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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-07

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-12-07

PRESENTS is SO UNIFORMLY WELCOME As THoSE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
DROWNED in
CLOUD BURST
WALL OF WATER EIGHT FEE
HIGH RUSHED DOWN NEAR
DuRBIN.

ELKlNs. May 2G.-Mrs. Reys Reb-
stock, wife Of R.>B. Rebstocls. mana
ger of w. w. Dempsey's lumber plant
Mt Fill Run. small station on the
Western Maryland three miles north
OF Durbin. was drowned shortly after
o'clock Sunday afternoon by
cloudburst which occurred on the Ill
vide near here. A wall OF water eight
feet high swept down tho little valley
carrying destruction and death in its
path. Mrs. Rebstock was the only
victim, SO far MS can be learned. but
the extent OF damages is not yet def.
inately known.
When the roar ami ruch of the wa
ters was heard Mr.. Rebstock and one
of his daughters who were in the
house called to the other daughter
and mother and ran up stairs them
selves where they were In imminent
danger of death either by drowning
or being crushed to death by timbers.
Mrs Rebstoek was I'M the yard feed:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

ing the chickens when the torrent
came and did not have. time to. get
in the house until the deadly wall
was upon her. The other little daugh.
ter. when her father called to her ran
acros afooting and got on high ground.
but was painfully hurt by passing tim
beers before she got entirely out of the
path of destruction.
A. large portion OF the house was
torn OF and swept away. and the re-
,maninder carried Off its foundatinos
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
An Excellent Concert.

The Fifth ward school band gave an
excellent concert last evening between
the hours of seven and eight on the
High School Campus which was heard
By a large crowd of friends. The band
will give a concert on Thursday even
ing in the High School Auditorium
the programme for the event having
appeared in these columns several
days ago.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

= . ~ II a..
and badly damaged. The water ran
six feet deep in the henstocH homo.
A relief party from Durbin headed
by Stark A. Willhide went to the scene
by handcar as quickly as possible. and
began a search for the body as soon
as the receding waters would permit,
and the remains were found at mid.
night Sunday twtney yards from where
the unfortunate woman was caught by
the relentless rush OF water.
Mrs. Rebstock was % years Old and
was native of Williamsport, Pa.
to which place the remains will be
ment-
Damages are reported from mum.
Der OF mills in the vicinity. At the
= y & 80 y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
Such Fociishness.

o.
a little boy up in Fond du Lac, Wis.
wants to know IL am going to write
some more "Stubbie.and- Fatty.and.
B!lly-and.Me" verses. Bless you, my
son. expect am. Your Aunt Anna
keeps wanting money right along
every week. while the butcherman.
the grocerman. the milkman, the dar.
keyman and the maid never fall 10
stand around Saturday night just as
expectant as young robin popping
his head up over the rim OF the nest
for more worms! AS long as this
condition seems to be unanimous, and
until my kind friends revolt, i pre-
sumo shall continue to call on the
Stubby boys to help Uncle BY make
home happy. But, anyhow, thank you.
lad. for your interest and your rare
discrimination. He likes 'em, he
says!
Down In Indiana burglar stole four
chickens and left a short poem pinned
to the hen-house door. This Is not
particularly strange-in Indiana. OF
course. in that state all burglars are
poets and all poets are bur-er, I
mean. all poets are greatly to be ad-
mired!
1T would take an express train 4s
hours to go round the world. but an
electrical message could make 1t in
less than one-tenth OF a second" says
an exchange. Hum, let's sea man
on his honeymoon would take the
train going out and come back by tele-
graph. wouldn't he?
l see that Mark Twain has bought
summer home down in Connecticut
because some well.known literary
gents" own property In that vicinity,
Mark should have Investigated my 1T.
erary home out in Glen E.llyn before
buying. It's the "literariest" place in
Illinois. not emitting the Chicago pab
lie library. The trees in my yard have
leaves every spring and my Boston
bull pup speaks every time he wants
sweetmcat. The editor OF Hills
Manual lives there and wears a white
suit. Just ms Mark does. The president
OF the bank owns horse named
Shakespeare. the publisher OF the In.
land Printer makes the place his
home. fifteen or twenty literary lights
own building lots there and are build.
ling aircnstles on them every dav
Once Strickland Gillian passed through
the place and left n very literary
air In his wake. while Richard Henry
Little would have lectured In the vii.
lage IL the dog-gone pitcher" ma.
chine hadn't busted Just at the cru.
cical-er. mean. crucial point. ]
think 1t was the point that broke
anyhow. it's intellectual as the deuce
out there. and I'm sure Mark has over.
looked good thing by not keeping
posted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

