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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
DEMOCRATS PLAN
FOR ELECTION
CITY COMMITTEE MEETS TO COM.
PlETE PLANS FOR PRIMAR-
$seessnents For Various Candidates
decided on and Selections Made
For Voting Places.

special meeting OF the Democra-
tic City Committee was held last ev.
enins in the once OF the county COM
missioners in the court house and sew
eral important matters concerning
preparations for the Democratic pri-
mares TO be held next Thursday were
,aken up and transacted The date
TOT the primaries was decided upon
at previous meeting but az the
meeting last evening IL was decided
tnat the polls will open at 10 o'clock
a. m. and close at : o'clock n. m. Two
Judges and two clerks will be employ
ed in each precinct for the occasion,
and the names OF these officers will
De turned In by the various commit
teemen at a meeting 10 be held Mon
flee.
The committeeman from the Sixth
ward reported that the name OF
george McCurdy, who was suggested
as candidate for first branch OF
council had been changed to second
branch OF council upon the candidates
request. All lists of candidates. sug-
gested at the meetings held Tuesday
evening were turned over 10 Secretary
" Kane OF the committee for arrange
ment TO be placed on the ballot These
lists will. however be held open until
tAA y O NJ II
they Will be closed and the lists will
be turned over TO the printer.
Precincts Selected.
several additional precincts werc
decided upon and selected as follows.
with tho exception Of locations. whicn
will not be announced until Monday
evening when the committee holds an
other meeting: First ward. two precin.
cts: Second ward. two precincts: Fort
Henry hose house and Chemical En-
CINE house; Third ward. one precinct
in the city court room: Fourth ward.
one precinct on Seventeenth street:
Fifth ward. one precinct IN hook and
ladder house: Sixth ward. two precin-
cts: Seventh ward. two precincts. one
at end of Suspension bridge and the
other in the Island hose house: Eighth
ward, two precincts. one in Beckers
barber shop and the other in the
hose house.
In the first and second wards. IL was
decided 10 place n precinct in the dis
the hill IL was also decided that
all candidates for Office who desire TO
have their names placed on the bal
lots. must make that fact known and
pay the assessment to the secretary at
5 O'Clock Monday evening, or the
names will not be used
Assessments.
In order 10 meet expenses Of the pri-
mary. the following assessments we're
decided upon Candidates for mayor
were assessed. $50: Candidates for
board OF control. s25: Candidate for
treasurer. 800: Candidate for first
branch council. So: and candidates for
second branch OF council. 81
So far only one candidate has an
nounced himself for the Offices of
mayor. member of the board OF control
and treasurer. For the office of audi
tor. there are two candidates in the
field: for office OF chief of police there
are four candidates. hut IL is thought
that there will be other candidates for
some OF the Offices before the primar-
les are conducted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
TO GRAND JURY
Benwood Man Held on Serious Charge
Of AsssultIna Young Girl.
Cannot Furnish Bond.

John Smith. aged about b5 years.
was arrested a few days ago on l
charge Of committing a criminal as
sault upon a young girl az Benwood
and was given a hearing yesterday
afternoon before Squire Paul Reidel
of Benwood. and held under a 500
bond TO await the action OF the grand
jury. Smith was unable 10 furnish
the required bond and was taken to
the county Jail at Moundsville n
await the next term Of the Marshall
county grand jury. Smith was taken
TO Moundsville by Officer Chapman.
OF the Benwood police force.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
MUCH COAL Is
BEING SHIPPED
TOW GOATS CARRYING LARGE
SHiPNENTS 70 SOUTH.
Several Hundred Thousands e. Bush
els Passed Down the River Yes
terday-SI.cr Items.

