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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Greatest Poets

Homer, Lucretius, Dante, Shake
speare, Goethe, Milton, Shelley, Byron,
Tennyson, Browning. Perhaps others
might be added. 1t is largely mat
ter of taste and temperament-al-
though there is but little room for ar
gument about the first six names
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Sheboygan Cheese Prices.

Sheboygan, March 8. Twenty six
factories offered 1,473 boxes of cheese
on the call board today and all sold as
follows: GO cases Young Americas at
15c, 80 cases longhorns at 15bc, 1913 at
15c, 50 at 145c, 10 at 144c, 80 boxes
square prints at 15@c, 246 at 15c, and
48 at 14sc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Best Cough Medicine For ChiIdre n.

II am very glad to say few words
in praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Ida Dewey. Milwaukee, Wis. II
have used it for years both for my children and
myself and it never fails to relieve and cure a
cough or cold. No family with children should
be without it as it gives almost immediate re-
lief in cases of Group" Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is pleasant and safe to take, which is of
great importance when medicine must be
given to young children. For sale by all
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Health Promotes Happiness.

Without health, genuine joy is i'm
possible; without good digestion and regular
bowel movement you cannot have health
Why neglect keeping bowels open and risk be-
ing sick and ailing? You don't have to. Take
one fmall DR.. Kings New Life Pill at night,
in the morning you will have full, free bowel
movement and feel much better. Helps your
appetite and digestion. Try one tonight.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Horse Chestnut Tree in Bottle,

Horse Chestnut Tree in Bottle.
Horse chestnuts can, be grown in a
bottle of water. Use a bottle with
neck wide enough to hold the chest.
nut, adding water to just touch the nut
and stand it in window. Roots will
form, followed by stem and leaves.
If the water is constantly supplied the
tree can grow for years in the bottle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
SH0VELS COAL IN SLEEP.
Somnambulist Gets Up at A. N. and
UnIoads Eight Tons.

Somnambulist Gets Up at A. N. and
Unioads Eight Tons.
Lake Odessa, Mich.-In a most re-
markable case Of sleepwalking Jacob
Harrington. a laborer, arose at 2
o'clock In the morning and shoveled
eight tons of coal out Of a car on the
siding into a bin belonging to Smith
Bros, Velte & Co. David Leak, an
employee Of the firm, found him the
next morning and awoke him, when
he relapsed into state Of physical ex-
haustion.
Harrington had worked at the same
task the day before, and it is thought
that an anxiety to complete it so that
he could help his brother dig we'll
preyed upon his mind until it induced
sleepwalking.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Grant HIGHWAY Petition.

Warren Sentinel Leader: A petition
is being numerously signed in Warren
and vicinity pledging the signers to
contribute So each in aid of the Grant
highway, in case the highway passes
through Warren.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
No Use to Try and Wear Out Your
Cold It Will Wear You Out Instead.

Thousands keep on suffering Coughs
and colds through neglect and delay Why
make yourself an easy prey to serious ailments
and epidemics as the result of neglected
Cold? Coughs and colds sap your strength
and vitality unless checked in the early stages.
Dr. Kings New Discovery is what you need
the first dose helps. Your head clears up,
you breathe freely and you feel so much
better. Buy bottle to-day and start taking at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Out for the Dollars.

II hear Rev. Mr. Sharpe intends to
resign from the ministry" Eyes. He
says there is no money in marrying
people, SO he intends to practice law
and divorce them"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
All! The Invigorating Whit Of
The Pine Forest!

How it clears the throat and head Of
it's mucous ailments. It is this spirit of New :
ness and Vigor from the health giving Piney
Forests brought back by DR.. Bells Pine
Tar Honey. Antiseptic healing. Buy bottle
today. All Druggists, Csc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
Old Mortar Captured.

Paris--When a company OF French
infantry captured a German trench It
found a French mortar which had been
captured in 1870 and was still doing
good work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
ChamberIain's Couch Remedy.

This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. It is pleasant to take. It
contains no opium or other narcotic. 1t always
cures. For sale by all dealers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
chronic constipation Cured.

