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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
SOLDIER. PlohEER, MAYOR
Frank olsmith's Career Mixed Up
With Fifty Years Of History

AS a soldier fifteen years old,
Frank 0lsmith, who was today in.
angurated mayor of Guthrie first
saw what is now the state Of OkIaho-
ma He was a Union cayaryman and
in 1864 he was stationed for a while
at Fort Gibson. After the war he
came to the country again and he mas
been here since.
Frank 0smith was born In Holmes
county, Onio, the only Ohio county
that has teen Democratic for all the
time In all the straying off after
strange gods Holmes county has stay
ed In the Democratic column, and
the mayor OF Guthrie is not depart
ure. When he was very young he
took his parents on an excursion 70
Kansas. where they stayed AT four.
teen years OF age, In 1863. he skee'
daddled from home and Joined the
Sixteenth Kansas cavalry, serving I'M
tll the close Of the awful war he
tween the states
In 1869 young Olsmith came To OK
lahoma fof keeps II was then the
Indian territory. however He was
In the government service and was
sent to the Sac ana Fox agency,
where he remained for ten years
Then Oklahoma was opened Mr.
Olsmith was III Guthrie on the first
train on April 90, 1889 and be has
been here all tine time since As a
business men he is we'll known and
be has taken a lew flyers into politics
Ills election to the mayoraliy was
rot the result OF partisan effort and
Was made without dissenting vote
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
ONE THIRD OF CITY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
ConfIagTati0n Which Ragged More
Than Seven Hours, Finally
Under Control
(By Associated press.)

Bangor, Me, May SI--Homelessa
wet, hungry and exhausted by a long
fight against flames which Last night
destroyed practically one third OF the
city thousands Of people today faced
The problem OF providing themselves
With food, shelter and clothing while
the city and state authorities began
consideration OF plans for rebuilding.
When dawn broke hundreds OF
groups of men, women and children
were seen huddled around smolder-
ing bonfires, or stretched along the
edge OF smoking ruins endeayoring
to warm and dry themselves. All
though the rain brought discomfort to
the homeless il was the means OF
bringing under control the great con-
flagration which ragged for more than
seven hours
Al eight O'clock this morning the
fire was virtually extinguished. One
third OF the city was destroyed, in
cluding some OF the finest homes in
the residential part. All public build
ing, with the exception OF the city
hall and the greater part or the re-
tail section The loss to property is
estimated at six millions, The loss
OF life, is as far as Is known con-
fined to two persons There were
halt A dozen Injured.
The morning trains brought food
from outside, food supplies In the
retail district being destroyed A
company Of militia is guarding little
heaps Of property sayeu from the
flames
The fire started near the corner OF
Broad ana Union streets in the vicin.
ity of the city hall al 5 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon Famed by a high
wind the flames swept north along
proad and Exchange streets. The
burned area includes forty city
Llocks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
REVOLT At
CANTON IS
SPREADING
REBELS HAVE TAKEN AND
LOOTED THREE IMPOR-
TANT TOWNS
(By Associated Press.l

Hong Kong May 1.-The insnrrec-
tion at Canton is spreading rapidly
through the countryside The rebels
have taken three important towns IN
the West river district, which they
looted. Murder and pillage are re-
ported
There has been a gathering at Can
ton lately of those opposed 70 the
danchu dynasty A few days ago
seyeral hundred arrived from Hons
Kong. The plot to oyerturn the gov
eminent mas BETRAYED and the lead,
org 0f the movement urged the vice
eys bodgguafd 10 join forces and
iii the Manchus This the body.
guard refused ID TO. with the result
that when the attack was made upon
me residence of the yieeroy few
days ago the revoiuti0nists were rout
ed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
THIS IS GUTHRIE's BUSY WEEK

THIS IL tc he busy week fiji Guth
rte outside the usual activities tue
following events are scheduled
Monday Change in city admins
iralinn throughout Meeting 81 ssers
ln form s1ala organization. Third de
eree work III famous blue room. Ma
s0nic lenple Arrival Of conslst0ry
Visitors Organization 0f neW board
~ education
Iuesdas--Opeuing Of Masonic tems
DE and hfst use Of great organ open
Ing dag Of Scottish Rite c0nsislofy.
Wednesday Largest Scottish Hits
class in history Of Masonic teInple
Thursday Elections o. issuance
Of 100000 park and mineral wella
bonds and Oh adoption oT new chart
r Bird dag observed la public
schools Iirst formal meuflng Of Hew
t'ty council Oklahoma e0nsist0ry
Friday Chamber of commerce ban-
GHet AM
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
To PRESERVE:
HIS DRY Of
THE OPENING
EIGHTY MINERS MEET IN
GUTHRIE ND FOE X M
STATE ORGANIZATIONS