Pushing large tovs or barges load
cd with coel. several boats PASSED
down the river yesterday for southern
markets. Approximately more than a
half million bushels of the black Ola
mond passed down yesterday. Il Il
est'matcd. Among the boats with
large lows in Ch-rEe were: Voyager.
j \. Donaldson. sam Earnum. Nom
tor. Jim Wood. Volunteer and J. {.
Kisher.
Tho Nalient and Sam, Barnum re.
turned after reaching McMechen or
another shipment on the present rise
other boats are rushing to Pittsburgh
ioi t"~s and ~ is probable that many
large shipments Will be made before
the river recedes too low for a barge
stage.
With a stage Of "a feet. inches.
registered At the local wharf, the Ohio
river was falling slowly Yesterday aft
erncon. Last evening IL fell only
i Feet AT the McMechen dam between
the hours of and $ o'clock
The relief packet II. W. returned last
evening from Parkersburg where she
carried large cargo ~ provisions and
Cl"thing for the relief OF the food
stricken people.
u
neon from Marietta. where she took
cargo OF groceries and provisions.
She left last evening for the Musking-
UNI river town and will probably make
several trips in that trade. While in
the local port yesterday. repairs were
made 10 her smokestacks
The ohio departed AT l o'clock YES
terday for Pittsburgh.
The DICK Fowler. which is to make
Parkersburg while the Ohio river rail-
road il closed. mad not arrived I'd uu-
I'll late hour last night. although she
was scheduled 20 depart from here at
O'Clock.
River MARKS.
PlTTSBI RICH. Pa. April River
stages follow.
DAVIS ISLAND DAM-S.7 feet. fall-
iLe. cloudy.
STEt BENNILLE-i4 feet. falling.
rain.
WARREN-i.5 feet. falling. rain.
PARKERSBTRG -25.S feet. falling:
cloudy.
OIL CITY feet. falling. cloudy.
MORGANTOWN Mo report.
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Plain Scrim with Drawn
work border in all shades at
19c TO 45c a yard.
Plain and Figured Rep for
heavy hangings in neat de-
signs. comes in tan. red and
green shades. so inches wide,
at 4Sc to SIPS a yard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
SEVENTH WARD
Democrats Will Meet Tonight 70 suo-
gest Candidates for Council and
City Committee.

Democrats OF the Island will meet
this evening IN tho Island hose house
10 suggest candidates for the pri-
maries TO BE- conducted next Thurs
day IN the city The meeting vas to
have been held Tuesday evening. but
owing 10 the flood conditions IN that
ward many ~ the parry followers
we're unable 90 attend. and the meet.
ing vas postponed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
! STONE s. THOMAS

made nocessary hy the FOOD ard o.
tc.ais = tho connpnnv are confident
NAT operations between >1is civ and
FhrkershurE Will no re4urned bv noon
todar. ser"!ce between This citv and
Lnnesrills has alresdr been establish
% ana PASSENGER NAV roach col
1mnuS by transferring from Zanes-
VIE proper - West Zanesviiie.
Sererai changes have haor -na6o u,
th' ira ne running from Washington
20 Grafton m Tho n. & ~. Former
trains Nos q and have been dfsron-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
STONE & THOMAS
COMETHlNG About the New
~ Spring Drapery Fabrics

So MANY beautiful effects among the Spring Draper
FABRICS that we hardly know where begin telling yo
about thembu will offer few suggestions to your
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04
Picture Frames Damaged?

tinUed and the Wheeling service f.
performed by trains Nos and 2.
Local officials have been notified
that traffic between Pittsburgh AMI
chicago has been opened and that all
FORMER trains are now operated on
schedule time. In addition 20 this a
nov train ~ solid Pullmans has he.1
instituted IN tho New York ChicaR1
service.
Try Reuters vlsnra Sausage
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04

Try Reuters visnra Sausage
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04

That man no just registered says
b." is light sleeper. remarked tho
hotel clerk
Good exclaimed tho mana
Charge him extra for light "-Judso
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-04

Friday. April 4. fsfa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
DELTA A BUSY TOWN
DELTA HAS AN ELECTRICALLY
LIGHTED CROQUET GROUND
BUT HAS NO SATURDAY EVEN.
ING BAND CONCERTS.

