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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21
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"a flnie Black mare, tprice s127.
Messrs, Homer Pool and, Harry
Kerns were dear hunting on Grassy
Run Thursday night. think ,dears
must have beer pretty plentiful or
else very wild, as they did mot get
in until some time In, the morning.
Uriah Carpenter is quite poorly at
lpresnt. d
\ Miss ota: Carpenter has been stay
Ing at the home Of Burleen Travis
i G. ". Hawkins. Mead Ross office
boy, was calling on his family here
Sunday. 4 &
Thomas Kirk purchased a fine race
horse recently for the purpose Of de-
llvering baskets. The basket factory
on Grassy Run is still IN progress.
Misses Maggie Hawkins and. Nellie
Heck:attended the protracted meeting
Mt Hopewell Tuesday night.
Homer Poolswas a business caller
in Eairmont Tuesday evening.
Playford Grubb went to Fairmont
Saturday,. We did mot learn whether
he got lost, strayed .or$stolen, but3he
returned home sometime 3sunda. Is
3 G ~ u cKYS BILL. n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21
MEN AND me WON en-


I. James q, Farrell, new president Of
The United States Steel Corpora
VIII have! to worry along on $40 900
q year. Charles NJ schWab and Nv
~ !; ! CORY, as presidents, each, received
ro weave IS yards 81 shome:niaae
carpet BY slioned methods Is the
daily task ot3 Mrs. Clara D ikeman. 'of
Lee. Mas. who celebrated her eighty.
ninth birthday recently Mrs. Dixie.
man man not only supports herself, but Is
adding steadily 70 her bank account
After disappe caring % years ago and
believed dead by his family, John
to his wifeEand three children m "a.
ingeraelds TEX He has returned %
Reed, aged z, was reunited recently
find II grand hildren. Reed children
accidentally got q clue that the father
was living In Arkansas. They Invited
him 10 return and he did So. !; 4
Miss Bessie M non, who, for Sew
erai years was his stenog rapher and
typewriter, Is q bene ficiary TO the ex:s
tent 10 s10, 900 In the Will probated
at Allentown. Pa, Of Afexapder
bit ulricn; lawyer. OF Catasaquas
who, two years age. was the Repubii.
can candidate for Congress An the
Berks.L elgh district aEainsti John il.
Rothermel.
TO be shot through the: body; and
Hartman Ranker, q the NahoninE,
town, at Mercer, the other day. 4
not y know K % " was the xperienca Of
Herman Bunker. Of MahoniBg town,
at Mercer. Pa, the other lay Run:
kerfhad been hunting, ana going INTO
the barn stood the rife sup against =
the door. Il fell md was discharged.
He didn't know ne had been struck
" his cousin raw blood running
down Runker's ScoEt. H
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21
a coNolU.J / EST pos4poN,iE:!D,!s
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/. II will be nearer s,oO0 years than
two when We shall betahle,t osfly from
Washington to New York In two hours
and many years, viii ,elapse before the
aeroplane VIII be used for :transporay
ton" Thus MI. Wilbur Wright pro.
phesies conseryatiyely as to the con.
quest Of the airy OTHER eminent av.
iators are frank TO confess that the
Wrights have forgotten more about
tlleir science than the combined know.
ledge Of the rest of them. It is a
Wright cbaractertsticsto temper. justI.
fable enthusiasm with what seems
to most persons sound sense. They
have Accomplished what they set out
to do, taught the whole world how to
fly. The dream Of centuries no
more contemplated aerial transpora-
tion in a brcad&sense than did that
Of the conquest Of the north pole the
notion that picnic parties would soon
after; be strolling. thitRer. :. 4
/! The surprising and !startling sudden
developement Of the aeeroplare has
further made apparent its limitations
to common observation. while hun.
dreds Eot5 thousands :1t persons have
had ocnlar demonstrations that man
can fly and millions more are as. thor
oughly convinced by reading the feats
the familiarity, With the problem thus
induced has served to moderate popu.
lar imagination Us to its possibilities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21
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"a q Omaha Bee ssl8
the measure dyiting for q limit
81 parcels post on ralral free delivery
mai mail routes te.t has been foyorably report.
ato The Senate o. $ " III the power Of
! inc ne sadmlstratton back OF It III Will
pr r!'1lt " z pass and q BECOME Law.
vs., 1t3l.t comateni' latss Z an periment for
one one year ByS that lime Il should be
proved wise % l. lnwise ff,rs nermane,t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21
lPlNEYi RUN AND sPRlckETT'S!
y CREEK. = u N ::sie

