The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-02
AUTO REF S

AUTO BRIEFS
DR.. McGregor OF the Conservative
Life Insurance company. received his
Maxwell roadster through the Capitol
Car company. Market street. this
week.
Mrs. c. y. Taylor received her new
Fiat car this week.
Ralph Brinkmier. the local photo
grapher. is again driving his Arbenz
touring car. after repairs had been
made to the machine at the Balzers
and Balzers garage.
Among the sales for the week re-
ported by the Capitol Car company
was a Maxwell touring car sold to
George Burnley OF Cameron.
Balzer and Balzer. agency for the
Studebaker, reported yesterday that
all the sales that they wished to report
during the past week was a touring
car sold to Miss Pauline Beuter. Other
sales were made but the purchasers
requested that their names be not
published.
Prohibition Officer Bert Phillips is
learning TO drive his new Maxwell
this week. which he recently purchased
through the Capitol Car company.
Chief Of Police Thomas Leyland.
who recently purchased a Maxwell.
has learned to drive the car. II is re-
ported that the Chief said that IL was
all he could do TO keep from "speedin'
'er up" but he did not want TO get
pinched for violating the speed limit.
The Auto Sales company will today
erect a large electric sign in front of
their place. Fourteenth street. which
will bear one word. Overland"
Sheriff A. T. Sweeney received his
car this week from the Michael Schaf-
er garage. where Il has been over
hauled.
W. II. Chapman and family are ex-
pected home in a few days from a
touring trip through the southern part
OF the State and Eastern Kentucky.
The East End garage that has been
in business in that section for the past
few years. closed its doors this week.
Lack OF business Is given as the rea-
son. The company will early next
week open a garage i'm Pittsburgh.
II was reported at the local garages
yesterday that warning should be given
all auto drivers 10 see that their lights
are kept burning. as the Wheeling as
well as the Elm Grove officers are go
ing to make arrests for violation OF
this law. The question arises: How
does a driver know when his tail light
is Jared out?
DR.. A. b. Rinehart OF McMechen. re-
ceived his Maxwell roadster this week
through the Capitol Car company.
DR. J. NJ. Morris OF Chapiine street.
received his Studebaker touring car
this week from the Balzer and Balzer
shop. after ~ had been overhauled.
One thing that the motion picture
genius has failed 10 perfect. Making
auto wheels while running appear real
They all run backward In the pictures
while the machine goes forward
Elmer Imam and Charles Wiles.
motormen on the Traction company
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last week. They reported the roads in
good shape. and a. certain points we're
able TO make 80 miles an hour easily.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times had a
column lead editorial on useless honk.
Ing Of auto horns. The writer handed
out some warm remarks to such driv-
ere. especially 20 those who honk their
horns while waiting for traffic officers
10 permit them to pass.
The Bell Telephone company wul
put on two more Ford autos in this
section. 10 a. reported. making "a total
of 10 In the Wheeling district
Charles Summers OF tho South side
received his fine new 'i6 Mitchell tour
Ink car this week through the Howe
company.
Col and Mrs s. OF IauehHn and
sons Samuel and Phillip. left Wednca. |
Say OF this week. IN their automobile
Tor tour Of the valley Of Virrinia
They viii be gone several weeks
The Howe company received a sbip. /
ment 81 two cars four Mitchell auto.
week Three OF Thorn
we're sold 90 local men. but tho man
lger said that be- had bee nrequreted
hot 10 Eive out the names FOR pubfioa. .
lion.
Tho Howe company viii have n car
load ~ touring Mitchelis shipped d.
rect 90 rhoir agency in Weston TINS
week. which have been cold
Mr and Mrs }. A. Blum and family
returned this week from tour mi
n g.. Do their seven pas. .
sonror Mitchell
City Solicitor y Harold brennan
toured 20 Washinrton. Pa. This week .
In Die Mitchell
William ElIg and Joseph Myers OF |