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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

Parisians and Americans now
agree that the latest styles in femi.
nine app are nice, but naughty.
Maybe til hat makes them nice.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

New Orleans has 21opound boy
aged fourteen years, whom the factory
inspector decided was too young to
work. Why not send him to college?
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

Women Of a Kansas city have or.
ganized a club to prevent their hus-
bands from gambling. Must be a
bridge club.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

kissing on railroad trains has been
forbidden in Bavaria. Are there no
tunnels in Bavaria7
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

A man can live to be one hundred
and twenty-five years old, says an au-
thority. Perhaps he can, but there
aren't very many Of them that do.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

A New York paper has succeeded in
grating a crabapple on to grape
vine. Wonder II 1t has seeds or a
core.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

A German savant has discovered
that German sausage is loaded with
microbes. Kind OF horse on the
consumer.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

An eastern Judge has declared a
safety razor dangerous weapon Bet
he tried to shave with one.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

Aged horse was retired by its own
er. but pinned away until allowed to
90 back to work. And yet they speak
of horse sense"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

One of the huge German dirigibles
blew up, but, strange to say, none was
Injured. It happened in the hangar.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

Another ray OF sunshine for the
consumer: HOLSTERS on the hoof are
no higher this year than last.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14
That unamiable old DOGGY, the an
nual shortage of coal, is with us again.

A Leeds cleric advocates counting
In his church. In this respect, Leeds
leads.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

During 1911, New York burned more
than 100000 tons Of hard coal No
wonder 1t Is hot old town.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

Baltimore is predicting lobster
famine. Only in the edible variety,
though.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

Street gas lamps were first used
In 1907. And some OF them haven't
been replaced.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14

People who talk the baseball Ian
guage will now give the Esperantists
chance.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14
DEMOCRATS WIN Two
WEST VIRGINIA REPRESENTED
BY THREE REPUBLICANS AND
TWO DEMOCRATS
HatfieId's Majority Is 1850, While VIII
sen Gets Electoral Vote

Charleston..-Th following tables
show the vote in West Virginia for
governor and congressfnen:
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-14
West Virginia Congressman Electe'
and Their Party Affiliations.

First District Plurality.
Davis CD ATS
Second District
Brown CD .................. GIT
Third District
/ Sam'l B. Avis (R) ............1 1880
Fourth District
Hunter, H. Moss ((R)........1 ,277
Fifth District
Hughes (R.) .................5 1916
Democrats elected ............... Q
Republicans elected .............. 3
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WESTERN.

Warren, nine-year-old son OF o. c.
Collins. was drowned in q creek lead
ing to the Uncompahgre river. near
their home at Delta. Colo.
The mangled body Of an unknown
man was found in the railroad yards
at Pueblo recently. The coroner be.
lieves he committed suicide.
After losing their nine-year-old son
from diptheria, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wagner Of La Sale, Colo. are critical
ly i'll with the same disease.
Twelve inches Of snow has fallen at
Bailey. Idaho. and the weather Is ex-
tremely cold for this time Of the year.
This Is the heaviest snowfall recorded
here in June for years.
Two hundred and fifty-five thousand
dollars in gold dust. the first spring
shipment from the interior of Alaska
and the Yukon territory, was brought
down to Seattle by the steamboat
Humboldt, which arrived from Skag.
way recently.
In feud battle between the Sharp
and Waldrop families at Sperry's 8
sons were killed and two wouflded. Be-
fore she was slain, Miss Georgia Sharp
killed one man and wounded another
man and his wife.
Scores of armed men from Bokchito
Durant and McAlester. Okla, ara
securing the country for five bandits
who robbed the First State Bank of
Bokchito of $4,000. and in an hours
battle with citizens. probably fatally
wounded two men.
To test the right of the government
to regulate power companies which
use water sites in forest reserves, Il
suit has been filed in the Federal Court
at Denver by the government agains:
the Central Colorado Power Company
the biggest corporation of its kind in
the state.
For hundreds of miles in either di
rection from Needles, Cal, the low
lands along the Colorado river are In
the grip of the worst ravages of floods
since the river began to rise. Thoug:
the water is receding, heavier dam
age is being done than occurred with
the rise. Needles Is threatened with
destruction.
Abandoning it's old channel almos!
completely, the Colorado river, accord
ing to a report, has thrown itself upon
barren stretch of sand dunes at the
great bend in the stream in the north
western part of Arizona. News Of the
big break was carried to Fort Mojave
by Indians, who thought the strange
change in the channel was a warning
from tho gods of impending disaster.
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Large Dividends Paid.

