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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22

bonds, Is. 1925 90
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., sta
'asati Sasssysy, rs. .i.s.@. 27.79
Russell Grader Mfg. CO., repairs
for graders, s,........... 500
M. J.. Wagner, draying, -. 2O.5O
Citizen Republican, printing, SO. Al
Jos. Kutilek, laying tile, -. SS. so
John Brecka. county work, 1900
r. M. Radak, plumbing work
in new Jail etc ........ 4O2. 15
Standard Oil Co., gas and oil
for engines ....... -. $40. Id
VIM. McBurney. Co. Tr., post
age, express etc ....... l3O 81
j. W. Bordewyk, printing, AZ. Is
Perkins Bros. Co., stationery, 46. so
Harry Matthews, money paid out
for express, ........ .... 2.4O
Lloyd Patterson, autohire, 80. ID 25
w. A. Cobb, autohire. ...... 81 65
Frank Daub, antohire, ..... 1872
On motion the county treasurer was
allowed $24O. 90 for extra clerk hire.
same to begin November 1st, 1917.
On motion William Tiel was allow
ed $50. 90 for expenses to the hospi-
tai at Rochester. MINI.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
RESOLVED, that the bridges as
Itemized herein below, built by the
Iowa Bridge o., be and are hereby
accepted by the Board of County Com
missioners of Bon Homme county,
South Dakota, the same having been
inspected and found to be built in ac-
cordance with plans, specifications and
orders of the Board of County Com
missioners:
Contract ength
5588 24ft west line sec. 796 So
54S9 24ft west line sec. 8-96-58
$3.50 14ft west line sec. SO 96-58
| 5491 soft south line sec. 2-94-59
$3.50 repair south line sec. 11-94-59
5566 20ft north line sec. 493-59
5498 soft west line sec. 9-96-6O
5652 loft west line sec 9.96-6O
5485 soft west line sec. 35- $500
J 54S6 soft west line sec. 35-96-6O
5565 soft south line sec. a $3.50
| On motion following commissioner
| bills were allowed:
Chas. Dirks, commissioner salary
| and mileage. .......... SOD. 90
jos. ". Wagner, commissioner
salary and mileage, 1890. so. so
Lloyd Patterson, commissioner
! salary and mileage 43. 40
/ w. A. Cobb, commissioner SAL
ary and mileage, ......... SO. 90
Frank Daub, commissioner sal
ary, .......... 25. 90
4 On motion Board adjourned to Tues
day. December 4th. 1917, at o..
clock a. m.
Attest: Chas. Dirks,
Jack ]. Maus. Chairman.
County Auditor. -. .....
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-22
Commissioners Proceedings.
ryndall, S. D. Nov 6, 1917,

ryndall, s. D. Nov, 6. 1917. :
Board of County Commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. Present
Chas. Dirks, chairman, Jos. v. Wag-
ner, Lloyd Patterson, w. A. Cobb
Frank Daub. Jack j. Maus, county
auditor, and L. A.. Eads, sheriff.
On motion the statement of the SUI
perintendent Of the hospital for the
insane for the quarter ending Septem-
Der 80, 1917 to the amount Of ST.
292. so was approved.
On motion the report of the COM
misaioners of insanity in case Of Her-
ma IN Adema was approved and bills
allowed as itemized.s
On motion the report Of G. E. Stod-
dard, register of deeds for fees col
llected for the month of September
1917 to the amount Of $63. 15 and
for the month of October 1917 to the
amount Of $81.85 was approved.
On motion the report Of =. A..
Stekly, clerk of courts for fees col-
lected for the month of October 1917
to the amount of $31. 85 was appoved.
< On motion the following applica-
tions for loans from the permanent
school fund were approved, towit:
VIM. Sheffield, Sci 90 SO
$5o0O.Oo
Otto Kundert, N3NE1 & SE1NW4
$3.50, $5oOO.OO
On motion Frank Kubal was grant
ed refund OFF,. 90 being over age.
Moved and seconded that the board
of county commissioners make 9, do
nation of $4,000 to the Sioux Fails
Children's Home Motion carried.
On motion Lloyd Patterson was in
structed to buy ticket for Barbara
Brokop to Montrose, Mo.
On motion the following bills were
allowed on the auto fund
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
START MOVE in CHAR EST0N TO AMEND CITY CHARTER
INSPECTOR KNIGHT
RESIGNS HIS JOB
Mayor Bowen Was Granted
Power to Put Man in
His Place.

