Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20

One of the most complete Indian
books is that written by Colonel Dodge.
The Colonel did service for Govern
ment among the Indians for period OF
33 wears, aud the result of his expert
ence be has grouped together and Civ
EN- to the public in book form, thereby
preserving an account of Indian life for
the present white race. The book is
valuable one. William keiser Is agent
for the valuable contribution to Indian
literature.
REMOVED.
NOTICE THE CHANGE.-We are now
occupying the new and beautiful room
on Nam street, In the new building
that ]. S. Thomas has recently built,
where we are once more to furnish the
trade with large stock of dry goods
and groceries, boots and shoes. We
receive new goods constantly and sell
cheaper than ever. Give US call.
G. T. HINKEL & Co.
Nov. 2S, 1SS3-tf.
The lecture delivered by the citizen
of New Jersey, last week, did not draw
a full house, aud produced dscourag-
ing criticism. The iectu-o committee,
perhaps, do DOT comprehend, that plat
form efforts, and social life Intercourse
in this community require more or less
clownish manners to become popular.
! Ii they will send to some circus com
pany and borrow a clown, or send for
some darkey troupe they will bring
themselves to a level with the situation.
The adjourned teachers institute at
! McAlisterville was we'll attended last
Saturday. The institute was held in
the Academy budding In addition to
the programme addresses essays and so
forth, there was good music by choir,
organ music, aud music by the MeAlis-
terville brass band Harry Strayer
was called on for the recitation OF u
Dutch poem. He recited it inEuglish,
giving to it the peculiar accent and
brogue of Dutch people when speaking
English.
The Everett Press Of last week says,
A. c. Webb, who last summer swim
died good many people in Bedford
county by representing himself to be
connected with the pension depart
ment, in Washington, has at last come
to grief and now languishes in Jersey
bastilo Shortly before his arrest he
was operating in Perry county, aud to
better carry out hts deception he prac
ticol the pIous role, addressed Sunday
schools aud took part iD public prayer
meetings Tie proper place Cor the
/ fraud is the okual room in some peni-
/ tentiary-
Why not try the SENTINEL AND Re-
PUBLICAN job department when sou
have a job Of printing TO do? Those
who think the prices too iow are inter-
es,ed parties who are "a king for some
pot or are individually interested iu
doing job .; higher figure. len
you want the best newspaper IN tho
county, subscribe for the SENTINEL
AND REPUBHCAN. 1t furnishes you
With more reading than any other pa
per in the county. and twice as much
reading as several of the papers issued
il Juniata.
Oae Of the Harrisburg papers states
that The widows OF soldiers OF the Rev
olu,ionary War are So scarce that any
mention OF them attracts attention.
Mrs. Elizabeth Betz, who resides in
Harrisburg, is probably the only Per
son IN this section If 10; in Pennsylva-
MIA. She is eighty three years of age.
She states she vas married to Peter
BetE. on October 10, 1923, when he
was - years old, aud lived with him
until September i6. 1917, when be died,
his aga Bcing uiaeiy- nine years. Mrs.
Betz is IN ,he enjoy a.sni of good health.
Sne states she was twenty Eve years Of
age when the then old soldier took q
fancy to her and they were married.
The Perry county Freeman of last
9eek. says. u uniaia Republicans elect
ej iheir Representative Delegate to
the SAie Convention, last fall, by {
popular cote. What provision has that
county Cor assistjog in the election OF
Senatorial Delegate! As We under
stand the principal Of rotation, Junia;s
is this year - entitled 10 the Senatorial
/ Delegates F" Thomas Patton was elect
Ell iast tall, by Republican popular
vote, IN Juuiaia. as Senatorial Dele
gate, subject 10 decision o. the dis
/ triot conference. The counties in tue
district a.o Perry, M'fin, and Juniata
The Freemaa Is correct when it says
"Juuiata Is this year eutitled to the
/ Senatorial Delegate" The conference,
when it meets, should give 1niata what
is due her, aud send Patton 10 the
State Convention.
Report of Locust Run school for the
school month ending Feb I3, lSS4.-
The following are the names Of persons
who were present every day: Gertie
Gross, Minuia Gross, William Hostel
Ter, Robble Nearhood, frankie Gross,
Sadie Hos'etler, LIZZIE NeaThood, Cora
Mana beck, Maggie Hostetler, Ida Man
beck, Sadie Gross, Ulysses Smith,
Bradford Detra, and Edwin Manbeek.
The following four peTsoas missed one
day during the month; Jennie Gross,
Clara Hostetlor, Gilbert Detra, and
William Smita. Minnie Gross aud Ss-
die Hosietlar were IA attendance every
day during she term School open dur
ing month, - days; whole number In
attendance, 35; average attendance, g,
males, IA females, IA; total, Is
Percentage, male, 81; females, 81; TO-
tai, So. ID. l.. DETRA,
Teacher.
"a Baltimore man who started a
bank at Custer City year or so ago
: failed within week simply because he
didn't know Western human nature
His place had not been open an hour
when a man in buckskin slouched In
aud presented note of Sl00 running
for sixty days and asked to have it dis