Delta, June 9.-DeIta has an cleo
trically lighted croquet ground for the
use Of the members of the club, but
we have no Saturday evening band
concerts so far this year.
Willis Utterback shipped eight car
loads of stock Sunday. l. E. Mathews,
Dr. Jarvis, Joe Utterback and George
F. McCarty went in with Willis.
+. L. Dunn sold a planter and a
mower Friday, both for immediate
use. That shows what late spring
and early harvest will bring about
Miss Pearl Tressler has a new
auto. w. f. Dunn was at lndianap-
oils and drove it through, saving
freight
A larger acreage of pickles has been
planted in this vicinity than usual.
The HolcOmb stock of goods has
changed hands again, the parties from
Parnell selling to a party from Sig
Quincy. They finished invoicing on
Thursday. Mr.. Wilson will still be
manager. 1t seems to make no diff
ference who is the owner; he Yields
the YARD STICK.
Harvey Davis has his residence
nearly completed. Charley Meyer is
building fine residence 26x2S with
II IT. posts, on his farm one mile east
of town, and 10 Bitner Is building a
residence on his farm south of town.
All our carpenters are unusually busy
Evan K. Sargent is local manager
for the Sigourney Transmission Co.
They will keep a line of supplies so
all wants can be supplied, such as
motors, fans, irons, washers, &c.
They have put in cement floor and
painted the rooms with enamel
whit, making fine headquarters.
h j. Il. Hankins has moved and is
nova resident of Sunny Side.
Mrs. Nan Hawk Is with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kinder, at Hedrick for two
or three weeks.
Rev. Arthur o. Wright OF the Chris
tian church rendered his resignation
June LIST, to take effect In three
months unless sooner arranged, as
this was the agreement; either party
was to give three months notice be.
fore terminating contract.
Will Archer, who moved to Mis-
souri, some years ago, returned Satur-
day with the remains of his wife,. who
had died OF cancer. The funeral ser.
vices We're held In the Christian
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
OUR BOOTS AND SHOES.

According to statement just issued
by the Bureau of Foreign and Domes-
tic Commerce, Department of Com
merce, boots and shoes exported from
the United States in the fiscal year
which ends with the current month
will aggregate 20 million dollars in
value, against 5 million dollars in
1900 and less than one million dollars
in 1890 This total for 1913 includes
about Is million dollars worth of
leather boots and shoes, one-third OF
a million dollars worth of slippers,
and approximately 2 million dollars
worth of boots and shoes of rubber.
In addition to this, nearly 2 million
dollars worth of leather boots and
shoes went to Porto Rico and Hawaii.
Meantime the importation of boots
and shoes into the United States dur
ing the current fiscal year will
amount to about $250,000. The aver
age value per pair of leather boots
and shoes exported during the fiscal
year 1912 was: Those for mems wear,
$211; women's, SLIP; children's rs
cents; and slippers, $1,05. The aver
age import price OF boots and shoes
imported was about IS cents per pair.
All the world takes American boots
and shoes. The number of countries,
colonies, and dependencies to which
the exports went last year aggregated
approximately 100. Cuba is the larg-
est buyer of this class of merchan-
disc. The value of boots and shoes
exported TO that island from the Unit
ed States during the fiscal year 1912,
the latest period for which details Of
distribution to all countries are avail
able, was practically million dollars
out OF a total of Is million dollars
worth of leather boots and shoes ex-
ported In that year. To Canada the
exports in that year amounted to 2h
million dollars; England, ~ million;
Germany, practically l million; Pan
anna, three-quarters of a million;
France. Austria-Hungsry. the Philip
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
SETTER DO 1T NOW.

"There are a good many people,
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye, VINO
think their duty to their church, AND
Ito Christianity, ends with their pub
Ilic admission that they are Chris.
tians. There are many members OF
the church who appear to believe that
the fact that they are such members
is all that is necessary to their saiVa'
ton and to their good standine
among Christian people. They &c
not appear to see that, in addition
any duty to the church or to Christian
society devolves upon them as church
men.
"They are sadly mistaken. They
are under contract TO attend church
70 contribute to it's cause and to give
their moral support to its affairs
lust as much so as they are, as a
member of a business firm, to be act
i've and energetic in the interests oil
that firm.
"The sure thing about it Is that
sooner or later, here or hereafter
they must foot the bill of expense for
their so-called Christian citizenship
If they do not pay now in service and
in financial contributions, they Will
be called upon to render an account
in the hereafter, and the debt will be
more onerous then than now, and Its
settlement will be considerably more
embarrassing TO the delinquet
Every time you stay away from
church when you could go, as we'll as
not and every penny of rightfuI con-
tribution to its support which you
fail at this time to hand over, you
will find charged up against you with
heavy rate of interest when the
chief accountant opens his book for
final settlement.
You cannot get away with your
present plan of Indifference to duty.
No one has succeeded in doing so.
You are just as certain to have to
pay, ultimately, as the sun rises IN
the east every day in the year.
Better liquidate your Christian
debts now when you can do so with
comfort and satisfaction, than wait
until the heat is turned on in the
hereafter
This is no sermon. 1t is a piece
of friendly advice"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
TRACY.


