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JOhnsOn-FOrney

Joe NJ. Johnson, prominent alumnus
Of Whitman College, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j C. johnson of this city, and
Miss Marian Forney were married Sat
lrday morning at the home of the
brides parents at Chehalis. Wash.
The bride, too, is prominent gradu-
ate of Whitman College and is mem.
Der of the Delta Gamma sorority. Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson have arrived here
and are spending their honeymoon en-
camped near the Lava beds in the
Upper Hood River Valley. Mrs. John
son S father is a pioneer attorney of
Chehalis. Wash.
MIR. johnson was formerly president
of the Whitman College Student Body
organization, captain of the baseball
team and leading figure in musical
organizations He is a member of the
Beta Theta ri fraternity. AT the out
set of the war he enlisted as private
and was assigned to duty with the First
Gas Regiment. He advanced to the
rank of Sergenat and served with the
regiment in number of major drives
last fall
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PUBLISHER PRAISES
VALLEYS SCENERY

Thomas W. Jackson, Chicago pub
Usher, who issues "A Slow Train
Through Arkansas" and other such
comic reading, says that no one could
ever dare to burden the reputation of
the Oregon country with such travesty.
Mr.. Jackson, who is here visiting the
family of his cousins, d. M. and j. b.
jackson. of the East Side orchard dis
trict, says:
"A sight of the scenery here and a
visit over the Columbia River Highway
inspires one to utterances of dignity
either that or he is aWed to silence.
Mr.. Jackson visited here 20 years
ago, when the orchard acreage was
comparatively small. He declares that
he has never seen any state make such
progress as Oregon in the two decades
since be was here last
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-08-14
LOckman.Wehr Wedding Near

Mr. and Mrs John H. Mohr, of the
East Side orchard district, announce
the engagement and approaching wed
ding Of Mrs Mohr $ sister, Miss Bar
bara Irene Weir, and Austin Lockman
The wedding will be solemnized at St
Mary's Catholic church on Tuesday
morning, September 9, Rev Father
Macmillan Klein officiating.
Mr. Lockman served in France witt
the goth Engineers Regiment. He is t
survivor of the Tuscania, torpedoed anC
sunk off the Irish coast.
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DR.. Waugh Will Go to Cleveland

Dr. j. M. Waugh, who entered the
service in 1917 as a captain and re
turned here last spring as lieutenant
colonel after service IN plastic surgery
work in American base hospitals in
France, has announced that he will dis.
continue his practice here. DR.. Waugh,
formerly an officer in an association of
Pacific Coast eye, ear, nose and throat
specialists and well known to the pro.
fesson of Oregon, will return to his
old home at Cleveland, Ohio, to resume
practice.
DR.. Waugh's announcement that he
will leave Hood River has brough uni
versal regret.
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On the Top

Of Hardie Fruit Ladder your picker
feels safe. He knows from experience
that the design, material and work.
manship of the Hardie ladders are the
best possible. The use of these strong,
rigid ladders will decrease your pick.
ing costs and will also secure you the
best grade of pickers for all expert.
enced fruit pickers desire the Hardie
ladders.
Gilbert Motor Car Co.
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California 0rChardist Visits Here

August M. Sanborn, olive and apricot
orchardist of Porterville, Cal, accom-
panied by his wife, parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Sanborn, and sister. Miss
Margaret Sanborn, the last named
three from Redlands. is here on a mo-
tor trip and inspecting methods used in
the cultivation of apples.
Mr.. Sanborn while here is visiting
his fraternity brother and fellow stu
dent of Stanford University, Leroy
Childs. The two are members of the
Stanford chapter Of the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-08-14
Cars to Be Secured at Seattle

