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f WE OFFER ' 1* Imperial (.la**. j Fortaru (>iaa t 23 "****»»* S»«H and Inm. 25 Rlmlimr Mold and Fmadn $1,000 l*nrt*iniuith Med fa. $a.MI0 Hlirrlmx Trarlion (Note*.) Fa. WE WANT '■0 La Bril ( rmmnn 25 C ml ml (ihia. 17.000 Whulini; A Elm l.nnt S\ GEO. H BARON h12 *nd8,3 ******* ** . UrlllWl 1 R. R. Mg'. Bend D«pl. STOCKS ASCEND UPWARD TREND DURING THE WEEK BROKE CONTENT MENT. Government Crop Report Confirmed the Confidence in the GrOwirg Promise of Cereals. NEW YORK, Auk II. Tim upward tendency of the stock market during the week broke the feeling of con t* ritnmrit iu the spiu-ulatlve commun ity with the course of affairs. The regularity and restraint of the upward movement, however, reflected occa sion.. I garnering of prollts and caution about straining the resources of the money market, now expected to d! • nilnlsh in a short time. The question of whether commercial and industrial activity may not In a sense prove | detrimental rather than helpful to security Inviting attention of specu v lators !: Is pointed out that a piling tip of Idle bonk reserves timet . , r utes to stimulate speculation while their diversion to more productive uses means diversion from specula tion. Since loaned up condition of the 1> oik* was revealed by the controller's abscract of national bank reports. It t* known that large t.rmnts of secur ities held by the banks have been ►old. This Is especially true of short term notes of corporations. ®l" dilators foe! correspondingly * cautious about in spite of the temporary case of call loan- which Is attributed to the in creasing amount of funds kept avail abb* for fresh requirements. Tim gov. ernment crop report confirmed the confidence in the growing promise of cor* al crop.-, supplemented as it yras by favorable weather conditions sine-* Ti ** d;t.e of The estimates The fCilTnr of the steel ;.nd Iron trades was the awakened activity In the demand for pig Iron, n department of the trade hitherto laggard In away doubtful ac counted for Premiums were still de manded for prompt delivery of finish ed Otoe! The I'nfted States steel I "mi rder** report ca to effort the stock nt irkrt. but a mod • rate Increase had. been expected. Ha7| »ii « '..o il STocIt*. _ W'Mi:t;i.!.\-i; v v„ A i.r i» I. "I'd t-v Ilow.ra >T' ‘ ' •' i ai Hid Asa. f.. .a. - r: • * " ... ...• un ' • • • “ • • ■*rn :.)•• ; .j ’ fr OI«m .• im f«A pm •••! j?* . : ■ ; - III I.;. I tell. !r..n pftl ... ins i;j ];-, i. . a .. 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Wheeling Live Stock. T.'T* «»oct C--.nslk.lon Co. \XirERMN*<7 XV Vk.. Aug i.. '• 1TTI.K < .ittlo. <xlr«. loot. t.. i-io. 7 no® - 5.1 ' "ttl.-. ko..,|, r.no in moo s r.o® 7 no < z -..I 80*. tOw ... * 00 a K no v ><<"- Kon.l, 70 t<« 803 ... 5 ..or, , , Common . 3 . 6tf lloloxna Unite.I! 4 So® I 00 .HOGS.' "** * 5 UU . tin**, llflrht ind common ..7 7* S .»o an<t Sown .. 4 ' I 7 .. . BHERP . 3 on ^ 3 go * {?? 3 ?° V - M r aND'muBMtf* .Vi** * ral 'HIvm, fhoirr ...... f« 0O<(t !♦ 75 v-ril only-.. K.md . 