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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28
BY an Old Timer.

1859. VIII en- a location FOR an OH well Vas
mace. mile from the railroad station
West virginia Every inhabltart vas
alsrt To something important T. udIrg
w men 10 became known that an0f r.r Do
Nnlou h'h been made on tunrirr trr.z
run. In the northwest corner of Harrison
county nine miles OUT. the interest was
much enhanced. when two steam. I.II.
ers and two engines arrived a. Tie depot
and the strongest wagons boz the tU.. n.
,ryside were sought 10 haul them 90 tfe
locations. where the rigs had been built.
tnere was wagginE OF chln- eNtraord.-
ma ana HNcly tmari nations regtu Co
picture wealth such as a.. region had
never known. When the heavy ma hIu-
cry was hauled through %. str,.re t.X
,nrseS straininE on the load. g was af-
tended by every ghis-hutIcI rf .E.r
There was great Interest boo frr ttII .H.r.
ricks and from miles around the good
p.2pIe drove In on sundays 90 take
when there came. NJ last. Co the
freight house great coils ~ ror~-,.n-.i..
e. cordagg. rul'tgs and drIIItU. f...'.
wee hlrE two tons or more o. r.,
string. excitement ran high In that
reEioh those things were novelette,. hIt'-
erto unknown. although NOW fh. most
familiar And when thc driliing crews
arrived they were Inspected with quite
the same curiosity that might have prer
bestowed upon the mysterious strong
man or the homeless wonder cortorfI.nI-f
OF the circus. OF wa 70 Dee found arI.l
all things were 70 change for that rart
OF the country. and the people wondered
now soon. Probably tlv dr.lIerS resent
ed the inGuisitiVeness OF thr residents
but II they had stopped t. consider nov.
mu,h II meant for them they would have
uhu'rstood their caEerness. II the fu-
iure could have been foreseen "A good
aeal more or enthusiasm wouIt nave
bttu Justified. As 90 was many grow
weary Or waiting VIII tho driu made
Its slow way down Some became inn
pa uent when operations were stopped 10
other string OF pipe" when something
vas lost IN IT, hole and hshing tools
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full time. Thus the vast majority Of
the country churches are ministered
to at long range. More than half the
ministers who preach In vinton coun-
ty reside outside Of the county. The
overlapping Of parishes and the waste
Of time and energy on the part Of
ministers of different denominations
who have to cover the same terri.
tory has made for ineficiency In our
church work.
Mr.. F. J. Wonders has charge Of the
survey In this county. He will visit
all parts Of the county, making . stu.
dy Of changes in population. methods
Of farming, farm business. social and
recreational life, moral conditions,
etc. Churches and schools will be vis.
tied and q study made Of their mem.
bership, growth, material equipment
and their efficiency in serving the
community.
The slogan Of the campaign Is "co.
operation"-the cooperation Of all
educational, religious and moral fore.
es to make the country better and
happier place to live In; to promote
scientific agriculture; and to work for
better schools and to encourage In.
struction In those things In which
people are interested on the farm.
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|257 SHEEP were KILLED
in KNOX COUNTY

The Ohio Department Of Agricul.
ture. received in June. from the au.
ditor Of each county in Ohio, the
amount Of the claims filed by owners
of sheep for damage done by dogs,
during the year ending June 1, 1918.
The amount of damage
claimed in the state. !. (. .S1f5. .4s7 .2s
The number Of sheep killed
In the state. 2O.0S5
The number Of sheep in
jured in the state was.- 1881
Total number Of sheep Kill.
led and injured was. .... 36,436
These figures indicate that the dog
Is a menace to the wool and mutton
industry Of Ohio. In some counties
the loss from dogs Is considerable.
In Knox county the figures return.
ed BY the auditor were as follows:
Amount Of damage claimed. 81, 1875
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SPIKE
Placed On Rail By Boy Caused
A Wreck

Central City, KY, July 23-Benja
min Avery, fourteen.year-old son y,
Sam Avery, was taken In charge to
day by Illinois Central Railroad Off
GERS, following his admission that he
had placed spike on the rail at the
crossing on Baxter's farm Sunday af
ternoon, which resulted In the derail
ment Of south.bound Passenger Train
No. 1O1.
The boy said he placed the spike
on the track to see what would hap
pen to 1t. He declares he had no In
tention of derailing the train.
The boy was held to the grand jury
Engineer Curley and the fireman
were seriously hurt when the engine
and three coaches left the track and
rolled down Q twelve-foot embank
ment.
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BUNS
And Kisses Didn't Go With
Bride Who Wants Divorce

