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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
JOINT CONVENTION
AT MOUNDSVILLE
or soox1rx1s or wDuxzo rnrs
or uHITED P8DDL
1YxE2xAN @uBCL
S1ne rrogHrm Prepared and Many
Prominent opsaksrs 20 NJ Prss
snt|2ouAdsv1lls Isws.

The Joint convention of the Sabbath
schools and Young P~eopl..s soct.si.. 81
,ne wheeling Presbytery. OF the United
fresoyterian church will open this az
tsrnoon In the United P~resbyteran
.nerch on Third street and continue un.
VI Friday evening. Special music is
being arranged for the affair and from
The program IL will be found that a
number OF very able men of the church
are 10 speak on some very important
toplcs- Following is to-day's program.
Thursday. August %.
f'cv-e.oV y. Naturalization and AS
signment OF Delegates.
45-S;oO- Praise and Devotion. Rev.
;. Hiill. Martins Ferry. Ohio.
s.ov-Opening Address. President !.
Knox MONTGOMERY New Concord, q.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
Briefs.

7. ; Bonar and : RisinEer left yes
terday Tor where they will
attend tie reunion Of the blue and gray.
DR. and Mrs. y ?. Rhoads arrived
home last evening from Lakeside. o..
vhere they spent the past month with
friends and relatives
Mrs. G. \. Weaver and children are
spending tho week at Quaker city. %.
7 & Day q billi"S BOTTOM s. confined
AZ the Glendale hospital with an attack
OF Pneumonia.
Mrs. ! N Gray and Mrs Leota Hin
erinhn left last evening fpr Ni8sara Falls
and Buffalo. where they will spend sew
erai DAYS visiting
= 9 Wright returned YESTERDAY morn
ing from Nartinshurg. whore he spent
the past week on business.
MIS- Florence He=kett returned ves-
terfoy 60 this city. after spending ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
To Heceive RiA-

The board OF education " Washington
district met In special session Tuesday
afternoon and accepted plans for the
proposed new school building to he erect
ed at Fairview. The board instructed
Harry stewart. clerk. to advertise for
bids for the new building and the same
to be opened on September eth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29

One % the most common ailments
that hard working people are afflicted
with Is lame back. Apply Chamber.
iain's Liniment twice a day and mas
the parts thoroughly al each ap-
p~lication. and you viii get quick re
lief For sale By al druggists.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
City Council Mat

The city council at a meeting held
Tuesday evening fixed the levy for ths
ensuing year at seventy cents on the one
hundred dollar valuation The electrical
asked that their contract with
the city be renewed for "A period ~ nve
years and the question was taken up.
The company wanted 20 furnish arc
ightS at tsf per year and small lights
at 81 per year. TIE council offered the
sst for arc lights and SIS for
the smaller ones. The company asked
Tor time TO consider the proposit on.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
Young Child Dies.

The six~-months-old child OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Costello died at the family
residence on First street yesterday morn
ing about 1890 o'clock. following a short
Illness. Funeral services will likely he
held Friday afternoon. Interment will
be made at Mount Rose cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29

Contractor X. J. McFadden completed
the work OF driving the sheeting FOR the
proposed new sewer at the corner Of
First street and jefferson avenue. and
a force OF men will be started at work
At once digging the dirt from the
trench at this pofnt and the sewer viii
be laid.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
To HOLD Entertainment.

Final arrangement are being made
oy the local Athletic Association for
the entertainment to he given on Mon
day evening. September end. at their
h~eadQuarters In the Marshall store
building. There will be fine exhibitions
of the scientific points OF boxing and
fancy roller skating. Members 90 the
club will he admitted free. white others
may purchase tickets at the door.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29

Hon. Aaron ; Watkins. Prohibition
candidate for vice president. delivered
an address last evening at the court
house. The meeting was under the aus
Pices OF the local w. q. r. L. and the
Federation. The meeting began at )
o'clock. Mr.. Watkins arrived In this
city at 4 O'Clock and was entertained at
the home OF Samuel Dorsey 81 Iafay-
: cite avenue. Dr. J. W. Bedford. chair
man OF the state committed. presided.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
RIVER NEWS

