The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-29
NEWS BRIEFS

county commissioning in session at
their rooms yesterday afternoon made
tneir regular Scmi-m"nthly audit Of
county intirmary bills and discussed
Schmulhach farm.
-.George Bull Kraft. who has been
n jai! ever since hc was caught run
ming from Il South Sid" fire box where
he had turned in u false alarm several
months ago. WAS released on his own
pear at the first a! III" May term OF
i criminal court.
Trial Of Clarence Eiiifritz. charged
with "m be3ZliuG from the Wells Fargo
Express Company. set for yesterday IN
Criminal court. was postponed until
April 5. because Of the failure I" COM
plet" ;hs' Prz.lenSS! trial.
Harden truck farming will h" a t"a-
turn uC the firemen'S camp q, paTls'
Landing. near Clarington. this summer
Firemcn who take turns at the camp.
will tend the gardens.
Mrs Josephine Wallace. WHO at
tempted suicide by shooting herself
rather than face disorderiy charge IN
police court. will recover. physicians at
rhe Ohio Valley General hospital an
uounced yesterday :
Judge HoneckerS recent ruling thar
chewing gum will not be permitted In
police court was enforced yesterday ior
the first time when a woman. arraign-
ed: before the court. was compelled 20
dIslodSe a wad Of gum from her Jaw
and deposit IL in 4 cuspldor before the
Judge would hear her case.
Assessor William A. Han&ev ard his
fore. -: deputies to-day will begin the
distribution OF blanks for property re-
turns 10 owners OF business places IN
Ohio county. Actual assessments or
personal property will begin the first OF
April
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad sta
ton 4, Rosby Roci, has been reopened.
1t was closed carly in the w,ht"r hf-
cause of lack of business In the TICKET
office and alleged lettering. bootlegIins
and damage Ia property. The railroad
boarded the windows.
The tremendous increase IN ousi-
ness in this country, creating .mpaTEoss
SiDpi river. has resulted In the greatest
car shortage the shipping public has
ever experienced. said j. +. Townsend.
;-affiG manager Of the National Tube
. Company. yesterday.
ii. t. Masili. president OF III"
f;!rard Mining Company. Of Oatman.
Arizona il IN the city. Several! Wheel
INK men are Interested in III" gold min.
| AT Oatn,an. which is said to he r'ch
one. The mine is privately owned.
: Nine recruits for the United States
army have been sent t" Fort Thomas
! Ky. for training by Corporal +. =. Gun
"inghanl of tn" l"cai rtc5umtnx sW
wood: Cieorse Rudea: Foilansbe". .l9hr
Vacila. Folianshce; James stuart. Fol
Iausbee: John s. Johnson. Fntlanabes
George Cristor FoIlansbec: Maurice
donovan. Benwood: Charles r.. G"no
Wheeling. and Frank Kelly. B!rmtnE
ham. Ala.
The board Of directors "c the ASso
, cia;ed Charities will hold an important
uectinE in tho Offices in the board q
trade rooms Monday afternoon.
Bids for carrying The mail hetw"sr
railroad and traction stations and tho
Wheeling pos tnffiC. were opened Yes
,crciav in WuShinEton. There. wc-H Av'
bidders Announcements &C TIL. success
FL bidder viii h" made Il" few datS
Four autos arc used IN he work.
II. II. Fisher. special federal exam
iunr. .rft last night for III" cast after
being here for the last few days secuc-
ing. craftsmen for government work
\ number % nachiulstS and "tha:
workbench wer" secured. The wiil be
son; to the Norfolk nay Eirrl.
Il: /. Nash. "%prrt electric street
Ugh, engineer Of I:hilad"lphia. spoke
: hrfor. the Luncheon meeting .! the
open Forum. yesterday III IN" Mcclure
In outlining tl.. pr"i..'' of !nsiaiilnE u
whit, wa in Market >tr"'.' from Elev-
, e!tl - Sixteenth s;r""'.