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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
A. Friedman. Fairmont. W. va: Nc,

A. Friedman, Fuirmont. W. Va: Nc
Intire Building, Madison street.
F. NJ. Murphy. Fairmont, w. Va;
287 Madison street
B. G. Williams. Fairmont, w Va;
Jackson street
J.E. smith, Fairmont, W. Va; Ma.
rion Hotel, Bridge street.
Given under my hand, at my Office,
this ninth day of March, 1905.
WIS. BLACK, City Clerk.
Tavern Hotel, Bridge street
J.L. sapper. Fairmont, W. Va; 200
t. II. Kimmell, Fairmont W. Va;
Commercial Hotel. Water street.
II. P. Gilmore, Fairmont, W. Va;
Fountain Saloon. Adams street.
John Mortified, Fairmont, W. Va
Google Building, Monroe street.
William 7. Doheny. Fairmont, w.
va: opera House. jackson street.
A. e. Shaw. Falrmont. W. Va; Man
ley Hotel. jefferson street.
March 10. II, "a, 81.
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~ 4. 4
Rev. william selby. who was the
guest Of his sister. Mrs; George shu.
maker went to Morgantown wednes-
day.
Mr.. ponley A. Sir, of Headsyille
was visiting friends in this city yes.
terdas. He was en- route TO Hundred
to visit his parents.
Mrs. Howard ogden. who has been
spending the winter in Chicago, is the
guest Of relatives in the city.
Misses Lena and Nettie Bartlett, Of
Pennington. are the guests of Miss
.Iessis snider at her home on Madison
street.
Mrs. W. s. Hamilton is slowly re
covering from the effects Of a fall
which accident occurred about two
weeks ago.
Mrs. Joseph Roster and children
Robert and Mary josephine, left to
lay for Salem to visit relatives for 4
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. U. Wise and Mr.
and Mrs. S. NJ. wise left yesterday
for Charlton, Pa. called by the death
of their mother, Mrs. Henderson
Wise.
Mr.. o. p. Mckinney and daughter
Isabel, of Charlestown, are the guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
o. S. Mckinney. on First street.
John s. Hamilton who has been con
fined to his home on Maple avenue
from severe attack Of rheumatism
is slightly improved.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Bargain Rush
To Buy Bonds
NEW YORK STATES s5,oooooo is
SUE oVER.sQsSCRl6ED
16 TIMES.

ALBANY, \. y, March 12.-The
most successful bond sale in the his
tory Of the state, according to State
Comptroller Martin II. Glynn. was
that here when the latest issue OF So.
100000 Of new 5O-year per cent, high
way Improvement bonds was over.sub-
scribed &c times The aggregate OF
the bids was nearly $50. 100000; the
prices offered ranged from 1O6.456 to
100. and the premiums on the bids will
net the state a profit OF 100000.
Comptroller Glym said after the
sale:
1.-THE price brought by New York
state bonds is probably the highest
basic price IN the world. excepting
that Of United States government
bonds. and. If the basis OF the latter
bonds as a medium Of circulation for
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

After maintaining an average speed
OF more than AZ miles an hour for q
little more than three hours, the bal
loon Stevens No. 81, which assembled
from Plttsneld, Mass, Mt 1900 a. M.
yesterday. landed here. a distance of
100 miles, at 2:15 p. m.
The landing was less than mile
from the Atlantic ocean. The occu-
pants OF the car were Leo Stevens, Of
New York. pilot, and William =. White
house, of New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

West vIrginian want ads, pay big.
Subscribe for the West virgintan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
IAlaaHle Iuar MISSES OCEAN.
i,gsas Balloon Ends 1870 Mile Trip
Within sight.

HAlIProN FALLS. n. H.. March y.
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Notice.

Ladies Auxiliary A. o. II. will meet
this evening at x. of C. Hall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Notice Of Applications for Liquor Ii
censes.

