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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-14
Arden District.
ID. r.. Ross,
Secretary.

State of West Virginia,
County of Berkeley,
District of Arden To-wit:
AT a session of the Board of Educa-
ton of Arden district of Berkeley coun-
/ ty, held at the regular meeting pl,ce
thereof, on the second Tuesday in Aug.
ust, 1908. Present: J. II. Shepherd.
President of said Beard of Edu,atIop.
and James II. FuIk and Nj. S. MILLER.
commissioners.
In accordance with Section 3, chap
ter9, of the Acts of the legislature of
1908, the Board of Education proceed.
ed to make up an estimate of the
| amount necessary to be levied for the
| current fiscal year, to cover all idistrict
debts and liabilities payable dur.n g
the year, including the probable ex-
penditures for district purposes, and
proper allowances for delinquent taxes
expenses of collection ana contingen
cies, but dedncting the IN )ney in The
treasury applicable TO The servic. of the
year aud district claims, Doth detel-
mine and estimate the several amounts
to be levied as follows:
tBUILDfNG FUND ESTIMATE
Maximum levy Is cents on One
Hundred Dollars of the valuation for
1905 and 124 cents on One Hundred
Dollars Of the valuation after 1908
! The amount due, and the amount
that will become dus and eollectible
from every source, except from the
levy of taxes to be made for the cur
rent fiscal year
Amount due fund from Sheriff $64a OF
= The debts and demands owed by
the district as whole, and payable
out Of the baildlnggfund
Outstanding orders s2.S On
current accounts due and un-
paid, 40 :
Due other districts foritr iition, 4oo
lo'al $3.50 5
3 Salaries OF district officers. and en-
ployes,
President, s15 q
commissioners, PIC
Secretary, 85C
janitors, 2os q
lotai 1919
. Delinque 80
Real Eesta' s,s,
p
Total e1s
= Toi'i" issions to Sheriff, s76
: Exc, SO
Q Ou leratiOns, go
,n.t,. .er expenses,
ST. ute attendandance, 800
p,, Dol furniture, %
u tckboards, 20
: epairs, reg
supplies, >,
TEXTBOOKS, ~
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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-14
HedgesviIle District
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Hedgesville, w. Va Aug. ", 1908.
! The following statement is published
in compliance with the new school
law. AT meeting Of the Board OF Ed
ucation Of Hedgesville District held
or Tuesday Aug. IL, 1898 to ascertaix
the probable receipts and expenditures
for maintenance of the 10 schools o.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-14

Painting, 50 O,
Water, 6 O,
coal o4n IN
Hauling, 40 on
Printing 80 OF
| Total $942 IS
~ contingencies,
cleaning, whitewashing &c Ss5 OF
| lotal S65 o.
TEACHERS FUND ESTIMATE
Maximum levy % cents on One Hun
dred Dollars of the valuation
l he amount due, and the amount
that will become due and coIlectible
from every source, except from the
levy of taxes to be made for the current
fiscal year
Balance due fund from sher-
III. sl1S5 90
Due from general school fund
Enumeration 1878 40
Total s2463 Al
2 The debts and demands owed by
out of the teachers fund
current accounts due and I'M
paid, 1854 81
delinquent taxes (estimated) 40 90
Exonerations (estimated) 20 90
Sheriff's commissions (estlmat-
ed lbs 90
For ID teachers holding Mol
certificates at $40 per month
for months AGO 90
For tuition to other county dis
trlcts, 800 90
Total S4929 81
happening to the Board of Educa-
ton that the total valuation of all the
taxable property in this district, ac-
cordingsto the last assessment thereof,
IS s2212347 IA being real estate to the
value of S1l99,45S personal property to
the value of $3lS456 and railroad and
other property assessed by the board of
public works to the value of S694433 IA
as certified tothis board by the officer
whose duty it is TO make out the Ian d
books according TO provisions of Sec
ton 80 chapter % of the code as last
and it appearing from the
estimates that it is necessary
% raise by levy, after dedu citing all
'redits $7S604 for building purposes
md S2466 IL for teachers purposes;
therefore levy on each One Hundred |
Dollars valuation of four cents dc fos
purposes and twelve cents |
ZEE for teachers purposes will pro-
luce the estimated amount neces sa nv
is aforesaid for the ensuing fiscal year !
State of West Virginia,
county of Berkeley,
District of Arden ro-wit:
/ r.. Harrison secretary of the Board |
# Education in and for Arden dlstrict |
If said county aud State, do hereby
erify that the foregojngis trne copy I
ron the records of an order made and
inferred by said board oa the 11th day |
# August 1908
Given under my hand this 1isA day
# August 1905
z R Har -ison.
Secretary Board Of Education
Arden District, Berkeley county w |
"a, Martinsbug T 0
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-14
corporation of HeJgasViIle