Herewe come with d few items from
orr qulet little town. \ I. s]I
Z Misses Carrie and Missouri Kirk
and Rosa Miller were calling lat the
Waldo \ hotel Monday
William ayhurst and clayton Wolf
;altat,ended The sale g 81 the late Samuel
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21

Miss Gerda Planting Gyllenbaga Is
the first woman in Sweden outside Of
Stockholm to be chosen to the city
council, She was elected to the coun.
eli Of Huskvarna. In Stockholm two
women are already serving as city
councillors. This Is the arst year that
women have been eligible for the OF,
nce outside the apital city of swe5;
den q ts.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-21
FREsH ~ % UTTER AND
EGG ssA's.VA,Ys ia sRENH ENsssI
.e tist $50 4; sTREET

Special SAILS cf Rugs and Roekero
AZ !. y sniderss today: *
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

Chicago fire of 1871. Louisa, his
present wife, knows what now ap-
peases Peters appetite. They could
not agree. Peter came to the rescue
and ordered Anna Catherine out of the
kitchen.
Anna Catherine returned only a day
or so ago from New Orleans, where
she went to live with her son after she
had been told to go by Peter.
Il have decided that the best way
to straighten out this affair is to have
some one marry Anna Catherine I
am growing old and can not stand for
this fighting between the two women .
said Peter today II have told Anna
she can not make her home with me.
If I can't find a husband for her with
in the next few weeks she will have
to go back to my SON.
Peter says he will pay $50 a month
for her keep and furnish a house to
live in free. Anna Catherine is "A years
old. Peter says she is a sweet tenn
pered woman.
Anna Catherine. until a few weeks
ago. nurse in California. located her
husband after having been separat ed
since 1871. She found him married
but came on to Pittsburg. For a. time
both wives lived under the same roof.
w. D. NIackey of xiowa. Kansas. Dies.
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Aug 22-
w. D. Mackey, widely known lum-
herman of KiOwa, Kansas, is dead here
from heart disease. Mr.. Mackey was
so years old. A widow and daughter
survive him. The body was taken to
Eziowa today for burial.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
WEDDING LICENSE TOO HIGH.
Judge Wonders If S1.75 Proved
Knockout to Cupid.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 22.='Let me
have a marriage license" said young
man from out of the city to Probate
Judge D. A. McCanless.
The judge got the young mans
name, age and residence. and the
name, age and residence Of the pro-
posed bride. After filling out the mar
riage affidavit and swearing the young
man, the court was presented with two
silver dollars.
1.-The legal fee is $685." said Judge
McCanless
The young man studied a nom ent,
argued a bit, but finally picked up the
two dollars and leaving the marriage
license behind. departed.
Judge McCanless stated that neither
man nor woman was a resident of this
county.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
BANKS ARE THICK NOW.
There Are Thirty Banks Within Forty
Miles of HOxie.

Hoxie. kan, Aug. 22.-Within a
radius of forty miles of Hoxie there
are thirty banks. Five of them are
National banks. One-half of these
banks have opened for business in the
last two years. 1t reminds the older
people of the boom days in the early
settlement and development of north
west Kansas, when nearly every town
had two or more banks.
Later on the boom quit and many
banks went out of business.
The Graham county town of Nor
land with few hundred people has
two banks, as has Hoxie, the county
seat Of Sheridan county. Hill City, the
county seat of Graham county, with a
population of about 700, has three
banks. Several 1naller towns than
those mentioned have one or more
banks.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
BIG BARN OF CEMENT.
BelOit Farmer Takes Time to Build
During Dry Weather.

Beloit, Kan. Aug. 22.-J. H. Sher-
rard Is one of the practical and sue
cessful farmers of Mitchell county. He
doesn't mind now and then to be cut
q little short of crops. as was the case
with him this year. While the wealth
CT was doing some mischief, Mr.. Sher-
rard was building a barn on his farm.
near Beloit. which for convenience and
durability has few equals in Mitchell
county.
The dimensions of the barn are
32x50 feet and it is I s feet to the
caves of its gambrel roof. The founda-
tion is set 3 a feet in the ground and
SIS . inches wide. The barn is ten
inches in thickness, and is of solid
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
CEMENT sTLOs ARE BEST.
X. S. A. C. Experiments Show Its
Superiority Over Staxe Afair.

