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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06
Turns Down PIucking System.

Washington.-The provision In the
naval appropriation bill to abolish the
"plucking board and authorize the
president to restore to the service Of
fcers retired by the board, was adopt
ed Tuesday at the close of long de-
hate
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06
! I'VE
$ TOOK
CURING THE HALTER FULLER
Bard Around Horses Body Surprises
and Mystlfies Him and He Soon
Learns to Behave Himself.

Have you ever owned a horse that
broke his halter rope again and againf
! have seen some that we're tied with
long chains because the owner de-
SPARED of ever keeping them In their
stalls by any other method. This hab-
1t may be cured very easily, however.
Put band around the horses body
Just in front OF the rump. To the I'M
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06

Stprinkling Tax, Sp
Dec. 81 Cert. No. 1913 Water rentals
Dec. 81. Cert. No. 1914 Misc Fund
Cert. No. 1876 Tn. From Gen.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06

Transfers
Nov l, Cert. No 1873 transfer Water Fund 105 90
Nov 10, Cert No. 1885, transfer to Street Fund
Dec. l. Cert No 1872, transfer to Water Fund - 90
Dec 81 Cert No. 1886 transfer to Wafer Fund 105 90
Warrants:
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06
Floods in Arizona.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Rain and snow In
the central and southern portions OF
the state have brought about foods al
most as disastrous as those of a
month ago. Damage will reach more
than s2nn 600
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-06
Against Pluckina Board.

Washington. Abolition OF the
plucking board" for years the dread
of naval officers, is one of the chief
provisions of new naval personnel
bill drafted by board headed by AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt.
H. Testing War Fabrics.
London.-To test war fabrics, 10000
recruits in English camps are wear
ing suits of khaki of different texture
over their ordinary clothing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Brought Band Along
to Close a Contract

Harrisburg's downtown business
section was informally serenaded last
evening by the West End Band and
for an hour or so the promenaders
got some idea of how nice "Mer-
chants Night" during the big Mu-
nicipal Celebration next week is go
ing to be. This is the way it came
about:
F. F. Davenport, proprietor of a
Market street restaurant, whose job
is the arranging for the bands to play
during Merchants Night" last even
ing decided to close a contract with
the West End Band. So he called
up George A. Huffman, the leader
Conductor Huffman explained that the
band was rehearsing.
That's too bad" said Mr.. Daven-
port. "I wanted you to sign that
contract. . But of course you can't
leave the band ?"
mo, can't leave the band. but
hello!"
"Yes?"
"Ill bring it along!"
And he did.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15

RUTHERFORD URGES
REYNDERS ELECTION
Prominent Banker Declares 1t Is
For Best Interests of
Borough

"HIr. Reynders has done as
much and more for Steelton than
any other man that ever came
into the community. He ought to
be returned to council with a
huge majority for the good of the
entire borough
This is the endorsement Robert NJ
rutherford, president of the Steeltop
National Bank and Steelton Trusl
Company and one of the borough's
foremost citizens. gave to-day to the
candidacy of J. V. w. Reynders, who
will be endorsed practically unani-
mously by the voters of the Third
ward at the primaries next Tuesday.
Prominent businessmen and others
interested in the welfare of Steelton
regardless of party affiliations, have
lined UP for Mr.. Reynders and will
strive to give him the largest vote ever
received by Third ward councilman
Tax Rate Knocked Down
Mr.. Reynders, the vice-president and
general manager at the local plant OF
been president of council for six years
During this time the borough tax rate
has been reduced one-half mill and
many thousands of dollars have beer
spent in public improveme
More than seven miles of paved
streets nave been constructed, new
30-inch intake has been built from
the filter plant to the center of the
Susquehanna river, the street lightins
system has been wonderfully improved
and the cost greatly reduced, the sani.
tary sewerage system has been made
the equal of any in the State and many
other public improvements have sue.
cessfully been carried out.
The next council will revise prac.
tically all the present borough ordi.
nances to conform with the new Dor.
ough code and men of experience ane
foresight should be selected for the
task.
And that is why far-seeing men o.
the borough, regardless of party poll
tics, desire to give Mr.. Reynders sucr
& large majority.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
STOMACH MISERY
QUICKLY VANISHES

