The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-23
NEWS BRIEFS

To-day Is the last day in which q
may nle HE petition in the local bed
eral Office to become an American citi
zen 10 BE- taken up az the October
term OF court
Is Chester Timms. a bow. In tins
community, His father. an aged news.
paper man OF Windsor. Ontario. Cana
da. Is writing all over the country in
an attempt TO locate his son. who Ivft
home In May 1909. The father offers
that will lead to the finding OF ms
boy.
Guy Pogue. who for the past six
years has been employed in the ONCE
or Architect &. ". Bates. will open up
his own office shortly. Mr.. Pogue Is
considered a. n OF the best archi-
tects in the city.
The Redpath c~hatuaqQua. that has
been at Bridge Park. near Bridgeport.
for the past week. closing Thursday
night. removed the mamoth tent and
other equipment TO GAINESVILLE. ONO.
yesterday by rail, where a weeks bill
Will be put o N
About so members OF the Wheel
ing district United Boys Brigade OF
aNAAAfA AAnH NtAN NF~NFAhhN NuoInlUk M n
model barge. towed by the gasoline
boat Indian. for Sistersivile. from
where they will go by trolley TO Mid
dlebourne. Tyler county. to camp Tor
eight days.
1t was announced from the local
office OF the Federal animal industry
headquarters yesterday that the entire
Jefferson county is now free from me
FAl0 al a.a..Hk -. - -. 80.
quarantine has been lifted all over the
state, excepting a small restricted
ire In Berkeley county. near Martins
burg on m farm at North Mountain
Fire Chief Ed. II. Rose Is credited
with a statement given out yesterday
that Wheeling's FIRE loss will pass the
100000 for the fiscal year ending
July /. which is smaller by several
thousand dollars than last year. An
investigation IL still on relative 10 the
Goodyear Rubber company's FIRE at
Fourteenth and Market streets. sever.
al weeks ago.
The jitncy bus business is a sue
cess In Coshocton. Ohio said Joseph
Weiskirchner. wh6 Is conducting r.-ur
boats" In that city az present. which
were operated here for several months
at n NhhHs bfArunf VI IFflAuk > ht~
l~ightfully smooth streets"
In order 20 be at the highest ef-
h~ciency." said rire Chief Rose yester-
day. "Wheeling's department should
purchase fully 5000 feet OF good hose
yer year The chief IL credited with
further saying that 81 present the &c
partment Is in need OF more good
hose.
n I G.-to -. r..,~r.a er,r,
a trip to Canada. lie said he vas sur
prised that his friends thought he a
been arrested In that country as a
German SPY. The doctor explained
the alleged Joke" by saying that IN
thoughtlessly in sending picture post
cards to his friends he had written
on n OF them the Joke" and 2 n II
TO DIR. J. $. Heath.
1t Is probable. according to Su
perintendent OF Mails J. r. Crovl. that
the usual annual fan examination TOR
government stenographers and typists.
may not be held here. Examination
for carriers and clerks will be held
September 4
George Gather. who was nned
and sentenced 10 30 days in the work.
house Wednesday morning by Judge
Joiuhu IN puiite fpuIls fNhIAfu WIN
resisting arrest. through his attorney
Elijah J. Graham. gave notice Of an
appeal yesterday
Extensive Improvements are be-
ing made 10 the interior Of the billiard
room a. the Mcclure hotel n b.
being re-painted and otherwise i'm
proved
Robert a. Holman. formerly OF
the firm Of Holman a. Duvall. is now
associated In the clothinE department
Of he Hub Mr. Holman b. well
known locally.
The police department Of this city
was yesterday notified 10 be on the
lookout for n man who entered the
home Of &. r. Mitchell. al Powhdtan.
Wednesday morning The thief en-
tered the house. stole n suit Of clothes.
n pair 81 shoes. n pass bearing tho
name 81 Mitchell and some other val
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