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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
5
The Tip Top Mineral Springs reopens under new management with Mr. Davis hosting a big Friday dance. The season will feature dancing skating tennis cards pool bowling and classes for all ages. The resort emphasizes recent repairs and attractive grounds to draw guests.
In Welch Methodist church yesterday Miss Adelaide Clark of Welch married Edward Franklin Hoover of Charleston. The Rt. Rev. W L Gravatt officiated with a decorous ceremony. Attendants included Miss Mary Minnix and others from Beckley, Thurmond, Huntington, and Charleston.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will conduct a business meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Forest service officers plan tests of devices to keep trout from entering irrigation ditches where thousands die annually. About 1,200 projects near national forests risk losses as water use limits stocking. Last year more than 1,100,000 fish were planted in Colorado and Wyoming to boost fishing appeal.
New York reports charges that Miss Gertrude Claypool heiress to a $10,000,000 Bookwalter estate was drugged and kept prisoner in a Newark hotel. She allegedly signed away rights to the Ohio estate under duress, according to District Attorney Edward.
Dickinson's Pine Tree Poultry Feed claims every sack provides identical nourishment through scientific grain blending, ensuring steady growth for chicks and reliable development for mature birds. It urges buyers to request Pine Tree feeds for maximum profits.
Public auction to highest bidder on June 24 1916 at 10 a m at the Laws and Commerce Building front door Bluefield Mercer County WV. Trust property in Princeton avenue Tazewell street area totals 10500 square feet with conditions including deferred payments and retained legal title. Trustee F M Peters and Clerk Lowry G Bowling certify bond and security per law.
Judge J. M. Sheets of Columbus Miss alleges Miss Claypool, 42, was taken from her hotel to an attorney by a woman who gave drugs and induced her to sign away her rights during an estate contest.
New York salutes as the 69th infantry and six companies of the 22nd engineers begin mobilization for Camp Whitman. 71st regiment departs tomorrow with expected full war strength across regiments awaiting orders and shortages of horses delaying artillery readiness.
The Canary Islands lie northwest of Africa under Spain and yield three famous gifts: Canary wine Canary dance and the beloved canary bird. History notes Carthaginian edict restricting summer travel to the islands once rich in mythic appeal as a land of happiness.
A western New York farm uses an alarm clock linked to a motor switch to shut off a distant gas engine pump. The clock winds and pulls the switch, stopping the pump, with a spring trap added for reliability. Another clock setup opens a poultry house door via a falling counterweight.
The robin snipe and frigate bird lay eggs never seen by scientists. A Labrador coast trek failed to find a robin snipe egg despite widespread awareness. The birds breed far north and offshore, keeping nests out of reach until hatchings.
Mrs J B Whittaker of McDuff Virginia says Black-Draught keeps her family healthy. The vegetable laxative aids digestion and relieves indigestion, colic, wind, and headaches. Customers are urged to ask their druggist for a 25 cent package today.
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