Your money back. IL you want it is
the way in which all the leading drug
stores are selling Mi-o-na, the great
dyspepsia remedy.
This is an unusual plan, but Mi-o-na
has so much meBit and is so almost in
variably. successful in, relieving all
forms of indigestion that the dealers
run but little risk in selling under a
guarantee of this kind.
Do not be miserable or make your
friends miserable with your dyspepsia
Mi;;o-na will help you. II It doesn't.
money back and he will cheerfully re-
fund 1t.
A change for the better will be seen
from the first few doses of Mi-o-na
and its continued use will soon start
you on the road to perfect digestion
and enjoyment of food.
Mi-o-na has been so uniformly sue
cessful that every box is sold under
positive guarantee to refund the money
IL it does not relieve. What fairer
proposition could be made?
You can get Mi-o-na on this money
back guarantee from practically every
druggist in this vicinity, including II
G. Kennedy.-Advertise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Steelton Snapshots

Band to Play.-The crack Steelton
Band has been engaged to play at
Harrisburg during the big Municipal
celebration September 25.
Assessors Busy.-Ward assessors
have received their books and are
now busy on the tri-annual assess
ment OIL borough property.
Hold Gard Party. - The Ladies'
Auxiliary to Division. No. A. o. H,
will hold a card party at the club
rooms in North Front street to-mor-
row evening. The committee in
charge includes Mrs. Edward Towsen,
Mrs. Margaret Blade and Mrs. Anas-
tasia Frazier.
Bridge Shop Busy.-The bridge and
construction department at the Steel
Works is now working extra time on
large orders Working hours have
been increased. Much of the output
is going to Sparrows Point where the
company is building new mills and tc
various railroads for small bridges
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Banks Prefer Forgery
Charges Against Youth
Who Stole From Parents

Charges of forgery were brought to-
day against George A. Redsecker be-
fore Alderman George Hoverter by the
First National Bank and the Mechan-
les Trust Company. Redsecker will
plead guilty to these additional charges
in court next Monday morning. Red
seeker had intended to plead guilty
to charges of false pretense last Mon
day in connection with his attempts to
secure sums aggregating $4,000 from
these two banks on stock certificates
owned by his father. but the case was
continued until after the forgery
charges were brought. Redsecker, 1t
is charged, forged the name of his
father in his efforts to get the money.
Augustine West, the youthful bank
clerk who must answer to charges of
embezlement, will likely plead guilty
Monday also. A number of other pleas
will be heard at the same time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Sing Sing Is Not Such
a Bad Place After All

New York, Sept. 15.-The joys of
life in Sing Sing were set forth to-day
in letter found in the possession of
Walter Gardner, arraigned on a short
affidavit before Magistrate Appleton
in West Side Court. The letter, writ
ten to Gardner by Joseph Kopp, now
serving three-year term for robbery,
follows in part:
Friend Walt:
Il am UP here for three years but.
hey, Walt, why worry? l want to tell
YOU 1t Is much easier here than you
think. Baseball every day, swimming
the same. We have two hours every
day in the water and we can talk and
yell all we want to. We cannot talk
ir the shop. Movies every night in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
New Stieff Building
Ready For Celebration

One of the newest Improvements in
the city's business world which has
been completed in time for the big
municipal improvement celebration, is
the new Stieff Piano building at "a
North Second street
L. F. Bass. manager. worked night
and day pushing the construction of
the building to have 1t completed for
the big celebration and the Stieff piano
is now in its new home. There are
still some finishing touches to be put
on the inside of the building but these
will be finished by next week. The
formal opening of the new store will
be an event of October l.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
winter and Saturdays ana Sundays in

winter and Saturdays and Sundays in
hot weather We can write as much
as we please If we have the stamps
The writer said he did not want his
friend to send him anything, as he
could buy things cheaper at Sing Sing
than here. He said he expected to be
released in IS months if he walked
chalk line" and concluded by ad-
vising his friend to be good, but to
remember that Sing Sing lis not such
a bad place after ALL"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15