Manhattan, Kan. Aug 22-The
cement silo has won the favor of the
experts at the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college For some time the col
lege has been making tests with ce-
ment silos to see if they have any
advantage over the old stave silos 1t
has been found that cement silo, prop
erly constructed, is better than the
stave silo and it can be built anywhere
in Kansas just as cheaply. A new one
with a capacity of 100 tons has just
been completed at the college. Two
more will be started next week at the
Hays experiment station and another
at the Dodge City station.
The construction of more than fifty
silos in Kansas has been supervised by
men from the Agricultural college who
were sent out on request of builders.
No charge. save for expenses, was
made for this supervision.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
BODY NOT YET FOUND.
Two Weeks Ago Sam Harvey Was
Drowned at Delphos.

Delphos, Kan, Aug. 22.=Although
searching parties have been diligently
at work, the body of Sam Harvey. who
was drowned at the darn of the Del
phos mills two weeks ago, has not
been recovered. The river has beer
dragged and a careful watch kept
Man ythink it is with the boat, and
it is believed that the boat has been
located just below the dam All sorts
of rumors have been circulated. One
was that dog had located itself near
a big drift &. few miles down the river
and was disturbing the neighborhood
for mile or two around with his
hwols. and that when the drift disap-
peared the dog disappeared.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
BEGIN WORK on WATERWORKs
Sylvan Grove Will Also Have EIectri,
Lights Soon

Sylvan Grove, Kan, Aug 22.=In
the next few days work will be started
on the waterworks and electric light
plants here. Bonds to the amount of
$35, 900 were voted. A well was sunk
and a test for "A hours was made. The
result wos highly satisfactory to the
people of Sylvan Grove.
While work is progressing on dig
ging the waterworks bitches, the fair
will be in progress It is the only fair
in Lincoln county. The dates are fixed
for September 20, 21 and %. The Of
ficers of the association are: Presi-
dent, H. S. Buick. jr., and the secre-
tary is r. W. Wohler. The association
advertises that there will be $500 paid
out for music. $3.50 in cash premiums
and $3.50 for free attractions. A large
number of special prizes are also offer
ed. The 1910 fair was a success.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
MOTHER STANDS BY CHILDREN.
When Stepfatller Declined to Support
Seven She Lett.

Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. 22-Be-
cause Edward Grosman refused to
support her children and a nephew,
Mrs Elizabeth Grosman obtained a di-
vorce in the district court. They were
married December IL, 1909
Mrs. Grosman admitted that at the
time Of her marriage sne had seven
children and a nephew. Arthur John
son, II years old, and she says that
Grosman knew this. Three months
after their marriage, she says, Gros-
man began to abuse the nephew and
finally forced him to leave home
Grosman then insisted on her chill
dren leaving home also and she left.
taking them with her, according to her
story.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
CONDUCTOR TALKS TOO MUCH.
He Discusses Legal Tender and Is
Knocked Down.

Wichita, Kan, Aug. 22.7Street car
conductors do not like to be offered q
greenback of high denomination for
car fare. This aversion for green
backs caused an active misunderstand-
ing between Alvin Watson, a cOnduc-
tor on car here, and a passenger who
was short of small change. according
to the story told by passengers who
witnessed the incident.
A passenger boarded the car and. ac-
cording to witnesses. offered a large
bill in payment of fare, whereat the
conductor became somewhat talkative
on the subject of greenbacks and bill
toters in general
The discussion of legal tender and
other branches of economies at length
became personal, to the extent that
Conductor Watson was knocked
through a glass panel in the rear of
the car by his irate passenger.
When the conductor picked himself
out of the glass wreckase he took a
nasty inventory of his injuries, which
consisted of a badly cut hand, a black
eye and bruised and l9cerated head.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
BAD READING. SAYS DAD.
His Boys Tried TO Rob Train La
Jesse James.

