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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-24
OFFICIAL CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
y COUNTY CONVENTION

Lamar. Colo. August "a. 1910.
Headquarters OF Republican County Cen
of the Republican County Central Com
mittee at a meeting held In Lamar. Col
orado. on August Gath. 1910.
ton of delegates elected by the several
precincts and representing the Republic
can party of Prowers County is hereby
the 18th day of September. 1910. at ~
o'clock A. M at the County Court
House. for the following purposes:
To elect IL delegates to represent Prov
ers county at the Republican State
Convention called to meet at Colorado
sHrings on n the hea Goth day of September
To elect II delegates to represent
Prowers County at the End Congress
sional District Convention called to meet
Il colorado springs on september 2iS''
To elect II delegates to represent
Prowers County at the 25th Senatorial
District Convention called to meet at
Las Animas September II, at +. NJ
To elect Il delegates to represent
District Convention to be called at a
And to place in nomination for county
one County Clerk.
One County Treasurer.
One County Assessor.
One County Superintendent of Schools.
One County Sheriff.
One County Commissioner for End Dis
II1CI.
One County Surveyor.
One County Coroner
Two Members of the State Central
Committee.
One County Chairman and endorse
ment of members of County Central
Committee from each precinct. Selec.
ton of committee to fill vacancies and
to transact any and all business that
may properly come before the conven-
tion.
The total number of delegates to the
said Convention shall be 100 and the
several precincts OF the county shall be
entitled to representation in said con-
vention as follows:
Precinct No. !, II delegates.
Precinct No. 2, 20 delegates.
Precinct No. .. 10 delegates.
Precinct No. 4. II delegates.
Precinct No. 8. delegates.
Precinct No. =. 6 delegates.
Precinct No. z, 6 delegates.
Precinct No. s, IL delegates.
Precinct No. 8, 4 delegates.
Precinct No. 10, delegates.
Precinct No. II, delegates.
And the Republican Primaries for the
various precincts are hereby called To
meet on the 18th day OF September,
1910. at to 4 O'Clock r. NJ. to elect
Delegates to above County Convention
and Committee from each precinct
wiz please take notice hereof and
take such action as is necessary.
NJ J. McAIILLIN, Chairman.
n l. STEWART. Secretary.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-24

Rocky Ford. Aug. 20.-The fol-
lowing judges and officials for the
Arkansas Valley Fair have appoint
ed BY the fair association. Their
names are very familiar to the fair
going public and their connection
with the 1910 Arkansas valley fair
will b good news to all interested.
DR.. J. w. Topping. of Pueblo.
win b Judge Of the livestock ex-
hibit- Dr.. Topping has been con-
nected With livestock through his
veterinary practice for years. and
is a well known authority in the
west. D. 4. stooer. Of Wichita.
will Judge the poultry. and N. \
Snow. Of Canon City. viii Judge
the fruit display. both men Of
worth In their lines. and authorities
that cannot be questioned.
Exhibitors from the four counties
OF Pueblo. 0tero. Bent and Prov
ers are reminded that entrees for
livestock. ETC., close at IL O'Clock
August 80. and all other depart
ments At O'Clock Of the same
might. and that exhibits must be in
place at 8 o'clock the morning Of
the next DAY.
The new horticultural hall under
the amphitheater will be filled
with representative exhibit. and
all other buildings with the product
OF the valley of content.
The watermelon day features are
still being added to. and the inter-
ess in that day is growing more
and more about the state. Special
trains and reduced rates have made
it possible for anyone to take ad-
vantage of the day to see the won
derful valley Of the Arkansas, and
incidentally eat their fill of the fam
Gus Rocky Ford melons, OF which
there will be more than enough for
all.
The Arkansas valley railroad ex-
cursion. the first attempted Is going
to be a winner, and many are TAX
ing advantage Of 1t to see the rich
agricultural country north of the
main line of the Santa Fe railroad.
The fair this year promises much
to the residents and visitors Of the
valley in showing them what can
be produced in this section. and al
SO in furnishing an opportunity OF
seeing the wonderful country that
produces the crops that have been
the talk of the state east and west.
September l., Watermelon day. the
big annual holiday for the Arkansas
valley will be a day to remember.
and everybody Ia invited to be the
guest of the valley 1t Rocky Ford
ON that date.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS

hereby announce myself . can
didate for the office of County As
eossor. subject to the action of
the Republican primaries and con-
vontion for Prowers county.
W. H. WHEELOCK.
The undersigned wishes to an
0ounce himself . candidate for the
Office oe County Treasurer. sub
5ect to the action Of the Repubu-
can primaries end county conven-
ta0n.
O. L. NARGRAvE.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-24

