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The Jasper news., 1914-01-28

We have an almost perfect climate
or it, appears SC to us old Mis-
souiians. The SUMMERS are pleas
ant and only two months during
the winter il is really cold and
stormy. But do, YOU know, dear
fIiends and readers. we often find
ourselves wishing for good old
southwesterner and entertaining
the children with tales OF good old
winter tim. back east until they
seem to think that Missouri is the
lovliest spot on earth. Mean.
while at this time ehe middle Of
December) we can see the grass
creeping up along the road and
hillside, orange and lemon trees
are loaded with fruit, flowers in
bloom and gardens still giving
abun dance of Christmas cheer.
We had heavy frost last night.
but it doesn't do SO much harm as
it does with you.
We just glanced over the little
editorial mot thing in it"
And the poor abused publisher
has our sympathy. But never give
up, for we would, like many others,
greatly miss our copy if it failed to
arrive in California in due time.
We are preparing for the coming
of Santa Claus. Within a mile Of
us are oak trees covered with
mistletoe. 1t grows in he. forks
of thes tree and on the branches.
A short distance farther are nun
berless hollyberry Trees They
look lovely with their white and
red balls So our Christmas trees
ami decorations are nice and handy.
Tell the young folks that the road
near us leads rreht tar"ngh these
same trees and on hooking up one
can see huge punches nf mistletoe
overhead. '-t
We have enjoyed good health
excepting Father Fisher. WIN vas
called home the 7zd OF December
after lingering illness.
We have gool graded school
and union high school near The
majority "f our young people at.
tend here after finishing the gram.
mer schools and from there scatter
TO the different State Normals rnd
| Universities. Our oldest girl Leila
graduated from the grammar
school last year at the aye of
I2 and is now taking he first
years high school course
This is grain and dairy country
where large screaPes of barley,
rice, beans and alfalfa are grown.
but within 30 miles of MS is the.
heart of the fruit belt where there
are thousands Of acres Of peaches
grapes, olives and almonds and
o, her fruits
Wei! l must stop or the News.
man will grow weary. We, the
Fisher family. send greetings and
best wishes 10 cid friends.
Mrs Forrie Fisher.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
Mrs. Henry Kali Wiites from
Idaho.
Burnley, Idaho

Bur(ey, Idaho
Dear Jasper friends; 1t has
been five years since | lett Jasper
to try my wings. In some WAYS
it seems but short time while in
Others it has seemed lifetime,
We are at present On farm
near Burnley. l suppose some will
wonder where Burley is. 1t is in
Cassia County, one of the southern
tier of counties. The Snake River
forms the northern boundary of
the county and Burnley is near the
river.
To the south are the Goose
Creek range of mountains extend,
ing from northeast to southwest.
The nearesr point to is being
about eight or nine miles away.
Beyond the foot hills of this range.
in a lovely valley is the county
seat, Albion. also the state Normal
and Training school.
Mount Harrison, nine miles
south of Albion. one of the highest
peaks, can be seen from our door.
To the north we can see the jag
ged peaks of the Saw Tooth'range
nearly 100 miles away.
This is a lovely country. The
principal crops are alfalfa, sugar
beets and "spuds," A great many
cattle, sheep and hogs are raised
here. We have a beet-sugar fac,
tory at Burnley.
Our children attend the Burnley
school. The district is six miles
square and the country children
are carried to and from school in
wagons The school enrolment is
about S2s and the teachers num-
Der "a.
/ have met people from various
states, but none from onr part Of
Missouri. If any of you think Of
coming west. be sure to come by
and see us and wewill give you q
hearty welcome and show you the
country. Mrs, Henry Hall.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
Roses in Bloom and Strawber-
ries Ripe in Los Angeles.
400 East 62d Street.
Los Any eles, Cal.

