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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
COUNTY COURT
NAMES OFFICERS

The County Court has appointed the
following men commissioners aud
challengers for the special election
to be held in Grant district next Tues.
day when 1t will he decided whetl er
or not there shall be an Independent
school district in Grant. The COM
missioners and challengers are.
Precinct No. /. Monongaa, ]. H.
Leonard. L. M. Kuhn, j. H. Lambert
commissioners; George Fleming. Mike
Mcdonald. challengers.
Precinct No. q, Eldora, B. X. Mar,
tin, John H. Manley. William Ian
ham, commissioners; john R. Manley
and Charles W. Linn, challengers,
Precinct No. 8, Union school house,
8. i. shaver James L. Hayhurst. w.
E. Fortney, commissioners; Hugh Nc.
Allister, claud Galliher, challengers.
Precinct No. 4, Minersville, Joseph
Hawkins, George Jarrett, c. P. Free,
land, commissioners; David Jarrett.
E. e, Anderson, challemgers.
Precinct No, 5, Eyerson, W. H. Man
ley, J. N. Wood, R, N. Male, commits
sioners; John higgins, Walter Davis,
The candidates for Board Of Educa-
ton on the Citizens Ticket of the In
dependent School District Of Grant
are:
z. NJ. Reese to serve from July LIST,
1909, to June 80, 1911.
Lee James, to serve from July Isl,
1909, to June 30. 1918.
Charles Lieviag, to serve from July
LIST, 1909, to June 80, 1915.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
A pleasant outing.

The young lady employees OF Hart
ley's store, together with a few
friends. went to Warrington on the
trolley last evening and had most
enjoyable time. The crowd which
numbered about thirty went to Man.
nlngton on the six o'clock car and on
reaching the city went to the Airing
ton hotel where an elegant dinner was
enjoyed. The remainder Of the even
ing was spent in calling on friends aud
in a visit to the nickelodeans. The
crowd returned here on the ten o'clock
car after having had an unusually
pleasant evening. Those who enjoy
ed the outing we're: Misses Lau a
Robinson. Ella snider, G1tace Hall,
Anna Ford, Ada Lindsay, Elizabeth
Hunsaker. Blanche Price, ota Hood,
Grace Mckinney, Cora Wilson, Lorct-
ia Hamilton, Della Toothman, Bea
trice Snider, Bessie McAllister, lnr~
Jacobs, Virginia Fisher, Elizabeth
Cunningham, Mrs. Elizabeth DanIe's,
Mrs. "A. P. Lindsay, Misses Grace Kel'
ley, Flora Lloyd, Ada. Frankenberry,
Icle Hill, Fannie Robinson, Margaret
Ice. Mrs. M. A, Jolliffe Mrs. Della
sainn and Miss Lewis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
A Farewell Party.

A farewell party was held at the
Monongah Open House last evening
complimentary to Mrs. A. ]. RuclS,
man. who will soon leave Monongal
to take up her residence in Kentucky.
The affair was a prettily arranged one
and a most delightful evening was
spent and the guests were served
with tempting refreshments. the
committee in charge OF the affair was
composed of Mesiames Cornell, Pal,
mer, Levi and Myers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19

Chas. Tague, sr.- Chas. 81. 1000
H. j. Matthews Marshal I. II. 1000
Chas. Toben-Katherine i. I,000l
Joseph o. Dayis-Wi 4. Md
John o'Neill-Eyelin i,O00i
Sam Hopwood-James /. . 1900
Geo. Ward-Gerald il00o
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19

