The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
NEWS BRIEFS

Acting under instructions to Chief
Leyland from State Auditor j. S.
Darst. local police are nothing auto
lists that machines cannot be operated
without the tsate license tag display
ed. Simply carrying tags bearing no.
tice that license has been applied for
does not exempt the driver from pros
ecution. according TO the instructions.
board of Control members yester-
day tried out a truck manufactured by
tho General Motor company. The
truck was demonstrated by factory
representatives Of the company who
are seeking TO have the city purchase
one of their chassis for the city auto
ambulance.
The docket OF all Yost law cases,
including those returned in the partial
and final report of the recent grand
jury. will be called in criminal court
Saturday morning.
County commissioners yesterday
paid visit to the county infirmary
where an audit OF the infirmary counts
is in progress.
-Canain Henry Frohne. Of Sheriff
Sweeney's force, was kept busy yester-
day afternoon serving subpoenas upon
the 100 citizens called TO serve as jur-
VI - III lAC NOSS.
Emancipation day will be observ-
ed in Wheeling September %. The col
orcd folks of this vicinity will hold a
celebration at the state fair grounds
Attorney Eligah Graham will deliver
an address. The principal speaker
will be Hon. Thomas H. Clark, an at
torney from Washington. y. c.
constable Charles F. Miller Of JUS
ticc Hughes court. left yesterday with
Weston HOSPITAL for III" insane. While
there Mr.. Miller will visit his brother.
who is garden superintendent of the in
Stitution.
shall county. and later Of Chicago. will
deliver Il lecture Friday night in the
Sherrard school house on Science and
tho Soil" Mr.. l,cncrroth will speak
this evening in the Limestone school
building. He was graduated from the
Ohio Agricultural college and for some
time has been with the White and Myres
Chautauquh circuit.
The initial iSsu" of whats DoinG?"
n widcuwakc weekly publication issued
ti"n. was sent out yesterday. The pub
LEGATION is for the exclusive use Of the
members and there will he no exchange
list. The booklet contains much ralua-
hlc information and news relative to flu
turc activities to he carried out by the
aSSuCiat ton.
Frank jewell Raymond Of New
Jersey. the Billy Sunday Of business.
who Spok" here last winter at the
Wheeling commercial association meet
ing. will deliver three addresses before
the Same organization in Drccnhcr.
Tho New Industries branch Of ac-
tivity of the Wheeling Commercial as
SoCiatiOn will make Il strong hid for the
500 .nn0 government nitrate plant. for
which Il site will be soon selected. The
association will make an effort to have
the plant located in the Wheeling dis
trict. Tho American Gas and t.lcctri
company of Beech Bottom will he able
Ia furnish the electric current for the
big plant If IT is hulded in this sec
ton.
y. c. Wonders Of the United States
Highway department. arrived in the city
Yesterday an dis making Il state tour
with West Virginia Highway Commits
Siuncr 4. y. Williams. Engineer Won
tlrrS will secure data while here on tho
per ccntagc Of card surface roads. ma
tcrial used. etc. Yesterday afternoon