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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-07
THEDAILY
SHORT STORY
A Letter From Rome :.
BY SUSAN e. CLAGETT.
Copyright, 1916, by the McClur,


Newspaper Syndicate.)
He had come across the continent
to see her and as he stood in her sit
ting RI N was fully alive to its home.
ly'comfort. Manlike, he did not notice
its suggestion OF shabbiness. He mere.
ly thought there had been few chang.
es since last he had been In the room
and he delighted In the blazing fire
that lighted It to its furthest corn
er.
He had been In the country week
and had, as yet, found no opportunity
for the question he had come to ask.
As he waited for her he wondered why.
She had met him with the greatest
friendliness; they had driven togeth.
er, walked together; had gone In the
early morning after the turkeys that
: had slipped away and had driven them
back to their inclosure. She had told
him, In a matter Of fact way, that her
income was from her poultry. Not a
large income, she had said. but make
q fair living.
81 He had tried to ask her then, but
she did not seem to take in his mean.
Z ing. 1t had been the same that after.
moon. He had been asked her II she
would like to go West. She had thrown
back her head and laughed heartily.
~ OF course. am always dreaming of
travel and some day perhaps. Who
was 1t said all things come 10 him who
waits?
He was about to tell her she need
not wait when callers interrupted.
T,tk =, lat tra 80 lrr Ns
night where he stood. The uncer.
tainty was telling on him. He was no
longer man and grew irritable and
impatient at delays that were not nec-
essary. Eleanor knew perfectly well
why he had come, what he wanted.
He had always credited her with un.
usual insight into his motives, and
she, like himself, had passed the age
for dallying. Was 1t possible she had
changed? He squared his shoulders
and threw back. his head. No. That
was out Of the question. Their CORE.
spondence had faltered occasionally.
but had always been resumed, even
after tho two or three amazing letters
he had received from her several
years before. At that time the inter.
val had been longer.
He put his hand In his pocket and
drew out a well.worn letter and was
reading 1t as she camo into the room.
She recognized her own handwriting
the moment she stood beside him, but
did not refer to II as she drew for
ward deep, old.fashioned chair and
seated herself.
Slowly he folded the sheet, put 1t in
its envelope and returned 1t to his
pocket.
That was the frst she said, re.
ceived 1t in Athens. The others
reached me while was in Cairo.
There we're four in all and they about
spoiled my trip. They were remark.
able letters. Eleanor, remarkable
from the fact they were written by so
cold q woman as you. I have read them
every day and every day have won.
dered al the imbecile reply sent you
from Rome.
wonder still. was fully aware II
was your influence that had urged me
on to acoompl ishment, have sue.
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ceeded beyond my utmost ambition
and have you to thank for stimulat-
ing such efforts as have made. Know.
ing how constantly have acted upon
your suggestion, how ! have pushed
aside obstacles. overcome almost IN.
surmountable difficulties simply be.
cause you expected 1t Of me. have
never understood why l acted as
did. Whatever the reason, have long
regretted that letter, and | hope you
will believe me when | say It lis my
dearest hope that you will consent to
be my wife.
She did not answer at once and her
reply was not direct when 1t came.
would like to tell you a story,
Judge Norton. she said. Just an ord.
mary story differing little In detail
from many others. but 1t Is from the
viewpoint OF woman and in that it
may be interesting.
1t commenced good many years
ago, this story Of man and woman
ran its way through friendship and
ended, as Is usual IN such cases, with
one Of them becoming something more
than a friend. The man, It was. When
he was serious, she laughed. Not in
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ridicule. but because, although she
cared In way, 1t was not enough to
make marriage desirable. The man
went away. but their correspondence
did not take the place OF his compan.
ionship and each time he returned she
had grown a little nearer to him. but
could not bring herself to let him see
what she knew he wished to know, al.
though he said little. Impulsive as a
girl, as woman. circumstances had
forced her TO hide her deeper feelings.
and she was unable to give them ex-
preston. To all appearances. she
was cold.
The odd part of the story, your hon
or, is the young woman never thought
the man might change. This was not
vanity. 1t was her understanding OF
character that was not likely to veer
from certain established trend OF
mind and thought.
At first she was sorry this was so,
but as her home life, always diff.
cult, now became intolerable. she
turned to him. never doubling an I'm.
mediate response. Made desperate
by conditions she could not bear. she
asked him to come to her.
1t was a heart letter, but 1t brought
no reply. Many weeks later, she re.
ceived two or three lines. They told
her he was on his way East. There
was no reference to what she had
written. Just those two or three lines
stating q bold fact. II she had been
in her normal state OF mind, your
honor, she would have realized some.
thing was wrong. She did wonder a
little. but knowing him to be reserved,
thought he performed to talk with her
rather than to write. But 1t hurt.
She watched for him. but the days
passed without further word. Then a
line came to her from his old home.
He had passed her by, the first time
in all the years OF their friendship,
and she was In trouble. Yet SO dulled
was she by wretchednoss that even
then she did not doubt him. Though
the hurt went deep she still made ex.
cuses for him.
When she finally met him he told
her he was going to Europe. The an.
nouncement played into her thought.
She supposed he referred. to their
going together. She was possessed
by the belief thJt she was still as nee.
essary to him as he had become to
her. But he left her, left her with
scarcely word of reference to her
letter.
Their last evening together was a
nightmare for her TO remember. Her
GOODNESS had chilled him, else he
would have spoken. OF this she was
sure. She must tell him plainly she
cared. Then she committed the folly
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

