Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-21
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raj News Notes.
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SrrrRENvuLE. April 2O.-The OIL hsiu
oro- ,be river in Hancock county Is deyel-
oning into q bigger thing than anticipated
Nv tbs most sauguine. A careful compu-
t.,;on estimates that 100000 have been
mid 70 farmers for leases in addition to the
one-sigath royalty which is usually re-
ceived bv landowners. John Mcheown'
81 T ;ttle Washington, has paid about 30,
OOO of this amount, and leasing OF lana
stiu continues. New Cumberland Ia ex-
1,s7iercipp great results nom the boom, ane
& il believe that fully one hundred ana
fftv new residences viii be erected TINS
simmer. and the population increased
about one thousand Wells recently struck
show much larger capacity than those
tbat E rat came in. and predictions are freely
made that the field Will rival the csleoia-
ted Washington field, as the number OF
"dustersu brought in is exceedingly small
Farmers in Hancock county are ia posses
sion Of more ready cash than ever before,
and the merchants of New Cumberland
and other towns are having business
boom that is very satisfactory.
The appointment Of Senator Coulter, as
Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, was re-
ceived with much satisfaction by his
friends in this city. The Senator was home
this week and was heartily congratulated
on his good fortune. 1t Is hoped that ne
will remember the boys Of Steubenvnle
when he comes to give out the plums al MS
command.
Our new Democratic Mayor IS proving
10 be a serious obstacle IN the way OF
tramps and drunken loafers Nearly every
morning batch Of them are sent out to
the stone pile, where they labor for the
CITY under the Direction Of superintendent
MCGayern.
Canton Doty will 20 to Pittsburg next
Thursday. to participate in the seventeen
anniversary Of Odd Fellowship. Canton
Fancy. of Toronto, Will also attend.
The bvciclists of this city, and they are
plenty. complain that drivers Of teams do
not respect their rights guaranteed to them
by the decision that their machines are
vehicles. They say that as they are com
PEELED TO take the roadway they should
have equal privileges with wagons and car
riages. -,
The trouble at the Allikanna Iron mill,
growing out Of a difference between the
management and the men in regard to the
scale has been satisfactorily arranged, and
the works will start up foil on Monday.
This news is very agreeable to the people
of Steubenville, as hey had been building
a great deal on the posperity that would
result to the city from the running OF
these works, which have been put in first
class shape By the owners, the Mchees-
port Tube Works Company, and will en-
plOy at the start three hundred and htty
men, and many more before the year Is
out "a the capacity of the mill will be IN
creased, and when the news Of the strike
circulated 1t was like throwing cold water
down q persons back. But "All's well that
ends we'll
Geo. A. Maxwell and Charley Steele are
home from Clifton Springs, New York.
VIII WorthingtOn, formerly a typo IN
this city, now foreman Of the New York
Sporting Times, spent few days with Steu-
benyille friends this week.
John Campbell, District manager Of the
Postal Telegraph Company, and wife, came
down from Pittsburg this week, on visit
10 relatives and friends.
J. J. Porter, of Pittsburg, was in the
city Tuesday, attending the funeral Of his
aunt, Mrs. Mary Hszlet.
Mile Rhea viii appear at the Opera
House Tuesday night in Shakespeare
much Ado About Nothing