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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
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president.
STRICKEN as he sat in a BARRIERS
chair at Bloomsbury, Daniel Dawson,
76, has since been unconscious and
may die.
Thieves robbed the po office at
Zion Hill, getting few dollars in
money and merchandise from the gen
eral store.
A. G. Bowers, of Lancaster, has
been appointed an engineer to make
improvements in the harbor of Chez
foo, China.
A breach of promise jury at Lancas
ter awarded Alice e. Seitz $4,000 for
fourteen years courtship by Clayton
D. Newcomer.
Work on the new country bridge
over the Schuylkill at Phoenixville is
being rushed after long delay, caus-
ed by bad weather.
The state board Of pardons' session
for May has been postponed from May
1T to May "a, and twelve new cases
have been listed.
Judge A. D. Mcconnell, in Green's
burg, has decided that the borough OF
vandergrift has no legal right to a
borough manager.
The Reading Transit company has
placed its order for 600 tons of rails
for 1917 with the Lorain Steel COM
pany, Of Lorain, Ohio.
- ~ fhn Toc of
ON Brass and Machine company were
raised ten per cent; also those of the
Pen Argyll Silk company.
Three thousand members of the
Loyal Order of Moose in central Penn
sylvania towns attended a celebration
of Wilhamsport lodge.
The Columbia National bank and
the Pittsburgh Union Trust company
have assailed the constitutionality Of
the escheat law Of 1915.
Emporium is in the midst of one of
the greatest building booms in its his
tory, which includes a new three
story hotel, capacity 500.
DIR. C. G. Basset, of the University
of Pittsburgh, addressing students in
Harrisburg urged that detectives be
allowed to die at birth.
The Waynesboro board of trade has
elected these officers: President, ]. H.
stoner; vice president, H. E. D. Gray;
treasurer, Ira N. Hoover.
Many farmers of the vicinity of
West Chester witnessed an exhibition
Of plowing with the aid of a gasoline
Tractor, on the Jones farm.
Mrs. Michael Angoly, of McAdoo, on
the way to Hazleton for shopping, be-
came the mother of baby boy on a
Pennsylvania railroad train.
The public service commission held
fifteen hearings on applications for
approval of contracts, incorporation
papers and similar matters.
Contractor H. F. Stark, Of Greens
burg, has lost eight prize winning
horses from a mysterious disease on
his stock farm near Ligonier.
William M. Hobart has been ap-
pointed justice Of the peace for Potts
town, and George F. Brown for Snow
Shoe township, Centre county.
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A Banquet For Horses.

Banquets prepared exclusively for
animals are not altogether unknown in
England The aged inmates of the
Home Of Rest For Horses, Westcroft
farm, Cricklewood, celebrate each
New Years day with a sumptuous re-
past. The menu for the last banquet
consisted of Jumps Of sugar, chopped
carrots, apples. brown and white bread
and biscuits. These were mixed to-
gether in wooden box and placed out
side each stable door.-London Tele-
graph.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
A Puzzled Artist.

Achenbach, the German artist, enjoy
ed a vogue some years ago. A certain
collector had bought from an art deal
er a seascape represented as genu-
inc Achenbach. Afterward it was
pronounced to be a copy. The buyer
brought an action against the dealer,
who turned the tables by declaring
that his picture was genuine and the
other was copy. Achenbach himself
was summoned by the courts to tell
which was which. Amazed at the alb
Solute similarity Of the two paintings.
he gazed at them for a long time, in
spected them closely, front and back,
shifted them and then frankly admitted
he could not tell which was the orig
inal and which the copy.
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April "A, 1916

In the Orphans Court of Indiana
County, Pennsylvania. Notice Of In
tention to Present an Application for
Private Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that an ap,
plication will be made to the Orphans
Court of Indiana County, on Monday,
the 18th day of May, 1916, at ten O'Clock,
a. m, by The Savings and Trust Com
pany of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Guard
ian of Lawrence a. Laney, minor child
of Florence p. Laney, deceased, for an
order of Court to make private sale to
the Vinton Colliery Company Of the un-
divided one-tenth interest Of the said
minor in all the coal in and under those
two certain pieces or tracts of land.
Situate in the Township Of Burlington,
County Of Indiana and State Of Penn
sylvania bounded and described as fol-
lows: No. l. BEGINNING at a post;
thence by land Of Samuel Graham, now
James Altimus. North 80 degrees, West
155 perches to a post; thence North 81
degrees, West 33 perches TO a post;
thence North % degrees, East 26 perch
es to a post; thence by lands of G. X.
Weaver, now David Altimus, South 62
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
PENNSYLVANIA
NEWS IN BRIEF
Interesting Items From All Sec
tiOnS Of the State.
CULLED FOR QUICK READING
News Of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout the
Keystone State.

