The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-23
OHIO A NEWS NOTES.


The Ankneytown on and Gas Com
pany. which operates five producing
wells or "A 1O.000-acre lease In Knox
county. has been sold to a Pittsburgh
syndicate. The price is said 20 be fi5.-
goo. The company was formed seven
years ago by farmers OF Berlin town
ship. Knox county. and 100000 shares
tributed. Five wells were put down all
producing In a limited way. Increasing
cost OF production and expense OF mar
keting reduced the company's chances
of operating AT profit. 80 the sale was
made to preclude possibility 81 going
into a reccivcrship.
Governor willis and his party have re-
turned to ohio after spending more than
a month touring the west and visiting
the san Francisco exposition. Tbs dow
ernor and Mrs Willis stopped off nj
Delaware TO visit her parents. During
by railroad and more than 1900 by au-
tomobile.
There are 531 residences in Cadiz.
This number Includes several business
houses. as according 20 government CEN
su- rules wherever a person sleeps y
houses occupied by only two people. and
80 with only one occupant.
The Normal school Commission. ap-
pointed by Governor Willis TO select
.uuc town in Eastern Ohio as n prope
-ltc FOR a new Normal school. has pre-
pared a. list OF questions which are be-
ing submitted Go the towns and cities
asking for the school While they eN-
prcssly state that 10 - not expected
that there is any town that can comply
with all the conditions. the Cadiz Com
mittee are OF the opinion that this place
car come as near meeting with the re
race-Cadiz Republican.
W. O.. Fleming. real estate dealer and
colleCtinE agcut. o. believed TO have TAX
en- with him something near 5000 ~
other peoples money when be left the
city Tuesday afternoon d few hours boz
advance 81 the films ~ q charge OF for
Eery against him by H a sharpe. cash
lcr ~ the old citizens Nationaf bank
GAINESVILLE Recorder.
only five Or che 90 applicants boo this
congressional district appeared at the
federal building "Wednesday for the ex-
animation for 1rpuiutment at West
Point and Annapolis MusklnTum nnd
Morgan each had two appii-
cants for the west Point cVamination
AND GucrnaeN county furnished the only
applicant for The Annapolis appointment
This uaa the fret e~Namtnaftuu ever
conducted hy the local governments civil.
service tummlariuu Tor appointments TO.
tho two Hchoola-Ianessiile Times-Hc-.
corlcr
lr.ni io ia ,. g. yEqam o. 'g, W9gs
th1se WHO 10 on the ohia com ~,
irir. Lnia announcement was made. If
i T. IINNIN. Uf Lima who Will have
.harre 90 the ffip f1r the state aFficui-
.,s persons wv tak the trip a.
points ri Interest wU BE- visited In al
ditipn % those citief Visited last year
" Morton BLAND state resistrar Of
VIAL Htatiafira. has announced that the
average birth rate lu ohio art year. war
If Ihia eHflwafh wac based urou
ra.l 1000 population There we're 81
20 births in fne Fs counties ~ the state
Guernsey rnuufr there were sfG.
births ana Ia rate ~ fff jefferson rnIr
o.. iff1 births and n rafe ~ Iai uei
mont county l.etl births ana e. rate oil
Tho wet forces refused yesterday .s
Accept either ~ fhe two Challenge Co.
debate |.H|nN nN fHF UrUH rIuIHr .r'
rfaHUa that one vac not IaaurI nr.u u
.efteI bead bearing fhe union label an.
Pot fhe drvH uguld have fo auswef
in' vote CHARGE ~ mirrepreraufatIor Ir
Leader
cleveland viii have thirtv-four NOR,
1louua next year as a result 81 tna in.
crease in population according 20 ! ra.
reueluE commission from che STATE T..
.rnre board Inr numhnr of saloons In
other parts or ire country viii mot be-
Iucrfared
The Ola pear tree on fhs Craufara
down fhla week Or Was I~udouhtrfiv he
oldest fruIt tree boz the town Tbs-.
were Originally two pear trees on the.