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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

ana J. f. Hart, G. H. Coalgate and H.
w. Lawen, all OF C1arksburg.
The Poo1.Townsend Coal company
Of CIarksburg obtained charter. 1t
will operate in Eagle district, Harrison
county. The authorized capital Is SIS,
900. The incorporates are NJ. M. Town.
send, OF Plafnf1eld, N. T.; ]. L. An.
drews, Of Lima, o.; c. r. Howell, D.
T. Quinn and c. E. Pool, all OF Clarks.
burg.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

Sunday School Round TabIe-The
Marion County Sunday school assoGia'
ton will conduct a Round Table ses,
sion during March, possibly the latter
part of March, the date yet to be de-
termined upon. A Round Table SOS.
sion was held in the Temple during
January and so successful was the Res'
sion that It was planned at thai time
to have another session at Warrington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

Husband-Why don't you put your
mind on it and get good cook?
Wife (sweetly)-I don't think i
know how. I don't seem to have any
faculty in selecting people to live with
Life. q,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

Pipe for Property Man-Members
OF the Lewis-o oliver company, which
is now playing at the Grand after a
successful season of about eight weeks
at the Hippodrome presented Guy ".
Davis, Hippodrome property man,
with handsome calabash pipe when
the stock company made the shift.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

Lecture TonIght-Tonight Attorney
Rollo Conley will lecture at the session
of Mountain City Lodge knights Of
Pythias on Life and Customs in the
Orient.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-24

AutomobiIists to Meet-At s o'clock
this evening the Automobiles Of the
city and county will meet in the far.
mer's room at the court house for the
purpose Of reorganIzing the automobile
club and extending the purposes Of
that organization.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20
THE COUNTY
REPOSITORIES AGAIN

We are Informed bv
the legislature that the law - ~
county repositories, which ..
the place of the treasprs, W !. \
nrst Monday in January. !,
tie kin to the original nv ! vi
proposed by the accouD,;,
ment Of the state. n
1t seems that the o,lsa.,
would have made as deposll...
bank that submitted the bI.s.
best bid and the people q, n
really expected to receive !. I.
bic interest on their idle man, 49, !.
they voted to abolish ,ha p
treasurer, and the bin. a, 80; !.
drawn, carried out this -
but the Hon. Mr.. Wood 81 \ .
pioned the present banking -.
legislation, the senate backed A..
and the people get stung.
We do not believe that "a.
ers Of this county endorse III. ,..-
law any more than the peonl. 4,
not believe that they would c,,. 4
bothered with handling the 49,.
If they knew in advance thu, IN \
teen of the banks in the cOunlr !.
qualify as repositories. ana :,
law shows that its apostles p. I.
tended for the tax payers 10 -.
any benefit from the deposits Z, !.
idle money. In short, the apI,,.
the wood pile was not very Nh
cred.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20
AND THEN WHAT

"Will Cats support Wilson, p
question being pushed forward ~
considerable persistence around p
state. He probably won't. Afi'r g
ing what he has said about Wlls@ :
couldn't be expected to. And that q
gests another question. What are y
going to do about it'-St. Pelers'I
Times.
The question should be put squn.
to Cats. If he should answer u 2
negative Il would absolve eVeiy-o1
ocrat from voting for him'-V''
Star.
Well, put it to him, and II be ~
Immediately say he will SUPPORT y
son, we will absolve oursen'A :
the Star suggests. Mr.. Cats, aI'
for Wilson? We think you VII
port him, but since the que'n@
raised, you do yourself a great ~ Z
tice not to answer unequivocalp'
man can be governor Of Flora, = J.
will not support Wilson. sun
hear from you at an early DATE
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

on account of the visits of SEEMING
parties, the cold fishing ground" on
the Myakka is now posted as tight as
can be. Too bad that the fellows will
spoil real sport by exhibiting too
much greed. The prevalence Of sein.
ing. if continuously permitted, will
soon destroy one of our incest sports,
If not by universal posting of lands,
by destruction of the fish. 1t is said
that one party seined out about 1900
pounds Of fish froh the Myakka in
one day. and thus caused the posting
of the land. OF course they couldn't
use all those fish, and we fail to see
where the sport came in. We hope
the next legislature will again put
the ban on this wholesale destruction
of a sport that attracts hundreds Of
visitors to our section.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20
THE WAR is on.

