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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE.

Pursuant TO authority vested in us By Il
decree Of the circuit court of Calhoun
county, West Virginia, rendered in the
chancery Cause of \, L. IIaverty and War.
rem Jarvis against T. NJ Conlcy and 9TH
els, at the April term, 1909, OF the said
court, the undersigned special commission
ers will, on TUESDAY, the 18th day Of
AUGUST, 1909, between the hours of . o.
clock a. IN. and o clock n, m, at the
front door of the court house of said county
proceed to sell to the highes. bidder, by
way of public auction the FLOWING described
real estate by SAID decree directed to be
sold, that is to say: \ trsct of 500 acres of
land situate on Little Wbite Oak cree in
Washington district, CALHOUN County, West
Virginia, being part OF ak tract of OF 100
acres conveyed by w NJ NlcClain to L NJ
tonley and l. Conley, BY deed dated on
the 9Th day of Juue, 1898, after abating
there from attract of GOT acres conveyed by
the said I. NJ. Con'eYakd l. Conley to
one CO Sibe;t by dee dated on the l4th
day Of December, 1901 both Of which said
deeds are OF reco d in c office Of the clerk
Of the county court y Calhoun county,
West Virginia, to which reference is here
made for description thereof by metes and
bounds; which said sale, however, shall be
subject to the exception Of one half the oil
gas and other minerals within and under.
lying the said land, together with all usual
convenient and necessary mining and oper-
aing rights an! privileges, the same being
owned by one II. G.. Linn, ard was except
ed by him in a certain deed Of conveyance
made by him to T NJ Conley dated on the
lst day OF November, 1901, also Of record
in said clerks Office, TO which reference is
here made.
TERMS OF SALE: One third the purchase
price cash in hand on day of sale and the
residue upon credit Of one and two years,
in equal installments, the purchaser execu-
ting r said deferred installments notes or
bonds with good security, and bearing in
tcrcst from date of sale, aud the legal title
TO said land TO be reserved until said pur-
4 Lpes rnnpc,, q.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE.

by virtue of a decree of the Cir
cult court of Calhoun county West
Virginia, rendered bt the April term
thereof, 1909, in tie chancery cause
Of Mollio Mace vs.I carrie +. Wigner
and others, the Undersigned special
commissioned wllg on TUESDAY tie
l7th day Of Aoghst, 1909, that be-
ing the first ddy/of the August term.
1909, Of said court, offer for salo at
public auction, to the highect b d.
der at The front door Of the court
house or aid couu ", the real estate
by said decree directed to be sold
t5wit. The FIRST being n certain lot
on parcel Of land known as the S. X
Smith lot Of o poles on High street,
IN the town of Guntsy.lle w. Va.
the second known as the ! G.
stamp lot, being 40 feet Of Of lot
No. Z in the SAID town Of Grants
vile, and The third being lot con-
taiuiLg IL square poles on High
street, in the said town adjoining S.
p. BolPs, sail lots being more fully
described in the bill and exhibits of
the above cause, to which reference
is here made for q more complete
description. But as the lot contain
ing II square poles has been pur-
chased and is now owned joy S. w
McClung, tile undersigned commits
sionor viii first offer the said lots of
9 poles, known a. tbc S * Smith lot
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE

BY virtue of decree in tn. Cir
cult Court of Calhoun West Virginia
rendered at the April term, 1909, in
the chancery cause of ia .Rathbone
against Noryal L. Ball and Others,
the undersigned commi4 sioners will
on Tuesday, the 18th day Of Aug
ust 1909, that being thd first day Of
the August term, 1907 If said Court
offer for sale at pu6li4ahction to the
highest bidder at the irb nt door of
the Court House Of SAID County,
the real estate by SAIL decree direc-
ed to be sold, to-wit:- a certain tract
or parcel of 81 81 acres of land sit.
az on the waters Of Pine Creek, in
Center DIstrict Of Calhoun County,
which was conveyed to the defen-
dat, NorSal Il! Ball by Louis Ben
nett and wife, by deed dated on the
18th day of April, 1903, which is OF
record in the Clerks Office of the
County Court of Calhoun County,
and copy is exhibited with tho bill
in said cause
But there will be reserved from
said sale for the benefit Of said gran
,ors, in the deed aforesaid, all the oil,
gas, coal and othr mineral underlying
the sail land with certain mining
rights which are particularly set
forth in the sail deed
Terms Of sal sufficient cash in
hand in to pay the cost Of said
suit and expenses Of such sale and
the residue upon q credit OF Of six.
twelve and eighteen months, taking
from the purchaser notes or bonds
with goo! security for the deferred
instailmouts, bearing interest from
the date of sale.
I, G. G. Starchar Clerk of tic
Circuit Court OF Calhoun County. d,
certify That bond in t1c penalty of
5000 has been given by the said
Commissioner as required by decree
in said cause
G. G Sucher Clerk.
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Huffman Music Conservatory.
lem Huffman.

