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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

"The Traffic in Souls" is a big at.
Z traction scheduled for the Ideal Christ.
mas day. 1t is said zoo scenes and 600
people were required to make the pic.
ture.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

s AS relief from the heavy" bills
all around town today, the Nelson Of.
fers a Drew comedy entitled Sweet
Charity"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

Don't be a clam. \ clam never
moves - 1t never progresses. Don't
be a clam. Try Guyandottc !ub COT,
fee. A combination OF the finest cot.
fees grown.-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

J. Warren Kerrigan. who has long
been favorite with local movie fans.
IS starred In THE Social Buccaneer'
at the Dixie today. 1t Is a good pic.
ture in which a good actor is the cen.
stral figure.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

The Second West Virginia infan.
try. at rifle practice at Leon Springs.
Texas, will leave there December 20
for San Antonio, according to advices
received at the office OF the adjutant
general here today. Short leaves of
absence during the holiday period will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19
For the Poultry Fancier

Information Which Will Help the Man Who Raises
Chickens for Pleasure to Realize Profit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

q Thursday night is The West Vir.
sginians' newsboys' night. Reserva.
lions have been donated by Manager
Heilman and he expects the little tel.
lows will like The House of Mys.
terry" which is the bill selected for
the occasion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-19

Plans are rapidly nearing compile
ton for the 81 annual convention Of
the Wcst Virginia Bar association tC
be held at Blueficld on December q
and %. Judge George Wesley Atkin
son is scheduled TO deliver the an
nual address.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
FRIDAY, JULY Il. 1916
CORRESPONDENCE
Cambridge

Mrs. C. R. Clarke died at 1890
o'clock Thursday morning. Funeral ser
vices were at the Presbyterian church
at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
A. C. Tellefson, a business man of
RockdaIe and a member of the county
board, has announced his candidacy for
sheriff on the democratic ticket.
Will Gray, former Cambridge boy,
died at Belleville, Wis.,, on June goth,
where he had been in the jewelry bust
ness for some time. Last February he
had paralytic stroke which was soon
followed by a second one, rendering
him helpless until the above date.
The committees in charge of the
Harvest Festival have the program
about completed. Malcolm G. Jeffris
of GAINESVILLE, G. o. P. candidate for
the u. S. senate, and former Governor
F. E. McGovern, candidate for gov
ernor, have been engaged to give ad-
dresses.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Notice of Assessment.

Office of Street Assessment Com
mittee OF the City of Edgerton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Fort Atkinson.

An auto ride to Edgerton last Sun
day disclosed. as we never saw before,
the tremendous loss that has come to
many farmers in the planting of poor
corn. We passed one field on our way
that not one hill in so was growing.
Bought wit, they say, is the best, even
if it is the dearest.
The city of Fort Atkinson is passing
through period of much trial and suf-
fering in. the tearing up of Main and
contiguous streets preparatory to put
ting down of the new pavement. 1t
has been very trying upon our mer-
chants in hindrance to their trade but
they don't grumble if we only get a
well paved street.
The death of Mrs. Blarence B. Cur
tbs occurred Thursday, July 9th at 4
O'Clock %. m. from heart trouble and
Bright's disease. She had been in
failing health since August, 1915. Two
weeks ago she was taken with her last
sickness and gradually failed until the
end came. Ida Evelyn Stroud was born
at Limeridge, Wis, August 6, 1854,
and at the time of her death was 81
years and IL months of age. She at
tended Albion academy for number
of years and later taught school in
GAINESVILLE and later in Sank county.
Following her marriage to Clarence B.
Curtis at GAINESVILLE on October "a,
1876, the couple came to Fort Atkinson
and this city has been their home ever
since.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Notice

Dental offices closed Saturday after
noon during June, July, August and
September. DR.. Holton,
DR.. Nicholson,
25tf DR.. Meyers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
StouOnto0

