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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

The leading express companies havs
issued circulars advising the public to
express all packages as early as Dos
sible. II senders will start their pack
ages early, the express companies viii
be glad to put labels on each package:
DO not open until Christmas"
Twenty-sIx Moslems were executed
at Adana, Asiatic Turkey. In connec-
ton with the April massacres Great
crowds witnessed the executions. and
the relatives OF the condemned men.
together with thousands OF others,
Joined in the manifestations OF grief.
Owing to imperfect patching of a
defective part in his machine, Antonio
Fernandez. an aviator. met death at
Nice, France. on the 9Th inst, while
plane OF his own invention. The ma
chine turned over at great height
and the driver fell under 1t and was
crushed to death.
The New York Times has printed
the remarkable narratives OF two men,
made under oath. declaring that they
were employed by DR.. Frederick A.
Cook to fabricate astronomical and
other observations for submission to
the University of Copenhagen. DR..
Cooks records arrived at COPENHAGEN
on the Sth inst.
By the will of the late Charles II.
Farnam. Jr.. of New Haven, an estate
estimated at about half a million dol
lars is left to Yale University to be
used for buildings for the Sheffield
Scientific school. The widow, Mrs.
Ruth Stanley Farnum, will have life
use of the property and ON her death
the university will get 1t.
In the prosecution at New York of
six former employees of the American
Sugar Refining Company. James Con
Ion, former customs weigher testi.
fled that although he had apprised his
superiors of the existence of fraud
more than ten years ago, nothing was
done to punish the guilty persons until
after the death of II. o. Havemeyer
According to the freshman class in
Yale, football Is far from being a pop
ular sport. The votes of the class for
their favorite athletics, football, is
tied with track athletics
for being the least popular. There
were SO who voted tennis their favor
lite sport; 46 walking. 33 swimming. 26
baseball, Is rowing. II football and 16
track athletics.
In the United States Circuit Court at
New York City Judge Noyes granted
a stay of ten days to Charles w.
Morse. the convicted banker, facing
term of fifteen years in the federal
prison at Atlanta, on conviction of mis-
appropriation of national bank funds.
and referred counsel's motion for a
new trial to. Judge Hough. who origin
ally tried the case.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
Lasater Acquitted.

At Albuquerque on the 4th inst, af-
ter being out for only fifteen minutes,
the jury in the case of the Territory
VS.. ]. L. Lasater. indicted by the Va
lencia county grand jury in Septem-
ber. 1908, for the murder of Nicholas
Sanchez. returning verdict of not
guilty.
The case went to the jury about six
o'clock and the verdict was brought
in after the jurors had spent but a
few moments in celebrating en- the
law. evidence and instructions of the
court.
Self-defense was the plea made on
behalf of Lasater, it being claimed
that he stabbed Sanchez to protect
himself and family from injury at the
hands of mob which had surrounded
them at Tome, in Valencia county,
where the trouble which resulted in
the killing occurred.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

The Big Horn Basin Development
Company, which has been in the hands
of receiver for more than a year, is
to be reorganized Immediately and go
on with the completion of the Oregon
Basin irrigation enterprise, under
which 275.000 acres of land will re
reclaimed The bondholders of the
company have purchased its business
from the receiver, George w. Weese
of Chicago. for $4,000. the minimum
price set by the District Court.
For the reason that at the early age
Of nineteen years he was already tired
of living and felt that he was no
longer of any particular use in the
world, Wood McMinn, tailor who has
been employed in Portales, N. M,
shot and killed himself at Albuquerque
on the 5th inst. He had evidently de-
cided to end his life after long delib-
GRAFTON and left lengthy letter to his
mother and father explaining his act.
Some reference was made in the let
ter to girl and it is thought that
perhaps an unfortunate love affair
had something to do with the suicide.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
COLORADO BOOK
ON IRRIGATION
sHows BY GOVERNMENT STATS.
TICS REMARKABLE PRoouc-
TioN OF THE STATE.
IMMENSE APPLE CROP
LEADS IN AVERAGE YIELD OF
WHEAT, BARLEY, OATS, Po-
TAToEs AND HAY.

