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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
DON'T HANDLE MEATS

TT is up to you, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
risburger. to cooperate with the
meat dealers in the shops and
marset houses of this city, who are
threatened with prosecution If they
fail to comply with the new meat
hygiene law.
One of the provisions of this new
law is that prospective customers shall
rot be permitted to handle meats. The
butcher is responsible If you are per-
mitted to touch his products and you
should not do anything which will lay
him open to prosecution. 1t is rather
embarrassing for the merchant to be
constantly telling his patrons that
they must not do thus and so, and that
is why in the past many meat dealers
have permitted the dirty habit of meat
handling to be continued.
If you will but think the matter
over you certainly will conclude that
you would not like to eat meat that
has been handled by some other per-
sons dirty fingers. Neither is anyone
else anxious to eat the food that you
have handled.
Everyone should remember that
disease and its attendant miseries is
often directly traceable to germ-laden
meat products and should therefore
refrain from the breaking of the sane
hygiene ruling recently passed. The
butchers can be depended upon to do
their part if YOU will do yours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

our own municipal government will be
housed under one roof. Several at
tempts have been made in this direc-
tion without success but with the
broadened vision of the city the
necessity for concentrating the Offices
for the convenience of the people and
efficiency of administration in a munci-
pal building must be apparent to all.
Hartford has spent for this purpose
81. 400, 900 in addition to the site which
cost $4,000 and the furnishings
S1OO. 900 additional. Hartford has also
the Hotel Bond, a splendid building
with modern equipment. comfortable
and airy rooms and convenient to all
points of interest. With the activity
of our Chamber of Commerce, the
Rotary Club and the other orgafiiza-
tions of the city the new hotel for
Harrisburg is also a promising pros
pect.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
TELEORAPH's PERIScOPE

The question now naturally arises,
Will Colonel House be best man?
DR.. Dumba still insists he told
the truth. First thing he knows he'll
be in bad with the diplomatic corps.
Wonder whether the Sing Sing
convicts who ask for the prison bank
will specify the kind of safes to- be
installed
Alexander may weep, but not for
more teams to conquer.
Even the losers share in a world
series is not such a small thing to
contemplate.
There are times when the owner
of an automobile thinks he would ne
willing to sell his car for 25 cents, but
he always changes his mind before a
purchaser comes along.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

known to friend and foe as Charlie
De Chap" Neither the name nor the
implication of French extraction
pleases him and now he is fined SO for
beating up. to say nothing of choking.
his prosecutors.
The first and second year classes of
the Westminster co-eds disagreed as
to certain colors and ribbons in their
annual parade the other day and for
q few minutes the streets of New Will
nungton resounded. And great was
the pulling thereof.
A big auto parade will be staged in
Lebanon in the near future so that
the residents of the city of the iron
nerve" as the Daily News puts It, will
be able to appreciate what has been
done in paving improvements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
THURSDAY EVENING,

gether harmoniously. There appeared
to be among the whole force an en-
thusiasm for good government.
The Norfolk committee concludes
that the efficient administration now
enjoyed by Memphis is not to be
credited to commission government
alone, but to the supervision of a
strong mayor who is invested by the
charter with supervisory power over
all departments. which differentiates
the Memphis government from ordi-
nary commission government" At
Memphis the inherent weakness of the
ordinary commission government has
been in a measure overcome by the
personal influence of Mayor Crump
and it would appear that such a gov
ernment depends more or less upon
the character and ability of the man
who happens for the time being to
be mayor.
After all is said and done, the sue
cess of any city administration de-
pends not upon the system of govern
ment, but rests almost entirely upon
the character and ability and public
spirit of those who administer its af-
fairs. Dayton is trying out the city
manager form of government where
one official is practically the controll-
ing spirit and influence of the ad.
ministration. 1t is pointed out by the
Norfolk committee that as a result
of Dayton's management many
economies have been practiced and
large Improvements made out of the
current revenues. In many of the
cities of Germany a similar plan is
in operation and it is not unusual for
man who qualities as an efficient
mayor of one city to be offered Il
larger salary by another to secure his
services.
Harrisburg is now going through
mission form of government. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the change
from the old system to the new is
going to be a benefit or a detr1ment.
1t is certain, however, that our own
people, alive to our advantages and
the progress already made, must not
lose sight of the fact that in all the
cities that are now working out their
own salvation men of experience are
being retained in public positions; the
old idea of rotation in office is gener-
ally discarded. This city has done
quite we'll during the first two years
of the commission government and
Commissioners Bowman, Lynch and
Taylor have much to their credit in
the achievements of the last two years.
Fair play and proper appreciation of
these officials should animate the
voters in the approaching election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
A MUNICIPAL BUILDING

