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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
TWO NEGROES LYNCHEO

Shreveport. La. u,~.. i6 Two ne
sr~~. Ernest ami Frank Williams. Wen.
lyn"hed 10y ni' AT blanchard. la. l..
'iay. They ha'l conl,-~~s>i that they kill-t
CALVIN Hallar'i. merchant. wl,,,-.. haiy
~aS i"und harAs~i L. li,~,-- in hl- -tor,.
saturday morning
The ns1,r's-- Ven, l-lir,,,l L. haNrl-~.n
r'end- Of thr~ nssr~- ballard killed.
several months AZ" ~len they attempted
@" "'7~'aI"' from tlr Louisiana I~nitrntiary.
~hrrr Rallari AT tlis ti,,,. wa- trti~ty
Ballard discovered th, n.-sr,--- a. the,
~"r" "l"'ut q" gam tl"lr lil-.rty ami. ob
tanning "A shotgun. tir,~l into tln. rrpIt,
His exploit Vas rewarded -.~.n o., hi-
r'l''n~'' from the prison. ~l,.r, ii, h..I
i"~n ~a'rNlng "a trn-ycar ~'ntr,i.,. i"r ha,.
Ing Killed l,is hrnthcr
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
A HAPPY PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR To ALL

Ti1" year l1l3 will pa-~ into history To-
= i,'', jay~ l,.a,ing the nani"ry of task
"a. J done. tasks done indifirrntly am
absolute failur~ Many have ac.rom
I'i'~l1s~i that ~hich j. worthy of mote.
While "tlr-r~ have slept or ,al,~i NAY
tls.ir time.
la the country at Larry. and an th.
~tat.' of West Virginia in particular th,
I=~'Plr have much 4" rrjoiss. over aad H.
glad rI,-I-rity alsoun,is>i througll"ut
the year and tllrrr Was l,--- ralamitir
AMI suffering. tl,rrrfnrr at this se,-on
'iurinr tlir last lays oi the year. it O.
night and proper lhat there zli"uld ls. ~.
l"lTinr. that I-'arr and g,ssd will should
al"und AMI tl'at thI- Happiness -h"nll
~, universal. Th,s-s. Who arr. Ir,,-I=.rnii~
AMI happy should -.~-k to make othrr-
80. ami all -li'slld resolve Z" do all 10,
THAR IH'wrr Q" ndd Ia the sum total 81
human Happiness.
1i"'rr are many grave qn,--ti"n- ~hich
Will c"nir''nt tl,r Is-pple during tl,~ year
l"ii. qn~ti"n- ni -tatr. home and indi
,l'iual conduit Mhils. ln the ml,i-t 81
l''nrrd irI''i,ing l,-t ~ pau-.. anL ss,r,-,n
rr what viii l-' l=-t Ia do during a.,
year whIsh Will ~,on dawn ul-,n a..
l.ct 'i- e.'fsi,i.r what rii,--t our indu-trinl
arti''n Will have upon "ur nsigliisr an.l
ti'r community al larr, and let ~ max.
uP "''r nind that during the year whih
Will -.'pn r't". in w. will live i-ttrr. .lo
more t"r 'th'r- ani strive har.irr q" H..
happy nn'i make "thrr- happy
1--we not tor ourselves alone but l,,
i"r tl" "tlsr f.Il"w Whatever ma,
ssi''' let tI- r,-S,,r Ia lc trur. honest
i''arl'--- inrn AMI w"tirr. anil when IpII
''li''r- q" a rl'r.' Ne will have the ."n
-riricr ni kl"wing that w. have contrib
uts~i "ur Sl'arr. however small, L. tln
Progress ui tl~ world. the ad,anc.n,cnt
oi the T~"pl''.
H. iair. Ju-t. honest. go~l. grand nn.i
n"l'lr ard tlsr world Will i~ little iat
tsr lHraiI-r w. lived in u.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
Would Guarantee Fairness in
the Settlement of all Conten-
tions That May Arise
in the Party
Insure the Rule of the Majority and Give Every
Voter of the Party Full, Free and Fair
Opportunity to Express His Own
Wishes and Sentiments