llldl VI l1G Cullus
Fafrmont.
W.. B. Evans William. ........ 1000
w. T. Conway Harrison. 80. 1000
Alex. William 80. 1000
A. 3, Cole-George ........... 1000
T. Observation-Disclosures ....... 1000
o. f. jenkins Martha ........ 1880
Spates Brady-Junior ......... 1000
Tom Observation-Disclosures $500. 1000
George Kerr-George .......... 1000
Lloyd Ganoe-CharIotte ....... 1000
Will Fisher-John ...t.,,...... 1000
Fred F'isher-Thomas ....,... 1000
NJ. N. Neely-Alfred .......,.. 1000
E. H. Taylor-Mary .......,.... 1000
James T. EastmaR-Helep ,,,,, 1000
George t. Rrc5st-Katherine. =. 1000
Dr.. c. L. Holland-Eugene .... 1000
Jesse Bird-Eva Grace ........ 1000
F. R. Clelland-Irene ......... 1000
Chas. |. Cordray-Mary Louise. 1000
Clarence Flsher-Lawrence VIM. 1000
Chas. G. Floyd-Walter Lee. -. 1000
VIM. F. Gentz-Geo. Henry -. 1000
w. T. W. Garner-Ruth Hester 1,0u0
Jno. Ed Hanway-Wm. Forest. 1000
! Benton W. Mitchell-Dorothy E. 1000
Melvin R. Observation-Disclosures H. 1000
| H. G. Mckay Winfield Scott. :. 1000
i, VIM. McCullup-William ....... 1000
Thos. McCray-Kathleen ...... 1000
A. G. NulI-Ruth M. ........... 1000
Alexander Patton-Helen May. 1000
John Robey-Clarence S. -. 1000
Howard Richardson-Howard H. 1000
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
Meets at Mrs. Butchers.

A special meeting OF the Gives De-
partment OF the Woman's Club will be
held at the home Of Mrs. B. L. Butch
er. the chairman OF the department,
on Friday afternoon at $40 O'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
Il Society
* q gas q q q Eg q u b ri <
rxnee4ed Home This evening.

Expected f10Ws
Mr.. and Mrs. john L. Lehman are
expected home this evening on No
IS from an extended wedding Journey
to different points. Mr.. and Mrs. I'eh-
man will reside for the present with
Mrs. Lehman's parents. Hon. and Mrs.
B. L. Butcher, on CASTOR avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19

spend the summer months in inspect.
ing the different educational instltu,
lions and are galleries of tne British
Isles and the Continent. DR.. Henry
Mace Payne, of the university faculty,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
Going Abroad.

Professor Robert A. Armstrong OF
the university is preparing to sell
from New York soon after conf,
mencement for London. He will
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
VIII sail July 18th for London. II,

will spend the summer in going
through the coal mines of England,
Wales. Germany. Belgium and France.
Both Of the professors win return In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19
VOTE FOR THE BABY
{ Continued From Page One)
Contest ends June &c at p. m.
NOMINATIONS

The following babies have bennom-
fathers name preceding
that of the child:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-05-19

for Particular People" PLAN
Unobstructed view Of ocsaa sila
world famed Board Walk.
Hot and cold Sea water Bathsls
private and public baths.
Long Distance phone In each soon
with bath, and,in many rooms Mitncat
bath.
Perfectly and literally appointed
with every comfort Of home.
Rates-reasonably consistent Vim
the very best service.
Write to owner and proprietor ist
beautiful descriptive booklet.
WALTER j. RUzsY, Propfie to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
PUBLIC ExTRAyAGANCE.

The fact is cropping out that Leg
islatures, both national and state,
will have to be more economical in
spending public money They have
become altogether too extravaganza
Here in Georgia the governor has
just told the legislature that there
is no money available with which to
pay the expenses of that body but.
Notwithstanding the members are
going right along introducing bills
that would add many thousands of
dollars to the already heavy burdens
upon the people. One legislator COR
a number of them would increase
the pay of the members of that body
from 5000 to $500 a session; anoth-
er wants to pay the supreme court
judges $4,000 instead of $4,000 a
year; another their secretaries ST.
600 instead of $1,000; another
would create the Office of commits
sioner of public roads and pay him a
big salary, and increased appropria-
Itions running high up into the thou
sands will be asked for the educa-
tional and eleemosynary institutions
of the state. The legislature before
this one created a number of new
offices with fat salaries attached. and
raised the salaries of others, and thus
year by year the raid upon the treas
ury to pay political debts or help
some friend with a pull goes on.
1t is time to call halt and make
laws in the interest of the people in
stead of the politicians and office
holders and others who are paid with
public funds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
For Administration,

Georgia, Terrell County.-To All
Whom 1t May Concern: Ludden &
Bates Southern Music House having
made application in due form of law
to have administration on the estate
of Mrs. M. II. Marshall, Jr., late of
said county, deceased, vested in the
Clerk of Superior Court of said coun-
ty, or some other fit and proper per-
son, notice is hereby given that said
application will be heard at the reg
ular term of the Court of Ordinary
for said county on the first Monday
in August, 1909. Witness nv hand
and official signature this 9Th dav
of July, 1909 w. B. CHEATHAM.
Ordinary Terrell County Georgia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
CROPS IN NORTH GEORGIA.

