The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-09
STATE PRESS aLRANINas

No one can bring the fleeing rascal
back to West Virginia who presided
over the Taylor county steal and then
fed to Ohio to remain until his time
expired, January /. 1893. SO that no
county court could be held or record
made up for appeal. But they can pre-
vent the Democratic party from bene-
fitting by the theft in Taylor. And we
rather think the Republicans Will see
the Democrats out in their game to the
bitter end.
There will be free play and fair play,
| II the Democrats play free and fair
but IL they try to steal what does not
belong to them there is going to be
trouble TIL they get their ill OF 1t. They
stole n governor in 1859 by counting
out GOff. But we predict right now
that legislature which on free, fair
vote resulted In a Republican majority
of seven on joint ballot will not and
shall not be converted into a Demo-
cratic legislature. Now all you Demo-
Gratis please put this in your pipe and
smoke II and think over it!--ParRers-
burg State Journal.
Several large contracts for getting
railroad cross ties have been given out
to Lincoln county parties during the
past week. Several hundred thousand
Ties viii be brought out OF the Guyan-
dotte on the early spring rlses.-Hunt-
.ington Herald
Miss Virginia Cofer, the daughter Of
Rev. Henry Cofer, of Parkersburg, h
lady who possessed a beautiful suit Of
hair, awoke one morning last week to
find that during the night the precious
locks had been removed. II was at
first thought that they had been clipped
BY thief, but as the young lady was
known to be a somnambulist search
was Instituted and the tresses were
found between the mattresses where
the young lady had securely placed
them after cutting them off In her
sleep.
Col. Thomas B. Davis, Of Mineral
county, is being doomed as a Demo-
cratic congressional nominee from this
district In 1900. Maybe he won't be so
much in demand afte: he has served his
term in the state legislature. Records
generally seem to be pretty hard to
campaign under.-Grant County Press.
Al drummer came over Cheat las.
week from Randolph county. When
approaching log cabin on the road on
the Randolph side his attention was at
tracted by the family looking at some
object In the road near the house. The
old man had a rife, which he prompt
~ carried back into the house when he
saw the drummer. Presently a doe
jumped out OF the road and ran up the
hill by the cabin. He Grove on about
a mile farther and his horse SHE'D. he
looked up and saw a large buck with
fine head OF horns standing in the
road In front OF him.-Pocahontas
Times.
Now that the legislature is soon to
assemble, those who feel live interest
in West Virginia good roads should get
together and formulate some feasible
plan To secure good roads, and then
bring the matter to the attention OF
our law makers. Good roads. like good
streets. make habltation along them
desirable. The town residence on a
dirt street full OF ruts and DOGGY
places. though 1t may be composed oil
as costly materials and Is just as spa
cious, viii command neither the rental
nor the selling price OF the residence
upon n paved street. So IL is with
farm In country districts, BE II ever
SO fertile and well tllled, u It Is Withou,
Arm road. traversable al AL seasons
OF the year and connecting II with a
market town, 1t labors under dlstlhct
disadvantage as against others that
possess these aids TO transportation
ard proflt.-Tygart's Valley News.