The Hood River Garage has ar
ranged to receive hereafter supply of
Nash automobiles from the Chilcotte-
Nash Co.. of Seattle
"By this means, says Mark Gamer
on, 1--WE are enabled to tell prospec-
tive purchaser just when we can make
delivery. We will receive our cars in
carlots and are expecting delivery of
four machines next month. "
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f
million dollar ewes. al the Liberty to-
day.
e. {. Holman and Carl Kent now
with 3 liart. the painter. began
WORK N.rda. painting The El-.t Bueh-
Nr. sHa Ars Paul B. Hughes ard
children were II Tie ua.les Saturday
tor the circus
Geo. F. 0sF-ys- S,srers., WasH
attorney, has Teen here attending he
session of the circuit court
Mr. and Mrs. T. e. Holman have ar
rived here from south Bend. Wash.
where tney have spent the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert White. of Port
land. we're mere lsst week visiting
friends.
RI McIsaac and family returned
last week from coast uo;nts. where
they had motored for vacation.
Ivn, D,rafss 10 .,.,5iro- b.s ,.s...
tion clerk.rg al he Arnold G~ersry
store.
Aftar q ,.,sf. b... mich b.. ..-+.-
Mr. con- "a, 49,, y.e ",.H . Iei I, 7'Its' 49,
/ left for Virginia To ioin Cant. Arder-
son. stationed Al Il cartorwe1t There
hurry aha oil = y'Nr lret if'p- y it.le
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Prather Farm For Sale

AS find it almost impossible to do
the work on my ranch owing to my
age have decided to sell the place.
No better farm in the valley. Will
sell part or all. Will give terms on
a part; plenty of water. For further
particulars address
Geo. T. Prather,
AL Hood River. Ore.
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|. f. CLARK Offers
HIS HOME PLACE

| will sell sixty acres or less of
my ranch mostly in bearing apple and
pear trees. Good income property and
easy terms. If interested look this up.
One mile south Of Pine Grove school.
i3ltf l.. K. Clark.
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Methodist Church

Sunday school, 1000 a. m. Sermon,
HOO a. m. Subject, "ln Tune With
the Christ. Special music for the
service. ZOO p. m. Subject, "Perpet.
ual Youth " j. d. Lewellen,
Pastor.
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Congregational Church

The church will not be open during
the month Of August Sunday School
will reopen on September eth. Regular
Church Services will begin on Sept. y,
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Mrs Maria jones'
Former Slave. Dies

Mrs. Marie Jones, widow Of Harri-
-Eon Jones and one of the pioneer
coloFed woman of this section died
yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
at the home Of her son.inIaw II. w.
Meade on the Pleasant Valley road.
Mrs. Jones was in her usual health
yestepday and hel,-- 20 perform some
household duties at about one O'Clock
yesterday when she was taken sud-
denly III and died shortly afterward.
She had not been we'll, however,
since last winter when she had an
attack Of influenza. Mrs. Jones was
slave in her earlier years and was
brought to Barrackville from VIM
chester, Va, with the family Of Ma
tor cramer when she was a very small
child and she is now supposed to be
about eighty years old. She is surviy-
ed by three daughters, Mrs. Meade
with whom she resided, Mrs. Joshua
Stealey of this city and Mrs. Flor
ence Washington of Columbus, Ohio.
The funeral arrangements which are
in charge of undertaken Musgrave
and son have not been made.
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Petit Jurors Drawn
for November Term

A petit jury will be summoned. this
week for circuit court to begin No
vember IL. The following jurymen,
however, need not report until No
vember II:
W.. c. Amos, E. L. Armstrong,
Frank G. Baker w. C. Baker, How
ard l. Conner, Ward Downs, Eli Fort
ney, Edwin F Floyd, j. L. Carlow, R.
C. Hardesty w. C. Hays, Howard
". Hartley, Clyde D. Holt, Charles
r. Hawkins, ]. L. Hall, w. L. Hess,
Oscar A. Jones, E. w. Kennedy, Har.
ry P. Kinney, Thomas j. Koon, Joe
Layman, Sam R. Linn Elmus T. Mo.
ran, C "A. Moore, ]. W. oNeal, Fes-
tus S. Phillips, Thomas W. Powell,
C. L. Rice, c. H. Riggle, John Rock,
H. ]. Ross, Lloyd Sample, A. F. San
dy, C. W. Satterfield, F. III. Snider
D. D. Shtutlesworth, Lloyd Straight,
A. W. Shaver, H. w. Smouse, Her
schsl Satterfield, ]. L. Straight, Luth-
er Shackleford, Thomas N. Sharp
Howard Stewart, Jay Snoderly, Ord
j. Thomas, c. R. Toothman Walter
Ycak.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-15