Notice IS HEREBY gwen that applica'
tions have been filed with the City
clerk of the City of Fnlrmont, West
Virginia. by the following persons re,
siding in said city. for licenses to carry
IN the business OF selling, Offering for
sale. receiving and soliciting orders.
1t retail for splrituous liquors, wines.
ale. porter beer. and drinks of like
nature. at the places designated oppo-
site their respective names In the City
Of Fairmont, West Virginia:
J.. ]. Parks, Farrmont, W, va: Stein
Building. 32S Adams street.
]. F. Conway. Fairmont, W. Va;
Watson Hotel. Adams street.
T. J. Galliher. Fairmont, W. Va;
BrownGeld Building. Madison street.
Berns & Woods. Fairmont, W. Va;
Marietta Hotel, Adams street.
A. NJ. Berns, Fairmont, ". Va;
Jackson Hotel, Jackson street.
Curtis L. Fletcher. Fairmont, w. Va.
Scott Building, Water street.
G. H. Nelson. Fairmont W. Va;
Kenyon Hotel, Madison street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
sTRAlN pEsTao4s sIs REAsoN.
Work on Fast Train Drove Mail cier'
Insane, says wife.

CLEVELAND. o.. March 12.-Rob-
ert C. Egbert. 81, became insane under
the strain of working as railroad mall
clerk on the Lake Shore Twentieth
Century Limited train, according tc
the testimony of relatives in probate
court. Judge Haddon committed Eg
bert to the Newburg State hospital
MRS. Egbert said her husband wor
ried considerably about his responsi
bFity. He was always anticipating
collision" she said. Two months ag'
my husband quit work and has beer
sick ever since"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
The Fleet Is
In Fine Shape
ARRIVES AT m4eDALENA BAY
FOUR DAYS AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE TIME
az united Press.l

SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 12.-Four
days ahead of schedule time the bat
tleshlp fleet arrived at Magdalena Bay
early last night. The vessels are
ready for practice and despite the four
teen thousand mile voyage are in bet
Ter shape now than when they start
ed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12

banks be eliminated the New York
STATE bonds srrpass eyen them h nj
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
Those Delicious Lemon Plies

Those Delicious Lemon Pies,
The kind that make your mouth wa.
ter" are easily made with no fussing
and at the least possible expense if
YOU use "oURPIE Preparation. 1t
is put up in alright packages and
contains the right proportions Of the
choicest ingredients. Every package
Inspected and guaranteed under the
Pure Food Laws. Don't hesitate. Try
It to-day and then tell your friends. At
grocers, 10 cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
CLEANING
CARPETS
CLEAN