Original settlers 0f many sections
Of Oklahoma met iu the city hail
here this afternoon 10 organize q
state association Of s9ers. The main
purpose is 10 collect and preserve
the history OF settlements, cDmmenc.
ing nAprIl /. lssa Delegates ap.
peared today from Logan, Kingtisn-
er, Garfield Lincoln. Comanche aud
other counties
The meeting vas presided over bg
Col + II. Seward temporary chair
man. and j. l.. Calvert 9as made tenn.
porarp secretary The address ~
welcome was made by ex@Mayor A q.
FBrqHharson.
IA committee composed of VI NJ
Matthews 0f Mulhall Dick Smith, Of
crescent Hugh Melane. ~ l.awton
and y. st. Carter aad A. o Fargu-
hafsOn, of Guthrie. was appointed TO
draft a constitution That committee
retired at 2.1f TO frame inc charter
for tie aate gfganizaiism Seyetal
of ne oldzimers talKed IN me m
terim.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
WILL HOLD COURT At WOODWARD

-"
Federal Judge T. II. Cotteral at
noon today adjourned the federal and
district court at Oklahoma City until
May 22, and win PASS through Guth-
rie this afternoon enroute to Wood
ward where be will convene court
tomorrow for week or ten days
session
Chief Deputy Chris Madsen, Depu-
ty al Goff and Miss Lillian Vicl1ers
Of the marsnas office, leave this
afternoon for Woodward as will Har-
ry Finley clerk OF the circuit court
Assistant United states Attorneys
George Zimmerman and w b. Her
cd
A. q Dolde, deputy clerk Of the
district court left last night for
Woodward TO make the arrangements
for the eonyening ot court there to-
morrow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
BUCKEYE
LEGISLATORS
A-FLUTTER
WORST SCANDAL IN HIS
TORY OF OHIO ASSEMBLY
IS PREDICTED
fny AgsoeIatea 80

C0lnmbua ONO. May Mcm0efa
of ihe legislature fIocked into the
city on early trains today hours
earlier lhan usual on Mondays. be-.
fause o. the charge made by detee-
ilYes who have been here for weeks
eeeretly lnyesliganigtreb
se retly Investigating legislative Drlb
efy that they have uneartaed We
8orst scandal 10 the history Of aa.
0AiO general assembly Senators
and Repre entatlges wn0 are openly
charged ath having accepted money
al not reached the city early today
Governor Harmon is 10 consult the
attorney general regarding tne sens
aatiOaai developments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
Agent pitzer and Former CLERK
Whiting Vindicated on
Usage Charges
IwavV
Special to Daily Leader.


Washine ton, D. G., May Hugh
Pitzer, superintendent Of the Usage
egencv al Pawhuska, okla, and form
or Clerk Vernon Whiting, have been
Given clean bill OF health and vim.
dicated Of charges of 'crookedness
hi office. fayoritism. failure to carry
rut the rulings OF the.interior depart
ment ana discrimination in the or
fee" and other charges filed by W.
IL Morrison. a part Chippewa Indian
end clerk at the agency Chiet
Clerk Germark gets off with repri-
nand while Morrison and Plake, the
men who filed the charges, have
been suspended with strong possi-
Elity that later they will be dis
larged from the government service.
The investigation Of the charges was
,aade by Inspectors Liptop and
OFallon, who made unanimous re-
bort to Secretary OF Interior Fisher.
Vernon Whiting who resigned from
the service some time ago, was com
mended for his conduct while in Of
tee
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
AND GUTHRIE COT HERS
High Wind From Northwest
Started Pleasant ShiycrSpell
for Gentle May
tBy Associated Press)

