The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
NEWS BRIEFS

-Chcstnuls ara reported TO ha rl"nti-
full this SEASON. wi:jl, on III" other hand
walnuts az. said :" h.. scarce.
A big mass meeting Of Nail CttT
lodge NJ. To. t:r"th"rhu"i "f Railroad
trainmen. will ~. h"td this evening At
the O. Y. T. X l.. Assembly hail -ts-
sistant president. " L. Didgc. OF tn"
grand lodge. will talk IN IN" light hour
day ISSUE.
The loves, ,h> mercury dropped
yesterday WAS tn 6$ and the highest it
reached was s..
Hon. II. Eted"lh"rg.r. "f N'w York
City, and connected with the Mutual
Film corporation. a:rt""r! in the city
yesterday in his Pathfinder auto. He is
accompanied by ". r. kinSnn. "f Pitts
burgh. They were III" guests Of Jack
Stout. in charge of the local office.
The Senior Debating society Of the
Cathedral high school will he organized
at meeting of ths students I" be held
the latter part of the week. This will
be the tenth year for the organization.
The state Sunday School executive
COMMITTEES will meet in Wheeling. Fri
day. October -. At this tim" it will be
decided whether or not the Headquarters
will be removed from Wheeling to 4
more central point.
The new AUTOMOBILES police patrol is
expected 70 arrive today. II will be
driven from Pittsburgh TO this city.
Roy Wish. who escaped from the
city workhouSc several days ago. was
picked up yesterday and returned TO
that institution TO serve OUT his sem
tence.
Government figures secured by
Mayor H. l.. Kirk, show that Wheeling
has an official population Of 1927 while
Huntington, second city of the state.
has 42.543 inhabitants.
Tho first application for a position
under the city manager government.
t.
was filed with Mayor Kirk yesterday.
At the request of the applicant the nama
is being withheld
Copies OF sample state ballots re-
ceived from Secretary of State Stuart
F. Reed By Circuit Clerk John L. King
horn. contain only the three party tick
cts and the suffrage and county court
amendment.
~ heated discussion over police reg
ulasionS in the city is said 70 have oC-
CARED yesterday at j conference be-
tween Mayor II. l.. Kirk and Chief
Thomas Leyland.
The Stcenrod place at Forest Crest,
which is TO be sold October IS. was
government grant 70 Captain Mills and
only the Mills and StecnrOd families
have owned the property since it was
granted by tn" government.
Application for the return OF beer
ccnfiscated by prohibition officers in the
raids on Louis Purpura's place will ne
passed upon by Judge Robinson in Grim
inal court until Saturday. The beer has
been destroyed and it is intimated that
proceedings will be instituted 10 recover
for the beer.
An appeal from Squire Gompers
court in thc case of the City and Subur-
ban Gas company vs.. Jane Hedges was
filed in circuit court yesterday. In JUS
tice court the plaintiff had been awarded
S6262 judgment on Il claim for gas.
Members OF the real estate COM
mittee of city council have not yet made
their recomm" nGation on the petition Of
Miller Bros. for Il lease for e. Wholesale
grocery building on the old gas works
yard. The committee with the board of
control visited the yards yesterday.
1t is reported that an amendment to
the ordinance forbiddius the conStruc-
ton and maintenance OF outside vaults
will he submitted at the next session Of
city council
City Auditor Charles Ahrens will
distribute the semi-monthly pay to the
city employees today. 4 meeting Of the
city board Of public works will bs held
this morning TO approve the pay checks