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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-08
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NOTICE.
Fairmont and clarksbura Traction

E * 2. "a company. 80,
A meeting OF the Stockholders of the
Fairmont and Clnrksburg Traction
Company is hereby called to be held
at the office OF the Company in the
in the City of Fairmont, Marion Coun,
ty, West Virginia, on the fifteenth
day OF OF June, 1908, at one o'clock
P. M. and the notice is hereby given
that ut said meeting q resolution will
be offered authorizing the issuing OF
$4,000 shares of Five Per Cent. Cumu.
latlve Preferred Stock OF said Com.
pany OF the par value OF $4,000 each,
being a total OF Sc 500 900 90 par value
of such Preferred Stock with the right
to vote In; stockholders meetings.
And that resolution will sa1so be
offered authorizing the sale OF said
stock ut less than the par value.
BY order the undersigned Directors
and Stockholders. the same constitut.
Ing a majority OF said Directors.
This the 9Th day Of May, ] eos. 1; /;
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Mr.. Sylvester Clayton. the best look.
ing clerk, at the local postotfice, is OF
duty on fifteen days va cation.
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Mrs. r. r. Richardson, OF Lock; No.
=. Pennsylvania, is visiting her pa.
rents ut; $50 Pierpont avenue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
HOUGHTON REPORTS DAMAGE
Departments Called Out to Fight Flames
Near Mines.

HOUGUTON, Mich, oct. 16.-tSpe.
cial. Forest fires are again raging in
the Copper country and late last night
assumed alarming proportions. The worst
danger is in the south range district,
where last night it was necessary to call
out fire departments to save mine build
ings and dwelling houses. The high wind
which prevailed drove the flames toward
the Baltic mine location and at one time
n number of the mine buildings were
threatened.
\ serious forest fire has broken out
near Rcd Ridge and the Atlantic fire
department was summoned to fight the
flames The exceptionally warm wealth.
er Of the past two weeks with a drought
Of fully that length of time has caused
tho remaining woods to become dry as
finder and once a fire was started il
was quickly famed into life. The en-.
tire district is commencing 10 again be
overhung by a pail Of smoke and it is
feared much damage will result unless
the fires are quickly eXtlnguished.
Adyicrs received here from many up.
per peninsula points are to the effect that
many forest fires are again raging ano
that 4 number of small hamlets are
once more in danger Of being wiped out
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
CAR KlLLSL LITTLE CHAP
HENRY G0LANSKI, 4, WAS MAKING
MUD PIES.
5ody Crushed Beyond Recogniticr---!is
Mother Hears His Last
Screams.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Oct II, 1905
While playing in the street making
mud pies, Henry Golanski, i-year-old
son of Henry Golanski, ST., laborer
living at 1871 First avenue, was struck
and instantly killed by street car this
morning. The child's head was crushed
The little body was thrown 10 feet
ahead of the car and fell in mass be.
tween the car tracks
The accident occurred on First ave-
nue., between Rogers and Burnham
streets, directly in front of the boys
home. His mother heard the screams of
her neighbors and ran into the road to
pick up the lifeless body. The car was
No. DIT on the Nliet street line and was
southbound.
Patrolman Nachtsheim notified the
coroner and the body was taken to
the mo:gue. 1t is said that the child
was playing in the gutter making mud
pies with number of other children,
and backed towards the track directly in
front of the southbound ear, without see
ing the vehicle The next instant the
little body was lying mass Of bruised
flesh on the street.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
STRAY BULLET KILLS
BOY STRUCK BY LEAD MISSILE ON
WAY TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Little Sister Hears Shot, and Sees
Brother Fall-Youthful Hunters
Are Suspected.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, oct. 10, 1905
While on his way to Sunday school
with his sister. Sunday morning. Edward
Peters, aged years, was struck by the
stray bullet from hunters rifle, near
the Northwestern railroad crossing Oh
Clement avenue and received IA fatal in
jury. The boy died an hour later. He
was the son Of Adolph Peters, an em-
ploye of the Schltz Brewing company,
residing on Folsom place, between How
ell and Clement avenues
Together with his sister, Lydia, aged
Q, young Peters said goodbye to his par
cnts about five minutes before he was
struck by the bullet The two We're
nearing the railroad crossing, the broth
er leading the way by about two feet
Suddenly he was seen to double up, as
though seized with COMMISSIONS, ana
toppled over unconscious. Blood APP
pearing on his shirt front showed a
wound in the chest. The sister cried for
help and the little fellow was taken
home to his mother.
Lydia told Acting County Coroner
Frank Luehring that she heard the shot
that killed her brother, ana that it was
followed by another. The wound showed
the gun to be % caiiber Two youths
were huntings raj bits in the underbrGSh
nearby, and were seen by MI: refers
Their names are unknown. They are
suspected of the crime.
When visitors called at the Peters
home this morning to offer their sym,
pathy they found Mrs. Peters proS'rated
with grief at the ,suddrn death l., OF ,l tme
child. She refused to talk or be com
F,rt,J II * tho first death or mis-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
FIGHT HARD TO SAVE VILLAGE.
Milwaukee, Marnette, Escanaba and
Gladstone Send Aid to Foster City.

