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The Holly chieftain., 1915-05-07
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Some of the Best Bargains
in the Valley here offered:

in the Valley here offered:
No. I. For Sale. l6O-Acres Of food
level land in Hodseman County, Kane,
l20 acres in wheat in fine condition, rent
goes with place, located miles west Of
Burdette, Kans, all fenced. Owner wants
cash to buy an irrigated farm here At
Holly. Price $40 per Acre.
No. 2. For Sale. l6O-Acrss OF .
nice sandy loan with food solid buffalo
sod, in fact good raw quarter close to
town, being only miles south Of Holly.
1t would make food home where the
children could attend the Holly Schools.
1t would make good dairy place. This
place joins place where the party GOT .
return of $40 per acre this last year from
his titled ground. The party holds his
place at Sl7 per acre. Price 10 only $3.50
per acre.
No. 3. For Sale or Trade. l6O-
Acres, another food quarter s miles Of
town. This is a good tight buffalo sod
with q sandy loan; will make q food
farm. The owner wishes to sell this to
buy pool hall or will trade it for food
pool hall we'll located. Price $1,000.
No. 4. For Sale. 640.Aeres, which
is an ideal small ranch proposition. This
full section has a food sprinf that will
water 1000 head of cattle. There il a
small house, we'll and mill etc., and with
q little more improvements would make
splendid dairy farm. This simply can.
not be beat for nice little ranch to make
money on. Price $500. Mish. make
terms on q part of it.
Aquarter section II miles south of
Holly for what have you Tot.
80 acres of irrissted land for email
clear farm in Southwestern Missouri or
Eastern Arkansas, to trade.
100 acres six miles south Of Holly.
Level as floor. Soil il q black candy
loan and will grow anything. Price 5000
cash, or part cash and balance in food
milk cows.
$l1oO. A half section Of smooth, level
land, II miles southeast of Holly. This
place has small cement house, well and
windmill, good stone barn for 10 head
horses, l0xl2 frame tool house, GOOD
stone chicken house, wind brake 10 feet
long and fenced and an Al place. This
place will not last long at this price Look
it up quick.
An irrigated quarter section with its
own irrisstins plant, consisting Of q IS
horsepower gasoline engine and 8 inch
centrifugal pump. Unlimited amount Of
water and very shallow. IS acres in al.
falfa and 40 acres cultivated. You can't
miss it on this place at SIS per acre. One.
half cash, balance three years at 8x,
Annu.; payments.
HOLLY CHlEFTAIN
LAND BARGAINS DEPARTMENT
The Holly chieftain., 1915-05-07

100 acres six miles south Of Holly.
Level as floor. Soil 10 . blsok sandy
loan and will grow anything. Price 500
cash, or part cash and balance in food
milk cows.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-05-07

80 acres of irrigated land for . small
clear farm in Southwestern Missouri Or
Eastern Arkansas, to trade.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
.E=[.K'l..Si | DO aON0IRi.Iij0]
DEPARTED.MEMBERS

Yesterdayswas the day set aside by
tht Elks to the memory OF their de.
PAL ted brothers. onfthel first Sunday
In December the various lodges
throughout the world meet land hold
their services of respect to members
who have gone efore. Fairmont lodge
No. 294 In conformity with this. Gus.
t2a held their impressive Sritual YES,
jterdays afternoon before a large mum.
Der of friends at the Grand Opera
House; which was appropriately deco:
rated. Z; Z, ~
z Attorney Harry R. SIIiteshaw, q
Parkershurg, was the principal speak.
er; for the, occasion and he delivered, "a
most eloquent Grafton. Rev. 4 H. q G.
sStoetzle,, acted as; chaplin. Bossle's
orchestra, Mrs, Hazel Book, att the
piano, and a quartette: composed OF
Mrs. Edna Lehmon-M Morris, Miss Mary
Coleman, Louis Block and Jack Ab.
bott, furnished splendid music for the
occasion and Mrs. George Del Bolt read
Thanatopsis with pronounced effect.
the impressive memorial ritual OF the
order was carried out in full and with
great smoothness. f
The members of the local lodg and
visiting brothers met at, the lodge
rooms on Main street and at 2.SO
marched to the theatre where they oc.
cupied the front tseats; the. officers and
speakers being upon the stage.E
& The local lodge has lost 27lmembers
since It was organized in 1897, Three
OF these died the past year, James W.
Harrington, Frank T. Moore and Au.
brey W. Meredith. 81 n.
The officers Of the lodge who took
part in the services yesterday are
Exalted Ruler Bert S. Leopold; Lead.
ing Knight, NJ E. Ashcraft; !; Loyal
Knight, George Duerr; Lecturing
Knight, Raymond Haller; Secretary
Charles Z. Barry; Treasurer, John o.
Morgan, Esquire, F. Wayne Nay; III.
Ter, John A. Bloom; Chaplain, w. H.
Randolph; and Inner Guard, W. Fl.
Roush. ~
The committees in charge OF the ser.
vice was composed OF .Aiessrs A. G.
Martin, R; 7. Cunningham and c. H.
Neill 4 S..s{s
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TRACTION COMPANY FORCES
WILL Be RE0RGANlED TONIGHT