Keystone State.
Thieves stole $1,000 from Michael
Gaso at Milton.
Two thousand shells a day Is the
output of the GAINESVILLE Iron works.
Striped clothing for prisoners st the
county jail in Lancaster will be abol-
1Shsd.
Lancaster has 900 cases Of measles,
$50 of them originating in the last
three days.
Lewiston's 100000 Y. M. G. A.
building will be erected at Market and
Third streets.
The wheel foundry at the Berwick
car plant is tied up by a strike for
increased wages.
About $4,000 trees will be planted
around Ringing Hill, near Pottstown,
by State Forester McNeal.
Jeddo, a mining town, enjoys the
distinction of being the only borough
OF the state with 10 debt.
The Montgomery County Sunday
School association will hold cOnven-
ton, May &c, in Norristown.
Twelve Hazleton young men were
arrested and fined by Mayor Harvey
for annoying girls in the streets.
The Agricultural Trust company,
Lancaster's latest financial institution,
has bought it's home for 100000.
George Kemmerer, Of Mahon1ng,
shot and killed bald eagle, which
measured five feet from tip to tip.
Fire, discovered In the fifth level in
Gilberton coliery, destroyed cons1d-
cradle timber and caused uneasiness.
DR.. George w. Harrington, Hazleton,
was seriously injured as he fell down
stairs trying to reach his runaway au-
to.
There are 800 cases Of measles In
Lancaster, and the epidemic has ma
tsriAlly interferred with school atten-
dance.
A ten per cent increase in wages
has been granted the $50 employees of
the Van Allen & Co. works at Northum-
berland
The Women's Missionary Society of
Carlisle Reformed Chassis has elect
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degrees East SO perches to a post;
es to a dogwood thence North IL de-
grees East 81 perchess to post; thence
South SO degrees East 20 perches to a
chestnut oak; thence 15 degrees East 26
perches to post; thence South 10 de-
land of Jacob George; thence South 6l
degrees West AZ IA perches to the place
and 16 perches.
No. 2. BEGINNING at a post, corn
er of lands of Jacob Brown and other
lands of Elizabeth J. Graham; thence
along the line of lands Of Jacob Brown
less, to post; thence by lands of Isaac
Dearmey, along old road South 63 de-
grees East AZ perches, more or less to a
post; thence still by same lands South
less to the corner of Harman Millers
land; thence by land of said Harman
Miller, South Al degrees West 68 perch
es; thence still by. same, South 70 de-
grees East 80 perches, more or less to
stones; thence by lands of Harman Mil
Ter; Al degrees West IS perches; thence
perches to a post; thence by lands OF
David Egan, now t. j. Davis, South SIS
degrees West 54 perches; thence South
North degrees East 49 perches; thence
North 60 degrees West SO perches, more
or less, to the place of beginning, CON-
TANNING 81 acres and rs perches, more
or less.
For the price or sum Of $4,000 per
acre, to be paid as follows: One-third
In cash on confirmation of sale and two
thirds in three years from the date or
sale, with interest at per cent per an
mum, the deferred payment to be secur-
ed by bond and mortgage on the prem
ises; at which time If no exceptions are
taken or objections made to granting
the order of sale, the Court will take
action on said petition.
d. r. TOMB,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
In No Hurry.

''Too many people," said a clergy
man, regard their religion as did the
little boy in the jam closet. His moth
er pounced on him suddenly. He stood
on tiptoe, ladling jam with both hands
from the jam pot to his mouth.
"'Oh, Jacky! his mother cried.
And only last night you prayed to be
made a saintp
His face, an expressionless mask of
jam, turned toward her.
"'Yes, but not till after I'm dead he
explained"
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A Call on the Waiter.

Hotel Clerks this $1,000 bill the
smallest thing you have about you?
Departing Guest-I am afraid it is.
Clerk Ito bellboy)-Here, take this bill
to one of the walters and ask him to
change it.-Judge.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
Made Him Hustle.