Shirt Values

Mems Dress Shirts with and
without collars. A large line
lbs to ESQ grade no.
Shirts, your choice go. 00C
Shirt values in the 75c and LOO
grades. A large line, all 40.
sizes, your choice -. .4Oc
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-24
Mems Underwear

We will close our entire line of
rs Underwear in the Csc
and 35c grades. All sizes,
your choice, the IN.
garment ...... 80. -. 0C
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-08-24

Bingham Specials
We are going to close all our
broken bolts and short lengths
of 1212c, 15c and tic Cling
hams, some of the very best
makes and good pat M
terms, the yard 80. -. uOC
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22

Il I-r . q $1,000 . - Of > 90
erately and then In groups and then
ali together and sold whichever way
they will bring the most
Terms Of sale.
one-third cash in hand on day Of
sale and the residue in two equal in
stallments Of twelve and twenty-tour
months from the day Of sale. taking
from purchaser interest bearing notes
with good personal security for the dc
ferred payments.
HUGH NJ. MARTIN, spl. com'r.
state of West Virginia,
County OF Marion, tO,wit:
], w. s. Black, Clerk the Interme.
diate Court Of Marion county. West
Virginia, do certify that Hugh NJ. Mar
tin. Special Commissioner in above
styled cause, has given bond as requir.
ed by decree.
Given under my hand this the 9Th
day OF May, 1910.
w. s. BLACK,
Clerk OF intermediate Court.
May 5.12i9.26. '4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
d az. conNentIon.


kRflisBuRG "a Jpne y Tic
"a ill itanla Rspiil,i san e.f
.gent1n was caiisd 70 order ii "a
aiaisstif theatre Ibis 1tornlngs "
RETRY ". Hatfy Bawet. senator Pe
46se viii take iie chaitlnan q silc
.eted the late col wesley h Gdtes ss
1 stndidates VII be nominated fgs
gdsefnor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AM
SECRETARY ef informal atsaifs n Re.
idDlica1s Will h5minate District
Itorney w. Hlsclstcy, oi,p ssbtIfe
tof governor n Is said tnls was rim
ally Determined upon q few days g
ii a conference ID Atlantic City be
t8eel Unitfd States Senators Gsorg
h. Oliver and Boi}s Penrose
Oliver wants ake1ey. with T;.cnl
"a Is politically tr'endIs becauea there
IS apparently chance that I Z
pnblicans might he defeated in T. li;'
sy'yania this fall unless they ave 2
candidate who win appeal - ti;f
voters. A Republican defeat woui
ihinre divers chances for reelection
tor a full term W tn next LED r
lure. word has been passed = 'he
Pennsylvania Republican organ!za-
lions that .Biakeley is to head the
fcket.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT.
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE


BY order of the authority vested IN
me, the undersigned Special Commits
sioner, by a decree Of the intermediate
Court Of Marion county, West VlF'
ginia, made and entered on the 9th
day Of February, 1910, in the chanoery
cause OF James A. Griffin vs.. Melville
B. Bartlett and others, l will on satur'
day, the oath day Of May 1910, be-
tween the hours Of 10 o'clock a. NJ
and a o'clock pm, on the premises In
the town OF Brisco, Marion county
West virginia, sell by way of public
outcry. to the highest and best bidder
the real estate in said decree directed
to be sold, which said real estate con
sists Of five certain town lots, to'wlt:
oLts Nos. IL. IL, 90. % and 81 in said
town OF Brisco, and are the same lots
that were conveyed to the said Mel
vile r, BARTLETT by Nellie NJ. Raymond
and husband by deed bearing date on
the 14th day of July, 1908. and ap'
pears Of record in the ONCE Of Clerk
OF County Court OF Marion county
West virginia, in Deed Book No. 1874
page 80, which said lots are large, nav
ing a frontage OF fifty feet and a depth
Of one hundred and twenty feet.
These lots are allsleyel and well
located IN q growing towns with large
coal works being opened close by and
on line Of Faitlnont and clarlssburs
Traction Company ana are very De
aifahlS iuts
Said lots VIII Be offered for sale sep
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
10 time o. Ills death. ita quantity and

