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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

charge Of my duties under decree
Of reference made by said eonrt"tn
said above styled cause on the 2Gth
day OF August. 1908. An abstract OF
which said decree is us follows:
ut appearing to the. court and the
court being Of opinion that this Is a
proper case for reference to one Of
the commissioners In chancery Of this
court It is adjudgel, ordered and de.
creed that this cause be and tile same
Is hereby referred 10 H. E. Moran, one
OF the commissioners In chancery OF
this court, who sholl take proof and
settle the accounts between the plain.
tin. Laura A. Wilson. and the defend.
ants. Kimbol Merri6el,l and Sarah
Mortified. his wife, S. ". Harden,
mortgage, ]. c. Mortified, trustee.
and Wesley Harden. ~ 10 take. state
and report an account showing all the
real estate owned by the judgment
debtor, liimbol Merritleld; where sit.
nate. It's description and the quantity
thereof. (2) The liens upon said real
estate. by whom held. their amounts
and priorities. 60 Whether said real
estate viii In five years rent. for SUI:
Rcient sum TO pay Of and discharge
said liens and the cost OF this suit.
(4). and such other matters as any
party in interest may require. But be-
fore proceeding to take said account,
The said commission shall give notice
10 all parties to this suit Of the time
and place OF taking the said account
by publication thereof for four success!
sive weeks In some newspaper publish.
ed in this county. At which time and
place you and eacn OF you may attend
and do what is necessary to protect
your interests"
Given under my hand this. the 2Gtii
day Of Feb, 1909.
Fl: 3. MORAN,
Feb 9G.4 wks. Commissioner.
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Work Of His Neiahbors.

The West Virginia State Senate on
Tuesday refused TO confirm the ap'
pointnent Of the editor OF the Regis
ter as n member OF the Board OF D.
rectotS Of the Second Hospital for the
insane at Spencer.
We presume thM this Is the work
OF our two eminent Senators. Messrs.
McIntire and Silver. and thsir fellow.
workers for the ,listillers and brewers.
They are quite welcome to the small
satisfaction thn; this may bring them.
They must know. however. that It will
not deter the Register from contlnu.
Ing 10 express It's opinion o. the men
who bptray their constituents, who
disgrace their party and who declare
that the people haven't sense enough
to vote oil the greatest moral question
that Is before the public. The Reg.
lister Is one Of the few State raprs
that has fearlessly discussed this sub
iect anil called things in the i.egIsla-
tnre by their right name In connec
ton with the corruption Of Senators
by the whlskey interests.
We do not think less Of Senators
McInt,re and Silver and the other
booze legislators for their action above
referred 10.
We NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Regis.
nor .t ... N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Elsewhere aerein We & publish "a
brief review of the voluminons re- re-:
port made BY a a committee which
has been pranclng and sprlnhng
around at great length for the! last
couple Of years on State money
That It's representations relative %
the local Institutions are unworthy
Of serious thought Is the belief Of
all who know anything about the
cleanliness OF tle Institution.
That in the more Anticipated por-
tons OF a large Institution like that
there may be found some specimens
Of the festive Clmex Lectularius Is
undenlnble. but In recent years thee
has been no Instance In which their
stay has not been made OF brief
duration, and their destruction nas
not heretofore required the coming
OF horde OF high.salarletl be.l-bug
hunters from the State capital. arm
ed with ten cent cigars and Nell
vale Bottled-in-Bontl insectlcide. oath
creylces and dope 'em 10 death with
Legislative exhalations.
Tie prlncely price Of all this rel
sparkling Juice OF Joy, to which
should be added the costs Of the
crlcuitous and recurrent comIngs
and golngs OF the committee. To-
gether with the printers and bind
er's bill for the biggest book on
be,l.bnggcry ever given to our molll-
tain freemen, will naturally look
large AS It looms up for liquidation
before the taxpayers; but think Of
the unspeakable thrill OF Joy and
other emotions which so much dig
nifty and show Of importance must
:1ave sent to the hearts OF these
hlthkrto humble and unregarle'i
bel-bugs eeyn In the sad and solemn
hour OF death at the hands Of 4 roach.
routing and be'.bug bouncing delega-
tion from 4 lnw-making body Of the
dead past! r "a
Bedbugs are not accustomed to
so much limelight and dignity. and
surely the posterity. Of the rermin
victims OF this grave and reverend
committee will not fail to write It In
letters large and luminous and tell 1t
Mt all their public rehearsals. That they
are in very truth the llneal descend
ants Of the identical three bugs that
we're hunted. chased. worried, corner.
ed. captured and killed by a dul.; com
missione1 corps Of specialists Of legls.
lative fame: and that their forebears.
whose happy lot 1t was to die IN the
midst OF all this glare and glory were
"wrlt" about in big book Of bel
bnggery, which cost the people many
hundreds of dollars.
"Fnll many a gem Of purest ray St.
rene.
The dark unfathomed caves Of ocean
bear;
Full many flower Is born to blush
| unseen, .. f.,
And waste It's sweetness On the
desert air."
But not so with these heg-hugs and
their children and chillren's children.
Weston Independent.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