Denver. - Approximately $780, 900
Will be distributed to holders of Sc
curities in Denver and Colorado cor.
porations and depositors of the local
savings banks next month. Dividend
disbursements will total $9S5,G53,
while interest payments will total
e527,5OO.
The largest corporation dividend
will be paid by the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Company,
which will. distribute s3S5.OOO on its
outstanding stock of s22.O0O.0OO on q
basis Of TX per cent quarterly. The
next largest dividend will be that Of
the Great Western Sugar Company,
which amounts to $361,230 Of which
s236.250 will be paid to the holders Of
the $13.O0o.OOO of preferred stock The
Cities Service Company, which con-
trolls the Denver Gas & Electric Light
Company, will contribute at the rate
Of one-half Of one per cent on its $10,-
100000 of preferred stock and the rate
of one-third of one per cent on $5.-
100000 of common stock.
A quarterly disbursement of $4,000
will be paid out by the Denver G.
Northwestern Railway Company, the
holding concern for the Tramway, at
the rate Of per cent on it's $4,000, 900
capital, while the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company will distribute $4,000
on its 100000 of preferred stock.
Interest on the $11, 100000 bonds OF
the Denver Union Water Company
will also fall due July /. This amounts
to $2S7 900.
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Minor Mention.


Loveland's second annual chautau.
qua opened June 2lst.
Henry d. l.. Morse. aged 72. a pio-
neer OF Colorado Springs. Is dead.
Littleton is making preparations for
big Fourth Of July celebration.
Gov. Shafroth addressed the Glen.
wood Springs Strawberry Festival.
Finishing touches have been put on
the Idaho Sprlngs-Floyd Hill road.
Daniel Henny. a pioneer OF Love.
land. died recently at the age OF so
years.
Eight OF the twelve victims OF the
Hastings mine disaster were buried In
Trinidad.
Rains throughout the Platte. valley
have done crops thousands OF dollars
OF benefit.
The property Of Asa Mead. who died
recently ut Greeley. Is valued at
sl35.OOO.
A class OF two boys and thirteen girls
graduated from st. Joseph's academy
at Trinidad.
Salida has raised fund OF 81. 900 by
popular subscription for the Fourth Of
July celebration.
The mountains in the vicinity OF
Central City are covered with three
inches OF snow.
Two masked men held up the pat
rons Of a saloon at Walscnburg and
robbed them Of 5000.
For the first time In over twenty
years. n grand jury has been in ses.
sion In Central City.
ArtesiaE water 10 being drilled for
on desert land near the Sedalia mills.
three miles north Of Salida.
The road to the Santiago mine In
East Argentine district Is opened aft.
er n blockade of six weeks.
Seventy.flve feet OF the cement re.
tanning wall Of the big Miller creek
ditch ut Meeker, has caved In.
The property on which the Denver
court house stands Is worth $1,0OO.O0O.
according - the latest valuation.
Because OF the rock slide above Sui
phur Springs all passenger trains on
the Moffat road have been delayed.
The hay now being harvested in the
Ordway country Is the best that has
been cut In that section for years.
John Anderson and Abraham ALI
dred were crushed to death In an &c.
cident at the Last Chance mine at
Creede.
Colorado druggists have closed
their convention at Steamboat Springs.
The meeting was successful in every
respect.
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Fifteen Cuban soldiers, II Is report.
cd. were killed In a recent battle with
the army Of the rebels. near Santiago.
Cuba.
Announcement has been made that
Theodore p. Shonts had resigned as
president OF the Chicago & Alton rail.
road.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars has been placed in bets in New
York on the result OF the Republican
convention.
Maine voters have been given an op.
their preference for United States sen.
tator and for governor aud state and
county offices.
BY a roll call vote of 2OS to 149 the
state constitutional convention re.
jected proposed amendment to the
constitution granting votes for women
in New Hampshire.
The buildings of the Ponupo Man.
ganese Company, an American con-
cern. situated near Lamaga, CUBA,
seven miles from Santiago. were
burned by Cuban insurgents.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of Harry
K. Thaw, took the stand at White
Plains, N. Y, to testify against her
husband in his action to secure his re-
lease from the criminal insane asylum.
Boston will possess the first federal
skyscraper, according to a bill passed
by Congress authorizing the construc.
ton Of customs house. The building,
of white marble and white terra Gotta,
will be eighteen stories high and will
cost s1,soO,Ooo.
Meat prices will never be cheap
again in this country. That is certain"
This surprising statement was made
by Joseph G. Curtis of the commission
house of J. G. Curtis & Son, New York,
Mr.. Curtis was we'll aware that women
meat boycotters have been rioting and
housewives leagues taking other meth.
DDS to force the retail dealers to bring
down the price Of meat.
The third attempt of Harry X,
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White. to
obtain his freedom. opened at White
Plains, N. Y, with the testimony of
Dr. William A. White. an alienist in
charge Of the United States govern.
mcnt hospital at Washington.
Jack Johnson. champion heavy.
weight pugilist. and his wife, Eta
Johnson. have been indicted by the
federal grand jury In Chicago for al.
legged smuggling. Johnson, while
abroad. bought n diamond necklace
| for his wife and brought 1t home with.
, out paying duty.
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WASHINGTON.

