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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
ROOSEVELT I
rAvoRs NATIONAL CONTROL OF
RulLC:Ne THROUGH STATE OF
A LAKE-To.GULF DEEP WATER.
WAY.

CHICAGO July 19.--National con.
troll OF the building through any State
Of lake-;o.eulf deep waterway, and
the use OF the Panama Canal ma
chinery in guarding the Mississippi
river against floods. are favored by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in a let.
ter made public yesterday by Laverae
w: Noyes. an Illinois supporter to
whom 1t was addressed.
The letter points out that not only
would such work protect hundreds
oil acres OF rich lands from devasta.
'lon BY flood, and not only would II
prove commercially important in
storing OF power that could be turned
into electricity, but It would do a
great service in wipEHg cut sectional
Lines and give the North and South
an opportunity to Join in the great
work.
Only by a new party. In which all
join on equal terms. can the needed
cereal and industrial tasks, demanded
by our people be successfully under,
taken." gays the letter. "and Que OF
the greatest OF these tasks is the de,
'selapmeht OF the Mississippi"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,

Sealed proposals for the erection
anu completion of II new city build
ing on Monroe ST., adjoining the fire
department will be received until July
10th. Proposals should he addressed
to City Council, care of city Engineer.
Plans and specifications may he had
from City Engineer Jacobs building.
The city reserves the right TO accept
any bid, or to reject any or all bids.
S. r. MILLER.
City Engineer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
IN OPERATION
AUGUST FIRST
TWIN MOUNTAIN AND POTOMAC.
RAILROAD ALMOST coMPLET.
ED.

The Twin Mountain and Potomac
Railroad which has been under con.
struction for some time and which
will connect Keyser and Twin Noun
tain. Il distance Of twenty.eight miles,
viii, 1t is reported, he entirely com.
Pleted BY fall Ten miles OF the
road, us far as Burlington will be
ready for operation by August first.
The road is being constructed by
local men. 1t will be an outlet for
their hig commercial orchard on Twin
Mountain.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
Meets.
INSTANT DEATH /
HEAD OF slx-xEAR.oLD GIRL is
( SEVERED BY B. & o. ENGINE.

asIs't1lee.Aiay Ice, aged Six years, sSas
struck by freight train on the Short
Line last evening about eight O'clock
and was instantly killed. The acct
dent occurred near her home al Smith.
field. where the child started 10 run
across the track. in front OF the en-.
glne. .,..,
The child's head was sGycy7I just
above the chin and was found lying
inside the rails aud the body outside.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
WILL BUILD !.
BIC HOTEL
FRED W. BARTLETT TO CON
cTRUcT S15o,oco HosTELRY AT
BERKELEY SPRINGS.

Fred W. Bartlett. OF Warrington
Will erect SL5O,OO0 hotel and sana
torium at Berkeley Springs. The
building wifi be fire proof throughout.
II is TO be hcatedby steam and light.
cd BY electricity. BIDS for It's con.
struction will be opened about August
Sth. f
Mr. Bartlett aid others have an i'm.
mcnsc rcfrigerating plant at the old
resort where thousands OF barrels OF
apples and other produce are stored.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
FARMER SUICIDES
SHOOTS HIMSELF BY PULLING
l2 TRIGGER WITH HIS TOE.

CUMBERLAND, MdltIIlny l9.-Em'
cry Wilson. o wealthy farmer about
,4c years old, committed suicide at his
home four miles east OF here today
blowing out his brains with shot
gun. ID, d,
He went up stairs to his room and
lied q string to, the triggerof the gun
laid the inuzzle in his mouth, and
pulled the trigger with his toe. The
ause.For the deed is unknown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
TIME
Judge Archibald Has Until July 20 to
srPrepare His Defense.
(nY, UNITED rEEss)

WASHINGTON. D. G.. July 49,,
Sitting as high court impeachment
senate this afternoon allowed Judge
Robert W. Archbo!d. Of the Com
merce Court. until July % to prepare
his defense against charges tormulat'
cd by the House.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19

Mr.. Austin Stcaley and sister. Miss
Grace, have returned from Cameron
where thcy:hnd been the guests o!
friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19

Mrs. D. NJ. Dumlrc. OF East PARK
avenue. went to Parsons this morn.
ltg TO visit friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19

Miss Ida Victor. who has resided
al Fairchance, Pa, has come here
aud joined her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Victor, on CASTOR avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-19
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Fair tonight and Saturday; slight
~ warmer.
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

