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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

OF any one from attic to basement. II
you should enter his living room by
one entrance ]. Francis. could leave
By another without losing sight OF you
for All instant. but he was invisible
all the time.
He boarded everything. His cloth.
Ing, his hats, even his toothbrushes
were never thrown away or DESTROYED
After his death his brothers threw
out half a bushel OF old tooth and hair
brushes and wagon load OF old hats.
On the walls of his room were pasted
autograph letters from such celebrities
as Bob lngersoll. Abraham Lincoln,
Edgar Allen Poe, Thomas Paine. Ii
Hung Chang and many others.
And during all this time Rugsles
accumulated much wealth. He had
no faith in the banks. His building
while IL had been made us fireproof
as possible, was not safe deposito.
ry for his money. and SO he was wont
to procure from local blacksmith at
varying times short lengths Of iron
pipe Just large enough Of diamator To
admit $50 gold piece. AS these
lengths of pipe became flied with
$50 gold pieces be put them away In
some mysterious recess Of his build.
iiig--and they are probably there yet!
Thoueands upon thousands OF dollars!
He died rs he had lived. alone, and
after his death his brothers who re-.
side In Oklahoma. went TO work 10
uncover his hoard. For months aud
months they searched. They uncor.
cred a most astonishing number Of
stairs came out and disclosed empty
cubhy holes. Whole sections OF the
foors could he raised and underneath
we're large recesses. The pillars Of
the stair ratings were hollow and
could be explored Will, the aid Of a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

Il Is -rumored that Alexander Nc.
NELL, OF Berkeley Springs. who is d
frequent visitor to Washington, aud
Eugent Van Bensellaer, OF New York,
have positively arranged to begin the
erection Of new joSs hundred thousY
and dollar hotel at Berkeley Springs
and that no further extension OF tin.
will be asked OF the board OF control
OF West Virginia. Plans and specitica.
lions are to be ready for the bidders
by June LIST, and, 1t is stated, that
the contract will be awarded shortly
after, aud the new hotel built on the
present site OF the Van Rensselaer,
home. The mattor has been deferred
from time to time, but It is now
stated that the promoters have all the
financial backing they need. It haa
been reported here frequently and
has never received a positive denial,
that the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
Is financially interested in tie de:
velopment of Berkeley Springs and
that II will make, in the near future,
some important improvements In that
branch.
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REFUSES WEALTH
/. SOUGHT 8 YEARS
Man OF Mystery Lived In a
House OF Secret Rooms
And Passageways.

4. BRONSON, Mich, Feb. 25-Bron.
sous man OF mystery. J.lFranc!s Rug
giles, died In September, 1911. and was
buried in the little cemetery east Of
town, which should have been the end
OF ]. Francis Ruggles, but 1t wasn't.
This man OF mystery was born and
| brought up on little farm mile
west of the village AS a boy he dis.
played great eccentricity, refusing TO
apply himself to the labora OF the
farm as did his brothers. but living
apart from them as much as possible
He read omnivorously everything that
came within his reach; he took to
collecting and boarding odds and ends
OF every description, and books be.
came mania with him.
One day, when he, was still a young
man. the old farmhouse burned to the
ground. After the enlbers had cooled
J. Francis showed aside the ashes I'M.
! I'll he had uncovered the fireplace; he
! raised the hcarlhstone and from uu.
; derneath extracted lump o. gold
q lumpthat had originally been $1,000
in co!tl--a:ld this to the vast surprise
OF his parents and brothers who had
not entertained the slightest suspi.
cion that the young man had even Us
much as dollar laid away.
To them ]. Francis impaired the
sad information that this lump oil
gold represented only part of what the
treasure hold had originally contained
Nearly thousand dollars in currcnc,
had gone up In the smoke.
In after years Ruggles accumulated
much wealth. He became collector
Of rare. books. In the building he er.
ected In Bronson was housed VIVA;
was valuable collection OF rare books
and curios.
| For quarter OF a century Rugglcs
lived alone on the second floor OF the
building. Ho was recluse in the
strictest sense Of the word, neve,
leaving his home except for his meals
which he took at the hotel directly
across the road. For over twent,
years he never ventured east OF the
first corner. He would not enter the
post office and his mail was delivered
by boy.
His building was marvel II mys
terlous< pascageways, odd chambers
and secret entrances and exits. Il
you desired to enter the building
while he was on the second floor he
had but to step to the front, raise q
little board In the floor and look down
through tiny glazed window to as
certain who you were.
. | ~ rLAra T..
the ceiling and the interior walls
everywhere. From his living room
above he could follow the movement
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25
Oil andGas

