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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
REFLECT HOYNE
People Should Rally for the Re-
election of Our Courageous
and Honest States At
torney.

Every crooked office holder In Chi.
cago Is against States Attorney
Hoyne for reelection.
Every crooked policeman Is against
States Attorney Hoyne for re.elec-
ton.
Every crooked public contractor is
against States Attorney Hoyne for
reelection.
Every job holder who has ever
robbed the public by splitting public
money for public supplies with men
who furnished them Is against States
Attorney Hoyne.
Mr.. Hoyne has proven himself
worthy of his great public trust.
The people will stand by him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

The Gang is reported to be fencing
in the lake up in Edgewater, SO that
public access to the lake shore Is de.
MED to citizens, rich and poor alike.
These fences should be torn down
by the city or the Lincoln Park board.
Immediate adoption of the plan
agreed upon by the Chicago plan com.
mission and the city councils commit.
tee on harbors looking toward com.
prehensive development Of the lake
front SO It can be Of use to everybody
for bathing beaches and other pur.
poses is advocated in a statement Is.
sued by Charles II. Wacker, chairman
of the commission. He urges the peo-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
Save EDcEWAT ER
The Lake Must Not Be Fenced In or
Sheridan Road Used as
Garage.

pie Of Chicago to learn a lesson from
the hot wave.
Commenting upon these encroach.
ments on the rights Of the people the
Daily News said editorially:
what q blessing to the people Of
Chicago these facilities for health.g Civ.
ing recreation would have proved II
they had been in existence at the time
Of the recent prolonged period Of ex.
cessive heat. Surely It ought to be
possible to settle speedily the differ.
ences that are productive Of such seri.
Gus loss to the people,"
Using Sheridan Road for a garage
in the vicinity of Balmoral avenue
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19
FOR SENATORIAL
Committeeman
Democratic.

Democratic.
First district-Owen J. Mcmahon,
Samuel w. Arrand, James Duffy.
Second-John Grimm, Daniel O'Con.
nell, James H. Cameron.
Third-William J. Shanahan, Joseph
F. Mammoser. Frank F. Downs.
Fourth-Maurice J. O'Brien, d. ].
Kean, r. J. Mcmahon.
Fifth-Daniel Sullivan, John J.
Healy, George Woodward.
Sixth-August Dettloff, Peter Wer.
dell, Joseph Kerr.
seventh-Matt stobbs. John Pat.
ton, John Reeber.
Ninth-Emmett McGrath, Anton
Percival. Emil Fencil, John Fahey.
Anthony schramm. william Gormley.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

causes Edgewater residents to be
rightfully\ indignant at the Auto
Gangs antics.
Lake Michigan belongs to the PEG.
pie.
Edgewater residents are not includ.
ed, however.
The waters Of the lake are being
barred from all, rich and poor alike.
No wonder there Is feeling Of in.
dignation over the matter.
Great Indignation is felt in Edge.
water over the action Of certain PEG.
pie in shutting the public of from
the lake shore. The park board Is
blamed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

Patrick J. carr 70 making Q good
record % trustee Of the 0snitasy DE-
tsiet Of Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-19

julius Oswald. the well known bar.
Der at 16t West Randolph street. 10
very popular with the city hall boys.
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Charles 8. Rasmussen, Edwin T. Far.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Stocker, H.
w. Lang, Charles o. Hobby.
Twenty.flfth-William NJ. Hansen.
Twenty.seventh-Albert Menkicki,
A. c. Calvin, James F. Mellett.
hirty.frst-Herman G. Palmer,
Fred Wieland, Peter Seese.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-22
THE WEST VIRGIN IAN-FAIRMoN TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUSTA 1915