1.0® j to l M»tt .t n»l heavy culven .... & ouii ;s «»o l-TMf. COWS, ante* per head 4 I 0* do common to fa«r ... 20 oOfcSi 00 T.e..t•. Sn* unA Oowipan?. I!!'.!•!• I N< 2 \V Va , A UK JO OArrtB. l.xtra. I.000 j#2no 5 7 27.« 7 *,«» i.o«vl. l*nn to 1.000 . 7 0" j 7 Si !!.'• • t . !• -. : 8 • I (*. 7*. **** • " t»* N'1 ?, t.A >1 $ j* .•"tnmon . « 00 \t 4 h* “ . i o; r.o '■O'* .— — S f » 4 zo HCOS >,'Ta.. s -j. Common . , J - SHIEt. "j1 . 1 Zi on . t . t on® a »a ;w.. .: . f • ‘ rew* . ! Mfll .... r - ’oo ^»c.« Tord*. \viii:ki.!n<; w x \„e j . » A I T I.K B»ti ■ ... 7 fin® - f; i •; ...i, i„ i on.i. - ...i, . > <. . •: -, I - ,1 . <’■’ s . ■ o-.| ,. Oil . h"* u‘ ‘.. ? < ii no j”!• L-ii.i 1*.iitki! : f.H; ." ‘ ‘ * . 4 J- o *, no \••••'= : ?r- .. i . • • Ml Hi M r ntr r r<>M 1 <»wh. 27, 3 . I t 78 PRODUCE BARRET 0*r»»« lad kt nn« A 05 t <»*e— H««». ,u- taBrrvI lM» .. ti _r'c»l» . ] U OB.M — »«1®B . 1 H«l It #u . 1 *5 •s • * .5 XX '»••*!» Cof*. par do* . l«a Ov.. •.. -• - VakncHHU. Lata ........ 3 25 y ] 5* ^-^«a . « i*At *v New par t.uahal . »u*l 0« I a, bpi fancy .; «t Mo i . It* App.es na». bushel. «•* ‘PJlaa. par barrel . | V«Q* 35 T> u ala*»_ Hntna. par banket . 5* A «0 leach**. par uaaaat . 1 r,g: ov • rat*.1 «*. Hl'an*. »* bu t.aakat . i.a 75 I’inaapplaa. aa to alia . ... 3 Pi( • uaumhar*. Martaatta. bkt.. 1 0" i . Jb^ tlrean bean* 1 hotr.a> per bu . 75 a l 00 « alary, par d-.X.-n 34 Many ., par sake! . 1 25 ■atter. Cbaeaa. Beys *ak r i*Jlrj No. 1. Fancy Creamery .. JO 1 !‘am-y .. .. 37 < "hlo and Pennsylvania .. 25 Dairy . 12 'j 25 '.Oailp . 2* select r|(i;, .. 22 K.calk at mark .. XI Du-a ran * . 25 tiouwi eat.*. Id Poultry Oraanad— H".*. 1«H Turkey* . |I I’acko .. tfroiiera freah.. It Sprint* . It Cieear .. It All tr llanc found ................ X Ol* Spring, pound.10 Mil Turkey* .15 5|X KeoMr », pound. X o 1« Duck*, pound . It 915 rtjceoLS. pair . 3-) Uet so .. IX HAY AND GRAIN Quotations by C. H. B#ck«r. Old hmy. per ton . $2" 00 Mixed bay. p*»r ton . 23"* No. l Timothy. p«»r ton . 2.‘«>•> • »!d 1 »atK, px»r lu*h«l . f. l sh' lh tl (*orn. p«*r bu*h*»T . .$3 Shnll^d t orn. In car lots.. . . \Vh«*. t. p*r hu*hel . 1.1$ Hrun. per ton . 20 t»o Middlings, per ton . $$ • *ld Ktraw. per ton . 14 no OIL AND GAS The wrak-and da velnpmant In tha " • *t Virginia and Southeastern i.bb. bald* presented nn Impnrtant strikes T he Klue Creak tlald In Kanawha cnun D W Vic. la leas sensational. FVw.-r tt. a Wells are belt,* rnmpiotel and the averare sit- Is much lee* than at unv time »ln. e the field was first discovered i.n l Kniithw. at line Invariable brings Ilcrltt producers OroBsrup, Ifiinimell a. bi hasb s so n nn th.- David .1 .Tarrett tnrin la .-\ti1an..- that tha southwest • s t.nalnn la productive The well has lust beet, drilled fhrnurh th.- S-|iiaw ari-.d an.I la not good for more than Hire- to five barrels a daV. !”* ,,,r I'orJ.. Duval district, t.ln co|-i county, the lug Creak Develop nirrr ■‘'•mpanv ?..»« complete.] tin \.. • \’n ‘dtv.- Mill farm and has i in th.- 1 [era* oh* In tha sxme <11 trlct the same corm-civ 1 >s :l rig completed »..r a second • •• * r \ •- r* tatm In Sp, „. Ha.vy and thin calves k (P, V. v Hoots J:,'r1a . * 75a X _ . 