The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
NEWS BRIEFS

The hi-annlal edition Of the Wheel
inc city directory. being complied by
tho Ca!lin-Podi. company, will be ready
for distribution within the next few
months. Work has begun some time ago
TO compile the thousands Of names and
arc now being put into type by the
pItcr7
---Whrclins postofNcr yesterday re-
cciver It's first consignment OF tho new
thrcc-ccn: stamped envelopes. The stamp
bears th> head OF George Washington;
surrounded by purple frame. TIL"
new two-ccnt postal cards has also been
received. They bear the picture Of
Thuman Jefferson and are printed in
light rid.
-EInployes Of tho Manchester" fac
tory Of the Wheeling Mold and Foundry
company fled yesterday when an over
heated stove exploded. The Workmen
thought II was 4 bomb.
During n raid on grocery stores in
North and East End Monday Inspector
Brookes seized number OF dry meas
urcs. This was the second RAID he has
made within 4 few days.
1T is rumored that the police will
put stop 10 The operation Of all slot
machines In the city. but 1t ~ doubt
full if any action along this line will
be taken.
Joe PrczlenSki was arrested yestcr-
day charged with threatening the life
Of DodScr Pitcher, on u warrant sworn
out before Squire Lee f. Dobhs, The
date for The trial has not been set.
State License Officer Mayfield and
Deputy {. L. Skip" Rathbone arc in the
city representing the state tax commits
siouer in certain matters. They arrived
from Charleston Monday.
--Workmcn have been engaged for
several days repairing tho paving on
Sixteenth street.
The county clerk Yesterday named
Alma X. and Cora Happy. o1ecutrlx o:
the estate Of the late Louise Happy.
John s. Butts. William Schenck ind
Joseph McCauland were named apprais
rrS.
--For the convenience OF taxpayers
who find It moro convenient 10 call at
noon al the city building than any
other time. the city treasurer has made
arrangements to keep the Office open al
that hour.
Word has boon received hero that
Lieutenant Leo Coleman. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs John Coleman. has been appointed
TO tho staff OF Major Hayes at Camp
Sherman. where he was transferred from
Camp benjamin Harrison.
sixteen hundred mon have been
transferred to Camp shelby Mt Ha;tIcs-
burg. Miss. 700 ~ the mon being from
Camp Ice at Petersburg. Va It is said
:; number OF the Wheeling and Ohin
county men were included among those
transferred.
Produce dealers are complaining
m l,.. IIffi,-it1tN. thnS. hu,
getting shipments Of fruit and vcCr-
tables from tho cast. dI" 10 thr conEcSt-
Cd condition Of The freight yards In
Pittsburgh.
--Farmcrs IN Ohio county arc speed
ing up their work of harvesting the
huckwhcat crop which has not been
completed. BuckUh"ut raised in tho
county is already on sale in local mar
'kctS.
- Poultry dealers state that they have
not Yet placed their orders for Thanks
giving turkeys. They estimate that |
they will No selling around nifty or sixty
cents a pound and it is not expected that
turkeys will DC found on many tables
at that price. Chickens ore plentiful
however. and will be selling around
forty cents 4 pound.
SO many orders are on hand ut the
steel mills that it WIS stated yesterday
10y j. K. Edwards representative Of
Jones and LauGhlin. that il III" mills
stopped taking orders now they would
have enough work 10 do Ia keep them
busy for the next two years.
--Dcclaratiun nr intention To bccurnc
an American citizen was filed in the
local federal office yesterday ny Her
man William Llill. q. millworkcr OF
W"irtnn. II" is a Russian and arrived
in This country in 1902
--PraEers studio at Eleventh and
Market streets has been enlarged. An
auxiliary has been established in the
old Mccoy stand Just above the Eijru
restaurant. The now concern will be-
known az Prayer Eruthcrs Studio. \
full line OF cameras AMI SUPPLIES will br
handled In addition 10 confections.