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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF School District No. 30. County OF
Fremont, State OF. Colorado. from
July LIST. 1914. to June Both. 1915:
Amount on hand July LIST, 1914.
held by County Treasurer:
General Fund .........-....S $40
Special Fund .......-.--..-. 1895
Received from general fund BY ap-
portionment ......... 49,. 1898
From Special tax for school
From interest disiribution 81. ass
Disbursements:
For fuel. and all current ex-
penses .....-....--.....s l.sO
For rebate. taxes and fees 80. i-s2
Total amount paid out during
ing the year .-...-.......-s 3.zz
Balance In hand OF County Treas
urer to credit OF district July LIST.
1915:
General Fund ....--.4-.-...- .Siez-ss
Special Fund ..-.--....,..... i52.fS
Total .....a............ss .ss5s. .os
HoRATIo ANGEL.
Secretary OF District. No. 80.
Dated July 27th. 1915.
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FOR SALE-Good small house and
three lots in South Canon. Inquire
22O Harrison. 171ps
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Want ADS
SC q Line

FOR miscellaneous
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FOR SALE-Good. fresh COW. average
overt gal. daily and heifer calf. so7
Mystic Phone Canon 4o4. 15sp2s
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Rev. Geo. F. Sewer, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, left this
morning for Denver. where he will
spend HIS vacation. Mrs. Sewer and
children departed. this afternoon for
salida, where they viii visit friends
for week or ten days. after which
they Will Join Mr.. Sewer in Denver.
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GOOD FISHING TRIP

Don Likens and wife Miss Ora Nc
Clure and George Duncan have re-
turned to Canon from the Wet NOUN
tain valley. where they spent week
fishing at Hermit lake and In Taylor
creek. The trip was made in Mr.. Ii
kens' car and every one reported a
good time on their return home. The
party had very good luck fishing and
several sizeable messes of trout were
caught.
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DISTRICT CLERK ON HIS
VACATION.

District Clerk E. p. Arthur left on
Wednesday for westcliffe on his way
to Samson's ranch on the upper
slopes of the sangre de Christie
mountains where he win spend his
vacation. Mrs. Arthur and children
have been at Samson's ranch for a
month or six weeks. Mr.. Arthur will
be gone a week or ten days.
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STOPPING IN CANON.

Louis Cherveny and wife Of Grand
Junction. who are making an extend
ed trip throughout the country. are
stopping for few davs at the Miller
hotel While here they will take in
all points Of interest.
VISITING WITH SISTER.
J. e. Barne-d. owner Of the large
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ON FISHING TRIP.

Everett Jones and mother and Miss
Adeline Snider are spending week
fishing at Brush Creek lake in the
Wet mountain valley. They Will re-
turn some time in the early part Of
the week.
VISITED AT WALKERS RANCH.
Harry w. Combs of the Fremont
County National bank, whofs at pres,
ent enjoying his annual vacation. re-
turned home Thursday afternoon from
a couple Of days visit at Dave Wal
ker's ranch. He was accompanied on
the outing by Harry Combs Jr.. and
both of them enjoyed the outing inn
mensely.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
POStmaster'S Salary Changed.

A general readjustment of sal
aries of postmasters in the coun-
try took place July 1st. There
were 103 increases of salaries,
102 decreases in the State of
Pennsylvania. McConnellsburg
was reduced from 81, 400 to ST. :
300; Chambersburg, no change;
Gettysburg, reduced S2,700 to
81, 500; Everett and Bedford no
change,
Salaries of third class post
masters are based on the amount
of business done during the pre-
vious fiscal year, and as the
amount of business depends on
the patrons of the Offices alone,
the postmaster can do little to
change matters one way or the
otner. The growth of business
at our local Office during the past
few years has been wonderful if
we take into consideration that
the population tributary to this
place has not increased to any
extent during the last ten years.
With the advent of a railroad, we
may expect a rebound that will
send the business of this office
skyward. We sympathize with
postmaster Lamberson for the
loss of that handy hundred; but
we think it will soon be restored.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Horn Racket Didn't Work.