Los Angeles, Cal.
Dear old neighbors and friends:
| will try TO wrte few lines t.
YOU. | came out TO LIS Angeles
about 40 years ago. like thus
country and climate so iLuch, al
though have had lots If trouble
In 1904 lost my youngest daugh-
ter Gertrude She was 10 years
Oh. The exsplosion If a lamp
was The cause Of her death, and IN
1910 Anna, my elder daughter,
passed out will, quick tuberculosis.
In 1911, the 5th day OF Septem-
Der my husband, john H. Dislcr,
passed away III San Diego with
apuplexy. But there is no use 10
worry and gleve, as SO often
think, for We must I'll travel the
same road sore time. In the
meantime my son George Disler
married.
MIR James Hetrod is still living.
ne Is III MS oolb year. llS has
been little under The weather,
but is very we'll now.
Andrew Houck lives here. Hia
health is pretty good
The Weather is sOmewaat windy
at present, like the March winds
ave there and we have had some
lIO>ls. but not enough TO make
The peach trees crop their leaves
The oranges are ripening pretty
fast and the weather is nice here
this time of the year. StraWber
lies at FIVE cents a box, although
other berries are scarce.
Roses are in bloom and all
kinds OF fresh vegetables common.
surely loug to see old jasper and
all my old friends and neighbors
and l hope some day 10 see my
sister and family, Mrs. Ed Owen
Mrs J. h. Disler.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
! Homestead, Mont.
year.

Dear Sir: You will find en-
closed a check for which please
credit my subscription TO your
paper for ANOTHER year.
We are glad TO get The News as
our weekly letter from home.
Would like 10 write more accord
ing to your request, but ion't sup.
pose here is much could say #
interest about the frozen north "
| expect 1t makes you shiver to-
even mention it, but really We
are having All ideal winter. he
main "a M,ssqurian in Montana
S A. holland.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
Two Letters From Waterbury.
Richmond, Kans.

i\iNliIoi'lI MANS
Dear Sir and Friend: Your re-
quest for letter TO be published
in a January issue of The News was
T ceived. | am always glad for
an opportunity to extend good
wishes and thanks to our many
friends in and near Jasper for
their many acts of kindness during
our stay with them, and thank
you, Mr.. Drake, for this privilege
Wife and are still able to eat
three squares per day, but the
same trouble that caused me to
take my bed December 10, 1913,
is causing ME to start for hospi-
tai in Kansas City January a for
another surgical operation. Will
60 to the Thornton and Minor
Hospital. 1t was a disappoint.
ment to us to again have to quit
business,
Some one has said there is
strength in adversely" so that
being true we should be stronger
than ever after this ordeal. We
never miss copy of the paper,
and look forward to its arrival.
Yours Truly,
L T. Waterbury.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
Pontiac. Ill

., Pontiac. Ill
Sir: Please find inclosed SI.oo
for which please credit me on sub
scription.
Could not get along without
he Jasper News and wish / could
write letter for the paper, but
can not hisitime.
Wishing you successful new
year. e.. IT, Met artv.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
Lived in Jasper "a Years Ago.
West Butte, Cal.

Dear Mr.. Editor: Your invita-.
ton to help along the "Old Friends
Edition" found us in the beautiful
and prosperous Sacramento Valley,
where we have lived ever since we
left Jasper vicinity IL year ego
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
RECEIVED LATER.

We went to Kansas City Mon,
day as prearranged, but the doctors
said | would be better off with
out an operation, prescribed a
course of treatment and sent me
home to possibly get we'll some
time. 1t was a rather sad disap-
pointment TO US, but may turn out
right in the end. L. 7. W.
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
They Enjoy Their Letter From
Home"
Reeds. Mo.

