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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-27
RETURN FRO MvAcATIoN.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mcconnell and
daughter, Edith, are expected back in
Hammond Sunday from a few weeks
vsiit in Minneapolis.
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HERE TO BEGIN WORK.

Frank D. Macalroy, the principal of
public schools is in Hammond prepar-
ing for the opening of schools in Sep
TENDER
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RETURNS HOME.

and Anna Kellar OF Culver. Ind. have
returned home after a pleasant visit
with Mr. and Mrs. John Kellar of Price
Place.
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FORMER EDITOR HERE.

d. H. Harnly, formerly editor Of the
Hammond Tribune. was in Hammond
on business today. He is now manag-
ing a manufacturing concern in Chicago
and is in the newspaper business no
longer.
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NOTICE.

Any person having bills against the
late Oscar Mallett are requested 10
send same for settlement to George O..
Mallett, S21 East State st. 27-6
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ENJOYS VACATION.

Cards have been received from Miss
Nora Kelley, who is visiting at Apple
ton, Wis saying that she is enjoying
her vacation there immensely. She
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Miss Hattie Holcraft will give a
china shower in honor of Miss Zelda
Love, Saturday evening, Sept. 5. at her
home in Hoffman street.
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RETURNS HOME.

Miss Kelly has returned to her home
in Kewanee, Ill, after visiting her
cousin, Miss Julia Wall of Michigan
avenue for a few days
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Mrs. Lott of High Lawn spent the
ay shopping in Hammond
Mrs. Z William Smith of Oak Glen
was in Hammond today on business.
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Iof Mrs. o. c. z. Matthies, who is visit
ing in Fort Wayne. Ind, saying that
she is enjoying her visit there i'm
mensely but expects to return home this
week.
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RETURN FROM VISIT.

Mrs. E. c. Minas and children have
returned from pleasant visit spent
with relatives in North Manchester,
Ind.
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LEAVE on VISIT.

Misses Blanche and Zella Irish have
gone to Kingsbury, Ind. to be the
guests of relatives for a few weeks
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VISITS IN VALPARAISO.

Mrs. w. J. McAleer of Webb street
went to Valparaiso today to be enter
tanned by relatives for the Chautauqua.
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GrEsrs rRoM WISCONSIN,.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Schroeder are
entertaining Mrs. Schroeder's sister
Mrs NJ. Cahin. and her daughter MISS
Kittie Cahiil. Of Grand Rapids WIS.,
AT their home In ogden street MISS
Cahin will return home saturday AFTER
a visit of almost six months here but
Mrs. Cahin will remain several weeks
longer
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will remain the guest of relatives
there for another week or two.
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VISIT IN HAMMOND.

Miss Anna Dittrick. Messrs. George
Dittrich. Charles Dittrich, William
Krooswyk and Garrett Krooswyk of
Munster visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. H kaufman Wednesday
evening.
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i OVER THE TEA CUPS

OF Mr.. and Mrs. W f. Schroeder at
their home. 80 ogden street. for few
weeks
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ENJOY VISIT IN FIT. WAYNE.
Cards have been received by friends
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VISITS RELATIVES HERE,

Isl
Miss Lulu Hayes of Grand Rapids,
Wis, came yesterday to be the guest
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-11-19