Five years ago I had the worst case
of chronic constipation I ever knew of, and
Chamberlain's Tablets cured me- writes s. F.
Fish, Brooklyn, Mich. For sale by all dealers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Luc a

OUUHUy
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. j. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this sixth day of December, A. D..
1886.
(~-) A., w. GLEASON,
( SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
CALLING CARDS AND INVITATIONS

in correct sizes and styles, neatly print
ed at the Crawford Printery, Mineral
Point. Engraving work also furnished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11

BENZ. B. RIPPERDA, d. C.
CHIROPRACToR,
Mineral Point, Wis. Office above Opie's Cafe.
Hours on Mondays and Fridays. to 6; to
p. m. Tuesdays and Saturdays, to IL m. Chi
ropractic removes the cause of disease. Nature
cures One visit will convince you. Spinal
Analysis and Consultation Free.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11
PROFESSIONAL.
LAWYERS.

THOMAS M. PRIESTLEY.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLOR
Mineral Point, Wis. Will practice In all courts
ONCE IN the Penhallegon block, over J. J.
Hanscom Co. S store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-11

Sdl tutSI ue UclleNeu W Ue d ySno"
astone, but on closer inspection proved
ttolbe gold coin.
Hsriedrich'S first impulse was to ac-
clise the landlord anew, fortified by
this proof, but he was not used to act
ling ION impulse. Instead. he went to
1.-THE merchant. told him what he had
found and suggested that the thief had
Jeuried the gold in different places un-
der tthe snow and if they waited till
The sun uncovered the ground they
might recover it all.
THE merchant consented. and they
remained where they were, one Or the
aotiaer being outside all day to watch
hBoth the ground and the landlord 20
esee THAT he did not remove the gold.
.As THE sun melted the snow here and
there Il dozen or so pieces of gold APP
peared, which were taken in, and at
slasteevery piece was recovered. Then
without word to the landlord they
went down the mountain into Italy.
Mhe merchant, being indebted to
Rfiedrich for his life as well as for
9fie recovery of his gold, insisted on
Vdividing the money with him. Fried
Efichrrefused. but at last consented that
MIorelli should send it by him to Agatha
fora wedding present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
APPRECIATION |.
to John B. EIiIIeary, Of the 81
si1ur Republican who gave
valuable aid to this
supplement. &

Through the courtesy OF John
Hlleary. the editor and manager 6fs
the Upshur Republican. It MS DID,
stble for the Telegram to psesen
The people OF Upshur county thIs
shur county edition. Mr.. HfIdeafy
kindly consented to allow tie Tsae
gram to use the cuts that are n0nmns
on the pages OF the edition, ana II
aratton of the issue The maJoxfky
aration Q fthe issue The matorff
o fthe writing Of the edition Wa Zone
in the Republican once. and Nj. Sk44l iss
cary aided in this to q yely
extent, ssssI
The Telegram wishes to- take this
occasion to partly show its app,
ton for the services Of JOHN b. EFffi
cary. He is courageous gent 8
is continually working for the eohil
OF the town Of Blckhannon and ii
county OF Upshur ana we he6a ~
recommend him as worthy Of 3Ifei
trust, confidence and support of II 81
people o fthis commnnity Ssg
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
LOCAL SCHOOLS
rank very lighaTnong the 0tI lEk
schools OF West Virginia

