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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
Early Set lements
From Raymond History oi Harrison County

Michael Hagle. 400 acres on Buck
harmon river. adjoining lands Of
Charles Fallinash, to include his set
Element made in 1776.
John Hagle, 400 acres on the Buck
harmon river, adjoining lands claimed
BY Michael Hagle, to include his set
Element made in 1776.
William Anglin, 400 acres on the
Tygart's Valley river at Pringle's
ford, including his settlement made
In 1913. :is''I m
John Booth, heir of James Booth,
400 acres on Booths creek, in the
forks Of the Monongahela river, to In
clude his settlement made In 1871. 4
Levy Wells. 400 acres on the West
Fork, adjoining lands OF Thomas Reed
in the right Of having a tenant there
on in 1910, also / 900 acres IN right OF
preemptio1 on the West Fork river.
adjoining lands Of Thomas Reed in
right OF having q tenant settled there
on in ,1770. 81 x 4: & i.l55 e
The records Of the Harrison county's
surveyors books show that Jonathan
Goburn on June "a, 1885, entered 200
acres on Sycamore creek to include
the mud lick, and on October j, 1886,
he entered 200 acres on Coburn's
creek. adjoining and between the land
OF Henry Runyon, Isaac Davisson and
his settlement wherein he now lives.
Not all Of the parties receiving these
certificates from the commission af-
terward perfected their titles but sold
and assigned them to others who had
the lands called for, surveyed and, re-
1 ceived patents for them.
Many Of the holders Of certificates
had their lands surveyed in Monon-
gala county, and others waited until
Harrison county was formed, and had
their surveys made in that county.
Many Of the settlers did not take
up homesteads, preferring to be a
squatter on public or private lands.
purchase land Office treasury warrants
and locate them in one or more places.
II they saw At, or buy land from the
large land owners.
After the ablishment Of the Viz
liginia land Office in 1879 it became 80
easy to own land that the homestead
practically passed out Of use.
There were also a class OF SQUAT
tiers and rovers who would make a
clearing, build a cabin without troub-
ling themselves about perfecting a
title, but would sell their improve
ment to some one else and move to
another location where the hunting
was good. =
The surveyors Office for Harris
county was opened for business in the
fall Of 1884, at Ciarksburg and by the
end Of the year eighty different tracts
Oh land We're returned as surveyed
and entered on the books Of the office.
In the year 1875 nine hundred and
sixty surveys were made, In the
year 1885 three hundred and thirty-five
were made. is n
This Indicates quite an increase II i
the population for the time mentioned.
ssIle End.)
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
Preside lent Asserts Railroad Op.
Grating under Better Con-
ditions Than Ever.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 2O.@On his
return from an inspection trip over
the lines Of the Baltimore and Ohio
President Willard voiced his views of
the business outl ooks He takes occas-
ion also to express himself as to the
needs Of the railroads and Of the reas-
ions why they have not met more
promptly the requirements. He ex-
presses satisfacti ion with conditions on
the Baltimore and Chic and says the
road lis better prepared to handle
traffic now than at any period in its
history. He declares that business is
being handled in greater volume than
ever before and states that the DC
tober traffic was. perhaps, the great
est ever reported by the road and that
the November traffic record is ahead
of last year.
Naturally. (" says President Willard,
I'VE expected an increase in traffic as
compared with last year. II our bus
mess did not improve over 1914, we
would have good reason to feel that
we hadn't progressed very far. And
in this connection i might state that
the Baltimore and Ohio Is In better
shape to take care Of tonnage than
ever before. We are prepared to move
an even greater volume Of traffic than
we are now getting. But we are not
as we'll prepared In this respect as we
would have been had the Baltimore
and Ohio. along with other lines, been
permitted to charge more for the bus
mess which 1t is moving. I refer to
the advance in rates requested some
years ago. The interstate commerce
commission did grant us an increase,
but this increase hasn't been sufficient
to enable the roads to do the Things
that they might have done to place
themselves In . strong position to
move traffic. <
: At the present time there Is q
shortage Of cars. But this Is no! sur
prise. merely for tn ereason hereto
fore mentioned. AS far back az 1911,
In an address delivered by me on the
occasion Of the visit Of the governors
of the various states; 4 stated that the
railroads needed an increase in rev
enues in order to enable them to take
care OF the trafiic for the future
Mr.. willard went ON to say that the
rates granted the carriers were not
sufncient to Justify them; In making
expenditures for new equipment, and
that as . result shippers are now feel
ing the effects OF the inability Of the
roads to meet Equipment requirement.
He stated that shippers had COM
;plained to him because OF the scarcity
OF cars ana that eotne Of these com
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