thce and equity, representation should d.
bassd upon popular vote for President
except that it would probably lie pru,len
to give each state "a such two or fou.
d-l'-g''tss at large in the conventions.
believe that the old system Of aptortion
ment, fixed on congressional repr~en
tatiOn, should have been di-crd.-l L.n,
since and each Republican voter place
on an equal basis. The idea of the South
ern STATES, which never gave singl.
electoral vote, being aide tn control th.
nomination of a Republican candidat.
ior President d's- not meet with the ap
prevail "f the American -4-n-e of fairness
These STATES should ir given the repre
~entati"n Q" which they are entitled D,
their individual VOTE.
SELECTION OF DELEGATES
Concerning the -..lertinn of delegates
To the convention. the National Commit.
tes- should provide that ths-e should H.
cho~rn In each state i'm the manner pre-
scrii'e'i 10y the Law of such stats-; aud in
the event that there il no statute regu-
lating the Scle-'tion of delegates, the meth
al should le left largely in the hands of
the state Committee. trusting implicitly
thar the mrnslers of such Committee will
act IN the spirit that they arr the servantr
If the party and not liz n,aster. and that
they will carry out the wishes of the ma
jority
I'm the absence Of any law and action
~ the State COnlrnitt.e, delegatss should
IL selected a. heretofore, 10y State and
Congressional district conventions. Out
side If the laying down Of general rule,
10y the National organization, I am Of ti.
opinion that tl'e greatest degree Of salts
facti"n could te obtained 10y permitting
voters of each state Ia determine the way
they -hall select their Delegates Person
ally, favor that delegates le chosen D.,
a primary election i'm each district and
the dslegat'-s- at large name-l i'm state
vide primary, thus giving To each voter
a direct voice in the selection of the NOM
inet-- of his party and in choosing tho-e
Who will pFonulgate the party platform.
l belisye that the presidential primary il
soon to he realizs-i. but am Of the opinion
that in this state should remain the unit
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
THE GENTLEMAN
FROM MCDOWELL

Constituting ~ they ,io and have f,r y
nums-r "i year- aiort ttiy I-'r cent "i
the Rrpuhlican strength "t Mcdowell
the cOlopNi Voters of that county viii
most certainly IL, within their rights u
they should determine 1" ds.inan a pla,s.
on the legislative tickct
True, they have number of ,lrlut,
shrrifiS. justicsS of thr peace a", ,.,n
tal'l,~. hut tlls~s' l~s-itinn- ar. n,rr,. l,a..
ats'llss in iinInrtan~.- salary AMI i,r-- ct
rnand. ~ in the other s"lnti,- oi th,.
state. but with much h--- lu-tic,. tia.
whites have "h"vlc~i' near al@,ut every
thing worth wlilr. FOR their -har. tl,,.,
and have l-sn careful t"~.~. that only tl,
anoints-i performed tltr oili,r .iutis- Nn
s.'lor.~l man las lsS.n a. yet. L. nnr
kn"wlssivr. assigned any clrrical work
around the court h",I-s.. Ih~lnI.. their
relative strength. the Nsr,r.A~ have had
a. content themselves llrr,.tnlorr With tl,-
FASHIONS -.lrra'iy naus~i
But. IL The MrlD"wrll Tinn-- h. an in
lex ni the ss.ntinrnt uf tlH Negro ,otsr~
oi MrDowrll. wllcn tlnr tal.l. j. spread
for the next I-,liti,-al i.-a-t then. may H..
"A cOlorssi iare AT tlis i.--tal l~,ar 1ls.
Advocate -incrr,Iy h"l-- -,. ID wi-li,~
for them What W. in kanawha have not
ls%.n able Ia attain in thn~. trial-. Ana
Why should they not have representation
in the state Legislature Oi "a ,tftaint,
they have among them ntl-h l~ttrr ma
trial than las represented the count,
here in r~rnt years. The nann- oi ~
'i"zen or more mrn might H.. rall,-l win"
are un'i"ubts-ily of -uI-ri"r intllig,.nc,.
A. Q" -"briety perhaps "a - ls--t tn ~,
nothing. Mcl,"well Was one of the very
few counsis- whEh Nnt.~i wet" in the
els-ction last fall. Tins CONSTITUENCY had
its full representation in tie last l,.gi-la
ture.
The movement H. now in IT, formative
period. What the Vntsr- nHs-t int.r. TIL
VII! ;!:=.:..:. can not now H.. .l.-trrInin,rl
any degr'-. "i certainly. lut thsy may
r,-t assured that "a .issi-Inn To- SUPPORT
pn- of their own f"r membership ln fl.
II"u~. of Drls-gais-- Will H.. hail.-i with
'irlIght 10y the Nsgrp ,ot"r- ul the ~tnt..
AT large. The AdVH.atr. OCharls~ton.
W. Val
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26