The Knott-Catts war seems on in
earnest, and if so the end is n long
way off. and the trouble to come both
before and after will be great.
Knott has obtained recount in
some precincts in several counties
that put him in the lead, and as Cats
will want to get in the lie adj again. we
see no reason why the game should
not keep on until every precinct in
the state shall he recounted. And
that will be some job.
And also, Cats claims that the bal
lots recounted were not the same ones
that the voters put into the boxes on
juno 9th. or in other words, that
the ballot boxes have been stuffed
since that date. OF course in other
precincts where n recount may favor
Cats. Knott can 90 into court with
the same claim.
Then there are innumerabie other
possibilities. In our earlier days in q
new country we saw something Of
some election contests. and believe us.
once started they ara as hard to stop
or control as n prairie fire during a
hurricane. We wouldn't any more
start one ourselves than we would
turn any other kind of plague loose
st. Petersburg Times.
The above is just what the editor
of tho Naws has hean trvinc, p s,,u,
up courage to say ever since war was
declared. This thing Of an election
contest is something awful. If YOU
contest because of irregularities. the
whole thing will be thrown out Of
court. Again, IL you are after seeing
whether the second choice votes were
counted properly, you will have to re.
count the votes in every precinct in
the state IL It is to be regarded rs
having even the semblance of fair.
ness. Then to be fair, you should
eliminate all the republican votes cast
and all those who will not support
the nominees, and the whole thing
gets in such n mess that we don't
know where we are "at." oh. Mr..
Knott, how could you be so heartless
what you have brought on our below
ed state is so much worse than hav-
ing Mr.. Cats for governor for four
years even If 1t should be so bad as
some APPEAR to believe. How could
you. Mr.. Knott!
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

To Mr.. Knots credit be 1t said
that the department Of which he is
the head drafted a bill regulating the
appointment and operation Of county
repositories, which was to the inter
est Of the people only; notwithstand-
ing the fact that it was so emasculat-
ed before final passage that It evolved
a prodigy Of special interests. Mr..
Knott didn't make near the noise
about fee bill, graft, ETC., as some of
the other candidates, but when he got
n chance his actions showed that he
was a servant Of the tax payer, and
not some special interest.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

According to a recent report pub
lished by the office Of public roads
United States department Of agricul.
ture. there were registered in 1915
2445.GG4 motor vehicles. The owners
Of thes cars paid in total fees S1s,'
o45.713, Of which S1G,213,3s7 was
spent for the huildng and mainten
ance Of county and state roads. Au
tomobile fees now pay nearly Z pei
cent. Of the total amount spent on ru-
raj roads. while the income from this
source in 1906 was less than three
tcnths Of one per cent. of the total
expenditures.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The following paragraph conclud.
ing an editorial on "Jeff Davis" by
,he Meridian Miss Star, goes a
long ways toward showing that there
Is now no north and no south, but one
grand nation:
The names Of Davis and Lincoln
VIII always be linked in history. The
iame OF one will glorify the name of
Ine other Both loved their country
and sacrificed for it what few men are
ealled upon to sacrifce-one becomes
a martyr to cause, the other a mar.
TYR to reunited nation, both because
.ney determined to do their duty as
,ney saw it-for love of country, for
love Of their fellow men,"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20
TWO WAYS.

There are two ways Of telnns y.
story, and this paper was mug =.
tical about the report that a -
was refused a shave in JaeA'~
barber shop because he was va q
the uniform. 1t now transpn~
the reason the soldier was
service was because he came " 4,
shop after closing time, ano :
are strict union rules agains' ia.
patrons after certain hours ins ~
was denied the shave for tna' ~,
only. The American people ~
as a unit. have the hisne'' " ~
and augment It by being 700 "a A
of the uniform to act othersn i.
as gentlemen while "e"
Lakeland Telegram. 49,. 4
That thing looked to US ~ IA,
tie explaining could be done . ~ ~
tage. We concluded that II 'ns ~ q
Gus gentleman was guilty as IA
that he wouldn't have a JOB u -.
sonville or anywhere else a'P
with his action.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

II the abolition Of the fee system
Is to he replaced by regulations as in
imicable to interest Of the people as
followed the abolition Of the treasur-
er's office, just please don't monkey
with the existing status. In other
words, quoting General Kouropatkin,
let it remain an Statu QUO" Any
thing. just so 1t isn't bothered-we
might not have men enough to fill the
new offices, II it Is.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20
GAVIN'S
SENTIMENTS.

General Woods criticism Of "A, N
my under his command, and On, Z.
dition or lack Of condition Of
Paredness for war, reminds Us d n
expression from the former upA
tendent Of the Tennessee dit,i. 4
the I. c. Railroad, Mr.. J. Jc,dl
when in conference with his sup,a,|
at Memphis, Tenn. During hs n
cussion the general manager q 4
road criticised the handling Of NH
on Mr.. Gavin's division, and su,ss
ed that he must have in his enpls
bunch of amateurs. The old m,ss
tendent got riled at this, and n d
guage more expressive than t,us
told them that he chad the hes. II
bunch of men on the Illinois Cerin
Railroad, from Chicago to MtnpAl'
Is 1t any wonder that those men ~
ed MT. Gavin, and that the wort
their division was in reality nti
very high, and that Mr.. Gavin N
self was soon promotedi Not q "
But how about officials like GGet
Wood? Don't they usually se-sg
promotion that may come to then 3
reason Of some "henfuential7 fhtnl
and hold it pretty much the an
way, and in what esteem are %
held by those under them, and vhl
can they accomplish when the cTudi
test comes7 In answering Queslc'
like these. we refer to men with G.
wins sentiments.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

