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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers In the CITY aud wheeling Folks
Abroad.

Strangers In the CIty aud Wheeling Folks
Abroad.
Charles Israel is at the Moundsvllle
camp grounds.
j. Edwin Pickett is the guest of rela-
lives in Glendale.
Colonel Frank Early spent Sunday on
the camp grounds,
George n. Wells was a visitor at Clar-
ington over sunday.
Miss Amy Dunlap, OF West Alexander,
is visiting friends In the city.
win Merchant, of the East End Is the
guest of friends in Wellsburg.
Miss Grace Egger, of steubenville, is
visiting friends on the South Side.
Master Ralph Addison, of Quaker City,
Ohio, Is visiting relatives in this city,
]. NJ. McFeeley, of the Telephone Com
pany, Is seeing the sights In Cincinnati
F. Stephenson, of Chicago the well
known typographical tourist, is in the
city.
Secretary oscar Howard, OF the typo
graphical union, ie spending a week in
Cincinnati.
f. PIerpont Han, Of Fifteenth street,
has returned from a rustlcatIon in Bel
mont county.
Miss Mamie Drum, of Pittsburgh, Is
visiting Miss Maude Graves, Of North
Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j, Hare, of the East
End are spending a week with Clays-
vile friends.
], o, schencrloln, the painter, spent
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
CONTRACT LET
For Elm Groves CITY Llne-Companywll
DO Mare than Ordinance Calls For.

FOR Elm groves Nlty ihhe -N""PA"y "'A
DO Mare than Ordinance Calls For.
The Wheeling & Elm Grove Railroad
has awarded the contract for construct
ing the city end of the electric line to
L. c. Hallock The contract is to be
completed by November /, The city line
is g.35 miles in length and extends from
the corner OF Fourteenth and Water
streets to the bridge fcom Peninsular
into Fulton.
The company Intends to do more than
the council ordinance calls for 'rae rails
viii he underground glrder to the yard,
instead of eighty-pound, as stipulated
In the ordinance, and steel tubular
poles willlbe put In instead of wood
New fire brick will be used 90 pave the
space between the rails and one foot on
each side thereof, where the streets
are paved, and further, where the street
Is not paved at all the company Will
pave between the tracks and one foot
on the outside Of the track. New
bridges win be built where the ordi-
nance called for merely the widening
and strengthening and In many other
respects the company VIII do much
more than required.
The construction OF theFity line alone
will probably cost about $4,000, and the
country line and accessories Will also
entail the outlay of another large sum
Work at the city end will beain as
soon as the material arrives, and home
labor will have the preference
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
TIE GRANDEST TRIP
or the ssuson-Personally Conducted
Lake Tour.

or the Ssuson-Personaily Conducted
Lake Tour.
on Tuesday next, August H. the
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Com
pany, In conjunction with the Detroit &:
Cleveland Navigation Company, will
run a special llrst-class excursion from
Wheeling to Mackinac Island, Mich,
and return, at $40 for the entire round
trip, including Pullman Parlor Car to
Toledo, Ohio, Tickets good to return at
any time, until the end of the season,
| November L. 1891.
The lake portion of the trip, from To-
ledo to Macknac, via Detroit, Port
Huron, Sand Beach, Oscoda, Alphena,
Cheboygnn, etc, will be in charge OF
Mr.. W. L. Calm, No, 1913 Chaplne
street, Wheeling, to whom application
for staterooms should be made not later
than Monday morning, August 16
The train will leave the union depot,
corner Market and Eighteenth streets.
Wheeling. at o'clock, Tuesday morn
ing. @ o'clock Wheeling time), arrlv-
ing in Toledo at $40 the same after
noon, In time to take the steamer CITY
Of Mackinac," leaving Toledo at 4:30 p.
lllst all ~ AIb ~ A|NNlulb AVhl Alpulo lAANl
S:45 p. M, and remaining in Detroit un-
til $3.50 u. M, the following day, thereby
afrording few hours time next MORN
ing 10 attend to shopping, sightseeing,
etc, In Detroit, before leaving for
Mackinac.
Passengers have the use OF their
staterooms TO sleep in while in Detroit,
so that the one dollar for an upper
berth, or 81 80 for lower berth, covers
the entire cost of staterooms for both
nights spent on this trip, and the same
way on the return trip. The finest
staterooms on the steamer have been
reserved by Mr.. Calm, for this trip, and
nothing will be left undone in the way
OF comfort and convenience, for those
that may desire to accompany him on
this, the most delightful trip OF the sea-
son.
The advantages OF remaining all night
in Detroit and commencing the trip to-
wards Mackinac next morning, is that
It gives the tourist an opportunity OF
going through the Detroit river Lake
ST. Clair and the ST. Clair Flats ETC.
(the prettiest portion of tho trip, in
daylight
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
STRONG IEDUCEMENTs
Held Out for Visit 10 wheeling at State
Fair TINE.