the Ownings mine office. The party
lunched from about i 80 to 2.15l o'clock.
After having finished their id.day re.
past the automobiles which had car.
ried the men to the mine were used
to show the financier the territory
surrounding Shinnston.
The huge oil fields were brought
to his attention and the town itself
made a special impression on him.
The partyileft Shinnston at 3 o'clock
and stopped along the road at Hutch.
inson to look over the immense pow.
er plant of the Monongahela Valley
Traction company. The plant at this
point has for It's power making forces
gas engines that are the largest and
most expensive In the State. Mr..
Rockefeller thinks the Hutchinson
power plant is a great piece Of work
and expressed his opinion In the most
laudable terms concerning the manner
In which the traction line was cleo
trifed.
The party is expected to arrive in
Fairmont about AIS o'clock. Dinner
will be served to them at Fairmont
Farms upon the invitations Of ex.Sen.
ator Clarence w. Watson, whose
guests will be for the evening. Mr..
Rockefeller, President Carl Grey Of the
Western Maryland, and Jere H. Wheel.
right will most likely remain over
night at the home OF the ex-senator.
Tomorrow morning the schedulewill
likely take Mr.. Rockefeller to the
workings OF the Western Maryland
railroad from Worthington to Helen's
Run and to the Bingamon Creek i'm.
proyement. The roadbed for the six
miles from Worthington to Helen's
Run Is now ready for the tracks to
be laid and 1t is possible the con
tract for the work will be let this
month. Mr.. Rockefe1ler's interests IN
the Western Maryland bring him here
on the inspection trip. The trip from
Worthington to the shafts at Carolina
and ldamay will be made in autos
which will meet the party at the
street car line.
The mines OF the Consolidation Coal
Company above Clarksburg and be.
low Fairmont to the north were not
visited today and. it is quite possible
that the financier, will take thetrips to
the mines along the Connellsyille Di.
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio In
his private car. Az
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S. L. Watson Will Become
Chairman Of the Board
Of Directors.

"A the Office Of the Monongahela
Valley Traction Company today, 1t
was admitted that the recent fcombin:
ing OF the Traction and Gas compan:
iesSwould necessitate a re. organization
of the officials of the latter and that
a meeting Of the board OF directors of
that company had been called for II
o'clock this morning for the considera.
ton Of the necessary changes, which
due to Mr. Rockefeller presence In
the valley, the board would not meet
until tonight and at that time, .itswas
stated, s. L. Watson, the present
president, would become Schairmon sof
the board OF directors, and that James
o. Watson-would be made president.
Smith Hood, the present general man.
ager, would be made .yice.president. ID.
Blaine Moore general manager and fur.
ther changes in the Organization, and
In addition, Messrs. Hutchinson and
Hartley of the Gas company. would be
placed on the board OF directors OF
the Traction company. Z
It is pretty. generally understood
that the trip of the eastern bankers
here last week would mean additional
construction the coming year, !onIwiiich
the company could give no information
at this time. e, & Y
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BY Thoma. Vincent o.erielnl. ]