Baltimore, Md, July 2S-Kisses
and buns for breakfast, kisses ami
buns for luncheon. kisses and buns
for dinner. This has been the daily
menu Of Mrs. Rosie Schwanke, Of 1855
Cooksie street, ever since her mar
riage to Frederick Schwanke, July Z.
And Mrs. Schwanke Is the sister OF
Mrs. Theresa Deems, famous unkissed
wife. But, unlike her sister, Mrs.
Deems, 1t isn't the kissing part of the
menu that Mrs. Schwanke objects to,
It is the buns.
The combined sweetness has been
too much for her and she wishes to
dispense with the buns. The kisses,
il 1t is possible, she wants to keep.
To change the monotony of buns
she appealed to Justice Levinson, OF
the Southern District, this morning
Frederick, she thinks, should supply
a few more of the staples OF life.
Mrs. Theresa Deems, sister OF Mrs
Schwanke, strayed into the limelight
last spring and stayed because Of
her assertion that she had never been
kissed by husband or child.
Frederick Schwanke will be given q
hearing on his nonsupport charge be-
fore Justice Levinson tomorrow after
noon.
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COURT NEWS

First PARTIAL
Ida Parrot. guardian Of Clarence
Parrott. has fled first partial &C
count in probate, showing the follow
ing: Received 32,24s.s5, paid out e.,
04234. Balance $207.61.
Marriage License
Harold B. Corwin, clerk. and vivi
an d. Hutton, both Of Mt. Vernon
The Rev. Ira ]. Houston.
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T. ]. Wonders Has Charge
OF Survey In Knox Co.
And WIN visit All Sections
Making A Study
Of Moral Conditions And
Social Recreation

The work Of the Ohio Rural Life
Survey has begun In Knox county. 1t
is q part of q state wide study Of
rural conditions begun last summer.
The work Is under an advisory coun-
Gil made up Of representatives Of reli-
gious denominations and educational
institutions and Of which Pres. w. o.
Thompson Of Ohio State is the chair
man. DR.. Warren H. Wilson, Super
intendent Of the Presbyterian Depart
ment Of Church and Country Life. Is
the director Of the Survey, and Ralph
A. FELTON, OF Wooster. Ohio, is the
field director.
Last summer the Y. M. G. A., the
American Sunday School Union and
IL different denominations took part
in the work In Ohio, and men were
furnished fof Aeld investigation by
eight colleges and universities. Al
together the survey was carried on In
II Ohio counties, and s5 men were en-
gagged In the Aeld work.
Recently report has been pub
lished dealing with one phase Of the
work anA entitled "Church Growth
and Decline IN Ohio" It has been
found that out Of 1.b15 country and
village churches studied. slightly less
than one.third are growing, while the
rest are either standing still or losing
ground. Recently, large number of
churches have been abandoned prob
ably 800 in the entire state, as the
report shows that there Is an aver
age Of ten such buildings In each
county.
Several causes have been found for
this condition. In the first place, the
rural popuIation has been decreasing.
In Ohio between the years 1900 and
1910, over 100000 people have left the
country for the city. In the better
farming sections tenantry on the
farms has increased rapidly. Gener-
ally speaking the church has not
learned to reach the tenant farmer.
In Butler county, for instance, Al per
cent of the operating farmers on the
land are tenants, but only % per cent
Of the farmers on the church rolls
are tenants. To have an ever increas-
ing proportion of the population mem.
bers OF class upon which the church
has no hold means that the church
will decline unless efforts are made
to meet the needs-of this class.
Studies we're made of the income
Of farmers in certain representative
sections of the state. These studies
show that there is large proportion
of the farming population without an
adequate income. An institution like
the church must be supported out OF
the communitys profits and where
these are diminishing the church is
likely to decline.
There are causes within the church
itself. One is the absentee minister
Just four per cent of all churches in
the open country have resident pas
tors who serve one charge each on
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NOT A BANK BUT A
PLACE FOR YOUR SAVINGS

This Is purely an institution for
Savings. We handle no commercial
or checking accounts. We do not loan
on personal security. Our money Is
loaned on farms and homes In Knox
county. Safety of principal. a fair
rate Of interest and promptness In
payment are guaranteed to all Of our
depositors. The advantages OF this
institution are open to you, and new
accounts are welcomed however large
or small.
THE KNOX SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSN, G. F. Colville, Sec'y.
Cor. Main & Vine SITS. Mt. Vernon, o.
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BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Theodore M. Hofmeister. pas
tor. Sunday school at 10 q. M, Jay
Harmon. superintendent, with class
and warm welcome for everyone.
Preaching at II a. m. Subject "The
Two Knockings." Everybody well
come. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening. B. Y. p. U. Saturday even
ing; leaders, Ralph Lahmon and Mrs
Lydia Smith.
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INSURANCE
PROTECTS THE BUCKEYE STATE
BUILDING AND LOAN COM.
PANY, RANKIN BUILDING, e2
WEST GAY STREET, coLUM.
BUS. OHIO.