An unusually large number Of fatal
accidents in the mines OF West lVirs-
GINA during the month Of October has
caused Earl Henry, chief Of the state
department Of mines. to send out d
scathing letter to the superintendent
OF every coal company In the state OF
Vest virginia. Il
Forty miners lost their lives during
October, twenty-six of the deaths be-
ing caused by falls OF roof and coal
and q great percentage at the work
ing faces. 4
Henry in his letter declared that
these could have been avoided had the
mine foremen or assistant foremen
made proper examinat ions Of the
working faces, as required sby law.
: Il is an evident fact, !" wrote Henry,
that the mine foremen are IN many
instances Indifferent to the method Of
discipline and examination OF the dam
gers that continually surround the
workmen at the face OF their work
ing places which require constant and
3diligent attention at all times, espec-
tally SO where inexperienced foreign
labor is employed. 1t seems to be q
habit Of the mine foremen to spend
unnecessary time on the outside or
side track when the time should be
spent at the working faces.
me following list q persons killed
INSIDE ana outside Or coal mines IN
West Virginia during the month Of
october, 1915:
Mcpowell-Ered Benton, American.
car olier and extra latch puller, Killed
sUctoper y, while attending TO his reg
uiar duties by falling from car and be-
ing run over BY same on tipple at Pu--
ASK Iron Company. i So;
ette-Farnk Genoni, lJenonyl,
Italian, miner, killed October 2 by fall
o. slate While shoyeling coal at the
race OF MS working place at Layland
NO. 3 mine OF the New River and Po-
tcanontas Consolidated Coal Company.
Fayette-Nick Hunter, negro. miner,
working IN pillar section, was killed
October by fall ofs slate while at
tempting TO gather his tools after he
had heard top in adjacent area wcr !
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
RIDICULOUS
WAR INSTEAD
OF GLORIOUS
And is Also Prep osterous De-
CARES a Man Attending
Peace SoCiety NJ eetinq.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.---..We want:
the world to realize that war is not
only utterly rtlinous to every inter-
est and bound to. destroy a nation but
q nation but that 1t is preposterous and
ridiculous instead Of glorious, said
..Dr. David Starr Jordan, while In this
city attending q conference of officials
OF the American Peace Society. II
The society Is fostering q plan to
bring peace in Europe through the orr
sganization Of q joint commission Of
neutral nations to serve as a. court OF
mediation and to the carrying out OF
this project is making q campaign for
members and funds in. charge Of e..
w. White. treasurer Of the society, in!
Washington. s's8.;, RI g
Money and Support. e
Asked as to the manner. In which
the individual American can assist in
the movement DR.. Jordan said, .He
can give his little money and support
the works for peace. He can vote
when opportunity affords. He can
study and talk with others. The great
part OF the work must be done by
people who cooperate without doing
any very great things Themselves. It
impossible for anybody to do great or
Spectacular things Of that sort because
this is the biggest crime on earth to
deal with. It has already cost the
lives or sanity Of fifteen million peo-
pie. It has destroyed more property
than all the land Of the United States
is worth and you cannot make In
roads on a thing like that.
Individual Work.
The great work is done by individ
uals and the peace society backs them
by It's sympathy and; money. The work
OF the world must cessarily be done
by the people who are expert and de-
voting their whole mind and energy
to It The star of the peace society Il
small compared to the great numbe.
of people who contribute 81 apiece.
The practical movement now is this
one to bring the war to an end. II
we shorten the war by one day, 1t
would save the lives Of i25, 900 people
and save money enough to pay for sew
Ieral hundred such commissions. AZ
ter the war we should start plans for
making peace enduring"
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LOSS no IRELAND.

