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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
GIVES WIFE
TO AFFINITY
Turns Her Over 10
Lover, after a Chase Of
/ 800 Miles.

STERLING, Colo, Aug. 2S.-Earl
.Covey. ofsTopeka, Kan, followed his
wife, he says. 1SGo miles and found
her living with man named Al
Henry on ranch near Sterling sterl-
ing. He caused the arrest Of the
couple, and then, after the man was
placed in Jail and the woman held
under surveillance, Covey decided
that he wouldn't prosecute but would
let his wife go her own way.
Henry and Mrs. Covey- who Is 20.
were arrested on their arrival in the
city in large covered wagon. She
says she left her husband because he
was Jealous.
She declares that she never knew
Henry until they met at Eaton. Colo.
several months ago. and that they
promised TO meet in Sterling.
Mrs. Coyey-s parents live in Nc
Farland. Kan. When the husband re-
fused to swear to complaint, the
authorities gave her few hours to
leave town. and She said she would
fake the next train to Denver. Henry
was permitted to go free and it is
believed that he will follow her.
Convey and Henry seemed to grow
friendly after the arrest and an an
Outstanding was reached whereby
Convey would not interfere with the
happiness of his wife and her affinity.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Pixies PEAK
Contrary to Popular Belief is
Not Highest Point in
Colorado.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Ask
any schoolboy to give the highest
point in the state OF Colorado and
nine out of ten will name Pixies
Peak. Pixies Peak is 14.11o feet
above sea level. but there are many
higher peaks in Colorado.
Massive mountain. in Lake coun-
ty, is one of the two highest points
in the state whose height has been
determined by the United States geo
logical survey. and is 14.402 feet
above sea level. Ebert mountain. In
the same county, has the same eleya-
ton.
Blanca Peak, in costilla. Huer-
fano. and Saguache counties, is A.
$50 feet nigh: Castle Peak, in Cum
nison and Pitkin counties. IS 1929
feet high: Evans mountain, In Clear
creek county 1920 feet; la Plata
Peak. in Chaffee county, 1 4 1892 feet;
Quandary Peak. in Summit county.
1926 feet; San Luis mountain trf-
angulation station, in Minral and
Saguache counties. 14,149 feet: and
Wilson mountain triangulation sta
ton, in Dolores county, 1880 feet
ali higher than Pixies Peak.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
SNAKES POISON
Cut Out with a Knife and South
Dakota Boys Life is
Saved.

DUPREE, S. D.. Aug. rs The
presence of mind Of Lawrence Min
ker, the g year Did son of County
Commissioned Minker. saved Inc life
of his 9 year old brother, Neil
when the latter was bitten by a rat
:lesnaRe. The older brother whipped
out a knife and cut around the spot
where the reptiles fangs had cnter-
ed the flesh and then sucked the
poison from the wound.
He then tied I. whiplas1l tightly
about his brothers. leg above lbe
wound ;ghtentns it by means of
the stock of the whip to prevent the
poison reaching vital spot. and
then walked home with the little fell
low, causing him TO walk slowly In
order to avoid heating his blood.
A physician found hut very little
poison was left in the wound, and
stated the prompt action of the broth
er had saved the ones life.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
RATTLESNAKE.
is Accepted by Florida Editor in
Payment for Years
Subscription.

DE FUNlAK, Fla, Aug. 2s--Editor
Iarkin Cleveland. of the De Funiak
Herald, prints this little piece IN his
paper:
"A few days ago. Emory Jones ap-
preached. us and sad he understood we
would take any old thing on subscr1p-
ton We told him we would take any
thing that wasn't securely nailed
down, covered by mortgage or act
ua1ly on fire and burning
the goods-and believe MS we have
some rationale. He is alive, too, and
doing we'll, thank you We have nam
ed him DER Kaiser on account OF his
venomous nature and general cussed-
ness. He is genuine Florida 'dia,
mond back, has poison enough stored
up in his jaws to kill q hundred men,
and would as soon kill women and
children as anybody else. HE is said
to be nearly six feet long. In the long
est place. and has seventeen ratties-
Some. time when you have nothing
else to do. come around and get bit.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
WIVES ARE CHEAP
Cost Less Than Mules in China
Says Missionary, lust
Returned.

