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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
NEW GASRATE
FOR NAY HRs
DOMESTIC RATE 10 CO. tte 10 r.
CENTS NET AND a sliHsYSs
TIAL INCREASE TO FAcIoFsY
CONSUMERS.
NOTICES BEING MAlLEp OUT 70
ALL CONSUMERS FROM
coMPANYs OFFICE
CHURCHES AND AosPl1
HAVE sPEcIALiRAT

! On May first the Faltmelt eaE
Company will put into efteet
schedule of rates applying % sbotA isss
domestic consumerand the ma1titll
turpr carrying with i an Itere4
the price Of gas.
The churches will be given
est factory rate and'a special rsite}ysll
be given to hospitals
The new gas company In irefeasIns
It's rates says that II Will inmediat
take up a plan of rendeting
vice to the public and meeting tlle
problem of keeping Its sersiee up q
the highest standard,
The domestic rate will be increased
ttc q cents net but the largest tn1tsaae
will be 10 the small faetofs eoiisilneys
which will mean an increase tortiii;
stance, on such a plant Us tlie SYesr
virglnlan, operating one gss englae
from Sc to 10 cents per thou I'D seet.
Tie larger factory consumer illHot
be SO materially affect
The following notice rs being mated
out from the company ONE y ssesg
consumer OF gas served eoIii-
pany:
We beg to announce the ellesing
scale of rates for gas consumed or
used BY consumers class siiied as nitl e
ufacturers:
First 100000 cubic feet q re-
thousand cubic feet; next aoee0eS
bic feet at 1890 per thoesand eitIlr
feet; uext 100000 cubic feet
per thousand cubic teeti
All over 1,GOO,O0Osfubic teet s.
per thousand cubic feet ,rhese
apply to volumes Of gas lted ia8art
one month.
On bills OF $SOO.0O or over tcl
consumed In any one month as
count equal to a not rate 81 sep
thousand cubic feet win he made
These rates become eItec tiSe enc
after May let, 1918
The rate for gus 10 all copspnis'
classified as domestic, VIII BE- tTenr
ty.thre (23l cents peT tnoitsafEd ~.
b. feet, on and after My y
a discount Of two tel cents
thousand cubic feet win BE allowed qp
all bills paid on or hegofe tls
tecnth OF. the monthftollp tIiaf
which the gas is used
Thanking you for ycnr past pstFon.
age. and asking for continaatee 81
same, we are,
Very respec ltulls
FAIRMoNT GAS CONF llssy
b styc
Assistant sectesafy:
April nth, 1913.
The rate for hospitals VIII Pc ~
per thousand cubic 3eet less die
count of &c per Thousand cubic ieet
Il paid on or before the 18th Of ihe
month following thai IL 7sh sa as
Is used,
The rate for churclies md Y y q
A. will remain the Game 81 hstelo-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
SPIRITUAL BIRTH OR REGENERA.
TIoN WAS THE SUBJECT FOR A
CONNECTING SERMON L"5T
NIGHT.
THE STORY OF NlcoDEMUs SUP.
Piled THE THEME FOR THE
EVAk~-LisT.
sahaP LINES DRAWN IN THE
DEFINITIONS Of REeENERA.
TON AND REFORMATION.
rAnEAnAc;:lG 81 e ga jRsSaoeRAMME

75;:Sa p. III. DR.. Lyon speaks
Taking an Inventory"
Friday.
9:3O u. M. NelghborEood Nest
ings. Subject, THE Wo'
man OF Samarla." John |.
$3.50 a. M. = Business Mems
Meeting Smiths Shoe
Store.
1900 Noon. D. and o. shop
Meeting.
300 p. m. - Boys and Girls
Meeting. Tabernacle.
7:$0 p. m.-Evening service. DR..
Lyon Speaks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17

Miss Roberta Fleming, Nho had
been the guest of friends in C!arks.
burg, has gone to DurkIannOn to
spend several days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
FINAL NorIcg 10 I.assS pAYEas.

Ny final settlement aeFla o.
Marion county VIM se made Il tae
close. Of the present tseal gem All
unpaid taxes aregosef dne and as 2
matter Of necessity must Be pali 81
once to save further expense o. tho
danger Of being placed ell iils dellr.
auent list
Giso AMOS,
shssln y Marion EQUITY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-17
A SPLENDID
MEETING
LYONS EVANeELlsTlc PARTY
HOLDS SERVICES AT MINING
MACHINERY PLANT.

