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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-09

HENRY F. BARRON, Esq. Pfothonoiary and
Clerk NJ the Courts OF Quarter Sessions
and oyer and Ier1niDer OF the County of
Somersct. Pa, in acct with Somerset
Comfy, for A. d. 1857.
To amt shown by debit side
Ol Dlii-...-..-.. unV -
BY amt orders issued to
Henry g. BaFron........-...s 6S5 -
ssh 81 : GS5 ~
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wealth for the Farmers.

The final estimate of acreage, produe-
tion and value of the crops in the United
States for 1877, made by the Department of
Agriculture. are as follows: Corn, sOO95,
l0I acres, l,9u2. 967, ,933 bushels, S5OI or. .952
value; wheat, 80, 465. .O66 acres, $50, us, ,l6s
bushels. 2s.5i7. l2I value; oats, ., 40, ,;575
acres, 's,767,ss9 bushels, sl47.g74, 7l9 val
ne; rye. l.7oi. SCI acres. p. .36S, ,32i bushels,
si2. 2.2E9,GI7 value; barley, 2.7l9, ,ll6 acres,
6G.G>j, ~ bushels. s25. l42, Is9 value; buck
wheat, az, $50 acres, 1880 ,45I bushels,
81 3l9 lSS value; potatoes, 2.5S4, ,577 acres,
l6I.oI5.9jI bushels. Ss9.6is.059 value; hay
asy, 42.42G. 40 acres, 6o.G5I, SO tons, SiOl,-
$40, rs value.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-09

Before concluding our report. we dcf IN
il our duty To interpose objections To the
system of bookkeeping pracsieed in the
Office of the County Commissioners,
whereby large sums Of the county funds
are carelessly, If not Illegally, drawn
from the county treasury. IL is manifestly
the duty OF the commissioners of the
county To draw orders on the county
treasury for every cent expended, and
not TO withdraw funds from the treasury
upon the mere presentation Of bills or ae-
counts stamped Approved by the Coun-
ty Commissioners" We are of the cpin-
ion that the practice has resulted in great
injustice in the past, and II is unnecessary
to point ont the fearful consequences it
may have in store for the taxpayers Of the
county If longer continued.
Objection is interposed TO issuing orders
from two or three different sources, which
of itself must be regarded as unsafe busi-
ness methods, "a well as confusing to
those charged with auditing the same.
Objection Is interpOsed to issuing coun-
ty orders bearing interest. which we be-
lieve has been done without warrant of
law and 10 the prejudice of the taxpayers
OF the county.
Objection is interpOsed to the manner
in which the minute book, in the office
of the County Commissioners, is kept. Il
j. farcical and unbusinesslike to make
a minute OF the fact that the commission
ers met on Monday and adjourned on
Saturday. without giving the names of
the commissioners pre- ent. and full ac-
count of the public business transacted
by them each day they were in session.
SCI ious objection is interposed 10 iSsu-
ing orders on the county ftreasury for
services rendered by county commission
ers and their employees before the same
have been furnished, as it Is sgainst pub
l;c policy and without warrant Of law.
Objection is interpoeed 10 drawing war
rants upon the county treasury upon pre-
sentsftion Of unitemized bills.
Objection is interposed 10 letting public
CONTRACTS in secret without public notice.
as we believe IL n be preiadicial To the
best interests of the Taxpayers
Objection j. interpesec n the granting
of rebates npon tax e properly and legal
ly assessed. without due notice, as the
same Is without warrant of law. and can
only he done in the interest Of favored
parties.
And We further certify and find that
there is a balance due the County Of SOM
er=ft from ex- County Commissioner
Henry +. Barnett and :. L. SboLer
$40 90 amount disaliowed on order No
80 Of ls96. and was issued in Part pay
ment for metallic file cases for the Pro-
thoDotary's Office. II has not been made
to apDear that there was any public neess-
sitv f,r such extravagant expenditure OF
County funds AT thar time; whereas IL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-02-09

The most daring and bravest fireman in
the Boston fire department, District Chief
John T. Egan, and five of his fellows met
death Saturday morning while fighting
fro
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1907.
Report OF the County Auditors.
OF THE COUNTY OF somERsHF, Pa
OF THE COUNTY OF soMERsET, Pa

