I -ho 80
pective entrymen the vacant lands sub.
ject to entry, for which service q
charge, ranging from $25 to $3.50 or
more. is made. In many instances such
locators show settlers lands that are
patented, but adjacent to lands in a
high state of cultivation, informing
them that such lands can be entered.
The settler being satisfied with the
land shown him, closes the deal with
the locator, who thereupon gives him
the numbers or a description of land
entirely different, but unknown to the
purchaser. The settler is unaware OF
the fact that he has been buncoed un
til he attempts to settle upon the land
when he ascertains that the lane
shown him and the land entered by
him are many miles apart.
lhC OPpOituhi OuhCS
games is afforded by reason of the un.
familiarity Of the settler with the sur.
veys of public lands. Very few per
sons know government corner when
they see it. and further there are but
few of such corners in place, especial
ly on the plains. and the arid regions
which have been used many years as
public range.
Corner Marks Destroyed.
These corners have been destroyed
by stock or by the men using the
range. The reason for the destruction
of the corners identifying the sections
of land are obvious and many II the
government officials desire, in good
faith, to aid and protect prospective
settlers on the public domain. it would
necessitate the replacing Of lost or de-
stroyed corners, and better still, pro
vide some person, preferably the
county surveyor, with authority to Of
ficially locate settlers, within their re.
spective counties, allowing them to col.
lect reasonable fee, to be fixed by
statute. from the settler properly 10
Gated"
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
Rod Driven Through Neck Fall. to XIII

Cody. Wyo.-Despite the fact that
a tamping rod was blown completely
through his neck. after which he fell
forty feet, Ferko Marko. an Austrian,
who was brought to the hospital hero
from the government dam site in the
canon Of the Shoshone. is expected to
recover. Marko was tamping half II
stick Of giant powder In hole when
the stun exploded. driving the tamping
rod through his right hand and through
his neck and hurling him forty feet
down cliff and into the river. He
was severely burned. his flesh was
filled filled with fragments Of rock and
cloth and he sustained double frac.
ture Of the left leg.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
Beet Train Hits Buggy.

Sugar City. Colo.-J. c. Manning was
instantly killed and Higsby Gray prob
ably fatally injured by Missouri Pa.
cifc beet train at crossing four miles
west Of this place Sunday night. Both
are prominent farmers of the Ordway
district. They were returning homo
from social function at a late hour In
a single buggy and attempted to cross
the track In front Of the train.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
Wyoming Power Concern Organized.

Lander. wyo.-The Wyoming Power
& Light Company. capital $1.000.000.
has been organized for the purpose Of
utilizing the vast water power to be
derived from streams In this vicinity
The company expects to supply elec.
tricity for ligat and power to Lander,
Lewiston. South Pass. Atlantic City.
Miners Delight. Hudson and Nverton.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
Fifteen KILLED
IN A WRECK
OPERATOR GIVES TRAIN WRONG
TRACK AND COLLISION Is
RESULT.
ENGINEER R'SLECCuT0FF
"SPRiN0 CHICKEN" THEATRICAL
COMPANY ESCAPE WITH
SHAkEUP.

