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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-17

ing my resignation at once, IN
the presence OF Assistant Post.
master, Wilbur II. Brand.
esunfair and unjust dismissal
OF some of my fellow employees
from the postal service. Is also q
/, reason for my resignation. *
ri Fery!respectfuily! ia
WALTER S. WILEY
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Sir:-I wish to resign my posi-.
ton as City Letter Carrier at the
Fairmont, West Virginia post Of
fee. for the reason that believe
some Of my fellow workmen have
been improperly removed from
the service, and after Mr.. A. J.
Knight pretended to investigate
the charges, he evidently gave out
as a result Of his investigation, a
Washington news article casting
asrehection upon the honesty OF
all the employees Of the Fairmont
post Office. Charles e. Manley
has also! been discourteous to one
OF my fellow employees In partic.
ular, Walter /, Wiley, and Il alsoi
feel that the Civil Service offers
little protection, this resignation
TO- take effect today.
h Very respectfully,
E. b. HARDEN,
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sir:-l hereby tender by resig:
nation as substitute City Letter
Carrier at the Fairmont, West
Virginia post office, the same to
take effect now.
My reason for leaving the ser.
Vice isf that II have been most dis
scotirteously treated by the present
postmaster. he having cursed me
In his private office, and denfand.l
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sir;--I hereby tender my sresig.
nation as substitute clerk IN the ,
post office Of Fairmont, West vir.
GINA, for the following reasons:
F1RST-Because Of the charges
preferred and acted upon against
w. H. Brand, Perry Burton and
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Very respectfully.
]. T. KRAMER.

sir:-1 desire to resign my pc.
sition as City Letter Carrier In
the Fairmont post office, effective
at the close Of business today,
since ! feel that injustice has
been done to my fellow employees
in their removal from the service,
and ! feel that the Civil Service
no longer protects me.
Very respectfully,
ft HARRY c. PITZER.
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Very respectfully,
EDWARD E. HALE.

Sir:-I am not pleased with the
manner in which some OF my asso.
ciates In the post office have
been removed from tho service,
by false charges preferred against
them by our. postmaster. which
has caused many OF the employees
to lose confidence in the Civil
Service. and Mr.. Manley. the post.
MASTER has tried to even evado,
the postal laws In appointing city
carriers. This Is my resignation
effective today.
Yer. respectfully,
HYSoN CHRISTIE
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e J. &
sir:-lt is not my desire to re-.
main any longer as substitute
City Letter Carrier IN the Fair.
mont post office, because / AM
convinced that some of my closest
friends and fellow workmen have
been unfairly removed from tho
postal service, and as long as
these conditions exist, and the
postmaster is permitted to dis.
miss employees on trumped up
charges. I fail to understand the
purpose Of the Civil Service Of the
United States.
This resignation effective today.
Very respect fully, ).
JOSEPH !. BENDER
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NEW RESTAURANT.

Amnto and Hlxenbaugh, both OF
Fairinont will open IA restaurant on
Thanksgiving day. Tho new restau.s
rant will be located on Main street at
the old Amato stand. two doors from
seats at the bles5 and ithellunch tcoun-i
ter. Mattresses will be in charge tdur-
ing the day. 81
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George =. Cochran. witch In my
opinion are grossly unjust.
7SECoND-I have always been
asman OF truth and yeracity. and
Charles 2, Manley, on a previous!
date asked me to tell "a falsehood
for him. and owing TO the position
which / was holding then, I was
either compelled to comply with
the same. or receive a reprimand
from Charles 2. Manley post,
master.
THIRD know that he Is In.
competent for the reason that he
Is not informed in post Office
work. and never will be, as he Is
not competent OF being instruct.
cd. effective at midnight Nov. 16.
1915.
Very respectfully,
JOHN F. sHAFFER,
Substitute Clerk.
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Missionary M q etIno.