Receipts and expenditures County Pennsylvania from the Ft
Monday the hr Monday in Janaary 1855
w1Aa wIS1EBs Esq., Of Somerset County Pa in account vita
the County somesek
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We, the undersigned Auditors OF the Coun-
ty Of Somerset In the Commonwealth OF
the 9Th section OF the Act entitled. An Act
Relating TO Counties, Townships. etc. d" passed
the 18th day OF A pril, 1884. we met at the seat
Of justice in the county Of Somerset ON the 81
day OF January, A D., issS. and after being
duly sworn, did andit, adjust and settle the
several accounts required by law. agreeably TO
the several Acts of Assembly, and the snpple-
mcnis thereto, according 20 The best Of our
Judgment, ability and knowledge. and the
foregoing is a true and correct statement of
the following accounts respectively;
lst. William Winters. Esq. Treasurer OF
the County OF Somerset with the said County
of Somerset
I'd Henry F. Barron Esq, Prothonotary
and CLERK OF the Courts OF the County Of Som
erset with the said County OF Somerset.
Sd. Martin II Harfzell, Esq sheriff OF the
County of Somerset with the said County OF
Somerset
sioner OF the County OF Somerset with the
said County II Somerset
5tk. Gabriel Good, County Commissioner
offhc County OF Somerset with the said Coun-
" OF Somerset.
9th L. A. Krctchman, County Commls-
sioner OF the County Of Somerset with the
said County OF Somerset
All for the year ending January 3. ISsls.
And we further certify that we find a bal
ance due the County Treasurer, William Win
ters, E-q., OF nine thousand. forty-seven dol
lars and fifty-six cents, Sl.037.56
We further certify that each OF said officers
named above were duly summoned 10 appear
before the Auditors, and they did appear be-
fore us and produced their books vouchers
orders. bills aud papers, etc
II TESTIMONY WiiEREoF, we have hereun-
TO set our hands and affixed our seals, this sth
day OF February. A. ID 1SS
b J. BOWMAN, fSEALI
PETER SIPE SEAL
JEREMIAH RHOADS, SEAL
At;est:-
a ]. HILEMAN.
Clerk
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MARTIN H. HARTZEIL. Sheriff OF Somerset
county. Pa. in acct with Somerset county
for A. d. lS,G-
To amt shown by debit side
By orders issued 10 Marin
sooos 800 90
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Receipts. DIR.

To tax received County, Special and Dog Rates for the
years 1859 1891 lsge, 1898. 1854 1886 and 1896
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GEO. r. KI7MEL, County Commissioner. OF
Somersst county, Pa, in account with
Somerset county for A. d. 1877.
To aggregate amount of orders issued
to Geo +. kimmel ...-...-............... e5j 20
To one-tlird amt sureharged. So lal
10 CONS Kimmel, Good and
Kretchman - ..-.--....-.... 10 Sc
To One-third OF Sl32 20 surcharged 10
CONS kimmel, Good and Kretch-
n
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8 nos 50 ; ms s5

l. A. KRETcHhsAN, County Commissioner
of Somerst county, Pa. In account with
Somerset county for 4. u. IS&7.
To eggrsga.e amt of orders issued TO
Ia KresehnIa nIan.--.--.---...---.--....... So %
To one-thlri Of s5a-H surcha gel to
CONS kimnei .f5ood and X reich
m.n -.--.,.-.------.---.---... Is s.
To oue-thifd of u z % surcsl-.g ged TO
CONS himsnel. Good and krctcb-
man an------.--.--.--.--..-.-. -.--.-....--. A %
5 sIois y
per day, as per CoEimlss-
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GABRIEL GOOD. County Commissioner OF
somerset Junty. Pa. in acct with SOM
Crsei county for A. ID 1877.
To agsngate amt OF orders issued 10
Gabriel Good. -......--........s 1895 60
To One-third OF $3.50 sureharged 10
CONS kimmel, Good and kretch-
To oue-tbir.i OF slf25o Surcharz-ed TO
CONS kimmel, Good and Krefch-
mani .-.--...--.---...-....-.--- g7o
snos %
By e5 davs service at s. 50
per day, aS per Commits
siOacrS' Ledger ---.--.-s lcs %
By amt due county---------- q %
Hos So nos 80
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BY g73 days service at So 80
per day, a per CODmis-
s,oners' I.edger-.-....-.-.--s as5 80
By balance due coanfy.-..---. 6736
-, - =. -. - |
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
NON-PARTISAN w. c.. T. u.
Annual Convention of Noble Wonea
at Columbus, o.