Denver.-Colorado will at last show
eastern farmers by figures and tables
taken from the United States Year
Book, that in actual profit and yield
per acre, she leads all the grain belt"
states.
A booklet entitled 'Trrigation in
Colorado" which was compiled and
published by the Colorado State Com
mercial Association of Denver. and
written by Prof. w. H. Olin, contains
facts, figures and explanations regard
Ing irrigation which make 1t invalua-
BILE to Coloradoans as well as those
In eastern states who contemplate
making their homes in the West.
The booklet is one of series which
the Commercial Association will pub
lish, all written by authorities on their
subject. such as DRY Farming in Col
orado." Fruit in Colorado" Home
stealing In Colorado Manufacturing
In Colorado. THE Mining Industry in
Colorado" Touring in Colorado etc.
Irrigation was the subject taken up
first on account of its Importance and
because of the fact that nine-tenths of
the eastern farmers know little cr
nothing about It. Professor Olin is
thoroughly informed on the subject.
and gives the substance of his knowl-
edge In the booklet.
Tables are compiled from govern
ment reports covering a period of ten
years, and give the average yield per
acre of wheat, oats. barley, potatoes
and hay for ten of the ''grain-belt''
rfa oh tT,ln
rado leads them all in average income
and yield per acre. The states COM
pared with Colorado are: Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Mis-
souri,. Kansas. Nebraska and Oklaho-
ma. The tables will surprise many
Coloradans, for Colorado leads in
yields and values by from 80 to 100
per cent
A simple. untechnical explanation of
water rights. how to irrigate, the vari-
GUS terms. figures and systems used
by the Colorado irrigator. are ex-
planned by the pamphlet.
Thousands of the books will be dis
tributed throughout the East free of
charge by the association.
Everything that comes under the
head OF irrigation was taken up and
touched upon in the booklet, which
covers Colorado generally. and does
not boost any one section to the det-
riment of another.
In the article on irrigating fruit, the
following figures on apples show that
Colorado not only is ahead of other
states in grains. but in fruit as well.
These figures are given by Editor
Sheppard of Better Fruit" which is
published in Oregon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Colorado raised 500 more cars OF up
pies in 1909 than the six "apple-rais-
ing" states combined.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

More than 100000 corporations in
the United States will have to make
their returns in conformance with the
new corporation tax law.
Senator j. C. s. Blackburn has re-
signed as member of the Isthmian
Canal Commission and his resignation
has been accepted by the President
On the opening of Congress. Foun-
tain L. Thompson. Democrat. was
kota. He succeeds the late Martin
Johnson.
At caucus of Democratic senators
Senator H. D. Money of Mississippi
was chosen as minority leader in the
Senate to succeed Senator Culberson
of Texas, who resigned.
Secretary Ballinger has temporarily
withdrawn from all forms of disposi-
tion approximately 20,144 acres of land
along the Gila river, New Mexico, and
Arizona, thought to contain power pos
sibilities.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
proposes introducing bill to provide
funds for making surveys of lands
within forest reserves to facilitate
homestead entries which now cannot
be made because the lands are gener-
ally unsurveyed in reserves.
The secretary of the interior has
granted an extension of time until De-
cember 81. 1909, for the completion Of
the Shoshone dam in Wyoming. Work
on the structure, which is the highest
masonry dam in the world, has been
greatly impeded through scarcity of Ia.
Dor.
The navy year book for 1909 shows
the race for second place among the
navies of the world to be still very
close as between the United States
and Germany. The United States has
greater tonnage of battleships and
armored cruisers, but Germany has a
larger number of small vessels.
Taking square hit at the annual
Roosevelt physical tests for army of.
ficers, Surgeon General Torney in his
annual report says that the present
test not only fails in the object il
sought to attain-"a physical condi.
tion which would enable them to be
always fit for active field service
but may result in serious damage to
elderly officers.
The Department of Agriculture on
the 7th inst. estimated that the newly
seeded area of winter wheat Is TO per
cent greater than the revised estimat.
ed area sown in the fall of 1908,
equivalent to an increase of 2,449,000
acres. the indicated total area being
S3,4S3.000 acres. The condition oil
winter wheat Dec. 1st was 95.8,
against S5.3 the same day year ago.
Endorsement of Clifford Pinchot,
chief forester. and plea for appro.
priations that will permit the drain.
age of swamp lands were features OF
the last big open meeting of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress
at Washington.
Assurances that steps of an import
ant character toward the development
of system of waterways improve
ments in the heart of the country
would be taken by the present Con
gress were given by President Taft t.
delegations of the National Rivers and
Forest Congress.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
WESTERN NEWS.