Gorean missionary of Fayetteville, has promised 10 come out and help Bro Gilmore in the church services, returning home Sunday noon
 The pie supper at Central Noyem- acf was q saceess The proceeds amounted to s23.1o Dick Mayfleld WAS awarded the ugly mans cake and Anna Grundy the pretty girls
 ake The proceeds were given to Mrs Peel Sprineer 10 pay on her husband $ funeral expenses.
 Miss Besse Torbet has gone to Ft Smith to visit a while with her aunt and while she is away Mrs. Tor bet expects to hustle, and she is one lady that can certainly hustle, too. She has charge Of the Ayoca school, goes F miles to school, keeps house, and cooks for her husband. our hustling lime kiln man and two hungry school boys that drive to school at Pea Ridge each day
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
SPRING ALLEY

Arthur Gibson has sold his prop erty and is preparing To visit Okla hona
 At last report Mr Taft was still holding his own. He still had twelve votes
 It is reported that s. r Williams will finish the term of school be gun at Burkshed by Mr. Corneilson
 Teddy should have returned his call from the people" 10 the office and mark on it. Opened by mis- take
 complaint generally is that the hens are on strike Is this a forerunner of the hard times We have heard 50 much about the las. few days?
 Dr Potts has become a Valley citizen and is looking after the health Of our community We nev- CT like 10 patronize doctor but We always like good ole near
 Last weeks News had Bryan $ picture on the front page above the remark He helped to do il 7" We suggest that MT Rooseyelts be pun on exhibition in the same place over the equally true statement. So did Teidy
 We understand the Hinaennes $ Bridge company got an extension of time on the bridge contract, and will not get the steel Up before Jan 1913 Must We endure another winter of bad roads and mal seG vice. | leoks like it. Col
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

her death He children Were all present during her last hours as her death had been daii5 expected for some time She 8aS buried Thursday a the Barron cemetery
 Uncle Lige Graves and family of this place will move fhis week ov- CT to Healing Springs Htete taeF will make their homc Nr Graves is section foreman at tAat pla 2 on the K C. X Nj railroad
 Miss Fora Roberts RiH 20 10 her home near Robinson this week and later to Oklahoma With her la ents who are expecting move there in the near future NJ ; Rob erts leaves many IT uda ii Cave Springs who will Hiis7 her very much
 The vest bound ffaIa E7a5 afeet= d Oh the bridge al Iieaaine springs Sunday night The pa=-eHgs eoarh and two freight ars ae4t tB5 5uea the bridge which has been n an unsafe condition fer | l4ue tim About nine passengers were aboard all more or less seriously tH1ar q but two, the brakeman a6i i ljttie child. Two people are -9}ars Tat ally hurt but i ia tuFE tbaT WiH recoyer The engineer and man were not hurt as the aH9jHa and forward cars Lad pa,sea oyer the bridge
 Is4E
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
BRIGHTW ATER

Mrs. Alburt Cox is sick with ty= pboid fever
 Born. Nov sth, a baby girl 10 Mir and Mrs Frank Patton
 Blind Dutton was in this vicini- ' giving concerts and taking col- ieetions
 Grandma Rattliff has an awful cold Had to call Dr Rice Satur- day to leave medicine for her.
 We attended church at Pea Ridge Sunday and heard good sermon delivered by pr. Green
 Central school will close next Friday and there will be only sey- en more weeks Of the school at Brightwater
 County examiner Bob Edwards honored the Centrel school Tuesday afternoon with visit which was highly appreciated
 We had a good singing at Cen tral sunday night eaders Of the choir We're Messrs Buck Hays, Gar land Shepherd and Ed Pratt.
 Esq Inc W Nichols with his family and Mrs Frank Holcomb of Springdale drove over to Pea Ridge sunday and srert q joy day sith friends and relatives
 Next Sunday will be our regular church day again and We are ex- peetfng a treat Bro Nasaon, the
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