Reeds, Mo.
Dear Editor: Please find in
closed check tor subscription to
the Jasper News. We can not
keep house with out it.
Miss Lizzie Etier-
The Jasper news., 1914-01-28
From The Golden Gate.
San Francisco. Cal.

think everyone is more or less &C.
quainted with the scenic part OF
this large state, which together
with its extensive system of state
highways and boulevards, makes
it popular with motorists. The
automobile registration in this
state reached almost las COO last
year When we go out in the
spring the valleys and the noun
tains are So beautiful We are posi-
tive the springtime is tn" most
beautiful of all the year; then in
the fall after the first rains they
are so pretty and green and vel
vety after the dry deadness Of mid
summer we are sure they were
never prerrier The water and
mountain 81 emery within a radius
of SO miles Of San Francisco is
certainly wonderful, at least to us,
who until the last three years have
spent most of our lives in com
paratiNely level country. This is
a part Of the country which is seen
by very few of the tourists. who
confire lheir light. seeing mostly to
the cities and to the railroads.
which. although Hffnrdirp much
beautiful scenery, do not reach
many of NATURE real beauty spots.
This is the part OF tn" country
which We really love. lIuwever,
California has no NOR opo'y on
Nature, and you in Missouri have
something which we have not. tN-
cept in a few favored sp' ts-the
beautiful snow scenery OF winter
which makes the spring the more
beautiful b. comparison, and your
gorgeous autumns with their riot of
color. While our vineyards would
be a revelation to you, Missouri
cornhell would be a real curiosity
to the native Californian.
Perhaps cur way of celebrating
New Years Eve would int crest YOU
and your readers; perhaps YOU Will
like your own way better; perhaps
we ag,r- with you, However
when in Rome one must be Ro-
man if he would enjoy himself,
therefore We are San Franci, cans,
and as such 90 our share in ad.
ding +" he general ccmro'ion
which T, igus supreme on this one
night rf all the year. The tables
in the large cafes and town
hotels are all engaged weeks in ad-
vince, and the older and more
sedat- content themselves with
sitting around, eating, drinking
Coffee wine, beer or lemonade,
according to their nationality and
disposition) and looking on while
the othrrS make merry in q more
active manner. The floors are
usually cleared in the center for
dancing. and they have special
Tnuc'c and entertainm, Mt until
the Wee hours OF the morning.
On the street pandemoniuu
reigns--it is a veritable carniva'
Of confetti and noise; horns-smal
horns, large horns, COW bells, rat.
tiers, in fact anything that will
make mise (the more noise the
better are very much in evidence
and by two or three o clock wher
the early birds" begin to looE
for owl cars or taXis, the street!
look like a real Missouri snow
storm had passed over, but upor
closer inspection we find it is bu'
confetti.
l believe every whistle in thu
city and suburbs blew or screeched
according 10 their size and charac
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27
BELLAlRE GIRL WHO WAS
KIDNAPPED, RETURNED HOME

went 10 Oakland. Md, where a mar
Rage license was Obtained the I,al.
Ian giving the name OF Albert Sue
cur. but a marriage had no,
been performed. To the girl Zar.
aid stated that a ceremony was no,
necessary. that all that was required
IN this country was the marriage H.
Snss' she did not believe and re-
FUSED 10 live with him and asked
repeatedly 10 let her return home
IN Meadow Brook the girl met bar
sister and told her the story of The
kidnapping. Her sister ecure no
MaTrlage license and wrote 10 Mrs
narahese and the position in which
the girl was placed. Mrs. Varanese
took the letter TO Chief OF Police Ma-
none, who promptly dispatched Hin
name Agent Travers 10 Meadow
bro0k In search OF the girl and her
lie had no difficulty in locating the
pair both were taken in custody The
Inah agreeing 10 return 10 Ohio An
went well until the tartv rao.LI5
Iairmont where friends OF the ItsL
ian secured an attorney who advised
MN not to return 10 Ohio withou,
ItPglsltlon papers. He followed tLc
auNlce or the attorney Uunsna
agent Travers wanted the nar"n,s
VINO accompanied him 10 have tbo
man arrested as a fugitive from I'M
ilce. Ihis they refused 10 10 80
ing harm from Zarald or his frisnJs
ana lis likely the case nav be- dropn
~. me girl was turned over 10 re-
aISnts last night and was exceed
friends. ~ anu among
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27
SAND HILL