The prospects for big crops down
here in Gods country were never
better, but it is quite different in
other sections. The editor of The
News was in north Georgia a few
days ago, and the situation there
as to the condition of the crops. es-
pecially in a number of counties
north Of Atlanta, was deplorable 1t
had been raining almost steadily for
three months, and practically no
farm work had been done during all
this time; in fact, we were informed
that many farmers had not even
planted corn.
In middle Georgia there has been
considerable rain, too though not as
much as in the northern part of the
state, and the crops there are small
and grassy. The Athens Banner of
last Friday reported that there has
been so much wet weather in that
section and the grass has become so
rank that many farmers are blowing
up entire fields of cotton and plant
ing late corn. In this way they hope
to save the greater part of the fertil-
izers they put in the ground, and
make something of a crop at least
on the land they had put in cotton.
No where, so far as reports indi-
cate, are the growing corn and cot
ton as promising as here in South
west Georgia, the worlds most ia
vored farming section.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
GETTING A NEW CHARTER.
rom the Albany Herald.

From the Albany Herald.
The way they get a new charter in
Knoxville, Tenn, furnishes a lesson
in democracy to other cities. For
weeks a committee representing the
various governmental, trades, COM
mercial and labor bodies was at
work preparing the charter for a
Greater Knoxville. Public meeting
after public meeting was held, which
all citizens were urged to attend,
and discussions over the various
sections of the proposed charter was
general. Finally the committee was
satisfied that a charter had been pre-
pared that would result in the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der" and it was submitted to the
legislature. The legislature adopted
it as prepared by the committee, but
it will not become effective until the
people of Knoxville, both in the old
city and in the territory proposed to
be annexed, have ratified it by a ma
jOrity vote. This election will be
held~in August. Should the charter
be finally adopted it will not be I'M
til every individual and every inter.
est in the city has had time and op-
portunity to point out any objection
able feature that it may contain. If
the voters ratify the charter Knox
vile will be a city of $1,000 peo-
pie, and will be the first city in the
south to adopt the initiative, refer
endum and recall powers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
THE TREAsURY's CONDITION.

A great deal is being said about
the condition of the states treasury,
and it is getting to the point that
what one believes about it depends
largely upon which political faction
he is in sympathy with.
The most sensible and impartial
discussion we have seen of the mat
ter is by the Savannah Morning
News.
The trouble, as the Morning News
sees it, is that Mr. Smith undertook
to make it appear that he turned over
to his successor a treasury that was
in a particularly good condition, and
that when Governor Brown got the
figures he found that he hadn't
enough money at his command to
pay current expenses, to say nothing
about the expenses of the legisla
ture, 1t doesn't appear that he got
the figures for the purposes of dis
crediting the statement of his prede
cessor, but to get the legislature to
pass a resolution releasing some of
the states money that is tied up.
Therefore there doesn't seem to be
any need for efforts on the part of
anybody to make it appear that Mr..
Smith left the treasury in a bad con-
dition, or that he left it in a particu-
larly fine condition-much better
than it was when he took office. 1t
is all a matter as to how you look
at it,
There is no doubt that there is a
big sum of near beer money that can
be made available by a resolution of
the legislature, more than 100000,
and there is no doubt that this near
beer fund comes in handy at this
time. Without it the governor would
have to borrow money not only to
pay the school teachers, but also the
expenses of the legislature. If there
were no such tax the treasury would
indeed be in bad way With it.,
however, the condition of the treas
ury doesn't seem to be so desperate
1t will enable the state to pull
through it's financial difficulties. No
doubt the near beer people feel some
satisfaction in the fact that they fur
nished the means for pulling the
state out Of financial hole. But
they mustn't expect any legislative
concessions on that account. They
wouldn't get them if they did
Continuing, our Savannah con-
temporary says if Mr.. Smith, at the
close of his administration, had said
nothing about the states finances or
had simply stated how much there
was to the credit of the different
funds and how much his successor
would have to meet current ex-
penSes with there wouldn't have been
all this talk about the condition of
the treasury. 1t was his desire to
make it appear that there was more
money in the treasury when he went
out of office than when he went in
that brought about all this talk about
the treasurys condition. 1t looks as
Iif politics was at the bottom of the
matter.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
A DAWSON CHURCH.

