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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11
TWO FIRES IN HARTFORD
MONDAY-..LITTLE DAMAGE
Music Store and Residence and
,.'
Another Home Had Very
Narrow Escapes.

Two fires in Hartford Monday
created considerable excitement,
but little damage was done.
The first blaze was in the Collins
property, on Mulberry street, near
the river, now occupied by Mr.. Bert
Wingatt and family. Mr.. Wingatt
is one of the drillers for the West
Kentucky Oil Co. A lot Of SCOT
caught FIRE in the kitchen fiue and
fell down into the stove, melting
the stOvepipe of and blazing out
into the room. The stove even to
the legs also became red hot. Mrs.
Wingatt fought the blaze out with
broom, all the time screaming for
help. Neighbors heard the cry and
telephoned up town. Our ever rea-
dy fire fighters responded promptly,
but when they arrived on the scene
they found their services were not
needed only to finish the good work
of Mrs. Wingatt
The other fire was of a more Sc
rious nature, although no more
damage was done, because it threat
ened large portion of the business
section OF town. 1t occurred in the
store of the Hartford Music Co.,
across the street from the court
house, north side of the public
square Mr.. M. F. Taught, the
manager, occupies the upper floor
over the store as a residence for
himself and family.
The origin of the fire is not
known and is rather a mystery.
Mrs. Taught was up stairs with her
children when she smelled smoke.
Descending Immediately to the
apartment below, which was sepa-
the pianos are kept by a curtain,
she discovered the room black with
smoke and the curtain ablaze. She
screamed an alarm and was so bad
ly frightened that she at once faint
ed. People came running in and
carried her and the children out
and began fighting the fire. The
blaze was soon put out with fire ex-
tinguishers and did little damage.
Mrs. Taught was revived in DR.. Ri
ley's ONCE near by. The fire orig
mated in the rear OF the room at
the end of an empty piano box
which was used as a clothes bin.
bly, charred. Mr.. Taught is at
loss to account for the fire unless
some thoughtless visitor tossed a
lighted cigar stub where it may
have caught in the folds of the cur
tain.
1t Was a narrow escape as the
music store is situated almost in
the center of old two-story frame
buildings which II once caught
thoroughly afire, could not be put
out with any fire extinguishing
means We have in Hartford. If
that row of buildings should burn,
it would quite likely include the
Christian church. Mrs. Maggie Grit
fms residence, the opera house and
DR.. Riley's Office and perhaps other
buildings near by.
Hartford's fire fighters are
famous for the promptness and eff
ficiency of their work, but We
should have some water plugs, hose
and other apparatus to aid their eff
forts. Everybody should be care
full about fire these days.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11
8 0 @ O Q 0 Q 0 Q O GO O 90 GO
O OIL NEWS. Q
o G Q Q O . O Q o Q O O G O o

The West Kentucky Oil Co, the
pioneers in the oil industry in this
section, shipped their first tank car
of oil last Saturday. Others will
follow as fast as possible. Each
one of these cars holds about ESQ
barrels OF oil. This Company has
purchased a 20 h. p. gas engine, to
be used for pumping purposes.
Work is progressing nicely on
Rough River Oil Company's well
No. /, which is now down about 200
feet. This company Is composed OF
well known local capitalists of en-
ergy and push. and they mean bus
mess in all they do.
Mr.. Julius Fohs, who is connect
ed with the State Geological Sur
vey, has been a, work recently, To-
eating a new site on the Cox farm.
for the Wood Oil Company. which
Is concern incorporated under the
laws of Kentucky, but which also
does business in Pennsylvania. They
have had a lot of bad luck with
their well on the Cox farm in the
way OF breakage of machinery, too
much water, etc, but are again
ready to start up after a recent
short delay. Their well has reach
ed depth of about 1850 feet.
The hotels. boarding houses, liv-
erymen, &c, of Hartford have been
doing land ofiice" business lately
on account OF the oil boom. EX-
perienced oil men say the rush of
business here Is but taste of what
will follow when the field begins to
get fully developed.
Messrs. w. II. Moore and ]. A.
Duke have sold a tract of 50 acres
of land to Mr.. F. S. Pratt. OF
Charleston. W. Va. consideration.
$4,000. This tract of land was held
in trust for Mrs. Prudie NJ. Moore,
of Hartford, it being her share ia
the division of the late I. n. Duke
homestead and is adjoining the Joe
Smell tract on which the West Ken.
lucky OIL Co.'S we'll No. 2 is locat-
ed.
The Oil and Gas Journal of Tul-
sa, Okla, in it's last issue contain
ed the following in regard to de-
velopments here: Another spot in
Kentucky that is attracting inter-
est is the western section around
Hartford, in Ohio county, where
two producing wells have already
been found and three others are
drilling. One OF these wells drill
ing by the " God Oil Co., one of the
largest Kentucky producing com
panies, q mile east OF the produc-
ing wells. is rapidly nearing the
pay sand and If it shows up any
thing worth while, will be the in
centive for active work in the new
district. Leases in the new field
are bringing pretty fair prices for
Kentucky. This is due to the fact
that many of the Illinois and East
ern operators have got into the field
and when they see a lease that
looks favorable to them, are not
backward in LAYING down the price. ="
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11
And Its Reduction, Does
President Taft
IN LAST GENERAL MESSAGE
To Congress and Leaves Fur
Their Revision to the In
coming Party.
A SUMMARY OF THE MESSAGE

