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Sharp County record., 1911-08-04
DEATHS

John Tatum, at Minturn
Sammie Spoon, at Cotter,
A. M. Atherton, at Pocahontas
John Anderson, near Denton
Mrs, Josie Smith, at Calico Rock
Mrs. Mary Clark, aged n at Wal
nut Ridge, v,.,, ,.o. Mann.
tain Home
Mrs NJ, c. Moore, at Stroud lnde-
pendenee county
Sharp County record., 1911-08-04

Very recently more than one
thousand citizens dave two days
labor each to the public road be-
tween Mt. Ida and Crystal Springs,
In Montgomery county. The people
Of Sharp county will have to join
forces and make the good roads
themselves II they ever have good
roads. The road tax Is never going
to make good roads; 1t cant, Bad
roads are the greatest handicap this
county contends with. All over
the state people are getting to-
gether and making good roads with
their own hands, We must get
that spirit here,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
WRONG MAN
IS ARRESTED
CONSTABLE HAWKINS TAKES A
PRISONER WHO PROVES TO
Be NOT THE cuLPuT WANTED

Yesterday Constable Charles W.
Hawkins arrested an Italian at Grant
Town. This man was supposed TO be
THE output wanted at Cumberland,
Md, for shooting Jim Lazier.
Lazler and the Italian wanted had
a quarrel at the Cumberland station
about a week ago. Lazler was shot
His assailant escapaed and a posse
was formed and made hunt Of the
surrounding neighborhood. But no
arrest was made,
Sheriff Hendley at Cumberland
heard that the man wanted there was
in this vicinity. He wrote a letter to
Chief of Police in which the descrip
ton Of the criminal was Immediately
portrayed. Constable Hawkins saw
man at Grant Town that filled the do
scrIptIon and placed him under arrest
He was brought tothls city and plac
ed in the county jail. He gave hIs
name as Frank Geracltano.
Sheriff Hendley was notified Of the
arrest, Deputy Sheriff Walter w
Clay came from the Maryland towr
last night for the prisoner. Wher
the officer got here he said that
Frank Geracitano was not the mar
that shot Lazier.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
DOOMED
REVOLUTION IN HAITI WILL BIZ
sUceEssFuL; AND PRESIDENT
WILL BE EXILE.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Presldent
Simon, of Haiti, appears doomed to
follow President Dia5, OF Mexico, and
to give way to a new revolutionary
government, according to advtces
reaching Washington. In the opinion
of CAPTAIN Dlsmukes, of the gunboat
Petrel, which is at Port au Prince,
watching the operations Of the revolu-
tionsts at Gonaives, the revolutionists
already practically are victorious, and
all OF the towns of Importance, except
the capital, are in their possession.
President Simon has been obligeu
to abandon his compaign in the north
and to withdraw his army hastily to
the capital, where he arrived very
sick man, and is now confined to his
bed. 1t Is expected that they Will be
desperate fighting, and Captain Dis
mukes reported yesterday that the
revolutionary troops are now march
ing toward the capital from st. Marc,
which they captured without much re-
slstance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22