ESCANABA. Mich, oct 16,-L Spe-
cial. Only desperate fight by the en-
tire population of the town. assisted ny
the fire departments d Escanaba ana
GladStouc saved Foster city from dcStruc-
ton by forest fires last night. Nlth
fires advancing steadily from the south
and west sides of the town Il great wall
of roaring Games swept over the hill
back Of the village shortly after md
night and for time il seemed lmpoSSl-
HE tn save the property. The greatest
excitement prevailed in the village. with
women and children rushing Historically
about the streets seeking places OF safe
ty. while the entire mai" population en-
gagged in an effort to fight back the
flames. 4 hurried call was sent to Es-
canada for relief train which was inn
mcdatcly sent and a large number of
women and children was taken out and
brought to ESCanaba early this morning.
Apucals for assistance were sent by
the Morgan Cedar and Lumber com.
pany. which OWNS large mill and an
entire tOWuSite TO cities ms Tar south
rs MilWaukcG, and early TINS forenoon
fire engines from Milwaukee and Mari
ncttc were delivered on special trains
nj tho scene of the fire to supplant the
service given by the fire departments of
Escanaba and Gladstone.
Practically all Of the residents of the
town have trunks and light household eff
fccts under several feet Of sand near
their homes and if the town is swept
something will he saved. With the fire
lighting equipment now on the ground,
it is believed that the village can be
saved in spite of the fact that a heavy
wind from the south is continually driv
ing the flames in that direction. The
mill and stock of the Morgan Cedar and
Lumber company is valued at $4,000
tEp1.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
ASK BETTER SALARIES.
Northwestern Wisconsin Teachers AsSo-
citation Think County Superlntend-
ents Are Underpaid.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Oct. III Spe-
cial. The Northwestern Teachers asso-
citation committee on resolutions recon-
mended this morning the appointment of
a committee to report at the next annual
meeting on extending the term of the
secretary to three years. The commit
tee also recommended that II committee
be appointed to report on the status of
moral training III schools with recon-
mendationS for the betterment thereof
They also offered resolutions expressing
hearty sympathy with such constructive
legislation as will lengthen the term of
Office of and provide better salaries for
county superintcndcntS and at the same
time relieve county superintendents of
clerical work in order that the superin>
tendent may have more time for essen
italy professional work.
Resolutions as offered by the commit
tee were unanimously adopted and the
association also UNANIMOUSLY adopted a
resolution by President Met askill of the
Superior normal, asking that proposed
amendment to the state constitution,
changing the minimum school age from
/ years to t years. be resCinded by the
Legislature. \ motion by Prof. Hooper
of Ashland to change the time of the
annual meeting from October to the
middle of January, was defeated by n
large majority. Miss katherine Will
liams. secretary of the State Teachers
association, has spoken in favor of this
resolution claiming the October meet
ing interfered with the state meeting.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, George w. Schwarts, Chippewa
Fails; first vice president, W. I. Ream OF
NOndOyi: second vice president, Jennie NJ.
Rt-nTf Hf l.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
Father and Mother Go Insane.

