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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02
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A BRILLIANT EVENT.
Was the "open House" of Woman's
Club at Masonic Temple Last
Mint


Night.
The Woman's Club of Fairmont kept
open house on New Years night at
the Masonic Temple and the enter
tainment from start to finish was a
brilliant success. The receiving hours
were from eight until ten o'clock and
during the time large number Of the
members OF the club and their friends
called and were delightfully."- enter
tanned. The receiving line was con-
posed Of the executive board Of the
club, the board members being the
officers of the club and the department
chairmen, namely. Mrs. Thomas w.
Fleming, president; Mrs. Albert l..
Lehman, vice president; Mrs. George
Miller, second vice president; Miss
Villa Hart Butcher, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Tusca Norris correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Glenn F. Barnes,
treasurer. and Mrs. b c. Jones! chair
man of the Domestic Science Depart
I'ShLs WI a. J' W. LIAM Ahh9'S DSB'AiH
ment; Mrs. Edwin Robinson, Arts and
Arts and Crafts Department; Mrs.
Francis Nichols. Civic Department;
Mrs. George W. DeBolt, Of the Literary
Department, was detained by illness
in her family.
Miss George. OF the Juvenile depart
ment, is out of the city.
After the guests had passed the re
ceiving line they were invited to the
punch bowl, where delicious fruit
punch was served. Mrs. Murray Dick
erson, Mrs. f. C. Scott and Mrs. Har-
~ B. Crane presided at the bowl and
were assisted by Misses Margaret
shinn, Una and Jane Carpenter, Ruth
Arnett, Minnie Fleming. Ruth Kelley
and Ida stone.
Mrs. G. w. Smith and Miss Jean
Fleming invited the guests to the din
ing room, where delicious luncheon
was served. The Domestic Science
department arranged for the serving
and were ably assisted by Mrs. B. G.
Williams. The club colors. red and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02

home of her parents, Mr.. and Nh =
N. satteraeld, of this pihaas Ne
Years eve.
Rivesville holds electiun to'Sag m 'll
votes on the license questtra. 81 .;
holly contested flght is expected aI
some strong arguments On 6ulA rl4es
will be the order Of me dr. va1e
early and late and vote ilagd = O. O.
motto.
Riyesville is renewing ~
and the index finger of future VzalI Iss-
points upward. Hello. Barnsgilles
LONE STslIs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02
aoInn 10 Parkersburn.

Miss Minnie Fleming leaves on Sun
day for Petersburg to attend the
marriage OF Miss Lena Cuskey, which
win be celebrated next week. Miss
Caskey is being lavishly entertained
by her friends and a number of events
are scheduled for next week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02
Leap Year Party.

Miss Katharyn Race will entertain a
number of friends at Leap Year Par
ty this evening at her home on Gas
ton avenue and Second street.
Miss Flora Pendleton, of Manning
ton, is the guest of Miss Eva Fletcher.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02
Attended Assembly Bali.

Miss Elizabeth Watson, DR.. Hugh
Carr, Sweeney Fleming and Carney
Carpenter attended the New Years
assembly ball at Wheeling on Tues
day night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02
Hax RIds This EvenIn q.

Miss Carol Powell will entertain q
number of her friends with a hay
ride this evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Anna McGregor, of Wheel
ing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02
Entertained 4. 0. 4. cIub.

Miss Margaret Ice entertained the
H. o. H. Club on New Years Day at
her home at BarrachUIlle. The mem
bers Of the club went to Barraekyi1e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02

Go to or phone g. n. wise Or - 49,
dressed meats and high class :
les.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-02