The time Of his death. it's quantity and
Inscription:
Sixth: And such other matters as
any party in interest may require, the
same being pertinent, or such matters
as said commissioner himself may
deem pertinent to report.
But before proceeding to execute
said reference the said commissioner
is Hereby directed to see tSat the
Clerk Of the Intermediate Court Of this
county shall publish the notice to
creditors of said decedent as required
| by the Code of West Virginia and said
commissioner shall give notice toad
lthe,parties to this suit Of the time and
place OF executing said order Of refer
ence by publication thereof for once
la week for four successive weeks IN
some newspaper published in this
county, or by personal service oi,such
notice on the parties or their counsel.
Atwhfch time and place you may at
lteud and do whatever may he neces-
sary to protect your interests.
Given under my hand this 18th, day
Of June, 1910,
HARRY SHAW,
Commissioner in Chancery.
B. L. BUTCHER and t
p. M. sHowALTER.
Counsellor plaintiff.
lS.17.24 July IS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
GILES CURED At HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION mEFHo!

II YOU surer fr:n bleedinGs iteaII'
lind or pro.rudfng tiles, send NJ
tour address, and i will ten yon AD'
TO cure yourself at home BY the ns'
absorption treatment; and viii AIS
,end some Of this home treatment ire
or trial, With references from yos'
,wn locality Il requested. Iinmedias
,elIef and permanent cura assprss
SEND no money. but telI others ?
his otter write to-day To Mra.
;ummers. Box p. Notro Dame Ind
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22

- : :" :
the County represented, II viii BIZ 2
mass convention AMI al frleuea, q
the temperance and Prohibition
cause arc. earnestly invited to ate.sl
a III prohibition ticket VIII be mi
,nuted.
Hon. Eugene W. Chlfin, Of Cn' $50
late Prohibition candidate for Prcsi-
dent OF tae United states will laa."
the convention. Mr. Chain will si'eali;
Il 200 o'clock. These who have heorl
this celebrated speaker Will b:'s",l
10 ttaYei many miles 10 he Il; !
agA.n. Ito Is generally considered .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

To Mary Nicholson, administrators OF
William H. Nicholson, deceased,
plaintiff, and Hattie E. Nicholson,
Alice Turner, Frank Nicholson,
Charles Nicholson, Robert G. Mich.
olson. John A. Clark, A, D. Simon,
John Phillips, s. B. HOlbert, John
Henshaw, A. L. Lehman, N. syke, L.
G. Race, c. W. svisher, Richard Ell
kins, j. R. Linn, trustee, A. s. Flem-
ing, trustee, Exchange Rank OF Man
nington, a, corporation, George p.
stifel, corporation, Falrmont Trust
Company, a corporation, First Ma
tional Bank of Fairmont, corpora
ton, Merchants National Bank of
Ciarksburg, q corporation, F. A.
Prlchard, doing business as F. A.
Prichard G Company, Citizens Dollar
Savings Bank of Fairmont, a corpo-
ration. Thomas F. Hall, and the Uni
type Company, a corporation, defend
ants:
In the Intermediate c0urtof Marion
county, West Virginia.
You and each of you will take no
tice that in pursuance Of decree Of
the said Intermediate Court of said
entered in the above styled
cause on the 18th day Of May, 1910,
that i have fixed upon the ED day Of
July, 1910, as the time, and my office
in the Court House Of said county, in
the city Of Fairmont, as the place, for
beginning tile discharge Of my duties
under said decree, an abstract Of
which said decree is as follows:
Upon consideration Of all which, il
is adiudged, ordered and decreed that
this cause be, and the same is here
by referred to Harry Shaw, one OF the
Commissioners Of chancey of this
court, to take, state and report
First: What personal estate the
said william H. Nicholson owned at
the time OF his death, the character
md value thereof.
Seconds What dlspositloR, Il any,
was made Of the said personal estate
by the defendant Mary Nicholson, I'D.
Of william II, Nicholson.
deceased, and how much u any, OF
said personal estate is now in the
hands Of the said administntrix avail
able for the payment Of anydebts ow.
Ing from the said estate d the said
william H, Nicholson, deceased.
Third: Totake, state and settle the
account Of the said Mary Nicholson,
administrators Of the estateuf the said
H, Nicholson, deceased.
Fourth: What debts thegsaid VIII
liam Il. Nicholson owed latsbe time IS
MS death % whom PAYABLE lleir ma
tire ma their resp tive amount and
pfiorities.
Fifth What real estatewas owned
by the SAID William h. Nicholson at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
MANNINGTON
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
Educators Go
To Blnefield
STATE ASSOCIATION DECIDE 5 ON
DOWN STATE. TOWN TO
MEET NEXT YEAR

