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There Is no question hu' what In"
children cf today HAY" far more amu$"'
,mentS more tuyS. more luNurleS ana
more attention than III" children or =
generation ago. Aud y": in some way
l think they don't get as much out Of
il all as We did.
It seems TO me as = chiidhUod today
Is tanner.
Here is an example of the sort oC
thing | mean. AS I was out walking
one beautiful morning recently saw
that which S:tvorS of spring as surely
as the smell Of viOlctS or the sight or
the northcring birds or the sound OF
the lawn muwcr--thc balloon man. And
behold, n" had not only the silly air
hlled balloons bohbinE iLm"ly on stick,
which are his common stock Of Ia;&
years, but three real gas balloons tug
g!nG alo;t At their strings as :, balloon
should Immediately l bought those
three balloons and carried them TO my
ncphcwS and E!cCcs.
Had Never Flown a Balloon.
| supposed. Of course. that they
would rush FOR tho string lag. lcnGthen
the tethcr ~ far rs IN" supply OF
string would permit and fly those three
balloons aloft in comp.t:tion. They had
never heard Of such Il thing. Their idea
Of tho WAY 10 treat a balloon vas TO
faSten 4 clothes pin on It's string 80 1t
couldn't get away and then let 1t bob
tamely around in tho house.
"Eut il wc didn't have Il clothes pin
and took il outdoors" they pointed out
10 me, tho string might slip and i:
might get away"
l admitted the danger. "Iiut suppose"
I pointed out. that II did Wouldn't
that be better than TO keep those bal
looms tethcred until they ahrivclcd up"
And remembered tho balloon that
got away from us--the littlo boy next
door and me. And how II sailed away
and we followed II over field and hill
until 1t vanished from sight altogether
and left US TO sit on stone wall and
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. Side TALKS 1
by Raftf1 Cameron 81
ISN'T CHILDHOOD tanner !

wonder how far /; would go and .mpSc
4 vision OC the the word without
walls" from It's "scap"
Shades OF St, valentine.
Again I was with some children on
the dav before Valentines Day and
found they were sending their valcn-
tines by mail, with their names writ
trn on them, Shades of 81. Nalratine'
Why, I thought the chief flavor of tn"
occaslor came from dropping ones val
Cntine At The door and then running
away To- hidc while some N" rushed 20
tn" door and tried 10 find one ont ~.
failing that. ~ guess from whom the
mi$Sivc sweet tor tn" opp"$:t") came -
and. conversely. from trying ~ hc smart
enough - catch tn" bearers of mis-
siN"S a: ones own door.
The valentines these children sent
Were far tT.tndr- than any | ever S.nt
and doubtless COS; twice as much. Eat
I protest M flavor Of St Valentines
Day was no: in them.
Those Dangerous Old Days.
And then there IL that day whICl -
me for y"rrs was understood TO be cali
I'd "F"thojuii." OF course. | know tina:
Safety FIRST" is :, mos; excellent move
ment and that If ono child j. saved from
blindness it is worth while. and yet |
am 1cry"rS"!y glad I was born in the
days Of danger. What matter Of pride
il was - try and have tho section o. tho
road in front of ones house the most
filtered Of ali the street,
and shall I ever forge! the year
when W" happened {" be at 4 ,itIir sea-
sh"r" village huilt on high cliffs and
brother then at work and "rce To
spend all h" wanted for noise so
thouCht-supp!ied us with armfulS Of
cannon crackers which we lit and
threw over the clirfs to 20 or resound-
Ing in m:d-air. There are few Of my
childhood memories that como up to
that.
Sometimes I envy the children OF to-
day and then again I'm bit sorroy for
them. Today I'm being sorry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-21