I =
& l landed in Fairmont on Saturday
and the itirstsquestion that I asked was
where was the newspaper office and
the young man in surprise looked at
me as much as to say what does this
bum want with the newspaper office.
But being SO kind he showed me and
Of course thanked him for his kind.
ness and when I went In there was a
colored lady looking for the same gen.
tleman that l was looking for but she
was giving grand reception OF fimon.
eyA in which the smile on her face told
me she would not refuse and thanked
the gentleman very kindly for his
goodness. And then I lcameIin on the
scene to see the same man and II ask:
ed II ! could see the manager Of the
paper office and the first thing that
struck me was he too thought the
same as the same man that l asked
where the paper office was, but with
a smile he pointed the manager out
to me and of that II introduced myself
to the manager and told III u what i
was doing in my line Of business and
with great surprise te told me that
I was the erytmansth that he was look.
Ing for and told me to come back at
clock and he would give me an
interview with him! And u said good
bye and told him that iISwouli DE back
at four and { stepped out OF the door.
Ismetsan feers in tiie crossing just
ADORE the court House and we shook
hands and Itold him my. case and
asked where ] could finds the Mayor
that l want 10 see him about selling
| papers In. front i 6fs he court house and
he told me where to 60 and down Il
went to see the gentleman: But be.
fore i got there, there was q man ask.
edfme where he could get a drink SO
! thought they are starting early on
me fort be a Sbootlegger. and 3 I told
/! him that he had better inquire at the
paper office that was where they kept
the news for L did not know. And he
got sore iandstold me that II had better
go back to- the woods for I was too
smart to live In q small town. Soil
thanked him for his Kindness and bid
him good bye. 4 3ssls
So took another chance of seeing
the Mayor and as L approached the
building I seen that It was new; and
did not not know where his office
would be 80 i seen a man, cap on iiis
head and st said "Janitor.' and I step
ped up to; him and said II he would be
so kind as to- show me the Y Mayors
Office and he said that hes was going
there and he pointed the Mayors sof.
fee out to me but Just as i; expected
he had Just gone out so he told me to
wait that he would be- back in "a few
minutes and the JanitorS and j had
little talk fol, old time sake and I
told him a. few Of my stories, and had
Just got finished when I'M walked the
Chief of Police and he looked at me
CONTINUED on Page e1o.)
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eleven ARRESTED
l|N|IG'.Ah!BL||.|.NGIJ0INI !. | |: |. !

Arrested last evening for gambling
and being caught in a place where
gambling was going on, II men for.
feited in mayors court this morning.
The men arrested are Charles English.
George Temple, "A. C. Williams, Peg.
gle Gray, Lowell Gray. D. w. King. u!
L. Austin, H. L. Smith, Alfred Hick.
man, "Doggiep Wiley and a.. III.
,Shrout. M, NJ
Lowell Gray, who was running the
game was forced to put up a forfeit
of $40 and the rest Of the men $40
each. III. Z. Smith acted as sdooskeep.
,er and was entrusted with keeping a
lookout. There Is a hole in the door
which affords view of the outside.
Chief Harr was aware OF the peek.hole
and lodged II, raped on the door. at
90 o'clock, Sunday evening when 1t open:
ed placed the entire gang under ar.
rest. The raid took place at 313! Mad:
ison street, where many have been
pulled before. +;
Three drunks also forfeited John
Doe" arrested for staggering around
theimain streets was forced to put up
IS to- keep out of jail. John Sorenson,
picked up drunk last. night at the Bal.
timore and Ohio station gave Sc for
his appearance this morning. Mike
KabirJ also put up Sc for idrunkness, in
the B. q o. station. None of them ap.
Ipeared @si{
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Miss Elinor Watson
Has Appendicitis

Miss Elinor Watson, the young
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. James o.
Watson. underwent an operation for
appendicitis at midnight at Cook Hos.
.pital. Miss Elinor was at her home In
Fort Hill. near BarrackYille, with an
attack OF chicken pox, became very Ill
Sunday evening and an, operation was
found to be necessary
She was brought to the hospital at
g o'clock and the operation was per.
formed at midnight. DR.. e. r. Smith
OF Barrackyille. performed the opera.
ton which was apparently a success.
full one: He was assisted by Dr.. y. y.
tDurrett and G, II. Brownfieli of this
city and DR.. Haynes. Of Clarksburg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
Second Extra Vote offer In
Christmas Prize Car,1iual

TheEsecond extra vote offer Of The
West yirginian's Christmas Prize Car
niyal is I'M effect from today until 8
p, m. Saturday. December II.
Until that time $1,000 extra votes
will be given for each SIS worth or
subscriptions sent in by or for con.
testant.
There Is noslimit to the numoer5of
extra votes that ay be secured by any
boy or girl under the terms OF this
offer. & d s
Both old and new subscriptions
count for extra votes. Subscriptions
may be for any scheduled length OF
lime from three months to two years
certificate for 81, 900 0iextra yotes;will
be given for each sis worth sent In
by > p. IN. Saturday, December IL.
An Open Race
Too many of the boys and girls who
have entered the Prize Carnival have
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Mrs. Porter Holland
Was Buried Today