DRACTICALLY all the depart
III ments of the city government of
Hartford, one of the progressive
cities of the country. are now housed
under one roof for the first time in
many years. A handsome granite
building is occupied by executive
offices and departmental officials, the
scattered units of the municipal family
at last coming together
Conditions had existed at Hartford
such as now exist here and the time
must come when the departments of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
I'LL USE THE OLD ONE
BY Wing DInGer

I need a new golf bag,
And one caught my eye
That suited my fancy
AS I hurried by
A store window last week,
Which I thought I'd get
Then went out and placed on
The Phillies a bet.
You all know the story
OF how the Phils tried
To pull down the series
And how hard they died.
But somehow they couldn't
Land hard on the pill
And down in the window
The golf bag hangs still
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS
400 TO-DAY

[From the Telegraph of Oct. II, 1851
Find Man Dead
Daniel James. of Carlisle, was found
dead to-day in an outhouse at the rear
of Martins hotel.
Hope to Parade
The members of the Hope Fire Com
pany will parade tomorrow morning
preparatory to going to Philadelphia to
attend the firemen's convention there.
Society to Meet
The Harmonic Society will meet Mon
day evening in the Courthouse. to COM
plete plans for series of sessions this
Fall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
TECHS APPRECIATION

TECHS APPRECIATION
October 13, 1915.
Mr.. f. ]. Stackpole. President,
Harrisburg Telegraph,
Harrisburg, Pa:
My Dear Mr.. Stackpole-Permit me,
III behalf of the Technical High
School. to acknowledge the receipt of
and to thank you for the beautiful
cup presented by the Telegraph to the
Technical High School for having had
the larger percentage of students in
line at the time of the school parade
/ wish to assure you that we thor
oughly appreciate the interest in our
schools which must have prompted the
Telegraph to offer this splendid prize.
Very sincerely
CHAS. B. EAGER, JR.,
Principal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Is it not an immoral idea OF Mr..
Oswald c.. Wizards that military pre-
paredness would lose the United States
it's moral position in the world New
York Sun.
The United States should hold tena-
ciously to it's great national game of
baseball, If for nothing else than it's
wonderful humanizing effect on the
people. All veneer peels off as soon as
the umpire calls PLAY balln'-Calgary
Herald, Alberta.
Nobody has suggested one William
Jennings Bryan as a possible compro-
mise candidate for the presidency of
Mexico. 1t is even possible that little
Haiti would not have him. If he ism
careful, Mr.. Bryan will speedily be-
come a mere citizen of Miami, Fla
Johnstown Leader.
j. Frost is making the journeyman
painter seem like an apprentice these
days of autumnal decoration.-South
Bethlehem Globe.
Health Commissioner Dixon, of
Pennsylvania, declares gardening a
more healthful exercise than golf. But
men do not cultivate gardens in four
somes; nor does the average garden
possess the adjunct of nineteenth
hole. New York World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

Strange how "het up" our Demo-
cratic bosses become over campaign
contributions from offceholders and
others when the officeholders do not
happen to be of their own crowd. They
have evidently forgotten all about the
rather scandalous passing Of the hat by
the chairman of the Democratic State
committee a year ago. when he ap-
pealed FOR contributions from the head
OF the State Liquor League at the same
time his party was pretending to rep
resent the local option forces of the
Commonwealth
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

