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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
BENWOOD.

The mysterious work that has been
progressing rapidly at the Riverside
mill has been a matter Of conjecture
TO Benwood people for many moons.
On good authority it is now stated that
where the steam shovel is making ex-
cavations there will be erected a COM
plete coke plant. The gas from the
ovens will be utilized as fuel in the
general plant. and the coke will be
profitable product. On like authority it
is stated that either a tin I'LL or
structural iron plant will BE erected
on the river front TO utilize the over
production of the Riverside's steel mill,
which is at present making but trifle
over half time This will be good
news to the citizens of this thriving
town. the population of which is large
" made up of the working classes.
Nothing is too good for Benwood. The
city fathers are pushing sewer inn
provements, TIE electric light is an as
sured fact and there Is talk OF paving
the alleys. Benwood will be proud
river town in the very near future.
Willard Bowers had his hand badly
smashed in the skelp mill at the
Wheeling steel works yesterday.
Albert Policy, Joseph Taylor, VIM.
Strain. John Burr and Charley Gately
left yesterday morning for the Black
Wizard fishing camp, below New Mar
tinsville.
Two New Women from Wheeling
passed through Benwood on bicycles
yesterday. To the surprise Of num-
Der Of people on the street they alight-
ed at a saloon and guffed two brim-
ming bumpers of beer.
Thomas Rogers states that men who
who made the attempt TO break into
his house on the river bank on Sat
urday night are known to him and any
further attempt Of this nature on their
part will result seriously to them.
VIM. Trusehell, the well known
paper man of Wheeling. paid his usual
weekly visit to Benwood.
Mrs. NJ. L. Porterfeld will leave for
an extended trip to Philadelphia and
other eastern cities on Thursday next.
John P. James was at Moundsville
yesterday.
EQllOT buTCnIudl, VI mOuuuSNllie,
circulated among Benwood friends last
evening.
The steam shovel at the Riverside
was not working yesterday. owing to
the breaking of a casting. A new piece
will be made by the Riverside peo-
pie and the shovel will resume on
Wednesday afternoon.
There were six DRINKS arrested last
night. Four Of them were discharged
by His Honor this morning. and two
of them added to the city's finances.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Brief Mention About the Coming and
Going of Individuals.

Brief Mention About the Coming and
Going of lndividnais
Misses Lizzie and Sarah Burkhard
arrived home after a brief visit to
friends at Woodsield, o.
R. E. MCGEE, of this city, will be a
permanent fixture with F. w. Banner
Co. He will have charge of consider
able territory, Parkersburg being his
headquarters. Mr.. MCGEE has been the
musical director in the school OF the
deaf and blind for nine years and he
voluntarily resigned his position at the
June meeting of the board.
John Reister, of South Market street,
is spending his vacation as guest OF
relatives at Roney's Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Reister, Of South
Market street, returned home Wednes-
day from the Jack Bass fishing camp
after a weeks enjoyment of the rustic
sports.
Jonn Mcclure is home from a fishing
expedition down the Ohio river.
Mrs. Della Wright, of Thirty-frst
street, left Saturday for Cincinnati TO
visit friends
William Marcus, foreman Of the Ma
CARA engine house, has removed his re-
sidence from 1906 Jacob street to 24O3
Market street.
Edward Crogan. of the South Side,
left yesterday on the steamer Leroy for
Frisker's fishing camp near Woodland.
John Monahan, of South Jacob street,
leaves tomorrow for Atlantic City.
Adrain Wingerter will leave Thurs
day for Atlantic City.
Miss Mayme Brown. Of Portsmouth,
is the charming guest of Miss Jessie
Wheat, Of South Wheeling.
Miss Hattie Welsch, of Mt. Washing
ton, is visiting her grandmother. Mrs
Mary Hammond, Of South Jacob street.
Franz Seibert, of Twenty-ninth street,
is confined to his bed by a severe ILL
ness.
Messrs. George Menkemeller, w. G..
Weisgerber, William Juergens and
Charles Hirst returned home last Fri
day from an extended tour through the
west. --,--..-
Alfred Ulrich, clerk at H. F. Behrens',
left Sunday on the excursion to Cleve-
land.
Samuel Mathison, ESQ.,, of Charleston,
w. Va, was in the city yesterday on
his way to his old home at the capital.
Mr.. Matheson has been holding down
government job at Lock Haven, Pa, as
inspector Of government paper. He
was under civil service, but the boys at
Washington suddenly found there was
no money appropriated for salary.
Edw.'C. Schoen, the uTbane and ac-
commodating Panhandle ticket agent,
will leave to-day for Atlantic City to
spend a week or ten days.
NJ. A. Sybert and wife of Sisters
Vile, returned home yesterday from a
few days visit with friends here and
in Martins Ferry.
]. T. Mccoy, of Sistorsvlile. was in
the city yesterday, on his way 10
Cleveland.
Clerk John Walton will be among
the Atlantic City excursionists over
the B. & o. Thursday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
AMONG THE PoSTMAsTERs.

