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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-18

There will be return spelling
match between the Princeton eighth
grades and the eighth grades Of the
Elk. River schools in Princeton on
Friday evening, January Is. The
armory has been engaged for this
purpose and short program will be-
given inHaddition to the spelling
contest. The chief object Of these.
contests IS to stimulate interest in
spelling on the partSof the pupils. g
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-18

The stores of the village are all in
holiday attire and many of them
have magnificent displays in their
show windows. The ads in the
Union will tell you the best places
to do your Christmas shopping, no
matter what you require. The
Union is safe guide. to the careful
shopper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-18

In after years let it be borne in mind
that on the 18th day of December,
A. D. 1913, the sprinkling wagon
was used on the streets of Princeton,
not to make skating pond but to
keep down the dust. If the present
weather continues much longer it
will be necessary to utilize lawn
mowers to keep down the grass.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-18

The state fire marshal has issued
his annual holiday circular asking
people to take the necessary pre-
cautions to avoid Christmas tree
fires. Among other things the cir
|cular says: ''The average Christ
mas tree offers unusual opportunjt ties
for terrible holocaust, as the tree
and trimmings, lighted with candles,
is veritable death trap
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-18

Musical Smith, formerly Of the
Orpheum circuit, will be at Happy
land this week-Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights Sin musical
novelties. Don't miss this treat.
Different each night, and pictures
Will change every day during this
engagement also. Adults 20 cents.
children 10 cents. Spite
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-12-18

Fred zsElsnsr. has Fixed up . very at
tractive display in one of the Galley
Hardware company's show windows
it is silverware and cutlery dis
play which at night is Illuminated
by the glow from a red light. The
picture of fair damsel upon
screen at the back adds largely to
the attractiveness of the display.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
PLAN NEW TOWNSHIP
NEAR ELGIN. ARR

Elgin, Ariz-, May "A petition signed
by number of people in the Elgin vicin-
ity has been presented to the Southern
Pacific officials at Tucson for a station
and an operator at Pole No. 1916. If
the S. P. company grants the request
townsite viii be, Incorporated on the
place of Abram Sauer.
G. /. Beatty, OF Elgin, suffered pain
g ful injuries by a strain from lifting tim
Der and as been confined to his room.
Mexicans entered the corral of Mrs.
Pinkstoff, north OF Elgin, and attempted
TO make off with her fine driving horse.
She saw the Mexicans and fired a re-
vOlver at them. They escaped.
Mrs. W. B. Mayfield, of EIgin. sus.
tanned a broken shoulder By a fall from
a wagon and has gone to her former
home IN Texas for medical attention.
On Sunday, May II, mothers day win
be observed at Elgin by the Sunday
school with a program and a basket din
ner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
CLERK FOR SANTA FE AUDITOR
ACCUSED OF EAFBFZZT,FVTF

S7A-D VI IND Fs1AAEsMEsN'E
Los Angeles, Cal, May ACCUSED OF
having embezzIed more than 100000
during period covering six years, ".
J. Ranney, chief clerk in the office Of
the auditor Of the Santa Fe railroad
here. was arrested last night and lodged
in the county jail
The specific charge on which Ranney
was arrested was the alleged theft OF
500, but acting general manager Hib-
bard was authority for the Statement
that the total amount Of the shortage
would approximate at least the Larger
sum.
The accused man lives at Pasadena
where he has been prominent socially
Tor many years He was made chief
clerk IN the office Of auditor L r
Jones OF the Santa Fe six years ago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
IS CHARGED WITH GETTING
LETTER INTENDED FOR

Complaint was filed in the United
States commissioner court Friday
charging Hugh Mc8Iiehael with attempt
ing to "Open, embezzle and secrete" a
letter said to belong to Miss" LOttie
McMichael, who is alleged to be his wife.
The mail, it is claimed, was delivered in
McMicbaePs letter box at the postoffiee,
after she claimed to have given another
address for the delivery of her mail He
was advised by his attorney, it is said,
not to surrender the letter and the COM
plant was sworn out by postmaster J. a.
Smith
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
START WORK on ANOTHER
Eml 4 -