given In marriage by her brother, Lam
don Sigler Of Akron o., and will be
attended by her sister, Miss Fayne
sigler as maid OF honor. Harold Ack-,
-er of'Washington. D. C., brother Of the
groom will be his best man. Miss Nell
Dougan will render the wedding music
and Miss Eva Hartley will sing before
the ceremony. Mr.. Acker and his
bride leave on No. IL for New York
for two weeks wedding journey. A
number OF guests are here for the
marriage including Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin ]. Acker OF Washington, D.
c.. parents of the groom.
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Ores Jobes, Who Was
Drowned, Buried

The body Of Ores Jobes, brother oil
Mrs. Edna Criss and the Misses Ha.
eel and Gladys Jobes, OF this city
whose death from drowning occurred
on Sunday at Gypsy. was inferred at
Shinnston today following funeral ser.
vices which were largely attended.
Mr.. Jobes, who was aged 20 years,
was bathing with party Of friends
when he was seized with cramps. Eff.
forts OF Gus McGraw, a member OF the
party to save him were futile. The
body was recovered three hours later.
His father D. T. Jobes and a brother
Levi Jobes, reside at Akron, and a
sister, Mrs. Flossie Woods resides at
Annabelle. Mrs. Cora Mays of Cat.
lettsburg, Ky, is also a sister.
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The Misses Florence Hawker and
jean lBillingslea leave the latter part
81 the week for oakmont, Pa, where
they viii be guests at house party.
They will visit in Washington, Pa,
before returning home.
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Forty-one Years Of Telephone Progress