United States Of America, Northern Dis
trict OF West Virginia, IS:
In the United States District Court
IN and for said District
In the matter OF \. Wilson. Bank
rupt No. SIS. In Bankruptcy. Peu-
ton for Discharge.
To the Honorable Judge Of the District
Court OF the United States for the
Northern District OF West Virginia:
4. Wilson. of Paden City. in the
County or Wetzel. and State OF West
Virginia. in said District. respectfully
represents that on the 29th day OF April.
1920. last past No was duly adjudged n
bankrupt nndcr the acts OF Congress re-
lattng TO bankruptcy: that he has duly
surrendered ali his property and rights
Of property. and has fully complied with
all the requirements OF said acts and Of
orders OF the court touching his bank
ruptry.
: Wherefore. he prays that he may be
decrccd by the court TO have a full dis
charge from all debts provablc against
his estate under said bankrupt acts, eH-
cept such debts as are excepted by In"
from such discharge.
dated this Goth day OF November. A
D., 1921.
4. WILSON.
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FOUR CRIMINAL
CASES, DISMISSED

Special :" TIL" Int"lliEcu'"v
MartinSbure. w. Va. Arrii :"
Granting Il motion OF tn" state. 1udr"
!. NJ Woods in circuit court h"rc l..
day nollicd four cases on tn" "Ttm'nHi
bucket, They were thnS" against l'r
NJ. Virginia MCCunc R"sS;u. acrn*"d OF
producing an abortion on the lat" Mrs
rirorg" VI. Bowers. Jr.: ollie hrnrti",
accused negro rapiSt: Herbert Weston
Haven and Calvin EunklrS. charged
with larceny. TIL" first thr"" d"i"nh-
ants had h"on tried twice, the jnri">
being unabl" To reach an agreement.
Tho state declared il was conv!Etrd
that RunkcS was an innocent man
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FIVE or six times for their food the
amount which the PRODUCES obtained"
Agriculture stands IN "uniuur and
strategic POSITION John M"Sharon.
master OF the TennSy lvania stat"
grange. told the convention with capital
and labor on either side organized and
looking after their own Interests. The
farmers. he added. should stand to-
EcthCr.
urged the various c:.rm "rSa niZttionS
to take constructive steps I" build up
an organization 10 adequately protect
and proinut" aSrirultur".
Resolutions Passed
In quick succession resolutions were
passed for tho appointment of commit
tees "a report TN the LOSSES of the farm
crS ami IN" amount Of credit extended
Ia them in comparison with other indus
tries. and also on the unfair practices
and Discrimination against CooPcratr"
concerns
Members OF the farmers union were
said by Mr.. Reed. their national Secre-
tary. TO have 1000. 600 invested IN CO.
operative urCa n cations whi,h did "A turn
over in business volume last year Of
over S600.non.0n0.
when You see boards OF trades and
chambers Of commerce pAttinC any farm
organization on the back" he continued
it's not worth 4 cuss TO tho farmers"
adding that I'VE have blood in our eyes
for that crowd"
Representative Tpshaw. Of Georgia,
promised ~ support the resolution for
congressional commission TO inv"sti-
cate the farm situation and Madame
ACrcSt;. told OF the work OF the inter-
national institute OF agriculture at
Rome, with which she is connected.
There's Inspirat ion ana Profit In the
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PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK

Pittsburgh Pa. April 20.-HoGS-R Re-
cciptS 1.Sn0. market steady. lIcavi"s.
S.5nN $50: heavy workers.. light york
erS and pigs. $9.75T1n.0o.
Sheep and lambsRcccipts 500: mar
kct higher. TOP sheep. s6.I1: top
lambs higher. $l0.7I.
Calvcs-Rcceipts 125; market steady.
TOP Sll.00.
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CROP CONDITIONS

Parkersburg. w. Va, Apr. -O-lhe
week opened and closed with heavy u
killing frosts and temperatures near or
somewhat below freezing in practically
all districts. doing considerable dam
age to fruit buds and bloom and retard-
ing termination and growth. The rain
fall was generally light to moderate but
sufficient. Flowing for corn continues
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xo-y AND ExcHANaE.