MHSIVlNG TGCNi'
.i%plendid meeting was held today
ut noon at the Fairmont Mining Ma.
chMery Com@Rys plant by the
Lyon EYangelIstic party. A large
number of t.le employees, probably all
Of them attended the service and were
visibly impressed by splendid talk
by Rev. II. Ii. Pitzer. \ number OF
people residing in the neighborhood
Ct the plant were present nj the meet
lns,
Mr.. Frisinser sang beautiful vocal
solo ut this meeting.
THIS is generally considered one OF
the best meetings get held at>the noon
hou..
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
FIRE DAMAGES DOLAND.
Eleven Business Places Are Wiped
Out.

Out.
WatertOWn.-Fire which started in
the garnet of the Star hotel burned
eleven buildings in the business cen
ter of Doland before being brought un-
der control. The estimated loss is
$4,000. The buildings destroyed are
the Fargo block, housing D. P. Far
go & Son, hardware; the Bank of Do
land, the telephone exchange and post
office, Meyers clothing store. Thomp-
son Bros meat market. Dreyer's gen
eral store, Star hotel, James general
store, pool hall, Else's land office,
Garthwaite's land office and restau-
rant
A heavy wind made it impossible to
make Roadway against the fire until
vacant lots came to aid the struggling
citizens. The lone chemical engine
owned by Doland proved ineffective.
The arrival of firemen from Redfield
with apparatus was of great assist
ance. Large portions of business
stocks were saved, although the James
store, Dreyer's store and Fargo & Son
are heavy losers on stock as we'll as
buildings. The origin of the fire is a
mystery.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
FILMS REPLACE A SERMON
Kansas City Congressman Sees "the
Death Of Saul" Depicted on
the Screen.

Kansas City, Mo.-Through the
Aims of a motion picture machine the
eyes of the congregation of St. Paul's
Reformed (Presbyterian) church were
turned back 1000 years here. 1t was
the first time the motion picture
screen had been seen in Kansas City
church, but, according to DR.. w. A.
Rex, the pastor, it will not be the last
as the experiment was successful.
1.-THE Death of Saul" was shown on
two reels. II believe every one who.
attended profited by the lesson that
was taught fully as much as by any
words could have spoken" said Dr.
Rex. Jealousy caused the tragic end
of Saul, and when illustrated by pic
lures it brings home to every one
children as well as adults-what jeal
ousy will do"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
LAST OF THE AZTEC KINGS
Montezuma, Before Being Chosen to
Rule His People, Perfor
Daring Act.

Mexico City, Mexico.-The last Of
the Aztec kings of Mexico was Mon
tezuma, who fell victim to the Span
lard, Cortez, early in the sixteenth
century. BY every reason Of being the
last native ruler Of the land Monte
yuma has acquired a ceretain dignity
and pathos; his gentle kindness and
courtesy make us forget his weak
ness and lack of kingly ability. Read
ing of this last native emperor Of
Mexico, one can only think of him
as a great, kindly, loving child, VIC
tim of the knavery Of white men,
whom he could not understand.
The Aztecs over whom Montezuma
ruled were Indians, but their civiliza-
ton was of a very differnt sort from
what we are accustomed to think Of
in connection with Indians. Monte
yuma lived and ruled in the midst
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
RECLAIM THE SOIL
FORMER BARREN AREAS HAVE
BEEN MADE PRODUCTIVE IN
BLACK HILLS REGION.
HAPPENINGS OVER THESTATE
What is Going on Here and There
That is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South "a.
kota and Vicinity.

