February 12, 1904
From The Webster Echo. Feb. 12, 1904.
BOGGS
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G. F. Bragg is delivering coal to Brookstown.
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Miss Florence Dyer , of Haynes, will teach our school.
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Annis Boggs has been on the sick list for some time.
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Reuben Bragg and sons, from Clay county, are visiting friends at this place.
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G. A. Goff and brother were calling on friends here Saturday and Sunday
last.
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Rev. L. J. Barnett has been confined to his room with measles, but is improving.
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A. G. Johnson has returned home from Braxton county, where he was visiting
friends.
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James Bragg, the pioneer trapper of this section, is making the opossums
and foxes look shy.
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Emory Salisbury and Jonathan Brown, of Erbacon, were here trading horses
with the boys last Saturday.
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W. L. McCoy, of Cowen, has purchased a farm from Wyatt Justice, of this
place, and has moved to same. We heartily welcome Mr. McCoy.
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A. G. Johnson returned last week from Braxton county, where he was visiting
his mother and other relatives and friends.
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Dr. J. C. Kessler, of Erbacon was here last week to see Annis Boggs, who
has been very sick but who is some better now.
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Mike Barnsgrove and son, Richard, of Sutton, were here Friday night.
The former is traveling salesman for Floyd & Bohr, of Louisville,
Ky.
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The trustees at this place have employed Miss Florence Dyer, of Haynes,
to teach the remaining two months of our school, and she entered
upon her duties Monday morning.
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We noticed in a recent issue of your paper a letter from this place urging
W. L. McCoy to become a candidate for Commissioner of the County
Court. Mr. McCoy is a sterling Democrat with good business qualifications,
and would conduct himself in such a way that his constituents would have
no reason to complain.
ERBACON
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'Rah for the groundhog!
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Measles and to spare, hereabouts.
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Mrs. Ervin Williams is critically ill.
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Mrs. Marion Gross is thought to be gradually growing worse.
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Mrs. Jerome Luckey, after a long siege of sickness, is able to be out
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again.
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W. F. Hines, of Braxton, was here last week visiting his son, Arthur, who
had measles.
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Revs. Worrel and Nichelso were on Birch last Saturday and Sunday teaching
the transgressors the way.
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Preparations are being made to make the teachers' institute to be held
here on the 22nd inst., interesting to those who may attend.
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Ere long the public schools of this section will begin to close out, and
the people to pass judgment upon the teachers' several abilities.
Parents have a duty to perform, too.
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The periodical' candidate, "at the earnest soliciation of many friends,"
will soon be seen smiling and handshaking among the people. The people
here want Levi J. Barnett to try his hand for sheriff Come along, all of
you.
UPPER GLADE
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John Mc Avoy is hauling crossties for H. F. Given.
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David Handschumacher is hauling lumber for G. A. Herold.
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Anthony W. Blankenship made a flying trip to Upper Glade Saturday on business.
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Samuel Sill and John Sill are visiting relatives and friends at Sisterville,
Tyler county.
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Ira Springston has sold his timber to I. E. Cherrington, and he is busy
cutting and skidding logs.
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He expects the mill to be at his place in a few days.
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S. M. Steel, the hustling fruit agent, is at home from a few days' rest.
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Mr. Steel represents one of the best nurseries in the country, and you
should see him before buying.
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Melvin Steel is breaking a yoke of yearling steers, and it looks now like
the old work oxen would come into service again on Mack run. Melvin
is a hustler and knows just how to break young steers to the yoke.
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We are glad to see the announcement of Levi Skidmore, Jr., for the office
of sheriff. He is the very man we want. His past record
is enough. Go where you will in our district, you will find none
but Skidmore men.
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The school at this place is progressing nicely under the management of
Miss Ola Starcher. Miss Ola is one of Webster's best teachers. This
is the second term she has taught our school, and as everybody is well
pleased with her we wish that the trustees would employ her again.
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Having noticed in the ECHO the suggestion of T. M. Rogers as a good man
for Commissioner of the County Court, we wish to say that Mr. Rogers is
a good man, and we believe the citizens of Webster county would make no
mistake in selecting him. But we want to suggest another good man,
and that man is J. G. Springston, of Upper Glade. As has already
been said, we want a man who is willing to do his duty, a man who has the
public good at heart, and we believe therre is no better man for the office
than Mr. Springston. Let us hear from others.
EDWIN
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L. A. Thomas is taking coal options in this section. Lyde is a great
hustler.
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Henry Good, of this place, is getting out cross-ties for the B. & O.
Railroad Company.
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The school at this place is progressing nicely under the management of
Miss Rosa Kautz.
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Guy Holbrook will leave in a few days for Chase, Montana, where he is engaged
in the lumber business.
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Mrs. Annie Thomas has had a severe spell of the grip, but we are glad to
learn she is able to be out again.
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S. L. Mason, of Erbacon, has the best match yoke of oxen in the county.
He says "Jack" is as good to ride as his "Fanny" mule.
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B. Goff, of Boggs, is doing a big job of grubbing for L. A. Thomas.
If we had more such good grubbers as Mr. Goff this would not be such a
"Wooden" country.