The Connellsville Courier state
that E. M. Hoffman, of that place
was fined $1O0 and So. 66 costs by
Alderman Fred Munk ont charge
of shooting a doe last November
in Brush Creek township, this
county. Prosecution was enter
ed by Game Warden Charles B.
Baum, State Game Protector,
and the defendant pleaded guilty.
1t was charged that the defen-
dant shot the doe and then Sc
cured two large horns, which
were fastened to the head, to
give the impression that a buck
had been shot.
The prosecution was brought
after an investigation lasting
since last November, when the
olfense is alleged to have been
committed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Has White Sweet Clover.

David M. Kendall, of Ayr town.
ship, like many other farmers,
lost much of his clover by freez-
ing out last winter. This spring
he thoroughly narrowed a part of
one of the bare fields and sowed
white sweet clover, and he has
now a beautiful stand of this
mammoth article. Every time a
farmer tries out some of the
crops that are comparatively new
to this county he adds to the sum
total of information for others
and paves the way for the young
er generation to determine if
they shall adopt new crops that
may be of greater value than
some of the older ones. 1t has
been demonstrated that sweet
clover will grow on ground too
acid for red clover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
The First Automobile.

With the Editors consent, !
will try to answer question put
to me recently Who started the
first auto? and when? Twenty
three years ago, Elwood Haynes,
of Kokomo, Ind, started the first
actual construction of the horse
less carriage, the little machine
that gave birth to the American
automobile industry. The first
public appearance of the pioneer
car was on July A, 1894, when it
ran about three miles on the
country roads near Kokomo, at a
rate of six or seven miles an
hour. This pioneer car is now in
the Smithsonian Institute, Wash
ington, D. c., as a National ex-
hibit. A good many people claim
ing to be wise said at first that
the automobile was only a play
thing for the rich; but what great
things from a little beginning
have grownl
Z JAMES A. STEWART.
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Some Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Little and
Miss Lillian Brewer, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Grissinger, left town
in Davy's Crow car about ten
o'clock last Sunday morning for
a little run up to Bedford Springs.
They were so much pleased with
the trip when they reached the
Springs that they continued their
journey until they reached Cum
berland. After resting awhile
in that city, they hit the old Ma
tional pike, went to Hagerstown
stopping awhile at Hancock and
Clearspring, and from Hagers-
town they came home via Green
castle, making a continuous run
of more than $50 miles. Of
course they had to light the head
lamps before they reached home
Sunday night.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Our Railroad.

The News has not been saying
anything about the new railroad
for a few weeks just because
there was not anything new to
tell. 1t takes time to build a rail
road. The right-of-way across
the mountain has been cleared
off; the contractors have a steam
shovel at work on the east side
of the mountain, and the direct
ors have their regular weekly
meetings. The NEWS has no dis
position to keep ahead of the
game, and when there are any
developments that make interest
ing reading, they will be served
promptly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Another Booze Victim.

C. H. Richardson, of Baltimore
died in the Chambersburg Jail on
Thursday of last week of alcohol
ism. A police found him in a
bad way at the Western Mary
land Railway station in the morn
ing, took him to the Jail, and at
four o'clock the man died. This
was the man who sold medicine
Saturday evening July 3rd, at
the stone wall at Seylar's Drug
store. Doctor" Richardson was
so drunk that evening that he
could do little business and the
boys took all kinds of liberty
with him, upsetting his stand of
store boxes, throwing fire crack
ers and torpedoes at him, and in
many ways having fun at his ex-
pense. Richardson's body was
shipped to Baltimore.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
New High School Principal.