kept BUSY

WANYESBURG, Pa. July 22-Chief
Engineer John G. Sampsell Of the
Waynesburg and Blacksville trolley
line. is now busily engaged in the
work of experimenting the construc-
tfonof the new line and Is seeing
rapid progress made by the two con-
tractors who have many men and
teams working on the line. The two
engineering corps now in the employ
of the COMPANY are headed by L. G.
SpahE and IS. I. Bossari, the latters
corps Being at work on the part of
the llne between spraggs and Blacks
vile.
On that end Of the line the con-
tractor II. r. Stark, OF Greensboro,
has the work we'll in hand, aud adj
dition OF is teams and about 90 men
being made to the force at work yes.
terday. Thecamp has been pitched
on the Smith farm near spraggs. It
is expected that by the latter part OF
this week fully 200 men will be EN-.
ployed in, that cndjof the new trolley
line. The rightof,way is being clear,
ed off, and on several farms 1t was
found necessary to cut down some
fine corn to allow the construction OF
the line through the fields.
The Berardell Construction Com.
pany has been changing the course OF
Smith Greek for a distance OF about
one mile from Ten Mile Creek south,
This work begins on the small tract
which was purchased frTn z. T, Phe
Ian and it then continues through the
properties OF Hon. w. F. Blair Mrs
l.. L. Blair, Charles E. Stephen, Thos'
w. sayers, the heirs of Eliza Hook,
Misses Lena and Jane Hook.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
congressman
NIIlLN0.Rk flR
IMPROVEMENTS |.
OF THE UNITED
STATE HOUSE OF REPREsENA.
TlVEs SPEAK FAVoRABLY. OF
SUPPORTING BETTER RIVER
CONDITIONS. Z
LARGE 71NNAGE A surprise
VAST AMOUNT OF FREIGHT NOV
ED BY BOATS is A REVELATION
TO THE DELEGATION FROM
WASHINGTON.

PITTSBURG, July 22-The thirty
nine Congressmen .wha are guests OF
Pittsburg, and who are.making an ex-
haustiye study OF river conditions,
paid a visit yesterday to some Of the
larger industrial plants. The party
was taken around Greater Pittsburg
in a special train The evening was
spent at the Hippodrome.
Tomorrows program calls for a
trip over the proposed, route OF the
Lake Erie and Ohio River Shin Canal
from this clty to Ashtabula Q.
"A banquct VIII sid Saturday
evening at the Hotel schenley Early
Sunday morning the party will leave
here for Wheeling, w. Va, and from
that place will embark on the steam
er Kanawha for the trip to Cincin'
natl, Louisville, Cairo, ILL., and inter-
mediate points.
Stephen NJ. Sparkman, chairman OF
the Rivers and Harbors Committee oil
Congress, was enthusiastic following
his view Of the industrial plants to-
'daV
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
CASE like THAT
QEElEllLN.IHA
ylRGlNlAts sE MURDER MYSTERY
HAS SHOCKED THE OLD poMlN.
ION = BEAUTIFUL GIRL De
cLAREs THAT SHE LOVES MAN
STILL CHARGED WITH WIFE.
MURDER,
.fRv 1fnited Press.l

RICHMOND, July 22.-Light heart
ed and debonaire, Henry Clay Beat
tie. Jr., to-day sat in the Richmond
iail, smoked cigarettes and laid plans
for defending himself on the charge
OF wife murder.
The aged fatehr cared for the five.
weeks-old grandson of the pretty Beat.
tie home at Manchester. The baby's
mother was shot to death Of which
crime Its fatheris accused. Tie aged
father is most effected by the tragedy,
but the son has never shaken.
Beulah Binford, Beattie's youthful
sweetheart, told story that sur
passes Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's life by
her associations with Beattle: She
says she loves him still, so much so
that she would rather confess that
she killed his wife than to see him so
to the electric chair.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
WIFE BE-.
BIG network \ (
CONTACTS LET FOR. s225, 600, 600
IMPROVEMENT WORK ls TO
START IN FEW DAYS.

NEW YORK, July Within ten
days thousands Of men probably will
begin their long task Of burrowing
under The city in the making of the
most elaborate system oiunderground
thoroughfares in the world. So an.
nounced Chairman Wilcox. Of the
public service commission, and Frank
Bradley, the contractor, at the con.
clusion Of yesterdays meeting Of the
board Of estimate, when the entire
ney system, involving the expenditure
OF approximately $22500,00O was
awarded to the Brooklyn Rapid Tran.
sit Company.
-Four of the five construction con
tracts we're signed and bonds ap'
proved last night, and the only formal.
fly now barring actual work Is the
procuring Of permit.
After the meeting adjourned, q
lawyer announced that he would i'm
meidately apply for an Injunction, on
behalf Of taxpayer to prohibit the
letting Of a portion Of the extension
to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Mem
bers Of the board believe, however
that he is too late.
The system will require from three
to four years to finish in Its entirety
although engineers estimate that por
tlons here and there may be com
pleted within is months to two years
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
GIRLs NARROW ESCAPE
YOUNG WOMEN IN SWIMMING BE:
COME EXHAUSTED = NEARLY
DROWN.