5 «..<t x 75 .. liliiN StHk-s and SOW* . . ti 00 7 uo _ SIIKKP. .. ,r.a . S hif i nn ®'WH* . 7 Ob'.* 3 54 1 "m,r on • ■ .. 2 00 If 3 UO > TR1.NO I, A M IIS. *-;*,r*» . II r.n-!» 7 ft,> '•‘""l . S Only 5 so Si - y . I Trade Follows 1 -THE- | Electric Motor I People demand quick service and choose to trade B at shops where all work, such as grinding coffee, chop. B pine meat. etc.. i> performed h\ motor-driven machines, B A LARGE NUMBER f OF CUSTOMERS | Make arrangement* V >\\ to serve promptly all I t as thev Come. Electric motors I clerk', need no training—never B the phone or mail a card—our Power B lidlv help improve your service. B __ —- r -— Wheeling Electric Co. I | .1 Sixteenth SI. -both Phones H07 ^ Th» low pleasure, or shower ares, oinalsed nearly stationary wrr the lake regtoii and central y alleys d .r i In* the l-ast Zi hours. The renter of the a*oetn apt ears over l,ak- Michigan this morning. Rains. In a few sect ions hnavy. occurred ovt-r the bake region and southward to the Uulf The fall at Shrevri*>rt. I a was 1.11 Inches A: Zanesville. 0_ ;.SJ Inches Another lew pressure area is spreading ■< uthward over the North west. I'nscttl.d weather, with showers to-ntght o- Sunday. |a Indicated Tor thts section for the next 38 hours. Ther win not be much change in temperature. bocal data: Highest temperature yesterday. M degrees: lowest last night, r.8 degrees; rainfall, 0.18. The < ihlo' will probably rls.- slight ly In the district for the not 38 hours. 11. C. HOWE, Section Director. cer district. Ft-wnc county, the South Penn till company has completed a second test on th. S. s. Miller farm and has a light pumper In the Iterra grit. In Ureen county. Walton district. Hoanc .ounty. th.- bnuls K payn. Oil company ha* drilled No. 13 on the James ,s bummers farm through th. ing Injun sand and has a 10-barrel pumper. On Henry Fork. Sn.Rhfl.dd c.istrlct, the Parter oil company has completed No. 38 on the p. A. Tail man tract_and haa a |o-l»arrel pump 1’’ " 1T. "8 the same tract la duo In the rand. .. • * 'amp run. Sardis district. I Uri.son county droves and Parrish ,h.rr test on the Isio>ii L I0ir»»«rt farm «U‘*»|»#r Into th** t.or.lon Mn<! an«l <1rvei<ip#>(| a nav f."i >J»ve a light pumper In imTi j »«; "'stru t. Marlon county, tee Philadelphia company .,s.* drilled a test on t .e ! •anud lll'.hs farm ttirough the fifth and has a fair gasser. on lient's run. Pass district. Mon ongalia county, t o I ni .n t tilltv p..m t.iny c drilled a lest on the Ueorge ■Venborough farm into t:.e Rig Inc.n sand an.l has a good gasser .... In.inn *n »he same district, and tt, 1 1- Morris farm Into the fourth snnd with 7i»* |^ho,e ^*<> ^‘^'1 up l.ouo fret Duster In Braxton County. • •• i > w - r • h Knit Kick liraxton ounty the Hope Natural Has company ha* drilled « test on the W ■' . Nicr»ols«*n farm through all sands a.nd to u depth of 2f to r*..t and ha* a d eter ' n Sand Pork «\»urt House dis trict. county. the same company !ia* < ompleted a test on the l.ewis Ren nett farm and ha* a