The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-19
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Mr.. n. G. Singleton, Heaters, sold
four steers during the past week for
what was probably the highest price,
ever paid for cattle in Braxton coun!
ty says the Braxton Central which
continues. He sold two three.year
olds and two four-year olds which
averaged lao pounds. These steers
returned him a total of 5000. He
gave these steers somewhat better
treatment than great many steers
received during the winter which will
account to some extent for their fine
quality. They received two ears of
corn piece a day, and while this
does not seem TO be very great
amount of grain, it kept them In fine
growing order all winter, and the
grass during the summer finished
them off to fine steers.
Our champion woodsman and hunt.
er J. c. (Jake) Mullens is opening
the bear season auspiciously. Last
Wednesday he brought down his
forty-ninth victim-a huge one, weigh.
ing about 200 pounds, says the Web.
otei NVpupiiSdh' lHls DedT COuTIeQ
death for it was little early in the
season for Jake to get into action.
Ho began a series of raids on Jake's
livestock and after killing and carry
ing away thirteen of his sheep the
famous Nimrod got busy and forth
with put stop to Bruins depreda.
tions. He set out on his trail and
overlook the Old Russian on the top
of Fork Mountain, between Middle
Fork and the main Williams river.
about one and a.half miles of the
Three Forks of Williams, and brought
him down at the first shot from his
trusty rifle.
Mr.. Mullens was in town Friday
and sold some Of the meat to parties
here and also left a quantity at some
fthe lumber camps as he came
along. He says he had a hand in
the slaughter of bear few years
ago, which, were it not for his ex-
treme modesty, he would take cred.
1t for, which would mean clean half.
hundred bears in his notch-stick; but
he does not think it quite fair that
he should claim credit for this one.
and, therefore, he must bring down
another before he can consistently
county fifty to his credit. That he
will reach the goal this winter there
Is no doubt among his friends.
Sherin 5. l.. MarstIiler, OF Randolph
county and force Of five deputies last
Sunday mornig raided a "moonshine
still' almost within sight of Elkins.
at the historic Hart house on Rich
mountain IL miles from the city. Tho
still was captured with a quantity
OF corn mash which was in process
OF being converted into corn whiskey.
Charles Oxley, who is alleged to have
been operating the plant, was arrect.
ed and placed in the Randolph coun.
ty Jail, after pleading not guilty.
Oxley. who is 43 years old, married
and the father Of five children, had
been mining coal at Che Hart mine
and is alleged to have been operating
the still as sort of side line.
The historic Hart House." located
at the scene of the battle OF Rich
mountain, where the forces of Col.
Pegram. a famous confederate com.
mander, and the Federal troops un.
der Generals Mcclellan and Rose.
Grams. met on July II, 1861, is visited
almost daily by tourists who are
shown the blood.stained floors whore
the wounded and dying were cared
for during the battle, is the last place
one would have expected to find an
Illicit distillery.