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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
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/ Word received irpm Parkersburr
yesterday Indicates ithat the intention
o. the b. & .. to install telephones on
the West Virginia. s. Pitsbilrg division
Has been given up; and that the tele
graphers who were recently dropped
Win likely he tax en back perm manent.
ly.,l on the. .Parke fsbnrg branch where
aanrteen len Wete 9ppeds md the
telephone system has been tfied n Piit u
{or three fnonthsFi I 10 said the tfesnltss
are Unsatisfactory and Shithe phone.sl, \,
have been, banished. The loss; OF t!ns
in securing connections fand the IN
creased chances ofTmistakes are re;
sponsfble for the abandoning Of the
phones. -ss.- \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
BOUNTY EgR RAT Tk!Ls
RODENTS SAID TO BE RESPONSE.
BILE FOR SICKNESS ATailLlNois'
81 Z s.

PiTT'SF.ELD, ILL.,. April GA Pied
Piper who would lead the rats Of
.Pfttsflefd up to- slaughter house so
thatlhe might save their tails, would
make a fortune here. The local char.
lty club has decided that rats are caus,
ing the sickness in the town and has
offeredya bounty for rat tails
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
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REAL EST

If You want to build, purchase, sell
rent or have for rent house in any
ward In Fairmont | can help you.
This is my business. II do not have
tho house now that plenses you will
either get It or build II.
Spec!al--Six acres. fine land, close
In, on pike and car line. Ideal loca'
ton for trucking or suburban home.
II you are too busy to come to my
Office call me and viii come TO sec
you and hope 1t will be to our mutual
benefit.
Con. Phone 57l.L.
Bell, Phones;47f.R. 451 81 +
B SS W.{D. STRAIGHT, /.
Room 3Ol, Jacobs building.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
UNCLE SAM 5 FARM
HON. N. P. SHhWkEY, STATE Su.
PERtNTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TO LECTURE BEFORE CITY
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION MON
DAY NIGHT.

State Superintendent OF Schools
Hon. NJ. P. Shawkey will lecture on
Monday evening at eight o'clock In
the High school auditorium under the
auspices OF the City Teachers Asso.
citation. Mr.. Shawkey will lecture on
the subject "Uncle Sans Farm
This lecture is said to be very enter.
ta!nfng and Instructive. The public
in-general is invited to hear this lee.
ture, = ~ i al, I (. z A . & IS. a 8 K! 4!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
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PERSONS ARE pEAn AND sTEN
4 SERlo uSLY NJ NJ ED SytiEN
. "a SGAsol NJ Jfs Ex.
A5PL ODES. " 4 II ~ 4

a g a by He'd PrcNS.S
ST LQU us AprIl %. Four persons
are dead and ten are seriously injured
and several houses were burned the
result ofsa5gasoline9 tank car explosion
In. IN yards of the Bell; OH Company. TO.
day. y,
The Turning oil was hurled over an
q area of ofiinore that, g block setting sew.
cralH houses: afire.s u!
81 The bodies were taken from, the
llcme Of Charles Dahlwitz next door
toE the oil company s yard Is Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
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no N U MBERSE OF ssEVENTY.oNE
\ sskIlLEDSRYSB ID. go. TRAINS LAST
81 rHR EE MONTH s. q! n