Fair Vlms,
The inducements to visit Wheeling
during the week of the State Fair
which opens September 8, are much
stronger this year than usual The
management has been making extraor-
binary efforts in every department and
through especial amusements for the
entertainment of visitors, TO ensure the
complete success of the enterprise, and
the utmost measure Of satisfaction tn
all who attend and this enterprise and
liberality should meet with a prompt
response on the part of the public. The
encouragements for exhibitors are also
greater this year than ever before, The
spacious grounds Of the fair association
are in splendid condition, the raeins
programme carries more money than
last year, and the events have been so
arranged as to make Il possible for WIS.,
itors from a distance to see the close OF
every race,even when the earliest trains
are to be caught Rates OF transportn-
ton to and from Wheeling are very
low and several days should be spent
at the fair by everyone who can pos
Slbly come,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
SADLY REFLECTIVE
ofPaImy Days OF tho NnllrriS the Intro
duction or Extra Machines nI La ueilc.

ofPaImy Days OF tho NaIlrris the Intro =
duoti0n or Extra Machines ut In ueiic.
The La Belle nail factory resumes to-
day, with the introduction Of extra ma
chimes and reduced force Of men.
There will be twelve nallers employed
and sixty machines, each man operat-
ing Ave machines. where formerly four
machines was the allotment The men
win be paid the same for FIVE as they
were for four machines,
This nail factory Is the only one of the
La Belle mills that doesn't enjoy steady
employment, and It IL believed that as
soon az the company's new tin mill Is
in running Order the nail factory win
be almost has becn," The introduc-
ton of the extra machines IL sadly rc-
Elective OF the once polmy days OF the
mailer,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
avn SERVICE EXAMINATION


For Internal Revenue Places to he Held
nj Pnrhcrnbnru, sept. 80.
The clvi service commission has or
dercd the next regular semI-annual ex-
animation for the grades OF deputy col
lector, clerk, storckcepcr-BauEcr, and
messenger for the collection district of
West Virginia to be at parlIcrshrrg,
Saturday, September is, 1897, commonc-
Ing at 0 n. m, All male citizens OF the
United States, native born OF natural
lied, twonty-onc ycars Of apc, or over,
uro eligible Tor examination,
Applications for this examination VIII
hc received up to y, NJ August rs,
Those received after that hour cnnnut
he considered For printed lnslrtc.
tIonB to applicants, application blanks
md additional information apply to
j, n. Finley, secretary bOnrd of oNaml-
ngrg. purl,orsbufg,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

IT is being most lndustrlously circu-
lated that the Wheeling Bakery has
discontinued the Tin Seal on their
bread. We desire to state that we
never will abandon this most popular
way OF marking our bread We want
everyone to ask their grocer for our
bread and will always mark It so even
IA child Will know when they get II.
WHEELING BAKERY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
I)lEO.

sTEN-on Saturday, August "a, 1891, at
2:h o'clock p. m, MARY c. HOFF-
MAN, wife Of Henry Stein, aged SS
years, month and IL days
Funeral services at family residence, Ma
tonal Road Fulton, Monday afternoon
ut $3.50 o'clock Friends Of tho family
rcspcctfuly Invited to attend. Inter.
mont ut Greenwood cemetery. A spc.
clnl motor will leave the city at .
o'clock for tho accommodation Of
friends desiring to attend.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

~ CRAVE but ono Minute" raid
the public sponNor In u husky voice.,
and then he took dose Of ono Minute
CouGh cure, ana proceeded with hls ur.
ntory one Mlhu,o Cough cure 10 TN.
r,tutiyA for throat and IaHg trsHbiys
charles II Guolao, Market aud Twelfth
atrccai Chatham Sinclair i0ortv.slNh
and Jacob streets, A. N schoclo, No.
GO7 Main street, lGNluy llroa, Penn ana
Pane Streets lowlo 4 Goa Bridgeport 2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

