Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-10
EVENING Chat

The computation of the vote cast in
Dauphin county last Tuesday is turn
ing up couple of old friends In the
list of one of the First Ward precincts
the usual blank ballot is reported.
This ballot has been voted blank for
years and there is no way of finding
out who does 1t. The blank ballot was
noted for the first time half a dozen
years ago and has turned up regularly
ever since. Then there is the man
who always votes with blue pencil.
He does not live in the First Ward,
but up town, and he makes n mark
that looks exactly like the marks on
the specimen ballots handed around
by the political workers. 1t is alike to
artistic perfection and is always in
blue. These two ballots have been re-
ported regularly. Another interesting
thing about the balloting this year is
that so few people voted for folks not
on the ballot. Generally, there are a
lot of ballots voted by people who
want to be funny or who want to avoid
son or other. There are very, very
few this year, especially on Governor.
Speaking of ballots, some of the
boxes that have been restored in the
Courthouse for city districts have seen
better days. They are smeared with
sealing wax and marked with dirt,
battered and forlorn. Some of them
have been in service for many years
and have figured in historic elections.
Some are barely held together, and
there are some which are tied with
ropes. The laws require that they be
kept separate and inviolatc and this
seems to apply to their condition. They
are untouched from one years end to
the other. No one has the nerve to
repair them.
AS the returns have been coming in
pretty rapidly at the State Capitol it
is noted that some of the big counties
have reported earlier than usual. GEN
orally some of the small ones get in
first, but Schuylkill was among the
very first. 1t was followed by Fayette
and Northumberland. The latter is
often among the first dozen, but this
is the first time that Schuylkill has
been so early. Erie has also broken a
record in getting promptly and so has
Chester. Indiana and Jefferson came
in on the same day, as usual.
The winner of the caddies' golf
tournament of the Country Club of
Harrisburg last Saturday is rather
proud of what he did. He won the
first prize and he did it with clubs
given to him by Governor Tener. AS
is now known, the Governor has been
n great friend to the caddies. He likes
the game and takes a big interest in
the boys. Recently he sent one to a
hospital to get his eyes fixed up. Now
it turns out that the winner of the
caddies' tournament played with clubs
given to him by the Governor. And
he is doing credit to the clubs every
day.
Dandelion blooms are being found
by people in many parts of the coun-
try round about Harrisburg. The
flowers are small, showing the effects
of the frosts, but they are perfectly
formed and show how hardy is the
yellow flower which is such a nuisance
in lawns. Specimens of the blue
chicory have also been found near the
city.
Doubtless the Inauguration of Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh is going to attract
much attention. Clubs are being
formed in Philadelphia to attend the
ceremonies and some of the towns
near Philadelphia will send represen-
tatives. Two hotels have already been
asked For reservations for January is
and 19.
Senator William c. Sproul. the
senior Senator, will call the caucus OF
the Republican members of the Leg
| islature's upper branch in January,
but for the first time in many years
there will be new face in the chair
at the Republican House caucus. This
J is an honor always filled by John II.
/ Riebel, of Philadelphia, Father OF
the House. He died last session after
serving longer than any man in a gen.
GRAFTON. The honor falls to either
Z Fred c.. Ehrhardt, of Scranton, oil
Henry Gransback, of Philadelphia. Mr.
| has been a member of the House for
seven sessions. but not continuously
Mr.. Ehrhardt was elected in 1904 and
/ has served continuously ever since. on
i the Democratic side John NJ. Flynn
/ of Elk. is the oldest member in point
/ of continuous service and leads the
| House as he was elected for the first
| time in 1902.
Few people are aware that Pennsyl-
vania with it's rocks and wooded hills
| is one of the leading raisers of buck
wheat in the country and that this Sec
/ tion contributes much of the crop, as
i it consumes a mighty share of the
ultimate of the grain in the form OF
| brown cakes. Half d dozen farms
within sight of the dome of the Capitol
have had big yields of the buckwheat
this year and some of them are sending
| their meal to rather distant points
| hence it will be returned to Harris
burg, Penbrook. Linglestown and
| Oberlin in the form of flour The same
\ might be said of corn grown here and
milled elsewhere being returned to US
in corumeal, mush or ''ponhaus." Thi.
| county has a couple of famous mills
whose cornmeal has been known fol
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