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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10
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the boys a chance to enter business
life. Only the other day an officer
of our company told me OF striking
case of making good when the chance
arrived. A business man was going
out of town, during which time. how
ever, his office had to be kept open,
He asked the Western Union Office il
it had n boy who was presentable and
diplomatic enough to undertake the
job. The Western Union manager Sc
lected one and the result was so sat,
isfactory that the man gave the boy
n permanent Office position. which al.
ready has led to promotion.
1T isn't a serious matter" con-
tinued Mr.. Borgess.. ITO be caught in
rainstorm without proper rigging.
You simply stop at the nearest tele.
phone, summon a boy and despatch
him for your things. Suppose, too,
that pressing business prevents your
leaving the office for lunch. Well
there's the messenger boy to the res
cue again. Call one. He's quite ac-
customed to going out. buying a port
able meal and delivering II in a hur-
ry. A glance at this list shows What
the boys can do, and II there is any
thing else you can think of that a
boy can do. those in our office are
privileged to tackle It,"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

Sanford Phillips, Jr., aged two. but
he escaped unhurt. The hog saw his
reflection in a mirror. charged into
it. smashing the glass. This fright
ening him, he made for the door. BY
that time Mr.. Phillips was aroused
and tackled the hog. The animal bit
three fingers so badly that 1t was nee
essary to amputate them. The hog
escaped before Mr.. Phillips had time
to use his gun.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

Bad roads and idle farms. Bad
roads and poor churches. Bad roads
and poor schools. Bad roads and no
social life. Bad roads and discomfort.
Bad roads and high Cost of living.
Good roads and fertile farms. Good
roads and good church attendance.
Good roads and good school attend
ance. Good roads and good social
enjoyment. Good roads and content
ment. Good roads and better living
at less expense. Give US hood roads!
Good roads! Good roads! And more
good roads,,,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

CHARLESTON: Statistics COM
piled in the department OF schools
show that over eighteen per cent OF
the pupils in the public schools are
absent daily. The figures obtained
so far are approximate. except those
Of the city of Charleston and Ka-
nawha county schools. These figures
complete show that out of 1896 pu-
pills in the county, 1854 is the daily
average of absentees. while 1854 out
of the 5.Sii enrolled in the Charles
ton schools fail from some cause or
another to attend school each day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10
Clcarlncs Give Lesson.

Despite the boosted prosperity
which this country is said to be en-
Toying. New York is the only one of
the seven large cities that shows
bank clearings as large as were re-
corded for the same period In either
1912 of 1913.
For the week ending November
10, Chicago, Philadelphia. Boston. st.
Louis. Baltimore and New Orleans
reported bank clearings materially
less than in the corresponding week
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

KEYSER: p. H. Keys has been
chosen postmaster by Congressman
". c. Brown and it is expected that
his name will be presented in the SEN
ate for confirmation ut an early date,
1t is expected that Keys will take over
the Office about January /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

Farmers who do not want TO take
their wives and families over bump
ETY. roads and make them Disguised
every time they go to church or to
town, should drag the roads and see
TO 1t that they freeze up as smooth
as possible this winter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

WHEELING: The activity of sur
veying corps between this city and
Washington, Pa. at first thought to
be at work on an extension of the
West Virginia Traction Company's
lines to Washington. Pa, is now be-
lieyed to be preliminary to the con-
struction of an electric road to carry
coal from Washington and Green
county fields to the big electric pow
er plant. work on which has started
at Beech Bottom.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

In 1912 and 1918. All these cities
report larger clearings than in 1914,
which proves that the war has pulled
the country part way out OF the
financial hole into which Democratic
legislation had thrown II. No one OF
these cities had clearings as large in
1914 as in 1912.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10
CHARLESTON,

CHARLESTON: Figures show
that the new corporation tax law,
passed at the last session OF the leg
islature. will bring in aboutsSO0. 900
during the flrst year O. Its opera
ton. Last year about $3.50, 900 was
derived from this source. Up to date
about 100000 under the new law
has been collected. with $4,000 in Of
fice fees and $4,000 in delinquencies
to be collected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

CHARLESTON: Vouchers for all
pensioners of the workmen's COM
pcnsaticn fund will be sent out at
once so as to reach their destination
before Christmas. Usually they are
mailed or the first day of the month.
On the payroll are 200 persons and
the pension payment for each month
reaches almost $4,000. The total
paid out in November was more than
$4,000. OF this amount almost
$4,000 was paid as compensation
for injuries. $4,000 for funerals and
$500 for medical assistance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

came known here that the Hope Ma
tural Gas Company has been quietly
acquiring leases to practically every
farm on the east side Of the river.
No fewer than 216 lenses have been
taken up by G. w. Thompson, agent
for the company. and an additional
list Of about twenty lesases has since
been added to those for filing with
with the county clerk Of Marion
county. A. G. Martin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