Mrs.I. G. White, son and youngest
daughter leave Tuesday morning for
New York. where they will sail for
Europe on Thursday. DR.. White will
accompany them to that city. and la
ter win join them on the continent
Mrs. Joseph II. McDermott gave an
Informal parch party on Saturday aft
ernoon, complimentary to Mrs. john
T. Harris. who is visiting her sister
Mrs. DIR. Coombs and Mrs. Morgan
AIorgantown Post. ~ s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
Preacher
CONTINUED From Page one.)

would do no violence to himself.
Deputy Sheriff Davis put pair. of
handouts on him. DR.. Henry gave
Coffman hypodermic and he seemed
to rest easier.
coffman it Is said has not eaten
anything for four days and walks the
floor at night talking all the time. He
has not slept for several nights.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

Dempsey mill the docks were swept
out together with a large quantity: OF
lumber. IL
At Braucher the plant of th: Sweet
Lilly Lumber Company was consider.
ably damaged and a quantity OF lun.
Der carried off. q l
AT Whiting station on the Green
briar Division of the c. & o.. the lum-
Der mills are badly damaged and many
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
In Honor of Miss Youna.

Mrs. C. w. Swlsher entertained an
Thursday with a linen shower in hon.
or of Miss Edna Young.
Many pre-nuptials affairs are plan
ned for next week in honor OF Miss
Young. whose marriage to Mr.. c. r.
Shipley takes place June 3d:-Charles.
ton Gazette.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
To Move to Fatrmont Avenue.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tusca Morris have
sold their residence on Benoni avenue
to Pat Deveny and sister, Miss Sara.
who will occupy 1t the. first of the
month. MIR. and Mrs. Morris will
move to the Eradiey property on Fair.
mont avenue now occupied by Mr.. Har-
,ry CARING and family.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
Visiting In Charleston.

Miss Louise Hamilton left yester-
day for Charleston where she will be
the guest of her cousin. Miss Pauline
Miller. for. two weeks. Miss Hamll.
ton will go from Charleston to Balti-
more where she. will be the guest of
her grandmother, Mrs. Cropped. fo-l
several weeks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

FOR SALE.

The best residence lot on Fafrmont
avenue is offered at a sacrifice. Lot
5ox120 In same block on which Is sit.
uate the elegant residences of George
M, and y. M. Jacobs and others. This
property will be sold within the next
ten days. Z. 3. ...st: g y
Inquire Of Harry, Shaw, Courthouse.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

iI5}I VI n
tcepyathts ispl. iby Byron Witiiana.,
he Race. ~ u
Saturday, stpbbieS and Fatty and sBinys
They cum Ter nies7 10 Aiding doWn.HnL
Stub had stheet Sled that he Maid XMAS
J; Fatty :waz swelling around with bis
Billy had one with sum wings or. thee
sumtIrnes Bill White IS a very sfeerf Kid:
he Z SEQ his Sled could Beet mine any
Awl g Thea Fellers wuz Dragging Tha.
SOL gist got mi Pegasus" ana Eed:
this IL L. = The 's Prize Winning kind Of a
1t lis a Sleigh that mi Grandfather eBlIt-
.onct II wuE new and awl covered with
.. GILT - q s a.
now It is Looking quite Worn, i regret,
so we went ON 2 thee Hill !: slide down,
proving which sled was thee Fastest In
awl q tho Way BIZ * kept Dragging; Tx.
sea:ys \. W: Wait: |, viii sl.t mink rEw
We drew s, !. mark in thee: snow for a
then then sxsr T., Teller he swore erost hi.
he would slide square and NOT p,,aY1 with
his shoe, % 80 ~ h go s7ii
when he Iwuz dow. at the bottom and
through! 81 f27S2r Y az Z s{ifa9,
awl OF thee time we WIZ irving To
Start, .i,55 77i. IS
Billy wuz forging ahcd very. Smart,
but when we got to tho bridge with a
shout f.e7. 80 50.
yew should have seen mi Pegasus
mi! but We Few down the erick ,oful
glaneinE around l Good see Stub wuz last.
Billy WIZ crowding me though like the
Gist then he saw that it wasn't no Use.
30 he reached out very sly with his Toe,
nudEins his Sled which wuz going quite
when , he had stopped he got up and
Now. how, is This for the Prize Winning
sLEd?" :,
then stepped up with very stern Face.
saying: "iew cheeted . win this here
Rnce" - 80
things WIZ stttIn' excited and Rough
when Billy quilt and went home In
Yesterday. he told the Kids and Ruth
Brown
he had the Champion sled Of thee Town.
toF suIl JUDGES uonlBntt
NOW we shall see who will win In this
Fife! :. ',.l7T
! have bin securing mi runners like SIN
bet yew tonight that "Pegasus'' will win!
what do yew think of u Teller SO smart
he Will Cheet after a Swear crost HIS
Hart? a. ~ 80 I,l517
brakiHg an OATH Is n dangerous thing:
! bet the SQUEEGEES will git HIM, by
II ginS! r. 'seE . 49, Ct = 80,
IL yew are wishing tonite fer sum Fun
cum thee sCoasting Phase up In thee
- Run! - = = - II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26


