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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24

On Big Elk Run, sardis district; the
Hope Natural Gas Company drilled its
second test on the Melissa Kelley farm
through the Gordon to depth OF $500
feet and skas a fair gasser.
+ In the lower j;southwest int. the.
.shtpnstoRs district The South Penn OH
,goiaapny' No. q or the . h ~ TlhetaI,.s
son farm isShoiding up MT 400 barrels
IL Idas On Ten Mile Greek safdis sdisf
trlet. Treat & Rowland have drilled
'fiieir9Nos5 tonsthe,M r Dye farm into TO,
Ihe-top.uf the Gordon and have deyel;
oped a fair gas pressure. Mr.. i,
ahThet same parties. are building the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24

stfeet. In shape Tor the new cqnnnkSla
confsetloasry store The room ii Is.
peeted 10 be ready for occupancy 6y
the first 81 the new year ana maybe
sooner. y
The place . expected 70 be the finest
Of the kind In the city. III facs H
viii probably be the most apto.date
and handsomely furnished cohfee tions
ery establishment ID this part Of west
Virginia. 5SS:: 81
The well known local firm 90 Lazieri
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24
raul BlINRlRE
LARGE HOUSE eREEIs PoPuL Ar
PILE SGD THE
" UpIENCE X q,


Paul Gilmore ri Clyde Fiteh's
comedy, The Bachelor was the at.
traction last evening at the Grand and
Jas the usual custom when Gilmore;
pays his annual visit TO Fairinont he,
was greeted With a large house. The
role Of the bachelor was splendidly
portrayed by Gilmore. though The part
was entirely different from any role
in which this actor has ever appeared
in this city before and was consider.
ed by many OF Be 'hnspited to Gilmore,
however he brought out ali there was
lin the part and a good deal more.
The support was good though Gil.
more was enough show in himself and
| the production as a whole pleased the.
audience. Some criticism might be
made Of the play in itself. the plot OF.
which is none too strong and had a
less noted actor than paul Gilmore
been, selected to. play the stellar role.
the play would probably not have
lived. $, I. Z Ks ~,
Mr.. orrin Shear played the part Of
Billy Rendel the younger brother Of
Milly Rendel, the stenographer. in a
clever manner and the other members
OF the cast took their parts we'll.
Eloise hurry as Milly Rendel, the
stenographer to George Goodale paul
.Gilmore) and who finally marries
1Goodale, was good. +
The plays at the Grand are being
tsplendfdly patronized and 1.-THE bills
presented. during the past few weeks
lliave been. Of such a nature as to war
rant good houses. Splendid music was
furnished last night by somen's or
Echestra, KAN,
| Today afternoon and night. the at.
fractional the Grand will be "The
King Of Tramps.M
Turkey Dinner, Thanksgiving Stew.
ems bedding. list street. Everything
home cooked, even the bread. Dom,
miss II l7.'2t gas f
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24


rig for No. 8 On the E. Dennison farm.
located on Grass Run, Ten, Mile dis
trict. On the same stream Holmier e.
Deegan are due in the sand at test
on the Y, W; Williams farm. J. b
fHolmier has made the location for
al test on the Calder F. Bailey farm.
lhE2 Ten Mile district, the Grass Run
or Company Issstarting second test
on the E. y, Samples farm and the
Lost Creek OH and Gas Company IL:
drilling at 1900 feet on the D. O.
Eouchefy farm: TRessswellssandiao-
cations are all southwest ,of-,;the.:old
Wolf Summit field.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24
81 oT1Es j o. i. sAllNNsToN FIELD.

IN tho shinnston district the South
Penn on Company is drilling It's test
on the 3. Radabaugh farm There is
u chance for gas in the Gordon. ttRhe
same company's No. s.ons Che G. and!
81 Rinehart farm produced q barrels
eseeond.24 hours afterif was drilled
siiIto stheS second pay. TheSsape epHl:.
spany second test on the J. H.
srhompson farm Is showing Tor q 'g01
barrel pumpef. s1tsis' sttll.ydriiling in
the same sand and may be a second
X, I. Il M lste q 6LSn.,,i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24
.EETTNIB READY
coMJNTzls ARE GETTING ROOM.
a r !, It'' EoE! NEW eoNFge
TloNERY STORE.