CHARLESTON: In making his
report for the month OF October, John
S. Koran, state fire marshal, shows
that the total fire loss in West Viz
ginia during that month aggregated
$4,000. The property involved was
valued at over s1.000.000. The in
surance carried exceeded $3.50, 900.
The heaviest loss, $4,000. was sus-
tanned by the Cherry River Paper
Company at Redwood.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

CHARLESTON: The trial of the
damage suit of William l. Abbott
against Governor H. d. Hatfield, has
been continued until the March term
OF the United States Court for the
Southern district of West Virginia.
The plaintiff alleges the governor as
saulted him on Kanawha and Michi-
gan passenger train at Point Pleasant
last May. He asks $4,000 damages.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10
WEST VIRGINIA BRIEFS

FAIRMoNT: A magnificent hotel
to cost $500. 900 will be erected here
provided half the sum is subscribed
by citizens. George r. Watson having
Informed the Fairmont Chamber Of
Commerce that he and interests he
represents would put UP $4,000.
s50.00n of which had already been
subscribed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

Omitted we stand. divided we fall
has been accepted as self evident
truth by all Republicans. The al
legged Republican who stirs up in
terpal strife is pretty poor specimen
OF even hyphenated Republican.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

an ordinance which will provide no
boys under Is years of age will be
allowed to play or loiter in the place.
and the ROOMS must close at IL
o'clock at night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10
An Evening Echo.

A good word is an easy obligation;
but not to speak Ill requires only our
silence. which costs US nothing
TILLOTSON.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

Too many roads have been built
"as father did" and stand today as
monuments of ignorance and folly
or have been swallowed UP by the
mud and water.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

CEREDo: This town is perturbed
over the granting of poolroom IL
cense. which has been sought for
eighteen years, but always hitherto
refused. The town council granted a
license when the applicant agreed
that certain regulations would gov
ern its operations. Mayor James o.
Marcum has been empowered to draft
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

ELKINs: Wild hogs exist in the
mountains Of Randolph county, and
charged into the house of Sanford
Phillips. upset bureau, knocked
down a clock and tore the clothes off
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

The annual cheese production Of
Canada amounts to 10000, 900
pounds. of which about one-half is
made in Ontario.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

HUNTINGTON: A. F. Henley. an
insurance agent of Newark, o., drop
ped dead OF apoplexy while waiting
for n train In the Norfolk and West
ern railroad passenger station at Re
nova.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

CHARLESTON: A deal is pending
by which 1t Is probable that the
United Fuel Gas Company. with head
quarters In Charleston, will purchase
the holdings of the Montgomery Gas
Company OF Montgomery. and the
Union Natural Gas Company. which
sells Its product to various towns
along the Kanawha valley.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

The man on the farm needs a good.
firm, well-drained road that he can
use ut any and all seasons of the
year
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

WHEELING: A whole wagon load
of beer was seized by prohibition Of
ficers In raid upon an alleged
speakeasy here. Mike Nick. propri-
cor of the establishment, was arrest
ed on the charge OF violating the pro-
hibtion law, after a sensational chase
over several streets. He was scantily
attired at the time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

FAIRMoNT: The activity OF the
natural gas companies to acquire adj
ditional ground for exploitation and
development in this state was further
demonstrated this week when 1t be-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

FAIRMe Mt: A monument will
be unveiled in the cemetery at Bar
racksville next Monday to the menu
DRY of Luther Santmyer, young Con-
federate soldier, who died at Bar
rackville in 1863.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

WHEELING: In thirty-ave min
utes circuit court jury returned n
verdict against the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for $4,000
damages for the death of Mrs. Annie
Warner on the company's tracks at
Elm Grove crossing. Her admins
traitor sued for $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

MoRGANTowN: The Mononga-
liza county court has sold an issue OF
100000 in bonds for road improve
ments in Morgan district for $780,
sos.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

RoMNEY: As w. II. satterfield
was driving along the Potomac river
ut Blues Foro. one of his hroses
stumbled and fell. This scared fish
in the river SO badly that 1t jumped
out on the land and was captured.
1t was n carp weighing eleven
pounds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

MARTINsBURG: George Smith
Roush. one of the most prominent
and widely known residents of the
eastern panhandle. is dead at his
home after an illness. He was a
Confederate veteran.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

FAIRMoNT: While cutting a
walking beam for an oil well from
a tree in woods at Jake's run. Morley
Sypult, a rig builder of this city. was
struck over the eye by a flying splir-
ter and killed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

HUNTINGTON: A feature of the
municipal Christmas tree to be
lighhted Christmas eve on the court
house grounds will be the serving
of "hot dogs" or weinerworst sand
witches. to all children who attend as
a gift of Huntington creamery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-10

HUNTINGTON: A campaign
against the winter fly has been insti-
tuted by the Huntington Chamber Of
are dead" the chamber warns resi-
dents. when you find them lying on
floors or window stills. for they are
playing 'possum and will revive when
the temperature rises"
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
$21, 900 FOR INJURY.
Owner of Lunch KOOm at Perry, la.
Gets Judgment Against
Railroad.