BosTON. Aug. 2S.-'Wives In
China are fairly cheap and you can
buy-one for S35," asserts the Rev
Frank b. Warner. of the American
board Of nissioners for foreign
missions.
"A man in China literally takes a
Wife, he says: He has paid par
gained price for her. Sne IS 3uso as
his ,nule. only the mule is worth about
+yrice as much. Wives are pretty cheap
in China. For example. Mr. Pye, of
our mission, who Is unmarried. was
offered two the other day for some-
thing under $40.
..This was considered by his Chin
csc friends as a rather good bargain. s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Ordered
q q " hip
II is Son
Pittsburg Judge I els Eat Their e
Give Boy Old Fashioned
i.acina. "

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 2s-----s',T axe
that SON OF yo1rs home and give slim
a good sid fashioned hickory lac
central police station to Frederick
Blendinger, ST.. father Of Frederick,
Jr.. who was arrested after he and.
four companions had piled UP Mr..
Blend.nger,s big car against a curb
in Webster avenue.
When Mr.. B1endinger demurred
at the sentence imposed on his son,
Magistrate Sweeney said: do as I
say or it will be. Jail for the young
man. At this command the father
agreed to comply with the letter Of
the law. ~
Young. Blendingar pleaded that he
had merely taken his fathers car to
give a few friends a ride
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
MIGRANTS
Are Having Hard Time Of It in
This City at the Present
Time.

When Mayor G. H. Gordon and
Chief of Police Harry L. Brooks took
the oath of Office on April 90. this
year. they made 1T known that vag-
rancy and immortality in the city
would not be tolerated. In short
they declared Themselves to be IN a
state of war with the knights Of the
road. who spend from day to 2
month in the city in idleness, and
the women commonly known as
street walkers.
That they lost no time In mobtl-
ling their forces and proceeding
against the enemy is shown by fig
ures issued at the department. Of po7
lice Saturday night These figures
s,,ow thai 124 arrests have been
made for these two offenses since
April 90. With three or four excep-
lions, convictions were secured IN
all the cases.
Eighty-six of the arrested persons
were women and the remaining thir-
ty-five men.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
ELECTRIC SHOCK
of II, 900 Volts Received by
Man and He is Alive
and Well.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 28.-
Ella Comolli foreman for the Lee
Lime Company. received II 900 volts
OF electricity at Lee and is rapidly
recovering He was on staging at
the works when it gave way, throw
ing him against wires. His hands,
arms and legs were quite severely
burned and he was rendered uncon-
scious.
he went home there was every ia
son to believe that he was all right.
The amount Of force which Eomolli
received is shown in the fact that
his contact with the wires thew out
the breaker at the Glendale station.
the switch at the Lee station and
shut Lenox OFF. causing trouble in
each place which required some tif2n
to rectify.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
SOMNAMBULIST
Kansas Woman Walks Three
Miles in Sleep Before She is
Discovered.

sAIdNA, Kan, Aug. 3s.-Mrs. w
A. johnson, the wife of a farmer
three miles west of Saiina, has never
been regarded as a sleep walker. but
the other morning She arose from her
he'd at O'Clock, dressed herself and
walked three miles to the grounds
Of st. Johns hospital where she
fell exhausted.
She was later found by some Of
the Z -..77-,1fs.. I'd taken into the build
ing 10y, mt. Mrs. Johnson de-
clare, =. not remember making
the walk or any part of it, and re
membered nothing from the time she
retired the evening before until she
awakened when the physicians were
workfng with her IN the hospital.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Seagl11ls
Adopted
By a Girl

NfARISETTE. Wis, Aug. 2S.-Vistt-
ors to Green Island are treated to a
rather unusual sight nowadays. A girl
comes out of the lightkeeperss house
and standing near tae door, gives a
peculiar call:
.aCooty, cooty, cooty! Here cooty."
And following the direction of her
gaze, the visitors see three awkward
long legged seagull babies, running at
the ton OF their infantile speed to-
ward the girl
Showing not the slightest hesitancy
or fear, the birds gather about the
girl who feeds them table scraps and
fondles them. The small gulls display
not the slightest evidence of shrinking
from her touch, and gobb1e yoracious-
~ at the scraps.
The girl is the daughter of Frank
4 Drew. head lightkeeper of the Green
Island light. the beacon which is
raised bv sailors headed toward Mari
nette long before the red harbor light
is to be seen.
The gulls are members of the eH-
tensive gull colony which summers,
and winters, on Green Island The
trio was Matched this summer, and
they have yet to make their first trip
ever the water.
Miss Drew got the baby. gulls when
they were tiny birds, hatchedi but
short time. They proved most respon-
sive to training and soon lost all Tear
OF their mistress. 1t didn't take them
long to learn that the cry of "Cooty,
cooty!' meant delectable scraps OF
fish and other delicacies not usually
included in a seagull's diet.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
.Paro1ed
II ~ ife' s
Clzsf ody
WIN Have SatIrd day Half Holt
day and Must Attend
Church.