1t has provided a system Of COM
munication adequate 10 public needs
and sufficiently in advance OF exist
ing conditions TO meet all private
demands or national emergencies.
1t has made the telephone the
most economical servant Of the
people for social and Commercial
intercourse.
II has organized an operating
staff loyal to public interests and
ideals; and by its policy OF service
it has won the appreciation and
good will Of the people.
With these things in mind, the
Bell System looks, forward with
confidence to a future Of greater
opportunity and greater achieve
ment =
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- Iuet miHBe6 FLORENCE tfhWkeT auu
Jean lBillingslea leave the latter part
81 the week for oakmont, Pa, where
fhey vii, be guests at house party.
They will visit in Washington, Pa,
before returning home.
Leave for Wedding.
Colonel and Mrs. Henry Raymond
and Miss Emily Garrard will leave thls
levening for ParkersburB TO be guests
iot Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Black.
ford and be present at the marriage OF
Colonel and Mrs. Haymond's grand
daughter. Miss Eleanor Raymond
Blackboard. to James Edwin Watson, Jr.
of Fairmont, which will be solemnized
ut the Parkersburg Country Club at 8
O'clock Wednesday evening, June IA.
-Clarksburg Telegram.
sS students' Reeltais.
The students In. music Of Miss FL
,eanor Blanche Barns will give two rec.
titais this week at the Y. NJ. c. A. aud
itorium. The younger pupils will pre-
sent a program on Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock and the advanced stu.
dents will present their program at
ls:i5 OF the same day. The public is
invited to attend. Miss Barns num-
bers among her pupils some excep-
stionally talented young people.
~ Entertained Class.
Prof. and Mrs. E. L. Lively enter,
tanned the Senior class of the State
Normal school last evening at their
home at Iillcrest. The event was ar.
ranged as lawn party but on account
OF the rain was transferred to the
house. A color scheme in yellow and
white, the school colors, was utilized
in attractive decorations. Mrs. Live.
ly was assisted In entertaining by
Mrs. Joseph Roster and Miss Dorcas
Prichard Prof. Lively is sponsor for
the class.
Marriage Announced:
Announcement is made of the mar
riage Of Miss Gazelle Smith and John
Owen Coffcy both OF this city which
event was solemnized on Monday in
Wheeling, Rev. William Schultz Of the
Methodist church officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs. Coffffey have returned hero
wher they will remain for an indefl-
mite period. The bride Is daughter
OF Hugh F. Smith and q granddaughter
Of Jacob Hayden, having made her
home with the latter. Mr.. Coffey is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Coffey OF the
South Side. The event was surprise
to their friends.
Entertained at Dinner.
Mrs. Lenore Sigler entertained at
dinner last evening honoring guests
for the marriage Of her daughter, Miss
Coda Sigler and Thomas Acker which
will be solemnized this afternoon.
Covers were laid for fifteen.
~ Wedding This Afternoon.
The marriage of Miss Coda Spcrry
Sigler to Thomas Hopkinson Acker
will be solemnized this afternoon at
four o'clock at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Lenore Sperry Sigler on
Emerson street. Rev. w. J. Eddy Of
the First Baptist church will offlciate
at the marriage and the bride will he
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A lace veil that is 100 years old and
has graced brides in many countries
was WORE by Miss Edith Ogden Harri.
son, daughter OF Carter H. Harrison,
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The marriage of Miss Coda Spcrry
Sigler to Thomas Hopkinson Acker
will be solemnized this afternoon at
four o'clock at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Lenore Sperry Sigler on
Emerson street. Rev. w. j. Eddy Of
the First Baptist church will offlciate
al; the marriage and the bride will be
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former mayor OF Chicago. when she
became Mrs. Cyrus Edison MANNER
The veil was an heirloom In the Man
nter family. The lase formed train
six yards long and six yards wide.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-28
Fine Progression
Crater Lake Road

When the road work being done in
Crater Lake national park this sea-
son is completed only twelve miles of
road will be left ungraded, according
to Lieut.. George E. Goodwin, United
States army engineer in charge Of
the road construction. This remain
ing twelve miles will be part of the
highway around the rim of the lake.
The work this year will be carried
on until about November l, or two
weeks later than usual. At that time
between forty-five and forty-six miles
of highway will be graded and ready
for pavement 1t will extend from
the top of Cloud Gap on the east to
Lloa Rock on the west.
"The work this year has been par
ticularly difficult and slow because
of the character of the formations
encountered" said Lieut.. Goodwin
this morning. 1T is the heaviest
and most spectacular of any, and ex-
tends for three or four miles"
After grading of all the highways
throughout the park is completed
next season, paving of the entire
road will be begun. 1t is felt GER
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-28
LEGAL NOTICES.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE UN-
DER EXECUTION IN FORECLOS-
URE-Mary Joy Folger, Plaintiff,
VS.. E. E. Oman, Nettie M. Oman,
his wife, and Louise R. Parker,
Defendants.
By virtue of an Execution and
Order Of Sale duly issued out of
and under the seal of the Circuit
Court of the State of Oregon in
and for the County of Jackson, to
me directed and dated the 18th
day of September, 1916, in GER
tain suit therein for the foreclos
ure of a mortgage in which the
plaintiff, Mary Joy Folger, recov-
cred a judgment against the de-
PENDANTS, r. E. Oman and Nettie
NJ. Oman, for the sum of S1,61S.-
19 with interest thereon from said
2nd day of September, 1916, at
the rate of per cent per annum
and $4,000 attorneys fee and the
further sum of $1,000 costs. which
Judgment was enrolled and dock
eted in the Clerks office of said
Court in said county on the 2nd
day of September, 1916, and is of
record in Volume "a of the Cir
cult Court Journal at page 614
thereof.
Public notice is hereby given,
that. in compliance with the COM
mands of said execution and order
of sale, l will on Saturday, the
21st day of October, 1916, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. at the
front door of the court house in
Jacksonville, Jackson county,
State of Oregon, offer for sale and
will sell all of the right, title and
interest that the defendants above
named had on the date of the
mortgage herein foreclosed or
have since acquired or now have
in and to the following described
real property, situated in Jackson
County, Oregon, to-wit:
Lot number Two (2) in block
number (1) of Olson Addition to
the City of Medford, as numbered,
designated and described on the
official plat thereof, now Of record
in Jackson County, Oregon.
Said lot will be sold at said time
and place in the manner provided
by law for the sale of real proper
ty under execution to satisfy the
judgment, attorneys fees, costs
and the accruing costs of this sale.
Dated this 18th day Of Septem-
Der, 1916.
w. Fl. SINGLER, Sheriff.
BY E. w. Wilson, Deputy.
35-5t-Thurs.
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box which proved quite interesting.
The next meeting will be the second
Friday evening of October. We hope
to see all the grown people out at
our next meeting.
Clyde Swartzfager was in Ashland
Saturday with his father.
Mr.. JOY reports his entire peach
crop about disposed of.
We are pleased to report that land
buyers are abroad in our community.
Mrs. Sam King and daughter, Ber-
tha, were shopping in Ashland Sat
urday.
There are a great number of
campers along the highway this de-
lightful weather.
Sam King and family visited at
Mr.. Rufus Kings Sunday.
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tain that the remaining twelve miles
of grading can be finished next year.
1--WE were held up in our work this
year because of late season and
because we can not get men to work
on the roads," said Lieut.. Goodwin.
I'VE did not get started until Aug
ust 5, and never did have all the
men we wanted. Now we are work.
ing about 100 men, and easily could
use another 100. We pay 50 a day
and board, and can guarantee work
for at least another month, and prob
ably until November 1."-Klamath
Falls Herald.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-28
Growers Agency.