About two or three o'clock to-mor.
frpwamotning the regular legislative
session Of 1909 will have become n
mater Of history, A sort of tron.
5blohs question arises when thinking
Soyers Its doings and mlsdoings some.
think Ike this, what shall the har
RI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
SOCIAL CHANGES
AT At WHITE v HI !: lin HOUSE \
THE SMART SET IN QUITE A
FURRY OF EXCITEMENT
r.. .G.s. JUST NOW.

WASHINGTON, Feb. &c. = To say
that the entire capital is greatly inter.
ested In figuring ont Just what sort Of
changes will take p!ace at the White
House next month Is putting It mildly.
In fact, the, entire diplomatic, official
and social circles Of this place are
thinking Of little else and everywhere
persons afe to be heard discussing
Just what they thihk. or assume ia
know. what will be done In the way
OF innovations with the coming Of Mrs
William Howard Taft as the first
lady of the iand.'
That the changes will be startling
10 degree no one doubts. It Is said
that the three ponderous chandeliers
OF the east fairly CULVER these days In
anticipation Of what they are to shine
down upon in the future.
Miss Hagner TO Go.
1t Is very thoroughly understood
that Mrs. Taft will not require the ser
vices Of Miss Belle Hagner, who has
been social secretary to Mrs. Roose
welt for the past seven years. Just who
is to he placed In this important posi-
uon IL not known. but there are those
that declare that brilliant Cincinnati
woman has already been chosen fol
the place. .r.
In expectancy OF some who have
been ont OF the pale for some years
there are those who have ALREADY, be
sun 10 figure on The return to Wash
ington and leading affairs Of the Bel
lamy Storers.
Then much talk centers about q
prominent New Yorker. who for years
mas taken a prominent part In Wash
ington affairs. He and his wife have
always entertained much and their III.
vitations nave been much sough. af.
ter. This New Yorker was once III
the diplomatic service as n foreign
ambassador, but he has not been IN
favor at the White House. Not long
ago 1t was rumore,l that the flne
three.story house he and his wife have
occupied for years was to be sold and
that the pair woull return to their
permanent home In New York.
Nov, In Favor. IN
Now comes the news that they are
TO be high In favor nt'the White House
under the Tafts and TINT they WIN not
dispose Of their Washington home.
A change in the personnel of army
and navy attaches at the executive
mansion Is, of course. expected. 1t Is
generally concluded that the names OF
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William S.
Cowles will not appear so frequently
on White House lists OF ''tfose pres.
emit"
Another feature that Is thought to
lie slated for Punishment Is the little
affairs for which Harvard men have so
often been invited. Mr.. Taft Is OF Yale
and the knowing ones say that univer.
sity Will be shown the preference. here
after. a
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Democrats
CONTINUED from Page one.)