,n,, n,nrr IL. exchange irregular: Stcr'
ling GN-day hillx and c"Inm'rrE'I ""-a;. IN.
bills ON banks. 3AS'.; commercial "'
day bills. 3.>A; demand. 3"2H.' rhni'n
3,93i.. Frames. demand. 80 Gao" =
7.37. belgian frames, demand ''t5,
hIes 10 t;uildrr>. Il, mand. Si"1' e.
tI.. az" ire. dcrtind. +S6: GIhl, '
ass Marks. demand, La; cables Loo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-21
NOTICE TO CONTAGIOUS.

The Building Committee OF tho Ma
sonic Temple Co. OF Wellshu-E. W. Va.
,vili receive scaled proposals. until p.
M. Monday May 18th. 1874. for tho
erection OF u Masonic Temple At Wells
burg. W. Va.
l'lans and Specifications can be seen
at the office OF VI. L. Wells Architect.
Ranking & Trust Bldg. Wcllsourg, ".
Va.
The Committee reserves the right to
reject any or all bids
Marx bids:-'T'ropoSol fc- building.
and file same with the architect.
COMMITTEE.
1 A 4 a
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By c. l.. JOHNSTON. ATTY.
Order Of Notice Thereon


Northern District OF West Virginia. So:
On this 18th day OF April. 4. D.. 1871.
on reading the foregoing petition IL is
Ordered by tho Court that hearing
be had upon the sam" on the c6tA day
Of May. A D.. 1921. before said Court at
Wheeling in said district. At ten o'clock
in the forenoon; and that notice thereof
be published in the Wheeling Intelligent
Ger. newspaper printed In said DIS
trict. and that all known creditors and
other persons in interest may appear at
tho said time and place and show cause.
if any they have. why the prayer OF tho
said petition should not be ranted.
And II IS further ordered by the Court
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies OF said petition
and this order addressed to them NJ
their places Of residence as stated.
witness the Honorable Judge OF the
said Court, and the seal thereof, at
Wheeling. in said district. on the 18th
day OF April. a. D., 1921.
Attest:
4. T. BARRETT Clerk.
L. s. d. &. y. u. w. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-21
DRY GOODS

New York. April. 20.--Co ton goods
today were steady and quiet. Yarns
showed little change. Hosiery showed
improN ement. especially on staple cot
ton goods lines Fashioned silk hos
iery was scarce because OF continued
labor troubles in Philadelphia. Burlaps
were dull and weak.
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LIBERTY BONDS

New York. April 2c.-Libcrty bonds
closed today; 2Hs. 1910: first As,
$40: second Is. SEE: first AS, SI.26;
second as. $40; third AIS. 9o.l6;
fourth AS, S7.3i: Victory 3'.S, 9Tt6;
Victory AIS. 9I.46.
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.,.uiS lower: wooded lambs top, NIL"
t. >hiprr"T%: bulk. E9.1Im 1860: Nh"rh
Irp... Slu ~. hulk. sH.nn 80: 'h"'" NJ
,nru,l: ..',"rn warnings. $\."N; w."
..h"r,, IuI I'"uud wooded "w'S' @''""
born rwr-. ST nlh: few Al to 81 P"uhu
:,,I NIX lrmh%. Sli.nrW LOU.
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INSTALLATIONS.

