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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Building Brings $4,000.

The McCune building was sold at
public auction here and was bought
for $4,000 by Graham vreeland.
Mr.. Vreeland and Col. G. E. Hoge, of
Frankfort, were the contending bid.
ders, and large crowd was drawn to
the court house by the sale. The bid
ding went along rapidly fer time
and then advanced slowly. The Nc
Clure building cost $4,000 only a
few years ago, and is one of the hand
soonest buildings in the central pare
of the state. being seven stories high
and constructed. Of concrete.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Reading CLERK is Constituencies.

Phil Waters, deputy clerk OF the
supreme court Of appeals, was unan.
imously chosen reading clerk at the
state Republican delegate convention
at Huntington, and was the recip-
lent Of many compliments for the
manner in which he performed the
duties Of his position.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Court Of Appeals.

Court OF NpPedIS.
The court Of appeals affirmed the
sentence Of from one to fvo years in
the penitentiary imposed on John
Walton, in Bell county, convicted oil
stealing pair Of boots and two pairs
OF shoes. Walton was accused OF
housebreaking In the case of Jacob
Clark against Elizabeth Kidd, from
the Ford circuit court, the court Of
appeals holds that where an infant rat.
lies a contract. after he becomes Of
age. he cannot have the contract Sc:
aside on the ground that he was I
minor when he made ths contract
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Coal Mining Institute.

The West Virginia Coal Mining In.
stitute will meet in the city on June
9Th and continue until June 9Th. The
meetings will be held in the Y. M. C.
A. auditorium. The following are
features of the program: Trip to the
Blue Creek oil fields, which is fifteen
miles from Charleston on the Coal &
Coke railway on special train, leay.
ing here at 1900 p. m. June 7th, arriv.
ing at Blue Creek at $50 D. m. and
will return, leaving Blue Creek at 5 100
p. m. and arriving at Charleston at
$50 p m. The welcoming address
will be made by Governor VIM. d.
Glasscock and in the event he can not
be on hand at the appointed time, the
mayor, James A. Holley, will act in
his place. Toastmaster, Ex-Governor
William A. MacCorkle. Speakers:
Hon. Geo. e. Price, Railways and
Coal; Hon. Malcolm Jackson, Laws;
Hon. Henry G. Davis, Pioneer Days;
DR.. J. A. Holmes, Scientific Research;
DR.. I. c. Mckinley, (Wheeling); Hon.
q. 7. Vinson; President Frank Haas,
Institute Work; Hon.. Geo. s. Laidley,
Educational; DR.. J, E. Robins, Village
Sanitation. Committees: Registration,
Rev. Ira D. Shaw, Guy A. Wiley; Elk
hibits, g. E. Kregs, chairman, Paul E.
Demmler, Duncan Bruce, George Nor
row, Clarence Peck; executive John
Laing, chairman, j. S. Cunningham,
A. J. King, James Martin, Neil Rob-
ingon; entertainment: Howard S.
Johnson, chairman, w H. Daffron,
VIM. Jones, G. K. West. L. H. Har.
rison: press: JOHN C. Bond.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
District Conventions Here.

In the county conventions delegates
will be selected to the district and
state conventions. The district con
yentions will be held in Louisville on
the morning before the convention
meets, and each district viii choose
delegates to the national convention
and members Of the party committees.
Presidential electors also will be Sc
lected at the district conventions, In
the coming state convention, there
is little prospect Of a fight on the in
stfuctions. as It is generally conceded
: sbat Clark win get the Instructions
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Exonerated by board.

After an investigation OF charges
preferred against Dr. G. w. Armes, SUI
perintendent Of the Institute for the
Feeble Minded in Frankfort, the
Board of Control of Charitable Insti-
tutions has exonerated the superin-
tendent. A former employee of the in
stitute had complained of alleged mis-
treatment. The board heard the com
plainant and all the Witnesses pro-
duced, and then decided that nothing
had been brought out to sustain the
charge. DR.. Armes has been in Frank
fort two years.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Harmonious Pronhecx.