For OBJ. second rmr frit rnrfl r.
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vile IN tow. .r .hafze 30 fHr follow ng
lDtfa Exporter TORNADO. s~m .I4rs.
FHfHrDr. H.fHl n.I r. V.aI s
rfIEn i..f fNfrfre "H. HH ff.f 90 .r..t.
wednesday, BOATS.
FnrH~ha. f.Hfls.fuu. u m
Liberty. 'IHrIrFf.U. $50 D. m.
GrfarwHuT THf..N.frN Y Dr. rr
Thursday's Boats.
Inrrru. "ffeNIrF.. H m
-ff'rH Marietta. 90 n
Liberty. 'arrEfnr. .H m
Tie MARKS.
IfrT-Ir RON. ra aus o. rH.
rrn u fYIrf. "t.'trrrf nf GOAL u
900. fY.It. fr.m Us-f TH.f. ar.
% 1000 .Hre .f rT cent e..fl Tf.
'I." repeated f. rI.ff follow
DAVIS ISLAND % f..f. fa.Ir
sr.t nrVtfILr 81, r.t filn
|I..Na
o1f. lfTF r..f. t.r.. r..r.nv
tr.'< frr' ft rr
f'ffH..ft-Hf 900 800 f..t rI.r.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
DID NOT CAUCUS
Republican Counotlmen Fail TO secure
suffiotent Number Of Slgnsrs 20
Call. Caucus Noxt Week

An effort was made last evening to
hold a caucus % the Republican mem
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29

TIMOTHY SEED
Ask or send for prices and samples.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28

= Subscribe for the Democrat,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28
DOubH Proven
LawrenCeSurg Readers Can No
Longer Doubt the Evidence.

This grateful citizen testified
long ago.
Told O"quick rellef-of lasting
benefit.
The facts are now confirmed
Such testimony is complete
the evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof of
merit.
Mrs. j. F. Newton, 2O3 E First
ST., Pulaski, Tenn, says; "For
years suffered from a persistent
ache across my loins and if l
caught cold or worked hard, my
back panied me intensely. Often
in the morning | was so lame and
sore that could scarcely get
around. My husband read in the
newspapers about Doan's Kidney
Pills and thinking that they would
help me, got supply, After l
had taken this remedy two days,
l felt better and | continued its
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there Is at
least one dreaded disease that
science mas been able to cure IN
all lBs stages, and that Is Catarrh.
Halls CaLarrh Cure is the only
positive Gu now known to the
medical Fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitute 4al disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure - taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, aud giving the pa
tIent strength by building up The
constitution ana assisting nature
III doing its work. The proprle-
tors have so much faith In It's cura.
tive powers that they offer One
hundred Dollars tor any case that
1t fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address; F. j. CHENEY & Co.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28

use until l was enjoying good
health. Doan's Kidney Pills not
only strengthened my back and
kidneys but acted benefcialIy in
every way" Statement given
June 3, 1909
A SECOND, ENDORSEMENT.
Mrs. Newton was interviewed
on February 8, 1911 and she said;
II still recommend Ooans Kid
ney Pills and / am willing to con.
firm my former endorsement Of
them. This remedy certainly
proved beneficial to me when
was suffering from kidney COM
plant"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States
Remember the name-DOans-
and take no other.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28

These DOLLAR SALE articles will be prominently display
ed counters in the middle of the store
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28
Card OF Thanks.

We wish to offer to our friends
who we're so kind to our husband
and father during his long illness,
and TO the ones who lent the hand
of helpfulness and sympathetic
words to us at els death, the most
sincere thanks.
MRS. J, L. MCLEAN AND FAMILY
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28
The Trials OF A Traveller,

81 am a travelling salesman"
writes B. E Youngs E Berkshire,
Vt. land was often troubled with
constipation and indigestion till /
began to use DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, which have found an ex.
cellent remedy" For all stomach,
liver or kidney troubles they are
unequaled. Only % cents at
Crowder Bros, d Beckham.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28