Newell.-Crop statistics show that
the untamed soil of this section is al
ready responding to the governments
work of reclamation, for not only have
barren areas been made productive,
but from the first the yields have been
higher than in the rich and we'll cult
waited soils of other parts of the state
The largest threshing outfit of Butte
county finds that the average yield of
all the wheat it threshed in the entire
irrigated section is rs bushels to the
acre. The average for the entire
state is less than Is bushels, and this
comparison bears out the claims of
the richness of the gumbo soils of this
section. Most of the wheat grown
here has been on virgin soil.
A remarkable example of the profit
Of grain crops in this vicinity is that
attained by Jerry Hunkins. He
bought enough oats of the New York
fancy variety to plant several acres,
paying $3.50 per bushel for the seed.
His crop returned 10 bushels to the
acre and he has disposed of all he
the net profit being about 5000 per
acre.
Representatives of beet sugar inter
ests have been making an investiga-
ton of the conditions to see whether
the location of factory would be ad
visahle. Tie results have been more
favorable than they anticipated. They
find sufficient acreage under cultiva-
ton to assure large tonnage of beets,
with only reasonable proportion be-
ing put into this crop at one time.
Other desirable factors are also
present. Beets grow we'll on land
which has been devoted to alfalfa and
of the land which has been under crop
for years past, owned by the old set
tiers, most of this has been in alfalfa
South Dakota is known as the sun
shine state and there is plenty of SUM-
shine. The other essentials to putting
the sweetness into the beet are wa
ter and rich soil. The soil is of I'M
questioned richness, and the millions
the government has spent in the Belle
Fourche irrigation project furnish an
inexhaustible supply of the water.
Coal and lime are essentials for a
sugar plant and these elements are
both ready at hand, the lime from the
Black Hills and the coal can be de-
livered to this point from the mine
by a haul of about two hours.
Beets are grown on an experimental
basis the past season and tests report
ed from the factories in Colorado to
which they were sent show higher
sugar content and high co-efficient
of purity.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
MAKE $500 DAILY ON CATS
Just Read How This skowhegan
Maine, Man Has It All
Figured Out.

Bangor, Me.-R Skowhegan (Me.)
nlan has a scheme to get rich easily
starting with one tabby cat as capital
He figures that this cat will produce
twelve kittens in year and that her
female descendants will be equally
prolific, SO that in about four years
he will have 100000 cats, whose skins
will sell at the average price of 80
cents each.
He proposes to breed rats to feed
the cats and to feed the rats on the
carcasses of the skinned cats. The
net profits of this rat and cat ranch
the protector estimates, will be about
$500 day. At present the promoter
Is earning $45 a month.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
SPORT.

Jack johnson will meet AL Palzer in
Paris on June 25.
Harlem Tommy Murphy, who will
meet AID Wolgast in San Francisco in
a twenty-round fight February % has
begun training.
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland. feath-
erweight champion, outpointed Young
Driscoll of Brooklyn in ten-round
bout in New York.
Manager Kellogg of Iowa has made
arrangements with Nebraska authori-
ties for a foot ball game between
Iowa and the Cornhuskers next sea-
son.
Tommy Howell of Philadelphia and
Clarence wild Cat" Ferns of Kansas
City have signed an agreement to
meet in that city in ten round bout
February rs.
A new rule prohibiting bouts be
tween white persons and negroes
otherwise known as mixed bouts,
has been adopted by the New York
State Athletic commission, which con
trolls boxing in that state.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Danced to Noon Next Day.

Rapid City.-Box Elder people to
the number of 1875 gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jost on
a recent night, giving them surprise
party. There was dancing and a
bountiful supper, and so enjoyable
was the party that the guests needed
not a raging blizzard that came on
about midnight. When the time for
going home arrived, it was so dark
that no one dared to venture out. SO
all returned TO the dance which was
continued until daylight. Then the
men folk turned to and helped Mr. Jost
at his chores, the women folk helped
Mrs. Jost get breakfast and the fes
tivities were continued until midday
when the storm ceased.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
May Be Placed in Jail.

Sioux Falls.-It is expected that
within few days Warren Alden Lord,
one of the wealthiest residents of the
city, and manager of what are known
as the Temple court properties, sit
uated near the heart of the business
district, which belong to the Lord es-
state, will be placed in the county Jail
to serve a term of thirty days. The
charge upon which he was convicted
was conducting a disorderly house,
and grew out of sensational episode
in which some young girls figured.
Lord was originally fined 800, but
took an appeal. with the result that
the prison term of thirty days was
added to the fine. He then carried the
case to the state supreme court, which
affirmed the judgment in the case. The
supreme court recently denied him a
rehearing, and as the papers in the
case now have been forwarded here
from the supreme court commitment
will be issued, and if Lord fails to put
in an appearance he will forfeit his
bond of $500 and be declared fu-
gitiye from Justice.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Is Seized in Holland.