August to 20, Inclusive, the Baltl.
more & Ohio will sell excursion tickets
wheeling ia Mt, Lake Park and re-
turn, for 81 80, good returning until
August 81, inclusive.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

The exodus from Wheeling to cincin-
natl on Saturdays excursions over the
Ohio River and Baltimore X Ohio roads
was the most remarkable ever known in
this city, Nearly 1000 people went, the
Ohio River capturing 1900, with Its dol
lar rate, and the Baltimore & ohio's
two dollar rate and shorter line at
tracted a crowd OF six hundred
Sundays Cincinnati Commercial Trl-
bune tells of the effect the arrival of
such large numbers of people from
one community so far away made, as
follows;
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

A NOVEL attraction, Olymplan
Clubs Fox Chase and Picnic Saturday.
August q, state Fair grounds Base
bail and other attractions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
Mount de ChantaI,

NEAR WHEELING, W. VA.
Studies VIII be Resumed at this Academy
September s, 1897.
The advantage, Of this Academy for
mental ami phyaeai euiture are unur-
passed, TIL, dry scholars dine and lunch
at the Mount, and are taken to and from
the motor by conveyance provided by
the Sisters free Of charge. For terms and
further information, address
DRrcTRiSS OF MOUNT DE ctANIAl.
An tsains sioa at tn: AeademY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
EDUCATIONAL.
LinsIy Institute,

a school for the thorough instruction OF
boys and young men. Military, Classical,
English.
Fall term begins Monday. September 10.
1897. For catalogues or other information.
address any member of the Board OF
Trustees, or John NJ. Birch, Phi. D.. Prin-
etpat
board of Trustces-Hon. A. W. Camp
bell, president; A. j. Clarke. Esq, vice
president; John L. pickey. NJ. D.. secre-
tary: r. c. Dnlzell, Esq, treasurer; Will
Hon. N. u. Whit0ker, John s. Naylor.
Esq, Augustus Pollock. ESD Hon. ]. y,
Sommervlle,, Hon, William p. Hubbard,
Rev Jacob Birmingham, Henry NJ. RUS
sell, Esq, William +. Stlfel, Esq, jy17
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
OFF TO CINCY.
Eighteen Hundred Wheeling PEG.
pie Take Advantage OF the
DESPERATE RAILROAD RATEWAR

Between the Ohio River and baltimore q
Ohio Railroads.&c. Many Went on the
EIcnriIOns that the showing Made In
the big city on the Ohio was Quite Mo-
tIcsabls-Thrse sections Went Out on
the Ohio River Road-B. Is o. Got 600.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
sl0 ERnM MnEFLlNG.

Excursion tickets will be good leaving
Wheeling at li2J p. IN, and 1856 p, M, tcIty
time on the above dates The 1850 p, M
train connects in Pittsburgh Union sta
ton with through trains to Philadelphia
and Atiautc city. The 1865 p, M train
win have Sleeping cars from Wheeling
through Pittsburgh aud Philadelphia to
Atlantic City, via Delaware River Bridge
Route without change.
Tho return limit will cover twelve days
including date OF sale. which will be ample
for customary ton dnys' vacation. For
further desired information. apply to Jno.
q. Tomlnaon, Ticket Agent, or address j.
*. Dillon, District Passenger Agent, Pitts.
burgh, Pa, for particulars Illustrated dc.
gcription Of resorts to which excursion
boarding houses at each, Will he furnished
upou application. JUS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16

