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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
TAX CT WHATSOEVER
IS TO Be ELECTED
Just Like Other stne Officers, il
Delegate billiards. B;iI
Passes.

CHARL ESToN. Feb. 6-DeTesate
billiard. Of Mcdowell county, has
introduced bill in the house OF
delegates which would change the
mode OF making tax commissioner
making the commissioner elective nv
the people instead of appointed by
the governor as heretofore.
The state tax commissioner is one
of the most important of the state
offices and there are mans who ad-
yocare that the incumbent should
be elected by the people in%ead OF
being appointed by the governor
The bill introduced by Mr.. billiard
makes the term of office of the tax
commissioner the same as, ttiat OF
the governor. for four years The
bTIr is No. 2S3 ami reads as totlows.
\ bill to amend section 1 Of chap
ter - OF the code of West Virginia
OF 1906, relating to the appointment
of the state tax commissioner.
BE 1t enacted by the legislature OF
West Virginia:
Provided that at the general cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday after tn,
first Mondhy In November. 1913. ana
every fourth year thereafter. the Of
flee OF state tax commissioned shall
he filled' by the people by the election
OF some citizen OF this state 10 said
Office in the same manner az the
governor and other state officers OF
this state are elected aud whose
term of office shall begin "a the
fourth dhy of March. 1908. and who
shall continue IN office four years
and until his successor IS. elected
and qualified. bat who shat, DOT he
eligible for reelection to satt Office
for an Immediate term. The serm OF
office of the state tax Commissioners
now I'm office shall expire on the
fourth day OF March. 1909, a. high
noon.
All ats or parts of the iegssiature
heretofore enacted inconsistent w,tt
this act are hereby repeated
n
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
TEMPERANCE UNION
GETS A CHARTER
From ,he County Clerk to Carry ON
Temperance Work and Own,
Property.

The West Virginia Tahiti is the
asme Of new temperance organiza-
ion here. a charter has been grant
I'd TO /; by the clerk of the county
court. The object is to form. tenn
pecance union and build up temper
,uce work. The charter permits
he organization to have real estate
% the amount of $4,000 and person
al property to the same amount. The
incorporators. are William, Koski,
snsa koski, Henry Haaralas John
seato. Frank Mahlamen. Herman
Sssberg, Ante Hill andi Charles
SeYenstrom.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
Leon Nash, of Charleston. is a
visitor in the city.
This VIII Please the Grocers.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. -
There has Just been filed with the
Department of Agriculture here. one
of the strongest documents we have
ever seen. 1t guarantees that JelI-
o and JeIr-o Ice Cream Powder are
strictly pure and comply with the re-
quirements of the National Pure
Food Law. The guarantee is filed
under serial number 1884. and pro-
tects absolutely all wholesale and
retail sroeers who handle the pro-
ducts named. Jell-o and Jell-o fee
Cream Powder are well thought OF
i'm official circles and their purity
ard wholesomeness has never been
questioned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
BIG SNOW STORM
CAUSING DELAY
In the Running Of Trains and Trac-
ton Cars and Suspends
Business.

Traction and other traffic is great
ly handicapped by the snow that fell
Monday evening and night. STREET
cars experienced much difficulty
early in the evening and toward mid
night were almost tied up. The
Grasselli car had to have the aid Of
a helper and was greatly delayed.
Tuesday morning cars started out
ns early as 1870 o'clock to clear the
rack and the work car was busy
ali day with the snow pillow.
Trains were also late from the
various points OF the compass on
lccount OF heavy drifts and the
snow is so deep as to interfere very
materially with business.
In some sections of the county
i Is fully one foot deep on the level
and at other places drifted much
iaeper In the city 1t is nearly a
foot deep.
owing to snow and a wait at New
Martinsville for an Ohio river train.
n Short Line passenger train at
noon ran two hours late. No. 8 was
several hours late on account of
snow in the mountains. The trac-
ion cars between clarksburg and
Tslrmont were not much interfered
v!h as they are fully equipped for
snow storms.
The snow lay very heavy on tho
Sen Elk bridge and the street car
company took the precaution to have
/ shoseled of.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
ANOTHER HORRIBLE
NINE DISASTER
siiner, Are Killed andi Ihjured. In
Disaster In Coal Niue az.
Thomas.