Workuhelf are; busily engaged At.
present hi putting the interior 81 the
large room occupied BY the b. c.
stemple Company, No. 200 Main.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24

BROTHERS Percy md James haze tho
eohsract for the pictorial work and
have begun painting the eanyasses %
cover me entire w.llla The work VIII
lie ID thing 81 beauty and d ios tors
ever and il WIN add much i ths ars
tistic beauty Of The plaee:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24

B You believed that dead stock to
hS salable when YOU bought It Prob
ably II was and IS. Gonce nitrate q
little advertising on IL and. hi y
week. forget that it ever worried YOU.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-24

Turkey Dinner, Thanksgiving Stew
ems bedding. list street. everything
home cooked, even the bread. Don't
miss 1t.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

that sort of thing and / have not
been able, among all the people |
have talked with, to find one who
could tell me where the business of
the town is to come from. They
cant live simply by trading among
each other. they have no manufact-
ures, and there isn't land enough in
cultivation around here to support
one-fourth the people who somehow
have got to be supported.
| know there are sanguine, hope
full people here. One of these said
to me:
Il have faith in the success of
this enterprise. and I'm going to
fight it out if it takes the balance of
my natural life"
presume he had some means
ahead. and hence no danger of his
family coming to want. That pros
pect takes courage out of the strong
est hearts.
Two men We're irrigatins piece
OF about four acres of spring wheat.
They. too, had faith that everything
would come out right. One of them
said:
Il have lived in six different states
and ! like it here better than any
where else | have ever lived. We
can farm here independent of clouds
and rain. and need never lose a crop
| by drouth.
watched these men good
while At the rate they were get
ting along-and they worked faith
! fully do not think they We're botf
together irrigating more than al
acre a day. and ] don't think 1t pos
sible at the piece of wheat upol
which they were at work could pro
duce more than eight bushels pc
acre. If that. If they have not some
thing ahead to live on, next year a
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

this time will see these men in their
seventh state
How do you like it here?" l ask
ed of a man who was irrigating
small patch of potatoes
"I'd little rather not answer
that question" he replied
why not"
Because ! have not been here as
my opinion is not worth giving"
Still l would like to have it."
We'll, then, am disappointed. +"
And as he said that his voice tremb-
led and the tears came to his eyes.
II am raising nothing but these po-
tatoes, and don't see how my family
is to get through the winter"
Are there many others here who
are disappointed? | asked.
Yes. I believe nine-tenths of
them are more or less so. The col
ony will not begin to raise enough
this year for its support and l fear
it never will.
Are there many new members
coming in now
There are some coming but more
are leaving, and still more would
go if they had the means to get
away"
Wishing him better success than
he expected | passed on, and soon
met another man who hadn't built
squarely on the Greeley foundation
He had left out the moral plank OF
the platform.
"How do you like Greeley.
asked. q.
Greeley -" was his pro
! fame reply.
His were the first "cuss words"
: had heard here and was surprised
II beg your pardon, stranger, b
/ continued. but II you had bee
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

eastern farmers lose on an aVera&e
about one crop in three from that
cause. We never lose any time .!
rainy weather but go right on WIZ
our work without Interruption, ans
our grain is never spoiled or injured
by wet weather after it is cut. as n
often the case east.
These are the arguments OF tno
advocates of irrigation. Let us eA-
anime then. 1t is not true tnat tn
eastern farmer, who does not dePene
on irrigation, loses one crop in three
by drouth But if he did-ii no
even lost every second CROP nav
no hesitation in saying he would
make more money in ten years 'naH
they can here by irrigation.
The argument that their work ~
never interrupted by wet weather -
a very weak one. Does any farmer IN
the east lose as much time by WsS
weather as it takes these people 70
lirrigate their crops?
In conclusion on this subject
have only to add that for farming 0a
a very small scale, II men can -
content to farm in that way. ana TOT
gardening. irrigation may be usee
with success, Potatoes and all kinos
:. of garden stuff thrive wonderfuhy
under it. and those who want to g
Into this business can do we'll az u
here. But it is at least hundree
and fifty years too soon to attempt
II on other crops in this country.
While there are still unoccupied
millions upon millions OF acres OF
as good land as ever was pioweo.
and which needs no irrigation except
that which is furnished by the gen
erous rains of Heaven, it is folly foe
people to come out here and spene
thousands of dollars upon canals
and bitches. and when these are All
; made spend more time in getting
the water over their crops than ~
eastern farmer will spend in the -
tire cultivation of them.
, In hunded and fifty or two hun-
dred years from now, when our pop
ulation shall have become mucs
more dense, and the magnlncent
) prairies of which have written y
previous letters. shall have becoms
dotted all over with forty and elghy
acre farms, when tillable land Y
scarce and high in price. and labor
, is cheap. it will be time enough then
to commence the redemption OF thil
3 region by irrigation. But while land
that does not need it is as cheap ~
It is now. 1t is worse than folly FOR
: people to come out here and attemp'
; farming by irrigation. Some OF tns
= enthusiastic ones here in Greeley dt
mot believe this now. But they VIII
! in a year or two. a T. NJ
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