To Atlantic City, Cape May Avalon, Sea
Isle City. Anglesca, Ocean city, Holly
Beach or wildwood, round trip tickets to
either resort being obtaInable at the same
rate.
Tho first excursion will be run Thurs
day, July is, followed by others on July
90 August 10 and 81, Round trip rates to
either Atlantic city, Cape May, Avalon,
Sea Isle City, Anglosea, ocean City, Wild
wood or Holly Beach, New Jersey, Ocean
city, Md, and Rohoboth, Del, VIII be
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
RESTAURANT AND CAFE,
Tie wlGwAM RESTAURANT AND CAFE,

iiOs MhiliIEr TREEE
Warm meals served IN their best etylc
nlnlnr rooms cosy AMI snug, Al short.
order cooking. nnd prices reasonable, only
rr9lhurant that provides, hrsi-olnsi
ifnifhnrC nn Fourteenth street
Morchnnta Hot lunch daily Roast Rect
ana rntntoop t'onrn, brtad aHH hHttur
q6 rputa ullI Chnuuud dnuN
Jul5 & RRpllAkGll. Prontlelqr
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-16
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Thln book has been secured for In.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

First ruslishej in the Democrat April sth 1897 ]
SHERIFFS SALE.
State of Kansas, ! GO
Barton County, { ."
C. W. Fl. Boyer. as Trus'
tee for G.. W. II. Boyer
s. Company.
Josiah Spencer, Ann Spen-
Ger. ct al.
By virtue of an order of sale to me directed and
delivered issued out of the District Court of the
State of Kansas, sitting in and for Barton County,
in said state, will, on saturday. May Sth A d.
1887, between the hours of Q O'Clock g. m. and 10
O'Clock a. of said day, at the west Court House
doc, in City of Great Bend in the County and State
aforesaid offer public SALE and sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the following described
real property to wit
The southeast quarter of section Number Seven
"a Township Number Nineteen (l9) South Range
Number Twelve (l2l West of 9th P. NJ. in Barton
County, Kansas Said property TO be sold the
property of the above named defendants
81 L. P. ABER, Sheriff
Sheriffs Office Great Bend, Kansas, April 9TH 1897
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

First published in the Democrat April 18th, 1897.
Notice OF final Settlement
The State OF kansas, IS
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Elizabeth Fudge
Deceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that shall ap
ply to the Probate Court, in and for said County,
sitting at the Court House, in Great Bend, County
OF Barton. State of Kansas, the 9TH day of May,
A. D. 1897, for full and final settlement of said
Estate.
IRA D. BRoUGHER Administer
of the Estate of Elizabeth Fudge deceased.
April 10th, A. D. 1897 Al
First Published in the Democrat, April sth, 1897
Notice of Final settlement
Bae State eo0 of Kanaasl IS.
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the matter of the estate of VIM. II. Howard
deceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate hereby notified that I shall
apply to the Probate Court in and for said County
sitting at the Court House, in Great Bend, County
of Barton. State of Kansas the 30th day of April
A. d. 1897, for full and final settlement of said
Estate.
MINNIE HOWARD, Administrator,
of the Estate OF WIN. II. HOWARD, Deceased.
April s. A. D. 1897 SO
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22
First published in the Democrat April %, 1897
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.
To Edward P. Ham acher and Frederick F. Adam
defendants.
The State of Kansas.

The State of Kansas:
To Edward P. Ham acher and Frederick F. Adams
defendants.
You are hereby notified that you have been sued
with Katie Schmitt and others as co-defen-
dants, by Viletta T. Barhite plaintiff.
This summons is to require you to answer the
petition. filed by the said plaintiff in the clerks
office OF the Barton county district court, in the
state OF Kansas, or before June 5th 1897 said
petition will be taken true and judgement rem
dered against you for the foreclosure of certain
mortgage, execIted and delivered by the said Peter
Schmitt and Katie Schmitt, his wife, and George
Landner on or about May 18th, 1892 in said county
of Barton, and decribed follows: The north half
and the southeast quarter of section twenty t20)
the payment of the sum of s., GOO 90 and recorded
in the record of mortgages in said county, and
judgement will be further rendered that you and
each of you and all persons claiming under you, be
forever barred and forecloSed of all interest
lien and equity of redemption, in, to, on, said
lands and tenements, and that said lands may be
sold according to law, without appraisement, and
the proceeds brought into court and applied the
payment of, LIST the taxes due and payable said
premises 2nd the costs and accruing costs of this
action; 3rd, the claim of the said plaintiff with the
accruing interest thereon; and 4th, the claims of
the said defendants their interests may appear,
and for such other and further relief in the prem
ises may be just lawful and equitable.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court at
my office in the city of Great Bend the said
county of Barton this Goth day of April, 1897.
LATEST 81 F. G. STRoTHMAN, Clerk
[sEAL. IRA E. LLOYD, Atty for Prf.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22
Spring Excursions to Great Southwest