]. w. Rowan % advertising a biz
furniture sale. It starts Saturday
and lasts until the following Satur.
day. Rowan is quoting some iex.
ceedingly low prices. as he needs to
raise several Thousand ioilars5 in
the next eight days.
Jack Carter. the Ross butcher. has
sent US tine first 1909 calendar Of the
season. 1t is a work Of art, and one
Of the best we have ever seen. The
calendar is that of agirl- Jack al.
ways was a judge of pretty girls
holding fat porker by the tail.
Louis Emerson has returned from
West Baden, Ind, where he spent
two weeks. Mr.. Emerson's mother,
who was also at the springs is Wis.
iting in Minneapolis a few days.
Both feel much improved din health,
Editor MoCann of the Palermo
Standard and Editor Smith Of the
Pioneer and Times, were in Minot
today. They were presumably franz
ing up to line up portion Of the
county business for the coming year.
Editor Smith of the Plaza Pioneer
is making arrangements to publish a
monthly magazine, which will be
named the Frogestine It will be
handsomely gotten up and unique,
something on the manner Of the
Philistine and will no doubt have
q liberal patronage.
The state contends that sufficient
evidence has been secured to war
rant the Judge to bind him over to
district court.
Leo Kelley, a clerkk in the Public
Drug store testified that on Oct. 4,
L. w. Dale had bought gallon OF
distilled water from him. This was
sold between IL and o'clock of Oct.
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The Branch is going after business
in unique manner, and no doubt
something will he doig at this popu.
lar ladies furnishing store during
the next few days. On next Satur
day night, a handsome diamond ring
will be given away free and on the
following Saturday night, set OF
black lynx furs valued at SIS will
be given away free. Tickets will 20
given for cash. Both the ring and
the furs may be seen at the store.
The ring was purchased at McCoy's
and is a dandy.
FOR SAUE-Or will trade for
land, s-room house with lot, and
several choice residence lots, some
corners. Only blocks from -Aain
street close in. Address "a. A."
Care Independent 11-19 1924
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Z s 4ft
specified am6Gn6S. Carried. 4.
Moved by Abbott and seconded by
wills that the following bills be Al.
lowed: s
Mohall Tribune, printing pro.
ceedings ...S...j.,.. -. II $74.25
Henry Auslander, pastry and
bread for hospital 4. ~. 81. SO
H. B. Nelson, steno work.. 1870
The Herald Printing Co., Office
suppnes. .:... .....l02.53
Dick Wolfgram, deiiv ring bal
lOtS -. -. sew
Fred J. Knoor, delivering bal .
lois ...... SO. 45.50
a. A. Bennett, drugs for paupers 1905
A. s. Nicholson, med attention
to r. c. Gust 49,. -. ~. 80. 50
Flaxton Times, printing pro.
ceedlngs -. -. 81. w
]. G. hatcher, delivering ballots 20. 80
]. w. Rowan, rent of table for
eiecClcn -. $40
Anna ]. Nash services Is. 30
D. ]. Lloyd, fuel furnished court
Robert Verdon, meal ticket for
paupers. -. -. IL. 5O
Ed. Paris, delivering ballots. IS. O0|
]. F. Fabrick, burial of three
paupers -. -. -. -. $500. 50. sol
house and hospital -. 800. PA. Isl
John j. Lee, services rendered
by -. Begun as jailor ;. s. 80. O0i
c. G. c. Willis, com services. II. sol
Ralph Abbott, com services. $3.50
A. ]. Defiance, com services. 10. Isl
r. III. Emerson, com services 16. 00l
Francis ]. Murphy, expenses. 80 90
S. H. Elliott, com services 49,. 40 .30I
DR.. H. Hopkins, witness. -. =. 2.O0l
Moved by Willis and seconded by
Abbott that the rquisition for the
following supplies for US in the
county auditors office be accepted
and approved. One case of Carriers
ink, 1000 short bill heads, one gross
lead pencils and gross pens. Car
ried.
Beard adjourned at 5 p. m. until
the following day at 8 O'Clock a. m.
November IL, 1908.
Board met at 8 a. m. as per al
journment. Com. Elliott in the
chair and all members present
The board spent until 10 a. m.
passing on election bills and dis
cussing the canvassing proposition.
Motion made by Abbott and sec
onded by Willis that the board adj
journed until December Z, 1908. Car
ried.
]. w. Fabrick, Co. Auditor.
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The following List Of the persona
Who askei for ana received add from
Wand county for the month OF Oct
1908:
A. E. Goodrich, Minot.
A. G. Just, Douglass. ~
Clarence Trriault, Flaxton.
Mrs. Hammers, Minot.
Mrs. M. Garness, Lignit
John Munmann, Minot.
John sondahl, Ross.
Robert Gust, Minot.
Charles Graves, Minot
r. G. Gust, Douglass.
Mrs. Vebleman, Minot.
Mrs. Gust rtnolomy, Flaxton.
Mrs. G. B. Swanson, Minot.
Anna Pella, Max.
Mrs. Burns, Ross.
Annie Houtrie, Jerome.
Inga Hansan, Minot.
J. w. Fabrick, Co. Auditor.
BY Order OF Commissioners.
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Moved by Willis and seconded ~
Abbott that the bid q G. p. Smith
instructing grading section 81. town
ship 15l. range "a, at Is cents pc
cubic yard. Carried. We
Board ADJOURNED at IL m. until
p. m. the same day.
Ed. Drinkwater. livery hire. IS 40
Julius Fauchli, mise for poor
fer October J. 81. -. ....574.4;
P. F. King. livery for coroner 800
G. ]. Smith, printing for Co.
Supt. -. -. -. -. 9.5(
J Chas. Holms, janitor at hos
lltal 80. -. -. IL. 81
Underwood Typewriter Co.,
typewriter for court house 4. 94.75
w. H. Smith, caring for insane II .25
VIM. G. Merritt, steno services els
500 Lumber Co., lumber for
culverts -. IL. 80
N. F. Patterson, mdse for pau
per. >. -. -. -. -. .Y23. 90
N. F. Patterson, mdse for pau
per -. -. -. -. -. -. Is. 90
H. ]. Young, supplies for Co.
pauper -. -. $500. 80 10
p. p. Hagen. stenO work. 80. 14.40
H. D. Smith, services ;. ). $40
Schabbald & Co., nails for cul-
verts ....... -. -. -. 100
Mark Nelson, boarding county
poor -. -. -. -. -. -. 70. 90
Dakota Hotel, meals for jurors Z 90
E. B. Goss, board of Judge
Templetnn. 49,. -. $50
After passing on the above named
bills the board adjourned at 5, D. m.
until 8 a. m. Wednesday morning
November IL, 1908.
Motion made by Defiance and Sec
onded that the following bills be
allowed. Carried
Ed. Kelly, delivering ballots. ST.. 90
Arthur Harshman, delivering
os.AAoeo 80 ZS.Z5
Peter J. Lee, delivering ballots AZ. 50
D. G. Dorman, delivering bal
4 A.UU
VIM. Dean, delivering ballots. 80. SO
r. Wolfgram, auto hire for
P1JoAOL1A S.UO
l., p. Besteland, part ppayment
on grade between sections
36 and l and IS AMI township
157 and 15s, range 81 -. -. .25O 90
Geo. W. Kemper grading ..1044.53
Geo. w. Kemper, steel bridge
a. helilare -. .134S. 90
Geo. W. Kemper, hauling Gull
verts and stone work ~. 26. 90
w. e. Hunt, witness -. go
julius Fauchald, mdse for Mrs.
Uebbleman. -. 80. -. so. 90
Geo. A. MCGEE, expenses for
Oet.. ..s.t... 80. 81. 55
VIM. Dean, services rendered
on Reg board -. -. =. -. 200
Elmer Army, assessor work. -. SO. 90
Economy Drug Co., drugs for
pau1ers -. -. -. -. $500. $50
John Stewart, hauling steel
culverts. ~. -. ~. -. -. -. 90
Brassett Lund & Co., county
Drldge ..... -. 4.10
Mic Rustai, bailin fees i. !. II. 90
Geo. N. Davis, services. 200
County Treasurer court or
uerS ......s. .......s... 1865 80
john Baldwin, work on bridge 7.5O
DR.. w. H. Hopkins, witness. =. 1910
Geo. Tiller, witness -. 800. 200
Mart McFersen, witness in
county court -. -. -. -. 30
A. r. CAlderwood, witness in /,
county COURT. -. -. -. $50
Epnrlam names, juror In coun-
ty court -. -. -. 49,. 49,. $50
H. E. Wheeler, juror in county
court -. -. -. -. -. $40
VIM. M. Paulson, juror in coun-
ty court -. ~. ...e... -. 80. 20
Geo. E. Mcclure, juror in coun-
ty court -. -. -. -. -. 25.2o
John King, witness in county
court -. -. -. -. 5.3C
Will Fox, witness In county
court -. 3.5(
c. H. Audett, grading !. ;. 1874. Al
DR.. A. J. Paulson, med services
for paupers -. 80. ;. Its. 81
Neil McCougall, grading :. ..293 81
The Herald Printing Co.. steel
| omnibus for clerk Of court. IS. OF
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J. w. Fabrick, Co. Audito
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
NEVER MIND THE
WEATHER., WORSE
IS YET TO CONE
Glad Yuletide Season UShered
in by Snow and Mud,
and More Mud.
JEREMIAH BY SPRING
POET ON CONDITIONS
Steps Into Rain Water Pool Just
as Inspiration Wings Its
Way Toward Him.