The Mayfield Building and Improve
nent company has started Construction
OF five. room, modern red pressed
br1ck bungalow on lots 81 and 90, block
~, East Fl PasO, on the corner of
BStreIla and Rosa streets for Albert
StelnWachs. The house is to cost $1,000.
See the long IeEged ostriches Sundav
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
TOPEKA MAN IS KILLED nv
4 4 1. nn..nn . 1. -

Portales, n. NJ, May Edgar san
differ, of Topeka Kans-. who arrived
2 yesterday noon to superintend the
roofing Of the Santa Fe depot, was run
over at $50 last night by a north
bound extra freight and his left leg
crushed He died at 1920.
The body will be shipped to Topeka
for burial.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
NANCE GWYNN

husband, Charles Romer williams, a
wealthy art dealer, for divorce in the
courts OF England.
Miss Gwynn cannot see anything IN
usual in the fact that young woman
OF her age (she admits she is 26)
should have walked TO the strains OF
the wedding march on four different
occasions. II won't be bound to
husband that I can no longer love" is
her only comment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
WRECK TRAIN WRECKED ON
WAY TO REPAIR WASHOTT

Colby. Kans., May morris Du-
meane, roadmaster, was killed, and
engineer Erickson and fireman Nicholas
were probably fatally Injured last
night when a Chicago, Rock Island &,
Pacific work train. three miles east
Of here, ran into a WaShoIt while on
its way to repair damage by another
washout
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02

Ed. Bryant has returned from Leaven-
worth. Kan, where he delivered a United
States prisoner. Bryant is q United
States deputy sheriff.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
TIRES OF HER
FOURTH HUSBAND

New York, May Nance Gwynn,
the daring and dainty dancer. who ere
ated quite a sensation in New York
about three years ago, when she in
troduced her dance Of dreams" has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02

local Royalist paper. The interview is
regarded here as one of many indica-
tions Of the relentless activity of the
monarchist party.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02

George holman, secretary of the
Phelps-DOdge company, is here from
New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02

Have you seen the valley this spring?
Take the TObin excursions for West
Ysleta Sunday. Free.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-02
MANUEL PREDICTS
RETURN TO THRONE

Lisbon, Portugal May Al fore
see that I shall soon return to the
throne OF Portugal" is the statement
Of former king Manuel, published in a
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Would Die for Cause.

Would ! see it Trough, she re-
peated in indignant answer to ques-
tlon by a reporter. why of course
/ would. l would die If | had to for
the causes And there are hundreds
OF English women who would do the
same. | don't set myself up as diff
ferent from any other women OF bet
ter than any other woman.
1--WE are having revolution in
England jlst as you Americans had a
revolution when you wanted your
freedom. We English are fighting
for cur freedom Just as you won
yours SO we will win ours. You
fought against George the Third; we
are fighting against George the Fifth.
No, perhaps | should not say that we
are not fighting against King George,
we are fighting against King As
quith for he is the obstinite old man
who blocks the way.
Il do not think 7 should be de-
MED admittance to your country |
don't think | will be. I was at lib-
erty under license, she explained.
my license had expired and was
% course subject to arrest :"
Mrs. Pankhurst was questioned
closely about her departure from
England, She told thel she thought
she would not be arrested If she re-
turned there.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Inhuman Son Jailed

WHEELING-One of the most re
voting cases of brutality that has
been brought to the attention Of the
Peimont county authorities for some
time was discovered when George
Worls, of West Wheeling, was ar
rested on charge of threatening in
menacing manner and assault. Tbs
case evolved around the action of
the young man toward his invalid
mother, now lying on her death bed
and unaware of her unrequitted par
entail love. For the past few weeks
she has been lying on bed on pain,
slowly sinking to the land of the
dreamless sleep, cursed, abused and
lnsulted By her unnatural son, whe
point blank refused to allow the
kindly neighbors to minister to the
dying womans wants. His arrest
wAs caused by an assault made sew
eral days ago on one of the kindly
disposed neighbors.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
STATE NEWS
NEWS FROM ALLovER EST VIRGINIA IN COMPACT FORM