Kansas City Mo-, May D. Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and parts Of North
crn Oklahoma are shiyering today fol
lowing q sudden drop in temperature.
A. somc POINTS the temperature fell
fifty degrees A high wind from the
northwest started early Yesterday IN
Kansas ard Nebraska. passed east-
ward today leaving frozen trail
The weather bureau here predicts
that by Tuesday morning It VIII be
freezing throughout the most ST
Kansas and Nebraska III Missouri
frost is rfedicted, wlth freezing in
Che vicinity Of Kansas city
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
SHOOTS HUSBAND
AFTER A QUARREL
OVER INSTROCT TOR
CBy Leased Wirel

y (By Leased Wire) q
g Los angeles May Follow. 9
o Ing a quarrel at the breakfast Q
@ table ~ their residence here TO y
y day, Mrs A. P Ford drew a re. .
9 Yolyer and fired three shots al .
. her husband, A. p Ford, presi- .
. dent Of the Merchants Fire {,
. Dispatch All the bullets took .
9 eect In his breast and shoulders. .
. Although dangerously wound 9
6 ed, Ford succeeded In disarm. q
= ing his wife while she was at q
. tempting to fire at him fourth @
y time .
= Ford was rushed 10 the re- =
o ceiying hospita and his wife o
. was taken to jail, where she is y
. being held awaiting the outcome .
= OF Fords wounds. q
o Ford said that the quarrel .
. was brought on by his request y
= that his wife quit taking music .
. lessons Of an instructor TO 9
. whom he objected q
. Mrs Ford told a story OF fire.. 9
, quent quarrels and alleged abuse @
, BY her husband Ford is 81 and o
: his wife s. o
. q
; @ @ o O 9 O o G @ O 0 o O o
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
PERSISTENT A[GREss IN JAIL


Helen Sampson negress. was
placed behind the bars In the coun-
" Jail today by Sheriff Bart Murphy
Helen who has 4 reputation as d
bad a,Aor. sas been refusing fdr
more than a year TO give r. a. CART
ney possession Of a farm which her
Ilslmnd Egrnerly owned. Sheriff
Nahoney elected her from the prem
ises, but -he came back again. sher
iii Murphy has twice elected her
from the place and learning that she
was again there this morning he gave
her some iorciole handling in re-
moving ner from the premises and
lodged her in jail county Judge
strang came 70 Murphys release by
issuing bench warrant that Will
hold the negress In jal until she
nromeses that he will make a
change OF residence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
NEGR0'S JOY TURNS INTO ASHES

john Ware, tae negro Maa geeeai4
ly sold o sel 0f harness g e z fall-
man which u rs alleged ne at0ls
from Councilman Dnham Was hound
oyer g0 ibe district eouet tals after
noon b. Justice seward Ware was
up before Justice seward late SafuI-
dag lor steal ing harness from Ura
Terrence q farmer who resides near
Meridian 0nt Was released On ac-
count 81 lack af evidence Ware haa
thought he vas fFer nlah but
COuaty Attorney Adams informed gne
eadf tnat be- had anasAef charge
against tAe alleged harness t8iel
than aa baew would stick
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
IS GET TEACHERS CERTIFICATE

County Superintendent Neil Hum
phrey announces that thirteen out oF
Bfteen applicants that took the
teachers examination here Friday
5nd Saturday we're awarded certifi-
sates. Those securing third grade
certificates we're: James W. Cook. of
Fallis: Mary Farley, Crescent; Lena
Fisher, Crescent; Ersel Gumm, Mul-
nail: Elsie Lair. Troy, Kansas: Lofa
Pink, Crescent: Ellen vansell, Or
lando and BERTHE West oil Guthrie.
Mrs. n. ]. Wilson, Of Guthrie and
4. W, Harbaugh, OF Orlando, gere
Given second grade certificates Ed
ward F. Giblin, OF Guthrie, was the
only one gwen nrst grade eeftla'
cate
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES SOLO

Special to tue Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. Okla. May 1.-The
deal for he sale Of the Oklahoma
Cay Ilnes 10 G D. Edgar oil ss, jo~
seph. No, was closed Sunday and
MY Edgar viii assume control OF the
paper today. The entire Interest Of
Dennis Fynn who has owned the
paper for some tine, was purchased
by Mr.. Edgar The paper wil remain
in the afternoon field and will con-
tinue It's present policy The con1id.
efatiun foF the purchase Was .loE giy.
en out,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
MINISTER'S APPLAUD MURPHY

The Ministerial association of Guth
Fie Ia executive session this morn.
ing among other things Il praised the
following resolution
Resolved Thai vie recognize aud
approve the action d sheriff Murphy
n his rai8lng of joints ana gambling
dens. We heartily endorse All such
enforcement of tAe law and assure
hlm Of Our support thegeln,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
WRECK VICTIMS DOING WELL
(By Associated PressS

Easton, Pa, May l.--All Of the in
Jpred In the Martins creek wreck
Saturday on the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road at the Easton hospital with the
exception Of Miss Augusta Light. a
New Hartford, n T., teacher, ana
George " Parsons, fireman. of the
wrecked train, are recovering from
The effects of burns and bruises re.
ceiyed when the train went over an
emhankment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
ASSESSMENT ROLLS COMPLETED