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Jun 22-'
At the meeting Of the Slate Educ
tlonai Association here ye.terday
Blnefeid was,naraed fer the next :. n
yentfon over Wheeling. The following
officers were elected:
Presilent-M p. shawkey, Cha es
ion.
Vice President-char'es $. Dries
Wheeling.
seeretary-c. r. Murray, WlIliarr
son.
TressurerIra B. Bush. Hinton.
Member Executive committne--
Thomas ], Humphrey, Grafton.
Resolutions were adopted eniorsflls
production tay on gas not to es
coed one cent per thousand feet, tw.
thirds OF said tax to be paid luto the
general school fund.
/, Different departments Of the ass
citation elected presidents as follows:
County SUPPLEMENTARY, Section, H
Ia. stpver, putnam county: City Sup
erintendent Section, F. L; Burdett
Harrisburg; Secondary EducatIone
Section, l.. L. Friend, Charleston; Fl
Iementary Education Section, c. T
Borgess., Ohio county; Normal Soho
Esection, John c. Shaw West Llbe:t3'
The forenoon was taken upi set'
llonai meetings. The superintendent
section under George S. Luilley, e
| the Charleston schools met at tne loo :
high school building. The princIp:,
address was. made by supt. W. NJ
Fonlk, Of Huntington, who talked o.
the danger OF placing boys guilty n
mlsdemaanors in prison with hardened
criminals.
The county superintendent section
met at the state honsp and VS. pr"
sided over by County Supeliutel
dent Carter L. Faust, OF Marion county
Various problems were discussed and
tho session was addressed by Pre-:
Thomas G. Miller, principal Of shep'
herd College NoFTaI school.
The secondary education section
met at the high school ard was p"e.
sided over by LIP Hill. of Tyler co !.
Ity, Prof. L. l.. Friend, professor of 5"
condary education at the UniVors'ij
made the principal address,
The elementary education section
met at the Y. NJ. c. A. b-ildlpg an,
was presided over by c. 7, Boggcss
In the hall Of the house Of dele
gates the Normal school section was
presided over by John G, Shaw priI'
clpal Of the West Liberty normal
Talks were made by Governor Gas
cock, Prof. t. T. Hodges and STATE
Historian Virgil A. Lewis.
In the afternoon general meetint,
for the discussion of school p'oDleH:
was held at thu state house, ssa :
Superintendent shawkey dcliyeItll IN
address on aPubllc School, AtSea-
dance" and was followed by Attornc;
Ballin Taylor, Of Elkins, on "Rey@nI
ues." president Carl G, Doney 50 =
an address on High Schools and
was followed bv DR. Harlan ul6r
sraff OF the u. s. Bureau of Gduce
ton on Improvement of the Rura
Schols.'
A business session for the election
Of officers followed.
Last night an address was deliveries
on .The New Boy" b. DR.. A, u, WI
shin, Of Boston, EDITOR Of the louria
Of Edncatlon, and was followed by y
rccetion at the governors pansion
! nv Governor and Mira. GlasseociI'
Nearly 1lye hundred and nifty edlea'
tors have enrolled for the meolins'
q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
MOUNTAINEERING
HON. EUGENE We ctiAFiN Will
SPEAK nv FAIRMoNT on
WEDNESDAY, June

ghe pfbhibitipni5ts Of Marits totn.
are antfcipatirg large convent g.
ia Wulard tIilili Falrmoht, on Weanes,
aaY, Jline 2atb beginning 9t 1;30
H. 1xtensige arrangements ase
being made % have every dist.ict II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
French Mscray, u. 9.