tate of West Va,
lou ~ of Berkeley,
corporation Of HedgesvllIe.
The town council Of Hedgesville met
n Aag. II, pursuant to Sees Chapt.
of the acts of the legislature OF 1868
nd made the following estimate ofthe
mount necessary to be levied for the
expenses of the corporation for the
Irrent fiscal year:
Estimated expenses for streets
and alleys S233. 30
ills outstanding and unpaid 5000
Miscellaneous expenditures I2.G0
commissions $500
alaries 1850
Total S345 90
i, Nj. ). Butler, mayor Of the town
: Hedgesville do hereby certify that
ae foregoing is true copy of all order
assed and entered on the minutes at
ae town council of Hedgesvilie, held
q Aug. III 1905
NJ, ;. Butler, Mayor
30 Ellis Reccrdet-
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-08-14
Mill Creek District.

State of West Virginia,
county of Berkeley, District of NH
creek: To-wit:
AT session Of the board, of eG1ca-
ton of Mill creek district OF Berkeley
county, held at the regular Meeting
place thereof, on the second. Tuesday
i'll August, 1908. Present.. Ernest Glov-
er, President of said Board of Eduea
ton, and G. A. Whitmore and r. I =
Hoffman coma mlssIoners.
In accordance with section 3, chap
ter 8, of the Acss of the legislature OF
1908, the board Of education proceeded
to make mp an estimate of the ameust
necessa' y to be levied for the eRsrent
fiscal year, to cover all district debts
and liabilities payable during, the year,
including the prehable expenditures
for district purposes, and proper allow
ances for delinquent taxes, expenses of
collection ana ceatingencieS, bat de
Quoting the money! in the treasury APP
plicable To The service of the yeaI aud
district claims. doth deberunine end
estimate the sevelAl am 9slilts to- 0d
levied a. foilows:-
BUILDING, lsfySD EsS1SHMAKs
Maximum. levy 10 ceLts Oh OLE hua-
dr4d dollars of The valuation tor 1905
and Ia cents OBI one hundred dollars
of the valuation. after lsItl&
rhe au ounr tSsaa, ami the amoant
that Will become due and collectible
from every source-except tRom.the levy
of taxes 10 be made for the cuJ rent
fiscal year
mount due FROM sheriff Sl62 80
Total 1852 80
3 Salaries of di@sFict officers
and employees
conn missioners 80 w
Secretary 40 oO
TIuant Officers 40 90
Janitors 10 W
Total $50. 0O
3 Delinquents
Real estate
( Personal property
| 6 commissions To sheriff
II Exoneratiens
Real estate tian'd books
Personal properly
Is Other expenses
10 contingencies
Teachers + und Estimate.
Maximum levy % cents on one hum
, bred dollars of tle valuation.
l The amount due, and the amount
that will hecorne due and colleetibe
from every source, except from the
j "
n rent fiscal year
Balance dug sheriff Sl04 y
. Redemptious estimated 2,446 81
D Due from general school fund
o EnuNnerationl JOS "
Total $3.50 /
9TH debts and demands owed b,
W the district as whole. and payable
10 cut of the teachers fund
% ExoPerations teStimated) S30 D
M Sheriff7s commissions (estimatedl26 2
" 800
com r r tax SO
so Rebates lO0
co For I teachers holring No GER
20 tlticates at $40 per mo. for 5
90 months ", "a
w For A teachers holding No 2 GER
w tificates at $50 per ma for
90 months Sill
Oo Tota 3,6ll
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Total Estimated expenditures 5943 90
The Board Of Education will meet on
Tuesday Aug. 20, 1908 TO hear obiec-
tons TO above statements, and if not
overruled confirm them.
| certify the foregoing statement.
are correct.
d, r. Ross,
Secretary.
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Secretary Board Of Education
Arden District, Berkeley County w
Va, Martinsbug z o
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-30