ga«»er. °n ‘lee Pick run. freeman's «reek district. county, the Reserve t;.4* e«»mpan> has ompleted a test . n the *• W <mt?h farm and has a light ga* *er On freeman's rreea. in th* aame utsfrb t. the *unie con.pany has com piled , t-*t on the K n l»od*on tartu atvl li.is a f ur ga*M-r on Rig fishing • reek. «d ir h district. Weirel . ounty. the lloj»e Natural (im < <ini|uiiv ha* «-«»rn h** f**d .1 test on the Jacob M *rs farm and l.j* a passer. «»n Tone* ' • • • U, Ihivul district I.in c.dn county. t* . Ibdl.y or and IVvciop ii . nt company ;-m* drilled No * on the James l..i • v.,n farm through ti e Rei »•« Kt\t and i j a * a show for .. IS-harr.l p ’ ’ flip. I on Turkey iieek. the *:inie eornpam has start*- | a second test on »h* lame* Wood'ard farm on R<»af • ot k. the ill< i *r« ek I >evelopment <>m* j i* \ t. ,4 Marred p* drill a test on th.- J. I- ci irlet k 'at m i »ti f 1 .j* same stream tin* rig for No t has been r ri.pletcd. Drilling and Starting Testa. In tn.tnv Vu;it,.. » good .pal of • xperi men nil w ork ;s startimr. on j I.eat!;^r llark re. k. Murphy un i Jack nr.* ringing up a te»t * .it t:.» \\ K < o\ farm tin Stewart* run. Play dis trl' t. R in* hart a:.d • onipany at .- start *nK a test «*n T •• J *.* Satterfte d farm on the Iiorf . f..ik of II urhes live:. Sam uel ii •’hri* and company are due m the saioj at a test on the «!*<irg.- H'.ickhurn farm on the *.am. stream, th. Hope N itural da* • oinpan> has the rig com pleted for a tes? on t *• .1 f Heard farm. o», t • 11 i es pie run tli.mt district. tie Amo*!' an Oil « ornpan* is starting ., se. Iful on M. Kim .reek. I.afajett. *l;strirt. PVasant* <«»unt> Porter. \\ if son acd l « test • ■ th# Sara : A Watson farm. on Joan son • reek. Watson district. Ib*me ccintv. •he It. -Tree* OR rornp:tn> I* due tin I fie sand at a t.v: on t»* Omani n . S inun. rtl. ld farm « »n Kik r ver. KIU K • • N I I • . I Prick company is drilling a test on Its j «»* » prop, i tv I «»n So-.inior.* branch. J.-ff. r*.»n dis trict. I.oneolu county, the <«|»y;«n nil <omp,«n> 1* drilling a test on the •** w • • 11«. i.d l|o||y tract * »n lM*kin*.»n in •• ■ *i. • tbln I're.-K district Khi iwha oMinf., th#- tjttlncy t’,^| c*>tupar,\ is due In tfo sand ••!, a te-t . n Its <»wn pr« p«-rt-. « *n Trade Pork, the Annett e « olii| . ti\ 1- building a f .g f .r a test * I '.•■*- npfei farm in Ku1T T I IfolloW'. t'hNrlesfoTl dtstrfct, th Walnut oil cornpunv j« <! tlllr g , Test • • 1 • ?«.-k i* || ttrow ti A . ompanv h iv 1 * mpl. Tcl t,.-i ,.T, t»i. ..paid tract B> 'lit h ven**rn \t \»t Sir itt«\ f|J*». fownahlp. 1 rrry rniinty, th«* VVm**fn: il«-t »»il „t,*| «ii*i minpanv h.»- « •mpl**fr«l , «.|| #,r, thr Mt« hn**l M^l »<•»,..u«ch 1,.* 1 p,. !* ah*#w f*»r a 1 ?» **r 2*' !n»rr*»I pumper. In lh. *.hi* !••••;*litm MmIIov |ir * ,' I .»• i*|. i* ,| r* >* . m *h«*i |.»t »• I h:,t.. a rl urn '..r •, 2*. „ i .:»«t>*#rr**1 pM»,lu<*r «la^f*-I nt\M««»n At '•••r in N«» * **n th** f*p«*<tn •*•».»! « *rr !4 *•? 1)1 huMitirf Up at 2 •«* l*ar»rla * »1*\ | In th.- Ia.w#-|| Aiim-Mu* » * *«ti**htp. \\ .u*hlti|l<ir) i Miii;ty. the li**’»| •Ml nr.! •:.