through what | have in the last ten
months you'd feel like swearing
too"
asked II he thought swearing
helped the matter any.
mo. but it seems like relief
sometimes when think how I've
been deceived by the men who got
IN this colony. | beg your
pardon again, sir. but | get so full OF
swear sometimes that it Will come
/ out"
| "How long have you been here?
about ten months. l pald III!
expenses out here, have worked nara
ali the time and havn't made cent.
Il expected to have got nome mere
land gone back and got married this
summer or fall. but that's all gone
mn. Glad didn't marry before
came. pity those VINO nave iai'''
lies here
But find some families here
Iwho seem to be well contented and
speak highly of the colony ana i's
prospects l said.
Eyes, they are generally persons
of some means. and those engaged
in trade of some kind. SO many peo-
ple coming in, each bringing more
or less money. and so much pulioihs
going on. has made 1t lNei! loi
them, hut all that is about over aho
in a few months you Will near
different story even from theh
Look over this town and the country
around it-you can see for miles
and tell me what you can see to sup
port and make business for to"'
of fifteen hundred people,
nn
other and the result Of my observa
t;on and conversation with all clas
SOS of people here is that Greeley Il
ian overgrown town. and must stol
until the country around it settle'
Inn and makes business for 1t.
But will the country settle III
thickly enough to sustain toWi
even of the size of Greeley now?
doubt it.
And this brings up the question
of irrigation about which much ha
heen written during the last year o
two What of that? Is 1t success
fu,p will it pay? Let us see:
The general opinion here is tina
man can irrigate about one acr'
ner day. Some say more, but TN
nreyailing opinion is that this
ahout the average. All crops grow
here require irrigation at leas
twice during the spring and sum
mer. and sometimes oftener NOW
in the corn growing states IL Is ea'
culated that one man can cui!l'ao
forty acres of that crop ana uo
we'll Suppose he undertakes Una
here. He gets his corn planted =
the 18TH OF May and begins to irri
cate. and 1t will take him every da'
until the Sd of August, without os
ducting Sundays. to irrigate ms Sru
Twice, If you talk to any sensno'
ohio. Indiana or Illinois 1artns
about raising corn in this way y
will laugh at you and set you do~'
no simpleton He knows thas D
man can afford to do IT,
Let. anyone who knows ahytnA
about farming make the same caNe
IIotion about wheat, oats. rye or %
lev. and there is but one conciuslol
he can possibly arrive at viz: NA
1t won't pay. ,.,, -,
But admitting the additional az
or required. and the cohsequenss
Increased cost of the crop, the aove
Gates of irrigation tell you; we
not dependent on rain ana new
lose a crop from drouth, while yos
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

Greeley. They have made severn, -,
tempts to get fOothold here hut
have always been met In such !, ua,,
AZ to assure them that il wou,d ha
very unhealthy for them at come
They shall be kept out-peaceahI,,
II we can, forcibly if we must /" is
the platform unanimously adonted
OF the people OF Greeley on this snh'
ject. And thus far they have uvad
up to this platform relieiousN II
would be a glorious thing for NAM
other, indeed ALL of the new towns
II they would adopt the same nlat'
form. and live up to 1t as the neonlo
of Greeley have done.
1t has been said by those who
sneer at Greeley that "it is n tou'r
built on moral ideas and apricul-
ture'. Well, that's good foundn-
ton to build town on. isn't it? At
any rate wish more of our towns
were bu1it on the same foundation
II they were this prosperity would
be more lasting, and we wouldn't
see so many of them exhibiting signs
or decay, or at least of being finish
ed.
In all Of the above named RESPECTS
NTeeiey is success. 10 build a town
like this. on such a sterile looking
| prairie as this, and fill it up with
| Intelligent. enterprising people. all
In year and month, as they have
done here is a great work. certainly
Without having seen the place YOU
can hardly form any idea of the
courage 1t must have REQUIRED on
the part of those who came here n
year ago to go on with the work and
bring 1t up to what it is today.
believe the leaders in the enter
prise were honest, and / can not but
honor them for the courage they
have exhibited in carrying out a
project in which they must have had
some of them still have-the most
implicit faith
But honest and courageous as
they were. my duty to tLose | am
writing for compels me to say that
am satisfied they made a sad, ter.
rible mistake in locating their town
and colony where they did-sad and
terrible to the many families who
have come here with small means
hoping to secure homes. and after q
while independence, and for whom
can see nothing in the future but
the most bitter disappointment
regret to have to write this; for as
l have said above | like the founda.
tfon of moral ideas" upon which
the town has been built, and came
here prejudiced in its favor. | want.
ed to see 1t a success-a permanent
growing success.
But after circulating among tho
people and talking with a large mum.
ber of them. am compelled to be.
! lieve that the prevailing feeling
among them is one of doubt and dis.
couragement as to the future. anG
that this feeling is rapidly growing
! And what is worse than all theil
fears seem to be well founded.
Plainly stated, they have attempt.
I ed to build town on moral idea.
and agriculture. and the argicul
tural part of the foundation has
given way-failed
! They have town here of fifteeI
hundreds inhabitants. II is wha
you would call nice town. Thes'
little rills OF clear sparkling waite
running through all the streets. hav
most refreshing appearance. an'
YOU feel like stopping every bloci
or oftener. to gaze upon them an'
listen to their gentle murmur. Bu
fifteen hundred people cant live oi
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21
bF RARE
Est IS
R1HED.
Forty Years ago
Su Colony Were
he'd in Part