Wheeling, w. va.-Fifteen men were
killed and score injured. a number
fatally. at Bellaire. Ohio, Saturday at
ternoon, when the Chicago and Wheel
ing express train on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad crashed into a freight
train which was moving slowly on a
siding. Richard earle and his musical
comedy organization. THE Spring
Chicken" company, were in the wreck.
Alfred Dolby musical director of the
organization, is among the dead. John
Jamison, manager OF the company, is
also injured.
The killed are:
EDWARD HEINZE, Wheeling.
WILLIAM SHAW, Wheeling.
KARL BERTRAM, Woodfield, Ohio.
L. N. GALBRAITH, Newark, Ohio.
F. r. MOTZ, Newark, Ohio.
T. A. DUNLAP, passenger fireman.
LIPSCOMB, passenger engineer.
w. ]. Johnson, freight engineer.
Newark Ohio.
HARRY ENGLISH, Connorsville.
Ohio.
CURTIS LAFFERTY, Cambridge.
Ohio.
H. PETERSON, Hoboken, New Jer.
JOHN HAWK.
ALFRED DOLBY, New York.
HAROLD ZEITZ, newsboy, Massi-
lon. Ohio.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
List Of Injured.
John Hawk. Pittsburg. chest crushed.
H.
crushed.
Frank Brown, New York. legs and
back injured.
Forest Jackson, Cambridge, Ohio.
neck badly hurt, legs injured.
Clarence johnson. Cambridge, Ohio.
back and hips injured.
Leo Ralph. Quaker City, Ohio. head
and back crushed.
d. E. Glover, Klee, Ohio, crushed
arout chest and lungs.
William B. Bokodick. Benwood, West
Virginia. hips crushed, one leg ampu-
tated.
William Anderson, Mississippi, prob
ably internally.
Barney Daily, Pittsburg, right leg
cut OF, head crushed.
James Griffln. Bayonne City, New
Jersey. injured about hips.
William Ferrell. Albany. New York.
cut and bruised.
w. C. Besant, chief mail clerk,
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. cut about head and
body; will die.
C. E. Kner, Mt Vernon, Ohio, mail
clerk, head and back injured.
e. G. Blugh, Mt. Vernon. Ohio, head
injured and arm bruised.
Given Wrong Track.
McGann, the signal operator at the
the eastbound track instead Of the
molished, a portion OF one rolling over
a forty-foot embankment.
Nearly all Of the injured were in the
smoker. The dead and injured were
pinioned under the wreckage, which
caught fire. The Richard Carle
Spring Chicken" theatrical company
occupied parlor car upon the rear OF
the train which was demolished, buc
none OF the company was injured.
Engineer Lipscomb, caught under
the wreckage, called piteously, Chop
my leg off, will you?" to members of
the yard force. An axe was secured,
and, with the steam pouring in upon
him, Lipscomb saw them amputate his
leg. He died at the Boone hospital an
hour later.
General Manager Fitzgerald's train
was at Benwood Junction, and was
converted into relief train, filled with
doctors and nurses, and rushed to tho
scene Of the wreck. The dead were re-
moved to undertaking establishments
here and the injured to the Boone hos
pital here and the Glendale hospital at
Moundsville.
Gilpin observer., 1907-10-03
How Denver Grows.

Denver.-The September report OF
Building Inspector Robert Willison
shows an increase In the value of
buildings, over those for which per.
mits were issued in September of last
year, of $S6.220. classification of per.
mits for the month ended Septemberth
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-04-23

An appeal to reason is a grand
thing; but an appeal to prediu-
dice is the strong card of the
demagogue. The man who is
right is willing to stand on the
truth. The man who is wrong
must put his trust in deception,
hypocrisy and lies. Falsehood
has the temporary Strength of
the brute. Truth, morality and
justice have final victory, al
though it may be long delayed.
Everything may be fair in war,
but a tremendous advantage is
on the side of the right. 1t is the
same way in politics. The man
who obtains confidence on false
pretenses will sooner or later be
brought up by an OBJ stacle. -
Morgantown Chronicle.
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Roane County Oil Notes.

The Pure Oil Co. have begun
work on the new well Vandal No.
l three miles from Spencer.
The Blosser we'll came in dry
with no sand of any consequence.
The Smith well No. / on Wolfe
Camp is a producer. how much
is not yet known.
The tools are fast in the Cheno-
weth well in Calhoun at a great
depth
The Hickel No. l and Karick-
hotf No. are showing up fine.
Many new wells Will go down
in the Richardson and Triplett
field this spring and summer.
Rock Creek field promises
great things and is doing well.
1t is a race now between Rock
Greek and Flat Fork as to which
have the greater production.
There is lots of fluid in both fields
beyond a reasonable doubt. -
Record.
The modern wife is beginning
to astonish the modern husband.
A man came home at 8 a. m.
He took off his shoes on the front
door step. Then he unlocked
the door and went cautiously up
stairs on tip tee, holding his
breath, But light was streaming
through the keyhole of the bed
room door. With sigh he
paused. Then he opened the
door and entered. His wife
stood by the bureau fully dressed.
4 didn't expect you'd be sit
ting up for me, my dear" he
said.
Il haven't baen," she said.
Il just came in myself. "
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Program for |. 0. 0. F. Order, Ar
nOldSburs, April %.