Perry, Ia, Feb. 22.-Charles G.
Jones, proprietor of a hotel and
lunch room in this city, has just re-
ceived word that he is winner in a
big damage suit started five years
ago against the Chicago Great West
ern Railway company, in which he
is given verdict for $21, 700. The
case is a novel one inasmuch as the
employe of one railroad sued anoth-
er company on account of injuries.
At the time of the accident which
made Jones cripple for life he was
employed as a brakeman for the
Union Pacific at Omaha. He was
helping to make up his train in the
Omaha yards preparatory to going
out on his run and after giving a
signal stepped over onto another
track, where he was struck by a
Great Western engine. One leg was
cut off and one hand badly mangled.
In the trial in the lower court he
was given verdict for $4,000. The
company appealed and the case has
since been in the courts. Recently
the supreme court of Nebraska de-
cided the matter definitely, and the
accumulated interest brings the total
OF the verdict up to $21, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
FOR wAsHINGTON,s BIRTHDAY

Washington's birthday would of
course be more generally and tumul-
tuously observed, If it came at the
height of the baseball season. AS il
is, for many years little notice was
taken of it other than by few patri.
otto societies.
At present the schools seem to be
making more of the public holidays,
and very commonly have some suita-
bic recognition of this anniversary.
Teachers may well talk to their chill
dren, on the lessons to be learned by
every young person from Washing
tons marvellous persistence and
courage.
The difficulties which Washington
mad to confront must have seemed
at the time. to people of ordinarily
good judgment, as hopelessly appal-
ling. He was constantly being de-
feated by the vastly superior troops
OF the mother country. He constant
ly faced the disaffection of his hun
cry and ragged and unpaid troops.
Political intrigue in Congress and
the army threatened to undermine
his authority and discipline.
One can well imagine that Wash
ington's friends must often have adj
vised him against the hopelessness
OF such an unequal contest. They
must have counselled him to seek
the best peace possible before he
ran any further chance of being cap
tured and exiled or executed for trea-
son.
Most people give up their larger
ambitions, after failure or two, and
Jog along in some regular routine for
the rest of their lives. 1t is perhaps
the most comfortable way of living
but not satisfying to people who
have ideals.
There are few things in life that
can stand in the way of determined,
persistent attack. No matter how
hopeless mans life may seem, it
can scarcely be more hopeless than
was the cause of Washington and
his patriots in their cruel winter at
Volley Forge.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
FRANK JAMES Is DEAD ONCE
NOTORIOUS BANDIT.
Council Bluffs and CorydOn, Ia.
Were Victims of Guerilla Gang.

Frank James, one of the last sur
viving members of the notorious
James gang, died on his farm near
Excelsior Springs, Mo. Thursday af-
ternoon James, who was "A years
old, had been in i'll health several
months, and was stricken with apo
|pexlv.
One of the last members of no
torious robber band, whose unparel
leled career of crime during the civ
il war and the unsettled period that
followed, kept the people of dozeI
states in terror, Frank James had
been living the life of quiet farm.
Ter for more than thirty years.
Many notorious crimes of the de.
cade following the war have beer
laid at the door of the James-Young.
er gang, of which the only surviving
members were Frank James and Cole
Younger, the latter of whom is now
living at Lees Summit, Mo. Anon,
these raids were:
Raid on a bank at Corydon, Ia, in
which $4,000 was stolen, in 1877 !,
The wrecking and robbing of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific train
near Council Bluffs, Ia, in 1873.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
ELECTION OFFICIALS PUZZLED.
May Have to Ask SUBJ eme Court for
Permission to Hold school
Election.

Mason City, "a, Feh. ,.-Bccause
some election judges bllndered at
the last election it may be necessary
for an action Of the state supreme
court to allow Mason City to hold a
school election on March s. The dis
covery was made yesterday by Score
tary r. l.. James of the school
board. The secretary INQUIRED at
the auditors office for the alohobeti-
cal lists of voters compiled oy the
registration boards of the eight pre-
cincts and found only two of them
Were in their proper places.
The auditor says the other six
books were not returned to him sep
arately as the law provides, and he
believes they were sealed up with the
ballots. The law provides envelopes
containing the returned ballots shall
not be opened for six months, when
they may be destroyed, unless open
ed by order Of the court in case of a
contest.
None Of the county officers feel
they have authority to procure the
missing books from the sealed en-
velopes without instructions. City
Clerk McEwen and Secretary James
are looking for legal way to open
the envelopes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24

France has eighteen women in
spectors of labor, while Austria has
five and Belgian one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
Welded.