ITO what do you attribute your sue
.cess?"
"To the fact" replied the self made
man proudly, "that in my youth !
enjoyed all the disadvantages" - st.
Louis Republic.
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EDUCATION.

Bend all your energies to ac-
quire an education. Nobody
ever drifted into an education.
Conscious effort TO direct ones
reading and thIRking into the
best channels is an absolute
requisite. Choice must be made
of books, of friends and of
pleasures. One cannot read
trash and think literature
Amos r. Wells.
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Ouarantined.

Mother Ito district health visitor)-I
declare to goodness, miss, there amt
no danger OF infection. Them children
wot's got the measles is at the head of
the bed, and them wot amt is at the
foot.-Spokane Review.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
The Aim Of the Foreign Language Papers
Of America

To HELP PRESERVE THE IDEALS AND SACRED TRAD
ITIONs THIS, OUR ADOPTED COUNTRY THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA To REVERE ITS LAWS AND IN
sPIRE OTHERS TO OBEY THEM; To STRIVE UNCEAsING-
TO QUICKEN THE PUBLIC's SENSE OF CIVIC DUTY
IN ALL WAYS MAKING THIS COUNTRY GREAT
ER AND BETTER THAN WE FOUND 1T.
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APPLICATION FOR
A CHARTER.
In the Court of Common Pleas
of Indiana County No. 223
June Term, 1916.

Notice is hereby given that
an application will be made to
the Court of Common Pleas of
Indiana County on Monday,
May %, 1916, at 1000 o'clock,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES

For sewing machines, Vacu-
UNI cleaners, mops, etc., see j.
K. Carney, White building, In
diana, Pa.
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Natural Result.

what happened when her father put
his foot down on the matchP
'Why, what always happens when
you put your foot down on a match?
There was an explosion. kansas City
InnrnAl
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Wise Precaution.

Good night, Jinks. What are you
stuffing all that raw COTTON into your
ears for?"
''Wel, was told not to stay out
late and 1 believe in preparedness. =
Baltimore American.
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a. M, under the "Act to Provide
for the Incorporation and Regu-
lation of certain Corporations"
approved April 20, 1874, and it's
supplements by F. Wilkinson, w.
E. Gaughman, A. La Mantia, w.
L. Wilson, H. A. Geary, J. G.
Baughman, R. B. Evans, w. H.
Jackson, L. T. Graft, and S. H.
Dixon, for the charter of an in
tended corporation to be called
''BLAIRSVILLE LODGE NO.
4O6 BENEVOLENT AND PRO
TECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS"
the character and object of
which are the maintenance of
a society for the benefit and
protection to it's members and
their families in sickness and
death, to promote friendship and
social intercourse among it's
members, with a view of stim-
ulating and encouraging the pro-
lection and aiding of those in
distress and to accumulate a
fund for these purposes by the
collection of dues and to this end
also to acquire and hold real es-
tate to an amount the clear year
ly value or income whereof shall
not exceed 100000. And for
these purposes to have, possess
and enjoy all the rights, benefits
and privileges conferred by the
said act and it's supplements.
Elkin and Crops,
Attorneys.
April "a, 1916
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NOTICE

Angelo Camerata, of Creek
side has opened a First-Class
Shoe Shop, next to keystone
Hotel.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-05-13
Life and LIMB

''I want to insure"
eyes, fire or life?"
''Both-Pve got a wooden leg"
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TheWOrk Is Guaranteed to Be First
Class In Every Particular
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-21