BY hal received Ills votes for tho
same Office. Evans having t.le great
or number of votes was declared the
nominee Evans made a short speech
of acceptance.
The nominees for councilman from
the several, wards were declared o.
follows:
First ward. Howard Adams.
Second ward, A. D. Simon.
Third ward, Charles Powell.
Fourth ward. Henry ". Martin.
Fifth ward, Carl Riggs.
Executive commlttee-Thoni's =
Gallihue, George NJ. Lilley. C. r. Man
ley. August Byers. A. G. Martin,
The resolution passed by Second
ward convention was then read and
it was asked that It be broadened 81
AS to be made part Of the proceedings
OF the city convention. !,
The .leavening process in boarding
the resolution was started by B. l.
Butcher who introduced IN appendix
to the resolution. Wait Conway came
and offered a resolution. The chair
declared both Butcher and Conawny
out OF onler. Wait appealed to the
house. He was the only one who
thought he was right. There were
cries OF put him out.
The Second ward amendment was
re.read md Wait withdrew his reso'
luton stating that there was nothing
in 1t.
Mr.. Butcher presented his appendix
in the regular form with II IN adden'
dun introduced by Tusca Morris WIS
coupled to the resolution.
The resolution f. as follows:
The Resolutions.
WHEREAS. the granting OF license
TO manufacture or sell Intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes within
the limits Of the City OF FalrmGnt Is
one In which the people themselves
have a vital interest: and
WHEREAS. It Is the sense Of the
convention that the people themselves
have n right to determine for them
selves whether such license shall be
granted.
(D-NOW THEREFORE, Pc TT
RESOLVED by the Democrats OF the
Second ward d sadly City in conven-
ton assembled. that the aforesaid
question should be submitted to a vote
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NOTICE TO LlENHoLDERs.

To all Persons Holding Liens by Iulg.
ments or otherwise on the Real Es.
tate or any Part Thereof OF Kimbol
Mortified: E
In. pursuance OF a decree OF the In
termedlate Court of Marion county.
made in a cause therein pending to
subject the real estate Of the Said
KImbol Mortified othe satisfaction
Of the liens thereon, you are hereby
rQnired to present oil claims held by
You and each Of you against the said
Klnibol Memifield. which are liens on
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
The Book Trust.

The American Book Company Is
having its snare Of troubles Just now,
The other day the company was fined
$4,000 end oustel from the State Of
Texas. and n restraining order has
been issued against It by the courts
n New Irrscy. The American Rock
CcmnanvHisN second 10 very few trnsts
in the United states.-Glenvllle Path
finder. III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Laura A. Wilson & Co., VS. K!mbon
Merrihcld ct als, defendants, In the
Intermediate Court in chancery. The
plalutlug and each Of said above nam.
ell defendants In said above entitled
cause pending in said Intermediate
Court OF Marion county, West Virgin,
In. Will take notice that on the Goth
.laylof March, looa.ta al my office in the
city qt sFalrmont, Marion county, West
Virginia, I Will commence, the dis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

A STORE WHICH ADvERTlsEs
ONLY OCCASIONALLY JUsTIFlEs
THE INFERENCE THAT IT is
ONLY OCCASIONALLY THAT 1T.
HAS ANYTHING TO ADVERTISE.
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4 . .sf ~ n,
BRYAN ON Way
Coming to West virsinla-Lefti: Lin
coin Last Nlqht. NJ + " II; IN

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb, 2c--,y Bry.s:
an left last night for indianapolis, u
where tomorrow he will address fthesss;
legislature OF Indiana. From Indianap-- *
oils Mr.. Bryan will so on east filing
lecture engagements IN Ohio. SPennsyl-S
vanla and West Virginia. He will res
turn to Lincoln for the banquetltos be-
rendered in his honor on the 18th or
March. his 49th birthday. u h
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Mr.. g, II. Baker Inns become editor
$of the SistersylIle Review in place Of
sPostmaster Lynn Kirkland. who for
Snnerly2 handled the feather. Mr.. Baker
was promoted from the position OF city
editor.
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Cranes Drug Store.