ELKINS. Feb. 4-Three miners
are known to be dead and four ter
ri1ly burned as the result of ter
rible explosion today In mine No. %
OF the Davis Coal & Coke Company
At Thomas, near here. today.
1, is not known how many men
were in the mine at the time of the
explosion and the list of the casual
les may grow upon further fnvesti-
cation.
The explosion occurred before ALI
the men entered the mine. A num-
Der standing at the entrance to the
shaft were hurled in every direction
by the force of the explosion and
were seriously injured.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
MAN DROPSDEAD
AS HE WALKS
ALONG
Heart Disease Takes An Italian Car
Trimmer ut Phoenixvilie
Coal Mine.

james comtelin dropped dead al
Phoenixville at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
comtelin was car trimmer at the
Phoenixville coal mine and had been
engaged at his work. AS he left a
car to walk TO another point. he
dropped to the ground and expired in
very few minutes. before physi-
clan who was hastily summoned
could reach him. He had been In his
usual health.
The physician stated that he died
from heart disease.
His age was abou, 40 years He
was an italian.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
GOVERNOR WANTS
MINE INVESTIGATED

ed the Stuart mine has only one open
ing and under the law only twenty
men could work therein. II the re-
port be true. the Governor says, 1t
involves the efficiency and fidelity
of the state bureau of mining inspec-
ton, He recommends joint COM
mittee of both houses to make an
investigation.
Immediately Senator Bailey intro
duced resolution for the appoint
ment of a committee which was TAX
en- up for immediate consideration.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
ORDER or qualification.


State of West Virginia:
- Rules held in the office OF the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Har-
rison County. on the first Monday in
February. 1907. the, following order
was entered:
Joseph Kerney. Plaintiff, VS.. The
Walls & Kerney Company, a cor
poration, created and doing BUSH
ness under tile laws of the State
of New York, defendant. In As
sumpsit.
OBJECT OF SUIT.
The object OF the above styled suit
is to obtain Judgment against the
above named defendant, the said
The Walls & Kerney Company, a cor
poration. created and doing business
under the laws of the State of New
York, In the sum Of five hundred
thirty-six dollars and twenty-five
cents tS536.25) for labor performed
and services rendered by said plain
tin for said defendant. at its request.
and the said sum Of $536.z5. with
interest thereon frum the 3rd day
OF November. 1906, until paid.
And It appearing from an affidavit
filed in said cause that the said de-
PENDANT, The Walls C Kerney Com
pany. corporation, created and do
ing cuisines under the laws OF the
State OF New York, is a nonresident
OF this State. 1t is ordered that 1t
do appear here within one month
from the date of the first publica.
ton of this order and do what is
necessary to protect its interest here
in. IA
Given under my hand this the stfs
day of February, 1907.
Fl. w. WILLIAMS. Clerk,
l.. c. Grille, Counsel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
LEAVES HOSPITAL.

Emma johnson. the colored
woman who was burned in fire at
the Glen Elk hotel several days ago.
was discharged from the Kessler hos
pitaI Tuesday afternoon. She is re-
covering rapidly from the burns she
sustained.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
old DERT SUlT IS
SET FOR MARCH [
Change is Made In Time For Hear
Ing. of Demurrer In Old
Debt Sait.
tny Associated Press. /

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. s.
The time for the hearing in the
Supreme Court of the United States
of the demurrer in the case of vir-
ginia versus West Virginia, involv-
ing the debt of the former state. has
been changed from March 4 to March
II to accommodate John C. Carlysle
who will appear for West Virginia.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
ODD FELLOWS LODGE
TAKES OUT CHARTER
To own Real Estate and Personal
Property to Amount OF
$1,000 Each.

