The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-29
NEWS BRIEFS

The police weer asked Saturday
TO locate the father OF Charles G.
Young. Quartermaster corps. L. 3. A..
who was thought TO be residing in
the Wheeling district. but up until
late hour last night NO trace OF
him had been found.
"A taxi driven by a man named
Westwood came out OF Alley 10 and
collided with a car belonging TO Dr.
p. ID. Barlow OF Benwood. Luckily
both cars got OF with slight injury.
The doctor wanted a warrant issued
for the arrest OF the other man. but
the officer. IL Is said. made no effort
TO comply with the request.
The case of Kahn vs.. the Mer-
chant & Evans company OF warwood
will be resumed this morning in
circuit court. Judge Hervey will
have charge OF the case.
About 1880 yesterday morning a
large Oakland car. owned and driven
by Harry Myers OF McMechen.
crashed into one OF Burns & Church's
large taxis. driven by Frank Snider.
on Market street. a. man whose
name could not be learned was in
the taxi at the time and he was slight
~ cut by the flying glass from the
windshield. Both cars were consid-
erably damaged and the noise OF their
contact could be heard for blocks.
The prisoners inhabiting the
workhouse are at present being kept
busy cleaning the streets in connec-
ton with the street department. II
is stated that the prisoners would
rather work on the streets than bs
confined at the works.
An unknown man who had fallen
from the water wagon earlier in the
evening fell from a taxicab at an
early hour yesterday morning. At
the time few saw him and yhpn he
was found later several were OF the
opinion that he had fallen from a
water wagon which was then pass.
Ing. a. l.. e, - !. =
The firemen's examination which
has been in progress for some time
came 10 an end Saturday. All PASSED
with the exception of the extra men
Radcliffe and Dixon. whose cases are
now before the courts pending set
Element
Several gypsy women have for
The past few days been working IN.
this vicinity. telling fortunes and re-
ceivins money. They have a camp
near the bounds o: the city and make
trips into the city for the purpose of
getting their money. The chief Of
police has given notice TO have all
such arrested in the future.
WI hen the rear wheels OF his
CoIe-3O sank hub-deep into the soft
mud left by workmen after excaya;-
ing Tor sewer on Market s,rret
near the new Christian church. iusr
below Twentieth street. Sol. Rosen-
DerS lied up traffic on both the CITY
and Wheeling traction companies
last Saturday evening for almost half
an hour The cars were crowded
with Saturday night shoppers bound
ior the uptown districts. Many of
them walked
y meeting Of the Ohio count,
branch OF the Socialist party was hold
Saturday evening in the Ohio Valley
trades and Labor Assembly hall on
Market street Arrangements were
mad" Tor the financing OF The Congress
s!oHaI campaign and for the distribu-
ton of literature.
Robert J. Howell. Jr. ~ tho Roll
Telephone Company Of this city. let
TOT iimamondSport. y. Y. where ne.
VII take Up The stddy Of aviation Ar
iio""ll Is "cil known in this city. and
his friends are anXiOT. for mis- success
he pictures Of Wheeling and 9th
~ arg" cities Of West Virginia will DO
"Ahlbited ~ IN" United states land
snow at chicago. The Nest Virginia
exhibit will he N charge OF state com.
missioner OF Agriculture n " NIL
Jams
EVER child In Wheeling robbed q,
." minutes That's the result OF tho
feet October !. and then viii rars.
ne curfew 10 toll AZ & o'ciock instead
oi 800. as has been customary in the