* < <*rr.p »ri\ h» r..mp|<»t# | N” * «» T- W.»M farm „t.| p.,* * •*’ »n *» •• I i* l r,.ti *.,* t |, fp I' ‘uirv «*>*-p|* f#.| N.. * tt„* | ► »- W .«|..r rtrf„ J|f#., . a h#h. pfl'ipor |r, lt»|(T .«!•» r *i,.t||| \l,|,|„ ! r 'it.fi Mur, h A «*., « t.«t ..r, f» , i*tl\ k »HI-> . h I ...r, In IVrn if r ll |n | ^ . .... Nf« * ... ih *i i! i,h !• „ r»•*>•■• " • I • 1 r•.. ►..f„| ■'« C»a.»*r la Lualatnaa. u • f I rx*i i.... * .f „t tt-, 1,1. I V „„,M| fl . ■U'm I that It* «r**U f-rt t,,* I'.... f»,m l • 1.»| in . i ;;Vr !'*n --I | ■ I I n . i| «. .« ... | . An.i r.ihn • „ , , . *,»« Tl . » ..u |h, r"h,r,Av'n,:;r,' ' * '"w MEXICAN WAR IVAHHIWITf.N, *„« ,, ,.„.h ... ' t ' ■ - M XI *„ | » ' • ■- • •• iif .tl # ..f lh f. I •'• ,“*••*. * f-.mirr. .1 I ..,, ,.n I r. ni .1.1 . M.4- X, .. „ I .•* »h--if i- M. XI. nr, > . ,rn . .Mx f.„ r. m. ... .,r. , « «h •»»»...a ||M r.flrI «r. I Iknnfkl p< -mn tin, ■ a, , tf,*, | r • .. . ... .. ... „ * h*., .»> »>•«.,it.t ai..|ri xrfi'i *>a • •••«**• •Off «li«f It r. rrr*f*t 1*0, h tint • lu* mm a .iIkoIm 1 t fh. •. ,t. m t ♦. *ff,t tW* *. fhr tf w » W»*f r- .fhrr« . mffy. 4,f ,, h.»r h.-t f.Mfhiv.* whatA%«r to ,|* a itt, • *.,•• •,M» I ‘M^p AWhl H*» h ••! I r*»n 1 It •*’ r 1*,| f.. fctaf, f h«f tl. Vi |< rn I rimrmmt f ni««I* fh*- flr«f »!*m^rvl | f..f !* •«., to Orflrmt 7mP*I«, \ i rtf n, it •# nt n *a»Mn* t mirititor f*i I • ' f‘ * I " f'» *» *h»rf4 . r,t. I 1 In* In fh. \..rth I *»*1*1p *> r>» n.f^*1 tHa* fh** fp* iurr * An #|,|< f>*,f fn H« n« I | Atnr till, tut in lark of *.#?».•-|N| fn. | I •’hu- •!•*» a *.f f|,.. \|,v|, r„ ia| com i | w,l»»ion« r. I LIVE GOSSlfofWEST VIRGINIANS AT THE CAPITAL mr u. m. Aanu iLMUlftMT Bum Waahlagtsa. I> C-. A mg. 11. A battalion of the District of Col umbia National Guard encamped' to day at llolivar Heights. Jefferson i county. Went Virginia, where they will remain for two weeks. The District authorities are plan nlng to have several acres at llolivar Heights leaved as an annual camp lug ground for the District militia. Senator Chilton uas oeen absent from his duties for the past two months, lie left Washington before the Baltimore Convention and has not returned since. Ifts office is kept open by Mr. Kry. of Charleston, bis secretary. Congressman Hughes, after two weeks' attendance upon the sessions of the House has returned to his district. Ilis office Is. however, open every day and In charge of Mr. Pugh of Huntington, his secretary. State Democratic Chairman Walker keeps in close touch with Senator Watson in regard to the conduct of his campaign in the State. Mr Walk er comes down here from Martlns burg every few- days and no moves on the part of the Democrats are manipulated without the guidance and sanction of the senior Gold Dust | Twin. | The West Virginia Congressmen 'are fighting shy of the battleship em hroglio which has created wide dis sensions In the party circles. letters from their constituents are received dally asking that they Join the ln ■ sttrgent Democrats and urge the re consideration of the Navy Appropria tion bill and alktw two