Say, were you out in it last night ?
My, but 1t would nave lone the heart
of storm-scene Belasco good. You
know, when a man leaves his happy
home in the morning, with nothing but
a brand new suit, a cane, and a pair
of patent leather shoes, because the
sun happens to be shining, and the air
is warm and fresh, and the sky is
pretty fair for the time of the year,
although that isn't Saying much, and
then when it starts in doing funny
work the way it did about 10 last night
and drops of halt CONCEALED rain be-
gin floating down your handicapped
neck, playing a sort of catch-as-catch-
can game with your rusting collar but
ton. or starts finding vents between
your low shoes or up your arms, then,
it becomes quite distasteful, to say the
least.
You see, IL the drops were only
frozen. SO hat if they did happen to
find you they'd at least bound off, with
the result of perhaps merely a gash
or a bump, but to have a half frozen
drop locate somewhere between where
your Adams apple would be if it were
in the rear of your neck n the sixth
joint Of your spinal column, oh, Lord.
And then, in dashing for a car that
delights In splashing that surplus track
water all over o you come across a
grinning dent in the asphalt that some
how or other became filed with Pas
saic-hued and smelling water.
The water, If you notice, always
seems to pick out the spots the farthest
away from an arc lamp. This Is so
that you can't distinguish them from
the black night. Anyway, you step
urgently into one of them. Contrary
to the law of gravitation, the waters
rise up to Your knee. They succeed in
rufling both your temper and your
trousers.
And then the next morning you drop
into the office with shoes as stiff as
the questions they put to John D., your
suit looking something like the uncalm
surface of Newark bay, and your mind
in about as turbulent a state. The
editor chances you over and asks you
to write a funny story on the weather.
A humorous tale of the serious weather!
But just imagine the poor winter
poet! Gee, he must feel like h a
slush-puddle aforementioned. All last
summer he sat In his quaint, secluded
seven-by-eight-foot hall bedroom and
wrote, using the slat of the bed for a
desk and his imagination for atmos-
phere, and the room and landlady the
only cold and dreary things to give
him inspiration.
All summer he toiled. writing about
the sweet white and l~ight-falling snow,
the blue heavens with their f1eecy
, clouds and azure tint-the tall trees
with the glistening frost-tipped boughs
bathed in sunlight. Poor soul! How
he worked like fury to amass enough
fortune to get a ticket for the Merry
Widow" before it was laid in the dust
And how his hopes are blasted.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
SCHAAF's FATE
RESTS IN HANDS
OF JUDGE SWAYzE
Referred Ballots in Sixth Ward
Recount Will Decide Who
Is Elected.
PLURALITY OF FISCHER
AT PRESENT is "a
Gaynor Hopelessly Beaten, ADJ
mits His Defeat at Hands
of Weigel.

