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Notice to Contractors:

Notice to Contractors:
Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids
curbing and paving Of East Park avenue,
between Morgantown avenue and Speed
way In the Second ward Of the CITY OF
Fairmont, Marion county, West Virginia,
pursuant to ordinance number twenty
ed by the Board Of Affairs OF said CITY,
August Z, 1915, to which said Ordnance
reference is hereby made as II the same
were fully set out herein. will be receive
ed by the undersigned Commissioner Of
Streets, etc., OF said city at his Office
in the Municipal Building in said city
between August IS. 1916, and September
8, 1916, which said bids and proposals
shall be opened and considered by said
Board Of Affairs September 6. 1916, ut
$500 o'clock p. m. or so soon thereafter
as Is practicable.
Plans and specifications adopted for
said improvements which plans and spec.
~ifications shall be a part Of the con-
r. efaf ise when a,sne entered n aSs u intS;; mny be :, seen ssss
Municipal Building between the hours
OF $500 a. m. and $500 p. m. each day.
Sundays excepted, between the dates
Aforesaid.
ed to take the paving certificates In
payment for the work Of said improves
ments. and give bond as in said ordin-
ance provided.
Contract Will ne let 10 the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. but the right 70 resery-
ed to reject any or all bids and propos-
ais.
4 certified check payable to the City of
Fairmont in the sun Of ten 90 per cent.)
per centum Of the amount OF bid must
accompany all bids and proposals as evil
dence Of good faith. Checks Of unsuccess-
full bidders will be returned and check
OF successful bidder will DO held until
satisfactory bond Is entered into, MUIR.
suant to the requirements for said Inn
provcments.
Address all communications to tho un-
dersigned.
1915.
tsignedl 4. I. LEHMAN.
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After stopping the Turks in their
attempt to reach the suez Canal, Lieut..
Gen. Murray, commander OF the Brit.
ish troops In Egypt. Is reported con.
tinuing to drive the invaders back. At
Romani, reports say. he captured 5000
Turks and pushed the rest into the
desert.
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New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-when the
speculative stock market opened Sat.
urday morning an entire absence of
any bnilish efforts was strikingly no.
Hceable. and wherever the least &C.
tfyity made its momentary appearance
u had the result Of producing substant-
iall declines. At the close the market
as a whole was irregular.
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Killed by Brother.

CHARLESTON. ". Va, Aug. 81
Earl Mullen, aged 81, was shot and in.
stantly killed by a gun in the hands
Of his brother, Albert, two years his
senior, at the Mullens home on Davis
Creek last night. The boys did not
know the gun was loaded.
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Quarrel Leada To- sulclde.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Aug. 81
Following a quarrel with a son who
was threatening to leave home. Mrs.
Monnen Craig. aged so, committed su.
icide by taking strychnine today and
her body was found this afternoon in
a woods not far from the home.
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FOR sALE-Central Kentucky farms.
Finest climates, soils, products. mar.
kets, roads. Prices right. Unexcelled
morally. Internationally advantageous.
Catalogue free. Com see. Sturgeon
Real Estate Co., Kings Mountain, Ky.
S.1S.6t No, 1347
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-The volume of
trade In wheat here was said to have
been the largest on record. New price
records for the crop were attained.
TOP prices were &c over Friday. Heavy
proft.taktng sales were absorbed on
the bulge but the close showed net
gains Of SIC to 4%c. Corn advanced
INC to &c; oats, nc to 1c, and pro.
visions closed }2hc to CSC up.
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-"and here's your
Etna check

Mighty nice Of the folk to bring
flowers and fruit. But Of all the gifts,
nothlngis so comforting as this Etna
check for$250 every four weeks.
I've had some siege Of It here-over two
months since the boiler explosion In the
factory. Doubt II I'd have pulled through
II my mind hadn't been at ease about nv
family. Knew, too. that II I did pass out,
they'd DO taken care Of with the $lb,o o
they'd get, in indemnity and Increases.
from my ETNA DISABILITY POLICY.
As it Is, ' . when I get home, every
while I'm In bed and then SIS q week IN.
til I'm able to tackle the job again.
Often takes an experience like this to
make . mar want to
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Callers at Congressman sutherland's
Office today congratulated him over
the fact that National Chairman VIII.
cox had placed West Virginia in his
list Of eight states which he claimed
were sure to elect Republican sena-
tors. 1t was not news to Mr.. Suther.
land or to his callers, but he appreci-
ated the congratulations nevertheless.
They all knew the status Of the SEN
atorial contest in West Virginia bet
ter than the National Chairman, and,
well-"it's the surest thing you
know said n Of the folicitious call.
ers.
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HELP ~WANTED-MALE