i. Miss NJ. T. Keen, Of Boston. ex.
poets soon to establish university Of
music in the United States. The tract
Of land on which the university is to
be located lies near Harmon, n. Y,
'on the Hudson river, contains forty
acres. and was purchased recently for
100000. Miss Keen is taking this
step in order to save American girls
from the great danger that surrounds
them while pursuing their musical
studies abroad. She rightly thinks
that it is just as possible to get a
good musical education in America
as in a foreign country.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Newspaper headline says, "Wilson
Gets All He Asks" Don't know
whether to consider him the luckiest
man alive or not: have known people
to get even more than they asked, and
then they were not pleased.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

district demands such division. When
the commissioner IS from the north
end Of the district, the south end, be-
ing so far away, feel that they haven't
representation on the board, and a
like sentiment prevails in the north
end when the commissioner is from
the south end Of the district. In any
case. the position Of the commissioner
l. most trying, ard this alteration
wouId relieve the situation.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

viii not the next legislature carry
out the expressed will of the people
by abolishinG the numerous county
treasurers who are collecting treasur,
er-fees under the name Of bond trus-
tees. When the voters abolished the
office Of treasurer they certainly did
not expect the legislature to make the
burden even worse under the name of
bond trustees. Put the bond money
in the county depository. save the
commission paid the trustees. and let
the people have as much interest as
possible to offset the interest they are
paying on the bonds.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The punishment that should be met
ed out to some Of these near-editors
.,who are always writing, Dear Edi-
tor: Please pardon another intrusion
on your valuable space ETC., is that
they be compelled TO furnish copy FOR
the editorial column for about a week
and then suffer the consequences Of
their folly at the hands Of the read
ers
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

An exchange says that Dadc coun
ty man cut $500 worth Of hay at one
time from sixteen acres Of Para grass
The article also says that he had cut
two smaller crops Of hay from tho
same land and planting within the
past twelve months. Florida has
thousands Of acres of untitled lands
that will duplicate this if some one
will only sec that the little details are
looked after.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Judge Alton i. Parker. Of New
York, the democratic candidate for
the presidency in 1904, with his broth.
err. +. II. Parker have bought fine
piece Of property near Fort Myers,
Of which they propo se to make a stock
farm.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

shell Fish Commissioner Hodges
claims that the hide of sharks wou,1
make fine shoe leather. If the pes.
tiferous sea monster can be put to this
good use land why not0 It will he
another evidence that there is nothing
useless in all creation.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

It is said that the odor Of the rose
eeranium will keep the gnats ano
mosquitoes away. We tried 1t las'
evening for mosquitoes with reasona'
bic success, and we may now be ex,
pected TO disdain the conventional
buttonaire and attach to ourselves q
whole bouquet, wholly Of rose gera'
mimi
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Popular subscription is the proper
manner in which to raise funds for
the survey Of the roads that it is pro.
posed to hard surface in this district
SO word the call for the election tina,
all advances by every one on this ac-
count must be repaid out of the pro.
ceeds OF the sale of bonds, if voted =.
In this manner the bond district will
carry its own burden. Each neighbor-
hood should subscribe a proportionate
amount, and allow every progressive
citizen the privilege of ASSISTING IN
this much needed improvement
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The people Of Florida evidently did
not think very highly Of the work Of
some Of the 'leaders" in the 1915 leg
islature-at least, the way they were
sent up "salt river" by the electorate
when they tried to step up a little
higher SO indicates.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Instead Of criticising the fellow
WHO is trying to do something, get out
and try to do something yourself, and
let the other fellow be the critic for
awhile.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Who will head the movement to
stop the use Of Peace river as a dump
ing ground by the phosphate people'
II purified, it would soon abound in
fish and be a never-ending source Of
IRsasure to the people. Some one
must take the lead.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

We haevn't much sympathy with
the following suggestion from the WI
chita Beacon. but it is true. neverthe'
less: "Nagcing wives caused the
founding Of stag clubs and they
send them many new members an
rually,"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

It is suggested that the reason Rev.
Cats was so cocksurc Of being the
nominee. is that he had advance infor-
nation as 10 the exact vote Of certain.
sundry and various precincts. He oh
jects to these votes being correctly
counted and tallied-the correct &C
count might not agree with his fore
cnst."
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The Duyal county executive COM
mttec is highly insulted because Mr..
Knott has asked for a recount Of the
votes Of that county cast in the recent
primary, alleging that there may
have been mistakes made. Too bad
about that committee.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