MoRGARTowN, w. Va, July 22.-
Miss Jessie Cooley, with a number
of other girls, members Of a camping
party on the Cheat riyer, had a mar
row escape from drowning Friday 4 aft,
ernoon when they attempted to swim
to a motor boat moored in the middle
of the stream. They became exhaust
ed, but Virgil Buchman, one OF the
young men in the camping party, see
ing their predicament rescued them
sfIS foE boat. When they we're landi
ed on the short the girlsRere uncoil'
sclous, but revived when restorative
measures had been used.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
RIVER GUMMITTEE
LEAVES PITTsRuRG AT MIDNIGHT
AFTER BANQUET TO GO OVER
PROPOSED LAKE ERIE ROUTE.

= PlTTsBURG, Pa. July 22,-The
largest excursion for three days tour
of Pittsburg and environs of the Con-
gressional Rivers and Harbors com.
mittee was started to-day over the
route proposed 10 Lake Erie, Ohio riv.
er and ship canal to Pittsburg and
Ashtabula.
Among stops planned is at ROches,
ter. Youngstown, Niles, Warren and
Ashtabula.
The party will banquet at tho Hotel
Schenley tonight and leave for down.
the Ohio river at midnight by train as
the water is too low for the boat in
this part OF the river.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
.REBIIi|U'RINT / 10
INCREASE. PRICES !
/ looks VERY MUCH LIKE II, Ac.
coRplNG 10 A. PROMINENT
EATING HOUSE PROPRIETOR
HIGH PRICE OF FoopsTuFF
THE CAUSE.

2 ? e IL
VIII the restaurants of Falrmont
raise the price OF meal-tickets ana
charge more for cash meals? Accord.
Ing q the proprietor Of a well known
eating house, 1t looks Ike this action
Will be taken before the birds shall
have flown south for this winter.
The speaker said that he had been
conducting a restaurant in this city
for a number of years and that dur.
Ing the past year he had made prac.
tiCally nothing out Of his place; that
when, he strikes balance this
month for twelve months he Tears
that it will show he has broken jast
about even. J.,
There is only one thing that Will
cause me and the other local houses
to raise our prices" concluded the
fesauranter," and that Is the outrag'
eous prices we are forced to pay Tor
foodstuff, which is fully thirty per
cent higher on an average than II
was Ave years ago The majority o.
the papers we're telling a short while
ago that the price Of meat and suct
like were going to be cheaper tfiI
summer. 1t has not been and II Il
does not drop shortly in price there
is nothing to do but to charge more
for food. have a number Of regular
patrons who have told me that It was
cheaper 10 take their meals at res
taurants than to prepare them al
home, 1 have been in the restaurant
business the greater part of my life
I'm not young man by any means
and | never saw foodstuff as high al
| ii has been for the past several years
There is cause and effect for every
thing and l would certainly like t
know what has brought about this
high cost OF living. Everyone know
that what / have said is the gospe
truth"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
.PENR05DSED
HIS NITL.l..E.|..I|IIg'E |.
TlRLlRIIlIER
SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Tolp THE COMMITTEE THAT
He gRGEp THE ELECTION OF
Tl9E MAN ON TRIAL.
EgLIRER TlRKE NgT MgT!vE
THE TEsTlMoNN BROUGHT JOY
10 THE Eo oRIME ER.HlNEs Fol-
LOWERS WHEN THEY HEARD
( THE STORY RELATED.