Columbus, o., Jan. 6-This city is
thronged with women from all parts
of the United Staes who have come to
attend the annual convention Of the
Non-Partisan National WOmen's
Christian Temperance union, which
will be held here for five days be-
ginning tomorrow. Tomorrow even
ing's session will be opened with adj
dresses by the president, Mrs. Annie
Wittenmeyer, by the corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Watson Of Pennsylva-
MIA, and the treasurer, Mrs. H. S.
Ingham of Cleveland, o. On Satur-
day the sessions will be occupied with
department reports, etc., and a round
tabio conference. On Saturday Mrs.
Isabel Plumb of Chicago, Mrs. Flor
ence Porter Of Caribou, Me-, Mrs.
Campbell of Allegheny, Pa, and Mrs.
Wittenmeyer, will speak in the
churches Much important business
will be transacted on Monday and
Tuesday before the opening of the
anti-saloon congress. to which sew
eral of the w. { T. U. members
are delegates.
The Non-Partisan National W. c..
T. U. was organized January %, 1890,
and is an off-shoot of the National
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
WOULD TAX BACHELORS.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 2.-Delegate S.
republican caucus in the house, has
introduced bill requiring every I'm
married man over 81 years of age to
pay 81 into the state treasury each
year. Mr.. Turner says there are not
as many people marrying as formerly,
and the result is fewer homes and less
subjects for personal taxation. He
wrote the following in explanation of
his bill: "My object in Offering a bill
to tax bachelors was based upon the
apparent drifting of our young people
to a condition which | consider threat
ems the ultimate good Of our society
and menaces the homes, the bulwark
of our institutions and the palladium
of our hopes. | discern a tendency on
the part Of our young men to plunge
into the vortex of sordid accumulation
and to ignore the establishment of per-
nlanent homes, in which the youth of
the nation may be properly nourished
and the succeeding generations i'll
spired by devotion to parents and en-
nobled by the hallowed influences that
emanate from the family altar. Our
young women, robbed of proper hon.
age by the insidious suggestions of
mammon, are icing conf elled to seek
employment in the stores, counting
rooms, and workshops of the country
The song of the lullaby is being lost
in the hum of the factory, and the
wealth garnered by the greed of the
bachelor finds no distribution through
the channels of a home, which re-
bounds to the moral and financial ben
eft of every community in Christen-
dom. l would throw safeguard
, against selfish and sordid tendencies
l would tax the man who clutches at
all that the world and society bestows,
yet yields nothing for the betterment
of the one or the perpetuation of the
other. ] would retrieve as far as it
can be dCne by law the condition OF
our forefathers, when each home was
a stronghold of patriotic devotion and
each Preside the proud assembly in
which virtue found worshipers and in
itegrity its Hottest models"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
WAR TIME ROMANCE.
Former University Man Figures in an
Interesting Drama.

