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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-12
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BALLOT coMMisslo NERs i MAY
YET. PUT "FoR AND AGAINST.
ON THE .TIcKE "

There Is a rumor going the rounds
this afternoon that the liquor people
have come 10 aSrealizadon ot&their
stupidity In keeping the words "tor
license and against license" on The
tlcketsand that they will ask the bal
lot. commissioners to reconsider the
halter. 1t Is generally understood
that :he ballot commissioners have
no opinion $ot their own on the sub
ject and will do as the liquor men
say. Some think they see the hand
writing on the. wall II they have to
depend on electing councilman and
that they think they might have some
chance II a vote were taken on the
"for and against" proposition. Il
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to the club. Miss Elsie Thomas was
received rs a member Inst evening.

Theater Parties Being Arranged.
A number Of theater parties are be.
Ing arranged for "The Time, the Place
and the Girl" at the Grand Opera
House rcxt Monday night. This en-.
gngemeat promises to be. a society as
well rs theatrical event OF the sea.
son. Many out of town people have
already purchased seats AMI many
others bare signIilell their intentions
Of attending. A number OF Clarks'
burg people will witness the perform
ance, anl IN effort ly beiug made to
have the Traction Company run Il car
through to Chrksburg after the per-
foi> anee. II has are'ly been arranG-
ed to run 4 car MS far as Shinnston
and a great many from that place and
intermediate oints Will be In attend.
ance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-12
PILES CURED AT HOME BY il3sa
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

II you suffer from bleeding, itching
blind or protrudlng Piles, send N.
your address, and I Will tell you hov
to- cure yourself at lloma by the nov
absorption treatment; and will alst
send some Of this home treatment fret
for trial with references from You,
own locality II requested. immediate
relief and permanent cure assured
Send no money. but tell others O.
this offer. Write today to Mrs. M
Summers. Box P, Notre Dame, Ind. I;
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A Successful Performance.

The Excelsior Concert Company
composed Of local young, people ap.
pearel pt the Hamilton Opera House
at Submission last evening, making
their FIRST appearance as 4 company
before he public. A large audience
greeted them and judging from the ap.
planse accorded every number, the
venture was n success, Il
Miss Katherine Crane Hongh, So
prano soioist. opened the programme
with a nmber II know a Lovely Gar.
den" Miss Hough was suffering from
3$a severe cold last evening but her
number was well received. lIIss
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COMFORT R 4 }.
SISTERS Il. HOME D ! !:
BISHOP DoNAHUEiF FITS UP PLACE
OF RESIDENCE FOR ST.
7 .glTsJoSEPH SISTERS.

d - b " O. .
Bishop Donahue has the home re-
Gently purchased for the Sisters Of
the Order Of St. Joseph arranged for
their comfort. Yesterday he visited the
sisters who are Siste: N. Felix, Sister.
m. Concllia and Sister NJ. Frances.
Sister NJ. Concilia comes from the
Academy at Clarkshurg aud will teach
music. Sister NJ. Felix and Sister N.
Francis come from St. Joseph's con.
vent Wheeling. Sister. renx IS a teach.
er of~long experience, Most Of. her
work has bsen done in the academies
at Charleston and Huntington. tEis
These members Of the Order Of St.
Joseph have come here to look after
the Italian children, to teach them
and to start Sunday schools at nearby
points. rs
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Mrs. Sore Hungertcrd Wneefwright
has as her g,iest at her home, 10 West
Madison street, MIS-. Clarence W.
Watson, OF Fairmont, WA, ant
Mrs. Barton Grunty. Of Richmond.
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Miss lucy Watson and Miss Ida
Watson, OF Fairmont, W. Va, are
spending q week. at the Stafford
Baltimore Star. tt5 II
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FORT MADISON, Ia, March IL
Sheriff jackson and asslstants landed
Junken In prison Without any inter.
ference. They brought Junken from
Burlington In q baggage car. Tie
the town a short distance from the
prison, avoiding about 500 persona,
who were at the station to get q
glimpse OF the prisoner. The crowd
was composed OF slght.seers only. Il
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WANTED 10 do short hand SorS type
writing work Of eyenin So. Addresl:
NJ c. u, Box 1874. y 81
FOR sALE-Twelye room modern
residence on Third street between
CASTOR and Virginia Ave. sOY Is the
number nc you I want to look at the.
house. Lot Is 4ox72 and this is a bar!
gain as the house can't be built fol
the money that will buy It Price S.
900, Also lot 1eth street near car barn
within less than square Of Fairmont
Ave, for ss75. Lot s5x7o. For par.
tlculars address or csll on the own
Err" care this office. Y \
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So;''.ciety
!; 7I * * Il q. e q g @@ Is e al
entertained 1t Bridge.
IiD.@.':,-,,sp>>sr%ep-@>-t'-'