giving trouble TO the advance Of Lees
army. This company was selected by
Gen. Jenkins to charge that battery
They made the charge with 81 of It's
~ men and captured l65 men, three Of.
ficers, 5six brass pieces and fiye can.
mons. The artillery was commanded
by Capt. Maulsby Of Fairmont. Only
81 OF tie men and four Of the pieces
belonged to Maulsby'B battery. The
other two pieces and Is men belonged
70 another battery that had been as.
signed to him. Capt. Maulsby was
wounded and was n OF the three of.
ficers captured.
The present members Of the Night
company known to be living now are:
C. J.. Anderson, Rockport, Wood
county: W. P. Anderson, Parkersburg;
A. H. Shepherd. Ualestine P. o., Writ
county; B. F. Thorn, Palestine P. o.,
Writ county; J. H. Bumgardner, Eliza.
beth: Lewis Full, leroy, Jackson
county; Ben F. Hartley, Leroy, Jack.
son county; Afford Coe, Ripley, Jack.
son county; Geo. Aomine, Parkers.
burg, W. Va; Mack Romine. okean,
Ark; Sam Emrick, Parkersburg;
Charley Emrick, Wood county; Cam
Emrick, Columbus, Ohio; Geo. Knopp,
Soldiers Home. Richmond. Va; jim
Mills, Pond Creek, Wood county, W.
Va; l.. D. Hunter, Bedford county,
Va; Billy Saunders, Reedy, Roane
county; Ben P. Maddox. Parkersburg.
The last named man vas the last
one to command the 18th regiment on
the retreat from Petersburg to Apo
mattox. The Brigade cut its way out
from Appomattox on the morning OF
April 9th Just at sunrise, and disband.
ed at Liberty. Va, on the 18th.
The Brigade was composed OF the
14th. 18th, 18th, and 22d Virginia reg.
iments Of cavalry, and nearly all were
West V%irginians. 1t was the only cav.
airy General Lee had with him In
Pennsylvania until the arrival OF Stu.
art on the morning Of July Sd, the
day upon which kas, until recently,
the greatest cavaly fight In history.
1t was commanded by Pleasanton on
the Federal side and Stauart on the
other. 1t lasted from 6 a. m. to 10 at
night and ended with no lost ground
to either side.
Two others Of Company F are
thought to. be living, addresses un.
known-Hall and Lowers.
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John Riddle farm. In the same dis.
itrfct, the Carnegie Natural Gas com.
pany's test on the Benjamin Wilson
farm 10 e Big Injun sand gasser.
On Bens run, Union district Tyler
county. the Coal Run Oil company
has completed and put It's second tes;
on the NJ. Neusenwander farm to
pumping from the Big Injun sand aud
It Is producing IL barrels a day. On
Laurel run, Murphy district. Richie
county. the Hope Natural Gas com
pany has a salt sand gasser on the
Charles Iieving farm.
On Big Elk creek, Sardis district
Harrison county. Grove & Parrish
have drilled No. z on the R. v. Moore
farm through the Gordon sand and
1t will not be good for more than five
barrels a day. On Dents run, Manning,
ton district. Marion county, McIsaae
& Clayton's No. 4 on the Henry N,
Straight farm is not good FOR more
than two barrels a day In the Thirty.
foot sand.
On Nutters fork, West Union dis.
-trict, Doddridge county, the Carter
Oil company is building the rig for q
test on the Amanda Freeman farm.
On Elk fork. Ellsworth district, Ty
Ter county, the Manufacturers Ligh.
and Heat company Is down 1900 fee,
on tho ]. o. Sole farm and fishing for
q bailer. On Bonds creek, Clay dis
trict, Richie county. Smith When &
Co. are rigging up on the William Nc.
Gregor heirs farm. On Harris run
in the same district, Jones G. Nc
Naughton have a rig completed on the
G. w. Thomas farm. On the North
fork of Hughes river, the Carnegie
Natural Gas company Is starting a test
on the e. F. and c. Rose farm.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

with the Lincoln District line to the
Fairmont District line, q corner to
Precinct No. s; and thence with the
line Of Precinct No. s, beginning on
the hill at Emery Straight's, to the
corner Of Precinct No. 2; thence with
a line Of Precinct No. 2, to the place
Of beginning. And that the voting
place for said precinct No. 8 be and
is established at the dwelling house
formerly owned by Josua ]. Talking.
ton, deceased.
PRECINCT NO. s. Beginning at
the Fairmont District Line, on the
hill above Emery Straight's and cor.
ner to Precinct No. 8, thence with the
Fairmont District line out the ridge
above s. L. Watson's farm, to the
corner Of Precinct No. l; thence with
precinct No. l, down the ridge to the
farm Of John F. Phillips; then down
the hill with said precinct line No.
l to the John Merrill bridge crossing
Pawpaw Creek; thence up the public
road TO where Prices road intersects
the Pawpaw Creek road; thence up
the hill with Prices Road to the top
Of the hill; thence out the ridge be.
tween Little Pawpaw Creek and Min.
ister's Run. and Pharoah's Run. to
the Monongahela County line; thence
with the Monongahela County line to
a corner on said line with Precinct No.
3; thence up the dividing ridge be.
tween Chunks Run and Little Paw.
paw Creek, and Minister'S Run, with
the line OF said Precinct No. 2, to the
forks OF Minister'S Run and Little
Pawpaw Creek; thence with a
straight line cross the hill, crossing
Big Pawpaw Creek, to the top of the
hille where the rocd crosses the
ridge above Emery Straight's to the
plac, OF beginning. And that the
voting place for said Precinct No. S
be and is established at the new Pub.
lie School House In the town Of Bax.
ter.
And thtt the foregoing DO and are
established as election precincts Nos.
/, 2, 3 and 8. In said Pawpaw Magis.
terial District, and tho voting places
therein, respectively,
And It Is further ordered that this
order and notice Of the same be pub.
lished and posted as required by
law.
A Copy from the Record. Attest:
4. G. MARTIN,
Clerk OF the County Court OF Marion
County, West Virginia.
S.15.22.2s
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New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-1n further
disregard OF the shifting and still ser.
ious aspects Of the labor controversy,
Yesterdays active market eyinced q
pronounced disposition to argment last
weeks gains. Rails were almost the
only stocks TO show hesitation, al
though Readings strength and &C.
ttyity proved almost an Offset to the
relative heayiness Of st. Paul, Canad'
ian Pacific and other Western and
Northwestern issues.
United States Steel was the out
standing feature. making the new rec.
ord OF s5 on its net advance OF 3X
points at the very close OF the ses
sion. steei's previous maximum was
947s, made late In 1909. Yesterdays
turnover in. the stock. Appropriated
10000 shares, or almost 20! per cent,
OF the whole.
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Oil and Gas.