LIST. Music, 10 80 a. m.
End Prayer by chaplain.
3rd. Anniversary proclama-
ton.
4th. Address Of Welcome, by
G. w. Hays.
Response by C. J. Gamer.
18th. Dinner.
9Th. Music.
18th. 80 minutes speech, by
H. c. Lockney Fraternity
Music.
9th. 80 minutes speech by
A. G. Mathews, (Truth.)
9th. Music.
10th. Sermon by Rev. Kinder.
All the members of the differ
ent lodges are cordially invited
to take part.
e. l.. HAYS,
J. II. MEADOWS,
G. j. GAMER,
Com.
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The time has come for another
general overhauhng OF the prem
ises and carrying away of the rub
Dish and such like from around
the building. Let nothing re-
main that will contaminate the
atmosphere OF be i'm the least in
furious to health. 1t will not
hurt to do some painting and
planting. A few flowers help to,
make your vicinity beautiful. Try
cleaning up and see how quickly
your neighbor will follow suit.
The work of cleaning up is con-
tagiOus and will soon infect
whole town if few energetic
women and men get the fever for
thus maxine things shine. Have
the rubbish hauled away, but do
not contaminatc the banks of the
public highway with it. A place
should be provided where all of
the cans and other accommodations
about the premises Of The citizens
of the town could be cast off and
where they will not present an
Insightly appearance to the pub
lie as they go to and from their
places of business. We would
like to- see all the people catch
this fever for cleanliness.
There ia no reason why the old
town should not be made to shine
with new shrubbery, new paint,
clean front end back yards and
alleys opened up 50 that they do,
not become the harhor for cast
off garments and other rubbish.
Let everybody shine up and sec
wat happens t. the town.
FOR SALE: A 3 inch Oil
King wagon, almost new, COM
plete with flats, chains, and ev-
erything that goes with a wagon:
also set of good harness. VIII sell
cheap. Call on or address,
QUIN HOsEY, Purdy, w. Va.
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Every column of q newspaper
contains 1900 to 1900 distinct
pieces Of type, the displacement
of any one which would cause @
blunder or a typographical error
And yet some people lay claim Jo
remarkable smartnes8 if they
discover an error in q newspaper
There is an old saying thata fool
can easily tear down what DO has
been difficult for others 90 build
and it fits this place. OF course
mistakes in papers areno desr-
able and while they are guarded
against that is not the sole aim
Of the papers. Mistakes of diff
erent kinds are bound 20 happen
at times
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Arbuckle and Climax Coffee Is
cents at Chenoweth's.
Be a Booster.

The Grantsville Bridge Com
pany was organized last Thursday
night by electing the following
officers:
President, J. w, Pell, Vice
Presidents, c. c. Starcher and
G. T. Scott, Treasurer, A. G. Mil
Ter, Secretary and Attorney, S.
p. Bell.
The Charter has been received
and the stock is now on sale.
Quite good part Of the stock
has been subscribed. Let's all
help this company and build q
bridge as soon as possible.
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BIBLE QUESTIONS.

Look here! Every man, woman
and child should read this paper,
as there will be from time to
time, a Biblical question asked,
and in reference to answer, we
want the Bible for proof. Also
chapter and verse to find same.
40 this time we submit lthe fol-
lowing question:
How may j know that there is
a God2
We hope every one wiz be free
to take part in answering the
above question
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We are in receipt of a post card
from Gran. Jackson. at Bartles-
vile, Ind. Ter, showing the pict-
IRE of hundreds of derricks, and
a part of the city. 1t is said to
be the largest oil field in the
world. Gran states that he has
started to work at dressing tools
for Andrew Urban.
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Circuit Cont Proceedings.