His Boys Tried TO Rob Train La
Jesse James.
Leavenworth. Kan, Aug. 22.-Dime
novels and stories of the wild and
Mooly west caused Ernest and Oscar
Woodson, II and IS years old. re-
spectively, to come to the federal peni-
tentlary here according to Sam Wood
son, father of the boys.
The boys were brought to the peni-
tertiary December 16, 1910. from
Phoenix, Ariz., where they were con-
Nlcted In the United States district
court of train robbery. The holdup
occurred on the night of May II. 1910.
The two boys boarded a Santa Fe
passenger train at Moscow, small
town about 36 miles from Phoenix.
and going through the chair cars and
sleepers. one covered the passengers
With his guns While the other took
charge of their money.
When the train was about two miles
from Phoenix they signaled the engi-
neer to stop and dropped off the train
as 1t was slowing down. Two horses
were waiting for them and they
mounted and rode off into the night.
Nothing was heard of the bandits
until about a week later, when the
sheriff's posse found them wandering
around on the desert about 100 miles
from the scene of the holduD. The
two youths were almost dead with
thirst and offered no resistance:
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
SHE WILL HIRE GIRLS.
*. L. Girl Graduate Becomes Agent
for Harvey System.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. 22.-"It is our
desire that the young woman employed
by the Fred Harvey system shall be
of the same high standsrd that is
maintained otherwise in its hotels and
restaurants"
These were the words spoken by
Byron Harvey recently while discuss
Ing the matter of the help employed
by his company.
To this end Miss Etoile 3. Simons.
Phi D., who graduated from the Uni
versity of Kansas, taught in the high
school of Lawrence and afterwards Sc
cured her doctors degree at Chicago
university, has been employed to en-
gage and look after toe female help
employed by the great Harvey sys-
tenn. with its hundreds of hotels and
dining halls.
Miss Simous. by character. educa-
tion and training is excellently fitted
for the work and was chosen by the
company not only on account of her
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
BEWARE OF GREEN PASTURE.
CattIemen and Farmers Lose Stock
Through CareIessness.

Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 22.=Beware of
the green cane, green kaffir corn and
green alfalfa. All of them contain
prussic acid, said to be as deadly to
stock as stryehnine.
Galen Hettick. living near Williams
burg, lost three valuable cows due to
poison caused from eating green cane.
The COWS had only been on the cane
about twenty minutes when they be-
came sick and died shortly after in
great agony.
w. c. Fogle, also of the Williams
burg neighborhood, lost three valuable
Jersey milch cows when he pastured
them an a green alfalfa field. With
other cows, he put them in the field
in the early morning when the grass
was wet. All the cows were taken
sick and three of them died.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
Hard wind Hits Eskridge.

Eskridge. Kan, Asg. 22-The heaviest
rain of the year fell here Sunday night
and Monday morning, the total precipi-
taticn being 2.4S inches. The rain was
accompanied by severe thunder storm
and the lightning did much damage
killing four head of cattle and one val
uable horse near this town. The Bre-
del airship that was set up on the avi-
alton field IN preparation for the home
coming flights was somewhat wrecked
when the wind blew the rer1 down
upon it. One wing was smashed and
the cable wires on one wing were bro
ken. The mechanics who are working
on the machine say that they will have
it repaired in time for the first flight
Wednesday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

less, the disease began spreading until baby
was completely covered. He was losing flesh
80 rapidly that we became alarmed and de-
cided TO try Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Not until I commenced using Cuticura
Soap and Ointment could we tell what he
looked like, as we dared not wash him, and
1 had been putting one application after
another on him. On removing the scale from
his head the hair came of, and left him
entirely bald, but since we have been using
CuticlIra Soap and Ointment he has as much
hair as ever Four weeks after we began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment he was
entirely cured. don't believe anyone could
have eczema worse than our baby.
before we used the Cuticura Remedies
we could hardly look at him, he was such
a pitfful sight He would fuss until would
treat him. they seemed to relieve him so much.
C11ticura Soap and Ointment stand by them
selves and the result they quickly and surely
bring IS their own recommendation tSigned)
Mrs. 7. B. Rosser. Mil Hall. Pa, Feb. 20, IL.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold through
out the world. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, Dept 29A. Boston, for a liberal sample
Of each. post-free, with 52-p. book onthe skin
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
WIND HITS LEON HARD.
Barns, Trees and sheds Blown Away in
StOrs..

Leon, Kan. Aug. ga severe wind
storm swept over this district late Mon
day afternoon. destroying a number of
barns and other small buildings In
Leon two buildings were blown down.
No one was injured
The main storm passed about three
miles northwest of here e, striking sew
era1 farm houses and outbuiIdings In
at least three places barns and sheds
were blown Gown and trees uprooted.
One house was twisted partly off its
foundation.
The storm continued northeast but.
so far as learned, no one was injured.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
ENGINE HITS SEPARATOR.
Threshing Outfit Wrecked and Train
Is Laid OUT

Goodland, Aug. 22.-Engineer Ross
hit ]. W. Vogan's threshing separator
in deep cut crossing about three
miles east of Edison. The separator
was a complete wreck, snd the front
end Of the engine was so badly dam
aged that the train was laid out until
an engine was sent out from Good
land. ON one was injured although
the train was running at a high rate
of speed.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
THIS CHURCH Is RICH.
Owns Land and school and Has 200
Members.