WATSAU, Wis. Oct. 11.-Insanty
has sent Mr.. and Mrs. Nowacki to the
Northern hospital for the insane within
couple of months and cast Il shadow
over their five young children. Nowacki
was "A Polish farmer in the town of
Rietbrock. who toiled early and late and
deprived himself of needed nourishment
till his mind became blank. His wife.
a frai woman with a baby then seven
months old. tried to keep up the work Of
the farm with the assistance of the chill
dren. The result with her was the same
as with her husband.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
UNIQUE FAMILY REUNION.
Six Merrill Brothers Had Never Been
Together Before

BELOIT, Wis. Oct. ia unique
family reunion took place in this city
Friday in which, for the first time in
their lives, six brothers met. The fam
lily consisted of q. II, Merrill and Al
bert Merrill, Beloit; Abe Merrill, Mays
Vile. Mo: Harvey and John Merrill,
Kansas The ages Of the brothers range
from % to II years. The sisters are
Mrs. Lucinda Howe, Mrs. Alice Brooks,
and Mrs Susan Mohtt, Beloit. The old
est of the family, g. II. and William
Merrill. grew up and left home before
the youngest was born and until Friday
circumstances never brought them all
together. They have met one another
occasionally. but were never all present
ut a gathering at the same time before
this occasion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
Where Tho Letter FeIIeth.

One can have too much even Of
good thing. According to Mr.. Rafferty,
IN the Washington star. the phonetic
impulse Of the day needs 70 be restrain
ed. The gentleman in question regard
ed a city building with interest.
"Doan." said he. what does them
letters, 'MDCCCXCyIT mean?"
They mean eighteen hundred and
ninety-seyen.'
"Dolan, came the query after
thoughtful PAUSE don't yez think
they're overdoin this spell!n' reform q
bit:"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
Stephen S. Mccain Dead.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, oct. IL
Stephen $ Mccain, the first white
child born in the Chippewa river valley
died Mt the home of his daughter in Au
burn, after two years illness. He was
born March u. 1889, and served in the
Civil war. His father, who fought in
the Black Hawk and the Civil wars,
purchased the war eagle, Old Abe, from
an Indian for n hushel of corn and pre-
scented it to the Wisconsin regiment at
Eau Claire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
BROKER KILLS GIRL AND SELF.
Scwell Sleuman Puts Cash in Banks,
Warns Police and Ends Two Lives.

OMAHA, Neb.. Oct. l9.-After putting
$21.uuO III the banks to pay his creditors
ANA tciephoning the police that tragedy
was about ID take place. SeweEl Slen.
man, a wealthy grain operator killed
Miss Eva IIart III the girls home ami
then killed himself early Sunday morn,
iuc. Mr.. Slrumau, who was well known
for the fight III made GA the Chicago
Board If Trade, left wife and five chill
dren,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
placed in Tail at Eau Claire.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Oct IL Spe'
call -P. A. Gowdy of New York, ar
rested at Minneapolis. was placed in
jail here last night. The complaint had
been made by Olaf Lind. an Eau Claire
business man, charging Gowdy with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
Gowdy was arraigned this morning and
pleaded not guilty Bail was fixed at
$500. which perhaps will be furnished.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
Injured in Football Game.

ELLSWORTH, Wis. Oct III Spe-
cial. In practice game Of football
here Friday between the first and second
teams Of the Ellsworth high school
George Roller. freshman playing on
the second team, broke his collar bone.
1t is feared that the football team will
disbaud as u result Of the accident.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
MUCH DAMAGE NEAR $500"
Forest Fires Now Are Worse Than Any
This Summer.