TFdIHfV"IOUS FTUpHSCy.
She's the right kind to read your
hand"
"Why?"
because she'll promise you palmy
future"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

First Hobo-I wonder what palm
list would say If he examined my
hand
Second Hobo-That your name was !.
mud
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Took a Chance shot.

y OCN OHdNCG 0nOI.
Shelly Jackson, young colored
man., ran amuck with a gun at the
Moss Brothers shows, and took a
shot at one of the men connected
with the carnival The trouble hap
pened while the tents were being put
up, and the only evidence produced
in police court to show provocation,
was that one of the men had asked
him Il he wanted to work, and on his
refusal, something was said about it
being hard to get "niggers' to work in
this community. A few minutes later,
Jackson walked within about 20 feet
OF r. J. White, who is connected with
the shows, and fired, the ball passing
under the arm of man to whom he
was talking. jackson was sentenced
to six months in jail and fined $4,000
for pistol toting, and bound over to
the grand jury for shooting with in
tent to kill, bond being fixed at $500.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

Who was it that went about In the
old days with a lantern looking for
an honest man?
don't remember his name, but he
would need an arc light today.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Uncle Sam Files Suit.

One of the most interesting cases
that will be tried in the federal courts
Is entitled THE United States VS.. The
Union Naval Stores Co." This cor.
poration Is one of the largest and
most important in West Virginia, and
does business in Bluefeld, The com
pany is sued "in troyer and CONVEX.
sion" OF $4,000, which sum sought
to be recovered By the government,
is the value of turpentine and tar
and other products, which the defend.
ant company is alleged to have taken
from government lands in Alabama
These lands were taken up by home
steaders, who failed to complete their
title as required by the homestead
law, but they sold the above named
products, or the right to take them
from the lands they had taken up, to
the defendant corr grafton.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Tailor Found Dead.

Tailor Found Dead.
Fern Williams, of Newark, Ohio
forty, and formerly of Newark, o.,
employed here as a tailor, was found
dead in the lavatory OF local res.
taurant
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

Jonah must have been a high
priced lawyer. pa"
What makes you think so?"
The whale couldn't retain him"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
-
Decide Two Cases.
In the suit of o. K. Robinson VS.

Decide TWO Cases.
In the suit of o. K Robinson vs..
Board of Education of Cabin Greek
district, the jury brought in a yer.
dict for the plaintiff fixing his dam.
ages at $3.50. The case of Charlotte
Parsons VS.. the Coal & Coke Ry. com
pany is now being tried. Miss Par
sons is a young lady who claims to
have been injured when a C. & C.
passenger coach turned over at the
junction Of the C. & C. and X. & M.
tracks. in February, 1911. The acci-
dent was caused by the switchmaD
throwing the switch too soon
Meeting Of Anti-TuberculosIs League.
The annual meeting Of the Anti-Tu-
berculosis League OF Kanawha county
was lately held in the parlors OF the
Kanawha Presbyterian church. At
this meeting certain amendments to
the constitution were proposed and
important business transacted. Re
ports of the years work, fros5 the
visiting nurse. and of Hill Crest san
atorium were read and matters OF in
.terest discussed. The regular meet.
ing Of the advisory board for MAY
was. Held. Members are asked to be
present at the next meeting.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
CASTLEfORD news.