THE II. v. 7. CO.
Clarksburg-Every hour on the hour from
s a. m. TO 10 p. m.
Mannington-Every hour on the hour
from a. m. to 10 p. m.
Fairview-Every hour on the hour from
a. m. TO 10 .. m.
sville-Montana-Every hour on the
half hour from 80 q. m. TO 10 p. m.
Cars every half hour between Fairmont
and Rivesville Junction.
Locust Aye.-From Adams and Madison
SITS. every fifteen minutes from 6:4b a.
m. to 80 p. m.
WatsonNFrom Adams and Madison SIS.
every fifteen minutes from a. m. to
East Park-From Adams and Madison
SITS. every fifteen minutes from 5:S5 a.
m. to II :15 p. m.
Norwood Via Speedway-From Adams
and Madison SIS. every thirty minutes
rs and 55 minutes after each hour from
6:55 a. m. until S:25 a. m. and from
2:55 p. m. until 7:25 p. m. daily ex-
cept Sunday. Schedule extended each
Saturday until 1f%55 p. m.
NOTE-All cars except Clarksburg begin
running one hour later on Sundays.
U, S. MAIL DISPATCHED.
Fairmont Postoffice dispatches mail for
the following points at time speihedc:
North, Northwest via PittSburgh-5;l6
a. m. / AS p. NJ; IL p. m.
East, via Grafton-6 a. M; II a. m ago
D. m; s 80 p. m.
West via Wheling-6 a. NJ; S:45 a. m;
South Il. via Vi clark,burr-s a. m.; p. m;
go p. m.
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Sunday School Class
Holds an Election

Members of the Excelsior class OF
the M. P. Temple Sunday School Of
which Mrs. George Amos is teacher
met at the church last evening for a
business and social session. Because
of the bad weather only about 80
members were present but many
games were played, among them be
ing a highly imaginary trip on the
street cars between this city ana
Clarksburg and a very pleasant time
was had generally. Officers were
elected as follows: President, Ralph
Holt; vice president, Leo Patterson;
secretaries, Ethel Reed and lydia
Hall; treasurers. Jettie Barnes and
Mary Crandall;
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And now a woman has been made
assistant to the secretary Of war.
Mrs. Hannah j. Patterson VINO
served throughout the war on the
woman's committee of the Council OF
National Defense, has been appointed
assistant to Secretary of War Baker.
She is the first woman to hold sucn
position in this country
Mrs. Patterson was awarded the
DISTINGUISHED Service Cross in recog-
milton Of her services as a member OF
the woman's committee.
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and his widow mas been appointed
aiminis because MS opposed
last viii has not been found
The city board 81 control 81 cleTe-
land, o. has purchased 5000 tons of
coai for the municipal light plant
The1e Is a demand for coal q ST.
Louis.
The water works at Kansas city
Fal soon need coal. Coal IS scarce
there.
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Answers 70 Yesterdays XVII.


Answers 70 Yesterdays XVIII.
4 Cheyenne is the capital and prtn-
cipal city Of Wyoming.
2. Beer is the product composed
principally OF hops, malt, and barley.
q In Oregon and in Maine the chief
cities are named Portland.
The Chateau DIFF plays an 1mpor
tant part in "The Count Of Monte
ctisto.'
5. New York is the largest city in
the world, with population estimated
IA 1918 at 100000.
s. Great Britain has controlled and
fortified the Rock of Gibraltar, the
gateway to the Mediterranean Sea.
u a publisher is CT Pho prints and
markets a book, n r pamphlet
Or other printed
s. The Venus ) generally
considered the n, -ous piece OF
sculpture in the VOL.
o. David Lloyd George is the pre-
mier Of Great Britain.
10 Golf is an out-of-door pastime
that originated in Scotland. The play
er employs a variety Of clubs, the pur-
pose being to drive small ball into
series Of holes placed at varying dis
tances on the turf.
New Questions.
What is ventriloquist?
q Who was the Princess Eugene?
3. What Us barouche?
&. What is a charlotte russo?
What member Of the Presidents
cabinet ranks first?
6. What is prayer rug?
What is Windsor Castle?
s. What is the meaning of the bibli-
al expression "Abrahams Bosom?"
8, What is an admiral?
10. What is light ship?
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- fronInln ~.