The early history OF the Bussis
non schools is shrouded IN t1fes
musty dust of history % such an
tent that 1t Is impossthle -
much about the inception oe
educational system In. this conn
One thing Is certain and that II de
the educational advantages In q leI
settlements OF the Buckhannon
Valley were very meagers IN
early days children were AeAdSd
home and the result was tina they
had very little time to spend IN thu
country schools. Schools books ~ ~
very scarce in those dayssnnd fll4
buildings In which the sessions WeR1
held were far from pretentiDuE aaeS
early schools received no state 81
and the teachers had to depend undG
popular subscription for his E11a
and In many cases that salary
mere pittance. s !ssS
The first school in the Buck h
river valley was tAu8ht BY
named Haddox In q log cabin nH
the mouth of Radclfn.s Run.
school was begun In December ~
s1797, and was the source from
system of the county sprAnR ne
struggles of those early dayssw111 not
be recorded here. Suf11ce tolsay tl16y
were bitter days. II sl
Buckhannon has now three sCll6oIs
buildings In use, namely, the a1sh
School Building the Main Street.
Building and the Victoria, or Col
ored School Building. Thestwo foE
mer we're occupied about hye or at
years ago. and including the grounds
and equipment are estimator TO haz
worth about one hundred thousand
dollars. They are conetructaG
brick and are well equipped.
Buckhannon Is proud Of its IA
School property. The building II rs
Gated in plot Of ground of a1ostt
one and one-han acres in area, aSfs4
upon this ground can be found wen
kept lawns and beautiful shade treas.
The High School is ranked high
the State Department.
The Buckhannon High School
fortunate In having such high grad
of teachers. Many of these ara cot
lege graduates and many OF them
taking special work In the We
gtnia Wesleyan. In point Of
ment, and In the quality ana
acter OF the teachers, the Buck
non schools rank among the best
the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

Record. The town supports two
vaudeville and moving picturehouses.
The best way to judge town is
by its local merchants. If one uses
this method to Judge Buckhannon.
the opinion can be nothing but high.
The merchants here are as progress
sive as in any town OF similar size
The stocks carried by them are full
and complete. The treatment they e1.
tend to the customer is excellent. It
is not necessary for any resident to
leave the confines Of the city 3 5S:ck-
harmon to fulfill his merchandise oe-
Transportation Faculties.
Upshur county has two railroad
systems. The Baltimore and Ohio
passes through the city of Buckhan-
non from Pickens, connecting with the
main line at Clarksburg, and another
line OF the same system connects
Buckhannon with the main line at
Grafton. The Baltimore and Ohio line
to Pickens pierces one Of the best tim
Der districts in the state. and along
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
GOOD OFFICIAL
and has confidence of the peo-
pie; has been prominent
since early manhood.

n. A. Nckefoose, one of a family
of twelve children. was born at Hem
lock. w. Va. He was educated In
the county schools and remained on
q farm until his twenty-f1rst year. In
1896 he launched into the mercantile
business at Hemlock and conducted
the enterprise for eleven years. He
engaged in farming during this time
and was also postmaster of Hemlock
for six years.
Mr.. Zickefoose sold his store In.
1907 and travelled for some time
for the Valley Grocery Company. Of
Be1ington He was formerly a mem
Der OF the CounN Republican Execu
tive Committee and has from early:
manhood taken an active part insthe3
political affairs Of the state and
county. In 1912 Mr. Mckefoose was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
CHARLES B. Casio
Is a Live Wire Merchant and
a Leader of Upshur
County.

One could travel for Gays IN West
! Virginia and not find a better store
than the one owned and operated by
Charles G. Casio, Of Buckhannoir.
Mr.. Casio makes specially of ladies
furnishings and in addition he car
ries general department. store limo.
He has been in business for about
three years. and prior to that time
was a. member Of the firm of Casio
Brothers. AS matter Of fact, Mr.
Caste has been In the dry goods
business practically all of his life. He
Is native of Upshur county aid has
spent the greater part of his life
here.
The location of the Charles b. Cas-
to store is at No. "a East Main
street Here. In one OF the best
buildings In the city, Mr.. Casio con-
ducts his business. The building is
three stories in height and from the
baep,ent to the roof it is lllled with
valuable merchandise.
The space in the basemnt is de-
voted to carpets. oil cloth and limo
leum. Almost any pattern or grade
of these goods can be found in this
The first floor Is occupied by dry
goods. notions, shoes, fancy dress
goods and other lines. The top
floor is given over to ladies' ready
made clothing, shirt waists. suits
and coats.
An excellent line Of ladies' suits
is carried and care is taken to OF
fer the public the very latest In turs
and fur coats. IN the same building
in connection with the store. is OF
Grated a ladies' dress making depart
nent. The Charles B. Casio store is
fitted to care for every need of MI
lady, and even though one Gcss not
desire to purchase, 1t is worth the
time to visit the big establishment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