Special to the Register.
Washington, August 2.-West Virgin
ia postmasters have been appointed as
follows:
At Adolph, Randolph county, Elias
Zicafoose, vice Jacob Pfister, removed;
at Alpena, i. Randolph county, Emil
Knutti, vice E. A. Wyatt, removed; at
Berlin, Lewis county, ]. K. P. Maxson,
vice w. B. Morrison. removed; at
Gainesville, Preston county, D. c. Zinn,
vice L. S. Sapp, removed; at Hendricks,
Tucker county, A. W. Window, vice ].
E. Polling. removed; at Huff, Randolph
county, James Carlow, vice Elizabeth
RAIDER. removed: at Hurricane, Putnam
county, W. D. Hodges, vice G. W. Will
kinson, removed; at Rockport, Wood
county, G. B. Lemix, vice ]. W. Barnett,
removed; at Shoals, Wayne county. L.
E. Garrett, vice ]. B. Plymale, removed.
A commission has been issued TO Ben
jamin ". Cowan as postmaster at
Greenwood. W. Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
COUNTY commissioners.
The Wheeling & Elm Grove Ordinance
Was Not Considered

On Account of a Delay in Securing
Right of Way for the Road-A
Toll House'cn Wheeling Hill Dis
continued - Resolutions Provid-
ing for Improvement Of National
Road Did Not Pass-The Routine
Business Transacted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
CLERK RoBERTsoN's OFFICE.

Licenses to wed were issued to James
Clay, aged So, of Marshall county, and
Mary Bohanna, aged %, Of Wheeling;
also to Everett Ross, aged 81, of Clar-
ington, Ohio and Samantha j. Hanes,
aged 80, also of Darlington.
Deed was left for record dated Octo-
Der 20. 1896, from David Alexander and
wife to John w. Blake, in considera-
ton of 500, conveying two lots on Wad-
dies Run.
Deed dated May IS, 1897, from Harry
w. Mcclure ct al. to Catherine Sweeney.
in consideration Of $50, conveying lots
Nos. Is. 16 and IL in ]. w. Mcclure adj
dition.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
COURT MATTERS.

The Snyder VIII Matter Again-Firm Asks
for a Receiver.
The last will of the late Jacob Sny-
der will again figure in the courts.
Emma Gilbert, daghter of Mr. Sny-
der has brought suit in the Circuit
Court in chancery to have an issue
devisatit bel non. The action is to set
aside the will.
Messrs. White and Foster of the
firm of White, Handley & Foster, have
brought suit against Mr.. Handley, and
]. w. Blatchleys executors and other
creditors of the firm, for the purpose
of having a receiver appointed for the
firm.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
HEALTH MATTERS.

City Health Officer Dr. Jepson yes
terday issued his monthly report for
July. The total number of deaths
from all causes was -. twenty were
from chronic diseases, and 5 were
children affected with gastro-intestinal
troubles. Twelve deaths were Of per-
sons 60 years III age. There were no
deaths from acute infectious diseases.
The general condition OF the public
health is verv good.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
JUGGLING WITH DISHES

Doesn't improve their appearance. And
who is more addicted to this form OF
juggling than the average servant
girl? A little nick here and there may
not amount to much-you may not
even notice it-but how about visitors?
No dining table can be too daintily set
only the best is good enough for any
one. Dainty dishes may be bought for
very little money nowadays.
JOHN FRlEDEL 81 CO.,
I1I9 Main Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
JULY CLEARANCE SALE f!
GREAT Sacrifice SALEl!n
CLOSING OUT sale!