lahoma Elery Brooks has had the place rented for several years, but the new owner will take possession soon
 Landis. the magician, who has d number of sleight of hand tricks and who has been an annual visitor through our country school districts for two decades, was in Johnson Friday evening but our local school board passed him and his show to other fields
 Last Thursday night was a eel ebration night" for our Democratic brethren who fired anyils and ex- ploded dynamite in all directions aroun9 here They had good cause for taeir overflow of enthusiasm. as tletf aadfdate for President broke all records foa electoral votes
 Somebody bluGdered about 125 sunday morning and two big fast Frisco freight trains ame Fefy EeHg near heading into each other ou the grade beyond fhe north end of tbs johnson s@izeh Tho south bound engineer fEaHeed to SC the giimmeF ef the other headlight just before he rounded the curve, but the two big engires were right at "a sh other before tEeg We're stopp- ai The crews set all the brakes poSSible and jumped but no one was hurt The north bound train then dropped back 10 the siding and let the south bound train go safely on it's way.
 Henry Inman. Co I. L.. 5. Signal Corps. writes from Fort Bliss. Tex as, that Life on the border is fairly pleasant, no cold weather or high winds so far sunshine every day. and almost no rains This company. I. is divided LID and sta toned at various points along the Taxas border-two sections are in the Big Bend country and have river frontage of about l % miles connected all our lines running in 10 Maria. Texas, on the s P Ky Then We have several stations south of Haehita. x NJ. on the F.. P and $ W By There has been quite q tot of trouble down there rebels crossed the Hne. several times aaf stole some cattle and horses, so there are quite q lot of troops along the border east of Douglass, Ariz The remainder Of OUT company is held i'll reserve here at Ft Bliss, aHd if trouble should break out east of Eagle Pass We miEht have 10 go there 1 WaS at Maria. Texas. when We first came down from Ft. Russell Nye. but cane here sonple Of weeks ago Our company will probably spend the winter here on the Texas border
 Mulkee8mo.
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
lXl., SPRINGS

Monday was another 5iuseary day
 Mr Osborne and family If Wed ington Gap have moved iato Guy Johnson house.
 After some repairing oH f6e va er mill north of town =the Morton Milling Co. is running agatn
 D. Muldrew expects 10 leave this week for Nebraska to sell a car load of apples from his farm south Of town
 Ed Smith and family moved 0 the R c Megehec farm jgst south of town last week. he having rent cd this farm
 Miss Mable Martin of near Kan sas City came down last week To visit her sister. Mrs. j. D Barnes, at this place.
 The tent meeting closed Sunday night Two Were baptised Sunday afternoon We hope ReY Foster will come again.
 Mr. and Mrs. B W Gould left last week for Illinois ou visit 10 relatives Mr Gould will sell load of apples while there
 Mack Phillips sold his barber shop to c. C Yates of Prairie Grove. Mr. and Mrs Yates are occupying rooms in the MeDaniel resiG, nce for the present.
 Grandma Murdoek died at her home northwest of town last Wednesday, Nov. 6. She was past S1 years Of age. She leaves three sons and two daughters, besides several grandchildren to mourn
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
 T0NTIToNS \

Frank Baudino has entertained company from Chicago for several days
 Linus Bash is building a new house on his farm about mile east Of town
 Farmers ase busy shueking their corn. that is all that are lucky enough 10 have any.
 Agnes Kerens nov carries the mail from springdale here and back and seems 10 enjoy doing r.
 Rosa Bastianella loft a few day ago for Lake Ni1lage, Ark. where she viii teach again Tor some time
 Jim Burnett and wife are the proud parents Of new girl which arrived a their home some time ago
 Kate Neafe went 10 TeXarkaua 10 take position there and at the sane time visit with her sister, Miss Rosa
 The school here ia making very good progre $ and the children are learning very well. much to the de light of their teachers,
 The Wells Fargo X Co Express have installed their office here and
  from here either by express or freight lanes Neale is the agent.
 The wind has blown very hard for several days and rain was expected but il has turned colder and We may get some snow instead l. is indeed beginning 10 look like wint- CT.
 The K. (. X II. train from here going 10 Sloan Springs had quite wreck Sunday afternoon, between 1 Cave Springs and Sloan, inujring ! persons, and we have not had train to Fayetteville sine on ac- count of the wreck
 Rev. pr T Bandini spent all of last week In St. Louis. q guest of Rev. Spigardi. at st Charles Bor romeo's Church. and exfects to go again in the near future 10 attend a fair there which will begin on the 2tst and end on the 24th of Novcm- ! Der. The proceeds of this fair are
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
HARMAN-