James Knight, city electrical inspec.
tor, presented his resignation to the
city at the session Of the board of az.
fairs this morning. The matter of pro,
viding a successor was not taken up,
appofntive power being placed in the
hands of the mayor to provide tenn
porary filling of the position. Mr.
Knight will soon open an electrical
shop in the street back of the county
jail.
w. M. shultz presented an applica
ton to become a member of the police
force, his application Sbeing accepted
and referred to the chief of police. A
permit to build q coal and storage
shed to cost $50 was granted Cora j.
Ralphsnyder, Of Spring street.
William Meusser, of the Concrete
Steel and Engineering company, OF
New York, breezed in on the board and
occupied a good part of the morning
with explaining his bridge plans. Mr..
Thomas, the Los Angeles bridge man
will arrive In the city this evening and
tomorrow make further presentation
Of his plans to the city.
Street Commissioner Lehman was
much improved this morning and was
planning to get down this afternoon
and take part in the bridge discus.
sions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
HOUSE TO TURN
new BOOZE BILL
Another Effort to Get Action
on Gas Conservation
Fails.
(By Associated Presso

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb. 10
Declaring that If the Governor did not
like the prohibition bill as passed by
the Legislature he could veto it, many
members of the House of Delegates
say they will oppose the supplemental
bill providing hospitals may have al.
cohol for medicinal purposes.
This measure had past the Senate
but 1t is said 1t will not be reported
out by the House prohibition and TEN.
perance committee.
The speaker today designated spe-
cial committee Of five to prepare a
calendar for the guidance of the House
during the remainder Of the session.
Efforts in the Senate to bring up the
gas conservation and water power bills
were of no avail. Senator Hough Of
fered resolution providing for joint
committee to prepare good roads
bill for consideration by the next leg
islature and the dog license bill was
amended so as to provide referen'
dunn by county to determine whether
its provisions should be adhered to.
The railway pay bill was signed as
amended by the Horse, as we're bills
relating to the registration of nurses,
night schools and the salary Of the
prosecuting attorney Of Wood county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
CO AFTERPOINTS
. ON INDUSTRIAL
WORK IN SCHOOLS
Superintendent Wilson and
Secretary Smith Leave
For indianapolis.
EDUCATORS ON Wing
Number of Them Will At.
tend Important Conven-
ton Soon.

Superintendent Otis G.. Wilson, OF
the city schools, together with C. E.
Smith, secretary of the Board of Edu.
cation Of Fairmont Independent dis.
trict, leaves tomorrow night for In.
dianapolis, Ind, where they will at.
tend the tenth annual convention OF
the National Society for the Promotion
OF Industrial Education which will be
in session there from February 81
to "a.
Messrs. Wilson and Smith are max.
ing the trip to Indianapolis for the pur.
pose Of securing information of a prac.
tical nature to be used in the building
in the future of an industrial school in
this city and also in regard to the
equipment, ETC., necessary to maintain
such an institution.
From Indianapolis Mr.. Wilson will
go to Kansas City Mo-, where he viii
attend the National convention of SUI
perintendents, this convention being
the mid winter meeting of the Nation
al Educational Association, which
meets in Kansas City February 26 to
March 2. Mr.. Wilson also expects to
visit the model, schools at Gary, Ind,
before returning here.
President of the Fairmont Normal
Joseph Roster will leave Wednesday
evening for Kansas City where he will
attend the. National Council of Nor.
cal School Presidents which viii be
held there in connection with the meet
ing of the National Superintendent
association. NJ. Roster will !; so at
tend the National Educational Asso.
citation at Kansas City. t
Misses Inez Johnson and Jessie Ice,
of the Normal school faculty, will also
attend the N. E. A. the former leaving
here on Saturday for Kansas City and
the latter leaving here on Wednesday
for Chicago where she will spend few
days with friends en- route to Kansas
City.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
WILL ACT ON RIVER
PACKET PLAN TODAY
Principal Matter Before
Special Chamber of Com
merce Meeting.