LONDON Nov. 2O.-In the
death Of Standish O'Grady,
which is announced from Hale,
Cheshire, Ting. modern Irish
literature loses one Of its most
brilliant Representatives. AS
poet, essayist and historian,
OGrady's work is generally re-
garded as the starting point of !.
the so-called Celtic Rennais-
sance. o'Grady was In turn
lawyer, journalist and author.
He was a native Of Tipperary
and go years old.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

New York state will produce &c.
5o0. goo bushels Of potatoes this year,
~ eeainst more than $4,000, 900 last
year. The total production OF the
United States also falls on. New York
produces this year about ione- tenth 81
AZ potatoes grown in Z the United
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PICKLED WHALE.
3(Byi Aggociateti press a

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BERLIN, Nov. ;20.-Pickled
whale meat is being sold In a
butcher shop in Burg, near (
iMadgeburg. The meat can be
stewed OF roasted, and Is be-
coming popular for its cheap
ness. costing but sixty-flve
pfennigs q pound, about half
the price OF the cheapest and
poorest meat Of any other sort.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
CONLEY SAYS HE DID
NOT KILL THE GIRL

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. SO.-James
Conley, final witness for the state
in the trial of Dan s. Lehon and G.
G. Tedder, who represented the
Burns Detective Agency, and Arthur
Thurman, a local lawyer, on charg-
es Of subornation of perjury in the
Leo M. Frank murder case, testified
today that he never told another
negro he killed a girl in the factory
where Mary Phagan's body was
found. His testimony was in sup
port of the statement of the Rev.
B. G. Ragsdale that such an affi-
davit reflecting on Conley was false
and that he had been paid 5000 for
signing 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
DAC|A sails j"
With ITS COTTON
Leaves Galveston with 1900 Bales
for Rotterdam
SHIP CLEARED ON JANUARY %
Probably Will Add Another Chapter
to the International Incident
With Great
Britain
SHIP CLEARED ON JANUARY 2

Galveston, Feb. 1.-The steam
ship Dacia departed at noon from
Galveston for Rotterdam with H.
600 bales of cotton to be trans-ship-
ped to Bremen.
Telegraphic orders to get under
way were received by Captain George
Mcdonald from E. N. Breting of New
York. the owner. In two hours the
vessel had taken on pilot and was
outside the harbor.
The Dacia cleared on January 2Z'
Her delay here is yet unexplained
and her agent and master said they
did not know why she was waiting
The Dacia's cotton cargo is valued
by the shippers at $SS0,0OO or II
cents a pound laid down in Bremen.
The sailing of the Dacia Is ex-
pected to add another chapter TO
the international incident which was
begun when the former Hamburg
American line vessel was transferr-
ed from German to American regis
try shortly after the vessel was in
termed at Port Arthur, Tex, follow
ing the outbreak of the war.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
WOMAN's KANSAS CLUB ELECTS
Mrs. Catherine Hoffman Vice Presi-
dent for Fifth District

Topeka, Jan. 3O.-The men were
not alone in celebrating Kansas Day.
While the Kansas Day club was
electing its officers, the Woman's
Kansas Day club held its sessions
and paid equal tribute to their state.
The election of officers resulted
as follows:
President, Mrs. Eugene Ware, of
Kansas City.
Vice president, Mrs. w. D. Atkin-
son, Parsons.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. W.
D. Atchison, Topeka.
Treasurer, Mrs. Charles w. Smith,
Stockton.
Auditor, Mrs. A. c. Stitch, indie
pendence.
Historian, Mrs. Noble Prentis, To-
peka.
District vice presidents-First,
Mrs. J. X. Codding, Leavenworth;
Second, Mrs. Eustace Brown. Law
renee; Third, Mrs. Charley Beatty,
Chanute; Fourth, Mrs. ]: T. Prin-
gle, Burlingame; Fifth, Mrs. Cath
crime Hoffman, Enterprise; Sixth.
Mrs. s. L. Banner, Wilson; Seventh,
Mrs. George w. Winans, Hutchin-
son; Eighth, Mrs. r. P. Murdoch,
Wichita.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
Surprising Turn Puts Senate Admin
istration Leaders ON Defensive
CLARKE OF ARKANSAS LEADS
Motion TO Return Bill TO Committee
Causes Wild Excitement
Democrats Gladly Accept
Adjournment