Sg Mrs. John Eastman entertained a
number OF friends at bright whist on
"Wednesday evening at her home on
Walnut avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-12

IN This afternoon at Willard Hall, a
Loyal Temperance Legion Is being or.
;;gganlzed under the direction Of the ".
ct. 10 IA large number OF children
Suiders thirteen years are present. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-12

Mrs. John Mccool went to Pitts
burg this morning ito visit her hus.
band, who Is in a Hospital there.
* ,;,i +. T, Martin, q Grafton, IS Z yis'
.itor In the city today. ii.Sl is.
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CROWD GATHERS
TO LYNCH NEGRO
SLAYER OF CLARA RosEN SAVED
BY VIGILANCE OF OF.
EIcERs.

z BURLINGTON; Iowa. March "a
John Junken, slayer Of Clara Rosen,
Of Ottumwa, narrowly escaped lynch.
Ing last night by a crowd that gathered
about the olice station where Junken
is held for a time while on the way to
Fort Madison prison, and which &C.
companicd the prisoner to the train. I
Two 5heritfs and squad Of police
men guarded tho negro and they had
to fight their way through the crowd.
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Pr a. woman Is Il bargain unter'''
her husband need not be quite "a 5har:-;
ried money hunter. I N
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Miss Jessie \ Dent entertained the
III. EAa NJ Club last evening. Miss D [).Is:
sis iiawklns win be Z The Sne1t hostess Is
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Perhaps I'm nothing else is persist;
ency 50 sure to win as In wanta
vertIs!ng. Sometimes LITTLE Of
it wlns-some.lmes II takes enough to
really deserve to be called PERSIST.
eucy." z
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TO ASSUME, without reading them,
that to-lay's ads. do not interest you
is$"snap Judgment" a
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"DIx!E". DONATION APPRECIATED.
'NL s.rH.f IS ..a. .af. r. H'' !. .H.Haf%..f.E
FAIRMONT, March 10, 1909.

FAIRMoNT, March 10, 1909.
Mr.. F. L. Hall,
Manager Dixie Theater.
Falrmont, ". Va. 4
Dear Sir::-Your donation was most
thankfully received. We assure you
We will try TO make It go as far as
possible In helping the many home.
less little children that come to this
branch OF the Humane Society. 1t
comes at a time when we hardly knew
where TO get the funds necessary to
carry OH the work and is, therefore,
greatly appreciated. :,
Yours very truly, <
y. FLORENCE T. FLEMING. &
Secretary.
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X CLASSIFICATION n Of 10 ds. mako
your:;"want"E as easy to ind Rasi :teIc a
phone number II I n 1! q
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FOR RENT-Five room house with
garden. l13 Chestnut street. Ct
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stftad tn Hplss fhrnugh nasst silt i EroYsfA
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ONLY! occAslo J Us TiEiEs
THE lNFERENc g :S$T,A! a y; T1slESs! Z ils
ONLY OCCASIONALLY sTH
HAS ANYTHING TO is,AD,y ,ERT III sEssSsSs II,
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OR RENT-FurnIshed room on
'uth ,s.le. Inquire x. this office. Ct
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Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
UPPER GUNNISON VALLEY
ews-Champion Correspondence.