WASHINGTON, D. G., July %. -
Senator Penrose, Of Pennsylvania, yes
tefdag brought Joy to the Lorimer-
Hines followers when he told the SEN
ate Lofimer committee Of the part he
took In the elction Of Senator Lori
mer they claimed that hes ubstan.
tailed the Testimony given by Edward
Hines as to Senator Penrose's desire
70 have Mr. Hines exert his influence
ipr Eiorimefss election.
Besides his story, the days testt-
mony brought out that the office Of the
Secretary Of State Of New York asked
900 for acertifed a copy OF the con-
ffibutofs TO the Republican National
campaign fund Of 1908. The list was
desired 10 show whether Cyrus Nc
Coffmck was among the contributors.
Afr. Hines laid before the committee
what siie said was a telegram he re-
cefyed IN regard to the matter, dated
July Ia 1911, and reads: "Will de-
liver 10 you original sheldon's state
nieHt, fled in this Office November 23
1905, Tor $4,000" This was signed
James ]. Neville, Secretary of State
Office.
Bring Taft In Again.
Alettsr mentioned several days ago
as having been sent by William Bur
CESS ofBDtiluth, to H. H. Kohlsaat, OF
Chicago, Regarding the Lorimer mat
ter, waB read. Among other things
Burgess aid he understood there was
a iialln Euluth who was in Hines
oifice wien Hines received telegram
from President Taft asking him to
Have tile matter hushed' up as quick
II as possible. Neither Burgess mol
lohisaat spoke about the incident
when O1 the stand,
Senatof Peniose told Of meeting
Hines Id connection with the lumber
aehedule5in the Peyne.Aldrtch tarin
bill Fhe Senator said he was both
cred with. many "tllinolsans" on ac
4 count of the senatorial vacancy, and
that on this account he thought HI
invited Hines activity.
He admitted he made Inquiries oi
Hines IL Albert ]. Hopkins could bt
sste.eietced, explaining that because oi
his acquaintance with Hopkins he
{ hoped to see him returned. When
Hines told him that 1t seemed, Hop
kins could not be returned, the names
nf Frank o. Lowden and H. s. Bou
telle then in Congress, were discussed
\ at different interviews; and finally
Hines, "as a last resort" suggested
AIr. Lorimer's name,
Lorlmer Favored,
Senator Penrose said he did no
then know Lorlmer, and had neve
seen him, but knew he was compe
tent man and a leader, so he urget
Hines as a citizen of Illinois, to dt
What he could to bring about an cleo
tio1, and to support Lorlmer whel
i Hines said he believed Lorlnler wa
the only man who could be elected.
He declared he believed Hines IL
his activities was not prompted by
desire 10 win a vote for the lumbe
schedule, but from high patriotic
h motive, OF having the seat In the Ser
ate filled,
1.-THE lunber schedules had NOR
votes than most OF the other sched
& t1les,n added the Senator.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
CONTRACT AWARDED
THE ,sHINNsToN coNsTRIJc JcIloN
COMPANY AT THE NEW GRAs.
SELL cHEMlcAE yoR

The Shinnston. Construction Com
pany has been awarded the conHact
for the erction Of fifteen houses At
the new Grasselll Chemical plant a.
Meadowbrook, and work wiIl be
started at once. This company re
Gently erected thirty houses ~ tie
plant. and. the call for more shows
that it will soonibe quite thrlylpg
town. The company also built an ad-
idition 10 the Honor Brothers store
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
5PgDISE OF
MANA GIRL
!. !sIL!.g.|. |. REOPEN
THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
BREACH OF PRoMIsE SUIT BN
PITTs5uRG WotlA.f TO CONE
up AGAIN nv cLEHE AND.
lEFENlANTSNIINEsslRREsTEl
SAYS HE SPENT NIGHT WITH
MISS YOUNG AT A: FioTs CIV
/ ING HER FIVE DoLLARS De
TEcTlvEs SAYS rs

