The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-22
NEWS BRIEFS

ne question or what caused the
sickness OF the people who became
III following the supper given by the
Kings Daughters on the Island is
sun and will remain unanswered.
Many say that II was the canned
peas. others say II was the slaw.
while others blame It on the cheese.
so II Is hard TO place the blame.
A now consignment OF tobacco
stamps was received At the internal
revenue office yesterday from Wash
lnston. They represent value OF
$4,000 and are OF the H. and
ounce variety. II required 50 mail
bass TO handle the consignment
"A Burns and Church transfer
wagon Was struck yesterday morning
at the corner OF Fifteenth ana Jacob
streets by car No AZ on the West
virginia traction line. The step was
torn from the car but the wagon was
not damaged in the least.
"A furnace smoking badly in the
Waldorf building yesterday morning
created an idea that there was going
TO be large fire and pedestrians
ana police got busy right away to
7 -~N~'aNAAaAs NAAf AAArF
Deputy Tax Comm lssloner Pat
Anderson Of Friendly. W. Va. is in
the city looking over matters per
taining 10 MS Office.
Chief OF ~ Detectives Howard
Hastings has returned TO work after
spending several days in the east
The city department has ruled
that the band OF Italians who are in
the city 10 sell sheet music will not
require any license. Some time ago
II was ruled that each member OF
the party would have to show a Ii
cense. but this was deemed unnec-
essary. II is understood. however.
mat the county will demand a IL
cense.
No bids were accepted on the
sinking OF the wells at dam 2S al
/ Huntington. as they were said TO be
rather complicated. b. o. Cresap OF
Nellsburg was the lowest bidder on
a riIHrap at dam 10.
! , According 70 a report made pub-
T nc by the health department. SIX
ueaths resulted in Wheeling last
month from the effects Of typhoid
0 fever The health bureau states Tbat
/ the drinking OF Ohio river water ''q IL
Z responsible for the deaths In every
\ instance foreigners were the victims
or typhoid fever.
/ The Observance Of tuberculosis
cay LOT the prevention OF tuberculo-
l SIS VIII be observed by the churches
/ OF Ohio. December Tho obsar.
/ vance OF the day has been indorsed
/ by eN-Presidents Taft and Roosevelt
/ FROM all reports the apple crop
| ~ me eastern Pan Handle OF West
/ Fslhla is very good. and that thous-
hnds OF barrels OF apples are being
sent out over all railroads West Vir.
gina apples are being shipped to
I foreign countries
-. -. c. Hensshaw. who is the post
/ master al Martinsburg. Berkeley
| county arrived in the city yesterday
States court
/ Rev. o. u McKeever. OF Columbus
I o, who IS on the stan OF the Lyceum
/ Lecture bureau. arrived in the civ
. yesterday evening
J. a. Reese an old fireman. who
US vel known 10 the employees ~ tho
y 4 @ railroad. has been appointed
Jn,aSSeIns fireman 20 take the place OF
{ -. SteWart. who has been transferred
The demonstration car % the
w Virgi MIA anti-TubercuIosls
. league. which has been making a tour
or the state since September Is and
] which az the Dresenf time 90 3d. lie
' Oharleston district. will no doubt sus-
I pend operation during the months ~
January and February but will again
resume tour OF the state The
/ paris or the state which will be visit
td VIII include the eastern Pan Han
dl" the central part o. The state and
the northern Pan Handle ~ the state
NY Gardner kalrrufh is remov-
ing ~" fan blooming plants from tho
beds around n" building and rs pIa-.
/ ,ne IN heir stead bulbs of spring
flowers The fountain has been closed
and given p general cleaning
The sheriff and hi- force are
quite busy Hi present collecting taxes
for The wear and the collections are
running hirh zach Iav The sheriff
stated yesterday that if would h, ifr.
possible % answer questions ia ro
gard '0 taxes over tho telsphono dur.
ing ln. rush hu' n tho inf0rwaffor
asked fcr De- bv word or letter. thaf 10
would Do" attended to Immediately
Louis S'robel. the day TALLER. be-
confined fH bis home with what ie
feared is -eri0us illness Ifa iafciv
returned from NJ rlpweu. where ra
PAD gof" i0r mo racuuer7tion ~ hir
.''''h. hli elmo" fi. return. hls con-
|i'I"u I- t'r0fu 1g gradually worse
.nis VS. -FIIn was rlsF Yesterday aff
.'fnDNr WITH clerk ~ fi. Circuit
Court John T.. Kingdom from tho
court N squire W Na1'r FiEr.
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Nr order of f...Hrr.a uH- ert...
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