washington, Feb. Like a bolt
from the blue sky in the senate, nine
Democrats Joined an alliance with
Republicans in an effort to send the
government ship purchase bill back
to the commerce committee.
The revolt, as unexpected as 1t
was sudden, turned in a twinkling
an administration advantage into
defensive position, which seems al
most hopeless to many Democratic
leaders.
| Forced to fight for the life OF
the measure, the Democrats sue
ceeded in adjourning the senate with
the motion to recommit pending,
and a party caucus was called.
Senator Clarke Of Arkansas, DEM
ocrat, rose while Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan was con-
GLIDING a long speech against the
shipping bill and asked him to yield
for a motion.
The senator yielded, having
learned the nature Of the motion to
come, and Senator Clarke, introduce
ing his remarks with an appeal for
consideration of other legislation,
moved to send the pending bill back
to committee.
Such pandemonium as followed
this development has not been wit
messed in the senate in many years.
Senators poured from the cloak
rooms to the chamber like bees
from a hive. Republicans, fore
warned, came first.
AS soon as administration leaders
could catch their breath, Senator
Fletcher, in charge Of the bill, made
a point of order against the motion,
which Vice President Marshal sus-
tanned. Senator Clarke appealed from
the decision and the chair was over
ruled by a vote Of as to 81, nine
Democrats joining the Republicans.
Both sides seemed to be willing to
declare a truce to take stock Of the
new situation, and when Senator
Fletcher moved an adjournment
there was no opposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
Foot and Mouth Disease Found In
Sedgwick and COwley
TWO HERDS ARE AFFECTED
Situation is Under Control, Livestock
Commissioner Riddle Believes
Cattle Shipped from
Wisconsin

Topeka, Feb. 1.-Two herds or
cattle in Cowley and Sedgwick coun-
ties will be slaughtered today under
the direction of Taylor Riddle, state
sanitary livestock commissioner
The foot and mouth disease has
broken out in both herds. One Is
on the farm of j. G. Delaney near
Winfield, Cowley county, and the
other belongs to N. w. Wheeler
near Mulvane in Sedgwick county.
"The forty cows in the two herds
were shipped from northern Wis
cousin the middle of last month, "
said Riddle over long distance last
night. The foot and mouth disease
broke out last week. The state de-
partment was notified Saturday af-
ternoon. An investigation yesterday
by Mr.. Riddle and DR.. F. s. Schoen-
leber of K. s. A. G. left no doubt as
to the nature of the disease.
eve believe we have the situation
under complete control" continued
Riddle. Both herds have been COM
pletely segregated, fortunately, ever
since they arrived in the state. They
were held up several hours in the
Chicago yards, but not unloaded. 1t
is supposed that they were infected
at that time. They did not stop over
at the Kansas City yards"
No effort will be spared to stamp
out the disease, Governor Capper
declared last night. Commissioner
Riddle was wired last night to en-
force Che quarantine against the in
fected district vigorously. The Kan
sas City, wichita and st. Joseph
markets will not be materially af-
fected, It is thought.
washington, Feb. 2.-Four coun-
ties In Kansas, Cowley, Sedgwiek,
Sumner and Butler, were quaran-
tined today by the department Of
agriculture against foot and mouth
disease because Of infection brought
by cattle from wisconsin. The de-
partment first guaranteed the whole
state and announced its action, bat
later issued an amended order.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
Raid Into North Sea Followed by
Attack I'm English Channel
ToRPEDoED BY SUBMARINES
Three Steamers Go Down In irish
Sea, Two in the Channel
Crews OF 4 Rescued, 4
Unreported