son-in-law, George Aliason, OF the
Monticello addition.
Mrs. Swiger walked too close to an
open stove and her clothing caught
fire and before the flames could lie
eXtingnished by those present she
was fatally burned
Marries Sweetheart's Sister.
When Miss Gladys Criswell, i pref
ty young telephone operator OF
Monndsville, laughed at the offer
made by Harold Foster, young naval
officer on furlough, the rejected
lover said: IF you won't marry
Ime III marry your sister" The girl
lscorned the threat, but Foster made
good in remarkably short time. Tues
DAY evening at s o'clock, he was
turned down and at 8 O'Clock he hal
extracted promise from the young
er sister, Miss Theresa, maiden of
16 summers, to tread life's pathway
with him.
Yesterday morning the couple left
MoundsVille, the girl wearing Miss
Gladys best hat and gloves, and
went to Steubenville, where they
We're married. They came to Wheel
ing last evening and called the girls
parents and asked for forgiveness
and permission to come home. They
were refused. Foster then informed
The parents that lie will take his
young wife with him to Mt. Vernon,
N. y, where his parents reside.
Foster is cadet engineer il the
United States navy and juss arrived
at Norfolk, Va, from a cruise about
South America couple of weeks ago.
He secured permission to come to.
Moundsyille before taking up work
in the navy yards at that place. He
Is 20 years of age The girls par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. William Girls
well, of Western avenue, Mounds
vile.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23

currency as soon as the pending cur
rency bill il enacted into law, ac-
cording to persons in close touch
with the White House. The presi-
dent, il is understood, has two rea-.
sons,for wanting to name Norris to
the position. which pays $4,000 a
year. One is that he believes the
Philadelphia, who has long been a
leading financier, is admirably
equipped for the place, and the 9th
er is that he is anxious to favor Rep
Eresentative A. Mitchell Palmer OF
Pennsylvania. who has already in-
dorsed Norris.
The president and w. G. MeAdoo.
secretary of the treasury, are at odds
over the appointment. MI. McAdoo
insists that John SHELTON Williams,
assistant secretary Of the treasury,
be elevated.
About the time Lawrence Q. MUIR
ray resigned the comptrolIership
Mr. Palmer was given TO understand
that he could name the man for the
job Two different Pittsburgh bank
ers we're for time under consider
ation. but the name Of Mr. Norris
was recently brought forward and
HE was recommended by Palmer.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
BRAND WHIILOCK NAMED AS MINISTER TO BELGIUM


WASHINGTON, y. g.. Oct rs.
President Wilson sent to the senate
the name of Brand Whitlock, mayor
Of Toledo, as minister to Belgium TO
succeed Theodore Marburg, OF Bal
timore.
Mr.. Marburg was appointed to the
Brussels legation by President Taft,
who is his close personal and politi-
cal friend.
In common with other members
of the diplomatic corps and in ac-
cordance with the invariable custom,
Mr.. Marburg resigned when the new
administration went into office The
resignation, however, has been held
at the state department pending the
selection Of a successor
Garrett Droppers, professor Of
economics at Williams College, Will
Transport Mass, has been offered
the post Of minister to Greece by
President Wilson.
Prof Droppers graduated at Har
ward in 1887, was professor Of polit-
zeal economy ~ the University Of
Tokyo for nearly 10 years, president
Of the University ofa South Dakota
for eight years and went TO Viii
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
ELLIS ADMITS KILLING WIFE.

CHICAGO, Oct. William G.
Ellis. the Cincinnati leather mer-
chant. who was found wounded in d
hotel room here near the body Of his
wife, confessed to a coroner's jury
that he had killed the woman. He
was held TO the grand jury, charged
with murder.
After a conference with members
of his wife's family, Ellis abandoned
his assertion, made at first to tne
police, that the tragedy was the re-
suit Of suicide pact. He assumed
the entire blame for the killing and
devoted his statement to obliteratine
the impression given first that jeal,
busy was the motive of the crime.
His confession was made in few
words.
Il will state that | shot my wife,
he said. Il suppose my mind must
have been affected. | was worried
over business troubles and the STATE
OF my health l want to say that m,
wife was the grandest little woman
in the world and the most virtuous
There was no trouble between us
She couldn't do anything wrong.
she w in bed when | shot her
She did not know what l was goins
to do. l di not have any intention
OF doing this when | came to Chi
cage shot her first and gashed hel
afterward with a knife"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
TERRITORY OF THE CONTEST Continued