Ala Huffman. lem Huffman.
We are now ready for work
and will begin with the largest
class we have ever had. We
want all who will work, as
our work must speak for itself.
AVill give a recital each month
at the M. E. Church with music
grading from one to seven.
Small children taught for half
price or So for 20 half hour
lessons. For further informa-
ton address, Allie Huffman,
Grantsville, VIVA.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
JUDICIAL SALE

BY virtue Of decree of the Cir.
cult Court Of Calhoun County/West
Virginia rendered thcNrnt torn
in the consolio alcd caus4 II Ella
Eismon against Armiua "a iKuotts
and others dof ". G. Eisbion, adj
ministrator dc bon ig non. # the os.
tate OF r. G. Kuotls, doeoqsol.
gainst a T. Eamon and others, he
undersigned Commissioner viii Jon
Tuesday the nth day of August
1909, that being The first day Of the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
Yours truly

{. ]. Gamer.
Arnoldsburg, w. Va. July IL, 90,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
ArnoIdsturg in Cool Sanitary Condition.

Editor Chronicle: I have had
many inquiries in the last few
days regarding the report that
there is now considerable typhoid
fever at this place. | take this
means of setting such rumors at
rest, There is not single case
of typhoid in this town, nor
close to it. and there has only
been one case this year, that of
Mrs Rose Hays, and extra pre-
caution was taken in this case to
prevent the spread Of the disease
The town is in splendid sanitary
condition, and all teachers may
come to the Institute without the
least fear of contracting any dis
ease, whatever.
Yours truly,
c. J. Gamer.
a rnOldSburO w Va Ju1v - 100
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1909-07-20
5O-PubliC Sale-5O
will Sell Fifty Pure Bred
Hereford Cattle, consisting Of
Cows, Bulls and Heifers, on
SEPT TX 1000


Cows, Bulls and Heifers, on
SEPT. Is, 1909.
This is the best lot of Cattle
ever offered for Sale in West Va.
Those who are thinking of buy
some good Breeding Cattle wants
to see this lot of Cattle and at
tend this Sale. We expect no e,-
travagant prices, nor we don't
want anything more than a fair
price. This lot of Cattle consists
of good Breeding Cows, a num-
er with Calf at foot, and bred a
gain. and a few verv good Polled
Hereford Bulls, from 6 to II
months old, everey animal guar
anteed a breeder.
Free lunch on the ground.
Sale opens 1890 P. NJ, on my
farm 5 miles South of Spencer.
M. L. VAN DEVENDER,
Spencer, w. Va.
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c. 1nSIc oEEER.

Send us thc mes of three or more
performers o.. ,hs piano or organ and
twenty Eve in silver or postage
stamps an w mail you postpaid our
latest popul lusic Roll cOntaing 20
pagcs lull shl lsic, consisting Of pOpu.
laf so0gs, me- and waltzes arranged
foi Che Piano o. organ including Rud.
Kuauers lam Flight OF the Butterflies
March Nam. the latest popular song,
"Thr Gin U.s. en-"
POrULA MUSIC PUB 60.
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s. money is paid.
A. G.. Mathews, !
5 l.. Bell, Special
j. NJ. Hamilton Conn ,

