The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-08
BACK IN MnEELING.


the Old Town.
Seven months ago Charlie Yaukeuren
sold out his eating house on Market street,
packed up his goods and with his family
started for Minneapolis, one of the stu
ture greats" There he embarked in the
same business, avsrtised literally and was
soon doing rushing trade.
Yesterday he arrived in this city with
his worldly possessions and his family,
and has come to stay, An INTELLIdENCER
reporter caught him on the bound and
asked him how it all came about,
"WelI," ssid Mr.. YRnkeureu, "l'll tell
you all Rbout it; You know
The nail strike made things pretty
dull about here and we had great reports
from Minneapolis and st. Paul. caught
tho fever, sold out my nice little business
here ard went to Minneapolis to get rich,
1t wasn't long before was feeding ovsr
400 people a day and taking in over 81 600
month. | was obliged TO pay
nearly all OF that out, There is queer
thing about the restaurant hualneaH out
there; you have to pay higher prices than
you do here for everything you buy and
ynu mus. soil it out cheaper 10 get the
run. Besides that, | had to pay q
very high remit my coal bill
was 50 q week; goa was 50 high that l
had to light up with oil. When | came
to figure up found that ] was having
all my work and worry for about nothing.
As good luck would have 1t, caught Q
sucker from the East, Bold out to him
at fair price and came home,
Everybody out there ia looking for
suckers from the East, There isn't u piece
oil property or a business In Minueapo Iis
or st. Paul that isn't Tor sale, and every.
body expects to sell to some one from the
East Eastern people so out there, see
Everything rushing, hear everybody
talking boom, and they are bound to buy
something before they have been there
long. There Is going to be u drop there
pretty soon; everything il bUing run
with eastern capital and eastern capital is
being pulled in. There isn't ono house
out Of hundred in the two cities
that hasn't mortgage on 1t. Did tell
you that rents are high2 Well, they are
double Wheeling rents and you'll get il
about right, | had several chances to
sell but | hadn't maize up my mind To
do It until tho INTELLldENCGR's big
Special Natural Gas Edition came
along; when | struck that, it decided me
at once. cav that tho old town WAS on
boom and | made up my mind to come
back andget some OF It, Now that ! an
back, | am glad Of 1t. l think that
Wheeling will be good enough for me-
see q big change here in
seven months. Everybody Seems busy
maybe you can't realize II, but do. Did
tell you about A. s, Van Slckler, who
used 10 manufacture gloves and suspen.
ders on Market strGet2 The INTELLIG In.
GERS Natural Gas Edition fixed
him too; he'll be back here next
week with his family to start out again.
I'm going to open ilrst-clsss lunch loom
for ladieG and gentlemen; Pm going to
run It right and make money"
whats become OF 7. Tommy
Cockayne, who went 10 seek his fortune
In Minneapolis2"
"The last ] heard Of T. Tommy, he
had secured the stateroom on tho bumper
Of 0 freight train; had his fiddle with him
and was on hia way home too"
"Msy We expect Mr.. Baker back short.
ly also2"
"Not muChl Mr.. Baker has struck It
big; he ismaking great newspaper and
Is going to make lots OF money. He is
already one Of tho big men Of st. Paul.
Come around and see me when | open.