Willie Bruere and wife visited Sun
day at the parental Asa Bruere home.
Kenneth McWilliams and Miss
Edith Patrick spent Sunday with
Jesse Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Ripple spent Sun
day at the Frank Reed home.
Mrs. Bellamey and two daughters,
Lena and Pauline, are visiting at the
Earl Sarver home
Mrs. Mamie Bennington's sister
and niece are here visiting from Ne
braska
Jennie Brubaker spent last Friday
Afternoon with Mrs. Bertha Goodin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCrillis called
at the Albert Wondars home Sunday
evening
Earl Lookabaugh spent Sunday at
Fetch Oakey's.
Mrs. Nettie McCrillis spent Mon.
day afternoon with Mrs. Mabel John
son.
Born, Tuesday morning, June 10,
1913, to Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Rouze, a
ten pound son.
Mrs. Sadie Bruere and daughter
Luanna spent Tuesday with their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Earl Hol-
lingshead, near Knoxville. They put
in the day picking Strawberries.
John McCrillis was Bussey caller
Tuesday getting some repairs for his
automobile.
Mrs. Bertha Goodin is quite poorly
at this writing.
June 1. Busy Bee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
uoNoRs TO oskALoosA BOYS.

Editor Herald There are many
readers of the Daily and Weekly Her
aid who will be glad to read Of the
honors that have come to the William
Abram family of Colfax, formerly OF
oskaioosa. William Abram, Jr., was
born at Carbonate, east of Oskaloosa
His father at that time was employed
in the Excelsior Coal Company mines,
Mr.. G. H. Ramsay, who is at the pres
ent time residing in Knoxville, was
assistant superintendent. Mr.. Abram,
ST., being anxious to better his con-
dition in life, studied hard in mining
engineering by correspondence and
succeeded in mastering the course,
when Mr.. G. H. Ramsay employed
him to the first position Of a mine
foreman at Morgan Valley. During
this time Willie, the oldest son, at
tended Beacon schools. In course OF
time his parents moved to Oskaloosa
when Mr.. William Abram, Sr., took
charge Of the Spring Creek Coal Com
pany mine. Willie had just entered
his first year in Oskaloosa when his
father accepted the underground man
agement and engineering of the Col
fax Consolidated Coal Company at
Sewers. 1t is said from good au-
thority that Mr.. Abram is one of the
best civil engineers in the state. The
family moved to Colfax, September 2,
1908, after which Will worked one
year in the Sewers store, under the
management Of Mr.. Hugh A. Gum.
The writer can truthfully say from
daily observation during his time in
the store he made many friends. He
entered Ames College in the fall of
1909. He will graduate this year in
the Senior class of civil engineering.
Evan Abram, the second son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Abram, will also
graduate in the class of mine engin-
eering. Mr. and Mrs. William Abram,
Sa., go to Ames this week to attend
the commencement exercises
JOHN A. BELL.
Sewers, Iowa, June 4.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
IOWA CROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Di-
rector of Weather Bureau.
For the week ending June s, 1913.
DeS MOineS Iowa.