a county charter has been issued
To Union Lodge No. 2ss. lndepend-
ent Order of Odd Fellows. at Lost
Creek, to hold, own and lease real
estate and personal property to the
amount of $4,000 each. The In
corporators are the officers of the
lodge. namely, James E. vanhorn
noble grand: Stephen Basel, vice
grand; John f. Batten. secretary: o.
l., Ladwig, treasurer. and s. E
Sheets, sitting past grand.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
THREE FIREMAN
KILLED nv RUINS
or the Mead Building and -Four Al,
Injured, One Being
Fatally SO.
NAV AanncIated Press.l

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. Feb. A.
Three volunteer hremen were killed
and four injured. one of them fatal
Is today. while working on the ruins
of the Mead building. which was de-
stroyed by IRE last night.
The dead are:
JOHN CHESTER.
ASSISTANT CASHIER GROIN.
WELL, OF the First National Bank.
CHARLES f. COOLEY. real es-
tate agent.
CALEB UYDERHILL, llveryman.
Emil Burgess, candy maker. was
fatally injured The loss is 800.
900.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
TRANSFER BUSINESS
HAS CHANGED HANDS

j.. H Irving sold Saturday night
his Clarksburg transfer business to
D. S. Lawman and C. P. Rush. The
purchasers took possession Monday
sporning. Mr.. Rush takes the active
Management of tie business and Will
Sskry It along in the same manner at
the same place. Mr.. irving will be
here some time Strengthening up the
affairs of the company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
fRy Associated press.l

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. s.
More than twelve inches of snow has
fallen in this vicinity. Reports
from eastern Pennsylvania. Della
ware and southern New Jersey are
the stor mis- the worst in eight years.
Train and street car service are eth
er tied up or irregular.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
PREACHER
IS VERY SICK.
Leading colored Minister in Ohio,
Grandfather Of. Mrs. Rome
and Miss Poindcstcr.

The following account of the I'll
ness OF the Rev. James Poindexter
from the Ohio Stae Journal will be
interesting to the people of this
city. who know Mrs Mary Rome
and Miss Anna Poindexter. Of this
city. who are his grandaughters.
The subject Of this sketch is the
most prominent colored man in the
State Of Ohio.
Rev James Poindexter, 81 years
old colored man known In many
states. is seriously III with pneu-
monia at his home In North Fourth
street. He is one OF the best known
citizens OF Columbus. For many
years he has been considered
leader among the colored population
Of the city. and was prominent
among all classes and races.
AS pastor Of the Second Baptist
church. position he held for So
years. and in City and state offices
~ honor and responsibility, and in
educational fields. his influence has
been felt in many phases of Column
nus life: and probably there is mo-
citizen today who is regarded with
greater venerntion and respect than
he
Rev. Mr.. Poindexter first came to
Columbus In 1898 from Richmond,
Va, youth OF 10. He was practic-
tically self-educated for. from tthe
time he was 10 years old. he had
worked at the BARRIERS trade. But
his love for reading and keen desire
for scholarship and information tri-
umphed; and when he came 10 Ohio
he was ready 10 preach. and took up
he ministry. which he left only
few years ago on account OF the In
creasing intirmities OF age. Rev.
Mr.. Poindenter has been an inveter-
ate reader all his life. Shakespeare
and the Bible are his two stand
bys.' and he has always been able
10 quote long passages from either
at moments notice.
For nine years Rev. Mr.. Poindex-
ter was valued member OF the
city school board. and for four years
he served In the city council. His
interest in politics is keen. and he
has always been devoted to the Re-
publican party. He is an easy and
persuasive speaker. and in 1876 he
took the stump for Hayes. and was
much talked of Mt that time for a
foreign mission. In 1872 he went
to the Republican convention at
Philadelphia in the interest of Gov.
ernor Dennison, who was candidate
for the vice-presidency.
Governor Foster appointed hin
trustee for the Institution for tn,
Blind. position he held for some
years, and he has also been a mem
Der OF the State Board OF Forestry
and trustee of wilberforce univer
| sity. For many years he has beer
a familiar figure at State Republi
can conventions. where he has offer
acted as chaplain. On one election
day IT is reported that some ON
asked him what he had done, ant
he promptly replied:
I have served God. myself an,
my country to the best of my abil
ity-'
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

J. A. L. Day. administrator of
Jacob Myers. deceased. will have a
public sale OF personal property at
the late residence near Huntsville,
Tuesday. Feb. 19. 1907. at 10000
O'Clock q. m.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.