The Wesleyan Christian Advocate
said in its last issue:
The Dawson Methodist church
reported at the recent session
of the Americas District Con-
ference $1,000 on assessment
for missions. That church re-
ported at the last annual confer
ence 534 members. Not many
churches in our connection
equal that record.
The Dawson Methodist church is
widely known and appreciated as one
of the most active and progressive
churches of Southern Methodism. It's
liberality in contributing to the fl
nancial needs of the various enter
prises of the denomination is not
all, however, that cOmmends it and
entities it to the reputation it so
justly enjoys. AS a religious and
moral force its influence is widely
felt and constantly increasing, and
its generous assistance of those who
need material aid as well as spiritual
ministration is not the least of it's
good work.
1t is such as the Dawson Metho-
dist church that are helping human
ity and making the world better.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14

town pestered with one or more such
worthless would be justified in exer-
cising cowhide authority on the bos-
ON of their pants. No one is oblig-
ed to live where he is not suited.
If one hasn't an encouraging word
for the business enterprises and in
situations of his town he should shut
up and go way back and sit down. -
If things don't suit you move to
where they will. A growler and sore
head in a town is an enterprise killer
every time. 1t would pay a town to
donate SIS and tell him to move
Griffin Farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
+ arm Lands

$500 acres, with stock, in
Guiding mules and brood mare
hogs, COWS and goats; corn fod
der and all farm implements
including reapers, binders ana
other improved machinerv
This magnificent farm, toget6
er with all of the above nron-
erty' can be had for SIS an
acre. Oh
400 acres, four miles south of
Dawson, at a price that cannot
be met in any similar value
557 acres of land in inn.
proved state. of cultivation. two
and one-half miles north of
Bronwood, "
$50 acres of land southwest
of Bronwood, having on if
large quantity of hardwood
timber. O'N
1000 acres of land in the
Fourth district. This place is
we'll improved.
800 acres Of land in the Sixth
district, we'll improved.
So acres three miles north
OF Bronwood, including stock
VIII give you bargain in this
and terms if desired.
100 acres lying in and lust
beyond the limits of Dawson
100 acres OF land east of
BrOnwood.
400 acres of well-improved
land mile and a half from
Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
A Nuisance Who Is In Evety T0z0n.

Occasionally one will hear the re-
mark, Il wish l was out of this
town" and then one feels like say
ing, q wish you were" for a man
who stands on the. street corners
chewing and splitting, telling OBJ
scene stories, cursing the town, find
ing fault with his grand mother be-
cause she was woman, claiming
that the merchants are a lot of
thieves, that the lawyers and news
paper men would skin a man to a
finish, and whole lot more, is a nui-
Isance and an abomination Any
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
BIG BUSINESS PROSPECT FOR FALL AND WINTER TRADE
High Price
Corn in No Disturbing teal Issue

portant one for our railroads, as it
furnishes enormous tonnage, prom
ises to be record-breaker. There
was never such a corn crop prospect.
The yield will be the largest ever
garnered, declares President Winch
ell of the Rock Island railroad, and
he is certainly we'll posted, for the
lines of his gigantic system traverse,
retraverse and cross the entire corn
i belt territory. Then the spring
wheat crop promises to be the larg-
est on record This years corn
crop is estimated at 3,50O,0OO,OOO
bushels, of value of over $4,000
! 100000, and the spring wheat crop
is valued at over $3,0OO,0OO,OOO.
The total value of all this years
crops will amount to about nine bn.
lion dollars, and this means an enor-
nous addition to the already great
wealth OF the country especially to
that of the farmer, who has been
waxing rich in the last few years.
Not only will the American farmer
be possessed of an unprecedented
| purchasing power, but the puchas-
! ing and consuming power of the in
dustrial population of the large cit
les has greatly improved, for trade
and industry are expanding very fast
and most wages reduced during the
days of the trade depression have
been restored to the scales that pre-
vailed before the panic. Therefore,
merchants and manufacturers will
now have the opportunity not only
to repair their fortunes impaired by
the panic, but also to expand to their
hearts delight and increase their
wealth. All they have to do is to
advertise properly so as to reach the
city people, who have regained their
purchasing power, and the country
people, who are rolling in wealth.
Augusta Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
ANOTHER JAP CONSPIRACY.

