Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-21
ErNA-srANDAKD NEWS.
Interesting Items secured from a Tour
of the Mills.

of the Mills
The remains OF Barney Koeber, the
man recently killed in the Standard
mines, have been buried at Sardis, 0.
An INQUEST was held and it was its de-
cision that the man had met his death
by the rupture OF arteries, from the
stone falling on him. Mine Inspector
Tuner, Of Cambridge, o., was at the
scene OF the accident few days ago,
aud measured the stone which fell on
Mr.. Koeber. 1t was seventeen and one
half feet loug and two and one-haif feet
thick and weighed about six tons. The
inspector gave strong hint 10 mine
authorities that their duty was not
being fully performed in not reporting
sll the recent accidents IN the mine.
The entire pudding department at
the Etna mill is off again. The diff
Guilty this time is that no coal can be
secured at the company's mines. So
many Of the mems wages have been
attached that many Of them have left
town for good, while the others are not
mining. Last Monday, of the large
force usually at work IN the mine, there
were but three persons, and yesterday
but little coal was mined. The situa-
tion seems a complicated one, but it is
the opinion that the miners will again
90 TO work In few days.
Robert Edwards, the helper at the
Standard mill, and the noted Splinter,
is DESTROYS Of arranging for a race with
with a Martins Ferry runner. The ne
gotiatlOns will probably be concluded
soon, and the distance will probably be
200 Yards for $3.50 or $500 side. Mr..
Edwards is practieing daily, and made
q one half mile dash few days ago in
two minutes and ten seconds. Mr.. Ed
wards and Edward McIninch will go to
Marietta 10 July to take part In the
contest there.
Milton Junkens, who works In the
Standard mill, very narrowly escaped
being drowned few days ago. He was
riding across the river at the rear OF
the skiff. He fell backwards and could
not swim. The young man had gone
under twice when he was dragged into
the boat.
The last few days have been scorch-
ers in the mills. Last Monday large
number Of mill men gave out in the
Standard. Two sheet mills in the Etna
and four mills In the Standard are of,
caused partly by the heat aud partly by
the difficulty in securing men.
On the first day Of next month, both
mills will shut down for the summer
stop. During the stop the necessary
repairs will be made. 1t is thought the
stop will not be longer than four weeks.
John Campbell, formerly OF the Stand
ard, has arrived safely in Muncie, Ind,
with his family, He reports that he
likes the place. Nearly all his property
In Etnaville has been disposed Of.
The "Wahoo" fishing club, composed
Of we'll known mill men, are making
big preparations for their outing this
year. The boys will go to Guernsey
county to fish In Wills creek.
The we'll known Badger Club, CON-
posed Of men from the two mills, has
been reorganiLed. Next Saturday the
club will hold meeting in Petz's Hall.
That accommodating man OF the Stand
ard mines, Isaac Moore, whose leg was
crushed in the mine not long ago, is
able to 90 about assisted by crutches.
Work is progressing we'll at the new
Office addition OF the mills. The brick
work is being constructed very rapidly.
Next Saturday there will be q special
meeting OF the pudders, Of the Anal
Ramation, OF Etnavllle, held in Peltz's
hall.
MllWright Peter Guiseu, who was so
dangerously sick, is much improved,
and is able 70 walk about.
The pudding furnaces Of the Stand
ard mill are not on.
Ellis Clark. Of the Standard, is yer
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