rare old clipping
oledo (o.) Blade,
torecasts of the
was written by a
ent OF that paper
the Toledo publ
1871; 49,,
last of my readers
Greeley-l don't
her of the white
the colony named
ted here in Colo
managed princip-
NIeeker, one OF II.
kdmirers. This col
Is been. perhaps
and written up
other ever orga-
odv wants a con-
OF the power oi
can find it here,
than a year ago
ouse of any kind
am writing ng-not
ID nor any living
little half starv-
Ind the inevitable
cactus. and you
hat any one pro-
town and a col
ri site as this was
that desert site
" not less than
ses. among them
bdious church. q
a town hall, three
a printing Office
ued weekly the
paper largely de-
Sis OF the colony
Us have been dug
5 carried through
nto every garden
ag The cactus
tho sf9rVpd-lOOk
haye been turned
ir stead. we sec
and other garden
llds OF corn. oats
is an intelligen,
lion here of not
inbred. and there
b, saloon or any
intoxicating liqu-
e sold and it is
village | have
which this can
a liquor shop is
eO' the very first.
soon as "A town
li,en they can't
bgilding, but
hp muslin over Il
VI rude letters,
the door, they
| have seen
concerns in these
pne OF them in
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

n. +. Meyers went to Num- FIJI
day to take the census in that on
trict.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-04-21

through what have in the last ten
months you'd feel like swearing,
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Cincinnati Mitt,uod, oem 90 slpra 1910.

bic fdmmtlihen 4nleritaner, bic iif
in benz unrubigen 0iitritt befdnben,
nadl !0antotp entfommen finb. Die
Sapdrer ipdren bic leBten 2(usldnoer,
bic 3i6ong ga DerlieBen. 9ds jas
paniide aonfuldt ipuroe niepsrgez
brannt, aber bas britiife aonIuldt,
bas iih auberbalb Der Stobt befinbet,
fpurbe nitt beI9dbigt.
Die SoDbe besS6obens, bsr bon ben
arapndiIten dngeri6tet puroe, iit
nod nidt feHgeiteat porben, er 1T
aber pbns 3tpeifel iebr grOB. Der
9erluit, ben 4merifansr erlitten, lit
perbdltniBmdBig gertn9.
Gin intereffuntes Gersisz
nib.
9rag, 10. qpril. Die 3ptuinosz
ihpeitern gla3et, bic aIs bic Ra6fols
ger Der beriibnten iiamsiiihen 3piIz
linge betannt fino. ipurosn tiirslih in
ein bieIiaes SoIpital oufgenommen,
no am Wtontag cine Der Sftpeitsrn
Don einem bubiheu geiunben anaben
eHtbunoen ipuroe.
8erberblihe StfIeI gr,
plofion.
8uoopeit, 10. 4priI. 5n cine,
3iinbbol3iabrit in S3:qsoin srpIobtrt;
am Wontag elm 3ampitsFsI, lpo6ej
3ebn Mdbhen uno ein Wtann getootet
purben. 4ht3ebn onoere Mdb6er
tpuroen lebenssefdhrltd 0erlest.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-04-20
9erberbli6e SsfIet gr
pIpfion.
Jn(anO OIe(egrap6
Rebellion geesn bsnn But
tertruit.