CLEVELAND, July q, 1914 That
fifty thouasnd dollar breach ol prom
lse suit Of Georgian A. Young, Pitts.
burg's "wlstaria girl againsl Mllll'
onalre James ", Gorrigalls Jf this
city, will be reopened bS llss Young
on the construction placed by the ar-
rest OF Michaloyllitz Thomas chafe
ed with perjury.
Thomas witness case when iutg-
ment was returned in eotria ans lagpr
and he said he spent the niglit With
the girl in a hotel and gave her iife
dollars but was relieved Of one hun:
lred and fifty seven dollars Detect
ives now say that they have atElday'
It's that he never saw Miss oiing IN;
I'll she appeared In the courtroom
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22

GREENsBURG, Pa July 22.-Three
persons we're killed, two seriously In
jured, house was split In two and
other damage resulted late yesterday
during a severe electrical storm thai
.swept WestmorelagdA county. Thy
dead Are, David Matthias, aged rs;
.JosspA Leyiss saa Petsr 4 e Easet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
PREVENTS WEALTHY LUMBER
DEALER AND MILLIONAIRE
WIDOWS MARRIAGE AFTER ALL
WAS READY.
(By United Press.)

BOSTON, July 22-Difference OF re.
ligion prevented the marriage of Mrs.
Nellie Jones Lawrence, the millionaire
young widow of Cleveland, Ohio, who
lives near the Rockefellers home and
who is not a Catholic, and Francis
Carroll, a wealthy lumber dealer, who
is Catholic, after all was ready for
the wedding.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
! !.
FOR RECIPROCITY PASSED THE.
SENATE, THIS AFTERNOON BY
VOTE or SO no "a, AS FORE.
cAsTEp YESTERDAY BY THE
UNITED PRESS.
fBy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, July 22-senate
passed reciprocity bill vote So to 27,
this afternoon.
This vote was forecasted by the
United Press yesterday and carried In
the West vIrsIntan last evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
River Needs Improvement.

Z
"There Is certainly wonderful
amount Of business here" he said.
'In making up the appropriations for
Improvements 1t is necessary to know
what freight is produced in the DIS
trict and whether the business OF the
district, is on a firm foundation, SO
that the money which the government
expends will not be wasted. | have
seen. enough to know that tho rivers
of the Pittsburg district need improV-
ing.
"Your claims on Congress are well
founded" saId the Florida Congress-
man. "A plan is being mapped out
in the House whereby all the money
needed to improve the Ohio river and
its tributaries will be appropriated In
the next ten years, and from what !
have seen here that money could not
be spent for better purpose. The
streams are badly in need OF improve
ment, because there is too much busl-
ness here to have the rivers in the
shape that d layman can see they are
in. TIL government engineers are fol-
lowing up The work and Congress
should keep step with them, The
Ohio is one Of the greatest rivers in
the world, and for the benfit Of com.
merce 1T should be navigable att all
tines. Plttsburg has presented her
case we'll, aud l. think she will get
what she wnnts. which is what she
deserves. The work will be done as
rapidly as the money can be obtained
| and am positive that this committee
as a whole will make very favorable
report on lis return to Washington
Others in the party echoed Con
gressman sparkman's sentiments S
and Congressman A. ]. Barrhfeld, the
Plttsburg member of the committee,
was busy at all times pointing out
the defects In the rivers and talking
OF the remedy which Congress can
provide.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
Tn vIsi+ Camp Dawson,

Misses GeneVieye Cunningham and
Fara Dent went to Kingwood this aft.
ernoon where they will spend Sunday
with friends. They will also visit
Camp Dawson while there.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
POLICE COURT
FIVE PLAIN DRINKS MAKE UP
THE LIST THAT APPEARED BE.
FORE THE MAYOR THIS MORN
ING.

There we're five plain drunks before
Mayor Martin this morning and they
were given the usual fine.
Things in police circles have been
very quiet OF late. Today is payday
and llvlier times are expected.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
TRAIN REPORTED
WRECKED IN PENN.
p. q p. PASSENGER LEAVES RAILS.
NEAR coATsvlLLE-ENGlNEER
is BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED.

COATsvILLE, Pa, July 22.-(Noon)
Philadelphia and Reading passen-
ger train that left here for Reading
shorting after o'clock this morning
is reported wrecked at Kurtz Dam,
just north Of here
The engineer Is reported killed and
several passengers injured.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
ENGINEER Killed.