Cassville, Wis, Jan. Hiram
Burt of Clear Lake, Iowa, and Mrs.
Minnie l.. Knowles OF Rochester, N.
Y, notwithstanding that each is over
60 years old, wait impatiently for
next June, when they will repeat
ceremony in which they took part for
ty-five years ago. Born in the little
village of Hague, N. Y, Hiram Burt
and Minnie Kinney passed the early
years of their lives together. While
still in their teens they were engaged,
but quarrel arose between the two
f, miles and the young lovers were
forbidden to meet. Of course they at
ence eloped and were married, set
thing down in Benson, VT. Then
came the war, and Hiram enlisted in
a New York regiment. His young
wife went to Washington and Joined
the hospital corps. In some way
each became convinced that the other
had been killed in the war, the mis-
take keeping them apart from July,
1864, until january, 1882. In the lat
ter year Hiram learned that his wife
was living and he at once wrote to
her. Mrs. Burt had heard that her
husband had been killed at Gettys-
burg, and after two years of waiting
she had married Isaac G.. Knowles, a
surgeon in the regular army. In or
der that there should be no complica-
tons in the future, legal separation
freeing her from Mr. Burt was Sc
cured. In 1875 DR.. Knowles and his
wife and their children went to Roch-
ESTER where they resided until 1891.
In that year DR.. Knowles died.
At the close of the war Hiram Burt
received an honorable discharge and
sought about for his wife and chill
dren He returned to his former
home in Benson, VT, and to the vii
lage of Hague, on Lake George, but
could find NO trace of them. Then
be went to Cassville, Grant county,
Wis, where he met Mrs. Margaret
Riggs, a widow, with two children
He believed his wife dead, but, in
order to be on the safe side, he Sc
cured legal separation from his first
wife, if living, and in 1866 Margaret
Riggs and Hiram Burt were married
and they lived happily together until
last March, when the second Mrs.
Burt died. 1t was while in CORES
pondence with his daughter that Mr..
Burt learned of the existence of his
first wife; and, after death had re-
moved all barriers to a second honey
moon, he went east on his unusual
errand. When a suitable time shall
second wife Hiram will bear to the
vest the bride of his youth.
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tual Life Insurance company, from
which he went to a connection with
the law firm of Winkler, Flanders,
Smith, Bottum & Villas. During the
business troubles of Ferdinand Schles-
niger, several years ago, when the
Winkler firm were his attorneys, Mr..
Ryan transacted a considerable part of
the business with such skill that as a
result he received an offer of a con-
nection with the firm of Bangs, Stet-
son, Tracy & McVeagh in New York,
which he accepted. He was very prom
inent in the Garrick club, society Or
ganization that gave several stage per-
formances. 1t was in 1891 that Mr..
Ryan became connected with the law
firm of Bangs, Stetson, Tracy & Nc
Veagh. He was subsequently made
assistant general counsel of the South
ern Railroad company. When the pro-
ceedings were begun about month
ago, looking to his indictment, he re-
signed and left the city.
Court Commissioner Hugh Ryan of
Milwaukee, who is a brother of Leslie
Ryan, says that it appears that the &C
ton against Leslie was the result of
spite work upon the part of the COM
plainant, on account of his getting the
worst of business transaction. cit
does not appear to me-" said Mr.. Ryan,
that there is just ground for the ac-
ton against him. Leslie at times has
been very negligent Of his business,
but he is admitted to be one of the
ablest lawyers in the country"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
BATES BADGER VICTIM.
A Shawano Handsome Young Woman
With Golden Hair.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Bigamist David
Ellsworth Bates, who was convicted of
one charge of bigamy and sentenced to
a term in the penitentiary and to pay
a fine of $1,000, did not testify in his
own behalf in his trial on the Sec
ond charge. During the hearing
handsome young woman with golden
hair entered the court room, leading
by the hand pretty little girl. She
looked reproachfully at the prisoner
and he paled and flushed crimson by
turns. The woman was Olive Vosburg
Of ShaWano, Wis. She said with much
bitterness that she is a victim of Bates.
To Assistant Attorney Smith and
Lieutenant Kelliher she said Bates was
the father of her little girl, who is 8
years old. Miss Vosburg said she was
only II years old when she fell vic
tim to his Establishments Attorney
Smith said he could not use Miss Vos-
burg as "a witness. She said she would
be present to hear the verdict in the
case on trial. The evidence presented
was practically the same as the evil
dence produced in the Julia Mccarthy
Bates and Henrietta Swain Gates case
on Monday. Bates was accused of mar
rying Miss Ida Calderwood, Nov. Z,
1896, while he was the legal husband
of Mrs. Anna Harbert Bates. Mrs.
Ida Calderwood Bates told of the we'd
ding
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13

w. G.. T. U. which was formed in
1874. The president, Mrs. Annie
Wittenmeyer, who is in her list
year, is a wonderful woman and has
accomplished much good during her
three ScOTe- years and-ten. Her
heroic services during the war for
the relief of the suffering have no
parallel in the record of woman's
work in war times. Thousands who
were left for dead on the field were
rescued by her and are still living.
By the authority of and in co-opera-
ton with the government she es-
tahlished special diet kitchens all
along the front lines and employed
competent women as dietary nurses
to supervise them, and it is estimated
that from 10000, to 1000 Of the worst
sick and wounded were in this way
provided with good food daily. She
received and distributed over $500, 900
worth of supplies to hospitals and
those suffering from scurvy. In Oc-
tober, 1868, she founded the first
soldiers orphan home in the world.
1t was accepted and became a state
institution, of which Iowt S justly
proud She has been connected with
the founding and building of several
homes and she has raised for char
table purposes, without any compen-
sation whatever, the large sum OF
1857, 1000. She was instrumental in
securing the passage of an army
nurse bill which became a law in
1892, giving to women who rendered
six months service in hospitals $12
per month, and she has since, with
out cost to them, assisted COS nurses
to obtain their pensions, and there
is now going out of the United States
treasury for the use of these self
sacrificing women $4,000 yearly.
Mrs Wittenmeyer's literary work
has been varied and her books have
exercised a deep and lasting in
fiuence In editorial work she has
feariessly advocated the right, and
her beautiful hymns have been sung
the world over. Her work for the
church, for missions, for temperance,
and her acts of benefcence are part
of her life and as broad and COM
plete as that life itself.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
ton of 1900. He recovered sufficiently
to make the journey back to America
and came at once to Augusta.
TESLA'S LATEST.
Invention That Will Take the Place
of Flashlight.