Whether Rudolph G. Schaaf, Repub-
lican, will be the next Alderman of
the Sixth ward, or Alderman Frederick
A. Fischer, Democrat, will retain his
seat, which Mr.. Schaaf contests, rests
with Judstice Francis ]. Swayze, who
will pass on the referred ballots late
this afternoon. Schaaf has enough re-
ferred ballots to win IL they are al
decided in his favor, and If a majority
of the referred Fischer ballots are re.
jected.
The last of the ten districts in the
ward was recounted last night by the
County Board of Elections, and the re-
suit was a plurality of "a for Fischer
he having received 1872 votes AND
Schaaf 1,e0S. Fischer has 26 ballots re.
ferred and Al rejected, while Schaaf has
107 referred and 40 rejected. There are
II of the Schaaf ballots referred be.
cause the "T' In his first name was
LEFT out. On the face of the returns
Fischer won out by II votes.
In the Freebooter recount, in which
John j. Gaynor was the contestant
against William G. Weigel. the figures
are such that Gaynor accedes his de-
feat. He lost on the face Of the re-
turns by IS votes. and when the re-
count was over he was 80 behind his
opponent and the referred ballots will
not change the result.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
TRIED TO WRECK
P|NOCHLE CLUB,
SAVED IN TINE
Silky Started the Job All Right,
but the Card Players
Finished 1t.

