Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-28
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Harrlsburg's magnolia trees are in
all of their Springtime glory. There
are probably more of the handsome
lawn trees in this city now than has
ever been known and some of them
are superb specimens. They are not
confined to any one locality as people
nave them in yards all over Harris
burg, but Front street appears to have
quite number. The tree on the
George w. Reilly property at Front
and Reilly streets. probably the oldest
magnolia in Harrisburg, is in full flow
er and resembles a gigantic bouquet.
1t has been greatly admired by many
people. Probably a dozen other mag
nollas are blooming along Front street
and there are some on Allison Hill
which are showing beautiful flowers
and which bid fair to add much to at
tractiveness of Harrisburg gardens in
the next few years. In a short time
the tulip trees and the wistaria will
be in bloom and the geraniums will
soon be displacing the tulips as the
bright spots of the gardens.
Herman Collins perpetrates the fol-
lowing in the column dedicated to Cir
ard in the Philadelphia Public Ledger:
Whenever Governor Brumbaugh
and Cyrus E. Woods. Secretary of the
Commonwealth, wish to erase the fog
from their brains they go out together
and play a game of golf.
"A Harrisburg wit who has seen
them bent upon such errands was ask
ed that ancient question If the Cover
nor and Secretary were of the Civil
War variety of players-'out in 81 and
back in 65.'
No. said the capital humorist;
they are both of the Spanish War
period-out and back again in 9S.'
Taking of polls to get a line on
Presidential preferences in this city
has been going on the last few days
and from all accounts it has led to
some rather amusing experiences.
The men who handled the work said
that they had run across a number of
persons who positively refused to eX-
press any opinion in the matter, which
is quite different from what turned up
in the campaign of 1912. Yesterday
afternoon man took canvass or
straw vote or whatever you may
choose to call it in a business building
and found that the Democrats were
practically all outspoken and most OF
them for Wilson, while the Republi-
cans were inclined to ask what the
other fellows had been saying. Con-
siderable Roosevelt. Brumbaugh and
Hughes sentiment was found.
Travelling men who come to this
city for the weekend say that they
have been struck with the absence of
political talk in their swings about the
State. One travelling man who covers
the whole State got in last evening and
remarked that for the approach of the
primary period he had been struck
by the lack of political arguments i'm
hotels where he had stopped and in
the cars. Generally, YOU can get n
line on politics by listening TO the talk
in the smoker" said one man. well.
| don't think that in ride from AL
toona to Harrisburg | heard more
than two men talking politics. They
were all talking shop, general busi-
ness or war"
Father Penn pays his bills even IL
they are sometimes over forty years
old Yesterday Auditor General Pow
ell received from the Harrisburg Trust
company, which had received it from
the Armstrong Trust company, a State
warrant for $3S52 which had been
drawn in payment of some damage
claims alleged to be due to soldiers in
the Civil War. The warrant was dated
March 81, 1871, and was in payment
of claim allowed by a special act OF
assembly in 1869. 1t was warrant No.
2,3S5 and made payable to John Gill
pin and w. f. Johnson. John F. Hart
ranft signed 1t as Auditor General.
Where it had been no one knew.
When it turned up, the record was in
vestigated and it was discovered that
the clerk in charge had drawn the
same numbered warrant twice. al
though each warrant was a different
transaction. The error in the number
was established and the claim being
proved a State check for the long due
money was ordered drawn.
B. b. McGinnis. Pittsburgher, who
is prominent in election contests now
being heard in the Dauphin county
court, has been one of the Democratic
war horses in that city for years. He
was active in the reorganization move
ment.