Farmers, mechanics railrOaders,
laborers, rely on DR.. Thomas Elec-
trio Oil. Fine for cuts, burns.
bruises. Should be kept in every
home. 25c and SOC.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28

this preparation. SOC and $1.0O
the bottle.
What a good drug store ought
to have-and many things that
other drug stores don't keep, you
Will find here. Come TO me first
and you will get what you want.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28
BURTON'S
DRUG STORE

BiliOusP Feel heavy after dim
neri Bitter taste2 Complexion
salloWi Liver perhaps needs
waking up. Doan's Regulets 70
bilious attacks. Zoe at all stores
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28
KIDNEYS
NEED CARE

The Kidneys should receive
careful and constant attention.
they are working constantly and
demand ii. Night and day they
are tiltering the blood, preventing
an accumulation of poisonous
waste matter. Assist the kidneys
in their work, by using Nyals
Stone Root Compound. 1t will
open up the circulation, and pre-
vents the disease from becoming
chronic, / personally recommend
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-08-28

10 Ladies white linen tailored Skirts value up TO $500
WOmens drop skirts black and fancy coors 3d. values
IS Muslin Understands $3.50 values
90 American Beauty Corses all Sizes value up to $3.50
2Io Pairs Mems Pants broken Sizes values up to $500
10 DOz. Linen Napkins, value $3.50
q Linen table cloths 72X72 value $3.50
Marsalles bed spreads, value $500
20 Pairs Lace Curtains values up to $500
AT Pairs Men Women and Chiltrens low quarter shoes
Value up to $500
365 Pairs Mems and Women shoes value up to $500
81 Pairs boys, 0xOrds sizes to value So so
80 Chldrens Oxfords, all sizes value $500
20 Silk Embroidery drop skirts value So 90
IS Muslin gowns high grade trimming, value $3.50
10 Velvet rugs, valve $3.50
300 Yards dress goods value 75C yd yards for $Ioo
Us Mems hats, value up to $500
II Mems and Boys odd coats worth $500 for ST. 90
n Mems dress shirts 75c each, 3 for one dollar
Mems Work Shirts three for dollar
Is Shirt Waists, value So 90
I6 Mems vests out of $500 suits for dollar
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
EIGHT DEAD IN
 SHREVEPORT STORM
Forty Persons As oTniHred When Cycle Breaks Up Mardi Gras
 Celebration.

Shreveport, La, Feb. 2o.-With the city in festival attire and the streets thronge1 by merry makers, enjoying the last day of Mafdi Gras a cyclone swept over the western edge of the city last this afterncon, killing eight persons and inJurln2 forty or more.
 All of the dead are negroes ex- cept a taby of Albert Manheim. TAf Mannheim house was demolished anu he body of the child was found some distance from it's home.
 Also there was considerable dam- age in the city, the greatest havoc wrought by the storm was amon2 the negro cabins on the edge Of the city. In this settlement many ol the ishacks were blown away ano those that were not demolisaed were SO badly damaged as to be untenapi+ tonight. The storm caused Smal manic am9ne the crowds on the streets. I. appeared SO suddenly ano the feree of the wind wss so greal that many of the merry makers nae difficulty in reaching places of shei ter. ,.,.,
 The day had been balmy and ilEe spring. but after the cyclone nae passed there was record' drop II the temperature and tonight the mer curv is at freezing point.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
NO VOTE ON THE
 CHEMICAL BILl House Adjourns After sev- en Hour Debate Over the
 Amendments. PETITION CONG Es k $ ; 5 PQstoSlicc Clerks Will Be Given This Privilege to Further Their
 Organization.
CONG.REs .Es EaSs Easss5 ;