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Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Porter Holland whose death oc'
Cured Saturday, were held last even
ing at o'clock at her late residence
on Walnut avenue. Rev. C. q. Good
win. Of the First NJ. E. Church, pastor
Of the deceased, conducted the ser,
vice which was attended by relatives
and friends.
This morning at o'clock the fu.
neral party left the city to drive to
Mount Pisgah where interment will
be made on the Mount Pisgah Gene.
terry, near the scenes Of Mrs. Hollands
childhood. A number Of friends In.
Guiding the family and near relatives
of Mrs. Holland accompanied the body
to Mount Pisgah.
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SPEAKER SAYS CONGRESS WILL
SOON Be 4. CONSTANT SESSION
Many at Fun eral Of
Mrs, Claude Williams

FAlRvlEW. Dec. 6.-The funeral
services Of Mrs. Clyde Williams was
conducted in the M. E. Church. North,
BY the local pastor, Rev. Hall, yester.
day ylat e pm.
Mrs. Williams who was eighteen
years OF age, is survived by her hus.
band, Clyde, Williams. Of Drumbright,
Okla, her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Summers, one sister and three broth.
ers. The funeral was in charge Of Un,
dertaker Cunningham, ofaFirmont.
Besides the relatives and friends OF
Fairrlew who attended the funeral,
were numbers OF friends from the coun.
try and other towns. The church was
not large enough to accommodate tho
people. The w. c. T. U. and friends
gave floral offerings.
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GLOBE TR0T'TER
VISITS EAIRM0NT
Thomas Vincent o'Brien
Calls at City Hall and
Makes Observations.

Thomas Vincent o'Brien, aged
40, the globe trotting newsboy-
short steps, but many Of them
will be in Fairmont this week CIV
ing The West Virginian newsboys
a few pointers on salemanship.
and while he is on the job he Is
going to- give the readers OF The
West bVirginian some sidelights on
his life. Starting today Mr..
o'BrtenA will write &. short article
each day this! week for The West
Firginian-The Editor.
The first article follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
Twelve Z Old Boy
is wi tim sofs sCa1lcet cer' Ell

e Y Lawrence Floyd, the 12.year.old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Floyd, of
Finche's7run, died on Saturday at his
home. He recently underwent an op.
GRAFTON for cancetrous affection in
Cook Hospital in this city, but had
been removed to- his home several
days before his death occurred. He
was a member OF the Methodist
Church at Monumental and was a
splendid young lad with host Of
friends who deeply mourn his death,
Funeral services were held from the
church at Monumental on Sunday and
interment was made by Undertaken
Williamson. /.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
0. Al Watson II eads
Princii pals Asso.

New officers were elected Saturday
at the Monongahela Valley Principals
Association meeting as follows: o. "a.
Watson, principal OF the Miller school
of this city is the new president, sue,
ceeding H. r. Bonner; Chape Wilson,
OF SMorgantown, and Mr.. Cole of Graf.
ton, are his associates on the executive
committee. ,.s$Sis 81
About. forty members were, in attend
ance here and were well pleased; with
their reception. The next melting will
be held some time nFthe Spring at
] Grafton. 81. Z q m !. !.
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linn \ AND RACE
CAS[SC0N'nNUED.
TO NEXT MARCH