Castleford, Ida, Jan. II, 1912.
Or. Wlglesworth was down from
Twin Falls Saturday on business.
Luther Gore went to Buhl, Sunday
Emerson Edwards went to Buhl or
business Saturday of last week,
A. G. Constant is spending the week
in Bull.
Mrs. c. H. Schooler has resigned as
president of the Ladies' Aid society
Cliff Flynn was in Bull Thursday
on business.
George Wade has his sheep shed al
most completed.
Three new scholars are enrolled in
the Castleford school, making a total
of forty-two
Mr.. Smithwick has moved his stock
of merchandise into the building form
erly occupied by Fred Senften.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chambers were enter
tanned at the Edwards home, Sunday.
Miss Grace Beck visited in Castle
ford from Friday to Monday at the
Smithwick home.
The Highlanders lodge met last
Thursday evening, but owing to the
bad roads few attended
II. r. Senften, the Castleford car
i L
to attend the dairy association.
P. D. Neer, the prominent sheepman
OF the west end, attended the meeting
of the National Wool Growers associa-
ton at Shoshone this week.
Frank Westfall of Rupert is visiting
at Sleepy Hollow ranch as the guest OF
P. D. Neer.
Mr.. Smithwick Of Castleford, attend
ofr-u
Thursday.
There is to be dance in the hall
next Saturday evening, and everyone
ought to attend as 1t is to be quite an
affair.
Miss Florence Neer entertained at
an informal dinner Sunday, Violet
Flynn and Frank Palmer.
Frank Babcock, who has been play
ing for our dances, left for Phoenix,
Ariz., Sunday.
Mrs. F. Thomas, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis in Salt Lake
City recently has returned to her
home. We are glad to hear of her
improved health.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs H. A. Kenyon last Friday, but
owing to the bad weather few attend
ed
Mrs. P. d. Neer entertained at dinner
Sunday, January Z, Miss Grace Irwin,
j. W. Jackson and Frank Palmer
A Literary society was organized at
Castleford hall Saturday evening, jan
uary 10. 1t was well attended and all
reported an enjoyable time The pro-
gram was excellent, especially the op-
eretta, given by Mr.. and Mrs. Cause
and Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartz.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
Henry Watterson, seer of the Demo-

Henry Watterson, seer of the Demo-
cracy, In press interview, says that
Woodrow Wilson is not a statesman,
only mere schoolman. OF course
Watterson ought to know the differ
ence between the two without doubt,
but his estimate of the popular gov
ernor of New Jersey will possibly be
taken with a grain of caution by the
rank of the Democracy, which believes
in many of the reforms the schoolman
Wilson is advocating. AS matter Of
fact, both Republicans and Democrats
are looking for something besides a
statesman or a man with judicial calm
and poise, who halts between two OPP
inions until there is no time left for
action. A pedagogue with fixed con-
victions and mind to carry them out
would be a relief after four years Of
blowing hot and cold on the part of
one of the so-called statesmen of our
modern times. There would at least
be the knowledge that certain things
would be attempted with the intent to
succeed
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
WITHDRAWAL OF HIGHLAND
Statement made by d. G.. MacWatters
In Regard to Land ON North Side.


AT the time the statement was made
in the Boise Statesman that 1000 acres
OF the land included In the pumping
projects of the Twin Falls North Side
Land & Water company on the North
Side had been withdrawn from entry,
the News stated that the report was
apparently grabbed and misleading.
Under date of December 9th, 1911,
the News has received written state
ment from General Manager D. c..
MacWatters concerning this matter an
follows, which effectually disposes OF
it:
Referring to the recent report in
the Boise Statesman to the effect that
seven thousand acres had been with
drawn by the state land board from
our pumping segregation, beg to ad-
wise that this seven thousand acres
was voluntarily relinquished by the
company and did not include any of
the lands in the pumping projects; In
fact, it was land on the outskirts of
the first segregation that the company
never intended to cover and which
was included in a blanket segregation
made before the final survey and clas-
slflcations were completed No lands
under the pumping projects have been
released, nor is there any intention or
necessity for SO doing. NORTH Side
News
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
PLEA FOR THE HOMfSTfADfRS,
Continued from First Page.)