From now on we will lnaugu-
rate a general Closing Out Sale
OF Summer Goods, although
we have just received a fresh
supply Of beautiful Lawns, which
we bought at half price and will
be sold at the same rate.
In this sale ParasOIs AMI Shirt
Waists will suffer most, as VIC are
determined TO close them Out a; anS
price, We have fully three months
OF hot weather before Us, but our
loss is your gain.
Hot weather Underwear. full and CON-
plete line, at greatly reduced prices, for
ladies'. men and children.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
PENSIONS GRANTED.
n the Register

Special TO the Register.
Washington, August "A supplement
al pension has been granted George
Stewart, Gallo, W. Va. and one origin
al widows pension to Margaret E. Rue
ker, Cos, W. Va An original pension
has been granted to Samuel Bidaerstaff,
Steubenville, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
Dbeelin9 Re9ister
Rim ON PANTS.

100 styles. including the best EngiiS'
and French lakes, will be made to ordr
on short notice at $500 and 5000. Res
MAR price 81 90 and SS 90. For choict
patterns call early. &. HESS q SUNS,
ia sbionabIe Tailors and Gents Fdrnishers,
I32Iand 1928 Market Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
COOL AND
COMFORTABLE

So: .: >:
are words best understood by those who
are so because they avail themselves Of
the advantages which our willow furni-
ture offers WilloW rockers are half an
outing in themselves. producing delight
full sense Of careless ease and GOODNESS not
otherwise attainable- To enjoy summer.
abolish every element OF discomfort. Moth
ing does as much to secure this pleasing
result as willow ware Willow furniture
exceiling ours IS not Manufactured Call
at our establishment, where high values
and low prices meet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
GEO. e. sTlFEL & co.
The Advent

Of August marks the period of shelf
emptying Of Summer Fabrics and
room-making for the reception Of
advance styles in Fall goods; but to
YOU this is time of money-saving,
as to make this moving decided,
prices are cut, and there still being
two months in which light and wash
fabrics will lbe worn, it will pay to
buy at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
THE SUIT is SETTLED
RUDOLPH--CULLEY SUIT FINALLY
FINDS A TERMINATION
cULLEY PAYS $3.50 AND COSTS.
The Settlement Is Made at the Request of
the Editors Lawyers-Surprise is
Expressed at This Ending
of the Case.

The suit of II. j. Rudolph against
F. c. Culley, editor of the Daily Ga
zette, was settled this morning. The
settlement as made is that Culley pay
Rudolph $3.50 for his portion of the
Daily Gazette plant.
The case has caused considerable
talk in legal and newspaper circles and
the conditions of the settlement of the
case was quite a SURPRISE to many peo-
pie connected with the case.
The case has been in the courts for
some time and began in August when
Rudolph asked that receiver for the
plant be appointed on the ground that
he owned a part interest in it. This
the judge refused to grant, claiming
that it would be necessary for further
examination of the case before any
action could be taken.
A little later Mr.. Culley was brought
before Court Commissioner Slater for
ane Examination, otherwise than as a wit
ness and at this time the consensus OF
opinion was that the editor had much
the best side Of the case.
The case after being put off
several times was finally set to be
tried today. When court opened this
morning all the parties were
in court, but the case failed to go
on and it was evident that some
hitch had been made in the proceed
ings and it was soon discovered that
the lawyers of the editor were attempt
ing to make a settlement, which was
finally arranged.
The settlement as proposed by the
attorneys for the defense provides that
Mr. Culley pay his former partner
$3.50 and that he be given thirty days
in which to make the payment. This
settlement was not wholly satisfactory
to the other parties Of the suit, but it
was finally accepted. Mr.. Rudolph
when seen, stated that the settlement
was all right, and was perhaps equal
to the value of his portion of the plant
under it's present conditions.
w ucu no Hnu Son0 ouO VI ehO OuS4-
ness an invoice of the stock on hand
netted over 81 900, but the stock has
not been kept up to that standard, and
according to the statement of the
plaintiff of the suit, the stock now
would not foot up over $1,000. Ac-
cording to the settlement Mr.. Culley
also agrees to pay the costs of the suit,
which are said to be very heavy
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
HELPED. HIS PARDNER.
Two Beaver Dam Boys Get Into Trouble
by Living On Their Good Appearance.