SAND HILL. W. Va. June ae-Nisa
Emily Davis has returned home after
spending several weeks visit with Miss
Annie Winters.
Isaac Davis has finished rcmodelirr
the house Uf ". l.. UuEuc. OF Viola.
Mr. a r. knrr. % oklahoma. passed
through here cnrouto 90 Oak UuiT tho
home Of his bayhood days. renewing oIi
acquaintance.
Mrs. Jessie Davis o. spending several
days A. Do guest of her mother. Mrs.
Samuel Turner.
Mr. Charles Lowe. ~ Wayman Ridge.
spent Wcdnrsday with Mr.. and Mrs
Mrs. Kate i1guo f. the guest % reia-
utea nt Film Grove.
Mis- Margaret Neuhardt 81 tho Island
IN spending several weeks with her
~graudwgthor. Mrs Isaac Davis
Mrs DAME uaFuo. 81 Viola. srent
Tucrdny with Mr. and Mrs. O.. s. Jones.
MI Gray i7 900 NJ the home % fis
daughter Mrr Lester Campbell
Mrs Margaret Winters has returned
o. Dor home after spending several DAYS
nH the guest ~ NIra Annie Mirfrra
Nr7 Emma Davis ard Frnrd-dauEhte-
Niea Margaret Efuhnrdf. nr. tho quests
NJ Mr james winters this wrfF
Mrs Mary A. Turner spent thursday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27
GREATER WHEELING CHARTER
COMMITTEE BEGINS ITS WORK

~ should b. entitled TO three
delegates.
A COMMITTEES composed OF Nessrs.
Merriam and PAUL. OF the suburbs
ana NJ Brennan. Of this city. was
appointed 20 call upon Elm Grove.
Warwood and Patterson councils.
ana urEe their representation. II
vas emphasized that the actions OF
the committee IN no way bound the
towns. and that the councils were
not required TO commit themselves
In the appointment OF delegates.
Messrs. Wallace and Nayior were
appointed 20 make arrangements 20
secure council chambers or some
room In me city building 20 he
will be held four weeks from last
nisht. Friday evening. July "a.
Sentiment Expressed.
Expressions 81 sentiment from the
suburbs was asked from
tatiyes present Mr.. Christian SPEAK
ing for Warwood. said he beloved the
issue was misunderstood he said
that while sentiment az present l.
u~nfayOrable TO annexation 10 Wheel.
INK. he belived with a new form OF
government here. IL would change
The day Will come when Warwood
VIII be a great ward Of Wheeling.
he said.
Mr.. Schmidt said tha, while there
are many individuals in Fulton who
v the annexati- idea. the town
as a whole Is opposed. our citizens
do not see whore they can be bene-
fitted" he said.
Mr.. Tiernan said he believed the
majority OF citizens OF Edgewood were
opposed TO annexation under the pres
ent conditions In Wheeling. 'Clean
house. he said, get a good form of
government. and | think the people of
Edgswood will favor Greater Wheel.
ing
Mr.. Merriman said that all residents
IN his vicinity favored annexation.
Persons who work in Wheeling make
their money in Wheeling yet live u
the-pike and r opposed 20 the prop
oeiuon have selfish motives / think.
he said.
Mr.. PAUL said the people of Woods.
dale favored annexation. but not IN
der present conditions OF
II depends largely upon the result of
the deliberations Of this committee
whether or not the people OF Woods
dale favor H." he declared.
Open 70 Public.
All meetings OF the committee are
70 be open to the public. The fol
lowing resolution was adopted at the
beginning OF last nights session, upon
the motion of Mr.. PAUL. seconded by
Mr.. LaF1am:
Resolved. That the meetings OF
the Greater Wheeling committee shall
be open at all times TO all citizens
OF the city and suburbs who may at
all times have the privilege OF the
floor for suggestions or discussions
have the same rights as members.
except voting.
Resolved. That in Ease Of resigna-
lions the appointing bodies be que
ed TO fiji such vacancies"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27