Mr.. and Mrs Ray Patterson cele-
brated their sixth wedding anniversary
Wednesday evening with a pleasant lit
tie gathering of their nearest relatives
at their home on Hamilton street.
Chas. Hull, who has been assisting
with the haying on his farm northwest
of town, Wednesday noon had the mis-
fortune to fall from a load of hay, with
the result that he was rendered uncon-
scious for time and he also fractured
a rib and badly bruised his right Shout
der.
The school census taken by Miss
Gilda Midtboen shows a falling off of
the number of school children from last
year of SO. AS city grows older there
is under ordinary conditions reduction
of birthrate, but some loss has been
sustained because of removal from the
city of families unable to live here
longer, because of lack of employment
at the factories. The loss by next year
at this time will no doubt be a hundred
which together with the SO this year,
would mean the elimination of at least
three departments of the public schools.
Roy Scriven, young man who has
undergone three operations in Madison
within the past thirteen weeks, was
overcome by heat Monday afternoon on
the highway near the Hanerville rail-
way crossing, and was found by some
section men at about five o'clock. He
was removed to his home on South
Fifth street.
1t is given but few of US to reach
the age of 95 years, but one of these
few was Mrs. Synnove Thorstad, moth
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Ordinance No. 81.

An Ordinance regulating the use of
Sanitary Sewers.
The Mayor and Common Council of
the City of Edgerton do ordain as fol-
lows:
Section One. The use of all sanitary
sewers or the connections Herewith for
the drainage of surface water, roofs of
buildings or cisterns is hereby prohib-
tied and no person shall be allowed to
make any connection with any sanitary
sewer for such purposes as are herein
before set forth.
Section Two. All persons owning
property within the city of Edgerton
from which surface, roof or clstern
connection is made with sanitary sew
ers shall within 80 days from the pub
LEGATION of this ordinance remove such
connections and dispose of water from
such sources other than by emptying
same into sanitary sewers.
Section Three. Any person who shall
violate Section One or fail to comply
with the provisions of Section Two
shall upon conviction be punished by a
fine of not less than Five dollars nor
more than Twenty-Five dollars, and
each day that any such person or per-
sons shall allow any such connection
following conviction under the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall consti-
tute separate offense and for the
conviction of such person or persons
for each separate offense shall be fined
for each separate offense as aforesaid.
Section Four. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances inconsistent herewith al e
hereby repealed.
Section Five. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Passed by the Common Council of
the City of Edgerton, Wis, July II,
1916.
Approved July II, 1916.
J. M. CONWAY, Mayor.
Attest: H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Milton

Mr.. and Mrs F. HI. Campbell went
to Rochester, Mimi, Monday where
Mrs. Campbell will consult the Drs.
Mayo. She may submit to an opera.
ton before returning home.
George and James Ogden and their
families, Gale Ogden, Miss Ruth Lack
ner and Karl Kepp, all of Edgerton,
spent Sunday at the Meyer-Ogden camp
at Koshkonong lake. Twenty-four sat
down to picnic dinner. The occasion
was in honor of G. A. Ogden's sixty
eighth birthday anniversary.
Local relatives have received cards
announcing the marriage of DR.. Sam
uel Plantz, president of Lawrence col
lege, and Miss Bell Myles Person at
the brides home, Port Gibson, Miss.
The couple met year ago. After a
wedding trip in the west, DR.. and Mrs.
Plantz will be at home in Appleton
after August l. DR.. Plantz was a Mil
ton college student and is brother-in-
law of Rev Webster Millar of Milton
Junction.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
DecrfieId

III. j. Klinefelter has purchased an
elegant seven passenger Buick 6.
Miss Ingeborg Anderson left for Chi
cago Friday where she will spend sew
.eral weeks with relatives and friends.
The drought and heat has now lasted
past two weeks. Lucky are they who
have kept their corn and tobacco thor
oughly cultivated. Corn has been grow
ing rapidly so far and the same tobac-
co. If rain defers long there is danger
that tobacco will spindle.
DR.. Draper last week found case of
what appeared to him to be infantile
paralysis in a three year old child OF
Herman Cruger, living on the old
Woelffer farm. Wanting to reassure
himself he had the child examined by a
Madison physician and he confirmed his
diagnosis. This disease is now cpl
cemic in the east and it behooves peo-
pie whose children are ailing to consult
a physician.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
Evansville