Sioux Falls.-The state department
at Washington will be appealed to in
the effort to secure the release of Will
liam Kraayenbrink, farmer who for
some years lived south of this city,
who with his family went to Holland
in December for the purpose of visit
ing his old home. Information has
been received that the authorities OF
that country have seized him prelim-
mary to making him serve a term of
three years in the military service OF
Holland, which it is alleged he evaded
when he many years ago came to
America to make his home.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Gun Battle Proves Fatal.

Watertown.-E. o. Hammond, aged
p, and Clifford Jenkins, aged rs, were
killed and James jenkins, aged Fl,
probably fatally hurt in gun battle
between Hammond and his two STEP
sons at the Hammond farm home near
here. Hammond was killed instantly
by shotgun fired at close range. Cliff,
ford Jenkins was killed by revolver
sh OF in the back and James injured
by bullet in his shoulder blade. Long
continued family dissent:on is given
as tie cause.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
President Euloojzes Lincoln.

Philadelphia, Feb. IA. - President
Taft, Ave members of his cabinet, two
governors and score of other distin.
guished men were guests at the fif-
tieth anniversary dinner of the Union
League club at banquet given in hon.
or of Abraham Lincoln. The presi.
dent, first speaker ON the program
praised Lincoln, said that if he were
alive today he would new be in line
with the Republican party and hoped
to see that element of the party which
deserted the standard last fall, swing
back into line again.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Leola.-James D. Small of Chica

Leola.-James D. Small of Chicago
a representative of the Midland Cont.
METAL railroad, visited Leola last week
and conferred with the business mer
relative to the proposed construction
of the line through Leola. The com.
pany has now in operation line be
tween Edgeley and jamestown, N. D.,
and has let a contract for building an
extension rs miles long north OF
jamestown. After that, it expects tc
build from Edgeley south to Leola
Mr.. Small is now engaged in securing
the right Of way for the Edgeley-Leola
branch.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
GEN ERAL,

Eastern railway firemen have voted
to go on strike.
The price of oil has been advanced
In the North Lima, o. field.
A great many of the farmers of
western Iowa are turning away from
the raising of corn, asserting that il
is injurious to the land, according to
Lewis Abbott of Clarinda. la.
Mrs. John B. Henderson, wife OF
Former Senator Henderson Of Mis-
souri,, pleaded guilty in Washington
police court of having been response
BILE for chopping down tree on a
public thoroughfare near her home
without first obtaining permit
Taking of testimony has started
second time in the third trial of DR.
p. Clarke Hyde for the murder of Col
Thomas H. Swope in Kansas City.
Probable abandonment of Fort Mac
kenzie, Wyo, in pursuance of the con
centration policy of the War depart
ment, is a topic of current interest il
that state.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21

This picture Of Montezuma, the last
king of the Aztecs, 10 believed by most
authorities to be not an actual like.
ness made by Spanish artist, but
fanciful sketch.
of a pomp and luxury that impressed
even the travelled Spaniards. His
capital, Mexico, was built on a small
island in the middle of a saltwater
lake. Great stone causeways equip.
ped with drawbridges connected the
city with the mainland; as the cap.
ital grew larger new buildings had
been erected on pilings, SO that the
city was veritable Venice. Flowers
banked the fat roofs and hung in gar.
lands on the temple walls; even the
human victims whom the Aztecs sac.
rificed to their strange gods of stone
were decked in flowers.
The rulers of the land lived in great
splendor in this land of flowers. The
ruler was chosen by a quartette of
mobiles, and was generally nephew OF
the preceding king. He must have
distinguished himself in war or in
the service of the gods before be-
ing eligible to this high honor. When
Montezuma was chosen king in 1902,
he had done both these things; as
young man he had been active in the
constant petty wars which the Mex.
leans carried on with the tribes around
them, and later he had devoted him.
self to the service of the gods. When
the mobiles came to tell him he had
been chosen king they found him
sweeping the steps of the great cen.
trail temple of the capital.
Once chosen king, however, he set.
tied back into life of idleness and
luxury. He was surrounded with
every comfort. Spanish chroniclers
tell how he changed his robe four
times day and never wore the same
robe twice. The dishes from which
he ate never appeared again on the
royal table; they were given to his
favorite mobiles.
= Montezuma was generous in his
treatment of Mexico and the territory
Immediately surrounding it. In outly.
ing provinces, however, his tax col.
ectors made life hard for the people.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
BIG CONE PLANT IN HILLS.
How Government Gets Seed to Refor
est Barren Land.