On Jakes run. Clay district, Monon.
gala county, W. Va, the Carnegie
Natural Gas company drilled its test
on tho R. N. Wright farm through the
Big 1njun sand and it is good. for 10
barrels q day. In the same district
the Hope Natural Gas company's test
on the ]. E. Price farm Is a gasser
in the same formation. On Bartholo.
NEW run, Warrington district, Mar.
ion county, Hickman & Hoffman gave
their No. 2 on the Alfred Kendall farm
o shot and Increased It's production
from IS to S. barrels a day.
On McEiroy creek, McElroy district,
Tyler county, the Hope Natural Gas
company secured a very nice gasser
In the Big Injun sand at No. 2 on the
iisannah Allen farm. On Ralph run,
Grant district, the Philadelphia com.
pany's test on the j. S. Underwood
farm 10 q light gasser in the Gordon
sand. This location Is one.half mile
south Of the South Penn Oil com.
pany's No. 2 on the Minda Allen farm.
On Coon run, McClelland district,
Doddridge county, Trainer Bros. com.
pleted a test on the John A. Davis
farm and has q gasser In the Gordon
sand. On Arnolds creek in the, same
district, the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany3 has completed a Big Injun sand
gasser on the A. !. Allen farm. on
Long run, Central district, the Car.
ter OIL company drilled a second test
ontthe W. H. Pigott farm into the Big
Injun sand and developed a fair gas
pressure. On Elk fork, Ellsworth
district, Tyler county, the Egan OIL
and Gas company completed a Gordon
sand gasser IN tho Minerva Reed
farm.
On Middle Island creek, Ellsworth
district, d. e. and D. G. Grim G. Co.,
driliod No. 8 on the Mary smith
farm through al! sands. It is a dus.
ter In all formations. On Muddy creek,
tho Manufacturers Light and Heat
company drilled No. 4 on the J. B,
Stevens farm into the Big Injun sand.
The well has a copious flow OF salt wa.
ter and q show Of oil.
On the North fork OF hughes riy.
en-, Murphy district, Richie county,
the Philadelphia company's test on
the 3. g. Garner farm ID. a gasser
IN the Squaw sand. In the same dis.
trict, the Imperial OIL and Gas com.
pany has o show for O light 5pumper
In the Big 1njun sand at o test on .he
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State Of West Virginia,
County Of Marion,
G. H. MUSGRAvE,
Recorder of the Municipality
OF Pennington, w. Va.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

