The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-14

wood. which was organized about three
years ago. has declared Its initial fivl-
dend Of ono and q half per cent on It's
stock rayahl" December IS.
Water Low-I!ccausc OF the large
amount Of water used in Wheeling On
fires during the past several days and
10y many housewives who permit their
hydrautS Ia flow all night to prevent
freezing. the water supply i'll tn" rcscr-
voir is lower than Tor many years. there
being loss than seven feet in the tank
yesterday.
Girl Paroled-Ada Sadlef. young wn-
man VIII" WAS arrested several days ago
for. being III company y;ith Two young
iucu for immoral purposes. so declare
the police. was paruled from the work
house yesterday.
Vagrnncy Charge-Rarmond Powell
"a. and ,I"" Muckin. arrested carly yes-
terday' morning for lettering were fined
in police court Yesterday morning. Pro
baton Officer Robert Frazier declared
Mackln WAS incorriSIblc. Judge Wat
kinS sent the by To Jail for sixty days
IN a state vaGrancy wurrant. Powell
was fined 81 and costs and ordered II
; iiurlI work.
ouestionuaires Distribution - Count,
and city draft board officials Will beGiT
mailing out missionaries 20 drafteeS
December Is. Five per cent Will ht
sent out the first day and five per cent
on the following twenty days. excepting
Sundays aud Christmas.
where're They-I.ena WincGrove and
Amelia Earrine are bong sought by
Sheriff Howard II. Hastings. Both VIZ
men have paid their 1917 taxes but over
locked their 1915 tax bills. Miss Wine
grove OWNS property in EdGwood and
Miss. GnrrtnG In the Vineyard addition
Evidently the oversight was not linton
, tt"nal and any one WHO knows or tho
WnmcnS' whereabouts should commune
cate with the sheriff.
Clearing Rutns-Despite the colo
and snow yesterday 4 large force OF
men was working on clearing away tn,
ruins Of the House and Hermann burn
cd building Street car traffic was re-
su,ucd in Fourteenth street yesterday.
Police Court-Asde from two youths
arrested by the police for lettering
there was only one offender in police
court yesterday. \ man who had beef
drinking was arrested in tho basement
OF tho city building where he had
, sought n warm place. He was sent
;; to the workhouse for ten days,
, Lawyers misunderstanding MONDAY
morning "a designated group Of lawyers
or tHlS NitIllbs viii ~ NhSit ''''N'''''E
from 9 to 10 o'clock In the city council
, chamber to assist all draftccs In filling
out their question blanks and to answer
all questions relative 10 the question
nalrcs Every attorney In tho city hns
been drafted In assist in the work TIL"
legal board of advisors. composed al
Judge. r. VI. Addlcman. Judge Frank w
Nrshitt and ATTORNEY John J. Coniif VIII
, likely sit with the lawyers.
Nurses Meet Today-ToniEht at
o'clock in the Ohio Valley General hos
initial u meeting II tho Public Nurses
club will be held {" discuss records and
statistics All public nurses ar" OK
pcctcd - h" present. number %
ablr addresses Ar" promised.
Yesterdays Fire-.N pool room owned
nv Brunck Nagcfski at sixty. Forty
nth street was dnuag"d several hun
dr.d dollars yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, by nrr. T. is reported that tho
blaze was caused h% ~nrkmcn while
making r"rairs IN the building. pnl!
.hn interior Of the building was darn
aged Th" place was formerly occupied
by the nri"h"rst saloon.
BUYS Restaurnnt-tlenrr Lee OF PITTS
hur-h was in the city yesterday al
business E"forc he left he purchase
TN. &c Waw restaurant at 1I3? Marke'
street, and intends /" or"n IN" place
after tho first OF the y"ar. Nr. Lee
hops 10 hay" a.flrst class restaurant