thousands Of feet Of lumber are lost
while the rail- road was badIy dhmagedH
tire hundred yards Of track having
been swept away. I
r The streams emptying in the Green
brlar at Fiji Run rand Whiting have
their origin at near Tier same place
In the mountains which acepuntssfor
the severity OF the water ct these Two
places. ss5 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

Miss Eva Ellison, of waynesboro.
Va..is the guest OF Mrs. Kemble White
ON Benonl avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
Invitations to Dance.
Invitations were Issued last

Invitations were Issued last even
ing rs follows:: Z
Miss Ruth Arnett
Informal Dance
Masonic Temple
Thursday evening. May twenty-e1ghth,
Nine O'Clock. 3se
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
Penurious.

Some fellows cannot blow. in 7E
cents for pair OF rubbers without ex.
pecting to catch fish In them the first
time they strike a wet place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
To Return From School.

Miss Dora Watson. who is attend
ing the Episcopal School for Girls In
Staunton. Va, will return home on the
cd of June to spend the summer vaca-
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
win Entertain Classmates.

q James Kennedy. n member of the
graduating class of the Normal school.
will entertain his classmates this
evening at his home on Bell Run.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

FOR 55sALE.-Good business; small
Scapital will get good cigar. tobacco
and Ice cream stand I'm First ward.
CAN can on Straight & Neptune, Rooms
14sand is, Trust Co. Bldg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

FOR MISREPRESENTATION 200 feet
fine! shelving suitable for shoes or
dry goods: Walsh. the Tailor. 107
Main st. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
FOR SALE.

EoR@sALE-7-High grade furniture,
brand new, including White Noun.
tain Retrig eratorf never used. sold ut
your own price. Corner Market AMI
Wilson streets, second floor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
aoino to Enr-,o,r.,e..i

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26
LOST

Hartley's store and
South Side bridge. amber side comb.
Stone mounted. Finder return to Of
sf1ce OF Hartley's store. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

eEosT-Goli Glass Pin. F. H. S. '06.
Return to Jess Lynch, Bellview avenue.
Reward. tt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

SHANTUNG
SILKS ]:
Don't pay more for it, when .
YOU can buy it for half-a
dollar. Navy ana Copen-
hagen Blue, Tan, Brown,
Leather and Black.
Beautiful goods "a inches
wide.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-26

J. M. HARTLEY & SON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
RAILWAY AGENTS IN SESSION.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. Is. :
With addresses OF welcome by leading
railway men and officials of Los An
geles commercial bodies, the twelfth
annual convention of the National AS
sociation of Railway Agents was op,
ened In the Hotel Hayward to-day. Lo-
cal agents OF leading railways are here
from all sections of the country, max
ing the trip in a special train.
The convention will extend through
five days. Among the subjects slated
for discussion are the government
ownership of transportation lines;
the handling of foreign cars; the eff
feet of the lowering of passenger
rates, and the attitude Of railway
agents toward labor unions.
Many entertainments have been ar
ranged for the visitors, including an
excursion to Catalina island to-mor-
row. a trip to Mt. Lowe on Monday
and tour of the balloon route" on
Tuesday. The final business meeting
will be held wednesday and the spe-
cial train will leave that night. trav-
cling east by way of San Antonio,
Houston, New Orleans and Memphis.
In the latter cities the railway
agents will be entertained by the To-
cal railway men.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
NEWS EVENTS OF
THE COMING WEEK