At a meeting of the Borough
school board a few evenings ago,
Easton F. Fox, of Hagerstown,
Nd, was elected principal of the
High School at a salary of SIS a
month. This completes the corps
of teachers for the ensuing year
at a total salary of $225 a month,
and a term of 8 months. Mr..
Fox is a graduate of Juniata Col
lege, Huntingdon, Pa, and comes
we'll recommended.
From Secretary Stevens re-
port we get the following facts
about the school year just closed:
Term, s months; paid teachers,
including attendance at institute,
$1860; salary of secretary, $36. 81
fees of treasurer, $67. 6S; tax col
lector; $30.65; auditors, $500;
janitor and janitor supplies, $160.
90; fuel, $194.5O; water, $500;
text books, $125.23, school sup
plies, SOL. 10. On the schoolbuild-
ing debt was paid $23S interest,
and $500 on the principal, leav-
ing the debt at $500. Against
that debt the Board starts in
the new year with $884.34 on
hand.
To meet this expense the Board
received from the State $1053. 40;
from the tax collector, S1936 20;
from outside pupils and auditor
ium rent, $542.55, and they start
ed in with $759.51.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
A Menace TO Society.

While very large majority of
the locomotive engineers of the
principal railroads of the country
are men who do not touch, taste
nor handle" Intoxicating liquors,
the Companies have found it nee
essary to make it a condition that
no engineer should have charge
of an engine who used intoxicat-
ing drinks. This ruling meets
the hearty approval of every cit
izen in the country, for even the
most pronounced liquor man does
not want to ride in a train be-
hind a drunken engineer. Now,
if public safety demands that re-
striction in locomotive engineers,
should it not insist upon the same
condition in automobile "engi-
neers. " No man should be per-
mitted to go out on the road with
a machine whose brain is befud-
died with booze. Just last week
an automobile party stopped in
McConnellsburg, and their condi-
tion and conduct was such as to
attract unfavorable attention,
and after having tanked up at
the bar-both men and women
they placed a generous supply of
beer in the automobile and start
ed westward. Before they reach
ed the top of the Allegheny noun
tain a telegraph pole stepped out
in front of the machine wrecking
it and injuring the occupants 50
seriously that at last account one
of the women was dying in a hos
pital.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Dogs Kill Cattle.

During the past six weeks,
dogs have made life miserable for
farmers in the lower end of Ayr
township. W. M. Kendall found
a steer with its throat cut, Rowe
Mellott had a young calf killed,
and James Bivins and Houston
Johnston each lost several sheep
all very plainly the work of a
pack of rowing dogs. This is not
the first instance in the State
where dogs pulled down cattle
this summer. A good-sized bull
was pulled down near Lewistown
and but for the interference of
farmers, it would have been kill
ed. What kind of dogs have we
among US that they attack cattle?
They must be related to the coy
ote.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT.
Little Talks on Health and hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.

The majority of people who are
occupied for fifty weeks out of
the year should seek in the re-
naming two to find, not neces-
sarily rest, but a change of envi-
ronment.
The man who has struggled
through the crowded streets of
city, ridden on packed trolley
cars and railroad trains for many
months on end should make his
way to the quiet country side,
the camp in the woods or some
spot equally free from the press
of humanity.
The man who lives in the coun-
try or small town may find a cor
responding benefit from a week
or more spent amid the rush and
turmoil of the city. Each of
these widely varying environ
ments holds the possibility of af-
fording a mental stimulus to
those who are unfamiliar with
their moods.
The mind no less than the body
needs refreshments and change.
1t needs the stimulation Of new
ideas. 1t is more difficult to ac-
quire this in our ordinary sur
roundings than where everything
is strange and unusual and the
mind is stirred to activity. 1t is
out of the question for the man
who maintains his regular rou-
tine day in and day out to con-
tinue to put into his work the
same vigor.
We can become over developed
along one line mentally just as
readily as physically and the re-
suits may even more seriously
affect our welfare.
If in seeking for a change we
encounter surroundings, viii C h
owing to unfamiliarity, are not
agreeable, in the long run we
profit. If in no other way, at
least they make our own daily
round seem more acceptable by
contrast.
So plan your vacation that it
will bring you to realize afresh
how multifarious and interesting
are the activities of mankind or
how soothing to the weary mind
are Mother Natures marvels.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Patterson Resigns.