And now we will have to have the
question settled again, 'Do man eat
ing sharks eat menu Can't say for
sure, but the evidence Is against the
shark, and this IS one case in which
We are perfectly satisfied with the cir
cumstantia1 kind.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

\ husband in a divorce suit at Rush.
vile, Indiana. has been granted ali.
mony TO the amount Of $1,000 against
his wife. We have always contended
that men would get their rights II
persistent in their claims,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

According to published reports the
II. c. Of L. fell of one per cent.
last year. Must have lost our one per,
as we haven't noticed any extra
change I'm our CLEANS"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Tampa Times invites those who
have had experience with sharks to
send in their tale. If we should tell
all we don't know about Sharks the
Times would have to put on an extra
force Of compositors.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The fellow who offered $4,000 for
the privilege Of going back to Germa.
ny on the Deutschland must have the
idea that heaven is in the opposite di-
roction from that which we have al
ways heon tnnght.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

who said dull times in Arcadia?
We have not finished the discussion
Of the gubernatorial race yet. and the
city political pot Is beginning to boil.
It l. indeed a dull time when you can
not find something interesting to talk
about and work on in Arcadia.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Two new subjects for musiacl COM
position have been suggested, one on
the individual Paper Cup" as a ri
val for "The Old oaken Bucket" and
the other "Toot, loot, the Boys Are
Riding instead of Tramp, Tramp,
the Boys Are Marching" Try your
hands. We would.be composersl
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

In another column will be found an
article from the Tampa Tribune which
sets forth in plain figures the facts
that are worrying the business depart
ments of all publishing concerns
Like the Tribune, we are projected
for the present year by contract for
news paper at the old price. but thi;
year is rapidly drawing to a close, and
after that our news stock will cost us
100 per cent. more. Who said zone
- thing right after another?r
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The best reapportionment that We
know Of for Florida, is to cut off its
tail and make the states Of Florida
and North Florida. As at present con.
stituted, Florida is one animal with
its brains in its tail.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

How sweet tits for brothers to
dwell together in unity" We have not
noticed the Times calling its morning
contemporary a "spineless travesty on
journalism in some time.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

We are in receipt Of Noel A. Mitch
ellis platform as an independent can
didatc for Governor Of Florida. You
talk fair enough, Mr.. Mitchell, but
we are n democrat, thank you.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Mr.. Parker is indeed a brave man
to speak so lightly Of the Colonel,
whom Golfers is constantly labelling
"the greatest living American" If
Mr.. Parker can succeed In getting
both the Colonel and Golfers against
him, Mr.. Wilson win have q formi-
dable opponent.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Many years ago we heard a young
man say to the solicitor who had OBJ
tanned his consent to enter college,
"Now, want you to get me an easy
place" Yes, the young man matricu-
lated, but-we1l say that was twenty
years ago, and this young farm hand
now often alludes to the time that
he spent three weeks in college.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Gator skins have long been put to
commercial use, and now comes the
proposition TO make use of the hide
Of sharks. If the proposition is prov.
en- success, leather may take a small
tumble.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

We commend most he artily both
Senator Fletcher and Senator Bryan
for voting against the continuance Of
free seed distribution. This fool prac-
tice is said to cost the government
several millions Of dollars annually,
from which very little benefit is dc
rived. Save along all such lines aud
give it to us for good roads.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The st. Petersburg Times seems to
be very much nerturbed because Of
the fact that there is such a resem-
hlancc Of some Of the editorials to
those written by Uncle Joe Dixon
while he was on the job several
months ago. Easily explained, Friend
Times, Mrs. Hetherington is always
on the lob.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

The Editorial calls attention to the
fact that originally it was Thomas
Woodrow Wilson, and that by restor.
ing this the ticket would read Thomas
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas r.
Marshall, which would harmonic
beautifully with the two Charleys on
the republican ticket.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

If they don't divide this state south
Florida will get credit for all those
storms that hit Pensacola and Ala
bama. All south Florida wants is
credit for her own industries. Sara
sofa Sun.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Fellow in Mexico refused to take
money from the United States gov.
eminent to get out Of Mexico on, say.
ing he was an uureconstructed rebel
He must have heard Of the Knott
Cats affair.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

1t matters not what character Of
public road you may build, provisions
must be made for continuous repairs
on it. What would you think Of a
railroad company that would take off
the section hands, for even a few
days7
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

We do hope that President Wilson
will make no appointment for a sue
ccssor to Justice Hughes in a long
time, or that he will take the senate
into his confidence before he acts.
One Of the last kind in each twelve
months is abundantly sufficient.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-20

Sir Roger Easements appeal has
been dismissed. His only hope now
lays in a pardon or Communication of
the sentence by the king. There is no
doubt Of his guilt and If he is shown
executive clemeney it will be to help
soften the feeling existing between
the Irish nationalist and the English