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Oil and Gas.

The Eastern fields ara presenting
nothing out OF the ordinary. One and
one.half mile below Huntsville on Ten
Mile creek, Ten Mile district, Harri.
son county, West Virginia, the Hope
Natural Gas company's second test on
the Emily Hurst farm is through the
fourth sand and showing for 10
barrel pumper.
Gassers figured to considerable
extent in the late competitions. On Bull
Fork. DeKalb district. Gilmer county,
the Hope Natural Gas company's test
on the o. w. o. Hartman farm Is a
gasser in the Big Injun sand. On the
same stream, same district, the COM
pany has gasser in the Maxon sand
at its test on the T. Roberts farm.
On West Fork, Washington district,
the company's test on the G. A. Jarvis
farm is fair gasser in the Big In
jun sand.
On Fishing creek, Greene district,
Wetzel county, Mccormick & Co. drill
ed their test on the T. ]. Snodgrass
farm into the Gordon sand and devel-
oped fair gas pressure. On Mid.
die Island creek, Ellsworth distrlt,
Tyler county, the Chalmers OIL and
Gas company has completed its sec.
ond test on the S. P. Lemasters farm
and 1t is a duster.
On the West Fork of White Oak
creek, the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany's test on the Caudis Jarvis farm
is a light gasser. On Hun Fork.
Harper district Roane county, the
United Fuel Gas company's test on
the A. ]. Vineyard farm Is dry and
abandoned.
On Redwood run, Grant district,
Wetzel county, the Redwood Run Oil
company, after testing No. 4 on the
John Mills farm for 80 days in the
Maxon sand has given It up for q
failure and started to drill to the
Gordon sand. The same company is
drilling No. on the same farm and
has the rig completed for No. s.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 90
Congressman Sutherland has under
consideration some form of action to
bring the attention of Congress to the
matter of the interference on the high
seas with the United States mail. 1t
will probably take the form of a reso.
luton Of inquiry addressed to the post
master general asking him to place In
possession Of the House all he has
bearing upon the subject, how long 1t
has been going on, to what extent,
what action of an executive nature has
been taken to stop 1t, and information
of "a like nature.
The interest of Mr.. Sutherland In
this matter was enlisted by promi.
nent and wealthy citizen OF Clarks.
burg, whose letter made a deep i'm.
preston upon the West Virginia rep
resentative. The high character OF
the complainant insured prompt inter.
est on the part of Mr.. Sutherland, and
directed him to at once start a thor
ough investigation Of the question Of
interference with the malls by foreign
countries. especially Great Britain.
The result will doubtless be the intro
duction by Mr.. Sutherland Of resolu.
ton Of inquiry as stated aforesaid.
The Clarksburger's letter to Mr..
Sutherland which has set him to work
on this matter, says In part:
Dear Sir:-For a long while have
watched with great interest the man.
tner in which our foreign mail problem
has been handled by tho present ad.
ministration. What puzzles me Is not
the fact that the President has for
nearly two years permitted England
to steal our mail; that would be ex.
pected OF him from the way he has
been favoring them since tie begin.
ming of the war, but the fact that the
representatives In Congress whom the
people send to Washington to look
inter their interests have done nothing
whatever to put stop to this lawless.
ness, is what cannot understand.
ut is generally understood that the
United States mail is the most sacred
thing in this country and that a man
committing murder has a far better
chance to go unpublished than tho one
who hampers with the mail. Why
should We be so strict with our own
citizens and then permit foreigners to
rifle our mails and at the same time
tell us that II we don't like it We can
1nmplit?
us It not about time for Congress
tostep in and take hand in this mat.
ter? Is It being neutral to compel one
side to do whatever 1t pleases the
President to make them do and then
.permit the other side to Violate every
int8t4ational law in existence?
II have. or rather / did have year
ago, o good old father and mother liv.
ing In Germany. hope and pray to
yGod that they are still living and that
they are able TO exist s'ssap, rs
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SPECIAL NOTICES
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