lsadore Newman, millionaire phil
anthropist. who died week ago. re-
membered the Jewish hospital for con-
sumptives at Denver. Colo. In his will
for $1,000.
The highest price ever paid for hogs
at the South Omaha market is sS.40
per hundred. which was paid for a
carload received December 9Th from
Western Iowa. They averaged 275
pounds each.
Mrs. Allen f. Read, convicted at
Denver of threatening Mrs. Phipps
with dynamite in order to extort mon
ey has been sentenced to from one
year to eighteen months in the state
penitentiary.
1t now seems almost centain that
Denver will secure the International
Aviation Congress next fall. This will
bring with it spectacular flying ma
chine contests and attract many thou
sands of visitors.
Announcement is made by the
Union Pacific railroad that all future
orders for passenger equipment will
be for steel cars. Recently these cars
have been. given a trial by the road
and 1t has been decided to do away en-
tirely with wooden cars. Extensive or
ders for new steel cars already have
been placed.
With the reply filed in the case of
Dunsmuir VS.. Dunsmuir, arrangements
are now being made at Victoria. b. c..
for the trial which will involve fight
between the heirs of the late Mrs.
Joan Dunsmuir and the retiring lieu
tenant governor, James Dunsmuir, for
recovery of an estate valued at be-
tween s15.0O0,O00 and $1S,000.0OO.
Upon Pixies Peak there has just
been established by the United States
an experiment station of forestry, the
first of its kind in Colorado and The
second in the country. The station
will serve the same interests in the
forestry division of the government
as the agricultural experiment sta
tions in the agricultural department.
The Washable hotel at Thermopolis
is the first building in Wyoming to be
equipped with heating system which
requires no attention and will main
tain an equitable heat from years eud
to years end II desired. 1t uses hot
water type from the state hot springs
near town, instead of the customary
furnace and boiler. A similar system
is being installed in the state building
on the hot springs reserve.
At a public auction sale at Austin.
Tex. resulting from the late antitrust
suit and custer proceedings, the prop
erty of the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany was sold to S. w. Fordyce and
associates of st. Louis. The price bid
was $1,431.741. The property of the Sc
curity Oil Company was bought by
John Sealey of Galveston for $S5. 900
and that of the Navarro Refining Com
pany of Corsicana was also sold to
Sealey for $750,000. Sixty cars of the
Union Tank Line Company were
bought by Mr.. Sealey for $4,000.
The trial at Los Angeles Of Albert
Ryan, formerly an organizer. for the
Western Federation of Miners, who
killed two men and wounded a third
in Los Angeles hotel ON the night of
July Is last, came to an abrupt end
ing in the Superior Court ON the 9Th
inst, when Ryan pleaded guilty to
murder In the first degree. This plea
means hanging or life Imprisonment
Ryan was adjudged sane by jury.
His victims were Otto Miller and Har-
ry e. Snyder of Colorado Springs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
New York.-After speaking Monday

New York.-After speaking Monday
night in Carnegie hall at the diamond
jubilee of Methodist missions to AT.
rica, President Taft motored through
a driving rainstorm to the Bowery
mission. where he made an address to
a typical Bowery audience. He after.
ward inspected the bread line" room
where each night hundreds of the un
employed are given food. In his talk
to the men, delivered in an earnest
conversational tone. the President
urged his hearers not to be down on
their luck, but to struggle on in the
hope that the future would be
brighter for them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
Hogs.
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
s1.62. Rye, Colorado, bulk. per 100
lbs. $1.10. Colorado oats, sacked.
$3.50; Idaho oats. sacked. $1.s5; Ne
braska oats. sacked. s1.53: corn, in
sacks, $1.44; corn chop. sacked, $1.45;
bran. Colo, per 100 lbs, $1.05.
Hay
Upland. per ton, s1600@17.00; sec
ond bottom. $12.50@14.00; timothy.
$500; alfalfa, SIS; straw. $4.O0@6.OO;
South Park wire grass, S19.O0@19.50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
british offIcers Fete roosevelt.

Nairobi. British East Africa.-Col-
onel Roosevelt attended services at
the English church here Sunday and
later was present at a farewell ban
quet rendered him by Governor Jack
son. Monday Mr.. Roosevelt dined
with Commissioner G. X. Watts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16

Governor Curry on the Both ult. re-
ceived the resignation of Christian
Otto, commissioner for Union county.
The governor also dismissed five men
of the mounted police, to comply with
the new law which went into effect
December 1st. He has retained Fred
Fornoff, captain of the force.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-16
Live Poultry.
Game.
Butter.

Elgin. :. SO
Creameries, ex. Colo, b.. 35
Creameries. ex. East, lb. -. 35
Creameries, I'd grade, lb. ..27 @29
Process and Renovated. .... .2S @29
Packing Stock ............. 241
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
ACKNOWLEDGE 1T
Clarksburg has to Bow TO tho Incy
table-Scnres OF Citizens
Prove it.