to investigate. He followed the pol
icy of the average explorer and nam
ed the stream the Bucnannon river
During the years that followed the
name became corrupted and the &C.
and TX" crept in-nence the press
method OF spelling, BucKnannon,
Buckhannon b asbeeE ths ~ounty
seat of Upshur county since the coun-
TVS formation In S51. The first
house was erected here IN 1882 1-
Daniel Farnsworth, and the first cleo
ton was held In his house in 1899.
The first school was conducted by
Samuel Hall IN 807. ana the nrst
house of worship. known as the old
'-Carper Church was erected In
1922 by the Methodists under the
ministry of the Rev. Henry ComGen.
The frst railroad to enter Buck
harmon was the West Virginia. Pitts
burg, which la..< It's tracks into the
town In 1881. In 1891 this road was
purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.
Today Buckhannon Is the judicial
seat Of Upshur county. The town IS
centrally locates In the state, and is
we'll laid of The climatic conditions
closely approach the ideal. the town
dred and some feet above the sea.
Resources.
One might say that pra cttca1ly the
entire county is underlatd with rich
seams of coal and veins of oil. The
natural gas is found here in abund-
ance and is very cheap. An abundant
supply OF water is furnished for all
purposes from a'1e Buckhannon river.
And the factory sites are many.
There are now located mere tan
merry, one Of the largest in the state,
several lumber companies. a number
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

and are uenxcelled in quality and
quantity. The northern part Of the
county ia noted as q grazing country.
and thousands OF fine export beef cat
tie are fed here annually.
Health and Sanitation.
Buckhannon. by reason Of its 1oca-
ton on rolling ground and it's mod
.er sewerage system, is well drained.
and on account Of its altitude is free
from malaria An excellent system of
water works supplies the city with
pure water. Fine soft water can be
had IN wells at depth OF from fifteen
to thirty feet The rate of mortality
of the city is verylow,and Buckhan-
non has never been visited by an cpl
depnic OF disease. And now In nut
shell You have the story Of Upshur
county. and Buckhannon, the county
seat ana chief center Of popu1a ton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

of planning mills, an ice plant, wooden
mills. two glass factories. a wooden
MIST. wholesale grocery establish
mant, granite works and several 9TH
or we'll established industries and
businesses. The town supports two
excellent hotels.
Ruckhannon Offers excellent school
The school district has
two handsome, modern school build
ings, erected at an expenditure OF sew
enty-fiye thousand dollars. and corps
Of about twenty five instructors. The
West Virginia Wesleyan College,
maintained by the West Virginia Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, IL locatad here The college
buildings ere beautiful and well con
structad and add greatly to the ap-
pearancs OF the town
Bucgshanuon hes never been at
fficted &Itis al unhealthy growth. The
aIya1c,a1aant oI the town mas oeen
slow snd steafiy and the various bus
inesses sre built upon a solid founda-
ton At the present time the town
Ia one CT the most delightful places to
live iii the state. Extra precautions
ars. taker. for the health OF the citi-
gens and The water used for drinking
.purpc4es analyses nfnety-seNen per
cent pure. Tie city has never been
visited by an epidemic of contagious
diseases. The town offers excellent
for the Investment OF
capitol end the surrounding countr..
rich in soil production. makes the
cost of living extremely Tow. Condi-
tons combine so that advantages are
,ofrered for both capital and lapo--
There are many miles of paved streets
within the corporation limits and the
fire protection Is excellent. There'are
la number of finely built churches Of
various denominations and three we'll
conducted banks flourish here.
There are three weekly newspapers,
The Republican, the Delta and the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
Lavie1d and Thomas
Concern Makes Record
and although comparatively
new is doing a large volume
of business each n1onth.

