The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29

West Virginia
News Briefs
RI Most Important events ri
Of entire state covered
IL by our correspondents u
Clarksburg-Laco NJ. Wolfe has
assumed duties as police chief.
Morgantown-The Rosedale's coal
company's mine has resumed opera
lions.
Mannington-Member drive OF
the local American legion post Sc
cured 76 new members.
Parkersburg OF education
will submit a $65O,OOO building pro-
gramme bond issue to voters.
oundsville-Deputy Sheriff r. T.
Maynard arrived here with IL prison
ers from the Kanawha county jail.
Morgantown-J. Fulton Woods OF
Princeton was elected captain of the
university baseball team for 1923.
Wheeling-John S. Miller was found
dead in a potato field Death was be
Iieved to have been caused by heart
failure.
Goodwill-Mrs. Robert McClelIand
was awarded $50 monthly by the state
compensation commission for the
death of her husband.
Wheeling-Edwin M. Strekel, OF
Huntington, will succeed Prof. Elmer
Hoelzle as musical director of the
Presbyterian church choir.
st. Albans-BiI Blizzard, youthful
miner leader, acquitted of treason
charges at the recent Charles Town
trials, is resting up" here.
Beckley-Henry G. Phillips and A.
Il. Phillips were seriously wounded
during a running fight with state DO
lice, according to a report by police
Off cialS.
Morgantown-Roy Yorke, former
superintendent of schools of Weston,
has assumed his duties as the alumni
secretary for the University of West
Virginia.
Parkersburg-John Wigal, IS, con.
federate veteran, is dead. He is said
10 nave been a member of General
Stonewall Jacksons bodyguard during
the Civil War.
''- HuntingtOn-COnstruction OF a race
track and fairgrounJ near this city at
cost of a quarter of a million dol
Aars has been undertaken by a syndi-
cate of Lexington, KY, capitalists.
MorSanton - Wagon mines, or
"snowbirds" as they are locally call.
ed, are again lOurishing in the vicin.
tty. The coal strike is held responsi.
ole for the renewed activities of these
mines
Charleston-The cash balance in
y ~
49l1l and the grand total balance In.
Guiding investments, $2S, sos, ,S91 ii. II
is shown by the monthly statements of
w. S. Johnson, state treasurer.
Charleston-The immediate Issue Of
S3,3OO,O00 Of 6II per cent 20 wear
bonds running to 1912 is provided for
IN a trus- indenture which was filed
tor record in the county clerks office
The indenture is from the West Vir.
ginia water and electric company 10
che central trust company of Illinois.
MorCantOwn-Mor than 100 neuy
members were initiated by the Nor
gantown branch Of the Ku Kiux KIon
In outdoor ceremonies near .hls citv
recently. Members Of the order, garb-
ed In white robes and hoods, guarded
the roads leading to tie initiation
place. and motorists who tried 10
traverse those roads during the initia.
ton we're requested to turn back.
Blueheld-State Trooper Howard A
Bean Of Tucker county, stationed a,
Williamson, was instantly killed, Mrs
*. II. Spinner, Of Welch, is in the VII.
Hanson hospital seriously injured ant
Miss Parlee Hatfield Of WEIGH. IT. r
Hope and James Hall. both Of Mate
wan, we're slightly injured when an
automobile plunged over an embank
ment at Lick Creek, east Of William
son and rolled to the N. & w. track,
below.
Charleston-The navy department
has been notified by County Clert
houlton that unless certain lots
which we're sold for non-payment ot
taxes on December Z, 1920 are re-
deemed deeds will be made TO the
purchasers under the tax sales. The
taxes for 1913 on these lots havino
remained unpaid the lots were sold
nut under the law time is allowed fo,
redemption The taxes unpaid were
assessed on the persons who owned
the lots before the United States Gov