UAPP Quality Extracts. c. H. Al
bright, Agent. ISL Jacob street. Wheel
ing. W. Va. Kindly telephone s9o-R.
ap-21-j
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THE MENDEL COMPANY
Carl J. Ksuna1. Prop.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS \
Private Chapel. l212 Chaplins Street,
CAu Phone 1917
DIED

HowLEY-On Wednesday, April 20,
1921. at l o'clock p. m. at his home 4oS
Howard street. kirkwood. Bridgeport.
Ohio JOHN J. HOWLEY.
Funeral services at his late home Satur-
day morning at o'clock. Requiem
high mass at st. AnthonyS Catholic
church ~ o. Friends OF the family
invited to attend. 1nterment at MI.
Calvary cemetery, Wheeling.
XASLNY-On Tuesday, April 10Th. 1921.
1t o'clock p. m. at the home OF MS
son. A. T. KaSley. Lester. Pa SAN
lei H. kASLEY. in tho 18th year or
his age Body will arrive in Wheel
ing Thursday noon. and he taken 10
The Mcndcl Company chapel, l2lZ
Chapline street.
Funeral services 10 be held Thursday
evening at the Second United l'resoy-
terrain church. o'clock. Friends re-
specially invited 10 attend. Inter
ment Friday morning 10 o'clock Green
wood cemetery.
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Notice is hereby given that the An
!ual Meeting OF the Stockholders OF the
R.til & River Coat Company. for the
election OF directors and the tranSa ction
OF such other business may properly
come before the Meeting. will be held at
the General Offices OF the Company No.
744. Kirby Building. Cleveland ohio. on
Tuesday. May 5rd, 1921. at eleven o'clock
In the forenoon.
D. W MILLER
Ap-l6-p Secretary.
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LOST AND POUND.

LoSr-Eur cape trimmed with fu- tails.
between Cumberland. Md. and Wheel
ing. Finder writ" Mrs. l.. l.. PfIcfer.
,ls4 Brydor Road. Columbus. Ohio. ana
receive reward. ap--l-i
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ron SALE-Anconas Shepherd strain
eggs and stock. II. 3. Hermann.
Wheeling, W. Va. i. y. .. ap-lf-c8t
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SALESMAN WANTED.

wANTED-Six statesmen OF character to
sell an absolute necessity. No can
VI sSinE. SIS per day guaranteed. See
Mr.. Letcher. Arlington Hotel. between
: and 8 p. m. ap-20-h
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uAIH on PENAI.E NELP.

WANTHD-Man or woman. Sai1ry SAG
fun time: rs cents hour spare time,
selling guaranteed hosiery to wearer.
experience unnecessary. International
Mills, Norristown, Pa. ap-l4-2l-2S
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and potatoes are being planted. Oats
arc coming up we'll In many localities
Wheat is good and pastures and mead
ows are we'll advanced for the season.
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FOR SALE-POULTRY.

FOE SALE-Home dressed poultry OF
all kinds Phone your order and We
will deliver tho goods. Woodsdalr 40S.
or call at 1SS National Road. Fulton.
ap-2l-n
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mcnts in the spot market. May closed
ut 4.34:. July 1876. and September III
rs
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FOE RENT-Thrce-story brick building.
Sizn 81 by 20 feet. situated on n cor
ner. plenty OF light and easy access TO
railroad switch. Building protected by
4 sprinkler system. Suitable for any
kind of manufacturing purpose and Stor-
age John w. Bcltz. Nineteenth and
Eoff SITS ap-o0-t
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wANrED-zoUsE Or APA1r~Hr.

wANTED-To rent five room house or
apartment. centrally located in Wheel
Ing. by family Of two: no children.
Phone Martins Ferry 33s-W. mr-16-t8
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ron SALE.

FOR sALE-35 h. p motor boat. Henry
Salade. 1108 water St.. Wheeling. \"
Va. ap-7-t
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WOODsDALE

T rooms and bath, attic, fur
mace, white enamel finish. Corner
lot--for a few days.
PAUL & JACKSON
sol Wheeling Bank & Trust Bldg.
Phone 102.
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NOTICE.

Contracting in all kinds OF brick tile
and cement work. Satisfaction guaran-
teec c. Samberg. Phone 254-J Elm
Grove mr-29-26t
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FOE HHGT.