Two we'll dressed, good looking
young gentlemen were in the police
court this morning, having been ar
rested by Officer O'Hare under very
peculiar circumstances. They struck
the city Saturday morning and spent
the day in taking in the sights of the
town. When night came on they went
to the boarding house of August Behnke
and asked him to keep them overnight
and at the same time explained to him
that they were dead broke. Mr..
Behnke, seeing they were good appear
ing young fellows, gave them a room
and breakfast After breakfast they
left the house and coming down town
they spent the day in the saloons hav-
ing a good time and spending consider
able money. In the evening they re-
turned and wanted to impose again on
the hospitality of the innkeeper, but he
refused to keep them and they went
away. They came down town and
went to the Park Street hotel, kept by
Peter Beyers, and paid for a nights
lodging and breakfast When Lr.
Behnke heard of this he swore out a
warrant and had them arrested for
getting goods under false pretenses.
When the chief of police put them
under a rigid examination, the one
who had secured the lodging from MIR.
Behnke explained that they were
partners and that his friend had some
money, but as he had been paying all
the expenses he concluded to & We him
some assistance and for this reason he
had begged the nights lodging.
The two young fellows were deeply
penitent and it is not thought any case
will be urged against them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
Funeral of Thomas Bond.

The funeral of the late Thomas D.
Bond occurred from the family resi-
dence on Prairie avenue Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock. The services were
very short and impressive, the simple
Episcopal service being read in very
touching manner by Rev. Harry
Thompson, of st. Matthew's church.
A very large crowd was in attend
ance, there being present large num-
Der of old settlers of Kenosha and the
surrounding country. The interment
was at the city cemetery, and a large
cortege of relatives and friends fol-
lowed the remains of the old settler,
and standing about the grave paid a
tribute of respect to the memory of the
deceased
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
GIRLS PUNISHED.
Two Kenosha Girls Sent to the Reform
Schoo1-Well Known Boys Fined.

Two Kenosha Girls Sent to the Reform
Schoo1-wel1 Known Boys Fined.
Belle McLinden and Ida Paschke,
the two hayward Kenosha girls, ar
rested by Policeman Bassinger, while
creating a disturbance on Sixth street,
we're arraigned before Judge Flett, of
the municipal, Friday afternoon. The
Judge after hearing the evidence and
also getting thorough insight as TO
the past behavior of the girls, gave
them sound lecture and sentenced
each to the industrial school for girls
until they are of age. The girls are
thoroughly hardened and did not ap-
pear to mind the punishment. Four
or five we'll known Racine boys were
arrested on charge of being out with
the girls and not behaving according
to the legal ethics of the law and they
were fined from S. to 500 each. A
saloon man was also arrested and fined
500 on charge of selling liquor to the
girls. Racine Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
Last Night of the Fair.

The fair given by the ladies of St.
Georges church closed Saturday night
in blaze of glory and nearly every
thing in the room was sold out to the
willing purchasers. The crowd was
very large and early in the evening the
people began TO select their gifts for
the holidays from the dainty, work of
the young ladies Of the church, and by
the close of the evening the ladies had
netted over 5000 from their nights
work. The Windsor band furnished
music for the occasion and everyone
seemed tc be having a very jolly time.
While the fair was not so successful
as some held in former years the ladies
have no complaints to make, and con-
sidering the weather the sales were
very satisfactory.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
SAMUEL REYNOLDS REPLIES
He Presents His Side of the Sewer Alter
cation in Answer to j. T. Yule.

He Presents His Side of the Sewer Alter
cation in Answer to j. T. Yule.
Mr.. Editor:-Will you be kind
enough to allow me a very small space
in your paper to give the facts in re
gard to the sewer on Market street,
which has been written up by John T.,
Yule.
Four years ago last summer, when
was making improvements on my home
on Market street, / thought best to
have better sewerage. | asked MT.
Petit, mayor at that time, if they
could have a sewer on Market street,
He said it was only question of time,
but that he could. not tell when it
would be done. A could not get any
satisfaction as to the time when We
could get sewer, laid good 6-inch
tile sewer at cost Of between $75 and
$lG0, and will say that | have never
asked any one for a sewer on Market
street since | laid my private sewer, as
[ know that G-inch sewer is large
enough for a private family. Mr.. Yule
says my sewer was on top of the
ground after Market street was graded.
The facts are that the sewer was from
three to five feet under the surface. 1t
was laid low enough and my cement
walk high enough Cup to grade)
If the city has paid out 500 or $500
on this sewer, they did so of their OWE
free will, and not by my asking for it.
The city ordinance reads that prop
erty holders must connect with the
sewers before the street is paved. 1t
seems l am the only one that complied
with the law.
l have twelve or fourteen feet of
sewer the city council says I must pay
for full 944 feet frontage. [ have of
fered to pay for half my frontage, AZ
feet, a inches.
[ have never asked an alderman to
vote for a rebate, but have tried to
convince them that there was no JUS
tice in my paying for J44 feet of sewer
when | have only about II feet.
The above are the facts in the case
and am willing to leave it to the pub
lie if l am right or wrong.
Yours, &C.,
SAMUEL REYNOLDS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
ANOTHER HOLD UP.
TOM HARKIN IS HELD UP BY TWO
MEN SATURDAY NIGHT,
SUSPECTS ARE OLD CRIMINALS
They Were Arrested Saturday Night as
Confidence Men but Were Re-
leased tor Lack of Identi
fcation.