\ X Hinshaw has his new house about completed
 Lee Gottrell began his duties as road overseer last week
 Tobe and Ollie Wright were tran sacting business in spriHgdale Fri day.
 Rev. ! II. Ruble closed a series of meetings al this place a few days ago
 John Wood and E IF Dobbs load ed car of tomatoes at Tontito#n last week
 Miss Minnie Sullivan Of Pryor. Creek, Okla, is visiting relatives In this section
 c. $ Benent has been attending circuit court at Fayetteville the past two weeks
 Teeumseh s rooster is growing loud after so many years ef silence Long may he crow.
 Jack Greenhouse Jeff here last week for some point in Texas where he expects to seeure employment.
 Bud Thompson has a horse which was badly hurt on nail few U etteville is caring for 1t
 Mr. Gregory of springdale has been operating his well drill in this vicinity for the past few weeks having dug wells for ] H Rank In, T NJ Shipley. Charley Lynch and others.
 There has been a general change in the telephone lines here. Two of them were taken out and moved to Elm Springs while third com pany was formed which built a line to Soringdale.
 B. H. Greenhouse, Harman's en- terprising merchant. is building all addition to his store. He has erect ed a corn mill also. making in all quite an improvement as well as q great convenience to this locality.
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
MORNING STAR

H Eymah and daughter Mss Nell are visiting relatives in Illinois
 Most al farmers an busy gath erfng corn and digging potatoes.
 Miss I.eFisa sbials of Ptttsburg. Kansas, visited Ter parents last week
 Quite number of the smaller boys have been 'oPossum hunting Of late.
 A. W Carlson and family visit ed Sunday with l. K.> Campbell and family
 Miss Mamie Dayison, uho has been quite low with typhoid fever i5 improving
 W B. Harris is having new concrete cellar erected on his farm near Morning Star
 Jess MeGiouthlin of Highfiu spent Saturday and Sunday with his sister. Mrs W N Nhitleek
 H b Elkins has gone to Spring dale to bring home a new automo= bile which he recently purchased of parties at Springdale
 Ben Heghler and wife and Mrs Heghler's sister Mss Be4lah Nor ris of Genterton. spent Sunday With W. B Harris and family
 + | Gorum, wife and ..z,1s son Edwin Of Bentonville attended church al Temperance Hill Sunday and took dinner with J H Berry and wife The protFaeted meeting at Temperance fIill Hfll begin the fourth sunday Tie pastor. J. Az Brattou, will be assisted in the meeting by Rev M L. Soy1es o1 Benton5ille
 Pocahonfas.
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

10 be used to pay for school which has been erected for poor Italian children, who otherwise would not get any Christian educa- ton. It surely is not wrong to help the poor in any way possible. Several valuable prizes will be giy- en away, among them three automo- piles or 5000 in cash, and sever al other prizes Tickets are only one dollar and can be obtained at Ownbey's drug store in Springdale and al Frank Baudinos and John Pozza s stores at TontitoWn.
 The roads all around here have been worked pretty good yet still in places they should be improved So they will not get in the shape they Were in last winter Every maj should do his part in order to have better roads all oyer inc country
 Melissa
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

ferdas being aee eeomp panied by his grandmother
 fiaHksgiying is approaching, and Re are at tte close or another prosperous season. notwitstand- ing the droa1h He4l have much to be thankful for
 Robert pga.n and aife. mEe had been visiting their tRe daughters, Mrs Dave Wilson and Mrs. Tom Roberts, together with other rela= ttXes tn Lie vicinity of Harris for ae past month, Left yesterday for .htI home | aapuipa Ok. Mr. strain ls in yelf poor health. sui Ieia 7i# paralysis iu his right
 d@ eaused him several haId fai6 aud has rendered him helpless
 H biekerson and son Grlff. "lta theF iamiAes, have moved To r aifl They have rented the t ts #o# iia ny NauHoose for next A'A.t+ 4f l1tekef on was born and ss ai=l5e 7dIe Fork of Wh61. 5s#sl ad owned good home but moved hfs laWj1y 10
 ears aeo He has L-e itaea iu several different FIa e- t'ee at time h Oklahoma. lid=t-t ieft. ail grown and 1la5I'ea+ ana he.s never been satis- 5led 8&aE from here and now has Eel 4laea, aHa lis youngest son With HHa
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
HAII>N N

Farmers are ga hefIae theit corn crops
 Wheat is Up and looking promis- ing now
 Apples are eat CT i and stored away in cellars and other safe places for the winter
 Edd Roberts, vie and babies and Mrs w N Coams visited Mrs Green Mcguire Sunday
 Wm Vaughn and wife are spend ing a month or 50 at Enrek Springs for their health Hope they'll both return much improved.
 There was preaching Sunday at Wyman b. the Baptist minister. Eld Rice of Springdale is pastor of our church at Wyman fer the peX5 year.
 Finer Drake, who has been oy- CT in Madison County, gathering corn at his fathers, returned yes
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15
JOHNSON