Washington, Feb. 20.-After seven hours debate under the five minute lule. during which Republican mem- bers made repeated attempts to amend the measure, the House adjourned to- night without taking a vote on the Democratic ebill 70 revise the chem1- cal schedule. It was agreed the vote will be taken tomorrow The reading of tta bill was concluded at the night ses sion, and the bill will n'ass the House without further formllity on q roll call tomorrow.
 Various kinds of oils were included in this transfer and Representative Mann offered an amendment to each pat agraph to restore the old rates. Practically all amendments were vot- ed down without roll call.
 The Foreign Affairs committee, giy- en 9 new impetus by the O5tine let ter concerning Secretary kncX's pro- jected visits to Columbia, continued it's Investigation of the Panama Canal, with Henry M. Hall, a New York man on the stand. The question asked today bore directly on the present situation and Hall declar- ed he believed Knox unwilling to sub mt the matter of taa acquisition Of the Canal zone to the Hague for ar bitration because the judges could not do otherwise than assess heavy ln.- demnity upon the United States.
 It became known today that the executive "g2g rule which prohibits civil service employees from organiz- ing will be attached to tae Postoffice bill, which soon will be to the House. It is expect ed the House will resto1e to the clerks the right to petition Congress in their own behalf.
 A resolution was introduced by Sen ator Smith, of South Carolina. It provides for an agricultural exhibit at the Naval Farm Exposition at Co}um- b a, s. C., January 27 to February 3, 1913.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
DREAM OF 20 YEARS
 FINALLY REALIZED
Gigantic Fridge Connects Fort Smith and Van Buren After
 Bitter Fight.

Fort Smith, Feb. 20-A hundred thousand tens of steel and fifty thou sand barrels of cement, riveted to- gether until they form a gigantic bridg6-that's the dream of 20 yeafa tat has just been completed in thls city. Commonly t is called the 1fe9 bridge" by reason of the fact that US Bassige is free, but to the pioneers who hay eso carefully nur2ed thelf plans into "a realization it is an un- dertalxing that tt. them is considered d pigar5:c monument to a cause that has been paramout issue in Sebas- tia and Crawford counties for score of years. .ooon
 The cost of the bridge was $750,o09. Funds for it's erection were raised by forming a improvement district in the two counties and selling bonds to he retired by annual assessments le- vied on the property embracing the districts. The bridge consists of one standard steam railway track, two street railway tracks. two paved o1d- VIEWS for vehicles and two sidewalks for pedestrians. T5e general assehle- ly apNrcWed an act April 10, l909, e. tahlish the br. dge district. Ihls was only accomplished after "a bitter flghl of years standing After the state gave it's sanctian to the undertaking l the fight againss the project inereas- cd in bitterness. The legality of the ridge district was attacked it was necessary to have the bonds declared leg4l by the Supreme Court, inlune- lions were fought successfully. con demnation proceedings were attacked l and the cOmmissi6m forced to flghI fpiunctions preventing t4e condemna-
 iop of lan3. But all these obstacles were removed may of them belh2 taken 10 the State Supreme Court.
 Bridge Has Nine Spans.
 The bridge has nine spans of eqt's.
 eng,h, 196 feet center to center e'
 ie.s. with earth embankment ap' brooches, concrete piers, concrete
 2hrtment. the central portion o' which rests on bed rock The base
 9f the piers are h by 43 feet and are 2 feet out of the water. Traffic agree ments wish railway and street rail way companies will pay fer the hrlag;
 within 15 or 20 years and pro9abil
 less, it is estimated.
 il Wit the completion of the free
 bridge all amino ity that has hereto
 before beth injected into it's career has
 vanished. The people of Fort Smitl and Van Buren, Sebastian an dCraw
 ford counties have joined hands ant r are planning monster three-da
 ,eleb:aton this spring. It is planned T to make the dedicatory exercises th'
 most lavish ever witnessed in Afkan h sas. The federal government will b t asked to have representatives presen s to participate with state officials II 9 tAe ceremonies. At night the bridg fl will be illuminated with hundreds o a incandescent lights. Reaching far on r, in the air will be two hands joine l. together, symbolizing united citizen 1T ship of two counties. pnese. hands vii be 25 feet in length and from to Il feet in width, and at night will be il
 Illuminated with myriad of electri
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
CQ[D IN TIE HEAO AND CATARRH ENDED
EIy's Cream Balm Clears the Head Instantly, Cures Ca-
 tarrh and Bad Breath.