The regular meeting OF the Ala SO.
Iciety of the First NJ. e. Church, South,
meets on Thursday afternoon at $50
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. ]. r.
Straight. on Maryland avenue, East
Side. Those attending should take the
East Park car to Monta Vista avenue.
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ry3respectfully.
CHARLES AZ ROBINSON,

''sir:T herewith tender my res.
ignation as mailing clerk in the
Fairmont post office. to take effect
q once. 7, (
Th- present postmaster, Charles
e Nancy, 10 dlscourteous. As a
representative OF the post office
Department d Washington. d. c..
Ne 10 ignorant, unfair to his en-
ployee5. and has made his threats
70 disregard the Civil Service
rules. which have been carried
out by your Representatives, Mr..
Al. knight post office inspector,
who hns taken the postmaster's
advice rathcr than the testimony
that was! given him! y
) ! feel that there Is no longer
my protection given employees,
and / dolnot care to work under a
man that Is 30 unfair. {,
I'll !. N ~ Nery2truly,
ia. COCHRAN,
d. =. Clerk. Y
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wing 10 the unpleasant
conditions existing in the FAIR
mont post office, as q result OF
charges falsely brought against
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sir:-I have been employed in
the Fairmont post office for the
past eight years. as both stamp
clerk and general delivery clerk,
and since Charles e. Marley has
been postmaster, things have been
90 unpleasant " feel that / can no
longer endure the embarrassing
things I have to face at the win.
dows, as it seems Charles e. Man.
ley, Postmaster; has told every
patron that he intends to fire all
the clerks In the office-sure there
IL some IRE where. there is SO
much smoke, so ! hereby tender
my resignation to take effect at
midnight November 16. 1915, with
the kindest feelings toward tho
administration: r. g
81 VerySrespectfully.
CHARLES AZ ROBINSON,
~" T En- % ft54i. -, ~ lCrlF y
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Shirley sturm.l of McMechen, w.
Va, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. Il.
sturm, of:Main street. for the week
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Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Talbot, Of Phil
.fppi, who had spent several days IN
this city as the guests Of Mrs. RC, Snt.
der on Madison street, leave tonight
for Florida, where they will spend the
winter. y 3 4,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11
citation ON FilIng Petition to Sell