duty then the department it is to be
hoped will execute these laws upon
the presumption that the homesteadel
is an honest, law abiding citizen and
not criminal. If the evidence proves
a man wrong doer, punish him. But
do not presume him to be a wrong
doer and call upon him with his linn
tied means at the end of five years OF
hardship to prove his innocence
against pack Of suspicious, lynx
eyed special agents. and above all, do
not unfortunately mix up the inno-
cent with the guilty, upon assumption
that every man who wants home
must necessarily be thief.
II want to recall to you the kind of
court in which we, the congress of the
United States, have provided for that
class of sturdy citizens who have been
striving and are still striving to build
up the great northwestern empire that
lies yonder between the Rocky noun
tains and the Pacific.
I'm the first place, the government
invites the settler to go out and get a
home. 1t says to him in the calm.
beneficent terms of the law, if you will
take your family and move out upon
that raw and Stubborn soil and subdue
it the government will give it to you
The settler goes out upon the land as
suming that his government is acting
in good faith and that he as citizen
will be accompanied with a presump-
ton of honesty. But at the same time
the government sends along speciaf
agent, warily watching not alone for
the Wilful wrong doer of which no one
has a right to complain, but watching
for every technical device which a
devilish and hungry ingenuity can sug-
gest in order to trap the settler. Fin
ally a ground of contest is found and
this homesteader goes up against the
very department which sent out the
spy and must try his case in court
which has, hired the man to catch him.
He must go before tribunal whose
special representatives laid the charge
He has no impartial tribunal to hear
his cause, and while / do not seek to
attack the motives and purposes of
the men who finally decide these
causes, it is against evek principle OF
justice and every sel1se of right
grounded in our institutions that a
man shall contest his rights before
tribunal which has employed agents to
catch him. The result has been that
the homesteader must not only dis
prove wilful wrong doing, unframed
though he is in the law and generally
too poor to employ lawyer but must
run the gauntlet of technical mistakes
and stand exempt from every over
sight and mistake.
In any other country except a
country where we are too bigoted in
our ideas of justice to see our incon-
sistency in protesting one thing and
doing another, such system would
be considered as indefensible. No
wonder that 1873 5000 immigrants are
crossing the line into Canada where
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

The governors message read before
the legislature personally adds little
to what has appeared from his versa
tile pen on the same subject. Cash
value must be enforced Constitution
al rights with regard to the levy by
the legislature should be quietly over
looked. A very liberal share of the
document is given to the traducers of
the by the Eternal harmony plan and
some attention to conditions which
cash value has brought about. The
message, getting down to basis of
needs, could have been written and
delivered in ten to fifteen minutes, and
the balance is in the form of an apol-
ogy for condition which is not due
to his own folly, but to the fool laws
with which he SO carelessly tinkered.
Perncious taxation according to the
governor, does not include anything
that has transpired during his activity
as the state chief executive. Between
the lines can be read mute admission
of his mistake which makes legisla-
tive action necessary.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

will be with you, but do not depend
on me. hope you will have. pleas
ant and profitable time on the occas-
sion mentioned.
Yours very truly,
y. H. HAWLEY."
John Mcmillan, one of the bulwarks
of Boise, also postmaster, protector
and defender OF the faith, regrets his
inability to be present at the break
fast. He says There's a reason" and
gives it thus:
To the Distinguished
Independent Order Baked Potato
Worshippers
Twin Falls Chapter Number One
Very sorry that cannot attend break
fast. There's Reason"
Potatoes are fattening, and I'm too fat.
Twin Falls potatoes wOul make mo
bust my suspenders."
Yours with thanks,
JOHN MCMILLAN.
Joel Priest, representing the Oregon
Short Line and affiliated railroads,
with tears in his voice, says:
Yours of January 9Th, regarding
Twin Falls Commercial club next Sat-
NAA"y uA6Al.
Il have been Withholding reply to
your letter, because have been hop
ing against hope that it would be pos
sible for me to be with you l find
now, however, that l will not be able
to get away from Boise. thank you
very much for your invitation, and for
your offer OF chance. to talk on
when the Sunset Limited Comes to
Twin Falls" l can imagine no more
inspiring subject. 1t leaves so much
to the imagination, and so wide field
In which to wander indefinitely with
out beginning to exhaust the subject.
OF course, eventually, the Sunset Linz
tied is coming to Twin Falls, as all
other good and important things must
come true In the Magic City.
want you to know that my heart
will be with you on this occasion. II
will look towards you at an appro-
pirate hour and drink the health of
Twin Falls, your Commercial club and
yourself.
Yours very truly,
JOEL L. PRIEST"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