!. Fire Insurance. All buildings
on land mortgaged to the company are
required to be kept insured In some
responsible fire insurance company,
with the loss In case of IRE made pay
able to the company, according to its
mortgage interests. Protection To
the company is protection to the de.
positors. Five per cent paid on time
deposits. Assets $6,500,0O0.
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STANDARD
For Ice Cream IS Set By
Food Commissioner
Emphasis o. Hygiene |,
AIso Given

A state standard for ice cream Is adj.
vocated by State Dairy and Food
Commissioner 8. E. Strobe. The alb
sence of q state standard Is as much
hardship to ice cream manufactur.
ers as It Is an injustice to ice cream
consumers, he thinks
Commissioner Strobe would en-.
dorse a law requiring all ice cream
manufactured and sold In this state
to contain q minimum of eight per
cent of butter fat. He believes that
1t would be possible to enforce the
maintenance Of such a standard.
The United States government
standard, which requires that ice
cream shipped from one state to an.
other contain IA per cent of fat is
excessive and impossible of enforce.
ment, Strobe says. Moreover, he be-
lieves, 1t Is unjust to ice cream man.
ufacturers.
Usually favor the states adopt.
ing the government standards, but In
the matter of ice cream, think it
would be unwise to make the stand
ard higher than eight per cent" said
Commissioner Strobe last week. IF
1t were rigidly enforced. the retail
price Of ice cream would be doubled
Ice cream sold at Ave cents a dish
now would be raised to ten, and ice
cream sodas likewise. The consumers
would be hardest hit"
In Cleveland, as shown by the re-
cent tests, the percentages of butter
fat in ice cream averages about SO.
To raise this ercentage by 81 to
8. would not work hardship on the
manufacturers nor would 1t justify an
increase In the rtail price, thinks
Commissioner Strobe. Besides. in his
opinion, eight per cent of fat in this
popular chilled delicacy is ample to
meet the demand Of any normal hu-
man system for one dose of grease.
At the 1911 session Of the general
assembly, . bill, backed by the dai-
~ and food commissioners Office,
was introduced, proving IL per
cent ice cream standard for the state.
1t was vigorously opposed by the
organised Ice cream manufacturers
Of Ohio and was defeated. Commits
sioner Strobe believes the standard
was too high. No measure was intro
duced at the last session. At the next
regular session, in 1915, 1t is probable
that bill proposing an eight per
cent standard will be offered with the
dairy and food departments backing.
Commissioner Strobe does not be-
lieve, however, that the butter fat
standard Is the most important ques-
ton concerning ice cream, from the
public health standpoint. OF far more
Importance, he thinks. Is 1t that Ice
cream should be manufactured un.
der strictly hygienic conditions, in or
der that danger from the spread Of
disease germs may be reduced to the
minimum. Rigid inspection of ice
cream factories Is the prime essential,
he says. Ice cream with low per-
centage of butter fat, or none at all
may be perfectly healthful, while ice
cream with high standard may be
infested with millions of dangerous,
death-dealing germs.
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Death
Claims Dr.. S. P. Wise Who
Was Well Known In
Nj. Vernon

Millersburg, July 23-Dr. 8. p.
Wise. aged GA, for many years a lead
ing physician here. fell dead in his
office last evening from diseases. He
was afiiliated with the State Tubercu-
losis Sanitarium at Mt. Vernon. He
leaves a widow, two sons and two
daughters.
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DR.. c. M. Gray and Mr. X. j,
Sturtz left this morning for an auto
trip to Toledo, Detroit and Buffalo.
Highest market prices paid for
poultry. H. V. Smoots. Both tele-
phones. ~
MIR. Edward Darcy Of Cleveland is
visiting for seevral days with Mr..
James Tighe of West High street.
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next September and Mr. Owen will
move to Newark, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith we're Mans.
field visitors the past week.
DR.. sInsrey and family, Of Mt. Yer.
non, were guests Of Mr.. F. Mann the
past week.
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BIG srslkE ON