battleships as | the party is committed by the Haiti lection of the navy. To do so. how jevrrr. would antagonize the Demo cratic' leaders who have "it In" for 'he Navy and the WVst Virginia i Democrats are apparently wary of bucking against the Ht*ise bosses. Congressman Davis of West Vir ginia todnv introduced In the House mam the request of several circuit court Judges a hill providing that deputy clerks of both circuit and county courts shall he cmiowered to act as clerks of courts whenever the clerk is incapacitated. Tin* hill provides that tthe deputy I becomes clerk without the formality of being sworn into office, lie simply becomes tbe legal clerk s*mni'an*"ons 1' with tin* incapacitation of the clerk. Mr Davis believes his measure has a good ehanep to become law. Inas much ns the sentiment among the House -hidlelary Committee of which l‘" Is a member, is strongly In favor of this desired reform iu court pr.> cedure. IRON AND STEEL IMPROVED TRAFFIC FACILITIES IMPROVE THE MARKET. United States Steel Corporation And Other Companies Report In creased Orders. New York. Aug 11 The n>< st en (enraging feature in the business sit uation from the standpoint of the steel mills is the interest shown l>y transportation companies to procure ample equipment to move the In cTeased traffic expected in the next six month* or year Railroads <>r dere | alx.ut 2***».tioo tons or rails las' week. This Included 1 SO.tvm tons for litlH delivery, mainly for Western Trunk lines, while eastern roads placed snpplem* ntnrv orders aggro gu*lug -•«.©*»o tons for delivery this fall The New York Central is tak ing figures on forty for liratu h or d-r Virginia Railroad eiglit t-icomo tlves from fee llahlwln works The order* f*T twelve locomotive* The llrooklyn Kaj .1 Tran*tf eoni puny l« receiving tender* on 140.000 fotiv '»f ntrtictural ettf'l and other nubv.ay work and elevated road e*. fen*ion* In Ken Yot* witl rr^Blrti mtteh more Kahrioated price* are hardening Mendily Th<- iMppty of open hearth billet pnd aheet bar* to the open market •a more atrenir'h and bar* have *old tip to - f ao lor i:ii11 ■* for prompt atiip ment There »■!« 1e«« activttjr in pt»r iron tn*f week blit *tne.- AtIKII*' 1** eom mitment* have ae>rre**f»d 200.000 too* !n ail dla'rn t* and price* of bat* Iron are about 2.". retf* Maher 1 he foiled Stole* Steel corpora Hon re| ..rie l ut,' ed order* on fn’v • f*t. R.of,7.079 ton*, new order* bav to* evreede.l rhlpment* by 149.73.1 ton* !a*t nv nth SHOOL EXAMS. • It 4 ’ll »-.*T •>’ y,,| ti * , , ’I *• *!■*• , , ,.t • . . !•'**. • t • * It • ••lie- |d|tt c* f ■fc -wm Idirf# fifffHM ' * i* f •! >, m ftrf# f m' t I *■ m ' » * . • t • f rln M • »te*,f * '* I »'f ' M. ; ■ . «•. If, . . t ] • * • • «« • • • 1M. •!..."»» J*.k*ow ... t, le.l*. Wilt, I w -—-— ■ .Kinnwh* Nicholas third and hayetle fourth teprott Schools. t*t»e of t*e movements i** improve the and Increase the attendant e in t r public ■. hool* has l***en »hu appoint in -nt -if district superintendents T ;s ***♦« strongly urged by the^btste I'r.artmfnt of Schools. Last year iTv# i to»~*4 