Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25

TO inspect ewes which will be brought
to Pennsylvania farms.
The Department of Agriculture has
arranged to secure sheep in Michigan
1or those farmers who desire to pur-
chase at the present time. DIR. Staley
IN director of transmissible diseases of
the Livestock Board and he will be ac-
companied to Michigan by several
farmers who will purchase carload lots
OF seventy or more sheep.
Secretary Patton will gladly arrange
F.; Tor the purchase of carload lots of
sheep ana VIII have thorough inspec-
t1on made before the purchases are
made. Farmers desiring to purchase
sheep are asked to correspond at once
with the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture so that arrangements for
Inspection, purchase and shipment
may be made next week.
To Open Bids.-Bids for the three
new buildings at the Cresson State
Sanatorium will be opened by Com
missioner of Health Dixon at Phila del
phia on October 81.
Attended Meeting-E. I. Simpson.
of the Philadelphia offices of the De-
partment of Health, attended the me-
morlal meeting for Governor Penny
packer last evening.
Interested i'm Company w.
Tener. brother of the former Governor,
and James L. Adams. former senator,
are 1ncorporators of the Braddocls
Manufacturing Company, chartered
yesterday.
New Agency.-The keystone State
detective Service, of this city, was
chartered yesterday with capital of
$4,000. DIR. Theodore Khares is treas
urer.
Merger Approvcd.-The Throop and
Electric City Silk Throwing Companies
of Scranton have merged under the
name of the latter with u capital of
100000. A. +. KiZer is president.
Meet in Pittsburgh. = The State
Compensation Board is sitting in Pitts
burgh to-day 1t will adjourn this
week until after election day, proba bIy
meeting here on November 0.
SppfovaIs Committee Here-Mem-
bers of the approvals committee OF
the. State Industrial Board of which
William Young is chairman, are in ses-
sion at the Masonic Temple TODAY to
mass upon various devices submitted
for their action.
Arranging Muster Out. - Auditor
General Powell is at Greensburg ar
ranging for the muster out of the
Tenth Infantry, of which he is ad-
| jutant.
Spoke at Norristown.-state zoo,.
oeist Sanders spoke last night at the
rleeting of the fruit growers of the
Norristown district
Attending Conference.-C. r. Caroth-
ers, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Is at the conference on milk prices be-
ing held in Philadelphia this week.
Trying to Mediatc.-Patrick Gilday
chief of the State Bureau of Mediation
is at Punxsutawney In an effort to
mediate in the coal strike. Mr.. Gilday
was formerly head of the miners i'm
that region.
Meet in November.-The committee
to arrange for paints and color code,
which was to have met in PHILADELPHIA
on October 81, will meet onsNovem ber
ID. according to an announcement
made to-day.
Cars Are Cold. - Walter b. Freed
\ of Boyertown, to-day entered com
plant before the Public Service Com
mission alleging that the Obey Valley
Street Railway Company did not heat
its cars until late in November He
charged that the failure to- heat cars
caused patrons. including children to
take colds.
Senators Here. Senators w. M
Lynch of Laclsawanna, and Marshall
Phipps. of Venango, were visitors to
the Governors office to-day regarding
appointments.
TO Issue Paper. - The certificate
of convenience for the new Fort
Loudon Railway will probably be is.