Calumet, Mich, July 23-Be-
tween fifteen and twenty thousand
copper miners In the upper peninsula
struck today, tieing up 20 mines, In
cluding the Calumet and the Hecla,
the largest in the world. The men
demanded shorter hours and increas-
ed pay.
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Number OF sheep claimed
killed ................... ~
Number Of sheep claimed In W
,ursd ~. ~
Total killed and injured in
county ................. 404
The county commissioners may ~.
duce the amount claimed for damase
II their judgment 10 dictates.
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Springfield. O.-When John Riggs
came home to supper Monday night
his wife told him she had burned a
pair OF his old shoes. He gulped lit
tie and said he did not care to eat any.
thing. The left shoe OF the old pair
had been his bank, there being $3.50
tucked away In the toe.
MoraI--peposIt your money In THE
eio BANK.
West Side Public Square
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corWin-Hutton
Wedding

corwin-Hutton
Wedding
Mr.. Harold Burr Corwin and Miss
Vivian Dale Hutton, daughter Of Mr..
Charles Hutton of this city, were
united in marriage at 10:30 o'clock
Wednesday morning at the home of
the brides father on West Pleasant
street. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Ira j. Houston, pastor of
the Congregational church, In the
presence of the relatives and few
intimate friends. Following the cere-
mony a wedding dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Corwin left on an after
noon train for q trip up the Lakes.
They will reside In Mt. Vernon.
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Cociety
News
Entertained

Entertained
A. Dinner
Misses Ada Mooser, Catherine Mol.
en-. Josephine Ritchie and Mrs. Eliza.
beth McGorry were delightfully."- en-.
tertained by few Of their friends
Tuesday evening with dinner at the
log Cabin. Covers were laid for four.
teen. Among the out OF town guests
was Mrs. Alice Groff of Loudonyille.
Alter dinner . theatre party was
joyed by the crowd. Misses Mosser
and Nolan will leave. tomorrow for
Orrville for short visit aud will then
60 to Cleveland for an extended stay.
Entertained
with Auction
Miss Jane Curtis. Mansfield avenue,
delightfully."- entertained with a lunch.
con and auction on Tuesday after.
noon. Luncheon was served on the
lawn. Cards followed. The prize
was awarded Miss Ethel Cooper
Those who played were Mrs. Charles
B. Curtis, Mrs. Walter Sperry, Mrs.
R. B. Armstrong, Miss Isabel Cooper,
Miss Ethel Cooper, Miss Hannah Kin
ney, Mrs. Gaylord Freeman of Chica.
go, Miss Ruth Ralston, Miss Cert.
rude Porter, Miss Edith Curtis, Miss
Nora Wing and the hostess.
Entertained
With Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Kunkle of Ches.
terville entertained with a dinner
Sunday. Covers were laid for nine.
Those present were: Mrs. l.. 8. Van
Rhoden and son. Lowell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jarret Belt and daughter. Miss Ber
tina Of Mt. Vernon, Miss Myrtle Belt
Of Johnstown and Miss Margaret
Farnsworth of Croton.
Surprise
Party
About eighteen Of the friends Of
Miss Grace Van Wicklen gave her a
surprise party at her home on the
Martinsburg road Tuesday evening.
The evening was spent in games and
music. Dainty refreshments were
served. Those present were: Misses
Flossie Barncord. Jennie stull, Laura
Barncord. Hattie Collins. Eva Barn.
cord, Ada Van voorhis, Dorothy Penn,
Clara Van voorhis and Messrs. Clin.
ton Coe, Guy Mckee, Carl Barncord,
Lee Miller, Percy Van Wicklen and
Carl Wallace.
corwin-Hutton
Wedding
Mr.. Harold Burr Corwin and Miss
Vivian Dale Hutton, daughter of Mr..
Charles Hutton Of this city, were
united in marriage at 10:30 o'clock
Wednesday morning at the home of
the brides father on West Pleasant
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
Card Of Thanks

The undersigned wish to thank
their many friends and kind neigh
bors who have so generously
rendered their services and who
have offered so many expressions
of sympathy and coincidence in our
time of trouble and bereavement.
We are especially grateful for the
kind services performed by the
members of the l. o. o. F. lodge.
A. H. Gray,
+. Westerlund,
Mrs. VIM. Gray
Carl Gray,
Mrs. James Atkinson.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
Additional Locals