who has no suit for the races need
only apply to the Park Department to
get one.
Auto Trip
At a meeting yesterday afternoon
OF the committee in charge of the
plans for the automobile trip a route
covering a distance of twenty-five
miles was completed. Previous to the
trip and during the unveiling cere-
monies all cars will be parked along
Front street north of Locust. They
will move over the following route:
Out Locust street to Second, to Mar
ket, to Market street bridge, to the
Island, to the filtration plant, return
to the city, down Front to Dock, to
Ninth, to Shanois, to Cameron, to
Sycamore. to Thirteenth street, pass
ing Sycamore street Fairgrounds. to
Hanover street, to Cameron, through
Cameron parkway to Chambers Hill,
return through Bellevue Park, to
Twenty-first and Market streets,
through Reservoir Park, to Walnut
street, to Eighteenth. to State, to Thir-
teenth. to Derry to Mulberry, across
Mulberry street viaduct to Fourth, to
state. to Cameron, TO Herr to Seventh,
to Maclay, to Cameron, to Wildwood
Park, through park to Otis lane, to
Front. to Seneca, to Fourth. to EN-
erald, to Front, to Locust and dismiss.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
"Speed Fiend" Charged
With Covering City Block
in Four Seconds Flat

Frequent violations of trafic rules
and speeding were charged against
Raymond Walker. 1915 Regina street,
a jitney driver, who was in an accident
at Fifteenth and Berryhill streets Mon
day, by the Motor Club of Harrisburg,
which brought Walker before Alder
man Hilton last night for a hearing.
He was ordered to pay fines and costs
of prosecution totaling $21.
According to officials OF the Motor
Club. Walker has continually broken
traffic ordinances and is a speed
fiend." On Monday while driving a
jitney in Fifteenth street Walkers car
collided with a. JiIney driven by Philip
Fleck. Carnation street, who was going
east in Berryhill street. Fleck claims
that Walker was responsible for the
crash. Witnesses last night testified
that Walker has covered a city block
in four seconds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
~ENHAUT-
Township May Adopt
Rutherford Streets

Property owners in Rutherford
Heights have petitioned the Swatara
Township commissioners to adopt sew
eral of the towns principal streets as
township highways. At the present
time these streets are kept up by ad-
joining property owners.
In company with the township at
torney members OF the board of town
ship commissioners will inspect Hun
tingdon, Tioga and Somerset streets,
three of the streets which the prop
erty- owners want adopted into the
township. Following this trip the
board OF commissioners will act upon
the petition.
The committee which is urging
adoption of the streets includes Ed
ward DeHart, Oscar Eshenour, the
Rev. Mr.. Vogelman and c. L. Brinser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
DIR. AND MRS. MYERS BACK
FROM TOUR OF COUNTRY

DR.. and Mrs. D. E. Myers, South
Second street, have returned from a
six weeks tour of the United States
Leaving Steelton early in August DR.
and Mrs. Myers went to Washington
D. c.; Atlanta, Ga; Mobile, Ala
New Orleans. San Antonio, Texas;
Juarez, Mexico; Los angeles. CAL
Sacramento, the two exp ositions, Og-
den, Utah; Colorado Springs and
Denver. Col; Salt Lake City, Kansas
City and Chicago. They spent two
weeks on the Coast and week in
Colorado stopping just a short while
at the other points of interest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Schools on Half Session
During Hot Weather

It's a safe bet that the weather man
and students of Steelton's public
schools are on excellent terms Just at
present. For until the present hot
spell passes away there will be only
halfssessions in all borough schools.
This decision was reached by the
School Board in special session last
evening.
Until the half session rule was
passed students in many of the rooms
suffered greatly from the intense heat
In few of the rooms it was reported
to the board, the thermometers scared
to the 80 mark.
In the High school the boy students
suffered particularly - for it is the
rule there that boys must not re-
move their coats.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Wilson Sees Little
Prospect of Peace