CoATEsvILIE, Pa, July 22-S:SO
D. tr1.-Engineer John Pagan was XIII
ed in the train wreck and Fireman
Coat hurt, A washout caused train
to tumble into ditch.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
NlIIlE TO. MINERS

Having completed our r, R. connec.
tlons we are now ready to ship coal
by rail. Hence we can furnish steady
employment 10 is or 20,good pick min
ers. Apply at the office, Parker Run
Coal Co. Rlyesyllle, w. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
| !
SHIFT CRIME
SENSATIONAL TURN TAKEN BY
DEFENSE in TRIAL OF sLEuTHs
ACCUSED OF BLAcISMAIL. 4

ERIE, Pa, July 22-Late today the4
defense drew aside the curtain in the
trial Of Gilbert B. Perkins, Of PITTS
burg, and Charles franklin, Of Phlla,
delphia, detectives charged with send
ing biackhand letters to Charles H.
Strong, Of this city, and disclosed a
line Of questioning that was both sen
sasional and remarkable. Blackhanl
letters recently sent to Judge Girls
well, OF Venango county; Sheriff Wi.
liams OF the same county, and to Gen
eraI Charles Miller, Of Franklin, Pa,
millionaire oil man, were mentioned
by counsel representing the defend
ants. A few weeks ago Thomas j.
Dempsey, manager of a detective
agency at Franklin, Pa, who main
taihs Offices in this city, was arrested
charged with sending a blackhand
letter to General Miller, demanding
S25,OO. The alleged evidence against
Dempsey it is said ives secured by
Perkins.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22
Identity Of Letters.

When G. Pangelly, of Columbus, 0,
handwriting expert was on the
stand, during cross examination, At
torney Thompson for the defense,
asked him II he had not reported to
Dr. Wood Of Pittsburg, that black
hand letters received by Judge Crl.
well, Sheriff Williams and General
Miller were not similar to the let.
ters in the Strong case, and IL he did
not say that in his opinion the same
person wrote all the letters Mr..
Pangelly asked to make an explana'
tion. He said the letters were brought
to him by DR.. Woods, who said that
another expert who was working on
them, whose name he could not con-
tlnue because Of his eye sight. After
hasty examination he said, he re-
ported to DR.. Woods that he thought
the letters from venango county were
written by the same person who wrote
the Strong letters Upon making a
thorough Investigation, he said, he
came to the conclusion that the let
ters were not similar ana SO TepoFlea
to DR.. Woods.
Dempsey at Trial.
Detective Dempsey, accompanied by
two attorneys, were in the court room
during the testimony. .a =
Mr. Pangelly, previous to this tes
timphy, pointed out the alleged siHtil
arlty between the blackhand letter
written by Charles Franklin in the
federal building at Philadelphia, al
/ the dictation OF Chief Postoffice In
spector James T. Corteyou, and the
letters received by Strong. D. N
Carvello, of New York, handwriting
expert was comparing the letters
when the court adjourned until II
o'clock Monday morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22

subscrIbe tor the wegL vlrEInian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-22

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The Nome daily nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1906-1918, 1911-05-30
SHOP WOMAN SUES
CARUS0 FOR $4,000

Europe in 1909 visited her in Milan.
and after brief acquaintance propos
ed marriage To her. and was accepted.
She further contends that since that
time she has not heard from the IA =
nous singer and that as a result she
has been worrying 50 much. that her
health is now impaired
For this reason. and for the humil-
iation Of it ali, Miss Goetz. who is of
good family, believes that she is de-
serving Of fifty thousand dollars iudg-
ment
Miss Goetz was employed in local
department store as clerk. up until
about three months ago. when she quit,
claiming that her health was such that
she was unable to work any longer
It is believed that the plaintin is
being financially backed By a man who
was at one time a great rival Of ca
ruso's. for the girls hand in marriage