The best and most perfect fitting
corset in the world at Northrup $.
Emil and William Kreisel, home
steaders of Snyder, were in town
Tuesday transacting business.
Mrs. William Abbott returned
to her home at Fernwood, Idaho.
Wednesday after a three weeks
visit here with her daughter, Mrs.
r. H. Barring.
M. Miller, proprietor OF the Sun
set Shop, went to Spokane yester-
day on a business trip. Mr..
Miller will buy a three chair stand
and plans to install other improve
ments in his barber shop.
J. P. Dunn & Co. will buy your
cordwood, cedar, post, and poles,
paying cash. They will sell you
for cash flour, bran, shorts and
oats. See them. Oct. AIT
Invitations have been issued by
the l got U" club for hard times
dance to be held at Kent's hall
tonight.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
BUSINESS men HAVE ORGANIZED
Form Association AT Meeting Held Last
Night-No Soliciting

The Boomers Ferry Business
Men S association was organized at
a meeting held last evening with
members of the various grocery
firms of the city as instigators of
the organization. E. L. Little was
elected president and H. O. Jack
son, secretary and treasurer of the
association. A committee was APP
pointed to draft constitution and
by laws which will be presented
and adopted at the next regular
meeting of the association which
will be held two weeks hence.
The object of the association is
the protection of the interests of
the grocerymen and people engaged
in other lines of business in this
community as we'll as the interests
of the patrons. Membership in the
association is open to any person
conducting place of business in
Boomers Ferry,
One of the first moves of the
association was the unanimous
agreement among the members
that all further soliciting for bust
ness should be discontinued
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
SCHOOL CENSUS SHOW INCREASE |
County Superintendent Figures $50
More Children Than Last Year

County Superintendent Ramsey
is receiving the school census from
the different school districts of the
county and upon reports now in
estimates that the county has $50
more school children than it had
at the opening of the schools last
year.
District No. l Standpoint re-
turns 1901 school children this
year as against 1923 last year
Girls take precedence over boys,
there being 500 of the latter and
558 of the former. The district
embracing Boomers Ferry has more
boys than girls, one of the few
districts in the county that has.
The returns this year show 200
boys and Ia girls of school age in
that district, a total this year OF
371. School districts showing
considerable increase in school
population this year are, Kootenai
with 173 as against 1873 last year;
Priest River, with III this year as
against 1903 last year. Laclede with
$50 this year as against 122 last
year. Other of the larger districts
show the following comparative
figures: Hope, 1877 this year, 134
last; Clarksfork, l42 this year, l3s
last; Newport, 104 this year, los
last; Priest River (Italian settle
ment), 70 this year, 10 last year
Copeland, 90 TINS year 90 last
Paradise, 80 this year, 93 last
Porthill, 81 this year, 80 last.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
POSTOFFICE ROBBED SUNDAY
First Time In History Of Boomers
Ferry

The stamp drawer in the post
Office was rifed Sunday night or
Monday morning of its contents
amounting to $5.15. The thief
secured entrance by forcing one of
the windows in the rear of Rose
baugh's store. With an empty
box the thief was enabled to climb
over the partition into the post
Office enclosure.
Postmaster James could not find
that the thief or thieves had
molested any of the mail in the
post-office. This is the first time
that the postoffice of Bonners
Ferry has ever been entered by
thieves.
w. O. Rosebaugh was not able
to state positively that any goods
from his store had been taken by
the thieves but thought he was shy
a couple of boxes of Havana cigars
and possibly few knives.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
Boarding House Burned Tuesday

zee them.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26
Schlette's House Burned

A dwelling house on +. B.
Schlette's homestead in the Curley
Creek district caught fire last Fri
day morning and was burned to
the ground. The house was oc-
cupied by M. A. Peck, teacher of
the Curley Greek school. He left
the building about seven o'clock
in the morning and went to the
Newton ranch. About eight
O'Clock the smoke from the burn
ing building was noticed but it
was then too late to save it or the
contents. There was no insurance.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-09-26

The boarding house together
with most of its contents at the
camp of the Altamont Mining COM
pany near the ranch of Fitzpatrick
Bros, was destroyed by FIRE about
eight o'clock Tuesday night. 1t
is believed that the FIRE started
from a defective flue. Most of
the goods in the first floor of the
building was saved. The loss is
figured at about $500. The men
employed by the mining company
lost most of their bedding and
clothes in the fire.