Washington. D. c.. Sept. 15.-Presi-
dent Wilson was told to-day by DR..
Aletta Fl. Jacobs. of Amsterdam, Hol-
land, that there is little prospect of
European peace in the near future.
DIR. Jacobs was one of the delegates
to the Woman's Peace Conference held
at The Hague several months ago and
later discussed peace with high Off
cials of various nations in Europe with
Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
|4MIDDLETOWN. = =
SMALL CHILD DIES

Harold Nelson Houser, infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Houser, Rife
street, died yesterday from a compli-
cation of diseases. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at $50
o'clock from the hime. Services were
private and burial was made in the
Middletown cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
All Letters Taken From
Archibald to Be Published

London. Sept. Is, $40 p. m.-Docu-
ments from the German and Austro-
Hungarian Embassies in washington
taken from James F. ]. Archibald, the
American war correspondent, on his
arrival in England recently will be
made public here, Lord Robert Cecil
Parliamentary Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs. informed the House
of Commons this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
STEELTON PERSONALS

Auu peTsOnALS ............ go.
H. Lee McNeal is i'll at his home in
North Second street.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Stees, South Second
street, attended the w. c. T. U. con-
vention at MELVILLE yesterday.
Mrs. Samuel G. Neff, 313 North
Front street has returned from a visit
to New York and New Jersey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
I. S. CONTROLS CUSTOMS PORTS

Washington, D. c., Sept. 15.-All
open customs ports in Haiti are now
under United States control. Rear Ad-
miral Caperton telegraphed to-day
that this was accomplished when the
cruiser Sacramento, with the Fourth
and 18th companies of marines occu-
pied Jacmel and Lecayes yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
Thousands Expected to
Come to Harrisburg
For Big Celebration

Thousands of people are expected TO
come to this city from points within
10 mile radius next Friday for the
big day of the Great Municipal I'm
provement Celebration.
Excursion rates of two cents a mile
to this city will be made on the Phila-
delphia & Reading, Pennsylvania and
Cumberland Valley railroads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
ELECT TAX COLLECTOR

J. NJ. Rutherford has been elected
school tax collector for the borough
of Royalton. He was selected by the
school board Monday and succeeds j.
H. Daugherty, resigned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
SCHOOL ENROLMENT LARGE

Just 1924 pupils are now enrolled
in the Middletown public schools ac-
cording to a report made to the school
board Monday evening. The board
elected Charles Houser truant officer
for the month of September.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
MRS. BAKER ENTERTAINs

Mrs. John Baker entertained mem
bers of the Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary society of the United
Brethren church, at her home in East
Main street, last evening
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
TO BUILD SIX RED GARAGES

Six single-story red brick garages
will be built by William Van Camp at
the northwest corner of Turner and
Saul alleys. They will cost 5000.
Building Inspector ]. II. Grove issued
permit for the construction work
to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
ORGANIZE ORCHESTRA

Pupils in the Middletown Central
grammar school have organized an
orchestra. Regular rehearsals will be
held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
ANNOUNCE BIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kaley an.
nounce the birth of daughter, Blon.
dena, Monday, September 13.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
ENTRIES RECEIVED
FOR SHELL RACES

[Continued From First Page.]
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15

who has no suit for the races need
only apply to the Park Department to
get one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-15
EDUCATION BOARD
WILL MEET SOON
Likely to Take Over the Clarion
and Bloomsbury State Normal
Schools This Year
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
Governor Brumbaugh and His
Party Will Return Tomorrow;
News of the State Capitol

The State Board
of Education will re-
sumo its Fall meet
ings on September
23 and 1t is expected
at that time that
representati We s of
the Clari o n and
Bloomsbury S t a t g
Normal Schools will
meet with the board
with a view to ar
ranging for purchase
The Dickinson press., 1915-10-23