BncS from Gig CITY
d I. Bsli executive vice president
Of the Northern west Virginia Coal
Operators Association, arrived home
from New York city this morning.
Screened to Slack.
John Mitchell. former president OF
the United Mine Workers, left an
estate of $4,000 in stocks and bonds
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Marriage Licenses = Marriage IL
cense has been issued to Clyde D. Hell
mick, %, and Edith Baker, "a, the for
mer from New Philadelphia and the
latter from Monongah.
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Soldier to spcak-Cecil Mcdonald,
a returned soldier. will relate some Of
his experiences abroad at the mid
week service of the First Presbyterian
church this evening.
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TOpAY's XVIII

In this space each day, The West
Virginian will print this novel edu-
tational featLrs and ten questions
pgppounded are scientifically selected
70 fest the extent of your fund Of gen.
erai knowledge. The idea is TO write
out your answers to the questions to-
day and compare your answers with
tho correct ones in the space tomor-
row.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
B. Il b. RAlLROAD.

Grafton, Cumberland, Wash, Bait. Phila.
and n. Y.-Train S6, G :35 q. M; Train
66', IL :O6 p. m. Train 52', $50 p. nj
Train 44', o :b5 p. m.
Wheeling-Train 50, $50 4. M; Train
49,, O:42 a. m; Train 51', III p. m.
Clarksburg-Train So, $3.50 a. m.i Train
TO-, 9:4o p. m.
Morgantown, Connellsville, Pittsburgh
Train So, ~ go q. M; Train So, 6:o5
q. M; Train 65, 40 p. m.
$50 D. m. connection at Grufton).
MONONGAHELA RAILWAY.
Train $50, P. & L. E., 7:l6 4. M, arriy-
ing at P. & L. E. station, Pittsburgh,
at :l5 a. m.
Train sS8', P. r. R. 4:12 p. M. arriv-
at P. R. R. station, Pittsburgh, at
go p. m.
pullman Service,
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Veetry Meeting There will be a
vestry meeting Friday evening at 1880
o'clock at Christ Episcopal church.
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OUTLYING Fields
CONTINUED from page one.l

burgh. The mines in the West vir-
ginia district Of the Monongahela Rail-
way, 1t is understood, will soon again
receive their former allotment, which
it is true, viii give the mines plenty
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THE WEATH-ER.

West Virginia
Probably showers
in south; lower
temperature in cen
trail and south to-
night and Thurs
day.
Local Readings.
f. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
8 a. m. today. 60.
Yesterdays wealth.
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Johh RfcAt ter. sam Jones VII pitc Il
for de Consumer aggreg ton ana
the Warrington band win be on the
grounds to furnish music for the sea-
sons finale.
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cut out TING picture on al toul sizes.
Then sarefnhy fold dot:Sd line It's
entirc Length. then dotted li1e 2 aid
20 Ga. Fold each section underneath
accuratslys Wien completed turn Uss:T
ard yoa,l find surprising result.
save the pictures,
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Campaign peferred-At a meeting
held last evening at the z. NJ c. A,
building 1t was decided to defer the
effort to raise Fairmont's share Of
the state Y. NJ. C. A. funds until next
February when the annual member
ship contest will be held.
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TnesdaN,a shInments.

of cars.
Tuesdays Shipments.
Shipments over the B. & o. rail-
road on Tuesday were as follows: Cur
tbs Bay, IS cars; st. Georges, 80 carsi
lakes, "A cars; Michigan points, 80
cars; miscellaneous points, As cars.
There were 25 cars loaded from stor-
age piles on Tuesday.
Railroad Fuel:
Railroad fuel loads over the B. & @,
railroad from the Fairnont region to-
tailed SO. B. & o. shipments yester-
day netted 991 cars; p & R., A and
New York Central, 80 cars. Central of
New Jersey, shaded somewhat at 10
cars and New York Central dropped
from Al to SO cars.
United Mine Workers.
Edward Matthews, secretary Of sub
district 4, is at Meadow Brook.
]. L. Ballard, international organi-
ger, is at Elkins today.
John Custalac. district organizer, to-
day is in Lost Creek.
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EVENTS TONIGHT.

