West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-19

Former Preston countlso Dies 1t
Advanced AGE In San DIseo-Demo-
Gratis ana ProsrsssIvss Sweep the
State-Exposition Soon TO Open
CoRoxApo, CAL. Nov. 4. 1914

CORONADO, Cal, Nov. !, 1914.
Dear Argue:
am sorry TO have TO record the death
OF John Falkenstein, aged SO years,
which occurred at his home in San Diego
today. l was not aware OF his illness till
| saw the notice OF his death i'm the even
ing papers. Mr.. Falkenstein was born
near Bruceton, w. Va. so years ago.
He was a son OF the late Samuel Falken-
stein and brother of Wiley Falkepstein
OF Terra Alta. He grew TO manhood in
his native state, enlisted and served dur
ing the civil war in West Virginia cav
airy regiment. After the war he came
west and married and raised a family
Alter the death OF his wife he returned TO
Bruceton and married Mrs. Louisa For
man Shepherd and returned and made
their home in San Diego, where they ac-
quired considerable property. His wife
died about year ago. His son and two
OF his daughters live in Los Angeles.
One daughter lives in Portland Oregon,
and one in San Francisco. have known
him for more than fifty years. He was a
pleasant, congenial man and quite promi-
nent in local politics. He spent the
greater part of last winter in the employ
| OF the state senate at Sacramento, but
had to return home before the end of the
| session on account Of failing health. lie
will be buried by Heintzelman Post,
Il. A. r., in Mount Hope cemetery.
Well, the election is passed and Cali
iornia is Progressive by $4,000 plurality.
| The Progressives and Democrats got
every office except secretary of state
| Phelin, Democrat, is United States sena
tor. In the Eleventh congressional dis.
trict the Progressives and Democrats com
bined and elected William Kettner, Demo-
crat, over j. @. Needbam. standpat Re-
publican. The prohibition amendment
which we hoped to carry lost out by a
large majority on account of the large
wine industry in the state. Hiram w.
johnson, Progressive, beat John ID.
Fredericks, standpat Republican, %, 0OO
In his own county OF Los Angeles for the
office OF governor Our own county cleo.
ton was very satisfactory to- all parties
except the reactionaries. We geve Kett-
ner majority OF 5000 in a county sup.
posed to be largely Republican.
| l saw a statement in the San Diego
| Union that our own Junior Brown was
defeated in the Second West Virginia
district, but / won't believe it without
further proof. shall anxiously await
the arrival OF this weeks Argus. | wa.
so sure of his election, as the opposition
was divided. l think there must be 4
mistake. shall inquire of Mr.. Kettner
tomorrow.
The weather continues quite warm.
Some of the Coronado people concluded
to try fishing for albicore, so they pur.
chased net $50 feet long and fifty feet
deep, costing $500. They set up the net
in our garage and went to sea last Sun.
day about thirty miles out. Sunday night
at IL O'Clock they looked for their net
and it was gone. They had encountered
a school OF whales and one became en-.
tangled and carried away the whole
business. After long search they re-
turned and ordered another net. Fishing
Is fine sport along the coast.
| had a visit from Mr.. Paul Bennett
few days since. He is a son of f.. A.
Bennett OF Huntington, w. Va, and is
a fine young man and an excellent must.
clan and is member of the Exposition
band. A large number of tourists are
arriving from the north. Like the wild
geese OH the approach of winter, they
seek the Harbor OF the Sun.
In two months the Exposition will
open and hope to see thousands OF West
Virginians in San Diego. You can come
here in winter to escape the cold and live
where roses bloom all the year, or come
in summer and escape the fierce heat that
the coast and middle west is so liable TO.
Surely this is resort for all seasons.
Respectfully,
j. NJ. SHAW.