After reading the public statement
Of representative citizens OF CLARK
burg given below, you must come
his conclusions: A remedy whic,
cured years ago, which has kept :.
kidneys in good health since. can
relied upon to perform the san
work in other cases. Read this;
Jacob Block. living on Third stree
clarksburg. w. Va. says: The re
suits that followed the use OF Doan's
Kidney pills in my cnse were very
satisfactory. had kidney and bIad-
der trouble for over four years and
during that time suffered severely
There was continal duh pain across
the small of my back, so acute at
times that was hardly able to get
around. / happened to read OF
Doan's Kidney Pills and thinking that
they might help me, procured q box
at Wells q Haymaker's drug store. II
only required the contents Of one box
TO cure the backache aud bladder
tronble and am much better in
every way" s(From statement given
November "a, 5000
a Unique Record,
On July S, 1907, Mr.. Block said:
After giving my statement in 1909,
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills, ]
continued using the remedy a short
time longer, and was benefited In
every way. Since that time ! have
not had sign OF kidney trouble and
think l can honestly say / was cured
to stay cured. am always glad 10
ray word in praise OF this splendid
kidney special.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
FINE PROGRESS
IS BEING MADE
On the New Building for
Broaddus Institute at
Philippi.

PHILIPPI. Jan. s-splendid pro-
grcss has been made on the new
Broaddus Institute building at Phil
ippi. and the magnificent new home
Of this popular college is now under
roof No unforeseen circumstances
arising anh the weather permitting.
the inuin building and its TWO extern
sive wings win be completed hy the
first Of the coming April.
The main building OF the new col
leGe is ia feet ir length and 80 feet
in width: the two wings are 4OxSO
feet, and all are four stories in
heighth. The foundations are Of the
most durable stone. and the wallis are
of brick. The roof. just completed. Is
of tile. and tn CENTRE building Is
now taking on IN aspect OF aren't
tectural symmetry very pleasing to
the eye. The building has been
excellently plummed. and has also
been wired for electricity. An ex-
pensive electrict light plant, TO cover
tue uNi6tS bA tue cNtlTc DNlldlnES,
will be placed. The cost or these
buildings when completed. VIII b.
$4,000 The contractors. the Moore
Construction Company. OF Charleston
are rendering the most pleasing sat
isfaetion in the work now under
hand and bid fair 20. complete IN a
highly satisfactory manner stupeE-
dous contract. Between thirty and
forty men are now ut work an the
buildings. Much Of the brick being
used in the construction is manufac-
tured at Philippi which also adds
largely to the Industrial boom that
Broaddus has brought 10 the city 81
Philippi.
PhilIppi is at this time enjoying Il
steady and lavish increase in busi-
ness. It surely is one Of the best
towns in the state from standpoint
Of regularity, and appearances now
indicate that i viii raridly step t.
the front and take It's place a. III ;
fourth OF a .uartcttc II towns har,l
10 beat-c!arksbur Fairmont. Graf
ton and Phiupnl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the stockholders OF The
McKclvy OIL Company, corporation.
created and organized under the
laws of the State OF West Virginia.
held at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on
the 2Sth day of December. a. d.
1898. the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved. that The McKelvy oil
Company, a corporation created 10y
and organized under the laws OF the
state OF West Virginia. does hereby
discontinue business as corpora
ton. and surrendcrs TO said state l,s
charter and corporate franchises.
And thc board % directors IS hero
by authorized and directed 10 pro-
coed 70 convert all the assets Of this
corporation into cash. and pay and
discharge all Its debts and liabilities,
and after fully paying and diseharg-
ing same. and making proper publ
cation o. lis action. to divide the re-
mainins cash among the stockholders
pro rata 18th their holding OF stock. I"
Given under my hand and seal this
eSth day Of December. a. d. 1903.
THE McKEI.vY OIL COMPANY.
Ey +. 4. McEeIyy. President
Attest:
Il. W. McKclvy. SECRETARY
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
BOND ELECTION
DATE MADE LATER

First ward-Gill's store: commits.
siOners, H. H. Davis, Martin Hilleen
and Richard Scott.
Second ward Gas house; commits.
sioners, Sheridan R. Grimm, /. j. Cos.
ton and A. C. yillers.
Third -Gordon's Office; con,
tnissioners, DR.. 4. L. Gore, c. H.
Gordon and a, s. sould.s
Fourth ward-7Arnstrong's Office;
commissioners, James \. Hess, 4.
K. Thorn and ]. D. ,fcRrynofds.
Fifth ward-Watcr Office. com
missioners. R. E. Groves. ]. j. Dun
can and David Carter.
The mayor AM c!ty attorney were
directed to presj@at to the COUNTY
,our, contract for signature for the
use of the west Basement OF the jail
as a acity prison. the court having
offered to give tiFs use for the sama
after making the improvements ask
ed for by the city for water service
and 5000 al year for Ave years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
Entertained
Is Sunday School Class of the
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
BY Minister.