trlous neighbor. Tins grower lacked ths
experience Of thirty years. which i- part
of the champions capital.
Wears ago." said Grovs-. r,rrntly.
my bs-st yield wss ~ bushels an acre.
by scientific methods I have rai~s-i that
maximum yield u ;ssi b,i-i,.-Is. My Iaitl,
makes ne believe that 10y this same ~ci
ence can ~ ON still further even o.
doubling the yield of last year.
Grow good potatns- ami the market
will come to you, Groves believes. Bs.
fair in the grading Don't throw in any
thing and everything. Get away from
the desire Ia make All extra ten dollars a
car 10y putting in cnlls. A good reI,uta-
ton means TEN to FIFTEEN cents more ON
the bushel. he says. That's the Prcmi-
un he got last year on a twenty-five ear
load lot tO hscago commission firm.
And a. a result Of that shipment this
same firm early m 1913 Offered Ia take
the entirr output Of the Groves farm this
SEASON, sight unseen.
Eight Groves boys, all large enough to
work, help To run the big pDtato farm
W ith the attractions OF big city only Ip
miles away yon might think that the -rn-
IOr Grows biggest problem would br Ia
keep those eight boys on the iarn. IEut
Il isn't. He has made every son inter
+-ts-d in rIe home place 10y giving him an
interest i'm the iarm's business. and
voice in its operation. Every -on ~
years old OF older has bank account of
his own. And when "A change in the
business il contemplated or ~hen new
j. planned. father and -on-
iii-cnss and plan the business tog'-ther.
The Groves domain consists of SD
arrss in all-33O acres Of which arr de-
voted u potato growing. Fruit. fe,~i
rroi~, and truck arr produced on the ~
lssp scre-. which il l,--- fertile
upland. The valley land probably j.
worth eso an acre. while the upland j.
valued At 500 an acre. That make tlI,.
potato farm worth about sIl5,vD.
HAkIA>D ID. SNrrH.
In The American Magazine
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
CONVENTION PLANS
Suggestions Made at Meeting Of
Republican National Commiue

Washington. - G.. Is~ d. Their.
will i~ 90 extraordinary KeIuldican
Natipnai Convention in lplG
The EeIulalran National eofnn,itts-.
viii aloi't a NV l'a-i- ~ apI,yrtioning
'i~lslrats strength IN in Nstionai con,en-
ti'an-. substantially cutting in half tl,e
voting I-,~cr ~ "i ll,e Soutllern Stat.-
anil tl,e EeTullican- - tie variou- -tnt.,-
viii have ti'e opportunity o. rrject ~ 70
iify this aetion through tire in-truuen-
taiity q Stat Conventions.
Such va the outlook when the rne,n-
l'er- ~ tlie National Committee convened
t'-iay. Thi- fors-s~t Wa made Ir~-il,l-
~ result a the Conference held AZ the
Metropolitan club banquet which start
81 lat nigit and lasted until the small
hours "a the morning
The stouts-t supporters of the oonven-
ton plan we're senator Jone-, of Wash
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
SENATOR ROOT THE
CURRENCY BILL

