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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1915
Page
12
A real estate notice offers plots in the Martin Addition to the Country Club at Spring Hill Park. Sizes listed 50x150 ft, 100x200 ft, and 1 acre. It advocates a country-like home away from city dust and noise, urging health and pleasure for families.
Spring Hill Park in Spring Hill Martin offers a Country Club addition ideal for Clarksburgers seeking a future residence. It promises outdoor sport bathing fishing and golfing along with a private school building costing thousands of dollars and top regional teachers. Sole agents invite inquiries at phone 943 Bell.
A West Virginia visit to Elkins reveals a vibrant, rapidly growing town in Tygart’s Valley. The piece praises modern streets, new structures, extensive lumber and farming activity, and a welcoming civic spirit. Automobile routes and regional tourism potential are highlighted, with historical sites along the way. Local leaders and residents are credited for hospitality and regional development.
Washington July 21 A Lusitania survivor F J Gauntlett of Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Docks Company told how a Halifax Nova Scotia man claiming to be a ship captain said he found Gauntlett's trunk 200 miles from the sinking. The con artist asked for 25 to cover express charges and Gauntlett sent 10 with promises of 15 more, but there has been no word since.
Sherif George A Bode of St Louis County confronts a moral dilemma as he sentences William Sprouse for wife murder while his wife Lexon Dier urges mercy. The condemned man faces a hanging decision shadowed by personal duty and law.
Inhabitants near Mesa Verde in Colorado fear the government’s completion of a national park and a telephone line. They insist the “little people” will prevent wires from talking and that spirits protected their cliff dwellings. White observers may soon see the Indians’ reverence and awe for the prehistoric Mancos valley ruins.
Elks and deer in Sequoia National Park prosper after heavy snows and warm valleys last winter. Bucks show heavy antler growth and a notable deer, a two year old doe nicknamed Pinto, with drab grey coat and white neck ring, has drawn attention at Hospital Rock. Government staff report Pinto remains tame and visible to visitors.
Reverend T Beauchamp, pastor of First Methodist Episcopal White Stone LI, donned overalls and began painting his church from a scaffold. He volunteers to save the treasury, with Ladies' Art Society supplying paint and workers. Beauchamp, who moved from Kansas last October, says he has done similar work before and will not sit idle when funds are needed.
Grace Hank of Troy saved Albert Vau from drowning in the Mohawk River prompting him to promise to vote for the woman suffrage amendment in the fall election. The rescuing group included a female companion as Hank dragged him into a boat and he regained his senses.
In Atlantic City a model officer detained Siher after an incident described as highly indecent speech. When pressed by the court, the officer admitted the language was explicit and refused to repeat it. The court recorded a conviction for disorderly conduct.
Theodore Roosevelt will be honored at the San Diego exposition on July 26 and 27 with a planned address on Tuesday July 27. Mrs Roosevelt may join a formal reception. escort by First Cavalry and Rough Riders veterans possible. Governor Johnson may attend. invitations coordinated by Exposition President Davidson.
Bar Harbor Maine July 24 The Clark Memorilist Methodist Church venue reports Miss Jane Addams stating no definite prospects for peace in Europe and that unity among nations is unlikely while war continues. She suggests negotiations may begin only if a neutral force can facilitate talks, otherwise peace remains uncertain.
In Orangeville Nye trout fishermen from Hastings saved a red Squirrel caught by a large blacksnake. Hearing shrieks they rushed into bushes and hacked the snake in pieces. The squirrel escaped, climbed a tree, and reportedly thanked its rescuers.
An advertisement proclaims every home with a phone becomes a Welch and Fullerton branch, highlighting the extent of their drugstore network and urging customers to access services or products via telephone reach.
July 24 report from Cold Winter Washington notes that seasonal weather aligns with Indian predictions at Mess Verdé National Park in southwestern Colorado. Traders visit for brief exchanges before moving on, wary of mountain Men they call the late people. Unusually many small game observed, possibly tied to abundant small mammals.
A farm near here saw a man attack a cow used for butter and cream. He broke the cow's tail during the incident and was jailed for twenty five days for cruelty to animals. The report mentions dairy farming profitability in India.
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