Mr.. j. c. Patterson who had
been the efficient Superintendent
of Highways of Fulton County
during the past three years, has
resigned to accept position with
the National Real Estate Com
pany Of Washington, D. c. In
the resignation of Mr.. Patterson,
the Highway Department is los
ing one of its most capable cap
tains. The splendid macadam
road on Cove mountain, which
was a proposition of no ordinary
magnitude, is a splendid monu-
ment to Mr.. Patterson's ability.
If Cam develops the same ca
pability in the real estate
game, and he have every reason
to believe that he will, he will be
a valuable acquisition to that well
known organization.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Recent Weddings.
BRoDBECK-BLACK.

Mr.. Eldon Brodbeck and Miss
Elva Black were married in Hunt
ingdon Thursday, July l, 1915.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. V. W. Brodbeck, of Three
Springs and the bride is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob S.
Black, of New Grenada, this
county. Following the marriage
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Brod-
beck returned to the home of the
bride where a reception was ten
dered them, attended by men,
bers Of the immediate families.
The happy couple have the best
wishes of a wide circleof friends.
Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. Alvie Mcclellan Deshong,
son of U. S. and Amanda Desh-
ong, of Pleasant Ridge, and Miss
Regina R. Decker, daughter of
H. W. and Henrietta Decker, of
McConnellsburg, were married
last Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Native Of This County.

A letter from Enoch G. Peck,
Kingman, Kans. gives an account
of the death of w. G. McFeaters,
one Of that city's aged and most
highly respected citizens, who
died on the nineteenth of June.
Mr.. McFeaters was born in Full
ton county, Pennsylvania, May
8, 1842, and he spent his boyhood
days among the hills of his native
state. He was a son of Samuel
and Nancy McFeaters Of sturdy
Scotch-lrish Presbyterian stock.
During the struggle of the
Civil War, he engaged in his
country's service, enlisting in Co.
d 154th Regiment of Indiana
Volunteers.
On January 5th, 1869 he was
united in marriage with Mary
Jane Aller of Franklin county,
Pa, a daughter of George and
Annie Aller of Puritan ancestry.
Immediately after their marriage,
they went west to carve out their
fortune. For 7 years they resid-
ed in Missouri after which they
went to Kansas where they re-
sided until his death.
He is survived by his aged
wife, three children, and ten
grand children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Grandma llichaeIS.

Mrs. Eliza Michaels and her
daughter Miss Alice, of Everett,
are spending this week in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Hays, west Lincoln Way. Mrs.
Michaels is Mrs. Hays mother
and the widow Of Samuel Mich
aels, the second sheriff of Fulton
county, he serving from 1853 to
1856. If Mrs. Michaels lives un-
til November she viii be SO years
of age. She made the trip over
from Everett in an automobile
last Saturday and stood the trip
like a 4-year-old. Her memory
is as clear as a bell, and she pos
sesses a fund of information
about events that transpired long
before most of the present gene
ration were born.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Harvest Home Picnic.

At a meeting of the Committee,
last Saturday evening it was de-
cided to hold the annual Big Cove
Harvest Home Picnic in Sloan's
Woods on Saturday the 7th of
August. There will be one or
more speakers from a distance,
and, of course, plenty of music
by the Band. AS to "eatins," it
will be a basket picnic; hence the
more you bring in your basket,
the more you'll have to eat. Let
everybody turn out and have a
jolly day in the woods.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Get Ready For Ii.

Few towns in the State have
better local talent for rendering
a play than McConnellsburg, and
an announcement that one will
be given, means a full and ap-
preciative house. This one will
be given in the auditorium by the
Young Mems Bible Glass of the
M. E. church, on Friday evening,
July 23rd. The title of the play
Brother Josiah" will at once
suggest fun-fun without fool
ishness, and the play will cover
a period of two hours with eleven
characters. Keep the date in
mind, for you just don't want to
miss it.
Reserved Seats 80 cents; Gen.
eral Admission, 25 cents, and
Children Is cents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
For Better Street.

Chief Burgess L. w. Seylar
and j. X. Johnston went to Har-
risburg on Tuesday to see High
way Commissioner Cunningham
about repairing that part of the
Lincoln Highway inside the bor-
ough limits of McConnellsburg
over which there is a controversy
as to whether the Borough or the
State should keep up that portion
of the road. Cunningham said
he would be here tomorrow, and
the matter will be jointly consid-
cred by the Council ssand MIR.
Cunningham. Mr.. Seylar went
on to Philadelphia on private
business.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Another Railroad RamOr.