his real estate or any part Of It. for,
adjudication to ME at my Office In the
city, Of Falrmont, Marion county, VIZ
Va, on or before the goth day OF
March, 1909. X tj53ss
Given under my hand this. the 2sth3s
day Of Feb, 1909, stiisi;
ii fl. d MORAN, sSE'
Feb, 2G.4 wks. Commissioner;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Going to engage the new nelp under
the whip Of somebody's supposed
pull or Influence" with you-o. in
the business like way. through Tant
advertising? x
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NOTICE..

All officers and members OF District
No. 800, G. B. u. are notified that the
last regular meeting Of tle District
for the month Of February. 1909, vii;
&c held at the club room on Sunday.
February Is. at 1880 p. m. Paymen.
Of dues and assessments and Other
important business.
KEN. By the scc'y.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

..$S Bare dances are quite the rage
SinSNews York society. Is this the be-
ginning yof " saloma style for ball
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

SssE The Kaiser and the King Of England
have Kissed but III was left slor: their
3 queens To make vi" s.ssS a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26
SPECIAL MEETING

OF city cuneil to Pass on "For or
Against License" on Ticket.
A special meeting OF council will
he held this evening to consider the
question Of placing "For License and
Against License" on the ticket to be
voted Mt the coming city election. The
councllmen were summoned this aft
ernoon by Chief Shoemaker. II.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-26

Mr.. Taft was not compelled to ride
the goat on ais initiation into the Ma.
sonic fraternity. Was this considera'
sitionsf for Mr.. Taft or for the goat?
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lAt,oN,c The EDITORS
The Smell committee;

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16
The Changes OF Ten Years

EE1ToR NEws:-Upon the oc-
casion of recent visit to Baxter
Springs l stepped into the newly
finished quarters of the Baxter
State Bank. In the course of an
inspection at close range, which
courtesy was given by Cashier
Clinkenbeard, l made the remark
that many changes had taken
place in Baxter Springs since l
first knew the town ten years
ago, or a little over, and that
whereas the banking facilities of
a decade since were about on a
par. with those of Quapaw, and
seemingly ample at that; the
town had now two splendidly
equipped and we'll conducted
banks, either of which did many
times the business of the, old one.
A moment later on the street ]
greeted another old neighbor
who said the town was poking
along in the same old way and
doing nothing. Hadn't made a
creditable improvement or adj
vanced visibly in forty years,
and wasn't likely too, so far as
he could see. The tontrasa be-
tween the observation of our mu-I
tual friend, who, for his own
sake, shall remain incoguito, and
my own thoughts at the time,
has since set me to thinking
more deeply about the matter,
and 1 have finally concluded to
set down on paper the results of
tits reminiscent ruminatiou.
And now that it is all done, 1
believe l should rather have the
est of the improvements of ten
years than what the town was
worth when the period began.
We will begin with the banks
and business concerns. The COM
parisou of banking facilities hav-
ing already been made, we will
pass on to the general lines.
What house in the town bat is
doing a vastly greater business
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