kind he swlms in. Harry CLARK VIII
be there with the bells on and full In
formation as to location of all church.
es, etc.
Arch Brownfield will keep time OF
their movements and Ed. Robinson
will supply the gas, II they have any
trouble with their teeth or otherwise,
Mr.. Rathburn will give them his
little well known drawing room talk
on how to remain beautiful, He gen
orally charges for this but has agreed
to make exception. considering how
well versed these girls" will be in
this theme.
George Malls Wiltshire will wear his
long coat Just from Bells and take all
credit to himself for bringing the eth
les Of Fairmont "dressers" up to the
standard OF Fifth avenue.
Miss Virginia Fleming. Miss Eliza
beth Watson and Miss Jean Fleminf
will arrange the fernery around the
Opera House.
Mr.. Clarence Watson will be asket
to allow an exhibit of his world ia
nous show horses now stabbed at his
Fairmont Farms, as until the event o
Mr.. Watson settling in Fairmont per
manently, Baltimore always claimea
these horses as her own, but tie hon
or has now passed on to Ra.-mon,
Farms.
Mr.. Robert Nelson viii sing his new
!! song, BEAT me to It Kid" accompa
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
KATY BRAKEMAN
LOSES BOTH ARMS
John Schmidt Failed to Catch Nov
ing Freight Train and Fell
Beneath Wheels

John Schmidt, brakeman on the M.
X. & 7. railroad fell beneath the wheels
of moving freight train last evening
and had both arms crushed He was ta-
ken to the Office Of DR.. Louis Bagby and
one of the crushed arms amputated. The
shock Of the injury was so great that the
doctors here feared to amputate the other
arm, as the man might have died from
the effects Of the anaesthetics. Schmidt
was sent to the Katy hospital at Sedalia,
Mo.
The accident happened late yesterday
evening. Schmidt had gone across to the
restaurant to get lunch and his train
started out Of town and he ran to catch it.
The train was running about twelve miles
an hour and Schmidt jumped for the lad
der on the side Of box car and missed
his hold and fell beneath the wheels.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
BRYANS PARTING
PLEA TO VOTERS
No Doubt Of Democratic Victory if
all Who Believe in its Policies
Turn out and Vote

Chicago. Oct. 29---Jopephus Daniels,
chairman of the bureau of publicity of the
Democratic national commit te, gave out
today final letter to the voters from w
J. Bryan. The letter follows:
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 20, 1908---Fellow
Citizens: The campaign is drawing to a
close; the issues have been set forth in
the platforms; the arguments Of the can
didates have been presented. and the ver-
dict is about to be rendered. Every state
in the Union shows democratic gains and
there is no doubt of democratic victory if
all who favor our policies vote and have
their votes counted. write to urge you
to see to it that every democratic vote in
your precinct is pclled early and counted.
We desire popular majority as well as
majority in the electoral college. and
your vote is needed to offset republican
vote somewhere else. even if not needed
in your locality. Work. vote And then
you can rejoice the more heartily in the
victory. Yours truly.
W. j. BRYAN
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
WH|RLWI FINISH
IN CRAIG COUNTY
Enthusiastic Meetings Being Held in
Various Precincts Every Night
Until Election

The democrats in Craig county are
preparing whirlwind finish Of this cam
paien. Every night from now until cleo
ton day. meetings win be held in the
various precincts. Speakers from Vinita
and the other towns in the county attend
the meetings and from the interest shown
in the meetings 50 far II is safe to assert
that Craig conutys majority for the demo-
cratic ticket win be much larger than in
the last election.
Last night meetings were held at Trotter
school house. eighteen miles west Of here
and al Pheasant Hill. r. S. +. Amos and
E. j. Hobby, Of this city attended the
meeting at Trotter and made speeches.
Trotter is the republican stronghold in
the county but there we're about seventy
five in attendance at the democratic
meeting last night From frequent i'm
terruptions Of the speakers by the audience.
it was shown that the people in the ex-
treme west portion Of the county are in-
terested in the outcome of the campaign.
The Bryan and Kern Club at Pheasant
Hill wound up its campaign last night
with good meeting at the school house
there. The house was filed TO its capacity
with the farmers Of that section, who for
nearly three hours listened TO talks Oh the
issues in this campaign, Those who went
fromVinita and spoke at this meeting we're
Attorneys VIM. T. Rye and H. J. Swarsz'.
Garland Mars and Judge Frear
Tonight big meeting is scheduled for
vinita. Judge N, M. Alexander Of
Okmulgee win be the pincipal speaker
Judge Alexander is considered one Of the
best campaign orators among Oklahoma
democrats. and his talk tonight win be Of
interest to ALL
Tomorrow night meetings win be held
|at West Cabin and Rogers school
house in the county
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS OF
THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIsT

The attraction tonight at the Auditor
iurn will be William B. Gray's ideal Amer
ican Pastoral Play. THE Volunteer Or
ganist" a beautiful drama of New Eng
land life. It is an extremely impressive
play portraying true to nature. scenes and
characters in the most picturesque of
Vermonts rural sections The play has
as one Of its central characters a young
minister and the story told is one that
appeals very forcibly to all classes of
theatre eoers. The role Of the minister is
handled in a manner that is both pleas
ing 10 the audience and unobiectionable
to the clergy. Another character is that
Of Hubbard Griffin, who is almost rival Of
Charles Dickens "Uriah Heep' as hypo-
critical country parsonage. The song
from which the play was adopted was
one Of the most successful ever composed.
but it is hardly to be compared with the
phenomenal success of the play The
scenery and the company is made up of
distinguished players, in fact being the
original New York Company, who figured
in the memorable engagement in that
city.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
MERRILL DENOUNCES
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
National Committeeman From Missouri Resigns
and Says He Will Not Have His Name Con-
nected With Such Person or Party
Campaign Fund for Hearst's Party
Comes from Republican Source.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. 20.-J. l. Woods
Merrill, of Kansas City, national commit
teeman for Missouri of the Independence
party, resigned that position today in a
letter to William Randolph Hearst. the
national chairman. In his letter Merrill
says Il resign, not wishing to have my
name connected with a party or persons
who purchase or otherwise obtain cores
pondence stolen for publication to the
detriment or downfall Of other persons
He adds that Taft wanted Foroker put
out of business, and you played the part
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
Protecting the Miners.

The American miner has been the
object at one time ana another OF con
siderable sentimental sympathy, to
which he has probably paid very little
attention. The establishment of a
government experiment station for the
study of mine explosives is much
more practical kind Of interest. It is
to be hoped that the European exam
pie will be followed to the full extent
OF prohibiting the use of explosives
that are proved unnecessarily danger
GUS and strictly limiting the amount
OF any explosive that can be used un.
Ter given conditions.-Boston Tran.
script.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
BOTH CANDIDATES
AT SYRACUSE
Strenuous Campaign Continues Un-
abated in New York and Other
Eastern States
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
New Nork. Oct 29--The Principal
presidential candidates. following day
Of busy campaigning, upstate win reach
Syracuse tonight, where both are schedul-
ed to speak. Taft began the days tour
with a speech at Lyons. and then travelled
eastward.
Bryan's days campaigning in New York
state carried him westward. Former
Judge Alton B. Parker expects to speak
with Bryan at Syracuse tonight. The
running sof Taft and Bryan continue
their campaign work in their home states.
Sherman is at Alabany and Kern made
several addresses in Indiana.
Tonight Secretary Of the Treasury Geo.
b COrtelyoU speaks in New York; Secre-
tary Rootis in Toledo, Postmaster General
Meyer is in Belaire. Md, Candidates
Chain and Watson are in Ohio today
Higsen is in New Jersey and Debs in his
red special, tours Illinois.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

of remover, and with grand stand play
went after Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma,
with no proof Of his guiltin order to down
Bryan, and in my belief, the lndepend-
ence party receives its campaign money
from republican sources"
Merrill closes his letter by saying
Bryan and the STANDARD Oil company
have been the only campaign issues.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
FIXTURES RESTORED
ON A COURT ORDER

On an order from the Craig county court
the bar fixtures recently confiscated in the
Lyons pool hall on south Wilson street
were reinstalled today by Sheriff Riden-
hour These fixtures we're confscated re-
Gently in a raid instigateds by B. J.
Waugh. special enforcement officer of the
Agency System" and through his attor-
ney, w. P. Thompson. Mr.. Lyons secured
the order to restore the confiscated prop
erty.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
GOVERNOR HASKELL HERE
SATURDAY

At business meeting of the
Democratic Club this afternoon
Mayor Parks was authorized to ex-
tend to governor Haskell an invita-
ton to address the voters of Craig
county, at Vinita, next Saturday
AS the governors itinerary was in
tended to embrace Vinita. there is
no question Of his accepting, though
we 90 to press before learning the
exact hour he will be here.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
FOR LATE AMBASSADOR