To Charles Ashcraft. Alice Ash.
craft Renner and Martha AshcraSt
Horner, plaintiffs, and F. N. Ash.
craft, admin: traitor Of the personal
estate OF J. P. Ashcraft, deceased, +.
NJ. Ashcraft, Ola Ashcraft Six, George
Ashcraft, Rebecca Ashcraft Giblin, 81.
mon Ashcraft, and Jrel Crumrine.
Fannie Crumrine, Marion Crumrine,
Robert Crumrine, infants, end Edwin
Cole and Clancy Cole, infants, and
Robert Maple and Rupert Maple, in.
fants, defendants. In the Intermedi.
ate Court Of Marion County, In chan.
Gerry.
You and each OF you win take no.
tice that q pursuance OF a decree Of
the intermediate court Of Marion
County, West Virginia, entered on the
10th day Z: July, 1916, in the chan.
Gerry cause therein pending wherein
you are the parties complainant and
defendant, have fxed upon Tuesday
the 9Th day Of September, 1916, al
my law office in the City Of Fairmo4,
Marion County, West Virginia, as the
time and plac, for ! ginning the dis.
charge Of m duties under said Ce.
cree, O.. abstract Of which Is as fol.
lows:
Upon cosideration Of all which the
Court is Of opinion that this cause
should be, and It is aJudged, order.
ed and decreed that this cause Is and
the same : hereby referre.. to A. L.
Lehman, one Of the comm, ,sioners in
chancery Il this court, to take, state
and report an account showing:
First: What personal estate the
said j. P. Ashcraft, deceased, owned
at the time Of his death, the charac.
ter and value thereof.
Second: What disposition, II any,
was made of said personal estate by
the defendant, F. NJ. Ashcfaft, Admin
istrator Of said ]. P. Ashcraft, de.
ceased, and how much, II any, Of said
personal estate Is now In the hands
Of said F. NJ. Ashcraft, as Admins.
traitor, available for the payment of
any debts owing from the said estate
&! said ]. P. Ashcraft, deceased.
Third: A settlement of the admin.
istration c: the estate OF said decd.
ent by said F. NJ. Ashcraft, Admins.
traitor.
Fourth: What debts said ]. P.
Ashcraft owed at the time Of his
death, to whom they are payable, their
nature and their amounts and prior.
tiles.
Fifth: What real late was owned
by said ]. P. Ashcraft at the time Of
his death, Its quantity, description
and location.
Sixth: And such other matters as
any party in interest may require, the
same being partinent, or such other
matters as said commissioner himself
may deem pertinent, whether SO re.
quired or not"
At which time and place you are
required to be present.
Given under my hand this 9th day
OF August, 1916.
A. L. LEHMi--,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Harry Shaw,
Counsel for plaintiffs. s-s.15.22.2s
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CITY OF FAlRM j, !,

Notice to Contractors.
Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids
and proposals in writing for the grading,
curbing and paving OF East Park avenue,
between Morgantown avenue and Speed.
way In the Second ward of the City or
Fairmont, Marion county, West Virginia,
pursuant TO ordinance number twenty
Two authorizing said improvements. psss-
ed by the Board Of Affairs of said City.
August Z, 1915. to which said ordinance
reference Is hereby made as 10 tho samo
were fully set out herein. will be recelv-
ed by the undersigned Commissioners u
Streets etc; Of said ssitys at his once
between August IS, 1916. and September
5, 1916. which said bids and proposal1
shall be opened and considered by said
Board OF Affairs September s. 1916, Mt
900 o'clock p. m. or 30 soon theroaftor
Plans and specifications adopted for
said improvements which plans and Bpoo-
ifcations shall be a part Of the con-
tract when entered into; may DO seen
Municipal Building between the hours
OF $500 a. m. and 500 D. m. each day.
Sundays excepted. between the dates
aforesaid. n
ed to take the paving .certincatos In
payment for the work OF said Improve
ments. and give bond as In said ordin-
ance provided. 'i f. +
Contract VIII be let to the lowest rec
sponsible bidder, but the right Is rescrv-
ed to reject any or all bids and propoa-
ais. = -
a certified check payable 70 the city q
Fairmont In the sum of ten GO per cent?
per centum Of the amount OF bid mutt
accompany all bids and proposals as ovi-
dence OF good faith. Checks % unsuccoss-
full bidders will be returned and check
Of successful bidder will BIO held until
satisfactory bond Is entered into, pur-
suant to the reauirementsf for said I'M
Address all communicating to the un-
derslgned. Eas - s.
1916. =. :,
(Signed) A.5L.SLEHAfAN.
DIX Sept. 6 ~
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HAILsToRM DAMAGES

