Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-10-03

and Wheeling, has resumed his duties
after an attack Of acute Indigestion
The manufacturing plants and
mines in the Martins Ferry district
are all working steadily. 49,
Tom Lewis, who was so overwhelm,
ingly defeated by the mine workers
for reelection for president, gave a
talk on wool at Flushing last Satur-
day afternoon, but did not succeed in
pulling any of it over the eyes of the
few listeners who stayed to hear him
out.
Pay-as-you-enter cars, which have
been talked of every fall for several
years, Is being discussed as usual
this year by the Wheeling Traction
CO. It.
No attempt to arbitrate the trouble
at the LaBelle box factory has been
made by the management, although
he committee from the strikers, bust
ness men and Belmont Trades Assem-
bly, are willing to meet with them at
any time. ...,s
The High school foot ball team made
a remarkable showing in their first
game easily trimminb Cambridge
high, who smeared them all over the
gridiron last year.
There will be several interesting
bond issues to be decided by the
voters of this city in the coming cleo
ton.
The Socialist club will meet. as
usual, Sunday afternoon in Schreye-
Hervey hall, and hear the report of
their representatives to the county
committee.
Some of the merchanSA have express
ed willingness to hire the Martins
Ferry city band and station them up
on Miler's hotel roof garden Saturday
night. rs
The condition of the city's, books,
as submitted by the state accountant,
will be published in this column here
after.
The Taft and Roosevelt forces are
bidding for labor leaders this fall to
''lead" the working men into their
clutches for thein quadrennial fleec-
ing of ballots. Too late, enough is
too much, and the labor and old party
politics combination is the lend OF
the limit"
Don't fail to hear Kerr Hardie Sat
urday afternoon at one O'Clock sharp,
oh the Island fair grounds.
Work on the foundation for the
mechanical coal pocket to be erected
by the Eureka Supply Co., between
Fourth and Fifth street, on the Pick
EFT property, is progressing rapidly.
The private switch being laid by the
Wheeling and Lake Erie Co., for the
company private use, is nearly com
pleted.
The new business block Of Kuckuck
and Sommers, being built at the cor
ner of Walnut and Fifth streets, will
be ready for occupancy in a few
weeks.
At the last meeting Of council,
Claude SITTER was elected to I'LL the
unexpired term of Councilman Evans
in the First ward, and Fred White,
that of Taylor in the Third.
Joe Jones, who was operated upon
at the city hospital Monday, is doing
nicely.
Officer Guy Beazle h as returned
from Scio, after shot visit, which
included a hunt for squirrels. The
officer says he found them much
cheaper in. that locality than they are
here.
Miss Laura Willard, WI 10 underwent
an operation at the local hospital last
Monday, is reported muchImproved.
Albert Feldman, who has been con-
fined to his home on West Washing
ton street, seriously i'll, is improving
slowly.
The Eagles are preparing to give a
fair and festival at the Armory hall
lasting one week, beginning early in
November.
Tickets for the Keir Hardie meeting
5. an be secured at the city clerks
Office, 10c each.
The local base ball fans are pickina
the Boston Americans TO win the
worlds series fro mthe New York
Nationals, believing the American
league material to be the best.
The Woodrow Wilson club offered
stegies and leafs" for attendance