IL j. not at all -nre that senator Root =
impressive warning ~ to the dangers oi
an inflated currency will DO the D,qno-
crats in Congress any particular go,sl.
IL was politics that allowed Bryan in
huence u play ~ large a part in the DO
velopment Of the administration currency
bill. Bryan's cheap money ideas have
isen rrpudiated on two orca-ion- by the
American Teople-but - long a. a trac
tal,ie Mr. Bryan is necessary part Il
the great scheme Of Dems-ratic harmony
the Nebraskan- energetic. II not -
skillful. hand will ~ -s-rn in any curr,--y
ball given official right of way under tlii-
administration.
Scnator Ko,ts warning II the menacs
81 an unsafe currency j. we'll timed. We
have bad several more Or ls->- acute n.
nancial disturbances m this csuntry -iIie,
the di-apFrsrance of ''fr~ silver. ~ =
political issue. But IN every in-tanc.
the credit a the Government ren,aine,
- far al,ove QUESTION THAT when thing,
grew lsd enough the Fe-leral autloriti,-
were shle - step in aud afford relief
The nation rncountrrr,i financial anil ~,
dustrisi difficulties IN I,sl7, for in-tanc,
but the Troubles Of that day werr -
ebild's play compared With What the,
would have been with the CREDIT Il tlr
Government open ~ question.
OF cour-e, our present. currency -y-ten
y un-cientihc. Ii lacks elasti,lty anil II
has other faults. But u j. safe. And
a. between a safe currency II the present.
type and an unsafe currency I--~-sins
any other virtues whsb-oever---if we ear
have only "ne thing or the other -tbs
sale cur~ncy y much % be preferred.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
KANSAS POTATO KING"
376 Bushels to the Acre--Farm
Worth Sis, ,00o--Eight Sons.

From the veranda 81 his elegant, twen-
ty-t~o-ronn country home overlooking
the fertile Kaw Valley. j. q. Groves. ne
gro farmer. can look down on his domain
In acro- Of potztoes. It's = domain
rather than farm, l-cau-e Groves j.
the ''p"tato king" Of Kansas -rec0gnize~i
a. such. r-T<ctei. envie,i, initiated
Fifty-five thousand bushels Wa the out
put II the Groves farm lat yesr, and the
maximum yield for one acre wa 80,
bu-heiri OF cour-e there j. "Grove-'
own way back of tl,e-e big Yields, hut
Il y not a -e~ret. In fact the king
has cOnfs--s-i IL often IN farmers' meet-
ings and in farm pap~rs, much - the
good Of potato growing in Kansas.
Like many smother industrial monar, b
If the day the breath that masle GroveS
king was long oDe-thirty year-
long Years ~ intelligent. veil -dirs~ts~l
toil tfey w~Te, 80. iOT sinc- tl,e very fir-t
day. wsy back in IsSg when be came o.
the ka~ Valley With only few d,llsr-.
rent.-d six ARE and started on hi- IA
mons -pudotic career. Groves has l-rn q
faithful followsr alter -cientihc vay-
There isn't much donlf that that J. the
rea-on be j. king" And I'm t,e ka~
Vail~y 81 Kansas where FARMERS are de-
voting their hves 10 potsto growing Il
means something ~ ~ the champion.
IL mt every isrmer that can Ut the
big yields With pOfstos-. IL requirss 9
~ide knovIevlge - methods under vary
ing conditions On farm adjoining The
Groves acre. y FARMER who has lsen q
potato grower for several Jesrs. But hi-
land, endowed with the same natural
chsrscteri~tic- - that q the "'potzt,
king" producrd only lz5 bushels an
acre - . msximnm yield ls~f ve.r-z7I
bushels short Of the top y.esd of his ilIas-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
SAFETY FIRST" MOVEMENT
-Insugurated by Bureau Of Mines,
Proves Effective. Says Official