Peter Melroth, q boss painter of 637
South Thirteenth street, was so sore
on the Pumpernikel Pinochle Club,
which meets every Thursday night in
August Yoeckel's saloon at 5S4 Spring
field avenue that last night he took
one of his huskiest employees, Charles
Silky, around to Yoeckel's. Silky had a
reputation as a scrapper.
Melroth introduced Silky to the Pun
pernickel Pinochle Club and Silky
started in to clean out the beer store,
as Yoeckel calls his place. There were
eight members playing cards at the
time. ~ ~
But Silky was not equal to the task.
The pinochle enthusiasts turned on
Silky and Melroth, and while the battle
was at its height Yoeckel telephoned to
police headquarters for the reserves,
saying that a half dozen men had been
murdered.
In Police Court today Judge Herr
fined Melroth and Silky each $40. Mel
roth discharged Silky from his employ
as a sluggei. and Silky declared hat
Melroth had put up a job on him.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
sCOLO|NG WIFE
NOT ENTITLED
TO MUCH MONEY
Cornelius Murphy Discharged
When He Tells His Side of
on-Support Charge.

Cornelius Murphy, Of Bowery street,
was In the First Precinct Court today
on the complaint of his wife. who said
that he nae failed to support her for
one-third of the time they had been
married.
Murphy's defense was that he had re-
fused to give his wife all the money
she demanded, because she scolded him
so much that he could not stay home to
enjoy the comforts his money might
supply. A letter from the Rev. Father
McManus and Murphy's employers con-
WINGED Judge Hahn that Murphy was in
the right and he discharged him..
Part of Murphy's defense was that his
wife recently received $4,000 in cash
from an estate in Ireland and when the
Judge asked her what she did with the
money she said she gave 1t to her
brother.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
TAFT REACHES AUGUSTA.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 1S.-President-
elect Taft and party arrived at 1885
this morning. The trip was without
incident.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
CHEER Up! YOUR
CHRISTMAS TURKEY
WON'T BE- CHEAP
Today's Price Limit rs Cents a
Pound, but Dealers SsBes
Ii Will Jump.

AS Christmas nears old king gobbler
comes into his own, and reigns supreme
In the Centre Market. Tons of plump,
luscious turkeys were displayed to-
day. Today's prices were from % to 70
cents per pound. and it is predicted by
the dealers that these figures will ma
terially increase next week. AS a rea-
son for this they point out that the
winter thus far has been unusually
mild, and that turkeys thrive best in
cold weather.
Ducks and geese lave also been re-
ceived In large quantities. Geese are
selling at Is cents per pound, and ~
cents Is being asked for ducks. The
usual %profusion of cranberries. celery
and all the other delicacies which go
to make up the usual elaborate holiday
dinner are much in evidence, and are
finding a ready sale.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
IN STAR IS
MEANS Of HELPING
DESTITUTE FAMILY
Friends Prevent the Eiectment
of Sick and Starving
Strubel Family.
FOOD AND MONEY
ARE PROVIDED FOR
Little Sick Child Will Now Be
Able to Eat a Good
Meal.