JoHNSON
 P. C. Perkins, of Misawauka, Ind. is the guest of Mr aud Mrs. Ed Steward
 Lee Skillern is out al Pro tor. Okla, where he is working for the Proctor Mercantile Co
 Hal Crun, of T.ghtwater, Arh.. visited hi- parents. ir and Mrs. Wm Grum, sunday morning
 Mrs. Suddarth, of Healing Springs. Ark. lectured here Sunday and Monday nights on white slavery
 The local dealers are paying 25 cents for eggs, but tke most of the contrary old hens are on strike.
 Teeumseh's rooster got to crow this time. but oar Progressive reost- CT will do tAe growing in i9i6 maybe.
 Several 1oAnson folks attended the pig Demo Hati6 ratification meeting at Fayetteville iaat night No, Muliy didn't go
 Why Hoi line Up fte applicants for the SWiHglale E.2s otfEe Aad let 2em run topt raae down Emma Avenue, and gise t5e oftiHe te the winner
 Charley Thompson is Jerking fn the Ozark Store the fttst af tfiS week while 3ohn LichI ter ts away on business tftP oat ae8r aafrt- son, Ark.
 Ben Johnson, .irz. las been do ing carpenter Werk for several days down at Fayetteville where ha ha-s been working oH Algie Moore's new store building.
 We have few T told you SO fellows but neHe of 'em really be- lieved what they were telling before the election but I dout blame 'em for braggin.
 Bennett Maxey and Sim Luper are each nursing q very sore right hand and are not making many ges- lures while discussing Ee results of the recent election.
 Raymond Millikeu. oG Zion. eof off of the evening train here Sat urdaN on h1S VA home from Tex as points where he#had bten# to L ArkaH af ae
 Ike Graham has m3Ved rom the Lee Davis farm, north e Johnson, 10 the Thompson farm. mar Oak Grove Dave Boswell has rented Lees place for next year.
 Farmers are gathering eofH and are finding that the local crop will not average uR very well iu quantity nor quality & the last season was not=yerY good for grow ing corn.
 Nalkeepmo and Bert Hanks mace business trtP 10 the fhornesberrY naighborheod Fridas and Mully had the pleasure of seeing Teeum- sch as Ne passed through Elm Springs.
 A very strong, diaagreeable wind has been blowing from the south west almost continuously for the past two days. and all the local weather prophets are predicting the coming of bad weather when the wind ceases.
 Uncle Ben Johnson left Thursday sening fer Oxford. Miss. to visit his daughter, Mrs. Ina Sisk Uncle Ben hasn't much to say about the result of the election, as il was great surprise to him for Roosevelt To beat Taft so bad
 There failed to b. enough stock holders Of the Fruitmens Union pres ent Saturday evening to hold meet ing, so they will try to get em to- getber OF the fourth Saturday and finish up the work of the Novemb- er annual meeting
 About forty young people eame out from Fayetteville on the even ing train Saturday and spent sever al hours in q merry social a; tte handsome country home of Mr and Mrs VIII Stuekey They returned home on tHe late night train
 The =DaughefE farm. best known as the George Brooks place. was sold few days ago to d gentleman named janes 8ho comes from Ok
The Springdale news., 1912-11-15

F. A k
, 1912-11-30
RUSH OF SERBS KEEPS UP.


The temporary colony Of Servians AM
Moutencgrius IN eleventh Ave, between
Forty-second and Forty-ffth Streets, was oiI
excitement last night, owing to the fact TINT
two hundred OF their number were prepar-
ing to depart in the Storage of the Maure-
tania this morning. Rude bags an bundles
were dragged from tie different tenement
on the sturdy back, of enthusiastic reserv-
ISIS, who wore surrounded on the sidewalks
and Rugged AMI kjs-e by thor fellow couu-
trvm~n, many of whom insisted upon taking
the burdens of the departing volunteers,
aud carrying them to the Cunurd per.
give hundret viii SAT- On La SAY lie on
Thursday, declared leader of the Ieaerv-
lists. They were going to sal or T. R1e,.an
Steamship, but that has Appeared impo!tic.
Five hundred more sail on Thursday on
PRINCIPE Iii Piemonte of the Ito}ian Line for
Naples. 1t will be easy from that port to sail
for the ID lmatian Coast on Adlitt c limos
by next Monday 1000 Se'bs will have
left t Is city for the Balkans, Severni hum
dred are now on their way to his CITY t:ofn
the Pacific Coast. The mining cities Of Peun-