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. feet OF
Admiral Evens is due at Callao, Peru,
Tuesday. National Society of Naval
Sponsors will be formally organized
at a meeting in Continental hall We'd
nesday. Bids for the sale of two navy
and the Pinta, will be opened We'd
nesday. Labor editors of the daily
press will meet Saturday to organize
national labor press league.
NEW YORK-Whitelaw Reid, am.
bassador to Great Britain, sails
Thursday for England. National
Motor Boat and sportsmen's show
opens Thursday in Madison Square
Garden.
CHICAGO-Governor Hughes of
New York, speaks at the annual ban
quet of the Union League club Satur-
day. Inland Daily Press Association
convenes Monday.
NEW ORLEANS = International
Association of Master House Painters
and Decorators of the United States
and Canada convenes Tuesday.
DALLAS-Southern Cotton Associa-
ton opens annual convention wednes-
day.
ATLANTA Southern division of
Salvation Army meets Friday.
MINNEAPOLIS Alpha Delta Phi
fraternity convenes Thursday.
ALBANY-Anti-race track hearing
will be held Wednesday.
BUFFALO = Secretary Taft will
speak on Saturday.
INDIANAPoLI-Ban Banquet in honor
of Bryan Monday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Democrat
Ic State convention Friday.
MUsKoGEE : Oklahoma Demo
cratic State convention Saturday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
NEWS. VIEWS END
60SSI YORK
BY Glenn Guernsey.

the bread line, seek to extract trace
'ttous humor from the City Hall
lovers, line" and point with pufed-
up pride to the line of gay lights
that marks the Great White Way.
But there IS another Tine" in New
York, more CHASTITY, but none the
less important-the death line.
The average New Yorker thinks lit
tie of death. He is too busy. The
.innumerable caravan" gains many
recruits thereby. Conditions menac-
ing to life and limb-conditlon that
would not be tolerated in any other
city in the world-the Gothamite dis
misses with weary shrug. What is
one life, or dozen. among so many
millions, If he but escape unscathed?
Sudden death grins at every pass
erby and is greeted with derIslon as
a familiar foe.
There are many ways to live in
New York. So, too, there are many
ways to die.
Danger looms large on signs in
front of scores of buildings in course
of erection. The hurrying crowds
rush by, needless of the warning.
An elevated train is blocked, The
passengers brave the perils of the
deadly third ralr'-to quote the high
ly original reporters-and now and
then one is sacrificed to the passion
for haste. What of it?
A considerable proportion Of the
hose of the New York fire depart
ment is rotten and would be useless
in case of great conflagration. Many
lives have been lost as result of
this fact, many more may be lost.
Who cares?
Numerous ferry boats and other
craft on which thousands travel
daily are inadequately provided with
life preservers and have little protec-
ton against fire. Shall New Workers.
become excited about that?
In the opinion OF men competent
to express an opinion on the subject,
repetition in New York Of the
Boyerstown disaster is not only pos
sible but probable, such are the con-
ditions existing at many playhouses.
VIII New Workers. curtail their
amusements because of that fact?
Thousands OF signs swing insecure
~ along the streets. Occasionally
one crashes down upon the head of
a pedestrian. Is that a justlfable
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
Great Indoor athletic Carnival.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-What prom
ises to be the greatest athletic carni
val In the history of the Blue and
White will be held by Columbia uni
versity in Madison Square Garden to
night Athletes from all the leading
colleges OF the east are here for the
meet and the college spirit is already
much in evidence in the vicinity OF
Stanford Whites famous garden.
Yale, Cornell. Dartmouth, Pennsyl
vania and Columbia have entered
teams in the two-mile college event
In the one mile for the Martinique
Cup probably the greatest array OF
mile runners every gathered in one
race will start. Haskins the mile and
half-mile intercollegiate champion;
Coe, the conference mile champion OF
1906; Lightbody. of Chicago, who won
twice at Athens in the distance runs,
and the best mile runners In this sec
ton, including Rodgers, Sullivan and
Cohn, will fight 1t out, and the winner
is sure to come close to record figures.
Another race, in itself feature, is
the GOO yard scratch. in which Hill
man, Taylor, of Penn, and Parsons.
OF Yale, the 6O0-yard indoor record
holder. have promised to start.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15