All persons having Claims against
the estate OF J. T. WeteT. deceased.
will present them to the undersign-
ed administrative at Lost Greek, w
Va. within sixty days from this date.
Given under my hand this the 2sth
day of January. 1907.
CATHERINE WETZEL, ,
Administering of j. T. wetzeI, de-
ceased
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

Stops earache In two minutes;
toothache or pain of burn or scald in
five minutes; hoarseness. one hour;
muscleache, two hours; sore throat.
twelve hours-Dr. Thomas Electric
OIL. monarch over pain.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
DEBATE CONCLUDES

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Fen $
The House today continued ronsid-
Grafton of The rivers and harbors
bill. on general debate. which ter
minated at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
keifer of OHIO resumed his speech.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
SNOW
OF WINTER
FALLS
All Over the Country and business
Is Much Paraiyzcd
Everywhere.
rRx Associated Press !

NEW YORK. Feb. 5-Heayy snow
storms which set In yesterday grew
as the night went on. and today traf-
fic is crippled. There is nearly a
loot of snow on the ground.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

II you haven't the time to exercise
regularly. Doan's Regulets will pre-
vent constipation. They induce a
mild, easy. healthful action OF the
bowels without gripping. Ask your
druggist for them. 25c.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
FREE THINKER DIES.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Hugh owen
Pentecost, lawyer and educator.
Socialist in politics and free thinker
in religion died at his home here to-
day. afed 60 years. lie was born in
New Harmony. Ind.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
Most dishe

Most disfguring skin erupaons.
scrofula. pimples. rashes, etc, are
due to impure blood. Burdock
Blood Bitters is cleansing blood
tonic. Makes yon clear-eyed, clear
Drained, clear-skinned.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
[By AssocIated Press. j

BOSTON. Mass. Feb. 5-The
snow storm which commenced yes
terday is falling today all over the
North Atlantic coast states and is
the heaviest snow of the winter.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
Sends Special Message to Legislature
Asking For An Investigating
Committee.
Special to Telegram.

Special to Telegram.
CHARLESTON. Feb. 5-Governor
Dawson today sent a special message
to the legislature recommending a
committee OF the legislature be ap-
pointed to Investigate the Stuart
mine explosion.
The Governor stated it was report
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Feb, 5-The heav-
lest snow storm of the, winter COM
menced yesterday and continued to-
day. Railroad service is delayed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
DIR. BoIAND's FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Rev. DR..
J. NJ. Boland, former presiding elder
OF the clarksburg district Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. South.
will take place al Point Pleasant to-
morrow. whefe he died suddenly on
Sunday evening from acute indiges-
ton. and will be ccnducte@ N the
Rev. I S. Wade ane other 1fnin-
ent minister's of the demo dion
DR.. Boland was about Isl rs OF
age.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

Mrs. Emma Hudkins. who visited
here several days. returned today 10
her home in Morgantown.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
MARRIAGE LlcENsE ISSUED.

The following marriage license
has been issued here:
David a. Carrico and Flora e.
stier.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

Col, T. 7. Wallis is convalescins
from his severe attack of illness.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

itching piles provoke ii ,fauity.
but profanity wonl CIR them.
Deans Ointment cures itching. bleed
ing or protrudlng piles after years
Of suffering. At any drug store.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
STRAYED-On our- premises AZ III,