J, G. c. Starcher, clerk of the Circuit
court os Calhoun county, do hereby certify
that bond in the penalty Of 100000 has
been given by the above ramcl special
commissioners as required by the decree in
lhe said cause. I. q. Starcher Olerk.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

stumbled down the first ladder to the
main deck. Here men were clinging to the
floor of the superstructure. what you might
call the ceiling of that warship's top story
Each man in his hammock. slung up above
like sacks of flour. they slept there by the
score.
Down the next ladder to the gun-deck !
passed with what celebrity the tropics leave in
one for night providing and still the hammOcks
chung. like barnacles on a castaway, tight to
the steel rafters of the protective deck. And
piled in compact rows. behind the breeches
of the seven-inch guns, which showed indis-
tincty against the open ports. lay the light
OakeE ditty-bOxes. one of which constitutes
the entire kit of the enlisted man. A ditty-
box the size of a bOotblack's kit canvas bag
such golfers use, a hammock. and leave to
cling to the ceiling-that is the sailors lot in
the new navy. Cleanliness and discipline by
day. folded up like jack-knfe by night snd
fed the best food on earth-these are the re-
wards he reaps for charting out the sea-path
of a new world-power.
goat bleated in the next passage to the
deck where the openings are to the engine
rooms. coon skunk pitiful way, yearning
in the close night for release from his fur
Wearing coonskin in the tropics is not
healthful, especially if you are the coon. A
parrot nodded from her fyingp perch and
wished mat the regulations provided place
shaded with palm leaves for all mascots when
in the tropics
Up from the engine rooms crept the deep
rumble of the insistent chug that drives
steamship from seabOard to seaboard as stead
lily as the hands of a clock while you eat and
sleep and loaf and read and dream. i found
the open hatch and slipped down among the
brass rods and the purple disks Of the higher
power than gunnery which leads a people to
prosperity, the power of steam. No inch of
wood was visible and space stretched forth
on every line of vision; space. vast. oompli-
Gated, crammed full with delicate contrap-
tons. In the hollow distance an oiler inverted
his can and poured soothing lotions into his
monster plaything. as a mother ladies' sOoth-
ing-syrup, and he went about it with the same
loving fondness. singing his lullaby to the
lungs of the ship
Down, down, down ladder after steel lad
der, into the tortuous ways directly above the
double bottoms, until. at last, l stood squarely
in the fire-rooms themselves and watched the
grimy stokers ply their unhandsome task.
Cool cooler than the quarterback it was down
there. IL stories-rather, IL decks-from the
after bridge where slept the oblivious admiral
And the mid-watch stoke-shift looked as COM
Portable as any deckhand swabbing a hatch.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
From Overhead.

A canary hung directly over the big
square table in the Hungarian res
taurant.
Once" said a woman who was din.
ing there. the bottom dropped out
of the cage, the bird flew at the or
chestra yonder, and We had bird seed
in our soup. 1t was awful"
That reminds me-" said the cross
eyed man, ''of one time when we were
having little game of poker On the
q. & o. You know how those trains
roll. Well. just about the middle of
the game down came all the, grips and
dress suit cases straight into the
kitty and broke up the game. Money
flew everywhere We got so mixed
We couldn't tell which had won or
where the money was that whoever
had won it won. Talk about bird
seed!"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
HOW He DID The CHORES
Wound Up the Music Box and Put Hts
CoejlscreW in the 8arom-
eter.

"You needn't wait for me-" explained
the head of the house; Il have a din
ner engagement, an important bust
ness affair, and no doubt shall be
kept quite late"
At breakfast next morning an ON
nous silence had fallen upon ALL The
head of the house had no appetite
and was evidently far from feeling
well. After a painful silence the hus.
band. without meeting his wife's eye,
essayed to start conversation.
It's funny about that clock" he
said. Its stopped. and I'm sure ]
wound it last night
You are mistaken" said his wife,
icily: You wound up Willie's music
box instead and it played Home,
Sweet Home till daylight. The clock
in the hall has also stopped, but find
that you screwed your corkscrew into
the barometer"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