More power to the City Planning
Commission in its comprehensive plans
for a greater Harrisburg. 1t will have
the support of public sentiment and
public cooperation. 1t cannot too soon
undertake the establishing of great
radial highways into the surrounding
country and the control of the river
basin on both sides.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER IA

But far Be IL from ms to glory, sove
in the cross of oSr Lord Jesus Christ,
through suhich the 1porid hath been crH-
Gifted unto NE, and ] Hnto the 5vor!d-
Gal o:I4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
The Good influence of
Bad Example

Advertising has a record of
some failures = and behind each
of these is a reason.
Not infrequently the wrong
mediums were chosen, or the
problems attacked from the in
correct angle.
Newspaper advertising has the
advantage of reducing possibil-
tiles of poor success to a mini
mum.
A manufacturer can buy just
the space he needs, where he
wants 1t and at the proper time.
He can find out the. kind of
appeal that pays without vast
ing money.
He can shape his advertising
shots to hit the target of sue
cess.
Manufacturers desiring to
, choose the success route are
invited to address the Bureau
of Advertising. American News
paper Publishers Association,
World Building, New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

Wisconsin has just celebrated cheese
day. If this thing keeps up we shall
expect Boston to come forward with
bean day. Philadelphia with a scrappel
day, Reading with a pretzel day and
Allentown with peanut day. AS for
Harrisburg. we're willing to struggle
along under the reputation of being
famous for all manner of good things.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

The war is having its effect on fash
ions. but who ever told the style de-
signers that a soldier wears fur around
his boot-tops?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Nine presidents have spoken in the
city since it became the State Capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is noted for the
quality of the tinplate 1T pro-
duceS?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

1t seems that Sam Montour. of Pros
.pect, resembles the movie king and is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-14

County Controller Hendershot, of
Luzerne county refuses to pay the
salary increases provided for chief
deputies in county Offices by the last
Legislature unless forced to do so by
court opinion. Controller Hendershot
takes the stand that a salary increase
authorized by the Legislature does not
apply to clerks in Offices at the time
that the increase was allowed. The
clerks will carry the case to court.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the town council Of Oroville, Wednes.
day, October II, 1915.
Present, Mayor Prentice, Council.
men Beale, Bartell. Friis and Smith
Letter from Julius Pierce Fire
Alarm Co., was read cancelling the or
der that was given them for a fire
alarm. The clerk reported that he had
taken the matter of fire alarm UP
with another dealer.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid: M. Sawtelle
street grading, 1925; r. Carlisle, street
grading, $14.15; l.. H. Prentice, street
sprinkling, $84.30.
At this time the matter of making
the budget of receipts and expendi-
lures for the coming year was taken
up and an estimate made and the clerk
was instructed to have the same pub
lished according to law.
At the request of certain citizens the
matter of offering a prize to the party
hauling the fire equipment to a fire,
was discussed and motion was made by
Councilman Bartell. seconded by Coun-
Gilman Smith that the town offer as
a prize $3.50 for the party who arrived
at the fire first with the fire equip
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
ry, all the witnesses, both for the gov

try, all the witnesses, both for the gov
eminent and the defendant SO testify
ing. 1t appears that such improvements
are far better than those of the aver
age homestead entryman in that vicin-
ity. 1t appears, and the entryman free
ly admits it, that the entryman and
his family, ate most of their meals, at
the home of the entryman's brother,
on adjoining land, the entryman and
said brother being engaged together in
farming operations and the entryman's
wife doing the cooking for them and
the men they might have working for
them. There is no testimony showing
directly that they did not sleep on the
homestead and the entryman and his
wife testify that they did so sleep
there.
After carefully reviewing all of the
testimony we are Of the opinion that
the entryman and his wife were doing
all in their power to win for them
selves a home. They found that they
could best do this by working with
the entryman's brother, the entryman S
wife doing her part by keeping house
for both, or perhaps we had better
say, by being housekeeper for both,
as it appears that the entryman main
tanned house upon his own entry al
though he used it only for sleeping
Quarters for himself and family. Should
he be penalized because he failed to
cook and eat his meals on his entry?
We believe he should not be so penal
lied, when he has shown his very
good faith by improving his entry by
cultivation, and the erection of proper
and in fact excellent buildings there
on as soon as he was financially able
to do so. We believe that the entryman
took the most sensible and practical
method of improving and obtaining a
home upon his entry, and that by so
doing he has complied with the spirit
of the homestead law in the most salts
factory manner possible.
We therefore respectfully recon-
mend that this contest be dismissed
and the entry passed to patent.
BEN SPEAR, Register.
s. s. BEGGS. Receiver.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
LAND OFFICE DECISION.