TwANTED-ouick 500 statesmen sell
Magic Motor Gas. One quart price
50 equals so gallons gasoline. Ire
mendous success, Large commissions.
Fuel Sales Co., Fourth street, Gin.
cinnati, O. s.2l. 1t No 1850
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THE BUCKEYE sAv1NGSAND LOAN
company OF Bellaire, o. has money.
to loan on desirable real estate. See
Paul G. Armstrong, Attorney. -x1-4a'
Trust Bldg. 7th Floor, Fairtnont. W.
Va.
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wANTED-Bookkeeper Of experience.
Address BOX 1S4s West virginian.
S.21-3t No 1349
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The postoffce at Jeffrey, Boone
county, has been ordered discontinu.
ed by the Postmaster General.
Fourth class postmasters commits.
sioned-At Loda, w. Va, John L.
Huffman, and at Millett, James e.
Copley.
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WANTED-Roy for general depart.
ment store work. Good opportun.
ity for q bright boy to learn the bust.
ness. S.21.tf No 1851
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congressmen Sutherland has taken
up with the Pension bureau q claim
Of Frank II. Reynolds, formerly Of
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FOR sALE-General store, good 10.
cality, doing thriving business. Can
give good reason for selling. For par.
ticulars address Box 1341, West vir.
ginian. S.1S.5t No, 1341
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WASHINGTON NEWS -
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 21.-
Congressman Nicely has made the fol.
lowing nominations for appointment
TO the Naval academy at Annapolis,
ranking In the order named:
Archie William Cooley, Wheeling;
Clarence Raymond Alderman. Wheel.
Ing; Robert L. Patterson, Wellsburg,
and James Bachmann, Wheeling.
Major Nicely introduced the follow.
ing bills which provided for an in.
creased pension for Josiah V~anscyoc,
Cameron. Elizabeth Peck, wheeling;
Ulysses Clayton, Fairont: Samuel A.
Robinson, Follansbee, and Mary wy.
kert, W~ylierytlle.
IN an effort to secure better com.
pensation for the clerical force con
nected with the post office at st. AL.
bans, Representative Littlepage called
at the Post Office. department today.
He pointed out to the officials that
the business transacted at the office
IN Squestion had nearly doubled, yet
the salaries paid the clerks had not
been changed in years. Mr.. Littlepage
10 confident that he has succeeded
In getting a raise" and that an Of.
tlcial order to that effect will soon
be issued from the department.
Mckinley H. Cunningham, Of Elkins,
who is enlisted with the marine corps,
has an ambition to study medicine
and surgery SO that at the end Of six
years study he may qualify for a place
tnEthe medical section Of the marines.
To facilitate his realizing that ambi.
tion he has interested Congressman
Sutherland in requesting a transfer
from his present station to the hospi.
tai department Of the same service,
Mr.. Sutherland had up young Gun.
ningham's case with the War depart.
ment officials today.
"a bill to restore Greedy R. shep.
pard to the coast artillery service with
the rank OF captain which he would
have attained by this time had he
not resigned as a lieutenant about a
year ago to enter the employ Of a
manufacturing company, has been Of.
fered In the House by Congressman
Nicely. Sheppard is a native OF Man.
osSh oaa d 6Aauudl6 u lut olhtt
university. He Is an expert ordin.
ance man and the officials at the head
Of the coast artillery service have
intimated that they would like very
much to have him back in the army
again, and the use Of his knowledge
aud experience in the ordinance d.
vision.
Arthur z. Hyde. Of Fayette county,
who Is an expert special investiga.
tor whose services have been used
more than once by he Federal Trade
commission, has bGen recommended
TO that commission by Congressman
Littlepage for appointment TO inves.
ttgate the soft coal industry, a work
which Is Just in its initial stage.
MI. Littlepage has taken up the
matter OF secured accrued pension
money for Francis NJ. Withrew, OF
Charleston. and Of getting the name
Of Cyrus II. Light. Of Oake Hill, Fay.
cite county, on the pension rolls.
Light served in the regular army for
three years and recently became in.
sane while In the service.
AGconsignment Of fish has been re.
uuested to be sent c. P. Hambrick, of
webster county, by Mr. Littlepage.
Congressmen Sutherland has taken
up with the Pension bureau q claim
AA-IfTTY EZ--R--=@.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Pair Shetland ponies,
weight $50 pounds each. Three
years old. Perfectly broken for any
child TO ride or drive. Well matched.
Double and single harness, rubber
tired runabol.:. pole and shafts good
as new. Two saddles. brides and
halters. Sell reasonable for want Of
use. Write J. L. D., 576 s. N. st.,
Washington, Pa. S.l5.6t 10. 1885
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Wood county. who is now in a SOL
diers home at Johnson, Tenn. He also
requested the department to restore
". P. Sample, Of Grafton, to the PEN
sion rolls. Sample Is a veteran Of
the Spanish-American war.
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speaking campaign in behalf Of the
s%uffragists' cause.
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MONEY ToLoAN