You men and women who are troubled with cold in the head, catarrh, catarrhal headaches and deafness, head noises, stuffed LID feeling in the head, frequent sneezlng spells, sore throat and asthma, should try Ely's Cream Balm. It will give you imme- date relief and in short time effect complete cure
 This cleansing, healing remedy acts di- rectly on the sensitive, infamed mem- branes. It clears the head at once, opens the air passages, and restores the sense of taste and smell.
 Elys Cream Balm is a sure cure for cold in the head and catarrh, because, by applying it to the nostrils, the fevered, swollen tis- sues are reached at once. One 50 cent bottle will generally cure the worst case of catarrh It is perfectly harmless and is fine for children i'll case of colds or croup.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
Phone
 No. 1032 for Bargains in Real Els tate, both improved or unmproved. PINCHBACK TAYLOR Insurance Agency.

James Green has be2n confined to his home by sickness for the past several days.
 The condition of Judge W. J. D. Vernon, who has been very SICK, IS about the same.
 The city officials are arranging te place the "White Wings" at work on the city streets on March L.
 Get the habit of looking ovtr our ads-it will save you time, trouble and money-CleVeland-MattheWs HdW Go. - si
 --$155O will buy a genuine Buck s Gas Range with large square oven four burners and two side shelves, at Reap & Crawford Furn. Co. U
 -Thc Book Accounts of The Fair Department Store have been purchas. cd by Tomlinson and fruloek. Nil pers0ns owing accounts will please pay same ali once. 2l os.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
The Book Accounts of The Faii

The Book Accounts of The Faif Department Store have been purchas- ed by TomIinson and Trulock. All persons owing accounts will please nay same 0t once, 2 21 St. Mrs. E. A. Irving, the noted sean- s.ress, is now conducting a first class dresmaking department in con- nection with Caver's Dry Cleaning and Dye Works. Fringe and laces dyed to match, pressing threwn in. Save money by getting her figures.
 22 In -$15.5O will buy one of the best 9x12 Axminster Art Squares ever shown in the city. Oriental or floral designs. Come now and get your choice-Reap & Crawford Furn. Go. $15.50-A Bucks Gas Range. Now is your opportunity to get the best for the least money. A regulation Gas Range for $15.50 at Reap X Crawford Furniture Co. If -$15.50 Administer Art Squares 9x12. The very best grade. Orien- tai and floral. The best bargains il sfe city-Reap 6 Crawford Furni- ture Co.,.
 Harper Smith, a negro, who was arrested yestarday hy City Detective Ne Burnett for breaking into a car of the Cotton Belt, was arraigned be- fore Mag strate Frazier for trespass- ing and fined $50 and costs. He it company with A. S Robbins, the wife man was recently fined $10t for wife desertion, were taken to tht county farm by Deputy Constable o H. Harris.
 Lafayette Lodge No. 101, K. z. P, will give their second annual bal Monday, March 18th. The greates attraction of the evening will be tw> gold medals given te the best lady anc gentleman waltzers. Tae medals vii be on display at the A. G Kahn Jew elry Co.,, Admission $10o; ladies free
 2 14 In -Dil you know We are selling Ga iIca,er2 at cost? We are, and nov ] is X2ur chanee-Gleveland-MattheW. ] Hardware Go. If
 You are cordially invited 10 yisi our store and look over the large lin of beautiful and artistic jewelry fo Spring and Summer display, No ob lisation to buy. Its a pleasure to sh51 you the goods and prices will speal for themselves. X. G. Kahn X Co., Jewelsrs, 4t2 Main Street. |
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-21
TODAY's PICTURES "TWo Officers Edison Swords and Hearts, Biograpih.
 Fidelity
 Pathe
centelr of the bridge.

center of the bridge.
 A Dyrotec3nical display estimated to cost $10,000 viii be one Of the fe''- lures at night. A monster banquet a lights. They will ne located in the Electric Park will be another. Gar rison avenue, the main thoroughfare of Fort Smith, will be turned into a dreamland, dAcorated with fantastl2 electrical effects, a credit to the hand of a wizard Van Buren will be equal ly as prominent in the celebration A roping eontest, carrying thousand: of dollars in prizes, a ball game with Comiskey's White SoX as the visiting team and a carnival will be among the contributions of the sister city fc this memorable event.