YOR RENT-turnished Housekeeping
rooms $500 or $500 per week; also
one very small sleeping room per week
$500 Apply 1929 Chapline st. ap-21-i
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Cnitnd States Of America. Northern Dis
trict OF Yves; Virginia. IS:
In the United States District Cour,
in and for said District.
In the matter OF Maurice Lyons, Bank
rupt. No. 56G. In Bankruptcy. Petit
tion for Discharge
To the Honorable Judge Of the District
Court OF the United States for the
Northern District OF West Virginia:
Maurice Lyons. OF Wheeling. in the
ginia. in said District. respectfully rep
rcsents that on the 10Th day OF Decem-
her, last past ne WAS duly adjudGed
bankrupt under the acts OF Congress
relating to bankruptcy that he has duly
surrendered all his property and rights
OF property. and has fully complied
with all the requirements Of said acts
and OF orders Of the court touching his
bankruptcy.
Wherefore. he prays that he may
10 decrecd by the Court TO have full
discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said bankrupt
acts. except such debts as are excepted
by law from such discharGe.
Dated this cath day Of January, A
:, MAURICE LYONS.
Bankrupt.
ordsr Of Notice Thereon.
Northern District Of West Virginia. So:
On this 18th day OF April. 4. D.. 1921.
Oll EetuIHk Inc kOEcHoii6 pGNlNiOii, - -
Ordered by the Court that hearing
be had upon the same on the ?fth day
Of May. A. D.. 1921. before said Court
IT Wheeling. in said district. at ten
o'clock in tho forenoon; and that no
tice thereof be published In the Wheel
Ing lntclligcncer. a newspaper printed In
said District. and that all known credt-
tors and other persons in interest may
appear at the said time and place and
show cause. IL any they have. why the
prayer Of the said petition should not
be granted.
And It is further ordered by the Court.
that the clerk shall send by mall to all
known creditors copies OF said petition
and this order addressed to them a.
their places OF residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Judge OF the
said Court. and the seal thereof. at
Wheeling. in said district. on the 18th
day Of April. A. D., 1921.
Attest:
A. T. BARRETT Clerk.
y. S. D. c.. y. d. W. Va.
ap-l4-21
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WAITED

WAITED
BOYS
TO
SELL
TEE urELLlaENcER
KO1NIN 9S
BEFORE
SCHOOL
Office, 1905 1Iarkst St.
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GRANDATLANTlC

NH"OWNERSFIP TV0NV5CrtElSI
Virginia ave, near beach. csTacity
500. Private baths. running vat-i, Gle
rator. $500 per day up. Speci-.( week
~. Booklet Auto meets trains.
Q. ID. PAINTER rHROLD LA&->OS
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WANTRON.l.IE

wANrEp-Drillcrs for operating Key
stone Traction Drilling machines on
water we'll work. requiring pipe driving
State experience. Contractor. Box EOS,
Bellaire, Ohio. ap-1S-r
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ATLANTIC CITY RESORTS
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IN 1ANHUPTCY.

There's inspiration ana Profit In the
habit Of reading IntclliGcncer Want Ads
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srocxxo1pE1s HETua.

ap-li-1s-19-cl-23-"5
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-15
GREENBRIER VALLEY FAIR.

Incorporated March 10, 1921:
capital stock 100000. The Of
iiccrS are: !. B. SydcnStrickcr,
President: +. \. Burgess. V-Presi-
dent; e.. l.. Boone. Treasurer; w. l..
TabScott. Secretary. 6.
Directors: J. b. SydenStrickcr, +.
\. Burgess. C.. +. Boone. IL. b. Moore
Il. II. Tuckwillcr. II. p. Wilson. C..
G. RAIDER, s. p. Preston, DR.. !. d.
Arbucklc.
The Association has purchased
f3 acres of the Driscol Farm lying
on both sides Of the l.. & II. track,
half way between LcwiSburs and
Ronccvcrtc. a regulation half-milc
track has been located and work
will begin on track and grandstand
at once.
There will be Midway Attractions
and free actS-alrcady under con-
tract for the period Of the Fair
which will be- held August 1918
19-2Oth.
Arrangements are being made for
the exhibition Of all classes of live
stock. poultry, farm products, etc.
Don't fail to have an exhibit.
Adequate purses will be offered
to insure good racing attractions.
Every effort is being made by the
management TO make this the best
Fair in West Virginia and worthy
of the cooperation and support OF
{ The people of this section of the
State. This Association will be a
member Of the Virginia Association
OF Fairs and the Management seems
determined to make ii the best Of
all.
Lci', all gel behind this move
mcnt and make it SO forward with
success. Grcrnbricr can do it.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-15
GREEKS BEATEN BACK.