Paris, Feb. 1.-The French min
istry of marine announced today that
two British ships had been torpe-
doed in the English channel OF
Hayre by a German submarine. They
are the steamers Tokomaru and
Icaria.
The Tokomaru was bound from
New Zealand to England. Her crew
was rescued by the trawler Semper'
The following statement was CIV
en- out by the ministry of marine:
"The Tokomaru was sunk by a
torpedo from a German submarine.
The English vessel Icaria also was
torpedoed in the same locality"
London, Feb. 1.-The toll taken
by the German submarine U-21 In
its raid Saturday afternoon In the
Irish sea in the vicinity Of Liver
pool still stands at three ships
the steamers Ben Cruachen, Linda
Blanche, and the Kilcoran, the lat
ter a small vessel. The crew OF the
Kilcoran was landed on the Isle OF
Man by a coastwise steamer.
The Irish sea raider easily es-
capped and shipping interests, contl-
dent that she has returned to her
base. ordered a resumption of nor
NAL traffic today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
MAKE 2 STATES OF TEXAS?
Legislator Would Take Advantage
of Provision of Statehood Act

Austin, Tex, Jan. ga resolu-
ton was submitted to the legisla-
ture today by Senator Johnson, by
which it is proposed to submit to a
vote of the citizens Of Texas a prop
osition to create a new state from
the western half of Texas. The
proposed new state would be called
Jefferson"
Under the act by which Texas
was admitted to the Union, as many
as five states may be created out of
the present area of Texas without
action.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04

Washington, Jan. S0.-Miss Lucy
Burleson, the postmaster generals
daughter, again today emphatically
denied renewed reports that she was
to marry Justice McReynolds OF the
federal supreme court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04
PARSONS WOMEN WILL
ENGAGE IN WOLF HUNT

Parsons, Jan. 29.-Women are
especially invited to go on a wolf
drive which will be held in the
country outside Parsons tomorrow
and a number of the city's society
women are getting out their hunt
ing costumes and oiling up guns.
All the wolves which are killed will
go to the women and they will serve
the lunch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04

than a score OF members went on
record favoring the defeat of the
bill when the roll was called In
committee OF the whole.
State 20 support Fair
Provision is made for the con-
duet OF the Kansas state fair at
Hutchinson in a bill reported favor
ably by the senate ways and means
committee. The fair ground at
Hutchinson Is the gift OF Reno coun-
ty to the state. along with $4,000
worth OF improvements and a fine
race track. The bill provides $780,
600 for expenses and $4,000 for
an agricultural and horticultural
hall, or a live stock pavilion. as the
board OF state fair managers direct.
State Life Insurance Unpopular
State life insurance is not popu-
lar with the insurance committee OF
the house. Yesterday Frank L. Trav-
is OF Allen, the chairman. reported
that the committee had killed two
state life insurance bills, introduced
by J. A. Mahurin OF Coffey, and VIII
wayman of Lyon.
Pure Shoe Law Doomed?
By a vote OF So to 3 the house to-
day voted TO repeal the Simpson
pure shoe bill, enacted by the leg
islature of 1918, On final passage
of the bill but three members vot-
ed against the proposition to wipe
the act from the statute books.
Single Tax Amendment Reported
The single tax amendment to the
Kansas constitution has been re-
ported favorably by the senate COM
mittee on assessment and taxation.
The amendment provides for local
option on the single tax question.
It has been a good many years
since Kansas has discussed the sin
gle tax proposition to any extent and
1t has been many years since the
amendment was introduced in the
legislature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-04

Salina, Jan. 30.-F. Lipinski, for
many years q resident Of Brookville,
was found dead in his home in that
town about O'Clock Thursday
night. He had not been dead long.
His death is believed to have been
caused by either apoplexy or heart
trouble. He had not been i'll. at
least not seriously 50.