Last spring contest was initiated
against Steve Nagy's homestead, To-
Gated ON Ellemeham mountain, upon
which Mr.. Macy filed in 1906, making
final proof in 1913. Few men have
ever taken up land in this county who
have more thoroughly complied with
the land laws in the matter of resi-
dence, cultivation and improvements
though the hearing of the contest was
ever initiated was surprise to those
familiar with the circumstances. AL
thong hthe hearing of the contest was
held in Oroville last April, the Water
vile land office, ow ing to congestion
of business, only recently reached a
decision in the Macy case, and that de-
cision sustains the contestee. AS the
case is one in which much interest has
been taken by residents of this neigh
borhood the decision as reached by the
register and receiver of the Waterville
land office is here given in full. In the
face of the evidence at the hearing 1t
is safe to say the decision will be sus-
tanned by the general land office when
it is sent up:
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Waterville, Wash.
October 4, 1915.
The United States, plaintiff, VS..
Joseph Macy, defendant.
Contest No. 1899, involving home
stead entry, O3694 of Joseph Macy, for
the N IL NE IA, Sc IA, NE IA, Sec
ton 20, and the SW IA NV IA Section
81, Township 40, ~ R. rs E. w. M.
Decision of the register and receiver.
On May -, 1906, Joseph Macy made
homestead entry No 9S10, now serial
No. O3694 for the N IL NE IA, Sc IA
NE IA, Section 20, and SW IA NV IA,
section 81, township 40, north range
26, e. w. M. Final proof was submit
ted thereon January 7, 1913 and final
certificate issued thereon January 13,
1913, the final proof appearing regular
on it's fact and there being no con-
flicts, Withdrawals, or rights of way of
record affecting said lands.
By letter IFS" FEC of December IS,
1914, adverse proceedings were order
ed by the assistant commissioner OF
the general land office, based on the
adverse report of special agent in
which he charged:
Il That claimant did not establish
and maintain residence on the land"
After proceedings regularly had, is
sue was Joined and this cause came on
regularly for the taking of testimony
before MIR. John H. Cooper, a notary
public, at Oroville, Washington, at 10
a. m. on April Ia, 1915, at which time
and place the government appeared
by Mr.. Harry E. Laughlin, special
agent in charge of hearings, general
land office, and with witnesses, and
the defendant Joseph Macy, appeared
In person and by his attorney Mr.
Warren w. Tolman, and with witnesses
and evidence was adduced in behalf OF
both parties touching the issue joined
on the charge stated. The oral depo-
sition of Mr.. Harvey ]. Brown was al
so taken on behalf Of the government
before Mr.. G. A. Benedict, notary
public in Portland, Oregon, and the
transcript Of all the testimony taken
was filed in this office on May Is, 1915.
A careful examination of the testi-
mony taken shows that the entryman
has shown the utmost good faith in the
cultivation and Improvement OF his en-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15