A packet service between Fairmon:
and Pittsburgh will become assured
at special meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce this afternoon at four
o'clock, the body at that time having
planned to set the new company on
foot. The purchase of the Valley Gem,
packet operating on the Muskingum
river will be authorized and a new
company made up largely of local
business men will take over the bust
ness OF the Pittsburgh and Browns
vile Packet company.
The question of change in the 10.
cation of Chamberlain street and
whether or not the local chamber will
get behind the bill to forbid the ex-
portationH Of gas from the state, will
also be discussed Every business
man of the city, irrespective Of wheth-
or he is member of the chamber or
not, II interested in any of the sub
jects. Is asked to be present and take
part in the discussions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
KICKED OVER TABLE
LANDS IN LOOKUP
Wife Tells Mayor She Does
Not Want Frank Thorn
burg Around Again.

HE came home about two o'clock
yesterday afternoon, your Honor, and
went to the cupboard and threw dish
of gravy out on the floor and then
turned the table over and upset some
chairs. He never comes home of Sat
urday nights and am getting tired of
1t. l can support myself and my four
children and don't want him to ever
come around again.. 81 n Z ~
Mrs. Frank Thornburg, OF Spence
street, told this taleto the mayor this
morning after Frank Thornburg, her
husband, had spleaded not guilty to a
charge OF idrunkenness. The mayor
fined Frank $40 and told Mrs. Thorn
burg that 1t was not in his power to
forbid Frank living with her and that
the best thing they could do would be
patch UP their differences. Frank who
Is a glassworker, couldn't pay and was
taken downstairs again.
Futch Nutter again appeared. this
time with his hands bandaged where
they had been frosted recently. Futch
said he took drink or two to kill the
pain of the frosted places. Futch
drew $40.
A five dollar bill appeared for John
Doe, charged with being drunk. In
the absence of Mr.. Doe, the bill was
held in his stead and the case dis
missed. > ''a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
QUIET TODAY ON
ALL BATTLE FRONTS
Spring Weather May Bring
Out Germany's Big
Zeppelins.

The activity in various war thea.
tres reflected in the bulletins of the
war offices during the last few days
has subsidized temporarily. None of the
official statements today indicated any
really severe fighting during the last
"a hours.
Operations along all fronts have
been confined to accommodating, artil.
lery and aviation activities.
The current Paris official statement
contained one item possibly forecast.
ing renewal of operations by the Yep.
pelins with the coming of favorable
weather. One of these big airships
few over French coast Saturday pro.
ceeding as far us Boulogne near the
entrance to the English channel. The
bombs which it dropped did no dam.
age, the French report declared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
MEN
SOON RELEASED
|. DECLARES BERLIN
Washington Now Keeping
It's Eye on the Situation
at Vienna.
NO MOVE At WHITE HOUSE
U-Boat Activity Expected to
Take a Squirt AS Weather
Warns Up.
tny Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The sub
marine question seemed at a stand
still today with the government ap
parently closely watching develop
ments. steadily preparing itself fol-
eventualities and adhering to its plan
for taking action to protect American
rights when the moment arrives.
The slackening of ruthless cam
paign in the last three or four days
is regarded as reducing the chance OF
an attack on an American ship OIL
loss of American lives but with the
coming of warmer weather 1t is expect
ed to increase in intensity.
There was no further Indication to-
day of the Presidents plan for go
ing before Congress to ask for addi
tional authority.
Through the Spanish embassy the
State department has been informed
that the American sailors taken as
prisoners to Germany on the prize
steamer Yarrowdale would be releas
ed shortly She State department
through wiss minister forwarded tc
Berlii Saturday a request for their re
lease the previous message inquired
as to the reason for keeping the men
prisoners and insisting upon their re
lease. Because of slow and uncertain
communication between Washington
and Berlin the State department. of
fieiais were unable to decide whether
today's dispatch was in answer to its
last request or the previous one.
State department officials are
watching the situation with some i'm
patience, Austria's real attitude per
plexes officials here and there Is hope
that Ambassador Penfield will find
some way to influence the Vienna
government not to formally sanction
the extreme position taken by Ger
many. No answer has been received
to direct inquiry. as to whether Aus
tria intended to follow Germany.
1t was authoritatively said at the
State department today that so fal
nohing had been heard from he Cen
trail powers as to what course they
would take in the event that the Unit
ed States authorized he arming of
American merchant ships.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