The Rev. J. Edward Pryor, pastor
Of Nj. Zion Baptist church. last even
ing entertained his Sunday school
class at a grand reception. This
class is composed principally OF young
women and without doubt some Of
the most promising Young women TO
he found anywhere. Their faithful.
ness and earnest Christian zeal Is
well known. No weather is too bad.
no difficulty too complex and no cir
cumstance. except something beyond
their control. ever keeps thege young
women from their church or Sabbath
school class on Sabbath. They hold
the banner for faithful attendance,
and also the regular and quarterly
financial banners. Rev. Pryor nat
urally is very proud CT his class and
Sabbath school generally, and can he
found in the Sabbath school promp,.
~ at 2:3O O'Clock every Sabbath. He
AESiS mat hHuSl Aut upSIlHteuueuCS
OF the much Beloved Prof. ]. W. Ron
inson. any school would feel and re.
spondlto the touch OF such a MASTER
~ hand.
Present at The reception we're Miss
Viola Harris. Miss Anna Griffin. Miss
Elizabeth shorts. Mrs. Emma White.
Mrs, Ada 9. L. Griffin, Miss Ira L.
Mccoy. Mrs. Mamie s. Howard, Mrs.
Lucy Grant, Miss Bessie d.ee) wad.
dy. Miss Nellie Scott. Miss Eva Lewis
Miss Mollie Robinson. Miss Emma
George, Miss Efie tDee) waddy.
Miss Julia ScrugEs, Mrs. Evaline
Jones. Mrs. Lucy Wilkinson. Mrs
Fannie Qusrles. Mrs. Queen Esther
Ellis. James Ellis. and Edward Jones.
The class was deliberately served ~
Mrs. Fannie Quarlcs, assited By Mrs.
Queen Esther Ellis. who received the
guests. Every one had a most en-
joyable time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
City Council Finds Registra-
ton of Voters Necessary Be-
fore Bond Election is Held.

At a special meeting OF the city
council Thursday night the bond is
sue election was postponed unu!
Tuesday. February 9, owing to the
fact that the new state law requires
registration of voters.
Registration officers FOR the cleo
ton were appointed as follows.
First ward-M. F. Mcdonnell.
Second Sheridan R. Griffin.
Third ward-Samuel /. Buffers.
Fourth ward-charles L. Patton.
Fifth ward-H. c. Battea.
The clerk was authorized 10 6ll
any vacancy on the board OF regis
trars.
The following voting places and
election commissioners were appoint
ed:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08

Frank II. MINIS. former res!-
dent Is in the city looking after husi-
ness matters and calling on friends.
He has been travelling through
southern states In the interests % =
big manufacturing concern. H.
makes his headquarters in Atlanta.
Ga
IS Wilson + nere from Wrstpa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08

WANTED-YounG man or woman
with small cash capital to take in
forest in nice live business in city;
one with some office knowledge pre-
ferrcd. Address 431. care Waldo
hotel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
no INAUGURAL

SPRINGFIELD. HI. Jan. s.
Owing to the fact thai the iegisla
ture Is in a deadlock on canvass OF
the vote east for state officers there
win be no inaugural Monday next.
which is the date when the new stat
officers would be Indicted into office
under ordinary conditions.
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
SHAREHOLDERS, srEErINc

The annual meeting Of the share
holders Of The Empire National
Bank for the election OF directors
and any other business that may
properly como before It, will be held
ut It's banking house January IL.
1909, at ! o'clock p. m.
Z. 3. DEIsoN.
Cashier,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08
FOUND.
MISCELLANEOUS.

sEwING-ExpcrIcnced In shirt waist
making. Will take chiIdren's sew
ing. 40 W. Main St. over City
Market.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-08

Edward B. Robinson vas here Fri.
day from Salem on business.
Attorney NJ W. Ogden. Of Fair
mont. spent Friday here.
Attorney ". A. Samples was here
Friday from Salem