The newspaper fraternity through
out the entire country will learn OF
the death of Bob" Gonzales with
profound regret. He was young
man, only % years old, and a
member of the editorial staff of the
Columbia State where his work had
made him a national reputation as
a paragraph writer. Mr. Gonzales
was a sergeant of the Machine Gun
company, South Carolina National
Guards, and died of pneumonia in
a base hospital at Elpaso, Tex, Tues
day. He was son of Capt VIM +
Gonzales, American minister to
Cuba. .Robt Gonzales was graduate
OF the University of South Carolina
and engaged in newspear work sew
eral months after leaving college.
Last June when the National Guard
was called out he left his work on
The State and enlisted as private
in the machine gun company. He
was later promoted to sergeant,
which rank he held at the time OF
his death.
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Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
am boy of 9 years and have
one sister. ruth, y and and one
brother, (Stennes, g.. We can't de-
eide what we would like best for
Christmas, so please bring US what
you can for Christmas and we will
apprec ciate it. We go to school at
Morrisville, just miles from our
grandfather home, where we live.
Wishing you a merry Christm as and
a happy New Year. we are
Your little friends.
Doctor, Ruth and Stennes Ferdon.
Letters from Cades.
Dear Santa:
am little country girl almost
nine years old.
want you to bring me sleeping
doll and carriage. also some fruit
and candy. As am the only one in
our family, hope Santa will grant
nv request. Yours truly,
Wylahmeyna Thomas.
Dear Santa Claus:
am boy thirteen years old.
As am the only boy | want ask for
too much. | want wagon. train.
fire crackers and some fruit.
Your friend,
Liston Smith.
Dear Santa Claus:
am little girl eight years old
and try to be a good little girl.
won't ask too much of you as |
fear you are rather poor this time,
but I want sleeping doll, vase, a
ring and some fruit.
Please bring my three little sisters
something nice, too.
Your little friend,
Viola Smith.
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Letters from NeSmith.

Dear Santa Claus:
| am going to write and tell you
what l want you to bring me for
Christmas. Please bring me some
fire works, a mouth organ. fruit. and
some toys; then | want you to bring
my little sister a nice rattle.
Your little friend,
Solon Nesmith, Jr.
Dear Santa Clause:
| am writing to tell you what
want for Christmas. | want some
fruit and all kinds of toys and fire.
works. will stop, for | am afraid
my letter will be too long.
Your little friend.
Matte Sue Nesmith.
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SANTA CLAUS LETTERS
Continued from page 8.

Continued from page 81.
Dear Santa Claus:
| am little girl nine years old. l
wsnt you to bring me big doll and
q little grip with some clothes in it
for her. Your little friend,
Mae Burgess.
Dear Santa Claus:
wish you would bring me pair
Of skates. a pump rifle, some fruit
and fire-crackers, and some Roman
candles. l will be glad if you will
bring me those things.
Your friend,'
WE Nesmith.
Dear Santa Claus:
lam little girl eight years old.
Will you please bring me baby doll.
a little stove, story book, little
washtub set, a puzzle, paintbox. a
tea set, sewing box and some nuts,
fruit and candy.
Your little friend.
Elizabeth Swails.
Dear Santa Claus:
Wont you please bring me an In
dian suit, game, a pocket book.
and some fruit. nuts and candy? If
it wouldn't be too much | would like
to have a celluloid doll.
Your little friend,
Mary Catherine Epps.
Dear Santa Claus:
wish you to bring me some wa.
ter colors, some fruit. and pencil
box. with some pencils in it.
Your friend,
Hattie Thames.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-21

Kingstree needs day current.
Lake City, we understand, has it.
If we can't have an all day current
we should at least have 1t to break
fast by without having to ressurrect
the old oil lamps. Good day light
doesn't come these mornings until
nearly s o'clock, and on a cloudy
day scarcely comes at all.
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Letters from Trio.
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
| will write you what | want. |
want a doll and stove and carriage
too and little piano. ! believe this
is all | want this time. Well, Santa
Claus, you have been good to me every
Christmas. sure would like to have
the doll. ! want some candy and
some apples and some bananas and
raisins. Your little friend,
onlo Crohop
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-21

WANTED-Two or three good ,
plump turkeys by The Record force.
We don't want any one to become
generous enough to give us a turkey.
We want to buy it and will pay the
market price in good American cur
repcy. Who'll be the first to trot us
in two or three.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-21

There seems to be an unusual
scarcity of turkeys, and from the
present outlook the editor Of The
Record is going to have to forego
the pleasure of feasting on the
noble birG" Christmas day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-12-21

A wireless message from Iceland
via Nova Scotia to advertisers in
this paper, says that Santa Claus Is
due to arrive in kingstree between
sunset Sunday evening and sunrise
Monday morning, December %.
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Letters from IndiantoWn.

Dear Santa Claus:
am writing to tell you what |
want. When | was in the hospital
last Christmas the doctor man gave
me a great big doll. and | want you
to bring carriage to fit her. | want
a pink humbrella" and little dol
ly with a pink dress and slippers on.
| am going to ask papa to shut Jack
(our big dog) up so he won't scare
you away. Samuel wants a train
what" can run, and an express
wagon. Laurie says he saw you in
Charleston last week and told you
what he wanted.
Yours devotedly,
Jennie Louise Erwin. ) years old.
We regret to say that for lack or
space we had to omit several Santa
Claus letters.
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Letters from Sumter.