Another Japanese conspiracy
has been unearthed. This time the
Japs are going to wrest Hawaii from
Uncle Sam The arrest of Japan
csc 1aborers, an account Of which
was recently printed in the news col
umns of The News, is at the bottom
of the alleged trouble.
There is reason to apprehend that
the greed of the Sugar Planters I'm
ion in Hawaii is at the bottom of
the so-called troubles" in the is
lands, for careful reading of the later
news seems to indicate that the chief
offending of the japanese under ar
rest is that they sought to secure
better wages, prompt payment and
fair misunderstanding they have
a right to do, that men in this and
other countries are doing almost
daily.
1t will be we'll worth while to
keep in intelligent touch with
the progress, the further develop
ments, in this matter, for it may as
sumo a phase of far-reaching, even
grave import. If it shall develop
that the Japanese in Hawaii have
violated the laws and laid themselves
liable to penalties their countrymen
of Nippon will acquiesce The gov
eminent at Toxic is not going out
of the way to seek difficulties. But
if the imperial government of Japan
shall have cause to believe Japanese
subjects in Hawaii are mistreated
and treaty rights involved there will
surely be protest and demand for
justice. And if the demand is not
met in the way Japan regards as due
her there will be subsequent trouble,
and trouble as serious as the United
States has ever had. 1t may be be-
lieved that Japan, burdened with the
war debt of her struggle with Russia,
wants peace-is sincere in the desire
to maintain peace. But if her inter-
ests do not permit peace Japan is
ready for trouble, and will accept it,
1t will be unfortunate if Americans
delude themselves in the belief that
Japan is afraid to try conclusions
with the United States, for that is
not the case.
For these reasons, and for the sake
of right and justice, too, let it be
hoped the government at Washing
ton will take close scrutiny of all
that is done in Hawaii to the Japan
csc, and while firm to do right and
maintain the dignity of this nation
shall also not be afraid to do justice
to the wronged-if it appears that
the Mikado's subjects in Hawaii are
being wronged.
This speck of trouble lowering
over the halfway house in the mid
Pacific is not a pleasant prospect,
for the cloud could easily become
larger and darker, and war with ia
pan would be far different from the
war with Spain. Of all foreign ma
tons Japan is really the one that
could give the United States most
trouble.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
Senator Bacon.

From the Savannah News.
The Macon News says that some of
the state papers are Logging on
Hoke Smith and Joe Terrell to run
against each other for the senate
four years from now. Well, haven't
the newspaper boys got to have their
fun? And if they can have fun with
Hoke and Joe why shouldn't they?
Meanwhile, the statesman from Bibh
who is now holding the job would
hardly be seriously hampered by
either, or both, if he should indicate
a wish to be continued in office.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
The Annual Salary Grab Begins

From the Vienna News.
The general judiciary committee
of the house, composed mostly of
lawyers, has agreed to report favora-
bly, on the bill increasing the pay of
supreme and appellate judges from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year. The times
are hard and cash in the state treas
ury is scarce, but that doesn't seem
to make any difference with the law
yers. No wonder the teachers do
not get their money promptly. The
tax payers will keep their eyes on
the law makers who vote aye on the
salary increase of these judges.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14

And now it is said that Judge
Jim K. Hines, high priest in the
reform synagogue and special attor-
ney for the Georgia railroad commits
sion, talked with" the president of
the Wrightsville and Tennille rail-
road about undertaking the sale of
the bonds of the road, the same
bonds with which the deposed chair
man of the commission is alleged to
have had something to do, for a fee
of $1,000. Thus the plot thickens.
Turn on the light
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14
The Fee system Wart

From the LAGRANGE Graphic.
The fee system is a political wart
that needs a surgical operation, says
a contemporary. The sooner the ex-
crescence is removed the better for
the public. The fee system encour-
ages pernicious activity under the
Isemblance of enforcing the law, but
for the ultimate purpose of a grab
bag nature. 1t is one of the most
.demoralizing influences in public
life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-07-14

Editor Loyless of the Augusta
Chronicle tells Editor Grub of the
Darien Gazette that he has heard the
last of port rates, but the Albany
Herald is not so sure about it. The
Herald is very likely the better
guesser of them all. Chairman
McLendon remarked in conversation
the other day that he is so fixed in
his views on this question and so
absolutely sure that they are right
that he awaits with supreme conf
dence the verdict of the people, OF
words to that effect 1t doesn't take
much of a seer to understand what
that may mean, either.