AURORA, Ind. Aug. IS lbert e.
Cochran. age SO, was arrested under
the ..lazy husband act on a warrant
sworn cut by his wife. Cochran was
fned SIS and costs by Harry J. Wade,
Justice of the peace.
Il was alleged by Mrs. Cochran
that Cochran would not work and com
PEELED her to do the farming while he
spent his time hunting and stshins-
she said she would buy liquor and to-
bacco with the money he obtained
from the sale Of his game.
When Cochran was about 60 DC sent
TO Jail in default. of his dine Mrs.
cochran said she would pay tha Ane.
II her husband would go to work and
assist her with their crops Of tobacco
and corn. After some argument Coon
ran agreed. was paroleds and placed in
the custody 81 his wife Cochran is
to work five and one-half days each
week getting Saturday afternoon On.
and is to attend Sunday school and
church each Sunday and is to report
each week to Magistrate Wade.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

THREE, 81 EARS OF
JJRMOIL, CAUSED
BY "A DEAD CAT
Kansas Town Settles Down to
PeacefuIness after Long
Period of Strife.

TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. 23.-After
three years of community strife over
q dead cat, Merfden, a town ten miles
northeast of Topeka, has settled back
to peacefulness. The last direct up-
shot OF the dead cat affair has been
president of the Meriden State Ban%.
A lone, scraggly cat, half frozen
and half.starved. slipped intostf1e Bell
telephone office at Meriden on frigid
night three years ago. The next morn
ing the manager OF the office found the
cat lying dead on the floor He picked
the corps up. and opening the door,
threw 1t into the gutter of the street.
A little later In the morning the
of the telephone Office There :ay
poor kitty!
who's responsible for that cat ly-
ing out there in 'front.'" he asked.
Threw it out there" responded
the manager of the telephone ex-
change.
.sWell" said the marshal, you'll
have. TO go OUT and get it,
"That's not my job, was tie ans
belong To me. 1t came here dustug
the night, probably through a partly
opened window. and l found It :Nins
dead on the floor this morning"
The telephone manager went to jail.
But he did not stay long. Mr. Wag-
rer. president of the tMeriden State
Bank, heard OF the predicament of his
friend. the telephone manager. He
seized his purse and hurried to the
city prison The bond was 80. He
was glad to pay 1T. The two men
strolled away from the jail Win
locked arms.
The Judge decided the telephone
manager was not absolutely responsi-
Bile for the dead cat being In the
street. as kitty" did not belong to
him in the first place. But the Judge
did assess the defendant costs.
After aayear's time the air OF anllp-
athy in Meriden seemed to have cooled
but little The two factions continued
TO wrangle, the side of the town mar
shall gaining slightly. On account OF
the trouble that had been caused the
telephone manager. resigned Thss
raised a howl of joy from the town
marshal warriors.
Following the resignation, of the
telenhone manager. Mr.. Wagner began
raeeiving his share of the criticism
md that which the head of the t 'e-
nhone office formerly bore. The Gil
max to the community was reach
ed a year ago. A new bank. called me
Peoples State Bank was established.
Mr.. Wagner lasted year. Then the
opposing bank took up the Meri len
state Banks interests and the two
hanks consolidated under the name OF
the State Bank OF Nfertden. MT. W'aS-
ner resigned as president.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
PAYS OLD DEBT
Grocery Bill, Twenty-Five Years
Past Due, Settled BY
Woman.

