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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
5
A Graham Virginia report states a county school official may abolish the advisory school board and delegate its functions to the Graham town council. If enacted the council would oversee teacher selection and other school matters, expanding local control beyond the corporation’s current role.
Freely predicted that the fight over the Clear Fork site will enter the courts this week unless an amicable settlement occurs. Bowen Hale and C J Hale were in town yesterday discussing the dispute. Reported statements suggest injunctions to halt work on the S M Graham survey if the Sanders place work continues.
Hundreds attend the Bluefield carnival attracting Graham residents despite official limits. Streetcars fill each evening with revelers. girls return with confetti in their hair and escorts carry ribbons and teddy bears. The town plans new seats for the Graham moving picture theater and R A Wells breaks ground for a brick home on a street opposite the Baptist church amid falling rain and a strong electric storm.
City fathers will meet again tonight in the mayor's office after adjourning Saturday night. The session is expected to handle only routine business with no major actions anticipated.
A. Ramey moved into a new home near the new school building with the Wysong property selling. Dr. H B Frazier has his residence freshly painted and decorated. Miss Pearl Harman, recent Sullins College graduate, plans an extended New York visit visiting her brother Howard and a friend. Price Morton returns home from Randolph Macon College in Bedford City for vacation. Mrs Tebe Greever of Tazewell returned home after a visit to Mrs R L Gillespie. Mrs A A Benbow comes from Oak Ridge N C following her father W O Donnell’s illness and death. Mrs Garnett Williamson of Vivian visits her sister in Graham.
After two months of brisk sales C H Goodykoontz announces a half price offer on Dr Howard s specific for constipation and dyspepsia with a full money back guarantee. The plan targets dyspepsia constipation liver troubles headaches dizziness coated tongue and general tiredness from disordered digestion.
The United States army adopts a new cavalry sword with a cutting edge and design changes that distinguish it from the traditional saber. Officials say the weapon brings improved handling and effectiveness for mounted troops.
The blade runs 35 7 8 inches, straight and double edged with a pointed tip. A strong guard offers full hand protection. Sword and scabbard weigh about two ounces less than the old saber, with different scabbards for service and guard duty. Training favors point thrusts over cutting blows as more effective in disabling or killing a target.
Chicago promoted figure Peter Duket asserts a serum cures consumption with high claimed success. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports deaths among treated patients and questions the cure's validity, noting ties to ex politicians and financier William Lorimer.
Dr J McCallahan leads editorial work on a forthcoming "Semicentennial History of West Virginia" compiling data from archives libraries and interviews. The volume, prepared for press, covers geography struggles road transport railways politics state formation war and reconstruction with maps and illustrations.
The text describes extensive history and special articles distributed to schools and interested readers, with several pieces issued as pamphlets on development and resources. The principal event will be in Wheeling for a week, while most cities and towns will hold celebrations on June 20.
William Nicholson announced his resignation as district mine inspector for the eleventh district after four and a half years. He will leave June 15 to become superintendent of Jewell Ridge Coal Company at Richlands Virginia. The department praises his service and notes the vacancy may be filled by July 1. Nicholson may stay on until then.
The West Virginia Coal Mining Institute gathered in Morgantown June 24 to 26 with talks on gasoline motor haulage in mines and tours of local industry. A separate incident reports shooting on Raleigh street involving Alfonso Eggleston and Will Mitchell, leading to arrest and postponement of trial.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The statement, sworn December 6, 1886, notes the remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
The L. T. L. IL will meet Wednesday at 2 30 P.M. at Calvary Baptist church. All members are requested to attend and bring their dues.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo said no West Virginia bank acting as a government depository refused the two percent interest on government deposits. Of 659 depositories, seven refused. He announced a $10,000,000 allotment with $153,000 assigned to West Virginia across nine banks in eight towns.
The Agriculture Department reports expanding cotton experiments in California and Arizona. Over 26,000 acres are under cultivation, with Sacaton yields and 300 acres planted in Salt River valley in 1916. Prices range 21 to 30 cents per pound, with profits $50 to $60 per acre and contracts from an eastern thread mill. Roosevelt dam supports about 250,000 acres, prompting a shift from alfalfa as cotton shows more stable profits.
Notice in Bankruptcy in the District Court Southern District of West Virginia for G. C. Lusk bankrupt No 392 Referee H B Lee dated June 2 1913 outlines that proofs of claim must conform to prescribed forms Nos 31 32 83 34 35 36 and that the statement of account notes or other evidence should be attached to the proof form under the Bankrupt Act of 1898
Notice of change of principal office for the United States Coal and Coke Company. At the June 17 1913 stockholders meeting in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania a resolution to move the principal place of business from Welch West Virginia to Gary West Virginia and amend the charter will be offered for action.
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