SATI.T STE. MARIE, Mich. Oct.
1G.-T Special. FOREST fires worse than
any before this year threaten the town
of Brimley, fifteen miles west, and have
invaded city limits Of the 800" West
Neebish is also threatened and the fire
departments here have been called on to
aid the surrounding towns. 1t is re-
ported here that Marquette iiremen have
been summoned to Brimlcy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
SCORE PERISH IN
WRECKED TRAIN
REFUGEES FROM FOREST FIRES
LOSE THEIR LIVES WHEN
CARS BURN.
SKELETONS ARE DUG UP.
Survivors of Disaster in Lower Peninsula
Tell Terrible Tales of
Suffering.
MANY TOWNS ARE MENACED.

C1IEBOIGAN, Mich, Oct. 16.-With
fairly accurate reports available this
afternoon on last nights wreck horror
on the Detroit X Mackiuac railroad.
when relief train carrying fire refugees
from Metz was wrecked and burned, the
death list of persons on the train stands
at fourteen, with two more people
burned to death in their home beside the
track ut the point the wreck occurred
The known dead:
LEE, ARTHUR. fireman, Alpena.
BARRETT, WILLIAM, brakeman, Al
pena.
CICERO, MRS. GEORGE, and three chill
KoNITCZ&Y. MRS. JOHN, and three
children. of Metz.
HARDIES. MRS. EDWARD, and three
children. Of Metz.
NOWIckI, JOHN, JR.
NOWICkl, MRS. JOHN. JR.
The Nowickis lived beside the railroad
track at the siding where the wreck oc-
cured and were burned to death in their
home Many of the passengers of the
train were badly bruised, cut ANA burned:
They are struggling into the village of
HOsen between here and the scene Of the
wreck today.
REPORT AT DETROIT.
DETROIT, Mich. oct ia dis
patch To- the News from its Miicrshurc
CORRESPONDENT who returned at ! . clock
this afternoon from the scene OF the
wreck says fifteen men, women ana chlI-
dreu burned to death is the awful tate
of the victims of the worst fire that TINS
section ever knew.
These ueoplc were all on train which
tried TO take them out Of a town, Metz,
most Of which last night was raging
volcano. The train was in charge OF
Conductor Kinvillc, Engineer roster
and brakeman William Barrett, ana
Fireman Arthur Lee The train was
made M at Metz late in the afternoon
when the fate of the town was eFiheht
and there was no other avenue OF es'ap'
The train was composer OF eIEIl VI - -
wooden ears and one steel gohdoIa. mo
this omen ear were crowded thirty OF
forty men. women and children, Win
mass of household effects.
How Accident Occurred.
All went well for mile or so out OF
Metz toward Poscn. Then at Nowlckl' :
siding the rails spread and the engine
went into the roadhed and stopped. On
either side of the track was piled I'M
menSr quantities of cedar ties, posts ana
polcs, hemlOck bark and other lnham-
mablo forest products.
John Nowicki's house stood Just back
from the track. All these were a mass
of flames close up to the track for 20
rods on either side. The flames swept
over the doomed train setting it on fire,
igniting the household goods in the ear
with the people. Many Jumped aud
tried to make their way to safety and
most of these succeeded although fear
fully burned. Nowicki and his wife
were burned to death in their home.
Three mothers and nine small children
stayed in the steel ear, the SldeS OF
which were soon red hot and they We're
crpmatcd. Their remains were identl-
fled only by objects on their bodies which
fire could not destroy.
Arthur Lee. the fireman. sought safety
in the water tank on the engine. ana was
literally boiled to death. William Ear
rett. the brakeman, died on the engine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
Position on Tantt,


My past and present position has
been grossly misrcpresented by certain
papers in this state which wronEtuH|
designate me as a staudpattcr snd
Gov. Davidson Il have been ia favor
of 4 reduction of the tariff for Tia" last
four years, and two years ago, in ms
campaign talks, | stated my position
most emphatica,ly Oh that question:
when l said
The tariff is m intensely practical
question. Revision is necessary, but the
greatest skill and caution must bc used
lest our industrial structure be injured.
Unreasonable haste is certain 70 Zoe reg
GREETED. The schedule should be grad.
uaIy lowered until the duty is el"l
~ the difference between tie cost OF Ia
Dor in Europe and lie United states.
This question should not be left to the
enemies Of tlis policy, but the hn44GLaI
security Of the country requires that any
GLANCE in the tariff schedule shall be
made by the friends Of protection
Relies on Taft.
Continuing Gov. Davidson declared:
"The Republican party adopted a plat
form in Chicago in June last, which
declared a purpose to revise ana reduce
certain tariff schedules now in force. 1t
went further in that direction by prom
isiug if again iutrustcd with admimslra-
tive control, to perform that work at an
extra session of Congress Immediately
following the Inauguration Of the partyS
new President The Republican candt-
dnro for President, William II. Taft IN
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
Made Gag Of Hammer.