Tuesday June L.
Poison weed is up and he stock
men are busy moving their cattle
Thank goodness, potato plant
ing is nearly over for one more
year.
Tom Estes and his road crew
have been working here the past
week
The river seems less high than a
week ago and thus far the bridges
are safe.
Some of our folks helped pick up
the remnants OF the smash-up oc.
curing the night of the q. c. II. :.
Alumni banquet at Almont ana the
looks Of things indicate that the
young folks were lucky to escape
short II broken bones.
Daring the past week the callers
and visitors in the neighborhood of
whom we heard were. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. e. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Linton, Mrs. Annie Downey
and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. f.
Stevens and baby, Mrs. Louis
Easterly, Jessie Jones, Ethel Miller,
Lsora Foster, Nate Reddeu,
Maude Estes and Dosia Estes.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18

ID. " Sampson and family are
now located at Meeker. Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
SOMERSET AND TINE nUpoy
News Champion Corresponaeoee.

Monday, June u
Wm. Tanney was Paonia visitor
last week
ID. b. shaw spent Sunday with
his family.
Mrs. Erik Erickson and children
spent Sunday in Somerset.
Mrs. Carson Of Somerset recently
spent few days visiting friends at
Paonia.
A ball game was played on the
picnic grounds above Somerset last
SUNDAY
Assessor \. NJ. Thomas of Gunni-
son was Somerset caller last week
Tuesday
Mr.. Troutwasher and friend of
Somerset spent Saturday and Sun
dav on his ranch.
Mr.. Godding and family and Wm.
Kennedy came down from their Lee
creek ranches Sunday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
NJ CADou
Newr-Champion Correspondence

"Wednesday june Ii
Work still dull at Mt. Carbon
mine
Dave LaPiant got through baling
hav Tuesday
Rocco Santarelli went down 10
Gunnison Tuesday, returning neNi
day
Saturday Vim. Jones came from
Boulder to spend vacation with his
parents.
Louie Mecklenburg was here from
Blue mesa for few DAYS, going
back to spend the summer tb.ra.
From Saturday till Tuesday Zen.
Mgr. Jos. Watson Of the Green an
on Coal Co. was here on a business
trip.
The ball game at kubler Sunday
had large attendance. Somebody
said the colored gents were the win
ners
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18

WANTED-Gooa gentle work
team, mares preferred, about lo0O
weight. A. II. JUDY, Gunnison.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
SPENCER
News-Champion Correspondence.
Wedpesdav June |


"Wednesday June lG
Z. c. Perry was in Spencer Tues
day on business.
Harry Rosenbaum and family
made Dubois pleasant call Sunday.
Perry Sammons and family of
Powderhorn visited in Spencer Sun
day.
Al llaines and family returned
home from a fishing trip on the
Cebolla Monday.
J. 7. Barrows and grandson Silva
Foster rode for horses on the Sapi-
nero mesa Sunday
J. A. Davis and sister departed
for lola Monday after spending a
We sk in Spencer with friends and
have taken charge of A. X. Steven s
Rio Vista fishing resort Of that
place
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
SAlSvnL
Special Correspondence.

Friday, June H.
Dan Gilbert is in from Cotapaxi
and will summer with us.
Frank Neff has returned from Sa-
guache creek where he spent the
winter.
The Maple Leaf mine has been
unwatered the past week and it is
expected that both mine and mill
will start up soon with full force
4 rich gold strike is reported east
Of Cooper mountain and south of
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
DAYTON
ZION Correspondence.

News Champion Correspondents.
Tuesday June II
Miss Elizabeth Carr was visitor
at MADEIRA last Monday.
Mrs E. l.. Carr is improving
rapidly in health at Salida.
Claude Addington and Andy
Enbom made a trip to Gunnison
this week.
Powderhorn and Lake Fork horse
owners have been riding for horses
ON ranges near here
Tie inspection has been taking
place here lately, also the bridge
men Of r. X. have been busy with
high bridge and other bad places
on the r. r.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
CASTLETON CLIPPINGS
npion Correspondence.
W Wednesdav June

Wednesday June l6
Range riders are locating bounda-
rles OF forest reserve this week.
Fishing is getting good and the
Big one that got away" is in cir
culation.
j. II. Rogers is running a sage
brush grubber on Partch's ranch
this week.
Geo. Dilworth was over from
Jax Cabin Saturday trying to bay
some milk stock.
Nearly all our citizens were down
to the county seat Saturday SO will
not attempt to make personal men
ton.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18

force Of men on 7. W Grays new
house, and Is progressing rapidly.
Word comes to the valley OF the
death of an old time settler here.
Mr. Thaddeas May. who located up
on the presen, Ed wyhe place IN
1881. He came TO Ohio creek from
irwin. HIS death occurred at Crip-
pie Greek and vas due to old age
Mrs. Joe Wilson. now living IN
Colorado Springs, Is daughter
Thaddeus Nav belonged 10 the NAV
family renowned hy the celebrated
charge Of Captain Nav IN the Meu-
eaa war.
ID. " Sampson and family are
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
NovEanAA
News-Chsnpion Correspoadeace.