he city board Of directors which Is 10
consist Of four members with wide
powers. In the case of vacancies oc-
curing in the board for any reason
they will be filled by the board itself
from nominations made by the city ex.
ecutive committee of the party to
which the member whose place has be-
come vacant belonged. This Is for
the purpose of preserving the politi-
cal balance at all times.
One of the striking points OF the
charter which is In litigation was the
stringent registration provision which
was drawn for the purpose of exclud-
ing floaters and prevent other forms
of election crookedness. This fen-
ture will be retained in the amended
charter.
Under the laws Of theestate It is
impossible to derv plinorities all
rights so 1t was necessary TO make
provision for third parties but it will
be practically impossible for such O
party to get foothold unless there
is a pronounced sentiment in its fav-
or, for 1t can get place on the ticket
only by securing signatures to the
petition to the extent of twenty per
cent. of the vote in the city for gov
ernor at the last previous election.
And signers OF such petitions must be
people who have not participated in
the nomination of the candidates for
other parties.
In the non political featuresa num-
Der of important changes were made
all with the idea OF making the city
government more efficient but with
out making any great change from
the systems with which the people of
Fairmont are familiar.
The proposed new ordinance was.
discussed yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the principal Republicans
of the city which was held at the
rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce. 1t
was generally acknowledged at that
meeting that something must be done
to keep politics from tearing the town
wide open II any business progress
is to be made, but there were some
objections from men OF the irreconsil-
able type who are in favor Of letting
the charter in the courts take its
course and then carrying the matter
of control of the city government to
the polls. Other men who are inter.
ested in the growth of the city and are
inspired by civic pride pointed out
that the prospect is that the Repub-
licans would be no more fortunate In
that event than hey were a the last
election for city commissioners while
the new plan insures that the Republi-
cans will have an equal voice.
These progressive citizens very gen
orally took the position that while
they do not relish the idea Of com
promising with the Democrats that the
real way to act upon the charter mat
ter is so that the best interests Of
the whole people will be benefited.
These public spirited Republicans are
expected to take steps to Impress upon
the legislature that failure to pass
the amendments which were intro
duced today will be vital blow TO the
progress and prosperity of the city OF
Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
FORCE BANK WINDOW
UNDER JAIL OFFICE

An attempted burglary of the Fair.
mont Trust company building occurred
yesterday afternoon when two un.
known colored men broke the glass
from window in the rear Of the build.
ing and directly beneath the jail of.
flee; opened the window and after en-.
tering and proving about escaped
with two reyolvers which were in q
desk.
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Gloyer's
little boy saw two colored men trying
to raise the window but did not think
anything of 1t. Later when the rob
berry was discovered he recollected
seeing the men but could give on posi-.
description of them.
nty officers are on the trail of
burglars and hope to have them
ide "a hours although their. clues
are very meagre. The stone sill be.
meath the window is much scratched
with marks made. from nails in one OF
the mems boot heel but no other marks
have been found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
OCEAN TRAFFIC
Being RESUMED
Seventeen Ships Leave New
York Sunday and Today
Five Arrive.
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Five steam
ships from war zone ports arrived
here today, The British steamer Foiia
from Bristol and the Sebastian from
Rouen both left after Germany's new
submarine campaign commenced. The
Folia. a .Gunard freighter, came by way
of Halifax. The other arrivals were
the Belgian steamer Escaut from Car
diff; the French steamer Guyane from
Bordeaux; and the Dutch steamer
Noordwyk from Rotterdam.
Five Americans ships from this port
are now on the high seas exposed to
the danger Of German submarine war
fare and several others are ready for
immediate departure. Twelve steam
ships sailed from New York yesterday
presumably by a route that will carry
them through the blockade zone.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
Telephone Lineman
Is Seriously Burned
az Assoeiated Pressl

MoRGANToWN, Feb. 49, George
Kreptly, aged 35. of Pittsburgh, mem.
her Of crew Of Bell telephone work.
men installing an underground cable
system here, was perhaps fatally burn.
ed at 1:40 this afternoon when blow
torch with which he was working ex.
ploded.
His entire body except where It was
protected by leather lined vest, was
covered with burns. He was moved to
the City hospital where it is said lit
tie hope for his recovery are enter
tanned.
His wife and child were with him
here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
MAN TAKEN HERE
is NOT WANTED
Fairmont Policemen Will
Not Divide Nice
Big Reward