About two years ago Andrew Lay
field and David A. Thomas opened
the doors o. the Laydeld and Thomas
Planning Mill Although one OF the
newer businesses OF Buckhannon. II
has had phenomenal growth. Both
Mr.. Layfield and Mr.. Thomas have
been in the lumber business all their
lives and they understood how q
planning mill sh ould be conducted long
before they launched the new enter
prise Perhaps this is partly the rea-
son for the success Of the business.
The Layfeld and Thomas Mil is
located in South Buckhannon and
the property occupied by the plant
Is owned by the company. The mill
proper In q frame building 10 0x120sin
dimensions, and back ofthis building
a new storage house has been com
Melted recently. 49x107 feet In di-
smensions. The plant employees about
fifteen men.
The Layfield and Thomas Planning
MIL can furnish anything under the
sun in the line Of builders supplies,
paint and builders hardware. One
who wishes to build house need
look no further for material than
ti1fa enterprising concern. A large
stock OF flooring and siding is kept
in stock and the plant makes spec
ialty Of interior finish. At the mill
the lumber is put through q cure and
the result has been Satisfaction to
the customers and prodt to the plant
A cabinet department is maintains
ed and here the very finest work is
done. Since adding this department.
Layheld and Thomas have found II
to be one of the most valuable addi-
tons to their business. In connec-
ton with the bu ilders' supply depart
ment OF the business doors. windows
and sash are mnde speciality.
This new ana vigorous business 10
making shipments to every section Of
the state. In addition shipments are
being made into the central west and
the far south. The business Is run
Ming now on $50. 900 basis and stu
growing. So
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

I this line are numerous sand plants,
chemical plants and other industries.
1.-THE Coal and Coke railroad passes
Through the entire county from east to
! west. Buckhannon has the same
freight rates as Clark sburg. Grafton,
and other main line cities. With the
Baltimore and Ohio, Coal and Coke
I and the western Maryland connections
it has the best railroad facilities OF
any inland city In the state. Besides
survey by the Baltimore and Ohio
from Buckhannon to point near
centralta. on the redwood line. mas as
been made, and the construction OF
a ..cut or in the near future IS as
sured.
The forest country tributary to
Buckhannon embraces all of UpshuI
county, and part OF Randolph and
webster The region is noted for it's
fne poplar, spruce, hemlock, oak,
Eastwood. hickory, beech, chestnut.
reason OF It's location in the heart OF
this timeber region, with its cheap
gas and abundance OF coal, will soon
! become a great woodworking center.
I Sandstone, Sand and Clay.
+ Building stone can be secured in
! ITas:1 TT county in unlimited QUANTITIES.
and in great variety of textures and
+ colors. Native stone is used In practt-
cai!y all buildings. There is also an
almost inexhaustible supply of silica
sand in the county which tests show
contain ninety-nine and tn1rty-one
| hudreds per cent pure silica. with o
tracing OF iron. There Is also an
abundance of potter's clay in, the in
teh vicinity Of Buckhannon, from
which high grade OF pottery can be
made. Pressed brick of a beau tiful
-
been made from the native clays OF
this county
1 The area of Upshur county As $50
square miles. all OF which is under
laid with one or more veins of coal.
In the northern part OF the county. Sc
wickly, upper Pittsburg, is a shaft
vein, becoming a drift vein Few
miles farther south. Farther south.
Masontown. Freeport, and Kittaning
veins become drift veins. The heav-
TEST Freeport vein runs from seven to
eleven feet and Is a fine coking coal.
OIL and Gas.
On account OF its cheap ness. clean
Illness and labor saving. gas has large
" supplanted the use OF coal In this
vicinity. It is furnished for domestic
purposes at fifteen cents per thousand
cubic feet and for manufacturing pur-.
poses at q reasonable rateh Practi-
cally all OF Upshur county is undea
lease for oil and gas. While there has
been no great oil and gas sexcitem emit.
both have been found In paying guam
titles in7varloua parts of the county
Agriculture.
Blue grass In Upshur county. is in
dIgettons 10 the West Virginia hills,
and grows to such perfection as to
furnish pastuTage during the entire
year. All of the grass and cereals
grow well, and are produced chiefly
for local consumption. The finest Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

Fourteen years ago T.lB. Drummond
entered into the business life of Buck
harmon. since that time he has been
successful in building one Of the most
valuable operations In the city. Every
year, since the establishment. the
business has shown q marked increase
and today It stands as an evidence
Of one mans industry. and fair deal
ing.
The Il. B. Drummond Company are
wholesale and retail dealers. They