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FOOT ri T~u.rfv.frrf stree.
'"r .I.h. RI WherIIrr
A.'Ii thirty Give women os-.
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-f u .~rHasrHNfr hour 'F
james gH.rr NJ Center w..
'r'.rfHirr1 fFe Ladies' AIf c..t.,.
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town 'fN tfd nf
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NuIIf can DO
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w. Iirff r.rrI-se VIII o.. fsff crrf..
~ f"r grounds .-Hrr.rrH|rr tr.
I'r. church .r THrrr.Hn
.r.I1I music VNI Do rsrf.r.f
VIC. NIrflf r.rIfHH % c4ffr %
f'I.nrI BONE after .#lHHfr. Game
'II-E Hf fIr home Hf ur W
.HrwuHf avenue
Miss NrINa Moore uf Frrfe. W.
wood attended the Christian rrfsavo-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27
BOARD Of EDUCATION AWARDS
eoHI setIL Ro, "
Structure Must BE Completes Within
Eight honths-Oeoste In Beard
Over F~ireproohnp.

After an almost continuous session
unul a Few minutes before midnight.
the a OF Education awarded the
SontIsct for an entirely hreproof
Duliding. last night. TO ]. W. Beitk a
sons at their bad OF Ss7.4eO. with a
clause that the building must be IN.
lshed within eight months. except "a.
DOT troubles. and that each day over
nat the board Is 20 receive a penalty
. bonus Of $50 per day.
William Hare's sons Company was
awarded the contract for the plumb.
ing work AZ the bid OF S3.ss5 and Mr..
Theodore Wagner was named a. on.
strgetlon superintendent for the board
Win a salary Of S75 per month. The
other bidders on the high school mere
W W Wood Company. at Ss5.3gO.
nneIes Lumber Company. at s9s.4sO.
Menzell. at $500: TIL Harris. Al
sy2.as0. and J. W. Beltz & Sons AZ
- 800 The other bid for plumbing
was sehofeld q Govt. at s4.iOO.
All OF the above bids were Included
ln the report OF the building and
mitted last night. such COMMITTEE
having met during the past week and
opened bids on specifications Offered
by me bidders. An almost superhu.
man Effort was made by some OF the
members OF the board TO defer the
- hHAr VI Nlt NuOlt OutlQlnE At
THIS time but this was Offset by Other
introducing the records OF
previous meetings that showed tho
board MAD gone on record TO ~epro
the whole building and had received
blds as such. They held thai TO award
the contract TO any firm without re-
considering all their previous busi.
ness n change any single part OF
the specifications. would open the way
toI legal squabbles with d~isgruntIed
bidders.
Fireprooftnp Debate.
Rules and %re-ruling. motions and
counter motions. debates and counter
debates were INDUCED in from the
start When the report was read a
verbal explanation 20 the resolution
embodied In the above. stated that
the architect and contractors believed
mat the f~ireproofing of the whole
bullding was not necessary at this
time but could be deferred until a lat
or period. Or. Wilson lead the debate
IN favor OF hreproofing the whole
building Immediately. He said, you
viii by your actions tonight, either
say that this building will be entirely
nreproofed now or IL will never be
~Teproofed. II you rule that this
building will only be partly freproof-
ed at this time. then YOU open The
way for legal quarrels."
Mr.. r. II. Mckee made a motion
that the freproofing of the building.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING TO
Be FIREPROOF;; LET CONTRACT