Light wells are in evidence in ali
West Virginia fields. The prospects
for a revival of development work are
very discouraging. With nothing but
light territory to drill, operators ara
showing no Inclination to resume.
When the market declined great
deal OF prospective work In West Wiz.
ginia was abandoned. The salt sand
development in Spencer. Roane couu.
ty. is the most lively section in West
Virginia. Despite the fact that the
last two wells completed came in dus.
tors, holders OF town lot leases ara
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o. e O. EARNINGS FoR JANUARY

The january statement OF the Bal.
tiomre and Ohio Railroad shows that
the road Is catching up in It's earnings
and perhaps marks the change in the
increased business along its lines for
the month. It Is yet too early for the
increased freight rate permitted by
the interstate Commerce Commission
to haev had any appreciate effect
on the earnings, though this may have
some reflection in the statement.
To show the straits OF tho road in
the recent past Il is only necessary
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25
TO WHOM tT MAY CONCERN.

Notice is hereby given that the I'm.
dersigned, e. Clayton Mussraye, re.
siding in the City Of Fairrnont, in
Marion County. West Virginia, wfll on
the sth day OF March, 1915, al the
Court House OF said County, make iap.
plication to the Circuit Court OF said
Marion County for State license to
carry about his person revolver
pistol. billy and o:heri weapons!
My occupation is that o. Blood
Hound Work.
f. CLAYTON MUsGRAvE.
2.25.ft
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going ahead with work under way
and starting new.
The last two tests fcompIe ted in the
Wefr 1and Development on Blue creek,
ELK district KanawIia county, do no,
point the way to an extension int eth;
ef direction. The Ohio Fuel Oh Com.
pany has completed and shot its test
on the May P. Ong, and has pro.
Queer so light that It will scarcely pay
70 operate It. This location Is 5000
feet south Of the same company's
production on the G. ". Belcher farm.
On the same stream and in the same
district, the South Penn Oil Company
has completed and shot Its test on the
L. G. Alexander farm. and will not
have better than. .fiye.barrel pamper,
This location Is $500 feet southwest
Of the production on the G. w. Bel.
cher farm. 40
On Bear fork, Duyal district. Lin.
coin county. the Big Creek Develop
ment Company has drilled No. 1 on
the Schmidt. Kreamer farm through
the Berea grit, and has q show for ah
eight.barrel pumper. On Lambsrt's
run. Eagle district, Harrison county,
the Hope Natural Gas Company has
drilled It's test on the IL Gum farm
through the fourth and fifth sand. and
found some gas II, both formations.
The OIL Market
pennsylvania NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
INDIANA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .SS
llilnols OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "a
Kansas aud Oklahoma ......... 40
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

The White House collection OF presi.
Dental ware. received a valuable add.
ton this week when Miss Mary Gusts
Lee. daughter OF Gen. Robert E. Lee.
contributed TO the collection a plate
OF the George Washington Cincinnati
dinner set. In many respects this ID
the most valuable piece In the ,collec,
ton. as the Cincinnati china has more
historical associations and is better
known than any OF the Washington
china. It is. said TO have been pre-.
sented to Washington by the Ameri.
can members Of the Society OF Cincin.
natl which was founded at Annapolis
In 1888 blythe American and French
officers who had served together dur,
ing the Revolutionary war. The plate
is medium sized dinner plate, with
the deep blue ,mottled border and gold
lines Of the Cantonese ware, and its
center is the figure OF Fame holding
trumpet to, her lips with one hand,
while with the other side bears. aloft
the insignia Of the Society of the
Cincinnati. The plate has been
placed in the cabinets In I'll, . lower
corridor OF the White House.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

Mrs. Bledsoe. Of Charleston, is al
the Raleigh for few days, having &C
companied her husband. Attorney
Thomas B. Bledsoe here, and will re
main until after the finish OF the Day,
ton proceedings in which her hus'
band Is interested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

E. c.. Grow, who has been bust.
ness visitor for the past few days in
Washington, has returned to his home
In Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25
WASHINGTON news G0SaP

been awarded to Jacob s. wilfong
Of Laneyille.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

NEW YORK STOCKS.
Quotations at 1 ,. m. today. BY
Joseph H. Mills, Room 1os Nuzuni
Bldg. Jefferson ST.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

ito point out that the net revenue for
the seven months Of this fiscal year!
fell on $l,3l2,2ss.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

Mrs, Taylor vinson. Of Huntington,
was In Washington last week, leaving
afterwarl for Richmond. Va, where
she will be the guest OF her mother
Mrs. R. B. Chaffin, at Riverview.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-25