French Mccrsy was successful "
M examinations In the Ohio state
universally and & nov a Bachelor q
laws Fecslging That degrees from mat
iastltntion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-22
Royal
Rubber
Roofing
Tie ) RRR ; Brand.

Guaranteed to last 20 years. Ager
feet roofing, waterproof, pliable, eco
nomlcal and durable. Smooth surface.
beware Of limitations called rubber
and said to be as good.
Soc our agent and learn why EVIL
last 20 years. Hecan tell you,
For sale by
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-09-10

mon stockings cost 81 Y X cents, and a
pair Of silk stockings. Is ESQ. I$..s:s =a
i 4 Day laborers received at this period
8 shillings, or s711sk cents. Twenty to
twenty FIVE years later work by the
day was sometimes credited as high
as 1925. Monthly wages, presum-
ably with board, ranged from 81 to
$24, although stand So was a. com
mon price. One account shows that
a gardener was paid IS month.
Yearly contracts appear at $50 and
800. Women in service received 6
to I shillings per week (75 cents 10
S71a cents), and a seamstress, work
ing at the house, was paid 81 cents
per day. r.. = = 4
A boys schooling was as cheap as
veal, costing $3.50 per quarter. Board
must have been very cheap, vide this
memorandum entry: Having this
day agreed to board Henry Blank and
lady, and wash for him, for Sc per
month. or at that rate for the time
he stops with me:'': y ~:.'r..
Further statements might be pre-
sented, but the foregoing will show
that at least from 1890: to 1880 the
food substantials We're cheap. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-09-10

cents; eggs, dozen, cents to 12H
cents; butter, 8 cents to II cents per
pound; cheese, cents to cents per
pound; potatoes, 10 cents to 37h
cents a bushel; apples, Is cents a
bushel.
Prices rs years later, even up to
1880. were only little higher, veal
soaring to cents, while beef ranged
from 3 to cents, 5 cents being the
common price for the best cuts Pork
ranged no higher than in 180O-some-
times low, sometimes high. Nor had
the prices of eggs, poultry or butter
materially changed, and potatoes and
apples sold, average, at Is cents per
bushel. While the decimal system Of
currency had been adopted some time
before this period, values were al
most universally stated in pounds,
shillings and pence. In New York
state the pound, was reckoned at
$3.50, the shilling at 12k cents,
pence and cents being the same
thing. Even as late as 1880 some
books were still kept in the old style.
Sugars were high in 1900: Brown
, sugar sold at II to II cents per
pOuIus sugar, ~ CentSs loaf sugar
Ioaves of II pounds or more), about
80 cents pound. 1t should be noted
that while meats today cost from 4
TO Is times the values of 1900, sugars
have decreased in the ratio of 3 and
to I.
Teas and coffees show wider
range of prices. "Tea," 20 cents a
pound; Hyson tea, $1.6s a pound;
green tea, $40 a pound; Bohea tea,
"A cents a pound: coffee, II cents to
10 cents a pound. :,
In 1880 tea averaged about 80
cents and a good coffee 81 cents a
pound, though cheaper grades were
sold.
This store bought and sold wheat
In considerable quantities. and at
times the cereal scared in price al
most to the limits of a twentieth CEN
trry Chicago wheat corner, the range
IL: price being from IS cents to $3.50
per bushel. Rye cost about 70 cents:
corn, 81 II cents to A. cents, and oats,
general price, 10 cents per bushel
OF course, dry goods and wearing
apparel of all Kinds were quite expen-
sive, Il yard of calico cost;n, 20 - 50
cents; linen. SO cents and up; a. han
dana handkerchief 0: = pal: Of COM
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-09-10
Things Were Cheaper Before Cold
Storage and Trusts Came Alon6

A persual of some recent articles
on the subject of the present high
prices OF foodstuffs would seem to
make it appear that in all ages, even
back to old Roman times there has
been more or less complaint on this
score. and that the people have
sought relief in legislation. Be that
as 1t may, there was a time in our
own country when the food substan-
tia!s were very cheap, when prices
were largely regulated by the law of
supply and demand, and when pro-
Queer and consumer stood nearer to-
gether-the cold-storage system anl
its abuses not then being known.
From the musty records Of a gem
eral store operated about the year
1900 in eastern New York-not 100
miles from Albany-the writer has
been able to secure some interesting