The principal activities of the
Fruit Growers Agency, Inc, which
was organized last March and al
ready has membership represent
ing almost so per cent of the tonnage
of the Pacific northwest, may be
summarized as follows.
Daily Market News Service, "
based on telegraphic reports over a
direct wire from Washington, D. c..
This service is conducted by G. w.
Kitchen, market station assistant, as
sisted by H. A. Harris, also of the
office of markets.
Special service pertaining to "Uni-
form Account Sales" and Account
ing Methods" conducted by G. A.
Nahstoll, assistant in market busi-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-28
Expert Writes Of
Ashland Fruit

(By L. B. Bakatel, in the Portland
telegram
Jack Frost deserves to be hung.
This is the opinion of not only A. c..
Briggs, the manager of the Ashland
Fruit and Produce Association, but
of every farmer who raises peaches,
especially
The principal fruit crop Of Ash
land is peaches, but the early varie-
ties were so badly nipped by frost
this year that not one-tenth of the
quantity was available for market
that should have come in. As Mr.
Briggs says: eve should be ship
ping peaches in carload lots, but as
it is we are able to get only enough
to fill express orders"
Not only did peaches suffer at the
hands of the rascally Jack Frost, but
berries were also hard hit. Where
probably 20 to % carloads of straw
berries could be shipped in a season,
only two cars went out this year and
they were sent to the Libby, Mcneil
Libby cannery in California. Mr.
Briggs states that possibly 10 or 12
cars have been marketed, but they
have gone out in express shipments
of a few crates at a time instead Of
in car lots. Virtually all have gone
to northern California markets. A
car must be made up in two days,
Mr.. Briggs says, and in order to do
this the berries must come in freely.
Unlike other fruits. the apple and
pear crops are excellent. They are
received in good condition, free from
worms and fruit diseases. This is
due either to the fact growers spray
ed freely and in good season or to
favorable weather for these fruits.
The association will ship out two or
three cars of pears and probably Is
cars of apples. In addition, two or
three cars of late peaches, which
were not hurt by the frost as the
early varieties were, will go out.
The bulk Of Ashland's fruits and
vegetables go to lumber and mining
camps of California. Some is shipped
to Portlaid. but very little, owing to
the distance-342 miles-and the
fact that the Portland market is
more readily supplied from nearer
home. There is competition and lots
of it, Mr.. Briggs states, for San
Francisco and Sacramento are eager
for the northern California business
and constantly fight for it.
Prices, according to Mr.. Briggs,
have been and still are very good;
in fact, the best in years. This has
been especially true with reference
to peaches.
All fruits and vegetables shipped
by the association are picked on the
day they were shipped, so are abso-
lutely fresh when started on their
journey to the consumer. The asso-
citation has been organized since
1902, and although small concern,
has shipped in that time more than
1900 carloads of fruits and probably
as many of vegetables, to Pacific
coast markets.
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FRUIT and FARM