Help In various forms quickly came
to William Strubel, his wife and little
son Frank following the story in THE
EVENING STAR yesterday of their
restitution through sickness. The poor
and aims department, Second Ward Re-
lief Association and Superintendent
George w. Simmons, of the Rescue
Home, provided money and food for the
family and today they left their rooms
at 473 South Eighteenth street for other
quarters, instead of being dispossessed
because they were in debt SIG to Ernest
Erdmann, their landlord. Money left at
the STAR Office also aided the family.
God is merciful,' said Mrs. Strubel,
and my poor child and husband will
not be turned out into the cold and
storm by that heartless landlord. L
cannot find words strong enough to
thank those who have come to our aid
in this hour of need"
The story in yesterdays EVENING
STAR showed that for the past five
weeks Strubel has been laid up with
spinal trouble and for min nights
slept in a chair, being unable to rest
in bed.
The child is also under the doctors
care, and 1t would not be surprising
if Mrs. Strubel would also surrender
under her cares and woes.
Alderman Elmer A. Day, chairman of
the poor and aims committee, n
Overseer of the Poor Baldwin and In
spector Adolph Buch visited the home
Of the Strubles and food, fuel, clothing
and funds were provided.
A reader of THE EVENING STAR
left SIS at THE STAR office last night
for the family.
The following letter was received to-
day.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Inclosed find check for ten dollars
from the FeigeDspan Provident Club for
the family of Mr.. StrubeI. 473 South
Eighteenth street. You will kindly see
that they get this. Allow me to thank
THE EVENING TAR for calling at
~tention TO this worthy ease OF charity.
Respectfully, G.. A.
Supt, Rescue Home.
Newark, Dec. 10, 1908.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-18
10000 CHRISTMAS
TREES ARE READY
FOR Distribution
Not So Many as Last Year, but
the Quality Is Much
Better.
HOLLY AND MISTLET0E
HERE IN LARGE LOTS
Vermont and Canada Sources of
Supply-Prices Same
AS in 1907.

Santa Claus has begun his distribu-
ton of Christmas trees, and from now
until December % he will endeavor to
rid himself of the thirty carloads which
he has brought to this city. He has
decided that Newark does not need as
many trees as in previous years, and
the total number that he will distribute
in Newark, Harrison, the Oranges and
the outlying districts will be only about
40, 900 trees. Last year about $4,000
were sent here, and hundreds that were
not used were stuck in the parks as
windbreaks.
The Christmas trees used in this sec
ton are mainly from Vermont, al
though many come from Canada. New
York city gets her supply from the
mountains of her own State. The trees
are in good condition, more are having
been taken than in previous years.
They are packed in bundles, one to
five to a bundle, according to size, and
the price ranges from twenty-five
cents to a dollar. The cost of bringing
them to this city has been more than
in previous years, though the wholesale
merchants are charging in accordance
with the railroad rates. Thus the public
will not suffer by having to pay ex-
orbitant prices for their Christmas
luxuries.
The largest tree brought here meas
ures about fifty-two feet In length, and
will be exhibited at the Christmas
functions at Kruger Auditorium,
where it will be decorated with the
gifts of Santa Claus and hundreds of
small colored electric lights.
The supply of mistletoe and holly Is
not as plentiful as in previous years,
although the price is about the same.
The quantity of fancy n selected
holly is unusually scarce, andsthe de-
mands for it are very large. The
quality of the mistletoe Is good and the
sales are fast at the wholesalers quota
tons. At any rate, we trust that Santa
Claus has left enough in this city to
lend cheer to all the homes.