The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-07
THE STATE PRESS
Parkersburs News:-If the

TSTScfSpur9 NcMs.-lf the lat
times) esteemed critic of Governor
Hstheld's policy Of careful inquiry
into the Virginia Debt case will fur
nish he $4,000 900 TO pay off the
judgment at once. as II would have
the state do. and will then compute
the interest charges on the bonds tnat
presumably would be necessary Tor
such payment il will be found tnat
interest on the bonds will total about
the same amount as what is called
a right nifty price TO pay for idle
ness"
Fairmont west Vireinisn: The
city OF Fairmont owes vote or
thanks 10 the public spirited citizens
who have financed out OF their own
private purses and given to their time
and labor 10 conduct the campaign for
the eN;eI mina.ion of rats which has
resulted In the destruction OF > 600
OF the disease breeding vermin. The
campaign against the rat has neen
conducted successfully during the
summer in Fairmont by business ana
professional men out OF their own
private funds. Now that the method
Of doing the work and the advantage
W W ~ AAAANfN AfNNI Nlf. NAOU OF the
rodent has been demonstrated. the
citizens back OF the movement teeI
that 10 IS the duty OF the city officials
TO relieve them OF the responsiDi ity
~ continuing the campaign. In fact
the officers OF the Rat determination
League say that Or the city does not
do its part now that the way has
been pointed out. the campaign viii
end
Spencer Record: The Hampshire
Review and the Huntington Adver-
lser are among the few Democratic
papers that believe the field has not
been closed in favor OF Senator emil
ton. They are inclined To believe mat
other men may desire 10 enter toe
race. all of which goes 10 show that
90 least few Democrats would be
willing 10 listen 10 strange voices
Illumination Herald oispateh.-In
the Herald Dispatch this morning ap-
pears the story OF a man who lost
probably $4,000. when his home was
destroyed by Gre We have before
referred TO similar accidents ana
pointed the same moral that this
mans loss suggests
The hank is safer. whether your
store 1f money amounts to nny dof.
lars or fo five thousand. keep 30 in
Tho bank n viii not only Do safe
from Gre and thieves. but you VIII
und That you win spend less of your
earninss. Money in tho old sock or in
Inc bed tick d. al good az any other
money but BE- is not aa safe Inc
man who Keeps largc sums OF money
hahituiily in his home or about ms
person. subjects himself and bis fam.
ily to danger from robbors and MUIR
dercrs. and invites calamity in the
form ~ Ore Put 10 in the bank every
time
shephsrdstown independent We
orc informed that blight has o..
lacked tho walnut trees in almost
every section off tho county inc
trees were stripped of their foliage m
mid summer. some OF tho walnuta
hr.feliur only few OF them ma.
'urr. waaIur the crop short one fhIs
year Another curious Tact indicating
ihat fhe times are ont uf joint" o.
that potato bur. abandoned fnc,r
usual occupation and attacked to.
Nafn vines lr come instances. fHe
tomato vines have been entirely Coz
ifofrd. ODE bugs eating thr entire
riani 'o thr surface 90 the rround
Parkersbura News. --OccasionsIv.