The legislative, executive and ju.
dicial appropriation bill carrying
amendments to abolish the Commerce
Court, passed the Senate.
At the beginning Of business June
2lst the working balance in L. S.
treasury offices in Washington was
$GS.977,994
More than $2OO.Ooo.OOO has been
spent by the government on the Mis-
sissippi and its navigable tributaries,
and yet but little Of permanent ma.
ture has been accomplished in the i'm
provement of their navigation.
President Taft has signed the act
of Congress limiting to eight hours the
daily service of laborers and mechan-
les employed on government work and
Immediately afterward issued an exec.
utive order exempting any contracts in
, connection with the Panama canal.
The President vetoed the army ap.
preparation bill. He returned the bill
to Congress with message indicating
his disapproval of the Legislative pro
vision which would oust Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood from the office OF
chief of staff March 4 next.
| The House judiciary committee vot
ed unanimously for the impeachment
Of Judge Archibald of the Commerce
Court. He is charged with misbeha
vior, growing out of transactions with
the Erie railroad. His case will be
finally heard in the Senate during the
first week in July.
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POLITICAL.

Italy has agreed to a conference of
the powers for the settlement of the
war with Turkey, according to dis.
patch to the London Express from
Rome. If Turkey is willing, an armis-
tice will speedily be arranged.
In brisk engagement at Santa
Maria del Oro, near Topic. Mexico, a
federal force of $50 defeated 400 Cane
distas on the night of June 10th. Thir-
ty-two rebels and one federal were
prisoners, arms and horses.
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FOREIGN.

A committee Of experts recently val.
ued the cutlery and kitchen utensils of
the Shah of Persia at $25.0O0.O0O
Roland Garros, the French aviator,
won the grand prize Of aviation at An
gers. The prize was given by the
French Aero Club and was worth $1O,-
900. 1t is known as the Aviation Der
by. Twelve aviators entered the con-
test.
The insurgent leader Julio Anto-
marchi. who recently ordered all the
whites to leave the vicinity of Ell Co
bre, Cuba, has issued proclamation
stating that he will hang any person
approaching him with suggestion
that he should surrender
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NEWS OF. COLORADO POINTS