Coming spring reminds US Of the
srIevous house cleaning time. Fur
niishlngs to be removed even to leave
barren floors while thu carpets and
drussets are being beaten to remove
the dirt, together with part of the
nap.
With our Vacuum Cleaner conn ected
to the customary eiectcie light systcm
In buildings, We Quickly snd thorough.
y clean and slreate u: medium as
we'll as the best grades Of carpets.
drua.eta. upholstered furnisGre, mat.
tresses, pillows, etc. Carpets and
drussets satisfactorily cleaned without
any wear or tear, on the floor where
In use, saving the trouble Of remev-
ing. No flying dust, grease or smoke.
Machines operated ard orders receiv.
ed by D. L. MAYERs & CO., Jacobs
Building. Call US on Consolidated
telephone No. so5. All work euaran.
teed. Prompt service. Rates reason
able.
Sanitary Reaovating
and Cleaning Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
WATER FLOODS
UNION STATION
THREE FEET DEEP ON FLOOR
OF DEPOT
HIGH WATERS FOUR FEET LESS
THAN IN 1908
Missouri Rises a Foot In TWenty-four
Hours and kaW Three-Quarters
Of an Inch Per Hour at
Kansas City
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, NO., June 13.-Cessa-
ton of rain this afternoon in the wat
ershed of the Kaw put an end to the
fear that the rising flood would ex-
coed that of 1903, which caused loss
of millions of dollars and twenty-five
lives.
Clear weather prevails now in the
country west and north of this city.
The floods now at hand will be very
serious and the water was only TOUR
feet lower than in 1903
All the bottoms along the Kaw and
Missouri rivers will be covered. The
Union station will have three feet or
water on its floors, most of the rail-
roads will be put out of business for
time and the packing houses and
practically all business in the low
lands will be suspended. Ample warm
ing has been given, however, and all
perishable property has been removed.
At 6 o'clock this evening the Mis-
souri, was 2s.8, rose of about one foot
for the past twenty-four hours. The
Kaw is rising three-quarters of an inch
an hour.
At Topeka and other cities along the
Kaw. the water is higher than last
Tuesday and at Topeka 1t Is cutting a
new channel through the/north part or
the town.
The weather bureau calculates the
flood will reach its crest at th1rty-one
feet in the Missouri on Monday after
noon. The bureau is able to assume
that the rains are over.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
CRUISER COLORADO
GOES AGROUND ON
DUNGENESS SPIT
Shoals Are Particularly Dangerous,
and Fears Are Entertained That
Big Warship Cannot Be
successfully FIoated
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press. W
SEATTLE, WASH, June IA special
to the Post-Intelligencer from Port An
geles says:
Out of her reckoning by reason OF the
prevailing dense fog, the United States
cruiser Colorado went ashore on Dun
geness spit, midway between here and
Port Townsend, between 4 and O'Clock
this afternoon. The tide at the time
was at flood.
Breaking abruptly from shoal to deep
water, the beach at that point is par
ticularly dangerous, and fears are en-
tertained that the great fighting ship
cannot be worked off successfully.
Capt. Edmund B. Underwood, her
commander, and his officers and men
are using every effort to work her OH,
but the ebbing tide is against them,
The Colorado, following an hour or so
behind her sister ship, the Pennsylva-
MIA, passed in the straits this afternoon
on the way from Santa Barbara to the
navy yard, Puget sound, where they
were going to have new fire control
systems established. The PENNSYLVANIA
went on safely, but the Colorado, de-
spite the fact that there is fog whistle
on the west side of the long spit, when
projects far out into the straits of Juan
de Fuca, struck the narrow beaeh
squarely and hung there. She was
moving under slow bell at the time.
The first known of the accident was
at 6 o'clock this evening when the fog
lifted, disclosing the Colorado ashore.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
DRAGGED 40 FEET
BY CAR; ALIVE
GREEK, CAUGHT BY NECK Is
MANGLED, BUT LIVES
WORKMAN HAS MARVELLOUS Es-
CAPE FROM DEATH
Diaulng Trench, Raises His Head at
Approach of Trolley and Is
Hauled Under the
Trucks

Dragged by the neck by street car
for nearly forty feet and then suffering
the greatest agonies while the car was
being 'jacked up" SO his body could
be released, a few bones broken but
recovery assured, was the experience
of Michael Lupsick, Greek laoorer,
yesterday afternoon.
Lupsick is employed by the City Gas
company. On Hoover street, near
Twenty-fourth. he was at work in a
trench between the tracks. Hearing a
car approach he raised his head above
the surface, was caught by the FORE
ward truck and dragged to the corner
before his cries of agony could be heard
and the car stopped.
Impsick was still compelled to re-
main a prisoner until the car was
raised and his body taken from he
meath the truck. He was then hur.
ried to a physicians office, where II
was found he had suffered broken
collar bone, a dislocated shoulder ano
a scalp would. He will recover soon,
say the physicians.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
TORPEDO PIERCES
MONITORS SIDE
WATERFRONT BULKHEADS ARE
TESTED
DAMAGE DONE TO FLORIDA Is
VERY SERIOUS
Naval Experts Declare Injuries Are
Not Vital and with Repairs In
Drydock She VIII Be
Good as Ever
BY Associated Press.