To Charles Ashcraft, Alice Ash.
craft Renner and Martha AshcraSt
Horner, plaintiffs, and F. NJ. Ash.
craft, admin TRAITOR OF the personal
estate Of ]. P. Ashcraft, deceased, F.
M. Ashcraft, Ola Ashcraft Six, George
Ashcraft, Rebecca Ashcraft Giblin, 81.
mon Ashcraft, and Jrel Crumrine,
Fannie Crumrine, Marion Crumrine,
Robert Crumrine, infants, end Edwin
Cole and Clancy Cole, infants, and
Robert Maple and Rupert Maple, in.
fants, defendants. In the Intermedi.
ate Court Of Marion County, in chan.
Gerry.
You and each OF you will take no.
tice that = pursuance Of a decree OF
the intermediate court of Marion
County, West Virginia, entered on the
10th day {: July, 1916, in the chan.
Gerry cause therein pending wherein
you are the parties complainant and
defendant, ! have fixed upon Tuesday
the 9th day of September, 1916, al
my law office in the City of Fairmou,
Marion County, West Virginia, as the
time and place for beginning the dis.
charge Of m. duties under said Ce.
cree, o. abstract of which is as fol.
lows:
Upon cosideration of all which the
Court is Of opinion that this cause
should be, and it is .dIudged, order.
ed and decreed that this cause rs and
the same :. hereby referre: to A. l..
Lehman, n Of the commissioners In
chancery Ct this court, to take, state
and report an account showing:
First: What personal estate the
said ]. P. Ashcraft, deceased, owned
at the time of his death, the charac.
ter and value thereof.
Second: What disposition, II any.
was made of said personal estate by
the defendant, F. NJ. Ashcraft. Admin.
~istrator. of said ]. P. Ashcraft, de.
ceased, and how much, If any, Of sale
personal estate is now in the hands
Of said F. NJ. Ashcraft, as Admins.
traitor, available for tho payment of
any debts owing from the said estate
q: said J. P. A%shcraft, deceased.
Third: A settlement Of the admin.
istration G.: the estate OF said deced.
ent by said F. NJ. Ashcraft, Admins.
traitor.
Fourth: What debts said ]. P.
Ashcraft owed at the time Of his
death, to whom they are payable, their
nature and their amounts and prior
tiles.
Fifth: What real e late was owned
by said ]. P. Ashcraft at the time Of
his death, its quantity, dissertation
and location.
Sixth: And such other matters as
any party In interest may require, the
same being partinent, or such other
matters as said commissioner himself
may deem pertinent, whether SO re.
quired or not"
At which time and place you are
required to be present.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
Of August. 1916.
A. L. LEHMt..,
Commissioner In C%haucery.
Harry Shaw,
Counsel for plaintiffs. S,S.15-22.2s
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22.-The local
sock market showed much activity
yesterday owing to the bullish condi.
ton OF the Wall street crowd who
pushed United States Steel common
to q new high record, that stock clos.
ing at 95, and a new high record was
also reached by La Belle Iron Works
preferred, which closed at 1873. Rail.
road issues also started In strong,
Reading stock reaching 1903 and clos.
Ing at 106. Crucible Steel preferred
also struck a new high record, clos.
ing at 11S, an advance of half point.
There were advances on most local
stocks. Only Pittsburgh Brewing pre-
ferred, San Toy and Westinghouse
Airbrake, suffered declines,
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SPECIAL NOTICES

that said proolnots Nos. 1, . aHa 0, In
said Paw Paw AasisteFiai District "A
heretofore and now exciting DO, and
the same are hereby. abolished, and
that in lieu thereof the territory com.
prising Precincts Nos. l., . and 8 be
and is hereby divided into four t4)
election precincts, as follows, with
the following boundary lines, respec.
lively, each OF which contains, as
nearly as practicable, the number OF
electors required by law. and none OF
which contains more than $50 cleo.
tors, and that the voting places be
established in each OF said four az
voting precincts as follows, that is
to say:
PRECINCT NO. 1: Beginning on
the Monongahela River, at the Mo
nongahela County line, and running
thence up the river to the Fairmont
District line; and thence with the
Fairmont District line to a point on
the ridge at the head Of Hawknberry
Run; thence down the ridge to the
farm OF John F. Phillips, and thence
down the hill to the John Merrill
bridge crossing Pawpaw Creek; and
thence up the county. road leading up
Pawpaw Creek, to the Intersection
with the Price road with the said
Pawpaw Road; thence with the Price
road to the top Of the hill on the di
vide between Little Pawpaw Greek
and Pharoah's Run; thence out the
ridge between Pharoah's Run and
Minister'S Run to the Monongahela
County line; and thence with the Mo
nongahela County line to the place
OF beginning. And that the voting
place for said Precinct No. 1 be and
is established at Riyesville at the
Public School House therein.
PRECINCT NO. 2: Beginning al
the M~onongahela County line, at q
corner Of Precinct No. s, and running
thence with the Monongahela County
line to the top of the hill above the
residence Of ]. F. Michael; and
thence with the dividing ridge be
tween the waters of Robinson's Run
and Little Pawpaw Creek. to the forks
Of the road on the head Of Panther
Lick Run; thence with the ridge be
tween Panther Lick Run and Little
Pawpaw Creek to the forks Of the
road rear w. D. Ices, so as not to
include tie said W. D. Ice In said
precinct; then down the ridge be
tween Little Pawpaw Creek and Big
Pawpav Creek, to where the line
i%ntersects with q line Of Precinct No.
5: thence with the line of Precinct
No. s :, the forks of Little Pawpaw
Creek and Minister'S Run and Little
Pawpay Creek and Chunks Run, to
the place OF beginning. That the yot
ing place for said pieci ,t No. 2 be
and is established at Hoodsville Pub.
lie School House.
PRECINCT NO. 3: Beginning a,
the Monongahela County line, at the
corner of Precinct No. 2 and running
thence with the said county line to
the top of the hill between Jacob
Rice's and Sanford Tenants; thence
with the dividing ridge between the
waters Of Laurel Run and Robinson's
Run to the top of the ridge above
Isaac Davis's; thence leading down
the dividing ridge between the head
waters Of Toothman's Run and Laurel
Run, a straight line to Laurel Run
School House; then running q
straight line cross Pawpaw Creek
and between the houses OF Charles s
Billingsley and Warren Billingsley to
the Lincoln District line, and thence
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, SIS:
At q Regular Session Of the County
Court held in and for the County Of
Marion, at the Court House Of said
County, on Tuesday, the 1st day of
August, 1916.
PRESENT: Lee Swisher, Presi.
dent; s. L. Shaver and A. NJ. Glover,
all Of the Commissioners OF said
Court. The following order was en-.
tered:
It now being more than 80 days be.
fore an election is to be held in this
county, or in any district or precinct
therein, and it appearing to the
Court that public convenience and
public good require that Election Pre-.
cincts Nos. !, 2 and 8, in Paw Paw
District, In said Marion County, as
heretofore established, should be re-
arranged as to boundary lines and the
territory composing said three pre-.
cfncts divided and r%e.arranged into
four voting precincts.
The Court doth, therefore, order
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SPECIAL NOTICES
CITY OF FAIRMonT

