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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1916

Page

6

County depositories named for public funds in Princeton area

Sheriff Hamilton recommends a list of banks to be county depositories including the Bank of Bramwell Bank of Matoaka Princeton Banking Co First National Bank Bluefield First National Bank Princeton Flat Top National Bank Bluefield Union Bank and Trust Bluefield Bank of Athens Virginian Bank of Commerce Princeton The county court will designate them if they meet law requirements and cap deposits at 100000 per institution Delinquent lists are being prepared and 1915 taxes must be paid to avoid added delinquency Elmer Barton trails in county surveyor race after primary results in the Robinson Lilly recount pending

Hamilton Bank of Bramwell Bank of Matoaka Princeton Banking Co First National Bank of Bluefield Princeton Flat Top National Bank of Union Bank and Trust Company of Bank of Athens Virginian Bank of Commerce of Court House Y Robinson-Lilly Elmer Barton

Election results fragment shows Barton defeated as Mast Miver district nominating two

The passage notes Jennings winning by thirty five votes and Barton losing by thirteen, leaving Mast Miver district with two county nominees W. WY. Pack for county court and A. F. Wysong for the legislature.

Jennings Barton Mast Miver W. WY. Pack A. F. Wysong

Retains Attorney over Uncredited Drafts in Craft Fund

J B E Sentz former Mercer county sheriff who found 5672.99 in drafts uncredited at settlement has kept attorney John R Wendleton to pursue the claim. Auditor Dangerfield expects no trouble collecting the money and Sentz says he can account for more than 600 additional. Also notes on primary expense statements and adjourned council meeting fireworks rule. Includes marriage visit of Karl Sentz and bride to Bluefield.

J. Be. T. Sentz Mercer Couny John R. Wendleton Mr. Lentz W. 8. Dangerfield Lentz

Building Brings $15,000 in Virginia Pharmacy Sale

Yesterday the Vir ginian Pharmacy building sold for 15000 dollars. The buyer was R P Robinson of North Carolina.

Lewis Hall Virginian Pharmacy R. P. Robinson North Carolina

Licensed to Wed in Simmons County

County Clerk Bowling issued a marriage license to Mose Tate aged 28 and Edna Bohanon aged 21, both residents of Simmons, authorizing their marriage yesterday.

Bowling Mose Tate Edna Bohanon Simmons

Three Suits Filed Memorandums in Circuit Court

Memorandums have been filed in the clerk's office of the circuit court detailing three separate civil actions. The documents indicate pending lawsuits with defendants named in each filing and indicate the court's jurisdiction for the cases.

Circuit Court of

Legal suits listed including Smith Hale Pendleton and Pendleton attorneys

The record lists suits in chancery and assumpsit with W F Smith and J E Hale returnable to July rules. Attorneys Woods Martin B W Pendleton J M McGrath John R Shelton Loyd E Johnson and John R Pendleton represent plaintiffs.

W. F. Smith J. E. Hale Woods & Martin B. W. Pendleton G. W. Richardson J. M. McGrath John R. Shelton Loyd E. Johnson John R. Pendleton

Pledges and Promises Pour In On Hughes

New York June 15 pledges promises and predictions flowed to Charles Evans Hughes as Republican leaders and rank and file crowded Hughes temporary head quarters. The campaign work remains in abeyance with no decisions on national committee officers executive committee date of notification or a campaign manager. Hughes plans to stay secluded Saturday and Sunday for discussions with the national sub committee.

New York Charles Evans Hughes National Committee National Sub Committee

Candidate Will Comment After Nomination Notification

The organization will not be home to political callers until Friday and will stay with a friend near Providence. Mr. Hughes said he will not comment on political issues until his nomination notification, likely after July. He has received about six Fourth of July address invitations under consideration.

Ganization Providence R. I Hughes

Russians Capture Over 150000 Prisoners in Volhynian Front

Petrograd reports during the offensive on the Volhynian and Galician fronts more than 150 000 prisoners were taken. The release lists one general, three commanders, 2467 officers five doctors and 150 000 men. Also captured were 163 cannons 266 machine guns 39 bomb throwers and thirty two grenade throwers.

Petrograd Volhynian

Women Wager Big Sum on Brookline Horse Races

Two New York socialites Mrs. F. Am brose Clark and Mrs. Josephine E. Davis bet $5 000 on Hibler and Rusila at the Brookline Country Club meeting in Boston Massachusetts. Rusila leads the Brookline handicap with five points, and the wager will be decided at the meeting.

Boston Mass Brookline Country Club F. Ambrose Clark Josephine E. Davis New York Society Rusila

Five bodies Recovered From Steamship Bear Disaster

Five bodies have been recovered from the steam er Bear wrecked last night on Sugar Loaf Rock near Eureka California. Two onloads have come ashore and a third is reported trying to land. One boat carrying twenty persons landed at Point Mendocino. Two others are missing and a fifth is said to be lost from the same vessel.

Fureka Cal Bear Sugar Loaf Rock Point Mendocino

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Palm Beach Copenhagen Ecru Jefferson St S. H. Heironimus Co Roanoke Sheriff Hamilton Bowman L. G. Bowling L. Whte Barton Leses Sentz Walker Conncil Tts Charley Samples John Ferrell Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Co Squire Chambers O. S. Long Judge Smith Guy Ritter C. W. Merrill Princeton Chamber of Commerce Chamber Karl Sentz Bride Mrs. J. BE T. Sentz Liggette Myers THE F. F. Dalley Co., Ltd Buffalo, N. Y Ficial Itsien’ Says
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