Tuesday, June 10.
T. Dice and wife went TO Parhn
Monday.
Jos Paul and family start for Ore
gon Taesdsy
Mrs. J J. Curley is up from Gun
nisoa for few days
A. Hendrick aud Tom Long
have come IN 10 do annual work ON
the Mayflower group.
Will Allison came in Saturday
from Denver and will spend vaca-
ton with his parents
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
here in Sagusche Co.

here in Sagusche Co
Superintendent Seweii Of the
Ideal Co, has force Of men jriv-
ing q t.nnel on the vein The vein
matter is white quartz with iron and
1t ls supposed TO he AN extension Of
the Maple Leaf.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
OsisO CREEK

Tuesday, June l..
Miss Lou Lightley is expected
home this week from school at Can
on City.
Weather is ideal in our valley and
fishing is reported good, as the creek
went to its highest point last week
Harry Linton is working "a large
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
CRESTED BUTTE
News-Champion Correspondence.

Tuesday, June -
Victor Benson returned on Mon
days tram
Mrs. William Risse of Floresta
was down Monday.
Mr. McAllister and family arrived
from Denver Saturday
Mrs ]. W. Rockefeller and Miss
Edna returned home Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. G.. A. Russ of Irwin
spent Monday in town shopping
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Broll have
moved to Sigman's sawmill for the
the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. f. Metzler and
children returned from San Diego
last Saturday.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18
noYEvxI
News Champion Correspoeoesos.
Wednesday June lG.

Wednesday June lG.
q W Slate returned from Den.
yer SATURDAY.
Thursday W l. Bennett returned
from Denver.
DIR. Davlin Of Pitkin was a visito,
in Doyle Monday.
Our stockmen are unloading a car
Of stock salt these DAYS
j G. Upton returned from Den.
yer and Canon City Tuesday.
After spending the winter at Bal
lard Coats, Mrs Lena Henry return
ed 10 Waunita Friday.
c. l.. Clark, real estate man
from Denver is looking at some Of
the largest ranches in this valley
with the intention Of purchasing.
About 200 head of yearling and
two-year -old steers were unloaded at
Crookston Sunday by NJ. W. Slate
and sons They are building a large
hen house and generally improving
their new home here.
WANTED-Gooa gentle work
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18

Gazette Bros soda fountain serves
the best syrups and fruits to be
bought anywhere. Its the best
People say so.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-18

W. Scott Smith, county surveyor.
had business down from Crested
Butte the latter part of last week
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-19

curious advantages for celestial stag
ing; setting into this haze. we were
unable to determine sharply the adj
Tent Of the midnight sun.
Now the great bulk was drawn ont
egg shaped. with horizontal lines
drawn through it, Again it was press
ed into basin with flaming tire>-
burning behind curtain OF frosts :
blue at other times. 1t appeared like Il
huge vase. and 1t required very little
imagination to see purple and violet
flowers.
The change was often like magic.
but the last display was invariably Il
face-disrorted faces of men or AMI
mails were made to sur our fancy
We had therefore followed the suns
no-thward advance-from It's first peer
at midday above the south ice Of the
polar gateway 10 its sweep OF The
northern ice at midnight. From the
end Of the polar night late in Fcbru
airy to the first Of the double ,days AMI
midnight suns we had forcsd a iran
tuIOuEu QdIkHtFN. bl'b'A W. A''ifitf--
temperature and over leg bre:asing ir-
regularities OF an unknown wor7d Of
ice TO an area 200 miles from 1iRe pole.
Now we had The sun unndsia ksibiy
at midnight. aud its new glory was
cue an incentive 10 our life II Sli>v-
ers. Observations on Aprl : l|aced
camp at latitude 81 degrees IS ssdn
utes. longitude - degrees - Dnn1Ps.
In spite of what seemed like lcag
marches we had advanced only l7si
miles in nine days Much Of our hand
work WAS lost in circtntous twists
around troublesome prcSSure lines and
high. irregular field. Of very I'D ice.
The drift ice WIS throwing US 10 Jhe
east with sufficient force 20 give lis
some anxiety but with eyps closed 30
danger and hardships the double days
of fatigue and glitter quickly followed
one another
The temperature. ranging ibPtween
&c and 40 degrees below zero. F.. kept
persistently near the freezing point OF
mercury, and. though the perpetual
sun gave light and color to 1he cheer
less wastes. we were not impressed
with any appreciable sense of warmth.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-19