BY Associated Press
Washington. D. C. Oct 29.-Memorial
services were attended by President and
Mrs. Roosevelt and representatives Of all
branches of official life in Washington
held here today in memory of the late
Frelherr Speck Won Sternberg, the German
Ambassador to the United States, who
died at Heidelberg, August 23d.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Campaien contribu-
tons aegregating $5.535. received
October 27 in sums Of 500 and more,
were announced at democratic head
quarters yesterday as follows;
Columbia democratic club. district Of
Columbia. $500; T. 7. Hudson. Minnesota.
$50. DR.. P. L. Hail. Nebraska. $500;
Samuel Utemeyer. New York. S1.5OO:
]. Sergeant Cram. New York. $1,000; E.
7. LilIard, Ohio. SIPS: R. G. Doyle Penn
syivania, SIlO; Judge Preston X. Ewing.
Texas, S225 Bryan-Kern-FIocd club. Lex
ington. Va. SIPS.
The following contributed S100 each:
Jefferson county Bryan and Kern club
Alabama; Charles N. Peters. John Eckert,
NJ. R. Kenper and V. W. yieney of Indi-
ana; Frank Gilman. Iowa: j. J. Mural.
Louisiana: William NJ. Tripp Maine: H. C.
Fields, Mississippi; Theodore HollisteT.
Minnesota: ABB. Cockerill. Samuel Crowley
and Samuel NJ. Kennard Of Missouri:
Lawson Purdy New York; James Mullowa.
John W. Packard Of Pennsylvania; u S.
G. Cherry, South Dakota; Bryan and Kern,
club. Waco. Tex. and W. W. Wiess of
Texas: David Evans. Utah; Wyatt Aiken.
South Carolina; democrats Of Bath county
Virginia.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

CURTIS SOUGHT TO PLACE
RESPONSIBILITY ON MORSE
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press
New York. Oct 29.-Charles w. Morse,
whose fortune was swallowed up in the
crash year ago. ana who with Alfred H.
Curtis. former president of the National
Bank of North America, now ON trial.
charged with violation Of national bank
ing laws. may take the witness stand in
his own defense today. Curtis has already
told the main portion Of his story and
sought to place the responsibility for bad
loans on Morse.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
REVISED SCHEDULE FOR
BRYAN SPECIAL MONDAY
BY Associated Press.

Topeka Kans., Oct 28-Chairman
Lewis of the speakers bureau for the
democrats today gave out revised sche-
dule for the Bryan special in Kansas Mo-
vember second. The train leaves Kansas
City at 8:45 in the morning. and stops at
Leavenworth. Atchison, Everest, Hiawa-
tina, Seneca, Sabetha, Axtell and Mary
vile. Here the train leaves Kansas at
five O'Clock for Lincoln, Neb., where Mr..
Bryan speaks at night
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

Frisco train service across the Verdigris
river was resume yesterday evening, and
trains may now be expected to run near
ly on Tine
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

Squiggs-Had gumption enough -
fire that cook Of yours YETI
Squagss Sure; hired bounesr
who did the job nicely; but we've
more troable on hand now.
Squiggs-What's that7
Squaggs Cant get any enc TO ere
the boUncer.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
Next Year At OMAN

By Associated Press
Denver. Colo. Get 29--The executive
council Of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. today decided to hold
itsf909 convention at Omaha, Nebraska.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

A Poor Way TO Inspire Confidence.
No man has ever by complaining Of
his III luck induced others to have
confidence in him.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
WRECKAGE CONFIRMS FEARS
THAT STEAMER FOUNDERED

By ASSOclateu FTeSS.
London. Eng. Oct. 28---The wreckage
picked up in she North Sea today confirms
the fears that the steamer Yarmouth.
foundered two days ago in crossing from
Hook. of Holland. to Harwich. The Yar-
mouth was a channel freighter Its crew
of twentythree men is believed to have
perished.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

Eliot: There are new eras in ones
life that are equivalent to youth-are
something better than youth.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

Dr.. AmundsOn isstill very low and little
if any Improvement, has been made Ii
his condition since yesterday
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29