ness practice, of the office of mar
kets. An assistant will be assigned
to Mr. Nahstoll in the near future
to enable him to make more fire.
quent visits to the various districts.
Special investigation of Packing
Houses and Storage Facilities" con-
Quoted by C. r. More. Mr.. More is
In Washington to consult with his
chief regarding this work, after
having made a preliminary survey of
the situation in the northwest.
The head office is at Walla Walla,
Wash, Paul II. Wewranch, president.
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INTERURBAN AUTOCAR GO.

Leave Ashland for Medford, Talent
and Phoenix daily except Sunday at
900 a. m. and 100, 400, 400
and 5:1b p. m. Also on Saturday
night at $50 and 1890. Sundays
leave at 900 and 100. 4:30, $3.50
and 1890 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland daily ex-
cept Sunday at 500 a. m, 100,
2:O0, 400 and 5:15 p. m. Also on
Saturday at 11:15 p. m. On Sun.
days at 500 and 10:30 a. m, and
1:e0, 200. $3.50 and $3.50 p. m.
Fare between Medford and Ash.
land, 20 cents. Round trip, 85 cents.
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BeIIeview Notes
(By the Language Glasses of Belle
view School.)

~ NNoN OANAooSo VI OSAAS
view School.)
c. \. Jenson and family visited
at A. D, Moore's Tuesday evening.
c. A. Brown, j. B. Hunter, Rev.
Hicks and some friends in town have
gone on a trip to the Josephine
caves.
A. D. Moore and wife visited Bert
Dennis and family in Ashland Sun
day.
W. L. Moore is helping ]. w. Mill
ner cut and put up some corn.
Mrs. Ed Gowland was business
visitor in Ashland Friday.
Mrs. w. L, Moore visited school
for a few minutes Wednesday after
noon.
The Parent Teacher Circle meets
for its first meeting this year Friday
evening.
w. L. Moore hauled load of hay
to c. R. Moore's Wednesday.
Mr.. Miller purchased a milch COW
of E. c. Arant, who left Tuesday for
Klamath Falls.
E. C. Davis has purchased a Ford
car.
Mr.. Shaw is building a garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schneider went
for a short outing with friends from
California.
Sam King is picking apples for
Mr.. Dozier.
E. C. Davis has gone to klamath
Falls with fruit.
Mr.. Pearson and family left for
the mountains for an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam King were shop
ping in Ashland Wednesday.
Mr.. Gray is hauling wood from
Grizzly.
We are putting the tennis court
in good shape, also cleaning the
school grounds.
Miss Amy Farmer has Just re-
turned to Portland after a two
weeks visit with home folks.
Paul Kerrs had the misfortune to
break a bone in his arm while cut
ting wood for Mr.. York. He has
gone on a fishing trip to Green
Springs while the arm recovers.
Dean Scott is working with the
threshing machine.
Bad colds seem prevalent among
the pupils of our school. Aletha
Gray was kept home Monday on ac-
count of her cold
The stray horse we spoke of in
these items last week at Mr.. York's
was called for Sunday by the owner.
He evidently, reads the Tidings and
our items.
c. B. Lamkin, wife and brother,
of Ashland, and Mrs. Sherwood, Of
Montague, were visiting Sunday at
w. l.. Moore's.
F. N. Synder and wife visited at
Mr.. Murray's Sunday.
R. M. Phelps was business visi-
tor in Ashland Monday.
Mr.. Claxton bought a pig few
days ago.
Mr.. Miller and family are plan
ming visit to Dunsmuir in the near
future.
Chas Holmes and a man whose
name we failed to learn are going
to the klamath country soon on a
prospecting tour.
Ed Gowland is overhauling Mr..
Miller's Ford.
The Parent Teachers circle met
Friday evening with a good crowd
for the time of year. The principal
events on the program were the
songs by Mesdames Brown Snyder
and Gray; a talk on the aims and
scope of parent-teachers' circle work
by Mrs. Joy, and a paper by the re-
tiring president. Mrs. Gowland, re-
our last years work and
giving valuable hints for the work of
this year. Also we had a question