"a. new star service route, has beer
ordered established from Red Creek
Junction, q new office. to GAINESVILLE,
eight and one.half miles and back,
SIX times % week. the carrier; To- travel
the strinstown road botl1 ways! The.
contract for carrying the mail has
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
WOmen's Styles
Affect Sales in
South Africa


Milady In el' quarters of the civilized
globe having given up the gay and fes-
tive ostrich feather as an article of
adjournment, has resulted In decrease I'm
motor car sales In South Africa, accord
ing to II, w, Allkin, Cape Town auto
mobile man, who has spent the last week
at the Detroit plant OF Dodge Brothers.
THE chanaa In women's styles relegat-
ing the ostrich feather te the background,
Is not a new one IN our experience" SAYS
Mr.. AuklR, Nevertheless Il IL none
the less keenly felt al the present time,
when ! left Cane Town, many ostrich
farmers we're killing their surplus supply
Of birds for the flesh.
when you consider that close to $4,000
people derive their living from the
ostrich feather industry, YOU can realize
that the automobile business feels the
present depression as keenly as any. Ten
or fifteen years back. when ostrich
feathers bad again heen declared passe
South African farmers passed through
exactly the same experience, But ostrich
plumes regained their popularity within
short time, ana we are confident that
Dame Fortune will again raise her Wig
orous censorship before very many
months -
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

| Now they think that they can whip ans
team I'm the Greater Omaha league,
Hereafter the Chris Lyek park will DC
known as the Hensan Fair Erounds, Races
the menu every Saturday and Sunday.
Arrangements are, now being made to
pull off a base ball tournament during
the county fair which WIN be held IN
September at the Renson fair grounds.
doing fine work Tor the Alsmitos, He Is
throwing TO the bags In la Meyers
fashion and he can also sting the leather
Wright, the new acquisition to the
Council Bluffs Imperials, won a heWe
with said combination last Sunday by
clubbing ono on the sneller for the cir
cult.
Bob Guinnee. who has been out Of the
game for a couple of weeks on account
OF a sore knee, expects to return again
this week at shortstop for the Bailey
Dents
II Arthur Moran don't quit carrying
married. For the benefit of the doubt
tul ones he Is still travelling In single
harness
Last Sunday the stroller-Ford tussle
you wait long week to play one game,
why. bust up the game before you get a
good start.
1t has been whispered GROUND that
Frank Welch star second cushion dude,
is going to stay In seclusion as far as
base ball Ia concerned for the balance of
the season,
Grossman, formerly with the Ancient
Order United Workmen team, Is now hold
ing down the initial pouch for the In
dians. He is smaeking the hoFsehida
quite regular.
Feltman, formerly holding down tho
first corner for the Townsends, Is now
occupying the same berth for the
Armogrs, He Is q mediocre hitter, but q
sensational fielder.
For Pollack's Stars and Stripes Hec
Carter struck out ten against Crescent
City, Ia. During the latter part Of the
contest his kinks were clouted freely, but
he got away with the grapes,
What would be the matter with deliver
ing a few large chunks of consolation 10
Gentleman's Athletics in reciproeation OF
their eheerfulness while they occupied the
cellar In the Inter-City leagueY
Harry Wright, formerly a star outer
travelling on the road. At that he stops
here every Saturday and Sunday and
wouldn't mind playing game once in
a while.
Many names have already decorated
the ball park opposite KFug park, but the
Benson Fair grounds will In all prob
ability be its dying monioker, Its initial
game was at Benson park, next Farrell
park, next LuKus and next Chris Lyek
park.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
Studebaker Will
Retain Leather in
Spite of Market

Conditions in the leather market,
whether due TO a scarcity of hides or
manipulation did not deter studebaker
from specifying the retention Of leather
upholstery for the new models recently
announced. The automobile industry Ia
the natural outgrowth OF carriage build
ing. In which Studebaker is a pioneer.
Sixty-three years OF manufacturers eX-
perience has not been without Its lessons,
and one learned by this concern has
been that for seat cushieus there Is moths
ing superior to, or the equal OF leather
for long wear upholstery and service
abieness OF proauetisn Is held a cardinal
principle with studebaker.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
READY FOR STATE TENNIS
Jumbo stiehm Making Arrange
ments for the Tourney-0ne
Woman to Play.
FOOT BAILIsTs ARE ACTIVE
by JAMES E. LAWRENCE.