ST. LOUIS, Aug 2s.-Nvilliam
Eckhardt. Bel1eville grocer, IS con-
vinced that there are honest people
in this world. An aged woman went
to Ekhardt's store and told him she
wanted to pay balance of 50 so
which she owed on debt Of $3.50
contracted in 1880.
Eckhardt did not know the woman
and said he had no knowledge of the
debt. She insisted, and Ecknardt went
into his cellar and got out his books
for 1880. He found the item and the
woman paid.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Wesfer,7N aro1I land fo
Treat Its Emp Oyes
10. Bio Picnic at E1leill
River Coal Company with head
tiers st AIacD Donald, W. Va


Miss Maud Crissman. danghte
the Rev. f. III. Crissman, has aeeez
q position to teach commercial
jects In the Bc1 Air high school
Air Nd Miss Crissnan MRes *
uRted from the commercial depaf
of Davis and Ei'-ts Colfege N
= st,srtf
isL5 n Lawson % VQhyto SteEt ri
Leady!ile district. holds this
wheat crop record, having raised
bushels on little less than SIX 4&st
The wheat wasaof the Fu3tx Med5
ranean variety and wa Of q sSss
quality. NV "a
Miss frances Klein. OF Grafton,
Miss Frances Williams, OF New
tfnsyilles are In the city attehaAn
lhonse Marty which VII continue unstls
after the Wedding OF their schoolnN
Miss Jeanne Marstiller. q.
Mrs Nathaniel Saffel, OF Belng
died last Friday morning, after g
gerfng Illness. She survived her AZ. -
band only three weeks: She " =;
vived By four children
y Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Elkin4 ana 80
Stephen B. III. OF Morganto e.
spending some time here as GUESTS
"Halliehurst.' =
John Wilson deli ghtfully eAteftaiI
number of his young friends afssa
dance at his home a recent eventn
Mrs. Creola n. sharps, aged e
Mill Creek died last sunday event
She is survived by her HUSBAND Pc
one child.
Miss Nina Bosworth. Of Bsses
who was operated on few daystago IN
"a Baltimore hospital. is tnnproytn
nicely. ssss
Miss Ethel friendly entertained IA
humber of her young friends at rO0aEs
last Friday evening.
Miss Nell Hay Keim is visiting re- 5;
|tives at Clarksburg
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Mother
of Twenty-Four Children Nam
ed as Correspondent in
Divorce CHARGES.

PITTsBURG, Aug Is Although
she Is the mother of twenty-four
children and. lis so years old. with
white hair. Mrs Mary Ball, of Dor
has heen named as co-respon-
dent in divorce suit by Mrs. Eliza
Harley against her husband. Thomas
Harley, to whom she has been mar
Rcd thirty-three years.
Mrs. Ball denies the charges and
filed damage suit against Mrs
Harley for $500. which she said
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
BLOODHOUNDS
Recapture Escaped Convict
from Jefferson Cityin
FifteenMinutes.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Aug. rs
Virgil Blair, Dunkin county con-
yict who escaped, was captured with
bloodhounds in fifteen minutes. Blair
eluded the guards at the slate rock
quarry near the prison.
tilted Of the prisoners escape, Mrs.
robert Markham telephoned that the
man had stolen pair of trousers.
from a clothes line III q nearby
ward. The dogs were taken there to
cat the trail. He was trailed by the
dogs to a dense wood patch near the
river. where he surrendered.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

The coal produced by Pennsylva MIA
last wear exceeded by more than 20
per cent Of the entire output of the
United States Is years before, and
was nearly one-nfth of the worlds
production
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
HUGS HOMIE TOO MICH. J.

NEW YORK, Aug. %. Because
her husband, William, was too
home loving" Mrs. Mtargaret White,
% years old, has applied for di-
vorce. She complains that he hug
ged" his home too much to suit her.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

represents the damage done her by
stories circulated by Mrs. Harley.
According to Mrs, Ball. Mrs. Hhr-
ley in the presnce of witnesses, made
4 serious accusation against Mrs.
Bali.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Guinea Eggs Cut From
SnakeAre Hatched Ont

HIAWATHA, Ark. Aug. s=s
George Evans. living NORTH OF herssN
has a flock of nine guinea hens W
a history. Some time ago q snaAEes
was discovered in the vicinity OF ~
nest that had contained nine guinea
eggs 1t made little progress IN rs
attempt to escape, and, after EyaE1s
had killed it, he noticed nine protS1-
berances along its body. Postmort
examination showed where the ni1ss
guinea eggs had gone. The eE
were set under a hen, all of them
flock of nine guinea hens as proof
the story. II.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

