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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
11
Hon B F Bailey of this county undertakes a busy campaign canvass through three counties including Marion. He will deliver several speeches in Mar ion and Monongalia during the week and continue speaking until election day. A forceful speaker and an all round campaigner, he presses for State Senate support.
The Harrison county circuit court postponed injunctive proceedings until October 20 to stop work on the Lygarts Valley river bridge project from West to South Sides of Clarkburg. Canton Bridge Company had not been served. Taylor County Court and Sheriff Maane had two days to prepare after summonses arrived late. Local criticism notes grounds include the bridge within Gratton city limits, county expense to the National Good Roads Association, and a moved official changing districts.
William Parker Deane died in New York City yesterday morning from cerebrospinal meningitis believed contracted from underground work. He previously worked for B and O surveying here, then joined Pennsylvania Railroad on a tunnel project under the East River. Funeral services will be held at Faile Village Connecticut, his longtime home, and he will be remembered as an active Christian Endeavor member.
Dr T F Lanham Republican nominee for the House of Delegates will launch a countywide speaking campaign starting in Victoria Mines in Fetterman district. He and G W Ford will address voters, focusing on new tax and assessment laws with statistics from county and state records to persuade farmers and property owners.
Warden Haddox reports on the shift from sheriff transport to institution officers since November 1904. In the recent biennial period 6 persons were moved to the penitentiary at cost, compared with 672 by sheriffs previously at 20 700.28 dollars, showing a per capita fall from 11.27 to 10.57 dollars and highlighting counties’ cost savings and reduced graft. Clara Hostine returns from Pennsylvania trip resuming music classes.
Fred Reger, a popular Far clerk, lost his valuable horse Sunday night or Monday morning after an acute colic attack. The animal had seemed fine earlier after a day of driving, but died despite heroic efforts. Joe Hanway and others sought treatment using the needle method to save a second horse. Grafton has seen multiple horses fall ill recently, with owners and local doctors fighting to save them. Reger’s horse was valued around two hundred dollars. a five-horse draft team remains ill but improves under owner care. W H Deere and Miss Elizabeth Grow of Grafton wed in Morgantown. couple to reside in Grafton.
Washington reports a probable $67 500 shortage in the St Louis assistant treasurer’s accounts. Treasury experts audit the books as Secret Service chief Wilkie joins to identify responsible parties. Akins requested prompt examination. auditors count over $26 million in U.S. funds as the inquiry proceeds.
A chaotic report from Thaxier Morocco describes 2000 tribesmen assembling south of Rex to threaten the sultan and foreigners, with plans for a holy war to close sea lanes. The alert mentions American nationals at risk as revolts rise and insurgents gain artillery support.
Notice details a court ordered sale of coal rights and land in Taylor County West Virginia. Multiple parties including A Bush executrix and West Virginia Investment & Development Company are involved. The sale, at 1 pm on November 2, 1906, lists surface and mining rights on a 24 127 acre tract near the Valley River with payment terms of one half cash and six months credit.
The Taylor County circuit court. On the first Monday in October 1906 J J Haines & Co sue Bell trading as Racket Store to settle accounts of defendants J G B Clair trustee and others and appoint a special receiver to disburse proceeds. later, sheriff sale in Taylor County for Lusi McDonald et al property including bay mares wagons and cattle levied on by writ of execution.
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