Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-03-28
SHORT LOCALS.

badge.
The Dakotean colony got off last
Monday according to program.
Evan Davis has moved from
rermanagh township to Fayette
township.
d. S. Sieber has moved from
Fermanagh township to near Gran
vile, Miffiin county.
Rev. Mr.. Bucher of Wheatfield,
North Dakota, will preach for the
Presbyterians next Sunday. !.
I-Mr. Frederick Espenschade has
returned from visit to his two
sons Fred and Ralph in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Fred Bishop, who has been
visiting her mother Mrs. Ellen Al
lison returned to Washington, d.
c., on Tuesday.
David Hoffman entered a COM
plant with detective Lapp that a
rooster and hen had been stolen
from his-Hoffman's premises.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of
March 26th says: COrnstalk fOd-
der is selling around GlassbOro, N.
j., at 10 cents per shock owing to
a scarcity of hay.
Charles GrOninger son of Squire
VIM. Groninger OF Turbett is one
of the company OF cOlOnists that
are now on their way to North Da-
kOta.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. MOOrehead
went to house keeping in Port Roy
al on Monday. Mis-. Moorehead
is daughter of Mr.. Snyder, the
enterprising furniture man in town.
At this time in the year 1895
there were 145 judgment entries in
the court house at Miff1intown At
this time of the year March 27,
1900 there are 81 judgment entries
in the court house in Mifflintown.
The state fish commission will be
asking for editorial legislation
when the legislature cOnvenes next
winter. The legislature is a good
while ahead, but the fish commis-
sion is taking time by the fore lock
There was a strike among the
weavers at Bordentown, n. j., last
week. Women took the place of
the striking men. There is some
thing queer about strikes. They
usually take place when work is in
demand.
w. F. Rounsley has arranged to
open a photograph studio at Milf
fiintown about the 1st of April
Mr.. ROunsley received his instruc-
tiOns in the art from w. A. Keage
at Newport after which he was en-
ployed in large gallery in Ship
pensburg for couple of years
The face, eye brows and hair Of
Miss Laura Wagner Of this town
were burnt by puff of gas from
the heater. The fire was not do
ing well. She opened the heater
door when as quick as powder the
gas struck her face. Her hair was
set on fire. In putting the fire in
her hair out her hands were severe
ly burnt.
The people have ever been going
west since they first landed on the
Atlantic coast of what is now the
United States of America. They
have been going west eight genera
tiOrs, till now the public lands are
almost all taken. Coming genera
tions will not have the oppOrtuni
ties of getting a home on the pub
lie lands as their fore fathers had.
J. w. Replogle has purchased
the entire Photo outfit of JOSEPH
Hess, who is going to Lancaster
Pa, and he has leased the HOllO
baugh building opposite SchOtts
stores where he will operate a Firs'
class photograph gallery. Thu
building is being fitted up in up to
date style. Mr.. ReplOgle is vel
known in Juniata county and viii
make it go.
The homestead act passed by th'
republican congress many year
ago has made homes for hundred:
of thousands of people. For abou
Is dollars for patent and title pa
pers one can get 16O acres. 1t L
true there is not as much wood ol
the treeless public lands as vii
make a tooth pick for asettler, bu
with all that the advantages ant
opportunity of getting a home TO
SO little money is valuable beyOn'
measure for those who appreciat
a home and want a home of thei
own
A singular occurrence took plac
along the road on George Hover
farm a day or two ago. WilliaI
Hawk and others were cutting
walnut tree by the side Ofthe road
At the time the tree was ready t
fall. Charles Cleck's three hors
team was being driven by. The tire
cutters called to him to "whip up,
but he did not seem to understand
However, he escaped by the "ski
of his teeth" The falling tree or
ly brushed the hind part of hi
wagon sufficiently tocrush the side
of the wagOn-bed.
The same old story from tn
Newton Hamilton Watchman
March 24:-Our township super
v;sors romind uS of some of Wayn