After an illness that dated from last
February, Zeba Clark Moore, a highly
respected citizen of this city, passed
away last Monday morning at 11:4O,
death resulting from general break
ing down.
Charles Hartin and Miss Grace Klein
smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug
ust Kleinsmith, both of near this city,
were united in marriage by Judge FL
field in GAINESVILLE last Saturday morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Pearsall, who left
here July 9Th for motor trip to Salt
Lake City, Utah, renort fine trip so
far On July they were at Omaha,
Neb. They are making the trip on
schedule time and expect to be gone
about two months.
Mayor Byron Campbell gave his
many friends complete surprise Tues
day when he slipped away to Mansion
and claimed Mrs. Ellen Blass of that
city as his bride. Even some of Mr..
CampbelPs most intimate friends did
not know that Cupid had been Juggling
at the heartstrings of the genial mayor
until the bridal couple came to this city
Tuesday evening.
The body of Max Maske was found
in Sugar river near the Indiana Con-
densed Milk company's plant at AL
bany, Saturday. Fred Luce, boy,
made the discovery. The body was
half submerged in the millrace. A tree
had snagged the mans clothing, pre-
venting the body from floating into the
wheel gears. Suspicion points to sui
eide or homicide. On July Mr.. Maske
was insured for $1,000 in fraternal
organization, his wife being named
beneficiary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO

1OCAS COONI4s J
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that be
is the senior partner of the firm of f. 7
Cheney & Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
One Hundred Dollars for each and every
case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
the. use of Halls Catarrh Cure,
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9th day of December,
A. D., 1896.
A. w. GLEASON,
49, Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
and acts directly on the blood and nue.
tus surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free. F. j. Cheney & Co.
~ Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21


er of Mrs. Ole L. Kaupanger, who
passed away last evening at the old
Kaupanger homestead four miles east
of town, where she made her home
with her daughter for the past six
years. Notwithstanding her advanced
age, Mrs. Thorstad was in good health
until about month ago, and death
was due solely to the infirmities of old
age.
Lightning struck barn on the farm
of Arthur Nordlie in Pleasant Springs
township, setting it afire and burning
it to the ground, destroying also some
tons of hay and wagon. Lightning
killed valuable COW of John Hogie of
south of Stoughton. 1t was lying
among trees in the apple orchard when
the storm broke. At various points
lightning did damage to trees.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-07-21

The Common Council of the City of
Edgerton having heretofore adopted
resolutions declaring it to be the sense
and purpose of the council that Swift
street from the north margin of Fulton
street to the south margin OF Rollin
street, South Main street from the
south margin of Lawton street south
distance of approximately 1900 feet and
Washington street be improved at the
expense of the property to be benefited
thereby to the established grade by
grading the roadway thereof and con-
structing thereon reinforced concrete
pavement together with a cement COM
bined curb and gutter and directing the
street assessment committee to view
the premises, prepare plans and speci-
ficationS, to consider what lands will be
benefited or damaged by such work or
improvement, the benefits and dam
ages that will accrue thereby to each
parcel of real estate and the amount
that should be assessed to each parcel
of such real estate as benefits accruing
thereto by such contemplated work or
Improvement and to make report
thereof.
Now, Therefore, notice is hereby
given that in pursuance of such order
I the Street Assessment Committee have
viewed the premises, and have consid-
cred and determined the various mat
| tiers required under such said resolution
and have made due report thereof in
| writing, and that such report is now on
| file in the office of said committee in
the office of the City Clerk open for re-
view and will so continue for the space
of ten days after the date hereof, and
| that on the 1st day of August, 1916, at
| 9 O'Clock in the forenoon of the said
| day said committee will be in session at
! the council chamber to hear all objec-
| tions that may be made to said report.
J. M. CONWAY, Mayor.
| J. O. ARTHUR,
| o. J. JENsoN,
Street Assessment Committee of
the City of Edgerton.
Dated July q, 1916.
Published July 81, 1916.
->e>
Dental offices closed Saturday after
noon during June, July, August and
September. DR.. Holton,
DR.. Nicholson,
25tf DR.. Meyers.
DO you want UKULELE? Any
one can play one. Ukuleles or Ha-
waiian guitars with self-instructors for
S7.5O.-Nellie Bentley, SOP Washington
st.
Feel mean, cross, ugly, sore at
youself and every one else. Do YOU
know what is wrong? Your stomach is
out of whack, HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will put it back. Taken to-
night, tomorrow be right. Don't wait.
Csc. Tea or Tablets. NJ E Jius.
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
AT LAW SCHOOL SESSIONS
G. W. v. Instructors Attending
Convention at Chicago,