MoNEY-To loan in sums OF $40 to
$50 to anyone having steady work.
Can be paid in small monthly pay
ments. No reference or endorsements
required. Strictly CONFIDENTIAL Ad-
dress Box sos. Clarksburg, w. Va.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Large livery barn real
Of Court House. Call Bell 444.
s-ls'tf
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A new postofhce has been estab.
lished In Clay county, which Is to
be known as Flee. Samuel NJ. Arm.
old, whose address is Elmira, W. Va,
has been appointed to take charge
Of 1t.
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WANTED

WANTED - Family washing. Apply
Box 1914 West virginlan.
s:lssst No. ls4s
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ROOMS TO RENT

FOR RENT-Rooms with 3or without
light housekeeping. 657 Pierpont
Ave. S.1S:3t M. lal6
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For RENT-Two furnished roor5
for light housekeeping on first floor.
s27 Field street, Sth ward. Bell phone
b56.W. 78.l7.tf Ma isaR
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Among the probationary appoint.
ments" announced today by Secretary
Lane. Of the Department Of Interior.
was Ernest E. Hartman, Of West yir.
ginia, as fourth assistant examiner
at a salary Of $1,000 a year.
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FURNISHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-Furnished Troooms for
light housekeeping. 427 Quincy
street. Bell phone 40a:M.
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Congressman Sutherland made the
round Of departments yesterday, prin.
cipally for the purpose OF delivering
invitations and urging their accept
ance.
First, he caller on Secretary Of Agri.
culture Houston and invited him TO at.
tend the Tyler county homecoming
celebration to be held at Middle.
mourne September IA. Mr.. Suther-
land told Secretary Houston that he
was so anxious to have him visit Ty.
Ter county and talk to the farmers on
agriculture that he would cheerful.
ly overlook It II the Secretary wan.
dered of the subject and booster the
Wilson administration. He didn't
care, he said, II the Secretary even
advocated the election OF his (Suth.
erland's) opponent, Senator w. E.
Chiffon.
The next cali was on Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels. and this was an
invitation to address the mems Bible
class of the johnson Memorial church
at Huntington on some Sunday in
September.
Both invitations are under consid.
GRAFTON, and responses to them will
be made later. Both secretaries ap.
peared interested and desirious OF
accepting II they IAN arrange other
engagements so as to not conflict.
The third secretarial call was made
on Secretary Of War Baker. The
purpose Of this call was to try and get
the safety first train sent to Hunting.
ton next month during the week Of
the annual fall festival. The only
obstacle in the way Is to secure free
transportation for the train Of eleven
cars, which Is now being handled by
the B. & o. railroad, whose agreement
to haul the train over its system free
Of charge expires September 1st, II
an arrangement can be made with the
railroad companies the government
has agreed to send the train to Hunt.
ington at the time desired by the fall
festival promoters Of that city.
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wANTED-A girl for general house.
work. Apply to Mira .. A. Mnurer.
719 Walnut Ave. )s.1s-6t No 1876
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Mrs. Wesley Martin stoner, promin.
ent suffrage worker in this city. has
left for Anderson, W. Va, where she
will be the guest of Mrs. Alex. Nc.
Weigh Miller and the latter's daugh.
ter, Mrs. Chainey, while she Is feel.
Ing q soaking itinerary in that part of
West Virginia.
The largest meeting arranged for
her address will be o picnic AFFAIR
at Fort Springs, which Is to be held
on the estate Of Miss Mary Davis.
Other speakers will be Judge Pres.
ton, of Lewisburg, Hon. H. C. Eagle,
Of Hinton, and Mrs. Mann, Of Hunting.
ton. It is planned to be the largest
meeting Of the kind that has been
held in the state thus far to promote
the success OF the votes.for.women
amendment. The arrangements for
It have been made by a committee
composed OF Miss Davis, Mrs. Mann,
Mrs. Graham, Of Hinton, Mrs. Miller
and Mrs. Chainey.
It marks the fourth visit Of Mrs.
Stoner to West Virginia to make 4
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
ONE GENT CASH WITH ORDER
HELL WANTED-rEMALE

