Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-18
SISTERSVILLE NEWS.
Local and Social Happenings Of the
HuStling Town
Down the River - Personal and
Other Interesting Items Pertain
ing to the Oil Metropolis Of West
Virginia.

Ing 10 Ju0 O4I NJ u " CALo ~ w ~
Virginia
Special TO the Register.
Sistersville. w. Va, August 1l-Ihe
cases of the hotel men against the clIy
council. accounts of which have appeared
in the Register from time TO time, VIII
be argued before the Circuit Court Oh
Monday. and Will not be allowed TO con-
tinue until the October term as was
expected. To-day Hon. j. w. Mcintyre
the counsel for the hotel men, gave
Judge Jacobs notice that he would be
ready to go on with the cases on Monday
and it is understood that the Judge Is
willing that they shall be tried as
speedily as possible There is beng a
great deal of interest manifested IN tne
cases by the legal fraternity OF the
State as we'll as the residents OF TINS
place. The cases evolve some very del
icate points in law, and the decision
in these cases will be a precedent LOT
cases of a like nature in the future.
The cases as they now stand are as t0l-
lows: In March the city council granted
permits TO the saloon men OF the city 10
apply for license before the County
Court At the last session OF the Coun-
~ Court held in June the permits were
presented TO the Court and IL was un-
dorstoOd certain parties holding permits
were backed by the crusade" people.
The city council in granting permits
excepted no one, and when il became
evident thaJ only a favored few were
to have license a special meeting was
held by the city council and all of the
permits revoked. This the County
Court were notified officially Of, but that
body went ahead and granted licenses
to three parties, the hotel men. shut
ting al the others out. Then the fun
commenced. Without the permission Of
the CITY authorities the hotel men could
not do business except as speak-easies.
as formerly. Writs Of certiorari were
granted both patieS by the Judge Of the
Circuit Court, each restraining the otner
party from doing certain things. As
the case now stands the city authorities
are enjo:ned from collecting any more
fines and the licenses granted the hotel
men are imperative until the Court
gives its decision.
The plant of the Sistersville News
changed hands to-day. and it is under
stood there will be a daily paper pub
lished from that office in the near fut-
ure. The negotiations have been going
on for some time, but the deal was only.
completed to-day The purchasers Of
the plant are e. Finley Kits0n who
Dor some months has been a reporter on
the Daily Oil Review. and George e.
Work. the City Recorder. The new
company VII go under the cognomen of
THE KitsOn-Work Publishing Company.
and the paper Will be strictly Republican
in principles The new proprietors of
the plan, will take charge ON Monday.
The Office viii be moved from its pres
ent quarters between Main and Wells
streets, to the rooms formerly occupied
by the Bradford saloon. Mr. Ki,son
will have fun charge of the Office and
as he is a thorough newspaper man,
there is not the least doubt but the VEN
ure will be a success.
Miss Daisy Johnson, a charming
young lady of Belaire, O.. who has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. George Z.
Work, for several days. returned home
yesteday "A c. Jackson, cashier of
the Tyler County Bank, left Yesterday
on business trip to Pittsburg and
Wheeling. Mrs. J. W. Wallace left
today for Bellaire O.. where she Will
be the guest Of relatives for several
weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Anlrom
of Paden's Valley. were the guests Of
friends in the city to-day. Mss Jen-
ME Monroe. Of Proctor, was the guest
Of Miss Maude Moore. of the South
Side, to-day. ...E. =. Reeser and John
Morrison went to Friendly this morn
ing on business. Gen. Alfred Cald- |
well, the well-known Wheeling attor-
ney, was in the city to-day on his way
TO MiddlebOurne 10 attend to some legal
matters. He was accompanied by his
brother, George Lloyd Z. Smith.
the genial and popular proprietor of the
Bellevue Hotel in Marietta, who has
been in the city for several DAYS. re-
turned home this morning Charles
Bailey. who has been employed as a
bartender at the Bradford. left this
morning for his home in Parkersburg.
5. VI. Parker, of Long Reach. who has
been the efficient prescription clerk a.
G. W. Grier & CO.. drug store for soma
time. left yesterday for his home. where
he viii remain until his health GETS
better His position here viii be occu-
pied by f. f. Kappes of GAINESVILLE.
The grand jury at Middlebourne was
dismissed to-day but not before a num- /
Der Of indictments were found against
the hotel men for selling without
license The indictments against the /.
other saloon men could not be secured. |
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