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. 20
One of the worst hail and wind storms
ever known in the Kanawha Valley
passed over the Leon section late Sun.
day afternoon, doing great damage
to crops and buildings. The town Of
Leon was hit exceptionally hard,
buildings were wrecked unroofed and
moved of foundations. Almost ey.
cry building in town had the windows
broken and the contents water soak.
ed. Hail stones were as large as
hens eggs and after the storm was
found to be over Is inches deep on
the ground. The damage is estimated
to be at half a million dollars.
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iNXIASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP [sZ CHARLES BROOKS s1!7E

war; but inasmuch as they are past
eighty years of age and as l have been
unable to get letter from them for
just one year, I naturally cannot but
help being uneasy about them. For
years and years have received their
letters regularly by registered mail
and have in return written them reg.
ularly, registering every letter 30 that
1t would be certain to reach them.
have sent them number Of registered
letters during the last twelve months
and, although the United States gov.
eminent is willing to tax me ten cents
extra on each letter in order that 1t
may go safely to its destination, yet 1t
permits England to steal letters that
cannst be Of any value to her what.
ever.
my experience Is only one Of hun.
dreds OF thousands Of Just as loyal
American citizens as Washington, Lin.
coin, or even Woodrow Wilson ever
dared be.
81 frankly ask you this question:
Are you and all the other representa-.
tives in Washington doing your duty
that under oath you obligated your.
selves to perform and for which You
are drawing good salaries, when YOU
sit idly by and permit a crime like
this to be practiced against hundreds
Of thousands of our own citizens who
have sent you there to look after their
interests"
Tho ClarksbIrger who wrote the
above made wise choice when he Sc.
lected Congressman Sutherland to file
his complaint with, for he began work
on the matter at once, and within less
than twenty:four hours after receipt
OF the letter, the Clarksburger viii
have a reply, stating what Is proposed
to be done, and aiding to be furnished
with any additional information he
may have or can procure. He will also
learn that while the offense charged
may be as great as he says 1t is. he is
the first person In the entire state of
West Virginia to make such a com.
plant to the congressman who repre-.
sents the entire state. To him belongs
the entire credit for being the first 10
bring this matter to the notice of Con.
gresham Sutherland. It is very prob.
ably that this is the first protest OF
the kind that has been made to any
member Of the states delegation in
Congress.
Robert Lee. selle, Of Charleston, has
been recommended for appointment
to cadetship In the United States
Naval Academy by Congressman Adam
B. Littlepage.
An order to discontinue the post.
office at jeffrey. Boone county, has
been rescinded upon request Of Con.
gresham Sutherland, and an inspector
detailed to examine into the suitability
OF applicants for postmaster there.
Eystsnce IN the form Of sattidayits
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MONEY FoILoAN
SPECIAL NOTICES
CITY OF FA,RMoN Il

Notice to Contractors:
Notice IL hereby given that sealed bids
ana proposals In writing, for the grading.
sGrbins and paving OF MorgantoWn ave-
nue.. between Holly avenue and LafAy-
Sity o., Fairmont. Marion county, West
Virginia, pursuant to ordinance humber
twenty-one authorizing said improve
ments, passed by the Board Of Affairs
o. o.; sad city. august z, 1915, 70 which said
u the same were fully set out horoin.
VIII be received by the undersigned Com
missioner OF Streets, etc, OF said city,
a. his o,tiee n the Municipal Building
September 8. 1915, whicnT said bida ana
proposals SHAH be opened and consid-
cred by said Board Of Affairs Septcn-
Der D. 1915, at 900 o'clock p. m. Of %
soon thereafter as Is practicable.
Plans and specifications adopted for
said improvements, which plans ana 5pco-
ihcations shall be part Of tho contract
when entered into, may DO seen at tho Of
nee OF the undersigned at said Muuicipal
Building between tho hours OF $500 d. N.
cepted, between the dates Aforesaid.
The successful bidder shall Ebo rcdttir-
ed TO take the paving certificates In pay
ment for the work OF said limprovornents.
and give bond as in said ordinance pro-
Contract will be let to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, but the right iis rcscrv.
ed to reject any or all bids and propos-
ais.
A certified check payable 10 the CITY
OF Fairmont In the sum OF ten do pci
cent? per eentum Of the amount Of BID
must accompany all bids and proposals
as evidence OF good faith. Checks Al I'M.
successful bidders will be returned. and
check OF successful bidder 3wfli DO held
until satisfactory bond Is entered into.
pursuant TO tho requirements for said
improvements. Address oil acommuuica-
tons TO the undersigned. Publlshcd for
the first time August Is. 1915, :
(Signed) A.L.LEHMAN.
Commissioner Of Streets, etc.
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FINANCE, OIL. AND GAS