arc of the circle and then began over again
The life-boats wandered aimlessly. The cox
SWANS blew their whistles. The copper buoys
we're gathered in. No answer. no sign of lfe
The hope Of nation sat down on its course;
the modern armada waited. But we were
obeying the law.
Finally the Connecticut grew petulant: she
Minnesota became peevish; she blinked and
sputtered with the ardois. The commander
in-chief must have been on the bridge; the
other admirals, in their isolated grandeur.
must have been abroad. When one of them
talks it is not with human kind; he chatters
with the elements and gossps by electricity.
At length the Missouris ardois came to
life. It began winking. blinking that red-and-
white dot, dash, dot, dot, dash. dash, dash, dot,
dash; pulsating. winking, still flashing on. q
long long. message.
A guffaw floated up from the deck. Some
jack who knew the code had caught the mes
sage. Whispering. chatter. laughter: ripple
of merriment went over the ship. Then the
searchlights were shamefacedly doused. We
Missouris side They were buckling up the
boat and there was unmistakable disgust in
that slap From the Kentucky, far down the
line came only blank and discreet silence;
she was accepting her shame quietly. Then
an orderly brought a transcript of the Mis-
souri's message to the admiral.
Happy to report" he read, and shrugged
his shoulders. There is seldom editorial COM
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standard speed. Heaving. swelling. majestic
ally blowing, they pursued their ponderous'
implacable way. Mothered of crested SEAS
sired of the deep. they sped on, like the curse
of Thor, lightning forged. Ominous there IN
the solemn night the hushed spirit OF the
guns draped them with hidden might; the
cabalistic twinkle of those blinking eyes
robed them with profound Intelligence by
day they were white and yellow fortresses,
unlovely, ungainly; by night they wore new
beauty, new power. Behind them lay terrors
bested: ahead there lay a magic carpet OF IN
finite variety, a bath of stars leading them
eternally!
The gray old head of the admiral tossed
and muttered in its sleep. When ne nrst
went to sea his mother asked him how they
tied up the ship at night. and when he replied
that it kept on going right through the night
she wanted to know how it could see. For
so years he had survived oceans peris. and
now he was going for the last time to that
ingenious mother as safe in his lofty bunk as
any shoreman in his cot, protected by the in
tricate laws of the road and the evervigilant
naval regulations.
On the quarterback below marine paced
slowly from side to side, waiting lest another
signal be flown, when he would leap to the
trigger that releases the life-buoy Alone, the
only sign of life on the quarterback. he looked
in the dim shadow like an Grant spirit con-
Turing sentry-duty from imaginative perils
1t was too lofty perch on the after-bridge.
too lonely a space on the vacant quarterback.
l CROPPED my way forward, wiping from my
brow the tropic night-sweat. Under a spread
ing steam-cutter that lifted its giant shape
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
THE DOCTORS WIFE
Agrees with Him About Food.

A trained nurse says: In the
practice of my profession have
found SO many points in favor of
Grape Nuts food that l unhesitatingly
recommend it to all my patients.
1T is delicate and pleasing to the
palate ian essential in food for the
sick). and can be adapted to all ages,
being softened with milk or cream
for babies or the aged when deficiency
Of teeth renders mastication impos-
sible. For fever patients or those on
liquid diet l find 'Grape-Nuts and albu.
men water very noWishing and re.
freshing.'
This recipe is my own idea and is
made as follows: Soak a teaspoonful
of Grape-Nuts in a glass of water fol-
an hour, strain and serve with the
beaten white of an egg and spoonful
of fruit juice for flavouring. This at
fords great deal of nourishment that
even the weakest stomach can assim
ilate without any distress.
MY husband is a physician and he
uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders II
many times for his patients.
} Personally l regard a dish of Grape
Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the
ideal breakfast for anyone-weu OF
sick"
In any case of stomach trouble, nerv
GUS prostration or brain flag, a 10 day
trial of Grape-Nuts will work wonders
in this way ending the trouble.
There's a Reason" and trial proves
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, s'The Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter. a new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine true and full Of AaDal
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
Fooled Them Thirteen Years.