4 IA report covering d period OF three
months, has fbee1; received by the B.
Q. railroad police department, which
1 report shows tthat during that period
tpftt Tine there SEere !seventy.one people
Fri lleft A While e'ItyespassIng on the B. &
O.. property Throughout the system.
he tresP PassersI were killed while rid.
ssing trainss oS liking ai6hgt thc,trachs:
le9fs the dv&ntS- -6nea Ailieas1 thirty.t@o
Y were led,ant December, atwcnty.ttyc
ssin January and sfourteent iNFebrdary.
E{3 y II ttlE
Mike HatRe, .ptg gtht9 Ntanley91hRsi re:
turned from ffyyiiceliligg!s Z! @bG9ii Sid u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
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How many cont testants fully appre-
|ciate the great sTriple le: ote ffpts
lasblg thing and .ttiie WI led wa unds
are shustling to The full text xtent, Tsa alizsi
ling thatsrig igl,t Yno " 81 lie aDe to scinclr
things and even 70 win the sa,ito omobi bile,
The ontestants Yl,o make u b point
Ito get as many sub scrip tons asS pos
tsibie during tifis bfgs on yiils have HI
reserve fund that MI II put them ON
easy street M during the -stfeni6usS
| times TO come In the next few. weeks
| It gives the new fcand dates and tic
contestants who as yet aSe made mo-
start, 4 Chan to cate 5iip3 the Z
! proc ssion! There Isl M b 9capd datb.S
I'm te ees ~ hose lead atlnol ibe. over
come IA 4. b1i " q laeyif hi etioyt III
fright nov III tll9, best lind Ia ,ths %hole.
contest u set staTitS litts ithe 5ere IL
race !foSr pfiEeis' :ahd
|yo,si u " et tis Ssti
)ss Lad dies ri Nj hidshI is n1spi,s II
You, have an upiisuall " good chance
lto Win hi prize In hin .re eaf sd0nteais
S{phyaIlot got istarte ed n I'd con-.
stestanss wbos now rep feieh b iaHniIi
ton are Very sinacti I've and stiieTd Jpsreaisi
Aysan unusually good fa Ia 70 work pnf
there. With q couple of hours work
any testant from that ~ ty cotslds
jeasily III gain Ia big lead aiisi N
ItieFenergetfc,s work be etSeens nov ssattfis
5the close sof the cont cit; she could
ctnrli q, prize There 20 also plenty otS
IoomIip some of the ot thst par rtss soft tho 4
terri tory of tie contest for new can.
didates;t to enter and get No tes. and ssutl.
,scrlptions. Why lot Isl DIT your race
and win the prize kypti desire. H
y. All Prizes Vyortl,e ii Effort.
SSs.;syYhiteSit;isawefi to keet Your eYe; ;di.
the big EN- te.30 0gS toufit oar all the
time, remember that etti6ro are many, 4
other valuable; prizes that wilis he given.
away besides the antomo btle, and the
ones who win will be amp ~ fesY afded
for the time expehde III cure out
for yourself and see ~ yon ,lsonlln, "
be making pretty. sod monty ~ you
devoted your hole time 4oE aectirihg
subscriptions from Y now on until the /;
close of the contest \ 4.
/. How To Secure ptep. ~ ~ ~
Z Enlist the interest of your ftiendss
and your friends. frtend ds, Use your
Telephone. II, you have friends any:
Wherein the United States send them
asletter asking for thelf support. The
contest mana Will furnish printel
letters absolutely free 10 ail contest.
ants. Ask for. am. 4
Ask your ollttcalS frlenas itos furnish
held. 4. sS f3ss s;:s9
Special order boo Ks Tor securing snis
scriptlons may bes had writing The
contestlmanagerS DO so to-dayss
i lfsyous belong to AMI Ginfct. let your
church friends know that yoti Are 5in
the contest and that sySI aregoht d
win, ,ss
II you belong 70 any saiizat Hon.
1let your fellow. mem bers kaow,thats YOU;
are ..n.sae race ~ Pays. e. .aagsr.lss
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~ Bill & t..sa Ia 70 .-"-..I

CHICAGO, April 22.--The police arc
still searching today for the thieves
who yesterday stole trunk contain.
Ing $4,000 worth Of watch cases from
m express wagon in tic heart Of the
business district here.
The rlfed trunk was found IN II rock
quarry six miles away.
1t Is believed that the thieves oper.
ated In an automobile.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
PIERCE RESIGNS. i
Another Of the Ballinser Adherents
Gets Out Of the Prestdent,e
Official Family. =. Y

WASHINGTON, April ! 22..-Frank
Plerce,s first asslstent Secretary ofthe
Interior. today formally rendered his
resignation to the President. He re:
quested to be relieved within sixty
days. Pierce served Sande dert Bal llInger.Si
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22

MUNlCK. April ga Municl, sa.
loon keeper has been fined $3.50 ana
sentenced to six weeks In Jail for serv.
Ing beer with too much foam, .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22

