The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-14
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ALL OF the Ohio county men sent to
! Camp Lee. Virginia, last week have
been accepted by the army physicians
They are: Lawrence A. Fitzpatrick,
Charles p Clifford. Steven v. Tucker,
Irwin Kelly, Earl E. Higgs. George z.
Beans. Charles J. Dudley. Edward T.
Spedden and Robert ]. Green.
The police have been unable to ID
cate Zopha Climonic, 14-year-old Boyds-
VILE, O.. girl who ran away from her
home and who was believed to have
como to this city.
County commissioners yesterday
asked local clock repa:rmen TO bid for
The contract for repairing the clock Oh
the city hall. It stopped at l:4b yester-
cay morning after keeping poor time
for several days
/ Frank (Duke) Haynes, former Ma
r:etta high school and Marietta college
athlete. who has bcIan appointed ath-
lctic director at Camp Sherman. Chilli
Gothic. O.. is we'll known to hundreds or
people in Wheeling and vicinity who
have witnessed his play with his schoo!
teams.
There are very few slackcrs in tho
entire Pittsburgh district. which IN
cludes Wheeling. according to Robert
Judge. former local attorney who Is
now connected with the United States
department Of justice at Pittsburgh Mr..
Judge was accepted by the Wheeling
draft board for the selective army.
Nora Rose. Fourteenth street
girl. was badly bitten on the ankle by
Vicious dog. She was unable to walk
because Of the wound yesterday.
Clerk Of Courts John l.. Kingdom
Yesterday received copies Of the acts Of
the legislature Of 1917. regular and ex-
traordinary sessions. for distribution
among the Ohio county attorneys
Complaints are being registered
constantly with Health Commissioner
Dr. NJ. b. Williams regarding the public
dumping grounds. particularly the one
In East Wheeling. But the dumping
grounds nrc absolutely necessary under
the conditions. according to DR.. Will
linms. and the health commissioner can
do nothing more than to see that they
nre Kept the best sanitary condition
possible.
Secretary Bert Fl. Swartz and AS
sistant Secretary Miss Eva Johnson are
busy mailing checks TO the prize win
nors at tho state fair last week It is
expected that the work will be COM
rltted by Saturday night.
-Cooler the weather. warmer the
water. This applies TO the fair ground
swimming pool. The big natatorium Is
open for business and will not close
until late this fall. There are many
pretty days In store before snow flies
Charlie. horse owned by the Frank
Gaus Candy company. will probably have
to pay a fine for stopping too near a Are
plug. Charlie wandered down Main
street driverless. and leisurely drew up
less than ten feet from fire plug. The
fire plug terror Officer Fullerton. immed-
lately arrested the horse for violation Of
section nine. traffic ordinance.
Burglars entered tho store Of Gra-
ham Comany early yesterday morning.
but we're frightened away before they
had time to take anything from the
store which Is located Mt 110S Main
street.
The shortage OF iron Is causing not
only q money loss TO many Wheeling
business men but great Inconvenience
especially blackmiihs and hardware men
are feeling II seriously. and il is PROV
ing handicap TO them.