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many other smaller mine accfdg
which undoubtedly ;ftook d pissaa
througout the country, each IL lIlfas
OF lnJuring only a few, but ma Ysa5
up a very considerable tpt&s sSssS5 S55
1T Is impracticable for. the S Sssata Es
Keep at each mine an S3inane1t
which would be necessary ff elf 81 F Xss#
dependence is to be placed q on sYs sse
WORK OF the SGle'S inspectors, RS
cost would be too great to the trtsafS
ury; the expense to the State III
present department. is very consfsfSt
able, amounting to about ia as. atlsl az
YEAR an. expense for which III w1tyyfss
De entirely just and proper tina t3fS8
coal mining industry of thas ssY Ssgg
should reimburse, the treasury. Ttf
IS not needed so much more law II 8&S
IS needed the means for the enf8Rfs<@
ment Of the present laws, and tfsssfNS
strict enforcement Perhaps KS
ing Off the, solid" should be 2,ro SbE
tied; supervision of firing Il sifos Hy'
shouid be enjoined : instruct an GA
inexperienced MIXERS, should }s
made obligatory; the bosses, wifaFNS
the law provides shall be enpIoyed ITs
mine, should be- .exanlfnsd aS
their competency Witnessed BY d cadf n
tiitcate revokable for any ,NioIats
OF duty, and their duties should sa,$ssI
set out in the law In general, andg HAt@
forth particularly, especially vii 1E$sSs
Spcct to any individual mine al T5f3f83
REGULAR conditions, in rules af,a
uiatons prescribed by the State Ss
.reau Of mines. The law makes tig q
employment Of such men olllfgsS tsS M
upon operators; therefore, the ii
as construed by our supreme III
relieves the operators from SiaIflsl ~ 81
for their acts Of negligeacB ii ~ s. IS
IT, follows that these men are III
servants rather than private ~ SIS
DlOyees. 5sff SsSsSs " ~ asl syk
c'ude managers, supefiYlfat az
bosses, motormen or drivers sIg ~
charge Of fans. or doors. or 81 e X II
ShOt~firers, etc, as w51l saii fs sleEg 9$8x
each should be adg1u0ts e ii d
speedily punished for any * ltssl q
Of the law, or of the. rItfes III n 3Esa
lations applying TO n1f1eN
or Of that particular I'D ms 2Sys IS
order Issued by d sstsSsE ~ 81 SAsSSS n
I, 7, q 10 Cont IrsssAxa an y si9SK "
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-30

TO this by the officer Of these compa-
MES, and after consulting with the in
surancc commissioner, / placed In my
proclamation the twenty third item as
GRATED by the commissioner. These
insurance companies and fraternal ben
eficiary societies ,shanld he, placed AN.
. der proper supervision 49,. e. -. :
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-30
The "DOg law"


Much opposition has arisen to the
cog law, contained in chapter IL Of
the acts Of the special session of 1907.
This is very difficult subject to deal
with, because mcr love their dogs next
20 their children. / think there is no
objection to the provision allowing
owners Of dogs t., list them as person
81 property and extending to such dogs
the protection Of the law; but | rec
ommcnd that the ether features or the
law be made optional in each county,
IL is said that many counties will not
adopt this law because a majority of
tie people are opposed to it, and that
It Ought to be th" policy of the State
10 encourage the :a:sing Of sheep. This
may all DC Eer.T tue, but I know OF no
way at all Of forcing upon the peonle
q law which they are decidedly oppos-
ca. In such q case education shonld
rrecCde Legislation.
The receipts into the funds of the
State for the fiscal year ended with
the 30th day Of last September, were
as follows:
o'ate fund ......... So, 065, 631.45
General school fund -~ 722,275!3S
school fund Grreduc-
Total receipts .....$3,845,4o6.S3
The receipts into the State fund
include the large amount Of taxes
PAID into The Auditors office by own
crs Of public utilities in assessment
or their property by the Board OF
Public Works, and due to counties.
school districts and municipal cor
poratlons. The balance Of the State
fund at the close Of the fiscal year
was $27S,9S9.96, and on the 31st Of
last December it was $95,6O8.61.
There are probably some aDproDria
tons that should be made by this
Legislature bes',?&s these for the ex.
pcnses Of the present session. But
the utmost economy will be ncces-
sary. Any amount needed to bring
the distributal school fund ND to
81 1000 for the current year will
have to be paid out Of the State
fund; what amount that NAV be I
have nc estimate. Moreover, we arc
i'll a financial depression; the sources
OF revenue have diminished; and
While the balance in the State fund
at the close Of the fiscal year was
larger than was expected, it should
be noted that it come about in q
period OF the greatest prosperity
this country has ever known
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New Goods for All Departments