City Assessor ] Nv Ray today com.
lefed fhe effv ~wcrs ecHg. ~
ter they had been passed upon By
The city equalization board They are
fo he TUNED over to the county
Clerks Office tomorrow The state
teard ol equalization mas NOT AZ get
sxed the assessment fuf the public
seryiee corporations here Assessor
Ray reports over S200080 worth of
property listed fof taxation this year
II hich was not given last year whicn
shows that the city mas experienced
d substantial growth during the rear
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
FIFTEEN HUNDRED MEN
STRIKE ON PENNSYLVANIA
Series Of Strikes Scheduled al
Los Angeles Begins Win
Carpenters WaIkOui

Pittsburg Pa. May About ff
teen hunared Pennsylvania railroad
shopme nstruck between here ana
Alloon today Some train crews Join
ed the strikers at Pitcairn, while AZ
the shops here some other employees
besides the men involved III the dis
pute with the railroad company also
Went out Among other places In
which men quit are Derry Young
wood ANA CoRenaHgh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
fHy AssoeIated Preaa.l

New York May q Sig papades 0f
workmen of several thousand each.
q strike Of over We thousand marhiu
lists and the walkout Of few hundred
East Side bakers and sbtrtwaist na.
kers were the chief events oi May
day here today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
SAYS MRS. GLOVER
TRIED To INDUCE
BROTHER TO KILL

- tBY Leased Wirel y
o Cambridge, Mass, May Am g
. attempt hy Mrs. Lillian NJ Glov- =
9 er. aid w OF the murdered Wal 8
G than laundry owner. Clarence q
@ Glover, 10 induce her brother. c
q Toby Leblanc, to kH ner nus. G
. band was one Of the aliegations 9
q made BY Hattie Leblanc IN 9
{ deposition taken at ST. John, n :
o b. las week 6
& The statement was read today g
. as part Of The deposition IN the q
= supreme court here, whera 6
g jury u hearing the evidence in y
g the contest Of Clarence Gloyer's q
% will The Leblanc girl was ac- G
20 quilted OF Gloyer's murder last {;
% December. after sensational 6
Il trial The win left all OF the q
% property TO Lillian " Glover c
20 the WIDOW, and Seymour Glover, g
9 the hfth brother Of the testator Z
70 In the deposition the Leblanc
20 girl told OF her life as a house. g
9 maid IN the Glover nome at wal 9
. than She said Clarence Gloy- 9
g er and his wife Quarreled fire. q
= duenty, when Mrs Glover would G
20 call her husband vile names and &
20 he would reply similarly g
C q
o o O o @ . @ @ @ @ O o @ o o
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
(By Associated Press j

Los Angeles, Cal May 1.-the
first oi scheduled strikes of union
labor men here was begun today
when a general waikoat of all union
carpenters ordered % enforce 4 de-
nand for daily wage 0f four dol.
lars instead Of the present pay of
three.fifty About five hundred car
peniers Quit work aud more viii i0in
them say union men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
[X0NERITEs THE AMERICANS
(By Associated Press J

Paris. May Vice President Cor.
raj Or Mvxicc, arrived here today
III a statement made 10 the Assnciat-
cd press he denies that he had eyer
given an interview a Santandef, Of
elsewhere. criticizIng the Americans
;,s having fomentad fhe Mexican rev.
clution.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01

Philadelphia, Alay d -Four hlin-
dfed and fifty plumbers struck 10.
day because refused i wage increase.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01

II ID Stewart of the county lsaas
ufers office, aas purchased the Geo.
DaasOn residence OH East Mansar
avenae Mr. Stewart. although *
new resident is tirtn believer that
Guthrie reaI estate Is a good lnvest.
meat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
HYDE S MISUNDERSTANDING
tBy Associated PresNl

Kansas Csiy Mo- Alay / abr.
Hylles undar iadicnAent on tha cAarga
gi mhfacring Colonel Thomas H.
Sw0pe. appeared In criminal court
Aa.s .a..a, so Os aglaiaa=a iog q aec-
end trial for che sslegea nense. hgf
because ef tae illTess 81 Virgil Conk,
iing, county PROSECUTOR arfag gnment
Was posfnfEea uutii shay l6
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-01
THE WEATHER
Nav Orleans.

hsT Orleans.
Ia May u fp
night fair With
lfosti colder IN
southeast Tues
day fair ana
warmer
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12
Our City Government.