Dear Santa Claus:
Bring me a tiny doll baby, doll
baby bed with mattress. little stove,
table and tea set and all kinds of
good things to eat. Also bring
Bubby Orville lots of things, too, so
he won't take mine.
Jho Eleanor Player.
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THURSDAY. DEG. 21.l9l6.

The advertising columns OF The
Record is short cut to holiday
bargains.
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Letters from Salters, Il. F. b

My Dearest Santa:
will write you few lines this cold,
windy and rainy night asking you
to bring me a raincoat. testament,
a school companion. some stationery
and fireworks and fruit of all kinds.
am boy 9 years old and 20 to
school every day. l wish you hap
py Christmas.
Milton Bradham.
Dear Santa:
am seven years old and 60 t.
school at Mulberry. My teachers
name is Miss Helen Burrows. | am
in the high second grade.
wish you would bring me a
school companion, some stationery,
a testament, a nice white sweater
and some toys if you have any to
spare. Hope you will not get fasten-
ed up the chimney. AS folks says
times are so hard | won't ask you
for much. Oh yes, want fruit and
fireworks too, please.
Ida Bradham.
Dear Old Santa:
Here me and little babe sister
comes, asking you to bring US some
little toys to play with. We are so
young yet we cannot think of big
things to ask for like our older
brother and sister, but please bring
US some fruit of all kind, also some
little toys for a girl 81 years and
little sister 8 months old.
Virginia & Emartulah Bradham.
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Letters from MOrrisVflle,

Dear Sanity Claus:
| won't ask for anything special.
as my papa has been sick for two
years. haven't either brother or
sister, and will be, oh, so glad for
anything you can spare.
Your little friend.
Tommie Altman.
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too and a little piano. | believe this
is all want this time. Well, Santa
Claus, you have been good to me every
Christmas. sure would like to have
the doll. ! want some candy and
some apples and some bananas and
raisins. Your little friend,
Leola Graham.
Dear Santa Claus:
will write you what l want for
Christmas. | want doll and stove
and little carriage and little piano.
| want some candy and apples and
nuts and bananas. | want some
negro-toes. My little sister could not
write so you could read it.
Your little friend,
Mary Graham.
Dear Old Sanity:
am little boy about five years
old, and | want to tell you that |
want: little wagon, "a knife and some
other toys and some fruit. want
the knife if nothing else. will close
for this time.
From your little friend,
Robert Rodgers.
Dear Santa Claus:
will write and tell you what |
want for Christmas: | want some
fireworks, apples, and oranges and
some cocoanuts. | won't ask for
any more.
Your little friend.
Kinsey Marshall.
Dear Santa Claus:
Twill write you a letter to tell
you what want you to bring me
Christmas. l want you to bring me
wagon and little toy horse and
also SOME fruit and fireworks. Please
bring me what l told you. | will
close for this time.
Your little friend.
Jamie McCants.
Dear Santa Claus:
will write you few lines to let
you know what l want. want
some candy, fruit, fireworks and a
toy stove to play with. wont ask
for very much for the times are hard
now. l will close for this time.
Your loving friend,
Lizzie Barrineau.
My Dear Old Santa Claus:
As it is most Christmas again we
thought that we had better write to
yoa and tell you what we want. and
if you will write to us and tell US
what you want for a Christmas
present we will have it in a chair
side of the fireplace.
Robert wants wagon. an Indian
suit, some fruit, candy and fireworks.
Little Tom wants a cowboy suit,
some fruit. candy and fireworks.
Horace wants an Indian suit, a
tricycle., little express wagon. a
real live billy goat and harness,
some fruit. candy and fireworks.
Rutherilee wants big doll baby
that can't break. some fruit, candy
and fireworks.
Martha wants a doll. too.
From little Tom, Robert. Horace
and Rutherilee Rowell.
Dear Santa Claus:
| will write and tell you what |
want you to bring me Christmas, |
want a big talking doll, apples, can
dy, oranges, peanuts and big horse.
Now | think that is all / want, so |
will close for this time.
Your friend,
Ossie Cannon.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please give me few little pres
ents: some candy, fruit, fireworks
and toy gun. / am little boy
seven years old and l am going to
school, Your little friend,
Hugh Wayman Boyd.