Coral a beautiful Bison film, coIIfS
by Henry McRae and hnishea
by Norman Macdonald, when Mr.
McRae became director general. Hs
story suggested by its fair heroinas
Marie Walcamp. II
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

EVERYONE With a pIlbrols
branch Of Welch & Fullerton.
Druggists.
- ---------- = ~
Susanna for children with indigesE
ton -Advertiseme
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

Salt Lake City last year expended
ments.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

Marion G. Moore, formerly connected
with the Coal and Coke railway here,
is in the city for short vacation. He
is now purchasing agent for the New
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

Mrs. Nathaniel Saffel. OF BelIng
died last Friday morning, after g - =
gerfng Illness. She survived her ~ r
band only three weeks: she Y iss,ssss
vived by four chifdrens X
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine EIkinA and sem
Stephen B. III. of Morgantowns re
spending some time here as guests
=
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

John Wilson deli ghtful1y entertad NED
a number of his young friends at 3
dance at his home recent eventn
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

word from Baltimore states that
Miss Eva Henry, daughter of City
Clerk George Henry. underwent an
operation early last week for the re-
moya1 Of her tonsils, the attending
nhysicians believed this operation
would to some extent prepare her
throat for an operation to be per
formed later.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-16
Now About Ruqs

We have them for every the house Wions Ak
minister's Velvets Body Brussels Tapestry and
Beautiful patterns and guaranteed wearing quality
We bought this stick of rugs they raised in price,
and will give customers the benefit early buying
Just think what appropriate Christmas present
1t wish to send it to out of expense
small wish surprise your at home
and handy to handle.
We also Tapestry Tops Couch Covers and Arch
Curtains at right prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-14
THROWN FROM
AUTO, INJURED

Fred Mckenzie, a vulcanizer, formerly
garage, was thrown from an auto. early
Friday afternoon. az Nasons Corner.
Winsiow. when the car skidded and
struck a telegraph pole, and re-
ceived bad scalp wounds and shoulder
bruises. Mckenzie and Hollis a. simp-
son. the latter driving his own car,
started for Augusta shortly before l
o'clock. Mckenzie was sitting on the
left side OF the rear seat and Simpson
was in front at the wheel: With a. good
stretch of the State road before him.
Simpson had .et the car out until it was
doing about p miles an hour. In at
tempting 10 make the turn at Mason
Corner Simpson misjudged the ice. and
the car male a wide skid. Fearful lest
it would roll over. Simpson steered it
headon for a telegraph pole. When it
struck the pole. the sudden jolt threw
the man in the rear seat over the side.
Thrown somewhat forward his head and
shoulders struck the side OF nearby
ldoorstep Severe scalp wounds were in
hicted and mis- shoulder was badly
bruised. Simpson, who was able to brace
himself against the wheel was not thrown
from the car, and consequently was not
injured. Mckenzie was hurried 10 the
City hospital. and his wounds cleans
ed and sewed up by DR.. NJ. S. Goodrich.
The car was damaged to a certain ex-
tent. but with repairing. Simpson says
it will be as good as ever. Mckenzie
was resting comfortably at the hospital.
Wednesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-14

At the meeting of the Waterville Bow
Scouts at the Pleasant street yestrv
Wednesday night an instructive address
was made by F. F. Graves of this CITY
on The Compass and its Use''. Mr..
Graves explained the general principle
OF magnetism and demonstrated how a
magnet may be made by pointing an
iron bar toward the magnetic north and
making its magnetism permanent BY
striking it several sharp blows with a
hammer. From the bar SO magnetised
an ordinary needle may be magnetjzes,
by rubbing and a simple compass made
by setting the slightly greasy needle
aHoat IN saucer of water. Mr.. Graves
displayed very old mariners GONNA IS
made IN Germany, but the most interest
ing relic was a large magnet, owned
ny the Watervil!e Historical society and
once the property OF OF Baron Castine
OF historic fame. This magnet was
used by MIN to touch up the compass on
board his ship, and its purchase is men
toned BY him in his account Of his vow
age. The magnet therefore dates from
Ioes. The relic was the source of a great
deal of interest on the part OF the Boy
scouts. In the course OF his address
Mr.. Graves told how to use the compass
IN the woods, and gave the Scouts many
valuable hints on the general subject Of
woodcraft.