Fred Schlapman and son, Henry,
autoed in from their farm three miles
west of Taylor on Tuesday. Mr..
Schlapman has his grain, including
100 acres of wheat and 80 acres of
oats, all stacked and he believes that
it will be three or four weeks before
his threshing will be completed. He
figures on a wheat yield Of about II
bushels.
Marcus Gress, n of Richardson's
prosperous farmers, was in Dickinson
on Wednesday in his new Overland
Six. His daughters, Misses Eleanor
and Annie, and Mrs. Rosa Schnell,
were also along. Mr.. Gress finally
finished threshing and has a very
large crop of grain on hand. It
took him about a month to finish
threshing Of account of the rainy
weather.
James o. Spencer, telegraph oper-
ator at Glendive, and Miss Pearl Bal
lard of Wisconsin, were united in
marriage at Dickinson the past
week. The girl is II years of age
The Dickinson press., 1915-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Dahlke came
up from Taylor on Tuesday with a
load of handsome onions, which they
were marketing. Mr.. Dahlke said
he had 26 grain stacks up and about
three days more work to finish
The Merchants National bank corn
err now has standard street crossings
and the full width side walks on both
sides of the bank and in front of the
new Reed Bros store are also show
ing up in fine shape.
]. w. Follis is grandpa since Octo-
Der 16, when a son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Follis at St.
Joseph's hospital. The father was in
from the Bill Follis ranch at Ranger
for the happy event, returning Mon
day. The 10th was Wills birthday
too.
J. w. Reed was in Chicago this
week attending an executive board
meeting of the Retailers Commercial
Union. He took advantage of his
trip to the cities to buy additional
stock for the firms stores at Dickin-
son, Manning and Killdeer.
Gottlieb Olheiser has the wheat
from 245 acres to thresh this year.
He has been a resident Of Stark
county for % years, his place being
located 10 miles south on the New
England road. The cream from the
dairy is brought to the Dickinson
market.
C. F. Ewald, a lumber dealer of
Hebron, was returning home this
week from three weeks spent at his
fruit ranch Is miles this side of
Spokane. Mr.. Ewald helped pick a
carload Of his own apples while west
and will now have the pleasure of
marketing the same in his home
town. Apples are high in price this
fall, selling for $1.00 to $1.10 per
box at the orchard.
The Dickinson press., 1915-10-23

the position. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Sohm have had dairy farm expert
nee in former years and were much
pleased to get the place. There were
a half dozen or more applicants for
the RAIDER Dairy job, which demon
strates that the PRESS is widely
read and any business proposition is;
sure to get responses when circu-
lated through the PRESS columns.
Those undergoing operations at
the hospital this week were: Miss
Emma Sullivan of Dickinson, Harry
Bond of Belield, Jules Vanluchene Of
Sentinel Butte, J. M. Noes of Tay-
lor, all on Monday and Nellie Blaha:
of Killdeer, and Mrs. Richard Inder-
gard of Belield on Wednesday. Orine
Treff of Sentinel Butte, Joseph
Spencer of South Heart are at the
hospital now taking treatment and the
three children of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas..
Haut of Belield and Martin Lamper-
Of Zenith, who were taking treat
ments, left this week. .
The B. +. L. party is scheduled for
the coming Tuesday. e:
The Dickinson press., 1915-10-23
NEWS

]. V. lessen made a short business
trip to Glendive the first of the week.
Mrs. L. R. Baird and daughter re-
turned the past week from their trip
east.
The south bridge wei Heart river
has been re-planked and is now in
fine repair.
Attorney Otto Thress of New
England was attending to business
in Dickinson on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Thysell and
son, John, were delayed until Friday
In getting away for Washington.
R. T. Healy, manager of the Slope
Bankers Abstract Co. at Amidon was
in Dickinson the first of the week.
A. w. Mason was expecting four
carloads of young cattle this week,
two of which were to be taken to
Savage, Montana.
The burial of the infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Peterson of Oak
dale was made in the Dickinson
cemetery the past week.
James O. Gray was down from
Medora the first of the week to get
medicine for a severe cold. Unless
he got better within a few days, he
expected to return and enter st.
Joseph's hospital.
Col. A. P. Peake of Valley City,
president of the Consolidated Coal Co.
of Dickinson, was in the city several
days this week. Col. Peake does not
get out here very often but his many
friends at Dickinson and vicinity
are always glad to see him. His COM
pany is looking forward to a good
coal business and is making prepar-
ations to handle the trade with
promptness.