= - a.
Gbicaao, 81, 19. QpriI. Gbis
ca9oer 9utterbdHoler ertIdrten pdb=
rsro bss 5ages, baB zine untsrIus
dung nit 8esug ouT bic Qrt uno
Deiis, in tpelher bic guttsrb0rie in
Glgin ben Yrsis fsitisBe, bsgonnsn
babe, unb bab bas bst9ebruhte gss
Dsismatsrial oem Der. Sta0ten Tiz
ftrittsautpalt unter5reitst tpsrosn
piiroe.
gbicagosr 5dubler iagten, baB in
Der am Wlontag in GIgin itattgefunz
osnsn SiBuns Der prsis auf 80 Gts.
fsftgsiest lpprben fei, gsgsu beuDunih
unb Willen Der Gbicqloer, bic baourt
ii6eritimmt poroa isten, baB pisls
Glsr.s unb foHitise< 2tneeit.l.e tpibsrs
rehtlihsr Weiie Der 9erjammIunq
beirpobnteu uno Itimmter.
y. g. gurc.u, elmer Der gbicagoer
i0dublsr, Der in Glgin mar, iaotc
fpdbreno bss Eagles: Oas aommttts,
in glsin fsst in Der Rsssl ben grsis
fsit, obne aud nur stnsn siusissu Der
tauf ub3uihliebsH, uno mir baben oi:
soH5e Dohe oaruntsr 81 I.iosn.
grbieIten aIs antDori
RspUID.ridIis.
SrbiaunpoIis. Snb., 10
apriI. Der pOIi3iit SOiepb arupp
tpurbe am Gierag Rorgsn au frubs,
Stunoe DON einsm BON 3pei Uldns
reru, bic er angereoet bate, geihoTIen
uno Der pOIisiit QIfrso 6. 9rppss
purbe in bic 9ruit gefdoFsu. aber
ni9t tOotlich psruuno,t. Denige
Stunbsn ipdter purbsn slpsi junss
Wdnntr. WaI.er Dbttslod aHo9sorg.
1ouslab, BON qitts5urs. auT bic Ins
tlase bin psrhafte:. bic SdiebboIos
3u isin.
9ousiaB ia9ts, oaB Wbitetot bi,
beioen poIi3ii,sn seidofen babe
geios paren nit ReoolDeru bslpufirst,
ois iie in Qroen. lpeflih bon Der
Staot. perbafts. rpuroen.
Die po!i3iitsn arupp unb 9ruoes
ltieben am Wor9sn um Elm llbr an
Der GiirteIbabn auf 3ipei WGnnsr unb
Tinsen on lie aus5uirds.n. Ginsr oon
ibnen 3ps pl0gIid sinen Repolper unb
IboB arupp ;psI AuseIn in ben gsib
unb 9ropss srhteIt cine augsl in bic
Sruit. Die go!i3iitsn iasisn ben snts
iliebenbeu WGRnsrn sine gnsabl au.
selu mad, o6ue lie i.boh gu tr.ffsn.
arupp itarb I'm aht lbr WOrsens
I'M 5oipitaI.
SousIab uno Dbitslpd ipurben
itlafenb in sinem Shuppsn an Der
Big 5our giierbabn, in Der Rdb. sis
mes Sisnaltburms, aufgefunben.
RAD itrnoenIan9em 9erh0r gsitanb
Whiie!od enbIid cia, baB er es mar,
Der Die poIiSiitsn g.iboifen babe. Gr
iagte, oab er gstrunten babe uno bab,
als arupp aui ibn sutam. in ibm bi.
untuntrollirbare gesierbe erpad. isi.
ben pOIisiitsn gu iOoten.
MillioHen= graut.
Rem gprt, 19. april. 5rI.
Wariorie 9ppnne 0oulo, 5odter bon
0eorge J. 9ouIo. tpureo am Oienitdg
nit 4nthpnp J. 0rerel. H.. bon pb;s
labelphia in Der ct. bartholomew
airte setraut. Die Rep gOrt.r o6sz
rsn 8krbunosrt unb bic GtieIifnit
9bilaoelpbia's fparen ouf Der 5ot3eit
fat idmmtli6 psrtreien. Der 9rGutis
gam gebOrt elmer Der ariitotratiiditsn
Jamilien pbilabelpbia's on unb 5rI.
0oulo lit bic 19idbriee gntslin ces
peritorbenen multi MillionGrs Sa1
8cuto. aoitbars 8eihente in GROCER
4ustpobI puroen ben NeupsrmGblten
bon ben nilIionsnrsiasn 9otseitssd.
itsa 3uiheiL