LINCOLN, July lL,-(specisl LESS
than a week remains for entries in the
Nebraska state tennis tournament to be
held in Lincoln the last week in July at
the Country club courts. Coach Jumbo
stiehm. who Is making arrangements for
the tournament. expects that over 100
tennis players will compute for the cham
pionship trophies in the SINGLES and
doubles.
The last week has brought the entries
in the singles up to thlrty-three players,
while fifteen teams are entered in the
doubles. Entries will close Saturday
night.
The champions of last years tourna-
ment have waived the usual rule of taking
part in only the final games but will
enter in the preliminaries aud fight their
way to the top. Louise Pound. the INT
versity of Nebraska star Is the only
woman entered In the tournament so far
Miss Pounl has been nlaying the hest
game she has ever played and has been
carrying away prizes in all tournaments
she has entered.
Entry LIst.
The list OF entries follows:
SINGLES.
ner. L. o. stiehm. sam Wausht, Harry
Il. Ella Guy Reed, Ray GRANGER, T. T,
Tate, Charles +. schwartz, Louise Pound,
Rev. c, r. TYner, Max Beghtol, @. y,
Lee, II. A. KorsmeYer, @ q. Alexander,
Philip Watkins, Harold Magee and Fred
Omaha; Harry Koch, A. c. Potter and
Arapahoe-Ch A, Patterson, G. V.
Helmann, q. G, Prom, II, r, Emmett,
North Bend-Ralph Weaverlng' Harry
Crete-Rey. John Calvert
Wayne--JQhn Ahern,
! Milford-GhaFles France, j, w Howard,
Beaver oi''-b potHiRLpssSSiis n psSis
France and Howard, MllfoFd payis and
Ellis, Beaver city, GRANGER and PaTsOn,
Linoolnj Patterson and Halmann, Arapa-
hoei Stiehm and Tate, Llnoolni SphYartz
lincoln Beghtd and Lee, .Lneoini Proud
and Emmett, .Arapehoei Pound and VIII
liamS, lincoln; Waugh and Schmidt,
lincoln; Melville and Bush, I4apolni
Wohlenburg and partner, IineolHi Rors-
meyer and partner. Lincoln,
Foot Hall Men Active,
Coach stishm had letter from CAPTAIN
Dick Rutherford of the 1915 Cornhusker
foot ball team. Rutherford is on the
coast. where he Joined the life saving
crew at Long Beach. The Nebraska eapr
tain SAYS he Is in perfect condition and
ready to start in practice without delay,
stiehm has also received a number OF
other letters from foot ball men indi-
eating the entire squad is keeping In
shane during the summer so that no time
will be lost early In tn efall In condition.
! ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
GOOD YEAR FACTORY MEN
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION

A, y. osteFloe. assistant secretary and
II, P, zlegieT, Chicago, district manager
Of tbs Goodyear Rubber company, spent
Wednesday in Omaha inspecting the
Omaha branch, The omaha branch, ac-
cording to Mr.. osterlas, Is maklng an
excellent shoWing and the Goodyear
people feel close interest In Omaha af-
fairs, Indications OF a hannsr year are
strong throughout the country. and j,
M Line, Omaha branch manager, Is con-
fident that Omaha Will put big mark
on the Goodyear sales chart.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
Amateur Games Today
CHRIS LYCK PARK.
south mOnd,

B;SG--Chrls I.Ycks VS., Blacks Kats,
North diamond.
a:S0-Armours Vs. Bourgeois.
LUXUs PARK.
3D-A. o. u, WIS VS.. Luxus.
FORT OMAHA,
l8oo-Kepnedy and Beselins VS.. Dundee
Wuolen Mills,
-F'ontenel!es vs. Brpwning-Kings,
CARTER LAKE CLUB.
2:OQ-Brown Park Merchants VS.. Ne
braska Auto School,
RIVERVIEW Park.
l80-Merohants Hotel vs., Williams
S:S6--buoky Holmes VS.. Alamitos.
THIRTY-sECOND AND DEWEY.
llsO-omaha Rubber company VS..
Nourse Oil company.
3:S0-G. A. Nelson's VS.. j. d. Crews.
MILLER PARK.
1:3O-Thorpeians VS. Auto Row.
3;S0-Ford Motor company VS.. Mandy
Lees,
FONTENELLE PARK.
East Diamond.
1:30-Twenty-fourt street HANDLERS vs..
Southeast Improvement cub.
S:3O-Ioliys VS.. Murphy-Did=Its,
West Diamond.
1;3O-South Omaha Midgets vs.. Gentle
3'So-omaha Printing company vs. b,
rFeds.
ELMWOOD PARK.
East Diamond.
1;D-Spring Lake Parks vs.. Brown Park
Juniors
2:sO-st. Francis vs. James Corr Elee-
tries,
West Diamond.
S:30-West Leayenworth Merchants VS..
South Omaha Merchants.
North Diamond.
1;S0-Mazdas vs. Beacon Press.
3:N-RiVersldes VS.. Nationals.
DUCNY HOLMES PARK.
3iB0-TTimble Brothers vs., Vlntan Cubs.
THIRTY-FIHsT AND BOYD.
a;3O-Tradesmen Vs. Central Parks.
M0FRiRg Games,
s:O0-Brandeis VS.. I<ing-Peck. Fort
Omaha.
.leieQ-preKel Shoe company ys. burgess
Nash, RiVeivieW park.
l0:OO-Hupmohiles VS., Hayden Bros,
Ihirty-seeond and Dewey avenue.
Independent Games,
htork yR, Joe Smiths. Athletic LaFk.
Council Bluffs. e.O ., m.
IOulsVlile vs. dF6tna AT 0retna, Neb.
Q, b. lmpeyials At Pender, Neh
hohout Colts VS.. kFejioeks. Third and
Pierce street, at u. m,
burlington Headquarters at Seneca,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
WARNS men WHO
USE LIQUOR
TIE CHICAGO Tribune, EaitOrialy, sAySl