winter mulch for such shrubs
and plants as will not stand cold
How magnificent the trees IA
stretching their bare arms
heavenward. A bridge overhead
carries pedestrians from one side
the little valley to the other. AT
the old Mann spring are seats
and a monument with a bronze
tablet that tells of the history
made here. Further along the
steep cliff to the south has been
toned down and ornamented nm
til we wonder how it could have
changed so. Here we come to
water, an artificial lake which
we discover later is caused by a
dam across the mouth of the
creek. Little skiffs are seen in
plenty and water fowls noted at
various places. In summer this
must be an enhancing spot. Yes
but how lonely and desolate it
was ten years ago. If you do
not believe it., 60 and see for
yourselves, and then see what a
transformation there could be
with little labor and expence,
and try to think how much bet
ter of the town would be, and
how much more worth living life
would be with it all changed into
a park.
AS one is astonished when he
sits down and reckons up the
progress the town has made in
the last ten years he may regard
most any length of advancement
in the next ten years without sur
prise. Yon can't tell what these
people will do who call this home,
when once they get started. /
was going to say something about
the exemplary conduct and per-
sonal improvement of many citi-
zens of the town today as COM
pared with ten years ago, but
that constitutes material for
another chapter, and so / shall
refrain for the present.
W. S. BAXTER.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16
See David Warwick at opera
house Saturday night.
List ofLetters.

Remaining in the postofice at Baxter
Springs, Kansas, for the week ending
with December Is, 1909, which If not
called for within two weeks win be
sent to the dead letter Office at Wash
ington, D. c:
Mr. John Bay Mr. w NJ Clnrk
Mrs Stella Hudson Miss Ethel Enry
Geo w Wilson James Bickl !
Mrs E Winnons.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say Advertised;
giving date of list.
FRED BARTLETT, P. NJ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

Big Land Deal By Col Dyer.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
notes that Col. d. B. Dyer,
formerly of this city, and still q
property owner here, is at the
head of q syndicate that recent
" purchased 268 acres of land
at Macon, Ca, most of which
is in the choicest residence por-
ton of that city. The price paid
was $40, 10000.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-12-16

were not. Did you ever think
how Mary Ann park looked ten
years ago, when you pass by?
There used to be a single wire
fence around it then which Char
lie Daniels told me was mostly
for ornament since not hing that
was inside the briers and under
brush could get out, and any
living thing that was out did
not want in. The Sweeney resi-
dence is close by and it is not so
very far over to the Brown and
Haskell residences that no city
would sneeze at. What kind of
a house did John Opperman live
in ten years ago, and where does
he live now? Dozens more of
lesser cost and substantial orna-
ments to- the town might be
enumerated. and the end is not
yet, for A. D. c. Harvey is put
ting up a new house on histori-
cal ground and a beautiful spot.
Not a neighborhood in the town
but has seen its improvements
and hardly a house you can re-
call but has seen changes for the
better. Can you find a town
that has improved more for its
size that has not enjoyed a wind
fall of great industrial inner
itance, that has done better-bar
none?
It would not do to omit men
ton of our library, our schools
and churches. Ten years ago
the City Hall was a hoo-doo,
abandoned by the council to the
bats and mice and English spar
rows, and the vandal boys. How
about it now? Have we not
moved some? What was our
school ten years ago as compared
to today? 1t has grown and is
still growing, and no town has a
better for the pretentions this
town makes. The Presbyterian
church of ten years gone by was
antique but not ornamental. The
colored MethodiStS had an old
shell that did them no credit,
and the Christian church had
not yet got its breath after the
cyclone, and had not where to
worship. If Baxter Springs i'm
proves accordingly in the next
ten years as it has in the last its
residents and friends will have
no cause for shame.
A look into the future is timely
and profitable always. 1t is 1919,
Dec. 1. We have just returned
from trip over town and hitched
our aeroplane at the back door.
1t is one of those late autumn
days that the immortal deities
send only to this favored spot,
a combination of genial warmth
and bracing atmosphere that
would energize a cement image,
and set him to making love. The
annual meeting of the Park asso-
citation is soon to be held and
well-dressed men and women are
coming into a room with vaulted
ceiling. The mellow light creeps
in through art-glass windows.
Without introduction to the per-
sons present we will sit quietly
in the corner until the meeting is
ended, and then take stroll.
The proceedings tell of expendi-
lures of maintenance and new
work along the bluffs and var
ious other portions of the town.
The entire bluff from Blacks
grove to Camp Logan is now