Washington, Dec. 6.-President
Taft will make no further effort to
have Congress reduce the tariff In
a general" message to Congress
submitted to-day, the President
clearly indicated his intention OF
leaving further tariff revision to
Mr.. Wilson and the Congress just
elected.
Now that a new Congress has
been elected on a platform of tariff
for revenue only rather than pro-.
tective tariff, and is to revise the
tariff on that basis" said the Pres
ident, lit is needless for me to oc-
cupy the time of Congress with ar
guments or recommendations in ia
vor of a protective tariff"
This message, the second submit
ted by the President since the pres
ent session began, will be his last
OF a general character. 1t dealt
with every department of the Gov
eminent except the State Depart
ment, recommended much of the
legislation which Mr.. Taft previous
ly had urged upon the attention OF
Congress, and took up and discuss
ed at length several subjects COM
parativelv new.
Mr.. Taft came out strongly
against independence for the Phil
ippines proposed, he said, in a bill
now before Congress. He depre-
Gated the new policy OF one battle
ship a year instead of two; and in
dorsed again the scheme of curren-
cy reform proposed by the Nation
al Monetary Commission.
President Taft's principal recon-
mendations in his message TO Con-
gres to-day are:
The plan of currency reform out
lined by the Monetary Commission.
Amendment of the law to les
sen the penalty when corporations
inadvertently dsobey the corpora
ton tax law.
Congressional approval OF plan Of
army reorganization prepared by
the War College last spring.
The passage OF the militia pay
bill increasing compensation to mi
litia in the field.
Citizenship, without Statehood,
for Porto Rico.
Regulation OF water power
grants, so that navigable streams
might be improved by water power
companies.
Elevation of Col. Goethals, build
er of the Panama Canal. 10 Ma
jor generalship.
A return to the policy of two bat
tleships a year by the appropriation
for three battleships this year.
Authority to the United States
Supreme Court to make rules OF
procedure in common law cases in
Federal Courts to expedite and les
sen the cost OF litigation.
He disapproved the following:
Autonomy and independence in
eight years for the Philippines.
Amendment of the Sherman anti
trust law.
The President made no recon-
mendations for tariff revision, stat
ing that he would leave that subject
to the incoming Congress.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11
Cost $1,150,44 According
to Committee.
c. h. CRANE DROPPED $4,000
Into Chest = Penfield $10.-
900: Bryan and 0'GOr-
man $1,O00E Each.
, CONTRIBUTORS NUMBER so,s54