Frank Nelson, former state superin.
tendent of public instruction of Kan.
sas. and Cap" Gibson, the veteran
record clerk in Auditor Nations of.
flee, are great friends. Nelson is now
president of a Minnesota college.
When Nelson was still in the state
house he and Gibson had a talk one
day about teaching school. Il was
once a school teacher" volunteered
Gibson.
rs that so?" asked Nelson. How
long?"
Yes. fooled 'em 13 years." re.
piled Gap"
How is that?" asked Nelson.
"Oh," said Cap" Il quit when
teachers had to quaiify."-Kansas City
Journal.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

equator. but now they were hurrying on TO
get into the harbor of Rio de Janeiro before
shutdown of the second day following. Yet
here they were. engines idle at midnight los
ing precious hour because q common sea-
man had inadvertently slipped over the side
of the Missouri. There was no temper lost
Every one waited patiently. The life-saving
machinery was at work. as provided in the
regulations. There was no need to worry;
the incident would take care of itself. The
laws of the Modes were exact and those of
the Persians explicit; the Jews had decar
logue and there have been a few codes de-
vised since by Justinian. Napoleon and others.
All those. however. were amateur attempts: in
professional lawmaking the United States
naval regulations say the final word. So. when
a man drops overheard from a fleet at night
though wars 60 on and people perish, that
vivid and diverse spectacle cannot be coun-
fernandez.
We lay there becalmed. fumbling in the
tepid dark. The searchlights played their
stark wonder over the dancing nightcaps
where the silly waves tried to hide their To-
quacious heads Each described its 20-degree
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

or died, when I Dead about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so
began to take il, and am well again and
relieved Of all my suffering. Mrs.
GEoRGB JoRDY, Box 40. Marlton, NJ.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
thousandsof voluntary testimonialsare
on file in the Pinkhan laboratory al
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, nj
ceration, Displacement, fbroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodispains, backache.
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her.
self to give Lydia E Hinkham's Vege.
table Compound q trial
II you would Ike special advice
about y0Wcase write q con1iden.
tial letter - Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice u froe
and always helpful
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
Calamity IL, Kansas

More hard luck stories from the
Kansas grain fields! Only a short
time ago disaster-wild disaster
drifted in from the wheat harvest
The grain was too heavy for the ma
chine; there were not enough men tC
handle it. Now, storage room is lack
ing and already the railways are re
luctantly predicting that they will no,
have enough cars to move the harvest
And, as if that were not enough, re
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
New Works. Enormous Debt.

The New York city department of
finance has made public statement
of the funded Indebtedness of the mu-
nicipality down to November 80. 1908.
outstanding of $794.1OS.1S9 and a tenn
porary debt of $92,37S. 200. making a
combined gross Indebtedness OF $685.
484,38O.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

ports of new and unique catastrophe
to the growing corn crop-the ears
are SO large the stalks break under
them!
AS things are going, agriculturally,
in Kansas, more woe is in sight.
Steers too big for cattle chutes, hogs
whose legs won't carry them, alfalfa
of a strength to make stacking explos-
lively dangerous, oats far too rich for
breakfast food
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
Use for Elastic Conscience.

Riggs and Briggs are two Montreal
citizens. more or less interested in
municipal affairs. They differ on sew
eral burning questions. but unite in
a strong dislike for O'Flaherty (Which
is not the gentleman's name). The
same O'Flaherty has positive gift
for manipulating votes and is capable
of looking after larger band of the
faithful" than any other Montreal
politician.
Its men like O'Flaherty who give
this city a bad name." said Riggs
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

warmly. Hes got no principles at
all. In fact, he doesn't think of any
thing but getting his man in"
That's So" responded Briggs. IF
I had q conscience as elastic as
O'Flaherty's. I'd make it into rubber
trust"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22

sci of my paiama-cord
to see if l should go
fore or aft. 1t turned
near-silk and l climbed
to the admiral's bridge.
There he lay, his slip
pers off, in shirt and
trousers, his gray old
head absolved of sea-
vexatiOns. In the cabin
beyond his fiag-lieuten-
ant nestled in a knit
comforter. Only the
signalman On the look
out by the semaphore
kept watch there near
the brain of the feet.
Aft trailed that
sweep of comets. The
is were back again. in
line of squadron. the
drugstore riding-lights
abeam, the truck-lights
white thus spelling
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-22
Hypocrite in the Hereafter.
St. Louis First in This.

The largest tobacco manufacturing
center in the world is ST. Louis It's
annual sales aggregate $4,000, 900
which is equal to Is per cent of the
total tobacco output of the United
States.