FORT MONROE, Va, June 49,
torpedo carrying a charge of gunpoW-
der which tore a big hole in her side,
the United States monitor Florida now
rests in the dry dock at the Norfolk
navy yard, victim of naval expert
ment to test the vulnerability from tor
pedo attack of water tight bulkheads.
The water, in the vessels hold gives
her a list of II inches to starboard.
The test took place off Pine beach, near
the jamestown exposition grounds,
where the monitor was anchored in
fifteen feet of water. Naval officials.
while admitting that the damage done
to the Florida is very serious, declare
that it is not vital and say the test is
satisfactory. They assert that battle
ship equipped with bulkheads similar to
that tested today could continue fight
ing If injured to the same extent unless
some compartments on the same side
were similarly punctured and the
weather conditions were bad.
Thorough investigation will be neces-
sary before the actual damage to the
bulkhead and collateral injuries suf-
fered can be ascertained and the effect
of the torpedo charge properly meas
ured.
NORFOLK, Va, June 13.-Upon ar
rival at the navy yard today the monl-
tor Florida was Immediately run into
the stone dock and the water pumped
out, in order that a close examination
of the damage done by the torpedo
could be definitely seen.
The examination showed that a clean
hole extending from the superstruc-
ture ten feet down the hull had been
made, and that it was twenty feet in
length.
The destructive power of the torpedo
was the marvel of the examining Off
GERS. The injury internally extende in
about eight feet of the center, but va
ried from four to six feet in margins.
The most important disclosure, how
ever, was the fact that the damage did
not extend beyond the water tight com
partment sufficient to cause any leak
age.
1t is the opinion of experts that with
out the bulkhead the Florida would
have gone down in few moments at
the most, and with 1t she could easily
have been kept afloat indefinitely with
the use of her pumps.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
WOMAN KILLS MAN; DECLARES
MURDER WAS SELF DEFENSE

RENO, New, June 13.-Late yester-
day afternoon, while driving near the
old English mill on the Sparks road,
Mrs. George Winters shot and killed
]. A. Beatty, with whom she was rid
ing.
The woman took the body from the
buggy and appealed to some Italians
in the vicinity for aid, and when this
was refused she drove to Sparks and
told of the killing.
The chief of police and a deputy
sheriff from Reno responded and
brought the body of the dead man to
Reno. The woman was placed IN the
county Jail and shortly after her ar
rest made a statement that Beatty had
threatened her life and she killed him
in self-defense.
They had been quarreling.
Beatty was business man of Sparks
and theA woman is the wife of George
Winters, a son of the late Theodore
Winters, a prominent horse breeder.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
ENGINE IN LAUNCH FAILS;
TWO YOUNG MEN DROWN

DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 49,
Swept over the dam of the Edison
Electric Light company at the foot or
Center street in their launch when the
engine failed to start, Edward Boy
sail and William Jennings, both young
men. were drowned today. Their
brothers, Earl Jennings and William
Boysall swan out of the river and
were saved. The boat and its four
occupants went over the dam. shoot
ing down like a rocket with three or
the bows clinging to the seats and Earl
Jennings working desperately at his
engine.
The boat and its occupants were
buried beneath the water and carried
under the surface some distance be-
fore coming up. The bodies of the
drowned boys have not yet been re-
covered
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
STAGE IS HELD UP
IN WESTERN STYLE;
ROBBERS GET 5000
Highwaymen Line Passengers Up on
Road with Hands In the. Air.
Express Treasure Box
Secured