How Government Gets Seed to Refor-
est Barren Land.
Deadwood-One of the most unique
plants in the country or in the world,
and practically the only plant of it's
kind in existence anywhere, the cone
plant of the forest service of the
United States, is situated in the Black
Hills.
The plant was constructed for the
pine cones for the use of the forest
service in the Black Hills and else
! where throughout the country in re-
foresting areas on which the natural
timber has been destroyed by forest
fires or otherwise, or in starting a
growth of timber on new or untimber-
ed lands embraced in forest reserva-
lions in different parts of the United
States.
Last fall Supervisor lines of the
Black Hills forest reserve, who has
charge of the cone plant, purchased an
aggregate of 5000 bushels of western
yellow pine cones from the settlers
living in the forest reserve or ada
cent thereto, who derived comfortable
sums from the pine cone industry.
From these 5000 bushels of cones ap-
proximately 1900 pounds of clean
pine seed have been obtained, at a
cost of about so cents per pound.
The work of extracting the seed was
in progress about three or four
months, and the 1000 pounds of seed
represent a cost to the government of
about $4,000, including the cost of the
pine cones themselves.
This expense is necessary in order
to reforest the numerous barren spots
which have resulted from careless
numbering and forest fires. Large
sums are expended annually by the
forest service to plant areas which
have been denuded and made worth
less by destructive forest fires. AS
much as this seed as is necessary to
plant 600 acres on the Harvey forest
in the Black Hills will be retained for
local use, while the remainder of the
seed will be shipped to other forests
throughout the west.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPtTOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
saeme and Foreign Intelligence Con
deased Into Two and Four
Line Paragraphs.
CONGRESS.

President-elect Wilson has not yet
decided what legislation he will recon-
mend to the extra session of congress
besides the tariff.
The soaring price of crude oil is be-
ing Investigated by the department OF
justice in connection with its inquiry
to determine whether the decree dis
solving the Standard Oil company had
been violated.
Opponents of the bill to appropriate
$4,000 for government participa-
ton in the Panama-Pacific Information
al exposition practically forestalled &C.
ton at this session by filibuster IN
the house.
Eulogies for the late Senator Frye OF
Maine and Representative Hubbard or
Iowa, and Utter of Rhode Island,
were delivered in the house recently.
Many representatives Joined in the
symposium of tributes.
President-elect Wilson's attitude on
Panama canal tolls and free passage
for American coastwise ships is ex-
pected to have an important bearing
upon the senate's action on the Root
amendment proposing the repeal OF
the free ships provision passed last
August.
Federal of1iceholders and employees
who have been solicited to contribute
to the national campaign funds are to
be summoned as witnesses by the SEN
ate campaign expenditures committee
when it opens it's investigation into
the campaign expenses of the general
election of 1912.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Tomas
Joseph Preston, jr., we're mar
ried at Princeton by PreMdent John
Grier Hibben of Princeton university,
in Prospect, the executive residence
of the university. No preliminary an
nouncement had been made and the
utmost simplicity was observed in the
ceremony.
The senate passed the Webb liquor
bill, already passed by the house as
substitute for the Kenyon-Sheppard
bill. The Webb bill would prohibit
shipments Of intoxicating liquors
from one state to another when in
tended to be received or sold in vio-
lation of the law of the state to which
shipment is made.
With the purpose of decreasing the
bomb outrages which have become a
frequent means of destroying life and
property, Representative Slayden OF
Texas, has introduced bill that
would provide a system for keeping
an accurate record of every pound OF
high explosive from the time OF its
manufacture until its consumption.
The bill would levy tax of 1 cent a
pound on the manufacturers, $4S a
wear on the wholesaler and $12 on the
retailers in these explosives. This
tax, Mr.. Slayden said, would be large
enough to pay for the cost of keeping
the records.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Christians Reported Massacred

Sofia, Bulgaria. - According to dis
patches the Turkish troops assembled
the entire male Christian population
of the seaport of Buyuk Chekmedje
in the village schoolhouse, and mas
sacred them. Subsequently they killed
all the Christian women and children,
except the young girls, whom they car
ried off on board ship.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-02-21
Riot Continues in Osaka,

Osaka, Japan, Feb. 13.-There was
violent rioting in the streets here all
night. On several occasions the police
charged the mob with drawn sabers.
A hundred persons were injured. The
primary cause of the outbreak was the
breaking up of two mass meetings by
the police.