Hardy, Hampshire Morgan Berkeley Jefferson counties
Headquarters this Virginia
argus, Kngwood, w.
DISTRICT No. g.
District Nc includes Iononealia Northern Panhandle
Tyler Peasants Richie Wood Wi Jackson Roane Calhoun
counties
Headquarters district be the Office OF the Salem Herald
Salem, w. Va.
DIVISION c.
Division includes Harrison a{Or Doddidge Barbour Lewis
as Ranroph Richie Gmer all other
named in Divisions A and B.
DISTRICT No. A.
District No includes Clay agile shnnston Coal Mag
sterial districts Harrison
The headquarters Tor District 10 will be the office
ton News Shinnston w Va.
DISTRICT No. s.
~ District No includes Elk Districts in
and Richie counties
DISTRICT Nc. 6
District No includes Barbour Randolph Poahon
tas counties
DISTRICT No
District Nc Upshu and Kanawha head
for District will of the Buckhnnon Deta
and Knight Errsnt.
DISTRICT No
District No includes Webster all
state not included other district
will be at the office of the Webster Republican Springs Va
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Found Dead

HUNTINGTON - Mrs. Susan
Hicks, of Portsmouth, Ohio, aged Ga
years, was found dead in the county
road at the foot of Bayless hill on
Merritt's creek in McComas district.
Tuesday afternoon, by Roy Adkins,
road commissioner, who was on his
way home from this city.
Mrs. Hicks was on her way TO visit
her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Brock.
whose home is about two miles be-
|yond where she was found dead.
Squire Willard Pratt, of that district.
conducted an inquest in company
with DIR. H. NJ. Adkins, who found
that death was due to an attack Of
heart fiiure, superinduced by exhaHs-
ton The aged woman had walked
six miles from the railroad station
and had two miles yet to so TO reach
the Brock home when she dropped
dead
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Secures Bio Industry.

HUNTANGTONEA big branch of
the Boldt Glass company, Of Cincin-
natl, through the chamber of com
meree of Huntington, will locate
here, ali Of which is equivalent to
announcing the coming OF one of
the greatest industrial concerns that
has SO far figured in the city's his
tory since it became a corporation.
TO establish the new plant here will
cost between 100000 and $5O0,O0O
and the location has already been
selected ten acre tract secured
after much trouble, from the Thorn
burg. estate on the southwestern
edge Of the city.
The plant will be ready for occu-
pancy within another twelve months
and will be located south of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad and
west Of Iohnson's Lane. A switch
will be run to it by the Chesapeake
and Ohio and a production of 1000
cars per annum has been promised.
Six hundred persons will be employ
ed Three large furnaces, CORFU
gated paper box plant and wood
box plant will bee rected on the site,
housed in way that will give fair
idea OF tile size of the industry.
Died From Burns.
PARIERSBURG-- Mrs Laura A.
Swiger, aged 81, died at 2:10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning from burns re-
eeived Tuesday eeyning al 6 o'clock
when her clothing caught fire from
an open stove TT the home OF hel
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
For Minister to Greece.

Garrett Droppers, professor Of
economics at Williams College, Will
Jamestown, Mass, has heen offered
the post of minister to Greece by
President Wilson. Prof, Droppers
graduated at Harvard in 1887, was
professor of political economy at the
University of Toxic for nearly II
years, president of the University of
South Dakota for eight years and
went to Williams College in 1908.
he is an intimate personal friend of
President Wilson.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
now THE PRIZES WILL BIZ AWARDED Continued I

the division prizes will given handsome 90
guaranteed design watches
have become fad all the large cities and something
tirely
The standing eight districts after
the division been awarded will given beautiful Mesh
Bag
The contestant standing fourth in each Of the eight districts
the division have awarded will be
theic Ruby Ring
The contestant standing fifth in each the eight districts
Eastman
Contestants confined their
and subscriptions but them
Postal Union.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23

Senator MARITIME, OF New Jersey
urged the senate 10 recommend re-
peal Of the Hay Pauncefote Panama
treaty with Great Britain, on the
ground that il interfercs with too
many American rights He said he
mad received many protests that thf
tariff bins per cent shipping re-
bale was 4 violation of the terms
Of the treaty.
The senator added that he pre-
ferred a repeal OF the treaty to 1
Irepeal of the 3 per cent rebate ant
predicted that the United States
would have the best of the argument
if foreign countries tried to MAKE
commercial rcprisals because Of tht
rebate.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23

ClfARLESTON-H Hugh Enicks 10.
is in a local hospital with q bullet
wound in his back, the result OF his
refusal to submit TO arrest. Fnieks
was shot by Justice All Spradling.
near Blackberry. Putnam county
when the officer attempted to place
Enicks under arrest. The latter
made an effort TO escape, but was
brought down by q bnllet. The Off
Ger suspected Enicks Of carrying i
pistol but when searched No weapon
was found. Enicks was rushed to
Charleston on an emergency train.
His recovery is doubtful.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Big Enrolment.