Notice to Contractors:
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
and proposals In writing. for the grading.
curbing n paving OF Morgantown ave-
cite street. in the Second ward OF the
City OF Fairmont, Marion county. West
Virginia, pursuant to ordinance number
twenty-one authorizing said improves
ments. passed by the Board OF Affairs
OF said city. August 4. 1916, to which said
II the same were fully set out herein,
VIII be received by the undersigned Com
missioner OF Streets, etc., OF said city,
at his office In tho Municipal Building
September 6. 1916. which said bids and
proposals shall be opened and consid-
cred BY said Board OF Affairs Septem-
Der 8, 1916. at 200 o'clock D. m. or SO
soon thereafter Is is practicable.
Plans n specifications adopted for
said improvements, which plans and spec
ihcations shall be a part Of the contract
when entered into, may be seen Mt the Of
fee of tho undersigned at said Municipal
Building between the hours OF $500 a. m.
and 500 p. m. each day. Sundays *
cepted, between the dates aforesaid.
Tho successful bidder shall be requir-
ed to take the paving certificates In pay.
ment for the work OF said improvements,
and give bond as In said ordinance pro-
vided.
sponsiblo bidder. but the right Is reserv-
cd to reject any or all bids and propos-
ais.
A certified check payable to the City
OF Fatrmont in the sum OF ten 40 per
cent? per centum OF the mou OF bid
must accompany all bids and proposals
as evidence OF good faith. Checks OF I'M
successful bidders will be returned, and
check Of successful bidder VIII be held
until satisfactory bond Is entered into,
pursuant to the requirements for said
improvements. Address ali communica-
tions to the undersigned. Published for
the first time August is, 1916.
(Signed) A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner of Streets. etc.
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State Of West Virginia,
County of Marion,
Town Of Pennington,

Town Of Pennington, To-wit:
At a special session OF the council
Of the town Of Pennington, Marion
county, held in the council chambers
thereof, in the Veach building on the
9th day Of August, 1916, theer were
present H. j. Hatzel, mayor; G. H.
Musgrave, recorder, and Jno. E. Wells,
L. N. Wtitlatch, and Chas. E. Morgan,
members Of the council Of said town.
In accordance with section 4, chap.
ter 9. Of the Acts Of the extraordinary
session Of the legislature OF 1908, the
council proceeded to make up an esti.
mate OF the amounts necessary to be
levied for the current fiscal year, to
cover all municipal debts and liabili-
ties payable during the said year, n.
GLIDING probable expenditures for mu.
nicipal purposes. and proper allow.
ances for delinquest taxes, expense
Of collections and contingencies; but
deducting therefrom the money In the
city treaoury applicable to the service
Of the year and municipal claims and
doth determine and estimate the sew.
eral amounts to be levied as follows:
ESTIMATES.
Maxis I'M levy IS cents on the hun.