SFRAYED-on our premises at the
Coplin land about SIX weeks ago
one black yearfing steer. Owner
must cali for him. prove owner
ship, pay our charges and cost OF
this advertisement, inside OF ten
days from this notice or steer will
be sold. Burke & Burke, $40
Pike street. Jan. II. 1907.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

will pay
highest cash price for good coun.-
try butter The City Market.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07
WEALTHY WIDOW Is
BtRNED TO DEATH.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. Mrs. A.
Haskell. wealthy widow. of Michi-
gan City. Ind, was burned to death
today in fire that partially destroy
I'd .*o-story frame building at
1871 Huntington street. Mrs. Has.
keil was in Chicago on business
rip. The property loss was small.
] ". Schrader. of o'Neil. spent
Tuesday afternoon in the city.
Charles a. Cummings was here
last night from Lost Creek.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

FOR SALE VIII have o car load
of fresh cows for sale at NJ. D..
Stuart's barn on Monday, Feb. IL!
VIII sell at private sale until ALI
are sold. o. N. Reager.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

In spacious. commodious and con
veniently arranged quarters in the
mammoth Central Storage building.
Glen Elk. the third annual exhibition
of the clarRsburg Poultry and Pc.
Stock Association was opened with
most favorable and suspicious cir
eumstances Tuesday morning.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-07

An unusually large number OF
premiums are offered at this exhl-
bition conspicuous among the offer
ings being thirty silver cups.
There are liberal cash premiums and
a big number of special prizes. AL
together there is enough to contest
for to make all of the entries worth
while.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-02

deny that he has been in the habit Of
taking pills or Peruna, we cannot say,
but George, who has almost one whole
years experience, did this and then
wound up by raising the local market
quotations on sping poetry about eleven
points. Summing his whole editorial
up one is certainly enlightened right
smart" and after reading it almost
anybody could run newspaper. Most
people could learn to saw off boiler
plate in column lengths; most people
get along without patent medicine
dope, and most any bright young man,
who has hitched his cart to the tail Of
Congressman French and tagged around
after him in Washington D. c., Nor a
year or two, and has read law until he
has his diploma" can run a news
paper.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-02
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 8. 1878.

y
United States Land Office, Lewiston, Idaho
May Is, 1907.
Notice is herereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act of Congress OF
June 3, 1873. entitled IAN act for the sale OF
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon, Nevada, and Washington Territory" az
extended to all the Public Land States by act OF
August 4, 1892,
Albert Severson,
of Troy, county of Latah, State of Idaho, has
his day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No. 1872, for the purchase of the So seq, nw14
seq and sw14 ne1z of section No. 6, in township
No. Ss, n. range No. 2 e. b. NJ, and viii
cffer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber OF stone than for
agricultural purposes, and TO establish his
claim to said land before the Register and
Receiver at Lewiston, Idaho, on Thursday, the
Sth day of Aug. 1907.
He names MS witnesses:
George Drury of Ivy, Idaho, Henry c. Morris
OF Anderson, Idaho. David Carlson and John
Bergner of Troy, Idaho.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on or before said
day of Aug, 1907
maySl-aug2 T. H. Bartlett, Register.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-02
FIELps PRFFFRs POETRY.

The editor Of the Moscow Post says
he has been asked why he don't run
a wide-awake paper like the Troy
News" And then he says: Because
we don't believe in it," He says he
don't believe in roasting anybody.
Doesn't think it necessary. Well, if
the News editor was as smart as the
Post editor, if we could write just one
article that would paralize the scala
wags," as Mr.. Fields says he did last
fall, we could emulate Mr.. Fields and
with one might roast" let matters
rest with the assurance that the job was
did" Most editors, during the first
month or so of their experience in an
editorial chair, if you get their ideas on
the print" will be as certain about
this matter as is Mr.. Fields. They
write scathing roast on somebody
and then go and order a coffin for their
victim. When, months afterwards, they
find that their roast wasn't fatal they
usually decide in favor Of "a mic clean
family paper" with poetry" on the
front page. Fields need not feel that
he is the only one to do this. Windy"
Smith, after he had turned out to be
a notorious failure in everything else
connected with country newspaper,
came out with the assurance that he
was opposed to roasting" anybody
and like George run poetry on the
front page Of the Mirror with a border
around it. Fields, like Windy Smith,
has, by experience, found that it takes
brains to write right good roast, and,
like Windy, prefers to print poetry"
and be popular.