nunu*er of dial net superintendents *■* J*. divided among in counties This year tins has been Increased to 55 dis • «rtc| superintendents, divided among 21 • ounces out of the 55. That the district super Intendency has been effective is I shown hv the Increase in the attend ee The average dally attendan.c tor the entire state last year was St 7-1 *» while if* the district where there were district superintendents the average •iailjr attendance a as *2 7-10, an In crease of 14 per cent over the average for the state in fact the actual increase would be much more gtiove 1 4 per cent, berg use the Imrea-e ,* these districts Helped ?«> swell the increase for the state us a whole While the employment <*f these superintendents has added some e\j»ense. and in some Instances In creased the actual expense. In others it has actually decrease^. through the con solidation of small schools. One in stance is cited where there were three schools with sn aggregate attendance of but 28 pupils. These three were thrown into one and the expense of two teachers saved Allordlng to the offi cials of the slate department had the the name increase been made In dls trt* ts where there were not district sup erintendents the average dally attend ance increase would have been it least 25.000. Mskss Appointment. President James S. Lukin, of the State Los til of Control announces the appoint ment of l»r. K. K <Tovls, of Pleasant bounty, as superintendent of the Tuber culosis Sanitarium now being con structed by the Stat«* near Ttlnard. Pres ton county l»r. Clovis has had 18 months experience in the Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Ashvllle. N. C.. and al though g young man has been practic ing for the past five years The state has 551 acres, and Is now building three structures, one 170 feet and another 14" feet long These structures will be able to take care of a!»out 80 patients at one time, and will be ready for use about November 1. BENWOOD Two Finhters Will Face Squire Rei del Today. General Newt of th# Mill Town. Joe Fnitonl. of I Vila Ire. and n local I man will » arranged before Squire Iteldcl thl.* afternoon at two o’clock for fighting. The two men encount ered in quite h fight on Saturday ‘•veiling and Fa icon 1 drew a putty knife an I « tit hi# opponent from the top of his head down to a point below th. ear. Hi# «ar Wa» cut completely off. and an artery revered. I>r. Itlake rendered rn« dical aid and a charge ’’’111 t»»* put «. gainst Falconl of felm le#a cutting and he Will likely be held t• * await tne action of the grand Jury. C.craghty Funeral. : "f the late John Jacob Hc-raghty, who died at in# tome on Main aired, last Friday afternoon, will be held thl# morning at :* A*i o’clock at the St. John’* < hnr* h and r* qulum high mav? "ill ce .-Prated. It* v*. Father Wlll i iam Hall \u>! h;t\,. charge. Interment will I»e n.ad. at Mi. t’aivary cemetery. To Hold Social. Arrang« rn* lit# ar»- b* mg completed I by th#* number* of the Fir#t M. E. <-)nir« h of till# city to It* Id a baivir a* d *c<ial t* morrow evening at the Fifth ward hr-a# house. The ladle* of th.' ciiuiih will have charge and • \t♦ n>i\ •• pr. f.arat ion# are helua n.;»d Th* iiuuMtif will go into the | c hunh fund To Hold Som# Pol e© Court. Tl. r.