Five members of5he faculty OF
the George Washington University
Law school are attending the annual
convention OF the Association OF
American Law Schools - Chicago.
The delegation Is % OF the larg-
est ever sent by GeorB Washington
University. Those composing the del
egation are Dean Everett Fraser
Prof. J, l.. Parkes, Prof. Merton l..
Person, Prof. Judson A. Crane, and
Prof, William &, VanVleck, secretary
OF tho Law School.
Two former members of the George
Washington Law School faculty have
heen presidents OF the Association OF
.merican Law Schools--Dean Charles
-nble Gregory and Dean w. r. Vance,
Tho Association OF American Law
Gchools Is an organization OF law
schools including Harvard, Columbia
Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago, Leland
stanford. Pennsylvania, and Yale
George Washington University is the
only member OF the association In the
District and one OF the few in the
South.
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
SAYS WIFE URGED MURDER
Asked Him TO XIII Her and Self
Man Tells Detectives.

BALTIMORE. Dec. s-That his wife
pleaded with him TO kill her and COM
init suicide because they were unable
to obtain morphine was the statement
made TO Headquarters Detectives Min
items and oliphant by Roscoe Moore.
forty-three years old. who with his wife.
Mrs. Nellie Moore. both Of New York.
was arrested here on the charge OF
stealing an automatic pistol with n
Maxim sileneer. and n pair OF hand
cuffs. They were committed 10 jail for
the action OF the grand Jury.
Moore told the detectives that he and
his wife were both OF good Southern
families. IL was. Moore told the de-
tectives. because their two children In
a boarding school In a Southern city
that he did not shoot his wife and him.
self
my wife begged me 10 kill her." said
Moore. "She was suffering horribly be-
cause she could not get morphine or
some other drus. I sold the pistol TO
get enough money TO go 70 New York
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED
AND cALMNsSS PREVAILS.
Commodities Market Does Bus
mess as Usual-cuba and
South America Draw Heay-
lily on subtreasury for Gold.
Foreign Exchange Quotations
Remain. Unchanged
Firm, With Slight increase.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-wal Street
bore today an aspect of calfnness and
semi-detachment from world AFFAIRS
which may be seen there onlyson those
rare days when the doors OF the Stock
Exchange are closed and the portals
OF the banking houses remain open.
with that closure OF both the big
and the consolidated stock exchange.
as we'll as the Brhdstreet curb. all
that works for the surface evcite-
ment and energy that characteristics
the financial district on norma days
was wanting Yet the Street was
not entirely idle.
The commodities market did busi-
ness. as usual: the foreign exchange
market also. although naturally trad
ing was quiet to.a degree. even for a
Saturday. The local subtreasury and
the assay office were also open for
business. Subtreasury gold move
ments today included the withdrawal
OF 100000 gold for shipment to Cuba
and si,l00.000 presumably for ship
mont TO South America.
Th~xe was no feature TO the foreign
exchange market, and quotations were
unchanged.
Bank eieaTings for the week con.
tinued to reflect the prosperity OF the
country. the total being s5.032 .0i5 .2T0.
as compared with t6.2I0.5i0.OO0 last
week and si.230,57O, i05 In this week
last year. The ciearings OF the pfin.
cIpal cities were variably changed as
follows: New York, 1919 per cent
lower: Boston. y per cent lower; Phila.
delphia, 90 per cent higher; Balti'
more. 2e.s per cent lower: Chicago,
90 uer cent higher: 81. Louis, SO per
cent higher. and New Orleans 65.2 per
cent higher.
The wheat market was nrm with
prices ruling a cent or more n bushel
higher and was more or less traders
AFFAIR. Cotton was somewhat easier
following a steady opening. Business
was light In both markets as might be
expected with the Stock Exchange
and Livypooi Markets closed.
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
COTTON MARKET
Initial Gains Lost on Later Evening
Of Contracts Over Years End.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.--The slight
initial gains In the cotton list were
not maintained. Peace reports which
were regarded as more optimistic nat
turally failed TO inspire much specu-
lative demand in the last market Of
the year.
Instead there swas miscellaneous
liquidation, most OF which represented
evening OF contracts over the end Of
the year. The general sentiment
seemed mixed although some Of the
leading Wall Street authorities as
serted that so long as peace chances
were good the bull side OF the cotton
list seemed most attractive, especially
as Southern holders OF spot cotton
would be less inclined to sell at con-
cessions under the circumstances.
Operations in the local market were
Of relatively small amount. for the
session. Wall street and foreign
trades were fewer because OF the
stock market and Liver-ool cotton
market being closed today.
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-Eisin print. tonc: Eisin. 0hc;
process. ssas.e: store packed. s1scc.
EGGs-Nearby. t1dtto; Southern. tod<,c.
cHEEsE-Sew York State. factory. new
.Od7io.
PoULTRY-Live hens psr h.. t0isc: rccs-
tiers, per H.. i2aioc; turkeys. per ID, 3urc.
spring chickens. per H.: coV7io: ducks, per
sb.. 5000. geese. per lb. ieuise' Keats
'g DRESSED PouLrRY-Hsn.. choice. per
10, Sa9cc; chickens. per h.. eo0z1c: turkeys.
per 10. :sgsoc; ducks. per ID: Dazse; rcos-
lerr, per h.. i2gito. seese, nopc.
GREEN FRCtTs-Appiss. new. per Dbl.
q s0OS5O: per boS. ti.oVd7S; California
oranges. g. ibG3oo. Florida oranges. c.beo
400 per boz: lemons, per boz, n~gao.
pears. pc; Dor. 7SegaB; grape fruit 200
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mccormick. per
bbl, NT;0a.0o; Western. per ~ bu. sack
u7sdS.Oo. sweet potatoes. u.S0utoo; string
beans per basket. n.OcdtOo. psppers
per crate t2.OoGa.oo. carrots, pcr box, soo0
IL %, okrs, per crate. ts.oousooi radishss. per
Ion u oogl.oo: euoumberr. basket E.boutoo
onions. PER i0o.lb. sack. u.1S1tto; egE plant.
o. sOuiS per crate. new cabbage, tScob.@
per 100 ibs. b,sts. per bunch. .Usc; celsry,
per doz. sscdti.oo. rounalne, lettuce. tloogi.5
per basket: lettuce. 81. oodLIs pr basket;
eranberries. Per bbl.. r.togsoo: per boz. t.s
"a 70. squash. Florida. r.eo02.e par basket,
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
"TE DEUM" SERVICE
To be Held New Year Eve at Holy
Trinity Church, Georgetown.