For the week ending June s, 1913.
Des Moines, Iowa
With the exception of heavy local
rains in few localities and the cool
weather during the last two days, the
past week was ideal for farm work
and the growth of vegetation. The
average temperature was very nearly
the normal, and over the larger part
of the state the rainfall was much
less than the seaSonable average. A
torrential dOwnpour occurred in Powe-
shiek county on Friday afternoon,
which did great deal of damage to
crops, railroads and other property.
AT Grinnell, AIS inches of rain fell
between p. m. and $50 p. m. The
bulk of the corn is planted, and much
of it has been cultivated once. There
is, however, some low land which is
still too wet to pillow or plant. The
late planting is coming strong and is
growing rapidly. Small grain is get
ting rank, too rank in fact for heavy
yields. A large hay crop is assured,
and pastures are in excellent cohdi
ton. In many sections plums did
not set well, but apples and small
fruits are still promising.
Following is summary showing
average condition of crops on June
list, as compared with the average of
past years on that date; Corn 80 per
cent; oats, barley and rye, IS; spring
wheat, a.; winter wheat, So; fax, 80;
potatoes, 81; tame hay and alfalfa,
102; wild hay. 100; pastures, 103.
Last year on June 1st, the condi-
tions were as follows: Corn, 90; oats,
100; spring wheat, 90; winter wheat,
80; barley, SO; rye, 50; fax, 80; po-
tatoes, So; hay, 95; alfalfa, 81; pas
lures, SO per cent
A report on acreage of crops will
be given in the next bulletin.
GEO. M. CHAPEL,
Section Director
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
ROUND TOP.

= Messrs. Pomunkie and Hoffman
sold and delivered 5000 bushels of
corn to r. J. Woody at Cedar Friday
and Monday.
II. T. Gibson went to Iowa City last
week to spend week or ten days
visiting his mother.
Nj. Johnson and niece, of Oska-
loosa, were over Sunday visitors at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Guy
Pomeroy. ~ ...,.,.f.. ..rr
w. L. Gwin sold two car loads of
sheep, also some cattle to John Pur-
din of Fremont.
Miss Elsie Allsup of Wright spent
Saturday night and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Gullick; also Miss
Pearl Gwin of Oskaloosa spent Satur
day and Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. Gwin.
D. f. Gwin and J. l.. Moore have
new gasoline engines.
Grange met in regular session on
Thursday evening, June 5, and sew
eral candidates were initiated, after
which light refreshments were serv-
ed and pleasant evening was had
by all.
Mr., and Mrs. Ernest Van Cleve
Ispent Monday afternoon and evening
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.Moore
Several from this community attend
ed Children's Day program at Kirk
vile Sunday morning and Cedar Sun
day evening.
d. f. Gwin sold and is delivering
500 bushels of oats to r. J. Woody
this week
June II. Sunshine.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
POET LAUREATE.

Alfred Austin, poet laureate of Eng
land, died Monday at the age Of II
In addition to being poet of great
talent, Mr.. Austen was a lawyer, a
critic, a novelist, war correspondent
and a political writer. He published
his first poem anonymously at the
age of Is before he had taken his de.
gree at London University. AL
though he was lawyer he never prac.
ticed that profession. He was a
newspaper correspondent in Rome
for many years and he followed the
operations of the FrancoPrussian
war In 1901 with the headquarters
of the Prussian king.
His writings were very patriotic
In one poem Of recent date he called
attention to the unpreparedness Of
the British army for war and in an.
other he eulogized the achievements
of the British navy.
Mr.. Austin was born at Headingley,
near Leeds, May 80, 1895, his father,
Joseph Austin, being a merchant.
His mother was sister of Joseph
Locks, NJ. p. for Honiton and a dis
tinguished engineer. His parents
were Roman Catholics and he was ed
ucated at Stonyhurst College and
London University.
In 1857 he was called to the bar of
the Inner Temple. but he embraced
the study Of law only in Difference to
the wishes Of his parents. On the
death OF his father in 1851 he went to
Italy. In that year he made his first
appearance as a writer
with a satire called The Season."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-12
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

EXECUTORS NOTICE. b.
H Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 9Th day
of June, A. D., 1918. the undersign-
ed were appointed by the District Court
of Iowa, in and for Mahaska County,
executors of the estate of James NJ.
Wharton, deceased. late of said Mahaska
County, Iowa. All persons indebted to
said estate will make payment to the
undersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said court for
allowance.
Dated this 10th day of JuneS9l3.
E. F. Wharton and
Mrs. Mary Wharton, Executors.
j. l.. MILLIGAN, Clerk.
BY F. w. WRIGHT, Deputy. 47w3