Lieutenant C. H. Younger. of the Sal
walton Army of Austin. Tex, arrived
in Vinita last night for a short visit.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
LIST OF PETIT JURORS
FOR COUNTY COURT

The following is the petit Jurors sum
moned for the next term Of the county
court, which convenes here on November
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
Few.

rev.
Few men succeed in living up Il
their opinions of themselves.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-29
OVER $4,000
FOR BRYAN FUND
Democratic Treasurer and Three
Sons Contributed $37, 900 to aid in
Bryan's Election

New York, Oct. 29.-Announcemeni
was made by the democratic national
committee yesterday that campaign con-
tributions aggregatine more than $4,000
were received at the New York head
quarters October 81. The list made pub
lie yesterday afternoon shows that $37,-
600 was contributed by Herman Ridder,
treasurer of the national committee. and
his three sons: The list is as follows.
New York-Eierman Ridder. $4,000
Victor F. Ridder. $4,000; Bernard H. Rid
der, $4,000; Joseph E. Ridder, $4,000;
MichaelFogerty, $1,000; Morgan J. OBrien,
S400; Robert G. Monroe, $1,000
Pennsylvania. E. ODonnell, Sl00
Missouri-Edward Z. Coltra. $4,000.
Nebraska-W. A. Woodwork. $500.
Delaware-WiIlard Salisbury. $500.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-22

about $4,000 year. Only four years
ago he often made that in a day. He
would spend 1t on horse, or a pic
ture. But fate has swept away the
floor of his riches and he must now
toll year for what was before a
paltry dripping of his huge operations.
Mr.. Sully's new office is well
equipped office as Offices go, but woe.
fully shabby and dull compared with
the splendid, busting suite he occu.
pied in the days of his great pros.
perity.
In those years (19O3-19O4) Sully was
not regarded as a conservative. In
fact, he was heralded as the greatest
plunger the cotton exchange had ever
known. He bought and sold by the
tens of thousands of bales. He die
tated prices by squeezes and infiations,
by fitting his holdings this way and
that to suit the whim of his specula-
tions.
But all that is changed. He has be-
come an ultra conservative. As-ah ex
ample he must give no radical opin-
ions. And he says that he Is through
with speculation forever.
81 will convince the people" he says.
that / am a conservative. / have at
tached myself to one of the most con
servative houses In America"
Mr.. Sully no longer lives in man
sion on Fifth avenue, but maintains q
modest villa in Pelham Manor He is
no longer member of any exchange.
His last big plunge, when he en-
deavored to become Soap King"
-$250.000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-22
PLATED SKIRTS ARE PAssE.
Don't Try to Make Them Over, Is Ad-
vice of Expert.

The plated skirt is passe. The
proper thing is the many gored skirt,
guiltless of plaits. Yet we all have
plated skirt or two.
Shall 1t be ripped. sponged, the
fuilness taken out and the cores re-
cut into plain, unplaited cores. asks
Anne Rittenhouse in the Philadelphia
Ledger. Then she says:
''The earnest advice of anyone who
knows is against this process. 1t is
true that plain gored skirts are in first
style, and II woman is ordering a
new suit she must be guided by this
fact but this does not argue that the
plated skirt is hopelessly out Of style.
1T is never good plan to recut a
cloth skirt. When one has to deal
with cloth, it is hard to give it the
tailor finish and keep it in style after
II has been cut and pulled and ripped
Unless 1t is too far out of style
to be permissible. far better wear it
as 1t is. If it is not wearable, far
better sell it or give it away than
take the time and money to work on
what cannot be a good job"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-22
Cardinal Merry del Val.

retary of state. is about to retire.
This step, 1t is asserted, is an out
come of representations made to the
Vatican by American and English
prelates. but particularly Cardinal
Gibbons and Archbishop Ireland, who
objected to the secretarys severe
measures against modernism.
According to the Avanti Cardinal
vannutelli received these complaints
in London at the eucharistic congress
and transmitted them to the pope.
Cardinal Merry del Val will probably
be succeeded by Cardinal Rampolla,
who formerly held this office. Ram
polla's return to power would mean a
policy of dignified conciliation with re-
gard to France and an attitude OF
greater reserve toward Italy.