The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-30
NEWS BRIEFS

| td-6H~ DtaH-h ~
| the four soldiers who We're picked un
| by III" police Saturday night for "ngaG
Ing in 4 quarrel with civilians on the
| Island.
Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson
| Of New York. has requested Mayor Kirk
To refuse licenses 20 sell lire works for
, the Fourth of July. The movement is
| mathematics account Of the war
Lafayette Day. September {. will be-
| Observed in Wheeling in honor OF the
] glcat Frenchman who did SO much for
| the thirteen colonies in the Revolution
| Mayor II. j.. Kirk Will appoint citi-
cons committee |" play for the c"lcbra-
/ tipn.
| -~AutomubilcS belonging To Herman
: Dunn and &. ID. Kcedy c"llidrd ut tbs:
! Island end Of the Suspension bridge,
Saturday night. y" one was hurt.
! LISTS ui the riGstrarS N ohio cpun-
IT, were furnished Governor C"rnwcll by
| IN. county commissioners Saturday.
Mayor Kirk has been asked 10 furnish
| Secretary ut State Houston q. Young
with II list OF the voting places III
Wheeling. TIL" information is wanted
| for use i'll taking The military census
! OF West Virginia.
creek mill Will resume operations this
morning aftrr brief suspension % ac-
| count OF Il steel shortage.
| -Four marriage Licenses were ISSUED
Al the county clerks office Saturday,
/; ," hrc,. really deeds were tied for record.
-. Morgan N"strr ANA Grurr" +:
| tbrlinE two architects. HAY" formed
the partnership. Of Nrstcr 4 Ebrling.
| Their offices and drawing rooms viii be
located in the MCl.aiu building.
| CONSTRUCTION of Il l5.00o gallon tank
N which oil for the Obi" county pixies
will be stored. will II" started. The tank
| will be constructed on Battle Run.
4 local man saturday night re-
J tanning SIS. Tho robbery WAS commit
! ted at the carnival grounds.
| -t'Ounty commissioners hay" tlAeu
| 81" per week as tn" rat" In b" above I'd
| the local hospitals for caring Tor cincrg-
Excelsior Lodge M. 10. y. O. U.
w. will observ" its twenty fourth ami
! versary with 4 ruchrc 1T the y. y. u
/ " Temple this evening.
| -t;"nrgr kindlrbrrSer. we'll known
| Wheeling undcrrIk"r has muNea ms
/ placa of business from las sixteenth
| stree, In l6" Sixteenth street. ENtcn-
| sivc improvements have been made Il
| The new quarters and larg" C"nSiEn-
! ment of baskets will III pat IN stock.
| Market Auditorium company stock
/ holders will hold their annual meeting
Mat II Mt II a. m. .in the wheeling
| Commercial association assembly room.
| Referendum vOt" of IL proposed i'm"
! provement projects in Wheeling under
| The new commission form of govern
! n,.nt. which goes into effect tn is spring.
| is being taken by The Wheeling Com
! mcrcial association. Cards have Deer
| mailed local business men explaining
| the propnSrd improvements.
This morning j. w. Dillon h'"l.
ing district distributor u: the Allen ana
| chandler cars. will open Il repair shop
and service station in the Adolph build
| ing on the CAdiz pike. Bridgeport. Mr.
| Dillon will make IL specially OF r"lfilr-
! ing Allen. Chandler and NuiCk ani"s.
| This evening ~ o'clock. Il special
| mrntinE nr the ohio Valley Aut"mnb IT,
| club board Of directors Will he heid IN
! IN" Wheeling Commercial association
! rooms. Tho -npOsili" nf paving the
! river road between Wheeling and War
! wood will he discussed and revision Of
| The burgess road law. affecting chi"
| county. will also be taken up.
| Tho Wheeling FnmmrrclnI ASs"'ia.
ion has two lots in Birch .ynn that II
| will turn over To thns" who want 10
| raise garden truck.
-. Il. AnGlln of this city has been
! awarded the fnur-ycar contract ny Inc
post office department for carrying the
| mnilS between railroad and traction Sia-
| ,icris 10 tnc Wheeling post "Iic,. There
| were four bidders. .\ngltn will begin
| July |.
! Major Thomas II. Jackson. wh" for
! some tim" has been In "hnrg" at the
lncal United States engineers office. VIII
| leave Tuesday for Madison harrickS,
| New York. to assist officers IN training
soldiers Major Jackson will b" sue
rr.drd by Captain +. II. Willy. VII" has
| hc"u in "harg" Of ia" construction M
| III" RavrnSwUod dam.
| Statements published show thai
| Wheeling is ON, of tn" worry few cities
| that docs not max" appropriations tor
maintainanrr "f riaYGr"unds. Tn" re-
| mort shows - American municipalities
| ranging in populnt ion fran %@.0nn To "9.-
! n0n that arr. supported through The city
! treasury. Whr"lingS Fairgrounds have
always been maintained by private ""n-
| trihlliiunS.
The ,w"lr,h anniversary "r TAYLOR
| l.niur. Drdrr Of Golden Links. VIII bn
celebrated This evening III their ciuh
| rooms in l2@l Market ''"""t.
/ -. Posters Ia h" r"> q wlndShIcids
of :u,inmohll"s hiuy" l., r"r"lvrd here
by chief Cunn"r's Matr T"omny Of the
Navy Fcrrui'lnE *lhti"n. I'"ruI'lnE
| was more a"iIV" Saturday.
--Pr"ruraiinnS for tn" annual min
| Sirrl Sh"w Of tn" Young Mems club tn
! liz given in III" \. -. /. W. bull in
| Chaplin" street May and t. hay" h""n
/ completed.
II. II. George. Jr.. John PAUL. and
| Jay ~. Met annie. students al W. Il i.
| from W"llshurE. lave enlisted in the
! United States army.
--R"h"rt J. Archimld. formerly Of
| This rti. sou IF Mr.. AMI Mrs. James
! Archihnd Of South Market street. has
| pissed tho examination Of tho /. S.
! Marine crrp; and has been "ur"lI"S ;is Il
| second 1i"uicnnnt.
| .--Exrcll"nr workmanship Was dis
! rlny"d Ivy members of tho Cathedral
| Cadet rifle team in N" shoot Saturday.
| John Cunning with thrc" c"nl"rS. and
| rwu iirst circles ut 100 yards and two
! 'rntrrS AZ "nn yards led.
: n ~ per cent inrrcaS" ll The cost nf
! irr is tn hr "ff"rtiv" IN this city Tues
| day. II was announced following Il con-
! rrrcnrr Of various cnmpan Mics Saturday.
Jack Prince Of tn" Harry Hunter
| shows showing m In" island will dive
| of ihr steel hrirlg" today AT 1870. a
i distance Of about lnn feet. Prince has
| been giving exhibitions NJ the carnival
| grounds.