Lands
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey. Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Application for
License to Sell the Real Estate of
Anthony Scalli, Decedent.
The state of Minnesota to All Whom
It May Concern:
On reading and filing the petition of
Lizzie Scalli, representative of the
estate of said deceased, praying that
license be to her granted to sell the
real estate of which said deceased died
seized, and 1T appearing by said petit
ton that there is not sufficient per-
sonal, estate in the hands. of said rep
ing against the deceased, and the Legal
cies and expenses of administration,
and that 1t is necessary, In order to pay
such debts, legacies and expenses, and
for the best interest of said estate to
sell said real estate.
It Is Therefore ordered, That all per-
sons interested in said estate be cited
and required to appear before said Pro-
bate Court on Monday, the goth day of
September, A. d. 1915, at 10 o'clock in
the City of St. Paul, in said County,
then and there to show cause, If any
there be, why license should not be
granted to said representative to sell
said real estate, according to the
prayer of said petition. and that this
of in The Catholic Bulletin according
to law.
witness the Judge of said Court. at
st. Paul this 10Th day of August. 1915.
q. w. BAZILLE,
Judge of Probate.
(Seal of Proabte Court0
Attest: F. w. Gosewisch,
Willis & CahiII,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Bishop Now Rector.-Right Rever-
end Bishop Van den Ven has an
nounced that inathe future he will
assume charge of the parochial work
of st. Francis Xavier Cathedral par
ish, Alexandria, La. Rev. C. Maher
who for many years was rector of the
Cathedral, has resigned the charge
and will sail for Bordeaux, France
where he will spend the remainder OF
his life with relatives.
Remains of Priests Reinforced
The remains of many priests of the
Covington Diocese, who had beer
buried in st. Mary's Cemetery, Gov
ington, were transferred recently tt
the lot selected by the late Right
Reverend Bishop Macs, for the clergy
of the diocese. The bodies removed
were those of Fathers Butler, Lancas
ter, Brandts, former Wears General
and Wille,, Ven der We'll, Weise, Bent
McCloran, Mcdonald and Feys.
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ambulance nurses, 126 in the fighting
line. 20S are in the rear, 1O2 in hos
pitals, 1O1 in base or depot work, sew
eral of whom are at Tien-Tsin or
Tananarivo. Discharged on account
of serious wounds, %. No fewer than
81 have received distinctions; 6
knighthood of the Legion of Honor, 5
the military medal, the Russian
Cross Of st. George, l the epidemic
medal. 4S mentioned in dispatches
1.-THE War Crosse.
Catholic War Correspondents
Compton Mackenzie, the Catholic
novelist, is the official British writer
of war news from the Dardanelles.
Royal Prince at Eton.-Prince
Charles Theodore, Count of Flanders,
youngest son of King Albert of Bel
GUM, will go to Elton College next
term, it is reported. The prince is II
years DID,.
Dutch Foreign Missions.-In the
small country of Holland the 4Catho-
lie Church is distinguished for its
thirteen foreign missions. The most
important of these are in Borneo,
Brazil, the Philippines, Java, Guiana,
the Antilles, and especially China,
where one vicariate, that of East
Chilli, is served exclusively by Dutch
Catholic nissioners.
| Catholic Author at Front.-Am
brose Willis. publisher Of the London
Tablet, a Catholic author of world
wide fame, who lectured in America
two years ago in behalf of the Catho
lie Reading Circle, has enlisted in
the British army.
Historic Castle Destroyed.-Tht
historic castle of Lizzana, near Rov
ereto, where the poet Dante spent his
exile, has been destroyed. Dante
went there to live about 1902, whe1
he was Danished from Florence.
King Of PoIand.-The coronation o.
Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
as King of Poland will take place il
the Warsaw Cathedral, according tt
the Petrograd correspondent, WHIT
adds that a proclamation naming thu
new king on the authority of Ger
many and Austria is expected to b.
issued shortly.
| Australian Jesuit Dead.-Rev
James Colgan, S. j., of the Irisl
Province, died at the Presbytery
Hawthorn, Melbourne, on August 6
Father Colgan worked for some nine
j teen years in Australia, where HI
conducted missions and was engaged
tn church work in Melbourne ant
i Sydney. At the time of his death h
Il was sixty-six years of age.
| Buddhist Convert Pounds Mission
There is Catholic mission distric
in China today that contains 1900
Christians. 1t was founded by a ma
tive missionary priest who had begun
his career as a Buddhist.
i New Zealand PreIate's WiII.-Th
estate of the late Bishop Grimes o
Christ Church, New Zealand, WA
practically all given to hospitals ant
orphan asylums. Whatever residu,
may be left is divided between hi
successor in the bishopric and thu
: Superior General of the Marist Order
Bishop Grimes labored in New Oh
leans and other southern states befor
going to New Zealand.
i PontificaI Commission.-It is learr
! ed from reliable source that Pop
Benedict has appointed a Pontifica
Commission composed of Cardinal d
Lai, Cardinal Van Rossum, and Cal
, dinal Bisleti, to take up the Caste
lane-Gould marriage case, with a vie,
to deciding the question whethe
Anna Gould gave true matrimonial
|, consent before her marriage to Coun
! Boni.
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Catholic Author at Front.-Am
brose Willis. publisher Of the London
Tablet, a Catholic author of world
wide fame, who lectured in America
two years ago in behalf of the Catho
lie Reading Circle, has enlisted in
the British army.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Royal Prince at Eton.-Prince
Charles Theodore, Count of Flanders,
youngest son of King Albert of Bel
GUM, will go to Elton College next
term, it is reported. The prince is II
years old.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Dutch, Foreign Missions.-In the
small country of Holland the Catho-
lie Church is distinguished for its
thirteen foreign missions. The most
important of these are in Borneo,
Brazil, the Philippines, Java, Guiana,
the Antilles, and especially China,
where one vicariate, that of East
Chilli, is served exclusively by Dutch
Catholic missioners.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Catholic War Correspondent
Compton Mackenzie, the Catholic
novelist, is the official British writer
of war news from the Dardanelles.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Chance Sales Forbidden.-Right
Rev. Bishop O'Connor of Newark, N.
j., has forbidden the sale of chances
at fairs held by the churches in the
Diocese. Though harmless in effect
when used as a means of disposing of
articles to benefit worthy object, it
has been shown that such sale of
chances are unlawful, in New Jersey
at least.
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NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Federation Convention.-New York
City will be the meeting-place of the
1916 Convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Catholic Societies.
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Historic Castle Destroyed.-The
historic castle of Lizzana, near Rov.
ereto, where the poet Dante spent his
exile, has been destroyed. Dante
went there to live about 1902, when
he was Danished from Florence.
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Mill Hill colIege.-The cornerstone
of st. Joseph Missionary College at
Mill Hill, England, was laid forty-six
years ago. The growth of the institu-
ton has been most satisfactory, and
English missionaries, known as the
remotest parts of the pagan world.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Jesuits In the French Army.-The
latest statistics about the Jesuits in
the French Army give the figures at
the last day of July, the Feast of st.
Ignatius Loyola: The total number of
the members of the Society in the
Army is 615. Of these 109 are hors de
combat, AZ killed, Is prisoners, l
missing, 81 wounded or under treat
ment. At the front there are 281; 81
chaplains, 20 ambulance chaplains, 7S
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