Washington, Dec. Tt cost the
Democratic National Committee ST.
159,446 to carry the election for
Wilson and Marshall, according to
its final statement of contributions
and expenses filed with the House
to-day.
Charles II. Crane, of Chicago,
was the heaviest contributor. with
$40, 900, closely pressed by Cleve-
land H. Dodge, of New York, $685.
900, and Herman Ridder, of New
York, as Treasurer of funds col
lected for committee, $30,073.
The total of $1,11O,952 contri-
buttons received by the committee
came from 1854 separate con-
tributions, of which all but 1895
were in amounts less than 500.
William ]. Bryan gave $1,000, as
did David r. Francis, former Sec
rotary of the Interior; Mayor John
F. Fitzgerald, of Boston; Senators
Newlands, of Nevada, and O'Gor-
man, of New York. Senator; Wat
son, of West Virginia, contributed
$500, and Governor Foss, of
Massachusetts,, former Senator Will
liam A. Clark. Montana, and Roger
Sullivan, of Chicago. gave $1,000
each.
George F. Baer, President OF the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
gave $1,000. b., r. Yoaknm. OF New
York. s2,5O0. and former Mayor. ].
D. Phelan, Of San Francisco, $2.-
900.
John Barton Payne, of Chicago.
put 5000 into the committees
chest; Judge ]. w. Gerard, New
York, $4,000; Jacob H. Sehiff and
B.. M. Baruch, of New York, $12.-
500, each.
The $4,000 contributors were
Charles S. Gusgenheimer. Samuel
Untermyer, James Speyer, Jacob
Rupert, Henry Goldman, Henry
Morgenthau. all of New York F. c.
Penfeld, Cincinnati; Thomas d.
Jones, David B. Jones, B. M. Win
ston, all of Chicago, and Hugh O,
Wallace, Tacoma. Wash.
w. R. Craig, New York, gave So
900; w. R. Rust, Tacoma, Wash,
$1,000; G. F. S. Peabody, Chicago,
S6.450, and j. c. C. Mayo, of Ken
-, lucky, and w. C. Beer, of Yonkers,
N. Y, $4,000 each.
The $1,000 contributors were
Rolla Wells, st. Louis; F. B. Lynch,
ST Paul; w. A. CASTOR and H. P.
.Nawn, of Boston; ]. w. Camden,
Versailles, KY. Charles Smith. of
Menasha, Wis, and C. A. Spreckels.
S. Harris, E. A. s. White, John De-
Saules, Nathan Straus and John N.
Ryan, all of New York.
Representative Thomas ]. Scully.
of New Jersey; Ralph Pulitzer. New
York; Joseph E. willard. of Rich
mond, Va, former Lieutenant Gov
ernor and Corporation Commission
er of Virginia; Charles w. Meal
pine, of New York. and J. J. Star
row, Boston, gave $1,000 each; R.
H. Van SAINT. Kentucky, $500;
Walter A. Milstead. Manila, $1.40O.
Among the $1,000 contributors
were John B. Stanchfeld, Lewis
Nixon. Sergeant Cram d. I. Elkus,
Perry Belmont, e. C. Benedict,
John F. Wallace. Herbert Lehman.
Delaney Nicoll, Herman Metz. F.
H. Allen, all of New York; St.
George Tucker. Lexington. Va;
Honore Palmer, Potter Palmer. Jr,
and former First Assistant Post
master General F. H. Jones, Of CHI
cago
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11
4EOHIo COUNTY MAN STILL
FACES SERIOUS CHARGES

The Louisville Times of Friday
says:
In holding Chester Foster to the
grand jury to-day on charge of
manslhughter. Judge Boldrick ex-
pressed the opinion that Jury
might decide that crooked" dice in
a crap game may be considered as
an element of proyocatior that
leads to attack on q man; probably
justihable. "a tgas nv w. !.
Foater.. young man from near
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11

The statement of the democratic
National Congressional Committee
shows s12.645 received. with a bal
ance of s373 on hand. The West
ern branch received S2s,254 and
spent $3.50.
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For Sale.

Twenty acres of fresh land, sit
reted within mile and half of the
ell field. House and good barn.
VIII sell cheap. ~, 4St4
I.ester Arbnckle. Rosine, Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11
Wanted,

Your sewing of all kind. Terms
reasonable. Mrs. Emma Chandler.
tst2 Madison. St. Hartford, Ky,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-11

Kingston. the famous old race
horse and stud. is dead at CASTLE
ton Stock Farm. near Lexington.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-02-23
w. c. L U. Notes.