Kenosha is becoming famous for it's
hold-ups and other small criminal
cases, and the worst of it all is that the
smooth swindlers are allowed TO slip
out of town unmolested.
Sunday night two men committed
daring robbery on West Main street.
Tom Harkin, man employed in the
tannery had been out making night
of it, and was slightly under the
influence ofliquor About o'clock he
was walking along West Main street
when he was stopped by two men who
asked him what time it was. Harkin
made some mumbling response and
went to take his watch from his pocket
when one of the men seized him by the
shoulders and pushed him up against
the fence while the other man went
through his pockets and took II gold
watch and several dollars in money!
The men evidently had planned their
work, and as soon as they had COM
pleted the job they hurried to get away
going south toward Waukegan on the
railroad track. AS soon as Harkin was
sobered up a bit he hunted up the
police and made a complaint. He
gave an accurate description of the
men, and several officers we're put to
work on the case, but the men had
already made good their escape and
were probably far from the city when
the case was reported TO the officers.
kilograms were at once sent to Wau-
kegan and Spring Bluff, in hopes of
intercepting the men, but no news Of
their capture has been received.
When Harkin told the story to the
chief of police he stated that he did not
know how much money he had in his
pockets, but he thought il was about
four dollars. The watch was a gold
filed one that had been given him by
his mother, and on this account was
priced very highly. He says that he
would give great deal to regain the
watch. The men who committed the
crime are known to the police, and
were arrested in this city last Saturday
night for securing money under false
pretenses. The description given by
Harkin of his assailants tallies perfect
ly with the description of the two men
arrested Saturday night, and the police
officers are confident that they are the
same parties. They we're arrested
Saturday evening for attempting to
swindle several ministers about the
city, but they gave such good ac-
count of themselves and as they had
engaged rooms at the Schlitz hotel, the
officers released them, thinking that
the evidence against them was not
sufficient to hold them They are two
very smooth individuals, and are un-
doubtedly smart enough to make
themselves very scarce about Kenosha
and the surrounding county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-16
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE MISSES NEWELL ENTERTAIN
AT A CHARMING DINNER.
PARK WHIST CLUBS MEETING,
Benefit Dance for Frank Fay at Central
Music Hall Very Pleasant At
fair.-0ther Live Social
News

A very delightful dinner party was
given last evening by the Misses
Newell at their home on Prairie avenue
in honor of their guest, Mr.. Dowsett,
of Honolulu. The home was prettily
decorated with palms and flowers, the
dining room presenting an especially
charming appearance. The table was
decorated with pink and white carna-
tions in a setting of smilaX. In the
center was placed a large bunch OF
carnations and about this were leis of
carnations formed into wreaths. After
dinner, according to the customs in the
island home of the guest of honor, the
young ladies were decorated by put
ting the wreaths about their necks and
each of the ladies' partners were dec
Grated in similar manner with smilax.
At the tables covers were laid for ten,
those present being: Mrs. George A..
Yule, Misses Rush and Head, and Mes
sers Dowsett, James Kehlor, A. Ell.
French, Wainwright Lance and L.
KershaW.
Mrs. Charles Palmetier and Miss
Palmetier have issued invitations for
euchre party on Saturday afternoon,
December 18th.
Miss Margaret Miller entertained q
number of friends at whist Monday
night. All report very jolly time.
The Prairie Avenue Whist club wild
meet next Tuesday night with Mrs,
Palmetier.