TIE Chicago Tribune, EaitOriaIly, sAysl
"A man cannot expect % soak his con-
atitutlnn IN alcohol, 20 ruin his physique
by liquor and have hes thy children. II
that supply the greatest quota Of crimi-
nails and murderers"
A few days spent taking the Neal
Treatment In the privacy OF home, hotel,
club or institute will eliminate the Yiru-
lent poison from the system, create a
loathing for liauor OF Drugs and soon re-
store natural appetite, sleep and normal
mental and physical conditions.
For full information call or address the
head Neal Institute, No 1909 so lDih 81,
Omaha, hob.
Neal Institutes in 60 Principal Cities
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
Scripps-Booth Car
to Arrive in Omaha
During This Week

Not race just days iourney-sSS
miles In a sGrlpps- Booth car
r. H. Spear, general manager Of the
scripps- Booth company of Detroit, ana
Mrs. Spear de0ided that they would like
to Sunday with Harry Newman their
representative at Chicago. So they
hoped into their lightweight scripps-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

Booth OF Saturday morning, and
presto, Saturday evening they sat down
to dine with Harry,
Then, just TO show that there was
nothing up his sleeve" Mr.. spear turned
his car around and did the same trick
over agsin Monday-driying the soripps-
Booth hack home, from Chicago 60 De-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
Auto Top Business
in Omaha Growing

j. N. NaylOn Of the Western Auto Top
company. who is one OF the new genera
ton of Omaha business men, feels very
enthusiastic regarding his business out.
look and has en- extremely warm spot
in his heart for this territory, even
though he ls native Of the south.
Mr. Naylon says he came here with
the idea Of FIRST advertising what he
would do and then doing it. and believes
that any business conducted along theAe
lines will succeed. Evidently he 10 Right
In TegaFd 10 his own particular business
at least
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

troit-ssme distance, sSs miles.
w. l.. Huffman Auto company will
have their first shipment this week Of
the 1915 model,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
nuInth sirnn E1uhn.

The Duluth club has signed FIRST Base.
man Walter Kuhn OF the Tiffin club n
the Ohio Northern league, Kuhn plaYad
with owensboro, ky,, In the Kitty league
last season.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

Augusta signs Pitcher.
Augusta has signed Pitcher Cunning
ham late OF MOBILE of the Southorn
league.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18
Judgments

MAHA takes very kindly to the
notion of Booster day, and the
probabilities are that Pa
Rourke will entertain quite a
large gathering OF the folks
on the afternoon finally
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

Ham" Patterson may not he to blame
for the row he had with BFeen, but he
will have a hard time to get away from
the exhibition he gave the day before,
when he conducted himself very much as
a rowdy, Umpire O'Brien had a tough
start in Omaha, but he handled the sit
uatiop very we'll.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

rabor's new mark for the mile Is the
record Of a grand performance, and will
give the runners something 20 tug at for
. while.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

big Ed" Walsh came back for one
game, and a million fans viii hope he
is back for good. But HI IL suffering
from somsthing he can't heal. OLD Father
Times doesn't spare any.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-18

An enthusiast down in southern Ne
braska has deposited 500 in the bank to
support his assertion that he can beat
any man in Nebraska pitching horse
shoes Why not let It go at that7