The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
Snappv Newslets From Over West Virginia

said, but will advance only in con-
tract price Of $1.25 ton run-of mine
coal at the operations. Since last
October, there has been no fixed marx
ct price, each operator getting what
he could for his product which had
ranged from 81 to IS at the mines.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va. John Gall,
IS years, received the thanks OF the
crew and passengers on board a b.
e. o. railroad train this week when he
tagged the train in time to. prevent
it from running into rock which had
rolled down a hillside. Gall discov-
cred the rock while walking along the
railroad.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. - While
here this week to remove convicts
TO the state penitentiary at Mounds
vile, Special officer A. J. Coleman
said he has figures to show that dur
ing last year he travelled approximate
" 10000 miles in discharging his
duties for the penitentiary. He has
had occasion to 60 into each OF the
IS counties Of the state and has al.
so been in fourteen ohter states 10
get prisoners. the most Of whom nad
escaped either from the Moundsvllle
institution or the road camps IN WHICH
convicts are employed.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. = Because
of the car shortage which affects near
" all industries, the farm agents az
work in various sections OF the state
have suggested to the farmers tnat
thew purchase their fertilizer early
this wear to make sure that Delays
in transit will not cause them any In
convenience and loss. 1t is found
thar many Of the dealers are unaDle
to fill fertilizer orders on short notlce
because Of the uncertainty OF getuns
transportation facilities. -,
QUINNIMONT, W. Va: - While
larger towns and nearly all the cues
are making claims about the volume
of business they do, none OF tnem
compare with Quinnimont, In railway
tonnage when the population IS taken
into consideration. The tonnage from
This place over the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad in the last fiscal year was
1902 1879, and the revenue to the COM
Dany exceeded $3,70,0500, or an in
crease of nearly S1,115,0OO over the
preceding fiscal year.
BECKLEY, W. Va. - The BELIEF Is
expressed here that no further ehort
will be made to bring about the con-
yiction of the nine persons indicated
for alleged participation In the pri'
mary election riots last June at Wind
ing Gulf. Several convictions were
made recently in the criminal court
of persons most actively engaged IN
the fighting. Ed Cook Is awaitlne
sentence after conviction on a charge
of trst degree murder In this connec-
ton. TWO others were permitted to
plead guilty to malicious Wounding;
The remaining nine will be required
to appear at the March term OF court
in response to bond but 1t Is said the
state will not make aserious e1ort 10
bring them TO trial.
CHARLESTON, ". Va.-ChambeFs
of commerce and other organizations
throughout the state are seeking TO
preyail upon the state board OF con:
trol. which purchases all supplies Tor
state institutions to buy all possible
articles from dealers in West Virginia:
Members of the board have INDICATED
that they already make such pur'
chases within the state when It Is pos
sible TO do so as cheaply as they can
buv elsewhere. 1t is pointed out mat
when a contract was recently AWARDED
for meat supplies for the various state
institutions, West Virginia dealers
we're given every possible chance. &c
rompete with western packers who
we're given nearly all the contracts
because their prices we're much lower
than those Of other bidders.