ette county, May 5th; and 357 at
the Monongah mines, December 9th.
Ihe Monongah catastrophe involved
greater loss Of life than any other
similar happening in the history of
the United States. It gives the State
bad eminence in this regard. an
eminence shared by the whole United
States, compared with Continuing
countries across the sea. From
tables prepared by the United States
Geological Survey can be contraste6
the fatalities IN coal mines in the
United States with that in the other
countries named in the following
table:
Killed per 1000 employed.
1905. 1906.
United states.'. =. 2.G7 $40
Prussia ......... 2.54 5000 1880
N1eaC britain 49,. 1.49 f1.29
ncislem .''''... lao .94
france, $500 49,. / 03 (19O5) "a
1t is further stated that the fatali-
Ties In coal mining have increased
nearly 80 Dcr cent in the United
states in the past decade; while in
european countries, in which coal
mining is carried on to any extent,
It has been greatly reduced: also.
that the natural. conditions in this
country favor a lower per cent Of fa-
ta1ty than III the countries named
Whcrc the mines have been operated
very much longer, where deep shafts
are the rule, making ventilation Of
the openings more difficult and the
danger free from gases much greater.
The periodical, Mines and Mineral,
II IT'S issue 70" he present month.
says:
'ThC month Of December has had
an unusually bad record for serious
mine accidents. First came the ex-
pio8i0n at the Naomi mine. near
BcllevernOn, Pa, in which between
thirty and forty lives were lost.
Then the worst disaster in connection
with American mining, at Monon-
Gah, where at loast 1874 we're killed,
then the NOlnude, Alabama, explo-
sion when over seventy wore killed.
and last tho iplosiop%at 1.-THE barr
mjne, in which the number is not yet
definitely known but may. reach goo.
This makes a total of between 500
and 1000 elves lost In, these four
great accidents, withapt connting tho
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-30

Pipe lines
and oil
r. and gas ...
: cornpa- : g,< ,.......
MES 3 26,87aS179o $ s1,111 ,SOs.2e,
Water and ~. II
Il sei,e.ctEic b 4 .,5ss !.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Rio Grande Potato Train.

Denver.-The Denver & Rio Grande
is thoroughly awake to the importance
of building up the agricultural inter
ests along its line, and announces
special Potato Institute train to start
on the Western Slope Tuesday. March
18th, for the purpose of posting the
farmers on potato growing. The train
will be in charge of Eugene Grub
and the Agricultural College Institute
corps, and will consist of a baggage
car and two coaches. The baggage
car will be filled with all the latest and
most modern machinery for potato cul-
ture and a model potato cellar in min
iature The train will be side tracked
at the different stations and the farm
ers will take seats in the passenger
coaches where they will be addressed
by the experts. Two lectures will be
going at once and after each lecture
the crowd will change cars, winding
up in the baggage car where the ma
chinery will be shown and explained.
The schedule of the train with the
hours for beginning lectures Is as fol-
lows:
March 17-Eagle, 10 a. M; Gypsum.
2:S0 p. m.
March 1S-Carbondale. 10 a. m; AS
pen, 2:30 p. m.
March 19-Emma, 9 a. m; New
castle, 2:30 p. m.
March 20-Silt, 9 a. m; Rifle, p. IN.
March 21-Grand Valley, 8 a. M; Dc
Beque, p m; Fruita. 7 p. m.
March 23-Paonia. $50 a. m; Hotch-
kiss, l p. m; Austin, p. m. Delta,
p. m.
March 24-Olathe, 10 a. m; Mont
rose, 1870 p. IN.
March 26-La lara, 10 a. m; Romeo.
p. m.
March o7-Del Norte, a. m; Monte
Vista, 1870 p. m.
March 2S-Alamosa. 10 a. m.
These institutes are free and all are
invited. Experts from the Agricultural
college and growers who have been
successful will accompany the train
and 1t is expected that great interest
will he aroused in the subject of rails
ing potatoes in the best potato growing
country In the world.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
CHAPTER TX.
The Attack on the Lazy S.