The trials Of J. .iR. Linn, form meri cash.
Ter OF the Citizens Dollar Savings
bank; and u. G. Race, formerly OF the
Smith Race grocery company, on
charges, ofiemb zlement and aiding in
smbezzlement Of $50 900. nre eontinu.
'ed until The March torn &c oonrt BY
order Of Judge vi S. ayr1ond In CIR.
cult Court today.
sAfiiddyis submit ted BY the defend.
ants alleging that John w. Aloore, of
Cleveland, and H. II. Fitz, of New
York, witnesses Essential to the de.
fense cannot be brought Sto; Fairmont
before March, had muci weight In
procuring the continuance.
Judge Raymond In granting the mo.
ton for a continuancel said that in
view OF the vast number. OF checks
cited in the bills Of particulars fur;
nished by tho prosecution and the in:
tricate character Of the banking trans.
actions involved In tile alleged tpecu.
lations some time would be required
by the defense to prepare for trial.
The checks cited In the bills Of par.
ticulars range in amount from 81 to
$1,000 each according to statements
made in court today: S5
indictments one, two, three; four,
five and six, against Linn were declar-
ed good today by Judge Raymond. In
dictment seven against Linn and all
the indictments against Race, had been
declared good by the court several
days ago. Motions to, quash have now
been oyerruled In respect to all the
indictments In both cases.
4 Last week Prosecuting Attorney
Tusca Morris had declared that he
was ready for trial this term on the
Indictment charging Linn with the EN-.
bezzlement Of s29, $50 .96a and the indict.
ent charging Race with aiding In the
embezzlement offthis amount. When
Judge Raymond announced this fore.
noon that continuance had been
granted Mr.. Morris notified the de.
tense TO be ready also for trial next
term on other indictments charging
Linn with the embezzlement of $780,.
900 and Race with aiding in this EN-.
bezzlement.
After arranging for their recogniz.
ances to hold until the third Monday Of
next March when the. trials are sched.
uled to start Linn and Race left the
court room with their attorneys, ap.
parently well pleased with their sue.
cess In securing the continuance. Race
will leave late today for Cleveland
where he Is engaged in the brokeage
business. 4 n u &
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been depending on the free coupons
for votes and have not been making
enough effecort to secure subscrip.
tions. 81
\ The result is thatsno contestant has
secured a great number OF votes, and
It is anybody's! race who will work
from now ito the finish. or course,
the few who have extra votes will
have a slight advantage, but its Is so
slight that 1t is not serious. AZ
New contestants could easily enter
the race now, work hard to the finish
and be among the prize winners. The
race isn't over until December %!
In any Of the boys and girls held
back subscriptions on the first big
vote expecting that a better offer
would be made later they are going
to be disappointed. The entire vote
.--sss.--
Yf,n1ty1,Ind ~, t,xn..o ..,,-,.tN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
Page Protests
Seizure Of Ships

WASHINGTON. Dec. G.-Ambassa.
dor Page at London today advised the
State Department that he had filed a
vigorous protest with the British for.
eign office against requisitioning yes.
sells of the American Transatlantic
Company without the formality OF
prize court procedure.
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Honeymoon. ] Ended in
Capital Hospital

WASHINGTON, D. q, pee! s.-Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. Skinner who were
married Thanksgiving, returned from
their honeymoon sooner than expected
and entered a hospital here at once;
both suffering from diphtheria. Mr..
Skinner is a Shepherdstown, ". Va,
boy and q sclerki the Department of
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THE EylETTER8LIsTl

During the recent change Of force I'm
the Fairmonts Post officef q large am.
cunt OF mail accumulated In the Of
lfloes because OF q variety oil fsreasons! a.
list OF the letters that have not yet
been delivered Is printed on another
page OF this issue Of The Vest Wis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
New Passenger
II Rates in Eff fect

The expected change in the rates
to Pittsburgh and points along the
road between Fairmont and the
smoky town have been made. Effec.
ticestodays the rates toithese stations
have been raised. The old and new
rates are given below:
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Amazing Growth of Coun.
try Will Make This
Necessary.

tBy A.,ocI. tea pre.s.,

tByi Associated Press,S
WASHINGTON Dec. 6.-congress
reassembled ut noon today for what
promises e! be the most important aud
historic session OF generation. Pro.
ceedings in both the House and Sen.
ate were brief, being confined entirely
to organization and formal Introduce
ion, Of some bills and resolutions.
lnaccordance with custom both soon
adjourned and sent committee to
formally notify President Wilson that
Congress was In session Tomorrow the
real work OF the session begins when
President Wilson delivers his annual
address, to a Joint session assembled In
the hall of the House.
Speaker. Clark was reelected and
sworn in amid cheers from floor and
gallery. In the Senate tile Organization
was perfected by the reelection OF
Senator Clark OF Arkansas as Presi.
dent pro tempore. Vice President Mar
shall was not in the chair for the openS
'ins.
In the opening address toithe HouscI
the speaker paid tribute 10 Republl
can Leader Mann and predicted d conf
tinuous session hereafter.
Il am profoundly grateful to you al
the high honor OF the speakership
thrice conferred by your friendship
and partially. i thank the Democrats
for their personal good viii which haa
attended me all my days here. BY.
reason of the amazing growth of our
beloved country and the bewilderins
increase OF business the time is Ia
sight when the Congress will remai,i
practically in sperpe etual session. / hopu
this Congress will 80 into history "a
a working Congress-
The Senate floor and galleries pre-.
sented the usual scene. James NJ.
Baker, secretary, called the session tb
order and the chaplin prayed for dl,
vine guidance for the preservation OF
peace at &homeS and It's restoration
abroad. The newly elected Senators
were hensswprnSi In, Each was escorted.
by his tcolleyue.
Mrs. Charles Watts, Of Madison
street, has been very sick with very
bad cold for tiis last two weeks. 8.