Wasi,inS;nm. D,-. ~ Prom tlss. iu
rrsq,-ing number oi rs.t~,rt- l@1ng r,rs.i,
81 by the I nits-i ~tats-- l.ur-au of Nin.a-
of miners r,-si.~i from ,ls.nth in aeri,l.nt-
II ~ isc'siiing apparent to the oiiirial-
that tlir g'neral '-afety iir-t' n",efnent
inaugurats~l ly 'lle l,urrau already ha-
rearlIs-i n STATE of gratifying riIsr ti,ens-.-
''~in~. tl~. I;nrrau "f Min,-- ua- ere
atsvl. SAIL lpinrtpr Js-spi, 4. Ilnlns.-
toslay. '"iir nsa--ur n,cn have trains-l 80,
miners ~ tlIe u-s. "f uis~i.rn r,-sIe ~.
paratu- and l.lss' MINER in the t,rinri
f'lc- of iir-t aId ." tho injured
'Ti'es- constitute AN army gr,nis.r than
many l'-gion- tllat won ilisIr triufnlIi-
uI'on the iield oi l,attl... ior tils.4. men g.
not destroy life. they save liie. Thy nr,
tlie -'i'iier- Of humanity. tlie fninub. i,lrf
81 Is'arr. A. eager and ~ rrady o. ~.
rI-,ud D. tl,e cry ~ di-irs-- 49, wrrr tls
fnInutr men al Lexington. and ~ i,ra,.
AMI engag~i iu o. holy u Mt h.lri
cau--. Hundreds ~ mines tlrougl,ar
the country hase s-tsi,li-l,.~l r,-4lir an,
first aid crews. and u D. from tlr--.. rrea.
81 volunteer l,ers~- that tlie l.urrau n
alms-t ~es-kly iiearing of lts,- -ats~I
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
HUNTINGTON GET
TING READY FOR
State Sunday School Convention
April 8, 9, 10. 1914.
EXCEL AND ROPER COMING

The thirty --s~oi,d annual convention
81 il'r sunday Sshs-,l- "i West Nirrinia
'r"ini4-. q" L. tl,,. rr,.at...t in tl,l history
Il tl'r Association. Aln-srly Huntington
~hich - iarn,~i lar and "a nl.. a. "a sunday
. i"~l 'itJ II Pnparing i"r the ..r-at
event
Last year tine CONVENTION Was no,,~i
9" 'iark-l'urg fr"m Huntington on a.
count of tl'r ilosrl Thi- year tl.ry n,r
planning for even "a lrsatsr convention
than tlir one last year. \ large. and en-
u"i-ill-tic gathering "f the representative
sunday s'ho~'l iraslrr- an,l business n,,n
"i tie city vas held. anil a t-.rrnan.nt
'rgani<atl"n was rii.~.t.~l Th.r~. via.
hnV" charge "i the preparations ar,. a.
iollow-
Central CoInnitts-', " ~ Ncwra,l,.
Ir Financr. Frank T. swan. Printing.
J.. D.. iInndIey: Publicity. E"I~rt D.
Ada"-. Mu-is. ~. Clay Warth Church
- and Halls. i. 4 ChamI-r-. I;s~sptlnn.
Frank VI. 1hornlnrg Entertainment.
Charh- ~. I;urt"n; -lrr-. =. X. ~i.t.-
Pag'--. i:.., = a. Yoho.
Iiic program C'annittsr- nt tllr h.n.I-
quarters "i the A-s-.iatinn in Mi~.l,n,,
~ PREPARING great program An,on,
tl'' irntnrs~ Will ~. Institutes ior Flc,n..f-
t"ry. Secondary. Adult Disi-i.n worker.
l'"-t'r- aud -uI~rintrn'isnt-. anil tl..-..
'utrr'-t'~i in Temperance. Home anil
Ni-ltnti"n, Traciier Training, MISSIONARY
ani Purity department work.
ir"i t. -. Fxc'.Il. the worl,i = gr,.at.--t
convention -'ng Iea'i'r and hi- great nr
r"'nI'ani-t. Prof. Alvln KnJ-.r. hn- I-.u
ssur'~i, anil will have rharto. nf tl,,.
ul'i-ir 81 the Convention.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
LORD OF CHRIST MAS