Court Sonvened Tuesday at
about Q o'clock a. m, with his
honor, W. A. Parsons on the
bench, and the following cases
were disposed of.
West Union Grocery company
vs. A. n. wilson, in assumpsit,
judgment for $740.+7.
Parkersburg National bank vs.
Lloyd Gamer and others, iudg
meut Tor STAB 10
Citizens Bank OF Weston vs
Loyd Gamer and others, iudg-
mcnt tor $500 SIS
Camden Sommers ~ Lee Golf
and others, non SUIT
State vs. Thomas Owens, fel
ony Felony waived and con
fesscd TO assault and battery.
$40 fine and 10 DAYS III iall
State vs. John Taylor, felony,
nolled
State IS Howard Price, felony,
waived at former. term Of court
and confessed, $40 fine and IS
DAYS ir jail.
State y Herbert Starchcr, re
failing, tr'rd by jury, and found
guilty, $40 fac aud 30Havs. IN
jail
Statevs Roy Frcshour, misd.,
tried by court, not guilty
State W Harmon Richards,
mIsd, tried by court, and found
guilty, fned SIS and 80 days IN
Jail
State " Jud Nil, mrsd. tried
by court and found not guilty
State VS. Semuel StewarLI, D..
;, for unlawful retailing, nollicd
State vs. Dcmpsy Smith, abat
ed
State VS. Thomas Owens and
LIB Osborne, abated as to her
and continued as to Owens
State vs. Amos Bunncr, misd,
nollied
State vs. Henry Barker, mlsd,
recognized and continued
State IS Ru Haymaker, ret,
c oniessed as to No. 1 and fined
SIS. No. ? nollled
State VS. L. L. Terrell, weap
ons, nollied
State vs. John naddox, con
tinued
State VS. Lurtn Hopkins and
Mrs. Clark Hopkins, on rule,
rule discharged
| State vs. Cav Freed and Martin
Garretson, rule enlarged
L. c. Bennett vs. Henry Bell,
IN bastardy, dismissed on motion
of plaintiff
Maud Greenhouse vs. George
| Norman, bastardy, dismissed on
motion Of plaintiff
Almrra Carpenter vs. Colonel
( Church, bastardy, default noted,
sira facias awarded
Ordered that no grand jury be
drawn for next term Of court
The grand jury returned the
following indictments:
w. NJ Lowe. Jesse Collins.
Edna Richards, salatbiel Buck
. Frank McCowen Billy Roberts.
.O j. Gamer and CLYDE Summers
Robert Baton, Lcese Hays
Howard Moneypenney and O
~ Gamer, Misd
DR. ST James. Nell TAYLOR, a
r., Brbtou fclonics
Adjourned about 2 o'cloel
/ Wednesday
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@ "a - ~ % III II a.
po,-. no >,Ihe KGd You Rae Always Bought
Signature OF lstzHHRAzzSa

The Fayette Journal says, in
speaking of the list of indictments
returned by the recent grand
jury of Fayette county that,
The list is a short one, and the
indictments Of the ordinary kind"
yet the list contained indictments
for nearly every crime known to
the law, including four for muir
der.
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Music.

Mrs. Ala Huffman and
daughter, Gem Huffman, will
teach a class in music, beginning
on April, 22nd. and continuing
through the summer months.
with a Musicale July, 18th. which
will consist of music running from
Grade One to Grade Seven.
For further information, adj
dress.
MRS. ALA HUFFMAN,
Grantsville. w. Va.
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Sugar II cents per package at
Chenoweth's.

A fight occurred at Hartley,
close the edge Of this county
near the head Of Straight creek.
one day last week, and the result
IS that one man is lying near
deaths door, stabbed nine times
through The lungs and the other
IS in jail at HmTisyillc awaiting
the result Of his heinous work.
Particulars of the ARRAY are hard
to get. but we understand that a
young school teacher by the
name of wilson was attacked
hy aman by the name of Peppers
at q school exhibition and Wilson
Ras wounded Peppers escaped
bnswas afierward caught
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Just because the Calhoun coun-
ty people should want Hon. j. M.
Hamilton for Judge, should be
no reason for Judge Parsons
coming here and holding few
hours court and tuning around
for a hasty departure. The pee
pie of this county are just as
much entitled to a reasonable
length of time to try their cases
and the attorneys to just as much
time to prepare their papers as
they are in other counties, yet
they are not treated in the same
manner. Mr.. Roberts, although
a Pittsburg attorney. was entitled
to civil treatment, at least.
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Professors Barr and Wilson
closed the Grantsville Public
Schools last Friday evening with
an entertainment in the after
noon. They have taught a good
school and deserve a good recon-
incubation from the Grantsville
people.
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If you want a swell spring and
summer suit of clothes leave your
order with Craddock & Stump.
They guarantee you q good it;al-
so the style and workmanship.
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DIR. st. James who was indie
ted last week for unlawful shoot
ing, will have to lay three
months longer in Jail. He should
have been tried this term of
court.
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Several OF our patrons to whom
we had sent statments, came in
during court last week and set
tied their accounts, others, who
were in the same fix the Chron-
iclc is hard up told us they
would settle soon. And yet
there are hundreds who have
made no reply to our statments.
We would be glad to hear from
them.
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Genial Al Gamer, generally
conceded to be the best drum
mer on the road, was in Grants
Vile a day or so last week. He
is all right.