b. Associated Press.
RENO, New, June ia special from
Rawhlde says: The stage between Fal-
lon and Rawhide, bound for this place.
was held up and robbed this after
noon. the robbers securing the Wells
Fargo treasure box containing, 1t is
believed, a good sum of money con-
signed to the banks and mining COM
panies here.
The passengers were lined up on the
roadside and relieved of their money
and jewelry amounting to more than
5000 The work was done by two
masked men, heavily armed.
The officers have a slight description
of the bandits and 1t is believed their
escape Is impossible, and that they viii
either be captured or killed within
twenty-four hours, as a posse under
Sheriff Engal started in immediate
pursuit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
INSANE WOMAN
MURDERS HER
ENTIRE FAMILY
KILLS HUSBAND, SIX CHILDREN
AND HERSELF
BULLET IN HEAD ENDS LIFE OF
EACH
Man, Conscious When Found, Says He
Believes Wife Used Chloroform
Before Firing Fatal
Shots
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CADILLAC, Mich, June 13.-Eight
persons, all of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Cooper, were murdered
sometime last night, probably by the
wife and mother, who has been insane.
In every instance the victims were
killed with bullet through the head.
the dead are:
DANIEL COOPER, 4S years old.
MRS. COOPER, 40 years old.
INEZ, aged IL.
FRED, aged II.
HARRY, aged IA.
SAMUEL, aged 10.
GEORGIANA, aged 5.
FLORENCE, aged 11a years.
When Mrs. Cooper's mother and other
neighbors entered the home on Chaplin
street this morning, about which there
was no sign of life, bodies of the VIC
tins were scattered all about.
Some were in their beds and others
were on the floor.
Mrs. Cooper lay across the body of the
baby on a bed with an emptied revolver
beside her. It Is believed Mrs. Cooper
committed the murders and then killed
herself. She was once confined in an
asylum and for some time has been
brooding over the fact that Cooper was
out of work. A few days ago she is re-
membered to have said she would lend
1t ALL
Fred Cooper was still alive when
found. Just before he died he said:
Mother did it. think mother first
chloroformed the members of the fam
lily before shooting Them"
There were no signs of a struggle in
any instance. Neither were there pow
der marks, which indicated that she
stood some distance away in firing the
shots.
1t developed that the woman had been
mentally unsound since the birth of
her youngest child, Florence, eighteen
months ago. She was sane at intervals
Mrs. Cooper last night took all her
children to a vaudeville performance.
She bargained with the girl ticket seller
to admit the entire family for so cents.
The seller said she would do so, but
that it should not be considered as a
precedent.
you will never need to again." re-
piled Mrs Cooper. because none OF us
will ever come here after tonight"
She treated the children to candy and
peanuts and then marched up and down
the streets after the show, all in a
happy mood. Mrs. Cooper being cheer
full They went home and the killing
followed shortly afterward.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
PROMINENT OIL MAN
KILLED BY ACCIDENT
Superintendent of Sunset Road Conn.,
pany PIunges Over Embankment
and Neck Is Broken-Con-
panion Only Bruised

4 BAKERSFIELD, Cal. June 13.-Be-
cause of defect ii the steering wheel
an automobile in which A. j. Webster,
superintendent of the Sunset Road Oil
company, and David Kinzy, field man
ager of the same company, were rid
ing ran off steep grade in the Sunset
field today and plunged headlong into
gulch and the former was killed In
stantly.
His neck was broken. having been
caught under the wrecked car. Kinzy
escaped with few minor injuries. The
deceased was prominently identified in
the oil industry, having been the found
err of the Webster iron works and of
late years superintendent of the va
rious Blodgett oil interests.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
NATIVE DAUGHTERS CLOSE
TWENTY-sEcoND CONVENTION