ms
EVENTS TONIGHT.
Moose Home-Loyal order Of Moose,
Il o. o. F.-Palstine Lodge, l. O.,
Simmer Golden Links.
willard Hall-Marion Review,
Woman's Benefit Association Macca-
bees.
Child Adopted Yesterday afternoon
q special term Of circuit court evil
dence YVES taken in an adoption pro
ceeding. The child was Jean Fran
ces Hood and the parties desiring the
adoption we're L. N. Pierce and wife
Final dispositions were taken.
Hunters, Lleenses-Hunters' ncens,
Is issued today are as follows: Joe
Bartistt, Rivesyille; Arthur Barker,
RiYes8ille; J. II. Robinson, Watson;
ii. Woife, Millersvflle; Lester G.
sherrard, Fairmont; F. 2. Wolfe
Fairmont; John E. Ford, Fairmont;
VI w Fleming, Fairmont; James S.
Hall Fairmont
Appointed AdmInistrator-W. NJ
Lanham has been appointed admins.
traitor OF the estate Of Margaret A
Haii under bond OF $1,000. Samuel
Hunter HAS been named executor OF
las viii Of Manda Hunter bond,
81 500
Bowling Bowling licenses
hayt been issued by the county clerk
Is james G. Collins, Grant Town,
william Fast, Grant Town and Joe
Wier Grant Town. The two latter are
% haze one pool table apiece.
Restaurant Lleenses-A restaurant
license has been issued by the coun-
II clerk to John Noce, Fast Park
avenue Falrmont and to Marcia Pug
lisl Faifmont.
ot,b Last Game-Announce
menl Vas made this morning that the
Consumers BAH club would wind up
M season With 3 game at Backshere
Dark next Sunday with team OF
oirr1nnt ayee TO be psaaR4seS~ -
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beds for Record-Deeds have been
filed as follows with the county clerk:
Claude B. Bartlett and wife to E. D..
Conway, real estate IN Warrington,
81 up; E. NJ. Cox aud wife to Hannah
Mortified, land in First ward, $3.50;
George W. Squires and wife to Frank
Barber and wife, real estate in First
ward, IS up; James Harry Dawson
and wife to James B. Fowler and wife,
land on Little Bingamon creek, Marion
county, SLIPS; Elmer Nay to ]. B.
Nay, land near Hutchinson, Grant dis
trict, 5000; John Kalman and wife to
Elmer Nay, 81 up, land near Hutch
inson, Grant district; W. T. Bulch and
wife to T. L. sturm, 81 up, land in
Sycamore addition to Warrington;
Frank Hood and wife to Mun1io Ceccio
and wife, real estate with building in
Evansville, $500.
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turk, maximum, SO; minimum, 81; pre-
cipitation, 1.26. River, 1870 feet, ris.
ing.
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Restaurant Lleenses-A restaurant
license has been issued by the coun-
~ clerk to John Noce, East Park
avenue Falrmont and to Marcia Pug
lisi Faifmont.
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Moose Home-Loyal order of Moose,
L b. o. F.-Palstine Lodge, l. O.,
9 60.
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willard Hall-Marion Review,
womal's Benefit Association Macca-
The Carlisle independent., 1919-09-18
$100 Reward. $l00

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the con- stitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials
 Address F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-09-18
WELL WATER IRRIGATION
Report on San Jacinto and Tenn
 ecula Basin, California

In southern California hun dreds of thousands of acres of land, including many of the most valuable orange orchards, are IT, rigated with water obtained from wells. Some of these wells have artesian flows. but most of them are pumped chiefly with large centrifugal pumps driven by gas olin eengines or electric motors. Many of the wells furnish several hundred gallons of water a min ute during long periods of pump ing. A single well'may deliver enough water to irrigate a few hundred acres of orchard that produces annually many thousand dollars worth of fruit. In the east ern part of the Unied States water is seldom pumped out of the earth in quantities so great.
The Carlisle independent., 1919-09-18

We are in receipt of letter from Mrs. B. |. Foote. of Los Ba- nos, California. who was a former resident of Carlisle. She was for merly Miss Floy Stevens and will no doubt De remembered by many people of Carlisle. She states that she gets very homesick at times and wishes the Independent sent to her regularly in order that she may get the news every week from dear old Carlisle. We have placed her name upon our list and hope she may enjoy the pleas ure of hearing from her old home every week.