thj WELLSVILLE AND VICINITYMcrSEEKS CIRLS TO LEAD THE PATH TO SHAMESTEUBENVILLE MEN SAID TO HAVE VISITED WELLSVILLE.id Returned Home Escorting Six Girls from East Liverpool And Wellsville.it be* possible that Kiris from ill.- and East Liverpool are be-ioit.-d to go •'» Steubenville to life of shame?duty to reports circulated imit WellRVlllo Wo.lti.-H.lay this ■it an incident of a few daysand-tory is told that Monday even-• men enme to Wellsville from iville and at once set about for yirls whom they proposed back to Steubenville with Their first inquiries for girls Is have been illiHiiccesHsfnl. and i then went to East Liverpool, these men, it is alleged, ob* tin- consent of four girls who •I to go to Steubenville, and turn gave the men names of s from Wellsville. These gills, story goes, were seen by the ville men. and the six girls men went to Steubenville “s.lay afternoon.rht-re is a state law against such i°ns but the whole affair was done quietly that few' people knew any fig of the incident until after all par-had left Wellsville. Two of the A«* who it Is said went to Steuben-- were seen to return from there •it:, day, but they did not say where had been or anything about their i panions.onie weeks ago it was told that were being solicited in Wells* tlt;) . liter houses of ill repute, butpolice could find no evidence upon h action could be founded.I of freight on the several divisions of their property. This congestion of freight has been caused by the recenr accidents to the road, such as bridges being wrecked, washouts and land slides.The Conway yards are filled with loaded cars of freight for the riv.-r and main line divisions of the Cleveland Pittsburg road, r.nd all other transfer yards are filled with cars, ready for movement. The first of these cars were started on their jour-ney Tuesday afternoon. and all day Wednesday every available engine and train crew were at work.It is claimed by the officials of the r.»ad that had not these several mishaps occurred, there would have be. n no gr.-ai congestion of freight. ai:d that all the road and several yards would have been cleared of belated freight Saturday last. No time will b. losr by the company in rushing ail cars to their destination at once.fr.onof•JH.JHrtillIonIncchilugsheroiyarint.Isetedilia-ha\MANY OIL OPERATORS VISITING WELLSVILLEnon in.-iCDtinuT UAtiriarurSome Already Interested in Knoxville Field. While Others Are Seeking Investments.Since the first of the week many oil operators have visited Wellsville, and ft is claimed that several deals in oil lands ar«- about to be completed as a result of these visits. Four Pittsburg I oil operators w.-re in Wellsville Wednesday. some of whom were interest-led rather heavily in the Knoxville In Jefferson county.One of th«- most recent purchases in the Knoxville district is claimed to have been made by th.* Irondale Mining company, which has Secured a tract of several hundred acres there. The company is now preparing to develop new purchases, although the recent severe weather has been greatly against any work of this sort. Some deals for lands in this field are pending and some are expected to be closed in Wellsville this week.• -XC1othlt;howcomuntiawaAiHridwillday. Ing tww is Plt; be f as tc builtSa hand has an nuP.. v