l."rd 81 Cllri-fmn-. wherr Uriny
li,~ ~sr. iss.t 81 tl,. ehil.lrs-n stray
Nlirfr n Ant AMI w,r and illness bl,l,.
Nlsrr ra"krr and care and SIN hi,l,.
Mi"rr cankrr and corruption brew.
LIT the 'i,.ar s,-ntlr light I~~.p tIiru
Ia" n''---agr ring. thr tr--in Ir,nr-
l."rl 81 tlie Christmas. help tln. I--Dr D.
Mh~rr notlrer- lean with weary brea-t
Al~'sc -su.r little crib of pain
Wien dark threatening shadows ret
And all the gs'ntle hoI-, ss.inz VAIN
Whrre littl, lR.art- ls.at tiinrlly
- nll uncertain in their gls~,in,
I."rd Of tl'r Christmas unto tli.-~.
The Christmas 81 eternal hlran.
Nirrr -triic br"sl- leavy over all
And 'iear the outlor,k anal forlorn.
Wlrr'' love and I~-arr fDrgrt o. call.
Ninre ~prr"w = night outla-t- tlie NOM !.
Wi'err at -1n" weary n"tlr-r'- kn,,.
\ ltil' group -ile cannot aid
May gailirr hring the Christmas gls--
I.pr'l 81 tlrs tinid aud afraid.
Wi'~n' iitile lIIr- b. broken hsnrt-
A-k i"r a l"-,n They cannnt give.
WlHrr. In tii- thunder 80 tl,- fnart..
4 million -llulirring dr,.amrr- 1--we
Ii'ig' 'hern o. lauglpb-r once again,
That tiir"fIgii the binding ~ tlieir tan
Tie -l'irit of t,ssl'- gras-e in men
May lifai tlie ieartnrlie Oi tlie year.
l@'r'i ti'" 'hri-t'na- where tl,ey I,ls~i
in i-'verty. lIit up Thy r'-i
That un'isr u o. pa-- may l-
Iir1r Pit oi glsins--- and II gls-..
And ~lrrc. Oh. fatlrrr in their dreau
Tie lglii- oi human gia'ine-s- gleain.
Help til-in o. n.alilr on,e more
1hy pity ior tho ili and r,ev,r'
- TlIE BENTIIOwN BARI
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26

'ngt"n. Earne- "i Nrw York. ~pie- Of
Nr~ Mrxro and ',oycrn"r IIatii.l.I ,f
Ns~t Virginia. l,ut National ,o,n,,,,.
t"''"an Warren. ~ Michigan early IN tl...
evening sprung tie colnprorni-r plan
~"nat"r l'orah 49, one of tl,or-. 4, 90.
i~'-' convention. I;ut 81 there -l...,,l.I
l'e o''e. ic 'i'~-lar',l. be- uould H.. ON.
81 ur-e who ~ould take the bull Ia tl,.
horns AMI defnanl a'ioIfion ~ tl,at .,,n.
ven''"n II party principles. ia the chips
fly ~herc They will
~enat"r Sandcr- II Tenn.s~r na.l. Il
clear that the ~oetl'rrn M .snip.r. of tl,e
committee hal patriotically agre-~I o. a.
oeI't resincs~i revlucc,i representation. bnt
~err in-i-tent that u i-.,ione uitl,ont ,l..
intervening convention proposal In
~as tie attitu'le II the southern me,
that apparently turned the ti.Ie in favor
"i the Warren compronisr.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26

~"r,is "f tins arti-ls. r,~,i,.~la a rh,~.A oi
sll "i "n 9TH sunday rally at Hinton.
". Va
must say that Rev. l. \. Watkins
has always proven very loyal o. our
work. on onr tnur hr subscribed ss5ssl
Ia furnish rA'm AMI gave hiS personal
'he'k for s'W kev- pahnry aui Nc
hoy are always one Way loyal and large
hearted
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
e. O.P. Cuts South's
Vote in Convention