From the number Of petitions received
at headquarters this month surely ex-
presses the will of the people for state
wide prohibition. there being 25,l54
signers, we needed only $4,000 to SUBJ
NIT the amendment to the constitution.
This is surely good news to the workers,
and our faith in the peoples desire for
prohibition is more than justified and our
business from now on till the election is
to cheer up the discouraged and stir up
the Indifferent and distribute literature
showing the people how necessary it is
to protect the homes. and to teach them
temperance truths. These are busy
times now and surely with God for US,
who can be against US? Our churches
are lining up as never before. and the
Christian Endeavor has taken its stand
with US in tine fight. and we will win. too.
with the help of the christian people all
over the land pushing in.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-02-23
Notice of Special Meeting of Stock
holders of The Rocky Ford
Ditch Company

Notice is hereby given that special
meeting of the Rocky Ford Ditch Com
pany will be held on Saturday. the 5oth
day Of March. A. D. 1912. at the hour of
| O'Clock P. M. at the office of the COM
pany. No. Gil Elm Ave-. in the city Of
Rocky Ford. otero county. Colorado. for
the purpose of voting on the adoption of
Amended Bylaws of the company.
which will be at said meeting submitted
for adoption or rejection.
C. j. COVER, President.
Rocky Ford, Colo. Feb. 10. 1912. -45
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-02-23

The newest and nobbest showing OF
Spring Embroideries can be seen on dis
play at the Morris Dry Goods Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-02-23

Dobbs g. Lyons. undertakers and en-
balmers, modern parlors. 4o4 S. Main
St. Night and day phone Ford ll6.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

Philadelphia, Pa, May ia
team known as Detroit will take
the field this afternoon against,
the Athletics. They will have a
sd" on their shirts. That is the
only thing that will make them
look like the Tigers. Hugh Jen-
nings has gotten together squad
of veterans who have not worn a
suit in years and youngsters from
the University of Pennsylvania
to take the place of the strikers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

better game, and a pastinle that
women can witness without hav-
ing the afternoon made disagree
able by fan of this variety, of
which every city has its share.
Fortunately, they are a small
minority, but until they are
squelched, such incidents as that
in New York are bound to hap
pen. And a player can't be blam-
ed when he takes the law into his
own hands.
This is clearly shown by Ban
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

Ty Cobb, when he climbed into
the grandstand at New York and
thrashed 4 fan who was calling
him vile names, started some
thing that may make baseball a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

do is to notify the umpire, and
the umpire will call policeman
and have the Objectionable specta-
tor put out Of the park. There
was a policeman within twenty
feet of the spot where Cobb at
tackled the spectator"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

Boston, Mass, May 1s.-''I'm
with the boys every time in such
cases" was the statement made
here today by Ed Walsh, main
stay of the Chicago White Sox,
Just before he left here to spend
Sunday at his Meriden. Conn,
home, in speaking of the Ty Cobb
suspension and consequent strike
of the Detroit team
Il haven't received any notice
of the proposed meeting to or
ganize a protective association"
Said Walsh, 'but if one comes to
me at Meriden I'll attend. 1
don't blame those players one bit.
| am with them every time in such
cases as the Cobb matter"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-18

Johnson himself, in language that
was supposed to convict Cobb.
Says Johnson:
mo player has any right to at
tack a spectator. Ali the player
has to do is to notify the umpire,
and the umpire will call a police
man and have the Objectionable
spectator put out of the park.
there was a policeman within
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-25