In their renewed war on Turkey
the Greeks at first Won noted suc-
cess driving the Turks back from
the vicinity OF Smyrna many miles
Then the Turks turned in violent
assault upon the Greek army send
it peE-mcll almost in a state Of route
back toward Smyrna and the Dard-
anclles, Mustapha kcmal,s defeat of
the Greeks may result seriously in
undermining King ConStantinc's DO
Sition in Greece. Despite the effort
OF Italy to induce the Greeks to con-
cludc peace with the Kemalists, if
looks now aS if Constantine would
make another desperate effort to try
TO annihilatc the KcnlaliS.: and at
the same time TO rccoup his waning
prestige in Greece. SO far as can be
asccrtaincd i'll London. there is no
change in the attitude of aloofncss
OF Great Britain and France toward
Greece. The recall Of King Con-
Siantlnc TO the Greek throne after
his expulsion during the war. gave
oticnSc to both England and France
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-15
MRS. REID COMMITS SUICIDE,

Mrs. Matte K. Reid. 2S, died Mon.
day. the llth inst, shortly after !
o'colck rs the result of an attempt
1t suicide made Sunday morning
when she shot herself With Il 81
calibrc revolver. following a period
CT temporary insanity caused by
nervous pr0Stration.
Mrs. Reid was the wife Of LEROY
NJ. Reid. son Of Rev. W. l.. Reid.
former pastor of the Southern NJ.
l.. Church of Eccklcy and for fifteen
years Secretary of the West Virginia
Southern VI. F.. Conference. She
has been Il resident of Becklev more
than year. She was formerly Miss
Matte Sillin9, Of Charleston. where
her mother, Mrs. E.. X. Silliug. now
lives.
Mrs. Reid had been dcSpondcn!
and i'll nervous condition for some
time, being under the care Of a
physician Il part Of the time. She
had planned, prior to Sunday, TO
visit relatives in Charleston, and
had packed her suit case ready to
board tho morning train for that
city when she stepped from The
bedroom and fired a shot through
her body. She then walked back
into the room where her husband
was in bed, telling him that she
wanted to die.
Medical aid was summoned and
the injured woman taken to the
bccklcy hospital. where The wound
was treated and where she died
Monday morning.
Her falhcr-in-law, Rev. W. LEROY
teId, is native Of Grccnbricr and
is we'll remembered as Il former
teacher of the county.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-15
INDIANS SUE FOR TRACT OF LAND.

Claim to ll,00O.0O0 acres Of land
in Texas and Oklahoma, including
the cities Of Tulsa and Oklahoma
City, and practically the entire
Burkburnctt oil fields. was filed in
the L. S. Supreme Court April 9th
in behalf Of the Cherokee Indian
nation. supported by a Government
patent, issued by President Van
Buren, and certified as authentic BY
the Interior Department.
The claim was in the form Of Il
petition for permission to intervene
in the Red River oil lands case. an
original suit between Texas and
Oklahoma. Involving Jurisdiction
over the valuable oil fields situated
along the common boundary.
The motion was filed by John NJ.
Taylor, a granddaughter of General
Zachary Taylor, as attorney for the
Cherokee nation. He said the pat
cnf was discovered accidentally a
nong the papers Of deceased chief
of the tribe.