WA~liIN6ION. D,~ D.. -T'.r R.,s,l,.
llean national cDnmitts~. last night .nb
81 agitation "i hong -tan'ling by cl,nnr
ing tl'r ba-i- 81 representation in nation
al conventions - that tlic voting -trrn.,fl,
81 tie ~Dutl Will l,r r,~iucs.I o. a t,i.l..
ulore Than a. l-.r rent
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26

A sts-cial National Convention
L. l.. held a. early - I-rs-li'ls'-
The re-aslln-tment ot ba-i- OF
representation in conventions, ha--
81 on popular vote for I-s-'deht.
selection of delegates Z" s'onNen-
tion- i'm manner prescribed 10y law
81 Zach state. or under rules :"
STATE Committee.
Settlement of s-,nte~t~ mn >tate-
wher,. they originate 10y arbitra-
ton methods.
The elimination of the EVIL oi
Now holders i'm National G. M
mittee.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26

Tie Mcdowell Times extends u o,..
and all q merry Christmas and a h.pnv
New Year.
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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-12-26
J. NJ ARTEB

President and fieid Agent
PS, Just a. ! vss writing the l.s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Northern District Of West Virginia,
+ In the United States District Court
in and for said District.
In the matter of Lloyd Dun, Bank
rupt, No. 1929 in Bankruptcy. Petit
ton for Discharge. =
To the Honorable Aston G. Dayton
Judge of the District Court of the
United States for the, Northern Dis
trict. Of, West Virginia:
Lloyd Duff, OF Ciarksburg. in the
County of Harrison and State of West
Virginia, in said District, respectfully
represents that on the fourth day OF
September, las past he was duly ad-
judged q bankrupt under the acts OF
Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his prop.
erty and rights of property, and has
fully complied with all, the require
ments OF said acts and Of orders OF
the court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore, he prays that he may
be decreed by the Court to have a full
discharge from all debts .provable
against his estate under said bankrupt
acts. except such debts as are excepted
by law from such discharge.
Dated this fourteenth day Of Feb
ruary A. D. 1913. M
LLOYD DUFF, Bankrupt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-22
Dinner Party.

Mrs. NJ. D. Adkins entertained al
a noon dinner party this week at her
home on West Pike street, the affair
being greatly enjoyed by the geusts
Covers were laid for Mrs. Richard
SCOTT Mrs N. esGfeeng Lena
Fleming, Mrs. Jasper S. Kyle, Mrs
Alice Stuart, Mrs. Mary Riggs, Mrs
Jesse strother, Mrs. C. Ray Miley
Mrs. Carrie Windsor, Mrs. B. Frank
Long, Mrs. George R. Koon, Mis-:
Villa RICHTER, Master Chester Miley
and Master Benjamin Long.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-22
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
Northern District of West Virginia,

Northern District of West Virginia,
On this 18th day of March A D.
1918, on reading the foregoing petit
ton, it is
Ordered by the Court that hearing
be had upon the same on the 2Sth
day of April, ~ d. 1913 before said
Court at Clarksburg in said district,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon; and
that notice thereof be published in
the Clarksburg Telegram, Clarksburg.
w. Va newspaper printed in said
District, and that all known creditors
and other persons in interest may ap-
pear at the said TING and place and
show cause. IL any they have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not
be granted.
And it is further ordered by the
Court, that the clerk shall send by mail
to all known creditors copies Of said
petition and this order addressed to
them at their places Of residences
as stated.
Witness the Honorable Aston G.
Dayton. Judge Of the said Court, and
the seal thereof. at Clarksburg in said
district. on the IS tn day Of March A.
D., 1913.
Attest
@. B. KEFAUvER, Clerk.
( o. S. 'D.yC n. ID wv W., sks
SEAL.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-03-22
MINER IS ACQUITTED.

James Amietro, a miner employed
in the East Coast Coal, Company's
mine at ReynoldsvLlle. was acquitted
Friday night in Justice w. Z.
Starcher's court at Adamston of a
charge of: stealing three cars of coal
belonging to fellow miners BY
changing the car:cheeks.