Fred Pill. who killed George Kerber
Oct. -. 1909 at Johnstown. has been
sentenced to eight years In the peni.
tentiary.
Paul Hutchinson. aged 10, OF Love.
land. pleaded guilty to the theft Of
bicycle and was sent to the state
industrial school.
The offices OF light inspector and
gerbage inspector for Denver have
been consolidated. saving the taxpay.
ers $1,000 a year.
An unusually brilliant program OF
public lectures has been arranged for
the summer session OF the University
OF Colorado at Boulder.
William A Zelder OF Foxtown was
brought into Denver under arrest re-
Gently on a charge OF cutting timber
on government land near Kremmling
Fred Walker. colored. was found
guilty OF murder In the first degree In
District Court In Pueblo. He killed
another negro by the name OF Link
Earl.
The thirty-sccond annual convention
Union held q four-day session In
Canon City at the First Presbyterian
| church.
The Rio Grande has opened its line
between Dolores and Telluride. eStab.
fishing daily train service which had
been abandoned for the last thirty
days Oh account Of high water In the
Dolores river.
The application for clemency Of
Louis Wechter. sentenced from Den
yer for murder. has been denied by
| the state board OF pardons. Wechter
will be hanged In August at Canon
City.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
will pay q dividend Of 2h per cent.
amounting to 100000 on Its $2.OO0.0O
OF preferred stock outstanding July 20.
and another OF similar amount Janu-
ary 20. 1913
There are two constitutional amend
ments to be voted on this fall. One
Of the amendments to be voted on
provides for bond issue OF 100000.
900 for road purposes by the state.
81 100000 to be issued each year.
The Seventh District Normal insti.
tute In session In Canon City since
June 10 was regarded US one OF the
most successful ever held In the dis.
trict. One hundred teachers were in
attendance from Pueblo, Fremont and
Custer counties.
c. p Link. Frank Adams and DR..
John B. Phillips, the newly created
state tax commission. have gone to
Topeka, Kan.. to study the system Of
taxation there.
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ExcURsioNlsTs PREPARING TO
RETURN TO BUFFALO AFTER
OUTING At EAGLE PARK.
ESQ PERSONS ON DOCK
EIGHT BODIES RECOVERED, OF
WHOM SIX HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Between fifteen and
twenty persons were drowned and q
number injured Sunday night. when
a fifty-loot dock at Eagle Park. Grand
Island. Niagara River. collapsed under
the weight OF $50 persons. precipitat-
ing them into twelve feet OF water.
Up to midnight eight bodies had
been recovered. Of whom six were
identified.
The excursionists were preparing to
return to Buffalo after an outing at
the park. and between $50 and 400
persons were on the dock to take the
steamer, when the underpinning gave
way.
The outing was under the auspices
Of the Court Amherst Lodge. l. o. o.
F. Of Black Rock, and was for the
benefit Of sick brothers.
The party left Buffalo in the morn.
Ing on the steamer Henry Koerber
and the barge Lottie Koerber In tow.
The first news of the accident reached
this city when Mrs. Miller. wife OF
the proprietor Of a hotel at Eagle
Park. telephoned. The telephone sys.
tenn failed shortly after. and the place.
which Is on the Canadian branch Of
the river. has been out of communica:
lion since.
Fix Brothers. owners Of the excur-
sion steamship line to which the boats
belong. said that at least ECO persons
were thrown into the water and that
eight bodies had been recovered. The
boats had carried one load back to
Buffalo and were at the dock taking
On the remainder when the accident
occurred.
The dock was V-shaped with the
landing place at the apex. It Is at the
loot OF a high embankment and ITS
approach Is by long flight of stairs.
The current at this point, which Is
:welve miles above Niagara Falls, is
eight miles an hour.
The steamer Henry koerber had
lust warped into the dock to take on
he load of returning excursionists.
The dock was crowded. The gang
2lanks were thrown out and the Sec
lion Of the crowd nearest the steamer
began to move forward. Captain Fix,
IN board. called to them to move
slowly.
The words were no more than
spoken when the center of the dock
sank with a crash.
The planking held fast to the TIM
bers on both sides of the dock, form
ing pocket. into which the struggling
mass of people was thrown.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

July 4.-Independence Day Ceiebration
-Platteviile. Greeley. Pueblo. Trini-
dad. Wnlssnburg. Ouray, Durango.
Fort Collins, LonHmont. LoVelahu.
Lamar. Walden.
July l5.-International Federation OF
Commercial Travellers Organizations.
Colorado Springs.
July l7-l9.-Elcctrlcal Contractors As
ISOLATION COnventIo Denver.
July lS-l9-0unnison County Cattle
Growers Association. Gunn!soh.
July 22-24. - Midsummer Convention.
Colorado Stockgrowers' Association.
Glenwood Springs.
July 23-25.-COmmercIal Law League OF
America. Colorado Springs.
July 2l-27.-Wcstern Temperance Colo
rado chautauqua. Boulder.
Aug. 2-3.-Repubhcan State Conven-
tion. Denver.
Aug. 6.-Dcmocratic sta.e Convention.
Pueblo.
Aug. C-8. - International Council
Knights OF Columbus - Colorado
Springs.
Aug. l9-24.-Internati ional Photo En-
sravcrs Association. Denver.
Sept. 3.-Convention National Associa-
lion State Game Wnrdens-Denver.
Sept. IS. 10. 2O.-San Luis Valley FAR
-Alamosa.
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Rich Ore Strike Near sllverton.