.lt was late. The August night was
cool and sweet after weary day of
intense heat The door was thrown
wide open. 1t was good to feel the
night air creeping into the sitting
room. There was no light within; and
without, nothing but the brilliant stars
in the quiet, brooding sky. Williston
was sitting just within the doorway.
Mary. her hands clasped idly around
her knees, sat on the doorstep.
thoughtfully staring out into the still
darkness. There was a stir.
Bedtime, little girl said Willis
ton.
Just minute more. daddy. Must
we have light? Think how the
mosquitoes will swarm. Let's go to
bed in the dark
I'VE will shut the door, and next
summer. little girl you shall have
your screens. | promise that. always
providing. of course, Jesse Black
leaves us alone"
Had it not been so dark, Mary could
have seen the wistful smile on the
thin scholarly face. But though she
could not see it, she knew it was
there. There had been fairer hopes
and more generous promises in the
past few years. They had all gone
the dreary way of impotent striving,
of bitter disappointment. There was
little need of light for Mary to read
her fathers thoughts.
Sure, daddy" she answered, cheer.
lily. And I'll see that you don't for
get. AS for Jesse Black, he wouldn't
dare with the Three Bars on his trail.
Well. if you must have a light, you
must" rising and stretching her firm.
heshed young arms far over her head.
You cant forget you were born in
civilization, can you, daddy? | am
sure l could be your man in the dark,
if you'd let me, and l always turn
your night-shirt right side out before
hanging it on your bedpost, and your
sheet and spread are turned down,
and water right at hand. You funny,
funny little father. who can't go to bed
in the dark She was rummaging
around shelf in search of matches.
Now, have forgotten long since that
| wasn't born on the plains. 1t
wouldn't hurt me if | had misplaced
my nightdress. I've done it, with gay
little laugh. He must be cheered up
at all costs. this buffeted and disap-
pointed but fine-minded, high-strung
and lovable father of hers. And
haven't taken my hair down nights
since-oh, since months ago, till-oh.
well-so you see it's easy enough for
me to 80 to bed in the dark
ITO Be Continued
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Steers at County Fairs.

In the classification for the last
Western Stock Show premiums were
offered on steers that had won first or
second premium at any county or state
fair. The idea of this classification
was to thus make connection with
the county and state fair live stock eX-
hibitions, but to the surprise of the
managers of the show there were but
few entries. Investigation developed
the fact that the county fairs as rule
do not offer premiums on steers, con-
sequcntly would-be exhibitors were
barred from this class. Notwithstand-
ing this fact the show association will
make the same classification for the
next chow and the county fair manage
mcnts throughout the state are urged
to make classification for steers so
that the various localities may be
matched against each other at the next
stock show in Denver. No more inter
esting class could be made at any
county fair. The fat steer is the COM
mercial end Of stock growing and 1t is
fitting and right that in, addition to the
breeding stock that the product be en-
hibtcd. II stockmen through the state
would insist or even ask for this clas-
sfication ii will undoubtedly be grant
ed by all the county fairs. The exhibit
tiOi. of the winners at Denver will
make a most interesting feature of the
tockman.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-03-19
Assassin of Priest on Trial.

Denver.-The opening of the trial OF
| Giuseppe ALA for the murder of Father
Leo Heinrich is summarized as fol-
lows:
Trial opened at 10 o'clock Monday
morning in the West Side Court, Judge
Greeley w Whitford on the bench
Prosecution conducted in person by
District Attorney George Stidger, as
sisted by John Chiles, assistant district
attorney.
Giuseppe Ala represented by Attor-
ney Robert Widdicomb. Joseph Mattel,
former policeman, interpreter
Thirty-four jurors examined; eight
peremptory challenges by the defense.
Little interest manifested by the
public the courtroom being filled al
most entirely by jurymen. Perhaps 100
persons were on the outside of the
court building. No more than twenty
women present.
Attorney Widdicomb asked each
talesman these questions:
What is your religion?"
Have you any prejudice against the
defendant because he is foreign born?"
Would you fail to give the defen-
dant the same consideration as you
would a wealthy American. because he
Is poor and friendless and the state is
paying for his defense?"
District Attorney Stidger asked each
talesman If he would inflict the death
penalty III a case proper for it and
whether he could conceive crime SO
heinous as to merit the death penalty.
Following is list of the jurymen Sc
lccted, their occupation and religion:
A. P. Angel. insurance agent, non
sectarian: James Wallace, mining,
Presbyterian; Charles BIacken, unem-
ploycd, non-sectarian; William r.
Rumble, mining, Presbyterian; Jacob
Bingley, carpenter, unemployed, Camp
bellite; James Slater, former express
man, Methodist; S. H. Campbell. unem-
ployed, no religious belief; Joel II. LIE
Moyne, mining, not questioned; Frank
c. Wyman, unemployed, no religious
belief; w. A. Lyons, ticket agent.
Union depot, Protestant, no church;
D. S. Johnson, mining engineer. Meth
odist-Episcopalan; G. w. Emerson, for
mer dairyman, Presbyterian.