Visions of 500 reward split two
ways went fading from the minds OF
Policemen Dlgman and Kern today
when an officer named Cook arrived
from Philippi and declared that the
NEGRO arrested here Saturday night
was not the Charles Johnson, wanted
for shooting in Philippi..
The man, who gave the name OF
Gray, was arrested Sunday night af-
ter the two local officers believed
they had recognized him as being John
son. As they approached him he start
ed to run and stopped only after a re.
yolver shot had been sent after him.
In Gray's possession was very pitt.
fll letter from his wife in Elkins, ask.
ing him to come back to her, and
threatening to run away with another
man II he did not.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
WEST VzRGLNZAN TO GIVE
AWAY FORTUNE IN GOLD
Golden Festival Announced by This Newspaper to Help
Solve the High Cost of Living Problem
Grand Award of $1,000.

On another page of The West vir.
ginian there is an announcement which
will no doubt meet with the instant
approval of the public in Fairmont
and the outlying counties. This an,
nouncement gives details OF Great
Golden Festival, announced today for
the first time by The West yirgfnian.
This publication proposes to give away
to the public, absolutely free, during
the next seven weeks, a small fortune
in gold. This fortune will be divided
into ten awards of stated value, rang,
ing from $1,000 to $25.
The, Golden Festival is one ,ofsthe
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
Red Cross Asks for
Million New Members
CIV .Associnted press1

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia million
new members to aid it in the Nations
present crisis are asked for by the
American Red Cross in an appeal to
the public today. The appeal says
the Red Cross already is prepared to
provide personnel for the sick and
wounded for an army OF one million
men and to bring relief togdependent
families of volunteers but stresses
the fact that the. country should be
prepared for relief on larger scale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
Y BOAT LOSES
N BATTLE WITH
French STEAMER
Dramatic Forty Minute En-
counter Off the Coast
of France.
FREIGHTER HAD ONE GUN
Second Shot From 1t Pu.
Underseas Boat Out of
Commission
.tRy AssoeIated Pressl

Il d
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-In 40-min.
uteseoattle between a German U.boat
ancf the French line steamship Guyane,
Off the coast of France on January 20,
the submarine was sunk, according to
officers of the freighter which arrived
here today from Bordeaux.
The Guyane was one day out from
port. AT $3.50 p. M, Captain Rousselot
aid the U-boat was sighted some dis.
>ee from port and apparently en-.
hvoring to cross the freighter's bow
m order to stop her. The submarine
fired q shot which fell short and the
Guyane then turned sharply to star
board so that her big 65 millimetre gun
mounted at the stern could be trained
on the approaching vessel.
The submarine fired second shot
which fell considerably short and a
third struck the water close by the
freighter. Meanwhile the Guyane's
gunner had sent one shell which failed
10 hit but struck very near its mark.
A second shot from the Guyane, Cap.
tain Rousselot said, hit the U.boat
snrarely and the underwater boat was
70 collapse.
During the next 80 minutes the Ger.
man craft appeared TO be struggling
for existence, No one appeared on
deck and no further attempt to shell
the freighter was made and the Guy;
ane refrained from firing, any more
shots n * Z. ~ e s. s. !, -
At the end Of the half hour the sub.
marine disappeared. The freighters
officers said they had no doubt that
the u-boat was lost.
The Guyane, a steel vessel of 2,06s
tons net. carried 81 men. There were
no Americans aboard. She brought 8
general cargo Of about 1000 tons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19

greatest undertakings ever attempted
by any publication in West Virginia.
The awards are all absolutely free,
and will be given to the persons who
obtain the largest number Of votes dur.
ing the next seven weeks. according
to the stated rules of the Golden Fes-
tiyal as published below. The cam.
paigp of each person who takes part
In this GOLDEN FESTIVAL is fully
protected by strict rules and legal reg.
ulations, which must be closely fol
lowed. Voting will be by coupons
which will appear In The West vir'
continued ON Page Two.n -.. TX.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-19
Get Two Vessels
Under U. s. Charters
(By Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-two steam.
ships out of New York under charter
to the Kerr steamship company, one
Norwegian and other Spanish have
been sunk in the submarine zone &C.
cording to advices received here by
the company today. They were the
Dalmata, Norwegian, 1873 tons gross,
Jan "a for Havre and the Mar Adriati-
co 2410 tons gross, Spanish, Jan. 16
for Bordeaux.
Officials of the steamship company
said they did not believe either yes
sci had Americans aboard.