First Catholic Circulating Library.
The first Catholic circulating library
in the United States was founded at
Buffalo forty-nine years ago by a
group of thirty Catholic young men.
Today the library contains $4,000 vol
umes and 500 pamphlets. There is
also a special juvenile department
connected with it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

King Of PoIand.-The coronation OF
Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
as King of Poland will take place in
the Warsaw Cathedral, according to
the Petrograd correspondent, who
adds that proclamation naming the
new king on the authority of Ger.
many and Austria is expected to be
issued shortly.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

Australian Jesuit Dead.-Rev
James Colgan, S. j., of the Irish
Province, died at the Presbytery
Hawthorn, Melbourne, on August 6
Father Colgan worked for some nine
teen years in Australia, where he
conducted missions and was engaged
tn church work in Melbourne and
Sydney. At the time of his death he
was sixty-six years of age.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-11

FOHtIHCdI commensurate IS I6aFn-
ed from a reliable source that Pope
Benedict has appointed Pontifical
Commission composed of Cardinal De
Lai, Cardinal Van Rossum, and Car
dinal Bisleti, to take up the Castel-
lane-Gould marriage case, with view
to deciding the question whether
Anna Gould gave true matrimonial
consent before her marriage to Count
Boni.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-11-11

The evangelist meetings held
in the Methodist Church from
night to night are increasing in
interest and attendance. The
evangelist. Rev. Alexander B.
Davidson. is an interesting and &C
jcomplished speaker land holds the
attention of his audiences through
out the entire evening without any
difficulty. His sermons are
thoughtful and to the point and
are calculated to create an in
terest in better things and set
one thinking about those things
that have to do with character.
Mrs. Davidson presides at the
piano and many new songs are
being sung which are adding
greatly to the services. A good
ly number Of singers are present
each night and the singing of the
choir is greatly appreciated. On
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Davidson
spoke to the pupils and the pub
lie at the gynasium of the Indian
School on the subject of "Obedi-
ence" and on Tuesday morning
to the students of che High School
on the subject, of Service as the
Keynote to True Greatness" He
has a fund of illustration and an
ecdote to enliven and drive home
the arguments of his addresses,
and those who come are greatly
repaid for the effort.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-11-11

Fred Brown of Wadena, Mimi,
passed through this city Monday
morning on his way to Fargo. Mr..
Brown is we'll known to several
people here.
The Milwaukee passenger train
at night from Fargo, south will
arrive at $3.50 instead of 8:45 as
heretofore. The new schedule
went into effect last Sunday.
M. C. McGregor Of Fargo, pro-
prietor Of one of the best billiard
parlors i1f the northwest had been
in this city for over a week, visit
ing with friends, Mac returned
home Monday morning.
Van Ward, Athletic Instructor
at the Science Schol will go. to
Minneapolis to take in the Min
nesota- Chicago football game to
be played at Minneapolis, Satur..
day. Z
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AT THE
6AeHat1on4l
Bank
Wahpeton, North Oak.
Mrs. A. Meyers of Barney was
in Wahpeton the middle of last

