The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-22
Oakland, Nov. 20, 1906.

Mr.. Henry Lauer, who was in Wash
ington, d. c., for two weeks in which
city he had his left eye removed, re-
turned to Oakland last Sunday morning
Mr.. Lauer left Washington on train
No. which was wrecked near Cumber-
land, the train having jumped the track,
derailing the tender, mail and baggage
cars, two day coaches and the forward
Pullman. Aside from a severe shaking
up none of the passengers on the train
suffered injury.
This paper is endeavoring to give its
patrons the best service that is possible
to give and all that the patronage will
permit. Our paper is being frequently
complimented on its appearance and the
amount and kind of matter it contains.
Our citizens can make the paper still
more effective by liberal patronage,
both in subscriptions and advertising.
The paper will always endeavor to merit
the patronage.
It makes US very tired indeed, to have
merchants insist on US to urge the peo-
pie to trade at home and not send away
to mail order houses or big city stores
for their goods, and when we 90 around
to settle our accounts have presented to
us bill head printed away from home
or receive copy for an ad written on
a letter head which never trade at
home, " Yes, we believe in it, but those
who cry out so loud and persistently
should certainly be first to set the ex-
ample.
Mr.. Nimrod Glotfelty, of near Acct
dent, came up to Oakland last Thursday
afternoon to attend to some business
matters requiring his attention. Shortly
after his arrival in town he was taken
violently i'll with pains in his side and
for several hours was irrational owing
to the intense suffering. He was
brought around, however, by his nephew,
DR.. Mahlon Hinebaugh, and the next
morning was we'll along the road toward
recovery. He returned to his home
Saturday morning.
A local newspaper is absolutely ne
cessary to any community. 1t is the
home paper that keeps the people of the
community in touch with each other
by .giving them all the news of their
own neighborhood and county. For
that alone they are of value and worth
far more than the small subscription
price. They keep the local pride and
progressive spirit aroused and in various
ways are worth far more to commun-
ity than a community ever spends on
them. The daily paper, with its large
news service and quicker facilities,
may, in some instances overshadow the
weekly, but the weekly home paper
fills place IN the hearts of the people
that a daily cannot fill. 1t comes to
your home as an old and tried friend.
while the daily enters as stranger.
Now that the winter is setting in the
public roads will begin to attract atten-
ton again, and everybody will be talk
ing about good roads. Good roads are
one of the things we never think about
until they get bad and then conditions
are such that nothing can be done for
them. In this respect the public is like
the Arkansas Traveller. When the
weather was fair the easy going citizen
of the Bear State had no use for a roof
on his cabin, and when it rained he
couldn't put one on, and thus he got on
from year to year without roof on his
habitation. And so it is with our roads.
When they could be improved and made
permanently useful they are good en-
ough, but when the wet seasons set in
it is not possible to do anything in the
way of Improvement; the people take it
out in theorising over the road question
and decanting upon what a blessing
good roads would be if they could be had
all the year around.