by; a score ot46 to. 9, this being the
worst defeat handed to the local team
I 1ring the season.
i On March 18th. in this city, at the
Y. IN. GA. sym, the locals played,
against, newtteam in the field, the.
weston High school team; the locate
winning this! contest by a score of "a
o 16. this being one of the most in
l.eresting games of the season.
/ On Saturday night last, March 2Sd,.
he Elldns High schccI.tH"r' 7'T"fa4.
! gainst the locals on the z. N. Q. ~
YIN floor. the Elkins High winning by.
4 score of Al to21.
On the coming Friday night, the. To-
Gals will travel to Weston, where they
will play the Weston High school, and,
will put forth their best efforts to yin
'khis; game, as the shining Of this game
viii make their score Of games! even q e !,
1 won and 4 lost, :. I.
Those who have participated IN the
original line ups for games played
against other schools, while represent.
ing the ,Fairmont High are Bailey.
Amos, Clark, Hawkins, Ice, Crawford
P. Amos, Ensell, Hutchinson, Stoetzer,
Windsor. Barnes and schwarm.
! or these men, there are two who
played in every game, that Is, lining
up at the start Of each game with the
local team, these two men being Clark
and Bailey. I'd ~
sThe team has practiced falhfullyt
add under the able coaching Of Coach
Ma1oney, they have made q, good show;
ing. the games which they lost being
TO the two best High school basket
ball teams in the State, Elhns High
and Parkersburg High,
Parkersburg High school team
/ claims the State championship, and
seem TO have won 1t fairly, and II they
claim the State championship, and
give up their right to the title Of High
school champions Of the State, ther
the Elkins High school will claim the
High school championship Of the
State.
Manager Amos has done much to
ward arranging an attractive schedule
OF games, and has done much towards
advertising the games, and towards
\ making them success. :
While the High school has given thu
Iteam fair attendance at games, the!
could have easily given the team tel
times the support which they did, am
the presenceiof a few of the Higl
J. school teachers wopld have made tht
players no doubt feel more like max
n ifig their BEST possible showing
cit is very noticeable that where thu
teachers OF the school are favorable
to the teams Of the school, helping
1 n s a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-25
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-25
AaMoLp AcouIITEp.

MoFJNDsvIIIsE AFTER being oy
about three hours and a half the igr.
in line case OF A. n Arnold against B
+ Hodgman, a suit for $4,000. for II
bel returned with ayerdict finding
for the plaintiff and awarding hir
damages. in the. sum OF 5000 ThF
marked the cuImination of one of the
most sensational civil trials in the
history Of Marshall county Arnold
WHO'S the state secretary of,the Yves
virginia Sunday school Association
anllwh is known in every county II
the state sued Hodgnan who is !
prominent man Of Moundsyille fol
twenty-five thousand dollars for sian
der and defamation Of character be
cause he alleged Hodgman accused
him OF shoplifting, alleging that h!
ilHted', pair OF gloves from coun
ter In his storeI n MoundsVille.
The case was submitted to the jur,
Friday afternoon after an entir
morning of argument in. which coun
sci on both sides presented thei'
closing pleas to the Jury. The great
est interest hung upon the result o
the trial and the court room wal
crowded when the jury came in Will
verdict finding for the plaintiff
The defendant by bis counsel at onct
gave notice OF an appeal and the cas-;
Will be. carried to the Supreme ooul7
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-25
POLICE Court.

10
4 This morning before Mayor Martin
there were five prisoners, four drunSs
and wite,beater in the person OF Jim
Jenkins.
The four we're given fines of the
usual amount, only one Of them being
a Sunday drunk and drawing. $o'oV
and costs f:'f
sJim Jenkins was then given trial,
add afterheaFlng the evidence. Mayor
Martin imposed a fine Of $1,000 ana
d sts. and imposed, sentence OF Sg
d5ys in jail. h
MThree Of the men arranged TO pay
tReiri fines, and two of the policemen
started to the jain with Jenkins and
one Of the DRINKS who could not raise
the necessary. cash.
Upon arrival ct the Jail In the base.
iaetlt OF tue court house, Jenkins was
standing back from the door, while the
poitcemeh we're unlocking it. when ne
stepped behind one n tiie big cement
pillars in the bas en- and the next
second was summing tpllSspeed 9or
He rear door pf tie aottgt house base
emit going down foe sSfesF steps 81
reak neck;Sspeeds and aufs The alles
"a a burst 81 speed that would do
credit to Johnny, Hayes the great
Marathon runner, making complete
getaway.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-25
q. a. o:WREcK.

iKEYSERAAt ar early hour Satur
day morning, at Rawlings, Md, II
miles west OF this place, a section O
No. 0S, Baltimore and Ohio limited
freight, was wrecked by a broken raj
and 16 cars of merchandise piled in {
mass Of ruins, entalllng q loss OF many
Thousands of dollars, All traffic b
blocked and trains have been diverted
TO The WesternHNiarsla railroad
BESIDES rigger crews many shopmes
from this place and from Cumberland
have been rushedsto the scene OF thu
wreck, which twill take many hours
to clear for traffic. !.