1.44ss. The action Of Rumania in tax
ing the field against the Austro-G Ger.
man armies formed the chief reason
OF the market collapse. but the de-
pressing outlook regarding the threat
ened strike OF 100000 American rail.
way employees were undoubtedly a
factor to no small extent. Corn fin.
ished 1hc 2%c down, and oats of 2Ac
to 2Nc. In provisions the outcome
ranged from 30c decline to a rise OF
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New York

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-1taly's de.
slaration Of war against Germany and
Rumania's entrance into the conflict
should, in the logical course OF events,
have fayorably affected the interna,
tional list in today's stock market,
but the conflicting and shifting char.
acter OF the news from Washington
trirespect TO the railway labor nego.
tiations proved strong Offset.
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TAYLOR BUILDS BRIDGES

GRAFTON, Aug. 49, Contracts
have been let by the Taylor county
court for three bridges, one over Lost
Run at Poe's Mills, one at Gawthrop,
and one over Wickwire Creek at vii.
liam Poe's place, to the Luten Bridge
company, whose bid was S1,91S.
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Baltimore
Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Wheat prices
crashed down 3S@11Ac bushel, and
closed excited at the lowest point
reached, with September at s1.50ia
7@1.40&, and December at S1.43%@
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
casio RIA
SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE 0E RptnsE ErrINe


Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
Section 3 of Chapter s OF the Acts
of the Legislature Of West Virginia
Second Extraordinary Session, 1915,
that the County Court Of Marion coun.
ty, West Virginia, will, on Wednesday
the Goth day of September, 1916, at
II o'clock a. m. Of that day, at the
Court House of said county, In the
City OF Fairmont. receive sealed bids
and proposals for the furnishing Of
the material and labor and the con.
struction and erection of concrete
bridges across the Paw Paw Creek
at or near Gray's Flats. Prickett's
Creek at or near Bakers residence,
Mill Fall Run at or near Monongah,
Ices Run at or near the residence Of
Thomas N. Lake and Parker,s Run
at or near Rivesville, In said Marion
County, and will, then and there, or
as soon as convenient thereafter, let
and ward to the lowest and respon.
sible bidder q contract for said
bridges.
Information nsame will be fur.
nished by Frank J. Wilfong, County
Road Engineer, Fairmont, West Vir.
ginia, and a copy Of the plans and
specifications may be examined In
his office at the Court House of said
county.
The County Court reserves the right
to reject any and all bids and only
bids will be received upon plans and
specifications on file in the under
signs office.
Dated this the esth day of August.
1916:
FRANK J. w1LFoNG,
County Road Engineer OF Marion
County. (. go s9-5.12.lS,
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FOR SALE-Farm IAN acres near
Fafrmont. Six.room house, out build.
ings, good water. all kinds Of fruit.
Box 1874 West virginian.
s.2s.12t No 1874
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Central Kentu Ky farms.
Finest climates, soils, products, mar.
kets, roads. Prices right. Unexcelled
morally Educationally advantageous.
Catalogue free. Com see. Sturgeon
Real Estate Co., Kings Mountain, Ky.
8.1S.ct No. 1347
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LOST AND FOUND

LosT-Diamond stick pin between
Roush House and Post Office, Re.
ward. Call Bell phone sss.
s-ss,st No 1872
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FURNISHED ROOMS

For RENT-Two furnished roo-l
for light housekeeping on first floor.
s27 Field street, sth ward. Bell phone
556.W. S.17.tf No. 1888
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A Copy from the Record. Attest:

a. G. MARTIN,
Clerk Of the County Court Of Marion
= County, West Virginia.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Two or three furnished
rooms for light housekeeping on
paved street and car line. Bell 1921.
S.29 II No 1875
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FOR RENT-s.room house, 2 baths,
cement cellar. heating furnace,
porch, near new Normal school. Ap.
ply Jos. Wright, 1112 Finemore St,
above Locust. S.25-3t No. 1866
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FOR RENT-store room on Madison
street. opposite Watson hotel. F. n.
Murphy sag II No 1885
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FOR RENT-Large livery barn rear
Of Court House. Call Bell 444.
6.l6.tf,
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The President has signed a bill, in.
troduced by Congressman Sutherland,
which gives a pension Of S12 a month
to r. Roy Handy, Of Elkins, W. Va.
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The President has sent to the Sen.
ate the name Of Norman Randolph
Price, Of West Virginia, appointed
First Lieutnent In the Medical Reserve
Corps, U. S, A.,
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FOR RENT-Three first floor rooms
with bath. oil Washington street.
Bell 614-J. s.2s.3t No 1873
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A. L. LEHMi--,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Harry Shaw,
Counsel for plaintiffs. S-S.15.22.29
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FRANK J. W1LFoNG,
County Road Engineer Of Marion
3 County. ,ae 9-5:12.1sl
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And It is further ordered that this
order and notice Of the same be pub.
lished and posted as required by
law.
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The successful bidder shall be requir-
ed to take the paving certiiicat6s In
payment for the work Of said Improve
ments. and give bond as In said ordin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
Thirty LIVES LOST I'm BIG WRECK
Police Seek
EnbQlner in
Dual Murder

New York, March 29.-Detectives
from the district attorneys Office went
to Orient Point, L. l., early today in
search Of Eugene o. Kane, an embalm-
er, who for the time being is the
most important witness in the Peck
murder case. DR.. Arthur Warren
Waite, in the latest chapter of his ser
ial confession, told the district attor-
ney that he had given Kane $4,000 to
swear. If necessary, that he had used
arsenic in embalming the body Of John
E. Peck for burial. The use Of arsen-
ic In embalming fluid is against the
law in New York state and Kane, sew
eral days ago was accused of saying
no arsenic was used in embalming
Mr.. Peck's body. The young dentists
confession has convinced the district
attorney that he is getting ready to de-
fend himself on plea of insanity.
Medical experts have informed the
district attorney that there is nothing
surprising about Waite's failure to OBJ
tain results from feeding deadly
germs to Mr.. and Mrs. Peck. 1t often
happens, they say, that persons have
such a strong natural immunity
against disease that the bacilIi attack
them in vain. In any event. it is said,
the effect of germs administered in
this way would be slow.
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FRENCH TAKE
CR0UNDL0ST
TO GERMANS
Claim Night Attack on Avo.
court Wood West of the
Meuse Is Success.

Paris, March 20, 12:15 p. ny
French troops made an attack last
night on Avocourt wood, west of the
I Mouse, where the German assault was
made yesterday. The official statement
today says the French carried part of
the works which the Germans had
constructed. The Germans made a
fierce counter attack but were driven
back with heavy losses. They made
no other effort to recover the lost
ground.
The recent German attack upon
Malancourt was made with a fresh di-
vision, which was thrown back with
large loss.
The communication follows:
In the Argonne district our bat
teries have bombarded the positions
Of the Germans north of Haute-Che-
vauchee and on the southern boundary
of the wood Of Cheppee. A fight with
hand grenades, made in conjunction
with activity in the next sector, made
| it possible for us to make progress
particularly in the connecting trenches
of the enemy to the north of Avocourt
This morning after an intense prep
aratory artillery fire, our troops deliv-
cred a spirited attack against the Ger
man positions in the wood of Avo-
court. We occupied the southeastern
corner Of this wood for a depth oil
more than three hundred yards, as
well as an important work called the
redoubt of Avocourt which the Ger.
mans had strongly fortified A violent
and sudden counter attack delivered
| by the enemy with fresh brigade
which had arrived on the scene but g
few days ago, was completely repulsed
by us. The enemy suffered heavy losses
and left so prisoners in our hands.
ITO the east of the river Meuse
there has been great activity on the
part of the opposing artillery forces
in the region of Vaux and Douaumont
and in the Woevre, in the sector o.
Moulainville."
Berlin, March 90, (via London, 3:4S
p. m.)-F'rench positions north of Ma.
lancourt sever lines deep along {
front of 1000 metres have been storm
ed by German troops, the German
headquarters staff announced today.
The statement follows:
Eastern front: The Russians con.
tinued during the day and night theil
fruitless efforts south of Narocz lake
On seven occasions our troops repuls
ed the enemy sometimes at the point
of bayonets
On the left bank of the Meuse oui
troops, with little loss to themselves
! stormed French positions north o.
Malancourt over front of about 2,00t
metres. They also penetrated tht
northwestern portion of Malancourt
| The French left in our hands IL off
GERS and 4S6 unwounded men, ont
gun and four machine guns"