A "Te Dcum' service in honor OF
the closing exercise os the year will
be held on New Year Eve at 7:so
o'clock at Holy Trinity Church,
Georgetown.
The procession OF acoIytes andaitar
boys, together with the large number
OF priests In the sanctuary, will lend
color to a scene filled with pomp and
ceremony.
The Rev. A. ]. Donion, s. J., presi.
dent of Georgetown University, will
be colebrant of the service: the Rev.
Eugene Del. Mcdonnell. s. j., will be
deacon, and Josephh c. Close, 3. j..
subdeacon.
Joseph Kuhn will be master Of
ceremonies. Mrs. Blanche Mattingly
Rogers will be soioist, accompanied
by Prof. =. J. Kubel.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Aloysius +. Brosnsn. &. J., pro-
lessor at Georgetown University.
The new pastor, the Rev. Eugene Del,
Mcdonnell, has infused the choir with
the spirit OF the occasion, and the
music is expected to be exceptionally
good.
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 30.-wheat
easier; December, January, and spot
No. 2 red, s1.s3; No. red western
spot, s1.ss: steamer No. 2 red, s1.eI;
receipts 244,363; exports, $4,000 bush
els. Corn, quiet; December and spot
moxed, new, S1.04: No. 3, yellow, s1.04:
cob corn, $3.50 per barrel; receipts,
I4D, s74 bushels; exports, s2.7ss bush
els. Oats, Arm, standard white. 81
cents: No. white, 90 cents; receipts,
5.372 bushels; no exports. Rice hrm-
err No. Western export. sl.t7; re-
ceipts, 25.04s bushels; no exports.
Hay steady; No. I Timothy, $3.50;
No. l clover mixed, 1880, asked SIC:
receipts, so. a
The Washington times., 1916-12-30
NEW YEAR DAY SERMON.

murhing the pastor, the Rev. John
IacMurray will deliver AN appropri.
ate New Year Day sermon with the
title Remembering -- Forgetting.
Match Night services will he held In
the evening beginning at $40 o'clock
aud closing at midnight with the cele-
brption of ihe Holy Communion
The Washington times., 1916-12-30

with her. a. We we're sure OF being able
20 secure morphine there"
Moore and HE wife will receive treat
ment for the drug habit In the Jail
L.s.,taL They said they were happy
to go to jail as they believed they
might bs cured.