The old, old story that the
Pennsylvania railroadwill extend
the Susquehanna and Western
railroad to Everett and Mt. Dal-
las has been revived by the pres
ence of a gang of surveyors at
work in the mountain west of
New Germantown, Perry county.
The road is finished from Dun
cannon to New Bloomfield and
connects at that point with the
road that runs to New German
town. A tunnel was started ma
ny years ago to let the road go
through from New Germantown
into Path Valley and on to Fan
netsburg, then to Burnt Cabins
and Everett by way of the old
South Penn grade across the
northern end of Fulton county.
The most complete network in
the Stat could be thus form
ed. The Tu.carora railroad then
could be extend ID a few miles
from Blairs Mills to connect near
Concord in Path Valley. The
Cumberland Valley could be ex-
tended from Richmond Furnace
to Fannettsburg and there con-
meet. The Neeleyton branch Of
the East Broadtop could extend
but a few miles and connect at
Burnt Cabins, the Broad Top
would automatically be connected
at Everett, and the McConnells-
burg and Fort Loudon could then
build northward a few miles and
connect near Fort Littleton and
in this way put McConnellsburg
almost in the center of a position
that would offer the choice Of
many routes. Letter go boys.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
SUICIDE At NEW GRENADA.
Abraham Hershey Feared Expenses Con
nected With Wife'S Sickness Would
Break Him Up.

The citizens of New Grenada
were shocked last Thur sd ay
morning when the word was
passed around that Abram Hersh-
ey had hanged himself.
About six weeks or more ago,
his wife was stricken with paral-
ysis and became helpless. For
her care her physician recon-
mended that a trained nurse be
procured. This was done. AS
time passed on the thought of
paying twenty-five dollars a week
for the services of the nurse in
addition to other bills weighed
heavily upon the husbands mind
an dlast Thursday morning, when
the nurse stepped into the wood
house, she was Mortified at see
ing the lifeless body Of Mr.. Her.
shey dangling at the end of a
rope attached to one Of the string
ers. The fact that his body was
cold and rigid, when found would
indicate that the deed had been
committed during the early part
of the night. Before leaving the
house he had put on pair of
gum boots so that his footsteps
might not attract attention as he
went to the woodhouse, climbed
up to the top of a coal bin, where
he fastened the rope-one end
around the stringer, the other
around his neck, and leaped in
to eternity.
About four years ago he sold
his farm, which was a good one,
to Jere Knepper and went to
New, Grenada, bought a nice
property and was living comfort
ably in retirement. He had no
debts, and had some three thou
sand dollars or more in cash and
commercial paper. Besides this,
being g veteran of the Civil War
he was drawing a pension of SIG
a month, and had he waited less
than three monthe, he would
have been at the age when he
would have been on the dollar-a-
day pension roll.
The funeral took place Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and in
terment was made in the Wine
gardner cemetery.
Mr.. Hershey was married twice
the first time to Miss Sarah Mil
Ter. To the first union, three
sons and six daughters are living
namely, David, and William near
Hiram; Hayes, near Dublin Mills;
Maggie, wife of Daniel Landers,
Taylor tywnship; Rebecca, wife
of Robert Martin, Cooks Mills;
Lizzie, wife of John Barnett, re-
siding in the West; Louie, wife
of Samuel Brown, Saltillo; and
Tillie, wife of 0.E. Garman Fort
Wayne, Ind. His second wife
was Mrs. Annie Duffy who sur
xyiunc
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-15
Leg Broken.

Captain" Morgret in the en-
ploy of Miller w. A. Mellott just
south of Webster Mills, was TAX
ing a load of flour over to Frank
lin county, Monday, and while
descending Cove mountain, some
thing went wrong with the
brakes, causing the load to run
onto the horses. In attempting
to control the team, one of the
horses kicked the Captain, break
ing one of his legs. He was
brought home Monday evening.