The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-23
BITS OF
STATE NEWS


Mr. md Mrs. Walter z. Cochran and
daughter. Miss Amelia, who have been
visiting relatives at Parkersburg for sew.
orai weeks while Mr.. Cochran was away
on his vacation, have started back TO
Alaska. Mr.. Cochran Is a teacher in the
government school stationed at Koseref.
swy. When he was given a vacation, he
was stationed at Mountain Village but
the transfer carries with II an increase
In salary and better conditions. His new
school n sixty miles from civilization.
The family vii visit a few days in Seat.
fo before returning.
wheeling booze interests have their
nerve With them. The Register OF that
town nays they arc planning to build a
new brewery in the upper n OF Bell.
nfre. It Is Understood that IN option
has been taken on a large tract OF land
and that the company will be organized
within short time, following which
the actual construction OF the brewery
Will begin. Men who were nancialiy In.
terented In the Wheeling breweries o
closed by the prohibition law are said TO
be at the head o fthe project. They feel
that Belmont county and the Wheeling
district combined present a field large
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The straw vote season has opened. The
fjrnt nublished record Ia the following
frotn fbe Montgomery News: Crank r.
purnhaYn al Oak Hill. n member OF the
ierfslature and a candidate to succeed
hirnseif. returned recently from n visit
10 ne Pacific Coast, Mr.. Burnham took
a straw vote between Chicago and the
Columbia river, on he Pullman, resulting
in HuRhes receiving 145 and Wilson %.
Betweonf Cincinnati and Chicago the vote
was Wilson s5 and Hughes II, making
son. This STRAW" leans In tho right
directior.r
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es.,,r swoo,ov b,. re,,r,cd
uusa.,inr t.on ? arIorshnro uhers
,.ttsassoS tho VOW ~ HE Sorsoa in
~. .asnd 1890 EriS,y his ,a.t nae,n.
~ ssospsSss Az sIe,a ;n Tho h,aaos, stars
a " -. :, n,,tht, , Ssn yanrds
" AZ - S-"nnnd -, ,ho traor,
.,a. ~, sho.Is So,
no,ss IT. "A notarI,arIoa
y $1,000 sha.,sr sn,onna.,s 80.
s1,,ns that sha had .wai,owcd her tone,,e
~ \. nSnins TIE tona,,e ROW tho ani.
III. :.hseat Sor ri,e waa SAVED sberifr
s.aSt.s horsa dted q few ho,,rs after tho
. 40 ,n.,,l ~ tbA ,aNd Jrtua IT'D.
~ 80 -
has been connected with inc Associated
Charities OF wheeling Tor inc past sew
On years. . resigned her position us
vistttnx nurse VIII accep. position
a. warfare nurse at inc fhiilips Sneet
q ~ Plate plant at Melrtoh; ehe ~
fnown IS one OF tne nest sociai WORKERS.
IN this vicinity. ana n g departure WIN
30 seriously regretted ny all says the
'Wneehng
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me TACT was disclosed IN the circuit
clerks oihce az Cnarieston ihat 20 eou-
pies VINO peneved they are ai'orcea oy no.
don Of the circuit court In recent years
have not been eEaily separated. me dis-
coyery was made py Judge II, u. KUN
mel. who in investigating a case IN ms
court, found that the papers IN that
number OF cases. involving divorce nave
not been made OF record Tor iaiure OF
n ltdgants TO pay the eosts OF inc pro-
ceedtngs. AS n result Oh iaiiure 10
follow the process OF law IN this eonnee-
ton, the1l Legitimacy OF many chiidren IN
Kanawhas county comes INTO question; IL
has been learned that a number OF those
persons, acting under tne ssumpt'o mat
they g been divorced, nav since pecn
marrted and some OF 'he seeoha unions
have resulted IN plrths.
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There y one forme resident OF Far.
kersbprg, VINO is doing great DEEDS OF
valor for me Italian army IN It's onward
march against the Austrians at Gorizia
and other points IN the Alp ana Tor ms
valiant. service has received the golden
sabre from kin Victor Emmanuel OF
Italy, which is q token as hard TO OBJ
tain as the iron cross from the German
emperor. This valiant soldier Is Orlando
B~rtnicardi,3 an Italian reservist' who Tor.
merry conducted a fruit store OF Market
street. Just opposite the city building.