They wr0ppcd n hnndkcrchicf around
a hammer and forced that between his
teeth tiring the ends of the handker-
chief back of his head. Then they pro-
ceedod to the first floor but without find
ing the Waterman. They discovered him
finally on the third floor. Selling him
from behind they disaTmed him and tied
him up. While one of the pair went
to the basement and got up sufficient
steam to work the elevators, the other
unlocked the elevator door with the
watchman's keys. He thrust the watch
man inside and followed and took his
prisoner to the first floor. DcpoSiting
him safely near the elevator the two men
quietly examined every floor for yaIu-
al
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-10-22
BURGLARS BIND
WA7CHM AND
ROB Big STORE
MAKE SYSTEMATIC SEARCH FOR
VALUABLES THROUGH SCHUS-
TER ESTABLISHMENT.
BREAK OPEN CASH DRAWERS.
Make Away with Jewelry After Securely
Tying Engineer and Night
Waterman.
GET UP STEAM FOR ELEVATOR.

MILWA TKEE, Wis, Oct. 10, 1905
burglars bound and gagged the fire
man and Waterman of the store of Ed
ward Schustcr x CO., Third street and
Garfield avenue at I o'clock this morn
ing, and then ransackcd the place at
their leisure, breaking open twenty-five
cash drawers
The robbery was discovered by Phillip
Zimmerman, officer of the \. -. t.,
who was sent to the place when the
watchman failed to send in his hourly re-
port at 4:3O o'clock. Zimmerman no.
titled the police of the west side station
and Detectives kruse and Rooney were
Mt once dispatched to the scene.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-12
GOVERNMENT WANTS A CHEF

Washington, D. c., Aug. IA chef
Is needed at the Government Asylum
for the Insane, and a civil service ex-
animation was held today to fill the
vacancy Notwithstanding the fact
that the position pays $1,000 a year
there was no over abundance of APP
plicants for the job The reason per-
haps lies in the fact that the success
full applicant must be possessed of
fund of knowledge that would enable
him to hold down a chief clerkship in
almost any of the departments and
render it unnecessary for him to don a
cooks apron.
In addition to being a good cook
the government requires that a chef
shall know how to apportion food
stuffs, supervise and direct the corps
of cooks. maintain a system of util-
izing food which nigh otherwise be
wasted. instruct and supervise the
nurses in the preparation of foods, and
be able to write a thesis on the sub
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-12
JOE CANS SEEMS IN POOR TRIM.
Reports From California Indicate That
ColOred Boxer Is "Going Back

San Francisco, Aug. 11.-Followers
of Joe Cans in this city were thrown
into a panic today when reports were
received from the mountains of Lake
county that the noted pugilist had
trained Off and was but a shadow of
his former self. The news shows that
he has displayed little Improvement in
the mountains.
One follower of the game, who re-
turned from the district where Cans is
now living, said that the veteran boxer
was but a shadow of his former self
He declared that the apparent i'm
provement shown by Joe was only
temporary and that the colored scrap
per is really running down grade. He
believes that Cans has tried to work
himself into condition too quickly.
Joe Thomas and Stanley Ketchel had
a conference today, and 1t was decided
to cast lots for the referee of their
bout of Aug. Is. Eddie Smith, a local
newspaper writer, was chosen as the
official. He has oficiated at many bouts
in this city. Little interest is shown
in the go. however, as 1t is generally
conceded that Ketchel will win Both
men will enter the ring cose to ITO
pounds.