NEW YORK FEB Is. The mar
.iase i MISS Theodora shents to the
Duc az CLEANLINESS adds another to the
Iong ilst Of foreign mobiles who have
surce cdad In getting Job at Tight
laniiy dnleing In the families of the
Anefirap noYeaux richie. Miss shonts
vas bpin Ia Chicago but this handl-
ep a more than counterbalanced
81 ne wisdom she used in selecting
PARENTS. Both her father and
other ire what are known as climb.
sr lid the latter has been quite as
11cee stul IA breaking into the "best
81 washington, New York
ma dean old Lunnon' as Papa
shon has been in forming profitable
so1nections with the financial pirates
van street.
Esiipa shonts, Il WIN be remembered,
mt secured a position on the front
page ID the chairman Of the IsthmIan
Canai Commission. This berth had
b much OF honor and fame, and IL
EnIstt It's possessor into close touch
ylith Him that is at Washington.
Mis- shonts, however, was not sat,
isaea! she had mapped out a career
il soclety for herself and daughters
tlat was not possible of accomplish
inent With the meagre salary of q
canal commissioner. What powers Of
persuasion Mrs. shonts used on her
8nrser half are not known. In any
event ne gave up his position as chief
assistant to the president in the con
struction OF the big ditch, and came
10 wal Street. Here he was received
With open arms and given profitable
lob as the president of the Inter
BOROUGH Metropolitan, more popularly
known as the TRACTION steal"
sines that time fortune has smiled
on the shonts family. The head OF
the house has become multi-mll
1ionaire and his wife and daughters
have led a brilliant life in the society
81 Two continents. suficient slmo
sIeons have been adde to the ex
cheuuer TO enable the family to cut
wide swathe in Wall Street and on
I9Eth avenue. and to add a real duke
% the collection of household brio
a!brac, May heaven grant US all a
{ IKE Tuod forkunei
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
nomIedea

homlcides
Everywhere there IS dauser Lie
meets death on every street corner
it Is me tragsil Il q TcTl etropo7
Iiia "a lie bor1lin With Death The
midwife at the acconchnent
some DAY. perhaps New York WIN
lie finished. and human life WIN as.
sumo a sanct1ty which It does not
now possess. Meanwhile. the pale
morse Is a much oyerworked steed,
and carries to the Unknown Beyond
many soul sacrificed to cupidity
and negligence and haste.
New York's death line is CHASTITY
reality, but It is perforce unobtrusiye.
SO that It may not interfere with the
sacred rights of business, the passion
ate quest Of pleasure and the ancient
privileges of graft.
Truly, I'VE dance along deaths icy
brink, but it is t dance less full of
funT
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
"DRuMMERs" up IN ARMS.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 15:- A
declaration of independence from the
greed of grasping landlords. the negli-
gence of naughty hotel clerks and
the cupidity of waters and bellboys,
all of whom consider the drummer
as their prey, was promulgated at a
meeting OF commercial travellers held
in the Plankington house to-day. A
general union was formed which will
attempt to correct some OF the more
glarlng evils of a life on the road.
The position taken is that the COM
mercial traveller is everywhere being
subjected to extortionate charges,
poor service and little accommoda-
ton. The promoters aim primarily to
remedy this alleged evil. The union
will not interfere with the affairs of
business between the employer and
employee, except in cases where some
member is i'll treated by the firm he
is working for. Nor will there be any
Insurance feature in the new union.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
Ridgely VIII
GIVE UP Office
coaPTRoLLE R OF cBRHENcY ne
4 BE- PRECEDENT Or RE7oRo
lzED KANSAS CITY in.
sTiTuTioN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lit Is stat,
ed on what Is believed to be good au-
thority that w. B. Ridgely, the comp
troller of the currency. has decided to
accept the presidency of the re-organ-
lied National Bank of Commerce OF
Kansas City, which suspended pay
ment during the late financial string
ency. Mr.. Ridgely is now in New
York arranging certain matters, 1t is
believed, preparatory to his taking &C
tive control of the bank.
Lawrence o. Murray, now assistant
secretary Of the department Of com
MERGE and labor, 1t is understood will
succeed Mr.. Ridgely, who will retire
at an early day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-15
Oklahoma Democrats.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Feb. 15.-1n &C.
cordance with the recommendation of
the State central committee. county
conventions were held to-day through.
out Oklahoma to select delegates to
the Democratic State convention, to
be held in Muskogee next Saturday.
At the latter meeting the delegation
of the new State to the Democratic
national convention will be chosen.
1t is practically certain that the Okla.
homa delegates will be solidly for
Bryan.