wANTEDSsix stonemasons Il la
May Mine. Applysto Superintendent
for John NJ. Kkner and Bro. at Ida
May. sl5-tf No. 1885
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wANTED-Lady for ONCE work.
Must be able to typewrite and keep
books. Advancement for right par
ty. Apply City Loan Coz SOC Madi-
son street. s,21,st No 1859
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FOR RFNT-Two nice furnished
rooms for light housekeening.
Ground floor. porch. Call 71lsW-C0n.
%solidated phone. S12-6t No, 1929
FOR RENT-sleeping rooms. 4i2
Jackson street. s.ls.st No. lsls
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In contact. A fugitive instance Of
his recognition In his own country
8 the story Of o tourist who declares
that there are afioat In the Swedish
section OF the Northwest upwards Of
10000 different stories in Swedish dia.
lect with "Yem He'll" as the Counter.
piece. Patrons OF his lines have liked
and disliked him in rapid alteration,
for 1t was his point to have his way,
not only where his read should run,
but where his patrons should settle.
This was part OF his economic policy.
He carried out a singular regularity
in he ocation Of branch lines, giving
q minimum Of short lines on which
light trains were unavoidable. The
principal text OF his railway gospel
was low grades, heavy power, large
capacity cars, and big train loads on
his main lines, and he began to preach
this at time when these things were
ED as visionary by most railway men.
In contast with the late E. H. Harri.
man, who outdid him In the extent
OF railway ownership, Mr.. Hill was not
only the financial head, but the prac.
teal head, of his great railway system.
He was the chief promoter and prSS-
dent Of the Northern Securities com.
pany. organized with a purpose to
bring the Northern Pacific and Gret>
Northern under one ownership, to
which such opposition developed that
suit was brought in the United
States Circuit Court, which decided
that the acquisition was an illegal
combination-affirmed In March 1904
by the United States Supreme Court.
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

York, near those of the Standard
OH company and 1t Is today pratlcal.
ly q Standard OH corporation, SO far
as its control and securities are con.
cerned. for it Is a heavy owner OF the
rich nerest.paying securities of the
various Standard OIL subsidiaries, al.
thought 1t also has large holdings Of
the securities Of many other corpora.
tons heavily interested in West Viz.
ginia properties and industries. This
board pays $500 per year for the
maintenance OF rural school super.
visor IN West Virginia. and also $500
Tor the maintenance Of a high school
supervisor. In part, among many
others, they hold securities as fol.
lows:' Standard Oil subsidiaries, s9,.
l59,776.11; Baltimore and Ohio Ran.
road, S1S7743.20; International Har.
yester Company, S250,925.15; Pennsyl.
yania Railroad, s1.905,27O.SS; United
states Steel Corporation, $,059 .O53,72
Western Maryland Railroad, S14S2.
1854; Carolina Clinchtield and Ohio
Railway. $33s,751.93; Clinchfield Coal
Corporation. $23s.125; Central Leath.
er Company S4s9,165,27; Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad. S1S4,397.50; Nor.
folk and Western Railway, s46s,
When the interests Of many Of these
companies in West Virginia are con.
sfdered 1t may be considered unfor.
tunate that a corporation holding so
many OF their stocks and bonds should
maintain within our state representa-.
tiyes controlling In any degree our
school SYSTEM II
Has this station ever had any bad
influence in the state? :,
Il DO not know. In 1911 Mr.. Shaw.
key made supreme effort to get the
legtslotion to levy a production tax
on oil and gas, and tried to enlist the
support of every teacher in the state
In his effort to force such measure
through. Two years later when the
next legislature assembled he did not
renew the effort. In fact, he practi.
cally recommended against such ac.
tion in his official biennial report
1t Is strange fact that in the mean.
time he had secured the appointment
OF high school supervisor for the
state and this high school supervisor
is supported by corporation endow.
ed by John d. Rockefeller, and which
holds nearly ten million dollars worth
of the securities of the Standard OIL
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LINCOLN DISTRICT
ELECTION CONTEST
County Court Hears Argu-
nnentsby the Opposing
Attorneys,

