The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-02-28
BENWOOD
REPUBLICANS IN
WARM CAMPAIGN
yos of WILLIAM HoLDERmAr
"oHR HARD TO NoMrNArE
HIM MAYOR,
Town Has Not Been Prop t'
erly Improved.

orrI,o 90 Se"Fs. ana who has held
endido, VI mayor for several etrms, f. or
'Iu'uate for reelection ''''' - WI
o,Uu's Is opposed by William 1to,- MI
NJ one or the leading business del
a., -rorth Benwood. and an ac,Ira ria
o. Tor many years. The m naf
in u. the Sprouts administrators .ne
limitS"e TACT that Benwood is ons .n,S
Wheeli'st u'Npaying municipaIIttas sSi
eide Tu" 1t has. within jts civ on
plant. mammoth plants OF tho s Hau
B. & Q. pronrpora ton. The Bjvoro Jhsr'
wood has bee the Hitchman CoaI c ce'n
Wheeling. for &c amount Of tbn
yet Benwood doc tax levy in ROM
department. 1t IL or as high as o1 a."
water supply. ID ht years and i,, 'e
provemcnts paid for = paid rire 49, -, &c
the taxpayers do not III tv o,,.S .' d
department ~ being h!st>.t w. hons
helpful TO the Commun!< 80, ~
Some OF them are inclined H.. a1i.n
pOlntedly what is being done ~ c,Iini
city money, and 1t Is pointed ~ ~
the law requiring the publication y.r,o,
city expenses has not been COM w
whit in spirit even II has been In LETT
No adequate publication OF receipts anS
expenditures Of the town OF BenWood
has been made so that the majority OF
the Taxpayers could see them for some
time past. AT least, Holdermans candi-
dacy is being made strictly on bus!-
ness basis appealing TO the ta1paylng
and substantial elements of the citizen
ship and promising an economical and
efficient city administration. Tho re-
suit OF the fight Is being tenScly watch
ed by Bcnwood citizens generally and
the prospects arc that the contest Will
be 4 close one.
The election places will inclade the
school houses In the wards and the
polls Will be open from 1890 in the
afternoon until 1880 at night.
The following candidates will be voted
on at tho primary next Saturday:
MayoryClark Sroputs. William Hold
erman.
chief IF police-Al Landors.
Councll--First ward, Clarence Heck
nor. GcorF" kcsslcr; Second ward
George Smith: Third ward J.. VI. Hun.
ter. Seamon Bowers, William Tyson;
Fourth ward, Thomas Borneman: Fifth
ward. NJ. r Whalcn. John Z. Manley.
Shop Employees Still lido
The fur!ouEhed employees Of the loca
B. & O. shops have not been called hack
10 work as have eOmo Of tho employees
Of tho shops IN other cities. Work Is
very slack IN tho local shops AT pres
ent and Il IS not known when the fur
loughrd mon will he called back. Many
OF tho fur!oIEhed employees do temper
airy work when the regular workers arc
OF or account Of sickness. but SO faI
mono 80. tho shop employees have beer
giv"n their regular Jobs.
Several Cases of Flu
. Several peor," IN his city are con
Nr"d tn :hc!r homes with what ap
pears TO 10 mild form Of influenza
Tho malady is nothing more than &
severe cold Which has developed into
the TN and II not drn&cr"us TO the pa,
tl"ut. tn" doctors cain. Tho s"vera
cases are attributed - the recent
changch.e weather and will no doubt
pass on with the coming Of spring.
st .Pat1ick's Day Program
Members az the Young Mems club oil
-. JOINTS Catholic church are arranging
L program to hc presented by then
IN st ratr!ch's day. The affair WI
consist chiefly e." musical program
AMI WAL he hold in the hall OF tn,
church. They are planning to make this
an elaborate affair. Tho committee IT
charge ~ having tickets printed and
they Will rrol>a HI 70 on sale next week
Legion Meets Friday
An important meeting Of the A. 4
Mountain Post. American Lecion. will
DO held In tn" Legion C'rhrooms In the
Nostofnco building at MCMechen mex
Friday n'rht. Several important bust!
ness matters will he up for discussion
and plans Will he made for the ho!dinl
Of several social events in thu neal
future. Following the business session
\, no In li1F in nd nj
members are requested Ito be on hand
Masque Ball
A euur hall Will he given this even
Ing In tho A<mory hall on Main stree
BY the members Of the Bachelor club
and Will bring their series Of dances L
a close. Invitations have been mailed
and tho committee in charge OF thu
affair - expecting n record attendance
Prlzcs will be awarded for the mos
handsomely dressed young lady am
the most comlcally dressed young man
Several novel features will he INTRODUCED
during the evening and popular dance
selections will he rendered by the Sin
delars orchestra 0r Beilairc.
Busy Police Session
Three drunks plead guilty befoT,
Mayor Clark Sprouts yesterday after
noon and wore fined one ind cost
apiece. one offender arrested on n drum
and diSordcrlv charge was fined $40 an
costs, and the two lighters. who wCr,
picked up Sunday were assessed IS am
costs apiece, which they paid. The tw'
lighters were fighting over twenty-five
dollars which thcy were to divide he
tween them and with the fines amount
ing TO 5000. they can probably div!d
the remainder withou; fighting.
Kerry Club Practice
A stiff practice session WIS he'd q
tho Center Reuwood gymnasium by tn
Kerry club basketball team. The mana
, ger has been unable &c arrange a gam
for tho FIRST parr q: this week, but III
! bows were put through practice IN prepa
| ration Cor thcir next contest. The team
| has been without u game for the pas
week and they are ANXIOUS 70 schedul
! n contest for tho Weekend.
Benwood Briefs
! Mss BERTHA Hicks. OF Warwod, !
! visiting friends in tho city.
, Robert Forreston has returned HON
from n short visit with friends AT Wash
| !nEtOn. Pa.
Fred BOSNIAN. who has been confne
| 70 his home for the past few days
| ia abba to BE out.