The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-05
BRIEFS

About a dozen foreiEners wer
gwen heir preliminary naturSiiEa-
uon examination yesterday morning
oy Federal EKaminer W. T. Shockley
or the Pittsburgh emigration depart
ment. In the federal building. The ap-
picsnts viii appear before Judge a.
q. Dayton FOR further examination a.
TIE fall term Of the Federal court IN
this city in October.
John n Rennard. president OF the
Wheeling Ad Club. has returned home
IRON Marietta. Ohio. where ne al
dressed the business interests OF mat
city this week and assisted In launch
INK the Marietta Ad Club. which
which starts 81 with the brightest
prospects.
-How's this for corn, r =. Weig
and OF Friendly. on the Ohio river a
short distance below Sistersvtlle.
claims to BE- M champion corn
grower OF West Virginia for his year.
He is growing stalks Is and Is feet
high from seeds furnished by a youth
who won the Ohio state corn-growfng
prize last year. All the corn stalks OF
Mr. Neigand bear the average num-
Der OF ears.
Postmaster W. W. Irwin. repre-
~seniing the local p~ostonice and the
Wheeling Board OF Trade. and Post
master Henry Zilliken OF Nellsburg.
LETT last evening for Parkersburg 20
attend the annual two-day convention
OF the West Virginia State Postmas-
ters meeting. which convenes this
morning at 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Irwin Is
on the program for an address. An ~.
Tort will BE- made 10 have the next
convention held in this city.
Many local tennis players will 20
TO Fairmont the latter part OF the
month where they will take part in
the tournament hat will be held IN
der the auspices OF the Fairmont
Country club on August 80.
Charters were issued yesterday 20
the following Bible classes OF the NJ
Hope NJ. r. church OF Fayette county.
The classes TO receive their charters.
we're: Allie Johnson Memorial. u.
women: Wesleyan" composed OF IS
young men Young Mems Bible
class 10 young men. and the.
knights OF King Arthur" which r. a
secondary class and has an enrolment
OF Is.
1t was announced yesterday that in
the near future an engineering corps OF
tnr government. under the direction Of
Captain Howry OF The war school OF the
great military post. viii arrive IN
NJ he'liug 10 make a minute EurNey OF
this section. a. b. being lone all over
the United states at present.
The board OF control deferred &C
ton on the awarding OF the contract
Tor "a test we'll al sisters Island until
ihis morning THIS action was taken,
due 10 the visit Of iusTectton Of the
board OF control 20 Bcllaire.
The county commissioner were out
on the roads Of the county yesterday
Harry Cook. a prisoner a. the work
house. wishes 10 made known that he
j. very much alive. despite the rumor
superintendent Harry Halter OF the
city submitted his report for
July yesterday. IL shows that there
were confined during the month Of July
~ different times IS prisoners. The
report comedies with that Of Police Ley
land issued yesterday.
-Ohio county authorities are set IN
their opinion that a detention home
should be built.
The county commissioner have or
dered 5000 duplicate tax forms printed
10 be used by Sheriff Sweeney in his
work during the present year.
The boys Of the Playground assocta-
tion will b. allowed 20 sell refreshments
on Saddle Day at the Fair grounds on
August Is. The privilege will not be-
extended on Derby Day as was original
ly announced.
An apple tree on the farm Of Thomas
Grimes. Brooke county. IL making West
80 hHNNH 49,. ANNNN nv NA NNA
records for fruit bearing In this section,
The West Virginia badge al the
ianama-Facinc Fair was one Of The
most attractive shown. n consisted OF a
bar pc carrying the seal Of the state.
II suspcnds a blue ribbon bearing "A
raised may Of West Virginia.
T present season has been one OF
the best for alfalfa Two crops have al
ready been cut and another Is about
ready.
Man men operating shff ferries
without license In this state are TO be
prosecuted. one woman ferry operator
has already been arrested.
1t f. very probable that business
conditions will pick up on the South Side
~ hen the Riverside mill begins to hand
out the extremely large paws. There
are several stores near the Benwood line
who expect TO enjoy a good business In
the future.
William Sorge appeared before
squire Schuitze Tuesday morning and
sworc warrpnts out Tor six persons who
be- claims enter his home during his alb
sencc and drink and carousc around. All
put up for their appearance when ar
rsigned and the trials Will be heard al