* u M >».. #• m. thing doing ;n th. miinh ipti theatre thl#- evening • nd S. anion will have hi# I hand* full ti king car.- of the entire • *it. Tl • • . i otaI of tan in th* uni and it is thought that by even ing the numUr will l.«* fncreaacd by * I* w. Mom c.f th*- number are in for j lighting and being drunk. Crime Postponed. The ball gam* between the local t- *m nn*> th* strong Bi idgeport Jn • per.l* n*#% which wh# to have bee n pin><*'<! at the J.<«ip ground* yeater *! •• aft* rt,. cm was* postp**nfd, owing to th.- rain Completing Arrangement*. Th.. «'<>rrn*m< • of the Kvenlng St »r. I...Jtr. K right* of Pythian of th1* «Py. apjwdrted to make* urranff* rn» nt » *"* t*». .‘iinoal h**at excursion, ar<* l.’isy xlfn their plan* The atean.cr I.tl»ert• lias been chart*»rcd. and a ’••»»»•! ha- !•«. n engaged. Ticket* will It on sale In a few day* and the exact •Jatc Hill be announced. Meeting With Sucre**. The topic of conversation In thl* cum here of lat<* t* the “play ground*."* Mr.o- th** rnnoun.-lng #.f the ma.-* n». etin^ to It held • n Thursday *ven log at the c Ity half to net the rr^Vt n . nt nfi a sound )•«&*!* wan made pill'll#, eve nee ms to l»e talking l»#oif it arid ad nr. in favor of erect* lr»c another rroundn for the klddten at "n'" H propogftion goen through With the new gfoundn will likely be I# a * #1 J»*t outside of the biintn*-n district about the center of the town \II arc rot dial! y Invited to A’f.nd th mass m. - ting to he held un Thursday •# wt 'nc Bfsofd Br'th Mi-- Maud Mermen. wh». ha* been t i*tvinr m Mound** llle. and « amer#»n *t. w.k returned to her home h* fe on Hrtnrdav earning. v* '*».■ h - M |« op|« attended the camp rr>* lit r *t \t#*und*v til* y**t*r da' .»?t.rr *.t ,n.| evening Mr* \t i'I him P.'c*k« r and children I* ft H »t urc'a' f*«r i ’*m» r»*n, where fhn will <t*it for * few day*. •fl«* l xi*b*ih l.ltfle, who wan In* i ». I rtt I ee <ng |*nrl« several week* 1 •go is improving eh.wljr. -- I w afraid not *atirs Camp MoeiinjJ Augw.t '•« to 1HA, Chautauqua Auju.t 17th to 27th. MoiiikIsx ille Camp Grounds Hi>er1al rate round trip ticket* n* j *ale during enutr in *nfh uf Augu*t From Wheeling 25c From Ben wood 20c Tirkoto fnr Ml*, k) conductor* Wheeling Traction Co.i IT - - STOCKS AND BONDS. FOR SALE Fostoria Glass Co. Imperial Glass Co. LsBelle Iron Works. Whg. Mold £ Fdy. Co. STOCK Norton & Co. M B.UomI Ixckuf* Bull , Bull din* V-— ■ ■■ * 'Will Buy: HAZEL-ATLAS GLASS LA BELLE IRON COMMON INEURALGYUNE I \ _ Howard Hazlett&Sta 213-221-222 ScKmulharh Bide BONDS . have purchased and are now of fering for sale •40.000 9%. FZmn MOITOAOE BOIDI I Secured by Heal Kntat* and of 9500 90 den*") ml nation?*. Interest payable Janu ary end July. MV recommend these bond* as a high class and »afe Invest ment. FIDELITY XBTMtnrat and Loan Association, llstats. Block a. Bonds Insurance. 1229 Main Btreat. 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