time to a brand of hogs that build
pork rapidly. They take care of the
animals, as it Is through care that the
best results are obtained in raising
any kind of food stock for the market.
AS protection for the animals, a
large building has been erected at the
ranch for shelter during the winter.
One of the most interesting CONNER
clal Club meetings yet held was that
OF last Thursday evening. There were
not great many present, but those
who were there took an active part in
the proceedings and showed that their
hearts are in the work of the organi-
cation The Club has already done good
work for the town, and can be made a
factor for advancement of movements
aiming to benefit the place. Every
resident of Oroville should be on the
roll of membership.
AS this paper goes to press Thurs
day afternoon the local high school
FOOTBALL team is scrapping on the grid
iron at Okanogan with the high school
or that place. 1t is the first real game
or either team for the season, and II
can hardly be expected that it will be
up to form of games played later in
the fall. or course our sympathy is
with the locals in their initial try-out
put will not be disappointed if thew
fall to win, as several of the PLAYERS
are new to the game
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Reed loft
MONDAY for Spokane. Mrs. Reed will
go on to Portland, where she will en-
Ter a sanitarium 70, treatment. and
Mr. Reed will for the present. visit
win his mother In Idaho Mrs. Reed is
IN very poor health, but her physician
at PORTLAND is satisfied that under his
system or treatment she will entirely
recover. The kind and sincere wishes
,or ner speedy restoration to perfect
neaith goes with her from a large
circle OF old friends in Oroville.
saturday evening, the anniversary
cry stand, beautiful carnation wac
pu. 10 every patron of the place.
~. nowers and potted plants are
presentation of the flowers was bon
Ply thought highly appreciated bv thoso
o. ~ tuhate as to receive a souvenir
anu many were given out. The Getsey
establishment is one of the attro Sey
ho
courtesy of the proprietors If would
be a credit to large city. 0'''
D. Friis. the creamery man makor
OF the celebrated Oroville creannnru
outter, the equal Of which cannot ~
round anywhere in the state. is find,n NC
II very difficult to secure suffic;arst
amount am OF cream to supply the demand
Tor the product of his creamery Thia
CONDITION should not be in a co,rtnn
Una that is SO we'll adopted for darwin as
tne oKanogan valley and the adiaoo,s
MI country. More farmers sbouiS ~
dellvering cream to the local crean NC
cry. Mr.. Friis pays the ton nrice ~
cream, and the money is ALWAYS roa ,3r
aor 5he patrons of the plant II i s
steady and sure monthly income "a
an VINO nave few cows. and can ~
MADE a nice source of income for a ne
VINO VIII take the trouble to deliver ~ ~
tactical fluid. Farmers comnla;n re, - she
lack or market for their nrod, VI d
here is product that can a,wa Uuu sa
a. a market. Why not take adyanta1a nn u.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15
M. d. MILAN.

Durlng the past fortnight we have
sent out large number of notices
to delinquent subscribers. Singly.
these debts are SO small as to be of no
great moment, but in the aggregate
they foot up to several hundred dol
lars, and If each one indebted for a
small amount would promptly settle
the total would somewhat reduce the
worry of looking ahead to a hard win
ter.
Bird d HobsOn, the Wenatchee con-
tractors who are to put the second
story on the Covert block, commenced
operations Saturday. They will crowd
work along in order to complete the
Job before the coming of cold weather
Ohe portion of the proposed improve
ments is the installation of a heating
plant. and the excavation is being
made under the building for that pur.
pose.
Buildings in town barely fit for hu-
man habitation are all occupied sim
ply because those DESTROYS of Obtain
ing quarters are unable to obtain anv-
thing better. Why, even the old gar
age in the rear of the Peerless hote,
has a tenant. Almost any number of
comfortable houses could be rented
II such houses We're here to rent. If
more people locate here this fall thew
Will have to resort to tents.
One of the largest crowds that has
attended public sale in many a dav
was collected at Charlie ,Johnston's
barn Saturday afternoon when Mr.
Johnston endeavored to slough off a
number of horses and a collection of
vehicles and other personal propertv
Bidding was not brisk, as the demand
Tor horses at this time is not active
However, considerable property of ono
kind and another was disposed of.
AS side line down on the Ellie
Forde Orchard Tracts, the owners arc
turning considerable attention IN tho
raising of hogs, and are devoting tha;r
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-15

ment. Motion carried. On motion the
council adjourned.
E. r. HOOSE.
Clarly