Silverton.-When gold ore worth 81.
500 ton was struck In the Esmrr
aida mine In Minnie gulch. one OF III,
richest strikes Of the year in Colo
rado was recorded. and with the othcl
recent remarkable finds. stamps Sau
Juan county as one OF the richcs'
localities in the eastern gold belt.
a nugget as large as an Ordinary
waterbuckct Is on exhibition In the
window Of a local store. and inter-
Is at high pitch.
The strike was made In new ground
when crosscut was made with the
first working solid three feet OF
almost pure glitter roby silver and
delurium gold was found.
The Esmeralda mine Is owned by
the Edward Ruth Mining Company
and the lessees are Ernest Allcn
Charles Waters and others. The Min
ME Gulch district 10 nine miles from
Silverton.
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WEEKS NEWS in PARAGRAPHS

Promoter Jack Curley discredited the
report that Governor Mcdonald was
going to make an effort to prevent the
Flynn.Johnson fight at Las Vegas, N
NJ. July 4.
Eddie Johnson Of Pueblo was given
well.earned decision over E. v. Win
ters of Ration at Alamosa, Colorado,
at the end Of fifteen fast and exciting
rounds The Pueblo boy was the "s-
gressor throughout although Winters
more than held his own in the frs!
eight rounds
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28
GEN ERAL.

The number Of visitors to Chicago
for the Republican convention Is est,-
mated to be we'll over 10000.
Kentucky is one of the Southern
states which has recently adopted a
modern law for the registration of vi
tai statistics.
DR.. Edward Carleton, for twenty-five
years professor of surgery at the
Medical College for Women and at the
New York Medical college, is dead at
his home.
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28
Canon City Gets I o. o. F. Home.

Canon City.-The Colorado Odd Eel.
lows home for aged and infirm mem.
bcrs will be established here. follow.
ing n fulfillment OF requirements de-
manded by the board of trustees OF
the grand lodge at Denver.
One thousand dollars was donated
by members OF the local lodge and
business men Of Canon City sub.
scribed $500. In addition. the city
council voted to curb and lay side.
walks and water mains on the site
selected for the buildings. These i'm
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28
Sugar Factory for Johnstown.

Johnstown.-This district has been
added to the long list In Weld county
have determined to have an independ
ent sugar factory.
At a meeting delegation was ap
pointed to attend the boosters Meet
ing ct Berthoud. when representatives
from Greeley. Erie. Eaton, Longmont
and other places gathered to discuss
general organization of independent
sugar factories. -------~<
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28

The West is face to face with the
biggest railroad strike in its history
Between 100000 and 100000 men have
voted in favor OF a walkout The or
ders were not issued on account Of ne
gatiations between julius Kruttschnitt.
director Of maintenance OF way OF the
Hartman lines. and representatives OF
the shopmen on that system looking to
a settlement of the strike which has
been on for more than a year
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28
New Land Contract Made.

Ignacio.-The state land board h.
drawn up new contract with tn
Ignacio Land Company. which o'
tanned 10000 acres OF Carey act Jan
from the board In 1905. and which ha
been the subject OF much dispute oI
account Of its water rights since tina
time. Similar contracts will be base
upon the conditions contained In III
newly drawn one.
The company was compelled to r.
turn money paid In by prospective 81
trymen when 1t was found that tn
proposition had not been advanced II
enough to irrigate the lands. The ncg
agreement provides that water for th,
lands must be accessible before land
can be sold as irrigated lands.
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28
Van Diest Succeeds Guiterman.

Golden. - Governor Shafroth ap.
pointed Edmond c. Van Diest OF Colo.
RADIO Springs to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Franklin
Guiterman as member OF the board
OF trustees OF the State School OF
Mines. MIR. Van Diest Is a graduate
OF the State School OF Mines. class OF
1886. and Is one of the best known
mining engineers In Colorado
The Ordway new era., 1912-06-28
ljmon Bond Election.

Lmon.-A special school election
will be held In Limon on July l to
vote on the questions Of selling school
property. purchasing new school
building site. levying special tax.
and contracting Il bonded debt. The
bonded Indebtedness will be $l3.5O0.
and the new structure. II the issue car
ries. will cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000.