hat T. the entire front and south
stns o. the building. Be dispeneed
lth This motion was carried and
Iof time looked az 10 10 would pre-
uNl thFolEh careful parliament
~ asuon and nhbusterlng. the mem
ters foreign 10 this idea. succeeded IN
gctung a ruling. which had BEEN en-
bOcled IN he work Of another meet
ma AGAINST h motion OF the Sentle-
ban from Madison district 20 the
enect that his motion Was out OF or
Ger and illegal
Then Mr. seabright from Ritchie
district move that the report OF the
committee on grounds be accepted
with the amendments that Mr.. Beltz
De selected TO build the high school
mat he II to have eight months 10
90 ~ n that he Is 10 pay a penalty
and bonus for each day over that time
be Is IN building the structure. Mr.
heitz who was present with Mr.. r. VI
HANDY OF the nrm. zskcd hat the
amendment read that they are 10 b.
allowed for any labor troubles that
would arise. Mr.. Fair inquired II the
specifications called for union labor
and was answered in the affirmative.
he different amendments were pass
ed after which the motion to pass the
commuters report as a whole wis
placed In order and passed without
a dissenting vote.
w rCFGCnNaQe
One OF the clauses % the report
referred 20 the awarding iof the con
tract on a percentage basis Of 20
per cent for the plumbing for mater
ial n labor and six per cent on the
material n labor OF the construc-
ton. The board however did away
with he percentage plan altogether
ana accepted the bids on a fiat rate
plan During the early part OF the
meeting Dr. Afmbrecht made a mo-
ton that the building. that Is the rear
that Will be totally reconstructed, be
~nreproofed as II goes up and that
the front be h~reproofed IN the yaca-
tion OF 1915. This did not prevail.
\ motion was also made 10 refer
the matter back 20 the building and
grounds committee but those who
wished the building fireproofed MI
bustered this motion. To settle sew
eral OF the disputes that arose. the
cards showing the form of the meet.
ing called. were brought into the
meeting. Personalities were lacking
last night az the meeting and while N
was lengthy n many lively tilis
were indnlged in. yet a spirit OF good
VIII towards The high school as a
whole was elected.
The main object seemed 20 no IN
get the building done as soon an pos.
slble. that the students might he
axe from the Webster School and
not longer disrupt their Curriculum
Inc work OF rebuilding the high
school Will be started al once and
rushed 70 completion in an effort 10
nave IL ready for occupancy as soon
as possible For a time last night n
looked rs II the building would not
be hreproofed but the action OF ths
time. "'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-27
BELMONT COUNTY HUMANE OF.
FiCER LOCATED HER NEAR
ClARkSBURG.
Was Stolen on Eve Of Wedding by
Foreigner, Who Tried to Force
Her TO Marry Him.

Humane Agent John Travers, of
Bellaire. returned last night from
Meadow Brook. a small town near
Clarksburg. w. Va, with Miss Nina
Naranese. an Italian girl. who, IL is
alleged. was kidnapped a week ago by
Albert Zarald, who. IL appears, was in
love with the girl.
Nina Naranese was engaged TO
Thomas M Peitro. The wedding was
70 nave been solemnized at st. Johns
Church, In Bellaire. June 10. The we'd
ding day arrived. but the bride did
not appear, and II was thought that
she had eloped on the eve OF their
wedding with Zarald.
Family and friends started an inves-
ugation. and II was at first believed
the pair had fed to Phillips. Wis.
ne hunt was continued until Thurs
Jay, when the mother received a let
Ter from the girl at Meadow Brook.
charging that Zarald had kidnapped her
on The eve Of her wedding day. "a
raid had called at the girls home on
mat evening and asked her to accom-
pany him 10 the home OF an Italian
whore a wedding present awaited bcr
she said. Fearing no harm, the Girl
accompanied the man. When a few
docks o home he made known the
rear purpose. and warned her that AZ
she did not comply with Instructions
ne would Kill her. The girl stated TO
me humane agent last night that "a,
RAID hourished a razor and intimated
mat n b made any outcry or gave
the least warning he would KIN her.
Obtained Marriage Licenses
lhey crossed the river 20 Benwood
and went 70 M~oundsville on a Wheel
ing traction car. From there they