Sylvan Grove. Kan, Aug. 22.-The
German Lutherans have a large fol-
lowing in and around Sylvan Grove.
The farmers are thrifty and the busi-
ness men are progressive. There are
1875 heads of families belonging to this
church and including the children the
Bethlehem church has a membership
of over 700. This church also owns
property valued at close to $25. 900.
This includes 90 acres of land adjoin-
ing town, besides other real estate, a
church and school.
Rev. F. A Mehl. recently from St.
Joseph, Mo. is the pastor, and William
Nickel is uperintendent of the school
The school has an attendance of Is or
more. and will start the second week
in September
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

are: President, w. r. Nimmons: vice
president, L. w. Grub; secretary. and
treasurer, Z. H. Elgin. A committee
consisting of W. T. Nimmons. DIR. r.
W. Hammons and Earl Wicker will
largely govern its affairs. Every young
man IN the club can make good talk,
and as Lincoln is after several enter
prIses. the young BUSINESS men will
be called on to take the initial steps
in many of the booms the town is
after
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
WANT TO MARRY ANNA?
Peter Sharp seeks Husband for His
First Wife.

Pittsburg Kan, Aug. 22.-The
cooking of Sundays dinner caused the
final break in the household of Peter
c. Sharp and his wives, Anna Gather
inc and Louisa. It has resulted in the
final decision of Peter to marry his
first wife off but she must reside near
him. Anna Catherine knew what
Peter liked for his Sunday dinner be-
fore they were separated by the great
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
KANsAN FINDS $500 PEARL.
Lawrence Boy Visiting In Illinois
Makes Valuable pickup"

Lawrence, kan. Aug. 22.-Harry
Bright of Lawrence. who is visiting
some friends in Peoria, ILL.,. had the
good fortune to pick up a valuable
fresh water pearl while attending a
picnic near that city.
Bright was walking along the shore
picking up the shells when he made
the find. Experts on stones say it Is
worth about $500.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
New Erected by Undiscouraged by Drouth.

concrete. reinforced with hog wire.
and marked off in blocks.
1t required 445 sacks of cement to
build the barn and floor, II cords of
pounded rock and SO loads of sand.
The roof is self supporting and under
meath it a storage for hay
The doors roll open and are adjust
ed by cement weights at peak of roof.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
UNHAPPY DRUMMER \ SUICIDE
Hangs Himself in Jail Where He Was
Taken to Sober Up.

Pittsburg. Kan. Aug. 22.-De-
spondent over family troubles, E. w.
Tower of St Louis. Mo, a travelling
salesman for the Henry Paulson &
Company. wholesale jewellers of Chi
cago, committed suicide iE the city
Jail by hanging himself with a towel.
Tower had been drinking to an excess
and was taken to jail to sober up. He
Travelled this territory for fifteen years.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

cred even IN his eyes,
ears and scalp Fol-
eight weeks he was
bandaged from head 70
foot. He could not
have a stitch of cloth
ing on. Our regular
physician pronounced it
chronic eczema. He is a
very able physician and
ranks with the best in
this locality. neVerthe-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
TINS SHAVING BRUSH IS OLD.
j. A. HuItquist Has One Made of Tail
from Some Animal.

Mcpherson, Kan, Aug. 22.-J. A.
Hultquist has an old relic which he
is exhibiting here. It is a shaving
brush which is known to have been in
existence for SO years.
The brush is a portion of the tail of
some creature, which has been split
at the ends, the hair on it serving as
the brush. The handle is simply a
portion of the tail from which the
hair has been shaved. The relic came
from Sweden and was at one time used
by his grandfather.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
Lincoln Men Organize.

Lincoln, kan, Aug. 22-"The young
business men of Lincoln have organ
lied a club which already bids fair to
be glorious success. It is organized
for the purposes of reading, billiards
and gymnasium work The member
ship is limited to forty. The officers
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22
Jet1nore Church Dedicated.

Jetmore. Kan, Aug. 22.-The United
Presbyterian congregation of Jetmore,
Monday dedicated their new church.
The entire cost of building and equip
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

qualification, but also on account of
the success which had attended the
efforts of her sister Mrs Hoinville, in
organizing and developing the welfare
work in Marshall Fields great retail
store in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-08-22

ing IS nearly $4,000. all of which has
been subscribed. DR.. Campbell presi-
dent of Cooper college, Sterling, deliv-
cred the sermon.