1.-THE Cook expedition was equipped az
gloucester. Mass. and was ready TO start
ON July g. 1901. DIR. Cook and Rudolph
Francke were put ashore at Annootok.
Greenland. with ample stores and durine
the winter made preparations for the
polar dash. On Feb. 10. 1893. the MAN
expedition started Tor the pole with elev-
en- men. 1903 dogs and eleven heavily load
ed sleds. Going little north or west,
the party on March Is reached the north
ern end of Heiberg island Here the eN-
pedition divided. six rNn returning. Inc
real race TO the pole now began. On
March is twenty-siA miles were MADE
and the next day twentN-one. Then TWO
more OF the men returned. leaving only
two Young Eskmos To- accompany Ut
Cook with two loaded sledges ana TWEEN
tv-six dogs ON March % sixteen miles
we're covered twenty-nine miles on the
lst. twenty-five the following day and
arterwsrd for several days average of
seventeen or eighteen. Near the northern
edge OF Grant Land a great open lead was
encountered which was crossed with
some peril on the young ice. Some days
later after severe storm the ice split
open under the igloo. and Or. Cook IN his
sleeping bag sank into the crevice. helms
dragged To safety by .he young Esk!mos
The advance was halted by storms. 300
one OF which the dogs were buried and IN
another the men themselves. To the west
"A new land. named Bradley Land Toy
Cook was sighted extending from So de-
grees - minutes TO Sc degrees 81 minutes
and close 10 the one hundred and second
meridian Dr. COOKS own account OF ms
dash from Bradley Land to the pole is
given below
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-19

nearly always incascd In q mask OF
lcicles from the breath-a necessary
part Of our hard lot In life. and we
learned 10 take the torture philosoph-
lcally.
FROM the eighty-seventh to the
eighty-eighth parallel we passed for
two DAYS over old ice without pressure
lines or hummocks There was no dis
cernible line OF demarcatlon for the
fields. aud II was quite impossible 10
determine II we were on land or sea
ice. The barometer indicated no ele-
walton. but the ice had the hard. wav'
ing surface Of glacial ice. with only
superficial crevasses. The water Oh.
tanned from this was not salty. but all
of the upper surface Of the ice OF the
polar sea makes similar water. The
nautical observations did not seem TO
Indicate a drift. but nevertheless the
combined fluctuations do not warrant
the positive assertion OF either land or
sea for this area.
The ice gave a cheering prospect. a
plain OF purple and blue ran IN easy
undulatIons 10 the limits of vision
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-19

visited the Northern Market Tor tne
soIe PURPOSE of having made a gooa5,
Strong and substantial line OF men ali
uo or shoes. shoes that would give goo;JS
honest wear. shoes that would DC sol o
sole leather from strop to up. SUI ~
c So. in securing from two Oh Ine
Sst =, Of shoes in the
M,S NEE INST such a shoe. These. shoes
NO NV coming in; we have so far re-
s saS about q different styles. Every
sSne has and / will guarantee them to
have or give you new PAIR IN ex-
nbsnge for those proving otherwise,
soI;d sole leather counters, one piece OF
soI;d sole leather innersoles, the out
soIes of the very best of oak tanned
sole leather, and the shoes are treated
throughout with viscol making them as
near waterproof as leather shoe can
be made. / believe honestly this is the
best line of work shoes that has ever
entered the "Old Burg" We would
be pleased to show this line to any one
who may be in search of or who antici-
pates purchasing such shoe. Stop in
1T any time and take look at this
great line Of shoes; you will be under
10 obligations TO buy, for remember 1t
8 our business to show good.
WALLACE & CO., Honest Shoes.