On April 6 and 20, May and IS, 1897, the Santa
Fe Route will run a series of home-seekers' excur-
sions to principal points in Arkansas, Arizona,
Oklahoma and Texas.
Ticket rate, fare plus g for round trip. with
liberal limits and stop over privileges These
excursions viii enable you to take spring outing
and see country which offers rich rewards to WE'LL
directed toll
For free literature descriptive of lands In the
Great Southwest. address W J. Black, G. P. A.. 4.
T. & S. F. Ry., Topeka, Kas.
W. ToRREY, Agen
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

Just while you think about 1t send
us bundle of your laundry work and
be convinced that our work is as good
as the best. Our prices are for shirts
any kind 1Oc; cuffs per pair &c; collars
Sc; ladies shirt waists 15c or two for
25c. At River Side Steam Laundry.
PRITCBARD & Sous. Props
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Board Of County Commissioners met
at the Office of County Clerk April IL,
1897. Present. G. Il. Moses, Fl. C..
Merhoff and Matt Dick. commissioners
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Resignation of II. J. Jprinker, clerk
of Lakin township, was accepted, and
Ed. Isern appointed to fill the vacancy.
g. W. Brisby rebate IS taxes on the
S. E ! of sec, 19-18-13, and s2.7O on
s. W. of same section, accounted be-
ing assessed in school district 65 instead
of where it belongs. in district IL.
Report of viewers on road petition
ed for by John Dick ct al, accepted,
and trustee of Lakin township instruct
ed to open said road to the public
travel, without any allowances of dam
age.
L. F. Hiss rebate $40 tax valuation
in South Bend township, on account
of erroneous assessment for 1896.
Quarterly report of County Clerk, for
quarter ending April IL, 1897, present
ed and approved.
Mrs. R. J. Lucas, Buffalo township
related STA tax valuation for
1896, on account of no exemption hav-
ing been allowd.
Isom Wright, Liberty township re-
funded $1.13 personal property tax of
1896, on account of erroneous assess
ment.
BILLS ALLOWED:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

Alliance EXchg, mdse poor ..............
Board adjourned, to meet Mono
April 18th.
CONTINUED on 4th page.1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

The DEMOCRAT, with all the county
news. for 81 a year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

TENS: $40 TO insure colt to stand
and suck. Care will be taken to pre-
vent accidents, but the owners will not
be responsible for any that may occur
SHAFFER BROS, Owners.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

The American Shire Horse, Creston,
will stand during the season of 1897,
beginning march 15, at the Spencer
Barn, Great Bend Kansas. No mares
served on Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

First published in the Democrat April 18th, 1897.
Notice of Final Settlement
The Stale of Kansas( 80
Barton>County
In the Probate Court in and for said County.
In the matter of the estate of John Murdy de-
ceased.
Creditors and all other persons interested in the
aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that shall ap-
ply to the Probate Court, in and for said County,
sitting at the Court House in Great Bend, County
OF Barton State of Kansas, on the 9th day of May,
A. D. 1897, for full and final settlement of said
Estate.
JANE MURDY, Administrative
of the Estate of John Murdy deceased.
April 10th, A. d. 1897. a.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-22

First published in the DEMOCRAT April 8, 1897. !
SHERIFFS SALE.
s Barto0 o' c Hnnsy,' IS.
j. F. May bach, Plaintiff,
VS.,
George W. McCay and
the Mortgage Trust Com
pany of Pennsylvania, De-
PENDANTS.
By virture of an order of sale to directed and
delivered issued out of the District Court of the
State of Kansas sitting in and for Barton County,
in said State, will, on Saturday May Sth, a. d.
1897. between the hours of O'Clock a. m. and 10
O'Clock a. m. of said day, at the west Court House
door in City of Great Bend in the County and
State aforesaid. offer at public sale, and sell to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, the following de-
scri bed ri al :property to wit
The northwest quarter of section Eighteen (1Sl,
Number Twenty C20), South Range Num-
Der Thirteen 49, west of the 9th P. NJ. in Barton
County, Kansas. Said property to be sold the
property of the above named defendants.
81 L. P. ABER, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office Great Bend, Kansas April 18th, 1897.