Z MORCANTOWN Exactly ESQ
students have registered in the uni
yersity up to the present date and
before the end Of the semester the
number viii more than likely reach
The seven hundred mark. This is
an increase Of 1872 over the registra-
tion of last year. The enrolment in
the agricultural college has increased
more than any other department in
the university.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
NEGRO SLAYER FINALLY TAKEN

WILLIAMSON, W. Va, Oct. Is. =
The negro who last Sunday shot ana
killed Deputy Sheriff Albert Doty,
has been arrested near his old home
in South Carolina and officers are
bringing him to Williamson. He is
under heavy guard as it is feared an
attempt viii be made to lynch him
when he reaches here tonight.
For three days after the murder a
party searched the mountains of
Kentucky for the negro and then
three officers We're sent to South
Carolina in the hope that he had re-
turned 10 his former homo. They
located him the day OF their arrival.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Wilson Family Reunited

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, Presi.
dent Wilson arose while the morn
ing sun was struggling to peep
through low-hanging clouds, and be-
fore z O'Clock was on his way to The
Union station 10 welcome Mrs. VIII
son and his daughters, Misses Mar
garet and Eleanor, who returned
from the Wilson summer home in
Cornish. N. II. Mrs Wilson and the
daughters. pictures of health, trip.
ped off the train into the arms o.
the president.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
RULES, INFORMATION, ETC, (continucd.)


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II n ~ d smhd rmdhe mnundh
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Some Catch.

GRAFTON Abraham Kcener, ag-
ed SO years, Oldest inhabitant Of
Taylor county, and one Of the early
settlers. caught two catfish here to-
day weighing thirty and thirty-one
pounds, respectively, in the Tygarts
Valley river, the largest fish caught
here in years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
TENNESSEE Dry LAWS SIGNED

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Oct. is. =
Legislation prohibiting inter-eounty
liquor shipments in Tennessee and
prohibiting interstate shipments in
quantities over a gallon for personal
use became effective today with the
signing Of two bills by Gov. Hooper.
They We're passed yesterday at the
extraordinary session OF the legis'
lature.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
RETIRED OFFICER
KILLS HIMSELF

COLCHESTER, Conn, Oct. is.
Commander Charles A. Brand, U. S.
NJ, retired, committed suicide by
shooting this morning in SON weeds
Ia quarter Of a mile from his home.
His act was caused, it is believed,
by i'll health, on account Oh which he
retired from the navy three years
years ago. He was 40 years old.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Would Extend Rural Mail.

Representative Bailey, of Pennsyl-
vania, today introduced bill that
would provide fore xtension of the
free delivery mail service to all
towns in the United States, with q
population exceeding Loco not now
entitled to such delivery. The bill
would carry an appropriation OF
$40, 900, 900 and, it is estimated, the
proposed change in the service would
affect about 5000 communities.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
Committed Suicide.

WHEELING Seating himself on
an old bench in front of the Allan
tic engine house, on Seventeenth
street, Don Hickman, well known
resident of the east end, drained the
contents of six ounce bottle of pure
carbolic acid and died few minutes
later.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
WALKED RIGHT IN,
TURNED AROUND AND
WALKED RIGHT OUT
AGAIN'-WITH $500.

CLARKSBURG, w. va, Oct.
17.-Burglars broke a pane of
glass and walked in the big
E. R. Davis hardware store
this morning and took $500
from an unlocked safe and
walked away.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-10-23
In the Senate.

Met at noon.
Senator MARITIME urged repeal Of
the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
Banking committee continued
hearings.
Nominations of native Philippine
commissioners and others received.
Adjourned at 9 o'clock TO noon
Monday,