The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
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Drilling for gas at Manown will be-
{, gin Saturday according to Information
given out by those in charge Of the
4 operation. said the Kingwood Argus in
its issue Of last week. The derrick has
; been completed for some time and all
other material on hand, but the actual
work or drilling was delayed because
\ Of the need Of the drilling crew in an
& other field. However, the work will
( be pushed now with vigor as 1t is the
Z intention OF the company to make a
! thorough test Of the territory.
In a recent issue the Chenille Path.
\ finder said: "Oyer in Elkins they have
bear meat to eat. Jefferson Pritt, &C.
cording to the Review, killed three
ear in one day near Beverly, last week.
fepyer here we live on pike. Landlord
z Lloyd Gamer and Squire F. L. Powell
teught three big fine pike one day last
week, the largest measuring A inches
LIN length. Yum! Yum!! Those pike
Tere good
4 Wheeling is going to try to curb the
high food price evil. In a recent issue
the Wheeling Register printed the, fol-
lowing: "After being in almost daily
conference since its appointment, the
conservation committee, appointed at
the recent meeting of the retail grocers
md others dealers in foodstuffs, is now
ready to make its first report. This
COMMITTEE has conferred with the
& state food administrator and gone
over the food situation in all its de.
< tails and Is prepared to make report
along lines that will aid materially
ttthe food situation in this section.
The committees report will sug.
\ gest uniform cooperation in Wheeling
and vicinity and make suggestions
along other lines that will be mutually
beneficial. The report will be made
ut meeting of the grocers to be held
Monday evening in the assembly rooms
OF the Wheeling Commercial associa.
ton. A number OF other matters will
come up that will likely have very
Important bearing on the situation
from a local standpoint
When II comes to adventures with
real adventure In them, the officers OF
the West Virginia prohibition depart
ment have a considerable monopoly
says the Charleston Mail which tells
the following story: The latest re
pert coming to the state department
CT this nature is from NJ. L. Ketchum
operating at Wayne, in Wayne county
SEeing the recovery and confiscation OF
q coffee sack full of bottled whiskey
from the water tank Of Norfolk and
Western freight engine.
Ketchum had received tip that
the liquor was on the train, so he
made thorough search for It. o.
course he hadn't thought OF FISHING
for It. But after an examination oil
every car In the train and falling to
discover the liquor. he approached
One OF the trainmen who had a half
guilty look in his eye.
But the trainmen denied any knowl
edge Of the whereabouts Of the whis
key.
We'll, maybe you're telling the
truth" ketchum said, "but I'm incline5
to think you know something about
this. I'm just going to put you under
errest until find out where that'liquol
Is"
And Immediately the trainman be
gan to get nervous.
Have you looked in the water tank?'
the trainman inquired.
ketchum Immediately went fishing
In the water tank and in very few
minutes got bite. It took all OF hi.
strength to land the fish," but he got
: it He knew 1t did not belong to thu
trainman, SO the latter was released
The real owner did not appear anc
the whiskey remaining unclaimed wa.
destroyed.