New York, Jan. 9.-The Electrical
Review announces important work by
Nikola Tesla, which promises to
greatly advance the art OF photo
graphy, by means of vacuum tubes Of
immense Illuminating power, which
he has succeeded in producing. The
light emitted is so great es to be ap-
plicable also for lighthouse purposes,
and trials in this line will very likely
be made soon. The Review says
editorially that this particular applica-
ton is the most unlocked for develop
ment of the vacuum tube Its value
il Photography is shown by photo
graphs reproduced in the journal
named, which afirms it's belief that
this light will cause the supersedence
Of the Objectionable flash light and
make the photograph entirely indie
pendent Of sunlight Tesla also
makes an interesting comparison be-
tween the vacuum tube and the now
almost universally used incandescent
electric lamp.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
GOLD HICKORY'S" BIRTHDAY
To Be Celebrated With an Anniver-
sary Battle of New Orleans.

New York, Jan. Tomorrow the
anniversary of Andrew Jackson's
birth and the battle of New Orleans
will be celebrated in many of the
cities of the United States and many
prominent orators will deliver patriotic
addresses. In this city the military
order of foreign wars, New York COM
mandery, will have it's annual dinner
in commemoration of the battle OF
New Orleans at the Brevoort house.
Among the guests who will be present
will be many men of note in the army
and navy and in civil life who are
companions of the order. The Bus
mess Mems Democratic league will
banquet at the Savoy and will be adj
dressed by speakers of note. At the
Hermitage, near Nashville, the wo-
men of Tennessee will hold the usual
commemorative exercises, while the
famous Jackson" dinner in Chicago
will be an event of special import
ance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
LESLIE RYAN ARRESTED.
Son of Late Chief Justice of Wiscon-
sin Supreme Court.

New York, Jan. Leslie Ryan,
formerly of Milwaukee, son of the late
Chief Justice E. G.. Ryan, has been
arrested in New York on a charge of
perjury, growing out of an affidavit he
made in connection with the reorgan-
ization of the affairs of the Thomson
Houston Electric company. The
complaint upon which the charge was
based is made by Henry Winthrop
Gray, receiver for the electric COM
pany. Mr.. Ryan made an affidavit in
1894, in the foreclosure proceedings
brought by the Holland Trust company
against the Thomson Houston COM
pany, in which ii was alleged that dur
ing the administration of the receiver
$4,000 had been advanced to him to
preserve the assets Of the company
and keep up its business. The affidavit
was used in connection with efforts to
prevent stay of sale in the foreclos-
ure proceedings. Immediately after
the affidavit was filed, the receiver
set to work to disprove the charge and
an investigation showed that he had
received only about $4,000, instead of
| $4,000 advanced funds, and that he
had issued receivers certificates for
| the amount Another statement of the
! affidavit was that three-quarters of
the income of the Thomson-Houston
company was derived from it's con-
tracts with the city. The referee
found that this stetement was also
untrue. Mr.. Ryan defends himself
from the charge of perjury on the
ground that though the statements
were incorrect, they were mere mat
tiers of inadvertence. He has been
admitted to bail in $4,000 pending ex-
animation. Leslie Ryan was one
of the brightest young lawyers of Mil
waukee for several years before going
east. He occupied for some time b
prominent position in the legal de-
department Of the Northwestern Mu-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-13
PAYS FOR HIS THEATER TICKET.
Prince of Wales Never Accorded Free
Admission to Houses of Amusement.

Contrary to general belief, royalty
does not possess the privilege of free
admission at the theaters. When the
prince of Wales, for instance, visits the
theater the expenditure for box hire
alone amounts to EGO. This is an I'M
written law at court, whether the
tbeater boasts of a royal box or not.
With one or two exceptions the royal
box is not reserved exclusively for
royalty, and it can be hired by anyone
who cares to pay the price-about
twice as much as is charged for the
private boxes. The exceptions are the
Theater Royal, Drury Lane, the Italian
opera and the Haymarket theater AL
though the royal box is open to the
public, very few of those who can afford
it care to occupy it. The upper ten"
shun it, for to be seen in that box is to
be stigmatized as rank outsider, a
mauveau richie, or a foreigner who
knows no better.-London Answers.