A pretty wedding took place at
st. Aloysius church in this city
when Angela Bockman and Benjamin
Huber were united in the holy bonds
of wedlock at which Rev. VIM. Gre
mer officiated.
The bride is charming young
lady who has been making her home
with her uncle Joseph Bockman and
his sister Anna, lady with many
loveable qualities who will surely
be good life companion.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. T. Huber of this city, a
fine young fellow who we are sure
will do his part to keep marriage
from being a failure.
These worthy people will make
their home on a fine farm about a
mile north of town.
The best is none too good fol
them, and such we hope will be their
portion.-Calmar Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24

Dr. Stockdale Is a true specialist
having gained his knowledge in the
best Medical Colleges and Hospitals
and through many years of hard stu.
dy and experience in special prac.
tice.
The doctor does not pretend to
cure all diseases known to mankind
but he will accept for treatment any
one suffering from chronic disease
AZ in his Judgment the case is cura-
BILE Bear in mind that DR.. Stock.
dale personally examines each pa.
tient.
All Chronic Diseases Treated.
Especially successful in Chronic
Catarrh; Diseases Of the Eye, Ear
Throat, Lungs, Stomach, Liver and
Kidneys; Dyspepsia, Constipation
and Rheumatism.
Men who are suffering from Ner'
yous and Physical Weakness.
Also Blood and Skin Diseases.
Consultation Free.
II you car not call on the doctor
write.
DIR. b. A. STOCKDALE
Des Noines, Iowa Utica Building
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
The High Cost of Food Distribution
M


No. 4.
The question will be asked, why
can not the farmers sell more OF
their product direct to the retailers?
The position of the retailer is SEN
sible enough. If he were to buy his
potatoes of the nearest farmer rails
ing same, he would have to clean up
the farmers crop all at a time. Then
he would have to store the potatoes
and take the risk of their decaying
This would make it necessary fol
him to have larger capital, or dc
business on borrowed money.
1t is manifestly a much more pru-
dent course for the retailer to buy of
the wholesaler in small quantities
as he feels sure that he will need the
goods. In so doing he avoids the
risk of heavy loss due to falling mar
kets and depreciation. He keeps his
money where he can get it back by
qulNh tuI uo.
This method assures the salvation
of the retailer, but piecemeal hand
ling in small lots is terribly costly
for the consumer.
The one point where the farmers
fail, in all efforts to sell direct to re.
tail trade. is inability to provide reg
ular supplies of their product. If
they would cooperate and provide
facilities for storage of products, SO
that they could let retailers have
small shipments from week to week
as needed, they would be in a posi-
ton to dispense with the costly SER
vices of many jobbers, commission
men, auction houses, and wholesal-
ers.
No one farmer can provide these
facilities. 1t calls for a united effort
in some cooperative organization. A
small share of the cost of the mid.
dlemen would pay the cost of such
cooperative handling.
Farming has been in a rut. The
farmer is an individualist, he pridcs
himself on his independent conduc,
of his own business. His isolation
makes him suspicious of co-opera.
tive projects. He must learn that nc
one succeeds in goth century bust.
ness on basis of isolation and sus-
picion.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-02-24
HOURS AND PRICES OF DEBORAH
BARBER SHOPS.

The BARRIERS of DEBORAH have
adopted the following opening and
closing hours and schedule of prices
all of which will become effective
March /, 1915.
Opening and Closing Hours.
Nov. 1st to April 1st., a. m. 10
s p. m, Saturday IL p. m.
April 1st to Nov. LIST, Z a. m. to 8
p. m, Saturday IL p. m.
On Christmas and on Sundays the
shops will be closed all day.
They will close at noon on
New Years Day.
Thanksgiving Day.
Decoration Day.
July 4th.
If DEBORAH celebrates the fourth
the shops will remain open till D.
m.
Schedule of Prices.
Shave, 15c.
Hair cut, 25c.
Beard trimmed and hair cut, 35c.
Removing full beard and shave,
25c.
Single beard trim, sc.
Shampoo or sea foam, 25c.
Fitch shampoo, SOC.
Tonics, sc and loo.
Hair SINCE, 25c.
Single neck shave, loo.
Razors honed, soc.
Shaving the sick soc to 500,
hair cut soc.
Please get your hair cut during
the week, as Saturday is our busy
day. 5-4w-Adv.