Postmaster General Hitchcock in his
recommendation for government own
ership OF the telegraph lines is evil
IDENTIFY after something bigger than a
cabinet position. His recommendation
strikes at one of the big monopolies
and cannot be said to have assisted
President Taft in the slightest in his
campaign. Hitchcock is a much big
ger man and better politician than
the average cabinet officer and is at
the present using his office to further
the big stick policies which were in
stituted by his former chief, Roose-
welt. If the recommendations of the
postmaster general regarding civil
service extension, the postal tele-
graph and parcels post were carried
out, it would make the postoffice de-
partment the most powerful patronage
system In the world with the oppor-
tunity for the head of such system af-
ter four years to practically dominate
the politics of the party due to the in
AAuOASC fNHINH SUES Will power 10 con-
fere favors in the matter of concessions
and appointments. The Hitchcock bus
mess administration in the postoffice,
while actually cutting out a deficit,
looks far more menacing to the free
dom of the press in the United States
than anything which was ever been
done even in times of war. 1t will
practically make every publication in
the United States dependent upon the
autocratic authority of the postmas-
ter general if the recommendations
which he has recently made to cong
gress are enacted into a law. Every
act Of the active mind of Hitchcock
seems to be tending toward making
the postoffice department the political1
center rather than the White House.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
THE 1912 RULES.
the Eating of Baked
Potatoes.

/. Grasp the potato gently with
both hands. Use napkin if he is too
hot
2. Break him amidships and lay one
piece back on the plate.
3. On the piece remaining a lump
OF Twin Falls butter, little cream,
pepper and salt, and stir with fork.
4. Eat direct from the potato skin,
using fork
D. Do not scrape the potato out of
his skin onto your plate and then
mash. Horrors, no! That is a social
error, and it spoils the mealy potato
flavor.
Directions for Baking.
(Tell your Wife,
Wash potato thoroughly and chip
off small piece of skin at each end.
This allows moisture to escape and
leaves the potato mealy. Bake in mo-
derate oven for one hour. Serve i'm
mediately.
Regrets.
While Governor Hawley realizes
that special session of the legisla-
ture is an important event, he is also
OF the opinion that a Twin Falls baked
potato breakfast is worthy of attention,
and he is going to try to be present.
He writes as follows:
II am in receipt of yours of the Sth
instant inviting me to be present at
the annual potato breakfast of the
Twin Falls club on Saturday, January
l20th, and address you on that occas-
sion on THE Future of the Gem State /"
would give me. greater pleas
tteef than to be with you then. / doubt
whether it will be possible to do so,
and hardly believe ] can as
theSspecial session commences on Mon
day. next. IF I can in any way get off
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

Falls Sunday evening to resume her
position in the Five and Ten Cent
store.
Harry Erskin was down from Artes-
ian City Monday.
A number of delegates from here
VIII attend the county Sunday school
convention to be held at Filler next
owing to the bad weather and snow
ari1ts' many OF the pupils have been
detained from school.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 0. Lee entertained
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
Absolutely Pure
NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE

Messrs. Robinson and Samuelson of
Oakley, are spending a few DAYS in
Murtaugh and Artesian City.
!. r. Ste1nour was business visi-
tor in Artesian City Monday.
MT Carl Fredrickson, who is en-
ployed in the Kimberly blacksmith
shop, came up Sunday morning to Wis
1t with his family
Mr.. and Mrs Orsen Strong and
family spent last Wednesday as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Tolman.
Mrs. j. w. White returned to Twin
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
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DEMAND THIS LABEL
On all of Your Printed Matter. 1t
represents Good Workmanship, Good
Wages, and Good Conditions.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19
MURTAGh news.

Murtaugh, Ida, Jan. Is, 1912
Miss Irene Hall visited in Kimberly
one day last week with Miss Uvah
Draper.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bradley and son
were visiting relatives here last week
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

the government welcomes them upon
the basis that they are honest until
the facts prove clearly they are dis
honest -
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

CHARACTERIZATION as housekeeper or
cooK on ranch. Terms and references
e6cnanged. Address with stamp. K.
care Times. 1on "a 90 %
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

Furniture For Sale.
viii sell all househould furnitura o.
White, East Lawn Add. Tele. 43a
Jan 10
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-19

day evening. :