The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-04

II BITS OF Il
STATE NEWS \
The big. new Ohio River excursion
steamer, Homer Smith, owned BY the
Security Steamboat Company, Of
Point Pleasant Is to make the trip TO
New Orleans for the Marii Gras. &C.
Scordtng to announcement
The Parkersbnrg News: Is authority
for the following:
An oil geologist In a recent exanii.
nation ofisome Of. the limestone stratas
In the vicinity Of Parkersburg yentur.
ed the opinion that some of these lime
stone hedges contained magnesiaf ana
thatsit would hehooye some Of the cap
italists in this community to look into
the matter as the demand at present
with no let up in sight In the near ~
ture Is great There Is also a steady
demand for the indicated products Of
magnesias and the metal derived from
the same Is extensively used In the
flashlights used in photography and in
fireworks.
Acorn show was held this week In
Cumberland, Nd, and the first prize
was won by West Virginia Corn. Will:
Jams Brothers OF Romney, had the best
ten ears, winning $50: Joseph A. Pan:
caeke, OF Romney, came third, winning
$40, and James a. Parker also OF!
Romney, fourth. winning $40. Five.
counties. Mineral and Hampshire, W.,
Va. Bedford, Pa; Allegheny and Gar.
irett, Md; participated in the contest
Officers bent on enforcing the YostI
law are no respectors of genius; else
Edward Pine would have been dis.
charged when he was arraigned in DO.
lice court at Huntington this week.
The Pine case attracted a great deal
of attention. 1t was charged that he
placed bottles of whiskey on boat
line and rented boats for dollar; the
customers rowing out into the river
and detatching the bottles from the
line ~
h An old murder of almost a decade
ago in Mingo County Is recalled by a
lrequisition issued lat the governors
office in Charleston, for the return OF
Mike Triplett, from Bell County, Tex,
where he is under arrest.
This murderlwas committed on New.
Years day in 1906, when the requisi.
toned man. together with Frank Trip:
lett and William Ramsey, were accus
ed OF killing Ben Endicott. An officer.
from Williamson will be sent TO bring
him back here for trial in tho Mingoi
County courts. Sssssl
The Bluefelds Daily Telegraph
writes that Matilda Stepteau, the Old
colored nanny OF Mrs. Norman
Gait, passed through that town Thurs.
day on her way to Wytheville, Va,
from Gillian. At Wytheville she will
Join her sister, Emma Chapman. Of
Wytheyille, and both will proceed 10
Washington TO help dress Mrs! Gait
for her marriage to Woodrow Wilson,
President Of the United States.
Here is an, optimistic note about the
financial affairs OF Uncle Josiah Thomp.
son, CLEANED from the columns Of the
Morgantowns Post Chronicles 5lisfi
Hon. John y. Hatfield left this
morning for uniontown, Pa. to spend
the day, looking after some legalSmat.
tiers in come don with the case OIL
w. Thompson. Mr.. Hatfield SAYS he
was in telephone Communication wifi,
q brokerage. firm in Pittsburgh and
that firm reported that tho sen.
timent in the last day or two had
changed and the brokerage houses
We're very optimistic, believing that
Mr.. Thompson would soon untangle
his financial difficulties a.
The Charleston Gazette saws 4 the
largest deal contaminated In West Wiz.
ginia for many years has tust beer,
made by the sale of the oil linterests
of the Big Creek Development Com.
pany, In Lincoln County, West Wiz.
yginiat. q Z ~
The holdings OF this company con.
sisted OF about 1000 acres Of oil and
gas leases In the Griffithsyille field
and were owned by the Big Creek De:
t'S4SPlhSutel Soiupdlly,i = organized " III
years ago Judge; c. II. freeman. The
present production is about 5000 bar:
rels. q 4 q \ ~ S.'Sg45
The sale, however, has been report:
ed toshave been made at the price Of
s5,o00,000. 1t has not been disclosed
to the public, yet as to who the Spur.
,chasers are; but 1t IS further known
that the purchasers are not the Stand.
ard OIL people. Z!
=, Death Of an. Infant.
The body Of salyata Frecind the IN.
FAINT son OF Adolphusf and Josie Ere.
cind was inferred this afternoonjinIthei
Holy Cross Cemetery by Underwater
Fred jenkins. The child death occur.
red early this morning.
IS Miss elemental Cole, of Simpson, Is
the guest Of her brother, A. B! Cole,
and wife, on Morgantown avenue.
Our Teas are Fine. 5