Al motion TO have the notice Of the
Lincoln district voters who are at.
tempting to- contest the recent bond
election In that district, and the pro.
ceedings docketed and to set the time
for the beginning OF the hearing Of the
evidence In support OF the motion,
was made before the county court to.
day by Attorneys ]. A. Meredith and
Frank Raymond.
The court convened at 1880 o'clock
this afternoon and the court room
quickly filled with the voters and tex.
payers OF Lincoln district who are in.
terested in the matter. The argr
ments OF Attorney Meredith and Kay.
mond to have the proceedings docket
cd were replied to by Tusca Morris
who represented the committee In fav.
or Of the bonding Of the district. He
attacked the legality Of the method
used by the protesting taxpayers and
alleged that they had failed to proper.
~ comply with the provisions Of the
statutes In regard to obtaining ser.
side and had not been finished at a
and also that the motion should have
been made at the time of the recount
and beforeSth adjournment of tho
court 81 that session. The arguments
were interesting and earnest on each
side adm had not been finished at a
late hour this afternoon. The notice
that the attorneys for the citizens
who wished to contest the legally of
the $3.50, 900 road bond election. wish
To- have docketed sets up the facts
In detail concerning the fraud charg-
ed IN the Lincoln district election and
contains the names Of 217 voters who
they allege are not citizens of the dis
trict and many OF them not even citi.
zens Of the county, state or United
States. tits likely taht the court will
consider the motion and the argument
for some time before a decision as to
whether trial will be held or not Is
announced.
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MEMORIAL DAY
.A7iCOUN'7RYICLUB
Executive Committee Has
Prepared Most Interest
ing Program.

The Executive committee OF the
Fairmont Country club met yesterday
and perfected their plans OF the clint
opening tomorrow. The final arrange.
ments as decided upon by the com.
mittee assure most delightful days
entertainment to the large aumhers
OF members who are sure to attend.
rams have been made by the com.
mitee to serve Ladies' Tea at 1900
o'clock In the afternoon, while in the
evening a Buffet Supper will be sery.
ed at $3.50. Anyone desiring a spe.
ciai luncheon served during the course
OF the days festivities can arrange
this feature by notifying the club
stewart In the morning.
Tennis and golf will predominant
during the day and number of In.
teresting matches will be played in
both sports. The golf course is in ex.
lcellent condition and much interest
is being manifested In this sport. The
Women's State Golf Championship
tournament. which will be held at the
club this season, has served to arouse
interest OF all local golfers to the high.
est point with the result that golflng
Is becoming more and more ponular
with local club members.
Tennis will have its usual deyotees
and the four courts available VIII en-.
able all 70 satisfy their desire for this
sport. The Gun club grounds are in
hne shape and trap shooting is reciy.
Ing more and more attention.
me opening dance will commence at
$3.50. Due to the absence Of an Eas.
ter dance at the club, this opening
dance has been looked forward to and
anticipated with especial interest by
the members of the club. and will
serve as a fitting finale to a day Of
pleasure an enjoyment which will lin.
ger IN the memory Of those present.
The privileges OF the club win be
confined exclusively to club members
and their out.of.town guests.