LODI, Cal, June 13.-At o'clock to-
night the twenty-second grand parlor
of the Native Daughters of the Golden
West adjourned after five days ses-
elections were continued and resulted
as follows:
Grand outside sentinel, Josie Bar
boni, San Jose; grand organist, Agnes
Troy, San Francisco; grand trustees,
Jennie Jordan of Oakland, Olive Bed
ford of Anderson, Helen Nidiver or
Ventura. Harriet Lee of Woodland.
Mamie Carmichael of San Jose. Lila
Bisbee of Angus Camp. Louise Hare
of Salinas.
Past Grand President Mills resolu-
ton to redistrict the state, thereby
creating eight instead OF seven trus-
tees. was withdrawn by the author.
After the installation of the grand
officers the parlor concluded its ses-
sion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
BRYAN HAS 6s7 VOTES;
is MORE THAN ENOUGH

LINCOLN, Neb., June 13.-Wlliam ].
Bryan, accompanied by Ex-Governor
j. E. Osborne of Wyoping. arrived
here this afternoon. They spoke last
night at a political meeting at York.
After a short visit at Fairview, Mr..
Osborne left for Chicago. At Mr. Bry-
ans office today it was announced that
ea7 delegates to the Democratic nation
al convention at Denver were pledged
to vote for Bryan for president. This
is 25 more than the necessary two
thirds majority.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
JURY ASKS CLEMENCY
FOR YOUNG HUSBAND
Youth Found Guilty of Murder In the
First Degree, with Recommended
ton for Mercy-Wife to
Be Tried

WHEELING, w. Va, June H.
Charles Cook, II years old and married,
charged with the murder of Charles
Bennett, is years old, of New Ken
sington, Pa, was found guilty today
of first degree murder with recon-
mendation for mercy, which makes
life Imprisonment obligatory. His wife,
Lila Zane Cook, member of one or
West Virginia's prominent families,
and Joe Weithe, accused of completely
in the crime. will be tried later. Cook,
his wife and Weithe are alleged to
have lured young Bennett to the. fair
grounds, beating and robbing him and
throwing his body into the Ohio river
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM
WILL BE USED IN FRANCE

PARIS, June 13.-The chamber of
deputies today adopted an amendment
to the voting law, which practically
puts into effect the secret Australian
ballot system.
There has been much complaint OF
the system of marking the ballots In
public. This has enabled the big land
owners and manufacturers and politi-
cal manipulators to exercise duress on
the voters.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
WOMAN is KILLED WHEN
HER COTTAGE COLLAPSES

GUTHRIE, Okla June ia wind
of great severity, accompanied by rain,
swept over Logan county this morning
doing damage to the extent of several
thousand dollars in Guthrie and work.
ing havoc in the surrounding country.
Mrs. Charles Smith OF crescent,
twelve miles northwest, was killed In.
the collapse of her cottage, to which
she had returned from a cyclone cave
during a lull in the storm.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
Bow Fatally Wounded

REDDING, Cal. June 13.-Jesse Day,
the 16-year-old son of Mrs. Jane Day,
was MORALLY wounded at Copper City
yesterday in drawing gun by the
muzzle from his row boat The ham,
mer caught on the side of the boat and
the gun was discharged, the shot tear
Ing away the boys arm and shoulder.
lie lived only an hour.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
RIVER RACES THROUGH
NORTH TOPEKA STREETS

Topeka, Kas.. June 13.-North To-
peka is deserted again tonight for the
second time this week. with the Kaw
river flood racing through the streets.
The river tonight is a fraction less
than 25 feet above the low water mark.
1t will possibly go six inches higher
by tomorrow afternoon.
Train service is again badly demor,
allied. The Rock Island has annulled
all its trains, the Union Pacific has no
tracks open out of here and the only
open line on the Santa Fe is the line
to Emporia. Three flood refugees were
cared for at the city auditorium today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14
JUDGE PRoUTY is ioWA'S
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEE

DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 13.--Judge
r. f. Prouty is the Republican nom
inee for congressman from the Seventh
Iowa district, according to the latest
official count of the returns from the
primary election of June 2. His ma
iority over Capt. Hull Is only one vote.
He gained this lead today.
The Hull faction claims fraud was
committed in one precinct and charges
the returns have been changed, ana
win take the contest into court.