Mrs. A. Meyers of Barney was
in Wahpeton the middle of last
week.
Mrs. Paul Klawitter of Barney
was in this city between trains
last Friday.
v. Raphael of Barney was a
business TRANSLATOR in this city
Monday.
VIM. Wilkinson of Deer Greek,
MIMI, was in this city Thursday
Land Company.
w. A. Baker and Paul Sewrey
went to Barney Monday morn
ing on business.
M. D. Lathrop of the city hotel
force was out near Barney the
latter part Of last week.
Prof. Clipfell of the Science
School was passenger on the n.
P. train east Monday morning.
j. S. Ulland of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, was in this city Friday,
visiting friends and looking after
business matters.
Oscar Youngquist returned
from Morris, last Thursday morn
ing. He had been at Morris,
looking after farming interests.
Mrs. John Vaughn Jr., enter
tanned the Relief Corps Tuesday
afternoon at a shower for Mrs.
John Kaine. nee Rachel Soaring.
J. w. Worner of the Furniture
Company of Eckes e. Worner,
drove to Great Bend in his auto
Tuesday. He returned the same
day.
Mr.. C. Rezac of Abercrombie
was a business caller in the city
last Friday. He made the Times
office a call and had his name adj
ded to our subscription list.
A very heavy rain started fall
ing in this city and surrounding
country about Sunday noon and
kept up till away in the night. 1t
is quite unusual to have rain here
in November.
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Julius Simard and VIM. Wei
mar expect to leave for the east
this week.
The Degree of Honor will meet
with Mrs. S. T. Stanley, Thurs
day, evening, Nov. 18th.
Mr.. Geo. Wichman, former
Wahpeton merchant was trans
acting business in the city last
Friday. ...
Mr.. l.. P. Staudacher, one of the
prosperous farmers of the Barney
country auboed to Wahpeton
last Saturday.
Mrs. Proper returned home
after spending week or two here
visiting old friends and acquaint-
ances last Saturday.
G.. j. Johnson of the johnson
Land Company left Monday morn
ing for Detroit, Mimi, to look at
ter business matters.
Don't forget the Dance given by
the Reliance Hose Co. at the Ar
mory Hall, Thanksgiving Nigh!
Nov. 25th. ad,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Probert ex-
pect to go to Minneapolis to take
in the Chicago Minnesota football
game Saturday.
J. w. Worner of the Eckes &
Worner Furniture Co.. drove to
Great Bend in his auto Tuesday
He returned the same day.
Hiram and Laura Bagg of Moo.
eton who are attending the local
high school visited over Sunday
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Rev. schouven Of Mooreton was
in this city Monday.

81 i 80 q s. i = y . E Z. ~ e
Rev. Schouven Of Mooreton was
in this city Monday.
Mrs Fally entertained a few
ladies last Friday afternoon.
George Reeder went to Foxhome
Tuesday morning on business.
E. S. Cameron was in Lidger-
wood Monday on business.
Will Plezl and George Huber OF
Mooreton were in this city Friday.
Mrs. Beatty visited Ella at Wi
mona last week where she is at
tending school this year.
Mrs. Harold Hull of Idaho is
visiting at the Hull home this
week.
Adolph Hafner of this city
spent Sunday in Mooreton- visit
ing relatives. t,
DR.. Quick's new residence is be
ing rush to completion as fast
as the men can do the work.
Don't forget the Dance given by
the Reliance Hose Co. at the Ar
mory Hall, Thanksgiving Night
November 25th. adv
Have you tried some of our
hard coal briquets, cheaper and
just as lasting as any hard coal,
For sale by McCuloch l. Robin
son Lumber Co. Adv
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MISS L. 9. BRIoos

Ed. Karst of the Otter Tail
Power Company went to Doran
Monday morning.
C. A. Neitert of the Red River
Motor Company, was out in the
state, looking up the outlook for
the placing of Grow Elk Harris.
C. B. Kidder of the Ottertail
Power Company went to Fergus
Tuesday morning On business and
visited with his family, residing
at that place.
Burned to white ask. Scfan-
ton hard coal for sale by McCul-
loch & Robinson Lbr. Co. We also
handle the best soft coal procur-
able.-Adv.
George Bakken we'll known
in this city passed through Wah-
peton Monday morning on his way
to Woodruff.
E. c. Whiting, we'll known in
this city, came up from Grea.
Bend Saturday. He umpired in
the Science-Jamestown College
football game.
o. H. Sprung Of the Red River
Motor Company was a business
visitor up in the Jim River Valley
for over week, returning to this
city last Friday.
w. w. Thomas of the Grout I'm
plement Company was over home
at Wadena over Sunday with his
family, returning to this city,
Monday morning.
Louis McCarty formerly of this
city, but now the head man al
Hankinson for the Northwestern
Telephone Company was in this
city Sunday, visiting relatives
and friends.
The Grout Implement Company
expect to move into their new
building some time next week.
This building which was started
recently has been rushed to COM
pletion as fast as possible.