We, believe that we nave a good
city government anJ that we are
making the best OF progress. For
a young and growing town, we are
reaching out all along the line for
better things, and the advancement
lis marked in all that counts for bet
ter conditions. AS another evidence
we should like the COW question
put before the people. The thing to
DO in the matter should undoubtedly
be that which is desired by ma
1ority of the citizens Of the town, and
there is no better way to determine
what the people want than by gen
eral vote on the matter
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12
West Virginia Rivers.

OF the seven principal West Vir-
Monongahelia, Great Kanawha and
Big Sandy-have their fountain
heads in the Allegheny higman is;
two of them, the Little Kanawha
and the yGuyandotte-rise in, Nhel
Cumberland plateau; while one, the
Little Twelve Pole, has its source and
entire course in the Ohio Valley sec
ton. These rivers with their trib-
utary streams extend to every por-
being as follows
The Potomac and its tributaries.
$500 square miles.
The Monongahelia and its tribu-
taries, 4 300 square miles.
The Little Kanawha and its tribu-
taries, $4,000 square miles.
The Great Kanawha and its trib-
utaries, $500 square miles.
The Guyandotte and its tributaries
1900 square miles.
The Twelve Pole AMI its tributar-
les, 1900 square miles.
Other small streams, 2,315 square
miles.
The states total area. 24,715
square miles.
Over one-twelftn of the state is
drained by the Little Kanawha ana
its tributaries.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12
WANTED.


Carpenters wanted Who is gentle and
just.
Who is upright, and true to his
trust,
Who cares more for honor and love
than for pelf
And who holds mis- employer as dear,
as himself.
=, y IA,
Who's sober and honest and merry
and gay,
Who cheerfully shoulders the cares
of the day,
Whose principles high, whose in
tegrity's strong;
Who'd rather do right anytime than
10 wrong
p IF you can't come up to the re-
: quirements,
Don't answer this add.
Some of the last ones we had
Were pretty id bad.
A. S. IRESON,
Contractor.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

A. Yankee in nearby town offers
this message for the consumer of
sugar in sthe United States: How
can you reduce the cost of sugar?
Answer: BY using one teaspoonful
going. and consumption might catch
up with the supply. But would the
rice fall? No, but tie cost to you
would be kept down. Nobody could
put you under tribute.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

Superintendent Soupart, builder
or our courthouse addition is max
ing good progress on the work. He
finds it very difficult to procure the
labor he desires, but nevertheless, he
is pushing the brick laying AMI other
work with all the speed possible, He
Is working to take advantage Of the
weather, as the colder season is SO
near at hand. We are pleased to
know that his work is developing
in satisfactory manner under his
excellent management.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12
MIR. D. II. CHRISTIAN Of o'Keeffe

Mr., D. II. Christian of o'Keeffe
came ON Monday and subscribed to
the West virginian as of yore.
Nearly seventeen years ago he was
one of the first to subscribe to this
journal. Lots of our old readers are
coming back since we nave returned.
Mr.. Christian one of our most
valued friends and we are glad to
be able to greet him once more.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12
HUNG Jury.

In the trial of the colored woman
in our criminal court for the explo-
sion of powder in the room on Sec
oni Avenue, which resulted in the
death of another colored woman ami
child, proved failure, the jury
being unable to agree Of course,
this necessitated another trial, which
is now in progress.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

Some of our Republican citizens
are at Charleston this week trying
to improve the shattered condition
OF the Republican party in this state.
they have stupendous job before
them, and no one believes that the
OLD machine can be made to 60.
Still, they have fooled the people in
the past, and there are those who
think they can keep right on doing
it.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

Mr. ] Levine, proprietor of the
Levine Department store has just re-
turned from the markets where he
mas been purchasing complete line
of falk and winter goods and is
now busy arranging the store and
preparing for the fall opening.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

And still our subscription list CON
tinues to grow larger. Gradually
but surely our circulation increases,
and soon we shall be in a position
to publish a much improved newspa-
per.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Goings of this
city, have returned from Cincinnati,
where they have been on an extended
visit to friends and relatives. We
are pleased to know that they nad
pleasant time while in the Queen
City.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

1t is really amusing to observe
the Republicans of West Virginia
making an effort to fool the people
by pretending that they are going
to be more honest by reorganizing.
You can't fool the people all the
time. 1t is the same old gang, and
the people should know them
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-10-12

The old political machine methods
in West Virginia die hard. They
hate to give up the ghost. Their
patrons still cling to the idea that
If they can reorganize and put other
leaders to the front they have
chance to gain power again. How
could such deception misleaJ the
people?