Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-07

tion from Billy"
Houser or his gun.
For Billy" former Courthouse
janitor. went way from there some
days since; and yesterday he returned
and took the gun.
The pigeons are nearly as much of
Courthouse institution as the SPAR
rows of the China tree or Jim" Rob-
inson or the courtroom clock, and
they had done nretty nearly as they
pleased. When they collected in par
ties that We're large enough to be
annoying then it had been "Billy's"
custom to get out his trusty rife and
Commissioners or the County Treas
urer's office and take pot shots at
them.
Always Mr.. Houser said it was never
his intention to hit any of them; and
he never did. But now the pigeons
can go in for all sorts Of deviltry and
none may interfere: with the excep-
ton of Sheriff Wells revolver, the
First Reeei IT Is Given = The first
troer f. T. " Goush for pey.g payment p0o Of
taxes was give, to Gs9rse Eysster Of
for s6s.20, and included county and
dog taxes for 1912.
Bailey's First Report--County Treas
to to County centrolitey, Dough his iirst
controilership act. The amount was
sl,4g1.2s, and was for the expenditure
To Acauit Jaeger - When. Albert
Jaeger the State Insane Hospital at
tendant, Is called for trial next week to
Wsks aRsWss FER eaussng the death Of joe
probable that District Attorney Stroup
will ask that the jury be directed to
aeaIit him, Hans solbring, another At
tsase Ssaase and has was sesa Given ssrs @ h
this afternoon before Alderman Nicho-
las. At the District Attorneys office
1t was said that there is no evidence
TO Mandamus Commissioners--Fr
p. Wickersham, of counsel for County
auditors Cassell and Reigie, said to-
day that mandamus proceedings INCL
dent den. to ceompelling the County Commits,
sioners to turn over the 1913 books and
accounts for auditing by Messrs. Cas-
sell and Reigie, vii be brought late
NJ. OFT, the County Solicitor, will agree
TO the statement of facts, It lis under
stood, and the question of the constitu-
tionaity Of the act will be left for the
Dauphin County Court to decide The
1918 audit will not be started pending
the decision.
Brady Is Dropped -- Stewart Brady
was cropped from the payroll, Of the
ocPai tHfSut VI SLieclS anu pubic I'M
proVementS, because, according to
Commissioner w. II. Lynch there is no
further work for him as inspector this
winter. Only two inspectors, Charles
the job.
State Buys More Properties - Three
more dwellings in the Capital Park
TX Extension zone, recently acquired by
the state, were among the realty trans
actions recorded yesterday. These are
50f-09-l1 North street, and were pur-
chased of Emma X. Smith for $4,000,
berger, to Eila Nj. % Rutherford, e 1915 1915
Penn street, Harrisburg Trust Com
pany, to Anna r. Weakley, 22o3 North
Fourth; Louisa Wolhfarth, to A. b.
r. L. Cook, to Charles S. Weakley, Ma.
clay and Green and 2207h North Fourth
street; f. H.. Cook, 22sS ~ North
tonrt and, Maelay and Susquehanna
al of which was 81; c. S. Weakley, to
George. d. Cook, los Market street
Katie Smith, to w. r. Fletcher, Steel
ton and John G. Robrer,. trustee, to
Florence C. Wright, 81 in each in
stance. ~
TO Decide Life Insurance Benegciar,
In brief order handed down yes
terday AFTERNOON, President Judge Kun
may be made in the question at issue
between the Penn Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company and Genevieye Funk
npiihiStthttlA ~ LOT tHe eSIHte OF the late
George Funk, as to whether or not
Effe Beck is a beneficiary to the eX-
tent or $1,000 life insurance policy
The latter contends that Funk made
his home with her for seven years
prior to his death in July of last year
and that he promised to make her bene.
ficiary of his 81 900 life Insurance policy
by way of return The question is al
issue between Mrs. Funk and the al
legged beneficiary, and the Insurance
company have asked that it be permit,
ted to pay the money into court and lei
the Court decide.
Dozen Foreigners to Become Citizens
Frank Snodgrass, clerk to the Fed,
eral Court of the Middle District, has
returned from Lykens. where he ad
ministered the oaths incident TO tn,
taking out of preliminary papers fol
United States citizenship.
C0peiin Now at Sea - City Treasure,
Q. NJ. Copelin and his brother. /. w
Copelin. have sailed from New Yorl
| for New Orleans, the West Indies AM
South American ports. They may b
gone couple of months.