The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

The first tank car of many that will
be used in oiling the state roads in this
vicinity was placed in the local freight
yards here Yesterday and the actual
work of spreading the oil will proceed
in few days.
To stay away from Kitzmiller. Satur-
day, Monday and Tuesday, August 10.
q and p. You lose. Adv.
Miss Edna Shank, who is visiting her
sisters at Confluence, Pa, accompani-
ed an automobile party from Confluence
to Oakland last Sunday and spent the
day here with her parents, returning
to Confluence the same evening.
MIR. H. L. Bowman and family, of
Keyser w. Va, who were on a visit
of a few days to Mrs. Bowman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Sanders,
near Gortner, returned to their home
at keyser yesterday afternoon.
Chief Judge A. Hunter Boyd, of Cum
berland, was in Oakland Tuesday when
he heard argument on two questions.
one concerning a bankruptcy proceed
ing and the other with reference to an
attachment against the management of
the Loeb Lynn Heights hotel The
Court withheld his decision in both
cases.
Mr.. Leo j. Rasche, son of Mrs. K. R.
kasche and brother of Editor H. A.
Rasche of the Mountain Democrat of
Oakland, who has been travelling in the
south for the past year or more, has
written friend that he is now swing
ing across the country from Alabama to
FL Paso, Texas, and expects to be in the
trouble zone for some months.
An unpaid Democratic campaign note
for $4,000 dated August 10, 1909, has
been filed with the Register of Wills in
Bel Air against the estate of the late
Murray Vandlver by the National Bank
of Snow Hill, Nd. The note was given
to meet the deficit in the Democratic
campaign of 1909, when General Van
diver was chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee, says the Havre de
Grace Ledger
Miss Jessie Brewer, a Lutheran mis-
sionary, who has been doing active work
at Guntur, India, for the past fourteen
years, has recently returned to the
homeland and will be in Oakland next
Saturday and on Sunday night will ad-
dress the missionary society of the local
Lutheran congregation in the church at
1880 O'Clock. Mrs. Hoffmeister, who is
president of the West Virginia Synod
Missionary Society, will also be present
on Sunday night and deliver an address.
The alarming shortage of print paper
is making it difficult for II anv newspa-
per corporations to continue business.
In many cities there is talk of CONSOLE
dating two or more plants to reduce
working forces and expenses In the
job printing end of the trade the high
cost of the finer grades of paper, used
for correspondence as well as for adver-
Using purposes, is cutting down orders
from large number of business houses
and manufacturers.
Seldom has Anne Arundel county jai
had such full house as at the present
time. There are 81 prisoners in the Jail.
There are more colored than white pris-
oners and many more male than female
prisoners. 1t costs the county on an
average of 30 cents prisoner per day
to feed them. Some are only IN Jail for
80 days, while others are held for the
October term of court. 1t approximate
ly costs the county $500 per month to
feed the prisoners. says the Annapolis
Evening Capitol. Sheriff Sullivan be-
lieves in giving the prisoners meat once
day and substantial food, we'll cooked.
The sheriff is humane man, and he also
! believes in giving the prisoners ice wat