NlGW%YOItk, April ga new rescue,
mission to be open "a hours in the day
has been opened at No. Bowcry. 1t
Is in charge OF Jack Carroll, ex.con.
vict. n ~ ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
isEcRETARY or WAR STATES
That PREslD slDENTETAFTlHAsFRE.
NJ cEivEDS Nv RID q T. H III PEACE,
TERMs AVE {. BEEN NEGo.
X TlATED. Il. ~ "
ANNOUNCED BY DICKINSON KIN! /
THIS OFFERS A DEFINITE SExPLA.
NATION loF.sTHEi FAILURE OF,
Il MADERo TO MAKE GOOD THE
{1 THREAT THAT HE WOULD,
SToRMiJUAREZ. sSg

WASHINGTON, D.. c., April 22.--
Secretary Of War Dickinson announc.
ed today thas President TAFT had re.
ceiyed Word that an armistlce had
been agreed upon between the fed.
erals and tho e,insurrectos In Mexico. I;
For the llrstrtime since his arrival
here. DR.. VasIuez Gomez today ad.
mitted that he WAS conducting nego.
tlations for an armistice between
President Diaz and Commander Ma.
dcro and that the revolutionists are
willing to make concessions In order
to secure peace.
This offers the first definite cxplana.
tion Of the failure Of Madero to make
good his threat to attack Juarez yes.
terday. X, II
DR., Gomez declared that lie hal
high hopes of an early establishment
Of tho armistlcc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22
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s NE dty United Press. ~.
q PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-Chas.
Gauttt. IS, who prided himself, OH not
having worn n hat or coat in sixty
years Is dead. az
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22

Miss Beuna Stevens has, been III for
several weeks at her home OH Madi.
son street. 70 ~ as
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22

s WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 22-Dr.
Velasquez Gomez, Madcros agent In
Washington announced this afternoon
that President pIaz. had agreed to the
armlstice. .i |.sl,h..,
DR.. Gomez predicts peace within a
week., ,itfili-til,,.li, f4,.i,. az
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-22

Mrs. Belle Williams, OF Lawton,
Okla, lis the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
Morgan; Biilingsley,y on Locust avenue.
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-23
Retiring Members Of
Board of Education
Execute Their Exit

Retiring members OF the Board OF Edu-
cation, assembled In their final session
yesterday afternoon, took leave of the
remaining members. Following the trans
action OF minor business details, DR..
Holovtchiner expressed the boards appre-
citation of the services OF Alfred 9. Ken
nedy, twice elected president. and Presi-
dent Kennedy replied, stating his regret
at their departure and the pleasure with
which he had worked with them during
their term.
Another meeting will be held the lat.
ter part OF the month when reorGaniza-
ton will be effected. The first session
Of the new board will be held the first
Monday evening in January.
r. V. Cole. S. p. Bostwick, Alfred c.
Kennedy and Grant Williams are the re-
firing members. The new members are
20. T. Walker, DR.. j. J. Foster and +. ],
StTeitz. James Richardson succeeds him
self. The board reorganizes with twelve
instead Of thirteen members.
A special session may be called within
the month by President Kennedy. but
such action will be taken only In the
event that important business calls for
transaction. The last official act OF the
old board was TO hear unimportant COM
mittes reports and 20 pass the pay roll.
No indication OF the probable slate OF
committees for the new board or as TO
the new president has been given by any
OF the remaining members.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-23
MRS. CHARLES WARE DEAD;
LIVED THIRTY YEARS HERE

Lucy Furness Ware, wife OF Charles
Ware, assistant general manager OF the
Union Pacific railroad, died Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. after an illness OF
several weeks. The funeral will be held
on Sunday afternoon from Hanscom Park
Methodist Episcopal church, with inter-
ment at Forest Lawn cemetery.
Mrs. Ware was 40 years old last Sun
day, and was the daughter OF Dr. and
Mrs. Furness. late OF Belle Pialne, Ia,
but now residents OF Guthrie. okla. She
was married TO Charles Ware at Belle
PLANE about twenty-five years ago. and
came with him to Omaha In The late
SOS. They have made their home here
ever since, with the exception OF a couple
OF years when Mr.. Ware was stationed
at North Platte as division superintend-
ent for the Union Pacific, She had no
children. but her husband. her parents
and four sisters survive her.